The Weekend Sun - 17 May 2019

17 May 2019, Issue 960

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Taking a stand p˜

On the pig’s back

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Songs across an ocean p˝˙

It’s hard to work out where the farmyard stops and the farmhouse starts.

That’s because the ducks and chooks, the goat and dogs, and the pigs – yes pigs – pretty much have free reign up Allport Road in Paengaroa. There is a photo of a goat on the double bed, a duckling swimming in the bathroom basin and a Large Black pig (before the pig gets large), asleep on a lap in front of the TV. And The Weekend Sun snapped a rescued billy goat at the window – looking out not in.

“There used to be boundaries,” says a reflective Deborah Moore. “But the animals teach you to put things in perspective.

It’s enjoyable and it’s quirky.” When the Weekend Sun arrives the place is quacking, clucking, squawking and squealing. And there’s a chook on the front door step and dead-set cute, two kilo package of pig comes snuffling out the front door. Hi Stanley.

“You can’t be too precious about it,” says husband Jim. “Otherwise you wouldn’t enjoy it.

“And they’re all cute,” says Deborah, interior designer by day

and mother to all God’s creatures on a 28 hectare Paengaroa lifestyle block by night. She falls in love with every one of them.

“We are quite ridiculous.” Pigs, dogs, sheep, lambs, rescue goats, chickens, ducks, cows. “And a husband.” He’s number three in the list of priorities after work and animals. “Nice to be that high really” says Jim. This is all his fault. Born on a farm, he spent 20 or 30 years in Auckland and yearned for animals again. So here they are sharing their lifestyle block, and their house, with a menagerie. Continued on P8. Photo by John Borren

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Spoonful of political advice Dear Auntie Roger I’ve got myself in a spot of bother. I promised to build a thousand houses but so far there’s only 80 and I think most of them were in the pipeline before I even started.

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Dear Phil, the private sector is only 44,920 houses ahead of you. Pull up your socks and get cracking, you’ll make it up in no time! Anyway, the public are probably too busy fuming over the other broken promises, you know, the ones about no more taxes, more police, capital gains tax, solving the homeless crisis, getting more teachers and keeping happy those who are still teaching; plummeting business confidence, ten thousand Kiwis leaving the country in the last year; wasting money in prisons; inaction on drug drivers; doctors striking…

What could possibly go wrong next?

- Auntie Dear Auntie Roger All the adults have gone away for the weekend, Aunt Cindy is overseas, Big brother Grant is AWOL, Uncle Winston is goodness knows where, and it looks like I’m left in charge. What do I do?

- Kelvin, Home Alone

Dear Kelvin, I know it seems scary being left all alone in charge of a country when all the mature people are unavailable, but you’re just going to have to pull up your Big Boy Pants and at least look like you’re taking charge. Just don’t touch anything.

Or say anything. Leave all the switches alone. Don’t listen to strangers or the little voices in your head. Don’t buy any more slushies. You can always ring Auntie Helen for some advice, she’s always willing to help, whether you want it or not. Just don’t say how long you spent in the shower, she’s a bit odd about those things.

At least it will make a great sequel: Home Alone, The House of Reprehensibles.

- Auntie Roger

Dear Auntie Roger, I think a change of career is in order.

That Race Relations stint didn’t really work out that well for me, and I don’t really want to do real work, just tell other people what to do. Something that doesn’t require any real talent or PR skills, but I can use my fame and abilities, which are: being bossy and important while achieving diddly squat. Any ideas?

- Susan

Dear Auntie Roger How many teachers does it take to change a lightbulb?

- Joker

Dear Susan: Well if you’re thinking about being mayor, you may find you’ll need a lot of people to like you, so that might need a rethink. I mean, you’ve such a great reputation.

Except for maybe that time you tried to use the powers and resources of your public appointed position to squash the region’s most loved local community newspaper. Oh, well, that’s water under the bridge.

We’re pretty well off for mayoral candidates around here. And some of them are good ones.

You probably should stick with the cushy political appointments, although the Nats aren’t in power and even if they were, unlikely to fall for it again.

Maybe a mayoralty is an option, but perhaps try Invercargill. I hear they’re up for change and ready for just about anyone.

- Auntie Roger Xxx

Dear Joker Lightbulbs? We can’t afford to have the lights on in schools!

- Auntie

Deer Auntey Roger I tryed to be gud in skool and like got dat Fees Free sceeme and all dat but no bodys vary intrested and nasty peepl like Nashnill are taking da piss and scorring me F for Fail.

Not my fult dat 2400 two few stoodants done it meanwhile we dunnt hav enuf dollars allercated for paying teechers, man they gready buggers eh?

- Chris.

Dear Confused, did you and your mates also vote for MMP? If so, you’ve only yourselves to blame.

- Auntie Roger Dear Auntie Roger I don’t drink much during the day yet I keep reading about the importance of hydrating. Should I be worried?

- Sipper, Brookfield

Dear Chris, you just never learn. You’re a bad, bad boy. Now give all that money back. And spend more on the teachers.

Then stand in the corner till the bell goes.

- Auntie Roger

Dear Sipper The good thing about tea is you can drink it at work. The good thing about Jack Daniels is it looks just like tea.

- Auntie

Dear Auntie Roger My mates and I have a dilemma after the election.

Nigel voted for National, but isn’t happy because despite that party getting the most votes, it’s not in power.

Larry voted to get Labour in, but isn’t happy because Winston and the Greens are watering down the issues that he thought Labour was going to sort.

Frank voted for NZ First but he’s not happy because Labour is scotching most of the policies he wanted to see, including a cap on refugees.

Greg voted Green but he’s upset because there’s been no improvement in any environmental issues.

- Confused, Brookfield

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Dwelling and household estimates for the June 2017 quarter show there were 1.84 million private dwellings (homes) in New Zealand (at June 2017)

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Who’s a pretty boy?

Warren Kilmister with his champion budgies. Photo: Daniel Hines

Champion Tauranga budgie breeder Warren Kilmister is elated that his cobalt blue and green “big boys” won some of the hotly contested sections of the recent Tauranga Bird Show.

A budgie breeder since 1958, he joined the Tauranga club in 1979 and started showing his birds.

“He’s been breeding his birds to such a high level that he won best young budgie in the show,” says Tauranga Bird Club president Sheryl Baron.

As well as winning ‘Best Champion Current Year’, Warren also won ‘Best Champion Pied Variety’ and ‘Best Champion Dark Factor Current Year’.

Back home in the aviary, which has many of Warren’s medals hanging overhead, the winning current year bird is perched in a cage; fluffy, green and puffing out his chest. To win, they must look bold and show themselves off.

“The current year bird means they’re about a year old,” says Warren. “This is one of the most valued prizes to win because it means you’ve got the best birds coming on for the future.”

Warren became a champion exhibitor in 1980 and has exhibited budgies continuously since then.

“A lot of things come in to it. The main thing is the type and style of the bird.”

Warren’s budgerigars have a unique lineage.

“Their pedigree goes back to 1994 when a group of people in the budgerigar society brought in some new birds, blood stock from England.”

He breeds between 50-70 birds every year, with stud records going back to 1980.

“It’s pretty involved actually. People don’t realise the amount of time it takes.”

He has also developed his own feed mix for the birds.

“Every second day they get a soft food mixture which I’ve had analysed at 28 per cent protein.”

The annual Tauranga Bird Show held in May was a huge success, with people queuing at the door before the show opened.

“Exhibitors came from far and wide,” says Sheryl. “From Gisborne, Stratford, Hastings and Whangarei.”

On show were about 650 birds - canaries, budgies, finches, cockatiels and cockatoos.

“One of New Zealand’s best breeders was here and was very impressed. He came up to me and said it was a very well-run show, and everyone was so Rosalie Liddle Crawford friendly.”

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Transport projects

Tauranga City Council is looking into a recommendation of reopening the Welcome Bay slip lane, after two transport projects were discussed in the projects, services and operations committee meeting on Tuesday.

Consultants from Aurecon, Stantec and Beca presented an independent review on the Welcome Bay Lane and an advisor from GHD shared an independent review on the Greerton Village Project.

The reviews focussed on the re-opening of the slip lane and options to improve traffic flows i Greerton.

This information is now public and can be accessed via Tauranga City Council’s website.

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From June 1, New World shoppers can bring their own clean and leak proof containers to use at the delicatessen, bakery and seafood and meat counters.

The initiative is being introduced in order to reduce waste and to look after the country.

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Some of the candidates who have put their names forward for the Tauranga City Council mayoralty.

An ‘excited’ Tauranga MP and Leader of the Opposition is watching in comfort from the sidelines and enjoying the prospect of a big mayoral election heating up, and new high profile, heavyweight contenders.

That’s because Simon Bridges is often the candidate himself and knows the rigours of a hotly contested election process.

“It’s easier for the candidate to be unopposed. But contests are good even if candidates prefer to get in without an election contest”.

The best barrier draws for the Tauranga mayoralty have already been claimed by a

high profile Auckland businessman with strong local connections, an incumbent mayor, a deputy mayor who wants the top job, a celebrated local with an impeccable sporting pedigree and distinguished public office holder, and a former city councillor Simon also thinks probably a few more candidates will follow.

And after studying the field and form, Simon Bridge is not surprised at the calibre of candidates.

“It’s 2019 and Tauranga is no sleepy seaside village,” says the MP. “That makes the size of the prize worth having – a chance to really do stuff.” And the MP says it’s all because Tauranga has come of age.

He says it would be easy to say the council wasn’t performing. “And believe you me, I do. But I think in the last little while it’s got

some things really right – like calling out the Government on transport and housing, and putting in place the begging ban, which was a big issue.”

The local election, still six months away, will feature some big name players. But Simon says it still comes down to promises and the credibility of that policy. “We all want to see some facts and figures around the promises.

The field to date for the Tauranga mayoralty includes businessman Tenby Powell, current Mayor Greg Brownless, Deputy Mayor Kelvin Clout, former city councillor Murray Guy, Greerton ratepayer Les Wallen, Gate Pa resident RangiMarie TeAmopui-Kaa Kingi and former director of the Bella Vista Homes project Danny Cancian.

Man found dead on yacht

Police say there are no suspicious circumstances following the death of a man on Monday afternoon.

The body of a man, in his 60s, was found on a yacht anchored off Matakana Island just before 4.30pm.

“Police received a report of a yacht that had been idling off of Matakana Island about 3.40pm.

“On arrival, police located the body of a deceased man.

“The death is not suspicious and will be referred to the coroner.”

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Egg crack $4.43 a dozen The price of eggs reached a record high of $4.43 a dozen in April 2019, after rising for the past nine months.

A national egg shortage may be one of the reasons for the rise in retail egg prices. Industry reports suggest that farmers are switching away from caged hens to more expensive free-range egg production, meaning that egg supply is down as hen flock sizes are reduced As a result, the weighted average price of both caged and barn eggs increased to $4.43 a dozen in April 2019, up from $3.89 a dozen in April 2018.

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The best medicine Tania and Regan Woodmass with their son Lincoln (4). Photo: Daniel Hines.

If Regan and Tania Woodmass only had one sufferers in other countries.

Spinraza is listed as one of several medicines for wish it would be access to a drug that could “rare disorders” that Pharmac is considering. improve their son’s life.

Pharmac’s Rare Disorders Sub-committee has Lincoln (4) has spinal muscular dystrophy (SMA) and his Mum and Dad want Pharmac to fund Spinraza, which is a drug that would allow him to regain muscular strength and movement.

The problems started a couple of years ago when the playcentre Lincoln was attending noticed he was falling over more than usual for a toddler.

After a visit to the GP and a physio they started treatment for flat feet, but the falling worsened. They did further tests, and just a month after he turned two, the SMA diagnosis was confirmed “We were told there was no treatment,” says Tania.

Lincoln has SMA type three, and dad Regan says he is on the milder end of the scale. Other people have it far worse.

A lot of people have progressed to the stage where they have lost their ability to walk or lost control of their arms, Regan says.

“As far as SMA goes, we are quite lucky with that. There are a lot of worse people out there, so collectively, we are fighting for everyone.”

Tania says it is frustrating to see people suffering from SMA, when the drug was helping thousands of

recommended that the funding application be deferred “pending the longer-term follow-up analyses of two trials”. It expects to have more evidence by the end of this year.

“I’m frustrated because Pharmac need to see sense.

“They need to help these children and these adults, and stop them from suffering anymore.

“The evidence is there, it’s been given to seven and a half thousand people worldwide, it’s in 49 countries. How can they say New Zealand needs more evidence?”

“Over the last two years of creating this beautiful SMA family we’ve seen so many children and adults lose so much like eating; they can’t feed themselves anymore, after two years they can’t brush their own hair, they can’t use their joystick on their power chair.

Lincoln starts school next year and Regan says he is being sized up for a power chair. If the treatment were to be made available, it would make Lincoln’s life a lot easier.

Tania wants to thank the community for its support, including Bay Rodders and Anna Kate Wells Sutherland.

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The big question

Aimee-Leigh checks out the jewellery on offer at Don Stewart Jewellers.

Aimee-Leigh is in the market for love, true love, meaningful enduring love. Marriage.

And nothing short of it.

“Absolutely! I can’t wait until I do.” Thirty-two years old, a science degree, career driven, a smile with a hair trigger, more bubble than a SodaStream, nice things to say about everyone and everything and popular. But lovelorn.

“A wedding day, a day all about me – and him – a pretty dress, a party and a day saturated with love.

