The Weekend Sun - 22 February 2019

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The ‘short straw’

By Hunter Wells

I was a right klutz, a right stumblebum.

I had just had a privileged but confronting few minutes chatting life and death with Kristie Purton – one of the Cystic Sisters, and a young mum who has come home to die.

This spunky, freckle-faced 35-year-old who so very publicly and very positively made such a wonderful

thing out of living. “I am feeling pretty shitty, but dealing with life as it happens,” she says. Dying but smiling. “I have always thought I am strong enough, that I can fight this thing.” But her attitude is no longer enough. We are talking days. At best, weeks.

“I always knew it would claim me one day, but I never ever thought it would be now.

“It would always be sometime.”

You may remember the Cystic Sisters (Kristie and

sister Nikki Reynolds-Wilson, pictured above) from their 65 days of good deeds – doing spontaneous, nice things for complete strangers.

They made happy days out of their challenging days because they were living with cystic fibrosis - a cruel genetic disease slowly suffocating them and slowly shutting down their lungs. Sixty-five roses, they called it, because it sounded like cystic fibrosis.

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Many of our most treasured public areas are overtaken by freeloading, filthy and often intimidating loudmouths; intimidating genuine, law-abiding and well equipped motor caravanners and riling residents.

I’m qualified to comment because I’m both a ratepayer and a campervan owner. I see the issue from both sides, and the answer is clear.

An obnoxious, entitled few are spoiling it for the rest. There are rules and conditions about so-called freedom camping and motor caravans.

For good reason. However, those rules are being flouted and the flouters are thumbing their nose at the rest of society … Those who pay for it and clean up the mess.

The district and city councils need to come down hard on those either not certified selfcontained, or those overnighting outside of the allocated areas; campers exceeding the allocated number of vehicles.

The Motor Caravan Association and certifiers have tightened up on the criteria for selfcontainment, but it will take up to four years for those Mickey Mouse vans to be phased out.

It’s a joke that a people mover could ever qualify as a functioning self-contained van, when the toilet is under a bed and other sanitary systems are inept.

Plus, those with self-containment certificates need to adhere to the rules. Just because you’re self-contained doesn’t entitle you to stop wherever, whenever.

As a vanner we’ve an obligation to comply, not just to be good citizens, but for the preservation of our rights. The minute vanners push the boundaries, the rest of the community will clip your wings. And so they should. I don’t know how some of these dodgy campers taking such liberties can sleep at night, knowing they’re riling the neighbourhood that’s hosting them.

I’d rather pay a fee to know that I’m contributing - and also earning some entitlement - than to be setting up for the night with the uncertainty of the mood of the community I’m visiting.

The majority of vanners are sensible, caring and responsible citizens. In fact most of the

motorhome community is a friendly and hospitable family. But there are exceptions, and they need to be culled from the herd.

Many of the young tourist brigade are haughtily cavalier in their attitude to the environment and sanitation.

And they can be obnoxious after a few Jägermeisters or whatever the trendy flavour is. We wonder the value of such tourists when they’re scamming every free rort possible and showing little respect for our communities.

Official figures claim they spend $120 a day per person, but a recent TV interview indicated the budget bludgers were scraping through on $20-$50. Is that worth it, for the nuisance factor they cause?

But even so-called Kiwis can soil the nest.

One of our local reserves outside of the city has a designated four-van parking area, with a maximum three-night stay in any month.

Outside of those parks, no vans are allowed overnight, even with a self-containment certificate. Often there’s a spillover, and some of those vehicles aren’t even certified. Some are cars with towels over the windows, yet I’ve never seen a council officer checking this or moving on the culprits.

It’s not good enough to make fancy rules if you aren’t going to enforce them, and be seen enforcing them.

There have been stoushes with locals who rightly have questioned the actions of some campervans. And the answers from those caught in the wrong place at the wrong time and behaving badly have been astounding.

They range from “we didn’t know” to “we don’t care”. I witnessed a confrontation this week between a neighbour and a wing-badged

van inhabitant who was abusing the privilege.

One of her excuses, among the many lame ones, is the best I’ve ever heard: “I have a Master’s Degree.”

There’s no way a certified van member of the NZMCA should not understand the parking allocation and max’ night stay. Every park is well signposted, and you don’t need a Master’s Degree to understand that.

You’re simply alienating the van fraternity from the communities; making it harder for decent folk to keep their rights and freedoms.

Sulphur Point is another festering freeloader venue. Often hosting well more than the allocated number of vans, often containing vehicles with no SC, and many staying beyond the time limit. Some are completely taking the piss – literally – camping under the trees, pretending to be fishing and slinging hammocks under the pohutukawa.

The dogs bark at passers-by and, if you wander too close to “their patch”, there’s threatening behaviour, use and abuse of the amenities and boasting of their freeloading prowess. Guess who is picking up the tab, and the poop?

Ratepayers, it’s time to revolt and take control of our treasured public spaces. Give the decent, well-equipped van users their space. Kick the unappreciative and the illequipped to the kerb. If the council won’t control the mayhem, take a leaf from the book of Squatters Creek’s fed up residents, who barricaded a local bridge when the camper numbers reached the allocated limit.

Tauranga City Council is currently amending its freedom camping bylaw, so have your say via their website. And you decent motorcaravan folk: stand up against the ratbags. Report their numbers to the NZMCA. Call the council, and call the police if you’re threatened, but don’t put up with these cretins trashing our reserves and the good name of good folk.

It’s all about balance. Too many good people have been too lenient for too long. brian@thesun.co.nz

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Food co-op expert Natashia Lucas and her family.

Cutting out the middle man People are tired of paying over the top prices for organic, sustainably produced and distributed food, and they’re cutting out the profit-motivated middle-men.

Tauranga Co-op expert Natashia Lucas says food co-ops are popping up all over the country, introducing a new system for feeding your family as well as possible.

Food cooperatives are not-for-profit groups who buy wholesale directly from suppliers, instead of shopping at traditional retail outlets.

Natashia says she was involved in a food co-op in Wellington, and found when she moved to Tauranga in 2016, there weren’t any operating in the city.

She promptly set up a co-op in her lounge and from there, it grew to three or four packed out events a month.

“There’s this wave at the moment for living an organic life, and co-ops are at the cutting edge of that wave,” says Natashia.

“Now that we’ve got that growth, people are starting to realise that co-ops don’t just live in the hippy commune space.

“They’re also for everyday people who care about their families and want to feed them well.”

During her years of experience, Natashia has also discovered how hard it can be to start up a co-op

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“The issue with co-ops traditionally is that the administration takes heaps of time,” she says.

“People don’t realise how much time it takes until they’re in it, which is why many co-ops suffer.”

The administration includes finding suppliers, tallying supplies, setting up accounts and dividing produce evenly.

This month, Natashia and Malcolm Rands are launching a new software service called FareShare, designed to help with all of those issues.

“We don’t need to create massive co-ops that are centralised - people can do it in their own community. With our software, we want to help people avoid these pitfalls so they don’t get into that rut of working six nights a week.

“The new system will also allow members to supply from their own backyard, so the money that is saved can also stay within the local community.”

FareShare’s launch event is on Friday, February 22 from 6-7pm at the Base Station, 148 Durham Street.

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Tackling Base Track repairs

Council staff are currently working through a tender process with contractors for a long-term solution to the slip that buried part of Mauao’s Base Track in 2017.

The preferred plan is to re-route a 250m section of the track along the beach, where any future slips would have less of an impact.

Contractors have indicated that the cost of repairing the Base Track under this plan would be significantly higher than the $2.2 million that has been approved by council officials.

Staff will report to a meeting on April 16 with details of the delivery options, including the cost, risk and timing implications.

Karakia greets Uni campus

A dawn karakia has taken place at the University of Waikato’s Tauranga Campus on Durham Street.

This is the first step in opening the campus up to the region, on behalf of the Bay of Plenty Tertiary Partnership.

Senior deputy vice-chancellor, Professor Alister Jones, says the karakia is a significant step in the process of growing the University’s long-standing commitment to the people and communities of the Bay of Plenty.

Computer laboratories will open first, with the rest of the campus opening incrementally to students, staff and the wider public.

Families finding homes

The latest public housing data for the Bay of Plenty shows that 49 households were provided with a place to call home in the last quarter, and more public housing is being brought on board to address increasing demand.

The figures reflect households who were either on the housing register or the transfer register, which is comprised of those whose existing public housing no longer meets their needs.

In the Bay of Plenty, an additional 22 public housing places were available - 13 built by Housing New Zealand and nine brought on by registered community housing providers.

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The fire risk across most regions of New Zealand is now categorised as extreme.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand officials are asking the public to be vigilant, with many environments “like a dry piece of tinder, just waiting to go up in flames”.

Fire bans are in place in Northland, Auckland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty/Central North Island, Christchurch City and Banks Peninsular, Nelson, Marlborough and Central Otago.

Principal advisor fire risk management, Peter Gallagher, says the extreme fire risk is the result of long periods without significant rain, and abundant spring vegetation growth that has now dried off.

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“The offender may well be male, but is definitely not a man.”

Kristie’s lying back in her lounge when I drop by, with a 24-hour lifeline of oxygen inserted in her nose.

Her body aches and her chest cradling the transplanted lungs feels like it is caving in.

“My whole body is tired.”

They call it chronic rejection – Kristie and her new lungs just don’t get on.

She’s unflappable as she calmly spills the most personal information, knowing it will be shared with the world. “Go ahead,” says Kristie. “I am an open book.”

“Strong, yes, she’s very strong,” says Nikki Reynolds-Wilson, one of the joinedat-the hip ‘Cystic Sisters’. “To the point of being stubborn.” But stubbornness has served her well – when born, her parents were told she wouldn’t live past 18.

So this reporter is probing away.

Emotions are heaving, hearts are pumping and hands are shaking.

Well, mine are. Then, the aforementioned stumblebum moment.

I got my foot tangled in her oxygen tube, the 24-hour lifeline. I just about tore it out of her nose, or the cylinder, or both.

“What are you trying to do, kill me?” she asks. That was the ice breaker.

She quite enjoyed the attention being off her in that moment.

At this time of darkness and hopelessness Kristie Purton’s indomitable spirit and humour are shining brightly.

Kristie wasn’t well when she competed at the transplant games in Australia last September, even though she won a fistful of medals. “I had been in and out of hospital with flus and viruses and they put it down to that.” But in the back of her mind, those dark words - “chronic rejection” - were floating around.

“Two weeks ago the doctors consulted colleagues in Australia… In the x-rays and scans it pretty much showed the lungs were scarred and shutting down,” she

explains. She uses the words “the lungs”, not “my lungs”.

The doctors told her a second transplant was not an option. “I just broke down,” she says. “There was nothing else they could do for me.

Kristie drove home from Auckland to Tauranga with just one thing going through her head.

“How do you tell three kids so young that they won’t have a Mum?” She sat them down - eight-year-old Haylee, Curtis, 10, and 16-year-old Zak and after explaining that her lungs simply don’t agree with her body, she reassured them of how proud of them she is. “I talked about all the good stuff they do and how they are my world. Of course they broke down, and they wanted to know how they would live without their Mum. “We pretty much cried all day.”

Nikki will be there for her sister’s kids.

“We have always promised each other that whoever went first, the other would

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Right: Kristie with her children Zack, 16, Haylee, 8, and Curtis, 10.

Photo: John Borren.

Below: A posy for Mary Elders – the Cystic Sisters make a stranger’s day in 2016.

Continued... adopt their kids. I will keep that promise forever,” says Nikki.

Kristie says she will be there fighting until her last, difficult breath.

“They said I could have really good days and I could have bad days, so just make the most of the good days.”

At daybreak one day last week, the champagne flowed atop Mauao. Whenever Kristie came out of hospital, the summit of Mauao was her holy place.

“I wanted to go back one more time, and 80 people came with me,” she explains.

They offered to carry her up, but that stubborn streak got her there under her own steam – oxygen bottle and all.

“I explained to the kids that when I am gone, they can come up here when they are sad. You will always remember this day and you will remember me.

“I asked everyone to live their lives to the fullest.”

Kristie also has some advice for cystic fibrosis kids – don’t use her own outcomes as a measure of anything.

“They will go through life tough, but because of what’s available to them these days, they will be old before anything bad happens.

“I was the unlucky one – my lungs didn’t agree with me. But most people have the most amazing

outcomes. Look at my sister. Three years on and her lungs are amazing. She will live forever.”

Her Mum and Dad are struggling on many levels.

“They have done everything in their power for us our whole lives. The possibility of having to bury their own child pretty much broke them.”

Her brother, who dodged the cystic fibrosis gene, is also struggling.

“He’s suffered watching his Mum and Dad go through all of this and knowing his sisters aren’t in good health and might die. I don’t think his support and courage get acknowledged enough.”

It was the middle of 2016 when this reporter and the Cystic Sisters were down on Chadwick Road in Greerton doing what made them famous – giving stuff away, doing little favours, making people happy and making folk aware of cystic fibrosis. It was their own brand of kindness and good will.

They had just stopped a retired teacher by the name of Mary Elders. “This is an absolutely lovely thing to do,” exclaimed Mary, as the Cystic Sisters thrust a little posy of flowers at her. There was a spontaneous round of hugs and pecks between people who, seconds earlier, were total strangers.

It encapsulated 65 days of kindness. Perhaps that’s Kristie’s legacy, and the kindness will continue.

This reporter gets up to leave. The oxygen is still flowing, no thanks to me. There’s a spontaneous hug. Then Kristie rocks me. “Goodbye,” she says.

“I have enjoyed knowing you.”

No ‘see you soon’, no ‘catch you later’. There was an uncomfortable finality in her farewell. Goodbye Kristie – the privilege was all mine.

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Helping to create meaningful goodbyes Legacy’s newest funeral director, Fergus Keith.

Fergus Keith is well acquainted with grief.

“My first experience of death was as a pre-schooler when my grandfather came to live with us,” says the Omokoroa man and newest Legacy Funeral director. “One day he just wasn’t there.”

In his last year at high school, his father died of cancer – an event that understandably turned his world upside down. “I also experienced the death of some close friends in the 12 months that followed, mainly through accidents,” he explains.

Fergus has had a few career changes over the years, and though grief seems to follow him, he doesn’t see it that way. He says he loves the opportunities his working life affords when it comes to working with families and guiding them through the most difficult times of their lives.

Before joining Legacy, he worked as a funeral celebrant. He was also an ambulance officer and the Omokoroa Community Church minister.

He’s provided pastoral care for kiwifruit industry seasonal workers and is a station officer with the Omokoroa Volunteer Fire Brigade.

When he first left school, he was a St John Ambulance volunteer.

“I wouldn’t necessarily say I was destined to work in this area, but those early experiences meant I became familiar with death and grieving in a way that has enabled me to help others,” he says.

“I have seen a lot of grief, but I have also been able to be with families as they move from raw grief and pain to being able to tell stories and to find joy, even amidst the pain.”

There’s no point trying to follow his career path if you’re not a very good listener and don’t have an abundance of compassion and the ability to understand and relate to the widest variety of people. They’re pre-requisites he says; most certainly of his latest job.

Becoming a funeral director was something he had considered for a long time. There’s reward in helping people create meaningful funerals and taking some of the stress away for them.

“There are hard aspects to the job – especially when a child is involved, or a parent of young children. But you have to understand that it is not your grief.

“We support people in their grief - we don’t own their grief - and that allows me to support and guide people and do things they may not be in a position to do for themselves.”

He’s a strong advocate of personalising funeral services. He also notes times have changed when it comes to children and funerals.

“They’re now more involved,” he says.

“They come for viewings, write letters and even messages on caskets, and they’ll speak at funeral services.

“There’s an appreciation that children grieve and process death differently to adults, and can be very accepting of it if it is dealt with in an open and honest manner.”

A lot of people are interested in his career path. “This is a reflection of the more open way in which we are approaching death. It’s something we are talking about on a more regular basis as we accept it as part of the life cycle.”

When not working, Fergus is a father of five who also enjoys mountain biking. All profits from Legacy Funerals are gifted back to the community.

Give cycling a go on Wednesday Breeze past the traffic and discover the benefits of active transport with Sport Bay of Plenty’s Go By Bike Day. The annual event is part of Sport Bay of Plenty’s Play in the Bay Bike Month calendar, which seeks to connect the region with low cost and free recreational activities revolving around cycling.

To encourage people to get on a bike and get active, Go By Bike Day will include pit stops along popular cycle commuter routes between 6.45-8.45am on Wednesday, February 27.

Supporters will be on hand offering free snacks and refreshments to riders, including Good Buzz Kombucha, and spot

prizes, such as vouchers to My Ride Mt Maunganui.

