The Weekend Sun - 14 September 2018

14 September 2018, Issue 925

Freewheeling fun A frock is not the most practical thing to wear while riding a bicycle. But for women in the late 1800s it didn’t matter a jot. The bicycle became a symbol of freedom. Women became more physically and geographically mobile. And it

gave them more opportunity to meet men without being chaperoned. About 30 Tauranga women will get on their bikes tomorrow to celebrate the key role the bicycle played in the women’s liberation movement. The Frocks on Bikes ride

is one of several events in the city to celebrate Suffrage 125, marking 125 years since women in New Zealand were given the right to vote. To find out more about Saturday’s ride and Frocks on Bikes go to page 9. Photo: Nikki South.

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Lessons from a ten-year-old I was babysitting on Saturday night, when Eva, the ten-year-old who I’ve babysat since she was a baby, asked me to guess what topic she was doing for school. I quickly thought back to my own schooling years.

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“Coastal tidal pools? Seashells?”

“No,” she replied.

“Wetlands? Estuaries?”

Again the answer was no.

I thought deeper.

“The medieval era? Captain Cook?

Ruapehu? Volcanoes? White Island?”

No, no, no, no and no. She smiled at me across the kitchen bench top in her characteristic kind-hearted way.

“You’ll never guess.”

I gave in.

“We’re studying hauora. Wellbeing.”

I reflected on how far education had come that children were now studying abstract concepts compared to the solid tangible science, history or geography-based topics of my primary school days.

We’d travelled to Gisborne to witness the centenary of Captain Cook discovering New Zealand and learned about possums and pets; flicked over rocks in mudflats to look at crabs. It didn’t really mean much now, apart from giving me a warm glow remembering how my ten-year-old self had spilt Milo all through the bed where we were billeted.

As an adult I’d contributed an artistic image to Dr Mason Durie’s presentation on Whanau Ora that had found its way into an international publication, and had found myself interested in his model of wellbeing.

“My friend Aleks and I are studying relaxation,” Eva continued. “Stress damages your heart and your mind. Relaxation helps you manage stress. And also relaxation improves your memory.”

Really? Clearly I need help with memory.

Every day I’m meeting people I know, but their names often elude me.

“I’ve been doing a whole lot of research trying to find out about all these things,”

says Eva, “and we have to present it in some way. So Aleks and I are making a diorama in a cardboard box.”

Back when I was ten we collected shoeboxes and made peepholes to view miniature jungles with lions.

“Aleks is making a garden scene with a person reading a book in a chair, made out of origami. And I’m making a hammock.

I’ve actually already made it, it’s at school.”

She showed me a second hammock she’d designed and sewn on her sewing machine for Aleks. Made out of fabric and ribbons,

it was simply perfect.

I remembered back to when I was 11, how it had taken me nearly two terms to make an apron in ‘sewing class’ at Intermediate, as we had to line up to get a turn at the machine. I’d loathed every sewing lesson.

“I love sewing, it’s so much fun,” says Eva. I was interested to find out what else Eva and Aleks were doing around relaxation?

Were they going to be asking the class what they think?

“Yes, well I was just about to tell you about that,” replies Eva. “We’re doing a survey. We’re going to see what the teachers

and our class do for relaxation, and present it in some kind of chart.

“Some people do exercise for relaxation.

Dad likes to run in the bush, whereas I like to draw and read with music. My mum does meditation, and she really likes to walk around in nature.”

Eva’s younger sister Stella, aged eight, likes to read and dance.

“What do you do for relaxation?” she asked me. I found myself saying “drawing and painting”. When had I last done that?

Maybe a year ago!

I asked Eva what other studies her class was doing around wellbeing.

“One of the boys is doing a running survey and it’s terrible! We have to do three laps around the field every day along with the other laps we do.

“They’re timing us to see if we get faster, but guess what’s happening to me? I’m getting slower and slower.”

I commiserated. She told me of others who were writing a book on sleep and nutrition and how hobbies improve wellbeing.

“Some boys in my class like to go out surfing in the morning early for relaxation.

I’ve seen them with wet hair arriving late for school after surfing.”

“My friend Gabrielle, she’s doing a very interesting question. It’s about who has a better wellbeing – an introvert or an extrovert?

“Being an extrovert might be better because when they have problems, it’s really good to talk about it with friends.

“If you’re an extrovert and have troubles you can talk with people and get good ideas, but if you’re an introvert then you may not be so good at talking with people, and just keep yourself to yourself.

“But an introvert might be better at working alone, so it’s quite an interesting question actually.

“We also asked my teacher what she does for relaxation and she says she walks along the beach for relaxation.”

I can imagine. What teacher wouldn’t want to find a beach to relax on after dealing daily with such bright minds?

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Stress can affect the body in numerous ways, including jitters, feeling hot, sweating, digestive problems, irritability, insomnia, chronic headaches, skin conditions, decrease in immunity, weight gain, and high blood pressure.

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Reclaiming waterfront for all Welcome Bay resident Chris Doms wants the encroachments along the Welcome Bay Road Esplanade cleared so everyone can enjoy the waterfront. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

A Welcome Bay resident is rallying his community in a bid to reclaim a public waterfront reserve that has been encroached by fences, plantings and other structures erected by private homeowners.

The Welcome Bay Road Esplanade runs along the waterfront from Welcome Bay Road, near the intersection of Waitaha Road, to Tye Park on Forrester Drive, however it is currently inaccessible and few people know it is there.

Chris Doms first tried to run along the esplanade two years ago, but fences, planting and structures erected right up to the edge of the waterfront forced him on to the mud flats below.

“I looked it up on the GIS (Geographic Information Systems) maps and sure enough, it was a reserve,” says Chris. “I called the council to talk about it and then promptly forgot about it again.”

When Chris raised the subject on the Welcome Bay Noticeboard Facebook page recently, he got a flurry of comments in support of reclaiming the esplanade for everyone to use.

“I’m really surprised at the amount of response I’ve had,” he says. “A lot of people had no idea it was

there and then there are people who have known about it for many years.”

Chris has met with parks and reserves staff at Tauranga City Council, who have invited him to speak at a council meeting and to make a submission in the next Long Term Plan consultation process.

“They are aware of the issue, but constrained in what they can do. At the moment council’s resources are going into Mount Maunganui beach encroachments, which is understandable, but frustrating.”

TCC parks manager Mark Smith confirmed the council started working with landowners to remove encroachments in Karewa Parade in Papamoa and has moved progressively toward Mount Maunganui.

“We will next move to start resolving harbour encroachments,” says Mark.

He says staff have an annual budget of $50,000 for weed removal and preparation for planting and a target of resolving 20 encroachments per year.

He says a formed walkway or boardwalk for Welcome Bay Road Esplanade is included in the council’s Reserve Management Plan and budgeted in the Long Term Plan for 2023.

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Psychoactive substances

The Psychoactive Substances (Local Approved Products) Policy has been adopted by Taurana City Council.

TCC doesn’t have the power to prohibit the sale of psychoactive substances – aka legal highs.

In adopting this policy, council has set rules on where in Tauranga any future approved products can be sold to protect sensitive communities and make it more difficult for users to access substances.

Community and Culture Committee deputy chair Leanne Brown says although there are currently no approved products in New Zealand, products could be approved by the PSRA at any time, and someone could apply for a licence to sell them.

Animal abuse

The number of animal welfare complaints has spiked.

On the back of this, the SPCA is recruiting Kiwis to walk the distance from the Earth to the moon with their four-legged friends to raise funds for the charity.

The newly created event, titled ‘Walk Your Dog to the Moon’, will see Kiwis and their pups uniting to walk an impressive 385,500km to raise money for animals in need.

More than 8000 animal welfare complaints relating directly to dogs were made in last year in 2017 – nearly 5000 more complaints than any other animal.

Murder accused

The man charged with the murder of a woman found dead on Rotorua school grounds has been remanded in custody without plea.

The 19-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at the Rotorua District Court via audio visual link this week on one charge of murdering Lynace Parakuka, 22.

Police successfully requested his name be suppressed, citing the "safety of the defendant" and the ongoing nature of the investigation.

He was remanded in custody to reappear at the High Court in Rotorua on October 5.

Toilet funding

The government is pumping in more than $500,000 to help fund new toilet facilities in Mount Maunganui.

Tauranga City Council was successful in its funding application and will receive $577,500 of funding for the provision of toilet facilities at the base of Mauao.

The funding is part of a $19.3 million allocation for tourism infrastructure projects around the country.

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Te Puke artist to feature in Te Puke artist Bridget Reweti will be among 10 of New Zealand’s leading contemporary visual artists to have their work featured in the United Kingdom’s first major exhibition of Maori and Pacific culture this month.

Kiko Moana on display at the documenta 14 exhibition in Germany last year.

Oceania will run at the Royal Academy of Arts in London from September 29-December 10, including around 200 works showcasing the art and culture of New Zealand, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia.

Bridget (Ngati Ranginui, Ngai Te Rangi) is a member of the Mata Aho Collective – a collective of four Maori women artists who will present their work, ‘Kiko Moana’. Other members include Erena Baker, Sarah Hudson and Terri Te Tau. Kiko Moana is made from iconic blue tarpaulin that is folded, stitched and slashed. The collective has employed accessible materials and researched customary Maori sewing techniques to portray the tradition of innovation.

The work is accompanied by online ‘Taniwha Tales’ – gifts from friends and whanau about their encounters, memories or insights around taniwha.

“We chose taniwha as they like to travel, are guardians and live in or around water,” says Bridget.

“As Kiko Moana was our first work to travel overseas, we wanted to ground it in stories from home.”

Bridget grew up in Te Puke and went on to get a master’s degree in Maori visual arts from Massey University and a post graduate diploma in museum and heritage “I've always been interested in ideas, in being studies from Victoria University. able to research and explore possibilities beyond She has held numerous residencies our current situations, and art is an avenue that both nationally and internationally provides that. I am inspired by the strong women and her work is held in both private whom have been ever-present in my life.” and public collections.

Bridget enjoys bringing her work home, Maori artist Bridget Reweti is proud of Bridget’s work is largely however, and her exhibition at Tauranga Art her Tauranga Moana whakapapa. lens-based, using both photographic Gallery last year, Irihanga, was particularly special and video equipment. as she was able to work with her nan, Geraldine “It offers a way for me to employ lens-based techniques and tools, Hinemoa Reweti, to record the narrative. but also the concepts it encompasses, like perspective, position or “This exhibition highlighted the settlements that were destroyed focus,” she says. “An important aspect of image making is asking who during the 1867 Tauranga Bush Campaign,” says Bridget. is behind the lens and what power do they have?”

“I was fortunate to visit some of these sites, which are now either Bridget lives and works in Wellington, but is very proud of her farmland or forestry.

Tauranga Moana whakapapa.

“It was difficult to reconcile such a violent history with so much “Living in Wellington now means I can focus on developing not loss. I was grateful to be able to contribute a small part towards only my own art practice, but writing and curating other Maori honouring the narratives of that time that still affect us today.” artists into exhibitions,” she explains.

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The Maho Aho Collective, from left, Bridget Reweti, Sarah Hudson, Terri Te Tau and Erena Baker. different to her individual practice. The four women met studying at Massey University and bonded over similar interests and a need to support each other in art endeavours.

“I really enjoy being able to work collectively,” she says, “to share ideas and develop work not in isolation.

“In saying that, I relish the freedom of my individual practice, which involves spending time in the mountains.”

Kiko Moana was originally presented at documenta 14 in Kassel, Germany in 2017 alongside the work of Ralph Hotere and Nathan Pohio.

“We were the first group of New Zealand artists to ever exhibit at documenta 14. So although we were treading new territory, we knew that many people before us has forged new paths and as nervous as we were, we also felt secure in our work and support networks,” says Bridget.

“I feel proud and humbled to be part of the Maori artists who are making change locally, nationally and internationally.

Bridget says the collective is “overwhelmed” to be chosen to exhibit at Oceania.

“I'm not sure I'll know exactly how I'll feel when we arrive though. I am acutely aware that there will be many taonga from all over the Pacific that haven't seen home for a long time.

“This might be a bit heartbreaking.

“I'm glad I'll be viewing these taonga with my three friends though. We can share that load.” Kerry Mitchell

A Taniwha Tale from Kiko Moana KH · 41 Ngati Awa · Ngai Tuhoe “I don’t know loads about Taniwha except what we were told as kids. They were protectors of the area they were in and if you disrespected that area, the Taniwha would get you! Half the time I think it was to put the fear of god in us so that we wouldn’t go there and misbehave but then there are more than likely to be more reasons behind the stories than I was ever told.

“I know we were told about a Taniwha that was in a river when I was younger so that scared the crap out of me and I never wanted to swim there. I guess that might have been Ben’s way of making sure I didn’t swim there and drown who knows, but it worked. I often thought of them as big dragons for some reason, I’m sure each kid had their own vision of what a Taniwha looked like. Sadly, I never saw my dragon or maybe you only saw them if you were naughty.”

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Brickbats and bouquets for councils A national ratepayers’ report has found the Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s rates to be the highest in New Zealand, with an average residential rates bill of $3192.

Tauranga City Council also came in with the highest residential rates for metropolitan councils, with an average rates bill of $2553.

The Taxpayers’ Union report did find, however, that with personnel costs of only $1071 per ratepayer, financing costs of $352 per ratepayer and operating expenses per ratepayer of $4081, that TCC was generally managing its finances “prudently” and “ensuring there is a healthy balance sheet for tomorrow”. The praise for TCC did not extend to WBOPDC, with Taxpayers’ Union executive director Jordan Williams saying Western Bay ratepayers should be seriously questioning the value for money their council provides. “Their council charges the highest average residential rates in the country, has high debt on a per ratepayer basis – leading to the second-highest

financing costs of any provincial council – and pays a higher proportion of its staff salaries in excess of $100,000 than any other council in the region,” says Jordan. “Despite the council's poor performance, it is one of the few in New Zealand lacking an Audit and Risk Committee. The council should move to remedy this immediately.” The Western Bay of Plenty District Council responded to the Taxpayers’ Union by saying the information has its place, but does not compare apples with apples. “It’s a snapshot of where individual councils are on their funding, investment and levels of service journeys,” says a spokesperson.

“The information does not adequately reflect the complexities many councils face providing services to communities – particularly high-growth, semi-rural councils such as the Western Bay of Plenty District.

“While Western Bay is at the high end of the rates table, the council made some tough decisions several years ago to significantly invest in core infrastructure, particularly water supplies and wastewater treatment and disposal, and to spread the cost of this investment over several generations who will benefit from it.”

Dark days in the skies commemorated this Sunday The 78th anniversary of the Battle of Britain falls on Sunday, and members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Association in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui will mark the occasion with a commemoration service at Classic Flyers Museum. The Battle of Britain refers to the World War Two air campaign waged by the German air force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940. The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by the air forces as well as being the largest and most sustained aerial bombing campaign to date. The RAF lost 1250 aircraft, including 1017 fighters. In all, 520 men were killed

serving with Fighter Command. But with more than 700 fatalities during the period of the battle, Bomber Command suffered even more heavily. Another 200 men were killed flying with Coastal Command. Of the 135 New Zealanders who served with Fighter Command, 20 lost their lives. Another 29 New Zealanders died serving in Bomber Command and eight in Coastal Command.

The Battle of Britain commemoration service at Classic Flyers starts at 10am on Sunday. Guest speaker will be Squadron Leader Greg Pryce from RNZAF Base Auckland. Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller and Mayor Greg Brownless are guests .

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MP firmly grounded in Tauranga Neither a pleasure cruise nor a bed of nails.

Simon Bridges, MP for Tauranga, is assessing his first six months as leader of the National Party and leader of the Opposition.

“It’s had its moments,” says Simon, perhaps referring to the storm over the expenses leak which showed he had racked up a bill of $113,973 on travel and accommodation between April and June. It’s still unclear how the leak occurred.

“But I have still really enjoyed those six months,” he says. “It has been both challenging and rewarding.”

And he has reaffirmed his commitment to Tauranga.

The Prime Minister has left Auckland.

The primary residence for Jacinda Ardern, daughter Neve and partner Clarke Gayford is Premier House in Wellington for at least the rest of the parliamentary sitting, and likely longer.

The leader of the Opposition also moved this week – but not to Auckland or Wellington, and not from his patch, not from Tauranga. The Bridges family moved from one end of suburban Matua to the other, just to give the kids some space.

“I woefully underestimated the needs when we first moved from the Mount to Matua – one child, and now three – and keeping them well run and de-energised.” He’s confident some

extra land and a swimming pool will fix that, but he may have to get a man in for the hedges and lawns. ”I am grounded in Tauranga,” he says. “I wouldn’t dream of leaving because, ultimately, it’s where my friends are, it’s where my family is ensconced and it’s where my roots are deep. I want to be here as MP but also post-politics one day, when that happens.”And he remains both “energetic and excited” about the future of Tauranga. “Even though we’re seeing business confidence plummet under this government and a bit of an economic downturn,” he says, “the reality is Tauranga’s going very well and still has a lot of growth.

“Both commercial and residential building are doing well, so it’s hard to be anything but upbeat about the city.”

Simon Bridges’ second home is probably Tauranga Airport.

“Like a lot of Tauranga people, I spend a whole bunch of time at the airport catching planes,” he says.

“I always try to be back at the weekend and many a Tauranga person will see me at the top of the Mount on a sunny day.” Although he’s not as fast as he used to be.

Another haunt is Ferguson Park in Matua. “I have never been a gym bunny, I don’t do that. It’s walking and in inverted commas ‘running’.”

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Looking at the 2018 ratepayers’ report We’re lucky to have the Taxpayers’ Union.

It’s an independent organisation that seeks greater efficiency and transparency on how your taxes (and council rates) are spent.

They’ve just released their 2018 report ranking councils by their rates bills, debt and staff costs. Check it out at: www.ratepayersreport.nz Tauranga compares very well in staff costs and operating expenses per ratepayer, but not rates.

Our neighbouring council, Western Bay of Plenty District, have the highest average residential rates in the country at $3234. For years this has given some Tauranga politicians a false sense that TCC’s rates are ‘low’, but you can’t compare rural and urban councils.

