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Steps to a lower footprint

Tukurua resident Andy Clark in his greenhouse – a "multi-functional structure" that is helping to lower his carbon footprint. Photo: Jo Richards.

JO RICHARDS

There’s a lot of hot air generated by talk of climate change, consumption and carbon footprints.

While many talk the talk, comparatively few walk the walk when it comes to tackling their emissions.

Tukurua resident Andy Clark is firmly in the latter category; having taken a good, hard look at his impact on the world around him, he’s taking steps to reduce it. Being one of the "Baby Boomer" generation, Andy recognises the legacy of a lifestyle of consumption. “It has come at a huge environmental cost to the planet as we have and continue to unfairly consume a hugely disproportionate share of finite resources.”

Andy's motivation to do something was driven by the desire to leave something for his descendants. “I really want my grandchildren and the rest of their generation to have the opportunity to experience at least a little of what I have experienced.”

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Achieving that desire involves some hard choices. “In July 22, I made the decision to not fly to Europe again and to minimise any flying within New Zealand,” says Andy. “As all my inlaws and many friends live in Europe, this was not an easy decision.”

In order to inform his decisions, Andy uses an online carbon footprint assessment tool to provide quantitative data on the impact of his lifestyle. Last year, his individual annual footprint worked out at 5.45 tonnes.

“According to the calculator, this is 0.66 tonnes higher than the world average and way too high compared to the 2.25 tonnes that the planet could tolerate from the current world’s population,” says Andy, who set himself some hard targets. “To be in keeping with the Paris Accord goals of 1.5 degrees maximum temperature rise by 2050, I needed to reduce my footprint by 8 per cent (545kg) per year up to 2030 and 2.5 per cent (136kg) per year from 2030.”

Breaking it down to specific activities,

Andy identified several areas where measured reductions in carbon emissions could be achieved. These include: using his camper van and beloved motorcycle less; driving at a maximum speed of 90kmph; cycling whenever practical on journeys within 10km of home; cutting meat consumption; and reducing grocery-sourced produce by growing more veggies.

Target reductions for each activity were set against which progress has been measured (see table and chart on page 2).

A recent assessment showed things moving in the right direction. “My motorcycle use is down by 66 per cent and the van use down by 16 per cent, helped by the local cycling... and my 71 gram average daily meat intake was tracking well.”

There are, however, issues to be resolved.

“Driving the van at 90kmph made no difference to the fuel consumption so I will try to achieve savings at 80kmph,” says Andy.

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Golden Bay’s summer is going out with a bang this weekend.

From one end of the Bay to the other, and in between, community events are set to bid farewell to the season in style.

Aorere Flower Show On Saturday, the long rural tradition of the Aorere Autumn Flower Show will be upheld at Pakawau Hall. Now in its 119th year, the countryside celebration features flowers, fruits and veggies, along with handiwork, home-made produce and art work.

Doors open at 2pm and visitors can indulge in an afternoon tea. For anyone still thinking about showing their potential prize-winning specimens, it’s not too late to do so; entries close just a few hours before the show opens.

On Sunday, the tempo picks up a bit as sporting action takes centre stage.

Rockville Kids Triathlon First up is the Kids Triathlon for three- to 15-year-olds, held at Rockville Reserve. With courses tailored for different age groups, the participants, with the exception of the under-5s, will start in the swimming pool, then jump on their bikes before finishing with a run.

The event, which begins at 9am, is billed as a family outing and there is plenty there to keep competitors and spectators sustained, including fresh juices, a sausage sizzle and a coffee cart.

Tinbum Triathlon For older athletes, the famous Tinbum offers a chance for multi-sport competitors to test their speed and endurance.

Making a welcome return to the Bay’s calendar following a lengthy hiatus, the race starts and finishes at the Pōhara Top 10 Holiday Park. The “family-friendly” course comprises a 300m sea swim, a 6.5km multiterrain bike ride and a 5km run.

Competitors can enter as individuals or in teams. Prizes include a gold nugget for the fastest male and female Golden Bay High School athlete, trophies for business and family teams, plus a new Sports Code Trophy. Registration opens at 11am with racing starting at 12.45pm.

Old Thumpers Guaranteed to make some noise, the annual classic motorcycle scramble that is Old Thumpers roars into Onekaka on Sunday. This year, the event celebrates its 30th anniversary and it’s shaping up to be a memorable day, with the pre-1980 machines and their riders in action from 10am to 4pm.

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Proposed Achieved to date Continued from page 1 Targeted item The use of the grocery Change kg CO2 Change kg CO2 bill as a proxy measure is proving problematic because Motorcycle use -20% -120 -66% -396 the carbon calculator doesn’t reflect non-carbon costs of Van use -10% -81 -16% -130 price increases. “Even though almost all of our vegetables Van maximum speed 90kph - - - - came from our garden, our grocery bill was higher.

Cycle when practical - TBC - TBC On a practical level, the challenge has been met Meat consumption* 50-100g/day -290 71g/day -290 with an innovative response: A short distance from his Grocery bill (grow veggies) -10% -105 +25% +262 house, Andy has constructed a passive solar greenhouse TOTAL -10.9% -596 -10.2% -554 which generates up to 4kW and provides an ideal growing Table detailing Andy Clark's proposed and achieved reductions in annual emissions. environment for veggies. “It’s part of your life and that means reducing your a multi-purpose structure,” potential of his set up.

While he is in favour of solar power purchases.” he says, adding that it’s part As his footprint reduction efforts continue of a per mac ulture -t y pe generation and electric vehicles, Andy says approach. Another small array they are a “side issue” and won’t solve the to focus on the “how”, Andy hasn’t lost sight of solar panels has been used global climate crisis; that, he believes, requires of the “why”. “I want to be able to tell my to create shade and shelter a more fundamental approach: “Degrowth is grandchildren that I did what I could to try for chooks as well as boost about reducing power consumption as there is and make a difference.”

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The Department of Conservation’s (DOC) operations manager for Golden Bay is clearly happy to be here.

“It’s an amazing place – the landscapes, biodiversity and the climate,” says Ross Trotter, who took over the position from Dave Winterburn last May. He’s also impressed with the organisation he inherited. “The team here are dedicated and passionate, making it a great work environment.”

Although Ross is new to DOC, he brings a wealth of relevant experience to the job, having run his own pest control and resource recovery businesses, followed by a seven-year stint with Christchurch City Council where he was resource recovery manager. But the keen outdoorsman is already familiar with the Bay, “We’ve been coming up here for a few years.”

