Life + Style - 14 August 2020

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Lioness club says goodbye After 32 years of serving the community, Mount Maunganui and District Lioness Club members have reluctantly decided to call it quits.

The Mount Maunganui and District Lioness Club will soon become ‘The Social Girls’. Christine Potter (President), Dora Bardell, Mary Mohring, Jennifer Hayes, Ann Roberts, Ann Woolerton, Coleen Lloyd, Martha Moonen. Photo: Daniel Hines.

Mount Maunganui and District Lioness Club members with Waipuna Hospice Staff with the car they donated in ˜°°˛.

Christine Potter

Former president Christine Potter says the femaleonly group is closing after ongoing pressure to change from Lions International in America.

Despite the sadness, the women are proud of the time and resources they have poured into the Tauranga community over the years.

Some of their work includes supporting the Tauranga Women’s Refuge, buying an ambulance for St John Ambulance, street collections for a range of charities and providing an annual bursary to a Mount Maunganui College student.

Over the years, the club’s membership has ranged from 18-25 people.

“We have worked hard, and quietly behind the scenes over the years,” says Christine.

“This group has made us part of the community – you have got to be out there giving back, and we are all that way inclined.”

For many years, the Lioness Club’s main fundraiser was the annual book fair held on Auckland Anniversary Weekend.

“We were one of the first groups to start doing book fairs – and in the early days, we got about $23,000.

“But then everyone started doing them and the income went right down because there were so many.”

All Lioness Clubs have recently been advised by Lions international that support and recognition for their groups would end on June 30 2021.

Christine says they were given three choices – become a Lions Club, join an existing Lions Club or

close down.

The Mount Maunganui group was formed on April 13 in 1988, and in 1991 Lioness Clubs worldwide were “strongly encouraged” to become Lions.

“It is terrible – the men are trying to dictate what the women do. We have had pressure to join a Lion’s club since 1991. A lot of Lionesses buckled then and became Lions. But we were proud of what we were and decided to carry on.

“It has just got worse over the years, and now they have worn us down.”

But why are female-only groups important? Christine puts it simply.

“It’s important to have the option of female groups, and we just like working together this way.”

Club member Martha Moonen says she’s devastated the club is shutting up shop.

“All I can say is it has been lots and lots of fun, and I am so sad it is coming to an end.”

Mary Mohring, who has been a member for 25 years, says it is the best thing she has ever done.

“I am so grateful to have met these lovely ladies.”

Even though the club’s journey is coming to an end, Christine says the ladies will continue to catch up every month.

They are creating a new group called the ‘Social Girls’, which will consist of informal catch-ups over food.

“We have been meeting twice a month – and we don’t want to lose touch. We are all friends and want to continue spending time together.”

The group had their final meeting on August 8. They donated the last $8000 of their funds to several local charities including the Tauranga Foodbank, Awhina House and Tauranga Moana Nightshelter Trust.

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Alyshia Jones Tauranga’s Glow Up queen For those who have not heard of the social media phenomenon #glowup, which seems to be taking over the world, it’s time to get your glow on.

Alyshia Jones, 25 from Tauranga is one of many talented Kiwis who have spent hundreds of hours perfecting the artistry of makeup. A self-taught makeup artist, or MUA, Alyshia has gained an impressive following on social media, with both her Instagram and Youtube.

She has now been selected along with eight others to take part in a nationwide reality television challenge designed to push MUAs to their limits in the hopes of winning New Zealand’s first Glow Up competition.

An early childhood teacher, Alyshia has enjoyed spending many hours creating a wide range of looks, from gory to glam, special effects to natural, and publishing the photos on line to the delight of her followers.

“To me glowing up isn’t just about transforming yourself with makeup or looking great on the outside, it’s also about how you feel on the inside,” says Alyshia.

“For me personally, I feel so much more confident and ‘fierce’ when I’m all glammed up.”

She has been into drawing ever since she was a small child and had to deal with acne while growing up, realising along the way that she had a talent for makeup artistry.

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my love for makeup and how I can literally use my face as my canvas instead of paper.

“At first makeup started out as a way to cover up my acne, but now I realise I have improved so much from when I first started due to a lot of practice.”

Based on the BBC format, the seven-week series for the Glow Up NZ challenge hosted by ZM’s Megan Papas, will have each episode jam-packed with competition.

Standing between the nine MUAs and the $5,000 prize are the challenges, set and judged by two mentors - Gee Pikinga who is the NZ Director at Maybelline New York, and Tane Tomoana, who is the Creative Director at Dry & Tea. From avant garde to runway ready, these contestants will need to prove they can do it all to impress Gee and Tane.

