Golden Bay business owner and entrepreneur Alan McDermott has been named one of New Zealand’s four recipients of the prestigious 2025 Nuffield New Zealand Farming Scholarship. This marks a significant achievement for Alan, who becomes the third scholar from Golden Bay to earn the honour.
The Nuffield Scholarship, awarded to emerging leaders in the food and fibre sector, is a coveted opportunity to explore global agricultural practices and research topics of interest. Alan, the founder of Pearl Pastures, a business known for producing high-quality rose veal from surplus dairy calves, says the scholarship will allow him to delve deeper into key challenges facing New Zealand agriculture.
“Being awarded the Nuffield Scholarship is an incredible honour and privilege,” Alan said. “I’m looking forward to the personal development this opportunity offers. There’s a lot of exciting work ahead, and I’m eager to share the insights I gain with the wider agricultural community in New Zealand.”
Alan applied for the scholarship in September. After a rigorous selection process, he was shortlisted from 48 candidates to just 10, and then to the final four, following an interview and reference checks. The process was described as intense but collegial, with the panel made up of former Nuffield scholars who put candidates through their paces.
“My interview was about an hour long, with a five-minute presentation on an unexpected topic,” Alan explained. “They asked me about my leadership experience, how I build teams, and how I deal with adversity.”
The scholarship will fund Alan's research and international travel, providing a unique opportunity to travel and learn from global experts in agriculture. In February 2025, he will take part in the "Value Chain Innovation Programme," which will focus on agrihorticultural processes in New Zealand. He will then join other Nuffield scholars from across the globe in March for a 10-day conference in Auckland, before embarking on an extensive study tour of six countries, exploring different agricultural systems, production methods, and
market structures.
One of the primary research topics Alan plans to focus on is the economic and environmental costs of food production. Specifically, he wants to explore why the price of food does not reflect its true cost.
“The price of food has been separated from the true costs of its production, including environmental impact,” Alan said. “My research will look at ways we can reduce those externalities (positive or negative outcomes which affect a third party), both through technology and improved farming practices, as well as how we can better value and mitigate those costs in the food pricing system.”
Alan sees this as a wonderful opportunity not only for personal growth but also for contributing to the evolution of sustainable agriculture in New Zealand.
“I believe this is an opportunity to bring fresh perspectives to the challenges our sector faces,” Alan said.
“It’s about looking at global trends and...
A scheme for recycling Golden Bay ’s soft plastics is in danger of being binned because rules are being ignored.
The soft plastics collection point at FreshChoice in Tākaka is one of six in the top of the South Island that accept a range of packaging items, including bread bags, bubble wrap and cling film, for recycling into fence posts and planter boxes.
Although the plastics in question are soft and flexible, there are hard and fast rules about what can be processed: The scheme only accepts clean, dry and empty soft plastic bags and packaging. Food scraps and liquids create contamination problems, while hard plastic and metal objects damage the processing equipment. Compostable plastic bags and plant-based plastics are also unacceptable.
Tākaka store co-owner Mike Reynish says customers appreciate the initiative. But those not sticking to the guidelines, by depositing items such as unwashed meat wrappers and yoghurt pots into the bin, are putting the whole scheme at risk. “If people don't obey the rules it's going to wreck it for everyone.“
Mike explains staff weed out unwanted items – up to a point. “Anything that ’s dirty, we have to sort but, if it becomes too much of a job, we have to dump it.”
Once 18-20 bin bags have been filled, which currently takes around a week, they are compacted into a bale which is collected and shipped out for processing.
Golden Bay business owner and entrepreneur Alan McDermott has been awarded a prestigious Nuffield Scholarship. Photo: Supplied.
JO RICHARDS
Soft plastics, hard rules
NUFFIELD SCHOLAR
...innovations, and then working out how we can adapt those to improve the resilience and sustainability of our food systems here in New Zealand.”
Alan McDermott joins three other 2025 Nuffield Scholarship recipients: Dani Darke, Jon Pemberton, and Lisa Portas. The four scholars will receive $50,000 each to undertake their research and travel. The scholarships are funded by New Zealand Rural Leadership Trust and supported by a wide range of industry partners, including DairyNZ, FMG, and Beef + Lamb New Zealand.
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Two cool festivals, one hot summer
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Jules Harper, co-founder of Luminate Festivals, is looking ahead with excitement to the summer. "We will have two events with different musical flavours taking place in January."
A new event called Luminessence, 17–19 January 2025 will feature one night of tribal drumming, dance and acoustic instruments around the fire circle. The other night will see DJs playing a range of uplifting melodic dance music from psytrance, progressive, psydub, sacred bass, reggae and world fusion. There are also workshops, circus arts and an organic café.
Two weeks later, Lunasa festival, (31 January–3 February 2025), brings an array of live music, workshops, dance, community, connections and inspiration.
The line-up includes Bazurka, Brazilian Social Club, Gusto Gusto (from Australia), Rough Town, Balkan, Eastern European, Celtic, Latin, African, jazz, swing, folk, funk, roots, reggae and improvised jam sessions.
Workshops cover a range of holistic wellbeing, personal development, yoga, qi gong, circus arts, music and dance from various cultural traditions. This includes balfolk, contradance, ceilidh, African dance, Serbian dance, Bulgarian polyphonic singing, and Brazilian percussion rhythms.
"We are delighted that Michael Parmenter [one of New Zealand’s leading dancers and choreographers], and Kate Grace will join us again at Lunasa," says Jules. "They will lead balfolk workshops each day and a ball on Sunday evening, all accompanied by live music."
Balfolk is a revival of traditional European folk dances,
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including partner and group dances, but done in a new way; mixing tradition, freedom and innovation to make it accessible as possible to a wide a range of people.
Other sessions include soma sonic improvised music and free dance led by Craig Denham; and a ceilidh at the main stage with live music from Celtic band Rough Town.
Aside from getting fitter from all the dancing, Lunasa is an opportunity for people to experience high-calibre music and workshops in an affordable way – things they wouldn’t usually get to experience all in one place.
Both events are non-alcohol, family friendly and communityfocussed, creating a safe inclusive space for people of all ages. "This matters to us a lot, and is one reason why we have a membership agreement, enhancing our ability to co-create gatherings with shared values, culture and purpose that resonate with all who attend," says Jules, adding that the annual membership option also gives people a 20 per cent discount on admission to all events.
"We invite you to feel the call and immerse in the beautiful environment at Canaan Downs Pikikirunga, and be part of co-creating a more beautiful world of joyful, heart-centred community, flourishing in resonance with nature."
Volunteer and market applications are currently open. Early bird rates for both events are available until 10 December with prices for adults and youth (14–18 years ). Children under 14 can attend for free.
Visit the website www.luminatefestival.co.nz/ for more information.
The band Bazurka have performed at a previous Lunasa festival and are included in the line-up for 2025. Photo: Submitted.
