The Weekend Sun 16th January 2015

16 January 2015, Issue 734

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Jumping into A&P

A new juggling addiction – p11

Railway station’s new track – p24

It’s A&P showtime tomorrow at Tauranga Racecourse and all the usual offerings – from cattle competitions, woodchopping, strongmen challenges, sheep shearing to medieval displays – are there for the city folk to marvel at from 10am-4pm. But how about taking along your pooches to put them through their paces?

Yes, the dog jumping contest see all shapes, sizes and breeds compete by scaling a ‘doggy high jump’. Meet competition organiser Rachal Spencer and her pet Lulu on page 6.

Bay’s sporting fever – p37

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Camping and the outdoors It’s that time of year when so many Kiwis feverishly complete the work of getting their homes and gardens immaculate, their properties looking spectacular…so they can then completely abandon them.

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Leave behind those perfectly manicured lawns and pristine homes with all the mod cons, big screen TVs and convenient appliances, to ‘enjoy’ living like primitive cave people suffering the same inconveniences and unpleasantries inflicted on homeless refugees. All because, apparently, it is more fun.

Better than reclining in insulated, carpeted and fully-serviced luxury.

Oh yes, you’d much rather be swatting mosquitos on paspalum-stickered and sand-rashed, sunburnt limbs while steaming unshowered for days in a sweat box canvas shelter, sleeping poorly on uneven ground and constantly deflating airbeds while listening to several hundred others with their screaming children and annoying music.

So much more fun than being at home with hot water on tap and a good selection of viewing on HD. There are some upsides to camping. It is a convenient way to lose your children in the woods, if you’ve had enough of them.

Although there is a disturbing modern trend developing in certain urban areas of New Zealand to actually abandon your children in the city streets.

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It’s a shame when people take shortcuts with time-honoured traditions such as child abandonment; where’s the adventure in casting them off in town, without offering them the challenge of survival in the wilds?

To go camping you’ll need a tent, to make shelter the old-fashioned way, under poles and canvas.

You’ll need guy ropes too. These serve a very important purpose: they are the strings that trip you while making late-night visits to the camp latrine.

If you’re really lucky, you also stub your toe on the peg at the same time, despite wearing standard issue, approved safety jandals*.

Tents come in many shapes in sizes and are measured in quantities of men. For example a ‘four-man’ tent takes four men to successfully put up, without reading any directions. Because tents apparently cannot be measured in women units.

There must be some connection to tent measuring and barbecue duty, because both apparently hold the same male-dominated features.

Probably for the same reason that the ropes are named after guys. You never hear about ropes being named after girls. Although we could make a small concession here, and agree to calling the pegs, Peggy.

Another thing you’ll need is a tomahawk or small axe. No-one has ever worked out what these are for, but you look cool around camp with one.

The main purpose is opening bottles because it is an unwritten rule of camping that no-one shall remember a bottle opener.

Another one of the unspoken rituals of camping is that the more equipment and tools you use for improper purposes, the more realistic and rewarding your camping experience will be.

For example, knives should be used for screwdrivers, screwdrivers used for chisels, chisels used for oyster opening, guy ropes used for washing lines, plastic bags used for raincoats, water containers used for chairs and cooking pots used for water containers.

In extreme cases, the axe can be used to open cans of baked beans, the staple diet of the standard camper.

Just don’t expect to be able to find any of the beans, except for the ones you can wipe off the tent fly. The rest will be spread wide and far from the impact of axe blade on tin.

The axe can also be used to make threatening gestures during the night at possums, who, for their holidays, scurry into campsites, to lick far-flung baked bean-flavoured tomato sauce off guy ropes.

When you go camping, you’ll need to find some outdoors. Many people go north or east to, well the eastern places.

Because there’s a lot of outdoors there.

Interspersed with bits of nature. You’ll be

wanting to “be at one” with nature, so best to camp in the outdoors with some natural nature nearby.

“Being at one” with nature means you are lying under a starry sky, feeling the gentle summer night breeze oscillating the hook grass seeds attached to the hairs on your legs, pondering what might be happening on this week’s episode of ‘Criminal Minds’.

Which somewhere, someone is recording.

You’ll need a GPS if you’re going hiking in the outdoors with your tent and axe. Especially if you’re going far from known landmarks, such as “town”.

If you don’t have a GPS you can probably get by with a compass and a map. Although be warned these people also had compasses, and look where it got them: (all perished on their exploring missions), Magellan, Cook, Scott and Dora.

Well we’re not entirely sure about Dora’s demise, but if I hear that song again, the axe is coming out.

Finally, remember that if you’re adventuring into the outdoors, think safety. Be prepared. Tell someone where you are going and your intentions.

Because the rest of us, reclining back in our cosy armchairs enjoying the marvels of home appliances and TrustPower’s electric light service, could do with a good laugh.

*Handle the jandal

The PC fanatics have done it again. The council has removed a ‘jandal fence’ at the Mount. Here we had a creative, harmless piece of artistic flair, and the Fun Police have slapped it down.

At RR we reckon the jandal fence is a great iconic piece of Kiwi summer amusement.

And the world needs more amusement and a lot less council-stuffed shirt gestapo-ism.

Let’s hear your ideas for a jandal fence venue. There is clearly a demand for those wanting to liberate their high-mileage thongs. Let’s come up with a solution and some creative answers.

Send your suggestions to brian@thesun. co.nz and we’ll air the best ideas in this column next week. Until then, start collecting up your tired old flipflops. They might become famous in the weeks to come! brian@thesun.co.nz

IMPORTANT STUFF: All material is copyright and may not be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher. 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. A tomahawk is a type of axe from North America, traditionally resembling a hatchet with a straight shaft, according to Wikipedia. Tomahawks were general purpose tools used by Native Americans and European colonials alike, and often employed as a hand-to-hand or a thrown weapon. The metal tomahawk heads were originally based on a Royal Navy boarding axe and used as a trade-item with Native Americans for food and other provisions.

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Diddled by the meter John Duffill has a beef with Tauranga downtown parking meter number no 4452.

And he’s a “bit annoyed” in an understated sort of way. That’s because parking meter 4452 on The Strand last weekend diddled him out of 50 minutes worth of parking that he’d paid for and exposed him to a parking infringement notice.

“While it may be legal it just seems wrong,” says John.

And he wants to know is it a ‘rogue’ meter or are motorists being fleeced by all parking meters in the CBD? How often does it happen? Are motorists being unjustly fined for exceeding time limits? And if there’s no warning on the meters, why isn’t there?

This is how parking meter 4452 attacked John’s sense of fair justice.

Last Saturday John and his wife went to the movies. It was 10.47am exactly when John parked John Duffill and shortchanging parking meter no. 4452.

near Rialto cinemas. He pumped $6 into the meter – for three hours at $2 per hour.

John thought he’d paid up to 1.47pm – plenty of time to see the movie and be back at the car before the traffic wardens started circling.

But nothing is ever as it seems. Closer inspection of Bruce’s receipt from money-grabbing meter 4452 reveals yes he had paid $6 – but no, he didn’t get $6 worth. The receipt stated parking was paid until 1pm.

His first $2 worth of parking expired on the hour at 11am – just 13 minutes after he’d paid.

“I rightfully expected the first hour to expire at 11.47am because I’d paid for a full hour.”

The second and third hours also expired on the hour but John got what he paid for.

He’s more curious than angry.

“The meter ran out at 1pm and we didn’t get back to the car until 1.30pm thinking we were safe.

I would have been really p****d off had we been issued a parking infringement notice.”

But John’s grievances stand. “It seems if you want to get your money’s worth you have to park on the hour. And if there is information on the meter warning motorists, then I didn’t see it.”

No there isn’t information on the parking meter.

The Weekend Sun confronted 4452 on The Strand and all it says is 50 cents for 15 minutes, $1 for 30 minutes and $2 for 60 minutes – nothing about the first $2 only taking you to the top of the first hour and leaving you exposed to a parking infringement notice.

“I was blown away when I saw what the meter had done. It seems the Tauranga City Council is making money where it shouldn’t. It’s a silly thing to do and I wonder if they are human?”

The Tauranga City Council gave The Weekend Sun a written response which didn’t answer our questions. It said: “All on-street pay and display machines in the CBD issue tickets that expire depending on the amount of money paid by the customer”.

Well not all of them at least! John gave 4452 the $6 for three hours parking and got two hours and 13 minutes worth. However, we’ll accept TCC’s invitation to investigate more thoroughly.

Watch this space.

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Holiday hell at the Mount Was it the tattoos? Was it their foreign sounding name? Was it the chat and music?

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Authorities were attempting to locate the owner of a boat that sunk in Tauranga Harbour earlier this week.

The 30ft launch was spotted taking on water by a member of the public from the end of 2nd Avenue, who alerted SunLive to the sinking.

Neighbour Bruce Galloway noticed the boat was taking on water at about 8.30pm9pm on Monday night, however calls to the regional council went unanswered.

Public can’t handle the jandal

A pop-up fence comprising of Kiwi’s trusty summer footwear lining the entrance to Mauao has been given the flick after public complaints.

For the second year running Tauranga City Council staff have been forced to remove the rubber footwear attached with cable ties to the fence near the stone steps on the southern side of Mauao.

“I presume people saw it as an eye sore or else they wouldn’t complain,” says Tauranga City Council’s Mauao park ranger Mark Ray. “We had some complaints at the camp ground and the main TCC office, and I had requests to take it down so I did.”

Fuel prices continue to fall

The cost of petrol has fallen for the 20th time in a row following another drop in barrel prices.

A further two cents has been cut off the price of a litre by Z Energy, with the decrease taking effect nationally.

A litre of 91-octane is now 179.9c, and the cost of diesel has also dropped to 111.9c.

Since October last year, fuel prices have fallen by more than 40 cents via 20 consecutive cuts.

Six crashes in 24 hours

Six avoidable crashes in the space of 24 hours has left Tauranga Police scratching their heads as to why people continue to risk their lives.

Western Bay of Plenty road policing manager Senior Sergeant Ian Campion says the message is a straightforward one – slow down and take the necessary care when driving.

“I know I sound like a broken record, but it’s very simple,” says Ian. “Concentrate on what you’re doing. Take care and be courteous.”

He says the six crashes are nothing but disappointing.

Or was it a just a misunderstanding that transformed a three-day family holiday at Mount Maunganui into three days of hell involving lawyers, police, ‘abuse and insults’ and a trail of heated and threatening international phone calls and emails?

But after just one day of holiday the message from a Mount Maunganui landlord to the Borich family of Auckland was clear – “Bluntly, I just want you out”.

Consequently, “Mount Maunganui has been struck off as a destination of choice,” by Milan Borich and his family.

This is the Borich family’s version of how the ordeal unfolded. Milan’s father Tony was just out of chemotherapy so he organised “some special stress-free family time” through an online holiday accommodation website.

He found an apartment on Marine Parade at the Mount – requiring a $500 bond and $350 a night for six nights – perfect!

“However, the landlord raised questions about my family name [Borich] – probably sounds foreign – and my identity and suddenly the bond was raised $300 to $800.”

Milan put the matter aside and paid everything up front, the $2900 total.

But later, out of curiosity, a Borich brother would book a separate holiday under a fictitious more common name.

The Borich family – Milan, Tony, Berta and Deedee, 6, haven’t had the most relaxing, stress-free holiday they expected. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

“The bond was back to $500 and there was even some price concessions on the first couple of nights,” says an indignant Milan.

And there would be other tests – both of patience and goodwill.

Last Saturday – Milan’s 38th birthday – people would pass through the house – another six people at various times including three under-fives.

“We’re on holiday, we are socialising; that’s what people do.”

However, Milan is adamant only people nominated on the lease – his Dad Tony, Mum Berta, himself and his

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Tauranga City Council is looking at alternative venues for the first of their 2015 meetings scheduled for the last week in January.

Due to the mould discovered in council buildings late last year, the council chambers are currently occupied by staff.

They are expected to be gone by January 27, says Mayor Stuart Crosby.

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daughter Deedee overnighted there. Later that evening after a barbecue and a visit to a nightclub – five of the group would sit up talking into the small hours.

“There were no noise issues, no complaints, no noise control officer, no Police. A sick man, my father, and my daughter, were sleeping right next door. They heard nothing.”

But on Monday in the dead of night, a bombshell – an email from the landlord in Canada – an eviction order, stating: “…there will be no discussion on this matter – you were explicitly told there would be no large groups or parties in the apartment”.

And there would be no refund.

And the landlord threatens them with the Police – “They will be requested to supervise your exit from my property”.

In various emails to Milan the same day the landlord tells him: “You surrendered your legal [rights]” and “I am saddened and disappointed in your behaviour”.

To read the full story - including the landlord’s side of the story - go to SunLive.co.nz and search ‘Tearful landlord hits back at holiday hell claim’.

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Good food going off

Considering a new Papamoa delicacy is Rylee Bell, 11 and her siblings Tasha, 9, Keenan, 6, and Cleo, 4.

But be wary of eating sea lettuce which is cast on the beach. Photo by Tracy Hardy

Why aren’t we munching our way through the season’s major pollution problem?

And why, when nature delivers it free to our backdoor, are we importing sea lettuce from Europe for consumption and paying big dollars for it?

Well, because sea lettuce is either ignored, misunderstood in New Zealand or over-legislated.

The rules governing harvest are ‘suffocating’ according to Doug Fawcett, from the Pacific Harvest company that imports sea lettuce from France.

Nutritious

“It’s extraordinarily nutritious, has compelling health properties, is profuse and has limitless culinary applications – wraps, in soups and sprinkled on food.

“But New Zealanders are slow to buy in.”

An A4-sized plastic bag of Doug’s dried sea lettuce costs $20-plus – seems expensive considering that all about us in the Bay of Plenty this summer is sea lettuce, free sea lettuce.

“That’s right – but we wouldn’t

use that sea lettuce. “It’s very susceptible to pollution from cities and run-off,” says Doug.

“And there’s the sand. But harvesting at sea before it’s dumped on our beaches, that’s another story.”

Harvesting rules

It’s a story that crumbles under the weight of the rule book.

According to the Ministry for Primary Industries sea lettuce can be harvested without restriction at sea, or when beach cast or attached to the seabed.

The one proviso being it “cannot be taken for the purpose of sale”.

So when can it be harvested for sale? MPI says if sea lettuce is taken for the purpose of sale then “it can only be harvested in its beach cast state and in areas where beach cast harvest is permitted”.

And that requires the individual to hold a fishing permit.

Doug harrumphs with disbelief.

“It makes it extremely difficult, if not impossible.”

Sea lettuce doesn’t have good ‘rep’ in Tauranga.

