The Weekend Sun 19 January 2018

19 January 2018, Issue 891

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Silk Road p4-5

Big brave heart

Cricket success p18

Ballerina bliss p25

She got sick of competitive pool swimming, so she decided to conquer the oceans.

Now, aged just 14 and on her first big ocean swim, Mount College student Georgia Bavington has become the youngest person to swim the open sea between Motiti Island and Papamoa.

She covered 11.1 kilometers in three hours, 48 minutes and 11 seconds – and even when the end was in sight, Georgia still had gas in the tank.

“I just wanted to keep going and not to stop.”

This despite little jellyfish creeping into her togs and despite the lumpy sea whipped up by a steady

north-easterly breeze. Georgia enjoys the big swims, likes to push herself to the limit and wants to follow in the footsteps of her coach and swim Cook Strait.

What makes a distance ocean swimmer?

Georgia’s story is on page 9.

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This has been a difficult time for me, as I’ve been forced to write an entire column about breasts. This goes against my inner survival instincts, as I do my best to NOT think about breasts. Hard-learnt lessons from over the years have taught me that the less I think about breasts, the easier life is.

Now I’ve been thrust back into the heaving cleavage of bosomland; a confusing, dangerous place for any man because the messages are mixed and inconsistent, fraught with mantraps and potential for disaster.

From our first days we have them shoved in our face and are supposed to admire and respect them. But then we spend the rest of our lives being told not to stare at them, despite extreme provocation; having them plumped up, trussed in, trotted precariously in front of us… and yes, even smothered in glitter and paraded past… but you’re not allowed to look at them! Let alone, as one hapless breast investigator discovered recently, touch the damned things.

Chaps, believe me, try to erase the things from your mind. It is the only way to avoid the minefield of mixed messages that emanates from the front quarters of the other sex.

And to really rack up the risk, from the front quarters of some unspecified sexes.

Ignore the norks

This ignore technique was working well until last week. Now, the whole boob dilemma has been dragged screaming and kicking back into the public spotlight, brought to a head by the antics of a couple of shirtless ‘wimminfolk’ who went parading topless with only glitter on their jubblies.

Then a stray groper tested the adhesive qualities of the glitter, which was not appreciated by one of the women, who retaliated, then told her story, then became a social media hero,

describing that she was half dressed and often the corgis were present.

It is not known whether the corgis have received counselling. is writing the book and probably selling the movie rights.

And fair enough, there has been plenty of debate over the rights and wrongs of this whole saga.

I am not silly enough to pick a side and publicly state my own thoughts.

Except to say, it is wise to wear a shirt. Not only to prevent the above predicament, but for a whole range of other reasons, such as avoiding sunburn, having something handy to clean your sunglasses or to flag down a passing ship if you are stranded on a desert island.

And finally it pays to have a shirt on your back for when the government needs to tax it off you.

So now this young lady and her boobies have shot to international stardom status and she’s planning a parade to acknowledge whatever it is that glittered bazooka bods need to celebrate.

Here at RR we have been working on ideas and think it should be called the Nork Walk. And we’d like to see it include Mammory Lane. I hope they award some prizes for the best participant. At least two cups would be appropriate. I hope they do not invite the Topless Twins.

Her Majesty’s maracas

Meanwhile, even the Queen is having a bad week with the royal kahunas. Her Majesty has stripped her lingerie supplier, after the company’s former owner June Kenton wrote a book, Storm in a D-Cup. The undercover underwear story caused a furore in the palace, and Rigby and Peller ditched as the royal grundy suppliers after 57 years.

Kenton wrote about fitting the queen,

The sniff remedy

The only good news, which we can keep you abreast of, is that a new study claims that sniffing your wife’s shirt will calm you down.

Lord knows we need it, after all this breast upheaval.

The researchers found that the scent of your partner evokes some kind of olfactory reaction.

The scent of a partner can reduce feelings of stress and lower levels of the stress hormone, cortisol.

During the test, 86 couples volunteered; the men were given a shirt to wear for 24 hours and the women were given the job as smellers (apparently they have better senses than men. Of course they do.)

The women were then given three shirts to sniff. A clean one, a shirt worn by a stranger, or their partner’s. After the sniffing, they were stress tested with math questions and a mock job interview.

Saliva cortisol levels were checked.

The results showed reduced stress after smelling their partner’s shirt, and even more stress reduction when they correctly identified his shirt.

Okay men, the message is clear. If you are feeling distressed over this whole breast parade saga, simply ask your partner if you can sniff her shirt as a calming procedure.

But we advise she leaves it on, removal could be counter-productive.

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3 The development of Katikati town centre has been hampered by State Highway 2 running through the middle of it.

Call for bypass to stand alone Katikati Community Board chair Jenny Hobbs says locals don’t want the Katikati bypass to get “tangled up” in a debate about roading needs for the wider region.

Her comments follow a petition launched by Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller and Coromandel MP Scott Simpson, to ensure the Katikati to Tauranga four-lane ‘road of national significance’ proceeds as planned by the previous National government.

They are asking Labour to commit to a fourlane motorway from Tauranga to Katikati, a grade separated connection from Omokoroa onto State Highway 2 and the Katikati bypass.

The NZ Transport Agency confirmed the final options for State Highway 2 from Waihi to Tauranga in December last year, including wide centrelines, side barriers and 26 intersection upgrades delivered between Waihi and Omokoroa, a new 7km highway between Omokoroa and Te Puna and a bypass of Katikati.

Jenny says a date for construction of the bypass has yet to be set and the community doesn’t want the project to get “tangled up” in another debate about roading needs for the wider region.

“The bypass has been discussed since 1925, when it was decided there was a need for a road around the town,” she says.

“The bypass has been approved and had funding put alongside it twice in the past, and both times it’s been ripped away like a rug from underneath people’s feet at the last minute.

“There’s a sense of hopelessness in the town about never seeing it.”

Jenny says there is a high social tax on the community from the highway going through the town and the bypass needs to be a stand-alone case.

“For the road to be linked into a wider regional programme and hinge on other projects is very unfair because the community has been waiting such a long time. It needs to be viewed as the most important thing to happen for Katikati to maintain village life.

“We’ve reached the stage where there is so much disruption from the road, any kind of development for a vibrant, friendly town centre is not possible.”

Scott says while NZTA has indicated the bypass will go ahead, it should be part of a whole package.

“The bypass itself is wonderful for the township of Katikati,” says Scott, “but it’s not a silver bullet to the total roading infrastructure challenges that face our region between Katikati and Tauranga, which is why we’ve launched the petition.”

He acknowledges the Katikati bypass is long overdue, however, and says he will be “putting [his] foot to the floor” to make sure it is built as quickly as possible.

Transport Minister Phil Twyford says the fourlaning of the Tauranga to Katikati road was an election promise by National and was never budgeted for.

He says the Katikati bypass and associated safety improvements on State Highway 2 is an existing project which the new government hasn’t altered, and National is “scaremongering” if it is trying to suggest otherwise.

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Crash victim named

Police have released the name of the man who died following a two car crash in Whakamarama on Sunday.

Katikati man Daniel William Thompson, 27, died as a result of a crash between a car and a van on State Highway 2. The crash seriously injured three others, who were subsequently transported to Tauranga Hospital.

“Early initial investigation is under way and the cause of the crash is yet to be determined,” says Sergeant Wayne Hunter.

The Serious Crash Unit are continuing their investigation.

Fire ban lifted

Recent rain in the Western Bay means fire permits are once again being issued.A Western Bay of Plenty District Council spokesperson says rain has helped to lower the risk of fire danger, meaning the ban on permits has now been lifted. They say they will continue to monitor weather conditions.

February and March are traditionally the hottest and driest months of the year,” they say, “and all permit holders must ensure they are burning safely in the weather conditions and following the conditions of their permits.

“It is essential to have sufficient water and tools onsite to keep their fires under control at all times.”

Bike show raises $14,000

The Wheels for Cure Kids show at Fraser Cove is gaining international attention, says organiser Luke Price.

“The event's gathering momentum and interest,” says Luke. “She's a pretty cool and pretty special event.”

While the BMX and freestyle motocross riders took to the ramps, a guy was doing freestyle stunts on a street bike on the ground.

“He's on the ground, low speed wheelies and skids, very talented,” adds Luke. “Every year, I think it gets bigger.

“At this stage we have raised $14,000. We will get a wee bit more yet. We are pretty bloody rapt with it, as it's only six hours.”

Road rage ends in jail time

A Te Puke man who struck another man in the face with a weapon in a Papamoa road rage incident is to serve time in prison.

Jason Thomson, 25, appeared in Tauranga District Court on Monday morning and was sentenced to two years and one month in jail.

The incident happened on Domain Road, Papamoa, on August 13. Thomson was arrested after a search warrant was executed at a Te Puke address last year.

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“There was a very real danger we were going nowhere,” says Martin Knudsen.

There was an even greater danger that their four wheel drive would be seized and chopped – and 18 months of planning, logistics and dreams left shredded and scattered over the Silk Road they had planned to travel.

“It was all very worrying and very frustrating,” says Jeanette Knudsen.

Te Puna adventurers Martin and Jeanette Knudsen were in China’s south eastern city of Shenzhen about to set out on a 16,000 kilometre, three-month odyssey down one of history’s most fabled trade routes – the route that carried goods and ideas between great civilisations, the route once taken by Marco Polo.

But no-nonsense Chinese authorities held their keys, their vehicle and their hopes.

The trip stalled before it had started.

It’s the stuff books of books. And that’s exactly what Jeanette did – she chronicled their adventures in a kind of two hundred page letter home, a book called Four Kiwis on the Silk Road.

Experiences and encounters, sights and sounds, smells and tastes permeate every page. “I really wanted to give the vicarious traveller, the armchair traveller, an experience. Because I don’t think many

people are going to do the same. For most people it’s beyond them.”

Jeanette takes the reader through nine countries –from China, Central Asia and Eastern Europe, motoring to the roof of the world, through the Silk Road heartland, and on the way brushing with dictatorships, crooked cops in Russia, scrounging gas in Uzbekistan, riding highways and dirt tracks, to green oasis cities in barren deserts.

And we savor romantic Silk Road stopoffs, like the golden city of Samarkand, wander through history, through the streets of one of the great cities of Central Asia with its carefully preserved ancient craft traditions of gold embroidery, silk weaving, engraving, ceramics, carving and painting.

They packed for all eventualities – like cartons of cigarettes for bribes.

Leave a pack in an accessible place in the 4WD and corrupt officials will make things happen for you.

And adult diapers. “I’d heard too many stories about Delhi belly or Karachi crouch so severe that people can’t control it,” says Janette. “I wasn’t having that.” Fortunately the diapers arrived home still packed.

Then at a guest house in the Parmia Mountains near the Aral Sea they encountered a little Kiwi-ana.

“You squatted, nowhere to sit.” Together Jeanette and Martin sneaked out to the long drop in the dead of night. “The sky was gloriously studded with stars.”

But the long drop meant the romance of the moment ended right there.

Four Kiwis on the Silk Road isn’t just a travelogue of maxed-out credit cards, sunburn and weight gain – it’s experiential travel, a learning experience with a rich narrative of political and cultural backdrops, romantic settings, encounters, tribulations, triumphs, people and the happenings.

And remember, all this went very close to not happening. First the Knudsens had to wrestle with Chinese bureaucracy for five days just to get their vehicle out of their shipping container. Then there were brake problems with the Nissan Terrano.

No WOFs meant no driving.

They put the vehicle on the back of a truck and took it to a testing station and then to a mechanic. They were twice failed.

A third time and the vehicle could have been seized and scrapped. “I don’t know if money changed hands, if there were bribes,” says Martin. But the Nissan was released and the expedition was back on.

That was when their guide spotted the kiwi emblem on the Nissan. “He wanted to know why these intrepid kiwis would have a picture of a chicken on their vehicle.

“We put him right.”

It’s been a journey of time, explains Jeanette. Although the adventure happened in 2011, the book has been five years in the writing.

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But the stories have worn well with time.

The Silk Road is a network of routes where, through the ages, traders carried gold and silver, silk and other fabrics, exotic fruits and spices and porcelain across a caravan tract from Xi’an, the eastern terminal in north western China through Central Asia to Istanbul, Iraq and Iran. “And fanning out to India and Afghanistan and up into Central Europe.”

The trip was initiated by friends Anne and Maurice O’Reilly – they are the other two of the Four Kiwis on the Silk Road. “They’ve done Africa and Russia,” says Jeanette.

She admits to not knowing what the Silk Road was until the O’Reillys invited them along.

The Knudsens don’t lie on beaches. ”Definitely not us,” says Jeanette. Their idea of a rollicking good time is driving from Brisbane to Perth via Broome and Darwin for 12 weeks, or a 2000 kilometre caper from Cairns to Cape Yorke, across Canada from Vancouver to Halifax or 5500 kilometers from Capetown to Nairobi.

“Yes, we do like a nice long drive,” says Jeanette.

“And basically anything that’s not the usual tourist fare.” Ask for just one standout memory from a myriad of memories on the Silk Road and raisins, bread and tea rush to mind.

“I was photographing an elaborate front door in Western China when the woman came out and

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We’re off to see the Wizard Three months, three-to-six days a week, and up to five hours a day – that’s how long the cast and crew of The Wizard of Oz (Young Performers’ Edition) have been rehearsing to bring the iconic musical to life.

But what makes this Tauranga Musical Theatre (TMT) production so special is that the cast of 22 are all aged between 10 and 18 years old – and for many of them, this is their first time on stage.