And he is clear about his role, overseeing up to 40 staff during peak season. “I manage teams: the heritage and visitor team that look after huts, tracks, and visitors; the biodiversity team that deal with pest predators and invasive plants; and the community rangers that deal with permissions and concessions.”

He also manages relationships with key partners, including iwi. “Our relationship with Manawhenua ki Mohua is very important to us,” says Ross. “We work with them and report regularly to them.”

The other major relationships are with the numerous conservation-minded organisations in the Bay. “It’s fantastic, we are lucky to have agreements with community groups

to do the work and get great outcomes,” says Ross, stressing that the kudos is all theirs. “We provide an advisory role and meet regularly with them, but they operate independently, and we don’t take credit for what they do.”

The contribution made by these groups and volunteers may become even more important in the wake of the new government’s plans to cut public service spending by $1.5 billion to fund its manifesto promise of tax cuts. To achieve this target, all government departments have been charged with identifying savings of at least 6.5 per cent.

What this will mean for DOC is unclear, which leaves the Golden Bay operation in a state of limbo, until revised national priorities are defined by the Minister of Conservation. Ross, however, will be able to exercise some discretion on how any change in government policy is implemented on the ground.

“We’ll need to deliver on directions from Wellington, but we can manage that delivery,” says the operations manager, who is no stranger to complex planning processes and the machinations of government. “At Christchurch City Council, I was often working at a national level, so I’m used to working with the Ministry of the Environment.”

Although his role is by necessity largely a “desk job”, Ross says it is vital he gets out of the office to connect with people and places. “A really important part is being out on the tracks and huts and involved with community groups.”

And on that topic, he has some good news: “I can confirm that the Heaphy Track is fully open and the new bridges on the Heaphy and Lewis rivers operating.”

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LE T TERS Sinister influence of overseas lobbyists

Electricity and fibre buried in the berm Check what’s under your feet before you or your real estate agent puts up your Home for Sale sign.

We have seen for some time how the politics of the right is run and integrated – it is a well-oiled machine. The antiThree Waters campaign was led by the cleverly mis-named Taxpayer Union. It is of course the opposite of a trade union, it is a political lobby group with funding from the likes of British America Tobacco, North American hedge funds and the like.

It is no surprise that ACT’s David Seymour and the Taxpayer Union’s Jordan Williams are connected with the right-wing Ajax Network with fellowship money. Aside from being antico-governance they are also urging NZ to scrap its funding to UNRWA – the agency providing UN aid to the desperate women and children of Gaza, based on flimsy Israeli evidence.

It is also no surprise that ACT is doing well in a Curia Poll run by ex-Taxpayer Union leader, David Farrar. Another Taxpayer Union stalwart is John Bishop, father of MP Chris Bishop and you begin to see how connected and conflicted this group is.

What is remarkable is this group leads the charge against co-governance and the Treaty principles as an erosion of democracy. Māori organisations are highly democratic and are of course Aotearoa-based and focused. Treaty rights to water were successfully fought for in the Waitangi Tribunal and the Courts, however, the rewards were meagre and the loss of co-governance arrangements in Three Water leaves arrangements like those for the Waikato and Whanganui Rivers and some other water bodies, somewhat stranded, but still effective. Local Government is the real loser here – good luck ratepayers – the Government has left you carrying the can! no reira, heoi ano Morris Te Whiti Love

Nitrate monitoring key in granting WCO

The strip of land, or berm, between your property boundary and the road is usually owned by the local council and it’s called ‘road reserve’.

Utility providers like Network Tasman and the council use road reserve for burying services like electricity and communication cables, and water and sewerage pipes. When the services are first installed, they get buried deep enough to be safe from most driven stakes, but over time the ground level can change.

Driving stakes into road reserve land is risky because you might accidentally hit a buried cable or pipe. If you hit a cable, then there is a risk of electrocution or loss of internet connections, if it’s a pipe you hit then it might be damaged and end up leaking.

The premiere of the film The Unseen was deservedly well received last Saturday. It succinctly describes the battle to save Te Waikoropupū Springs from further degradation, through excellent dialogue, photography and graphic imagery.

However, the impression may have been left that the spiritual values of the waters themselves was the sole basis on which the Water Conservation Order (WCO) was granted.

In fact, three independently presented strands contributed to the case. Joint applicants Ngāti Tama and Andrew Yuill presented Te Ao Māori view on the cultural significance and spiritual importance of the Springs to mana whenua. For Save our Springs, the intrinsic spiritual qualities of the waters was vital.

It was the dataset from the water nutrient analysis conducted since 2016 by Friends of Golden Bay (FoGB), presented by Dr Don Mead that conclusively showed that nitrate levels at the springs had risen from below 0.4 mg/L at the outset of testing, to a dangerously high level of 0.52 mg/L.

The court report to the Environment Minister acknowledged this foundational nutrient monitoring programme as: "an exemplary and commendable work of citizen science which is a credit to all those involved." And: "It should not be overlooked that the data gathered by those members that showed increasing levels of nitrate-Nitrogen in the Springs was instrumental in instigating the WCO application."

The reliability of the data gathered by FoGB members and scientists volunteering their time was acknowledged by TDC. This programme deserves wider community recognition for its value and power to inform an exhaustive investigation, lengthy court hearing, and ultimately the granting of the Order.

The challenge now is to translate this WCO into effective remedial action on the ground. Friends of Golden Bay continues with our monitoring and other activity.

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Many yellow road signs have been made and erected around Golden Bay showcasing names of particular areas eg Cassidy’s Corner, Bridger’s Hollow, Manson’s Corner, The Cutting - areas whose names would otherwise be lost over time. These have all been done by Heritage Golden Bay and are, for the most part, on private land.

It has come to our notice that the signs for Cassidy’s Corner (on Abel Tasman Drive) and for Page’s Hollow (near the Waitapu Bridge) are missing, presumed stolen.

Heritage Golden Bay is a non-profit charity. Every time we replace one of these signs we take money from our very limited budget; money which has been gifted to us for use in other projects. This is not the first time this has happened.

We would like the theft of these signs to stop.

Further more, if anyone has any information about any of this please contact me on 525 8086.

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Two health practitioners are combining their talents to improve the quality of life for people in Golden Bay. Vincent Louys and partner Marie-Laure Darricarrere have been running the Res-source clinic at Golden Bay Health Centre in Motupipi Street for the past two years.

Between them, the couple offer a wide range of treatments that can be administered individually or combined into a personalised programme to maximise health benefits.

“It’s like a toolbox,” says Marie-Laure, “using a variety of tools – to help people, which comes from our hearts.”