The festoons of vibrant green sea lettuce lace soon turns into a

putrid, sulphur-smelling problem – fouling beaches and waterways, to be removed and buried at some cost to you and I – the ratepayers.

Meanwhile, Doug’s packing 10 cartons of sea lettuce for a Queenstown restaurant.

It seems the tourists at least have an appetite for sea lettuce.

While they’re gorging the dried European variety we’re whiffing the rotting local kind.

Asian tastes

“It constitutes 14 per cent of diets in Asian countries and has 20 times the nutritional value of similar food types. They are impressive numbers,” says Doug.

So why hasn’t NZ embraced sea lettuce? “We don’t give ourselves a chance to like it, to benefit from it,” says Doug, the frustrated superfood disciple.

“We are tangled up in red tape.

The rules are many and restrictive and the costs high.”

To assist our understanding and appreciation of sea lettuce consider the health benefits.

To read the full story, go to SunLive.co.nz and search ‘Bay could eat sea lettuce away’. By Hunter Wells

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Rachal Spencer loves her ‘show pony’ labrador Lulu. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

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She may come from a line of show dogs but Lulu the labrador is more of a beautiful blonde show pony.

Lulu’s sire was more competitive. He was a champion duck dog.

His seed was sent to New Zealand from England, so she was a very expensive dog for owner Rachal Spencer. “But she’s beautiful,” says Rachal.

Yes, Lulu is beautiful – and she knows it too. But Lulu won’t be the centre of attention at the Tauranga A&P Show’s dog jumping event on Saturday – her fellow pooch pals will be.

Lulu just stepped in for the photo shoot for The Weekend Sun. Rachal says Lulu’s main fixation and drive is seagulls, birds and ducks – just like her father.

“If there’s a bird around she’ll chase it. So if there was a bird flying around the course on Saturday then she would

probably be able to do it.”

Rachal will be running the dog jumping event at the Cameron Rd side of the racetrack at Tauranga Racecourse from 11.45am.

She’ll be calling the dogs and their owners up as the canines compete in small, medium or large sections.

She’ll raise the bar each round – and the dog that jumps the highest is the winner.

“It’s a little bit like the reversed limbo I suppose,” says Rachal.

As far as she knows, Rachal says there hasn’t been any record set in Tauranga.

“That’ll all be left up to surprise on Saturday.”

People can register their pooches for the dog jumping competition on the day.

The Tauranga A&P Show is at Tauranga Racecourse on January 17 from 10am-4pm.

For more information, including competition schedules, see www.facebook.com/TaurangaAgriculturalandPastoralAssociation

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A summer smoke out Get your fix of burning rubber and roaring engines when the Demon Energy D1NZ National Drifting Championship returns to ASB Baypark this weekend.

More than 50 of the best drifters from around the country, including nine Tauranga drivers, will push the pedal to the metal in two classes for the championship series’ third round.

Dubbed the ‘Summer Smoke Out’ series, organisers are encouraging fans to come dressed in costumes and bring supporter signs for their favourite teams and drivers.

Tomorrow evening will also feature a special fan-judged teams’ competition where teams of up to four cars will aim to thrill the crowds on track with plenty of spot prizes up for grabs.

Tauranga drifter Cole Armstrong say he’s feeling really good ahead of the weekend and is looking forward to putting on a show for his hometown crowd.

“I’m excited, it’s an awesome event here,” says Cole. “We always get a good crowd

Tauranga drifter Cole Armstrong hopes for plenty of support from his home town when the Demon Energy D1NZ National Drifting Championship Series returns to ASB Baypark this weekend.

Photo by Tracy Hardy.

that comes along so I’m really pumped to get in there this weekend.”

Series organiser Brendon White says a fun-filled evening of twilight team drifting on tomorrow will be something they haven’t done in a long time.

“Team drifting is an awesome spectacle to watch and we’ve got an open free-style format which is sure to entertain before

we kick off the main competition on day two.”

Saturday evening will also see the crowed treated to a huge fireworks display thanks to series partners Pyro Company Fireworks.

Also joining the festivities are the Demon Energy Freestyle FMX Team and Stunt NZ as part of supporting entertainment, alongside fundraising for the Drift For A Cause charity.

The charity provides people with physical disabilities opportunities to experience driving and drifting using hand control technology.

The Demon Energy D1NZ National Drifting Championship is at ASB Baypark tomorrow from 10.30am and Sunday from 9.30am.

Single day tickets start from $15, and entry is free for children under five. VIP and family passes are also available.

To see reporter David Tauranga take a fast-paced hotlap in Cole’s drift car, go to SunLive.co.nz For more information and event tickets,

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Social sand action While organisers label it the ‘social’ side of the sport, beach hockey teams might have something to say about this ahead of the third annual National Beach Hockey Championships.

This weekend Mount Maunganui’s Main Beach once again hosts the sand-based sporting action with teams ditching the shin pads and mouth guards for sea-side hockey glory.

Plus a change in format sees the championships shortened

to a one-day event, increasing the number of registered teams compared to last year.

“We have 14 teams coming from Auckland and Hamilton, and a few local teams which is quite nice,” say event co-organiser Kate Savory.

Throw a couple of Blacksticks in the mix – Richard Petherick, Nick Woods and James Coughlin – and tomorrow promises to be an action-packed day from 10am-7pm with teams playing at least four 10-minute games apiece, with spot prizes and activities on offer.

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Event organiser Kate Savory and NZ Junior Blacksticks player Hamish McGeorge practise the art of beach hockey. Photo by Tracy Hardy. able boundary, where players use smaller sticks and the ball is a smaller version of a football, allowing for more aerial play and juggling.

Kate says the game is “full on” and teams opting to relinquish a goalie positon makes it more exciting.

“Its good exposure for hockey in general by bringing a social side to the game. It’s becoming quite competitive from a young age but this shows anyone can be involved.”

Plus, Sunday offers a chance for families and anyone interested to try hockey for themselves from 11am3pm, with all equipment supplied.

And adding to sport festivities on Saturday at Mount Main Beach is the return of Beach Rugby 5s NZ following its first outing in 2014.

As with beach hockey, the rugby version promotes a strong social flavour coinciding with pre-season club rugby – a great opportunity for clubs to get teams together, check players’ fitness and bond.

The Beach 5s NZ starts 9.30am.

To read the full story go to SunLive.co.nz and search ‘Beach hockey and 5s hit the Mount’.

By Luke Balvert

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Still growling

Trike and scooter day Stranded Sunday is returning to Tauranga this Sunday, this time in the form of a Trike and Scooter Day for youngsters.

From 11am to 2pm on The Strand there will be prizes for best decorated, fastest and coolest trikes and scooters.

Families are invited to bring the kids down and let them enjoy themselves.

To learn more, see www.downtowntauranga.co.nz

The magnificent but moody White Island.

It’s a real love hate relationship. That’s because she can be moody, unpredictable and difficult to live with.

But John ‘Tuna’ Baker is loving and forgiving and that’s why he keeps being drawn back to ‘her’ – to White Island – that constant reminder off the Whakatane coast that we are very much at the whim of Mother Nature.

“She can be amazing or she can be hell – there’s not too much middle ground.”

Even White Island’s name – Te Puia o Whakaari – ‘that which can be made visible’ – points to a difficult disposition.

Belching or sulking

One day it will be all aggressive and malevolent, steaming, smoking and belching on the horizon.

The very next it will sulk and disappear into the haze.

“It has its moods alright – a very moody place.”

John has spent much of his working life in, under and around the submarine volcano.

As a professional fisher, diver and charter operator he has more of an attachment to the 1300 metres of White Island below sea level.

But he’s also had some neardeath experiences above the tide at White Island.

“It was Anniversary Day 1985 or 1986.”

A real life drama from a man who tells it as it is.

“A couple of guys were snorkelling, I was down in the boat when I heard boom, boom, boom.

“When that thing explodes she goes really off. I was bending over to lift the anchor to make our escape when hot scoria ash rained John ‘Tuna’ Baker – the Mayor of White Island. Photo by Bruce Barnard. down and scorched my back.”

Big fright

It gave an unflappable man a big fright.

“Oh yes – she has frightened me a few times,” he admits. And frightened other’s before him.

Claude Sarich, a sulphur miner on White Island in 1931-1932 was more graphic.

He wrote of Whakaari as “the worst hell on earth – a place where rocks exploded, where teeth went black if they weren’t cleaned three times a day, and where the land shook violently”.

You don’t read that in the tour blurbs, so why go out there? Onehundred tourists a day, flirting with a nature at her most unpredictable.

For a start they can’t legally be stopped from landing or sightseeing from a boat.

And it’s one of the most fascinating and accessible volcanoes on earth – it’s a kind of adventure tourism, extreme adventure tourism.

All at risk

They’re all at risk. They just take their chances,” says John. They take their chances with a live volcano.

And also because it’s a “pretty

place that changes every day,” according to John. A ‘pretty’ place that’s also a menacing cauldron of molten lava and heavy clouds of suffocating sulphurous smoke and steam that has claimed 11 lives.

White Island’s been of that mind ever since Captain Cook wandered past on October 1, 1769 – probably longer, probably 16,000 years – rumbling, roaring, smoking, forever threatening.

Scientists quaintly call it “an alert level rating of 1” or “constantly active”.

Search party

John put a Reuters photographer ashore in a dinghy one day.

“We were just about to send out a search party when he turned up with his mouth wide open and 400 pictures in his camera.

“He said ‘I have just been to the moon and back’. He was blown away. It’s kind of like that.”

Baker has come in from the sea, retired after nearly 50 years of fishing and diving. But his respect for Whakaari is deep, his nerves a bit frayed and the stories forever vivid. To read the full story go to SunLive.co.nz and search ‘Loving and hating the Bay’s volcano’.

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Play nice with property managers They closed the New Year with stunning results from their community campaign – and now Barnard Property Management is starting 2015 with a new staff member.

Business director Helen and her ‘Supreme Dream Team’ came up with the Pay It Forward initiative last April to give back to the community that has supported them.

It worked by staff donating one month’s commission to a charity of the

client’s choice, when a new client places their property in the care of the team.

Helen says the campaign has helped more than a dozen charities and organisations – a great end to 2014.

Heading into the New Year, the company welcomes Nina Avent who has a strong background in banking and is a “delightful addition to the team”.

In her career, Helen’s seen some strange sights. People arriving to the property manager’s office barefoot – and people being rude or harassing the office manager.

Helen understands the market is tight. She’s got some advice that

may help potential tenants find a home. “Be polite on the phone and have your applications filled out properly with good references.”

This year, it might be nice to remember property managers are people too.

Play nice.

“We as property managers have a duty of care to property owners, who are also struggling to pay mortgage payments,” says Helen.

“It’s our responsibility to make sure we get tenants in, who are respectful and can pay their rent.”

By Zoe Hunter

Barnard Property Management director Helen Barnard.

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At Freedom Villages you can have it all Aimee-Leigh Brunsdon, on left, with her newfound obsession and Tauranga Juggling Night friends.

Photo by Tracy Hardy.

Aimee-Leigh Brunsdon is a vibrant, driven young women who’ll this year further herself studying science at Waikato University. But she’s become addicted, hopelessly addicted.

To the point where she power smokes through her ‘rollies’ at morning tea and no longer ‘pubs’ on a Thursday evening to accommodate her addiction.

“This is a personal thing for me – no one else,” says Aimee-Leigh.

Her addiction will not require rehab or therapy – just more practice. She’s discovered juggling and it has eaten into her soul like some insidious disease.

If she’s not working, eating or sleeping, she’s juggling.

Three brightly coloured balls

divided by two hands doesn’t go – but Aimee-Leigh seems to make it work. “It looks cool,” – yes it does.

“It looks spectacular,” – maybe?

So how is a smart, gregarious woman captivated by rhythmically chucking things in the air and catching them – to the point where she gave up Thursday at the pub with friends for a low or no-alcohol something she calls a “juggle jam”?

That’s when like-minded souls gather – like ‘musos’ jamming – and juggle.

“I watched professional clown Jason Butler juggling and he challenged me to do it – something inside said: ‘Challenge accepted!’.”

After two hours Aimee-Leigh had progressed from one ball to two.

Life as she knew it, would never be the same.

“It’s thrilling” and no, she doesn’t think she’s over-stating it.

“It’s the thrill of bettering yourself. I want to have a tantrum when I drop the balls but then I channel that energy back into improving.”

And yes, some of her friends think she’s being a ‘dick’.

Juggling has become pandemic – jugglers are no longer one-trick circus support acts.

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Opportunity to join booming beauty industry Beauty services seem to have moved from being an occasional luxury to an essential part of people’s lifestyles, creating a worldwide billion dollar industry.

Former Bay of Plenty Polytechnic beauty student Elizabeth Walker.

Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s National Certificate in Beauty Services (Cosmetology) Level 3 programme is ideal for anyone interested in learning the ‘ins and outs’ of the beauty world, as well as gaining the skills to advise people on making the right beauty choices.

Programme coordinator Mel Fisher says the course is designed to aid anyone looking to work at a cosmetics counter or in the cosmetic retail sector.

The course also often inspires students onto further study in the beauty sector, such as becoming a beautician, a hairdresser or retail assistant.

“The 14-week course offers a range of services including manicures and pedicures, mini facials, application of makeup, eyelash/brow tinting as well as the concepts of good health and safety in the beauty industry.”

Elizabeth Walker is a former graduate, who now works at Tauranga’s Jamele Skin Centre and knows the advantages of the programme first-hand.

“The polytechnic certificates are well recognised in the beauty industry. Numerous employment opportunities were offered to students throughout the course,” says Elizabeth.

“Graduates are considered to be some of the best trained and are work-ready thanks to the hands-on training and industry-like tuition we receive.”

Enrolments for 2015 across all three beauty certificates are still open. Visit www.boppoly.ac.nz or phone 0800 BOP POLY to find your future.

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The more ways you try to find a job, the greater chance you have of succeeding, according to Careers New Zealand. They’ve got a few job hunting tips that could help you land work a bit faster.

Use the internet, local newspapers, recruitment agencies or career expos to find employment.

When contacting employers, speaking to someone in person is the best way to get a foot in the door.

Use your networks, including friends, family, previous employers and local business people to help find job vacancies. One of the best ways of getting a job is through word of mouth.

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Studying reefs and seeing Papua New Guinea Simon Havas’ first trip to Papua New Guinea was to a place considered to be one of the most dangerous cities of the world.

“Over four days I had the privilege of visiting local schools while teaching a group of about 30 children about recycling, environmental awareness and the importance of protecting reefs.

His next stop was Milne Bay’s First-time visitors to the countropical rainforest, which Simon try’s capital and largest city Port says has a big impact on the reef.

