6June,2025
Healinghoney
A25-year-oldanda65-year-old mayseemlikeanunlikelybusiness duo,butAlanBougenandClaude Stratfordsharedadeepinterestin
health,nutritionandbeesleading thepairtoformComvita.Halfa centurylater,theBoPbasedbusiness iscelebratingits50thanniversary.
Atacelebrationthathonouredthe company’shistoryandpioneering workinnaturalhealthandwellness, co-founderBougensaidithad
“incrediblejourneysofar–rich, exciting,challenging,fun,risky, satisfyingandcertainlylong”.Read moreonpage4.
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TePuke NEWS
Fundingchangesshiftyouthjobsupportfocus
Governmentfundingchanges haveledtoawindingdownofa programmethathashelpedmore than170TePukeandMaketū youngpeoplefindworkand educationopportunities.
RunthroughLocalGovernmentNew Zealand,theMayorsTaskforceforJobs helpedmayorsfromaroundthecountry workingwithalocalco-ordinatorto connectbusinesseswithyoungpeople aged16-25whoarelookingforworkor trainingopportunities.
InTePukeandMaketū,local organisationCOLABhastakenthe leadondeliveringtheprogrammeover thepasttwoandahalfyears,alongside WesternBayofPlentyDistrictCouncil mayorJamesDenyer.
Supportingyoungpeople
MTFJco-ordinatorDavinaEdwards hassupportedyoungpeopletogetready forworkandintojobsbyconnecting themwithtrainingservices,following uponconnectionswithbusinessesand workingwithotherlocalprovidersand theMinistryofSocialDevelopment.
Alargepartoftheprogrammehas beensupportingthemtogettheirdriver licences,amustinruralcommunitieslike TePukeandMaketū.
However,changesdrivenbythe MinistryofSocialDevelopmentmean thatfromJuly1,MTFJwillmoveaway fromfocusingonyoungpeoplewhoare notinemploymentortraining,topeople onJobseekerSupport.
“ThechangehaspromptedCOLABto re-evaluateourroleintheprogramme.
Majorupgrades comingto BoucherAve
Road,stormwater andwatermain improvements
WesternBaymayorJamesDenyerwithMTFJco-ordinatorDavinaEdwardsat thelaunchoftheprogramme. Photo/WesternBayofPlentyDistrictCouncil
Wefeelthetimeisrighttostepaway fromdirectdeliveryoftheprogramme, asthefocusonJobseekerSupport recipientsalignsmoretothelocalWork andIncomeofficeandtheirrole,”said COLABCoordinatorChrisJohnstone.
“We’llcontinuetolookfor opportunitiestosupportourrangatahi (youngpeople)whoarenotin employmentortraining.”
Mayor’sresponse
JamesDenyerexpressedgratitudefor theworkthatEdwardsandCOLABhad putintotheMTFJprogramme.
“TheworkDavinahasdoneover thepastcoupleofyears,supportedby COLAB,hasbeenofhugebenefitto ourrangatahiofTePukeandMaketū.
BeingabletoworkalongsideCOLABto leveragelocalbusinessconnectionsand createopportunitiesforrangatahitoget theirdriverlicences,accesscareeradvice andsupport,andultimatelygetinto employmenthasbeenhugelyrewarding,” hesaid.
“Weseealotofvalueinremovingas manybarriersaspossibletoenableyoung peopleinourcommunitiestogetinto employmentortraining.”
Heremainedopentorestartingthe programmewhenthetimeisrightasit hasmadearealdifferenceforlocalyouth. Hesaidcouncil’sparticipationin MTFJ’sTuiaProgramme–aone-to-one mentoringandleadershipprogramme foraMāoripersoninthedistrict-would continueunaffected.
WesternBayofPlentyDistrictCouncil isupgradingBoucherAvenueand surroundingstreets.
Thisworkincludes:
•Roadrehabilitation
•Stormwaterimprovements
•Replacementofagingwaterpipes
•Noise,machineryandworkcrews
Workstartsmid-June2025 andwillrunforaround 9months
Expectstop/gosigns,detoursandone-lanetraffic.
