At its best, live sport provides high quality drama with players driven by a script written in real time.
And this is exactly what the crowd got last Saturday as Collingwood hosted Tākaka on matchday eight in the Tasman Rugby Division 2 competition. Colloquially known as the Battle of the Bay, the annual local derby is the highlight of the senior season, and rarely fails to live up to its billing.
In the build up to the match, rumours were swirling that three home-grown Crusaders players would be turning out in black and gold jerseys for injury-ravaged Collingwood.
But Saturday’s match programme listed only regular squad members.
In the absence of Super Rugby stars, and based on this season’s form, Tākaka were probably favourites in the two-horse race, but Collingwood have shown they should never be counted out. Last season’s dramatic comeback at the Rec Park to win 24-29 after trailing 24-7, would surely be on the minds of both sets of players.
So, the scene was set for what proved to be another dramatic encounter performed this time on the green turf in Collingwood.
But before the main act took centre stage, Tākaka’s U15 squad took on Nelson College in
a highly entertaining curtain raiser which saw the impressive hosts register a 33-10 victory.
During the interval between the two matches, as the rain fell, the crowd grew to number well over 200, everyone eagerly awaiting the muddy battle to come.
Tākaka started on the offensive, their young players full of running but it was veteran Anthony Tait who grounded the try to give his side a five-point lead after only three minutes. As unlikely as it seemed at that moment of celebration, it turned out to be the visitors’ only try of the match.
Conceding so early in the game galvanised the home side and they began to pressurise
their opponents. It soon paid off. Tākaka conceded a penalty and, from the ensuing lineout, five yards from the try line, Shawn Iorns drove the ball over. Liam Miller converted to give the Black and Gold a 7-5 lead with 11 minutes gone.
As the rain continued to fall, and the green turf turned to mud, the sticky surface was making running rugby difficult, while the wet ball led to frequent handling errors. Despite the cold conditions, the players were generating plenty of heat, evidenced by the steam which rose from scrums like smoke from a bonfire of damp leaves.
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Tākaka's Chris Oakden recycles the ball to get his team on the attack during the first half of their match against Collingwood last Saturday. Photo: Jo Richards.
Whakaaro: The risk to Tākaka Valley Aquifers
SUBMITTED BY ANDY CLARK
Uncontaminated water is the life blood of Golden Bay. It sustains the residents, whether at work or at home, and what we grow to consume or to sell to others to consume. Most of those in the Tākaka Valley don’t have to rely on rainfall as the aquifers below the ground provide pure water 24/7, once one installs a bore and pump.
The possibility of the construction of a gold mine processing factory and tailings dam being built above the aquifer(s) somewhere around Upper Tākaka, starts one wondering about the risk to what we generally take for granted – potable water. Tailings dams need to contain the toxic waste forever and, with arsenic being one of the minerals commonly found keeping gold company in hard rock, the risk of leaching such a highly poisonous substance is real, confirmed by testing at many historic gold mines throughout the world.
The map below shows the approximate extent of the potential risk of pollution of the aquifers in the Tākaka Valley, from an Upper Tākaka location to the sea. Any water bores within Zones 1 and 2 have a similar risk of being polluted. Any water bores that are into the Tākaka Limestone Aquifer of Zone 3 have a lesser risk of being polluted as this aquifer is only partially recharged by the Tākaka Gravel Aquifer.
Within the three zones outlined are: over 20 per cent of Fonterra’s Golden Bay milk supply farms; Tākaka township; King Salmon hatchery; and, just offshore, a growing mussel industry. Should we be worried?
I do not know the probability of the aquifers being polluted but I do know that the NZ drinking water standards only allow 0.01milligrams per litre of arsenic in a water supply before it is deemed “non-potable”. I also have no idea what level of arsenic is allowable in fish, mussels, dairy and meat products but, if these products are a part of your income, I can only urge you to become better informed.
In my view, the potential flow-on effect of contaminated water to the economy of Golden Bay could be huge and could seriously affect property prices. To ensure the best decisions are made for the good of Golden Bay, we need to very well informed and work collectively for the ongoing wellbeing of generations to come.
With the greatest respect.
Tākaka Valley Aquifers Susceptible To Pollutants From Any Mining Activity In The Upper Tākaka Area
Farming Area
Springs
ZONE 1
Tākaka Gravel Aquifer with Arthur Marble Aquifer beneath.
ZONE 2 Arthur Marble Aquifer.
ZONE 3
Tākaka Limestone Aquifer partially recharged from the Tākaka Gravel Aquifer.
Everything local at winter market
The Saturday Winter Telemarket, which provides fresh produce direct from Golden Bay's food producers, is operating in its fourth winter.
The market, located at the Telegraph Hotel, next to FreshChoice, provides shoppers with an option to buy from, and support, local businesses.
It was originally established by Ellis Creek Farm and Bacca Bakery – with both businesses still at the core of its operation. “The market has evolved over this time,” says Jonathan Thorpe from Ellis Creek Farm, a family run ethical and environmentally sustainable farm. Ellis Creek Farm sells spray-free seasonal produce, such as fruit and eggs, as well as beef and lamb cuts, and sausages. Says Jonathan: “We also offer meat and produce boxes, and people often order specific items online and collect here.”
Co-owner of Bacca Bakery Chris Kahawai explains how the market got going. “The Tele was initially started in response to a need for a Tākaka winter market for both customers and producers”. Since inception four years ago Bacca has transformed
one corner of the Telegraph Hotel, creating permanent premises. From this location they bake and serve a broad range of sweet and savoury breads and pastries, with customers able to “dine in” a relaxed and stylish café.
Jonathan tells The GB Weekly that the market is a place to meet as well as stock up with wholesome food. “I personally enjoy connecting with the community through the market, and it seems there are many people who value being able to get their hands on our local produce, meat, and eggs that are farmed spray free and using regenerative farming principles. New people are discovering us every week.”
Both Ellis Creek Farm and Bacca would welcome interest by other local producers to join the markets which Chris says “only work as well as they are supported. Our vision is to create a food economy that will support future generations. This is a way that [customers] can directly support your local community”.
Winter Telemarket is open Saturdays from 9am, except for the first Saturday of the month when the Village Market operates at the Tākaka Library carpark.
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Rose Williams and Jonathan Thorpe of Ellis Creek Farm provide fresh produce and meat at Saturday's Telemarket in Tākaka. Photo: Rosa Volz.
Bacca Bakery makes and serves a broad range of sweet and savoury breads and pastries Photo: Rosa Volz.
Meeting: Monday 1 July, 1pm Collingwood Fire Station
Items on the Agenda include:
• Public Forum
• Special Projects Fund Discretionary Fund Applications
• Board Report
• Financial Summary
To view Agenda and reports for this meeting, obtain the Zoom link, or to register to present at public forum please go to the Meetings Calendar at www.tasman.govt.nz
When Maureen met the board
LETTERS
The Golden Bay Community Board (GBCB) recently had the opportunity to have a meeting with Maureen Pugh, our local Member of Parliament. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce ourselves and establish a relationship with Maureen, so that we could communicate any needs or issues that the Golden Bay community had.
