The Weekend Sun 1 September 2017

1 September 2017, Issue 871

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Lifeline for all “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth…” – the opening gambit of the Holy Bible. Now 2017 years down the track, the work is continuing and Gideons International is distributing 89 million Bibles worldwide – 90,000 in New Zealand and 6000 here in the Bay of Plenty.

The Bibles – distributed to hotels/motels, schools, refuges, prisons and police stations – now contain practical information about where to go and who to talk to if someone is depressed or suicidal.

And the work is saving and changing lives according to John Moore of Gideons International NZ.

Mehrts at large p17

Risk it for a biscuit p21

But the Bibles cost money. And so the Bay of Plenty Mens’ Choir is presenting a concert at the Central Baptist Church on Sunday, September 10 to help continue the work.

John Moore’s full story is on page 10.

Photo: Bruce Barnard.

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A termite walks into a bar For Father’s Day this week we have decided to give Brian Rogers the day off. He’s a dad and he deserves it.

Entertain your friends in style

We don’t know why he specifically deserves it, but there’s probably a few good reasons. He’s no doubt told some lame dad jokes in his time, so that’s a start.

At least I thought that was a good enough reason after he walked past my desk in the newsroom one afternoon asking what the latest news was.

I replied "Well, did you hear I was nearly tripping over seals on the beach today?

That’s news right there."

He replied with "That’s not news unless the seal was on the road.

“Was it on the road?"

“Umm, nope. Why?” I asked.

“Because then it would be tar seal.”

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Secretly though I thought this was a rather brilliant reference to last week’s Roger Rabbits column where he was ‘rabbiting’ on about roading, rail, and money, ending with ‘Show us the tarseal!’

But we don’t want to give the boss too much adulation. It might go to his head and then where would we be?

The next day I did come across a seal lying on the road in Pilot Bay. Aha! A tar seal!

So Wogers Wabbits is having a wee west.

It's Rosie Rabbits at the helm of our Father’s Day column. If I muck it up, Brian tells me the local monastery is hiring a new music director. Anyone can apply if they get the chants.

Some Father’s Day questions: Where did Father’s Day come from? Why do we have it?

I discovered Father’s Day is unlike other days brought to us by consumerism, such as Boss’ Day, Administrative Professional’s Day and National Mustard Day. Although I wish we did have National Mustard Day as it could be a catch-all (or ketchup) for all the other holidays that are too much about money and consumption. Would Earth Day be on this list? Has it become too corporate and capitalising? Maybe.

Valentine's Day? For singles like me it’s like getting a Warrant of Fitness reminder in the mail. You sigh and realise another year has flown by.

But Father’s Day shines out as an opportunity to buy a card and dote on the person who we look to as our Dad while he laxes out and soaks it all up. But then there's the next dilemma. What to buy?

Love and appreciation

What's important with Father's Day is expressing our love and appreciation for the fathers in our lives. Adopted fathers, mentors, uncles, male friends who are towers of strength.

That's probably what I miss most about my own Dad – his ability to impart inner strength and resilience.

And his fun and laughter.

He was great at the Dad jokes too.

When we drove past a cemetery, he’d say ‘Did you know that is the dead centre of town?’

He sent my sister off one April Fools’ Day to the local hardware shop to buy a sky hook, a left-handed hammer and glass nails. He also loved a good punning opportunity with family meals often peppered by conversations spinning around word themes like: “That’s tree-mendous! We should leaf them alone because they’re branching out and barking up the wrong tree…”

Sadly, he died at age 58 from a brain tumour, and Father's Day became a day of remembering past moments with him. Like when I was 11, and learning to sail. 'Stumpy' was our P-class yacht we'd

take out from Kulim Park.

I'd capsize in the stiff wind and clamber on to the side trying to hold on.

My father on shore seemed to sense when I was about to give up and abandon boat and his voice would ring out over the water "Stick with Stumpy!"

A test of mettle That phrase became a lifelong motto – don't give up, hang in there, you can do it. I thought about that again this week when Peter Burling came to town with the Auld Mug. Another man made of mettle.

The courage to carry on.

New Zealand is getting its mettle tested right now.

NZ First asks 'Had enough?' Winston’s surely had enough, in fact he had to pay some back.

Labour was advocating a fresh approach and now they’re ringing out ‘Let's do this’. I'm not sure what 'this' is exactly.

Does that matter?

Right now what matters is Father's Day. We're not allowed to ask some MPs about their baby-on-board plans but Tauranga MP Simon Bridges isn't bothered about talking about baby number three on the way. As a father though he's lagging behind PM Bill English who is father to six. Is that even legal in this country? No wonder we need a strong economy.

Stephen Joyce would probably say fatherhood is pretty legal.

Another random fact about Father's Day is that it didn't become an official holiday until nearly 60 years after Mother’s Day. That makes sense. Women were busy getting themselves the vote, men can take care of themselves. *A termite walks into a bar and asks, “Is the bar tender here?”

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Auckland It was a bit of a bombshell.

Even though they knew it was coming.

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military. But there was no way they were going to change it.”

It’s all to do with amalgamation of the “I am writing to let you Auckland and Hauraki know I intend moving the regiments. “This 6 Hauraki Colours from move is part of Tauranga to the HQ of the ongoing 3/6 Battalion at the integration of Auckland Army the two units,” Centre.” says Lieutenant An advisory from Colonel Te Lieutenant Colonel Ua in his Olly Te Ua to the letter to the Hauraki Association – association. the group that fosters “I am comradeship among confident the past and present most appropriate members of location for them the regiment. is in Auckland…

The lieutenant alongside the colonel had ordered Auckland the removal of the Colours.”

Hauraki Colours, Lieutenant the battalion Staff Sergeant John Harris and Lieutenant David Williams.

Colonel Te Ua standard, from its Photo: Bruce Barnard. home at the Army says it’s notable Hall on the corner of 11th Ave and Devonport Rd and for 101 years the Auckland Infantry Battalion was for them to be taken to Auckland where they would made up of soldiers from four regional territorial be “prominently presented” outside the commanding units – the 15th North Auckland Regiment, the 3rd officer’s office.

Auckland Regiment, the 16th Waikato Regiment and “Most of us are just sorry it has come to this,” the 6th Hauraki Regiment. says Des Anderson, the president of the Hauraki “This gives the units a powerful common bond, and Association. Apparently the relocation of some of given this association in history, the Hauraki Colours Tauranga’s military history took the association by will be at home and well cared for.” Home being HQ, surprise. That’s because the Hauraki regiment is a the Auckland Army Centre in Great North Rd, Arch fiercely proud bunch – known as the ‘Haus with Hill. “When the battalions amalgamated, we thought the warrior motto ‘whaka tangata kia kaha’ – acquit it might happen,” says Des. “But the decision took us yourselves like men, be strong. The standard, the 6 a bit by surprise.” The Colours may have belonged to Hauraki Colours, identifies them and ties them to a local regiment, and that’s the point – it’s no longer a the city – it’s a focal point that has made the regiment regiment. “We were a territorial unit but now they call great, a consecrated symbol embodying the loyalty, us reservists. And the job we are doing today is quite spirit and traditions of its soldiers. different to what we were doing in 1970.”

Historically the flags served as a rallying point in And like other infantry units the ‘Haus’ have, to the heat of battle and were considered a source of some degree, lost their identity through amalgamation. inspiration for all those who look upon them.

However the commanding ffficer has promised Colours were last carried into battle in 1881 but the the Hauraki Colours will be treated equally with the ceremonial and spiritual symbolism remains strong.

Auckland Colours at any occasions where unit Colours “People were upset that the Colours were headed are paraded. And should they be ‘laid up’, or put to to Auckland,” says Des. “They wrote letters to the rest, they will be returned to Tauranga. commanding officer, they went to our MP and the Read the rest of the story at www.theweekendsun.co.nz

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Election 2017 Immigration Immigration has been a hot topic in recent months, with new migrants accused of contributing towards both the housing crisis and low wages.

three months last year, ultimately uncovering 94 breaches of minimum employment standards.

The operation showed 53 per cent of employers were failing to meet all minimum employment standards, such as providing employment agreements and paying at least the minimum wage.

“Almost all of the employers found in breach were using migrant labour, which is concerning because these are vulnerable people who may not fully know their rights and entitlements,” says Labour Inspectorate regional manager Kevin Finnegan.

The Weekend Sun asked local candidates for their thoughts on immigration and how their party would tackle the issue.

Todd Muller – National Net migration to New Zealand surpassed 70,000 last year, with pressure now starting to be felt on infrastructure, schools and hospitals.

In January, Massey University Distinguished Professor Paul Spoonley told The Weekend Sun nearly all of New Zealand's population growth is going to occur in the top half of the North Island.

He also says since 2012, two-thirds of our population growth has come from immigration.

“And we do need to be aware that immigration is where we get our people from,” says Paul.

He uses Auckland as an example of a city that has done “a very poor job of providing infrastructure for growth”.

The local kiwifruit sector also relies heavily on seasonal workers, of which a significant number are migrant labourers.

They can often be targets of exploitation, as a Labour Inspectorate operation found earlier this year.

Inspectors carried out audits on 62 labour contracting companies and interviewed 687 employees during the operation which occurred over

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Migrants make a valuable contribution to New Zealand and the Bay of Plenty, both culturally and economically.

New Zealand’s economic success is built on our openness to new ideas, our welcoming of talented individuals with skills and experience, and making sure our businesses have access to new and emerging markets. The government is committed to striking the right balance between ensuring New Zealanders are able to find jobs and ensuring our regions have access to temporary migrant labour necessary for sustained economic growth.

Immigration is vital for filling labour shortages for industries such as horticulture here in the Bay. We want these industries to be able to grow, which is why employers will continue to be able to hire migrant labour if they can prove there are no New Zealanders available to do the job. Slashing immigration by ‘tens of thousands’ as opposition parties propose would put our primary industries and small to medium-sized businesses under immense pressure.

Todd is standing in Bay of Plenty.

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Tamati Coffey – Labour

Emma-Leigh Hodge – Greens

Labour loves the idea of Kiwis working in Kiwi jobs.

What we need here in the Bay is to empower Kiwis to retrain so they can meet the needs of our changing work environment, which is why Labour is offering three years free tertiary study so that our workers can get the skills needed to do our jobs and help us lower the insane amount of net immigration, which at the moment is far too high.

Labour supports a strong Bay economy so we won’t touch RSE as it’s vital to the success of our kiwifruit industry.

A vote for Labour will stop the crazy open door policy of the past nine years. What will change are some of the details in Skilled Visas to make sure that those people who are migrating here have the best chance of fitting in with their new Kiwi communities.

Tamati is standing in Waiariki.

Rusty Kane – Independent Immigration has played an important part in shaping New Zealand.

But we are suffering from our own success. The country’s population grew by 100,400 in the year to June. Net migration of 72,400 people contributed to this increase.

Most migrants arrived on short-term work and student visas; many needed for the dairy, horticulture and restaurant industries.

Immigration numbers also puts demands on the country’s services and infrastructure and low-skilled migrants help to suppress wages.

We are now past the point where the unchecked high immigration numbers have become unsustainable for the country to absorb, to a point where we need to reduce net immigration.

Immigration is of little economic benefit to New Zealanders in terms of raising our standard of living, especially if it is used as an alternative to policies such as upskilling the labour force and if we do not build the infrastructure that the expanding population and economy needs.

Rusty is standing in Tauranga.

Currently there is a trend toward scapegoating immigrants, and while it may be convenient to blame our housing crisis and the like on immigration, this is lazy politics. Politicians have a duty to be bold and fix the underlying issues in our society, not just blame others for them. We know immigration, handled sustainably and in an inclusive (not assimilative) way, is good for Aotearoa. Treating immigrants respectfully, and working in partnership with local communities and tangata whenua to create a well-functioning diverse society is at the core of the Green’s policy. The Bay attracts many temporary migrant workers and the Green Party would grant these workers full labour rights to ensure adequate working conditions, fair pay, and access to essential services. As always, the Green Party is committed to regular, evidence-based reviews of the government’s immigration policies to ensure these continue to meet the needs of all our communities.

Emma-Leigh is standing in Tauranga.

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ACT welcomes immigrants but immigration should not be used to drive economic growth, as only improving productivity will make Kiwis better off.

There is no ‘right number’ for immigration. What matters is to get the rules right. ACT successfully advocated that national superannuation not be paid until an immigrant has been here for 20 years. And ACT believes that all migrants should commit to a Kiwi Values statement.

The fact is, recruiting overseas is a costly, risky, last resort. So when businesses need immigrant workers, ACT will never stand in the way. Rather than bureaucrats picking sectors with shortages, ACT will look at wage data and favour sectors where pay rates are rising fast.

Ethnic and cultural diversity is great for our community. Rather than demand assimilation we should invite it by being welcoming and hospitable.

The first generation may face language and cultural headwinds, so we should be patient.

Stuart is standing in Tauranga.

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Bethlehem fire survivors commended Survivors of a fire in a sleepout in Carmichael Rd on Monday night did everything right to get out alive, says fire safety investigator Luke Burgess.

They had smoke alarms and an escape plan, and they called the fire brigade after they were out of the building. “It’s really a timely reminder to ensure that we have working smoke alarms,” says Luke. “Fortunately the occupant was awake and managed to escape and alert another person in the premises that there was a fire.”

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Baywave to close for seismic works Baywave TECT Aquatic & Leisure Centre will close immediately for seismic upgrades.

A preliminary draft of a BECA report has assessed the centre as being a Grade D earthquake-prone building.

A Grade D building represents risk 10-25 times greater than a new building under the latest earthquake-strengthening guidelines.

The report indicates that the building has “significant deficiencies” and recommends that seismic remediation work be undertaken with “high priority”. It is anticipated these immediate remedial works will take about nine days, with the facility to reopen in time for the National Underwater Hockey Secondary School Championships and the swimming and waterpolo events of the AIMS Games.

Man accused of assaulting cop A man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a female police officer on The Strand on Tuesday afternoon.

The incident occurred just after 1pm, and was witnessed by several onlookers, some of whom tried to intervene. A police spokesperson says a 28-year-old man was arrested and charged with injuring with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The charge can carry a sentence of up to 10 years’ imprisonment.

Caution urged over Tauranga track A slip on the Waikareao Estuary walkway has raised concerns by frequent users of the popular track. The 9km loop track outlines the Waikareao Estuary and is used by walkers, runners and cyclists.A damaged section of the track has been recently identified at the Novella Place exit to the walkway. Rusty Kane, a frequent user of the track, says the slip is a safety concern to the many different people who use it. Tauranga City Council parks and recreation manager Mark Smith says the section was damaged during Cyclones Cook and Debbie earlier this year.

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A patch of dirt to start a haven They’ve got the animals, the people, willing sponsors, the will and the way.

The only thing they’re missing is the land.

High Hopes Haven Rehabilitation and Educational Centre is a not-for-profit organisation where abused and abandoned animals can come for recovery and rehabilitation in a safe, secure and loving environment.

The haven takes abused animals, rehabilitates and finds forever loving homes for them. Those animals that have the nature and characteristics for helping others join the HHH Trust Animal-Assisted Therapy Programme to help rehabilitate abused children and people with PTSD and other stressrelated issues.

But High Hopes Haven can’t start helping until it finds a patch of earth to call its own.

The centre is the dream of Bay local Heidi Moller who has a long history in both animal and human care.

“I had veterinary experience for 11-anda-half years. I knew from when I was a teenager what I wanted to do.

“So basically it’s been 30 years in the making, this idea that I’ve had, and I knew I needed experience and the knowledge to be able to make this work, not to rush into something without the experience and the knowledge.”

She’s been a veterinary receptionist, vet nurse, animal photographer, a manager at Cheetah Outreach in South Africa, a paramedic in South Africa, an equine manager, and now she works as the practice manager at Skinspots in Tauranga.

But Heidi says that will all change once she gets High Hopes Haven off the ground – or rather, on the ground.

She’s on the lookout for a prime piece of land to start her haven. She’s got just about everything else she needs except the patch.

Left: John O’Brien and Heidi Moller. Above: Heidi and housecat Whizz. there’s only very few, but we’d be able to Trustee John provide an opportunity to be with O’Brien says two horses, dogs, cats – whatever it’s going to hectares are needed be – rather than having to take them off to for the facility itself. a zoo.