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“They can be very proud of themselves for the gorgeous sound they create!”

A new member of the TMT society, 27-year-old choreographer Zoe Hunter, has many years’ experience teaching dance and musical theatre dance, and says it is

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The Wizard of Oz (Young Performers’ Edition) is open from Friday, January 19 until Saturday, January 27 at Westside Theatre on 17th Avenue.

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Tauranga Musical Theatre first recognised this need in 2009, following their first youth production, which was a locally written work by Marlise Hughes and Matthew Roderick.

“It became clear we needed to make a consistent effort to give youth opportunities to perform and ensure our society had a strong future,” says TMT President Elise Rohde.

“Each year since, TMT has produced an annual summer production for youth aged 10-18 which has become one of the favourite initiatives of many members of the society, including myself.”

It’s not just the performers who benefit from the production either, with opportunities for younger members to take on directing, musical direction and choreography roles with support from some of the more senior society members.

Director Adam Herbert, 20, and musical director Sarah Coleman, 19, are both former TMT Youth performers, and are now passing on their expertise to the next generation.

“The work and effort the cast and crew have put in is truly phenomenal,” says Adam, “and it's culminated in a show we can all be proud of.”

Sarah adds: “There is a proud swell in my heart every time the

And some solutions to the problems of feeding all those mouths will be presented to an international forum in Tauranga in May. The forum is called ‘10 Billion Mouths’ and will showcase world-leading agritech solutions being developed in New Zealand. It’s been created by Techweek in partnership with Wharf42.

The one-day event will see about 500 people coming to the Bay of Plenty to explore ways in which New Zealand innovators are finding hightech solutions to the biggest challenges facing global

agriculture. One of the sessions will look at some of the ways New Zealand is responding to the challenges of a predicted global population growth.

Another will focus on technology and innovation in horticulture.

One session is called ‘Many Minds, Light Work’ which will look at the Bay of Plenty’s unique collaborative spirit and reputation for innovation in agritech.

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A warning to avoid puffer fish Mount Maunganui beachgoers are being warned to steer clear of a number of puffer fish that have been washed up at popular spots along the shorelines.

The fish are described as having a spiky exterior and have been spotted by the dozen near Mount Main beach and south of Moturiki.

Tauranga marine ecologist Chris Battershill says the fish are related to Fugu - a popular and potentially lethal Japanese fish dish, known for its potentially poisonous nature.

He says the puffer fish have toxins in them.

“You don’t want to eat them or let dogs mess with them,” says Chris.

“As with any spinal fish, they can induce bacterial infections when touched, so you shouldn’t handle them.”

He recommends avoiding the fish completely.

Preparation work continues There will be traffic delays caused by the installation of drains this week. Photo: Andrew Campbell.

Contractors are scheduled to remove large trees opposite 759 Maunganui Road which are currently in the way of the new northbound on-ramp.

The works will be completed by trimming the large trees to a manageable size, then felling them away from State Highway 2.

All traffic will be reduced to one lane along this section and pushed as far as possible away from the works.

This coming week the existing plastic barriers will also be replaced with steel barriers along the northbound shoulder.

The new barriers will reduce the deflection zone

behind the barriers and increase the work area without affecting road users. Traffic delays are expected due to temporary speed limits and lane closures during work periods.

Sunday will also see the start of night works for a large drainage pipe to cross State Highway 2 north of the Bayfair roundabout. Works will happen at night under lane closures and a contraflow, and are scheduled to last until Friday, January 26.

The overall project involves construction of two flyovers, with one carrying SH29A over the railway line at the Te Maunga intersection. The second will take State Highway 2 traffic up and over the Maunganui-Girven Road intersection.

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Anniversary Weekend sees the return of the popular V8 jetsprint boats to ASB Stadium at Baypark in Mount Maunganui.

The action kicks off at 5pm on Saturday, January 27, and gates open at 3pm for those keen to get in early and check out the qualifying round races.

In total, 30 high-powered boats and teams will battle it out across three classes for the ENZED 2018 Jetsprints Stadium Cup – all on the unique, purpose-built aqua-track dug into ASB Stadium's in-field.

After dark this year, and in a stadium first, the boats will be illuminated with a stunning display of on-board LED and neon lights, bringing even more excitement to the exhilarating night-time racing.

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National changes ordered after fatal glider crash A report into a Tauranga glider crash that resulted in the death of Gavin Harvey has resulted in national changes in the way student pilots are assessed for the transition from dual to single seat aircraft.

Gavin, 40, crashed on landing in his first flight in the Tauranga Gliding Club’s single seat PW-5 glider on May 1 2016. He died the following day from head injuries suffered as a result of the crash.

Gavin’s previous dual and solo gliding experience was on-board the gliding club’s PZL Puchacz two-seat gliders. At the time of the accident, Gavin had a total of 49 minutes of solo flight time attained during three flights and a grand total of 19 hours, six minutes flight time attained during 40 flights as recorded in his log book. During the CAA safety investigation, a number of

gliding clubs in New Zealand were surveyed regarding solo flight experience before pilots transitioned onto a single seat glider. The average flight experience requirements prior to advancing to a single seat glider was 10 solo flights and approximately two-to-three hours solo flight time. Based on the information gained during the survey, it is likely Gavin was insufficiently experienced for his first flight in the single seat PW-5 glider says the CAA report. The Gliding New Zealand Instructor’s Training Manual at the time had no guidance for instructors concerning the transition to single-seat aircraft. This has now been changed to recommend 10-to-15 solo flights and around one-anda-half to two hours solo time for someone who has flown only a limited number of two-seat glider types.

The CAA has ordered changes to be made to the way glider pilots are trained. Photo: Fairfax.

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Sounds of silence for the big swim

Pilot Bay safe for swimming again Tauranga City Council says it is now safe to swim at Pilot Bay again.

Follow-up samples of water quality tests for the area have returned with results within safe levels.

Health warning signs, installed as a precautionary measure, will be removed as soon as possible.

Samples were taken at several points along Pilot Bay following the

wastewater overflow last weekend.

The Marine Bathing Guidelines require testing for the presence of enterococci and a result with over 140 Enterococci/100ml requires follow up sampling. One sample of the initial tests came back with elevated levels of bacteria.

The follow-up sample returned with all samples being within safe levels or under 140 Enterococci/100ml.

Sensational swimmer Georgia Bavington. Photo: Jamie Troughton/Dscribe Media.

The 14-year-old had hardly climbed from the water after conquering the stretch between Motiti and Papamoa, and she was already toying with the idea of an assault on Cook Strait and the English Channel.

“Yes, I’m definitely interested in those sorts of swims,” says Georgia Bavington after her 11.1 km, three hour, 48 minute and 11 second island-tomainland effort.

“But they’re a long way off at this stage.”

Georgia just wants to get some bigger distances behind her and gradually acclimatise to swimming in colder water.

The Mount College student created a little piece of distance swimming history when she became the youngest person to make the swim between Motiti and Papamoa. Despite lumpy conditions churned up by a steady north-easterly breeze, Georgia was delighted with her first big ocean swim.

“It was a bit easier than I thought it was going to be,” she says. “I thought it was going to be rougher and colder. But it was actually quite warm.

“The worst thing was the little jellies getting into my togs and making me itchy.”

Georgia's coach Sheryl McLay has been training her with the Team Shorebreak ocean swimmers for 18 months and is delighted with her progress.

“She has a terrific attitude and nothing really fazes her, which is a handy attribute in a long-distance swimmer.” She’ll just keep putting challenges in front of Georgia and let her tick them off.

George is in experienced hands. Coach Sheryl has already swam the moody 22-kilometre Cook Strait.

“She knows what it takes,” says Georgia. “She has lots of good advice.” And it was Sheryl’s suggestion that Georgia tackles the swim.

There’s also a certain psychology to being an ocean swimmer staring at the seabed for long periods. “I

told Mum to turn the radio off for a couple of days beforehand - I definitely didn't want any songs stuck in my head for four hours.”

Georgia says she tends to tune out. “I just get into a rhythm, let my mind drift while my body goes to work. I do remember looking down and seeing a few fish along the way and that was pretty cool.”

There have been several recorded swims between Motiti and Maketu, beginning in 1969 with Rotorua teenagers Stephen Joseph and John Haycock. They smothered themselves with a mixture of grease and Vicks to ward off the cold.

Legend also has it that two Maori made the swim to Maketu; once when an ancient fleet of Manaia waka washed ashore on Motiti during a terrible storm and the other in 1831, when a fleeing Ngapuhi raider took to the waters to escape a cleverly-hatched Motiti Islander ambush.

However, it wasn’t until 2006 that a 10-strong group of local Tauranga swimmers took the slightly longer route to Papamoa, landing at Taylor Road Reserve.

Bavington’s journey covered yet more distance, taking her further down the coast to the Papamoa Domain, battling the swell and currents in the final third of her swim.

Having recently qualified as a lifeguard, her first day on patrol at the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service was last Sunday. It was sandwiched between finishing second in her age group at the national 10km championships at Lake Taupo and her big ocean swim.

And there’s more to come this summer.

Next month she’ll tackle the 3.3km Huka XStream down the Waikato River, followed by a 4.6km Rangitoto to St Heliers swim in March.

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A thing of great beauty Lloyd Breckon is the Bethlehem man who knows his water pumps, hydraulics and irrigation.

He made a long and successful business career out of it.

He’s also the Bethlehem man who was recently made a life member of the Tauranga Model Marine and Engineering Club.

The former president of the club, four-year committee member and

30-year member, was featured in The Weekend Sun last week – but we didn’t get to see his superb workmanship. We do now.

“In my case, a thing like a traction engine just grabs me,” says Lloyd.

And when something grabs him, he has to make it.

Like the two-inch scale model of the Durham and North Yorkshire traction engine sitting on a special trolley in Lloyd’s workshop that he built from scratch. “I do all the machine work,

Seven-and-a-half years in the making – Lloyd’s two inch scale traction engine. Photo Nikki South

all the lathe work, all the welding – everything,” he says.

The expertise is one thing, the commitment is another. It took Lloyd seven-and-a-half years to build. A three-and-a-half inch scale model Britannia class locomotive was built over 30 years.

Perfection takes time.

Lloyd’s craftsmanship has even been celebrated by his club colleagues. He was awarded the Norm Decke Memorial Trophy for the traction engine.

He has always been interested in model engineering. “As a kid I made boats, small boats, and I have always been handy with my hands.”

The club recognised the potential and pulled him into the club in 1988.

Unfortunately, last year, the 83-year-old needed eye surgery. “I am no good at those close-up finicky things anymore.”

But the train and traction remain testimony to his ability to handle the finicky things. “They are things of great beauty,” says Lloyd.

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Lloyd Breckon – 30 year member and now life member of the TMMEC. Photo: Nikki South.

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Dialling back to dino times As one of the last major landmasses settled by humans, it’s not surprising that dinosaurs still roam around these parts. And now they are migrating to Tauranga.

Meat-eating Tyrannosaurus Rex and the giant planteating Titanosaurus will be among the pre-historic giants stomping through Sydenham Bontanic Park for DinoFest from January 25-28.

DinoFest event organiser Laurence Taylor, who has a love for all things pre-historic, says New Zealand is the perfect place to let their dinosaurs roam free.

When Laurence first moved here from England with his family he visited the South Island, which planted the seed in his mind for DinoFest.

“When we were driving around the glacial valleys I noticed some really big trees and ferns and it felt very pre-historic. It was almost like if we drove around the corner, there would be a T-Rex walking towards you.”

He says he also volunteers for the Auckland Botanical Gardens and they have a collection of trees called the Gondwana arboretum, which was the supercontinent that New Zealand was a part of in pre-historic times.

This inspired the venues, such as Tauranga’s

Sydenham Botanic Park that has a Gondwana collection featuring plenty of kauri, araucaria and ferns, resembling the foliage that grew more than 135 million years ago.

“The pine trees and cycads in the park are the perfect setting, with the ancient bush making an excellent prehistoric dinosaur trail,” says Laurence.

“People probably do come along to see the dinosaurs, but we hope that they also get to learn a little bit about New Zealand’s plants and trees.

“I guess the first step to caring about the environment is understanding the environment.”

As well as dinosaurs roaming, there will be an educational dinosaur trail, a ‘Dino Dig’ and ‘Feel a Fossil’, dinosaur tattoos, fossil shark teeth pits, art activities and a Jurassic bush trail.

“The shark pit has genuine shark fossils for the kids to keep. They are 55 million year old Moroccan sun shark teeth.”

DinoFest will open for three hour-long sessions on each of the four days, starting at 10.30am, 1pm and 3pm.

Tickets cost $10 per person (children under 2 are free) via Eventfinda with concessions for families and groups.

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A new beginning for Papamoa FC The coaching trio that took Tauranga City United to the Northern Premier Division via back-to-back promotions have made a surprise return to the Bay of Plenty football scene with Papamoa.

After a year away from the game following their difficult departure from United, manager Duncan Lowry and coaches Gary Darkes and Andy Birchenough will take the reins at the Gordon Spratt Reserve club ahead of the 2018 Federation Championship season.

Their initial remit is a simple one – improve on the disastrous relegation that saw Papamoa finish bottom of the Federation Premiership last term having lost all 22 of their league fixtures.

But true to form for a man who played against

New Papamoa manager Duncan Lowry (centre) with the club’s president, Mike Pidduck, and treasurer Paul van der Salm. houses have been built there and the growth of the area and the growth of the club can go hand-in-hand.

“It's one of the fastest-growing suburbs in New Zealand.