Moresby can find it confronting “The coral reef systems of Milne and intimidating.

Bay are considered to be some of But Simon’s calling his adventhe world’s most biodiverse.” ture a rewarding and successful Tackling rough weather, Simon journey. switched from boats to hitchhikThe second-year Bay of Plenty ing and took a truck deep into the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic marine Polytechnic marine studies forest where he connected with student recently travelled to the studies student Simon Havas recently the local community. visited Papua New Guinea.

Oceanian country for his coral “Some had never seen a white scale donation of books, clothreef ecology studies. person before,” says Simon.

Students spend the first 30 hours ing and toys to schools and local At the end of his visit, Simon communities while on my travels studying the biology and ecology and about 80 people from several before meeting up with the polyof coral reefs to hone fish and villages cleared rubbish from a technic group.” coral identification skills, before nearby river bank. He also talked Landing in Port Moresby, Simon about waste management. leading a reef sampling prowas offered shelter, accommodagramme overseas.

“I was very surprised at how tion and access to local elementary little the PNG islanders knew But, Simon decided to spend a schools at the city’s tertiary institu- about the impacts of plastic as few weeks exploring the country first. “I decided to organise a small tion – Pacific Adventist University. rubbish and the disposal to the

sea.” He eventually met with fellow BOP Polytechnic students and spent 12 days surveying coral reefs around

Lissenung Island, including five days on a boat, diving on the deeper drop

By Zoe Hunter offs and reef passes.

Learning from the ‘professor’

Australian ironman legend Shannon Eckstein.

Budding surf lifesavers won’t be reaching for their Nutri-Grain boxes in efforts to catch a glimpse of Australian ironman legend Shannon Eckstein today, instead they’ll be heading to Omanu Beach.

In a New Zealand surf lifesaving first Shannon – eight time Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Ironman, five-time World Ironman, and six-time Australian Ironman – will pass on his knowledge at Omanu Surf Club in two coaching clinics.

Born and bred on the Gold Coast the full-time athlete is regarded as Australia’s greatest surf ironman with his list of achievements dating back to when he won his first world ironman title at age 18.

Since then his face has been synonymous with surf lifesaving and on the side of a cereal box as he made his way up into the sport’s top echelon.

Now 30, Shannon is selflessly giving back to the surf lifesaving community with ironman coaching clinics, helping young Kiwis to strive in the ironman field.

This is on top of competing, with his Omanu appearance secured thanks to help of Dolphin Surf Craft NZ. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet him face-to-face,” says Dolphin Surf Craft NZ manager Jo Percy. “They [the children] will all know him by

watching TV and watching the Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Series, but to actually met him and spend some time on the beach and learn from him is an awesome opportunity.”

Today’s clinic is for under-14s, with tomorrow’s set aside for U16, U19 and Open levels.

The clinics run from 8.30am-3pm, with tips on ironman-specific training, team events, nutrition, sports psychology and race strategies, recovery and technical tips for board paddling, swimming and transitions.

Joining Shannon in educating future Bay athletes is Australia’s Dan Norton-Smith, Kiwi surf lifesaver Devon Halligan and Mount Maunganui’s Andrew Newton.

Jo says there has been popular interest in the clinics with athletes from a far afield as Auckland’s Orewa Beach and Sumner, Christchurch, making the trip to the Bay of Plenty.

And she isn’t ruling out securing further clinics in Auckland and the South Island in years to come to cater for the growing interest.

“They call him the professor and he’s just such an amazing when you look at what he’s achieved over his career, he’s just phenomenal.

“There’s no better person really to give these kids a bit of advice or how to do better.”

And Jo’s hopeful Shannon will remain in the Bay an extra day to possibly compete in the Omanu Beach Day of Champions, including the Ian Porteous Memorial, beside Omanu’s Max Beattie.

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Coaching life to its best Classes at one of New Zealand’s leading life coach training schools are beginning in Tauranga early next month.

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Starting early February, Momentum offers faceto-face life coach training in a “small, fun group setting,” says Momentum Tauranga’s head trainer Sarah Lanigan.

Sarah says the tools taught range from effective communication techniques and goal setting to recurring pattern intervention, personality profiling and time management skills.

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Momentum also offers a youth career and life direction coaching programme for people aged 14-25.

Sarah says the course is designed to take trial and error out of career choice, saving a lot of time, effort and money pursuing invalid career options.

“With Momentum for Youth, young people gain clarity in a career direction that is fulfilling and aligns with who they really are.

“Youth learn how to put steps into place to achieve their desired career path while also learning a range of life skills and tools along the way.”

To find out more about Momentum’s school holiday and after-school career coaching workshops, or for more information about classes and the open evening, contact Momentum Life Coach today.

Flexible distance learning programmes are also available, where students can study at home, anywhere in New Zealand, with a monthly on-campus tutorial.

CAD tutors say this allows tutors to work closely with students in a personal environment.

“It’s essential to develop skills required to complete the courses, and become an asset to future employers.”

They say CAD Training has developed strong relationships with industry members to enhance employment opportunities for graduates.

“The institute maintains small class sizes to ensure students receive personal support and achieve the skill level required to enter an innovative and creative industry.

“There’s a vast spread of industries in which skills shortages are found, including many fields within the engineering industry.”

Courses have been developed to deliver two NZQA accredited certificates in CAD, and student loans are available for assistance with course fees.

CAD training is believed to be the only establishment offering CAD training courses in all industry relevant CAD software applications.

For more information visit www.cadtraining. co.nz or contact the Student Services team on 0800 372 946 today.

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Pushing boundaries with engineering diploma “We’d like to have more female students – they’re often in the top 10 when the results come out.”

Students with this qualification can go onto a variety of jobs, including graduates from the civil stream working on bridges, roading and structures; mechanical graduates go into

the design and manufacture of tools, engines and machines; and electrical graduates go into power stations, telecommunications or electronics and robotics.

Enrolments for 2015 are still open.

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Apply now for Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s NZ Diploma in Engineering to study in 2015.

Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s New Zealand Diploma in Engineering, with streams in civil, mechanical and electrical, can open the door to a world of possibilities in the industry.

Tutor Graydon Cooper says it’s not hard to see why engineering attracts a broad range of students,

with the industry recognised in countries including Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Graydon says this qualification appeals to two main groups – school-leavers with good results in maths and physics and people already in a trade who want to get off the tools and into a supervisory role.

“The guys who’ve been working

for a while do really well in this qualification, as they’ve had industry experience already.”

What’s even better is they don’t have to give up the day job, says Graydon.

“People working in industry can come here one day a week and work the other four.”

And Graydon says it’s not just for the blokes. “Women tend to do really well on the analytical stuff.

A family friendly focus to careers people are receiving their NCEA results and are considering what secondary subjects to continue on with, while tertiary students are deciding on their future focus at university or polytechnic.

“Our business supports individuals taking positive steps on their unique education pathway, so that they gain personally suitable qualifications.”

Ewan strongly believes McLeod Careers is a worthwhile educational investment.

Ewan McLeod at McLeod Careers enjoying his career planning work with one of this week’s clients Tauranga’s Courtney Rennie.

Parents are recognising that career planning for their teenagers and young adults is a sound investment for their futures, according to Ewan McLeod at McLeod Careers.

Ewan says many families are continuing to invest in his independent and professional advice, which allows their children to make positive, informed choices with a family-friendly focus.

“We had a record year in 2014, with client numbers up by 15 per cent on 2013. Families were coming from as far away as Wellington to see us,” says Ewan.

Ewan and his wife Sue have operated their homebased business from Greerton since 2008, seeing hundreds of clients from throughout the North Island.

“We’re both ‘people, people’,” says Ewan. “I’ve spent decades encouraging youth development, while Sue is well respected for her voluntary work.”

Ewan says having Tim and Juliana Smithells, who are recognised nationally for their career development work, as their mentors definitely provides advantages in being a SmithellsNZ licensee.

“We operate our family friendly business in the evenings, weekends and holidays to provide a service that recognises education and work commitments create pressures on our young people and their parents.“ Ewan notes at this time of the year, many young

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Youth direct ‘Aladdin’ production Becki Martin is usually on stage under the spotlight.

But this time it’s a whole new world for her as the 18-yearold steps behind the scenes to direct a production casted and choreographed by children and teens no older than 21.

That includes 17-yearold music director Sam Graham and 21-yearold choreographer Alex Hunter.

But Becki’s in charge of the final cut – and the 28

Tauranga Musical Theatre’s ‘Aladdin’ is at Westside Theatre from January 16-24. performers, aged 11-18, who will perform in Tauranga Musical Theatre’s ‘Aladdin’ from today until January 24.

It’s her first time directing and she feels “pretty good”.

“Being on the other side has shown me a lot especially how hard it can be,” says Becki.

“It’s shown me that I need to watch what I do on the other side as well.”

Looking from the outside in, Becki says she’s definitely one of the “good” students.

Just like her cast. “They’re brilliant,” she says.

“They’ve had to be patient with me, but they’ve all been really supportive.”

They’ll be bringing back all of the favourite characters in their stage adaptation of the Disney hit, including Aladdin and Jasmine, played by 12-year-old’s

Dom Pearson and Emily Davies.

Tauranga Musical Theatre president and production mentor Elise Rohde says this is the not-for-profit organisation’s sixth summer youth production.

“Our summer youth productions are a proud tradition and I am always impressed by the calibre of talented youth we have here in Tauranga – ‘Aladdin’ is one of the best. “‘Aladdin’ appeals to all ages, has a brilliant script, great songs – and like all Disney shows, warms the heart.”

‘Aladdin’ is at Westside Theatre at 17th Ave on January 16-24, with a matinee on January 24 at 2pm.

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The programme runs weekly for three to four terms, from 9.30am to 11.30am, with qualified facilitators and other professionals sharing their knowledge and experience of young children with the group.

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Envy of envy

Free fun for kids

Waihi Beach is offering youngsters a Free Kids Day tomorrow from 11am to 2pm at Pohutukawa Park, Waihi Beach Tennis Club.

Children and their families will be able to join in free activities, including chalk fun, games, tennis, bubbles, music, a giant parachute and lolly scramble. To learn more, see www.waihibeachinfo. co.nz/events

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“Good beats, good atmosphere, good beer and a hit all round” – Alek. “Cheers to many good nights ahead” – Jasmine.

Two five-star Facebook ratings for Envy Bar and Nightlife – Mount Maunganui’s newest, classiest night venue.

Envy is a little slice of New York sophistication right here at the Mount – think Big A, think

cocktail lounge, think style, think Envy.

“The vision was flash but accessible,” says manager Tyron Patterson. “And I have achieved that.”

Sunshine, good beats, great vibes and even greater food and cocktails is the pitch – upbeat Envy fills a huge void.

The Mount has bar and restaurants that transform into nightclubs after dark.

But Tyron has created the ideal, purpose-built nightclub where one did not exist.

Speed shear tomorrow

Top shearers from throughout New Zealand and abroad will make wool fly tomorrow night in efforts to beat their personal best times at Te Puna Speed Shear Competition.

Hosted by the Te Puna Hunting and Fishing Club and major sponsor Farmlands, the event invites city and country folk alike to cheer on the shearers, with shearing to start 5pm at the Top Shot Pub, and prizegiving at 10.30pm.

Entry is a gold coin with live music from Journey Men. The Speed Shear classes are veterans of 55 years-plus, senior and open. Top prize for open is $2000, and top prize for senior is $1000. To find out more, call John Dalziel (Worzel) on 027 577 2632

“I wanted to create something out of the ordinary in a place where there is a lot of ordinary.”

Voila Envy! – cocktail lounge/ house bar – house bar to cover the DJ’s beats Friday and Saturday nights.

And Tyron brought his own style of wisdom and experience to the creation.

“I’ve managed several bars around Tauranga over the years and I was determined to design the flaws out of the equation when creating Envy – everything from the way previous bars were

built to the way they were run.

I just thought if I ever owned a club I would do things so differently.”

And the over-riding sense of difference at Envy is the sense of “classiness”. The fixtures, leather furniture, designer wallpaper and chandeliers – Envy reeks comfort, sophistication and style.

Even down to the booths – they’re big, roomy. Two couples can sit comfortably in one and not feel they’re having their space invaded. Like summer, like the Mount – love Envy.

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The Phoenix’s Outdoor movie Nights series is on again tomorrow, with the showing of ‘Star Wars Episode IV’ from 8.30pm.

The movie nights happen at Masonic Park, 73 The Strand, and invite the whole family along for a free night of entertainment under the stars.

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It’s known around the world as the festival of colours and love.

Bursts of colour are thrown into the air, covering people in all shades of red, yellow, green and blue.

It’s called Holi and it’s coming free to Mount Maunganui for the first time in the form of Dhruva Reid’s event – Colour Splash.

“It’s a multicultural event,” says Dhruva.

“Holi’s become popular internationally and we didn’t want to leave Tauranga out basically.”

And that time will come on Saturday when residents are invited to throw eruptions of colourful, biodegradable powder at each other, turning Coronation Park into a painted field.

“The age-old Indian festival Holi is one day a year that goes beyond all social norms and barriers,” says Dhruva.

“It basically signifies a new era each year.

“Originally, washable nature-derived colourants including coloured clays and flower and plant extracts like turmeric, neem and kumkum as well as ash, were used.”

Dhruva and a handful of friends have geared up for about 2500 people to descend on the park, with games, music and entertainment also planned throughout the afternoon.

“There’s an awesome line-up that comes in with a splash and only ramps up,” says Dhruva.

The line-up includes a traditional Indian dance – Bharatanatyam, which tells a story through movement and music, followed

by Fusion DJ duo, and mixed genre DJ sets backed by Levani on percussion – “a top ethnic drumming act”.

Colour Splash is at Coronation Park on January 17 from 12pm-6pm. Entry is free, with people asked to pay for dyes

By Zoe Hunter and food.

Professional musician Paul Ubana Jones.

The Colour Splash is coming to Mount Maunganui on January 17.

Jones’ blues set for Omokoroa Professional musician Paul Ubana Jones isn’t unfamiliar with Omokoroa. He’s played there a few times now and really enjoys it.

“It’s not a big town or city,” says Paul.

“People enjoy good quality live music and you can sense that – and they can get up and groove with their bodies you know.

“It means they’re connected.”

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“It’ll be quite a mixed bag actually. A wide selection of good thumping blues and songs – and parallel to that, with stuff for the body, the heart and some stuff to tease the mind.”

Paul Ubana Jones is playing at The Esplanade at Omokoroa Boat Club on January 17 from 8pm, with the restaurant open from 6pm.

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Two days of jetsprints The jetsprints are returning to ASB Baypark stadium next weekend, this time for two days during anniversary weekend – and with an international flavour.