“There are a lot of people “Children who are in cancer wards could that are prepared to and want to benefit too; we can take some animals down donate, but we don’t want to look at that there or they can be brought to us. or start talking to anyone for sponsorship “That’s where we see the connection,” says until we have a piece of dirt.”

John. “Not just the abused animals, but the “Even a short-term or a low-cost lease to abused animals working with adults and begin with would be good. Or six months children who could benefit.” rent-free and then go into it because we “That’s our vision,” says Heidi, “the can’t get sponsors until we get some land. abused animals working with people – Once we have got the land we can go to whether they’re disabled, abused, whatever.” council and get resource consent and that Heidi says they’re stuck in a bit of a catchsort of thing.”

22; they can’t get sponsorship approval The plan is to have animals of all types at High Hopes Haven – from cats and dogs to without land, but they can’t purchase land without sponsorship approval. The first horses and birds. step, says Heidi, is finding appropriate And the programme isn’t just restricted potential land space. to helping abused children – John says it If you have a piece of land, know of any can benefit a range of people from different that might be suitable, or can help in any walks of life.

“Rest homes can bring a party of residents way contact Heidi on 021 078 2279. For more information visit www.hhhtrust.nz to see the animals as well. Most of those villages don’t allow animals, or if they do Cayla-Fay Saunders

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School buses to stay on some routes Intermediate schools may get to keep school bus services.

Some Tauranga school buses look likely to survive the changing bus contracts following recommendations adopted on Friday by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Public Transport Committee.

The earlier proposal to ditch most school buses was revised following a public backlash.

New proposals have been developed for each of the affected schools. The council says it wants to address concerns raised by schools and parents while looking for opportunities to encourage students to use BayHopper buses, walk or cycle to school.

The proposals also include

keeping school buses for Year 7-8 (intermediate) students.

Council staff are in the process of discussing feedback with most of the affected schools and asking them to identify improvements that can be made.

Schools will be asked if they would like the council to notify parents about the changes, or have meetings with parents to discuss the new proposals. So far council staff and committee chair Lyall Thurston have met with four schools that say they want to further explore options and for council staff to meet with parents to discuss proposals.

They are Aquinas College, Bethlehem College, St Mary’s Catholic School and St Thomas

More Catholic School.

So far staff have met with the following schools that say they are comfortable with the proposals, subject to minor variations and would like to keep parents informed of any decisions.

They are Mount Maunganui Intermediate, Tauranga Intermediate, Otumoetai College, Otumoetai Intermediate, Tauranga Boys’ College and Tauranga Girls’ College.

Council staff have yet to meet with Maungatapu School, Papamoa College and Papamoa Primary. Total school bus passengers are going to be reduced from 1450 to 1160.

Of the 290 students likely to lose their bus service, 80 will be eligible

for Ministry of Education transport assistance; 100 are from Tauranga Girls’ and Boys’ Colleges, 40 from Otumoetai College and Otumoetai Intermediate and the remainder are from other schools. The majority of students who will no longer have access to school services are located on a direct public bus route to their school. “After significant discussion and engagement

with schools, we have now developed school-led solutions for five schools and are continuing to work with a further seven schools.

During this time we are also continuing our discussions with the MOE and Tauranga City Council to ensure the school bus network addresses community feedback,” says Lyall.

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Grab a ‘wabbit’ for hospice Young or old, we seem to have a special affinity with bunnies.

There’s the Easter Bunny, Bugs Bunny, Peter Rabbit, Nutbrown Hare of ‘Guess How Much I Love You’ fame and Roger Rabbit from the 1988 film ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’.

Our love of the little fluffy creatures should, therefore, ensure that this year’s Waipuna Hospice fundraising tea towel flies off the shelves.

Local artist Mandy Williams has once again donated one of her designs to the annual fundraiser – a bunny by the name of ‘white wabbit’.

The high-quality cotton tea towels will be on sale for $14 each from next week at all Hospice shops and the Waipuna Hospice website www.waipuna-hospice.co.nz as well as a few other retail outlets around Tauranga.

About 25 volunteers attended a ‘foldathon’ recently to package up the 2500 tea towels. Ten dollars from each tea towel will go to hospice. Communications manager Ingrid Hennessey says the tea towels are a perfect size to pop in the post and will make a nice little ‘thank you’ gift.

The tea towel fundraiser – now in its fifth year – is one of many fundraisers Waipuna Hospice is involved in each year to come up with the $2.7 million it needs to meet the shortfall between its government funding and operating costs.

Waipuna Hospice provides specialist medical care for Western Bay of Plenty people living with a lifeWaipuna Hospice community nurses limiting illness, as well as Penny Sharkey, Michelle Blanchard, providing support services for Fiona Holmes, Judi Hodgson and Peta their families.

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Council voting to change voting system For the first time in Tauranga City Council history, councillors have agreed to change the voting system which elects them into their three-year terms.

City councillors have voted to adopt STV – the single transferable vote system instead of FPP – first past the post.

Public notice needed

It is a decision that can be challenged by the electorate if enough people are against it. The council is required to give public notice of the right to demand a poll on the electoral system to be used for its elections no later than September

19, 2017. Demanding such a poll requires five per cent of the enrolled voters at the previous elections – 4532 voters.

The difference between FPP and STV is that instead of placing a tick beside the name of a single candidate, they are ranked by number according to the voters’ choice.

There’s eight councils in New Zealand that use STV. Dunedin, like Tauranga, has a mix of ward seats and at-large seats. Wellington Regional Council has wards. Wellington City Council is also STV. Porirua has wards, Palmerston North at-large, Kapiti Coast is mixed and at-large says returning officer Warwick Lampp. He thinks the Kaipara is a mix of wards and at-large.

Marlborough District Council is also STV. Warwick says people do use the transferable vote.

“What we see is that 30 per cent rank just one candidate.

Twenty to 25 per cent rank two candidates, and then the rest is split between the other numbers.

“So that shows that people do use those preferences, if they wish.

You can vote for as few or as many candidates as you wish.

Rankings Under the STV system a person choosing only one candidate is effectively choosing to not allow their vote to be transferred to someone else.

“Ranking candidates is all about ranking candidates in order of preference. What it allows you to do is record a preference beside

candidates that you would like to see elected. You can rank as few or as many as you wish.

“If your most preferred candidate doesn’t get in then part of your vote goes to support your second preference.”

The change was supported eight votes to three with Mayor Greg Brownless, Terry Molloy and Bill Grainger voting against it.

“Until we can adequately get it across to the community how this thing works, how you do get a better representation? I’m not supporting it,” says Terry.

Greg Brownless says STV has a ‘don’t worry, trust us’ connotation

of ‘what could possibly go wrong’.

“It’s a pity there weren’t three or four options here because we could do that STV system around the table and have a little mock vote and see how it comes out.”

Bill Grainger says if things are working well, as they are, they do not need to fix them.

Kelvin Clout says he’s very much in favour of it as it means each person’s vote is less likely to be wasted.

“You can pick number one for your most preferred candidate and you can go two, three or four, just however many you want to.

“If people can’t figure out one means the top, and two second…

I’m very concerned about the level of intelligence if they can’t get their head around that. I believe STV is the fairest approach.

Having an ‘urban exploration’ lunch break Sport and architecture go together like salads and lunch… so it seems.

Because sport and architecture are the new focus of a brand new lunch-break challenge as the result of a collaboration between Sport Bay of Plenty and the New Zealand Institute of Architects.

It’s called the Urbex Lunchbreak Challenge. “Urbex as in urban exploration,” says NZIA spokesperson, Shara Paulo.

“Because urban exploration is exactly what this challenge is all about.”

It’s a fun, free ‘Amazing Race’-style event designed to get locals active and learn something of the city’s past,

present and future. Using an app titled Goosechase, teams of three to five members will be tasked with visiting various stations around the CBD while completing mental and physical challenges; testing creativity and local knowledge.

The Urbex Lunchtime Challenge is part of the Festival of Architecture which includes workshops, exhibits and forums. The challenge is one of the more light-hearted events of the festival.

There will be prizes for the winning team.

Registrations for the Urbex Lunchbreak Challenge are now open. Sign up a team of three to five people at www.sportbop.co.nz/urbex-lunchbreak-challenge

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Fulton Hogan drainlayer Gunnar Jackson was nominated in three categories for the Industry Trainee of the Year. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

Life hasn’t gone down the drain for a young Tauranga resident who was nominated in three categories for Industry Trainee of the Year.

Fulton Hogan drainlayer Gunnar Jackson was nominated for Trainee of the Year, Maori Trainee of the Year and Pacific Islander of the Year at the annual Industry Training Awards.

He was flown to Wellington last week, along with 50 other 'heroes' from a range of industries to attend the ‘Got A Trade’ Future Leaders Forum conference at Westpac Stadium, followed by the 2017 Industry Training Awards later that night.

Unfortunately Gunnar didn’t win, but he says he was “over the moon” to be nominated.

“I’m pretty gutted, but you can see why the people won the awards that they did. It’s a pretty huge achievement for them to win,” says Gunnar.

“I’m so stoked with the experience, meeting new people and learning what others do.”

He says the good thing about the awards and conference was that there was a range of industries, such as manufacturing, farming, cooking, serving, beautifying, caring, coaching, and supporting.

Each category had people from different fields which Gunnar says allowed him to talk to new, inspiring people.

Gunnar has recently completed his water reticulation

and drainage books and now is looking at other qualifications and upgraded certificates.

“I sat the books back in 2010. I finally got the book finished and the guys that mark it, it didn’t get marked in time, so what had happened was when they came around to marking it the whole book had expired and I had to re-sit the whole thing again,” says Gunnar.

“So it’s been seven years in the making you could say, but once I got the new books for the water reticulation it took me a year to do, which is how long it should take.”

Despite this accomplishment, Gunnar says he isn’t stopping yet.

“The more qualifications to my name the better.”

The next paper he is going to sit is a pipe installation certificate which covers wastewater, potable water and storm water.

He says there have been a few jobs that he has found challenging, such as the Tauranga Eastern Link job that had running sand that held their work back.

“One job we’ve done that was a real challenge was the Eastern Link job, because when we were laying pipes, it’s all running sand, so when you’re digging deep you’ve got to try and control the running sand, so what you do is set up a dewatering system.”

He says attending the industry day has given him a clearer mind and he is now ready to take on more challenges like the Eastern Link job.

Gunnar is staying optimistic and says hopefully he will be nominated again next year.

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Choir in full song for Gideons It’s been a task of Biblical proportions which “Yeah, there’s a bit of work going on that no-one knows about,” says John Moore. has consumed one Tauranga man The work is good work, and work that in for 40 years. some cases is saving lives.

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Last year John and Gideons International, the evangelical Christian association, distributed about 6000 free Bibles around the Bay of Plenty. That’s a lot of scripture.

“Dropped 100 off to the police in Whakatane last week,” says John.

“They hand them out to the men they lock up for a day or so.” But it’s not just for the sacred texts. “They’re special free Bibles with a whole lot of practical help at the front – where to go and who to talk to if you have a problem – if you are feeling suicidal, depressed or discouraged.”

This comes on the back of alarming new statistics released by the Chief Coroner this week.

More than 600 Kiwis took their own life last year, up from 579 the previous year and 564 the year before.

John says there’s anecdotal evidence that Gideons’ work is helping some people who might have become a statistic.

“We get a lot of positive responses to what we

do,” says John. “Like an Auckland boy who was contemplating suicide and while tidying his room discovered a Gideons Bible given him at College. He started reading.”

And because of the ‘help’ in the Gideons Bible the boy is still with us today.

And the Australian women who booked into a Timaru motel to end it all. “She was stopped after finding the Bible in her motel room and contacting someone.” And many others according to John – people affected by relationship breakdowns, businesses going belly-up and people absolutely desperate.

“We get a lot of messages from people who found help in a Gideons.”

Hundreds of positive responses, he says, from grateful Kiwis.

But 6000 Bibles in Bay of Plenty, 90,000 in New Zealand and 89 million a year worldwide costs money – even when they are pouring off the

Gideons’ own printing press in Nashville at just $2 a copy. “Very, very cheap – but it still needs paying for.”

So the Bay of Plenty Men’s Choir is presenting a fundraising gospel music afternoon at the Central Baptist Church on Sunday, September 10 between 2.304pm. Admission is free but there will be an offering taken for Gideons Bibles. “We just hope to raise funds to cover some Bibles.”

And John will ensure those Bibles will find their way into prisons, police cells, rest homes, hotels, motels, schools, backpackers and refuges. Anywhere where people may find themselves alone with dark overpowering thoughts.

“And the trust in Whakatane that does work with expelled schoolkids – we work with them.” John is a retired businessman, ran his own mechanics shop.

It enabled him to do his Gideons work.

With all those Bibles being distributed each year won’t Gideons reach saturation point; won’t the work be done one day?

“No, if we could produce twice as many Bibles we would find homes for them.” There’s a growing need and John believes that’s because the world is a worried place. “Financial systems aren’t secure, governments aren’t secure. People are telling me the world is falling to bits and they want to know what’s happening and who’s in control. So having access to our Bibles helps.” Read the full story at www.theweekendsun.co.nz

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Towards a better understanding “If this at least saves just one person, then it’ll be worthwhile.”

The heartfelt wish of Wahia Walker-Poroa.

She lost her sister to suicide just five months ago.

And since then she’s been at the forefront of ‘Into the Light’ – described as a coming-together for suicide awareness and prevention, and a concert, at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre between noon and 6pm tomorrow, Saturday, September 2.

There will be motivational speakers, support networks and service providers between hip hosts and DJs, local Into the light concert organisers Wahia Walker-Poroa with her nephew musicians, artists and dancers.

Ihimaera Walker-Hughes, Tamati Williams and Tim Cooper, front row, Hinenui Cooper, Irene Walker, and Delayne Ututaonga.

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NRG Rising, Emma Paki, Rilla Gang Official Illatary Grind Team, Regan Perry, Mesmerize, Polinetua Fa’Atasi from Forest View High School and others, kai stalls and a ‘kidz zone’ area.

And much more.

“There’s been a painful silence about the S word,” says one of the concert organisers, DeLayne Utu Taonga. “But we want to push the urgency to seek and find help and support for everyone affected by suicide, whether it’s preventative or post-care.”

And they hope ‘Into the Light’ will be a shining light.

They formed ASAP – Aroha Suicide Awareness and Prevention. Founders Wahia

and Tamati Williams called in aunts, Irene Walker and Hinenui Cooper and cousins DeLayne and Tim Cooper.

They were mourning the loss of two lives to suicide in their close community.

“But the actual big national picture is for the 5536 deaths by suicide in the last decade, and the 606 last year, including 41 in the Bay of Plenty,” says DeLayne.

“The number is increasing with Maori still the highest rate of ethnic groups.”

There will be a service provider exhibition where people can sort through an array of community well-being support structures from social, cultural, environmental and economic perspectives – from Citizens

Advice and Budgeting Services to housing, life coaching and counselling services.

“All of whom can play important roles around suicide,” says DeLayne.

Getting help

There will be an area of service provider stalls separate from the stage where tables and chairs will be available to families who want a quiet chat or information.

“We encourage everyone affected by suicide – or not – to come along, bring your families and friends. Get informed and a build a morale and better supportive community where no-one feels alone or suffers the darkness of suicide,” says DeLayne. “It’s time to step into the light asap.” ‘Into the Light’ is on tomorrow, Saturday, September 2 at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre between midday and 6pm.

It will start with the release of 250 balloons and close with a lantern release to remember those who could not be saved.

For help, contact Lifeline (open 24/7) 0800 543 354, the Depression Helpline (open 24/7) - 0800 111 757, the Suicide Crisis Helpline (open 24/7) - 0508 828 865, Youthline (open 24/7) - 0800 376 633 or freetext 234 between 8am-12am, or email talk@youthline.co.nz Read the rest of the story online at www.theweekendsun.co.nz

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Streaky bacon versus middle bacon can invoke a heated debate in the meat aisle while planning a traditional New Zealand breakfast.

September 3 is international Bacon Day – but we want to know which type of bacon do most people choose to grill?

Rangitaiki Home Kills owner Tracy Anderson says it’s almost impossible to say which one sits on top.

“We have runs of it, sometimes we sell heaps of streaky and sometimes we sell lots of middle.”

She says it is all dependent on the person, but the most important aspect is the quality of the bacon.

“People know what they want and will seek out the right bacon for their own needs.”

She says Rangitaiki Home Kills dry its bacon for at least a month and uses manuka chips to create a unique flavour.