Former goalkeeper Gary adds: “A lot of clubs here seem to think that you don't need a successful first team – they do it the other way around and put the emphasis on youth without servicing their senior side.

“Our belief is that if you have a good first team, everything else will follow.

Success breeds success.

“We want the community to get behind the club, and it's also important to build relationships with places like Papamoa College. We want to make friends with the right kind of people from the very start and be a welcoming club.”

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World Cup winners such as Didier Deschamps, Rudi Völler and Fabien Barthez during his playing days in his native Northern Ireland, Lowry's sights are set much higher than a mere victory or two.

“I'll be disappointed if we don't win the league and bounce straight back up this year,” says the Belfast-born 53-year-old.

“The bones of a good club are already in place, and there's no reason why we can't become the biggest club in the Bay of Plenty.

“That excites me and drives me on.

“We're excited for all the right reasons. I've got the passion back and can't wait to get started.

“It's a place that's growing and there's a lot of kids in Papamoa who are keen to play the game. Thousands of new

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Inquiry over stock car race shutdown Controversy and recriminations have erupted in the speedway community after the biggest speedway event of the season was shut down minutes before the end of the final race on Saturday night.

It was the Super Saloon national championships with 30 cars racing, the biggest field of cars in that class ever assembled anywhere in New Zealand.

People from Invercargill to Whangarei came to town for the event, estimated at 10,000 over the two nights, with another large number watching on a livestream.

“If you went to the movies and they stopped it three minutes from the end you would feel cheated and want a refund. What happened on Saturday night is no different,” says customer Grant Webber.

Event promoter Bernie Gillon declined to comment when contacted

by The Weekend Sun, while Bay Venues commercial manager Ervin McSweeney says he was not present on the night.

“It’s the promoter who stops the racing, not us,” says Ervin. “It’s the promoter’s job to stop racing at the venue. We provide a venue and, secondly, I wasn’t even there on the night.”

Bay Venues Ltd runs the venue.

The Baypark Family Speedway promoter Bernie Gillon is required to run the venue according to the city rules.

It is the city rules that dictate when speedway racing finishes, and those same rules are designed to protect the immediate environment around Baypark from the effects of events, particularly when it comes to noise.

Ervin says: “After a certain time it’s those rules that oblige the promoter to finish the race when he did.

“They are the rules before the race meeting started - in fact they are the rules before the season even starts.

“And they are the same rules that have been in place ever since I’ve worked here, which is seven or eight years now.

“I think if they had finished the race, in that case the promoter would have breached the terms of his contract.

“We can only enforce city rules by making it part of the licensee’s contract. What I do know for us as the venue, is that the over-arching responsibility is to ensure that things comply with the city plan.

“That’s the specific thing that would have caused racing to be halted - the terms and conditions of the city plan.”

Mayor Greg Brownless says he is also waiting to hear from Bay Venus Ltd regarding the events of last Saturday.

“I’ve heard what happened and I think it’s very disappointing and I want to get to the bottom of how it happened,” says Greg.

“It was a very important race and it would be good to know why there was any risk of it not being completed.

“Looking forward, it would be interesting to hear it and how it could be avoided at all costs in the future.

“To me, it’s not acceptable.”

The race was stopped using the race control radio to speak directly to the drivers, says Grant.

They were offered another meeting on Sunday night to complete the event, but the remaining drivers in the race instead voted to award the results as they stood.

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the Te Puke Heritage Walkway or, for a more challenging walk, head up Mount Otanewainuku.

The Papamoa to Paengaroa Cycle Trail next to the TEL is a good ride, and suitable for The jandal fence at the Bledisloe Holiday Park children also. To get there head towards the Kaituna in Little Waihi.

River on Bell Rd. And you can’t go through this part of the country Te Puke is the kiwifruit capital of New Zealand without hitting more of the beautiful beaches that we and the horticultural hub of the region. If you’re into are blessed with in the Bay. posing for photos with roadside Kiwi kitsch – think Maketu is where Maori first came ashore on their Paeroa’s L&P bottle and Ohakune’s big carrot – there waka voyage from Polynesia to the Bay of Plenty and is an enormous fibreglass kiwifruit slice on SH2 that is a popular place to fish, kayak, wind/kite surf and you can add to your collection. bird watch.

And if that’s not enough kiwifruit, you can Gathering shellfish is usually on the list too, visit a working kiwifruit orchard and learn about the however there is currently a biotoxin warning in story of kiwifruit at Kiwifruit Country in place along the coast from Waihi Beach to Opape, nearby Paengaroa. east of Opotiki which means shellfish is off the Sticking with the produce theme, if you’re a fan of menu for now.

Manuka honey you can step inside a virtual beehive It’s a great place to grab a pie though, as it is home and see the world through the eyes of a honeybee at to the iconic Maketu Pies. The Maketu Beachside Experience Comvita in Paengaroa.

Café also offers some impressive fare by all accounts.

There is also an on-site retail shop where you If you’re heading to Maketu you might also want to can buy anything and everything to do with bees, check out Newdicks Beach, a place so secluded many including honey, supplements, lozenzes, and people don’t even know it’s there. skincare products.

You can only get to it via a private road, which you If you’re a history buff you can take a stroll along pay a small fee to gain vehicle access to, or you can walk in for free. The road is open from 6am-6.30pm in summer.

Little Waihi is also a popular summer spot and is renowned for the jandal fence at the Bledisloe Holiday Park.

Across the estuary and 25km by road is Pukehina Beach. With property prices climbing in Tauranga, the seaside settlement is now attracting permanent residents as well as holidaymakers.

It offers a rolling surf beach, glittering sands and an estuary harbour and boat ramp allowing access over the bar to the open sea.

And at the southernmost point of The Weekend Sun circulation area is Otamarakau, another seaside settlement which is a popular low-cost camping spot for self-contained vehicles.

The slogan for Te Puke is ‘Goodness Grows Here’ begin here but goodness can also be found in this neck of the woods in the warm welcome and friendly smiles of the locals. Venture south and check it out for yourself Kerry Mitchell this summer.

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Bigger and better event

Play, record and be in to win A summer holiday photo competition with a twist is underway in the Bay of Plenty.

It’s being held by Virtually on Track – a collaboration between the Department of Conservation, Sport Bay of Plenty and Sport NZ to bring an innovative approach to adventure sport and recreation in the Bay of Plenty.

Using the free smartphone app Magisto, you can create a short clip of your summer adventures

using photos and video taken in one of our beautiful Gem Sites like The Redwoods, Waihi Beach, Papamoa Hills Regional Park, Ohope Beach and surrounds and TECT All-Terrain Park.

It’s easy to use, simply download the free app, upload your outdoor photos and videos, create a short clip of your adventure and send it to: admin@sportbop.co.nz Prizes include a family pass to Waimarino Adventure Park and a Tree Walk experience in Rotorua. Entries are open until February 04.

One Love is at Tauranga Domain on January 27-28

One of the world’s leading reggae music festivals and the nation’s favourite festival experience, One Love, returns to Tauranga this summer.

Festival promoter Pato Alvarez says the event promises some of the biggest names in music including a line-up of more than 20 international acts like Shaggy, Canadian band MAGIC!, J BOOG, Common Kings and FIJI, alongside home-grown favourites House of Shem, 1814 and Sons of Zion.

And with more than 80 per cent of attendees being from out of town, he says the expected economic injection into Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty region is huge.

“Accommodation providers have been fully booked since March of last year with attendees eager to get in quick,” says Pato.

Several improvements have been made to make the event bigger and better for all.

“Last year showed a real need to close the road for the entire duration of the event and for increased security presence on the external environment,” he adds.

“Road closure areas have therefore been increased to cover the closest residents for its duration, ensuring all cars and traffic movements are minimised.”

A separately managed external environment includes tighter security, better waste management and increased noise monitoring staff, ensuring more coverage and data of noise levels, says Pato.

“In addition, a resident hotline has been established, connecting surrounding residents directly to the external environment security supervisor who can co-ordinate a response to any issues raised.

“We’ve gone from 115 noise complaints in 2016 to only about five in 2017.

He says the changes will help keep all participants and residents more safe and secure.

“It’s important not only to comply with resource consents, but to work alongside the community to minimise as much nuisance, annoyance and disturbance as possible.”

The festival is held over two separate days at the Tauranga Domain on Saturday, January 27 and Sunday, January 28.

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“There needs to be an attitude change towards reading and it needs to be seen as a fun pastime.

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An international survey has revealed that 40 per cent of adults cannot read at a day-to-day functioning level.

In an interview with Radio New Zealand, Jo Cribb, the council's chief executive, says literacy among the country’s primary school-aged children has “decreased significantly” over the last five years.

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Terry, Theresa, Gaynor, Sue or Mrs Janes?

A Gate Pa woman has a solution to unwanted and unfortunate given names.

not a saint as my first name suggests. And today no-one would use my second name, especially in its shortened form.

“Maybe it would be better “All the kids in my if a name given at birth was class were Barbara, just a temporary thing,” Jill, Mary, Sheila, a says Terry Janes. That’s not couple of Josephines a typo by the way. Terry and Wendy – nice, is a woman with a “y” and simple spellings.” not an “ie” or an “i”, which Terry was told a is the common drill. man fell down their “And then,” says Terry, sewer the day she was “we could choose our own born in 1932 and, as Christian names when we a consequence, just reached an age of about avoided being a Sue. 15.” So leave the Christian For some reason her name for the wearer to father often called her decide at an appropriate Mrs Brown or just plain time. Eminently sensible.

Brown. "Maybe it was Terry was empathising the colour of my hair – with the writer of a born with straight blond Weekend Sun Rogers hair but soon becoming Rabbits column who "mouse brown". struggled with the first “Fortunately, I have name of Hunter as a always been Terry – not boy – and now rejected it spelt with an "i" thank outright after it became you – but then that's the fifth most popular boys a boy's name and this name in New Zealand. can cause speculation if “Dear Hunta,” she opens people haven't met me. in her email. “I sympathise “There was a gym with you over your name teacher who couldn't Theresa, who became Terry with a ‘y’ and not an and have done my best to remember my name and ‘i’, understands name issues. Photo: Bruce Barnard. alter it. Maybe you won’t always called me Trixie. like that either?”

“She at least got the first letter right.”

She too was given unusual names for the time, in Then Terry married a man with the unusual 1932. “Theresa Gaynor – no one else of my era was surname of Janes. Terry, or Theresa, or Gaynor, called those names. Of course, I grew up definitely became Mrs Janes. “And that gave us problems – was

it spelt with an ‘M’ or an ‘ON’? Was it James or Jones? ‘Can't find you in our filing system’ was a common response.”

And Terry expects if today someone wanted to name their off-spring Theresa it would be spelt Tereza or Tereser. “Oh, heck! So Hunta, there’s no accounting for what our parents name us.”

And all this on a week when socialite, former All Black and rugby league

international, Matthew Ridge named his fourth offspring Kenzo Axel Ridge.

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And there’s the small matter of $170.

At 85, that may be too much and too late for Terry or Theresa Gaynor.

Travel with focus on learning It’s a new initiative that will provide an international entrepreneurial and cultural experience for young people in Tauranga’s Japanese sister city, Hitachi.

The tour to Japan is being planned for September and will be targeting aspiring entrepreneurs with a ‘Mashup’ digital focus that want to expand their cultural horizons. It is being organised by Venture Centre and Stuart Cundy of Let’s Homestay, and is open to those aged 13-18 years.

Pascale Hyboud-Peron of Venture Centre says exporting to other countries with other languages

and ways of life is how our country makes its way in the world. “The only way to deliver this mindset development is to ‘do’ – to go to other countries with a clear focus on learning.”

The trip will include a visit to Hitachi Technical Senior High School, which is owned by renowned international company, Hitachi Ltd, and where students learn about manufacturing and design.

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From barely scraping together the eleven players required for one team back in 2003 when the school opened, the college now boasts 45 male and 12 female players.

And next week, the sport will reach yet another milestone at the college.

After 12 months of fundraising with a charity dinner and auction and working at events like the Tauranga Races, the Aquinas College first XI ventures out on its first international tour – an eight day, four game trip to Melbourne.

“One of the goals of the tour is developing our first XI playing talent,” says Paul Wills, chairman of the Aquinas College Cricket Club.

“The team has also qualified for the Northern Districts Gillette Cup 1st XI finals week in Hamilton in March and the tour will be part of the build-up.”

Paul says it will also give the boys a taste of what’s required when playing in a new environment

in a different country.

The 12 players range in age from year 9 to year 13, and all have at least represented their respective Western Bay of Plenty age group teams.

The team will be accompanied by its English coach Tom Piddington and four adults.

The Aquinas College Melbourne tour is eight days of games and intense cricket associated activities.

A highlight will be the team stepping onto the turf at Melbourne Cricket Ground. The team won’t be playing there, but will still get a deep sense of the relevance of the iconic Australian venue.

The next day they will be in the stands at the MCG for the Big Bash game between the Melbourne Stars and the Hobart Hurricanes.

They will also tour the National Sports Museum.

“The support of our 13 sponsors has been huge in helping fund this inaugural overseas tour by the Aquinas first XI,” says Paul Wills.

And we would like to thank them for their generous support in making this tour happen.”

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Long-distance legend returns for 20th race when, as an 18-year-old, he won the Whangamata Triathlon, beating former world champion Rick Wells.

The 28 years that followed have seen Brown amass an incredible record of success, including 11 victories in Ironman New Zealand, and four podium finishes in the Ironman World Champs in Kona, Hawaii.

For Cameron, his passion for the sport of triathlon still burns at 45 years of age.