There are three different challenges – the Selfie Brief, the Model Brief, and the Face Off. The aim of the first two challenges is to not end up in one of two red chairs. Whoever is in those red chairs after the Model Brief faces a high stakes elimination challenge.

Alyshia takes on the challenge in her own unique way, having already dealt with other people’s opinions while learning to succeed in the industry.

“Comparing myself to others which can lead to negative thoughts, and there can be people in the industry that try and put you down because it is a very competitive industry.

“But at the end of the day, I try to be kind to everyone regardless, stay in my own lane, work hard in silence and let my success be my noise.”

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Oranges and Lemons Best New Zealand short ďŹ lm stars Papamoa actress

Papamoa Primary School pupil Skyler Sylvester was only eight when she auditioned for and acted as the lead in ‘Oranges and Lemons’ a short film that has beaten out 77 other films to take top prize in the New Zealand International Film Festival.

Papamoa’s Skyler Sylvester, at age Ë?, in the top New Zealand film ‘Oranges and Lemons’.

Skyler was at home in Papamoa when she heard the news. The short film is the first one she has successfully auditioned for. “I was very excited and very happy,� says Skyler. “The acting part of it was pretty easy because we didn’t talk much. I had to be sad in one part and a little bit confused when I met the bird man.�

Director Robyn Grace says that the story was based on her own real life experience, about walking to school when she was five and being bullied by the neighbour’s daughter who wouldn’t let her walk with them. “We walked over the paddocks and I’d get left behind every day.�

She says the three young girls in the film were amazing. “Skyler was incredible. She’d just turned eight.

She’s a really good actress,� says Robyn.

Skyler says she herself has never experienced being bullied at school, so had to act out how that would feel. “I just thought it wouldn’t feel good if it was in real life being bullied like that,� says Skyler,

who would like more opportunities to act. “The experience was very fun.�

The film was made on a farm over four days in February 2019, with Skyler’s mum Catherine Sylvester accompanying her.

Director Robyn Grace says winning the award is “amazing and very unexpected�. “This is a very personal story and one which I have waited a long time to tell. It was crowdfunded and my entire family is up there in the credits.�

She was initially speechless when the award was announced. “We were sitting on the stage when they announced it, and apparently I looked vaguely like a goldfish when they said my name. It’s a very personal story for me, a story about my childhood.

Robyn says the appearance of the bird man confuses people watching the film. “Men especially. They expect him to hurt our girl, use his power over her. It is hard-wired in our society that that is what happens when a vulnerable female encounters a male. “No one expects him to be nice. It’s quite confronting when you realise that, because our world has changed so much and we are fearful. “But this story is about power of a different kind.

The bird man uses his power to show the girl how to find her own. By simply speaking to her and including her, she is empowered to take control.�

Robyn wrote the story five years ago, but didn’t get to make the film then. “I came back to it after my mum died

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“We walked over the paddocks and I’d get left behind every day.”

unexpectedly and tragically last year. It suddenly became important to tell the story that comes directly from my childhood and has a moment of my mum in all her silent strength in the kitchen, making up for the lack of attention from Dad and keeping us all fed and moving forward.

“The film is also about young girls learning to find their voice and find their freedom; and there’s small moments of my mum in the film. It’s about women being loud enough to be heard.”

The awards were judged online by a fivemember jury: Arts Laureate, renowned New Zealand filmmaker and member of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Pietra Brettkelly, Madman Entertainment theatrical sales manager Luke Murray, award-winning author and screenwriter and Creative New Zealand board member Briar Grace Smith, renowned New Zealand actor Kerry Fox, and internationallyacclaimed film producer, Academy member and chair of the PJLF Arts Foundation (London) Olivia Stewart.

The jury said ‘Oranges and Lemons’ “evoked beautifully the world and anxieties of childhood both in visual detail and performance, demonstrates a courage to resist sensationalism and predictability, while at the same time challenging, in a subtle and gentle way, our conditioned assumptions about human behaviour”.

In ‘Oranges and Lemons’ Robyn used caged animals in the film to evoke feelings.

“Our girl knows she is incapable of freeing all of them but she tries to pass on the power to her

Robyn Grace, jury member Pietra Brettkelly and director Claire Van Beek. Photo: Veronica McLaughlin

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mother, so she too can free herself.”

Robyn says her story should evoke feelings of heat, the joy of a childhood summer, memories of a time gone by.