However, there are many different types of chips that can also be used, such as pohutukawa, cherry, oak, hickory and apple.

“The secret is having the right curing mix and right drying and smoking technique.

“You want your bacon to be flavoursome; you don’t want to drink 10 litres of water after eating it, you don’t want it too salty, but you want it to have a salty bacon flavour.”

How do our rates compare?

Last week, our colleagues next door at the Western Bay of Plenty District Council made headlines for charging the highest rates in the country.

But how does Tauranga City Council compare? Superficially, very well; the media picked up that the average TCC rates are $2489 versus $3234 for WBOPDC. However, dig a little deeper and you’ll find we have no cause to gloat either.

There are too many differences between the way a city and a district deliver infrastructure and services for the comparison with our neighbours to be useful. What we should be doing is comparing Tauranga with New Zealand’s other cities and in particular, the six largest. The Taxpayers’ Union compared the averages rates of every council in the country and found that Tauranga has the highest rates of any major city in New Zealand: fact.

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In addition to having the highest rates, we take a higher proportion of our rates from residential homeowners versus commercial properties than other cities. We also take a higher proportion of rates from lower value homeowners than other cities do too.

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Bay beauty for a cause Somersaultings to Tauranga barista and part-time model Lin Keo makes a mean cup of coffee – and she prefers it served in a reusable cup.

Her combined passion for modelling and the environment led her to Auckland last year where she took out the Ms Earth New Zealand title.

She has recently returned from the international event in Las Vegas, not with a win, but with a renewed enthusiasm for using her looks to help environmental causes wherever she can.

Miss Earth is an annual international environmentalthemed beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. It also includes Ms Earth for those aged 29-35 years and Mrs Earth for married participants. Lin’s involvement in the competition has seen her involved in tree

planting and environmental clean-ups, something which is very dear to her heart.

“I love plants and trees. We breathe the oxygen they provide so we need to look after them.

“I also believe in producing organic food – growing your own vegetables – and recycling. New Zealand is such a clean country and I want to help keep it like that.”

Lin also travelled to Singapore in November for the Miss International competition, representing her home country of Cambodia in the Ms category and taking home the Ms International Model Look of the Year title.

Lin has lived in New Zealand for seven years and proudly calls Tauranga home.

“New Zealanders are the greatest people I’ve ever met and have helped me so much on my journey so now I want to give back whatever way I can.”

The reigning Ms Earth New Zealand, Lin Keo of Tauranga. Photo: Mark Miller/Body Addictive.

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Te Puke Gymsports volunteers took out honours at the Western Bay of Plenty community awards for their ongoing contribution to the gym.

Te Puke Gymsports is flipping out after taking top honours at the Western Bay of Plenty’s biggest annual celebration of volunteers, the Trustpower Community Awards.

Founded in 1954, it is the longest running gymsports club in New Zealand, with membership numbers growing in the past year from 250 to 360 members. Vice president Sarah Elliott says they were shocked and stunned to win as there were a number of good entries this year. “We were surprised, but we also knew that we have had an amazing 12 months and

volunteers had contributed such a lot to the club, that we kind of had our fingers crossed.” The club received a certificate and trophy as well as $1500 that will go towards either buying a new safety mat or repairing the existing one.

Trustpower community relations representative Abbie Siely says Te Puke Gymsports stood out for the professional approach its volunteers applied to running the club and the significant steps they have taken to increase membership and improve services in the past year. The club will go on to represent Western Bay of Plenty at the 2017 Trustpower National Community Awards, which take place in Queenstown next April.

Marine precinct on time and on budget The Tauranga Marine Precinct’s 350tonne travel lift is completed, prepared and packaged for its seven-week voyage from Italy to New Zealand, the Tauranga City Council’s Audit, Finance, Risk and Monitoring Committee heard this week.

The biggest travel lift in the country is expected to arrive after the first area of heavy pavement is completed, which project manager Phil Wardale says is required for the assembly and commissioning of the machine.

Purchased from Cimolai Technologies of Italy, assembly is expected to take four weeks and commissioning another week.

HEB Construction is working on the installation of the new wharf and is preparing to pour concrete for the first travel lift runway beam.

Council staff, councillors and fishing industry representatives are also talking about another wharf to be built within the precinct by private landowners.

Phil says the first purchaser has settled the purchase of lot 12 and is in the process of relocating.

Major tenants for the precinct include Hutcheson Boatbuilders, which is remaining on the site it has occupied for 18 years. Pachoud Yachts will be moving around from the shed in Cross Rd, Sulphur Point where it has been specialising in composite power cats over recent years.

The $10.4 million marine precinct project is to replace the 600-tonne slipway, disassembled in 2007 and sold to Nuku’alofa to make way for the construction of the second harbour bridge.

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Submissions closing for Mauao plan

Members of the public who want to have a say on the future management of Mauao are reminded to get their submissions on the draft reserve management plan for the mountain in by September 27.

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Kids out ‘Having a Go’ It was a bunch of kids; 13 special children from eight local schools including Rotorua, having a big sports meet – all adaptive indoor games and events designed for them and played by them at Parafed Bay of Plenty’s first local ‘Have a Go Day.’

development and give the kids a starting point.” Then, depending on ability, they can advance to racket and balloon and perhaps the shuttlecock itself.

And there was goalball – for the visually impaired.

Everyone is blindfolded so no one is advantaged or disadvantaged. There is a ball with bells and players use their bodies to block the ball from getting in the goal.

And there was a demonstration game of wheelchair rugby to show the kids sports that are available to It was meant to be more about participating than them down the track. competing – and offered kids with physical or The day was run in conjunction with Bay of Plenty visual impairment a chance to ‘have a go’ in a safe, sport professionals who supervised the various supportive and encouraging environment. codes. It was about exposing kids to new sports and But the competitiveness crept in. experiences. But it was also about recruiting kids for Eight-year-old Ellie Jones of Te Puna was there.

Parafed Bay of Plenty’s planned youth development “She tried everything, like all the children,” says programme. “It was cool to see, a really great time,” Mum Alexia Skipper-Jones. Badminton, boccia – says Leanne. “And when we got boccia, you see which is a cross between petanque and indoor the competitive streaks coming out.” Organisers bowls – goal ball and athletics. thought the kids would tire. “But “Ellie mostly enjoyed running because she is they were ready for anything,” good at it, and boccia because she succeeds there says Leanne. Some of the kids too.” She also adores Stacey Roche, the 2000 are Aucklandbound for the Paralympic boccia captain who supervised the Junior Disability Games boccia at the ‘Have a Go Day.’ Ellie also has next month. Parafed says a soft spot for Monique Eades who oversaw it’s grateful for the help track athletics. of the schools involved, Badminton CARGO VANS / MINI BUSES / FURNITURE TRUCKS / TAIL LIFT OPTIONS supporters and volunteers is played with from the Sport Bay of hand and Plenty youth programme. balloon.

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Will-o’-the wisp heads celebrity line-up By his own admission, he is a wonderful tonic for someone else’s self-esteem issues.

“If you ever thought All Blacks were superhuman, think again,” says the former test first five. And one Colin Meads reckons was the best ever in the game.

“Yeah, come along and feel a lot better about yourself by comparing you to Andrew Mehrtens.” He’s pitching his upcoming celebrity appearance at the Tauranga Gala Dinner at ASB Baypark Arena on Friday, September 29. Billed as a five star event, Mehrtens will happily drag it back a star or two with his irreverence and then pump it up again with oodles of wit and humour.

“If you want to feel better-looking, smarter and funnier than an All Black of the past then come and see me and I will be able to achieve that for you.”

It’s Mehrten’s trademark. “I like having a crack at myself and so in terms of some of the egos you see at play around the traps, then I am something of a rarity I would think.” We all love humility – especially in the man acclaimed as the world’s best ever first five.

And who would question the Pinetree?

“It’s a chance to have a bit of a yarn, poke the stick at a few people and get some views out there – we get stuck into anything and everything.”

We had another insight into the man who will ‘wing it’ at the Tauranga Gala Dinner – ‘wing it’ because that’s his style.

The Weekend Sun had been trying to contact him for two days for a pre-arranged chat. “Sorry, sorry, sorry,” says the genuinely ‘sorry’ Merhtens. “I don’t mean to be a dick, but I am bloody good at it.” That’s his charm. And that’s why Tauranga people have been prepared to pay between $1250 and $2900 a table to hear Mehrtens ‘wing it’. “You don’t think your stories are any more interesting than anyone else’s,” says Mehrtens. “Being on a rugby tour is very much like being on a school camp – same old banter,

same old abuse that gets flung at the same old people. The only thing that changes is people find stories more interesting because they’re about Christian Cullen and Michael Jones.”

And stories about Andrew Mehrtens. Like the time he dropped a last minute game-winning drop goal against the Bulls in the rarified atmosphere of Loftus Versfeld, then turned and gave the fingers to the crowd. A timeless moment.

“That’ll certainly come up - reliving it myself and giving people an insight into what it felt like rather than what it looked like on television.” We can imagine what it felt like? Flicking a bird, two birds, a whole flock of birds, to a stadium chocka full of baying prime Pretoria beef. “In saying that, I still can’t explain it. I certainly can’t justify it, but I will certainly try to give a good account of myself.” That’s what we want to listen to – an impulsive, selfdeprecating and ever-so-slightly flawed former All Black being mischievous and irreverent while in the gaze of the rugby world. Worth the admission fee to the gala dinner in itself.

Then there was the infamous, numbing, shameful day when Joel Stransky (three penalties and two drop goals) beat Andrew Mehrtens (three penalties and one drop goal) to snaffle the 1995 World Cup. Things soured even further off the field – the “first TRUE world champions” claimed South African rugby impresario Louis Luyt. And there was ‘Suzie’ and the food poisoning allegations. Plenty of meat left on those bones for Andrew Mehrtens at the Tauranga Gala Dinner.

“That invariably comes up and particularly games and players you have toured with.” Then Mehrtens shows a soft, sensitive underbelly as he delivers a life lesson. “I always meant to go down to Te Kuiti and catch up.” Mehrtens is talking about Pinetree.

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What part will you play in your community? Make sure your voice is heard by leaving a gift in your will during Wills Month.

What will your last wishes be?

Planning for your own death can be a difficult concept to embrace. We all want to believe that we have time but the sad reality is sometimes we don’t.

Having a will that is out-of-date, or no will at all, can cause unnecessary stress on your loved ones after your death, and in some cases this stress can last for years.

If you have already prepared a will then you are a step ahead of many New Zealanders who currently do not have one. A will serves as a legally binding document that gives you control and a voice after you have died. It allows you to dictate what happens and what doesn’t happen to your estate.

If you do have an existing will, do you remember what it states? If it was written some time ago then it may not reflect your current situation.

Your relationship may have changed, your assets might be different or you may now be considering leaving a gift to your community.

Has this got you thinking? With September being Wills Month now is the ideal time to get a will drawn up or review your existing one. If you are considering leaving a gift to your community in a revised will, the Acorn Foundation has partnered with a number of law firms during the month of September to make it easy for you to do so at no cost. Visit the Acorn Foundation website www.acornfoundation.org.nz to find out more.

Heading for the hills Nearly 200 runners will be heading to the Papamoa Hills on Sunday for the inaugural Moa Experience trail run.

The 15km course will showcase the Papamoa Hills and Summerhill Farm, with some of the proceeds going towards the upkeep and planting of the popular tracks.

The Moa Experience has been organised by

Papamoa Running Buddies and the emphasis of the event is to get people back onto the trails after they were closed for pine forest harvesting last October.

The trail run starts at 9am on Sunday, September 3 from the Papamoa Hills carpark in Poplar Lane.

Cost is $50 to enter. Late registrations on Saturday and Sunday will incur a $10 surcharge.

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Celebrating Our 2017 Community Grants These organisations were chosen by our donors

These organisations were selected by the Acorn Distributions Committee

ORGANISATION

DONOR

ORGANISATION

DONOR

Acorn Administration

K&I Holdaway

$ 16,310

Acorn Chair's Fund

P&C Toop

$

5,000

Alzheimers Society - Tauranga

First XI Giving Circle

$

2,333

Amped4Life Trust

J Chappell-Mathias, J&P Laing

$

3,000

Amnesty International Tauranga

G&M Ware

$

836

Anglican Care Waiapu

B Sutherland, P&C Toop

$ 15,000

Arthritis Foundation of NZ - WBOP

B Shaw

$ 11,481

Bay of Plenty Sailing Academy Trust

Sally's Angels Giving Circle

$

2,000

Asthma & Respiratory Management BOP

A Coad

$

Bellyful Tauranga

J Chappell-Mathias

$

1,200

Bay Conservation Alliance

J Friis

$ 11,600

BOP Therapy Foundation

Anon

$

3,000

Bay of Plenty Sailing Academy Trust

Sail for Life Fund

$

Brave Hearts

J Chappell-Mathias, First XI Giving Circle, Anon

$

7,333

Blind Foundation Tauranga

J&P Laing, J&M O'Reilly, P Roadley, R&E Shepherd

$ 17,569

Breakthrough Forum

J Chappell-Mathias

$ 10,000

BOP Classic Aircraft Trust

Endowment Fund

$

2,117

Brookfield School

J Chappell-Mathias, B&J Currie

$

3,485

Camp Quality New Zealand

Emergency Services Club Fund

$

9,480

Citizens Advice Bureau Whakatane

The Tindall Foundation

$

5,000

Cancer Society Tauranga

M&E Kershaw

$

5,604

Coastguard Maketu

D&S Campbell

$

2,000

CanTeen Tauranga

Emergency Services Club Fund

$

2,370

Cool Bananas Youthwork Trust

Anon

$

3,000

CCS Disability Action - BOP

A Coad, R&E Shepherd

$

6,896

Detour Theatre Trust

J Chappell-Mathias

$

3,000

Complex Chronic Illness Support

Endowment Fund

$

2,175

EmpowermentNZ Charitable Trust

The Tindall Foundation, Anon

$

8,000

Diabetes Help Tauranga

Endowment Fund

$

9,311

Families Achieving Balance

J Chappell-Mathias

$

5,000

Heart Foundation Tauranga

E&M Kershaw, R&E Shepherd

$ 11,715

Get Smart Tauranga Trust

J Chappell-Mathias

$

5,000

Motor Neurone Disease Association of NZ

Endowment Fund

$

5,867

Good Neighbour Aotearoa Trust

The Tindall Foundation

$

5,000

Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service

P Roadley

$

1,751

Grief Support Services

J Chappell-Mathias

$

3,000

NZ Book Awards Trust

Anon

$ 52,000

Growing Through Grief - Te Puke

B Sutherland

$

1,000

NZ Society of Genealogists

Anon

$

2,082

Habitat for Humanity (Tauranga) Ltd

The Tindall Foundation

$

6,080

Otanewainuku Kiwi Trust

J Friis

$

1,000

Hawaiki Rising Voyaging Trust

R Preston-Thomas

$

2,000

Otorohanga District and Community Charitable Trust

Anon

$

9,859

Homes of Hope Charitable Trust

J Chappell-Mathias, M Sutherland

$

3,000

House of Science Tauranga

PW Goodyear

$

5,000

Pacific Leprosy Foundation

J&M O'Reilly

Institute for Child Protection Studies

J Chappell-Mathias

$

3,000

Katikati Community Centre

The Tindall Foundation

$ 10,000

Katikati Maori Wardens

P&C Toop

$

3,000

Kawerau And Districts Ageing in Place

The Tindall Foundation

$

5,000

Kawerau Blue Light Ventures

The Tindall Foundation

$

5,000

Kidz Need Dadz

The Tindall Foundation

$

5,000

Life Education Trust WBOP

P&C Toop

$

2,000

Live For More Charitable Trust

R Preston-Thomas, Tauranga Police CIB Charitable Trust Fund

$

5,000

Merivale Community Centre

J Chappell-Mathias, F McGrogan, The Tindall Foundation

$ 10,000

Mockingbird Incorporated

J Chappell-Mathias, M&C George, J&P Laing

$

5,000

Multicultural Tauranga

J Chappell-Mathias

$

2,000

NumberWorks'nWords Tauranga

J&P Laing, J Round

$

3,500

NZ Council of Victim Support Groups Inc J Chappell-Mathias, A Coad

$

2,000

Open Home Foundation BOP

M&T Duncan

$

4,000

Ora Charitable Trust

L Wootton, Sally's Angels Giving Circle

$

5,150

Otumoetai Toy Library

P&C Toop

$

1,000

Pacific Island Community (Tauranga) Trust

J Chappell-Mathias, The Tindall Foundation

$ 10,000

Papamoa Toy Library

P&C Toop, L Wootton

$

1,000

Parent to Parent Coastal BOP

E Brown

$

2,000

People First New Zealand

J Chappell-Mathias

$

2,000

Royal NZ Plunket Society BOP

L Wootton

$

4,000

Safe Surfer

First XI Giving Circle, C&P Toop

$

4,333

St Peters House

J Chappell-Mathias, M&T Duncan, B Sutherland

$

8,000

Starjam Charitable Trust

E Brown, J Chappell-Mathias

$

2,000

Tauranga Christian Community Trust

J Chappell-Mathias, Anon

$

8,000

Tauranga Community Housing Trust

P&C Toop

$

4,000

Tauranga Moana Nightshelter Trust

J Chappell-Mathias, M&G Read-Smith

$ 10,000

Tauranga Riding for the Disabled

E Macrae

$

2,104

Tauranga South Community Patrol

P&C Toop

$

1,000

Tauranga Volunteer Coastguard

P&C Toop

$

2,000

Acorn Vital Impact Fund, J Chappell-Mathias, B Sutherland, P&C Toop, Tauranga Help, Tauranga Police CIB Charitable Trust Fund, E Trowbridge, Anon

