The Weekend Sun 6 April 2018

6 April 2018, Issue 902

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“Dream, believe, try, succeed.” Nine-year-old Seb Kennedy is a trier, and he succeeds in his own special way. He threw a few dumbbells around at the Parafed BOP aspiring athletes programme and loved every minute. It made his mum cry, but they were

tears of pride. Life itself is a challenge for Seb – he was born with cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegia, and views an able-bodied world from a wheelchair.

And while people around him try to be inclusive, eb often finds things just too hard ut that

doesn’t stop a boy from trying, and it doesn’t stop a handsome wee face explode with smiles when he exceeds expectations. The story of the brave kids at the Parafed BOP aspiring athletes programme is on page 6. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

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Advance Australia Unfair Mate, you’re dreaming… no surprises there The Commonwealth Games have kicked off on the Gold Coast, and after the cricket cheating saga we can expect the games will be played to Aussie Rules.

(NEW) AUSTRALIARS’ NATIONAL ANTHEM

That is, the rules apply to all the sportspeople except the Aussie ones.

The theme song for the games is a remake of the Glenn Frey hit and Beverly Hills Cop theme “The Cheat is On”.

The latest case of underhanded Australian sportsmanship has spawned a rash of new thinking here at RR headquarters.

We have developed a whole range of new ideas to inspire Australian sporting legends to even greater levels of dishonesty.

Australiars all let us repent, For we act cunningly; We’ve tampered and hampered; To win desperately; Our sportsmen bend the rules, mate; To play it straight is rare.

In history’s page, despite outrage Advance Australiar Unfair.

In painful strains then let us bleat, Enhance Australiar Unfair.

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Beneath our beleaguered Southern Cross We’ll do whatever it takes; To make this Commonwealth of ours Victims of cheats and fakes.

Believe it folks, it ain’t no joke Let no-one put asunder Or lose to the other bloke The underarmers from downunder

• Discus in a slingshot • Squash, with a steam roller • Badminton played badly, will be known as Extrabadminton, or Deviousminton • Basketballers on stilts • Diving - the entire Australian team are gannets.

• Judo, with tasers.

So do what it takes to fudge it, gunge it, ÿx… and dope and cheat some more sledge and fi To advance and bugger it, we don’t care Cheat ’em to beat ’em no matter what The motto of Australia here

But the best laugh we had in the office this week arrived when we twigged that the Australians sing about “fair” in their anthem. So, clearly, I had to rewrite their anthem (see panel at right) to ore accurately re ect their sporting ai s and objectives: Meanwhile, The Aussie World Sledging team have announced they won’t be at the next Winter Olympics. They’ve taken up PR roles with Australian cricket.

For those we’ve lured across the seas We’ve more low tricks to share; Slight of hand, substances banned To Enhance Australia Unfair.

Before the umpire spots the ruse, Advance Australia Unfair.

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I was at the dog exercise park and all the dogs were happily playing fetch.

Except the Aussie Terrier.

He refused to chase the ball until it was tampered with.

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t s a si ple by-election to fill a vacancy at Tauranga City Council, but three weeks out fro the close of voting there has been a heated exchange of words and ideas.

The debate was fuelled by sitting council member teve orris who used his ee end un newspaper colu n to fire shots at three of the candidates n his colu n r orris says he doesn t tell people who to vote for when they as tell the who a voting for and why e says we re spoilt for choice with 20 candidates in all, and he processes it by eliminating those he can’t support.

The ones he named were Bill Faulkner, Tony hristiansen and oug wens t s nothing personal said r orris in his colu n e couldn t support oug wens because of his support for wards based on ancestry e would agree with Bill Faulkner much of the time, but after three decades on council it s perhaps ti e for a change e also said oing on past records think Tony Christiansen would support the status quo, but with a 40 per cent rise in the rates forecast, I don t want the status quo oug wens says as a sitting councillor orris is drawing a long bow if he thinks that trying to in uence the public vote is acceptable t s not says oug and perhaps the ayor ight have a quiet word with him and explain that his elected position should not be co pro ised by self-indulgence oug says it sha es hi that r orris played the race card y co ents have always been based on

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facts nd as was top of the orris list perhaps he is si ply dreading having e in cha ber challenging his ineptitude and du bness Tony hristiansen called r orris colu n an abuse of privilege and believes his conduct is questionable and inappropriate e says he s offended by r orris arrogance in suggesting he knows what he would and would not support when he hasn’t spoken to him in six years. eople relate to e on any things and status quo isn t generally what a nown for says Tony would not support a per cent increase in rates ill aul ner says r orris ust thin he Tony and Doug are frontrunners after he singled the out erhaps should be attered says ill ut he suggested the councillor should have done his research before bursting into print s for y years on council, a bit of hard-headed experience and solid opposition wouldn t go astray e says r orris vision is ta ing ratepayers into ore debt and out of control rates increases have always stood for council to stic to the basics roads rates and rubbish adds ill nd that s why teve and his il won t want e on council The big spenders and big projects won’t get any support from e r orris plu ped for for er city councillor ohn obson to fill the vacancy but Tony says his use of a newspaper column to endorse a by-election candidate and under ine others is an abuse of privilege and bordering on isrepresentation as an endorse ent fro city council Read the rest of the story at: www.theweekendsun.co.nz

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Body found on train The body found on a train at the Port of Tauranga earlier this week has been identified as a Whakamarama man.

The 38-year-old's body was discovered on top of the train at the port at 6.40am on Tuesday morning.

His body was found by staff unloading train wagons.

Initial reports suggested the man fell from an overbridge in the Whakamarama area and landed on top of a train wagon.

“His body has then been carried on the train to the rail yards at the port,” said a police spokesperson.

The man’s death has been referred to the Coroner.

Hunter shot dead Police are continuing to investigate the death of a Katikati hunter who was shot in the chest in a hunting incident on Monday.

The body of 57-year-old Gordon Douglas Leech, who died in the Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park, was removed from the scene on Tuesday.

Detective Senior Sergeant Stephen Ambler said a scene examination has been completed and all witnesses have been spoken to.

“The man's next of kin has been advised and our thoughts and condolences are with his family and friends at this difficult ti e he said

Surf club gets demolished The hammer has fallen on the old club rooms at Mount Maunganui Surf Lifesaving Club.

Life member and local builder Kent Jarman landed the first blow on the old building having spent the last 30 years helping maintain it in a 53-year lifeguarding career.

Kent was joined by several other club personalities to mark the start of the demolition work on Monday.

The club rooms began life in 1929 with a few young adventurers, some wooden planks and a surf reel and line rescue. For nearly 90 years the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service has been an integral part of the Bay of Plenty community.

Bay man likely dead The man at the centre of a 13-year cold case is most likely dead, a coroner has ruled.

Robert Te Paewhenua Roberts was last seen on November 30, 2004, driving his Fulton Hogan work van off the Kaimai lookout.

The van was found 250 metres down the cliff, but despite an extensive search and the use of a cadaver dog, his body was never found.

An inquest was launched in September, with several witnesses, family members and experts giving evidence.

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A new lease on life Almost like lightning, Nicola Reeves’ Multiple Sclerosis never hits the same place twice.

Instead it’s very active, striking different spots and leaving a permanent mark.

The 35-year-old was diagnosed with MS in October 2010, and since then has suffered six relapses in the past seven years.

“I have a lot of sensation damage,” says Nicola. “I can’t feel hot or cold sensations in my legs, I have limited sight in one of my eyes, numbness in my face and a pins and needles sensation all over my body. ince y first attac also usually get Lhermitte, which is when you bend your head forward and get shocks down your spine and throughout your body.”

Multiple Sclerosis is a nerve system disease, where the damage impairs certain signals from the brain and spine, causing

deficiency in sensation physical ove ent or mental actions.

“If you imagine that you are controlled by several brightly coloured electrical cords which all control different things, MS specifically attac s the outer layer called myelin, which goes down your spinal cord. This means signals struggle to get to different parts of the body.”

Each person has different symptoms – they may be similar, but not everyone is exactly the same as the next. er doctor first thought she had a slipped disk, however after multiple tests, including blood tests, a lumbar puncture and MRI scans, a month later she was diagnosed with MS. After being put on Copaxone, she was attack-free in 2011, 2012 and 2013, but she suffered serious side effects.

“I used to get big red welts on my body and they were hot and would swell,” explains Nicola, “so I was put on some other drugs and they worked quite well,

but I had to inject myself in the leg.

“Sometimes I didn’t want to do it, but I had to psyche myself up.”

She struggled to come to terms with her MS, living in a haze of exhaustion and the fear of not knowing when the next attack would take place.

“I went through quite bad depression after 2012 because I didn’t know what was going to happen and I was in denial.

“I have been for quite some time.

“In my head I was still convinced that I was going to be fine and put on a strong face. But it wasn’t until I had two attacks after that, and my neurologist started saying that it was very active and he was concerned, that I started to snap out of this state. I knew I couldn’t actually ignore this anymore.”

In 2017 she found out she was pregnant with her third child, and was told by her doctor that MS usually goes dormant during this time.

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However, she had a relapse at 33 weeks, and had to come to terms with the fact that she may possibly become partially blind.

“It was terrifying,” she admits.

“I wasn’t on any modifying drugs at the time because of the baby and my right eye completely went, leaving me blind.

“Fortunately, in a couple of weeks, my right eye fully recovered and there was no permanent damage. Pregnancy does this strange thing where it acts as a barrier to MS attacks.” er anent on-going disabilities a e it difficult for her to carry out normal daily activities, like keeping up with her young family.

Even walking to the mail box is tough some days – fatigue sets in and takes a toll on her body.

She has got to the point where New Zealand has nothing left to offer her.

“I get frustrated because I have heaps of things to do and I want to do them, but I get too tired.”

After looking into all the options available, she has chosen to undergo Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in ingapore at af es ospital HSCT sees hematopoietic stem cells, found in

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“This isn’t a cure to my MS,” she says, “but it will slow down the process, to ensure a new lease of life with more energy, no relapses and a better quality of life for my family.”

The results of this treatment have positive results, but it does come at a massive cost.

The treatment itself is costs between $110,000$120,000, and accommodation and living for two or more months is around $25,000.

In total she aims to raise $160,000, and all money donated over the total needed will be donated to Kicking MS charitable trust.

“I could end up in a wheelchair in 10 years’ time, but if I was to have this treatment, I could have a lot longer than that,” she says.

“My wish is that I will be able to receive this treatment before any more irreversible damage is done to my body.”

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oing and being anything they want It was enough to melt the heart of a proud young mum – her special wee boy heaving weights around in his own special way at an aspiring athletes meeting in Tauranga.

“He never gets much of an opportunity, so when he does he’s ecstatic and so excited.”

And it makes mum Piper Kennedy cry, “but in a good way”.

The wee boy is nine-year-old Seb Kennedy.

He’s lives life from a wheel chair.

Left: Aidan Lint, 9, from Fairhaven School in Te Puke.

Above: Naomi Gardiner and Jim Savage.

He also lives with cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegia. It sounds mean, it is mean.

Spastic quad CP is “the loss of use of the whole body”. It’s the most severe of the three types of spastic cerebral palsy.

“Seb’s limbs just don’t work properly,” says Piper.

“His brain isn’t connected to his muscles and things.” But there’s Seb at the Parafed BOP aspiring athletes youth programme at the Aspire gym in Bethlehem and he’s lifting dumbbells. He’s also beaming and squealing with delight.

Seb’s one of 14 athletes, aged eight-to-21 years, who are faced with daily physical challenges and are being encouraged to do anything they want and be anything they want.

