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The animals have disappeared from the Big Top but the mystery, the magic and the romance of the circus lives on. In fact it’s thriving. Kids have been flocking to circus

school holiday programmes to learn how to juggle balls and rings, spin plates, unicycle, hula hoop, use a Chinese yoyo and flower sticks, and balance objects.

Circus in a Flash creator and performer Rowan Dawson has been running the workshops and says the kids discovered there was more to the circus than candy floss and

popcorn and they loved it. He could have run his workshops twice a day in Tauranga and Auckland and filled them all. Read more about Rowan Dawson on page 8.

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Married at NZ First Sight Risk a tryst or do Old Blue?

Left hand down a bit

The groom looked as handsome as ever in his trademark pinstripe suit.

Distinguished, some might say, but still classy after decades of relationship turmoil, speed dating, a stint as ‘The Political Bachelor’, and now finally, about to choose a bride in the latest episode of the long-running Kiwi reality drama, ‘Married at NZ First Sight.’

Who will he select? Will it be a wholesome, old-fashioned hitching to The Bride in Blue, the one with the most viewer votes?

The classy old blue bird who navigated the household through the last nine years; including a global financial crisis, Canterbury earthquakes, Kaikoura, Edgecumbe floods, Rena… and still came out with money in the kitty…

Or a polygamous, kinky double-wedding to the trendy hot Lady in Red and the Green Guy… “just a friend” she insists.

Will three in a bed make a successful relationship, or will someone on the outside end up short of the covers?

Or worse, rolling out the other side.

It might seem tidier to settle for reliable Old Blue on her own, than risk a tryst with the younger woman and her oddfellow bedfellow. The Greens, it seems, are always the bridesmaid, never the bride.

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The groom is looking for something special in his partner-to-be. Affordable housing, currency and overseas investment are among his priorities.

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Those filthy foreigners can keep their hands off some of the assets and beauty spots. Then there’s the wave of people from all cultures arriving on our shores. Someone has to stem the flood.

But some of the floozies he’s been courting have other ideas.

Frugal housekeeping

Old Blue, resplendent in her conservative and sensible gown, complete with blue rinse, thinks she’s been managing the household pretty frugally up till now.

She’s more concerned about tax cuts, and keeps asking “Does my immigration look big in this?”

The Old Girl doesn’t approve of the notion that the Groom might ditch her and opt for the adventurous threesome.

He’s looking at her attributes and wondering if they’re for real. He’s got a suspicion about her Inflation Targeted Monetary Policy.

You can tell he’s thinking that she could do with some ‘enhancement’ there.

She’s got to be wondering about his loyalty. After all, this guy has ‘been around’ a bit and she’d be constantly looking over her shoulder in case some tart came along with a better regime for foreign direct investment.

A girl’s got to look after her assets.

Besides, you never know when Chen Feng might want to buy them.

The groom meanwhile, is eyeing her Reserve Bank and would love to work his digits into her monetary policy settings.

On the other hand, there’s Mad Red… brimming with enthusiasm, fresh and a little naïve. Maybe that would suit the old dog, someone he can school up to do things his way.

She comes with baggage though.

There’s no show without the Greenie tagging along. You never can trust the gardener. Or the pool boy for that matter.

Who knows what may go on down the garden path while the master is distracted with matters of state.

Wine me, dine me

And there’s going to be some friction over positions. Who will be on top?

Would she stand having him behind?

Would Old Blue be more likely to bend over backwards to let him have his way?

Maybe the young team are more, well, flexible in their outlook.

Whatever, just don’t mention that she’s of child-bearing age. Whoa, that’s a sensitive area. Back off, buddy. But it has to be on the mind of a prospective suitor.

Perhaps that would play into his hands.

Maybe Co-Prime Minister roles could be in the vows… after all, if the Groom is in the deputy position and it transpires that a baby is forthcoming, then the Groom would be wellpositioned to get on top.

So to speak.

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Maddie, Ziggy and a demon Maddie Mckenzie didn’t wish for anything fanciful – she didn’t want to be flown to the moon, or Disneyland, be a millionaire, or meet Katy Perry.

When the Make-A-Wish Foundation offered to create a little hope, a little happiness for this sick 10-year-old, Maddie settled for a bearded dragon – a lizard called Ziggy Stardust.

“I don’t like girlie things,” says Maddie. “I am a dragon lover.”

And she doesn’t have a little girl’s bedroom, she sleeps with the dragons. Her room is a weyr or dragon’s den – no pink or popstars – just floor-to-ceiling pictures of dragons, dragon mobiles and models of dragons. And her own live bearded dragon in a huge custom-built tank.

It says something about this kid with eyes bluer than the deepest ocean and a very cheeky dusting of freckles, who loves bugs and would find something adorable about a cockroach.

“She is a special little girl,” says mum Anita Barnett. “Very, very special.” It would be understandable if Maddie’s MakeA-Wish had been for a moment of magic – for someone to have waved a wand and an evil, wicked demon slain or vanquished.

That demon is called DIPG – diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas, a tumor on the brain stem. It’s a nasty one.

“She knows she has a lump and it’s not meant to be there and we are trying to get it out,” says Anita.Medical advances in the past 40 years have greatly improved survival rates for children

Dragon lover Maddie McKenzie.

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diagnosed with most types of cancer. But they’ve done little for children with DIPG. “But she’s a battler, a brave battler,” says Anita.

One day back in March, Maddie was slurring her speech. “I told her to speak properly, I beat myself up about it now,” says Anita. It was a tell-tale symptom but one she is only aware of now.

It wasn’t a throat infection as diagnosed and antihistamines didn’t help. Then after two unusual bouts of sickness sent her home from school, Maddie ended up at the doctors and being referred to hospital for assessment.

Life, as they knew it, went topsyturvy. “Maddie had a CAT scan

on the Saturday which showed shadowing on the brain stem, Monday she had an MRI and Tuesday the whole family was at Starship when we got the news.”

DIPG – a highly-aggressive and difficult brain tumor.

Maddie showed she is made of sterner stuff. “Takes it all with a smile,” says Anita. “She has only cried a couple of times – once when she felt horrible she wasn’t there to reassure her friends when they were crying for her.”

You can help this family by going to the Givealittle website and searching ‘Maddi and McKenzie Family’. Read the rest of the story at www.theweekendsun.co.nz

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Rain washes chunk out of road A new road has been severely damaged after heavy rain lashed the Bay of Plenty on Monday night.

A SunLive reader sent in photos of the recentlyconstructed road in Tauriko, between Gargan Rd and Taurikura Drive.

A Tauranga City Council spokesperson says they understand that part of the road is to be a temporary access road on a private development.

“So we have limited information at the moment. TCC staff will be talking to the developer.” MetService reports Tauranga experienced 29.6mm of rain overnight Monday while Whakatane received 45mm of rainfall.

Solution for Mount base track Tauranga City Council has announced a longterm solution is on the way for the ongoing repairs at the base track on Mauao.

TCC has been working to repair damages to a part of the base track that fell away during ex-Cyclone Debbie in April.

Funding to re-route a section of track along the beach underneath the slip site which avoided slip-prone slopes was approved in June.

“Once the tender has been awarded, detailed design will begin. After a designer is appointed, we'll be able to confirm a timeline for the project,” says the council.

Katikati winery wins gold Katikati winery Leveret Estate has been awarded gold at both the 2017 New World Wine Awards and the New Zealand International Wine Show for its 2017 Falconhead Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. The New World Wine Awards is one of the largest and most influential wine shows in New Zealand. Leveret Estate Winery sales and marketing director, Fiona MacDiarmid, says they are no strangers to the competition.

Plans to make highway safer The NZ Transport Agency is working on plans to make State Highway 33 between Te Ngae Junction and Paengaroa safer.

The safety improvements have been developed after discussions with locals and stakeholders earlier this year.

They include a wide centreline from Te Ngae to Paengaroa, flexible roadside safety barriers at high-risk locations, safety improvements in Mourea, Okere Falls and Paengaroa, rumble strips and a south-bound passing lane between Paengaroa and Okere Falls.

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Do disasters impact on votes?

A University of Auckland research student has arrived in Tauranga to gently prise open two major local disasters to gain an insight into how they affected voting behaviour.

Misha Parkinson, a political studies and geography graduate, is writing a 12,000 word dissertation for his Honours and has opted to take a rare and unusual look at the Rena shipping disaster – the country’s worst maritime environmental disaster – and the recent breached flood bank at Edgecumbe which caused 1600 residents to be evacuated.

“Generally people have a particular viewpoint and a particular expectation of a government or council when their lives are impacted by a Rena or Edgecumbe situation,” says Misha. “They may vote for an alternative political candidate because they’re dissatisfied with the way the current ones responded – or that the disaster was allowed to happen in the first place.”

There’s apparently some international literature on the subject. “But it’s mostly to do with quantitative data so you are looking at statistics and drawing a

correlation between disasters and how people voted. I am trying a more qualitative approach.

“I am not trying to form a conclusive causality between disasters and voting behaviour – to say if

something happens that people will vote a particular way.

“It’s more a view of things from the affected people themselves,” says Misha. Apart from seeking views and opinions from the electorate, he will be talking to the politicians and local councils and asking how they think people perceived their responses. “I suppose from the academia perspective and my own perspective, there hasn’t been much study done on disasters

and political response to them – especially from the viewpoint of people who are directly involved or impacted.”

And he is focusing on the local disasters, particularly Rena, because as far as he’s aware, that was the most politicised one.

Misha decided to pursue the subject after a chat with his University of Auckland supervisor.

“His work is almost all to do with disaster and my interest is politics so we looked for a cross-over. So we came up with voting and disasters.”

If you have a viewpoint and would like to help Misha with his research email mkhu431@aucklanduni.ac.nz

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They’ll gather in the early morning gloom on the slopes of Hopukioe or Mount Drury.

About 50 people all told – and adherents of the global faith of Baha’i. And as the sun rises on Saturday, October 21, there will be readings and prayers to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Baha’u’llah, the founder of the Baha’i. It will be the beginning of a weekend of celebration “A very special, significant occasion for us,” says Tauranga Baha’i Shane Blake.

“But it will be very simple, very straightforward; more spiritual than dogmatic.” And just 30-45 minutes long with all invited.

It’s a dawn devotional service that could be replicated in more than 100 communities around New Zealand and 100,000 communities worldwide.

“The principles of the Baha’i

faith are unity; an acceptance of all religions. We see all religions as having the same source. It promotes the equality of men and women, the abolition of racism, the reduction of extremes of wealth and poverty. It aims to bring harmony to science and religion and to establish a world commonwealth based on the twin principles of unity and justice,” says Shane.

So Baha’i is a faith of acceptance and tolerance which operates quietly and almost invisibly in Tauranga – meeting 19 times a year, 19 days apart in accordance with the Baha’i calendar and generally in various people’s homes for a couple of hours in the evening.

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“There will be lots of items, a big programme,” says Baha’i Deanna Way. “Youth will be performing, there will be cultural performances, singing – a real festival.”

The man they’ll be celebrating was born in 1817 in Iran. Baha’is are still persecuted for their beliefs in Iran and have called on the government to end ‘human rights violations’. Baha’is liken the birth of Baha’u’llah to a “spiritual springtime destined to bring about the unity of humanity.”

It is a faith which has slow traction in Tauranga but which enjoys huge growth in India and South America.

Baha’is claim to be the second most widespread religion in the world with communities in nearly every country.

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Domain track in need of a good spruce up Nearly $767,000 will be spent on upgrading the Tauranga Domain all-weather athletic track to an international athletic standard.

The sun and traffic have taken their toll on the track – it’s deteriorated to the point it no longer meets performance or safety standards.

The track was first laid in 2007.

It’s the only all-weather track in the region and is used by more than 10,000 people annually at a local, national and regional level. And while

the facility is extremely popular, it has reached the point where it’s in urgent need of repair.

The total cost of resurfacing the track is $766,702 – the Tauranga City Council will contribute 50 per cent, The New Zealand Community Trust 25 per cent, Lion Foundation 13 per cent and the balance through community fundraising initiatives.

The re-development will start later this month and be finished by midFebruary next year.

Stepping out to walk in the fight against slavery They’ll be wearing black tops and walking for two hours to raise awareness of one of the great evils of our time – human trafficking.

In cities around the world, including Tauranga, thousands of people will ‘Walk for Freedom’ to raise funds and awareness of the $150 billion industry involving more than 21 million slaves across the planet. Human trafficking in the 21st century takes many forms – sex trafficking, forced labour, bonded labour, involuntary domestic servitude, and child soldiers.

The Tauranga Walk for Freedom will leave Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui at 10am tomorrow, Saturday, October 14.

The local event will support the work of international non-profit organisation A21 that works to fight human trafficking.

Register for the walk on the day or at www.a21.org/walk For more information email a21freedomwalkmtmaunganui@gmail.com

Getting involved in para sport in Tauranga in 2018

An open day offering a chance to learn more about para sport opportunities in Tauranga has been set for March next year. Families and carers of people with disabilities are invited to attend the ACC Paralympics New Zealand Open Day next year on March 25, 2018.There will be an opportunity to chat with para athletes

and coaches and find out how to get involved. ACC and Paralympics New Zealand want to support and encourage New Zealanders with disabilities, their families and support people to get involved in para sport.

Fort more about the Tauranga Open Day on March 25, 2018 visit the Tauranga event page on Facebook.

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‘A creative, intelligent and caring soul’

Jo Sykes with the two George Stephenson pen and ink prints for sale.

A sale of artwork intended to support the Bay of Plenty hearing-impaired community more than 30 years ago will now go ahead after the pen and ink prints turned up again recently.

Hearing Support Bay of Plenty put out a call in The Weekend Sun on September 29 to anyone who may have known artist George Stephenson.

His detailed pen and ink scenes of Coroglen in the Coromandel were donated to Hearing Association Tauranga in the early 1980s for a fundraiser that never went ahead.

The prints, more than 250 of each, surfaced again recently when a committee member found them in an old suitcase in his garage.

Several people have phoned Jo Sykes, manager of Hearing Support Bay of Plenty, claiming to have known George.

He is believed to have passed away more than 20 years ago but she learned that he had a wife named Elizabeth, a son named Lloyd who was intellectually disabled, and a daughter.

“They all said he was a local man who lived in Otumoetai at one stage. One man who rang me said George had bought a caravan off him.

He wanted the caravan because he was going into hospital for a while and his wife was going to use it to sleep in the hospital car park.

George had a folder of art in the back of his car which he brought out to show him and the man recognised the artwork from the picture in the paper,” says Jo. “Everyone said he was a very friendly, chatty man; very creative and loved to spin a yarn. All in a very

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similar vein. He sounded like a bit of a character.”

The Weekend Sun editor Brian Rogers also believes he knew a George Stephenson in the mid to late 1980s when he was working as editor of the original Bay Sun. “For several years I had visits from Mr Stephenson who escaped the rest home to come and hang out with me and the newsroom.”

“At first the rest home was quite concerned and kept bundling him back home, but he was persistent and we took a liking to the old codger and thought, one day when we’re old and lonely, someone might give us the time of day.”

Hearing Support Bay of Plenty is now going to sell George’s prints for $20 each or $35 a set – the original price that was set in the 1980s.

A framed option is also available.

Jo has had a set of the prints framed for the Hearing Support office wall, which can be viewed at 1342 Cameron Rd, Greerton. If you would like to order some prints contact Jo on 07 578 6476.

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Swapping pest plants for native flora If you’ve got wild ginger growing in your garden in Waihi Beach the Bay of Plenty Regional Council will swap it for a native plant.

It’s a great deal. If you’ve got any pest plants in your garden, throw them in a rubbish bag and the Bay of Plenty Regional Council will swap it for a native plant.

Waihi Beach residents will be the lucky recipients of new plants this weekend if they head along to the Reservoir Dam Reserve car park at the top of Ocean View Rd with their rubbish bags full of pest plants between 9.30am-1pm on Saturday, October 14.

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For every rubbish bag full of wild ginger or climbing asparagus, the council will give you an extra plant.

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The promotion is limited to Waihi Beach residents and lawn clippings will not be accepted.

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Life is a circus performance If you want to go to school and clown around, that’s absolutely fine with Rowan Ford Dawson.

Because he’s made a career out of it and now he’s part of a plan to introduce circus performing to the school curriculum.

“The plan is for me to head up a course with a school called the World United Sport Academy,” says Rowan, a circus school graduate, teacher and performer.

“The academy runs full-time secondary school courses in elite sports like skateboarding, snowboarding and volleyball… and now circus.”

He says kids would do circus alongside traditional academic work. “Kids from 12 to 18 learning circus between 8am and 5pm – they need to be committed.” And by circus he means the aerial arts, acrobatics, tumbling and juggling, the tight wire – as well as schoolwork that complements circus.