Their overlapping expertise, combined with their individual specialities, means the couple can work very effectively together in a holistic practice. “We offer different things but in a complementary way,” says Marie-Laure. “We help find the roots of the problem, not just the symptom.”

The tools in the “box” include osteopathy, acupuncture, SCENAR and craniosacral therapies, plus Pilates and qigong.

Vincent, who has been an osteopath and acupuncturist for more than 20 years, says he has “tried out lots of different stuff” over that time and has selected the techniques he considers most efficacious. “Osteopathy is a very effective method – good for sprains and strains.” He dispels the common misconception that it is solely about joint manipulation, pointing out that it can be a gentle technique suitable for people of all ages, from babies through to the elderly.

He frequently combines osteopathy with another of his specialities. “I use acupuncture a lot, too,” says Vincent, who is trained in both traditional Chinese and Western methods.

Both he and Marie-Laure are practitioners of SCENAR

therapy, which is primarily used to reduce pain and stress. “It’s a medical device that speaks the nervous system language and talks to the brain,” explains Vincent. “It’s like a fuse has burnt out and this helps to reset things.” He says it is particularly effective for a wide range of acute musculo-skeletal and inflammatory issues, but works also for chronic pain, with clients often commenting that “it’s too good to be true”.

As part of their holistic approach, the couple also run a monthly qigong session at the Senior Citizens' Hall “for koha”, and Marie-Laure teaches Pilates “for exercise and posture”.

They continue to add items to their toolbox. “In the future I’ll offer trauma relief therapy for PTSD symptoms – physical and mental,” says Vincent.

Res-source is at Golden Bay Health Centre, 12 Motupipi Street. To book an appointment, go online to: www.res-source. com; for more information email: contact@res-source.com.

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As summer draws to a close, thinking about the future in terms of food provisions is a good practice in this uncertain world we live in.

As many of my salad and herb crops go to "seed" I am reminded of the importance of saving some for next year's sowing. Even better if we all save what we like to grow, what grows well, and what we’ve trialled for the first time and has grown well.

Dry seed heads can be cut off and put into a sack to fully dry. Most seeds will detach if given a bit of a bashing in the sack, including pods on, say, rocket or kale. Once released, a little sieving will separate some of the chaff. Follow this with some winnowing using a nice curved bowl to blow off the remaining chaff. Place seed in a labelled snaplock bag and freeze for a week to kill any critters that may otherwise eat the seed over winter.

Fruity seed, such as from buttercup pumpkins, needs to be washed with some detergent then dried well in an airing cupboard or a dehydrator on low heat. Tomatoes and cucumbers with gelatinous seed need this substance fermented off by putting seed in a jar and leaving to rot for a few days. Then simply pour in extra water, stir well and before it settles pour off the pulp, leaving just the seed in the bottom.

Dry the seed as above. Best put in a labelled bag and frozen also. Store seeds in a rodent-proof container in a cool place ready for next year's growing season.

However seed saving isn’t quite that simple. Google seed savers exchange in the USA for more information or join me in a seed saving workshop coming up. Creating a local Golden Bay seed exchange is a project listed on The Wellbeing Protocol app that you can vote on too.

Make the most of your harvest through preserving and storing excess produce for greater food security.

SOL’S GARDEN JOBS FOR MARCH Vegetable care Make compost with crop residues.

Sheet mulch vacant beds or sow green crops.

Turn in summer green crops at flowering stage.

Harvest sweetcorn when tassels brown.

Plant winter/spring vegetables like spinach beet.

Spray Brassicas weekly with Bt. Liquid fertilise greens, leeks and Brassicas.

Thin carrots and beetroot.

Collect and destroy shield bugs.

Cloche sensitive crops, eg late beans.

Keep mounding or mulch late potatoes and yams. Lift trailing kūmara runners back onto bed or trim.

Weed out oxalis bulbs with trowel now.

Feed and mulch asparagus if haven’t this summer.

Hothouse: Daily water well. Liquid feed regularly. Spray with garlic and soap vs aphids. Mulch. Sow/plant winter salads or green crops. Keep tending summer hot crops like tomatoes for ongoing supply into cooler months.

For transplanting: All seeds 21 and 23 March. Spring onions and leafy greens (spinach, spinach beet, silver beet, lettuce, endive, pak choi, Chinese cabbage, cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli) (best 3-4, 20, 30-31 March). Herbs and flowers, eg pansy (also 10, 18-19 March).

Sow direct: All seeds 21 and 23 March. Salads, spring onions, kohlrabi (best 3-4, 20, 30-31 March). Carrots, beetroot, radish, turnip and swede (also 17-19 March). Flowers, eg hollyhock (also 10, 18-19 March). Peas (best 5 and 22 March).

Plant: Best 6-17 March. Salad greens, spinach, cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli. Flowers, eg anemone and tulip bulbs.

Herb care Take cuttings of semi-woody herbs like rosemary and put into coarse sand mix. Use rooting hormone or crush tradescantia or willow.

Sow herb seed directly under cover, eg coriander.

Plant herbs, eg parsley, or transplant self-seeded perennials

like chives.

Harvest herbs for drying and seed.

Weed and mulch.

Fruit care Keep water on developing fruit trees.

Set up frost/wind protection on young sensitive plants, eg avocados.

Harvest pears, figs, black passionfruit, berries, grapes (net) and late purple peaches and apples.

Complete summer pruning, especially stone-fruit. Prune berries. Prune grapes back to five to six leaves after fruit.

Alternate between trees and/or chop down greenery under trees as mulch.

Sow beneficial understorey plants into the orchard (see Kings Seeds).

Remove and burn codlin moth infested cardboard from trees.

Spray disease susceptible fruits with copper oxychloride after harvest before leaf fall.

Spray citrus with copper oxychloride vs dieback and verrucosis disease (scab).

Spray all purpose/neem oil for scale insect, aphid or passion vine hoppers. Spray lime sulphur on stone fruit trees vs rust, powdery mildew, as well as scale, mites and borers.

Incert trichodowels vs silverleaf fungus.

Avoid gardening 10 March (new moon) and 25 March (full moon).

General garden care Mow for mulching or compost making.

Make last comfrey brew.

Do a soil test now and apply recommended minerals improve soil and plant health.

Collect seaweed/seagrass and mulch.

Prune shelter for airflow and chip to make woody compost/ mulch.

Take tip cuttings of many ornamental shrubs, trees and herbaceous plants.