Why wouldn’t I?” But why would you? Because when she does skip up the aisle she will be bucking a trend. Marriage continues to be unfashionable, the numbers continue a long downward trend. In fact Statistics NZ data shows the marriage rate for New Zealand residents in 2018 was the lowest since the peak nearly half a century ago in 1971.

“However with Jacinda Ardern announcing her engagement, we may see a welcome blip in the trend,” says Simon McLeay, senior minister at St Peters in the City Presbyterian Church.

“Yes, the engagement might trigger something, but probably no long-term change.”

The general marriage rate in 2018 fell slightly to 10.8 couples marrying per 1,000 eligible people.

That is less than half the rate in 1988 and a massive slide from the ‘71 peak of 45.5 per 1,000.

The would-be bride just shrugs. Because Aimee wants to be part of the minister’s blip.

“I feel standing up in front of your closest friends and family and making a public declaration of your love and promising to look after their best interests for the rest of your life is a super powerful thing.”

Forget there’s no boyfriend and no immediate prospects, because Aimee has patience. But she’s not speaking to find a mate. She’s speaking out in support of marriage.

“Marriage numbers are steady,” says Brooke Theyers, Statistics NZ population insights senior manager. “But a rising population means the general marriage rate continues to fall.”

The churchman is intrigued. “Why is there this reluctance to commit?” he asks. “Once young people have a baby it just makes sense to me to want to formalise that commitment. Once you have the baby you have a long-term relationship with that person regardless, because you are always going to be co-parenting regardless of whether you are in the same house or not. We see that all the time.”

Rather than bemoan the move away from marriage, the church has moved very much to a model of supporting people in marriage. “We still promote marriage,” says Simon McLeay. St Peters even has a service celebrating the institution of marriage. “Supporting couples in relationship and communication skills because marriage is hard work.

But it can be very rewarding when people are helped to stick with it.”

The Tauranga Moana Marriages Trust is a relationship support service. “Young women are so keen, they’re crying out, but the young men are so reluctant,” says the Trust’s James Muir. “For goodness sake guys, get off your backside. Go and invest in your relationship. You get your car checked every year, you regularly go to the doctor, but what about your relationship?”

Simon believes societal expectations that people should stay in marriages has reduced. “There’s not the stigma in divorce any more. I think it’s probably got easier to exit a marriage than work through the issues,” says Simon.

He also recalls a divorce lawyer talking about the number of people, who five years after divorcing, regret it. “First, a large number of people thought ‘great, I am free’ – but a short time later a number of them regretted it.”

Marriages are down and so are divorces – 7.7 divorces for every 1,000 estimated existing marriages, the lowest since 1977.

What bothers James is the 60,000 children under the age of 17 who experienced the pain of their parents breaking up in the last 10 years. “That’s a massive number of vulnerable kids struggling and trying to figure where they fit into all this

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It was meant to be a small event at home to help raise funds for Waipuna Hospice, but it snowballed.

Marie and Andrew Duncanson have a house that opens out onto Kiriwai Reserve in Matua and Marie loves to give her time and resources to support the Waipuna Hospice.

As with many people who often think ‘what can I do to help?’ she looked around at what she and Andy had at hand. A home, a view, a patio, plenty of space, some great friends and neighbours.

With support from these friends and neighbours and some very generous musicians, she organised an event at home.

“This started with the simple comment when I said ‘I think I’ll have another fundraiser for the hospice’,” says Marie, marvelling at how 70 people turned up on the day.

“There were so many willing to donate that it has sort of snowballed!”

She knew there were going to be a lot of people, so she went and bought 96 bread rolls and a friend buttered them. Another friend made magnificent sandwiches “It must have taken her nearly four hours,” says Marie. “They were really classy in how she presented them. You could put them in a magazine.

“A neighbour made a lot of beautiful savouries. And I made sausage rolls.”

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Marie Duncanson entertains her guests at a recent fundraiser at her home.

It was a Saturday afternoon, and she decided to invite Simon and Natalie Bridges. They popped along with their son Harry and daughter Jemima after paying a visit to the local Tauranga Fire Station.

Everyone attending the event enjoyed the view from Marie and Andy’s patio, relaxing in the sun or under cover. The band Noteworthy set themselves up under a gazebo on the reserve and were playing some sweet sounds with mouth organ, piano and guitars.

“They’re a bit bigger than what I’d usually have. They played all the old favourites. They’re a classy band and all good musicians.

“And I have a wonderful piper and drummer who are brothers who came to entertain. I’ve known them since they were born. They did solo drumming and solo bagpipes, and also played together.”

“I made six large pots of soup.

There’s five different kinds of soup

and wonderful nibbles. Also nonalcoholic drinks. It’s a real feast.

People are having a lovely meal,” says Marie.

She has organised a few small gatherings for the Waipuna Hospice in the past.

“This one just got bigger and bigger. Everyone’s happy.”

Waipuna Hospice provides specialist medical care for patients living with a life-limiting illness, and support services for them and their families. Christine loves the caring aspect of what Waipuna Hospice is able to provide to the community.

“Waipuna Hospice is close to my heart,” says Christine. “It’s to look after people to make sure they have a good ending to life, which is what we all face in life.”

“What was wonderful was the happiness between the people and the beautiful day.”

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They’re happy as a pig in mud “Like Noah’s Ark – two of everything.”

Then a quick reassessment. “More like 30 of everything. And yes, it has got out of hand to some extent.’

Especially the ducks. “Started with

two,” says Deborah. ”But they keep fornicating on the front lawn and hiding their eggs, and suddenly another family arrives.” They’ve been meaning to have a cull – it’s been on the to-do list for three years but you suspect they’d rather live with ordered

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chaos than part with any animals.

Animal-centric? They absolutely agree. And fascinating. “Everyone who comes up here and listens to our stories, love it. They think it’s gorgeous.”

So many “townies” visit and many, apparently, have never even been near a chicken. “So it’s quite nice to provide a new experience.”

Like scratching a 300 pound, tusked up Large Black (that’s a pig breed) wiping his snot on your leg, listening to his deep guttural grunting or cuddling a squealing saddle back like Stanley.

Stanley is a dead set cute threeweek-old package of pork and things looked bleak.

He didn’t have a proper name – and no proper name means

no emotional attachment which means no future - he could have been farmed off to other lifestyle block people and into a freezer as pork belly, pulled pork, or bacon.

Wilbur II was living on borrowed time and a borrowed name but is now officially Stanley and his ‘forever future’ at the happy farm was assured.

Stanley started life as a “biter”, he couldn’t suckle, he bit, which doesn’t encourage good nurturing.

And because he wasn’t welcome on the teat, he started losing weight before he had even had his first mud bath. In the wild, nature would have claimed the piglet.

“So we took him off his mother, whipped him inside for threehourly feeds of formula on a polar

fleece blanket under a heat lamp in the laundry.” Hence ‘on the pigs back.’ Animals, especially pigs, on the Moore lifestyle block are raised with love.

And don’t make the mistake of suggesting pigs stink and shouldn’t be inside. “They do not,” Deborah and Jim sing in unison. “Don’t believe us, do your research,” says a defensive Deborah.

“Smell a newborn pig and it smells just like a newborn baby.”

“Pigs are extraordinarily intelligent,” suggests Steve. “And you just need to look into their eyes to see it. Each has its own distinct personality and can become as much a pet as a dog or a cat.” Look at Arnold Ziffel from

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“Green Acres” – the American TV sit-com. Treated like a son, Arnold watched TV, changed channels, wrote his name and spoke ‘pig’ – squeals and grunts.

Stanley hasn’t got his own show, but he has figured if the front door is closed you just follow the dog and the chook around to the back door. “There’s no point closing doors because they will always find a way in,“ says Deborah. Into the house, into your life and into your heart.

Deborah once had to take another biter to work so it could be given its three-hourly feed. It was clandestine baby care because Deborah would have to sneak out to her car with a bottle of formula and a piggy poop bag.

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The one and a half kilo weakling is now ‘Wilbur’, a 150kg grunter.

Deborah is an interior decorator so people make assumptions.

“Clients will say, ‘oh you must have a beautiful home’. I tell them I live vicariously – creating their beautiful bespoke things.” Because her home is like the mechanic’s car, the last one to be fixed Deborah can feel a bit overwhelmed. And she likens it to waiting for the kids to grow up and leave home before getting a new sofa. “Well, I am still waiting because they’re not growing up and they’re not leaving home.

“One day I will make sure I do have some nice things. But I get the nice things at work, and then I come home to something quite,

different and quite, quite special.”

Stanley’s squealing for his next feed, there’s a chorus of quacking from an army of ducks on manoeuvres, a Muscovy has commandeered a planter full of water for his personal ablutions, he’s noisily splashing about his business and the beautiful but headstrong billy goat “Beau” wants his nuts right now. The dog’s miffed that Stanley’s getting all the attention and is “ruffing” him. And the big pig is sitting down because he has been “requested” to do so.

Would Deborah have any advice for a townie who obsesses about cleanliness and tidiness. “Get over it. Get yourself a pig and a goat and start relaxing.”

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All eyes on the pies Pie enthusiasts will be pleased.

The 23rd Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards is taking place on July 25, and renowned Tauranga baker Patrick Lam of Patrick Pies Café and Bakery is hoping to add more awards to his repertoire.

He has taken home the Supreme Pie Award six times in the past 10 years.

Patrick says he is happy with what he and his team have achieved with their pies.

“We like to win but we fully understand it is very hard to win, and all the bakers are very good and they know what they are doing.

“It might be hard to win again to be honest.”

Patrick says his pies have done well in various categories in past competitions.

“Normally the gourmet meat pie is pretty good, every year we are normally in the top ten.

“The chicken pie or the bacon and egg pie,

Patrick Lam of Patrick Pies Café and Bakery.

we have done very well for the last 10 years, almost every year we are in the top 10, or we win an award for the pie.”

When asked what his secret is to making award winning pies, Patrick says there is no secret.

“We don’t have secrets for our pies, we just make them like normal and we are careful step-by-step.

“With the pastry we have to rest it, we have to rest the pie before the cooking.

“It is the process that needs to be done, it’s not really a secret.”

Patrick says a lot of hard work goes into making the pies, which is what makes them so special.

“We have so many people come from all over New Zealand especially to try our pies, take photos with us and give us comments about the pies.

“It’s the quality that we put out.”

New Zealand Bakels managing director Brent Kersel says the Supreme Pie Awards celebrate New Zealand’s favourite convenience food; in excess of 100 million pies are eaten in New Zealand every year.

“It costs nothing to enter the Pie Awards, so bakers, what are you waiting for?”

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The Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards winner will be announced Kate Wells on July 30.

Council tries to placate SADD The Tauranga City Council has made some soothing noises to the Aquinas College SADD group – Students Against Dangerous Driving.

In last week’s The Weekend Sun SADD students indicated their frustration at the council for what seems to be inaction over submissions it made about the intersection outside their college.

But this week the Tauranga City Council indicated the matter was not forgotten but “still under review.”

“Why wait for something bad to happen?” asked SADD’s Georgia Jones.

“Why wait for someone to die or suffer serious injury.” In its submission last year, SADD told the council the speed restriction on Pyes Pa Road outside the college needed to be further reduced from 60km/h to 40 km/h, a flush median strip needed to be installed to assist college traffic crossing Pyes Pa Road after leaving Aquinas, as well as a pedestrian crossing for students.

And after receiving a generic ‘thanks’

for their submission SADD decided to press the issue, setting up a petition which has attracted more than 500 signatures.

The Tauranga City Council has responded to the students, following The Weekend Sun story last week.

Phil Consedine, TCC acting manager of transportation says the SADD submission, together with concerns from other members of the public, contributed to council undertaking a speed management review for this area.

The work includes Pyes Pa Road through to SH36 and is still in progress. In addition, council staff will be looking at other opportunities for improving safety in this area in conjunction with the school and within the context of the Travel Safe School Action Plan.

There’s a committee of Pyes Pa college students promoting safer and better choices on the road. Now it is waiting for a council review to assist them.

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Sharpening their swords for a big event Korean Sword Martial Artists from the Bay of Plenty are heading to South Korea to represent New Zealand at World Mulimpia in July.

Whakatane Haidong Gumdo Incorporated has seven members representing Haidong Gumdo Team New Zealand at World Mulimpia from July 11 to 19.

Haidong Gumdo is a Korean Sword Martial Art that translates to ‘The way of the enlightened sword.’

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This is only the second time New Zealand will be represented in World Mulimpia.

In order for all seven members of the club to attend, they are working towards their goal of $30,000 through local fundraising events like their Star Wars, Episode IV Movie Night on May 18.

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Tauranga’s top synchronised swimmers are training almost full-time as the city prepares to host the North Island champ’s.

Tauranga’s Synchronised Swimming Club, Tauranga Synchro has 27 athletes competing in the North Island Synchronised Swimming Championships at the Baywave Aquatic Centre on June 8-9.

One of these competitors is 21-year-old Eva Morris, who is looking forward to launching into the first competition of the year.

Eva says the upcoming championships is a really good opportunity to get feedback from some of New Zealand’s best judges.

Tauranga Synchro Head Coach, and three-time Brazilian Olympian Lara Teixeira Cianciarulo is confident in the girls’ ability to succeed.

“Our athletes have been working really hard to prepare for this competition. They’ve all put in a huge amount of time and effort.”

Eva told The Weekend Sun she trains roughly 25 hours a week, often spread out over five days.

Coach Lara believes that making teamwork a priority within the club is one of the secrets to their continuing success.

Tauranga Synchro chairperson Kate Boyt points out that help is also received from the wider synchronised swimming community.