There’s a lot to learn. “Makeup, costuming, stage presence, clowning, mime, video editing, website development, management skills.”

Rowan runs ‘Circus in a Flash’ – a circus entertainment business. It’s a passion which began in his early 20s when he went over the handlebars of a bicycle and broke his collarbone – next minute he’s on a unicycle at a Wellington juggling festival where he saw a whole range of circus skills.

“I thought ‘that’s me’.”

Next minute he’s thrown in his job and doing a two-year diploma of circus arts at the Christchurch Polytech. “Now I run my own circus, but rather that setting up a tent for two weeks we go places to perform.”

In fact, only recently, did he perform in a circus tent for the first time. A clown was having some visa issues and so Cirque Grande called in Rowan for a four-week stint under canvas at Papamoa and Fraser Cove. “It was interesting, different.”

Gina Knowles, 12, learns to juggle.

“I do tour though. A different show in a different town every day. It’s more intense, we just pack into a theatre, do a show, pack out and move on to the next town the next day.”

He performed for 10 hours in the streets of Katikati for the mural contest and arts festival recently.

And when he talks to The Weekend Sun he’s just off a school holiday gig at Kumeu north-west of Auckland. Circus is popular at these programmes.

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Campaigning for peace

Campaigning for peace in Greerton recently were Marie Ross, Mary Rose, Elva Day, Alan Reynolds, Joy Rising, Sue Reynolds and Patricia Waugh.

While New Zealand’s signing of the United Nations’ Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons went largely unnoticed during the frenzy of the General Election campaign, one group of Tauranga locals made sure it wasn’t entirely forgotten.

The treaty was signed in New York on September 20 by Ambassador Craig Hawke on behalf of the New Zealand government.

The Tauranga Worship Group of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) held vigils on Chadwick Rd in Greerton each evening during the week of the signing, stationing themselves outside the library and displaying placards to passing traffic.

Among the campaigners was 87-year-old Patricia Waugh from Gate Pa who has been campaigning for nuclear disarmament for 70 years.

Patricia was nine years old and living in London when World War II started.

“We lived in a suburb of London and were subjected to bombing endlessly. I remember going to school and coming home to find that a neighbour's

house was just a pile of rubble.

“We also used to stand in the garden at night to watch the ‘doodle bugs’ overhead and say little prayers that their engines didn't cut out, which would have meant that they were going to land near us. As I was still a child I didn't realise the seriousness of the situation.

“The rationing, the endless hours spent in air raid shelters and the concern for family members away in the forces went on for so long.

“Looking back on those six years I wouldn't want anyone to have to experience them and I have been a supporter of peace activities ever since.”

At the age of 17 Patricia went door-to-door in her home town of Seven Oaks in Kent collecting signatures on a petition banning the use of nuclear weapons following the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during the war.

She later joined the annual Aldermaston marches held in the 1950s and 1960s in England to protest against the use of nuclear weapons.

“From time to time over the years there have been other occasions where I thought it would be worthwhile to demonstrate.” Read the rest of the story Kerry Mitchell at www.theweekendsun.co.nz

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Space, time, class structure and cityscapes An art exhibition is transforming four popular sites reflecting the hustle and bustle of Tauranga city life.

The Future Machine, which is part of the Tauranga Arts Festival, features

work by seven artists including Richard Maloy, Steve Carr, Chris Corson-Scott, Douglas Stitchbury, Matt Ellwood, Gregor Kregar and architects Stufken and Chambers.

The seven artworks will be placed across Tauranga in the Tauranga Art Gallery, Baycourt Theatre,

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Masonic Park and The Elms and will explore different ideas of the Tauranga city environment.

Tauranga Art Gallery director Karl Chitham says the name of exhibition ‘The Future Machine’ is a reference to the underground machines that fed the futuristic city of ‘Metropolis’ in Fritz Lang’s famous silent movie from 1927.

In the movie, the working classes fed the machines in order to ensure the city dwellers could maintain their carefree lifestyles.

While the contrast in class and living standards were a cinematic stereotype, Karl says some of the themes in ‘Metropolis’ are still reflected in today’s society.

“It is particularly topical here in Tauranga where incredibly rapid urban development has created some obvious comparisons such as the fast-moving sprawl of housing and roads against the backdrop of beaches and farmland, or historically significant sites like The Elms, which used to look down the harbour to Mauao and now overlook a motorway overpass and container yards.

“There are other social implications as well. With an increase in population comes

Richard Maloy’s cardboard creation. issues around shared space, noise and light pollution, an increase and reliance on technology, and a loss of community and history, that all impact on the way we live and the decisions we make.”

In the Tauranga Art Gallery there will be a series of works that explore different visions of current and future living.

One of the artists, Richard Maloy, has covered some of the gallery’s walls and floor with everyday cardboard,

which transforms the space and raises questions about how we use our spaces and issues of acceptability.

“Cardboard has also become a topical material in itself with the recent issues around homelessness and affordable living, although this is not necessarily what the artist is directly referencing in his work,” says Karl.

The Future Machine exhibition opens on October 14 and will be open to the public until January 2018.

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Discovering the secrets of the forest If you go down to the woods today you’re sure of a big surprise.

But it won’t be teddy bears you’ll find in Aongatete Forest, it will be more along the lines of creepycrawly spiders and weta.

The Aongatete Forest Trust is holding two events during Conservation Week from October 14-22.

The first is ‘Discover the Secrets of Aongatete Forest’ on Sunday, October 15 from 10am-12.30pm.

With a free activity book in hand, children and their families are invited on a two-hour guided walk along the short loop of Aongatete Forest.

The event is suitable for families with children aged eight to 12 years old.

On Friday, October 20 the trust is holding a ‘Night Walk in the Forest’ from 7-10pm to show people how the forest comes alive at night.

Weta, spiders and glow worms all come out to feed when it gets dark so it’s a great opportunity to learn

Weta are just some of the fascinating invertebrate life you can find in Aongatete Forest. about the fascinating invertebrate life in the forest.

If you wish to attend either event register at events@aongateteforest.org with the name of the event in the subject line.

Both events leave from the Aongatete Forest car park in Wright Rd and a donation towards pest control activities in the forest is appreciated.

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Pop-up restaurant will pop-up again Sam Newton, Ricky Nikau, Arav Mudaliar, Kaylee Cattley, Skylah Rameka and Jazmyne Jeffery.

It’s not often a restaurant opens to such critical acclaim and closes a week later.

However, it’s been confirmed. Greenpark Primary’s pop-up restaurant, The Ruapehu, will be back.

It was so successful it’ll pop-up, positively burst forth, again next year in a new incarnation.

“We may be onto something big,” says the concept man, teacher, chef, maitre-d’ Ben Brock.

The Ruapehu had modest beginnings, but word quickly got around. And even when the restaurant doors closed after a week-long stint, people were calling to make bookings. “We could easily have booked out a second week,” says Ben. “The children and teachers were all very tired, but also ecstatic about how the whole experience panned out.” Ecstatic because even the fashionable foodie set in Auckland were talking about The Ruapehu.

The executive chef of one chic Auckland lunch establishment came, saw, savoured and now wants to be part of next year’s event.

There was even a suggestion some big food companies may want to be involved next year – perhaps some sponsorship.

“So glad you enjoyed the experience,” said Ben in a message to The Weekend Sun. Two of our reporters were there on opening day for the New Zealand water infused with organic lemon, an entree of country pumpkin soup, the rustic vegetable curry served with basmati rice and decadent chocolate brownie with a dab of Greek yoghurt.

They could have had creamy leek and potato soup followed by traditional beef lasagna and fresh garden salad with light balsamic dressing, then indulged in the mouthwatering lemon drizzle cake.

The reporters likened the experience to a dinner plus show. The food was good, the antics of the kids even better. Like the boy sweeping the floor which was already shining with hospital grade hygiene.

And the disinterested kitchen hand almost asleep on his elbows beside the lemon drizzle cake. For all the world, or this case, a few lunchtime diners to see.

It started out as a way of raising a few dollars for an end of year trip to the beach – if the kids made some money, another financial responsibility wouldn’t fall on parents at an expensive time of year. “Overall we made a profit of $2200,” says Ben. Read the rest of the story at www.theweekendsun.co.nz

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Acclaimed additions to Katikati’s portfolio The fabric of Katikati – what it is and where it’s come from – is depicted in murals and other artworks around the town.

an individual road to success and make the world a better place.

“One of the judges indicated he would be back from judging in 20 minutes,” says Steve. But it took Sixty nine in all – now make that 71 because two of them two and a half hours. “Don’t know if it was the theme or increased prize money but certainly the perhaps the finest yet murals produced in the town are about to be added to this body of work and adorn standard was generally way higher.”

The People’s Choice Award went to Mount the walls of Katikati.

Maunganui artist They’re the two winners Shane Walker whose in the town’s 2017 New work ranges from Zealand Mural Contest. canvas to large-scale “Generally you see a mural work. standout work emerging His entry depicted in the week of painting,” a future generation says Steve Graveson, being armed with president of Katikati’s knowledge. “A child Open-Air Art. “But this is about to enter the year there were three future through a or four I thought were cardboard box time going to be close to ‘Windows of opportunity’ by Kerry and Jack Nicholson. machine. winning this.”

“He is pulling a net full of knowledge-bearing In the end Australian father and son, Kerry books and maps. And armed with the essentials to and Jack Nicholson, with their interpretation of take on the world – a space helmet and ship – the the theme ‘The Future of our Children’ won the universe is his playground.” competition. In their concept, the pair describe a Both murals, painted on 2.4mx1.2m boards, will child looking at the night sky and wondering how to be kept by Open-Air Art and go up around Katikati, go there; how to get to those distant stars. becoming permanent parts of the collection, part of ‘Another child might be struck by the sheer beauty the townscape. But only on a small scale. of it all and think ‘how I can I paint or even write “I suppose if we were putting up six or seven murals about this feeling I have’. every two years we would run out of walls,” says The Nicholsons say their mural suggests both Jacqui Knight, Katch Katikati’s promotions manager. thoughts are necessary and might set the children on

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Speedway ready to roll Bay of Plenty petrol heads and speed demons will be lining up on the grid for the opening of the 2017/2018 season at Baypark Family Speedway on October 21.

The opening night of the season will see sprint cars, super saloons, saloons, stock cars, mini stocks and six-shooters take to the Baypark track.

Opening night is followed by the annual fireworks night on November 4 where, as well as first of the New Zealand Super Saloon Series, close to $20,000 worth of fireworks will go up in the air.

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nights of the season is the annual Demolition Derby on December 9 where anyone with a driver’s licence and a car can take to the track to compete for the honour of being the last driver standing, or the one who wreaks the most havoc. On December 28 the International Midgets 40-lap feature race is a major draw card, attracting the best midget drivers from the USA, Australia and New Zealand.

January 6 will see the South Pacific Super Saloon Championship, a title won last year by local driver Sam Waddell.

Sam is the third generation of super saloon drivers in his family and his win in the South Pacific

championship last year saw him following in the footsteps of his late grandfather and father who have also been title-holders.

From January 12-13 Baypark will host the New Zealand Super Saloon Championship, the premier event of the season.

“On February 10 we will also have the North Island Sprint Car Championship which, again, we haven’t had here for some time.

We’ve got a really healthy and exciting season coming up,” says promoter Bernie Gillon.

There are 15 race meetings scheduled throughout the season with five ‘rain-out’ days built in.

For more see www. bayparkspeedway.co.nz

Dune bug day at Papamoa Community Centre One of the main attractions about living at Papamoa and along the Tauranga coast is the beach.

Conservation Week this year asks us to ‘Love My Backyard’ and Te Puke Forest & Bird is inviting everyone to the Papamoa Community Centre on Saturday, October 14 to discover the hidden secrets of the dunes that protect us from storms and enhance the experience of our beautiful coastline.

Far from being an area of wasted space, these dunes are a valuable natural habitat for specialised plants, birds, skinks and thousands of insects.

There will be many locals and visitors who flinch at the memory of the ‘Mount Mauler’, a very small bug that inflicts very itchy bites on anyone who is foolish enough to sunbathe up in the dunes during summer.

But there are so many other creatures we know nothing about, including the large sand scarab grub which grows into a sizeable beetle, rare spiders and, of course, the special copper butterfly that feeds on the pohuehue plant.

Tauranga is very fortunate to have an enthusiastic entomologist, or bug man, living in the district and he has been conducting an insect survey in the dunes over the past months. Dr Peter Maddison will show specimens of those insects and explain their role in the dune environment.

Members of Coastcare will also be present to talk about their work and encourage locals to become involved.

Head to the Community Centre on Gravatt Rd between 1-4 pm on October 14 – there will be a talk from Dr Maddison at 1.30pm and a sausage sizzle to enjoy from 3pm.

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Is the robot revolution coming?

Hockey summer fun for everyone Tauranga Hockey's summer season league is about to begin. On Mondays the focus is on fun. It’s the adult fun fives – 30 minutes of five-a-side hockey on half a field. It’s more serious in adult competitive sixes – that’s six-a-side competitive hockey.

On Tuesday there’s the college fun fives – teams can be mixed from the same or different schools. And again, 30 minutes of five-a-side hockey on half a field. On Wednesdays there’s a six-week

league of family fives. And the junior fives for primary and intermediate age kids to try hockey for the first time.

On Thursdays there’s renegade hockey – no rules and no excuses!

Players should have little or no hockey experience and want plenty of laughs.

Get a group of mates together and play a new type of hockey. To register and for more information go to www.tgahockey. co.nz/summer hockey before Friday, October 20.

Professor Mike Duke will look at how we can embrace the arrival of robots at his lecture in Tauranga on October 19.

The robots are coming, and Professor Mike Duke will explain how humans can embrace their arrival in the next lecture in the University of Waikato’s Tauranga public lecture series.

More than 70 per cent of New Zealand’s merchandise exports come from the primary industries, with the Ministry for Primary Industries aiming to double primary exports from $32 billion in 2012 to $64 billion by 2025.

According to Mike, from the University’s School of Engineering, robots could help the primary sector reach these export targets by bridging the gap of increasing labour costs.

"Increasing labour costs, mainly due to the need to import labour, and concerns over labour reliability, coupled with environmental and health and safety legislation are threatening the profitability of many

primary sector companies." He says to address these issues, the widespread introduction of robotics and smart machinery into New Zealand’s primary industries could save companies money, improve safety, quality and efficiency.

"As the revolution progresses, we’ll have to get used to the sight of robots roaming the fields and orchards of New Zealand," says Mike.

In his lecture, Mike will explain the work of the University’s AgriEngineering Research Group and its partners, which aims to turn the vision of primary sector robotics and smart automation into a reality.

This free lecture will take place at the Graham Young Youth Theatre at Tauranga Boys’ College on Thursday, October 19 at 6pm.

Due to the popularity of the series to date, registration is essential. For more information about the Tauranga Public Lecture Series visit www.waikato.ac.nz/go/tauranga-lecture.

Uniting the global family through loud and proud song Do you enjoy singing in the shower? Or perhaps you fancy yourself as the next New Zealand Idol?

Whatever your singing abilities you’re invited to take part in World Singing Day on Saturday, October 21.

The idea is simple.

Get people to sing on the same day, all over the world.

World Singing Day was founded in 2012 to unite the global family

through song and be a catalyst for world peace. People can participate by singing at home with whanau and friends, singing in a group, singing with strangers on the street or in a local pub or cafe.

You can use your phone to photograph and film parts of your singalong and post on social media with the hashtag #worldsingingday If you want to sing this year’s official song ‘I Will Sing You to Me’ the details can be found at

www.worldsingingday.org/song Teachers who want to get their students involved in the event can also download a classroom lesson plan and if you want to register your event you can do so at www.worldsingingday.org/join-us/ Last year a Maori waiata written by musician Warren Maxwell from Massey University was performed at Scott Base in Antarctica in celebration of World Singing Day.

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Chance to get deals done About 130 Bay businesses will have a prime opportunity to maximise exposure to the thriving central North Island economy of Tauranga, Hamilton and Rotorua at a new business expo planned for early next year.

Business Expo Bay of Plenty/Waikato aims to attract exhibitors from around New Zealand as well as from within the region. This will provide a great opportunity for local businesses to promote their brand and grow their business by connecting with customers and suppliers who are right on our doorstep.

Organiser Sharon Giblett, director of Jigsaw Solutions Group, says the expo

will be a fantastic shop window for the Bay of Plenty and Waikato.

“This will be more than a networking event – it’s a place to effectively grow business, create opportunities, generate leads, uncover solutions and get deals done.” The expo is based on a successful Wellington model.

“We look forward to it providing an opportunity for Bay of Plenty businesses to shine,” says Priority One chief executive Nigel Tutt. The expo will be held on Wednesday, March 7 next year at ASB Arena in Tauranga.