Last year’s world-first jetsprints in the stadium drew a crowd of more than 15,000 people.

Next Saturday will be Round 2 of The PSP NZ Jetsprint Championship Series – which is only for Kiwi races, with international teams not eligible unless they compete in New Zealand for the whole round.

But Sunday is heralding the inaugural ENZED International Stadium Jetsprint Cup, with $20,000 in prize money – and this is open to the visiting overseas competitors.

“Pretty much anybody whose anybody in the sport is coming,” says event director Pip Minnell.

“They saw it last year. And it is still

the only stadium jetsprint racing event in the world.

“We’ve got a lot of the overseas competitors are coming as spectators at the event as well.

“This is ahead of next year’s world 2016 world championships. I think they’re also coming to check out the preferred venue for the world champs, which New Zealand is hosting.”

Jetsprints involves high-powered jet boats with crews of two, racing individually against the clock through a twisting series of narrow channels in less than one metre of water, providing fast-paced action for spectators.

With the track marked out last weekend and digging beginning this week, track changes this year make it longer and some of the curves faster while remaining a narrow and tight challenge for drivers.

Also new this year is a concrete boat-launching ramp. ASB Baypark

Jetsprint boats burn up the water-filled track at 2014’s inaugural ENZED International Stadium Jetsprint Cup.

Stadium is the only stadium to host jetsprints so far, and it’ll be the only stadium to boast a permanent concrete boat-launching ramp behind the try line.

The boat ramp will be buried after the event and excavated again for the 2016 event.

The stadium track this year is a lot bigger than last year, taking up more of the grassed area with the start-finish pool and launch ramp bordering the stock car track at the eastern end.

The track is 15 metres closer to the fence at the western end and half the former eight metre distance from the crowd along the front and back ‘straights’.

“The boats will be going faster,” says Jetsprint BOP spokesman Matt Minnell.

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Sevens teams on high alert The road might be potted with crunching tackles and lung-busting efforts but Bay of Plenty’s Sevens side is well and truly up for the challenge of climbing the Everest that is a maiden Bayley’s National Sevens title.

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Tomorrow and Sunday, for the second year running, the summer showpiece returns to Rotorua’s International Stadium with the nation’s best sevens talent fighting for provincial glory and the possibility of catching the eyes of New Zealand Sevens coaches Sir Gordon Tietjens and Sean Horan.

Never in the competition’s 39-year history has the Bay lifted the silverware – the men going close in 2010 only to lose 21-14 to Waikato in Queenstown.

“I’m not looking further than each game. Day one is going to be like our quarterfinal, because we have Canterbury first up, then our second game is Counties Manukau,” says men’s coach Peter Woods.

“Only two teams go through to day two so for me I’m planting the seed in our guys that our quarterfinals start Saturday; that’s the way it goes.”

The Bay men have drawn a tough pool with Southern Region champions Canterbury, Northern Region victors Counties Manukau, and South Canterbury in Pool B. One concern for Woods is the fitness of speedster Mason Walker,

Bay of Plenty Sevens player Josh Honey fires off a pass during a training session at Blake Park.

currently nursing a sprained knee in what will be a huge experience blow. If he’s ruled out, Jason Harvey takes the 12th, final spot.

“Well that speed would be a big loss as we haven’t got that many around,” says Peter.

“Plus Mason knows the game a bit as he’s been playing for the last two or three years now with the Bay team, so he has a pretty good understanding of the game.”

On the other side of the tournament, Bay women’s coach Brad Fleming says focus is key if his side is to progress from the pool stage

with New Zealand representative Alexis Tapsell ruled out due to a knee injury.

The women face defending champions Manawatu, and Wellington, Taranaki and Canterbury, but Fleming says there’s no pushovers in either pool.

“We’ve definitely got our work cut out, and we have to really focus on that first game and each day.

“But we have got a mix of the old and the new; and I think we can beat anyone on the day if we bring our game and play our best.”

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“As the holiday season comes to an end, most people are guilty of the over indulgence that takes place during the festive season and they realise now’s the time to put those resolutions into place.”

Sue says Oceanblue is the perfect choice to nail the resolution, with so many facilities under the one roof all for the one price.

“With many membership types, including discounts for seniors and students makes it totally affordable to belong to a full health club – and not just a gym.”

Members have full and unlimited access to all facilities, including the 25m heated lap pool, spa, saunas, squash court and more than 40 weekly group fitness classes – plus ongoing personalised fitness programmes, all at no extra cost.

There are six personal trainers available, each specialising in different disciplines including triathlon training, body building/sculpting, 12-week challenges, rehabilitation and sports specific training to help keep you motivated.

Sue says being a hands-on manager is all about having a great understanding of the club and the member’s needs.

“Members like to come into a club that’s well staffed and a friendly face – and at this time of year it’s great to be fully air-conditioned.”

This weekend Oceanblue is offering a two-day only New Year sale, with no joining fees on all membership types, plus slashed weekly prices and huge discounts on lump sum options – saving more than $400.

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Salon pampering at its best Experienced hairdresser Sharon White doesn’t just cut hair – she goes out of her way to make her clients feel relaxed, pampered and beautiful.

Sharon’s clients can sit back and relax, while being served freshly-brewed coffee and home baking at her salon Changing Room Hair Design, which has relocated with Bodyzone Fitness to 69 Spring St. A specialist in true haircare and design, Sharon offers styles for men and women’s hair, colouring, foiling, perming and caring for long and curly hair.

Sharon believes her level of haircare and consultation to client’s requirements has given clients a greater appreciation of what can be done with their hair and the ongoing after care.

Her clients’ happiness is reflected in the large number of referrals she’s receiving.

As a leading Wellington hairstylist before relocating back to Tauranga, Sharon has a vast experience in the hairdressing industry.

Sharon keeps an eye on overseas trends and stays up to date with the latest designs by attending many workshop sessions.

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Shaping the best version of you They’ve been helping Tauranga residents shape the best version of themselves for years – now Bodyzone Fitness’ new location further up Spring St is even more accessible.

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“These products are perfect for people with allergies or who have had problems with colouring in the past.”

Call Changing Room Hair Design for an appointment today. They’re open Monday to Saturday, with late nights on Wednesday and Thursday.

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Relocating just before Christmas, Bodyzone is in a great new and easy to find location on the ground floor at 69 Spring St, opposite Tauranga City Council carpark.

And they’ve brought their classy facilities with them, including spin classes, pilates and the onsite hair salon – Changing Room Hair Design.

The health and fitness club still offers its group fitness classes that encourage variety and creativity in members’ workouts – which are all included in memberships. Members can also book in for spin, pilates mat work and circuit classes if they wish. Free programming and assessments are provided with all memberships – something they say most other gyms charge extra for, with regular eight-weekly updates

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They have short-term and long-term membership options available, as well as personal training sessions.

Owner Ian Stevenson says Bodyzone provides an environment that encourages members to become the best they can. “There’s no judgments, just results.”

The gym is air conditioned for member comfort and has lockers available to keep their belongings safe while they work out.

They believe in providing an environment where members can exercise in complete safety at all times, so all Bodyzone’s staff and trainers are all certified, registered and qualified.

“Staff are on-site at all times for your health and safety,” says Ian. “Other gyms don’t have any staff on-site at all times, placing members potentially at risk as a result.”

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Refreshing era for Athenree’s railway station Trish says volunteers can now offer refreshTours of Athenree Homestead have a new ments, including their famous Devonshire track this summer – with the newly-relocated teas, from the station. railway station open, offering a slice of “We’re keeping the railway station historically intact and in time it’ll be decorated locomotive history and refreshments.

Athenree Homestead Trust spent much of 2014 relocating the station from the property entranceway to behind the homestead and converting it to refreshment rooms, complete with a commercial kitchen.

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with memorabilia, information and history about the railway station.”

Main trunk railway

Waihi rail enthusiast Rob Bowater says the station was one of three on the WaihiTahawai section of the East Coast main trunk railway.

“The railway route circled the lower end of the homestead property and the station was originally located in the new State Highway 2 deviation area, south-west of the homestead,” says Rob. “This section of railway was built from the Waihi-end, by the Public Works Department between 1912 and 1927 and handed over to the NZ Government Railways.”

Constructed in 1919, Rob says the Athenree station was a single-storey box cottage-style building with a lean-to corrugated iron roof and rusticated timber weatherboards.

“The building was originally just over 51 feet long and 12 feet wide. Currently, it measures 44 feet long, having lost a portion containing ladies’ toilets and an enclosed front yard.”

The building used to contain a spacious stationmaster’s room with open fire and brick chimney plus a public counter, lobby with seating and ladies’ waiting room.

Constructed to link Waikato and the Bay of Plenty, the railway transported goods and passengers, and children boarded at Athenree to go to school at Katikati.

“The railway from Waihi opened to goods traffic from December 1, 1924, but the station officially opened on May 1, 1927.

Homestead trust chair Trish Coates is thrilled with the station’s relocation.

“September 11, 1967 ended the passenger service from the station, but it continued for goods traffic until November 2, 1969.”

The line between Apata and Paeroa South closed September 12, 1978, when the Kaimai tunnel was opened by Prime Minister Rob Muldoon.

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The station was boarded up and sold to Norm Stockley at Waihi Beach, then sat on Graham Reisterer’s Edinburgh St beach property for several years.

Realising the building was deteriorating and wanting it saved, Graham offered it to the Victoria Battery and Tramway Society at Waikino and Athenree Homestead Trust.

“The latter accepted and in March 2005 the station building was transported to

Athenree Homestead and placed near the entrance.”

Trish says the homestead and station’s intertwined history make the restoration very worthwhile.

Homestead owner Hugh Stewart’s brother George Vesey Stewart was founder of the Ulster settlement at Katikati and reportedly promised settlers in 1875 a connection to Auckland by rail.

“The station was named after the homestead – it all links in,” says Trish.

“Now instead of it sitting down the hill neglected it’s being used, everybody can find out about it – it’s another historical bit of the area.”

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David is loving singing Greerton’s praises He’s toured parts of Asia, North America and Europe with Daniel Bedingfield and has written songs with Lionel Ritchie, sharing gigs with Kylie Minogue and Jason Mraz.

David became a published songwriter, also working in events, promotions, communications, sales, education, marketing, training, advertising, and management roles along the way.

He’s also had dinner with LL Cool J. But 38-year-old David Hart may have to put down the guitar for a bit as he settles into his new role as Greerton Village Mainstreet manager.

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Once you have it though, you can’t lose it, says David. “Music never leaves you. It’s just a question of finding time.”

It started with the bass guitar at age 17 and led to the guitar. Something “just clicked”.

He packed up his guitar and music ideas and moved from his Lynfield hometown to London for 10 years. A little fish in a big pond – but he made some waves.

David Hart.

He now lives in Greerton Village with his Puerto Rican wife Josmar and their two children, aged one and three.

“One of the best things about Greerton Village is it’s really that: a village.

You’re going to bump into your neigh-

bours as you’re out and about, just living your life in the same space.”

He’s calling his new role a dream position.

“I’ve got a lot of wild and crazy ideas about things we could do in Greerton Village, but for now I’m just taking it one day at a time.

“A lot of people took a lot of time making Greerton Village as awesome as it is today. I want to learn from them – and plan carefully before doing too much, too soon.”

By Zoe Hunter

Closing the door on three decades of retail It was 1985 and the most popular video in John and Gloria McCoy’s video shop was ‘Mary Poppins’.

They’ve been in the wholesale and retail industry for 30 years, owning two shops in Mount Maunganui and six in Tauranga – seven of them adult shops. The others were familyfriendly video stores.

Video libraries

John and Gloria McCoy are closing the doors on Aristocrat Adult Shop.

The couple also owned video libraries in Whakatane, Rotorua, Opotiki and Gisborne, with John hitting the road selling videos wholesale.

It all began with the couple selling videos from their paint and wallpaper shop in Whakatane.

“We put a few videos in the back of our paint shop and when we run out of room we opened a shop in the mall just a few doors away in Kopeopeo,” says Gloria.

The first videos they sold were ‘Shanghai Surprise’, ‘Rambo’ and ‘Mary Poppins’. “‘Mary Poppins’ was very hard to obtain in those days,” says Gloria. “But we managed to get a copy and got $200 I think for it, because it was so hard to get and so popular.”

Fun in retail

Now, John and Gloria are closing the doors on their Chadwick Rd Greerton store – a business they’ve owned for 24 years – Aristocrat Adult Shop.

Gloria says they may be the oldest adult shop

owners in the country – but it’s been fun.

They wish to thank their past customers for their loyalty and support.

“We’ve enjoyed meeting the people who come into the shop with their interesting and different stories to tell.”

John and Gloria have even managed to solve some personal problems customers came in with. “That was always interesting.”

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Rising from the ashtray Leonie Burge meets all the criteria of a “non-smoker” – but she’s realistic.

After three months off the fags she’s still fighting the urge, still arm-wrestling with the evil little voice that taunts her with the desire for a cigarette.

“I’m not ready to claim victory,” says the reforming smoker after 40 years a slave to tobacco.

“But I do know the craving for a cigarette is not as strong.”

Since she quit her $40-a-week habit, Leonie has piled on eight kilograms.

“But I will happily wear that because everyone is telling me how well I look.

“Smoking suppresses the urge to eat. Well I’m eating now, eating often and enjoying the taste of things untainted by tobacco.

“I’m loving it.”

And with the eating comes the exercise.

When The Weekend Sun first met Leonie during the ‘Stoptober’ quit smoking promotion, she could huff, puff and wheeze just a 100 metres up the road.

Now she’s off on a two-kilometre romp to the shops and back with daughter Billie.

She’s rapt because her Mum unwittingly taught her some valuable lessons about toxicity of tobacco.

“She told me my habit taught her never to go near cigarettes or be around second-hand smoke.”

It’s a tough but effective way to learn a life lesson.

And Leonie’s had time to reflect on her behaviours as a smoker – and there is none she is proud of.

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Leonie Burge feels great after ditching her 40-year smoking habit last October.

Photo by Bruce Barnard.

“The 30 gram $40-pack of tobacco and rolling papers were the first purchases in weekly supermarket shopping trolley.

“What money was leftover was spent on food and essentials – they came second. I didn’t think about it at the time but smoking is a selfish habit.”

Leonie calculates she’s saved $500 since quitting. “It’s money that’s now spent on better things – things for all the family.”

She’s also aware of other changes in her behaviour – she’s no longer creating opportunities to have a fag.

“Nowadays I only have to gather my car keys and wallet when I leave the house – there’s no place and no thoughts for smokes.

“I used to race out to the car so I could roll a quick cigarette.”

