The Weekend Sun 20 October 2017

20 October 2017, Issue 878

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Canine crimestoppers

Alfie’s invite p6

Honouring lives p11

Art of Technology p24

School is in session for the Bay of Plenty’s very own paw patrol.

Training a police dog is similar to training any other dog – rewards, treats and praise – but the most important part of training is nurturing a bond

between dog and officer.

Police dogs retire at seven-years-old, and with more than 100 dogs currently listed in the force it’s important to train up-and-coming dogs for the high turnover.

And because they attend more than 30,000 incidents a year, it’s vital that the dogs are prepared for any situation.

You can read more about the Bay’s puppy police on page 17. Photo: Ryan Wood.

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Time to pop this practice It was an emotionally charged moment. Mourners massing to release helium-filled balloons as a loved one is committed to the earth at a cemetery. Purple and pink, because they were their favourite colours.

The balloons could be symbolic of the soul taking flight, or simply a colourful and collective show of loss and respect. Either way, it’s a powerful, touching and tearful moment.

But there must be another way, says the Western Bay Wildlife Trust – like planting a tree or casting flowers and seed balls.

“Because the balloons present a huge threat to our wildlife,” says trust chairperson Julia Graham.

The string used to tie the balloons snares legs and wings and the balloon pieces are often mistaken for food. “Balloons choke, strangle and kill,” says Julia.

“While most people are aware fishing line can be an issue with birds, they seem unaware balloons pose the same danger.”

The warning comes on the back of a learning experience of a four-year-old called Ava from Greater Manchester in the UK. She and her parents released a helium balloon on her birthday. It carried a message asking whoever found it to post on Facebook so they knew how far it had traveled.

“Love from Ava xxxx” it said.

It was found 160 kilometres away in Shropshire.

There wasn’t much love coming back - the finder bawled her out.

“At 6.30 this morning, while you were tucked up, I was saving a little fallow deer called Bambi who was choking on your birthday balloon.”

The finder was slammed for guilt-tripping a four-year-old, but Ava’s mum understood the consequences of their actions and was “so, so sorry”.

Tauranga environmentalist Paul Cuming says

ditched balloons do appear identical to a turtle’s favourite food – namely jellyfish floating on the surface of the ocean.

And he points to a rather unpleasant Facebook posting doing the rounds which shows someone hauling plastic or a balloon from the gullet of a distressed turtle.

“Yes, turtles are in New Zealand waters,” says Paul, “particularly at this time of the year when the water is warmer.”

The Western Bay Wildlife Trust says there have been mass balloon releases in Mount Maunganui in the past. “And we have spent the following weeks picking up the rubbish we have found in penguin nesting areas on Mauao, Moturiki Island and particularly Motuotau or Rabbit Island,” says Julia.

“Not only is it dangerous for our wildlife – particularly the likes of seabirds and penguins – it’s also littering. There is no difference between throwing away an empty coffee cup onto the ground and releasing a balloon.”

The trust strongly encourages people to find other ways to celebrate or remember, such as planting trees, making native seed balls to disperse and throwing flowers.

Cleveland Ohio had an expensive lesson in the folly of mass balloon releases.

A fundraiser involving 1.5 million balloons went horribly wrong when the balloons were blown back across the city preventing the Coast Guard helicopter from taking off. Read where the Tauranga City Council stand on balloon releases at: www.theweekendsun.co.nz

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Man killed in quarry crash named The man who died following a crash at a quarry in Welcome Bay has been named.

Papamoa man Paul Joseph Rowberry died in a workplace incident on Kaitemako Road on Monday.

The 63-year-old was unloading a truck when it rolled.

He was initially trapped in the cab of the truck, but died at the scene.

The serious crash unit is investigating the crash and WorkSafe have been notified.

“Our thoughts are with Mr Rowberry's loved ones at this difficult time,” said a police spokesperson.

No quick fix for Pyes Pa slip NZ Transport Agency engineers are still in the process of figuring out a solution to repair the slip that cut away part of State Highway 36 on August 28.

The slip is on the western side of a narrow ridge near the intersection with Oropi Road.

“The design has not yet been finalised, but we have put mitigation measures in place while carrying out this work,” says NZTA Bay of Plenty transport system manager Jack Hansby.

Traffic is restricted to a single lane.

Culverts are blocked off and an asphalt ridge has been installed to prevent any more water entering the site.

One dead in crash near Waihi One person died in a crash on State Highway 2, near Waihi on Tuesday.

Police were called at around 2.25pm following a crash between a car and a truck near Dean Crescent.

One driver died at the scene, while the other driver was not seriously injured.

The Serious Crash Unit attended the scene and are currently investigating the crash.

Arson suspected cause A suspected arson attack is being investigated after a fire tore through Faulkner Park on Sunday night.

Firefighters were called to the playground at around 6.30pm, which was reported to be ‘well-ablaze' when crews arrived.

Crews used a high pressure hose and shovels to extinguish the fire.

A New Zealand Fire Service spokesperson says the cause is still being investigated.

“The cause of the fire has been recorded as suspicious.

“That doesn't mean it was deliberate, but there is certainly no obvious reason for it to have started accidentally that we can find.”

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“It was always going to be alright, we always had it under control.”

The unshakeable confidence of Mike Delaney - the man who probably made all the difference last Saturday as he helped the Bay of Plenty Steamers consign the cow bells to the ignominy of the championship after 30 years in the top tier.

The man whose boot kicked the Steamers into the semis this weekend.

“I never felt too much pressure, I always felt like we would come away with a win in the second-half.”

Was he playing in he same game we were watching? Five tries apiece, seven points the difference at the oranges and just four at full-time.

“It’s a team I like to play against and a team I like to win against. And it was just a case of us trusting our processes and doing what we do well. It was always alright.”

There’s just a hint of smugness in hindsight from the man who himself has worn red, yellow and black, albeit for the Chiefs. ”I would not have been happy walking off with a loss.”

And when the faithful pour into Tauranga Domain for the playoff against Otago this

Saturday afternoon, the same icy calm Delaney will step out and the same process will be in place.

“Cut back on the errors, build the pressure, be disciplined, make first up tackles, execute well and score good tries.”

Delaney, the consummate pro, has already played the game in his head and now he and the Steamers just have to put it on the park. “Win it? For sure!”

His confidence is engaging and infectious.

And Delaney believes the Steamers are where they should be - a couple of glitches aside. “We should have beaten Northland,” he says. They just may get a chance to put that right. “We should have beaten Counties.” And let’s blot out the Auckland debacle. “It was one of those tough blocks of games with short turnarounds.”

And there’s good trust amongst the group.

“We want to stay in there and fight to the end. There haven’t been games where I thought we were out of it.

“There’s good belief and excitement - we are maturing as a team, playing smarter and showing more ticker.”

This probably says something about the setup. Delaney was impressed with what he walked into after a couple of seasons with

the Newcastle Falcons in England’s northeast. “It’s definitely refreshing after the relentless English premiership – week in, week out for 11 months or whatever.”

Taxing both mentally and physically.

“So it’s awesome being back. I’m loving the environment – it’s a great bunch of boys and a great coaching set up which allows us to play the game we want to play.

“It’s a much freer brand after the structured style over there.”

Despite his six seasons overseas and vast experience at home, the former All Black says he’s still learning at the Steamers.

“Clayton (coach Clayton McMillan), Gibby (assistant coach Rodney Gibbs) and Hilly (assistant coach David Hill) have done an excellent job getting us where we need to be each week.” And he credits David Hill, a man Delaney has played with and against, for the attacking flair the team has been demonstrating this season.

The Bay of Plenty Steamers versus Otago in the semi-finals of the Mitre 10 Cup, is at Tauranga Doman at 2:35pm tomorrow.

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Poirot’. The Tauranga premiere will be the first screening of the film in New Zealand, some two days before its general release.

“We are looking forward to a fundraising event that will bring mystique and 1930s style to the Bay,” says hospice communications manager Ingrid Hennessey.

The New Zealand premiere of the “We’re encouraging new movie remake of ‘Murder on the people to dress up in Orient Express’ will be screened at character or 1930s theme Events Cinemas in Tauranga on and, of course, our November 8 and Waipuna hospice shops are a Hospice is holding a red great source carpet event to mark the for costumes. occasion and raise funds for “There will be its work. prizes for best Participants are dressed! encouraged to dress to “It will be the 1930s theme of a fun way of the movie, using the getting together Waipuna Hospice op with friends for an shops as a potential affordable night out for source of costumes. a great cause.”

‘Murder on the Orient Tickets to the Express’ stars Kenneth premiere on Branagh as Detective Wednesday, Poirot (he also directed November 8, are the film) as well as $30 and include a glass of a stellar Hollywood bubbles on arrival, prewho’s who line-up, screening entertainment including Penelope and ice-cream or popcorn Cruz, Willem Dafoe, for the movie.

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Bringing locals back on route Customers of all ages have hopped on-board to try out a new bus route during its first two weeks of operation.

The Town Connector route links to Waihi, Waihi Beach and Katikati and is being trialled on Thursdays as an evolution of the existing Waihi Beach trial on route 82a.

The first trip leaves Waihi Beach Community Centre at 8.20am, making stops in Waihi Beach

before travelling to Katikati and onto Waihi, arriving back in Waihi Beach by 10:15am. Subsequent trips begin at 10.20am, 12.20pm and 2.10pm.

Under-fives travel free, children, tertiary and secondary students with student ID and SuperGold Card holders pay just $3 and an adult fare is $5.

The trial service will run until the end of June 2018.

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“Everyone’s welcome to come along – even if you don’t have a dog – so feel free to join us for a fun walk around our beautiful district,” says Betty.

Walks take place on Saturdays, on October 28 at Te Puna Quarry carpark; November 11 at Waihi Beach dam carpark in Pacific Road; November 25 at the children’s playground, corner of Beach and Park Roads in Maketu; December 9 at the Uretara Landing Reserve in Katikati; February 10, 2018 at Cooney Reserve in Omokoroa; February 24 at the Puketoki Reserve carpark at Whakamarama; March 10 at the Anzac Bay carpark at Waihi Beach.

All events start at 10am.

The season will end with two special events. They’re the Doggy Day Out on Saturday, March 24 meeting at the Sportsground Reserve in Omokoroa. Then the finale, Dogs in Togs, at Te Puke Memorial Pool on Saturday, April 14. Both events also start at 10am.

To stay up-to-date with all the latest news, anyone can join the Facebook group, ‘Wander Dogs Club’.

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Te Puke town centre tweaks Community feedback on the completed Te Puke town centre has resulted in some changes to the design.

Locals raised concerns about aspects of the completed main street project at a public meeting on September 13, led by Western Bay of Plenty District Council and the town centre project control group.

The meeting was held to address the community's response to two town centre surveys on the project – one by Key Research and the second by Te Puke retailer Murray Holyoake.

Council's Development Engineering manager Raj Sumeran says a number of issues are being looked at as part of the community feedback, such as planting more flowering plants, changes to the vertical bollards and signage within the town centre to guide traffic to parking areas.

Council officials are also assessing the results of an independent road safety audit on the completed project by the engineering consultancy Aurecon. “The outcome of this audit could trigger further enhancements to the design,” says Raj.

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A sport that originates from China is growing in popularity, as more people grab a She says usually the dragon boats are for 20 people, but the club found that 10-person boats paddle and take to the water. have become more popular in recent years and are

easier to handle.

“Some of the corporates who have entered are challenging other corporations to create a bit of competition. The teams wear some outrageous costumes, everything from leis to pirate outfits.”

The teams competing in the race have the opportunity to win spot prizes and trophies on the day. “Every team is going to get 11 vouchers to be given out to the team when they arrive, so everyone gets something.”

The Tauranga 10 Up regatta will be held on October 28 from 8am-5pm on Lake Taurikura, The Lakes, Tauriko.

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This year’s annual Tauranga 10 Up regatta is a fun-day that encourages healthy competition for beginners, where people dress up and race other businesses, organisations and schools in a dragon boat at The Lakes.

The community event will see 36 teams from the ages of 15-75 in male, female, mixed, school and breast cancer teams.

In the teams there will be 10 paddlers, a caller to pump up the team during the race, and a sweep that steers the boat.

Event organiser and dragon boat Boobops member Barbara Rundle says the regatta is a great team building exercise and helps grow interest in the sport.

“Due to recent growth within the club, we are investing in two new 10-person boats using the proceeds from the regatta, some generous donations

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Omanawa Falls access mooted

Council officials are discussing opening Omanawa Falls for public access.

Opening up Omanawa Falls to the public via the construction of tracks and stairs that would cost $2.7million is to become part of the city council’s Long Term Plan discussions.

Public access to the falls is currently denied by the council. However, this doesn’t prevent people from attempting the dangerous descent to the pool at the base of the falls.

Over the last five years there have been a number of serious injuries and subsequent helicopter rescues as people attempted to climb in or out of the falls.

The falls are currently closed to the public due to health and safety risks, but keeping the public out is an ongoing issue, says Tauranga City Council parks and environment team leader Warren Aitken.

In spite of the ‘no entry’ and ‘warning’ signs, people continue to access the site.

“An increasing number of people are attempting to access the bottom of the falls via an informal track, ignoring the danger and the warning signs,” says Warren.

The informal track is very steep and unsafe in many areas and uses existing stair/ladder structures that are in poor condition.

The recommendation is to principally support inclusion in year 2019/20 of the 2018-28 Long Term Plan, with $2.7m for upgrades to the Omanawa Falls Power Station Reserve which includes access, parking, and toilets.

In a change of approach, the council is instead expected to capitalise on the tourism potential of the spectacular falls, and the historic power station.

“Once the infrastructure is in place, Omanawa Falls would be transformed from a hazardous escapade into an international-quality visitor experience that supports additional tourism ventures and visitor spend in the region,” says Warren.

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Fists full of success at disabled Games It had all the trappings of an Olympic Games – albeit on a much smaller scale.

“And the number of seemingly abled bodied kids who, because they weren’t in wheelchairs, didn’t think they qualified.”

But through Facebook and There was an authentic games the Parafed BOP website they village environment, three days of got involved in a games which competitive events like swimming, athletics and triathlon, plus athletes is considered a pathway to representing New Zealand in their from all over New Zealand. chosen sport. Like 12-year-old A glittering cast of sporting who’s who were also present, from Ben Westenburg of Omokoroa, whose disability arthrogryposis Paralympian gold medal cyclist causes a loss of movement and Paula Tesoriero, to Olympic strength in his arms and hands. bronze medal pole vauler Eliza It doesn’t stop him playing McCartney and Black Cap Grant Elliot, who offered technical advice basketball and soccer for Omokoroa Number 1 School on blind and adaptive cricket. though. And he’s learning the It was the Halberg Junior trombone. He can now add a first, Disability Games at King’s College two seconds and a third in JDG in Auckland, a festival of sport for swimming events and a second, eight-to-21 year olds with physical or third and fourth in athletics to his visual impairment.

“Ten children from Tauranga and Rotorua representing Parafed BOP achieved exceptional results,” says spokesperson Alexia Skipper-Jones.

