The Weekend Sun 1 August 2014

Inside this issue Welcome Bay sports centre sought

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Rocket science The big news this week: NZ is getting its own space programme.

It’s been a while since we had a decent space programme; the last I remember were ‘The Jetsons’, and ‘Lost in Space’ with some quite alarming warnings coming from the robot: “Danger, Will Robinson”.

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Lately there have been a few interesting space forays; the most recent when Gerry Brownlee given a rocket. Of course the rocket wasn’t quite where he was expecting it, having bungled his substantial frame through the wrong airport door and getting his butt kicked into orbit as a result.

Space, they say, is the final frontier.

Which reminds me of the old story about Davy Crockett, who had three ears. A left ear, right ear and a wild frontier. But that’s not important right now.

There is so much space out there; it must be hard to know where to start.

At least with the talent we have in this country for special effects, such as the brilliant team at Weta Workshop, we’ll be able to fake some major space missions as good as anyone else in the world.

One particularly challenging space destination would be exploration of the Mana Internet party; here we see vast tracts of void, and no signs of intelligent life. Funded by a German so large in mass he exerts his own gravitational force attracting idiots; and Laila, the Klingon.

Reports this week suggest NZ will be using rockets to put satellites into orbit from next year, at a fraction of the average cost of launching from other parts of the world.

The carbon composite rockets are reported to cost less than $6m, whereas the average cost elsewhere is about US$133m.

The Kiwi space company, Rocket Lab, want 30 rocket scientists and a rural location for a launch pad.

We’ve suggested inland of East Cape, where many inhabitants have a head start – they’re already sky high.

Fascinating that we can put satellites into space but can’t get rid of a shipwreck on a rock, a railway line through the middle of town, pay our teachers on time, or add a couple of lanes to the Turret Rd bottleneck.

If we seriously wanted something propelled into orbit, the best option would be to ask Valerie Adams. Another gold medal and 53 unbeaten outings in a row. She’s the girl to see if you want anything flung beyond the reach of gravity.

Different planet Meanwhile, the Green Party

proved again they’re on a different planet to the rest of ordinary thinking NZers, with a response this week from candidate Ian McLean, confirming my view that some of them are a hypocritical, condescending lot.

Check out the letter in this week’s pages,

and the RR response, on Page 32.

Are we good enough?

What’s wrong with us, Clarkson? Aren’t we good enough to be insulted?

Top Gear main man Jeremy Clarkson has insulted just about every other country in the world, yet Kiwis seem to have been left out.

His latest slur, if you want it to read it as such, supposedly happened during a Thailand special, at the River Kwai.

The Independent reports Clarkson used the word “slope” in a play on words about a makeshift bridge that the programme had constructed across the river.

As an Asian man walked towards him, the presenter looked at the bridge and said: “That is a proud moment... but... there is a slope on it”.

Clarkson received a ticking off from broadcasting watchdog Ofcom, but the BBC is reportedly standing by the presenter.

Clarkson’s other controversial comments include allegations he used the N word earlier this year, which wasn’t broadcast, while reciting the rhyme ‘Eeny Meeny Miny Moe’.

(Interesting aside here, any number of rappers can use the N word and for some reason it isn’t deemed culturally insensitive. That in itself is racism).

Mr Clarkson has also upset the Indians by mocking their culture; and Mexico for making jokes about their national character. The French, Italians and Germans have probably given up complaining.

Here at RR we think the NZ Race Relations Commissioner, who is short of real work, should take up the issue with the BBC, as Clarkson has clearly insulted New Zealand by not insulting us.

We’ve been singled out as a nation not worthy of a cultural jibe.

To give credit where it’s due, at least the Australians honour us with regular insults to remind New Zealand of how often they think of us. Even John Cleese has had a crack.

But not Clarkson. Bloody poms.

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Chasing a sporting chance Welcome Bay Community Centre member Paul Pou at Owens Park. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

Aspirations of filling a sporting void in the Welcome Bay community by establishing an indoor centre at Owens Park will be up for public discussion this weekend.