During the meeting we discussed various issues affecting the Golden Bay community, including affordable housing, roading issues (including the corner at Motupipi St and SH60), and the speed limit through the Onekaka community. Another point raised was the bridge over the Motueka River, and the limitations of the bridge.
The board also raised their high level of concern over the proposed Fast-track Approvals Bill and the detrimental effect that this would have on Golden Bay if mining was allowed.
These discussions enabled us to identify common goals and areas where we can work together to benefit the community.
Maureen’s response to the board’s mining concerns is that, until the methodology for the extraction is known, or if it even goes ahead, people are only assuming what could happen, and none of those assumptions are based on facts before us.
The meeting proved beneficial in establishing connections between the community and Maureen’s office. We appreciated her willingness to listen and engage with our concerns. This marks the beginning of a positive relationship, and we look forward to future projects.
Abbie Langford, GBCB chair School/hall 150 years jubilee
In November 1874, a decision was made to establish a school in the community of East Tākaka, Golden Bay. The area was developing with the number of timber mills established, and over a short period of time a creamery, a church, a post office, and a library were established and so the community grew. A tennis club was started, a golf course, and the train line ran from Waitapu Wharf to the end of the line, here in East Tākaka.
The original school has long gone but the new one, built in early 1900, still stands proud. No longer a school, following the closure in 1965, but is now a tidy and well-kept community hall.
A committee has been set up to organise a jubilee weekend on 9 and 10 November 2024. To register or to get more information email easttakakahallsociety@gmail.com or contact me on 03 525 9491.
Nancy Ward
Mine waste unknowns
I’ve been reading some facts about the results of fracking in Pennsylvania. There is huge pollution over there as a result, but one fact mentioned about the companies’ efforts to reduce the amount of toxic waste took my attention. (Book reference: A Hole In The Wind by David Goodrich.)
As Siren Gold has said they will need to do at their proposed mine, the frackers stored the toxic waste on land. It was then sprayed upwards into the air in an attempt to cause evaporation and thereby exposed to wind currents so that the toxins weren’t contained.
We know that Siren is talking of using local land near the Cobb for such storage until they can sort out how to deal with it.
I have listened to the radio interview between the Siren spokesperson and Grant Knowles: the Siren representative attempted to placate the concerns of protesters, but many concerns were not specifically answered. The truth is we won’t find out how they will handle problems such as waste disposal until the damage is done. They don’t yet have the answers themselves.
There’s a good reason why Sam’s Creek mine was closed down. If this government allows this mine to go ahead, that permission will be inexcusable.
Karen Brookes
Kicking a hornet’s nest
We can’t condone violence in any form, but if Ms Pugh, who didn’t come to the Bay specifically as a flag waver for Sam’s Creek but was supporting it, had done the faintest whisper of research into the effects of arsenic in a water supply she would have known, given her party’s stance on the issue, coming here and backing Sam’s Creek would be like intentionally stepping on a hornet’s nest.
Or as an African tribe I once knew put it: “When men fight by the light of the moon, the bald ones are sure to be hit.”
Mike Scott
Assuming they have enormous power, logically, most worldwide events are now planned, not random. So why is humanity today experiencing so much fear, disruption and human rights subversion and the constitutional fabric of the US being seriously degraded? What's the long-term objective; fascism? Nazism? Zionism? Eugenics?
What do the convergence and development of sciences like; quantum computing, AI, cloud storage, robotics, SMART technologies, cloning, bioengineering, etc, offer the few? Assuming the "few" have not forgotten the French Revolution, why would they want the potential threat and "costs" of having "excess" numbers of humans in the world, if efficient alternatives can meet their needs? What might you do if you were them?
Lord Acton stated: “Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely”.
For the many, Buckminster Fuller observed: “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete”. If time for collective action – what?
Clive James
Golden Bay Museum Society AGM
The Golden Bay Museum/Te Waka Hua o Mohua is having its annual general meeting on Saturday 13 July at 2pm at the Anglican Church Hall, 42 Commercial Street. After the business of the meeting, Tony and Kathy Reilly will give a talk on their adventure to the Sub-Arctic Islands. Coffee, tea and nibbles will be provided. If you have an interest in being a museum volunteer or if you just have a general interest in your local museum, come to our meeting on 13 July. We would love to meet you.
Frank Susko, board chair, Golden Bay Museum Society
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For the few, not the many
Oxfam and others tell us a few trillionaire families continue to embed decades of increasing wealth and worldwide control. Being financially anonymous, they remain figures of speculation. Except perhaps in Russia, they are now thought to have significant worldwide financial control. With the proposed removal of cash and introduction CBDC's etc, designated algorithms will be able to decide if, how, where and when we all spend our money. A pertinent quote: "Own the money supply and the world is your compliant oyster."
We have always supported any fundraisers for the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Chopper, and this year the hunt is also helping the Jack Holland Givealittle page.
Make sure you support any raffles, we will have a couple in store, watch our Facebook page for more details.
See you this Sunday, 30th, for weigh-in between 12 – 2pm, no exceptions. BBQ, music, and then get amongst the auction action prize-giving and raffles.
Let's make this a record fundraiser for both recipients.
Catherine Swinn
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Winter is the dormant period in the nature calendar. Hence why it is a good time to transplant trees or shrubs while they are less active in their growing cycle.
Tree selection
Choosing the right tree for your situation is worth the effort as they’ll be there a while. Climate, microclimate, soil type, land aspect, and space availability all influence the appropriate choice, so it's a good idea to do some research and seek advice. Native trees and shrubs are most suitable to our land. For endemic (original) species for your area visit Tasman District Council's website and search “Native Plant Restoration List”. It also provides a helpful description of topography, soils and geology, climate, original vegetation and human modifications.
Site preparation
For each chosen tree, mark its position in the landscape with a stake. This gives an opportunity to ensure spacings are ideal, functional and aesthetic in their final placement and to plan any required landscape adjustments including soil amendments. Earthworks following a careful land redesign (like permaculture) may involve cutting and forming ponds, swales, terraces, mounds or even hügelkultur. For each tree dig a hole at least twice the size of the tree's root ball. Keep topsoil and subsoil separate. Remove weeds. Do this in advance to check drainage. If the soil is heavy clay and drainage is poor, planting on mounds or the like is best. Loosen the hole with a crow bar. Spread additions of raw minerals around whole landscape to be planted following soil test recommendations. This will assist in bringing balance to soil mineral faction and improve biological activity.
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Planting
Remove pot or planter bag from tree. Avoid ripping roots, rather use a pair of snips to chop the container. Loosen roots and trim long gangly ones. Orientate tree in the hole the way you want it, at the same height above the soil level as it was in the pot. First replace subsoil, followed by topsoil around roots, and then spread out in the hole. Add compost if soil is impoverished. Use all the soil so it forms a mound around the tree. Heel in soil firmly around trunk and edge of root line to make sure the tree is stable and snug. Water well.