“They were the fourth regional team of 12 teams overall, behind Canterbury, Wellington and Auckland – teams which had twice as many athletes.” She says the highlight was the quality of the local team.

Tauranga Art Gallery welcomes new senior business developer Sonya Korohina brings extensive experience in arts management, marketing and business development to her new role at Tauranga Art Gallery. She has previously worked at key New Zealand arts organisations including Artspace, Auckland Art Gallery and Elam School of Fine Arts.

Over the past few years, Sonya has been involved in the local creative scene, working for the Tauranga Arts

Festival, Toi Ohomai and chairing the sub-regional arts and culture strategy Toi Moana. She’s also worked closely with artists, funders and communities.

Sonya intends to draw on her existing networks to build partnerships that will enable the gallery to create special art experiences into the next decade, for a new generation of art lovers.

She will start her new role in November.

CV. He was first in the shotput (8-13 years) and was awarded most promising athlete in cycling.

The other Parafed BOP athletes came home with fists full of success. They were Brooke Parker of Pyes Pa School, Aiden Lints of Fairhaven School in Te Puke, Mykal Mayne of Papamoa College, Alice Sampson of Tauranga Special School, Ellie Jones of Te Puna School, Siobhan Terry of Rotorua Lakes High School, Jackson Brown of Rotokawa Primary, Nico Dunn of Lynmore Primary in Rotorua and Mattias Makai of Gate Pa School.

If you are interested in joining the Parafed BOP team, trying new sports, and making new friends, go to: www.parafedbop.co.nz or call: 027 PARAFED.

Taking back control A free programme is aiming to bring women who have suffered family violence together for some friendly support.

Women for Ourselves, run by Papamoa Family Services, is for any family violence victim who feels isolated and needs support and encouragement.

The group allows women to set goals, build their confidence and self-esteem and make new friendships along the way.

Through victims’ self-growth, attendees will also learn how to say ‘no’ and how to take back control of their own lives.

The Papamoa Family Services programme runs every Friday from 10am-12pm at 35E Hartford Ave, Papamoa.

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Historic racing cars on show this weekend They lean heavily through the corners, lock brakes, slip and slide, and spend a lot of time going sideways, just as they did ‘back in the day’.

Historic racing cars will be making an appearance at the annual Wheels on Mainstreet event at Mount Maunganui this weekend to coincide with a resurgence in popularity of historic car racing and the appearance of a relatively new category – the

Gary Raiti and Grant Sprague with their historic racing cars that will be on show at this year’s Wheels on Mainstreet event on Saturday. Photo: Nikki South. historic muscle cars/historic saloon cars group for pre-1977 saloon cars.

Local men Gary Raiti, with his Ford Falcon Hardtop coupe, and Grant Sprague, with his MK1 Escort RS 2000 group one, will be among a group of competitors taking their cars along to Wheels on Mainstreet this year. There will also be a Mustang, Mazda RX2, V8 Capri and 1968 Camaro that also compete.

Gary says HMC/HSC is split into two classes, with historic muscle cars catering to vehicles over 3000cc, and historic saloon cars for small capacity vehicles.

“While the V8s have the legs on the straights, the little cars are faster through the turns, making for exciting racing and an enjoyable spectacle for the crowds.”

Wheels on Mainstreet is now in its sixth year and has grown so much it is now hosted at Coronation Park.

Event coordinator Straw Lye says anyone with a unique, special or interesting vehicle is welcome

to enter. “We usually have around 300 vehicles, including cars, big trucks, bikes and anything with wheels.”

Straw, who is also president of the End of the Road Rods and Classics car club in Mount Maunganui, usually takes his 1930 Model A Tourer, but it is in the process of being rebuilt so he will have to leave it in the garage this year.

“I’ve just had major back surgery and I’m waiting for a knee replacement, so I’m rebuilding my body this year, not the car,” he laughs.

Members of the End of the Road Rods and Classics Gold Coast branch will be flying in to judge the winners of best car, bike and truck and best Japanese car and bike. There will also be a prize for the best represented car club and a ‘people’s choice’ award which spectators can vote for.

Wheels on Mainstreet is on Saturday, October 21, from 10am with prizegiving at 2.30pm.

Vehicle entry is $5 with each entry going in the draw for a $600 travel voucher. Spectator entry is $5 per adult and children under-12 attend free.

What is Bay Venues and what does it do?

You may have noticed when visiting the pools or one of our community halls that there’s a sign on the wall emblazoned with the ‘Bay Venues’ logo.

Bay Venues is 100 per cent owned by Tauranga City Council.

It has its own board of directors, its own staff and runs the likes of Bay Park, ASB Arena and Baywave for Council. The board is appointed by and reports to the Mayor and Councillors.

That might seem an inefficient structure, but the truth is it works exceptionally well. The chair is local man Peter Farmer (of Farmer motor group fame).

We all know that halls and public pools don’t make money. That’s why it’s traditionally been up to councils around the country to provide them. Since Bay Venues’ formation in 2013, the revenue from these facilities has increased 54 per cent to $17.9m a year.

Today, 90 per cent of the operational expenses of these facilities (excluding depreciation) is met by user-pays fees. Compare this with similar facilities in Auckland, which are only 62 per cent funded by user-pays and the rest subsidised by their ratepayers.

Bay Venues has some exciting proposals for the next ten years,

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Just one can makes a difference More than 155 schools from around the country have signed up to take part in a national can collection to help struggling families with food support.

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The stories behind the crosses

low on stock and experiencing higher demand for its services, collection and education campaign Wattie’s Cans for Good will help restock foodbank shelves in the lead up to Christmas.

Taking place from October 30 to November 3, all cans collected will be given to The Salvation Army for use in local foodbanks enabling kindergartens and schools to make a direct and real difference to those in need in their local community.

Kindergartens and schools that want to take part in Wattie’s Cans for Good can register at: www.watties.co.nz/ cansforgood

TGC’s Form 9BLL connecting with the lost sons. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

There are 11 rows of 10 crosses.

‘59922 Pte. H.W.Kirk’ read the inscription just below the image of a poppy on one cross. ‘419043 L/Cpl J.V.H. Bellars’ read another.

One hundred and ten crosses all told, and 110 young men who did not return home to Tauranga from WW1. Some 110 lives lost.

Sons, brothers, lovers. Killed.

24/482 Cpl. S.C.Jordan, 84744 Pte. W.M,Tapsell and many many more.

“Crazy” says 14-year-old Leah Bentz of form 9BLL at Tauranga Girls College. “They were young men. Not much older than my brother Cameron going away to fight. And not coming home. That’s very upsetting.”

Leah’s standing looking over a sea of crosses pondering the concept of war and death. One hundred and ten crosses which she has just helped erect as a field of remembrance right outside the front doors of Tauranga Girls College on Cameron Road.

When the girls go to school they now stop, remember, and be grateful.

Very grateful to young men like Engineer S.Tanner and 13/302 L/Cpl G.R.Bettleheim, killed in action.

“The sacrifices they made enabled us to do this.

“We can look up to them.” The crosses have also changed her understanding.

“I always thought it was older men going out to fight. But many were teens, not much older than me going away and not coming home. It would have been a very scary time.”

The girls’ woodwork class made the crosses, the art girls painted them, the social studies class researched the names, ages and ranks of the soldiers and Leah Bentz’s math class scoped the layout of the remembrance and laying the grid with string. One hundred and ten crosses, one metre

apart and all in military straight lines, no matter what angle they are gazed upon.

“Not as easy as you might think,” says Leah.

“We spent a couple of days figuring it.”

Our own little slice of Tyne Cot on Cameron Road – Tyne Cot being an historic site from the Battle of Passchendaele and the war graves cemetery where 520 New Zealand soldiers lie buried amongst 12,000 symmetrically placed headstones.

Passchendaele has almost become a byword for slaughter and New Zealand’s darkest day, New Zealand’s greatest military disaster. On October 12, 1917 – almost 100 years to the day – 845 Kiwi soldiers were snuffed out in just 24 hours as they advanced on German defences through a quagmire of liquid mud and barbed wire.

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He’s supposed to be retired, but with a stellar season coming up at Baypark Family Speedway this year, and the chance to race against his son, Dean is giving it one more spin around the track.

Dean and Sam Waddell will go head-to-head this year in the Pro Dirt Super Saloon series, the first round of which is at Baypark on November 4.

They follow in the footsteps of Dean’s father Dave, who was also a speedway driver at the old Baypark speedway.

“I grew up going to speedway on Saturday nights as a youngster,” says Dean. “It was a pretty cool place to be – noise, action, smells. It was way better than being stuck at home going to bed at eight o’clock.”

Sam, 20, tells a similar story.

“My dad has raced for 30 years, so ever since I was a little kid I’ve been at the speedway track every summer,” he says.

The Massey University student started racing mini stocks at the age of 14, winning a Bay of Plenty championship before leaving to concentrate on his studies. Sam won the South Pacific Super Saloon Car Championship last year, a title previously won by Dave and Dean.

“It’s definitely pretty special, and something I’ll always remember.”

Sam raced against his dad for the first time last year at the South Pacific championship, but this year the two will race against each other on a regular basis in the Pro Dirt Super Saloon series.

Dean says his focus this year is really to support Sam, but he couldn’t resist the chance to drive again.

“Speed is a bit of an adrenaline fix.

“When you’re in an adrenaline-type sport it can be a little bit addictive. I’ve had my time, but when you’ve been a competitor for years it’s hard to be an observer. I figured I was going to be at the race track a lot so I might as well get out there have some fun myself. With the New Zealand Super Saloon Championship at home this season I thought if I don’t do it I’ll be standing on the sidelines thinking ‘what a great thing to be a part of’ so I’ll just get on and do it. It’s the right year to have a bit of fun.”

Father and son, however, have laid down some ground rules.

“It’s a very interesting dynamic. There is that paternal feeling where you want to see your kids do well and support them, which everyone does, but then when you’re in that competitive mind-set you’re actually out there to win,” says Dean.

“We’ve had the family conversations around respect and not putting each other in difficult situations on the race track and we’ll both respect those rules.”

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Our city is growing at such a fast rate, we must move with it and continue to build on and develop what we already know is a great place to live, work, and visit.

The great thing about our city growing is that we can all have our say about what we would like Tauranga to look like in the future.

I encourage people to get in touch with my electorate office about their concerns and views on Tauranga. People can also take part in consultation processes which ultimately help shape our city. Currently, Tauranga City Council is calling for feedback on a range of issues.

One of which is cycling. I’m an avid believer that Tauranga is a great place to cycle, as a form of recreation, commuting to and from work or school, or simply getting from A to B. We have implemented some great cycle networks here in Tauranga and more people need to get on their bikes and utilise them.

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Fairies will go head-to-head with ghosts and ghouls at the Katikati Community Centre to celebrate Halloween on October 31.

The Fairy Scary Party will include games, dancing, stories and magic, as well as fairy cupcakes, scary sausages and magic lemonade.

The cost is $5 per child, with costumes available for hire. The Fairy Scary Party will be held at Katikati Community Centre at 45 Beach Road at 4pm on Tuesday, October 31. Phone: 07 577 1753 for more information.

The Tauranga community has just two days to say yes or no to trading on Easter Sunday.

People have the opportunity to go to: www.tauranga.govt.nz/easter and make a formal submission by Sunday at 5pm.

The government has handed over the decision on Easter Sunday trading to individual councils and communities, and it’s time for Tauranga to decide.

If trading was allowed it would apply to the entire city, including Papamoa, Mount Maunganui, Bethlehem and Greerton.

It’s not compulsory, and shops would only open if they wanted to. By law, shop employees wouldn’t have to work and they wouldn’t have to explain their decision. Easter Sunday is not a public holiday, so employees would get normal pay.

Good Friday remains a public holiday with no trading, while Sunday trading wouldn’t override liquor licensing provisions.

If a venue can’t sell alcohol on Easter Sunday then the policy won’t change that. Alcohol will only be sold with a meal at restaurants and cafes.

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Celebrating Pacifica in the Bay Young students from around the Bay of Plenty will come together at Tahatai School next Wednesday, in a showcase of all things Pacifica.

Poly Club teacher and event organiser Mike Douglas says the event gives the community a glimpse into the diversity of Polynesian cultures.

“The showcase our children take to the stage is a mixture of performances from different Pacifica areas.

Pasifika in the Bay, which is in its third year, is a festival devoted “We always try and include a comedy piece in the boys’ to celebrating diverse Pasifika nations in the Bay of Plenty. performances,” says Mike. “There’s a mixture of songs in Taumuri Utikere, 11, from Tahatai Coast School, is one of many contemporary English and in contemporary Pacifica. students who will be taking part in this year’s festival.

“This year we are taking four to five items to He says it is the second year he will be showcase at the event.” participating in the festival, since joining Taumuri says he enjoys the songs his schools’ Poly Club last year. he has been practicing but can’t “I encouraged myself to join Poly pick a favourite.

Club,” says Taumuri.

“Even when I’m sick, I “I love it – it’s fun and it’s train, I still encourage good exercise for me. I work myself to do it so I don’t out every morning. forget any of the moves.

“We get the chance “I even train at home to meet new friends, from my computer. all come together “I watch videos and be taught by of myself and copy awesome teachers. the moves.”

“We do dances, sasa Taumuri says he is and different exercises.” expecting his mum, Around 80 students dad and extended make up the Poly Club family to come out to group at Tahatai Coast the show to support him School, and Taumuri and his younger sister, says he is proud to return who is also in the show. to the stage with them at this The event attracts more than years’ event.

17 schools from around the Bay “All of my friends and me are and is open to the community. having fun and we are all excited.

It is being held October 25, with “I have hopes that we’ll do really Around 80 students make up the Poly Club group a postponement date on Friday, well. It’s all about trying your best, at Tahatai Coast School. Photo: Nikki South.

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Around 400 players in 39 teams from 12 associations are playing at ASB Arena, with finals on this Saturday, October 14.

Tauranga City Basketball general manager Mark Rogers says they have three boys’ teams and two girls’ teams playing.

“We’ve had some wins and losses. We’ve got two teams in the A grade – boys and girls – and they’ve both had a win and a loss.

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New pup in training Little Floki might only be three months old, but he’s already preparing for a career in the New Zealand Police.

That’s because he’s one of the new police dogs being trained by the Coastal Bay of Plenty Dog Section. It’s hoped he will be up to the task, and join handler Constable James Fitzgerald on the beat, replacing James’ former dog, Asta.

Police dogs retire at seven years of age, so there’s a much higher turnover than regular police officers. All the dogs are German Shepherds, and are bred down in Trentham.

One hundred puppies were born last year, and there are currently around 120 dogs working with the police.

As it turns out, training them isn’t all that different from training a regular dog.

“We use food to reward the behaviours we want to see in the dog,” says James. “But the biggest part is forming the bond.”

Sometimes a dog might not have the right personality to be in the police, either.

For example, while an overly-friendly dog makes a nice pet, they’re not the best when it comes to chasing down dangerous criminals.

However, those who do make the cut form Constable James Fitzgerald with new recruit Floki such close relationships with their handlers, .

Photo: Ryan Wood. that upon retiring they spend the rest of their days at their former partner’s home, sitting on and assisting with search and rescue. the porch.

