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They’re sleek, sexy and one of the most recognisable American cars on the road.

The name Mustang is believed to have come from a Ford stylist who was a fan of the World War II P-51

Mustang fighter plane, so it’s fitting that the very same cars will be sharing space with historic aircraft at Classic Flyers Museum this weekend.

The Bay of Plenty Mustang Owners Club is holding

its annual All USA Day Car Show at the museum from 10am on Sunday, and among the owners showing off their pride and joy will be identical twin brothers Ray and Rob Sterling. Read more on page 45. Photo: Nikki South.

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Three Strikes and you’re… home free!

In just a few short weeks our new government and Prime Minister have made magnificent progress.

never really going to be held there. This will save greenhouse emissions, save the country millions and allow thieves, robbers, murderers, buggerers and fraudsters to get back to business fast and efficiently.

Not only does our new PM Jacinda Ardern know the best way to manage our country, she’s instructing our neighbours how to run Australia, too.

She can now be appointed Prime Minister of Australasia.

This is because of an insistence that the supposed human rights issue on Manus Island is not being well handled by Malcolm Turnbull and his government, so it’s just as well Jacinda is on hand to sort out the mess for them.

Never mind that many of the rioting badasses on Manus Island are queue-jumping, law-breaking troublemakers. They have rights, you know.

And we don’t see Mr Turnbull shoving his sticky beak into NZ politics and humanitarian issues.

Of course, there is a humanitarian crisis happening in New Zealand.

The shocking rate at which children are bashed to death in their own homes.

Imagine the uproar if Malcolm Turnbull decided NZ wasn't doing enough about its humanitarian crisis... the horrific level of violent child deaths. So he harassed our government and tried to evacuate all the “at risk” kids to prevent their NZ families and friends from continuing to beat them to death.

No different to the level of interference that our new PM is inflicting on our neighbours, just five minutes into the job.

Not so polite here at RR, so I will say it for him.

Revolving doors

In other other news, New Zealand’s police stations will soon need to have revolving doors fitted.

This is to keep up with the increasing flow of criminals into police stations, thanks to extra police personnel allocated to catch them, and to facilitate their speedy exit from the stations, thanks to the abandonment of the ‘Three Strikes’ policy that has, for seven years, been a deterrent to recidivist crims.

So effective, in fact, only two bad guys are reported to have ever been bold enough to risk it, and be convicted under the Three Strikes scheme. The many other thousands with two strikes, who until now have been

Uh oh, fiscal hole

In other news, economists are jumping up and down about the latest projected borrowing of $13 billion extra that the new government will have to embark on, to cover their spend ups.

Does that sound a tad familiar? Wasn’t someone talking about a projected “fiscal hole” of billions recently? The shortfall in Labour’s maths? And was scoffed at?

Isn’t this exactly what Steven Joyce was trying to warn of before the election? Pfffft, what would he know? Our Australasian Prime Minister and her team know better.

Still, I would be surprised if Mr Joyce is suppressing the urge to say “I told you so”.

Home faster

It will mean that all criminals will now be sent home faster, since all of them will also have homes to go to, because the dastardly foreigners who have previously bought up all the houses before any New Zealanders could get them, have now been banned from buying existing houses.

Even though these non-resident dastardly foreigners only make up three percent of the house-snatching market, it is great to finally have some scape goats for the spiraling house prices and lack of supply that has dogged the nation.

The criminals will know this, because they will be well educated. In fact, their degrees in Criminology and Law will soon be free, thanks to another excellent new government initiative. It is being funded by the generosity of all the alreadyeducated and taxpaying New Zealanders who have shelled out for their own tuition, training and education… plus interest. They don’t mind at all that while they pay off their hefty student loans, they are also being fleeced for the next generation of freeloading students to get it all gratis.

And the good news is, any Manus Island crims can be fast-tracked on the new programme! They can be credited with their first two strikes, so they don’t feel disadvantaged on arrival in NZ, bringing them up to the same criminal classification as good old ordinary Kiwi losers. Welcome to paradise!

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trembling in their jandals in fear of being nailed a third time, can rest easy and go about their unrightful criminal business knowing that the government has their back.

And in really busy metropolitan centres, criminals may as well be issued with a ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card, to save the cost of transporting them to and from a police station, when in effect they are

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Finally, another word of condolence about the unfortunate demise of the Prime Minister’s cat. We fielded a barrage of complaints about our coverage of this in last week’s column. You nearly made me cry. Both of you. Nearly.

Just a point to ponder - if the cat was clever enough to tweet on Twitter, why couldn’t it be taught to look both ways before crossing the road?

A possible answer: The cat only ever looked to the left. brian@thesun.co.nz

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Former MP Larry reflects on United Future’s demise The disbandment of United Future earlier this week signalled the end of an era for a party that once challenged New Zealand First for the coveted role of ‘kingmaker’ in New Zealand politics.

Former United Future list MP Larry Baldock with a copy of a Weekend Sun ad for the party.

Tauranga city councillor Larry Baldock was among the seven list MPs leader Peter Dunne brought to parliament after the party’s phenomenally successful 2002 election.

Back then, the party took advantage of electoral dissatisfaction with National, and picked up 6.69 per cent of the nationwide part vote.

In Tauranga, United Future did well in the 2002 election, winning 9.56 per cent of the party vote, while the party’s electorate candidate Larry placed fourth with 1647 votes.

Some 15 years later, the party recorded a pitiful 0.07 per cent in the 2017 election – lagging behind the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party and Ban 1080, among others.

Larry says the party’s demise was ‘inevitable’.

“I think post-2008, when it became only Peter Dunne again, it was only a matter of time,” says Larry.

“There was no real constituency for the party. It was just Peter being an electorate MP and calling himself a party leader.”

After the 2002 election, United Future chose to support the incumbent Labour government in a confidence and supply agreement.

“We got a lot of policy gains, but sadly with Peter leading as a liberal rather than a conservative, ultimately the conservative base that voted us in abandoned us. We dealt with some controversial legislation during that first term.

“We had the prostitution law reform and civil union bill, and whilst we voted against those things,

our constituents saw us as supporting the Labour government, and that eroded our support base.”

He says Peter’s support for the ‘anti-smacking’ bill in 2007 was ‘anathema’ to voters who initially supported United Future on the basis it was a party for families.

“I initially joined Future New Zealand, and prior to the 2002 election we were approached to form a coalition with Peter. He presented himself as wanting to form a family-oriented party, and it worked very well in 2002. But his definition of family turned out to be different to that of many of our voters.”

Larry did not return as a list MP in the 2005 election, and he soon left to lead the newly-formed Kiwi Party.

Later, he joined Colin Craig’s Conservative Party, standing as the party’s candidate in Tauranga.

He believes there has always been an opportunity for a conservative, family-based party in New Zealand politics, but previous attempts have been ‘fraught with problems’.

“The Conservatives could have been it,’ he says, :but Colin blew it out of the water.

“I don’t know who could put it together now.

“It’s become evident it’s almost impossible for a new party to get through to five per cent.

“You need an electorate accommodation with either Labour or National.”

As for Larry, there’s no indication he’ll be taking another tilt at parliament any time soon.

“I’m just enjoying being a councillor.”Read the rest Ryan Wood of the story at www.theweekendsun.co.nz

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Greerton house fire reaches roof Firefighters extinguished a house fire in Greerton on Tuesday afternoon.

Speaking to a SunLive reporter at the scene, senior station officer Nigel Liddicoat said neighbours saw a small fire on the back porch of the house and called 111.

“No one appears to have been home at the time,” he confirmed. “The fire is currently under investigation."

The fire is believed to have moved quickly, reaching the roof, but was extinguished by firefighters upon arrival.

Chunk of Maleme St up for sale A portfolio of tenanted, light-industrial premises clustered together in a suburban hub have been placed on the market for sale – with the option to buy any or all of the four individual properties.

The four properties are located at 61-65 Maleme Street on the southern perimeter of Tauranga, and produce a current combined net annual rental of $637,562, which is increasing from the start of the 2018/19 financial year.

NZ8260 was on approach to TAURANGA AIRPORT TERMINAL Tauranga when a wee mite called DEC 2016 Kristie burst into the terminal and made a beeline for the automatic doors to the observation area. She pulled up short, and disappointed.

“Closed indefinitely,” says the sign on the door, “due to terminal reconstruction. Sorry for any inconvenience.”

So for plane-spotters, and Kristie, no wailing jet-prop engines, no whiffs of avgas and no up-close and personal with the ATRs on the tarmac for the best part

Charged with Te Kaha murder Police have arrested a Porirua man and charged him with the murder of Don Henry Turei Junior.

Henry was killed in a crash on State Highway 35, opposite the Raukokere Marae near Te Kaha, on November 26, 2016.

This comes after a 32-year-old man and 33-yearold man were arrested earlier this year and charged with being an accessory after the fact of murder, in relation to the homicide.

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Students top up foodbank Papamoa College students have helped out the Tauranga Community Foodbank in the lead up to Christmas, donating items to the charity as part of their final mufti day of the year.

Teacher Kylie Price says the school's foodbank appeal is an annual feature of the last term.

Students from year seven-to-10 took part last Friday, with Kylie's own students organising the mufti day, including ringing the foodbank to find out which items were most important.

Winery Tour cancelled The 2018 Winery Tour scheduled for Tauranga this summer has been cancelled.

A release from the promoters simply stated: "Due to unforeseen circumstances, The Winery Tour regrets to announce the cancellation of the 2018 Winery Tour."

They say it is not possible to reschedule the tour, so they will ensure full ticket refunds are available for all shows from the point of purchase. The promoters vow to process payments "immediately".

SunLive Comment of the Week ‘Why oh why’, posted by Christine1965 on the story ‘Council votes in favour of Maori wards’: “Each citizen is equal and each has a vote. A council member’s first duty is to the citizen body as a whole, not a certain race or group. This is clearly a race-based decision so why oh why?”

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of a year. Because Ray Dumble is future proofing. He’s spending $12.7 million dollars to ensure the airport stays ahead of spectacular growth.

“A lot of people have moved off SH1 and onto SH2,” says Ray, the airport manager, “and they need to stay connected. It’s all about connectivity. We have all this growth in Tauranga and we need to stay connected to the rest of New Zealand.”

And the rest of the world. Because when Kristie is old enough to do her OE she’ll walk into Ray Dumble’s vision which, by then, will be a terminal that will be more than twice its current size. If she’s travelling with Air New Zealand she will check in all the way to London at a fully-automated state-of-the-art kiosk, tag her bags and drop them on a conveyor belt.

The airport will have all the trappings and a very big city feel.

There will probably be a bigger aircraft than the present ATRs to take Kristie to Auckland for her connecting flight. And she should have a choice of carriers. The budget airline Jet Star is apparently in a holding pattern over Tauranga Airport and due to start operating out of the Bay. “Yes, they’re coming, and we have set aside facilities for them,” says Ray. “And we are talking to others.” And the current 14 flights a day of 50 seaters will become 70 seaters. “That’s not far away.”

Ray Dumble’s been working on the airport expansion plan for two years.

“We started off drawing squares, story boarding. Now look where we are.”

The story’s coming together - there’s a binder thick with drawings, stats and plans.

And the virtual reality ‘fly through’ on Ray’s PC which will soon be shared with everyone on big screens in the terminal. we “People want to know what we are doing and what the outcome will be. They are being very positive.” The vision is no longer just a vision, or a virtual experience. Naylor Love Construction’s now on-site.

And when The Weekend Sun dropped in, a digger had just arrived and was clawing away at footings for a new back-of-house, or operational area, where the terminal creeps eastwards.

It’s a game of numbers. “When I arrived 15 years ago we had 444 seats a day catering for 70,000 passengers a year,” says Ray. “Now we are doing 368,000 passengers – five and a bit times the number.”

There were just 85 car parking spaces 15 years ago, now there are 680.

That tells us something.

To cope with those numbers, and the projections, the terminal is more than doubling in size – from 1,700m2 to 3,8000m2. The cafe will double in size, with an international airport look and feel about it.

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4 BEDROOMS 2 BATHROOMS 2 LIVING AREAS 2 CAR GARAGE 205m2 Men with a plan. Ray Dumble, Simon Litten of Naylor Love and Phil Bond of Jasmax.

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The upstairs Koru Lounge will quadruple in size.

Growing and reconfiguring – old walls down, new walls up, people moving, lots and lots of people coming and going.

“When I doubled the size of the old terminal in 2008, people said ‘what the hell have you done Dumble?’”

And when you wander into the terminal at 2.30pm on a weekday afternoon and it’s deserted apart from one cup of tea being sipped and a newspaper be picked over, that question appears to have some merit.

What the hell is Dumble doing?

The man shrugs it off.

“Leisure travelers would probably say that because they don’t see the airport at the three peak periods of the day,” he explains. “They travel off-peak because it’s cheaper, whereas we have to provide for when the terminal is at its busiest.”

To answer his doubters and critics, the manager points to the terminal’s ‘chocka block’ peak times – first thing in the morning, lunchtime and later in the

afternoon. “So hell yeah, we need it,” says Ray. “But do we need it right now? No. We are providing for ten years down the track.”

The present open spaces at the front of terminal will be consumed by the new structure, which will stretch almost out to the tarmac.

The walk to, or from, an aircraft will be reduced to 12 or 14 metres and there’ll be a 50-metre covered walkway across the front of the building.

“We can’t take the walkway too far out because obviously you have to have wing-tip clearance – but for the comfort and convenience of passengers, we will go as close as we can.”

Inside the sprawling new complex, the most obvious change will be the separation of arrivals and departures. Presently congested at one end of the terminal, the arrivals will be at the city end of the terminal, with check-in at the other. The business traveler, without a bag, won’t have to go through a busy terminal.

“They will be looking for a taxi or a rental car so we have taken them out of the terminal.”

The big challenge is keeping the place operational without it unnecessarily impacting people.

“Naylor’s have an extremely good construction programme, and they’ve thought about it long and hard,” he says.

“They are developing Nelson Airport, and that’s about six months ahead of us, so if there are any hiccups there, they won’t be happening here.”

In Ray’s ‘fly through’ there’s a room, a space. It’s there should the need arise one day, a sad indictment of the times.

“It’ll probably take just one more incident like Nelson and we will have to start screening.”

In that infamous 2008 hijack incident, two pilots wrestled a knife-wielding female refugee to the floor in a terrifying mid-air ordeal. “It’ll be a sad day for the regions if we have to start body and bag screening. But that’s just a reality.”

It would also mean passengers checking in 20 minutes earlier.

“Multiply that by 360,000 passengers a year.”

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He has just completed a series of acrylic on canvas wave paintings called The Wave Series that he is exhibiting at the Creating Waves Gallery on Maunganui Road from November 17-December 1.