Gotquestions?
Foraccessqueries contactMikeMetcalfe, FultonHoganStakeholderManager
Email- michael.metcalfe@fultonhogan.com Phone- 0272029395
Forgeneralprojectinfo contact WesternBayofPlentyDistrictCouncil Email- info@westernbay.govt.nz Phone- 0800926732
Community infosession
Sat7June,2-4pm
TePukeFireStation
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Findoutmoreandkeepuptodate yourplace.westernbay.govt.nz/boucher-ave
TePuke’smealsonwheelsmakesacomeback
ATePukemealsonwheelsservice, cannedlastyear,hasbeenrevived. Theservice,providedforaroundadecade byCHTHealthcareTrust’sGlynavonCare Home,cametoanendinNovember.
saidthetrust’sgeneralmanagerChrissi Robinson.
TheserviceiscalledArohaMeals.
achievemaybeinashort-termperiod ifsomethinghappensorastageoflife, whethertoobusyorelderly.
“Andit’sbeenexcitingtoupour volunteernumbersagain.
“Therewasabitofagapbetweenwhen theystopped,andwestarted.Wedida smalltrialthenlauncheditagainabouta monthago.”
Hotmeals
“Also,it’sreallyniceconnection.It’sa daily‘hello’forpeoplewhomightnot havemuchsocialinteractionintheirday.
However,ratherthanleavethose usingtheserviceinthelurch,inquiries weremadeaboutthepossibilityof alternatives,withcommunitysupport organisationColabcontacted. Now,theDaily
“Itisalsopartofwantingeveryoneto eatwellandbuildonourgoalsthatwe sharewithourcommunityaroundfood sovereignty,whichispeoplehavingaccess toqualityproteinandveggies.”
TheDailyinitiatedasurveylastyear thatshowedhowdifficultthingsarefor somepeople.
Now, the Daily Charitable Trust has taken on the service on a n basis as part of its philosophy of wanting everyone to eat well.
Therearefive-andseven-day-aweek options.Hotmealsaredroppedofeach weekdaywithtwofrozenmealsdelivered onaFridayforthosewantingmeals
“So,itticksalotofourboxesthatwe areconnectingoverfood,supportingfood security…andhavingalocalsolution toalocalproblem.Withourassetsand strengths,itworksreallywell.”
“So now we’ve taken it on,”
Volunteers
weekday with two frozen meals delivered on a Friday for those wanting meals every day.
“We are doing it at cost so we can keep the cost down,” said Robinson
“Wearedoingitatcostsowecankeep thecostdown,”saidRobinson.
“Thatwasthemainfeedbackonwhat wouldhelp–cheaperproteinandfruit andveggiesandgoodfoodhealthfood–soweseethisasaresponsetothat.”
“Our hope is that we can bring on more local or donated ingredients so we can keep that price as low as possible so it’s really accessible and delicious.”
“Ourhopeisthatwecanbringonmore localordonatedingredientssowecankeep thatpriceaslowaspossiblesoit’sreally accessibleanddelicious.”
Volunteerswereusedtodeliverthemeals.
Volunteers were used to deliver the meals
“That’s really helped us keep the costs down as well.”
“That’sreallyhelpeduskeepthecosts downaswell.”
TePukedeliveries
Fornow,deliveredmealsare onlyavailableinTePukeand theimmediatesurrounds,but thehopeistheservicecan,if demandisthere,beextended tothewiderTePukedistrict.
“Wefeelwearesupporting theelderly,unwellorinjured orpeoplewhomaybe strugglingwiththenutrition theyneed–ormaybethey justdon’twanttocook.
Upuntilthestartoftheyear,TheDaily wascontractedtoprovide2000freeschool mealsfortheeight schoolseligiblefor thegovernment’sKa Ora,KaAkoHealthy SchoolLunches programme.