$ 61,400

$

786 3,059

1,986

Philips Search & Rescue Trust

A Neilson, K&R Hunt, Anon

$

7,259

Red Cross WBOP

J&M O'Reilly

$

1,986

Riding for the Disabled Waikato

M Sutherland

$

409

Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society Tauranga

J Friis, P Roadley, G&M Ware

$

3,587

Salvation Army Tauranga

D&L Caird, J Chappell-Mathias, J&P Laing, E Trowbridge

$ 39,066

Save the Children New Zealand

D&L Caird

$

3,132

Scholarship - Arts

J Medlicott

$

2,000

Scholarship - BOP Clinical School

BOP Medical Scholarship

$

4,532

Scholarship - Dale Carnegie

R&M McGowan

$ 15,000

Scholarship - Engineering

B&P Page

$ 46,000

Scholarship - Mt Maunganui College

R&M McGowan

$

Scholarship - Otumoetai College

R&A Scoular

$ 10,500

Scholarship - Outward Bound

B Granger, J&P Laing, G&C Olsen, Anon

$ 16,955

5,000

Scholarship - Sport BOP

C Tustain

$

Scholarship - Tauranga Boys' College

R&A Cashmore

$ 10,000

1,647

Scholarship - Waikato University

E Trowbridge

$

3,000

Scholarship - Waikato University

T Wadsworth

$

3,000

SPCA - Tauranga

E&M Kershaw

$

5,604

SPCA - Te Kuiti

Anon

$

9,859

St Columba Presbyterian Church

R&E Shepherd

$

6,111

St John - Katikati

J Friis

$

6,800

St John - Mount Maunganui

J&M O'Reilly

$

1,986

St John - Otorohanga

Anon

$

9,859

St John - Tauranga

K&R Hunt, R&M McGowan, R&E Shepherd

$

8,866

St John -Te Puke

Anon

$ 16,113

Tauranga (BOP) Hearing Association

D&R Godfrey

$

2,186

Tauranga Art Gallery

C Jarman

$

1,060

Tauranga Performing Arts Competitions

C Tustain

$

1,500

Tauranga Volunteer Coastguard

Endowment Fund

$

5,881

Te Puke Volunteer Fire Brigade

Anon

$

2,989 7,981

The Parkinsonism Society Tauranga

G&J Clarke, J Friis

$

Waipuna Hospice

D&L Caird, K&R Hunt, G&C Olsen, J Round, R&E Shepherd

$ 45,149

Tauranga Women's Collective, Shakti Ethnic Women’s Refuge, BOPSASS

YMCA Tauranga

Endowment Fund

$

2,028

Te Aranui Youth Trust

P&C Toop

$

4,000

Youth Art Workshops Trust

Cooney Lees Morgan Fund

$

552

Te Puke Toy Library

D&L Caird, B Sutherland

$

2,000

TOTAL $495,784

The Clothing Project

The Tindall Foundation

$

5,000

The Health and Educational Martial Arts Charitable Trust

P&C Toop, R Preston-Thomas

$

3,000

The Parenting Place

J Chappell-Mathias

$

2,000

The Search Party Charitable Trust

B Sutherland

$

5,000

Tumanako Hou Trust Whakatane

The Tindall Foundation

$

5,000

Volunteering Bay of Plenty

B Sutherland

$

3,000

Waihi Beach Community Centre

P&C Toop

$

2,000

Welcome Bay Community Centre

J Chappell-Mathias

$

8,000

Western Bay Heritage Trust

R Preston-Thomas

$

2,000

Whakatane Menz Shed

The Tindall Foundation

$

5,000

September is Wills month

Leave a gift that will last forever

During September these local law firms will make the necessary change to your Will to incorporate a gift to Acorn, at no charge to you* Abernethy Broatch Law

Chris Rejthar & Associates

J K Hamilton

Sharp Tudhope

Whanau Awhina Women's Refuge

The Tindall Foundation

$

5,000

Anderson Law

Cooney Lees Morgan

Kaimai Law – Bethlehem

Sweet Legal

Youth Development Trust Western BOP

$

7,508

Anne Holloway Law

Fenton McFadden

Kaimai Law – Katikati

Toner Law

D&S Campbell, J Chappell-Mathias, Tinholt Family Fund, P&C Toop

Beach Law Papamoa

Fitzgerald Law

Keam Standen

Youth Encounter Ministries Trust

B Sutherland

$

2,000

Beachside Legal

Garth Mathieson Law

Lyon O’Neale Arnold

Burley Attwood Law

Harris Tate

Mackenzie Elvin

Butler Gray Law

Holland Beckett Law

Michael Stemmer Law

*Offer applies only to the inclusion of a gift to the Acorn Foundation.

Any other Will changes or additions may be subject to a fee – speak to your Lawyer first.

Connecting generous people who care, with causes that matter - Forever

TOTAL $359,094

GRAND TOTAL

FOR 2017 GRANTS

$854,879

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Ready and willing

We will amend your Will for free during September if you wish to incorporate a bequest to Waipuna Hospice.

Every life is unique and so are your last wishes.

Contact Sam Martin today for a personally tailored Will that protects your valuable assets.

Sam Martin DDI 07 571 3859 sam.martin@hobec.co.nz hobec.co.nz

Level 3, 247 Cameron Road, Tauranga | 07 578 2099 www.cooneyleesmorgan.co.nz

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During our lives it can be challenging to financially support the causes and people we care about. A bequest in your Will is a great way to support specific causes, like Waipuna Hospice, for when you have gone.

We can help you with advice on Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney, Trusts and more.

Speak to our experts on 0800 371 471 or visit www.publictrust.co.nz for more information.

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Fundraising under the stars If you thought that walking through the Papamoa Hills with its stunning views over Tauranga was a treat, then you’ll love having the opportunity to walk the track to the summit after dark.

The Papamoa Hills Night Walk is an annual fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Support Service Tauranga Trust and will be held this year on September 8-9.

Participants will walk from the carpark at the end of Poplar Lane and finish with coffee and cake at the Mongolian Ger in Summerhill Farm.

The night walk is now in its fifth year and is dedicated to Janet Chapman, the aunt of one of the original event organisers, who died in 2007 from breast cancer.

Breast Cancer Support Service Tauranga was formed in 1991 and covers an area from Waihi to Maketu. The service supports around 160 newly-diagnosed women from the Bay of Plenty each year.

The night walk is 5km and will take approximately one hour. Participants will start in waves to allow small groups to enjoy the tranquillity of the trails. Minivans will transport walkers from Summerhill Farm back to their cars on Poplar Lane.

Walkers must be 13 years and older and preregistered for the event – no entries on the night for safety reasons.

The walks are sold out on Friday, September 8 but spaces are still available for the 7pm and 7.30pm time slots on Saturday, September 9. Tickets are $26.

To book visit www.eventspronto.co.nz/BCSTauranga

Getting into the spirit of The Papamoa Hills Night Walk which will be held this year on September 8-9.

Risky reading a hit It seems the allure of a ‘lucky dip’ never leaves some people.

Tauranga Library’s winter ‘Risk it for a Biscuit’ reading promotion has been a huge hit, with about 100 readers picking up a brown paper bag with three unknown book titles inside – plus a biscuit or two for good measure.

The promotion is the brainchild of Diane Taggart, team leader of collection services, who is responsible for buying new books for Tauranga Libraries.

“We want to get people out of their comfort zones and try something they may not otherwise

read, as well as promoting what’s available in some of our collections.”

Each bag includes two fiction books and one non-fiction book, including biographies, memoirs and travel books; bookmarks and, of course, t 100 people a biscuit.

Diane Taggart says abou cuit’ at bis a for it This is the have ‘risked winter. s thi y rar Lib a second ‘Risk it for a Biscuit’ ng Taura promotion the library has run, as well as several summer “The ‘lucky dip’ is a fun way of reading promotions called ‘Santa’s promoting our collections,” Surprise’. says Diane.

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Star ratings encourage healthier foods The voluntary Health Star Rating is encouraging manufacturers to create healthier foods, surveys of more than 44,000 New Zealand supermarket products over a threeyear period have shown.

University of Auckland researcher Professor Cliona Ni Mhurchu says the results show the HSR labelling system is driving healthier reformulation of some packaged food products.

New Zealand and Australia adopted the voluntary HSR labelling system in 2014.

The HSR rates the nutrition content of packaged food in half-star increments

from half a star (least healthy) to five stars (most healthy).

In 2016, two years after adoption of the voluntary system, five per cent of packaged food and beverage products surveyed displayed HSR labels.

Products displaying HSR labels had higher energy density, but significantly lower mean saturated fat, total sugar and sodium, and higher fibre contents than non-HSR products.

The study found approximately eight in 10 products (83 per cent) displaying HSR graphics had been reformulated

to some extent, and small but significant favourable changes were seen in mean energy, sodium and fibre contents, compared with composition of the same products prior to adoption of HSR. Cliona says while early indications of healthier product reformulation are promising, far greater uptake of the HSR system by industry, and adoption across the full breadth of the packaged food supply, are necessary for such reformulation to impact population diets in a healthful way.

More Kiwis enjoying speciality cheese

Ph 0508 KIWIFRESH (0508 549 437)

As Kiwis prepare to celebrate New Zealand Cheese Month in October, sales data shows we are enjoying more locally made cheese than ever before.

Nielsen data shows supermarket sales of New Zealand specialty cheese have increased in value by six per cent in the 12 months to August 2017.

What’s more, in the first quarter of 2017 Nielsen says 771,383 Kiwi purchased specialty cheese, an increase of more than 20 per cent compared with the same period in 2014.

Every October the New Zealand Specialist Cheesemakers Association members host a variety of tastings, inviting cultured Kiwis to events across the country to meet cheesemakers and taste their wares.

NZSCA chair Miel Meyer says October is an opportunity for cheesemakers to focus on educating people

about their cheese in the lead up to the summer entertaining season.

“October signals the spring flush – it's when most dairy animals have their young, grass is lush and plentiful and there is an abundance of milk, allowing cheesemakers to create fresh seasonal cheeses. Fresh cheeses such as ricotta, goat's curd and buffalo mozzarella have such a delicate flavour that it makes them perfect to use with the fresh tastes brought to us by spring.

Cheese lovers are encouraged to take advantage of tastings and events at Countdown and New World supermarkets during October.

Events will be listed on the NZSCA website www.nzsca.org.nz and www.facebook.com/ CheeseLoversNZ will have cheese giveaways, recipes and information about New Zealand cheesemakers throughout October.

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Time with kids important say Dads to the next and some of the challenges fathers will The jury may be out on the perfect present for Dad this Father’s Day but the best gift a father can give his children is time, according face over the coming decades.

Asked to look back on their own childhood and to a new Colmar Brunton survey. consider the one thing they appreciated most about The survey results, released this week, revealed that not only did Kiwis consider being there for the kids the most important aspect of fatherhood, it was the thing they most appreciated about their own fathers.

Colmar Brunton account director Jessica Del Rosario says the survey also put the spotlight on how the approach of Kiwi fathers has changed from one generation

their father, nearly one fifth of those surveyed said ‘spending time with him/doing things together’.

The next most popular answers were ‘being there when I needed him’, ‘support and encouragement’, and ‘unconditional love’.

"The things that Kiwis appreciated most about their own fathers have carried through to what they see as the most important aspects of fatherhood today with ‘always being there’ for the kids seen as the most important," says Jessica.

Of those surveyed, 18 to 29-year-olds were more likely to consider ‘always being there’ the most important aspect compared to older respondents who rated it lower and favoured unconditional love as the most important aspect of fatherhood.

The survey found there were both similarities and differences between generations when it came to fatherhood.

Only 13 per cent of those surveyed described their approach to fatherhood as almost identical to that of their own father, with almost half (49 per cent) saying they had a similar approach.

But 39 per cent said their style was different

to that of their own fathers, with 12 per cent of those saying it is completely different.

Regardless of their overall approach to fatherhood most respondents said the most important things a father could teach his kids are how to treat people (92 per cent), morals (91 per cent), confidence (85 per cent) and manners (82 per cent).

Bad gifts for good fathers As Father’s Day creeps up every year, sometimes it can be hard not to fall into the trap of buying your dad a crappy gift.

If you have forgotten about Father’s Day and still haven’t found a gift, here’s a list of items not to buy your dad: • An anti-spill drink • Barbeque-scented cologne • Beard Buddy shaving bib • Chest hair toupee • Bacon tie

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Helping create a living Father’s Day gift They have about 1200 plants – mainly wiwi or native reeds, flax, coprosma, kawakawa and karo – and the Western Bay Wildlife Trust needs a hand to plant them.

Chairperson Julia Graham says it would be a wonderful Father’s Day gift. “Give Dad a present he can watch grow and be a part of this amazing little island.”

The island is Moturiki, also known as Leisure Island.

And the Trust is inviting everyone to its planting day on Sunday afternoon to do some valuable environmental work, to help prevent erosion and provide hiding and nesting habitat for the little blue penguins and other native species that inhabit the area.

"Loss of habitat and erosion are a huge threat to native species,” says Julia. “And we can help provide a safer and more suitable environment for our precious wildlife.”

The island has a history of destruction and degradation but is on its way back. “It’s just wonderful

to see it starting to thrive again and return to some semblance of what it used to be."

So, says Julia, bring Dad, the kids, the whole family.

Gloves, spades, and plants will be provided by the Western Bay Wildlife Trust and Tauranga City Council and there’ll be rubbish bags for those who want to help clean up the area as well.

"We are extremely lucky to have a good sized colony of little blue penguins right in the middle of our city.

“It is important that we do everything we can to help keep the population stable.

"And having hands-on involvement from the community at planting days and clean-up events helps build a sense of pride and a connection with the land that can be lacking in our busy modern lifestyle.

“Once a person has planted a tree they feel a bond with that area that didn't exist before, and through that comes a sense of guardianship – kaitiakitanga."

The Western Bay Wildlife Trust planting and clean-up is at Moturiki Island this Sunday, September 3 from 2-4pm.

Learn hands-on skills with Dad at Bunnings Celebrate Father’s Day and find out how you can tackle at-home DIY projects this month as part of Bunnings Warehouse Mount Maunganui’s Adult DIY Workshops.

Locals of all skill levels are invited to take part in the free hands-on workshops, held every Saturday and Sunday from 11am-1pm, and walk away with the inspiration and confidence to complete a variety of DIY projects.

Saturday, September 2 and Sunday, September 3 will be Father’s Day family fun workshops, followed by kitchen, bathroom, and laundry workshops (September 9-10), decking DIY (September 16-17) outdoor projects (September 23-24) and spring DIY projects (September 30-October 1).

Kids can also take part in the free Kids DIY Workshops, held in-store every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-2pm, and create something

special to take home.

Saturday, September 2 and Sunday, September 3 will focus on making a gift for Dad, with successive workshops looking at art classes (September 9-10), water saving (September 16-17) woodwork (September 23-24) and spring workshops (September 30-October 1).

For more information contact Bunnings Warehouse Mount Maunganui on 07 927 8500.

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No need to have a trailer or lug heavy bags around. Handystacks can deliver a range of soil, compost and mulches in convenient 500L bags (approximately ½ cubic metre) and position them in the best place in your garden with a mini forklift.

