The Guardian Motueka & Golden Bay

27/04/2025

Scaling a building 317m taller than the Motueka Clock Tower beckons for seven Motueka firies.

Motueka Volunteer Fire Brigade’s Sky Tower Challenge team. From back left, Amanda Theriault, Bec Bryan, Alan Ball and Tracey Hovenden. Front row from left, Jess Nelipovich and Nancy Ceja-Garcia. Absent, Kyle Silcock. Photo: Supplied.

22/01/2025

“It just wasn’t worth it”, says a local boy after being bitten by what is likely to be sea lice at a popular beach.

04/12/2024

In 1844, Captain Edward Fearon donated land at the junction of Thorp and Fearon Street to build St Thomas Anglican Church and to provide a cemetery.

04/12/2024

High temperatures and lower rainfall have prompted Fire and Emergency New Zealand to change the fire season in the Waimea fire zone from open to restricted from Tuesday, 3 December.

01/11/2024

Hot chocolate used to be provided for pupils who brought their own milk and mug at Brooklyn School, which just celebrated 150 years.

Hot chocolate used to be provided for pupils who brought their own milk and mug, and heating challen...

30/10/2024

John de Jong, Peter Hobson and Neil Jackson are resurrecting a mega pumpkin competition and are encouraging pumpkin pundits and newcomers young and old to procure their entries.

John de Jong, Peter Hobson and Neil Jackson are resurrecting a mega pumpkin competition and are enco...

30/10/2024

With just one year until the next local government elections, getting more young people elected is a challenge across the country and Tasman is no different.

With just one year until the next local government elections, getting more young people elected is a...

30/10/2024

Just a year after being asked what they think of lower speed limits, Tasman residents may be asked all over again.

Just a year after being asked what they think of lower speed limits, Tasman residents may be asked a...

23/10/2024

It may be Nelson’s arts festival, but Motueka and Golden Bay have not been overlooked by the event’s organisers.

It may be Nelson’s arts festival, but Motueka and Golden Bay have not been overlooked by the event’s...

23/10/2024

Motueka RSA Fishing Club reeled in schools of small fry at its Take A Kid Fishing Day at Talley’s Fishing Platform on Sunday.

Motueka RSA Fishing Club reeled in schools of small fry at its Take A Kid Fishing Day at Talley’s Fi...

04/10/2024

Frustrations about flushed wet wipes costing ratepayers thousands of dollars are reaching their boiling point in Tasman.

Flushed wet wipes and cooking oil tipped down the sink are inflating an almost $30,000 wastewater bi...

04/10/2024

The much-loved “tin shed” near the corner of Aporo and Marriages Roads has been replaced with a new incarnation.

The much-loved “tin shed” near the corner of Aporo and Marriages Roads has been replaced with a new ...