Much-loved mural gets makeover
Tākaka’s Village Green mural recently underwent refurbishment, with a touch-up of the paintwork where needed and a total re-sealing of the whole wall. Artist Chris Finlayson spent six months on the project from start to finish, resulting in a professionally renewed version of the beloved artwork.
"It's great that community members value this mural as an asset to the town and organised repairs and touch ups,” says Chris. “They deserve a medal for efforts to conserve public art in Golden Bay. For almost 25 years the artwork has provided a backdrop to community life and people have gathered their
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own stories in relation to that. For me, the original project is where I fell in love, got married the same year and we chose to make a home here."
Friends of the Village Green committee member, Carolyn McLellan, stated, “The mural is great and it’s so fabulous to have it looking so good”.
Alli Gardener extended gratitude on behalf of Friends of the Village Green: “Huge thanks to our generous Golden Bay community for contributing to the upkeep of our cherished Village Green mural.”
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A close-up of the renewed Village Green mural shows the vast improvement from Chris Finlayson's professional refurbishment of the artwork. Photo: Ronnie Short.
LETTERS
Tangata Tiriti: the basics
Is Larry Petterson (GBW, 22/11) aware there are two versions of the treaty and the very large majority of Māori signed the Māori one. He seems to be quoting the English one as if it were the only one.
I googled: “Which language version of the Waitangi Treaty did Māori sign”.
Here’s the reply.
The majority of Māori chiefs signed the Māori version of the Treaty of Waitangi, which was translated from the English version: Māori version
The Māori version, He Whakaputanga, was signed by over 500 Māori chiefs in 1840. The Māori version gave the Crown limited governance rights over the land, while confirming the authority of chieftainship.
English version
Only 39 Māori chiefs signed the English version of the treaty. The English version gave the Crown full sovereignty over the land.
There is a lot of useful information out there if you choose to look for it.
Dutch had no invitation to be here and so were violently dealt with by Māori back in 1642.
Today we Pākehā do have a treaty invitation to be here, one signed in 1840, when Māori were well armed and overwhelmingly outnumbered us. We’re here today according to its Māori terms more than its English ones, as these were what most Māori signed and understood. The Māori version does not give the Crown full sovereignty.
That’s history and can’t be changed by any modern act or posturing.
Robert Jenkin
Circular argument
Referring to Mark Doyle's letter, (GBW, 22/11) I'm sure there are many frustrated cosmologists out there who would love it to be as simple as Mark states it.
Cosmology (and by association cosmogony) is riddled with observed enigmas and these "unknowns" are increasingly being explained by further "unknowns". These explanations are evoked in an attempt to bolster a failing paradigm (the Big Bang) which, although we are not being told, is fast unravelling. There is a truth oft expressed in astronomy circles – to wit –"the universe is not only stranger than we imagine; it is stranger than we can imagine".
Mark's rather simplistic take on it all is a good example of what's called circular reasoning. You see, one cannot prove the age of the universe by looking at the stars because, under the Big Bang scenario, their distance depends on the age of the universe and the age of the universe depends on their distance.
I must stop here as space precludes a more comprehensive explanation but if all this piques some interest then perhaps read my book, The Main Game
Larry Petterson
Liberal Bay?
Mike Scott (GBW, 22/11) describes Golden Bay as “liberal”. Wasn’t he here during covid? And what of the attempts to shut down Julian Batchelor, and the widespread culture of cancellation?
Peter Entwistle
ACT's
unfairness agenda
David Seymour has done well with his talking points to persuade New Zealanders that his agenda is about fairness and equal rights. It is not. We all known things are getting less fair with the rich getting much richer and the rest – you and I, are getting further behind. For some reason many of us think that is OK. Māori in particular are getting much further
behind courtesy of an unfair tax system where rich landlords thrive. ACT are heavily funded by the connected foundations such as Atlas, Taxpayers Union, Hobson’s pledge and many others whose agenda is clearly to remove any impediment to exploitation of our resources at any cost. Iwi Māori was seen as a major impediment to that exploitation and ACT and National set about to disabling the tribes, and they are succeeding. I, as a person of Māori descent, have no more rights than any other New Zealander. My human rights are the same as everyone else's. The treaty recognised that tribes retained some rights and interests, however, they came with responsibilities. Consultation rights in the RMA for instance do not confer any advantage for iwi but do impose responsibilities and costs.
The question “did Te Tiriti see Māori cede sovereignty?” has been well answered in that it did not. The treaty principles bill seems to confirm that. This deserves a longer discussion.
Morris Te Whiti Love Earth’s ever-changing climate
Ice core samples and proxy data show that the Earth’s atmosphere has had vastly higher levels of carbon dioxide than we experience today. During the Cambrian era explosion, when multi-cellular life first came on the scene and the Earth was warmer, CO2 levels were as much as 10 times higher.
If humans created no carbon dioxide whatsoever, the carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere would be reduced by between 9 and 20 parts per 1,000,000, depending on which source you believe. Let’s call it 15 parts per 1,000,000.
Between 95 and 98% of the carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is the result of natural processes including: oceanatmosphere exchange, plant, animal and soil respiration, rotting organic matter, and volcanic eruptions.
The most potent greenhouse gas is water vapour which can be 100 times more influential than carbon dioxide.
If humans created no carbon dioxide at all, the remaining naturally occurring level of CO2 would be about 405 parts per million (ppm), down from about 420ppm.
99.964% of our atmosphere is nitrogen, oxygen, and argon. Carbon dioxide is a mere 0.042%, and if we humans created zero CO2 emissions, the percentage would be 0.0405%.
The "transition economy to zero carbon" is an immensely costly exercise, for which we are all paying, every day. With that massive nuclear fusion fireball, our Sun, beaming down on us, do you believe that moving from 420 parts per 1,000,000 to 405ppm of CO2 is going to change Earth’s climate?
Bruce Collings
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NATURE DIARY
Did you know that there is no such thing as a seagull? Golden Bay has three gull species that frequent our beaches, the red-billed gull, the black-billed gull and the Southern black-backed gull. Tarāpunga, the red-billed gull is most likely the one we know best. This is the gull that joins us for our fish and chips or quickly learns that food might be available outdoors at the local café.
In Golden Bay, tarāpunga nests along our coastline. Native to New Zealand they are a protected species with the conservation status “declining.” Dedicated pairs share in nest building, the incubation of eggs and work together to feed their chicks. It’s a long commitment, around three months. Eggs hatch three to four weeks after being laid, chicks fledge at around five weeks of age and parents continue to feed their young for a
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further four weeks. If successful at a particular site, adults often return to breed there the following year.