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Camaraderie and collections Conrad Coenen Although orchid growers ‘invariably’ kill a with his Zygolum few plants they should chalk it up as part of Louisendorf the learning process, according to Tauranga ‘Conrad’s Star’, Orchid Society president Conrad Coenen. which in 2013 won He won’t let on how many plants he’s sent to the great compost heap in the sky – or what their total value might be – but says he keeps the name labels to remind him of his mistakes.

“It’s like gardening in general. You grow with your plants.”

Hundreds of years of orchid-growing experience will be available at this year’s Tauranga Orchid Show and Conrad invites people to take advantage of it. “Come and ask questions, look at the plants on display, watch our repotting demonstrations and buy some plants to take home and try.”

A qualified nurseryman who works as a landscape gardener, Conrad is a ‘born-again’ enthusiast after letting his membership lapse as a young family and work took up his time.

“I remember buying an Anguloa clowesii, or tulip orchid, for $40, a huge sum for me back then. It flowered once in five years – but for me getting something a little bit difficult to flower is the whole excitement of orchids.

“We try things out, we look things up, we talk to people more knowledgeable than ourselves.

“What I love about belonging to an orchid society is the camaraderie, the people you meet and the plant collections you get to see.”

His favourites are Lycaste orchids, a close cousin to the Anguloa type. “They’re big, they’re bold and I can’t get them to flower,” he laughs.

“I get one flower on a plant and think it’s amazing but I know they can throw 40 to 60 flowers at once.”

The theme for this year’s show is ‘Alice in Orchidland’ which is allowing society members to show off plants in a fun setting.

“The show is a chance to let people see some stunning flowers as well as letting them know that orchids aren’t always ‘hot-house flowers’ that need special equipment and demand lots of attention.

There are plenty of people in Tauranga growing orchids outside and there are many cool-growing varieties that will do well here.”

The Tauranga Orchid Show is at the Tauranga Racecourse in Greerton from 10am-4pm on Friday, September 22 to Sunday, September 24.

Cost is $3 at the door.

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New, nimble vehicles delivering mail Tauranga residents may have spotted New Zealand Post's new electric delivery vehicles in operation this week, with driver training underway.

The four-wheeled vehicles will be used for the combined delivery of parcels and mail in residential areas of New Zealand's larger towns and cities.

The roll-out started last year and the vehicles have now arrived in Tauranga.

“This is part of a national roll-out of the electric vehicles and I'm proud that people in Tauranga will get to see them in their local communities,” says Tauranga area service delivery manager Trevor Grainger.

The vehicles can carry up to 200kg of parcels and mail, but are still small and nimble enough to be used on the footpath.

“These vehicles are an investment in New

Zealand Post's future as we change the way we deliver to meet the growing demand for parcel deliveries.

“They're also helping us find new ways to reduce our carbon emissions of every parcel we deliver.”

“Previous trials and experience from using them in other locations have shown these vehicles are safe to use on the footpath.

“Our drivers receive safety training, and they will give way to all other footpath users,” says Trevor.

New Zealand Post has worked with the Tauranga City Council to gain approval to operate the vehicles on footpaths in residential areas and will continue to keep in close contact with them. The vehicles will not be used in main shopping areas because of the high number of pedestrians and mail will be delivered by other modes of transport in these locations.

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Think much bigger and buy smaller Had to fill the beast again last night – $60 thank you very much – the second time in a month. Annoying. But it will be good for another 500 kilometres and see me through September.

With 1300cc of reliability and cheapness, you’ve got to love it.

Because it is just a car, not a status symbol, just a machine to get from A to B and back, not quickly but safely, not with style but with dependability.

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I can park my small car at the front, at the back or in the middle of a row of parked cars.

Rather than finding a space big enough, for me no space is too small.

Speeds of 110km on the TEL, and even 100km on the open road, are foreign concepts.

I don’t and can’t go that fast but I always arrive on time and safely. It seems to bother other drivers judging by the agitated tooting and flashing headlights but it doesn’t bother me.

If I leave something on the backseat, if I drop something on the floor, if I have to wind close the far back window I can do it from the cockpit – the pilot’s seat. Everything, literally everything, is within arm’s reach.

Admittedly there are ups and downs. Insurance – cheap as chips. Rough roads – you may need chiropractic adjustment after a metal road experience. Potholes – they become chasms.

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In the event of an engine failure, replacement parts are generally less expensive than similar components on vehicles with larger engines.

It follows that smaller engines are in smaller cars, but the mechanics apparently have more room to work in the engine when compared to larger engines in larger vehicles. The upright orientation of the four-cylinder engine affords easier access to a number of engine service components.

And the removal of a four-cylinder engine and transmission assembly is also far less work that extracting a full-size V-8 or V-6 engine and transmission. But then common sense would also tell us if you can afford to buy a big gas-guzzling SUV then you can afford to feed it and maintain it. Says something this writer’s budget and Jane Doe commitment to transport.

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Check your pets into an Air B&B-style kennel Muddyfootprints has been called the Air B&B for dogs.

The company provides an exclusive kennel-free boarding service where the dogs live and sleep in a purpose-built room that is attached to the kitchen/ dining area of the house.

Small and elderly dogs can be kept separate from the larger dogs if required and both have large separate outdoor areas to run around in.

The dogs staying at Muddyfootprints roam in and out as they wish and are free to do as they please.

They have toys, puzzles and other dogs to play with, and they can even lie on the deck in the sun.

To help the dogs feel comfortable while they stay at Muddyfootprints, specialised calming music for

dogs is played, essential oils known to be calming are dotted around, and there is a TV and DVD player so that movies can be shown.

The number of dogs that can stay is limited so that extra special care and attention can be provided to all guests.

“Muddyfootprints’ aim is to provide your dog with loving and individual care and attention; trying to make them as happy and as comfortable as if they were still in their own home,” says owner Annabel Knight.

Muddyfootprints also looks after other pets such as rabbits, guinea pigs, rats/mice, birds and lizards.

These pets can be housed inside or outside depending on their preference, and well away from the dogs.

Check out Muddyfootprints website or Facebook page for more information and photos.

Maggie and her pal Jessie enjoy a break from this week’s rain. Photo: Sam Gardner.

Looking after pets teeth at home Dental care is important for our pets as it reduces tartar and plaque build-up, gingivitis and dental disease. By taking care of their teeth at home we reduce the need of our pets to have frequent dental scale and polishes.

What is plaque, tarter and biofilm?

A biofilm is the thin layer of bacteria that forms on the teeth during the day. This turns into plaque as the bacteria layer thickens. Over time the plaque becomes mineralised and becomes tartar.

Biofilms and plaque can be removed with home dental care but plaque must be removed by performing a dental scale and polish.

Tooth brushing: The mechanical action associated with brushing the

tooth is the most important aspect of bacteria and plaque reduction. There are special toothbrushes designed for pets to make brushing easier. Often these toothbrushes come with special pet toothpastes which taste good, making it a more pleasant experience for our pets.

Human toothpastes are toxic to our pets and should be avoided.

Water additives: These are the animal version of mouthwash. They keep our pets’ breath fresh and reduces the formation of a biofilm.

These are put into their drinking water – care should be taken to use as directed to avoid toxicities.

Dental diets and treats: These are formulated in a specific way so when your pet bites down onto the treat/ biscuit the tooth surfaces gets brushed, as with a toothbrush. Dental diets also contain nutrients that aid in plaque reduction.

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Dental x-rays – what’s below the gumline?

Pets can't tell us when their mouths are sore and most never show signs of toothache. Veterinary examination is a great start in assessing dental health, but only dental x-ray can show what’s happening below the gumline.

Pet x-rays are similar to human x-rays except your pet needs to be anaesthetised as they don’t like to say ‘aah’!

Small amounts of radiation are used to ‘see’ the inside of your

pets’ teeth and to determine the type of the areas below treatment a diseased tooth ANIMAL the gumline. and whether it ANECDOTES requires Teeth are like needs to be removed.

With Nina Smith from icebergs – two In addition, they aid in Papamoa Village Vets thirds of the the extraction process. tooth is actually out of view.

If your pet hasn't had a dental recently, X-rays allow examination of the please give us a call. tooth roots, the surrounding bone and the internal structure of the tooth. X-rays are used to assess chipped, broken and discoloured teeth, oral swellings and missing teeth.

Studies have shown that 27 per cent of dogs and 41 per cent of cats that appeared normal on oral examination had dental disease requiring action that was only discovered with dental x-rays. They are used

A long love affair with le lapin I’m bunny by name and bunny by nature really. I like rabbits.

I like the way they bound, I like them as pets, I loved hunting them and I certainly liked the way my mother served them up – trussed with a sage and onion stuffing and gravy.

But my first experience of ‘le lapin’ was a white angora rabbit called Snowy. He lived in an open hutch lined with straw at the bottom of the garden. He had free reign. Came and went as he wanted. I remember he liked bread soaked in warm milk. And he ruled the back yard. Ruthlessly.

Like Jacinda Ardern he had a carefully concealed razor edge. Snowy would see off Scarface Claw, the meanest, toughest tom in town by lashing out with his hind legs.

Cats quickly learned not to be taken in by a cute twitching nose.

Then we babysat Finn’s rabbit when his family went on holiday. Poppy, yes Poppy, just hopped around the house and as soon as someone sat down would leap into their lap. She knew she made you feel special.

And the poops I had to pick up from the shag pile weren’t allowed to become an issue. The poops were so small and cute and round apparently, and black and shiny and funny according to the kids. It wasn’t animal excrement, it was art and entertainment.

Then, in a few idle moments one day, she

nibbled all the buttons off the television remote.

Again, paroxysms of delight from the kids.

But they didn’t have to buy a new one.

I also easily forgave Poppy when she did a runner one morning and I had to chase her down a busy street in my boxers because eight and 10-year-olds were howling with despair.

They left the door open and suddenly Poppy’s survival becomes my responsibility.

The situation was recovered, as was the rabbit. Then Poppy went

home, and we still talked about him, fondly even.

I’d recommend a rabbit, I’d like another one. Like the Flemish Giant we had at preschool. He was a bonny big boy, nearly eight kilos, bigger than many dogs. Like many big people Poppy was shy and sensitive, he was quiet but had a big presence. Rabbits have personality, they don’t need space, they bond easy, they train easy and they are eminently ‘cuddlyable’. Ask the kids. Don’t get a cat, get a rabbit.

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Maintaining the dental health of your pet is one of the best things that you can do to look after their general health and well-being, and most loving owners won’t be able to tell if dental intervention is required.

Give us a call on 0800 838 7267 to organise a dental assessment and establish if a scale and polish and x-rays would be beneficial for your pet.

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Take immediate action to manage known risks Businesses must immediately take action to manage their known risks – identifying and listing them is not enough, says WorkSafe New Zealand.

This follows the first sentencing under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 of Budget Plastics Ltd for health and safety breaches after a worker’s hand was dragged into a machine while he was pouring recycled plastic into it on April 6, 2016.

Budget Plastics Ltd appeared in the Palmerston North District Court on May 23, 2017 for sentencing and in a judgment released last month the court fined the company $100,000 and ordered reparation of $37,000.

WorkSafe general manager operations and specialist services Brett Murray says “The lesson here is to fix machinery as soon as risks are identified. If you can’t fix it, then take it out of service until it is safe to use.

“The company identified issues with the guarding on this machine six weeks before the incident and yet, at the time of the incident, nothing

had been done to guard or isolate the machine.

“The failure of Budget Plastics Ltd to take action to this known risk left their employee with a lifelong injury. Sadly, it could have been avoided by acting quickly and guarding the machine properly.”

The WorkSafe investigation found the company had inadequate systems for identifying and managing risks; that their safe operating procedures were outdated; their policies and processes for training staff were lacking, and key safety features such as emergency stop buttons within reach of the operators were absent.

Pre-loved British caravans Alexander British Caravans and Jock Freight have combined forces to help you get a preloved caravan direct from selected UK dealers for less.

A full Search and Service is offered to those needing a caravan for everything from regular or occasional touring, or static use. A few ‘stock items’ can be found at U Sell on Hewletts Rd. All British Caravans have a bathroom and are fully insulated and double glazed. They also include luxuries such as a full oven and

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blown central heating. Most come with awnings and some have an independent Motor Mover.

“Most of our customers know what they want, some don’t have much idea,” says business owner Rory Alexander.

“Helping families on a low budget get out of the wet tent scenario is a great pleasure, as well as passing on knowledge.”

Everything from general advice to searching for a rare model is catered for. A shipping-only service is also offered. Once a caravan has arrived it is certified to NZ standards and your choice of extras can be fitted.

See the team at Mystery Creek Hamilton (the site of Fieldays) from September 15-17 during the Motorhome and Caravan Show or at U Sell this weekend from 10am-4pm.

Typical types of caravan sold and details of the service can be found at www.alexandercaravans.co.nz or call Rory on 021 300 740 for all enquiries.

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Moving to a bigger and better store in Greerton There’s exciting times ahead for Robyn’s Cottage after the local gifts and crafts store opened a new shop at 147 Chadwick Rd, Greerton this week.

Owner Robyn Parker and her team opened the doors to a fresh, new shop on Monday, August 28.

“Joining Rex and myself at the new shop will be Tammy, Jenny, Dianne and Rene. I feel like I am coming home as I am Greerton-

born and bred. My parents came to Greerton in the early 1950s and my Mum (Rene) still lives in Greerton.

Tammy has also grown up in Greerton and still lives there and Dianne lives in Greerton as well,” says Robyn.

Robyn’s Cottage will be open Monday-Friday, 9am-4.30pm and every Saturday from 9am-1pm.

The shop is now stocking all Trendy Trims haberdashery, wool, sewing supplies, embroidered spa towels, bath towels, hand towels and much more.

Robyn’s Cottage is also an authorised Brother dealer. For opening week there will be a small range of Brother sewing machines, overlockers and embroidery

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New IT business in the Bay Technology Answers is the new IT business in town – a small business with big plans, good ideas and drive.

Garry Carpenter has worked in the IT industry in and around Tauranga for 17 years. Starting off with the Technology Centre, Garry built a business providing IT solutions to his customers.

Moving to Tauranga Boys’ College, he operated as IT Manager, overseeing the development and implementation of IT throughout the school.

Over the past 17 years Garry has been involved in major software and hardware installations, problem-solving, wired and wireless network set-up, servers, web development, major presentations, professional development delivery, video production, maintenance and repairs – almost everything in the IT realm.

Now Garry is moving back to the private sector through the creation of start-up company, Technology Answers.

“The company is looking to help schools, businesses and home users to make use of computers and electronics in their daily lives. Technology Answers can provide

consultation on new sites, advice on refurbishment of old sites, professional development for large staff, one-to-one instructional sessions, assistance on purchases, and the most effective and efficient use of IT,”

says Garry.

The evolution of hardware and software means that these days the question is not one brand against another brand, it is what solution is best.

The interaction with IT in our daily lives is getting greater.

Why would you spend your time inefficiently on solutions that cause stress, not remove stress?

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To celebrate the opening of the new store, Robyn’s Cottage has some wonderful in-store specials to offer on Brother sewing, embroidery and quilting

machines, as well as an opening special on the Brother ScanNCut CM900 hobby cutting machine.

With the new shop about three times the size of the previous shop at the Historic Village, Robyn has

been able to set up a dedicated classroom area and new craft classes will be announced soon.

Be sure to check out www.facebook.com/ robynscottagegreerton for more.

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Giving it their best shot A health service aims to have more shots fired when it comes to child immunisation in the Bay. The new support service ‘The Collective’ aims to improve childhood immunisation coverage and spread the message about the seriousness of preventable diseases.

Bay of Plenty District Health Board health target results for the fourth quarter of 2016/2017 (April to June) showed there was a low immunisation rate in the Bay. Of 731 infants eligible for their eightmonth immunisation, only 608 were fully immunised.

Of the 123 missed infants, 74 had parents who declined immunisation and 49 were missed. Of the 326 eligible Maori infants, 259 were fully immunised at eight months.

General manager of planning and funding Simon Everitt says the main immunisation target set by the Ministry of Health is at the eight-month timeline, however the service will be available for all toddlers.

“The Bay of Plenty has always had a support service for childhood Immunisations, however we recently tendered for the service with the goal

of lifting the immunisation A new support coverage for children across the service is expected Bay of Plenty to a level of ‘on to increase time, every time’. immunisation for “One point of difference is eight-month olds to that we are trying to link up 95 per cent. mothers during their pregnancy with a general practice so that when the baby is born the first vaccinations at six weeks are given on time, setting the pattern for later vaccinations at three months, five months, 15 months and four years.”