“We have many parents volunteering their time in jobs ranging from judging and marshalling to hair and make-up. It definitely takes a village.

The upcoming competition will provide the general public with the opportunity to get a sense of what synchronised swimming is all about.

“It’s a mixture of swimming, gymnastics and ballet performed to music, with glamorous costumes.”

“The girls do a great job to make it look easy, but I can assure you it’s not,” says Coach Lara.

Eva loves that synchronised swimming is a combination of both art and sports, allowing her to tell a story while she swims.

Tauranga Synchro is also holding a synchronised swimming display on Saturday June 1 from 11am at Baywave Aquatic Centre.

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Craig Kirkwood is rightly proud of all the athletes he trains under the CK Coaching banner.

He has a simple philosophy to success - you can have all the talent in the world but without the right work ethic you are not going anywhere.

Tauranga athletes Hayden Wilde, Sam Tanner and Olivia Cummings are three of his best performing on the national and international stage.

Hayden, 22, has a World Triathlon Series ranking of 14 and is the second ranked New Zealand male, not far off the top spot.

He has been preparing for the ITU World Triathlon in Yokohama, Japan this weekend.

“This time last year he was struggling to get a World Cup start and once he got one he has accelerated from there. The Tokyo Olympics has been the focus since we started working together,” says Craig.

“A lot of his recent success comes down to belief in competing with the top guys. That makes a hell of a difference when you are racing at that level. It has been awesome to watch his development.”

In March, 18-year-old Sam beat the record set by Olympic medallist Nick Willis in 2001 to become the youngest Kiwi to run a sub-four minute mile.

Sam then beat Willis in an 800m race in Wellington, knocking a whopping two seconds off his PB. Craig says he is does not care about reputations.

“He is happy to stand on the start line with anyone and try and win. You can’t coach that kind of mentality and it is an integral part of who he is and

how he races.

“It is awesome for someone with such talent to have that attitude as well.”

Later this year Sam will start a fouryear track and field and cross-country scholarship at the University of Washington, studying engineering.

Olivia has also had a great 12 months.

The 16-year-old Otumoetai College student won the under-19 title at the New Zealand Schools Triathlon Championships in New Plymouth in March for her third consecutive national schools title.

She was 36th in the under-19 age group at the world championships last year, where she was the youngest competitor, and is a reserve for the New Zealand junior team for September’s ITU World Triathlon Championships in Switzerland.

Craig is preparing her for the winter cross country season and also working on improving the cycle leg of her triathlon training ahead of next summer.

“She is pretty stubborn and very competitive and very determined. She doesn’t like to lose and never gives up.

She is a really strong swimmer and always comes out of the water in a very good position so she is not playing catch-up.

“The bike is still a work in progress but she has made a lot of gains in the last year.”

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Those who took part in the Everest Challenge get some quality time with the RDA horses. during the day, because it’s a very active job which we Those who took part in the More FM love. So even though it was tiring and there was a lot Mount Everest Challenge got to see first more physical exercise involved, we were really happy hand what happens at the Tauranga Riding to be doing it, and also meeting all the other people that were doing it at the same time.” for the Disabled – the recipient of the Keith Hatwell, who completed the challenge as part money raised. of Team Skyla, says as soon as he found out the funds were going towards the Tauranga RDA, he and his People were challenged to climb Mauao 38 times family had to take part. in 50 days and by last week, the event had raised Keith’s five-year-old granddaughter Skyla passed away $64,092.90. in October 2017. In 2015, Skyla was diagnosed with Tauranga RDA physiotherapist and coach Sharon DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma), an incurable Aldersley says the RDA programme is important for brain tumour. young people.

Skyla spent a lot of time at the Tauranga RDA for her “RDA is an amazing way for people with all therapy, says Keith. sorts of issues, whether they’re physical, emotional, “During her illness she spent a lot of time out here behavioural, learning. The riding helps them to at Riding for the Disabled, and they really took care of experience life in a new way.

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“For people with a physical disability, it helps “They were awesome, you can see them in there with with their movement and their walking, stretching, the kids now. and all those normal things you would associate “For people like Skyla, we knew we had a short with exercise.” period of time where she could come out here and All of the Tauranga RDA staff took part in the enjoy the facilities before she lost her mobility.” challenge, and Sharon says it really is a challenge.

Kate Wells “It’s pretty tiring on top of all the activity that we do

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Children’s views are the best for playground designs Students from five Western Bay schools are putting on their thinking caps to come up with ideas for the new Omokoroa Domain playground planned by Western Bay of Plenty District Council in partnership with local tangata whenua.

The n w playground is part of a revamp of the Omokoroa Domain and Esplanade being undertaken over the next three years. The existing

playground is old and the equipment outdated.

The p oject concept aims to create a destination playground within the large open space of the Domain.

Construction of the playground is expected to start later this year.

Council’s playground project team is visiting Omokoroa No 1, Omokoroa Point, Pahoia, Whakamarama and Te Puna schools to give students and their teachers some pointers on themes and ideas they may wish to explore for the playground.

Students have been given work sheets

to provide inspiration for their ideas and they will complete their project during Term Two. Each school will be sharing students’ ideas at a community event in Omokoroa in July where their work can be shown.

Project landscape architect Tim Lander, LOAM Landscape Architects, says it is important to get the `child’s view’ of what playground design could achieve.

“The child en are the experts in playgrounds – we want to tap into their

imagination and encourage them to use their minds to come up with ideas that relate to the Domain’s environment, its unique Māori history, its European history, its seaside location and how all these themes can reflect in their pla ,” says Tim. “Playgrounds hold many opportunities for learning and offer challenges for all ages and abilities. Greater awareness of the playground setting and its connections with nature are essential aspects to weave into fun and imaginative

play experiences.”

The five schools – all between Apata and Te Puna West - were chosen because they are within the traditional mana whenua rohe of the Pirirākau Hapu.

Julie Shepherd from Pirirākau says it is important the schools and their local community are aware of who the local tangata whenua are.

“We wish to share with the students some of the historical events and stories that are significant and special to Pirirākau,” says Julie.

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Are we ready for the invasion of e-scooters?

If you’ve visited Auckland or Christchurch recently you may have noticed the proliferation of electric hire-scooters whizzing around.

I was first introduced to an e-scooter

by Cr Rick Curach who rides one to work most days. I liked it so much I bought my own. On a fine day, I’ll park at Baywave and ride over the Matapihi rail bridge. Riding through the rural scenery is a great way to decompress after work too.

When you’re one of just a handful out there riding it’s quite peaceful.

It’s a different story altogether where e-scooter hire has been allowed. A few weeks ago, while in Auckland, I walked downhill to the viaduct and had to constantly be on guard as a multitude of scooters weaved in and out of pedestrians at 20kph or more. It wasn’t just the ones that were mobile I had to watch out for. I lost count of the number of scooters that were parked in all manner of places along the footpath. Apparently, there are 500 for hire in Auckland and 700 in Christchurch.

I had to get back uphill from the viaduct, so I rented a scooter. I felt as obnoxious as the other riders I’d just witnessed. In my view, the solution is to make it legal for scooters to use cycle-lanes but not footpaths in retail/commercial areas. Council isn’t in a rush to allow hire-scooters here. I’d rather wait a while and learn from other cities mistakes.

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The ‘wellbeing budget’ From taking mental health seriously to breaking the cycle of domestic violence and supporting Māori aspirations, our Wellbeing Budget lands on May 30.

A budget addressing the long-term challenges facing Aotearoa.

The Waiariki is a clear winner already from the recent pre-Budget announcements.

With Housing First homeless services in both Tauranga and Rotorua backed by funding from our 2018 Budget, Budget 2019 will boost our investment in the successful programme to expand and help over 1,000 more New Zealanders in need.

The additional pūtea makes this the largest government investment ever towards addressing chronic homelessness in our communities.

Housing First works in that it helps whānau in our

rohe not only stay housed, but tackle related issues such as mental health, budgeting and addiction.

Speaking of skills, we are increasing the role of mātauranga Māori and te ao Māori within NCEA and scrapping NCEA fees. This will help our rangatahi succeed and reduce costs on struggling whānau.

This overnment is also putting whānau at the centre of our new kaupapa Māori-based Pathway for our prison system. One co-designed and implemented by whānau, hapū and iwi, to deliver long-term change that reduces the high rates of Māori reoffending It is great to see Corrections, Te Puni Kōkiri, and the Ministry for Social Development working together on this Whānau Ora holistic approach. Applied from pre-sentence to community reintegration, this selfdetermination-focused pathway will initially support Māori men under 30 to turn their lives around, so they can then, with their whānau, walk forward together.

Tauranga takes on Techweek A series of educational technologybased events will take place in Tauranga from May 20 to May 24 for Techweek.

Nine separate events have been organised in Tauranga, which will run from Monday to Friday next week.

Techweek is part of New Zealand’s annual festival of innovation.

The Tauranga Local Showcase is on Monday, May 20.

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“By recently increasing funding for Housing First, the Tauranga branch of this successful initiative is now part of the largest government investment ever towards addressing chronic homelessness in Aotearoa.

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Richie and Gemma McCaw coming to town Superstar couple Richie and Gemma McCaw have been announced as the very special guest speakers at this year’s Tauranga Gala Dinner.

Taking place on August 29 at Trustpower Arena, this is the seventh year of the event and is shaping up to be a night of spectacular celebration and entertainment.

In a rare appearance on-stage together, Richie and Gemma will share stories

from their elite sporting careers, as well as their new endeavours, adventures and what lies ahead.

Renowned broadcaster Peter Williams will be the MC for the evening and lead a chat-show discussion to get the insights and tales that fans are keen to hear.

Gemma – originally from Tauranga – has played hockey for New Zealand at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and world championships.

She is now focused on the wellbeing sector, lending her skills and credentials in fitness and sport science.

Richie – captain of two Rugby World Cup winning sides – now spends his time flying helicopters, running endurance races and working on business projects. With the 2019 Rugby World Cup kicking off just a few weeks after the Tauranga Gala Dinner, this will be a perfect time to hear from the trophy-holding captain.

The event, however, isn’t all about rugby and sport. The McCaws are now parents to their first child and have a multitude of other experiences and stories to share.

There will also be a charity auction for a local charity, as well as entertainers and performers throughout the night. Organisers say it is set to be one of the most stunning events yet.

The event has various tiers of tables to suit all tastes and budgets. Guests will enjoy an evening of sumptuous meals, guest speaker insights, audience Q and A, charity auction, entertaining performances and more.

Tables start from just $1390+GST. For more information, visit: Richie and Gemma McCaw at www.taurangagaladinner.co.nz the Chasing Great premiere.

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Art and age at exhibition Doreen McNeill opened her latest exhibition called XCbition on the same day as her 90th birthday.

Artists, friends and family turned out to wish Doreen a big happy birthday, with her cake decorated in a truly abstract style. The exhibition launch and party, held at The Incubator Gallery, was abuzz with music and conversation as people enjoyed the atmosphere.

After speeches and the cake cutting, the curtains were pulled back to reveal Doreen’s works hanging on walls. An excited rush of people quickly moved to apply red dots, signifying a sold painting.

The Roman numerals XC are for 90, so XCbition is a play on exhibition and highlights her 90th year – a rather clever

combination of letters and numbers.

“I’m having a lovely day,” says Doreen. “It’s lovely having so many friends here, all the artist friends from the art community of Tauranga.

With the collection of new works, she hasn’t painted to any particular theme.

“I was just painting,” says Doreen. “I love painting. I’ve just been enjoying myself. I don’t feel like doing any housework, I just paint and let them accumulate.

I don’t paint to any theme or end result, I just wait until I have a collection then put them together.”

At the opening of the exhibition Doreen had about ten original works hanging, and about 20 unframed works on paper for people to ‘cash and carry’.

Doreen has been painting seriously for about 30 years.

She started her artist career draughting navigational charts for aircraft in the 1950s, which included time spent in Venezuela, the USA, Canada and Australia.

She lived in Bermuda from 1961-64 working as a surveyor’s assistant, and then from 196584 in the Bahamas doing architectural draughting. This is where she began to take painting seriously.

Her paintings have been exhibited in Hong Kong, where five works were selected to hang in the VIP Lounge of Cathay Pacfic; Taiwan, and in many exhibitions and collections in NZ. Her friend and artist Jimi Colzato has filmed a documentary about her work titled ‘Beyond Boundaries – a meeting with Doreen McNeill’. This can be viewed on her website https:// www.doreenmcneill.co.nz/ documentry

Doreen McNeill (left) celebrates her dual 90th birthday and art exhibition.

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Artist wins Fieldays No.8 Wire Art Award Artist Gaye Jurisich has taken out top honours in the 2019 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award with her captivating piece labelled Snare.

The ieldays No.8 Wire National Art Awards are hosted and coordinated by Waikato Museum, partnered by Farmlands cooperative and supported by the New Zealand National Fieldays Society.

Judge Linda Tyler praised Gaye’s piece of art for using the space effecti ely.

“Often with sculpture, people think that it’s fine to ha e something wall mounted,” says Linda. “The whole attraction of

that piece was the fact that it was sprouting out of the walls and using the floors as ell, so it was a real installation.

“Gaye’s sculpture really captured the energy of the material well.

No8 wire is really strong stuff, and when it’s coiled it’s got all that springing energy. It really did express the quality and energy that’s inherent in No8 wire.”

Snare was one of 25 artworks created by 23 artists on display at ArtsPost Galleries & Shop in a fine display of creations showcasing the value, versatility and symbolism of No.8 wire through the creation of artworks made from this icon of Kiwi agriculture.