After care
Add a stake if the tree is in a windy position or tall and spindly. Hammer the stake in beside the tree but away from the root zone. Use two stakes either side if it's a big tree. Orientate stakes perpendicular to the prevailing wind. Use tree webbing, recycled bike inner tube or, if smaller trees, try flax. Tie in a figure eight pattern to avoid the trunk rubbing the stake in windy conditions. Add compost on the surface out to the tree's dripline, up to 10 centimetres thick, but not touching the trunk. If the site is prone to drying out, add a mulch of shredded woody material or bark. Avoid the trunk, or rot may occur. Use cardboard first to kill grass/weeds.
Prune at planting time for shape and balance, by removing any dominating branches (except central leader) so they all grow
evenly. It also helps with transplant shock.
Subtropical plants like avocados are best planted in spring when the weather is warm. Use stakes and add shade or frost cloth to form a protective shield. The same goes for trees in exposed situations.
During the first growing season, check soil moisture levels regularly and water beyond the dripline. Don’t over water, so the tree's roots are encouraged to grow. In orchard situations adding an irrigation system, like drippers for each tree down the rows, will ensure most efficient watering.
Continue to add mulch annually and, as the tree's dripline gets bigger, to help feed the roots and conserve soil moisture, thus minimising dependence on irrigating.
JULY’S GARDEN JOBS
July is the quietest month in the gardening year. Broad beans and peas can be sown direct now. Peas seem to do better sown into pots and transplanted to avoid being eaten by slugs. Garlic can still be popped in to a fertile bed. Try planting them around the edges rather than in a big patch, to minimise risk of rust. In the propagation shed Brassicas can be sown into trays, as can spinach and other salads. Greens can be planted into the hothouse too. Organise seed raising and potting mixes for next month’s propagation mission. The orchard can be pruned while trees are dormant. Aim to maintain the trees' desired form: centre leader or modified
centre for pip fruit like apples and pears; vase shape for stone fruit such as plums and peaches. Prune out diseased, damaged and unwanted branches using clean, sharp pruning tools. Remove old spurs and shorten vertical shoots to 10 centimetres to encourage more. While dormant, spray susceptible fruits with copper oxychloride or lime sulphur (not together) and a horticultural oil like neem to deter both diseases and insects respectively.
Selective pruning of the shelter trees aids sun and airflow into the garden too. Trim hedges and flowering shrubs back at this time. Chip all material to make fantastic mulch!
PLANTING CALENDAR
Sow for transplanting: All seeds 9 & 19 July. Spring onions and leafy greens (spinach, lettuce, endive, Japanese greens, Chinese cabbage, spring cabbages) (also 7-8, 18-19 July). Onions (red and brown) (also 19-21 July). Flowers, eg snapdragon (also 12 & 23 July).
Sow direct: All seeds 9 & 19 July. Mesclun salad (hothouse) and spring onions (also 7-8, 18-19 July). Peas and broad beans (also 10 July). Flowers, eg sweet peas (also 12 & 23 July).
A titoki tree seedling recently planted at the Tākaka Cohousing section, with stake and a flax tie. Photo: Sol Morgan.
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Review: Origin
Origin is not a short film, but at over two hours it never loses momentum and you might be left wanting to spend a little longer in this moving and thought provoking story.
Possibly because the subject itself is unfortunately endless – the fight against bigotry across the world, in all its forms. Essentially a biographical drama, we follow Isabel Wilkerson, a black writer as she forms her hypothesis that the persecution of one group of people by another is not just determined by race. She is galvanised first of all by being invited to write about the murder of a local black youth, and then the need to deal with her grief of losing two family members in close succession.
Travelling to Germany she sees that European Jews were persecuted by Nazi Germans of essentially the same Caucasian heritage, and the caste system in India still treats an unfortunate subset of their own society, the Dalits, as "untouchables". She even discovers an uncomfortable link between 1930s Germany and the American southern States.
This may all sound very intellectual but this film’s message is superbly carried by its cast, including a surprising turn by usual "two dimensional tough guy" actor Jon Bernthal as Isabel's sensitive and supportive husband. Isabel herself is played by Aunjanue L Ellis-Taylor, who is completely convincing as a woman driven by personal tragedy to unflinchingly bring to light some of humanity’s more disturbing traits.
Events which she researches are brought to life by some lavishly produced flashbacks to historic events including the Berlin book burnings in 1933, and disturbing recreations of the American segregated South. This is not at all easy to watch, but the message of this story is confronting uncomfortable truths.
Tragically, the sequence of a Dalit man literally submerged in human excrement as he is forced to clear an Indian sewer is not a historical event but a current occurrence.
Perhaps the most affecting is the story of nine-year-old Al Bright, invited with the rest of his Little League team to a public swimming pool in 1949 to celebrate their victory, only to be told he is forbidden to touch the water because of his skin colour. The sequence of the little boy forced to sit on the other side of a fence watching his friends play is heartbreaking.
Seventy years later, the now famous artist passes away only months before Isabel can interview him, but she is able to speak to one of his surviving Little League teammates, who has carried the shame of that day his whole life.
The jumps in geography and time never seem disjointed but keep this story of what is essentially "a woman writing a book" fresh and absorbing. Isabel’s personal experiences stop Origin feeling too much like a lecture, including an excruciating dinner party where a well-meaning German friend essentially "whitesplains" black slavery to her, and a sequence in Isabel’s leaking basement with a surly plumber wearing a MAGA baseball cap which doesn’t resolve the way you might expect.
Isabel’s eventual book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents became a New York Times best seller and in another happy conclusion the film ends with New Zealand musician Stan Walker’s song "I Am", fittingly sung in both English and Māori.
Origin screens tonight at 7.30pm. The Village Theatre is closed for Matariki, but Saturday night is an opportunity to see Ka Whawhai Tonu – Struggle Without End, a story of the New Zealand land wars told from the point of view of two Māori teenagers.
And do not miss Peter O’Toole and Katherine Hepburn at their very best in Sunday’s Classic Cinema screening of The Lion in Winter from 1968. A powerful story of political intrigue in the English Court of Henry II in 1183, it also stars a very young Anthony Hopkins and Timothy Dalton, and won three Academy awards.
Screening Schedule – Friday 28 June to Friday 19 July
Fri 28 Matariki: Theatre Closed
Sat 29 4:00 The Road to Patagonia (E) 7:30 Ka Whawhai Tonu: Struggle without End (M)
Sun 30 4:00 The Lion in Winter (1968) (PG) Classic Cinema
7:30 Copa 71 (E) Final
Wed 3 5:30 The Road to Patagonia (E)
Thur 4 7:30 Ka Whawhai Tonu: Struggle without End (M)
Fri 5 4:00 Despicable Me 4 (PG) Final
7:30 The Bikeriders (R13)
Sat 6 4:00 Ka Whawhai Tonu: Struggle without End (M) Final
7:30 Origin (M) Final
Sun 7 Due to a scheduled power cut, our afternoon film will begin at 5.15pm
5:15 The Road to Patagonia (E)
7:30 The Bikeriders (R13)
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School Holidays (Till Friday 19th)
Wed 10 2:00 The Gruffalo, The Snail & the Whale (G) 5:30 Robot Dreams (G) Encore
Thur 11 7:30 The Bikeriders (R13) Final
Fri 12 4:00 Panda Bear in Africa (G)
7:30 Haikyu: The Dumpster Battle (Japanese) (subtitles) (PG)
Sat 13 4:00 42nd Street Musical (PG)
7:30 The Road to Patagonia (E) Final
Sun 14 4:00 Belle Du Jour (1967) (R18) French Classic Cinema (subtitles)
7:30 Fly me to the Moon (M)
Wed 17 2:00 The Gruffalo, The Snail & the Whale (G) Final
5:30 Haikyu: The Dumpster Battle (English Dubbed) (PG) Final
Thur 18 7:30 Fly me to the Moon (M)
Fri 19 4:00 200% Wolf (PG)
7:30 Twisters (TBC)
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THIS PROGRAMME:
SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
A variety of great kids films including an extra screening at 2pm on Wednesday. Wet day films at 2pm on Monday, Tuesday & Thursday if raining. 8th-19th July.
