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Celebrating a decade of inspiring happy places The Bay of Plenty Home Show is proud to launch its 10th anniversary show on October 18-20 at Trustpower Arena Baypark.

Previously named the Spring Home Show, the exhibition has been rebranded to reflect its reach throughout the wider Bay of Plenty community and to recognise the show’s regional significance.

“It’s been an exciting transition to becoming the Bay of Plenty Home Show,” says Dana McCurdy, managing director at Bay Events which organises the show.

“This is the sister show to our iconic Tauranga Home Show and now the two are more strongly aligned.”

The show has evolved over the last decade to become the huge exhibition we see today.

“My mother and father created these shows because they believed in the potential this city offered, and wanted to support regional business progress,” says Dana.

“The longevity and growth we’ve experienced is a testament to them and the local people who have supported us along the way.”

Bay Events was established in 1995 by Raewyn and Graeme Martin and since then has put on more than 60 trade events.

Their daughter Dana joined them in 2011 and their son Richard recently joined the team as well, creating a truly family business.

“Being locally owned and operated means we adapt our shows to the needs of our region in a way that many other shows around the country can’t,” says Dana.

“We live in the community we cater to and we’re proud to present a bespoke show to suit our audience – something very unique in the New Zealand home show industry.”

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Being local also means that Bay Events supports community organisations Waipuna Hospice and Otumoetai Lions and have worked together with local business BespOak Kitchens & Furniture to create the Live Cooking Theatre.

“We’re thrilled to work in with Chris and the team from BespOak,” says Dana. “They’ve built a fully functional display kitchen specifically for live cooking sessions while showcasing their beautiful kitchen design.”

The special guests who will be cooking in the BespOak Live Cooking Theatre are local community organisation Good Neighbour on Friday and Saturday and beloved Kiwi cooking personality Annabel Langbein on Saturday and Sunday.

“It’s been a long time since Annabel has been to the Bay and we’re excited to bring her here,” says Dana.

“Annabel will be selling and signing cookbooks after each talk and demonstration, with some on sale at fantastic prices.

“These make a fantastic keepsake or gift, just in time for Christmas too!”

The Bay of Plenty Home Show is giving away an EziRider Cruiser electric bike from EziRider worth $1595 and a Compact Round trampoline from Springfree Trampolines worth $1219, including delivery, to show attendees.

“It’s going to be a huge weekend,” says Dana, “and we look forward to welcoming our visitors to a vibrant and inspirational show!”

The Bay of Plenty Home Show will be at Trustpower Arena Baypark from October 18-20. For more information, visit: www.bayofplentyhomeshow.co.nz

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Building their food truck from scratch It was a serious passion project for local chef Kile Gilmore.

He and his partner Sue Scahill had been talking about starting their own food truck for three years, spent two years building it and now they’re proudly trucking around the Bay selling fantastic food from their it – The HomeGrown Kitchen.

But what’s in the name?

“The name originated from our whole family having a hand in actually building the whole food truck,” says Kile.

“It’s all of us, we all had a hand in making it.

“We did the welding and putting the sides on, the wraps, we built the whole thing, we only bought the wheel and suspension kit.”

It took two years for Kile and his family and friends to build the snazzy food truck you might spot zipping around town or parked up at your favourite markets, and that’s because it was all done from scratch – literally built from the ground up.

“We only really worked on weekends. Dad used his weekends to weld, I used my weekends because I was working fulltime at the time, so we only had four days a week between the two of us,” says Kile.

“We had an extremely limited budget – as in we came in with nothing, we’d earn some money, choose something to work on and that’s how the process goes.”

The HomeGrown Kitchen food truck was a real passion project for Kile, who says he is used to working around food and decided to do it for himself.

“I’ve been running kitchens for all these other people and it was generally always working out alright so we decided that we needed to do it for ourselves,” says Kile.

“We didn’t have the money to own a restaurant so this was the next best thing - and we’re not getting any younger!”

Kile says they enjoy food truck life, and they’re definitely making the most of it.