At the Parafed youth programme, Seb and his mates are pushing and pulling the sled, climbing ropes, doing chins up, hammering the ergometer or rowing machine, working the stationary bike, shot putting and taking on sprint relays and box hurdles. t s the first of any initiatives for our youth programme for 2018,” says Parafed’s Alexia SkipperJones. “We want to deliver innovative sports

programmes at a grass roots levels so our children grow in confidence not only on the sports field but in life.”

The aspiring athletes’ day was quite liberating for eb ften he finds things are too difficult “People try to be inclusive but it doesn’t work because it’s just too hard.”

But this time Seb was surrounded by kids just like him, and that was incentive enough. “He had heaps of fun – fun he’s never had before,” says Piper.

The young athletes were steered through their drills by personal trainer Aidan Butterworth – director of the MAHI performance organisation which is devoted to creating opportunities for disadvantaged and under-privileged youth.

Alongside him were hands-on trainers, nine-times Paralympian Jim Savage, 2000 Paralympics boccia captain tacey oche and lenn c onald arafed youth mentor and wheelchair rugby player.

More athletes would be welcome for the next event, which is still in planning.

Message Parafed’s Cherryl Thompson via: cherryl@parafedbop.co.nz

Cost of posting letter increases The cost of sending a standard letter within New Zealand will increase 20 cents to $1.20 from July 1 this year.

NZ Post says the changes will help to manage the significant loss of revenue fro fewer letters being sent and maintain a network of more than 880 postal outlets and 1.98 million delivery points.

Business customers who use bulk mail products will also face product and price changes. ost chief ar eting officer ryan obson

says to provide a commercially sustainable letters service, the company had to review and adjust their prices.

“We acknowledge this represents a change, and we have worked very hard to reduce operational costs to minimise impact on customers who value and depend on this service,” says Bryan.

“Careful consideration has been taken in making these pricing decisions, however, given the letter decline challenges NZ Post faces, they are necessary.”

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Residents oppose bus lane proposal

Residents say removing the medians creates safety issues for turning traffic. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

The Tauranga City Council proposal would see the bus lane take effect from 166 to Meadowviews Drive, in response to complaints regarding morning delays making children late for school.

“The congestion has affected the performance of bus services,” says TCC transportation manager Martin Parkes, “with a number of schoolchildren regularly being over an hour late for school.

“The community has asked council to help alleviate the problems.

“In response, we’ve developed a bus lane proposal, which will give buses a time advantage by removing the fro general traffic queues A number of residents, however, say removing the medians to make room for a bus lane is “unsafe”, and would cause accidents.

Resident Kym Johnson claims the removal of the medians will bring about more rear-end accidents as cars on the lane collide with residents braking to turning into driveways.

“For us, and many others on this section of road,

ower of lace will e plore the benefits and urgency of sophisticated traceability technologies, which are becoming increasingly important for consumers. And ‘Dinner in 2050’ will look at the possibilities of food in the near and far future, from animal protein substitutes to robotic farming.

To set the week up, the University of Waikato will hold a half-day conference called ‘Unlocking Regional Growth Through Innovation’ – an opportunity to find out ore about the local Techweek programmeand will be held between 5:30-7pm on April 18, at Basestation, 148 Durham Street.

the centre median is the only way we can turn into our own driveways,” says Kym. “It is precarious enough as it is. henever co e fro the direction that requires me to use it, I am constantly looking in my rear vision mirror with bated breath watching cars approaching from behind.

“Without it, residents will literally be a sitting duck on the road for someone to rear end – this has happened before even with the ush edian “It is going to be totally dangerous and put residents’ safety at risk.

“Add to that anyone wanting to pop into the dairy from either direction and we have a certainty of regular accidents.”

A neighbour says the bus lane is too short to solve any problems. The bus lane would stretch to around 500m, from near the bend outside the dairy to Meadowviews Drive, before the lanes merge.

“And then, after that, the bus is still coming on the main road,” they say. “So what difference is it going to make in the time?”

Martin Parkes says the design is yet to be completed and still has to go through a rigorous safety audit process before any final decision is made.

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The man leading us out of the mire

people will want to drive to work.

“We have to accept that as a city, it’ll be the dominant mode of transport in the years to come.”

But motorists will also have to accept a few things – there will be less free parking, and they will need to be up at sparrows to score it, otherwise they will have to pay. So the message is that everyone can make a difference.

“We are all in this together,” he says “We are all part of the problem and we are all part of the solution.

“I will be walking to work again tomorrow. I am one of the self-righteous enlightened ones now, and I am one more car off the road.”

chocka. Now they’re trying to spread the message beyond TCC’s front door.

“We are engaging with businesses that are helping with their own staff travel plans. The buy in needs to come from the top. There needs to be incentives and end of trip facilities, such as bike storage, lockers and showers.”

And of course, there are the health benefits lot of the people in the adult cycling programme delivered across the city have enjoyed huge health benefits “People are dropping weight, they’re coming off medication, they’re socialising, making friends, enjoying work more and performing better.”

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I walked to work a second morning, again at Martin Parkes’ insistence. This time I took a longer route down Dive Crescent. The sun had daubed the Papamoa Hills with a red wash, a rowing coach was barking at a crew out on the darkened tide and the smell of roasted Kenyan coffee beans wafted down the street. All of which made this walking to work lark quite therapeutic, almost spiritual. I had avoided the daily battle for the free carparks, I had avoided the tangle on Chapel Street. I was at ease. But more significantly contributed to artin s grand plan “Do not consider yourself a small cog in a massive machine,” Martin told me.

“Everyone can make a difference to the transport network performs. Everyone can make a difference by considering when they travel, and how they travel.”

So my walking to work was a personal contribution to helping Martin lead us out of the mess – the traffic ja s the car clutter the pressure on the parking stocks, a city’s growing pains.

“Get on a bike or walk one or two days a week,” he says. “You don’t have to do it every day. Then perhaps car pool or ride a bus. Try these things out.”

If just ten per cent of us try something different, then we would make the transport network perform a lot better than it currently is.

Martin Parkes has an unenviable job – he’s Tauranga City Council’s transportation manager.

As he describes it, he deals with the emotive things.

He manages parking, congestion and safety and makes the tough and often unpopular decisions.

Last week in The Weekend Sun, he reminded car commuters that parking in the CBD will never be the same. We probably won’t be able to park outside work all day for free, there will be controls on where we park and for how long, and we will have to do something we don’t like – we might have to pay to par t s about anaging finite resource

The city centre is still very car do inated but it s definitely changing according to the transportation manager.

Durham Street is being upgraded, “and that has a real people focus,” says Martin. The council are looking at Elizabeth Street and Wharf Street, with ‘Eat Street’ set to be developed into an even more pedestrian environment. “So certainly the council has a different focus on what it wants the city centre to look and feel like. We want the focus to move away from cars to people walking and people cycling.”

And Martin Parkes is leading the way. He doesn’t enjoy a company car and parking privileges. He rides to and from work each day on his E-bike.

“I keep having this conversation – it’s not cheating, it’s one less car on the road. That’s how we all need to look at it.” In the morning it takes him 16 or 17 minutes to cycle from the Rosedale subdivision in hauiti to his office on the corner of a eron oad and 3rd Avenue, and perhaps about 20 minutes to get home. “It’s great,” he says. “It clears the head, cruising ho e past all the traffic One of Martin’s neighbours does the same trip in a car. It take him 45 minutes to get home.

Martin is not alone. “We have cycle counters across the city and we’ve seen a huge uptake in cycling.”

But the message coming back to council from cyclists and would-be cyclists is the infrastructure isn’t good enough. While on the other hand, motorists say cyclists help pay for that infrastructure.

“There’s two points there,” says Martin. “Bikes do much less damage to infrastructure than cars, so the need for more roads and the cost of maintenance on existing ones would go down. That is pressure off the ratepayers.” Point two is that cyclists are actually motorists as well. They do have cars, so they are paying their way now. Martin Parkes doesn’t have to look too far beyond his own desk for an example of a workplace embracing alternative means of transport.

“There’s 650 staff at TCC and more than half travel to work by alternative means.

“Half aren’t travelling to work by car.”

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I walked to work this week – 19 minutes door-to-door – just because Martin Parkes suggested, indirectly, that I should.

As work on the Maungatapu underpass progresses, we need to connect the underpass with existing local roads, and resurface the Hairini and Maungatapu roundabouts. This will impact on travel through the area from mid-April to late May. We will do as much work as we can on Welcome Bay Road during the school holidays to minimise the impact on your travel.

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‘Real art’ coming to Tauranga The best way to acquaint young people with contemporary art is to get real works of art in their hands ince u a allery has toured the country each year with a set of 40 new lithographs, providing an opportunity for young people aged - inclusive to purchase lithographic artworks in an environment where adults are not allowed u a outh rints will be sold at the Tauranga rt allery on onday pril between p p

No more bog-standard toilets No more foggy, cracked mirrors, and no more dark and dingy cubicles that encourage unsightly graffiti Otumoetai College students will be toileting in relative luxury later this year after pleading their case for better facilities to the principal and board of trustees The school held its annual community workday recently, with funds raised this year going towards an upgrade of the student toilet facilities Head students Redemption Te Wiki, Saskia Brinkmann, Thomas Chaney and Becky Dougherty say while their current toilets are practical, they could definitely do with an upgrade “They serve their purpose, but we’re continually working to upgrade various aspects of the school,” says ec y The general consensus was that we wanted the toilets to be ne t in line says Tho as The group agree it was “awesome” to have the opportunity to decide how the funds from the wor day would be spent this year “Usually the funds are put towards something big, like the gym or new school vans, but this year it will be spent on so ething we all use says as ia “The toilets are considered the dirtiest place in the school and when you go in there and find the not looking their best, you’re less inclined to want to use the n upgrade would definitely a e the students feel ore co fortable The students’ wish list includes better lighting and irrors ore efficient hand dryers cubicle doors that lock properly and hooks on the back of doors to keep bags off the oor They also believe modern facilities will deter the unsightly graffiti and vandalis co only found in school toilets Principal Russell Gordon says use of the workday fundraising is usually determined by the board of trustees or the senior leadership tea owever this year the decision was put in the hands of the students

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“The toilets as they are, are absolutely functional says ussell f you wal ed into a public toilet you would probably have a similar experience as to what our kids would have in their school toileting e perience “That being said, some kids don’t particularly like them and they have asked if we could upgrade them beyond the standard we currently have The toilet upgrade is likely to be along similar lines to those found in co ercial shopping alls e re not tal ing five-star but we’ll get some designers to come in to provide alternatives, we’ll get students to vote on that and we’ll look to have the finished by the end of the year says ussell The school currently has four blocks of student toilets and plans to spend around $30,000 per block on the upgrade Two will be designated for girls, one for boys and one will be a unise bloc

The students raised between $2030,000 from the workday, and the board of trustees will come up with the shortfall Russell says some students choose not to use the toilets at all during the school day and that affects their learning hat that tells e is they won’t be drinking enough water and, as a result, by mid-afternoon will be beco ing lethargic That to e affects their learning f we can create an environ ent where kids are happy to use the toilets, we’re ultimately impacting and improving their learning e perience Cleanliness of bathrooms was one of the physical elements of the school environment highlighted by young people as having a significant impact on their experience of school in a recently online survey and face-to-face interviews of New Zealand children and young people by the inistry of ducation

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Call goes out to Papamoa residents

Papamoa Residents and Ratepayers Association chair Wayne George.

Do you live or own property in Papamoa? Then the Papamoa Residents and Ratepayers Association wants you.

around infrastructure.

“If people are members they can help us generate a better outcome for our little community,” says Wayne.

