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Come October, Tauranga workmates will be getting down to business when the whistle is blown on the inaugural BIZ Games.

The BIZ Games on October 7-9 at ASB Baypark is a multisports tournament for work teams and will test the teamwork, skills and stamina of participants.

Businesses interested are encouraged to swap the suits for tracksuits and start practising their drills in one of nine sports.

From indoor netball, darts, indoor bowls and soccer, running and cycling events, to volleyball, basketball and touch rugby – the sport-filled event is an opportunity for businesses to develop team spirit. Pictured above: Metro Marketing’s Nikita Cooper, Richard Allen and Michelle Whitmore are getting in the spirit of the BIZ Games.

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Fat phoney freak facts Pokemon nonsense explained to the older generations

In these troubled times of worldwide political turmoil, crazy gun-toting maniacs and a refugee crisis, many of you have some deep and vexing questions.

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Such as, what the hell is a Pokemon?

Fortunately, Rogers Rabbits has the answers. They may not be the right ones, but they will be answers you can repeat to your friends with an air of confidence, if you think the conversation may be swinging dangerously close to Trump, Brexit or interest rates.

Anyone who grew up with black and white television, or no television at all, will never grasp the Pokemon concept. Which covers probably 90 per cent of RR readers.

We know this, because younger generations usually don’t read more than 20 words before they need to see a picture. So we figure if you have read this far, you are very likely in the ‘old codger’ category.

Rest assured, dear readers, that like many of you, I had successfully avoided the entire Pokemon dynasty without ever having to understand it…until, to my horror, I see they are making a comeback.

Pokemon aficionados tell me it is something to do with the nineties generation trying to recapture some nostalgia of their youth. To the rest of us, it’s a disturbing concept that something we thought had finally been relegated to a silly idea would get a second life. Similar to the feeling of dismay should the Tamagotchi, chatter ring or Fran Wilde suddenly make a resurgence into popular usage. Okay, sorry I shouldn’t have mentioned Fran Wilde out of left-field, so to speak. I can hear the gasps of dismay echoing around the village from those who remember Fran, not so much for being Wilde, just downright scary.

So suddenly we have these Pokemon things back in vogue.

Here’s the Rogers Rabbits quick and easy explanation: Pokemon in the nineties was a Nintendo game and played on the original Game Boy. So if you were a kid in the nineties you either had a Nintendo and played Pokemon, or you were a social outcast ridiculed and

sneered at by your peers and now spend your days in the corner of The Big Room with small windows, weaving baskets.

The game soon branched out into video games, trading cards, cartoon TV, movies, comic books and toys.

Fortunately my children report a complete disdain for the characters, which could explain why I managed to sidestep the annoying little prats (Pokemons, not children) during the 1990s. (I still visit my children regularly in the Big Room).

Come back to haunt

Now 20 years after the release of the original games, the anniversary has been marked with release of a new game, Pokemon Go, which of course taps into the fervour of that misguided generation, who are now on the loose with cellphones and other ‘devices’. The new game Pokemon Go, is a bold thrust into the realms of mobile games, available with a free download on Android and iOS. Translation: The game uses your phone’s GPS and clock to detect where you are, when you are in the game, and makes characters – or Pokemons – appear to be around you. And please note, they collect a frightening amount of information about the users!

The characters are only on the phone screen, but don’t tell that to the brain-warped generation who seem to think they are real.

As the phone user moves around, they attempt to ‘catch’ the characters that pop up in the strangest places, with the strangest attitudes, at the strangest times. A bit like Murray Guy only with bigger ears. And as you’d expect, the PC brigade is hot on the heels of this demented generation of adults “seeing” make-believe creatures.

ACC has issued guidelines for Pokemaniacs to be safe while they are careering like mad bastards trying to poke a podgy naked retard.

ACC wants gamers to avoid injury.

“Keep your phone at your side when walking and be situationally aware,” say the accident preventers. “Stay hydrated, wear suitable footwear and dress appropriately.”

The ACC even recommends warm up and stretching before hunting…and this line cracks me up: “For some ole time gamers this’ll the most physical they’ve been since playing pinball in the nineties.”

We have more sage advice for Poke Pokers: Put the friggin phone away and wake up to the real world! There’s sky and trees and beaches and real people out there. The world must be warped when accident prevention agencies have to mount campaigns to stop people running into lamp posts or falling down holes while chasing imaginary beings on a miniature TV screen.

Hallucination generation

Now all this nonsense will be of little consolation to us more mature citizens, who despite all the impressive electronic wizardry involved, still find these Pokemons irritating little fat freaks.

It would be admirable, if it wasn’t so horrifying – that a multimillion dollar company has not only successfully hypnotised an entire generation of children – it has now masterminded the mass hallucination of that generation of adults who are spending their time running around with telephones, chasing fictional blobs.

It would be the generational equivalent of old people believing that we really could be beamed up by Scottie to the Starship Enterprise; or running into phone boxes to reason with Dr Who. Or expecting a rocking horse to take us to the High Chaparral.

When of course, we all know, the rocking horse can’t. (But Lassie could).

Well that explains for you, the uninitiated, how the world of Pokemon works.

Next week:

More investigation in the realms of fantasy, to examine the unique logical thought process, we dissect the brain of Wayne Barnes. If we can find it.

Must go now, the Tamagotchi has eaten one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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Brexit and boatie in the ring Bay of Plenty residents may not have really felt the brunt of Brexit yet, but Tauranga personal trainer and boxing coach Sean Hayden is in the ring fighting for the NZ$5000 he feels he’s owed.

Sean moved to the Bay from London last Christmas, and has been trying to sell his boat in England –a 46ft Bavaria for all you curious boaties – for about a year.

When in England, Sean lived on his boat, which he moored in the St Katharine’s marina. From his deck, he could sit back with a pint and watch the sun set behind the Tower Bridge.

And when he moved, Sean hired a broker to organise the sale and transaction of his Bavaria for him. “Time just ran out,” says Sean, and he ended up losing about NZ$5000 in the sale, primarily because of Brexit.

He received a conditional offer on the boat through his broker, but when an unconditional offer popped up, Sean jumped at the chance to sell it.

“I went back to my broker and said: ‘I’m gonna cancel this deal and go with the unconditional offer because it’s about the same amount of money after commission’.”

“The broker went: ‘Don’t let this guy down he’s quit his job and he wants to work on the boat’ and basically promised me that the deal would be concluded by Friday, June 17 at the latest’ so I said:

‘Okay go with it’.” But the deal got delayed, put off, postponed time and again.

“Then the [Brexit] referendum happened [on June 23, 2016] and the exchange rate went from one pound sterling buying NZ$2.09 to one pound sterling buying NZ$1.86, so I lost about NZ$50006000,” says Sean.

And he’s fighting back. He’s contacted the company’s legal department for compensation, but Sean says they won’t have any of it.

Suspecting he’s fighting a losing battle, Sean has gone back to them explaining that their broker “dropped the ball” on the sale which has cost Sean.

“They’re not going to do it. I’ve basically said to them that I want to be reimbursed. I said: ‘I think it’s fair, your broker screwed up, y’know, he dropped the ball on it basically and I think I need to be compensated for it’.”

And when all the dust had settled, Sean sold his boat for UK£30,000 – equating to about NZ$54,000 – minus the NZ$5000 lost because of Brexit.

He’s still throwing punches for his compensation, though. “I’m pissed off because the deal should have been concluded; the guy dragged his heels on a UK£30,000 deal, [and I lost] NZ$5000.

“It’s a lot of money.”

But, at the end of the day, among all this drama Sean is not deterred; the call of a snooze on the sea is still strong.

He’s in the process of using the money that he did get from his Bavaria sale to buy a new yacht – and moor it right here in the Bay. Cayla-Fay Saunders

Sean Hayden is unhappy he’s thousands of dollars out of pocket as a result of Brexit. Photo: Chris Callinan.

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Plane makes emergency landing A plane on its way to Tauranga Airport had to make an emergency landing in a paddock near Waihi this week.

Emergency services were called to Tauranga Airport just before 11am on Tuesday after the aircraft’s pilot reported difficulties and requested an emergency landing.

The call sent Police, fire and other emergency services personnel scrambling to Tauranga Airport.

A Police spokesperson says the aircraft landed safely in a field between Athenree and Waihi.

No injuries were reported.

Crash injures Katikati woman A 45-year-old Katikati woman suffered serious head injuries following a two-car crash near Wharawhara Rd on State Highway 2 on Monday.

Western Bay of Plenty road policing manager Senior Sergeant Ian Campion says it appears the woman was driving towards Katikati and lost control of her vehicle on a bend near Wharawhara Rd. The driver of the other vehicle was uninjured.

Ian says initial investigations suggest the woman’s car crossed the centreline, colliding with another vehicle, just after 8am.

Fire lights up Tauranga street An investigation is underway into the cause of a fire which razed a Bethlehem carport.

Firefighters received a call to a house fire on Winchester Terrace just after 7pm on Monday.

Police Northern Fire Communications shift manager Daniel Nicholson says when crews arrived at the scene the “property was well involved in fire”. “Upon further investigation, we found that the carport was on fire.”

‘Sesame Street’ gone from NZ TV The next generation of Kiwi kids will grow up without knowing who Bert and Ernie are, why Oscar is such a grouch, or how ticklish Elmo is.

Yes, ‘Sesame Street’ could be gone for good from New Zealand television.

The beloved educational children’s show, which first aired in the US in 1969, disappeared from NZ television screens last weekend after Mediaworks’ channel FOUR was decommissioned and replaced with reality channel Bravo.

Stick to your chemist. Then the quality, the safety and effectiveness of pharmaceuticals being purchased can be guaranteed.

That’s the advice from the Bay of Plenty District Health Board after 170 packages of illicit prescription drugs were seized at the New Zealand border in just one week. “My recommendation would be that patients only source their prescription medications through their usual pharmacy as often as possible,” says BOPDHB community pharmacy portfolio manager Tim Slow.

Anecdotal evidence

“Then you will know you will be provided a product that is all it claims to be.” And to give meaning to his warning, Tim has cited anecdotal evidence of patients being duped.

And dangerously.

“One of our pharmacy providers knew of some instances where so called ‘natural remedies’ claiming to treat erectile dysfunction were being sold at farmers’ markets and online.

“It turned out those remedies contained

quantities of sildenafil.

Not so natural and also potentially dangerous.”

So while saving money, patients could unwittingly be buying problems.

Sildenafil is used to treat impotence in men. However when used alongside some other medicines and medical conditions, sildenafil can have unwanted and risky side effects.

Consult a doctor

For example, taking sildenafil when the patient is also taking nitrate drugs for chest pain or heart problems could have sudden and serious consequences. There are also potential hazards for people with other medical conditions including stroke, heart disease and liver or kidney disease, bleeding disorders or stomach ulcers.

To make sure sildenafil is safe for you, consult a doctor.

Most of the pharmaceuticals seized at the border came from India, the United Kingdom and China. And it prompted The Ministry of Health’s business unit Medsafe, which is responsible for the regulation and safety of medicines coming into New

Zealand, to also sound a warning.

It advises anyone buying prescription medicines via the internet to consult their doctor, who could then advise on potential side effects, interactions with other medicines and the appropriate dosage.

Counterfeits a concern

Tim says counterfeit medicines are a concern throughout the world.

“There is no way to confirm the authenticity of the medication delivered from overseas especially via internet order.

The counterfeits are exceptionally good at looking like the real thing.”

However, there is no quality control and no proof the medication contains what it claims.

Tim says NZ has a world class distribution network through licensed providers and authentic drug companies.

“Products dispensed pursuant to a prescription in New Zealand will meet stringent international guidelines and will have been thoroughly tested for efficacy and accuracy. “Pharmacies will only source their medications from licensed wholesalers or direct from the authentic drug company.

“Consumers can be extremely confident their prescription medication dispensed at any pharmacy in NZ is of reputable and reliable source.” Read the full story at www.theweekendsun.co.nz Hunter Wells

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Valuation and data service Myvalocity’s latest property trend report shows Tauranga South is the hottest suburb in town with house prices experiencing 34.8 per cent year-on-year growth.

Rounding out the top five hottest Tauranga suburbs are Pyes Pa in second with 28.7 per cent year-on-year growth, Papamoa Beach in third with 25.1 per cent, Otumoetai in fourth with 27.7 per cent and Gate Pa in fifth with 24.1 per cent.

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Phil’s battle to retain crown Phil Campbell hasn’t had the best year rallying – but he’s hoping to redeem himself on home turf at this Sunday’s Tauranga Clubman’s Rally, which he has won for the last two years.

Hosted by Motorsport Bay of Plenty, 50 cars in five classes will battle the gravel to record the fastest speed – and overall victory – on the 80km clover leaf-shape course based at TECT All Terrain Park. “We’re really looking forward to it – we’ve had a really tough season so far in the New Zealand Rally Championship. But it’s always good to go to a local clubman’s rally.”

Phil says it’s a little less pressure “and a chance to have some fun”.

“And a win here would really help our confidence going to the final round of the NZRC – the Coromandel’s Goldrush Rally on August 20.”

In 2009 the clubman was the first rally Phil raced. He says the event definitely caters for those trying to get a taste for rallying.

“It’s cheaper than doing a normal rally – and it’s all run a little bit more relaxed so it’s pretty welcoming to newcomers.” This year, as part

Phil Campbell at Tauranga Rally 2015.

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of the deal, Phil’s offering his co-driver seat to Grant Waddicor from sponsor Guild & Spence Electrical. And winning the title back-to-back Phil is confident – but admits in the pack of novices, there’s some competitors “that will be pretty hard to beat”.

MBOP president Geoff Andrews says the event is targeted at novice rally drivers.

“We limit entries to 50 and we were sold out within four days – we even have a waiting list of drivers who’d like to take part.”

Geoff says the clubman’s rally is MBOP’s biggest event of the year. He says the course – which includes some rally roads at TECT Park, plus forestry and public roads nearby is technical but also has open stages. “It’s almost all on gravel; and we buddy novice cars up with another car with a bit of experience.” Cars start at one-minute intervals and fastest time overall is the winner.

Geoff says good spectator viewing exists at the Te Matai Motorsport Inc Spectator Stage at TECT All Terrain Park. Tauranga Clubman’s Rally is on July 17. Racing starts 9am.

For other prime spectator viewing times and locations, see www.mbop.org.nz Merle Foster

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Tauranga’s state housing sales has prompted a protest this weekend.

An action group against the Government’s proposal to sell off state houses in Tauranga is planning a public protest for tomorrow.

Tauranga Social Housing Action Network spokesperson Vanessa Kururangi says there is some serious questions arising over whether the large-scale sale of Government-owned houses in Tauranga is justified.

However, Tauranga MP Simon Bridges says social housing in Tauranga is something the Government is continuing to look at, to see how it can better help those in need.

The action group is arranging a public protest at Red Square in Tauranga on Saturday from 1pm.

Vanessa says they have decided to take action to promote public discussion over what will be potentially a major privatisation of Governmentowned assets in the Tauranga area with up to 1200 Housing New Zealand properties being tendered for.

Speaking at the protest will be Labour MP Phil Twyford, Greens MP Jan Logie, Merivale School principal Jan Tinetti, some local social housing tenants and Vanessa.

Tenders for the houses have closed and the Government is due to make a decision shortly, says Vanessa.

“It was felt that this was the last chance for locals to become properly informed about the proposal and to send a message to the Government as to whether they agreed with it.”

The proposal is to sell or lease the majority of the 1257 houses in Tauranga with a book value of $321 million. However, Vanessa says the purchaser will not have to pay book value with the Government willing to leave in a ‘capital investment’.

The group claim the Government’s reason for the sale is to reconfigure the housing stock so it has the right kind of houses in the right places.

Simon says he encourages people to take the opportunity to learn more about the process and to have their views heard and considered.

“The Social Housing Reform Programme is designed to get more people in need into quality social housing. It builds on a number of measures taken over recent years to provide more New Zealanders in need with quality and affordable housing.”

Simon says the programme includes the transfer of Housing New Zealand houses to community housing providers to support the development of the community housing sector.