New Zealand National Fieldays Society President Peter Carr

awarded his President’s Choice to Dagmar Elliot of Te Awamutu for her piece The o.8 Pātaka. The Pātaka, or Maori house, struck a chord with Carr who appreciated it’s connection with food.

“This piece eally symbolised food, farming and Fieldays. The fact that the roof of the little house was made from rusty looking No.8 Wire paid great homage to the material’s durability showing that it will last forever,” says Peter.

Second place went to Bev Goodwin and Jeff Thomson o Auckland for their clever creation Re-coil which judge Tyler explained as witty idea using shapes making a heavy material seem light and buoyant.

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RSE scheme better for business and NZ workers While in Hawkes Bay last week I met with representatives from four seasonal primary industries that are the backbone of the region but which have traditionally struggled to find workers at harvest time The horticulture, agriculture, viticulture and silviculture industries have, in recent years, relied heavily on the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme which allows employers to bring workers in from the Pacific Islands to help with the demand at harvest time.

The RSE scheme was a New Zealand First-Labour collaboration implemented in 2007 in response to a plea from seasonal employers who said they could not meet the peak demand for workers from the New Zealand labour market. The cap was initially set at 5000 workers a year but quickly increased as demand grew. Last year it stood at 12,850, with continued demand for an additional 5000 RSE workers per year.

In an ideal world, we would have more New Zealanders employed in these industries but we need to work harder to draw them in.

The RSE scheme sees the Pacific Island workers kept together as a community, with housing, meals and transport provided for a fee. Offering an adapted version of the scheme would surely appeal to job-seeking New Zealanders too?

The system also needs tweaking to streamline it for employers. Currently they must renew their licence annually which adds an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy. We would like to see this replaced with a five-year renewal requirement New Zealand First is working hard for our businesses to ensure that sensible options such as RSE scheme are in place to meet the demand for short-term labour, while at the same time ensuring New Zealanders are employed wherever possible.

third place from Tyler who was very impressed with the skill involved in weaving the wire, making it seem as if it were a delicate natural fib e rather than a strong metal. The eference to the ingenuity of traditional fishing methods within the Maori culture gave it great background.

This ear’s judge, Associate Professor Linda Tyler spoke of her appreciation for the work the finalists ha e put into their pieces, “I’m in awe of how people can manipulate it and do things with it that are against it’s nature, it’s really hard stuff to m ve around.”

Gaye Jurisich with her winning piece called Snare.

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Fab’ women are set to slay Three-piece trio The Lady Killers is set to perform a not-to-be missed concert in Tauranga later this month.

The Lady Killers is made up of Jackie Clarke, Tina Cross and Suzanne Lynch, who will be making their way to the Holy Trinity Church in Tauranga to put together a charity concert, on May 24, for Waipuna Hospice.

“It’s just a concert of fabulous songs sung by fabulous women,” says Jackie.

“We’ve got a new Beach Boys song we are going to unveil, we are doing a version of ‘God only knows’, which I think is one of the most beautiful love songs ever written and we have whipped up a new version of ‘Don’t dream it’s over’ by Crowed House, especially for the occasion.

“We are also going to have a go at ‘Bathe in the River’. We have just worked out an arrangement of that, which we are going to unveil,” says Jackie.

“We will also do our old classics,

Bohemian Rhapsody will get a dust off.”

Jackie says, as a group, they like supporting good causes like Waipuna Hospice.

“I think the relationship between music and getting through times that are emotionally difficult is a strong one.

“Music is often part of softening those big changes when you lose somebody or the way you remember somebody, and the way you commemorate somebody.

“It just feels nice to be able to sing in this situation for that cause and it’s a good way for everybody coming together.

“One of the best things about being a singer and a musician is that you can offer your services for things like that and create a platform for people to let some love out and express their appreciation for a really good cause, so it’s a no brainer really for us,” says Jackie.

She is looking forward to performing at the Holy Trinity Church as she hasn’t performed there in a while.

“This time we are bringing our full band, the last time we did a show in Tauranga it was at Mills Reef and we just had a little cut down acoustic show that we were doing, so it’s great to be able to bring the full noise and let everybody hear the full

The Lady Killers. Image supplied. unleashed Lady Killers.”

The Lady Killers will be performing on Friday, May 24 at the Holy Trinity Church.

Tickets are on sale for $65 per person, will all proceeds going directly towards raising essential funds for Waipuna Hospice.

Children’s learning suffering in wage dispute A couple of weeks ago we kicked off our first Women as Influencers event in Tauranga. The aim is to hear inspiring local stories.

The first of these events focused on education and was a real success. We will be holding more of these over the next few months.

As a parent, you want the best education for your children.

You want them to be taught by teachers who are highly skilled and passionate about their work. You don’t want your child’s educators to be stressed and unhappy with their working conditions.

The Government’s pre-Budget education announcement was a bit of a mixed-bag for the sector. It’s concerning that the Government is half way through its first term but it still has no plan or education strategy, only a ‘vision statement’.

By not releasing a plan showing how many teachers are actually needed, the Government can avoid being held to account.

During their election campaign, Labour built up high expectations around pay rises and working conditions for teachers. Where is the follow through now? A mega strike is now planned, and will see the largest ever industrial

action by New Zealand primary and secondary teachers. Our children’s learning is suffering as a result of unresolved collective bargaining.

The Ministry of Education’s own data indicates we could need more than 8000 extra teachers over the next five years. Larger class sizes are likely if these teachers can’t be found. This is not good for our children and their future education.

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Tips for warming up winter Let’s face it – the weather is cooling down and it’s time to start thinking about how to keep warm this winter.

While there is the obvious method of some form of heating – be it an electric heater, a heat pump or something else – there are also the smaller, somewhat less obvious ways to keep your home toasty.

Below are a few ‘winter heating hacks’ for you to try this winter.

Blocking draughts can make a room warm up much faster and more efficiently, and stuffing common household item such as towels under and around doors can keep the warm air in.

Open your curtains during the wonderful winter sunny days. The sun will heat up your home naturally and you’ll have the added benefit of soaking up some rays. Just make sure you shut the curtains before the sun sets or disappears to trap

that warm air.

If you haven’t already, consider investing in flannel sheets. They are cosy and help keep your bed nice and warm during long winter nights.

If you have the luxury of a dryer, try tossing your pyjamas in there for a few minutes before getting in to bed. They won’t stay warm for long, but it’s the small joys in life like toasty PJs that make it worthwhile.

If you’re cooking with an oven, leave the door open when you are finished. Let the warm air escape into your home to heat it.

Hot water bottles could be your old-school best friend this winter. Just make sure you don’t pour boiling water inside them and check the plug is fully secured before cuddling up with your ‘hottie’.

And if all else fails, the trusty slippers and favourite blanket can sometimes be the best way to get cosy on a cold winter’s night.

Healthy homes standards minimum requirements The healthy homes standards released on May 16 set minimum requirements for heating, insulation, ventilation, moisture and drainage, and draught stopping in rental properties and will be law from July 1, 2019.

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“Making sure all New Zealanders have warm, dry homes is a key focus for the Government and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development,” says Jo Hughes, deputy chief executive policy, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.

“Finalising the standards is a significant milestone for the rental market.” From July 1 2020 landlords will need to include detailed information in their new or renewed tenancy agreements about how

their property meets the standards, so tenants and landlords will be aware of the standards before compliance is required from July 1, 2021.

Additional guidance information including an online tool for calculating the required heating for a living room will also be made available on July 1, 2019 from Tenancy Services at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

All rental homes will be required to have a heater that can heat the main living area to 18 degrees Celsius.

Rentals must have ceiling and underfloor insulation that either meets the 2008 Building Code insulation standard, or has a minimum thickness of 120mm. Rental homes will also be drier under these changes as kitchens and bathrooms will have to have extraction fans or rangehoods.

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Rediscovering the art of flame They’ve got a new-look showroom and they want to show it off.

The Art of Fire Tauranga at 56b Fifteenth Avenue has 14 gas fires on display and a completely renovated showroom space, making it a classy and cosy place to shop for your new fireplace.

“We’ve renovated and we’ve even won some awards for our store now,” says The Art of Fire’s James Simpson.

“The store has been there for a while – it used to be called Creative Heating – and we’ve entered into a partnership with them. We smashed down everything because it was quite dated and traditional, and we now have a beautiful showroom.”

The Art of Fire sells world-renowned brand Heat & Glo – the largest fireplace manufacturer in the world.

“Heat & Glo is known for being a really innovative

leader in technology in the fireplace industry,” says James.

“I like to tell people that they are the largest fireplace manufacturer in the world because they are that for a reason – they make a reliable product at a great price.

“Heat & Glo is the largest fireplace manufacturer in the world because they are obviously doing something right.”

They also stock Ortal fireplaces, which are known as architecturally-designed and contemporary fireplaces “Our fireplaces come with a 20 year firebo warranty and we’re proud to be offering that,” says James.

Visit the showroom for yourself. The Art of Fire is open Monday-Saturday from 9am-5pm at 56b Fifteenth Avenue.

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Heating your home with wood Modern, enclosed woodburners are much more efficient than their more traditional open fire counterparts and with a wide range of options to choose from, there’s likely something for you to heat your home.

The Ministry of Environment’s website shows which woodburners are permitted to be installed and how efficient the options are, including ultra-low emission woodburners.

Wood is a renewable fuel, as long the wood that is being burned is replaced with growing trees, it’s carbon neutral.

If you have access to a free supply of dry, untreated timber a woodburner is likely to be your cheapest winter heating option.

The efficiency of your woodburner may come down to choosing the right size for your needs. Woodburners are at maximum efficiency when

they are burning at full capacity and air quality regulations mean most urban woodburners are not allowed to have the damper closed to control heat output and speed of burning.

Woodburners are good for heating large areas and when wood is cheaply or freely available, as well as in houses with poor insulation.

Woodburners must comply with air quality standards and local council requirements.

You will need a building consent to install a woodburner, as well as have the woodburner installed by a specialist installer.

The council will inspect the burner before issuing a code of compliance certificate For more information, visit: www.smarterhomes.org.nz

James Simpson in the new show room. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

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Reconnecting our hurting families There are many families separated by the intervention of Oranga Tamariki or its predecessor Child Youth and Family and many children and parents suffering deep pain because of the separation.

Government agencies often get it right, but not always. The Bible nevertheless instructs us to be subject to them (Romans 13) and to pray for them

(1 Tim. 2) so we can live peaceable lives. OT is an organisation tasked with the heavy responsibility of protecting children. It’s critical it fulfils its stated admirable aims of finding stable homes and loving care for children and young people, firstly within their own families and whānau, but if that’s not possible, with a caregiving family that best matches their needs, and supporting children, family and whānau to restore… their important connections and relationships, their right to heal and recover, and reach their potential (from OT website).

One member of our congregation

believes the enforced separation occurring through OT in her family is based on misinformation and is actually to the detriment of the children and their mother. Sadly, the longer the children are placed with another family the more dim the chances of reconnection with their natural family are.

Most readers know only too well the heartache of long-term separation from loved family members, particularly through death. One of the best things about the Gospel of Christ is that with departed family members at the resurrection. regardless of the length of separation it This is truly good news! does provide a real hope for reconnection David Kidd Church of God’s Love (7th day)

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This is already experienced in increasing wildfires and droughts, rising seas, more heat waves, more and heavier rains or snow events as well as tragic loss of our natural species.

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Pigmentation bootcamp for your skin I think the most common skin concern I hear about from women is pigmentation.

That’s not surprising when you consider Tauranga has some of the highest sunlight hours in the country.

If you enjoyed a summer in the sun you might have noticed that sunspots, age-spots and freckles have intensified in appearance.

During autumn and winter, we have shorter daylight hours and tend to spend more time indoors, which makes the cooler months the perfect time to combat pigmentation through skincare products and treatments.

Pigmentation treatments take time to be effective and work best when

you combine homecare and in clinic strategies. The Environ Focus Care Radiance + range is really leading the way in innovative pigmentation skincare. Dr.Des Fernandes developed this new range to target the root causes of skin discolouration, dark spots, and uneven skin tone to reveal a more even-toned and radiant complexion.

In the clinic at Jamele Skincare, we have the benefit of the Environ DF machine, which allows us to infuse treatment products deeply into the skin using sonophoresis and iontophoresis. We are currently offering an individual six-week pigmentation boot camp, with a free initial consultation and six,

One million doses of influenza vaccine distributed More than one million doses of seasonal influenza vaccine have now been distributed across the country. The Ministry of Health is now encouraging even more New Zealanders to get vaccinated.

General practices provide the majority of free influenza immunisations, with vaccinating pharmacists also able to provide free immunisation to those aged 65 years and over and pregnant women.

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“Immunisation is your best defence against flu and it’s really positive that more than one million doses have been delivered. 2018 set a new record for influenza vaccine distribution and this year’s distribution numbers are closely aligned,” says Dr McElnay.

People aged 65 and older are eligible for a free influenza immunisation because the disease often has a more significant impact as people get older and the immune system wanes.

Even if you are still active and independent, for older people a bout of the flu can mean the difference between ongoing good health and increasing frailty.

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Nadia has been a skin therapist for six years and says her favourite thing about the job is helping people with the skin concerns.

“I love anatomy and physiology - the science behind skin and how it functions,” she says. “Because of this, I love finding real solutions and using my knowledge to help treat skin concerns.”

She got into the industry after deciding to treat herself to a facial at a hen’s night. “We went to a spa and I decided to have a facial as I had never had one before. The therapist acknowledged my skin

and educated me about my skin, and it was that introduction to skin that put me on a path to studying skin therapy as my chosen career.”