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE SEASON: Saturday 20th July 4pm We are very excited to have our first filmed NT Live Season beginning with Vanya on 20 July. There will be one NT Live screening each month till November. SAT 20
Movie Descriptions
42ND STREET: THE MUSICAL (PG) 2hr25m Filmed version of the Broadway hit musical, an adaptation of the Bradford Ropes novel which was originally transferred to the big-screen in the 1933 Oscarnominated film.
BELLE DU JOUR (R18) French Classic (1967) 1hr40m (subtitles)
Drama/Romance. Severine is a beautiful young woman who loves her husband dearly, but is not intimate with him. Eventually she becomes a prostitute while remaining chaste in her marriage.
HAIKYU: THE DUMPSTER BATTLE (PG) Japanese 1hr30m Drama/Anime/Comedy
Shoyo Hinata joins Karasuno High's volleyball club to be like his idol. But, Hinata soon finds that he must team up with his middle school nemesis, Tobio Kageyama.
PANDA BEAR IN AFRICA (G) Kids/Family 1hr30m
Animated adventure of a brave young panda named Pang who travels from China to Africa to rescue his best friend, Jielong the dragon, who has been kidnapped.
THE GRUFFALO, THE SNAIL & THE WHALE (G) Kids/Family 1hr
Back-to-back screening of two half-hour animated short films based on the muchloved picture books by Julia Donaldson.
200% WOLF (PG) Kids/Family 1hr40m
A follow up to feature film 100% Wolf, in which our hero had to grapple with the shock revelation that he is not a mighty werewolf , but a tiny pink poodle.
FLY ME TO THE MOON (M) Comedy/Romance 2hr10m
During the lead-up to 1969's Apollo 11 mission, a marketing exec is hired by NASA to stage a fake moon landing, whilst a launch director struggles to stop the real thing from descending into chaos.
NT LIVE: VANYA (TBC) 2hrs
Andrew Scott brings multiple characters to life in a new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, filmed live in London's West End. The NT Live season begins on Saturday 20 July. More details in next schedule.
THE BIKERIDERS (R13) Drama 2hrs
Biker drama inspired by the book from Danny Lyon. Over the course of the 1960s, a Midwestern motorcycle club evolves from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang.
TWISTERS (TBC) Action/Adventure 2hrs
As storm season intensifies, storm chaser Kate Cooper is lured back to the open plains along with reckless socialmedia superstar Tyler Owens.
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U6s & U8s - No Friday Night Game
U10s - 10.45am vs Nelson on F1
U12s - 12 30pm vs Stoke on F2
U14s - 11am vs Waimea College on F2
U15s - 11.45am vs Waimea College on F1
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RESULTS
BRIDGE
19 June. Championship Pairs Session 5. N/S: E Bradshaw/R Smith 58.50%; A Telford/P Wood 54%; P Nelson/J Edmondson 53.50%. E/W: B Burdett/J Cooper 61%; H Curtis/J Harper 56%; G Hope//D McDonald 46%. H/cap: N/S: E Bradshaw/R Smith 58.52%; A Telford/P Wood 55.11%; P Nelson/J Edmondson 51.96%. E/W: B Burdett/J Cooper 56.69%; G Hope//D McDonald 55.52%; H Curtis/J Harper 52.65%. 21 June. Individual Session 5. D McDonald/D Perreau 60.42%; A Telford/D Sarll 59.72%; L Scurr/C Jackson 54.86%.
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Collingwood grind out last-gasp win
Collingwood tend to thrive on muddy pitches and, as the game progressed, this advantage was likely to swing in the home side’s favour. But for now it was still anyone's game and both teams created good scoring chances in the run up to halftime. Collingwood missed a penalty kick and were thwarted by some very impressive work from the Tākaka defence which, on one occasion, prevented a try by holding up the ball which had crossed the line.
As soon as the second half got underway Tākaka piled on the pressure and, within three minutes of the restart, an infringement by home side allowed Riley Oakden to put his team into a 7-8 lead, via a penalty kick in front of the sticks.
Tākaka were now in the ascendency and it was Collingwood’s turn to demonstrate their defensive chops. Tākaka’s youthful side continued to push forward, full of running and showing some slick moves, and it seemed only a matter of time until the visitors broke through to score. Something had to give, and it did: with around 20 minutes to go, Collingwood conceded another penalty which was gratefully accepted by the visitors who extended their lead to 7-11.
The game was now going to script: the favourites were marching towards victory and the valiant underdogs were heading for defeat. Far from losing the plot, however,
Collingwood were about to write another chapter in their illustrious history. A combination of fresh legs, old heads and dogged determination saw the home side regain the initiative. Now it was the Black and Gold turning the screw as they mounted wave after wave of attacks in front of their supporters, serving up high drama in a gripping final act. With each push they got closer and closer to the try line until, with just two minutes left to play, the brave Tākaka defence was finally breached by Luke Barnett, one of many cogs in the relentless Collingwood forward machine.
Final score: Collingwood 14, Tākaka 11.
Speaking as the teams were leaving the field of play, Tākaka coach Hamish Hills expressed his disappointment but remained gracious in defeat. “It’s tough. It was very hard to play out there. Good on Collingwood.”
Collingwood coach Graeme Miller said he was “excited and very proud” and particularly pleased with the way his players had kept the ball and stopped the opposition from fully utilising their wide players. But it wasn’t all down to tactics. “We wanted it badly. It’s been a tough season and it’s a good way to begin the next phase of games.”
With two rounds to go, Tākaka remain in fourth position and have a realistic prospect of a semi-final. For Collingwood, pride is restored before they play their final two games at home.
Collingwood's Shawn Iorns powers across the line to equalise the scores 11 minutes into the game. Photos: Jo Richards.
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Steam rises from the scrum like smoke from a damp bonfire.
Tākaka skipper Ben Clemens on the attack.
PGG hosts Ambrose tournament
Every year PGG Wrightson hosts a day at Tākaka's golf course for clients and suppliers. Last Friday, after registering at the clubhouse, 40 players were organised into teams before trundling off to their appointed starting positions where they teed off in the Ambrose tournament. For many, this event is the only round they play each year, so low handicaps are rare. Thankfully each foursome had an experienced leader or it could have turned into a very long day.