There will space for about 130 exhibitors. For more information go to www.businessexpo.biz

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Slam poetry comes to Tauranga Aspiring poets keen to perform their work live will have a chance to do just that next Wednesday at the Tauranga Poetry Slam.

The event, similar to others held around the country, will serve as a regional heat to find a Bay of Plenty finalist for the 2017 New Zealand National Poetry Slam to be held on November 4 in Hamilton.

Co-organisers Jay Fitton and Dhaivat Mehta say this is the first attempt to have a proper heat here in Tauranga poet Dhaivat Mehta reading some of his work at Tauranga. The evening is The Incubator. Photo: Ryan Wood. free to enter and will run like an open mic night.

“The only rules are the poem has to be three He ended up winning, and now wants to grow slam minutes, and there no props allowed. We’re hoping poetry here in Tauranga. to get in two rounds, depending on how many “There isn’t a poetry slam or spoken word poetry people turn up,” says Dhaivat. scene here at all,” he says. “So we want to give Bay Slam poetry, or spoken word poetry, is an art form of Plenty residents an opportunity to enter into the growing in popularity. Its practitioners are often national slam. But we also hope it will be a catalyst young, marginalised people who verbally deliver for regular meet-ups of spoken word poets.” poems without the assistance of props or costumes.

Elsewhere in Tauranga, the Poetry Incubator runs Subject matter is often personal or confessional, on the last Tuesday of every month in the Historic with social issues and progressive politics hot topics.

Village, giving poets a chance to read their work and “It’s like a shot or slam-dunk. The poetry is very discuss poetry, while Tauranga Writers, which impactful. Some poems are very personal, others is celebrating 50 years this year, counts poets among socio-political, and a few are spiritual,” says Dhaivat. its ranks.

Jay, who’s a newcomer to the Bay, entered his The Tauranga Poetry Slam is at Astrolabe Bar in first poetry slam in Wellington in 2014 because he Mount Maunganui at 7pm on Wednesday, wanted to read his work aloud to an audience.

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Mount Rock Fest returns for a good cause The Mount Rock Fest is returning for its second year with organisers aiming to build on the awesome local support for the event.

The one-night concert at Totara Street on October 28 will provide valuable exposure for home-grown, indie rock bands, as well as raising funds for the Cancer Society.

Organiser Kingsley Smith says he and others involved in setting up the event have been affected in some way by cancer, which is why they donate their time for free to put on a great show.

“Last year was great. Around

150 people came to see six bands perform. This year we have eight bands, and we’re hoping to raise three or four times more for the Cancer Society.”

They’re hoping for a crowd double the size, with three Auckland bands (Remote, Coridian, and Play Big), two Hamilton bands (Battlecat and Deathnir) and three local bands (The Carradines, The Eternal Sea and Apollo SteamTrain) providing the night’s entertainment.

It will be a chance for local music fans to experience the double pleasure of discovering some new Kiwi sounds and helping out a good cause. That’s certainly the motivation for Kingsley.

“I’m getting to the age where I want to give back,” he says.

“When I came to Tauranga seven years ago, there wasn’t a strong, solidified rock community in Tauranga for original music.

“We want to create an annual event that draws a big crowd for independent, original, local rock bands.”

The Mount Rock Fest is on Saturday, October 28, with doors opening at 5.30pm.

Tickets are $15 online at Eventfinda, or $25 on the door.

Local band The Carradines to play at Mount Rock Fest.

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Talking Tauranga’s transport future As you would have noticed, the city’s roads are under pressure during peak times. With an additional 50,000 homes to be built in Tauranga over the next 30 years it’s not just the width of the road but the way we travel to work that needs to change. Most new homes will be built in today’s outlying suburbs with the road network stretching out to meet them, leading to more traffic at those familiar pinch points.

As of 2017, 90 per cent of trips to work in Tauranga are by car – the highest of any city in the country.

Hamilton and Dunedin are at 87 per cent and 82 per cent respectively and it will be no surprise that Wellington is at 54 per cent with a reasonable train network and inner-city living.

Despite being an attractive option, rail isn’t viable in Tauranga yet due to our small population and a timetabled service conflicting with freight trains trying to get to and from the port. Any hold ups would remove the port’s competitive advantage so we’d have to double-track.

However, dedicated bus lanes, ride-sharing lanes, express buses and off-road cycleways are achievable in the short-medium term. Instead of an empty bus stuck in traffic I can think of no better advertisement for public transport than having a full bus ripping past a line of traffic along 15th Ave/Turret Rd in a new public transport lane.

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Bugging around on the Otawa Sanctuary track Nature isn’t just about trees and birds, there are also plenty of fascinating insects wriggling and crawling along the forest floor.

To celebrate Conservation Week’s theme ‘Love My Backyard’ the Department of Conservation and Forest & Bird have organised a Bug Crawl around Otawa Trig track at the Otawa Sanctuary on No.3 Rd. Carole Long from the Forest & Bird's Te Puke branch says the Bug Crawl is designed to educate people about the common and uncommon insects that can be found just outside our back door.

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The festival, now in its 11th year, includes three dance parties, a dance showcase, a Latin Market Day and 30 dance workshops in a range of Latin dance styles.

The dance party at La Mexica on The Strand kicks off at 9pm on Friday, October 20 followed by the Latin Market Day and workshops at Otumoetai Action Centre on Saturday, October 21 from 10am.

The Latin Market Day will include food, massage and beauty treatments and there will be a free salsa class for children.

As well as salsa workshops people can sign up for samba, bachata, zouk, street cha-cha, samba de gaffiera, kizomba and reggaeton.

Saturday night features the ‘Everybody Dance Now’ showcase with 29 performances over two hours, including solo artists, couples and teams from throughout New Zealand.

As well as award-winning Latin dances, there will also be a performance this year by hip-hop group Urban Dance which has just returned from the World Hip-hop Champs. The night will wrap up with a second dance party.

There will be more workshops from 10am on

Sunday, October 22 and the weekend concludes on Sunday night with a Beach Party at the Tauranga Racecourse.

The event is entirely volunteer-driven with dance teachers also donating their time. Profits from the festival go into a special travel grant for local dancers to apply to if they are travelling to overseas competitions.

Last year local dancers received $4000 in grants.

Marketing coordinator Dean Christie says the festival is the second largest of its kind in New Zealand, with the focus of the festival very much on beginner and improving dancers.

“Our festival is very local to New Zealand. We want to show New Zealanders how great our teachers are.

“If you’ve never danced before you could come along and take a beginner or open level class. This is a very beginner-friendly event.”

Dean says as well as catering for beginners and performers, people who have been dancing for years also like to come to the festival to party.

Workshops and the dance showcase are $20 each.

For a full schedule of events and to buy tickets visit www. baysalsafestival.co.nz

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The stick insect is one of the more common insects found in most New Zealand landscapes.

Conservation Trust, was keen to do something for Conservation Week and we thought it would be the perfect spot for an insect walk because not many people know about the area.”

Entomologist Dr Peter Maddison will lead the group around the forest, speaking about the littleknown insect life that lives on the site.

The possible insects that may be seen on the walk include native spiders, centipedes and weta.

The Bug Crawl will be held on Wednesday, October 18 at 10am-2pm at the Otawa Sanctuary on No.3 Road, Te Puke.

To register for the Bug Crawl email tratema@doc.gotv.nz or phone 07 578 7677.

All attendees will be required to bring lunch, a drink, good footwear and warm clothing, and meet at the gateway to the area just across the bridge over Raparapahoe Stream.

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Solutions start with one idea

These days an entrepreneur isn’t just someone who wears a suit and parades their money around, instead it is someone who simply wants to create something new.

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Pa site remains found An archaeological discovery of ‘national significance’ has been uncovered in Tauranga.

Tauranga City Council made the announcement at the Rose Gardens on Cliff Rd on Wednesday where the remains of a pre-European pa site have been found.

Deputy Mayor Kelvin Clout says significant remains are likely to be part of the find and may have an impact on the decision as to whether a museum will eventually be built there.

“We’re excited to explore this further. Cliff Rd is very much the front-runner at the moment as a preferred museum site, along with Willow St. We have to look at the pros and cons of each site, but this location is more culturally significant and beautiful in its outlook.”

Butter prices hit small business The rising cost of butter and other dairy products is hitting bakeries and other small food businesses hard, the Baking Industry Association says.

Butter prices continue to soar – last month 500g blocks hit a record high price of $5.39 and on Countdown's website this week, several brands were at $6.

Demand for butter has blown up worldwide after scientists debunked research linking animal fats with heart disease, ASB economist Nathan Penny recently told RNZ. But bakeries have limited options as to how they can combat the high prices, says the association's president Kevin Gilbert.

Many absorb the cost, use alternative ingredients like margarine, or have to increase their prices, which consumers do not take sweetly to.

Housing affordability improves As house prices have fallen, housing affordability has improved in more than half of the country's regions in the last three months.

The latest Massey University Home Affordability Report looks at house prices, the cost of borrowing, and wages.

The report shows housing affordability has slightly improved nationwide, largely driven by falling prices in Northland, Wellington and Central Otago Lakes. In Northland median house prices dropped $30,000, in Wellington by $28,000, and Central Otago Lakes by $35,000.

Central Otago Lakes is still the least affordable region in the country.

Auckland is the second least affordable, but overall affordability in the city has improved slightly in the last quarter.

Secondary students self-harm Nearly a third of New Zealand secondary school students deliberately hurt themselves, research shows. Victoria University's Marc Wilson led the study and said self-harm commonly involved cutting the skin or sticking sharp objects into the body.

“Entrepreneurs have problems that they want to solve; they don’t go with the status quo.

“Instead they want to do something about it – they’re not sitting on their hands waiting for it to be solved for them,” says Pascale Hyboud-Peron from Venture Centre NZ and organiser of the Entrepreneurs Everywhere Tauranga group.

The group, which consists of 15-25 people ranging in age from 17 years to 60-plus, meets every second Wednesday of the month to discuss a range of topics.

Pascale says the meetings aren’t a place where you will

Above: Last month’s meeting of the Entrepreneurs Everywhere group covered the topic of mental health.

learn to do your business plan.

Instead they give attendees the opportunity to talk with like-minded people who have various skills and experiences.

This month’s meeting will focus on the topic social enterprise, which is where an organisation applies commercial strategies to maximise improvements in human and environmental well-being.

Rachel Glasier, a representative from one of New Zealand’s leading companies in social enterprise, the Akina Foundation, will be this month’s speaker.

“She will be talking about the definition of social enterprise, which doesn’t have a clear definition, and will also give loads of examples of social enterprising in New Zealand and overseas and the challenges that social enterprising faces,” says Pascale. The next meeting of the group will be on October 18 from 5.30-7.30pm at the Basestation on Durham St. To register go to www.venturecentre.co.nz and click ‘Entrepreneurs Everywhere’ on the calendar.

Under-funded Super Fund

The New Zealand Super Fund is punching well above its weight again, generating a 20.7 per cent return for the year to June 30, 2017, and adding another $5 billion to the total.

This should be celebrated. What should not be glossed over, however, is the fact that it could be doing so much better, and delivering so much more under different management.

In the nine years since National took power, not a single government dollar has been invested in the fund. In fact, since 2014 they’ve had the cheek to actually tax it. This makes no sense at all.

When they should have been putting money in, they’ve been taking money out.

If National had continued government investment in the fund, as they should, it would be more than $20 billion better off today and that 20.7 per cent return would have been closer to $9-10 billion for the year.

They have claimed the retirement age needs to be raised to 67 (but only starting in 20 years’ time, so as not to put off their retiring voters). With continued, modest, and steady investment in the New Zealand Super Fund, there is, and will be, no need to raise the age of entitlement. A properly managed and supported fund will continue to ensure NZ Super is affordable for all future generations at 65.

The only consideration that should be given by the fund’s managers is long-term investment in New Zealand infrastructure – as Winston Peters says “so it works for New Zealand’s long-term interests”.

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Unravelling the mysteries of stroke rehab

The stroke speech therapy trial team April Mora, Gwen Lake, Meghann Grawburg, Natalie Oakley, Helen Liddall and Fiona Hewerdine.

At least 10 Bay of Plenty stroke victims will take part in one of the largest Australasian clinical trials aimed at improving language rehabilitation for people recovering from strokes.

The study seeks to better understand the best way of treating people with aphasia or the impaired ability to produce or understand speech after having a stroke.

“The trial focuses on recruiting patients within the first 14 days

following a stroke,” says speechlanguage therapist Dr Meghann Grawburg, who is leading the research at Tauranga Hospital.

“We’re interested to find out what kind, and how much therapy is needed for best recovery in the early days after a stroke.”

Patients will be assigned to one of three different speech-therapy treatment programmes of varying degrees of intensity.

“Over the course of a month they’ll go through exercises up to five hours a week.

Eleven Tauranga Hospital speech therapists are involved in the VERSE trial – the very early rehabilitation in speech study.

Strokes are the third largest killer in New Zealand – about 2500 people a year. But every day about 24 New Zealanders have a stroke, a quarter occurring in people under 65. High blood pressure is a major cause and one in five New Zealanders has high blood pressure. Reducing blood pressure can greatly reduce the likelihood of a stroke.

Common first signs of stroke include sudden weakness; numbness of face, arm or leg especially on one side of the body; sudden blurred or loss of vision; sudden difficulty speaking or understanding, and sudden loss of balance.

Solution for Mauao slip

A long-term solution is on the way for the ongoing repairs at the base track on Mauao.

Work has been ongoing this year to repair damages to a part of the base track that fell away during ex-Cyclone Debbie in April.

Tauranga City Council is asking contractors to put in proposals to design and consent the new section of track and once the tender has been awarded, detailed design will begin.

“After a designer is appointed, we’ll be able to confirm a timeline for the project.”

The designs, along with updates of the work, will be shared with locals through the Tauranga City Council Facebook page.

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Celebrating eight years of being cancer-free Some people celebrate life’s milestone in increments of 10, but for Lyon O’Neale Arnold practice manager Caro Richards eight is the magic number.

This year marks eight years since she was diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer – and eight years of being cancer-free.

Eight is a significant number when it comes to breast cancer statistics, with eight women in New Zealand diagnosed a day, and one in eight women affected by breast cancer during their lifetimes.

To celebrate, the law firm decided to hold

a morning tea that went straight to the heart of the matter – with a bikini-clad cake.

“Caro is an important member of our team here at Lyon O’Neale Arnold and we wanted to do something special to celebrate this milestone with her,” says co-director Denise Arnold.

“Breast cancer has touched our office more than once and is a cause that’s very dear to our hearts.”

Caro was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in 2009 when she was 45 – the age at which women in New Zealand become eligible for free mammograms – and underwent a lumpectomy, The team at Lyon O’Neale Arnold dressed followed by in pink with their bikini cake.

chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

“Having a mammogram really can save your life and I would urge other women to make sure they take advantage of this free service,” says Caro.

The cake, which with some imagination also resembles a figure eight, was donated by cake maker Dorreen Gordon of Cakes by D. Dorreen, who lost her mother Isobel Valois to breast cancer 20 years ago, insisted on supplying the cake free of charge.

“Breast cancer is a cause I like to

support where I can. When I heard what the cake was for I wanted to gift it to Caro because it really is something worth celebrating,” says Dorreen.

Situated on Willow St, the Lyon O’Neale Arnold offices were included along the Hot Pink Walk route and were flamboyantly decorated again this year in support of the cause.

“Law firms have a stereotype of being stuffy but we like to show our true colours during Breast Cancer Awareness Month – and that colour is pink!” says Denise.

Are you breast aware?

Being breast aware simply means getting to know how your breasts look and feel normally.

Being breast aware means looking at and feeling your breasts regularly, e.g. once a month just after your period has ended is the best time, or at the same time each month. Breasts may become enlarged, tender and lumpy before a menstrual period starts which can make it difficult to know what is normal at that time. In pregnancy changes occur, making it even more difficult to ‘know your breasts’ – but try!

What changes should you be aware of? Dr Deborah McMurtrie of Medex Radiology says this includes a new or growing lump, or any change in size of one breast – one breast becoming larger or smaller than the other. Nipple changes are also important to notice; for instance if one nipple has become pulled in, changed its position or shape, or developed a discharge. Puckering or dimpling of the breast skin are also changes to look out for as well as any swelling under the armpit.

Women with breast pain often worry it is breast cancer but in fact only around five per cent of breast cancer is painful.

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Strength classes for older adults aims to reduce falls Five new strength and balance classes for older adults, designed to reduce falls and improve movement confidence, are being launched as part of a Sport Bay of Plenty initiative.

Omanu Beach Surf Life Saving Club has always been a family club, providing a caring and nurturing environment for youths to develop.