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Migration (PG) Encore Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (M) Perfect Days (M) (Japanese) (subtitles) Final The Holdovers (M) Final Shayda (M) Poor Things (R18) Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (M) Poor Things (R18) Final Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (G) (Classic) Once Only Dune: Part 2 (M) (Note Earlier Start) Goodbye Julia (M) (Sudan) (subtitles) Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (M) Final The Zone of Interest (M) (German) (subtitles) Shayda (M) Dune: Part 2 (M) Final The Zone of Interest (M) (German) (subtitles)

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Some of us might recall the 1997 award sweeping Italian film Life Is Beautiful. Striking an almost impossible balance, comedic actor Roberto Benigni played an incarcerated man whose imagination and endless positivity enabled him to endure a horrific ordeal. Perfect Days is, by comparison, "Life is simple". Nothing momentous appears to happen in the existence of middle-aged cleaner Hirayama (Kōji Yakusho), but he greets each identical day with palpable contentment and gratitude. Rising at dawn, he grooms himself impeccably before donning a boiler suit, smiles up at the sky, then cleans WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THIS PROGRAMME: Tokyo’s public conveniences.

Although barely acknowledged by the citizens around him, CLASSIC WILLY WONKA: BOB MARLEY FUNDRAISER: (one distraught woman even wipes her young son’s palms Following on from the success of Wonka, we are screening Our first screening of this iconic musician is also a fundraiser for the after Hirayama leads the lost child by the hand back to his Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) once only. theatre. Tickets only $20. Featuring GalanJAH as DJ playing from 6pm mother), he meticulously carries out his task with dignity and Be sure to book online for this gem! 4pm. from his Bob Marley & family vinyl collection. Book online now! 8pm. a sense of pride.

The same can’t be said for his lazy and oafish young assistant Takashi, who only cares about impressing an aloof young woman called Aya. When the boy’s scooter breaks down he begs Hirayama to give them both a lift in his tiny car, and this BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE (M) Drama/Music 1hr45m is when the reclusive older man’s completely regulated life ARGYLLE (M) Action/Adventure 2hr20m On the big screen for the begins to alter. His passion for music, in the form of an archaic Elly Conway, is a reclusive first time, celebrating the cassette tape collection, appeals to Aya and they enjoy a Van author of espionage novels.

When the plots of her books life & music of an icon who Morrison song together. Takashi only sees an opportunity and –which centre on secret inspired generations through secretly slips a tape into Aya’s bag, then crassly tries to convince agent Argylle –begin to his message of love and unity.

Hirayama to sell the rest of his collection. When Aya later finds mirror actions of a real-life spy Special fundraiser screening Hirayama to return the tape, she asks to listen to it in his car, organisation, life takes a turn. on Saturday 9 March. then leaves the startled man with a goodbye kiss on the cheek.

GOODBYE JULIA (M) Sudan Drama 2hrs (subtitles) Until now insulated from society around him, it finally DUNE: PART 2 (M) Action/Adventure 2hr45m The story of two women who In the second part of Frank begins to encroach upon his life in surprising ways. He begins represent the complicated Herbert's classic science a noughts and crosses game over several days with an unseen relationship and differences fic tion epic, D uke Paul partner who leaves the folded paper hidden in a bathroom stall. Atreides joins the Fremen and b e t we e n n o r t h e r n a n d His niece Niko suddenly appears and stays with him, having begins a spiritual and martial southern Sudanese run away from her wealthy mother. As Niko accompanies him journey to become Muad'dib. communities. on his rounds at work the young woman provides Hirayama with a fresh perspective on the world around him. At the same time her youthful innocence seems to connect with his serene INSPECTOR SUN & THE CURSE OF THE BLACK WIDOW (PG) RICEBOY SLEEPS (M) Drama 2hrs (subtitles) Kids/Family/Comedy Set in the 90s, a Korean single appreciation of the small things in life. “It's your friend”, she 1hr30m mother raises her young son deduces, when watching Hirayama take endless photographs, Set in the world of bugs in the suburbs of Canada (with a non-digital camera, of course), of a particular tree in where spiders are the cops, a determined to provide a the park. detective boards a seaplane better life for him than the These are small incidents for anyone else, but quietly seismic to San Francisco after finally one she left behind. capturing his arch nemesis. in Hirayama’s carefully ordered existence.

A quiet story like this can only work if we are completely THE CONVERT (R13) Action/Drama 2hrs THE BOY & THE HERON (PG) Adventure/Fantasy 2hrs invested in the lead character, and Kōji Yakusho plays him with Japanese Animation. While Historical drama from Lee compelling charm and gentleness. Hirayama is clearly cultured the Second World War rages, Tamahori set in 1830s NZ. and highly educated, but content to devote himself completely teenage Mahito, haunted by Arriving at a British settlement to a thankless and even scorned profession. He creates a his mother's tragic death, is preacher Thomas Munro’s magnetic screen presence by doing very little, while at the relocated from Tokyo to the mission is put to test as he’s caught in the middle of a blood same time is our tour guide of some of Tokyo’s architecturally serene rural home of his new feud between Māori tribes. beautiful public toilets. He barely speaks, but little is made of stepmother Natsuko. the times when he decides to. There is more than enough noise THE ZONE OF INTEREST (M) Drama 1hr45m (subtitles) WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971 Classic) going on in the world around him.

(G) Kids/Family/Musical Winner of the Grand Prize at However, no man is an island, as the saying goes, and as this Cannes 2023, this historical 1hr40m. The last of five delightful film draws to a close, we see that events have been war drama centres on the "golden tickets" falls into the quietly set in motion which could lead to greater happiness commandant of Auschwitz, hands of a sweet but very poor boy. He & his grandpa then Rudolf Höss, & his wife Hedwig and fulfilment for Hirayama, but only if he chooses. get a tour of the strangest Perfect Days is a nourishing experience, and in place of & family who strive to build a Recorded Live Performance chocolate factory in the world. dream life next to the camp. adrenaline you have the opportunity to enjoy one of the best film soundtracks in years, courtesy of Hirayama’s retro cassette Buy tickets online at www.villagetheatre.org.nz ꟾ 32 Commercial Street, Takaka ꟾ phone 525 8453 collection. You might even get the Lou Reed song this film takes its title from.

Perfect Days screens tomorrow night at 5pm, and the following evening is the opening of the multi award nominated Poor Things starring Emma Stone. A Victorian adventure mixed with My Fair Lady and a touch of Frankenstein, it has been described as "extravagantly beautiful and extremely funny".

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NEWS IN BRIEF

New faces at Tākaka Primary School

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Just drive slowly and follow the signs to the marked areas.

