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The Department of Conservation has been
forced to vacate its premises fronting Takaka’s
Commercial Street due to concerns about
earthquake vulnerability.
The organisation’s recent “seismic shift”
has involved relocating front desk staff and
managers to back-room accommodation at
the rear of the main building, off Buxton
Lane. The evacuation has also required the
removal of the window displays in order
to discourage people from lingering on the
pavement outside.
“It pains all of us that we don’t have that
front door open,” says Golden Bay operations
manager Andrew Lamason. It’s a blow for the
office staff, but Andrew is keen to stress that
DOC remains open for business. “We still
want people to come and say hello.”
In line with the loss of space, Andrew
explains that DOC is taking the opportunity
to shed a number of recreation-based tasks,
such as handling routine enquiries. “For hut
bookings and information about the Great
Walks, people should go to the [Golden Bay]
Visitor Centre, or use DOC online.”
But he says the DOC office is still the place
for information on the more technical tracks
or tricky river crossings. “If someone wants
advice about going through the Dragon’s
Teeth, they should come to us.”
It also remains the place to obtain fire
permits and hunting permits – and of course
to discuss anything do with conservation.
The reduced floor area has brought its
challenges, explains Andrew. “It’s cramped
and we can squeeze in, but we don’t have
anywhere we can hold meetings.”
It’s not all bad news, though: “Recreation
and biodiversity are all in the same room
so we will get some efficiencies from this.”
And the lack of desks may prove to be the
catalyst that pushes operations into the digital
environment. “With smartphones and tablets
rather than pen and paper our fieldies can
spend less time at the desk.”
There is also a potential silver lining for
the Golden Bay Visitor Centre. Its manager,
Casey Port, welcomes the opportunity to
take on some of DOC’s more routine work
and receive commission on bookings. And
she is looking forward to the centre’s “DOC
corner” being refreshed as part of the new
agreement.
“The display needs updating – we’ve been
saying that for ages.”
In addition to making bookings and
providing information about the Great Walks,
Casey’s staff will also sell DOC maps and
brochures.
Andrew doesn’t know when, or even if,
GB Visitor Centre manager Casey Port. Her
staff will handle DOC’s hut bookings and
provide information on the Great Walks. Photo:
Jo Richards.
DOC will eventually move back into the old
building or to some other premises. “The
decision will be made at a high level; they are
looking around at options.” But in the face of
uncertainty, he is sure about one thing. “We
want a high street presence.”
Jo Richards
Golden Bay equestrians at regionals
Golden Bay High School was represented
by two teams this month at the Tasman
Secondary Schools Equestrian One Day Event
at Marchwood Park in Motueka, and with
great success.
The Golden Bay Black and Gold team,
comprising of Maia Schinkel (on Zulu
Warrior), Shaye Oates (Milo) and Shannon
Glover, a student from Garin College
(Finamour) came third overall. Shaye Oates
also came second in the dressage phase and
first overall as an individual rider in 65cm.
Frances Clarke, in the Green and Gold
team, received fourth place in the overall
85cm.
A total of 13 teams participated in this
annual event. The overall winners were
Nelson Girls College and second place went
to Marlborough Girls College.
A special thank you goes to Carla Nalder
and Pam Norton who both volunteered
their time to managed and coach the girls.
The weather was not great leading up to the
event and many practices were held in the
rain. “The dedication and hard work from the
girls paid off and their third place was well
deserved,” says Pam.
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Golden Bay’s whalery gets green light
Last week a contract was signed that allows construction
of the Golden Bay Museum’s whalery extension to begin.
Museum chair Penny Griffith explained that it’s been touch
and go whether the fundraising would be sufficient to get it
built during the quiet winter period.
“In the end, to get council’s approval to go ahead, we’ve
had to rely on a personal loan from a generous local. So, we
have to keep going with our fundraising to repay that loan
by October. But it’s really exciting to have got to this point.”
As well as $4,000 for the loan repayment, additional help is
needed to create the information displays and lighting.
Various improvements and additions have been made
to the museum buildings first acquired and built in 198990, initially to house the Margaret Wilson collection. Since
then, local history collections and displays have developed,
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making Golden Bay Museum a significant part of the regional
heritage network.
The whalery will house Manawhenua ki Mohua’s pilot
whale skeleton that is being prepared for display by Alan
McLean. It will also tell the wider story of Golden Bay/
Mohua’s fascinating marine environment, including whale
strandings.
Golden Bay Builders was the successful tenderer and
Tasman District Council, which owns the museum land and
buildings, will manage the building project on the museum’s
behalf.
To find out more about the whalery project and how to
donate, go to the museum website (www.goldenbaymuseum.
org.nz) or get a flyer from the museum, The Wholemeal Café
or The Village Theatre.
Submitted
whakaaro: A cautionary tale from the past
Fifty-six million years ago, global temperatures rose
several degrees over a period of about 20,000 years – a
geological instant. Corals were nearly wiped out and many
planktonic organisms became extinct. It marked one of the
great upheavals in the Earth’s history, known as the PETM
(Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum). Its effects were so
dramatic that they mark the boundary between two geological
epochs – the Palaeocene and Eocene.
The beginning of the PETM was marked by a massive
injection of methane into the atmosphere. At the low
temperatures and high pressures on the ocean floor, this gas
combines with water to form solid methane hydrate, of which
there are huge amounts — many times more than all the
known deposits of coal, oil and natural gas. Above a critical
temperature it breaks down to release methane, a far more
powerful greenhouse gas than CO2. If this were to happen
to all the methane hydrate, the quantity of methane released
would cause a massive increase in global temperatures.
Many climate scientists think that something like that
happened at the PETM. A small rise in global temperature
triggered the breakdown of some methane hydrate, causing a
further rise in temperature, and the release of more methane,
which caused a further rise in temperature, and so on, in a
vicious cycle.
This kind of self-accelerating process is called “positive
feedback”. Global temperatures are rising far faster than in the
PETM. James Hansen, the climate scientist who first alerted
the world to the dangers of global warming, believes that
we are in a “planetary emergency”, and that unless we take
action on a politically unimaginable scale, we are consigning
our grandchildren to a rerun of the PETM.
Some data may help to make this point. Globally, January
2016 was the hottest month ever recorded, but February
eclipsed even this by 1.14°C, and March 2016 was the hottest
March on record, and April was the warmest on record. Since
1800, the 10 hottest years have all been after 1997 and the
10 coldest years were before 1918. The hottest year ever
was 2015, beating the previous record-holder, 2014, by a
record margin.
Why are we so resistant to this knowledge? Part of the
explanation lies in a campaign of disinformation by the fossil
fuel companies, particularly the largest, ExxonMobil. This
campaign of lies is chronicled in Merchants of Doubt by
Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway. They show in great detail
how it is, and how a few politically motivated scientists could
ignore overwhelming scientific evidence of the threats posed
by the adverse effects not only of industrial CO2, but also
tobacco, acid rain, and ozone-depleting chemicals.
There is more. Climate scientists have calculated that to
prevent global temperatures from rising more than 2°C, we
cannot afford to burn more than a fifth of the known and
accessible fossil fuels. If the world cannot come to terms
with this, we may be bequeathing a rerun of the PETM to
our descendants.
True leadership consists in having the courage and integrity
to tell the people what they need to hear, rather than what
they want to hear. To slightly misquote the American novelist
Upton Sinclair: “It is difficult for politicians to understand
something if their chances of being elected depend on their
not understanding it.”
No doubt most members of the present government have
children, and many will have grandchildren. In years to come
they will have a lot of explaining to do.
Martin Hanson
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Upper Takaka horse trek for Brooke’s recovery
Clockwise from top left:
Co-organiser Lisa Bradley (centre) gives her part of the safety
briefing while farm owner Nigel Harwood (right) looks on;
Jane Bellerby and Tussock getting ready for the trek;
A new twist on the horse whisperer? Sam McPartland’s horse
Ricky (who really should be called Licky?);
Brett Hutchison on Star and a group of trekkers about to leave
the road and start on the farm-track.
Photos: Neil Wilson.
“Horsey folk” from Golden Bay and from over the Hill
have raised over $2000 for a very good cause.
Former Golden Bay resident Brooke Solly had a serious
car accident in Central Otago in early April. She sustained
major injuries and is recuperating in Burwood Hospital in
Christchurch.
Last Sunday’s fundraising horse trek in Upper Takaka was a
way for horse-lovers to show their support for Brooke’s family,
especially her mum, Tiff Price. Everyone close to Brooke is
making major sacrifices to be there as she goes through her
extensive rehabilitation process.
“Brooke’s family is very well respected,” said trekker
Jane Bellerby. “This is a way for some of us to show our
support.”
Jane added that horse-lovers also love to go for “a bit of a
hoon”. Having access to the spectacular landscapes on Waitui
Farm, the home of Fiona and Nigel Harwood, was an added
attraction for many of the 30-plus participants.
The horse trek was organised by Rita Virtama, Fiona
Harwood, Marie Pirie and Lisa Bradley with the assistance
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of a lot of individuals and businesses. Riders were sent off
in groups of two or three at regular intervals. There were no
prizes for being first to finish – and no prizes for anything else,
either. The experience of the trek and the knowledge that they
were helping a good cause were ample reward, according to
riders we spoke to. For four to five hours, trekkers were able
to explore the farm tracks and karst landscapes at Waitui. A
debrief, sausage sizzle and cuppa followed.
Speaking for the organisers, Rita said: “It was a great day,
thanks to everyone involved. I enjoyed being a part of it
and I feel good about helping Tiff and her family in a small
way.”
Brooke and Tiff spoke to The GB Weekly from the Burwood
Spinal Unit on Monday and they were pleased to report on
some positive developments.
“We’re doing fine. Brooke’s got some movement in one
of her legs and that’s a really good sign,” said Tiff. “It’s been
seven weeks since the accident and the spinal cord swelling
has gone down, so we’re dealing with nerve damage now.
Nobody knows what the final outcome will be. Brooke’s
doing lots of physio and occupational therapy and she’s got
this really positive attitude. When she first came into Burwood
she said she was determined to walk out. She’s kept her sense
of humour and she’s very, very resilient.”
Tiff sends her thanks to the Golden Bay community.
“Words aren’t enough to explain how grateful we are.