Leonie’s been pleasantly surprised and inspired by the number of people who read her story in The Weekend Sun in October 2014.

“Some of them I don’t even know. But they all say ‘I hear you’ve given up the smokes’.”

Are they waiting for Leonie to fail? “Nuh. They’re just keeping an eye on me and saying: ‘Good on yuh, well done!’”

Those who’ve suffered withdrawal from nicotine addiction will sympathise with what she might be enduring – fatigue, headaches, dry mouth, coughing, irritability, depression or anxiety.

But Leonie has a good humour and resolve. “It’s a small price for a longer, more enjoyable life and money in the bank.”

For those who’ve never smoked it’s a mammoth battle she’s engaged in – one she hopes she’s on the brink of winning.

Meanwhile the goal of a Smokefree Aotearoa is just 10 years away. Half a million Kiwis have “given up” in the last decade and there’s plans to help even more kick the habit. Give up today and a pack-a-day smoker will save $68,000 by 2025.

And they’ll have a much better chance to enjoy the money. The risk of lung cancer will be less than half that of a person who continues to smoke.

By Hunter Wells

New online asthma store

Asthma New Zealand has launched a new online store, offering those with respiratory problems an easy way to purchase products from their own homes.

While Asthma NZ doesn’t provide or prescribe medication, a wide range of products to assist with the management of asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease symptoms will be available.

Among these are spacers and storage bags, MiteGuard bedding, chemical-free cleaning products and health supplements.

Asthma New Zealand Executive Director Linda Thompson says the great thing about the online store is it’s so accessible. “It’s hugely convenient, and the site is very easy to use.”

With shipping nationwide, the store will be particularly beneficial for rural families, who may not have access to a regional office or pharmacy, and travel a long way to get products.

The Asthma NZ store is open at www.asthma-nzshop.org.nz

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Keep babes cool this summer As summer heats up parents should pay special attention to their baby’s needs to prevent overheating and dehydration, says a midwife and lactation expert.

Cool sleeper: babies like Harper Mackay should have their sleeping clothes and blankets adjusted according to temperature.

The recent spell of sunny weather has Bay of Plenty District Health Board lactation consultant Karen Palmer warning the heat can bring added issues for infants.

“At this time of year there are many babies who will suffer from heat exhaustion,” says Karen.

“It’s easy to forget that babies, especially newborns, have poor temperature control and are more greatly affected by changes in temperature than adults are.

“There’s a number of ways we can help keep them comfortable,” she says.

“These include being mindful of temperature changes during a 24-hour period and adjusting clothing and

blankets frequently.” Breastfed babies may want to breastfeed more frequently but for shorter periods of time, then catch up with longer feedings later at night or early morning.

Karen says they may fuss and squirm at the breast if they’re too hot. Feeding lying down in a cool room may help both mother and baby will be more comfortable.

It’s very important the baby’s cues for what he or she needs are followed, says Karen.

“Breastmilk is a living fluid, its composition changes with the weather, and this can change feeding patterns,” she adds.

“Extra fluids in the form of water are unnecessary for the young breastfed baby, although older babies may enjoy cool fluids and refreshing fruits, like watermelon, to quench their thirst.”

Mothers need to ensure they’re consuming adequate fluids as well. Water is preferred, as sweetened drinks can be dehydrating.

Nutritional medicine: Part one Happy New Year! I trust 2015 will be the year you make positive steps to improving and maintaining your health.

For the next few weeks we’ll look at some of the principles of Nutritional Medicine and discuss how this can help people improve health outcomes.

The key principles of NM are: - Relationshipbased care. I have the pleasure of forming long-term client relationships as people make choices to improve health.

- Working with conventional and other complementary health professionals.

- Supporting the body’s natural healing systems such as reducing inflammation, free radical damage and generally poor nutrition.

- Using natural, less invasive yet effective healing solutions.

- Maintaining that healing is nearly always possible, even if curing is not.

There’s a strong parallel between NM and nature. I live in Bay of Plenty, which has largely volcanic soils. While these soils provide generally good soil structure they’re very low in many trace elements. In the 1930s when pioneers cleared the volcanic plateau for pastoral farm-

ing they were confronted with ‘bush sickness’ resulting in very poor animal health causing stock weight loss and death.

Unknown to farmers, these volcanic soils are very low in cobalt, which is needed by animals and people to make vitamin B12.

Adding cobalt to soil fertilisers essentially solved the problem.

New Zealand soils are also very low in selenium. This is needed by animals and humans to make glutathione, a critical protective antioxidant enzyme.

Nutritional medicine seeks to address nutritional deficiencies and mineral supplementation is possibly the single most important nutritional strategy.

During the next few weeks we look at how NM can be used to help a wide range of problems.

Give me a call if you need more information. Join my full weekly newsletter at www.abundant.co.nz John Arts is a qualified nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health. Contact John on 0800 423 559 or email john@abundant.co.nz.

To read more go to www.sunlive.co.nz

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Keeping homes warm Sunrise Lions Club members Keith Costello, Russell Blackler, Dave Murray and Bruce Furze have been chopping wood for the Homes of Hope trust to use during winter.

Whenever Tauranga charitable trust Homes of Hope needs heroes the first call they make is to the Sunrise Lions Clubs.

Next Tuesday members of the club will roll up their sleeves and split wood for the trust to use during winter.

CEO and co-founder Hilary Price says prior to Christmas the trust chopped down a huge conifer tree situated at their head office due to safety concerns.

While sad the tree, estimated to

be about 50 years old, has gone, the wood and the efforts of the Lions will now keep the children they care for warm and cosy over at least two winters.

“They [Sunrise Lions] are legends and our community heroes,” says Hilary. “They’ve always rallied to support and assist us whenever we need them.

“They split some of the wood before Christmas and did a fantastic job, so it will be great to see them back on Tuesday.”

Sunrise Lions member Ken Evans says he and the lads are no strangers to wood chopping and have been

using a giant wood splitter owned by the club for the task.

With about 25 members he says their motto is “to do good and have fun”.

“We made a good start before Christmas; now we’re heading back down to get the job done.

“Sunrise Lions work throughout the year helping various organisations like Homes of Hope, who call us whenever they need a hand.”

Ken adds: “We also sell firewood and last year sold 130 truckloads.

The money raised was then given out to assist a number of groups”.

By David Tauranga

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Tarting up summer fruit on the barbecue DESSERT

The summer sun brings out the colour and flavour of our favourite summer stone fruits –and often chargrilling brings it out even more taste.

Rustic peach and baked semolina flan

A few seasons ago I discovered roasting peaches slowly in the oven with spices and sugar makes an awesome chutney.

Now with barbecue season upon us, and increasing amounts of stone fruit available, keeping part of the barbecue grill free for grilling your peach or nectarine slices is a good idea.

Just the grilled fruit alone with some mascarpone or ice cream is nice but I thought charred peaches would be great embedded into a semolina custard-filled filo pie.

Semolina custard has a wonderfully different texture and when baked with thin flaky filo pastry it takes on a very more-ish summery feel.

Part of the reason is it’s loosely based on the Greek custard pie – something I used to devour readily during the warm evenings over there.

Ingredients 8 peaches 10-12 sheet filo pastry sheets 30g melted butter 1 cup fine semolina 2.5 cups milk 2 egg yolks ¾ cup sugar A few drops real vanilla extract

Serving up summer meals

Method Cut the peaches from the stone into large chunks. On a clean chargrill with a little oil, turn and char fruit on all sides for a few minutes then set aside.

Warm the milk, sugar and vanilla extract, stir in the semolina and reduce heat, stirring until mixture thickens.

Remove from heat and beat in egg yolks, then set to one side.

Line the pan with a few sheets of filo then butter the odd sheet as you as you lay sheet upon sheet around the pan.

Before the last sheets are used spread some of the semolina onto the base, then top with rest of pastry.

Now spread the rest of the semolina custard over the pastry and squish the charred peaches in before the custard sets.

Bake the whole tart in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes.

Serve hot or cold with whipped cream or yoghurt. It’s a great choice for one of our long summer evenings.

Get baking and growing for A&P

Jams and preserves, home-grown produce, cut flowers, baked bread to cupcakes and pikelets – Katikati’s A&P show has a competition for every home-making task you can think of.

But budding home-makers and bakers are encouraged to get preparations for their home industries entries for February 2’s show underway now.

There’s competitions for children and adults, cover-

It’s summer time and it’s scorching – which means we don’t want to be eating hot, heavy foods.

The Weekend Sun has put together some tips to beat the heat with food this sunny season. Put a grown-up spin on a children’s favourite – ice blocks.

Use the juice and rind from a fresh melon and lime—and add a sprinkle of chilli. A bit of pectin helps keep all the ingredients incorporated evenly.

Put a summer twist on guacamole. Make it pop by adding a teaspoon of Thai fish sauce to deepen

ing a range of different sections. Entries cost $1 per adult and 50 cents per child.

All exhibits must be grown or produced by the exhibitor and need to be delivered to the showgrounds at Uretara Domain between 9am-2pm on Saturday, January 31. Entries will be displayed at Katikati A&P Society’s 93rd annual show on Sunday, February 1, with awards presented at 2pm. For more information and entry forms, see www.katikati.org.nz

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the avocado flavour.

How about jazzing up basic fresh veggies by shaving carrots and zucchini into thin ribbons with a peeler.

Fresh mint adds fragrance, and a lemon dressing ties it all together with a zing.

It’s easy to utilise a medium-size, heavy frying pan to bake your flan in, which all adds to the rustic appeal. And much like any typical barbecue food, keeping it simple is the key.

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West’s big baby woe Mr and Mrs West are in trouble. It’s a big issue and not many people want to talk about it.

The problem: We are not replacing ourselves. Or, if you like, our birth rates are not high enough to keep our culture alive.

So to survive, most of the so-called Western nations are importing people as they struggle to replace themselves naturally.

Australia, NZ, Canada, the US of A, the UK and Western Europe are all doing it.

Even Japan and China are struggling as birth rates plummet across the planet.

All except for one part, that is. Islam.

Wherever you look, they are breeding like rabbits.

In France there are now nearly nine million Muslims. In fact, Europe has more than 30 million Muslims and that will double in the next 20 years.

The Muslim birth rate in France alone is more than eight, when the national birth rate is less than two.

No wonder they’re struggling economically.

Back 30 years ago in the UK, there were less than 200,000 Muslims. Today there are 2.5 million.

And with their birth rate at 6.1 (as opposed to the total UK birth rate of 1.8) there seems to be little doubt about their future either.

Anything less than a 2.1 birth rate means you cannot replace yourself, therefore, you are in decline.

No wonder immigration is so popular right across the West. It’s immigrate or die.

But it can’t last. Immigration by its very definition can dramatically change a culture. Just look at Auckland. Vancouver. London.

Yes I’m afraid Mr and Mrs West are terminally in decline. And, what’s more, they are choosing to do it.

The great English speaking culture of the last 400 years is fading. Fast.

There are some who argue that’s a good thing.

I suggest you look at what is about to replace it, before making judgement.

G Martin, Otumoetai.

Stop picking on tourist drivers Re: ‘Tourist madness on highways just keeps rolling on and on’, “The Weekend Sun, January 9). Any chance you can point out to K Morland of Katikati that they should stop banging on about the kayak on the roof story.

Two letters have appeared in as many weeks regarding this story that was incorrectly run by nationwide media.

The guy was not driving with the kayak like that, the front roof rack came loose causing the load to shift, he pulled over to rectify this and then the Police saw him on the hard shoulder and pulled over to offer assistance, subsequently the Police were called away to a job.

What does K Morland suppose the ticket should be issued for? Being on the hard shoulder, being stopped, not moving, identifying a deficiency, rectifying a deficiency? So now a guy is

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going to self propel 3000km on roller skis and you want to chastise him? What have you ever done to push the boundaries of human endurance? Would it be acceptable if they were just running? Should we ban bicycle and wheelchair from public roads?

How about motorbikes while we are at it?

Or is your real issue because they are not New Zealanders? Would you mind if it was a local person fundraising for charity?

Perhaps we should ban cars, then the road toll could be zero. Oh and while we’re at it we could ban tourists too, then you couldn’t blame them for everything.

J Cantlon, Papamoa.

Editor’s note: Media reports suggest the kayak-carrying driver’s version of events is different to the police officer.

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A bizarre approach to democracy In his recent articles in the New Zealand Herald, Gareth Morgan constantly resorts to the ‘Royal Prerogative’.

We, as though all readers, were in agreement and accord with his writing.

He may be a ‘gun’ in investment, motorcycle riding and ‘cat-belling’ but his statements on the Treaty of Waitangi show a distinct lack of knowledge of history or a marked deficiency in literacy.

Mr Morgan, read it. Nowhere does the Treaty mention principles or partnerships.

To suggest, as he has, that a second house of government be established with 14 per cent of the population having equal power to the remaining 86 per cent of the population shows a bizarre approach to democracy.

He states such a system exists in Australia, but I don’t believe the Senate in Canberra

is comprised of 50 per cent aboriginals or in Ottawa, Canada, that half of their second house has First Nation People representatives.

The House of Lords in London has not a single Saxon or Norman on its roll.

That the Herald has published his fatuous verbiage only shows how far the standards of a once internationally respected newspaper have fallen.

I write this with the realisation that, as the Herald virtually controls the media in New Zealand, it will never be published.

Bryan Johnson, Omokoroa.

Editor’s Note: Don’t worry Bryan, the Herald doesn’t control the Bay of Plenty media, so we’re happy to oblige and publish your letter.

Hey...there’s corporate terrorism too I refer to P Dolden’s letter to the editor ‘The real definition of a terrorist’ (The Weekend Sun, January 9). And I can’t help mention another entity being ‘corporate terrorism’ which has been created by the large corporate businesses.

These include the banks with their illegal fiat currency, the utility companies, mainstream media with their propaganda programming, drug companies.

And last but not least our own government, which most don’t realise - the New Zealand Government is a United States SEC registered corporation.

Wake up Kiwis we’ve been ripped off for years and from those who are supposedly elected to protect us from these greedy corporates.

Fred Stewart, Papamoa.

Doing the right research Mike Baker’s letter‘Be Very Afraid’ (The Weekend Sun, December 12) castigates the Tauranga City Council for spending, I prefer the word investing, ratepayers funds studying the amalgamation issue.

Mike also lambastes TCC for its now-discarded investigation into the plastic waka.

Prudent business practice requires that “first do your homework” before entering into a business venture - and in both instances TCC does precisely that. With the waka, the business case did not stack up so the pro-

posal was rightly canned.

In the case of local body amalgamation, ratepayers insist on knowing the ramifications of this beforehand and expenditure doing this investigation is money well invested.