Note that some of the bike portion of this event is on State Highway 60. Please take extra care if travelling on the road between Motupipi and Pōhara between 10.30am and 3pm on Sunday.

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The gift of love and kindness Principal Corinne Rowe with some of the Year 2 and 3 Tākaka Primary School students. Photo: Ronnie Short.

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Tākaka Primary School (TPS) principal Corinne Rowe says the school started this year with a mihi whakatau for new kaiako (teachers), whānau, and tamariki.

Students from the dual-medium class conducted the welcome, supported by Syd Eru and deputy principal Talia Lynch.

In addition to the returning TPS team are a new learning support assistant and a teacher working one-to-one with a student.

One outcome resulting from a staff and whānau survey was the aim to provide more leadership opportunities for Year 6 students.

At the time of the interview, Year 6 students were undertaking a leadership camp at Tōtaranui with their teachers.

"What they're working on is developing and understanding leadership," says Corinne, "and then what activities they might plan and run for the rest of the school throughout the year.”

Meanwhile, remaining students were also learning about leadership.

“They’re going to spend the day at Onetahua Marae. They’ll have a pōwhiri, which our senior dual-medium class are going to run for Years 4 and 5.”

The children will learn the meanings of the symbolism in the marae’s artworks and tukutuku panels, thanks to hosts

from Manawhenua ki Mohua. Lunch and a beach swim will complete the day’s outing. Back at TPS on Friday, those students will create an art piece using symbolism to reflect who they are as a person, including what makes them unique.

An idea that manifested from student voices last year was lunchtime clubs. This year an art club, pohewa, is beginning; “We’re really lucky here that we’ve got kaiāwhina Sarah Thomas, who has an amazing skill set,” says Corinne. Sarah will develop the students’ painting skills with the goal of creating a collaborative mural for the school.

The Swim Safe programme continues throughout term one in the heated pool. An inaugural whole-school swimming sports event will take place on 1 March, prior to an inter-school competition.

Another new incentive launched last year saw the development of four houses: ruru, tūī, tākapu, and kea, who compete to win a trophy. That trophy will be up for grabs at the school’s swimming sports event.

A concept known as tuakana-teina sees older children working with younger on Fridays. This term they will work in their house groups, “So one of the things they’ll be working on is creating a banner to display at the sports days for their house,” says Corinne. “Whaea Maria [Hambrook] has written a waiata around our school houses... an opportunity to have a bit of house pride.”

A gesture of love from Antoinetta Ruocco on Valentine's Day. Photo: Rosa Volz.

ROSA VOLZ

Valentine’s Day saw “a gesture of love” in the form of beautiful bouquets distributed from a stand on the Village Green. The initiative was a spontaneous gesture from Golden Bay local Antoinetta Ruocco, “because we all need a little bit of love on Valentine’s Day”.

Supported by friends and donations, Antoinetta was up until 3am the night before preparing bouquets to give away in a demonstration of love and kindness to those who might find the day challenging or sad.

Says Antoinetta of the recipients, “You are seen, and you are loved. For me this is about giving something without wanting something in return.”

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NATURE DIARY

Looking for

With its enchanting song, on insects.

The bellbird has survived the beautiful olive-green bellbird or makomako is well on the mainland in the presence of introduced known as a musical wonder. predators. These birds occur Captain Cook was recorded in much greater densities describing them as “sounding like small bells exquisitely on predator-free islands tuned”. where they are known to reach extraordinarily high S l i g ht l y s m a l l e r t h a n densities. For example, a blackbird, bellbirds are densities of five to nine nectar eaters and they play an pairs per hectare have been important role in pollinating the flowers of many of our reported on offshore islands. native trees and shrubs. Their One can only imagine the curved bill and brush-like sound of their famous bell notes where there is such tongue allows them to reach abundance. deeply into flowers to extract SUBMITTED BY CYNTHIA McCONVILLE the nectar. Then, feeding on In our garden the the fruit that is the result of this pollination, bellbirds disperse resident tūī are quite stroppy. Inclined to defend their food the seeds assisting in the regeneration of our forests. Bellbirds sources they pursue would-be trespassers such as bellbirds, also eat many different insects and spiders, gleaning tree often dive-bombing them when they visit. There is always a trunks, branches and leaves as well as hawking (catching sense of satisfaction in seeing our visiting bellbirds feeding insects mid-flight). Their young are almost exclusively fed undisturbed either on flax flowers or at the bird feeders.

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The theme chosen is "Bounty of the Bay", and the programme starts with a tour of two places in the Bay of bountiful interest.

Dinner on Monday night is provided by the local Rural Women branches, followed by entertainment from well-known local Paul Sangster.

And there's plenty more besides, according to the conference promotional material: "We have two phenomenal The 2024 RWNZ Regional Conference is being held in the Bay. women who are our guests. Georgie Moleta, who is not just famous in Golden Bay but regionally too for her abilities in Also included in the programme are a speech competition, the butchering business; don’t miss her Monday night. Then fundraising raffles, stalls with local products, an exercise session the amazing Donna Wells, sole director of FinestKind – a with Jacinda Hohepa, and maybe a quiz. multi-award-winning company specializing in quota trading, RWNZ is an organisation that facilitates networking and exporting of fresh chilled fish, and seafood promotion – will friendship and has become a powerful voice on health services, be speaking on Tuesday morning. Both women thriving and education, environment, and social issues in the rural sector. excelling in mostly male-dominated businesses. Also, the The conference offers an opportunity to become involved. talented Teresa, a Golden Bay florist whipping up a seasonal Anyone wishing to join should email Carolyn McLellan at floral creation." balmac@xtra.co.nz, or Joyce Wyllie at kaihoka@xtra.co.nz.

POLICE REPORT Kia ora whānau • 9 February: Twenty-four police and fire attended a vehicle rollover on the Tākaka Hill. A car load of youths were uninjured. The driver of the vehicle will be charged with dangerous driving after witnesses reported the manner of his driving prior to crashing.

• A single Toyota motor vehicle key with electronic locking has been handed into police as found property. Please pop into the station with your vehicle if you think it’s yours.

• You may have noticed police enforcing speed limits around schools now that our tamariki are back in class.

Please drive slowly past schools at all times of the day.

Thank you to the many that keep their speed to below 40kmph, which is in fact the limit outside Motupipi and Central Tākaka Schools whilst kids are present.

• 14 February: A nine-year-old child was lucky to avoid injury when she was struck by a vehicle outside Golden Bay High School. The cautious driver was travelling at

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20kmph when the child unexpectedly ran in front of her car. The slow speed undoubtedly saved this child from serious injury. A frightening incident for everybody to learn from.