You can find The HomeGrown Kitchen parked up outside Slab Brewing in Parkvale most Fridays and Saturdays from about lunchtime, as well as a plethora of markets, events and anywhere else you might expect to see a food truck.

But it’s not without its challenges.

“Weather is the biggest thing to get over,” says Kile.

“It’s all well and good having all of the bookings, but if you don’t have the weather to go with the bookings it’s a problem,” he says.

And as long as the weather plays ball, Kile and his food truck will likely be at most markets and events throughout the Bay of Plenty. They’re known for their ‘gourmet seafood’.

“We do all sorts of functions. We’re not set to one menu so we can cater to any sort of customer.

“Catch us at the Rotorua night markets, Gourmet in the Gardens and everything else in between. We’re the seafood trailer for probably most of the Western Bay. “In general we’re known as the gourmet seafood trailer – so it’s not just your typical muscle fritter,” says Kile. “We do everything from a tiger prawn yellow curry served in a crispy shell to soft shell crab sliders with chili jam and wakame, home-smoked salmon with creamed muscles and shitake mushroom gozu and more.”

And if that’s whetted your appetite, no fear - Kile and The HomeGrown Kitchen food truck will be ready and waiting to serve hungry patrons to this year’s Bay of Plenty Home Show at Trustpower Arena Baypark from October 18-20.

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“We always have a good time at the Home Show. It’ll be our second Home Show but our fifth big event at Baypark and they’re all good.

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Summertime... and the outdoor living is easy Summer is well and truly on its way and it’s the perfect time to start planning ahead for that ideal outdoor living with the classic Kiwi barbecue.

Thankfully, there are plenty of exhibitors at The Bay of Plenty Home Show who can help you get your outdoor area all set up for the coming fresh air cooking season.

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Matthew Edwards from Flare Fires says he sees the classic ‘cooking over a fire’ making a comeback this summer.

“You can’t beat the flavour of food cooked over a wood fire and it draws everyone out to be with you while you cook,” says Matthew.

“You just don’t get this with gas barbecues.

“Smoking your food is also making a huge resurgence overseas and in New Zealand, especially long and slow cooking of lamb and other top cuts.”

Flare Fires focuses on getting people out and spending time together in the fresh air – off their technology and socialising with one another.

Matthew says that a welcoming fire is the perfect way to get everybody together and sharing the moment.

“For us it’s all about making it your time, with family and friends gathered around the fire while you talk, cook and share.

“The Flare Pizza Hood kit turns an openmouthed fire that people sit around and enjoy into a wood-fired pizza oven, providing the best of both worlds. And for the hardcore amongst us, the Flare Smoker makes smoking a social and shared experience,” says Matthew.

The team at Palmers understand that barbecues are and always will be a Kiwi tradition.

Shane Smith from Palmers says Tauranga residents are already thinking about how they want to cook outside this summer.

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here at Palmers Bethlehem we have Weber’s full range of barbecues from the traditional Kettle Charcoal barbecues, the ever-popular Premium Q range and a new range of hooded barbecues in both the Spirit and Genesis ranges,” says Shane.

“The charcoal barbecues are making a bit of a comeback with the Kettle range providing that traditional smokey fl flavour that you only get from a Weber charcoal barbecue.

“Who wouldn’t want a Weber barbecue for summer?

“Palmers has a huge range of accessories which can make excellent gifts for Christmas.”

But Palmers isn’t just focused on outdoor cooking – Shane says people are looking to complete their outdoor space with a range of pool solutions.

“Not everyone can afford a large pool, especially with sections getting smaller these days. That’s where a Trueform Spa pool can

fit the bill,” says Shane.

“These are warm and cosy in the winter and somewhere to cool off in the summer. Trueform Spas are manufactured in New Zealand.

“They have fibreglass reinforced acrylic liners and surrounded by a real cedar exterior.”

Shane says they’ll have a range of Trueform Spas on display at The Bay of Plenty Home Show.

Get inspired for this summer’s outdoor living and cooking at The Bay of Plenty Home Show at Trustpower Arena Baypark from October 18-20.