Throughploughing moneybackinto mealpreparation, sponsorshipand communitysupport, italsoprovidedanadditional200mealsto studentsinineligibleschools.
TraceNorman–oneofthevolunteer deliverydrivers–saidheenjoyedseeing peopleandlikestohelpthecommunity. “Iloveseeingpeoplesmileanditbrings meintocontactwiththecommunity.”
Oneofthefrozenmeals deliveredonaFridayforthose ontheseven-day-a-weekoption. VolunteerTraceNormanloads upanotherboxofhotmealsfor
“Wejustwanttoseegood foodoneverytable.Tosome peoplethat’sreallyhardto
Thecentralisationofmealprovision fromthestartof2025meansthetrust nowprovideslunchestojusttwoschools.
Althoughfarfromidealforthetrust,the downscalingofthecontractmeansthereis capacitytoprovidethemealsonwheels.
“Wehaveourjourneyoflearningaboutit we’vegotourvans,andIthinkthat’swhy Colabreachedouttous,becausewewere inagoodplacetodoit.
CHTCareHomeschief executiveCarriannHall saidwhenthedecision wasmadetostopthe service,thecommitment tofindinganalternative solutionwasunderpinned byanunderstandingofthe importanceofthisservicefor peoplewhoneedit.
“Weensuredthatanyone whowasusingourservicewaspersonally contacted,andguidancegiventohelp themcreateanappropriateplanto continuereceivingthefoodservicethey require.”
Thenumberofmealsprovidedweekly variedaccordingtothecommunity’s requirements. Thenewservicehasanonlineor telephoneorderingsystem.
SeeTheDailyCharitableTrust’swebsite formoreinformation.
ConservationandfunatTeRangaSchool’spossumandpesthunt
TeRangaSchool’spossumandpesthuntwas rebootedlastyearandisonagainthisweekend. Theeventbeganin1998asapigandpossumhunt,but untillastyearhadnotbeenheldsince2019.
Itsresurrectioninvolvedarefocusonconservation, kaitaikitanga(guardianship)andthenativebush–although reducingpestnumbersisstillakeypartofthefundraiser.
“Ithasalwaysbeengroundedinconservation,”said FriendsofTeRangaSchoolmemberEmmaMcGlashan.
“Whenitstartedin1998itwasallaboutprotectingthe landfrompossums,butwearejusttryingtorefocusand focusonthemessagingofwhywearedoingit.”
Lastyear,thereweredisplaysfromarangeof conservation-relatedorganisations,manyofwhichare returningthisweekend.
“Therewillalsobeallthefungamesandracesfrom yearsgonebythateverybodyexpectsaswellashotfood,” McGlashansaid.
Includedinthatwillbethe“killerhill”raceinwhich
childrenwillrunwithrangeofweightedbags,representing thedamageapossumcandothroughbrowsinginonly onenight.
Lastyear’seventwasdescribedina“thankyou”letterto supportersas“trulyremarkable”.
Morethan400peopleattendedandtookpartingames andactivitiesandalsoreceivedvaluableinsightson conservationthroughthediverseinteractivedisplays.
Theimpactofthehuntissignificant,andwaslastyear estimatedtohaveledtothepreservationofmorethan 564,000kgofforestvegetationandprovided228,000kgof C02ebenefits.
Onenewfeatureisachancetohearabouttheschool’s bushclassroomwithatourat9.30am.
Theoutdoorclassroomispartofthebushcorridor betweenŌtānewainukuandKaharoaforests,wherethere aremajorkiwiandkōkakoprojects.
Thehopeisthatthecorridorwillbecomea“highway” fortheendangeredbirdstomovebetweenthetwoforests. Conditionswilldictatewhatpestsarecaught,butthere arehopestherewillbenotjustpossums,butalsopigs, rats,stoats,wallabiesanddeer.
Thegalathatmarkstheendofthethreedaysofhunting willbeonSundayattheschoolfrom9am-noon.
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Oneoftheinteractivedisplaysatlastyear’sTeRanga School’sPossumandPesthuntgala.