It’s amazing that people never fail to support you in tough
times. You don’t know how lucky you are to live in a small
place where people look out for each other. Because of
our community – and the communities in Ranfurly and the
McKenzie country that Brooke has lived in since she left
home – I can be here, my boss is looking after my job, and
my bills are being taken care of. My little girls are happy that
Nana and Granddad are spoiling them a bit too.”
Tiff says she is looking forward to being home in August
and being able to take Rita and Lisa on a trip round the trail
enjoyed by last Sunday’s horse-trekkers.
“They were too busy organising the trek to take part in it.
I’ve promised them we’ll do it together when I get home.”
Neil WIlson
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LETTERS
Rec Park grandstand
Our family would like to voice our support to Jill and
Bryony Pearson’s plea to keep the grandstand at the show
grounds. We too feel it would be a huge loss to the community
if this structure was demolished or removed.
In these days of increasing rates of skin cancers it seems to
me that the grandstand is an excellent form of sun protection.
I am sure many families appreciate being able to shelter from
bad weather as well as the sunshine.
On occasional weekend days when I have been working
and my husband has been practising with the fire brigade
in the show grounds, our children have been able to sit
comfortably with a book on the grandstand.
We also use it for our (infrequent) cross-country practice
each year - a few laps around the show ground then running
up and down the steps of the grandstand. Who needs
expensive gym equipment?
My thoughts also go out to the families who have attended
funerals for their loved ones in the club rooms below the
grandstand.
Joanna Howard and family
Rec Park grandstand
I need to correct an error in my letter (GBW 20/5).
I stated that the proposed new shared recreation facility
building was never actually on the grandstand site. Today I
was able to look at the first plans for the development dated
April 2014 and the new building did actually partially cover
the grandstand footprint.
From the plans of August 2014 the new building did not
impact on the grandstand footprint.
Bryony Pearson
A Medieval Presentation
Are you interested in life in medieval times? Do you
know what they ate? What they wore? What sorts of games
they played? Would you like to find out? The Golden Bay
Genealogy Group is hosting A Medieval Presentation on
Sunday 29 May at 1pm in the Community Health Rest Home
lounge. Coming directly from the 16th century will be Lady
Fleur de Lys de la Weta Rouge and the Lord Jacques de la
Weta Rouge. My Lord, a notable archer, will come complete
with longbow. Come along and join the fun. The more the
merrier.
Sally Gaffney
Cycle Fund welcome
I read in The Leader, 19 May, that Prime Minister John Key
announced that an extra $25 million would be available for
New Zealand cycle trails projects. Will Golden Bay get any
of this money?
Golden Bay cyclists have been pleading to Tasman District
Council since early 2000 for money to construct a cycleway
from Pohara to Takaka township, to no avail. Abel Tasman
Drive is one of our most dangerous roads in the Bay for
cyclists.
I have watched from our home the total congestion
between Butts‘ culvert and Burn’s hill (the rise between Butts’
culvert and Clifton corner) of an ambulance, a Solly’s truck,
cars and cyclists all meeting on the rise. The cyclist couldn’t
get off the road to let the ambulance pass because of the width
of the road and the ditches. The ambulance was on a priority
call lights flashing, sirens going. The road at the rise measures
6.3 metres. If you give a cyclist 1.5m the ambulance 2m, the
Solly’s truck going the opposite way 2.4m it doesn’t take a
rocket scientist to work out there is just not enough room for
all concerned. Even with cars going in opposite directions and
one cyclist there is still not enough room to pass safely.
More schoolchildren would bike to school if there was a
cycle way. The children who already do so would be a lot
safer. In the peak season Abel Tasman Drive has a constant
flow of traffic, which has extended to about eight months of
the year.
TDC has permitted 300 new properties in eastern Golden
Bay. What have they done for safe transportation? We plead
to you TDC, for the sake of our safety send some money
our way.
Jane Baird
Response from TDC: Jane’s letter raises two issues: the
limitations within the recent announcement from the Prime
Minister and the local working party focused on the Pohara
– Takaka cycleway.
While extremely welcome, the additional funding
announced recently by the Prime Minister is limited to New
Zealand’s Great Rides ie The Otago Rail Trail, Alps to the Sea
and the Great Taste Trail. The central government funding will
not be applied to local cyclepath construction. That funding
is still the responsibility of local councils and communities
to negotiate.
As to the possibility of a cycle path between Pohara and
Takaka there has been progress. A community-led working
group has been meeting to design and plan a cycle pathway.
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Trust in Members of Parliament
In early April, the VUW Institute for Governance and
Policy Studies reported that the level of trust in Members of
Parliament has fallen by 54 per cent since 2013, with less
than one in 10 New Zealanders saying they have complete
or lots of trust in elected officials.
So I wrote to all leaders of the major political parties to
ask whether they accepted the findings of this report and, if
so, what they and their parties would do to raise the existing
level of trust.
As yet I have had no reply from any leader. What lesson
might I draw from this experience?
John Lee
Community Board meeting
At this month’s Golden Bay Community Board Meeting
the statements made by Peter Foster, Dick Lamb, Ursus
Schwarz, Maxwell Clark and others, regarding going back
to a Colden Bay County Council are expressing a growing
feeling within our community. More and more I am being
approached by ratepayers expressing these sentiments.
There is no doubt (using a farmer’s statement) “our ward
is sucking the hind teat“ with regard to Golden Bay being
a source of revenue, without fair representation. Our two
councillors have no influence against the other eleven
councillors representing the wards over the hill.
As to the possibility of this happening it would involve
ministerial involvement and challenging the LGA. It is not
impossible to change things. To get this idea moving will
need outstanding support from all of us ratepayers. In the
words of Ursus Schwarz, ”You can’t manage Golden Bay
from Richmond; it’s not possible.“ The Richmond TDC is
not serving us.
The election in October will need a complete change of
elected representatives and Mayor if we want to have a fresh
approach and obtain power back to ratepayers.
The great movements in history for change will happen
when the will of the people want it to change.
Autonomy for Golden Bay could be achieved, we could do
it. Parliament can change anything. Let the lobbying begin. All
it needs is us ratepayers to unite with the common cause.
Reg Turner
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Takaka library’s new books list
Non-Fiction
• A History of New Zealand Women by Barbara Brookes.
An in-depth, illustrated narrative of the country’s past from
the perspectives of the women who have lived here, from
those who arrived in the first waka to those who struggled
for women’s rights, and on to the women who have ended
up on the world stage as politicians and artists.
• The Hundred Year Walk, an Armenian Odyssey by Dawn
Anahid MacKeen. Taking her grandfather’s long-lost
journals as her guide, Mckeen retraces his steps across
Turkey and Syria as he sought to escape the horrors of the
Armenian genocide in World War 1.
• The Modern Natural Dyer by Kristine Vejar. A
comprehensive, illustrated guide to dyeing silk, wool,
linen and cotton at home, with foraged and garden-raised
dyes, as well as with natural dye extracts.
• Wired to Create; discover the 10 things that great artists,
writers and innovators do differently, by Scott Barry
Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire. Combining the latest
findings of neuroscience and psychology with original
research, the authors dig into the creative mind.
• Elephant Complex; Travels in Sri Lanka, by John Gimlette.
A multifaceted portrait of Sri Lanka as it emerges from 26
years of civil war.
• Gratitude by Oliver Sacks. A tiny volume of four essays
written during the last months of Sacks’ life, exploring his
life and coming to terms with death.
The committee, whose membership is made up of local
proponents, the council and is chaired by Cr Martine Bouillir,
has funding for the project’s planning and design needs.
• Creating a Forest Garden; working with nature to grow
edible crops, by Martin Crawford. Modelled on young
natural woodland, with a wide range of crops grown in
vertical layers, with little need for digging, weeding or
pest control.
Fiction
• The Living by Anjali Joseph. The story of two lives: a
young single mother working in one of England’s last
remaining shoe factories, and a recovering alcoholic, now
a grandfather, who makes hand-sewn leather slippers in
India.
• The 14th Colony by Steve Berry. Fact, fiction, history and
speculation combine in Berry’s latest thriller involving
ex-Justice Department agent Cotton Malone who is shot
down over Siberia.
• What Lies Between Us by Nayomi Munaweera. Sri Lanka
again, but this time it’s fiction, in the form of a childhood
set in the idyllic hill country, then a girlhood spent
negotiating the challenges of teenage America.
• The One-in-A-Million Boy by Monica Wood. Miss Ona
Vitkus is 104, and protects her secrets fiercely, the boy
is 11, and he makes her feel like she might be special
after-all.
• The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney. The Plumb siblings
grapple with old resentments and present-day truths when
Leo’s rehab costs severely deplete the joint trust fund they
were all relying on.
• A Time of Torment by John Connolly. The latest in the
private detective Charlie Parker crime series.
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It was mission accomplished last Friday night for local
hip-hop band The Hoard.
The six-piece band from Golden Bay High School finished
second at the Nelson Regional Finals of the Smokefree
Rockquest. Their prize was a $400 voucher from the
Rockshop but most importantly the result entitles them to
attempt to secure a place in the national finals in Auckland
in September.
The judges will view DVD recordings submitted by all the
first and second-placed bands from the regional finals across
New Zealand. It is not clear how many bands will make the
final cut. The Hoard and its mentor Carl Woodward are now
practising harder than ever and planning how to make the
DVD that will get them onto the stage in September.
Carl says that The Hoard were “amazing” last Friday. “The
crowd absolutely loved them.”
The next part of the process will see the band continuing
to sharpen its act, adding some new equipment to its line-up
– thanks to the prize voucher – and playing some gigs. The
Hoard is in hot demand. They will also need to raise some
money to fund their campaign to get into the national final
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adventurer who delights in visiting remote places. She won
the Federated Mountain Clubs photo competition for 2016,
and with two other stunning entries was runner-up in the
Above Bushline (photo above) and Landscape categories.
As a member of the Golden Bay Alpine and Tramping Club,
Crystal won $250 for the club, along with impressive personal
prizes. Crystal’s gorgeous photos will be on the big screen at
the Tramping Club’s inaugural Club Night at the Community
Centre on Tuesday 31 May at 7.30pm.
Tramping Club Nights will be an opportunity to ogle
photos of lovely tramping destinations and be inspired by
guest speakers. Two locations will be in focus this coming
Tuesday night: the wonderfully laid-back, scenic holiday
destination of Great Barrier Island, presented by Angharad
Bolland and Daniel Dunn, and a trans-alpine tramp in the
Southern Alps, over the Lambert Tops to the Garden of Eden
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snowfield, presented by Gaylene Wilkinson.