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Annabel Langbein Annabel Langbein’s aim is to get people into the kitchen cooking simple, healthy meals they’ll enjoy, using fresh, seasonal ingredients.

And the Kiwi celebrity chef is achieving that in a myriad of ways – from cookbooks to the silver screen.

Annabel says cooking came naturally to her.

“My mother always used to say that I was born with a wooden spoon,” says Annabel.

“I’ve always loved cooking, and I think it’s because it’s such a simple way to feel connected and useful and successful!”

She knew cooking in some capacity was the career for her, as it had so many different possible avenues to venture down.

“I didn’t exactly expect to end up in cooking, but I did know that being involved with food was something that could take me in all kinds of directions – writing, food styling, presenting, recipe development, producing,

publishing and more.

“I knew it was something I would never get bored with.”

She’s definitely followed cooking down a number of those avenues having authored and self-published 26 books, starred in three of her own TV series – ‘The Free Range Cook’, ‘Simple Pleasures’ and ‘Through the Seasons’ – and runs a YouTube channel.

Food runs in the family and Annabel says she has wonderful childhood memories involving cooking, food and fun.

“I can still remember as a young child, sitting up on the bench while my mother made meringues,” says Annabel.

“Into the trusty Kenwood went gloopy egg whites and sugar and minutes later they had whisked up to this ethereal cloud-like white, dreamy, sweet confection. It was magic and I was hooked.”

There’s also a respect for food that Annabel understands and cherishes.

“My mother instilled in us that everything you eat, or might want to eat, starts out as a seed or a spore.

“It can take weeks, months and sometimes even years before it’s ready to harvest for us to eat. When you cook you are honouring nature – even something as simple as tossing a salad or boiling an egg.

“And then when you eat it’s a celebration of nature – so set the table, light some candles and sit down together to share the meal and a conversation and some good times.”

This love of food and respect for nature has been passed on to her daughter, Rose, who Annabel says she admires.

“I think my favourite cook would have to be Rose.

“She has such a generous spirit and you can taste the

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Foodie from an early age care and love in her cooking. She’s really interested in ethical and healthy eating, and her food tastes delicious and is also very nourishing.”

Sometimes inspiration starts in the garden for Annabel, other times she’s inspired by other great cooks.

“You see ingredients that are ready to pick and wonder how they can go together.

“Other times I might eat something yummy in a restaurant and go home and try and figure out how to make it – in a way that’s easy and quick!”

She says there’s no need to feel intimidated when you walk into a kitchen, even if you are just starting out.

“Confidence is the most important thing you can bring to cooking.

“Your home is not a restaurant, it’s a home. Leave the fancy culinary gymnastics to the restaurants and cook things you like to eat.

“Most of all have fun!”

Annabel will be sharing some of her best tips and tricks at The Bay of Plenty Home Show on October 18-20.

“I love teaching people the ‘hows’ and ‘whys’ of cooking – showing the road map of a recipe,” she says.

“I’m drawing inspiration for the demonstrations from my two ‘Essential’ cookbooks which are focused on these building blocks of key methods.

“That way you learn not just a great recipe but how to be a great cook.

“Oh and I’m sure there will be some stories along the way as well!”

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Raspberry chocolate tarts Unctuous, creamy chocolate meets tart raspberries and crunchy, buttery sweet pastry in these divine little mouthfuls of bliss. This pastry recipe makes enough for three batches of small tarts or three large tarts, so you can freeze some for later use.

Prep time: 15 mins + 10 mins chilling Cook time: 22-25 mins Makes: 30 mini tarts Sweet pastry: 360g butter, softened ¾ cup sugar 1 egg 3 1/3 cups flour Pinch of salt To fill 1x recipe Chocolate Ganache (see below) To garnish: 30 fresh raspberries To make the sweet pastry, place the butter and sugar in a bowl and beat together until fluffy and creamy. Add the egg and beat to combine. Add the flour and the salt and mix until just combined. Lightly flour your hands, then pat the dough (it will be quite soft) into three or more portions.