In the lead up to Go By Bike Day, Sport Bay of Plenty has also teamed up with The Hits and Koops Cycles Avantiplus to give away a bike.

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“They were the politest young men,” says Karolyn Timarkos, also known as The Nocrastinator on Facebook. “They blew me away. Just beautiful.”

She commissioned a group of “amazing young men” – namely Tauranga Boys’ College’s Corban, Cooper, Braydon and Grady – from website Teen Jobs, where employers and households can search and find willing teenagers for jobs they need doing.

Karolyn had been drawn to a Weekend Sun story on the free website set up by teen entrepreneur Josh Callander. Rather than advertising the potential employer and the job to be done, it advertises the labour force - the people available for hire and what they have to offer. Karolyn wanted a crew of young men to beat her entire, rather overgrown, property back into shape, and consulted Teen Jobs.

It was obviously a labour intensive task, so she chose Corban, Cooper, Bradyn and Grady because of their rugby playing, surf lifesaving profiles.

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So much so, that Karolyn is seriously considering calling them back. Josh Callander’s vision for Teen Jobs was to reduce the teenage unemployment rate.

“It’s led to a real interest in why people should employ teenagers and the benefits they can bring,” he says. For example, teenagers can approach old problems in a fresh way.

They are a blank canvas, so employers can influence attitudes and establish good work habits.

They also prefer part time work, so it provides a lot more flexibility managing labour requirements, and when saving for a goal, teenagers are very motivated and generally accept lower wages.

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In the grip of the big dry

There were more than 30 days without a drop of rain in Tauranga, and we were sweating it.

The baked dry landscape at Papamoa, captured by Weekend Sun photographer John Boren, says it all.

It’s hot, it’s dry and there’s more to come.

However, we’ve had some - a little, but not nearly enough - rain to change things.

Rain is forecast for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Steve Burton manages the city’s water supply for Tauranga City Council.

He says it has been the longest dry spell in at least 30 years, and it is vital that everyone is thoughtful

when it comes to conserving water.

The initial response to water restrictions three weeks ago was positive, but with the continued dry spell, use is unsustainably on the rise again.

“If everyone does their bit, there’s enough water to go round,” says Steve.

If we don’t, however, there could be more severe restrictions, such as a hose ban.

At the moment, all garden sprinklers and irrigation systems are banned and there’s no hosing of concrete or paved areas. Careful watering by hand is allowed between 5-8am and 7-10pm.

If you suspect your neighbour is unaware of the restrictions, have a kind word.

Swell warning for surfers as Oma approaches Surf Life Saving New Zealand has issued a word of warning to surfers who might be attracted by the large swells that are currently being caused

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It was announced on Monday that, due to the ongoing swells and hot weather that Tauranga has been experiencing, Surf Life Saving New Zealand’s local Eastern Region team has opted to continue observational lifeguard patrols along the coastline due to the considerable number of

after-hours rescues and callouts.

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It’s a wild world out there Part of her heart still lives in the jungle, where she let her hair grow wild and survival became her new best friend.

Wendy Garvin is the real life Jane Porter - training as a hair dresser before ending up in natural medicine in the Peruvian Jungle.

“It wasn’t just some backpacking adventure in Peru,” says Wendy, “it was two big years and probably one of the most pivotal points in my life. There is a part of me that feels at home in Peru, but at the same time the biggest part of my heart is in New Zealand.”

For several years she was a hairdresser in Tauranga, but when she was diagnosed with an auto immune condition, she looked to find a different career pathway due to the health risks.

“When my health became an issue, and because I was working with all of those chemicals, my health started to decline,” she says. “I was given a choice, either to be put on steroids or completely change my lifestyle by going natural. I chose to go natural.” Wendy started working at home as a hairdresser, using all-natural products.

She then realised she had an interest in natural medicine, and began to study homeopathy in Tauranga. “I made friends with someone in the homeopathic industry who was going to these meditation retreats and had been

traveling to different retreat centres over the years.

“I was kind of inspired by that, and after a number of years I travelled around the world.”

Wendy has experienced many “once in a life time” adventures, such as travelling to Nepal and staying in the shadow of the Himalayas while a strike was going on. But the most profound experience was her time in the jungle. During year one she lived in a tree house on tall stilts.

Once the rainy season had arrived, the entire tree house would be surrounded by water, requiring

Big sloth surprise. Wendy was sweeping the deck when she sensed she was being watched. them to build a bridge to land in order to walk to the other houses.

“We would have to catch a boat off the balcony at the front of the house, and there would be pink dolphins swimming underneath

my bedroom,” she says. It also wasn’t uncommon for her to wake up to sloths hanging off her ceiling, in addition to the two monkey friends who would visit the retreat during feeding time.

This became her normal, and over time she too went allnatural. She grew her hair out and stopped colouring her hair and wearing makeup.

“I was still colouring my hair in the jungle for a while and thought ‘this is ridiculous’. I slowly stopped all of that and also wasn’t worried about wearing different clothes. I didn’t care anymore, I was in the jungle.”

She started practicing natural medicine at the retreat.

They would welcome guests from all over the world seeking to learn about their spirituality, their trauma and how they could treat themselves.

“I was caring for people going through really tough times,” she explains, “and that was quite hard. “But I always knew how amazing it was coming to terms with things and how rewarding it is for your life. “If you really want to know yourself to the depth of your soul and heal yourself, I would really recommend going to the jungle.” Read the rest of the story at: www.theweekendsun.co.nz

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Turtle menace and why we should be concerned It is blacklisted as one of the world’s 100 worst invasive species, and there’s concern the red-eared slider turtle is establishing a claw-hold in our waterways.

This week, a scientist, a biosecurity officer and two renowned conservationists stand on a dusty, sun baked track in a suburban Tauranga backwater. They’re earnestly discussing a potential environmental calamity.

And Goldilocks.

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An eye on the invader. A temperature logger is placed in the turtle nest by biologist Dr Nick Ling (front). From left, conservationist Basil Graeme, BOPRC bio-security officer Donna Watchman and conservationist Ann Graeme.

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them by the leg and drag them under.” porridge too hot, nor too cold, but just right.

In the fine gravel at the side of a busy walking and But this is more to do with the Goldilocks principal, cycling track at the reserve, conservationist Basil or Goldilocks zone, as it pertains to the breeding Graeme is scratching away gingerly. The turtle wasn’t habits of the red-eared slider in Carmichael Reserve concerned about the best address, more an exposed site rather than common-or-garden variety porridge. “The in the full glare of the sun with a nice warm ground sex development of turtle juveniles is temperature temperature. Basil gets just a few centimeters down dependent,” explains scientist Dr Nick Ling of the when he encounters a clutch of turtle eggs. “I think we University of Waikato. should be concerned about what we’re see today,” “And there’s the connection - not too hot, not says the scientist. “This is an exotic pet that we too cold. Just right. need to take a serious look at.”

It was the talk of turtles that piqued From The Weekend Sun story the biologist’s interest and lured him regarding a reported sighting a few across the Kaimai Range to the weeks ago, to photographic evidence Carmichael wetlands at the foot of at least one red-eared slider in of Bellevue.

Carmichael Reserve the following “One of our staff has a property week, there’s now proof of a breeding at Cook’s Beach and they have had population. a local population of turtles lay two “We know from an egg removed so years in a row,” he says.

One of the turtle far that they are viable,” says Basil. “They Now the scientist, the bioeggs nestled into a are not unfertilised eggs, and they do have security officer and the two renowned burrow. turtle embryos in there.” Which bring us conservationists are about to excavate a back to porridge and Goldilocks. Dr Nick Ling red-earned slider nest right here in our own puts a temperature logger in beside the eggs to to see backyard. if temperatures get up to the Goldilocks zone where, “For those of us interested in the New Zealand potentially, females are produced. environment, having any exotic animal in the wild that “Below 28 degrees you only get male turtles,” he has potential to cause harm is certainly of concern,” says. “But from about 28-to-32 degrees, you get a adds Dr Ling. combination of males and females. Above that, only “They eat anything they can grab,” says Dr Ling. females. The Goldilocks zone - not too hot and not too That’s a menu of fish, small lizards, amphibians – even cold - is 28.5 degrees.” Next week, what do we do about native plants - and, as the scientist has observed, they the turtles? In a country with no native species, do they can also catch birds. have a place here?

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Mega World for gallery A number of world-renowned artists are heading to Tauranga Art Gallery for its 2019 signature show, Mega World.

The show promises to transport viewers to an unknown landscape populated by strange creatures and unlikely heroes.

It will be shown across all five exhibition spaces and will give life to contemporary illustration in its many forms, from comics and graphic novels to animation and contemporary art.

A Mega World highlight will be US artist Gary Baseman, whose portfolio includes illustrations for numerous publications from the New York Times, Rolling Stone and the Wall Street Journal, to artists’ books, toy design and collaborations with fashion designers.

He is the artistic designer for bestselling board game Cranium, and the creator of the Emmy award-winning ABC/Disney cartoon series Teacher’s Pet. Baseman will be exhibiting his Imaginary Friends at Tauranga Art Gallery from March 30 - his first publi gallery exhibition in Australasia.

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Mega World runs from February 24-July 7 at Tauranga Art Gallery.

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Tye Park fireworks cancelled agai The Tye Park fireworks have been cancelled once again, with rain expected over the weekend.

Welcome Bay Community Centre are stuck between a rock and a hard place about what to do amid dry conditions earlier this week, but now rain is forecast for this weekend.

They took to Facebook on Wednesday night to announce the display has been cancelled.

“Regretfully, we are yet again

cancelling this event due to the weather forecast on Friday,” says a Welcome Bay Community Centre spokesperson.

“There will be another event to look forward to soon, we hope, with music and fun for all.

“In the meantime, we’ll be looking at a date towards the end of the year for a firework display “Thanks to everyone for all your generous support for our community events.”

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Throwing a line for charity

Last year’s Wish4Fish Charity Fishing Competition was a success.

It’s more than just reeling in the best catch. It’s about having fun and enjoying the sport.

The Wish4Fish Charity Fishing Competition this Saturday will see amateur and expert anglers, divers and spear fishers grapple with a fish for charit Wish4Fish is a not-for-profit organisation that gives people with a variety of mental and physical disabilities the opportunity to experience salt water activities.

Trustee member Bryce Dinneen says the competition is a great opportunity for new people to get involved in the community and hone in on their fishing skills “The more the merrier,” says Bryce.

“People are welcome to fish in their boats, kayak or on the beach.

“Wish4Fish is all about people and giving them the opportunity to get out on the water.

“The fishing club is really cool because it opens i up to the general public.

“You don’t have to be a club member and you don’t have to have lots of experience.”

While the weather isn’t looking great for the day, Bryce says even if they were to postpone, people will always come.

“Last year the weather wasn’t looking the greatest

so we had to restrict it to the harbour, but we signed up about 80 people in 60 minutes.

“However, we are keeping an eye on the weather and will reschedule accordingly.

“Safety is paramount.”

Categories include snapper, kingfish, kahawa and terakihi. Underwater fish will be weighe and auctioned off on Saturday night as per MPI regulations. The winner of the average weight snapper will win $1000, average weight kahawai $500, heaviest kingfish $500 and one lucky angle draw winner will win products and goodies to the value of $500.

Every competitor will receive an event t-shirt, and spot prizes will be handed out to kids.

The Wish4Fish Charity Fishing Competition will start with a briefing on Friday, February 22, at 7pm a the Tauranga Sport Fishing Club on Sulphur Point.

At 9pm, fishing will start and continue until 4pm o Saturday, February 23, before the weigh in and prize giving. These dates, however, are weather dependent.

Entry fee is $45 per person or $160 per team (four people max). Kids can enter for $15 each. For more information, or to acquire an entry form, call Bryce Dinneen on: 021 616 601 or email: bryce@wish4fish.co.nz. People can also registe on the day. For regular updates, visit the fishin competition W4F 2019 Facebook Page.

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New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated chief executive officer Nikki Johnson says the want to make sure they are not short of workers.

“The amount of green and gold kiwifruit on the vines is forecast to be even higher than last year’s harvest,” says Nikki.

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Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is calling for the government to urgently declare a seasonal worker shortage.

He says it will allow work visas to be fasttracked, as they were late during the 2018 season.

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Eat, Laugh, Love will be held on Friday, March 15 from 6.30-9.30pm in the Church Hall and Lounge at the Anglican Parish of Gate Pa, 1 Church Street. Tickets are $45 per person.

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Feel good factor at the petting zoo Animals play a big part in aged care due to the “feel good” factor.

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“It was a very valuable experience for them,” says Sharon. “A lot of it is a sensory thing - they remember having pets as young children and they remember their children having pets, so it brings back a lot of memories.”

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Baldev Singh – a “pretty special bus driver. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

Another accolade for Baldev While every other bus driver and bus service in town is copping it in the neck right now, the public persona of at least one driver is flourishing.

“Baldev is amazing. He’s pretty awesome - pretty special.” That’s the glowing endorsement from a Tauranga radio station exec when asked about the man who sometimes chauffeurs her and other citybound Katikati folk down State Highway 2 to work from Monday to Friday.

Baldev Singh, also respectfully known as the Turban Man, is the Sikh at the helm of Route 80 - the Katikati to Tauranga Bayhopper bus service.

He featured in The Weekend Sun a year ago.

Confident, charming, courteous and dignified were some of the traits bandied around at the time.

“A trademark bright red turban, a palette of white, silver and grey in a paddock of a beard, a waxed moustache twirled into an artwork and deep dark mysterious eyes. A bus driver who cuts a dash,” read The Weekend Sun story.

But it’s Baldev’s customer service skills that have impressed Kate Rigg, general manager of The Breeze radio station in Tauranga.

As someone who works in the customer service industry, she’s someone who should know.

“One Friday night it was raining when we arrived in Katikati,” says Kate. “He had all these umbrellas in his bus and he told everyone that if they needed an umbrella they could take one and return it on Monday morning. Now that’s over and above.”

Kate has also left personal possessions on the bus.

“It was my keys and my wallet and things. Each time, Baldev took charge of the situation, made sure I was contacted and that my possessions returned.

“He really takes huge ownership of his job.”

As a bus driver, unofficial public relations and marketing man and lost property officer, Baldev’s across it.

Kate and The Breeze decided to present Baldev Singh with a gift – the citation being that he had given a staffer a brilliant experience and just to say thanks for being a great bus driver.

It was a Breeze summer prize pack including sunscreen, chocolate, nachos and drinks. “A summer refresher pack to keep him going on his trips,” says Kate. “He was absolutely over the moon.

“I think I made his year.”

She suggests we could all learn a thing or two from Baldev. “Every day he makes a difference to people’s lives with the way he reacts and responds to people.

He looks after people and he cares for people.”

Baldev always manages to put a smile on faces, “and as human beings we need to do more of that,” says Kate.

Baldev’s Katikati bus is an advertisement for commuter travel. “A lot of people poo-poo bus services and bus users, but obviously they don’t realise there’s wifi onboard, so you can start work before you get to work,” adds Kate.

“There’s all sorts of people from all walks of life.

There’s the guy from the Regional Council, the lady from the bank and the graphic artists.” In other words, the Katikati coterie who utilise this service.

It’s a real social occasion. They’ve even discussed wine and cheese for the Friday trip home.

Traps set for rogue pack of dogs after animals mauled A public appeal has been launched after a pack of dogs repeatedly attacked animals in the Snodgrass Road area of Te Puna.

The authorities have asked the public to help identify the dogs after 21 incidents in 12 months.

Western Bay of Plenty District Council animal officers have responded to each incident related to roaming dogs, including the killing of ducks, chicken, sheep,

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rabbits and the maiming of two cattle.

Four of those attacks have been by one pack of five dogs in the Snodgrass Road area in the past two months. Cage traps have been set – so far without success.

Despite publicity and a number of responses, including CCTV video of the pack operating by night, the dogs have not been identified.

A council spokesperson says:

“It’s extremely frustrating for the council animal services team. The officers can’t be in the area 24/7 and have not been in the area when the dogs are roaming, making it extremely hard to catch the dogs in the act.

“We are appealing to all residents in the Snodgrass Road area to be vigilant and let council know immediately if they see any stray dogs.”

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Parents across the Bay of Plenty will receive information regarding the free HPV immunisation being offered in schools.

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Junior Black Caps proud Selection in the New Zealand Under-19 cricket team to tour Bangladesh in April is a dream come true for Tauranga’s Tim Pringle and Ben Pomare.

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They continue the strong connection between Tauranga Boys’ College and the national age group side, with Joe Carter and Sean Davey the last two old boys to make the team together.

The most famous former Tauranga Boys’ player, Kane Williamson, has some close connections with Pringle and Pomare.