Our Junior Surf programme provides children aged 5-13 years with life-long skills to swim safely at the beach as well as developing future lifeguards.

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‘Keep on your Feet’ is about creating access to approved community group strength and balance classes across Western and Eastern Bay of Plenty as part of a nationwide drive to reduce falls and fractures, and support older people to ‘live stronger for longer’.

With seven already established classes around the region joining the Keep on your Feet project, five brand new classes have been created in Te Puke, Greerton, Papamoa East, Poike and Arataki to improve access for the community to these much-needed group exercise sessions.

“Improving your strength and balance is considered to be one of the most modifiable risk factors with regards to having a fall,” says project leader Jen Riley.

Falls cause around 40 per cent of ACC claims for people aged between 65-69 years, and around 60 per cent of those claims are for those aged over 85.

“The severity of fall-related injuries increases with age,” says Jen, “which is why it is important to maintain good leg and core strength as we get older to help us live stronger for longer and maintain our independence.”

A KOYF class in action.

Classes begin from October 16.

For a full list of classes near you visit www.sportbop.co.nz/keep-on-your-feet If you are interested in offering a strength and balance class in your community, or would like to be a strength and balance instructor, contact Jen Riley on 027 419 0067, or you can email her at jenr@sportbop.co.nz

A slice of Mount Maunganui golfing heaven It’s a picture postcard golf setting.

Listen to the waves lapping on Omanu. A well-struck 5-iron could be landed on the beach from the first tee.

This is the Mount Maunganui Golf Club – a golfing haven set against the backdrop of Mauao.

“It’s an easy-walking, beautifullymanicured course,” says club manager, Michael Williams.

“Perfect for golfers of all levels.”

This summer the club, ranked 21 in the country and best in the Western Bay of Plenty, offers new memberships with a variety of options.

There are many benefits to belonging to an iconic golf club – like an online tee-booking system, monitored trundler and club storage, electric cart hire, change

facilities and a clubhouse for lunches and drinks with guests.

There’s also unrivalled professional expertise and facilities.

Playing at Mount Maunganui means access to the Bay of Plenty club passport system providing discounted rates at other local courses.

Mount Golf is a premier golf course minutes from the CBD and where visitors and casual golfers are welcome.

Come for a visit and talk to the friendly staff who can tell you more about the advantages of belonging to Mount Maunganui Golf Club.

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Learning skills beyond the mat A Mount Maunganui martial arts club is proving that real-life skills aren’t just taught on a classroom mat.

Mount Maunganui Jiu Jitsu is a small friendly Brazilian jiu jitsu club led by title-winning jiu jitsu black belt trainer Felipe Santos.

He says the club, which started as a small venture four years ago, has grown exponentially.

“We started with no children and now have more than 100 children in our club,” says Felipe.

“This year a few students won national Jahra Lee Moltzen, 12, Cole Thom, 9, Kihirini Ronaki, 6, titles from gi and no gi tournaments. and Paige Thom, 12, with their medals.

“One is six years old, and others who through a belt, if they go too quick they get touched by won titles are between nine and 12 years old. These the belt that is spinning. students are talented, dedicated and committed.”

“This teaches them they need to wait for their time, He says one of the biggest benefits of the training is kids don’t wait, and with that accidents can happen. how it teaches children beneficial self-defence and life In normal classes children are taught mobility, skills beyond the mat. strength and conditioning techniques where they can “When you join and start training, you see that in get to know their bodies. many situations outside of the club you can use the “At the end of the class we go through the techniques same techniques. they learned and they go through a physical “We follow a very strict discipline that teaches intimidation exercise, as if they are being bullied, so children some of the options they are going to find in they know what to do, how to defend themselves and life such as having to follow instructions,” says Felipe. how to neutralise the situation so there is no harm to “We teach them how to behave in a gym and their either party. boundaries with everyone around them, everyone has “We also do a sparring session, which mimics a real their own space, which we call respect.

“I teach time management, through exercises around situation and teaches them about trying to control each other,” he says. timing which teaches them they need to do things at “We teach children to identify who is controlling the right time.

“Some of these exercises are around patience, there is who, and how to control another person.

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New location for dojo Kiaido Ryu Martial Arts Mount Maunganui has recently begun training at the Mount Maunganui Intermediate School hall.

Kiaido Ryu founder Grandmaster Lance Strong demonstrates a technique with a student.

Now instructors Paul Scott and Shane Richards are encouraging people to give the unique martial art a try.

Kiaido Ryu incorporates striking, kicking, grappling, joint-locking, throws and takedowns, and ground fighting. It incorporates karate, boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, judo, small circle jiu jitsu, Brazilian jiu jitsu and mixed martial arts.

Students generally train twice a week, progressing through the ranks of belts (from white to black) as they gain the skills and knowledge of an experienced practitioner.

Kiaido Ryu provides teaching in self-defence, as well as an opportunity to get fitter and stronger in a practical way. Suitable for anyone aged seven years and over, it’s a great martial art for parents to do with their kids.

For more information visit www.martialarts.co.nz

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Putting a Kiwi spin on a German tradition Get dressed up in traditional German lederhosen or dirndl and head down to your local brewhouse at the Mount.

This year the Rising Tide Brewhouse and Eatery is doing a Kiwi spin on the famous German celebration Oktoberfest from October 13-15.

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Glenn Meikle says in Germany they just give you a bit of chicken, pork and sauerkraut, but at Rising Tide they wanted to give the public more options of trying German food and beer.

The brewery will have plenty of food trucks with German food: More Pork BBQ, The Milk Bar and Banger Boys NZ will be dishing out German sausages, sauerkraut, Belgian waffles, icecream, cookies, donuts, barbecue pork and chicken, and milkshakes.

To wet the whistle there will be 38 in-house tap craft beers and several Bavarian-style beers from other New Zealand breweries.

There will also be live

performances from Trumpet Trap, Sweet Echo and Randy Matthews Quartet across the whole weekend.

“Personally I’ve been to two Oktoberfests in Germany. I stayed with a Germany family over there and went with them – I had a great time,” says Glenn.

During the event staff will also be dressing up in traditional German outfits and will give out spot prizes for the best dressed people.

The Rising Tide

Oktoberfest event will run from October 13-15 at 107 Newton St, Mount Maunganui.

For more information see the Rising Tide Facebook page.

Making Oktoberfest a family event A bar and grill is giving locals the opportunity to have a fun-filled day with family for this year’s Oktoberfest.

The Black Sheep Bar and Grill in Whakamarama is having a family day where there will be a bouncy castle and games such as Jenga and a sandbag championship.

Peta Clavis from Black Sheep Bar and Grill says they have held the event in previous years and it has always been a great success.

Last year they had 300 people on the day.

Diners on the day can enjoy German-styled buffet food and German beer, as well as live performances for the whole family to enjoy.

The bar will also be decorated with Bavarian blue and white flags and staff will be dressed up in their best German lederhosen and dirndl.

“We are encouraging people to get dressed up as we have bestdressed prizes up for grabs on the day,” says Peta.

The Black Sheep Bar and Grill Oktoberfest event will be on Sunday, October 22 at 21 Plummers Point Rd, Whakamarama.

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Easter Sunday has traditionally been a restricted trading day, with only a few types of shops allowed to open.

Do you think all shops in Tauranga should be allowed to trade on Easter Sunday if they wish to?

Go to www.tauranga.govt.nz/easter or use the form below to tell us what you think.

It’s now up to councils and their communities to decide whether shops can open on Easter Sunday, and it’s time to make a decision for Tauranga.

Submissions are open until 5pm on Sunday 22 October 2017.

If trading were allowed on Easter Sunday: • This would apply to the entire city, including all suburbs (e.g. Papamoa, Mount Maunganui, Bethlehem, Greerton etc.); • Shops would only open if they wish to; • Employees would be entitled by law to refuse to work on Easter Sunday, without having to give a reason;

• Easter Sunday is not a public holiday. This means employees choosing to work on Easter Sunday would receive normal pay, not time and a half or an alternate paid day off;

• This won’t override liquor licensing provisions. If a venue cannot currently sell alcohol on Easter Sunday, the policy will not change that. Alcohol will continue to only be sold with a meal at restaurants and cafés;

• Good Friday would remain a public holiday with no trading;

Make a submission online at www.tauranga.govt.nz/easter or fill in this form and Freepost it to us.

• The policy would take effect on 1 January 2018 meaning shops would be allowed to trade starting Easter 2018.

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Fix up or renovate your bathroom this summer If you're planning to renovate or install a new bathroom ready for summer, Millen is the name to remember.

With a humble start in 2000 of just one staff member, Millen has grown steadily over the years to a mediumsized New Zealand-owned and operated company that has branched out to Tauranga this year.

Located at 59A St John St, the Tauranga branch has all of Millen’s innovative range which includes quality shower units, shower slides, bath tubs, toilet suites and bathroom accessories.

As well as being a reseller and importer, Millen also has a factory in China which produces quality products designed for the New Zealand market.

‘‘Our factory enables us to produce high-quality products with durable materials, such as stainless steel shower door roller wheels, all at an affordable price. People wonder how such impressive products

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can be so inexpensive,” says director of marketing and public relations William Song. ‘‘What we can also offer that most importers can’t is a ready supply of replacement parts.’’

To celebrate Millen’s 17th anniversary the Tauranga bathroom warehouse is holding its biggest spring sale, with up to 70 per cent off items storewide.

Visit the Tauranga store today to take advantage of these massive deals. For more information phone 07 571 5002 or visit www.millen.co.nz

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Dinner is simmering and the table set. The doorbell rings and we open it with a bright smile to greet our visitors, only to suddenly remember we’d left old shoes, a spade, or children’s toys lying on the mat. Right then, we’re caught in that agonising moment as we find ourselves viewing our home from other’s eyes. We sweep them inside and carry on, with a filed note in our mind to do something about our Persian cat’s fur on the door, weeds peeping up between the paving cracks, or the winter

leaves piling up around the welcome mat. We don’t want to be the person with the manky front door.

Entrances can make a simple statement, and here’s some tips for ensuring it’s not forgotten: - Wipe the outside of the door to remove pine pollen, dust and cat hair - Keep a small broom handy to sweep the front entrance, ensuring leaves and grass debris are cleared away - Provide a mat for people to wipe their shoes - Pot up some pansies or lobelia into brightly coloured pots - Wipe away spider webs - Find other homes for the toys, boots, garden tools and other clutter - Spray the weeds

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New season curtain and blind designs When it comes to building and renovating, one of the decisions homeowners face is choosing which curtains and blinds best match the look they’re going for.

Tony Baker of BOP Curtains and Blinds helps homeowners become inspired by their beautiful range of fabrics, perfect for the warmer months.

The company motto is ‘We come to you’, with thousands of samples to show all the latest curtain and blind ideas.

“We’ve got new season colours and designs coming soon for

spring and summer, which will be ideal for adding a bit of colour around the home in the warmer seasons,” says Tony.

BOP Curtains and Blinds offers top-quality brands including James Dunlop Textiles, Charles Parsons Interiors, Resene fabrics, Warwick fabrics and Ken Bimler.

Clients interested in bespoke options will love working with Tony. With 30 years’ experience, his knowledge of trends, colour and coordination will help clients achieve that stunning, unique look for their home.

A free measure and quote and interior design advice will help

customers get the best look that will be practical and within budget, or book a personal in-home consultation to get the right look for your home.

“Our whole-home packages offer unbeatable value. We have a Starter pack, Builders pack and an Elite pack,” says Tony.

Get in now to beat the Christmas rush and ensure your deliveries will arrive on time.

The company’s mobile service has also been tailored for customer convenience.

Contact BOP Curtains and Blinds on 07 571 2345 to schedule a personal consultation.

When should homeowners worry about cracks in the walls?

Wall cracks are common in New Zealand houses and though some are nothing to worry about, others can indicate a sinking or damaged foundation.

Turning a blind eye to wall cracks may also result in the homeowner missing the warning signs for serious and ongoing structural damage.

If the root cause of wall cracks is not identified and addressed, the damaged foundations can quickly devalue a property.

When do wall cracks indicate a structural problem? Generally, smaller hairline cracks are not cause for concern. These are usually the result of seasonal expansion and contraction of clay soils beneath the house, resulting in minor foundation movement.

These types of cracks can be easily patched and re-painted.

However, larger cracks that display the following characteristics may indicate a weakness in the property’s foundation: • One side of the wall is higher than the other • Doors and windows no longer close in their frame • Cracks are wider than about 5mm

(half a centimetre) Problematic wall cracks will typically start at windows, doorways or house corners.

What causes large wall cracks?

Large cracks may appear because the property’s foundation has shrunk or lost its strength, causing all or part of the house to sink.

This usually happens because the moisture in the soil beneath the settled section of the home is either too wet or too dry.

In a seismically active region like New Zealand, earthquakes are an obvious cause of structural damage.

As homeowners it is important to take the necessary precautions following any seismic activity.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has a range of resources describing the process of post-emergency building assessment.

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Starship Hospital child health director Mike Shepherd says he is very pleased and excited to see the launch of the grant.

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Getting your pool clean and ready for summer Do you have an old car you’re restoring? A boat that needs its anti-fouling paint removed? Lines needing to be painted or covered up in a carpark?

A swimming pool that is in need of some much needed TLC? Totally Blasted can cover anything!

Totally Blasted is a locallyowned and operated blasting and painting business specialising in multi-media

blasting and protective coatings in Tauranga and surrounding areas.

The company is 100 per cent mobile and can travel to you every time. Whether you are local to Tauranga or located anywhere in the North Island, a state-of-the-art multi-media blast unit allows the team to use of a range of blast materials, including 100 per cent foodgrade sodium bicarbonate, garnet, glass bead and walnut shell to name a few. These materials allow a vast range of surfaces to be blasted, from steel through to wood.

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DIY yarn orbs

Handmade yarn orbs can brighten up evenings and parties.

Colourful and enclosing a battery light, they are perfect for most occasions.

They can be strung into a garland or mobile, or clustered together in a bowl for a table centrepiece.

To make them, use a ball of yarn, half a cup of corn starch, quarter of a cup of warm water, a bottle of glue, non-stick spray, balloons and clothespins.

Tie string between two chairs and place newspaper underneath

to catch any drips. Blow up the balloons and hang them from the string. Spray them lightly with non-stick spray. In a bowl, mix the corn starch and water and then add the bottle of glue. Dip the yarn into this glue mixture and squeeze out the excess.

Starting at the knot of the balloon, wrap the yarn in all directions around the balloon. Wait 24 hours until it dries, then pop the balloon. Place a small battery operated tealight candle inside the orb, or string them together to make a garland. There are many options!

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Catch more than your money’s worth Get the best out of your fishing experience and show off your latest catch with the help of Bait Cannon’s bait launcher.

Bait Cannon is a locally-owned business that sells bait cannons ideal for motor homes, caravans, and rock or beach casting on all Tauranga beaches.

Make fishing easier with Bait Cannon.

The cannons have a life-time guarantee, weigh only 3-6kg, don’t require frozen bait and will never rust due to their stainless and brass fittings.

They are also simple and easy to use and no casting experience is required. Simply pump up the launcher using a stand-up bike pump with a gauge or small

portable air pump, drop in the sinker with trace and bait, knock back the valve lever and aim out past the waves.

The two types of cannons available are the Surf Smasher, which sends bait 150-200 metres out into the sea, and the Big Berther, which rockets the bait up to 300 metres depending on

your rod/reel set-up and bait size.

There are also package deals which will give you a cannon and all the supplies you will need, including a pump, sinker mould and freezer moulds.

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A breakfast meeting focusing on how exporting businesses create a winning culture will be held in Tauranga next week.

It’s an ExportNZ Bay of Plenty event where business leaders discuss how their companies developed a clear, strong culture making their businesses an attractive place to work and stimulating business success.

One of the speakers will be Tania Hyde, a senior associate at engineering consultancy Beca.

Tania is one of Beca's experienced multi-disciplinary team leaders with a focus on high performance.

She and her team of 10 deliver projects from feasibility to construction.

As a Beca culture champion, she provides leadership to create an environment for her team to be their best. Another speaker will be Greg Edmonds, export channel manager at Air New Zealand Cargo. Greg has worked almost exclusively alongside New Zealand exporters for the past 10 years and is part of a wider global cargo team of 320 dedicated to supporting the movement of international freight.

He believes a strong and successful New Zealand export community is critical to Air New Zealand’s success and the continued success of the country.

The breakfast is being held at the Trinity Wharf Hotel on Thursday, October 19 from 7-9.30am. For more information and to register visit www.exportnz.org.nz

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Alfa Romeos will take to the streets One of the most famous sports cars in the world will be celebrated in Tauranga this weekend with the annual general meeting of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club.