When the amalgamation discussion does happen I expect TCC, as our representative, to be open with ratepayers, negotiate from a position of strength, be in possession of all the facts and achieve the best outcome for the citizens of Tauranga, both now and into the future.

M Lewis, Mount Maunganui.

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Amalgamation should be win-win It does disappoint me that there are actually some people out there who seem to believe former elected members of council should basically lose the right to be able to express their personal views via letters to the editor.

I’m referring to Graeme Horsley’s letter ‘Stand up for your region - don’t be afraid’ (The Weekend Sun, December 29) in regard to possible future local government amalgamation.

I would like to inform the correspondent that during the last 20 years I’ve written many letters to the papers and his criticism will not stop me from writing to express my views into the future.

It seems, at present, that the main people in favour of amalgamation is the development community, the Tauranga

City Mayor Stuart Crosby, telling the media he wants to be the mayor of any Bay of Plenty super-council, and some business leaders.

But constantly I have said that the people living within any affected amalgamated areas should also have major input. Any future amalgamation should be a win-win situation for all communities affected. And there should also be areas of common interest and personally I have some difficulty accepting that there are great community similarities between say Tauranga City and Waihi Beach or Maketu.

Watch the orchestrated campaign that will occur during coming months but I repeat: ‘Be afraid’.

M Baker, Bethlehem.

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E N T E R T A I N M E N T G U I D E The Weekend Sun’s ever popular guide to ‘What’s On’ in the Bay.

Saturday 17 January 2015 Tauranga A&P Show

Featuring cattle competitions, woodchopping, strongman challenge, medieval displays, home industries, Arab horses, dog jumping and much more. The show is 10am-4pm at Tauranga Racecourse at Greerton. www.facebook.com/TaurangaAgriculturalandPastoralAssociation

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SPECIAL EVENTS

News, reviews and opinionated raving on the music scene.

Community events and occasions across the Bay. 2.30pm. Bring your picnic lunch. Please leave the shade under the trees for people to sit. If wet - held Jan 25.

The Power of Love

Afternoon mediation course. Learn through mediation & beneficial thinking to unlock potential for a loving heart & bring happiness & joy to ourselves & others. Cost $36, bookings essential. Feb 14 at Tga City Plunket Rooms, 471 Devonport Rd 12.45-4pm. www.meditateintauranga. org or 09 846 5829

Village Radio

Women’s meeting at St Andrews, Dee St 10-11am. Children welcome.

Demon Energy D1NZ National Drifting Champs At ASB Baypark Jan 17 & 18 See 50-plus drifters push the pedal to the metal in two classes for the championship series’ third round. Saturday’s event from 10.30am. Sunday from 9.30am.

For tickets & info www.d1nz.com Feldenkrais Method Introductory Workshop At the Yoga Centre 11am - 3.30pm.

Any level. Gisella 027 2860891 or www.feldenkrais.org.nz

Community radio broadcasting from Tauranga Historic Village 1368 kHz AM. Music of 1920’s - 80’s weekends 9am - 5pm, weekdays 10am - 5pm.

Specialty programmes. www.villageradio.co.nz or 571 3710

Free event for all ages, celebrating the ago-old Indian Festival at Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui 12-6pm. Charges for dyes & food. Visit coloursplash.nz

Bethlehem Lions Market

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Car Boot Sale

Greerton Village School 7-11 30am. $5 single site and $10 double. Shirley on 577 1116 or 0274146040

Messianic Weekly Meetings

The Way meet in the Kingfisher Room, Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui 10am. 542 1438

Paul Ubana Jones

World class guitarist-songwriter at Omokoroa Boat Club 8-10.30pm. Tickets $15 for members or $25 for general public.

Available from Club 548 0960

Taichi Qigong

Sunday 18 January

Bay Bible Fellowship/Lord’s Day

Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Rd 10am. Colossians 1:9-12 “God knows His own mind.”

Lincoln Forlong. All welcome. www.bbf.net.nz 1st & 3rd Sun of month at Bethlehem Town Centre 8am - 12pm.

British Car Show

At The Elms, Mission St, Tauranga 10am - 3pm. 70+ cars. Adults $5, children free.

Golf Croquet

1 day Robt Cook Handicap Doubles – sponsored by Metlifecare at Tauranga Domain.

Jetsprints - Anniversary Weekend

At ASB Baypark Stadium Jan 24-25 3-10pm both days. www.jetsprintbop. com Get your tickets from eventfinda.

Katikati Tramping Club

Calvary - Abseil Park 8.30am start. 6 hours. Moderate. Ted 549 1919

Maketu Rotary Club Market

Every Sat in Memorial Park between mini golf & playground 10am. Free to join. All welcome.

3rd & 5th Sunday at Village Green, Park Rd, Maketu. Stalls $10. Maureen 533 2340

Tauranga Primary School cnr 5th Ave & Cameron Rd every Sat 7.45am 12pm. Fresh & artisian produced food.

Trixie 552 5278 or www.taurangafarmersmarket.co.nz

Every Sun in Phoenix car park 9am - 1pm. Fresh fruit & veges, breads, cheese, oils, plants & more. All home grown & home made. 575 9911 mountmaunganui.org.nz

Come & enjoy the first Society dance of the year with good company & a lovely supper provided. Te Puke Memorial Hall, Jellicoe Street 7.30pm onwards.

Entrance $7. Valerie 573 7093

Every Sunday in hall behind Brain Watkins Historic House 10am. Mainly silent worship, hour long meeting followed by tea & talk. 544 0448

Tauranga Farmers Market

Te Puke Scottish Society Dance

Te Puna Speed Shear Competition

Featuring top shearers trying to beat their personal best times starts 5pm at the Top Shot Pub, & prizegiving 10.30pm. Entry is a gold coin with live music from Journey Men. John Dalziel (Worzel) 027 577 2632

Mount Mainstreet Farmers Market

Quakers in Tauranga

Radio Controlled Model Yachts

Meet Sun 1.30pm & Thurs 5.30pm at pond behind 24 Montego Drive, Papamoa, to sail electron & similar 3ft long yachts for fun. Beginners welcome.

Graham 572 5419

Tauranga Big Band

Annual picnic at Kulim Park 11am -

Tauranga Night Market Bayfair

OUT THERE Stories, snippets, strangeness, and general entertainment.

Norris St, behind Pak n Save 1-4pm.

Register by 12.45pm. $2 includes afternoon tea. New members welcome.

Water for the Soul

Every Sunday in the Bayfair, cnr Maunganui & Girven Rds undercover carpark 5.30-11pm. All weather, fully undercover. Fresh produce, gifts, fashionware, antiques, live music & more.

Do you feel spiritually isolated & seek relationship with like-minded people?

Biblical study, shared meals, relationship, celebration & social times. All things working together for good. 571 5188

Club day at St Pats Hall 1pm.

All welcome.

Tuesday 20 January

Te Puke Country Music The Sociables

30’s/40’s age group of males & females that meet up once a week to socialise by dining out or participating in local activities & event. Enquire now to start 2015 with the Sociables on the Sunday the 18th of January” Email sociables@ outlook.co.nz

Weekend Activities For The Over 60’s.

Walks, dinners, day trips & good times.

Gloria 544 1834

Monday 19 January Body & Soul Fun Fitness

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

Meditation Group

Free classes Mon 10am & Weds 7.30pm. Find peace, spiritual awareness & the meaning of your life.

David 576 9764

Musical Theatre Summer School 2015

Presented by Steps Performing Arts Jan 19 – 24. Course costs $180. Juniors (7-10yrs) 9am – 12pm. Seniors (1116yrs) 1-4pm. Paula 021 274 4116 or email: paulaharrison@xtra.co.nz

Omanu Bowling Club

Twilight bowls every Mon 6-8pm. Flat shoes essential.

Recycled Teenagers

5K Run for Beginners/Slow Runners

Cheyne Rd neighbourhood every Tues, Thurs & Fri 6am. Run & fitness. Free.

Svetlana 027 616 2124

Alcoholics Anonymous Mt Maunganui.

Open meeting every Tues 11 Victoria Road St Peters Hall 7.30pm. 0800 229 6757 for more meetings or assistance.

Altrusa Club of Tauranga

Women’s community service group.

Dinner & business meeting 2nd Tues.

Social programme 4th Tues monthly.

Interested? Denise 570 3134

Badminton (Social)

Every Tues at Otumoetai Baptist Hall 9.30am - 12pm. Racquets available. All welcome. Lorraine 579 3229

Bayfair Petanque Club

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

Margaret 572 3173

Ocean Running Club

Every Tues 5k Family Fun Run or Walk during Daylight Saving. Registration at the Mt Ocean Sports Club ,Pilot Bay from 5.15pm. Walkers start from 5.30pm Runners 6pm. $5 entry ,free drink & spot prizes. Phil 021 383 354

Wednesday 21 January Diabetes Support Group

St Andrew’s Church, Te Puke 2pm, Jan 28 - Church of Christ, Greerton, Tauranga 2pm. Drop In Clinic at Bongards Pharmacy Greerton Jan 22nd 2 - 3pm. 571 3422

Fernlands Spa Water Exercise Classes

Gentle exercise for 50’s forwards, & injury or illness rehabilitation. Mon & Weds at 14 Norris St, Tauranga Citizen’s Club behind Pak n Save 9-10.30am.

Classes taken by qualified instructor. First class free. Classes for 2015 recommence Jan 19. Jennifer 571 1411

Weds 10.45-11.45am. Held rain or shine but not during school holidays.

New participants planning to attend ph Jennifer 571 1411. Classes recommence Feb 2015, date to be advised.

At Mt Maunganui RSA every Mon 12.15pm & Weds 6.15pm.

New members welcome, tuition available. Keith 021 170 2394

Healing Rooms

Snooker

Tauranga Senior Citizens Club

Cards, 500 & Bridge Mon & Thurs.

Indoor Bowls Tues, Weds & Sat at 14

Friends of Tauranga City Libraries

Book group meet at Papamoa Library 10am. Visitors & new members welcome.

At Bethlehem Town Centre cnr shop behind PO/Bookstore. Christian prayer for healing. Weds 1-3pm, begins again today. 021 110 0878 www.healingrooms.co.nz

GUIDE The Weekend Sun’s guide to who’s playing and where.

Katikati Folk Club

Reg Meuross, acclaimed UK folk singer-songwriter. Katikati Bowling Club, Park Rd 7.30pm. www.katikatifolkclub.co.nz

Mount Healing & Spiritual Centre

Fellowship & celebrate the New Year at Omanu Bowling Club, Golf Rd, Mount. Doors open 7pm for 7.30.

Guest speaker: Sue Buckland, medium.

Door charge $3. All welcome.

Janet 027 264 0226

Ninja Knits

Every 2nd & 4th Weds at The Incubator, Historic Village 7pm. Knitters, crocheters, felters etc. Yarnbomb, swap patters & teach each other new skills.

All ages & beginners welcome. On Facebook.

Papamoa Garden Circle

Garden Ramble. Meet in the Papamoa Plaza car park 10am with your lunch.

Visitors welcome. Elaine 575 5044

Tauranga Embroider’s Guild

Every Weds at Tauranga Rowing Club rooms, Memorial Park 10am - 2.30pm & 7-9pm. Juniors 4-5.30pm. Beginners & experienced stitches welcome. Nancy 544 4778

Tauranga Mid-Week Tramping Group

Wairere Falls to Te Tuhi. Car shuttle.

Grade moderate, approx 5.5hrs.

Pat 544 0670

Te Puke Spiritual & Healing Group

Jan 28 at Constables Gallery, Commerce Lane. Tauranga clairvoyant Kevin Reid. Doors open 6.45pm for 7.15 start.

Entry $4. All welcome.

Toastmasters - City Early Start

Improve communication, leadership & teamwork skills. Every Weds at Classic Flyers Avgas Cafe 6.45-8.15am.

Toastmasters is the answer for building confidence & leadership skills. To find a club near you email: LaniDTM@gmail. com or 571 1545. http://cityearlystart. toastmastersclubs.org

Thursday 22 January Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

Salvation Army, Eversham Rd, Bayfair 7.30-8.30pm.

Awesome Clothing Sale

Good quality, all sizes & styles. Men’s, women’s, children’s, shoes, sheets, duvets etc. Only $3 a bag. Historic Village, 17th Ave, Tauranga 9.30-10.30am. Organised by Turning Point Trust. 578 6934

Community Bible Study International

Join us at 14th Ave Gospel Centre 10am - 12pm for a non denominational Bible study starting Feb 5. Jack/Betty 544 3809

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Reasons to be cheerful – Part 24 We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expounds on things that currently make him happy. This week it’s gigs, gigs, gigs.

That’s three gigs in all, and a couple of extras, just because. Country gigs and blues gigs – blow the cobwebs off that ole Stetson and saddle up…

129) Are you ready for the country? It seems fitting to have a country gig at the Te Puna Memorial Hall. Te Puna’s still kinda a country place. And the hall – soon to be “relocated” – is kinda a country hall, just like the old days.

And it’s a busy wee hall; there seem to be more than a few shows coming up there over summer.

The first one, and it should be good, in next Wednesday, January 21, and features a duo I enjoyed immensely last time I heard them. They are Legal Tender, who are Ian Campbell and Moira Howard from down Wellington way. I caught them when they came to town as part of the ‘Tales of Tennessee’ show with Hamilton County Bluegrass Band fiddler Colleen Trenwith and Hot Club Sandwicher Andrew London. It was a lively night.

They play a mix of alternative country/ folk covers and their own songs and have toured all over. The covers are from people such as Guy Clark, Hank Williams, Gillian Welch and Alison Krauss –which is certainly OK with me – and they’re bringing a couple of extra Kapiti Coast musicians with them, Carylann Martin on accordion and keyboard, and Ross McDermott on lap

Bar on the Strand from 4pm till 7pm. Free steel, banjo and guitar. entry.

The Hall is on the crossroads in Te Puna, As a blues fan I can’t recommend them next to the garage. The show is at 7pm. You more highly. Mike is a terrific singer, guitarcan contact organiser Rosie on redruth@ ist and songwriter and Neil is a simply vodafone.co.nz to book a specific seat or extraordinary harmonica player, as good you can just rock up and pay at the door. as anyone I’ve heard in New Zealand and, It’s $20 either way.

130) How blue can you get? Internation- unusually, equally adept on chromatic harp as blues harp. Check them out. ally renowned Papamoa bluesman Mike 131) Going back to the country... The Garner and Wellington harmonica maestro Art Gallery has a couple of award-winners Neil Billington played a series of dates in on the way. Into the East arrive on ThursTokyo last year and are heading over to day, January 29. The duo, Liv McBride Japan again in June for a five-city tour. and Graeme Woller, were crowned 2014 In the meantime they’re rehearsing and playing a couple of shows in Tauranga. First National Country Music Duo of the Year and nominated for the 2014 Taite Music up, they’ve been added to the bill at the Prize as well as 2014 Best NZ Folk Album.