“I always love competing in this race

Cameron Brown finishing the 2016 Port of Tauranga Half.

New Zealand’s legend of long-distance triathlon Cameron Brown will be on the start line this Saturday for his 20th Port of Tauranga Half, presented

by Compressport, at Mount Maunganui.

He starts each year with the Port of Tauranga Half, and has made this event his own, with ten victories and several other podium finishes since his first appearance in 1998. He recorded seven straight victories in the event from 1998-2004, followed by wins in 2007, 2012 and 2014.

“The Port of Tauranga Half has

been part of my summer for 20 years,” says Cameron.

“For me, it’s a great race to do pre-New Zealand Ironman.

“It’s one of the oldest and most prestigious events on the New Zealand triathlon calendar, so it’s an important race to win.”

Cameron’s incredible triathlon career stretches back to 1990

as it's the perfect lead in event to the New Zealand Ironman six weeks later.

“I like to have a hard race before Ironman NZ and I get this every time, plus I need to see if I have to improve in any of the disciplines in the final few weeks.

“Running around the Mount is also why I keep coming back - it's one of the best run courses on the circuit.”

The 2018 Port of Tauranga Half starts at 7.30am on Saturday at Pilot Bay, Mount Maunganui.

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Speed guns trialled on some boaties Using speed guns to catch speeding boaties in the Bay of Plenty isn’t something that is currently being planned, says Harbourmaster Peter Buell.

Peter was commenting on a Marlborough trial of laser speed guns being used to ticket speeding boat users.

In a two-hour trial last week, 10 recreational boaties were caught speeding, which is disappointing, says Marlborough Harbourmaster Luke Grogan.

“Compliance with speed rules was not great,” says Luke. “We get lots of emails and phone calls complaining about boaties speeding close to shore and in busy areas.

“Speeders are unhappy when we catch them, but their speed puts children, swimmers, divers and other boats at risk.”

Nationwide, boats are required to travel at five knots – a fast walking pace – within

There are no current plans to use laser speed guns to catch speeding Bay of Plenty boaties.

200 metres of shore and divers, and within 50 metres of swimmers and other boats.

The speed guns are a good additional tool, says Luke.

“They give solid evidence of a boat’s speed and save a lot of desk work.”

Maritime NZ is funding the trial and working with the Marlborough Harbourmaster to show how speed guns

could be used by other councils, including the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.

Each infringement notice comes with a fine of $200.

“The trial is going well,” says Nigel.

“The speed guns have a good range and good accuracy, and other councils are keen to see the results we are getting.”

Thinking climate change As we begin 2018, I have a request to my counterpart, Minister James Shaw, to ensure the significant climate change discussions that await both parliament and communities all across New Zealand this year are anchored in sound evidence and supported by considered reflection, not adversarial rhetoric.

As opposition spokesperson I accept climate change is one of the most significant challenges confronting the globe over the next 50 years and will likely be a high-profile domestic issue over the course of the next 12 months - particularly as the government embarks on consultation regarding both our current emissions targets and the establishment of an independent climate commission.

But it is crucial that these discussions are characterised by respect for differing views and proven evidence.

The government does not enter this debate with a blank sheet, but rather a detailed series of commitments and actions already committed to by the previous government.

Incoming governments have a tendency to try and frame up their agenda and priorities in the context of previous government neglect.

Climate change is not one of these areas.

The National government had a raft of actions underway in the climate change space – not least its commitment to the Paris Accord and an early commitment

to a 2030 target as a major step to our demanding 2050 target of 50 per cent less emissions than our 1990 levels.

Even more important though, in my view, is how the wider climate change debate is framed up during this year.

An informed discussion on further ambition to current targets may well have some merit, but it must be characterised by acknowledgement of the progress already made, and a dispassionate evidence-based assessment on how change will impact the day-today lives of our people.

I am concerned at how binary the language had become towards the end of last year around climate change.

The incoming government is quite within its rights to promote climate change as an area of its focus, but it does itself a disservice by framing its ambition as a stark contrast to the previous National government’s record.

We will not progress a useful nationwide discussion if politicians quickly move to partisan defence of either their record or their ambition and cloaking their respective arguments with the perceived failures of each other’s visions.

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Family festival before Waitangi Day The Greerton Family Festival is returning for another year, bringing plenty of family-friendly entertainment to Greerton Village School on February 3.

The event, hosted by Journey Vineyard Church, will include food vendors, live entertainment, pony rides, a petting zoo, and a mobile trampoline.

A lolly scramble and scavenger hunt will keep the kids further entertained in what will be a great space for families to spend time together.

“There will also be a free sausage sizzle and fruit for those who get in

early,” says Journey Vineyard Church intern Sam Stothart.

The church also has a trust that supports members of the community by providing services such as counselling and budget advice.

“We’ve just started working with homeless people, trying to get them accommodation. It’s about strengthening families and providing support for them.”

The Greerton Family Festival is on at Greerton Village School from 10am to 1.30pm on Saturday, February 3.

For more info search ‘Greerton Family Festival’ on Facebook.

Chemical weed spraying of the Yeoman Walkway in Katikati has prompted concern due to its proximity to the Uretara Stream.

A Katikati resident has expressed concern about the use of the chemical glyphosate to rid the Yeoman Walkway of weeds, given its close proximity to the Uretara Stream.

Anton van Rotterdam, a regular user of the walkway, was dismayed last month to see how close weed spraying had been conducted in relation to the stream.

“Should we be surprised that our waterways are polluted and unsafe to swim in?” he asks.

“I regularly see the spray units being used around town, including along the waterfront near the harbour. Roundup (of which the key ingredient is glyphosate) is believed to cause cancer.

“It seems to be used everywhere in New Zealand and it ends up in our waterways, which is very bad.”

The 15-year European licence for glyphosate expired in 2016 and the European Union last year rejected a temporary five-year licence extension while it considers a total ban.

More than 1.3 million people from seven countries petitioned the EU for a moratorium on the use of glyphosate based on its links to cancer.

The company that makes Roundup, Monsanto, and farmers around the world, including in New

Zealand, claim there is no viable alternative in weed control. The New Zealand Environmental Protection Agency commissioned a report into glyphosate’s possible cancer links in 2016 and found it “unlikely” to be carcinogenic.

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council confirmed that its contractor, Downer, sprayed the Yeoman Walkway with glyphosate in December as per the terms of its reserves contract.

“In this instance the applicator sprayed when there was less than 10km wind and used a wetting agent to further reduce the incident of spray drift and increase the absorption of chemical by the target weed species.”

A spokeswoman for the council says there are no plans to use a different weed spray.

“Many alternatives trialled, such as steam spraying, do not have a sufficient effect and they are not cost-effective.

“Council is bound by extremely strict adherence to the rules around the use of agrichemicals, so there is no risk of glyphosate being used recklessly by our contractor.”

Tauranga City Council also uses glyphosate for weed control in some of its reserves, but has a preference for non-chemical methods where practical.

More than 20 reserves in the city are glyphosate-free.

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Baby gear market on the way Parenting teenagers Having a baby isn’t cheap. Aside from the basics such as clothing, a cot, a pram and a car seat, there are a myriad of things needed to keep your little one comfortable and entertained.

second-hand gear at a fraction of the price of new items.

Andrea discovered a similar market in London while visiting her pregnant daughter Rachael.

“It was fantastic,” she says. “It was good quality, second-hand items at reasonable prices.

“I wondered if there was anything like this at Tauranga sisters Andrea and Carole Meredith home. I came back and researched it and found there have set up Little Bears Market, which launches was nothing like this here. from the Bethlehem Hall on Saturday, February “I know that Rachael has found being able to access 10, to help local families manage the costs the things she needs at cheaper prices really helpful associated with the birth of a new baby and having and thought it would work here. We’ve had a lot of young children. positive feedback already.”

The market will provide a venue for parents to Rachael has also been involved in establishing on-sell unwanted baby and children’s gear and Little Bears from her home in London. for prospective The markets will be held at the Bethlehem parents to Hall once a month, with people interested in pick up good selling items booking a stall via the website, quality and people looking to buy paying a $2 entry fee at the door.

A small number of craft/business stalls selling new items will also be available but the majority will be selling secondhand maternity wear and items for newborns through to children aged seven years.

“The emphasis will be on good quality, with everything having to be clean and in good working order,” Andrea and Carole Meredith. says Andrea.

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Shimmy and shake to the sounds of Scotland If you like smooth sounds and love trying new things, give Scottish Country Dancing a whirl.

Scottish Country Dancing is not folk dancing. It is the ballroom dancing of Scotland, though it was as popular in the barn as it was

in the ballroom.

A very friendly and sociable activity, it is also excellent exercise – whether you’re a teenager or a senior citizen.

You do not need to bring a partner, though you might like to bring a friend along to discover Scottish Country Dancing with you and share the fun.

You will soon make new friends and find partners aplenty. During the course of an evening, dancers will dance with and chat to a great many people.

Beginners will find a well-fitting slipper or soft shoe is quite adequate to get started. No special clothing or other equipment is needed.

Light clothing, with layers you can take off as you warm up, is a good idea.

Classes begin at 6pm on Wednesday, February 7, at the Mt Maunganui Senior Citizens Hall on Maunganui Road.

For more information contact Mary on: 07 574 8687, Douglas on: 07 548 1997, or Lynne on: 021 140 7912.

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Three rocking twilight concerts in Katikati The 2018 Katikati Twilight Concerts started on January 6 with The Lady Killers with Chet O’Connell, and will be followed by Landslide: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac on January 27 and Miho’s Jazz Orchestra and Brilleaux on February 10.

All events are held outdoors at the Haiku Reserve, with gates open at 5pm and shows starting at 6pm. Parking is free, picnics are encouraged and there is a coffee

cart on site. If the weather is wet, the concerts will be held the following day.

Single tickets cost $25, season tickets (three concerts) are $60 and children aged 15 years and under attend free when accompanied by an adult. Single entry tickets are available at the gate (cash only) and season tickets from the Katikati Information Centre.

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Tauranga dancer gets her big ballet break Olivia Moore is breaking out into a dazzling career.

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three hours on Saturday and Sunday.

It’s a discipline that demands commitment.

“She has worked hard at dance all through her childhood years,” says Kat, “and she has made considerable sacrifices to get where she has got.”

Even at Dance School in Wellington, the teenager was weaving her ballet around schoolwork with the Te Kura correspondence school. “With ballet, I can be myself,”

Olivia told The Weekend Sun. “I can express myself.”

“The Royal New Zealand Ballet has been her life goal,” adds Kat, “but to achieve that after only one year of training is pretty phenomenal. And she is only 16.”

All three of Kat’s daughters are dancers. “They’ve all shown great promise with musicality. That’s all they have ever wanted to do, and that’s all they have ever done.”

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She didn’t know it at the time, but there were two special people at Wellington’s St James Theatre for the New Zealand School of Dance’s 50th anniversary graduation performance watching Tauranga’s Olivia Moore.

And it would lead to a big career break for the 16-year-old.

One of those people was Nina Levy of Dance Australia, who would write of Olivia: “Sir Kenneth Macmillian’s Concerto Pas de Deux is no mean feat even for the most seasoned performers, with technically complex partnering that moves off and on balance. First year student Olivia Moore performed these difficult manoeuvres with calm maturity.”

Perhaps a more significant critical eye was that of the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s artistic director, Patricia Barker.

“Olivia’s level of technique and maturity was enchanting. She is a talented young dancer with tremendous potential which we are excited to nurture as she develops into a beautiful artist.”

And she will get that nurturing because, as a result of that performance, Olivia Moore was offered a full-time contract with the Royal New Zealand Ballet.

“She will be a wonderful addition to the RNZB,” says Patricia Barker, “and someone to keep an eye on for years to come.”

“We certainly didn’t see that coming,” says Olivia’s delighted mum, Kat. “We were all surprised and amazed. This has obviously been a dream, so it’s pretty massive for her.”

Olivia had been studying at the New Zealand School of Dance in Wellington last year. The school opens doors and opportunities to aspiring young dancers, providing training for the dance profession.

However, Olivia’s been out of the country while her career was taking off. “She’s in Toronto right now,” says Kat. “She’s on a scholarship from the school of dance to train at the Canadian National Ballet for a month. But as soon as she lands back in the country, she will be taking up with the Royal New Zealand Ballet.”

When The Weekend Sun spoke to Olivia at home in Matua a little over a year ago, she was just headed off to the School of Dance. The talented and focused teenager had clear cut ambition.

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New ways to market your business Why you should care about apostrophes A new marketing and networking concept is changing the way businesses interact with each other and potential customers.

The Business Market, developed in Tauranga, hosts bimonthly half-day events for regional and local markets, as opposed to three-to-five day events once a year.

Founder Brett Yeatman, who has been involved in traditional expos for decades across the world, believes this The Business Market runs short, bimonthly expos to connect local markets. is a better way to do business. to the Business Market website.

“We have successfully run these “This will give you a free listing, and markets for the past two years, trialling you will receive regular invites to our the concept in Tauranga,” he says. multiple events,” says Brett.

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There’s also the convenience of following centres across the Bay of Plenty, and becoming an Alliance Partner with extra up on 20-30 quality leads bi-monthly marketing coverage. rather than 100-200 once a year, and a For more information go to: friendly, relaxed atmosphere conducive to www.thebusinessmarket.org or email: positive business. info@thebusinessmarket.org Getting involved is as easy as signing up

I must admit, spelling and grammar were never my forte at school. How ironic then, that my entire career is built upon knowing where an apostrophe should be.

screen where the version that exists in your head often takes over.