The all-day barbecue was popular and, at the end of the 18 holes, the putting challenge entertained the crowd while the
scores were worked out. Prize winners were announced, and with generous donations from sponsors, everyone was rewarded.
PGG Tākaka store manager Sam Yeatman thanked everyone for coming and expressed appreciation for the great support clients and suppliers have given the business and staff since the "f-word" [January’s fire]. He provided a brief update on the rebuild saying “the roof’s off, purlins have been replaced, more scaffolding has gone up, and plans are for new iron and Clearlite to go up next week". He invited anyone who wanted to know more to "pop in sometime for a cuppa 'n bikkie". A positive finish to a positive day.
NEWS IN BRIEF
adventurous exposé - The Road to Patagonia
The Road to Patagonia is a stunning, intimate and unflinching series of love letters within a documentary – firstly, a love between two people, and secondly between humanity and the Earth.
Ecologist Matty Hannon begins an incredible solo adventure, to surf the west coast of the Americas by motorbike, from the top of Alaska to the tip of Patagonia. But deep in the wilderness – alone with the wolves and the bears – the journeyer’s plans unexpectedly fall to pieces. After losing everything, and on the cusp of quitting he meets the girl of his dreams, a permaculture farmer named Heather.
Shot over 16 years, the result is an adventurous exposé on the more-thanhuman-world, offering a physical and spiritual odyssey to better understand our place in nature.
The Road to Patagonia will be playing at the Village Theatre from 29 June.
Parapara Inlet, connected to the sea at one end, Golden Bay, and a freshwater supply at the other, the Parapara River. In this semi-enclosed inlet, the fresh and salty waters mix to provide a rich food source for migratory and resident shorebirds and seabirds. Overlooked from Milnthorpe, the coastal edges of the Parapara Inlet provide critical nesting habitat for birds to raise their young. These coastal edges are also used as a roosting site to preen and sleep while the birds wait for the tide to recede and uncover the molluscs, crustaceans and worms they rely on for their survival.
There is remarkable diversity in the species that use the Parapara Inlet. Bar-tailed godwits, South Island pied oystercatchers, variable oystercatchers, banded dotterels, black-backed gulls, black-billed gulls, red-billed gulls, white-fronted terns, Caspian terns, pied stilts, black shags, royal spoonbills, little penguins and Australasian gannets congregate together. Testament not just to the food source that is available but to the importance of this coastal site.
Every five years the threat of extinction to our native species is reviewed by a panel of experts and published in the New Zealand Threat Classification System. This document is considered part of formal international scientific literature and defines species conservation status. While almost all of the shorebirds and seabirds found at Parapara are noted in the document as declining, one, the Caspian tern has a status of nationally vulnerable. This means vulnerable to extinction in the medium term. It’s a daunting prospect and a reason we need to ensure we do the best we can to protect these species.
Appointments in Golden Bay each fortnight, at your home or our Parapara office.
Please contact our Nelson office 03 546 9995 | www.tp.co.nz
paul.legros@tp.co.nz
alexandra.isherwood@tp.co.nz
The roost site at Parapara Inlet. Photo: Supplied.
Maureen Pugh MP for West Coast-Tasman
JOYCE WYLLIE
PGG Tākaka store manager Sam Yeatman takes part in the putting competition, with Hanna Hislop, organiser of the competition and the day's barbecue cook, to the right. Photo: Joyce Wyllie.
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Cross-country runners defy cold
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Why you’ll never pay more sweetheart (7)
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12 Send back sketch of fish to where it’s calm (7)
13 Didn’t make the end at home but got quieter (4,4)
14 Flat payment (6)
17 Speedy pickup truck. Not loud but sharp (6)
19 Bees clad messily produce ignominious failures (8)
22 Such grouping set out to include their pets (7)
27 Sodium chloride shaken with potassium rabbits (5)
28 Backs down about fast time with slow start (7)
29 Doesn’t want to know when is included in rolling hills (7)
1 Had a shot at first targeta dire mistake (5)
2 Get help back, charge around and give out (7)
3 Paper’s art produced failure replacement (5,4)
4 Pre-retirement tipple provides capital cover (8)
5 Mix in with some bedlam in gleeful abandon (6)
6 Sparing the trees from being chopped (5)
7 He won’t be included and is not in company (7)
8 How Arab controller possibly positions himself (9)
13 Gets close to a tie with a tangled snare (5,4)
15 Gets the measure of tackling such a vault with ease (9)
16 Try your luck Sunbeam! Paper man broke his promise (8)
18 Terrible pity the state LA is in. It’s what you’d expect (7)
20 Kept out of sight - it’s how the flu left you (4,3)
21 They’re neither for main discussion nor the cast (6)
23 Taken in every afternoon to early night for starters (5)
25 Relieves when there’s no opening for poking fun (5)
A cold and overcast day didn’t dampen the spirits of 210 runners representing the four primary schools of Golden Bay last Thursday. The runners met to compete in the annual Golden Bay Inter-Primary Schools’ Cross Country, held at Collingwood Area School (CAS).
Five- and six-year-olds ran a short track around the school perimeter and through the forest at the back of the school grounds, while seven- and eight-year-olds ran the same track with a lap of the Collingwood subdivision added. The nine- to eleven-year-olds ran a 2.7 kilometre course along Orion and Excellent Streets, and through the varied terrain of Mark and Wendy Strange’s farm. Recent rain guaranteed wet and exciting conditions for the runners.
Worth a special mention is the notable performance of Collingwood Year 6 student Robert Win, who beat the previous 10-11 year-olds record (set by himself in 2023). Robert completed the farm track in 9 minutes and 56 seconds, making his performance the first sub-ten-minute run on record.
Special thanks to the large group of CAS staff and Year 7-9 students who assisted with guiding runners safely around the tracks. Extra special thanks to Mark and Wendy Strange who opened their farm for the large group of runners.
RESULTS:
Five-year-old girls: 1st, Savi McNaughton (Mot); 2nd: Kya Padial (Mot); 3rd, Isabella Curnow (CAS). Five-year-old boys: 1st: Karter Solly (Mot); 2nd: Felix Tait (Tak); 3rd: Zander Keogh (CAS). Six-year-old girls: 1st, Blayke Edwards (Tak); 2nd, Charlotte Koch (Tak); 3rd, Olivia Hoskin (CAS). Six-year-old boys: 1st, Nixon Ray (Mot); 2nd, Lucas Page (Tak); 3rd, Damien Vickery (Tak). Seven-year-old girls: 1st, Eve Miller (Mot); 2nd, Bailey Strange (Tak); 3rd, Rosa Skerten (Tak). Seven-year-old boys: 1st, Raz Ormsby (Tak); 2nd, Charlie Baigent (CT); 3rd, Nelson Molloy (Motupipi). Eight-year-old girls: 1st, Mazzy Evans (CAS); 2nd, Isla Nurse (CT); 3rd, Lili Bridger (Tak). Eight-year-old boys: 1st, Joel Reay (CAS); 2nd, Ziv Ezroni (Mot); 3rd, Michael Riley (CAS). Nine-year-old girls: 1st, Ila Miller (Mot); 2nd, Belle Page (Tak); 3rd, Tilly Astill (Tak). Nine-year-old boys: 1st, Braxdyn Ray (Mot); 2nd, Sam Lamason (Mot); 3rd, Parker Port (Tak). Ten- and eleven-year-old girls: 1st, Marlee Brink (Mot); 2nd, Isla Jessep (CAS); 3rd, Lydia Riley (CAS). Ten- and eleven-year-old boys: 1st, Robert Win (CAS); 2nd, Malakai Roberts (CAS); 3rd, Leo Foulds (CAS).
