The GB Weekly - 9 June 2023

Teachers make connections

Tasman District Council’s proposal for a shared path through Pōhara got short shrift at a public meeting on Monday afternoon.

Discontent simmered among the 70 or so gathered at Molly B’s café – one of the businesses that stands to lose should the pathway be constructed as planned. Under the current proposal, the cycle/walkway will occupy the shoulder of Abel Tasman Drive from Totally Roasted, run alongside the outside of the campground fence and the Pōhara Store before continuing to Pōhara Valley Road.

By the end of the hour-long meeting it emerged that, while there was support for a shared path, the resultant loss of car parking was a major concern. But the overriding criticism was the perceived lack of meaningful consultation undertaken by TDC, exacerbated by its apparent obfuscation around the project.

The forum was facilitated by Ligar Bay resident Bernie Kelly who began by explaining that, although council made the decision last year, affected businesses only found out in April, and works were due to start in July.

Bernie said that the path would almost certainly have an adverse economic impact. “Small changes can make a big difference to small businesses.”

He criticised TDC for presenting the project as “fait accompli”, before offering his view of how a consultation process should proceed. “It should involve meaningful engagement before a decision is made.”

Teachers from across Golden Bay swapped their classrooms for the sands of Farewell Spit last Friday.

The field outing marked the launch of an initiative to incorporate the local environment and cultural narrative into teaching and learning practise across all subjects and age groups. It’s a key project for Kahui Ako Ki Mohua/GB Community of Learning – a network which incorporates the Bay’s five schools plus four early learning centres.

Trip co-ordinator, Collingwood Area School (CAS) principal Hugh Gully, had outlined the reason for the occasion in his earlier invitation. “For some time now Mana whenua have been working to record significant stories that will inform local context for all of our schools in Mohua. They are now ready to begin to share these taonga.”

At the start of the day, the 60-strong group of teachers congregated in CAS’s main hall where Tākaka Primary School deputy principal Talia Lynch provided some background to the Ministry of Education-funded project.

Talia began by explaining that the gathering was “about getting to know each other and all about connections” before introducing the concept of Te Marautanga ā Mohua (Mohua local curriculum) and describing Manawhenua ki Mohua’s four strongly held values –manaakitanga, kaitiakitanga, wairuatanga and whanaungatanga – which she said are “all connected” and should underpin teaching and learning.

Talia displayed a storied “map” of Mohua created by artist Robin Slow which depicted the connections between the geography and the pūrākau (cultural narrative) and marked the location of each of the five schools. A video of Robin voicing stories that connect the people to the whenua was screened after which Talia posed a question to those present: “How will you incorporate the whenua, the mahere toi (maps) and the pūrākau into your teaching and learning programmes?”

Following brief personal introductions, the group boarded a trio of Farewell Spit Eco Tours buses and headed north – first to Cape Farewell and then to Onetahua (Farewell Spit).

During the 25km journey along the flat firm sand towards the lighthouse, the bus drivers provided extensive commentary on many aspects of the spit including its formation, ecology and associated social history.

After enjoying a “brown-bag” lunch at the lighthouse compound, the group reassembled at the pouwhenua – a wooden carving of an upended waka which tells its own stories about Onetahua. Sitting at the top of the pouwhenua is Maui, who when fishing up Te Ika a Maui (the North Island), had his feet dragged along the land, pushing the sand into dune formation and thus created the spit. The carving also shows Onetahua as the birthing place of Tohoros (whales), and the place they return to at the end of their life.

On the return journey the buses stopped at the largest dune formation aka “The Tibetan Plateau” allowing passengers to climb the windswept moonscape, before heading back to the carpark at Puponga Farm Park, where Hugh expressed the group’s gratitude to Eco Tours manager Paddy Gillooly for his support.

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Despite being invited to the meeting, no representatives from council or community board attended, but, Bernie said, they were still entitled to “a right to reply”.

Owners of the three most affected businesses were given the opportunity to outline their concerns. Dave Hix from the On the Spot store was clearly very aggrieved at the loss of parking spaces immediately in front of his shop. “We’ve got 10 parks but will be down to four.”

Dave said that he only found out about the proposed path when he questioned council employees “with notepads” near the store. He recounted his numerous attempts to engage with staff and councillors at TDC, as well as with the community board, but felt he had been repeatedly ignored. “The CEO said the project would go ahead as planned.”

He stressed that most people were not against the cycleway per se, but it should be designed to enhance the locality...

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Teachers from across Golden Bay visited Farewell Spit last week as part of a teaching and learning initiative. Photo: Jo Richards.

Teachers make connections

Speaking on Tuesday, Hugh said, "on reflection it was a magnificent day for a variety of reasons. To see the Robin Slow pictorial map of Mohua for the first time, confirms what a taonga it will be. We are incredibly grateful to Robin for his expertise on what will be our road map for future learning.

“For our Kahui Ako it means we are at the point now where, with ongoing support from Talia, we can begin to explore in greater depth, the cultural narrative. Finally what an amazing day at Onetahua, only made possible with the support of Paddy Gillooly and Farewell Spit Eco Tours.”

Talia Lynch explains how Robin Slow's map reveals connections between Mohua's geography and cultural narrative.

Photos: Jo Richards.

Teachers head towards "The Tibetan Plateau" on the windswept moonscape of Onetahua.

Pōhara cycleway meeting

Continued from page 1 ...rather than detract. “We want something that’s going to be an asset to the community, not a liability.”

The discussion then broadened out to make a general observation about TDC’s district-wide approach to its cycling strategy which was slated for being implemented without proper stakeholder consultation, and was seemingly ideologically driven rather than being responsive to ratepayers.

The owner of the Top 10 Holiday Park Gene Cooper also expressed disappointment about the lack of engagement by council. “What’s missing is discussion… there’s been no consultation.”

Gene said losing scores of parking spaces along Abel Tasman Drive would not only affect his business but would also create a kind of carmageddon. “People will park all over the place.” He made a plea to the staff responsible for the project. “Council, if you’re going to take away parking, you need to find a solution.” He dismissed the argument that it was illegal to anglepark along that stretch of road, pointing out that, for years, TDC had effectively condoned it through lack of enforcement.

One possible solution, Gene floated, involved moving the campground fence away from Abel Tasman Drive by a few metres to the official boundary line. “Seventy [camping] sites would go if the fence was moved back, so I would expect a conversation.”

He was also amenable to cyclists riding through the campground. “The lease says ‘pedestrian access’ but people come through."

Owner of Molly B’s Amy Mangan’s main concern was for some of her 15 employees.

“Where are they going to park?” She explained that some of her staff were “kids” and so she was supportive of cycleways. “We want our young employees to be able to cycle safely."

Subsequent speakers reiterated many of the previous arguments but made the additional point that projected growth of the Pōhara settlement, combined with an ageing

demographic profile, meant that more, not less, car parking would be required.

As Bernie steered the meeting towards its close, he reprised the likely effects of the proposed path on the businesses and residents in Pōhara, concluding: “This proposal is a bad thing for the local community.” He summarised the alternative options discussed, namely relocation of the campground fence to allow for angle parking to continue along Abel Tasman Drive, rerouting the shared path through the campground, creating a new esplanade pathway at the seaward side of the campground, and reducing the speed limit through the township to 20 or 30kmph.

Just before the meeting ended, Dave returned to his key message. “We want TDC to go through the correct process; all they’ve got to do is listen to the people.”

Bernie Kelly with business owners Gene Cooper and Dave Hix at Monday's meeting. Photos: Jo Richards.

Proposed route: on the shoulder of Abel Tasman Drive. Alternative route: through the campground.

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Imagine sustainable!

LETTERS

It was good to see the large number and variety of letters in last week's GB Weekly (GBW, 2/6). I think this is a healthy indication of a vibrant and engaged community.

For some time, I have noted a common "sustainability theme" in the letters section and would like to offer a thought for consideration. Over 30 years ago I remember, along with lots of others, campaigning to "Save the lungs of the world" –the Amazon rainforest. Sadly, despite some very serious efforts made at all levels of society, the destruction continues.

Rather than us continue to try to fix a corrupt and destructive world "system" that places money, power and control at the "top of our aspirational pyramid", why don't we create a completely new modus operandi? For example, what might happen if we change our primary goal to something like: realising the natural and interdependent health and wellbeing of all life on Earth? Think and imagine what a different paradigm life could become.

Time to action a very bold vision?

Putin's war

Clive James

Thank you to all the readers whose correspondence regarding carbon neutral was initiated by my letters.

A new subject to ponder: it is time the world press, and our domestic press, started to address the Ukraine War as "Putin's War". Stop calling it a "Russian War".

That is the truth and to do so would change the energy and Putin's ranking in the world. Very likely this would change world opinion and address the truth to the benefit of ending it .

It is not a Russian war. The Russian people are not guilty. World War Two was "Hitler's War". The German people were not guilty either.

That is the truth.

Joining forces with the RSA

Reg Turner

Right now, NZ Defence Force personnel are in the UK training Ukraine soldiers whilst others are deployed on peacekeeping operations in other troubled regions of the world. At home our Forces are ready to deploy at a moments notice to support our allies in maintaining peace whenever and wherever they are required. In order to maintain that state of readiness, our NZDF personnel use their skills to help with Search & Rescue operations, assist with disaster relief (as recently demonstrated in Auckland and Tairawhiti) or provide support to Government agencies. You may be surprised to know that some 60 plus exNZDF Veterans currently reside in the Tākaka District and our local RSA supports many of these veterans and their families.