Papamoa Summertime Blues Festival next I haven’t heard them live, but you don’t get weekend on Saturday, January 24. that level of kudos by accident!

This looks like a whole bunch of fun!

Coming all the way from Invercargill, one Taking place at the newly revitalised Papareview described them as “Fairport Convenmoa Tavern, things kick off at 3pm with tion taking Neil Young’s music apart and B-Side Band, followed by Kokomo and building something new with the bones of then the mighty Brilleaux, also preparing Sheryl Crow”. That certainly sounds interfor an overseas tour in June, taking their esting to me. They kick off at 7.30pm and brand of maximum rhythm & blues to the cost $25. Tickets from the gallery.

UK for a second time. Mike and Neil will They kick off at 7.30pm and cost $25. play in the middle somewhere.

Tickets from the Gallery.

Things will go on till about 10pm, a veritable feast of bluesy summer music. Tickets are $25, available via Eventfinder or from the Papamoa Tavern, and you can find more details at Taurangamusic.com.

Mike and Neil are actually playing a full band show on the Friday, but it’s over in Hamilton at the Nivara Lounge. But, closer to home, on the Sunday, January 25, they’re doing the Sonny and Into the East play Brownie thing as a duo at Brew at Tauranga Art Gallery this month.

Papamoa bluesman Mike Garner and Wellington harmonica Neil Billington are rehearsing in Tauranga for an overseas tour.

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Smiths Sports Shoes Everyone’s Run & Walk Until April 2. Walkers start 5.45pm & runners 6pm with registration from 5.15pm. 3km & 5km options starting Maxwells Rd Reserve. $5 adults, $3 students. $100 Smiths Sport Shoes voucher each week.

“What’s On” is a FREE service for non-profit clubs & organisations.

Email julie@thesun.co.nz or Fax 571 1116 or post to PO Box 240, Tauranga.

Deadline 3pm Tuesdays.

Contributions should be less than 20 words.

Tauranga Heart Support Group

Low impact group exercise for those with or at risk of heart disease. City Church, Otumoetai 9.30-10.30am. $3.50pp includes light refreshment.

Hannah (Clinical Exercise Physiologist) 0508 227 342

Tai Chi Qingong

Every Thurs at Ohauiti Rd Settlers Hall 11am. Class takes approx 1 hr. $1pp. All welcome. Eric 577 1988

Friday 23 January

2015 Coastal Economic Symposium

Presented by University of Waikato, Tauranga. One day public forum featuring a keynote address by Emeritus Professor Ian Witten, Dept of Computer Science. At Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club, 90 Keith Allen Drive, Tga 9am-3pm. Free & open to the public - registrations essential.

Email: nyree@waikato.ac.nz.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Open meeting every Fri at Hamner Clinic, 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton (behind Bridgestone) 7.30pm. 0800 229 6757 for more meetings or assistance.

Chess Tauranga

Every Fri at Tauranga RSA, Greerton 6pm & 7pm onwards for the whole family. Werner 548 1111 http://www.westernbopchess.weebly.com/

Gay/Bi Men Support Group

Do you need a trusting person to talk to? Discretion assured. For meetings & locations ph/txt Alex 027 358 5934

Mount RSA Friday 16 – Andy Bowman 7.30pm.

Saturday 17 – Tony Wellington 7.30pm.

Sunday 18 – Helen Riley 4.30pm.

The Crown & Badger Friday 16 – Cougar Alert.

Saturday 17 – One One One. The Matua Sunday 18 – “The Undertakers” 3-6pm.

Wednesday 21 – A Taste of Country Night 7.30-10pm.

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Dave returns to the city The Winery Tour 2015 will be headlined by Dave Dobbyn alongside Don McGlashan and followed by Supergroove and Anika Moa.

New Zealand musician Dave Dobbyn has lost count of the gigs he’s performed in Tauranga from Th’Dudes to DD Smash and 31 years a solo artist.

He remembers the early days fondly. Like the time he played at a Greerton pub with DD Smash.

“An enthusiastic punter took exception to my headband and removed it, along with a fistful of my hair,” says Dave.

He insists that’s where he lost his ginger curls forever. “And now I’m bald. Thanks, that guy.”

On January 24, Dave is returning to the city to headline The Winery Tour 2015

The Weekend Sun has three double passes to the Winery Tour 2015 to give away to lucky readers who can name an artist in this year’s line-up?

Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section.

Entries must be received before Wednesday, January 21. alongside Don McGlashan and a talented band of fellow musicians at Mills Reef Winery.

“We’re rehearsing now and it feels hot,” says Dave.

In its ninth year, The Winery Tour 2015 will also feature legendary Supergroove and queen of this year’s winery tour – Anika Moa – playing 11 shows in nine wineries across NZ. And there’s three words that springs to Dave’s mind. “Fun! Of course.”

He loves music. Obviously. It all started when at age 11 he purchased a guitar with the proceeds from his paper round.

“It was $9 – the best investment I ever made,” says Dave. “I’ve always had music playing in my head, so sooner or later I had

to play along with it and shape it, capture it and get so excited I couldn’t wait to share it.

Everything you hear is an inspiration.”

The year 2015 is a busy one for Dave as he heads back to the studio to write, record and rehearse, while trying to keep on top of his many New Year’s resolutions.

“The usual suspects – make my ab plural, walk more, and swim more. Go sugarless and ride my bike.

“Do carpentry 101. Paint and photograph more. Be more helpful. Sing and play more.

Create a lot more confidently.”

The Winery Tour 2015 is at Mills Reef Winery on January 24. Tickets are on sale now and are available at www.winerytour. co.nz and Ticketmaster 0800 111 999 or

By Zoe Hunter www.ticketmaster.co.nz

Bookworms supporting surf safety Book-lovers can get their hands on valuable action-packed accounts, romantic reads or funny fables at Mount Maunganui Lions and Lioness Clubs’ annual book fair at Mount Sports Centre next weekend.

Mount Lions Club president Brian Dey says the book fair is well-established in the community, with this year’s event on Auckland Anniversary weekend, January 24-25, bigger and better than ever.

“We’ve fine-tuned it as the years have gone by, so now we’re able to present really good-quality books.”

They’ve got about 30,000 books available. “More than we’ve ever had before”.

Books will be categorised into different genres, so people can easily spot the book they’re looking for.

But it’s not all books. Brian says they’ve got hundreds of vinyl records, puzzles, magazines and more.

“In other words we’ve pretty much covered everything.”

Funds from this year’s fair will go towards Mount Maunganui and Omanu surf clubs.

“We know that constantly there’s replace and repair work for IRB engines and IRBs themselves,” says Brian.

Mount surf club members will benefit from next weekend’s Mount Maunganui Lions and Lioness clubs’ annual book fair. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

“The Mount club’s keen to get another defibrillator – and these cost thousands.”

Brian says sometimes elderly people go up Mauao and find themselves in trouble medically and Mount Surf Club is the most visual and reachable in the event of an emergency.

“There’s also been a number of

people who’ve got themselves into some serious trouble in the water.

That’s the reason why we must support our local surf clubs.”

The Book Fair is at Mount Sports Centre, Maunganui Rd, on January 24-25. Doors open 9am-5pm on Saturday and 9am-4pm on Sunday.

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Horsing around works for youth theatre Any show with an actor wearing a horse head and acting like an ass (pun intended) will always grab my attention.

feature Pulp’s ‘Common People’, which is a personal favourite.

There were opening night jitters, some missed cues and off notes, but you can put this down to nerves which should iron out as the show progresses.

Anyway, nerves are a by-product of excitement

But a hearty bravo to the company, it’s an enjoyable show, filled with laughs and gives me a

lot of confidence in the future of Tauranga theatre.

My attention was certainly held during ‘The Little Big Theatre’, presented by 16th Avenue Theatre’s Youth Company, which opened Tuesday.

This musical comedy follows a down on its luck theatre company as it attempts to staves off financial ruin.

It’s essentially a tale of good versus evil and the lengths people will go to either save or destroy what matters most to them.

As soon as the curtain opens the cast explode on stage and swarm the theatre with song and dance.

This energy continues throughout the show, which features a good mix of dialogue and action.

On top of this, the main characters’ personalities and dynamics would have Freud’s mother salivating with delight.

The mean characters definitely get the best lines, there’s some absolute zingers, and they’re contrasted by nice characters ‘The Little Big Theatre’ is on stage at 16th Avenue Theatre now and the epitomes of the ‘Everyuntil January 24. man’ type of hero.

For me, the moments I loved most were the when – and this young company certainly gave the impresthey showed the back stories of some of the main sion they loved performing in front of an audience. characters.

I want to say though, be careful with the backing They used clever lighting, staging, and static poses tracks as they’re notoriously perfect and will which I thought were brilliant. One scene also unfortunately emphasise the smallest of mistakes.

Snap the Bay’s plenty to win Keen photographers are encouraged to hover their fingers over the shutter to snap their best photos to enter in the Photographic Society of New Zealand’s 63rd annual convention and exhibition.

A selection of the most eyecatching shots will be displayed at the 2015 ‘Exploring Pixels’ exhibition, hosted by Tauranga Photographic Society, at Tauranga Racecourse from April 29-May 3.

Aspiring shutterbugs are encouraged to snap their photographs before March 20,

with images to be submitted between February 1 and March 31.

Entries can be uploaded to media@bayofplentynz. com with the subject line: photography competition entry. Or go to www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section.

Photographers are asked to spontaneously capture the natural beauty of the region or show family and friends enjoying what the Bay of Plenty has to offer.

The National Photog‘From the Bay Oval’. raphy Exhibition’s convention – dubbed Natex – will showcase 350 high quality printed images and 200 projected images, open for public viewing on May 2.

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A place in time It’ll be a charming and gracious leap back in time.

A luxury British sports saloon, a 1953 Bentley R Type sweeps into the grounds of The Elms Historic House Museum – the city’s finest stately home and the Bay of Plenty’s oldest European heritage site.

This Sunday, January 18, at 10 am – will be the day more than 70 classic British cars from romantic moments in motoring will be parked up at the Elms, a perfect historic backdrop for The Elms

British Car show. The Elms is where our 19th Century forefathers brought reading, writing and Christianity to indigenous Bay of Plenty.

Now the cars of the 20th Century will be brought into the mix this Sunday for the enjoyment of people of the 21st Century.

A feature of the show will be the Bentley – a rare sight on New Zealand roads.

This high end saloon has the same body as the Rolls Royce Silver Dawn – except for the radiator and the twin

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A 1953 Bentley R Type will be on show this Sunday at The Elms British Car Show. carbs, which give the Bentley added grunt and a higher top speed.

An interesting feature is the floormounted gear-change lever on the right-hand side of the driver’s seat. Under the bonnet the 4566cc overhead inlet and side exhaust valve ‘F’ head configuration motor is a very efficient system.

Classic cars like the Bentley and style go hand in hand – ‘high spec’d’ in those days meant Polish walnut veneer, leather seating, picnic tables, vanity mirrors, a sliding sun roof and built-in tool tray.

But luxury in cars came at a price – at the time a new car like Bentley cost the same as a new house.

The Bentley and 70 other classic British vehicles will be at The Elms British Car Show on Sunday, January 18 from 10am-3pm. Entry cost adults $5 and children enter for free.

By Hunter Wells

Shake up summer with strawberries With the abundance of strawberries available, let’s look at using them as the base ingredient for cocktails and even mocktails.

Try slicing strawberries, then letting them soak in Cointreau for about two to three hours, then add whipped cream for a simple dessert.

For a tasty daiquiri favourite blend a punnet of strawberries with ice, white rum and some honey until slushy. Pour into a jug and enjoy summer’s great weather. Add some mint for variation.

Swap the rum for tequila and you’ll have a strawberry margarita. Or create a rich, dreamy after-dinner cocktail by blending strawberries, Baileys, white chocolate, Frangelico and butterscotch liqueur with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream.

Combine fresh strawberries with fresh ginger, a slice of lemon, add 45ml vodka and top with L&P to create a great sipping cocktail.

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fun with is the Yooshi Aloe Vera juice.

It’s great to mix with ingredients, it has a slightly thick texture and is incredibly good for you.

Pour into a shaker, add ice with 30ml Gold rum, 15ml Vanilla Galliano, four chopped ripe strawberries, two ‘bruised’ basil leafs and 150ml Aloe Vera juice.

Shake extremely well and double-strain into a chilled martini glass. It’ll be a little sweet but you’ll enjoy this cocktail.

Or how about a tobacco and strawberry martini using tobacco-infused bourbon and fresh, muddled strawberries?

The free Phoenix Movie Night is this Saturday, with ‘Star Wars Episode IV’. See you here.

The Weekend Sun has a $50 The Phoenix voucher to give away to a lucky reader who can tell us the main fruit used in this week’s cocktails and mocktails.

Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section. Entries must be received before Wednesday, January 21.

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Multisport festival unfolds The iconic Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon and the gruelling Port of Tauranga Half Marathon were part of the Mount Multisport Festival last weekend.

Also part of the festival, Port of Tauranga Half celebrated its 26th year in existence, with individual competitors and teams covering a 2km swim, 90km bike and 21km run.

Photos by Tracy Hardy.

Weet-Bix Try Sanitarium Weet-Bix TRYathlon competitors Alex Thompson, 10, Isabella Wilson, 10 show their medals. Photos by Cameron Avery.

Sam Fowler, age 5, cheering on his two older brothers.

Thomas Swain, age 10.

Alex Thompson, 10, Isabella Wilson, 10, show their medals.

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A paintbrush in the right hands He’s a skilled, reliable and conscientious contract painter, with seven years’ experience in the trade. That’s what Tauranga-based Emmersen Bourne of Emmersen Painting strives to be.

If the home is looking a bit worse for wear and could do with a coat of paint, or the ceilings are in need of repair – give Emmersen a call.

Specialising in both exterior and interior painting, Emmerson offers competitive prices and free quotes – and operates from Katikati to Te Puke and everywhere in between.

Emmersen is also a dab hand at plastering, which he says is an advantage for his clients.

“It comes in handy when making Tauranga-based Emmersen Bourne the repairs often needed when preparof Emmersen Painting. ing walls and ceilings for redecoration.

“It means my clients only have to deal with one person and I can provide a total preparation service. About 50 per cent of the painting jobs I do also require plaster repairs.”