Williamson was just 16 when he was selected for the NZ Under-19 team, which he captained a year later, and he made his first class debut for Northern Districts while in Year 12 at Tauranga Boys’.

Batsman/left arm spinner Pringle is the youngest player selected this year, aged 16, and is a Year 12 student.

Indeed, it is rare for a player as young as Pringle to be selected at this level, but clearly the famous adage from former Manchester United manager Sir Matt Busby applies: “If you are good enough, you’re old enough”.

Batsman/wicket keeper Pomare, 18, has followed the same school path as the Black Caps’ captain, attending Pillans Point School and Otumoetai Intermediate before moving across town to Tauranga Boys’.

Pringle and Pomare have come through the talent conveyer belt of Northern Districts Under-17s and Under-19s’ teams to earn a black cap with the silver fern.

Pringle was not expecting to make the New Zealand team this year.

“It was awesome to get the call from (head coach) Peter Fulton,” he says. “I was stoked to be honest.

“I think my form for ND Under-17s got me in as an all-rounder.”

Pomare says making the New Zealand team was his goal before the national Under-19s were held.

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Ben Pomare and Tim Pringle. Photo: Peter White. of Plenty senior side, says they are both will bring its challenges, but he has talented young men. the talent.

“Pringo (Pringle) has proved himself “Ben has lots of energy, is really over the last couple of seasons and it tidy behind the sticks and holds the is exciting for him. Being that young bat well. I am sure they will both go going into an environment like that really well.”

Trying to change the bus system My inbox is full of complaints about the recent changes to the bus network.

They range from frustration to desperation and concern over children being left at bus stops, waiting for buses that don’t turn up. This is simply not good enough.

The role of delivering the bus service is shared between the Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Tauranga City and Western Bay of Plenty District Councils.

In a nutshell, the Regional Council runs the bus system and is responsible for designing the bus routes, contracting the bus provider and managing the network.

Sorting out this recent chaos is their responsibility.

Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty District Councils are responsible for bus stops, shelters and bus lanes. You have to feel a bit sorry for Tauranga City Council, who have received complaints

and criticism over something they have no control over.

Last week two of my staff members met with a representative from the Regional Council. They are acutely aware of the problems and are desperately trying to resolve them.

I will continue to monitor the progress they are making as solutions must be found quickly. My office staff are being updated daily on the situation.

As we move towards a healthier environment, we are encouraging people to use public transport, but we need to be assured that the system and networks provided are reliable.

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Fun, fitness, freedom and friendship rolled into one derby, will also be on site.

“We welcome all ages and all abilities to the event, with new people particularly encouraged as we have everything they need to safely learn a new skill,” says Kazna. “Skating is

extremely addictive, so be warned!”

Skatescool Tauranga’s National Skate Day event is being held at 2 Roxanne Place, Poike.

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Have a go at the new rink on Saturday, March 2.

If you haven’t tried out the new Roller Skating Rink that opened in September last year, now is the ideal time to do so.

Skatescool Tauranga is holding a National Skate Day event in collaboration with the governing body of skating in New Zealand next month.

Owner and operator, Kazna Bedford, says they had more than 200 people on skates last year and are hoping for more this time.

“The event last year was awesome, with 200 people coming along and trying skating - many of them for the first time and even more for the first time in 20, 3 or 40 years,” says Kazna.

“It’s amazing to watch muscle memory in action,

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with those who used to skate being fearful at first, and then with a bit of encouragement they are off, usually surprising themselves with their hidden skills!

“I always say it’s like riding a bike, but way more fun.”

Kazna says the have-a-go day on March 2 is all about fun, fitness, friendship and freedom.

“Entry is free and it costs just $5 to use our skates and protective padding, as well as a skate frame to help learn the skill of roller skating or roller blading.

“We have both types of skates available.

“There will be coaches on-hand to give advice, help people to get started and answer any skating questions.”

Stands promoting different disciplines of skating on offer, from artistic skating, skate fitness and roller

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and improving transportation.

We’ve employed a new chief executive, who is tasked with making council deliver its core functions better for our community. There’s also a restructure underway of senior management.

Several Councillors, including myself, will push for the deferral of $35m set aside for a new central library in favour of more critical issues.

There will also be a push to get 15th Avenue/Turret Road upgraded to at least three lanes as soon as possible (with a two-lane tidal flow during rush hours) but there is an emerging issue with the overheated construction industry.

With more tenders coming in significantly over budget, should counci pull back on some projects until the next recession, when prices will be lower?

Next week, challenges for the next generation of leaders.

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Decisions part three: ‘2019’ In the third part of this series about decisions that have changed our city, choices that are before us now and decisions future leaders will have to contend with, I cover some important topics ahead in 2019.

It’s a year of rebuilding the public’s confidence in their city council In my opinion, there have been situations where council has let you down and are now under review; building consents, the former Phoenix Park not meeting expectations, and road changes at Greerton for example.

I’d mention buses too, but that’s the responsibility of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.

Council has focussed a lot on the rejuvenation of the CBD and civic precinct. These are significant, but not a critical as council’s core functions such as building regulation, managing growth

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Madcap behaviour on Matapihi Bridge People couldn’t believe what they were seeing.

About 20 teenagers were clambering up the girders of the Matapihi rail bridge before leaping about 15 metres

into Tauranga Harbour.

“It was quite a sight and definitel dangerous,” says the passerby who witnessed and filmed the daredevi behaviour for The Weekend Sun. He thought it was “crazy dangerous”,

especially the diving and jumping from the top of the bridge over the walkway. And he half expected to be photographing a serious accident.

“I saw the police getting them off the bridge today, so I hope they have ended it.”

The incident comes off the back of The Weekend Sun’s cover story last week, in which KiwiRail locomotive engineers warned kids about jumping from the Chapel Street rail bridge and running the gauntlet of 1000-tonne freight trains.

“Safety is KiwiRail’s number one priority, for the public and our train locomotive engineers,” says KiwiRail’s Katie McMahon.

“There have been fatalities of children playing on and jumping from rail bridges. KiwiRail’s bridges, including those in

People prepare to jump from the Matapihi rail bridge.

Tauranga, have signs warning of the dangers and alerting people to the consequences of illegal trespass.

“This can include fines and police action.”

She says tracks are for trains, and any trespassing on the rail corridor is dangerous as trains are big, heavy and cannot stop quickly. “It is

critical for communities that people stay off tracks and rail bridges, and that children are made aware of the dangers of this behaviour.”

The Matapihi rail bridge has a dark past. Before the footbridge was built, former residents say the bridge claimed about one life a year, or 33 lives in 30 years.

TCC to decide on blueprint for reserves A Tauranga City Council committee considering the blueprint for management of the city’s reserves has agreed on final changes to be made to the Taurang Reserves Management Plan.

After consulting with the community, the plan, which will be considered at a meeting on March 5, guides council’s decision-making on parks and reserves in the city. It enables a range of activities, guides maintenance and development, protects important sites and features and explains how council will assess requests and proposals for use.

Council received 265 submissions on the draft plan.

Community and Culture Committee Chair, Terry Molloy, says the goal is for Tauranga’s reserves to provide a variety of different experiences and improve residents’ quality of life.

“They should be places where people can be active and connect with nature, and feel welcome, comfortable and safe,” he says. “The decisions we made in developing the plan reflect this.” Of particular concer for the committee was finding a site for Bay of Plent Badminton, which has been looking for a dedicated home in Tauranga for the past ten years.

The initial proposal was to lease land at Soper Reserve, to develop a multi-purpose building for their sport and others such as Parafed, Tauranga Table Tennis, Sport Climbing BOP and Bay of Plenty Indoor Bowls.

However, there was concern about the loss of greenspace, and it was recommended to lease land at Tatua Reserve instead, should no appropriate site be readily available to accommodate the building at Baypark.

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A hand up, not a hand out It’s a vacation with a purpose.

That’s how Ann Dowman describes her volunteer work for communities overseas.

The American-born Habitat for Humanity volunteer first set foot in New Zealand in 1999 on a global village build.

“It is part of the Habitat programme where teams go all around the world and volunteer their labour. They pay their own travel costs and also donate money to the locals.”

Ann had several options when it came to places to go, but chose New Zealand because it was on the other side of the world from her hometown in Georgia.

She wanted to experience something very different to what she was used to, because she thought she would never go back to New Zealand again.

But little did she know that a year later, she would come back and fall in love with Te Puke native Jim Dowman.

“In 2000 I was getting ready to retire from teaching,” says Ann. “I went to leadership training in the US and brought a team back the next year to the Bay of Plenty. New Zealand’s got a great reputation and I wanted to recruit people to tell them what it is like. That’s when I met Jim. We started dating, and in 2001 we got married.”

Ann and her husband Jim, who is also involved in Habitat, joined the board and became host coordinators for teams arriving from overseas.

“We have taken about 30 teams out

from New Zealand to places like Fiji, Samoa, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Cambodia and Myanmar,” she says.

“Teams also went to India and Samoa during natural disasters.

“It’s like a vacation with a purpose, because you go to places you often haven’t been to before. You’re working, but you’re part of the community.”

Ann and Jim, 18 years on, are still very much involved in Habitat for Humanity Bay of Plenty, and have plans to take a team to Chile in August. The organisation currently has two homes under construction, and plans to build another six this year for lower income families with charitable needs. Over the last 24 years, 64 homes have been constructed.

“Homes constructed in the Bay of Plenty and around the world really build the family and community,” says Ann, “because while we are helping, the family is also helping and learning skills to help themselves and their neighbours.”

For more information about Habitat for Humanity Bay of Plenty, or to join a team abroad, email Jim and Ann via: Habitat for Humanity board members Jim and Ann jimanndowman@gmail.com Dowman are a volunteering duo. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

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It’s out with 1080 and in with the sustainable alternatives New Zealand First has long advocated looking for alternative methods of predator control.

Monday’s announcement, made

by Minster Jones, of a $19.5 million Provincial Growth Fund investment to develop alternative, environmentally friendly, innovative predator eradication approaches has been a welcome move in the right direction for New Zealand.

This investment will allow for the development of predator control without using 1080 - a poison which has seen a significant negative impact on the environment, native birds, other native species and even dogs.

When applied, 1080 blankets the whole area, which means that nothing can escape the deadly poison. Animals that consume anything covered in 1080

end up dying a slow, painful death.

This funding will encourage innovation in the development of products such as traps, lures, remote sensing, surveillance and data management technologies. This will create opportunities for trapping and allow the fur industry to grow and develop added value exports.

Predator Free 2050, a crown entity, is seeking expressions of interest.

Predator Free 2050, a crown entity, is seeking expressions of interest from local authorities and community-backed

entities in the PGF surge regions of Northland, Bay of Plenty, East Cape, Hawke’s Bay, ManawatuWhanganui and the West Coast.

For more information, visit: www.pf2050.co.nz.

This is a big step in the right direction, working away from the use of aerial 1080.

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Scholarships ease the pressure of university life The Bay of Plenty Education Trust is investing another $108,000 in the tertiary education of students in the region.

Each will receive $6000.

The WBOP recipients have been named as Heidi Henshaw and Pianika Ormsby (Tauranga Girls’ College), Seeun Park (Bethlehem College), Connor Garner and Damien Torwick (Tauranga Boys’ College), Haven Banks (Papamoa College), George Robinson and Dewni Fernando (Otumoetai College), Kristin Brown (Katikati College), Kerry Parkinson and Maia Burggraaf (Mount Maunganui College), Seamus McCann (Aquinas College)

Thirteen Western Bay of Plenty students have been named as recipients of the BOP Education Trust’s recently awarded Science, Technology and Emerging Industries Scholarships. They are joined by five Eastern Bay of Plenty recipients.

The winners, from left, are Seamus McCann, Emily Rutherford-Smith, George Robinson, Haven Banks, Seeun Park, Dewni Fernando, Pianika Ormsby, Maia Burggraaf, Kerry Parkinson, Damian Torwick, Heidi Henshaw, Connor Garner and Kristin Brown. and Emily Rutherford-Jones (Te Puke High School).

Each year the trust gifts scholarships to as many as 20 students graduating from coastal

high schools and colleges between Katikati and Opotiki.

As of the end of last year, 290 students had gained scholarships worth $1,372,250.

Colleges with more than 1000 students are eligible for two scholarships, and winners are determined by the individual colleges/high schools.

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At the end of last year, Tauranga city leaders were asked about their wishes for our beautiful city in 2019.

I stated that my wish is for people to show kindness to each other, and that we continue to work together to ensure this region is the best place in New Zealand to live and thrive.

Our Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has made it very clear that kindness is her focus too. She said she wanted this government to “feel different” and be empathetic and kind. In her speech to the United Nations, she said kindness was the key to achieving peace, prosperity and fairness.

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tearful conversation about the unkind comments levelled at her and her staff by customers.

Particularly hurtful were the negative comments about their ethnicity. The hurt that these comments cause, not only to the person they are levelled at but also to their family, cannot be underestimated. The hurt continues long after the comments have been made.

A greater understanding of different cultures is one way to bridge any perceived gap between us.

The annual Multicultural Festival is on March 16 at Tauranga Historic Village, and I would encourage everyone to come along.

It’s a wonderful day, a great way to engage with people from many different cultures and a celebration of Tauranga’s rich diversity. The food is pretty fantastic too!

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Sky Television is dropping its controversial $9.99 monthly fee that customers currently pay to access content broadcast in high definition.

The change, which will take effect on April 1, comes amid reports that the satellite TV network is preparing to lose 93,000 subscribers by June 2023. The company also announced a profit drop for the six months to the end of December.

Customers who currently pay the HD charge will see a decrease in their subscription price, with access available at no extra cost.

Sky officials also revealed that their total number of subscribers has fallen by 28,000 over the past year, with subscription numbers – including satellite TV,

Neon and Fanpass – standing at just over 750,000 at the end of 2018.

The company’s profit also fell by just under 20 per cent to $54 million for the six months up to December 31 – news of which saw its share price take a hit in the wake of this week’s results.

Via a statement released on Wednesday, a spokesperson said the company’s “impairment model” had been adjusted to reflect a loss of 93,000 subscribers, having previously planned for a drop of 57,000.

“We are proud to serve more than 750,000 customers, and our market penetration of 43 per cent is solid by global standards,” reads the result announcement.

Total revenue in the aforementioned six month period was down eight per cent, at $403m.

Te Puna is aiming to kick pests to the kerb Te Puna is launching a rodent attack next month to kick-start its goal of becoming pest-free.

Free rodent traps and instructions, information and refreshments will be on offer at Waitui Reserve on Saturday, March 2, from 3-4.30pm.

The pest-free initiative is an action in the Te Puna Community Development Plan and is supported by Western Bay of Plenty District Council, PredatorFree Bay of Plenty and the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.

Pest Free Te Puna spokesperson

Kim Edwards says the initial focus is on the Snodgrass Road area, but anyone who wants to start pest-free action in their neighbourhood is welcome to come along.

One trap per household will be supplied by Predator-Free Bay of Plenty to anyone who registers.

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Sustainable Backyards to return - bigger and better Sustainable Backyards month is back, with organisers claiming it is set to be bigger and busier than ever.

The programme, which takes place every March, is now in its 14th year, and the 2019 version will boast more than 170 events to choose from throughout the Bay of Plenty region.

In association with Envirohub Bay of Plenty, the extensive calendar of events includes workshops, talks, festivals, film screenings, beach clean ups, frock swaps, walks, garden tours, sewing bees and crop swaps.

A Sustainable Backyards spokesperson says: “The events are fun, varied and provide people with an opportunity to connect with their communities, share knowledge, learn more and be inspired towards achieving a more sustainable future.

“With a diverse mix of activities, there is something for everyone.”

On March 3, an underwater and beach clean-up at

Mount Maunganui’s Pilot Bay, with Dive Zone and the Western Bay Wildlife Trust, will see divers and non-divers get cracking below the surface and on the sand from 10am.

Ten days later, on March 13, University of British Columbia Emeritus Professor of Physics and Astronomer Phil Gregory will reveal The Magic of Soil, after a UN Food and Agriculture Organisation announcement that claims there’s “only 60 years of farming left if soil degradation continues”.

Having spent the last four years investigating the subject, Phil brings his findings around soil biology and nature’s complexity to The Orchard Church, Te Puke at 7pm.

At the end of the month, the Envirohub Speakers Forum presents a unique opportunity to hear from some of New Zealand’s leading experts in climate change through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Learn about the roles and actions of each sector and how we, as citizens, can help to achieve a sustainable future for NZ and effectively join the conversation.