Welcome Bay residents are invited to have a say on the idea at their local community centre this Sunday at 12.45pm, so an organising committee can take their mandate to Tauranga City Council.

Welcome Bay Community Centre member Paul Pou says while Waipuna Park successfully caters to outdoor sports, the absence of an indoor centre is drastically holding the

community back. “I think it’s got the ability to transform the whole community in Welcome Bay to be honest,” says Paul, who believes an indoor facility will benefit the suburb both on a social and sporting level.

Paul says many Welcome Bay families and children are missing out on a range of sports because it’s not financially viable to travel to other suburbs in Tauranga City.

“There are so many young kids walking around streets in that area that can’t afford to go outside the region out of Welcome Bay itself.

“It [the indoor centre] is really to fill a void for them, so they have a sense of purpose after school hours and in school holidays.”

Paul says this is a high priority and a perfect starting point could be looking to site an indoor centre

at Owens Park, once home to the Welcome Bay Marlins rugby league side.

He says discussions with TCC will need to take place around this, but the committee remains positive it can push for change and lobby council to look favourably on the development.

“That seems like a prime piece of real estate to develop that community around that particular area.

“I think that sport has a way of rallying the community together, so we need to lobby to council for the need of an indoor centre in Welcome Bay.” The public meeting is at Welcome Bay Community Centre this Sunday at 12.45pm.

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St George’s Anglican Church parishioners are urgently trying to raise the remainder of an $11,000 bill to repair church grounds after April’s Battle of Gate Pa commemorations left a “hazardous and unsightly” mess.

In planning for the 150 year commemorations, carvers, builders and contractors prepared the Gate Pa Reserve behind the church during wet weather.

St George’s Anglican Church Vicar, Reverend John Hebenton, says heavy trucks and the event’s large traffic volumes have left a dangerous dirt track on church land, leading to the reserve, which needs repair.

“The grass under the trees was worn away from the volume of traffic and now that it’s winter the site is muddy, pot-holed, uneven, slippery and very unsafe to walk on.”

The repairs will cost more than $11,000 and parishioners are desperate to start work before the problem worsens.

Legacy Trust and Pukehinahina Trust have granted about $2500 each – and a parishioners’ fund has raised about $2500 but John says the appeal is still about $5000 short.

New tree carvings and a platform are increasing foot traffic to the church and

St George’s Church warden Cliff Simons in the area they are wanting to be paved.

Photo by Tracy Hardy.

reserve’s hill, and mobility access to the reserve is currently through the lych gate, which means the site’s driveway needs extending from 100m2 to 180m2.

“The increase in foot and vehicle traffic has also exacerbated the need to get driveway repairs underway. The elderly and disabled need to use that area – there’s no alternative,” says John.

Legacy Trust’s Mike Savage says a durable surface for driving, parking and walking is needed to beautify the grounds and protect surrounding trees.

“The purpose of the trust is to gift money as a legacy to the community, and this is a very fitting use of funds.

“We want to do what we can to help the parish and the Gate Pa community.”

John hopes to have all upgrades completed by end of September.

A concert featuring classical guitarist Ilya Kristoff is at St George’s Anglican Church on September 28 to help raise the final $5000 for repairs.

Tickets are available at the parish office on Church St.

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Plans for $4m St John hub Construction of the $4 million project is expected to start late this year or early 2015, depending on grant applications, says St John district operations manager Jeremy Gooders.

The announcement follows Tauranga Police CIB Charitable Trust trustee Detective Sergeant Pete Blackwell this week listing St John as one of two major recipients for the 20th and final Tauranga CIB Police Charity Luncheon.

Jeremy says the Tauranga Branch has expanded to about 22 staff, “majorly outgrowing” the current premises built in 1990.

“What we are building in the new complex is a Bay of Plenty St John central hub for all of our activities.

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A 32-year-old Auckland man has been arrested on firearms and driving charges following a high-speed car chase through Tauranga streets during which shots were fired at police.