Club Night will also feature a quick backcountry quiz, a
complimentary supper, and an opportunity to participate in
the club’s trip planning for the next three months.
The club will soon offer two courses: Navigation for
Absolute Beginners, and Introductory Alpine Skills. The
limited places on these courses are expected to fill quickly,
so if you would like to enrol you should come along to Club
Night and sign up. A rogaine is also on the calendar, providing
an ideal opportunity to practise your navigation skills.
Our tramping club has regular tramping trips and other
adventures which cater to all ages and abilities. Some
are just a few hours of easy ambling, others are multi-day
expeditions. The club’s website will have a full programme
up soon after we have jointly created it at Club Night. Check
out <goldenbayatc.org>. You don’t need to be a member
to enjoy any of this, all are welcome.
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Bikes in the
Heaphy: New
proposal five
years down the
track
Five years after opening up the 78-kilometre Heaphy
Track to mountain bikers, the Department of Conservation
is seeking feedback on a proposal to extend the biking
season from five months of the year to eight.
The draft amendment to the Kahurangi National Park
Management Plan (KNPMP), if approved, would see
bikers on the track between 1 April and 30 November,
starting next year. Their access is currently restricted to
the period 1 May to 30 September, but according to
DOC, the majority opt for the warmer months, May and
September. The proposed amendment retains a walkersonly season from December to March, plus Easter, which
usually falls in April.
Mountain biking on the Heaphy was first sanctioned
in 2010 following a partial review of the KNPMP, which
included provisions for a three-year trial from 2011
to 2013. The physical, ecological and social impacts
associated with the introduction of biking were monitored
throughout this trial period. The 2013 report summarising
the findings concluded that the management measures
put in place had been effective and recommended that
mountain biking be allowed to continue.
The bikers have definitely boosted the usage of the
track, especially during the winter months. Pre-biking, 581
people walked the Heaphy Track between 1 May and 30
September 2010, but by the end of the third year of the
trial, 2,263 people had either walked or biked the track
over the same five-month period. Although the booking
system does not distinguish between those on two feet and
those on two wheels, other evidence points towards most
of the increase provided by the latter. Unsurprisingly, the
biker numbers have been a major factor in the observed
increase in the year-round figures; since 2009, annual
visitor numbers have risen from 4992 to 6857.
From a physical point of view, DOC believes that
the Heaphy could comfortably accommodate a further
increase in biking. The 2013 report found there was
no significant impact on well-formed and free-draining
sections of the track – and since then, track and bridges
have been upgraded to Great Walk standard. Three huts
(Perry Saddle, Mackay and Heaphy) have also been
renewed to provide increased capacity.
But it’s not all about the infrastructure. Conflict between
walkers and bikers was seen as a potential problem, but
this does not appear to have materialised – partly because
of the respective usage patterns of the two groups. Walker
numbers spike over December and January, fall to a
relatively constant level between February and April,
and drop substantially during winter. The proposed
extension, however, will create more overlap between
the different users and increase the potential for negative
interactions.
Before the initial trial there had been some concern
expressed about possible ecological impacts, but
monitoring during the trial period produced no evidence
of damage to trackside vegetation nor reports of adverse
effects on kiwi. Furthermore, according to a report
published in 2014, the restrictions placed on night riding
to protect native land snails appear to have been effective.
“The impacts of mountain bikers and other track users on
Powelliphanta snails are considered to be minimal and
of no concern for the conservation management of the
Powelliphanta species.”
Although the draft amendment makes a pretty upbeat
assessment of DOC’s management of biking in the
National Park, it also recognises the need to remain
vigilant and to monitor further if an extended season for
mountain biking is approved.
Details of the proposed amendment, including online
submission forms, can be found at: www.doc.govt.nz/
kahurangiamendment
Written submissions must be made by 12 July and can be
sent by post to: Kahurangi Plan Amendment, Department
of Conservation, Private Bag 4715, Christchurch 8140.
Or, by email to: Heaphy@doc.govt.nz
Jo Richards
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whakaaro: Debt and the TDC
There have been a number of recent letters to the editor
and articles in The GB Weekly concerning TDC’s debt and, in
particular, their use of interest rate swaps. In an election year,
and with TDC’s proposal to substantially increase debt to fund
a community dam, it is no wonder TDC’s debt management
is a topical issue.
Why does TDC borrow? TDC’s current borrowings
total around $150 million and, at $7,000 per ratepayer,
that is one of the highest levels of debt per ratepayer in the
country. Councils borrow to fund the acquisition of “intergenerational” assets where the services provided can span
many decades eg sewage works. The initial costs to acquire
these assets are spread over current and future generations
of users by way of debt.
Councils are not permitted, under the Local Government
Act, to run operational deficits so annual revenues (from rates,
fees and charges etc) must cover annual expenses, including
the annual interest costs on this debt.
How does TDC borrow? The Local Government Funding
Agency (LGFA) is a national body established and jointly
owned by councils throughout New Zealand to borrow funds
efficiently. TDC (as do almost all councils in NZ) borrow
through the LGFA, paying a floating interest rate, reset every
three months to the market rate. This rate fluctuates with
the Official Cash Rate set by the Reserve Bank, the same
rate your house mortgage is based on. TDC then enters into
swap contracts with a bank switching the floating rate for a
fixed rate payment. These interest rate swaps are solely for
the purpose of borrowing funds at the lowest achievable
fixed interest rate.
The fixed rate TDC pays on its swaps (which averages
5.5%) was the financial market’s best estimate of the fixed rate
for that term of borrowing, based on all known economic data,
and taking into account the market’s expectations of future
rate rises or falls, at the time the swap was entered into.
Are TDC using swaps to gamble on interest rates? Quite
aside from TDC’s borrowings, a council could enter into a
swap contract on interest rates without any principal involved,
in which case they would be taking a bet on favourable
interest rate changes. However, as TDC’s swaps are matched
to the LGFA borrowing, any change in interest paid on the
borrowing is offset by an equal and opposite change in the
receipt from the bank on the swap.
The Auditor General’s office audits every council in
New Zealand annually and ensures that swaps are matched
against borrowings. It would be perfectly acceptable for our
Community Board to request written confirmation of this from
the Auditor General.
Why does TDC borrow at a fixed rate? Councils are
required, under the Local Government Act, to manage their
finances prudently, and to provide certainty and affordability
in their current and future charges to ratepayers. Over the
past decade, until the Global Financial Crisis, interest rates,
although volatile, have generally trended upwards.
In this environment, it was prudent for councils to seek
certainty and avoid the risk of increased interest costs by
borrowing at a fixed interest rate, allowing it to plan and set
future council rates with certainty, and minimising the chance
that future increased interest costs would make council rates
unaffordable for ratepayers.
It’s similar to managing your own mortgage. You fix the
rate so that if interest rates go up, you won’t pay any more
than the fixed rate agreed with your bank. You gain certainty
over your cashflows, and reduce the risk that you can’t meet
your future mortgage payments.
Why are ratepayers upset? Interest rates have been falling
for the past few years, and most economists predict this to
continue. With quantitative easing (printing money) to avoid
deflation, some overseas countries have nil or negative rates.
If New Zealand follows this trend, we may be experiencing
low interest rates for the foreseeable future.
If TDC had borrowed at a floating rate, currently 2.6%,
TDC’s annual interest costs (currently $8.5 million) would
have fallen by $4.5 million, and your annual rates bill would
be $200 lower than what you will pay. If interest rates fall to
1%, the annual saving foregone grows to $300.
Can TDC get out of these swaps? Potentially yes, TDC
could “close out” the swaps, and pay the floating rate
(around 2.6%), or alternatively re-fix (via new swaps) at the
current swap rate (around 2.8% pa). However, as the cost to
close out the existing swaps would be the same as keeping
them (i.e. the reduced interest cost over the life of TDC’s
borrowing, at the current market rate, would be the same
as the amount to close out), it would only make sense to do
so if TDC decided to switch from fixed rate to floating rate
borrowing. And this only makes sense if you want to “bet”
on interest rates dropping further than the financial markets
currently expect.
Summary. With hindsight, yes we could all be paying
lower Council rates, but interest rates may have gone up
rather than down and you would be paying more than you
do now. There are advantages and disadvantages in either
borrowing at a fixed rate or a floating rate. We don’t elect
councillors to take risks with our money. Perhaps TDC are
right to seek the certainty of a fixed rate payment.
RolandToder PhD Sc and Tony Lawton B Com, M Fin
Leaders attract big crowd to
community whanau meeting
Community connectedness was a key message at this
week’s Community Whanau meeting where five professional
leaders – all relatively new to Golden Bay – were the guest
speakers.
From Left in front: Tony Keatley (clinical manager,
Community Mental Health); Shelley Harvill (manager,
dialectical behaviour therapy at Te Whare Mahana); Jenny
Bennett (principal, Takaka Primary School); Katrina Hutton
(principal, Golden Bay High School) and Linzi Birmingham
(manager, Golden Bay Community Health) addressed the
meeting for a few minutes each to introduce themselves and
to talk about their philosophies and the challenges and goals
they have in their roles.
Community interest was high. Extra seats were put out
and the meeting room at the Golden Bay Community Centre
was full. The speakers described their diverse backgrounds
and the interesting journeys that had brought them to their
present positions.
All five stressed the importance of the relationships
between the institutions they lead and the community in
which they live.
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Council’s interest rate swaps: “matter closed”
Tasman District Council CEO Lindsay
like without the swap arrangement?”
McKenzie has defended his refusal to answer
Those questions are likely to remain
questions about council debt management at
unanswered, but there is sufficient information
an appearance at the Golden Bay Community
in the council’s own documents to answer
Board’s April meeting. In response to Bruce
another: Who makes the decisions? The
Collings’ questions about the council’s use
policy document makes it clear that the
of interest rate swaps, the CEO fronted up by
Treasury team (corporate services manager,
reading through a prepared script, but backed
finance manager, financial accountant) in
down from engaging in any further debate by
conjunction with council’s treasury advisors
refusing to take any questions from the public
(PricewaterhouseCoopers) set the interest rate
(GBW 13 May).
risk management strategy. But the corporate
A packed agenda and time constraints were
services manager alone is responsible for
cited as the reasons for the lack of a Q&A
“authorising the use of approved interest rate
session but Mr McKenzie later denied this.
management instruments within discretionary
“The reason was not as either the Nelson
authority” and is authorised to “manage
Mail or The GB Weekly reported – a lack of
borrowing and interest rate strategy” and
time. As I said at the GB Community Board
“adjust interest rate risk profile”. That
meeting, the questions were seemingly simple
individual authority extends to contracts that
but were actually simplistic and it would
have a maturity date of up to 12 years from
not have enlightened anyone if I’d tried to Chart showing how TDC’s interest rates compared with budget and mortgage rate over the past the start date.
answer them.”