“Under the transfer there would be an obligation to continue existing tenancies. The current tenants’ entitlement to social housing will be protected in any transfer, and the houses must be used for social housing unless the Government agrees otherwise.” Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller says the group is missing the core focus of the Government’s social housing approach. He says it’s not about who owns the houses – instead it’s important those who need houses Greg Taipari have access to them.

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Rugby versus violence

Lokki, 3, and Atli, 1, with parents Luke and Kate Perrott. Photo: Chris Callinan.

They had taken so much from the community for so long, it was time to give something back.

That was the overriding feeling at the Te Puke Sports and Recreation Club.

So they struck a one-off strip – the club’s red, yellow and black stripes – set on a white jersey. And this week – and for just one week – when they run out onto Centennial Park in Atuaroa Ave against Te Puna Premiers, they will be wearing that strip and raising dollars. This time for someone else.

“We are a sports club and we’re always asking for sponsorship just to survive,” says Te Puke Sports secretary-treasurer Deborah Keenleyside. “So we wanted to support an organisation that doesn’t have big resources and was in need of some funds.”

They found that organisation right it at the backdoor – the Te Puke anti domestic violence campaign – It’s Not OK. Last year the club looked like Stade Francais in their away strip. Te Puke Sports wore a specially struck pink strip in support of Boobops, the Bay of Plenty breast cancer survivors’ dragon boat racing team.

That’s a team that promotes wellness, fitness, fun

and camaraderie in the face of difficult circumstances.

This year Te Puke Sports went back to the sponsors and they came up with $1300 for a new set of jerseys – white jerseys representing the white ribbon synonymous with the anti-domestic violence campaign. And the club’s distinctive tri-colours across the chest.

“We would love to win tomorrow. That would really set the day off,” says Deborah. “But it doesn’t matter if we don’t.”

At the end of the game the jerseys will be presented back to the sponsors. There will be a $5 gate charge with all proceeds going back to the anti-violence campaign in Te Puke.

The curtain-raiser between Te Puke Sports versus Te Puna development squads kick off at 1pm and the premiers start 2.45pm.

Style and goodwill aside, Te Puke Sports has work to do on the paddock.

Last year, as top qualifiers, they earned the right to host the first premier club final away from the Tauranga Domain. They came up a bit short.

This season Te Puke Sports is in the middle of the standings, fourth, but not out of the picture.

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Liam Jones, 8, and Zoe Jones, 5, won’t be paying library fines. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

Four-hundred disenfranchised Tauranga children and teenagers have had the slate wiped clean, their shame erased, their reading rights restored.

The 400 were on the Tauranga City Council libraries’ blacklist – they had each accumulated more than $10 debt for overdue fines, 20 cents a day for a late return and their library card blocked. No more books.

But not any more. Readers and reading are to be encouraged, not excluded.

“We want to do everything to keep the library accessible to young readers,” says TCC’s two-booksa-week libraries manager Jill Best. She’s a quick reader and takes a book to work each day to consume with her sandwiches. Even though there’s an inventory of 300,000 to choose from right outside her office door.

“Late fines are a real barrier that stop children and families from using and benefiting from the resources the public library has to offer.”

And that’s not a library’s business, according to Jill.

“Reading is an essential life skill and the city libraries provide tools to enable and support children as they learn to read.”

And to put the problem in some perspective, there are 48,000 card-carrying library users in Tauranga, approaching half the city’s population. So only .833 percent are transgressing.

And overdue library books, defaulters and fines are just part and parcel of the running of a library.

“There are always going to be people who are

perennially late” says TCC team leader of the libraries’ children’s and teenagers’ services Michelle Anderson.

“Like myself.” And if we take time to understand, each late library book has an interesting backstory.

“People may struggle with fines because of a household budget,” says Michelle.

Books may get misplaced or lost behind cushions or car seats and there are transport issues.

During TCC’s Annual Plan process one of the key criticisms of scrapping library fines was: “This isn’t going to teach children responsibility”.

Michelle goes into bat for the kids again. Because for a lot of kids it wouldn’t be possible to get to the library themselves.

“Children have very little ability to get to a city library without assistance. They are dependent on being taken and so it’s up to the parents to assume that responsibility.”

And anyhow, librarians would rather see a child late with the odd library book and still coming to the library to read. But all this doesn’t mean immunity.

The city’s assets will be zealously guarded, the interests of the ratepayer protected.

“We have a very efficient system of recovering books,” says Jill. “If a book is a week late we start emailing and if the book still isn’t returned after 28 days the book is considered lost and the customer charged the cost of replacement.”

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Enjoying the social game

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It’s fair to say Papamoa’s Eleanor Tilby-Adams hasn’t set the footballing world on fire. In fact, her mother Sue Tilby admits she’s made more of a cameo appearance this season.

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Eleanor Tilby-Adams. Photo: Chris Callinan.

But that’s not going to stop the plucky seven-yearold from having fun when she takes to the pitch for the inaugural Cavius Papamoa Football Club Girl’s Under-8 Tournament at Gordon Spratt Reserve, Papamoa on August 7.

The tournament is not being run as a money-maker but purely as a day for the girls to celebrate playing football, having fun, and being part of the progress of female football – locally, nationally and globally.

Which suits Eleanor to a tee, because she enjoys playing football more for the companionship.

“Like all kids when they start, they will take the ball and go for goal; then some kids like Eleanor, they will

just stand around holding hands and half the kids will be doing cart-wheels.

“Or if there is a dog that’s walking on the next field they’ll be too busy discussing that,” says Sue. “I saw one game where I thought [a player] had something on her hand but it turns out she was preening herself like a cat. But we don’t care, it’s all about being social and having fun at this age.”

Papamoa Football Club has limited the number of teams to 16 so it’s important for teams to register as soon as possible. To enter, email: stilby@kinect.co.nz or see: www.papmoafootballclub.co.nz

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Tauranga community projects boosted Gate Pa school is planning to build two cycleway-walking tracks with Community Development Match Funding announced by Tauranga City Council this week.

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by TCC’s medium grants match fund, where council will pay for 50 per cent of project costs up to $10,000. Brookfield School will have a public fitness trail, and

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The club fundraises to help with community projects. In the past it has raised money for the Rena clean-up, Make a Wish Foundation, and taking disadvantaged children out to have fun.

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Club Filipino is throwing an extravagant festival at Otumoetai Baptist Church on July 23.

From 10am-4pm, Otumoetai Baptist Church will be filled with traditional and cultural food, market stalls, dancing and more.

“Our club is putting a whole roast pig on a spit and cooking it for five hours or more while continuously basting it until the skin is bright red and crispy,” says Club Filipino event organiser Lee Cole.

“If you do not know where you come from, then you don’t know where you are; and if you don’t know where you are, then you don’t know where you’re going,” wrote author Terry Pratchett.

Te Wharekura o Mauao Year 10 student Olivia Mokomoko. Photo: David Tauranga.

It’s certainly not a problem faced by Te Wharekura o Mauao Year 10 student Olivia Mokomoko. The 14-year-old definitely knows where she comes from, where she is and where she’ll be in the future.

Originally from Opotiki and of Te Whakatohea and Tokelauan descent, Olivia won the junior category at the Mataatua Nga Manu Korero regional secondary speech contest at Maungatapu Marae last month.

“It was a bit scary, but as soon as I started I just got into the flow and went for it. When I learned I’d won I just felt really, really proud,” says Olivia.

She delivered a 12-minute speech on the topic ‘Ko maua ko taku hoe’ which examined the impact her ancestors and modern leaders have had on her, and covered ‘onamata’ (ancient times), ‘raupatu whenua’ (land confiscations), ‘eneimata’ (the present) and ‘anamata’ (the future).

A story she shared was of chief Te Whakatohea rangatira and tipuna (ancestor) Mokomoko, who was wrongly executed for the murder of Reverend Carl Sylvius Völkner in 1866. “I knew he’d been wrongly executed and the Government had confiscated

265,000 hectares of land. But I didn’t know they hung five other Maori just for the murder of one Pakeha who Mokomoko didn’t kill.

“When I spoke about him in my speech, I was watching my whanau and they were crying and I was crying, because that story is so personal to us.”

Her speech also touched upon the influence of modern leaders and academics Ranginui Walker and Te Kahautu Maxwell, ao torangapu (politics) and specifically the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011, plus her future aspirations and what she hopes to achieve.

“I talk about getting excellence in NCEA Level 1, 2 and 3, how I hope to get Excellence in Te Reo Rangatira, and that I’d like to go to Auckland University to study to become a teacher.”

Olivia will now represent her school and the region at the national speech contest finals in Whangarei in September.

It’s the second time in the school’s history a student has made the finals, but the first for a speech delivered in te reo Maori.

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Bay students to develop leadership skills A total of 20 Western Bay of Plenty students will be developing and honing their leadership skills for two years during Year 12-13 thanks to a special student leadership programme.

Millie Elliot, Jake Hynds, Lachlan McBride, Matthew Hall, Maddie Scown, Helena Goldsmith, Kara Crawford-Smi, Jesse Remnant, Hunta Davies, Joy Ackerley, Flynn Kelly, Kane Drake, Parminder Kaur, Claudia Jones and Jayda Hopping – as

well as five Eastern Bay of Plenty students – have been selected for Bay of Plenty Education Trust’s Future Leaders Programme.

The objectives of the Future Leaders Programme are to teach participants how to improve their leadership effectiveness, better utilise their influence potential when interacting and relating to others, and take on leadership roles within their respective learning institutions and communities.

During Years 12-13 the students, who are selected by their schools, receive instruction, guidance and personal coaching.

The 20 students are from colleges from Katikati to Opotoki. And the programme is designed to complement the Bay of Plenty Education Trust’s scholarships, awarded annually to Year 13 student residents in the coastal Bay of Plenty area as recommended to the trust by the schools’ principals.

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The calm in the storm Waihi to Tauranga Corridor - come and find out more!

Z Energy anti-violence champion Serena Johnston. Photo: Daniel Hines.

She’s busily leading her team around the forecourt of a Papamoa gas station with one hand, and extricating women and children from abusive situations with the other.

And all with a trademark smile.

Pouring petrol pays the bills for Serena Johnston – but it’s dealing with one of the country’s most insidious social issues, family violence, that’s been an awakening for this 30-year-old.

“Growing up I wasn’t personally exposed. I wasn’t affected by domestic violence,” says the Z site leader.

“But I had close friends who were. And at the time it was normalised; it was a way of life for them.”

Then Serena was spotted, head-hunted and trained up as a ‘champion’, an advocate or agent for the ‘It’s Not OK’ community-led campaign against family violence.

‘We will not stand for it’

“That training gave me a true insight into domestic abuse. I suddenly understood it and my attitude changed. My attitude now is we should not stand for it. We will not stand for it.

“I will act on anything I see that is not OK.” A workplace champion is anyone wanting to help raise awareness, and increase understanding and action in the workplace about family violence.

They can be a teacher, a student, the hairdresser or the garbage collector. Or someone at the local gas station, like Serena.

They are a first-stop-shop for someone needing help or advice regarding domestic abuse. They are a sympathetic ear and know exactly where to go to get expert help.

Champions get extensive training. They are coached to identify early warning signs, they know about alcohol-fuelled violence and the psychological effects of family violence on victims and children. They also know exactly how to help, where to go for help, and how to link victims with the appropriate agencies.

They are very visible people. Serena, for example, is the beaming face on the poster at the Z gas station – the poster that says “at Z we fuel cars, not anger”.

She is the blue shirt with the button asking “are you OK?” And if you aren’t OK, Serena will stop and listen and help.

Setting off alarm bells

If people don’t know her, they know of her, she is a familiar friendly face on the forecourt and therefore approachable. It works like this.

“A couple of people approached me as a champion and made discreet inquiries about the It’s Not OK campaign,” says Serena. That triggered concern. And when the discussion progressed to what is a healthy relationship as opposed to one that isn’t so good, it set off all the alarm bells.

“Now they are seeking help. It’s enormously rewarding. And if they’re the only people I help, then it’s been worthwhile.”

Serena also takes great pleasure and satisfaction from the experience of one of her trainee champions.

“A person was stuck in a toxic relationship and didn’t realise how bad it was, that it wasn’t normal, that it was wrong.” There was a lot of physical and emotional abuse with long-term psychological effects.

Serena and the trainee took control and got the victim the help she needed.

It’s not OK

“The relationship is over. This is what drives me as a champion. Another person is safe.”

Just recently Serena stood before the big boss of the Z Energy fuel distributorship and other retailers in Auckland and pitched the anti-family abuse message and the champions culture. She was thinking if they could roll out the champions within Z how many people and how many communities could she access, how many lives could she touch. They bought in.

The champions are now at 11 Z Energy sites from Bethlehem to Whakatane. They are all aware. The Hunter Wells message is spreading. It’s not OK.

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It’s business time in Baywide rugby Baywide premier rugby is heading into the business end of the season – and Mount Maunganui has made clear signals they want a semi-finals berth.

The team currently leads the premier one division with 23 points, followed closely by Rangataua with 18 points, and Rotoiti and Tauranga Sports each on 16 and 15 points respectively.

Te Puke Sports, with 12 points, is fifth, followed by Te Puna with 10, and Greerton Marist and Whakatane both with five points.

Last weekend’s round saw some tight tussle in the division with Rangataua, narrowly beating Tauranga Sports 31-30.

And while there is time for Tauranga Sports to make up lost ground, it could be the match they look back on and say “if only”. Especially if they were to miss the playoffs.

But for now Tauranga Sports will be looking to move forward, build points

and try to pick up a win over Te Puna tomorrow. But Te Puna will be smarting from their 36-22 loss to the Mount last weekend and looking to take revenge.

Rotoiti will be hoping to move up the points table, when taking on Te Puke, on their home turf.

Both sides will be confident after having a win in the last round.

The Mount should be confident of picking up a win when they host Greerton Marist and Rangataua will be equally confident of a win when they host bottom of the table Whakatane Marist.

In the premier two division it’s a tighter race for the top spot, with Whakarewarewa on 24 points narrowly ahead of Paroa, which has 23 points.

Arataki and Poroporo round off the top four of the division but lag behind with 15 and 11 points respectively.

Opotiki with 10 points sits fifth, and both Waikite and Ngongotaha have seven points, while and Marist St Michaels holds four. All premier games kick off at 2.45pm tomorrow.

Tauranga Sports (Blue) battling it out against Rangataua at Tauranga Domain Park.

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Mount Hot Pools close for three-day refurbishment Mount Hot Pools will be closed for three days this month as part of a refurbishment project. Weather-dependent, the pools will be closed on July 25-27 while work is carried out on a rotational system to allow the facility to stay open during other refurbishment jobs and to cause minimal disruption to pool availability.

Mount Hot Pools venues manager

Matthew Strange says the closure will enable workers to tackle painting jobs that can’t be done while people are in the pools and potentially splashing.

“The pool surrounds and all the facility walls will be painted. Pool water levels will need to be lowered.”

Aspects of the full refurbishment include beautification of the female changing

rooms and landscaping, as well as the new sun deck with fountains for the children.

The refurbishment, which is set to be finished by the end of August, will also target the male changing rooms, outdoor showers via re-tiling, paint and pool surrounds and reception area.

Biennial maintenance work will also be conducted at the time of the closure.

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Operation Million Dollar Mouse They lay in bed in Tauranga angsting and losing sleep while their ship, the Norfolk Guardian, was being battered by 170km/h winds in treacherous sub-antarctic waters 800km south of New Zealand.

also eat the eggs and chicks of birds like the pipit, the storm petrel and two species of parakeet that live nowhere else. This is a critical $3.9 million rescue mission.

The Government was intending to send the frigate Canterbury but it was diverted to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Winston. “We could commit to a timeframe,” says Veronica.

“We had faith in our ability,” says And while not the biggest Veronica Syman. “But there was ship, the Norfolk Guardian a nagging doubt. was probably the most There’s always something available; the most costthat can go wrong.” And if effective and safest. it’s not the rolling oceans But there were a and heavy swells around lot of regulatory the remote and hostile Antipodes Islands it’s the requirements. wind, the big wind.