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the west coast of the South Island and was initially inspired by the wild Tasman Sea. The wave series was painted in Tauranga as a tribute to the awe-inspiring Pacific Ocean.

The exhibition will open from 5pm on Friday, November 17 at the Creating Waves Gallery at 5A/169 Maunganui Road. Musical entertainment will be provided by Alicesea on the Cruise Deck mall.

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Bring out your inner child right in the heart of the CBD with some scavenger hunt fun.

The Great Adult Scavenger Hunt, on December 1, is an adult-only experience and a cross between a pub crawl, a pub quiz and a scavenger hunt.

Two to six people per team will meet at 27 Spring Street before their allotted game time to pick up their first clue.

The scavenger hunt costs $15 per person, which will largely cover the experiences across the session. You must be over 18 with a form of ID. For more information, or to book a time slot, go to The Great Adult Scavenger Hunt Facebook page.

Harness racing in 2018 just a gallop away Grass track race dates in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions are now confirmed for the 2017/18 racing season, with some changes to the calendar that were originally published.

While it was hoped Harness Racing would be returning to Te Aroha this season, the dates allocated did not fit in with the track schedule.

In addition to the above dates, Waikato/Bay of Plenty Harness is supporting the Alexandra Racing

Club with the annual Pirongia Boxing Day races.

For the first time in their 150-year history, Thoroughbred racing will not be included in the programme, with the card made up of Trotting, Pacing and Monte races.

The confirmed dates and venues are: Saturday, January 13 2018 - Thames Saturday, January 20 2018 Te Awamutu Sunday, January 28 2018 - Tauranga

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Teens take major award Bethlehem College’s Alexandra Tomkins and Katikati College head boy Fergus Chinnery have been awarded scholarships by Zespri to help them with their tertiary eduction. Photo: Jamie Troughton/Dscribe Media.

Two Western Bay of Plenty teenagers have each scooped a $15,000 Zespri academic scholarship despite vastly differing levels of orchard experience.

Katikati College head boy Fergus Chinnery has grown up with kiwifruit while Alex Tomkins ventured onto her first orchard only last year. But both fit the scholarship criteria as top year 13 students hoping to pursue careers in the kiwifruit industry. Alex spent her early teenage years living in South East Asia with her family, and was impressed to spot high quality New Zealand kiwifruit in Singapore and Thailand.

“I was pretty proud when I’d walk into the supermarket and see a big stand of Zespri kiwifruit in the produce aisles,” she says.

“It really sparked my interest.”

The spark ignited once she opted to study agricultural and horticultural science at school following her family’s move to Tauranga two years ago.

“It was my favourite subject at school this year,” she says. Alex also threw herself into school life. As the senior prefect in charge of service and fundraising, she led the charge to raise $14,000 for World Vision

this year, as well as collecting thousands of dollars for other charities and 5000 items for Tauranga’s Foodbank. The violin-playing 17-year-old won the principal’s cup and a netball award at this year’s Bethlehem College prize giving.

However, all roads seemed to lead to kiwifruit.

She examined the industry in economics and her statistics teacher had the class study tree girdling.

“Even though I haven’t grown up on an orchard or lived on one, they’re all around me in the Bay of Plenty.

“My dream job? Being able to work in a primary industry, to be a CEO in the future, putting New Zealand products on the world stage.”

Consequently, the 17-year-old is bound for Massey University to complete a bachelor in agri commerce, majoring in international agri business.

Fellow scholarship winner Fergus Chinnery wonders if his good fortune had anything to do with the four-leaf clover science fair project he completed four years ago.

His experiment, which won a regional award, successfully cloned the lucky leaves.

Next year, he will head to Victoria University to complete a science degree majoring in biotechnology as well as cell and molecular bioscience.

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Finding joy in colour Margaret Maurice says colouring “takes your mind off a lot of things”.

There’s lots of laughter and heads bowed together in conversation. For some, there is intense concentration. For all, there is a love of colouring.

This is the Tauranga Library’s adult colouring club – a group that meets once a month to colour in together.

Colouring used to be reserved for children, but over the past few years it has become a popular pastime for adults, with a huge market in adult colouring books. While the trend might be a great way to pass the time, it is also believed to have therapeutic benefits. Research has shown that colouring is beneficial to people with depression, dementia and anxiety. For the people in the library’s colouring club, it’s a great way to socialise too.

Debz Turner says she finds colouring both relaxing and rewarding.

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out and buying for them. It’s more personal.”

While Debz enjoys colouring any time, she particularly enjoys the company at the club. “It’s nice to have people to talk to and encourage you.”

Librarian Michelle Sims attends the club with her father, David Sims, who suffered a stroke three years ago and finds the colouring useful for his physical therapy. Colouring is not something he would have been doing normally – fishing and playing golf were more his thing.

“Dad can’t really read much anymore either, so one day I bought him a colouring book and some coloured pencils and he had a go,” explains Michelle.

“He’s actually really good at staying within the lines with his left hand.”

David says he finds it relaxing and it gives him something to do. “I’m not very fast though,” he admits. Coloured pencils seem to be the medium of choice among the library group, but felt-tips are also used and the quality of coloured pencils varies immensely, including more expensive watercolour pencils. Read the rest of the story at www.theweekendsun.co.nz Kerry Mitchell

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Good things come in small packages New Zealand coming-of-age film ‘The World in Your Window’ will feature at the Show Me Shorts Film Festival in Tauranga on November 19.

A misread psychic prediction, a kosher butcher in disguise, a couple of Game of Thrones stars and the unexpected thrill of eating avocado on toast are among the delights awaiting movie goers at the Show Me Shorts Film Festival in Tauranga.

The festival is New Zealand’s leading international short film festival, and while the majority of films are being screened in Auckland and Wellington, ‘The Sampler’ programme is touring the country and will be at Rialto Cinemas in Tauranga on

Sunday, November 19.

The Sampler runs for 91 minutes and includes eight short films, including New Zealand comedy Sybil’s Psychic Hotline, British comedy The Chop, Indian drama Adnyat, Australian animation The Wall, English drama Edith, UK comedy Roger, New Zealand comedy Laundry and Kiwi comingof-age film The World in Your Window.

The session starts at 7.30pm and will be introduced by festival director Gina Dellabarca.

Cost is $17 for adults, $15 for students and $10.50 for seniors and children.

For tickets visit: www.rialtotauranga.co.nz

Getting some welcome news for motorists This week we budgeted $192m for transport upgrades in our draft 10-year plan. The most significant item is $51.4m towards four-lanes on 15th Avenue and Turret Road in four-to-10 years.

Despite assurances of funding from both the previous and current government, my view is that we need to take our destiny into our own hands and get on with it.

Welcome news will be the rebuild of Domain Road in Papamoa, which is a rough rural road without curb, channel or footpath on one side leading into what has become our largest suburb.

This project includes a signalised pedestrian crossing at the busy Doncaster Drive intersection.

Girven Road is also in line for an upgrade after the twin overpasses on Maunganui Road are complete.

A notable difference in this 10-year budget compared with others is the allocation of $27m over the next three years to improving public transport, cycling and walking.

Included in the first three years are new and improved cycle lanes for Totara Street, Maunganui Road, Marine Parade and Blake Park at the Mount. Also, $1.5m is to be spent on bus priority lanes at traffic lights,

while $5m will be spent on more bus shelters and new bus stations in the CBD and Hairini.

The new Bayfair bus station is already budgeted for.

Like every ten-year budget, it’s subject to final approval once we’ve consulted with you in March next year. I’d be surprised if everything makes the cut after that. Councils must match what our community wants with their ability to pay.

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Focus on women’s health Female athlete health and well-being will be the focus of a University of Waikato symposium to be held in Tauranga next week.

Tribute to motorsport great Anita Hulme and her son Paul Wotten with the Austin Mini Denny Hulme drove around London in his heyday. Photo: Nikki South.

“Your passenger would spear it with a piece of wire, He was the first, and is currently the only and then you’d reverse back and put it in the box and New Zealander to win the Formula One then go up and stop at the next one.

World Drivers’ Championship, and it all “It was quite fun really. started in an MG TF 1500 Denny Hulme “We both did flying and standing quarter miles on the Kairua straight.” bought to go hill-climb racing in the Anita also remembers buying Denny his first pair of Papamoa Hills as a teenager. racing overalls, which she picked up in a racing shop in London and sent The car will be one of three back to New Zealand. formerly owned by Denny Denny joined her in that will be part of the Te Puke Europe with fellow Kiwi Christmas Float Parade on driver George Lawton December 2. The parade will after they were chosen celebrate 50 years since the boy for the New Zealand from Pongakawa won the F1 Driver to Europe World Championship in 1967. programme. George Denny died of a heart attack later died in Denny’s 25 years ago, driving a BMW arms after he crashed at M3 during the Bathhurst 1000 the Formula 2 Danish race in Australia.

Grand Prix in 1960.

Te Puke motor sport Anita describes her enthusiast Richard McNair Te Puke’s Christmas Float Parade will be a tribute to brother as a man has been campaigning for a New Zealand motor racing legend and Pongakawa boy “who didn’t suffer memorial for Denny, who Denny Hulme, OBE. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. fools gladly”, which received an OBE, and his father Clive Hulme, a Victoria Cross recipient, for some time accounted for his nickname The Bear.

She recalls his reaction when he was asked how he and was pleased to be approached to help organise the was feeling after a crash on the race track. tribute parade.

“How do you think I bloody feel after skidding along Richard has arranged to borrow Denny’s MG TF on my head at 150 miles an hour?”

1500, now with Denny’s widow in Rotorua, and During his career, Denny drove the most powerful the 1973 McLaren M23 race car which Denny once cars of his era. He raced in F1, F2, Indycars, Saloon/ owned, which now belongs to Sir Colin Giltrap, for Touring Cars, CanAm and endurance races, all during the parade.

Denny’s sister, Anita Hulme, still lives in Te Puke and the same season. After retiring from F1, he even drove in truck races. will also be lending the Austin Mini her brother used The Seeka Te Puke Christmas Float Parade and to drive when he lived in London.

Multicultural Food Festival celebrating Denny Hulme All of the cars will be towed on trailers, with Anita will be held on Jellicoe Street, Te Puke on Saturday, possibly towing the Mini behind her uncle’s 1971 December 2 from 10.30am-1.30pm.

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The parade starts at 11am.

Anita, herself a keen driver, has fond memories Floats will be judged within their category based on of her and her famous older brother competing in the theme of Denny’s life and achievements, with a gymkhanas with the Tauranga Car Club at Mount prize giving ceremony outside the post office directly Drury. “They were just simple little things like having after the parade.

Kerry Mitchell stakes in the ground with grapefruit on it,” says Anita.

The university is once again hosting its Female Athlete Health Symposium, focusing on women's health and fitness, following the success of its first symposium in Cambridge in September 2015.

By challenging the existing dogma of how women are recovering, the event will examine the contributors to energy deficiency and related concerns, including nutrition, social-psychological, menstrual cycle health and other performance-related factors.

The event is being held on Wednesday, November 22 at ASB Baypark Stadium from 8.30am-5pm.

Tickets are $30, with morning tea and lunch provided.

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Cheap seats on their way to Te Puke The calamity that befell Christchurch has turned into a windfall, and a small blessing, for the Te Puke Sport and Recreation Club.

More than 300 seats from the 135-year-old Lancaster Park rugby and cricket stadium, which has been deconstructed after 2011’s 6.3 earthquake, have landed at Port of Tauranga and will eventually find their way into a new grandstand at Te Puke’s Murray Salt Stadium.

“It’s a bit ‘cart before the horse’,” says Te Puke Sport’s Ash Peat. “We have this rickety old grandstand which is near the end of its life. There’s a concept plan for a new one, but the seats from Lancaster Park were up for sale and it was too good an opportunity to miss. We thought we better grab the seats and worry about the grandstand later.”

They dispatched club member, Rex Olsen, to Christchurch. “He knows about these things, he looked them over and said we better have a bit of

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this.” The sums all stacked up – 300 seats at $10 a seat. “We checked online,” says Ash, “and inferior stadium seats were going for more than $100. So it was an excellent deal.”

And VBase, the owners of the Christchurch stadium, threw in another 30 seats for free.

“And we had all these partners like Zespri shipping come on-board to get them here.

“The club has provided everything - fields, lights, the maintenance - and this is just another exciting progression.”

The new grandstand at Murray Salt Stadium is a concept plan at the moment. “But we hope to have it built and the Lancaster Park seats in place for the beginning of the 2019 rugby season.”

And even before the Lancaster seats even landed in Tauranga, 220 seats had been on sold for $100 each to the community of Te Puke as a fundraising exercise.

“You get your name on the seat, but you don’t get to put your bum on it.” The seats were due to land at Port of Tauranga on Friday, November 17.

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Kauri logging theme inspired design UNITS AREA 16.6m2 CONCRETE PAVING AREA 22m2 TOTAL IMPERMEABLE AREA 38.6m2

Construction of the new facility started last week and the community will be involved in the final stages, adding a themed facade to the design.

Work will be completed by the end of the month, subject to weather conditions, before the community get to work to finish the building by erecting the themed facade.

Katikati Community Board Chair Jenny Hobbs says it has always been the aim to have a building that complements the kauri logging history theme at Diggelmann Park.

There will be one unisex cubicle with access for disabled users, plus two conventional unisex cubicles, a footpath connection to the existing footpath and a concrete pad and path will include an oxide tint so that it blends naturally with the

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park’s environment.

The toilet will open to the public once the building is completed, including the facade.

It’s all about looking after and supporting regions For nine years we have had little or no investment into some of our regions, which is why New Zealand First has negotiated a Regional Economic Development Fund. Our regions have been marginalised and forgotten by our previous government, with many towns around New Zealand wasting away and slowly becoming ghost towns.

Despite this, we all recognise that the wealth is generated from regional provincial New Zealand, and to create opportunities for Kiwis we need to support our regions. The $1 billion Regional Economic Development (RED) fund is going to play a major role in fixing areas of New Zealand

that have been neglected. This fund will be available to boost our economy, build infrastructure, plant trees and support emerging industries such as tourism.

Hon Shane Jones, the new Minister of Regional Economic Development, has been inundated with calls and emails from individuals, business associations, councils, politicians (current and former) and EDA’s wanting to give their considerations and discuss options and special projects that

may benefit the regions. It is a very exciting time for all corners of our country with this new fund now in play, which will be hugely beneficial for Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty. On that note, I will be getting the Minister to visit our region in the New Year to meet with city leaders, scientists and business groups to discuss positive outcomes for our rapidly growing city and outlining areas.

The RED fund can be and will be utilised for research and development, aquaculture, infrastructure (including rail), special projects and forestry (planting one billion trees) to name just some of what this fund can and will be used for.

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Celebrating the culture of Punjab Multicultural Tauranga will be celebrating the radiant, colourful culture of Punjab and its people at its next Living in Harmony evening on November 21.