Simon says they aim to hit the health target of 95 per cent of eight-month-olds having their disease. Simon says the service will need to primary course of immunisations at six weeks, three months and five months. integrate maternity, general practice, well child services such as Plunket and Hauora Immunisations available free in the first services, as well as link in with the National five years to protect all babies and Immunisation Register, immunisation children are for diphtheria, tetanus, promotion work and the Before School whooping cough, pneumococcal disease, Check programme at four years. rotavirus, measles, poliomyelitis, mumps, The support service started on July 1 and chickenpox, rubella, hepatitis B, and is made up of the Eastern Bay Primary haemophilus type B. Health Alliance, Nga Mataapuna Oranga Also available free for some children with PHO and the BOPDHB’s Community particular risks are vaccines for influenza, tuberculosis, hepatitis A and meningococcal Health 4 Kids service.

Putting spring in your stride The sun’s groping its way over the horizon shortly after 6.30am these days. The birds are certainly in full song by then. The jonquils and daffs are a sure sign and Christmas dinner is frolicking in the paddocks on Mauao.

It’s not officially spring but it feels like it, so let’s get started.

Take a walk – shake off winter’s inertia. A walk is great for light exercise and getting muscles working again.

Walking can be made easier by finding an attractive location.

See an allergist – allergies don’t necessarily start in spring. But making

the investment now can save a lot of discomfort later.

Embrace fresh seasonal vegetables.

Spring is about bloom and rebirth – think asparagus, peas, courgettes, avocados and tangelos. An enjoyable spring is a healthy spring.

Plant a garden – don’t just eat vegetables, grow them. By most estimates an hour spent gardening will burn 250-300 calories. A garden may seem like hard work but in a few weeks you will be harvesting food.

And you will be leaner and fitter for it and a smidgeon richer.

Do some spring cleaning – remove the clutter and the dust and grime.

Good for the head and the house.

And check in with a GP – spring is an ideal opportunity for a personal WOF.

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Making food choices you won’t come to regret The bottom line is, don’t put food choices that you may later regret in your shopping basket, says diabetes nurse educator Debbie Cunliffe.

There is increasing debate around what makes up a ‘healthy diabetes diet’. Largely influenced by type of diabetes, other factors include personal beliefs around fat, protein and carbohydrate and, of course,

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what you read on Google. Despite these differences, most agree we all want to live happy, healthy, energised lives, making our bodies work for us.

Most agree a diabetes diet does not need to be a special diet, but a diet the whole family can enjoy.

General consensus also agrees that eating mostly unprocessed whole foods such as veggies, fruit, meat, nuts, seeds, legumes, eggs and dairy and drinking plain water is best.

Being organised when shopping is key to avoiding ‘unhealthier’ food choices that make their way into our kitchens. Planning ahead for meals and sticking to shopping lists is also helpful.

Keeping to the ‘outside of the supermarket’ or shopping at vegetable markets and butchers is another good way to avoid temptation of unhealthy food choices that will inevitably find their way into your stomach and bloodstream.

Buying frozen or lower sugar tinned options when fresh fruit and veggies are expensive means you can make healthy choices all year round.

Buying nuts and seeds in bulk or growing your own herbs and veggies are other great ways to save money, keep yourself and your family healthy, and reduce risks related to diabetes and heart disease.

One way to determine the effect of carb, protein and fat on type two diabetes is to measure glucose levels immediately before and two hours after a meal. If glucose levels rise too high after meals, consider changing the carbohydrate, fat or protein content of the meal until you are happy with the result.

If you need support, or are on insulin or Glipizide/Gliclazide, talk to your GP or nurse about how to do this safely.

For more information on different dietary options ring the Infoline 07 571 3422, or visit www.diabeteshelp.org.nz

Slathering yourself in sunscreen on sunny days As we are approaching warmer days we get all enthused to get outside, into the garden, for a walk, or to the beach.

What we also do is start applying sunscreen on hot, sunny days.

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Making a difference Erina Wehi-Barton is a woman on a mission to make a difference, to change lives, to give back. And to pack her life with adventures along the way.

Erina – Ngati Rereahu-Maniapoto – is one of 40 Home-Based Learning kaiako at Te Wananga o Aotearoa.

She provides support to around 100 tauira studying at Levels 1-3 and living in an area stretching from Awhitu to Whakapapa.

Over the course of the year she’ll visit them every eight weeks, “or for those that are struggling or need extra support, every four weeks,” she says.

Erina Wehi-Barton is one of 40 Home-Based Learning (HBL) kaiako at Te Wananga o Aotearoa.

Whatever support tauira need, Erina provides.

Her tauira range from school leavers looking to build foundation skills, to whanau learning to budget or others learning about tikanga.

“Everyone from school leavers to doctors, nurses, principals, teachers, kuia, kaumatua, the whole spectrum.”

There are four programmes available to HBL tauira – He Huarahi Ako, Papa Reo, Papa Whairawa and He Papa Tikanga – and Erina says she gets the most satisfaction seeing how tauira progress throughout their learning.

“One young mum studied Papa Whairawa and after that she was able to purchase a fridge without having to use a finance company because she’d learned how to budget.

“I feel like I’m making a difference.”

Seeing those changes is why Erina loves her mahi.

“I get to be with my own people, help educate them and see them blossom.

“It’s the best job in the world.”

It also comes with its share of challenges, including unsociable hours, long distances and living out of her car.

“It’s seven days a week and not a nine-to-five job. You have to create your own balance and take time out when you can,” she says.

She says many of the relationships she forms will last a lifetime.

“It’s like being part of their whanau.”

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Growing through experience I damaged the tendons in my hand back in February, and it still isn’t right. I’m surprised how much damage I did with a little fall, but it’s taught me three things.

One, God has given us amazing bodies.

The tendon I have damaged is around my little finger in the knuckle and when I look at the range of movement my other hand has it’s amazing!

That knuckle seems to be able to bend it 100 different ways. Well, my good one can!

Secondly, it has made me really feel for those who have more significant and longterm disabilities. Here I am griping over a sore hand – what about my friends who are now living in wheelchairs, or

who have had a limb amputated, or just have a more severe impairment?

And thirdly, I notice my own and other people’s impatience. I am so ‘over’ this injury.

But I also notice how people ask me different questions and some want to try and fix it.

“Have you tried this or that?” Some seem impatient with me: “Hasn’t that healed yet?”

But a few just seem to say: “Sorry your hand still seems to be sore.” I have a lot of time for people who can express concern without needing to ask a question.

I wonder whether Jesus is trying to grow something in me through this experience.

Simon McLeay, Senior Minister St Peters in the City

What really matters is the future Here we go. Only a few short weeks until Election ’17.

Many will take a ‘not interested, not involved’ position.

As Pericles once said: “Just because you do not take an interest in politics, doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you". Yep! Every political decision will have its impact upon us or our loved ones somewhere along the line.

What really matters this election? It is the future of New Zealand.

Because the decision we make this election will to a large extent set the direction for the next number of years. Governments may come and go, but the laws they pass last a lot longer.

What really matters is having the privilege of the freedom to speak and live and communicate what we believe. It’s my view that Christians have found a powerful life-transforming answer to society’s rampant immorality.

It’s the glorious liberty of salvation in Christ.

It’s a message about the love and grace of God, which has accomplished what no law could ever.

Let’s think through the implications of our voting, delve deeper into policies, press politicians to reveal the foundations of their opinions, and remind them they are representing us.

We do have some choices to put in place a government which will oversee our nation and promote good morals and values. We can make a huge difference to the history of this nation. We www.citychurchtauranga.org.nz can leave a legacy to our kids and grandkids. We can touch them with values voting this election.

Stephen Whitwell, O2 Church, Tauranga

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How gullible do they think we are?

I for one am sick of Labour saying they will talk about charging for water after the elections. How gullible do they think we are?

Local government is responsible for ensuring that we supply residents with water and it costs an extraordinary amount of money to put in the infrastructure, with no financial help from government. Water meters are installed to ensure that people use their water wisely, which helps defer putting more infrastructure in too soon.

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not pay for water, they pay for the infrastructure.

Rural operators have an amount they are permitted for, but they have to give regular reports to their councils to ensure they are not overusing their allocation.

Why does the Labour Party only think of taxing our productive sector? It is such a nonsense and misleads the public to believe there is a problem.

We need our food and water producers for we are not only consumers, we are an export nation. Our very standard of living depends on our ability to sell to the world. It is time for central government politicians to think about sharing their tax revenue with ratepayers for a change and not dumping more taxes on our producers.

M Murray-Benge, Bethlehem.

Scare tactics Water tax madness

I find it absolutely astounding that people who supported the proposal to tax bottled water exports have not thought through the horrendous consequences that such a small move in dollar terms will make – it will end up costing us all megabucks.

The initial idea, which in itself has some understandable, albeit emotional merit, has escalated to now tax farmers for irrigation. Next it will be dairy factories and food producers. Then if that’s fair enough why not the rest of NZ? Leading to the water meter which is ticking over at our front gates.

All governments can’t help but get their sticky fingers on a new source of revenue and then over the years crank it up. Look at GST – came in at 10 per cent, rose to 12.5 per cent and is now 15 per cent.

There is an element of jealousy in wanting to tax water exports. The perception that someone is getting something for nothing. What about the risk of setting up a plant, the local employment benefit, ensuring the water is not contaminated, marketing, etc. Yet the export of water has been available for all of us for years. Because there is some foreign element in the industry we have an irrational anti towards it, yet the whole infrastructure cannot be taken away from NZ. If foreigners do own it we can always buy it back one day.

Take care with your vote!

B Capamagian, Tauranga.

Let’s see what the fuss is about: GST has gone up, fuel has gone up, food has gone up, power has gone up, rates have gone up, housing has gone up, whiteware has gone up, furniture has gone up. In fact not much has gone down and all this price hiking did so without a charge on commercial water use. What the dickens is the National Party and the farmers on about and why are they threatening the consumers with price hikes if a charge on water is installed. I think the immature scare tactics of what may happen is a direct result to them having to pay their share in this user-pays system that they have supported for so long.

R Stewart, Te Puke.

Goodbye democracy At eighty-seven years of age I expect to shortly leave New Zealand perpetually. A country that, in my lifetime, has become controlled politically, judicially, culturally, academically and educationally by an ethnic minority of 14.9 per cent while 85.1 per cent of its citizens stand idly by.

Vale Democracy.

B Johnson, Omokoroa.

“I’m sick of same old National and Labour doing bugger all about the issues in New Zealand. These are solvable.

I have a plan, let’s fix things.”

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Commuter train from Omokoroa Good to be back home in the Bay after five weeks away. However, I chose to check out the SH2/Te Puna roundabout this week and was disappointed to see that although the roundabout is now up and running, the replacement to the War Memorial is not being built!

Before I travelled I enquired at the Western Bay Council as to what was delaying the new hall that the hall committee had been assured by the council, together with NZTA, would be built, but was told that there was an objection to the resource consent.

In that case, with all construction requiring a resource consent, then maybe a new work like, for instance, the high speed trains, will certainly cause objections.

Tauranga’s MP and Minister of Transport Simon Bridges at an Omokoroa meeting to discuss the SH2 problems turned down flat a suggestion from the floor that a local commuter train be considered to take traffic off SH2. Park and ride seems to me to be a sensible idea. Park at Apata and Borrell Rd and ride the train to work/school?

P Turner, Pyes Pa.

Changing our ways Labour will spend $20 million to invest in commuter trains. I’m all for this: anything to reduce the number of vehicles on our already congested highways.

If the government/transport authorities can spend billions of dollars buying land, installing infrastructure, building and widening roads for more cars, why can they not spend that money buying land to install more tracks for passenger rail services and reduce traffic numbers?

Mr Bridges says this is unrealistic.

Why? I’ve heard that commuters wouldn’t use this service. If that’s true, they shouldn’t complain about the congestion on our roads. If they’re not prepared to change their ways,

they’ll have to bear the consequences of their own selfishness.

Why would commuters not want to take the train to work? No stress, frustrations, exorbitant parking fees, accidents, wear and tear on cars, plus reducing carbon emissions and greenhouse gases. Everyone’s a winner.

Surely this is a better idea than encouraging more drivers onto our roads, driving even faster (110kmph at the end of this year on certain highways), risking more lives in highspeed crashes and costing the NZ taxpayers millions of dollars every year in rehabilitation and medical costs.

We should all consider changing our ways, just a little.

S Gussey, Omokoroa.

Quality builds, not slums Affordable housing for low-income families needs to be quality builds that won’t become slums in years to come. It seems that this is a hot topic in the coming election. Be great to have low-income families living in warm, sustainable houses that they can actually afford to live in.

C Frayling, Ohauiti.

Rail observations

Recently I viewed at the Toll Mt Maunganui depot some 30 brand new flat deck railway wagons, complete. Maybe made from substandard Chinese steel? On the other hand, at Morrinsville (and no doubt dumped at other rail locations nationwide) some 30 old/unused (six months at least) ZF wagons are in the sidings. One would obviously question why it is not more cost-effective to refurbish these wagons, even if the tender means sending them overseas rather than buy new. Also, with the passenger rail wagons frequently seen in the Mt yards, why doesn’t Tauranga’s ‘finest’ leaders trial a service am and pm rush hour Mt to Omokoroa to reduce the traffic snarls?

A Baker, Morrinsville.

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Money should go to improving rail I am concerned that the railways in New Zealand are not kept up to a good standard. They say rail doesn’t make any money but roads don’t make any money either. Roads are paid for with petrol tax, diesel tax, road tax and tolls. To maintain the roads some of the tax money should go to improving railways which contribute to New Zealand roads by reducing the number of truck journeys required to carry freight around the country. Roads would last longer. There is the added cost of loading and unloading a train but that is a small price to pay for reducing the number of trucks on New Zealand roads.

V Brazier, Omanawa.

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New research from InternetNZ shows 93 per cent of New Zealanders have access to the internet and of those people, 94 per cent check the internet at least once a day.

Shoes for suicide at Mount Drury More than 600 pairs of shoes were set up at Mount Drury in Mount Maunganui on Wednesday to represent people who took their own lives in 2016.

The 606 pairs of shoes are travelling around the country with the www.YesWeCare.nz coalition to help raise awareness of suicide and will be presented, along with a petition calling for an inquiry into mental health, at parliament on International Suicide Day, September 10.

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Police continue to investigate an incident in Pyes Pa in Tauranga where two men are alleged to have lured young girls into in a white van.

The incident is said to have occurred near the Acre Wood development, about 1km up Pyes Pa Rd on August 18.

Area prevention manager for Rotorua Police Inspector Stuart Nightingale says further details are being sought.

“There has been no further information received to date and the identity of the two girls at Pyes Pa is unknown so police have not been able to obtain information that might identify the two men.”

No one has been arrested yet, says Stuart.

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

Films and filmmaking in the Bay It's all go at the moment. So much so that I nearly forgot the International Film Festival.

I'm got a few hot picks for you but first, in an example of splendid synchronicity, there's a chance to be part of a real-life film being shot in Tauranga, this very weekend!

Well, I say that. By ‘film’ I really mean ‘music video’ so probably less plot and a lot more rocking out than yer average film, and by ‘Tauranga’ I mean ‘Mount Maunganui’.

If you're near the Mount on Sunday, September 3 between 2-5pm, Apollo Steam Train is looking for 50 people to be part of the audience for filming the music video for its new single.

The shoot takes place at Totara Street, the performance venue at Mauao Performing Arts Centre, on – rather bleedin' obviously – Totara Street.

Apollo Steam Train, whom I've written about a fair amount in the past year as they launched a debut single and started gigging around the country, are a trio led by singer/guitarist Brendan McCarthy.

He is ably supported by the rhythm section of Les Robinson (drums) and Ian Clark (bass).

The festival has been running for just over a week at the Rialto and has been extended this year, offering three and a half weeks of tasty cinematic treats from all over the world.

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The set-up for the video doesn't seem too unusual and appears to involve using Totara Street as a music venue, asking extras to dress up like it's Saturday night.

The band will presumably play or mime.

There is an audience registration form online at www.apollosteamtrain.com/astvideoshoot so if this sounds like a bit of you, then go for it – it's not every

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Apollo Steam Train. day you get a chance to be in a bona fide music vid.