In this complex and occasionally
ten years. Graphic: TDC.
Mr McKenzie made it clear that the debate
acrimonious debate, the council has come
was now over, and that any unanswered questions are likely council’s 2014 Annual Report, which included its Financial across to its critics as defensive and reluctant to openly
to remain that way. “I have nothing more to say. I do consider Statement.
discuss the issue. During his presentation to the community
the matter closed as far as the council is concerned.”
Assessing prudence is more problematic. In principle, board, the CEO at times became rather personal about the
His position appears to be shared by councillors: Prior to the policy is prudent in that it aims to provide stability and man asking the questions, saying it was unfair of Mr Collings
the CEO’s presentation, Cr Brian Ensor said there were “more certainty to the council’s finances. However, Mr Collings to create anxiety, accusing him of pushing an ideology,
important things to address”. It appeared from comments doesn’t consider TDC was especially prudent in practice, implying that his concern wasn’t genuine and concluding
made at the GBCB meeting and elsewhere that TDC’s judging by the deals it struck under that policy. He believes that his assertions “don’t stack up.”
financial dealings are not fully understood by the elected the council made a serious error of judgement when it hedged
Both parties can be considered correct to some extent; Mr
representatives who officially endorsed the use of interest rate against upwards movements in rates because, he says, it was McKenzie is justified in stating that TDC’s debt management
swaps when they approved TDC’s Treasury Risk Management entirely predictable that rates were going south and staying is legally compliant, auditable and aims to be prudent, and
Policy in 2014.
there is no evidence to indicate that the swaps were not
there for the foreseeable future.
The basic principle of these financial derivatives is fairly
“In a world where interest rates have been tumbling year purchased with the best of intentions and in accordance with
simple – they are used to exchange variable interest rate after year, the TDC has chosen to purchase financial derivative the policy. However, Mr Collings’ belief that there has been
payments for fixed rate payments through formal agreements instruments that have a very significant and unnecessary cost “an error of judgement” in hedging against the rising cost of
with another party when, for example, one organisation wants to TDC ratepayers unless interest rates rise.”
borrowing also has credence, bearing in mind the long-term
to pay a variable rate, and another wants to limit future risk by
Mr Collings’ view on interest rates is supported by the outlook for interest rates and the large amount of ratepayers’
paying a fixed-rate instead. The use of such variable-for-fixed latest Westpac Economics Forecast, which shows NZ Official money at stake. And it is open to debate whether delegating
swaps is fully consistent with the council’s policy – and by Cash rate interest rates falling to 2% in the second quarter of decisions on rate swaps to one individual member of staff is
fixing rates for up to 12 years, the council is cushioned from this year (from their current 2.5%), not increasing until the especially prudent.
sudden upwards movements in the Official Cash Rate, as Mr middle of 2019 and subsequently not rising above 4% until
Mr Collings said he had no legal or ethical concerns about
McKenzie explained.
the council’s use of rate swaps.
at least 2026.
“Managing the risks associated with swings in interest
“I have never attempted to say that the TDC is doing
Admittedly, the global economy is notoriously hard to
rates and providing certainty to the community about the predict, and it may be that the USA is able to push rates up. anything untoward; I just have a problem reconciling their
cost of funding our capital works programme is what drives An unlikely scenario, perhaps, but if it comes about and words on this issue with the high rates of interest that we are
our policy approach.”
interest rates rise sharply, then TDC’s swaps could provide a seemingly locked in to.”
TDC is one of many local authorities using swaps to useful buffer – as they did during the noughties. “Significant
However, he is frustrated by the council’s determination
manage debt – but there isn’t necessarily safety in numbers; financial benefits accrued during the period from 1999 until to put an end to a legitimate democratic debate. “I would
a swap is effectively a zero sum game where one party is 2008, as interest rates were climbing,” said Mr McKenzie.
like the CEO to explain in more detail. He is our public
almost certain to come out ahead while the other will lose.
He believes that council has continued to benefit from servant; it seems strange that he is upset by our interest in
The party that is obligated to make the fixed rate payments, its strategy. Referring to a chart depicting TDC’s weighted this very important long-term issue. I am just looking for a
in this case the council, will profit when the variable rate average interest rate over the period 2007-2016 (Figure 1), clear explanation of what the TDC has tied us up with. Why
increases, but lose when the rate goes down.
Mr McKenzie explained that, “Over the past 10 years the is that unfair?”
Mr McKenzie claimed that there was absolutely no cause council has consistently achieved a lower interest rate than
Mr McKenzie’s Report Number RGB16-05-06, Council’s
for concern and explained that the council’s Treasury Risk either budget or the five-year mortgage rate.”
Treasury Management Policy and Interest Rates – Response
Management Policy was robust.
Mr Collings pointed out that this 10-year period falls largely to Questions from the Community, is available from the
“Contrary to Bruce Collings’ assertions, the council’s outside the swap era and asks: “Why does the graph not show TDC website.
approach to managing debt is prudent, legally compliant the rates for the next 10 years? What would the graph look
Jo Richards
and auditable.”
The CEO was correct when he said the council’s use of
swaps is legal, but it required a change in the law to make it
so. In December 2011, following the enactment of the Local
Government Borrowing Act 2011, the Local Government
Funding Agency (LGFA) was incorporated as a limited liability
company. The LGFA was established to raise debt on behalf
of local authorities on terms that are more favourable to them
than if they raised the debt directly. One of the mechanisms
it allows is interest rate swaps.
It’s also correct to describe the council’s finances as
auditable. TDC and all other local authorities are subject
to financial audit. Audit New Zealand signed off the
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Debbie Jones is the quiet,
unassuming engine behind
the Dangerous Kitchen,
where she has worked for
the last 11 years, for two of
the three owners.
Originally a North Island
girl, Debbie arrived in
Golden Bay 20 years ago
and is sometimes (happily)
surprised to find herself still
here.
She says that her life
spent in and around the food
industry has been rewarding
and always interesting. The
counter food is Debbie’s
main area, and adapting
and adjusting recipes is an
enjoyable pastime for her.
Debbie shyly admits to
having had a voracious sweet
tooth from a very young age,
and after school she would
head for the kitchen and
bake. Ginger crunch was
a favourite, and during the
weekends she would fill the
biscuit tins ready for the next
school week.
Debbie’s family ate fairly
simply, as was the case back Debbie’s food philosophy is
then. She remembers roast Photo: Fiona Feasey.
chicken on birthdays, and
her dad’s amazing vege garden, from which they lived year
round.
After leaving home, Debbie spent a year-and-a-half
travelling, spending carefree days on a greyhound bus and
eating Taco Bell. Much of that time was spent in New Orleans,
where she remembers praline (for that sweet tooth), gumbo
with okra and the traditional gumbo spice filé (a spicy herb
made from the dried ground leaves of the sassafras tree),
crawfish étouffée (a spicy cajun stew with vegetables and
freshwater lobster), and the city’s historic red beans and rice
on Mondays.
Learning on the job has been Debbie’s recipe for success.
Waitressing and watching everything happen in some of the
tiniest kitchens furthered her education about food, cooking
and eating. The taste of food is what interests her, not its artful
arrangement on the plate or the fact that it’s two miles high.
Her favourite things to eat at home when she’s not cooking
kid-friendly food are Thai, spicy, raw vegetables, noodles,
meat and herbs. Big flavours. Her favourite seasonings are
cumin, coriander, paprika and fresh herbs. If she was allowed
to take just three ingredients to a desert island they would be
fresh ginger, white jasmine rice and a green vegetable.
Debbie’s food philosophy is to eat sensibly, go back
to making food from scratch, use local ingredients, to eat
everything, and enjoy the variety we are fortunate enough
to have available.
With her lifelong love of baking in mind, Debbie and her
friend Zara Pedersen have teamed up and launched a cakebaking company called Golden Baked, which specialises in
wedding cakes. They have so far made cakes for groups of
80 to 250 people.
Apart from also raising her two children, Lucas and Leia,
Debbie coaches the kids’ soccer team, loves gardening,
walking her dog, adapting recipes, making sweet desserts,
and reading, especially novels about food.
Debbie says she works with a great team at the Dangerous.
In a recent poll I conducted, asking Golden Bay children
of all ages what their favourite birthday meal would be, all
responded “Dangerous Pizza!” The café’s pizza is a classic
Brain overloading with
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example of perseverance and a team effort led by co-owner
David Dwyer, using a combination of ingredients to achieve
its notable result.
The café makes sourcing local produce a priority, and it is
very well supported by Waitapu Gardens, Puramahoi’s CSA
and Tom the spinach man. The Moosewood cookbook is a
well-worn companion and still used regularly for inspiration
and recipes.
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My daughter asked me to beg Debbie for the Dangerous
Kitchen’s berry cheesecake recipe, but to ensure that we all
keep returning to the café she gave us instead this lovely slice
recipe, which she developed herself.
Sticky Lemon Ginger Slice
340g softened butter
100g icing sugar
215g plain flour
200g buckwheat flour
30g ground ginger
Put butter and icing sugar into a food processor. Process
until light in colour, add flours and ginger, and process until
a ball forms. Press into a 34cm by 22cm tin and bake for 10
minutes at 170°C.
800g raw sugar
8 eggs
8 tablespoons of plain flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
rind of 4 lemons
180g lemon juice
130g crystallised ginger, finely chopped
Sift dry ingredients and set aside. Process eggs and sugar in
the food processor for at least a minute (mix must be pale).
Put egg mixture into a bowl and add lemon rind and juice.
Sprinkle flour and baking powder mixture on top and mix
gently together with a slotted spoon.
Evenly arrange crystallised ginger on the base and gently
pour the egg mixture over it. Return to the oven (170°C) for
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High school principal settles in
Some good news has
just arrived at the Golden
Bay High School principal’s
office. The school’s rock
band, The Hoard, has just
won a place in the finals of
Smokefree RockQuest, and
the new principal Katrina
(Kat) Hutton’s pride in her
students is infectious.