Key to abbreviations: Central Takaka (CT); Collingwood Area School (CAS); Motupipi (Mot); Tākaka (Tak).
Cross-country runners receive their certificates. Photos: Supplied.
Hydro Walkway back on track
BY PAUL SANGSTER
The Pupu Hydro Society has endeavoured to make their walkway the best short walk in the world. This has now been enhanced by the upgrade and realignment of the zigzag track.
The historic Pupu Hydro Walkway is a one hour and 50-minute circuit that passes through the mature beech/ podocarp forest of Kahurangi National Park, alongside a historic gold miner's water race, across aqueducts that were a masterpiece of engineering of their time, through areas of regenerating forest and pakihi, to the fully restored and operational Hydro Power Station.
The walkway passes through silver pine, mountain cedar, mountain toatoa, and areas of beech and rimu. Orchids may be seen on the verges and the whole area is rich in fern life. Starting at Jim's Road (named after Jim Baird, the instigator of both the society and the restoration of the power plant) which leads into Roses Clearing, it was mined for gold in the 1800s. This historic paper road leads on to an easement towards Campbell Creek. It then follows down to Campbells gold mining raceway that was used to supply water to Campbells gold sluicing claim, which is now administered by the society. After the head works, the walkway leads onto the zigzag track, which is in the Kahurangi National Park. This track is administered by the Department of Conservation (DOC).
DOC and its staff, along with Neil Murray and the Pupu Hydro Society, have advocated for the upgrade for some years. The existing zigzag track had deteriorated over the years with deep ruts that had eroded away the path on the steeper sections. This track, originally put in by the Golden Bay Power Board with a bulldozer and with time and money restraints, was advised to go straight up two small ridges, leaving the path very steep. Over the years, in these two sections, water has taken its toll. The society received many complaints about the dangerous condition of the track and the many injuries that people had sustained: skinned knees and elbows, sprained ankles and wrists, and a horrific graze from knee to thigh received by a woman who slipped into a rut. Many older people also found coming down the track too hard on their knees. DOC were lobbied by local staff, the Pupu Hydro Society, and community members. There were funding constraints, then covid, and trying to climb up a national priority list. It turned into quite a lengthy battle.
With great delight, this year the local branch of DOC received the go ahead to realign the two steep sections and upgrade the whole track all the way to the top where it meets the Campbell Creek raceway. In February, DOC staff took on the task, and with the use of a small digger and motorised wheelbarrows they upgraded the track to the first steep section and then detoured under the first ridge, keeping the track at no more than a four per cent gradient. It was realigned right to the top. This job was made a little more difficult by avoiding large trees and a bluff that necessitated an extra zig and zag. The area is mainly granite rock, so they had to put a layer of clay on top to hold the gravel topping.
The Pupu Valley is a very high rainfall area, so DOC have made drainage a very high priority. Water tables and small ups and downs prevent the water from accumulating and washing the track away. With up to 30,000 visitors per year, improvement to the track has made the round trip a truly wonderful experience.
The Pupu Hydro Society is now over 43 years old and
is the only community owned power station in the world. Completion of the zigzag track upgrade surely makes the Pupu Hydro Walkway now live up to its claim of being the best short walk in the world. The Pupu Society congratulates DOC for its persistence and support over the years. A splendid job has been achieved and is one that the community and visitors alike will enjoy forever.
Safety around underground boxes
Have you ever wondered... “What are the little black plastic or concrete boxes on the side of the footpath for?”
These are Network Tasman’s ‘underground boxes’. They have fuses inside of them that connect the power cables under the footpath or verge to the service cables that carry electricity to your house or business. We have about 12,000 underground boxes on our network. Most of them are in built-up areas and in public spaces.
These boxes have live electrical components inside of them, so it’s important for everyone’s safety that they are left alone and their covers stay securely fitted.
Boxes can get damaged by:
z Vehicles accidentally bumping into them, causing the cover to loosen or crack. If a box gets repeatedly damaged by vehicles, we will look at putting protective bollards around it.
z People drilling holes or inserting screws into them – this is extremely dangerous!
z Unauthorised people removing the hold down screws. Only Network Tasman approved contractors are permitted to remove the covers.
All of these things can expose the live electrical parts inside the box and put you at risk of electrocution.
If you accidentally damage an underground box, or if you see one that has been damaged, let us know straight away by phoning our fault line 0800 508 100.
If you have any questions about this article, send us an email: info@networktasman.co.nz
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The zigzag track had deteriorated over the years with deep ruts that eroded the path on the steeper sections.
DOC staff took on the task of realigning two steep sections and upgrading the Pupu Hydro Walkway zigzag track. Workers in orange tops, from left, Kieran Parish of Trail Craft, Matt Hopkins and Joe Hambrook from DOC. Photos: Supplied.
AGM NOTICES
GOLDEN Bay Flying Club is holding its AGM at Tākaka Airport Clubrooms on Tuesday 2 July at 7pm. Public welcome.
COLLINGWOOD Boat Club Incorporated AGM, Monday 1 July, 7pm at Collingwood Fire Station.
COLLINGWOOD sub-branch of the Golden Bay RSA invites members and prospective members to the AGM to be held at the Collingwood Fire Station on Tuesday 9 July at 7pm. Anyone interested in becoming our secretary please contact Paddy Gillooly on 524 8257.
RECENT
AGM / Hui ā tau - Nō nā tata nei
ORGANISATIONS may have their committee members’ names printed in this column for free, email admin@gbweekly.co.nz
PŌHARA Bowling Club. Patron: L (Skeet) Barnett. President: M Foskett. Vice-president: G Crawford. Secretary: J Westrupp. Treasurer: L Crawford.
Roger Edward CLARK
08.05.1930 - 09.06.2024peacefully in good health and happiness, Nelson Hospital. Father of Sage, Anthony (d), Gregory, Victoria, Nadia. Grampa to Leila, Tully, Jericho, Daniel, Leaf, Liam, Logan. Great gramps to Kaiza, Jack, Isabelle, Dallas. A businessman and gentleman, you will be greatly missed by many friends around the world. Thankyou for all the fun and thoughtfulness. A celebration of Roger's life and achievements will be held in Nelson, tba. Contact smartarts2358@yahoo.com
PUBLIC NOTICES / Pānui a whānui
ATTENTION: Golden Bay early adopters. Have you been thinking about how AI can save your business time and money? Want to brainstorm? Let's talk. No charge. No obligation. pete@goldenbay.ai
GOLDEN Bay Community Board meeting will meet at 1pm on Monday 1 July at the Collingwood Fire Station. To view agenda and reports, obtain the Zoom link, or register for public forum please go to the Meetings Calendar at www.tasman.govt.nz
GB Animal Welfare Society Inc (ex-SPCA). Ph Carol Wells 525 9494, 8am-5pm weekdays.