Up to 50 Alfa Romeos from throughout New Zealand will be on show at the Bay of Plenty Vintage Car Club grounds in Cliff Rd from 10-11.45am. The show is free to attend.

The cars will then travel along Devonport Rd and The Strand before heading out to the Classic Flyers Museum at the Tauranga Airport for lunch and another display.

John McTavish, former national president and member of the local AGM organising committee, says the AGM was last held in the Bay of Plenty

10 years ago and the event is “jolly good fun.”

John owns two Alfa Romeos – a 1983 Alfetta GTV and a 1997 Alpha 164 – and is attracted to the marque for its Italian flair.

“The Italians have a bit of a knack for design. The cars I’ve got are well out of date now but at the time they were pretty special cars, technically quite advanced and with pretty designs that have stood the test of time.”

John describes the annual get-together as “like being in a gang”.

“The people come from all walks of life. People up to their elbows in grease, such as mechanics, as well as airline pilots and doctors and everybody in between. We’re always talking cars and what we’re going to buy next.”

With only two models to his name, John thinks he’s probably one of the

“more sensible” owners, with some owning up to half a dozen.

“There are some very expensive Alfa Romeos but there are many that don’t cost a lot at all and still give their owners a lot of pleasure.

“I think that’s one of the strengths of the club.”

With up to 600 members, including 40 in the Bay of Plenty, the Alfa Romeo Owners Club is one of the biggest single marque car clubs in New Zealand. It includes a strong racing programme with the Trofeo Series offering up to eight rounds at North Island motor racing tracks each year.

Downtown Tauranga will be Alfa Romeo central tomorrow for the owners club’s AGM.

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Exciting new tech on offer at Toi Ohomai Information technology students at Toi Ohomai are getting a taste of the future, using exciting new technologies like virtual and augmented reality, 360 video and robotics.

Tutor Jacob Van Silfhout has been instrumental in introducing new technologies into the classroom this year. He is particularly passionate about virtual

reality and believes it’s one of the most exciting emerging technologies around.

“VR is the way forward and I want to be at the forefront of bringing that into the classroom.

“You need early adopters to make new technology take off.”

The students’ projects include virtual walk-throughs of buildings, interactive movies, and showcasing open homes using virtual reality.

“The experience is completely immersive. One of

the student’s projects could change the way people view open homes.”

While Jacob says some of this tech may be new to Tauranga, it is booming in the larger cities and could give graduates the edge when it comes to finding a job.

“With Toi Ohomai, graduates will have not only the traditional skills of

programming, networking and web design, but they’ll know how to do things like make a virtual reality building walk-through or an interactive movie.”

While this current group of students are the test group, from 2018 all Level 5 students will be able to take part, choosing a focus that interests them for their special project.

“I’m encouraging the students to think outside the box, to come up with new ideas and see how far they can take this technology.”

For more information on studying information technology with Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology in 2018 visit www.toiohomai.ac.nz or call 0800 86 46 46.

the Information technology student, Sam Gough, says he loves year. this ai Ohom virtual reality projects he’s worked on at Toi

Bipolar disorder no barrier for sole parent scholarship winner Laura O’Flaherty has learnt that despite her hardships in life, taking a risk on education is worth it in the long run.

The Papamoa mumof-two, who is studying social science at the

University of Waikato’s Windermere Campus, was recently awarded the Waikato Student Union Sole Parent/Caregiver Scholarship for 2017.

Five years ago, after struggling with her mental health for as long as she can remember, Laura was diagnosed with cyclothymia, which is an illness related to bipolar disorder.

With periods of mild depression swinging to hypomania, Laura says there were days when her anxiety was so severe she did not want to leave the house.

Her youngest son starting school was the catalyst that made her consider where her life was going.

After a discussion with her mental health nurse, Laura says she was inspired to give university a try.

"I honestly thought returning to study was out of the picture but sometimes, due to my disorder, I take risks. This was a risk that worked out well."

Laura says the $1000 scholarship felt amazing to receive, and due to the financial support is now weighing up the options of doing an honours year or jumping straight into her masters.

"I’ve just tended to put my head down and work hard and things seem to have come up. I will keep on making the most of every opportunity I get and, hopefully, prove that mental illness does not have to hold you back. I wouldn’t be who I am today if I hadn’t travelled this path."

Scholarship winner Laura O'Flaherty.

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With 2018 just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about your future with many new qualifications on offer at the academy.

Face and Beauty Academy has courses for hairdressing, barbering, makeup artistry, beauty specialist, body therapy, nail technician – the choice is yours.

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Be part of this exciting industry that takes men’s grooming to the next level. Face and Beauty Academy is currently the only organisation in New Zealand offering a Nail Technician Level 4 NZQA qualification – a three-day-a-week course. Still not sure which career path in the beauty industry you want to take? Check out all the courses on Face and Beauty Academy’s website www.faceandbeauty.com phone 07 579 5220 or Makeup Artistry 0800 322 326, or visit Level 4 students the academy on 109 Jacquelyn Chethan Devonport Rd discuss and Bonny Adrian. your options.

Applications now open for global citizenship projects The New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO is seeking to reward projects that foster global citizenship through its inaugural Global Citizenship Education Award.

Applicants from the education sector and community groups are invited to tell the commission about their global citizenship education projects or develop

new ones between now and March 2018 to be in to win cash prizes.

“The award aims to empower learners to assume active roles to face and resolve global challenges and to become proactive contributors to a more peaceful, tolerant, inclusive and secure world,” says commission chair Robyn Baker.

“We are not just interested in what is taught in classrooms – we also want to know about informal education settings

such as community education or through NGOs and it applies to any age. We hope to receive applications from a wide variety of groups."

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Brand strategist Mike Dunn from Tribal Brands helped them guide their ideas for the bar. He says it has been a collaborative project from the start, harnessing a team of specialists and artisans.

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“David and Stewart’s vision was to create a welcoming space with a warm atmosphere where people can come to share and celebrate good cheer, enjoy a fine selection of drinks and excellent hospitality. We are all very proud of the result,” says Mike.

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Helpful advice for sore joints (Part 2) I spoke to a client today who had been affected by osteoarthritis in his hips and shoulders. We created a personalised joint health programme that included supplements that can help promote healing in arthritic joints. After speaking with him today he said that he is mostly symptom-free.

The real hero is not so much the dietary changes and supplements, but his body’s incredible healing processes.

All disease starts with changes to cell functions. If this is left unchecked it can lead to tissue damage and eventually to disease.

While physical damage to joints can cause arthritis it is important to see it as a real disease and not just wear and tear. Joint cartilage appears as tough, lifeless tissue.

A closer look reveals something quite different.

Cartilage matrix is secreted by specialised living cells called chondrocytes. These cells maintain small pieces of cartilage.

Anything that negatively affects chondrocytes will eventually damage cartilage. Lose enough cartilage and you have osteoarthritis.

Chondrocytes can become damaged by several processes. Firstly, free radicals can cause damage to the point that they cannot function properly. If left unprotected by antioxidants the chondrocytes will die and the piece of cartilage it maintained will eventually be lost.

Secondly, corrosive enzymes called matrix

Raising brows and improving them Eyebrows are easily overlooked in our daily makeup routine, but they shouldn’t be. Well-defined, beautifully-groomed brows frame our face, lend an air of quiet elegance and make our faces more expressive.

If you’re not sure about that last claim, try noticing how often your brow muscles move, almost unconsciously, in the next 30 minutes.

The tricky thing with brows is that they sometimes stage a disappearing act. This can be due to over-plucking in our youth

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I am in my 60s and the last third of my brows are virtually nonexistent now. There are substantial gaps in what remains and I fill those gaps everyday using the Jane Iredale ‘Great Shape’ Eyebrow Kit. It’s part of my essential routine, even if I am not wearing makeup.

I recommend having your eyebrows professionally shaped and tinted but there is a threestep process you can add to your makeup routine to enjoy wellgroomed brows every day. Firstly, use a small brush to tidy and

tame the brows, using an upwards movement to brush from the inside out.

Secondly, use a narrow brush to apply a nourishing wax to your freshly tidied brows. This will anchor them in place and keep any wayward hairs in line. Lastly, apply a brow powder, focusing first on creating well-defined thickness at the inner part of the brow and then tapering out evenly towards the tail of the brow.

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metalloproteinases (MMPs) attack the collagen matrix of cartilage, and thirdly, unwanted inflammation can damage chondrocytes.

What we need to do is to protect chondrocytes, reduce inflammation, reduce free-radical activity and reduce MMP activity. What this does is to allow our natural cartilage healing processes to spring to life. The result is less pain and improved mobility.

The answer is an anti-inflammatory

and antioxidant-dense diet.

We then add anti-inflammatory supplements that can help restore joint healing processes.

For more information give me a call or email john@abundant.co.nz.

You can read back issues at www.abundant.co.nz John Arts is a qualified nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health. Contact John on 0800 423 559. To read more go to www.sunlive.co.nz

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Avoiding missed appointments The main corridor at Tauranga Hospital was turned into a makeshift voting station recently and it was nothing to do with the General Election.

programme to improve how the Bay of Plenty District Health Board communicates with patients about hospital appointments.

“This is about adapting the way we work and finding out what best suits our patients,” said BOPDHB chief operating officer Pete Chandler.

Patients were asked to vote on their preferred method “This requires us to evolve from simply sending out of contact for appointments as well as their preferred appointment letters to ensuring our patients are choice of text messages. The move is part of a wider aware they have an appointment at the hospital, what it’s for, and have the time to either get there or reschedule.

“We all know these days there are multiple means of communication and what works for one person will not work for another.

“Patients are telling us that overall their preferred method of communication is by text message or email across all age groups and communities.Well over 6000 appointments are missed each year at Whakatane and Tauranga hospitals. We can reduce this number by ensuring we contact patients in the most appropriate way for them, and by patients keeping us up to date with their contact details.”

The new and improved way of coordinating appointments based on the preferred method of contact is set to be running by the end of the year.

“Thanks to Z Energy BOP for loaning us its ‘Good in the Hood’ voting boxes and thanks to all of our patients who have given us feedback through our Facebook page, website Volunteer coordinator Lesley Grant says people or by voting at the information points at both like Grant Beach enjoyed having their say. hospitals,” says Pete.

Refresh your unique facial characteristics Consider investing in some tried and tested cosmetic medicine treatments for this summer.

Sharon Melrose specialises in administering dermal fillers (Restylane, Teosyl) and facial muscle relaxant treatments (Botox, Dysport) to soften signs of facial ageing to look and maintain a healthy, toned and youthful complexion for as long as is reasonable. Sharon is based at Rejuvenation Cosmetic Medicine, Promed House, Tauranga.

Treatments with Dysport, Botox and Restylane are a means of ‘evening up the odds’ in an environment that can prematurely age the skin through sun damage.

Sharon says most clients seek treatments to refresh their unique

facial characteristics.

Sharon is excited to announce the arrival of the V2 skin booster device. “The skin booster delivers tiny quantities of product to the skin through several tiny needles at once so that you get the benefits of a superior skin needling treatment as well as the skin boosting properties of dermal fillers delivered into the skin at the same time.

“Treatments are quick, and can cover areas of the face and neck with minimal discomfort and down time. Brilliant results for firming and hydrating crepe paper-like skin to the neck, around the eyes and the sides of the face.”

A series of three sessions at monthly intervals can result in your skin being better hydrated,

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Decreasing Maori smoking rates The Ministry of Health has recently taken a new approach of 'client insights' to the problem of high Maori smoking rates.

Through the project ‘Addressing the challenge of young Maori women who smoke’ the Ministry used data, evidence and insights to find out about the barriers affecting young Maori women’s ability to quit smoking.

More information can be found on the Smokefree 2025 page on the Ministry of Health website www.health.govt.nz

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Getting well pampered and looked after at Oropi It’s absolute indulgence, something very special for women – a new day spa in the exotic setting of the Oropi Hot Pools in Warner Rd. “It’s all very exciting,” says spa manager Michelle Roberts-Gray.

“And we open tomorrow, Saturday, October 14 from 10am to 4pm.”

The new spa will have three qualified therapists on

site – they can advise on and deliver the finest pampering.

Treatments like hot stone and Swedish massage, microdermabrasion facials and luxury oxygen-infused aromatherapy facials with foot massage.

The spa also offers exfoliation detox and hydration wraps, topped off with classical beauty needs such as pedicures, tinting and waxing. The

new spa at Oropi Hot Pools uses the all-natural and organic skincare ranges, Oxygen and Indigo Tree. Oxygen is full of hops for hydration and manuka honey for calming nourishment.

Indigo Tree is infused with ozone-pure supercharged oxygen as well as natural butters and plant oils.

For more information call (07) 543 3913 or call Michelle on 022 194 4716.

Pharmacies charging double for antihistamines Allergy sufferers in the Bay can slash their antihistamine bill in half by shopping around, a Consumer NZ investigation has found.

While one Christchurch pharmacy sold a 90-pack of Razene (the antihistamine cetirizine) for $66.90, across town another pharmacy charged just $37.99. A Wellington pharmacy charged its customers $30 for Razene 90s.

"We were surprised to see such extreme differences in price for the same product, sometimes at outlets belonging to the same chain. This demonstrates how important it is for consumers buying antihistamines to shop around," Consumer NZ chief executive Sue Chetwin says.

As allergy season approaches, Consumer NZ compared prices at 30 pharmacies in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch for seven commonly stocked antihistamine products.

Of the seven, four were ‘generics’, with the same active ingredient and effect on the body as big name brands, such as Claratyne (loratadine), Telfast (fexofenadine) and Zyrtec (cetirizine).

Across all 30 pharmacies the cheapest packet of 30 pills of Telfast 180mg was $44.99.

The most expensive was $22 more ($66.99).

There was a similar price variation for Claratyne 30s – the lowest-priced packet in the survey cost $23.50 and the highest-priced $44.90.

"We found the cheapest prices for five of our seven surveyed products were offered by an online-only pharmacy, even after delivery fees were factored in.

Buying online is a good way to cut the cost of your antihistamine bill," says Sue.

The simple act of being kind “Treat everyone with kindness and respect, even those who are rude to you – not because they are nice but because you are.” – Unknown.

Without small kindnesses offered to each other there is often selfabsorption and sometimes even rudeness.

For example, discourtesy on the roads, using a mobile phone during a movie, misusing handicapped parking spots, being habitually late, etc.

Being kind may be as simple as holding the door for someone a few steps away. Research has shown that children who performed three acts of kindness each week for one month were more popular with their peers, and that teens experienced less bullying.

How aware are you of those times when you focus on your own needs to the point where it can appear rude to others?

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Bridge may become ‘iconic’ in time

Aucklanders bring bad driving with them Re ‘Drivers a breed unto themselves’ from I Goldsmith, Bureta (The Weekend Sun, September 22). Yes, I totally agree with everything that I Goldsmith says. I hear comments from other people going on about the shocking drivers in Tauranga and their thoughts are that they consider it’s the majority of Aucklanders that have moved here and brought their terrible driving with them. Who knows! It is strange that there are so many dreadful drivers in Tauranga and there are a lot of accidents for the size of this place. I cannot get over the number of people

who run the orange light and don’t use their blinkers – what is the matter with these idiots? I look out my window and watch the free parkers in our street trying to get into a park – most of them are young women and goodness knows who has taught them to drive, but one thing’s for sure – they have no idea how to back into a park – they are either half up on the pavement or they have the front of the car jutting out which could easily be hit by an oncoming car.

Quite frankly, words fail me!

D Yeoman, Tauranga South.

So the proposed iconic – a word more often used historically – Wairoa River cycle bridge has been canned because of a cost blowout to an iconic estimate of over $12 million. What started off as a brief of under $3 million to engineers to submit plans for a cycle bridge ended up becoming a fantasy.

For goodness sake, we only need a safe cycle bridge across a pretty country river along a stimulating, pleasurable cycle trail. Maybe a Maori carving arching over the entrance of a necessary new stand-alone $3 million affordable

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Piglet, Eeyore and Winnie entertain I live in Auckland but my sister-in-law passed on your article in The Weekend Sun ‘Piglet, Eeyore and Winnie’ (Rogers Rabbits page 2, September 29). It gave me more than half an hour of fun just reading and re-reading because it was so wellwritten. I take my hat off to you. You captured the moment perfectly.

R Hazelwood, Auckland.

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bridge, in reverence to the river, would add a striking cultural dynamic and if really praiseworthy it may eventually become iconic.

The doomed bridge design was the only one submitted that did not have piles included, which now seems an essential earthquake structural factor.

So what were the other designs like that did comply with the brief and which were not shown to the public?

