The Weekend Sun 28 July 2017

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Emma Fraser-Mackenzie dabbles in gymnastics and horse-riding.

But she is really in her element when she climbs into the pool at Baywave on a Saturday afternoon.

What is her favourite sport? “Synchro.” What would she like to do for a job one day? “Synchro.”

Emma is not alone in her passion. She is part of a worldwide trend – it seems people with Down

syndrome are eminently suited to synchronised swimming. Life dealt Emma a difficulty and now she is getting on and dealing with it.

Emma’s story is on page 20.

Carvings p4-5

A crooked path p7

Canvassing a job p15

A night of Queen p53

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There’s always something fishy Vents Solar Panels Satellite Dishes Heating

Just when you thought Neotropical Ichthyology couldn’t get any more scintillating, along comes a new fish species you’ll be ecstatic to learn about.

Neotropical Ichthyology is the catchy title of a journal dedicated to the study of fish.

(I wish we’d thought of that instead of ‘The Weekend Sun’. Too late now; we’re stuck with it.)

In 1988, Irish singer and songwriter Enya released the song ‘Orinoco Flow’ which became an international hit and launched her wildly successful career. Now a team of scientists, who often listened to Enya music in the lab, have named a new species of fish from the Orinoco River drainage after her.

Leporinus enyae is a “beautiful little fish,” says Michael Burns, a doctoral candidate at Oregon State University and lead author on the paper describing the new species, as well another from the Xingu River of Brazil.

I’m not sure why you needed to know this. But it’s not the only fishy nonsense in the news this week.

Readers can send us their fish pictures.

We can’t guarantee you’ll make it into the heady columns of the Neotropical Ichthyology, but you might end up in our tides page and win the weekly prize.

Here’s some other stuff you probably don’t need to know, but will read anyway:

Thievery sanctioned

Despite popular belief, it is still a crime to commit benefit fraud, rip off the government and its even uncooler to boast about it, as if it’s some sort of badge of honour. We’re not sure if uncooler is a word, but it seems appropriate here.

The pre-meditated criminal act by confessed scammer Metiria Turei, (ironically the Green spokesperson on justice) is outrageous. More particularly

from anyone who has aspirations to run the same country she’s blatantly fleeced.

Should she pay it back?

Bloody hell she should. Plus interest. And be charged and tried in a court of law. Just like any fraudster.

The thing about duping money out of the government is that it’s not actually the ‘government’ you’re pillaging from, it’s New Zealand taxpayers. Real people, trying themselves to balance the budget while actually doing a fair day’s work. The very ones who are working their butts off and being slugged with tax to provide funds for such things as benefits. You’d have to be fairly thick to think the ‘government’ is some sort of well-heeled Fairy Godmother with endless buckets of money to be plundered and still not see that if everyone scammed it, the whole place would grind to a halt. But then I guess, that’s the mentality we have to deal with.

She’s an embarrassment to the many well-meaning, decent folk in the Green Party and they’d be wise to dropkick her back to the gutter if she thinks anything justifies gutter tactics, dishonesty against her fellow Kiwi citizens and worse, actively encourages others to defraud.

Best she can hope for now is for Neotropical Ichthyology to name a species of parasitic leech after her.

Equality washes whiter

The UK is rolling out new laws to stop inequality in advertising. Soon it will be illegal to portray cleaning duties as only those of women. I had to interrupt my wife from the vacuuming to tell her this.

Child’s doll charged for seat

A budget airline has been shamed after it tried to charge a little girl's doll the cost of a seat on the plane. Four-yearold Lida from Yekaterinburg, in central Russia's Sverdlovsk Oblast region goes everywhere with her treasured baby doll according to local media. But when her mum asked low-cost airline Pobeda for permission to take the doll in the cabin she was astonished with its

reply. The airline — notorious in Russia for its extra charges — wanted her to pay the full price of a child's ticket for the flight to Sochi.

Vegetarians take one for team

Here’s some good news for meat eaters.

This story from a recent edition of The Weekend Sun: ‘More than half of the region’s residents say they are eating less meat, and a third expect to be mostly meatfree by 2025 as they focus on their health and budget, according to a new survey.

It seems the days of a nightly meal of meat and three veg may soon be behind us too, with 22 per cent of those surveyed saying they choose to have a meat-free dinner for more than half of the week.’

Here at RR, we applaud their stand, because this means there will be much more meat for the rest of us!

Good on you, vegetarians. Keep up the good work. Your commitment to leaving delicious and protein-filled meat for us more deserving consumers is much appreciated. And with the reduced demand for red meat will also come a drop in prices, so when we’re not shooting our own, we’ll be able to afford to eat even more meat!

We congratulate your self-sacrifice for the benefit of the balanced eaters of the Bay.

News in brief:

A new study out this week reported that New Zealand is one of the laziest nations on the planet. This sounded interesting.

But I couldn’t be bothered reading it.

Donald Trump has been taking a great interest in world athletics. He wants to see how high the Mexican pole vaulters can go.

Today, if you add your age and year of birth, you will get 2017.

Try it! This only happens once in a thousand years!

Dad Joke of the Week What do you call a dog that does magic tricks?

A labracadabrador.

IMPORTANT STUFF: All material is copyright and may not be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher. The spotted climbing perch is able to absorb oxygen from the air and will crawl overland using its strong pectoral fins. Sun Media makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all information and accepts no liability for errors or omissions or the subsequent use of information published. There are more species of fish than all the species of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals combined. Fish have been on earth for 450 million years, give or take an hour or so, long before the dinosaurs.

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91 Willow St or Cliff Rd?

The two sites. Wharf St on the left, with the proposed Cliff Rd site on the right.

Does it matter where? Let’s just get a museum happening for Tauranga.

That seems to be the consensus amongst some of the city’s MPs and would-be MPs – including Simon Bridges, the man who’s long been championing a new museum for Tauranga. But New Zealand First questions whether the time is right for a museum, whether the city has more urgent priorities.

“Cliff Rd would be a more ambitious and exciting museum,” says Simon Bridges. ”So what’s wrong with ambition and excitement when planning a significant new facility for the city?

“Well, more controversy and cost – so my point is let’s just bleedin’ get one.” The MP, the Minister of the Crown, believes the Willow St site for a new museum would be more achievable, and achievable more quickly than Cliff Rd. But there’s a qualification “Not at any cost, but a good museum.”

The Weekend Sun went to the politicians after the Tauranga City Council consulted with ratepayers for three months and discovered ‘significant community support’ for a new museum. It seems ratepayers want a museum to ‘tell our story’ and learn about what has shaped the city.

Where the museum is located will depend on factors such as cultural significance, cost, time to build, suitability of land and impact on neighbourhoods. But if it depended on Tauranga’s political hopefuls two months out from a general election it would probably be built in Willow St.

Jan Tinetti is excited and ambivalent at the same time. The Merivale Primary principal is number 14 on the Labour Party list and more or less guaranteed a free ride into parliament.

She’s excited about the prospect of a museum and is looking forward to seeing the city’s heritage being recognised and celebrated.

“Cliff Rd is close to The Elms and connects with the city’s heritage. But Willow St is in the CBD and close to the art gallery.”

The MP for Bay of Plenty Todd Muller shares Simon Bridges’ want for something to happen.

“But when it comes to the debate between iconic and functional, I lean towards functional,” says Todd.

“Because the true museum experience is what’s inside and the quality and frequency of the exhibitions.”

Ranking 38 on the Labour list is Angie WarrenClark. She will contest Todd’s seat and prefers the Cliff Rd option. “The views across our beautiful inner harbour would be stunning,” says Angie. “It was a significant Maori community in the 1800s so I look forward to hearing whether iwi would support this site.” Another factor for her are the railway lines.

“They impact both sites. I look forward to a solution so we can enjoy our beautiful seafront without the trains.” A museum for New Zealand’s fastest growing city with the fifth largest population is a fantastic idea and makes sense for New Zealand First list MP Clayton Mitchell. But it’s a case of when. Read the rest of the story, including Clayton’s full take on the museum, at www.theweekendsun.co.nz

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Councillors go for park tower Tauranga City councillors have voted for the tallest car parking building from the list of available options for the proposed Harington St car park site.

The vote was for a nine-storey car parking building, two storeys beyond what city council transportation staff believe is the maximum practical height. There is a nine-storey parking building in Manukau City councillors were told.

The Tauranga building will have an additional two basement levels.

Cost for the project is estimated to be $31.6m.

Bay projects up for awards Two Tauranga projects are finalists in the civil contracting industry's equivalent of the academy awards. The revamp of the Tauranga waterfront, and the upgrade of Tauranga City Council's Memorial Park Pump Station are finalists in the CCNZ Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards.

These awards recognise excellence in the construction or maintenance of assets and have five categories with 27 finalists.

The Tauranga waterfront work, awarded to HEB Construction by the city council, involved the construction of new tidal stairs, a pier and a pontoon to help enhance the public space and enable safe access to the water.

Shared living tower concept Tauranga architect Mark Wassung is doing the numbers to see if his concept for shared central city high rise living stacks up.

He's got his eye on the former TV3 site in Durham St and thinks a unique mixed use senior/ student accommodation high rise makes more economic sense than a hotel.

Mark's got a couple of developers interested and has pitched the idea for a mixed senior/ student high rise accommodation to Mayor Greg Brownless and deputy mayor Kelvin Clout.

From one millionaire to another Tauranga's newest multimillionaire Lou Te Keeti sat down with Opportunities Party leader Gareth Morgan this week to chat about what they have in common. The hour-long conversation covered politics, philanthropy, and what to do when you have millions in the bank overnight.

Ngati Kahu kaumatua Lou went public last weekend as the winner of the $10.3 million Powerball First Division prize, which was struck earlier this month.

SunLive Comment of the Week ‘Poppy right’, posted by maildrop on the story: Lakes footpath makes international news.

“I’m surprised by all the criticism. Whoever dreamt it up was just following the Kiwi mantra of “getting the job done”. They didn’t want to waste money moving services already laid, had a path to get down and just used some good old Kiwi sense.

Squeeze it in. Bend it, nudge it. Job done. She’ll be right. Imagine the expense of moving services and trees, just for a footpath? I mean, footpaths are only there to park cars on, right? And it is good to see money is not wasted on proper planning. You lot should be congratulating them.”

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From a Papamoa garage He had half an idea of being a butcher, perhaps a taxidermist. Even an engraver, etching intricate scrollwork on firearms.

It would have been a natural progression from his Wairoa boyhood where there was always wild pigs, deer, knives, hunting and gathering, the best of kai.

“Wild pork is a delicacy for many Maori.

“For us it was a way of life,” says Todd Couper. But instead of a boning knife Todd Couper took up the carver’s chisel. “As soon as I did that I thought man, I love this.”

The chisel was like the conductor’s baton, the concertmaster’s bow. “This was me.” It was an extension of the man.

Now he’s flogging his high end artwork around the world, with commissioned pieces residing in collections in the US, Canada, Netherland, Australia valued from $2000 to $60,000 apiece.

If it feels crass or boorish talking about beautiful, powerful, flowing art forms in dollar terms, that’s the reason we rarely see this man’s work in public here at home.

“I suppose it comes down to surviving at the end of the day,” explains the carver.

“It’s business, it’s how I make a living, pay the bills.” There’s a huge appreciation of

indigenous art in Canada and a lot more people who can afford it – the demand for his work is constant and consequently the pay cheques regular.

Maori carvers have a symmetry with firstnation carvers and the clients over there have picked up on that.

So apart from a few of Couper’s pieces in private collections, New Zealand has largely been deprived.

But then came Toi Mauri – an exhibition of 35 taonga, more than half on loan from overseas, at the Tauranga Art Gallery.

“Normally I am working on one carving at a time and then it disappears overseas, wherever. But to see them all together at Toi Mauri, and some which I haven’t seen for quite a long time… I don’t know how I feel, but I like it.”

And visitors to the gallery like it too – an exhibition of Todd Couper’s work in one space at one time. The crisp lines of the whakairo rakau, the wood carving, the sharp cuts and the smooth finish – the finesse and soft lines, the delicacy and skill.

Contemporary Maori art with a technical purity. “There are the variations of traditional patterns, there’s the sculptural form, the addition of colour and, for whatever reason, people like it.”

Proud but humble.

And very contemporary.

The subjects include guardian spirits from the natural world such as the hokioi or eagle, the ruru or morepork, the whai or stingray. “I draw on my outdoor upbringing for inspiration, my early experience and the things I love to do” says Todd.

Like ‘The Spirit of the Boar’ on loan from the Spirit Wrestler Galley in Vancouver.

“It’s directly from my upbringing and probably my most special work and the one I am most connected to.” It is no particular pig, nor pest – more a strong noble beast.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah – I am honouring the animal and my Dad who introduced me to the boar. It has its own mana, something you hunt but at the same time you give it respect. You go into their environment, Continued...

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Continued... they can outsmart and outwit you and outfight the dogs.

“You can go home with nothing, no food, so it deserves respect.”

Todd Couper is a graduate of the Wairakei Institute of Technology – he did weaving, bone carving and painting. But when he did his first wood module with a carver called Ross Hemara, he found his calling, his connection.

“Perhaps it was the wood, perhaps the physical aspect.” But his life was ordained by a chisel.

Nearly 20 years later we’re having a cup of tea at Todd’s place, the cats scratching at the back door and the carver, artist, sculptor is regaling me with the story about how he had to produce five new works for the exhibition.

An unflappable man talking work pressure.

“Everyone says art isn’t a real job, but my work takes total commitment. You can’t be a master on the side. If you hold down a normal job and sculpt on the side then it’s just a hobby.”

So to get those works out on time he worked on and off from 9am to midnight – a total 930 hours, 186 hours a piece or five working weeks.

He’d been under the pump. Work stress even for

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A man and his work

Photos: Nikki South.

the gentle, cerebral, kindly artist.

Now, if late one night you find fingers of light creeping from under a garage door in a Papamoa cul-de-sac, if the radio is playing lowly, and you sense a man happy with his lot, it will be the carver at work.

He will have had an idea, he will have morphed it into a two-dimensional image on paper and brought it to life in wood.

“The chiseling is the easy part – it’s mechanical – once you have acquired that skill you can apply it anytime.”

And mostly at night. “That’s a nice time, it’s peaceful, people are asleep, the planes aren’t going and I am alone with my thoughts and my wood. I am getting the job done.”

And indigenous fine art collectors all over the North American continent will be poised to pull out their credit cards in expectation of another Couper at the Spirit Wrestler Gallery in Vancouver.

It’s a Canadian connection that began when colleague carver Roi Toia noticed the number of tourists passing through Rotorua who were intrigued by Maori art and carving. There was an obvious and untapped market and after a trade expo in Vancouver the Spirit Wrestler Gallery started representing Maori art in the gallery.

“Slowly more and more Maori artists were represented, 20 are now showing at the gallery, and I was lucky enough to be one of them,” says Todd. He’s quite chuffed about that.

And he’s even more chuffed because he believes the calibre of Maori artists is right up there with the best in the world.

“And with that the prices of the artwork is right up there as well.”

It pays the bills and feeds Todd’s family, but isn’t it sad this work is disappearing offshore?

“For sure, definitely.” That’s why it demands a visit to the Tauranga Art Gallery.

Because when the show is over a significant body of work will go back into private collections and never be seen publicly again.

Te Mauri is at Tauranga Art Gallery until September 10.

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Council staff on the move – again Tauranga City Council staff are on the move again, clearing their desks in the Westpac building, farewelling the harbour views, and moving into 306 Cameron Rd with the IRD. It’s for the good of the city, says council CEO Garry Poole. The council has surrendered its lease on the Westpac Building to enable it to be demolished to make room for a $50 million, 12-storey retail/commercial/ residential development on the site.

“We clearly believe that that development is in the interests of the objectives we have set for the CBD of a vibrant healthy CBD, so for that reason we have agreed to basically surrender our lease,” says Garry.

“We are just negotiating the final date for that and the staff can start moving

into 306 Cameron Rd.” The partners in the new development; Richard Cashmore, Neil Craig and property owners the Carr family approached the council “some time ago” to discuss whether there was any appetite for surrendering the lease, says Garry.

“For the reasons I gave earlier we were up for that conversation.”

The council is also endeavouring to make the transition cost-neutral.

“We don’t want to make money out of this move, but we don’t want to lose money,” says Garry.

“We are working with the partners in an open book fashion.”

Demolition is scheduled for February and will affect more than 400 city council staff, who were forced out of the city council administration building following the discovery of toxic mould in December 2014.

Biosecurity topic for symposium The introduction of unwanted pests and diseases has the potential to adversely impact on the lives of New Zealanders, which is why biosecurity is the topic of a symposium open to the public in Tauranga on Monday, August 7.

‘Opening the eyes and minds of biosecurity: Facilitating the pragmatic uptake of knowledge for biosecurity’ is the title of a workshop that will bring together representatives of government organisations, industries, science organisations and the public.

The event precedes the New Zealand Plant Protection Conference at Trinity Wharf in Tauranga, which runs from

August 8-10.

During the symposium a number of speakers will investigate ways to enhance collaboration for improving biosecurity, resulting in more effective use of assets, including people, information, tools, science and infrastructure, while maintaining social licence to allow the use of biosecurity tools and technologies.

The NZPPS conference is promoted as New Zealand’s prime venue for the exchange of scientific information on all aspects of plant protection.

To find out more, go to https://nzpps.org/conference.php

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The cold, hard logic of crookedness There’s not a straight, right answer to this skew-whiff problem.

That’s an independent and expert take on crooked footpaths. Not specifically the crooked Te Ranga Memorial Drive footpath at The Lakes because landscape architect Richard Hart hadn’t caught up with all that hoo-ha.

He’s talking skew-whiff footpaths in general.

“A street needs to work aesthetically,” says Richard.

“And although I love trees, I also believe a footpath has to work well.

“That’s a design problem and it needs to be laid out in a way that resolves both issues.”

And it’s all about gentle, sweeping curves. And as a professional, a landscape architect, he has seen excellent curved footpaths and curved footpaths that looked odd.

Like the one at the Lakes – the one a mischievous former local body politician painted as “ridiculous”

because it sweeps in and out and around trees planted at the street edge. “How long before multiple accidents?” And a frustration for skateboarders, the mobility impaired, and pushchair users. A Facebook user chimed in. “It’s so bad it could become a tourist attraction and Tauranga would be on the world map for stupid places and things to see.”

But it’s not a problem peculiar to Tauranga.

And it’s also not so “bad” and “stupid” and “ridiculous” when you understand why, as there are reasons for all things.

“I believe Tauranga should be the best place in the country to see trees,” says Richard. “McLaren Falls, Yatton Park and our stormwater reserves – there are really good examples of the biggest and best trees in the country.”

But, he adds, the Tauranga City Council code of practice – which is like a phone book – in a sense, sets up a conflict between providing and maintaining services and the ability to plant trees in the street.

In those codes are all the requirements for power, gas, telephone, water and so on – all to be aligned with street boundaries. Then you need space for footpaths and then there are rules for trees – they need to be a certain distance from services, sumps, power poles, street lights and driveways.

“So when you are trying to place a tree in a subdivision you will often find it’s impossible because of the conflict with the infrastructure requirements – but at the same time we want a beautiful city with streets and trees.”

“But let’s say you have five metres from the kerb to the boundary – two and a half metres for services, 1.5 metres for the footpath, that leaves one metre,”says Richard. “Put a tree in the middle of that and you are either only a half metre from the kerb which is too close because when the tree grows it’s all over the road, and if you put it on the other side then you are all over the services.” And it seems it’s not a problem unique to Tauranga – it’s a national problem. Read the rest of the story at www.theweekendsun.co.nz

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Doing our bit After seeing first-hand what the Syrian civil war was doing to its people, Murdoch Stephens returned from Aleppo expecting to find New Zealand a world leader in extending a helping hand to refugees.

Murdoch Stephens on the ‘Doing Our Bit’ campaign trail in Wellington.

He was shocked to find that wasn’t the case. “I read a newspaper article that said New Zealand took only one fifth per capita of refugees compared to Australia.

I looked into that and saw we hadn’t increased our refugee quota in 30 years.”

In 2013 Murdoch, a Wellington-based university lecturer, set up a voluntary campaign called ‘Doing Our Bit’ to push for a doubling of New Zealand’s refugee quota.

Last year the government announced the number of refugees New Zealand will accept would increase from 750 to 1000 each year by 2018. Murdoch insists the quota needs to double and is taking his message on the road in the lead-up to September’s general election.