We are a volunteer organisation who is constantly on the look out for new members to help organise commemorations such as ANZAC and Armistice services, help support families or assist with other projects. If you’d like to help please come to our AGM at 7pm Monday 12 June in the Fire Station. Afterwards join us for supper and hear our guest speaker tell about her extensive research of Tākaka District WWI soldiers. If you’d like to know more about the RSA and what we do - google "RSA" and see links to the National RSA website, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube, or email us at: goldenbayrsa@gmail.com. While online, check out the savings that can be made using your RSA membership card.

Noel Baigent, Golden Bay RSA president

Science: consensus and criticism

The English language kindly affords us words like racist,antivaxxer, climate denier, disinformationist, etc. All useful words to ascribe to people with views different from our own. In a free world such as ours, robust informed debate is vital as we search for truth, honesty and great outcomes for our society. By obstructing alternative views by ascribing labels such as these reduces the chance of inconvenient truths surfacing. This can only be detrimental to a society whose cohesion is based largely on trust and truth. Highly respected, but not by all seemingly, Australian geologist Professor Ian Plimer has been lampooned by ever-vigilant social media, politicians and colleagues for his views on the contribution of human- centred CO2 emissions to the warming of the planet. He maintains that science is based not upon consensus but upon criticism and that is why scientific opinion seems constantly at war. We are told that CO2 emissions caused by human life and activity are heavily implicated in climate change and that such activity must be drastically altered to avoid catastrophe. However the cost of altering course as prescribed by governments worldwide may just be calamitous in itself, let alone necessary at all. Perhaps the current consensus science needs more criticism and debate in order to avoid a different calamity.

Warwick Stubbs Magic moments in a mad world

With the world seemingly going completely nutty at times it's nice to know there are still little gem moments that put an unwipeable smile on your face.

Like taking the Jack Russells for a romp at Milnthorpe Beach on Saturday afternoon and coming across a smiling, friendly family sharing a birthday picnic who, after a brief chat, without hesitation shared their delicious homemade birthday cookies with me, a perfect stranger. Utterly delightful. Not to mention the happy encounters both human and furry that ensued for the rest of our romp.

Renée Hadfield

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Hospice fundraiser

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Golden Bay has once again exceeded expectations, raising over $10,000 for Nelson Tasman Hospice (NTH). In April, NTH sought support from the Bay to fund the purchase of $7,000-worth of palliative care equipment urgently required for patients on hospice service.

Late last week, NTH marketing and digital communications lead Ana Fierek reflected on the “amazing response” which had raised a total of $10,569, thanks in large part to significant early donations from the Kris Campbell Memorial Fund, Golden Bay Lions and TradeZone, who also ran a sausage sizzle at the Village Green. Numerous businesses, including NBS Tākaka, Hammer Hardware, Tākaka Hospice Shop, Golden Bay Pharmacy, TradeZone, Tinky’s Tavern, The Pōhara General Store, The Wholemeal Café, Molly B’s, and FreshChoice, all contributed through in-store donation boxes.

Ana was both delighted and grateful. “This community effort enabled not only the purchase of the new equipment but also supports the sustainability of hospice services in the region. A huge thank you to everyone who got involved with this campaign, and the Golden Bay community for supporting specialist palliative care services in the region.”

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Exhibition celebrates Maramataka

RAINFALL FIGURES MAY 2023

Maramataka Matariki 2023-2024 celebrates this year’s Māori lunar calendar, the Maramataka. A collection of contemporary original prints contributing to the calendar and depicting Matariki are currently on show at Art Vault Tākaka until the weekend of Matariki, 15 July 2023.

The calendar has been printed as a fundraiser to honour the kaupapa (idea) of Te Ataarangi, a community-based programme that has fostered te Reo Māori language revitalisation programmes across the region. Now, for the first time, these works can be also viewed in the context of an art exhibition.

Led by artists Robin Slow and Mat Tait, a group of around 10 creative individuals collaborated in a community workshop at Onetahua Marae. Together they created monoprints and linocuts to produce backgrounds and details for a collection of works that were then taken to production standard by Robin and Matt, becoming the basis of both calendar and exhibition.

Last year’s calendar featured 12 works solely by Robin Slow, while this year it is a community collaboration. There is also a change in the layout of months, showing 13 months rather than 12, which reflects a deeper understanding of how Te Maramataka Māori was traditionally viewed. While focused on the Māori lunar calendar, it still includes the Roman solar

calendar and is written in both Māori and English. Last year the calendars were sold online; this year the exhibition of original artworks is already adding to the fundraising effort.

Te Ataarangi is designed for adult Māori language learning. Developed in the late 1970s, for over 40 years it has taught te Reo programmes to thousands of people from all walks of life and has provided many tutor training programmes, to ensure the language survives and thrives. Interwoven into tikanga Māori are the principals of good human values, so that those learning together become a group mutually respectful of each other’s needs. Through Te Ataarangi, tutors add a valuable contribution to the revitalisation of the Māori language. The Maramataka project meets the kaupapa for Te Ataarangi, part of which is to encourage activities in local places where whānau, hapu, iwi, and community can gather together to learn.

Gallery owner Grant Knowles is thrilled to be hosting Te Maramataka Matariki.

“We are truly honoured to work with this group because this is what community is all about.”

Maramataka Matariki Exhibition, Art Vault, 57 Commercial Street, Tākaka. Wednesday to Friday, 11am – 3pm; Saturday 10am – 2pm; closed Sunday – Tuesday. For more visit www. tereomaori.org, or email maramataka@tereomaori.org

Rainfall Raindays Heaviest fall

PŌhara 326mm 18 109mm on the 5th

YTD 835mm with 48 rain days

Rototai 342mm 19 100mm on the 5th

The second wettest May since 2004

Te Hapu 356mm 21 92mm on the 5th

Kaihoka 395mm 21 108mm on the 5th

I have been keeping rain records since the end of 1983 and the only other time we have reached over 300mm rain for the month of May was in 2004 when 333mm was recorded.

Glenview Rd 389mm 20 108mm on the 5th

Onekaka 453mm 20 103mm on the 6th

YTD 1235mm - 221% above average

Puramahoi 499mm - -

Rockville 542mm 17 140mm on the 6th

Collingwood 547mm 23 94mm on the 5th

Hamama 641mm 20 180mm on the 5th

The first fall of snow was sighted on the 10th

Bainham 739mm 21 256mm on the 5th

Participating artist Sarah Thomas, left, and daughter Ruby Markham at the exhibition opening with Hine McLetchie and Shane Graham (Pouwhakahaere Matua and Tumuaki of Te Ataarangi ki Te Tauihu o Te Waka-a-Māui). Photo: Submitted.

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A pair of "hardened undies" was spotted on the south/west side of Pōhara Beach recently. Photo: Submitted.

Don your finery for the Charity Ball

Don’t miss your chance to attend the second GB Charity Ball. Bay residents and friends are invited to dust off their dancing shoes and pull out their formal frocks and dinner suits, ready for a fabulous night out.

On arrival at Pōhara Hall, guests will be greeted by a coat check and a hall “dressed to kill”, including outside undercover areas. There will be a steady flow of delicious finger food (catered locally), as well as a dessert table. There will be silent auctions closing throughout the night, a bar accepting cash and EFTPOS, a photographer, live band Ad Lib, and an all-important endof-night courtesy van.

The inaugural ball held in 2021 was a huge success, raising over $7,000 for local emergency services. Spearheading the organising committee for the second time, Leiria (LB) Hutchinson tells The GB Weekly , “We always wanted to hold the ball as a biennial event and it’s such a fun night out.”

All proceeds from the night will go toward the Bay’s mental health support services.

“The organising committee has a common desire to enhance access to services for everyone in the Bay that needs support – no matter how small,” says co-organiser Anita Hutchinson.

LB and Anita are working hard with other organisers Victoria Saunders, Lisa Boote, Shan Ruijter, and Jenny Gray. They already have an exciting array of prizes for the silent auctions, including artworks from Dean Raybould and Beatrice Bourhis, and goodies from Living Light Candles. LB says, “We have been very well-supported by NBS and local businesses donating

money, goods, and time, and there are still more coming on board.”

The committee encourages locals to get together with a group of friends. “You don’t need a partner to come,” says Anita. For those wishing to build confidence dancing with a partner, there are free lessons on Sundays from 3-5pm in the St John room at the Rec Park Centre.

Anita encourages locals to “dress up for a night of ballroom and couples dancing, the Gay Gordons, and anything else that turns

up”. If you are keen and you have not yet organised something to wear – there is still plenty of time.

They intend on selling 200 tickets, which can be purchased at Stitch ‘n Sew in town. Says Victoria, “Come along and dress up to support an amazing cause for our community. All of the money raised goes back to direct support Goldenbayites.”

Golden Bay Charity Ball, Saturday 24 June, from 7pm, at Pōhara Hall. Everyone welcome (18+). Tickets available from Stitch ‘n Sew.

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GB Charity Ball committee members, clockwise from front left, Anita Hutchinson, LB Hutchinson, Lisa Boote, and Victoria Saunders display a sample of the silent auction prizes. Photo: Rosa Volz.