The dynamics of red-billed gull relationships are fascinating. At Kaikōura, a main breeding site, 83 per cent of pairs retained their partner from one season to the next. The longest period a pair remained together was 17 years. Divorce was highest in young birds and in pairs breeding together for the first time, especially if they were unsuccessful the previous season. Courtship feeding is a feature of all three gull species I have observed here in Golden Bay. Where females make up a greater percentage of the population, female to female pairs will often raise a family. This happens when a single female will solicit copulation with a male paired with another female. All’s fair in love and war?
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Fruit pruning is usually considered a winter chore, however there are many reasons to prune fruit in summer. Most important is removing diseased, damaged and deformed wood. Removal of excess growth allows more sunlight onto developing fruit. It also allows the maintenance of a fruit tree’s shape, either a centre leader/pyramid or vase shape. Centre leader forms have layers or tiers which benefit from taking off upright growth, referred to as water shoots. Some of these can be trimmed to 10–20cm to stimulate spur formation where fruit develop in future. In the vase shape, which most stone fruit prefer, removal of inner vigorous branches helps maintain one layer of them off the trunk. Because fruit trees are in fruiting mode, summer pruning tends to retard vegetative growth. Therefore it is the best time to prune large trees that have become too big or out of shape. In most cases summer prune after fruiting. If done while still fruiting, thinning will make for bigger fruit. Pruning low hanging, fruiting branches can also lessen the risk of them snapping off. Stone fruit pruned in summer is not likely to need winter pruning.
Equipment
Ensure your pruning equipment is clean (use methylated spirits), and sharp. A fine file and diamond sharpener are essential. Having an apron with a pouch for secateurs, a loop for loppers, and another pouch for a pruning saw makes managing the task that much easier. The front apron pouch is ideal for a bottle of meths to clean tools between trees, along with the file/sharpener and even a drink bottle. A three-legged pruning ladder is best (as manufactured by Transtak in Motueka), especially on uneven ground.
Pruning
Start by checking each tree individually, as each will need a slightly different approach. Assess their shape or form. Remove diseased, damaged and deformed wood and suckers that sprout from the base of the tree or roots. Then, depending on shape, remove overlapping branches – those heading out or inwards too far. Reduce to short stems as mentioned above, or altogether. Balance all the branches with the aim of providing good sunlight. Prune for ease of access with a ladder and to make mowing or walking between trees safe and efficient. This gets trickier if trees are planted closer than recommended spacings. Healthy prunings can be chipped and applied as mulch. It is best not to apply mulch from the same type of tree, but a completely different genus. Ideally mix with chippings from a range of different trees and shrubs and leave to turn into compost after a year decomposing. Burn diseased wood.
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GARDEN JOBS FOR DECEMBER
Summer is here, with hot days that both stimulate plant growth and dry the soil. If the vegetable garden isn’t mulched this is a top priority as soon as possible. Irrigate the garden in the mornings. Then apply a mulch of organic materials such as straw and grass clippings.
Hard neck garlic can be harvested once the stem starts flopping over. Later in the month soft neck garlic can also be lifted, ideally with a fork so the stalk doesn’t break. Remove soil from roots and hang in bunches in a warm dry spot. Trim roots later, and remove the outer layer of skin.
Many summer crops are ready for harvest, including new potatoes, dwarf beans, and zucchinis. Continual picking of fruiting crops encourages more yield. Removing older lower leaves also lessens the risk of disease in tomatoes and cucumbers.
Supplementary feeding with a weekly application of liquid fertilisers helps boost crop health and yields. Adding lots of flowering plants in and around your garden adds diversity, creating greater balance, reducing the need for pest interventions. Weekly sprayings of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) helps limit cabbage white butterfly larvae damage, and other larval damage to berry fruit.
Complete fruit thinning In the orchard. Replace pheromone traps and paste, and cardboard fruit trees to trap moth larvae. Use Neem oil or similar and/or garlic and pyrethrum spray to help control insect pests on fruit. This is especially important with citrus trees as it gets hotter. Bird netting may be necessary on berry fruit. Insert trichodowels into “silver leaf” fungal infected trees.
PLANTING CALENDAR
Sow for transplanting: All seeds: 14 and 20 December. Leeks, spring onions and leafy greens (celery, spinach, spinach beet, silver beet, lettuce, endive, cabbages, kale, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts): 2, 18, 28–29 December. Flowers such as petunias: 8, 16–17, 27 December.
Sow direct: All seeds: 14 and 20 December. Salads, spring onions: 2, 18, 28– 29 December. Corn, zucchini,
23 and 25 December.
Flowers (eg, cosmos): 8, 16–17, 27 December.
Plant: Salad greens, spinach, cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, eggplants, zucchini, pumpkins, yams, kūmara and main potatoes, rhubarb and flowers: 4–14 December.
Summer pruning in established stone fruit orchard. Photo: Sol Morgan.
Bay's teen songster one to watch
RONNIE SHORT
Songster Maggie Quinn won the Open Original Song award at this year’s Nelson Sun City Country Music Festival held in October.
At just 13 years old, Maggie not only took out the top prize in the “all ages” class, she also won Most Entertaining Item over all.
Maggie hadn’t intended to enter into the original song category and says she “flipped out” when she discovered her mum had entered her anyway. “I just thought, well Mum’s wasted her money.”
Her song, “My Home”, is about her home-life in Golden Bay from the viewpoint of her future self, now living away yet hankering for home. Amazingly, Maggie came up with the lyrics in less than an hour while on a beach walk with her mother. She was inspired by the mountains and the smell of the pine trees. “From there it just flowed naturally,” she says. By the end of the walk Maggie had what she thought could be a whole song but was concerned it wasn’t “country enough” for the competition, so she continued working on the lyrics to “countrify” it.
“Eventually it just clicked and then it was something I couldn’t stop singing… In the end it was just so ‘me’, it was just perfect.”
Having won the Junior section last year, this year Maggie was the youngest contestant in the intermediate category of 13-18 year-olds.
Her win means she is invited to compete in the 2025 New Zealand Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year Awards in Tauranga, next October. First, she needs to record her song, (with her guitar teacher Levity Beet), then submit it to the Songwriter of the Year judges by 1 February 2025. By the end of August the top two finalists will be announced. Only those two will go forward to compete in the Tauranga event.
Although Maggie says she will definitely continue in the country music genre, her range is diverse and includes rhythm and blues, jazz, soul, pop, and rock. There will be opportunities to hear Maggie sing in Levity’s student band, Chain Reaction, at the upcoming Village Theatre “Price of Milk” variety evening, and at The Roots Bar in January.
One to watch, Maggie Quinn is surely one of Golden Bay’s rising stars.
GOLDEN BAY
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Maggie Quinn, winner of the Open Original Song and Most Entertaining Item at the Nelson Sun City Country Music Awards.
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BOOK REVIEW
by Katie Lavers
WIFEDOM
by Anna Funder
To say that Anna Funder is a huge fan of George Orwell, although apparently true, is akin to saying that a cat is a huge fan of rats.