She has been the principal
for only one term, but she says
of the school and Golden Bay:
“It’s already been everything
I thought it would be, and
more.”
Kat Hutton always knew
she wanted to join the
teaching profession.
“I felt when I was in
school that I wanted to
make a difference and be a
teacher. My parents were
both teachers.” She adds: “I Golden Bay High School’s new principal Kat Hutton enjoys being in the heart of a rural community.
think when you have your Photo: Liz Smyth.
own kids as well you really want to be involved in the spiritual, physical and mental wellbeing of a child, building
education system. You want to make sure it’s on the right relationships with family and community are also important.
track for your kids as well as everybody else’s.”
“I do think that we do that really well here in Golden Bay in
Originally from Liverpool, Kat qualified as a secondary terms of pastoral care…It’s just unbelievable what the parents
school teacher in Britain. She and her husband decided to and the community offer. The opportunities our students are
emigrate, and in 1999 they flew “for 23 hours non-stop” exposed to are fantastic here.”
with their four children (then aged 8 to 18 months) to New
Towards supporting “a collaborative approach between
Zealand.
staff, students and the wider community” she has arranged
Kat began teaching maths at Bream Bay College in a consultation hui at the school on 6 July, “for the parents
Ruakaka, Northland. She says of the area: “They’ve got kind and community to look at what we are doing, and to give us
of a similar mountain range to the Takaka hills. It had a feedback around what things they would like to see in the
‘Romancing the Stone’ kind of feel to it, with the bush, and college, and to get that feedback so we can work together
I kept getting this Kathleen Turner vision of sliding down on a way forward”.
the mudslides, and I was really fascinated.” In a “baptism
Kat has also been working on professional development
by fire” she became head of the school’s maths department with her staff, ensuring that everyone has goals for
after three months.
improvement, for teaching and enquiry “and how they can
Kat found that it was this first taste of rural community that improve student’s achievement in a meaningful way for
she loved. “Everyone knows everyone. I just like that, and them”.
everyone looks out for each other.”
This extends to leadership, which she wants to develop
She later took up the position of deputy principal at “not just for staff but for students as well”.
Rodney College, Warkworth, then became deputy principal
The position does come with challenges. Kat said that
at Fairfield College in Hamilton. Her last position before in the last year in New Zealand, over 60 principals left the
arriving in Golden Bay was as deputy principal at Morrinsville teaching profession. One challenge this term is for GBHS
College, working alongside principal John Inger for five years. parents, students and staff to learn about the new Health and
It was an inspirational experience for her.
Safety guidelines in the New Zealand Government Health
“John was always looking outside the square and he would and Safety at Work Act 2015. Certain schools are not even
be constantly challenging us around our thinking (where are letting students climb trees because of the risk of falling, but
we going?) and the future of education.”
Kat calls GBHS “a really outdoor-education school”.
Kat had heard great things about Golden Bay High School
“We’ve got students kayaking, abseiling and caving, and
and when she saw the advertising for the principal’s position, I don’t want our kids to not have those experiences, but the
she jumped at the chance. “I just felt it was time to try and staff are now are having to do the mountains of paperwork on
push myself that bit further.”
risk management for this to happen.” A school committee has
With her four eldest children grown and living in the North looked over the risks and hazards, and has tried to minimise
Island, Kat, her five younger children and husband headed to the risks, she said, but she is planning a meeting with parents
Golden Bay and drove over another set of hills. “We go over and the community so that they can talk through and work
to Nelson a lot with our boy with football, but coming back on the regulations together.
over the Hill it already feels like we are heading home. I’m
“Everyone wants the same thing for their kids. In a rural
just so amazed that I feel so quickly at home in a place.”
community everyone gets together and helps, and that’s what
Her first term at Golden Bay High School was focused I’m enjoying so far.”
mainly on getting to know the children and staff. When
Kat still has five children at home and a husband who
asked about her vision for the school, Kat says, “I’m just travels out of the Bay often for work. She appears to be a
reading the new Education Review Office publication and very busy woman, but says: “I don’t know any different and
it comes back to the vision of “Ko te Tamaiti te Pūtake o te I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Kaupapa - The Child - the Heart of the Matter,’ and that says
The children have settled in well to Golden Bay life. “I’m
everything for me.”
amazed how settled they are, to be honest.”
She believes that as well as looking after the emotional
Liz Smyth
Northern Rata Trees for Golden Bay
Project Crimson have been providing rata trees for
Golden Bay since 1998 and are providing 400 Northern
rata trees for planting projects again this year. Northern
rata were a common tree in lowland Golden Bay
providing a spectacular display of red in summer and
bountiful nectar for birds, geckos and insects. The aim
of the project is to celebrate our rata and re-establish
this species in the region.
Northern rata trees need a large sunny site that is
not too frosty, and free draining soil. They will need
weeding for the first few years and possibly watering if
it’s a dry summer. They will also need protection from
hares and possums. Priority will be given to projects on
public land and conservation covenants but trees are
also available for private planting.
If you wish to plant Northern rata as part of your
revegetation project please contact Richard Struthers at
the Department of Conservation, Takaka Office,
phone 03 525 8026 to arrange collection.
GBHS STUDENT OF THE WEEK 27 MAY
Jesse Eckert
For being an exemplary
member of the Lipsync
Committee, core backstage person, in charge
of technical lighting and
music. Also supportive of
juniors and his peers. He
stepped up to be the key
technical student in the
production - a major role.
GBHS STUDENT OF THE WEEK 13 MAY
Grady Brown
For outstanding Golf play
at the GB Open on 30
April and 1 May, being
the youngest player in
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in a Junior Tournament in
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Sports results / Hua tākaro
Public notices / Pānui a whānui
golf
Alcoholics Anonymous. If you want to drink that’s your
business. If you want to stop that’s ours. Meeting Thursdays
7pm, Catholic Church Hall. Ph 0800 229 6757.
Wednesday 18 May. Stableford. R Heuvel 37, N Goodman 37.
Closest to pins: 3/12 B Osmond, 4/13 D Win, 8/17 B Osmond, 9/18 L
Davidson. Twos: L Davidson. Best gross: D Win 82.
Saturday 21 May. Tui cup match play round one. L Trent bt N Barnes
1 up, L Davidson bt C McDermott 8/6, J Crocker bt R Riley 1 up, J
Riordan bt P Milne 1 up, N Goodman bt S Bensemann 5/3, C Coleman
bt B Osmond 4/2, J Solly bt J McKay 2/1, W Collie bt G Bradley 1 up, M
Stone bt J Garner 4/3, B Win bt R Miller 4/2. Others played stableford.
D Holloway 36, R Heuvel 36, G Olliver 34. Nearest pin: 3/12 R Heuvel,
4/13 F Bryne, 8/17 N Barnes, 9/18 J Riordan. Best gross: W Collie 69.
Longest drive 8/17: B Climo. Twos: L Trent, J Riordan, S Bensemann,
W Collie, R Miller, Brian Win (2). Twos 7/16: D Holloway.
bridge
18 May. Onekaka Pairs, R2. Open N/S: K Cavaye-E Bradshaw
63.99%, J Edmondson-C Petyt 61.61%, J Kingston-P Wood 51.19%.
E/W: L Gamby-J Pemberton 57.14%, B Burdett-L Scurr 63.86%, M
Hill-C Mead 53.87%. H/cap N/S: K Cavaye-E Bradshaw 74.10%, J
Edmondson-C Petyt 71.33%, J Kingston-P Wood 63.86%. E/W: B
Burdett-L Scurr 64.29%, L Gamby-J Pemberton 61.71%, M Hill-C
Mead 60.50%.
20 May. Relaxed Friday. Open: L Gamby-S van Wijngaarden 63.13%,
A Hunt-C Mead 56.88%, B Burdett-J Cooper 56.25%, E Bradshaw-K
Cavaye 56.25%. H/cap: L Gamby-S van Wijngaarden 69.77%, A Hunt-C
Mead 68.21%, E Bradshaw-K Cavaye 66.36%.
Indoor bowls
22 May. Rockville drawn pairs tournament held at Collingwood hall.
Exciting close games resulted in winners: Fiona Prosser and Jeanette
Marsters and runners-up: Ron Inglis and Nancy Ward.
hockey
The Rogue Runners fought a fast first half against a full strength
GBHS team, one-all at half-time. Full time score was GBHS 3, Rogue
Runners 2. The low scores don’t reflect the effort put in by both teams.
Hoihos won by default to the Drastixs, though a very competitive six-aside game was played on a reduced field with some open space and
plenty of room in the goal circles.
Good to see a full spectrum of players each Saturday ranging from
four to 64 years of age.
takaka Drama Society AGM, Sunday 29 May, 1pm at the
Playhouse. All welcome.
Pohara Boat Club AGM, Sunday 29 May, 5pm at the Pohara
Boat Club followed by Sunday dinner. All welcome.
Toy Library AGM, Monday 13 June, 7pm, Brigand Café.
All welcome.
East Takaka Hall AGM, Tuesday 31 May, 7.30pm, at the
Hall, followed by a cuppa and snack. All welcome.
Motupipi Public Hall AGM, Wednesday 8 June, 7.30pm,
Motupipi School staffroom.
Rockville Indoor Bowls Club extends hearty thanks
to sponsors of our recent tournament: NV Miller Ltd
Collingwood, NBS Takaka, BNZ Takaka.
Manage My Health. SeniorNet is offering a short
workshop about this at its usual Help and Advice session,
3pm, Tuesday 31 May, at the St John Rooms.
Members free, non-members $5.
LOCAL community radio Fresh FM. Top o’ the South on 104.8
or 95.0 FM. Listen live now www.freshfm.net. Get into it! Ph
Sage 525 8779, email: takaka@freshfm.net or visit us at the
Workcentre.
SPCA. All enquiries, ph Carol Wells 525 9494, 8am-5pm
weekdays.
GB Promotion
Association
Inc AGM
Monday 30 May from 7:30pm
At the Golden Bay Visitor Centre, Willow Street
Recent AGM / Hui ā tau - Nō nā tata nei
SPCA Golden Bay. President, Carol Wells. Vice-president,
Judy Ray. Secretary, Janice Win. Treasurer, Marilyn
Hill. Committee: Dianne McKenna, Lisa Campbell, Joe
Thompson.