• 19 February: A 42-year-old male from Christchurch was arrested for obstruction and driving whilst forbidden. He faces further charges of resisting arrest and assaulting police. He has been remanded in custody to appear in the Nelson District Court 11/3/24. His vehicle has been impounded for 28 days and his bogus number plates removed.

• 20 February: Two teenagers were trespassed from Pōhara Store after interfering with the vending machine outside and helping themselves to two cans of coke.

• We are entering a period of increased fire danger. It is an offence to use fireworks or light fires without a valid permit.

Have a great weekend, stay safe.

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Walking the Bay: Easy overnighter to Fenella Hut

The marked track from Fenella Hut to a nearby tarn provides spectacular views to Kākāpō and Aorere Peaks. Photos: Rosa Volz.

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Walk: Fenella Hut. Distance: 13km, one way.

Characteristics: Backcountry, easy overnight tramp.

Terrain: The terrain is predominantly a wide river flat through native tussock and small copse of beech forest. The track is wellworn and marked with three-metre-high red snow poles, an indication of winter weather conditions. In summer, the valley blazes yellow with New Zealand native alpine “Māori onion”.

Access/Parking: The closest access point to the hut is from the carpark at Trilobite Hut, at the head of the Cobb Reservoir.

From Upper Tākaka, turn into Cobb Dam Road and follow it up Cobb Valley. From the power station, the road is narrow, unsealed, and a 4WD is recommended. After summiting the ridgeline, make your way down to the Cobb Reservoir and follow the road to its conclusion at Trilobite Hut. Tips and Tricks: Remember to complete the intentions book housed at Trilobite Hut. Pack for all weather conditions as this is an alpine area subject to inclement conditions.

Fenella Hut: 12 bunks, water, toilet, fireplace, firewood, gas cooktop. Backcountry Hut Pass, no bookings.

The track: Trilobite Hut is named after the nearby fossil location of New Zealand’s oldest marine fossils, dating from middle Cambrian age, around 505 million years ago. Discovered in 1948, this is a seemingly unlikely location for marine species.

Trilobite Rock is a limestone outcrop a short walk from the hut.

Departing the Trilobite carpark, the track meanders at a gentle gradient up the Cobb River valley for 5.5km until it reaches historic Chaffey Hut. Built in the 1950s by the first Cobb ranger, Jack McBurney, to escape the noise associated with the construction of the Cobb Dam, Chaffey Hut is roughly hewn from local beech slabs. The hut sleeps three and takes the namesake of local prospector Henry Chaffey, of Asbestos

Cottage legend.

From Chaffey Hut, the track continues in the same vein for a further 6km with multiple well-bridged river crossings, passing Tent Camp and a right-hand turn off at Cobb Hut. From here, the forest and the track traverses more stony terrain. There is a short climb up a limestone outcrop before the final path to Fenella Hut is revealed, tucked into the beech.

Fenella Hut was constructed in 1981 as a memorial to Fenella Druce, who was one of four people killed when an alpine hut in Mt Cook National Park was blown away in 1977.

From the hut, there is a marked track to a nearby tarn (small mountain lake), housed in the rocky outcrops a 10-minute walk from the hut. This is truly spectacular (and cold) with views to Kākāpō and Aorere Peaks, a lovely sunspot to spend an afternoon should you arrive early in the day. From here, cairns provide markers for the more intrepid tramper to explore lesser-known routes.

The hut is spacious and well-equipped. The toilet is a fair distance from the hut, down a beautiful-but-steep set of stone stairs, sitting on a ridge with views, with an ornate stainedglass door. Even in the early months of summer, the mercury plummeted when the sun went down, and we kept the fire on all night, waking to a frosty one-degree morning.

The return trip is much the same in reverse, gently downhill.

A recommended side trip is to Lake Cobb. At the Cobb Hut intersection, drop your pack and walk over a rocky saddle for 15 minutes till you reach the lake. Arriving at the lake outflow, you can observe the remains of control gates dating from an earlier hydropower scheme.

What the trampers say: Jack Schaper, aged 10, says, “I really loved swimming in the ice-cold tarn. The hut was amazing, and big for a DOC hut.” Jack easily completed the tramp and “highly recommends” the experience.

The historic Chaffey Hut, a stop on the way to Fenella Hut.

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FRIENDS of Golden Bay AGM, Wednesday 28 February, 7.30pm at Senior Citizens' Hall. Craig Potton slide show and talk: “The Wild and Anxiety”– how we approach nature. All welcome.

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WORLD Day Of Prayer service, Friday 1 March, 2pm, Tākaka Anglican Church. Everyone welcome.

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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.

ARCHITECT services. Building and resource consents.

Residential, commercial and industrial. Chris Pyemont Architects, ph 021 0278 4729.

ARCHITECTURAL design, residential housing. Ph Peter Fersterer 525 8132.

ARCHITECTURE design. Certified Passive House designer.

Residential new/alterations. For a local, friendly, and reliable service ph Juan 021 211 1339 or email: design@ortizstudio. co.nz ARCHITECTURE services: Gould Architecture Ltd. Focus on rural and coastal projects. Ph 027 369 3118, email george@ gouldarchitecture.co.nz BUILDER available. "Top job that". Alterations, additions, decks, fencing, all aspects of property maintenance. Specialist in complete bathroom renovations, licensed waterproofing. No job too small. Get your bach up to scratch. Ph Steve 021 995 006.

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, chainsawing, polesawing/pruning, weedwhacking, general property/land maintenance. Ph Ry South 022 513 3947.

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Ray White Golden Bay

Billy Kerrisk AREINZ 027 608 5606

Billy Kerrisk Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008 rwgoldenbay.co.nz

billy.kerrisk@raywhite.com

74 Lookout Road, Parapara

Tender closing March 19th, 4pm

7 Washbourn Road, Onekaka Tender closing March 21st, 2pm

Just Listed

Just Listed

COASTAL BUSH BLOCK PROJECT

MUST SEE Bush block overlooking Parapara Beach, next door to QEII land. Located on a private ROW offering relative seclusion and good elevation. There is a house, triple car garaging, and potential.

Think of this “As is” sale as a project! Check out the photos online at rwgoldenbay.co.nz. Better still come along to the open home.