If you’re not using the pastry immediately, seal it in waxed paper and chill or freeze until required.

When you are ready to make the tarts, grease 30 mini muffin pans (approx 5cm in diameter). Roll out one portion of the pastry between two sheets of baking paper until it is about 5mm thick. Cut out pastry rounds to fit your muffin pans, then press into the tins and repair any cracks. Chill for at least

10 minutes while you preheat oven to 160°C. Bake blind for 12-15 minutes, or until you can lift out the baking paper and baking beans or rice without it sticking to the pastry. Be careful not to overcook the pastry or it will be too dark when cooked for the second time.

Return empty cases to the oven until pastry is golden and crisp – another 10 minutes. Allow pastry cases to cool before removing from tins.

Pipe chilled Chocolate Ganache into the cooled pastry cases. If you prefer a smooth finish, warm the Chocolate Ganache and pour it into the tart cases.

Chill until the filling is set – about an hour. Just before serving, garnish each tart with a fresh raspberry.

To make Chocolate Ganache Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 5 mins + standing Makes approx. four cups 500ml cream 500g best quality dark chocolate, roughly chopped Pour the cream into a medium pot and heat it until it is almost but not quite boiling. You’ll know it’s ready when bubbles start to form around the edge of the pot. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate. Stand for two minutes, then stir until the chocolate is fully melted into the cream. Whisk until smooth and glossy. When you start to stir it, you think it won’t come together, but it will.

If you’re not using the ganache straight away, store it in a jar in the fridge for up to two weeks. When you’re ready to serve it, gently warm in a pot or microwave to soften.

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Thinking about a touch-up around the house?

If you’ve been thinking about touching up your home, fixing a problem here and there or even a complete facelift, the Bay of Plenty Home Show at Trustpower Arena Baypark on October 18-20 is the perfect place to make some plans.

Quality builders and renovation specialists Smith and Sons are ready to show what they’re made of at the Bay of Plenty Home Show.

“Your home is quite often the biggest financial asset you own,” says Smith and Sons’ Ramon Dale.

“To make improvements to it not only makes sense in terms of adding dollar value to your property, we know it also adds a sense of enormous well-being.

“People are naturally proud of their homes and generally even more so after a well-thought through makeover is completed.”

The team at Smith and Sons specialise in home renovations from concept to completion.

“We are a design and build company,” says Ramon, “so potential customers can expect process.

“We refer to this as our ‘design-plan-construct process’ and it has been put together with our valued customers in mind.

“We work hard to create a design that impresses, but critically we do this mindful of the client’s budget. We pride ourselves on our integrity, customer care and workmanship which are second to none.”

Smith and Sons has 26 offices throughout New Zealand, all New Zealand owned and operated by licensed and qualified builders.

“It’s builders who know the most about what is often a complex Industry,” says Ramon.

“Builders deliver projects every day and so it stands to reason that they understand costs and budgets, regulations like building consents, resource consents, building products and systems as well as design principles.

“Your local Smith and Sons office is a one-stopshop and it is owned and operated by someone who knows his stuff. That’s what sets us apart and we are bloody proud about it!”

Ramon and the team at Smith and Sons are aware that renovating can sometimes intrude on your day-to-day life and so they strive to cause as little disruption as possible.

“Our vision is to create a positive, lasting impact on anyone who comes into contact with Smith and Sons because ‘life is better with Smithies’,” says Ramon, “We endeavour to achieve this by really living it. Life is better for our subbies, our employees, our clients and the wonderful communities we do business and live in.”

Total property maintenance company Maintain To Profit will also be at the Bay of Plenty Home Show and their team are eager to help you learn how to increase your home’s value.

“Our motto is ‘today’s renovation equals tomorrow’s satisfaction’,” says Maintain To Profit’s Randy Offenbaker.

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hard to make sure the process is as smooth as possible for their clients.

“We take the hard work out of finding reliable contractors. We will come to your home and discuss your requirements, we offer a no-obligation, free, fixed-price quote for the work discussed and we will work to your budget, as long as it’s realistic!”