“We’re catching offenders every week,” he says.

“You spend your whole working life together,” says “Just recently one of the teams were searching for a James. “You go through a lot, and you come to rely man who had a firearm, and we would never have on each other.” found him if it wasn’t for the dog team.”

Sergeant Logan Marsh has been in charge of the Police dogs respond to more than 30,000 incidents section for three years. In his time as a handler each year around the country. The first police dog he’s had four dogs, with the latest trainee being puppies were brought to New Zealand from England 18-month-old Ginge. in 1956, after New Zealand Prime Minister Sidney He says the dogs, fitted with their own stab-proof Holland was impressed with the Surrey Constabulary vests, go to all jobs, including searching for police dog school during a visit.

Ryan Wood decamped burglars, facing down armed offenders

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Kids to benefit from fashion show She’s young, she’s local, she’s an emerging star in her field and her talents are being used to help raise funds for the Tauranga Youth Development Team, who work with young people to reduce the risk of suicide.

She’s 17-year-old fashionista Zoe Beck, who this year won the Supreme Young Designers Award and scholarship at New Zealand Fashion Week.

Two collections of Zoe’s work will be on display at a fundraising fashion show at the Otumoetai Golf Club on Saturday, October 28, at 7.30pm.

Four fashion stores - Tauranga Menswear, Bettie Monroe, Black Pepper and Strictly for the Birds - will also show summer range garments.

Cheryl from Simply Wigs will be modelling some of her products.

Pre-sold tickets are $20 and are available from Megan on 027 379 0405 or Bev on 027 560 3719.

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College boys blast their way to shooting success It’s the thrill of clay target shooting.

“That instant result,” says Ben Tuck, long serving coach of the newly crowned Tauranga Boys College national clay target shooting champion team, and himself a double A-grade shooter.

“It’s an adrenalin sport to shoot and

hit a flying target. And when you hit and hit well – I am talking smoking the target and turning it to dust – then it is exhilarating.”

And when the smoke and dust had cleared at the Hamilton clay target range recently, Hamish Williamson, Devin Holland, Shaun Gwillim, Brady Anderson and Joel Edmonds of Tauranga Boys College had shot

276 out of 300 points to become the best secondary school skeet shooting team in the country.

They also had to overcome appalling conditions in heavy wind and rain to win the title for the second time in three years.

They won from 42 other teams and 310 individuals shooters.

“They put pressure on themselves to succeed,” says coach Tuck. “They wanted to excel. And while it’s an individual sport, it’s created around a team environment. TBC is very team oriented.”

And skeet shooting is not just going out on the range to blast targets. And it’s not like a rifle where you place the end of the barrel and the bead on a target. And it’s not just shooting holes in bits of paper.

“It’s like using a golf club or hitting a cricket or tennis ball. You don’t look at the club, bat or the racquet. Clay target is a hand-eye coordinated sport and it demands a process, discipline and skill.

“The process is the team getting out on the mark early, watching where the targets are flying, getting your head in the right space and deciding where you are going to hold your eye.

“Because you don’t hold your eye on the gun or trap, you hold your eye above that.”

The Tauranga Boys College clay target team

invested time, passion and a will to win. They practiced every Wednesday night at the Bay of Plenty Clay Target Club’s range at TECT Park – a round trip of 70 kilometres. “And the sport, that discipline and the camaraderie develops them into fine young men by the time they are 17.”

To encourage young shooters, the club invested thousands of dollars in ten 12-gauge specialised target guns. The weapons are hired out at a nominal cost for the seven months of the inter-school shooting competition, making the sport affordable to the boys.

“Then some parents have outlaid six-to-nine thousand dollars for a gun when their boy’s shooting skills start developing. But the good thing is that in 10 years the weapon will have retained its value.”

Coach Tuck says there was also some fine individual shooting at the national secondary school championships. Brady Anderson was second in the NZ point score and Shaun Gwillim was second in the NZ single barrel.

In the North Island Championships, Hamish Williamson was second in the single barrel and the college finished a close second in the Super 8, a competition between the top eight boys’ colleges.

The team is coached by Ben and Tiggy Clayton.

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A half marathon option has been reinstated to the popular annual City to Surf Fun Run/Walk in 2017.

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Teacher shortages avoidable Our educators on the front line are describing a perfect storm that needs to be addressed.

Increased immigration means more students, increasing housing costs – to buy or to rent – and higher living costs mean it is more expensive for teachers to live in major centres (with the highest immigration levels).

Teacher incomes are not keeping pace with modern life in New Zealand, leading to fewer Kiwis training to become teachers than in the past. If we don’t have our best people becoming teachers, our current and future students will suffer.

In the latest online edition of the Education Gazette, there are 225 advertisements for at least 287 primary and intermediate teachers, just in Auckland. One school is losing seven teachers at the end of this year, and another – that lost nine

from its 34 classes last year – has reported that at least six of those teachers left Auckland because it was too expensive to stay.

Auckland’s rapidly growing population is far outstripping supply. Some in the media and on talkback radio are suggesting we need to import more teachers, but that is only a short-term stopgap solution.

We have to be serious about looking at the fundamental issues, so Kiwi kids have the opportunity of learning from quality Kiwi teachers, if we want a long-term sustainable education sector.

Bringing in people from overseas, to fill a gap and work for less, is not working in any sector, and we will keep storing up problems for the future.

New Zealand First is the only party calling for serious responses to this growing list of challenges.

Half marathon option for City to Surf A half marathon course has been added to Tauranga’s City to Surf Fun Run/Walk this year.

Event director Murray Fleming says the City to Surf Half Marathon course was dropped several years ago but, due to popular demand, has been reinstated for the 2017 event on November 5 and has already attracted about 1000 entrants, taking the total number of people entered into the event up to around 2000.

The half marathon course will start from the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club in Sulphur Point at 9am and head around the Daisy Hardwick boardwalk and estuary before crossing the harbour bridge.

It then heads down Totara Street, through Coronation Park, along Pilot Bay, around the base track of Mauao and finishes on the main beach outside the Mount Maunganui Surf Club.

Other options include the City to Surf 11km run/walk, which follows “the same course minus the Daisy Hardwick leg from 10am, and the Surf to Surf 5km run/walk, which starts outside the surf club at 10am and heads along the beach towards Leisure Island, back up the beach via the boardwalk and around the base track of Mauao before finishing at the surf club.

The event is suitable for runners and walkers of all levels and entry fees include a goody bag and a finisher’s medal.

A prize-giving for all events will be held outside the surf club at 1.15pm.

Murray says the range of distances means the event is suitable for all of the family.

“It’s really cool, and for the last leg of the event you’re actually on the beach, getting sand in your shoes, so you really are experiencing city to surf,” he says.

The event is not just popular with locals. Contestants this year are coming from as far afield as Kerikeri in the Far North and from the South Island.

The City to Surf Fun Run/Walk is on Sunday, November 5. For more information and to enter visit: www.citytosurf2017.eventdesq.com

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Fittest, fastest and strongest in town They’re arguably the fittest, fastest and strongest athletes. They are the CrossFitters - the athletes with possibly the greatest overall physical capacity.

And this weekend at the ASB Arena, 96 teams made up of six CrossFitters – three men and three women – will compete for $7000 prizemoney as well as bragging rights and the chance to be best at New Zealand’s largest CrossFit games.

It’s a sport that’s got big quick.

“When we opened seven years ago there were 12 CrossFit clubs in the country,” says Luke McGruer, owner of highly successful Mount CrossFit. “Now there are 110 in Auckland alone and 180 around the country.”

CrossFit even features on ESPN in America, where the fitness regime was born. Mount CrossFit will be fielding five teams in this weekend’s games.

“Rather for the experience than a placing, we are trying to help them grow in the sport. But our two top teams will be aiming for top-five finishes; one in the elite and one in the intermediate divisions.”

They’re all new to the divisions they’re competing in and most are new to the sport itself.

“It’s very exciting and challenging for them.”

The CrossFitters will do three or four workouts

lasting between 10 and 20 minutes on both Saturday and Sunday. They’ll be functional exercises incorporating Olympic weightlifting, gymnastics and cardio made up of rowing and other movements.

“How well they do in each workout is how they will be placed. So they have to be well rounded. They can’t just be strong or aerobically fit.

“They have to do well in every one of the six or seven workouts,” says Luke.

CrossFitters will be ranked by time or how many rounds and repetitions are completed in a certain time period. And to sift out the winners, the teams with the greatest overall physical capacity in each of the four categories won’t know what exercises they will compete in until the weekend.

“CrossFit’s main attraction is the community it builds in a gym,” says Luke.

The CrossFit nations are expected to pull about 2000 spectators each day.

“It’s an awesome spectacle – the workouts are constantly changing. Running, lifting and then swimming or gymnastics or whatever.”

The team nationals for CrossFit are on at the ASB Arena, Baypark, on Saturday October 21 and Sunday October 22 from 8.30am to 5pm.

Hit the Trick or Treat Trail Have a frightfully spooky family day this Halloween at the Fraser Cove shopping centre Trick or Treat Trail.

The free Halloween event will have a fun trick or treating trail for kids to take part in, in a safe and controlled environment.

It will also include activities such as face painting, bouncy castles, carnival rides and a magic show.

On arrival the children can collect a free wrist band and a trick or treat bag.

The Trick or Treat Halloween Trail will be held on October 28 from 12pm-4pm at Fraser Cove Shopping Centre, 219-261 Fraser Street.

Beach tennis at the Mount If lying on the beach with a book isn’t your thing, you might want to try some beach tennis at Mount Maunganui this weekend.

Using paddle bats and a specially-designed ball, the game is played entirely on the sand in a court similar in size to a beach volleyball court. It uses the same scoring system as regular tennis, but more people can play at once.

All equipment is provided, so grab your family and friends and come down for some free fun.

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Mixing precious metals with bright colour in stunning artwork An exhibition showcasing renowned artist Susan HarrisonTustain’s latest work is on in Te Puna this weekend.

‘Gilded Edge – A Celebration of Gold and Colours’ includes new work painted on 24-carat gold leaf and palladium leaf, oil on Belgian linen and watercolour on paper.

Susan says she’s enjoyed the challenge of painting on the precious metals, which give the paintings a reflective quality that can only be appreciated when standing before them.

“The paintings can take many months to create, but they always begin with a moment that takes my breath away.”

She says it is ‘paramount’ her paintings have a reason for existing.

“They all carry a message. The deeper you look, the more you see. That’s what I always hear from people who look at the work.”

Longevity is also at the forefront of

her mind when painting.

She says her motivation has always been to create artwork that will carry not only her history, but that of its successive owners.

“I lost my mother when she was very young. The things she left that she created with her hands are the things I treasure the most. They speak of who she was, and when I see them they take me on her journey.

“I want people in future generations to think back to how we lived, as well as the journey of the painting – the people who have owned and loved it, for instance.”

Susan’s exhibition is on at Design on James, 24a James Road, Te Puna.

Entry is free, and viewing times are Saturday and Sunday, 10am-5pm, with last admissions at 4.30pm.

Visitors are encouraged to ask Susan about the stories behind the paintings, and there will be an opportunity to purchase pieces.

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Susan at work on some of the paintings featuring in the exhibition.

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Season opens for local lifeguards Local lifeguards are gearing up for a steady start to the patrolling season this weekend, with settled weather and small swells in the forecast.

Labour Weekend marks the traditional start of the season for many clubs in the Eastern Region, with volunteers from the likes of Hot Water Beach, Whangamata, Waihi Beach, Mount Maunganui, Omanu and Papamoa breaking out the patrol flags and hitting the sand.

This will also be the third season Eastern Region partners Zespri have provided support to train lifeguards, with the yellow-and-red-clad crew clocking up more than 4000 hours of further education over winter in areas like IRB development, first aid and patrol capability.

Eastern Region manager Chris Emmett says the off-season was an important time for lifeguards. “Our shop window is over summer, when the water warms up and the crowds hit the beaches, but the cooler months are crucial for lifeguards as that’s when they develop new skills, gain valuable knowledge and put in long hours getting fit in preparation for the new season,” says Chris.

“Having Zespri support that development is crucial as it provides a direct benefit for the public, with our lifeguards better-placed to identify dangers, to manage the beaches and respond to emergencies where required.”

This weekend’s forecast is mostly fine, although spring westerlies are still keeping sea water temperatures cool.

Read the rest of the story at www.theweekendsun.co.nz

Papamoa lifeguards Poppy Crouch and Ryan Hohneck at a recent IRB development weekend in Raglan.

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Sunny weather must be just around the corner, with Tauranga’s Memorial Pool ready to open its doors for summer.

And they’ll mark the occasion with a pool opening party.

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Last year’s attendees, Baxter, Keaton and Mitch, running to raise funds for the sport pavilion in Omokoroa.

November 6, and the opening party will be held on Saturday, November 11. Games, prizes, inflatable fun, a free barbecue, and a slip ‘n’ slide water slide action will all be part of the entertainment.

Memorial Pool manager John Bryson says the doors will open at 9am, with the pool party held between 10.30am and 1.30pm.

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Morning run supports Omokoroa community No matter what your skills or fitness levels, grab your child, a friend or even your dog and hit the ground running for a good cause.

The BaseUp Omokoroa Coastal Challenge is a not-for-profit, multi-sport event with all proceeds going towards a new Sports Pavilion for the rapidly growing community.

The fun run/walk is open to singles or teams of all ages and fitness levels, with distances of 2km, 5km, a 10km walk/run or a duathlon to choose from.

The duathlon is either short distance: 2km run, 10km bike, 2km run or long distance: 2km run, 20km bike, 5km run.

“This will be our third event,” says event organiser Simone Rose, “with each year’s event getting bigger

and better in terms of the sporting options we provide, the entertainment and atmosphere on offer, plus the amount raised – which we happily pour straight into community needs for the Western Bay.” The walk and run will take place as a large loop around the peninsula, incorporating the coastline, reserves and quaint residential streets, giving participants a greater appreciation of Omokoroa’s beauty.

“Every entrant receives a fantastic goodie bag, plus there are prizes galore on offer – both spot prizes and for the place getters in each category.”

Adults and kids will also be kept entertained with some delicious food and drink stalls, a bouncy castle, sumo suits and face painting.

Simone says they have entrants from Whakatane, Auckland, Cambridge and all over the North Island taking part in the coastal challenge.

The BaseUp Omokoroa Coastal Challenge is on Sunday, October 29, from 8.50-11am, with the prize giving starting between 11-11.30am.

For information and to register, visit: www.runrunrun.co.nz or register on the day.

Entry prices are $20 for adults, $10 for children aged 4-18, and free for infants 0-3.

Duathlon individual prices for short distance are $40 or $25 for youth, long distance $45 or $30 for youth and duathlon teams $55.

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Singer songwriter releasing local sounds A local singer-songwriter is celebrating her tenth album – and an album very close to her heart – with a release party later this month.

Mount Maunganui resident Melissa Cox will release her new album ‘Crimson Daughter’, and to celebrate she will be holding a special party on Sunday, October 29, at 11 Totara Street in Mount Maunganui along with special guests Izzy and Moe. "This album really was a journey for me," says Melissa, who was born in the USA and moved to New Zealand in 2013. "Seeing what is going on in my native country politically and environmentally, I really felt the need to speak out through this album."