It’s better to compare us with the nation’s 12 cities; at $2553 we’re third behind Auckland and Porirua for the highest average residential rates.

Auckland is a ‘unitary authority’,

which means it’s both a city and regional council rolled together, so of course they will be high.

If you remove Auckland, we’re the second-highest in the country.

One of the reasons for our relatively high residential rates is that other cities charge their commercial ratepayers a lot more. Wellington charges commercial ratepayers 280 per cent more than residential, and Lower Hutt and Porirua over 300 per cent more.

Until this year, TCC charged commercial the same as residential, but we’re slowly moving to 120 per cent over three years – still making us one of the most business-friendly councils in New Zealand but shifting some of the burden off residential.

Commercial ratepayers can claim back GST and use rates as a tax deduction unlike residential, so the higher percentage evens things out.

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Wahine take to the international runway They’re beautiful, unique and talented – and ready to prove it across two international runways. Or three, if you count the flight it takes to get there.

Papamoa woman Erica Ransfield, 23, is one of seven girls who is about to

prove her talents at two major fashion shows in the United States.

The 23-year-old currently works as a PA/office manager for an architectural and drafting firm, while also juggling her own small business on the side.

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gigs to her portfolio, and all in the space of a few months. Four of the seven girls have already modelled for Karen Walker at a New York Fashion Week show on September 8, says Erica.

And on September 19, those same four girls, along with herself and two others, will be walking in the San Francisco Community Fashion Week.

“This is an opportunity that doesn't present itself very often, particularly for New Zealanders but more particularly, for Maori,” says Erica.

“There has only ever been one other Maori woman walk the New York runway, so for us to be sending more than four is huge.

“Not only does this experience benefit us and quite possibly our careers, but we see it as an opportunity to pave a way for Maori and Pacifica people who want to step into this industry.

“We were selected for these shows purely because to

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“I had never modelled before,” she says, “so I took a shot in the dark, put myself forward and received a call back.

“I headed to Hamilton like a nervous wreck and had my first ever proper shoot with Niketa Brown, founder of Ataahua Portraits.”

Then a few weeks later, she received the good news.

“I had been chosen as one of seven girls out of the hundreds that had applied.”

From this, Ataahua Models modelling agency was born, using the shortlisted girls as its first models.

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Sculpture competition open for entries Just this week another horror, another statistic on SH2.

First sadness then outrage It was a haunting accident scene – a vehicle wedged beneath the cab of a big transporter and both engulfed in flames.

And another statistic, another life lost to the notorious SH2 between Tauranga and Katikati.

It’s against this tragic background that protestors will stop traffic at the Wairoa Bridge mid-afternoon this Sunday, September 16 to press for an upgrade of SH2 – they’ll be crying out for dual carriageways and a median to stop the accidents; to stop the deaths.

“I was consumed by sadness yet again – that was my first reaction when I heard about Monday evening’s smash,” says Andrew Hollis, a key player in the ‘Fix the Bloody Road’ group.

“Then I felt outrage that it has got this far, that so many people are dying on this road.

“It’s always horrible and social media goes crazy.”

Through the group, Andrew claims to have his finger on a lot of pulses these days. And he says the way he felt about the latest accident was exactly how the community felt about it. Sadness and outrage.

Andrew and his group will have at least 500 people on the Wairoa Bridge Sunday afternoon at 3pm. “But after 200 people turned out to last Sunday’s meeting to outline the protest plans, I would like a whole lot more than 500 because our support base is a lot bigger than that.” By blocking the bridge to motorists on a busy Sunday afternoon, isn’t the ‘Fix the Bloody Road’ group in danger of alienating the very people whose interests they are working for, and wanting support from? “That was a big deal to us,” says Andrew.

“Because we are protesting SH2 specifically we needed to protest on the road at some point.”

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The role of the bike in women’s liberation In 1893 there was no such thing as lycra. Probably a good thing some would say.

Women of that era rode their bicycles in their everyday clothing – ankle length dresses and stylish hats included. Frocks on Bikes is a modern-day movement that encourages women to cycle in whatever they feel comfortable wearing. However, the vintage style is likely to make a brief comeback this weekend in a special ride to celebrate 125 years since women won the vote in New Zealand.

The Frocks on Bikes Suffrage 125 Bicycle Ride will depart The Elms in Mission Street at 1.30pm on Saturday, September 15 for a bicycle tour of the

historic Te Papa area, followed by a shared picnic afternoon tea. Despite the name Frocks on Bikes the group don’t normally ride around in dresses, says spokesperson Lillybeth Melmouth.

“It’s about riding in what you’re comfortable in, not necessarily dresses. It’s about encouraging women to cycle – getting women on bikes without the barrier of thinking they have to wear lycra or high vis vests – in whatever they are wearing as long as it’s safe.”

For more information visit Frocks on Bikes Tauranga on Facebook.

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Lilleybeth Melmouth will be among those celebrating the role of the bicycle tomorrow. Photo: Nikki South.

Entries are now open for the sculpture competition for the 2019 NZ Mural Contest and Arts Festival in Katikati.

There are two categories, one with the theme, ‘Life is not what it seems’. The winning sculptor of the themed category will have his or her work permanently displayed in Katikati as well as taking home $4000 cash. The winner of the open category will take home $1000.

Winners of the People’s Choice in each category will receive $250.

Applications close on November 30, 2018 with finalists named on January 30, 2019.

The contest will run from September 28-October 5, 2019.

The festival’s mural contest, photography and song competitions will be open for entry in 2019.

For more information visit: www.nzmuralcontest.co.nz

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Saving the environment from wet wipes Last week I was asked to attend a meeting at Tauranga City Council to discuss the growing concern over the use and disposal of wet wipes which claim to be biodegradable and flushable.

Not all of these products are actually biodegradable or flushable, and they can be a hazard at our waste water treatment plant.

Wet wipes have made our lives easier in many respects, but the marketing used strongly suggests they are not bad for the environment and that they can be flushed down the loo like toilet paper, but this can be misleading

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and problematic.

What we need is better understanding from the public not to flush these products, but instead put them out in kerbside weekly rubbish for collection. We also need a cross-party solution to resolve this issue New Zealand-wide, which may mean regulating the branding and advertising of these products to clearly state they are not to be used as a flushable product, nor are they biodegradable.

When flushed down the toilet, wet wipes can catch on snags inside pipes, causing blockages which are tricky and expensive to clear.

Alley cats to fat cats Bomber, Spitfire and Chester have lucked it.

They’ve gone from sleazy alley cats with a potentially life-threatening disease, to fat cats living the high life in Papamoa.

One minute they are living off street smarts, and now they’re beach siders with two sachet meals a day and lashings of love and attention.

They’re purring all the way to the nearest warm lap.

“We took all three kittens,” says new owner Lee Young. “We’re keeping the family together. We’re the suckers.”

Remember, Bomber, Spitfire and Chester were riddled with cat flu when we met them in The Weekend Sun six weeks ago. Wild Whiskers, a bunch of volunteers committed to the well-being of ‘wildies’, had rescued the kittens from a Mount Maunganui industrial site. They had ‘icky’ eyes, runny noses and the sneezes.

Cat flu can be a killer for kittens. The cats had been fostered out when Lee Young read about them in the paper and contacted Wild Whiskers.

The family decided to take over the fostering.

“The ball was rolling,” says Lee, “and there was no stopping it and no way out.” Four or five days later they decided to keep the cats.

Ten days later they had set the adoption process in place, and two weeks later the cats had gone beachside and moved to Papamoa permanently.

“It’s a bit of a gamble. Is it going to work or not?” asks Lee. History was repeating itself. That’s because a cat is already in residence – Bubba, 19, who’s also of dubious origins. She is the survivor of three ‘wildies’ taken in some years ago.

Bubba will be introduced to the new kittens over time, when they’ve finally stopped sneezing and they feel at home.

They moved out of the seedy alley for a nice seaside address – the black kitten is Bomber, the shy tabby is Spitfire, aka Spitts, and the playful tabby is Chester.

Four cats in one house? “That’s okay, because we have done it before,” says Lee. “The kittens are so little, they’re eating just one sachet and a few bikkies twice at a sitting.

“But eventually, as they get older, I suppose we will have to send them out to work.”

There’s also a couple of rabbits skipping around the back yard. It’s a menagerie. Meanwhile Bomber, Spitfire and Chester are thriving. “Two are ultra-friendly,” says Lee, “but little Spitfire is still a spitfire and has got a long way to go.

“But she is getting better.”

And the kids are besotted. Emma, turning 14, Josh, 11, and Samuel, 5, have learned to be calm and quiet around the kittens. Then the cats will come running. Except Spitfire of course – she’s still stand-offish and a bit skittish.

“But it’s all worked out brilliantly,” says Lee. “They’re beautiful, and it was just something about their story in The Weekend Sun that made us contact Wild Whiskers.

“I don’t know what it was.”

The GJ Gardner Homes Clean-Up Week is back for 2018 During Clean-Up Week 2017, almost 40,000 volunteers took part in 699 events across New Zealand. Volunteers collected over 67,000kgs of litter from parks, roadsides, beaches, river banks and school grounds.

The GJ Gardner Homes branch in Tauranga is running a clean-up that coincides with the nationwide event they are running alongside Keep New Zealand Beautiful.

The clean-up is taking place at Papamoa Surf Club on Saturday

September 15 with volunteers meeting at 1pm.

Volunteers will be picking up rubbish from around the Papamoa Surf Club area and Papamoa Beach Reserve.

To register your interest, email: admin.tauranga@gjgardner.co.nz

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˜˜ Before the “slick Italian thieves” struck. Amelia Taylor with her violin.

International alert for stolen violin Eleanor Taylor can recall her daughter crying just three times.

This was one of those occasions, and the deeply saddest.

“Amelia was distraught, absolutely distraught,” says Eleanor. “It was like a death.”

That’s because some “slick Italian thief” had stolen Amelia’s violin. “They are absolute experts at what they do.” But Amelia’s was not just any violin. “Amelia has lost part of who and what she is.

“The violin was an extension of her arm.

“It was how she communicated.” And how she expressed love and joy.

Amelia even played the violin at her own wedding.

Then this week the global string community was put on the look-out. “International stolen violin alert,” shouted Amelia’s post on www. theviolinchannel.com “1927 August Friedrich Herrmann violin – Milano, Italy, [PLEASE SHARE]”.

Amelia, 27, is from Tauranga and she’s accomplished. She picked up her first violin aged just nine years old – learning through the Suzuki method, that renowned curriculum devised by a Japanese violinist and pedagogue.

Amelia completed her bachelor’s degree in performance violin at the University of Waikato before moving to America to complete a master’s degree in music and specialist in violin performance at perhaps that country’s most prestigious music school, The University of Michigan.

But her hopes and dreams were derailed on a train – the Trenitalia Intercity between Rimini in northern Italy and Milan six weeks ago.

“I was in a compartment and had stored my violin overhead. I fell asleep. I didn’t mean to but I was exhausted, I couldn’t keep my eyes open.”

Tired, excited and newly married – and that gave the ‘slick’ opportunist thief his chance. And when she arrived at the station, the Milano Centrale, the violin was gone. Stolen.

She has left a significant part of herself in Italy.

And it hurts.

Friend and supporters have already pledged $14,000. There is a crowd funding page at www. gofundme.com/amelia-taylor039s-violin-fund Read the rest of the story at www.theweekendsun.co.nz

Dr Libby ready to talk hormones and beauty Acclaimed nutritional biochemist, 11-times best-selling author, and international speaker Dr Libby Weaver, will be speaking in Tauranga later this month as part of her 2018 national tour ‘The Hormone Factor’.

The tour will see her visit 16 centres across New Zealand following the release of her latest book ‘The Beauty Guide’ which was released on August 22.

“Hormones play a powerful role in how we feel and how our bodies function,” says Libby.

“They influence everything from how we grow, sleep and age, whether we store fat or burn it, the quality of our skin, our blood pressure, immune system and appetite regulation – even our brain chemicals.

“Our bodies rely on the delicate balance and seamless communication of more than 50 different hormones. Each have their own remarkable abilities

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to cause havoc or harmony to our inner and outer world, depending on whether they are in or out of balance, and being produced in optimal quantities,” says Libby.

Libby will be speaking in Tauranga on Tuesday, September 25 from 4pm at ASB Baypark. For more information and to book visit: www.drlibby.com/ events The Weekend Sun has three double passes to see Libby in Tauranga on September 25 from 4pm and three of Libby’s new book ‘The Beauty Guide’ for three lucky readers who can tell us what Libby’s new book is called.

Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competition section. Entries must be received by Tuesday, September 18.

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Safety at sea and helping the homeless Maketu Coastguard and Under the Stars – a Tauranga organisation that helps the homeless – have come up trumps at the 2018 Trustpower Community Awards.

Under the Stars was named the Supreme winner in Tauranga, standing out to the judges for its combination of genuine acceptance and compassion, coupled with practical assistance for Tauranga’s homeless.

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Maketu Coastguard won the Supreme award for the Western Bay of Plenty for its fundraising for a new emergency rescue boat and community education about water safety.

For winning the Supreme Award both organisations received a framed certificate, a trophy, and $2000 prize money.

The groups will go on to represent Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty at the 2018 Trustpower National Community Awards next March.

Maori electorates here to stay I believe Aotearoa’s Maori electorates are here to stay, for as long as Maori want them.

Maori should decide their future, not the popular vote.

Last week in parliament, I spoke on behalf of a bill raised by my colleague Rino Tirikatene, MP for Te Tai Tonga. It seeks to entrench the Maori seats, fairly giving them the same protections as the general seats.

While I talked of how certain parties kick around the ‘idea’ of abolishing the Maori seats at every election, Maori understand the seats are their only guaranteed voice in parliament, in line with the levels of partnership stated in the Treaty.

Te Ururoa Flavell and his predecessor, Mita Ririnui, each previously raised this bill. Last week, it finally succeeded in passing the first reading stage and I congratulate Rino for that.

Our Maori seats are voted for by Maori, for Maori. At the last election, Labour received the mandate from Maori right across the motu, and that responsibility means as Maori MPs, we are mandated at every opportunity to put iwi, hapu, and whanau first.

To voice ‘how are you delivering for Maori?’ and ‘where’s the commitment to te Tiriti?’ That’s the difference – Maori seats put a Maori perspective first, not eighth.

If Rino’s bill doesn’t get the support it needs to become law, it will be back, because fairly securing our voice is crucial to New Zealand’s economy, future and national identity.

To the Aotearoa I want for the next generation.

Ka whawhai tonu matou mo ake tonu atu.

Tamati Coffey

CBD road closures for marathon next weekend It’s a major international event sporting event – the Tauranga International Marathon.

Last year’s inaugural race drew more than 1200 competitors and 2000 spectators, and the promoters have a vision of creating a world-class marathon that is the biggest and best event of its kind in the region.

It’s the responsibility of organisers to provide a safe

course for of the athletes, while ensuring minimum disruption to the community. However, there will be some small inconvenience such as road closures around the CBD for the race.

On race day, Saturday September 22, The Strand from Harington Street to Devonport Road will be closed from 5am to 10pm, as will Wharf Street from Willow Street to The Strand

Durham Street will be closed from Harington Street to Hamilton Street from 9am to 5pm.

Tauranga residents are asked to consider these constraints when planning travel around the CBD on Saturday September 22.

It’s suggested alternative routes be used and extra travel time be allowed, as delays are anticipated.

In just one year, Tauranga has benefited from a fresh, energised Government, commited to rangatahi and delivering for our whānau.

This month marks a year since the election that returned hope to Kiwi politics.

As your elected MP for Waiariki, people are consistently telling me they’re excited to see me out in our community, working hard, and backed by a strong, stable Government. A Government for the people, for Māori, rolling up our sleeves and ensuring everyone has a warm, healthy and safe place to live.

They’re proud we’ve stopped selling-off state homes. That we’re boosting funding for Housing First initiatives in Tauranga, launching KiwiBuild, overhauling outdated tenancy laws and announcing 275 new state houses for the Bay of Plenty.

Industry is abuzz over the Forestry Service’s return to the Waiariki and the growth Te Uru Rākau means for our economy. Likewise the return of paid apprenticeships.

Young Kiwis can see we’re securing their future by investing over $47 million to upgrade Otumoetai College, $6 million for repairing Tauranga Girls College, and $5.5 million for teaching spaces at Tauranga Boys’ College and Oropi School.

Introducing our Best Start Payment for every Kiwi baby, slashing the cost of doctor’s visits... the list of achievements is already strong. To share your hopes for year two, email tamaticoffey@parliament.govt.nz - it’s going to be great!

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Friday 14 September 2018

Nationwide Open Weekend

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Barkes Corner traffic lights operational next week Traffic lights will be operating on two legs of the Barkes Corner roundabout for traffic approaching on Pyes Pa Road and westbound traffic on SH29A from Monday, September 17.

NZTA and Tauranga City Council are installing the traffic lights in a bid to ease queues on Pyes Pa Road when it is busy – predominantly the weekday morning peak – and improve traffic flow on SH29A from Tauriko during the weekday evening peak.

The lights will be on 24/7, staying green unless triggered to turn red at peak times. Standard give way

rules still apply, even if the traffic lights are green.

The traffic lights do not mean the roundabout is signalised like the Maungatapu roundabout.

The installation of the traffic lights is called roundabout metering, a method used when one road accessing a roundabout has a higher number of vehicles compared to the other roads entering the roundabout.

Traffic lights will also be installed on the SH2 northbound approach to the Elizabeth Street roundabout in the coming months.

Shrek brightens day Hannah Spedding as Fiona and Matt Henderson as Shrek visited Tauranga Hospital earlier this week to brighten the day.

‘Shrek: The Musical’, an adaptation of the popular Patients and visitors at Tauranga Hospital 2001 film of the same name. received a surprise visit from a couple of Stage Right Trust, a new local theatre company, is famous fairy-tale characters earlier this week, staging the production in Tauranga, and trustee Alec Were says they want to bring the show to as many when Shrek and Princess Fiona popped in. people as possible.