Her favourite Vivo Skin Clinic product is the Aspect Extreme B 17 serum. “It has a brightening effect for skin pigmentation and drastically improves the barrier and hydration levels of any skin,” she says.

When it comes to treatments and therapy, she recommends Intense Pulsed Light skin rejuvenation therapy.

“From acne and redness to pigmentation and collagen production, IPL is a very effective skin treatment,” she enthuses.

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Helping people understand their diabetes There is a new face at Diabetes Help Tauranga but our services remain the same.

Lena Fendley is now the diabetes liaison worker providing advice, information and support to children and adults living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes and their families.

Lena is in her final stages of completing the Bachelor of Community Health degree at Toi Ohomai.

Lena also has a great deal of knowledge and experience of diabetes from her life experience

as a mother of a child with type 1 diabetes.

Anybody who wants to learn more about how to manage their diabetes and lifestyle to best live with the condition can contact Diabetes Help Tauranga. The drop-in clinic is open every Monday 10am-12pm with no appointments necessary, or by appointment Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays.

In addition, Diabetes Help Tauranga run a number of communitybased support and coffee groups for people affected by diabetes and their families.

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Joint replacement becomes social occasion Would you like the opportunity to chat about your joint replacement? Perhaps pore over some new or old orthopaedic implants?

Or simply give Walk for Wishbone a go?

Walk for Wishbone - the Wishbone Orthopaedic Research Foundation of New Zealand’s major fundraiser, will be held on Sunday, May 19, at the Tauranga Domain.

People can choose to walk for 1km around the athletic track, or do the 5km walk around the domain, with stunning views over the inlet.

People who have had hip or knee replacements, other orthopaedic surgery, or just fancy meeting new people and getting a bit of exercise are encouraged to Walk for Wishbone.

Tauranga orthopaedic surgeon Richard Keddell is on the Wishbone Orthopaedic Research Foundation, which distributes funds that support and advance orthopaedic surgery in New

Zealand. He’s a Walk for Wishbone veteran, has been involved in just about every walk since it began in 1995 and he says his patients love the walks.

“I’ve really encouraged them because walking is so fundamental to a significant amount of orthopaedic work - often what we are doing is getting people to walk again.”

Richard says the spot-prizes also go down well. “There might be a prize for the longest lasting joint replacement, or the most recent one. People appreciate the camaraderie that develops relative to the type of orthopaedic surgery they’ve had. “ Walk for Wishbone raises money for orthopaedic research, which Richard says is vital if we are to continue to develop and trial new and better surgical and treatment approaches and techniques. “New Zealand has always been a great contributor to orthopaedic research; including joint replacements, trauma and other orthopaedic conditions.

“We are well respected in the world for that.”

His message to those who have had orthopaedic surgery is give

Walk for Wishbone a go.

“It’s a great opportunity to show off the benefits you’ve had from orthopaedic surgery. It’s also a lot of fun.”

Richard will be at Tauranga’s Walk for Wishbone at Tauranga Domain on Sunday.

To find out more, go to www.walkforwishbone.org.nz

Orthopaedic surgeon Richard Keddell is a Walk for Wishbone veteran, having been involved since it began in 1995.

How much better can I be? Part two Despondency is a common obstacle to healing. The nagging thought that you will not be able to improve can affect our ability to make decisions. After speaking to so many people you get the feeling that some people are just stuck in their problem.

However my client files are full of stories from people who had the courage to try something different. Last year I helped someone really troubled by joint pain in her hands, feet and hips.

This had restricted her to the point that simple things like gardening were a challenge.

To make it worse she had a lot of pain at night affecting the quality of sleep. She had been taking a traditional high glucosamine joint product with little result.

She had been doing lots of good things such as a diet high in Omega 3. While I made further dietary suggestions most of the benefit came from adding a high chondroitin supplement. A therapeutic level of high grade chondroitin is the single most important measure to improve comfort with arthritic joints. In Europe medical doctors

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We started at 1600mg of high grade chondroitin which also had 1600mg of glucosamine and 400mg of high grade curcumin (from turmeric). After only a few months she had much less pain, both during the day and at night, and was able to enjoy gardening and other things that had become difficult I see healing as a three-step process. The first is to gather important information and an honest appraisal of the situation. We then create an action plan based on healthy eating, appropriate supplements and lifestyle changes. The third is re-evaluation, to make sure that the client is getting the best possible results. For more information give me a call or email john@abundant.co.nz. You can read all my new newsletters at www.abundant.co.nz John Arts is a qualified nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health.

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Maungatapu bridge call

Why does Greg Brownless call for NZTA to widen the Maungatapu bridge (after yet another fatal accident)?

Is this an attempt to gain votes for the upcoming elections?

We have heard similar calls many times before, but the elected folk seem to ignore that this, and other bridges (Turret Road bridge, SH2 Wairoa bridge), are primarily part of our local/ regional arterial roads and should have been widened decades ago in a joint effort by Tauranga and Western Bay Councils. Some utter lack of foresight and commitment.

One often wonders if the oneauthority option - as initially proposed at the time of Local Government amalgamations - would have resulted in

optimum governance!

Despite having the Smart Growth and Regional Transportation committees, matters progressively get worse.

Would this be since there are former councillors and council staff on board?

All of Tauranga’s so-called roading “improvements” appear to be designed only to frustrate the hell out of motorists.

One likely consequence is that the motorist speeds up and overtakes out of pure frustration, in an attempt to claw back wasted traffic jam time Would this mean that the incumbent mayor and his predecessors have blood on their hands? What is your reaction to this, Greg?

Roerlof Kopman, Minden.

Change the system Food for thought Susan Devoy attracted headlines in the daily media when she announced she intended running for the mayoralty.

No doubt she has the answers to all Tauranga City problems. Just like another mayoral candidate Kelvin Clout who was going to solve the city debt problem when he got elected to council six years ago.

Since then city debt rose by some 25 per cent to over $600 million. Some solution? Max Mason, another councillor with similar sentiments elected six years ago is giving up the ghost and not standing again.

Back in the 1980s I was elected on the plank of ‘fair go for ratepayers’. That failed too. Not for lack of effort, enthusiasm or commitment.

The local government system is rigidly controlled by central government and the bureaucracy. Nothing much changes, has changed or will change in councils while that control exists.

The system has to change to effect change.

A cliché comes to mind for the upcoming election for councils. ‘Beware of the Greeks when they come laden with treasure’.

Bill Faulkner.

The letter to The Weekend Sun from Christina Humphreys was brilliant, it touched on many of the issues that affect our long-suffering public, as the highest rated (local council rates) in the country, and currently at the whim of current Western Bay District Councillors who, with a few exceptions, are highly contestable.

This has to stop. We need better sensitivity to our people, we cannot survive otherwise, and some must leave the district they love.

In our Katikati area, we want more public input to policy and decisions. This is essential for our survival. Autocratic leadership is out.

Regarding the proposed rubbish collection, our community board opted for option one. I disagree!

Do you want a container of decomposing, fly attracting food in a bucket on your bench, for a week at a time? Hell, I do not.

Also add another line on your rate notice to finance this option Wake up council, are you from another planet? Perhaps you need to change your medication!

As a self-employed electrical contractor in Katikati for nearly 50 years, I wired hundreds of under sink waste masters (I had my first one in 1964), and today most modern houses have one. I questioned at the community board meeting council’s pamphlet saying 39 per cent of content in bins was food scraps but did not get support.

Some people compost, but most put all but bones etc. down the sink.

I believe the status quo (no change) is the best.

We simply cannot afford any more councilimposed costs. Extra water costs (some stories are alarming) along with general proposed rate increases, means some house holders are getting close to $100 a week.

Election is in October, tell your councillors what you think, please.

Norm Mayo, Katikati.

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The proven competencies I am looking for in candidates for mayoral as well as council seats are: 1. Knowledge: Community and ratepayer concerns, council financial status, local and national political issues impacting on the community, focus on big picture, not minutiae, overview of legal requirements on council operations.

2. Strategic thinking and decision making skills and abilities: Inspire and empower others, use resources to achieve goals, use logic to identify strengths and weaknesses, synthesise multiple viewpoints and perspectives, independent thinking, ability to analyse reports and research, stakeholder focus, responsive to pressure for change.

3. Communication skills: persuasive public speaking - enhance inter-cultural representation - facilitate discussion and consensus - promote honesty, integrity empathy and transparency 4. Independence and team-work skills, ability to collaborate, ability to work independently as well as contributing to group decision-making, value contributions of others, provide constructive feedback, totally non-partisan.

In my view, contenders should provide evidence of their past performance in these areas to enable voters to choose the best fit Ratepayers deserve accountability from mayors, councillors as well as council staff. Experience and achievements of all contenders for local body elections need to tick all these boxes.

Come on BOP ratepayers, we need the best return on our rates. Be proactive, ask the questions before ticking your choice box. Let’s do it!

Jenny Grose, Tauranga.

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We’re not cheap labour My wife tells me often that I am trying to be the ‘volunteer of the year’, as I belong to a raft of good causes. However volunteers must not replace permanent staff, as can happen, and is wrong.

We are volunteers, not cheap labour to boost someone’s money saving plan.

Volunteers they say, save the government $50million-plus a year. That’s not what volunteers are supposed to do.

We give our time which is the most valuable thing in life. Have you ever heard of a volunteer MP? Governments have short-changed St John Ambulance for years. They are an essential service, like the police. The police do not have raffles to pay their way - at least not yet.

New Zealand has decent labour laws and needs to look at some charities who rely on cheap labour then call them volunteers.

Displaced, paid staff need to lodge a complaint with organisations in the field of human rights.

New Zealand taxpayers pay through the nose for very little.

One young person said to a collector for St John, on a disgusting rainy night, ‘I thought that you were funded by Government’.

I think the collector is still laughing.

Ron Chamberlain, Tauranga.

Cars are trains too

Can you see the trains in Tauranga?

I raise this question because some people want trains for public transport when they are already here.

For instance, most of the carriages are privately owned. The owners buy them, insure them, fuel, maintain and clean them. They enjoy the many comforts like heating and cooling, soft seating, music and radio, weather protection and versatility.

Look down from the sky and you will see the trains forming as the carriages exit from garages and join together on

the two-way tracks. Watch in wonder as carriages merge then leave the trains to form other trains. Marvel at the skill and care of the drivers as they reach their stations.

Finally, understand that what you see and personally experience is the most enjoyable, cost effective transport system yet devised by humans!

Now, tell the people, who make the tracks (roads) that we have paid the money and we want open, free-flowing roads for our trains.

Ken Evans, Tauranga South.

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Rebel songs could lose potency As New Zealand hems and haws over the efficacy of legalising marijuana, musicians and songwriters face a different conundrum: What happens to the future of the Dope Song?

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Since almost the beginning of recorded music there have been great songs inspired by weed. What happens if marijuana is actually legal? Will that in some way diminish that frisson of resistance inherent in singing about something illegal?

Weed songs have certainly been a staple of my musical life since I was a schoolboy listening to Peter Tosh singing Legalize It. Well ahead of its time, it espoused the health benefits in treating tuberculosis, glaucoma and more and became something of an anthem for us rebellious young lads. I can only imagine how impressed we’d have been had we known that his album of the same name was bankrolled by a Florida marijuana distributor.

I should stress also that we didn’t smoke weed as schoolboys. Anyone ignoring medically-proved research showing how harmful marijuana can be to developing brains is an idiot. An age limit is essential, and I believe combining one with honest education would result in fewer rather than more kids smoking. It’s not like they can’t get it now.

Easy rider

So we all sang Legalize It until we belatedly discovered Easy Rider and Don’t Bogart That Joint My Friend, perhaps the greatest of all weed songs.

But there are so many... Neil Young has Homegrown (“Homegrown’s alright with me / Homegrown’s the way it should be”) suggesting he would prefer a grow-your-own based model of reform. Dylan’s approach in Rainy Day Women #12 and 30, with its refrain “Everybody Must Get Stoned” would suggest something closer to what insurers call universal coverage.

As an aside about that Bob tune, and since this is a debate on weed a certain amount of directionless meandering seems appropriate, Dylan always asserted that the stoning he was referring to was Biblical rather than herbal. However, many claim that “Rainy Day Woman” was old-school slang for a joint. And – check this out! - 12 times 35 is 420, which is another term for cannabis in the weed

world. (A “420-friendly hotel” in America is one that allows pot smoking.)

Going even further aside, 20th April (abbreviated 4/20 in the US), is considered an occasion for smoking or celebrating the smoking of weed.

The apparent origin of this was somewhere in late ‘70s California. 420 was the police code for Marijuana Smoking in Progress. After local weedsmokers discovered the police call, they started using the expression when referring to herb |“Let’s Go 420, dude!”

In plain sight

But while there is a certain joy in an absolutely overt weed song - Willie Nelson’s Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die, or Afroman’s exhilarating Because I Got High – there’s something particularly entertaining about a sly weed song that no one notices (call it the anti-Puff the Magic Dragon effect).

Willie Nelson has his own brand in the US. Do most people realise that the “warm smell of colitas” in the second line of Hotel California is weed?

Or how about The Beatles’ Got To Get You Into My Life? A cheerful upbeat love song? To quote Paul McCartney: “Got to Get You into My Life was one I wrote when I had first been introduced to pot. I’d been a rather straight working-class lad but when we started to get into pot it seemed to me to be quite uplifting. It didn’t seem to have too many side effects like alcohol or some of the other stuff, like pills, which I pretty much kept off. I kind of liked marijuana. So Got to Get You Into My Life is really a song about that, it’s not to a person, it’s actually about pot. It’s saying, ‘I’m going to do this. This is not a bad idea.”