Punjab is a state in northern India on the border of Pakistan and is the heart of India’s Sikh community.

The evening will be run by Gurdwara Sikh Sangat Tauranga, and will include a presentation about the Punjab region

and Sikh religion, as well as dancing and live music.

Everybody is welcome with either a plate of food for a potluck dinner or a donation, and there will be some food samples typical of the Punjab region.

The Living in Harmony evening is on Tuesday, November 21, from 7-9pm at the Village Hall, Historic Village on 17th Avenue.

The birth of jazz in Tauranga takes centre stage It started in the summer of 1963 with a 50-pound overdraft at the Soundshell in Memorial Park and 40 musicians playing for free.

Fast-forward 55 years and what transpired that day has evolved into the Tauranga National Jazz Festival – synonymous with Easter in the Bay of Plenty and the Southern Hemisphere’s longest-running jazz festival.

On November 19, Tauranga’s Hotel Armitage will wind back the clock as Tauranga Jazz Society pays homage to some of the festival’s original founders, who are taking to the stage to perform.

The Birth of Jazz in Tauranga concert will see three iconic Tauranga bands playing jazz the way it used to be played, as a throwback to that summer’s day in 1963 – Bay Dixie, The Woody Woodhouse Connection and BBC (Bay Blues Company).

“For the last 54 years, Tauranga Jazz Society life members David Proud, Brian Geoghan, Rob Smith and Brian (Woody) Woodhouse have been integral in helping shape the success of the society and jazz in Tauranga,” says Society president Graeme Purches.

“So we decided to pay tribute to them by getting

them to agree to join forces and put together an afternoon of great original compositions that most of us know so well.”

Jazz lovers can expect to be transported back to yesteryear with smooth sounds and plenty of foottapping tunes, highlighted by Bay Dixie and BBC’s traditional New Orleans style jazz.

Headlining this quartet of musicians is Tauranga trombonist and aficionado of Dixieland music, David Proud.

Celebrating his 80th birthday earlier this year, David is one of the cornerstones of jazz in the city having performed with the Tauranga Swing Band at the inaugural 1963 festival.

David, part of the legendary Bay Dixie, was made a life member of Tauranga Jazz Society in 1977 and received the NZ Order of Merit for services to music and the community in 2003.

The Birth of Jazz in Tauranga will be held at Hotel Armitage on November 19 from 4pm.

Tickets are $5 for Tauranga Jazz Society Members and $10 for non-members at the door. For more information call: 07 577 7460.

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School in session for diabetes Zespri employees in Mount Maunganui left their desks this week to serve smoothies and science, cook porridge and play games alongside students from Arataki School.

Their efforts were part of a five-day health promotion and type 2 diabetes prevention programme that focused largely on the school’s 91-pupil bilingual Kopukairoa unit.

The programme was created and funded by the global kiwifruit marketing company after two Zespri employees decided to tackle statistics showing Maori children are 50 per cent more likely than their European schoolmates to develop preventable diabetes.

One of those employees, nutrition scientist Juliet Ansell, visited Arataki School on Monday to teach students how to ward off the disease.

“The kids are loving it,” Kopukairoa lead teacher Tania Solomona said after the scientist’s visit.

“They’re so engaged and so excited.”

By day two, children were talking about the need to set aside fizzy drinks in favour of water and understood what food they should consume more often.

The week also included dance lessons and a community games day to reinforce the need for exercise.

Whanau were encouraged to attend the healthy smoothie and porridge breakfast on world diabetes day, November 14, when rows of eager children sat at long tables in the school hall to be served by Zespri staff.

Food was donated by Fonterra, Harroways and Dole. Tania and others demonstrated the effects of food on blood sugar by taking finger-prick blood tests before and after they ate.

Leading health researcher Dr Anna Rolleston with Arataki Primary School students Waimakere Tuwairua, Julia Samuelu and Tawhiri Awa. Photo: Jamie Troughton/Dscribe Media.

She hoped students would share what they had learned with their families.

“I think information is power,” she says. “If we can empower these kids with this knowledge, they’re not going to be in that 50 per cent who get the disease.”

The school had previously spoken with the children about litter-free lunchboxes and what a nutritious lunch looks like. Staff will continue to reinforce this week’s messages during the rest of the term.

Introducing the children to role models such as the visiting nutrition doctor and scientist had additional benefits, offering them possible career choices.

“It’s putting it in real life context,

because they see these adults and they are seeing that with hard work and determination and goal setting, they could do all these things one day.

“It’s about lifestyle choices, about reinforcing the power they have over their health.”

The week ended with the creation of a bilingual book on diabetes, penned by local writer Debbie McCauley and illustrated by the children.

Once published, the school will receive copies of the book.

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Bar set high by young filmmakers Tauranga will be rolling out the red carpet for the 2017 International Youth Silent Film New Zealand Regional Awards Final.

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$1m boost for university A key part of the revitalisation of Tauranga’s CBD reached another milestone this week, with the first payment made from Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Regional Infrastructure Fund to the University of Waikato.

The payment, of more than $1 million, will be used by the university towards infrastructure costs for the project. The multi-million dollar development will provide Tauranga with a world-class education campus attracting local, national and international students and is due to be completed in 2019.

Bay of Plenty Regional Councillor John Cronin says the University of Waikato campus is a game changer for Tauranga and the whole of the Bay of Plenty.

Parental leave extension The government is leaving the door open to making paid parental leave more flexible, but won't support an opposition proposal to do so immediately.

Labour is currently pushing through a bill under urgency to extend leave from 18 weeks to 22 in July next year, then up to 26 in 2020.

National supports the legislation, but also plans to put forward an amendment suggesting that both parents be allowed to take leave together.

The National Party blocked attempts to extend paid parental leave while in power, saying it was unaffordable, but changed their tune in the leadup to the election.

E-cigs decision under fire The Asthma Foundation is likening the marketing of e-cigarettes as a stop smoking measure to using stoats to control rabbits.

“As far as we’re aware, there is no good evidence demonstrating that using e-cigarettes will reduce the incidence of smoking normal tobacco cigarettes,” says Letitia O’Dwyer, chief executive of the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ. “Using unregulated e-cigarettes to reduce tobacco smoking in Aotearoa is akin to introducing stoats to control rabbits.”

The foundation is challenging a recent decision by the government that has seen it take a ‘less harmful than smoking tobacco’ approach on the regulation of e-cigarettes and nicotinedelivery products.

More borrowing coming Grant Robertson’s fiscal plans look to be exposed, with ANZ now forecasting $13 billion more in government borrowing than was projected by Labour in the lead-up to the election, says the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union.“Grant Robertson told parliament he would be sticking with the pre-election fiscal track, so why are ANZ’s boffins coming up with such alarming numbers?” asks Taxpayers' Union economic advisor Joe Ascroft.

The competition, which challenges filmmakers aged 20 and under to create a three-minute silent film set to one of 10 musical scores, accepted 35 entries for judging this year.

From this, the top 12 films have been selected for screening at a red carpet awards night at Baycourt Community and Arts Centre.

The Top 12 films will be accompanied live by award-winning organist and the IYSFF composer Nathan Avakian, who will be travelling from the United States to play Baycourt’s Mighty Wurlitzer organ - one of only three such instruments in the country.

The IYSFF made its New Zealand debut last year, thanks to the enthusiasm of Baycourt manager Megan Peacock Coyle who saw it as a chance to showcase the theatre’s Mighty Wurlitzer and offer a new opportunity for youth to participate in the arts.

Tauranga Girls’ College students Natalia Luna-Sanz and Tina Jeong interviewed on the red “The bar was set very high with last carpet at the International Youth Silent Film Festival Final held in June in Portland, Oregon. year’s entries,” she says, “but almost unbelievably, the 2017 entries have raised that bar For more information go to: even higher. We have been blown away by the quality, born actor, scriptwriter and director Tim www.ticketek.co.nz or the Baycourt box Balme, and Bay of Plenty Film chief craftsmanship, and storytelling.” office, Durham Street, Tauranga. Tickets executive and director Anton Steel.

This year’s film-makers are competing for a total are $12 for adults and children aged 14 Awards include a $2000 fi rst prize cash prize pool of $6500 across 10 categories, with the and under are free. sponsored by The New Zealand winners of each category to be chosen by TaurangaThe top 12 silent films competing in Broadcasting School, a $1500 second this year’s New Zealand Regional Final prize sponsored by The University of of the International Youth Silent Film Waikato, a $1000 third prize sponsored Festival are:

by Priority One and a $750 highly commended prize sponsored by South Tauranga Girls’ College- Arvalon, Pacific Pictures.

Sophie Webster and Shyanne Erueti Also up for grabs are five $250 prizes • Otumoetai College- Butchered, for best actor, director, cinematography/ Simon Barrett special FX, production, design, editing • Carmel College, Auckland– kooky, and best shot.

Sophia Kwon “I would like to congratulate the Top • Te Kura Correspondence School, 12 filmmakers selected this year,” says Taupo- Nowhere Left to Run, Megan. “Each of your films are simply Trinity Smith outstanding and we hope you enjoyed • Mahurangi College, Aucklandmaking them as much as we enjoyed Oedipus Rex, Ysabella Stevenson watching them.

• University of Auckland- Shadow of “We cannot wait to screen your films Scarlet, Sarah Kolver and share your talents with the world • Mahurangi College, Aucklandat the NZ Regional Awards Final on Study Period, Samuel Chitty November 22.”

• Tauranga Girls’ College- Teddy, Ahead of the IYSFF NZ Regional Natalie Hayman Awards Final, all 35 films accepted for • Taieri College, Mosgiel- The Chase, judging this year will be screened at Benaiah Dunn Baycourt on Tuesday, November 21, • Home-schooled, Pongakawa, Bay of from 4.30pm. Entry is free.

Plenty- The Smile Rose McMahon The 2017 International Youth Silent • Tauranga Girls’ College- Tonight, Film Festival New Zealand Regional Tina Jeong Awards Final is at Baycourt Community • Lynfield College, Auckland- Wall IV, and Arts Centre on Wednesday, Raymond Feng November 22 at 7pm.

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Triathletes compete for place at World Champs

Triathletes will take to the water in Pilot Bay again this weekend for the Classic Builders Tinman.

Triathletes competing at the Classic Builders Tinman Triathlon in Mount Maunganui this weekend will be vying for a chance to compete at the World Championships on the Gold Coast next year.

The event, which has been running for more than 25 years, almost didn’t happen this year after Triathlon New Zealand withdrew its funding.

Classic Builders stepped into the breach, however, and all systems are go with Triathlon Tauranga expecting up to 600 people to swim, cycle and run, including a number of people competing in the event as part of the National Para-Tri Championships.

Classic Builders regional manager Paul Taylor says the company is proud to be associated with the historic local event.

“We’re proud that our support has kept this event up-and-running,” says Paul, “and we look forward to an ongoing relationship with this event and other

future events in the Bay of Plenty.”

Event director Paul Miller says the Tinman Triathlon is a secondary qualification race for the World Championships, so those competing in the standard distance triathlon (1500m swim/36km bike/10km run) will have the chance to qualify to compete on the Gold Coast next year.

“The competitive nature of the event will be in the standard distance race due to what’s at stake,” says Paul. “We’ve got a lot of people travelling here from within the North Island and a few from the South as well.”

There is also a Splash n’ Dash event for five-to-10year-olds and a super sprint distance event for first timers and youth (300m swim/9km bike/3km run).

The swim will run parallel with the shore at Pilot Bay, while the cycle leg is along Marine Parade and Oceanbeach Road and the run incorporates the Mauao base track.

The Tinman Triathlon will take place from 8am on Sunday, November 19. Entries will be received until 5pm on Saturday, November 18.

To register visit: www.tinmantri.co.nz

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From tinkering away in a little family shed to winning a $10,000 scholarship, Rory French’s dream of making a living from his art is just a stone’s throw away.

Up-and-coming wood sculpting artist Rory was one of the many Kiwis to be awarded an AMP National Scholarship this year.

Rory says he applied for the scholarship two or three months ago, but never expected to become a finalist let alone a scholarship winner.

“I found out on the night of the awards, so I had no idea,” he says.

“I was pretty much in shock.”

The 24-year-old artist says he aspires to become one of New Zealand’s best contemporary carvers, with ambitions to exhibit his artwork overseas.

His sculptures and carvings are a mix of contemporary Maori geometry with a conceptual New Zealand feeling that represents a modern approach to a traditional art form.

His carvings are made from a range of native wood, such as swamp and bush kauri, rimu, and macrocarpa and are displayed on a wooden or metal stand.

“I’ve always done carving,” he explains. “My dad is a fabricator and I’ve always worked in sheds and did a lot of sculpturing when I was younger.

“But it wasn’t until high school that I actually discovered the passion for wood carving.

“I’ve wanted to turn my carving into a career since then, but I’ve had to do jobs on the side to make a living.”

As well as being a carver, Rory is also an adventure enthusiast and partakes in outdoor activities and extreme sports such as paragliding acrobatics, kitesurfing and surfing.

He says his love of adventure and the New Zealand culture is what inspires him to create his works.

With the help of the AMP scholarship, Rory says he will be able to improve his business and

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eventually make a sustainable living solely out of carving.

“It’s such an amazing opportunity, and I’m looking forward to the future.”

Managing Director Blair Vernon says the talent, dedication and courage of the 2017 AMP Scholarship applicants meant it was extremely rewarding, as well as particularly challenging, to choose this year’s talented recipients.

“This year AMP will provide up to $200,000 to help inspirational and gifted New Zealanders of all ages and from all walks of life who have the courage to chase their dreams,” says Blair.

“Whether it’s a desire to start a new business, launch a community-focused project or to represent New Zealand at the Olympics, we can help turn their dream into reality.

“Since 1998 AMP is proud to have dedicated more than $2 million towards helping over 200 everyday Kiwis realise their dreams and to contribute in meaningful and profound ways to our communities.

“We will continue to help foster greatness in our gifted dreamers and we look forward to helping talented Kiwis like Rory go on to achieve Sharnae Hope great things.”

Pests and pedals to be discussed in Te Puke Local issues will come under the spotlight this month at a public meeting hosted by Te Puke Forest and Bird on Monday, November 20.

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Artist Rory French aims to provoke emotion through his carving.

Kahikatea Cycleway/Walkway, and outline the Predator Free Te Puke project being promoted by Environment Te Puke.

There has been much publicity about Predator Free NZ 2050, but the real secret to the success of this vision is the enthusiasm of local people to tackle the pest problem in their own backyards.

To encourage this idea, rat traps will be available and Neale Blaymires has donated samples as prizes for the raffle – a big change from the usual box of chocolates!

All are welcome to the meeting at Masonic Lodge, Oxford Street, next to the RSA, at 7.30 pm.

Supper will be provided and a gold coin donation is welcome.