He will be speaking in Tauranga on Friday, August 4 about the need to increase the quota, particularly in light of the current Syrian refugee crisis, and how New Zealand communities can help.

“If we consider ourselves a civilised country, we should be matching what other countries like Australia and Canada are doing,” says Murdoch. “It’s not about being a world leader; it’s about doing our fair share.”

Murdoch says the terrible thing is that people associate refugees with the very thing they are fleeing from. “The same thing happened when Jewish people came here after WWII. We locked some of them up

on an island because we worried they might be secret Nazis here to infiltrate the country.

“Because Syrians are fleeing Isis, people associate them with that war, rather than them trying to escape it.”

Murdoch believes refugees are treated well once they come to New Zealand.

“The government has some good resettlement strategies and the general public has been nothing but welcoming. The latest resettlement centre to open in Dunedin asked for 40 volunteers to help and it got 400 applications. It shows a huge amount of community support for helping people who just need the really basic things that most of us take for granted.”

Tauranga doesn’t have a refugee resettlement centre but Murdoch says people in Tauranga can help refugees by putting pressure on their local MPs to increase the quota.

“We’re asking people to approach politicians and ask them to support doubling the quota to 1500.”

Murdoch Stephens will be speaking at St George’s Anglican Church, 1 Church St, Gate Pa on Friday, August 4 from 6-8pm. Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy will MC the evening. Admission is free. Find out more about the Doing Our Bit campaign online www.doingourbit.co.nz

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A woman of scientific influence It’s shaping up to be busy year for House of Science founder and CEO Chris Duggan.

Chris Duggan’s House of Science resource kits are now going into schools nationwide. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

The organisation she set up in 2013 to help get science resource kits into the Bay of Plenty’s primary schools has gone national, she has just returned from joining NASA scientists on a flight to gather infrared data from stars in Earth’s galaxy, and she has been named as a finalist for the ‘Women of Influence’ awards in the science and innovation category for the third year in a row.

The former chemistry teacher spent 15 years in the classroom before leaving to set up the House of Science in Tauranga in 2013 “on the back of a dream” to help primary teachers teach better science – something that isn’t happening in three quarters of New Zealand primary schools, she says.

“Rather than point the finger at others and say ‘you should be doing better’ I thought I’d follow the ‘be the change you want to see’ [mantra] and see if I could make a difference on a small scale in Tauranga.”

The House of Science resource kits contain everything a Year 1-8

Do we really need more money?

I’ll never forget the time I was bailed up next to a fellow university student; he was grinning like a shot possum as he told me about his new-found wealth.

He had figured out that he could increase the size of his student loan by claiming expenses for books he never intended to buy. “Don’t you have to pay that back?” I asked. “Who cares, I’m off to the pub,” he said.

He may have come to regret the size of his loan when he realised it’s harder to earn money than it is to drink it.

However, unlike an individual or a business, councils are quite different; we can choose to increase our income any time by increasing rates.

Why is that significant? Because on current forecasts we’ll reach our borrowing limit in 2019. Spending must change or rates must go up.

Last week I showed you a way council could keep a lid on debt by reprioritising growth expenditure from 10 years ‘ahead of time’ to ‘just in time’ while keeping some nice-to-haves. However, given recent decisions to increase the height of the new Harington St carpark from nine to 11 storeys at an extra cost of $4.5m (despite both evidence and advice to the contrary) and the on-again, off-again, on-again decision to spend an additional $1.5m on what is now a $4m i-Site I do wonder if there is enough appetite by colleagues to do some trade-offs or appeal for more of your money instead. Watch this space over the next six months.

teacher needs to get their students involved in hands-on science experiments and range in topics from flight science to forensics, food science to force and friction.

Tauranga currently has 48 of these kits available to 55 House of Science member schools and each week more than 2000 children are using them to learn science.

With the backing of the Wright Family Foundation, the organisation has gone national this year. A House of Science NZ Charitable Trust was established to develop resource kits and support the establishment of House of Science branches across the country.

Chris has reluctantly handed over management of the Tauranga branch to take over the role of national CEO. “It’s freed me up to take over the national roll-out. My job now is to find partners who want to come on board on a national scale, either to develop a new resource box or sponsor an existing box.”

Chris has enjoyed great success already, with some big players in the New Zealand science community, including the MacDiarmid Institute, ESR, NIWA, Ag Research and Massey

University, signing up to be involved.

“It’s really exciting. A lot of the Crown Research Institutes have a mandate to reach into the community to communicate their science to the general public, and that can be quite tricky, so we are providing a really nice solution for that by getting a resource into schools.”

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Sports guru to speak in Tauranga Leading New Zealand sports psychologist David Galbraith will give a rare public talk in Tauranga next month.

David, who has worked with a number of leading New Zealand sports teams and Olympic athletes, will speak at the Tauranga Golf Club on August 15.

Organiser and Tauranga Golf Club

professional Jay Carter says David’s unique style is not to be missed.

“David is one of the most refreshing, confronting speakers you’ll ever hear and people come away completely enthralled,” says Jay. “He has a way of challenging and inspiring people to get more out of life and understand what it takes to achieve personal, sporting and business greatness.”

David Galbraith.

David is a registered clinical psychologist but since 2006 has specialised in performance psychology in the sporting and business arenas. Among the athletes he’s worked with are Olympic kayaking champion Lisa Carrington, BMX star Sarah Walker and whitewater paddler Mike Dawson, while he’s also worked with the Chiefs Super Rugby team, the All Blacks Sevens men’s and women’s teams and New Zealand Golf.

It was at a golf camp that Carter, now the national high performance coach for New Zealand Golf, first heard David speak and he was initially

underwhelmed. “I remember looking at my watch when he came in to talk to a team and it was 8.30pm - it had been a big day and I wondered how long before I could hit the sack.

Next thing I know, it was after midnight and the team manager had to shut it down so David could drive home. We’d have listened to him all night if we’d been allowed!”

The Tauranga talk will start at 6.30pm, with tickets available online at www.jaycartergolf.gettimely.com or by calling 027 2203 167.

Tickets cost $75 or $500 for a table of eight.

Promoting fo tball among girls

Girls from Golden Sands School excited about playing football.

When we think of sports and sports stars, often it’s the Papamoa Football Club provides the equipment, men’s version of a game that springs to mind. thanks to support from Papamoa Four Square. Year However, everyone enjoys playing sport for fun, 5 and 6 girls are chosen to be ambassadors, with the especially football, which may soon eclipse rugby as programme starting at Golden Sands School our kids’ preferred sport of choice. on Tuesday.

Papamoa Football Club junior girls’ coordinator Sue “Part of their responsibilities are to encourage fair Tilby is hoping to promote the game by getting girls at play, participation among the girls and take care of the school involved at lunchtime. equipment. They also have to set up the matches and “It’s a fantastic time for the growth of the female run warm-up drills.” game, globally and nationally” She’s hoping to grow the programme, with a Te “Whilst the female game is growing there is still a Puke club member already expressing interest in conspicuous absence of girls on the playground playing bringing the programme to their local schools. football. Boys generally have more time on the ball “Hopefully it will lead to more girls participating in on and off the field therefore develop a higher skill the game of football and wanting to join a club.” level,” she says. “So we decided to start an ambassador Anyone interested in bringing the programme to programme to get girls into leadership roles and their school, or providing sponsorship, can contact Sue running games with each other.” via email papamoafootball@hotmail.com Ryan Wood

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Squeezing out stress in waiting rooms A nine-year-old girl’s thoughtfulness and generosity has brought thanks from the staff of Tauranga Hospital’s Emergency Department.

Meiah Aitken-Keogh was visiting the ED recently with her stepmum Tayla Brady when she came up with the idea of making stress balls for people in the waiting area.

Dad Cameron Keogh,

Meiah Aitken-Keogh with her friend Kate Kneebone outside Tauranga Hospital just before delivering their gift.

Tayla, and friend Kate Kneebone were brought on board to help out with the project and around 50 stress balls were made. The gift was then hand-delivered to the ED front desk with a note saying: “To Tauranga Hospital, thank you for helping

all of the sick people. Thank you.

Sincerely Meiah Aitken Keogh (Age 9).”

“It warmed our hearts and we just want to thank Meiah,” says ED clinical nurse manager Stephanie Watson. “It was absolutely fantastic that a 9-year-old showed that level of compassion, it’s quite amazing. We will probably use them as distraction therapy for the children that come into the ED. “They might even like to take them home with them afterwards as well as a toy,” added Stephanie, who says the stress balls will, as a precaution, be disinfected before being offered to patients to ensure any possible germs are removed.

Tayla says the act is in character for Meiah.

“She has the biggest heart. Always thinking of others in need.

“We were sorting some of her clothes out recently and she said she wanted to send them to a family whose house had just burned down.”

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Out of earshot As Mayor of Tauranga, Greg Brownless constantly has people wanting to have a word in his ear.

But this could prove to be a little difficult on August 4 as the politician dons a pair of bright yellow ear muffs to experience what it is like to be hard of hearing.

Local MPs Todd Muller and Simon Bridges will join Greg and dozens of people from local businesses who have signed up for this year’s Silent Leadership Challenge, a National Foundation for the Deaf campaign to raise awareness of noice-induced hearing loss.

Each participant will take on three challenges wearing ear muffs, which simulates what it is like to be hard of hearing.

One of the local challenges is to participate in a social event organised by Hearing Bay of Plenty, which will benefit from funds raised on the day.

Greg expects the challenge to be difficult. “It will give me a chance to put myself in the shoes of someone who is hard of hearing. It will be interesting to find out how well I can read lips.”

As a popular target at social events about town does he worry that he might miss something? “In some cases it might be a good thing,” he jokes.

Tauranga Mayor Greg Brownless will be wearing ear muffs on August 4 as part of a campaign to raise awareness about noise-induced hearing loss. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

There are some bright ideas that need investment

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Five innovative companies seeking financial investment will pitch their products and ideas to a special forum in Tauranga next Tuesday evening.

It’s a special Enterprise Angels investment showcase event where five companies will present their ideas. Enterprise Angels is a membership-based investment

network connecting experienced investors with entrepreneurs and innovators.

It plays a key role by providing both capital and expertise to grow the business.

Some of the ideas that will be presented include an ice-cold hair conditioning system, a custom branded video app to showcase

and sell videos in the world’s largest marketplace and something called ‘Beany’ which is poised to become the future of online accounting for small businesses.

The special Enterprise Angels investment showcase will be held at Craigs Investment Partners, 158 Cameron Rd at 5pm on Tuesday, August 1.

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Kilimanjaro hike raises $6000 A Tauranga personal trainer is going on the hike of a lifetime up Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness and funds for the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand.

Naomi Cranston will join 24 other Kiwis, including marathon runners Malcolm and Sally Law, in a seven-day hike up Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in September.

Naomi started the fundraiser in December 2016 and has now raised $6728 for the Mental Health Foundation, almost $3000 more than her original goal.

She says she is really stoked with the amount of support and generosity from the community and is going to continue fundraising up until she flies out to Tanzania.

“Both my sister and mother are affected by mental health – we’ve spent a lot of time in the hospital system with mental health.”

She says, like many others, she lacked understanding of mental illness and wanted to educate herself further and find ways that she could help her family and friends.

She came upon the Mental Health Foundation website and saw that they were advertising a fundraising experience to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

“It’s definitely an area that I’m passionate about and I’m a personal trainer and Pilates instructor, so I kind of work in the area of wellness.

“I’m quite excited about meeting everyone on the trek who are involved in the field in some way.”

She says she has organised events such as a paddle relay and quiz night, but most of the fundraising has come from corporate and individual donors.

Bay of Plenty Z stations were one of the companies to do their part for Naomi’s cause.

On Thursday, July 20 they fundraised $3200 across nine sites from customers with 50 cent donations for every hot drink and $1 for every car wash. Z Energy spokesperson Kim Gillies says the company was happy to do their part for New Zealand mental health, as she believes it is a subject that isn’t talked about enough. “[Naomi] is one of our retailer’s personal trainer, so she had obviously said to them about how she was fundraising for this climb up the Kilimanjaro

Some of the Bay of Plenty Z team who took part in fundraising for mental health in New Zealand. in September. We wanted to jump on to generate some more support for mental health in New Zealand through our sites, as well as creating awareness.”

Naomi says she is blown away by the generosity of Z and the customers who donated.

She visited some of the Bay of Plenty Z stations that took part in the event and says the staff decorated the shop and dressed up for the cause.

“The coolest part about it was actually hearing the awareness that was raised - people coming in and as soon as they asked what it was about, they would open up and say ‘oh well I’ve actually struggled with depression myself’.

“It was just a cool platform for people to open up and talk about it.”

She says the hike up Mount Kilimanjaro will be a great challenge and she can’t wait to meet other people who are just as passionate about mental health awareness.

To find out more about Naomi’s fundraiser or to donate to the cause visit www.everydayhero.com/nz and search ‘Naomi Cranston’.

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Detour Theatre giving the chance to be centre stage Detour Theatre is offering adults with suppressed thespian tendencies the opportunity to ‘live’ as Oscar Wilde did. The director of Detour Theatre, Kim Williamson, is conducting an adult beginners acting workshop at the theatre in 17th Avenue on Saturday, August 12 from 10am-3pm. The workshop is for

adults who would like to give acting a go, but have had little or no previous experience or training. Register before Monday, July 31 to attend. Email your name, mobile number and email address to info@detour.co.nz For more information phone 07 571 0752 or visit www.detour.co.nz

Te Wharekura o Mauao principal Koa Douglas.

Photo: Nikki South.

Kura campus marks five years Te Wharekura o Mauao is marking five years at its Bethlehem campus, in which time the school has gone from strength to strength.

Prior to 2012, the Maori medium school was run from a temporary facility provided by what was then known as the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic (now Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology).

Initially the school began with 30 Year 7-9 students, but now has a roll of 220.

It’s classed as a ‘special character’ school which any student of any ethnicity may attend, so long as they embrace an immersive curriculum of te reo and tikanga Maori.

Principal Koa Douglas says kura such as theirs are increasingly becoming the springboard for the revitalisation of te reo Maori.

“It connects students with their heritage, too.

“We see many parents sending their kids here because they want their children to be connected with the Maori world.”

Assistant principal Heywood Kuka says the school’s

students are achieving above the national average.

“We’re disappointed if we don’t reach close to a 100 per cent pass rate,” he says.

“Our NCEA statistics show students in Maori medium schools are high achievers.”

Last year all Year 13 students left school with NCEA Level 3. The school roll continues to grow, with more than 60 new enrolments this year – a 30 per cent increase on 2016.

The choice of site on the corner of Bethlehem Rd and Westmorland Rise initially faced resistance from locals, principally those in the Mayfield subdivision.

Some residents were concerned traffic in the area would increase, while others worried their house prices would fall.

“That still reverberates in our school community,” says Koa. “But this is us standing up to the naysayers and showing how well we’re doing. Having said that, our relationship with our neighbours is one of positivity and collaboration.”

Today, the median house price in Bethlehem is $744,750.

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Strap on your skates and get ready to boogie If you’re looking for a fun, family activity why not get some skates on and join Skatescool Tauranga for its regular family roller discos at the Greerton Community Hall on Cameron Rd. Family roller discos will be held

from 4-6pm at the hall on the following Saturdays from now until the end of September: July 29, August 12, August 26, September 16, and September 30.

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Tickets at the door – $10 per person or $35 for a family pass. Free entry for spectators and under 5s. For more information contact Skatescool Tauranga, 021 118 0513, email skatescooltauranga@gmail.com.

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The city rules for election signs Tauranga City Council asks that all political candidates follow the city’s rules around election signs in public places.

“We have designated areas for election signage, as well as size limits.

It’s important to minimise distractions for motorists,” says bylaws and parking team leader Stuart Goodman.

Between now and September 22, candidates can place signs in the areas

identified in the council’s local election policy maps. Approval is for one sign per candidate, and one sign per political party.

The maximum size of each sign is 1.5 square metres. Signs are also required to comply with section 221B of the Electoral Act 1993.

Any signs that fall outside of these rules require specific approval from the council.

What can you be?

Otumoetai College students Neihana Spee, Sophie Miller, Axel Janello and Chrystal Yang. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

Forget about the world being your oyster, now it’s your canvas!

Canvas Careers Showcase, held from Friday, August 11 to Saturday, August 12 at ASB Arena Baypark, will give students and job seekers the opportunity to talk face-to-face with real people from across the Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty region.

These industries include business, tertiary institutes and community organisations, to help them figure out what exciting places their future might take them.

The Canvas Careers Showcase is a new take on the old Western Bay at Work Careers Expo. The name ‘Canvas’ encourages students to treat their future like a blank canvas and explore the multitude of opportunities available. Visitors are empowered to see that they can do anything.

A key feature of this year’s event is the ‘I Can Be…” inspiration stage. Through bi-hourly talks, speakers

give a first-hand account of what skills are required in their field, as well as tips on getting your foot in the door.

Speakers include Anton Steel, owner of Bay of Plenty Film, Alisha Staples, owner of Staples Virtual Reality and Stacey Mareroa, a top Maori commercial lawyer. "We are excited about working alongside Rotary to launch the new Canvas brand,” says Priority One Instep manager Lyn Parlane.

“We encourage people to take the time to check out Canvas so they can explore all the possible opportunities open to them."

This year’s event has an event app for visitors to connect with exhibitors, easy navigation and a schedule of what’s on when. Anyone who downloads the app goes in the draw to win a Samsung Galaxy tablet. Visit www.canvascareers.co.nz to download the app.

The event is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Tauranga and Priority One’s Instep.

Tauranga Careers Showcase 11-12th August, 9am-3pm, ASB Arena

Retail wages on the rise with increase Retail NZ has published the results of its annual report on wages across the sector and, on average, wages have increased by 5.1 per cent over the past year, from an hourly rate of $20.73 to $21.80.

"Our survey suggests that wage increases in the retail sector have outpaced increases in the minimum wage, which increased 3.3 per cent on April 1, 2017 (from $15.25 to $15.75)," says Retail NZ general manager public affairs Greg Harford.

"This partly reflects increased demand for skilled staff, and that retailers are increasingly seeking to invest in their people and help them build a career path in the sector.

"We also asked respondents to indicate other ways that they reward their employees and found that 90 per cent of retail employers offered some form of

additional benefits, such as discounts, commission or training opportunities.

Greg says the retail sector is diverse, with a large range of skilled roles available to build a successful career. Apart from in-store sales, the retail sector offers roles in marketing, e-commerce, logistics, web design and a range of other activities.

Altogether, more than 209,000 New Zealanders work in the retail sector – about 10 per cent of all jobs in the New Zealand economy.

"On a regional basis, retail wage rates are highest in Auckland, and there was little wage growth recorded in the South Island. Our report again recorded higher wages across the board for retailers with higher turnover levels. This indicates the challenges smaller retailers are facing in our regional centres, but also reflects the general ability of larger businesses to invest more in all aspects of their operations,” says Greg.

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Travel Safe Safer Journeys

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Tania’s magic carpet ride Tania Parkes was in an office role and now she’s one of the country’s top flooring apprentices of the year.

“I happened to see a year-long course advertised in the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation newsletter. There was also a picture of Brenda McKee, who I used to work with, holding an award. That inspired me,” says Tania.

Tania’s is the first face you meet when you walk into King Flooring in Reynolds Place, Papamoa. And a year later at the annual Flooring Apprentice of the Year Awards in Christchurch, Tania was awarded the Flooring Planning and Design Trainee of the Year Award. “I was very surprised,” says Tania. “I knew I had done all the work, but I didn’t go on the course to win an award.”

She did go on the course to gain confidence and knowledge. “My office job was to evolve into office plus showroom and would become more sellingorientated. I was often left on my own and I needed to be equipped to help customers without having to ring someone all the time.”

So she learned how to quantify – assessing how much carpet or vinyl was required to complete a job.

She also learned how to look at a substrate floor – the underlying substance or layer – and then advise a customer on what needed to be done to get new flooring – whether a surface had to be uplifted or sanded.

And she learned well. “Tania is a strong role model for those who may be considering an apprenticeship in the flooring industry,” says BCITO chief executive Warwick Quinn.

“The course has given me a wonderful opportunity to learn more about myself and the industry,” says Tania. “And my advice would be to give something a go. Whatever the industry, it is good to learn.”