“I’ve always loved Orwell,” she writes, admiring his “self-deprecating humour, his laser vision about how power works, and who it works on”.
After soaking up Orwell’s works and devouring six hefty biographies, she stumbled upon the tale of Orwell’s forgotten wife, Eileen – a discovery similar to finding a secret passage in the house of Orwell.
The way she lays out the dissected remains of Orwell’s life and work is like a feline offering prey to its owner. As unsettling as it is precise, her examination shines a glaring light on how women are surgically removed from narratives: Referring to the biographies that have gone before, letters from long-suffering wife Eileen, and stories from her own life, the author leaves us wondering how we’ve missed these omissions for so long.
While Orwell’s novels are a backdrop to this book, Funder makes a convincing argument, for example, that Eileen was the true inspiration behind Animal Farm. This book however, is really Eileen’s story; her vibrant life during World War II and the Spanish Civil War, and her tumultuous relationship with Orwell, filled with all his peculiarities.
For Orwell fans, there are interesting parallels drawn between their lives and Orwell’s writing, before our author moves in for the kill. Eileen’s work at the Censorship Department during the war is one such morsel:
“It’s a quite highly placed position in the newly formed Censorship Department of the Ministry of Information, which is responsible both for issuing censored news about the war and censoring what is reported in the media.” Then it is explained to us how both Orwell and his biographers reduce her contribution. “Orwell said that she got the position through Oxford connections, because of ‘somebody who knew somebody etc… ‘ as if it were a prize she didn’t deserve, not a way to keep them both alive. The biographers never make it clear that she supports them both financially for the next two years.”
My favourite part is when Eileen takes centre-stage in Barcelona. Officially listed as a “French-English shorthand typist,” Funder argues Eileen was much more – a logistical genius managing supplies, communications, and banking for the ILP men at the front. Her role in the propaganda department further solidified her as an independent force. This portrayal of Eileen as a dynamic, self-reliant individual, provides some reader relief in our main character’s new independence and autonomy, a sharp contrast to the servitude and drudgery of her earlier life.
There are quite a few pages dedicated to clarifying the difference between the creator and their art. Funder opines: “To my mind, a person is not their work, just where it came from. To want the two to be the same, on pain of ‘cancellation’, is a new kind of tyranny. And from there, no art comes.”
She does not let Orwell the creator off the hook so easily, however, in his treatment of women, later telling us, “Any writer could fall into the gap between what a reader imagines of them, and who they think they are. And a woman might live there”.
Author sheds new light on 1642
ANITA PETERS
Author Rüdiger Mack visited Golden Bay Museum recently for the launch of his new book First Encounters - the early Pacific and European narratives of Abel Tasman’s 1642 voyage
This commonly shared 382-year history between Māori and Dutch Pākehā has raised many different views of the same event. In his book, Rüdiger presents his own perspective from over 25 years of research on Abel Tasman’s voyage that covers four main points: Māori oral history, illustrations of the encounter, the question of the Dutch landing, and Tasman’s portrait.
Firstly, Rüdiger challenges the view that there was no surviving account from the Māori perspective of Tasman anchoring at the West Coast, Golden Bay, Marlborough Sounds or Three Kings Islands. There are in fact six known oral history accounts. One example was Tasman’s first anchorage at the Tiropahi River, Cape Foulwind, (Tiro: to observe, pahi: a large sailing vessel). An account in 1902 from several generations earlier spoke of a large vessel having anchored there around the 1800s.
Rüdiger has drawn his own conclusions having translated into English the text and studied the illustrations from Nicolaes Witsens 1705 book, as well as those from Abel Tasman’s chief navigator Francois Jocobsz. The Dutch mission was to gain geographical knowledge but also extend trading opportunities. When Tasman anchored his two ships at Taupo Point in December 1642, he ignored the warning signs and fired on two waka paddled by Māori with “evil faces and rough and harsh gestures.” This description is consistent with a challenging haka.
“There was one small Dutch boat going between the two ships with seven people on board,” explained Rüdiger. “The Māori then attacked and rammed that little boat and killed four people.”
Rüdiger contests the official version that the Dutch visitors never came ashore nor landed elsewhere in New Zealand. He has studied surveys, photographs and measurements of Taupo Point, comparing these to an 1844 illustration showing a Dutch vessel close to shore, which he believes may have briefly landed.
There are many other discrepancies and differences
between the illustrations from different earlier texts and illustrations according to how the copyists interpreted the original illustrations of 1642. Strange perspectives and wrongly recorded details including the style of dress and type of waka vary vastly from the originals, possibly due to the copyist’s time constraints and limited artistic skills.
Finally, Rüdiger questions the authenticity of three portraits of Abel Tasman from the 1830s and 1877.
Rüdiger's motivation to write this book began in 1989 when he brought his family to Golden Bay on holiday and visited Taupo Point, where he has re-visited many times.
“My goal is to make a contribution to a deeper understanding of the shared Māori and Pākehā history in our country.”
GOLDEN BAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF
Variety show on tonight
Schola Musica is a string chamber orchestra from The Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, in which young string players aged 10-17 years learn some of the beautiful string repertoire written by great composers. There is no conductor and the students take turns leading their sections.
This year's annual end-of-year concert is this Saturday, 30 November, 2pm at the Kotinga Hall and will include music by Vivaldi, Mozart, Jenny McLoud, John Rimmer, Prokofieff, Kabalevfky, Tchaikovsky, and extracts from opera.
Cash door sales: Adults, $10; children, $5.
Homeschool group fundraise
Golden Bay Mobile Pedicare by Anke
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Golden Bay’s very own variety show is back on stage tonight – for one night only.
“The Price of Milk”, a fundraiser for the Village Theatre, will showcase the cream of the Bay’s talent performing 10-minute slots.
Amongst the eclectic mix of entertainers are musical acts KiwiJam, Ella Keita and Nick Feint, stand-up comedian Mike Kennedy, poet Mark Raffills, and storyteller Aralyn Doiron. There’ll also be some improv theatre going on.
The Price of Milk is at The Village Theatre on Friday 29 November at 8pm. Tickets $22/15, available at the theatre, or online at: https://www.villagetheatre.org.nz/
Rüdiger Mack's new book sheds new light on the 1642 voyage through the Pacific by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman. Photo: Anita Peters.
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their Heaphy Track five-day walk in early December. The sausage sizzle and home baking raised $800 for their adventure. Photo: Anita Peters.
Schola Musica concert
SUBMITTED
JO RICHARDS
The Priceof MILK
Artisans co-operative turns 40
and Sara Macready, two of the original members of Artisans. "This is not an art gallery; this is functional
The Artisans is a historic initiative founded during the heady 1970s when local creatives were finding ways to make money from their skills. In 1984 the Workcentre offered 16 Golden Bay artists greater public exposure through a mail order catalogue that later became a craft outlet. About the same time the Forge Gallery began operating from behind the garden centre.