“We were headed “There was a lot of into a pristine marine waking at 1am and reserve so the ship had wondering, worrying and to be scraped down. It hoping,” says Greg Syman. had to be re-classified And all because of some to carry extra Veronica and Greg Syman of Norfolk Island Shipping. passengers. mice. A plague of mice – 200,000 mice which have “It meant extra life rafts and infested the Antipodes Islands –and cost is more like $3.9 million survival suits. Hiabs had to be during three years.

But the intent is this country’s effort to exterminate removed to allow the choppers to the same. Get rid of the mouse. those mice and reclaim the ecology “This whole operation is brought land and take-off,” says Greg. Lot’s of the island. clearly into focus if you go to the to be done.

Veronica and Greg are the DOC website and see an image of Then they let the sniffer dogs Tauranga-based husband-and-wife an albatross chick being eaten alive loose to check for anything team behind the one-ship seaborne by mice on another sub-antarctic untoward. They found an ant. In assault on those mice. island,” says Veronica. Mice are the sugar.

Greg representing the Norfolk small but voracious.

Then recently in Timaru they Guardian’s owners, Norfolk Accidentally introduced by a Island Shipping; and Veronica, loaded and stowed three helicopters shipwreck or sealers in the 1880s, the shipping services agency aboard the Norfolk Guardian, the mice impact directly on the 65,500kg of 20R rodent bait in 94 Quandrant Pacific. ecology by eating huge numbers of purpose-built pods and 30 tonnes Another significant player from seeds and invertebrates which are of jet fuel and went to war.

Tauranga is philanthropist Gareth To read the full story, go to critical to the health of the islands.

Morgan – his foundation dropped a few hundred thousand dollars To supplement their diet the mice www.theweekendsun.co.nz into the war chest as did the Department of Conservation, the World Wildlife Fund – and, you and I, the New Zealand public.

And another Tauranga company ISO stevedoring donated the cost of loading the Norfolk Guardian.

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Still waiting for Winston “Not ready to give up, not yet, not by a long way!”

In fact, Wendy Keir has just upped the ante – by doubling the $1000 reward she had earlier posted for the return of Winston, her border collie, missing now for nearly five months. Not that the person who has got Winston will be motivated by money.

“They won’t be thinking ‘I’ll take the money and you can have the dog’. They will really love Winston because he is that sort of dog.”

$2000 reward

Wendy hopes the $2000 might be more of an incentive for people to stop, think and look around for Winston. “We know 90 per cent of people wouldn’t be interested in the money, they would just want to see him home.”

Winston went missing from the canopy of the family ute after a beach trip on February 20.

And after nearly five months there are no new leads, nothing concrete. But Wendy is certain someone is holding her dog.

“All the psychics are saying the same thing. They believe someone has got Winston and he is being looked after.”

But nothing more specific than that. “The psychics, just like a lot of other people, wanted to help.”

And you take what you want from what they say. “But the

Wendy Keir and Winston. fact they all say someone has got Winston just maybe a good sign.”

Just moments before Wendy spoke to The Weekend Sun, there was another phone call, another sighting, another disappointment.

A man had spotted an older woman dragging a collie along on its lead. “We have had that sighting before and it’s been ruled out.” It’s one of two or three alerts Wendy still gets every day.

“It’s incredible.”

Thousands care

Incredible that after four-and-ahalf months so many people still care, still haven’t given up hope and still want resolution from

this canine cold case. Facebook’s probably an interesting indicator.

“It’s amazing. Every time we share something it gets another thousand shares. And there’s 1500 people on the page.”

A lost dog called Winston has certainly galvanised people.

“And I can’t drop it, I just can’t. Not when you have thousands of other people out there still searching, still hoping.” Wendy says people are still going for walks in the Kaimai Range and looking for Winston. They are taking day trips to Katikati and looking for Winston. So Wendy can’t give up on Winston and she can’t give up on her supporters.

“They’re not giving up on him or me.

“My husband Alex said at the weekend: ‘Shall we take daughter Indie to the beach?’ I just said: ‘No, I can’t, I am not ready’.”

That would be too much of a concession that life had returned to normal.

Wendy won’t be going back to the beach until Winston comes home. Or they know what’s happened to him.

“It’s not knowing that’s the hardest,” says Wendy.

She believes the way to find Winston is to keep putting it out there. Wendy’s phone number is 027 469 7377 or email: bringwinstonhome4@gmail.com or search Facebook for ‘Bring Winston Home’.

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Evidence – it’s elementary I remember when my eldest child told their first lie at age four. It was a proud moment.

An exciting moment.

mean!” Me: “But you are lying”.

Child: “No I’m not!” Me: “Then open your mouth and breathe on me”. Child cautiously undertakes instruction. Me: “Yes, I can not only see chocolate in your teeth, but I can smell it! And let’s look in the fridge.

Oh yes, there seems to be less chocolate on the bar than there was earlier today”. Child: “But I didn’t eat the chocolate!”

Evidence will always allow you, as the parent, to know the truth. But don’t expect it to mean the child will confer with you. Regardless of how overwhelming the evidence is.

However, I’m grateful for my children not quite figuring out the ‘evidence’ side of the lying equation just yet. Once they’ve reached that milestone of understanding and begin to cover their tracks, then I know we are well and truly in the teenage years.

And my detective skills will have to become much more sophisticated than merely checking if the toothbrush is dry or not!

I’d been following a TV series called ‘Child of our Time’ and one episode had talked about how a child’s ability to tell a lie signalled a developmental milestone. It meant the child had developed the understanding that unless someone has seen you do something, then they don’t actually know if you have or haven’t done it.

So when my wonder child told an outright lie, I was momentarily annoyed. But then I puffed out my chest thinking ‘wow, how smart are they?’ Fast-track eight or so years and I’ve come to realise there is a fault in this milestone. While the child may think ‘if you didn’t see then you don’t know’ what they haven’t yet worked out is the importance of ‘evidence’.

Example one

Me: “Please brush your hair”. Child: “I have”.

Me: “No, you haven’t”. Child: “Yes I have!” I get hairbrush and run through hair. Child screams as the knots wedge in the brush and I, the frustrated lied-to mother, brush with a little more force than normal to prove my point.

Example two

Me: “You haven’t brushed your teeth”. Child: “Yes I have”. Me: “No you haven’t”. Outrage from child! We walk to the bathroom. Me: “Which is your toothbrush?” Child: “That one?”

Me: “Yes. Why is it dry?” Child: “I don’t know!” Me: “Let’s look in the mirror shall we”. More outrage from child.

Me: “What’s that all between your teeth and around your gums?” Child: “Food. I can scrape it off with my finger. But I cleaned my teeth”. Me: “Right I’ll clean them for you”.

Child: “Noooooo. You will hurt me”. I, the frustrated lied-to mother, brush with a little more force than normal to prove my point.

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Suit up, it’s business time!

Larissa says the games also create opportunity for business organisations to develop a real team spirit when preparing and taking part – whether individuals are participants or sideline supporters.

“There is also no doubt that rubbing shoulders with other businesspeople in a Businesses from the Bay of Plenty competitive-but-fun environment has spin and around New Zealand are being off effects for businesses, which is another urged to round up their colleagues good reason for entering.

“Entries are sought from businesses and get ready for Tauranga’s around the region and possibly from inaugural BIZ Games. further afield, so firms could be The BIZ Games, scheduled for this going up against other firms within October 7-9 at ASB Baypark, is their industry. a multi-sports tournament for “Be prepared for an ‘elbows work teams and will test the under the hoop’ weekend. teamwork, skills and stamina Bragging rights are certainly of participants. on the line, and there will BIZ Games event manager be prizes and trophies to Larissa Allen says while the take back to the office. games won’t be held until “This is an exciting early-October, now is a good new event for the time to get teams together to Tauranga calendar.” tackle one or more of the nine Teams will comprise a sports on offer, or to maximum of 10 people and aim for the Champion of businesses can enter multiple Champions’ trophy. teams. Companies with offices Competitors can go head-to-head in beyond the BOP are welcome to a variety of sports including indoor Getting in the spirit of the BIZ Games are Metro invite them to see if they can beat the netball, darts, indoor bowls, indoor Marketing’s managing director Michelle Whitmore might of Tauranga teams, says Larissa. soccer, running and cycling events, and staff Nikita Cooper and Richard Allen.

Register at www.thebizgames.co.nz volleyball, basketball and touch rugby.

Cans4Care

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you – that’s the ‘Golden Rule’.

And Oceanside Family Chiropractic has this in mind.

Drop in $30 or more of nonperishable pet food for the SPCA’s Cans4Care, and Oceanside will waive their service’s initial consultation and exam fees, which are valued at $85.

So if you’ve been battling a sore back lately, pop down to the supermarket and buy some dog food – and drop it in to Oceanside Family Chiropractic.

The world through Colleen’s lens Papamoa photographer Colleen Kiddie has walked away with a slew of honours at the 2016 New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers Iris Awards in Wellington recently.

a bronze, as well as a bronze in the portrait classic category and illustrative category. Her silver with distinction was for a photo titled ‘Snow Trees’ shot in Queenstown, which she captured using a multiple-exposure technique.

Colleen’s photo that won bronze in the illustrative category is designed to raise More than awareness of the 1000 images need for children entered in several to wear helmets categories this while on their year were judged bikes. The image by a panel made shows what can up of some of the happen if your most qualified and children have an renowned local accident without and international wearing a helmet photographers. and shows a “To be judged helmet hanging by your peers and on the bikes bars. to know you’re Colleen was also going in the right awarded a bar direction just feels to her Masters Papamoa photographer Colleen Kiddie awesome,” says Honours by the with her award winning photos.

Colleen.

NZIPP. “The awards give photographers the There are four levels of distinctions opportunity to push boundaries; and earned by merit points – Associate, as a result, the bar keeps getting raised Master, Fellow and Grand Master. higher and higher each year.”

Only seven people have attained the In the landscape category Colleen Grand Master level, says Colleen. won silver with distinction, silver and David Tauranga

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Wet socks for warm feet ‘Rain rain go away, and come again another day.’

Some people might be singing in the rain of late, but probably not Casey Fredericks.

And as part of her Socks for Puddles campaign, professional photographer Casey, of Kaysi Photography, will take photos of participants in puddles jumping, sitting, standing, or whatever they want. The only catch? Donate a pair of brand new socks.

The mother-of-five previously worked at The Haven of Grace, a refuge for homeless women and children in Tauranga, and says “it’s in my blood to help others”.

“I see so many awesome agencies helping with blankets and food and accommodation; and I wanted to go a different route with socks or shoes as a lot of heat is lost out of your feet,” says Casey.

And the campaign is being run in the cooler months for a reason.

“Because it just gives you a slight idea for a brief moment of the chill homeless and those in poverty feel.

“However unlike those that jump into a hot bath or shower afterwards, those in poverty cannot and they feel that chill until their body goes numb,” says Casey.

Socks for Puddles is aiming to raise 1000 pairs of socks before the end of September, and Casey says she’s well on her way.

Casey Fredericks is taking photos in exchange for a new pair of socks.

Photo: Casey Fredericks of Kaysi Photography.

More than 100 pairs of socks have been donated since starting the campaign in late June, and Casey has her goals set high.

“We have some businesses that are rallying around their staff trying to get some donations even if they are not going to jump into a puddle.

However, if a lawyer, cop, Member of Parliament wants to join in we won’t say ‘No’!

“After all if a cop can dance on YouTube, why can they not jump into a puddle for a pair of socks?”

“It’s only a small measure I know that but every single piece of the puzzle helps make the masterpiece.”

For more information, search ‘Socks for Puddles’ on Facebook.

WINTER WARMER SPECIALS!

Checking out the city’s community centres Last Sunday afternoon I popped in to the almost-completed Oropi Hall. Richard Somerfield, one of the many extraordinary locals who has driven this project, showed me around a series of warm rooms and large spaces that will underpin our Oropi community for the next two generations.

The passion and determination that has gone into the project has been momentous – and the locals who walked around with me could the value of community everywhere

they looked. Last Friday I caught up with Sylvia at the Papamoa Community Centre. She recounted the great celebrations held recently to acknowledge 10 years of the centre serving and being a vital part of the community. Sylvia shared the diverse range of local groups that use the centre.

From genealogy to pilates and

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It demonstrated again the power of community volunteers with vision and determination and the understated value community halls have in connecting us through our daily lives.

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The late Walter Bayliss in his earlier years.

When Te Puke’s Walter Bayliss helped to pioneer the kiwifruit industry back in 1956 – he and wife Fay “never dreamed” it would ever grow into the worldwide success it is today.

Walter, who died last month at age 90 and signalled the end of an era of those involved in the beginnings of what would become today’s billion-dollar export crop, first knew the fruit as Chinese gooseberries.

Pocket money

With brothers Graham and Jim, Walter made pocket money as a young boy selling Chinese gooseberries grown from a vine their father Vic Bayliss bought out of curiosity from a hawker at a stock sale.

Later, the boys shared their ideas with neighbour Jim MacLoughlin and the exporting began.

A third generation orchardist, Walter just loved the challenge of growing things, says Fay, who married Walter in 1960 and lived on an orchard at Te Puke’s No3 Rd before moving to No 4 Rd in 1980 where they

grew the Hort16A variety. “He just loved growing things. We had a lovely, lovely garden and he would try and grow anything exotic,” says Fay. “He’d give it a go just for an experiment.”

They met in 1948 when Walter was growing passionfruit.

“He had six acres of passionfruit, they fizzed and Walter was growing lemons when we got married. So the kiwifruit came in the early-1950s.”

There were many frustrations and triumphs during coming decades, with new ideas and skills shared between kiwifruit growers to create a lifestyle and industry employing thousands.

Family tradition

And the family tradition in growing kiwifruit was eagerly carried on by their son, the late Rod Bayliss, and his wife Anne, until his death.

Fays says now all of the original vines have passed on to new growers with newer ideas, and the Bayliss family has gracefully moved on.

When Psa hit the Western Bay of

Plenty region in 2010 and their Hort16A orchard, they removed the vines and only in the last year sold up to move to Welcome Bay. For his part in the fruit’s early days Walter was honoured with a New Zealand Order of Merit in 2005 for services to kiwifruit.

Great beginnings

Fay says Walter was also foundation director of the New Zealand Kiwifruit Marketing Licensing Authority, as a grower representative on the inaugural board for four years, which was a forerunner to today’s successful Zespri.

“He was humbled and honoured to be chosen to represent all those over the years.”

Walter is survived by wife Fay and daughter Helen, five grandchildren, and one great granddaughter.

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A plan to get kids active – and stay that way An action plan aiming to get young people to get active and stay active has been rolled out this month.

The Childhood Obesity Plan is being supported by Sport NZ’s launch of the Young People Plan 2015-2020 and has been developed as part of the organisation’s Community Sport Strategy.

Sport and Recreation Minister Jonathan Coleman says participation in sport leads to a more active, healthier population and ultimately better social outcomes.

“While Kiwi kids have traditionally been active and sporty, around the world participation rates are falling and NZ is not immune.

“In 2014/2015 statistics showed 11 per cent of all children aged two-14 years were obese.”

“The Plan is about taking a fresh look at what we provide for young people to ensure they participate and develop a lifelong love of sport. That includes looking at why they stop playing, and how we change that.”

Further information is available at: www.sportnz.org.nz/youngpeople

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Mums and dads, bundle up your youngsters and get ready to take them out for a week of fun.

Baycourt Community and Arts Centre is providing a great opportunity to include your children in their awesome Kids Week programme these school holidays.

Kids Week is designed to keep children active and engaged in a fun creative way, says Baycourt’s Sam Hema.

Acrobatic workshops run by The Dust Palace are fun workshops for children aged seven to 16 years old.

The Dust Palace is also bringing children a thrilling show called ‘Top of the Heap’ these school holidays.

The Building Block Buddies will showcase loveable characters, music and bright colours for parents and children to engage.

Baycourt is also offering the International Youth Silent Film Festival with a full day workshop for young people interested in filmmaking and cinema.

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The gardens are open daily from Gardens owner Scott Robertson says as a Pokestop those who play Pokemon 10am-4.30pm for the school holidays, with the café serving espresso coffee, Go can top up with Pokeballs and hot chocolate and waffles along with other goodies at the gardens while perusing the real-life birds and animals. chalkboard fare.