Incidentally, council and sponsors don’t seem to be paying attention to our expanding housing programmes like Papamoa that cry out for more additional, inclusive and inspired children’s playgrounds and more trees – there are some fine examples in Australia. The adage ‘We survive in spite of them rather than because of them’ still applies to a degree.

D Wilson, Mount Maunganui.

Learning creates understanding The recent letters by A Bourne, I Brougham, B Johnson (The Weekend Sun, September 22 and 29, October 6) condemning the proposed teaching of te reo, and the reasons given, need to be challenged.

A Bourne in particular uses terminology designed to inflame passions and prejudice. The assertion that only Maori and trendy lefty Europeans view te reo as a treasure is patently false. All languages are a treasure. “The use of valuable lesson spaces, needed to equip our young to manage in the real world”. Hello, Mr Bourne, the interaction between Maori and non-Maori is an important part of ‘the real world’ and becoming more relevant by the day. Forcing people to learn a language “smacks of fascism,” what rubbish, all education of the young is arguably forced. It makes as much sense to learn te reo as it does any other language that may go unused.

The learning creates understanding, understanding creates respect, respect creates peace. Isn’t that what we all want?

M Bell, Omanawa.

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Noise complaint ‘cheek’ As a long-term resident, ratepayer and community advocate I am aggrieved and somewhat angry that a resident neighbouring Moa Park has the cheek to complain that a fitness group to which I belong is inconveniencing them and that we are too noisy. Our session start at 9.05am.

If you purchase a property adjoining a park you must appreciate it is for general public use and there will be occasions when users may disrupt your peace.

Ratepayers fund and maintain local parks and reserves and are entitled to reasonable use of the facilities.

Council has threatened/bullied our personal trainer with the threat of legal action if they receive additional complaints, which given the nature of the complaint-

maker is inevitable. That I choose to engage a trainer and use Moa Park close to my home is entirely appropriate. Council may well have to consider legal action against all who attend as it can be argued that we employ the trainer.

There is a bigger picture in this debate. This weekend, and on many others, Mount residents have been seriously inconvenienced with large events shutting local streets down. These events are escalating in numbers. Unlike the Moa Park resident I am not complaining as I see it as adding vibrancy to the community, but I do question how many is enough?

M O’Neill, Mount Maunganui.

No recycling options Re S Harris’s letter in The Weekend Sun (September 29). We no longer recycle as much as we could for many reasons. Our weekly bag is rarely full so it is not financially viable to hire a recycling bin. Once the bag is ready for collection we top it up with recyclables as we don’t have any other option. Food scraps are dug into the garden or frozen until they can be given to a friend for their pigs. Using the Maleme St recycling centre is not an option as we live 25km away.

Where are the containers for aluminium cans that used to be in supermarket car parks? Where are the bottle depots? No longer available it seems, so what do we do? We throw ours in the rubbish bag each week. We don’t want to but we don’t have any other option.

Where can we dump our plastic that don’t carry the magic numbers one and two? Nowhere, so they go into the bag and end up in the landfill.

What happened to the inorganic street collections?

Gone years ago. Is it any wonder there is illegal dumping? Our big tin of dead batteries saved for recycling ended up in the landfill too.

Maybe if council came up with answers then shipping our household trash over the Kaimais for disposal would be considerably less.

M Anderson, Otumoetai (Abridged).

Solutions for SH2

I now live in early Pyes Pa Rd but for many years used SH2 for work projects at Omokoroa, Katikati, Waihi Beach, Waihi, Te Aroha and Morrinsville and found it to be very good. In my opinion there have been two major setbacks for travel on that road.

The advent of safety measures which reduce the available tar seal. There are virtually no overtaking opportunities. Tractors are allowed to slow everything down. No slow vehicle bays. Frustration.

As soon as the regional council introduced fares on school buses the buses emptied and the roads clogged up. It is very noticeable all over Tauranga and the Western Bay, including Pyes Pa, that traffic is so much better during the school holidays.

With the population in Omokoroa due to skyrocket, in my opinion there are two ways of helping the state highway. Build a college in the Omokoroa region and a park and ride from Apata in conjunction with a commuter rail or bus service, preferably rail.

SH2 will always be a problem, ending as it does at the two-lane Wairoa Bridge and then up to Bethlehem. Roundabouts at the side roads are the only way.

P Turmer, Pyes Pa.

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As far as I can see, this year would have to go down as one of the wettest years in Tauranga for some time and the continuation of wet days can be quite depressing, especially in school holidays.

And especially if you have made plans to do something and it has to be changed because of the weather. It reminds us that in life things don’t always go according to our plans.

The Bible says “God has plans for us to bless us and not to harm us”.

One of the key figures of the New Testament was a man called Paul who was instrumental in spreading the gospel over much of the then-known world. He was often imprisoned

or beaten for his faith. Nature didn’t always cooperate with him and he finished up in storms and shipwrecks. He was stoned and chased out of cities and yet he said Philippians 4:12-13 (NIV) 12 “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty.

I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.

13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength”.

And when writing to Timothy he said (1 Timothy 6:6-8) “But godliness with contentment is great gain”.

Life won’t always go as we want it but with God’s help we can be content despite the circumstances we find ourselves in.

-Stephen Tyrell South City Baptist Church

Keep seeking and you will surely find If you have a treasure map there are two vitally important things you must do if you want to find the treasure; firstly, read the map, and secondly, seek the treasure according to the map’s instructions.

What would you think of someone who said ‘she’ll be right – I don’t need to read the map to find the treasure?’

How about the person who only read

the map once and said ‘the treasure will find me because I’m a good person?’

Or the person who says ‘I’m not a reader, but I hope I’ll find the treasure somehow?’ What would you think of the person who read the map but thought they knew better and looked for the treasure elsewhere? How about the person who understood the map, but dug for the treasure elsewhere for fear others would think they were crazy digging where the map said? No doubt and approaches above in relation to the eternal you would regard them as foolish. heavenly treasure God offers. The treasure map of Many, surprisingly, adopt the attitude the Bible is greatly neglected and ignored. Jesus, however, tells us only those who seek will find and the way to eternal life is narrow and difficult and found by few (Matthew 7:14). Where do you stand? Are you the sort of person who would be excited to read a treasure map and to follow its instructions to a ‘T’ but has a completely different approach and attitude to God’s precious Word?

Life is short. God is good. Isn’t it time to seek Him as your hidden treasure?

David Kidd, Church of God’s Love

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The Weekend Sun’s ever popular guide to ‘What’s On’ in the Bay. Pg52 THE WEEKEND SUN

Recording news, good and bad Given repeatedly dire news about the financial pointlessness of recorded music, it's heartening that there are brave people not only recording music, but still sending it out to the world in the form of full albums on CDs.

based Kiwi Jan Preston, ‘The Queen of Piano Boogie’, which was recorded here at The Boatshed Studio; ‘Infinity’ from Infinity, an all-instrumental feast from a guitar/drum duo, the guitarist being Pat Hura, who once lived and played here; and ‘Let's Take Actually, the latest report about profits Offence!’ from The Andrew in this business we call music is almost London Trio who don't laughably awful for everyone except big Knightshade. live or record here but play corporate record labels. I'll save that frequently and have a good following in the Bay for a treat at the end.

Now, if you want to have your worst fears Firstly, I have some recording titbits, kicking off with realised about the music biz, let's wrap up with the excellent news that legendary Waikato rockers some financials...

Knightshade have released a new single, a rare and Recent figures from the RIAA (Recording Industry joyful moment for fans of the band.

Association of America) calculate that a music creator ‘U Say’ is I guess what you'd call a power ballad and only earns US$1 from 58 hours of streaming video on comes with a video you can check out via the band's YouTube and, on average, an artist earns US$100 for Facebook page. The song itself is available via most 152,094 streams of a song on Spotify. Not good. digital platforms (YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music etc.)

Particularly not good since in just two years streaming and is on the playlist at the Mount's Kiss FM as well has grown from 33 per cent to 62 per cent of the as Tauranga's latest radio venture The Station 105.4 market. This is where the money should be. But the FM which broadcasts from Vinyl Destinations on money, it seems, went to purchasing the rights to huge Devonport Rd and is featuring a solid amount of Kiwi back catalogues, the ‘library’, the essential core of a content. More on that in the not too distant future... streaming service.

And who controls the rights to the artists' back Eclectic releases catalogues? The same major labels as in the old days On the absolutely opposite end of the spectrum, I was glancing through new CDs from eclectic Auckland label Rattle, who have four very worthwhile releases this month. The label specialises in classical and jazz as well as some hard-to-categorise items such as Utterance, a collaboration between taonga puoro expert Richard Nunns, Muttonbird David Long (banjo, theremin, bowed guitar) and Natalia Mann (harp, prepared harp, zither, gongs, voice).

This month sees both classical and jazz: there's a Michael Houston album of French piano trios and chamber music for piano and two voices from contemporary classical composer Lyell Cresswell.

Then there's music from two jazz trios: ‘Unwind’ from Hayden Chisholm (saxophone), Norman Meehan (piano) and Paul Dyne (bass), and ‘Another Time Another Place’ from American bass player Dave Friesen, recorded live on tour here with Kiwis Reuben Bradley (drums) and Dixon Nacey (guitar).

Rattle have a brilliant catalogue of high-end music; they regularly win awards and if your tastes run to the path less trodden this may be the label for you!

Meanwhile, things are being released and recorded locally. I've received four albums with Tauranga connections in the past couple of weeks and reviews will ensue almost immediately.

–Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music – who are laughing all the way to the bank. Warner posted a record profit in the three months to June.

And Goldman Sachs' recent forecast for the industry is that record labels' share of revenue will increase by 133 per cent between 2015 and 2030.

At least someone's making money.

Local recording

WHAT’S ON

There's ‘Beginner's Mind’ from Davey Beige And The Blackdoor Band – Davey lives here though it was recorded in Auckland; ‘Play It Again Jan’ from Sydney-

LAST LEGS

Auckland Theatre Company

Fri 13 & Sat 14 7:30pm Sun 15 Oct 4pm Addison Theatre (Comedy)

PLAYWRITING BOOTCAMP WITH ROGER HALL Roger Hall

Sat 14 Oct 10am

Baycourt Terrace Room (Workshop)

ROGER HALL TALKS ABOUT “THE ONES THAT GOT AWAY” Roger Hall Sat

14 Oct 4:30pm

X Space (Talk)

TAURANGA ARTS FESTIVAL 2017 Tauranga Arts Festival

Thu 19 Oct - Sun 29 Oct

Baycourt’s Addison Theatre, X Space and The Terrace Rooms (16 events) Visit website for details.

www.ticketek.co.nz | 0800 TICKETEK

SISTERS IN SONG Inachord Chorus

Sat 11 Nov 7:30pm Addison Theatre (Music)

DUBLIN’S IRISH TENORS & THE CELTIC LADIES Tricia & Stewart Macpherson

Mon 13 Nov 7:30pm Addison Theatre (Music)

Baycourt Box Office – Ensure you are buying through Ticketek outlets only.

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Presenting South Africa With 11 official languages, a melting pot of cultures, and a vast and diverse landscape, South Africa is a wonderful beast all of its own.

Tauranga local Brett Yeatman will be presenting the wonders and delights of South Africa next Tuesday, October

Mt Maunganui

17, as part of the ‘Living in Harmony’ series hosted by Multicultural Tauranga. “We will be presenting South African culture with food and language and dance and a whole lot of different things,” says Brett.

“It’ll be a little bit of a snapshot of South African culture.”

Brett says there will be cultural food, dancing, information about the

country and more.

“We’re expecting to have boerewors which is South African sausage; we’ll have koeksisters which is a sweet, syrupy pastry that we are going to make and they have melktert which is a sweet pastry crust filled with a creamy filling,” says Brett.

“There will also be peri-peri chicken, so those are the main things that we have thought of showing, and then there will be a traditional Afrikaans dance which we are going to do as well.”

Brett and his family moved to New Zealand nearly 17 years ago and he says he feels it’s important to hold on to his roots.

“It’s one of those things – people come to a new country and all they want to do is integrate, they don’t want to dwell on the past, but I do think it’s important to stay connected to your roots.”

Brett says South Africa is unique in its own right and, with a mixture of different cultures mixing and mingling, it’s no wonder.

“South Africa is interesting – there are countries within the country, and then you’ve got other

Brett Yeatman and his wife Annette. countries such as Zimbabwe and Zambia and Mozambique and Botswana. All of these are connected to South Africa.

“That’s what I’m really keen to share,” says Brett, “just all the diversity that South Africa brings”.

The event will be held on Tuesday, October 17 from 7pm at The Balcony Room in the Historic Village in 17th Ave.

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Spotlight on John Baxter As a small child, John Baxter remembers a jukebox in the cafe where his mother worked, and his father listened to Johnny Cash and 50s rock 'n roll music.

Although born in Yorkshire, England, John moved to New Zealand aged 12.

He attended Otumoetai College where some great young bands emerged.

Inspired, John learned to play bass guitar on an old electric guitar while flatting with guitarist friend Shane, and they were joined by Tony on drums.

Their first gigs were as a band called 'The Ultra Violets', playing covers at parties and pubs for three years.

Next came original band 'Puppi Chuk' with Warren Lawson and Simon Leigh McKenzie.

John then took a break to spend time with family, but couldn’t stay away from music long and joined forces with Verne Bigwood and Dean Powdrill to form 'S.O.G' (The Sad Old Gits). This band lasted for about

five years, disbanding when both John and Dean were too busy with work.

Nowadays, John is music manager for The Incubator art hub. He plays lead guitar with local band 'Liberated Squid', but his passion has always been bass, which he plays now with 'The Carradines' featuring Verne Bigwood on drums and lyricist Brett Williams on

guitar and vocals.

His motivation for appearing at this year's Mount Rock Fest is twofold: firstly to support the Cancer Society as he lost both his mother and motherin-law to this horrible disease, and secondly to perform for the audience with 'The Carradines' along with seven other bands. Rock Fest is at Totara Street on October 28 with all proceeds (after expenses) going to the local Cancer Society.

Tickets at www.eventfinda.co.nz

Be part of the Trustpower Christmas Parade It’s nearly time for the annual Trustpower Christmas Parade and everyone is invited to join in the fun.

The parade on Saturday, December 2 will see Downtown Tauranga come alive with family entertainment, bands, marching teams, acrobatic groups, fairy tale characters, community floats and, of course, Santa himself.

If you would like to register a float, band, group, or dance troupe to take part, Downtown Tauranga would love to hear from you.

You may have a fantastic idea ready to go, or perhaps you want to be involved but are unsure how or where to start.

Contact Downtown Tauranga for help brainstorming ideas; the parade team can point you in the right direction. The Trustpower Christmas Parade is a community parade so everyone is encouraged to join in; the more the merrier.

There are cash prizes to be won for the best floats and best sound, most participants, best dressed and best Christmas theme. It’s always plenty of fun and you get to make thousands of kids smile – what

GIGGUIDE & ENTERTAINMENT GREER’S GASTRO BAR MOUNT SOCIAL CLUB Sunday 15th : 5pm – 8pm Friday 13th : 6pm – 9pm Take 2 – Easy 2 (Jazz & Take 2 (live music) Easy listening Duo – Dave Saturday 14th : 6pm – Mila & Henderson & Trevor Santiago (live music) Braunias) Sunday 15th : 6pm – Alice MT RSA Sea (live music) Friday 13th : 7pm – 10pm th Thursday 19 Tony Wellington Saturday 14th : 7pm – 10pm 9pm – Social Jam Night Helen Riley THE BARREL ROOM Sunday 15th : 4pm – 7pm Saturday 14th : 5pm – 8pm Helen Riley Les Robinson

could be better!

Registrations are open until November 10. Build a float, practice your dance moves, dust off your outfits and get creative. Or if that’s not your thing then consider being a volunteer. Get in touch with the parade team and they will talk you through the different ways that you can help.

To register or for more information go to www.taurangachristmasparade.co.nz or talk to Millie, the Downtown Tauranga coordinator on 07 577 9946, email info@downtowntauranga.co.nz

Register your float today and be part of the

Parade day: Saturday 2nd December Register by: 10 November 2017 Prize money to be won.

3 categories: Organisation, Education, Sports & Social.

1st prize: $250, 2nd prize $175, 3rd prize: $100.

Also prizes for: Best dressed: $100, Most participants: $100, Best sound: $100, Best Christmas theme: $100.

More details at taurangachristmasparade.co.nz Sponsors:

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Chance to learn more about healthy living The Healthy Living Festival is for all walks of life and everyone is invited.

“We have many different health practitioners who may be able to help you with any health problems you might be Whisp owner experiencing,” says organiser Ruth Mansford.

Krystal Held at the Queen Elizabeth Cullen, who Youth Centre on October will be at 14-15 from 10am, the The Healthy Healthy Living Festival will Living showcase a variety of mediums Festival this and clairvoyants who will be weekend. available to give advice about things you are unsure of.