Two years later everything changed when the old Dalgety’s shop, a bigger, centrally located building on the main street, came up for rent. Owner Gerard Hindmarsh wanted a theatre in the back and put the front part up for tender. In 1987 the two artist groups amalgamated as a co-operative, taking on the lease under the name "Artisans".
An agreement and conditions were drawn up, “to provide a professional craft retail outlet in Tākaka and to encourage and promote the growth of an Art and Craft industry in Golden Bay”. Members each bought a $300 share that funded the purchase of outside stock, while most fixtures and fittings were donated. Other commission crafts helped to pay running
costs. They shared duties and met monthly to discuss issues as they arose.
Artist Sara Macready and potter Gary Bowden are the last two original members. “It was exciting when we moved in because the place was so much bigger,” said Sara. “We had a roster and ledger with columns for members names and sales. And we all sold on commissions. The advantages of a co-op are immense. The basic running of the day-to-day shop is that we’re not all tied to it. It’s not like to a gallery where you have no control. In a co-op you can discuss things, but it has to be run as a business. It’s in your interest to be a supportive vital part of the group. And it’s not elitist, it’s very down-to-earth.”
Artisans has been a functioning cooperative now for 40 years, despite occasional friction and much coming and going. But the range of products has been consistently unique.
“Eighty per cent of what we sell is locally made, and we have a policy of making our wares affordable,” says Gary.
“It’s not just stuff you hang on the wall; its stuff you use, you put on your feet, you drink your coffee in it. This is not an art gallery; this is functional art.”
Artists to reap resale royalties
Golden Bay artists stand to benefit with the introduction of the Artist Resale Royalty Scheme. Under the scheme New Zealand artists will receive royalty payments from art sold via the secondary market when the scheme comes into effect on 1 December 2024.
Administered by Resale Royalties Aotearoa Toi Huarau (RRA), a non-profit subsidiary of Copyright Licensing New Zealand, this scheme ensures artists, and their successors receive royalty payments when artworks are resold.
Under the Resale Right for Visual Artists Act 2023 and the Resale Right for Visual Artists Regulations 2024, eligible artists will receive a 5 per cent royalty from 1 December 2024, each time their artwork is resold over the threshold of $2000. RRA and Copyright Licensing New Zealand chief executive Sam Irvine says that “the scheme recognises the contribution visual artists make to New Zealand’s cultural identity. This scheme supports the longevity of New Zealand artists’ careers and enables them to continue producing artwork for the benefit of society.”
The Artist Resale Royalty scheme also aligns Aotearoa with global best practices. New Zealand now joins over 30 OECD countries, including Australia – where a similar scheme has been operating since 2010, has generated over $14 million in royalties and benefitted more than 2700 artists (Resale Royalty, 2023).
To be a qualifying resale under the scheme, the resale value must be $2000 NZD (excluding GST) or greater. The contract for the resale must be entered into on or after the
commencement date of the Act (1 December 2024). The sale must be a “professional resale” or a “voluntary qualifying resale”, terms which are explained in more detail in the legislation.
RRA is calling on emerging and established visual artists and their successors, art market professionals, art buyers and collectors, and GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives and museums) professionals to join the registry at resaleroyalties. co.nz/register/ There is no obligation to sign up, but by doing so it will be easier for RRA to locate and notify artists or their successors of pending payments.
“The long-term sustainability of our arts and cultural sector is essential not only for preserving our heritage,” says Sam, “but also for fostering innovation and creativity that drive New Zealand's future.”
Trees and power lines don’t mix
Trees and vegetation can cause power cuts. That’s why it is important to manage them so that they don’t grow too close to power lines.
Our vegetation team surveys the network regularly, checking for trees & other vegetation that is too close or a risk to the lines.
We send ‘cut and trim’(CT) notices to owners where we find any trees growing too close to our power lines. We are required to do this by law under the Electricity (Hazard from Trees) Regulations. If you receive a CT notice you can choose to have the trees trimmed or felled. The Regulations state that each tree is entitled to one free trim. We keep a record of notices sent to owners along with a record of any trees that have had a free trim or have been felled. If your tree is eligible for a free trim, our tree contractor will cut the tree back to a safe distance from the lines. You are then responsible for keeping the tree trimmed so it doesn’t grow too close to the power lines again. Any trees notified to you in a CT notice must only be cut by a power lines qualified arborist that is Network Tasman certified. They have the necessary training & specific insulated equipment required to safely cut trees close to live power lines.
Our vegetation surveyors also look for trees that are a high risk to the power lines such as diseased or damaged trees, broken branches etc. Owners of these trees will be contacted by our surveyors to discuss their options. If you notice any trees like this please let our vegetation team know.
It is safer & less expensive to keep your trees clear of power lines – see our website for information on the clearances needed.
Before you plant anything near power lines check the size it will reach at maturity & the clearances required by law from power lines. If it is likely to grow close to the lines in the future we suggest you find an alternative species that won’t grow too close.
Our vegetation team will be happy to answer any questions you may have on trees & power lines:
Phone: 0800 508 098
Email: trees@networktasman.co.nz
ANITA PETERS
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Photo: Anita Peters.
Resale Royalties Aotearoa chief executive Sam Irvine. Photo: Supplied.
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A man of vision and generosity
JO RICHARDS
Golden Bay said goodbye to one of its larger-than-life characters in September with the sudden passing of Alister John McDonald.
Over his four decades in the Bay “Cockle”, as he was widely and affectionately known, made a significant and lasting contribution to the community and local economy.
Of Scottish heritage, Cockle could trace his family’s New Zealand roots, first to the Central Otago goldfields and then farming. He was raised on a sheep farm in Woodlands, Southland, an upbringing that shaped his capacity for hard work, nurtured his Kiwi ingenuity, and gave him a life-long appreciation of the importance of family.
He wholeheartedly embraced the McDonald clan motto: “Per Mare Per Terras” (By Sea And By Land) – a reflection of the Caledonians’ historical prowess both on land and at sea.
A $25 Paper Plus voucher will be awarded to the first correct solution drawn. Entries can be left at Stitch ‘n Sew, or scanned and emailed to admin@gbweekly.co.nz by midday on Tuesday 10 December.