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Tauranga library and museum decision looming A steady stream of people has been dropping in to the museum and library info hub open days organised by Tauranga City Council.

They include those who previously participated in the project and have popped in for an update, says city transformation general manager Jaine Lovell-Gadd.

“Others are new and want to get a better understanding of what we are aiming to achieve for the city centre,” says Jaine.

But most of the conversations are around understanding the options, the benefits each could bring and what they could do for the city.

Overall, the feedback has been positive, with

many expressing support for a museum and a new central library in Tauranga.

“It’s great to have the opportunity to chat to people about the options and where the city centre is heading, while also having some things to keep the kids entertained,” says Jaine, referring to the children’s drawing competition that has seen entries placed in a the draw to win Downtown Tauranga Shopping Vouchers.

Drawings will be up on display in the hub while the info sessions are on-going.

Councillors will participate in three workshops this month to consider the extensive analysis developed on the four remaining options for the proposed project.

The city transformation committee has two open workshops scheduled for November 29 and

November 30, with the open workshop on the Thursday followed by a confidential workshop.

A recommendation on the preferred way forward will be made at the City Transformation Committee meeting on December 5. Council will then endorse or reject the recommendation on December 19.

The preferred option decided on by council will be included in the draft Long Term Plan 2018-2028. The public will then be consulted in April 2018 on that preferred option, alongside other council proposals.

Remaining information days are on November 22 (10am-6pm), November 29 (10am-6pm) and December 2 (10am-4pm).

They are being held at 2 Devonport Road.

Call for full-time ranger on Mauao The Western Bay Wildlife Trust is calling for a permanent ranger to be stationed near the Mount to protect wildlife in the area.

A ranger needs to be available 24 hours at short notice and be trained in conservation, ecology and pest management, says spokesperson Julia Graham in a submission made on behalf of the Trust.

They should also have the power to write and issue on the spot fines for dog control and other issues that may arise such as littering, illegal camping, camp fires/smoking and cycling, she says.

“The current system of council officers during the day and security firms at night is quite simply not working,” claims Julia. “It takes well over an hour, and in some cases up to three hours, for security firms or rangers to arrive and usually, by that time, the offenders have long gone. “The lack of overwatch results in a general attitude of some people believing they can behave as they want as there is no one to stop them.” She also says a dog ranger is “essential” to protect the population of approximately 400

Julia Graham says a ranger is required 24/7 on Mauao in order to fully protect wildlife. penguins and 500 petrels that live around the mountain. “Dogs are repeatedly brought around the tracks on Mauao on a daily basis despite the signage, which is completely inadequate,” says Julia.

An efficient pest control program and management system also needs to be put in place to eradicate rats, mustelids, cats, rabbits and possums on Mauao.

City council heart of the city communications and engagement advisor Clare Dowthwaite.

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Taking water message to schools Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s utilities team were in the thick of the action at the Hands on Water Expo recently as 200 school children got to grips with the importance of waterways and how to do their bit to keep them healthy.

The Expo, on farmland near Paengaroa, was attended by children aged eight-to 12-years from 21 schools across the Western Bay and Tauranga.

The Expo featured fun-based interactive sites featuring waterways and the importance of treating them, and the plant and fish life living in them, with respect.

The children learnt about harmful bacteria and viruses in untreated water and watched a working example of how water makes its way into their homes and how a mains break effects water pressure.

Planning for a future peninsula paradise Omokoroa residents are being asked to help council shape how the peninsula will look in the future when it houses a further 12,000 people.

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The peninsula currently has around 3000 residents, but will develop in an effort to house 12,000 over the next 40 years.

To make sure the area remains a peninsula paradise, council say it is important that planning is thoroughly considered to ensure that all current and future residents have a great quality of life.

Western Bay of Plenty District Council want to know how Omokoroa locals, and those living in outlying areas, think the undeveloped area between the railway line and the State Highway should be developed, and are holding open days to start the process.

Council Resource Management Manager Phillip Martelli says that it is important that people think about the Omokoroa of the future.

“We want to know what areas people think will be suitable for housing,” says Phillip, “where a

commercial area that complements new houses and other land uses will go.

“We need to think about transport links, schools and community facilities, what types of parks and other recreation spaces will be needed and how these can all fit together to create a great place to live.”

Open days will focus on establishing a future vision for the peninsula and are scheduled for: Friday, November 24, 3-5pm and Tuesday, November 28, 7-9pm at Omokoroa Community Church.

If you would like to attend, please register by emailing Charlotte Brisby via: charlotte.brisby@westernbay.govt.nz or call council on: 0800 926 732.

Following these open days, council will develop options for the area’s development before getting back in touch with the community for additional direction.

Those who can't make the open days will be able to view all content and have their say online at: www.haveyoursay.westernbay.govt.nz

Is it time to let go of some of your volunteers?

Volunteers are a great resource for organisations and for many, they are a very important part in the delivery of their services.

But what happens if a long standing volunteer cannot perform the duties that are required, are disruptive to the team or are simply burned out? Every organisation will come across this issue at some point in time.

The easiest way is just cross your fingers and hope that this volunteer will leave your organisation or by ignoring the unwanted behaviour. But in many cases this will have the opposite

effect, resulting in a volunteer that is talking negatively about your organisation.

Rather than wait and see what happens, take action. Have a chat with the volunteer about what you have noticed, referring back to their position description and your policies and procedures.

The volunteer might take your feedback personally, so do what you can not to make it so.

It is important to acknowledge their feelings, but you need to

keep the best interests of your organisation at heart.

Think about other roles to keep their knowledge and experience in the organisation, for example by training new volunteers.

Maybe you know another organisation that could use their skills or refer them to a volunteer centre to find the best role that fits their needs and limitations.

It is a tough conversation to have, although sometimes a volunteer might be relieved that somebody is finally having a chat with them and they might already know it is time to move on.

For any advocacy advice and volunteer management queries, contact Volunteering Bay of Plenty.

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Send your wish list to Santa Santa’s elves are gearing up to receive mail for Santa and Mrs Claus with a little help from New Zealand Post, so it’s time to get writing!

Writing to Santa is a tradition for many Kiwi families.

NZ Post spokesperson Tina Morgan says the company loves being able to play a part at Christmas and helping children send off their wish lists.

“Every year NZ Post receives tens of thousands of messages from kids all over New Zealand,” says Tina.

“As well as our interactive website, messages can also be sent to Santa by post.”

To make and send a digital postcard visit: www.nzpost.co.nz/writetosanta

Children can drag and drop their favourite items from fairy lights, milk and cookies, to presents and lots more to make their Christmas postcards to Santa special.

“Santa’s ready and waiting and looking forward to a snow-covered letterbox stuffed with mail,” she says.

The address for letters (no stamp required) is: Santa Claus, c/- Santa’s Workshop, North Pole 0001.

Please ensure your full name, address and postcode are on the back of your envelope.

Digital postcards need to be sent by December 3 and letters by December 7 to receive a response in the mail from Santa.

Fire and ice heading for The Lakes After two postponements due to rain, families are hoping for fine weather on Sunday for the Tauranga Parents’ Centre Fire and Ice themed walk around The Lakes in Tauriko.

Walk the Lakes is the annual fundraising event for the organisation, which is a key community provider of ante-natal and parent education classes. This year participants are encourage to dress to a Fire and Ice theme.

The 3.5km stroll around the lake includes cobbled pathways and footpaths, and is suitable for strollers and prams. Along the

Registration starts from 9am and walk participants are in with the chance of a number of spot prizes. cost is $10 for an individual or a family. All registrations enter After the walk there will be a vintage fire engine providing rides a prize draw. There is no Eftpos available so bring cash. for a gold coin donation. There Prize-giving will be at 11.15am will also be activity stations, faceand participants need to be painting and a barbecue provided present to win.

by Porse as well as Mr Whippy and Coffee Fix to provide a caffeine boost for the grown-ups.

Walk the Lakes will be held at 10am on Sunday, November 19 at The Lakes Get your walking shoes on for ‘Walk the subdivision Lakes’ at Tauriko this Sunday, November 19. in Tauriko.

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Springing back after hip or knee replacement Patients who have been better informed about what to expect before, during and after total hip or knee replacements are getting back on their feet faster.

Through a national programme, the Bay of Plenty District Health Board has been providing weekly education classes at Tauranga and Whakatane hospitals.

At the sessions, well in advance of surgery, patients learn what to expect

and what they can do to aid Charles Peni, their recovery. who had a knee Maketu man Charles Peni, replacement who had a knee replacement earlier this year, earlier this year, credits the got back on his information with getting him feet thanks to the back on his feet faster. weekly sessions.

“I knew the operation was going to be a major - I know plenty of people who’ve had knee replacements and who’ve had a slow recovery,” says Charles.

“Having education sessions and all the information at my fingertips well before my operation meant I was well prepared.”

For more information on the procedure go to: www.bopdhb.govt.nz and click on health advice.

Buzzword Botox vs newer Dysport Botox became a buzzword in the 1990s.

The frown-smoothing neurotoxin moved beyond the sphere of ophthalmology (eye-medicine) to become a cornerstone of the cosmetic industry. If you haven’t heard much about Botox recently, it may be because a competitor product called Dysport entered the market in 2009 and is now the facial rejuvenation product of choice for some appearance medicine practitioners.

While there are some differences, they both essentially do the same thing. Put simply, Dysport it is an

anti-wrinkle treatment that relaxes facial muscles and softens lines.

It is extracted from a natural occurring botulinum Type A toxin, which is a natural protein extract and is generally well tolerated when administered in the low levels required for cosmetic use.

It has been internationally approved for more than 25 years and the effects usually last for approximately four months.

Dysport consultant Chris Hames will be offering consultations and treatments at Jamele Skincare in Tauranga on Friday, November 24. Chris is a highly certified appearance medicine practitioner who runs the Skincare on Allendale clinic in Auckland.

She is a registered nurse and brings more than 30 years of nursing experience to her dermatology practice.

We are delighted that Chris has agreed to be a visiting consultant to Jamele Skincare and you will be in safe and skilled hands with her.

Visit: www.jamele.co.nz/botox for more information.

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Tapping into healing processes (part 1) The next generation of medicines will include those that target the body’s healing processes to treat disease. The miracle will not be new drugs. The real miracle are our healing processes that, when working properly, will prevent and heal disease.

My discipline of nutritional medicine is all about stimulating our healing processes to improve health. By way of example, I was contacted by a farmer who was suffering significant stiffness and muscle pain and had battled tiredness.

Some years previous he had a heart attack and had a coronary artery by-pass. This saved his life. His doctors then put him on a number of medicines, including statins, to reduce his cholesterol and lower blood pressure to protect his grafted blood vessels and generally reduce his cardiovascular risk.

While the statin medication lowered his cholesterol, it also caused muscle pain, stiffness and general lethargy. I explained to him that the drug inhibited the enzyme

needed to make cholesterol.

The same enzyme, however, is used to make an essential compound called ubiquinone - better known as Co enzyme Q10 (Co Q10).

The main function of CoQ10 is to transport hydrogen within cell mitochondria to make the energy our body needs. Studies show that statin medication can reduce CoQ10 by as much as 50 per cent.

This has the same effect as crimping the fuel line in your car. The car will start and run, but will struggle to create the power needed when the engine is working harder.

All I did was put him on high grade, naturally fermented Co Q10 and within months his energy returned and the muscle

pain and stiffness subsided. We made sure his body was able to make energy effectively and his body did the rest.

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

Reducing the threat A University of Otago PhD student is doing his bit to curb antibiotic resistance and subsequently reduce the threat of infectious disease among Maori communities.

Howard Maxwell, from Opotiki in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, has been awarded a Maori Health Research PhD Scholarship as part of the Health Research Council’s 2018 career development awards.

His research is centred on microbiology and his passion lies in limiting and reducing the spread of antibiotic resistance – one of the fastest growing health crises in the world.

Maori, he says, will be particularly vulnerable if this happens, due to both increased susceptibility to infectious organisms and reliance on antibiotics.

The Ministry of Health has acknowledged that Maori are disproportionately burdened by infectious diseases and that antibiotics are dispensed to a higher proportion of Maori than non-Maori, says Howard.

"Preventing the spread of antibiotic resistance will reduce the threat of infectious disease in Maori and result in better health outcomes.”

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The airline will operate 2.2 million seats across its domestic network over the peak December-January period, some 90,000 more than the same period last year.

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December 21, through to Christmas Eve, with passenger numbers peaking on Friday, December 22 when Air New Zealand will operate more than 45,000 seats across approximately 530 domestic flights.

The airline is urging customers to consider taking out travel insurance if they’re travelling over this period to allow for events outside their control, such as bad weather.

If a 10-day Japanese festive and cultural experience to Hitachi and Tokyo sounds good, put April 2018 in your diary. The trip is open to residents of Tauranga and surrounding areas, and this unique tour will showcase Tauranga’s sister city Hitachi and give you a taste of traditional and modern Japan and its culture.

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Don’t be a victim of in-flight theft When we think of pickpockets overseas, we often think of train stations, tourist attractions and bustling city streets as high-risk areas to watch out for.

However, there’s a new place emerging as a favourite hunting ground of opportunistic thieves, and it is costing unlucky travellers.

In-flight theft is expensive, upsetting and increasingly common. Thieves have recognised that travel-weary passengers are easy targets while flying, and that midflight naps and toilet breaks are the perfect opportunities to strike.

But above all, they see that just about every passenger is flying with cash or some sort of electronic device.

So how can passengers guard their gear and avoid falling victim to in-flight theft?

Southern Cross Travel Insurance offers the following strategies to protect your valuables: Sleeping: Sleeping passengers are prime targets for opportunistic thieves. It’s unreasonable to say that you should never fall asleep while flying, but if you do, ensure your valuables are locked securely in your carry-on bag and any smaller electronics are also accounted for. Alternatively, considering keeping your travel documents and cash on your person at all times with a travel wallet worn around your neck beneath your shirt.

Visiting the bathroom: Take smaller items like phones with you to the bathroom whenever possible. If you have a larger item like a laptop, ask the passenger next to you to keep an eye on it.

Stowing bags under the seat: Stowing your bag under the

seat is an easy way to tempt opportunists, especially when compartments aren’t secured with luggage locks. Anti-theft bags made from slash-proof durable material are great, lightweight carry-on options, and when accompanied with luggage locks they pose a challenge to pickpockets.

Leaving overhead bags unlocked: It’s important that your bag remains locked at all times.

If you’ve forgotten your luggage locks, stow your bag in the overhead compartment upside down with the bag openings facing away from the overhead locker door. It’s a simple but effective way to deter thieves, who would have to pull your bag out of the compartment to access the zips.

Disembarking the plane: Keep your carry-on bag at your front while shuffling down the aisle and ensure you haven’t left anything on your seat.