The chase started following a driving complaint on State highway 2 near Katikati about 8.45pm and ended at Mount Maunganui two hours later.

During the chase shots were fired at police and at least three members of the public were confronted at gunpoint at the Baypark roundabout as the alleged gunman attempted to carjack a vehicle.

Nigel Baker was working alone at the Tasman Aluminium office when a gun wielding man smashed the front door and pulled a gun on him demanding keys to a nearby Holden. Read more about his story on SunLive.

When the Weekend Sun went to print the alleged gunman was still to appear in court.

“It will not just be a functional operational ambulance station but also operate our community services like our health shuttle, coordinating our caring callers and Friends of the Emergency Department.”

Funding will come from funding grants and applications, as well as public support in the coming months.

Jeremy says 80 per cent of the organisation’s funds for running the service come from the Crown and ACC, but this doesn’t cover the cost of the new building.

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Detectives are looking for two men who robbed a Mount Maunganui Video Ezy at gunpoint.

The two men entered the video store on Owens Place about 7pm Saturday armed with a pistol and confronted store workers.

They have confronted the staff members and demanded money. After obtaining the cash till containing a small amount of money both men fled on foot.

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Video footage of a man “car surfing” on a moving vehicle through the streets of Matua is being called “stupid and reckless” by Tauranga Police.

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Years not wasted

It might sound like a rubbish job for most, but working with waste and recycling has become a true passion for Nick Roozenburg.

Today the Tauranga City Council solid waste manager calls time on a 29-year career, with 15 spent helping shape the city’s waste minimisation sector for the future.

But Nick admits it wasn’t a planned career choice.

He spent 14 years as a roading designer before the 1989 amalgamation of the Tauranga and Mount Maunganui Borough councils forced him to scope out a new position.

“I didn’t think I would be in solid waste for 15 years. In the old days the roading engineers would run the little council tips because it was basically compaction, excavation and machines and stuff,” says the 65-year-old.

“But it has grown into its own science; now there are engineered landfills with proper environmental controls and resource consent. I enjoyed that more structure, technical side of things.”

During his time as a council employee Nick’s helped close two rubbish tips in the city – Te Maunga and Cambridge Road – and build two transfer stations.

TCC was one of the first councils in New Zealand to operate user pays transfer stations on the basis rates funding generates more waste.

Dumped rubbish recovery and closed landfills are funded by TCC rates – but rubbish collection, composting and transfer stations are paid for by user charges or rental from facilities.

In the last decade council has sent 75,000 tonnes of waste to landfill, yet as the population grows the annual tally is holding steady – showing people are beginning to take Tauranga City Council solid waste manager Nick Roozenburg at the Maleme Street Transfer Station. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

rubbish and recycling seriously, says Nick.

“Now, instead of burying stuff, we are concentrating on diverting, recycling and composting so we have built a nice composting site out at Te Maunga.”

With his gold card in hand, Nick says colleagues’ jibes they’ll be calling him for expert advice don’t quite fit into his laid back plans.

“To be honest I’m retiring to retire, and do all of the things that I don’t have time to do.

“I’m quite a keen road cyclist and mountain biker; I’ve got a couple of new bikes I really need to try. And I don’t use my boat enough for fishing.”

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World champion rides for youth Breaking both her legs during training five years ago ended Te Puke World Champion freestyle motocross rider Mary Wanhill’s racing career – but the 31-year-old refused to let the accident defeat her.

Despite holding a Guinness World Record for the largest jump by a woman, and being voted the world’s best female freestyle rider, Mary can remember lying in the ambulance on December 14, 2009, feeling an overwhelming peace.

Perhaps she knew the incident would lead to better things – this month she’s taking another step to prove that’s true.

Mary is launching a new initiative through her organisation, Youth Encounter, for Te Puke teens

World Champion freestyle motocross rider Mary Wanhill, aka Scary Mary.

combining dirt biking and physical wellbeing of participants.