The gruff but good-natured green ogre and his feisty “Live theatre has a short window to transport a princess (played by Matt Henderson and Hannah person inside a story and evoke a response. For the Spedding) visited the Children’s Ward to spread a little children in hospital we hope our Shrek visit was a cheer and pose for photos. chance to let imagination become reality.”

Children’s Ward clinical nurse manager Lynnece Locals can catch Shrek on stage from September Dowle-Back says it was a great surprise for the kids.

22-29. For tickets visit: www.premier.ticketek.co.nz or “It was wonderful seeing them and I just want to say the Baycourt box office. thank you to the cast members for taking the time to The Weekend Sun has two double passes to see visit us on the Children’s Ward.

Shrek: The Musical on either September 22 at 8pm or “You only have to look at the reactions from the September 23 at 3pm for two lucky readers who can children and the expressions on their faces to know tell us when the film Shrek was released. what it means to them. It’s magical for the children.”

Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz Later this month Matt and Hannah will be joined under the competition section. by many of Tauranga’s best singers, actors, and dancers Entries must be received by Tuesday, on stage at Baycourt at the New Zealand premiere of September 18.

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A pinch of traditional pizzazz for WOW Shona knew as soon as she finished her offering for the World of Wearable Art extravaganza that she had nailed it, that she had captured that special WOW factor.

Fibre artist Shona Tauwhiao adds the WOW factor to the traditional Maori techniques.

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“I thought, yes, I’ve got it,” says Maori fibre artist, or weaver, Shona Tauwhiao. “And I did a little dance around it.”

The form of her creation was perfect. The silhouette reflected exactly the image in her head.

“And to have that image woven together in flax in front of me like that was pretty cool and very moving,” she says.

No, we can’t see her creation yet. It doesn’t work like that. It’s in Wellington and under wraps until WOW, that festival of fanciful fashion, weirdness and wonderfulness, starts its 18-day season later this month.

“But I can tell you it’s called ‘Whero is Red’, from the colours song we learned at Te Kohanga Reo. It’s inspired by Hine Te-Iwaia, the spiritual guardian of weaving.”

She was a warrior as well, says Shona.

“She didn’t suffer people, didn’t take anything from anybody.

“Most of my pieces are based on warriors.”

The work-of-art, the garment, the exhibit, is made completely of flax. Add spiky accoutrements “like mini piupiu pieces” – the familiar skirt of flax strands that sway to and fro when the wearer moves.

“And I have used a flax flower for th headpiece and the shoes are woven as well.”

Flax is Shona’s medium. She started with kete and art pieces while studying at Auckland’s Unitec in the 1990s. She started making wearable pieces by accident. “I love fashion, love design and wondered what would happen if I drew those together along with my culture,” she says.

And while most WOW creations are startlingly futuristic, Shona Tauwhiao calls on traditional techniques that are hundreds of years old. ”I have just given those techniques a modern feel.” Her creations start right from scratch. “The picking, the prepping, the dyeing, I do everything.”

While her ‘piece de resistance’ is safely in a substantial box under the guard of WOW wardrobe police in Wellington, Shona Tauwhiao does have a little number that she can share with us – it’s a flavor of things and a taste of her work.

There’s the Roman-esque or Mohawk headdress, the striking black woven tunic and a ball-gown style piupiu made from flax leaves that naturally curl into tubes as they dry.

Add the percussion sound effects and the swaying sensation as the wearer moves and you get the full dramatic impact. It was enough to slow traffic to a crawl

in Miro Street at the Mount when The Weekend Sun was doing the photo shoot.

WOW is not new territory for Shona – she’s had creations accepted before and one was purchased for the WOW Museum in Nelson.

“It’s always great to be accepted

because WOW is such a huge production,” says Shona. “There’s designers from all over the world, they put in an awful lot of work and spend a lot of time making and creating. So if you aren’t accepted, it can be upsetting.”

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Get involved at an early age

A reoccurring theme that is discussed in the political world is, how do we get more younger people engaged in the political process?

With many younger people busy studying, working and funding their way in the world, it seems politics can be the last thing on their mind, and this shows in voting turnout statistics.

One way that we try to engage young people in politics is through the Youth Parliament, which occurs every two years.

Youth Parliament is an exciting

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opportunity for young people to learn firsthand about New Zealand’s democracy, to influence government decision making as active citizens and to have their views heard by MPs, key decision-makers and the general public. I am looking for a talented young person from the Bay of Plenty to represent their peers in parliament.

Youth Parliament will meet on July 16-17, and the theme will be civic engagement. We are looking for a talented and committed Year 12 student returning to school in 2019.

Nominations open for sports awards ISSUE 3

Nominations for the 2018 Bay of Plenty Sports Awards are now open, with this year marking 50 years since the awards begun.

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The prestigious awards have a long-held tradition of honouring all aspects of sport, and include award categories for clubs and teams, administrators, young people, coaches and officials as well as individual athletes at the top of their game both nationally and internationally.

First held in 1969, the awards’ inaugural winner was Una Wickham, a talented Tauranga local who represented New Zealand in cricket and golf in the 1950s and 60s.

Other Supreme Winners of the Bay of Plenty Sports Awards include rugby player and coach Gordon Tietjens from Rotorua, swimmer and diver Moss Burmester and, more recently, Peter Burling and

Lisa Carrington.

Sport Bay of Plenty sport manager Nick Chambers says the number of locals who are national household names and have been honoured with a Supreme Award is testament to the strength and maturity of the region’s sporting systems.

“What’s unique about the awards is that they’re not just for high-performance,” says Nick.

“The awards are a great opportunity for our community to celebrate the achievements of a range of people involved in sport throughout the Bay of Plenty.” A panel of judges will select finalists and the winner will be announced at the Sports Awards Gala Dinner at ASB Arena on November 16.

Nominations for the 2018 Bay of Plenty Sports Awards close on October 5. Tickets for the gala dinner will go on sale on October 16. To nominate, visit: www.sportbop.co.nz/sportsawards

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Tauranga Northern Link debate Thirty years ago, to get myself through university, I worked for my parent’s kiwifruit spraying business. I remember distinctly one of the orchards behind McGregor’s Orchard in Te Puna was owned by the Thompson Brothers, who sold it at the time to the Land Transport Ministry of the day for a new road to by-pass Bethlehem and Te Puna.

Some 30 years later, that land still produces kiwifruit. This lies at the heart of our local community’s anger.

In 1988, 60,000 people lived here.

Now it’s over 135,000, including extraordinary growth in Omokoroa.

This significant housing investment on the peninsula only occurred on the back of the announcement in April 2016 by

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Baycourt Community and Arts Centre and Tauranga City Council are pleased to announce the National government to fund $260 and welcome James Wilson as the million for the Tauranga Northern Link. new Baycourt Manager.

Construction for the TNL was to begin this year. The tenders were put on hold when the new government released their transport strategy and it is emerging that it will not be built in the medium-term.

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A highly respected figure in New Zealand’s performing arts and event management industry, with more than 20 years of experience and knowledge, James joins Baycourt from Q Theatre in Auckland where he was chief executive since 2012.

Among his many achievements and accolades, James has also served on the executive board of the Performing Arts Network NZ – the peak body for performing arts producers, venues and festivals in Aotearoa – and chaired the organisation from 2014–2018.

“I’m hugely excited to be joining the amazing team at Baycourt,” says James.

“It’s clear that Baycourt has played a starring role in the lives of so many • people in Tauranga.

“I can’t wait to discover the stories, creativity and energy of the Bay of Plenty that make this such a great place to live and work.”

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“I’m really looking forward to getting to know artists and audiences across Tauranga, and work with the team to continue to bring the best in arts and entertainment to the stages of Baycourt,” says James.

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More GPs on the way for Western Bay The Western Bay of Plenty is set to get more general practitioners over the next year as the region continues to grow.

Additional general practices are expected to open in the Western Bay of Plenty within the next year as existing general practices look to manage increased demand, says the Western Bay of Plenty Public Health Organisation.

A recent call by the Bay of Plenty District Health Board for people with coughs and colds to stay away from Tauranga Hospital’s emergency department sparked a flood of comments to SunLive’s Facebook page, with people saying both cost and a lack of availability of GPs often left them with no other choice.

“A lot of GPs don't have the space,” said one post. “We are wanting to change GPs, but everywhere else is full. Also, for people like me that don't have a car and your GP is closed at the weekend or after hours, what are we supposed to do?”

“The problem as I see it is people get crook at all hours of the day and most GP clinics close at 5.30pm,” said another. “Also, the clinics are usually full and you can't be seen for days.”

Another read: “It's not just the cost of GPs, it's the wait. With our last GP we would often have to wait up to a week for appointments. Not good when you have very unwell children.”

The WBOP PHO’s general practice services manager, Phil Back, says the Western Bay population

has grown rapidly in recent years, and this has placed pressure on services.

There is currently one full-time GP for every 1345 patients in the Western Bay – up from just under 1300 to one in 2016.

“WBOP PHO practices have largely responded to this increase in demand through offering urgent care clinics each day as part of their appointments available,” says Phil.

“The good news is that we are expecting additional general practices to open in the WBOP within the next year or so, as existing general practices look to further manage this increased demand.

“Many health professionals are also keen to move to the Western Bay to take advantage of lifestyle opportunities, so staffing these ne practices is generally not an issue.”

There are currently 29 general practices under the WBOP PHO, up from 26 two years ago.

Twenty-five of these practices are taking on ne patients – a “significant” improvement on two years ag when only 14 were taking on patients, says Phil.

“We strongly encourage everybody to enrol with one of the PHO’s general practices,” he says “This will mean that you are automatically enrolled with the PHO as well, and we will subsidise your visits to your GP.” According to the WBOP PHO website, GP fees across the region vary from between $34.50 and $47 for adults, with reduced pricing for young people and seniors in some practices.

Under-13s receive free health care.

There is only one low-cost general practice listed in Tauranga – Ngati Kahu Hauora in Bethlehem – which charges $17.50 for adults.

The fees are around the median of what is charged nationally.

The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners 2017 General Practice Workplace Survey found that 25 per cent of GPs in the Bay of Plenty worked in a practice with a GP vacancy, compared to 26 per cent nationwide.

Twenty per cent of survey respondents in the BOP said their practices had

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‘closed books’ or were no longer accepting patients compared to 10 per cent nationally.

When asked if they considered more than half of the patients in their practice would meet the Ministry of Health definition of ‘high needs’, nearly 27 per cent of Bay of Plenty GPs said yes compared to 24 per cent nationally.

The percentage of Bay of Plenty GPs who considered their patients would frequently defer GP visits due to cost was more than 52 per cent compared to 46 per cent nationally. Kerry Mitchell

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Kiwi Supercars driver Scott McLaughlin will be supporting his first motorsport love – kartsport – with a new charity event in November.

Kiwi Supercars driver Scott McLaughlin is looking back to where it all started for him – kartsport – with a new motor racing charity event planned for later in the year.

The Scott McLaughlin Grand Prix will be held at Hampton Downs on November 6 after the New Zealand round of this year’s Supercars championship, the ITM SuperSprint meeting at Pukekohe Park Raceway.

“It’s my way, if you like, of saying thanks,” says Scott.

“Last year I felt honoured when I was asked if I would like to be made the patron of kartsport in New Zealand. I see my grand prix event in the same light.

“I wouldn’t be where I am today if I hadn’t been able to start racing karts in Hamilton back when I was a little tacker, so as far as I can see, the more I can use the profile I now have to help the sport the better.”

The pro-am format of the grand prix will see guests from the corporate world team up with high-profile local sportsmen and women to complete a variety of driving challenges, followed by a gala dinner.

Proceeds from the event will go to help KartSport New Zealand fund and run their Driver Development Academy.

The academy has been designed to provide a set of programmes and coaching clinics to assist all members, from new entrants and club day racers to aspiring and existing elite international level competitors.

The academy has a team of contracted KartSport New Zealand accredited coaches, many with a distinguished history of competition in the sport.

For more information about the Scott McLaughlin Grand Prix, contact Nick Rowland of Side by Side Bespoke Partnerships on: 021 958 575 or email: nick.rowland@sidebyside.kiwi

Spellbound featuring Debbie Dorday & Jim Joll

Monday 17 September, 3.30pm Bob Owens Retirement Village This is a concert not to be missed!

Over 50 fabulous costumes, hilarious comedy and all the songs you love to hear. Guaranteed to keep you laughing and singing from start to finish.

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Tennis courting new members in Bay There’s something going on with tennis in the Western Bay. While most regions of the country are happy just to keep their heads above water, membership in these parts is on the rise. Tauranga might be the nation's fastest growing city but it's not growing at the 11 per cent rate the tennis clubs in the area are.

And not only are clubs adding new members, the recently upgraded Omokoroa Community Tennis Club located in the Western Avenue sports complex has recently affiliated to Tennis Western BOP bringing the number of clubs affiliated in the area to 10. “Tennis is an evolving sport with new formats coming into the game such as Fast4,” says Tennis Western BOP manager Jody Kendall, “and it's therefore a more exciting prospect for both young and older players.

“We have qualified, competent coaches delivering nationally aligned programmes in the foundation, development and performance spaces.

“Programmes such as Hot Shots for four to 10-year-olds, Tennis Xpress and Tennis Cardio are bolstering club numbers.”

Once learned, Jody says, the game stays with you for life. “It’s one of the few games where a person can start in their 40s and become a very capable player who competes into their 70s and beyond.”

An open day for many of the Western Bay clubs on Saturday, September 22 will give new players – beginners, juniors and seniors – a chance to get their hands on a racket, try hitting a few balls and perhaps get a bit of basic coaching.

Joining up will not only give players a chance to enjoy the social and fitness benefits of playing sport, but also support a worthy cause at the same time, says Jody.

“As a way of giving back to the community clubs are fundraising for Trustpower TECT rescue helicopter throughout October as recognition and support of the amazing work they do in our community.”

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New stamp to recognise women’s suffrage New Zealand Post is celebrating women’s hard-won right to vote in New Zealand 125 years ago with a new stamp release.

The issue features an image of celebrated suffragist Kate Sheppard, blended with a white camellia, the symbol of the movement.

NZ Post’s head of stamps and coins, Simon Allison, says NZ Post is proud of the role it played in bringing the 1893 Suffrage petition together.

The petition, organised by Kate Sheppard, had 32,000 signatures

on it when it was presented to parliament, and led to New Zealand becoming the first selfgoverning country in the world to grant all adult women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.

"This stamp issue celebrates New Zealand as a world-leading, forward-thinking nation. NZ Post played a small but important role in that part of the petition was sent around the country through our postal network,” says Simon.

The Suffrage 125 stamp issue is available now at: www.nzpost.co.nz/suffrage

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Anything and everything motorhome The NZMCA Motorhome, Caravan and Leisure Show returns to Mystery Creek in Hamilton on September 21-23.

This show is bigger than ever before and will be showcasing all the major industry players under one roof over the three days.

Get ready for all the major brands, exciting new product launches, great innovations and some truly unbeatable deals. The show is big this year, with more than 12,000 square metres jam packed with the best the industry has to offer.

The pavilion is full of your favourite motorhome and caravan importers and manufacturers.

Outside, the Off the Beaten Track marquee will be set up full to bursting with a huge array of products including electric bikes, fishing gear, camping equipment and many other must-have accessories.

The Bluebridge Ferries Seat and Eat Hub will be a vibrant space outside the main pavilion, filled with delicious foodies and an atmospheric vibe to enjoy over the lunch period.

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very nicely, with experts inspiring you in 30-minute presentations. There are essential ‘need to knows’ about buying, as well as understanding vehicle charging systems with Icarus, getting connected with the NZMCA, protecting your motorhome with Marty’s Panel and Paint, planning your next Australian adventure with Gallivanting OZ and, of course, our new show chef Carl Houben will be cooking up plates of deliciousness each day.

Enter to win your dream NZ holiday whilst at the show thanks to RV Super Centre, and bring your motorhome or caravan and stay for free over the three days, courtesy of the NZMCA. The Event Park and Stay is now taking bookings if you would like a powered site.

For more information and tickets visit: www.nzmotorhomeshow.co.nz The Weekend Sun has five double passes to the NZMCA Motorhome, Caravan and Leisure Show for five lucky readers who can tell us what days the show will be running.

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

Entries must be received by Tuesday, September 19.

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Nutty Knitters win for Foodbank The votes are in and the winner of the 2018 Greerton Yarn Bombing event is the Nutty Knitters, with their entry ‘Under the Sea’.

The Nutty Knitters with their winning ‘Under the Sea’ mermaid tree.

Tree 26. Each of these received $50 plus $50 for each tree’s charity.

Officially there were no second or third prizes, however Greerton Village Community Association felt the level of work was so high that they decided to donate a further $200 to the Amanaki Trust for Tree 8, created by the Ava Niu Pasifika Youth Group,

and $100 to The Incubator for Tree 26 - Puff the Magic Dragon - created by Wendy Pedersen.

The competition ran for two months from the beginning of July to August 31. Lee Crockford has already come on board to sponsor the 2019 Yarn Bombing event, which will have the theme ‘Children’s Books’.

Above: Pauline Happé, Greerton Village Mainstreet Manager Sally Benning and Tauranga Foodbank manager Nikki Goodwin.

As well as winning $500, the group’s chosen charity Tauranga Foodbank received a $1000 donation.

“We’re delighted!” says Tauranga Foodbank manager Nikki Goodwin. “The money will be spent on staple food items, and it goes a long way.

“The event is such an artistic thing to be involved in. All of our volunteers knew about it and voted.”

“We have 11 in our Nutty Knitters group,” says Pauline Happé. “Some had never knitted before.”

The prize money of $1500 plus $500 for spot prizes was donated by Crockford’s Real Estate.

The five voter spot prizes went to Afu Laine, Tree 8; Tammy Maree, Tree 6; Alison Lowe, Tree 3; Yuki Katsushima, Tree 15; and May Reidy-Bartissol,

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The service aims to get a tradesperson to an emergency within 60 minutes, or at a time which suits the resident or landlord.

