Golden Bay
Golden Bay locals rush to buy supplies following road closure
Logan Church is in Takaka, where locals are hoping barges will deliver food supplies tomorrow. Video, Audio
State of emergency remains in Nelson/Tasman
Thousands of people are stranded in Golden Bay, and the Transport Agency says it's likely to be several days before State Highway 60 over the Takaka Hill is open to even a single lane. Video, Audio
Serious shortage of food supplies in Takaka
RNZ reporter Logan Church joins Checkpoint live from Takaka, which has been cut off by road. Medical and food supplies were delivered to the region toda8y. Video, Audio
Flood of the century hits Golden Bay
Tourists stranded in Golden Bay might be evacuated by boat as Takaka Hill Rd, badly damaged by ex-Cyclone Gita, isn't expected to open for days. Video, Audio
Golden Bay cut off
Golden Bay is cut off after yesterday's storm, with major damage to the Takaka Hill Road, with officials considering evacuating the region by sea if it cannot be reopened quickly. Dairy farmers in the… Audio
Nelson & Tasman brace for Cyclone Gita
Some people in Nelson and Tasman are still cleaning up after ex-tropical cyclone Fehi, as they brace themselves for the next onslaught. Video, Audio
Man wakes in 'termite hell', covered in insects
A Golden Bay man spending his first night in his new house says he woke to "termite hell", with his bed, walls and floor covered in hundreds of creepy crawlies. Audio
Te Waikoropupu Springs - what's their value?
Science communication student Lucy Coyle, from the University of Otago, finds out about the freshwater and cultural values of Pupu Springs in Golden Bay, New Zealand's largest springs boasting the… Audio
Te Waikoropupu Springs - what's their value?
Science communication student Lucy Coyle, from the University of Otago, finds out about the freshwater and cultural values of Pupu Springs in Golden Bay, New Zealand's largest springs boasting the…
AudioGolden Bay Māori, Dutch officials heal old wounds
A delegation from the Netherlands is visiting Golden Bay to commemorate with local Maori today's 375th anniversary of the arrival of Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman in the area. Audio
Anniversary of Tasman's arrival celebrated in Golden Bay
A delegation from the Netherlands joined Golden Bay iwi, New Zealand government officials and local government members at an historic gathering of Maori and Pakeha. at the weekend. The Dutch group are… Audio
NZ resident fears for house in path of California blaze
Fires are now threatening houses in California's Santa Barbara County and thousands of people have been told to leave. The flames have burned through $230,000 acres in the past week and have destroyed… Audio
Protection order proposed for Golden Bay's Waikoropupu Springs
Environment Minister Nick Smith has thrown his weight behind a plan to give the Waikoropupu Springs in Golden Bay the equivalent of National Park status. Audio
Bittersweet victory after massive whale stranding
It seemed a near-hopeless task, but crowds rallied to the calls of desperate, dying whales. Tracy Neal reflects on what has become mainland New Zealand's biggest stranding.
Pristine Golden Bay spring "under threat" from irrigation
New Zealand's largest freshwater spring could be at risk from a proposal to increase water allocations for farming in Takaka by up to 70 percent. Audio
Regional Snapshot - Golden Bay
Almost a media magnate, Neil Wilson co-owns the Golden Bay Weekly. He also owns the Geraldine News - who The Weekend heard from a few weeks back with Jan Finlayson. But it is to Golden Bay we are… Audio
In the footsteps of dinosaurs
Collingwood Area School students join GNS scientists in a search for dinosaur footprints on the shore of a Golden Bay estuary Audio, Gallery
In the footsteps of dinosaurs
Collingwood Area School students join GNS scientists in a search for dinosaur footprints on the shore of a Golden Bay estuary
AudioTakaka group fights to save historic grandstand
A group of Golden Bay locals is fighting to save its historic roofed grandstand - which the council plans to demolish to make room for a carpark. The barrel vaulted roofed stand is one of just two of… Audio, Gallery