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Spicing up learning with Asia NZ

On Friday 26 May, Golden Bay High School (GBHS) hosted three volunteers from the Asia New Zealand Foundation. The non-profit organisation aims to provide experiences to help New Zealanders build their Asian knowledge, skills, and connections.

This term’s theme was Indian Cultural Expression, encompassing rangoli art design, Bharatanatyam dance, and Indian cooking. Years 7 and 8 students split into three groups and worked simultaneously with their Indian volunteer tutors.

Venini Tindling, GBHS English teacher, applied for the funding from the Arasan NZ Foundation Trust.

“The goal is very much about learning about Asia and the Indian culture,” she said.

Students have been studying aspects of India this term in preparation for this cultural immersion experience.

Yasodha Kishorkumar (Yaso) led the vegetarian korma curry cooking class in the school’s hospitality room.

“As long as they learn something, it will be good – it’s good to see a lot of kids,” she commented.

Olive Markham enjoyed the experience. “It was really good; except we accidentally undercooked our veggies… just the potatoes. They were quite hard. We tried her [Yaso] one and it was really yummy.”

In the gymnasium teaching space, another group was learning about the intricacies of Bharatanatyam, classical dance. Watching a video of a fusion contemporary and classical Indian dance, tutor Carthika Luxmanan told the children, “You can go away and pick any music you like and have a play with how you want to express yourself, using that music.”

She demonstrated flower, mountain, water, and bird movements, and those for the Navarasa (emotions).

Outside on the quadrant, volunteer Lohitha Putha oversaw groups of three to four students creating rangoli art designs. Using the traditional coloured powders, maize starch, salt, and food colouring, the mandala-type images adorned the tarmac beautifully.

“Rangoli art is fun,” said Evan Geline.

Whilst keeping a watchful eye, Lohitha explained that the volunteers are happy to share aspects of their rich and vibrant culture. She and Carthika flew from Dunedin, where the two

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friends attend the same dance school. All flights were paid by Asia NZ.

After the day’s immersion, Malachi Beckert said his favourite activity was the rangoli art. “Making the designs was fun and I found it cool using crushed up chalk to create the design.”

The whole day was “a great experience” for Maggie Quinn. “We learned heaps about the culture and heritage of India. It was so much fun.”

Later this year, South Korea will be the focus of learning for these students, encompassing another visit from Asia NZ volunteers.

Students taking art to the street

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Students from Golden Bay High School (GBHS) are exhibiting their work “on the street”.

A mural created by a group of five young artists in the school’s Red House is currently on display outside Tākaka’s Art Vault gallery, in its “Sitting on the Fence” spot.

GBHS’s three other houses – Yellow, Blue, and Green – also produced murals as part of the multi-activity inter-house competition that runs throughout the year.

The entries were judged by the Art Vault’s Grant Knowles and Hahna Read, who selected the Red House mural by Amalie Harris-Macready (Year 12), Hester Davies (Year 13), Jack Holland (Year 12), Summer Dixon (Year 11), and Phoebe Mulry-Climpson (Year 13), as the winner.

Elvira van der Waay, the school’s arts co-ordinator, explained the wider purpose of the challenge. “The aim is for students to network with other year levels, and for senior students to mentor younger students throughout the school that they would not normally have great contact with,” she said, before adding specific details about the artwork. “The mural competition this year was based on the school’s value of Whanaungatanga, which means to include others in a community, value their strengths and individuality.”

Grant and Hahna offered to display the murals at their gallery on Commercial Street because they were of such a high standard. Each of the works will be “sat on the fence” for a month at a time.

Students enjoying the rangoli art design they made. From left, Willow Lear, Evan Geline, and Hinemoa Thomas. Photo: Ronnie Short.

A mural created by GBHS students is on display outside the Art Vault gallery on Tākaka's Commercial Street. Photo: Jo Richards.

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Review: Driving Madeleine

Screening Schedule - June to July

Fri 9 4:00 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (PG) FINAL

7:30 Polite Society (M) FINAL

Sat 10 2:00 RAINY DAY ONLY MATINEE

7:30 Driving Madeleine (M) (subtitles)

Paris is a remarkably beautiful city that makes no apology for its seedier, grimier corners, which naturally adds to its charm. Driving Madeleine also captures this alchemy, as we traverse the French capital – and the highs and lows of a 92-year-old woman’s life – during an unforgettable taxi journey.

Charles (Dany Boon) is a man weighed down by disappointment, unable to enjoy his family life as financial strife means longer and longer days driving his taxi.

“Every year I drive 120,000km,” he bitterly confesses. “That’s three circumnavigations of the globe. And I don’t have one memory to hang onto, because I’ve never been out of France.”

The customer he opens up to is Madeleine (Line Renaud), a fiercely independent and still glamorous woman in her nineties, who has reluctantly hired Charles to take her to a retirement home on the other side of the city. A fall has meant that she can no longer live alone, but Madeleine is certainly no invalid – with an extremely sharp mind and wit, and a joy for life that has kept her looking far younger than her years.

As she persuades Charles to make detours to visit significant places from her past, she begins to tell him about her life.

What transpires is an absorbing and sometimes heartbreaking trip through the social upheaval of the latter half of the twentieth century, and Madeleine’s surprising role in some of that change. Charles might be driving, but he becomes as much a passenger as the audience, swept along by the unfolding story.

Madeleine’s encounter with her first love, an American GI who dances with her at a ball held in an aircraft hangar during WWII, is gorgeously filmed in muted flame-lit tones. This contrasts starkly with the dingier apartment-bound scenes of her ensuing abusive marriage and the darker path her life takes. “The 1950s were not an easy time for women,” she tells Charles, as she gradually opens his eyes to how much the world has evolved.

Driving Madeleine is no dry history lesson, it is genuinely enchanting and funny, although seasoned with tragedy as any life story will be. The transformation of Charles is equally engrossing, his gruff and uncaring outer shell gradually dissolving under Madeleine’s charm offensive. Her well-worn but still effective wiles are put to particularly good use when the distracted Charles accidentally runs a red light and is pulled over, in serious danger of exceeding his demerit points and losing his job.

The film very much depends on the charisma of our two leads and their chemistry together, and they deliver in spades until, like Madeleine, we don’t want to reach the final destination.

Despite increasingly frantic messages from the retirement home, the day stretches into night and culminates in dinner at a fine restaurant, which Charles insists on paying for. The grand old lady thrives in this setting and after they finally part company, we know that their story together is not quite over.

This beautiful film is highly recommended; a moving connection made across two very different generations, with fascinating history and a travelogue thrown in for good measure. Book yourself this taxi ride-definitely-worth-taking, tomorrow evening at 7.30pm.

Today at 4.30pm is your last chance to see the ingeniously computer-animated Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Does our increasingly superhero-weary world need another Spider-Man film, you ask? Well, that same world has resoundingly answered “yes”, with the best opening weekend so far this season, and top rating international reviews. A glorious riot of colour, movement, and sound, anchored as always by the relatable characterisation of this most fallibly human of costumed heroes, and his many friends and foes.

Sunday afternoon brings the final opportunity to see the fascinating documentary Jos, about Czech-born photographer Jos Divis, and his efforts to keep the West Coast ghost town of Waiuta alive through his work, dubbed the “first selfies”.

Fri

Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny

7:30 Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny

Sat 1 3:00 GB Community Light Festival (Koha) 7:30 AllShorts Film Festival (M) ENCORE

Sun 2 4:00 NT Live: Much Ado About Nothing (PG) $25/$20

7:30 The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (M) FINAL

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THIS PROGRAMME:

SHACKLETON ENCORE: 4.30 By popular demand we are encoring Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival, so if you missed it, this will be your last chance to see it! Book online to avoid missing out. SUN

COMMUNITY ARTS

LIGHT FESTIVAL: 3PM Come along to this community event with music, projections, spoken word, circus, comedy and dance. Will continue onto the Junction Green at 5.30. Koha entry.

Movie Descriptions

SHACKLETON: THE GREATEST STORY OF SURVIVAL (PG) 1hr30m

Sir Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the Endurance must fight for their lives after their only lifeline is destroyed in the most uninhabitable place on Earth – Antarctica. True story of the adventurers.

MET OPERA: LOHENGRIN (Wagner) (PG) 5hrs 15min

Lohengrin returns to the Met stage after an absence of 17 years with this atmospheric new staging by François Girard. Cast led by tenor Piotr Beczała in the title role of the mysterious swan knight.

FAST X (M) Action 2hr20m

Vin Diesel and the fam face off against Jason Momoa in this 10th movie. Over many missions, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path.

Harold is an ordinary man who has passed through life, living on the side lines, until he goes to post a letter one day...and just keeps walking. Adapted from the novel by Rachel Joyce.

INDIANA JONES & THE DIAL OF DESTINY (TBC) 2hr30m

Harrison Ford returns as the immortal cinema icon, this time with James Mangold behind the camera and Steven Spielberg (director of the first four films) producing along with George Lucas.

ALLSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL ENCORE: 7.30

If you missed the AllShorts red carpet event, we have selected some of the best/favourite short films for an encore screening. Last chance to see them!

ALLSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL (M) 1hr30m

An Encore of some of the best/ favourite short films from the festival. Films from around the world with something for everyone with music, docos, dramas, comedy, fantasy, adventure, animation + more.