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First of all he can sell you something that will take the work and worry out of mowing your lawns and will make them the smartest green space on the street. Warren Judge is a Victa Gold Dealer. And by buying any Victa mower at Otumoetai Cycles and Mowers before March 30 next year, you will go into the hat to win a Victa Gold Coast Escape for two people.

You won’t see any green from your hotel room on the Gold Coast, and you won’t be thinking of lawns, just bright sparkling blue surf and golden sands. And when you return, the Victa will be ready for the job.

There’s a wonderful second prize in the Victa Gold Coast Escape promotion of a deluxe Air New Zealand Mystery Break for two.

You enter the competition by visiting: www.winwithvicta.co.nz Warren offers more than a product in a box like the ones you get from bulk stores. He’s a pro, he knows his product and knows personal service. When Warren sells a mower, it comes ready to go to work - fully fueled, oiled and started before it leaves the store.

He’s also quite happy to drop your new Victa mower off for you while you ride your new bike home from Otumoetai Cycles and Mowers. To talk mowers and cycles call in at 158 Cambridge Road or call Warren on: (07) 571 5068.

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Greens the natural snack choice

Because the children of market gardeners Brad Harding and Rachel Yeats are growing up surrounded by vegetables. Eating them is as natural as breathing.

It’s not just their children who enjoy what Brad and Rachel grow. Their business, ‘Handcrafted Produce’, has a loyal following among those who attend the weekly Farmers Market in Tauranga as well as individual clients, local retailers and restaurants.

Rachel Yeats with The couple’s produce has also won two-year-old Fox national acclaim. Their entry of baby and Brad Harding carrots, radish and turnips in the 2017 with Gryphon, Farmers Market New Zealand Winter 4, in the family’s Food Awards category ‘Dirt on the Roots’ market garden at was highly commended, while their Te Puna. popular fancy salad mix received the combo runner up in ‘Dirt off the Roots’ section.

When Juno, 6, Gryphon, 4, and Fox, 2, hunger for a snack, it’s more likely to be a tasty kale leaf, sunflower sprout or a sprig of coriander than chips or sweets.

The monarchs are starving The Monarch Butterfly New Zealand Trust is being inundated with requests for help with starving monarch caterpillars.

“This happens every year,” says Jacqui Knight, secretary of the trust.

“But this year the pleas have started much earlier for a range of reasons.”

Swan plants are the main milkweed species used in New Zealand as host plants for monarch butterflies, but the cold, wet winter caused many larger plants to die out, says Jacqui.

“Otherwise they would have fed caterpillars over two or three seasons.

The weather also provided just the right conditions for slug and snail populations to soar – and molluscs are particularly partial to swan plants, eating the new foliage and also ring-barking the trunks.

“The only plants available this year in garden centres are a few months old. They don’t last very long.”

The trust’s advice when buying plants is to buy twice as many and keep half of them covered up. Use them later in the season when they’re a better size. Do not throw away the defoliated stems either – feed them well and they will recover with new leaves.

People can also feed larger caterpillars (more than 3cm long) on pumpkin or a pest plant, moth vine. “Those are not ideal and some butterflies emerge deformed, but it’s making the best of a bad thing,” says Jacqui. “Alternatively, you can leave it to nature.”

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Action needed to reduce food wastage New research has found that while New Zealanders have a positive attitude towards reducing food wastage, an eighth of the food we buy each week is wasted.

The research, commissioned by RaboDirect New Zealand, found that despite 79 per cent of New Zealanders admitting they don’t like to waste food, 94 per cent of us do.

It is estimated that we waste an average of 12 per cent of the food we buy each week, or $1071 worth of food per household, every year.

Over the whole New Zealand population, this adds up to $1.8 billion.

Rabobank New Zealand CEO Daryl Johnson says while New Zealanders are increasingly aware of the food wastage problem, they largely underestimate the scale at which it occurs and are likely unaware of the large associated financial cost.

"New Zealanders are very aware of food waste on an individual level, but are less aware of the bigger impact,” says Daryl. “Currently, 70 per cent of Kiwis underestimate how much we waste as a nation, which equates to 122,547 tonnes.

"It’s hard to visualise that amount of food, but it’s equivalent to the weight of around 350 Boeing 747 jets or around 29 kilogrammes per person per year.

"We’ve got the right attitude in that Kiwis want to reduce food wastage, but it’s a matter of putting that mindset into action."

Daryl says the research shows New Zealanders need to look more closely at what food they buy each week, what they actually eat and what’s left over at the end.

"New Zealand farmers and agribusinesses work hard to produce what is among the best food in the world, and we need to do more to ensure it is not thrown away."

The research showed the leading contributor to wasted food was food going off before it could be eaten. This accounted for 55 per cent of food wastage. A further 15 per cent was from unfinished food on our plates, while insufficient planning and food not tasting as good as expected each accounted for seven per cent.

As far as behaviours that could reduce waste, the survey found that just 33 per cent of New Zealanders always plan meals in advance and only 22 per cent freeze leftovers. And while 63 per cent say they are likely to buy imperfect fruit and vegetables, only 26 per cent ever have.

Younger generations were found to be more likely to waste food than older generations.

Storm brewing for local fruit and vege supply A perfect storm is brewing for New Zealand’s supply of healthy fresh fruit and vegetables that could see us unable to feed our growing population with domestically grown-produce, a report from Horticulture New Zealand says.

In releasing the report, ‘New Zealand domestic vegetable production: the growing story’, Horticulture New Zealand chief executive

Mike Chapman says it is time to take stock and develop a national food security strategy.

“Our research shows that New Zealanders not only want to know where their fruit and vegetables come from, they want to buy New Zealand-grown,” says Mike.

“This report looks at the factors that will impact security of supply.

“Our current consumption levels of fresh produce show that net production is already below what is required for domestic consumption, meaning we can expect food shortages if we can’t get that balance of supply from imports.

“Prime fruit and vegetable growing land is being squeezed by rapid growth in towns and cities and high demand for new housing. Changes in weather patterns and extreme unseasonal weather events are becoming more frequent and damaging, impacting the supply and, consequently, the price of fresh, healthy food.

“Things are changing fast, so we need to look closely at our domestic food supply and be sure that town, city and regional planning decisions are seen in the context of impacting the whole of New Zealand’s food supply.”

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Goat milk has a high fat molecule content that reduces inflammation of the skin and helps to moisturise dry and damaged skin.

The milk has antibacterial properties, with studies showing its effectiveness in treating acne and other skin conditions.

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It works as a gentle exfoliator while its anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties restore damaged skin.

One customer says: “My son has a recurring problem with eczema and my daughter has dermatitis on her face and neck. The Doctor’s medications only work for a while but then seem to anger the skin.

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This year saw an increased number of entrants, with a wide mix of businesses represented across all sectors.

“This year has seen a large number of entrants representing a wide range of highcalibre local businesses. There has been a very clear theme to the 2017 Westpac Business of the Year Awards, with the entrants showing more entrepreneurship and innovation,” says head judge and financial assessor Raimarie Pointon.

“As never before, we have seen local businesses embracing technology as the cornerstone for carefully considered and well-structured strategy.”

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Each year the judges speak of how positively they view the experience of visiting some of the dynamic and innovative organisations operating in our region, and of the pleasure and sense of privilege, they take from engaging with people who are passionate about their businesses.

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More research on the living wage to be started soon New Zealand researchers are to investigate whether being paid a living wage will contribute to freeing low-paid workers from the poverty trap.

A team from Massey University’s School of Psychology and AUT’s Department of Management has been awarded $845,000 in a Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Grant to explore the workings of the living wage.

The researchers will examine its feasibility from both

worker and employer perspectives, and in particular how better pay can affect quality of life and well-being.

The study will involve surveys and case studies of employees and employers from a range of workplaces, including a city council, a public sector Maori organisation, a Pacific social enterprise and a local, small or medium-sized enterprise to better understand the costs, benefits and potential barriers to adopting the living wage in New Zealand.

They hope the findings from the three-year project ‘Living wages: Transforming lives, transforming work’, will help inform policy benchmarking, knowledge-sharing and theoretical development around the living wage.

The current living wage in New Zealand is $20.20, set by the

Pay gap between CEOs and workers widening The gap between CEO compensation and worker income is widening, according to new University of Otago research.

University of Otago Business School accountancy and finance researcher Dr Helen Roberts’ longitudinal study shows New Zealand CEO compensation is increasing, in real terms, almost five times faster than worker income.

The study, which adjusts for inflation, shows the proportion of CEOs paid more than $500,000 per year has increased approximately five-fold.

Almost half of New Zealand chief executives now earn at least $500,000 as the cash component of their compensation package in 2013, compared to only 10 per cent of

CEOs in 1997. However, cash only presents part of the picture.

Total compensation and real wealth has more than doubled since this research began, with considerable change recorded in the last decade.

In real terms, mean total CEO compensation is up 114 per cent in 17 years, while mean real worker income is up 26 per cent, confirming there is a widening gap between the CEOs income and that of their workers.

CEOs are now paid 30-50 times more than the average wage of $60,000.

The highest paid executive of a listed New Zealand company this year is Fonterra CEO Theo Spierings, who received an $8.32 million salary package.

Foreign websites are set to register for GST in NZ Retail NZ has welcomed plans by the government to make foreign websites register for GST. “For many years, New Zealand retailers have been disadvantaged by the fact that they have to pay tax in New Zealand while foreign websites don't, even though they compete in the New Zealand

market,” says Greg Harford, Retail NZ's general manager for public affairs.

“While the timeline has yet to be finalised, we are really pleased that Revenue Minister Stuart Nash is taking the issue seriously, and we urge him to implement a GST registration requirement

from July 1, 2018, in line with the Australian government.

“It's just not right that Kiwi businesses that employ New Zealanders and keep our communities vibrant are taxed, while massive foreign corporations don't pay their share of tax for doing business here.”

Family Centre Social Policy Research Unit, and is the amount the new government has said it will increase the minimum wage to within four years.

Around 70 organisations in New Zealand voluntarily accredit with Living Wage Aotearoa New Zealand to pay their staff a living wage.

Friday 17 November 2017

Free parking equals happy shoppers I would like to comment on the article (SunLive, October 31) ‘More than $1 million in parking fines issued’ in mainly Grey Street and Devonport Road, Tauranga.

As a keen shopper I now avoid the main CBD because of these new meters. Apart from them being complicated, they are fiddly because you can’t see the digits in the bright sun facing you the wrong way. Plus trying to process a receipt

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is another feat! In fact, I stopped a police woman to ask for parking meter assistance.

I have noticed many empty shops in these two areas and would encourage changes to bring people into this central business area to shop, banning meters to have free parking with a time restriction, of course. We would have many more happy shoppers and less shops shut. Come on Tauranga!

L Butler, Bellevue.

Disabled car park bullying My wife, who drives our car with her ‘Disabled’ label clearly displayed on the windscreen, recently lawfully parked in a disabled park at a shopping centre in Tauranga and went into the store while I stayed in the vehicle.

As I dosed I was awoken by an imperious banging on the window to be berated by a selfappointed ‘parking vigilante’ for being parked in an area reserved for the disabled. Obviously he had not seen the disabled label.

To my mind this was a flagrant piece of elder bullying. I was not amused and I told my tormentor accordingly.

In recent times my wife and I have witnessed several

Making ACC look good I have just spent 10 years with a stuffed shoulder and ACC has, in all areas, gone around the replacement of the joint. After three operations which achieved nothing they said that it was arthritis. My surgeon promptly listed me with public health and in four months I had a new joint.

Why am I writing this? Nope, it isn’t to show how ACC is such a great help to people who have accidents.

It’s what I heard whilst in hospital. It seems all hospitals in NZ have done probably more than their quota in operations but the lists are getting longer. Is it because of all the people being shoved off the ACC register, making ACC look good and making a profit, while hospitals are made to look bad? I was told that there were more like me pushed through the public system when it was up to ACC to take care of us.

G McKenzie, Papamoa.

instances of this policing by local people who seem to think they have some God-given right to enforce parking control measures. It is not a wise practice and I would strongly advise people to leave the policing of parking areas to those authorised to control them. If there are problems they should be reported to store management.

From our experience it seems disabled car park bullying is rife in Tauranga and may be part of an organised campaign. If this is the case I would recommend any organisation involved in promoting this activity should review its policy.

B Conroy, Otumoetai (Abridged).

What are we paying for?

Points of interest that caught my eye in The Weekend Sun, November 10. New Zealand First was useful in removing the smile from Bill’s face, which was Winston’s only focus. Jacinda and Labour are the beneficiaries of that.

A one-man party with a super grudge is food for thought. Are taxpayers paying for MPs just to fill a seat? A free ride on the taxpayer, just to nod their head when ordered by the leader? The current fiasco is proof.

Another titbit is a real estate person expounding the virtues of having a member of their industry selling your property. Is this the same group who recently were ordered to pay massive fines for doing unethical things not in keeping with fair play? All the big players were mentioned and had to pay up. Some agents get an income of $1 million plus, or close to it, for extremely basic skills, far below highly qualified specialists whose income would not come near that after 10 years, not eight weeks for a real estate course, and double the income of the Prime Minister. The good news is that there is some competition in the market at last. Some South Island agents charged one per cent commission. They sold 60 houses in a month and were happy with that.

R Chamberlain, Otumoetai (Abridged).

Extra tax on ‘obscene’ pay Government/corporate pay in excess of $750,000 per annum is, most would agree, obscene, unbalancing the societal common good.

Let the Corporate/Higher Salaries Commission continue to flout societal norms as it is an easy fix.

Income tax on pay over $750,000 should be set at 80 per cent. The extra tax gathered goes into the general fund for society’s benefit and corrects the problem.

A Baker, Morrinsville.

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Sharpen your pencils NZ retailers The retailers are whining again about people shopping overseas and not paying GST, claiming it is not an even playing field and retailers are seriously disadvantaged. What a load of cobblers.

In the first instance, I pay GST on everything I import over the value of $400.

Now let’s look at the reality of the situation Mr and Mrs Retailer. Bring your prices down to a level that matches who we buy from overseas and we will buy from you.

I import shoes from the USA at $70 a pair including freight. I will be happy to pay GST on $70 rather than pay some greedy retailer in NZ nearly $300 for exactly the same shoe. I hardly buy anything in NZ now as it is all far too expensive.

When I built my last house the framing from Australia, and NZ wood to boot, cost me $35,000 as

Good riddance to United Future There have been some great results from the 2017 election. What initially looked like another three years of National has instead delivered us a coalition government dedicated to restoring equality among New Zealanders, and protecting our best interests.

Our local MPs are getting a taste of what it’s like to be in opposition, which should not only be character-building, but give them a chance to meet with their constituents more.

Most satisfying though – second only to the ejection of the Maori Party from parliament – has been the utter demise of United Future.