Typos destroy your credibility. If your business doesn’t take the time to ensure your website, social media posts, blogs or advertisements are error-free, why should people trust your products or services will be any good?

After ten years as a daily newspaper journalist One study published in the UK showed a and almost another decade running my own single spelling mistake on a website can cut copywriting business, I’ve become a selfa company’s online sales in half. The most confessed grammar Nazi. common errors I see involve the incorrect use Missing apostrophes jump of their/there, to/too out at me everywhere I go. and its/it’s.

Spelling mistakes on giant Capital letters can throw Jo-Marie Baker. billboards annoy the hell people too. You don’t out of me, and I’m always need to use capitals when spotting basic errors on describing jobs, products, restaurant menus and signs services and industries, all over town. although specific job titles, Do we just not care? brands and company names Many people would argue are capitalised. “no”. No-one cares.

If you’re really not sure, Apostrophes are irrelevant aim to at least be consistent and a quick spell check throughout your website is sufficient. or brochure.

I beg to differ. Whether Spelling and grammar may you’re proof-reading your bore you to tears, but if you own work or somebody want customers to trust you else’s, I always recommend will do a good job, please printing out a physical copy take a moment to figure to review. It’s far easier to out where that apostrophe spot mistakes on paper than should go. to see them on a computer

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Knitting up a song in Greerton Village

The Greerton yarn bombing is a big community event - get yourself involved!

Get involved! That’s the advice from Carol Power, our yarn bombing co-ordinator.

Another exciting year of yarn bombing is about to begin and we are aiming to get more people on board and make it bigger and brighter.

Last year, for the first time, yarn bombers dedicated their tree to a non-profit organisation in the community. We feel this wonderful gesture, acknowledging the often-unsung volunteers in these organisations giving free unconditional support to many people in our community, is worth continuing.

In keeping with the un-sung premise this year, our theme will be “Depict Your Favourite Song”.

The theme does not need to relate to a non-profit organisation - it is just a cool theme which will allow the participants to get creative.

To spread the joy of Greerton Village’s yarn bombing, Leigh Crockford from Crockford Real Estate Greerton is kindly sponsoring this year’s Facebook voting of the trees.

The yarn bombed tree with the most favourite votes will receive $1000 for their non-profit organisation and $500 for the “bombers”.

Voters will also have the chance to win one of five spot prizes of $50 dollars for themselves and $50 for the non-profit organisation of the tree they vote for, plus other spot prizes.

Voters will need to take a photo of themselves

by their favourite yarn bombed tree, post it to the Greerton Village Yarn Bombers page and share.

We are now calling for anyone - experienced or novices - who would like to be part of this creative community venture. If you can’t knit or crochet we will get you started and guide you along the way.

Work on your own or join with others to yarn bomb a tree. All of the wool, knitting needles and crochet hooks are provided. If you just want to decorate an already constructed knitted/crocheted sleeve, we can provide one for you.

Schools, retirement villages, youth groups and families - this is a free and fun community project you can enjoy with your group. Yarn bombing will be erected on the weekend of Sunday, July 1.

For further information, like us on Facebook, email: greertonyarnbombing@gmail.com or phone our yarn bomb co-ordinator Carol Power on: 027 498 3947.

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Vaping reversing smoking harm, says research Smokers with asthma or chronic obstructive respiratory disease have the most to gain from switching to vaping, says international asthma specialist Professor Riccardo Polosa.

Ricardo, from the University of Catania in Italy, visited New Zealand universities recently to present his research trialling e-cigarettes with smokers who have chronic respiratory illnesses. He has also conducted a trial on people with schizophrenia switching from smoking tobacco to vaping.

"Our studies, in which we follow up participants over time to measure the health effects of vaping, have shown that some of the damage from smoking is reversed,” says Professor Polosa.

"We have been able to substantiate

the risk of vaping is much less than the risks to health caused by continued smoking."

Massey University Associate Professor Marewa Glover, a vaping and tobacco researcher from the School of Health Sciences, shares Ricardo’s views that government departments and health advocacy groups are downplaying the role vaping can play in reducing the tobacco death rate.

"The Ministry of Health recently said that people wanting to use an electronic cigarette to help them quit smoking should be supported to do so by health workers, but some health groups are refusing to back down on their anti-vaping stance," she says.

"It is shocking that health professionals would engage in such scaremongering to mislead the public about the much lower relative risk of vaping compared with continuing to smoke."

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It’s not a wellness retreat in Bali or the occasional facial that will make a difference to your skin over your lifetime.

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All your dental needs covered If you’re looking for any sort of dental care at an affordable price, then it pays to check out Complete Dental Care in Greerton.

check-ups to more comprehensive treatment. They also offer emergency services and can efficiently treat any urgent dental problems so patients don’t have to put up with pain any longer.

Prices are very affordable, and their technology is up-to-date.

New patients of all ages are always welcome, and it’s worth noting they provide free dental care for children under the age of 18.

Complete Dental Care is situated at 205 Chadwick Road, Greerton, with ample parking available at the rear of the building.

To have all of your dental needs taken care of, phone: 07 578 7215.

The practice has been a fixture in the area for many years, and prides itself on being able to address any of their patients’ needs.

They’re like a one-stop shop for dental care, all under one roof. Whether it is root canals, crown and bridge, one visit crowns, implants, braces, fillings or difficult extractions such as wisdom teeth, they can handle it.

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Finding and claiming your place in the sun There’s a new community coming to life in the Bay that is making its first residents very excited!

Perfectly positioned as you drive into Omokoroa, Kaimai Views sits on the outskirts of town and is a joint venture between the Western Bay of Plenty District Council and The Classic Group.

Brand new homes will nestle into the terraced landscape and lead to a shared reserve that is calling out for morning walks, family picnics and childhood adventures.

Your weekends are already sorted, with the skate

park 100 metres down the road, the weekend market around the corner, the beach a short drive away and bike rides on your doorstep along the urban walkways.

“We want Kaimai Views to feel like it has always been here - an established and well-loved place to live,” says Mark Hooper of Classic Builders.

“We’ve designed the homes using a good mixture of claddings and roof lines so that they’re unique and individual, like the people who will live in them.”

Western Bay District Council and The Classic Group have put a lot of thought into making this

community accessible to first home buyers, with many of the house and land packages allowing clients to utilise Kiwisaver and first-home grants.

And 2018 is set to be a great year for Ian and Alisha Evans.

“We are so excited to have found our perfect home at Kaimai Views,” they say. “We love Omokoroa and when the

opportunity to build there came up, we were thrilled."

With the first homes due for completion in mid-2018, two of the eight stages have been released with a brand new showhome opening shortly.

If a new home is on your wish list for 2018, head out to Kaimai Views and talk to Mark.

Mark Hooper of Classic Builders.

Omokoroa water taxi service a no-no It was half an idea that didn’t quite take off – the proposed water taxi to Tauranga from the Omokoroa Peninsula.

The idea was the brainchild of local ferryman Glen Proctor. “We kicked it around, but it didn’t come to anything,” he says.

The proposed Omokoroa-to-Tauranga water taxi was seen as a possible solution to traffic congestion on State Highway 2.

“But since the Te Puna roundabout went in, the traffic has eased,” says Glen. “It’s flowing much better, so we didn’t worry about a water taxi too much.”

Local residents were quite keen on the idea of a service between the Omokoroa Boat Club and The

Strand until they found out how much it was going to cost.

“They decided it would be much better to sit in the traffic and wait like everyone else,” says Glen.

It also looked like there would be passengers some days and not others. That wouldn’t have worked, according to Glen. “We decided not to go there.”

Glen operates the barge to Matakana. “We have more than enough work on the barge to keep us going – we are going seven days a week, so we don’t need to go chasing more work with a water taxi.

“Everything is good.”

For now, at least, his the idea of a water taxi from Omokoroa to Tauranga has slipped quietly beneath the waves.

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Record year for new vehicle registrations New vehicle registrations continued to climb in 2017, with total registrations of passenger vehicles and SUVs up by 5.8 per cent (5945) and commercial vehicles rising 16.2 per cent (7173) compared to the previous year.

Chief executive of the Motor Industry Association, David Crawford, says this is the fourth record year in a row for new vehicle registrations.

In the luxury sector passenger vehicle and SUV sector, Mercedes-Benz retained the 2017 market leader spot with 2540 registrations, followed by Audi with 2060 and BMW with 1954.

In the commercial sector, Ford was the market leader with 657 registrations followed by Toyota (595) and Holden (473).

The Ford Ranger retained top spot as the bestselling commercial model with 597 registrations, followed by the

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Toyota Hilux (442) and the Holden Colorado (439).

For the second year running, the Ford Ranger remained both the top commercial vehicle model and the top model overall, with 9420 registrations compared to 8106 for the Toyota Hilux and 7797 for the Toyota Corolla.

David says a continued robust tourism sector, which in turn drove healthy sales of rental vehicles, helped to make the month of December the strongest on record, with 11,570 new vehicle registrations. “Distributor expectations for 2018 indicate maintenance of current levels of activity,� says David, “but further steady growth in the new vehicle sector above 2017 outturn is not expected."

The Ford Ranger retained the top spot with the most new vehicle registrations in 2017.

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Local champion now working under the pump Mount Maunganui’s national MX1 motocross champion Cody Cooper has the number “1” plastered all over his motorcycle - and that means everyone is gunning for him.

Though he is feeling the pressure as he heads to Woodville to defend his Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix title on the weekend of January 27-28 - a title he’s won twice before in 2007 and 2014 he has realistic ambitions to make it a third win this season.

He has also won the premier MX1 class Woodville on several other occasions, although the past three years have seen Australian visitors win the event's namesake feature trophy. But Cooper’s aiming to put that right this time around.

For the last five years, Cooper has moved on after Woodville to win the national MX1 crown and the 34-year-old has plans to do so again this year. The four-round 2018 New Zealand Motocross Championships kicks off in Taranaki just a week after Mount Woodville, on February 4.

Maunganui's But first there's the lNZ Cody Cooper, favourite GP title. Cooper loves to win the Woodville racing Woodville and his Grand Prix again. build-up to the event has Photo: Andy McGechan/ been going according BikesportNZ.com to plan after he won the MX1 class at the Waikato Motocross Championships and the Auckland Motocross Championships a couple of weeks later.

He then went on to dominate MX1 at the big annual Honda Summercross in Whakatane just after Christmas.

Cooper has some heavy-hitters lining up against him again this year and they too are expected to be faster and fitter than ever before.

Cooper would like nothing better than to become a rare, three-time feature trophy winner at the iconic event.

While many international visitors have

won the event in the past, Kiwi riders are also world class and it is homegrown New Zealand riders who’ve dominated over the years.

Kiwi internationals such as Mangakino's Kayne Lamont, Taupo's Brad Groombridge, Mount Maunganui's Rhys Carter and Takapuna's Hamish Harwood have good reason to fancy their chances too.

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Heat creates perfect breeding conditions for bugs Pest control companies have reported a large increase in demand for their services this month after the summer heat created an explosion in insect numbers.

Companies in Auckland and Wellington say they have noticed a marked increase in the number of calls they have received this summer, compared to last.

Rentokil Auckland pest control operations manager Simon Turner says the company had seen a surge in calls from both households and businesses, mostly requesting help with flying insects such as flies, fleas and mosquitos.

A cancer called ‘museum’ How can we rid Tauranga of this malignant disease?

Regularly it re-occurs causing friction, costing ratepayers money and using up ratepayers’ and councillors’ time. Consultants, architects and engineers rely upon it for regular fees.

The disease is the museum.

To date, sanity has overcome zealous advocates but at a continuing cost.

When will the council finally appreciate that the vast majority of rate payers do not want to pay for a museum? If they don’t believe that then hold a binding referendum.

Museums themselves are archaic. Like encyclopaedias, they are redundant. They were sources of knowledge and a chance to see images and things past, distant or foreign.

Television, print media and the internet fulfils their roles in far more comprehensive, convenient and cost-effective ways.

Went did you last buy an encyclopaedia? Why do you want to pay for a museum?

P Dolden, Papamoa.

HortNZ says drought threatens food supply Water is vital for plants and trees to grow and New Zealand needs to better mitigate droughts that threaten our domestic supply of fresh fruit and vegetables, Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Mike Chapman says.

“The dry conditions we have seen through early summer are putting fruit and vegetable growers under pressure to the point where some are having to make decisions about which plants and trees they may not be able to plant or harvest,” says Mike.

“No water means plants die and, as a result, fresh fruit and vegetables are unavailable and prices go up because demand is higher than supply.”

Bulldog ban: No more brachy-

The MACA gravy train Usually the media does a pretty good job recording Kiwis’ affinity with coastal locations over the summer season. It is therefore somewhat disappointing that journalists, reporters and editorial opinion writers choose to disregard the looming threat to our marine and coastal areas, including beaches, harbours and recreational fishing.

Alarmingly, in early 2017 at the death-knell of the six-year expiry date, nearly 600 MACA claims were filed in the High Court by Maori, many simply kite-flying and speculative, plus a similar number of claims in tandem to the Minister of Justice/Attorney General/Office of Treaty Settlements.

Labour’s Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 was good legislation but National, under pressure from vested

interest Maori groups, stupidly didn’t agree and cobbled together poorly drafted MACA 2011 legislation which Key and Finlayson stated would result in negligible claims. Well hello, 600 applications claiming the whole NZ coastline isn’t minor!

February 2018 is the deadline for Kiwis to register special interests under MACA if they don’t want to toss away public rights of free access and use.