But there are a few things Randy says people should be aware of before committing to any home renovations.

“If you’re thinking of renovating or extending the family home, it’s always a good idea to gather as much information as you can

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management,” says Randy.

“With more than 500 renovations already completed for satisfied clients we are confident we can help you with your next project too.”

And Randy says there is no job too small for Maintain to Profit to help with – they can also assist with home maintenance such as electrical, painting, plumbing and just your general handy-man work.

“We cover a wide range of work and will consider all jobs. We don’t specialise in any specific area,” says Randy.

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And renovation comes with a large handful of benefits.

“Renovating can come with an increase in value, a completely fresh new look, less maintenance, increased comfort and functionality, and the added comfort of a new home or room without the hassles of moving house,” says Randy.

If you’re looking for a big change, the team at Maintain To Profit can help you renovate your home from the kitchen to the bathroom and everywhere in between.

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before ringing someone,” says Randy.

“Think about how much you want to spend, don’t over-capitalise, and have a plan or sketch of your ideas. Check if Council consent is required, think about the products you would like use, and the fixtures you want to install.

“All these bits of information help when it comes to getting someone out to quote.”

So what are you waiting for? Make your house is the home of your dreams with the help of the Bay of Plenty Home Show, hosted at Trustpower Arena Baypark from October 18-20. For more information, visit: www.bayofplentyhomeshow.co.nz

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Play Me to premiere Making a horror film with friends The last time I was involved in a fringe arts festival, it was as part of one of the international arts festivals in Wellington in the 90s.

We rehearsed for months, unleashing a 50-voice jazz choir on what turned out to be an appreciative audience.

Hard work but so thrilling!

This year, I’ve found myself swept up in feverish excitement as friends talk about the Fringe Village that’s going to be taking over the Historic Village during the Tauranga Arts Festival.

My friend and film director Jimi Colzato was suddenly needing to know what final information to put into the credits for a short art house film some of us had made.

Every time I phoned another friend and art director Jannine Spiers, we ended up talking Fringe Festival, and I found the buzz was becoming infectious.

Finally Jimi made the announcement.

“We’re going to premiere ‘Play Me’ at the Fringe Village Festival!”

Last year Jimi, Jannine, myself and others worked hard over a weekend to make ‘Play Me’, a short film written

by Phoenix Cross, giving local acting talent and crew an opportunity to flex our filming muscles.

Of course ‘over a weekend’ means we did the actual filming over an actual weekend, but the pre-filming and post-production has been spread over many months.

Produced and directed by Jimi we ended up with a rather wonderful short horror film.

My job finding locations was a mission. Ideally we wanted an old decrepit building in Tauranga. It sounds easy, but Tauranga has pulled down many of its older

buildings. Eventually we went back to Jimi’s first choice – the back of Amphora restaurant on The Strand, which has now been pulled down. It was perfect. Jannine of course brought her art design magic.

Our captain and leader Jimi had us up at dawn rehearsing one weekend and then we set a date for filming, overlooking that daylight saving was due to begin the same day.

Goodwill and camaraderie is high amongst a film crew and we were sustained by pizza and coffee.

Actors Shane Murphy, Adam Curlewis, Shaye Paki, Daniel Bechir Urrizaga and Nathan Brewer joined Phoenix on the screen, although we later left Daniel on the cutting floor! Behind the camera were Amanda Aitken, Theresa Barnes, Flynn Harris, Rose Allan, Ignacio Gatti-Blair, and Jannine, Jimi and myself and we had help from Gary Benner.

We also took over Nigel and Betty Kurzfeld’s back garden and outside room, although I don’t think I actually told them we were making a little arthouse horror.

The idea of a Fringe Village is to provide a safe space for people who just want to perform, exhibit or act whatever their own ‘thing’ is in a supportive environment.

Now we get to join in with the other visual artists, theatre, dance, fashion, music, comedy, digital art, storytelling, spoken word, musical theatre, burlesque, street art, street theatre, talks and workshops, activations, cosplay artists, steam-punkers, frolickers, beat poets, buskers, dark cabaret, installations, disruptive artists, player of games, magicians, poets, zine makers, writers and actors.