“The biggest infrastructure issue for us at the moment is at the eastern The group – previously the Papamoa Progressive Association – has been around end of Papamoa with the population growth. Papamoa Beach Road is the in one form or another for more than a century, and current chair Wayne George only way in and out of Papamoa East, and if there was a tsunami or other says the time has come to get more disaster, that’s the only road people residents on board. can take to get out.”

“We have an executive committee of Wayne says ideally, there would be a around 10 at the moment, and upwards of 200 members,” says Wayne, “but not all are active. We’re looking to expand that base.”

He says one of the association’s main roles is making submissions on behalf of members to Tauranga City Council – particularly on issues

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Plenty of events in the Bay The great things that are going on in our community, and the special people who make them happen, never cease to amaze me.

Recently, I was privileged to attend three events in one weekend - the Climate Change Forum, hosted by our local Envirohub, the Multicultural Festival and the Bayfair Festival of Disability Sports.

I’d like to congratulate all of the organisers of these very successful events.

The inaugural Bayfair Festival of Disability Sports Awards Dinner celebrated the achievements of some incredible athletes and their supporters.

The next day, at the Paralympics Open Day, I had the opportunity to see these athletes in action.

The competition was intense and absolutely inspiring.

With 28 per cent of Tauranga people identifying as living with a disability, events such as this are incredibly important.

This government believes that all New Zealanders, including those living with a disability, should have the opportunity to participate and excel in their chosen sport and recreational activities.

I also enjoyed attending the Multicultural Festival at the Wharepai Domain.

It was exciting to be part of such a vibrant event that proudly celebrates the diverse cultural make-up of our beautiful city.

It is important to work with all of our ethnic communities. Our government’s vision is for every person to be respected and have the ability to reach their full potential regardless of their background.

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“However, Papamoa East seems to be attracting the younger generation, and we’d like to get them involved as we believe they have lots of time and energy.”

The association meets on the second Monday of every month at 7.30pm at the Papamoa Sports and Recreation Centre at Gordon Spratt Reserve.

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Baypark could house temporary bus interchange The use of Baypark as a bus interchange could be brought forward after Farm Street residents voiced concerns surrounding safety in front of council officials

Councillors attending the Audit Finance Risk and Monitoring Committee meeting were warned that a temporary bus interchange on Farm Street would be unsafe and legally

Baypark has been suggested as a site for the temporary bus interchange.

challengeable, as it would be against council s own rules Residents urged the authorities to consider Baypark as a temporary interchange – a concept supported by Bay enues td ary awson “At the last board meeting I took along some conceptual images of what it could look li e says ary The board are

supportive of it as well “Obviously there’s a lot of water to go under the bridge, but we thin it has so e benefits not only for Baypark, but also for Tauranga as a city Despite no discussions taking place as yet, BVL have earmarked a site on a section of land north of the stadium, beside the highway ccess would be on and

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But be reassured - no mallards, shovelers or paradise ducks will be harmed in the running of this event.

It’s the great Rotary Tauranga Te Papa Duck Race, to be held on The Strand waterfront on Sunday, April 15, starting at 10:30am.

It’s a fundraiser for the Omanu, Papamoa and Mount Maunganui surf lifesaving clubs, and the ducks are unlikely to escape or create an environmental hazard because the surf club’s IRBs and Coastguard will be on hand to corral them.

The races have become a hugely popular charity spectator sport around the country, and the ducks competing in Tauranga have already raced in Auckland and Dunedin.

There will be three races over 200 metres on an outgoing tide on the waterfront. First up is the corporate event, where companies can buy one of 100 ducks for $200 plus GST. There are no rules in this race. Ducks

can be dressed in company livery and assisted by sails, foils or whatever.

In the general race, there are 5000 smaller ducks. Each has a number and people can buy a number and a duck for $5. The ducks are dumped into the harbour from an elevated container and the tide and the wind does the rest. First prize is a $1000, second prize is $500 and third prize is $250.

The third event is the Zachary Quack Schools Duck race. Schools can paint or dress the duck in their school colours with a chance to win $1000 worth of sports equipment.

And local Hits radio jock Will Johnson will compere what is billed as a fun family event. “It’s heaps of fun and there are heaps of friendly rivalries,” says Rotary organiser Sam Shergold. “It’s a great day and a chance to support a great cause.”

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Sunair look forward to flying An inquiry into events surrounding the grounding of Tauranga airline unair has confir ed that for er ivil viation uthority deputy board chair an eter riffiths did use confidential infor ation to obtain a co ercial advantage eter riffiths infor ed arrier ir - an airline he is a director of - that unair was to be grounded si onths ago before unair had been told by the eter riffiths resigned over the affair but unair announced this wee that it is once again operational efore the news bro e co pany director aniel ower says ary holtens s ter s of reference for the inquiry restrained her investigation a little and that the general aviation industry would li e to have seen the widened ary holtens had spo en to a nu ber of participants within the industry - ainly air transport operators li e unair - and it has beco e clear that there is a high level of distrust fro the industry toward the says aniel t is now clear fro the report that eter riffiths had no in uence over unair s grounding and that transparency will help in restoring the industry s relationship with the says aniel ut certainly it needs to be noted that the relationship between the and industry is not good thin anyone would agree that to be an effective regulator they need to be able to relate to the industry well accepting of the report and accepting of the fact that the e -vice chair hasn t in uenced the at a grass root level but his behaviour as a board e ber hasn t been particularly i pressive

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Local authors feature in anthology “Here, between the realms of the Sky Father and Earth Mother, hellhounds race, ghosts drift aimless, and the taniwha stalks.”

f you re a fan of fantasy science fiction and dar fiction you ll be keen to get your hands on a copy of the latest anthology by Speculative Fiction New Zealand ‘Te Korero Ahi Ka’.

The anthology features the work of two Tauranga authors, Lee Murray and Piper Mejia – both members of Tauranga Writers and founders of Young NZ Writers, a platform for young writers to be mentored and published. ee whose dar fiction speculative story elfie appears in the anthology, was also involved in editing the book and describes it as “an eclectic mix of high fantasy science fiction and dar fiction The anthology was officially launched at the 39th Annual National Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, Conclave 3, in Auckland over Easter weekend.

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Despite a fractious history and different languages, the towns are now planning joint sporting facilities and parks under the banner of a united Europe.

On the other side of the world, three councils are trying to do the same. We share the same language and people in many cases, but we struggle to follow the Guben/ Gubin example.

In 2016, Tauranga City Council wrote to both the Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council inviting them to co-locate with us in a new council building.

Who knows? We could have even shared a few staff and saved our ratepayers money. They both declined. Now we are talking about co-locating transport staff. I hope we do, as drivers don’t notice boundaries. We shouldn’t either.

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Biocontrol agent being released Dogs in the Bay of Plenty area could see their dermatitis clear up thanks to the world s first field release of a ra ilian fungal biocontrol agent aimed at combating the invasive weed Tradescantia.

The release of the tradescantia yellow leaf spot fungus was made at Rotorua by Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research.

Tradescantia, also known as Wandering Jew and Wandering Willie, is an insidious weed that quickly takes over gardens as well as local reserves and is known to give dogs dermatitis.

It is hard to get rid of, as any scrap left behind can re-sprout and is a common skin hindrance to dogs in Tauranga and further afield The release ar s the first ti e the fungus will be released in any country as a biocontrol agent.

Manaaki Whenua technician Chantal Probst says the yellow leaf spot fungus has been extensively tested and is host specific so is highly unli ely to attac any other New Zealand plant life.

The fungus, which works by infecting the weed and damaging the epidermis, causing the leaves to shrivel and die, will be ‘released’ via the planting of labinfected plants among healthy Tradescantia plants.

Dr Probst says it’s hard to determine how long it will take for the fungus to become properly established, as it is the first ti e it has been released in any country as

a biocontrol agent.

The EPA gave permission to release the fungus in 2013, but it was not imported and released immediately to allow three species of Tradescantia beetles to establish and determine whether the fungal agent would be required.

The beetles, released in 2011, 2012 and 2013, have established well and are showing great promise. owever so e release sites have ooded and since Tradescantia often occurs in riparian areas ooding will likely be a regular occurrence in some infested areas. As the beetles could struggle in areas that are subject to regular ooding the fungus will li ely be better suited to these areas.

While the fungus will initially be released into areas without any beetles, in the future this agent and the beetles are expected to complement each other and a monitoring project has been set up to measure their effectiveness.

Tradescantia (Wandering Jew) is known to give dogs dermatitis.

Finding the very best care for your pet New Zealanders are big fans of pets, with more than half owning at least one cat or dog and 330,000 paying for pet care services each month.

So what can you expect from your vet and how do you choose? Veterinary care is rapidly advancing, and disease prevention is becoming an increased area of practice.

Tauranga Veterinary Services Ltd is the largest, privately-owned veterinary care provider in the Bay of Plenty. They have clinics in Papamoa, Tauranga, Te Puna and Katikati and the team, which exceeds 30 veterinary staff, are proud to be one of only two ‘Best Practice’ accredited clinics in Tauranga.

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Best Practice accreditation is a rigorous process set by the New Zealand Veterinary Association.

The NZVA say Best Practiceaccredited clinics offer the highest standard of service and professionalism at all times.

David McDonnell, owner and practicing vet at TVS Ltd says: “We have a motto of ‘best care’ and continually work towards providing our customers with the best veterinary care possible.

“We invest in new equipment and technology, recruit and train talented staff, develop speciesspecific progra s and pac ages and seek feedback from our customers to continually enhance our service offering” TVS Ltd have recently won

the ‘Service Excellence’ Award at the Tauranga Westpac Business Awards. “We’re very proud to have been recognised for our service,” says David. “It’s great for the team to be recognised for their commitment to our customers.”

If you have an animal, come and see the team at Papamoa Village Vets, Te Puna Vets, Tauranga Vets or Katikati Vets. They’re open seven days a week, as well as being on call for emergencies.

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There was no dramatic clutching of the chest or gasping for breath, and by his own admission it was pretty low ey e suffered fro a burning sensation in his chest, a dry throat and a painful jaw over the space of a few days t first the -year-old thought he had an infection and went to his oon afterwards he was on his way to Tauranga Hospital in an ambulance but, after arriving, he began feeling better “I felt like a bit of a fraud for taking up a bed in a busy hospital says llan thought I should go home, but blood tests were showing I’d had a heart attack and it was exactly where I needed to be Allan admits he was scared, nervous and worried about what this eant long-ter t pro pted so e uch-needed conversations “My worry was, had I had enough conversations with my wife about what’s important?