It’s been available through Youth Encounter for youth who own their own bikes, but the new scheme provides an opportunity for those who don’t own a bike and safety gear, says Mary.

“The focus is not on riding the dirt bikes, but using them as a tool,” she says. “Because of my background it’s the tool I love working with; I’ve seen the impact it has on young people.”

Such impacts include developing vibrancy, and a will to live, finding a purpose and a reason for living, says Mary.

“It kind of empowers them to reach further, to want to do something with their life.

“When I was a young teenager, I really disliked school. The message I heard from my teacher was I’d never get anywhere.

“But I worked to buy a dirt bike. I really pushed forward, I had to fund myself in that sport, and

it gave me the drive to get to where I’ve got.

“Now I’ve finished my career I can turn and help the youth.”

Mary says there are no other programmes in New Zealand that offer bike tutorials and at the same time focus on the physiological wellbeing of participants.

The first course will be launched in mid-August, consisting of a half-day course during seven

weeks at Pirini’s Motorbike Park.

As a charitable organisation, the Dirt Bike Encounter opportunity would not have been possible without the support of funders such as Bay Trust and Lottery Grants, she says.

Mary hopes to further the course throughout the region and potentially nationwide.

To learn more, visit www.encountercamps.org.nz

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Jumpers warned Warning signs are now all that remain to deter people from jumping off the two bridges at McLaren Falls.

He says extensive signage will be installed on both bridges to warn of the dangers of jumping, and the risk of serious injury or death.

Gary says the jumping behaviour is of serious concern to council, but there is nothing more they can do to prevent it.

“Jumping off the traffic bridge has occurred for Fencing to prevent people many years and appears to be an activity that the jumping off the road bridge has thrill-seeking component of our community wishes to been removed in the last week after Western Bay undertake. of Plenty District Council ruled it was failing to “Council has a duty to warn of the dangers of jumpprevent the life-threatening behaviour. ing off the bridge, the individual is responsible for Additional high fencing, razor wire, or netting making the choice of whether or not to jump – and were also considered in the design of the new if they choose to jump, then they have to accept the McLaren Falls pedestrian bridge, officially openconsequences.” ing today, but were considered likely to be just as The deck of the new bridge is about 13 metres ineffective, says WBOPDC deputy above water level, but varies depending on the water CEO Gary Allis. levels of the river.

It is about 790mm higher than the deck of the old road bridge.

Gary says WBOPDC approved the removal of the road bridge fencing when the new bridge’s design was authorised.

“The safety fencing was constantly being cut; people were accessing around the ends or through the cuts in the mesh, or were climbing the mesh and jumping from the top.”

When the pedestrian bridge’s initial $500,000 design was proposed concerns were raised the placement and design would make it more difficult and more dangerous for dare-devil jumpers.

But Gary says the approved alternative design, costing $265,000, has different features.

“Jumping off either bridge is considered dangerous and should be avoided.”

A farm worker died after jumping off the road bridge on January 8, 1995. Gary is aware of at least one jumping-related injury in the last three years.

“Injuries are not reported to council. If council is made aware of accidents it is usually through third parties.”

McLaren Falls park ranger Warren Aitken also believes jumping off either bridge poses the same threat but says removing the road bridge’s fencing will likely make the jump slightly safer.

“I think it was more risky for people jumping with the netting, because they were climbing right up the top and trying to get through.”

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Launching NZIC This week we saw the official launch of the NZ Independent Coalition. It was a great night, shared by many of our founding members including friends and family and others keen to join us. Coming together to share in this momentous occasion, there was an atmosphere of great anticipation and excitement.

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Final week of parliament In this last week of parliament before the election, we had a number of valedictory speeches from retiring National MPs, including Tony Ryall.

As a new MP in 2008, Tony was a great help to me and I have learned a lot from him sharing a constituency office in Tauranga during the last six years.

Before National came to power, the welfare system simply expanded with no investment in supporting people into work, or action to prevent long-term benefit dependency.