Fromhumblebeginningstoglobalbrand
Comvitahasbeenanever-present inPaengaroaforfivedecades.
Thecompanyrecentlycelebrated its50thanniversarywithanopen dayatitsheadquarters,bringing togetherawiderangeofguests, includingComvitaalumni,longstandingpartners,shareholders,local community,iwirepresentativesand keystakeholdersfromthebusiness, science,andapiculturesectors.
ItwasbothacelebrationofComvita’s richhistoryandaforward-looking showcaseofitsongoingcommitment tosustainability,innovationandthe community.
TheeventhonouredComvita’s pioneeringworkinnaturalhealth andwellness,andguestsenjoyedan engagingandinspiringreflection fromAlanBougen,whoco-founded ComvitawiththelateClaude Stratford.
Unlikelyduo
Whentheyfirstmetitwasan unlikelypairing–Bougenwas25, Stratford65–buttheywerekindred spirits,sharingadeepinterestin health,nutritionandbees.
Bougenhaddiscoveredcleanliving, sustainablelifestyles,transcendental meditationandthegrowingnatural foodmovementwhiletravellinginthe 1970s.
Hewalkedintohisfirsthealthfood storeintheUSin1971andsawajar ofrawhoney.
“Itwasrealhoney.Untouched.That raw,goldengoodness–completely unprocessed.Ithought,‘Thisisthe perfectfood’.”
MovingtoGreatBarrierIsland, BougensoughthelpfromLes Blackwell,theisland’sgo-to,multigenerationbeekeeper,whotaughthim howtore-queenthehives,introduced himtomānukahoneyharvestingand taughthimtouseakauripresstowork thedensehoneyoutofthecomb.
Learningabouthives
“Overthenextfewyears,Ilearned therhythmsofthehive.Eventually, wegotasmokerandveils–ordered byphone,deliveredbybarge.That’s howremotewewere.”
Duringthosethreeyearsonthe island,beesbecamenotjustafood source,butaphilosophy.
Butitwastheuseofhoney-based producttohealaninfectedwoundon ahorsethatwastoshapehisdestiny.
“Thatblewmymind.Itopenedupa wholenewworld,usinghoneynotjust fornutrition,butforhealing.”
WritingtothePOBoxonthe packaging,hequicklygotareplyfrom Stratford–“DearAlan,youcouldbe ananswertoprayer.Comequickly”.
Simplelife
Stratfordwasaherbalistandlifelong beekeeper.HehadmovedtoPaengaroa toretireandliveonaone-acre(0.4ha) property.
StratfordandhispartnerLynda hitchhikedtoPaengaroa.
Hehadasmall,yetgrowing followinganddecadesofexperience–hehadbeenkeepingbeesandselling honeysincehewas11,hadbeenone ofthefirstbeekeeperstopollinate kiwifruit,hadoncegrowncomfreyat scaletomakecreamsforHiroshima survivorsinJapan,andhadrecovered fromaseriouspersonalhealthcrisis throughnutritionandapitherapy.
Bougenhadyouthfulenergy,eager curiosity,andagrowingknowledge ofbeesandtogether,theydreamed upavision–acompanyrootedin nature,healingandpurpose.Bougen borrowedasmallamountofmoney fromhisparentsandtogetherwith Stratford,foundedComvita.
Atthe50thanniversarycelebrations, Bougensaidithadbeenan“incredible journeysofar–rich,exciting, challenging,fun,risky,satisfyingand certainlylong”.
“Fromsuchsmall,humble beginnings,we’vebuiltastrong,
beautifulNewZealandbrandonfulldisplay thesedaysinsomeofthefinestretailsites aroundtheworld.”
Ofhisbusinesspartner,hesaid:“Despite life’smanytrials,Claudeneverlosthis generosity,hisoptimism,hisunwavering beliefinthehealingpowerofnatureandhis faithinGod.Purposekepthimmoving,even whenthepathaheadwastough.”
Stratfordwasjustshyofhis103rdbirthday whenhediedin2013.
