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Friday 24 November 2023

Wellbeing app launched

Wellbeing Protocol App creator Benjamin Alder presents to a highly engaged audience at Senior Citizens' Hall, Tākaka last Sunday. Photo: Rosa Volz. ROSA VOLZ

The rubber hit the road last Sunday, with a highly engaged group of locals meeting to understand how to engage with The Wellbeing Protocol app. At stake, the potential to transparently access and use funds (from an initial funding pool of $4,500) for a project that aligns with the Mohua 2042 vision. The session was organised and facilitated by the trustees of the Mohua 2042 charitable trust, led by Debbie Pearson. “This is a key decisionmaking tool that empowers the community decision-making process,” she says. “This is just a start; we expect the funding pool to grow over time.” App creator Benjamin Alder led the first part of the session with a show-and-tell on the purpose and function of the app. “[It] is a new grant funding model, which shortcuts the more arduous requirements of applying for funding in written format, setting up a legal entity, being audited, and on the funding side ensuring that it is fair, contestable and transparent.” Benjamin explains that the app functions as a key tool for the community to view and vote on where community funds should be spent. “It

is also known as a participatory grant-making process.” The app functions a workflow from ideas, review, proposals, project funding, expenditure, and lightweight reporting to completion. How to submit or vote on an idea: 1. Download the app to your device (via Google Play Store or Apple Store), select the “Mohua 2042 Test” option and sign up. The app is open to all Golden Bay community members (including non-resident homeowners). Once signed up, members are eligible to submit idea(s) and/or vote. 2. Submit an idea that aligns with the Mohua 2042 vision (this is key). The idea must be well considered and viable to execute. This idea could be as simple as a single sentence. 3. Community members will use an allocation of 100 credits, which can be distributed across projects with value of votes depending on combination of votes per idea. 4. Once an idea reaches a certain threshold, a “Wellbeing Protocol Steward” will work with the submitter to refine and form a proposal, including the funding value. 5. Refined ideas are then made available on the app for further community member voting,

with a new allocation of credits. 6. The successful idea receives funding from the funding pool. 7. The funding recipient provides simple evidence to the Steward that they met and spent according to the agreed funding goal(s). The second part of the session saw breakout groups with community members pitching their ideas to a live audience. The ideas had a common theme of community sustainability and enrichment, including a sustainable farm tour, wellbeing tool kits, seed saving exchange, and a “Mohua cosmic observatory”; a total of eight ideas presented, and more in the pipeline. The group then reconvened with a hands-on session to add ideas to the app and get voting underway. By the end of the afternoon, six ideas were logged on the app, and voting was well underway. Mohua 2042 trustee Reggie Luedtke says, “This process has transparency from the beginning [to allocate funds]. What is important now is for it to be used and gain momentum within the community.” Now is the time to put forward or vote on ideas to grow a healthy, sustainable, thriving community.

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Tasman District Council is encouraging the public to have their say on dog control, cat management, and the way activities in public places are regulated. A review of the three bylaws governing these issues began two weeks ago with an early engagement phase. TDC says this initial round is about gathering feedback via its website to help formulate draft bylaws for consultation in mid-2024. Dog control The public's views concerning dog exercise areas are being collected using two online maps of the Bay. The first map shows the rules that apply in different locations under the current bylaw. The second, interactive, map allows respondents to place a "pin" at a location where they think dogs should be exercised off leash, allowed on leash, allowed at certain times, or prohibited. There is also the facility to vote up or down on other people’s suggestions. Cat management TDC’s proposed bylaw will focus on promoting responsible cat ownership through the mandatory microchipping and registration of pet cats, measures which improve cat welfare by quickly reuniting lost pets with their owners, and so reduces the financial burden on rescue centres. As some councils have introduced mandatory desexing of non-breeding cats, this issue is also included in TDC’s bylaw review, and the online survey asks respondents to choose which options – microchipping, Companion Animal Registration and desexing – they would support. Public places Because the Trading in Public Places Bylaw has now lapsed, TDC proposes proposing replacing it with a new Public Places Bylaw that “will continue to protect public health and safety, avoid nuisance and meet the needs of our community”. Activities covered by the bylaw include outdoor dining, busking, trading, and public assembly and protesting. For some of the above issues, TDC is considering streamlining processes by moving away from permits and licenses, and instead simply stating the regulations that need to be complied with in order to keep public places safe and enjoyable. After next year’s formal consultation on the three draft bylaws, hearings will be held followed by deliberations before the bylaws come into effect. To have your say online, go to TDC’s home page and select “Bylaws feedback”. Submissions close on 14 December.

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The Mohua Marine Trust (MMT) will report on its progress at the group's Annual General Meeting next week. MMT was formed around three years ago to enhance marine habitats by building artificial reefs and has had some success. Funders have been generous, and stakeholders including Manawhenua ki Mohua schools, the community board, the Marine Farmers Association and the marine science community have offered their support. MMT’s scientific advisor, Dr Emilee Benjamin, is undertaking post-doctoral research into ways of restoring native greenshell mussel beds here and at Wakapuaka. Emilee will be the guest speaker at next Friday’s AGM, where she will present information about the MMT’s project, her own progress and the importance of the marine habitat generally. “Marine habitat loss is a pressing issue in Mohua, nationally and globally,”says Emilee. “It can be difficult to see its environmental impacts. We’re working to bring healthy ecosystems back to the Bay and increase biodiversity in our backyards.” The AGM was postponed a fortnight ago. “We didn't go ahead because Emilee couldn’t make it,” said MMT secretary Neil Wilson. “Unfortunately, a few people turned up on a rainy old night. We were very sorry not to get the news out to everyone and hope they’ll forgive us and come back next Friday.” The trust is aware that habitat restoration projects are

From left, Dr Emilee Benjamin with Mohua Marine Trust secretary Neil Wilson, and treasurer Lex Taylor. Photo: Submitted.