Laser Plumbing Tauranga is one of the local businesses contracted to AA Home Response.

“We’re building our maintenance team, so it’s great that this will bring on more work for them,” says co-owner Linda Andrews.

“AA Home Response sets a good high standard, just as we do, so we’re really pleased to be involved.”

The joint venture, between the AA and AA Insurance, sees two services offered.

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Elin on crest of surfing stardom At 17, Mount Maunganui’s Elin Tawharu has packed an extraordinary amount of international sporting experience into her short life.

And now, the serial junior national surfing champion is taking it up yet another level. She’s packed her custombuilt board and flown out to Tahara, Japan, to represent her country at the World Surfing Games – the premier event on the International Surfing

Association’s calendar, beginning tomorrow. Teams from 42 nations are there, with 202 athletes in total representing the royalty of world surfing, including New Zealand icons Paige Hareb and Billy Stairmand.

Zen Wallis, Levi Stewart and fellow Bay teenage surfing prodigy Raiha Ensor complete the New Zealand team, which is favoured to acquit itself well as the sport looks towards the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

Originally named as a reserve for the team, Elin got the call up a few weeks

ago when Whangamata’s Ella Williams was forced to pull out.

It’s an extraordinary achievement for her to be competing in the Open Women category at the world champs at such a young age, but one the effervescent Year 13 Mount Maunganui College student has been building towards since her dad, well-known Mount surfing identity and teacher John Tawharu, chucked her in the surf on a boogie board at around the age of six.

At nine-years-old she met her best friend, fellow Mount College student and New Zealand team contender Tiana-Breeze de Mooij, and they started surfing together on longboards.

“I started to enter some competitions when I was about 11,” says Elin, “and I won my first national competition over in Taranaki.

“Ever since then I’ve caught that bug.

“The competitive side of it came into play and I’ve just been competing since pretty much 11.”

Six years on, Elin is no stranger to the podium in national junior competitions and international events as well. A third in the under-16 girls’ division at the 2016 World Junior Surfing Championship in Portugal is probably the highlight of her career so far. She’s also put in time on the Australasian Pro Junior Series in Australia.

Born in 2000 in Tauranga Hospital and brought up across the road from the ocean, Elin believes her childhood has pointed her firmly in the direction of the surf.

“That’s been a big influencing factor towards me loving the beach and getting into surfing,” she says.

“My dad was really into it and my brother as well, so I had him to surf with all the time. I’ve always been a beach baby.” That’s one factor, but it doesn’t turn you into an elite world class athlete by itself.

So what has done that for Elin?

“I guess I’ve just put a lot into it, and had a lot of water time. Because I started so young and got selected in the New Zealand junior team when I was 13, I got straightaway that experience of the international level.

Read the rest of the story at: www.theweekendsun.co.nz Chris James

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Bay-born footballer on the edge of success Facing up to adversity and setbacks is a challenge we all face in life.

In professional sport, it is often what distinguishes the athletes who make it with those left languishing on the sidelines.

Footballer Jesse Edge, 23, has never let disappointments avert his determination to succeed on the world stage.

The Tauranga-born defensive midfielder is now playing in the top ranked Slovakian division for FK Zeleziarne Podbrezova after spells at Achilles 29 (Netherlands), FC Pisek (Czech Republic), Vicenza (Italy), Auckland City and WaiBop United.

The Slovakian contract is a massive step forward in Edge’s career, with European Cup football a real possibility.

“It is obviously a little bit tough when you have to move countries,” he says. “It is like starting your life again each time you have to move, but I have been so blessed with all the people that I have met and the people who have been looking after me.

“I never thought to ever give up. That never came across my mind, but of course there were tough times. I have always tried to enjoy it.”

Missing a long-term contract at Vicenza after two years in Italy was the biggest disappointment for Edge, after he became the first New Zealander to play in the senior Italian divisions.

“After that, I did a bit of time at Auckland City to kind of give myself a base and start again after playing so many games,” he explains. “The Czech Republic and Netherlands were more of a stepping stone and that kind of worked in a good way for me.

“Slovakia is a good level. It was a first goal of mine to be playing in a first league in Europe, which I had never done before, so when this opportunity came up I grabbed it quite quickly.

“People watch this league and the top four teams are going for European places. I have to embrace the opportunity I have been given. I have played two

games already and need to keep building on that.”

With all his travelling around Europe, Edge has picked up several languages.

“It is quite crazy with all the people I have lived with. I have a big mix of languages. Slovakian is really similar to Czech, so that is helping me out a lot on-and-off the field, plus there is a Dutch guy playing here with me, so we speak Dutch together.

“I can speak Italian, so it is all a good experience.”

With uncle Declan and grandfather Eddie both former All White coaches, Edge was always a player to watch – and to aggressively mark – during his formative years.

At Tauranga Boys’ College, he and best mates Ryan Thomas and Tyler Boyd set goals for the future that seemed far-fetched at the time for outsiders, but they have all gone on to play international football for New Zealand - Edge at under-17 and under-20 level with Thomas and Boyd making the All Whites.

They dreamed about lining up for the All Whites together when they were 12, playing in the Western Bay on frosty Saturday mornings.

“I got a taste of international football, so of course

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it is a goal of mine to play for my country,” Edge says.

“That was something I was thinking of coming to Slovakia and it puts me in the shop window. I just need to keep building on the start I have made and make some good steps for my own career and also for my national career with a new All Whites coach. “I was fortunate to play in the last Under-20s World Cup in New Zealand.

“That was a really big event for me and I will remember that for the

rest of my life.”

Edge is in regular contact with Boyd and Thomas who are playing for major European clubs – Boyd with Vitoria in Portugal and Thomas with PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands.

“I am always messaging them back and forth.

“Ryan has just had a little baby so I went and saw them a few times before I came over to Slovakia.”

Read the rest of the story at: www.theweekendsun.co.nz Peter White

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Buzzing to support the bees September is Bee Aware Month, and Apiculture New Zealand brings you another jam-packed campaign to celebrate New Zealand bees.

they can protect bees in their own backyards.

Minimising the use of sprays and providing backyard bee support by planting beefriendly gardens and providing fresh water stops are key steps to protecting our healthy bee population.

With the support of sponsors and partners De Winkel, Mitre 10 and the Environmental Protection Authority, ApiNZ is running competitions and providing resources for Bee Aware Month events and activities all over New Zealand.

Anyone interested in Bee Aware Month can get involved and keep up-to-date with what’s happening via the Bee Aware Month Facebook page or at: www.apinz.org.nz/bee-aware-month

Bees have a huge impact on the New Zealand ecosystem and economy, providing pollination services to our environment and, of course, the much-loved sweet treat honey.

This year, schools, councils, community groups and bee enthusiasts all over the country are buzzing about their Bee Aware Month activities and celebrations.

Protecting the health of our bee population is a hot topic amongst beekeepers and with the public.

This year, ApiNZ is using Bee Aware Month as a channel to educate communities about how

Protecting bee health is important

– how you can help There are a few ways you can help local bees, including food, what you spray your garden with and hydration.

One of the easiest ways the public can help bees is by planting bee-friendly gardens in both urban and rural spaces.

Bees need food so they can help pollinate our food.

They will forage on wildflowers and other beefriendly plants for nectar and pollen, which provide carbohydrates and protein for growth and energy.

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Health and safety scholarships to make Kiwi workplaces safer An annual scholarship programme has been established to build the capability and capacity of New Zealand’s professional health and safety workforce.

Demand for qualified health and safety advisers outstrips supply in many areas, and New Zealand’s health and safety workforce is ageing. A 2017

survey by the Health and Safety Association of New Zealand found more than 50 per cent of workplace health and safety professionals are over 50.

The HASANZ Scholarship Programme is part of a raft of initiatives to develop New Zealand’s health and safety workforce, led by HASANZ in collaboration with business and sector leaders, tertiary institutions and government agencies.

Executive director Philip Aldridge says the launch of the HASANZ Register in July this year highlighted capability gaps among health and safety professions – something the report of the Independent Taskforce on Workplace Health and Safety identified in 2013.

“In addition to closing the capability gap,” says Philip, “we need to plan now for the changing nature of work and to create career pathways that encourage interest in health and safety as a rewarding career option.

“Our immediate priority is to help current health and safety practitioners take their skills to the next level and to encourage post graduate study.”

HASANZ scholarships will be awarded annually to people already working in health and safety who want to expand their skills by undertaking a higher-level qualification, and to graduates who want to pursue a career in health and safety.

Scholarships comprise a financial contribution towards full or part-time tertiary study up to $5000 per year for up to two years, as well as practical experience and mentoring.

Applications for scholarships for study in early 2019 are open now and close on October 26.

For application forms and more information go to: www.hasanz.org.nz /page/scholarships

Taking on tertiary study with confidence Studying full-time is a big commitment, both financially and socially. There is also the underlying fear for many students that they are not capable of succeeding, either because of their lack of competence or confidence.

The NZ Certificate in Study and Career Preparation deals effectively with both types of fears and is ideal for the “academically terrified” says programme leader Penny Merton.

“While the course is designed primarily to lead into the teaching, social work and counselling degrees at Bethlehem Tertiary Institute, we also have students who are using it as preparation for other disciplines, such as psychology and physiotherapy,” Penny says.

The next intake begins in October so that prospective students can be confident of their ability and their skills before they start their degree courses in February 2019. For more Programme Leader – NZ information visit www.bti.ac.nz or Certificate in Study and Career call: 0800 238 453 436.

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Wanting more Pacific culture in education Pacific people want to be valued and see more of their culture and identity reflected in New Zealand’s education system, says Associate Minister of Education Jenny Salesa, who has just concluded a series of pan-Pacific Education fono across the country. “More than 2000 people attended these fono,” says Jenny, “and we received over 6000 comments, with more than a thousand from young

people under the age of 24. Over 1200 people also completed our online survey. “Many Pacific learners spoke about the pressure of ‘walking in multiple worlds’ and they want the system to be more understanding of these challenges. “A number of students, parents and some educators felt that cultural bias and racism exist towards them in education. The online survey is open until October 14.

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Beach polo comes to Papamoa It’ll be a change from board shorts, the odd bluebottle, sunscreen and sandcastles on Papamoa Beach come December.

A variation of what’s arguably the world’s oldest game will take over the golden sands on Friday, December 14. “Beach polo,” says Amy Calway of Event Horizon which is managing the event.

“It’ll be a distinctive New Zealand flavor and beach chic, with a relaxed, luxury vibe.”

Beach polo consists of three-player teams on horseback as opposed to the usual four-player teams in field polo. The game consists of four sevenminute periods of play known as chukkers.

Beach polo is enclosed in 240 linear metres of pool fencing to keep the ball in play. And for safety.

“Five hundred kilo animals racing around at 70k/ ph, a ball travelling at 120k/ph and people standing around drinking – it’s about safety.”

Thirty-six horses – traditional polo ponies – will be used during three or four games. “It’s a travelling circus,” says Amy. Beach polo, a modern take on a traditional

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and prestigious sport, was played successfully on Auckland’s Takapuna Beach last year.

“It was beautiful, Pohutukawa trees in blossom, tui and a back drop of Rangitoto.”

There will be another day of beach polo there on December 7 before transferring to the golden sands of Papamoa Beach. And then a third event at Omaha north of Auckland.

Dubai’s been credited with the creation of beach polo – a team sport and a lose variant of the polo we all know, arena polo played on green pastures.

That was in 2004. New Zealand is now the 18th nation to embrace beach polo.

“It will be fantastic to bring beach polo to Papamoa,” says Amy. “Fantastic place and fantastic people. It won’t be pretentious – a nice sun dress and bare feet occasion.”

So the sport of kings, arguably the oldest team sport on record, the sport of the well-healed, is coming to Papamoa Beach on Friday, December 14. It promises to be a day of fun, glamour and excitement as the Southern Hemisphere’s top players battle it out on the golden sands.

Exploring the seaside suburb by bike Pedal Papamoa is back – a very pleasant way of discovering or engaging with the friendly seaside suburb from the saddle of a bicycle.

Pedal Papamoa is a social cycle event – it’s a morning of cycling fun to promote healthy living and showcase the sights, the trails and cycle routes around Papamoa,

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including the stormwater trail that runs the length of the suburb.

This year the Pedal Papamoa cycle trail takes participants from Gordon Spratt Reserve to the Papamoa Tavern and back and it’s happening on Saturday, September 29 from 10am-1pm.

There will be pit stops along the trail that include spot prizes, refreshments and a free breakfast at the Papamoa Tavern.

You can register anytime between 10am-midday at the Recreation Centre at Gordon Spratt Reserve.

Entry is free so just bring yourself, your own bike and a helmet.

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Have you tried travelling using an e-bike yet?

Many Calder and Lawson travellers who would not have thought they could go on a bike tour are finding that e-bikes are making it possible.

One Tauranga client in her late 70s returned from the bike and barge tour in Venice and Provence and said that the biking challenge opened up a whole

new world for her.

“I learnt at any age, it is possible to do things beyond your dreams and expectations,” she said.

Generally speaking, e-bikes are regular bicycles with a battery-powered ‘pedal assist’.

When you hop on and push the pedals, a small motor engages and gives you a boost.

You can control how much pedal assist

Calder and Lawson offer e-bike travelling tours.

you use, which means you still get a good work out and improve your cardio vascular fitness.

Calder and Lawson have four tours in 2019, which include cruising and biking in France in the Bordeaux and Loire Valley in April, bike and barge in five countries in June, which begins in Holland staying on a barge and biking the Moselle River path.

There’s also biking in Sweden and the Baltics in

August, with rides on cycle paths and quiet roads in four countries around the Baltic Sea, and Cruise and Bike the Danube in September – said to be the most beautiful bike ride in Europe travelling through seven Eastern European countries.

E-bikes are available on all of these trips. Contact Calder and Lawson Tours for more information on: 0800 853 276 or: cnltours@hot.co.nz

A decade at the top for Air NZ Air New Zealand has been named Australasia’s leading airline for the 10th consecutive year at the World Travel Awards in Hong Kong.

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Romance, beer and castles in Czech Republic I’ve never considered myself a romantic but I must admit the gothic Charles Bridge in Prague at night has to be one of the most romantic places I have ever visited.

Many a couple can be seen in a warm embrace gazing up at the fully-lit ninth century Prague Castle.

In terms of European travel destinations, the Czech Republic probably doesn’t leap to mind but if you like castles, beer and history, then it will be right up your alley.

I first visited Prague on a whirlwind six-week tour of Europe and took in the standard sightseeing of the Charles Bridge, Prague Castle, Old Town Square with its famous astronomical

clock, and the winding lanes of the Jewish quarter. My budget at the time didn’t stretch to it, but if you’re a fan of classical music there are many concerts on offer in the Baroque cathedrals.

Puppet shows abound on the streets of Prague and the city has many marionette shops filled with fantastical dolls of all descriptions.

I bought a Charlie Chaplin marionette which was passed on to a delighted child.

My second visit to the Czech Republic was a bit scarier, with an intense border search of our campervan from top to toe, including an inspection of the salt shaker! We had unfortunately timed our travel there with an International Monetary Fund and World Bank Summit which attracted thousands of protesters from around the world.

Having just come from a week of partying at the Oktoberfest in

Munich we probably did look a little dodgy to be fair.

Our first port of call was Cesky Krumlov where we treated ourselves to a few nights in a cosy pension (bed and breakfast) with a real bed and our own bathroom – a luxury after a few months of travelling in a campervan.

Cesky Krumlov is one of the most picturesque towns in Europe with a stunning UNESCO World Heritage-listed castle overlooking the Vltava River and an old town square. You can walk from one side of town to the other in 20 minutes and there are plenty of places to partake of the Czech Republic’s famous Budvar beer.

Beer was first brewed in the country in 993 and it is reported to have the highest beer consumption per capita in the world. The most common Czech beers are pale lagers of pilsner type, with characteristic transparent golden colour, high foaminess and lighter flavour.

The food is pretty good too, including dumplings both sweet and savoury, sauerkraut and apple strudel.

After recovering from the excesses of Oktoberfest we headed north to Prague where, with my partner in tow this time around, we indulged in a warm embrace on the Charles Bridge.

Leaving Prague en route to

Dresden in Germany we stopped at Terezin, the site of a WWII concentration camp and Gestapo prison.

More than 150,000 Jews were sent here, including 15,000 children, before being sent by rail transports to their deaths at Treblinka and Auschwitz extermination camps in occupied

Poland, as well as to smaller camps elsewhere. Although Terezin was not an extermination camp, about 33,000 died in the ghetto. This was mostly due to the appalling conditions arising out of extreme population density, malnutrition and disease. Read the rest of the story at: www.theweekendsun.co.nz Kerry Mitchell

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A taste of Vietnam in the Bay It’s a country known for its culture and traditions, beautiful sunrises and sunsets, delicious and diverse food, breathtaking landscapes, and history.

But if you haven’t got the time or the funds to travel more than 9000km to visit Vietnam for yourself, maybe a taster of the country will suffice.

Living in Harmony will be hosting a Vietnam evening on September 18 from 7-9pm at the Senior Citizens Hall at 14 Norris St. Organiser and ex-pat Landi Morrison says the evening will be a cultural feast for those interested in Vietnam.

“We will have a 15-minute presentation on the country and people, scenery and food, then we will have a couple of songs, one performed by children.

“The second part will be introductions for some people in the Vietnamese community that are living in the Bay of Plenty, what we do, and what we are up to.

“Then we have some food to share with everyone and we will have some items to display.”

Landi moved to New Zealand in 2002 and lived in Wellington for five years before moving up to the Bay of Plenty, which she says she loves.

“The Bay is a nice place, it’s warmer and sunnier compared to Wellington! The Bay is a cosy sort of place, and it’s good for kids to grow up here.”

Landi hopes to build a community for Vietnamese ex-pats here in the Bay of Plenty and says a support and social network for Vietnamese people would be a great addition to Tauranga.

“There are quite a few Vietnamese living in the Bay but I never really have much time to be social or hang out with them very much.

“So many Vietnamese girls are living here with no family.

“Sometimes we are pretty I knowmuch on our own, so hopefully we can try to support each other somehow.”