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“Had I said enough things so that life would go on for others if wasn t there Allan recalled his experience ahead of Advance Care Planning ay this wee The day, previously known as Conversations that Count Day, aims to encourage people to think about, talk about and plan for their future as well as end-oflife care Allan says speaking to his wife about such atters was liberating “It was actually a relief to talk about those things - to stop that internal monologue about what’s going on by being able to talk to somebody about your fears and concerns thin it was quite therapeutic It’s important to talk to people you love about what matters to you t s good to have that conversation about what you would li e ahead of ti e “It’s not just for you - it’s for the

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Feedback on fuel hike The govern ent is see ing feedbac fro the public on a proposal to increase the fuel e cise duty by between nine and cents a litre over three years The proposal was included in the draft overn ent olicy tate ent on and Transport released on Tuesday and includes an equivalent increase in road user charges paid by diesel and heavy vehicles oney raised fro these charges can only be spent on the land transport syste says Transport inister hil Twyford t is i portant that people have a say on how uch is paid and what it is spent on

Airbag recall in NZ The govern ent has launched a co pulsory recall of around vehicles with lphatype Ta ata airbags voluntary recall started in and around have been replaced so far ro this wee no affected new or used vehicles with these airbags will be able to enter ew ealand inister of o erce and onsu er ffairs ris aafoi said the govern ent was co itted to ensuring that the unsafe airbags were re oved and replaced as soon as possible The airbags anufactured by apanese co pany Ta ata have shown a tendency to beco e unstable with age hu idity and heat and can e plode propelling shrapnel into drivers and passengers

Hearing on medicinal cannabis use s have been urged to provide wider legal protection for edicinal cannabis use than is currently proposed nder the isuse of rugs edicinal annabis end ent ill before parlia ent only those ter inally ill and with a year left to live would have a legal defence against prosecution for illicit arijuana use rug oundation director oss ell told s at a hearing this wee that this was not good enough e said the ill should be e tended to also cover those with severe and debilitating conditions nly focusing on ter inal patients isn t good enough said oss and in reality the ter inal patients aren t getting arrested by the police but any other patients are

Commonwealth Games underway ew ealand s largest ever contingent of athletes will be co peting in the o onwealth a es that opened on the old oast in ustralia this wee port and ecreation inister rant obertson wished the tea the best of luc The o onwealth a es hold a special place in ew ealand s national identity he said contributing so e of our greatest sporting achieve ents over the years The tea is already a ing history e have sent our largest ever contingent of athletes This includes athletes and tea s which are featuring for the first ti e at a o onwealth a es such as in beach volleyball and wo en s sevens rugby

Science not politics As much as I would like to let Clayton Mitchell’s comments re water uoridation pass The ee end un arch the issue is too i portant The facts are water uoridation is a safe effective and beneficial public health intervention of equal value to the ew ealand co unity as vaccinations seatbelt legislation and sanitation ater uoridation does not cause a lowering of children s uoride does wor and water uoridation is not bad for you was a e ber of the ustralian ational ealth and edical esearch ouncil eview o ittee on ater luoridation ental and ther ealth utco es which was an e haustive and substantive in vestigation of the scientific evidence and hu an health effects of water uoridation The co ittee found reliable evidence

that co unity water uoridation at current ustralian levels the sa e as ew ealand is not associated with cancer own syndro e cognitive dysfunction lowered intelligence or hip fracture encourage r itchell to read the scientific literature available including both the oyal ociety of ew ealand ealth effects of water uoridation review of the scientific evidence ugust and the evidence fro the investigation cited above The ew ealand co unity deserves to be led by science in atters of public health and not by a political agenda which wea ens the nation s co it ent to i proving health and oral health F Wright, Sydney, former chief advisor, oral health with the New Zealand Ministry of Health (Abridged).

TCC debt and rule of law lives ust totally agree with ourne The ee end un arch over this useu and rates nonsense t is way beyond ti e that councillors and that includes council e ployees should start thin ing of the oney they are spending as their own ould each and every one of the be happy if the T debt was their own will bet not also agree with artin s letter of the sa e date ith as any people in the world as there are we should not have to put up with those who are not prepared to live honest and rule of law lives R McGuiness, Otumoetai.

Can’t hide rates hikes

Tauranga ity councillors have sanctioned proposals to s yroc et rates by at least per cent over the ne t three years so current rates of pa will hit pa on a co pounding basis by ouncillors are oonstruc and fi ated about the nice-to-have things and their follies such as s ashing down a sound ad inistration building are co ing ho e to roost ouncillors continue to ignore essential infrastructure wor and Tauranga has ajor rubbish collection sewage and traffic issues loo ing T staff nu bers have gone through the roof as has the staff wages bill both reaching crisis levels The polis and their bureaucracy are to coin a phrase fiscal fools e warned lur ing in the wings for the upco ing by-election are several has-beens who will e brace this pro igate ind-set enthusiastically have said since that a local govern ent co issioner needs to be appointed to clean up Tauranga and face reality because in y view successive councils have lac ed accountability transparency honesty and financial nous ost are inept not fit to govern and pose an e tre e ris to T ratepayers financial well-being ou can hide any things in local govern ent but you can t hide rate hi es and spiralling debt The un ive poll shows per cent don t abide the rating aberration R Paterson, Matapihi.

Than s for thoughtfulness e ust co end the otary lub of Tauranga for the outstanding thoughtfulness of the way they set up their boo fair over aster ee end part fro putting the fiction section under the usual and of authors etc they went as far as putting each surna e letter in alphabetical order This ust have ta en an inordinate a ount of ti e but it ade it so easy going aisle-by-aisle and boo wor s li e us spent far less ti e chec ing every single title T and A Pickford, Bethlehem.

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Flintstones re-run at The Lakes Museum funding options The more-than-weird activities at The Lakes in the last few weeks has the look of a Flintstones re-run.

TCC, over the last few weeks, appears very odd.

Little adds up. Most likely something else unrelated to homeowners is going on.

The continuing development didn’t require any geo-tech work, verifying a site platform available for buyers to build on. Information available indicates TCC exempted the developer, so nothing had to be done to subdivide/sell any land. Either TCC expertly adjudged there’s no problem anywhere, ever, or alternatively knew there was a problem, ignored it, and issued an exemption so making it go away – for now. Neither has a good ending.

Privilege to play grand instrument Tauranga is fortunate to have a agnificent Steinway concert grand piano housed at Baycourt, and what a privilege it was for local folk to be able to play this grand instrument at the recent Steinway Open Day courtesy of Friends of Baycourt.

For the second year running, a Sunday was set aside in the theatre for anyone to book a time slot to go along and sit down to play the Steinway for 20 minutes on the Baycourt stage, with absolutely no cost involved. Everyone who did so loved the opportunity, also to bring along family members or friends to listen if they wished. This event has proved so popular that another one later in the year is planned. The Steinway gets played all day, and community awareness of this beautiful instrument is enhanced.

M Guy, Otumoetai.

TCC’s responsibility is to ensure Building Act/ Building Code compliance – it’s mandatory. Since building consents then co pliance certificates (CCC) have been issued for a majority of the homes, and others have had nu erous T final building inspections and CCC about to be issued (meaning the building is correct) there can’t be any issue with the construction or owners.

Why, and how, after all of that, has it transpired there’s now a problem? Was the issue caused by a building company? They weren’t even required to build a retaining wall?

Why have they really been evicted Flintstones style?

There’s more questions than answers here.

I Stevenson, Tauranga.

Spend tax on roads So Taxinda has put the ‘tax and spend’ government into first gear with the proposed petrol ta Will they lower the speed limit? I doubt it as that will mean less petrol used.

Can this tax and spend government guarantee they will spend the collected tax and GST on the roads and only on roading? I doubt it –it will be misappropriated like most petrol tax.

Didn’t John Key introduce a nine cents a litre tax to pay for roading? Where has that gone?

The government collects enough tax on registrations only each year to build a motorway per year and still have money left over. Imagine what they could do if they spent the petrol tax on roading. We could have the best motorway systems in the world. Please stop spending road ta es on other projects and fi our roads A Bourne, Bethlehem.

Originally, Western Bay ratepayers were told housing the Katikati collection of memorabilia, now known as the Western Bay Museum, would not be charged to our rates. Wrong. All ratepayers have been making a contribution to the museum for the past three years – Katikati ward paying 50 per cent of the $60,000 annual grant and the wider Bay paying the rest.

We were told this would end after three years, by which time it was expected the museum would be self-sustaining. Wrong again. The museum has now requested $70,000 a year for a further three years to cover the manager’s salary and storage.

The current Western Bay ‘Have Your Say’ consultation document offers ratepayers three options – Options 2 and 3 provide the alternatives of a Baywide rate to fund this ongoing circus, or once again struggling Katikati ratepayers paying $8.10 and the wider Bay funding the rest. That’s the bad news.

The good news is that Option 1 is for no further funding other than 52c Baywide to store the collection. This represents the only time ratepayers can make the council accountable for the bad decision made to purchase a private business against opposition fro the ati ati co unity and to in ict the burden of that mistake onto all ratepayers. Have your say before May 4.

W Rains, Katikati (Abridged).

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Growing produce in a microclimate year-round Athenree retirees Margaret Clode and John Mickell have taken advantage of the microclimate conditions on their 1.6-hectare orchard to grow more than 50 types of fruit and nut trees.

The couple reckon they have some of the earliest fruiting avocado trees around – and they put it down to one thing in particular.

That thing is the microclimate of their property, which they noticed at first glance in “We’re facing northeast and were sheltered from the southwest e recognised that when we first loo ed at the place. The kikuyu grass was taller than me when we first ca e here stepped over a ban and disappeared,” says Margaret.

Being northeast facing, on a slope and sheltered fro southerly winds the property has been perfect for their avocado orchard, which provides them with a passive income from their 85 avocado trees.

“The reason we say we have a micro-climate is that we are early for avocados, early-July is when our aturity is when is the dry atter says ohn Normal export of avocados is generally from lateAugust. Margaret says they are too early for export, so they sell to the local market. sold so e last year to a friend who has a coffee bar for each because they were desperate for some good avocados, to do ‘smashed avo’, they were prepared to pay for it!”

The retirees have also taken advantage of the microclimate to grow more than 50 types of fruit and nut trees on their 1.6-hectare orchard.

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The retirees believe the rise in popularity of avocados is due to advertising and the increase in awareness of the health benefits of the fruit and their Maddison Brown “non-fattening fats”.

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April Fools What makes a successful marriage?

I have always thought that a marriage is a promise, not a piece of paper. I think that marriage is God’s original small group - two people coming together promising to love each other long term.

This year Easter Sunday fell on April 1 - April Fool’s Day. On this day people often play pranks or tricks on others.

How appropriate when we consider that evil conspired to have Jesus, God’s Son, killed in the most horrible way. But instead of being crushed, God’s plan of salvation was unleashed in glory that Easter morning when Jesus rose from the dead, defeating the power of sin and death.

Early Greek Orthodox tradition has an unusual custom to celebrate this. On the day after Easter, clergy and laity gathered in the sanctuary to tell stories and jokes. They believed this was the ost fitting way of celebrating the big jo e od pulled on Satan in the resurrection.

What could be more appropriate on the day after Easter than laughter, gaiety and light-heartedness?

In his well-known children’s story The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis captures this understanding slan the hrist figure is transformed from inglorious suffering and death to glorious resurrection life, bringing life to all around him.

The grave could not contain Jesus. He rose in glorious splendour, ensuring our salvation and future glory. Alleluia, He is risen! He has risen indeed, Alleluia!

My friends, post Easter is characterised by joy, celebration, praise and laughter. Jesus’ resurrection means everything to us and gives wonderful hope for the future. For that reason St Augustine wrote: “We are an Easter People and Alleluia is our song.”

Rev Donald Hegan - St Columba Presbyterian

As a pastor, I often get to talk with people who have managed to achieve milestones in their marriages of 50 years and sometimes 60 years.

They all tell me that they have been through hard times, where they had to stick together and where those promises to love each other ‘for better or for worse’ have mattered. It’s often the stories of hard times that fuse the most beautiful marriages.

I think good marriages change over time.

They start with excitment, they mature into a team working together, and they blossom into the deepest friendship where, in old age, a couple share a lifetime of memories together.

We’re celebrating marriage at our church next week, ar ing years since the first t eters was built I am amazed that since 1880, there have been 1886 marriages here.

If you were married at St Peters, we’d love you to join us on April 15 at 10am, but if you were married somewhere else why not drop in to church and remember.

I think Christian faith can strengthen our marriages and partnerships, because we promise not just to each other, but we promise God to spend a lifetime trying to love, encourage and build up our spouse.

Simon McLeay Senior Minister St Peters in the City

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The Weekend Sun’s ever popular guide to ‘What’s On’ in the Bay. Pg 32 THE WEEKEND SUN

The Jazz Festival – bouquets and brickbats And just like that, it's gone. Next!