For too long the party was simply a vehicle for Peter Dunne to receive parliamentary perks, including being paid a party leader’s bonus (even though his party barely registered any support).

United Future unscrupulously provided support to anyone who would take them – first Labour, then National. In the end, the voters punished them for it. Dunne saw the writing on the wall in Ohariu and jumped ship before he was pushed.

Let’s hope New Zealand First takes note and sticks to their principles in 2020, as they have done in this election – lest they end up ‘Dunne and dusted’ too.

W Kovacs, Mount Maunganui.

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against in NZ $75,000. I bought all the doors from Australia at $40 a door; here $80 a door. I bought the bricks from Australia at a total cost of $6000; here $12,000. All those prices included freight. So NZ retailers, get your act together, sharpen your pencils and be happy with a reasonable profit then Kiwis will start shopping with you again.

A Bourne, Bethlehem.

USS Terrified of Everything I notice from the usual suspects’ letters that the HMS Dread Nought has been replaced in Kiwi affections by the USS Terrified Of Everything.

For M Hills’ information (‘Why invite problems here?’, November 10) her attitude is an exact replica of the shoguns following the arrival of the Portuguese and the Dutch in Japan. After tolerating them for many years, the shoguns closed Japan to all foreigners, which meant Japan was completely unprepared when Commander Perry made that impossible.

With respect to B Johnson (‘Help for refugees’, November 10) I wonder if he would consider the vast number of New Zealand citizens who have used the NZ educational system to start careers which then led them overseas to have committed an outrageous and ungrateful abuse of NZ social services? E.g. Kiri Te Kanawa? Neil Finn? It sounds like that’s what he’s saying.

It really needs a Noel Coward to do it justice – ‘Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Trouble is on the way’.

W Parish, Bellevue (Abridged).

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O Little Town of Bethlehem Bethlehem in Tauranga is not such a little town now.

Years ago, my mother would send bundles of Christmas cards to the Bethlehem Post Office to be franked with ‘Bethlehem, New Zealand’, but not anymore.

Sadly, the efficiencies of modern New Zealand post have put an end to such traditions.

I wonder how many people who shop at Bethlehem this

Christmas will know the significance of the original Bethlehem in our Christian story. Even fewer will know the story of how Bethlehem, Tauranga, got its name.

It seems that one of the early Catholic missionary priests, Father Jean Pezant SM, a son of France, gave Biblical names to the places where he toiled, in Tauranga, Te Awamutu and Whanganui. In Tauranga he named Peterehema (Bethlehem), Hurea (Judea) and Hairini (Cyrene, from where Simon, who helped Jesus carry the cross, came).

Of course, Christianity has been responsible – directly or indirectly – for some other names around Tauranga. In the area of the Te Papa Anglican Mission, for example, we find Mission Street, Brown Street and Chapel Street. The Rev Alfred Nesbit Brown served as a Church Missionary Society missionary in New Zealand from 1829 to 1884, with much of his time spent at the Te Papa Mission Station.

It is said that Archdeacon Brown never used the Biblical place names which had been given by Father Pezant, so who knows?

We do use them, however, and they form an important part of the mosaic which is the history of this city.

May we share the Christmas story with all meet, in Bethlehem or wherever! As we sing in the carol: “No ear may hear his coming, but in this world of sin, where meek souls will receive him still, the dear Christ enters in.” May he enter into your lives this Christmas! Nga mihi o te Ra Whanau o te Ariki ki a koutou!

Father Mark Field, Tauranga Catholic Parish

30th anniversary for ‘solidarity’ service Each year, for the last 30 years, an interdenominational service named Solidarity in Respect for Life has been presented by the Voice For Life (Bay of Plenty) Charitable Trust.

Tauranga, at 7.15pm on Sunday, November 26.

The guest speaker will be Dr Catherine Byrne of the Medical Staff at Waipuna Hospice, who will discuss

Keeping to its original ecumenical plan, the Trust approaches a different Tauranga Church each year and, as well as a key speaker, includes a number of prayer leaders through the programme, each representing a church, charity or active role in the community.

This year the Solidarity event will be held at St Peters Presbyterian Church in Spring Street, www.citychurchtauranga.org.nz

‘The Hospice Approach to Dying’ - a subject that takes on added interest in view of our new government’s handling of the Seymour End of Life Choice Bill.

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Concerts, reviews and apologies I forget – frequently - and once again I've forgotten to mention a gig.

I should really have done it last week while I was writing about the jazz show at The Hotel Armitage this Sunday, but I forgot.

And, of course, the gig is tonight (November 17) – yes, Friday night – and the very generous organisers had even offered me tickets to give away to all you lucky readers. Sorry.

But, if your tastes run to some thrashy cowpunk, then stop reading right now, grab your cowboy hats and head on

down to the Totara Street performance venue, where you can find a gleefully trashy band of throttling American rockabilly-flavoured garage punk rockers, the legendary Supersuckers.

Led by original member Eddie Spaghetti, they have consistently maintained their over-the-top celebration of all things rock 'n' roll. Y' know, just the basics: booze, the devil and other assorted vices. This is a rare opportunity to have your brains completely corrupted, so don't miss it! Turn up at 8pm and you won't regret a thing.

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Last week I forgot all that and was just talking jazz, because there's a jazz show this Sunday at the Hotel Armitage on Willow Street, featuring some of the brilliant veteran jazz musicians who have lived here for many years and are largely responsible for the city having a jazz festival in the first place.

Most importantly, they're really good. I have no hesitation in mentioning the show again in case you missed last week's column There will be three bands - Bay Dixie, the Woody Woodhouse Connection and The BBC (Bay Blues Company) - playing from 4pm for a mere $10 ($5 for Jazz Society members). And even writing about that last week I managed to uniquely bugger it up by foolishly ignoring what spellcheck does to abbreviations. Lest anyone was confused, the BBC will be playing New Orleans (NO) standards as opposed to ‘no standards’. I'm sure they'll do them very well - they have high standards.

Okay, I think I've run out of things to apologise for.

Perhaps it's time to move on to a recent album release.

Jan Preston - a not infrequent concert visitor to Tauranga - spent a month at The Boatshed Studio in Whakamarama earlier this year and has now returned

to Australia where she has launched the resultant album, Play It Again Jan.

A rough year

It's been not altogether smooth sailing for Sydney's ‘Queen of the Boogie Woogie Piano’.

Last year Jan managed to break both wrists, a somewhat serious impediment for a piano player, and the full story of the accident is on a booklet inside the cover here.

Astonishingly, the injuries have fully healed and with additional metal inserts in each arm she has created a collection that is amongst her strongest.

Play It Again Jan not only features a heaped helping of boogie piano, but also shows off Jan's songwriting chops on songs such as Mr Mogo Man, Pumpin Paul, Wild Days (a song about her cabaret times in NZ) and others. There are also a smattering of instrumentals and a couple of old tunes, Hadda Brooks, Lazy Boogie and the delightful Wild Women.

It's a stripped-back affair. Boatshed producer Nigel Masters supplies upright bass while Jan's partner, Mike Pullman, adds percussion and Ian ‘Beano’ Gilpin subtle drums. The only other instrument is a slippery acoustic guitar from Australian Nick Charles, which wraps around the piano and adds a new dynamic.

With a cover design from Grant Bullot and mastering by Tim Julian, this is a completely local affair aside from a couple of the musicians and I think it speaks well to Tauranga's quality level that someone at the forefront of the Australian scene would come here to record (though Jan is, of course, a Kiwi).

She's the sister of Gaylene, and it's been a busy year.

She also composed the music for Gaylene's acclaimed new documentary about Helen Clark, My Year With Helen, and could have chosen to record this album anywhere.

But she came here. I think that's a little feather in Tauranga's cap, and this album lives up to every expectation. Good job! watusi@thesun.co.nz

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Handel moved to tears

It has been recounted that as Handel composed his oratorio through 24 days of August and September in 1741, he was moved to tears and sensed the presence of God. The proceeds of the premiere performance in Dublin seven months later were devoted to the relief of prisoners, the support of a hospital and a charitable infirmary.

Art and musical director of Scholars Pro Musica Chalium Poppy.

In the years after Handel's death, this oratorio intended for modest vocal and instrumental forces became adapted for much larger orchestras and choirs. Although ‘big Messiahs’ continue to be presented, this partnership between Scholars Pro Musica and NZbAROK seeks to reproduce a greater fidelity towards the composer's original and more intimate intentions.

Handel's oratorio will be more than just a cultural experience for you. Messiah is a lyrical epic whose grand theme is the great drama of redemption.

"Listening to the music and message of Handel's Messiah can bring us a sense of inner peace for the troubled present and bright hope for an uncertain future,” says Chalium Poppy, artistic and musical director for Scholars Pro Musica.

“It vibrates in the memory long after the notes of the chorus, symphony and soloists have faded into silence.”

Treat yourself

The Weekend Sun has a double pass for Handel’s Messiah – Scholars pro Musica Choir and NZbAROK Orchestra for one lucky reader who can tell us how many days Handel composed his oratorio for.

Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competition section. Entries must be received by Tuesday, November 21.

GIGGUIDE & ENTERTAINMENT GREER’S GASTRO BAR MOUNT SOCIAL CLUB th Sunday 19 Fri 17th : 6pm Alice Sea 5:30pm – 8:30pm Sat 19th Extraordinary Machine.

6pm Mila & Santiago 6pm Jazz & Easy Listening Duo. Thur 23rd 9pm Social Jam Night MT RSA THE BARREL ROOM Fri 17th 7pm – 10pm Mark Taipari Fri 17th 8pm Robbie Laven & Mike Sat 18th Garner 7pm – 10pm Helen Riley th Sat 18th : 5pm Les Robinson Sun 19 4pm – 7pm Andy Bowman Thur 23rd : 7pm Quiz Nite

Satisfy your sweet tooth by coming along to a delightfully tasty bake sale.

Papamoa College will be holding a market day for the community, with a range of goodies on sale including brownies, cakes, slices, and cheesecake slices.

The Summer Delights Bake Sale will be on November 23 at the Papamoa College Piazza from 5-7pm.

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Mount Hot Pools closed

The Mount Hot Pools will be closed for a chunk of next week while annual maintenance takes place.

The full facility will be closed from Monday, November 20, and will re-open at noon on Friday, November 24.

This closure also effects the massage services. Meanwhile, maintenance effecting the private pools and children’s pools is already underway, with these facilities currently closed.

Maintenance is being conducted on pool operation equipment.

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Local kids act to help Iraq’s children Cities turned to rubble, people destitute, starving, trapped and scrounging for shelter and safety. And it’s not just the adults, but children too.

It was the story of children in Iraq that tugged at the heartstrings of these local Bay of Plenty children, and they’re motivated to try and help.

The kids from the lunchtime group Adventures With Dad heard about the strife of children over in Iraq and have stepped up to try and do something about it.

“Adventures with Dad is a group of fathers trying to take a little time out on a Wednesday – basically a long lunch – to just spend time with their kids and do something together,” says dad David Hart.

“We play some sport, go to the beach or go to a farm to see animals being born. Usually it’s something a bit strenuous,” They’ve secured a stall at the Papamoa Little Big Markets this weekend and will be selling their art and crafts, busking and raising money to send to Iraqi children.

But how did they hear about these kids 15,600 Keana Dawson and her dad, Matthew, put the kilometers away? finishing touches to a David says Youth With A Mission Australia christmas tree. worker Stevie Lujan came to visit recently and told the group about his experiences working in Iraq and North Korea.

“Stevie spent a lot of time in Iraq specifically told them about Iraq, so they started asking what playing games with the kids,” says David.

“These are kids that have been displaced from their they could do and if they could send some toys or something. Stevie had to explain that it was difficult homes, and the group he was with had organised a to take random things in a suitcase, but if we could makeshift soup kitchen. fundraise maybe we could find out what they needed “The military officers would say ‘okay, you are safe to come this far up today,’ then the villagers that had and get the things closer to where it is actually been hiding or had run off find out where the convoy needed.” So the kids will be creating their little hearts out to raise money for children in Iraq. is going to go.

They’ll have a stall at the Papamoa Little Big “The group goes there, sets up, gives them food Markets this Saturday from 9am-2pm. and, if they can, plays with the kids.

“It’s very much driven by the kids wanting to do this “They might stay for a couple of days – they just try – the dads are just helping to facilitate it,” says David. to calm everyone down a bit.

Cayla-Fay Saunders “The kids were really impacted by what Stevie

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Jordan Luck Band looking to crank things up Jordan Luck Band will open for Bryan Adams at his Tauranga show this summer.

Only eight weeks remain until Bay of Plenty locals will witness this summer’s must-see Bryan Adams gig.

The Canadian singer-songwriter is being joined by well-known Kiwi artists, Dave Dobbyn and the Jordan Luck Band (formerly of the Exponents), who will open at all four venues including the ASB Baypark Stadium on January 5.

In what has already been a busy year for the band, we found a moment to chat with lead singer Jordan Luck ahead of the concert.

“The locals are in for a treat,” he says. “Mr Adams has a fabulous live show and he is a very amiable fellow.

“I am exceedingly excited.”

Jordan is no stranger to performing alongside Adams after his former band, the Exponents, shared a stage with the star back in 1993.

“I’m a huge aficionado of Mr Dobbyn and Mr Adams,” he says.

“The last time I performed alongside him I believe was when the Exponents opened at the Super Top in A-Kay in 1993.

“We actually used parts of the live show in the “Whatever Happened To Tracey” video.”

He says other than a five-week break touring Argentina and Brazil, it has been an exceptionally busy year of live shows for the Jordan Luck Band.

And he expects this Tauranga show will be off the chain.

Bringing retro back to the Bay Be a part of the retro revolution at the Greerton fayre that’s got all things vintage covered.

The Vintage and Retro Fayre is brand new to Tauranga, with 40 stalls of vintage items, such as clothes, furniture and vinyl on sale.

There will also be four Bay of Plenty vintage vehicle clubs displaying their classic rides, including the BOP Vintage and the Mini Car Clubs.

Throughout the day there will be live music from Gin Rickey Jive, who will be performing modern songs in a vintage style.

At 12pm, there will be chances to win spot prizes by dressing up to theme in vintage and retro gear for the Best Dressed Ladies and Gents on the Rotunda on the school field.

Greerton Village Main Street manager Sally Benning says the event was originally organised for March this year, but was cancelled due to the bad weather.

“There was a really bad weather bomb then, so I found another day because I felt it was a great event for the community,” she says.

“Vintage and retro is very popular now, and this event has something for everyone.”

The Vintage and Retro Fayre is on Saturday,

November 18, at the Greerton Village Square, 179 Chadwick Road from 10am-2pm.

Chadwick Road will be closed off during the fayre and all proceeds made on the day will go towards Greerton Village School.