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Neighbourly action stepping up A community initiative started from the desire to bring back traditional neighbourly relationships is rocketing in popularity and seeking more support to keep growing.

The Good Neighbour Trust is launching its new vision and funding opportunities for people and businesses to get behind at BayCourt on August 11.

Organiser Campbell Hill, who started the organisation in 2011, and gave up his full time job to grow it, is astounded at how successful it’s become.

“I really didn't know what it would look like or how I was going to do it. With the generous support of Jason and Todd Rowling the idea soon became a reality.

“The Good Neighbour Vision began to

grow as we just went out and began showing generosity to those around us.”

The trust’s aim is to ‘put neighbour back into neighbourhood’, says Campbell, by helping neighbours transform their communities.

“That means we support families who have hit a bump in life’s road by providing good old fashioned neighbourly support, and we do it before they hit crisis point.

“Our vision is to see neighbours involved providing practical support such as meals, home maintenance, garden clean-ups, and most importantly, human connection during life’s toughest times.”

Now, the Good Neighbour Trust has three initiatives volunteers can be a part of, starting with neighbourhood projects offering support in practical ways. Previous projects include organising a backyard wedding for a

couple struggling to make ends meet hosting a pirate birthday party for a five year old whose father had stage 4 cancer.

“The party was likely to be the last one shared by father and son and it was very emotional.”

The Good Neighbour Food Rescue Vision grew from a passion couple John and Jackie Pain has to support other charities and community groups with useable food that may otherwise be thrown into landfills.

The most recent, the ‘Let’s Get Growing’ initiative, involves establishing community gardens in various locations.

Campbell says the key to growing the organisation is continuing to receive support.

“It’s about the power of community working together to make our neighbourhoods a better place to live.

“Last year volunteers in our projects area contributed over 1000 hours in our community. Our Good Neighbour Food Rescue initiative has only been going a short time and has donated over $30,000 of food.

“With more volunteers on board, we could easily double that.”

This month’s event will focus on the organisation’s goals to develop monthly community projects, and build a larger, core volunteer base.

It will also unveil Good Neighbour’s website.

Visit www.goodneighbour.co.nz for opportunities to help.

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Campbell Hill and Jason Rowling from Good Neighbour Trust are ready to help the community further. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

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Historic steps’ safety questioned A Tauranga man concerned with the safety of elderly residents utilising the historic stone steps on Mauao is calling on Tauranga City Council to improve them.

tion, but the historic steps at the bottom are a disaster waiting to happen when one is going down them, worse in wet and damp conditions,” says the 66-year-old.

He hasn’t had any serious trips, but does admit to a few “near misses”. “It’s wonderRon Chamberlain climbs the iconic mountain ful to see the number of senior people using twice-weekly and believes the steps leading up the the track keeping fit. However, with the Main Beach side of the mountain are an accident passing of time balance can be a real probwaiting to happen, especially for older people walking lem for some – over time more seniors will down them. be using the track and safety is paramount.”

“Tauranga City Council has a wonderful facility Ron last week contacted Mauao park with the Mount and they keep it in wonderful condi- rangers with his concerns.

Mauao park ranger Mark Ray admits the

steps are steep, but he doesn’t believe they’re unsafe.

“You do have to take caution going down them, but people are going on to Mauao for the wilderness experience as well.”

He says as they’re historic steps and rangers are limited as to what they can do.

“There’s also alternative routes to be able to get to the spot where Ron is concerned about.” Mark hasn’t received any other complaints about safety of the steps but says he will erect a sign at the top of the stairs

cautioning walkers to take the flatter, fourwheel-drive track, in the next few weeks.

Ron says while a sign is good for now, something more significant should be done.

A series of specialist tests evaluating the condition of the mountain as part of the Mauao Reserve Management Plan is expected to be put to Tauranga City Council for consideration in August.

TCC communications advisor Marcel Currin says safety concerns over the steps will be included in discussions only if the issue is raised by the community during the review process.