We’ll return to this issue before the vote. But just to note, the following countries agree with Paul and have largely legalised Marijuana. They don’t seem to have collapsed as a result.

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Combined choirs celebrate Captain Cook Oriana Singers Tauranga is joining forces with Rotorua District Choir and pulling out all the stops to perform Endeavour 250: commemorating 250 years since Captain Cook’s arrival on the Endeavour.

co-conducted by Elizabeth Pilaar and Jess Bradley of Rotorua District Choir and Katrina Daniela of Oriana Singers.

The choirs are excited to welcome opera singer Timua Brennan as guest soloist.

Jess Bradley notes that after two joint rehearsals, the sound the choirs create together, along with Timua’s singing, is just magical.

Endeavour 250 will be held at St Peters in the City, Tauranga, on May 25 from 2pm and at Western Heights High School in Rotorua on May 26 from 2pm.

Tickets cost $15 for adults and accompanied children can come and enjoy for free.

For more information, visit: www.orianasingers.nz

The concert will comprise English part-songs from the era, sea shanties and a collection of waiata representing the arrival in New Zealand and includes “Our Cities Face the Sea” composed especially for this concert by David Hamilton.

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Celebrate with Classic Flyers Classic Flyers will soon be celebrating 14 years as one of the Bay of Plenty’s premium tourist attractions.

Join the celebrations by getting up close and personal with the memories on Sunday, May 26.

From 10am-2pm on May 26, Classic Flyers will be opening its doors to the public and for just a gold coin donation you can experience everything Classic Flyers has to offer.

The day will showcase plenty of exciting aircraft inside and outside the hangar, with aircraft on display on the taxiway for people to get up really close and personal for viewing and photos.

There will also be a number of aircraft fired up for an exciting display of sound, smoke and motion.

And as well as the Classic Flyers team, there will be visiting aircraft for visitors to enjoy.

Those interested can dress up like a pilot and get their photo taken in one of the classic aircraft for a fantastic memory.

Virtual reality experience The Cave will also be there for you to enjoy virtual reality simulators, as well as Andrea’s Face Painting, a sausage sizzle run by our volunteers and more!

There will also be a prize draw where one lucky winner will get the opportunity to fly the skies in one of Classic Flyers’ classic planes so make sure you get yourself in the draw to win.

All of this and more will be there for you to enjoy on Sunday, May 26.

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Connecting across an ocean Songs haunt us. They remind us where we’ve been and hint at where we’re going; much like the moana – that mysterious watery highway connecting the peoples of the Pacific Ocean.

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Baycourt Presents, in association with Ngāi Te Rangi and Arts on Tour NZ, is proudly bringing My Name is Moana to the Baycourt Community & Arts Centre X Space on Wednesday May 29.

First toured across Aotearoa in 2017, this intimate 90-minute concert celebrates our relationship as Kiwis to the ocean and stars acclaimed singer/ songwriter Moana Maniapoto, joined by Paddy Free, Trina Maniopoto and Cadzow Cossar.

“We have travelled to some of the most exotic places on the planet, but the 2017 tour around our beautiful country was an absolute privilege,” says Moana. “It was a reminder too of the passion people have for reclaiming the health of our waterways.”

Baycourt manager James Wilson says My Name is Moana features a mix of music, myth and personal anecdote that’s guaranteed to “draw you in, make you think, feel, laugh, sing along and possibly even dance”.

“Audiences loved My Name is Moana so much some fans brought guitars and ukuleles to the show and joined in. This is Moana’s own little garage party, and you’re invited – BYO guitar or ukulele!”

Baycourt Presents, Ngāi Te Rangi and Arts on Tour NZ presents My Name is Moana in the Baycourt Community & Arts Centre X Space on Wednesday May 29 from 7:30pm. Tickets $35-$30 plus service fees. For more information or tickets, visit www.baycourt.co.nz

Acclaimed Aotearoa singer/songwriter Moana Maniapoto and her sister Trina star in ‘My Name is Moana’ in the Baycourt X Space on May 20. Photo: moananz.com

Combining for a unique programme Tauranga Musica’s Duo Col Legno will see two fantastic musicians work together to create a not-to-be-missed performance.

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as a “superlative performance of a superlative programme and superlative players.”

With the matching, warm sonorities of their instruments, Yoshiko and Heleen present a unique programme bringing together Tauranga-based Yoshiko Tchaikovsky, Arvo Pärt, Tsuruta began playing the Gareth Farr and others. marimba as a primary school The Duo Col Legno student growing up in Japan. was formed in 2014 to After relocating to New perform the New Zealand Zealand, she graduated from premiere of Peter Klatzow’s the New Zealand School of ‘A Sense of Place’, a piece Music. She then moved to commissioned by Heleen.

Austria where she completed Yoshiko Tsuruta and Heleen du Plessis.

Working together inspired her master’s degree. As a both players to explore further repertoire and this soloist, Yoshiko has performed concertos on marimba dynamic, charismatic duo have successfully combined with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, St marimba and cello to create the gorgeous sounds we Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra, Bay of Plenty will appreciate in this performance.

Symphonia, Hutt Valley Orchestra, Kāpiti Concert Duo Col Legno will be performed at Tauranga Park Orchestra, NZSM Orchestra and Waikato Auditoriuim on May 26 from 4pm.

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For more information and to purchase Heleen du Plessis has four post-graduate tickets, visit: www.tgamusica.co.nz. degrees in performing arts from renowned The Weekend Sun has one double pass institutions including the Conservatory of to see Duo Col Legno for one lucky reader who can Geneva and Peabody Institute and has advanced her tell us what instruments Yoshiko and Heleen play. talent with esteemed masters. Cellists Aotearoa, a Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the multimedia production at the Arts Festival Dunedin in competition section. Entries must be received by 2016, in which Heleen was joined by cellists Andrew Tuesday, May 21.

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Masterworks at Baycourt Noelle to Tauranga and can’t wait to perform Bay of Plenty Symphonia will perform Rachmaninov’s hugely popular concerto with her,” says works composed by three great classical Symphonia committee member Maggie Gething. masters – Verdi, Brahms and Rachmaninov - “It’s a wonderfully romantic work with all the beautiful melodies and this Sunday afternoon harmonies you’d expect from at Baycourt.

Rachmaninov.”

Up-and-coming pianist from Rotorua Noelle Dannenbring will join the Bay’s community orchestra in one of the most well-loved concertos of all time, Rachmaninov’s 2nd.

Noelle recently completed a Master’s degree in piano performance from the University of Waikato, and has thrilled audiences around the Waikato and further afield with her solo and chamber music playing. Having achieved highly in many local and national competitions, Noelle is in demand as a tutor and accompanist as well as a solo artiste. She’s looking forward to playing Baycourt’s Steinway grand piano for the first time.

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Rotorua’s Noelle Dannenbring.

The concert begins with the well-known themes of Verdi’s dramatic overture ‘Force of Destiny’ and finishes with Brahms’ magnificent 1st Symphony. “Brahms respected and admired Beethoven and included a number of musical references to his hero’s music in this symphony – many music lovers in the audience will enjoy the challenge of recognising them.”

The Masterworks concert will be held on Sunday, May 19 from 3pm at the Baycourt Addison Theatre. Tickets via www.ticketek.co.nz or at the Baycourt Box Office. Students only $5, concession $18, Adult $19.99.

Show could fill a cathedral When thinking of the great choral masterpieces from the Baroque era, one can imagine visiting Westminster Abbey or one of the great cathedrals of Europe.

But Bay of Plenty folk will not need to travel far this time to experience all the flare and excitement of Vivaldi and some of the most breathtakingly beautiful anthems of Purcell Scholars Baroque Aotearoa, a New Zealand chamber choir of experienced musicians from diverse musical backgrounds is deliberately small in number. This gives Make sure get to see a focussed and crisp Gloria! for yourself. sound, but every voice must be strong and confident without exception.

“The performances really are amazing due to the expertise of Chalium and the dedication and professionalism of the singers,” says Tauranga resident and regular concert-goer Margaret Wham.

There is much delight, surprise and satisfaction in store with the first performances of the 2019 Concert Season. Duos, trios and quartets are woven into the multi-coloured music, richly textured and huge enough to fill a cathedral.

This concert called Gloria! promises to be just that – glorious!

Scholars Baroque Aotearoa with the Opus Ensemble perform Vivaldi’s Gloria and anthems by Henry Purcell and is conducted by Chalium Poppy.

Gloria! will be held at St Peter’s Anglican Church, 15 Victoria Road, Mount Maunganui on May 25 from 7.30pm and May 26 from 1.30pm.

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United Seafarers’ Mission Port of Tauranga Assistant Manager Jeff Law says the mission deals with hospitality and welfare for Seafarers coming into Tauranga since the 1960s.

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Advance Encaustic Wax Painting

Basic knowledge of the encaustic wax medium needed. Learn new skills with Hot Wax. Tutor: Sue MacDougall.

10-3pm. The Artery, Historic Villiage.

Book: kiwisuemac@gmail.com Art On The Strand Original art for sale. The Strand, Tauranga. Weather permitting. 9-4. Tauranga Society of Artists.

Bay Network Singles Club Single, over 50? For weekend dinners, barbeques, outings. Ph Jonathan 572 2091, Maureen 021 112 3307 Car Boot Sale Fundraiser Carboot Sale - all proceeds towards building a school in Kenya. May 18th, BTI carpark. $20 entry on the day. Coffee/sausage sizzle available Car Boot Sale Tauranga South Community Patrol Car Boot Sale Greerton Village School 151 Greerton Rd Setup 7am. Single site $5, Double $10. Ph Jude 281 2389 or 021 185 0586 Ed Byrne Comedy Show Irishman, Ed Byrne, is back with a brand new show ‘Spoiler Alert’. 7:30pm Baycourt. Go on, spoil yourself! Tickets & info at www. baycourt.co.nz Exhibition - Elizabeth Haider Many Facets. Elizabeth Haider, sculptor, print maker, painter & weaver at The Incubator Gallery. Opens at 11am. Runs until 26th May

Exhibition ‘The Incredible World’

Beautiful resin art by Svetlana Kloogh.

Must see! Solo Exhibition at The Art Lounge NZ Gallery, 117 Willow Street.

Tue-Sat 11am-4pm

Gaililee Mission Concert

Fundraising concert for Galilee seamens mission at St Andrews Church Macville Rd Mt Maunganui at 2pm

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Last Saturday of the month. 8am12pm. Stalls inside/outside. Discounts for charity groups. Refreshments available. Ph/txt for site. Tricia 543 1487 or 027 908 2952, www facebook.com/ greertonhallmarket Jam Session/Open Mic 3rd Saturday of every month at Mount RSA. All genres welcome. Backing band available. Keith Dickson 021 170 2394 Jigsaw Puzzle Library 10am-12 noon.

Choose from of 300 puzzles. Hire $1 per 1000+ puzzle, 50c under 1000. Cnr Highmore Tce & Brookfield Tce. P 576 0698 Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Road.

12:45-3pm Katikati Lions Moggies Market 2nd Sat of month Katikati Memorial Hall, Main Road 8am-Noon. Enquiries 549 3589 LOL Laughter Wellness We don’t laugh because we’re happy, we’re happy because we laugh!

Come join us. Arataki Community Ctr, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui.

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Exhibition- The People’s Gallery -Toi ka rere. Opens 11am, runs until Sat 25th May. All proceeds to Stroke Foundation.

Petanque 1pm Tuesday & Saturday 45 Kawaka St, Club Mt Maunganui. No Equipment needed, come & try this lowimpact sport. Jo Ann 578 3606 Self-Defense Workshop Women’s street smart self-defense workshop, 18, 19 May, 10.30 – 4.30pm. Two day workshop, 13+. The Gym, 107 First Ave, Tauranga.

Contact Charlie 027-368-9245 info@ selfdefencecourses.co.nz Tanya Batt Book Launch 12pm-1pm at QE Youth Centre, 11th Ave. Tanya’s new book, The Time Of Your Life. Free admission.

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Supportive & friendly environment. First lesson free. Ph Jo 027 543 1697, www. taurangasynchro.co.nz Te Puke Scottish Society Monthly dance, War Memorial Hall, 7:30-11pm.

Air conditioned hall, great supper, meet other dancers, live band. Subs due. Ph Valerie 573 7093 The Sociables A group for females & males in their 30’s, 40’s, 50’s that meet up to dine out or participate in local activities. email tamizan.nanji@gmail. com 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

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Accordion-Keyboard Old time musicmakers. Welcome Bay hall 1-4pm. $3 entry & Ladies a plate please. All welcome. Ph Ces or Joy 544 3849 Bible Seminar 1:45pm Greerton Senior Citizens’ Hall, Maitland St, Greerton. Title: John’s Baptism - Preparing people for the Lord. Interactive, Q&A. All welcome. Vic 543 0504 Computer Club (Tga) Inc At Art & Craft Centre, Elizabeth St West on last Sunday of month 9:30-12:30.

Ph 572 1230 Croquet Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd, 12:45 for 1pm start, Sun, Tues, Fri. Beginners welcome. Peter 571 0633 Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet

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Right in the middle of Mount Mainstreet at Coronation Park, Maunganui. www. mountmainstreet.nz Friendship Force Travel Club Enjoy travel? Retired perhaps? For something different, be home-hosted world-wide &/or home-host international visitors throughout the year. Ph Jonathan 572 2091, Barbara 574 5711 Historic Village Market 1st & 3rd Sunday every month. 17th Ave Tauranga.