“Tauranga is a gem of a city and an excellent venue for the summer shows. We last jigged there with Stan Walker and Breaks Co-op in February 2013 and with Dragon and the Feelers

in December 2014.”

“With Beaver drumming up a hell storm, Jordan Luck Band shows are indubitably full-cranking,” he says.

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto soloist

Flavio Villani

Rachmaninov 2nd Symphony

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Saturday 18 November Art Classes Adult Art Classes for

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

Art in the Park Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui 9am-5pm. Original Art for Sale Tauranga Society of Artists Inc Balmoral Kilties Welcomes ladies to join this great sport for fun, friendship & fitness. Age 30+. For more info ph Coach Anita 07 578 8996 or 021 0257 6094 evenings.

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 Baypark Family Speedway Super Stock Cars & more, gates open 5pm, racing 6:30pm. Tickets from ASB Baypark, at the gate or online www. bayparkspeedway.co.nz 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 BOP Sun Club Today & Sun 19th at 430 Manawahe Rd Awakaponga.

Sausage Sizzle for lunch on both days.

All welcome. Ph 027 440 5157 or www. gonatural.co.nz

Bromeliad Display & Sales

Held at Matua Hall, Levers Rd, Matua 8-12noon. Sale plants & advice from local Bromeliad club growers. Free entry. Spot prizes.

Christmas Social Dance Held on Sat, 9 Dec, Greerton Hall, 7:30pm. BYO drink & nibbles. Great music by Helen Riley.

Everyone welcome. Ph 544 2337 or 027 322 1786 Dancing Tonight Te Puke Scottish Society monthly dance, 7:30-11pm, Te Puke Baptist Church, Malyon St/Station Rd, Te Puke. Great music, lovely supper.

Ph Valerie 573 7093 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 Diabetes Screening Papamoa Plaza 10-2pm Diabetes Help Tauranga 07 5713422 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.

Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Road.

12:45-3pm. Ph Phil Green 549 5344 LOL Laughter Wellness Discover the joy & health benefits of hearty laughter. 11-11:45am Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui.

Koha. Call Trish 022 036 6768 Email lollaughterwellness@gmail.com Otumoetai Tennis Club Adult Tennis on Saturdays at Bellevue Park, 75 Windsor Road, Bellevue. Start time 1:30pm.

Enquiries Fred 544 5088 Petanque Tga/BOP Club Club Mt Maunganui. Tuesdays & Saturdays 1pm start. All welcome. Try a new sport!

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

Qigong With Michael Classes: Mon

1-2pm (weekly) Whisp Alternative Health Club Shop 24 Piccadilly Arcade, 43 Devonport Rd Sat: 9:30am-10:30am (weekly) Health Quarters 67 Willow St. Bookings 021 735 798 www.michaelgoodhue.com Seasons Greetings Live comedy show at 16th Ave Theatre. 22 Nov-9 Dec. Written by Alan Ayckbourn, Directed by Julie Lankshear. Tickets on sale now. Bookings iTicket.co.nz or phone 0508 484 253

Tauranga Friendship Social Club Walks, dinners & outings for the

over 50s. Couples & singles all welcome.

Barbara 544 7461 Te Puke Community Market Jubilee Park 9am-1pm 3rd Saturday of the month. Stalls $10. Ph Monique 027 356 9545 Te Puke Scottish Society Dance, tonight 7:30-11pm. Te Puke Baptist Church. Lovely supper, great band, good programme. $7 entry. Valerie 573 7093 The Sociables 30s/40s/50s age group of males & females that meet once a week to dine out or participate in activities & events. Ph 022 012 0376 The Way Messianic Meetings A community that teaches & practices ‘One New Man’ principles as outlined in scripture. All ages welcome.10am, Hillier Ctr, Mt Maunganui. Ph 021 0226 3515 TIRCCC November Race Day Last points meeting of the season. Come down & check it out. May be a new hobby. Practice starts approx 10:30 Saturday. Mount Sports Centre.

Tye Park Fireworks Extravaganza Sat 2nd Dec. Combining the annual fiesta with a big bang! Music, kid’s activities, market & food stalls, rides, bouncy castles & much more. Gold coin entry.

More info on www.facebook.com/WelcomeBayCommunityCentre

WANTED Books/CDs/DVDs/Puzzles

For Mount Lions & Lioness Clubs Book Fair. Drop-off points or collection ph Pip 543 2175 or Stella 575 0685 or text details to 021 033 0795 Village Radio Museum Community Radio broadcasting nostalgic music & Community Notices seven days on 1368 KHz AM Band. Radio Museum open from 10am. Request line 571 3710

Sunday 19 November

Accordion - Keyboard Musicmakers

Meet at Welcome Bay Hall Sunday 1-4pm. All welcome. Entry $3 & ladies a plate please. Ph Ces or Joy 544 3849 Advent Procession Advent Procession Sunday 26 Nov at 7pm St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 11 Victoria Rd. Mt. Maunganui free event - collection.

Corkers Toastmasters Building communication & leadership 3rd Sunday of Month. Upstairs Zone Cafe, Owens Place, Mount Maunganui. 2-3:30pm.

Chrissy 027 296 7939 Croquet At Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd, Sun, Tues, Fri, 12:45pm. Beginners welcome. Peter 571 0633

Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet

Held every Sunday 9-1pm rain or shine!

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

Fire & Ice/Walk the Lakes Family fun walk today. Registration 9am, start 10am. $10 entry fundraising. Lakes subdivision, Tauriko. “Fire” or “Ice” costume! Ph Karyn 021 667 373 www.facebook.com/Walk-TheLakes-2017 Fire and Ice Free Diabetes Screening Outside Countdown at Katikati 10:30-2:30pm.

Diabetes Help Tauranga. BBQ, gold coin donation. Ph 07 571 3422 Historic Village Market Every 1st & 3rd Sunday monthly 8-12noon. Wet or fine. Inquiries: hvm@lionsclubs.org.nz A Bethlehem Te Puna Lions Club Project.

Introduction to Buddhism classes Join us for a ten week course based on the DVD “Discovering Buddhism”. Facility donation/Koha of $5 gratefully received.

Email buddhismbop@gmail.com for details Maketu Market Every 3rd & 5th Sundays at Maketu Village Green. Enquiries to Pat 07 533 2687 or Fennis 0274 282 862 Messy Church Saints Alive Looking for something creative, messy, stories, prayer, games, all ages? 4-6pm at 53 Te Okuroa Dr Papamoa Dinner provided.

Koha appreciated. Julie 0274 205 375 http://www.communityofstaidan.com/ NZDA BOP Range Day NZDA BOP branch run public open days last Sunday each month at their 300m range in TECT All Terrain Park. 9am-3pm $20 bring firearms licence.

Papamoa Outdoor Bowls All welcome to our Roll Up’s. Sun & Wed. Register at 12:30, commences 1pm. Come & experience OUTDOOR BOWLS Geoge Spratt Reserve. Ph 574 0177 anytime.

Psychics Healers Spiritual Meet

Psychic Cafe Spectacular. Spiritual & Healing Centre. Greerton Community Hall, doors open 6:45pm starts 7pm.

Only $10 then everything else free. Ph 578 7205 www.psychiccafe.nz Quakers in Tauranga In hall behind Brain Watkins House, cnr Elizabeth/Cameron Rd 10am for an hour of mainly silent worship followed by tea/coffee & talk 544 0448 www.quaker.org.nz

Radio Controlled Model Yachts

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

Adult beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419 Sing Sing Sing Join us in an iconic event. One song. Hundreds of voices.

Today 4-6pm. Addison Theatre, Baycourt. Doors open at 3:30pm. Entry $5. Kids free. Proceeds to Life Matters charity. See www.eventfinda.co.nz for more info.

TePuke Country Music Club At Te Puke Citizens & RSA Club 1pm.

Whangamata visiting. All welcome. Ph Gayle 573 8255 Wanganui Girls’ College OGA Wanganui Girls’ College Old Girls’ Association - Tauranga Branch Christmas Function, Tauranga Sport Fishing Club, Sulphur Point Marina 4pm. All past students welcome. Ph 548 2110

Monday 20 November

Achieve Toastmasters Keep Speaking, Keep Helping, Keep Succeeding 1st , 3rd

& 5th Monday of month St Stephens Church Hall Brookfield 7:30-9:30pm.

Inquiries Frank/Chrissy 543 9493 Active Adults Fun Fitness Cardio Strength Stretching Aerobic activity for heart, Weights for strength,Yoga for balance & flexibility. All fitness levels.

9-10am $7 Arataki Community Centre.

Lynda 029 230 0162

Badminton Club-Aquinas College

7:30-9:30pm. All players welcome.

Friendly & sociable club. Casual fee of $8pp, club racquets available for free use.

Ph/txt Sue 021 194 4335 www.taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz Body+Soul Fun Fitness For over 50s, occasional speakers, social events. Monday to Friday various venues. All classes 9:15am10:15am Qualified Instructor. Dianne 027 431 4326 or 576 5031 Chess Mount Maunganui Mount RSA Chess Club, 544 Maunganui Rd. 6-7:30pm during school term. Late programme 7:30pm onwards. Standard chess rules. Incl casual games. Noel 579 5412 Concert Mount Senior Citizens Hall, 345 Maunganui Rd. Entertainer Linda Innes, today at 1:30pm. Followed by afternoon tea. Everybody welcome, door cover $3.

Dutch Friendly Support Network

Coffee morning (1st Mon of month) 10am-12noon. $3 Entry. Vintage Car Club Rooms, Cliff Road, Tauranga .

Phone Bernadette 572 3968 Friends of the Library Greerton Library Book Group meets at 10:30am. Theme this month - Time Travel/ Sci Fi. All welcome. Ph Jenny 543 4760 Genealogy Friendly Group Mako Room, Papamoa Community Centre 1:30-3:30pm. We offer assistance to anyone with an interest in researching their family history. Ph 575 4674 Katikati Bowling Club Welcomes New Members. Come along & learn how to play lawn bowls Coaching available.

Mixed Roll-ups 9:15-midday. Phil 549 5344 Kung Fu Nam Wah Pai is a Chinese style martial art Training. 6-7:30pm.

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

Become a lifelong learner today!

Mahjong Visitors & Beginners welcome (free teaching available) 12:45-4pm Tauranga South Bowling Club 11th Ave. Ph Shirley 576 0014 Meditation for Introspection Mon 6-7pm (weekly) Whisp Alternative Health Club Shop 24 Piccadilly Arcade, 43 Devonport Rd. Bookings 0204 494 477 or whispshop@gmail.com 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 Plunket Car Seat Clinic Is your baby’s car seat safely installed? 471 Devonport Road, Tauranga.

Monday & Thursday 10am-2pm.

Ph 578 7813 no appointment necessary.

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. 6:308:30pm. 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 Womens’ Art Group We meet every Monday 9am-12pm at 68 1st Avenue.

New members very welcome. Ph Annie 543 2108 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 Zonta Tauranga Championing Women’s Causes welcomes you to meet others likeminded. Great speakers, a fabulous meal & fun at Tauranga Club. Every 2nd Monday 5.30pm. Call Suzy 021 2665 044

Tuesday 21 November

Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting, St Peters Anglican church, 11 Victoria Rd Mt Maunganui 7:30-8:30pm. All Welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757 Argentine Tango “The dance that makes you feel” *FREE Intro classes. *No partner required...(need more guys).

Come challenge your senses. FB/”Tango in Tauranga”. Denise 0204 006 1340

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THE WEEKEND SUN 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 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 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 Greerton Lions Club Meet 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month at 6pm at Fairway Lounge, Tauranga Racecourse.

Ph Bill 543 4424 or Alison 543 4928 Housie Te Puke Housie is held at Te Puke Bowling Club every 2nd Tues 6:30pm sharp. Full details Ph Te Puke Club 573 9709 Junction Anxiety Support Group

Join others in a supportive & friendly group for those experiencing Anxiety & seeking strategies & support.

1-2pm. Ph 543 3010 for details Junction Coffee & Chat Junction Coffee & Chat 10am-12pm St James Church, Greerton, Tauranga. Come & meet others for support & friendship.

For details call Junction 543 3010 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

Meditation & Mindfulness Class

All levels welcome. Bay Health Clinic, 6pm - 7pm. Max 5 participants. Bookings essential. Ph Chatelle Jeram on 021 647 205 or chatelle. jeram@gmail.com

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.

Otumoetai Tennis Club Adult Midweek Tennis Tuesdays & Thursdays at Bellevue Park, 75 Windsor Road, Bellevue. Start time 9am. Enquiries Pam 570 0302 Otumoetai Walking Group Meet at 9am at Kulim Park. All welcome. Ph Jim 576 7339 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 Club Mt Maunganui. Tuesdays & Saturdays 1pm start. All welcome. Try a new sport! Equipment 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 Plunket Car Seat Clinic Is your baby’s car seat safely installed? 13 Queen Street, Te Puke. 3rd Tuesday each month 10am-2pm. No appointment necessary.

Scrabble Tauranga Scrabble Club 8:50am 3 games $3 Tauranga Bridge Club Ngatai Rd. New players very welcome Ph 544 8372 Sequence Dancing Tauranga Social and Leisure Club, St John Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd Otumoetai. Tuesdays 7pm-9:30pm except second Tuesday each month 3:30pm-6pm. Faye 543 3280 Tai Chi Otumoetai Sports Club Fergusson Park 1:30-2:30 $8 Suitable for beginners to advanced. Beautiful surroundings, friendly group, all welcome.

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

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

Tauranga 60+ Continuing Education Dr. Rebecca Sargisson,

University of Waikato. “Using Giant African Snails to detect landmines & other things.” 10am Otumoetai Baptist Church. 241 Otumoetai Road. $4 entry

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

Greerton RSA 7pm. Friendly gettogether, all instruments, all levels of ability. Come in & enjoy some live music. Grant 578 6448 Tauranga Ladies Rebus Club 3rd Tuesday of each month 9:45am at Daniels, Memorial Park Comfortable environment to meet & make new friendships. Morning tea. Speaker.

New members welcome. Wynn 07 543 2118

Tauranga Patchwork & Quilters

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

At Tauranga Art & Craft Centre, 177 Elizabeth Street. Ph Helen 0274 177 581 Welcome Bay Lions Welcome Bay Lions meet every second & fourth Tuesday of the month at Greenwood Park. All welcome. Please Ph 544 8625 Yoga for Introspection Improve your emotional, mental & physical wellbeing. Tuesdays, 11-12noon at Omanawa Hall. Contact Chatelle on 021 647 205 or chatelle.jeram@gmail. com

Wednesday 22 November

Age Concern Walking Group Bus trip to Hamilton. Ph 578 2631

Bolivia Card Game Every Wednesday

1-4pm Lyceum Club, 8 Palmer Court Te Puke. Entry $3 includes refreshments. Beginners welcome. Marie 573 9219 Bowls Indoor Mount Senior Citizens, 345 Maunganui Rd, Wednesdays & Fridays 12:45pm. For info Ph Ernie & Nancy 575 4650 Cards (Cribbage) Do you play crib or would like to learn? Every Weds at Greerton RSA 1pm. Ph Michael 562 0517 Community Bible Study Int’l Join us @ City Church 252 Otumoetai Rd 7-9pm for a Bible Study on The Book of Genesis until 22nd Nov. Julie 552 4068 Easy Dance Tuition Basic Ballroom, Waltz, Quickstep, Foxtrot. Modern Sequence. Beginners welcome. $5 St Johns Hall, Bureta Rd. 7pm. Ph 576 2403

Fernland Spa Water Exercise

10:45-11:45am. Held rain or shine, not during school holidays.