“Hisinfluencerunsthrougheverychapter ofComvita’sstoryandcontinuestoinspire ustoday.”
Justplaincrazy
BougenrecalledthatlifeatComvitainthe late1970sandearly1980swascolourful, excitingandsometimesjustplaincrazy.
“Peoplehadbeguntojoinourcause.Other hippytypes,acoupleoflocalsandafew graduatesfromthenewlyformedSouth PacificCollegeofNaturopathywhowere keenforopportunitiestoputtheirtraining intoaction.
“Newproductsandnewideaswere flowing.”Asforthefuture,Bougensaidhe envisagedhisgreat-grandchildrenhiking throughvastnativeforestsComvitahas playedapartinestablishing.
“Iseeacontinuationofthesteadily growingdemandforhigh-qualitynatural productswithprovenhealthbenefits.
“Eachgenerationwillbecomemore passionateabouttheimportanceofnature andherhealingpowers.
“Iseeafuturewherehoneybeesare cherishedrightacrosstheworldbecause oftheirincredibleroleinourhuman foodchain,andIhopeforafuturewhere companiesarejudgednotjustbyprofits,but bythecontributiontheymaketopeopleand planetEarth.”
Hesaidheisquietlyconfidentthat Comvita’sstorywillcontinuewiththesame values–courage,curiosityandcare.
ThenameComvitacomesfroma translationfromLatin,“withlifeand vitality”.
HelpTePukefamilies:Donate e ne pyjamasandsocksforwinterwarmt
JulietLittleiscallingontheTePuke communitytohelpkeepfamilieswarmthis winterbydonatingnewpyjamasandsocks forallages.
“I’mwantingtocollectnewwinterpyjamasand warmsockstogiveouttofamiliesinTePukebabiesthroughtoadults,”Littlesaid.
“Thenightsaregettingcooler, andeveryonedeservestostay warmduringwinter.”
Littlesaidtheideacamefrom adesiretoeasetheburdenon familiesduringthecoldermonths.
“I’maChristian,andIbelieve Godgavemethisvision.It’s expensivetoshopforessentials thesedays.Ihavefriendswho knowfamiliesthatwouldreally appreciatesomethingassimpleaspyjamasand socks,”shesaid.
Helpingchildren
Littlewaspreviouslyafosterparentforarouund fouryearsandwasinvolvedwithFosterChilddren Matterwhilerunningahome-baseddaycare.That passionledtothecreationofherowninitiatiive,All ChildrenMatter.
“There’snothingwrongwithsecond-hand,but there’ssomethingspecialaboutreceivingabrandnewpairofjamies.Ijustthinkfamiliesdeserveto beblessed.”
“Iwantedtoreachmorechildren,somysister r suggestedthenameAllChildrenMatter.Afrienndwho wasasocialworkerusedtoconnect mewithfamiliesinneed.Itstaarted withbackpacksfilledwithdonnated clothes—Ispentalotoftime e washing,sorting,andpackingthhem, thendistributingthemthroughfoster agenciesacrossthecountry,”shesaid. Herlatemother,whopassedaway inNovember,wasanintegralpartof theeffort.
“Mumwouldwashanddrythe clothes—wewereinundatedattimes.Someofthose backpacksevenmadeitoverseas,toplaceslikethe Philippines,Tonga,andSamoa.”
Inadditiontoclothing,Littlehasalsoprovided bedroommakeoversforchildren,supplyingnew bedspreadsandotheressentials.
Keepingwarminwinter
Now,herfocusisonspreadingwarmthwithnewpyjamas andsocks,whichwillbedistributedthroughhernetworkof contactsandsupportagenciesinTePuke,Paengaroa,and Maketū.
“It’sreallyaboutblessingpeople,”shesaid.“Evenifafamily doesn’thavemuch,frombabiestotheelderly-anyage-it’s aboutlookingoutforyourneighbour.
“Ifyouarekeentodonateapairofnewsocksornew pyjamaspleasecontactmefordrop-offdetails.”