The Flooring Planning and Design Trainee of the Year Award is sitting proudly in the showroom at King Flooring. Tania’s is the latest name engraved on it.

She had been looking round for a new A winner - Tania Parkes bed. Now she is the owner of a brand new of King Flooring. $5000 Sleepyhead, a prize put up by one of the sponsors. “They make all the foam underlay which we install,” says Tania.

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No action taken over jacaranda tree The Pillans Rd jacaranda tree has been spared by the Tauranga City Council environment committee this week in a vote that required environment committee chairman Steve Morris’ casting vote.

Mary. “It’s not the tree that’s created the issue, it’s newcomers who have decided to park a caravan underneath.

“People who pick up the inconvenience are the people who parked under the tree, not the tree itself.”

Resident Helen Webster is also a former Pillans Point School pupil.

The Websters recently moved into the Committee members were evenly split property at 144 Pillans Rd from just over whether to leave the tree as is down the street from where they or recommend the council take have been living for a couple action to appease the concerns of years. She reiterated of the residents. their request to replace the David and Helen Webster jacaranda with something bought the property at 144 smaller and more suitable.

Pillans Rd last year, and Committee member and they want the city council to deputy mayor Kelvin Clout cut down the jacaranda tree also went to Pillans Point directly outside the house.

School and he voted to keep But the mature jacaranda the tree. directly on the south side of It resulted in a 3:3 vote with the house is a remnant from chairman Steve Morris using his the original farmhouse/orchard casting vote to support the status plantings on the street and predates the area’s urban development. quo.

Former councillor Mary Dillon used Steve says 12 months ago he the public forum to tell the committee Tauranga City Council turned would have supported councillor the argument over the tree is beneath Bill Grainger who supported the down a request to fell the them and the committee should be Websters, but a recent trip to historic jacaranda tree. placing a moratorium on tree issues London changed all that. until the environmental policy and vegetation policy He saw massive trees surrounding houses with roots is restructured. lifting up footpaths. They seem to have come to terms “This tree clearly should not be removed,” says with large trees, says Steve.

Counting cheeky robins in Aongatete Forest Scarce 12 years ago before pest control took place, the Aongatete Forest is now alive with the cute, cheeky, inquisitive North Island robin.

The birds love interacting with visitors so if you would like to experience an encounter with them, the Aongatete Forest Project needs help with its annual North Island robin count – no skills are

needed. The bird count will take place from 9am-12pm on Sunday, July 30, meeting at 837 Wright Rd, Aongatete, near Katikati.

If the weather is inclement the date will move to August 6.

Keep an eye out for updates on the Aongatete Forest Project website aongateteforest.org Numbers limited to 20. To register email jan@netsmart.net.nz

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No burials, no scattering of ashes, no more memorials and possibly no rock-climbing.

Just some of the suggestions in a draft Historic Reserve Management Plan which would preserve and celebrate the natural, historic, cultural, and spiritual significance of our maunga, Mauao.

Tauranga loves Mauao, and so do visitors.

“That’s why nearly one million people walked up it or round it last year,” says Dean Flavell, chair of the Mauao joint administration board, Nga Poutiriao o

Mauao. And that’s also why Tauranga City Council is calling for submissions on how it manages the city’s most treasured place. Last year the board, which comprises representatives of the reserve’s owners, the Mauao Trust and TCC, asked locals what they loved about Mauao.

And on the back of that feedback a draft Mauao Historic Reserve Management Plan has been released for consultation.

Among other things, the plan will protect wahi tapu sites and sites of historic significance. It will ban burials or scattering of ashes and there will be no

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new memorials. Rock-climbing will not be permitted unless suitable sites are found.

The current location has safety risks, is close to a wahi tapu site and could damage psilotum nudum, a rare native fern.

Permission will be required for operating on Mauao.

The draft document and submission forms are available online at www.tauranga.govt.nz/mauaormp, at libraries around the city and the TCC customer service centre in Willow St. Formal submissions remain open until September 27, 2017.

Major overhaul for IRD payments and social support Finance minister Steven Joyce says the Working for Families system is very complex and has been since it was introduced.

"More than 40 per cent of people receiving Working for Families are underpaid, while a quarter of all people get paid too much and end up owing money to Inland Revenue."

Revenue minister Judith Collins says the old IRD system wasn’t designed to handle income support payments like Working for Families.

"Our new system will allow us to base payments on better information and allow IRD to be much more accurate and adaptable to families’ changing circumstances and incomes."

The government has released a new consultation document, ‘Better administration of social policy’, which goes through the proposed changes and how they will affect families.

"As well as lifting family incomes, this year’s budget began the process of simplifying people’s taxes and entitlements so they can easily see what they should be receiving.

“These proposals are the next step in creating a more straightforward tax and transfer system which responds quickly and simply as people’s circumstances change," Steven says. "It will provide a better system for hundreds of thousands of New Zealand families."

Along with Working for Families changes, there are proposals for improving processes for child support and student loans.

"Child support payments will be automatically deducted from the wages or salary of all liable parents, and more comprehensive information about both parents’ incomes taken into account, including income

from trusts. And if the receiving parent wishes, child support payments could be passed on to them as soon as Inland Revenue had processed the payment," Judith says.

"We’re also proposing that a wider range of employment income would

have student loan repayments deducted from New Zealand-based borrowers, reducing the chance of large end-of-year bills." Full details of the proposals are available at www.makingtaxsimpler.ird.govt.nz Submissions close September 15, 2017.

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The government is planning major changes to how IRD pays social support so that people have a better idea what their entitlements are and are receiving the right amount.

High prices for avocados means opportunistic thieves out to make an easy buck are raiding Western Bay of Plenty orchards. Police have reported more incidents of avocado thefts in Katikati, Te Puna, and Whakamarama in recent weeks.

Katikati Senior Constable John Fitzgerald says police tend to see a spike in avocado thefts when the price of the fruit is high.

“We’d like growers to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity. It’s a good idea to make a note of registration numbers, and put in place any preventative measures they can.”

Petrol/diesel car ban from 2040 New diesel and petrol cars and vans will be banned in the UK from 2040 in a bid to tackle air pollution, the government is set to announce.

The BBC claim ministers will also unveil a £255m fund to help councils tackle emissions from diesel vehicles, as part of a £3b package of spending on air quality.

The government will publish its courtmandated clean air strategy later, days before a High Court deadline.

Campaigners said the measures were promising, but more detail was needed.

The government was ordered by the courts to produce new plans to tackle illegal levels of harmful pollutant nitrogen dioxide.

It came after judges agreed with environmental campaigners that previous plans were insufficient to meet EU pollution limits.

Action on youth suicide urged The Prime Minister's chief science adviser has asked the government to do more to ensure kids can cope with stress in order to reduce the youth suicide rate. Sir Peter Gluckman has published a discussion paper on youth suicide in New Zealand in which he argues more emphasis needs to be placed on helping children develop coping skills at an early stage.

Sir Peter says young people face a lot of stress while growing up and their brains aren't always mature enough to deal with it.

"We've suggested to government that there needs to be greater emphasis in primary schools and even in early childhood education in terms of developing those skills.”

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‘Ignite the light and let it shine’ Especially when she slips into her specially designed bright gold and spangled togs and Katy Perry is wound up.

‘Cause baby you’re a firework’, as the lyrics go.

‘Come on and show ‘em what you’re worth.’

It’s apparently a song of inspiration, with a message that everyone is beautiful and capable of leaving the world in awe.

A personal favourite for songstress Perry.

It worked for Emma Fraser-Mackenzie. She took the song and her new routine into the North Island Synchronised Swimming Championships and left everyone there in awe. The long purple winner’s

She is a typically laconic teenager but for her dead cheeky grin and snazzy designer glasses.

The word ‘good’ is lavishly applied. How are you? “Good.” How’s school? “Good.” How were the holidays? “Good.” Good as in to be desired or approved of. And yes, all is good in the world with 14-year-old Emma Fraser-Mackenzie.

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And next year there is a world championship in Japan. They’ve have had display events but never a competitive event. Now they’re establishing rules and guidelines for getting serious.

There’s that grin again. Emma quite likes the idea of Japan. But it’s something to be negotiated at the family dinner table perhaps. Coach Suzanne is certainly a champion of the idea.

“I sent a video of Emma’s routine at the champs to a synchro friend in Brazil,” says Suzanne. “And she believes Emma is seriously good, top level. She certainly has the potential.”

In the meantime, more mundane matters. Suzanne is trying to build a group of special synchro swimmers.

She has Emma and another girl from Cambridge who comes across. There’s a room for one more in this class. “But we could also have more classes.”

As for a career, Emma has mentioned corrections, being a prison officer. “Or a synchronised swimmer.”

And Emma may find further inspiration in the words of Katy Perry.

‘You just gotta ignite the light and let it shine.” Emma’s on the journey.

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ribbon – ‘first participation’ it reads – is on the table at home just waiting for somewhere appropriate to be hung.

Mum Sara is popping with pride.

“Down syndrome kids can struggle with the land stuff like running and dancing, sometimes they can’t keep up.

“But put them in the water and it all comes together. Something to do with the combination of swimming, body movement and brain activity that has to happen.”

Synchronised swimming is also non-verbal which is a blessing for people like Emma. “They understand a lot of stuff but are not always able to communicate as much as they understand. They are good at thinking and working things out,” says Sara.

Former Brazilian synchro rep Suzanne Ribeiro is Emma’s coach at Tauranga Synchro at Baywave. There’s a special bond here – the coach hugs and kisses Emma when she arrives for the interview. And the teenager doesn’t mind the affection one iota.

“I am really amazed at her.

Sometimes I think things will be too difficult for her but we see how it goes.

And you just go and bomb!”

It seem there is a big move to synchronized swimming for the

region. Vital Signs is a research tool that takes a look at the Western Bay of Plenty region through the eyes of the people who live here. It is a community check-up that reports on the social, environmental, cultural and economic wellbeing of our communities, identifying strengths and areas for improvement. This data will then be used by local councils and funding organisations to prioritise where future investments need to be made.

Acorn Foundation general manager Nicky Wilkins says, “Acorn commissioned New Zealand’s first Vital Signs report in 2014, and this new study will take a look at what’s changed – and what needs to!”

Everyone’s input is welcome – anyone can complete the survey by going to www.keyresearch.co.nz/VitalSigns-Acorn. Paper copies of the survey are available also – contact Acorn 07 579 9839 and ask for a copy.

You can find out more about Vital Signs and how easy it is to make a difference through the Acorn Foundation at one of the free information sessions being held at libraries in the region over the next two weeks.

Sessions are 10.30am-12pm at Greerton (August 1), Mount Maunganui (August 2), Papamoa (August 3) Te Puke (August 8) and Katikati (August 9). All are welcome and there is no need to book.

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Baby-led weaning beneficial for little ones Babies who feed themselves as soon as they have started eating solids appear to be less fussy eaters, new University of Otago research has found.

The study, published in the international JAMA Pediatrics, looked at whether allowing infants to control their food intake by feeding themselves solid foods, instead of traditional spoonfeeding, would reduce the risk of becoming overweight or affect other important developmental outcomes up to the age of two.

The randomised clinical trial, which included 206 women, involved assigning 105 of them to an intervention that included support from a lactation consultant to extend exclusive breastfeeding and delay the introduction of complementary foods until six months of age.

The study found evidence that babies who fed themselves from the start had a better attitude toward food at 12 and 24 months and were less fussy about food than the children in the study who were spoon-fed.

Spotlight on on Mark Schaumann I first met Mark Schaumann when the Mauao Choir, led

by Emily Macklow, performed at the Brew Bar when I was hosting an open mic night with my good friend and bass player, Stephen Calvert, who also sings in this choir. It was lovely to hear Mark's deep bass voice covering the lower notes, and I was further impressed when I discovered Mark's talent on drums and percussion.

He recently performed with my new band JAG Convertable, which covered eight of my original songs and some New Zealand covers when we played at the Katikati Folk Club in a 'double-bill' concert with fellow singersongwriter Renny M, backed by Janet Muggeridge. They were also impressed and invited him to accompany them on percussion for a song or two.

Mark was born in Auckland and his first serious instrument study was three

years of violin when he was a teenager. When his schoolmates decided to start a band, they didn't need a violin, so he had some drum lessons from the late Neil Dunningham and played in 'The Statsz' at Onehunga High School. He later played for the 'The Traitors' and Auckland covers band 'Maximum Load' that played at the Anglo-American Bikers‘ Club Annual Memorial Easter Run at Waikino in 1989 and 1990 in front of thousands of "inebriated and appreciative bikers".

With marriage, family and career commitments, Mark took a hiatus from the band scene, moved to Tauranga in 1995 and has stayed in the area ever since.

Mark will be playing on August 11 at the Brew Bar in Tauranga, backing local singer-songwriters performing at the LMM Club event hosted by LA Thompson.

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The cheeriest cheerleaders Get your pom poms out and get ready to cheer, because the Bay’s cheerleading and dance competition is coming.

Battle in the Bay will be held at ASB Arena at Baypark on August 5 this year.

Hundreds of competitors from all over New Zealand will be taking to the stage to perform their best routines.

It’s a full-on day of cheer and dance action on Saturday, August 5. Doors open at 8am with the first performance at 9am. Spectator tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for children 5-12 years and under-fives attend for free.

International and senior level competitors will be

competing with performances you don't want to miss!

With these teams often travelling internationally to compete, be ready for jaw-dropping and fast action with competitors lifted and thrown high into the air.

Along with a Guinness World Record attempt scheduled during the day there will be coffee carts, plenty of merchandise, competitions and giveaways, as well as some celebrity guest appearances and a photo booth thanks to Photobooth Fun NZ. The event is hosted by Bay Twisters, Tauranga’s cheerleading club and New Zealand’s only notfor-profit cheerleading club. Based at 3rd Ave in Tauranga, the club offers cheerleading for boys and girls for all levels from three to 20 years of age.

Property Council NZ backs government loan Property Council New Zealand welcomes the government's recently announced decisions on where the $1 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund will be spent.

"By funding the fast-forwarding of key infrastructure, the government and councils are helping to alleviate the housing crisis in New Zealand’s fastest growing cities," says Property

Council chief executive Connal Townsend.

"Deciding where the money will be spent is a big step forward and provides certainty for developers and councils.

"Developers can now get on with the job of getting the needed houses built.”

Connal says housing pressures are greatest in Auckland, Hamilton,

Tauranga and Queenstown.

“Our members in these cities are very pleased to see they have been prioritised and are the first to receive further housing infrastructure investment.”

Earlier this week, it was announced Tauranga City Council is to receive a $230 million loan from central government towards housing infrastructure costs.

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ORGANICS

Time for organic food to become the norm For more than 200,000 years, modern humans have been feeding themselves nature’s bounty.

Around 10,000 years ago we invented farming. And ever since farmers became obsessed with finding ways to improve their crop production, including tillage, pest control, crop rotation, composting, nutrient management – manure, fertilizers, and water management – irrigation, Modern farmers are able to produce food in quantities that our great-great-great-great grandfarmers would find unbelievable.

In the approximately 10,000 years that we have raised domesticated animals for food, we have also made significant advances in

production methods. Countries that have adopted modern food production food shortage is no longer a problem.

Our relative food surplus has given rise to a whole host of new metabolic problems, including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease.

Where did we go wrong?

Quantity rather than the quality of food is the cause of our current problems –our focus on calories instead of nutrients, our never-ending desire for overly processed food, our demand for oversized, steroid-laden and

perfect-looking produce. Back in the day, our great-great-great-great grandparents ate nothing but organic food. They ate foods that were in season in their area. They ate grass-fed steaks and chickens that weren’t fed other chickens in their GMO chicken feed.

They drank more water and less juice, fizzy and Frappuccino. And they looked good doing it. Perhaps they looked a little serious, but they still looked better than their 21st century cousins.

Maybe it’s time that organic (aka real) food became the norm and food loaded with chemicals became the aberration. Come and see us at Plum Organics and join the food revolution!

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Indulging without the feeling of guilt Nurtured for Wellness aims to encourage better nutrition through raw food cuisine and workshops.

making them difficult for the body to digest.

When food is cooked above 44oC, the chemical structure of the food changes and all the beneficial enzymes and life force are destroyed.

Nurtured for Wellness also offers This cuisine does not use refined sugar, workshops, which normally have a dairy, flour, eggs or meat of any theme, e.g. Mediterranean, Asian, form. It therefore caters for Christmas. The next workshop people with a variety of is a sweet and savoury allergies and those looking for workshop on Sunday, August healthier options. It uses only 27. Cakes and slices can plant-based ingredients. also be ordered online or by There are a number of health email/phone. benefits to be gained from this Nurtured for Wellness can be type of cuisine. Cooking and found at the Tauranga Farmers processing foods can deplete some Market as well as online at of their vital nutrients and enzymes, Raw orange and chocolate tart. www.nurturedforwellness.com

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Let’s talk about how cartilage works (Part 3) Last week we saw that damage and death of the specialised cells that maintain cartilage is the real driver behind osteoarthritis.

An excellent study (Carlo and Loeser, 2003, Arthritis Rheumatology) investigated the relationship between the antioxidant glutathione and death of cartilage producing chondrocyte cells.

They concluded, “These results provide evidence that increased oxidative stress with aging makes chondrocytes more susceptible to oxidant-mediated cell death through the dysregulation of the glutathione antioxidant system. This may represent an important contributing factor to the development of osteoarthritis in older adults.”

In English this means that the chondrocyte cells that maintain cartilage can be damaged or even die if we have low levels of the antioxidant glutathione.

Our bodies make glutathione from the trace mineral

selenium.

New Zealand soils have low levels of selenium meaning that most of us have insufficient selenium to make the glutathione we need to protect not just chondrocytes but most cell types.

This is why a good multi-mineral/multi-antioxidant that includes selenium and other cartilage protecting antioxidants is a good idea at any age.

If protecting chondrocytes is the best way to prevent OA, the real question is what should we do if we already have OA? At a minimum I would combine an anti-inflammatory diet with at least 750mg of quality chondroitin, glucosamine plus a well-absorbed turmeric (curcumin) extract.

To this we would add Omega 3 from diet (fish and flaxseeds) and supplements. Ideally we would then add a broad spectrum multimineral/antioxidant/vitamin supplement.

I have been helping someone with serious pain from OA in her thumbs and knees.

We reviewed her diet and added three supplements: a high chondroitin joint supplement, Omega 3 fish

oil and a potent multi-antioxidant.

The results have been that after three months she rates the thumbs as 80 per cent improved and the knee 90 per cent.

For more information give me a call or

email john@abundant.co.nz. You can read back issues 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

Getting on the holistic path to wellness Bay Health Clinic is a holistic wellness centre that provides naturopathic services, nutrition, massage, herbal medicine and much more.

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“Our experienced practitioners are skilled in tailoring natural health programmes to your unique requirements, says Jaine.

“We can help you if you are struggling with your health.

Some of the health problems we can help with are acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, weight control, stress, depression, anxiety, low energy, arthritis, back pain, low immunity, asthma, coughs, menstrual difficulties, menopausal problems, PMT, eczema, acne, fertility, headaches, sleep issues, and

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Hope instead of fear “Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” – Suzanne Collins.

Fear costs, hope is free.

Fear prevents us from being who we are meant to be. It has a tendency to increase the gap between where we are and where we want to be and becomes an obstacle, preventing us from achieving the things we dream about. Hope creates a positive attitude that, when we look at a possible outcome for an event or circumstance, builds confidence, excitement and anticipation. Linking hope to a goal we set, combined with a clear plan for reaching that goal, can create new and exciting possibilities. So if fear is nothing more than an obstacle that stands in the way of our progress, and we choose to push past that obstacle, then we give ourselves the space for hope to grow.

“Hope strengthens, fear kills.” – Karen Marie Moning.

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• Bettaflex combines high grade chondroitin sulphate, glucosamine sulphate and a potent 95% curcumin (turmeric) extract.

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• Curcumin from turmeric helps to balance joint immune function to support joint health • Research suggests chondroitin is effective only at levels of over 700mg daily.

John Arts comments:

“I formulated Bettaflex based on the latest research into natural compounds that can help with joint support and function. The normal dose is 2 capsules daily but I recommend a double dose for the first 1-2 bottles to saturate joint tissue.”

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What does good health mean to and for you?

Our most common question when people visit us is ‘What does good health mean to you?’

The answer does not always come immediately, but when it does, it is truly enlightening. The answer helps us to think clearly about what people

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actually want from a service like ours.