Then it’s back to weekends only for “Along with purchasing bags of bird the remainder of winter. Merle Foster food, we have bags of ‘goats’ dinner’ for our pet goats Luna and Blue.

“And recently we’ve also seem to be landed with an abundance of Pidgeys and Pidgeottos – Pokemon characters – in the café area.”

Scott says it’s not well-known quite yet that the gardens is a Pokestop.

“We seem to have a lot of Pidgeys – a small, plump-bodied avian Pokémon – and we’re a bird garden.

“So I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or not.”

Scott says winter at the bird gardens is a special time with cool sunny days as plants and trees transitions into spring.

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Young skiers and boarders are invited to show off their skills at the Mt Ruapehu Giro Mini X Games.

Ski fields open for skiing and boarding Whakapapa and Turoa ski areas will open for skiing and boarding on the upper and lower slopes this weekend, following a 30cm snowfall during the past 24 hours and more snow fore-casted.

“Once this storm cycle clears we expect that we will have enough snow on the ground for top-to-bottom skiing and boarding,” says Ruapehu Alpine Lifts CEO Dave Mazey.

“We’re delighted that we’ll be able to open for the second week of the school holidays as we know how much families look forward to this time of the year.”

Whakapapa now has an upper mountain base of 67cm and Turoa 42cm. This is expected to grow significantly in the coming days.

“Opening the lower fields for beginners in time for the opening of the school holidays at both Whakapapa and Turoa was terrific, but now with the upper mountain open we’re looking for-ward to seeing the slopes come alive with people enjoying the snow,” says Dave. The Alpine Cafe at Turoa ski area and Knoll Ridge Café at Whakapapa ski area are also open for skiers and sightseeing visitors. Visit MtRuapehu.com for further information, latest weather reports and

daily updates on operating facilities. Also in the second week of the school holidays, young skiers and boarders are invited to show off their skills at the 16th annual Mt Ruapehu Giro Mini X Games.

The free two-day event at Happy Valley Whakapapa Ski Area on Mt Ruapehu from July 19-20 is for five-to-12 year olds and is ideal for children who are new to competition events on the snow.

The event will feature two races: a Skier and Boarder X and Mini Big Air. The Skier and Boarder X racing on day one is for anyone who can stop and turn. Four competitors race down a course of little bumps and waves of snow in a time trial format, followed by a knock-out tournament.

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Warmer, safer rental properties Warmer, safer houses make for both compliant landlords and happier tenants – positive thinking which is set to come to fruition following changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 earlier this month.

In what is the biggest shake-up to the Act in 30 years, it sees a reform in regards to matters of abandonment, requirement of insulation and smoke alarms in residential rental properties, and provides greater enforcement powers in relation to unsafe or unhealthy properties.

And while there has been a wealth of commentary on the amendments, as they affect a significant proportion of the population, there are two main points.

The first is smoke alarms – the long-life photoelectric type – which are to be compulsory in all rentals. Once in place tenants will be responsible

for replacing batteries and notifying landlords of defects.

Secondly, all tenancies – including boarding houses – must have ceiling and underfloor insulation with a minimum thickness of 70mm by July 1, 2019.

Exemptions apply to properties where it is physically impractical to retrofit insulation.

These are changes the Government believes will make 180,000 homes warmer, drier and 120,000 abodes safer – without imposing excessive bureaucracy or cost.

Penalties of up to $4000 will be imposed on a tenant or landlord for breaches of the amendment, particularly landlords because it affects their ongoing responsibilities for their rental investments.

We recommend landlords seek specialist and legal advice on the tenancy laws and regulations to protect their position and investment.

Nominating the best businesses There’s only two weeks left to get nominations in for Te Puke Economic Development Group’s Business Excellence Awards.

Nominations for the 10th annual Business Excellence Awards are open until July 29.

The awards is an annual event to identify and celebrate the businesses doing a great job of

serving the Te Puke community.

The Te Puke Economic Development Group is pleased to organise the annual awards.

All category participants are judged across several key perspectives and the process is aimed to help Te Puke business community improve and grow.

The 2016 awards evening will be at the Te Puke War Memorial Hall on October 28.

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Recycling call for city rubbish The current Tauranga City Council rubbish collection system isn’t working because more than half of the city’s rubbish that goes to landfill is recyclable, says Waste Watchers director Marty Hoffart.

Waste Watchers designs and manages recycling programmes, waste minimisation schemes and industry cleaner production and resource efficiency projects.

And Marty’s comments come as the council’s draft Waste Minimisation Plan is up for dicussion.

The plan signals TCC’s intent to investigate, during the next 12-18 months, a rates-funded solution that will divert more waste from landfill. Submission on the plan closed yesterday, July 14.

TCC pays a government levy of $10 for every tonne of rubbish that gets taken to landfill. Organic rubbish is about 32.4 per cent of the total, at 28,271 tonnes per annum, that is going to landfill and costing the council and ratepayers $282,710 in

levies, not including tip fees and cartage.

There are 18 truck-and-trailer loads of Tauranga waste sent over the Kaimai Range and into landfills in the Waikato every weekday. Each truck carts a 22-tonne load – and Marty says roughly half of load is easily compostable food and garden waste.

About 30 per cent of what goes to landfill is food, 16 per cent is greenwaste and 11 per

cent paper. “Why would you bury paper, cardboard, grass, when somebody wants to make something out of it, and we have all the systems in place locally,” says Marty.

“That’s the crazy thing. Hauling this stuff out of town at great cost is really silly.

“When I look at waste I think we are burying jobs, opportunities, and local ones.”

In Tauranga there are contractors already collecting greenwaste, but the separating out the food is only going to happen when it becomes part of a ratepayerfunded approach, says Marty.

Under a contractor collection system, customers see an additional bin as extra cost.

“They don’t get it. They see that second bin, that third bin, as an additional cost. ‘Why do that if you can just put it all in one bin?’

They don’t get it that the organics have to come out of there.

“The only way they would do it is if it is rates-funded.”

Read the full story at Marty Hoffart reckons recycling means jobs. www.theweekendsun.co.nz

Would you like coffee with your landfill?

There are rewards to be had for not using landfills. Monetary rewards.

For example, diverting coffee grounds and food scraps from the tip was worth $13,500.

The money comes from the Waste Resources Advisory Group, which wants to know

about some of the initiatives undertaken across the Bay to divert rubbish. And so it’s made funding of $50,000 available to groups engaged in enterprising projects. For example, the $13,500 was given to the Tauranga City Council’s organic waste diversion project, which

redirected the coffee grounds and food scraps away from the tip to better use.

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For Greerton library staff, today marks the end of a month of re-shelving books.

Books that moved from the old library to the temporary library and back again, new books, and books that have been boxed up since the old library closed for the rebuild in May 2015.

Today’s official 9.30am opening of the new Greerton Library – with the public invited – marks not just the completion of a year-long construction process, but more than a decade of campaigning for the new building by the community.

Greerton Library staff have been in the new library since June 13, first setting up the new shelving, then beginning the re-shelving of the library’s collection.

Librarian Shelly Wu says there were fewer books available for loan at the temporary library at 1334 Cameron Rd open during the Greerton Library staff Julie Dunphy, Kylie Hosking, construction Paula Phillips, Shelly Wu and Nicole Frew. period. “That because of the extended hours. was like a The new library will be open temporary library, a smaller library.

Saturday and Sunday, where “We reduced our collection and previously Greerton Library some books were put in boxes.” closed for the weekend from The new library not only stores midday Saturday. more books but it has a learning And it doesn’t leak, a fact meeting centre and an on-site tutor universal approval from staff who transferred in from Tauranga. used to dread the rain.

There will also be more staff for Andrew Campbell the new Greerton Library, partly

What on earth is happening in Greerton?

Ever visited Greerton? Now’s your chance, with plenty of activities happening in the expanding suburb.

Parade from the intersection of Chadwick Rd and Cameron Rd, down Chadwick Rd to the Village square and along the walkway.

As part of Tauranga City Libraries School Holiday The skies above Greerton Village will be Programme 2016, the House of Science will assist illuminated from 5.30pm-8.30pm as part of tonight’s children, aged seven to 12, to investigate five exciting IlluminArt MidMatariki topics: stars, kites, food, life Winter Light Festival. cycles and sound at Greerton Library.

The free event for The Stars and Time topic starts all ages features lasers, Monday, July 18, from 10am-11.30am a glow show, shadow and 1pm-2.30pm. puppet shows, fire Harvesting starts Wednesday, July 20, dancers, glowing from 1pm-2.30pm. hot air balloons, Music and Sound is on Friday, July 22, and performances from 10am-11.30am and 1pm-2.30pm. from Tauranga Kites is on Tuesday, July 19, from Samba Band, 10am-11.30am and 1pm-2.30pm.

Greerton Library will host House of Highly Flammable – Planting is on Thursday, July 21, from Science sessions. 10am-11.30am and 1pm-2.30pm.

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Mild fever

Headache (may be severe)

Mild headache (congested sinuses)

Dry cough may become moist

Sometimes a cough

Muscle aches

Muscle aches uncommon

Shivering

A runny nose

Bed rest necessary Can suffer severe complications (e.g. pneumonia)

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Chef ’s fresh ideas on seafood Recently, I’ve been doing cooking schools at fishing clubs around the country.

The plan was to give some fresh ideas on seafood.

So armed with some snapper, Kingfish and scallops I walked into rooms full of people who had caught, cooked and eaten these species countless times.

A bit daunting; after all no one knows fish like a fisherman, right?

Well it’s true, we all live in the Bay with some of the best seafood on our doorstep; and all we need to do is experiment and enjoy the wonderful healthy variety the ocean has to offer.

The key word here being ‘healthy’, so we leave the fat fryer in the pantry and explore the simple flavours without all those added fats. The other thing is to try to use the whole fish to extract the maximum flavour.

To this end this dish starts with the use of the bones to make a fish stock – don’t be daunted it really is quick and the flavour you’ll get is worth it.

Then just follow the recipe for the bouillabaisse and enjoy.

For the purist from the south of France this dish needs very specific fish from the Mediterranean, which let’s face it is not feasible

when we have such amazing seafood right here. So we follow the basic principles and substitute our local favourites and let’s call it a Pilot Bay bouillabaisse – in

honour of where this fish was cooked and eaten.

The best bit for me was after I’d finished and everyone was tasting the fruits of our labours, there was a buzz of conversation around the room. Who’d have thought the fish they know so well could still surprise them with crisp, clear, healthy flavour.

Pilot Bay bouillabaisse

Serves 6 Ingredients 3 Tbsp olive oil 1 onion and 1 red chilli, chopped 1 fennel bulb and 1 leek,

trimmed and sliced 10 saffron threads 1 Tbsp boiling water 400g can peeled tomatoes, roughly chopped 2 litres fish stock (see below) 500g snapper fillets, skin on, cubed 12 raw green lip mussels, cleaned and cut into 6.

12 medium raw prawns, peeled, tails intact 8 scallops in the half shell 2 Tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley Method Heat the oil and add onion, fennel, leek and chilli and cook for six minutes until soft and golden.

Meanwhile, place the saffron threads in a small bowl and pour over the boiling water.

Add the tomatoes, saffron, and water, and stock to the pan. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

Add the snapper, mussels, prawn and scallops to the broth and simmer for two minutes.

Stir through the parsley and serve in bowls with croutons.

Fish stock

2kg soaked and washed fish bones 3 litres cold water 2 white leeks 2 sticks celery

Getting a little bit cheeky This week I wanted to share with you an old classic that uses a wonderful, if rarely used, cut of meat.

Beef cheeks are one of the most astounding flavours and so cheap to buy. Yes, I do mean cheeks.

The ones near the mouth, not the ones at the other end!

With meat cookery you need to look at the amount of work

a muscle does to understand its flavour and cooking method.

Put simply, the more work a muscle does the better the flavour.

But the tougher the texture – that’s why the relatively unworked fillet is a fantastic texture even when cooked very quickly.

But frankly it’s a bit boring in the taste department, which is why we tend to marry it to highly-flavoured sauces like peppercorns. With beef

cheeks, the muscle work rate is phenomenal, which explains the truly extraordinary flavour.

If you’ve ever spent some time watching a cow you’ll know it’s the one muscle that is constantly in motion.

The only thing left is to deal with the texture, probably the perfect role of the slow cooker.

To read Peter Blakeway’s recipe for braised beef cheeks, go to www.theweekendsun.co.nz

50g fresh herbs 12 white peppercorns 2 bay leaves 1 Tbsp olive oil 600ml white wine Method Sweat the vegetables and herbs with the olive oil until soft but without colouring them.

Add the fish bones and stir to coat. Add water and wine to cover and bring to the boil.

Skim and simmer for 20 minutes. Allow to cool – about three to four hours – sieve and store in the fridge or freezer.

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Recognisably heating Tauranga Now that winter is here, there’s no better time to heat the home.

He aims to offer good, honest advice and recommends only the best brands, as suggested by the consumer guide – something Graham and the team Tauranga Air Conditioning keep closely to. owner Graham Jones has Graham, who is a NZ trade plenty of top quality certified refrigeration brands ready to engineer, says the be installed. person who quotes Tauranga Air and installs is always Conditioning is now in the same person to association with Robin complete the job.

Jones from Millennium “Our motto is: Technology ‘Same day install Computers, with and we come both companies now when you call’,” operating from the same Graham Jones says his van is remembered by customers. says Graham. location at 511 Cameron Rd. Graham has more than 30 years’ experience in the industry and has been keeping Tauranga homes warm for 15 years.

Saving moolah and energy on hot water Whatever hot water system you have, there are easy ways to reduce your energy use. Christian Hoerning from government agency EECA Energywise says it isn’t just about energy savings – if your water is metered, every litre you save is saving you money.

Fix and wrap

Dripping hot taps could cost you hundreds of dollars a year, depending on how bad the leak is.

Replace the washer or fitting - a new washer only costs a few dollars.

Wrap your hot water cylinder and hot water pipe. Pre-2002 electric hot water cylinders aren’t insulated very well and should have a cylinder wrap. You should also insulate the first 1-1.5m of hot water pipe coming off your hot water cylinder. Cylinder wraps cost about $60 and pipe insulation is about $5 a metre from hardware stores.

For an older pre-1987 cylinder and pipes, you could save about $80 a year.

But be aware – you can’t put a cylinder wrap on a gas hot water system.

Check hot water temperature

It should be 60 degrees Celsius at the cylinder, to prevent the growth of legionella bacteria, and no more

than 55 degrees Celsius at the tap so you don’t get burnt. Depending on your cylinder, you may need an electrician or plumber to adjust your thermostat.

Even an extra 10 degrees Celsius on the thermostat of your hot water system could be costing you $25 a year with a modern cylinder, or twice that with an older one.

Maintain your hot water system

You can do this by gently moving the lever of the temperature/pressure relief valve every six months, to prevent it from sticking.

Glass-lined water cylinders should have their anode changed every five years, and more frequently in hard water areas. A plumber can help with this.

Depending on the type of system you have, you may need to do other forms of maintenance.

Check your manufacturer’s instructions.

Easy hot water habits

Then there are the simple thing you can do to save hot water, such as washing clothes in cold water, filling the sink when shaving rather than running the tap, showering instead of bathing, and cutting your shower time down.

In a household of three, each minute you add to your shower time is about $70 a year.

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Purls of warmth on the peninsula

Give your curtains a second chance at life You’d be amazed at how much heat escapes through windows, even when they’re closed.

That’s why curtains are so essential to keep the home toasty warm in winter.

And the Western Bay of Plenty Curtain Bank is providing curtains for homes that can’t afford them.

A curtain bank is a community service that re-uses used curtains and

that would welcome a warm gift as well.”

A click-clack and a knitter natter Maggie says the knitting is purely to warm the local is weaving into a worthy way of community – items created include blankets for warming up the Omokoroa babies and children up to about age 12, little jumpers and vests, beanies at this time of year – and people community this winter. are encouraged to knit whatever they want.