You may like to come along and

just soak up the wonderful energies created by the people who care about you and your health.

“We will be bringing our pyramid for people to sit under and experience the peace and relaxation it gives you; the crystals surrounding the pyramid also help to ground you,” says Ruth.

Many different products will also be available including skin care, baby products, soy candles, woodcraft, crystals, fairies, books, essential oils and more.

Seminars and demonstrations on different subjects will be running throughout the weekend and more information on them will be available at www.facebook.com/ HealthyLivingExposBOP

The Battle of the Kaimais Off the back of a strong performance against Otago, the Bay of Plenty Steamers will take on Waikato in the Bayleys Battle of the Kaimais on Saturday afternoon.

Young people get dressed up and support their teams on game day.

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In a highly-contested final Mitre 10 Cup round robin match at the Tauranga Domain, the Barrett Homes charity match day in support of Trillian Trek will have plenty to offer.

It will be a fantastic family day out with plenty of giveaways and excitement in the Whanau Zone, plus kids eat free in the Whanau Zone with their kids’ ticket thanks to Mount Maunganui New World.

With More FM on hand to paint the crew in their blue and gold, a tasty bite to eat from Little Big Markets, a cold brew from Mount Brewing Co. and plenty of thrilling rugby action, including the Bay of Plenty Under 15s taking on the Waikato Under 15s, it is one not to be missed.

The Bay of Plenty Steamers, coached by Clayton McMillan, are on the hunt to confirm their Mitre 10 Cup Championship semi-final spot and the team are calling on Bay of Plenty supporters to come out in their blue and gold to raise their voices over the Mooloo bells this weekend.

Tickets are available online for all Steamers Mitre 10 Cup home games at www.boprugby.co.nz or www.ticketmaster.co.nz Alternatively tickets can be purchased from the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union offices, at any Ticketmaster outlet or at the gate on game day. Adults $20, students $10, children under 14 $5 and under 5s attend free. Additional ticketing fees will apply.

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Fiddler extraordinaire to energise awards The NZCM Country Music Star Awards are proud to present the 41st annual awards show at the Bethlehem Performing Arts Centre over Labour Weekend, October 21-22.

More than 130 contestants will battle it out for a share of the $6500-plus prize pool. Entrants from all across New Zealand will put their best voice on for Saturday’s auditions in front of six prestigious judges, including Scottish country music icons Lynne and Adrienne Toner.

Top backing bands ‘Cut Above’ and ‘Pure Dixie’ will be at the ready to play the many sections, including country rock, western, gospel, duo/group and solo.

The auditions will run from approximately 8.30am-4.30pm. Out of the 137 entrants the topscoring two from each section will then go through to the premier finals show held at 1pm on Sunday. Only one contestant will come away with the top prize of $1000 cash and the crown of Overall Star Awards winner.

NZCM has a big surprise up its sleeve, including an international guest appearance for one lucky winner.

Marian Burns will be the special guest at the Sunday finals concert and anyone who has seen Marian perform will know you are in for an energetic, toetapping, fiddle of a time!

Tickets are $25 or $20 for TECT card holders. Convenor Michael Tipping says the Bethlehem College Performing Arts Centre is the place

to be for a great weekend of music and he, along with the committee, are excited to be hosting this great event.

Marian Burns.

Auditions tickets are available at the door for just $5 and premier finals concert tickets are available online from ticketbud.com and will also be available at the door.

Get your booty twerking and twerk the night away What’s twerkfit?

We know a twerk is a bum dance. And the word fit goes without explanation.

Put them together, you get twerkfit which is a bum dance fitness class.

It helps tone and tighten while shaking what your mama gave ya. Exercise by another name.

Twerkfit classes last an hour and include strength and cardiovascular exercises, mixed in with dance tutorials, to really make you sweat.

All this while listening to a mix of fresh and oldschool R&B, dancehall and hip-hop.

Workouts feature warm-ups and stretches, twerk

tutorials, dance combinations and twerk circuits finished with a slow, cool-down track to return your heart to your chest. Classes are good for strengthening and shaping legs and back as well as improving your overall fitness level and losing weight.

Twerkfit is for any shape, size or fitness level and is suitable for complete beginners with no previous dance experience.

Dress loose, dress for comfort. But wear suitable gripped trainers and knee pads and don't forget a towel and some water.

For more information contact the Rise Dance Company email admin@risedance.nz

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SUMMER CHRISTMAS PARTY Featuring Shane Cortese & the 8-Track Band Fri 1 & Sat 2 December

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Saturday 14 October Art Classes

Adult Art Classes for Term 4 booking now. Clay, paint, stone sculpture, drawing & more. Check out theincubator. co.nz for more information.

Bay Networking Singles Club

Susan Harrison-Tustain Exhibition

Gilded Edge, A Celebration of Gold & Colours. Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd Oct 10am-4:30pm 24a James Road, Te Puna. Free entry. Open to everyone.

Tauranga Floral Art Group

Social activities 55+. Dining, BBQs, outings. Facebook on Bay networking Singles Social Group or Ph Mary-Anne 027 207 1690 or Jonathan 07 572 2091

Tauranga Baptist Church Hall, 9:3011:30am. Enjoy working with flowers.

Ph Fay 543 5176

Free Womens Self Defence

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

Barbara 544 7461

28th & 29th Oct More details contact The Gym, Tauranga or go to selfdefencecourses.co.nz click on Register for Workshops

Gate Pa Junior Tennis

Saturdays: 9am 5-8 years, 10am 9-11 years. Thursdays: 4:30pm Intermediate & College ages. Coaching included.

Enquiries Graeme 0274 520 600 or web/facebook

Genealogy Informal Group

Join a friendly discussion concerning searching for your family. 1:30pm, 849 State Highway 29, Tauriko. Ph Cathy a/h 541 3335

Kaimai School’s Calf Club

Oct 21st. Animal judging 10am. BBQ, refreshments, games, activities, horse rides, cake stall, pet parade, treasure hunt & MUCH MORE! 1853 State Highway 29, Lower Kaimai

Katikati Bowling Club

8 Park Road. 12:45-3pm. Ph Phil Green 549 5344

Katikati Lions Moggies Market

Katikati Memorial Hall, Main Road 8am-Noon. Enquiries 549 3589

Mount Sequence Dance

Sequence Dance, 7:30-10:30pm Arataki Community Centre, Bayfair, $7. Mt Maunganui Scottish Society. Ph Erica 576 0578

Ocktoberfest Gala/Fun Run

Saturday 28th: 9-1. Fun Run rego 8:30, start time 9am. Activities for children & adults, free entertainment, wonderful food, including hangi. Te Puke Baptist Church

Paddy’s Market Katikati St Paul’s Presbyterian Church, annual market. Cnr Main Road & Mulgan St Katikati at 9am-noon. Plants, baking preserves, white elephant & many more stalls.

Petanque Tga/BOP Club Blake Park 1pm start. All very welcome. Equip available, all coaching given. Ph Jo Ann 578 3606

Playwriting Bootcamp

Tauranga Friendship Social Club

Te Puke Branch NZSG

Meets 2nd Saturday each month meeting room Te Puke Library 10-12noon. Mark 542 0204

Te Puke Scottish Society

Dance, Saturday 21st October, 7:3011pm. Te Puke RSA/Citizens Club.

Catered supper, great band, wonderful people. $7. Ph Ally 573 7632

The Rusty Mannequin Sale

Spring sale. Everything $5. Well sign posted at Historic Village, 17th Ave West, Tauranga. Cash only, 9am-12pm.

All proceeds to Turning Point Trust.

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

Travel Bazaar

10am-3pm at Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. Come along & be inspired by fabulous presentations from experts. Free entry. House of Travel www.hot.co.nz

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.

Water & Wheels Day

At Tauranga Bridge Marina 9am-3pm.

Check out new RVs, boats & Evinrude engines. Also available is food, coffee, kids’ bouncy castle & face painting. Ph Road Life 579 6489

ZEE MARKET

Come along to 169 Elizabeth Street, to check out our awesome market, amazing stalls, food & local buskers 10am-2pm

Workshop with Roger Hall. 10am at Baycourt in the Terrace Room. Tickets at www.ticketek.co.nz

Sunday 15 October

Roger Hall Talks

Renew your vows to celebrate your 50+ years of marriage. 29th Oct at Seventh-day Adventist Church Tauranga.

RSVP before 22 Oct. Ph Joy 541 1725

About the “The Ones That Got Away”. Today at Baycourt 4:30pm. Tickets at www.ticketek.co.nz

50+ Years Married?

Bible seminar

1:45pm Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St, Greerton. Jesus said “Get behind me Satan”- Bible answers. Interactive, Q&A. All welcome. Vic 543 0504

Corkers Toastmasters

Building communication & leadership 3rd Sunday of Month. Upstairs Zone Cafe, Owens Place, Mount Maunganui.

2-3:30pm. Chrissy 027 296 7939

Croquet

At Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd, Sun, Tues, Fri, 12:45pm. Beginners welcome.

Peter 571 0633

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

Historic Village Market

Every 1st & 3rd Sunday monthly 8-12noon. Wet or fine. Inquiries: hvm@ lionsclubs.org.nz A Bethlehem Te Puna 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

Maketu Market

3rd & 5th Sundays 7am-12pm at Maketu Village Green. Ph Pat 533 2687 or Fennis 0274 282 862

Messy Church Superhero Joshua

Looking for something creative, messy, stories, prayer, games for all ages?

4-6pm at 53 Te Okuroa Dr Papamoa Dinner provided Koha appreciated. Julie 027 420 5375 http://www. communityofstaidan.com/

Psychics, Mediums & Healers

The Psychic Cafe Spectacular, tonight Greerton Community Hall, Tauranga.

Doors open 6:45pm, starts 7pm. $10 door fee & everything else FREE FREE. www.psychiccafe.nz Ph 578 7205

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 1:30pm & Thursdays 5:30pm, in pond behind 24 Montego Drive Papamoa, sailing Electron Yachts for fun. Adult beginners welcome.

Graham 572 5419

Tauranga Spiritual Society Inc

Monday 16 October Achieve Toastmasters

Keep Speaking, Keep Helping, Keep Succeeding 1st , 3rd & 5th Monday of month St Stephens Church Hall Brookfield 7:30-9:30pm. Inquiries Frank/ Chrissy 543 9493

Active Adults Fun Fitness Cardio Strength Stretching Aerobic activity for heart, Weights for strength,Yoga for balance & flexibility. All fitness levels. 9-10am $7 Arataki Community Centre. Lynda 029 230 0162

Badminton Club-Aquinas College 7:30-9:30pm. All players welcome.

Friendly & sociable club. Casual fee of $8pp, club racquets available for free use. Ph/txt Sue 021 194 4335 www. taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz

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, 544 Maunganui Rd. 6-7:30pm during school term. Late programme 7:30pm onwards. Standard chess rules. Incl casual games. Noel 579 5412

Genealogy Friendly Group Mako Room, Papamoa Community Centre 1:30-3:30pm. We offer assistance to anyone with an interest in researching their family history. Ph 575 4674

Katikati Bowling Club Welcomes New Members. Come along & learn how to play lawn bowls Coaching available. Mixed Roll-ups 9:15-midday. Phil 549 5344

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 5449557. Become a lifelong learner today!

Mahjong Visitors & Beginners welcome (free teaching available) 12:45-4pm Tauranga South Bowling Club 11th Ave. Ph Shirley 576 0014

Meditation - Free Classes

7pm, Senior Citizens Hall, 14 Norris St. Meditation & Healing Group. Every 1st & 3rd Sunday of month. Members $5, non-members $7 Ph 022 067 0467

10am. Find peace, the joy of life, & well-being. Call David or Trisha at 570 1204 for details.

TePuke Country Music Club

A fusion of Pilates & Yoga movements. Mondays & Fridays 10:05-11:20 at Arataki Community Centre. $15 per class. Mel 022 187 1295 or Claudia 021 192 7706

Te Puke Country Music Club Day. 1pm at Te Puke Citizens & RSA Club. All welcome. Ph Gail 573 8255

Piloga Classes

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. Jennifer 571 1411

Sequence Dancing Te Puke

Free Dancing. Join us, with partner, at Citizens Club Te Puke. 6:30-8:30pm.

Enquiries 027 654 1569

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 Bird Club

Matua Hall, Levers Road. 7:30pm.

Keen to learn about breeding & exhibiting birds? Sheryl 027 216 3568

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 St. Learn & share spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet, felting. Margaret 571 3483

Tauranga RocknRoll Club

Lessons & Club Dancing @ Legion of Frontiersmen Hall, 165 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga. Ph Malcolm 027 592 7240 or www.taurangarocknrollclub.org.nz

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.

Walk For Wellness

Free walking group for people with cancer & their supporters.

Departs 9:30am from the green toilets halfway along Pilot Bay at the Mount.

YOGA with Nic -Bethlehem

Classes are: Mon & Thurs nights 7-8:10pm; Wed & Fri mornings 9:15am-10:25am; Tues afternoons 1:15pm-2:25pm. Stretch, lengthen, strengthen, reset. Contact Nic: 021 124 2598 www.sweetyoga.co.nz

Tuesday 17 October Alcoholics Anonymous

Open meeting, St Peters Anglican church, 11 Victoria Rd Mt Maunganui 7:30-8:30pm. All Welcome.

Ph 0800 229 6757

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

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Tuesday 31 Oct, 6pm, Tauranga Primary School Hall, 5th Ave, or Wed 1 Nov 7pm, Welcome Bay Hall, Welcome Bay Road. Ph 544 2337 or 027 322 1786

BOP Linux Users

Share & learn about the Linux computer operating system 1st Tuesday 7-9pm LJ Hooker, Cnr Cameron Rd, 8th Ave. Experts & beginners welcome. $2

Cards 500

Mount Senior Citizen, 345 Maunganui Rd, Tuesdays, Thursdays 12:45pm. Further info Garry 576 3053

Crafty Craft Group

Bring your own project Card making also on offer.

Saint Peters Church Tuesday 9-11am. Ph Shelly 07 262 1035

Easy Dance Tuition

Basic Ballroom, Waltz, Quickstep, Foxtrot. Modern Sequence. Beginners welcome. $5 Otumoetai Primary School 7pm Ph 576 2403

Falun Dafa Free Classes

Ancient wisdom still works in 2017. Easy exercises & meditation.

7pm Huia Room, Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd Bayfair. Ph or text Judy 021 0425 398

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

Ocean Running Mount Maunganui

5k run & walk around Mauao base track. $6 entry Mount Ocean Sports Club from 5:15pm. Full details on Facebook or Phil 021 383 354. All welcome.

Overeaters Anonymous

Do you or family members/friends have a problem with over or under eating? Meet Tue & Fri Ph 544 1213 or 022 064 2186

Performing Arts Awards 2017

Mt Maunganui College awards.

Tonight at 7pm. Baycourt Addison Theatre. Tickets at www.ticketek. co.nz

Petanque Tga/BOP Club

Blake Park 1pm start. All very welcome. Equip available, all coaching given. Ph Jo Ann 578 3606

Pilates Classes

11:15-12:15 at Arataki Community Centre. $12 per class. Claudia 021 192 7706

Scrabble

Tauranga Scrabble Club 8:50am 3 games $3 Tauranga Bridge Club Ngatai Rd. New players very welcome Ph 544 8372

Sequence Dancing

Tauranga Social & Leisure Club, St John Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd Otumoetai. Tuesdays 7-9.30pm except second Tuesday each month 3:30pm-6pm. Faye 543 3280

South City Indoor Bowls Club

At 7:30pm Greerton Hall. AGM, Prizegiving & Supper. Mary 541 0687

Tai Chi

Otumoetai Sports Club Fergusson Park 1:30-2:30 $8 Suitable for beginners to advanced. Beautiful surroundings, friendly group, all welcome.

Taoist Tai Chi

Tai Chi Classes Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 1-2:30pm.

Come along to 15 Koromiko Street, Tauranga. Kay 021 668 468

Tauranga 60+ Continuing Education

10am at Otumoetai Baptist Church, 241 Otumoetai Road. Dr Graham Saunders Department of Chemistry University of Waikato “Water off a duck’s back”.

Tauranga Ladies Rebus Club

9:45am at Daniels, Memorial Park.

Comfortable environment to meet & make new friendships. Morning tea. Speaker. New members welcome.

Wynn 07 543 2118

Tauranga Patchwork & Quilters

Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday at 7pm & 2nd & 4th Friday at 10am.

At Tauranga Art & Craft Centre, 177 Elizabeth Street.

Ph Helen 0274 177 581

Guest speaker Debbie Harnett ‘Forensic Healing’. Ph Janet 027 264 0226

Murder on Orient Express

Red carpet premiere at Event Cinemas Tauranga, Wed 8 November.