But it may not be for everyone. On the form there are three conditions. The third one seems particularly important: “Yes, I can rock out on command.”

And back to the Rialto and the International Film Festival. There is, as I seem to say each year, a lot to choose from, even a week in. So much so that I enlisted the help of film connoisseur Neale Blaymires from the Tauranga Film Society. Neale has an astonishingly broad knowledge of film and always provides interesting opinions so I asked him to recommend three picks from the packed programme.

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Theatre cooks up kitchen comedy Detour Theatre's winter offering is the award-winning, madcap comedy ‘The Kitchen Witches’. It’s a cooking show, but nothing like you’ve ever seen before.

Getting the audience involved.

“TV cooking shows are incredibly popular and this wisecracking and completely bonkers interpretation of the genre is fantastic entertainment.

“Actually, the show is as much fun for people who hate cooking shows as it is for those who love it,” says director Devon Williamson.

“With the play having won a prestigious Canadian comedy award in 2004 and then produced to great success countless times all around the world, and in several languages, we were surprised to find that we are just the second theatre in New Zealand to produce it.”

The story follows two B-Grade cooking show hostesses Isobel Lomax (played by Lisa Thorne) and Dolly Biddle (Kim Williamson) who have hated each other for 30 years, ever since Larry Biddle dated one and married the other.

When circumstances put them together on the Kitchen Witches show, insults are flung harder than the food! Dolly's long-suffering son, the producer (Quentin Pidduck), tries to keep them on track, but as long as Isabel's dressing room is one inch closer to the

set than Dolly's, it's a losing battle.

“The Kitchen Witches are anything but well-mannered and considered.

“It’s no-holds-barred, manic mayhem,” says Devon.

“With the laughs coming thick and fast, and the theatre toasty warm, it’s the perfect antidote to the winter blues.”

The Kitchen Witches runs from September 7-22.

To purchase tickets phone 0508 iTICKET, go online at www. iticket.co.nz or in person at Tauranga i-SITE on Willow St. For more information on the Detour Theatre Trust visit www.detour.co.nz

Environmental election special If the environment is an important issue for you in the upcoming General Election you might want to get along to the Wesley Church Hall on September 12 to hear the thoughts of local candidates.

Envirohub Bay of Plenty is hosting a candidates’ forum on an environmentally sustainable future for the Bay of Plenty and New Zealand.

Candidates confirmed so far include Stuart Pedersen from ACT, Emma-Leigh Hodge from the Greens, Angie Warren-Clark and Jan Tinetti from Labour, Todd Muller from National and Lester Gray from NZ First.

The environmental election special will be held at the Wesley Church Hall, 100 13th Ave, Tauranga from 7-9pm on Tuesday, September 12.

NZ aviation history celebrated

New Zealand’s contribution to the air war in WWI is the subject of this year’s Jean Batten Lecture to be held at the Classic Flyers Museum tonight, September 1.

The Bay of Plenty branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society of New Zealand holds the lecture each year to provide a special aviation event for members and guests.

The lecture will be delivered by New Zealand aviation and military historian Brian Lockstone.

The 2017 Jean Batten Lecture will be held in the Boeing Room at the Classic Flyers Museum, 9 Jean Batten Drive, Mount Maunganui at 6pm on Friday, September 1. Entry is by donation.

To RSVP contact Des Underwood, phone 027 452 4767, email desunderwood@gmail.com

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MOUNT SOCIAL CLUB Friday 1st Sept 6pm – 9pm Alice Sea Saturday 2nd Sept 6pm 9pm Mila & Santiago Saturday 2nd Sept 9:30pm MT RSA Friday 1st Sept 7pm – 10pm ‘til late Figa Mandinga

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Aroha Suicide Awareness & Prevention - Into the Light

event 12-6pm QE11, FREE ENTRY, Motivation Speakers, Service Providers Exhibition, Local live performances, Kids Zone, Kai Stalls, Giveaways & Info Packs. See Facebook page.

Bay Open Taekwondo Bay Open Taekwondo Tournament, at Tauranga Boys College Gym. Today- Sparing, SundayPomsee. General Public welcome, small admission fee $5 for adults.

Cambodia Trust Garage Sale Next Saturday, 9 Sept 7:30-12:30pm Bethlehem, next to Rodney Wayne Hairdressing. Garage Sale to raise funds to for Neareay Primary School.

Discover Your Life’s True Purpose

Why am I here? How can I have a more meaningful life? Create an action plan that works. Starting soon. Info/register: www.eventspronto.co.nz/meaningfullife Labour Pop-up Office Open Tauranga Labour Party office open on Mon, Tues and Sat’s from 10-4pm at 933, Cameron Rd, Greerton. labour.tauranga@ mail.com LOL Laughter Wellness Laughter IS the best medicine. 11-11:45am Arataki Community Centre, Mt Maunganui.

Koha. Call Trish 022 036 6768 email lollaughterwellness@gmail.com Merivale ‘Chirp’ Market Day 9-12pm 50% Sale. Good Bargains!

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Men’s players can register at www. mountcricket.co.nz Registrations close 19 September 2017. email mmjc.membership@gmail.com for more info.

Sunshine Dance Group Sequence dancing & socialising. Tea Dance Sat Sept 30. Baptist Church Hall, Cnr Cameron Rd & 13th Ave. 5-9pm. $5pp. Bring own food, plates & cutlery. BYO non alcoholic drinks.

Tauranga Friendship and Social Club

Walks, dinners and outings for the over 50s. Couples & singles all welcome.

Barbara 544 7461 Tai Chi in the Park Memorial Park next to Mini Golf on 11th Ave. No charge.

10am Te Puke Branch NZSG Meets 2nd Saturday each month meeting room Te Puke Library 10-12noon. Mark 542 0204 The Sociables 30s/40s/50s age group of males & females that meet once a week to dine out or participate in activities & events. Ph: 022 012 0376 The Way Messianic Meetings A community that teaches & practices ‘One New Man’ principles as outlined in scripture. All ages welcome. 10am, Hillier Ctr, Mt Maunganui. Ph 021 0226 3515

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Village Radio Museum Community

Radio broadcasting nostalgic music & Community Notices seven days on 1368 KHz AM Band.

Radio Museum open from 10am. Request line 571 3710.

Well-Being For Women Join us to experience the power of shared discussions on a wide variety of women’s health & life topics. For information: Ingrid 021 952 690 Jeanette 07 579 2373

Sunday 3 September

A Course In Miracles Apply Miracle

principles from this life transforming course. 50 First Ave 12:30-2:30 Koha.

RSVP Txt 021 0274 2502

Athenree Homestead & Refreshment Rooms Visit the beautiful Athenree

Homestead and Refreshment Rooms in the old Athenree Station. Open 12-3pm. 360 Athenree Road, Athenree. www.athenreehomestead.org.nz Bible Seminars Sunday 1:45pm Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St, Greerton. Title: “The book of GenesisBible Genealogies” Interactive, Q&A. All welcome. Vic 543 0504

Czech and Slovak Club Tauranga

Czech School and Playgroup 10-12noon, Tauranga Boys College, Devonport Rd, guests welcome!

Healing with OEFT Sickness healed at emotional level.Grindz Cafe 50 First Ave 12:30 coffee. 1-2:30 Practise Optimal Emotional Freedom. Koha.

RSVP txt 021 027 42502 www. eventspronto.co.nz/meaningfullife

Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet

Held every Sunday 9-1pm rain or shine!

Right in the middle of Mount Mainstreet at Phoenix Car Park, Maunganui Rd. www.mountmainstreet.nz

Fathers’ Day Mini-Putt Competition

Come & join Arataki-Omanu Scout Group for Father’s Day Mini-Putt Competition at Omanu School 1-4pm. Loads of prizes. Contact 021 441 834 Gate Pa Junior Tennis Pre season open days at club today & 10th Sept with free coaching. 5-7yrs 9:30am, 8-10yrs 10:30am, 11+yrs 11:30am.

Raquets available. Graeme 576 5178, 0274 520 600 Historic Village Market Every 1st and 3rd Sunday monthly 8-12noon, wet or fine. Inquiries: hvm@lionsclubs.org. nz A Bethlehem TePuna Lions Club Project.

Introduction to Buddhism Classes

Join us for a ten week course based on the DVD “Discovering Buddhism”.

Facility donation/Koha of $5 gratefully received. Email buddhismbop@gmail. com for details.

Merchant Marine Commemoration Day Join us today, 2pm, Sulphur Point

to commemorate valiant Merchant Marines who died in WW2. Afternoon Tea at Tauranga Yacht Club follows. All welcome!

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

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

DEADLINE 3PM TUESDAY. Contribution should be less than 20 words.

Psychic Café Spiritual & Healing

Centre, The Psychic Cafe. Greerton Community Hall. Doors open 6:45pm starts 7:05pm. Entry $10 then everything free (Refreshments, Psychics, Healers). Ph 578 7205 www.psychiccafe.nz Quakers in Tauranga In hall behind Brain Watkins House, cnr Elizabeth/ Cameron Rd 10am for an hour of mainly silent worship followed by tea/ coffee & talk 544 0448 www.quaker.org.nz Radio Controlled Model Yachts Sundays and Thursday 1:30pm, at pond behind 24 Montego Drive, Papamoa, sailing ELECTRON yachts for fun. Adult Beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419 Rising Stars 2017 Concert BOP Symphonia’s fifth Rising Stars competitions.

Finals concert 3:30pm at Tauranga Boys College. Tickets via iTICKET or at the door unless sold out.

Tauranga Organ/Keyboard Society

Carmel Country Estate Social Centre, 11 Hollister Lane, Ohauiti 1:30pm.

Listen/play the Organ &/or the Clavinova. Contact June 574 2204 The New Zealand Mulimpia At Tauranga Boys’ College from 9am.

Open to the public. Come along & see what it’s all about.

Monday 4 September

Body+Soul Fun Fitness For over 50s, occasional speakers, social events.

Monday to Friday various venues. All classes 9:15am-10:15am Qualified Instructor. Dianne 027 431 4326 or 576 5031 Chess Mount Maunganui

Mount RSA Chess Club every Mon at Mount RSA, 544 Maunganui Rd. Early programme 6-7:30pm during school term. Late programme 7:30pm onwards. Standard chess rules. Incl casual games. Noel 579 5412

Dutch Friendly Support Network

Coffee morning (1st Monday of month) 10-12noon $3 Entry. Vintage Car Club Rooms, Cliff Road, Tauranga Peter 548 2835 Kung Fu Nam Wah Pai is a Chinese style martial art Training. 6-7:30pm.

At Selwyn Ridge School Welcome Bay. Brian 021 241 7059 Let’s Learn Wanting to learn something new? Check out the wide variety of classes, workshops & activities listed on www.letslearn.co.nz or ph 544 9557.

Become a lifelong learner today!

Papamoa Genealogy Branch of NZSG

Monday 11 Sept, Tohora Room, Papamoa Community Centre 9:302:00pm. Small door charge.

Coffee & tea provided. BYO lunch. Contact Betty 0274 475 448 or Kate 079 297 884

Recycled Teenagers Gentle Exercise 50+, & injury/illness rehabilitation.

Mon & Weds, 14 Norris St, Tauranga Senior Citizens Club. Tues at St Mary’s Church Hall, Girven Rd. All 9-10:30am. Qualified instructor. First class free. Jennifer 571 1411 Silver Singers Choir Require bass voices for their choir. Practices are every Monday at St Stephens Chapel Brookfield Tce. Pat 579 1036

TaiChi QingGong 18 Moves

A good way to improve your energy. Every Monday at 169 Elizabeth Road (Community Hall). 6:15-7pm. All welcome. Gold coin donation. 571 5168 Tauranga Civic Choir Practice Monday, 7:30pm, Wesley Church, 13th Ave, Tauranga. For more information please visit our website. www.taurangacivicchoir.org.nz Enquiries welcome.

Heather 575 9092 Tauranga Creative Fibre From 9:30am 177 Elizabeth Street. Learn and share spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet, felting. Margaret 571 3483 Tauranga Senior Citizens Club Cards, 500 & Bridge Mon & Thurs. Indoor Bowls Tues, Weds & Sat at 14 Norris St, 1-4pm. Register by 12:45pm. $2 includes afternoon tea. New members welcome.

Three Day Challenge Start every Monday. Healthy me, Healthy you project. Svetlana 027 616 2124 YOGA with Nic -Bethlehem Classes are: Mon & Thurs nights 7-8:10pm; Wed & Fri mornings 9:15-10:25am; Tues afternoons 1:15-2:25pm. Stretch, lengthen, strengthen, reset. Contact Nic: 0211242598 www.sweetyoga.co.nz

Tuesday 5 September

Argentine Tango “The dance that

makes you feel” *FREE Intro classes. *No partner required...(need more guys). Come challenge your senses.

FB/”Tango in Tauranga”.

Denise 0204 006 1340 Beginner Social Dance Class 6-Week Course Tuesday, 12 Sept, 8pm, Tauranga Primary School Hall, 5th Ave & Thurs, 14 Sept, 7pm, Greerton Hall, Cameron Rd. Ballroom/Latin. Supreme Dance 027 322 1786 BOP Linux Users Share & learn about the Linux computer operating system 1st Tuesday 7-9pm L J Hooker, Cnr Cameron Rd, 8th Ave. Experts and beginners welcome. $2 Coffee and Chat Junction Mental Health Peer Support & Advocacy Coffee & Chat 10-12pm at St James’ Church Hall, Greerton. Ph 543 3010.

Easy Dance Tuition Basic Ballroom, Waltz, Quickstep, Foxtrot. Modern Sequence. Beginners welcome. $5 Otumoetai Primary School 7pm 576 2403 Environmental Election Special On Sept 12 - The candidates for Tauranga & Bay of Plenty to tell us their plans for

the environment. Wesley Centre, 100 13th Ave, Gold Coin Donation.

Junction Depression Support Group

Support for people with an experience of Depression. 1-2pm. Please ph 543 3010 for further information or if you need a ride.

Ladies Exercise With Dance Burn calories with weights, floor work, dance 9:30-10:30am St Columba Church 502 Otumoetai Rd Cherrywood. First class free. Gloria 021 139 2448 Fitness League South City Indoor Bowls Club Open Fours Tournament (Plate & Raffle item) At Greerton Hall 7:30pm.

Mary 541 0687 Tauranga Target Rifle Club Shooting every Tuesday night until October 10th. From 7pm at the Range Elizabeth Street West. All welcome. Ellis 578 0098

Wednesday 6 September

Age Concern Walking Group The Lakes – Lake View Bus Stop.

Ph 578 2631 Bolivia Every Wednesday 1-4pm Lyceum Club, 8 Palmer Court Te Puke. Entry $3 includes refreshments.

Beginners welcome. Marie 573 8867 Cards (Cribbage) Do you play crib or would like to learn? Every Weds at Greerton RSA 1pm. Michael 562 0517 Fernland Spa Water Exercise 10:4511:45am. Held rain or shine, not during school holidays. Qualified instructor & lifeguard. New participants. Ph Jennifer 571 1411 Healing Rooms Experience God’s healing touch. 1-3pm Upstairs, Graced Opp Shop, cnr 11th Ave & Christopher St. Inquiries 021 110 0878. No charge, all ages welcome, www.healingrooms.co.nz Mt Healing & Spiritual

Meets Omanu Bowling Club, Golf Rd. Doors open 7pm $3 entry. Guest is Kevin Read ‘Something Exciting’.

Janet 027 264 0226

Papamoa Cruisers Mobility Scooters Meet at Papamoa McDonalds 10am for 1 hour cruise. Ian 027 856 4883

Singles Social Coffee Club 60+

Looking for something new to do or make new friends, this could be it.

Gayle 027 439 3267 or 578 1878, mixandmingle@xtra.co.nz Steady As You Go Exercises at St Johns Church Hall Bureta, Weds 2-3pm EXCEPT 1st Weds each month.

Improve balance and overall wellbeing.

Alison 576 4536 Tai Chi Tai Chi Community class Wed during school terms. Bethlehem Hall 1-2pm Qualified Tutor Trish 021 482 842 communitytaichinz@gmail.com

Tauranga Midweek Tramping Group

Waihi Beach to Homunga Bay via inland track. Return via Orokawa. Mod. 5.5 hrs. Garth 575 7293

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Ice skating on tour The Ice Skate Tour is returning to Tauranga and will be hosted by Matua Primary School from September 6-9.