GBA&P Show Committee AGM
7.30pm
Monday 30th May 2016
Keith Page Hall (Recreation Park)
Anyone interested in helping to
organise and/or run the show
very welcome to attend
Contact Jean 5259142
goldenbayshow@gmail.com
Allowing Golden Bay Promotion Assn to work
for you and your business. Where to from here?
We have exciting ideas to share with you!
RSVP: secretary@goldenbaynz.co.nz by 28 May
We wish to acknowledge and
thank the following sponsors for the 2016
Collingwood Tavern Pig Hunting competition
Lion Nathan
Mana The Plumber
Motueka Gun Shop
PGG Wrightson
Mathew Toynbee
Takaka Fuels & Fishing
Farmlands
Hammer Hardware
Golden Bay Scaffolding
NV Miller Ltd
DB Breweries
T&G Contracting
BMTT
Pipeworks
Rural Service Centre
Fresh Choice
Nick Riley Electrical Harwoods Upper Takaka
Trade Zone
Placemakers
Mobile Mechanical
ITM
Clay Hoskin C-wood Builder
Cape Farewell Horse Treks
Rural Service Centre/Vet Club
Kent Strange Builder
Merial Ancare (Neville Phillips)
Abel Tasman Plumbing & Gas
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED
Our appreciation also extends to MARK & WENDY
STRANGE for their tireless efforts to make the
event an ongoing success
Newslineupdate
Phone
(03) 524 8160
27 MAY 2016
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Apply for a Community Grant online
Rates rebate
Are you planning a great community event or project – but need a little help to make it happen?
We may be able to help.
Applications for our Community Grants are open, and there is funding available for Tasmanbased projects that meet a community need, join communities together and have community
support. Priority is given to projects that can show financial support from other sources as well.
We’re moving to a simplified, online-only application form this year. To help you get started,
we will be running sessions at our local libraries to show you how to fill in the online form.
Details of these will be posted on our website and publicised in future editions of Newsline.
Applications close on 31 July 2016.
Grants are available for projects that fit into the following categories:
• Arts/culture/heritage/museums
• Festivals and events
• Youth and children
• Social services
• Environment
• Emergency services
• Sports and recreation facilities.
Apply online: Visit tasman.govt.nz/link/grants to fill in the online application form.
For more information: Visit our website, tasman.govt.nz/link/grants or email Community
Partnerships Coordinator Mike Tasman-Jones, mike.tasman-jones@tasman.govt.nz.
You may qualify for a refund of a portion of your rates. You have until 30 June 2016 to apply
for a rebate for the 2015/2016 rating year.
You will have automatically received a rates rebate application form and guide if you have
received a rates rebate in the past. These were sent in mid to late August 2015. You need to
pay your rates account as usual. We will credit the rates rebate amount to your rates account
and notify you once your application has been processed.
For more information go to www.tasman.govt.nz/property/rates/rates-rebate
Richmond 03 543 8400
Murchison 03 523 1013
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Motueka
Takaka
03 528 2022
03 525 0020
Agendas and Minutes for Council Meetings can be viewed on Council’s
website at www.tasman.govt.nz
Community Development Committee
Tasman Council Chambers, 189 Queen Street, Richmond, Thursday 2 June 2016, 9.30 am.
Public forum
Community Grants Subcommittee
Tasman Council Chambers, 189 Queen Street, Richmond, Thursday 2 June 2016, 1.00 pm
or at the conclusion of Community Development Commitee. No public forum
Full Council
Tasman Council Chambers, 189 Queen Street, Richmond, Thursday 9 June 2016, 1.30 pm
or at the conclusion of Environment and Planning Committee. No public forum
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Tasman Council Chambers, 189 Queen Street, Richmond, Thursday 9 June 2016, 9.30 am.
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Trades and services / Mahi a ratonga
tree removal, confined area felling, chipping, chipper hire.
Fully insured. Ph 525 7597, 027 212 4020.
lawnmowing. Pakawau, Bainham, Takaka to Wainui.
Ph N Shaw 525 7597, 027 212 4020. niallshaw_6@hotmail.
com
WOF at Kevin Hebberd Motorcycles & Mechanical. Ph
525 8233.
Patons Rock Storage. Modern, insurance-approved,
alarmed. Boats, vehicles, self-locking various sized units.
Owner lives on premises. Ph Gavin 525 9956.
“Knuckles” Driving School. Ph 525 8100.
Storage /container hire. Your place (anywhere) or mine
(Takaka). Ph Cheryl at Orange Mechanical Ltd 525 9991.
Travel for families, friends, groups and business. Ph Sue,
Travel Gallery 021 555 836 or email sue@nztravelbrokers.co.nz
hELPING HANDS 525 6226. Lawnmowing, scrubcutting,
gardening, gutter cleaning plus full garden blitz.
electricians. Fuse Electrical Golden Bay. Ready to
solve all your electrical needs. Ph Thomas 525 9300,
027 788 8500.
COMPUTER t e c h n o l o g y s p e c i a l i s t , p h W a r w i c k
027 814 2222.
Landplan. Landscape architect and licensed builder for all
your landscape requirements from planning to completion.
Ph John Videler 027 874 4038.
bobcat/grader services. Tracks,
driveways, landscape construction, general earthworks.
Sparks Contracting ph 525 7096.
headstones shop, G Miller & Sons. Ph Rose Slow 525
9213.
Cottage Plants Onekaka. Perennial specialists. Open
Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm. Ph 525 9253.
Gibstopping /coving (NCPB qualified). Local friendly
service. Ph Rob McDonald Plastering, 027 712 2552, a/h
525 6005.
GB chimney sweepING, SPIDER AND FLY SPRAYING
Ph 525 6267 or 027 434 5405
Takaka Self Storage, Commercial Street. Have containers
(new) available. Excellent security, cameras etc. Ph
525 6181.
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Prices apply from Monday 30th May to Sunday 5th June 2016,
or while stocks last. Trade not supplied. We reserve the right to limit quantities. All limits
specified apply per customer per day. All prepared meals are serving suggestions only. Props not
included. Certain products may not be available in all stores. Proprietary brands not for resale.
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FreshChoice Takaka
13 Willow St, Takaka.
Phone 525 9383.
Open 8am-7pm, 7 days.
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Buying a house, land or business? Get a better loan a better
way. Anna McClure, mortgage adviser, ph or txt 021 755 611.
anna@betterhomeloans.co.nz
WINE
DEAL
OF THE
WEEK
Trades and services / Mahi a ratonga
tiler. Bathrooms and kitchens. Water-proofing, hole-drilling
services. Ph Wayne Robinson Tiling 027 576 1620, 525
8396.
Consultancy. Ph 525 9110, 027 514 9112.
ACCOUNTANT and tax advisor. All Inland Revenue returns
filed for big and small businesses and individuals. Selfemployed and rental property reports prepared. Day and
evening appointments available. Ph Susan Ayton Shaw 0508
TAXAYTON or email taxayton@gmail.com
GUTTER gunky? Get the guttergunkgoneologists. Ph 021
070 0656.
Golden Bay Digger Hire 1.7 tonne. Ph 027 713 0684
need wood splitting? Ph Peter van der Meer 525 9928.
computer repairs, upgrades and service. Ph Joshua 027
831 4156.
Chimney cleaning, handyman, Dennis Sage ph 027 873
0726.
Hedgerows and shelter belts cut, trimmed or topped.
Golden Bay Hedge Trimmers. Ph Keith or Liz 525 7112.
golden Bay Electrical. Ph Paul Callaghan 027 316 2749.
golden bay glass. Window repairs. Residential and
commercial. 96 Commercial Street. Ph 525 7274.
Cars wanted. Will pick up for free (some conditions apply).
Motueka Auto Parts. Ph 03 528 9576.
Margy Meys Sewing Studio. Dressmaker, designer,
upcycling, alterations, and sewing classes. Ph 525 9079.
Jack Stevens, qualified arborist. Ph 021 211 5580.
TYRES at Kevin Hebberd Motorcycles & Mechanical. Ph
525 8233.
TREE work. Topping, pruning, felling etc. Ph Stacy 021 154
4258.
Portable saw milling.
High yield, low waste, bandsaw milling. Great for
dimensional timber or flitches. Suitable for any log size on
any site. Ph Tim 524 8997, 027 714 4232.
flooring? I can help. Keeping it local, saving you money.
Golden Bay Flooring. Ph Wyatt 525 7400, 021 297 8196.
septic tanks emptied. Ph Chris 525 9153.
ACCOUNTANT. Long-standing market leader with unbeatable
professional qualifications and experience. Warn & Associates,
ph 525 9919.
fruit pruning. Soil testing. Organic gardening, advice
and mentoring. Permaculture design. Edible landscaping.
Trichodowels and Bt for sale. Sol Morgan, GroWise
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For sale / Hei hokohoko
CUSHIONS in bold geometric cottons, vibrant palette linens,
and striking velvets, only $30 each including inner. Imagine
designs for all your curtains and blinds, next to GB Glass.
firewood. $180/3.6m3, dry pine. Ph 027 960 4540.
window repairs. At home or work. Ph Golden Bay Glass
525 7274. 96 Commercial Street.
barley straw
for sale
Boost Your Immune System for Winter!
DoTerra AromaTouch Technique
Ph 027 224 8337
Stress Management ●Immune Support● Healthy
Inflammatory Response ● Homeostasis/Health Balance
medium squares
Phone: 021 346 642 or 525 8106
Fridge /freezer $120. Ph 524 8567.
rMt MnZ, Dip. Mass CCnM
$4 new releases every day
for frequent flyers at Paradise Entertainment.
Building or renovating? AES Wastewater Treatment
system: No power, 20-year warranty, supplying NZ from
Golden Bay. www.et.nz, ph 525 9020.
shed, 31m2, 8.5 x 3.5. Transport available. $2500. Ph 027
785 1912.
hay. Weed-free meadow hay, $8/bale. Can deliver at extra
cost if needed. Sports fundraiser. Ph Scott 027 824 7368,
524 8056 or Campbell 027 470 5390.
Avocado plants. Ph 525 8342.
mattress protection needed? Plastic sheeting at Stitch ‘n
Sew, 71 Commercial Street.
dry in-season firewood. 75% off secondhand goods.
Bay Firewood ph 525 9560. Closed Saturdays.
Resene paint. DIY or phone Arlun, Rycari Painting 525
6036 for a free quote.