Apathetic Kiwis, you know what is happening is wrong. Stand up for your birth right and legal rights of all Kiwis. The same distrust applies to Freshwater and Wai 262 Claims lurking in the wings. Incidentally, the bloated MACA legal costs could be as high as $300 million.

R Paterson, Matapihi.

Thinking about the beaches

Tauranga traffic lights fault blamed on lightning The Brookfield lights in Tauranga were out again on Wednesday, just 24 hours after being fixed by council contractors.

The 36 lights on the intersection have been faulty since the weekend, a situation people who have contacted SunLive are happy about as they say the traffic flows better when the lights are not working.

Council staff say the original fault stems from a lightning strike.

“A number of components were damaged and replaced, but others have also developed intermittent faults,” says a statement from Tauranga City Council.

“We’re working through a fault-finding process to trace and repair all residual issues.”

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It has been very interesting to read the nominations for New Zealand’s best beaches in the NZ Herald series.

However, New Zealanders may not realise that all the beaches chosen will be among those being claimed by tribal groups under the Marine and Coastal Area Act. Over 580 claims have been lodged for every square centimetre of New Zealand’s coastline out to the edge of the territorial sea, including all harbours and estuaries.

“The beach is more than just a place, it’s part of who we are,” writes journalist Kim Knight. This sentiment will resonate with the many New

Zealanders who greatly value and enjoy the beaches and oceans of our beautiful country.

The freedom to spend time on the coast without feeling merely a visitor to someone else’s slice of paradise is very precious.

But this freedom, until now a right, is under threat by all those claiming ‘customary marine title’ to our coast.

Information to oppose these opportunistic claims has been arduously compiled by the NZCPR at https://tinyurl.com/y8tqznm9 with 26th February 2018 being the close of date, so there is no time to waste.

G. Parker, Whangarei.

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cephalic breeds on TradeMe Trade Me is banning the sale of pugs, British bulldogs and French bulldogs because of breathing problems suffered by the breeds.

The online auction site confirmed on Wednesday that it was banning the sale of the three brachycephalic dog breeds from March 1.

These breeds could still be listed for adoption on TradeMe and the ban extended to crossbreeds as well as purebreds.

TradeMe spokesperson James Ryan says most dogs in the banned breeds suffered from brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS).

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Dealing with waste better Concentration on Recycling our rubbish - how can we to mind for one), to give everyone a blue bin for metal and glass (preferably do it better? The council has many with a lid and made from recycled responsibilities including collecting plastic) and a red one for paper and and recycling as much of our rubbish cardboard. They could also allow an as possible. Ratepayers pay their rates, pay for rubbish bags, pay for collection inorganic day once a year where people agencies and can put out reusable pay to take household many types items for of rubbish collection by to transfer stations. others (all the charities This would could suggest that have their plenty of trucks on money is How Malmö leads the world on waste recycling. the streets being used that day too), and consider how other for rubbish collection, but are we countries do it. In Sweden recycling allocating enough of it into improving stations are no more than 300m from our recycling? Some solutions I see to residential areas and more than 99 per the problem are to minimise dumping cent of Sweden’s residential waste is by expanding what transfer stations recycled! will take for free (old televisions, P. Knights, Mt Maunganui. computers and electronic items come

Tackling glass recycling I strongly agree with the views expressed in a number of recent letters to The Weekend Sun about the proposed changes to glass recycling in Tauranga being a retrograde step.

Most people will not buy into the ‘Bins for better Communities’ idea. They will not use a system which involves extra effort, time and cost. People who do not drive, or have limited mobility, will be unable to use it anyway. The

result of this will be the dumping of glass by the roadside, and more glass in the Councils rubbish collection so it ends up in landfill. I am sure the council does not want this to happen.

The city council needs to show initiative and leadership and deal with this glass recycling issue now, or the environmental effects will be with us for many years to come.

P Nixon, Brookfield.

danger spots valid

The government’s decision to pause on motorway construction and concentrate on danger spots is valid.

I’m sure many motorists have lists. Here’s one from mine. State Highway 2 between Katikati and Wairoa River has at least 30 ‘T’ intersections. Most of them have exit lanes and centre line pause bays for exiting traffic but nothing for traffic attempting to enter.

I suggest that a merging lane for left-turn traffic, plus a centre line pause bay and merging lane traffic be trialled. Probably a six-car length double lane on the entry T. Perhaps the Ministry of Transport’s new No. 8 wire fence would corral the vehicles.

There does not appear to be any building obstruction - mostly trees which are already a hazard.

A Butcher, Katikati.

Respecting the roads In light of the recent high number of incidents I propose starting a petition to stop trees and lamp posts from stepping onto the path of oncoming speeding motorists. It is most inconsiderate of both trees and lamp posts and frankly dangerous (even fatal) for this situation to continue.

I also intend writing to the Minister of Transport asking that the government pass a law making it an offense for trees and lamp posts to behave in this reckless and inconsiderate manner.

I would appreciate your newspaper’s support in this campaign.

M. Lewis, Mt Maunganui.

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Pondering life after accidental missile alert What an interesting few days it has been watching people’s responses to the ‘false’ missile alert in Hawaii. I have read everything from outrage, such as ‘how dare they make a

mistake!’, to an ambivalent ‘better not to know because there is nothing one can do in 35 minutes’.

It has made me think about how fragile our lives really are.

We might be in fear of a missile from a deranged leader somewhere, but statistically it is far more likely to be a fourwheeled missile from a drunk driver.

Either way it is probably beyond your power to control and either way you are quite probably still dead.

So is there anything we can learn from this ‘false’ missile alert, or are we just vulnerable, trapped, powerless and living in fear?

Here are a couple of comments on what I think this situation might say to us: People make mistakes. I do, you do, we all do! But surely it is much better to make a mistake on the side of safety than to miss

BETH - EL

the moment and people get hurt because we were too scared to push the alert button.

Also, is 35 minutes enough to say goodbye? I suggest a much better solution is to be consistently using those words “I love you” to all those that we do love. Life is so much better when lived in the security and knowledge that we are loved, and if that accidental moment does occur, we don’t face the regret of not having expressed our love to others.

Thirdly, when the missile does hit, is it really all over? Jesus Christ had a couple of comments about life. “If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it,” and: “this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life”.

Are you living your life for a purpose greater than yourself, or is your world centred around just your existence? Do you “have the eternal life that God has promised through Jesus Christ?”

Personally, my faith and my future is in the hands of the Creator of life, who ultimately holds the whole universe, including me, in His hand.

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Jesus used this instinct to create disciples people who would carry on his ministry and grow it after he died. Jesus called 12 men to share his life for three years. In this time, these men observed how Jesus lived life and then copied it.

This was great, as Jesus was a brilliant person to observe and copy. However, it can be a scary thought when we realise that other people are watching us, especially those younger or those we have some responsibility for.

Are we really happy to have others copy us?

Or, do we want people to ‘do as we say and not as we do’?

As 2018 gets into full swing, take time to consider what kind of an example you are for others. If you feel that you would like to be a better example, then look at the life of Jesus and what he did and said.

After all, he is the best example to copy.

Millions of people over the last 2000 years would not have followed Jesus’ example if it wasn’t worth following.

Dale Williamson - Vicar Holy Trinity Tauranga

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The Weekend Sun’s ever popular guide to ‘What’s On’ in the Bay. Pg40 THE WEEKEND SUN

Banjo player Dan Walsh.

Last week was all about upcoming gigs, and this week is more of the same.

Once again I'm looking at a few smaller things happening. There are more than a few big events about to arrive, but I figure they can look after themselves.

Last week it was The Lonely Heartstring Band, a quintet from Boston coming to The Barrel Room on Wharf Street on Wednesday, January 31. They mark the start of a week that lovers of eclectic folk and other related music won't want to miss. There are so many gigs piling up at the beginning of February that we are very much spoiled for choice.

Let me guide you through a busy time.

We'll start with the free stuff. That Friday night (February 2), Josh Durning is playing guitar at Croucher Basecamp on The Strand. Croucher Basecamp used to be called Brew Craft Beer Pub and I assume has given up trying to get noticed amongst all the other bars with “Brew” or “Brewing” in their name. In these crafty beer times it's hard to distinguish yourself.

Anyhoo, Josh plays at 5pm - an acoustic guitar and an instrumental mix of old country, blues and jazz.

He's a helluva fine guitarist and well worth seeing.

And there's another dose of music a couple of days later on Sunday, February 4 with two gigs. And, again, they're free.

Get righteous

Still at Croucher Basecamp, The Self-Righteous Brothers are playing from 2-5pm. They comprise Derek Jacombs (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Nigel Masters (upright bass) from blues 'n' roots outfit Kokomo and deliver a folk, blues, country mix from through the years including a bunch of reworked Kokomo songs.

From there you can easily wander around the corner because back at The Barrel Room at 6pm you'll find a young man reputed to be “the UK's Finest Clawhammer Banjo Player”. That must be about the year's most obscure tag-line, but if you get online and check out the amazing Dan Walsh I think you might

Coming into a very folky week just consider – possibly for the first time ever – going to see a solo banjo player in concert.

Dan Walsh is a member of the award-winning Urban Folk Quartet; he's played with Imelda May, Joss Stone and the Levellers, was nominated as BBC Folk Musician of The Year last year and he's headlining the Auckland Folk Festival.

Dan's new album – his fourth – is called Verging on the Perpendicular, and sees him touring in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and now New Zealand. His unique style, the heart of which is British, Irish and American folk music, is delivered with funky grooves and a dramatic take on clawhammerstyle banjo. To get this for free calls for a big chorus of: “We don't know how lucky we are, boys!”

Shed music

But if solo banjo ain't your thing, something really exciting is happening later in the week at Rosie's Shed in Te Puna – a genuine shed on an avocado orchard and a very pleasant place for a concert.

On Thursday, February 8, the remarkable Craig Denham is passing through town. Craig used to play keyboards, accordion and more with Beyondsemble, a dazzling Auckland outfit mixing folk, gypsy jazz and all sorts of musical styles. He's currently living in Prague and is returning with a trio he calls Back Of Beyond.

Craig says of the band: “Some of you may know Nathan Torvic. He toured the North Island with Beyondsemble on mandolin. Nathan plays pretty much any instrument you can put in his hand. His partner Siobhan Sweeney is a fine singer and songwriter and she also plays guitar.”

Incidentally, if it's of any help, he described the musical style as being “singer-songwriter to bluegrass to Balkan to Bollywood to accordion rap and beyond.”

I'm a big fan of Craig and, despite the vagueness about what these guys will actually play, I'd go and hear him pretty much anywhere. Specifically in this case, at 7pm in Rosie's Shed at 205 Wairoa

Road. There will be a licensed bar and admission is $20.

People can get in touch with Rosie to reserve seats on: 07 552 6291 or via: waharaurosie@gmail.com

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Get a taste of urban beekeeping Adult education will be in the spotlight on Wednesday, when Let’s Learn hosts a taster evening of more than 30 local courses.

Among them will be ‘urban beekeeping’, hosted by Chris Mitchell of Seaside Bees.

Chris has been renting out hives and putting them in people’s gardens for

Famous ballads, limericks, virtuoso fiddling and the odd Irish joke are put into an Irish pot of musical gold!

around four years.

“While 90 per cent of New Zealand’s hives are commercial, there’s been an explosion recently in amateur beekeeping numbers,” he says.

“Our course will take place in term two at the Papamoa Community Centre for ten weeks.

“There will be eight, two-hour sessions of theory, plus two sessions where we go to the hives and have practical demonstrations.”

He says it’s the ideal way for amateur beekeepers to find out if they have what it takes to maintain a hive.

“Quite a few people who’ve rented hives attended our last course,” adds Chris.

“The idea is that once they’re comfortable enough with beekeeping, they actually buy the hive.”

Other courses on offer at the taster evening will include square dancing, creative writing, photography, French cooking, herbal soaps and medicines, bread making, languages and more.

The event will take place on Wednesday, January 24, at Wesley Methodist Church on 13th Avenue, from 5.30pm.

Attendees will be able to choose up to six course presentations to take part in. For more information or to register, visit: www.letslearn.co.nz

Urban beekeeping will be among more than 30 courses on offer at a taster evening of adult education. Photo: Nikki South.

A little bit of Irish in the heart Operatunity is starting the year with a celebration of all that is Irish, with favourite core artists Susan Boland, Bonaventure Allan-Moetaua and Karl Perigo, with Paul Carnegie-Jones on piano and fiddler Jessica Hindin.

Jessica spent many years touring North America with an Irish fiddle band and we are delighted to showcase this hidden talent in our mad Irish show.

With Irish dancing, famous haunting ballads, funny ditties and limericks, singalongs, Irish jokes and mad fiddling, the Luck of the Irish promises to be a show to please anyone who has Irish in their blood or a

little bit of Irish in their hearts!

Luck of the Irish comes to Tauranga on February 2 from 11am. For more information and to book, visit: www.operatunity.co.nz

The Weekend Sun has one double pass to The Luck of the Irish for one lucky reader who can tell us where Jessica spent many years touring.

Enter online at: www.sunlive.co.nz under the competition section. Entries must be received by Tuesday, January 23.

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Assisting and nurturing the creative Creative Bay of Plenty, on behalf of both local councils and Creative New Zealand, administers the Creative Communities Scheme. The scheme is funding grassroots creative projects in the Western Bay of Plenty sub-region.

During the past five years Creative Bay of Plenty has helped to distribute more than half-a-million dollars of funding to both individuals and groups such as Little Big Events, Mount Made, The Incubator and the Tauranga Women’s Refuge.