“The fact is some ladies still love to knit and have Maggie Blair – who wields 50 years’ experience no one to knit for anymore – and it’s such a lovely behind the needles – is co-ordinating a Peggy Purl community here and if people think their effort is knitting group on the peninsula. going towards it. I think that’s a lot to do with it Maggie has eight-10 ladies involved so far – and as well.” Maggie says the main message is people would love to line up more behind the needles. don’t have to be fantastic knitters to get involved.

“Some are quite happy just knitting away at home “You can be a basic knitter. You shouldn’t be and bringing the goods for donation to The Centre, discouraged by not being able to knit this pattern where we are based. We meet up twice-monthly, at and that pattern. If you can cast on 30 stitches and 10.30am on the first and third Tuesday. knit 60 rows – that’s all you need to do.”

“We sit there and have a knit and a natter – and Peggy Purl In Your Community is a series of in Omokoroa we gift our knitting to playgroups, knitting groups being established throughout the groups of mothers and babies, the pre-school. And country, which donated knitted blankets, occasionally we see people coming into The Centre beanies and jumpers to needy kids in their communities.

Last year the organisation won a Jetstar Flying Start grant of $15,000 to buy resources and advertising materials and $15,000 in flights to establish more knitting groups in NZ. Peggy Purl co-founder Lynn Dawson visited Omokoroa with knit-kits to launch the group and the rest is stitches.

To inquire about Omokoroa’s Peggy Purl group, or donate wool you can email omokcentre@gmail.com or call The Centre on 07 5482331 or drop in for a knitter natter.

Merle Foster Some of the finished products knitted by Omokoroa’s Peggy Purl group.

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Don’t be macho - be ready to ask for help Tauranga’s Cliff Tolley knows exactly what it’s like to experience a heart attack – and he’s encouraging Kiwis to learn the signs and symptoms and to seek help immediately.

Cliff was aged 53 when, with no warning, he suffered a heart attack in November 2015. He had been battling a virus and experiencing some acid reflux from vomiting.

As a result, he thought the pain in his chest was nothing to worry about.

But when he found it difficult to lie down due to the pain, he decided to see a doctor.

“The last thing I expected was to be told that I’d had a heart attack.”

Cliff doesn’t smoke, doesn’t drink much, has no family history of heart disease and has regular blood tests. He describes himself as “pretty fit”.

“It was very frightening to me and my kids were totally shocked. I never thought

anything like that would happen to says Gerry. “When a heart attack me and really did not know the happens, life-threatening rhythm symptoms and so I did not seek help problems are common.

As such, early access to a sooner – men just need to get over their macho attitudes.” defibrillator is really important This month is Heart Attack Awareness to save lives. month, when the Heart Foundation “This is why we seeks to highlight the symptoms recommend calling of a heart attack and the need 111 immediately. for urgent medical attention.

Also, the earlier The Heart Foundation the blocked artery is calling on Kiwis to put is opened up, the aside their ‘she’ll be right less long-term attitude’ and damage there is to dial 111 immediately the heart muscle. if they suspect Speed is critical.”

Gerry says it they or another person is having a is vital all Kiwis heart attack. are aware of the Heart Foundation symptoms of a medical director heart attack and act with urgency.

Gerry Devlin Cliff Tolley suffered a heart attack at 53.

Symptoms of says too many a heart attack can include chest discomfort New Zealanders are placing themselves lasting 10 minutes or more; pain that spreads at increased risk of death or to the jaw, shoulders or back; excessive permanent heart damage by sweating; shortness of breath; and nausea. putting off calling for help.

Women sometimes experience different Gerry, who works as an symptoms to men, says Gerry. interventional cardiologist at “Like men, the most common heart Waikato Hospital, says it can be attack symptom for women is chest pain frustrating to see people or discomfort. “However, women are more turning up at an emergency likely to experience other less obvious department many hours after heart symptoms such as discomfort in the upper attack symptoms began. back, nausea, sweating and unusual fatigue.”

“The traditional Kiwi ‘she’ll Greg Taipari be right’ attitude can be fatal,”

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Anti-inflammatory diet for your joints – Part 2 Osteoarthritis – known as OA – is the most common joint disease, with more than 70 per cent of people affected at some time, often from middle age.

For me it struck much earlier. My hyper-flexible thumb joints meant the joint cartilage was severely worn in my thirties. From my forties this caused significant problems limiting the use of my hands.

Now, at age 61, I still have worn joints but have almost no symptoms.

This is testimony to the combination of an anti-inflammatory diet and a supplement programme high in Omega 3, antioxidants and joint support compounds especially high doses of chondroitin and curcumin, or turmeric.

Joint products with glucosamine and chondroitin have been available for 20 years. During the last few years we have seen more intensive research to assess the effectiveness

of these compounds. Older-style formulations were heavily weighted towards glucosamine sulphate.

This was probably because of research published in Lancet in 2001, showing benefits from using glucosamine for knee osteoarthritis.

More recent research has focused on the reasons why these compounds

seem to work. An excellent French study published in 2011 looked specifically at chondroitin sulphate – known as CS – and concluded: “CS treatment significantly reduced the cartilage volume loss in knee OA starting at six months of treatment…

“These findings suggest a joint structure protective effect of CS and provide new in vivo information on its mode of action in knee OA (Wldi et al, 2011, ‘Annals of Rheumatic Diseases’)”.

As a result of this research I

Botanical growing in popularity Well-known holistic nutrition specialist Dr Libby has been quoted as saying that 60 per cent of what we put on our skin will end up in our bloodstream.

If that is not a good reason to be selective about our skincare, then I don’t know what is!

At Jamele, we’ve seen a significant increase in women using our botanical skincare range, Janesce in recent years. We believe this reflects a wider shift in culture as people are become more conscious of eating clean and buying green.

It is common these days to buy organic groceries at the local farmers’ market and to trade toxic cleaning products for eco-friendly alternatives. Increasingly, skincare is heading in the same direction.

The industry is moving away from perfumes and preservatives and colorants and we are heading towards a more pure, plant-based approach. Janesce fits the

bill perfectly with its powerful botanical actives sourced from the Claret Ash organic farm in the Adelaide Hills.

Our premium bespoke skincare range, Dermaviduals, is also a very clean skincare range packed full of natural goodness and no nasty chemicals.

The Slow Beauty Movement we align with encourages us to treat the skin gently and respectfully with skincare products that draw on the best nature and ethics science have to offer. It is heartening to see these ideals becoming more popular.

We are celebrating winter beauty this month with our Winter Botanical Facial. Beginning with an aromatic foot soak, this is a beautiful, slow beauty retreat to replenish your skin and your soul.

For details, visit www.jamele.co.nz/winter-botanical-facial

Celebrating 12 years in Tauranga If you are looking for a professional therapeutic massage to help you get back to your best health, then Best Traditional Thai Herbal Massage is the one to call.

The well-established local business has been assisting clients in Tauranga for the last 12 years. Both therapists have extensive experience, with Chorn Puranaphan having more than 40 years’ experience and Narna with 30 years’ experience behind her.

“Our qualifications from Thailand are internationally recognised and they use only the

those who suffer from highest quality oils and neck and shoulder herbal massage balls,” problems and says Chorn. can increase your From the therapeutic range of motion. benefits of deep tissue Specialising in massage to the relaxation treating pain and of aromatherapy or foot nerve problems, massage, Chorn says Chorn and Narna are they can provide exactly experts in stimulating what you require. pressure points which “Whether your need help to open energy is to have a period Chorn Puranaphan. pathways in the body. of relaxation, reduce “By applying acupressure on muscle tension or have relief from specific parts of the body, it chronic pain, Thai therapeutic improves blood circulation, relieves massage can enhance your stress and tension and provides a overall sense of emotional and feeling of wellbeing.” physical wellbeing as well as your Contact the team at Best quality of life.”

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reformulated my joint product to boost chondroitin to the levels used in this research. In experience, I’ve found combining these ingredients with Omega 3 and potent antioxidants can really make a difference. Give me a call or email john@abundant.co.nz if you need more information. Join my full weekly newsletter at www.abundant.co.nz John Arts is a qualified nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health.

Contact John on 0800 423 559. To read more go to www.sunlive.co.nz

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Better for both sides of the fence It was a sunny Saturday and the Hodge family were going about their business at their Plummers Point home. The kids were enjoying the outdoors with Mum and Dad watching on – a perfect winter’s day.

A perfect day for playing and, so it happened, spraying orchards. The sprayer

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shows up to spray HiCane, often days after they say they would, says Victoria Hodge.

Now, Victoria’s the managing director of Seespray, which is committed to providing the best notification and management solutions for sprayers and neighbours.

“I saw an opportunity to help both sides of the fence, help sprayers be more efficient and neighbours of orchards get better information. I want to make living, working and playing in growing areas easier for everyone, including my family.”

With a company slogan ‘Better for both sides of the fence’, Seespray is a spray notification and management system for sprayers of orchards.

Victoria Hodge of Seespray.

Photo: Daniel Hines.

Seespray’s system automatically advises neighbours on orchard boundaries by text, email or phone call of your spraying activity near them.

Victoria says Seespray allows sprayers to get on with their

business with fewer distractions.

“When using our online platform Seespray, spray notifications and spray management is quick and easy – all spray jobs and notifications are managed from one place.

“Giving sprayers more visibility, of what has been sprayed and when, improves efficiencies and significantly reduces the amount of administration required to manage spraying.

“The beauty is it can all be done from your smartphone, in the office, or at home with a few clicks. All the data is ‘cloudbased’, so it’s available wherever you are.”

Victoria says the more orchards using Seespray, the easier it will be for neighbours to register for spray notifications and the quicker they can positively change how spraying in communities is communicated.

If you live next to an orchard using Seespray, register for notifications at www.seespray.co.nz

Recruiting to help the Waimapu Estuary Muddy fun and a healthier harbour are being promoted at the Waimapu Estuary Care Group community open day this Sunday, July 17, near Fraser Cove in Tauranga.

The group is looking for new recruits on a casual or regular basis, so is inviting locals to come along to the open day to enjoy a sausage sizzle, spot prizes, and find out what they are all about.

The event is on from 10am-noon at Fraser Street Reserve, on the corner of Lloyd and Fraser streets,

opposite the Fraser Cove Shopping Centre.

The group holds volunteer working bees about twice a year, doing things like removing rubbish and controlling mangrove seedlings, usually near Fraser Cove and College Place.

Anyone that can’t attend the open day but would like to get involved should call the Bay of Plenty Regional Council estuary care officer Katrina Browne on 0800 884 881 extension 8357 or visit www.boprc.govt.nz/estuarycare

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Stop the waste in the first place Here is my take on how we deal the problem of waste.

Identify the greatest single waste. Deal with that and move on to the next.

Could it be supermarket bags and disposable nappies? What should be done about them?

And is it the ratepayers’ problem? In my opinion it is not, as we have no choice over how products are packaged.

Packaging should be changed or stopped at the source. Put a surcharge on the supplier or manufacturer. For example, $1 per plastic bag paid direct to council from the manufacturer to cover the cost of disposal of the supermarket bags.

We must change our attitudes to the problem in order to fix it. Stop the waste in the first place.

Why should manufacturers and suppliers pay for it? Because they make the most money out of packaging – but the council has to get rid of it.

Yes, they will put up the price of their goods. But we still have the choice of to buy or not to buy. Is it not our democratic right to have a choice? Or are we forced into buying packaging we don’t want, then having to pay for its disposal.

Why can’t the supermarkets all use paper bags instead of plastic? Why can’t there be a refund on

bottles returned to the source? Is there a supermarket out there with a conscience?

Plastic has become the number one invasive substance in the food chain throughout the world.

Therefore, in order to have a better life for our grandchildren, the use of plastic needs to be either modified or totally removed from the food chain.

Can the council get tough with the supermarkets?

Everybody is responsible but who has the clout to actually do something about it?

RA Were, Te Puke.

Tooting for congestion-free roads Re: ‘Commuter rail services into Tauranga’ (The Weekend Sun, July 8).

P Turner is right concerning suburban rail, but don’t stop at this proposal; run it to the Mount and Papamoa as well. Possible extensions to Apata and Te Puke would depend on demand. When I moved to Tauranga several years ago, I could hardly believe that there was major congestion on all the roads into the CBD, and the railway was just sitting there

unused, with the potential to get people from Bayfair to The Strand in five minutes or so.

All that is required are fairly basic stations, a platform and shelter, plus adequate free park-and-ride areas. These should be free, as charging for them would be a disincentive to using the system.

Greed over the level of fares would

also be a disincentive.

Leasing ex-Auckland railcars may be possible, but as these are originally ex-Perth they may be getting a bit old.

This is such an obvious solution to much of Tauranga’s congestion problems that it clearly does not suit somebody’s agenda.

K Mooney, Papamoa.

Burglaries on the rise, sexual assaults down The number of burglaries, unlawful entry with intent, and break and enter occurrences have jumped by 17.6 per cent in the Bay of Plenty in the last financial year.

Statistics New Zealand figures show 6042 cases of burglaries, unlawful entry with intent, and breaking and entering happened in the Bay during the 2015/2016 year to May – an increase of 4980 cases compared to 2014/2015.

Figures also shows robbery, extortion and related offences numbered 213 incidents during the 2015/2016 year to May, which is an increase of 15.6 per cent or 12,207 cases. And theft and related offences were also up by 0.2 per cent.

Meanwhile assaults numbered 4263 and sexual assaults at 414 cases were both down by 1.8 and 18.8 per cent respectively.

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Abduction and kidnapping remained unchanged with 36 incidents reported in both the 2015/2016 and 2014/2015 financial years.

To view the latest crime statistics for the Bay of Plenty, visit the Statistics NZ website.

Bay of Plenty district prevention manager Inspector Stephen Bullock says police will be undertaking a new approach to reduce the numbers over the next two months both locally and nationally.

This will see constabulary or scene of crime officers will attend a burglary “within a reasonable timeframe”.

Police will also lift the priority of dwelling burglary (house break-ins) from a ‘volume’ crime to a priority offence, with extra support from our Intelligence group, says Stephen.

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Less than 90 sleeps to go...

We’ve seen recently that when the people speak up and say ‘No’ to their leaders, things can change.

And sometimes those changes aren’t necessarily what you would expect.

Hence the panic in the United Kingdom as we speak.

In the West, we are going through a lot of leadership issues, on all levels, as we exit the ‘peace and prosperity forever’ chapter.

This will fundamentally challenge us.

As we see the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer, we know we cannot do nothing forever.

It is a powerful and foundational shift, both in and of, the post-war democracies we created after the chaos of World War 2.

We know they were good, because everyone wanted to come and live in our countries, and still do.

And now, today, with that huge wave of global immigration, comes massive changes to our sweet little societies, many took for granted. As many good changes are there as bad ones unfortunately.

So! What to do? Where to from here?

Picking tomorrows winners has always been a much-

discussed and vigorously debated topic. No more so than right now.

We know there are still 100 million Asians that want to leave Asia. Especially North Asia.

You can only be told what to do and how to do it so often.

In New Zealand, we still have the right to vote our leaderships in or out, as we have this year at the local governance level. It is important we do not waste these precious opportunities.

Voting is at the heart of our ‘choice based democracies’ however, unfortunately, many of us to not appreciate how important it is.

Brexit has shown us what can happen when the leaders lose touch with their people. The people will vote. Out in this case.

Back to New Zealand, for those who do not vote, you cannot complain about the leadership.

If you do not vote you have given up your right to complain about the leadership.

I will write more on leadership and the people as the local body elections get closer.

Less than 90 sleeps to go.

G Martin, Otumoetai.

Swans’ flight is our harbour’s plight Re: Black swan issue takes flight’ (The Weekend Sun, July 8). You can always tell when a government department is in damage control, they attack the whistle-blowers.

They wheel out rafts of unrelated data and side issues clearly designed to stifle the issue at hand and divert attention away from clear facts.

Fish and Game has obviously been offended by someone pointing out their shortcomings in managing black swans in Tauranga Harbour.

Fish and Game advise their highest count of swans was 4600, a smidgen short of my estimate based on actual observations.

They also have the temerity to dispute scientifically proven facts, which they also have access to, of the bulk and composition of black

swan faeces. Then trying to equate it to natural volcanic activity in Rotorua and surrounding rivers and lakes. Red herrings?