Speakers will include journalist Rod Oram, who covers corporate, economic and political issues, Professor Chris Battershill, who holds the inaugural Bay of Plenty Regional Council chair in coastal science, and senior researcher with The Policy Observatory, David Hall.

The forum takes place on March 29 at Club Mount Maunganui from 7pm, and entry is $10.

Other highlights include a Food

Rescue cooking demonstration with Peter Blakeway and the Good Neighbour Trust on March 31, at 11 Totara Street, Mount Maunganui, from 2-3.30pm, and tickets cost $15, and the Sustainable Backyards opening night at The Gap, Wharaurangi, Whakatane on March 1 from 6pm.

For more information, visit: www.envirohub.org.nz/ sustainablebackyards, call: 07 578 6664 or email: projects@envirohub.org.nz

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Rubbish cleanup at MacMillan Reserve, Katikati, as part of last year’s Sustainable Backyards month.

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Greerton Village Fayre gets a steamy twist This year we are proud to bring you Greerton Village Fayre: Vintage, Retro and Steampunk.

The addition of steampunk to this year’s event is exciting for us, as it brings with it yet another layer of visitors.

The steampunkers are well-known for their teapot racing, and this year you’ll be able to watch and take part in this unique and fun activity if you like.

Who knows what else these wonderful people will decide to do on the day? They are also known for their amazing costumes and sense of fun.

One of the main draw cards to this event is, of course, the stall holders. All things vintage, retro’ – and this year steampunk – will be on sale in the school grounds. Sites are still available, so please email me for further information.

The Whittakers will be back, performing on the rotunda in Greerton Village School’s grounds from 10am-2pm, with a break at noon for our best-dressed to theme ladies and gents competition, where prizes will be up for grabs.

This will be followed by a parade of the proudly attired Steampunk team.

Chadwick Road will once again house a display of vintage, retro and quirky vehicles, and this year they’ll be judged in Best British, Australian, Japanese and American categories.

There’s also the People’s Choice award, and trophies will be awarded to all winners.

Steampunkers will be attending this year’s fayre. the school’s veranda. Limited tickets are on Look out for some interesting characters pre-sale at MD’s Leatherworks and Unichem roving the streets of Greerton Village on Greerton Pharmacy on Chadwick Road. stilts and on the ground.

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Cycle around Greerton Grab your helmet and get on your bike as part of Sport Bay of Plenty’s bike month.

The BOP community trails trust ride, covering Greerton and surrounding areas, is a free trail for keen cyclists looking to get active.

This trail will explore the route that begins at Greerton Park and covers Windermere, Poike/SH29A bridge, Maungatapu and Ohauiti before returning. It

is suitable for riders aged 15 years and upwards.

The trail starts in Greerton Park, Oropi Road, on Wednesday, February 27, from 5.45pm.

Sport Bay of Plenty suggests that riders should have moderate to high fitness for this trail, and should bring a mountain or hybrid bike, helmet, drink bottle, covered shoes and sunscreen.

For more information on this trail, plus other trails happening throughout the Bay of Plenty, visit: www.sportbop.co.nz and search ‘community trails’.

Funky fair is the right place to be It’s bound to have something for everyone, and it’s coming to Greerton early next month.

The Extravaganza Fair is a family fun day out and, better yet, entry is free.

There’s a number of unique and interesting market stalls, arts and crafts, food, musical

entertainment, circus shows, performers, unique-to-NewZealand tiny homes - including an open home - and kids’ shows and games.

Stalls range from herbal remedies and natural perfumes to funky clothing and jewellery like you’ve never seen before.

With crystals, boho homewares, hats, food trucks, massage, our

very own hipster barber shop, poi and trick stix fun, a blacksmith working live, tattoos, piercing, pipes, macramé, green stone, henna and so much more, The Extravaganza Fair will be the place to be.

Visit Tauranga Racecourse on Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3 from 9am-5pm on both days to see it for yourself.

Greerton market draws variety of products Pick up some treasures and trinkets at the local Greerton market that has it all.

The Greerton Hall Market, which is held on the last Saturday of every month except December, can supply you with all your craft needs.

All types of items are available relating to sewing, knitting, woodcraft, preserves, plants, bath bombs and salts and glass engraving, as well as bric-a-brac

and second hand clothing.

There will also be beverages and hot and cold snacks available in the café, so why not meet your friends for morning tea?

Road works have also finished in Greerton, so it is now easier to find a parking space.

The Greerton Hall Market is on Saturday, February 23, from 8am-12pm at the Greerton Community Hall, 1263 Cameron Road.

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Many who contact me with joint problems have already tried joint health supplements, with little or no success.

Most joint supplements are heavily weighted towards glucosamine sulphate. It’s relatively inexpensive, and some original research into supplements that can help joints was mostly focused on glucosamine.

Older style formulations typically have something like a 4:1 ratio of glucosamine sulphate to chondroitin sulphate. Recent research shows that the most effective compound is actually chondroitin, but glucosamine is also important.

I started experimenting, and found that a 1:1 ratio had a huge impact on joint health.

I later started to review scientific literature and found there were many studies on the benefits of chondroitin sulphate, which is available as a prescription medication in over 20 countries, including some in Europe.

On the basis of this research I re-formulated my joint supplement, so that a daily dose has 800mg of chondroitin sulphate, 800 of glucosamine

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sulphate and 200mg of a 95 per cent curcumin (from turmeric) extract. In most cases I start people on a double dose delivery - 1600 mg of chondroitin sulphate and glucosamine sulphate and 400mg of 95 per cent curcumin.

Scientific evidence is helpful when it comes to understanding disease processes.

However, the real test is whether something actually helps people. I spoke to a client yesterday who experienced significant improvements in her thumbs and knee after only eight weeks on higher doses.

Next week we will continue this discussion and look at some more benefits chondroitin

sulphate has on cartilage function.

John Arts is a qualified nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health.

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Taking good care of your facial identity Ageing is a privilege, but sometimes the rapidness with which ageing becomes evident in one’s appearance can disturb our self-confidence and sense of well-being.

There is no doubt about the effectiveness of cosmetic medicine treatments. In the hands of an experienced practitioner, there is usually little, if any, ‘down time’ and the results are often instantaneous.

A combination of dermal fillers and facial muscle relaxants refresh facial appearances in a natural looking way whilst retaining each individuals’ unique facial characteristics.

Generally, facial ageing appears earlier in women than men, and the path of facial ageing is predictable.

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Loss of skin thickness, facial fat (padding) and changes to facial muscle and bones, results in youthful skin becoming wrinkled and saggy.

Cheeks and facial contours appear to flatten or sink, and we often look tired and drawn.

Expression lines such as frown/worry lines exacerbate an ageing facial image that does not always reflect how we feel.

Our unique facial trademark, which has defined us and is associated with all we have done and who we are, changes.

Our face becomes less easily distinguishable from the next person, who may also be experiencing the typical characteristics of facial ageing.

Our unique facial identity is not easily distinguishable from the next person, who may also show typical patterns of ageing. It is this change to our facial identity that many people feel a sense of sadness and helplessness about.

These days, more than ever, we have safe options to maintain our physical, social and psychological well-being.

Phone Sharon Melrose at Rejuvenation Cosmetic Medicine on: 021 502 525 for a complementary, confidential consultation to see how cosmetic medicine treatments may benefit you.

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Balloon-assisted births could be easier for mums Women who need help inducing the early stages of labour could soon have a more comfortable, relaxed birthing experience with the aid of a specialised balloon.

Currently, around one in four pregnant women in New Zealand are induced, via hormones or physical means. However, a new study is looking to confirm the safety and effectiveness of the balloon procedure for induction purposes.

The University of Aucklandled study, named the Outpatient Balloon vs Inpatient Gel trial, is running in 10 hospitals and looking for more than 1500 women over the next 12-24 months to take part.

It will compare two common methods of induction, namely a prostaglandin hormone preparation and a balloon catheter fed through the cervix - a thin tube with a small balloon at one end which gently stretches the cervix.

“We’re interested to find out which method is more likely to lead to vaginal birth, be more cost-effective and which method New Zealand women prefer,” says study lead Dr Michelle Wise, a senior lecturer in obstetrics and gynaecology at the university’s School of Medicine.

“Induction is always started in

hospital, but studies into women who spend part of the time of their induction at home suggest women feel less worried, get more sleep and feel more rested when they come into hospital in labour.”

The main practical difference for mothers is that because the hormone preparation can sometimes cause unwanted and excessive contractions, women who undergo this method need to stay in hospital until the baby is born so that the baby’s heartbeat can be monitored for signs of distress.

Contractions are unlikely with the balloon method, which means mothers are usually allowed to go home while the balloon softens and stretches the cervix, usually for about 18-24 hours.

Michelle says international research, summarised in a recent Cochrane review, shows that compared to the prostaglandin hormone, using a balloon results in less overstimulation of the uterus – which can cause distress in the baby and trigger an emergency caesarean – and fewer births using instruments such as forceps.

No time difference emerged from the start of induction to birth or in the rate of caesareans, but in one study the women in the balloon group registered lower pain scores.

“The balloon catheter is a more natural way of starting labour,” says Michelle, “because it encourages the release of women’s own hormones to soften the cervix and

nice part is being able to relax in your own environment. I was able to lie on the couch for the rest of the day and wait.” The balloon worked, and some 12 hours after it was removed, baby

Senior lecturer in obstetrics and gynaecology at Auckland University’s School of Medicine, Dr Michelle Wise. prepare it for labour.

“By offering women the choice to go home, it could make them feel the experience is less medicalised, more comfortable and relaxed.

“The more choice that women have in labour the better.”

Ellerslie secondary school teacher Stephanie Bowler, along with events manager husband Anthony, decided she would join the study when she was pregnant with their first baby.

Having passed 40 weeks’ gestation, the decision to induce was made after she went to hospital with concerns about her baby’s movements. She was randomly assigned to the balloon group, and after insertion was sent home.

“It was a strange sensation,” explains Stephanie. “You are aware it’s there, but the really

Diabetes expert coming to Tauranga There are currently more than 1100 adults and children living with autoimmune type one diabetes in the Bay of Plenty.

Like the general population, those managing type one are also encouraged to exercise regularly. However, for some, including children, it can be very difficult to do this safely and effectively.

Diabetes Help manager Debbie Mark Cunliffe says she is: “Pleased that Leydon. dietitian Mark Leydon, an expert in type one diabetes and exercise, is able to complement services at the Diabetes Centre at Graced on Eleventh Ave by seeing clients privately, and providing services such as carbohydrate counting, managing exercise and sport and insulin pump management.”

Mark, who has worked in diabetes management for almost two decades, was one of the founders of the Diabetes, Exercise and Sports Association in New Zealand, and has worked with a number of elite athletes in his role as sports dietitian for Rowing New Zealand.

Local runner Victoria Wicks-Brown, who also has type one, is excited about Mark

coming to Tauranga.

“I first travelled to Hamilton to see Mark four years ago,” says Victoria.

“He was enormously useful to me in working out how to successfully combine long-distance running with my insulin needs and nutrition requirements.

He’s got a lot of experience and up-to-date knowledge and information, as well as a non-judgmental approach.”

To speak to Mark, call: 027 556 7179, email: weightlessnz@gmail.com or phone the Diabetes INFOLine on: 07 571 3422.

Florence, now six-weeks-old, was born healthy via a normal delivery.

“The main appeal of having the balloon inserted is being able to go home,” she adds.

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Paint pots are helping to keep colour in the cheeks New Zealanders all over the country are colouring their world and brightening thousands of lives once again during February.

For the fifth year running, the Resene Hunger for Colour fundraiser is offering crafty Kiwis a chance to get their colour fix, and help struggling families in their community, by swapping a can of food for a 60-80ml test pot of Resene paint.

Throughout the month, the public can swap up to seven cans for seven Resene test pots, with all cans donated to their local Salvation Army foodbank.

In four years the fundraiser has helped put more than 150,000 cans on

foodbank shelves and seen Resene donate over $690,000 worth of paint.

It has also proved a highlight in the year for craft and community groups - especially the popular rock painting groups, who eagerly anticipate the chance to restock and choose new colours. For renovators, the chance to try out multiple decorating

New Housing Ministry leadership Ministry of Housing and Urban Development chief executive Andrew Crisp has announced new leadership roles to lead the transition to the Housing and Urban Development Authority and for KiwiBuild.

The new appointements include Brad Ward, deputy chief executive (DCE) KiwiBuild and Large-Scale Projects Transition at HUD. Helen O’Sullivan is the Head of KiwiBuild Commercial.

Chris Aiken takes on overall leadership of the work programme regarding the delivery of Large-Scale Projects and the use of Crown-owned land.

Sir Brian Roche leads the establishment of the authority.

“We need to build more affordable housing for all New Zealanders with urgency. For this to happen we need to start transitioning ahead of the Authority being formally established,” Andrew Crisp says.

Brad Ward has been providing operational support to KiwiBuild since late last year and as DCE will lead the provision of KiwiBuild policy and strategic advice, including advice on the reset, and Large-Scale Projects. Andrew says, “Brad will ensure the smooth transition of KiwiBuild and large-scale projects’ operational functions into the development arm of the Authority.”

Helen O’Sullivan will lead KiwiBuild’s development operations as Head of KiwiBuild Commercial. Helen’s primary responsibility, working closely with Housing New Zealand (HNZ) and HLC (formerly Hobsonville

Land Company), will be to work with builders and developers to accelerate the construction of KiwiBuild homes.

“Helen has extensive experience in property development. She was recently the Chief Executive of Ockham Residential and for four years was the Chief Executive of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand. Helen will also assist Brad with advice on the KiwiBuild reset,” Andrew says.

Chris Aiken is currently Chief Executive of HLC. Andrew says, “Large-scale projects and Crownowned land are critical enablers of the Government’s KiwiBuild and public housing build programmes.”

Knighted for his services to the state and business in 2016, Brian has been Chief Executive of New Zealand Post, a member of the HNZ board and has a held range of directorships and consulting roles.

“Sir Brian brings a wealth of experience leading change and establishing new organisations. He will lead the establishment of the Authority and help transition KiwiBuild’s delivery functions, together with HNZ and HLC, into the Authority.

“These announcements bring together the combined strength of government and commercial experience to ramp up the delivery of public and affordable housing. Brad, Helen, Chris and Sir Brian are all committed to working together to provide a joined-up approach to the development community and ensure a smooth transition of functions to the Authority, Andrew says.

He says a joined-up approach will provide greater clarity for developers about the Government’s priorities.

colours for the cost of food cans is also not to be missed.

Jono Bell, Salvation Army national manager of welfare services, says the cans are a major boost for their foodbanks just at the right time.

“With Christmas and the back to school period being such a busy period of demand, many of our centres find themselves with bare shelves and needing

cans to fill a family food parcel,” says Jono. “When food stocks are low, our centres really appreciate the arrival of Hunger for Colour and knowing the cans will start coming in.”

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Seamless integrated systems Once a staff member at Interlink, Mike Gallagher has moved his way up the ladder, becoming owner of the company.

A locally owned and operated telecommunications company, Interlink had been operating in Tauranga for more than 20 years, and in October 2018 got a new name and a new man in the driver’s seat.

“I started with this company when they specialised in telecommunications,” says Mike. “I then went abroad for

four years and was contracting to an audio visual integrator, working with companies like British Airways and the Ministry of Justice in the UK. “I brought that experience back, changed the direction of this company and bought it.”

The multi-faceted company designs intelligent communication solutions specifically catered for the corporate and business sectors.

The core of the business is structured computer cabling, professional business telephone systems and audio visual solutions, such as video conferencing and streaming.

“We take a description from a client - a wish list - and we put together a solution that covers off as much as we can for their budget,” says Mike. “Then we supply, install, commission and train them on how to use that system.”

Unlike other competitors, Interlink also offers complete communication solutions from start to finish.

“Our clients are as small as one person in an office, right up to District Health Boards.

“We offer everything from hanging a TV on a wall to delivering a solution for a 300-seat

From client consultation through to training and support, Interlink Intelligent Solutions create personalised audio visual solutions tailored to the client, location and budget. auditorium.”

From client consultation through to training and support, Interlink can create personalised audio visual

solutions tailored to you.

Call: 07 571 7000 or visit the office at 355 Devonport Road in Tauranga.

The hidden risks of dubious DIY

Homeowners are being warned not to endanger the health and safety of family members or risk invalidating insurance.

The plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying industry has launched a public awareness campaign that adds personality to regulation for effective engagement with consumer audiences.

The campaign aims to ensure homeowners are well informed before partaking in the Kiwi spirit of DIY especially when buying a home.

It is designed to inform homeowners, businesses and DIY enthusiasts about the simple steps they need take to reduce any risk.