After a solid month of writing about the Jazz Festival, I'm going to miss it. And it was a good one this year, so let's dole out a few bouquets and brickbats.

First up, James Morrison - what an inspired choice of headliner!

Everyone at the concert was blown away by James and his two sons.

Superb music, presented with a real sense of pleasure by superb musicians.

Also a big cheer for some other Aussie visitors, like the gang from Melbourne who call themselves Shirazz. This was their second festival visit and once again they were a delight. Listening to their slick trad jazz and even slicker interpretations of tunes from other genres was a real treat.

In fact, everyone I've run into raves about a particular thing they saw, be it the opening night Joni Mitchell tribute, with a clearly nervous but ultimately wonderful Lisa Tomlins and a sinuous group of players from the capital, or Joel Fafard's shades of British Columbian blues.

There was also a plethora of excellence on display downtown - although once again there were many mutterings about stages being a little close to each other.

Noise pollution did seem over-prevalent in several spots.

Brickbats for me

The biggest brickbat, however, goes to me, because it appears I was sipping the bad Kool-Aid before last week's column. For some reason I erroneously imagined a completely non-existent extra stage over at Mount Maunganui. I have no idea what I was thinking.

Clearly a bad case of whiskey journalism at the midnight music desk.

May I take this opportunity to apologise to the festival

organisers – who must have wondered what strange hallucinogens I'd indulged in – and to any of you who took me at my word and cruised up and down the Mount searching for music.

I am reminded of the man looking in a dark cellar for a black cat, that isn't there. Sorry again.

So, moving right along, more bouquets.

The Youth Jazz Competition, held at Baycourt, is now in its 41st year and was bigger than ever.

This is quite an achievement for the competition's director, Liam Ryan.

Almost a decade back there were real concerns about the Youth Jazz Competitions. With a rival event in Auckland, it seemed increasingly arduous for schools to make the trip to Tauranga over a precious long weekend.

These worries would now appear to be gone, with the competition revitalised and this year seeing the biggest numbers in its history - 320 students from 21 secondary schools, which adds up to 18 combos and 14 big bands performing. a n fine

Local winners

I particularly wanted to give a little shout out to the Bay of Plenty students who won awards at the competitions.

This is a significant thing Past winners of these awards include Nathan Haines, Charmaine Ford, Grant Winterburn and many others who have Lisa Tomlins. gone on to enjoy national and even international careers.

So heartfelt congratulations to Finlay Burke and Troy Weenink of Tauranga Boys' College, who respectively won The Mayers Music Centre Trophy for Most Outstanding Guitarist and the Bill Hoffmeister Trophy for Most Outstanding Pianist, and to the Tauranga Boys' College big band and its combo, Kai Time, which both won gold awards.

Then there was the combo Thomas the Tank Engine - a joint venture between Tauranga Girls' College and Katikati College. This really was the little engine that could. They received a gold award and claimed the Norman Family Trophy for Best Jazz Combo.

Singing with that band was Shennazar Sta Lucia.

She not only won the Dave Feehan Trophy for Most Outstanding Vocalist, but also the big prize - the George Rawiri Trophy for Most Outstanding Young Musician.

Also in the band were Louie Campbell of Katikati College, who won the P&S Penman Trophy for Most Outstanding Bassist, and Gena Gray, who won the Bay City Music Trophy for Most Outstanding Keyboard Player. Outstanding!

So that's a singer, two keyboard players, a bass player and a guitarist. All trophy winners, all making music here. The Bay's jazz legacy would appear to be in good hands. watusi@thesun.co.nz

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A look into life Life coach, quantum energy healer and spiritual guidance counsellor Julia Huzziff will be at the Healthy Living Expo on April 7-8 at the Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre, along with many other therapists.

Julia Huzziff.

Julia recently moved to Tauranga after living in Auckland for a decade, but she was born in small town New Plymouth.

She used to race in the NZV8s and, after crashing into a wall at 160kph, she says she thought her life was over.

“But I realised it was the beginning of a new one,” she says.

“After my car accident and suffering from a head injury and post-traumatic stress, I stopped racing cars and began a journey of health and healing, spirituality and consciousness.”

Julia moved to Auckland aged 23 and worked in health shops for seven years, gathering as much understanding around health supplements as she could.

She says she found it interesting talking to people about their health complaints, and continued on to study personal training.

“I also went overseas and continued my learning.

“After that training I came across a few other modalities along the ancient wisdom side of things, learning about crystals and liquid crystals, the tree of life, and learning about ancient civilisations such as Atlantis Lemuria.”

Julia specialises in helping people with anxiety, depression, stress, exhaustion, post-traumatic stress, soul fragmentation and grief, and assists in helping them to discover their life purpose.

The Healthy Living Expo has been running for 25 years. or ore infor ation visit www eventfinda co n and search ‘Healthy Living Expo Tauranga’.

Shaun Kirk in the Bay The Entertainers Club brings you the powerhouse that is Shaun Kirk.

Shaun has an energy that is unique, and with a hybrid of musical styles that challenges genre classification his shows are nothing short of an experience.

The blues is one of those funny things. Shaun’s considered the most interesting young blues talent Australia has seen in a long time.

We all have our ideas about what the blues are, but as soon as we think we have a handle on the music, where it has come from and where it’s going, along comes someone like Shaun Kirk, who blows away all of our preconceptions.

With countless prestigious awards and chart toppers to his name, Shaun has also been billed alongside Robert Plant, John Mayer, Ben Harper, Bonnie Raitt and Santana to name but a few.

Don’t miss one of the most explosive solo acts you’ll ever see this Sunday (April 8) at Tauranga Citz Club (upstairs), from 5-8 pm. Tickets are $15 on the door unless sold-out prior.

Come along to the

Opening of the Tauranga Office Come and meet the newest Labour MPs based in the Bay! Jan Tinetti (Labour List MP based in Tauranga) and Angie Warren-Clark (Labour List MP based in the Bay of Plenty) and Tamati Coffey (MP for Waiariki)

10.30-12.00pm 1356 Cameron Rd, Greerton

Authorised by Jan Tinetti, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Saturday 28 April

Scavenging through autumn Sport Bay of Plenty’s outdoor recreation programme ‘Virtually on Track’ is launching a number of free, family-friendly scavenger hunts for the school holidays.

‘Virtually on Track’ is a collaboration between Sport Bay of Plenty, the Department of Conservation and local councils, and is aimed at encouraging kids and adults to get active this autumn.

It also looks to connect people with the region’s beautiful parks, spaces and reserves through digital technology and recreational activities.

The school holiday scavenger hunts take place from April 14-29 in six Bay of Plenty locations. They require participants to find objects and shapes in nature solve clues, take photos and answer ques-tions about the park or reserve they are exploring.

Locations cover six unique areas in the region – TECT All-terrain Park and McLaren Falls Park in the Western Bay, Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake) and Boyes Beach in Central Bay and Hukutaia Domain and Fairbrother Loop in the Eastern Bay. There are also prizes to be won.

Participants can access the scavenger hunt maps and instructions from the ‘Virtually on Track’ website.

For more information, visit: www.virtuallyontrack.co.nz/votscavengerhunt

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Rare music to be heard for the first time Two original manuscripts signed by English composer Gustav Holst were found in Bay of Plenty Symphonia’s music archive recently and in their upcoming concert ‘Lost and Found’, these lost works, missing for more than 100 years, will come to life.

Lost & Found

Holst’s

lost manuscripts

and other English orchestral/choral works

by Delius, Elgar and others.

Sun.

15th April 3pm Baycourt Tauranga

more romantic ‘Spanish Serenade’. The choir will also present some beautiful unaccompanied songs by Vaughan Williams and other composers of the period.

The ‘Lost and Found’ concert will take place at 3pm on Sunday, April 15 at the Baycourt Addison Theatre.

Tickets are $10 via: www.ticketek.co.nz.

Bronya Dean, Gloria Pheasant and Justus Rozemond with the Holst manuscript.

The two rediscovered works are ‘Folk Songs from Somerset’ and ‘Two Songs Without Words’.

The latter piece has been known and performed several times since its premiere, but the whereabouts of the original score were unknown until now.

On the other hand, ‘Folk Songs from Somerset’ has probably not been heard since its first perfor ance in 1906, which was conducted by Holst himself.

He later reworked it into the ‘Somerset Rhapsody’, which is often perfor ed but this ay be the first time in more than 100 years that the music is heard as originally written.

Colin Matthews, of the Holst Foundation in the says These anuscripts are a re ar able find particularly ‘Folk Songs from Somerset’, which don’t exist elsewhere in this form. This is an important and exciting occasion!” rchestral and choral usic fro other in uential English composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries completes the afternoon’s entertainment.

The Scholars Pro Musica will join the orchestra for some outstanding English choral works, including Hubert Parry’s grand ‘Blest Pair of Sirens’ and Elgar’s

GIGGUIDE & ENTERTAINMENT GREER’S GASTRO BAR Sat 7th Open Acoustic Night – Take the stage! Fun & friendly evening of music making from 6pm Sun 8th Trev & Jannine – Easy Listening Duo 5:30pm – 8:30pm MT RSA Fri 6th Che Orton 7pm – 10:30pm Sat 7th Fleetwood Mac Show 7:30pm Sun 8th Hear To Have Fun

4pm – 7pm TAURANGA CITZ CLUB Sun 8th The Entertainers’ Club presents Shaun Kirk - Blues/Soul troubadour from Australia. 5pm – 8pm. Doors open 4:30pm.

Tickets $15 each from at Citz Club reception. All welcome!

THE BARREL ROOM Fri 6th Toner & Franks from 8pm Mon 9th Quiz Nite from 7pm

The Weekend Sun has one double pass to Bay of Plenty Symphonia’s ‘Lost and Found’ concert for one lucky reader who can tell us the name of the composer whose rediscovered works are being performed.

Enter online at: www.sunlive.co.nz under the competition section.

Entries must be received by Tuesday, April 10.

Going mobile for new film festival If you’ve got a mobile phone then you too can beco e a fil - a er Spark and Facebook have joined forces to create the Tall horts il estival ipping the traditional landscape fil for at on its side with a vertical-for at fil festival for the obile age iwi fil icon Tai a aititi will judge the entries with the winner taking home $10,000.

Submissions should be no longer than two minutes, shot in portrait format and incorporate the theme of light.

“Right now in New Zealand, we have over three illion potential fil a ers each carrying a powerful camera in their pocket,” says Sarah Williams, head of brand, communications and experience for Spark.

“The Tall Shorts Festival honours their format of choice for capturing and sharing their lives, elevating it from our everyday social feeds to its own festival.”

The entire showing and judging will be conducted through the Facebook Live platform.

Andy Blood, creative strategist at Facebook, says while the older generation ight find this for at tric y younger fil - a ers won t thin twice about it “And with so many tools to play with, we could see some really genre-bending entries,” says Andy.

“I’m looking forward to seeing how people push, stretch, accommodate or break the format.”

Entries are open from April 1-May 13 and live judging will take place on the evening of May 20.

To enter contestants ust post their fil s to the festival’s Facebook page, Facebook.com/ SparkTallShorts, where it will be checked against the competition rules before appearing on the wall.

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Help when you need it Grief Support Services is a local agency offering subsidised counselling to help people through times of grief, loss and unwelcome change. The team works with individuals, families/whanau and children from six-years-old.

Megan Gamble from Grief Support Services.

Grief Support Services also offer the WAVES group to those who have suffered loss to suicide.