The reason to ask the question is because words like health and wellbeing have lots of connotations.

We all have a slightly different opinion on the definitions which reflects our values and the way we want to live. Our standard question uses the word ‘health’.

We often extend the conversation to include ‘wellbeing’ because for many people the two words have very different meanings. If you have never thought about what these things mean to you, I would encourage you to contemplate them.

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and wellbeing, you are more likely to make good decisions about managing those things.

Many people tell us they have never thought to ask themselves those questions.

Our definition of wellbeing, as an example, is a concept wider than the health of the body.

Wellbeing is about all the other things in life that are important for you to live well – how you feel about yourself, and if you are so inclined, then also things about your beliefs, spirituality, religion and your purpose here on this earth. Wellbeing is about living well, even if your physical body is not in a classic state of wellness.

Wellbeing is about finding a path that you are happy walking.

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A way to beat the winter blues It’s a great time of year to restore and repair the effects environment and ageing have on our facial skin, says Rejuvenation Cosmetic Medicine’s Sharon Melrose.

Our summer complexion has faded into a dull pallor and many of us are feeling 'out of shape' and in need of a little mid-winter 'pick-me-up'.

A small change such as turning up the corners of a sad-looking, down-turned mouth or smoothing a furrowed, tired-looking frown can do wonders for your appearance and confidence.

“The relatively low-cost, safeness and convenience of treatments such as dermal fillers and facial muscle relaxants has resulted in an ever-increasing number of happy clients who look and feel more refreshed and confident,” says Sharon.

“My clients are most often between 35-65 years old,

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who are reluctant to accept not so much the inevitability, but the speed with which their face changes with age.”

More often than not, winter seems to be a time when we notice these changes and look to possible solutions.

Shrinking facial fat pads, thinning of facial skin, muscle and bone wastage are responsible for changes in our appearance that rob us of our familiar, unique identity and categorise us as Sharon Melrose. looking typically ‘old’.

Sharon says many people want to present themselves in their best ‘light’ as long as is reasonably possible, but without resorting to procedures that involve time-consuming recovery periods, prohibitive costs or procedures deemed too invasive.

“As little as 1ml of dermal filler can restore a beautifully defined lip edge or minimise smokers’ lines.”

Most dermal fillers are made from products that mimic our own stores of naturally occurring hyaluronic acid which increase hydration of skin leading to increased supplies of naturally-occurring collagen and elastin.

Prospective clients can book in for a complimentary, confidential consultation with Sharon to discuss how these safe and affordable treatments may benefit them.

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A journey through chronic pain I have struggled with chronic pain since I was 12 years old; half of my life has been plagued by it.

I have been diagnosed with seven separate conditions, but the ones I struggle with the most are fibromyalgia, insomnia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I didn’t know how I would continue to live like this.

At Horse of the Year 2017 I had seen some ads for Cyclo-ssage and I knew some other para-riders that used it. I was in agony from the long drive down and sleeping on the floor of my float. I walked into the Cylcossage tent expecting to have a session and forget about it, like everything else I’d tried.

I met Rory and he told me all about it and got me set up for a session.

While on the system I started to feel my muscles relax and felt like I could fall asleep.

I then took a quick walk to see how I felt.

I walked out of the tent very gingerly because I didn’t think it’d work or it would have made my pain worse. I was not expecting what happened, I was almost pain free… for the first time in more than 13 years I felt normal. I was completely amazed and the relief I felt was unimaginable to someone who hasn’t dealt with chronic pain before. My quality of life before the Cyclossage was a struggle to say the least.

On my days with a ‘fibro flare’ my quality of life was nothing. Those days really tested my will to live. I walked away from that tent and I bawled my eyes out – my pain was almost gone and I’ve not had that since I was 12. I’m not the kind of person to try something once and be convinced, but I was.

I had a session every day at Horse of the Year and it really showed in my riding; I rode much better than I’ve been able to since my

spinal fusion surgery.

Since bringing my Pro Personal system home I have continued to improve. My pain levels are much more manageable and after three years of taking sleeping pills I no longer need them. My ‘fibro flares’ are no longer unbearable but easily managed, my sleep is better, my mood is improved and facing a life of this is no longer so difficult. Sam Hill.

Pharmac funding new treatments for a range of issues Cancer patients, children, and people with HIV will be among those to benefit from new treatments to be funded by Pharmac.

The government agency tasked with deciding which medicines and related products are subsidised for use in the community and public hospitals has announced the funding of five new treatments and wider use of more than 30 existing treatments from July 1.

The package covers a wide range of medicines, including new cancer treatments bendamustine for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and nonHodgkin’s lymphoma, medicines for children, and widened access to treatments for HIV and hepatitis C. "The funding of melatonin for children and adolescents with insomnia will provide relief for more than 1200 families across New Zealand, while roxithromycin dispersible tablets, an antibiotic, will make it easier

for parents and caregivers to give this treatment to children," says, Pharmac’s director of operations, Sarah Fitt.

People with heart conditions will also benefit from the funding announcements, with ivabrandine being funded for adults, and sildenafil injection being funded for infants and children in intensive care.

Earlier access to antiretroviral treatments for HIV will make a big difference to patients’ lives and is a step towards reducing

HIV transmissions in NZ. Pharmac currently funds 21 antiretroviral treatments that more than 2500 people currently access.

Following the funding of hepatitis C treatment Harvoni in July 2016 for people with endstage liver disease, Pharmac has been working on ways to widen access to more people.

Changes to the access criteria from July 1 will see an additional 45 people get access to this major advancement in the treatment for hepatitis C.

Sam Hill and her horse Licorice with her Pro Personal and Pro Equine Cyclo-ssage systems.

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Video tells the NZ fruit ‘n vege story A video showing the story of New Zealand’s fresh fruit and vegetables, from the seed through to food on a plate, has been launched by Horticulture New Zealand.

"New Zealand horticulture has a great story to tell," says Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Mike Chapman. "New Zealand’s fresh fruit and vegetables

story is one of successful, inter-generational family businesses providing good, healthy food for everybody, every day. They use sustainable, environmentally-sound production practices that look after the land for the future.

Mike says horticulture has been the unsung hero of the primary industries.

"The population make-up of New Zealand is changing and city dwellers no longer have connections with rural communities that they once might have had. So there is not the understanding of what goes into getting fresh food onto their plate.

"Trends indicate a strong desire by consumers to both buy food grown locally, and to understand what has gone into producing their food.

“They want to know sustainable and environmentally friendly practices have been used and that the people working for the food producing companies are treated properly and paid appropriately.”

Mike says people are increasingly looking to a healthy diet to improve their overall health. While some shoppers will always be driven by price, there are people who want to factor other things into decisions about what they buy.

"So we have given people a chance to see some of the innovative work our growers are doing, particularly on environmental aspects of their business, to bring them the freshest and healthiest food."

The video, ‘Healthy food for all forever’, was launched at Horticulture Conference 2017 in Tauranga and can be viewed on YouTube.

Avocado and kumara prices high A wet autumn pushed up vegetable prices in May, with the average price for a 200g avocado $4.52 in June 2017, compared with $3.38 in May 2017.

Food prices rose 0.2 per cent overall in June 2017, says Stats NZ. The rise was led by higher prices for avocados and soft drinks.

"Avocado prices tend to peak in the winter before falling in spring as new fruit become available," consumer prices manager Matthew Haigh says. "Prices are back near the record level in June last year."

Fruit and vegetables prices eased off somewhat in June, down from their highs in May. "Lettuce and broccoli prices were down, but tomato and kumara prices continued to rise. Kumara prices were at their highestever level – $8.18 a kilogram,” says Matthew.

Despite a monthly fall of 0.4 per cent for fresh

fruit and vegetables, annual vegetable prices kept food prices rising in the year ended June 2017. Overall, food prices increased 3.0 per cent in the year.

Vegetable prices increased 18 per cent in the year ended June 2017, led by higher prices for tomatoes, kumara, and lettuce. The average price for 1kg of tomatoes was $8.69 in June 2017, compared with $6.77 in June 2016.

Tomatoes are typically more expensive in winter, often going above $10 a kg.

Grocery food prices rose 2.1 per cent in the year to June 2017, led by higher prices for dairy products. Butter prices in June surpassed last month’s highest-ever level ($4.80); a 500g block of the cheapest available butter cost $5.05 in June 2017, compared with $3.38 in June 2016.

Spending on grocery food such as dairy, bread, and cereals makes up around $35 of every $100 spent on food, compared with $15 for fruit and vegetables. Because the annual increase for grocery food was much lower than fruit and vegetables, the overall increase in food prices was just 3.0 per cent.

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Bringing the delights of the sea to your plate Competition is certainly heating up for the entry dishes for the Ora King Salmon Awards.

spent in the Cook Islands working and living with Kiwis. His career spans 13 years, including several years as a Sushi Master. Cezar is passionate about delivering the perfect meal, both visually and gastronomically.

A big thanks to Debbie and the team at The The entry dish, ‘Corina Kaiyo’, uses techniques Rabbit Hole for the invite to not only try the that Cezar’s grandmother taught him many years entry dish, but to enjoy a superb five-course wine ago.

The salmon is cured using the kobujime and food match degustation with stunning technique, which is a way of curing dishes produced by executive chef Cezar salmon by wrapping it in konbu Takahasi and his highly talented seaweed and salt. The konbu boosts team, matched perfectly with the umami flavour in the fish, gorgeous Matawhero wines. giving it a unique taste. The What a great night – salmon is coloured with red amazingly crafted dishes, cabbage juice to give it a Latin excellent service and a superb touch. The dish also uses venue. the Japanese style of pickled The elements of each dish cucumber called sunomono. and the matching wines were The shallots have a Latin twist carefully explained before each as well, poached in chilli and course. vanilla syrup.

Most fascinating was the story Make sure you try this Ora King told by Cezar on the origins of how Salmon dish currently featured on the creation of his Ora King Salmon the menu at The Rabbit Hole, entry dish came about. or one of the many other Cezar’s dish was an exquisite work Ora King salmon naturally cured in red cabbage, with of art, showcasing his interpretation green apple and fennel puree, poached shallots with dill oil, interesting dishes. of the bottom of the sea, amazing clams, Japanese pickled cucumber, salicornia seaweed with colours, textures, balance and coconut lime oil, furikake sponge and squid ink tulle. harmony.

Cezar has a wealth of experience The Weekend Sun has a $100 born from his Japanese/Brazilian voucher for an Ora King-inspired heritage. He is passionate about dinner at The Rabbit Hole to give all aspects of food, from filleting away to one lucky reader. Enter whole fish (something he learnt online at www.sunlive.co.nz/ from his Japanese grandfather), competitions – subject line to combining the culinary Ora King. techniques of Japan with the Entries must be received flavours and sweetness of before Wednesday, his Brazilian heritage – August 2. known as Nikkei Fusion.

His menu reflects his heritage, while at the same time he incorporates a strong hint of Kiwi cuisine from time

Executive chef Cezar Takahashi with Mayra Vergne and Laurent Eudes.

To see the history behind what drives Cezar in his creations, read the full story at www.theweekendsun.co.nz It is a story filled with tales of war, arranged marriage, love for the sea and fishing.

Deep red treasures on a tree

They look spectacular on the tree and equally spectacular on the plate.

They’re the wonderful deep red or maroon baubles of nutrition once known as tree tomatoes and now tamarillos.

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Explaining behaviour with neuroscience Is your child moody? Arguing? Shutting down? Most parents will be nodding their heads to this, but what do we do about it?

Kathryn Berkett is a mother of two adolescents and has a masters degree in educational psychology.

She travels the country helping parents, social workers, police, prisoners, child advocates and others understand what is going on inside young peoples’ heads – and she is coming to Tauranga to share some of that wisdom on August 10.

It’s all about neuroscience, says Kathryn. Focusing on the brain and its impact on our children’s behaviour.

“What’s really important to remember is that they’re not purposefully trying to rub us the wrong way.

“Our brain is constantly trying to learn new things.

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‘okay, thanks for that’. It’s about coming out. We tend to freak recognising that you’re not going out about this pathological liar to be friends with your kids all in our house when, in fact, their lives – it’s not all kisses what we know is that it’s just a and cuddles – it’s going learning curve and they to be about helping them need us to support that transition into an adult and learning curve. that’s not easy.”

“The moods and arguing Kathryn says everyone and the disagreements is needs stress, including them trying to find their children, to be able to own way. learn to tolerate it.

“If we can see it like Learning to stay that – it doesn’t stop Kathyrn Berkett will be in calm is a skill that their behaviour – it Tauranga on August 10 to takes practice. changes the way we react help parents better understand “We have to to it and that’s the biggest their children’s behaviour. recognise that we can’t thing I find people get out protect our children of my talks. If I can just from everything and we shouldn’t put a different lens on their behaviour because there is no learning curve my frustration is reduced.” through getting everything right every Kathryn’s parenting talk explains how single time.” the physical changes in our children’s Kathryn Berkett will be giving a brains make them react differently to presentation at the Mount Maunganui an adult.

College hall on Maunganui Rd on “You can’t argue when you’ve looked Thursday, August 10 from 7.30-9pm at what’s happening inside the brain. It enables you to let it go a little bit more.” as part of a PTFA fundraiser for St Thomas More Catholic School.

What all parents know – often quite Tickets cost $15 each and can be acutely – is that parenting doesn’t come purchased via the St Thomas More with a manual.

PFTA Facebook page.

“We have all argued and thought You can also check out Kathryn’s video our parents are the worst in the world on ‘Why children need stress’ on her and that they hated us. We went Facebook page EngageKB. through our transitions and then said

Settling into early childhood education Settling into a new pre-school or childcare centre can be stressful for parents and children alike.

Rebekah Sharp from Elm Tree Early Learning Centre shares some tips for a smooth transition: • Do your research – Attend at least three visits prior to starting at a new centre. This allows you and your child to become familiar with the staff and the environment. Getting to know the teachers will help you feel at ease leaving your child with them. Check out relevant policies and procedures plus how the centre will communicate any issues or concerns.

• Get to know you – Help the centre get to know your child by giving them lots of information. This might include

interests, favourite foods, family members and pets’ names and daily routines.

This gives teachers interesting things to talk about with your child once you’ve left and starts to establish trust.

• First day transition – On your child’s first day, encourage them to become involved in an activity as soon as you arrive. Before leaving, settle them with their teacher, say goodbye and let them know when you will return. You might also consider shorter visits initially, building up to full-time.

It’s normal for a child to be unsettled when mum or dad are leaving, but rest assured they will gradually adjust. Open communication between you and your centre is important – always feel free to call and check how your child is settling in. Chances are, five minutes after you leave, they will be happily playing trains dressed up as a fairy!

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Trustees say ‘thank you’ to employers and community The community support and goodwill that exists towards school trustees, particularly from their employers, has earned a thank you from the New Zealand School Trustees Association.

The 2016 New Zealand Council for Educational Research national survey of primary and intermediate schools shows that 76 per cent of trustees who were employed said they had some support through their paid employment to do board work.

"It’s still the norm for trustees to have to make up time they take during the working week for their board responsibilities by taking leave or working extra hours, but it’s great that most workplaces are flexible in allowing them to do that," says NZSTA president Lorraine Kerr.

"We all owe a huge vote of thanks to those employers, and to the self-employed trustees who manage their business affairs in a way that supports their role as a school trustee.

"We’d also like to say a huge thank you to all the other people out in the community who support our trustees while they are

busy on their board work; the spouses and partners, the employers, the babysitters, and the youngsters who don’t have quite as much of Mum or Dad’s attention as they otherwise would.

"As school trustees, we take on the role because we believe it’s important, and we want to contribute. We can only do that with the support of the people around us.

The greatest reward we get is in knowing we’ve made a difference, and in the validation we get from the people who matter to us.

"So, thank you. We couldn’t do it without your support."

School boarding allowance key issue for rural voters Federated Farmers wants to see an increase in the school boarding allowance on the political agenda leading up to this year’s election.

President Katie Milne says the ‘access barrier’ boarding allowance of $3200 a year for pupils from remote areas hasn’t increased in more than a decade.

She says boarding costs for state and state-integrated high schools can be up to $15,000 a year.

"For a farm manager with three kids, boarding school costs can be half of their take-home pay.” Parents in remote areas have to make tough choices between hours of their children’s week being swallowed by travel, or forking out for boarding fees that exceed the government allowance by many thousands of dollars, says Katie.

“The issue makes it more difficult to

attract staff to work in remote areas, and is a stumbling block for regional growth.

“There was talk late last year of a review by the Ministry of Education, but nothing has eventuated.

The situation is made even more galling for rural families because the Ministry’s budget for access barrier boarding allowances has been under-spent in recent years.”

Katie says farming families want a good education for their children, and with the increasing complexity and technology of the primary export/agri-business sector, that’s important for New Zealand too.

"We’d like all political parties to address this key issue for rural New Zealand in their education manifestos, and commit to increasing the access barrier boarding allowance as a priority after the September election.”

At Waikato, we’re opening up a world of possibilities with our 2018 scholarships for school leavers.

Whether it’s for sport, arts, leadership or academic excellence, we support our students to success and excel in everything they do.

We have unlimited School Leaver scholarships on offer, worth up to $7,000.

If you pass NCEA Level 2 with Merit or Excellence, you’ll automatically receive a scholarship – no application required.

There’s also additional scholarships worth up to $25,000, applications close 31 August.

Check out the full list of what’s on offer at waikato.ac.nz/go/school-leaver

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Turning Tauranga residents into ‘digital citizens’ It’s time for people of all ages and walks of life to feel comfortable on the World Wide Web. And Toi Ohomai is able to help.

community centres all around the Bay – including Katikati, Brookfield, Omokoroa, Mount Maunganui and Papamoa.

The course attracts a range of students from the retired through to the selfA free 12-week computing course will be on offer employed, with the goal of enabling anyone around the Bay of Plenty in August, introducing who wants to keep up with technology the beginners to the latest computing methods. chance to do so.

The course, known as ‘Digital Citizens’, is run by Tutor Lee Harrison says people don’t need Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology and is expanding to know anything about computers and age from their campus in the CBD to churches and shouldn’t be a barrier.

“A recent class at Toi Ohomai’s Bongard campus had students ranging from 16-80 years old,” says Lee. “We start with the absolute basics – showing students the universal symbol for the ‘on’ button. By the end of the 12-weeks they will have made their own website, be comfortable with products like Google Docs and will have learned about cyber security, troubleshooting and privacy.”

The NZ Certificate in Computing (User Fundamentals) Level 2 is a free 12-week

programme. Courses begin on August 14 at the main Bongard and Windermere campuses and August 28 in the smaller centres. Call 0800 86 46 46 or visit www.toiohomai.ac.nz for more information.

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Established in 1987, Leisure Time Tours is a familyowned and operated tour company, specialising in providing tours for groups and individuals around New Zealand and abroad.

“Our experienced team strives hard to deliver quality holidays at affordable prices,” says Leisure Time Tours general manager Scott Mehrtens.

“Our holidays are fully-inclusive, content-rich, with no hidden extras. We select accommodation with quality, service and location at the top of the list – and we do not sacrifice these attributes for the price.”

Leisure Time Tours also provides and operates a fleet of luxury 4-5 star coaches in New Zealand, giving clients assurance of quality coach touring while travelling around the country.

Leisure Time Tours consistently achieves one of the highest scores by Qualmark – New Zealand tourism’s official mark of quality.

The team is proud of their industry awards, but say their best gauge comes from their passengers.

“Ninety per cent of past passengers say they would travel with us again and consistently refer us to friends and family. That is the best quality award we could ask for,” says Scott.

Take advantage of decades of travel experience and join Leisure Time Tours on one of their upcoming tours. There’s the World of Wearable Arts show in Wellington on October 5-8, five days exploring Taranaki and The Scenic West Coast on October 27-31, and the always popular Christmas and New Year tours, this year venturing to the South Island.

“We look forward to showing you around this beautiful country or further afield to one of our international destinations,” says Scott.

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Where do you think you be spending your retirement years?

As we age, our incomes often shrink and our living requirements change. A large family home, for instance, can become both physically and financially difficult to manage.

There are several living options to consider in your retirement years – your choice will be dictated largely by your health, lifestyle and personal preference.

Popular options are downsizing to a smaller home, moving into a retirement village, purchasing a property with your children that includes a ‘granny flat’ and staying in your original home but freeing up cash with a reverse equity mortgage.

As with any property purchase, it is important to consider the legal, as well as the emotional, implications.