‘Crimson Daughter’ tackles topics both personal and taboo, including climate change, totalitarianism, and her deep love of her adopted country New Zealand.

The album also deals with an issue close to Melissa’s heart – her miscarriage.

She hopes that writing about her experience will help other parents work through their grief and realise they are not

alone. "The topic of miscarriage is so taboo in our society, but the truth is nearly half of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. Despite that statistic, I didn't know anyone else who had one other than me. Speaking out about it and writing about it helped me heal, and find other parents who had gone through it."

Using looping and computer technology alongside guitar, mandolin and an Irish whistle, Melissa creates intricate world beat fusion soundscapes. She has performed professionally for 20 years in the US and Melissa Cox’s upcoming album.

New Zealand, opening for acts like the Spin Doctors, Smash Mouth and Three Dog Night. purchase receives a free digital copy of the album. Tickets can be purchased at: Doors open at 5.30pm on October 29.

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Esc into the technology stratosphere of pixels and dots Audiences will be able to delve into a world of glitches and gadgets at an interactive technology exhibition.

and applying glitches that you might have seen on older TVs or when things haven’t been transmitted properly” There will also be prints, projections, 3D sculptures and virtual reality works from amateur and professional artists from all over the country.

This year’s artists are: Martine Jefferson, Wendy Pedersen, John Peter Timi Stenning, Scott Brown, Nathan Moody, David Vigh, Joe Te Wharau, Klaas Breukel, Kereama Taepa, Kyle Sattler, Melissa Cox, Suzanne Smith, Peter Cossey, Larisse Hall, and work from Perplex On and VRE Experience.

One of the pieces on display is called The New Religion, where cell phones are aligned together to make a crucifix.

“The artist’s message behind The New Religion is that as a society, we are worshiping our phones more than our religious belief.”

This year Murray says they are expecting a massive turnout. In 2013 they had around 80 visitors and in 2016 that number jumped to 1600.

The Art of Technology exhibition will run from October 18-November 5 at the Goddards Centre at 21 Jason Edgecombe next to his exhibition Devonport Road.

The Art of Gaming.

The Art of Technology exhibition is described as a futuristic experience where audiences can get up close and personal with art that reflects technology through the ages.

Event organiser Murray Clode says as technology has developed over the years, more art styles and mediums have been created, meaning people who never considered themselves artists now have the opportunity to create.

“Everything in the exhibition only exists as art, because of the digital technology of today, so it is either inspired by digital technology or uses technology to create it or display it,” says Murray.

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Film screening peaks over and above the plateau Be inspired to walk up a mountain or trek thousands of miles to a remote destination at an action-packed Tauranga film screening.

Five films from the 2017 New Zealand Mountain Film Festival, which was held in Wanaka and Queenstown from June 28 –July 7, are to be showcased at the Historic Village Cinema for locals to enjoy.

Event organiser Simon Waterhouse says the films have been specially selected and range in length from five minutes to 20 minutes, with the feature film running for 50 minutes.

“We started with one screening four years ago

and we are now up to three screenings in two nights,” says Simon.

“This year we’ve tried to pick the movies that we think appeal to a lot of different people, so we’ve got a mix of action-packed excitement and high drama. All of it is really inspirational.

“Because it’s a film festival, one of our movies is from France and has subtitles, so there really is a mix between classic and foreign movies.”

One of the films that will be screened during the festival is Mountains of Heaven, which is about a lone girl who runs across Kyrgyzstan following ancient nomad trails to find her way.

The feature-length movie Into Twin Galaxies is also one to see, as a group of men kite-ski across 1000 kilometres of Greenland ice caps,

while towing kayaks as their sleds to reach the most northern river ever paddled.

“We’re talking about middle aged men going out on a weekend mission, as weekend warriors, but what they are doing is pretty out there.”

The NZ Mountain Film Festival will be held on October 27-28 at the Historic Village Cinema.

There will be a screening from 4.30-7.30pm on Friday and Saturday as well as a screening from 7.30-10pm on Saturday.

Ticket prices are $19.

For more information on the festival, or to buy tickets, go to: www.mountainfilmfestival-tauranga.nz

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New Farmers plans on public display Members of the public are invited to view plans The proposed building will feature levels of retail, 320 car parks, 73 for the new Farmers building at an information two apartments and 23 town houses. and consultation session next Thursday.

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Brett Nicho ll of James Pa s, scoe Group, says th new Farmer e s building will “help reinvigorate the CBD”.

Elizabeth Properties Limited – part of the James Pascoe Retail Group that owns Farmers and other well-known New Zealand brands – plans to spend more than $100 million developing the corner in a way that will greatly enhance and expand the site’s long history of retail.

A spokesman for the family-owned New Zealand company, Brett Nicholls, says he expects the development to help reinvigorate the CBD, drawing people into town and spurring on the local economy.

Brett says the proposed building will place Tauranga among the first cities in New Zealand to experience a new level of sophistication in which accommodation, retail and quality dining complement each other in the same space.

“It’s an exciting idea that has caught on in shopping areas overseas,” says Brett. “People are looking for a whole new experience when they go out. They’re enjoying a quality meal at their shopping destination, rather than eating and shopping separately.”

Spotlight on Brendan McCarthy Brendan McCarthy was born and bred in Dunedin and grew up in a household where music was a primary focus.

player Pat Hawkins, and they played around the Bay of Plenty and Waikato for the next few years.

In 2014, Brendan switched his focus With Janne GuitarGirl back to original material and recorded a batch of songs with Tim Julian at He began playing guitar at the age of nine, Colourfield Recording Studio in and formed his own bands throughout Welcome Bay. high school, playing his own material.

On completion, Brendan was signed After leaving school, he played to Songbroker music publishing, and bass in various bands around the has since enjoyed success having plentiful Dunedin covers circuit three songs used in television shows of the early 90s, where gigs were 'Shortland Street' and 'Filthy in abundance.

Rich'.

The realities of having a young Brendan currently plays his family set in, and his musical own original material in his career moved from the stage to band 'Apollo Steam Train' with the couch for around nine years.

Les Robinson on drums and Ian After moving to Tauranga in 2007, Clark on bass. he decided to return to the guitar and The band is preparing for a major start performing again. release in February 2018, and will be Brendan McCarthy.

He formed his own covers outfit performing live at the Rockfest at Totara r. rne Ga y dle Photo: Bra ‘That Band’ with well-known local bass Street on October 28.

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Corner Redevelopment Public information and consultation session.

Thursday 26 October 2017.

From 4.30pm-6.30pm.

In the ground floor of the existing Farmers store on the corner of Elizabeth Etreet and Devonport Road.

All members of the public are welcome.

Members of the public are invited to a public information and consultation session with Brett Nicholls, spokesperson for Elizabeth Properties Ltd (part of the family-owned James Pascoe Group) and project

manager for the redevelopment of the Farmers corner. You will be able to view the plans for the new Farmers building with residential apartments and townhouses above. You will be able to ask questions about the proposal, and provide your feedback and comments, before resource consent applications are lodged.

of car parks will be available to the public. Brett will host the information session to answer questions and receive feedback and comments about

the proposal.

The Farmers corner redevelopment public information and consultation session will be held at the Farmers building, ground floor, corner of Elizabeth Street and Devonport Road on Thursday, October 26, from 4.30-6.30pm

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Coastguard safety tips ahead of Labour Weekend As New Zealanders look forward to summer boating this Labour Weekend, Tauranga Volunteer Coastguard is advising boaties to think in terms of ‘combinations of safety’.

It takes four key elements to ensure a reduced risk to ourselves and our loved ones, says Tauranga Volunteer Coastguard unit manager Steve Russell.

Lifejackets

Every person on the boat must have a lifejacket. A lifejacket is only useful

if you have it on, if it fits properly, if it holds your face out of the water and if it is of sufficient buoyancy to support the person wearing it.

A lifejacket should be worn outside of all clothing and have wide reflective bands that can be visible at night.

Everyone should wear a lifejacket when the vessel is underway or at speed.

Fuel

Fuel is also an important factor in the combination of safety. The general rule of thumb is one-third of a tank to get you out, one-third of a tank to make the return journey and one-third of

a tank in reserve. Ensure that your fuel supply is fresh in the tank and in the lines all the way to the motor and there is no water or contaminants in the fuel.

Communication devices

A minimum of two independent forms of communications are mandatory as part of the combination of safety. This is not the same as having two phones, as mobile coverage may be an issue rendering both of the phones useless.

It is recommended that a radio, a phone, EPERB, flairs and horns are carried on vessels in the event that you need to draw attention to an urgent need for assistance.

If you are taking a cell phone, place it into a sealable sandwich bag to prevent it from getting wet. Ensure you have sufficient battery life or a means of charging available for the duration.

Keep the phone on your person, not loose in the vessel. If you need assistance in a vessel and your electronic communication is down a horn, whistle or EPERB can be effective tools

contain your point of departure, your intended area of activity, the type of activity you will engage in (ie fishing, diving, snorkelling, spear fishing etc) how many people you will have on-board and when you intend to return.

Further information must be a specified time, and if there is no contact and you have not returned, the person on land must alert Police or Coastguard without feeling guilty.

If there is a change in any part of the plan, notify the people at home and keep them up-todate so they know you are okay and when to expect you home.

A basic trip report over the radio to the Coastguard is not sufficient, as it will not trigger a search response if you do not return at your intended time. The Coastguard operators will receive upwards of 300 trip reports from boaties in any given day and don’t have the resources to check off returning boats. This is simply one of the tools that can be used to trace overdue vessels.

Each of the four key elements work best when used as the “Combination of Safety”.

Route Plan and Trip Report

Prior to leaving home, ensure that you have left a detailed intended plan with your loved ones or someone who will notice if you are overdue.

A route plan should

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Turkish travel delights ‘G’day mate!’ It’s the sort of greeting you would expect to hear in Australia, but if you’re a Kiwi travelling in Turkey, it’s the Turkish way of making you feel welcome.

The Turks have a special fondness for Kiwis and Aussies. The country has great respect for our soldiers who lost their lives in the Gallipoli battlefields during World War I. The Gallipoli National Historic Park is a full-day trip from the Turkey’s biggest city, Istanbul. You can get a guided walk of the historical battlefields, trenches and tunnels and see the war memorials and museum.

My husband and I entered into Turkey via the port town of Kusadasi after 10 days in the Greek Islands. Kusadasi is unashamedly touristy but it is a good base from which to visit the ancient city of Ephesus, the World Heritage-listed travertine pools of Pamukkale and the Roman spa city of Heirapolis.

Ephesus is the best-preserved classical city in the eastern Mediterranean and, on the day we visited, swarming with American cruise ship tourists. Regardless of the hordes, this is definitely a mustsee. The nearby town of Selcuk also has an excellent museum displaying some of the artefacts from Ephesus.

You’ll need your sunglasses to visit the gleaming white calcium formations of Pamukkale. The ‘Cotton Castle’ was formed when warm mineral water cascaded over the cliff edge, cooling and depositing its calcium into natural shelves, pools and stalactites.

Years of overuse mean the pools are no longer available for bathing, but you can bathe at the nearby Pamukkale Termal in Hierapolis. The water feels like warm Perrier and you can lie back and soak amid fallen Roman columns.

It was in the small town of Koycegiz

that we experienced aniye. s at Sult our first real taste of Mud Pbhoatoth: Kerry Mitchell.

Turkish hospitality.

While hotels are n Sail on a woode plentiful in Turkey, if you’re an ge Ae e th in t gule travelling on a budget you will Sea. probably stay in a pension – a cross between a hostel and bed and breakfast. The Tango Pension put on a fabulous traditional Turkish meal and provided after-dinner entertainment in the form of a male belly dancer.

Koycegiz is perched on the end of a large lake joined to the Mediterranean via the Dayan River. From there you can take a boat cruise to the Sultaniye hot springs and mud baths, the ancient ruins of Kaunos and Iztuzu Beach, which is home to the endangered loggerhead turtle. Above the river you can see the facades of Lycian rock tombs that date back to the fourth century BC. Soaking in the mineral waters of the Sultaniye hot springs is said to be good for skin complaints and rheumatism, but we opted to give ourselves a body pack of mud at the smaller mud baths.

I never thought getting so dirty would feel so good.

Further south in Fethiye we boarded a gulet for a four-day cruise of the Aegean Sea. Turkish gulets are beautiful wooden yachts fully equipped with showers, toilets and comfortable cabins.

Swimming in a sea of cobalt blue and lying on a deck soaking up the sun’s rays with a good book is the ultimate in relaxation.

Turkey has some amazing beaches and Oludeniz, southeast of Fethiye, is no exception. One of the great attractions here is a sheltered lagoon where you can relax on the beach with mountains soaring above you.

Further along the coast we spent a night in a tree house camp in the ancient city of Olympos.

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Rolling back the years in Greerton Village In just four weeks’ time, Greerton Village will roll back the years for its first ever Vintage and Retro Fayre on Saturday, 18 November, from 10am This was an idea born back in January this year, when it was identified that Vintage and Retro themes were really the thing and I thought it would suit Greerton Village.

I ran the idea past a few people and it was all go.

Unfortunately the weather did not play ball for our original date in March, however such was the passion from all involved that we found another date – and now it’s almost here.

So we have modelled this along the lines of the enormously successful Cherry Blossom Festival, but this time it will be Vintage and Classic cars lining Chadwick Road, music from “Gin Rickey Jive”, a best dressed to theme competition and over 40 stalls selling all things vintage and retro in

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the Greerton Village school grounds.

Another highlight will be the high teas served in fine china and beautiful table settings on the veranda of the new classrooms in the school. Tickets are on sale now at MD’s Leatherworks and Unichem Greerton Pharmacy in Chadwick Road.

They must be pre-purchased and only a limited number are available, so please get in quick to avoid disappointment The kids will be well catered for with a petting zoo, mini jeeps, bouncy castle and pony rides, so this really is the day to visit us in Greerton Village.

Come early to soak up the atmosphere and enjoy all that Greerton Village has to offer.

For further information, contact Sally via: office@greertonvillage.org.nz or call: 571 6347.

Boogie on your skates Go back in time to when roller skating was all the rage and you could boogie the night away at a Greerton family roller disco.

Whether you are a first time skater or have had years of experience, everyone is welcome.

All you will need is a helmet, a posse and your coolest disco moves, with both inline blades and old school quad roller skates available on the night.

The Greerton Family Roller Disco will be on October 28, from 4pm6pm, at Greerton Hall, 1263 Cameron Road.

Entry prices are $10 each or $35 for a family pass (No Eftpos). Spectators and under 5s go free.

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Art everywhere you look The popular annual art exhibition is on again at Victoria Hall on SH2 in Waikino this Labour Weekend.

ARTWaikino is now in its 17th year and there is always new exciting artwork to gaze at or purchase.

It is the place to buy good original art to suit any budget.

Waikino School will have a display of children’s art in the foyer and this is always popular with parents and grandparents.