It also encourages people to act safely and responsibly around plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying work,

using the slogan ‘it’s not child’s play’.

The NZ Practising Licence is the unique identifier for every Kiwi to look out for when hiring a tradesperson.

The number on the licence links to information on the public register, which can be found via: www.pgdb.co.nz Consumers can quickly and easily look up details and hire a qualified tradesperson with confidence.

If a homeowner believes work has been done by someone who is not authorised, or has concerns about the competency of a tradesperson, they can make a complaint to the board.

Download the Report-a-Cowboy app to report illegal activity.

Cool your home cheaply The temperatures may still be rising, but thankfully there are a few ways you can cool your home without having to turn on your air conditioning unit.

Keeping your blinds closed can help keep out unnecessary heat and prevent your home from becoming a miniature greenhouse.

If you’ve got some spare cash, investing in blackout curtains will not only help you sleep better when the sun rises earlier, but could also have an effect on the temperature of your home.

Closing the doors on unused rooms helps prevent cool air permeating, and can help cool down the rooms you are using.

If you still need extra cooling, filling a big bowl with ice or something equally as cold and positioning it at an angle in front of a large fan can give you an extracold, extra-misty breeze.

If you can cook outside using a barbecue, this will save you heating up your home by using your oven.

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There are varying pipe sizes and a choice of either battery operated, wireless or hard wired.

The hard wired option can be linked to a home alarm system.

Before you go on holiday, insurance companies advise you to turn off the taps connected to your washing machine and dishwasher.

But naturally, people often forget, and that’s when flooding could cause major damage to your property.

Laser Plumbing Tauranga recommends installing an Aquatrip, which is the perfect tool to save water, minimise property damage and prevent excess water bills.

Director Clyde Andrews says they had a recent job after a house flooded while the owners were on holiday.

“The people went on holiday and the washing machine pipe burst, totally flooding the house,” says Clyde.

“They had a seven-year-old house and it looks like a construction site again – all of the carpet is gone and all gib up to 600mm is gone, because it flooded for about three days without anybody knowing.”

While the estimated cost of

The Laser Plumbing Tauranga team. installing an Aquatrip is between $800-$1000 plus GST, Clyde says this may be less than the insurance excess if a serious leak occurs.

Laser Plumbing Tauranga installs the Aquatrip to the water main and sets a consumption target.

You then receive a warning alarm when these limits are reached.

“The Aquatrip monitors the normal water flow of your house,” says Clyde. “If it’s above that for a certain amount of time, it will automatically close that water off.”

“The only time you will really have to worry about it is if you exceed your chosen water use, but from there is will be

Recent earthquakes serve as a reminder The Earthquake Commission is encouraging homeowners to check the condition of their homes and make sure their foundations and chimneys are secure.

Director resilience research, Hugh Cowan, says that summer is a good time for keeping property well maintained and checking for any work that needs to be done.

“The recent earthquakes in the North Island are another reminder that New Zealand experiences natural hazard events,” says Hugh. “Even these smaller scale earthquakes can cause damage to foundations or chimneys.”

“For most of us, summer is often when we carry out home maintenance and repairs, so it is worth doing some checks and there may be simple jobs that can be done immediately.

“Securing hot water cylinders and furniture to walls are pretty straightforward tasks that don’t take

long, but can really make a big difference.

“If you’re getting plumbing work done, talk to your plumber about what it might take to replace older clay-style pipes and connections with more flexible fittings that allow for extra movement.

“You do need to take safety precautions, and if you feel at all uncertain about going under your house, ask a licensed building practitioner to carry out a check.

“Time spent checking and improving your home reduces the risk of damage occurring, means you’ll recover more quickly, and helps to keep your family safer if a natural disaster occurs.”

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Modern bartering to improve business cashflow Do you have empty seats to fill in your restaurant, bar or café? Do you want to boost the cashflow in your business?

In a competitive market, staying at the top isn’t always easy. So what’s the solution?

Bartercard can help you reach your ideal capacity and improve cash flow

See how Bartercard can help your business. whether you’re a restaurant, a bar, a builder or a marketer.

Bartercard offers a modern way of exchanging products and services instead of spending cash.

Rather than a direct swap, as they did centuries ago with traditional bartering, members use a digital currency called trade dollars.

Today, Bartercard members are spending trade dollars on everything from lunch to multimillion-dollar developments, accommodation, retail and business services, allowing them to conserve cash.

In fact, New Zealand businesses save themselves $150 million through Bartercard’s cashless

marketplace each year.

Bartercard attracts new customers without the need for discounting or using third-party booking sites for restaurant or accommodation reservations.

Few restaurants and bars, for example, are at 100 per cent capacity, so Bartercard members can fill that downtime.

Many restaurant owners use their trade dollars to purchase wine which they sell for cash, effectively turning downtime into cash sales. They also use trade dollars to offset cash expenses like kitchen equipment, furnishings and renovations.

Bartercard is a business network with thousands of members nationwide across a wide range of industries. They hold regular regional events to help you stay front and centre of the industry.

For more information on Bartercard visit: bartercard.co.nz or call: 07 571 0972.

Port of Tauranga posts strong financial start Officials at the Port of Tauranga are reporting a strong start to the 2019 financial year.

Increased cargo volumes have contributed to a four per cent increase in group net profit after tax to $49 million.

Transhipment volumes, where containers are transferred from one service to another at Tauranga, continue to rise as the port solidifies its role as an international hub.

It allows shippers from all over New Zealand to access fast and frequent connections to North Asia and South America, says a statement released by New Zealand’s largest port this week.

Transhipments made up more than a fifth of containers handled over the six month period.

Port of Tauranga chair, David Pilkington, says the results are very pleasing.

“Tauranga is the only New Zealand port that can easily accommodate these big ships,” says David, “and we are very pleased by the amount of transhipment occurring from other New Zealand locations as well as Australia.”

Bulk cargo volumes also continued to grow, driven largely by the increase in log exports but also increases in kiwifruit, meat and apple exports.

Port of Tauranga’s inland freight hub, MetroPort

Auckland, handled a 3.8 per cent increase in containers to set a new record in cargo transferred by rail to and from Auckland during the seasonal peak between October and December.

Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns says it’s pleasing that KiwiRail has been able to gear up quickly to transfer shipments diverted to Tauranga due to operational issues in Auckland.

He says Port of Tauranga was continually assessing the future needs of importers and exporters, to ensure they invest in a timely manner to meet growth.

“It has been two-and-a-half years since the successful completion of our expansion programme to accommodate larger ships,” says Mark.

“All evidence points to a continuing trend to larger vessels. Our strategy to create long term value for our shareholders is clearly working, and we are now planning for the next stage of cargo growth.”

In the six months to January 31, 2019, the Port’s use of rail avoided the equivalent of more than 300,000 truck movements.

Kiwifruit volumes increased 30.2 per cent compared with the previous corresponding period, with the trend continuing towards refrigerated containerisation of kiwifruit exports.

Other produce exports also grew substantially, with volumes of frozen meat increasing 17.3 per cent and apples increasing 64.9 per cent compared with the same period last year.

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Plans to tempt Wellingtonians to the Bay of Plenty Let’s be honest, the Bay of Plenty can be enjoyed all year round.

Sunshine and surf mixed with world-class events, cruise ships and festivals might be our summer staples, but there is more than meets the eye when the seasons change.

Which is why we’re on a mission to set the record straight and prove this to the rest of the nation.

Following on from the success of last year’s domestic campaign to entice Cantabrians to travel here, from May to November we’re moving a little closer to home

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with another regional appeal.

This time we’re partnering with Wellington International Airport and Air New Zealand to target Wellingtonians looking to escape the city and head north for some sun during the winter months.

Where to go, what to do and everything new, fun and delicious that’s happening in the Bay of Plenty will be on display in the capital via a domestic campaign from March 15 to May 19.

The iconic National Jazz Festival

Tauranga over Easter, brand-new boutique festival Gincredible, which celebrates – you guessed it – craft gin, or the colourful Frocks on Bikes at Waihi Beach will all be highlighted to attract visitors.

Couple this with kayaking, scenic walks, craft breweries and local artisan cuisine and you have all the inspiration you need to get out and explore the best our region offers over this period.

By sharing the Bay’s unique, year-round tourism appeal, we can help reduce the impact of seasonality on our region and make the tourism industry more sustainable, so that local businesses can recruit and

retain more staff thanks to more sustained patronage.

With ease of access, an abundance of unique and diverse attractions and a robust, tourism-related infrastructure,

we have all the makings of an even greater visitor experience.

Bolstering these winter months holds the key to realising our tourism potential.

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Give generously and you will get a tax credit The Acorn Foundation is asking the Western Bay of Plenty community to consider making a donation to their 2019 Give Back and Get Back campaign before the end of March.

Acorn Foundation general manager Lori Luke says the tax benefits make this an especially good time of year to decide to give back to the community.

“If you make a donation before March

31, you can apply for a 33.3 per cent tax credit starting in April,” he says.

“It makes sense to donate now since, as it means you get to support your favourite local causes and receive an immediate tax credit.”

Acorn Foundation donors support the community by funding scholarships and awards and providing much-needed financial assistance to many local charities and organisations.

For more information on how you can make a donation before March 31 and take advantage of this year’s 33 per cent tax credit, visit: www.acornfoundation.org.nz

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Selling your parents’ home with dignity and grace There are lots of tough things about getting older, and one of the most confronting is realising that the people who raised you are now in need of help themselves.

Selling the home of your parents - particularly if they are in poor health - can be a very fraught time if you’re not prepared for it.

If your parents are getting to the stage where their much-loved family home is too much for them, it’s a good idea to start talking to them about what they want to do before you start thinking about the steps you need to take to help them out.

Learn about the legal stuff

Real Estate Authority advises you to find out as much as you can about your parents’ home and legal affairs. Do they own the home, or is it owned by a family trust?

They may be of the era when there was only one name (usually the man’s) on the title deed – and it may make things easier down the track if that is updated. If the property is owned by a family trust, you’ll need to talk to the trust’s lawyer about how to proceed. Are your parents’ wills up to date? Is there a power of attorney identified in case they become incapacitated? These can be uncomfortable conversations to have, but it’s far better to discuss these issues now.

It may be that your parents haven’t dealt with a lawyer since they bought the house, so it’s a good idea to get one on the team now.

Under the Anti-Money Laundering legislation, confirming the identity of parties is now a more significant step in property transactions.

If your parents don’t have a passport or other modern forms of identification, you may need to go through a more involved process with the lawyer. It’s a good idea to find out about this earlier in the process so there are no surprises later on.

Learn about the property

It can be helpful to get an idea of the current market value of the home before you start planning to sell and planning for your parents’ next move.

You can research online, pay for a valuation by a registered property valuer or ask local real estate agents for a current market appraisal.

Be realistic about what can be done to

get the best price, and consider whether there are time constraints. We recommend getting a valuation done by a registered property valuer if you or another family member are thinking of buying the property.

This is also useful if family members have differing views of its value.

Learn about the process

Do some informal market research about real estate agents in the area and arrange to talk to a couple of them about your parents’ situation.

Unless they have specifically requested otherwise, make sure your parents are part of this conversation.

Many real estate agents will have had a lot of experience dealing with people in similar situations and they will recognise this is a potentially stressful time. Licensed real estate agents are obligated to act in good faith and deal fairly with both buyers and sellers. This means they must use their good judgement when dealing with older people.

If neither you nor your siblings live close by, it can be useful to identify a trusted person who can accompany your parents to any meetings with the real estate agent or lawyer.

Ask for all meetings to be documented so you are all on the same page.

This can be especially useful if you are having to convey information to other family members.

Any documents that require a signature, such as the agency or sale and purchase agreement, should be reviewed by the lawyer first to ensure your parents are making the best decisions.

For independent guidance and information on buying or selling, check out: www.settled.govt.nz

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Gentle exercise while sitting reading or watching TV Aircycle has been helping people with joint pain and circulation problems for many years.

Among those that suffer with cramp and restless legs, there are many happy users.

“The Aircycle is even better than the information says,” says Gay from Rotorua. “The pain in my knees has gone, and although I use a walker, I don’t need it around the house anymore.

“I can move more freely and have much less pain in both my hands and feet.”

Aucklander Ross says: “I’ve had such success with this in reducing cramps, swollen ankles and sore legs, that I’ve bought two more online as gifts for friends. It really is great for people like me, who sit for long spells at a computer.”

“I’ve got the strength in my legs back, and I can walk confidently like I used to,” says Russell from Lower Hutt.

“It’s so gentle on my wife’s aching feet and legs. She uses it every time she sits down as well as in the car,” says Jack from Auckland.

For more information, call Sue on: 0800 141 415, or visit: www.aircycle.co.nz

Simple steps for staying safe around the home It’s no surprise that a large number of seniors prefer to live in their own homes and within their communities as they age.

Maintaining home independence comes with its own challenges, but there are a few tips and tricks to help elderly people remain in their homes and make their homes safer.

Declutter the house, and ensure there is plenty of floor space for walking. The less clutter there is, the less obstacles there are to trip over, and that means a reduced chance of falls.

Rugs can add a great element of warmth to a home, but they can also be a hazard. Ensure that all rugs and floor coverings have anti-slip pads to keep them in place.

Covering furniture corners can prevent a good number of bumps and bruises, and can also reduce the injury caused by a fall. You can buy furniture corner cushions from most department or hardware stores.

Lighting can make a big difference, and making sure that the whole house is properly lit can help seniors maintain their independence. Using night lights will also make the home safer at night.

To eliminate another fall risk, use cord covers for all cables and cords, or secure them behind furniture or out of regular walkways.

The height of the bed can also be a safety issue. If the elderly person sits on the edge of the bed and their feet don’t touch the floor, the bed is likely too high for them. Beds can sometimes be lowered by

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removing box springs. If knees are higher than the hips while sitting on the bed, it means the bed is too low. Try adding box springs to lift the bed further from the floor.

New Kiwi Access Card will assist seniors A new Kiwi Access Card has been launched to replace the 18+ card.

The 18+ card is a respected and reliable Evidence of Age document widely used across New Zealand.

Hospitality New Zealand has developed the new card after feedback suggested a wide range of people found it difficult to gain access to everyday goods and services, such as opening a bank account, because they didn’t have a driving licence.

It provides people without access to a valid passport or driving licence, including seniors and those with disabilities, with a reliable proof of identity.

The design of the Kiwi Access Card has been updated with new features including embossing, micro text and braille.

The current and previous versions of the 18+ Card will continue to be valid for 10 years from the date of issue.

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Don’t blame God I wish to reply to K. Conder’s letter that suggests the church has a lot to answer for regarding mental health issues.

It is obvious the writer has little knowledge of the true value of the church. People give money willingly to help others in need, and we also worship a true and living God who changes people’s lives for the better.

The church does not create mental health issues.

They are brought about through the pressures of society and people’s circumstances in a world that has largely chosen to leave God out. He is a God of love, so don’t put the blame where it does not belong.

K Howan, Ohauiti.

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Catch me if you can Dear Big Ears “A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse.” That desperate cry from Shakespeare’s Richard III can be heard echoing around the bus shelters of Tauranga, where would-be commuters wait despairingly for the bus that will never come.

Since the introduction of a new network and operator, the entire regime - from back office to front line appears to be spiralling out of control.

A third world service? Well, no.

That would be doing Yemen and the Sudan a disservice. In those chaotic countries the bus does eventually arrive, even if one must share the ride with recently lynched chickens and piglets on their way to market.

The Regional Council’s public transport model is fundamentally flawed.

Hub-and-spoke systems are for bicycle wheels, not lonely outposts like the Farm Street ‘Interchange’.

Furthermore, that approach relies heavily on nearfaultless cohesion and communication, neither of which have yet been sighted.

Failing a council re-think, commuters trying to navigate the system will remain bewildered, like a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn’t there.

P Bullick, Bethlehem.

This ‘Naki-ite takes exception to your so-called tongue in cheek column last week (Rogers Rabbits, February 15).

We could teach you BOPs a thing or two about decent restaurants, cafes, cycle

Questions for Immigration What is going on with New Zealand’s Immigration department?

First they allow bad guys to stay, now they are expelling good people.

Don’t they have any common sense, or are they following the rule book too closely?

For goodness’ sake, give hardworking people a break.

V Brazier, Tauriko.

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and walkways, unpolluted rivers, majestic mountains, fresh clean air, a lack of traffic woes, reasonable housing costs and rents, consistent rainfall, beautiful public and private gardens and, more importantly, a council which listens to its ratepayers.

Of course the “death ray” wind wand serves a purpose! It is aimed at those from the East and the North who wish to change this peaceful, attractive place into the bedlam from which they hail.