NT LIVE: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (PG) 2hr50m

From the National Theatre of London, this will be shown on cinema screens as a live recording direct from the London stage, in Shakespeare’s rom-com of sun, sea, and mistaken identity.

THE FLASH (M) Action/Adventure/Fantasy 2hr30m

Worlds collide in The Flash when Barry uses his superpowers to travel back in time in order to change the events of the past.

ELEMENTAL (PG) Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy 1hr40m

This fantastical adventure from Pixar follows Ember and Wade in a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together.

BANK OF DAVE (M) Comedy/Romance/True Story 1hr50m

The true story of how Dave Fishwick, a working class man and self-made millionaire, fought to set up a community bank so that he could help the local businesses of Burnley not only survive, but thrive.

ALISTAIR HUGHES

THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY (M) Drama 1hr50m

Celebrating milk - a global food

JOYCE WYLLIE

World Milk Day is observed on 1 June every year. It is a day established internationally by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to “recognise the importance of milk as a global food” and has been marked each year since 2001.

In New Zealand, 1 June is a significant day in the dairy diary, colloquially called “gypsy day”. The first official day of winter is the time of the year when many farms, herds, and jobs change hands. People, cows, tractors, households, dogs, kennels, machinery, pets, furniture, and families all move from one job, farm, or share-milking contract, to a new one.

Not everyone moves every year, obviously, but is a big day on the calendar as the new season begins and some people take up new opportunities, new roles, join new communities, and children enrol in new schools. Milk Day is not just about the product but also the producers, so all the best to dairy farmers, whether they are changing jobs or continuing in the same one.

A good recipe to share on Milk Day is junket. An easy dessert made with milk and only one other ingredient – rennet, the digestive enzyme that curdles milk. Adding rennet to warm

milk creates junket, ready to eat in only 10 minutes.

Our mum trained as a home economics teacher and agreed with FAO that milk is an important food, so we ate junket often as children. I well remember the special junket dish she used: a flat-sided oval dish with brown edges, and a flower on the bottom you could see when it was empty of healthy contents. Junket was regularly served as dessert for our family, accompanied by fresh or home-bottled fruit, but ice cream was a treat. Dad milked a house cow, so using fresh warm milk meant no heating was required. Cottage cheese can also be made with milk and rennet. Curds and whey form when the junket is cut.

Mum’s basic recipe for junket

600ml milk, warmed to just under 40 degrees C. Stir in 1 teaspoon of rennet.

Pour into a dish or individual bowls. Sprinkle nutmeg over the top and stand for 10 minutes, then into the fridge until required.

Sugar, cream, and other flavours can be added (coffee, chocolate, jam, or brandy liqueur).

Junket is an simple dessert made with milk and only one other ingredient – rennet.

Photo: Joyce Wyllie.

Bay creative scoops national award

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The New Zealand Media Awards held their fiftieth annual event on Saturday 27 May, and one of the night's big wins was brought home to Golden Bay.

The Sunday Star-Times won the coveted Best Newspaper Front Page Award for its parent organisation Stuff, but few people know that the all-important page one “face” of that national paper is designed each week in Tākaka.

The GB Weekly journalist and book illustrator Alistair Hughes has contracted to Stuff over the past two years, working remotely from home. One of his regular tasks is to design the fronts of their Sunday newspapers.

“The nomination was a bit unusual this year,” Al explains, “because for possibly the first time, the Sunday News was also shortlisted in the same category. And as I design that too, we were actually competing against ourselves.”

He is quick to acknowledge that the front page is very much a team effort, with stories and images coming from a variety of journalists, photographers, and subeditors. However, the Sunday Star-Times also regularly showcases Al’s illustration work on their front, as they did last weekend. “I applaud Stuff for continuing to recognise the importance of illustration in journalism. An artist can provide visual immediacy, imagination, and specific relevance to a story, which a photo library never can.”

Because the Sunday papers are put together on a Saturday night, only a few Sunday Star-Times staff were able to attend the awards; the rest staying behind to put together the next day’s paper. “But we were able to follow a live feed of the event and comment on a private channel while we worked, which was frequently hilarious.”

The front page of any paper must be the most up-to-date element, and Al has sometimes had to completely redesign it half an hour before the final deadline, because of important breaking news. The sometimes-errant nature of the internet in Golden Bay can also add additional stress.

“But I’m grateful for technology, which allows me to work on national newspapers based in Auckland from my home office.

Even if Saturday night shifts can be a little antisocial.”

Al is always happy to get to the end of the night with files safely proofed and sent to the presses. “Finishing that Saturday night by popping a byline announcing our win at the top of the page was particularly sweet.”

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GB Weekly journalist and book illustrator Alistair Hughes puts together the award-winning Sunday Star Times front page from his office in Tākaka. Photo: Rose Hughes.

The Allshorts film festival, held at the Village Theatre last month, was a sell-out, with all 100 tickets snapped up. Organisers Rob Dawson, and Elaine Robinson dedicated this year’s event to Paddy Brennan, founder of Allshorts, who sadly passed away late last year. For those who missed out, a slightly condensed "best of" Allshorts will be screened on Saturday 1 July. Photo: Submitted.

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Tākaka hosts annual squash comp

JO RICHARDS

Tākaka Squash Club’s annual open tournament attracted 36 entries from across the Top of the South, for three days of competition over King's Birthday weekend.

The opening ties were played on Friday, with the finals and prizegiving taking place on Sunday. A tournament dinner was held at the Rec Centre on the Saturday evening, courtesy of the Tākaka Squash Club committee.

The home club enjoyed a good measure of success, producing a winner in the Women’s 1st Division, runners-up in the Mixed and Men’s competitions, plus numerous solid placings across the other three draws.

Among those watching from the balcony overlooking the glass-backed courts at the Rec Centre on Sunday morning was veteran squash player Mark Gale from Waimea who had entered the tournament along with his wife Nan and son Liam – the

RESULTS / Hua

SQUASH

Mixed 1 Division: 1st Lucas Bennett; 2nd Thomas Tait (Takaka). Womens 1 Division: 1st Hester Davies (Takaka); 2nd Alyssa Velluppillai. Mens 2 Division: 1st Tom Walker; 2nd Richard Tait (Takaka). Mens 1 Division: 1st Chris McCarthy (Nelson); 2nd Anthony van Niekerk; 3rd special plate Roger Nokes; plate Buddah Childs (ex Takaka, now Christchurch). Womens Open: 1st Sarena Harwood; 2nd Keren Barcas; 3rd special plate Victoria Moran; plate Sue Netto (Takaka). Men's Open: 1st Liam Gale (Waimea); 2nd Jack Gibb (Waimea); special plate Jethro Moran; plate Brendon Whitley. Locals placings. Men's open division: 4th Rex Bowden; 7th Paul McConnon. Women's open division: 5th Sue Netto; 7th Kylie Harvey. Men's 1 Division: 3rd Roger Nokes; 7th Brendon Richards; 8th Archie Balck. Men's 2 Division: 2nd Richard Tait; 4th John Lavers. Women's 1 Division: 1st Hester Davies. Mixed Division 1: 2nd Thomas Tait; 3rd Tiff Price. GOLF

30 May. Woods Trophy (stableford): B Miller. Closest to Pin 3/12: S Rosser.

31 May. Club Champs: Junior A final - G Bradley bt T Polglase 3/2. Stableford: D Win 38, G Rowe 33, R Heuvel 32. Closest to pins: 3/12 G Rowe, 8/17 D Win, T Polglase. Twos: D Win (2), G Bradley, G Rowe. Best gross: D Win.

3 June. Club Champs: Junior B final - R Miller bt G Little 3/1. Bisque bogey: J Garner +3, C Hadler +2, P Solly +1. Closest to pins: 3/12 R Young, 4/13 G Ryan, 8/17

number one seed for the Men’s Open.

The Gales weren’t the only family fielding multiple entries; father and son Richard and Thomas Tait from Tākaka competed in the Men’s Division 2 and Mixed Division 1 respectively, each earning a second place.

The regular entries were joined by a several first-time tournament participants including Brendon Richards and John Lavers from Collingwood, and Alyssa Velluppillai and Tom Walker from Nelson. While keeping an eye on the action below, Tom was getting ready for his court appearance in the final of the Men’s Division 2 where he was facing Richard Tait – a tie he went on to win. He was particularly impressed with the facilities. “The courts here are really good.”

On Monday morning, as she reflected on the weekend, club secretary Sharon McConnon was clearly happy with the way the tournament had worked out. “A great weekend was had by all and spectators were treated to some great squash and a weekend of Golden Bay hospitality. The beautiful weather on Saturday saw a lot of visitors out enjoying the Bay in their downtime and we are really pleased they were able to get a look around town and head out to the beaches. Finals day on Sunday saw the rain come in again, perfect timing for a day inside… The Rec Centre is still admired by everyone who comes to play here and as a club, we are very proud to host here.”