Come dressed in 1930s character for prizes! Tickets $30, two screenings, full details www.waipuna-hospice.co.nz

Singles Social Coffee Club

Tauranga Toastmasters

60+ Looking for something new to do or make new friends, this could be it. Gayle 027 439 3267 or 578 1878 E: mixandmingle@xtra.co.nz

Treat Trail Te Puke

Exercises at St Johns Church Hall Bureta, Weds 2-3pm EXCEPT 1st Weds each month. Improve balance and overall wellbeing. Contact Alison 576 4536

Welcome Bay Lions

Tai Chi Community class Wed during school terms. Bethlehem Hall 1-2pm Qualified Tutor Trish 021482842 communitytaichinz@ gmail.com

Meet weekly at Tauranga Lyceum Club, First Ave. 7:15-9:30pm. Learn public speaking & leadership skills within a welcoming group. Guests welcome. Ph Alan 544 5989 31 Oct, 4-5:30p.m. Dress up in costume & follow the treat trail.

Enjoy games & street food along the way. Free! More info @ Epic Te Puke on Facebook.

Welcome Bay Lions meet every second & fourth Tuesday of the month at Greenwood Park. All welcome. Please ph 544 8625

Wednesday 18 October Age Concern Walking Group

Omokoroa Domain 10am. Take lunch. Ph 578 2631

Bolivia Card Game

Every Wednesday 1-4pm Lyceum Club, 8 Palmer Court Te Puke. Entry $3 includes refreshments. Beginners welcome. Marie 573 9219

Bowls Indoor

Mount Senior Citizens, 345 Maunganui Rd, Wednesdays & Fridays 12:45pm. For info ph Ernie & Nancy 575 4650

Cards (Cribbage)

Do you play crib or would like to learn? Every Weds at Greerton RSA 1pm. Ph Michael 562 0517

Community Bible Study Int’l

Join us @ City Church 252 Otumoetai Rd 7-9pm for a Bible Study on The Book of Genesis until 22nd Nov. Julie 552 4068

Fernland Spa Water Exercise

10:45-11:45am. Held rain or shine, not during school holidays. Qualified instructor & lifeguard. New participants ph Jennifer 571 1411

Heart Foundation Walking Group

Join us for a walk on the first Wednesday of each month @ 10:15am followed by morning tea at the Heart Foundation RSVP Ph 575 4787

Healing Rooms

Experience God’s healing touch.

1-3pm Upstairs, Graced Opp Shop, cnr 11th Ave & Christopher St. Inquiries 0211100878. No charge, all ages welcome, www.healingrooms. co.nz

Interfaith Prayers for Peace

Tauranga Moana Interfaith Council invites you pray for World Peace. At The Village Hall, Historic Village, 17th Avenue at 7pm

Katikati Bowling Club

8 Park Road. Mixed Roll-ups 12:453pm. Ph Phil Green 549 5344

Kiwi Toasters Toastmasters

Building communication & leadership 1st, 3rd & 5th Wednesday of month 3 Palm Springs Boulevard (same building Palm Springs Pharmacy) 5:30-7pm Inquiries Chrissy 027 296 7939

Meditation - Free Classes

Wednesdays 7:30pm at Bellevue.

Ph David or Trisha at 570 1204. Find peace, the joy of life, pure knowledge.

Mt Healing & Spiritual

Meets at Omanu Bowling Club, Golf Rd at 7:30pm. Door fee $3.

Steady As You Go

Tai Chi

Tauranga Midweek Tramping Group

Toi’s Walk from Whakatane to Ohope & return. Moderate grade.

Robbie 578 7107

TePuke Spiritual/Healing Centre

Meetings 2nd & 4th Wed monthly at Lyceum Club, 8 Palmer Court TePuke. 7:15pm. $5. All Welcome.

Kerry 021 607 797

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 021 044 5654 www.cityearlystart.co.nz

Thursday 19 October 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

CAP Money Course

No matter what your finances look like, you will benefit. Free 4 week course every Thursday from 19th 10:30 or 7pm. Text Carlene 021 241 3671

Community Bible Study Int’l

Join us @ 14th Avenue Gospel Centre 10-12pm until 9th Nov for Bible Study on the Book of Matthew.

Jack & Betty 544 3809

Counselling

Need to talk? First Session free at Arataki Community Centre. Thursdays & Fridays. To book your appointment, please ph Karen 021 579 249

Craft Club

Ladies, all crafts are welcome. 9am2:30pm. For a friendly social day at Arataki Community Centre Bayfair.

Ph Jan 021 062 3660

French Connection

For lovers of all things French. Meet fortnightly Thurs at La Mexica on the Strand 4:30-6:30pm. agohns@yahoo. co.nz

Having Housing Hassles?

Free drop in clinic 5:30-7:30pm for help with landlord, flatmate problems, applying for housing, etc. Baywide, 63 Willow St.

Katikati Bowling Club

8 Park Rd Rummikab 1-4pm, $3 entry. Phil Green 549 5344

Katikati Toastmasters

Building communication & leadership 1st, 3rd & 5th Thursday of month Katikati Community Resource Centre 45 Beach Road 7:30-9:30pm. Chrissy 027 296 7939

Keynotes Inc.

Keynotes 4 part harmony Women’s Chorus Meet Thursday 7pm @ Wesley Church hall 13th Ave. Singing for fun & health. Ph Nora 544 2714

LOL Laughter Wellness

Sunshine Dance Group

Laughter is as natural as breathing. New summer timeslot 6:30-7:15pm. Arataki Community Centre, Bayfair, Mt Maunganui. Koha. Call Trish 022 036 6768 Email lollaughterwellness@gmail.com

Learn Sequence Dancing with a friendly group. Baptist Church Hall, 13th Avenue. 7-10pm, excellent tuition & dancing. $2pp entrance includes supper. Jan 544 4379

Mainly Music-Holy Trinity

Tai Chi in the Park

9:30-10. Corner Devonport Rd, 3rd Avenue. Music & dance for preschoolers & mums, Nans, Carers. $3 per family. Morning tea incl.

Meditation - Free Classes

7:30pm Meredith Hall, Fraser Street (Near Yatton Park) Find peace, the joy of life, pure knowledge. Ian 576 2032

Meet the Missioner

Discuss any topic that is important to you. First 4 receive a FREE coffee 11-12pm at Gana Cafe Papamoa Julie 0274 205 375 http://www.communityofstaidan.com/

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. Enquiries Ruth 543 4879

Memorial Park next to Mini Golf on 11th Ave. No charge. 9:30am

Tauranga Arts Festival 2017

Thu 19 Oct-Sun 29 Oct. Baycourt’s Addison Theatre, X Space & The Terrace Rooms (16 events).For details see www. baycourt.co.nz/

Tauranga Creative Fibre

Every second and fourth Thursday of the month from 7pm. Learn and share spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet, felting.

177 Elizabeth St, Margaret 571 3483

Tauranga Model Railway Club Meets at 7:30pm in club rooms, corner Cross Rd & Mirrielees Rd, Sulphur Point.

Ed 543 1108

Tauriko School Twilight Gala

Papamoa Coffee Chat

A great afternoon out with Ag Day taking place from 2pm & the annual Tauriko Twilight School gala following from 4:30pm-7:30pm

Papamoa 500 Card Club

Friday 20 October

Mount/Papamoa Coffee & Chat 1-2pm.

Ph 543 3010 at Junction Mental Health Peer Support & Advocacy for further information. Transport available if required.

Every Thursday at 12:45pm. At Gordon Spratt Reserve. Phone Dave 575 5887

Pilates Classes

Cards 500

PSS PSS

Senior Citizens Te Puke every Friday 12:45-3pm. Lyceum Club, 8 Palmer Court Te Puke. New members welcome. Brian 573 8465

Spiritual Development Psychic Craft

Tauranga RSA Chess Club, Greerton 5-7pm, Casual & Standard length games.

Standard Chess rules. Werner 548 1111 http:/www.westernbopchess.weebly.com/

11am-12pm at Omokoroa Settlers’ Hall. $12 per class. Claudia 021 192 7706 Tauranga Arts Festival. Tonight 6pm & Friday 1pm & 6pm. Contemporary clowning, theatre & circus. For details see www. baycourt.co.nz/ 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 7:30pm.

Frontiersmen’s Hall, Elizabeth St. Other sessions ph 543 1063.

Facebook Orange City Squares Rounds.

Chess Tauranga

Embrace Dancing WCS Learn West Coast Swing. A smooth, fun modern dance.

First Class is free. 169 Elizabeth St Community Centre from 6:45pm Vero 021 191 1601 embrace. dancing@gmail.com

Singers Wanted Ladies Singing Group. Meet at TePuke Lyceum Club. 10am. Ph Bev 573 4943

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CLASSIFIEDSECTION PH: 07 928 3042 or email kerrym@thesun.co.nz these pages can be viewed online at www.sunlive.co.nz

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We Specialise in: • Continuous Spouting • All Metal & PVC Spouting systems • Long-run Roofing • Fascia • Repairs & Leaks • Spouting & Roof cleaning • Moss & Mold control Your local specialists

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Whether its new spouting or re-spouting, the folks at Custom Continuous Spouting do it all.

Servicing throughout Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty area, the team can undertake any size job, from a garage through to a mansion.

Custom Continuous Spouting offers a free quote so there are no surprises when the bill comes.

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Chris Myland from Custom Continuous Spouting.

“We’ve installed many thousands of metres for the Bay’s top builders and showhomes, so you can rest assures that your requirements are in experienced hands,” says owner Chris Myland.

What sets Custom Continuous Spouting apart is the use of powder-coated aluminium brackets and stainless fixings as standard.

“We roll-form our spouting to exact lengths on-site, so you only have joins at the corners, meaning less chance of leaks,” says Chris.

They also offer fascia and downpipes to complete your home.

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Aquaholics is a proud family-owned plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying business servicing Bay of Plenty and the Waikato.

Directors and long-time friends Brad Mahony and Kieran Rutherford have a simple recipe for their success: the best team delivering the best results, every time.

Aquaholics offers a one-stop-shop; plumbing, gasfitting, drainlaying and hydraulic design services.

The company’s ‘no-hassle sub-contracting’ approach means they always deliver the best service alongside experience and cost-effective solutions.

Brad, Kieran and the Aquaholics team are proud to have been a part of the IRD building, Papamoa Plaza refurbishment, Dried Kiwi processing factory

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“Aquaholics is your first point of call for plumbing projects big and small,” says Brad.

“Aquaholics would like to take this opportunity to thank their clients and customers for their ongoing support and business.”

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RUN ON LISTINGS bible digest DO NOT CONFORM to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. – Romans 12:2

cars for sale judea 19 AMBER ST Saturday 8:3011:30. Huge amount of tools, household items, crafts, coins & lots more. Some whiteware & furniture.

mt maunganui 21/644 GRENADA ST. Saturday, 8-11. Xbox games, women’s clothes/shoes, linen, lamps, cushions – bit of all sorts.

STREET PARKING ONLY.

pyes pa 24 BELLBIRD RISE, Pyes Pa. Saturday 14th, 8-12. Clothes, toys, homewares & lots more.

39 BRADLEY AVE, Pyes Pa. Saturday 14th October 8am10am. Clothing, Sport Items, Books, Household Goods, Rugs, Furniture, Makeup. Come on over!

JUST $20+gst with FREE signs & price stickers! accommodation 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

CAR FAIR – buy or sell any vehicle every Sunday at 1150 Cameron Road, Gilmours Carpark 9am-noon. Ph for more information 027 733 9686 or www.taurangacarfair.co.nz HONDA ACCORD 1997 vti-s automatic, 2.2litre, good tyres/ battery, rego/warrant up to date.

Very tidy car, 2 owners. $1800, Ph 0274 915616

computers COMPUTER GETTING you down? Problems, viruses, upgrades, internet, new or refurb PC’s tuition, or advice.

Ph Bruce for a no obligation chat or quote 576 7940 or 021 260 9183 FREE ON SITE DIAGNOSIS & quote. We come to you.

Pensioner discounts. Ph Kyle at Tech Solutions 027 828 7078

curriculum vitae NEED A C.V.? Don’t let your C.V. get lost amongst all the others. I can help you stand out on paper. A C.V. For You can provide you with a personal and professional touch. From scratch or updating existing ones. Check out samples on www.facebook.com/acvforyou or Ph/text on 021 27 27 912

mobility

www.sunlive.co.nz/classifieds.html entertainment TAURANGA TANDEM SKYDIVING best buzz in the Bay! Gift vouchers available.

Ph 574 8533 today

financial

5K FROM $37pw, over 48 months incl interest at 17.95% + credit fees. Unsecured loans and car loans. Maxloans.co.nz 0508 629 5626

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

health & beauty NATURAL NEW ZEALAND Health Products & Clinic.

Something for everyone. NZ Registered Natural Therapies & Natural Medicine Practitioners.

Opposite BP Te Puke. Ph 573 5533 www.naturaltherapiesnz. com and www.kiwikitz.com

health & fitness

GET READY FOR SUMMER. Life coach/Personal trainer available for home visits & outdoor training. Specialising in weight/fat loss, toning, fitness, boxing & nutrition. For the balance lifestyle you deserve call Dave on 022 432 7007 for a FREE consultation.

livestock 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 Ginger Female Cat, Bellevue Area, Ref: 104130 SPCA FOUND Senior Black/ White Female Cat, Papamoa Area, Ref: 104145 SPCA FOUND Adult Grey Tabby/White Female Cat, Greerton Area, Ref: 104161 SPCA FOUNDAdult Black/White Male Cat, Tauriko Area, Ref: 103890 SPCA FOUND Adult Black Male Cat, Omokoroa Area, Ref: 104027, SPCA FOUND Black Female Cross Breed Puppy, Mount Maunganui Area, Ref: 104052, SPCA

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mobility scooters mobility equipment daily living aids disability advice equipment hire we can come to you

Part of Life Unlimited Charitable Trust 160 Devonport Rd, Tauranga lifeunlimitedstore.co.nz

0800 008 011

FOUND Red Eared slider, Tauranga South Area, Ref: 104204 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.

Ph 544 9929

trades & services “AAA DECORATORS” Interior/ exterior. Quality workmanship.

Best rates. Get a free quote.

AVAILABLE NOW. Ph 576 8507

trades & services 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 INSECT SCREENS Measure.

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

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

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catalogue, Free Door to Door service. No 8 Tours team on 579 3981 or Email info@ no8tours.co.nz

venues BOOK YOUR CHRISTMAS FUNCTION NOW. No.1 The Strand, a beautiful historic setting. Email: bookings@no1thestrand.co.nz or www.no1thestrand.co.nz 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

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Everyone donned their pinkest pink and headed out to colour the streets on Wednesday afternoon for the HOT Pink Walk to support breast cancer research.

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

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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

Julie Bell, Alexis Bell, Astrid Duran.

TREE SHRUB and hedges trimming, topping, rubbish, palm pruning or removal, satisfaction guaranteed free quote. Ph Steve Hockly 571 5958 or 027 498 1857

transport DRIVING MISS DAISY provides safe, reliable and affordable transport and assistance for appointments, shopping and outings. Our friendly, experienced drivers get you there with care. Reduced rates between 10am - 2pm. Call Gerard on 0800 363 000

travel & tours “AAA” Tour (1) GREAT BARRIER ISLAND & FLIGHTS DIRECT FROM TAURANGA: (2) The Old Motu Road Venture: (3) South Island Autumn Tour + Main Highlights (Rail & Coach): (3) White Island Flight & Guided Tour: (4) October Mystery Tour….a good day out! (5) Discover The Chatham Islands: (6) North Island Train Trip & Te Papa Museum. We provide Door to Door. Phone Hinterland Tours: 07 575 8118 NO 8 TOURS NEW ZEALAND’S SENIOR TRAVEL CLUB – Join our Club today for Free to receive all our VIP Members Benefits.

Northern Coromandel Secluded Secrets. Departs Saturday 11th November ,Away 4 Days & 3 Nights.INCLUDES-Free Door to door pick-up, All Breakfasts, All Dinners, All Accommodation & Activities,staying in Port Charles & Tairua. Visiting: Port Jackson, Fletcher Bay, Port Charles, Stoney & Carey Bay,Coromandel Township & Driving Creek Railway. BOOK NOW: Filling Fast! Ask about our Complimentary Full colour

Plenty of groups turned up for the walk.

Cruise ship season is upon the Bay and there has been some interesting forms of transport to entertain and move ship passengers, spotted in Mount Maunganui.

Pepi Toot filled with tourists.

Lesley Smith with the Pepi Toot train and passengers.

Nigel Bushbridge with his bike.

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