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Bijouterie fashion fusion Sophie Evans and Kerry Funnell Sophie Evans and Kerry Funnell are collaborating to bring designer fashion art fusion to the fore at the Fringe Festival at Labour Weekend.

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It’s a pleasing blend of clothing and ceramic jewellery, with an organic diffusion of themes permeating the natural fibres and pendants.

The two creators are based at Satellite Studios in Tauranga’s Historic Village and I called in to see their individual studios.

“They’ll be a series of fashion shows at The Jam Factory during the Fringe Festival,” says Kerry.

“We’ll be part of the mix of it all.”

The Fringe Village will be a one-day, open-access, arts-blast spectacular on Saturday, October 26, as hundreds of creative people parade, produce, present and perform.

Satellite Studios has five working artists using the rooms, with Kerry and her sewing machine across the hall from Sophie and her potter’s wheel.

“I’ve been here four, going on five weeks now,” says Sophie. “I love it here.”

Sophie draws inspiration from trees, leaves and bark, with the native fauna themes permeating her work.

Her ceramics have imprints of leaves delicately pressed into the shapes.

“I’d love to personalise pieces for people. If they have a particular plant that is special to them, their jewellery can have an imprint put into it, instead of having it sitting in a box or a wardrobe.”

In her studio are quirky, sculptural pieces, a playful goat, conversing cups and a delightful piece showing

her children curled up inside a nest with powerful, teal wings overhead.

Her work is becoming more fluid as she explores the clay; etching and carving into it to create large pieces like the platter, and a candle holder that will throw patterned light. Her plans include incorporating another passion – photography - into her ceramics.

Across the hall, Kerry has been in her studio for about a year, having previously worked from her garage. She was the only Bay of Plenty designer to be a finalist in the 2019 Wearable Art Awards in Wellington.

“I picked up stuff out of a skip, found hi-viz vests, boat awnings and a roll of orange building-site safety fencing from a ditch.”

She’s entered the awards four times, with one of her previous entries purchased for the WOW collection.

Many of the garments she creates are made-tomeasure, with people coming to see her with a drawing or maybe some fabric.

“Work clothes, mother-of-the-bride, specific events.

“Often they’ve got a show to go to, or an awards night.” She’s also done production work for some of NZ’s fashion houses like Kate Sylvester and moochi.

As I browse the clothing, it’s clear that Kerry loves natural fibres. The finishing and tailoring is superb, with muted embroidery, exquisite detailed linings, pleats, tucks and even subtle stencilling. She’s perfected the artful drape, with lovely silks and vintage fabrics turning into short kimono jackets, gowns and evening wear.

Accessorised with Sophie’s ceramic jewellery, this mingling of art forms will be a highlight of the festival.

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A student experience I met with Jacque, Logan, Lara, Julia, Kirk and Blake on the Tauranga waterfront on a sunny spring day.

They were enjoying the sunshine after classes and were just finishing off the last pieces of sushi, bought from Sushi Ginza on Devonport Rd. They looked relaxed and content on the tidal stairs, sunglasses on, feet dangling in the water, listening to the interesting musical sounds coming from the jetty. I was quite happy to start our city centre experience here too!

First, I wanted to know what these young students are studying.

“A Bachelor of Business, majoring in accounting,” says Julia.

Everyone else are doing the NZ Diploma in Web Development and Design, Level 5.

So, what do they do in the city in between classes? I joined them to find out!

We headed straight up Devonport Rd to

Pluto to the new mural and outdoor seating area. Blake and Logan ordered a sun seeker smoothie, while everyone else held off as they had their sights set on Starbucks.

Walking down Devonport Rd again I asked Julia and Lara where their favourite shopping spots are. “Glassons definitely, and Just Jeans”.

As we walked past the Tauranga Art Gallery, I asked which city centre mural they think of first and they all said the mural with a seat in Masonic Park, and the Pop-Up Park.