11 Harm from gift with crew steeped in brewer’s medium (12)
13 Restructure if nothing, and be on the level (4,4)
15 Right infringement returned with equine gait (4)
17 Pass the creepers (4)
18 Leaves a prohibition and slips on clobber (8)
20 Current mountain she unfortunately gets to fish is a fault (8,4)
23 Disgruntled, once nothing clouds their reduced outlay (10)
24 Do right? Nothing is right! (4)
25 Offers article for part payment swap. It is bad (6,2)
26 Good man subject to widespread disagreement (6)
2 Noted tales witnessed in this venue (5,5)
3 Until now, some Sherpas - yeti hunters - are to be found (2,3)
4 Company Sergeant Major might refer back to warpaint maybe (8)
5 Go to the board my boy and get even (4,3,6,2)
6 Rides in wildly. I left washed out (6)
7 Hacked off when Rita tried loosely to embrace (9)
8 Oh God! Pain is on the rise (4)
12 Strongly made it known it appeared rotten (7,3)
14 Went without a brilliant start and got a bad mark (9)
16 Scares about the direction the nor-wester blows and strokes (8)
19 Must take the pH - mix and get socks (6)
21 He pays for temporary use while the lady entertains the Inland Revenue (5)
22 Damage indicator takes nothing from award (4)
True to the clan’s dictum, Cockle’s greatest business achievement was founded on both land and sea, but especially on the large intertidal area that lies between. When he first arrived in Golden Bay with wife Di and young family, more than 40 years ago, he also brought a wealth of ideas for creating a business from the abundant marine resources. One of those ideas soon turned into reality when, having been granted a $5 fishing permit, he started harvesting cockles (Austravenus stutchburyi) at Pākawau and taking them over Tākaka Hill in the boot of his Chrysler Valiant. The new business venture epitomised Cockle’s enthusiastic and positive approach which he often espoused through one of his well-known catchphrases: “Those who hesitate are lost.”
In those early years, he diversified into a variety of shellfish, including scallops, mussels, geoducks and rock lobster, and even tried his hand at land-based farming. But the cockles, which he exported to the USA as “New Zealand littleneck clams”, remained the main focus of the business.
One of Cockle’s strengths was the ability to recognise his weaknesses; dealing with the bureaucracy of a highly-regulated sector often led to frustration that occasionally produced an outburst known as an “A J Special”. Realising this, Cockle employed professional consultants as go-betweens to argue his case and ensure that he always played by the rules.
On a personal level, although he was not shy about expressing his opinions – another of his catchphrases was, “My point is this…” – Cockle would never disrespect anyone. He enjoyed lively conversation and debate, informed more recently through listening to podcasts on a wide variety of topics including astronomy, geology, metabolic fasting, dinosaurs and Trump.
As well as his strong business intuition and entrepreneurial flair, Cockle also had an aptitude for engineering and innovation; in conjunction with local industry, he designed and developed bespoke machinery including the McDonald Westhaven mechanical harvester and a range of factory processing equipment. To prepare product for export markets, Cockle optimised a process in which the fresh cockles were heat treated and snap-frozen before being packed as ready to eat. These have been exported to countries across the globe including the UK, Australia and several in South-East Asia, establishing him as a true pioneer of the industry.
It was very much a family enterprise and remains so. But it’s not restricted to immediate family: The company currently contracts between 12 to 16 locals and has employed hundreds of others over the years.
Confounding the myth of Scotsmen being “careful” with money, Cockle was only too happy to share his success with his community. Amongst numerous acts of generosity, he paid for new jerseys for Collingwood Rugby Football Club for more than 20 seasons, helped to fund the construction of the
township’s squash courts, and sponsored the annual Pākawau Art Exhibition. He also developed a 47-section subdivision in Collingwood where the main road bears his name. It all adds up to a colossal contribution: a back-of-the-envelope calculation made by a family friend estimates that Cockle had boosted the Golden Bay economy by tens of millions of dollars.
The large number of people who attended his memorial service in Collingwood was testament to the breadth and depth of his connection to the community and a measure of the high regard in which he was held.
“Visionary, generous, hard-working, a man of great humour, adaptability and entrepreneurship; one who could cut through bureaucracy with wit and wisdom, and a respected member of the seafood industry” and “One of life's interesting characters” were among the many tributes paid to him.
In one of those tributes, long-time colleague and friend Peter Brierley neatly summed Cockle’s rare character. “You don’t meet many people like Alister who have built a business from scratch, created employment, supported the local people, and are generally a larger-than-life member of the community.”
Alister John McDonald (23 October 1946 – 1 September 2024). He is survived by partner Jenny Cooper, Di McDonald, and children John, Daniel, Leanne and Justin, and sister Linnie. In accordance with his wishes, Cockle’s ashes will be returned to the “clan” home of Southland.
Alister "Cockle" McDonald. Photo: Supplied.
CLASSIFIEDS
RESULTS
GOLF
19 November. Hidden Holes: R Reynish 10, M Dobbie 10. Closest to pin: B Miller 9/18. 23 November. Wendt Trophy Round (Malkeys): S Ransley +7, W Dobbie +4, G Allen +1. Closest to pin: 3/12 J Thomason, 4/13 G Allen, 8/17 S Ransley, 9/18 W Dobbie. Twos: A Gourdie, C Hadler. Happy wanderer: A Bradnock. Best gross: A Gourdie 78. AGM NOTICES
THE Mohua Social Services Charitable Trust AGM will be held on Monday 9 December 2024, 5pm, at GB Community Centre, 88 Commercial Street, Tākaka. RSVPs for catering appreciated or email apologies to manager@mohuasocialservices.org.nz
We welcome everyone to attend.
COLLINGWOOD Rugby Club AGM at clubrooms, 10 December, 5.30pm. All welcome, including new members. Along with anyone keen for any position! Enquiries to Mark Strange ph 027 431 5463.
PERSONAL NOTICES / Pānui ake
I would like to sincerely thank everyone who helped me at the time of, and after, my accident on Motupipi Street. The medical staff were all so kind and everyone has been really helpful in getting me back on my feet/scooter. I’m still a bit bruised but healing well. Thanks to you all for your kindness, Dianne McKenna.
MURRAY George Marshall, 23 August 1955. Passed away peacefully at his home at Patons Rock in the early hours of Monday 25 November. Murray was surrounded by his loving family. Service to be held at: Collingwood Memorial Hall, Saturday 30 November at 11am.
PUBLIC NOTICES / Pānui a whānui
GOLDEN Kids would like to thank the following providers for grants received this year: Golden Bay Community Trust, Tiger Turf; Rural Service Centre, acoustic panelling; Network Tasman, sensory resources. We are extremely grateful of these generous contributions.
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. MEMOIRS, life stories and family histories - would you like yours written and produced by a local team with decades of experience? Head to www.charlottesquire.co.nz to learn more.
RAFFLE winner Sam's Creek painting: Lucy Butler. Thanks to Geens and all ticket buyers.
GB Animal Welfare Society Inc (ex-SPCA). Ph Carol Wells 525 9494, 8am-5pm weekdays.