The WAVES group offers a supportive and safe space to share thoughts and feelings around what has happened, discuss the nature of suicide and gain information and ideas about how to care for oneself and others, including children and young people, after a suicide.

The group of four-to-eight people is facilitated by trained counsellors/educators and runs over eight weeks.

While the thought of attending the group may be daunting ost who attend feel the benefit of being able to speak freely or connect with what others are saying.

For more information visit: www.griefsupport.org.nz

Improving air quality We all want clean air, yet across the world this is not a given.

The Bay of Plenty Regional Air Plan aims to protect and improve the region’s air quality by setting rules for those who discharge into the air.

Every year, Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Pollution Hotline deals with thousands of concerned callers from across the region, and air quality makes up around 60 per cent of these calls.

In response, planners have been updating the Air Plan to ensure it best protects the Bay’s air quality.

These changes are captured under a plan change, or in this instance Plan Change 13, so if you care about air quality, now is the time to have your say.

For more information go to: www.boprc.govt.nz/airplan-change and complete a

Open invite to walk or cycle evacuation site Tauranga City Council are encouraging people to practise their evacuation plans, with an invitation to walk or cycle to the official opening of the purpose-built tsunami high ground.

On Saturday, April 7, the ‘Never Happens? Happens’ community event is encouraging people to test personal evacuation plans at Papamoa’s Gordon Spratt Reserve.

There will be live entertainment from local bands Brilleaux and The Generators.

Both bands are stamping their mark on

the international stage, and the event will be one of the last opportunities to enjoy Brilleaux’s lively, rocking rhythm and blues before they set off on their UK tour.

The music line-up then continues with local band The Generators, playing energetic timeless covers for young and old to enjoy on the night.

“Residents along our coastline now have a network of tsunami evacuation routes, safe locations and a suite of clearly marked evacuation maps and signs,” says a Tauranga

City Council spokesperson.

“However, none of this matters if people do not know where to go, or how and when to use this network.”

submission by 4pm on April 18.

If you have any questions about the Air Plan, the process, or how to make a submission, contact Karen Parcell on: 0800 884 881 ex 9346, 027 548 4785 or via: karen.parcell@boprc.govt.nz

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Saturday 7 April

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 Network Singles Club Social activities 55+ Dining, BBQs, outings. Phone Maureen 021 112 3307 or Jonathn 572 2091 Cards Interested in 500? Flexible evenings to suit. Ideal for central Tauranga & Mount residents. Ph Chris 572 3834 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.

Glaucoma NZ Tauranga Support group meeting for those living with glaucoma, held on the 1st Saturday of every month. For more info. taurangaglaucoma@gmail.com 07 549 5776 Guinea Pig Show Omokoroa Hall, public viewing from 10am-3pm. Gold coin entry.

Register your pet guinea pig before 12pm for $5 in fun classes. Fancy Dress theme “Autumn” taurangacavyclub@gmail.com Healthy Living Festival 10am-5pm at QE Youth Centre, 11th Ave. FREE seminars all weekend. Entry $5, under 14 free.

Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Road.

12:45-3pm. Ph Phil Green 549 5344 Katikati Lions Moggies Market Katikati Memorial Hall, Main Road 8am-Noon.

Enquiries 549 3589 LOL Laughter Wellness Keep well on LAUGHTER - the best medicine ever.

11:00-11:45am Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui.

Koha. Ph Trish 022 036 6768 Email lollaughterwellness@gmail.com Mount Art Annual Exhibition At “The People’s Gallery”, Historic Village, Tga, 7-23 April from 9am. Opening Ceremony today at 1:30pm. Artworks & cards for sale, artists in residence. Ph Gemma 021 159 2342 Mt Squash Open Day It’s National Squash Open Day. Mt Sports Squash on Miro St have an open day. The club is open 11am1pm. All visitors get a go!

Narcotics Anonymous Open meeting, 7:30-8:30pm, Hanmer Clinic (behind Super Liquor), 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton Neighbourhood Support Start a Neighbourhood Support group in your street.

Neighbourhood Support will help you to do it. Ph 0800 463 444 or for local contacts: www.wbopns.org.nz Never Happens? Happens Community Event, tsunami evacuation awareness.

Music, entertainment, emergency services info & displays, food & prizes. At Gordon Spratt Reserve, Papamoa today 3:30-7pm.

See www.tauranga.govt.nz/tsunami Otumoetai Tennis Club Saturday adult tennis 1:30pm start. Bellevue Park. Windsor Road. New players welcome. Coaching available. Ph 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 Stop Number Plate Theft Tauranga South Community Patrol will be at The Crossing Tauriko 8:30-2pm. Tamper resistant screws into rego plates. Gold coin donation Synchronised Swimming Tauranga Synchro is a friendly synchronised swimming club based at Baywave. Beginners train Sat mornings. First lesson free. Ph Jo 027 543 1697, info@taurangasynchro.co.nz, www.

taurangasynchro.co.nz

Tauranga Friendship Social Club Walks,

dinners & outings for the over 50s. Couples & singles all welcome. Barbara 544 7461 Tauranga Senior Citizens’ Club CARDS 500 Mon & Thurs. INDOOR BOWLS Tues/Wed/Sat. 14 Norris St.(behind PaknSave)12:45pm for 1pm start. Entry $2 includes afternoon tea. New members welcome.

Taoist Tai Chi Relaxed-Balanced-Strong

Beginners class today at 15 Koromiko St, Judea, Tga. 8:30-10am. Membership from $19/month. Great for stress, suitable for all.

Ph 578 6193 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 Village Radio Museum Community Radio broadcasting nostalgic music & Community Notices seven days on 1368 KHz AM Band. Radio Museum open from 10am. Request line 571 3710

Sunday 8 April

Art on The Strand Art for Sale.

Weather permitting. The Strand, Tauranga.

9-4pm. Tauranga Society of Artists Inc. Bible Seminar 1:45pm Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St, Greerton. Title: “Bible teaching on our responsibilities to our neighbour” Interactive, Q&A. All welcome. Vic 543 0504 CD Social Group A discreet, safe environment for CDs to dress & socialise starting soon. Wives & partners welcome. Interested? Text only Dan 022 109 4188 Cliff Road Petanque Join us for social games on Sunday & Thursdays at 1pm.

Beginners welcome. No joining fees. Need new players. Fresh air guaranteed!

Croquet At Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd, Sun, Tues, Fri, 12:45pm. Beginners welcome. Peter 571 0633 Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet

Held every Sunday 9-1pm rain or shine!

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

Introduction to Buddhism A new subject each week. Sunday 10am11:30am. Tuition free. Donations accepted. BOP Tibetan Buddhist Centre Welcome Bay. Details from buddhismbop@gmail.com 0274 338 834 Narcotics Anonymous Sun 7-8pm, Hanmer Clinic (behind Super Liquor), 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton. If using drugs is causing you problems, maybe we can help. 0800 NA TODAY NZDA BOP Range Day NZDA BOP branch run public open days last Sunday each month at their 300m range in TECT All Terrain Park. 9am-3pm $20 bring firear s licence Omokoroa Lions Market 2nd Sunday monthly. Western Ave Car Park, Omokoroa. 9am-noon. Bookings not required. Ph Keith 548 2117 Papamoa Lions Club Market 2nd & 4th Sunday Gordon Spratt Reserve, Parton Rd, Papamoa. Gates open 7am for stall holder entry. Wayne 027 974 5699 Papamoa Outdoor Bowls All welcome to our RollUp’s Sun & Wed. Register at 1230 commences 1pm. Come & experience OUTDOOR BOWLS. Gordon Spratt Reserve. Ph 574 0177 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 & Thursdays 1:30pm, in pond behind 24 Montego Drive Papamoa, sailing Electron Yachts for fun. Adult beginners welcome.

Graham 572 5419 Sunday Sessions Music Group Gathering of musicians, singers, music lovers of all kinds. With a relaxed, let’s have fun feel. Playing music together every Sunday 4:30pm-5:30pm. $15. Ph 0274 751 023

Tauranga Underwater Hockey Club

Meets every Sunday during school term time (except holiday weekends) at Baywave. 5pm for beginning players & 6:15pm for experienced players.

More info: emailtuwh@gmail.com

Monday 9 April

Achieve Toastmasters Promoting Communication & Leadership 1st, 3rd & 5th Monday of month St Stephens Church all roo field Tauranga p 9.30pm. Inquiries to Frank or Chrissy 027 296 7939 Aglow Mt Maunganui Come & be inspired by Pastor Andrew Kulasingham, our international speaker. Unpacking Your God Dream. Tonight at 7pm, St Andrews Church, Mt Maunganui.

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 Astro Cheer Bingo Fundraiser Hide Thirst & Hunger, 147B Maunganui Rd. From 7pm. Great prizes $40 for 8 rounds, tickets available from Hide or jandamills@xtra.co.nz 0210 263 9020 Join us for a fun night.

Badminton at Aquinas College Tauranga Badminton Club at Aquinas College.

Mondays 7:30-9:30pm. Free use of club racquets. All abilities of senior players welcome. Phone/text Sue 021 194 4335 www. sporty.co.nz/taurangabadmintonclub Bethlehem Indoor Bowls Meets in Bethlehem Hall Monday night. Names in by 7:15pm for a 7:30pm start. New members of all ages welcome. Ph John 027 654 1298 Body+Soul Fun Fitness For over 50s, occasional speakers, social events. Monday to Friday various venues. All classes a a ualified nstructor Dianne 027 431 4326 or 576 5031.

Chess in the Afternoon Mount Chess Club. Mondays 1-4pm Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd Mt Maunganui. $3. Sets, boards,clocks & refreshments provided.

Bob or Viv 575 5845 or 0274 786 282 Chess at 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 Diabetes Support If you have type one, type two or gestational diabetes ph 07 571 3422 for details of free clinics, programs & events to support your diabetes.

Hanna Somatic Movement Education

Gentle, safe, & easy restorative movement.

Monday & Thursdays 5:30pm Tauranga Senior Citizens Hall. Tuesday & Thursday 9am Scout Hall Moa Park. 027 227 4161 Suds Junction Garden Group Junction, a service to support those experiencing mental health issues. Join us every onday at unction ffice 12:30pm. Ph 543 3010 for details

Katikati Bowling Club Welcomes New

Members. Come along & learn how to play lawn bowls Coaching available. Mixed Rollups 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!

Meet Desmond Are you interested in taking back control of your type two diabetes? Meet DESMOND. Free. INFOLine 07 571 3422 Mount RSA Indoor Bowls Club nights are Monday & Thursday. 6:30 names in, start 7pm. Everyone welcome. Come & have some fun. Ph Diane 575 3480 Mount Sports Ladies Squash Open to all ladies, including novices $2 for non-members. 7-8:30pm. Give it a go for novices & drills for those experienced. Rackets provided, bring non-marking shoes.

Narcotics Anonymous Open Meeting, Mon 7-8pm, Hillier Centre. 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui. If using drugs is causing you problems, maybe we can help: 0800 NA TODAY Omokoroa Beach Indoor Bowls Meet at Settler’s Hall, Omokoroa Road at 1pm for 1:30pm start. Wear smooth sole shoes/slippers. New & returning members welcome.

Ph Anne 548 1636 Otumoetai Indoor Bowling Club Meets at 7:15pm in the Matua Primary School hall.

New members welcome. Come along & give bowls ago. Ph Karen 576 0443 Papamoa Genealogy Branch Meet in Tohora Room, Papamoa Community Centre 9:30am-2pm. Small door charge.

Coffee & tea provided. Please bring your own lunch. Ph Kate 929 7884 Papamoa Ratepayers Assn Previously Papamoa Progressive Assn. Younger residents needed. Find Facebook or create.

TCC Councillors. Gordon Spratt Reserve.