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As the multi-million-dollar redevelopment of Collingwood Area School nears completion, the time has come to say goodbye to the redundant old buildings. The largest of these – an elderly classroom block – may not look that impressive, especially when compared with its modern replacement, but for long-time Collingwood resident and self-confessed “history fanatic” Tessa Gillooly it’s an important part of the story of the school and the local community. “This is the very last bit of the old school.” Consequently, Tessa, along with Carolyn McLellan, Joyce Wyllie, and Cheryl Win, and with the support of principal Hugh Gully, has organised gathering of past pupils, staff, committee members, and trustees so they can commemorate and exchange stories about the classrooms before they are demolished over the summer holiday. Hugh says, “It’s a formal farewell to a building that’s served the school well for almost 100 years.”

The building designated for demolition was originally constructed in 1937 as the first purpose-built classroom for secondary pupils at what was then known as Collingwood District High School. The rooms will no doubt hold many memories for the generations of students and staff who have passed through the school. Tessa hopes it will be possible for some of these memories to be captured and recorded for posterity at the commemoration, with any new material added to the extensive historical resources already held by the school’s library. Tessa urges anyone with a connection to the school to attend next month’s event and “have this last important part of our past acknowledged and commemorated”. The commemoration of the old school buildings is at Collingwood Area School on Wednesday 6 December, at 9am. For more information, contact Tessa Gillooly at: tessagillooly@ snap.net.nz or ph 027 869 2886.

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Kotahitanga

About 12 months ago, my family received some pretty devastating news affecting my son's health. The manaakitanga, care and compassion shown to us by the community here in Mohua Golden Bay was just incredible. I want to thank each of you for all you have done for us: the meals, the friendship and the support. And in particular I want to give heartfelt thanks to Sally-Anne, Fleur and Caroline: thank you so much. Time passes and circumstances change. The good news is that my son is making a good recovery, which is just so amazing, and was by no means a certainty. My daughter is enjoying, and thriving in, the challenge of a bigger city. It's lovely to see them both doing so well. But sadly: my marriage has ended; our family home is up for sale; my time calling Golden Bay home is coming to an end. But endings are also beginnings, and I'm sure there will be great things again in my future. So: stay amazing, Golden Bay! Keep hold of what makes you glorious and special. Celebrate your individuality for sure, but more importantly nurture and encourage kotahitanga – togetherness. Thank you all. Arohanui, Jon Pawley

Seeing through council's "transparency"

Re Gary Thorpe's letter (GBW 10/11), I remember being appalled by Mayor Hurley’s outright bullying of our board representative Joe Bell. Was this attitude prompted by Golden Bay reluctance to join TDC? At mayoral election rally Kempthorne stated he would back our community board but soon after his election, enabled the appointing of Paul Wylie from Palmerston North as our new CEO. Paul’s reputation preceded him. There he had effectively closed down the rights of input of district hall committees to council. Wylie’s influence here was widespread amongst most councillors and staff of TDC. The existing right of citizens to attend meetings without restriction became increasingly restricted then these restrictions were taken for granted. Both Mayor Kempthorne and Deputy Mayor King worked alongside Wylie. Since Wylie's departure there has been an unfortunate hangover of his policies that we still live with. Recent councillors have never had the experience of operating under democratic and transparent conditions for ratepayers. This is all the Chief Ombudsman is expecting Tim King to grant us; our rights to know what happens during meetings. As he said, such secrecy breeds distrust and this is true for ratepayers here. If King won’t change his negative attitude to ratepayer rights, and continues to prefer secrecy, we will have to ensure he’s voted out at the next mayoral election to obtain our citizens' rights. Karen Brookes

This is not an official TDC drop-off point, just something that needs doing for the community, and we felt we could manage it. However, we will need volunteers to get it over the Hill to any of the official drop-off points as none of us go over regularly enough. The drop-off points are located in Motueka at New World, Countdown, The Warehouse; and in Richmond at Countdown and The Warehouse. If you’re passing and happen to think about it, please feel free to call in and pick up anything that can be taken over. Also, if anyone has any large plastic bags that we could use for outers we would welcome these too. All of the soft plastic collected in Tasman is sent for processing to the Future Post facility in Blenheim and recycled into fence posts destined for local farms and vineyards. Soft plastics include items such as bread bags, courier bags, bubble wrap, frozen food bags, chip bags and squeeze pouches. Clean and dry plastic only please. The team at Pipeworx

Fragile footprints

Further to my assertions in last week's GBW I see they've found some putative moa footprints in what is described as soft sediment in Otago. The young palaeontologist waxed lyrical about the weight and height of the bird and even the speed at which it was travelling. Then came the big question. How old? Given the "soft sediment" the thing could've walked past that very morning but I guessed he'd probably say 500 maybe 1,000 years. Well, with pride and a dead-straight face he astounded me with 3,500,000 years! He then followed by claiming that the prints were very fragile and must be handled with great care. Of course, they always say that. I think they must confuse "fragile" with "precious". How something can suddenly be fragile after existing intact for 3.5 million years is beyond me. To give the young fellow some credit however, he was no different from almost everyone else in that he'd allowed himself to soak up the ubiquitous mantra of cosmological, geological and biological "deep time". Larry Petterson

Politics and pitch forks

Dear readers, the time has come, now we have a change of government, to review our local government elections. There's a common saying "If the pitch forks don't come out, nothing will change". Now is that time to look ahead and find responsible candidates who will be able to "get the pitch forks out". The time has come to form a group of courageous people willing to select a pair of residents, preferably a woman and a man, to represent the Golden Bay Ward. This group has time to form, organise, plan and campaign to get the right stuff from like-minded residents and ratepayers to select a pair who will represent our ward needs. This pair will serve us and not be bullied, influenced or defeated by the LGOIMA staff, who have the power to challenge our freedom to control our future and to direct how our money is spent. Select a pair who will listen to us, respect our influence on this ward, so as to never again have the tragedy of the Waimea Dam. Now aged 83 I do not wish to lead such a team but am willing to have input and guidance. Let's do this. If I can get a group of like-minded residents together please email me at regturner@xtra.co.nz or phone 03 524 8717 and start "getting the forks out". Reg Turner

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NEWS IN BRIEF Futsal marathon kicking off JO RICHARDS

Forget two 45-minute halves of football. How about 24-hours of futsal? That’s 1,440 minutes of non-stop hightempo action. Tomorrow’s futsal marathon at the Rec Park Centre has been organised by Golden Bay Association Football Club (GBAFC), and it’s all in a good cause. “We are teaming up with NBS, Mainland Football and other businesses and people to raise money for men's mental health through ‘Movember’,” explains GBAFC president Phil Smith. “This is going to be really fun and really hard.” Although Phil says raising awareness is just as important as swelling the coffers, the club wants to raise as much money as possible, and needs plenty of help to make it happen. “Come along, donate, support, whatever you would like to do to help be a part of the solution to mental health.” The 24-hour futsal marathon is at the Rec Park Centre and kicks off at 7am on Saturday 25 November with final whistle at 7am on Sunday 26 November. Anyone who would like to play, donate, or help in anyway should email: president.gbafc@gmail.com or lee@ mff.co.nz Donations are also being taken at the Top Shop, Tākaka.