Downsizing may mean a smaller

house to maintain, but it can be a complete change to your surroundings and often requires the disposal of surplus furniture from your larger home and renovations to align with the style you are accustomed to.

Retirement villages offer resort-style facilities and the opportunity to form new friendships, however at most villages you will incur a village contribution fee on re-sale, which can total between 20-30 per cent of your initial licence fee.

Moving into a ‘granny flat’ with family on your doorstep will give you the support you need as you age, but steps should be taken to protect any investment you make into the property.

A reverse equity mortgage can provide you with the means to lead a comfortable retirement, but can erode equity faster than you may have anticipated.

Your individual circumstances will ultimately determine how and where you choose to live, however it is important to seek sound legal advice when weighing up your options so you can make an informed decision that best serves your interests.

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Contact Kathryn on 07 928 4428 or Kathryn@loalaw.nz for all your legal requirements.

Elder abuse: treating our elders with respect A new nationwide Elder Abuse Response Service and 24/7 free phone helpline will improve the speed and effectiveness of how elder abuse cases are dealt with.

The new service and helpline came into effect earlier this month.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was marked earlier this month and Seniors Minister Maggie Barry says it’s time to bring the issue out of the shadows.

“It’s still the secret a lot of people don’t talk about and until we do shed light on this dark space, we don’t really know the extent of the problem.

There are 2000 cases of elder abuse documented in New Zealand each year.

“We know there are many others that occur. Based on our population, if you look at international trends, there would be more than 17,000 cases a year,” says Maggie.

“We must speak up about elder abuse and neglect.

“We must raise awareness of what it might involve and encourage individuals and communities to speak up if they, or someone they know, needs help.”

Maggie says the new response service will have the potential to make a significant difference to vulnerable seniors’ lives.

“We can raise awareness of the help available for victims of elder abuse from all parts of New Zealand, and from any cultural background and ethnicity.”

Elder abuse is not just physical violence but actions that harm or distress older people, including lack of care or neglect by people close to an older person.

It can include using older people’s money without their consent; controlling who they see, who they talk to and where they go; taking decisions out of their hands; treating them like children; name-calling and putdowns; keeping them at home and denying them the care they need; and locking them in their room so they don’t wander.

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Wonderful wine and food tours for the tastebuds Tauranga Tasting Tours is doing another pilgrimage to the stunning wineries of the winterless north on October 27-29. Three wonderful days, enriched with wine and food!

Just 40 minutes North of Auckland lies the picturesque Matakana wine region, the home of more than 30 boutique vineyards, olive groves, restaurants and the famous

Tauranga Tasting Tours Hawkes Bay Winery Tour October 2016 Matakana Village. This October, Tauranga Tasting Tours will give you the opportunity to try some of the North’s tastiest drops.

After an early start from Tauranga on October 27 the first venue visited will be Ransom Wines, renowned for their elegant wines including Albarino, Carmenere, Bordeaux blend, Malbec and Syrah.

Owner/operators Lyn and Paul Marston say they have again tried to get a variety of vineyards, with a range of terroir and wine styles.

Runner Duck Estate will then be travelled to for lunch and a tasting, including Pinot Gris, Rose and Sangiovese. Herons Flight will then be the last winery visited for the day for a tasting with the winemaker/owner.

On October 28 clients will travel to Omaha Bay Vineyard for a tasting of five wines with the wine-maker.

The group will then visit Morris and James, famous for their exquisite hand-made pottery.

Established in 1977 by Ant Morris, today it is run by more than a dozen artisans and craftspeople who continue Ant’s legacy, while exploring new creative

directions and uses for clay.

After lunch and a wine-tasting are enjoyed at Brickbay Estate, clients will have the option of walking the winery’s Sculpture Trail – an ever-changing exhibition of more than 60 sculptures along a 2km trail. Elegant board-walks lead through native trees and abundant bird-life.

The last day, October 29, will start with a tasting at Hyperion Wines and be followed by lunch and a tasting at the prestigious Ascension Wine Estate.

En route for home, a stop will be made at the small family-owned Matavino Estate, where five wines will be tasted, including Dolcetto and Nebbiolo.

The tour is restricted to 12 clients, so early booking is essential to ensure your involvement.

Cost (includes transport ex-Tauranga, accommodation, wine tastings and winery lunches – main and dessert) is $918 per person single and $815 per person twin share.

For more information contact Tauranga Tasting Tours and Charters, phone 07 544 1383/027 522 4607, email tgatastingtours@xtra.co.nz or visit www.tastingtours.co.nz

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Radius Althorp has a ball for midwinter Our Home is Your Home

Aged care facility, Radius Althorp, recently held its Midwinter Ball for residents and family members.

The event was organised by the activities staff and others who formed a committee to ensure the event ran smoothly and that the venue was appropriately fitted out for the occasion.

Most of the Radius Althorp team volunteered their time to help on the night.

The evening commenced with a fashion parade reflecting days gone by.

Models on the night were Radius Althorp residents and some of their family members.

A decadent meal was enjoyed by all.

Entertainment was provided by Dianne Otene (Radius Althorp physiotherapist) and Erwin Vegafria (Radius Althorp healthcare assistant, and both gave wonderful renditions of some favourite songs from previous eras.

New Zealand owned and operated, our Kiwi values ensure residents are important beyond their medical needs. It is also about their hobbies and interests, helping them live life to the fullest, and making our home their home.

Above: Radius Althorp resident John Arnott with wife Winifred.

Left: Cindy Tan and Anita Escaran were part of the team that organised the Radius Althorp Midwinter Ball.

“It was extremely heart-warming to witness the enjoyment this event brought to many of our residents. We are extremely grateful to all our wonderful staff who made this happen,” says Melissa Harris.

Maximising health and wellbeing in later life A new video promoting the Healthy Ageing Strategy is all about maximising the health and wellbeing of older New Zealanders.

The video captures a variety of people involved in implementing the strategy, including medical professionals and the leader of a Maori trust.

“The strategy brings policies, agencies, services and funding together in a new way to ensure older people have the opportunity to live a good life,” says associate health minister Nicky Wagner.

District Health Boards are implementing strength and balance programmes to prevent injuries from falls, and mobility programmes to improve functionality and resilience of people with musculoskeletal conditions.

A Palliative Care Action Plan has also been released to improve adult palliative care services and help ensure a respectful end of life.

“Healthy ageing is not just about health services though — it’s also about being connected.

“It’s about everybody in the wider community working together to create age-friendly environments and support older people,” Nicky says.

“Older people and local government authorities are developing or implementing action plans for age-friendly communities.

“We want our older people to be respected and to maintain the best possible quality of life, for as long as

possible. This strategy gives us all an agreed vision and common goals.”

The video and further details on the strategy can be found at www.health.govt.nz under Our Work/Health of older people.

Ph: (07) 543 2912 9 Grantston Drive, Pyes Pa, Tauranga www.radiuscare.net.nz

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Do funerals really need to cost so much?

Who has $10,000 to spend on a funeral these days? Instead, you could leave hard-earned funds for your spouse, children, grandchildren or a chosen charity to utilise constructively in this competitive modern world.

“Often cremation fees and GST are additional costs on top of a base price and people must be aware of this.”

Simply Cremations’ families are positive about their ‘My Essential Information’ booklet, which documents personal details needed for registering a death, funeral wishes, and next of kin details.

Choosing Simply Cremations to care for your loved one doesn’t equate to anything less than a dignified, respectable, personal farewell that is simple and affordable.

“Our philosophy has always been one of transparency with costs by communicating prices in our brochures and website,” says funeral director Warren McCarthy.

“We have a base price that covers cremation fees, the casket, registering the death and our professional fee, which is basically our time and use of our specialised cars. Any extras from outside agencies are communicated to the best of our ability.”

The loss of a loved one can be the most difficult of times when people are vulnerable and sensitive, but one mustn’t accept high costs for a funeral, says Warren.

“Instead, Simply Cremations wholly supports exploring options when planning a funeral and obtaining quotes.

“We see many individuals who don’t want to place a burden on grieving loved ones left behind and therefore put plans in place to keep it simple for their next of kin,” says Warren.

Contact Simply Cremations on 07 577 1390 for a free booklet or visit www.simplycremationsbop.co.nz

The team at Simply Cremations, Warren and Carol McCarthy and Amber McCarthy.

Give the gift of blooms - new flower shop open in Bayfair An exciting new florist shop is now open at Bayfair Shopping Centre.

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Lily Charlton has expanded her lovely flower shop, Lily’s Beautiful Things, and offers flower arrangements at very affordable prices.

With Lily still having the only florist shop in Tauranga’s CBD at 50 Devonport Rd, she has had the opportunity to expand.

Lily specialises in fresh flower arrangements, special potted flowers, and mini gardens and has a wide range of smaller arrangements from only $5 – great for that special little gift idea.

Lily and her wonderful helpers are experts at making your function come alive with flowers for weddings, birthdays, or any other special occasion.

Lily can also deliver anywhere in the North Island so head into the Bayfair store to chat with her about options.

“Flowers are my passion – it’s not just a job because it’s doing something that I love. I have some wonderful help from my dedicated staff who share the same passion for flowers and have done wonders in their floristry courses,” says Lily.

Pop into the new store located opposite Kathmandu at the Countdown entrance of Bayfair Shopping Centre. For orders anytime call 027 698 8774.

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For complete funeral care The recently opened Legacy Gardens at Papamoa has added to Legacy Funeral’s already impressive array of venues.

Legacy has three dedicated funeral venues – Tauranga Park, the historic Woodhill building, and now Papamoa’s Legacy Gardens. Services can also be held at any church or alternative venue.

Tauranga Park is a spacious, contemporary funeral home for both small and large funerals.

Located at Pyes Pa, it is so-named as it is located in park-like surrounds. Woodhill was built in 1885 and is a classic Otumoetai villa of distinction. It is one of Tauranga’s most iconic and historically significant buildings.

Woodhill’s chapel suits funerals attended by up to 100 people.

Set in newly-landscaped surroundings on the corner of Ashley Place and Te Okuroa Drive, Legacy Gardens is more than just a funeral venue – it is also a wonderful facility for the Papamoa community to enjoy.

The way to write an obituary

Preparing an obituary should be done with care and thought and must acknowledge the loss of a loved one, express the pain of their loss and the joy they brought us.

Begin with the name, age and place of residence of the deceased, and time and place of death. Then

a biographical sketch recounting important events, qualities, contributions and connections.

Mention the family, list survivors and those who preceded your loved one in death. Then service times, special messages such as ‘in lieu of flowers’ or ‘special thanks to’. And finally a photo.

Legacy Gardens features a modern chapel (which seats Mike Savage of Legacy 200) with exterior Funerals at Legacy Gardens, water feature, catering Papamoa. lounge, on-site kitchen, meeting rooms, reception lounge and courtyard.

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Veterans’ Affairs New Zealand will fund a service memorial for veterans interred in a New Zealand services cemetery.

Alternatively, they can make a contribution of up to $1000 toward a memorial if a veteran is interred in a public or private cemetery.

A veteran’s spouse or partner may also be entitled to similar financial support for their funeral.

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Memorials for veterans in New Zealand A New Zealand veteran with qualifying operation service is entitled to a service memorial, or, if interred in a public or private cemetery, a contribution toward a memorial.

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Qualifying operational service covers most conflicts New Zealand’s military has been involved in since the First World War, as well as non-combat deployments.

Veterans’ Affairs are able to confirm qualifying operational service if a veteran’s details are unknown.

Memorial plaques come either as single or double, with the latter including a spouse/partner’s details. Most plaques are bronze, except those in Rotorua, which are made of granite due to the corrosive nature of the air.

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Get your pets’ teeth in tip-top shape Located in Fashion Island, Papamoa Village Vets is part of Tauranga Veterinary Services Ltd, the largest privately owned veterinary provider in the Bay of Plenty.

Veterinarians Anne Shilston and Nina Smith and veterinary nurses Stacey Horton and Sam Weigel have many years’ experience and bring a wealth of knowledge and compassion to their roles.

Papamoa Village Vets is currently offering a range

of dental packages as maintaining your pets dental health is one of the most important things that you can do to ensure their general health and wellbeing. Dental disease is also very common; by the age of two, 70 per cent of cats and 80 per cent of dogs have some sign of dental disease.

You can book a nurse assessment for $20, or take advantage of discounted scale and polishes and extractions.

Papamoa Village Vets also welcomes Super Gold Card and new customers, and hopes to see you soon. Give the team a call on 07 572 2334.

Huge response to toy library fire Last week’s article in The Weekend Sun on the beach toy library destroyed in Papamoa received huge feedback from the public.

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The story, posted on the SunLive Facebook page, generated more than 200 reactions and 50 comments.

Readers were either

outraged at the wanton destruction, or wanted to help rebuild and restock the ‘library’ at the end of Pacific View Rd, which housed beach toys for anyone to use.

The Papamoa Toy Library has offered to accept donations of beach toys to help restock the beach library when it is rebuilt.

“We are also generously given donations for our

own Toy Library so will also be setting toys aside which are suitable for the Beach Toy Library,” they said in a post on SunLive.

“We have set up a box at the Papamoa Toy Library for anyone wishing to drop toys off for the Beach Toy Library. We will be happy to stock these beach libraries with toys when needed.”

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New ‘Heart of Papamoa’ development adds 240 homes A new 20ha development in Papamoa will add another 240 houses to the suburb.

Papamoa’s newest subdivision, Manawa – The Heart of Papamoa, is owned by Nga Potiki a Tamapahore Trust, whose property experience includes Pacific Coast Retirement Village on Papamoa Beach Rd. “We’re fortunate to have a team of very experienced and highly-regarded professionals in this industry who are excited to create something a little bit special,” says Manawa project

manager Peter Cross.

The overall design reflects Nga Potiki values around kaitiakitanga and sustainability, from the natural ecosystem that will be used to filter storm water, to the favouring of native plants over exotics.

The use of green space will be maximised with walkways throughout the subdivision, common greens and a large reserve ensuring the walk to the beach provides protective shading.

“The whole development is designed to encourage interactions with each other,” says Peter. “A modern take on the neighbourhoods we grew up in where kids played happily in the street.

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“Our partner builders, Mike Greer Homes, GJ Gardner Homes, Generation Homes and Signature Homes have been working together to create something really special.”

Future stage plans include a commercial area, more park and greenspace, and public artworks. A retirement village is also being considered. Ministry of Education announced a new primary school will be built in the vicinity in 2019.

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Builders apprentice challenge gives back to charity WBOP Certified Builders held the regional New Zealand Certified Builders Apprentice Challenge for the Western Bay of Plenty in April

where apprentices from around the Bay competed in an eight-hour competition to build a hardwood table and two bench seats.

This competition was held throughout the country in different regions on the same day.

The local competition was held at the Mount ITM, and materials were supplied by them.

Luke Dickinson was the winner of the local competition.

“The polytechnic, Toi Ohomai, helped run the competition and finish off the uncompleted projects. One of our committee members painted the frames and stained the hardwood to give the tables longevity and a high-end finish,” says WBOP Certified Builders president Paul James.

Winners of these local regional competitions then went to the NZCB National Conference in May to compete for the national title. Fourteen carpentry apprentice finalists from around the country were competing

against each other in public speaking, presenting a CV, and questioning from the judges. Luke did very well and came runner-up in the national competition.

The tables from the apprentice challenge are now being distributed to sponsors, organisations and charities, including Waipuna Hospice in Te Puna.

On behalf of the NZCB WBOP committee, Paul and Luke presented the table and seats to CEO of Waipuna Hospice, Richard Thurlow on Wednesday.

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Designing homes with passive solar energy The term ‘eco homes’ is a term coined over the past decade, however like many trend-related terms, people know it is good but don’t exactly know how or why.

Firstly let’s distil it a little further – what is passive solar design?

This is essentially designing a home that optimises the sun’s energy for the heating and cooling of living spaces. This is one of the fundamentals of good architectural practice and should be considered when designing a new home.

Each home should be designed for the local climate and site conditions to maximise the home owner’s comfort and health while minismising energy use. We are able to achieve this via the correct placement of windows, doors, angles of roof lines and eves, materials and room placement. It is not

necessarily a matter of adding expensive elements, but rather optimal placement.

This is extremely hard to achieve with a ‘set plan’ as often the smallest adjustment in angles can have a big influence on the overall effectiveness of passive solar energy.

After the design it is a matter of looking at the individual materials.

Concrete floors are as great as a ‘heat sink’ as they store thermal energy from the sun throughout the day. Placement of windows and doors and floor covering selection can aid this. Systems such as Ribraft floor are great in terms of their insulating properties (notwithstanding speeding up the construction process) and should be considered when building. Cladding materials and double glazing continue to add to the thermal envelope of the home.

Then it is a matter of balancing how

much you want to spend vs the benefits. Some things to consider is how long you are planning on staying in your home as in most cases the ‘pay-back’ period is a matter of some years, but for others this is more of an environmental consideration. There are some very exciting new product developments that have come to market over recent years such as evolutions in solar, warm roofs, pressurised environments and ducted systems to name a few.

When specifying materials for a home, as an architectural practice we are very proactive at reviewing the environmental impacts of certain materials. In some of our homes we are using a Caviller Bremworth carpet made from recycled fishing nets. We also use mammoth insulation which is recycled plastic. What is exciting is that more suppliers are now able to provide options that tick all the boxes; design, costeffectiveness and positive environmental impact. We expect this very positive trend will continue to thrive.

Building consents in the Bay on a high Priority One’s monthly building consent report for June 2017 shows that Tauranga City Council recorded $416.9 million in consents issued so far this year, 10.7 per cent more than the previous high in 2016.

A major influence on this growth during June was the consent issued for stage one of the new University of Waikato-led tertiary campus in

Tauranga’s city centre, valued at $39 million.

While Western Bay District Council is still issuing more than $20 million in consents each month, its six-month total dipped below that reached for the same period in 2016, with $129.5 million in consents issued, 5.4 per cent less than during the same period last year. However, overall consents in the Western Bay sub-region were 6.4 per cent ahead of those issued at the same period last year, totalling $546.5 million.

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Signs of a leaky home and what look for If you’re a homeowner and you have a leaky home, you need to know what to do. From the mid-1990s, some houses were built in a way that did not withstand weather conditions and did not comply with the New Zealand Building Code.

Some houses leak because of design issues and problems around installing materials.

Once water or moisture gets behind certain cladding types, and if there is no drainage and ventilation between the cladding and the framework, the water becomes trapped and the

potential for fungal growth and rotting rapidly increases.

There are many issues with having a leaky home, including the effect it may have on your health or your finances if the damage gets worse.

If your leaks are coming from internal sources such as plumbing, you do not have a leaky home. A leaky home means water from outside your house has made its way in.

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Delights for winter gardener Winters chores are often governed by the weather and indifference.

“That can wait until it dries” is an excuse with a multitude of applications during winter.

So the cold months can be a satisfying time for gardeners.

Growth slows down – even the weeds lose enthusiasm. No need for watering either. No need for hoses or watering cans as nature takes care of irrigation.

Lawns, like the weeds, make a lazy attempt to grow during

winter. They become soggy paddocks rather than a weekly chore.

And there’s no danger of an errant mower waking you at a ridiculous hour on Sunday.

Bugs are like lawns and weeds – they’re thin on the ground so spraying is pointless. And gardeners don’t have to fuss with insect repellant and sunblock.

Time away from the garden means gardeners have more time to think about the garden – planning planting, reading up and researching, and fluffing with new plants and seeds.

Effortless gardening can be good gardening.

Unlucky number 13 for homes?

When it comes to buying and selling homes, researchers in the UK believe that houses with number 13 on the door sell for considerably less than their neighbours.

And it’s not just the door number that people avoid.

People also tend to

stay away from buying houses on the 13th day of the month.

In Palmerston North most odd street numbers jump from 11 to 15.

It is believed the city council outlawed No 13 sometime during the 1960s because the public regarded the number with superstition and feared it would affect the value of properties.

dripping or pooling inside your home when it rains, you are likely to have a leak. You can also look out for: • sagging of ceiling linings • corrosion of fixings such as screws and nails • uneven floor surfaces, like the lifting of vinyl • mould or fungi formation on surfaces – although this is often due to poor ventilation • musty smells • swollen materials such as skirting and architraves • staining or discolouration of materials or surfaces • stained or rotting carpet, or rusting of carpet fixings.