Thanks to all participants as without them, we have no tournament. Thanks to our squash club committee – we are lucky to have such a great band of helpers. Thanks also to Amanda Tait for the bar duties on Saturday night – we really appreciate this, and to Lou, the Rec Centre cleaner who does an amazing job to make the centre sparkling clean. Also thanks to Sara Chapman, who helped with Friday’s finishing touches in the cleaning department. Last but not least, thank you to all our sponsors – Nelson Building Society, ITM Takaka, First National Golden Bay, Alsco (towels), Wholemeal Café, FreshChoice, 3BeeHoney and JB and Deanna for the porta washer raffle donation (thanks ITM for the great deal). This year, we were joined on Saturday by Andyara Milan who was on hand to offer sports therapeutic hot stone massages – first five massages courtesy of First National. This proved very popular – thanks so much Andy!

Raffle winners: FreshChoice goodie box – Pat Netto; 3Bee Premium Honey gift basket – Sarena Harwood; grocery box – Mark Gale; porta washer – Gary Balck.

Watched by Tom Walker from Nelson, Richard Tait reaches for a low backhand in the final of the Men's Division 2 draw. Photo: Jo Richards.

Perinatal support at The Mother Well

JO RICHARDS

Golden Bay’s recent and expectant mothers can now tap into a new local care and support service.

The Mother Well is the brainchild of Central Tākaka resident Alesha Hobbs, who is offering pregnancy massage, relaxation massage, and in-home doula services for women in their pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period.

Alesha says this time is special but can be stressful. “There is a lot of fear around birth; women have so many questions.” She also believes the time is critical, and not only for mothers. “A supported perinatal experience is cornerstone to a healthy whānau and healthy community.”

She says her support service is particularly beneficial for new arrivals to the Bay who don’t necessarily have whānau close by. “We’re blessed with a strong sense of community in Mohua, but many people move here without their extended family, and they miss the network of aunties, sisters and mums that would normally journey alongside them during matrescence.”

Alesha explains that, while the role of doula is well established in other parts of the world, it is a relatively new concept in New Zealand. “Although a doula does not typically have formal obstetrics training, they provide emotional, spiritual, and practical support during the perinatal period.”

The Mother Well builds on Alesha’s existing voluntary initiative; for the past seven years she has run a local support group for Golden Bay whānau. “Birth Wisdom – Empowered and Home Birth in Golden Bay, is a free, monthly morning cup of tea open to anyone wanting to share and connect,” says Alesha.

Thanks to funding from the Home Birth Aotearoa Trust, the group also offers two birth pools and kits, which can be hired for home birthing, as well as a free library of birth-related books.

Alesha sees The Mother Well as complementary to the more established providers, to whom she pays generous tribute. “Our local midwives do an amazing job of supporting the varied birth choices of families here in the Bay. They go out of their way and with so much heart.” And she makes a point of supporting them, too. “It’s about time the Government came to the table with pay equity for midwives.”

To mark the opening of The Mother Well, Alesha is offering a $60 special on massage, which is available to both men and women.

For more information, contact Birth Wisdom and/or The Mother Well on Facebook or via email at themother-well@ pm.me and/or birthwisdomgb@gmail.com

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The Health Consumer Advisory Group will work in partnership with consumers, whānau and communities to ensure they are heard by Nelson Bays Primary Health (NBPH), and that consumers have a strong and viable voice in planning, co-designing, and delivering health services across Nelson Bays, health services that are people centred and responsive to the needs of all communities.

The Health Consumer Advisory Group will compromise of members who have diverse backgrounds, contacts, and skills and must be passionate about consumers and whānau being able to access the best possible health services.

We are looking for Tāngata Whai Ora (consumer representatives) from the community who have lived experience of health services personally or as whānau:

• Māori and Pasifika

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• Have recently accessed health services directly or for whānau

• Are actively engaged in a specific area of health need in their community in a consumer capacity

Payment is made for monthly meetings and other meeting attendance as required.

For the Terms of Reference and Expression of Interest Form, please view online here: www.nbph.org.nz/news/health-consumer-advisory-group

Applications close: 23 June 2023

For further information contact: Emily-Rose Richards, Executive for Corporate and Communications info@nbph.org.nz

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Golden Bay Friends of Nepal invite everyone interested to attend an upcoming movie fundraiser at the Sustainable Living Centre, on Friday 16 June.

Two films will be screened for a koha entry: Tattooed Trucks of Nepal and Mahout: The Great Elephant Walk Golden Bay Friends of Nepal was created in response to the devastating earthquakes that rocked Nepal in 2015. Now in their eighth year as a New Zealand registered charity, they continue developing projects focused on empowerment, local income generation, women’s health, food resiliency, and agriculture; all without salaries, operating expenses, or travel budget. This enables them to send every single donation to the Nepali people.

Golden Bay donors have directly supported their initiatives:

The Golden Bay Friendship Academy (built in 2016), teaches English, computing, and agriculture. Plants are also propagated in greenhouses and distributed locally.

The Adopt-A-Turkey programme provides a pair of baby turkeys to families, to raise and breed for nutritional and income benefit.

In 2020, Friends of Nepal purchased four high-strength water tanks and piping to provide clean, safe drinking water to 15 “Untouchable” (lowest caste) families.

They regularly donate school and sanitation supplies (notebooks, pencils, soap, and toothpaste) to their 45 students, and have donated study materials to 370 students in nearby villages. They have also donated basic food supplies and seedlings to dozens of other families in challenging situations.

Three new houses have been built for three Dalit (Untouchable) families suffering unfortunate circumstances. In 2021, they partnered with Good Earth Nepal to construct a two-roomed house for a family using earthbag technology, and they built a simple corrugated iron house for another family affected by the 2015 earthquakes.

Their latest two programmes (smokeless stoves and reusable menstrual pads) both focus on local income generation, development of skills, and women’s health. Each simple smokeless stove provides local labour and income funded by a NZ$40 donation. The inspiration for making and distributing cloth menstrual pads came both from an NGO called Days for Girls, as well as a Rites of Passage programme in Golden Bay called Tides. A NZ$20 donation provides a set of 12 reusable and washable pads, soap, and a cloth carry bag. This project provides a reusable menstruation solution, as well as income for village women sewing the pads.

An organic village homestay, about five hours from Kathmandu by bus, is available for volunteers.

The organisation thanks Golden Bay for its support and generosity, as it continues to provide rural Nepalis with projects, inspiration, love, and opportunity.

Movie fundraiser night: Friday 16 June, 5.30-8.30pm, at the Sustainable Living Centre, 24 Waitapu Rd, Tākaka. Entry by koha.

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Built in 2016, the Golden Bay Friendship Academy teaches English, computers and agriculture. Photo: Supplied.

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Several hundred metres past the carpark gates at Paines Ford, you will find an unsung piece of Aotearoa history: the Rene Orchiston pā harakeke (NZ flax) collection.

Late last month, volunteers from Collingwood Area School (CAS), Department of Conservation (DOC), Tasman District Council (TDC), Manawhenua ki Mohua, and the community, gathered for a harakeke hui to tidy, trim, and restore the health of the collection.

DOC biodiversity ranger (and weaver) Debra Price tells The GB Weekly that “the objective of the hui is to tidy up the flax bushes to make them more available to weavers”.

Pā harakeke is a planting of selected harakeke (flaxes) that are known for their muka (fibre) and weaving qualities such as length, colour, and strength. The original collection was established in the 1950s on farmland in Gisborne by Rene Orchiston, when she recognised that many traditional weaving varieties were no longer being cultivated. She realised there was the need for a collection to be collated and the knowledge to be documented. She began visiting marae, recording the names and uses of different flax – ultimately forming a collection of 63 of the best varieties over 30 years.

Her collection formed the basis of Te Kohinga Harakeke o Aotearoa – National New Zealand Flax Collection, which is now maintained by Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. After advocacy from local Hazel Walls and her son Simon, along with fellow DOC ranger Shirley Heywood, Golden Bay manawhenua and Onetahua Marae became custodians of a replica collection in 1990.

Local weaver Bronwynn Billens of Te Awhi Rito weaving group (connected to the Onetahua Marae) specialises in traditional Māori weaving. Bronwynn says of the collection, “Our

kaupapa (philosophy) is that weavers may access the harakeke to further their crafts. But the weaving [using harakeke] from here is not to be sold.” Bronwynn’s favourite harakeke cultivar in the collection is the Makaweroa, translating as “long hair”, which she uses to make kākahu (cloak or clothing).

For CAS students, it was an opportunity to volunteer and to learn how to care for harakeke. Student Louis Roberts Hanlon took a sharp knife and demonstrated how to harvest the outer leaves of the harakeke to protect the central shoot (rito) and the two leaves (awhi rito) on either side. He explained that the angle of the cut is also important, to stop moisture running into the plant stem. “The bit I like best is cutting the harakeke,” he said. Both Brownynn and Debra believe that weaving “is making a resurgence” and that the “art of weaving is growing”. Says Bronwynn, “It’s great having the younger generation learning, and they are very engaged. They are also [using their skills to] replenish their pā harakeke at Collingwood Area School.”

Acknowledgement

Manawhenua ki Mohua wishes to thank Golden Bay Department of Conservation staff, and Tasman District Council kaihautu and wetland restoration staff, for their support with funding to continue the restoration of the Paines Ford pā harakeke. Along with CAS Year 7/8 students, staff, parents, and weavers, for their mahi to clean up the named varieties of harakeke from the Rene Orchiston collection. We are humbled to have this collection initiated by the late Hazel Walls in the 1990s. A huge day had by all, but the results are outstanding. He aha te mea nui? He tangata. He tangata. He tangata! What is the most important thing? It is people. It is people. It is people!