Cleaning ceilings spot free Spot Free prides itself in being New Zealand’s leading professional ceiling cleaning company and has cleaned more than 9200 ceilings to date.

Based in the Bay of Plenty, Spot Free has a unique hi-tech dry steam system that quickly and efficiently cleans ceilings to their former glory without using any harmful chemicals.

Most home-owners and domestic cleaners try to clean ceilings with a damp cloth or mop, which leaves matt painted ceilings with unsightly

Colin Dale from Spot Free cleans a ceiling of mould. rub marks. The only fix being a costly re-paint.

The Spot Free system flushes off fly dirt, mould and grease leaving ceilings looking stunning and with no new rub-marks. It also saves most homeowners thousands by not having to repaint their ceilings.

They can also clean scotias and lights for a totally ‘spot free’ result.

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situations vacant

Constructed with timber veneer over honeycomb cardboard - strong and lightweight.

Range of colours available Perfect for Cremation or Burial

Available from Funeral Directors.

Jones & Company Ph: 07 578 4009

Choose Legacy Funerals, and all the profits go to the local community.

Darin Friis For more information, call

07 543 4780

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Contact us to discuss pre-arrangement and pre-payment options.

We can meet at your home or at Woodhill or Tauranga Park.

HON SIMON BRIDGES MP FOR TAURANGA

TODD MULLER

MP FOR BAY OF PLENTY Simon Bridges MP and Todd Muller MP will meet with constituents most Fridays at 184 Devonport Rd, Tauranga. Appointments necessary.

Simon Bridges MP | P: 07 579 9016 | E: taurangamp@parliament.govt.nz Todd Muller MP | P: 07 578 0175 | E: Todd.MullerMP@parliament.govt.nz Authorised by Hon Simon Bridges and Todd Muller MP, 184 Devonport Road, Tauranga 3110

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THIS WEEKS GARAGE SALES! Papamoa 16 KAREWA PARADE this Saturday from 7.30am. Household items, surfboards, furniture, luggage, kids clothes etc.

JUST $19 with FREE signs & price stickers! arts & crafts GLASS FUSING 31st Jan 1-4pm The perfect introduction to fusing glass for jewellery, coasters, suncatchers etc. 3hrs of information and making your own unique pieces. $50 per person plus materials. Use of all tools and firing is included, we even take your notes! Contact Lynn Ph 571 3726 Leadlight Expressions, Historic Village, 17th Ave.

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cars for sale

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--name to 9090. Learner licence welcome, with good guarantor.

ISEKI SX65, 60HP, 12x4 transmission, 5000 hours, crowd action F.E.L, good rubber, sunroof, only $16,900+gst.

Ph Michael at Transport Maintenance, 100B Maleme St, Tauranga, 577 9895

CAR FAIR – buy or sell any vehicle every Sunday at 11th Avenue Car park opposite Mad Butcher 8am-noon. Ph for more information 027 733 9686 or www.taurangacarfair.co.nz

computers COMPUTER GETTING you down?

Problems, viruses, upgrades, internet, new or refurb PC’s tuition, or advice.

Ph Bruce for a no obligation chat or quote 576 7940 or 021 260 9183 FREE ON SITE DIAGNOSIS & quote. We come to you & don’t charge extra for travel. Pensioner discounts.

Ph Kyle at Tech Solutions 027 828 7078 GET SMART! Want to get the most out of your Smartphone, Tablet or TV? We can help! Call Paul on 570 0950 or 021 056 8603. P.S. We do PCs too.

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BUT GOD DEMONSTRATES his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

TAURANGA TANDEM SKYDIVING. Best buzz in the Bay! Gift vouchers available.

Ph 574 8533 today

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for lease

A NO DEPOSIT DEAL from $50 p/w. Cars, vans, & 4x4s. To find out more txt ‘NEWCAR’ and your

business opportunity New Year

New

THERAPY ROOM for lease within busy wellness clinic.

Shared or unshared $90 - $180 pw, shared laundry, reception and waiting area. Would suit beauty therapist, body worker or councillor etc. Located 319 Cameron Rd, Tauranga. Ph Alexa 577 0992

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

health & wellbeing RELATIONSHIP THERAPIST Betina Anderson now open for appointments. Betina is a mature woman with many years experience. Ph 027 479 1206 Email: care@flowerbank.co.nz Your first session free.

housesitters TRUSTED HOUSESITTERS available from 24 Feb 2015. 14 years housesitting experience in Tauranga, excellent references.

Ph 027 302 8328 or evenings 543 3457

house for sale GREAT LITTLE INVESTMENT or first home. Quiet no exit street, so handy to Greerton Village. Private sale $290,000. Ph 577 1661

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Looking for a clean start in 2015? You can afford to be your own boss.

Our quick start training programme gets you earning fast.

Cleantastic offers full and part time business packages with finance available (conditions apply).

Recession Proof Industry A Guaranteed Work Supply Guarantee is subject to the terms and conditions of the Franchisee Agreement

gardening GARDENER 4 U I’m back! and keen to help you with your garden. Ph Shiralee on 021 0438 772 for a booking.

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Cleaning Franchise Hewletts Road,Commercial Mount Maunganui.

116 Hewletts Road, Mount Maunganui.

Tel:Ê07Ê578Ê6017 :Ê07Ê578Ê6017

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Ph 0508 KIWIFRESH (0508 549 437)

WIN $500 CASH MONTHLY! Join Te Puna Hunting & Fishing club for only $10 per adult and enter our monthly competition Prime Explosives 500, you could win $500 Cash every month. Check out www. tepunahuntfishclub.co.nz or

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check out our facebook page to keep up to date www.facebook. com/tepunahuntfishclub

livestock AC PETFOODS collect injured & unwanted cows & horses.

Ph 0800 369 6269

lost & found SPCA FOUND: Lots of Kittens various colours, from various areas.

Found Greerton Area, Staffy x puppy, White Female, Ref# 21067.

Found Ohauiti Area, Staffy x Puppy brindle/white Male, Ref# 21069.

Found Papamoa Area, DSH Tabby Male cat, Ref# 21069.

Found Te Puke Area, DSH Tabby/ Torti Female Cat, Ref# 21070.

Found Bethlehem Area, DMH White Cat, Ref# 21075. If you have lost a pet please phone the SPCA 07 578 0245

mobility MOBILITY SCOOTERS wheelchairs, walkers & more.

Visit our showroom 29 Burrows St, Tauranga. Ph 578 1213 MES ‘Supporting your independence’

situations vacant BACHCARE IS RECRUITING in Papamoa! Become a Bachcare Holiday Manager and join NZ’s leading holiday home management company. Receive excellent training / support.

Enjoy meeting people, have great attention to detail, and a cleaning extraordinaire? Contact gemma@bachcare.co.nz

trades & services

trades & services

travel & tours

BUILDER AVAILABLE alterations & home maintenance jobs. Decks, showers. For a quote ph 578 9334 BUILDER/HANDYMAN 47yrs experience, no job too small.

Ph Bryan on 022 064 3003

PAINTERS AVAILABLE for smaller jobs. Quality work & materials. Free quotes.

Ph Eric 577 1988

3RD - 7TH MARCH - 5 days of towering mountains, rolling farmland, fine dining & spectacular scenery of the Opawa River. Molesworth Station Tour - Ph Zealandier Tours today for more info 575 6425

ELECTRICIAN, 18+ years experience, NZ registered.

Residential & commercial, maintenance & service, new builds, renovations. Fast, friendly service.

Ph Andrew 022 354 1960 FUTURA PROPERTY SERVICES Building maintenance, timber repairs, landscape features.

Contact us about the best new sunroof materials available. Ph Bill Purdie on 575 0407 or 027 6247 247 info@futura247.co.nz HANDYMAN BUILDING and section maintenance, decks, fencing, pergolas, painting, water blasting, odd jobs.

Free quotes Ph Rossco 027 270 3313 or 544 5911 INSECT SCREENS Measure.

Make. Mend. Ph Rob at Magic Seal 543 4940 MENDS & STITCHES Zips, hems, rips, button holes, uniforms.

Same day service available.

Ph 544 2826 or 027 696 8226

APPLIANCE REPAIRS For service of all Fisher & Paykel, Haier and Elba appliances, Ph 0800 372 273 for your local technician.

PA I N T E R / D E C O R AT O R Interior and Exterior, quality workmanship friendly services.

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

BOAT BUILDING repairs and maintenance. Timber & fibreglass trade qualified, boat builder. Ph Shaun 021 992 491 or 07 552 0277

PAINTERS AVAILABLE for immediate start. Interior/exterior.

Guaranteed workmanship. For free quotes, Ph Graeme today 022 0466 776 or 07 544 5234

trades & services

ROOF PAINTING and maintenance. Roofs rescrewed.

Waterblasting, moss removal.

Free quotes! Ph Mark 543 3670 or 021 0273 8840 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

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 WINDOW CLEANING & HOUSE WASHING Soft wash option available, interior/exterior.

Professional, experienced, friendly service, with sparkling results and great rates.Ph Justin for a free no obligation quote 022 063 8273

transport DRIVING MISS DAISY – available for all! Special needs are catered for including assistance with a walker or wheelchair. Ask for us if you have an injury and have ACC subsidized transportation needs.

Safe, friendly, reliable service.

Ph Jackie from Driving Miss Daisy 552 6614

travel & tours “A A A”- WHITE ISLAND SCENIC FLIGHT, including lunch: - Tour 2. Kenny Rogers Show “LIVE”, with gold tickets: Tour 3. - The Word of Wearable Art – Auckland Museum: - & many more tours. Contact us to receive your free newsletter for our door to door tours. Ph The Hinterland Tours Team on 07 575 8118

ALL OUR RAIL CART TOURS filled quickly so bookings are open for another one early March. Join us for this outstanding & unique experience from Taumarunui to Whangamomona. John’s door to door Trips & Tours. Ph 576 9305 NO.8 TOURS TRAVEL CLUB Specialists in fully escorted day & extended tours. Free pick-up, free newsletter. Up and coming tours; Sunny Nelson Stayput - 24th-28th Jan. Tiritirimatangi Island Cruise & Tour - 11th-13th Feb. East Cape Summer Escape - 21st-24th Feb. Hamner Springs, Molesworth & Rainbow Stations 17th-21st March. Tasmania - 21st March 13days away. Seats are limited, don’t miss out, book now!

Ph 579 3981

venues FOR WEDDINGS, FUNCTIONS OR MEETINGS check out

No.1 The Strand, a beautiful historic setting. Ph Tony 07 928 3676 or email tony@thesun.co.nz

WEDDINGS, PARTIES, MEETINGS etc. With stunning Harbour views, fully licensed bar & kitchen onsite. Restaurant open every Friday from 5pm & Sunday from 4.30pm. Tauranga Fish & Dive Club, 60 Cross Rd, Sulphur Point. Ph 571 8450 or text 027 318 5760 www.tfdc.co.nz

wanted to rent 3 BEDROOM HOME with garage in Te Puna or nearby preferred for working couple with references.

Willing to work on the property if and when required. Ph Alan 027 490 8405 or Sue 027 818 5797 a/h 07 552 6630

May the sales be with you Well I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable summer break. Real estate transactions did continue during the festive season.

But they’re always slowed down by the official closure of legal firms, from December 24 to January 5, which are classed as non-working days and can make conditions on contracts a little tricky and drawn out.

There is still plenty of activity about with homes in the $400,000-$500,000 range being snapped up fairly smartly.

Those lucky enough to enjoy a holiday in the Bay of Plenty have had a good look around too, and appreciate the value for dollar that can be achieved here.

Talking with colleagues in the industry there is a real perception that we are in for a busy summer season.

I know we’re down on stock numbers and are actively seeking new listings – good news for prospective sellers. You can tell by the amount of radio advert and flyers about that the agents are keen.

If you’re thinking of coming to the market get at least two appraisals and treat the presentation as a job interview.

Are you happy to work with this individual?

Are they giving you clear indications, with material to back it up, on how much you home is worth?

Consider the various options available, it’s all very well going for a discounted commission, but if your house doesn’t sell who has benefited?

The internet levels the playing field, big is not necessarily best – so says me from the one of the little – but perfectly formed – teams.

All the best for 2015, may the sales be with you!

By Shirley Wells, Crockford Real Estate

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The secret of contentment In Philippians 4:12 Paul declares: “I have learnt the secret of being content in any and every situation”. Wow! Wouldn’t we all love to make that claim?

The reality is that daily we battle anxiety, fear, impatience, frustration and a host of other unwanted emotions. How on earth did Paul achieve this glorious emotional tranquillity?

Although Paul was a brilliant, highly motivated intellectual he had learned that he had a demonic spiritual enemy who could corrupt his “thinking”.

Paul’s secret to contentment was to shut out the intimidating arguments and lies of the devil.

Paul rejected

worry, fear, anxiety and negative destructive thinking and instead kept his mind healthy by continually trusting God and thinking positive, uplifting thoughts.

Although I’m sure Paul didn’t achieve his contented state overnight he had learnt that the battle for contentment was fought in the “mind”.

Every day Paul had a choice. He could dwell on destructive thoughts or he could meditate on the positive, liberating truth of God’s word.

God’s word encouraged Paul to be strong and courageous, and not to be fearful or discouraged because God would be with him, comforting him in every situation in which he would ever find himself.

Paul had an unshakable faith in God’s word and prayer. What an inspiration to us in these challenging times.

Have you learnt the secret to contentment? If you have, along with Paul you can also declare, I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS - SUMMER SERIES Sunday 10am 345 Maunganui Road info@shoreline.org.nz www.shorelinechurch.org.nz 07 562 0820

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By Dave Fredrickson, Mount Baptist Church

A fresh start for 2015 We’re now in 2015 and there’s something exciting about ending one year and starting a fresh one.

There’s a sense of a completed chapter, a year gone, a finished time period – and with that comes the hope and excitement of a new chapter, a New Year, new opportunities and a fresh start.

In the Bible there are countless accounts of people making a new start. For people like Abraham there was the call to journey.

For Moses there as the call to leadership. For Joshua there is the call to complete the work Moses had started

and see the people into the Promised Land.

In the New Testament we see people like Zacchaeus starting a fresh chapter. The woman with the issue of blood starting a new life. The blind men and the lepers having a totally new chapters opened for them.

Each of us has a fresh page open to us in a New Year. Will we take the opportunities it brings and come into a new experience of life and of God? I pray that you will know His leading in the New Year and will able to take every good and Godly opportunity presented to you.

By Stephen Tyrrell, Pastor South City Baptist Church

Sunday Services 9:30am & 6:00pm Come along!

07 576 5387 252 Otumoetai Road www.citychurchtauranga.org.nz

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HAVE A LITTLE OR A LOT...

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