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New kiwifruit orchard management programme Employment breaches and labour exploitation is a widespread problem in the kiwifruit industry.

is wrong with the industry, but there are different layers to the problem which need to be understood. It’s not just the employees who are suffering, but also the orchard owners Often contractors or employers and the employers. In this fastgrowing digital world, where we are blamed for everything that are doing most of our day-today activities online, New Zealand kiwifruit orchards are still using paper for their work management, which at times can be easily Shlok Kant and Taj Singh. manipulated.

There needs to be a widespread adaptation of technology, which can not only ease out the interoperability within the different government departments, but also can provide a tool for easy workforce management for orchard owners.

Kiwihort Solutions Limited has developed a web-based orchard management tool which is designed to strengthen the link between kiwifruit orchard owners, managers, contractors and workers. The founder of the company, Tajinder Singh, has more than 10 years’ experience working with orchard owners and workers and he has put in all of his industry knowledge to

develop Kiwihort.

“We strive to provide a cloudbased platform from where the farmers or the orchard owners can easily manage the day-to-day activity on their orchards, while the workers get an opportunity to earn fairly and are provided training about their legal rights so that they don’t get caught in the vicious cycle of exploitation,” says business manager Shlok Kant.

Kiwihort’s vision is to ultimately provide peace of mind for farm owners and delivering fair pay to orchard workforces.

For more information or a quick demo call 021 231 2809 or email info@kiwihort.com

Getting a helping hand with your winter garden work VIP Home Services understands that it can be difficult to find time for regular garden maintenance to keep your home looking terrific, but the team at VIP is more than happy to lend a hand.

VIP Home Services don’t just mow lawns, they also offer regular gardening services, pruning, trimming and landscaping.

Because we are now in the middle of winter everything will start growing again soon so there has never been a better time to hire a lawn-mowing service from VIP. Book your VIP franchisee now for work in a couple of months' time, as they get booked up quickly, or be prepared to do it yourself.

A good place to start is buying a good quality selective spray and sprayer to get rid of lawn weeds and leave the grass plants strong and healthy. Spraying can start in September once weeds start to grow again.

Buy a good NPK lawn fertiliser, reading the manufacturer’s' instructions for quantity and application recommendations and apply the fertiliser when grass starts to grow again.

It’s also time to start rose pruning and remove the three Ds – dead, damaged and diseased growth.

Thinning will allow light and air in and remove tired old growth. Shape the bush, pruning just above a healthy bud, and leaving three to five healthy branches.

There is still some time for those winter garden projects – clean-ups, pruning,

trimming, green waste removal, gutter clearing, pebble and bark replenishment – so why not start today.

But if that's all too much time and trouble call VIP on 0800 84 64 84 or visit www.viphomeservices.co.nz

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Transactional analysis is a framework to understand where people are coming from,

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Local chiropractors under new management Oceanside Family Chiropractic has been faithfully serving the Papamoa and wider Tauranga community for the past 12 years. Dr Phillip Bailey recently took over the practice and has rebranded it to Oceanside Chiropractic.

“After working in Singapore for six years and New Zealand for a further three years I have gained the experience and knowledge to deal confidently with severe pain and rehabilitation cases.

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Tauranga’s unsung academy A snap back at a reporter’s remark along the lines of ‘sailing being a sport for rich people’ brought about unexpected television coverage for one of Tauranga’s little known sailing secrets.

Peter Burling’s mom Heather Burling’s reply to the remark resulted in the reporter interviewing Bay of Plenty Sailing Academy staff on her return to New Zealand from Bermuda.

“She (Heather) was sick of all these ‘Peter’s Mum’ stories and comments about sailing being a rich man’s sport,” says Bay of Plenty Sailing Academy Trust chairman Stuart Pedersen. “’Well hang on, back home where I come from… we have this thing called BOPSAT with the schools programme’.”

It resulted in interviews for BOPSAT staff and at Merivale School. Merivale School pupils are among the beneficiaries of the trust’s mission to reduce the cost of sailing for youth, particularly giving sailing opportunities to those who are from disadvantaged backgrounds.

This year the trust has used a recently established endowment

fund to reduce the hire rate for its 420 fleet for high school team sailing, and to start a free school sailing programme for hand-picked students at low decile schools.

Five schools are now doing this in term four this year and term one 2018. With more income and/or more volunteer instructors, the academy is hoping to expand the programme.

Last year the academy was able to give 10 boats to Tauranga Yacht and Powerboat Club for the Sailing School which helps support its viability – crucial to the growth of junior sailing in Tauranga.

The academy is also running

a ‘Sponsor a Sailor’ programme where sailors from the free school sailing programme are supported by corporate/private sponsors and BOPSAT funds to take their sailing to the next level and beyond.

BOPSAT’s endowment fund at the Acorn Foundation, the Sail for Life fund, received a boost of $74,000 to the end of May. “Our main interest through BOPSAT is in the personal development advantages that come to young people from getting on the water. Having gained a lot personally from sailing, all the trustees want to see everyone have this chance,” says Stuart.

The Bay of Plenty Sailing Academy is providing yachts for the use of young sailors. Photo: Andrew Campbell.

New fisheries regulations bring advanced monitoring Regulations for the digital monitoring of commercial fishing activity have been gazetted, bringing in important changes to how commercial fishing activity is monitored and reported.

Digital monitoring is made up of three systems – geospatial position reporting, catch reporting via e-logbooks, and cameras. These systems will provide the Ministry for Primary Industries with quicker and more accurate information about commercial fishing activity, which will allow for more agile and responsive fisheries management deciQsions.

All trawl vessels 28 metres and over will operate under the GPR and e-logbook requirements from October 1 this year, representing more than 70 per cent of commercial catch by volume. All other permit holders will transition to the new systems

over a six month period through to April 1, 2018.

All commercial fishers must be fully compliant for activity starting on or after April 1.

Cameras will be phased in across the commercial fleet from October 1, 2018, with all commercial vessels to have cameras by April 1, 2020.

This will provide MPI with the ability to verify reporting, which until now has been difficult without on-board observers, and is also expected to act as a significant deterrent to illegal behaviour.

All commercial fishing permit holders will be required to use the GPR and e-logbooks systems, with no exceptions. Vessels used exclusively for handgathering and diving, and tenders used solely for purse-seining, are excluded from the requirement to use cameras.

Consultation with Maori and industry on the specifications of the new systems, and how they will operate on vessels are ongoing.

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No mandate for supermarket While Auckland City Council has announced the purchase of 31 new parks and open spaces in the past year, Tauranga City Council seems intent on trying to reduce Welcome Bay’s reserves land.

Tauranga City Council’s ‘survey’ was sent out in May but the results now reported show a very low number of responses in favour of a supermarket on reserve land. In fact, from the data that council has supplied, there were only 725 responses that stated that they preferred Waitaha Reserve as the site of a supermarket, and the other sites were each even less favoured.

The wording of the survey encouraged those in favour of a supermarket to respond (Do you want a supermarket in Welcome Bay?). Since Welcome Bay’s

population was recorded in the 2013 census as 8670 and it is no doubt higher now, the 725 responses in favour represents less than 9 per cent of the population. Note that I say ‘responses’, not people, since there was no attempt to control the number of responses any one person could send in.

So it seems that at least 91 per cent of the population is not in favour of a supermarket on Waitaha Reserve.

Why then is council proceeding with investigating this option?

If they really do care what the people of Welcome Bay think they should at least conduct a neutrally worded and properly controlled survey to find out before going any further with this.

K Olsen, Welcome Bay.

Sunshine in the letterbox The weather has been bad lately and it was a surprise to pull out some sunshine from the letterbox in the form of The Weekend Sun. It made good reading, and best of all it was a jolly good laugh. It has been said that no one ever died laughing, although it would be a fun way to go.

The election is upon us and it really is amusing listening to Paula Bennett say we must ensure that women get equal pay. Where has she been for the last nine years? Women are the stronger sex, with many ways of controlling men. The lady who won a pay rise for thousands of women perhaps should get Paula’s job.

A plug for the over 80s: why not a free passport for the people who have toiled over the years and listened to the many politicians who talk tripe?

Their only policy is to stay in parliament as long as possible. Some have already retired in the parliament – it pays more than superannuation.

R Chamberlain, Otumoetai.

English the delivery boy ‘Bill English delivering New Zealand’ – this is what the hoardings proclaim. What’s being delivered?

40,000 homeless; 90 per cent of burglaries unsolved; record high youth suicides; insufficient schools, teachers, doctors, hospital beds, surgical operations; minimum wage 20 per cent below the minimum living wage; high youth unemployment; prevalent child abuse; contaminated rivers and harbours; beaches where you swim and eat seafood at your own risk; and home ownership costs beyond most young Kiwis.

Rampant immigration is the driver of much of the above, but it, along with the despoliation of our beautiful country by tourism, provides the funds that feeds the National-led economy of our once-proud land. They have had nine years to get us into this mess and it will take a government which puts the interests and welfare of all New Zealanders above those of foreign corporations, investors, immigrants and tourists to get us out of it.

P Dolden, Papamoa.

Maori seat warming At the time of the Maori Representation Act (1867), the right to vote rested on property qualification being restricted to males who owned property. Maori males owning ‘freehold’ estates even jointly could vote on the General Roll – the problem was disputed, customary land ownership issues. The four Maori seats were a temporary measure for only five years then extended for another five years and ultimately the Maori Representation Continuance Act (1876) set Maori seats in concrete “until expressly repealed by …the General Assembly (Parliament)”.

Interestingly enough Maori men (1867) got the vote 12 years before landless European men (1879).

Universal suffrage in 1893 for all Kiwis removed any legitimate reason for separate Maori seats.

The Maori seats came about to give Maori parliamentary representation because many could not meet the property criteria – it benefited Maori, not disenfranchised them. Anyone who claims otherwise is spouting unmitigated claptrap.

One would have thought Kelvin Davis, Labour’s Maori Affairs spokesperson, MP for Te Tai Tokerau (Maori seat), an ex-Kaitaia school principal would have had the nous to work all this out for himself rather than vigorously opposing Winston Peters’ referendum proposal. To be fair, Mr Davis probably doesn’t want concrete facts to demolish self-serving myths.

Winston Peters’ stance on the Maori seats is correct and pandering to the Maori Party, separatists, vested part-Maori interests, Maori activists and other pseudo toadies has no place in New Zealand because it’s racebased nonsense.

R Paterson, Mount Maunganui.

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Hours of enjoyment in toy library It was with some anger and disappointment that we discovered the needless destruction of the Papamoa Beach Toy Library sited at the end of Pacific View Road. The initiative by the four Papamoa teenagers, only identified as S, G, E & C is to be commended and the library should be re-established as quickly as possible. We have encountered other beach walkers and toy library users of similar opinion but we are unsure how this could be done. Earlier this year a photo of the beach toy library appeared on Channel 9 Perth’s news and received a positive response as such a free public

amenity is unique to Papamoa Beach.

The hours of enjoyment by the beach library users of all ages should be continued and we need to ensure that great work of the original four should not be destroyed by the thoughtless actions of others.

C & J King, Papamoa Beach.

Thanks to a thoughtful lad

Chaos at the roundabout

I am an older person who can be very forgetful and I was one day last week when I was up at the Bethlehem Shopping Centre.

I had taken my hearing aids out as I was having my hair cut and put them in my bag on top of my scarf. As I was heading home on my mobility scooter I felt cold and wanted my scarf which I pulled out of my bag. And yes, my hearing aids were tossed out.

Luckily for me a young lad was watching the oldies on scooters. He picked up a hearing aid. It was near a pedestrian crossing. My husband who was behind me called out to me and I was reunited with my hearing aid. Then the lad spotted the other hearing aid down by my feet on the scooter.

So many grateful ‘thank yous’ followed. But I was not fully ‘with it’ and did not ask his name or think of an immediate reward. However I cannot speak highly enough of that helpful, thoughtful lad and hope somehow these written thanks might find their way to him. I would like us to meet again.

M Cullen, Bethlehem.

One wonders how the new roundabout at Te Puna will work. The chaos created by this project is appalling, with traffic backed up for miles twice a day and slow traffic all day. How will it work? Will it work?

People will still have to wait when exiting Te Puna Rd and the Minden exits for a kind driver to let them through. Traffic lights would have been a much better, safer bet.

Why spend $2.5 million on such a roundabout and cause so much chaos when they could have simply painted the roundabout on the road surface as many enlightened planners are doing in other countries?

Have a look at this nightmare – it works okay and handles a lot more traffic too (and for the past 60 years or so) www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OGvj7GZSIo There are seven roundabouts in this complex and traffic can move in more than one direction.

A simple intersection like Te Puna with a painted roundabout or a concrete mowing strip would be no problem to any driver with more than one brain cell.

A Bourne, Bethlehem.

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The Weekend Sun’s ever popular guide to ‘What’s On’ in the Bay. Pg54 THE WEEKEND SUN

Hear all of nature sing The Tauranga Civic Choir.

The three things that seem to have most inspired composers over the years are love, nature, and religion.

Often, all three are combined in different ways. The Tauranga Civic Choir concert ‘Celebrating Creation’ does just that.

Anchored by Andrew Carter's spectacular ‘Benedicite’ that in 11 short, but diverse, movements calls on all of

creation to praise the Lord.

The programme then opens into a selection of ever popular pieces.

‘Loch Lomond’, ‘Afton Water’, ‘Lay a Garland’, and ‘Shenandoah’, all beautifully arranged, conclude an afternoon of lovely choral music.

The Civic Choir is pleased to introduce to Tauranga audiences the children's section of the St Peters Cathedral Choir, Hamilton.

They will sing three movements of the ‘Benedicite’, and also three short pieces in the second half of the programme. Lovers of virtuoso piano playing will enjoy Leon Grey's interpretation of the demanding ‘Benedicite’ accompaniment.

This will be a musical afternoon to remember at the Wesley Methodist Church, 13th Ave, Tauranga from 3pm on Saturday, August 5.

Last chance to make history If you’ve ever wanted to see your name on the cover of a book, now’s the time to put pen to paper.

Local photographer Ocean Patrice (inset) is donating to the project.

Tauranga Writers is celebrating its 50th year with the publishing of a book called ‘People’s History of the Bay of Plenty’.

It wants to get 200 writers contributing up to 200 words each in an attempt to create a Guinness World Record for the most number of authors contributing to a single book.

About 60 submissions have been received so far and the group has extended its deadline to August 10 in a last-ditch attempt to get more people writing.

The 10 chapters in the book will include the following topics: Really long ago — volcanoes, earthquakes and wildlife; Not so long ago — Maori presence; Quite recent actually — Pakeha presence; Sport on water — boats, fish, surf, and more; Sport on land — cricket, netball, rugby, and more; Romance of any kind; School daze; Families; Houses; Next steps.

The cover of the book will feature the names of all contributors in red and black on a white background

and local photographer Ocean Patrice has donated four colour photos of the Bay of Plenty from her inaugural exhibition.

The book will be available through Amazon as a print-on-demand paperback or a downloadable eBook.

Tauranga Writers treasurer Gun Caundle is editing the book and says the standard of writing received so far has been high.

“I’m only doing a minimal amount of editing – spelling and punctuation mainly. The entries have all been of a good standard.”

To submit a piece of writing email taurangawritersnz@gmail.com, including a title for your work as well as your full name and contact details.

For more information visit www.bopbook.com

Win a double pass to Zirka Circus ‘Cirque Grande’ – proudly presented by Zirka Circus, is on its very first tour of New Zealand with world-class acts from around the globe. Prepare to be amazed by the skills of these award-winning international artists.

The two-hour performance is a whole lot of fun

and ideal for all ages.

The Weekend Sun has two double passes to give away to two lucky readers who can tell us how long the performance is. Enter online at www.sunlive. co.nz under the competition section. Entries must be received by Friday, August 11.

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A feast of old hymns at the fest It’s both a celebration and an anniversary.

Hymn fest convenor, Kevin Beagley.

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The Greerton Bible Church Hymn Fest 2017 on Sunday coincides with the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his thesis to the local church door. It sparked church revolution and there was a hymn festival recently to celebrate the occasion.

“But Hymn Fest 2017 is also a way for the older generation to express the faith in a familiar way,” says hymn fest convenor, Kevin Beagley.

“And do it with others of the same generation.”

Today, with the evolution of church music, many churches do not sing the old-style hymns the now senior generations once sang. “And they start to feel isolated,” says Kevin.

“Hymn Fest 2017 is singing hymns we sung in the mid-20th century when we were young and the baby boomers were congregated in their church youth groups singing the great hymns that were sung at the crusades held around the world.” Kevin talks about music by Fanny Crosby and John W Peterson in the mid-20th century to those of the 18th century like A Catherine Hankey’s ‘I love to tell a story’ and Edward Perronet’s ‘All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name’.

The Greerton Bible Church is hosting Hymn Fest 2017 at the church on the corner of Chadwick and Oropi Rds this Sunday at 7pm. “It’ll be a time for worship and praise with old-style hymns,” says Kevin.

Besides community singing, the Bay of Plenty Mens’ Choir will perform.

The Harmony Four Quartet and Brass Trio, plus a soloist will also bring items of worship. A light supper will be provided and with July being Bible Month, a freewill gold coin offering would be acceptable.

Kids behind the camera at Baycourt A group of up-and-coming young filmmakers have produced a short silent film, thanks to a fourday workshop provided by Baycourt Community and Arts Centre.

The youth programme ran in the second week of the July school holidays, providing participants with an opportunity to learn how to create and produce their own silent films.

Bay of Plenty Film, along with TMH Management, helped facilitate the workshop which covered writing and storyboarding, pre-filming preparation, filming and editing.

BOP Film chief executive Anton

Steel says the 24 kids seemed to enjoy themselves.

“I think they got a lot out of it. It was an opportunity to not just hear about the theoretical stuff, but to get some hands-on experience making a film.

“They helped script the idea and nine of them had a chance at directing a couple scenes each. I'm impressed with the end product they came up with – it's a sweet little film.”

The kids used different editing programmes to finish the film, resulting in two final cuts which can be viewed at www.facebook.com/bopfilmpublic

Sex change pioneer to speak at fundraiser ‘Be true to you’ is the theme of the 2017 Legacy Lunch – a fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Support Service Tauranga Trust – and no one fits the bill better than sex change pioneer Liz Roberts.

Liz was the first person to undergo a full surgical sex change in New Zealand. Her story is compelling: from a childhood as a boy certain she was a girl; serving two stints in prison (first a men's and then a women's) and establishing herself in England as a talented couture clothing designer, Liz fought to become the woman she knew herself to be in a society that didn't know how to label her.

Now 75, Liz will be joined by broadcaster Alison Mau who

authored Liz’s memoir, ‘First Lady’.

As well as a three-course lunch there will be spot prizes and a chance to bid on Whakatane artist Miriam Jones’ painting ‘Selfie Shuffle’.

All funds raised will support The Breast Cancer Support Trust in their work to support those with breast cancer in the Western Bay of Plenty.

The Legacy Lunch will be held at the Mills Reef Winery, 143 Moffat Rd, Bethlehem on Friday, August 4 from 1-4pm. Tickets are $200 and include a three-course lunch with a glass of wine and a $100 donation to Breast Cancer Support Service Tauranga Trust. Buy tickets at www.eventspronto.co.nz/ legacylunch17

Liz Roberts was the first person to undergo a sexchange in New Zealand.

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August – everyone’s coming to town Perhaps it’s the chill of winter attracting people, but a lot of out-of-town acts are heading this way at the start of August.

A decade or so ago Charlotte was playing in the Washington Room at The the creative force behind Baxter, a Hotel Armitage. They promise toeground-breaking compilation CD of tapping fun for all ages, really old tunes James K Baxter's poetry set to music and a full bar. Tickets are $22.50 from www.eventfi nda.co.nz or on the door. by 12 recording artists including Dave There is, as they say, something for everyone, and I'll The next day at another Dobbyn, Greg Johnson, start with bits that have caught my eye before focusing unusual location, this Mahinarangi Tocker on one particular arts festival darling who is heading time record store Vinyl and Martin Phillipps. this way to play a very small and exclusive concert.

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The spirit of Freddie Mercury lives on The man who would be Queen; Gary Mullen as Freddie Mercury.

There’s the signature ‘tache’, clinging white pants, glistening torso and little else.

And he’s belting out ‘We Will Rock You’, as he does 150 times a year from the UK to South Africa to New Zealand.

All the Freddie theatrics are woven in, the showmanship and the flamboyance.

There’s the four octave vocal range, spectacular lighting, special effects and all the timeless anthems like ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ and ‘We Are The Champions’.