J Hasell, Katikati (recently moved from New Plymouth).

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Glass houses While I agree that the amount of distracted drivers out there is horrifying, texting in crawling traffic on the Baypark-to-Bayfair drive is hardly life threatening (Weekend Sun, February 8).

Let’s tell it how it is, because “death” does not stop people doing things. The fact is you could rear end someone, they might have a newborn in the car, they may be recovering from surgery or they could be an angry person who might beat the crap out of you. Or, they could just be normal.

The amount of rear-ended accidents

that see people needing physical assistance (physio, chiro, painkillers etc) for the rest of their lives as a result is mind blowing.

Stop being selfish, put down the god damn phone, enjoy the blue sky, smile at the person next to you in traffic and keep your own nose clean. Taking note of someone’s number plate surely means writing it down or putting it in your phone R. Porter. Glass houses mate.

K Conder, Maungatapu.

It’s not a case of pretending In answer to K. Conder (The Weekend Sun, February 15), it makes me sad to think you believe Christian people pretend that there is a God. You live in a country based on Christian values – of justice, fairness, honesty and treating others as you wish to be treated.

Why do so many people wish to come and live in New Zealand from countries where there is no freedom?

Why are so many people who

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volunteer, in so many organisations, Christian?

Why are so many churches supporting those in need in this country and others?

Yes, people have abused their power, but that is not God’s will. Millions of Christians throughout the world have done wonderful things to make the world a better place. So yes, let’s call a spade a spade.

P Hardyment, Tauranga South.

Time for a smog check?

My sister, who lives in Los Angeles, e-mailed me recently, saying: “Yesterday we drove to downtown LA to get a smog certificate.

Here in California, all cars and their engine emissions need to be tested at a licensed smog testing facility.

“When we were living in New Zealand we didn’t have to get a smog certificate, but here in California all cars need to get tested every two years.”

In this already very polluted world, I ask this as a New Zealander. What is being done about smog checking and testing of vehicles here in New Zealand?

J I Clark, Tauranga.

Where are the benefits?

The letter published regarding Phoenix Park in Mount Maunganui (February 15) raised a very valid point.

A. Gawith called for the councillors who approved the quite appalling plans and design for the car park to come to the space they have redesigned and meet us residents face-to-face, to give us an explanation and outline what they propose to do.

The continued closure and additional work will not uplift the space sufficiently to avoid such a meeting in the very near future. I hope this happens soon, as we are not seeing any useful benefits from this once very useful space.

S Payne, Mount Maunganui.

Road is already crowded

I am pleased that it is the Matamata - Te Aroha walkway that has booked up 130,000 visitors p.a. for next season, and not us on our walkway/ cycle track, roadway and school bus turning point down Plummers Point Road. We are already a little crowded.

B Young, Whakamarama.

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Rest helps you to work best It’s so exciting to see new students spilling out onto Cameron Road from the Bongard Centre.

It’s also exciting to know that, very soon, the new University of Waikato campus in Tauranga will be open. It looks fabulous, and it is great to see Tauranga developing as a tertiary centre with Toi Ohomai in Windermere and now the Uni in town.

Like other churches, we at St Peters want to welcome new students, so we’re putting on a free lunch on Sunday. There’s also a gift in the Bible that we would like to offer them.

That gift is the gift of Sabbath - the idea of taking one day a week not to work, nor to study but to

have a break. It is ancient wisdom from our shared scriptures, but it’s also incredibly important in our age of “hurry sickness”.

The Sabbath says “stop”. It says God’s world will keep turning without my anxiety driving it, it says share that rest with those around me, and it says I will work better after I have rested.

The best time to put this habit into play is at the start of the year. God made us to work best when we rest one day in seven.

Will you embrace Sabbath this year?

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Some people think that Christianity is only for weak people, yet the exact opposite is true.

It takes a great deal of courage to be a biblical Christian. The Bible says that to become a Christian you must own up to your sins before a holy God, and that takes courage.

It is painful and difficult to own up to the truth about ourselves - that our attitudes are wrong, that we have hurt other people, that we have at times lied and cheated, that we have been greedy, dishonest, lustful and that we are significantly self-centred.

It is even harder to confess all this to God and seek his forgiveness. Indeed, it is downright humiliating.

Yet this is the only way to find forgiveness with God and have true peace of mind.

In the book of James, chapter 4 verses 8-10, the Bible says: “Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts you doubleminded. Lament and mourn and weep! ... Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.”

The beautiful truth of the Gospel is that God the Father sent his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for the sins of the world. Jesus did that, and rose from the dead so that now everyone who believes in Him will experience the forgiveness of sin and eternal life with God. Do you have the courage to be honest about who you are before God and call on the Lord Jesus for forgiveness?

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Folk Club holds big birthday bash It’s always a pleasure to dish out a happy birthday, and that’s what I’m doing this week.

blown away by Swamp Thing – it’s been a blast! Now we’re all looking forward to what comes next; this is surely just the beginning.

On to Katikati and, yes, it’s the Folk It’s a big birthday at the beginning of Club again, which I promised recently March in the ever-expanding, muralnot to write about so frequently. But drenched utopia that is Katikati. then they go and have a big birthday But first, a bit of news from last party and bring another great, great week that will leave many fans of band to the Bay. the band sad. Singer, songwriter and Friday, March 1 is the club’s first extraordinary guitarist Grant Haua has 2019 concert, and it’s a doozy. The retired from Swamp Thing - the duo Frank Burkitt Band play high-energy he formed nine years ago with singing American-influenced original folk, and percussionist (and keyboard player) have just won the 2019 New Zealand Michael Barker.

Music Award for Best Folk Artist.

Together they toured extensively Frank grew up in Scotland but moved throughout New Zealand and to New Zealand in 2014. He describes Australia, and even travelled himself as a storyteller, to America to play in songwriter, singer and Louisiana. They also released guitarist, in that order. four highly-regarded albums.

If you’re looking to Michael made the find a style, he cites announcement on the band’s the eclectic influences Facebook page on Sunday. of Pokey Lafarge, This is the important bit: Van Morrison, “Making the decision faced Billy Joel and The by many busy working Wood Brothers. parents, Grant will be The band comprises withdrawing from playing Frank with Cameron with Swamp Thing to put Dusty Burnell on his family first (and) to focus mandolin, banjo and his energies on finding his guitar, Kara Filbey on best work life balance.

Frank Burkitt. flute and double bass “I admire Grant on many player James Geluk. fronts, but for this life choice I admire They will be joined in Katikati by him the most and I wish him and his ex-Tauranga, now Wellington-based family the best of the best. Grant and I horn wizard Oscar Laven. made music before Swamp Thing and will continue to do so going forward, A bonus… so keep an ear out for Grant’s solo And as if that wasn’t enough, pursuits.”

Oscar’s appearance will herald a rare Michael is now preparing for Swamp Thing shows with guitarist Brett Adams, performance by Tauranga’s premier musical family: Marion Arts, an old friend with whom he’s backed Robbie Laven and Oscar will be the the likes of The Finn brothers, Dave opening act.

Dobbyn and Bic Runga.

This will also be the first show at the Grant is currently recording a new solo album at The Colourfield Studio in club’s new venue, The Arts Junction – site of the old library on the main Welcome Bay. road. Doors open at 7pm and the music starts at 7.30pm. The new venue isn’t Thank you licensed, so it’s BYO for wine and beer.

So a big “thank you” to Mike and Grant for the fantastic and inspiring Tickets are $20 and $15 for members. music over the years. There are few On Saturday, March 2, the Folk Club musicians I know who haven’t been turns 25. That’s 25 years of bringing top

class music to the Bay. It’s a damn fine effort, so hats off to all involved!

There’s an open mic/blackboard concert starting at 2pm, and there will no doubt be a whole bunch of performers. From 5-7pm there’ll be a break for a barbecue. The club will provide basic food but bringing extra might be a good idea.

Then, at 7pm, there’s an invitation concert of local bands that have

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been involved with the club. Waterford is re-forming especially for the occasion, while Kokomo will be there unplugged, along with a host of others.

Again, this is taking place at the Arts Junction and costs just $10 for the day.

Sounds like a good time to me.

Happy birthday, and may there be many more...

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Gems can be found at mega book sale It’ll still be the same literary extravaganza – one of New Zealand’s largest second-hand book sales.

For 31 years, the Tauranga Rotary Club’s Annual Book Sale has been held at Easter. This year, however, the 32nd event has been brought forward a couple of

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A sea of stories, information and photos. Tauranga Rotary’s Ann Pritchard sifting through the offerings at the book sale. Photo: Bruce Barnard. weeks. So it’s the same book sale at the same venue, books from a private collection has been donated, as but with a slightly different time schedule. well as a large number of transport books.

It will be held at the Seeka Coolstore on Harvard Tauranga Rotary also has thousands of records, Way – that’s right opposite Classic Flyers in Mount CDs, DVDs, magazines and jigsaw puzzles, and Maunganui – and it opens on Friday, March 8, even includes sheet music. between 4.30-9pm. It opens again that weekend, There will be a silent tender for rare books, on Saturday, March 9 and Sunday, March 10 closing at midday on the Sunday. Eftpos is (9am-4.30pm). available, and there will be more than 20 cashiers at The fair is open to all ages and admission is free. the check-outs.

The Tauranga Rotary Book Sale usually has over Donations can be dropped off at 20 Ririnui Place, 100,000 items for sale. All fiction books are sorted Maungatapu, or 24 Montana Drive, Tauranga, until alphabetically under authors, while all other factual March 2, or until March 6 at the venue. books are sorted into categories.

The Friday night will include readings for kids Many first editions and gems can be found by the and some light music. Boxes are available, but buying public, and this year a large collection of art people are asked to bring their own bags.

Breakfast meeting aimed at empowering local women Enjoy a hearty breakfast next month in a room full of accomplished and inspiring women.

The Zonta Tauranga International Women’s Day Breakfast on March 8 will see women come together to hear from females who excel in their chosen field.

This year’s speaker will be editor and co-publisher of UNO magazine, Jenny Rudd.

All proceeds will go towards Zonta projects such as Let Us Learn Madagascar - an integrated education program that is

creating opportunities for vulnerable and excluded children, particularly girls in Madagascar, to realise their right to an education in a secure and protective environment.

The project is focused on reaching out-of-school children, expanding girls’ education and improving quality outcomes for learners.

Zonta also does work in Tauranga with the aim of empowering women and opposing gender violence.

The Zonta Tauranga International Women’s Day Breakfast will be held on Friday, March 8 at 6.30am at the Mount Club, 45 Kawaka Street, Mount Maunganui.

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Barbershop singers to bring a night of harmony Would you like to sing? If the answer is yes, then keep next Thursday evening free.

Keynotes is a barbershop chorus of enthusiastic women who love to take their four-part harmony out into the community. Can you sing in tune? Then you can join them too.

To see what all the fuss is about, come along to the Keynotes Chorus open night on Thursday,

“People will be taught how to February 28, from 7pm at Wesley Church Centre, develop their voice and singing skills, 100 13th Avenue.

A great night of singing will be followed by supper. and the ability to perform in public in a professional way.”

Music director Bernice Tweed and her team are For more information, call Bernice inspirational in their ability to teach this four-part harmony barbershop style of singing.

“Age is no barrier, and currently we have a family of three generations in the chorus,” says Keynotes Choir’s Lynne Head.

Keynotes barbershop chorus is all set to bring its enthusiastic style to the community next Thursday at the Wesley Church Centre.

Support literacy in the workplace Literacy Bay of Plenty has trained, qualified tutors ready to support any adult New Zealander keen to improve their reading, writing and/or numeracy skills.

While applying to all adults, an increase in the number of employed adults who would like to upskill in the understanding and use of workplace material has been highlighted.

This can include journals, reports, emails, memos, and incident reports.

All tuition is provided at the learner’s level and pace, and material will be relevant and of interest to the individual.

It is usually one hour per week at a venue agreed on by the tutor and learner - usually the Literacy BOP rooms.

This service is totally confidential, and is particularly relevant for employers who know that their employees would benefit from A small selection of relevant material upskilling. A small group option is also available.

For more information on this no-cost service, call: 07 577 6734 or to assist employed learners who engage email: literacybop@xtra.co.nz with Literacy Bay of Plenty.

on: 576 4848 or 027 442 4642, or just come along and listen.

“Singing is great for fun and health,” adds Lynne.

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Mother and daughter Carole Round and Suzanne Board.

Take up the triathlon challenge Initially, Carole Round thought doing a swim, cycle and run/walk would be quite a feat for someone her age.

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However, with the support of her daughter, she’s proving herself wrong.

Currently in Tauranga on a five-month trip from the UK to visit her daughter, Suzanne Board, Carole was encouraged to make her stay extra memorable by entering the 2019 Generation Homes Women’s Triathlon.

“In September, while I was planning the trip here, Suzanne rang me and said ‘are you up for a challenge’,” says Carole, who will be competing alongside 850 other ladies.

“Bearing in mind that I’m 65 and do Zumba a couple times a week, I’m not super fit. But I said ‘yeah okay then’, without really knowing what to expect.”

To prepare for the 400m swim, 10km cycle and

a 4km run/walk, Carole has been going to regular training sessions provided by the women’s triathlon.

“There will be a lot of firsts for me,” she says.

“I was a very nervous swimmer at the first session, but the lovely ladies helped me through it.

“They told me that I’ll make it to the finish line and people will high-five me and encourage me. That makes you feel better about yourself.”

While participating in the triathlon, Carole will also be fundraising for a Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy foundation in the UK called Joining Jack. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is an inherited disorder of progressive muscular weakness, typically in boys.

The sold-out Generation Homes Women’s Triathlon is an entry level, women’s only event that encourages the participation of women from the age of 11 and upwards of any fitness and ability.

The event will be held on Sunday, February 24, from 8-11am at Pilot Bay, Mount Maunganui.

Local speedway action at its best “One of the craziest speedway nights you’ll see all season.” That’s how Mastercraft Kitchens Baypark Family Speedway promoter Bernie Gillon describes the Baypark Speedway Demolition Derby.

Coming to Mount Maunganui on Saturday, March 2, road rules go out of the window as drivers let loose with what is often a road car on its last legs.

“Basically, all of the glass, including mirrors, must be removed,” explains Bernie.

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The sounds of Blackpool at Baycourt One of the UK’s most acclaimed theatre organists, Chris Powell, is bringing the unique sounds of English seaside town Blackpool to Baycourt Community and Arts Centre.

Blackpool in the Bay will take place at Baycourt Addison Theatre on Sunday, March 10, at 2pm.

Powell will deliver a programme full of hits by artists such as James Last, Glenn Miller and Reginald Dixon, presented in the ‘Blackpool-style’ and performed on Baycourt’s Wurlitzer theatre organ.

“The ‘Blackpool-style’ is music that’s lively, bouncy and bustling, and performed in such an energetic way Acclaimed theatre organist Chris Powell is bringing his popular ‘Blackpool in the Bay’ concert to Baycourt Community and Arts Centre in March.

Photo: Chris Powell.

Ways to cool down The big Mauao race Slip, slop, slap and wrap rules still apply this month, with temperatures expected to stay in the 30s.

With the Bay of Plenty and Lakes still sizzling, the Ministry of Health have provided some tips to help your whanau beat the heat and stay cool and healthy.

Stay hydrated with a regular intake of fluid. Water is the best form of fluid while alcohol can dehydrate you more than usual in hot weather. If you’re not a fan, try adding a slice of lemon, lime or mint to a jug of water in the fridge.

Practice being sun-smart. Slip on a shirt/top and slide into the shade, slop on sunscreen that is at least SPF 30 and water resistant and apply 20 minutes before going outside.

Re-apply every two hours, slap on a wide brimmed hat and wrap on some close-fitting sunglasses For more information, visit: www.health.govt.nz/your-health/ healthy-living/environmental-health/ keeping-cool-summer

Get off the couch and scale one of Bay Of Plenty’s most iconic natural attractions.

Whether you’re a competitive, off-road, mountain goat type of runner or just someone looking for a challenge with breath-taking scenery, the Foundation Clinic Mauao Half Marathon appeals to all.

The course involves ascending and descending Mount Maunganui three times and three laps around the Mount Maunganui base track. The event can be completed individually or in a three-person team, with one ascent, one descent and once around the base track each.

The Half Marathon starts on Saturday, March 16 at 7.30am at the bottom of Mauao.

Registration is required and numbers are strictly limited. Entry is $70 for an individual or $120 for a team of three. For more information go to: www.mauaohalfmarathon.co.nz.

that’s so much fun to watch,” says Baycourt manager James Wilson.

“Blackpool in the Bay will be an afternoon of amazing music performed by a highly entertaining performer at the top of his game.”