Qualified instructor & lifeguard. New participants Ph Jennifer 571 1411

Heart Foundation Walking Group

Join us for a walk on the first Wednesday of each month @ 10:15am followed by morning tea at the Heart Foundation RSVP Ph 575 4787 Healing Rooms Experience God’s healing touch. 1-3pm Upstairs, Graced Opp Shop, cnr 11th Ave & Christopher St. Inquiries 0211100878.

No charge, all ages welcome, www. healingrooms.co.nz Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Road.

Mixed Roll-ups 12:45-3pm. 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 Live Comedy Show Seasons Greetings - 22 Nov-9 Dec. Written Alan Ayckbourn, Directed by Julie Lankshear. Tickets on sale now. Book online iticket.co.nz no booking fees. Ph free 0508 484 253

Meditation - Free Classes

Wednesdays 7:30pm at Bellevue. Ph David or Trisha at 570 1204. Find peace, the joy of life, pure knowledge.

Mount Maunganui Lioness Club

Meetings 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month. New members welcome.

Meet new friends & enjoy community services & social activities Ph Christine 575 2144

Mt. Maunganui Menz Shed

Wednesdays & Thursdays 9am at 6/45 Aviation Ave. New members welcome. See www.menzshed.org.nz or Ph Keith Dickson 021 0259 6454 Otumoetai Tennis Club Adult Twilight Tennis on Wednesdays at Bellevue Park, 75 Windsor Road, Bellevue 6:30-8pm. Visitors welcome $5. Ph Pam 570 0302 Papamoa Outdoor Bowls All welcome to our Roll Up’s. Sun & Wed. Register at 12:30, commences 1pm.

Come & experience OUTDOOR BOWLS Geoge Spratt Reserve. Ph 574 0177 anytime.

Singles Social Coffee Club 60+ Looking for something new to do or make new friends, this could be it.

Gayle 027 439 3267 or 578 1878 E: mixandmingle@xtra.co.nz Steady As You Go Exercises at St Johns Church Hall Bureta, Weds 2-3pm EXCEPT 1st Weds each month. Improve balance and overall wellbeing. Contact Alison 576 4536 Sunshine Dance Group End of Year 2017 Sequence Xmas Dance, Wed 29 Nov at Greerton Hall, Cameron Road, 7-10:30pm. Excellent programme.

Ladies, a plate or $5. Men $5.

Table Tennis Tauranga Memorial Hall 12:45-3pm mixed doubles social grade 7:309:30 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 Embroiderers Guild

Meets EVERY Wednesday at the Tauranga Rowing Club, Devonport Road, Tauranga 10am-2:30pm 7:30pm-9:30pm. Beginners very welcome. Ph Jenny Williams 07 219 7740 Tauranga Opera Forum Live concert with Tauranga’s rising stars of opera plus Gianni Schicchi. Wednesday 29 Nov 5:30pm in Graham Young Theatre, Tauranga Boys’ College. $20.

House of Travel ph 07 577 0583

TePuke Spiritual/Healing Centre

Nov 22 - Our the last meeting for the year.

Toastmasters City Early Start

Improve communication leadership teamwork skills. Join a motivated & enthusiastic group at Classic Flyers Avgas Cafe 6:50-8:15am email LaniDTM@gmail.com Text 021 044 5654 www.cityearlystart.co.nz

Tools For Job Seekers

Papamoa Library, 6-7pm Tips & Tricks for CVs, Job Searches & more. Booking essential. Ph 577 7177

Youth Silent Film Festival

International Youth Silent Film Festival NZ Regionals 2017. Tonight at 7pm Addison Theatre. For details www. baycourt.co.nz

Thursday 23 November

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.

Craft Club Ladies, all crafts are welcome. 9am-2.30pm. For a friendly social day at Arataki Community Centre Bayfair. Ph Jan 021 062 3660 French Connection For lovers of all things French.

Every second Thursday, La Mexica 4:30-6:30. Contact agohns@yahoo.co.nz for info Friends of the Library Our Monthly Meeting at Greerton Library starts at 10am with tea/coffee. Speaker is Debra Daley - local author. All welcome. Ph Pam 571 2566

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.

Junction Schizophrenia Support Group

Join others in a supportive & friendly group for those experiencing Schizophrenia & seeking strategies & support. 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 Keynotes Inc. Keynotes 4 part harmony Women’s Chorus Meet Thursday 7pm @ Wesley Church hall 13th Ave. Singing for fun & health. Ph Nora 544 2714 LOL Laughter Wellness 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 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

Mount Papamoa Coffee Group

Junction Coffee & Chat 1-2pm Papamoa MacDonalds. Come & meet others for support & friendship. For details call Junction 543 3010

Papamoa Coffee Chat Mount/Papamoa

Coffee & Chat 1-2pm. Ph 543 3010 at Junction Mental Health Peer Support & Advocacy for further information. Transport available if required.

Papamoa 500 Card Club Every Thursday

at 12:45pm. At Gordon Spratt Reserve. Ph Dave 575 5887

Pilates Classes 11am-12pm

at Omokoroa Settlers’ Hall. $12 per class. Claudia 021 192 7706

Spiritual Development Psychic Craft

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

Square Dancing Fun Easy walking dance. Learners welcome. Club night 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 Lyceum Club Womens Friendship Club at 68 1st Ave. Numerous activities include painting, bridge, & catered dinners with interesting speakers. New members welcome. Margaret 543 3244 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

Womens’ Singing Group Beginners very welcome. We meet every Thursday 11am at 68 1st Avenue. Ph Marie 576 1300

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Senior Citizens Te Puke every Friday 12:45-3pm. Lyceum Club, 8 Palmer Court Te Puke.

New members welcome. Brian 573 8465

Chess Tauranga

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

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

Community Family Fun Event

Greerton Village School 4:307pm to support White Ribbon month. Food stalls plus FREE games, tug of war, face painting and more! Family fun.

Counselling

Need to talk? First Session free at Arataki Community Centre. Every Friday. To book your appointment, please Ph Karen 021 579 249

Death Café

St Community Centre from 6:45pm Vero 021 191 1601 embrace. dancing@gmail.com

Meet, eat cake, drink tea & discuss death. Hosted by a death education advocate. 10-12pm at Gana Cafe Papamoa. Julie 0274 205 375 https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhCzN75 xSKA&feature=youtu.be

Genealogy Research

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

Embrace Dancing WCS

Learn West Coast Swing. A smooth, fun modern dance.

First Class is free. 169 Elizabeth

Singers Wanted

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

White Ribbon Community Event

Greerton Village School, today 5-7pm.

White ribbon motorcycle riders coming through town, bouncy castles, face painting, sausage sizzle etc.

Manuscript comes to Katikati Western Bay Museum proudly presents Messiah.

The 233-year-old original manuscript of composer George Frederick Handel’s Messiah, believed to be one of four originals in the world, will be on display during the two performances for ticket holders only.

This has international significance and has never been available for the public to view in the southern hemisphere.

Dr Rachael Griffiths-Hughes, from University of Waikato, along with university soloists, soprano, mezzo, tenor, baritone and musicians, harpsicord, cello and violin will perform excerpts from the manuscript - a high class performance by highly-trained and amazingly talented up-and-coming stars of New Zealand.

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Celebrating our community The 2017 Morehu Day Multicultural Festival church event aims to bring the community together for a fun-filled family day.

From 9am on Saturday there will be a pohiri at Te Ariki Park to get the celebrations underway.

From there, all-day entertainment includes kai stalls, top town, a live graffiti display, morehu got talent, kids’ games and activities, romiromi massages, health stalls, merchandise and cabaret.

The Morehu Day Multicultural Festival will be on Saturday, November 18 at the Rangataua Sports and Cultural Club on 450 Maungatapu Road from 9am-4pm.

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Violet Gordon-Glassford, Ray and Rob Sperling with their Mustangs, Vicki Hannah, and the DC3 Dakota plane. Photo: Nikki South.

Identical twin brothers Ray and Rob Sperling share more than just their looks.

The Tauranga men are both big Mustang fans and will be sharing their love of the American muscle car at the Bay of Plenty Mustang Owners Club’s annual All USA Day Car Show this weekend.

Rob owns a 1966 silver fastback, while Ray owns a black 1967 fastback and a white 1965 convertible with red upholstery.

When they’re not tinkering under the hood, you’ll find both men out on the highway enjoying their labours of love.

“We call it our stress-relieving time,” says Ray. “It doesn’t matter where you go, it just calms you down.

I love them. They’re 50-year-old cars but they still look great and they drive well.

“They’re not as big as some of the Yank tanks either, so you can park them in a normal carpark at the beach.”

The All USA Day Car Show is a great day out, says Ray, and a chance to see a wide range of American cars on display.

The Bay of Plenty Mustang Owners Club was established in 2002 and has more than 90 members.

The All USA Day is on Sunday, November 19, from 10am-2pm at the Classic Flyers Museum on Jean Batten Drive. Entry is $5 per person or $10 per family, with proceeds going to the Tauranga Assistance Dogs charity.

Entry into the car show also guarantees free entry into the Classic Flyers Museum and an entry for the prize draw of a scenic flight in a vintage Boeing Stearman plane, donated by Classic Flyers and valued at $355.

Trophies will be awarded on the day for Best Ford, Chev, Mopar, Mustang, Hot Rod, Vintage, Sports and many more. Prize giving is at 2pm.

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Topping, lopping and dropping plants Leave your landscaping work to Glenn Retaining Wall Construction is your one-stop business for all landscape building project needs, and now owner Glenn Ford is branching out to excavation and digger work.

Shane Mulcahy knows his trees. He knows how to prune, shape and fell trees and shrubs to keep them looking their best.

Shane, from Topped Lopped and Dropped, has 20 years’ experience in the horticulture industry and a diploma in horticulture amenity.

Whether it’s a fruit tree, a rose bush, a hedge or a bit of landscaping, Shane can help.

And as summer is on it’s way to the Bay, Shane says now is a good time to give your trees and shrubs a tidy up.

“The plants, trees and shrubs can recover a lot better if they are looked after now,” he says.

He also has a chipper available on-site to help with shrub and tree maintenance.

Shane Mulcahy doing what he does best.

Topped Lopped and Dropped has started using commercial batterypowered tools, which Shane says are just as efficient as their petrol-powered counterparts.

These tools also have the benefit of being quieter and more environmentally-friendly, he says.

Topped Lopped and Dropped is based in Papamoa, but Shane can cover the entire Tauranga area.

He can build all outdoor projects – retaining walls, decks, fences and much more.

He also stocks ponga logs.

Retaining walls is Glenn’s speciality thanks to 20 years’ experience, but he can also do all those small jobs that require earthworks with his small digger.

And Glen has recently added a larger digger to his inventory of tools and machinery.

“If people need landscaping, small earthwork or backyard projects done, they can employ me,” says Glenn, who is now available for bigger excavation work and can also dig holes with an auger.

“I’m happy to take on any jobs around the outside of the home.”

Glenn takes work from Tauranga to Katikati and everywhere in between.

Retaining Wall Construction owner-operator Glenn Ford.

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The cleanest blinds in town Don’t put up with bad showers If you want your blinds really clean, then Tony Baker from BOP Ultrasonic Blind Cleaning is the man for you. Tony says ultrasonic technology is the most hygienic way to clean your blinds, and the method is suitable for places that simply must be germ-free.

You can’t miss the Ultrasonic Blind Cleaning van.

“Ultrasonic technology is used in all hospitals, dental “It is also used in many other surgeries and optometrists as part of the sterilisation industries that require a precision process,” says Tony. clean to remove dirt, dust, grime, mould and bacteria.”

It works by placing the blinds in an ultrasonic tank of hot water.

The tank then emits sound waves that travel through the water, creating millions of microscopic bubbles that implode and “literally suck the surface clean,” says Tony.

“Ultrasonic cleaning will not scratch, pit or damage items the way that conventional cleaning methods do.

“Nobody likes cleaning blinds, but with the ultrasonic blind cleaning method, everybody likes the results.”

If your home has leaky pipes, your bathroom is in need of repair or you need to change your shower pressure, Kev’s Plumbing is an expert you can call on in the Bay. Owner-operator Colin Fine – who is nicknamed Kev – has 35 years’ experience.

Colin Fine, aka Kev. Kev believes life is too short to have a bad shower, so he’s here to help renovate bathrooms and And when you call Kev about a job, he’s the man replace showers. who shows up. “I will travel Bay of Plenty-wide for “I do total shower replacements work,” he says. from start to finish, with no other trades involved,” says Kev. “Most shower replacements only take two days.”

He also does hot water cylinder conversions, so you never have to put up with a low-pressure shower again, as well as total replacement of leaking pipes.

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cars for sale 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

gardening ABLE GARDENER, experienced, efficient, knowledgeable, highly qualified.

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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

“AAA” (Tour 1) DISCOVER THE CHATHAM ISLANDS (Tour 2) The South Island Tour + Main Highlights. (Tour 3) Mrs. Brown’s Boys Show LIVE (Tour 4) North Island Train Trip & Te Papa Museum. Plus many more Tours. Door to Door service.

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Small groups. 1st Dec: New Zealand Flower & Garden Show.

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6th Dec: Cambridge Art tour.

A fun day for art lovers, Meet the artists, glass, jewellery, garden art, & galleries. Great Xmas gifts. 16th Dec: Tamahere Market & Hamilton Gardens.

Last opportunity to buy Xmas gifts from this big bustling market, then onto the wonderful Hamilton Gardens & rose display. Patrick, 543 5435 www.taurangascenictours.co.nz

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Selwyn Ridge Primary School held their Extravaganza at Baycourt on Wednesday night.

It’s the 11th year of this annual celebration of the arts from the school ‘on the ridge’ in Welcome Bay. The school featured their Pacifika group, four choirs and four kapa haka groups, as well as individual dancers, a dance group, soloists, the 2017 talent quest winners and the school’s rock band ‘Syrup’. It was compered by this year’s school speech competition winners.

Even some of the teachers donned costumes and took to the stage to perform a brief ballet to the amusement of the packed-out audience.

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