THANK YOU
VERY MUCH
Te Waka Kura o Mohua/ Golden Bay High School
would like to express our appreciation and thanks to the following businesses and individuals for their invaluable support of our Gateway programme during 2024: David and Tania Hurst Dairy Farm, Georgina and Scott Archbold, Clearwater Mussels, Waitapu Engineering, Abel Tasman Plumbing, Sollys, Jazz Electrics, Pōhara Store, Golden Kids, Vibe Tākaka, The Rural Service Centre & Vet Clinic, Golden Bay Kindergarten, Laser Electrical Tākaka, Dan Darwen Builders, Quartly Build, Golden Bay Air, Black Dog Construction, Wayne and Tyler Langford, Sarah McCleely, The Wholemeal Café, Colovaria, Frank Byrne Builders, Motueka iSite Visitor Information Centre, Golden Bay Motorcycles.
We would like to thank all the businesses and individuals for their willingness to be involved in the Gateway programme. We are very fortunate to have such fantastic support from the community.
If you have skills and knowledge to share and would be willing to have a senior student in 2025 for a Gateway work experience placement, please contact Katrina Robbie, the Gateway Coordinator for 2025, at katrina@gbh.school.nz or 027 899 6189. Katrina Robbie, Gateway Co-ordinator
PATTISONS SWIMMING LESSONS: 7, 8 December. Excellent swimming tuition for 5-12 years at the fabulous heated Rockville Pool. Four lessons for $50. jordyhutty@yahoo.co.nz
FRESH FM needs your help. Check out our website freshfm.net. We’re a Charitable Trust – a $30 donation (that can be made on our website) is tax deductible.
LEARN to fly with Golden Bay Flying Club. Email: zktkagbfc@ gmail.com
Paper Plus Tākaka are seeking our next Customer Service superstar to work up to 30 hours a week. This position is mainly providing exceptional customer service in our store, and will also be processing our inwards goods. Never a dull moment! Sound good? Then ideally you will possess the following…
• Proven customer service experience and positive attitude
• Ability to pick up systems and processes quickly
• Exceptional attention to detail, - you love ticking all the boxes!
• Physically fit and able to lift up to 25kgs
• Proactive and able to take on different duties when needed
• Have an interest in books, stationery and giftware - We also sell some pretty cool things in our store
• A sense of humour, we have a pretty fun work environment and enjoy a bit of banter
• Must be available to work during the school holidays, and during the busier Christmas season.
If you have made it this far and think, yes… That sounds like me! Then please apply with your CV and a cover letter.
We will hire when we find the right fit for us, so don’t delay! Email your CV and cover letter to takaka@paperplus.co.nz.
Te Whare Mahana - Community Mental Health Service is seeking a Youth Wellbeing Clinician to provide a responsive service to youth experiencing mild to moderate levels of distress. The Clinician will deliver recovery -based services in environments appropriate for young people and develop collaborative care with other services.
The Clinician will work within a multidisciplinary team and participate in the on-call crisis roster. The successful candidate will hold relevant mental-health-specific experience, demonstrate excellent communication and problem-solving skills, and be able to provide evidence-based interventions to people aged between 12-24 years.
For 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.
SITUATIONS VACANT / Tūranga wātea
PROPERTY AVAILABLE / Rawa watea
RETAIL and office space available for lease starting 3 December. It is currently leased to Colovaria. It comprises 98sqm of retail space plus another 36sqm suitable as office space. Ph 027 862 6542.
Affordable supported independent living for elders
VACANCY
Sunny studio with ensuite available Come and check out our friendly, comfortable house next to Lake Killarney. Enquiries: 027 675 7267 or abbeyfieldgbchair@gmail.com
WANTED / Hiahia
BOOKS WANTED
Motupipi Hall
Books wanted for upcoming Book Fairs esp Men’s & Women’s Novels, Children’s Picture Books Drop off in Hall foyer any time. Thank you.
FOR SALE / Hei hokohoko
BIG garage sale at 181 One Spec Road, Tākaka. Saturday 30 November, starts not before 10am.
GARAGE sale! Come and grab a bargain – heaps of household items, furniture including bar fridge, two-seater couch, some building materials, couple bags of wool insulation, native seedlings, clothing and much more. 35 Abel Tasman Drive, Tākaka, Saturday 30, 9am–12pm.
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.
WAIMANGA Firewood, old man pine, hot mixes, 4m3 loads. Ph 027 345 4626.
ELECTRIC three-wheeler bike called Wattwheels. Good condition. $500. Ph 525 9775.
SPINNING wheel, $65. Ph 027 391 1626.
WILTSHIRE Ram, for sale or swap, see Trade Me #5039467680, contact 021 114 0358.
40 McShane Road Richmond www.eyebright.co.nz 8am – 7pm 7 days
Spray Free Regenerative Pasture Raised Beef and Lamb. Our on-Farm licensed abattoir reduces animal stress and provides true locally produced meat for sale in the Bay.
Find us at the Village Market on Saturdays, Telegraph Carpark Wednesday morning, or order online any time for delivery or pickup:
www.elliscreekfarm.co.nz
HEALTH & WELLBEING / Hauora
APOTHECARY, medical herbalist, iridology, reflexology, reiki. Lisa Williams, ph 027 451 9797, www.goldenbayiridology.com MASSAGE. Ph Willem 022 134 1726.
NATURAL Nailcare Studio: High quality, non-toxic nailcare, using the Dazzle Dry polish system. Specialising in pedicure services. Ph or text Amy 020 4079 0646.
TRANSMISSIONS of Light with Vicki Lawson. Deep relaxation and restoration. Ph 027 525 9944.
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QUALITY FARM KILLED MEAT
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.
BUILDER: new builds, renovations, decks, etc. Available now, Alistair Middleton Homes Created, ph 027 510 6511, al.homescreated@gmail.com
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. CHIMNEY sweep and firebox maintenance. GB Chimney Cleaning ph 027 458 7679.
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.
FLORIST. Place your order online www.goldenbayflowers. co.nz or ph 027 758 1138. Teresa Brough Designer Florist.
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.
ANATOKI SALMON fishing and café. Catch your own lunch or order from the menu. Open every day from 9am-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. Ph 524 8194.
COURTYARD CAFÉ, Tākaka. Open 7 days, 7am-5pm. Also, bookings for dinner. Ph 525 8681.
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.
ESSENCE of AROHA AHORA, 90 Commercial St, Tākaka. Fresh frequency food and divine delectable drinks. Vegan, vegetarian, GF, DF. Open everyday. Ph 525 6111.
GOOD AS GOLD CAFÉ, Tākaka. Open Monday-Friday, 7am4pm. Ph 525 8193.
LANGFORD STORE, Bainham. Perfect scones and more. Open Saturday-Thursday, 9am-5pm. Ph 524 8228.
MOLLY B’S, Pōhara. Open 5 days from 9am, weekend brunch 9-11am. Tuesday open from 3pm. Closed Mondays. Ph 525 7678. NIKAU BAR AND CAFÉ, Pōhara. Open 7 days, 8.30am to late. Bookings ph 03 970 3992.