The Ice Skate Tour travels around New Zealand with state-of-the-art artificial ice rinks that look like ice and have 97 per cent of the gliding capacity of natural ice. Surrounded by an inflatable exterior and with helmets and gloves provided at no charge (both compulsory for kids), it’s a safe way to try ice skating for the first time.

Entry prices include ice skates, helmet, gloves and at least half an hour of ice skating (longer if capacity allows).

The Ice Skate Tour will be at

Short films screening at Baycourt

Matua Primary School, 145 Levers Rd, Tauranga from 3-7pm on Wednesday, September 6 to Friday, September 8 and from 10am-4pm on Saturday, September 9.

Tickets available at the door.

Adults $13, kids under 16 years $7 and family pass (two adults plus two kids) $35.

Bluegrass sounds coming to Tauranga Hot Diggity is bringing some bluegrass heat to Tauranga!

This five-piece, all-female bluegrass band will be on fire for one night only at The Entertainers Club monthly concert.

Expect to hear a mix of original songs and plenty of bluegrass favourites.

Connected by their shared love of bluegrass, Hot Diggity was formed in 2014, and all five members are veteran musicians, having played in a variety of musical styles for years.

Heather Carrigan (mandolin, guitar and vocals) and Deborah Mackenzie (guitar and vocals), backed up by Jenine Abarbanel (bass and vocals), Sue Drake (banjo and vocals) and Krissy Jackson (fiddle and vocals), put out a powerful, lively sound with hot instrumentation and tight harmonies.

For more information visit www.facebook.com/taurangaentertainersclub Hot Diggity will perform at The Entertainers Club, upstairs Tauranga Citz Club, on September 10 from 5pm. Tickets $15 at reception and on the door from 4.30pm on the day. Full bar and meals available.

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Tauranga South Garden Club First Wed of month at Central Baptist Church Hall cnr 13th Ave/Cameron Rd 1:30-3 Visitors welcome. Ph 578 1017

Toastmasters City Early Start

Improve communication leadership teamwork skills. Join a motivated & enthusiastic group at Classic Flyers Avgas Cafe 6:50-8:15am email LaniDTM@gmail.com Text 0210445654 www.cityearlystart.co.nz

Thursday 7 September Bay City Rockers Social

RocknRoll Dancing, Neon Moon, Rnr Waltz 7-9:30pm at Senior Citizens Hall Norris St. Includes Supper. $3 entry. Gavin 027 643 6222 or Steve 027 277 9569.

Beginner Social Dance Class

6-Week Course Thurs, 14 Sept, 7pm, Greerton Hall, Cameron Rd. Ballroom/Latin. Supreme Dance 027 322 1786 French Connection For lovers of all things French. Meet fortnightly Thurs at La Mexica on the Strand 4:306:30pm. agohns@yahoo.co.nz Having Housing Hassles? Problems with landlords, flatmates, or legal issues? Trying for social housing? Free, drop-in clinic every Thursday 5:307:30 at Baywide, 63 Willow St. Healing Rooms Bay Coastal Healing Rooms, Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Road, 1:30-2:30pm. No appointment necessary, no charge. www.healingrooms.co.nz Keynotes Inc Keynotes 4 part harmony Women’s Chorus Meet Thursday 7pm @ Wesley Church hall 13th Ave. Sing for fun & health. Nora 544 2714 Mainly Music-Holy Trinity 9:30-10.

Corner Devonport Rd & 3rd Ave. Music & dance for preschoolers &

mums, Nans, Carers. $3 per family.

Morning tea incl.

More Than Crafts Greerton Bible Church cnr Oropi Rd and Chadwick Rd, Thursdays (excl. school holidays) starts at 9:30am. Crafts and a cuppa $3. Ruth 543 4879 Mount Underwater Club Club night at Mount Ocean Sports Clubrooms (Cnr The Mall and Salisbury Ave, Mount Maunganui) 7:30pm Presentation– TBA. New members welcome. Gail 021 471 768 or gail.bingham58@gmail. com

Papamoa Coffee Chat Mount/Papamoa Coffee & Chat 1-2pm. Ph 543 3010 at Junction Mental Health Peer Support & Advocacy for further information.

Transport available if required.

Radio Controlled Model Yachts Sundays & Thursday 1:30pm, at pond behind 24 Montego Drive, Papamoa, sailing ELECTRON yachts for fun. Adult Beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419

Spiritual Development Psychic Craft Spiritual development, meditation psychic craft 7-9pm.

Open group. Tutor Kevin Reed 25years experience. Ph 578 7205 email kevinreednz@gmail.com Square Dancing Fun Easy walking dance, learners welcome club night Thurs. 7:30pm. Frontiersmen’s Hall Elizabeth St. Tga. details other sessions Ph 543 1063. View Facebook, Orange City Squares Rounds.

Tauranga Creative Fibre Every second & fourth Thursday of the month from 7pm. Learn & share spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet, felting.

177 Elizabeth St, Margaret 571 3483 Tai Chi in the Park Memorial Park next to Mini Golf on 11th Ave. No charge. 9:30am

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Wine & Chocolate Pairing Otumoe-

tai Kindergarten 6-8pm Tickets $15.00 fantastic spot prizes. Ph 576 6256

Friday 8 September Cards 500 Senior Citizens Te Puke

every Friday 12:45-3pm. Lyceum Club, 8 Palmer Court Te Puke. New members welcome. Brian 5738465 Chess Tauranga At Tauranga RSA, Greerton 5-7pm, Casual and Standard length games. Standard Chess Rules.

Contact Werner 548 1111 www.westernbopchess.weebly.com/ Embrace Dancing-WCS Learn West Coast Swing. A smooth, fun & modern dance. First Class is Free. Every Friday Elizabeth St Community Centre from 6:45pm. Vero 021 191 1601 embrace. dancing@gmail.com Genealogy Workshop Tips, Tools & Techniques for Beginners & Beyond Tauranga Library Learning Centre 10-11:30 Ph 577 7000 Booking Essential

Local Musicians Music Club Night

At Brew Bar 107 The Strand. 5pm.

Various artists performing. Free entry.

All welcome.

Little YOGA Festival Weekend wellness, arts, cultural festival with 80+ workshops, inspiring speakers, live music and whole-hearted people.

Sept 15-17. www.facebook.com/ littleyogafestival/ Revival Fire Healing Meetings Join us at 7.30pm - Welcome Bay Community Hall 244 Welcome Bay Road, Tauranga. Hosted by Glory Release Ministries. Free Event - All Welcome.

The Night Owl Markets Night market. A range of products & services. Free & family friendly, cash only! Clothing, accesories, decor, health, food etc 6:30-9pm Bethlehem Hall

Baycourt will be premiering a host of new short films by local filmmakers this Saturday as part of the HP48Hours filmmaking competition.

Last weekend 20 teams entered the two-day competition, in which filmmakers are challenged to write, shoot, and edit a short film within 48 hours.

Bay of Plenty Film chief executive Anton Steel, who helped facilitate the local heat of the competition, says 15 teams managed to get their films in by the 7pm deadline on Sunday.

The HP48Hours Bay of Plenty Regional Screening and Awards Ceremony is at Baycourt at 7pm on Saturday, September 2. Tickets are $18 from Ticketek.

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House wash and free exterior treatment The secret to a sparkling shower Winter is over, the sun is out, and now is a great time to get your house washed and remove winter’s grime, mould and moss.

No Fuss House Washing uses a gentle cleaning method which will maintain the paintwork on your house for many years.

Whether you have an old shower or a new shower, it needs protection and Roly Wray from Shower Clean Services BOP knows exactly how to help.

“Once we have washed your house we will go back around and clean your windows to ensure they are streak and spot free,” says Alan from No Fuss.

Other services offered are: roof treatments No Fuss House Washing can get your house looking brand new. for moss, mould and lichen; gutter cleans; cleaning of decks, driveways and paths, and spider and cockroach treatments.

No fuss House Washing is offering a free exterior spider and cockroach treatment with every house cleaned for the month of September.

For more information or bookings email info@nofusshousewashing.co.nz or phone No Fuss on 0508 663 877.

Shower Clean Services BOP specialises in cleaning and protecting showers from general wear-and-tear as A shower before and after being well as getting them back to spickcleaned by Shower Clean Services. and-span condition. Protection is also available for new showers. which is one of the main reasons to get it done.”

“I highly recommend that new To get your shower protected now call Roly showers get protected before you use on 0800 776 883. them,” says Roly.

He can protect your shower from the very beginning, meaning it stays in pristine condition for its whole life.

“It’s coated in a high-class, nanoprotective coating and it protects the glass and the walls from any water spots, mineral deposits and the like.”

Roly says protecting your shower has both time and money-saving benefits.

“It does extend the life of your shower and it makes it 90 per cent easier for you to keep it clean as well,

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The team at Green Kiwi Gardens are your expert landscaping and maintenance specialists in the Bay.

Security is a personal issue. Exceed can assist homeowners in determining the level of security they may require and advise on what products will best suit customers’ needs.

The Exceed team believes security is a must in households and believes now is the time to look into upgrading or having windows and doors looked at.

“Exceed can help with window repairs, door repairs and window and door security. Exceed technicians can repair or replace all components on all brands and ages of aluminium and timber windows including window handles, hinges, stays,

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The Exceed team believes security is a must in households. security latches, locks and window rubbers,” says owner Phil Clarke.

Exceed has experience fixing a wide range of common door faults for hinged doors, sliding doors, stacking doors and pivoting doors.

Franchise owners in the Bay of Plenty area can replace worn locks, improve function and door security, install automatic door closers and fix leaky doors. Window security can also be improved.

proclaimed plant fanatic. I have more than 10 years gardening experience in New Zealand, three years in London and 13 years in Switzerland.

“I also have a Diploma in Landscape Design and have completed many small gardening courses over the years,” says Gordon.

They offer a wide range of services, Now that the weather is getting warmer it’s the advice and expertise to unlock your perfect time to start thinking about getting garden's potential. your deciduous trees, shrubs, and rose bushes Green Kiwi Gardens is new to the pruned.

Bay of Plenty area, however owner/ It doesn’t matter if you need regular or periodic operator Gordon Duncan is anything maintenance to manage your garden, but new to the gardening game.

Green Kiwi Gardens can visit your garden and talk “I am a passionate gardener and selfabout what is best for you.

For more information call Gordon on 022 313 3776 or visit www.greenkiwigardens.co.nz

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HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION Romantic, separate, selfcontained accommodation with a touch of luxury. Rural location 5 minutes from Hobbiton. Sleeps up to four. Continental breakfast included. Ph 021 0595 185

bible digest LET ALL THAT you do be done in love. - 1 Corinthians 16:14

cars for sale 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 COMPUTER REPAIRS and upgrades, virus removal, data recovery, internet connection and email problems. Local business, reasonable rates, mobile service 021-072-5002 FREE ON SITE DIAGNOSIS & quote. We come to you.

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entertainment TAURANGA TANDEM SKYDIVING best buzz in the Bay! Gift vouchers available. Ph 574 8533 today

for sale OPEN HOME. 14A Dunton Drive 2nd Sept 11am-midday.

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gardening ABLE GARDENER, experienced, efficient, knowledgeable, highly qualified. Maintenance, pruning, hedges, shrubs, roses; disease/ pest control, lifestyle blocks, garden renovations; design & plant. Ph Tita 027 654 8781 or a/h 542 0120 HANDYMAN HOME AND GARDEN SERVICES Tree pruning, weeding, hedges, waterblasting, home maintenance, rubbish removal, affordable rates. Ph Philip 027 655 4265 or 544 5591

AC PETFOODS collect injured & unwanted cows & horses. Ph 0800 369 6269

lost & found FOUND KITTENS VARIOUS places various colours Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 FOUND Adult Black & White Female Cat, Kaimai Area.

Ref:101057. Ph SPCA FOUND Adult Tabby Female Cat, Omokoroa area. Ref: 101193.

Ph SPCA FOUND Kitten’s, Bethlehem area. Ref: 101511. Ph SPCA

public notice ANNUAL BOOK SALE Books wanted for Tauranga Harbour City Lions November book sale. Drop off points are Living Quarters, Bethlehem Town Centre; Payless Plastics, 414 Cameron Rd; Mobil Service Station, Cameron Rd; Liquor King, 140 Otumoetai Rd, Brookfield. No magazines, videos or encyclopedias please.

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AVAILABLE NOW. Ph 576 8507 APPLIANCE REPAIRS For service of all Fisher & Paykel, Haier and Elba appliances, Ph 0800 372 273 for your local technician.

BOAT BUILDING repairs and maintenance. Timber & fibreglass trade qualified, boat builder. Ph Shaun 021 992 491 or 07 552 0277 ELECTRICIAN, 18+ years experience, NZ registered.

Residential & commercial, maintenance & service, new builds, renovations. Fast, friendly service. Ph Andrew 022 354 1960 HANDYMAN BUILDING and section maintenance, decks, fencing, pergolas, painting, water blasting, odd jobs. Free quotes. Ph Rossco 027 270 3313 or 544 5911 HANDY MAN CAN-DU. Bathroom Renovations, Decks and stairs, pergolas, small plastering and painting jobs, water blasting. Free quotes.

Ian The Fix it Man. 45 years tradesman. noknoi@clear.net.nz 021 670770 INSECT SCREENS Measure.

Make. Mend. Ph Rob at Magic Seal 543 4940 PAINTER/DECORATOR Interior and exterior. Quality

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Over 25 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

“AAA” CIRQUE DU SOLEIL & PREMIUM: (2) World of Wearable Arts & Premium Tickets: (3)Great Barrier Island (4) South Island Autumn Tour: (5) The Old Motu Road Venture: (6) White Island Flight. Door to Door Service. Phone Hinterland Tours 07 575-8118

PLASTERER Interior 30+years Skimming Walls make good Ceilings Walls Cornice Cove Plasterboard Stopping New Builds Small Jobs Free Quote Contact Stan 021 130 2621 PLASTERING, INTERIOR WALLS & ceilings. Tradesman 30yrs exp. Skimming, painting prep. Small jobs OK. Ph Murray 027 266 5657 RETAINING WALLS Specialist in all timber retaining walls, new builds and repairs. All associated earthmoving, design and engineering. Ph Mike 0274 942 966 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 TILER AVAILABLE NOW. No job to small, 30yrs experience.

Tauranga, Omokoroa, Katikati. Ph Brian 0274 820 262 or 5524 918 TREE SHRUB and hedges trimming, topping, rubbish, palm pruning or removal, satisfaction guaranteed free quote. Ph Steve Hockly 571 5958 or 027 498 1857

ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY for W.O.W (World of Wearable) Art Show. Premium tickets and a weekend trip to Wellington. Inner city accommodation and door to door transport with John’s Tours.

Ph 576 9305 CALLING ALL GREENTHUMBS flower enthusiasts, fun lovers, home & garden renovators - the wait is over.

Spring is here and brings with it the NZ Garden Show – the old Ellerslie flower show is back – bigger & brighter than before.

Call us today to find out how you can get there without having to worry about tickets or parking.

Sit back & relax – Call Jan @ Zealandier Tours - 572 4118 and I will take care of everything.

NO 8 TOURS New Zealand’s Senior Travel Club – Join our Club today for Free to receive all our VIP Members Benefits.

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(2) Northern Coromandel Secluded Secrets - November 11th-14th 4 Days. (3) McKenzie Country & Mt Cook National Park - November 18th-23rd 6 Days. (4) The Old West TownMellonsfolly Ranch- November 27th-December 1st 5 Days. (5) Mrs Browns Boys - Saturday 10th March 2018. Complimentary Full colour catalogue, Free Door to Door service. No 8 Tours team on 579 3981 or Email info@ no8tours.co.nz

venues FOR WEDDINGS, FUNCTIONS OR MEETINGS+ check out No.1 The Strand, a beautiful historic setting. Email: bookings@ no1thestrand.co.nz or www. no1thestrand.co.nz WEDDINGS, PARTIES, MEETINGS etc - The perfect venue. With stunning Harbour views, fully licensed bar & kitchen onsite. Restaurant open every Friday from 5pm & Sunday from 4.30pm, kids under 12 years dine free with every paying adult.

Tauranga Fish & Dive Club, 60 Cross Rd, Sulphur Point. Ph 571 8450

work wanted HOUSE CLEANER AVAILABLE in the Mt Maunganui area.

Very reliable, thorough, honest.

Competitive Price. Ph Linda 021 0430 500

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