Being so close to Masonic Park we stopped to get a photo on the cupid seat.

I overheard Logan ask, “where’s Johnny’s Dumplings?” Everyone else knew it was at Our Place Tauranga in Willow St, just over the road from where we were, so we headed there to show him where to go next time he’s in town!

Starbucks was our next stop and we ordered four of their famous frappes before walking back to the waterfront to enjoy drinking them in the same spot we’d started from. I asked

where they go in the city in the evenings and Kirk said: “We don’t go out that much! But I like The Phoenix, Marty’s Pool Bar and Flummox Escape Rooms!”

We started to talk about what would bring them in more to the city centre and they reminisced about the giant chess set that used to be set on the grass area on the waterfront.

They said that it would be great to have games and activities like that, more things to do. With more than 1000 new students at the University of Waikato Campus in Durham St it would be a great way for them to interact with the city centre.

It was fun spending the afternoon with these students, seeing the city centre through their

eyes and sharing ideas and the spaces and places Lara, Julia, Jacque, Logan, Blake and Kirk enjoy visiting!

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Jan Hellriegel.

Jan Hellriegel Singer, songwriter, woman of influence With the high interest in filmmaking here in the Bay of Plenty, it’s quite a win to have Jan Hellriegel coming to The Jam Factory.

Not only is she an accomplished singer and songwriter with a national hit single, a pair of major label albums and appearances in television dramas, but she’s also a finalist in the 2019 Women of Influence awards.

Jan’s business Songbroker licenses original music by New Zealand songwriters. She is a music publisher, music licensing and copyright expert – someone that local filmmakers would, I think, enjoy meeting.

“We supply music to film, television and to places where people need music to licence,” says Jan. “New Zealand’s music may I add too.”

After seven years pondering and two years in production, Jan has released ‘Sportsman of the Year - A Suburban Philosophy’, her fourth studio album, with a unique twist: ‘Sportsman of the Year’ is also available as a beautifully produced book with photos and 12 chapters based on her stunning new collection of songs.

“The front cover is me as a 12-year-old with my ‘Sportsman of the Year award’ and ‘Top of the Class’ award which I have still got,” says Jan. “The whole concept is about looking back to winning that award and realising that all of the flops, failures, knockbacks and setbacks in life have actually helped me get to where I am today.”

Jan jokes about calling it ‘A Loser’s Guide to

Winning’. Only she isn’t joking.

“A quote in the book is ‘I’ve lost so many times now I’ve remembered how to win’. It’s like turning around adversity, negativity and not being on top of things – just turning that all around to work in my favour.”

All the chapters in the book relate to the thematic material of the songs.

“They do fit, but you can read and listen to them both separately. I call it a musical in a book.

“I’m looking forward to getting that out there, and to reconnect with New Zealanders again as it’s been more than 25 years since I toured.

“Now that my children are getting older I’m getting back into performing and touring again. But also on the way I’ve learned the music business through and through, and now I’m a music publisher and I have formed a New Zealand-centric music publishing company for New Zealand musicians.”

From being the next big thing in her early 20s, to giving music away altogether at 30; raising a family, starting businesses and returning to music with fresh enthusiasm, a newfound wellbeing and a sense of purpose - those are the stories in the songs and the book and they are what Jan will be sharing on this very special tour.

‘Sportsman of the Year’ will be an entertaining and inspirational evening of songs, stories, and suburban philosophy and is not to be missed. Mark Hughes will also be performing.

Jan Hellriegel is live at the Jam Factory, 17th Ave, on Sunday, October 19, from 6.30-9.30pm.

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The interweaving art of Aotearoa The ancestor of one of Tauranga’s most famous historical leaders has helped curate a stunning history of early Maori art through to the present day, at the Tauranga Art Gallery.

Arpege Taratoa is the descendent of Henare Taratoa, a notable New Zealand tribal missionary, teacher and war leader.

Born about 1830, he is renowned for writing the Code of Conduct about treatment of the wounded in battle and was killed in the Battle of Te Ranga in 1864.