Everybody is welcome to attend the Living in Harmony event – Vietnamese ex-pats or just curious wannabe travellers.

Please bring a plate of food to share and a donation.

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Forgotten world a NZ tourism favourite The chance to explore a forgotten world by self-driven rail cart has earned Forgotten World Adventures in Taumarunui the People’s Choice award at the 2018 New Zealand Tourism Awards.

Forgotten World Adventures offers rail cart journeys, jet boat and helicopter tours, and has opened a motel to encourage visitors to stay longer in the Taumarunui area.

The business is attracting travellers to a community off the traditional tourist track, with visitor numbers up 30 per cent in the past year.

Forgotten World Adventures was also a finalist in the Business Excellence Award – Less than $6m Annual turnover, and its founder and managing director, Ian Balme, was a finalist in the Emerging Tourism Leader Award.

Inspired by the Otago Rail Trail, Ian recognised the gem that the decommissioned Forgotten World rail line was.

Following a comprehensive process of investigation, innovation and design, and help from expert engineers the Forgotten World rail carts were created. With a plan in place, the lease was secured from Kiwi Rail.

Forgotten World Adventures gives visitors the opportunity to self-drive along 142km of heritage rail tracks during the summer season of October

through to May, immersed in the remote and stunning New Zealand landscape.

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Having a word with Simon If you want to chat with Tauranga MP Simon Bridges, now is your chance.

On the third Monday of every month, Simon or his team will be meeting constituents at Greerton Library to discuss any issues they have.

“Often, people have legitimate concerns and want to ask questions but don’t know how to go about it,”

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says Simon. “This is their chance to drop in and have a chat.

“I always enjoy people’s feedback and it’s a great way of finding out what matters to them.

“I like the fact that people share what’s on their mind.”

The pop-up clinic starts on September 17 and will happen on the third Monday of every month from 12.30-2.30pm.

Blooming in Greerton There’s just a week to go until our annual Cherry Blossom Festival, and I see signs of blossoms already. I’m hoping they will all do their thing at just the right time!

We have another great free family day out planned, with many of the regulars plus some new performers So Chadwick Road will be closed off to traffic from Cameron Road to Greerton Road intersections so that over 100 Street Cars can be displayed.

No matter how often you may see these types of vehicles, they never cease to please the eye and

this year will be no different.

In the Village Square outside the library, The Al Dawson Band will be playing music for the duration and the Rock ‘n Roll dancers will be doing their thing at the same place.

At 1pm the famous auction will take place, and is always an opportunity to pick up a bargain.

Meanwhile, over in the grounds of Greerton Village School, it’s all go with their major fundraiser of the year, raising funds for their junior playground.

Amongst the stalls there you will find White Elephant, a lucky dip, carnival games, Haunted House, quick fire raffles, a bouncy castle and Circus in Flash workshops for the kids.

The Rotunda will see a return of

The Singing Cowboy, along with acts from our local schools, so there’s heaps to see and do there.

There will be roving performers around the village, and do take time to check out over 20 themed window displays for our special festival. There’s sure to be fantastic artistry and a lot of fun.

So bring the family out to Greerton Village on Saturday, September 22, from 10am-2pm.

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CodeMark certificates suspended on cladding products Six types of aluminium composite panels used for external building cladding in New Zealand have had their CodeMark certificates suspended following an investigation into their use.

This type of building cladding has been under investigation worldwide following the Grenfell Tower fire in London in June 2017 in which 72 people died. The rapid spread of the fire was attributed to the cladding.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment commissioned an audit and peer review of CodeMark certificates attached to ACP products in New Zealand.

Acting building system assurance manager Paul Hobbs says the work was

not intended to identify specific safety concerns with ACP cladding, rather to identify if there was sufficient documentation with ACP CodeMark certificates.

“The expert advice found there was insufficient documentation to support six CodeMark certificates,” says Paul, “and manufacturers have been unable to satisfy the evidence-based requirements outlined by MBIE to support claims made in the CodeMark certificates.”

Manufacturers have the opportunity to rectify issues identified with their CodeMarks. If these issues are not rectified, MBIE may revoke the CodeMark certificates.

“Throughout this process, MBIE’s focus has been to ensure the safety and code compliance of ACP panels while running a fair and legally sound process,” says Paul.

“This process has not unearthed evidence that these products are dangerous, only that

their use needs to be considered on a case-by-case basis by building consent authorities when considering a building consent.”

Building owners with concerns about cladding should contact their local council, and tenants should contact their landlord in the first instance.

Add style to your home with wall décor ideas Adding style to your home can be as simple as creating a new wall décor idea.

This could be in the form of largescale art, like using an oversized painting or photograph that will command attention and set the tone in a small space.

If you don’t like large paintings, create a gallery wall instead and display a collection of art, photographs or add wall hangings.

Showcasing fabrics through a tapestry or wall hanging can add colour and pattern, as well as a sense of softness to a space.

Consider framing vintage scarves or other pretty textiles.

Featuring a mirror will help make a small space feel bigger and brighter due to the reflection of light.

Painting a mural allows your wall to transport you to another place,

and can be either hand-painted on to the wall itself or on to a wall hanging.

Attaching plates to the wall, or installing shelves, creates a different type of feature.

Why hide your fine china in the cabinet when you can show it off?

If you’ve run out of floor space for bookshelves, take your collection to the wall.

Install floating shelves and display hardcovers and small sculptures.

Plants don’t just have to sit on the windowsill. Try wall-mounting planters to add a bit of nature.

Those 1970s macramé wall hangings have come back in a big way. The weavings add texture and warm up stark walls.

Finally, if you are short on closet space, why not show off your finery and create a striking and practical display? Install hooks or a pegboard and hang hats in a cluster.

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Proposals to make homes healthier released Proposals to make rental properties warmer and drier have been released for public consultation.

Healthy homes standards will set minimum requirements for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture and drainage, and draught stopping in residential rental properties.

Housing and Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford says the government is committed to improving the quality of rental properties so families living in rental properties are happier and healthier.

“Renting is now a long-term reality for many Kiwi families,” says Phil, “with over one-third of New Zealanders living in a rental home.

“We know rental homes are more likely to be older and of poorer quality than

owner-occupied homes.

“Many rental homes are cold, damp and mouldy, which can contribute to a range of health issues including respiratory conditions, toxic reactions and allergies.

“Such illnesses can affect people’s employment and economic opportunities because they have to take more sick days, and affect children’s educational outcomes because they are off school more.”

The healthy homes standards follow the passing of the Healthy Homes Guarantee Act 2017 last December.

“We want to hear from landlords, tenants and any other interested New Zealanders about these proposals,” says Phil.

The discussion document also seeks feedback on the timing and phasing for when landlords must comply with the standards.

The regulations containing the standards must be in place by July 1, 2019.

Consultation is open for seven weeks, with submissions closing at 6pm on Monday, October 22.

The discussion document and an online survey are available at: www.mbie.govt.nz/healthy-homes

Four ways to save on your power bill If we are honest, our power bill could probably be a bit cheaper.

Here are a few things to consider to bring your power bill down a bit this spring: Change how you wash and dry Unless you have an especially dirty load, use a cold wash to clean your laundry. Hot water can use 10 times more electricity than a cold wash.

According to the EECA, four loads of laundry washed in a cold cycle a week will save you about $60-$80 a year.

And don't worry about the quality of the wash detergents are designed to work in a cold wash just as well as a hot one.

Once you've done your cold wash, if you can hang it up on the line instead of putting it in the dryer it will save you about $1 per load.

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A towel rail left on all day and all night could be draining you of around $170 a year.

Turn it off at the wall You’ve turned your appliance off, so it's not using any power, right? Wrong.

Appliances left on standby power like TVs, radios, computer equipment and whiteware appliances could be costing you about $100 a year in power bills.

Once you’ve finished using a device, turn it off at the wall too.

Pick up a light bulb on your way home LED lightbulbs are a really simple way to reduce the amount of energy you're using in the home.

LED bulbs use 85 per cent less electricity than an incandescent bulb, which produces more heat than light.

It's just $4-$5 a bulb, which will last longer anyway, and for each hi-use bulb you switch to an LED version, you save around $20 a year.

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Once you’ve found the agent you think you’d like to work with, check them out on the Real Estate Authority’s online public register, which will tell “Remember, you’re looking for the person who you if the agent holds a current licence. you’re going to trust to sell what’s likely to be your This is important because it’s illegal biggest asset,” says chief executive of the Real Estate to carry out real estate agency Authority Kevin Lampen-Smith. work without a licence, and if “Their success or failure will have a marked impact you deal with an unlicensed on your new life plan.” person the REA will be New Zealand has about 15,000 real estate agents unable to help you if things who help people navigate big-deal transactions go wrong. every day.

When you’ve decided on “The trick is to find the one that will be best for an agent, the terms and your situation,” says Kevin. conditions of your contract “If you’re going to get the best out of your real will be set out in an estate agent – and they’re going to get the best price agency agreement that you and conditions for your property – then you need to both sign. put the work in before you sign with anyone.

This is a legal document, “That means basing your decision on more so make sure you get advice than gut feel or the fact that their office was easy from a lawyer and that you to park outside.”

You need someone who understands what it takes to understand your rights and sell a property like yours and a proven track record to responsibilities.

For independent information show for it. You also need to feel comfortable and guidance on buying or with them personally – if you don’t find them selling property, check out: pleasant to deal with, then buyers may not enjoy the www.settled.govt.nz experience either.

If you’re not sure how to get the ball rolling, ask the agent the following questions: What do you know about my neighbourhood? How are sales in this area and who is buying?

Do you work independently or with other agents?

What kind of advertising or marketing do you use – and which ones will work for my property? What extra marketing costs will I have to pay?

What are your commission rates? Are you open to negotiation?

Do you have testimonials or references from people whose properties you have sold in the last three months?

What do you recommend I do to prepare my home for sale?

Why should I hire you?

Asking these questions helps you form a picture of the agent’s experience, knowledge and how they structure their business.

“These days you’d expect an agent’s marketing plan to have an online focus that includes major property websites and social media,” adds Kevin.

“Find out what the marketing plan will cost and ask them to explain their rationale – you’re the one paying for this service, after all.”

Remember that you can negotiate on the marketing costs and commission. Don’t be afraid to ask the

Selling a home is a big life decision, both financially and emotionally. The journey can be a roller coaster, which is why finding a licensed real estate agent you feel comfortable with is so important.

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Putting your best face forward this spring The result of harsh environmental conditions and the natural effects of ageing can sometimes prevent us from looking as good as we feel.

For example, a furrowed brow and downturned mouth can make us look grumpy, miserable, and not at all

how we are feeling.

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“My clients are mostly between 35-65 years old, and are reluctant to accept not so much the inevitability, but the speed with which their face changes with age.”

Sharon has been working in the field of cosmetic medicine for more than 20 years. She has an eye for recognising what is going to look best for her clients, and what can be achieved realistically within her clients’ budget.

“Every face is unique and there is no

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Regularly attending conferences and workshops, Sharon keeps up to date with the best techniques and products available.

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Taking time to think about future generations “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” Nelson Henderson.

Some years ago, I was in Oregon staying with a friend. I was out on their farm one day with her father and he pointed out: “See all those

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seedlings? They are Douglas firs. I’m not growing them for me and my generation, they will come to maturity for my grandchildren.”

The generosity that man shared has continued to stay with me over the years. We don’t necessarily need to plant trees, but it’s important to be respectful of what we have as it’s important to remember it’s only on loan to us.

Others in the future will appreciate or be critical of what we have left to them. What do you believe you are contributing towards the health of future generations?

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Fewer retailers, less tobacco Changing the way tobacco is sold is a crucial step in achieving the government’s 2025 smokefree goal, new University of Otago research suggests.

If the government prevented new retail outlets from selling tobacco, while allowing existing retailers to continue selling tobacco until they closed or relocated, it could achieve a 50 per cent reduction in tobacco outlets by 2032, the research published in medical journal ‘Tobacco Control’ shows.

One of the study’s authors, co-director of the Cancer Society social and behavioural research unit in the University of Otago’s Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dr Louise Marsh, says achieving this reduction would likely help lower smoking prevalence and health inequities.

“This approach would not achieve New Zealand’s endgame goal of reducing tobacco availability to minimal levels by 2025,” says Dr Marsh, “nor

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the sector’s target of a 95 per cent reduction in outlet density by 2022, but would nonetheless result in a significant advancement from the status quo.”

The research says decreasing the number of outlets that stock tobacco would help reduce youth smoking initiation and enable smokers to quit more easily.

Based on a hypothetical policy which, from 2020, restricted new retail outlets from selling tobacco and existing retailers selling only until they closed their outlet or moved to a different location, it is believed the total number of tobacco outlets would decrease by 27 per cent by 2025, 50 per cent by 2032 and 84 per cent by 2050.

Tauranga has nice lifestyle but…

Putting aside traffic congestion, Tauranga apparently has a reasonable quality of life. Although it’s not as nice living here as it was a year ago.

That the result of a 2018 Quality of Life survey. It’s a partnership between eight New Zealand councils that measures people’s perceptions about their quality of life. Tauranga showed the highest overall satisfaction with quality of life. Tauranga also scored highest for health, emotional well-

being and appreciation of the natural environment. Quality of lifestyle for Tauranga was second highest at 39 per cent, just behind Christchurch at 40 per cent.

However, 56 per cent of Tauranga respondents said their city had become a worse place to live over the previous 12 months, with the two main reasons cited being increase in traffic congestion and increase in population.

Five national health targets met in the Bay The latest Ministry of Health figures have revealed that five out of six health targets have been met by the Bay of Plenty District Health Board.

The targets achieved are shorter stays in emergency departments, improved access to elective surgery, faster cancer treatment,

better help for smokers to quit and raising healthy kids.

The only target not achieved was increased immunisation.

“It’s a significant result,” says BOPDHB chief executive Helen Mason. “I want to thank everyone for all their hard work in making this possible.

“It shows that as an organisation, we’re moving in the right direction and the health impact for our population is

significant.” Health targets are a set of national performance measures set by the Ministry of Health. They are due to be replaced in early 2019 as the Ministry develops a new set of performance measures focussed more broadly on population health outcomes.

Once these new measures are announced and finalised, they will also be regularly reported on to the public.

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Te Puke business stalwarts to be celebrated If there’s one couple who’ve had their fingers on the pulse of Te Puke for the past 58 years, it’s Shirley and Des McGregor.

Shirley and Des bought the Four Square and wine store in Te Puke in 1960, keeping the locals in New Zealand table wine, sherry, madeira and port, which is the only alcohol they were allowed to sell in those days.

But Shirley’s real claim to fame was as the first elected chairman of the Te Puke Promotional Association in 1976, where she went on to establish the town’s first Kiwifruit Festival and Kiwifruit Festival Queen competition.

Shirley and Des are retiring this month with a celebratory community afternoon tea at Te Puke Memorial Hall from 2.30-4.30pm on September 30.

When The Weekend Sun visited Shirley at her Te Puke home, she had dug out a few of the old festival brochures – a festival which celebrated the town’s status as ‘Kiwifruit Capital of the World’.

The festival disappeared in the late 2000s, shortly before the destructive kiwifruit vine disease Psa found its way into Te Puke kiwifruit orchards in 2010.

Plans are now afoot to revive the festival – much to Shirley’s delight.

“We had some absolutely wonderful festivals,” she says. “The town would be so full on market days you could hardly walk down the street.”

Shirley and Des went on to open the town’s first supermarket as well as McGregor’s Wholesale Liquor (now Super Liquor) and in 1999, in partnership with their daughter Sue and son-in-law Ash Peat, the Te Puke Hotel.

Shirley and Des often had wine tastings in store, later teaming them up with other events such as fashion shows. A champagne bus tour of the town by people from Rotorua and Tauranga organised by Shirley soon followed, and so came about the beginnings of the Kiwifruit Festival.

Over the years the Kiwifruit Festival included events such as a champagne breakfast, market days, bus tours for local school children, competitions, art displays, music and sporting events, factory tours, and a kiwifruit harvest ball where the Kiwifruit

Te Puke will be celebrating business stalwarts Des and Shirley McGregor, pictured here at the opening of Molly O’Connor’s Irish Bar at the Te Puke Hotel with daughter Sue, granddaughter Lana and son-in-law Ash Peat.

Queen would be crowned.

As well as being involved in the local business community, the couple have a long history of community service.

Des has been involved in Jaycees, volunteer police and fire services, and served as president of Te Puke Club.

As well as her chairmanship of the Te Puke Promotional Association, Shirley served as a JP, was president of Bay of Plenty Zonta International, was nominated as Woman of the Year by Soroptomist International in 1980, councillor on the Te Puke Borough Council and, in 2014, received the Lorna Treloar Memorial Citizen of the Year award.

She was also the first female president of the New Zealand Wine Merchants Association from 1989 to 1991.

New Zealand wine has come a long way from the days when it was poured out of kegs and sold in flagons, says Shirley.

“Yes, it has improved, gosh yes,” she says. “We started off with riesling and now New Zealand has a wide range.”

People interested in attending the afternoon tea can contact Te Puke Community Board member Ron Spratt on: 07 573 9808.

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

A short relationship with the bank When you take out a mortgage, most assume it will be something they’ll have for 30 years. As we’re buying properties later in life, it’s entirely possible your mortgage could live up to the Latin origin of the phrase ‘death pledge’.

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The most obvious way to fix that is to shorten the term of your loan. The problem is, that means committing to higher loan repayments for the duration of the loan, which leaves little flexibility in your cash flow when life throws you a curveball or an opportunity.

All the banks offer structures to pay your debt off faster or pay less interest.

Some will let you automatically increase your repayments by a chosen amount each year.

Others allow you to put your savings against your mortgage balance to reduce interest costs, or there’s revolving credit (sometimes called ‘revolting credit’), where all your money essentially goes into a giant overdraft.

However, don’t rely too heavily on tools provided by those who benefit if you don’t use them correctly.

If you’re not generating a surplus each month or year, it doesn’t matter what structure you use, financial success won’t just happen.