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There was dancing in the aisles when No.1 single-selling New Zealand musician Tiki Taane appeared live to a packed Village Theatre last Friday. “Last time I was in this theatre was when I performed with Salmonella Dub around 1997,” he recalled, prior to the showing of his documentary Tiki Taane in Session with CSO. “I’m very stoked to be back here in Tākaka, one of my favourite places in the world.” Tiki directed and produced the film featuring his 2021 performance with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and held a Q and A session after the screening. “It was a very special night,” reports Village Theatre manager Fiona Mountfort. “The audience applauded after each song, and everybody loved it.” As Tiki concluded with, “Thank you Tākaka, I love you,” it seemed that the feeling amongst the enthusiastic audience was very much mutual. 5

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Are you harvesting a winter crop and have already got your spring crops in? At Fertile Ground we have just harvested our early hardneck garlic and it is a while before we will sow winter root crops (in early February), so the perfect solution is to sow a summer green crop in between. Green crops or green manures are grown primarily to boost soil fertility and regenerate soil life. Other benefits include providing habitat for a wide variety of insects and other creatures to thrive. At flowering stage many of the summer green crop species, such as buckwheat, offer valuable nectar to insects, especially bees and other pollinators, and beneficial predators and parasites that support the garden ecosystem. Traditional summer green crop mixes, like the one from Kings Seeds, contain peas, oats, and lupin. Legumes (peas and lupin) add nitrogen to the soil from nitrogen-fixing bacteria symbiotically attached to roots in root nodules. Nitrogen is integrated once the legume is chopped and left to be eaten by other soil organisms, boosting soil nitrogen content. Oats and other cereals produce a lot of carbon that is also returned to the soil once decomposed. Other green crop species that suit spring sowing include buckwheat (which accumulates soil phosphorus), crimson clover (another great legume with a beautiful flower), mustard (suppresses soil pests and diseases), and daikon radish (deep rooting action improves soil drainage and water infiltration). Regenerative summer blends, like what Specialty Seeds offer, have 16 different species from 10 different plant families. This wide range of species copies what nature does by having a diversity of plants that supports a diverse soil life. Natural prairies have up to 100 different plant species. Sowing green crops is easy. First remove the majority of weeds or past crop residues. Sow seeds by scattering them over the bed, then rake in or “chomp the rake up and down” to

Summer green crop with purple phacelia and wheat in hand ready for chopping down. Photo: Sol Morgan.

help bury the seed. Water the bed to activate the seed. Cover with shade cloth or Mikroclima to conserve soil moisture and prevent birds eating seed. Keep watering every other day (unless it rains) to ensure good germination. Remove cover once well germinated. Green crops are a great way to bring life to the soil and garden and you get to enjoy the beautiful flowers before they are turned into the soil. Happy sowing.

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Vegetable care: Harvest hardneck garlic. Softneck garlic ready for harvest when tops flop over. Sun dry, trim off roots and remove first layer of skin, and store in dry, airy place. Train beans, tomatoes, and cucumbers up strings or poles. For continuous harvest, sow successive crops of salads, carrots, and sweetcorn. Thin carrots and beetroot, and mulch. Mound or mulch potatoes and yams. Harvest new potatoes. Liquid-fertilise weekly. Lightly hoe soil surface, especially prior to sowing roots, to remove small weeds and to deter soil pests. Spray Bt on Brassicas vs caterpillars. Remove shield bugs, especially on beans and tomatoes. Plant more flowers for diversity and beauty. Stake asparagus fronds and feed with compost and mulch. Hothouse: Sow winter vegetable seedlings, eg cabbage. Remove lower leaves of tomatoes and cucumbers and train up. Keep hothouse well-ventilated and watered. Hang yellow sticky cards for whitefly. Spray with garlic and soap vs aphids. Spray diluted milk or baking soda onto cucumbers vs powdery mildew. Sow for transplanting: All seeds 2 and 25 December. Leeks, spring onions, and leafy greens (celery, spinach, spinach beet, silver beet, lettuce, endive, cabbages, kale, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts) (also 1, 12, and 29-30 Dec). Flowers, eg aster (10 and 28 Dec). Sow direct: All seeds 2 and 25 December. Salads, spring onions (also 1, 12, and 29-30 Dec). Corn, zucchini, pumpkin/ squash and cucumbers, French and climbing beans (4, 1415, and 31 Dec). Carrots, beetroot, radish, parsnip (7-9 Dec). Flowers, eg candytuft (10 and 28 Dec). Plant: Best 15-26 December. Salad greens, spinach, cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers,

eggplants, zucchini, pumpkins, yams, kūmara, and main potatoes. Flowers. Rhubarb. Avoid gardening on 13 December (new moon) and 27 Dec (full moon). Herb care: Harvest for drying, eg thyme. Direct-sow most herbs like coriander. Water, weed, and mulch. Fruit care: Harvest citrus and loquats. Net strawberries and other berry fruits, plum and cherry trees. Thin pip and stone fruit to pairs, or one on ends. Keep fruits irrigated and mulched. Prune young fruit trees for shape, and water shoots on established trees. Prune grapes back to five to six leaves after fruit bunches. Foliar-feed fruits. Replace pheromone traps and paste and cardboard fruit trees to trap moth larvae. Spray Bt on berries vs caterpillar damage. For silverleaf fungus insert trichodowels. Spray citrus with copper vs scab and all-purpose oil for scale insect. Spray garlic and pyrethrum and/or neem oil on apples, feijoas, etc vs bronze beetle, passionvine hopper and woolly apple aphid infestations. Spray lime sulphur on stone fruit trees vs rust, powdery mildew, as well as scale, mites, and borers. General garden care: Mulch mow lawns, not short. Prune perennials and shrubs after flowering. Make and turn compost. Use rainwater drums for garden watering. Cut comfrey for liquid fertiliser.