7:30pm. $10 or $15 sub. Ph 021 351 029 Recycled Teenagers Gentle Exercise 50s+ & illness/injury rehabilitation. Monday & Wednesday 9:15-10:45 at Tauranga Senior Citizens Club 14 Norris Street. Tuesdays St. Mary’s Church Hall at 9am-10:30am.

Jennifer 571 1411 Scottish Country Dancing For Fun Fitness & Friendship. Monday 1-3pm. St Peters Church Beach Road Katikati. Ph Douglas 07 548 1997 Silver Singers Require soprano & bass voices for their choir. Practices are on Mondays at St Stephens hurch roo field Tce at Tauranga Bird Club Matua Hall, Levers Road. 7:30pm. Keen to learn about breeding & exhibiting birds? Sheryl 027 216 3568 Tauranga Civic Choir Practice Monday, 7:30pm, Wesley Church, 13th Ave, Tauranga. For more information please visit our website. www.taurangacivicchoir.org.nz Enquiries welcome. Heather 575 9092 Tauranga Creative Fibre From 9:30am 177 Elizabeth St. Learn & share spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet, felting. Margaret 571 3483 Tauranga Rocknroll Club Lessons & social evening of dancing Mondays @ Legion of Frontiersman Hall, 165 Elizabeth Street.

Inquiries ph Malcolm 027 592 7240, or www.taurangarocknrollclub.org.nz

Taoist Tai Chi Relaxed-Balanced-Strong

Beginners classes today in: Tga: 15 Koromiko St, Judea 9:30-11am. Te Puke: 8 Palmer Pl 9:30-11am. Pyes Pa: 9 Granston Dr, 3:30-5pm. All welcome. Ph 578 6193

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This Tauranga group meets every second Monday. Topic is the Miracle of Birth by the gifted clairvoyant Geoffrey Hodson. Ph Colleen 576 0165 or Joan 021 465 626 Yoga Mondays At Arataki Community Center 9:15-10:30am. $10 per class.

Breathe, move & release tension. Ph Mel 022 187 1295 *runs Feb 12-April 13th 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. Ph Nic 021 124 2598 www.sweetyoga.co.nz

Tuesday 10 April

ABC - Avenues Badminton Club Every Tues at Tauranga Boys College Gym. Juniors 6-7:30pm (term time). Seniors (Adults) 7:30-9:30pm. Club racquets available.

Delwyn 027 212 4720 Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting 10am Tauranga Central Bapist church, 13th Ave & Cameron Rd. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757 Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting 7:30-8:30pm, St Peters Anglican Church.

11 Victoria Rd Mt. All Welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757 Altrusa Womens Service Group Meet 2nd Tuesday for business & 4th Tuesday programme evening. Lots of fun. Contact Denise president.tauranga@altrusa.org.nz www.altrusa.org.nz Badminton (Social) Every Tuesday & Friday at Otumoetai Baptist Hall 9:30am12pm. Racquets available. Ph Lorraine 579 3229 BOP Linux Users First Tuesday 7-9pm L.J.Hooker, Cnr Cameron Rd & Eighth Ave 578 6024. Smarter, faster, safer & free.

Put YOU in charge of your computer. http://boplug.co.nz/event-calendar/ Cards Interested in 500? Flexible evenings to suit. Ideal for central Tauranga & Mount residents. Ph Chris 572 3834 Crafty Craft Group Bring your own Craft or learn one. 9am every Tuesday (Term Time) St Peters Church. Ph Shelly 07 262 1036 Fitness League Fun exercise with weights, bands oor wor dance a St. Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood. Ph Gloria 021 139 2448 Free Pasifika Education Programme

Every Tuesday evening, 3 Apr -23 Oct. 5:30pm-8pm Lifezone Church, 7 Oak Lane, Judea. Dinner provided.

Inachord Women’s Chorus We welcome new members. Multi genre music. 3 weeks free trial. Bethlehem Community Church 183 Moffat Rd. Tuesdays 7-9pm. Ph Debbie 021 129 1126 Israeli Dancing 6:30-7:30pm for beginners. Gate Pa Primary School hall, Cameron Rd. All ages welcome, no partners required. Ph Maria, 544 1680 or 022 165 2114 Junction Coffee & Chat At St James’ Church, Greerton, 10am-12pm. Support & friendship for those experiencing mental illness &/or addiction. Ph 543 3010 for details or pick-up.

Learn To Play Bridge Beginners lessons start on arch at p finish at the end of June at Tauranga Bridge Club, 252 Ngatai Road. Lessons are $70.

Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Tuesday to Friday 8:30am-9am at 53 Te Okuroa Drive Papamoa. Ph Julie 0274 205 375 or visit: http:// www.communityofstaidan.com/ Mount Morning Badminton 9-11:30am.

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Mt Sports Centre, Blake Park. Social, all ages, racquets available, beginners welcome. $5 per day. Ph Margaret 575 9792 Mt Runners & Walkers Our running & walking groups meet at the Scout Hall on May St every Tuesday & Friday. Leaving at 9:30am & back by 10:30am. www.mtrunnersandwalkers.co.nz Narcotics Anonymous Women’s Meeting, Tues 10:30-11:30am, Downstairs Hall (accessed from rear bottom car park), Salvation Army Recovery Church, 375 Cameron Rd. Ph 0800 NA TODAY 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.

Omokoroa Beach Indoor Bowls Meet at Settler’s Hall, Omokoroa Rd at 7pm for 7:30pm start. Wear smooth sole shoes/ slippers. New & returning members welcome. Ph Anne 548 1636 Oriana Singers Oriana Singers practice every Tuesday 7pm at St Andrews Church, Dee St, Mt Maunganui. Actively recruiting Tenors, Basses. Ph president Terry Fulljames, 021 0266 8684 Otumoetai Lions Club Otumoetai Lions lub eet every first third Tuesday of the month at Daniels in the Park, Memorial Park. All welcome. Please ph 579 3839 Otumoetai Tennis Club Midweek adult tennis Tuesdays & Thursdays. 9am10:30am Bellevue Park, Windsor Road.

Beginners welcome. Coaching available.

Ph 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 Tga/BOP Club Venue: Blake Park 1pm start, Tuesdays & Sundays. All very welcome. Equip available, all coaching given. Ph Jo Ann 578 3606 Pilates Classes 10-11am at Arataki Community Centre. $12 per class. Claudia 021 192 7706 Scrabble Meet at Tauranga Bridge Club, Otumoetai Rd, 8:50am. All very welcome. Ph 544 8372 Sequence Dancing Tauranga Social & Leisure Club, St John Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Road Otumoeti. Tuesdays 7pm-9:30pm except 2nd Tuesday each month 3:30-6pm. Faye 543 3280 South City Indoor Bowls 7:30pm Club night 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 get-together, all instruments, all levels of ability. Come in & enjoy some live music. Grant 578 6448

Tauranga Astronomical Society

Harvard University video lecture - How Did The First Stars & Galaxies Form?

Telescope viewing weather dependent.

Fergusson Park Observatory 7:30 Tauranga Morning Badminton Every Tues & Thurs 9-11:30am at QE2 Centre.

Racquets available, all welcome. Ph Rachael 0274 462 959 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 Tauranga Samba Brazilian Drumming/ Percussion band. Bring enthusiasm & expect fun! Tues 7:15-9:15pm. Mount Sports Centre. Ph Rob 021 232 7185 Tauranga Target Rifle Club Shooting Tue night 7pm. Range 165 Elizabeth St West. All enquires 07 578 0098 Tga UFO & Paranormal Monthly meeting 7.30pm in clubrooms, rear of Senior Citizens Hall, 14 Norris St. Entry $4 inc light supper. All welcome. Ph Ian 544 2811 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 All Welcome Bay Community Centre, 6:30-8pm. Traditional, relaxing Yoga class. Beginners welcome. $12 one

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Wednesday 11 April

Age Concern Walking Group 10am Whakamarama bush walk. Puketoki Reserve.

Belly Dance Classes Teach your body a new language have fun eep fit oin Arabian Spice classes in Tauranga. Call or text 021 124 5982 arabianspicebd@ gmail.com look us up on Facebook 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 CAP Money Course CAP money course is a revolutionary FREE money management course that teaches budgeting skills with a simple system that really works. Carlene 021 241 3671 for info Club Mt Indoor Bowls Names in by 6:45 for 7pm start. Ph Val 543 4168 Community Bible Study Join us @ City Church 252 Otumoetai Road 7–9pm Wednesday’s for a Bible Study on the “Book of Acts”. Ph Julie 552 4068 Community Tai Chi Bethlehem Hall 1pm. All welcome Tutor Trish 021 482 842 communitytaichinz@gmail.com Fernland Spa Water Exercise 11am12pm. Held rain or shine, not during school holidays ualified instructor lifeguard. New participants Ph Jennifer 571 1411 Free Diabetes Support Speak to our Registered Diabetes Nurse about your diabetes INFOline Mon-Thurs 07 571 3422 Gate Pa Indoor Bowls Box Drawn 9 Bowls Triples. 7:30pm names in book.

(Pratt Trophy) Healing Rooms 1-3pm Come & experience God’s healing touch, whether physical, emotional, spiritual. Above Graced Oppshop, cnr 11Ave, Christopher. No charge. Inquiries 021 110 0878 www. healingrooms.co.nz Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Road.

Mixed Roll-ups 12:45-3pm. Ph Phil Green 549 5344 Kiwi Toasters First, 3rd & 5th Wednesday of the month, 3 Palm Springs Boulevard Papamoa. 5:30pm-7pm. Inquiries to Chrissy 027 296 7939 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 Narcotics Anonymous Working the Steps (closed meeting), Weds 7:309:00pm, Downstairs Hall (accessed from rear bottom car park), Salvation Army Recovery Church, 375 Cameron Rd. Ph 0800 NA TODAY Papamoa Garden Circle Meeting today 1pm at the Papamoa Sport & Recreation Centre Gordon Spratt Reserve.

Scottish Country Dancing Mount Senior Citizens Hall, 345 Maunganui Rd. Beginners 6pm, general dancing 7:30pm. Ph Mary 574 8687 Lynne 021 140 7912 Sea of Faith, Tauranga Religions ignite divisions con icts across the globe We delve into religions. Join our second Wednesday monthly discussions. Enquiries Ph 576 1849 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 Table Tennis Tauranga Memorial Hall Social mixed doubles 12:45-3pm Club night 7-9pm Social/ competitive singles/ doubles. New players welcome. Ph Roy 578 7800 Tauranga Lawn Tennis Club Midweek ladies Wednesdays 9-11 Tauranga lawn, Tauranga Domain, Cameron Road. Players welcome to join organised doubles.

All abilities, all ages. Followed by morning tea first visit free Tauranga MidWeek Tramping Group Blue & Green Lakes circuit. Grade moderate. Carolyn 574 0413

Te Puke Scottish Society Annual General Meeting, Methodist Church, Jellicoe Street, Te Puke. Tonight at 7pm. All welcome. Supper served after meeting.

Toastmasters City Early Start Improve communication leadership teamwork skills. Join a motivated & enthusiastic group at Classic Flyers Avgas Cafe 6:508:15am email LaniDTM@ gmail.com Text 021 044 5654 www.cityearlystart.co.nz

Thursday 12 April

Adoptee Support Tauranga Support

Group for Adoptees. We meet every 2nd Thursday at 6pm at the Arataki Community Centre. Ph Scott for details 027 565 6459 Bay City Rockers Social RocknRoll Dancing, Neon Moon, Rnr Waltz.