Powell will be no stranger to Tauranga audiences, having performed a similarly-themed concert at Baycourt in both 2014 and 2016.

Long-time followers of Baycourt will also recognise Powell as the community and arts centre’s first – and only – resident theatre organist, a position he held from 1996-97.

Tickets range from $15-$25 (plus service fees) and are available from the Baycourt Box Office, online via: www ticketek.co.nz or by calling: 0800 TICKETEK.

GIGGUIDE & ENTERTAINMENT MT RSA Fri 22nd Sparx 7pm – 10:30pm Sat 23rd Toucan 7pm – 10:30pm Sun 24th Country Music Club 1:30pm – 3:30pm Sun 24th Those Black Brothers 4:30pm – 7:30pm JACK DUSTY’S ALE HOUSE (Bureta) Sun 22nd The Anzacs 3pm – 6pm

MOUNT SOCIAL CLUB Fri 22nd Play Misty 7pm – 10pm, then DJ from 10pm Sat 23rd Take Two 6pm, then Human Behaviour Band from 10pm Sun 24th Super Social Sunday with live music from 7pm

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Saturday 23 February Art In The Park

Original Art for Sale. Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui. 9am-4pm weather permitting. Tauranga Society of Artists

Bay Network Singles Club

50plus. Make new friends. Barbeques, outings, dining out & pot-lucks.

Ph Jonathan 572 2091 or Maureen 021 112 3307

Beth-El Messianic Family

Celebrate family life with Jews & Gentiles gathering as Yeshua (Jesus) & the early believers did. 10am Otumoetai Primary.

Joel 021 768 043

Otumoetai Tennis Club

Adult Tennis. Start time 1:30pm Bellevue Park Windsor Road (adjacent to swimming pool complex).

New players & visitors welcome. Ph Fred 544 5088

Petanque Tauranga

Tga/BOP Club, at Club Mt Maunganui 12:50pm start. All welcome to try a new sport. Equip available, all coaching given. Ph Jo Ann 578 3606

Pottery Gallery

Bethlehem Pottery Gallery is open 10am-2pm Tues,Thurs & Sat. Come along & purchase locally made pottery.

Rotorua Annual Dahlia Show

Blue Rovers Football Club

Registrations are open for Winter Football League, First Kicks & Futsal.

Visit our website www.bluerovers.co.nz for more info or find us on Facebook.

Come Dancing With Us

Tauranga Scottish Society Sequence Dance 7-10pm, Greerton Hall. $7 entry, covers raffles & supper. All welcome.

Ph Nola 576 5076

Essential Tremor Support Group

Ngongotaha Community Hall, Ngongotaha 11am-3pm Entry $2. email: rotoruadahlia. club@gmail.com

Sabbath Worship Services (Hairini)

Experience God’s Love worshipping at 10:30am Baden Powell Centre Harrisfield Dr, Hairini. Ph David at Church of God’s Love 7th day 020 4128 3124. www.churchofgodslove.com

Social Group

Quarterly meeting at Evans Rd Community Church, Evans Rd, Papamoa, from 10am. Morning tea & guest speaker. Ph Ann 027 435 6291

Unique club for people with a mild disability. 25 to 45. Various friendly fortnightly outings. Ph 07 575 3739 or 021 206 2980

Experience Sound of Soul

Females & males in the 30s/40s/50s age group that meet up to participate in local activities & events, bushwalks & dining out. Ph 022 012 0376

Sing HU, a sacred sound & ancient mantra, to expand your awareness & gain spiritual insight. Spiritual conversation follows. Papamoa Community Centre, Mako Room, 15 Gravatt Rd Papamoa

Greerton Hall Market

Last Saturday of month. 8-12pm. Stalls inside/outside. Discounts for charity groups. Refreshments available. Phone/ txt for site. Tricia 07 543 1487 or 027 908 2952, www facebook.com/greertonhallmarket

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

Laugh your way to wellness. To learn how, come & join us at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui. 11-11:45am. Ph Trish 022 036 6768

Master Hypnotist

Gymsports & KapaHaka Fundraiser at Boys College Graham Young Youth Theatre. Afternoon show 3-5, Evening Show 6:30-8:30, Sausage sizzle 5-6:30. Get tickets www. eventspronto.co.nz/aquinasgymsports

Narcotics Anonymous

Open meeting every Sat 7:30-8:30pm, at Hanmer Clinic (behind Super Liquor), 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton. If using drugs is causing you problems, Ph 0800 NA TODAY

The Sociables

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 24 February Bible Seminar

1:45pm Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St, Greerton. Title: Our Bible, The Book of Jude explained. Interactive, Q&A. All welcome. Vic 543 0504

Computer Club (Tga) Inc.

Meets at Arts & Crafts Centre, Elizabeth St West, on last Sun of the month, from 9:30-12:30pm. Ph 571 4941

Corkers Toastmasters

Corkers Toastmasters meets 3rd Sunday of month at 2pm at Zone Cafe (upstairs) Owens Pl Mount Maunganui. Ph Chrissy 027 296 7939

Croquet

Tauranga Domain, Cameron Road, 12:45 for 1pm start. Sun, Tues, Fri. Beginners welcome. Peter 571 0633

Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet

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

Friendship Force Travel Club

Enjoy travel & meeting visitors? For

world-wide exchange travel ph Jonathan 572 2091, Barbara 574 5711, www. friendshipforce.org.nz

Historic Village Market

Great market every 1st & 3rd Sunday from 8am-12 pm at 17th Ave. Fruit & veg, crafts, tools, food, plants, clothes & paintings.

Mah Jong Te Puke

Every Thursday & Sunday at Lyceum Clubrooms Palmer Pl Te Puke. 12:45-4pm. Learners welcome. Gig 537 5355 or 0274 306 383

Maketu Market

Maketu Market is held 3rd & 5th Sundays of the month, 7am-12pm at Maketu Village Green. Ph Carolyn 027 251 0388 or Pat 021 447 420

Mount RSA Women’s Section

We are hosting “Remembering the Service Animals”. Celebrations start at 10:30am, entertainer is Rebecca Nelson, also interesting guest speakers. Light lunch $10.

Narcotics Anonymous

Open meeting every Sunday, 7-8pm, at Hanmer Clinic (behind Super Liquor), 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton. If using drugs is causing you problems, ph 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

Omokoroa Lions Market

2nd Sunday monthly. Western Ave Car Park, Omokoroa. 9am-noon. Bookings not required. Ph Keith 548 2117

Oropi Sunday Market

Great range of quality stalls, something for everyone! Come along & experience what makes it so special. 1295 Oropi Rd

Papamoa Country Music Club

Our regular monthly meeting is at Gordon Spratt Reserve.

Great music & food so come & enjoy. Ph Mike 0274 597 505

Papamoa Lions Club Market

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

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 1:30-4pm, in pond behind 24 Montego Drive Papamoa, sailing Electron Yachts for fun.

Adult beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419

Spiritualist Church New Generation

Doors open 6:45pm. Service begins 7pm at Tauranga Senior Citz Club Hall, 14 Norris St, Tauranga

Tibetan Buddhist Teachings

Teachings by Geshe Jamyang Sherab held at Papamoa Community Centre, alternate Sundays 10am-12pm. Teachings free, donations appreciated. For dates contact Jaki on 021 216 1102

World Day of Prayer

problems ph 0800 NA TODAY

Recycled Teenagers Gentle Exercise

Mon/Wed Tga Senior Citz Club 14 Norris St. 9:15-10:45am. Tues St Marys Hall cnr Girven & Marlin 9-10:30. Jennifer 571 1411 or 027 206 0776

Silver Singers Choir

Friday 1st March Sunrise to Sunset St Columba 502 Otumoetai Road Main Service 10.30am

Conductor needed for 30 voice choir All voices welcome. Practice on Mondays 1pm. Ph Gaynor 579 2465

Monday 25 February

TaiChi Internal Arts

Achieve Toastmasters

Meets 1st 3rd & 5th Monday at St Stephens Church Hall Brookfield Tce Tauranga 7:30pm-9:30pm. Ph Frank/ Chrissy 543 9493 or 027 296 7 939

Beginner class 9:30-11am Greerton Senior Citizens Hall 33 Maitland St, Greerton. All welcome. $5 per class. Concesssion card avail. Ph David 552 4425

Taoist Tai Chi

Alcoholics Anonymous

Beginners Tai Chi Classes Mon-Sat, 15 Koromiko St, Tauranga.

Bring a friend. For times visit www. taoist.org or ph 578 9116

Aquarian Sadhana

Tauranga City Brass

Open meeting 10am. Tauranga Central Baptist Church,13th Ave/Cameron Rd. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757 Sadhana means personal spiritual practice. Meet your higher self. International Kundalini yoga teachers at The LightRoom, 325 Maunganui Rd, 5am.

Info www.thelightroom.studio or 021 340 123

Argentine Tango in Tauranga

Free introductory classes! Embrace your authentic Tango journey with fun people. No partner required although more guys welcomed 6:30pm. Ph. 020 4006 1340

Bethlehem Indoor Bowls

Meets in Bethlehem Hall 7:30 start, names in by 7:15. New members of all ages welcome. Ph John 027 654 1298

Chess At Mount Maunganui

Mount RSA Chess Club, 544 Maunganui Rd, 6-7pm during school term. Late program 7pm onwards. Incl casual games.

Noel 579 5412

Dutch Friendly Support Network

Coffee Morning 1st Monday of month 10am-12noon. $3 entry. Vintage Car Club Rooms, Cliff Rd, Tauranga. Ph Bernadette 07 572 3968

Indoor Bowling

St Columba Indoor Bowling Club, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood. Year starts 4 Feb. All playing levels welcome 7:30pm start, names in by 7:15pm. Ph Paul 576 6324

Practises at band room 10 Yatton St Greerton 7-9pm. Instruments available.

Percussionists needed, ie. kit player. Ph Jeremy 021 132 3341

Tauranga Creative Fibre

Every Monday 9:30am, also 2nd & 4th Thursday 7pm. Learn/share spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, crochet & all things fibre. 177 Elizabeth St. Margaret 571 3483

Tauranga RocknRoll Club

Lessons 6:45pm & social dancing 7:30pm at Legion of Frontiersmen Hall, 165 Elizabeth St. Ph Rana 027 699 5571 or www.taurangarocknrollclub.org.nz

Tauranga Senior Citizens Club

CARDS 500 Mon & Thurs.

INDOOR BOWLS Tues,Wed & Sat, 14 Norris St (behind Pak n Save) 12:45pm for 1pm start. Entry $2 includes afternoon tea. New members welcome.

Tauranga Vision Friendship Club

For retirees. Friendship, speakers, outings, social gatherings. Meets 4th Monday each month 10am at Citizens Club. Ph Bryan 570 2483

Walk For Wellness Group

For people living with cancer & their carers.

Departs from Pilot Bay at 9:30am every Monday.

Ph Tammy 07 927 6503 or tammyburgess@cancersociety.org.nz

Multicultural English Classes

Tuesday 26 February

Multicultural Mandarin Classes

Open Meeting every Tuesday night, 7:30pm St Peters Anglican Church, 11 Victoria Rd, Mt Maunganui. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757

Narcotics Anonymous

Ladies service group meet 2nd Tuesday for business & 4th Tuesday fun programme evening. Ph Denise 027 284 6828 or email presidenttauranga@ altrusa.org.nz

English classes for all visa holders on Monday, Tuesday & Thursday morning 10am-12pm. Registration required to enquiries@trmc.co.nz or 07 571 6419 Monday conversational all levels Mandarin classes 6pm-7pm. Saturday academic classes 10am-12pm. Registration required to enquiries@trmc.co.nz Open meeting every Monday, 7-8pm, at Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui. If using drugs is causing you

Alcoholics Anonymous

Altrusa International Tauranga

Beginner Social Dance Class

Tuesday 7pm Tauranga Primary School Hall, 5th Ave or Wednesday 8pm, Wel-

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BOP Linux Users Group

7-9pm first Tuesday of month. Tremains, Cameron Rd/8th Ave. Linux PC operating system. Smarter, safer, faster & free. Take charge of your computer.

578 6024 http://boplug.co.nz/eventcalendar/

Bureta Garden Circle

Bureta Garden Circle’s monthly meeting at St John’s Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai at 1:30pm. Visitors welcome. Ph Jenny 576 3026

Falun Dafa Free Classes

New Start to New You. Complete, gentle mind body programme 7pm, The Hillier Centre 31 Gloucester Rd Bayfair. Ph/txt Judy 021 042 5398

Fitness League

Ladies exercise, stretching, strength & balance exercise, floor work & dance.

St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood 9:30-10:30am. Ph Gloria 021 139 2448

Friends Of The Library

Mount Maunganui Library Book Group meets at 10am. Topic this month, Summer Reading. Tea/coffee.

Visitors & new members welcome.

Gail 574 3376

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 Rd. Ph Sabine 021 111 8659

Insight Endometriosis Tauranga Support

7pm at Sport BOP 406 Devonport Rd. Monthly support group run by Katie for people affected by endometriosis.

Meet others & share experiences.

Meet the Anglicans

The Anglican representatives on the Tauranga Moana Interfaith Council will answer your questions. @ 7pm St George’s Church, 1 Church St. More info on Facebook

Multicultural Tai Chi Classes

Tai Chi Classes for beginners 10-11am at Historic Village Multicultural Tauranga office. Registration required. enquiries@trmc.co.nz or 07 571 6419

Narcotics Anonymous

Womens’ meeting every Tuesday at Downstairs Hall (accessed from building’s rear), Salvation Army Recovery Church, 51 Fifth Ave. (Children welcome). Ph 0800 NA TODAY

On The Road

With Michele A’Court & Jeremy Elwood. A night of sizzling stand-up comedy from two of NZ’s premiere comedians. Baycourt X Space 7:30pm.

Tickets: baycourt.co.nz

Oriana Singers Community Choir

Rehearsals 7pm at St Andrews Church, Mt Maunganui. More tenors & basses required. Ph Terry 0210 266 8684

Otumoetai Tennis Club

Adult Tennis. Start time 9am Tues & Thurs, Bellevue Park Windsor Road (adjacent to swimming pool complex).

New players & visitors welcome. Ph Pam 570 0302

Otumoetai Walking Group

Meet at 9am at Kulim Park. Ph Jim 576 7339

Petanque

Twilight TuesdaysTga/BOP Club at Club Mt Maunganui 4-6pm. All Welcome to try a new sport. Equip available, all coaching given. Ph Jo Ann 578 3606

Sequence Dancing

Tauranga Social & Leisure Club St John Anglican Church Hall 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai 7pm-9:30pm. Ph Faye 543 3280

St John Youth

Children aged 6-18 interested in First aid, Medical or Ambulance profession come to St John Youth, Mt Maunganui Ambulance Station during term times 6-7:30pm

Taichi Internal Arts NZ

Te Puke Beginner Class Memorial Hall. 9.30-11am. Settlers Room. $5/ class. All welcome. Airconditioning. Ph David 552 4425

Gate Pa Indoor Bowls

Club Night 7:30pm Names in Book 7:15pm. Ph Kevin 543 4044

Healing Rooms 1-3pm

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

Come, experience 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

Tauranga Astronomical Society

Katikati Bowling Club

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

Tonight a power point presentatio, Building an observatory, plus topical astronomical videos.

Telescope viewing weather dependent. Fergusson Park Observatory 7:30

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 Tennis Midweek Ladies

Tauranga Lawn Tennis Club Midweek Ladies. Rusty racquet skills?

Reignite your passion for tennis. Ph Erika 021 174 6779

Type Two Diabetes?

Living with type two diabetes? Keen to reduce your HbA1c, Cholesterol & blood pressure? Meet DESMOND (Self Management Group) InfoLine 07 571 3422

U3A Tauranga Public Meeting

Active retirees invited to the Arataki Community Centre, Mt Maunganui.

10am-noon, free entry, morning tea.

Guest speaker & presentations on U3A interest groups.

Welcome Bay Strength Balance

Welcome Bay Hall 11am12. Strength & balance class for older adults. Great music, qualified instructor. $6, spouse free. Ph Raewyn 027 607 7437

8 Park Road. Mixed Roll-ups 12:453pm. Ph Phil Green 549 5344

Kiwi Toasters Toastmasters

Narcotics Anonymous

Let’s talk about/with NZSL (sign language)! @ The Whipped Baker Cafe, Historic Village. 11am-12:30pm. hunyako3@ gmail.com or FB: Visual Voices

Want to meet people from other countries? Come to our morning tea 10:30am-12pm at Historic Village office, 17th Ave Tauranga Steps meeting (Closed), every Wednesday, 7:30-9pm, at Downstairs Hall (accessed from building’s rear carpark), Salvation Army Recovery Church, 51 Fifth Avenue, Tauranga.