Cherie Byrne and Bronwynn Billens, for Te Awhi Rito weaving group.

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DOC biodiversity ranger (and weaver) Debra Price tidies the flax bushes near Paines Ford. Photo: Rosa Volz.

Rich life to leave lasting legacy

JOYCE WYLLIE

John Henry Park (Jack) passed away at home on 22 April 2023, aged 96.

Jack was born on 26 June 1926 in Milton, where his dad was a pastry cook. The family then moved to Hornby, near Wigram Air Base. Jack remembered playing on the airfield and seeing the early aviators. In September 1928, the first flight across the Tasman landed at Wigram, making aviation history. One day, a fire broke out. Fuel drums that were stored in an old gravel pit, shot up above Jack’s house, across the road and railway line, into a plantation. The noise and sights frightened young Jack so badly that his parents sent him back down south to live with his grandparents for a time.

The family moved to Blenheim during the Depression years. Times were tough, they moved house often, and the shop they had went bust. In 1938 they shifted to Tākaka. The children went to Central Tākaka Primary School, where Roly Papps was sole teacher. There, Jack first met Lois Papps, two years younger, who would later become his wife. Jack went on to Tākaka District High School for two years of secondary school.

Jack had a paper run after school, delivering by foot or bike up Kotinga and One Spec Creek. He sailed with his dad and went whitebaiting with mates, sometimes tying the sleeves of their shirts to carry big catches home. He also played rugby for the Tākaka Old Boys team, sometimes as captain, and was selected to play for Golden Bay/Motueka rep team.

Leaving school in 1942, Jack worked in Hodgkinson’s garage before becoming apprentice electrician with Golden Bay Electric Power Board. One daily task was to bike up the gravel road to take readings at the Pupu powerhouse.

During the war years, his dad joined the army in the mounted rifles. He was in the Home Guard for several years, before going to Italy and Egypt with the 10th Reinforcement in 1943-44. He was away for about five years, and Jack was a big help for his mum. They milked cows, supplied milk to others, and had chooks for eggs. Jack was too young at the start of the war, but in July 1944 was enrolled for National Service. Looking through his records, it seems he was about to apply for pilot training with the RNZAF as war ended.

Lois Papps worked on Baigent’s farm in Central Tākaka and on a tobacco farm in Dovedale. They married in 1950 and lived in an old two-storied house where Anatoki Motels are now, later moving into a Power Board house on Te Kaukau Street (now Reilly Street). They had five children: Ricky, Peter, Dene, Mary-Anne, and Robyn.

Jack became a fully qualified electrician, certified as an electrical wireman in 1949, and later an electrician inspector. He was often on call day and night, required to disconnect power during house and scrub fires. Jack would have been into every house in Tākaka reading power meters, whistling wherever he went so people weren’t surprised. Family remember him in his brown work overalls, belt around his waist, holding a pair of pliers, with a Mercator pocket knife in a leather holster. He retired after 45 years with Golden Bay Power Board.

Jack also ran the projectors at the Tākaka Picture Theatre, two nights a week. He was keen on photography and developing his own photos. In 1962, he was made an honorary member of Tākaka Volunteer Fire Brigade, because of the work he did in the fire station upgrade. That allowed him to play billiards in their new social room, which he often did.

Jack went on a lot of hunting and fishing trips with friends. Even into his 80s, he still had the odd evening hunt. Fishing also played a big part in Jack’s life, with many picnics and fishing trips to Golden Bay beaches and bays, and evenings spearing flounder at the Motupipi river mouth. Jack and his brother-in-law Fred Papps skin-dived for fish, crayfish, and pāua, and were two of the first Nelson men to import and use dry diving suits.

In the early 1950s, a bach was constructed by the Park and Papps families and friends, near Taupo Point in Wainui Bay, on private farmland. The first room was originally part of the Cobb power scheme camp cookhouse: disassembled at Upper Tākaka, carted to Wainui Inlet, then carried by boat

to the site. Jack and brother-in-law Ken Scott did a lot of this in Ken’s boat. Other parts of the bach came from Onekaka Ironworks and the showground grandstand. In later years, Wally Drummond helped build a new section and materials were carted around on his launch. Many great times have been enjoyed there over the years.

Jack and Ken Scott had an Idle-Along yacht for fishing, and they were founding members of the Pōhara Beach Sailing Club in 1960; later both made life members. Jack also sailed Moths and OK Dinghy and was commodore for several years. Ricky, Peter, and Dene sailed with the club in yachts provided by their dad. When the children were young, there were trips to Lake Rotoiti for regatta weekends. Jack had an old Chevy truck with a canvas cover over the back where the children rode, covered in dust from gravel roads.

In the early 1960s, Wally Drummond talked Jack and Lois into borrowing to buy their own home. They had been saving for years but inflation prevented them making that big step. They bought their house and large double section in Central Tākaka, where they lived ever since. Jack grew a big vegetable garden and in retirement his property kept him busy. He had a pop-up caravan to go holidaying in and later set up a Toyota LiteAce van as a camper.

Jack loved music and would encourage Lois to play her piano, piano accordion, and organ. Ballroom dancing was a passion for both of them and they were good at it.

They visited Perth three times, where Dene and her husband Graham worked in goldmines. While there, Jack tried his hand at metal detecting for gold. He also panned and sluiced for gold in Nelson and Golden Bay and gave Lois a ring made from his finds.

Model aircraft building and flying was another hobby. Jack progressed to using radio control in his gliders. In his retirement, golf was another passion he pursued until crook knees prevented it. Jack was also a member of the Golden Bay Masonic Lodge for years and was a past Master.

He always made time for his family, interested in what his children and their families were involved in. The losses of son Peter in 1978 and daughter Robyn in 2004, both to cancer, hit both parents hard.

Jack’s last few years were tough, with falls, broken hips, and those painful knees, though he never really complained. When Lois died in June 2022, that was very hard. He put on a brave face, but he was hurting and missing her.

Up until the last few months, Jack still had a good memory and did a lot of reading. Recently, family took him on a trip around the Bay on a Wildcat Charters catamaran. He enjoyed having lunch on the boat, just offshore from the bach at Wainui Bay.

On a Saturday evening, 22 April 2023, he put his shoes on, walked outside in the dark and sat down on the seat of his walker. It was Jack and Lois’s 73rd wedding anniversary. A few moments later, he passed away, with daughter Dene beside him. Gone to be with Lois. Jack was a stubborn man right to the end, but at 96 years and 10 months, what more could he wish for but to be at home, outside, with his daughter at his side.

Jack will be sorely missed by Ricky, Dene, Mary-Anne, his 12 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, two great-greatgrandchildren, and the rest of his family and friends. His legacy will live on through his extended family.

Providing Transport, Construction and Earthmoving services since 1928

EARTHMOVING & CONTRACTING:

House sites

Driveways

Culvert installations

Drainage

Land development

Farm maintenance

Ph Tony 027 354 0500 or 525 9843

FOR ALL YOUR CARTAGE NEEDS:

General Freight

Storage

Bulk Cartage

Livestock

SUPPLIER OF:

Stock Feed

Fertilisers

Spreading: Spreadmark certified with GPS mapping

Aggregates

Compost, garden bark, landscape gravels

Pea straw

Phone 525 9843

Jack and Lois Park pictured around the time of their 66th wedding anniversary in 2016. File photo.

COLLINGWOOD Memorial Library AGM, Tuesday 20 June at 10am in the library. All welcome.

GOLDEN Bay Animal Welfare will hold their AGM on Monday 19 June, 1pm, at the Anglican Hall behind the Anglican church on Commercial Street. Everyone welcome.

GOLDEN Bay Genealogy Group AGM, Sunday 11 June, 11am, St John Room, A&P showgrounds. All welcome.

GB RSA AGM, 7pm on Monday 12 June at the Takaka Fire Station. Public invited – new members welcome.

GB Tennis Club AGM, Tuesday 20 June, 6.30pm, at the community room, Rec Park Centre. All positions are available. Committee members desperately needed to keep the club going. If you like tennis or just happy to help, please come along.

GOLDEN Kids AGM will be held at 4.15pm on Wednesday 14th June 2023, at Golden Kids. All welcome.

THE Kaituna Track Restoration Society AGM will be held on Wednesday 28 June, 7pm at the Collingwood Rugby Clubrooms.

MOTUPIPI Public Hall AGM, Wednesday 21 June, 7.30pm at

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

PERSONAL NOTICES / Pānui ake

MEANINGLESSNESS. Txt 027 353 4031.

PUBLIC NOTICES / Pānui a whānui

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

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

SENIORNET Help and Advice session, Tuesday 13 June, 11.30am, St John Rooms at the Rec Centre.

“BACKGROUND to the Russo-Ukrainian War” – a U3A presentation by Dr Alexander Maxwell, Associate Professor of History (Victoria) and an expert in East European history. He will cover relevant events in Ukrainian and Russian history from the 1917 revolution to the current war. Senior Citizens’ Hall, Friday 16 June, 10.30 am. All welcome. Non-members a gold coin please. Supported with funding from TDC Community Grant.

ALCOHOLICS Anonymous, open meeting, all welcome. Thursdays 7pm, 94 Commercial Street. Hall behind the Catholic Church. Ph 0800 229 6757.