BUSINESS. Earn $20,000 part-time or grow it. Trade Me
1083749200.
Slash your electricity bill. Install a grid-connect PV system.
Professional design and install. Ph Paul Stocker, Azimuth
Renewables, 525 6019.
Treated posts. 2.7m x 75-100mm smallest end.
Approximately 90. $7 each. Ph 525 8107.
toyota Carib/Corolla 1996 4WD station wagon.
Economical, reliable, reg, WOF. $2500. Ph 525 9226.
sleepout, 3.6m x 2.4m. Full electrics, fully insulated. Ph
Alan 525 8766.
large, Oak chest of drawers with mirror, $100. Ph
525 9243.
Hay and Baleage
for Sale
Please contact Warick to discuss
price and delivery options
027 525 9192
eye SITE
The Country Store:
the
Bottling pears reduced for sale – 2kg bag now $3.00
New season seed garlic, seed potatoes and a selection of
citrus, feijoa and apple trees have just arrived in store.
The essence of good vision
Country Store Winter Hours
Closed Saturdays from 11th June until 23rd July
Our next visit to Takaka:
Tuesday 14 june
For appointments ph 525 9702
Wanted / Hiahia
Honda Civic 1981-84 station wagon parts. Ph 03 548
2424.
volunteer supervisor for father-daughter visits. Saturdays
1-4pm. Short term. More info ph 022 315 6981.
Lease Land Wanted
Any area considered,
large and small blocks,
Top dollar paid.
Please phone James 021 040 7310
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i’m back. Annie Turner, therapeutic (aches and pains)
relaxing massage. Ph 027 454 6706.
acupuncture: Private and ACC treatment. Lynne Cooper,
54 Commercial Street. Ph/txt 027 221 0045.
Thai yoga massage, deep tissue massage, relaxation. Ph
Debora O’Callaghan 525 8794, 021 185 8795.
REIKI. Treatments and all levels of attunements. Ph Nanditha,
Reiki Master, 021 0828 4311.
CAROLYN Simon: Craniosacral therapist for babies, children,
adults. Pain and trauma resolution. Naturopathy, flower
essences, herbals. Ph 525 8544 or 027 483 5865.
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ortho-bionomy®. Facilitate your body’s return to natural
alignment. Ease pain, stress, trauma, injuries. Ph Susan 525
9795.
Polarity Therapy. Enhancing the body’s natural ability to
balance energy, deeply relaxing, nurturing and liberating. Ph
Bella 027 929 3774 for one-hour session, $40.
Hair Revolution. Excellence in hairdressing, waxing
and facials. Feel beautiful. Ph 525 9898.
Simon Jones: Counselling and mentoring, 25 years’
experience. Ph 525 8542, 027 599 9696.
Massage and trigger point therapy for chronic muscular
pain, dysfunction, sports performance. Specialising in
unresolved muscular pain. 20 years’ experience. Ph Paul
027 772 7334, 54 Commercial Street.
Franca Morani, massage therapist, Reiki master. Ph 525
6202, 027 441 8137.
Polarity Therapy bodywork. Fully clothed, hands-on
touch. Non-invasive, therapeutic, calming. Marsha Jones
(EPP) ph 027 944 8988, holdingwholeness@gmail.com
HOMEOPATHY at Golden Bay Health Centre with Amalia
Fish, reg homeopath, 23 years’ experience, UK-trained. Ph
03 926 3476, 022 327 7904.
complete Healthcare with NIS by Neurolink, using
neuroscience principles to achieve optimum health. 2015
Masters series. Practitioner Anne Michell. Ph 525 8733.
Tuis, fantails and hummingbirds
$42 a set, suitable for outdoors
Ask about our locals card
Mon-Fri 10-5, Sat 10-2
Ph 525 9990
Tracey Smith. Structural soft tissue therapies for
musculoskeletal realignment and pain relief. NST Bowen
Therapy, AMT. Cert NZCM. MNZ member. Gift vouchers
available. Ph 525 8449, 021 293 9076.
PHYSIO. Tudor Burchill. Massage, manipulation,
acupuncture, electrical stimulation. ACC-accredited. Ph
021 207 6256.
Offering ACC-Registered diagnostic Physiotherapy
and Clinical Massage Therapy
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IMPRESSIVE
WORK FROM HOME IN POHARA
This exquisite architecturally designed home has
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boat. From the moment you enter you will be
impressed with the quality and with the clever
floor plan that offers you and your guests some
privacy whilst providing a vast entertaining area
that seamlessly combines indoor and outdoor
living.
A great holiday home to share!
This is the most uniquely designed home we
have on offer, it is warm and inviting and has the
benefit of a wonderful double glazed studio with
oodles of potential for anyone who wants to
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14 Haile Lane, Pohara
www.rwgoldenbay.co.nz/GBA20219
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Billy Kerrisk 0276085606 billy.kerrisk@raywhite.com
MOTIVATED VENDOR SAYS
SELL FOR $51K BELOW RV
ONEKAKA COTTAGE
Urgent sold sign sought on this delightful beach
house. Asking just $299,000 - and that's
furnished! On offer here is a private waterfront
two bedroom beach house, presented
beautifully, with a lock up garage and sheds to
ensure you have plenty of storage and
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Set in just under an acre of rambling gardens,
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Situated in the hamlet of Onekaka in the heart of
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the famous Mussel Inn - you will be the envy of
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44 Totara Ave, Pakawau
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"Unlike other agents who only go after the money, Billy strives to reach a
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NEW LISTING/OPEN HOME
Property wanted / Rawa hiahia
Small dwelling sought by middle-aged man. Non-smoker,
non-drinker, no pets, references. Rent by auto payment. For
health reasons must be quiet, private, well insulated and
sunny. Long term. Ph 970 7051.
Mature woman with two cats seeking accommodation
close to Takaka. Please ph 022 622 4404.
workspace and/or storage wanted around Onekaka area.
Ph Glyn 021 139 6278.
needing somewhere to rent. Would love private setting,
one-two bedrooms, reasonable rent. Single person on
permanent part-time hours. Please ph Suzanne 027 698
6244.
Thrive Therapies offers Colon Hydrotherapy, Detox
Programmes, Herbal Medicine, Iridology, Reflexology, and
Naturopathy from Aroha Health Spa in Pohara.
Ph 525 8179 or Aroha 525 8870 or
Thrive.therapies@gmail.com for information/appointments.
Property available / Rawa watea
house, one-bedroom, Kotinga, $170/week. Snug and warm.
No smokers or pets. Ph 525 8369, 027 379 0431.
for lease. Patons Rock, 12.35ha, executive home with three
bedrooms, self-contained flat, heated pool, private, ample
sheds, well fenced. Horse facilities (arena). Good well water.
Close to beach. Need two references. $800/week. Ph 027
525 8321.
ROTOTAI. For sale: four-bedroom home, as new $350,000
or for rent long term $350/week or board $125/week
(fully furnished). 2 Toiora Place, cnr Arapeta. Trade Me
1082991854. Ph 027 423 7428.
Long -term rental, three-bedroom private home on TakakaValley Highway near Craigieburn. $275/week. Ph Lisa 525
7123 or 027 205 8385.
house to rent. Three bedrooms, warm, walking distance
to schools and town. $280/week. Long term. Ph 021 040
9383.
Office: Professional room for rent in shared premises. Takaka
township. Ph Rowan 021 106 8461.
to rent, four-bedroomed house or could also be commercial
property/offices, 96 Commercial Street, Takaka. Popular
location. Ph 027 622 2228.
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Employment wanted / Hiahia mahi
Upcoming events / Mea pakiri haere
need an extra pair of hands? Mature family man requires
work. 17 years’ dairy experience, last three years managing
intensive beef operation. Anything considered. Ph Ray 027
482 1129.
FRIDAY 27 may
Eating out / Kai wahi kē
$7 coffee and cake
Weekdays 11am-5pm
Meditation and self defense? Learn Wing Chun KuenChinese boxing. Private training $60/hour. Public class $10,
6-9pm, Masonic Hall. Structure. Reflex. Sensitivity. Awareness.
www.earleswingchun.com Ph James 04 889 0840.
ANATOKI Salmon, the place to have your lunch. Great
selection of salmon-related food, beautiful coffee and fully
licenced café. Great value for money. Open all year round
from 9am until 5pm. Ph 525 7251.
action songs for pre-schoolers. Fridays, 10-11am,
Anglican Church Hall (behind church). $2 koha.
Brigand Café. Open 7 days from 11am. Providers of
great food and live entertainment. 90 Commercial Street,
Takaka. Ph 525 9636.
gb weekly deadline: noon on Tuesdays. Late fees apply
until 4pm Tuesdays. Paradise Entertainment and Collingwood
Post Office are our agents.
courthouse Café Collingwood. Open 6 days, 8am4pm. Closed Wednesdays. Pizzas on Saturdays, 5pm-8pm.
Ph 524 8194.
Courtyard BYO CafÉ. Best curry and Pad Thai in town
and freshly-roasted organic coffee. Sit back and enjoy our
sunny courtyard and check out our cabinet food. Takeaways
too. 29 Commercial St. Ph 525 8681.
curry Leaf. Open 7 days, 11.30am til late. Chef-made food,
takeaway prices. Ph 525 8481. Phone orders welcome.
dangerous KItchen. Open Monday-Saturday, 9am8pm. Ph 525 8686 for bookings and takeaways.
TUESDAY 31 may
$15 lunch specials
Open mic NIGHT: Thursday 9pm
HAPPY HOUR: Friday 4pm to 6pm
old School CafÉ. Open 4pm till late Thursday, Friday;
11am till late Saturday, Sunday. Closed Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday. Ph 524 8457.
PENGUIN CAFÉ. Open Tuesday-Sunday, 11am-close. Closed
Monday. Ph 525 6126.
Ratanui Lodge. Elegant evening dining in Pohara. Open
Thursday through Sunday. Three-course set menu !changes
daily. www.ratanuilodge.com/menu Reservations essential.
818 Abel Tasman Drive, ph 525 7998.
roots BAR. Open Tuesday-Sunday 11.30am-ish to late,
closed Monday. Gourmet wild burgers, open fire, good beer,
good people. Ph 525 9592.
THE GUMBOOT AND THE MOREPORK. Café by day,
relaxed bistro dining by night. Open 6 days, Monday-Friday
6am-9pm, Saturday 8am-9pm. Closed Sunday. 2 Motupipi
St, Takaka. Ph 027 667 3767, 525 7441.