DonationscanbecoordinatedthroughtheAllChildren MatterFacebookpage.
Orginal sta members, rom le t, od Walker, Steve Tollestrup (crouching) aul omley, ita Whyle with ounder lan ougen and the li esize photograph o Claude Strat ord
Photo / Isabella Cheadle
uliet Little with two pairs of new pyjamas.
Photo / David Hall
Join the Moth Pod Challengeandwin
A local competition is on to help stop the spread of
Alocalcompetitionisontohelpstopthespreadof moth plant weed,withprizesupforgrabsforthose w whocancollectthemostpods. Moth plant isafast-growing,invasiveweedthatcan smothernativeplants,trapnativebugsandhaspoisonous sap thatcanirritateskin.
Localpolicehavehadsuccessrecently witharrestsmadeinrelationtoruralcrime andshoplifting.
Policetackleruralcrime wavewithrecentbusts TePuke policereport
Theexecutionofseveral searchwarrantshas ledtothearrestoffive localpeopleinrelation toanumberofrural burglariesandthefts.
evinnehassmallwhiteandpinkflowersbetween DecembberandMayandlargegreenpodsfullofhundreds of seedsinautumn.Whenthepodsburst,thesewhitefluffy seeds disspersewiththewindandsproutintonewplants. “Mothplantiscommonlyseeninourcommunity climbing g shelterbelts,fencesandnativetreesingullies. It is spreeadingthroughtheBayofPlentyandposesa huge thrreattoournaturalenvironment,”saidaMaketū etlanddsspokesperson.
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Maketū ū Wetlands(MOWS)isrunningitsMothPod Challengge2025untilJune10,wherethetopthreemoth plantpoodcollectorswilltakehomeprizesvaluedatmore than $15500.Schoolsareinvitedtojoinin,withseparate prizesfortopentries.
epriizegivingwillbeheldataPestPlantWorkshopin aketūonSaturday,June14,whereparticipantscanlearn moreabooutourmostcommonpestplantsandhowtoget rid ofthem.
Variousitemssuchasfrostfanbatteries,diesel, trailers,farmtoolsandpowertoolshadbeentargeted. Thesearchwarrantsalsoledtotherecoveryofsome stolenpropertyandpolicearenowgoingthrough theprocessofidentifyingtheownersoftherecovered property.
Thisisanopportunetimetosuggestpeoplehave astocktaketomakesurenothingontheirfarm ororchardismissingandtomakearecordortake photographsofequipment.Thesecouldthenbeused tohelpreturningit,shoulditbestolen.
Makeanoteofanyidentifyingmarksordents ordamage,andconsidermarkingpropertywith identifyingmarkssuchasinitials,yourdriverlicence numberorsurname.
It’s recoommendedtowearlongsleevesandglovesto collectthhepodsasthesapcanirritateskin.Maketū etlanddswillsupplyglovesifneeded.
triees
ompeetitionentrantsareadvisedtopullouttheroots of thepllantifpossible,sothatthevinedies.Podsshould be photoographedandthencountedastheyareputinto a rubbish h bag.Toenterthecompetition,sendphotosto aketūWetlandsanddisposeofthepodsinaredlandfill rubbishbin.
For mooreinformation,checkouttheMaketūWetlands facebook k pageandwebsiteorcontactawhina@ maketuwwetlands.org.nz
A24-year-oldTePukemanhasbeenarrestedin relationtoaspateofshopliftingincidents.
Hehasbeenremandedincustodyandchargedwith 16countsofshopliftingandseveraloftrespass.Most oftheshopliftingchargesrelatetoincidentsinlocal shops.Heisduetoappearincourtnextweek.
WehopeeveryonehadasafeKing’sBirthday Weekendandwouldjustremindpeople,wherever theyare,tocontactpoliceiftheyseeanyonebehaving inasuspiciousmannerorothersuspiciousactivity.
MikeOwen
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Above:NeveFlukerand OtisWilsoncollectingmoth podssafely. Photos/Supplied
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