“The smell of Coppertone suntan lotion, or watermelon eaten off the rind. How the dust settles after a summer storm. The sound of a water sprinkler, or eating corn on the cob. Visceral reactions to the images.

“When I think of this story, the day I saw the bird catcher in the paddock, it makes me smile, makes me think of skipping to school, of running and jumping, of the sun on my back, of laughing out loud,” says Robyn.

“If that’s what happens to anyone who watches ‘Oranges and Lemons’, then I will have succeeded.”

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Karyl’s Mount Mainstreet magic Mount Mainstreet has plenty of magic and vibrancy with destination shopping and treasures that can only be found in this seaside town.

A new rising star nestled in close to the popular Ours Cafe is Karyl Gunn-Thomas’s ‘Enchanted Pre-Loved and New’ which has opened at 197 Maunganui Rd. Stepping into the well-lit shop is to experience a rich world of not only new clothing, but one that resonates with countless unspoken stories of people who loved and wore the classic garments on display.

Interspersed amongst the collection are candles, diffusers, paintings, decoupage horses and candleholders. Jewellery boxes, notebooks, marine-themed items, homewares, clocks and housewares create interesting eye-capturing focus points. And there’s tiled tables, an antique bicycle, leather boots, shoes, teddy bears, ponchos, flowers, fur coats, and jackets. An elegant wedding dress stands tall at the rear of the shop, and a play area for children to enjoy while parents are shopping is tucked away in a nook.

“We have a lot of male customers, they like the artwork, and also want to purchase something for their wives and partners,” says Karyl.

Karyl originally started the business in Te Puke in November but moved it to the Mount in late

January, with the concept adapted from Deb Laraman’s 2019 Revolving Wardrobe.

“It’s pre-loved and new,” says Karyl. “I buy some things new and other things I find.”

The clothing ranges from size 6 to 24.

“We sell on behalf of people too. Their items are on sale for eight weeks at 50-50 share. After eight weeks I pay the person for what’s sold, and what’s not sold they take back. They have five days to let me know if they want to collect it, or they can choose for it to be donated to charity.”

Her desire to put back into the community and her skills in retail have combined well in this new enterprise.

Karyl moved to Te Puke in 1986, where she had an orchard for ten years before going into retail. From there she went into politics, serving as a Maketu Te Puke ward councillor on the Western Bay of Plenty District Council.

“My career has been huge and diverse but always community minded and helping people.”

Her shop Enchanted is about making people feel nice at affordable prices. It is open Tuesday to Saturday with hours 11am – 3pm Tuesday to Thursday, and 11am – 4pm Friday to Sunday.

It’s closed on Mondays.

“But I can open anytime, particularly with four or more women, even after work,” says Karyl. “In Te Puke I was doing monthly

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community boards. One lot of computers, one lot of staff, one lot of contractors.”

Karyl has also been a long-standing advocate of the arts and culture sector in the Western Bay district. She was the chair of the Western Bay Creative Communities Scheme – CCS - after being a mainstay in the programme for over a decade.

“Karyl has done a great job over the years, not just assessing applications and providing leadership for the panel, but also having an in-depth understanding of how arts and culture makes a meaningful and long lasting difference in local communities,” says Creative Bay of Plenty’s funding & projects advisor, Annie Hill.

Karyl’s contribution added significantly to the vibrancy of the Western Bay district and now that she has opened her shop on Mount Mainstreet, her philosophy of ‘all form of art is fundamental to human expression’ will no doubt creatively spill over as she brings her passion and implements her desire of always being of benefit to her community.

“My life is like the garden I adore, being able to produce abundance, to grow and explore.

“I love it here at the Mount.”

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women’s evenings and had between 10-12 women come for an hour. I’d do a talk about fashion sustainability or wardrobe organising.”

She plans to start that up again at the Mount once the weather warms up.

Last year Karyl published her book ‘My Story’. It is available to purchase at Enchanted.

“This could be anyone’s story,” says Karyl.

“It’s about whatever happens in your life, don’t let it define your whole life.”

The book reflects her decision to rise above difficult challenges and live life well.

A mother of two, one of Karyl’s daughters is a PHD Dr in Biochemistry in Sweden.

Her other daughter is working in London as a deputy principal.

Karyl was awarded Businesswoman of the Year for her work with Te Puke’s Paperplus (at the time under the TakeNote brand), along with other awards. She went on to work for PaperPlus looking after 75 stores throughout NZ, many of which won awards.

“Then I went into politics,” says Karyl.

She was on the community board for nine years, and thinks there needs to be a Mount community board.

“We should all be one area with all

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