You need to make it happen by making sure your relationship with the bank is a short one.

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Peevish renting legislation Mr Twyford and Labour’s nonsense about residential tenancies is unbelievable and not being a landlord or tenant, I can see both sides. Terminations of 42 days’ notice on sales and 90 days as of right have always worked well in practice.

Tenancies with no right to evict is madhouse territory and right up there with the proven socialist/ leftist philosophy of failure, ignorance, arrogance and envy, plus equal sharing of miseries by everyone.

Landlords must retain rights to evict tenants for rental non-payment and intentional damage. The current system already favours renters, with more tenants on the ratbag side of the ledger than landlords.

Tenancy Tribunals must always address

bad behaviour, imbalances and breaches, otherwise why do they exist? Permitted pets (landlords’ consent mandatory) need to be housed in outside shelters as they do untold damage to houses, carpets, fittings, grounds, etc.

Rent reviews only six-monthly for existing tenants, ditching letting fees and no auction bidding for rentals are all fine.

Labour is simply pandering to its socialist voter base to secure votes. Government must address landlord tax deduction anomalies and ring-fence rental property which might assist in availability and reducing house prices. As people suggest, this coalition government is a bunch of incompetent fiscal fools.

R Paterson, Matapihi.

Hooray for free speech

Opposing views on te reo history

A note of encouragement is in order for Rogers Rabbits in the face of S Rawson’s criticism (September 7). And bravo for publishing critics of your own views; it’s admirable. Humorous or satirical writings are fair play as long as they don’t overstep certain unwritten laws, as seen by recent Democrat comedians recently.

Clearly S Rawson doesn’t like the term ‘political correctness’, Donald Trump, conservative thought, controlled immigration, and climate change skepticism. She appears to gather these people into a group she calls “bigots” – watch out how you point the index finger please, and especially when you invoke the bigot word!

Rawson’s final word concerns not reading such prejudiced columns, which is probably a good idea for “progressive” thought. Getting her steady diet of CNN on One or Three News and maybe even the NYT concerning the President will confirm to Rawson that Donald J Trump falls into this deplorable group of other-thinking people.

Good heavens, is she watching the same media who predicted in the aftermath of the Hillary trouncing that the US economy was heading for the toilet? Hooray for free speech!

M Maunder, Otumoetai.

In response to letters from Dey/Parish (September 7) and Paterson (August 31).

Historically, pre-1800s New Zealand, various pockets of ex-islanders with various dialects existed, battle-victor determined. It’s difficult to pretend ‘a universal language’ then existed. Later, spoken dialects were scribed. In recent decades, past dialects/ historic meanings have changed such that genuine historical scribes likely wouldn’t recognise the current evolved meanings currently attributed.

Despite history, somehow opposing views exist on historic backgrounds for te reo. No one wants to admit recent language evolution has been merely consequential of a need to support current aspirations, derived from the unsigned English (ironic indeed!) draft of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. There is a need to ‘bridge’ an ever-widening gap of past and current desires.

Hence the necessity to enlarge, embellish and reincarnate significant aspirations of so few to attain that owed to so many.

Self-determination consequences are seen. There is a strong correlation of handouts via the prolific array of government-funded settlements and consequential jail occupancy/health issues/crime/social behaviour issues. All have seriously deteriorated, yet demands for more escalate.

The path to date has seen significant deterioration, not an improvement. Self-determination means self-reliance, not dependence. The mindset precludes learning independence.

Tua imi poremi hohonu rere kararo!

I Stevenson, Tauranga (Abridged).

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Kiwi speed talking irritates Many overseas people I’ve met over the years comment on how fast some Kiwis talk. And how many radio listeners are out there who are frustrated by the speed talking that irritates the ears and scrambles the brain?

Apart from the odd advert, the worst has to be the Tauranga Newstalk ZB traffic reporter following the 4pm news on weekdays. I have actually complained by phone and must admit this particular reporter now says Bethlehem instead of “Betlim.” But he

Autocracy in the Bay In spite of the overwhelming results in the Maori wards referendum from the people he has been chosen to represent – 78 per cent against them – the Western Bay of Plenty Mayor, Garry Webber, has chosen a reprehensible path to achieve his personal wish and give powers in decision-making to unelected Maori by creating new committees for them. Is that the office for which he was elected?

Mr Webber, what do you see as the requirements of your office? To carry out your mayoral duties to satisfy the will of the constituents who appointed you, and who expressed their wishes comprehensively in the poll on Maori wards? Or is it to gratify your ego by carrying out a personal agenda, and to appoint unelected Maori to advisory positions on new committees?

B Johnson, Omokoroa.

Mayor Garry Webber declined a right of reply.

persists with others like “Gretin” for Greerton, “Cammin” for Cameron and many misunderstood others.

His icing on the cake must surely be “Stataway” which is his interpretation of State Highway.

My request to Tauranga Newstalk ZB is to either replace this overexuberant speed talker or force him to slow down. It’s a bit ironic when reporting on traffic – there are so many warnings out there to slow down. I feel I have the right to speak out in this domain after a 37-year occupation as a co-owner of a New Zealand automotive publication.

O Campbell, Papamoa Beach.

Words won’t change the course In response to M Whitwell (September 7) praising Roger Rabbits’ clever parody on a climate change conference (August 24), let’s be clear about the distinction between the sometimes muddled politics of climate change and its unequivocal science.

It would be naive in the extreme to believe that such wit will make the scientific certainty of the looming climate crisis magically disappear.

Anyone who attempts to ridicule those who are prepared to face the issue head on can at best only succeed in making sure that at least some of our society continue to live in a fool’s paradise.

They, and perhaps their descendants, will be left completely unprepared to face the consequences of increasingly extreme weather and eventual coastal inundation and lowland flooding.

Words, however clever, are not likely to change the course on which we have already set Nature.

P Otway, Omokoroa.

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Bombarded with plastic Apart from the carrier bag issue at our local supermarkets, I can’t say as a concerned shopper that I have noticed all that much has changed and ask ‘why am I still being bombarded with unnecessary plastic?’

For instance, four croissants in large plastic boxes. Refusing to buy them, I found a bag of croissants. Great, I thought, until I got home to find I had seven plastic bags as the croissants were individually wrapped. Open a box of cereal or cake mix and they also have a plastic bag, and oh so many other items, too many to mention.

As the four lovely school girls said in The Weekend Sun on September 7 (page 7, ‘Life without plastic’), there are other solutions.

Supermarkets, get on to your suppliers and stop inflicting it on your customers.

W Painter, Cherrywood.

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Finding God in the city Have you ever thought how fortunate we are to live in Tauranga? Our beautiful environment is a constant source of inspiration and recreation, and from bush to beach, pasture to planting box, we can easily be in touch with the natural world.

However, not everyone is so blessed.

The turn of the millennium saw a tip in the earth’s population, with over half the people in the world now living in urban rather than rural settings.

Where do you find yourself renewed and resourced?

As Christians, we might describe it as finding God, but we all need to have our souls restored and be refreshed.

Those of us who love the natural world see the hand of God in creation - beauty and attention to detail, inter-dependence, generosity and healing.

It can be more difficult to find renewal in the bustle of the city, where human architecture dominates the skyline and maybe we see only ourselves reflected in office

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However, we can also find rich resources of beauty, learning and care in our urban communities. Cultural expressions of belonging and hospitality, safe places and quiet reserves, sports fields and cycle tracks, open homes and welcoming community groups also make cities a place to belong and find life-giving resources.

What do you most appreciate about Tauranga Moana, which is both rural and urban? What can we do to make it a place where God may be discovered and people find well-being and recreation?

Viv Whimster – Wesley, Tauranga Methodist Parish

Growing a good soul yourself What a fabulous week it is with the AIMS Games going on all around us. Thousands of young boys and girls are giving their best for their schools and families, learning the values of sportsmanship in the arena and testing themselves against others.

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It will be a difficult week traffic wise, but a wonderful week for sports and students. At school we train children’s brains, and in sport we develop our bodies and skills, but perhaps the most important thing that we can do is to grow a good soul.

Paul says in 1 Corinthians 9.25: “Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.”

He’s talking about growing our inner life with God. I wonder how many of us go to the gym, but also how many of us grow our souls.

I think the key to growing a good soul is also resistance training; it’s not when things are easy that we can grow our soul, it’s when they are hard.

As you think back on the kids this week, perhaps think about some of the hard soul-work you might be doing and smile.

Simon McLeay – St Peters in the City

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THE WEEKEND SUN The Weekend Sun’s ever popular guide to ‘What’s On’ in the Bay. Pg48

Reasons to be cheerful – Part 40 and 14th century the sitar and tabla were developed and the sounds grew into a highly sophisticated musical form known as 'raga sangeet', popularised in the West by Ravi Shankar, and more recently his daughter Sounds of India.

Anoushka Shankar. This promises to be a sensational display. Doors open at 6pm, cost $15.

202: Music from there, here, later!

Next weekend Rosie's at it again, promoting another concert at the Te Puna Quarry Park Gallery. Laura Collins and the Back Porch Blues Band play there on Sunday, September 23.

These Wellington cats have been frequent visitors here over the past couple of years and are well worth catching. Laura is a terrific singer and works the stage well, while the band represent the cream of Wellington blues players with Wayne Mason – writer of 'Nature' and solo artist in his own right – burning it up on the keys, John O’Connor on guitar, and the rhythm section of George Barris on upright bass and drummer Peter Cogswell.

Expect to hear Fats Domino, Beth Hart, Bonnie Raitt, Nina Simone and John Lee Hooker along with Laura’s own bluesy tunes. Doors 7pm, show 7.30pm, tickets $25 at the door or contact Rosie on email: waharaurosie@gmail.com or phone: 07 552 6291. watusi@thesun.co.nz

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We return to the occasional series wherein Winston expounds on things currently making him happy. And this week Winston couldn't be happier. New albums are here and on their way, interesting gigs are just around the corner. Love is in the air and music is all around – it must be spring.

198: A blast from the past!

Simon Elton, singer/guitarist with B-Side Band and relentless archiver of previously-lost music has added another newly-discovered gig to the increasing catalogue that he started with several live recordings of Ritchie Pickett. Simon played bass with him for several years.

This time it's Auckland pub rock heavies The Furys, fronted by bigvoiced singer Dave McLean. Simon again played bass. They had a stillvaguely-remembered single called ‘Auckland Fun’. But this new release 'Sons of the Rumba', recorded live at Auckland's Rumba Bar in 1981, The Furys. finds them roaring through a bunch of tough covers. It's rough 'n' ready and really for collectors and fans only, but that select group will enjoy a hit of nostalgia. Locate it via B-Side Band online.

199: A blast from the future!

I mentioned recently that Shirley Rider's band The Shirleybyrds, her collaboration with ace guitarist/singer Graeme Hardaker, has been recording at Tim Julian's Welcome Bay studio, The Colour Field. The first fruits, 'Around You Spin Me' is now available for perusal by way of YouTube.

Save the launch date of Sunday, October 13 when Shirley and Graeme will be joined by Bruce (Brilleaux) Rolands, Tim Julian and others at Vinyl Destination on Devonport Rd. More details to follow...

200: Another blast from the future!

Shirley Rider.

While we're at Tim Julian's studio I should mention the other tantalising project happening there, the current recording of singer Grant Haua's second solo album. For the past few years Grant has been one half of blues/rock monsters Swamp Thing but on quiet Thursday nights he's been slipping down to the Colour Field and playing around with Tim and guests such as Kokomo harp player Grant Bullot.

This will be Grant H's first solo release since the solo/acoustic 'Knucklehead'. Here at The Watusi Country Club we could not be more excited!

201: Music from there, here, now!

Tauranga obviously enjoys the food of India, now try the Sounds of India! Comprising the Sounds of India are Lester Silver (sitar), Basant Madhur and Akhil Madhur (tabla), and this Saturday, September 15 they present a selection of North Indian classical music at The Historic Village's Jam Factory. They will be supported by traditional Indian singer Kutu Mukuherjee.

A little history: during the Moghul Empire period in the 13th

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Contemporary and classic collide In a mix of modern and traditional, music from Game of Thrones will meet Mozart on September 15.

Some 26 young musicians from the Youth Philharmonic Tauranga are energetically rehearsing for their up and coming concert at the Graham Young Youth Theatre in Tauranga Boys’ College.

This is the third year that the orchestra has been together, and the experience of being involved has been profound for every one of the students.

The demands of playing in such a group are challenging yet rewarding, and their skills are being extended, which will also benefit them in their other musical projects.

The programme includes classical favourites from Mozart, Beethoven, Saint-Saëns and Rachmaninov. Music from The Game of Thrones brings a balance of past and present and is being rehearsed with great enthusiasm.

Justus Rozemond, who is also the musical director of the BOP Symphonia, is the conductor of the YPT and is greatly enjoying the enthusiasm of the young musicians.

“It is great that these young players finally have an opportunity to reconnoitre repertoire and work on their ensemble skills, finding pleasure in creating artistic beauty as a team,

Victoria Park, Concert Master and Erik Chi. without the competitiveness that seems to dominate their world.

“These are essential skills for a musician, but they are difficult to address within the confines of individual lessons or schools”.

The continuing sponsorship of TECT, Creative NZ Tauranga and FAME provides the opportunity for these students to further their musical experience and enjoy the participation of music making with other young musicians.

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Barbershop here in the Bay Local barbershop chorus Harmony A Plenty has its silver jubilee this year and has been given the privilege of hosting the National Barbershop 2018 convention, which has the motto ‘Waiata Ki A Mauao’ or ‘Sing to the Mount’.

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The venue for the whole convention is the magnificent, acoustically built auditorium at the 866seat Holy Trinity Church on the corner of Devonport Road and Third Avenue.

The convention begins on September 21, and the Mayor of Tauranga will open the convention that evening at 7pm. Convention dignitaries will conclude the opening ceremony.

The Musical Island Boys.

Prior to the opening ceremony barber shoppers will take part in the ‘Big Sing’ at 5pm in Red Square. The public will hear the singing while they are shopping, or in the cafes and restaurants around the city centre.

On September 22, after the chorus and quartet competitions, the ‘Champion of Champions Concert’ will take place at Holy Trinity beginning at 7.30pm.

This will showcase all of the champion medal winners in the various categories of barbershop singing. The concert will showcase the excellence in chorus singing, starting the first half with the ‘Mighty River Harmony’ chorus, the 2017 Pan Pacific Chorus champions. The 2018 chorus champions will open the second half, followed by the 2014 world champion quartet, Musical Island Boys. This top class quartet must not be missed by anyone that loves music.

MCs for the concert are Henrietta Hunkin and Alex Morris.

Tickets are available through iTicket and on the door at Holy Trinity Church.

Tickets cost $40 for adults or four for $150.

Students with ID cost $25 and a family of two adults and two children cost $100.

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Something for everyone during Conservation Week Fish identification, sustainability and tree planting will be on offer in the Bay over the coming week to mark Conservation Week, from September 15-23.

Run by the Department of Conservation each year, Conservation Week encourages people to get involved in nature and help to take care of it.

The local branch of DOC will be honouring local conservationist Carole Long with a lunch at Trinity Wharf on Wednesday, September 19.

Carole received a Queen’s Service Medal in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honours for her service to conservation, including Forest and Bird and the Otanewainuku Kiwi Trust.

Lunch is $34, payable on the day, and will include a talk by Carole. For more information and to register contact Wendy Rapana, via: wrapana@doc.govt.nz or: 027 208 7196.

On Saturday, September 15, the Te Whakakaha Conservation Trust is having a tree planting day at the site of the Otawa Sanctuary at the top of No. 3 Road in Te Puke.

The trust has a grant from the Lion Foundation to purchase native tree seedlings to restore the site of the previous quarry operations on part of the land, and would welcome everyone to come along and help.

Meet at the gate signposted near the top of No.3 Road at 10am and bring a spade if you can. For more

Fee BOP, and there will be product demonstrations of electric cars and bikes, beekeeping, making beeswax wraps and creating portable gardens.

The market will be held outside A Zone with access via Gate Three.

Freelance wildlife biologist Cam Speedy will also be giving a free lecture on the complexities of wildlife issues unique to New Zealand at the Windermere Campus from 7-8.30pm on Thursday.

Cam brings an extensive skillset to a wide range of wildlife management projects across the country and will be focussing on the Bay of Plenty perspective.

The work of Mount Maunganui’s Carole Long, who recently received a Queen’s Service Medal for Conservation, will be celebrated in Tauranga during Conservation Week. information, contact Barry Galpin on: 07 573 4362.

DOC is also running its sold-out Marine Watch introduction programme at Baywave on Sunday, September 16. Children aged 8-14 will learn the basics of snorkelling followed by a fun fish identification course.

Toi Ohomai is hosting a Sustainability Market at its Windermere Campus from 11am-1pm on Thursday, September 20 to showcase products, services and courses that promote sustainable living.

Groups represented will include DOC, Tauranga City Council, Keep Tauranga Beautiful and Predator

Creating your happy place The annual Spring Home Show is returning for its ninth year, and it’s the perfect place to find all of your home products and service needs under one roof.

This three day event features more than 200 exhibitors that you can browse, compare, and draw inspiration from.

From top of the line to budget conscious, there is a huge range of options to help you bring your dreams to life!

Gather the family for a great day out.

The Live Cooking Theatre will be showcasing a ‘Summer Spread’, a delectable four course meal created by Peter Blakeway There’s something for everyone at the Spring Home Show. and his student team from Toi Ohomai.

There will be food trucks and a licenced bar area so you can grab lunch and relax, and The Weekend Sun has 10 double on Saturday and Sunday there will be free passes to the Tauranga Home Show entertainment to keep the kids happy. for 10 lucky readers who can tell us There are two huge door prizes up for grabs – how many exhibitors will be at the a BBQ Lovers Prize of a Weber Genesis E440 Tauranga Home Show. Enter online barbecue, and a Coffee Lovers Prize of a coffee at www.sunlive.co.nz under the pod machine and plenty of accessories for competition section. Entries must be caffeine lovers. received by Tuesday, September 18.

Feeling thrifty? Visit on Friday, when adult entry tickets are half price at just $5.