Thursdays at Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St. 7-9:30pm $3 entry includes supper. Gavin 0276 436 222 or Steve 027 277 9569 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 Community Bible Study Join us @ 14th Avenue Gospel Centre 10am–12pm every Thursday for Bible Study on the “ Book of Acts”. Ph Gay 021 2255 981 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 Diabetes Clinic Bongards Pharmacy Greerton, 3rd Thursday each month.

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Gentle, safe, & easy restorative movement. Monday & Thursdays 5:30pm Tauranga Senior Citizens Hall. Tuesday & Thursday 9am Scout Hall Moa Park.

027 227 4161 Suds Fitness League Exercise, movement & dance to help with posture & balance, 1st class complimentary. Thursdays, 10am, central Baptist Church 13th Ave. Ph Pam 549 4799 or 021 117 7170 Junction Coffee & Chat Junction Mount Maunganui/Papamoa COFFEE & CHAT, McDonalds Papamoa, 1-2pm. Support & friendship for those experiencing mental illness and/or addiction. Ph 543 3010 for details or pick-up Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Rd Rummikub 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 Keynotes Inc. Keynotes 4 part harmony Womens’ Chorus meet Thursday 7pm @ Wesley Church hall 13th Ave. Singing for fun & health. Ph Jacqui 542 1766 Learn To Dance WCS We teach a modern, sexy & smooth dance called West Coast Swing. Every Thur at QV Cafe (850 Cameron Rd) from 6:45pm 1st class is FREE. embrace.dancing@gmail. com Vero 021 191 1601 Mainly Music-Holy Trinity 9:30-10.

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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 Mt Squash Club Night At Mount Sports Club. Gold coin for non-members. 5:30pm onwards. Open to All, including Novices. Rackets can be provided, please bring non-marking shoes.

Narcotics Anonymous Closed Men’s Meeting every Thurs, 7:30-8:30pm, Waipuna Park Hall, 25 Kaitemako Rd, Welcome Bay. If using drugs is causing you problems, call 0800 NA TODAY Papamoa Coffee & Chat Junction, a service to support those experiencing mental health issues. Join us for every Thursday at Papamoa McDonalds, 1pm-2pm. Ph 543 3010 for details

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

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Spiritual development, meditation psychic craft 7-9pm. Open group. Tutor Kevin Reed 25years experience. Ph 578 7205 email kevinreednz@gmail.com Social Rock’n Roll Dancing Neon Moon, Rock’nRoll Waltz. 7-9:30pm at Senior Citizens Hall Norris St. Includes Supper. $3 entry.

Gavin 027 643 6222 or Steve 027 277 9569 Square Dance Fun New dancer class now, see Facebook Orange City Squares & Rounds. Enjoy music movement laughter, details 577 1100 or 578 6516.

Frontiersmen’s Hall, Elizabeth St Sunshine Sequence Dance Group Learn dancing at a friendly club. Every Thursday at Baptist Church Hall, 13th Avenue, 7pm10pm. $2 entrance includes supper. Jan 544 4379 Table Tennis Tauranga Table Tennis Memorial Hall QEYC 1-3pm social grades, 3-5pm Junior club, 5-6:45pm junior squad training, 6:45-9 Club Night. Ph Paul Henderson 021 884 021 Tai Chi in the Park Memorial Park next to Mini Golf on 11th Ave. No charge. 9:30am Tauranga Creative Fibre Every second and fourth Thursday of the month from 7pm.

Learn and share spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet, felting. 177 Elizabeth St, Margaret 571 3483 Tauranga Model Railway Club Meets at 7:30pm in club rooms, corner Cross Rd & Mirrielees Rd, Sulphur Point. Ed 543 1108 Tauranga Porcelain Artists Meet 9am-12pm at Elizabeth Street West. Beginners welcome.

Ph Lynne 549 0847 027 222 3627 Your Home Your Style An evening of interior styling inspiration with John Darke of John Darke Interiors.

Venue: Matua Bowls Club Tickets: $30 from www.eventspronto.co.nz/ cctnz or ph 022 155 3994

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 13 April

Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting, 10am Tauranga Central Bapist Church, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd. All welcome.

Ph 0800 229 6757

Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting, 7:30pm, Tauranga Hanmer Clinic, 1235 Cameron Rd. (Behind SuperLiquour) 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. Ph Werner 548 1111 http:/www. westernbopchess.weebly.com/ Foster & Allen 7pm tonight & Sat 14th music show in Addison Theatre, Baycourt. More info at www.baycourt.co.nz 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: Ph 577 7177 Greerton Indoor Bowling Club Yatton St, Greerton. Club Night. Names in by 7:15pm for 7:30pm start.

Junction Board Games Junction, a service to support those experiencing mental health issues. Join us for every Friday at Junction ffice p - p h for details Junction Mount Walk 10am12:30pm. Support & friendship for those experiencing mental illness and/or addiction. Ph 543 3010 for details or pick-up.

Narcotics Anonymous Open Meeting, Fri 7:30-8:30pm, Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui. If using drugs is causing you problems, maybe we can help: 0800 NA TODAY Papamoa & Districts GreyPower Papamoa Community Centre/Library at 12.30.

Everyone welcome, gold coin admittance.

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New attendees, RSVP Bill 578 2114 for food arrangements.

Piloga Fridays At Arataki Community Centre 10:05-11:20am. Pilates, yoga & relaxation. Ph Mel 022 187 1295 or Claudia 021 192 7706 *runs Feb 16-April 13th Preschool Music @St. Georges A half hour of fun, dance & movement to music, followed by morning tea. St. Georges Church lounge (1 Church Street) 9:30am Fridays termtime.

Koha Singers Wanted Ladies Singing Group. Meet at TePuke Lyceum Club. 10am. Ph Bev 573 4943 Te Puke Toy Library New hours, new location & so much fun. Come along & check it out. Friday Playgroup & Lego Club Friday afternoon. See Facebook for details.

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ANY BUILD. Ready for your next project. New Builds, Renovations, Fences, Decks, Landscaping, Maintenance, Land and House Makeover. Call Nathan for FREE Quote 022 353 4873 anybuildco@gmail.com 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 & fibre lass tra e ual fie , boat builder. Ph Shaun 021 992 491 or 07 552 0277 ELECTRICIAN, 18+ years experience, NZ registered.

Residential & commercial, maintenance & service, new builds, renovations. Fast, friendly service. Ph Andrew 022 354 1960 HANDYMAN BUILDING, section maintenance, decks, fencing, pergolas, painting, water blasting, odd jobs. Free quotes. Ph Rossco 027 270 3313 or 544 5911 LICENSED BUILDER 20 years experience. Available for small or large projects. Excellent references. Ph Ben today 021 209 0972 MASON PAINTERS, interior, exterior, water blasting. 25 years experience. Quality workmanship. Ph 027 204 1254 Tauranga 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 fin s t r en ly, rel able service. I specialise in interior walls & ceilings with no job too small. Strip your own wallpaper and I will skim your walls ready or a mo ern pa nt fin s epa r cracked walls & ceilings using pro en arbon fibre te nolo y 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

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RUN ON LISTINGS www.sunlive.co.nz/classifieds.html

trades & services

TREE, SHRUB and hedges trimming, topping, rubbish, palm pruning or removal, satisfaction guaranteed free quote. Ph Steve Hockly 571 5958 or 027 498 1857

travel & tours

“AAA” Gold Star Rated with Hinterland Tours (Tour 1, Exclusive South Island ‘Autumn Colours’ and ‘Spring Time’ Tours + Main Highlights, Excellent Reviews), (Tour 2, the famous ‘North Island Train Trip & Te Papa Museum Tour’….

Excellent Reviews).

(Tour 3, Two night’s stay at Stunning Chateau Tongariro); (Tour 4, Bay of Islands & Northland…..almost booked out) (Tour 5, WOW in Wellington, the best Premium Tickets)….

Plus much much more….

Door to Door service. Phone HINTERLAND TOURS TEAM 07 575 8118 NO 8 TOURS NEW ZEALAND’S SENIOR TRAVEL CLUB Selling FAST!!! Come and be Wowed at Wellington’s Wearable Arts Show 2018 includes Door to Door Pick Ups, Premium Seating Tickets, Full Colour Programme, Accommodation & Meals. Thurs Oct 4th 2018 to Sun Oct 7th Oct 2018- 4 Days. BOOK NOW: Ph.

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

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) May 9th 5 days; Rangitikei River Lodges. (2) May 21st 5 days; Marlborough Sounds Mail Boat.

(3) June 21st 2 days; Chateau Overnight. Free Door to Door service. BOOK NOW: Ph. No 8 Tours team on 579 3981 or Email info@no8tours.co.nz

The Strand was thrumming with people.

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

Jan Preston performing on the Carrus stage.

Randy Matthews on clarinet.

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

wanted to buy

HOMEOPATHY BOOK titled Desktop Guide: To Keynotes & Confirmatory Symptoms, by Roger Morrison. Please Ph 0210 327 326

People enjoying a jazzy afternoon on Sunday.

Ben Wilcock performing on Sunday.

People soaking up the sun and sounds on Sunday.

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FALL INTO FITNESS EASILY AT ASPIRE HEALTH & SPORTS WITH

$5 GROUP FITNESS CLASSES! For two weeks attend any of our 60+ fitness classes, including Les Mills and our popular freelance classes, for just $5 each! As always, Aspire members access all our classes free.

MON

TUE

WED

6.00 – 7.00am

6.00 – 6.30am

5.10 – 5.55am

6.30 – 7.30am

SPRINT 8.30 – 9.15am

THU MORNING 6.00 – 7.00am

FRI

SAT

6.00 – 6.30am

7.30 – 8.00am

6.00 – 6.45am

7.30 – 8.30am

SUN

SPIN 6.00 – 6.30am

8.30 – 9.30am

6.00 – 7.00am

$5

BODYSTEP

9.00 – 9.45am

9.00 – 9.45am

9.00 – 9.45am

9.00 – 9.45am

9.00 – 9.45am

9.00 – 9.45am

9.00 – 9.30am

9.15 – 10.15am

9.15 – 10.15am

9.15 – 10.15am

9.15 – 10.15am

9.15 – 10.15am

9.30 – 10.30am

9.30 – 10.00am

BODYSTEP 9.30 – 10.30am

9.15 – 9.45am

9.30 – 10.00am

BODYSTEP 10.15 – 10.45am

10.15 – 11.15am

10.15 – 11.15am

10.15 – 11.15am

9.45 – 10.15am

10.30 – 11.30am

BODYBALANCE BODYBALANCE 10.30 – 11.15am

SPRINT 10.15 – 11.15am

BODYBALANCE

10.30 – 11.15am

10.15 – 11.15am

BODYBALANCE 10.30 – 11.15am

1.00 – 2.00pm

1.00 – 2.00pm

AFTERNOON / EVENING

1.00 – 2.30pm

1.00 – 2.00pm

BODYBALANCE 5.30 – 6.00pm

4.00 – 4.45pm

5.30 – 6.30pm

5.30 – 6.30pm

4.00 – 4.50pm

6.00 – 6.30pm

5.15 – 6.00pm

4.00 – 5.30pm

BODYCOMBAT 6.00 – 6.30pm

5.30 – 6.00pm

5.30 – 6.30pm

6.15 – 7.00pm

6.00 – 6.30pm

6.15 – 7.00pm

6.30 – 7.30pm

6.30 – 7.30pm

6.30 – 7.30pm

SPRINT 6.30 – 7.30pm

BODYBALANCE

$5 classes only available from 6.35 – 7.35pm

6.35 – 7.35pm

Mon 9th – Sun 22nd April

Find us behind the ‘Z’ service station, SH2 Bethlehem.

Phone 07 579 3993 | www.clubaspire.co.nz