Ph 0800 NA TODAY

Shore Voices

500, social, evenings to suit, some experience in card playing required.

Ph Chris 572 3834

Cards Cribbage

Do you play crib or would like to learn? Every Wednesday at Greerton RSA starting time 1pm sharp. Ph Michael 562 0517

Community Bible Study

Join us @ City Church 252 Otumoetai Road 7-9 for a Bible Study on the “Book of Daniel” Ph Julie 552 4068

Community Tai Chi NZ

Classes at Bethlehem Hall 1-2pm during school terms. Suitable all levels of fitness. Quality International program strengthens lower body for posture & balance. Trish Qualified Instructor AATC 021 482 842 communitytaichinz@gmail.com

Fitness League

Exercise, movement, dance, focusing on posture, stretching, strengthening & flexibility suitable for all ages & abilities. 10am Katikati Memorial Hall, Pam 07 549 4799

Sunshine Sequence Dance Group

Learn dancing at a friendly club.

Weekly, Thursday evenings, commencing March 7, Baptist Church Hall, 13th Avenue, 7pm-9:30pm. $3 entrance includes supper. Jan 544 4379

Friday 1 March

Taichi Internal Arts NZ

Open meeting 10am every Friday.

Tauranga Central Baptist Church, 13 Ave/ Cameron Rd. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757

Beginner Class, Memorial Hall, Te Puke Settlers Room. 6-7:30pm. All welcome. $5/class. Ph David 552 4425

Tauranga MidWeek Tramping Group Tauranga Rotary Would-Be Members

Welcome Home Spiritual Community

Widows’ & Widowers’

Cards

Sign Bomb

Community choir. Rehearses at Bethlehem Shores Retirement Village. 7pm

Become A Goddess

Learn basic technique of this sassy dance form! Have fun, keep fit St Columba Church Hall 502 Otumoetai Rd, Tauranga, 6:30pm. Ph 021 124 5982 arabianspicebd@gmail.com

Mainly Music

Multicultural Morning Tea

Presenting Julia Huzziff Quantum energy healer. What’s that? Come & find out! St Georges lounge, 1 Church St Gate Pa. 7:15pm start. $5 entry. 021 126 4790

Belly Dance Beginner Class

A fun group of crafting ladies that meet 9am-2pm at Arataki Community Centre. BYO craft. Tea & coffee provided. $6. Sam 027 270 4383

Mens’ meeting (Closed), every Thursday, 7:30-8:30pm, at Papamoa Library, 15 Gravatt Rd, Papamoa. If using drugs is causing you problems, maybe we can help. Ph 0800 NA TODAY

Alcoholics Anonymous

Escape into the fantasy world of bellydance at 7pm. Exciting props provided. Ph Linley 027 286 3452 or see us on facebook ‘Genies Unbottled’

Ladies Craft Group

Narcotics Anonymous

Social Day starts at 1:30pm. Entertainers are Upbeat. Ph RSA if transport is required. Fresh produce & baking for sales table would be appreciated.

Wednesday 27 February Open meeting 10am 1st/3rd Wed of month. Tauranga Central Baptist Church. 13th Ave/Cameron Rd. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6747

Meetings 1st 3rd & 5th Thursday at Katikati Community Centre 45 Beach Rd Katikati 7:30pm-9pm. Ph Chrissy 027 296 7939

Mount RSA Women’s Section

Time, passion to spare for helping in your community? Like fun, food, enlightening speakers? Join us from 6pm, Daniels In The Park. Ph Bev 027 285 4066

10am Bethlehem K Mart

Katikati Toastmasters

Music & dance for preschoolers, mums & carers. $4/family. Morning tea provided.

9:30-10am. Holy Trinity Church, 215 Devonport Rd.

Summit to Hurunui Hut. Grade moderate. Debbie 543 0949

Age Concern Walking Group

7-9pm, Katikati Bowling Club, 8 Park Rd, Katikati. Welcome all ages & experience. Ph Mick 07 549 2105

Find your Voice Kiwi Toasters meets 1st 3rd & 5th Wednesday at 3 Palm Springs Blvd Papamoa 5:30-7pm. Ph Chrissy 027 296 7939

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

Katikati Concert Band

Club meets at 2pm at the Arts & Crafts Centre in Elizabeth St. Ph Margaret on 576 5292

Thursday 28 February A Place to Bee

Come & join us for knitting, card making or anything you want to craft while we chat at Lighthouse Church Welcome Bay 11am-1pm

Bay City Rockers

Social RocknRoll dancing, plus other popular dances at Senior Citizens Hall Norris St. 7-9:30pm. Includes supper. $3 entry. Ph Gavin 027 643 6222

Community Bible Study

Join us @ 14th Ave Gospel Centre 10am-12pm for Bible Study on the “Book of Daniel”. Ph Gay 021 225 5981

Fitness League

Exercise, movement, dance focusing on posture, stretching, strengthening & flexibility, suitable for all ages & abilities. Central Baptist Church, 13th Ave, 10am. Ph Pam 07 549 4799

Friends Of The Library

Monthly meeting is at Greerton Library at 10am. Jill Best will speak on ‘Delivering Books into Fiji’s Libraries’. Tea/coffee. Everyone welcome. Pam 571 2566

Katikati Bowling Club

8 Park Rd Rummikub 1-4pm, $3 entry. Phil Green 549 5344

Alcoholics Anonymous

Arataki Artists

9am-12pm at Arataki Community Centre. Paint with friends.

Occasional tuition with local artists. All levels welcome. Ph Lillybeth 021 150 1605

Cards

500, social, evenings to suit, some experience in card playing required. Ph Chris 572 3834

Chess Tauranga

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

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

Narcotics Anonymous

Open meeting every Fri at Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui, 7:308:30pm. If using drugs is causing you problems, maybe we can help ph 0800 NA TODAY

Professional Development Workshop

Working with Emotions at Relational Depth by Dr Ruth McConnell. Workshop 22 March 9am-4pm. Early Bird tickets closes 1 March. All proceeds fund free Recuperative Retreats for BOP Women.

Register via www.lifeaplenty.nz

Taichi Internal Arts NZ

Te Puke Memorial Hall, Settlers Room 9:30am. Regular 85 Yang form plus Qigong $5/class. Lok Hup Ba Fa. 11am $2/class. Ph David 552 4425

Te Puke Toy Library

New opening hours Wed-Sat 10am-1pm Thurs 3:30-5:30pm during Terms 1 and 4. 7 Stock Road Playgroup Friday 10am12pm. Come on down & join to hire toys & have some fun.

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Kerb Damaged Wheel?

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call Vivienne on 07 579 9130 email vivienne@adminz.co.nz

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CAREGIVERS

SOFT WASHING

93 Wharf Street, Tauranga

WATER BLASTING DRIVEWAYS, DECKS & FENCES MOSS & LICHEN TREATMENTS WINDOW & GUTTER CLEANING

Use your nursing/caregiving background in a flexible work situation of short-term assignments, caring for UK clients in their own home.

• Free induction training and paid ongoing training • Free lodging in our Oxford Aunts dedicated house whilst training • Earn up to £7896 for 12 weeks work • Holiday pay and good time off • Experience English life in city or countryside locations: Oxford, the Home Counties and more

To be eligible to work for us in the UK you must have one of the following: • Valid British or EU passport • Youth Mobility Visa for commonwealth citizens aged 30 or under • Ancestry Visa by virtue of having a UK grandparent

TO APPLY:

www.oxfordaunts.co.uk/carer-application

For more information contact: + 44 1865 791017 enquiries@oxfordaunts.co.uk

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Tap water health advice funeral services Some plumbing fittings have the potential to let traces of metals accumulate in water that stands still for several hours. The Ministry of Health believes that the risk is small. As a precaution, they recommend that all households flush a large glass (500ml) of water from their drinking water tap each morning to eliminate the risk.

Our family helping your family

This is a public notice from the Ministry of Health, published by Tauranga City Council.

deceased 07 577 7000

www.tauranga.govt.nz

07 543 3151 www.hopefunerals.co.nz

4 Keenan Road, Pyes Pa, Tauranga

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RUN ON LISTINGS computers

COMPUTER GETTING you down? Problems, viruses, upgrades, internet, new or refurb PC’s tuition, or advice. Ph Bruce for a no obligation chat or quote 576 7940 or 021 260 9183

avenues

FREE ON SITE DIAGNOSIS & quote. We come to you.

Pensioner discounts. Ph Kyle at Tech Solutions 027 828 7078

GRACE RD END of 16th Ave. Sat 23rd at 8am. Household items, some vintage.

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20 KAIMAI VIEW Dr, Sat & Sun from 8am. Very large garage sale including 3 room tent, two collapsible bench seats, drop saw, homeware, clothing, kitchenware, toys, linen etc.

CVs THAT STAND OUT. Don’t let your C.V. get lost amongst all the others.

Get the WOW factor.

A C.V. For You can provide you with a personal and professional touch.

From scratch or update existing ones. Check out samples on www.facebook.com/acvforyou or Ph/text on 021 27 27 912

JUST $20 with FREE signs & price stickers! +gst

accommodation

flatmate wanted

FLAT AVAILABLE in Te Puke.

Suit working person or couple.

Ph 022 411 9304

KATIKATI TOWN, WALKING distance to shops, quiet street, double room with built in wardrobe, bright sunny house to share with one other.

Over 30yr preferred.

MUST be working full time, considerate & tidy with references, no couples or pets sorry (I already have a spoilt cat!). Available 10 March, $200pw Incl. Power, Internet, Netflix, Water, and the odd bit of baking! All you need is your own bed. Ph/text 021 27 27 912

accounting

PS&R ACCOUNTING Contact us for a free quote to have your Annual Accounts & Tax Returns completed. Ph Peter 022 136 6005 email trefusis34@gmail. com

bible digest

PEACE I LEAVE with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled & do not be afraid. John 14:27

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

A1 HOME & GARDEN SERVICES Tree pruning, weeding, hedges, waterblasting, home maintenance, commercial, rubbish removal. Affordable rates. Ph Philip 027 655 4265 or 544 5591 ABLE GARDENER, experienced, efficient, knowledgeable, highly qualified.

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

Ph Tita 027 654 8781 or a/h 542 0120

health & beauty

NATURAL NEW ZEALAND Health Products & Clinic.

Something for everyone.

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

livestock

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

lost & found

FOUND KITTENS & PUPPIES Various Colours, Various Sex, Various Areas, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Adult Black Male Cat, Te Puna Area, Ref: 150020 Ph SPCA Found Adult Ginger/White Male Cat, Bellevue Area, Ref: 141671 Ph SPCA

Found Adult White/Grey Male Rabbit, Papamoa Area, Ref: 150162 Ph SPCA Found Adult Grey/Ginger Male Rabbit, Papamoa Area, Ref: 150163 Ph SPCA Found Black/White Guinea Pig, Tauranga Central Area, Ref: 150318 Ph SPCA Found Young Brown Rabbit, Greerton Area, Ref: 150113 Ph SPCA REWARD! LOST, TAME Lorikeet parrot. Rainbow colours. Bayfair area. Ph 575 5964

situation vacant

POWERGLIDE ELEVATORS IS a Tauranga based manufacturer producing New Zealand’s best residential & light commercial elevator. Our elevators go into some of New Zealand’s most amazing homes as well as provide disabled access to commercial buildings. We’re looking for someone to join our team on a part time/casual basis manufacturing our lift cars.

Our lift cars are custom made to suit the client’s interiors and building requirements. This is a part time / casual role based in our factory in Mount Maunganui.

The number of days a week may vary depending on demand but on average it is likely to be 2-3 days a week. The role entails working with MDF sheets and assembling components. No direct experience required but skills in woodworking, cabinetry, carpentry or similar would be

necessary The applicant needs to have: * Attention to details * Be reliable * Fit enough to be able to lift 6mm and 9mm MDF sheets around * Eligible to work in New Zealand * Good English communication skills. If this is a role that sounds like you email Mark on jobs@powerglide.co.nz or call 027 577 0219

more. Quality paint at trade prices. For your best advice in all areas. Ph Shane Mount/ Tauranga Decorators 07 544 6495 or 021 575 307

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

PLASTERER A1 TRADESMAN with 30 yrs experience. Quality finish with friendly, reliable service. I specialise in interior walls & ceilings with no job too small. Strip your own wallpaper and I will skim your walls ready for a modern paint finish.

Repair cracked walls & ceilings using proven carbon-fibre technology. Call Murray now for an obligation free quote 027 266 5657

trades & services

BOAT BUILDING repairs and maintenance. Timber & fibreglass trade qualified, boat builder. Ph Shaun 021 992 491 or 07 552 0277 ELECTRICIAN, 18+ years experience, NZ registered.

Residential & commercial, maintenance & service, new builds, renovations. Fast, friendly service. Ph Andrew 022 354 1960 HANDYMAN, section maintenance, lawns, decks, fencing, pergolas, painting, water blasting, odd jobs. Free quotes. Ph Rossco 027 270 3313 or 544 5911 MASON PAINTERS, interior/ exterior. Residential/small commercial repaints. Quality workmanship. 25yrs experience.

Ph Dave 027 204 1254 PAINTER/DECORATOR Interior & exterior. Quality workmanship, friendly service. Over 25 years specialising in residential and

PICTURE FRAMERS, 63 Lemon Grove, Otumoetai.

Pensioner rates. Special now on for Diploma framing! Ph 07 576 0657 or 021 862 523

ROOF REPAIRS Free quotes for all maintenance of leaking roofs, gutter cleaning & repairs.

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

travel & tours

AVIATION ENTHUSIASTS, join the Battle of Britain & D-Day escorted tour through Kent, Norfolk & Normandy. Departs 10th July for 26 days. Call for info pack 578 8759 or 021 076 8308 www.aviationtoursnz.com

travel & tours

NO 8 TOURS NEW ZEALAND’S SENIOR TRAVEL CLUB. Join our Club today for Free to receive all our VIP Members Benefits exclusive to No 8 Tours. (1) March 14th Mystery Day Trip. (2) April 4th Zealong Tea Day Tour. (3) April 8th -11th Eastern Hawkes Bay & Cape Turnagain Tour. (4) April 30th-May 4th Te Anau, Doubtful Sound ,Mavora Lakes &Walter Peak Station. (5) Sept 27thOct 30th World of Wearable Arts Tour. Free Door to Door service. Day Trips, Shows & Free beautiful colour catalogue: BOOK NOW: Ph. No 8 Tours team on 579 3981 or Email info@no8tours.co.nz

venues

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

Email: bookings@ no1thestrand.co.nz or www.no1thestrand.co.nz WEDDINGS, PARTIES, MEETINGS etc - The perfect venue. With stunning Harbour views, fully licensed bar & kitchen onsite. Restaurant open every Friday from 5pm & Sunday from 4.30pm, kids under 12 years dine free with every paying adult. Tauranga Fish & Dive Club, 60 Cross Rd, Sulphur Point. Ph 571 8450

Doggy Day Out It was a day for the dogs in Omokoroa last weekend. The Doggy Day Out event, run by the Western Bay of Plenty District Council is now in its fifth year, with the Sportsground Reserve turned from a sports field into a dog festival.

The theme for the day was ‘Doggywood’, with family pooches dressed up as famous Hollywood stars for the ‘Star of the Day’ competition.

3/212 CHADWICK RD. TAURANGA Hurry - The Fast $500 finishes on 31 March 2019 Terms and conditions apply. Subject to Instant Finance lending criteria and responsible lending guidelines.

Establishment fee of $99 applies

PH 0800 760 000

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Sophie Goodspeed (6), Hamish the miniature schnauzer (10), Lily Goodspeed (8), and Callum Goodspeed (4 at back)

www.linsa.co.nz Sue Murray with Ned and Lulu.

174 DEVONPORT ROAD, TAURANGA | (07) 578 7717 Terms and conditions apply. Subject to Linsa Finance lending criteria and responsible lending guidelines. All loans must be approved and drawn down in our branch. Establishment and account maintenance fees apply.

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Alfie Hall with Betty Hall from WBOPDC.

Alison Curtis and Peter Hrstich from WBOPDC.

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SPEAKERS FORUM 2019

Join the biggest names in the environmental movement for a night of inspirational and empowering discussion.

Facilitated by Kate Frykberg with speakers Rod Oram, Prof.

Bruce Clarkson, Belinda Storey, David Hall, Dr. Mike Joy and Prof.

Chris Battershill.

$10 7pm Friday 29th of March Club Mount Maunganui Visit www.envirohub.org.nz for tickets

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