Save time, save money, and find exactly what you need – visit the Spring Home Show at the ASB Arena Baypark on September 21-23. Doors are open 10am5pm Friday and Saturday, and 10am-4pm Sunday.

Adult tickets are $10 at the door, and children 13 and under attend free.

There’s plenty of free parking, so don’t miss out – see you at the home show!

GIGGUIDE & ENTERTAINMENT MT RSA Fri 14th Tony Wellington 7pm – 10:30pm Sat 15th All Blacks v Argentina game Sun 16th Andy Bowman 4:30pm – 7:30pm MOUNT SOCIAL CLUB Fri 14th Camila & Santiago 6pm – 9pm Sat 15th All Blacks v South

Africa game 7:30pm Sun 16th Super Social Sunday 10pm Thur 20th Social Jam Night from 9pm THE BARREL ROOM Mon 17th Quiz Night from 7pm JACK DUSTY’S ALE HOUSE (Bureta) Sun 16th Take Two 3pm – 6pm

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Pre event: Friday 14th Walk the long loop – 8.45am Aongatete Forest, Katikati

Saturday 15th Te Whakakaha Conservation Trust Planting Day – 10am, Otawa Sanctuary, Te Puke Toyota Kiwi Guardians Karangahake Historic Windows Walk – 10am, Karangahake Gorge

Thursday 20th Sustainability Market – 11am-1pm, A Zone, Windermere Campus, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, Tauranga Public Speaker: Cam Speedy, Biodiversity “The Need to Act” – 7pm, A3, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, Tauranga. Limited seating, contact nlunson@doc.govt.nz

Sunday 16th Marine Watch - Snorkelling & Fish ID – 9am, Baywave Aquatic Centre, Mt Maunganui

Saturday 22nd Night walk with Aongatete Forest Project – 6pm, Aongatete Forest, Katikati (FULL)

Wednesday 19th Celebrating Conservation QSM Carole Long - Lunch at Trinity Wharf Hotel, contact wrapana@doc.govt.nz

Sunday 23rd Whanau Day Toyota Kiwi Guardians – 10am, Okere Falls Park, Okere Falls Scenic Reserve

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Saturday 15 September 16th Avenue Theatre 39 Steps. Mix a

Hitchcock masterpiece, a juicy spy novel, a dash of Monty Python-result comedic chaos! Don’t miss! Running until 22 Sept Art Exhibition Tauranga Girls’ College ArtsFest showcasing students work. Running until 18th Sept in the People’s Gallery at the Historic Village.

Bay Network Social Club 50 Plus. Great people & awesome outings. Must have a sense of humor. Ph Jonathan 572 2091 or Maureen 021 112 3307

Beth-El Messianic Family

Celebrate Family Life with believers who meet & worship as Yeshua (Jesus) & all the early believers did.

Shalom.10am Otumoetai Primary. www.

BethEl.org.nz. Joel 021 768 043 Carboot Sale Greerton Village School, 151 Greerton Rd. Set up 7am onwards.

Single site $5, double site $10. Ph Shirley 577 1116 Carboot Sale/Wash 30 Evans Road Papamoa Community Church. 7:30am-11am car wash & site $5. Real coffee, sausages, delicious muffins. Ph 021 0271 0140 Gate Pa Junior Tennis Junior club days commence today 9am: 5-7 yrs, 10am: 8-10 yrs & Thurs 20th: 4.30pm for intermediate & college ages. Raquets available. Ph 576 5178 or 0274 520 600 Jigsaw Puzzle Library St Stephens invites you to join their library. Open 10-12 at Highmore Pl. Over 150 puzzles to choose from. Children’s to 1000 pieces.

Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Road.

12:45-3pm. Ph Phil Green 549 5344 Katikati Lions Moggies Market 2nd Sat of month Katikati Memorial Hall, Main Road 8am-Noon. Enquiries 549 3589 LOL Laughter Wellness Release your DOSE (Dopamine, Oxytocin, Seratonin, Endorphins) of joy from your inner pharmacy. Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui, 11-11:45am. Koha. Ph Trish 022 036 6768 Email lollaughterwellness@gmail.com Mount Maunganui Toy Library Rent toys, keep your kids entertained. Find us on Facebook. 22 MacDonald St Wed 9:30-12, Fri 11:30-2, Sat 9:30-12 Narcotics Anonymous Open meeting every Saturday 7:30-8:30pm, Hanmer Clinic (behind Super Liquor), 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton. For more info, call 0800 NA TODAY Sounds of India Concert 6pm Jam Factory (behind Incubator barn) Historic Village, 17th Ave. Sounds of India comprises of Lester Silver (sitar), Basant Madhur and Akhil Madhur (tabla). $15.

More info www.theincubator.co.nz

Sunshine Sequence Dance Group

Come & enjoy tea/dance. Sat Sept 29. Baptist Church hall, 13th Ave. 5-9pm. $5pp.

BYO food, plates, cutlery, non alcoholic drinks. Jan 544 4379 TaiChi In The Park Memorial Park 11th Ave next to Mini Golf. No charge. 10am

Taoist Tai Chi Tauranga Beginners Class 8:30-10am at 15 Koromiko St, Judea. All welcome to join in at any time.

Memberships from $19 monthly. Great for stress, balance, flexibility. Ph 578 6193 Tauranga Floral Art Group Monthly meeting today. Baptist Church Hall. New members welcome. Ph Ruth 543 2157 Tauranga Fuchsia Group Meets last Saturday of month 1:30pm Tauranga Art Craft Centre Elizabeth St West. Fuchsia Growing Workshops Social time. Ph Pat 579 1655 Noeleen 578 4643 Te Puke Scottish Society Birthday dance, 7:30-11pm, Te Puke War Memorial Hall, live band, great supper, lovely company. Ph Valerie 573 7093 The Sociables 30s-50s age group of males & females that meet up to dine out or participate in different events & activities.

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 16 September

Accordion-Keyboard Oldtime music-makers at Welcome Bay Hall 1-4pm. All welcome. $3 entry & Ladies a plate please. Ph Ces or Joy 544 3849 Art & Artisan Fair Last Sunday of month indoors at Black Sheep SH2 & Plummers Pt Rd Whakamarama. Original local art art craft artisan products.

Art On The Strand Original Art for Sale.

The Strand, Tauranga. Weather permitting.

9am-5pm. Tauranga Society of Artists Battle of Britain Parade Parade & service held at Classic Flyers, Mt Maunganui starting at 10am. All welcome.

Bible Seminar 1:45pm Greerton Senior Citizens Hall, Maitland St, Greerton. Title: Lessons from the life of Joseph for us. Interactive, Q&A. All welcome. Vic 543 0504 BOP Oodle Club Playdates for dogs for socialising & fun! All dog breeds welcome.

Meets monthly on first Sunday, 2-3pm, Fergusson Park. Free. www.oodlehq.co.nz Croquet Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd, 12:45 for 1pm start. Beginners welcome. Ph Peter 571 0633 Czech School & Playgroup Czech & Slovak Club Tauranga 10am-12noon, Tauranga Boys College, Devonport Rd, more info on https://www.csclubtauranga. nz/en/kids-classes/ Diabetes Self Management Program Need support for type two diabetes? Ring us Sun-Thurs for details of our DESMOND program that puts you in charge. Diabetes Help Tauranga INFOline 0278 830 158

Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet

Held every Sunday 9-1pm rain or shine!

Right in the middle of Mount Mainstreet at Coronation Park, Maunganui. www. mountmainstreet.nz Fun Bowling for Families Matua bowling & clubhouse events 1pm-6pm. Small bowls sets for kids. Play pool. $5. 108

Levers Road. Ph Cliff 021 432 154 Historic Village Market Great market every 1st & 3rd Sunday from 8am-12 pm at 17th Ave. Fruit & veg, crafts, tools, food, plants, clothes & paintings.

International Travel, Home Hosting

Go to the friendshipforce.org & attend one of our Sunday or Thursday monthly meetings to learn more. Ph Barbara 574 5711, Jonathan 572 2091 Maketu Market Maketu Market today (3rd & 5th Sundays) 7am-12pm at Maketu Village Green. Ph Pete 021 447 420 Messy Church Come & enjoy games, stories & yummy food, 4-6pm. All ages welcome. Holy Trinity Church Messy Church, Fathers Others Looking for something creative, messy, stories, prayer, games, all ages? 4-6pm at 53 Te Okuroa Dr Papamoa Dinner provided.

Koha appreciated. Julie 0274 205 375 http://www.communityofstaidan.com/ Narcotics Anonymous Open meetings every Sunday, 7-8pm, Hanmer Clinic (behind Super Liquor), 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton. For more info, call 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 firearms licence Papamoa Outdoor Bowls All welcome to our Roll Up’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 7158 or 573 8497 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 Recreational Road Cycling Sunday morning rides in rural low traffic areas. Beginners to experienced. All types of bicycles welcome. Ph 0274 353 669 or www.cyclebop.co.nz

Spiritual Centre Psychic Cafe

Greerton Community Hall. Doors open 6:45pm starts 7pm only $10 entry then everything free! Psychics, Mediums, Healers & Cafe refreshments. Ph Kevin 578 7205 www.psychiccafe.nz TePuke Country Music Club 35th birthday concert. 11am start. Many guests!

At Te Puke Citz & RSA Club. Nibbles supplied. All welcome! Ph Gayle 573 8255

Monday 17 September

Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting

10am, Tauranga Central Bapist Church.

13th Ave/Cameron Rd. All Welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757 Argentine Tango 6.30pm @ Citz Club.

Close embrace dance to change your life!

Join in to meet friendly young dancers & share ‘a journey’ Ph/Txt Denise 020 4006 1340

Bethlehem Indoor Bowls Meets in Bethlehem Hall every Monday night. 7:30 start.

New members, all ages welcome. Names in by 7:15. Ph John 0276 541 298 Cards 500 At RSA Greerton. Every Tuesday 12:30-2:30pm & every Monday 7pm.

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 Citizens Advice Bureau Tauranga

Free confidential impartial information & advice. Don’t know? Ask us! Ph or visit us at 38 Hamilton St Tauranga Mon-Fri 9am5pm 07 578 1592 or 0800 367 222 Diabetes Drop-In Diabetes Drop-In 10-12noon, Diabetes Help Tauranga Office, Graced Support Centre, Cnr 11th Ave/Christopher St, Tauranga. INFOline 0278 830 158 Friends Of The Library Greerton Library Book Group meets at 10:30am. Theme this month, a British author. Visitors & new members welcome. Tea & coffee.

Lois 578 4956 Genealogy Friendly Group Mako Room, Papamoa Community Centre 1:30pm-3:30pm. We offer assistance to anyone with an interest in researching their family history. 544 4182

Harmony-a-Plenty Barbershop Chorus

Meet 7pm Mondays at Bethlehem Community Church Moffat Rd. Men, you don’t have to be Pavarotti! We will improve your singing. Have some fun. Ph Frank 07 576 3032 Let’s Learn Wanting to learn something new? www.letslearn.co.nz has classes, workshops & activities galore. Become a lifelong learner today! Ph 544 9557 Marlin Friendship Club Meet 2nd Monday of month at Mount Golf Club at 9:45am. Ph David 574 9692 or Helen 572 2993 Menz Shed 86B No.3 Rd Te Puke. Come & join us at our shed Mon, Wed, Fri at 9am. Ph 573 8655 or 573 5971 Narcotics Anonymous Open meetings every Monday, 7-8pm, Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui. If using drugs is causing a problem, call 0800 NA TODAY Omokoroa Indoor Bowling Club Meets at The Settler’s Hall, Omokoroa Road. 1pm for 1:30pm start. All Welcome. Ph Anne 548 1636. All equipment provided.

Papamoa Biking Cruisers

Ready to Ride from near newly opened Grill Green Restaurant 4 Emerald Shores. Up to 2 hours riding. Cycleway & road. Iain 0275 722 987 or 572 2987

Recycled Teenagers Exercise Class

50+, & illness/injury rehabilitation. Mon & Wed 9:15-10:45 Snr Citz Club 14 Norris St Tga. St Mary’s Church Hall Girven Rd Tues 9-10.30am. Jennifer 571 1411 Silver Singers Require soprano & bass voices for their choir. Practises at St Stephens Chapel Brookfield Tce at 1pm. Ph Pat 579 1036

Taoist Tai Chi PyesPa Beginners Class:

3:30-4:30pm, at Althorp, 9 Granston Drive. Come along & join in any time.

Great for stress, balance & flexibility.

Friendly group. Memberships from $19 monthly. Ph 578 6193 Taoist Tai Chi Tauranga Beginners class 9:30-11am at 15 Koromiko St Judea.

Come along & join in at any time. Great for stress, balance & flexibility.

Memberships from $19 per month.

Ph 578 6193 Taoist Tai Chi TePuke Beginners Class: 9.30-11am, at Memorial Hall, 130 Jellicoe Rd, Te Puke. Come along & join any time. Great for stress, balance, flexibility. Friendly group. Memberships from $19 monthly. Ph 578 6193 Tauranga Creative Fibre Every Mon 9:30am, also 2nd & 4th Thur 7pm. Learn/ share spinning, weaving, knitting, felting, crochet, all things fibre. 177 Elizabeth St. Margaret 571 3483 Tauranga Indoor Bowls At Tauranga Citizens Club 7:15pm. New members welcome all ages. Ph Andrew 021 0298 5047 Tauranga Rocknroll Club Lessons 6:45pm & social dancing 7:30pm at Legion of Frontiersmen Hall, 165 Elizabeth Street. www.taurangarocknrollclub.org.nz

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.

Ukulele Players Wanted Let’s create a BOP ukulele orchestra. 6:30pm at Jam Factory behind the Incubator (big red shed) in Tauranga’s Historical Village. More info https://www.facebook.com/ groups/1662639977198266/

Tuesday 18 September

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 & coaching available. Delwyn 027 212 4720 Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting 7:30-8:30pm St Peters Anglican Church 11 Victoria Rd, Mt Maunganui. All welcome.

Ph 0800 229 6757 Beginner Social Dance Class Tues 8pm, Tauranga Primary School Hall, 5th Ave or Wednesday, 7:30pm, Welcome Bay School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Road. Ph 544 2337 or 027 322 1786 or soniahodson@outlook.com BOP Linux Users Group 7-9pm first Tues of month, L.J.Hooker Cnr Cameron Rd & 8th Ave. Smarter, safer, faster & FREE. Learn more to take charge of your computer. 578 6024 Cards 500 Mt Maunganui Senior Citizens, 345 Maunganui Rd. Every Tues & Thurs 12:30pm-3:30pm. Ph Jack MacKinnon 575 7719

Citizens Advice Bureau Papamoa

Free confidential impartial information & advice. Don’t know? Ask us! Ph or visit us at Community Centre 15 Gravatt Road Papamoa Tues-Thurs 10am-1pm 07 5749862 or 0800 367222

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THE WEEKEND SUN Fitness League Exercise, weights,

floor work & dance. 9:30-10:30am at St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Road, Cherrywood. First class free. Ph Gloria 021 139 2448 Free Falun Dafa Classes Manage anxiety &/or stress with 4 easy exercises & meditation. 7pm Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd Bayfair Ph/txt Judy 021 0425 398 Inachord Women’s Chorus If you like to sing, dance ,make friends & have fun, join us! Great musical director! 7-9pm Bethlehem Community church, 183 Moffat Road. Ph Sabine 021 111 8659 Keep On Your Feet Strength & balance class for general strength, fitness & falls prevention. 10:45am at Welcome Bay Hall. $6. First class free. Ph Raewyn 027 6077 437 Living in Harmony VietNam Multicultural Tauranga invite you all to a fantastic evening about VietNam at 7pm at Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St. Bring plate of food & donation!

Lions Club Welcome Bay Lions Club of Welcome Bay + Age Concern.

Coffee & Conversation. Welcome Bay Community Centre every 3rd Tuesday 10:30am-11:30am. All welcome Register Ph 571 8940

Mount Morning Badminton

9-11:30am. Mt Sports Centre, Blake Park. Social, all ages, racquets available, beginners welcome. $5 per day. Ph Margaret 575 9792 Narcotics Anonymous Women’s Meeting every Tuesday, 10:30-11:30am, Downstairs Hall (accessed from bottom car park), Salvation Army Recovery Church, 375 Cameron Rd. Ph 0800 NA TODAY Nia Dance Joy of movement. Fun dance for adults.

No experience needed.

Come try a class for free.

6pm, Papamoa Community Centre. Alex 021 659 219

Omokoroa Indoor Bowling Club

Meets 6:30pm for 7pm start at the Omokoroa Settlers Hall, Omokoroa Rd. Equipment provided. All welcome. Ph Anne 548 1636 Otumoetai Walking Group Meet at 9am at Kulim Park. Ph Jim 576 7339 Scrabble Bridge Club, Ngatai Rd 8:50am-noon. 3 games $3. New players very welcome. Ph 578 3606 Google; Tauranga Scrabble Sequence Dancing Tauranga Social & Leisure Club, St John Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Road Otumoetai, Tues 7pm-9:30pm except 2nd Tues month 3:30pm-6pm Faye 543 3280 South City Indoor Bowls 7:30pm Box Drawn Mixed pairs (Mounted Bowl) Taoist Tai Chi Katikati Beginners Class 1:30-3pm, at Memorial Hall, Main Rd, Katikati. Come along & join any time. Great for stress, balance & flexibility. Friendly group. Memberships from $19 monthly. Ph 578 6193 Taoist Tai Chi MtMaunganui Beginners Class: 5:30-7pm, at 345 Maunganui Rd. Come along & join in any time.

Great for stress, balance & flexibility.

Friendly group. Memberships from $19 monthly. Ph 578 6193 Taoist Tai Chi Tauranga Beginners Class 1-2:30pm at 15 Koromiko St Judea. Come along & join in at any time.

Great for stress, balance & flexibility.

Memberships from $19 per month. Ph 578 6193 Taoist Tai Chi TePuke Beginners Class 6-7:30pm, at Memorial Hall, 130 Jellicoe Rd TePuke. Come along & join any time. Great for stress, balance, flexibility.