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Review: Uproar

Screening Schedule - 24 November to 17 December Fri 24 4:00 Toy Story 2 (G) 7:00 Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (M) (Note Earlier Start) Final Sat 25 4:00 Uproar (M) (Note Earlier Start) Final 7:00 Killers of the Flower Moon (M) (Note Earlier Start) Final Sun 26 4:00 Venice: Infinitely Avant Garde (G) 7:30 The Origin of Evil (R13) (subtitles)

Reviewing such a wonderful film makes this announcement both easier and more difficult. Easier because Uproar is exactly the kind of production, proudly New Zealand made and set, and appealing to every audience demographic, which makes a shared cinema experience so emotionally nourishing and enjoyable. And more difficult because this is an experience Golden Bay is in very real danger of losing. Since pandemic restrictions eased, the Village Theatre staff and committee have worked harder than ever before to bring audiences back, grow membership and access sources of funding. But as is the case with many businesses, the financial impact has been long reaching, especially for a modestly selfsupporting cinema. A costly but essential equipment upgrade this year also saw some unavoidable extra expenditure. Falling cinema attendance is a global affliction, exacerbated by access to streaming services and rising costs affecting the affordability of a simple night out at the movies. To put it bluntly, the Village Theatre has reached a crisis point. Despite countless unpaid hours put towards raising revenue, and the generous support of members old and new, the theatre is facing the very real prospect of closure. What would that mean for Golden Bay? Firstly, the Village Theatre provides employment for many essential staff, which is a privilege for the theatre and a benefit to everyone here. And as anyone attending the hugely popular Tiki Taane concert and Q and A last Friday will know, the auditorium is also the perfect venue for exciting live and multi-media events. But primarily, the Village Theatre is a cinema, and you can support them best by going to a movie. During the pandemic, director Christopher Nolan wrote: "When this crisis passes, the need for collective human engagement… to live and love and laugh and cry together, will be more powerful than ever. We need what movies can offer us.” So get some friends together, head to your local cinema and see and hear a movie the way it is meant to be. There is a tiny light at the end of the tunnel, and that is the holiday period influx of visitors which swells attendance numbers over the December/January period. But the challenge is to actually survive until then. So what can you do? Firstly, if you aren’t already, please consider becoming a member: https://www.villagetheatre. org.nz/join-us. Not only will this entitle you to discounts and other benefits, but will help to keep the doors open. Possibilities for grant applications are being explored, but any suggestions or leads you might be able to provide would be welcome. And finally, the theatre has been blessed in the past with donations from truly wonderful local filmgoers, and if this is something you have ever considered, now is the time. When Tiki Taane thanked everyone last week for giving up their Friday night to see him, someone from the audience shouted in reply “This IS our Friday night!” To the hundreds of members and many, many others, the Village Theatre is their night’s entertainment and social hub. Please help the theatre to continue to be so. THE GB WEEKLY, FRIDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2023

5:30 Napoleon (R13)

Wed 13 5:30 Five Nights at Freddy's (R13) Final Thu 14 7:00 A Different Living: Mike Ward (G) (Note Earlier Start) Fri 15 4:00 Toy Story 4 (G) 8:00 Wonka (TBC) Sat 16 4:00 Wonka (TBC) (Note Earlier Start) 7:30 Napoleon (R13) (Note Earlier Start) Final Sun 17 4:00 Titian: Empire of Colour (G) 7:30 A Different Living: Mike Ward (G) (Note Earlier Start) Final

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THIS PROGRAMME: ART DOCOS ON SCREEN: Be sure not to miss these beautiful docos celebrating art on screen with our first one Venice: Infinitely Avant Garde. Next one in December. See programme for details. 4pm.

MINI BRITISH/IRISH FILM FESTIVAL: We have a selection of the best of British & Irish cinema with 8 very different films screening once only. See programme for details.

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We seem to have waited forever for a successor to Hunt for the Wilderpeople, for a film which embodies the unique humour, quirks and cultural touchstones that make us Kiwis. The fact that Uproar also stars Julian Dennison would surely make it too much of a coincidence that this could be that film. Lightning doesn’t strike the same actor twice, surely? Forget your Barbie, Oppenheimer or John Wick 26, this is my film of the year. A charming, hilarious, sobering and ultimately gloriously life affirming look at New Zealand life during the 1981 Springbok Tour, as our lead character, and nation, grows up. Screening tomorrow at 4pm.

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Wed 29 5:30 The Origin of Evil (R13) (subtitles) Final Thu 30 7:30 Napoleon (R13) (Note Earlier Start) Fri 1 4:00 Trolls Band Together (G) 8:00 Tiki Taane in Session with CSO Encore Sat 2 5:00 Roisie & Frank (PG) British/Irish Festival 8:00 Northern Comfort (M) British/Irish Festival Sun 3 4:00 Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War (PG) British/Irish Festival 7:30 Typist Artist Pirate King (M) British/Irish Festival

Thu 7 8:00 The Trouble with Jessica (M) British/Irish Festival Fri 8 4:00 Toy Story 3 (G) 8:00 Five Nights at Freddy's (R13) Sat 9 5:00 Jackie Stewart (G) British/Irish Festival 8:00 Climbing Film Tour 2023 (G) $20/$15 Sun 10 4:00 Mad about the Boy: Noel Coward Story (M) British/Irish Festival 7:30 Sweet Sue (R13) British/Irish Festival

CLIMBING FILM TOUR 2023: Be inspired by this once only screening that showcases short films focused on climbing, high lining & mountaineering. Tickets only $20/$15.

Movie Descriptions VENICE: INFINITELY AVANT GARDE (G) 1hr30m Art Documentary Documentar y exploring Venice and its openness to the world, and to the future, through its art and its museums, its canals and its narrow streets. (Subtitles)

THE ORIGIN OF EVIL (R13) Drama/Thriller 2hrs (subtitles) Without a husband and without children, Stéphane, 45, a small worker in a fish cannery in Fos-sur-Mer, finally dares to reconnect with Serge, her father whom she has hardly ever known.