There are a lot of talented young artists in the village.

There are five categories: Painting, craft, photography, people and photography and other and outdoor sculpture, which is on display at The Falls Retreat by Owharoa Falls.

Artists enter from all around the region and the supreme winner is awarded a prize of $500, sponsored by Oceana Gold, and the best painting attracts a prize of $250, sponsored by O’Hagan Vision Care.

Waihi’s radio station, GoldFM, has come on-board again this year with their generous sponsorship along with other regular sponsors.

Last year’s supreme winner, Heather Stuart from Paeroa, with her painting “Haere Mai Haere Mai”.

The judge for the painting, craft and sculpture is well known Dunedin artist Ewan McDougall, who has developed a vibrant signature style. His witty, outrageous works are inhabited by a wealth of personal references to his sometimes volatile life.

Ewan has had 85 solo exhibitions in some of New Zealand's most prominent dealer galleries as well as exhibiting internationally.

Annette Johnston from Tauranga will be judging the photography section.

The exhibition starts with a wine and cheese evening on Friday, October 20, at 6.30pm, then it is open to the public over Labour Weekend, from Saturday, October 21 to Monday, October 23 from 10am-4pm. The entry fee is a gold coin donation and the proceeds go to the upkeep of the community hall.

When visiting the exhibition make sure to allow some time to admire Waikino’s memorial art wall, which was created in recognition of the buildings that washed away in the 1981 flood.

High tea and gorgeous gardens

Ian and Janet Walker have only had Villa Ridge since last April, but already there is a buzz around the changes they have made.

They and their friendly, experienced team have worked hard to create something beautiful, boutique and creative in the attractive setting which Villa Ridge provides.

Having had an award-winning garden centre in the past, they are enjoying providing a very different garden centre experience. Apart from the wide range of garden plants now available at Villa Ridge, they are becoming well known for their great range of garden art – provided by local and NZ wide artists/potters.

They also have an awesome range of outdoor pots, with many exclusive to Villa Ridge.

They select their garden stock from the best possible suppliers and growers in NZ and understand that customers come from all levels of green experience, from those with black thumbs to those who need to talk through the intricacies of garden layouts with the pros.

Their in-store landscape designer, Nicole Beets, is available to help customers gain maximum impact and enjoyment from their garden, whatever their needs.

And if enjoying a beautifully made breakfast or a fabulous high tea is something you appreciate then their newly renovated café, Patio Rose, will delight you!

With the experience they and their daughter Carly bring from owning Nourish Café in Te Puna, Patio Rose promises to be another popular destination venue for customers who are looking for that special experience which a garden centre/café mix provides.

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Trying chutney and chillies

Grower Direct’s Tessa Papadopoulos.

If you’re looking for something different this Labour Weekend, why not head to Grower Direct and try their homemade chillies and chutneys and check out their extensive vegetable selection, including their new Asian and Middle Eastern vege range.

“Labour weekend is the big, big vege weekend,” says Paul Nielsen from Grower Direct.

“We offer over 20 varieties of tomatoes, peppers and chillies and everything else you could want, so if you’re not sure what to plant, just come in and talk to us.

“It’s not just about veg at Grower Direct, and we have extensive ranges of hedging, groundcover, perennials, trees, pots and general shrubs plus all the advice you need.

“If you’re planning something a bit more serious, we can offer

advice or design a complete garden for you with our landscape service.”

The barbecue and sausage sizzle will be held this Saturday at Grower direct, 52 Borell Rd, Te Puna, from 10am-2pm.

It’s always a very popular event, with over 500 Hellers sausages cooked and anywhere up to eight different chutneys and chilli jams to try.

For more information, visit: www.potsdirect.co.nz or: www.growersdirect.co.nz

Family festival fun in town this weekend Is it a dinosaur, a spaceship, a chandelier, a cloud?

part in. There will also be street performers and the dance mat will be activated for the day. The regional council is also bringing in a bus they are going to skin with a big drawing for people to colour in,” says festival director Jo Bond.The community day is at The Strand on Saturday, October 21, from 10am-2pm.

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Capital E’s Bloom Garden will provide plenty of fun for builders young and old at the Tauranga Arts Festival Community Day on Saturday.

Capital E’s Bloom Garden, consisting of thousands of identical pink pieces that let children connect, construct and deconstruct 3D installations with no boundaries or rules, will be one of the many fun activities on offer at the Tauranga Arts Festival’s Community Day on Saturday.

The free family day will see The Strand closed off, with food markets and entertainment from 10am-2pm, including pop-up theatre performances from 16th Ave Theatre and Tauranga Musical Theatre and a huge birthday cake to mark the festival’s 10th anniversary.

The Incubator is also presenting the interactive Art Treasure Hunt, where people can hide their artworks in the CBD and post photographic clues on Facebook/ Art.Treasure.Hunt for people to find.

“We think this will be great fun for people to take

Ready, steady, dig! The annual Big Beach Dig returns to Waihi Beach this weekend with chocolates, chippies and other goodies up for grabs.

Hosted by the Beach Christian Centre, the annual dig will be held in front of Waihi Beach Surf club at 2pm on Sunday, October 22.

The beach dig is a free event for children up to 10-years-old. No spades – hands and feet only.

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Help for sore joints (part 3) Back in 2011, some interesting emerging research suggested traditional osteoarthritis supplements were targeting the wrong ingredient.

Most supplements were heavily weighted towards glucosamine sulphate with a smaller amount of chondroitin sulphate (CS).

As a result of this research, I completely reformulated my joint supplement. I did two things.

Firstly I increased CS to 380mg per capsule and secondly added a 95 per cent curcumin (turmeric) extract. This gave maintenance dose of 760mg of CS. Almost immediately, clients reported

better results on the new formulation. These results were increased where we added one to two months on a double dose (four capsules daily) which delivered over 1500mg of CS. Over the last few years there has been more quality research into the benefits of CS - especially with knee osteoarthritis. Just last year a study looked at higher levels of CS at 1200mg daily and compared this with a leading COX-2 selective anti-inflammatory arthritis medication.

The study was over two years and used MRI to establish the

benefits. This was a high quality, double-blind placebo controlled trial involving 200 people over 24 months.

It concluded that while both groups had similar improvements in comfort, MRI analysis showed the CS group had much greater reduction in cartilage loss.

This finding was consistent with five other studies looking at the benefits of CS for knee OA. While most of the studies have been with knee OA, I have found that most joints affected by OA can be helped.

While such studies are useful, it is all about what happens to an individual with osteoarthritis.

This is why I prefer to create a personalised programme which takes many factors like age, weight, medications, diet and exercise into consideration.

For more information 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.

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Have you wondered what that ringing is?

If it feels like you’ve got cicadas in your ears, Tinnitus is a noise that is heard in the head. Some or you have a hum that just won’t go away, people describe it as ‘ringing in the ears’.

It can manifest itself as a variety of different noises, you might have tinnitus. including sounding like cicadas, a wooshing noise, a

high-pitched ringing or like machinery humming.

It can be very debilitating as it can result in a lack of sleep and concentration. In some cases it is so severe that it can result in depression.

Hearing Support Bay of Plenty has organised a Tinnitus Workshop for people to learn more about the condition.

Speakers will include Dr Grant Searchfield, a professor of audiology at Auckland University who has carried out extensive studies into tinnitus, and Dr Alison Parkes, a chiropractor who will offer advice on manipulative therapy and relaxation techniques for tinnitus.

Entry is by gold coin donation with morning tea provided. The workshop will be at the Tauranga RSA, Cameron Road, Greerton from 10am-12pm on Friday, November 10. To book phone: 07 578 6476.

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Eyes getting itchy? Ocular allergies are likely to blame The days are getting longer and temperatures are on the rise, but the change of season brings with it a bothersome common eye condition allergic eye disease.

Allergies affect around 30 per cent of New Zealanders at some point. Seasonal allergies occur when our body’s immune system over-reacts to certain allergens in the environment such as dust mites, pets, pollen and mould spores.

These allergens cause skin rashes, hay-fever, asthma and eye irritation.

Allergens cause a chemical called histamine to be released into the eye tissues that causes swelling, redness, wateriness and itching. The insatiable need to itch the eyes is very typical for allergy sufferers.

Unfortunately, itching will make the symptoms worse as this releases more histamine. Itching and rubbing the eyes can also lead to permanent eye damage, especially in children, so this should be avoided at all costs.

If you have symptoms of eye itching, redness, swelling or wateriness you should visit a therapeutic optometrist to ensure this is not caused by other conditions like dry-eye syndrome, infectious conjunctivitis and anterior blepharitis.

Management options for allergic eye disease include avoiding the offending allergen with wrap-around sunglasses, bathing the eye tissues with cool compresses, using non-preserved lubricant eye drops to wash out the eye, and using prescription anti-histamine/mast-cell stabiliser eye drops.

You should only use eye drops that are recommended by your optometrist, as over-the-counter allergy drops may not be as effective and can lead to rebound redness.

It’s important to know your blood type Knowing your blood type may be the first step on your journey to becoming a life-time blood donor.

If you are one of the 50 per cent of New Zealanders who doesn’t know their blood type, the Tauranga Blood Service ‘What’s Your Type’ event is for you.

With donated blood and blood products saving the lives of 27,000 Kiwis every year, NZBS wants to help more residents in Tauranga,

who are eligible to give blood, find out their blood type and book an appointment.

“In Tauranga, there are just over 4400 active blood donors” says NZ Blood Service, “but every year we need to recruit 800 new donors to replace those we lose due to illness, retirement and personal choice.”

The ‘What’s Your Type’ event will be held on Saturday, October 21 from 9am-6pm at the Bayfair Shopping Centre, outside Kmart.

Putting up a struggle in order to change A boy was watching a butterfly struggle mightily to get out of its cocoon.

He wanted to help, so he cut the cocoon open and allowed the butterfly to emerge.

Unfortunately it came out with a swollen body and small shrivelled wings.

The butterfly is supposed to struggle. Its struggle to push

its way through the tiny opening of the cocoon pumps the fluid out of its body and into its wings.

Without the struggle, the butterfly would never fly.

How often we resist change

because we are fearful, or it’s uncomfortable. In doing so we miss the growth we would achieve if we made the choice to take our courage in our hands and evolve with it.

The next time you are struggling with something mightily, ask yourself: "Am I resisting change, or am I embracing the struggle so I can learn to fly?"

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Quality prints that stand Have you got technology covered? out from the rest If you want to wear your brand, bring your designs to life on a walking billboard or simply showcase a cool design, Diffuse Screenprinting is the place to go.

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“What sets us apart from the rest is our eye for detail and passion for the craft,” says managing director Loic Jonnart. “We have the best screen printers in the Bay and we screen print because we love it, which means better quality and reliable results.”

To see some of their products for yourself, visit Diffuse Screenprinting’s Facebook or Instagram page.

For more information visit: www.diffuse. co.nz, call: 07 575 3045 or visit them in store at Unit 3/56 Aviation Avenue in Mount Maunganui.

Established in 2003, Diffuse Screenprinting is a locally owned and operated Tauranga company with 14 years of experience.

Whether it is one colour, multi-colour, cotton, polyester or canvas printing, they have the correct solution for you.

Located at Unit 3/56 Aviation Avenue, Diffuse Screenprinting is known for their reliable and high-quality products that give vibrant and permanent results.

Their most popular product is garment and textile printing, such as work and safety gear, corporate and school uniforms, t-shirts, sports team equipment, hoodies, bags and caps.

Diffuse Screenprinting works with clients of all sizes from all industries, covering commercial through to fashion.

Diffuse screenprinting’s eye for detail produces They offer the option of specialty quality prints for all Bay customers. inks, diverse printing methods and can

Bob Dylan said that success is waking up in the morning, going to bed at night and in between doing what you want to do.

If we don’t manage to get done what we want to do, don’t know why we are doing what we do, then the how we do it and the what we do gets harder!

We all have 1440 minutes in the day, but how wisely are we all using those precious minutes? If you work out your true hourly rate, are you getting the best return on your time investment?

Technology is one of those things that is growing so fast and is so difficult to keep up with that it can easily chew up your time without you even realising it.

Even within the industry it is a challenge to keep abreast of updates, modifications and developments. Just imagine all the

possibilities. From OTS (off the shelf) software, applications and hardware to bespoke development and coding languages.

So how are you expected to keep up with it all, make good decisions on the best tools for your business or even know what support you need and where to get it?

There are times when doing it yourself is okay, as no-one knows the business better than you. But it’s very easy to fall into the trap of thinking that this is what you should do every time – either because you think it’s quicker or you can save some dollars by managing technology in-house.

As many have learnt the hard way, this is often a false economy – especially if you are valuing and prioritising your time properly.

When we have accounting requirements we tend to go to an accountant, when we have legal issues, we engage legal services and when we need more than Panadol, we go the doctor.

So when you have a technology concern or query, it would make sense to work with a technology partner. It is also helpful for financial and operational considerations that you don’t get charged by the minute.

Small business cashflow is challenging at the best of times, and if the technology is playing up, or not being productive, it doesn’t take long for the fun – and the funds – Tony Snow @ Stratus Blue. to drain away.

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Epoxy resin means exceptional surfaces SEB Tauranga uses a scientifically formulated clear epoxy resin, trowel applied, to bind attractive natural aggregate or smooth small pebble or stone particles to a structural substrate like asphalt, concrete or tarmac.

It’s a process called resin bonded epoxy paving – a new form of landscaping or ‘floorscaping’ which is an exceptional surfacing system for commercial and domestic settings.

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resin is a two-component, solvent free, adhesion-modified, aliphatic polyurethane system specially formulated for aggregate binding applications.

Some of the benefits of epoxy resin include a smooth finish.

It’s also permeable, there’s flexibility with design, fast installation and UV stability.

The resin bonded surface is capable of providing a customised, highly attractive, durable anti-slip finish to a swimming pool surround, patio, driveway or walkway or even a playground – something a homeowner can continue to enjoy for years.

They take something as mundane as a floor, a pool surround, pathway, driveway, carpark or access road and transform it into an enduring thing of beauty.

Something quite aesthetic, to be seen and appreciated.

Epoxy resin system also has an indoor application offering both protection and style - a longlife and easy to clean flooring solution for kitchens, living areas and bathrooms.

For more information phone: (07) 578 3269, email: sebltd@yahoo.com or visit: www.epoxyresinsandfasteners. co.nz

SEB Tauranga - exceptional surfacing systems for commercial and domestic settings.

Right culture, right people for the workplace Does your workplace culture attract the right sort of people?

As research shows, it’s a relevant employment issue, with 84 per cent of employees happy to consider changing their jobs if another company with a better reputation comes calling.

Priority One member Adcorp is partnering with

Sunergeo to host a free breakfast to discuss workplace culture and how it can become the foundation of attracting the right people.

The breakfast will be held at the Tauranga Club, 72 Devonport Road, between 7-8.30am on Thursday, October 26.

To register go to: www.eventbrite.co.nz

Fast track your small business

A free seminar aimed at arming small business owners with the knowledge to fast-track the growth of their business is being held at Mills Reef Winery next Wednesday (October 25).