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. Open Saturdays and Sundays, weather permitting, 11am-4pm. Updates on Facebook and Instagram. Ph 03 970 7934, totoscafegallery@gmail.com
GOLDEN Bay Anglican Parish warmly invites you to join them on Sunday, 10am at Takaka or 4.45pm at Collingwood (starting with a cuppa). Fellowship gatherings (fellowship, songs, prayer and bible study) held fortnightly, 1, 15 and 29 December; traditional services (with a speaker) held on alternate fortnights, 8 and 22 December.
SACRED Heart Catholic faith community early December advent timetable: Service of the Word with communion, Sundays 1 and 8 December, 9.30am, followed by a chat and cuppa. All warmly welcome.
ST Andrews Presbyterian Church extends a warm welcome to join us at 10am for a time of worship and fellowship, and communion with Rev Dave Moynan.
Kahurangi Christian Church
Sunday 1 December
10:30am
Onekaka Community Hall Includes kids’ zone Contact Rowan/Drea Miller 021 106
Bikes and Beer
Friday: Southeasterlies developing, freshening about Farewell. Occasional rain, gradually becoming confined to the ranges by afternoon
Saturday: Southeasterlies gradually easing. Cloudy areas at first but generally fine by afternoon
Sunday: Sea breezes developing. Mainly fine and mild for a time
Monday: Light winds with daytime sea breezes. Fine and becoming warm during the afternoon
Tuesday:Northerlies developing and freshening about Farewell. Mainly fine although some cloudy areas in the west later
FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER
LIONS PICKLED ONIONS FOR SALE, outside Paper Plus from 9.30am.
YOGA WITH KIMMY, 5pm, with weekly theme and poetry included. $10 donation appreciated. Being Presence CentrePossibilities, 90 Commercial St. BADMINTON, REC PARK CENTRE, 7.30-9.30pm. All welcome. Ph Kerry 027 525 7007.
BALFOLK BALL. Workshop to learn dances 4pm–6pm. Potluck 6pm. 7pm-11pm, folk dances made new with live music. Enjoy the dances, music and great vibes, all welcome. Koha appreciated. Kotinga Hall.
VIGIL FOR THE VICTIMS OF Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan, 10.30am on the Village Green. Contact: Peni 027 697 8018, Golden Bay Peace Group.
SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER
FAIRHOLME GALLERY - see Saturday.
DISC GOLF: 6.30pm, Park Ave. All levels welcome, disc hire $2.
MONDAY 2 DECEMBER
BOOK LAUNCH: GABRIELLE KERVELLA will launch her new book about her life, Never tell me I can’t, at Tākaka library, 121pm. All welcome.
TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER
DISC GOLF: 5.30pm, Park Ave. All levels welcome, disc hire $2.
GOLDEN BAY COMMUNITY AND WH Ā NAU end-of-year celebration. See advert on page 15 for details.
GB WEEKLY DEADLINE: noon on Tuesdays.
WEDNESDAY
4 DECEMBER
LOCAL AUTHOR DR STEPHANIE DALE will speak about her latest book "journaling for health and well being", host a journaling workshop and answer your writing and publishing questions. Tākaka library, 11am-12pm. All welcome.
O NEKAKA PLAYGROUP, all welcome, Wednesdays 10am12.30pm, Onekaka Hall.
THURSDAY 5 DECEMBER
DAYTIME BADMINTON, Rec Park Centre, 9-11am. All welcome. Ph Kerry 027 525 7007.
KEVIN MORAN IS LAUNCHING HIS NEW BOOK Upwellings: The Outstanding Spiritual Qualities of Te Waikoropupū Springs, 7pm at ESSENCE of AROHA AHORA: Being Presence Centre -Possibilities, 90 Commercial St. The launch will be preceeded by a showing of the film The Unseen at 6.30pm. Signed copies of his book will be available for $30.
LATER EVENTS
GOLDEN BAY CHOIR CONCERT, for all who love listening to music. Senior Citizens' Hall, 2pm, Sunday 8 December. Koha appreciated. Afternoon tea provided.
LUNASA FESTIVAL 31 January-3 February 2025. Early birds from www.luminatefestival.co.nz/lunasa
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LOCALS STAYCATION SPECIAL
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Friday 29th november
8:00 The Price of Milk: Fundraiser Variety Show $22/$15
Saturday 30th
4:00 The Remains of the Day (G)
8:00 Gladiator II (R16) Final
Sunday 1St december
4:00 The Shamrock Spitfire (M)
8:00 Goodrich (M)
WedneSday 4th
5:30 Here (M) Final
The Mussel Inn Coming Up...
Sat 30th VIAMI MICE - a tribute to the spirit of the 80’s. 3 hours of classic pop rock! $15 tickets @ eventfinda. $20 door.
DECEMBER
Sun 1st THE INDO CELTIC TRIO - JON SANDERS, BASANT MADUR AND TRISTAN CARTER – Ireland meets India. $25 door.
Mon 2nd SINGALONG ‘ROUND THE PIANO with Craig Denham, 7pm. All welcome.
Thu 5th QUIZ, 7.30pm All welcome.
Sat 7th DOUCE AMBIENCE Jazz Trio. $20 tix @ eventfinda. $25 door.
Mon 9th SINGALONG ‘ROUND THE PIANO with Craig Denham, 7pm. All welcome.
Thu 12th ACID ON THE MICROPHONE, 7.30pm. $5 door. All welcome.
Sat 14th RAMSHACKLE - goodtime local rockers. $10 door.
Sun 15th MACBETH - reimagined with a sassy, fun bluegrass twist. $25 tix @ eventfinda. $30 door.
Mon 16th SINGALONG ‘ROUND THE PIANO with Craig Denham, 7pm. All welcome. FINAL FOR 2024!
Wed 18th FORGOTTEN ATLAS - RENNIE & COLM - Celtic roots and global grooves. $15 door.
Thu 19th QUIZ, 7.30pm. All welcome.
Sat 21st THE COWPOKERS plus THE FAIRY DOGS - no covercharge!
For more details see www.musselinn.co.nz
BOOK LAUNCH
Thursday 5 December at 7pm at ESSENCE of AROHA AHORA: Being Presence Centre - Possibilities, 90 Commercial Street.
The launch will be preceeded by a showing of the film The Unseen at 6.30pm.
a fierce Environment Court battle, the Court created the ground-breaking Te Waikoropupū Springs Water Conservation Order. Evidence from the case is included as an appendix.
Upwellings is a deeply spiritual book whose 88 poems employ a variety of forms, including; shamanic sonnets, wisdom sayings, and protest poems. The Sacred Feminine is at the heart of the book. Kevin Fiadh Moran is a poet-shaman and activist who coordinates the Save Our Springs Campaign whose goal is to protect Te Waikoropupū Springs. In 2023, after
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