It’s the Queen tribute band, Gary Mullen and the Works.

And the man transporting us back in time, resurrecting the spirit of the late great Freddie Mercury and one of the greatest ever rock bands, Queen, is Scotsman Gary Mullens.

“I would watch Freddie Mercury on the television when I was just five,” Mullens tells The Weekend Sun from Glasgow on the eve of his New Zealand tour.

“I would sing along, mimic his moves. And when asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said I wanted to be like him.”

He would never see the man perform live, he would never meet the man, but eventually he

became the man.

In 2000 Mullens, as Freddie Mercury, won Stars in Their Eyes – British TV’s celebrity impersonation programme – by 800,000 votes.

“I was a computer salesman by day.” But when Gary became Freddie that all changed. For 10 years Gary Mullens and the Works have been touring the world celebrating Queen.

“The pay’s a bit better.” And the job satisfaction.

The critics acknowledge the uncanny similarities.

“Those who dismiss reincarnation should spend a night watching Gary Mullen and The Works impersonating Queen – he brings the legendary Queen front man back to life.”

And the fans too. “They get absorbed by the man and his music,” says Gary. “And the fact we are a tribute band just doesn’t matter to them.” And he says they are there to participate.

“It’s a very powerful thing when you have an audience of about 2000 pounding out the chorus lines to ‘Somebody to Love.’ Makes my work very rewarding and easy.”

Gary Mullen and The Works are at Tauranga’s Baycourt on Monday, August 28 and Tuesday, August 29. For bookings phone 07 577 7188 or visit www.ticketek.co.nz

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Saturday 29 July

Bay Network Singles Social Club 55+ who wish to make new friends & enjoy club activities, dining, shows, trips, bbq’s etc. Mary-Anne 027 207 1690 or 576 9988 Come Dancing Tonight Come join us tonight for Sequence & Old time Dancing. Great music, supper. Entry $7.00 All welcome. Run by Tauranga Scottish Society. Greerton Hall 7-30 to 10-30pm Ph Nola 576 5076 Computer Lessons Learn in your own time, at your own pace. Tauranga Library has a free course online to meet your needs. Visit one of our libraries to register.

Death Cafe Coffee, cake and group led conversation on dying, death & living in a warm friendly space. Sat 5 Aug Grindz Cafe 1pm-3pm e:taurangadeathcafe@ gmail.com Carole 0220 689 183 www. deathcafe.com Discover Your Life’s True Purpose

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29 July, 5,12 Aug from 2 to 5pm. Arataki Community Centre Zambuck Way, Bayfair. Info: www.eventspronto.co.nz/ meaningfullife Friendship Force International Friendship & Home Hosting exchanges with other clubs worldwide. Barbara 574 5711 or email: regclothier@gmail.com www.thefriendshipforce.org Garage Sale & Auction Lions Club of Katikati annual Steptoes garage sale/auction at Katikati War Memorial Hall 8am.

Furniture, whiteware, books and bric a brac Auction at 10:30am. EFTPOS available. No Cheques Ian’s Tai Chi Class Saturday mornings at QE Park. Cancelled for the month of June.

Leisure Marching Fun, fitness & friendship. Teams made up of adult members practice this non-competitive activity on various days & times throughout the week. Frances 544 1318 or 021 297 3407 LOL Laughter Wellness Come & laugh away your winter blues. Arataki Community Centre 11-11.45am. Koha. Trish 022 036 6768 email lollaughterwellness@gmail.com

Mahayana Buddhist Meditation Tga

Intro to Meditation classes, 1st & 3rd Sats of every month, 10-10.50am.

General classes every 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sat of the month, 11am-12.15pm. $5 suggested koha. Blind Foundation, 160 17th Ave, Tga Messianic Meetings Every Sat at Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui 10am. Seek to unite together in our walk to put truth into action on a daily basis. 544 7424 or 0210 226 3515

Narcotics Anonymous Open Meetings

Sat 7.30-8.30pm & every Sun 7-8pm, Hanmer Clinic, 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton. Mon 7-8pm & Fri 7.308.30pm, Hillier Centre. 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui. Women’s Meeting every Tues 10.30-11.30am Downstairs Hall, Salvation Army Recovery Church, 375 Cameron Rd. 0800 NA TODAY Petanque @ Club Mt Maunganui Sat 1pm. Equip available, all levels welcome.

Arnold 544 5598 Taoist Tai Chi New Beginner classes starting 5th August Saturday 8.30am.

15 Koromiko St Judea. Come and have

a go, contact Dianne 0211466890 or 578-9116 Tauranga Meditation Group Intro to meditation classes 1st Tues of month 7-8.30pm. General classes every 2nd & 4th Saturdays of the month. $5 koha. Blind Foundation, 160 17th Ave, Tauranga. (Vehicular access opposite Historic Village) Tauranga Photographic Society Award winning audio-visuals NZ and overseas.

Arts and Crafts Centre, Elizabeth St. 5 Aug at 7.30pm Entry $2 Information taurangaphoto.org.nz/tga-av-salon/ presentation-evening

The Original Greerton Hall Market

8am-12pm. Crafts, plants, produce, bric-a-brac. Stalls inside/outside.

Tea, coffee, snacks available. New stallholders welcome. To book a site Tricia/Gary 07 5431487, 027 908 2952, greertonmarket@actrix.co.nz, www facebook.com/greertonhallmarket The Sociables A group for the 30’s/40’s and 50’s age group that meet once a week to participate in activities, events and dine out. 0220 120 376 Social Dance Greerton Hall, 1247 Cameron Rd, 7.30 pm. BYO drink & nibbles. Everyone welcome. Supreme Dance Centre 5442337 or 027 3221786.

Door Sales Sunshine Dance Group Come and enjoy an evening of Sequence Dancing & Socialising. Tea Dance Sat 29 July, Baptist Church Hall cnr Cameron & 13th Ave, 5-9pm. $5pp, tea 6.45pm, BYO food/drink.

Tauranga Fuchsia Group Meets Saturday 29th at the Tauranga Arts & Craft Centre Elizabeth Street West at 1 pm. New Members Welcome.If you like growing Fuchsias come and join us at our workshops Village Radio Community radio broadcasting from Tauranga Historic Village 1368 kHz AM. Music of 1940’s - 90’s weekends 9am - 5pm, weekdays 10am - 5pm. www.villageradio.co.nz or 571 3710 YOGA with Nic in Bethlehem Evening Classes: Mon & Thurs 7-8:10pm Morning classes: Wed & Fri 9:15-10:25am Afternoon class: Tues 11:5-2:25pm.

Calm your mind while you stretch your body. First class free. Nic 021 124 2598 Facebook.com/nicssweetyoga

Sunday 30 July

Bay Bible Fellowship/Lord’s Day Join

us for our Worship service at Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay road. 10.00am. 1 Peter 4:10-11 “Using your gifts for God, not self”. Visit us at www.bbf.net.nz Bible Seminars “Malachi - lessons from the last book of the Old testament” Interactive, Q & A. Refreshments provided. Sunday 1:45pm at Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St Vic 543 0504 Bingo Club Mt. Maunganui Bingo on the second and fourth Sunday of each month at 1pm.

Good prizes. Ph 575 4886 Croquet Every Sun, Tues & Fri at Tga Domain, Cameron Rd 12.45pm. Beginners welcome. Peter 571 0633

Czech and Slovak Club Tauranga

Czech School and Playgroup 10am 12noon, Tauranga Boys College, Devonport Rd, guests welcome!

Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet

Farmers Market held every Sunday 9am – 1pm, rain or shine! Right in the middle of Mount Mainstreet at. Phoenix Car Park, Maunganui Rd. www.mountmainstreet.nz

Healing - Optimal Emotional Freedom

Release your symptoms at root cause. W. Dyer “This really works.” The Backbenches Room, Grindz Cafe, 50 First Ave. 12:30pm: Coffee + Chat. 1 - 2:30: Tuition + Practice Optimal EFT. Entry by Koha.

Home Computer Club [Tga] Inc. Computer enthusiasts meet to share knowledge and experience, at Arts & Crafts Centre, Elizabeth St. West, on last Sun of each month, 9:30am - approx. 12:30pm. $3 door charge 544-2067 Maketu Market This Sunday at Maketu Village Green.Ph Pat 07 533 2687 Oropi Sunday Market A boutique style market with Art, Handcrafted Products, Artisan Foods, Preserves, delicious brunches by local chef 9 until 1pm at the Oropi Memorial Hall, 1295 Oropi Rd. Quakers in Tauranga 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 Radio Controlled Model Yachts Meet Sun 1.30pm & Thurs 1.30pm at pond behind 24 Montego Drive, Papamoa to sail Electron & similar 3ft long yachts, for fun. Adult beginners welcome.

Graham 572 5419 Sunday Funday Games & activities for the whole family at Greerton Aquatic & Leisure Centre 12-3pm. Parents & caregivers are welcome & encouraged to participate. BBQ hire $15 Taize at St. Georges On World Peace Day/Hiroshima Day you are invited to this quiet service based on the style of worship from the Taize Community in France. 7pm on Sun 6 August. http:// www.stgeorgesgatepa.org.nz/

Tauranga Friendship & Social Club

alks, dinners & outings for over 60’s.

Barbara 544 7461 Tauranga Spiritual Society Senior citizens hall, 14 Norris St (behind pak n save Tga) Healing Circle. Doors open 6.30pm start 7pm Members $5 non members $7 022 067 0467 Te Puke Country Music Club Charity Concert at Te Puke Citz Club 1pm Ph Gayle 573 8255 Toastmasters Corkers Club Meets once a month 3rd Sunday 2pm at Zone Café, Bayfair join our happy group Phone text 021 044 5 654 Wellness Art Workshop With Mira Corbova/ Professional Artist & Inspirational Tutor: 9/16/30 July, 11am-2pm @ The Art Lounge, 32 Devonport Rd, Tauranga Info/To Book: theartloungenz@gmail.com www. theartloungenz.com

Monday 31 July

Achieve Toastmasters Keep speaking,

keep helping, keep succeeding. 1st, 3rd & 5th Mon of month at St Stephen’s Church Hall, Brookfield, Tauranga 7.309.30pm. Frank or Chrissy 543 9493 Active Adults Fun Fitness Aerobic, weights, yoga. Every Mon at Arataki Community Centre 9-10am. $7. Lynda

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Al Anon Support offered to those

affected by someone’s addiction to alcohol. Every Mon at St George’s Church, Cameron Rd, Tauranga 7pm. Chrissy 281 0933 Badminton Club Every Mon, Aquinas College, Pyes Pa 7.30-9.30pm. Adults & year 12 & above. Racquets available. Sue 0211 944 335 www.taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz Beginner Ballroom & Latin Would you like to Dance? Free introductory lesson every Monday. Just come along.

Udance2- The Dance Centre. Club Mount Maunganui 8pm. Dean & Miki 542-1295 www.udance2.co.nz Email: udance2@xtra.co.nz 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. All classes 9.1510.15am. Dianne 576 5031 or 027 431 4326 Bowls Every Mon at Bethlehem Hall, Main Highway 7.15pm. First 3 nights free. Wendy 578 2585 Chess Mount Maunganui Mount RSA Chess Club every Mon at Mount RSA, 544 Maunganui Rd. Early programme 6-7.30pm during school term. Late programme 7.30pm onwards. Standard chess rules. Incl casual games. Noel 579 5412 Dance Along Learn to dance & new dances at a great spot. Rumbas, waltzes, new vogue sequence, tangos, Cha Cha & more. Te Puke Citizens & RSA club every Mon 6.30 - 8.30pm. No cover or entry charge. Gordon/Diane 572 0060 Fitness League Low impact exercise set to music using the Bagot Stack technique, for women of all ages & abilities.

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Every Mon 10am & Weds 7.30pm.

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Mon nights. Bethlehem Community Church 183 Moffat Road. 543 5240 Indoor Bowls Citizen’s RSA Te Puke – held every Monday 1pm and Wednesday 7pm. All welcome. Alma 573 8773 Mah Jong Every Mon at Arataki Community Centre 1-4pm. 576 3455 Mah Jong Every Mon at Tauranga South Bowling Club, 11th Ave 12.454pm. Visitors & beginners welcome free teaching available. Shirley 576 0014 Meditation Made Easy New 6 week course starting 7 Aug 7pm, Tauranga Meditation Centre. No religious instruction. Tuition free. Details from seekmeditation@gmail.com 0274 338 834 Mt Maunganui Bridge Club Every Mon 12.45-4.15pm, with junior & novice sessions 7-9.15pm. Weds 7-10.15pm.

Thurs 10.45am - 2.15pm (bring your lunch). Fri 12.45-4.15pm. 60 Golf Rd. $3 members $5 visitors. Anne 572 5522

Omokoroa Beach Indoor Bowling Club

Meet at Settlers Hall, Omokoroa Rd Mon 1.30pm & Tues 7.30pm. Cost $3.

Anne 548 1636

Otumoetai Indoor Bowls Aggregate, Matua Primary School Hall, Clivedene St 7.15pm. New members welcome.

Karen 576 0443 Piloga Classes Fusion of Pilates & yoga movements. Every Mon & Fri at Arataki Community Centre 10.05-11.20am. $15 per class.

Plunket Car Seat Clinic Car seats checked & fitted by qualified Child Restraint Technicians. No appointment necessary. Every Mon & Thurs. Donation appreciated. 471 Devonport Road, Tauranga. 578 7813 Recycled Teenagers Gentle exercise for 50’s forwards. Mon & Weds, 14 Norris St, Tauranga Senior Citizens Club. Tues at St Mary’s Church Hall, Girven Rd. All 9 - 10.30am. First class free. Jennifer 571 1411 St Columba Indoor Bowling Club Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood. Names in by 7.15pm, 7.30pm start. All playing levels welcome. Paul 576 6324 TaiChi QingGong 18 moves A good way to improve your energy. Every Monday at 169 Elizabeth Road (Community Hall). 6.15-7.00pm. All welcome. Gold coin donation. 571 5168 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. Margaret 571 3483 or 021 0817 0350 or marg.rus@gmail.com Tauranga Rock n Roll Club Inc Every Mon at Legion of Frontiersmen’s Hall, 165 Elizabeth St 7- 8pm. Lessons & Social Evening of Dancing. Members $3, non-members $5. Check the Facebook pages. Malcolm 027 592 7240 Tauranga Senior Citizens Club 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 incl afternoon tea Tauranga Theatre Organ Society Meet today, 1pm at Baycourt. All welcome to hear and play the Mighty Wurlitzer. Ph 552 0243 Te Puke Floral Art Group

Meets Methodist Church Hall, Oroua Street Te Puke. 11am. All welcome. Ph Val 07 573 7804 Three Day Challenge Starts every Monday. Healthy me, Healthy you project. Svetlana 0276162124 Walk for Wellness Free group for people with cancer & their supporters.

Departs 9.30am from Mount 1st, 3rd & 5th Mon of the month & from Yatton Park, Greerton 2nd & 4th Mon of the month.

Women’s Art Group Every Mon at Lyceum Club Rooms, 68 1st Ave 9am 12pm. Margaret 543 3244 Zonta Tauranga Like minded women helping to raise profile promoting & protecting the rights of women & girls in our community & internationally. Meet every 2nd Mon 5.30pm. Tauranga Club + Dinner. Suzy 021 266 5044

Tuesday 1 August

ABC - Avenues Badminton Club Every Tues at Tauranga Boys’ College Gym. Juniors 6-7.30pm (term time), seniors (adults) 7.30-9.30pm. Adults $7, student $5. Delwyn 027 212 4720 Addiction Help Programme Hanmer Clinic Tauranga ‘Significant Other’ Programme for spouses, partners, family/

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579 6940 or 0800 842 426 Aglow Mt Maunganui Salvation Army Hall, 57 Eversham Rd 9.30am.

Overcoming. Teachings from Graeme Cook’s material. Come, be inspired & enjoy prayer, praise & fellowship.

Barbara 576 5870 Alcoholics Anonymous Meet every Tues at St Peter’s Church Hall, 11 Victoria Rd, Mount 7.30-8.30pm.

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Altrusa Women’s Community Service

Meet 2nd Tues evening for dinner/ business. 4th Tues for social evening monthly. Email: president.tauranga@ altrusa.org.nz

BOP Plenty Shirley Club Walking Group

Meet outside Mount Surf Club every Tuesday 9.20am sharp. Walks about an hour and at Deckchair afterwards for refreshments and chat. New members welcome. Fran 574 9060 Cards 500 Every Tues & Thurs at Mount Senior Citizen’s, 345 Maunganui Rd 12.45pm. Garry 576 3033 Euchre Have fun playing Euchre.

Tuesday at Greerton RSA 7-9pm. $2 per session. 543 3441 Falun Dafa Ancient wisdom applicable in 2017. Welcome to Free Exercise and Meditation Classes during school terms. Huia Rm, Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Bayfair @ 7pm. Ph/txt Judy 021 0425 398 Fitness League Ladies exercise with dance, weights, floor work every Tues at St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood 9.30-10.30am. Gloria 021 139 2448 Free Community Fit Club Low impact, full muscle workout. Historic Village 9.15am. 576 3642 or jen@nzhealthnow.com Greerton Lions Club 1st & 3rd Tues of month at Fairway Lounge, Tauranga Racecourse 6pm. Bill 543 4424 Inachord Chorus Womens singing group. New director, new direction Bethlehem Community Church Building. 183 Moffat Rd, Bethlehem 7.15.

Debbie 021 1291 126 or 548 2483 Israeli Dancing Every Tues, Gate Pa Primary School, Cameron Rd 7-8pm.

All ages welcome, no partner required.

Maria 544 1680/022 165 2114 Junction Mental Health Peer Support & Advocacy. Coffee & chat at St James’ Hall, Greerton 10am-12pm.

543 3010 Katikati Bridge Club 2 sessions a week. Tues 1pm & Weds 7pm. Alison 549 0797 (Tues) or Lyn 552 0924 (Weds)

Orange City Square & Round Dance

Tues morning 10am. Weds Advanced, Thurs Club Night & New Dancer Class, 7.30pm. Frontiersmen’s Hall. Ph 543-1063

Otumoetai Matua Walking Group

Every Tues at Kulim Park 9am. 576 7339 Petanque Bayfair Petanque Club, every Tues & Thurs at Russley Drive 1pm. Equipment & coaching available.

Margie 542 0084 or 021 0293 7459 Petanque - Tga/BOP Club Club Mt Maunganui 1pm start. Equip available, coaching given. Linda 544 2818 Sequence Dancing Tauranga Social & Leisure Club, every Tues in St John Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd 7-9.30pm except 2nd Tues each month, afternoon dancing 3.30-6pm.

Visitors welcome. Murray 576 3294 South City Indoor Bowls Open Fours Tournament at Greerton Hall 7.30pm.

Mary 541 0687 Taoist Tai Chi New beginners class starting July 1pm, 15 Kiromiko St Judea, all welcome to come and give it a go Ph/Text Wade 021 606 133 Tauranga Meditation Group Intro to meditation classes 1st Tues of month 7-8.30pm. General classes every 2nd & 4th Saturdays of the month. $5 koha. Blind Foundation, 160 17th Ave, Tauranga. (access opposite Historic Village) Tauranga Samba Brazilian drumming/percussion at Mount Sports Centre cnr Hull & Maunganui Rds 7.15-9.15pm. No experience needed.

Rob 021 232 7185 Tauranga Scrabble Club Tues at

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Tauranga Bridge Club, Ngatai Rd 8.50am. 3 games $3. New players welcome. 544 8372 Tauranga Target Rifle Club Shooting every Tues 7pm. Ellis 578 0098 Tauranga Toastmasters Weekly at Tauranga Lyceum Club 7.15 - 9.30pm.

Learn public speaking & leadership skills. Alan 544 5989 Widows’ and Widowers’ Club The club invites people living alone to join us at the Arts & Crafts Centre, Elizabeth Street, at 2.00p.m.

For more information ring Margaret on 576 5292.

Wednesday 2 August

Alcoholics Anonymous Reflections at

Te Puke every Weds at Te Puke Baptist Church, Station Rd 7.30-8.30pm.

0800 229 6757 Alpha Marriage Course Invest in your marriage; strong, loving and lifelong relationship doesn’t happen by chance.

Lifezone Church, 7 Oak Lane, Judea, Tauranga 7:15pm - 9pm $50 a couple.