Featuring local experts, the seminar includes technology considerations,

how to create an effective online presence, employment relations, reducing liability exposure, structuring and financing a business, and the importance of a long-term strategy and good planning.

It’s a free seminar between 4.30-6pm.

Register at: www.eventbrite.co.nz

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Happiness is key to success Mount Maunganui-based businesswoman Wendy Macphail has been working in the field of employment law for over 20 years.

So when she recognised that companies with happy employees fared better than others, it was the catalyst that saw her start a postgraduate degree in positive psychology in Melbourne and launch a new division within her company, Accord Services.

A human resources and employment law company, Accord Services is located in the newly refurbished area of Central Parade.

They now offer a variety of training workshops that combine neuroscience, psychology and the science of habits to develop positive mind sets and behaviour for individuals and organisations.

Wendy says her workshops are based on cutting-edge science, and this evidence-based training means people can be assured that the tools work.

“I can show companies how to lift the base level of happiness of individuals by up to 40 per cent,” says Wendy. “This is completely possible and many local firms are recognising the benefits of investing in workplace relationships.

“If you can build a happy workforce, you can increase productivity, reduce

absenteeism and decrease health and safety incidents. In turn, it has a significant impact on physical health, success at work, interpersonal relationships and enjoyment of life.”

Wendy has a very active client list, and with her study and law practice, she is keen only to work with clients who are a match.

“If you are open and willing to put the work in, this education will dynamically change your life outlook and work culture.”

If you would like to have a free half-hour audit on your business with Wendy, please phone: 0272023921 or email: wendy@accordservices.co.nz for an appointment.

Wendy brings more then 20 years’ experience to the role.

Educating tourists on the region As summer starts to shine through, thousands of people from all over the world will choose New Zealand as the ultimate holiday destination.

Tourism Bay of Plenty aims to maintain tourism by educating them on the best places to visit in the region by continuing their successful campaign.

A targeted tourism promotion in Australia has seen nearly 30,000 visits to the campaign on Tourism New Zealand’s website.

This is 33 per cent more than last year, with the target for active visitation increasing from 35 per cent to 42 per cent.

Tourism Bay of Plenty was a partner in the campaign, which established a number of touring routes, including the Pacific Coast Highway.

The proposed five-to-six-day trip

started in Auckland, then travelled to Hahei in the Coromandel, Tauranga, Whakatane and Rotorua before returning to Auckland.

Tony Saunders, Tourism New Zealand’s manager in Australia, says the campaign is about encouraging Australians to explore more of the North Island, to see different places and to travel during off-peak months.

“Australians don’t have the depth of understanding of New Zealand to know the differences between the regions, so we have done a lot of the work for them developing sample itineraries to help them plan their journey,” says Tony.

The impact of the campaign on the Bay of Plenty was significant, with Tourism Bay of Plenty’s web visitation increasing 42 per cent in August 2017 compared to August 2016.

For further information, visit: www.newzealand.com

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Weather protection all year around Awnings and Covers are a small local Tauranga Company with over 35 years' experience of custom designing, manufacturing and installing Alu-Lite canopies and pergolas.

The company manufactures unique canopies to complement surrounding areas, whether it be attached to your home, business or within a retirement village.

They pride themselves on excellent workmanship and customer service from start to finish.

Awnings and Covers use with top grade materials for all AluLite's and pergolas, which are constructed from genuine high-grade 6061 T6 aluminium due to its high tensile strength.

The company has designed and developed unique hidden attachment methods to avoid visible mounting brackets where possible.

Alu-Lite's undergo a two-step powder coating process for a finish of the highest quality in a colour of your choice.

Awnings & Covers Alu-Lite's are roofed using Alsynite Laserlite roofing range, which has 99.9 per cent UV protection and covers a number of light and heat reduction levels to suit all needs.

They also have the added ability to fabricate the awning roof with PVC if required.

Alu-Lites and pergolas are constructed from genuine high-grade 6061 T6 aluminium.

"We are a one-stop shop between awnings and outdoor curtains for all year round weather protection," says office administrator Gilly.

From entrances, windows and decks to all outdoor living areas, they have shelter products to protect you and your home from UV, wind and rain.

So if you are thinking about having an Alu-Lite canopy or pergola installed to give you a wonderful all weather entertainment area, contact them for a free quote on: 0800 932 683 or visit: www.awningsandcovers.co.nz

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Programme to support new migrants New migrants often face challenges when it comes to finding work in their newly-adopted country of residence.

Tauranga Chamber of Commerce is delivering a new government funded training course for new migrants, which aims to support effective job searches in New Zealand.

New Kiwi Career Success is held over three days and provides practical advice as well as covering topics such

as creating a Kiwi-style CV, answering tricky questions and developing a winning job search strategy.

Three sessions will be held in Tauranga on November 8-10 2017, February 4-16 2018 and May 30–June 1 2018. The course is free to any new migrant who has arrived in New Zealand within the last two years and is eligible to work in New Zealand.

For more, visit: www.newkiwis.co.nz

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Traffic hotspots now online The New Zealand Transport Agency is encouraging everyone to plan ahead and check the Labour Weekend hotspots before heading off on their travels.

The hotspots maps collate information from previous Labour Weekend journeys on the times where traffic is heaviest.

Visit: www.nzta.govt.nz for more information.

NZTA journey manager Nigel D’Ath says people should consider avoiding travel during times of heaviest congestion or at least be forewarned on what to expect.

“Increased traffic volumes, tiredness and driving in unfamiliar environments can make driving over these long weekends more stressful.

“Remember, you’re sharing the road with many others. You have a responsibility to be courteous and patient to ensure you look after yourself, your families and other road users.”

Marine warnings go unheeded Almost 30 per cent of boaties seldom or never check marine weather forecasts before going on the water, and Maritime NZ and MetService want to get that number down.

“Checking the marine forecast is fundamental and simple,” says Maritime NZ director, Keith Manch. “It doesn’t take much time, and it’s easy to do it before every trip.

He says as many as 29 per cent of recreational boaties don’t always check the weather.

“We want all boaties – 100 per cent to take this basic safety step. This will help keep them, and their families and passengers, safe this summer.”

Season opens for lifeguards Bay of Plenty lifeguards are gearing up for a steady start to the patrolling season this weekend with settled weather and small swells in the forecast.

Labour Weekend marks the traditional start of the season for many clubs in the Eastern Region, with volunteers from the likes of Hot Water Beach, Whangamata, Waihi Beach, Mount Maunganui, Omanu and Papamoa breaking out the patrol flags and hitting the sand.

This will also be the third season Eastern Region partners Zespri have provided support to train lifeguards, with the yellow-and-redclad crew clocking up more than 4000 hours of further education over winter in areas like IRB development, first aid and patrol capability.

Probiotic during pregnancy helps Taking a probiotic during pregnancy may help prevent postnatal depression and anxiety, a New Zealand study has found.

The joint study by Auckland and Otago University researchers involved 423 women. Of those, 212 were given the probiotic and the rest were given a placebo.

The study was double-blind, meaning neither the women nor the researchers knew who was receiving the probiotic until after the trial.

Those taking the probiotic reported significantly lower depression and anxiety scores than those in the placebo group.

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A case of JAFA syndrome maybe?

I have read D Yeoman’s letter regarding the bad driving in Tauranga contributed to by Auckland drivers (The Weekend Sun, October 13). She wrote that she “hears comments from other people” that Aucklanders who have moved to Tauranga have brought their terrible driving with them. I would like D Yeoman to let all Tauranga residents know how we can identify Auckland drivers so that we can all avoid them. As she states, “who knows?”

I am one of those drivers who has brought my driving habits with me from Auckland. I consider myself to be an average driver who, unlike D Yeoman, sometimes makes a mistake. If D Yeoman ever drives in other New Zealand towns, or anywhere else in the world, she will see bad drivers now and then. They can’t possibly all be from Auckland. I think that D Yeoman is possibly suffering from the ‘JAFA syndrome’.

J Simunek, Ohauiti.

Not our only culture

Haka, haka, haka! When are we going to present to the world our national image with an Irish jig, a Scottish reel, an English Morris dance, a Chinese Shen Yun or a Keralan Kathakali, or some other alternative performance relating to the large diversity of ethnicities in New Zealand? When are the media going to show, internationally, that Maori is not our only culture? Even rock ‘n’ roll had a use-by date.

B Johnson, Omokoroa.

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All medicine equal

The pharmaceutical industry is supported because medicines benefit one’s health. When a company discovers a possible drug leader it applies for a patent, which in the US lasts for 20 years. However, if the medicine takes, say, eight years of clinical trials before going to market, only 12 years will be left on the patent.

The company takes their innovation to market and charges as much as society can tolerate with respect to its needs and ability to pay. Thereafter the company will aim to recuperate all the costs of its past global research activities, profits for its investors and bankrolling the company’s capital. When the patent expires the generic companies can legally manufacture such medicines and sell

them at a much lower price.

As generics become available the original brand may continue to psychologically connect with the consumer.

People may be ignorant or suspicious of generics, but all medicines sold in the Western world have to comply with specific pharmacopoeial standards, so all presentations of the same medicine are equal in effectiveness.

See the pictured prices from October 17, 2017 in the Putney, London ‘One Pound Shop’. One pound currency conversion was NZ$1.85, earliest expiry date starting 2020. It buys either a 14-tab pack of Loratadine or three 16-tab packs of paracetamol.

D Wilson, Mount Maunganui (Abridged).

White lines, no white lines

Scenario: Monday this week a road marker man and mates painted a white middle line and others in Grove Ave, Mount Maunganui. On Tuesday Higgins tar sealed the road again, obliterating said new white lines. No wonder you guys pay double the rates than most nearby council areas.

A Baker, Morrinsville.

Winston First having last laugh The New Zealand First saga goes on. Winston First, or ‘My Way’, has to have the last laugh. Although he has already made up his mind, make them sweat. New Zealand First will be dead in the water if he jumps the wrong way and not a good legacy. One wonders about Winston’s superannuation. Would he have made a fuss if he was underpaid? And why bother on about $200,000 income? Labour, the Greens and New Zealand will benefit from the revenge of Winston First if he runs true to form. Run it past the board – what board? The greedy have had their fill this past nine years – it’s time to share the cake.

Most people have little chance in the housing stakes unless we remove the parasitic housing speculators who profess to be doing a public service.

Humanity is a bit more than just sitting in a place of prayer, as some seem to think.

R Chamberlain, Otumoetai (Abridged).

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No buildings on Mauao the closing date for submissions should be extended so the community can view the plan and its proposed restrictions of recreation.

R Stephens, Mount Maunganui (Abridged).

The Mount Maunganui Reserve Management Plan that iwi seek to implement is 28 pages long.

When the city council advised me two months ago that submissions could be made they also advised that this plan could be viewed in libraries in the area – not so. I also asked them if this plan had been made available to the media in Tauranga and was told that newspapers had been informed. There is a communication breakdown somewhere and a lack of public information. The submission form listed no mention of a marae atea on the summit. An atea is the open space directly in front of the wharenui – the meeting house. There are also sacred places around the area which cannot be accessed. The Mount is a historic reserve for the community and when the government transferred the reserve title to the three iwi it was with the proviso that the reserve provisions be maintained. Buildings of any sort are not provided for in the Reserves Act and it is not considered appropriate for either the marae atea on the summit or the visitor centre at the base of the reserve area. Some time ago any suggestion of commercial activity was disallowed and this premise should be continued. I believe that

Tauranga City Council replies: Reference copies of the draft Mauao Historic Reserve Management Plan were delivered to all Tauranga libraries – however they were delivered one day late due to a printing issue. On July 21 local media were notified and all reported on the plan. It is true that the submission forms did not specifically mention a marae atea at the summit. They did mention that the plan included projects to meet the cultural needs and aspirations of tangata whenua.

It’s also important to note that there is no wharenui – meeting house – proposed, only the open space of the marae atea.

In addition, the draft plan was promoted through social media, Tauranga City Council’s homepage, signs at the entrances of the maunga, and direct engagement with stakeholders.

Life after plastic bags

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It’s a dilemma alright. What will we do when supermarkets phase out plastic bags?

What did we do before plastic bags? We used brown paper bags groceries were packed into, which had a life after shopping, like wrapping parcels, covering kids’ school exercise books, putting rubbish in. My nana also used them with greaseproof paper to line baking tins when she made Christmas cakes.

People aren’t interested in our environment anymore.

It’s all just too inconvenient.

Where will we put our rubbish? Here’s an idea – food scraps into a compost bin or feed chooks. Wrap food scraps in all that paper that arrives in the mail box if those two options are not available to you, it worked okay years ago.

Most cans, glass, plastic containers can be recycled, glass can be reused for jams, pickles, preserves if you are so inclined, or storage in the man cave. Plastic containers can be used for storage also.

Some of the negative comments on social media about phasing out plastic bags are ridiculous and selfish by ignorant young people who know nothing different or just don’t care.

So these people would rather our coastline be strewn with plastic and dead turtles? Only we can change this.

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Sunday 10am the phone goes and it is a lady from Harcourts Real Estate offering me a ‘free valuation’.

Over the past year I have received at least 20 of these calls from various real estate agents and I consider them harassment, particularly on Sunday morning!

If I wanted to sell my house I would contact an appropriate agent but definitely not one of these that keep calling. I consider these calls, in terms of harassment, to be in the same league as the shysters pretending to be from Microsoft. The caller knows my name and obviously has checked that my house is a saleable property but I consider this an intrusion and would like to know if others feel the same.

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Live and recorded – new music for you By the time you read this, the Tauranga Arts Festival will be underway. There are many treats on offer, so I thought the most useful thing would be for me to act as a sort of reminder.

And in the space between now and next week's column, you have the chance to catch a remarkably diverse range of music in the Crystal Palace – that beautiful tent by the waterfront which has become a symbol of the biennial festival.

On Monday afternoon there are spooky tales of Australia's dark past as Bush Gothic, a trio led by fiddle-playing singer Jenny Thomas, explore the backwaters of Aussie bush-band folk.

They're here on the back touring England and Ireland, and Australia's murky past should provide somerich material. Kick-off is at 3pm.

The following night sees a return to Tauranga for comedy Berlin cabaret duo Otto and Astrid, who bring their particularly insane brand of Euro-pop parody to town.

They were here a couple of festivals ago and have since conquered the other half of the world. Seriously silly stuff, it's at the more regular time of 8.30pm.

Smooth sounds

At the same time on Wednesday we have a visit from Wellington's Thomas Oliver and his band, comprising of some of the capital's finest including members of Trinity Roots, Hollie Smith's band and others. This is the man who won the APRA Silver Scroll last year for the song “If I Move To Mars”. He’s a lovely guitarist and singer, making music both smooth and soulful.

On Thursday night Sarah Spicer and the Blue Riders head over from Waihi for more smooth sounds, this time with a more bluesy lilt. The band is led

by Keyboard wiz Liam Ryan, who has been doing fascinating things in the past year with his Torch Music record label, releasing projects as diverse as an EP with his old mate from The Narcs, Andy Dickson, to music from NZ cricketer John Wright.