What they did not mention is the sad plight of Lake Rotoehu, surrounded by native forest and plantations but infested with black swans now a cesspool with mega dollars being spent on recovery, all under their watch. Were sparrows the culprit here? Also conveniently ignored was the blooms of blue green algae in Tauranga Harbour last summer among intense black swan activity. What more proof do they need to recognise that swans are a problem here?

Fish and Game also fail to reveal the colossal problem faced by Tasman Bay, Nelson, where their own records show as many as 15,000 can gather there during the moult and where both wild and farmed shellfish are under threat from black swan activity and Canada geese to the extent that scientific research has been undertaken exposing proof of pollution and destruction of shellfish in that region.

Perhaps the most telling is Fish and Game’s preposterous attempt to distort facts and focus by citing seagulls, godwits, oyster catchers and sparrows of all things as worse contributors to the destruction of sea grass and harbour pollution.

I will leave that for intelligent residents of Tauranga Harbour to evaluate. K Molloy, Omokoroa.

To read this letter in full go to www.sunlive.co.nz and click the “Letters to Ed’ tab.

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Talk about the council castle The simple colour of skin Tauranga City Council will blame you! I raise this issue because, I believe, most of us have no idea that a consultation process is taking place over the proposal to build a new council palace for $70 million!

To assist citizens, I have obtained the computer link so you can have your say. See: www.tauranga.govt. nz/have-your-say/ formal-submissions/ltpamendment-submission.aspx It is so difficult to find on their

website and TCC staff had to get it for me.

You can also get a printed version from TCC reception.

If you do not have your say councillors will assume you support their proposals.

They continually do this on many issues.

Never mind that this system is difficult to access and is known to a very few people.

Disgraceful I call it!

Submissions close on July 18 – in three days’ time.

K Evans, Tauranga City.

Closed door on mould and leaks

Recently the so-called open and transparent Tauranga City Council voted eight to three against a public open day to inspect the ‘mould infested leaky parts’ in the existing council offices on the nebulous basis of Health and Safety rules.

Only councillors Rick Curach, Catherine Stewart and Steve Morris voted in favour of the open day.

The excuse given for vetoing the open day is arrant nonsense!

Are they afraid of the truth? TCC requisitioned a full report, which was never disclosed, or only just released under pressure from elected members fearing a public backlash?

I suppose it possibly posed a threat to the public’s health and safety if people read it, or more

likely may be detrimental to those obstructive councillors seeking re-election this October.

People are suspicious about who is actually driving this civic centre total rebuild nonsense with add-ons.

And by all accounts council staff and outfits like the Civic Amenities Group and its hangers-on, who seem to get private audiences willynilly with elected members, are the main protagonists.

Let’s be clear about one thing - the social media comments are scathing about Tauranga City Council’s lame performance, attitude and willingness to commit massive funds of about $200 million on this extravagance.

Roll on the October 2016 elections.

R Paterson, Matapihi.

It amazes me how news programmes like the ‘Paul Henry’ show go into a politically correct frenzy when an Afro-American is shot and killed by the Police and never a word when it’s a Caucasian shot and killed by Police. Is a white skin worth less than any other colour skin? Figures out of the United States of America last year show 1001 people were killed by Police, 250

were black and 502 were white.

The rest were spread over other ethnic groups.

One has to wonder why there is never an outrage when a Caucasian is killed by Police.

American Police killed more people in March 2015 – a total of 111 – than the entire United Kingdom Police have killed since 1900.

Since 1900, in the entire United Kingdom, 52 people have been killed by Police.

A Bourne, Bethlehem.

Life downtown Regarding the health of downtown Tauranga. Until people are allowed to live there it will remain dead.

Shop owners drive to work, open their business and drive back to the suburbs at night.

There should be apartments above the shops where people can live and work nearby.

Apartments would provide somewhere for students to live while attending Bay of Plenty Polytechnic.

There is a need to encourage more pedestrians both day and night to patronise the downtown businesses.

V Brazier, Tauranga City.

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Inspiring creative little dancers Whether your child is interested in jazz, contemporary dance, or hip hop, Inzpire Dance has a class for them.

And whether your child is a beginner or looking for more advanced classes, Inzpire will nurture their passion and their talent to produce a great little performer.

“We really focus on girls getting to professional level, and because of that we focus more on talent and hard work,” says Inzpire’s creative director and founder Mila Barach.

“We want to look after the talent of today, and we’ve just made it a safe place for them to come and spend their hours training and push themselves emotionally as well as physically to be amazing dancers.”

And their mission statement reflects this – ‘to teach and develop key skills, build physical and emotional strength, foster talent and creativity and ultimately prepare young dancers and performers for a successful full-time professional career in the dance and performing arts industry’.

“The thing that I’m most excited about is that we

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Inzpire dancers Alexie Sullivan, Lucca Green, Holly Sheridan-Wellington, Lily Green and Krysta Stollery are probably the leader in sending and dancers,” says Mila. girls away to professional full-time You can catch the dancers in action at performing arts schools. their upcoming ‘State of Mind’ dance “The end goal is to give these girl performance. the tools to make it professionally and For more information, visit www. internationally as performers facebook.com/BayElitePA

American evening at Historic Village We want you! Not Uncle Sam, but Multicultural Tauranga invites you to their Living in Harmony evening themed ‘Surprising America’.

Bay of Plenty residents are invited to mix and mingle with Americans living in the region and learn something new about the USA at the Village Hall, The Historic Village, 17th Ave, on July 20 from 7pm-9pm.

The event will include authentic American fiddle music, folklore songs and maybe some square dancing. Or tempt the taste buds with pumpkin pie, apple pie, popcorn and other American treats.

Event-goers are encouraged to bring a plate of food to share for a potluck dinner and a gold coin donation.

Pokemasters to descend on Memorial Park

There’s a good chance that most nineties kids are playing Pokemon Go right now. And the nineties kids of Tauranga can meet up this Saturday to catch ‘em all – together.

The Tauranga Pokemon Go walk will march out at the same time as other

walks throughout New Zealand this weekend, with local enthusiasts meeting at Memorial Park at 12pm on July 16 to catch, battle, and train with other fans.

For more information, search ‘Tauranga - Pokemon GO walk’ on Facebook.

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Decadent lunch for charity

Mount Surf Club’s Paul Treanor, Papamoa Surf Club chairman Andrew Hitchfield, Omanu Surf Club chairman Donal Boyle, event organiser Sharon Hitchcock , Rotary Club chairman Evan Turbott, and Tauranga Women’s Refuge’s Angie Warren-Clark.

Find your fascinator ladies – and gents, dig out your top hat – because The Melbourne Cup Rotary Charity Luncheon is back!

The charities involved this year are the surf lifesaving clubs from Papamoa, Mount Maunganui and Omanu, and Women’s Refuge Tauranga.

An event not to be missed, event organiser Sharon Hitchcock says tickets for the affair in November are already selling fast.

The Tauranga Te Papa Rotary luncheon involves sweepstakes, a fashion in the field contest, a quality sit-down meal, and a charity auction.

“Because of who the charities are, we’ve got some

great sponsors on-board this year,” says Sharon.

“Travel Com has come to the party with a great auction package – a return airfare for two to Melbourne and three nights’ accommodation.

And we want to give a huge thanks to our current sponsors – Duncan and Ebbett, Carrus, and McFall Fuels.”

All Blacks Sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens will be speaking to attendees too.

The Melbourne Cup Rotary Charity Luncheon is on November 1 from 12.30pm at ASB Baypark Stadium.

For more information and to buy your tickets, search ‘The Melbourne Cup Rotary Charity Luncheon’ on Facebook or call Sharon on 027 272 7417.

Seminar to educate on pet vaccinations To vaccinate or not to vaccinate. Do you have a dog, a cat or another pet and aren’t sure about vaccination or your pet’s other needs? Like how to support your pet’s immune system and prevent disease?

Dr Liza Schneider of Holistic Veterinary Services is an award-winning vet.

On Wednesday, July 27, Liza will conduct a seminar at which she will answer questions including why vaccinations are important, how often pets should be vaccinated and if vaccination is the only way to keep pets disease free.

She’ll also explain potential negative effects of vaccination and how to support a pet’s immune system with effective and natural therapies.

Goodie bags valued at $25 will be handed out and there will be spot prizes.

The seminar is at Tauranga Boys’ College on Wednesday, July 27, at 7pm. Tickets cost $20. To book visit www.drliza.co.nz/events

The Weekend Sun has two double passes to give readers who can tell us the Christian name of the vet involved. Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section.

Entries must be received before Wednesday, July 20.

In Tauranga for the Taekwondo Tournament are these Counties based lads. From left: Darcy Kusabs, 13, Richard Simpson, 14, Harrison Tapili, 13, and Dominic Pallin-Simmonds, 13.

Having a bite between bouts are, from left: Lynn Kim, 20, Jin Su Kim, 17, and Leah Albrow, 14, all from Christchurch

Raising funds with a good old sausage sizzle, for the Te Puna Silla Taekwondo Club are Andrew Georgia Shaw, 16, Angela Oliver with Lockier, Duncan Robertson, mike Locke and five-month-old Dominic and Ron Shaw.

Grant Cartwright.

Pauly Hopoi with two-yearold Luca at the Tauranga Domain definitely there to support Tauranga Sports.

At the Domain on Saturday to support Rangataua against Tauranga Sports are the Frost family. From left, at rear is mum, Lusu, dad Tatapu and daughters Daizy, 16, and in front Annie, 8, and Netina, 3.

Supporting Tauranga Sports on Saturday were Imogen Fowler, Alina Neliubova with pooch, ‘Beau’.

Mollymaria Skudder, Tiamaria Skudder, 8, and Tearorangi Lloyd, 3, watching the rugby.

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GIGGUIDE & ENTERTAINMENT

Greer’s Gastro Bar Sunday 17 – Waylon McPherson 5-8pm. Solo acoustic guitar and vocals.

Popular covers.

Mount RSA Friday 15 – Terry Jensen 7.30pm.

Saturday 16 – Mark Taipari 7.30pm.

Sunday 17 – 2na 4.30pm.

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The Crown and Badger Friday 15 – Planet of 3 – 9pm till late.

Saturday 16 – Blame Brad 9pm till late.

Sunday 17 – Gunshy (Chris Gunn) 2-5pm.

The Hop House Friday 15 – Beer release party with Jinan Dodd. Acoustic blues, rock & R&B 8pm.

Free show.

The Matua Wednesday 20 – “A Taste of Your Music”. Come along with chord sheets and sing with the band.

7.30pm start.

Touring is tough So what did you do in June? A real ale festival in Kent? A day wandering the streets of Venice? Win $400 at bingo? Hang out with UK blues legend Paul Jones?

Probably not. But that and much more is what the boys from R&B purveyors Brilleaux did when they decamped to Europe for the band’s third tour there, two weeks in England and a festival in Italy.

Not all glitz and glamour

back into the band fund. Next day they played their second Bedford gig, the big one, and people travelled from all over to see them. The boys already have a staggeringly loyal following (the same people also turned up at later gigs on the tour!) There was a support act first; the joint was jumping. And then...

Well touring is tough. Straight after that gig, in the middle of the night, they were driven to Stansted – a nightmare of an airport – and flown to northern Italy, where they were again met by a specially-assigned driver.

They were due to play at 11pm that night at The Red Moon Festival in Fossalta and, without sleep, found themselves waiting to go on just as the heaven’s opened and the entire stage was waterlogged. No worries, the gear was moved to another stage in a huge beer hall and eventually, now without any sleep for 48 hours, the band played at 1am to a packed and ecstatic crowd.

Of course it’s not all as glamorous as that sounds.

First there was a 17-hour flight to Dubai; then another seven hours to the United Kingdom; then an airport pick-up to Bedford to dump bags at the hotel and go straight to soundcheck for the first gig. On tour you gotta learn to sleep on planes…

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Friday 15 July IlluminArt 2016

Mid winter light show featuring lasers, glow show, shadow puppet shows, fire dancers, hot air balloons (tethered), Tauranga Samba Band & more. Festival kicks off with a Lantern Parade from Chadwick Road/ Cameron Rd inter-section, down Chadwick Rd to the Village Square. From 5.30-8.30pm. Free admission.

U3A Tauranga

General meeting. Guest speaker: Jocelyn Mist, Tauranga City Library - “It is ok to be curious”. Come along & catch up with what is new & happening at the library. Wesley Church Centre, 13th Ave 10am. Visitors welcome.

Saturday 16 July Alcoholics Anonymous

Women’s meeting at St Andrews, Dee St 10-11am, children welcome. 0800 229 6757

Annual Book Sale

Books wanted for Tauranga Harbour Lions November book sale. Drop off points are Living Quarters, Bethlehem Town Centre; Payless Plastics, 414 Cameron Rd; Liquor King, 140 Otumoetai Rd, Brookfield. No magazines or encyclopedias please. 576 7105

BOP Treecrops Assn

Fruit & Nut Tree Sale at Katikati A&P Showgrounds, Major Street 10am – 12.30pm. Great variety of fruit & nut trees plus other plants available.

549 2795

Car Boot Sale

Community Church, 30 Evans Rd, 7.30 - 11am. Car Wash, Food - $5 a space. Arthur 574 1822

Club Filipino Tauranga

Fundraising event.

International food stalls, upstage market, games, spot prizes, plants, veges, fruits.

July 23 at Otumoetai Baptist Church 10.30am – 4.30pm.

Cross Dressing Club Starting Up

Stop hiding away & join the crossdressing club. Get together with people like yourself & do fun things together.

Donations of ladies clothing, mainly lingerie etc plus 2 + ladies to help out.

All guys & girls welcome to join, ages 18+. Free. 021 042 7074.

Dance Party

Aug 13, Greerton Hall, 1263 Cameron Rd 7.30pm. BYO drinks & nibbles. Just turn up on the night.

Entertainment by Helen Riley.

Supreme Dance Centre 544 2337 or 027 322 1786

Family Roller Disco

Katikati War Memorial Hall 4-6pm.

Come have a boogie on skates - fun family event. Skates provided if needed.

Inline & old school quads. $10pp or $35 family pass. Under 5’s & spectators free. Email: skatescooltauranga@gmail. com or 021 118 0513

LOL Laughter Wellness

Laugh away the winter blues. Sandpiper Room, Arataki Community Centre, Mount 11-11.45am. $3 door charge. Trish 022 036 6768 email: lollaughterwellness@gmail.com

Messianic Meetings

Every Sat at Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Mount 10am. Seek to unite together in our walk to put truth into action on a daily basis. All ages welcome. 544 7424 or 0210 226 3515

Narcotics Anonymous

Open meeting, Hanmer Clinic (behind Super Liquor) 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton 7.30-8.30pm. If using drugs is causing you problems, maybe we can help. 0800 NA TODAY

Operanesia from Puccini to Presley

Aug 13 at Holy Trinity, 215 Devonport Rd, Tga 7.30pm. The outstanding quartet Operanesia, & special guest Imogen Thirwell perform a diverse programme of classics, medleys & contemporary songs. Adults $45, student $25. Tickets available from Hospice Shops, Holy Trinity and www. waipunahospice.co.nz

Papamoa Community Park

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community. Fun for all ages, dawn till dusk. Gardening bees 2nd & 4th Sat 9am - 3pm. Between 51 & 53 Hartford Ave, Papamoa. Chris 021 0241 5454 or therockpapamoa@gmail.com

Petanque at Blake Park

Every Sat 1pm. Coaching & competitive play. Equip available, all levels welcome. Jo Ann 578 3606

Rally to Stop the Sale

Of Tauranga State Houses at Red Square, Spring St 1pm. Hear Phil Twyford & guests.

Red Cross Book Fair

Sept 3 & 4 at Historic Village Hall, 17th Ave West. Wanted: books, CDs, DVDs, games, puzzles, jigsaws. Deliver to: Red Cross, 245 Chadwick Rd, Greerton. 578 6987

Tauranga Leisure Marching

Display day Aug 13 at QEYC Stadium, Memorial Park, 11th Ave 10am - 3pm. Come along & support local & visiting marching teams displays.