This year, the team at Creative Bay of Plenty is looking forward to assisting our creative community with customised workshops to provide skill-building opportunities on how to write a CCS prioritises local participation, supports funding application. diverse arts and cultural traditions and encourages Interested individuals and groups can find out the active involvement of young people. Creative more at: www.creativebop.org.nz or contact Lena projects may be broadly defined to mean all forms Urban Dance performs at a Night Owl Cinemas event. Photo: Dane Scott Creative.

Kovac, Funding and Empowerment Advisor, via: of interpretative expression including craft/object lena@creativebop.org.nz for arts activities or programmes, venue or equipment hire, arts, dance, inter-arts, literature, Maori Arts, multi-artform The next round of Creative Communities Scheme applicants personnel and administrative costs for short-term projects, (including film), music, Pacific Arts, theatre and visual arts. will be supported in April this year. promotion and publicity of arts activities.

The types of costs that can be funded include materials

Oscar Wilde at The Elms

Some seating will be provided for older patrons, but people are encouraged to bring picnic rugs or low beach chairs.

There will be a bar available, and Lemongrass Catering are also providing picnic boxes to those who want to place an order alongside their tickets.

The season runs from January 31 to February 11.

Buy tickets online at: www.ticketdirect.co.nz

Theatre lovers won’t want to miss Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, being staged outdoors at The Elms from January 31.

Director Suzy Sampson says it’s the first time a theatrical production has been put on at the site.

“We’re very excited,” says Suzy. “It’s one of Oscar Wilde’s most popular comedies. He takes a stab at the aristocracy and how silly they can be, and it’s full of his witty one-liners.”

The play follows two young men who both pretend to be a man named Ernest, while courting two women who insist upon only marrying a man with that name.

The production is open air theatre, which means both actors and audience will be able to enjoy the warm summer evenings.

GIGGUIDE & ENTERTAINMENT GREER’S GASTRO BAR MOUNT SOCIAL CLUB Fri 19th Play Misty 6:30pm Sun 21st Margaret Harper – 9:30pm followed by DJ – Jazz, Latin, Soul, Blues.

Ayesha Guitar & Vocals. Solo Acoustic 5:30pm – 8:30pm Sat 20th Alice Sea 6:30pm – 9:30pm followed by Figa Mandiga Band MT RSA Sun 21st Live Music Fri 19th Tony Wellington 5pm – 8pm 7pm – 10.30pm Thur 25th Open Mic Night – Sat 20st Coopers Run from 9:30pm 7pm – 10.30pm THE BARREL ROOM Sun 21st Andy Bowman 4:30pm – 7:30pm Sat 20th Take 2 jazz duo – from 6pm

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Saturday 20 January

At Greerton Hall Market 8am-12pm

27th Jan. Crafts, plants, produce, brica-brac. Stalls inside/outside. Ph/txt for site. Tricia 07 543 1487 or 027 908 2952 greertonmarket@actrix.co.nz, www facebook.com/greertonhallmarket

Balmoral Kilties Marching Team We welcome ladies to join our fabulous sport. Ages 30-60. No experience required. Ph Anita 07 578 8996 or 0210 257 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 Car Boot Sale Greerton Village School, 151 Greerton Road, cnr Greerton Rd & Chadwick Rd. Setup time: 7am onwards.

Sites single $5 double $10. Ph Shirley 577 1116 Film Night HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON. 6:30pm for the whole family. Free Entry at 53 Te Okuroa Drive Papamoa. Ph Julie 027 420 5375 or visit: http://www.communityofstaidan.com/ 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 Kevin Bloody Wilson Show Almost Awesome Tour R18 comedy show. Sat 24 Feb at 8pm. Addison Theatre, Baycourt.

More info at www.baycourt.co.nz

LOL Laughter Wellness

Keep well on LAUGHTER the best medicine ever. 11:0011:45am Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui.

Koha. Ph Trish 022 036 6768 Email lollaughterwellness@gmail.com Meditate On The Beach Join a mindfulness meditation group at Tay Street beach on Saturday 7-8am. Enjoy fresh air, peace, beauty. Instruction given.

Koha appreciated.

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

Sport BOP Bike Month

From group rides and bike maintenance to mountain biking, there’s something for everyone in our Bike Month calendars.

Plus prizes to be won! www.sportbop. co.nz/bike-month

Tauranga Friendship Social Club

Walks, dinners & outings for the over

50s. Couples & singles all welcome.

Barbara 544 7461

Tauranga Rotary Easter Booksale Please donate books,

records, Cds, Dvds, Jigsaws & Sheet music for next Rotary Charity Book sale. Ph Anne 543 5350 or Ross 544 0817 Te Puke Menz Shed Mondays, Wednesdays & Saturdays @ 9am at 86B No. 3 Road Te Puke. New members welcome. Ph 573 8655 or 573 6779 Te Puke Scottish Society Dance at Baptist Church, Malyon Street, Te Puke, tonight 7:30-11pm. Men $7, ladies a plate towards supper or $7. Ph 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 Meeting We are a community group that teaches & practices ‘One New Man’ principles. All ages welcome.10am, Hillier Centre, Mt Maunganui. Ph 021 0226 3515 Village Market Today at 9am. Victoria Hall, SH2, Waikino. Produce, clothing, old china, tools, books and much more.

Fundraiser for the community hall.

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

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

Sunday 21 January

A More Meaningful Life How to achieve your new year’s resolutions.

Backbenches room, Grindz Cafe, 50 First Avenue. 12pm Coffee & chat.

12:30-2:30. Watch video followed by discussion.

Beautiful, Historic Athenree Homestead & Refreshment

Rooms in the old Athenree Station open 12-4pm. 360 Athenree Road, Athenree. More info on website www.athenreehomestead.org.nz Computer Club (Tga) Inc Meets at Arts & Crafts Centre, Elizabeth St West, on last Sun of the month, from 9:30am-12:30pm. More info Ph 571 4941 Computer Help for Individuals Need help to use your computer, iPad, tablet, eReader, phone or other device. Contact the Library to book a lesson with one of our tutors. Every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday & Friday. Ph 577 7177 Croquet At Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd, Sun, Tues, Fri, 12:45pm. Beginners welcome. Peter 571 0633 Corkers Toastmasters Promoting Communication & Leadership meets 3rd Sunday of month commencing 2pm Zone Cafe - upstairs 2/5B Owens Place Mount Maunganui. Inquiries Chrissy 027 296 7939

Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet

Held every Sunday 9-1pm rain or shine!

Right in the middle of Mount Mainstreet at Phoenix Car Park, Maunganui Rd. www.mountmainstreet.nz Historic Village Market Every 1st & 3rd Sunday monthly 8-12noon. Wet or fine. Inquiries: hvm@lionsclubs.org.nz A Bethlehem Te Puna Lions Club Project.

Maketu Market Every 3rd & 5th Sundays at Maketu Village Green.

Enquiries to Pat 07 533 2687 or Fennis 0274 282 862 NZDA BOP Range Day NZDA BOP branch run public open days last Sunday each month at their 300m range in TECT All Terrain Park. 9am3pm $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 & Mediums The Psychic Cafe -Spiritual and Healing Centre. Door fee $10, then everything FREE. Greerton Community Hall, 1st & 3rd Sunday every month. start 7pm. 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

TePuke Country Music Club

Sunday 21st at 1pm at Te Puke Citizens & RSA Club. All welcome. Ph Gayle 573 8255

Monday 22 January

Achieve Toastmasters Promoting Communication & Leadership 1st, 3rd & 5th Monday of month St Stephens Church Hall Brookfield, Tauranga 7:30pm-9.30pm. Inquiries to Frank or Chrissy 027 296 7939 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting, 10am, Tauranga Central Baptist Church,corner 13th Ave & Cameron Rd. 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 Body+Soul Fun Fitness For over 50s, occasional speakers, social events.

Monday to Friday various venues. All classes 9:15am-10:15am Qualified Instructor. Dianne 027 431 4326 or 576 5031 Breakfast Challenge 5 Day Healthy Breakfast Challenge.

We’ll help you get healthy summer.

TXT Svetlana 027 616 2124

Chess In The Afternoon The Mount

Chess Club meets Mondays 1-4pm at the Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd. Equipment & refreshments provided. $3.

Bob or Viv 575 5845 Chess Mount Maunganui Mount RSA Chess Club every Mon, 544 Maunganui Rd. 6-7:30pm during school term. Late program 7:30pm onwards. Standard rules. Incl casual games. Noel 579 5412 Free Hearing Advice FREE hearing check & advice on Communication, devices, hearing difficulties, Speechreading & living well with hearing loss groups. Ph Trish 927 6323 Indoor Bowling Greerton Senior Citizen 33 Maitland St Greerton Mondays & Thursdays 12:45-3:30pm. $15 pa & $3 per session, afternoon tea provided.

Ample parking & Wheelchair access 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 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!

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 Meditation - Free Classes Mondays at 10am in Bellevue. Find Peace, Balance, Joy. End Stress, Stay Healthy. Ph David or Trisha on 570 1204 Mount RSA Indoor Bowls Mount RSA Indoor Bowls commence on Monday 26th February. All welcome names in by 6:30pm play starts at 7pm. Ph Diane 575 3480 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

50s+ & illness/injury rehabilitation.

Monday & Wednesday at Tauranga Senior Citizens Club 14 Norris Street, Tuesdays St. Mary’s Church Hall. All 9am-10:30am. Jennifer 571 1411 Silver Singers Choir Require bass voices for their choir. Practices are every Monday at St Stephens Chapel Brookfield Tce. Pat 579 1036 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 Senior Citizens Club

CARDS 500 & Bridge Mon & Thurs. INDOOR BOWLS Tue. Wed. Sat. 14 Norris St. (behind PaknSave) 12.45pm 1pm Entry $2.00 includes afternoon tea. New Members Welcome.

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

New members very welcome. Ph Annie 543 2108 Yoga & Pilates Classes Yoga Mondays, Pilates Tuesdays & Piloga Fridays at Arataki Community Centre. Call for information, times & suitability. Mel 022 187 1295 Claudia 021 192 7706 FB: piloga@pilatesandyoganz Yoga With Nic -Bethlehem Classes are: Mon & Thurs nights 7-8:10pm; Wed & Fri mornings 9:15am-10:25am; Tues afternoons 1:15pm-2:25pm. Stretch, lengthen, strengthen, reset. Contact Nic: 021 124 2598 www.sweetyoga.co.nz

Tuesday 23 January

Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting, St Peters Anglican church, 11 Victoria Rd Mt Maunganui 7:30-8:30pm. All Welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757 Beginner Social Dance Class Tuesday, 27 February, 8pm, Tauranga Primary School Hall, 5th Ave or Thursday, 1 March, 7pm, Greerton Hall, 1247 Cameron Rd. Ph 544 2337 or 027 322 1786 BOP Linux Users Share and learn about the Linux computer operating system 1st Tuesday 7-9 pm L J Hooker, Cnr Cameron Rd, 8th Ave. Experts and beginners welcome. $2 Cards 500 Mount Senior Citizen, 345 Maunganui Rd, Tuesdays, Thursdays 12:45pm. Further info Garry 576 3033 Heath Franklin’s Chopper Bogan Jesus comedy show. R15. Tues 1 May at 7:30pm.Addison Theatre, Baycourt.

More info at www.baycourt.co.nz Junction Anxiety Support Group

Junction: Peer Support & Advocacy Anxiety Support group for people wanting support around mental illness &/or addictions. 28 Carlisle Street, Greerton. 1-2pm. Ph 543 3010

Junction Coffee & Chat

Junction: Peer Support & Advocacy Coffee & Chat for people wanting support around mental illness and/or addictions.

St James Church, Greerton, 10-12pm.

Ph 543 3010 Michael Jackson History Show Music tribute show. Tues 13th Feb at 8pm.

Addison Theatre at Baycourt. For more info go to www.baycourt.co.nz Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Tuesday-Friday mornings 8:30-9am at 53 Te Okuroa Drive Papamoa. Ph Julie 0274 205 375 or visit: http://www. communityofstaidan.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.

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THE WEEKEND SUN 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. 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 Club Mt Maunganui, petanque terrain at rear of Bowling greens. 4pm start. All welcome. Boules, etc. supplied. 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 10am2pm. No appointment necessary.

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

Greerton RSA 7pm. Friendly gettogether, all instruments, all levels of ability. Come in & enjoy some live music. Grant 578 6448

Tauranga Astronomical Society

Observatory FREE public open night. The recent Cassini Mission’s 20 year Saturn & Moons exploration video at 7:30pm. Telescope viewing weather dependent. Fergusson Park complex.

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 24 January

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 500 Mt Maunganui Every Wednesday 1pm at St Thomas More Church, 17 Gloucester St. Refreshments provided. Weekly prizes plus aggregate. $3. All welcome.

Barbara 572 4962 Cards Cribbage Do you play crib or would like to learn? Every Weds at Greerton RSA 1pm sharp. Michael Ph 562 0517 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 Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Road.

Mixed Roll-ups 12:45-3pm. Ph Phil Green 549 5344 Kiwi Toasters Commencing 7th February 1st, 3rd & 5th Wednesday of the month, 3 Palm Springs Boulevard Papamoa.

5:30pm-7pm. Inquiries to Chrissy 027 296 7939

Meditation - Free Classes

Wednesdays 7:30pm. Starting 31st January. In Welcome Bay. Ph David or Trisha at 570 1204. Find Peace, Balance, Joy. End stress & be in good health.

Moscow Ballet ‘La Classique’ The Nutcracker ballet. Wed 2 May at 7:30pm. Addison Theatre, Baycourt.