More relevant to this gig, he recorded Sarah’s recent song “Mr Johnson” at his Waihi studio – her tribute to legendary bluesman Robert Johnson. Now, on to one of those recently-released local albums I mentioned last week.

Let's get beige

And first out of the bag is a new CD from local singer/songwriter Davey Beige. People here may know Davey by the slightly more prosaic name Dave Bishop but, back in the 90s, Davey used to front a well-known

Auckland band called The Peter Stuyvesant Hitlist, for which he wore a range of fawn safari suits.

The suits passed on, but the name stayed.

Davey released an album back in 2007 and a four-track EP in 2014. This latest offering is called Beginner's Mind and the first striking thing about it – aside from the cover photo – is the prestigious roster of musicians featured.

Most guitar duties are handled by Hello Sailor's Harry Lyon, while The Narcs' Tony Waine plays bass, keys are courtesy of jazz maestro Alan Brown and horns come from Kingsley Mellhuish – all seriously heavy hitters.

And it shows. “Big Star” opens things with patented Hello Sailor guitars courtesy of Mr Lyon. It's only when Davey's lighter voice comes in that you realise it's not Sailor. Continuing the Kiwi classic rock references, the horns that open “Watching The Waves” make you immediately think of Netherworld Dancing Toys in their heyday. There are, in fact, many styles on display: light skiffle, ska nods, gentle rock 'n' roll, and a trip to the world of Harry Nilsson on “No Is Not The Word” (complete with Beatles-style strings).

And it's all very pleasant. I guess you'd class it as folk/rock, but it's hard not to think of the term Dad Rock. It's easy to listen to and totally non-threatening, from “Silver Headed Rooster Blues” to “Rock 'n' Roll BBQ” – a barbeque that definitely sounds like one for the laid-back, well-off over-60s.

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Art for emotional or personal satisfaction Tauranga Society of Artists are proudly presenting an original art expo at the end of October at the Community Centre on Elizabeth Street West in Tauranga.

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Tauranga Society of Artists exhibition committee member Joan Collins says they are delighted to have so many talented artists showcasing their work.

There will be approximately 75 artist displaying a myriad of disciplines from mixed media, water colour, acrylic, oils, ink, charcoal, pencils and pastels put together for a spectacular display.

The expo will be open on October 25 from 2-5pm, October 26-28 from

Linus Jacobs and Jude Sadler admire the art.

9.30am-5pm, and October 29 from 9.30am-4pm.

“Here is the opportunity to experience some beautiful art you may take home for some personal or emotional satisfaction,” says Joan.

Entry is by gold coin.

The exhibition is cash and carry, and Eftpos is available.

Tauranga Society of Artists would like to thank their sponsors Creative Community Scheme, Farmers Autovillage, TECT Tauranga, Heartland Bank, Cross Family Trust, Jenni Stevens of Eves Papamoa and Bethlehem Pharmacy.

Rural community fun for the whole family Come along to a great fun day out for the whole family at Kaimai Schools’ annual calf club day for the community.

Bring your grandparents, kids and friends and experience everything the little rural school has to offer.

The students have hand-reared lambs, calves and chickens to compete and be judged on grooming, leading and rearing. Come and see the smiling faces when the ribbons are won for their much loved pets. There are indoor exhibits, and the children have grown their own bean plants and have planted hanging baskets.

The kids are entering photo, fudge and cupcake competitions and more! There are some amazing prizes to be won, delicious home baking to purchase and burgers, sausages and ice cream stalls for lunch. Activities will be great fun for everyone, so please bring cash for all raffles, activities and food stalls on Saturday, October 21, from 9am-12pm. Animal judging will be at 10am.

Kaimai School is located on the left up State Highway 29, just 12 minutes from The Lakes roundabout.

Kaimai school calf club day.

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New church opening and growing in Judea have a time of praise and worship, but there’s seven days in a week, so our belief is that once people leave here we want them to go and make a difference.

“We don’t encourage our people to go and preach at others, we tell them

A long-awaited occasion was celebrated by Tauranga Elim Church at the opening of their new premises in Judea last Sunday.

More than 500 people were in attendance at the official opening service.

Pastor Trevor McDowell says he hopes to reach out to more people in the community.

“We want to be a place where people can feel welcome, feel helped and feel a sense of belonging,” he says.

“Our church has people from all walks of life - we don’t care what country you come from or the colour of your skin; Jesus accepts everybody.”

He feels it is a blessing having the church in the community.

“We want to help families and marriages. We feed the homeless every Wednesday night and we recognise huge social issues in suicide rates and drug use which devastate families and communities.

“There are many other churches in the city who do a lot of helpful work in the community,” he says.

“We don’t see ourselves as being the answer to everything, we are just a part of it.

Pastors Trevor and Debbie McDowell.

“We encourage people in our church to get beside others and help them in whatever way they can.

“It’s good to gather here on a Sunday morning to

A feast of fun in East Papamoa It’s Golden Sands School’s key fundraiser for 2017 - the Papamoa East school’s annual fun, run and walk on Saturday, October 28, from 8.45am until 2.30pm.

The event, featuring a 10km and 5km fun run and walk and a kids’ dash, starts and finishes at Golden Sands School, while the Golden Sands Festival features food stalls and entertainment for the whole family.

Runners also get a chance to win spot prize, such as a $1000 Papamoa House of Travel voucher, a $1000 Freedom Furniture voucher, a $750 Dental Plus Teeth Whitening voucher, a $500 Tauranga Mega Mitre 10 voucher plus much more.

The event takes runners and walkers through the new subdivisions of Papamoa East and Wairakei Reserve waterways and will suit runners and walkers of all abilities and fitness.

Organisers Lesley Park and Elle Reid have tried to make the 2017 event bigger and better.

“It not only brings the Papamoa community together, but creates a significant event focusing on family, fun and fitness,” they say.

Each participant receives a race pack, personalised race number and finishers medal. There are over 250 spot prizes up for grabs.

The Golden Sands Festival is a full day of affordable family fun with a variety of quality food and entertainment including a ‘Super Hero Training Academy’ show, live music, food stalls, rides, and activities.

Last year the event raised over $29,000 for

Golden Sands Kids training for the 5km fun run.

Photo by Alan Ure.

Golden Sands. This year proceeds go towards sports equipment. For more information and to enter the fun run go to: www.gssfunrun.co.nz/enter-here

GIGGUIDE & ENTERTAINMENT GREER’S GASTRO BAR Sunday 22nd 5:30pm – 8:30pm Phil & Karl – Easy listening duo.

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MT RSA Friday 20th 7pm – 10pm Che Orton Saturday 21st 7pm – 10pm Swag & Wagon Sunday 22nd 4pm – 7pm Big John

MOUNT SOCIAL CLUB Friday 20th 6pm – 9pm Out of the Wood (live music) Saturday 21st 6pm – All Blacks game Wednesday 25th 6:30pm – Social Jazz Night with the Tauranga Jazz Society Thursday 26th 9pm – Social Jam Night THE BARREL ROOM Saturday 21st 6pm Mark Huckstep

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‘be real’ and let others see what God is doing in their life.

“That’s the best testimony.”

Their next service will be on Friday at 7pm. Trevor says everyone is welcome at the new church at 59 Koromiko Street.

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Saturday 21 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.

ARTWaikino

Victoria Hall, SH2, Waikino, 10am-4pm, Sat-Mon. Paintings, craft, photography, sculpture. Artwork for sale. Gold coin donation entry.

Bay Networking Singles Club

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

Beth El Messianic Family

Come celebrate family life with Jews & Gentiles who meet & worship as Yeshua (Jesus) & all the early believers did. 10am Otumoetai Primary. BethEl.org.nz

Bicentennial, Birth of Baha’u’llah

Founder of the Baha’i Faith. To celebrate His message of world unity, please attend a dawn devotional service, 6am, Hopukiore (Mt Drury) Reserve.

Dragon Boat Regatta

Oct 28th at The Lakes, Tauriko. 8am4pm. Sausage sizzle, raffles, fun racing with local corporate teams. Come & enjoy the extravaganza!

Dragon Boating - Womens

Give it a Go Paddling Sessions held weekly Mon/ Thurs 5:30pm & Sat 7:30am, Sulphur Point.

RSVP by Txt Brooke 022 078 2308 for info pack.

Free Womens Self Defence

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.

Greerton Car Boot Sale

Greerton Village School 151 Greerton Road, Cnr Greerton Rd & Chadwick Rd Setup time: 7am onwards. Single site $5, Double site $10. Ph 577 1116

Greerton Hall Market

Oct 28th 8am-12pm. Crafts, plants, produce, bric-a-brac. Stalls inside/outside. New stall-holders welcome. Ph/txt for site Tricia 07 543 1487 or 027 908 2952 greertonmarket@actrix.co.nz, www.facebook.com/greertonhallmarket

hunt, white elephant stall & MUCH MORE! 1853 State Highway 29, Lower Kaimai

Meadowland Irises Garden Open

Labour Weekend 9:30am-4pm or by appointment. Potted plants for sale.

Meadowland Irises. 22 Meadowland St, Matua, Tauranga www.meadowlandirises.co.nz Ph 07 576 5695 | Mob: 027 325 5246

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

Petanque Tga/BOP Club

Blake Park 1pm start. All very welcome.

Equip available, all coaching given. Ph Jo Ann 578 3606

Susan Harrison-Tustain Exhibition

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

Well-Being for Women

A space for women to share & support each other through life’s daily challenges. 4th November 12:30-3pm. Ph Ingrid 021 952 690

Sunday 22 October 50+ Years Married?

Renew your vows to celebrate your 50+ years of marriage. 29th Oct at Seventhday Adventist Church Tauranga. RSVP before 22 Oct. Ph Joy 07 541 1725

Bible Seminar

Sunday 1:45pm Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St, Greerton.

Title: “God’s 7th Day of Rest” Interactive, Q&A. Refreshments provided All welcome. Vic 543 0504

Tauranga Theosophical Society

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

Join us for audio. Politics & Religion Of Maori. From a member of Maori Women’s Welfare. AGM 2pm Tauranga Yoga Centre. All welcome. Gold coin donation. Ph 577 6042

Women’s Refuge Fundraiser

A fun belly dance workshop, any level dancers (or non-dancers), raising funds for Women’s Refuge. Grab a friend or come & meet new ones. www.facebook. com/NZBellyDanceMob/

Corkers 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

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

2-3:30pm. Chrissy 027 296 7939

Tauranga Arts Festival 2017

Croquet

Thu 19 Oct-Sun 29 Oct. Baycourt’s Addison Theatre, X Space & The Terrace Rooms (16 events).For details see www.baycourt.co.nz

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

Monday 23 October

Meets at Arts & Crafts Centre, Elizabeth St West, on last Sun of the month.

Oct 29th 9:30-12:30pm.

Ph 544 2067 for more info

At Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd, Sun, Tues, Fri, 12:45pm. Beginners welcome. Peter 571 0633

Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet

Achieve Toastmasters

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

Tauranga Friendship Social Club

Held every Sunday 9-1pm rain or shine! Right in the middle of Mount Mainstreet at Phoenix Car Park, Maunganui Rd. www.mountmainstreet.nz

Te Puke Community Market

Historic Village Market

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

Introduction to Buddhism classes

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

Papamoa Country Music Club

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

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

Barbara 544 7461 Jubilee Park Te Puke 9am-1pm. Art, Craft, Second Hand, Produce, Food & Drinks, Entertainment, Community Groups fundraising. Enquiries Monique 027 356 9545

Te Puke Scottish Society

Dance tonight, 7:30-11pm. Te Puke RSA/Citizens Club. Catered supper, great band, wonderful people. $7.

Ph Ally 573 7632

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

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

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.

Body+Soul fun fitness

Chess Mount Maunganui

Dublin’s Irish Tenors

Our monthly event is at Papamoa Sports Centre on Parton Rd. Starting 1pm. Ph Mike 0274 597 505 for more info.

& The Celtic Ladies (music show).

13th Nov at 7:30pm. Addison Theatre, Baycourt. For details www.baycourt.co.nz

Mental Health Info Talk

Katikati Bowling Club

Dr Burness, a basic explanation to mental health; Alison Armstrong (counselor), anxiety & caring for caregivers.

130 Spring St @ 1pm. Ph 578 9608

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

Hug A Pug Day

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

TIRCCC October Race Day

Papamoa Lions Club Market

Kung Fu

Katikati Bowling Club

Mount Maunganui Sports Centre, track set up from 8am. Practice asap.

Come on down, & maybe pick up a new hobby. www.tirccc.co.nz

2nd & 4th Sunday Gordon Spratt Reserve, Parton Rd, Papamoa. Gates open 7am for stall holder entry. Wayne 027 974 5699

Nam Wah Pai is a Chinese style martial art Training. 6-7:30pm. At Selwyn Ridge School Welcome Bay. Brian 021 241 7059

Village Radio Museum

Quakers in Tauranga

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!

Come along to snuggle a Pug at ZEE Market, 169 Elizabeth St Tauranga. Loads of stalls, food & fun 10am-2pm.

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

Kaimai School’s Calf Club

Animal judging from 10am. BBQ, refreshments, games, activities, horse rides, cake stall, pet parade, treasure

Community Radio broadcasting nostalgic music & Community Notices seven days on 1368 KHz AM Band. Radio Museum open from 10am. Request line 571 3710

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

Mahjong

Sundays 1:30pm & Thursdays 5:30pm, in pond behind 24 Montego Drive Papamoa, sailing Electron Yachts for fun. Adult beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419

Computer Club (Tga) Inc.

Sisters In Song

Inachord Chorus (music show). Sat 11 Nov at 7:30pm. Addison Theatre Baycourt. For details www.baycourt.co.nz

Radio Controlled Model Yachts

Let’s Learn

Meditation - Free Classes

Piloga Classes

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

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.

Tauranga Toastmasters

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

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

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Tuesday 24 October Aglow Mt Maunganui

Reframing your thinking.

Teachings from Graham Cooke’s material. We meet at 9:30am. All welcome. Ph Barbara 576 5870

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

Beginner Social Dance Class

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

Bureta Garden Circle

Bureta Garden Circle’s monthly meeting at St. John’s Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai at 1:30pm.

Visitors welcome. Jenny 576 3026

Cards 500

Mount Senior Citizen, 345 Maunganui Rd, Tuesdays, Thursdays 12:45pm. Further info Garry 576 3033

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

Junction Coffee & Chat

Join us for friendship & support at Junction Coffee & chat every Tuesday 10am-12pm at St James Church Greerton. Ph 543 3010 for details.

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

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

Taoist Tai Chi

Tai Chi Classes Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 1-2:30pm. Come along to 15 Koromiko Street, Tauranga. Kay 021 668 468

Tauranga Astronomical Society

The Universe, Video lecture by Professor Brian Cox: simple, amazing & very informative. Telescope viewing weather dependent. Fergusson Park Observatory at 7:30

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

Treat Trail Te Puke

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

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

Please Ph 544 8625

Wednesday 25 October Age Concern Walking Group

The Boulders end of Waihi Rd/ Takatimu Dr 10am. 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 phone 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 phone Jennifer 571 1411

Steady As You Go

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

Table Tennis Tauranga

Memorial Hall 12:453pm mixed doubles social grade 7:30-9:30 club night all grades.