Register office@lifezone.church Art In The Afternoon Robyne Dowdall and Kerry Funnell, history of the design side of Tarnished Frocks and Divas. 3pm at Education Studio, Tauranga Art Gallery. Friends of the gallery a Gold coin & Visitors $5

Belly Dancing with Arabian Spice

Every Weds at St Columba Church Hall, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Tauranga 6.30-8.30pm. 0211 245 982 or 576 4112 arabianspicebd@gmail.com Bipolar Support Group Support for people with Bipolar. 6.30-7.30pm.

Junction 543 3010 for info or if you require transport Bolivia Every Wednesday 1-4pm Lyceum Club, 8 Palmer Court Te Puke. Entry $3 includes refreshments.

Beginners welcome. Ph Marie 573 9219 Bowls Indoor Every Weds & Fri at Mount Senior Citizen’s, 345 Maunganui Rd 12.45pm. Nancy/Ernie 575 4650 Community Bible Study Int Every Weds at City Church, 252 Otumoetai Rd 7-9pm. Bible study on “The Book of Genesis.” Julie 552 4068 Community Tai Chi Class Bethlehem Hall 1-2pm. First lesson free.

Term concession rate. Qualified tutor & instructor Trish member AATC 021 482842 EmployNZ Offer Free Courses Welcome Bay Community Centre 9.30am to 10.30am, find out more about the free Retail, Hospitality, IT, Foundation Skills and Fitness Courses. Call Sally 027 652 1429 for more info

Fernlands Water Exercise Class

Every Weds 10.45-11.45am. Suitable for accident or illness rehabilitation.

Helpful in weightloss or arthritis.

Classes held rain or shine. Jennifer 571 1411 Gate Pa Indoor Bowls Championship Triples at Greerton Hall 7pm. Names in book. Wallace Cup. Kevin 543 4044

Greerton Scout Group - Cub Pack

Open to boys/girls yrs 4-6. Meet Weds during school term at Greerton Scout Hal, Hynds Rd, Tauranga 5.30-7pm.

Email: greertonscouts@outlook.com Healing Rooms Experience God’s healing touch, Weds 1-3pm. No charge all ages welcome. Now upstairs at Graced Op Shop, cnr 11th Ave & Christopher St. 021 110 0878.

Kiwi Toasters Building communication & leadership. 1st, 3rd & 5th Weds of the month 3 Palm Springs Boulevard (same building as Palm Springs Pharmacy) 5.30pm-7 pm. Chrissy 027 296 7939 Let’s Learn Courses, classes, workshops, activities - options galore. www. letslearn.co.nz Shelley 544 9557 Mah Jong Every Weds at Tauranga Citz Club cnr Cameron Rd/13th Ave 12.45-4pm. Wendy 579 2851

Mount Healing & Spiritual Centre

Omanu Bowling Club, Golf Rd, Mount 1st & 3rd Weds of month. Doors open 7pm door charge $3. Tonights guest Teara Clapperton (Palmistry).

Interested in development groups? Ph Janet 027 2640 226

Papamoa Cruisers Mobility Scooters Meet for a coffee and a chat, followed by a ‘cruise’ for about one hour. 10am

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Further information. Txt or Ph Ian 027 856 4883 Papamoa Outdoor Bowls Roll Ups Weds & Sun, Gordon Spratt Reserve 12.45pm. Gail 574 0177 Scottish Country Dancing Every Weds at Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maunganui Rd 7pm. Lynne 573 5055 Singles Coffee Club 60+ Meet 10am for coffee Looking to make new friends? Gayle 027 439 3267 or E: mixandmingle@xtra.co.nz Tauranga Embroiderers’ Guild Every Weds at Tauranga Rowing Club, Devonport Rd 10am - 2.30pm & 7.30-9.30pm. Beginners welcome. Jenny 07 219 7740

appointment necessary, no charge. 021 0271 3254 Katikati Toastmasters Building communication & leadership1st, 3rd & 5th Thurs of the month. Katikati Community Resource Centre, 45 Beach Rd Katikati. 7.30pm9.30pm. Chrissy 027 296 7939 Mount Underwater Club Club night at Mount Ocean Sports Clubrooms (Cnr The Mall and Salisbury Ave, Mount) 7.30pm – Diving Socorro Is Mexico. New members welcome. Gail 021 471 768

Tuahu from Hot Springs Rd towards Motutapere Hut via Abseil Rock.

Grade mod/hard, approx. 6.0 hrs.

Bruce 543 1034 Tauranga South Garden Club First Wed. of month at Central Baptist Church Hall, cnr. 13th Ave. and Cameron Rd. 1.30-3.00pm. Visitors very welcome. Ph. Margaret 578 1017 Tauranga Table Tennis All grades.

Singles & Doubles. Memorial Hall 12.45 - 3pm. Mixed Social Doubles 7.30 - 9.30pm. Roy 578 7800

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Meeting 2nd & 4th Wednesdays.

Doors open 6.30 Entry $5 includes raffles & refreshments. Lyceum Club 8 Palmer Court. Kerry 021 607 797 Toastmasters - City Early Start Build your confidence, find your voice & open doors of opportunity in 2017 Classic Flyers Avgas Cafe every Weds 7.00-8.15am. Lani 0210 445 654 www.cityearlystart.co.nz

Thursday 3 August

A Place to Bee Free craft session every Thurs at Lighthouse Church 11am 1pm. Learn a new skill, have coffee, meet new friends & have a chat

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Meet every 2nd Thursday 6pm Oyster Catcher room Arataki Community Center Zambuk Way Bayfair. Scott 027 565 6459 Bay City Rockers Social Rock n Roll dancing as well as Neon Moon, Rock n Roll Waltz. Every Thurs at Senior Citizen’s Hall, Norris St 7-9.30pm. $3 entry. Gavin 027 643 6222 or Steve 027 277 9569

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Meet in carpark outside ‘Maudes’ at the Lakes Shopping Centre every Thursday 9am sharp.

Walks about an hour and at Maudes Cafe afterwards for refreshments and chat. Shirl 543 1170 Community Bible Study Int Every Thurs at 14th Ave Gospel Centre 10am - 12pm for a Bible study on “The Book of Matthew.” Jack/Betty 544 3809 EmployNZ Free Course Tauranga Library 10 – 11am to find out more about the free Retail, Hospitality, IT, Foundation Skills & Fitness Courses.

Sally 027 652 1429 Fitness League Safe, effective, low impact exercise using the Bagot Stack technique. Free 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 Guitar Lessons Every Thurs at Historic Village 10-11.30am. Limited to 3 people per day. Register with Joseph 020 408 97462 Free Meditation Classes Every Thurs at Meredith Hall, Fraser St, Merivale (near Yatton Park) 7.30pm. Enjoy good health & better quality of sleep.

David 570 1204 French Connection For lovers of all things French. Meet fortnightly Thurs at La Mexica on the Strand 4.306.30pm. agohns@yahoo.co.nz Happiness & Our Mind Drop-in meditation classes, beginners welcome.

Classes are self-contained so start any date. Every Thurs at Greerton Library, 139 Greerton Rd 7-8.30pm. Cost $15 per class. www.meditateintauranga.org Healing Rooms Bay Coastal Healing Rooms, Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Road, Mt Maunganui 3rd August 1.30 pm to 2.30 pm. With trained Christians from local churches. No

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Junction Mental Health Peer Support & Advocacy 1-2pm. Transport available if required. 543 3010 Narcotics Anonymous Closed men’s meeting every Thurs at Waipuna Park Hall, 25 Kaitemako Rd, Welcome Bay 7.30-8.30pm.

Tues 10am. Weds Advanced, Thurs Club Night & New Learner Class, 7.30pm.

Frontiersmen’s Hall. Ph 543 1063 Petanque Bayfair Petanque Club, every Tues & Thurs at Russley Drive 1pm. Equipment & coaching available. Try a new sport.

Margie 542 0084 or 021 0293 7459 Simplee Cre8ive Every Thurs at Arataki Community Centre, Bayfair 9am - 2.30pm.

All crafts. Jenny 574 7401 Sunshine Dance Group Learn sequence dancing every Thurs at Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave/Cameron Rd 7-8.30pm followed by dancing until 10pm. $2pp entrance includes supper. Jan 544 4379 Taoist Tai Chi Exercise for body and mind.

A new beginners class starts Thursday 6th July 5:30-7.00pm, 15 Koromiko Street. All welcome. Diane 021 343324.

Tauranga Heart Support Group Low impact group exercise class for those with or at risk of heart & associated diseases. Mon & Thurs at City Church, Otumoetai Rd 9.30-10.30am. $4pp. Diana 021 0476 155 Tauranga Model Railway Club Meets every Thursday at 7.30 pm in the club rooms cnr of Cross Rd & Mirrielees Rd, Sulphur Point.

Ph Alex 544 5230 Tennis Seniors WBOP Players 35 years plus. Tauranga Lawn Tennis Club, Wharepai Domain 9am - 12pm. $3 ball fee. Lynda tswbop@gmail.com 021 057 6601 Women’s Singing Group Every Thurs at 68 1st Ave 11am. Beginners welcome. Marie 576 1300

Friday 4 August

Canvas Careers Showcase at ASB Arena

Fri 11 Aug and Sat 12 Aug 9am - 3pm; talk face-to-face with real people from a

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Cards 500 Senior Citizens Te Puke every Friday 12.45 -3pm. Lyceum Club, 8 Palmer Court Te Puke. New members welcome.

Brian 573 9444 Chess Tauranga At Tauranga RSA, Greerton 5-7pm, for the whole family. Longer if necessary for longer games. Incl casual games. Standard Chess Rules. Werner 548 1111 http:/www.westernbopchess.weebly. com/ Counselling Need to talk? First session free at Arataki Community Centre. To book your appointment Karen 021 579 249 Embrace Dancing Classes Learn West Coast Swing. First class free. Elizabeth Street Community Centre 6.45pm. Vero 021 191 161 embrace.dancing@gmail.com Friday Fun Night Light Party Come on down to Greerton Aquatic & Leisure Centre for Friday Fun Night. Enjoy heaps of fun, music & games.Tickets: Only $5 per child with family passes available! Greerton Aquatic & Leisure Centre Genealogy Research Members of Papamoa Genealogy Branch at Papamoa Library 10am – 12pm to assist researchers with their family history.

Greerton Indoor Bowling Club Amity Triples, Tauranga City Silver Band Hall, Yatton St. Names in by 7.15pm. Sally 571 8914 Mah Jong - Mt Maunganui Every Fri at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Dee St 12.45-4pm.

Joy 578 7310 Table Tennis Tauranga Memorial Hall. Social doubles singles 1-3pm. Junior Club 3.30-5.30pm. Training squad 5.30-7pm. Club night 7.30-9.30pm.

Paul 021 884 021 Taoist Tai Chi Beginners class starting 9am Friday 4 August. 15 Koromiko St. 021 1633 053 Tauranga Lyceum Club Women’s friendship club. Catered lunch first Fri of month & dinner 3rd Weds with interesting speakers. Other activities include painting, music & bridge. 68 1st Ave. Margaret 543 3244 Tauranga Society of Artists Life drawing classes every 1st & 3rd Friday of month.

9.30am-12.30pm All skill levels welcome. 171A Elizabeth St West 576 9592 The Art Lounge “Creature Tales” exhibition, Lynda Bell. Opening & first viewing @ 11am 4 Aug. Showing 4-31 Aug. 32 Devonport Rd, Tauranga

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A C.V. For You can provide you with a personal and professional touch. From scratch or updating existing ones. Check out samples on www. facebook.com/acvforyou or Ph/text on 021 27 27 912

FOUND KITTENS VARIOUS areas, various colours Ph SPCA 07 578 0245.

entertainment TAURANGA TANDEM SKYDIVING best buzz in the Bay! Gift vouchers available. Ph 574 8533 today

for sale SPA POOL. Can be seen.

Working- $1000 ono. Phone or txt 027 657 9711 FREE ROCKS. Approx trailer load of rocks. Ph 07 575 2003 to view

gardening ABLE GARDENER, experienced, efficient, knowledgeable, highly qualified. Maintenance, pruning, hedges, shrubs, roses; disease/ pest control, lifestyle blocks, garden renovations; design & plant. Ph Tita 027 654 8781 or a/h 542 0120 HANDYMAN HOME AND GARDEN SERVICES Tree pruning, weeding, hedges, waterblasting, home maintenance, rubbish removal, affordable rates. Ph Philip 027 655 4265 or 544 5591 RIDE ON MOWING lifestyle blocks, businesses, schools, churches, commercial and residential. Police vetted and insured operators. Ph Crewcut 0800 800 286

health & beauty NATURAL NEW ZEALAND Health Products & Clinic.

Something for everyone. NZ Registered Natural Therapies & Natural Medicine Practitioners.

Opposite BP Te Puke. Ph 573 5533 www.naturaltherapiesnz. com and www.kiwikitz.com

livestock AC PETFOODS collect injured & unwanted cows & horses. Ph 0800 369 6269

Found Adult Grey Male Cat, Bellevue Area, Ref 94524, Ph SPCA Found Adult Ginger Male Cat, Te Puke Area, Ref: 99671, Ph SPCA Found Chicken, Otumoetai Area, Ref: 99799, Ph SPCA Found Grey Male Rabbit, Papamoa Area, Ref: 99803, Ph SPCA Found Lop x Brown/White Rabbit, Mount Maunganui Area, Ref: 99836 Ph SPCA Found Tabby/Torti Female Adult Cat, Bellevue Area, Ref: 94523 Ph SPCA

trades & services “AAA DECORATORS” Interior/ exterior. Quality workmanship.

Best rates. Get a free quote.

AVAILABLE NOW. Ph or txt 028 409 7004 APPLIANCE REPAIRS For service of all Fisher & Paykel, Haier and Elba appliances, Ph 0800 372 273 for your local technician.

BOAT BUILDING repairs and maintenance. Timber & fibreglass trade qualified, boat builder. Ph Shaun 021 992 491 or 07 552 0277 ELECTRICIAN, 18+ years experience, NZ registered.

Residential & commercial, maintenance & service, new builds, renovations. Fast, friendly service. Ph Andrew 022 354 1960

Found Tabby Male Adult Cat, Avenues Area, Ref: 99537, Ph SPCA

HANDYMAN BUILDING and section maintenance, decks, fencing, pergolas, painting, water blasting, odd jobs. Free quotes.

Ph Rossco 027 270 3313 or 544 5911

Found Adult Black/Tabby Male Cat, Brookfield Area, Ref: 99595, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245.

INSECT SCREENS Measure.

Make. Mend. Ph Rob at Magic Seal 543 4940

Found Adult Tabby/Torti Female Cat, Bethlehem Area, Ref: 99849, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245

NEED A BUILDER? Licensed, 20 years experience. Available for all types of projects and alterations. Attention to detail and quality assured. Ph 021 209 0972

public notice ANNUAL BOOK SALE Books wanted for Tauranga Harbour City Lions November book sale. Drop off points are Living Quarters, Bethlehem Town Centre; Payless Plastics, 414 Cameron Rd; Mobil Service Station, Cameron Rd; Liquor King, 140 Otumoetai Rd, Brookfield. No magazines, videos or encyclopedias please.

Ph 544 9929

situations vacant DISTRIBUTOR WANTED. Be your own boss marketing.

New to New Zealand - a breakthrough anti aging and rejuvenation product line that works. Ph Yvonne 021 499 038 or email: health.wealth64@ gmail.com

PAINTER/DECORATOR Interior and exterior. Quality workmanship, friendly service.

Over 20 years specialising in residential and more. Quality paint at trade prices. For your best advice in all areas.

Ph Shane Mount/Tauranga Decorators 07 544 6495 or 021 575 307 PLASTERING, INTERIOR WALLS & ceilings. Tradesman 30yrs exp. Skimming, painting prep. Small jobs OK. Ph Murray 027 266 5657 RETAINING WALLS Specialist in all timber retaining walls, new builds and repairs. All associated earthmoving, design and engineering. Ph Mike 0274 942 966

Greerton Village Community Yarn Bombing

Greerton Village Community Yarn Bombing held a High Tea for all their Yarn Bombers and helpers on Sunday morning, July 23 at Greers. ‘A Splendid Afternoon’ turned Greers Bar into a beautiful setting with their lovely china and table decorations and many Greerton Village cafes provided delicious goodies.

Yarn bombing coordinator Carol Power sang accompanied by Andrea Meredith who also performed solo on piano, adding ambience to the event. Greerton Mainstreet Manager Sally Benning and Carol Power thanked everyone for their hard work with special mention and thanks to the Greerton Lions.

Dianne Ericksen, Lynn Pronk, Jill Bourke and Annette Jennings.

GIGGUIDE & ENTERTAINMENT

GREER’S GASTRO BAR Sunday 30- The Native Poms - Popular covers and easy listening duo guitar and vocals 5-8pm MOUNT RSA

Rob and Jenny Clemow.

Fri 28: Tony Wellington (Country/RR) – 7pm-10.30pm Sat 29: Wayne Heath (Country) - 7pm-10.30pm Sun 30: Paki Tuna (Country/RR) – 4pm-7pm RSA COUNTRY CLUB

Alan Paterson, Maria Krause, David Bathe-Taylor, Alison Beck, David Beaven and Fiona Fowlie, all members of Greerton Lions.

(Country) – 2pm-4pm

trades & services

travel & tours

venues

ROOF REPAIRS Free quotes for all maintenance of leaking roofs, gutter cleaning & repairs.

Chimney maintenance & repairs.

Registered roofer, 30yrs exp. Ph Peter 542 4291 or 027 436 7740

NO 8 TOURS NEW ZEALAND’S SENIOR TRAVEL CLUB; Day Tours, Shows & Extended Tours.

Join our club for free today and receive our beautiful full colour travel catalogue all our VIP Members Benefits. Let us know your email address and we can keep you up to date with any new shows immediately.

Free Door to Door service. No 8 Tours team on 579 3981 or Email info@no8tours.co.nz

WEDDINGS, PARTIES, MEETINGS etc - The perfect venue. With stunning Harbour views, fully licensed bar & kitchen onsite. Restaurant open every Friday from 5pm & Sunday from 4.30pm, kids under 12 years dine free with every paying adult.

Tauranga Fish & Dive Club, 60 Cross Rd, Sulphur Point.

Ph 571 8450

TREE SHRUB and hedges trimming, topping removal, rubbish removal, palm pruning or removal, satisfaction guaranteed free quote. Ph Steve Hockly 571 5958 or 027 498 1857

travel & tours ”A A A” WAIHEKE ISLAND ESCAPE: - (2) Cirque du Soleil & Premium Tickets: -(3) The World of Wearable Arts Tour + Premium Plus Tickets: -(4) The 3 Aussie Cities Tours + Shows: - (5) South Island Autumn Tour + many S.I. Highlights: - (6) Great Barrier Island & Flights Direct From Tauranga: -(7) Discover The Chatham Islands. Contact us for full details and to chat about our other exclusive journeys. We provide Door To Door Service.

Free Newsletters. Ph; The Hinterland Tours Team on 07 575 8118 or 027 235 7714.

ANOTHER W.O.W (WORD OF WEARABLE) Art Awards trip to Wellington. Premium plus show tickets, inner city accommodation, door to door transport. Same cost as last year.

Ph Johns tours 576 9305

NO 8 TOURS NEW ZEALAND’S SENIOR TRAVEL CLUB – Join our Club today for Free to receive all our VIP Members Benefits.

(13) Southern Scenic Mountain Circuit October 24th-1st November 9 Days. (14) Northern Coromandel Secluded Secrets November 11th-14th 4 Days. (15) McKenzie Country & Mt Cook National Park November 18th-23rd 6 Days.

(16) Stewart Island December 5th-9th 5 Days. Free Door to Door service. No 8 Tours team on 579 3981 or Email info@no8tours.co.nz

venues FOR WEDDINGS, FUNCTIONS OR MEETINGS+ check out No.1 The Strand, a beautiful historic setting. Email: bookings@ no1thestrand.co.nz or www.no1thestrand.co.nz

wanted to rent WANTED 3 BDRM house long term in Otumoetai, Judea, Brookfield, Avenues area for a family of 4 and a cat.

References available. Ph Jo 027 348 1706 business opportunities SALON/OFFICE SPACE for rent. Room available for beauty services/ office space. $50perday (negotiable). 1 Tanner St, Fraser Cove. Email Wendy info@ ontanner.co.nz. more info http:// www.ontanner.co.nz/

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