NAPOLEON (R13) Drama/Biography 2hr40m Spectacle-filled action epic that details the checkered rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix. Director Ridley Scott.

TROLLS BAND TOGETHER (G) Kids/Family 1hr30m Returning in this third Trolls movie following Branch and Poppy's newest journey—to reunite Branch with his lost boy-band brothers. Justin Timberlake, among others, reprises his voice role.

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S (R13) Horror 1hr50m Based on the wildly popular horror game series, this film adaptation follows a troubled security guard who begins working at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.

TOY STORY 3 & 4 (G) Kids/Family 1hr50m Woody, Buzz and the gang are back for Disney/Pixar's third and fourth adventures, first in a daycare centre and then a roadtrip.

WONKA (TBC) Adventure/Comedy/Kids/Family 2hrs Wonka tells the wondrous story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician & chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka. Based on Charlie & the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

CLIMBING FILM TOUR 2023 (G) Documentary/Sports 2hrs Now in its fourth year, the Climbing Film Tour showcases a unique selection of short films focused on climbing, high lining, mountaineering and other vertical adventures.

A DIFFERENT LIVING – MIKE WARD (G) Documentary 45min A lyrical, informative and unique film illuminating the everyday life of Nelson artist, athlete and politician; Mike Ward. Recorded Live Performance

MINI BRITISH/IRISH FILM FESTIVAL 2nd-10th Dec Great selection of eight films from Britain & Ireland showcasing the best docos, dramas and comedies. Once only screening. More details about each film in our mailbox flyer and/or our website.

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WHAKAARO: Gaza conflict SUBMITTED BY PENI CONNOLLY AND GINNY STOCKER, THE GOLDEN BAY PEACE GROUP

Many Israelis have lost loved ones in the Gaza conflict. We acknowledge and uphold the goodness of many Israeli citizens who strongly oppose the slow genocide that is being carried out by the Likud Government against Gaza. As well they are campaigning for a two-state solution and continue to support a peaceful solution to the conflict. Hamas is a consequence of the insidious de-humanising and de-historicising of the Palestinian people by consecutive Israeli governments over the past 75 years. Gaza is the biggest open prison in the world, containing two-million people. Daily, Palestinians are thwarted by checkpoints for activities like getting to work, going to school and visiting family and friends. Out of repression, comes resistance. The longer the colonial oppression, the more likely the struggle is to be desperate and brutal. The Golden Bay Peace Group abhors violence of any kind; whether it be structural, cultural or physical. We maintain that violence can never be used as a means to an end. However, while we do not condone the violence, on either side, given the historical context, we understand it. The conflict in Israel/ Palestine is a colonial conflict where each of us has the ability to affiliate with justice. As we so well know in Aotearoa/NZ with our recent treaty negotiations, reparations and reconciliation for Parihaka, arriving at a peaceful solution required an acknowledgement of past atrocities and injustices. When the UN agreed to the formation of Israel in 1948 in the historic land of Palestine, the mandate was clear that it was not to be at the expense of the Palestinians already living there. Speaking at a rally recently in Nelson, a Palestinian doctor, a refugee, said: "Knowing the tragedy that the Jewish people had undergone during the second world war, we welcomed them with open arms. But then they took our land (the Nakba), and now you see where we are today... [following] a land-grab of massive proportion [by the Israelis]. During the Nakba, close to one-million Palestinians were forced to leave their homes and became refugees in their

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Layton Miller and his rare catch, last Sunday. Photo: Supplied. ALISTAIR HUGHES

Local student Layton Miller’s unusual catch from a fishing trip last Sunday has the Auckland Museum very interested. “It took me about two minutes to haul the fish in,” says Layton, “but we then spent about half an hour trying to work out what it actually was. It had the tail of a tuna, but really small eyes and this massive fin underneath its body.” After asking everyone they knew, Layton’s family got in touch with an Auckland-based marine biologist, who finally identified Layton’s catch – from photographs – as a butterfly tuna. Oversized wing-like pelvic fins give the fish its name, and large “fishnet”-like scales that aren’t found on more common tuna varieties add to its curious appearance. But what was most unexpected is that this species is usually found in the Southern Ocean, inhabiting far colder waters than Golden Bay. They were finally referred to Tom Trnski, head of natural collections at Auckland Museum, who confirmed that although it made for good eating, he hoped that Layton would instead consider donating his catch to the museum for further study. Being freighted to Auckland is an unusual way for a fish to “get away”, but Layton can take some consolation in the fact that his name will now forever be associated with this specimen in the Auckland Museum database.

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own land – settling in Gaza and the West Bank which now resemble apartheid states. By the end of the 1947-49 war, Israel controlled 78 per cent of Palestine, 25 per cent more than the UN partition plan. The Palestinian Solidarity Network, Aotearoa, have Iisted the Israeli war crimes against the Palestinian people. These include: • Depriving 2.2 million Palestinians of food, water, fuel, electricity, medical supplies, etc. • Bombing and attacking schools, hospitals, ambulances and civilian infrastructure such as water treatment plants, sewage treatment plants, etc. • Ethnic cleansing, forcible movement of civilian populations in Gaza. • Assisting in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians by heavily armed Israeli militias, with the support of the Israel army, from Palestinian towns and rural communities in the Occupied West Bank. • Expanding illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land. • Applying apartheid laws against Palestinians across the entire area of historic Palestine. • Continuing its illegal military occupation of Palestine. According to the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, Israel has dropped more than 25,000 tonnes of explosives on the Gaza Strip since 7 October, equivalent to two nuclear bombs on densely populated residential areas. As we write, 12,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict. We applaud the leader of the Labour Party Chris Hipkins’ latest initiative – calling for a total ceasefire in Gaza. We hope he goes on to recognise the State of Palestine. Not recognising Palestine as a state is not reflective of the fact that both major parties acknowledge the violence of the NZ’s colonial past and the work needed to create a just and peaceful society in any post-colonial state. Seventy-two per cent of UN member countries (138 of the 193) do acknowledge Palestine as a state in its own right.