Te Puke Scottish Soc

Croquet

Every Mon at St George’s Anglican Church, Gate pa & Cameron Rd 7-8pm.

0508 425 266

“A Beautiful Education” is a series of interactive DIY hair & makeup styling workshop for all ages, July 31 & Aug 6. Refresh your image with professional guidance while raising funds for Cambodia Charitable Trust. Lillybeth 021 150 1605 or email: lillybeth@ abeautifuleducation.co.nz

Juniors: Mon 6-7.30pm.

Seniors: Mon & Weds 7.30-9.30pm. Bethlehem College Events Centre, Elder Lane. All levels of players welcome. Sue 021 194 4335 or www. taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz

Hair & Makeup Workshops

Jaguar Enthusiasts’ (BOP) Club

Old Time Music Makers Club

Every Monday at Bethlehem Hall 7.15pm. First 3 nights free. Wendy 578 2585

Maketu Village Green 8am. Treasures, crafts, produce, plants, books, food & more. Stall fees $10. Susan 533 2600 Every 3rd Sun at Welcome Bay Hall 1-4pm. $3 entry & ladies a plate. Ces/Joy 544 3849

Radio Controlled Model Yachts

13 live speakers on stage, live entertainment, 3 official TED videos. Join 1000 people for a day of inspirational talks & great food.

Aug 20 at ASB Baypark Arena 10am - 6pm. Tickets at Eventfinda or www. tedxtauranga.com Limited student & seniors discounted tickets. Be quick.

In hall behind Brain Watkins House, cnr Elizabeth St/Cameron Rd 10am for an hour of mainly silent worship followed by tea/coffee & talk. 544 0448 www.quaker.org.nz

Community radio broadcasting from Tauranga Historic Village 1368 kHz AM. Music of 1940’s - 90’s weekends 9am - 5pm, weekdays 10am - 5pm. Specialty programmes. www. villageradio.co.nz or 571 3710

Winter Nights/Winter Lights

At Tauranga Waterfront 5-10pm. Winter carnival featuring lights, lasers, fire & food. Free admission. http://www.mytauranga. co.nz/events/event-details/tabid/3626/ eid/423/tctl/7269_/Default.aspx

Quakers in Tauranga

Spiritual & Healing Centre

The Psychic Cafe. Large group of spiritual, psychic & healing practitioners to meet & greet. Greerton Community Hall, Greerton, doors open 6.45pm for 7pm. Door charge $10, everything else free. 578 7205 or www.psychiccafe.nz

Sunday Cyclists

Meet outside Paengaroa Hall 9am. All levels catered for. Jenny 0274 353 669 or 578 8937

Taoist Tai Chi

New beginner class starts today at 15 Koromiko St. Exercise your body & mind. Neale 567 7216

Tauranga Friendship Force

A Course in Miracles

Meet 3rd Sunday of month.

A bounty of new international travel friends. Barbara 574 5711 or email: reg.clothier@ gmail.com

Andre Rieu Friendship Group BOP

Senior Citizen’s Hall, 14 Norris St. Guest speaker: Carolyn Wahanui – clairvoyant/artist. Free healing & supper. Doors open 6.30pm for 7pm. Members $3, non $5. 022 0670 467

Bay Bible Fellowship/Lord’s Day

Alzheimers Society House, 116 13th Ave 2-4pm. David Reid, Realmedia: Writers & Wannabees - are you print ready? Gold coin donation. 022 053 4868 taurangawritersnz@gmail.com

Sunday 17 July Discussion group meet at Backbenchers Room, Grindz Cafe, 50 1st Ave. 12pm video. 1pm Discussion - what can we do to overcome resistance & reluctance to peace, joy & abundance in our lives.

For lovers of this music. Monthly weekend gatherings at each other’s homes, garden party, group booking for cinema concert screening & hear the latest info. Jennifer 574 4238 E: poppet312@gmail.com Worship & communion service, Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Rd 10am. “Relationships for Eternity” series. Week 3: The Cursed Conflict. Ps Lincoln Forlong. www.bbf. net.nz

Bethlehem Lions Market

1st & 3rd Sun of month at Historic Village, 17th Ave, Tauranga 8am - 1pm.

Stallholders - booking a carpark site is essential. Email Alf bethlehemmarket@ lionsclubs.org.nz

Bible Seminars

Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St 1.45pm. Title: “Journey through the Bible - The Book of Esther”. Interactive. Q&A. Refreshments provided. Vic 543 0504

Bingo

Club Mt Maunganui 1-3pm.

City on its Feet Walking Group

Every Sunday at the new shopping centre, 83 Pyes Pa Rd 9am. Medium & fast pace. Mike 543 4733 or email: mikemell@kinect.co.nz

Corkers Toastmasters

Develop your leadership skills, confidence & communication abilities.

Meet 3rd Sunday at Zone Restaurant, Owens Place, Mount 2-3.30pm. Uncork your potential. Lani 0210 445 654

Ballroom Dancing for Beginners

Maketu Market

Calling all Jaguar owners. Meet like minded drivers for outings, tours & socialising. Graham 543 4933

Meet Sun & Thurs at pond behind 24 Montego Drive, Papamoa 1.30pm to sail Electron & similar 3ft long yachts, for fun. Adult beginners welcome.

Graham 572 5419

Village Radio

Badminton Club: Seniors & Juniors

Free dance lessons at Club Mt 7pm.

Just come along, easy & fun. Udance2 - The Dance Centre. Dean/Miki 542 1295 www.udance2.co.nz Email: udance2@xtra.co.nz

Monthly dance at Te Puke Memorial Hall, Jellicoe St 7.30pm. Old time & sequence dancing. Live band, good supper. Entrance fee $7, subs due.

Valerie 573 7093

TEDx Tauranga

Alanon Family Group

Every Sun, Tues & Fri at Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd 12.45pm. Peter 571 0633

Tauranga Spiritual Society Inc

Tauranga Writers

Te Puke Forest & Bird July Trip

Bob’s Loop, Ngamuwahine, Lower Kaimais. 3 1/2 hour walk.

Dorothy 573 8152

Ultimate Indoor Frisbee

Open to men & women of all ages & abilities. 4vs4, non contact team sport.

Mount Sports Centre 12-2pm.

Search Facebook Groups “Mount Ultimate” or MountUltimate@ gmail.com

Monday 18 July Achieve Toastmasters

Keep speaking, keep helping, keep succeeding. 1st, 3rd & 5th Mon of month at St Stephen’s Church Hall, Brookfield, Tga 7.30-9.30pm. Craig 027 587 5115

Acrobatic Workshops

By the Dust Palace. Sample a range of circus arts. Aerial silks, hula hoops, acro-balance & more.

July 18 10am - 12pm, 2-4pm & 8-9.30pm. July 19 10am - 12pm, 2-4pm. The 10am & 2pm sessions both days are only for children aged 7-16 years. The 8pm sessions is for adults 16 years +. At Baycourt. Tickets from Ticketek

Bethlehem Bowls

Body & Soul Fun Fitness

For over 50’s, social events & guest speakers. Mon & Fri Greerton Hall Cameron Rd. Tues Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave. Weds City Church cnr Otumoetai Rd/Sherwood St. Thurs at Tauranga Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St behind Pak n Save. All classes 9.1510.15am. First class free. For men & women. Dianne 576 5031 ‘Qualified Sport & Physical recreation instructor’.

Chess Mt Maunganui

Mount RSA Chess Club every Mon at Mount RSA, 544 Maunganui Rd. Early program 6-7.30pm during school term. Late program 7.30pm onwards.

Incl casual games. Noel 579 5412

Chess, The Mount Club

Every Mon at St Thomas More Church, 17 Gloucester Rd 1-4pm. The only place you play standard chess in Tga. $3 a session. Sets, boards, clocks & refreshments provided. Bob/Viv 575 5845 or 0274 786 282

Citizens Advice Bureau

For free, confidential information and advice about anything call in MondayFriday 9am-5pm 38 Hamilton Street, Tauranga or Freephone 0800 367 222 or 578 1592. JP Service every Mon 1-4pm, Weds & Thurs 9am-11.30am & Fri 2-4pm & Migrant Clinics Tues - Fri 1-4pm. No appointment necessary. Employments Disputes Clinic fortnightly Tues appointments necessary.

City of Tauranga Pipe Band Grade 3

Every Mon at Otumoetai Primary School Hall 7.30pm. Comprehensive learning programme for pipers & drummers. Experienced players welcome to join the competitive band. Maureen 541 0532 or pjmflewis@xtra.co.nz

Civic Choir Tauranga

Every Mon at Wesley Church, 13th Ave, Tauranga 7.30pm. www.civicchoir. net.nz Heather 575 9092

Dancefit

Get fit, while having fun. At Bethlehem Hall, Waihi Rd. Mondays 9.30am & Thurs 9.15am. $5 a class, first class free. Ruth 0274 156 819

Fitness League

Ladies exercise with dance to music.

Improve posture, energy, toned body, increase strength & fun. Every Mon at Greerton Senior Citizens Hall, 39 Maitland St 9.30-10.30am. Gloria 573 4429

Fitness League

Safe effective, low impact fun exercise set to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for women of all ages & abilities. First class free. Every Mon at Settlers Hall Omokoroa 9.30am & Tues St Johns Anglican Church Waihi 9.30am. Dorothy 549 3378

Free Meditation Classes

Mon 10am & Weds 7.30pm in Bellevue, Tauranga. Gain a new awareness. David/Trisha 570 1204

French Quiz Evening

Have fun finding out how much you know about everything French.

No French language knowledge or dictionaries required. Shelley 544 9557 or email: french@maddixpark.co.nz

Genealogy Friendly Group

Meet in Mako Room, Papamoa Community Centre 1-3pm. Assistance offered in researching your family history.

Elaine 574 9960

Harmony a Plenty Barbershop Chorus

Every Mon at Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 7pm. Wilf 571 5576 or www.harmonyaplenty.co.nz

Kids Pop Up Reading Room

July 18-23 daily in the Library Arcade 11am – 12pm. Hear some local celebrities reading some wonderful books.

Meditation & See What Unfolds

Meditation & discussion group every Mon 7-9pm with coffee after. $5 fee.

Kevin 578 7205

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North of England Club BOP

Expressions of interest in forming a casual club. Looking at gathering every 6 weeks - no minutes, president etc. Email: noec@rushpost. com or check our Facebook site if interested.

NZ’s Got Talent Finalist Fletcher Oxford

At Robert Harris July 18 & 20 at Bravo July 19 12-1pm. Free event.

Omokoroa Indoor Bowling Club

Settler’s Hall, Omokoroa Rd every Mon 1.30pm & Tues 7.30pm. $3 mat fee. New players free first 3 weeks.

Anne 548 1636

Otumoetai Indoor Bowls

Aggregate Night, Matua Primary School Hall, Clivedene St 7.15pm.

Karen 576 0443

Pilates Matwork Classes

Every Mon & Fri 10.40-11.30am & Tues 12-12.50pm at Arataki Community Centre. All levels welcome. Claudia 0211 927 706

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Pirate Claws Crew Challenge

July 18 & 19 10am & 2pm & July 21 10am at Bayfair. Bring the kiddies in to participate in the new Pirate Claw’s Crew Challenge. 1 hour show includes Pirate games with kids being awarded with certificates to become honorary pirates.

Silver Singers Choir

Practice every Mon at St Stephens Church, Brookfield Tce 1-3pm.

Tenors, bases & contraltos needed for our 35 voice choir. Pat 579 1036

Recycled Teenagers

Gentle exercise for 50’s forwards, & injury or illness rehabilitation.

Mon & Weds, 14 Norris St, Tauranga Senior Citizens Club, behind Pak n Save. Tues at St Mary’s Church Hall, Girven Rd. All 9 - 10.30am. Classes taken by qualified instructor. First class free. Jennifer 571 1411

Tai Chi & Taoist Qi Gong

Cards, 500 & Bridge Mon & Thurs. Indoor Bowls Tues, Weds & Sat at 14 Norris St, behind Pak n Save 1-4pm. Register by 12.45pm. $2 includes afternoon tea.

Te Puna Indoor Bowling Club

Every Mon at Te Puna Memorial Hall 7.15pm. Ian 579 3024

Top of the Heap

A thrilling show presented by Dust Palace, confined entirely to the heaped stack of furniture which makes up the set. July 18 & 19 at Baycourt 6-7pm.

Tickets from ticketek

WBOPPHO

Free public health outreach clinic every Mon at Tauranga Salvation Army Community Ministries (375 Cameron Rd, above family store) 9am -12pm.

Womens Art Group

Every Mon at Lyceum Club Rooms, 68 1st Ave 9am - 12pm. Margaret 543 3244

Yoga with HanneHatha Yoga

Starts July 25 Mon & Weds 9.30am & 5.30pm, gentle hatha yoga, small groups. Bethlehem peaceful studio. Hanne 027 244 6710

Tuesday 19 July

ABC - Avenues Badminton Club

Every Tues at Tauranga Intermediate School Sports Centre.

Juniors 6-7.30pm (term time).

Seniors (Adults) 7.30-9.30pm.

Club racquets & coaching available.

Delwyn 027 212 4720

Alternative Book Club

For people & books that are a bit different. No set book or theme, just chat at the pub about books. 3rd Tues of month 6pm. Kaye 022 034 0115 or kaye.mclaren@gmail.com

Altrusa Community Service Club

Every Mon at Arataki Community Centre 9-10am. Warren 574 2464 or 0274 745 389

Business/dinner meeting 2nd Tues.

Social night 4th Tues, each month.

Julie 544 0277

Daily classes. For days/ times www.taoist.org.nz

For people with an experience of anxiety 1-2pm. Junction 543 3010 for info or if you need transport.

Taoist Tai Chi

Tauranga Brass

Practice every Mon at Community Hall, Elizabeth St West 7-9pm. All players welcome. Alex 0274 920 185 or 571 8720

Tauranga Creative Fibre

Every Mon at Arts Centre, Elizabeth St from 9.30am. Spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, crochet & more.

Also on Thurs evening twice a month.

Shirley 577 0188

Tauranga Rock n Roll Club Inc

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Tauranga Senior Citizens Club

Club night every Mon at Tauranga RSA, Cameron Rd, Greerton 8pm. A relaxed, social evening of dancing. Members $3, non-members $5. Visitors welcome. Check the Facebook pages. Trina 575 7461 a/hs

Anxiety Support Group Argentine Tango

Fun classes every Tues at Citizen’s Club 6.30pm. Discover ‘the metaphor for life.’ Denise 020 400 61340

Badminton (Social)

Every Tues & Fri at Otumoetai Baptist Hall 9.30am - 12pm.

Racquets available. Lorraine 579 3229

Bayfair Petanque Club

Tuition & boules available for learners & visitors. Every Tues & Thurs at Bayfair Reserve, Russley Drive 1pm. Margaret 572 3173

Cards 500

Every Tues & Thurs Mount Senior Citizens, 345 Maunganui Rd. Names in by 12.45pm. 575 4650

Catering Equipment Auction

Alastair Beer Auctions, 18 Enterprise Dve, Papamoa. Viewing: 8.30am day of sale. Large selection of catering equipment from closed & refitted cafes & restaurants must be sold.

Alastair 021 473 270 or www.abauctions.co.nz

CV Writing Clinics (Free Service)

Need help to create a basic CV? Complete the CV form, available at your local library & bring it to one of the CV writing clinics. Tauranga Library Tues 10am. Weds 10am.

Papamoa Library Fri 12.30pm.

Greerton Library Mon 12.30pm & Thurs 12.30pm. Times subject to availability of Volunteers.

Excel Toastmasters

Every 2nd, 4th & 5th Tues at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way 6.15-8.30pm. Learn public speaking & leadership skills. brooke_ bop@hotmail.com

Fitness League

Ladies exercise with dance to music.

Improve posture, energy, toned body, increased strength. Every Tues at St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood 9.30-10.30am.