THE donation from the Aorere Autumn Flower Show has gone to the GB St Johns. Thank you all those who support us and make this possible. Lois.
MONEY online. Any passion, hobby, or interest, unlimited earnings, free starter membership, visit TheAffiliateMarketingLifestyle.com for more info.
ALCOHOLICS Anonymous, open meeting, all welcome. Thursdays 7pm, 94 Commercial Street. Hall behind the Catholic Church. Ph 0800 229 6757.
NARCOTICS Anonymous Golden Bay meeting, Mondays 6pm, 42 Commercial Street, hall behind church. All welcome.
GB WEEKLY: Stitch ‘n Sew, Tākaka is our agent or you can email us: admin@gbweekly.co.nz (preferred). Office hours are Monday-Wednesday, 9am-5pm. Ph 027 525 8679.
Golden Bay Alpine & Tramping Club (GBATC) ANNUAL PHOTO COMPETITION
The GBATC welcomes your snaps! Submit photos in either Kahurangi or Abel Tasman National Parks (max 10 each park) after January 2022. Winners $100, runners-up $50 in two age groups: under 25 yrs and over 25 yrs. Submissions due 1st August. Check the website for details: https://www.goldenbayatc.org.nz or email secretarygbatc@gmail.com
Golden Bay Community health wish to advise that from 1 July 2024, there will be a fee increase in our Urgent Care and General Practice.
The fee for a standard doctor or nurse practitioner consult will increase from $50.00 to $52.00.
For those with a community services card, the consult fee will remain at $19.50. Other fees will increase incrementally. Please note, this fees review reflects the increasing costs to provide health services.
We have tried to keep the increases as low as possible and it is interesting to note, we are still one of the lower cost practices in the Nelson region.
Thanks for your cooperation and support.
GBCH Management
HEALTH
& WELLBEING / Hauora
CRANIOSACRAL = realign. Heals nervous system, trauma, chronic pain, insomnia, physical injuries, immunity, anxiety, busy life. For overall body wellness. Ph Alvina for appointments 027 531 6426.
INTRINSIC Intelligence Massage. Remedial, therapeutic, deep tissue, myofascial release. Ph/txt Sam Specht 022 044 3323. MASSAGE. Ph Willem 022 134 1726.
MASSAGE AND REIKI. Emma Sutherland (Ameliorate). First one-hour treatment - $45 for GB locals. www.ameliorate.nz. Ph 027 487 2639. Tākaka and Collingwood.
Accident injuries
musculoskeletal conditions • Clinical reviews / Second opinions
Orthopaedic / Post-operative
Postural / Biomechanical correction
PERSONAL NOTICES / Pānui ake
PUBLIC NOTICES / Pānui a whānui
HEALTH & WELLBEING / Hauora
TRADES AND SERVICES / Mahi a ratonga
Abel Tasman Accounting Limited Xero Certified, Public Practice CA. Taxation services and general business support for clients of all shapes and sizes. Available evenings and weekends. Ph Bronwyn 027 268 4010, bronwyn@abeltasmanaccounting.co.nz
ACCOUNTANT and tax advisor. All Inland Revenue returns filed for big and small businesses and individuals. Self-employed and rental property reports prepared. Day and evening appointments available. Ph Susan Ayton Shaw 929 7507 or email taxayton@gmail.com
ACCOUNTANT. Long-standing market leader with unbeatable professional qualifications and experience. Warn & Associates, ph 525 9919.
ARBORIST, qualified, ph Jack Stevens 021 211 5580.
ARCHITECT services. Building and resource consents. Residential, commercial and industrial. Chris Pyemont Architects, ph 021 0278 4729.
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.
CERTIFIED Passive House designer. New buildings/alterations/ EnerPhit. Ph 021 211 1339.
CHIMNEY cleaning, handyman. Ph Ry South 022 513 3947.
CLEANER. AJ's Cleaning Services. Visit ajscleaning.co.nz for more information.
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. FRUIT pruning, sustainable property advice and management, edible landscaping, soil testing, garden mentoring. Sol Morgan, GroWise Consultancy, ph 027 514 9112.
GOLDEN BAY DIGGER HIRE 1.7 tonne. Ph 027 713 0684.
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. No job too small. Quality assured. 20+ years’ experience. For a free quote ph Craig 027 472 4376.
SEPTIC TANKS EMPTIED. Ph Shane 027 647 4913.
SEWING SERVICE, NEEDLES, THREADS, WOOL, BEADS. Stitch ‘n Sew ph 525 8177.
STUMP grinding specialist. Tree care and property maintenance. Ph Carl 027 263 5353.
TĀKAKA Garden Services, for all your lawn and garden needs. Ph 027 525 8006 or 525 8806.
TILER. Professional wall and floor tiling and design. Wayne Robinson Tiling. Ph 027 576 1620.
WINDOW cleaning. Ph Willem 022 134 1726.
CHIMNEY
GARAGE sale. Saturday 29 June, 9am-2pm, Commercial Street, Tākaka; please park on road. Everything must go.
LUCITANICA orders taken for summer milling, especially 10m3 heart. Sizes cut to order. Currently available, air dried joinery grade in 150 to 300x25 and150x50. Ph Andy 027 228 1503. 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.
OPEN 7 DAYS
Mon-Fri
8.30am-5pm I Sat & Sun 9am-1pm
7 Commercial Street, Takaka
Email:goldenbay@hammerhardware.co.nz
Website: www.hammerhardware.co.nz
Phone: 03 525 7265
EATING OUT / Kai wahi kē
ANATOKI SALMON fishing and café. Catch your own lunch or order from the menu. Open every day from 10am-4pm. 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 evening is dine-in curry night, 5pm-8pm. 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.
GOOD AS GOLD CAFÉ, Tākaka. Open Monday-Friday, 7am4pm. Ph 525 8193.
MOLLY B’S, Pōhara. Open 5 days from 9am, weekend brunch 9-11am. Monday and Tuesday open from 3pm. Ph 525 7678.
NIKAU BAR AND CAFÉ, Pōhara. Open 7 days, 8.30am to late. Bookings ph 03 970 3992. Pork and lamb roasts on Sunday. Live music most Wednesday and Saturday nights. Closed for a private function at 1.30pm Sunday 30 June, re-open at 5pm. O’SHA. Open Tuesday-Sunday, lunch 11.30am-2.30pm and dinner 5-8.30pm. Ph 525 6117.
THE MUSSEL INN. Open 7 days from 11am. THE WHOLEMEAL CAFÉ. Open 7.30am-3pm daily.
TOTO'S CAFÉ PIZZA. June opening: Matariki weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting, 11am-4pm. Contact: totoscafegallery@gmail.com, ph 03 970 7934.