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Walking up Charlett Point Road on a hot summer's day last year, my neighbours were thrilled to tell me they had shared their swim at our local beach with two Hector’s dolphins. This experience in nature is another reflection of Golden Bay’s high biodiversity values. Tutumairekurai (ocean dweller) and tūpoupou (rise up) are the two most common Māori names for Hector’s dolphin. A revered taonga for Māori, beheld as whanaunga (extended family). Easily recognised by their distinctive rounded dorsal fin and their grey bodies with black and white markings they are the world’s smallest dolphin. Unique and special the conservation status of Hector’s dolphin is nationally vulnerable. They are endemic, meaning they are found only in New Zealand and nowhere else in the world. Most Hector’s dolphins live around the coast of the South Island. Once they were so common it would have been hard to imagine them as rare. There are several reasons they are vulnerable to decline. Compared to other dolphins and whales they have a short lifespan of around 20 years. Females have their first calf at five to nine years of age with a low reproduction rate of one calf every two to four years. Significant threats to the survival of Hector’s dolphin are accidental capture by commercial fishers and the disease toxoplasmosis which is spread by our large domestic and feral cat population. “When Hector’s dolphins are plentiful, abundant and well, so too is everything else in our local in-shore ecosystem” – a whakataukī or Māori proverb.

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Tākaka’s Art Vault is hosting an amusingly quirky exhibition fe a t u r i n g t ro p h i e s of rare and exotic creatures, obtained by Ms Fanny CodswallopBeagle upon her worldwide travels. The nineteenth century intrepid explorer and natural philosopher is born out of Toy Murchie’s tongue-in-cheek imaginings. Toy explains, “Ms Codswallop-Beagle is a nod to the unsung women of science, w h o, e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e e a r l y ye a r s o f the burgeoning new disciplines of the 1800s, were generally never acknowledged for their contributions. Women such as pioneering fossil collector and paleontologist Mary Anning; Sarah Sophia Banks, sister and collaborator of botanist Joseph Banks; or Eleanor Glanville, who specialised in the collection and study of butterflies and moths.” The fantastical beings are mounted on shield-shaped trophy boards, complete with engraved brass plaques bearing the creature’s common and Latin names, and where in the world they were found. Each trophy has its own backstory, such as the Bronze Wattled Gonzo Gobbler

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The Art Vault hosts Fanny Codswallop's exhibition, The Trophy Room, displaying her latest discoveries from the farthest reaches of the world. Photo: Ronnie Short. Photoshopped: Toy Murchie.

(Meleagris pyropus voro), discovered by Fanny this year on the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico. “Hailing from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, the Bronze Wattled Gonzo Gobbler is extremely sociable. Often surrounded by adoring chickens, these avian creatures – both male and female – when looking for a mate will polish their wattles till they shine.” There are also a few 3D specimens, such as the Petrified Bipedal Fluftailed Rodent (Rodentia bipedalis crinitus), which was discovered at Mount Bosavi, Papua New Guinea. Encased in a glass dome, the rodent represents the 1.5kg rat measuring 82cm discovered at the extinct volcano. A catalogue book captures photographs of each of the rare and unique specimens. Collated by Toy, Fanny’s “man on the ground”, they are for sale, as are the trophies. Toy explained, “She’s [Fanny] only selling them from her private collection to fund her further adventures.”

Created using a mixed media of ceramics, bone, horn, various metals, wood, polystyrene, brass, copper, acrylic paints, and varnish, the trophies are accompanied by Fanny’s field sketches. The small-size watercolour paintings depict full-body caricatures of the whimsical beings. There are further trophies and paintings exhibiting concurrently in the Loft Gallery at Sculpture705, Abel Tasman Drive, Pōhara. Accompanied by medieval paintings with a modern twist, Toy has called that exhibition Modern Medieval Madness in the Trophy Room. Gallery manager Grant Knowles credits his partner Hahna Read with curating the exhibition. He says, “I think it’s an absolute delight to have found Fanny. It adds an incredible dimension to the gallery. I think viewers will leave never quite the same again. We feel very honoured to have it.” Art Vault is open Monday-Friday 10am-4pm, Saturdays 10am-2pm. The Trophy Room exhibition will run until 17 December.

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THE Mohua Marine Trust AGM, Friday 1 December, Pōhara Boat Club at 7pm. Guest speaker Dr Emilee Benjamin. We apologise for having to postpone this meeting last time and we're really sorry some people didn't get the news of the postponement. All interested people are welcome to come and hear about progress and get involved. Neil Wilson, secretary.

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ALCOHOLICS Anonymous, open meeting, all welcome. Thursdays 7pm, 94 Commercial Street. Hall behind the Catholic

Mohua Social Services Manaaki Tangata

Supporting People

Senior End of Year Ceremony Monday 4 December @7pm in the School Hall Families and friends of GBHS students are warmly invited to join us in celebrating the achievements of our senior students, and afterwards to enjoy supper with us. [Students and Guests please be seated from 6.50pm]

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ESSENTIAL TELEPHONE NUMBERS in Golden Bay Golden Bay Community Health - 03 525 0060 Police - 111 or 03 525 9211 Golden Bay Community Mental Health 03 525 7647 or 0800 525 7647 Women’s Refuge - 0800 163 344 Mohua Social Services - 03 525 9728 Work and Income - 0800 559 009 LifeLine - 0800 543 354 'Need to Talk' helpline - (call or txt) 1737 Outline NZ - LGBTIQ+ support - 0800 688 5463 Hey Bro (for men) keeping whanau safe - 0800 439 276 Youthline - 0800 37 66 33

The National DBT Service in Takaka is NZ’s ONLY residential Mental-Health programme (six beds) providing intensive Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). We are seeking flexible & open-minded individuals who are astute, empathetic and good listeners for casual or part-time shift work (various shifts 4-8hrs during day/evening/night and weekends). Check out our webpage www.twm.org.nz/careers for the full job description. We would like to hear from you if you are looking for a meaningful & exciting job with an above-average hourly pay rate (applicants with mental-health work experience preferred). If you are considering applying but unsure of some details, please contact us directly at 03 525 9624. TWM will invest in training for the right candidate! Please forward your complete application (Cover letter, CV and our TWM Application Form) to: HR@twm.org.nz

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TWM National DBT Service – 163 Commercial Street TWM Community Mental Health Service – 34 Motupipi Street TWM Employment Service – 84 Commercial Street

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FOR SALE / Hei hokohoko LUSITANICA from ROC Forestry. Orders taken from this season's milling, especially 10m3 heart. Sizes cut to order. Also currently available, air dried joinery grade in 150 to 300x25 and 150x50. Ph Andy 027 228 1503.