Arpege, who has a Bachelor degree in Maori Visual Arts and has been a creative director for Wakatu Incorporation, was a fitting choice to bring together the works for ‘Te Rangi Haupapa – a woven history’.

In conjunction with the ‘Tuia - Encounters 250’ and commemorating the 155th anniversary of the Battle of Gate Pa, the exhibition highlights concepts around colonisation and the aftermath of the land wars in the Bay of Plenty, specifically through a Te Ao Maori lens.

“This exhibition will show contemporary artists and also taonga from the Tauranga Heritage Collection and The Elms Collection,” says Arpege.

“We have a few artefacts that are from pre-contact with Europeans and also pieces that are during contact, post-contact and

post-colonisation.

“At the first contact there was a natural intrigue between both cultures, an interaction and a learning from one another.

“Then you get into post colonisation where there was more interaction and a lot of the artists’ styles had changed because they were utilizing European tools and materials.”

Some art forms were lost for a long time, such as aute, which was first introduced to Aotearoa by Maori from the Pacific but slowly died out during the 1840s as other materials became available. Contemporary artist Nikau Hindin has a passion to revitalise this lost art of making Maori tapa cloth and her work is shown alongside early traditional Maori art works.

The range of artefacts and artworks in the Te Rangi Haupapa exhibition provide context and narrative over the course of contact with the European settlers and show how the two cultures interwove as they became interconnected, providing narrative from the past, present and future.

The exhibition approaches how colonisation affected traditional Maori art practices and importantly utilizes contemporary Maori artists.

“It tells the story of how our country is still dealing with the trans-generational trauma and how they discuss the past through their work, and engage with their culture,” says Arpege.

A lot of the work is about identity. There are quite marvellous points of interest, for example,

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there are poi made with traditional materials, but also poi with wool woven through them.

“It shows an innovation and a development in Maori art practices through engagement with new materials and tools as well as providing like a great narrative on the effects of colonisation,” says Arpege.

The concept of duality is woven within Aotearoa New Zealand history, as two cultures at odds living as one inevitably would be in opposition.

However, prior to colonisation, the concept was deeply ingrained in Maori civilisation and ways of being - duality not being at odds, but rather complementary, harmonising and balancing each other.

Among the early pieces from the Bay of Plenty are works by contemporary artists who delve into these notions themselves.

Te Maranui Hotene has been commissioned to create an artwork in the stairwell of the gallery, behind the reception desk.

This will lead the viewer on to the upper floor where further works by James Ormsby, Nikau Hindin and Tawhai Rickard are on display alongside the pieces from the heritage collections.

“The show is about Maori and Pakeha engagement in the area over the last 100 years or more,” says James. “I have links to Waikato, so that’s why I produced large King Tawhiao drawings. I felt they were relevant to the show with the land wars and Cameron and the local iwi sent troops over to help fight in the Waikato and vice versa. So they

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supported each other and there was an alliance between them, and I’ve shown that alliance by these large drawings of King Tawhaio.

“When we say the engagement of Maori and Pakeha in the Bay of Plenty area, it goes wider immediately, because even with the Europeans, they’re all migrants from all over Europe. English, Dutch, Scottish. And same with Maori – they had their links with other tribes.

“I’m flying the flag for the Kingitanga and showing that we have links through to here, through the wars and other events. I’ll be showing that colour in the spectrum of the relationship – the wider Maori and the wider Pakeha engagement.”

Tawhai Rickard started working towards the exhibition last year.

“They reference Captain Cook and the first landing,” says Tawhai.

“Also takes into consideration the bicultural journey ever since with colonialism, bicultural relationships and historical and contemporary issues all collapsed into one time.

“All that dialogue comes together and also looks at our own identity, with the bicultural foundations.

“I draw upon my pop-art background and use figurative painting from my particular iwi. I merge early 18th and 19th century painting with Victorian architectural style with a baroque look to it.

“All that’s combined in itself to create a vehicle.”

‘Te Rangi Haupapa – a woven history’ runs until March 8, 2020, at Tauranga Art Gallery.

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