The Mussel Inn. 7 days, 11am to late.
TOTALLY ROASTED CAFÉ will be closed on Wednesdays
(changed from Thursday), open from 9am, 6 days for choicest
coffees and excellent eats, Pohara beach.
Spanish. Ph 021 211 1339, spanish.in.goldenbay@gmail.
com
Café by day,
relaxed bistro
dining by night
6am-3pm: Brunch, burgers, pizzas
and cabinet food available
3pm-5pm: Cabinet food as well as fries, wedges and pizza
5pm-9pm: Mains, burgers, pizza and desserts
2 Motupipi Street, Takaka. 027 667 3767, 525 7441
Nourishing Kitchen presents...A cultured food and
stress care workshop. The art of fermentation and other
essential wholefood nourishing ways to reduce stress within
your body. Saturday 4 June 4-6.30pm, Golden Bay (venue
TBA). $40 (bring a friend and you each pay only $35).
Includes tastings and tea. http://eartheartnourishment.co.nz/
events/, eartheartnourishment@gmail.com. Please register
by 1 June.
Takaka Library Book Sale. Queen’s Birthday weekend,
Friday 3 June 9.30am–5pm; Saturday 4 June 9.30am–
12.30pm.
Come and join the Toy Library
for World Play Day on
Saturday 28th May 9.30am-11.30am
St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church regrets to inform you that
there will be no service at this church today. Ph 525 8089.
catholic Mass times at Sacred Heart Parish, Takaka:
Saturday vigil, 4pm. For enquiries, contact Fr Seph Pjfers,
ph 03 544 8987. Mass is held behind the historic church
building in the former Catholic Hall. All welcome.
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Gourmet wild food, Open fire, Good beer, Good people
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Teas, espresso coffee, brunch menu.
Cabinet selection: Cakes, scones,
muffins, pies, sausage rolls, sandwiches,
wraps. Packed lunches made to order.
$15 hot meals eat-in or take away
(ph/text order).
Motupipi Hall Queen’s Birthday Book Fair and
lunch, Saturday 4 June, open 10am-2pm. Lunch 12.30pm,
$15pp. Plastic shopping bag of books, $5. Produce, baking,
raffle.
golden Bay Anglican Church warmly invites you to
join them each Sunday, 10am at Takaka and 4.45pm at
Collingwood.
Wholemeal Café, now open Friday and Saturday evenings.
All new menu from our new chef Amedeo, all the way from
Italy. Bookings preferred, ph 525 9426.
Monday to Friday: 6am to 9pm
Saturday: 8am to 9pm
CLOSED SUNDAY
ALZHEIMZERS SOCIETY fieldworker, Jane Anderson, will
be holding a drop-in clinic at Heartlands, Golden Bay on
Wednesday 8 June from 11am-2pm with advice, information
and support for those living with memory loss.
church services on sundays
TOTOS Café & GALLERY. Enjoy excellent wood-fired pizza
and refreshments, next to the Abel Tasman National Park.
Open in winter for weekends unless raining from 10am-5pm.
Ph 021 187 1849 or 03 970 7934.
OPENING HOURS:
later events
learning / Akonga / Huarahi ako/mahi
PLAN B CAFÉ & BAR. Open daily from 3pm, closed Tuesday,
Wednesday. Reservations ph 525 7678.
POHARA GENERAL STORE. Open Monday-Thursday 7am7pm; Friday 7am-8pm; Saturday and Sunday 8am-8pm.
Home-made food, great coffee, groceries and lots more.
Takeaways open Friday-Sunday 4.30-7.30pm-ish, including
Queen’s Birthday weekend. Great fish & chips, burgers and
the best pizzas. Gluten-free options available. Phone orders
welcome on 525 9591. www.poharastore.co.nz
COSTUME HIRE, Wednesdays, 7-9pm at The Playhouse.
Ph 525 8338.
Open 7 days, from 11am
90 Commercial St, Takaka
Bookings appreciated: 525 9636
DE-LISH DELICATESSEN. Sumptuous, delicious food.
Lunches, catering, coffee, chocolate, cheeses and epicure
items. Eat-in or take out. Downtown Takaka. Ph 525 7111.
farewell Spit CafÉ. Open Saturday, Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday, 10am-4pm. Ph 524 8454.
WEDNESDAY 1 june
with children’s church
at 10am Senior Citizens’ Hall
Senior pastor:
Phil Baker ph 525 8396.
Church pastors: Jason and Teresa
Brough ph 525 9971,
and Carol Baker ph 525 8396
or 027 429 8088.
Instructor
Monday
Tuesday
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Wednesday
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9.30am
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Kid’s time during term. Ph Robin Swafford 524 8498.
Georgie/Ruth
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Ruth
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Kahurangi Christian Church
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9.30am
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Saturday
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Bring towel and water. Equipment supplied.
Golden Bay Masonic Lodge Hall (In between Top Shop Dairy & Roots Bar)
1 Commercial Street, Takaka
Contact:
Leigh Crocker M: 021 162 1935
Georgie
M: 027 343 1035
Ruth
M: 027 248 5944
www.groupfitness-goldenbay.co.nz
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The GB Weekly, Friday 27 may 2016
Takaka Basketball Assn
The Telegraph Hotel annual
The 2016 winter season is nearly upon us – if you
have a team and would be keen to be involved
in Wednesday Night basketball, or would like to
join a team, register your interest now to:
Pig of the Bay 2016
Paul McConnon 0275 042 872
Queen’s Birthday Weekend
(Start date to be advised)
Proceeds to the GB Rec Park
UPCOMING GIGS & EVENTS...
Join us from 1pm for LIVE music and stalls
Final weigh-in 3pm (sharp)
Sunday 5th June
Prize giving at 4!
Entry forms available from
Telegraph Hotel and Tinkys
Friday 24th June
Reggae Fridays goes Dubstep!
DJ TRUTH
Feat; M-PHONIK, GALANJAH
**Reggae, Dubstep, Bass music** $5
www.truthdubstep.com
Entry $40 per team of two
Kids under 12 FREE
Saturday TBC
GHETTO FUNK!
Feat; Mammadafunk, Nefarious + guests
**A night of bass bootie ghetto funk!**
The Wholemeal Trading Co Presents
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCMENT:
“MY WAY”
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Roots Bar will be going back to
2pm opens Tues - Sun as of 31st May :)
Gourmet wild food, Open fire, Good beer, Good people
A musical tribute to Frank Sinatra
Conceived by David Grapes & Todd Olson
By arrangement with David Spicer Productions
www.davidspicer.com.au
Directed by Ronnie Short
Fri 27th - tonight - TIKI TAANE - $25. SOLD OUT!
Sat 28th RICHARD GILEWITZ - great finger-style
guitarist and teller of humorous tales. 8pm.
Starring ------Wayne Green
Billy Kerrisk
Cath Tucker
Buddha Childs
Tues 31st CHRIS VON ROY - Celebrate the power of
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Close to schools, kindergarten &
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OPEN HOME Saturday 11.00am - 12.00pm
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6 SUNBELT CRESCENT
That’s right! This 878m2 section is on
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Ref: 3428
Contact: Sarah-Jane Brown 0274 222577
HOT MARKET - SIZZLING HOT PROPERTY!
ENERGY EFFICIENT LOCKWOOD
9 NORMAN BENSEMANN PLC
Set in a quiet cul-de-sac, this 2 level
home is a great buy right in town!
Open plan living & kitchen, master
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for the growing family. So close to…..
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OPEN HOME Saturday 11.30am - 12.15pm
Price:
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Belinda J Barnes 021 236 2840
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2/10 FEARY CRESCENT, TAKAKA
$230,000
If you’re in the market for an easy-care 2 bdrm townhouse,
this is an absolute cracker! Heated by either logburner &
heat pump. A bright & welcoming décor. Call me to view.
Brian Taylor 0274 540 355
Ref: 3473
WELL BELOW RATEABLE VALUE!
BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL
477 EAST TAKAKA ROAD
51 DODSON ROAD
Price: $350,000 & $320,000+GST
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Established gardens & orchard on
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WOW! The views from either of
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blocks with excellent access. Just
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$480,000
Brian Taylor 0274 540 355
Belinda J Barnes 021 236 2840
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156 PUPU VALLEY ROAD
6 HARWOOD PLACE
Price:
Price:
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front & back, complete with childrens’
playground right next door. Family
would love the great community atmosphere here in Upper Takaka.
Great first time home!
Ref: 3370
Set amongst established gardens,
this 3 bdrm lifestyle home on
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superb. A lovely location near Te
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Only 5 km from Town.
Ref: 3477
$890,000
$265,000
Belinda J Barnes 021 236 2840
Annie Telford 027 249 1408
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CUTE CORNWALL COTTAGE
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60 TANGMERE ROAD, ROTOTAI $795,000+GST IF ANY
On 9ha of fenced pastureland not far from Town. With a
fantastic 2013 Lockwood family home: superb kitchen,
stainless benches walk in pantry, logburner/wetback….
Paul McConnon 0275 042 872
Ref: 3429
LOT 1 & 2 ABEL TASMAN DR
38 TATA HEIGHTS, TATA BEACH
$639,000
Looking for a stunning home with a seaview? Modern &
spacious, this high spec’d 4 bdrm home is stylish & landscaped for privacy at fabulous Tata Beach. Great decks.
Annie Telford 027 249 1408
Ref: 3409
Sharon
McConnon
Manager
16
Helen
Hodgkinson
Two blocks on offer here - 4.99ha &
45.01ha. Both have amazing views &
formed access to the building platforms, including a stream. Call me for
further information of these 2 desirable lifestyle blocks overlooking beautiful Ligar Bay.
Ref: 3464
38 CORNWALL PLACE, TATA BEACH
$480,000
Classic Kiwi bach in a great location, 100m from Tata
Beach. 2 bdrms, 2 bthroms + sleepout & garage. Lots of
improvements: heatpump, insulation, gas, new roof.
Annie Telford 027 249 1408
Ref: 3479
Paul
McConnon
Annie
Telford
Price: $399,950 each
James Mackay 027 359 0892
Brian
Taylor
Sarah-Jane
Brown
James
Mackay
AREINZ
Belinda J
Barnes
AREINZ
The GB Weekly, Friday 27 may 2016