DUNHORSLEY ESTATE, ONEKAKA 4.752ha most in pasture, 5 paddocks Two water supplies & duck pond 1963 farm house in need of repair Double garage & old workshop Hay shed & road side stall All offered in “As is” condition

Open Home Sunday 11:00 - 11:30am

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TRADES AND SERVICES / Mahi a ratonga CHIMNEY sweep and firebox maintenance. GB Chimney Cleaning ph 027 458 7679.

CHIPPER, a chap and chainsaw, six-inch chipper. Ph John Davis 027 470 7155.

free quote ph Craig 027 472 4376.

SEPTIC TANKS EMPTIED. Ph Shane 027 647 4913.

COURIERS. TG Couriers delivering between Golden Bay and Nelson five days a week. Ph 027 717 7188.

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

CURTAIN tracks, custom curtains, sheers, liners and Luxaflex blinds. Imagine designs (next to Z Fuel stop), 96b Commercial St, Tākaka, transform your space today. Ph Tracey 027 440 0071.

STUMP grinding specialist. Tree care and property maintenance.

Ph Carl 027 263 5353.

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

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.

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

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

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.

PROPERTY AVAILABLE / Rawa watea

GOLDEN BAY ROOFING Maintenance, leaks, repairs and roofing supplies.

Licensed Roofer. Ph 027 395 0037.

NEW LISTING

GOLDEN Bay Storage, Tākaka. Dry, safe, secure, alarmed, insurance approved. Furniture trailer available. Ph Marg 027 222 5499, goldenbaystorage@gmail.com HANDYMAN/ maintenance. 30 years aeronautical engineer.

Small building, carpentry and chainsawing, other jobs to be discussed. Ph Shaun 027 880 3535.

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

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

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

No job too big, no job too small.

LAWN mowing and garden maintenance. ProMow Services NZ ph 027 458 7679.

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.

MOHUA Glass and Glazing. Ph 027 410 9105, mohuaglass@ 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.

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THE PERFECT RETREAT IN POHARA 65a Selwyn Street Pohara

Relax, entertain and unwind in this private retreat, hideaway, AirBnb or holidayhome, just across the street from the sands of Pohara beach. Be quick to view!

Enquiries over $779,000 considered.

Contact Brent Sturm AREINZ 0272348332 OPEN HOME Saturday 24th Feb 1:00 - 1:30 (www.tallpoppy.co.nz) 13

TRADES AND SERVICES / Mahi a ratonga

SITUATIONS VACANT / Tūranga wātea

GALLERIES / Whakakitenga

WINDOW CLEANING SERVICE

Employment Opportunity Employment Opportunity in the Construction Industry

Ph Willem 022 134 1726

in the Construction Industry

Cluster construction is seeking to engage either a qualified Carpenter or an experienced general construction hand.

goldenbaycarpetcleaners@gmail.com

Ashleigh James

Carpets  Cars  Motorhomes  Upholstery

021 987 671

Cluster construction is seeking to engage either a qualified

Bay Spraying 021 0836 4501 Owner Operator

Richard Hayward (Dicky) Tiff Price

Cluster undertakes the full spectrum of construction work - residential, Carpenter or an experienced general construction hand. civil, industrial/commercial.

Cluster undertakes the full spectrum of construction work -

Your key attributes will be: honesty, energy, reliability and physical residential, civil, industrial/commercial. fitness, and a willingness to learn. Your work experience attributes Your key attributes will be: honesty, energy, reliability and should include at least some of the following: physical fitness, and a willingness to learn.

• Ability to work on major sites with active machinery working and Your work experience attributes should include at least some be safety conscious in this environment. of the following: • Experience in concrete works, including formwork & precast work.

• •Ability to work on major sites with active machinery Working at height from elevated work platforms and orworking

andqualifications be safety conscious in this environment. in fall prevention harness systems.

• •Experience in concrete works, carpentry includingpractices formwork A sound knowledge of general & precast •work.

An ability to read and interpret plans • •Working attoheight fromwith elevated work platforms An ability work safely a full range of power tools and/or & civil qualifications equipment. in fall prevention harness systems.

• A sound knowledge ofrelative generaltocarpentry Terms of engagement will be attributes &practices experience.

• An ability to read and interpret plans

So if you have some of the above please phone Lance 0274 472 887.

• An ability to work safely with a full range of power tools & civil equipment.

Terms of engagement will be relative to attributes & experience.

CHURCH SERVICES ON SUNDAYS

FOR SALE / Hei hokohoko

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

FIREWOOD, good selection. Ph Bay Firewood 027 769 6348.

AUTOMOTIVE, marine and deep cycle batteries in stock now at Steve Prince Auto Electrical. Ph 027 616 5211.

CURTAIN mould cleaner. Imagine designs, 96b Commercial St, Tākaka for all your curtains and blinds.

LUSITANICA /Mexican cypress timber, locally grown and milled. Ph Martin 027 774 9083.

EATING OUT / Kai wahi kē

PROPERTY WANTED / Rawa hiahia PROPERTY or land (maximum 7ha) within 30 minutes of Tākaka. Private, sunny, distant views. dth@dreamtime.nz WANTED to rent: two bedrooms by local lady. Ph/txt Anne Michell 027 751 7970.

LIFESTYLE block wanted, prefer in hills with house, no chemical spray drift. Up to $800,000. pam.mander@hotmail. com, ph 027 389 7491.

EMPLOYMENT WANTED / Hiahia mahi PERMANENT part-time work desired. Experienced and capable. Farm fencing. Landscaping. Property maintenance and development. Honest. Patricular. Reliable. Punctual. Ph Josh 027 923 5880.

76 Boyle Street (Golf Course Rd) Clifton, Takaka.

Ph 027 525 7007. Open 10am-4pm. www.earthseagallery.com

So if you have some of the above please ph Lance 0274 472 887 or email lance.clustercons@gmail.com

417 Glenview Road, Takaka 7183

flyingkiwi1975@gmail.com

EARTHSEA GALLERY

Fine Landscape Paintings - Reproduction Giclee Prints Studio Gallery of Peter Geen

ANATOKI SALMON fishing and café. Catch your own lunch or order from the menu. Open every day from 9am-4.30pm. www.anatokisalmon.co.nz

SACRED Heart Catholic faith community celebrates Mass at 5pm, 1st and 3rd Sundays of month. Service of the Word, 9.30am, 2nd Sunday of 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 25 February

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.

10.30am, Onekaka Hall Includes Kids’ Zone

Contact Lis Pedersen, 027 686 3362 Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you…Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid”.

John 14:27

Sunday Service 10am

All Welcome

Includes Kids program

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

Pastor: Rodney Watson 0275 114 266 93 Commercial St, Takaka. www.godunlimited.org Ph: 525 9265

LAURA'S COFFEE CART, Tarakohe. Open 6.30am-1pm. Coffee, whitebait, burgers.