PORKER pigs, ready to go. Apple and kiwifruit fed, be good meat. Contact Joyce 027 671 2221, kaihoka@xtra.co.nz
WANTED / Hiahia
EXERCYCLE to hire for elderly gentleman. Ph 525 9449.
SITUATIONS VACANT / Tūranga wātea
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For more information, a detailed job description, and our TWM application forms, please visit our webpage www.twm.org.nz/careers
If this is you, please send your complete application to hr@twm.org.nz.
CHURCH SERVICES ON SUNDAYS
GOLDEN Bay Anglican Parish 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, 2, 16 and 30 June; traditional services (with a speaker) held on alternate fortnights.
SACRED Heart Catholic faith community winter timetable: Mass, 4pm, 1st and 3rd Sundays of month. Service of the Word, 9.30am, 2nd Sunday of month. All warmly welcome. NO service at St Andrews.
UPCOMING EVENTS / Mea pakiri haere
FRIDAY 28 JUNE
BADMINTON, REC PARK CENTRE, 7.30-9.30pm. All welcome. Ph Kerry 027 525 7007.
MONDAY 1 JULY
BALFOLK DANCE WORKSHOPS. Learn old folk dances made new, with live music. Mondays 1.30-3pm, Senior Citizens' Hall, 94A Commercial St, Tākaka. Koha appreciated.
TUESDAY 2 JULY
GOLDEN BAY COMMUNITY AND WH Ā NAU monthly meeting, 12pm, Community Centre. See ad on page 15. GB WEEKLY DEADLINE: noon on Tuesdays. Email us: admin@ gbweekly.co.nz or phone us 027 525 8679.
UPCOMING EVENTS /
WEDNESDAY 3 JULY
O NEKAKA PLAYGROUP, all welcome, Wednesdays 10am12.30pm, Onekaka Hall.
WELLBY TALKING CAFÉ: 1.30pm-3pm, Wholemeal Café, Tākaka. Wellby Talking Cafés are about social connection and finding out about groups, activities and services. www.wellby. org.nz, ph 03 546 7681.
THURSDAY 4 JULY
DAYTIME BADMINTON, Rec Park Centre, 9-11am. All welcome. Ph Kerry 027 525 7007.
FRIDAY 5 JULY
GB FRIENDSHIP CLUB WILL MEET at 10am at the Senior Citizens' Hall. Our speakers are Jo Northover on the "Adventures of the Wednesday Wanderers" and Michael Bickley on "Importing Cars from Japan". Visitors welcome.
LATER EVENTS
GOLDEN BAY MUSEUM SOCIETY AGM: Saturday 13 July, 2pm in the Anglican Church Hall, 42 Commercial Street. After the meeting coffee, tea, and nibbles will be provided while Tony and Kathy Reilly will give a presentation on their fascinating visit to the Sub-Arctic Islands. All are welcome.
The Mussel Inn Coming Up...
Every Monday night at 7pm: SINGALONG ‘ROUND THE PIANO with Craig Denham. All welcome.
Sun 30th KIDZTHEATRE POP-UP POEMS. 3pm, gold coin entry.
JULY
Thu 4th QUIZ - 7.30pm. All welcome. Sat 6th ROB JOASS & THE HOBNAIL TRIOCeltic country folk. 8pm, $15 door.
Thu 11th ACID ON THE MICROPHONE. 7.30pm. All welcome.
Wed 17th AYA AND THE BUTTERFLY - A child’s journey back to happiness with puppetry, music and more. $10 tix @ undertheradar.
Thu 18th QUIZ - 7.30pm. All welcome.
Thu 25th DANIEL CHAMPAGNE - SOLD OUT!
AUGUST
Sun 25th THE HOT POTATO BAND - reinvented the traditional brass band as a modern day dance machine and visual spectacle to complement their strong sense of pride for their fun-loving, organic, and quirky musical nature. $35 tickets @ utr.
For more details see www.musselinn.co.nz
BAY WEATHER FORECAST
Thursday: Light winds. A few showers in the west, long fine intervals elsewhere
Friday: Light winds. Some showers in the west, fine and cloudy periods elsewhere
Saturday: Southwesterlies developing. A few showers at first, then becoming mainly fine
Sunday: Southwesterlies dying away. A few cloudy areas otherwise fine
Monday: Northerlies becoming strong about Farewell and freshening elsewhere. Cloud increasing. Rain developing over Kahurangi, spreading elsewhere later
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LUSH RURAL LIFESTYLE
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Viewings by appointment
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PRIVATE PARADISE
1833 Takaka-Collingwood Highway, Milnthorpe
PRIME SITE OVERLOOKING MILNTHORPE
Amazing sea views & sun rises from this special property with just under 10ha of rolling land and a comfortable cottage, perfect to live in while you build your dream home! There is a current resource consent to build a second dwelling, with flat areas that
Enter a private oasis, including lawn, a paved courtyard & enchanting patio/barbeque area The sunny, secluded home is just a skip, hop & jump down to the walkway to picturesque Pohara Beach The perfect lock & leave or permanent home Act now
Jana McConnon 021 245 2197
Paul McConnon 027 504 2872
Open Sat, 29th|2:00-2:30pm
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12 McDonald Pl, COLLINGWOOD MOVE FOR THE LIFESTYLE
Open living spaces bask in sunshine, connecting to a patio for summer gatherings A woodfire keeps you cosy in the winter Stunning mountain views established gardens & fruit trees and a fully fenced section Come along to the open home this Saturday
Jana McConnon 021 245 2197
Paul McConnon 027 504 2872
PERFECT FAMILY HOME
This substantial family home has been thoughtfully designed to take full effect of the sun and lovely rural views The separate garage provides plenty of storage for all the toys A central location close to Takaka and Pohara Call me today
James Mackay 027 359 0892
OpenHome
513 Abel Tasman Dr, CLIFTON HIDDEN GEM
This delightful, private home is on just over 1600sqm of gardens Plenty of space for cars/caravan/boat & double garage Large, covered entertainment area ideal for family gatherings & outdoor living You must view to see all it has to offer Come along to my open home
Belinda J Barnes 021 236 2840
55 Selwyn Street, POHARA
BUILD IN SELWYN STREET!
Build your own way in sought after Selwyn Street This section is residentially zoned, with power & sewerage connections available There are no restrictive covenants on this section Beach access is a skip, hop & jump down the road Call
James today
James Mackay 027 359 0892
QUALITY HOME ON 3.6ha
Discover the rural lifestyle in this family home on 3 6 ha of pristine land Featuring a rumpus room, study & sep laundry Outside, there are two large sheds & fenced paddocks for livestock & stunning views complete the package Call now for more information
James Mackay 027 359 0892
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618a Abel Tasman Dr, CLIFTON
LOW MAINTENANCE HOME
Looking for a modern home to enjoy? This vacant property is ready for its new owners With all the mod cons of a newer build, and a private back section The location is superior with Pohara beach & Motupipi School nearby See you Sunday
Belinda J Barnes 021 236 2840
CLIFTON CLASSIC
This 2-storey home is located in popular Clifton, close to Pohara Beach Large sunny lounge with separate kitchen/dining room & wraparound deck Plenty of room to park the cars, boat & large garage with workshop See you Sunday