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What the future holds your career options

The annual Western Bay @ Work showcase opens next week with a host of events highlighting career and training opportunities in the Bay. Key to the event’s schedule is the Tauranga Careers and Business Expo at ASB Arena. Hosted by Priority One and Rotary of Tauranga, next Friday and Saturday the expo showcases some of the Bay’s most innovative industries, sectors and businesses alongside leading tertiary and training providers.

Priority One’s strategic projects manager Greg Simmonds says the collaboration between training providers and local industries is what sets the event apart.

“Being able to interact with businesses and training providers in the one arena works exceptionally well.

“Students, school leavers, in fact anyone interested in exploring their career options can come along, discover the diverse and exciting career opportunities available in the Bay and then talk to career and training providers to identify the best pathways to get there.”

Other key events on the Western Bay @ Work calendar include the Beca Engineering

Day, a better exporting series, Careers NZ career clinics and University of Waikato information evenings.

Greg says Western Bay @ Work is a collaborative community event.

“This year’s theme is ‘learning for life’. For us to attract and retain a skilled workforce, we need to showcase our growing economy and highlight the exciting employment opportunities in the region.”

The free Tauranga Careers & Business Expo runs 9am-4pm on August 8, and 9.30am-3.30pm on August 9.

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Mount designer linking worldwide Jo Odgers with her dress made entirely of five cent pieces.

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Spending many late nights linking 1700 metres of chain to about six metres of fabric has paid off for a Mount Maunganui designer, whose design will feature on the world stage.

Jo Odgers’ three-piece design is a finalist in the American Express open section of the 2014 World of Wearable Art competition in Wellington on September 26.

Her design will be displayed by three models each wearing a full-body suit of black, gold or silver metallic PVC fabric, all linked together with fine jewellery chain.

“The story of my design is we’re all linked – whether we’re Pacific Islander, European or Asian, we’re all linked,” says Jo. This is the 41-year-old’s fifth time as a selected finalist, but she’s never

3D print shop an NZ first Tauranga has taken another innovative step in the future of 3D technology, with the opening of New Zealand’s first 3D printing store in Greerton this week.

experience in design. With our machines, students are able to design and create three dimensional models in the classroom, giving them the chance to see how their creation is made before their very eyes.”

They are also an excellent tool for businesses, and are making waves in the architectural industry.

“The architecture field has also started to apply this technology to create architectural design prototypes. Archaeologists use it to replicate historical site/objects for research purposes.”

Robert wants to provide these services to local and offshore architects looking

to better their services for their clients.

He encourages local businesses to grab hold of the technology before others, and give themselves an edge over the competition.

Robert says their team is excited to be at the forefront of a rapidly growing technology.

“3Design foresees that 3D printing has great potential.”

3Design opened its doors to the public on Monday – making it the first store to only stock, sell

By Corrie and service 3D printers in-house Taylor nationwide.

While some 3D printers are available for purchase from other stores, managing director Robert Reid says their store offers many points of difference.

The fact they only sell 3D printers means they are experts in the field and can offer customers the best service and advice, he says.

“Not only do we offer 3D printers and servicing, we also offer prototyping, drafting, consultation and offshore product sourcing and manufacturing.”

3Design’s showroom provides customers with everything they need to know about the revolutionary technology, how it works, and what it can do. Robert says 3D printers are excellent tools for education purposes.

“They are a cheap and affordable way to spark the imagination of students, 3Design salesperson Harley Wise with some examples of their work. giving them hands-on

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Not keeping track of how many hours spent on creating her design, Jo says she’s been working on it for about four months since starting the creation in March.

“There was a stage of about three weeks that I never went to bed before about 1.30am.”

Jo’s creation will feature on stage with hundreds of entries from across the world, with all garments going through a strict judging process.

“This is a very cut-throat and tough process, you’re up against designers that work for the likes of Weta Workshop and have worked on major movies,” says Jo. “So when you’re just a part-time, at-home designer, like myself, it’s extremely rewarding to be up there and competing with the best.”