Friendly group. Memberships from $19 monthly. Ph 578 6193

Tauranga 60+ Continuing Education Ann Sligo, “My

experience as a midwife in Saudi Arabia.” 10am at Otumoetai Baptist Church, 241 Otumoetai Rd. $4 entry

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

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

Grant 578 6448

Tauranga Diamond Friendship Club

Formerly Probus, meets 1st Tuesday of each month, 1:30pm at Tauranga Citizens Club. Guest speakers, social outings,

numerous activities. All welcome. Ph Nancy 543 4468

Tauranga Model Railway Club

We meet Tuesdays 10am & Thursdays 7:30pm upstairs cnr Merrilees Rd & Cross St to construct & operate model trains. Ph Rob 573 6960

Tauranga Morning Badminton 9-11:30am Tues & Thurs,

QE2 Centre. All ages. Racquets available, beginners welcome. $5 per day. Ph Rachael 07 548 2216

Tauranga Samba Brazilian Drumming Percussion band. 7:15-9:15pm.

Mount Sports Hall, Cnr Hull & Mt Maunganui Rds. No experience reqd.

Ph/txt Rob 021 232 7185 Thai Chi Easy, entry level group exercise for your body & mind. 10-11am at Multicultural Ctr, Historic Village, 17th Ave. Donation only U3A Extra General Meeting Arataki Community Centre Zambuk Way. Entry free to the public. Morning tea plus speakers on U3A. 25th Sept 10am12pm. Ph Vivienne 574 3133 Welcome Bay Lions Club Meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at Greenwood Park, Welcome Bay Rd. Ph Graham 544 8625 Yoga for All Welcome Bay Community Centre, 6:30-8pm. Traditional, relaxing yoga class. Beginners welcome. $12 one or $90 nine classes. Bring a mat.

Ph Bhajan 07 929 7484

Wednesday 19 September Age Concern Walking Group 10am

Fergusson Park, off Tilby Dr Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting 10am, Every 1st/3rd Wednesday of month. Tauranga Central Bapist Church.

13th Ave/Cameron Rd. All Welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757 Arabian Spice Belly Dance Come & dance with us . No partner required. St Columba Church Hall, 502 Otumoetai Rd, 6:30-8.30pm. Ph 021 124 5982 Beginner Social Dance Classes Wed 19 Sept, 7:30pm, Welcome Bay School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Rd, or Thur 20 Sept, 8pm, Greerton Hall, Cameron Rd. Ph 544 2337 or 027 322 1786 Bowls Indoor Mt Maunganui Senior Citizens. Every Wednesday & Friday 12:45pm, beginners welcome. Come along & see if you like it. Ph Ernie Adams 575 4650 Cards Do you play crib or would like to learn? At Greerton RSA 1pm sharp.

Michael Ph 562 0517 Community Bible Study Join us @ City Church 252 Otumoetai Rd, 7-9 pm for a study on the Book of Acts until 1st November. Ph Julie 552-4068

Community of StAidan Playgroup

Looking for stories music heuristic play parenting tips chat time coffee & fun.

FREE 10am-12pm 53 Te Okuroa Drive Papamoa. Ph Julie 0274 205 375 Community Tai Chi Tai Chi Community Class Bethlehem Hall 1pm. First lesson free. Term concession rate Qualified Tutor Trish 021 482 842 member AATC communitytaichinz@gmail.com Classic Flyers Restoration The restoration team is working in hangar 3 today & Friday on the Avenger WW II aircraft.

Come down for a look.

EmployNZ Free Training EmployNZ Free Education & Employment Training Clinic NCEA L1-3 & more. 10-11:30am Welcome Bay Community Centre 242 Welcome Bay Rd. Ph Sally 027 652 1429 Fernland Spa Water Exercise 11amnoon. For accident/illness rehabilitation, arthritics & joint replacements. Qualified instructor & lifeguard. Held rain or shine, not school holidays. New participants ph Jennifer 571 1411 Fitness League Exercise, movement & dance. 10am, Katikati Memorial Hall, Main Rd. Complimentary first class. Ph Pam 549 4799 or 021 117 7170 Friends Of The Library Papamoa Library Book Group meets 10am.

Theme this month, Europe: changes & the impact. Visitors & new members welcome. Tea & coffee. Patti 572 0201 Gate Pa Indoor Bowls Tony Hammond Motors Open Fours Tournament 7:30pm Names in Book. Plate for supper please.

Healing Rooms 1-3pm Come, experi-

ence God’s healing touch, whether physical, emotional, spiritual. Behind Graced Oppshop, cnr 11th Ave, Christopher St. No charge. Ph 021 110 0878 www. healingrooms.co.nz Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Road.

Mixed Roll-ups 12:45-3pm. Ph Phil Green 549 5344

Meditation 6week Free Course

Wednesdays 15Aug-19Sep, 7:30-8:30pm (drop-ins welcome throughout) at Youth Engagement Programmes building (behind main stadium), Tauranga Domain, 91 Cameron Rd. Ph Ian 027 884 2238

Mount Maunganui Lioness Club Meets monthly. Dinner 1st Wed & Business 3rd Wed. New members welcome. Ph Christine 021 130 9375

Mount Spiritual Healing Centre

Omanu Bowling Club Golf Rd 7:30pm Tea,Coffee & Chat. International spirit mediums Jenny Crawford & Sharlene Lyons-Crawford. Come along to hear these amazing women give messages from spirits.

Mt Spiritual/Healing Centre Speakers Top International Mediums Jenny Crawford & Sharlene. Doors open 7pm. $10 with raffle. Follow up on face book or ph Sue 0210 223 2052 Narcotics Anonymous Closed Steps meeting, every Wednesday, 7:30-9pm.

Downstairs Hall (accessed from bottom car park), Salvation Army Recovery Church, 375 Cameron Rd. Ph 0800 NA TODAY

Newcomers Network Coffee Morning Migrants

new to Tauranga are welcome to join us for a cuppa at Multicultural Centre, Historic Village at 10:30am. Ph 571 6419 Tai Chi In The Park Memorial Park next to Mini Golf on 11th Ave. No charge. 9:30am Taoist Tai Chi Tauranga Beginners Classes 1-2:30pm & 5:30-7pm at 15 Koromiko St Judea. Come along, join in any time. Great for stress, balance & flexibility. Memberships from $19 per month. Ph 578 6193 Tauranga Embroiderers’ Guild Meets every Wednesday at Tauranga Rowing Club, Devonport Road, Tauranga 10am2:30pm, 7:30pm-9:30pm. Beginners very welcome. Ph Jenny Williams 07 219 7740 Te Puke Toy Library Creative Space for kids 6+, Wed 4:30 or 6pm sessions Friday, Playgroup 10am, Brick Kids 3:30pm during Term Times 7 Stock Rd, Te Puke 027 263 9309

Toastmasters City Early Start

Improve communication leadership teamwork skills join motivated enthusiastic group Classic Flyers Avgas Cafe 6:50-8:15am email LaniDTM@gmail. com www.cityearlystart.co.nz & FB

Thursday 20 September Bay City Rockers Social RocknRoll

Dancing, with Neon Moon, RocknRoll Waltz. At Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St. 7-9:30pm. $3 entry includes supper. Ph Gavin 027 643 6222 CAP Money Course Budget.Save.

Spend. A free 4 week course to help you manage your money well. 10:30am or 7:15pm. Phone 571 6525 for more info Community Bible Study Join us @ 14th Ave Gospel Centre 10-12pm for Study on the Book of Acts until 8th Nov. Ph Gay 021 2255 981 English Class For Migrants Conversation class advance at Multicultural Centre at Historic Village from 10:30am during school term only. $3 per class Fitness League Exercise, movement, dance. 10am, Central Baptist church, 13th Ave & Cameron Rd. Complimentary first class. Ph Pam 549 4799 or 021 117 7170 Forest & Bird Walk Kopurererua stream walkway, from Compass/Historic Village.

Easy. Meet Kulim Park 8:45am.

Leader Eddie Ph 576 1849 Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Rd Rummikub 1-4pm, $3 entry. Phil Green 549 5344 Keynotes Inc. Keynotes 4-part harmony Women’s Chorus meet Thursday 7pm at Wesley Church 13th Ave. Singing

for fun & health. Ph Jacqui 542 1766 Kickstart Toastmasters Find your voice, learn to speak with confidence. At Alimento Cafe, 1st Avenue, Tauranga, 7-8:10am. Ph Brian 0275 432 777 Mainly Music Music & dance for preschoolers, Mums & Carers.$3 per family. Morning tea provided 9:30-10am. Holy Trinity Church, 215 Devonport Rd. Mount Art Group Interested in painting or drawing, any medium & all levels? 9-1pm St Peters Hall, Victoria St, Mt Maunganui. New members welcome. Ph Rita 542 2070 Narcotics Anonymous Closed Men’s meeting, every Thursday, 7:30-8:30pm, Waipuna Park Hall, 25 Kaitemako Rd, Welcome Bay. If using drugs is causing problems, ph 0800 NA TODAY Salsa On The Strand Come have some fun with a FREE introdution to Salsa @8:30 & social dancing from 9pm at La Mexica on The Strand. Salsa, Bachata, Zouk, Kizomba, Merengue.

Square Dancing Fun Easy walking dance, learners welcome. Club night 7:30pm. Frontiersmen’s Hall, Elizabeth St, Tga. Ph 578 6516 or Facebook, Orange City Squares Rounds Sunshine Sequence Dance Group Learn dancing at a friendly club. Baptist Church Hall, 13th Avenue, 7-10pm. $2pp includes supper. Jan 544 4379 Taoist Tai Chi Katikati Beginners Class: 5:30-7pm, at Memorial Hall, Main Rd, Katikati. Come along & join any time. Great for stress, balance & flexibility. Friendly group. Memberships from $19 monthly. Ph 578 6193 Taoist Tai Chi MtMaunganui Beginners Class 6:15-7:45pm, at 345 Maunganui Rd. Come along & join in any time. Great for stress, balance & flexibility. Friendly group.

Memberships from $19 monthly. Ph 578 6193 Taoist Tai Chi Tauranga Beginners Classes 1-2:30pm & 5:30-7pm, at 15 Koromiko St Judea. Come along, join in any time. Great for stress, balance & flexibility. Memberships from $19 monthly. Ph 578 6193 Tauranga Cake Decorators Meets at 68 1st Ave. 7:30pm. Demo, spray construction. Visitors & everyone with an interest welcome.

Tauranga Citizens Indoor Bowls Starts 1:15pm. New members welcome. All ages. Ph Andrew 021 0298 5047 Tauranga Model Railway Club Meets every Thurs at 7:30pm cnr Mirrielees Rd & Cross Rd. Ph Mike Oldfield 926 9198 for details

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10am, Tauranga Central Bapist Church. 13th Ave/Cameron Rd. All Welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757

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Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting every Friday Night 7:30pm at Hamner Clinic 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton (behind Bridgestone).

Ph 0800 229 6757 for more meetings or assistance.

Arataki Artists Group Every Friday morning 9am-12pm at Arataki Community Centre. Occasional tuition with local artists.

Paint with friends. All levels welcome. Ph Chrissy 572 0818 Chess Tauranga Tauranga RSA Chess Club, Greerton 5-7pm, Casual & Standard length games. Ph Werner 548 1111 http:/www.westernbopchess.weebly.com/ Discovering Religious Diversity Tauranga Moana Interfaith Council are offering Discoveirng Religious Diversity: Contemporary Beliefs & Practices. To register go to www.rdc. org.nz/classes Embrace WCS Dancing? Learn West Coast Swing. Smooth, fun & modern dance. 1st Class Free. 7pm at KJ Studios (8/47 Waihi Rd, Judea, behind Supercheap) Vero 021 191 1601 embrace.dancing@gmail.com Greerton Indoor Bowling Club Yatton St, Greerton. Names in by 7:15pm for 7:30pm start. Mens Singles Narcotics Anonymous Open meetings every Friday 7:30-8:30pm, Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui. If using drugs is causing you problems, ph 0800 NA TODAY Taoist Tai Chi Papamoa Beginners Class: 9-10:30am, at 242 Dickson Rd Papamoa.

Come along & join in any time. Great for stress, balance & flexibility. Friendly group.

Memberships from $19 monthly. Ph 578 6193 Taoist Tai Chi Tauranga Beginners Class: 9-10:30am, at 15 Koromiko St Judea. Come along & join in any time. Great for stress, balance & flexibility. Friendly group. Memberships from $19 monthly. Ph 578 6193 Tauranga Citizens Club Karaoke We need young new singers for karaoke!

Men & women. Wed & Fri from 7pm onwards in upstairs restaurant, Tauranga Citz Club, 13th Ave. All welcome. Ph 578 7023

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Tony says ultrasonic technology is the most hygienic way to clean your blinds, and the method is suitable for places that must be germ-free.

“Ultrasonic technology is used in all hospitals, dental surgeries and optometrists as part of the sterilisation process,” says Tony.

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Trio of actors deliver treat 150 characters played by four actors Trains rumbling across the stage, aeroplanes crashlanding into the audience and fugitives falling off bridges – these are all things experienced when making the decision to go along to a local theatre.

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Detour Theatre has brought this Pulitzer Prize-winning play to an appreciative Tauranga audience with warmth, depth and humanity.

Kim Williamson plays Miss Daisy Werthan, an aging Southern matron. Frequently irritable and crotchety, sparks fly as she proudly refuses to hand over her independence to her wealthy son, and to the chauffeur he hires to drive her around.

As she battles the effects of growing old through a period of 25 years, the story follows the subtle and poignant shifts in her relationship with the patient chauffeur Hoke, played with gentle patience and understanding by David Tauranga.

This unlikely partnership between the odd couple is a fascinating plot device as it fuels conflict, while promoting human understanding between very different people.

Hoke initially endures her verbal assaults with subservient humour, but gradually makes a more determined assertion of his own dignity.

Marcus Blumsom, Sarah Oemcke and Michael Lister.

Photo: Rose Minnee.

The 39 Steps – 16th Ave Theatre’s latest play – has all the elements of a classic whodunit, with secret agents, an international spy ring, mysterious characters, subtle clues and suspense, coupled with madcap police chases and escapist entertainment.

Directed by Dylan Frewin, the play is packed with twists and turns and is a wonderful classic thriller with a cast of four actors, playing over 150 characters.

The enterprising Richard Hannay, played by Michael Lister, defies death as he inadvertently wreaks havoc while being chased from a London music hall to Scotland’s most remote Highlands.

The story, adapted for stage by Patrick Barlow, is set in the 1930s and revolves mostly around adventurer Hannay, who decides to escape his boredom by visiting his own local theatre.

There, he meets a mysterious German woman played by Gin Mabey, who also plays many other roles. After being stabbed, she utters secrets about spies and the danger to the nation’s security with her last breath.

Despite being the key suspect for her murder, Hannay tries to elude police while seeking out the spies. This triggers a dizzying chain of events that is spectacular to watch, as is the superb acting and timing of Marcus Blumsom and Sarah Oemcke, who are both marvellous in their numerous and often quick-changing roles.

Their fast-witted acting deservedly produces many of the best laughs. Hats are on and off, as they switch characters within a few seconds and with just a simple prop.

The show has stunning hi-tech moments thanks to the lighting and sound technicians. It also goes for low tech laughs as suitcases and chairs are turned into cars, with sheep holding up the traffic in the Scottish lanes.

This detective story is also a romping romantic adventure, and has high entertainment value. Brilliant acting, great fun, light and masterful – the mystery created in the opening scene is maintained excellently through to the very end.

What are the 39 steps? You will have to attend the play to find out.

Rosalie Liddle Crawford

Jenny Hunt and author Rod Smith.

Kim Williamson as Miss Daisy and David Tauranga as Hoke.

He stubbornly serves with cheerfulness; and slowly trust and then respect grows.

David’s soft chuckles underlie the good heart of both this fine actor and the character he plays. Their deepening relationship, which is at the heart of the story, becomes a mutually appreciative friendship, as they etch their interactions against various backdrops from cemetery to city roads.

Chris Parnell brings a depth and Southern warmth to his performance as the son who recognises the frustrating symptoms of aging impacting his parent. His well-spoken American accent is the first soft pull towards the play’s sense of timelessness, as the audience is transported back in time to the Atlanta of the late 1940s.

Beautifully and simply staged, the play gently explores the consequential issues of growing older, racial prejudice and religious faith through subtle shifts, expressions and touching moments, giving an ageless and gently refined social commentary.

This is an intimate eavesdrop into the enduring friendship of a couple of unlikely friends during the onset of old age, and as such leaves one with a sense of nostalgia and a slight tear in the eye.

A modern classic drama, brought effortlessly to Detour Theatre’s stage with pathos and heart by experienced director Devon Williamson.

Driving Miss Daisy runs from September 13-29. Bookings are available online: www.iticket.co.nz, over the phone: 0508 iTICKET and over the counter at Tauranga i-SITE. Information on the Detour Theatre Trust can be found at: www.detour.co.nz

John, Paul and Steve Guinness.

A ‘Meet the Author’ evening at Mount Mellick was an opportunity for far-flung members of the family to come together, some meeting each other for the first time.

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Tauranga resident Rod Smith, the author of the recently published “Guinness Down Under” has traced the story of how the legendary Guinness stout made it all the way from Ireland to Australia and New Zealand in the 1800s.

FOR WEDDINGS, FUNCTIONS OR MEETINGS+ check out No.1 The Strand, a beautiful historic setting. Email: bookings@ no1thestrand.co.nz or www. no1thestrand.co.nz WEDDINGS, PARTIES, MEETINGS etc - The perfect venue. With stunning Harbour views, fully licensed bar & kitchen onsite. Restaurant open every Friday from 5pm & Sunday from 4.30pm, kids under 12 years dine free with every paying adult.

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Taking to the stage this week is a highly enjoyable and rare treat from three impressive actors, performing Alfred Uhry’s ‘Driving Miss Daisy’.

David and Stewart Williamson.

Glennis Smith and Pete Holdsworth.

Jane Williamson, Malcolm Williamson and Suzanne Williamson.

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