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. We’re a Charitable Trust – a $30 donation (that can be made on our website) is tax deductible.

GB WEEKLY: Stitch ‘n Sew, Tākaka is our agent or you can email us: admin@gbweekly.co.nz (preferred). Office hours are Monday-Wednesday, 9am-5pm. Ph 027 525 8679.

Charity Ball

the hall. All members and public welcome.

PŌHARA Boat Club AGM, Thursday 15 June, 7pm at the Boat Club. All welcome.

PŌHARA Bowling Club AGM, Sunday 18 June, 10am, at the club house. All members and public welcome.

If you are interested in Abbeyfield and what we do, feel free to join us at our

AGM

to be held 7pm on Tuesday 27 June at Abbeyfield House, 162 Commercial St, Takaka

Enquiries welcome 027 698 1024 or 027 536 9591

TAKAKA Village Green AGM, Friday 23 June, 1.30pm at Golden Bay Community Centre. All welcome.

AGM

Monday 12 June 7.00pm

Takaka Fire Station

Key positions are filled but we need a good turnout to meet our quorum quota. Our organisation relies on volunteers to help organise Commemorations and look after our RSA Veterans, spouses and families so don’t be shy. Please come and join us and also hear our guest speaker tell about her extensive research of Takaka District WW1 soldiers. Supper provided afterwards. Noel Baigent, President Golden Bay RSA

Tākaka Work and Income upgrade

MSD’s Takaka Work and Income Service Centre at 65B Commercial Street is being upgraded and will be closed temporarily from 23 June to 18 July, inclusive. We’ll reopen at 9:30am on Wednesday 19 July. We’ve recently made it easier to help people over the phone and online. If you need to get in touch, please visit MyMSD, the Work and Income website or call us on 0800 559 009.

Our new office will have a more welcoming feel, and people will have more privacy when they meet with us. We look forward to welcoming everyone to our upgraded service centre soon.

Remember to register your dog by 30 June

If you have a dog aged three months or older it must be registered and microchipped.*

Current registered dog owners will have received their registration letter by email or in the post by now. You can register your dog in person, by mail to any Council service centre, or you can pay online. If you have not received your letter, please contact the Council on 03 543 8400.

The fee for dogs that have not been registered by 31 July will increase by 50% on top of the standard urban or rural registration fee.

Free microchipping sessions

Tasman District Council is offering free microchipping for dogs registered in Tasman that are younger than six months old. Sessions from 9.00 am – 10.00 am on Fridays at the Richmond Dog Pound, 121 Beach Road, Richmond. Please phone 03 544 3207 to make an appointment.

* Working dogs are exempt from microchipping

For more information visit tasman.govt.nz/dog-registration

Patrick Bryan Honey

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 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. FRUIT pruning, sustainable property advice and management, edible landscaping, soil testing, garden mentoring. Sol Morgan, GroWise Consultancy, ph 027 514 9112.

GB CHIMNEY SWEEPING AND FIREBOX CLEANING Ph 027 458 7679.

GOLDEN BAY DIGGER HIRE 1.7 tonne. Ph 027 713 0684.

GOLDEN BAY ROOFING

Maintenance, leaks, repairs and roofing supplies. Licensed Roofer. Ph 027 395 0037.

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.

01-02-2003 / 03-06-2023

Service for Patrick at the Collingwood Memorial Hall Tasman Street, Collingwood

2pm on Saturday 10 June

We request that you wear orange as it is Paddy's favourite colour.

Donations can be made to givealittle.co.nz/cause/ supporting-patricks-family

FOR SALE / Hei hokohoko

FIREWOOD. Delivering now: Douglas fir, gum. Ph Bay Firewood 027 769 6348.

BLINDS, Luxaflex® duettes, roller; blockout, translucent or sunscreen, venetians, romans, Lumishade. Imagine designs, 96b Commercial St, Tākaka. Ph Tracey 027 440 0071 and let's discuss the options.

SOLID kauri cabinet. Offers. Ph/txt 027 234 9522.

STIHL petrol weedeater; LifeGear Formula magnetic upright exercycle; new garage carpet, black 2.0m x 2.6m; new cutpile carpet, dark fawn 2.7m x 2.4m. Ph 027 524 8064.

WEANER pigs, $130. Txt 027 412 7176.

WINDOW, single-glazed with aluminium frame 1640mm x 1240mm. $100. Can deliver. Ph 021 671 444.

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.

CURTAINS, sheers, blinds made from NZ's leading textile fabrics. Transform your space with floor-to-ceiling custom curtains. Imagine designs, in the Z Fuel stop, Tākaka, ph Tracey for a free measure and quote 027 440 0071.

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.

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.

MAINTENANCE/ handyman. Can do most jobs, remote or "at home". Chainsaw jobs. Ph Shaun 027 880 3535.

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.

SEPTIC TANKS EMPTIED.

Ph Shane 027 647 4913.

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

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

TĀKAKA Garden Services, for all your lawn and garden needs. Ph 027 525 8006 or 525 8806.

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

WINDOW cleaning. Ph Willem 022 134 1726.

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

SITUATIONS VACANT / Tūranga wātea

Communications & Engagement Lead

• Combine your communication skills with a passion for the environment

• Two-year fixed term and renewable, part time

• Based in Takaka, Golden Bay

Pest Free Onetahua (PFO) has a bold ambition to restore a rich abundance of birds and other native wildlife to Onetahua Farewell Spit to be enjoyed by future generations. To achieve this, we aim to remove pest species from Onetahua and prevent their return. Bold yet achievable and we need your help!

Pest Free Onetahua project is a partnership between Tasman Environmental Trust and Manawhenua ki Mohua and works with the Department of Conservation, local landowners, businesses and the residents of Golden Bay. The predator eradication programme is one of a number of similar projects around New Zealand supported by Predator Free 2050 Ltd in a path towards a pest free Aotearoa.

Working with the Project Lead, the Communications and Engagement Lead will be responsible for developing and implementing communications and engagement strategies that increase awareness of our work, tell our stories effectively and consistently, and enhance our profile for all audiences across a multitude of channels. Our ideal applicant will have a passion for communication and a commitment to improving New Zealand’s biodiversity. You will be able to demonstrate proven success at building positive and productive relationships with iwi, community groups and stakeholders. Your style will be one of actively seeking out opportunities to help, share and communicate resources, and finding innovative solutions to spreading our communications messages. You will be able to demonstrate resolute attention to detail, and have a strong focus on managing timelines, work programmes, information and deliverables.

For the right, talented professional, this job offers a good mix of autonomy, negotiated accountability and job flexibility without the burden of excessive bureaucracy. If you want to create a legacy by improving a taonga of international significance, this is your job.

A role description and more information are available on request. To apply, please email your CV and cover letter to info@onetahuarestoration.org.nz. by 5pm Monday 19 June 2023.

Mental-Health Support Worker

Per m a nent pa r t - time, up to 22 5 hour s/week, pl us a fter -hours on- call r oster

TWMT - Community Mental Health Service is seeking a therapeutic

M e n tal-Health S upport W o rker 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 applicant will maintain a caseload, participate in a mental health crisis on-call roster, and be supported by mental health professionals The successful candidate will be welcomed into a supportive team

For more information, a detailed job description and our TWM application forms, please visit our webpage w w w twm org nz/care ers

If this is you, please send your complete application to h r@twm org nz

ANÉL BAKER Physiotherapy at 22 Meihana Street, Tākaka. Ph/txt 021 053 4337. Now available in Collingwood on Mondays.

DEEP tissue massage, trigger points, accupressure for muscle pain, reduced mobility, stress, sports. Lymphatic drainage for lymphoedema, post surgery. 28 years’ experience. Ph Paul 027 772 7334.

FLOWSTONE Holistic, reiki (master), sound and crystal healing, aromatherapy consultations and massage, spiritual readings, drumming journeys, intuitive development mentoring. Available Monday-Friday, Collingwood. Ph Tui 027 941 2941.

LISA Williams, registered medical herbalist, herbal apothecary, iridology analysis, reflexology, reiki master. www. goldenbayiridology.com Ph 525 6150, 027 451 9797.

LOLLY Dadley-Moore. Biodynamic craniosacral therapy, aromatherapy, professional supervision. Ph 027 338 9504, inbodyhealth.co.nz

NATURAL nail care studio: Specialising in non-toxic high quality pedicure services, difficult nail conditions. Ph/txt Amy Anderson 020 4079 0646.

REFLEXOLOGY with Ariane Wyler, Thursdays 1.30-6pm in town. Otherwise mobile service available. Ph 021 0260 7607.

REIKI master, Tony Hunt. $50 per session. Wednesdays. Ph 027 293 4828.

RELAX with Mama Love Massage. Sliding scale for one hour, $60-80. Ph Tami 021 0274 6789. Rangihaeata.

Chiropractor

Inga Schmidt MSc (Chiro), DC, MNZCA

021 180 7789

Golden Bay Health Centre, 12 Motupipi St www.healthfocus.co.nz

ACC registered

LOST AND FOUND / Ngaronga/Kitenga

LOST. Black cat with blue collar. Vicinity of Packard Road, Motupipi. Any sightings please ph 027 410 3512.

LEARNING / Akonga / Huarahi ako/mahi

GUITAR lessons for all ages in Collingwood. Ph Jordan 022 350 4303.