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TIMBER, ~ 5m3 lusitanica/Mexican cypress, locally grown and milled, furniture, joinery, lining, etc. Ph Martin 027 774 9083.

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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

GOLDEN Bay Hedge Trimming. Ph 027 458 6897.

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. ARCHITECT services. Building and resource consents. Residential, commercial and industrial. Chris Pyemont Architects, ph 021 0278 4729. BEBOU Design. Bespoke mirrors, splashbacks - new! Ph 027 458 7172, Facebook: bebou design. BUILDER: GL Building Tākaka. Renovations, alterations, extensions, new builds, decks and all your repair and maintenance needs. Ph Grant 027 485 5987. 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. CITRUS fruit pruning, sustainable property advice and management, edible landscaping, soil testing, garden mentoring. Sol Morgan, GroWise Consultancy, ph 027 514 9112. COURIERS. TG Couriers delivering between Golden Bay and Nelson five days a week. Ph 027 717 7188. 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. GB chimney sweeping and firebox cleaning. Ph 027 458 7679.

GOLDEN Bay Storage, Tākaka. Dry, safe, secure, alarmed, insurance approved. Furniture trailer available. Ph Marg 027 222 5499, goldenbaystorage@gmail.com HANDYMAN/ maintenance. Small building, carpentry and chainsawing. Other projects to be discussed. Aeronautical engineer by trade 30 years. Ph Shaun 027 880 3535. HEAT pump installation, sales and servicing. Ph Dave McKay 027 404 4740, 525 8538. KRW Contracting. Tiling, Ardex licensed waterproofing

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

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. LUXAFLEX blinds, phone for free measure and quote. Luxaflex since 1952 "beauty is in the detail". Ph 027 440 0071, Imagine designs next to Laser Electrical, Tākaka. MOHUA Glass and Glazing. Ph 027 410 9105, mohuaglass@ gmail.com MOHUA Organic Gardening Service. 10+ years organic growing experience. Horticulture and permaculture qualifications. $35/ hour, minimum three hours, regular or one-off. Ph Fran 022 383 1972, franbutterfly@yahoo.co.uk NGANGA, picture framing by professional artist framer. Collingwood ph 021 107 6312, ngangart@gmail.com. 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.

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STUMP grinding specialist. Tree care and property maintenance. Ph Carl 027 263 5353. SWEET View Window Cleaning. Ph Mike 022 650 1758. TĀKAKA Garden Services, for all your lawn and garden needs. Ph 027 525 8006 or 525 8806. TEST and tag, your place or mine. Ph Marina 027 454 9443. TILER. Professional wall and floor tiling and design. Wayne Robinson Tiling. Ph 027 576 1620. WINDOW cleaning. Ph Willem 022 134 1726. O F F I C E @ JAZ Z E L E CTR I C S.CO .N Z WINDOW cleaning, www.goldenbaypropertyservices.co.nz, 0204 0233 331 ph 027 690 0769. 13

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 pizza night: Delicious Neapolitan-style pizza cooked to order 5.30-7.30pm. Ph 524 8194. DANGEROUS KITCHEN. Open Wednesday-Saturday, 9am8pm. 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.

UPCOMING EVENTS / Mea pakiri haere TOTOS CAFÉ & PIZZERIA. Exceptionally closed Sunday 3 December. Still open Sundays, weather permitting, 11am-4pm, up to mid December, new trading hours to come soon. Ph 03 970 7934, totoscafegallery@gmail.com

FAIRHOLME GALLERY, 637 East Tākaka Road. Historic photos of Ella Baigent and selected works by Merrin Westerink. Saturday/Sunday 10am–4pm; 2pm Sunday floortalk by photographer Murray Hedwig. Ph 525 9373.

COMBINED CONCERT with Golden Bay Orchestra and Golden Bay Choir, at Senior Citizens' Hall, Sunday 3 December at 2pm. Admission by paper money donation please; children free.

CHURCH SERVICES ON SUNDAYS

NIKAU BAR AND CAFÉ, Pōhara. For breakfast, lunch and dinner. Wednesday-Monday, 8.30am-10pm. Closed Tuesdays. Ph 03 970 3992 for bookings.

SACRED Heart Catholic faith community celebrate Mass at 5pm, 1st and 3rd Sundays of month. Service of the Word, 9.30am, 2nd Sunday of month. All warmly welcome.

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

ST Andrews Presbyterian Church extends a warm welcome to join us at 10am for a time of worship and fellowship.

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

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

LATER EVENTS

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.

THE MUSSEL INN. Open 7 days from 11am.

THURSDAY 30 NOVEMBER

GALLERIES / Whakakitenga

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 – 5 and 19 November; traditional services (with a speaker) held on alternate fortnights – 12 and 26 November.

GOOD AS GOLD CAFÉ, Tākaka. Open Monday-Friday, 7am4.30pm. Ph 525 8193.

12.30pm, Onekaka Hall.

GOLDEN BAY COMMUNITY AND WHĀNAU end-of-year celebration, Tuesday 5 December, 12-1pm, Community Centre. See advert in next week's paper for full details.

Kahurangi Christian Church Sunday 26 November 10:30am, Onekaka Hall Celebration Service

Contact Lis Pedersen, 027 686 3362 “May the God of hope fill you with joy and peace as you trust in Him,” Romans 15:13

Weekly Sunday Services at 10am Evening service: fourth Sunday of the 93 Commercial St, Takaka. month @ 7pm All Welcome

Pastor: Rodney Watson 0275 114 266

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UPCOMING EVENTS / Mea pakiri haere

Coming Up...

SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER DUNGEONS & DRAGONS AND BOARD GAMING at GB Community Hall, 12.30pm to 5pm. All ages welcome. See the Facebook group "Board Gaming in Golden Bay", or ph Karen 022 655 9725.