8-12 wet or fine. Crafts, plants, health merchandise, food. A Bethlehem Lions Project.

Living Well Church 10am, Papamoa Community Centre. We are of different backgrounds & ages, joining together to

celebrate the life we have in Jesus.

Maketu Market 3rd & 5th Sundays

7am-12pm, Maketu Village Green.

Ph Carolyn 027 251 0388 or Pat 021 447 420 Masterworks Bay of Plenty Symphonia presents a concert of powerful, well known works from classical masters. 3pm at Baycourt.

Go to www.baycourt.co.nz for tickets & info 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 licenc Omokoroa Lions Market 2nd Sunday monthly. Western Ave Car Park, Omokoroa. 9am-noon. Bookings not required. Ph Keith 548 2117 Papamoa Lions Club Market 2nd & 4th Sunday Gordon Spratt Reserve, Parton Rd, Papamoa. Gates open 7am for stall holder entry.

Wayne 027 974 5699 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 1:30-4, in pond behind 24 Montego Drive Papamoa, sailing Electron Yachts for fun. Adult beginners welcome.

Graham 572 5419

Spiritual Centre Psychic Cafe

Greerton Community Ctr. Doors open 6:30pm, starts 7pm. $10 door fee then everything else free. 30 of Bay’s top Psychics, Healers, Spiritualists. Refreshments. www.psychiccafe.nz

Tauranga Spiritual Growth Centre

Meet the mediums & energy healers.

Citz Club, 14 Norris St. Every 2nd & 4th Sunday, 6:45pm. $5 door charge

Tauranga Writers Sunday Focus

Greerton Library 2-4pm Dick Chad, editor. Whose story is it? All welcome $10 cash, incl refreshments. taurangawritersnz@gmail.com or txt 021 864 654 TePuke Country Music Club At Te Puke Citz & RSA Club 1pm.

Whangamata Club visiting. All welcome. Ph 573 8255

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

Monday 20 May

Alcoholics Anonymous Open meet-

ing 10am. Tauranga Central Baptist Church,13th Ave/Cameron Rd. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757 Badminton At Aquinas College Event Ctr 7:30-9:30pm. Seniors & Year 11 upwards. For social, fitness or compet tive play. Casual players welcome. Ph/ txt Sue 021 194 4335 www.taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz

Bethlehem Indoor Bowls Meets in

Bethlehem Hall. New members of all ages welcome. Names in by 7:15pm for 7:30pm start. Ph John 027 654 1298 Judy 562 0557 Bolivia, Tauranga Citizens Club Arrive 12:15pm, play starts at 12:30pm. Beginners to experienced. Everyone welcome.

Ph Jill Meldrum 578 3421 (evenings) 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

Diabetes Help Tauranga

Drop-In Clinic 10am-12pm, no appointment necessary. Advice or support for anyone living with diabetes & their families. 174 11th Ave, Tauranga. INFOline 571 3422 info@ diabeteshelp.org.nz Friends of the Library Greerton Library Book Group meets at 10:30am. Theme this month: Mothers. Tea & coffee.

Visitors & new members are always welcome. Ph Jenny 543 4760

Global Women’s Organisation: Zonta

Warmly welcomes professional women, empowering others through service & advocacy. A little time can make a difference! Meet new friends, Monthly Meeting. Ph Suzy 021 266 5044 Indoor Bowls At Tauranga Citizens Club Mon 7pm & Thur 1pm. All levels, beginner to experienced, juniors included. Everyone welcome. Ph Andrew Matthews 0210 298 5047 Genealogy Friendly Meeting Mako Room, Papamoa Community Centre 1:30-3:30. Help to solve your brick walls or share how you solved yours. 544 4182 or 542 0895 Harmony-A-Plenty Barbershop Guys!

Join our men’s barbershop chorus. We teach singing too. Community Church Bethlehem 183 Moffatt Road. Ph Alan 282 8435 Let’s Learn Lifelong Learning Are you a lifelong learner? Check out the range of courses, workshops, classes, lectures, lessons & events on www.letslearn.co.nz or ph 544 9557 Mah Jong 12:30-4pm vistors & beginners welcome. Free teaching available.

Tauranga Bowling Club, 11th Ave. Ph Shirley 576 0014 or Pam 544 0616 Marlin Friendship Club Meets Omanu Golf Club on 2nd Mondays at 9:45am.

Friendly mixed membership club with regular social activities. Take part & meet people.

Mount RSA Indoor Bowls Monday & Thursday. Names in by 6:30 play starts at 7pm. All welcome come to our friendly club & enjoy yourself. Ph Mary 574 2873 Never 2 Old Strength/balance classes & workouts for over 55s. Mon, Wed & Fri 7:30am-9am. Ph Keith 557 8765

Omokoroa Beach Indoor Bowls Omokoroa Settlers Hall, 1pm for 1:30pm start. $3 door fee, first session free. All equipmen provided. Ph 548 1636

Otumoetai Indoor Bowling Club Meets at 7:15pm in the Matua Primary School hall. New members welcome. Come along & give bowls ago. Ph Karen 576 0443 Rebus Club Otumoetai Rebus Mens Club meets every third Monday of month at St Johns Hall, Bureta Rd. Interesting speakers & good fellowship.

Interested? Ph David Lowe 544 0291 Recycled Teenagers Gentle Exercise

Mon/Wed Tga Senior Citz Club 14 Norris St 9:15-10:45am. Tues St Marys Hall cnr Girven & Marlin 9-10:30am.

Jennifer 571 1411 or 027 206 0776 Seido Karate Tauranga Age 7 & up, all abilities. Keep fit, learn self defense meet friends, free trial period.

Tauranga Primary Hall, Mon & Thurs 6pm. Ph/txt Cameron 027 518 8356 Silver Singers Choir Conductor, soprano, alto, tenor, bass voices welcome. Practise on Mondays at St Stephens Chapel 1pm. Ph Gaynor 579 2465 if interested.

Taoist Tai Chi Beginners Tai Chi classes Mon-Sat Tauranga, KatiKati, Mount, Papamoa & Te Puke. Great for stress, balance, flexibility. Friendly group. Fo times & venues ph 578 9116 Tauranga City Brass Practise at 10 Yatton St Greerton at 7pm. All welcome. Brass & Percussionists. Ph Jeremy 021 132 3341

Tauranga Creative Fibre

Monday 9:30am, also 2nd & 4th Thursday 7pm. Learn & share spinning weaving knitting felting crochet skills. 177 Elizabeth St. Margaret 571 3483 Tauranga RocknRoll Club Lessons 6:45pm & social dancing 7:30pm Legion of Frontiersmen Hall, 165 Elizabeth Street Ph Rana 027 699 5571, Trina 027 315 6674 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 Theatre Organ Society At Baycourt Theatre, Durham St 1pm. Hear & play the Mighty Wurlitzer organ. All welcome. Ph 552 0243 Te Roopu Raranga Weaving Weekly get together for Raranga weavers. Plenty of space to work collectively , motivating & inspiring each other. The Artery, Historic Villiage, 10-3. $5 Koha Vision Friendship Club (FNZI) Meets 4th Monday each month at Citizens Club. 10-12. Varied activities. Interested?

Ph Bryan 570 2483

YMCA Gold Fit Classes

Smooth Movers classes 9:30am at Matua Hall. $8 per class with concessions available. Ph YMCA 07 578 9272

Tuesday 21 May

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7:30-9:30pm. Ph Delwyn 027 212 4720 Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting every Tuesday night, 7:30pm St Peters Anglican Church, 11 Victoria Rd, Mt Maunganui. All welcome.

Ph 0800 229 6757

Altrusa International Tauranga

Ladies service group meet 2nd Tuesday for business & 4th Tuesday fun programme evening. Ph Denise 027 284 6828 or email presidenttauranga@ altrusa.org.nz Art & Craft Workshops ArtyCraft presents art & craft workshops Tues & Thur 4-6 at St Enoch’s Presbyterian Church. Ph Minette 021 995 875 Beginner Social Dance Class 7pm Tauranga Primary School Hall, 5th Ave or Wed 8pm, Welcome Bay School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Rd. Ph 544 2337 or 027 322 1786

Cards, Mount Senior Citizens

345 Maunganui Road, every Tues & Thur 12:30pm. All welcome. Ph Ernie 575 4650 Dads’ Support Group Support Group for Dads from 7:30pm at Kidz Need Dadz, 538 Fraser St Greerton. Support for separated Dads Falun Dafa Free Classes Physical improvement bound to accompany positive mind changes using this gentle qigong. 7pm Hillier Centre 31 Gloucester Rd Bayfair. Ph/text Judy 021 0425 398 Fitness League Cardio, weights, floor work, balance work, & a bit o dance. 9:30am at St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood. Ph Gloria 021 139 2448

Inachord Womens’ Chorus If you like to sing

dance & have fun, join us!

Great Musical Director!

7-9pm Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd. Ph Sabine 021 111 8659 Israeli Dancing Beginners class 6:307:30pm at Gate Pa Primary School hall, Cameron Rd. All ages welcome, no partners required. Ph Maria 022 165 2114 Keep On Your Feet 10:30-11:30am at Katikati Catholic Church hall, 89 Beach Rd, Katikati. Strength & balance classes for older adults. Sharnie 021 111 8617 Kundalini Yoga For Men An evening to support Mens health, well-being, strength & vitality. 5:30pm-6:30pm at The Light Room 325 Maunganui Rd. Koha appreciated. Ph Rayna 027 464 0691 rayna@thelightroom.studio Morning Badminton 9-11:30 Tues & Thurs, Queen Elizabeth Youth Ctr. Racquets available, everyone welcome.

Ph Rachael 027 446 2959

Mount Morning Badminton

9-11:30am. Mt Sports Centre, Blake Park. Social, all ages, racquets available, beginners welcome. $5 day. Ph Margaret 575 9792

Omokoroa Beach Indoor Bowls

Omokoroa Settlers Hall 6:30pm for 7pm start. $3 door fee (first sessio free). Equipment provided. All Welcome. Ph 548 1636

Oriana Singers Community Choir

Rehearsals 7pm at St Andrews Church, Mt Maunganui. New Members (all voice parts) welcome. Ph Terry 0210 266 8684 Otumoetai Walking Group Meet at 9am at Kulim Park. Ph Jim 576 7339 Proactive 4 Health Strength & balance classes at Proactive4Health Physio, Papamoa Plaza. 2-3pm.

For those >65 or falls risks. Ph Proactive4Health for more info 0800 868 259 Scrabble New venue is Tga Citz Club 13th Ave. New time 9:50am. All levels most welcome. Come & use that brain power! Ph Jo Ann 578 3606

Sequence Dancing Tauranga Social

& Leisure Club, St John Anglican Church Hall,94 Bureta Rd Otumoetai 7pm-9:30pm except 2nd Tues month 3:30pm-6pm. Faye 543 3280

South City Indoor Bowls 7:30pm

Club Night. Championship Pairs Post Section Playoff if required. Names in by 7:15pm.

Tauranga 60+ Continuing Education Dr Raymond Richards,

Dpt of History, University of Waikato, American Politics-update. Otumoetai Baptist Church, 241 Otumoetai Rd. 10am. $5 entry.

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

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

Grant 578 6448

Tauranga Diamond Friendship Club For active retirees, meetings 1:30pm 1st Tuesday each month at Tauranga Citizens Club. Guest speakers, social outings, numerous activities. All welcome. Ph Nancy 543 4468 Tauranga Orchid Society 7pm, Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave. Speaker: Patricia Hutchins (Sunvale Orchids) on Sarcochilus orchid care, plants for sale. All welcome, free.

Tauranga Patchwork & Quilters

1st & 3rd Tuesday 7-9:30pm & 2nd & 4th Fridays 10-3. At Arts&Craft Centre, 177 Elizabeth St. Helen 027 475 3632

Tauranga Samba Drumming Band

Percussion Band! 7:15-9:15pm.

Mount Sports Hall, Cnr Hull & Mt Maunganui Rds. Ph/txt Rob 021 232 7185. No experience necessary, we teach you everything!

Tauranga Target Rifle Club Tauranga Target Rifle Club 7pm April-October Everyone welcome. Ph Ellis 578 0098

Tauranga Tennis Midweek Ladies

Tauranga Lawn Tennis Club Midweek Ladies. Rusty racquet skills? Reignite your passion for tennis. Ph Erika 021 746 779 The Parent Show Baycourt 7:30pm.

Speakers Nigel Latta, Anna Martin & Pauline Spence discuss the psychology children, cyber-safety, online bullying & more. Q&A. Brendon Pongia as MC. Go to www.baycourt.co.nz for more info & tickets YMCA Gold Fit Classes Smooth Movers classes 9am & 10:15am Tues & Fri at the Papamoa Community Ctr. $8 with concession available.

Ph YMCA 07 578 9272

Wednesday 22 May

Age Concern Walking Group Meet 10am Pacific Ave, Mt Maunganu

Alcoholics Anonymous Open

meeting 10am 1st/3rd Wed of month.

Tauranga Central Baptist Church. 13th Ave/Cameron Rd. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6747 Arabian Spice Bellydance Beginner classes. Learn the moves, keep fit dance with us. No partner required.