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. Open 7 days, 11am till late. Catering and large group bookings available. Ph 524 8160. 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 Wednesday-Saturday, 9am8.30pm. 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.

LANGFORD STORE, Bainham. Open 5 days, 9am-4pm. Closed Thursday, Friday. Ph 524 8228.

MOLLY B’S, Pōhara. Open Wednesday-Sunday from 9am for coffee, full menu from 11.30am. Saturday-Sunday from 9am for brunch. Tuesday from 3pm, closed Monday.

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. Open Sundays, weather permitting, 11am-4pm. Ph 03 970 7934, totoscafegallery@gmail.com

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

Providing Golden Bay with: Professional, Diagnostic, Clinical Physio & Massage Therapy services

ACC registered Provider Sports & Accident injuries

• Complex musculoskeletal conditions

• Clinical reviews / Second opinions

• Orthopaedic / Post-operative rehabilitation

• Postural / Biomechanical correction programmes

• Clinical Massage Therapy No GP referral required

Ask us about our no-cost initial Physio assessment Call 0800 749 739 for info or an appointment today

eye SITE

The essence of good vision

OUR NEXT VISIT TO TAKAKA IS TUESDAY 20 JUNE

Ph 525 9702 for appointments

n EYECARE

n SPECTACLES

n CONTACT LENSES

WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING FRIENDLY PROFESSIONAL EYECARE AT REALISTIC PRICES

Neil Esposito BSc Dip Opt

Your eyes are special - Let us look after them -

Providing hypnotherapy, NLP and Clifton strengths coaching to the people of Golden Bay & beyond!

PROPERTY WANTED / Rawa hiahia

LIFESTYLE block up to $500,000, vege garden and orchard, up in hills preferred. Ph Pam 027 389 7491, pam.mander@ hotmail.com

PROPERTY AVAILABLE / Rawa watea

WE are subdividing one section off our Mackay Pass Road land. Your interest in purchasing could influence where we draw the lines. Ph Fiona 027 232 2213.

NEW three-bedroomed house available now for long-term rental. Located in Glenview Road Motupipi. References required. $600/week. Please ph Robin 027 440 1200.

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 – 4 and 18 June; traditional services (with a speaker) held on alternate fortnights – 11 and 25 June.

SACRED Heart Catholic faith community winter timetable: Mass, 4pm, 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month. Service of the Word, 9.30am, 2nd Sunday of the month. All warmly welcome. ST Andrews Presbyterian Church extends a warm welcome to join us at 10am for a time of worship and fellowship.

Kahurangi Christian Church

Sunday 11 June 10:30am

Onekaka Hall

Contact Lauren Swafford, 027 629 8111

Jesus told His disciples “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 Sunday service 10am

Pastor: Rodney Watson 0275 114 266

93 Commercial St, Takaka. www.godunlimited.org

All Welcome

Takaka Church of Christ

FRIDAY 9 JUNE

BADMINTON, REC PARK CENTRE, 7.30-9.30pm. All welcome. Ph Kerry 525 7007.

MONDAY 12 JUNE

GB RSA AGM, 7pm at the Tākaka Fire Station. Public invited –new members welcome.

TUESDAY 13 JUNE

GB WEEKLY DEADLINE: noon on Tuesdays. Late fees apply until 4pm Tuesdays, if space is available. Stitch ‘n Sew is our agent in Tākaka. Or you can email us: admin@gbweekly.co.nz or phone us 027 525 8679. See our website www.gbweekly. co.nz for advertising rates and to read past and present editions of the paper.

WEDNESDAY 14 JUNE

COSTUME HIRE, open by appointment, ph Diane 525 8097 evenings. Returns to Joan ph 525 8338.

O NEKAKA PLAYGROUP, all welcome, Wednesdays 10am12.30pm, Ōnekakā Hall.

THURSDAY 15 JUNE

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

FRIDAY 16 JUNE

TEA 'N TALK BY THE FIRE at Old School Café, Pakawau, 10.30am. Tea/coffee provided. Please wear something purple if possible in recognition of “Elder Abuse Awareness Day". Hosted by Pakawau Rural Women, and everyone welcome. Ph Joyce 524 8364.

LATER EVENTS

BOARD GAMES at GB Community Services Hall (behind Dada), Monday 19 June, 5.30-10pm. Facebook group "Board Gaming in Golden Bay".

UPCOMING GIGS & EVENTS...

SATURDAY 10 JUNE

| paige julia | ashez with local support: YAKKA pre sales: ticketfairy.com - SOLD OUT!!

LATER EVENTS

SATURDAY 24 JUNE. Biennial Charity Ball. Tickets from Stitch 'n Sew or online at Eventbrite.

The Mussel Inn Coming Up...

Mon 12th SING ALONG AROUND THE PIANO with CRAIG DENHAM - all welcome to join in. 7.30pm.

Thu 15th THOMAS LOEFKE - North Atlantic soundscapes on Celtic harp with slide show on big screen, $15.

Thu 22nd QUIZ, 7.30pm. All welcome.

Sat 24th BOOGIE DOWN THE MUSS – 7.30pm. Willow, Outer Orbit and Disco Drongo Allstars, $5.

Thu 29th ACID ON THE MICROPHONE - Special guest THE SHERIFF! for more details see www.musselinn.co.nz

Golden Bay High School presents

LipSync 2023

Wed 21st & Thurs 22nd June GBHS Hall 7pm start

Tickets are not yet on sale but watch this space. LipSync proceeds to the GBHS Library

Programmes to listen out for:

Bavardages

60 minutes of anything French, your opportunity to listen to French chit chat, music & interviews in French with some activities or resources provided. Hosts Axel and Nathalie will share a bit of their experiences in France and other French-speaking countries while entertaining you with their “bavardages”. Wednesday at 7pm, with new content every 2 weeks.

Blue Stories Project

Karolina Gorton invites people to talk about parental mental health and perinatal depression from many different perspectives. Designed to educate communities and normalises the topic of perinatal depression. Sundays at 4pm with a new episode every fortnight. Find out more at www.bluestoriesproject.com.

MOBILE APP – Download the accessmedia.nz mobile app from your usual app provider and listen to Fresh FM or other Community Access stations anywhere, any time. Thousands of shows and podcasts for free. The ultimate destination listening.

GOLDEN BAY WEATHER FORECAST

Valid from Friday 9 until Tuesday 13 June

Friday: Southeasterlies. Mainly fine weather. Light frosts in sheltered areas at first

Saturday: Southeasterlies dying away. Fine weather. Frosty away from coastal areas

Sunday: Westerlies developing about Farewell. Some cloud later otherwise mainly fine

Monday: Southerlies soon prevailing. Cloud increasing with a few showers developing especially about the ranges.

Tuesday: Southerlies, fresh about Farewell. Early cloud clearing to a fine day

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TAKAKA, 25 Motupipi Street

ANNIE'S NIRVANA BACKPACKERS $810,000

Stunning mountain views and privacy, this property offers the perfect blend of contemporary elegance and natural beauty. Features include a study, separate laundry, ample storage, fully insulated & double glazed. Call us now for more information.

POHARA HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION

'LOT'S' AVAILABLE FROM O/O $365,000

How soon can you move?

This conveniently located & well-maintained home is ready for its new owners. With renovations complete in the kitchen, bathroom & laundry – this is a must-see property! Two bedrooms plus an office. Call us today to arrange a private viewing.

Situated midway between the Takaka township & Pohara Beach with the cycleway across the road & Motupipi Primary School just around the corner. Making this the perfect place to position your single level family home. Call us for a copy of the covenants. Paul McConnon 027 504 2872 Jana McConnon 021 245 2197

Centrally located iconic accommodation. Deceptively spacious & licenced for 28 pax. Covered back veranda & cottage garden, plus fully self-contained separate owners’ accommodation. YHA approved. This could be just the right opportunity for you. Call me for further information.

COLLINGWOOD, 605 Cwd-Puponga Main Rd

'Casa Ligar' is a stunning two storey home with fruit trees galore. When you have had enough of being at the beach, there are stunning outdoor areas, with both a covered patio & a separate BBQ area with a pizza oven. You could live the dream here. Call now to arrange a grand tour!

Just 7 minutes from Collingwood sits this tidy home, elevated above the road with views across Ruataniwha Estuary to Ferry Point and Collingwood. The large well-cared for section is stunning with established gardens & a stream. Call me for a time to view this very tidy property.

PRIVACY AND VIEWS $750,000

James Mackay 027 359 0892

A magical location elevated above Pohara Beach, enjoy the best of both worlds - far enough away from the summer activity below, yet close enough to wander down & be part of it all if you wish. Memories in the making right here!

Contact James for a site visit, details of covenants & information on how to secure your own piece of Pohara.

This lifestyle property is literally a minutes' walk to the beach & you can even see the sea from the deck of the house. A popular area due to the fact that it is close to town but has that lovely rural feel. Ideal for a family wanting space to play, make memories, & become selfsufficient.

James Mackay 027 359 0892

RANGIHAEATA, 4 Fenwick Road

WHERE MEMORIES ARE MADE $1,080,000

Belinda J Barnes 021 236 2840

Belinda J Barnes 021 236 2840

James Mackay 027 359 0892

LIGAR BAY, 44 Nyhane Drive

TUSCANY IN PARADISE PBN