TUESDAY 28 NOVEMBER GBHS OPEN EVENING, 3-5pm for any interested people to come and have a look at the new buildings. BADMINTON, REC PARK CENTRE, 7-9pm. All welcome. Ph Kerry 525 7007. GB WEEKLY DEADLINE: noon on Tuesdays.

WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER COSTUME HIRE, open by appointment, ph Diane 525 8097 evenings. Returns to Joan ph 525 8338. ONEKAKA PLAYGROUP, all welcome, Wednesdays 10am-

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UPCOMING GIGS & EVENTS...

STARTING THIS THURSDAY THE 23RD

Breakfast 8am - 10am Cocktails & Dinner 4pm - 8pm

FRIDAY 24TH NOVEMBER

Sat 2nd

FITTER, HAPPIER - a Radiohead OK Computer Experience. $10 door.

Thu 7th

QUIZ - 7.30pm. All welcome.

Thu 14th ACID ON THE MICROPHONE, final for ‘23 Sat 16th THE COWPOKERS! Tickets @ undertheradar for: Sun 17th DELANEY DAVIDSON Sun 31st NEW YEAR’S EVE! Every Monday

SINGALONG ‘ROUND THE PIANO with CRAIG DENHAM, 7.30pm. All welcome.

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Thu 30th DEAD BIRD BOOKS PRESENTS: DOMINIC HOEY, ISLA HUIA & LIAM JACOBSON. Tix @ undertheradar. Door sales $20 waged/$10 unwaged. DECEMBER

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Sat 25th SPINOZA. Prog Funk from the top of the South. $10 door.

PATTERN CLASH | NIKI’S B-DAY PARTY WEAR YOUR FAVORITE PATTERNS!!!

DJS FAM | KASH | SOULFIRE | YAKKA FROM 9PM | $10 ENTRY

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Programmes to listen out for: Tim Talk

Tasman Mayor Tim King joins Grant Knowles for a weekly catch up about the Tasman District. Friday mornings at around 7:30 (all going well as Tim is often busy on the farm) and replaying Tuesday mornings at 10:00

Tindall Foundation Stories of Otherness

Brand new hot off the press show: Tania Knock talks to people in our community of the challenges of being true to oneself, when society sees you as ‘other’ and how important it is to feel safe & valued in one’s community. Sundays 9pm.

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GOLDEN BAY WEATHER FORECAST Valid from Friday 24 until Tuesday 28 November Friday: Southerlies developing. Showers over Kahurangi

and a few elsewhere until late afternoon.

Saturday: Southeasterlies, fresh about Farewell but lighter elsewhere. Mainly fine and briefly mild.

Sunday: Southerlies about Farewell, light winds

elsewhere with sea breezes developing. Fine weather.

Monday: Westerlies developing west of Collingwood but sea breezes elsewhere by afternoon. Mainly fine although some cloud in western areas later.

Tuesday: Northwesterlies, becoming strong west of

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(03) 525 8800

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$1,650,000 + GST (if any)

35 Carlyle Street, CLIFTON

We are loving our new corporate look! Come check it out. Asking $330,000

LIVE THE GOOD LIFE IN CLIFTON For sale is this lovely home and land opportunity in Clifton, with 12 ha of good grazing, with well fenced paddocks. There are three bedrooms upstairs, & a modern kitchen, & a downstairs “rumpus room”.

1376m2

6 Park Avenue, TAKAKA

Open Sun, 26th | 1-1:30pm

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Asking $380,000

Jana McConnon 021 245 2197 Paul McConnon 027 504 2872

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O/O $850,000

James Mackay 027 359 0892

6 McDonald Pl, COLLINGWOOD SUPERIOR LIVING You are sure to fall in love with the beautifully landscaped section and modern, elegant home. Positioned above Collingwood. Features include a separate office, laundry and third toilet with external access. Vacant and ready for its new owner.

1212m2

Open Sun, 26th | 12-12:30pm

Long Plain Road, KOTINGA

Jana McConnon 021 245 2197 Paul McConnon 027 504 2872

This property is well worth a look. Do not delay - give James a call now to arrange a time to view and for all the information.

Belinda J Barnes 021 236 2840

870m2

$1,100,000 + GST (if any)

Jana McConnon 021 245 2197 Paul McConnon 027 504 2872

166 East Takaka Rd, EAST TAKAKA EAST TAKAKA GEM This 4.0469 ha of easy grazing land along with a tidy 1920's villa, is just 5mins from Town. The land is well fenced, flat & features some lovely old Totara Trees in one corner. Give me a call today, to arrange a viewing and for all the information.

WHERE THE GRASS IS GREENER Just 6-minutes from Takaka you will find this generous 8,684m2 rural block. This is an opportunity to own a large freehold property. Paul and Jana would love to show you around. Get in touch today for all the information.

Open Sun, 19th | 1:30-2pm

12.0453ha

ANNIE’S NIRVANA BACKPACKER Centrally located iconic accommodation. Deceptively spacious & licenced for 28 pax. With a fully self-contained separate owners’ accommodation. It is YHA approved. Call me for all of the information and to view.

Belinda J Barnes 021 236 2840

CONVENIENT LIVING This spacious home has a lot to offer. An optimal family home with space for all! With a separate sleepout, easy-care section & superior location, this home is sure to please. Come along to the open home on Sunday, or give us call today.

$798,000 + GST (if any) 25 Motupipi Street, TAKAKA

12 Beach Road, COLLINGWOOD RARE AS HENS TEETH There is no doubt that sections this close to Collingwood are rare to find. Zoned residential, this is the ideal location for a small permanent home or a summer bach. Close to the shops and cafes. Let’s grab a coffee and I will show you around.

Asking $885,000

4ha

James Mackay 027 359 0892

Give us a call if you want to know what your property is worth in the current market.

Sharon McConnon Sales Manager 027 525 8255

Paul McConnon Salesperson 027 504 2872

James Mackay Principal/AREINZ 027 359 0892

Belinda J Barnes Agent/AREINZ 021 236 2840

Jana McConnon Salesperson 021 245 2197

Mickayla Ormsby Salesperson 027 297 8477

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THE GB WEEKLY, FRIDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2023