St Columba Church Hall. 502 Otumoetai Rd. 6:30pm. Ph 021 124 5982 arabianspicebd@gmail.com Arts On Tour NZ Singer, songwriter Moana Maniopoto in “My Name Is Moana 2019” Baycourt 29 May 7.30pm. Tickets www.baycourt.co.nz Bowls, Mount Senior Citizens 345 Maunganui Rd, every Wed & Fri. Names in by 12:45pm. We need more players. Beginners welcome. Ph Nancy 575 465 Cards Cribbage (Crib) Join a friendly group who meet at Tauranga RSA, Greerton any Wednesday 12:50pm. Ph Michael 562 0517 Community Bible Study Join us @ City Church 252 Otumoetai Rd 7-9 for Bible Study on the Book of Daniel.

Ph Julie 552 4068

Fernland Spa Water Exercise Gentle exercise in the warm water.

Suitable for joint replacements, arthritics & recovery from illness or injury. Good for strength, coordination & balance. Jennifer 571 1411 Fitness League Exercise, movement, dance focusing on posture, stretching, strengthening & flexibility, suitabl for all ages & abilities, 10am Katikati Memorial Hall. Pam 07 549 4799 Free First Home Seminar Free First Home buyers seminar, smart business centre, 65 Chapel st, Tauranga. Industry specialists talking about the process to first home buying Free Meditation Sport BOP offices (next to Squash Courts) 40 Devonport Rd Tauranga 7:30-8:30pm.

Learn to meditate for inner peace. Let go of negative thoughts & negative reactions. Ph Ian 027 884 2238 Gate Pa Indoor Bowls Champion Pairs 7pm. Names in Book. (Roycroft Trophy) Gate Pa Midweek Tennis Keep fit make new friends, enjoy social tennis 9-12. Don’t let the winter blues get you down. Ph Geoff 021 474 807 Healing Rooms 1-3pm 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 Indoor Bowls Club Mt Kawaka St. Names in by 6:45pm for 7pm start. Ph Val 543 4168 Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Road.

Mixed Roll-ups 12:45-3pm.

Mah Jong Tauranga Citz Club, 13th Ave & Cameron Rd. 12:45-4. All welcome, free teaching available for beginners. Tauranga Citz Club, 13th Ave & Cameron Rd. Ph Joy 578 7310 Mt Maunganui Lioness Club Meet 1st & 3rd Wed. New members welcome. Meet new friends & enjoy community services & social activities.

Ph Christine 575 2144 Papamoa Toastmasters Find your Voice Papamoa Toastmasters meets 1st 3rd & 5th Wednesday at 3 Palm Springs Blvd, Papamoa 5:30-7pm. Ph Chrissy 027 296 7939 Scottish Country Dancing Mount Senior Citizens Hall 345 Maunganui Rd. Beginners 6pm, General dancing 7:30pm. Mary 574 8687 Lynne 021 140 7912

YMCA Gold Fit Smooth Movers exercise

9am at Welcome Bay Hall. $8 per class with concessions available. Ph YMCA 07 578 9272 YMCA Gold Fit classes Keep on your Feet class 10:45am at Bethlehem Hall. Ph YMCA for more info 07 578 9272

Thursday 23 May

Adult Conversational English Classes

Using the Bible. All learners welcome @ St Andrews Church, 3 Macville Rd, Mt Maunganui, 10-12. Ph 575 9347 Tues-Fri 9-3 Adults Ballet Class 2pm St Peter’s Anglican Church Katikati. Posture, balance, movement, musical appreciation, French terms & enjoyment. Ph 577 1753 www. christinaproductions.co.nz 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 al ages & abilities, 10am Tauranga Central Baptist Church Hall. Pam 07 549 4799 Friends Of The Library Social meeting 10am Greerton Library. Michelle Sims talks about her visit to the new Christchurch Library for the Public Library Managers Forum. Pam 571 2566 Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Rd Rummikub 1-4pm, $3 entry.

Keynotes Women’s Chorus We sing 4-part harmony a cappella style. Keynotes meet at the Wesley Centre 100 13th Ave 7pm.

New members welcome. Ph Bernice 576 4848, facebook Keynotes Inc. Lighthouse Cafe 10am-12pm at Lighthouse Church Welcome Bay. Come for a chat or bring your chosen craft & have a cuppa. Ph 027 576 3105 Mount Underwater Club Club night 1st Thursday of month. Guest speakers & other Club events. New members welcome. See website for details www.mmuc.co.nz Orange City Square Dance 7:30pm at St Enochs Hall 16th Ave. Have fun, get active, new dancer class begins soon, first nigh free, flat shoes please. Ph 578 651

Retro & Mod Sale Vintage & retro clothing, fabrics, linen etc. 9:30-1 at Historic Village. Proceeds to Turning Point Trust. Cash only.

Rhythm, Foxtrot & Waltz Ballroom dancing at Mt RSA Thurs 10am-12pm & Tga Citz Club on Sat afternoons.

Ph 572 4272 Social Games Club Mt Maunganui Indoor Bowls & Cards. Have an afternoon out.

New members welcome.

Ph Dot 575 3780 Sunshine Sequence Dance Group Learn dancing at a friendly club. Baptist Church Hall, 13th Avenue, 6:30pm Learners tuition/revision. 7-9:30pm all dancers. $3 entrance includes supper. Jan 544 4379 Tauranga Model Railway Club Meet at 7:30 Club rooms, cnr Mirrielees & Cross Rds, Sulphur Point. Ph Mike Oldfield 021 939 23 Tauranga TePapa Probus Club Meets first Thursdays 9:30am at Daniels in th Park. Ph Robbie 578 1051 YMCA Gold Fit Classes Smooth Movers exercise group 10:30 Bethlehem Hall. $8 casual with concession rates available. Ph YMCA 07 578 9272 YMCA Gold Fit Classes Sit & Be Fit classes 11am at Greenwood Park Retirement Village. Ph YMCA 07 578 9272

Friday 24 May

Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting 7:30pm, Hamner Clinic 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton (behind Bridgestone). Ph 0800 229 6757 Chess Tauranga Tauranga RSA Chess Club, Greerton 5-7pm, Casual & Standard length games. Standard Chess rules. Werner 548 1111 http:/www. westernbopchess.weebly.com/ Greerton Indoor Bowling Club Yatton St, Greerton. Names in by 7:15pm for 7:30pm start. Club Night Hindu Mandir Weekly Worship Weekly gathering at the Sanatan Dharam Mandir for worship.

Dinner also provided. Ph 07 543 2906 for more info.

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ARIES: You are in the limelight on the weekend. In friendship,follow instincts much more so than usual.

On the other hand, avoid impulse buying this week.

LIBRA: Travel is indicated, but enjoyable and successful trips need more than the usual hours preparation.

Family can be less than cooperative until the weekend, then everything is on the up and up.

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TAURUS: There’s a dip in self confidence early in the week, then you find yourself meeting old responsibilities with new determination. Thursday, Friday is for teaching, the weekend is for learning.

SCORPIO: Your life is a lost and found department, losing confidence, then gaining ground. You can be unsure of yourself but also you can be shrewd and perceptive. A cherished romantic wish may turn into reality by the weekend.

GEMINI: This is the week to boost your partner’s sagging confidence and be alert to children’s changing attitudes. It is an excellent time for presenting ideas and proposals on the job and on the home front.

SAGITTARIUS: Romance wise, there are several intriguing challenges facing you now - by the end of the week you could find that the more you try to simplify life, the more entangled the situation may become. Rest is a must.

CANCER: A loved one seems a little to easy to please you right now, but there’s no reason to be suspect.

Friends share good news around the weekend. Prepare to deal with friction among relatives.

CAPRICORN: Expect to meet two quite different people after the weekend and to learn something from each one.

Make caution your byword. Eliminate home hazards and most importantly, guard words carefully.

LEO: Lots of helpful people - too many for your taste, show up during the weekend. Your best allies seem to be men and women of another generation. It’s easy to misinterpret a loved one’s sweetest remarks.

AQUARIUS: Friendship is at up-tempo, but you can’t take it for granted now. Attend to the tiniest of details. Starting on Thursday, look forward to loosening the money belt.

VIRGO: Luck is with you much of the week, but it also deserts you on important occasions. Challenge is your present keyword. Your vitality is inspiring and you can achieve a major goal.

PISCES: Distractions put you behind schedule and you may find that you have to cancel weekend plans.

Entertainment is the theme. Look forward to amusing encounters and cultural evenings.

Feel like a coffee & meeting new friends? 10am. Ph Gayle 027 439 3267 or email mixandmingle@xtra.co.nz to find ou where.

Meets at the Tauranga Rowing Club, Devonport Rd 10-2:30 & 7-9.

Beginners very welcome. Ph Jenny Williams 07 219 7740

Tauranga MidWeek Tramping Group Kauritatahi hut from Thompsons Track (off track). Grade: hard. Garth 575 7293

Tauranga Rotary Would-Be Members Have time, want to help

in your community? Like fun, food, enlightening speakers? Join us from 6pm, Daniels In the Park. Ph Bev 027 285 4066 Toastmasters Early Start City Early Start club. Improve communication & leadership skills. Join motivated, enthusiastic group. Classic Flyers Avgas Cafe 7am-8:15am. LaniDTM@gmail. com, www.cityearlystart.co.nz and FB

Welcome Home Spiritual Community Caitlin Ellis’ spiritual

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Ph Margaret 576 5292

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From scratch or update existing I can help you stand out. View samples on www.facebook.com/acvforyou or Ph/text on 021 27 27 912

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TOYOTA LAND CRUISER VX Limited. 24 valve auto, 1995, 6 cylinder 4,164 CC, 80 series.

Regularly serviced. $17,000.

Phone 0274 777 298

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A1 HOME & GARDEN SERVICES Tree pruning, weeding, hedges, waterblasting, handyman, 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

lost & found

Found Adult Black/White Female Cat, Mount Maunganui Area, Ref: 159463, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245

appliance services

Found Adult Tabby/White Female Cat, Hairini Area, Ref: 159463a, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 APPLIANCE REPAIRS For service of all Fisher & Paykel, Haier and Elba appliances, Ph 0800 372 273 for your local technician.

BOAT BUILDING repairs and maintenance. Timber & fibreglass trade qualified, boat builder. Ph Shaun 021 992 491 or 07 552 0277 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 PAINTER/DECORATOR Interior & exterior. Quality workmanship, friendly service. Over 25 years specialising in residential and more. Quality paint at trade prices. For your best advice in all areas. Ph Shane Mount/ Tauranga Decorators 07 544 6495 or 021 575 307

trades & services

PICTURE FRAMERS, canvas stretching, tapestry, poster, Diploma framing also vanity mirror with lights. Large selection of frames. Ph 07 576 0657 or 021 862 523

PLASTERER A1 TRADESMAN with 30 yrs experience. Quality finish with friendly, reliable service. I specialise in interior walls & ceilings with no job too small. Strip your own wallpaper and I will skim your walls ready for a modern paint finish. Repair cracked walls & ceilings using proven carbon-fibre technology.

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

Chimney maintenance & repairs.

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

unimaginable and mesmerizing designs, scenery and fellowship – Selling fast. Contact Jan or Emma Zealandier Tours 07 572 4118 email: admin@ zealandiertours.com 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) June 5th; Mystery Day Trip. (2) June 20th21st; The Grand Chateau by Northern Explorer Rail through Raurimu Spiral. (3) September 2nd-5th; South Island Trans Alpine Express & Wild West Coast. 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

travel & tours

#ZEALANDIERTOURS – 28th May – Chelsea Sugar Factory – Climb aboard the Chelsea Bay Train and tour through this spectacular factory, from docking at shore to the finished product found in supermarkets & of course tastings. A delicious day out *** 14th July – War Horse Show – Matinee – Experience an unforgettable journey and treacherous mission a boy will embark on to find his estranged beloved horse *** 28th September – 1st October – WOW Show Wellington, Northern Explorer Train & the exquisite Chateau Tongariro Hotel – 4 days of

Marie and Andrew Duncanson turned their Matua home into a live venue recently in support of the Waipuna Hospice. They threw open their home overlooking Kiriwai Reserve, to friends and neighbours. And after a memorable afternoon of drinks, music, food and conviviality they had raised $2,330 for Waipuna which provides the best possible specialist palliative care for those facing end of life. The Weekend Sun photographer Dan Hines was mingling at the Duncanson’s.

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One man heard about the fundraiser and decided to bring a band – “Noteworthy” - and they performed for free.

About 70 people crowded the Duncanson’s home.

And they donated $33 per head to Waipuna. Marie was “over the moon”.

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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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Even the MP and family turned out – The Bridges, Harry and Jemina with Mum Natalie and Dad Simon with hosts Marie and Andrew Duncanson.

The Willie Nelson look-alike is in fact a “very personable” David. He’s a friend of “Noteworthy” who performed for the crowd.

Friday 17 May 2019

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DUAL CAB PETROL 4X2

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2.4L Petrol 1 Tonne Payload 16” Alloy Wheels Standard Tub Liner Stainless Steel Sports Bar

2.0L Turbocharged Diesel 1 Tonne Payload 16” Alloy Wheels 6 Speed Manual

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Image for illustration purposes only. Sports bar for illustration and may vary. See www.greatwall.co.nz for more details. Visit Great Wall at Fieldays - Stand E102 and E104

for Payload metallic paint. Vehicles must be ordered and 1 Tonne delivered by 30/06/2019 and whilst stocks last.

16” Alloy Wheels Image for illustration purposes only. Sports bar for 6 Speed Manualand may vary. illustration

Your Farmer MG, HAVAL & Great Wall Sales Team. Find us at 19 Hewletts Road.

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19 Hewletts Road, Mount Maunganui, Tauranga Monday - Friday 8am - 5.30pm Saturday 9am - 5.30pm

021 195 9994 |

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027 484 7278 |

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