UPCOMING EVENTS / Mea pakiri haere

MOLLY B’S, Pōhara. Open from 10am 5 days. Monday and Tuesday open from 3pm.

FRIDAY 23 FEBRUARY

SUPPORT WORKERS

NIKAU BAR AND CAFÉ, Pōhara. Open 7 days, 8.30am to late.

Bookings ph 03 970 3992.

BADMINTON, REC PARK CENTRE, 7.30-9.30pm. All welcome.

Ph Kerry 027 525 7007.

Access is one of New Zealand’s leading healthcare organisations, specialising in home-based healthcare and support.

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

SUNDAY 25 FEBRUARY

SITUATIONS VACANT / Tūranga wātea

We’re looking for people in the Golden Bay area with a desire to make a valuable and rewarding contribution to our communities. This critically important role will assist our clients to live independently in their homes.

We are particularly interested in people wanting casual/ part-time employment.

Responsibilities include personal care (showering, dressing, grooming) and household assistance (cleaning) and supporting rehabilitation.

We provide ongoing training and development, with the possibility to gain a qualification.

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PALMVILLE CAFÉ, Wainui Bay. Open 7 days, 11am-5pm. Light refreshments available.

THE MUSSEL INN. Open 7 days from 11am.

TOTOS CAFÉ - PIZZA: Open 5 days, weather permitting, 11am-5pm. Closed Tuesdays and Fridays. Ph 03 970 7934, totoscafegallery@gmail.com.

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

ZATORI Restaurant open Friday and Saturday from 5pm.

Fine dining by the seaside. Divine fresh whole foods, huge wine list, great service and amazing views. $80pp for three courses. Bookings essential, please txt 022 548 3105 or email info@zatori.co.nz

MARBLE MOUNTAIN MUSIC CLUB, 7pm, Senior Citizens' Hall, Commercial St. All welcome to come to enjoy the evening's country music.

TUESDAY 27 FEBRUARY 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.

WEDNESDAY 28 FEBRUARY FRIENDS OF GOLDEN BAY AGM, 7.30pm at Senior Citizens' Hall. Craig Potton slide show and talk: “The Wild and Anxiety”– how we approach nature. All welcome. Gold coin donation.

COSTUME HIRE, open by appointment, ph Diane 525 8097 THE GB WEEKLY, FRIDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2024

UPCOMING EVENTS / Mea pakiri haere

U3A welcomes veterinarian, Inge Bolt, former DOC Senior Ranger of Biodiversity

evenings. Returns to Joan ph 525 8338.

in South Westland, who will present

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

“Kiwi conservation, sharing an experience”, a story of what it takes to save kiwi.

Senior Citizens’ Hall, Friday 8 March, 7.30pm

THURSDAY 29 FEBRUARY

All welcome. Non-members a gold coin please.

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

Supported with funding from TDC Community Grant.

FRIDAY 1 MARCH

Roots Gig Guide

Celebrating 30 years of

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER SERVICE, 2pm, Tākaka Anglican Church. Everyone welcome.

saturday 24th february BHOZY - LIVE HIP HOP (HAMILTON) MIHI & LAKAI | 9PM - $10

AORERE FLOWER SHOW

THURSDAY 29TH FEBRUARY

Saturday 24 February

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Schedules at Earth Gems Tākaka, On the Spot Collingwood, Pakawau Shop, or ph 524 8359 or 027 222 6576. Entries to the hall by 11am Saturday.

Open to the public 2pm-4pm.

saturday 2nd march

Sale table, raffles, afternoon tea.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION w/ galanjah

funk n’ slo cuts w/ kurnel mc - $10

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The Mussel Inn

Classic Scrambles

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Sun 25th OLD THUMPERS prize giving. 4pm-ish.

Wed 28th REDWOOD & THE MAD HALLELUJAH DUO. 8pm. $10 door.

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Sat 24th INDIA MEETS IRELAND – the raga and the reel! 8pm. $20 door.

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SOAKED OATS ‘The Oats - No. 2 Experiments’ Tour. 8.09pm! $15 tickets, $20 door.

Free entry for spectators Food and drink available on site T-shirts available

POLLY AND THE MINSTREL - NATE & SIOBHAN - newfolk.

Thu 14th QUIZ. 7.30pm, all welcome.

Programmes to listen out for: Forty six and 2 (The Friday at 5 edition)

Matt and Maria start the weekend with some great rock music and the odd random track thrown in.

Supported by Beggs Music Works in Hardy Street, Nelson and airs Fridays at 5.00pm, replaying Tuesdays at 11.00pm. Now also airing on Radio Southland in Invercargill and Free FM in Hamilton.

Sat 16th SYD PERRY - reggae.

Sat 24th MIKE GARNER & NEIL BILLINGTON For more details see www.musselinn.co.nz

Founders Faces

Jette, Fresh FM’s 2022 intern from Germany explores and discovers the buildings, treasures, and people of Founders Heritage Park in Nelson.

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We are always on the look out for volunteer radio programme makers who would like to share their expertise on differing subjects. If you are keen to give programme making a try we can assist you with training and support to get you up and running your own show on FreshFM. For further information or talk about your ideas email motueka@freshfm.net

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beach is a skip, hop & jump down the road. Are you the new owner of this blank canvas? Call James today.

Viewings by appointment

James Mackay 027 359 0892

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Viewing by appointment

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221 Patons Rock Rd, PATONS ROCK OCEANS OF OPPORTUNITY Summer is here & this beachside home is the perfect addition to your family holiday and a place to create long lasting memories.

Excellent sea views and positioned just across the road to Patons Rock beach. Get in touch to view today.

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Viewings by appointment

OH, YOU LITTLE CUTIE! Just on the outskirts of town, this cute 1914 villa would be the ideal starter.

There is room to add to the already established fruit trees & ample room for veggie gardens. The house has been reroofed & rewired. See you at my open home.

Open Sun, 25th | 12-12:30pm

51 Dodson Rd, CENTRAL TAKAKA

Belinda J Barnes Agent/AREINZ 021 236 2840

Jana McConnon 021 245 2197 Paul McConnon 027 504 2872

Jana McConnon Salesperson 021 245 2197

Mickayla Ormsby Salesperson 027 297 8477

e: info@goldenbayproperty.com • w: goldenbayproperty.com • 50 Commercial Street, Takaka • Licensed REAA 2008 - MREINZ

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