Friday 1-3pm social grades 3:30-7 Junior club 7-9 club night.

Tai Chi

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

Tauranga Midweek Tramping Group

Rapurapu track & Te Waihou walkway. Grade: easy. Ph Alan 576 1715

TePuke Spiritual/Healing Centre

Junction Bi-Polar Group

Join us for support & strategies at Junction Bi-Polar Support Group 6:307:30pm. Ph 543 3010 for details.

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.

Mount RSA Women’s Section

Tai Chi

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

LOL Laughter Wellness

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

Mainly Music-Holy Trinity

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

Toastmasters City Early Start

Papamoa Coffee Chat

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 26 October A Place to Bee

Welcome Bay craft group meeting at Lighthouse Church 11-12:30pm. All Welcome! All crafts! Great company! Ph Mel on 027 576 3105 for more info.

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

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

Keynotes 4 part harmony Women’s Chorus Meet Thursday 7pm @ Wesley Church hall 13th Ave. Singing for fun & health. Ph Nora 544 2714

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

Join us @ 14th Avenue Gospel Centre 10-12pm until 9th Nov for Bible Study on the Book of Matthew.

Jack & Betty 544 3809

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

Keynotes Inc.

Meetings 2nd & 4th Wed monthly at Lyceum Club, 8 Palmer Court TePuke.

7:15pm. $5. All Welcome.

Kerry 021 607 797

Heart Foundation Walking Group

South City Indoor Bowls Club

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

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

No matter what your finances look like, you will benefit. Free 4 week course every Thursday 10:30 or 7pm.

Text Carlene 021 241 3671

Meeting & Social Day at 1.30pm.

Entertainers are TELSTAR. Fresh produce & baking for sales table would be appreciated. Ph RSA if transport required.

At 7:30pm Greerton Hall. End of Year Club Dinner.

Singles Social Coffee Club

Community Bible Study Int’l

Counselling

Need to talk? First Session free at Arataki Community Centre. Thursdays & Fridays. To book your appointment, please phone 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

Farmers Redevelopment Public Info

Farmers corner redevelopment public information & consultation session to be held at Farmers building, ground floor, cnr Elizabeth St & Devonport Rd 4:30pm-6:30pm.

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.

Junction Coffee Group

Join us for friendship & support at Junction Mt/Papamoa Coffee & chat every Thursday 1-2pm. Ph 543 3010 for details.

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 7:309:30pm. Chrissy 027 296 7939

Mount/Papamoa Coffee & Chat 1-2pm.

Ph 543 3010 at Junction Mental Health Peer Support & Advocacy for further information. Transport available if required.

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.

Sunshine Dance Group

Learn Sequence Dancing with a friendly group. Baptist Church Hall, 13th Avenue.

7-10pm, excellent tuition & dancing. $2pp entrance includes supper. Jan 544 4379

Tai Chi in the Park

Memorial Park next to Mini Golf on 11th Ave. No charge. 9:30am

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

Te Puke Branch NZSG

Meets 4th Thursday each month meeting room Te Puke Library 10-3pm.

Max 573 9971

Friday 27 October Cards 500

Senior Citizens Te Puke every Friday 12:45-3pm. Lyceum Club, 8 Palmer Court Te Puke. New members welcome. Brian 573 8465

Chess Tauranga

Every Thursday at 12:45pm. At Gordon Spratt Reserve. Phone Dave 575 5887

Tauranga RSA Chess Club, Greerton 5-7pm, Casual & Standard length games.

Standard Chess rules. Werner 548 1111 http:/www.westernbopchess.weebly.com/

Pilates Classes

Embrace Dancing WCS

Papamoa 500 Card Club

11am-12pm at Omokoroa Settlers’ Hall. $12 per class.

Claudia 021 192 7706

Pio Parenting Show

Free Show & Supper. The Orchard Church, MacLoughlin Drive, TePuke at 6:45pm. Creche available. Proudly brought to you by The Parenting Place.

Spiritual Development Psychic Craft

Spiritual development, meditation psychic craft 7-9pm. Open group. Tutor Kevin Reed 25years experience. Ph 578 7205 email kevinreednz@gmail.com

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

Genealogy Research

Members of the Papamoa Genealogy Branch of the NZSG will be at Papamoa Library 10am-12noon to assist researchers with their family history.

Singers Wanted

Ladies Singing Group. Meet at TePuke Lyceum Club. 10am. Ph Bev 573 4943

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Being revived and experiencing peace Being revived is the most amazing experience.

As normality touched me over the next few days, I well and truly re-evaluated my life as I realised how precious life really is, here upon this wonderful earth.

Whoever you are, I know the truth of the saying: “Jesus loves you”.

After all The Bible does tell us that: “God is love”. Right now, here in Tauranga, many people in many churches are believing for a ‘revival’.

When this wonderful experience hits Tauranga, countless numbers of both residents and visitors will truly be revived in all sorts of ways, bringing new life into the hearts and souls of men and women who will never be the same again.

Some years ago, in the middle of the night, I was admitted into my local hospital with heart problems. For reasons best known to herself, the doctor on duty in accident and emergency had me injected with a powerful drug, but unfortunately my body reacted badly to it.

As I said: “Oh, my fingers and toes are going all tingly.” I knew something was very wrong when I could hear and almost feel the doctor screaming at the male nurse to inject me with another drug to counteract the original one.

I experienced the most peaceful feeling as my body came back out of what could have been the end of life upon this earth.

Grant Hynds, The Well

Living and expressing faith It’s 500 years since Martin Luther nailed a protest note against corrupt church practice on the church doors in Wittenburg, Germany, and it sparked what we now call “the reformation”. It was a watershed moment, splitting Catholics and Protestants, and causing political and social turmoil across Europe.

We know about maintaining our buildings, repairing and re-routing our roads and downloading antivirus protection for our computers.

Christians value many of the traditions that have shaped us and we hold firmly to the Scriptures that The word “reformation” may not mean anything positive to us inspire our faith. today. However, we try to keep up-to-date, make positive changes As Methodists, we are and discard the irrelevant. questioning and reassessing how we live and express our faith.

Have we tied up energy and resources to keep outdated programmes going? Do we use old-fashioned language that is difficult to understand?

Are we making the world a better place by living the Jesus way?

Some say that the church is always in need of being “reformed”, and constantly at risk of being stale and irrelevant unless we keep finding the cutting edge, where God is at work among us.

Now, five centuries after people thought Luther had “nailed it”, Catholics and Protestants are talking and listening to each other, finding Stung 5 times by the world’s deadliest WITH GUEST SPEAKER common ground and working with people of jellyfish, Ian McCormack’s death was other faiths. certain. His encounter with God and c return to life hinged on the decision he One recent local event was an inter-faith service 252 OTUMOETAI ROAD, TAURANGA made. Hear him relive the night he died. citychurch.nz for World Peace. Where might we be in 2517?

Will the world be a better place and living in peace? What can we do to help us get there?

JOIN US THIS SUNDAY

29 OCT - 6PM

IAN M CoRmack

Viv Whimster Wesley, Tauranga Methodist Parish

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Have your end-of-year accounts been done yet? Do you need some help sorting out what you have spent and earned during the past year?

“We can help.”

Give Vivienne a call today to discuss your business requirements.

The problem stems from the way houseflies eat. “A housefly lands on food and vomits a very acidic substance, which breaks down the food,” says Colin.

“It then sucks up the vomit and broken down food, so when it poos this is even more acidic.”

When the acidic poo sits on ceiling paint for a while, it burns the paint.

Colin says most ceilings have a non-reflective matte finish, “but if you rub this surface to remove fly poo, even gently with baby wipes, you will make a shiny rub-mark in the paint,” says Colin.

The only fix is an expensive re-paint, he says.

“The smart thing to do is contact a professional ceiling cleaning company that guarantees to clean flat ceilings without creating rubmarks in the finish.”

Contact Spot Free Ceilings on: 07 579 2643 or visit: www.spotfreeceilings.com

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trades & services

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doors • windows locks • hinges handles conservatories

for a FREE quote

07 571 4491

COMPUTER PROBLEMS?

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Tauranga Computers Ltd

The greener side of the yard

REE FELLERS BIG OR SMALL - WE DO IT ALL

A Tauranga lawn mowing company is offering a lawn mowing and green waste renewal service to keep your property the envy of the neighbourhood.

Lawn mower Laurie provides an honest and reliable service.

Lauries Lawnmowing is a locally-owned and operated business committed to providing an honest and reliable service for all clients.

Located in the lower Kaimai Ranges, Lauries Lawnmowing’s top-quality service extends from Bethlehem to Papamoa and all areas in between.

Lawn mowing starts from $25 depending on the size of the lawn, and owner Laurie will make sure he delivers the best results for you.

For more information call Laurie on: 07 777 0550 or: 027 427 5027.

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trades & services SKYLIGHTS b TM

Phone 0508 777 222 www.suntube.co.nz

From $399.00 + GST

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

Call/text/e-mail us for a FREE no obligation quote Ph: 07 542 1016 Mob: 021 02051038 E-mail: kiwispout@kiwispout.co.nz

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real estate

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SPACE? Ideal as an extra bedroom or home office Three convenient sizes: standard 3.6m x 2.4m - $75pw large 4.2m x 2.4m - $90pw xtra-large 4.8m x 2.4m - $110pw Fully insulated with lockable ranchslider, large window, power, security lights, curtains, carpet, smoke alarm & even a small deck.

Minimum 6 month rental period.

Visit our display cabin at: 17 Plummers Point Road, WHAKAMARAMA or 159 Jellicoe Road, TE PUKE or call for a free brochure.

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memoriam

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katikati 36 MANIAROA DR Saturday 21st 8am. Men’s Shed collectibles including unique bar & stools, antique furniture & lots of old interesting items.

Otumoetai 258 NGATAI RD in church auditorium. Saturday 21st 8-12. Clothing, some furniture, electrical appliances, plants, toys, crockery and much more!

parkvale GIFTWARE & XMAS clearance sale. Sat, Sun, Mon 9am-3pm.

Unit J 4 Brook St off Fraser St.

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

bible digest THE FRUIT OF the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

Galations 5:22-23

www.sunlive.co.nz/classifieds.html gardening

cars for sale

1210 CAMERON RD Saturday 8.30am-12.30pm Range of all sorts, good quality clothing, shoes ,household items, electronics, furniture, dvds, shop equipment.

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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

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

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

finance

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 Puppy Black/Tan Male, Greerton Area, Ref: 104363 Found Adult Tabby Male Cat, Mount Maunganui Area, Ref: 104176 Found Senior White Male Cat, Mount Maunganui Area, Ref: 104681 Found Adult Tabby Female Cat, Mount Maunganui Area, Ref: 104683 Found Young Adult Red Eared Slider, Gate Pa Area, Ref: 104204

The Real Cowboy is a short Kiwi cowboy-comedy film written by filmmaker and actor Phill Palmer. The majority of the film is being shot at the Tauranga Historic Village and should be completed by November, with a release date of early 2018.

Many of the cast and crew are volunteering their time.

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Found Young Adult Tabby/White Female Cat, Maungatapu Area, Ref: 104371 Found Adult Tabby/White Female Cat, Te Puke Area, Ref: 104376 Found Adult Tabby/White Male Cat, Greerton Area, Ref: 104724 Found Adult Tabby Female Cat, Mount Maunganui Area, Ref: 104686 Found Adult Grey/White Female Cat, Tauranga South Area, Ref: 104654 Found Adult Black/White Female Dog, Welcome Bay Area, Ref: 104323

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

rental wanted YOUNG PROFESSIONAL COUPLE looking for rental house in/near Whakatane. Up to $350/wk negotiable.

Would like to move in before December.

Good references, happy to discuss any options.

Call Cayla 021 155 7171

trades & services

trades & services Shaun 021 992 491 or 07 552 0277 BUILDING OR RENOVATING? Be inspired. Get the right look.

Book a personal in-home consultation today. FREE measure and quote. BOP Curtains & Blinds. Ph 07 571 2345 or 021 725 721 ELECTRICIAN, 18+ years experience, NZ registered.

Residential & commercial, maintenance & service, new builds, renovations. Fast, friendly service. Ph Andrew 022 354 1960

trades & services guaranteed free quote. Ph Steve Hockly 571 5958 or 027 498 1857

HANDYMAN BUILDING, section maintenance, decks, fencing, pergolas, painting, water blasting, odd jobs. Free quotes. Rossco 027 270 3313 or 5445911

transport RETAIN YOUR INDEPENDENCE with Driving Miss Daisy. Friendly, experienced drivers provide whatever assistance needed for appointments, shopping and outings. Mobility vehicles and wheelchair available. Call Gerard on 0800 363 000.

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

travel & tours “AAA” (Tour 1) WHITE ISLAND SCENIC FLIGHT & LUNCH (2) South Island Autumn Colours Tour + Main Highlights. (3) Discover Chatham Island. (4) North Island Train Trip & Te Papa Museum. Plus many more Tours.

We provide Door to Door. Phone Hinterland Tours: 07 575-8118.

PLASTERING, INTERIOR WALLS & ceilings. Tradesman 30yrs exp. Skimming, painting prep. Small jobs OK. Ph Murray 027 266 5657

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

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

BOAT BUILDING repairs and maintenance. Timber & fibreglass trade qualified, boat builder. Ph

TREE, SHRUB and hedges trimming, topping, rubbish, palm pruning or removal, satisfaction

NO 8 TOURS NEW ZEALAND’S SENIOR TRAVEL CLUB – Join our Club today for Free to receive all our VIP Members Benefits. Springtime Blooms in Mackenzie Country . Departs Saturday 18th November, away 6 Days & 5 Nights.

INCLUDES-Free door to door pick-up, Flights, All Breakfasts, All Dinners, All Accommodation staying in Pretty Tekapo.

Visiting: Christchurch, Lake Tekapo, Mt Cook Alpine Village, Lupin Spotting, Lake Wanaka, Lake Hawera, Lindiss Pass,

Donna Beck and Jacquelyn Chetham from Face & Beauty Academy.

AOT organiser Scott Brown with his exhibit ‘Lissajous’.

David Blok, playing the undertaker.

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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 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

wanted TRAVELLING FRIEND. June 2018 to Denver, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Canada stampede, Rockies, Vancouver cruise, Anchorage, Fairbank. 63-years, single kind caring man. Email philkm61@gmail.com

The Launch of the Art of Technology exhibition was held on Tuesday, October 17 in the Goddards Centre, Devonport Road.

The exhibition features 3-D printing, virtual reality, audio projection, digital production, painting, photography and sculpture that can only be created because of technology.

Sally Cooke, Director of Tuskany and Mainstreet Tauranga Chairperson Brian Berry.

Phill Palmer, playing Blade O’Sullivan. Phill is producer, writer and actor for The Real Cowboy.

travel & tours

Timaru and Geraldine. BOOK NOW: Filling Fast! Ask about our Complimentary Full colour catalogue, Free Door to Door service. No 8 Tours team on 579 3981 or Email info@ no8tours.co.nz

One of the waiters.

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