More info at www.baycourt.co.nz

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

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 Tai Chi Tai Chi Community class Wed during school terms. Bethlehem Hall 1-2pm Qualified Tutor Trish 021 482 842 communitytaichinz@gmail.com Tauranga Embroiderers Guild Meets EVERY Wednesday at the Tauranga Rowing Club, Devonport Road, Tauranga 10am-2:30pm 7pm-9:30pm.

Beginners very welcome. Ph Jenny Williams 07 562 3757

Tauranga MidWeek Tramping Group Tarawera Falls to outlet. Grade

easy, 5 hours. Ph Garth 575 7293

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 Tutus On Tour The Royal NZ Ballet. Wed 4 Apr at 6:30pm Addison Theatre, Baycourt. More info at www.baycourt.co.nz Unique Ukulele Group A group of players who meet to share their music at Tauranga RSA. 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month at 1pm. Ph Loma 579 5109

Thursday 25 January

Baywide Housing Advocacy Services Having hassles with housing,

landlords, flatmates, NZ, Govt Departments? FREE drop in Clinic, Thursdays 5:30-7:30pm at Baywide Community Law Offices 63 Willow Street, Tauranga.

Coffee & Chat Support Junction: Peer Support & Advocacy Coffee & Chat for people wanting support around mental illness &/or addictions.

St James Church, Greerton, 10-12pm.

Ph 543 3010 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

Drop-in Meditation Classes

Beginners welcome. Classes are selfcontained so you can start on any date.

Cost: $15/class. At Greerton Library, 139 Greerton Rd. 7pm-8:30pm www.meditateintauranga.org French Connection For lovers of all things French.

Every second Thursday, La Mexica 4:30-6:30. Contact agohns@yahoo.co.nz for info

Junction Schizophrenia Support Group Junction: Peer Support &

Advocacy Schizophrenia Support Group for people wanting support around mental illness &/or addictions.

28 Carlisle Street, Greerton. 1-2pm.

Ph 543 301 Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Rd Rummikab 1-4pm, $3 entry. Phil Green 549 5344 Katikati Toastmasters Promoting Communication & Leadership meets 1st 3rd & 5th Thursday of month at 7:30pm Katikati Community Resource Centre 45 Beach Road, Katikati.

Inquiries to Chrissy 027 296 7939 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 Thursdays 7:30pm Bellevue. Ph David or Trisha at 570 1204. Find Peace, Balance, Joy. End stress, enjoy good health.

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/

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.

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

Tauranga Cake Decorators Guild

Meets at 68 1st Ave. 3rd Thursday each month Feb to November. 4th Thursday of January. Demonstration each month. Visitors & Everyone with an interest Welcome.

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

Ph Marie 576 1300

Zonta Tauranga Womens Organisation

Warmly welcomes other like minded women, meet new friends championing the rights of women & girls in our community, get togethers, dinners/speakers, Suzy 021 266 5044

Friday 26 January

Acoholics Anonymous Open meeting,

10am, Tauranga Central Baptist Church, corner 13th Ave & Cameron Rd. All welcome . Ph 0800 229 6757 Cards 500 Senior Citizens Te Puke every Friday 12:45-3pm. Lyceum Club, 8 Palmer Court Te Puke. New members welcome.

Brian 573 8465 Chess Tauranga Tauranga RSA Chess Club, Greerton 5-7pm, Casual & Standard length games. Standard Chess rules. Ph Werner 548 1111 http:/www. westernbopchess.weebly.com/

Comparative World Religions Tauranga Term 1

classes on the Western belief traditions on Fridays 6-8pm, 16 Feb-6 Apr. More info & registration at www.rdc.org. nz/classes

Counselling

Need to talk?

First Session free at Arataki Community Centre. Every Friday. To book your appointment, please Ph Karen 021 579 249 Death Cafe 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=fh CzN75xSKA&feature=yo utu.be

Embrace Dancing WCS

Learn West Coast Swing.

A smooth, fun modern dance. First Class is free.

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

Foster & Allen 7pm Fri 13th Apr & Sat 14th Apr music show in Addison Theatre, Baycourt. More info at www.baycourt.co.nz Genealogy Research Members of the Papamoa Genealogy Branch of the NZSG will be at Papamoa Library 10am to 12 noon to assist people with their family research.

Genealogy Support Group

The Library support group meets on the 2nd Friday of the month either at Greerton or Tauranga Library. Experts available to assist. Register: p 577 7177 Kelvin Cruickshank Medium Fri 9 Mar at 7pm. R16. Addison Theatre, Baycourt.

More info at www.baycourt.co.nz Singers Wanted Ladies Singing Group.

Meet at TePuke Lyceum Club. 10am.

Ph Bev 573 4943

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PH: 07 928 3042 or email kerrym@thesun.co.nz these pages can be viewed online at www.sunlive.co.nz

SKYLIGHTS b TM

Phone 0508 777 222 www.suntube.co.nz

From $399.00 + GST

We Specialise in: • Continuous Spouting • All Metal & PVC Spouting systems • Long-run Roofing • Fascia • Repairs & Leaks • Spouting & Roof cleaning • Moss & Mold control Your local specialists

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

For all your plumbing needs Plumbing Works Ltd, located in Judea, is a family business that has operated out of Tauranga since 1982.

RENOVATIONS

Don’t move...improve!

Preparing for small emergencies Most of us have probably checked our smoke alarms and cleaned the barbeque this summer, but have you checked your first aid kit?

The Plumbing Works team with their heavy machinery.

It provides a one-stop shop to clients in Tauranga, Mount Maunganui and surrounding areas and covers all aspects of plumbing, gas fitting, drainage, roofing, plant rooms, and medical gases servicing and installation.

Plumbing Works director Craig Coxhead has a large team with a huge knowledge of all the ins and outs of the industry, and plant and machinery for the needs of any job.

“Regardless of the job, Plumbing Works Ltd has the knowledge, skill and equipment to do it,” says Craig.

Plumbing Works’ dedicated maintenance and alterations team is available for any job, large or small.

Call Plumbing Works now on: 0800 002 009.

Red Cross training co-ordinator for the Bay of Plenty, Dawn Braim, recommends checking kits and replacing expired stock and used products once every six months.

“It’s a fact of life that injuries happen when we least expect it,” says Dawn, “and almost everyone will need a first aid kit at some time.

“Be prepared to respond to small medical emergencies with a wellstocked first aid kit.”

Dawn recommends keeping a kit at home, along with one in the car and one in your bag.

“Store kits in an easy to reach place but out of reach of young children,” she says.

Kits can be basic or comprehensive depending on your medical training and distance from professional medical help.

First Aid kits should be checked every six months.

“Ensure your knowledge and skills are up to date, consider a first aid course and prepare your children for medical emergencies in age-appropriate ways.

“Discuss the purpose of the kit, where it’s stored and how to dial 111.”

First Aid Kits are available to purchase online, and you can book courses online or call the Red Cross Tauranga Service Centre on: 07 578 6987.

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Purple Patch

CASH LOANS $200 - $20,000 3/212 Chadwick Road, Greerton Tauranga IF23004TWS

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funeral services funeral services

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Live the independent life you choose • • • • • •

mobility scooters mobility equipment daily living aids disability advice equipment hire we can come to you

Part of Life Unlimited Charitable Trust 160 Devonport Rd, Tauranga lifeunlimitedstore.co.nz

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otumoetai GARAGE SALE BARGAINS!!!

Girls clothing sizes 000 to 10, shoes (inc.school), toys, books, household items, artwork, blinds, girls bike 24”, etc. Come and grab a bargain - need stuff gone!!

No reserves, first-in-first-served.

24 Balmoral Terrace, Otumoetai.

9am-11am Saturday 20th

JUST $20+gst with FREE signs & price stickers! accommodation HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION Romantic, separate, selfcontained accommodation with a touch of luxury. Rural location 5 minutes from Hobbiton. Sleeps up to four. Continental breakfast included. Ph 021 0595 185

bible digest TRUST IN THE LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6

computers COMPUTER GETTING you down? Problems, viruses, upgrades, internet, new or refurb PC’s tuition, or advice. Ph Bruce for a no obligation chat or quote 576 7940 or 021 260 9183 FREE ON SITE DIAGNOSIS & quote. We come to you.

Pensioner discounts. Ph Kyle at Tech Solutions 027 828 7078

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NEED A C.V.? Don’t let your C.V. get lost amongst all the others. I can help you stand out on paper. A C.V. For You can provide you with a personal and professional touch. From scratch or updating existing ones. Check out samples on www.facebook. com/acvforyou or Ph/text on 021 27 27 912

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

finance

5K FROM $37pw, over 48 months incl interest at 17.95% + credit fees. Unsecured loans and car loans. Maxloans.co.nz 0508 629 5626

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

Maintenance, pruning, hedges, shrubs, roses; disease/pest control, lifestyle blocks, garden renovations; design & plant.

Ph Tita 027 654 8781 or a/h 542 0120 HANDYMAN HOME AND GARDEN SERVICES Tree pruning, weeding, hedges, waterblasting, home maintenance, rubbish removal, affordable rates. Ph Philip 027 655 4265 or 544 5591

real estate

www.sunlive.co.nz/classifieds.html health & beauty NATURAL NEW ZEALAND Health Products & Clinic.

Something for everyone.

NZ Registered Natural Therapies & Natural Medicine Practitioners. Opposite BP Te Puke. Ph 573 5533 www. naturaltherapiesnz.com and www.naturalpetremediesstore. com

house for sale $580,000. PRIVATE SALE. Brick, tile, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, double garage, easy managed lawns and gardens. Morning and afternoon sun. Sought after area in Katikati. Phone Sharen 549 3299 or 021 571 224

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

lost & found FOUND KITTENS & PUPPIES, Various colours, Various Sex, Various Areas, PH SPCA 07 578 0245 Found White/Grey Lop Eared X Female Rabbit, Bethlehem Area, Ref: 112997

public notices RNZNA(WBOP) IS HOLDING a SGM. 1100 Sunday 4th February, Tauranga RSA, Greerton. All financial members urged to attend. The issue from AGM needs closure. Apologies to; shirley.murray.calman@gmail. com

trades & services APPLIANCE REPAIRS For service of all Fisher & Paykel, Haier and Elba appliances, Ph 0800 372 273 for your local technician.

BOAT BUILDING repairs and maintenance. Timber & fibreglass trade qualified, boat builder. Ph Shaun 021 992 491 or 07 552 0277

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ELECTRICIAN, 18+ years experience, NZ registered.

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

“AAA” (Tour 1) DISCOVER THE CHATHAM ISLANDS (Tour 2) Hinterland South Island Tour + Main Highlights.

(Tour 3) Mrs. Brown’s Boys Show LIVE (Tour 4) North Island Train Trip & Te Papa Museum (Tour 5) Old Motu Road (Tour 6) Lake Waikaremoana, Plus much more….. Door to Door service.

Phone HINTERLAND TOURS: 07 575 8118

HANDYMAN CAN-DU. Bathroom renovations, decks & stairs, pergolas, small plastering & painting jobs, waterblasting.

Free quotes. Ian The Fix it Man. 45 years tradesman. iansands2017@icloud.com 021 670 770 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 PLASTERER A1 TRADESMAN with 30 yrs experience. Quality finish with friendly, reliable service. I specialise in interior walls & ceilings with no job too small. Strip your own wallpaper and I will skim your walls ready for a modern paint finish. Repair cracked walls & ceilings using proven carbon-fibre technology.

Call Murray now for an obligation free quote 027 266 5657 ROOF REPAIRS Free quotes for all maintenance of leaking roofs, gutter cleaning & repairs.

Chimney maintenance & repairs.

Registered roofer, 30yrs exp. Ph Peter 542 4291 or 027 436 7740 TREE, SHRUB and hedges trimming, topping, rubbish, palm pruning or removal, satisfaction guaranteed free quote. Ph Steve Hockly 571 5958 or 027 498 1857

Colour Splash was held on Saturday at Coronation Park, with the public let loose spraying coloured dye around on each other. Music, colour, fun, games, good vibes!

NO 8 TOURS NEW ZEALAND’S SENIOR TRAVEL CLUB – Join our Club today for Free to receive all our VIP Members Benefits exclusive to No 8 Tours. (1) January 30th 4 days; Explore Hauraki Gulf’s Rangitoto & Kawau Islands. (2) February 22nd 6 days; Bay of Islands Summer Retreat at Paihia. (3) March 1st 4 days; Stay put in Takaka visiting Glorious Golden Bay & Cape Farewell Spit Tour.

Free Door to Door service, Day Trips, Shows & Free beautiful colour catalogue: Ph No 8 Tours team on 579 3981 or Email info@no8tours.co.nz

venues FOR WEDDINGS, FUNCTIONS OR MEETINGS+ check out No.1 The Strand, a beautiful historic setting.

Email: bookings@ no1thestrand. co.nz or www. no1thestrand.co.nz

Jacob Davie and Thomas Vincent.

WEDDINGS, PARTIES, MEETINGS etc - The perfect venue. With stunning Harbour views, fully licensed bar & kitchen onsite. Restaurant open every Friday from 5pm & Sunday from 4.30pm, kids under 12 years dine free with every paying adult. Tauranga Fish & Dive Club, 60 Cross Rd, Sulphur Point. Ph 571 8450

Emmy, 4, Chloe, 7, Oscar, 8, and Niko, 9, Nooyen - all cousins.

NEED MORE

Robert Pinkerton (also one of our local fire fighters).

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

Minimum 6 month rental period.

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

Grace Choi and Taylor Horton.

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