Gloria 573 4429

Inachord Chorus

Womens 4 Part Harmony every Tues at Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 6.55pm. Enjoy the challenge of singing & performing varied repertoire. Cathy 579 2040

Junction Mental Health

Peer support & advocacy: Coffee & chat at St James’ Hall, Greerton 10am – 12pm. 543 3010

Mahjong

Every Tues at Gate Pa Bowling Club 1-4pm. Beginners welcome.

Pearl 578 6556

Matua Otumoetai City on its Feet

Meet every Tues at Kulim Park 9am.

576 7339

Mothers Group

Spiritual, refreshing, fun & morning tea at Lifechurch, 934 Cameron Rd 10am - 12pm. $3 koha.

Childcare provided.

Shanelle 021 297 4133

Mount Morning Badminton

Every Tues at Mount Sports Centre, Blake Park 9am - 12pm. Social, competitive, all ages, beginners welcome. Racquets available. Daily fee: $5pp. Margaret 575 9792

Overeaters Anonymous

Do you or a family member or friend have a problem with over or under eating? Overeaters Anonymous can help - meetings Tues & Fri. 544 1213 or 022 0642 186

Sequence Dancing

Tauranga Social & Leisure Club.

St John’s Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai every Tues 7-9.30pm except second Tues of the month 3.30-6pm. Visitors welcome.

John 578 9716

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South City Indoor Bowls

Championship Triples (Bieleski/Reid Cup) at Greerton Hall 7pm. Keith 577 1116

Tauranga Continuing Education

(50+) Group at Historic Village, 17th Ave, Tauranga, 3rd Tues of month. Lectures start 10am. $4 charge to cover expenses. Speaker: Brigid Gallagher, archaeologist. Topic: Digging the dirt on history. David 544 4179 www. taurangacontinuingeducation.weebly. com

Tauranga Orchid Society

Monthly meeting at Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave 7.30pm. Speaker: Maurice Bycroft, Matamata - “How he got started with orchids & where he is up to now.” Visitors welcome.

Natalie 543 0847

Tauranga Morning Badminton Club

Every Tues & Thurs at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre, Memorial Park, cnr 11th Ave/Devonport Rd 9-11.30am. Heather 574 0976

Tauranga Patchwork & Quilters Group

Meet 1st & 3rd Tues 7pm & 2nd & 4th Fri 10am. Tauranga Art & Craft Centre, 178 Elizabeth St, Tga. 0274 177 581

Tauranga Samba

Every Tues meet at Mount Sports Centre 7-9pm. Brazilian drumming & percussion. No experience needed.

Rob 021 232 7185

Tauranga Scrabble Club

Every Tues at Tauranga Bridge Club, Ngatai Rd 8.50am. 3 games $2.50.

New players welcome. 544 8372

Tauranga Society of Artists

Fitness League Te Puke

Ladies exercise with dance to music.

Improve posture, energy, increased strength. Every Weds at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Oxford St 9.3010.30am. Gloria 573 4429

Five Hundred Cards

Every Weds at St Thomas More Church, 17 Gloucester Rd, Mount 1pm. $3 a session. Includes weekly prizes, door prize, refreshments, aggregate. Barbara 572 4962

Friends of the Library

Tauranga Mid-Week Tramping Group

Waihi mine walk, Black Hill & return. Grade mod/ easy, approx. 5.0hrs. Doug 548 0689

Toastmasters

Build your confidence, find your voice & open doors of opportunity in 2016. Join the happy bunch at City Early Start. Every Weds at Avgas Cafe, Classic Flyers 7-8.15am. 021 044 5654 or www.cityearlystart.co.nz

Weds Evening Mountain Bike Ride

Papamoa Library Book Group meet 10am. Theme this month TBA. Gail 574 3376

Meet at RideBikes, 393 Cameron Rd 6.15pm. Jen 578 0016

Memorial Night (Friendship trophy) at Greerton Hall 7.30pm. Small plate for supper please. Kevin 543 4044

Meet at Sulphur Point, near Nautilus, off Cross Rd 9am. Cam 552 4513

Experience God’s healing touch at Bethlehem Town Centre, cnr shop behind PO/Bookstore, open every Weds 1-3pm. No appointment necessary, no charge, all ages welcome.

0211 100 878 www.healingrooms. co.nz

Every Weds at Lyceum Club rooms, 68 1st Ave 12.50pm. Helen 579 1947

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Healing Rooms

Bay Costal Healing Rooms, Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd (Bayfair) Mount. Caring, trained Christians pray for your physical, emotional & spiritual health. July 20 2.30-3.30pm.

No appointment necessary, no charge.

022 120 5406

Kiwi Toasters

Building communication & confidence 1st, 3rd & 5th Weds at 3 Palm Springs Blvd (same building as Palm Springs Pharmacy) 5.30-7pm.

Chrissy 027 296 7939

Mount Healing & Spiritual Centre

Wednesday Recreational Cycle Group Women’s Bridge Club

Thursday 21 July

6 Week Social Beginner Dance Class

Starts July 28 at Greerton Hall, 1263 Cameron Rd 8pm, or July 29 at Welcome Bay School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Rd. Learn Rock & Roll, Cha Cha, waltz & more. Sonia, Supreme Dance Centre 544 2337 or 027 322 1786 or just turn up on the night.

Awesome Clothing Sale

Good quality, all sizes & styles men’s, women’s, children’s, shoes, sheets, duvets etc. Only $5 a bag.

You pick. Historic Village, 17th Ave, Tauranga 9.30-10.30am. Organised

by Turning Point Trust 578 6934

Bay City Rockers Social Dance Group

Tuesday evening group meet at 171a Elizabeth St West 7-9pm. Friendly & supportive, any level of ability welcome. 576 9592

Omanu Bowling Club, Golf Rd, Mount 7.30pm start. Hear Te Ara Clapperton, handwriting analysis.

Janet 027 264 0226

Social Rock n Roll dancing every Thurs at Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St 7.30-9.30pm. Gavin 027 643 6222

Club night every Tues at Elizabeth St West 7pm. Casual shooters $7.50 per 13 shot card. All equipment & coaching supplied. Tauranga Target Rifle Club Inc.

“Surprising America” evening at Village, Hall, Historic Village, 17th Ave, Tauranga 7pm. American fiddle music, folklore songs, square dancing & taste traditional pumpkin pie & more. Entry with a plate of food for potluck dinner & donation. 571 6419 or enquiries@trmc.co.nz

Social games club. Play indoor bowls, 500, bolivia & 5 crowns every Thurs 12.45pm. Prizes & visits to other clubs. John 575 2422

Tauranga Target Rifle Club

Tauranga Toastmasters

Every Tues at Tauranga Lyceum Club 7.15-9.30pm. Learn public speaking & leadership skills. Guests welcome. Alan 544 5989

Te Puke Lyceum Club

Meet every Tues. Also have readers & garden groups. Mah Jong meet every Thurs & Sun. Singing every Fri. 8 Palmer Court. Jenny 573 7487

Welcome Bay Wheelers

Recreational cycle group meet every Tues at Palmers, Ohauiti Rd 9.30am.

Pam/Andrew 544 3272

Wednesday 20 July Age Concern Walking Group

Meet at The Lakes, Lake View Crescent 10am. 578 2631

Alcoholics Anonymous

Reflections at Te Puke Baptist Church cnr Malyon St/Station Rd 7.30-8.30pm. 0800 229 6757

Bipolar Support Group

Support for people with bipolar 1-2pm. Junction 543 3010 for info or if you need transport.

Bowls Indoor

Every Weds & Fri at Mount Senior Citizens, 345 Maunganui Rd 12.45pm. Beginners welcome.

575 4650

Building Block Buddies

At Baycourt Theatre July 20 2pm & July 21 10am & 1pm. With lovable characters, bright colours & colourful building blocks the Building Block Buddies showcase songs that both children & parents know & love.

Suitable for ages 4-8.

Cards

Multicultural Tauranga

Narcotics Anonymous:

Working the steps. Closed meeting every Weds. Downstairs Hall (accessed from the building’s rear), Salvation Army Recover Church, 375 Cameron Rd 7.30-9pm. If using drugs is causing you problems, maybe we can help. 0800 NA TODAY

Nonviolence & Conscious Living

Want to speak more compassionately to yourself & others? Learn non violent communication Weds or Thurs at Historic Village 7pm.

021 0238 0340 RhondaLAPowers@ gmail.com

Otumoetai Care & Craft

Every Weds at St Columba Church Hall, Cherrywood, Otumoetai 9am - 12.30pm during school term. Crafts, fun, games, entertainment. Lunch provided.

Dawn 576 7783

Papamoa Garden Circle

Meet in Dune Room, Papamoa Sport & Recreation Centre 1pm.

Graeme 574 2392

Scottish Country Dancing

Every Weds at Senior Citizens Hall, Maunganui Rd. Step practice & formation revision 7pm, regular class 7.30pm. Lynne 573 5055

Single Coffee Club 60+

Mixed company for singles 60+ that meet once a week for coffee, enjoy socialising & making new friends.

Email: mixandmingle@xtra.co.nz or 027 439 4267

Taoist Tai Chi

Do you play crib or would like to learn? Every Weds at Greerton RSA 1pm. Rona 578 7939

Exercise your body, challenge your mind. New class starts today, 15 Koromiko St 1pm. Caroline 548 1209

Every Weds 10.45-11.45am.

Held rain or shine but not during school holidays. Classes taken by qualified instructor & lifeguard. New participants ph Jennifer 571 1411

Every Weds at Tauranga Rowing Club rooms, Memorial Park 10am - 2.30pm & 7.30-9.30pm.

Juniors 4-5.30pm during term time, Beginners & experienced stitchers welcome. Nancy 544 4778

Fernland Spa Water Exercise Class

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Diabetes Help Tauranga

Free clinic at Bongard Pharmacy, Greerton. Infoline 571 3422 for details.

Fitness League

Safe, effective, low impact exercise to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed to help with posture, balance & stamina, combination of exercise, movement & dance. All ages & abilities.

Complementary 1st class. Thurs: Central Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave/Cameron Rd 9.30am. Weds: Katikati Memorial Hall 10am. Pam 549 4799 or 021 117 7170

Free Mediation Classes

Every Thurs at Papamoa Sports & Rec Centre, 80 Alice Way, off Parton Rd 7pm. Find peace, love & joy & make your life rewarding.

Ian 576 2032

Keynotes 4 Part Harmony

Women’s Chorus meet Thurs at Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave 6.45pm. Sing for fun & health.

Nora 544 2614

Mah-Jong

Every Thurs at Bowls Matua Bowling Club, 108 Levers Rd, Matua 1-4pm.

Beginners welcome. Julia 576 4127

More Than Craft

Every Thurs at Greerton Bible Church, cnr Chadwick Rd & Fraser St 9.30-11.30am. 10 crafts available.

Talented tutors. $3 entry.

June 544 0823

Mount/Papamoa Coffee & Chat

1-2pm. Junction Mental Health Peer Support & Advocacy 543 3010.

Transport available if required.

Orange City Square & Round Dance Club

Tues morning class 10am - 12pm. Weds Advanced, Thurs Club night & New Dancers, 7.30pm. Frontiersmen’s Hall. 543 1063

Papamoa 500 Card Club

Every Thurs at Gordon Spratt Reserve 12.45pm. Dave 575 5887

Petanque

Every Thurs & Sun at Cliff Rd 1pm. Tuition given to new players. No equip needed to start. Charles 570 1099

Sunshine Dance Group

Learn sequence dancing at a friendly club. Meet every Thurs at Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 7-8.30pm, followed by dancing till 10pm. $2pp, entrance includes supper.

Jan 544 4379

Tai Chi & Taoist Qigoing

Every Thurs morning at Elizabeth St Community Centre. Warren 574 2464 or 0274 745 389

Tauranga Cake Decorators Guild

Meet every 3rd Thurs at Wesley Church, 100 13th Ave 7.30pm. Visitors welcome.

575 4383

Tauranga Heart Support Group

Low impact group exercise class for those with or at risk of heart & associated diseases. Every Mon & Thurs at City Church, Otumoetai Rd 9.30-10.30am. $4pp. Diana 021 0476 155

Tennis Seniors WBOP

Players 35yrs+, Tauranga lawn tennis club, Wharepai Domain 9am - 12pm. New players welcome, $3 ball fee. tswbop@gmail.com or 021 0576 601

Ukulele Lessons

For primary age children. Every Thurs at Otumoetai Baptist Chapel 3.30-4.30pm.

Enquires Linkt Community Trust email: learn@lead.co.nz

Friday 22 July

Alcoholics Anonymous

Open meeting every Fri at Hamner Clinic, 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton (behind Bridgestone) 7.30pm. For more meetings or assistance 0800 229 6757

Arataki Artists Group

Meet every Fri at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way 9am - 12pm.

Occasional tuition with local artists. All levels welcome. Chrissy 572 0818

Chess Tauranga

At Tauranga RSA, Greerton 5-7pm, for the whole family. Longer if necessary for longer games. Incl casual games. Werner 548 1111 http://www.westernbopchess. weebly.com/

Bi/Gay Men’s Support Group

Do you need a trusting person to talk to?

Discretion assured. For meetings & locations ph/txt Alex 027 358 5934

Greerton Indoor Bowling Club

Club night. Tauranga City Silver Band Hall, Yatton St. Names in by 7.15pm. Sally 571 8914

Narcotics Anonymous

Open meeting every Friday at Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui 7.30-8.30pm.

If using drugs is causing you problems, maybe we can help.

0800 NA TODAY

Tauranga Lyceum Club

Women’s friendship club.

Catered lunch first Fri of month & dinner 3rd Weds with varied & interesting speakers. Other activities include: painting, mah jong, music appreciation, bridge & book club.

68 1st Ave. Margaret 543 3244

Te Puke Lawn Bowling Club

Commerce Lane. Friday friendly roll up 12.30pm. New players welcome, bowls available. Mufti, flat soled shoes. Paul 573 8991

The Sociables

A 30’s/40’s age group of males & females that meet up once a week to socialise by dining out or participating in local activities & events. 022 0120 376

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Be secure and polite in your opinion The vocal minority has raised its ugly head again.

The thought that a teenager can have an abortion without her parents knowing is absolutely abhorrent.

There’s ample evidence of post-abortion trauma to warrant the need for parents to know.

There’s the recent case of a teenager who tried to take her own life. It was discovered she had had an abortion and couldn’t cope with the agony, the loss, the guilt of it all. Plus she had zero post-abortion medical support.

Her mother knew nothing of it until after the suicide attempt. Postabortion counselling routinely encounters this issue.

Had the mother known, she would have been able to support her daughter through

the whole process – whatever decision was made.

It seems wrong that at 16 a girl can’t vote or buy a drink, but she may be able to have an abortion without informing her parents.

There will always be different opinions about certain subjects in society. Thankfully we’re not created as robots pre-programed to think and act in the same way. Any government or local authority which tries to align the population’s opinions into one stream of thinking is verging on dictatorship, or at the least socialism or communism. And none of us want that form of government.

Can’t we have robust discussions and debates even on tough topics without people being offended? Can’t we be secure enough in who we are, in our opinions, culture and character that we’re happy to have them challenged, and, happy to defend them?

Pastor Stephen Whitwell

Yes, you can make a difference The legendary cry of ‘You cannot be serious!’ by John McEnroe, which used to be heard at Wimbledon every year, could easily be shouted aloud across the world in 2016.

Especially when we see what’s happening in the world around us.

The confusing, perplexing international political scene; and here in beautiful, prosperous Aotearoa discovering that whole families are homeless defies belief. How do you make sense of what doesn’t make sense?

It’s not a new thing to be confused, questioning and concerned; it’s serious.

It makes me think of people in the past who were harassed and helpless.

They were the people Jesus ministered to and had compassion on. It’s the same today, people are harassed and helpless, Jesus has compassion; and Jesus calls you to be part of the solution.

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

Then he said to his disciples: “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. “Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field” (Matthew 8v36-38 NIV).

Yes, it’s serious. Yes, Jesus cares. And yes, you can make a difference.

Rev Ian Pittendreigh, Bethlehem Community Church

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STUMPINATOR STUMP Grinding free quotes & prompt service. Narrow machine to access rear yards. Ph 576 4245 or 022 076 4245 TILER 30 years + experience, qualified in all aspects of tiling.

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