The talented designer’s works have also featured in Miss Universe New Zealand and Miss World NZ

By Zoe Hunter

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Hosted by Grey Power Coastal, the free ‘Meet the Candidates’ afternoon on August 8 is open to anyone.

Organiser Ruth Dekker says candidates will speak for five-10 minutes each before a question and answer session from the audience.

“We want to ask them about elective surgeries, superannuation and what they plan to do with that; and taxation

between local body and government.”

While those topics are pertinent to Grey Power, audience members can ask questions on any topic they like, says Ruth.

Candidates planning to attend the meeting are NZ Independent Coalition’s Brendan Horan, Labour’s Clare Wilson, Green Party’s Ian McLean, NZ First’s Clayton Mitchell, and United Future’s Ben Rickard.

National has sent Ruth a statement to read, she says.

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Rippa season on field Te Akau Ki Papamoa players Kase Meyer, Max Miller, Cooper Gibson, Corban Laban-Palmer, co-coach Brad Fleming, Saffron Hose, Reef Newdick, Imij Hawking and Tiana Webster. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

The home you deserve

Hard work and commitment are paying off for Te Akau Ki Papamoa’s senior rippa rugby players, who will represent their region at the national Rippa Rugby Championship next month.

Co-coach and deputy principal Tane Bennett believes the team has what it takes to claim gold, after winning the Bay of Plenty Rippa Rugby Championships in Paengaroa recently.

“This tournament is something these kids have been aiming to win for three or four years since they won their grade in Year 3, so they’re super-rapt to get through.

“It’s such a thrill for them and they are determined to do their school and their region proud.”

Tane shares the coaching role with the school’s sports coordinator and former Maori All Black and New Zealand Sevens’ player Brad Fleming.

“We’re both passionate about rugby and I’m sure that comes through,” says Tane, who believes Brad’s rugby success is lost on most of the young players, but not on their parents.

“With Brad’s involvement there’s no questions about what we’re doing – the parents are all right behind us.”

Tane says his team is inspired by Opotiki Primary School’s success, coming third in the national champs when representing the Bay in 2013.

“It was a huge result for them.”

Fundraising is underway to get a busload of parents and supporters to the Wellington sideline to cheer on the 10-player mixed team.

Proudly describing the school as an emerging “powerhouse” in rippa rugby – winning Western Bay grade titles for the last four years – Tane hopes this is the first of many trips to the nationals.

“We have a core group of Year 5 players who are looking very strong for next year.”

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“The earlier they get started on their journey to independent success.”

Business weekend starts up A Tauranga businesswoman is on a mission to increase opportunities for Bay of Plenty school-leavers and graduates to join the region’s business community.

French teacher and business owner Pascale Hyboud-Peron is this year’s lead organiser of the Tauranga Startup Weekend 2014 at Basestation collaborative work space on Durham Street, from November 7-10.

The winner of Tauranga Startup Weekend 2013, Pascale was appointed to the role following the departure Sheldon Nesdale,

Pascale Hyboud-Peron is leading this year’s Startup Weekend.

who founded the annual event in 2012.

“Throughout the collaborative activities I took part in at last year's event, and those that I’ve been involved in since, I’ve developed a strong sense of belonging to this exciting community,” says Pascale.

“The earlier our young people get exposed to the lessons Startup Weekend teaches and get connected into the massive experience of our wider business community, the earlier they get started on their journey to independent success.”

The Startup Weekend teaches and promotes entrepreneurship in

the community by bringing budding entrepreneurs, startup enthusiasts, experienced business people and investors together.

During the weekend, they share ideas with 60 second pitches that result in the formation of small teams around the best, most viable concepts.

Teams focus on customer development, validating ideas and building prototypes with the help of experienced mentors. They then demonstrate their products and receive feedback from a panel of experts.

Places are limited, to register, www.tauranga.startupweekend.org

What if a Christchurch earthquake struck here?

I’m not going to tell you what you already know about natural disasters. We know we need to be prepared to look after ourselves as help is unlikely to reach everyone in the city straight away.

But before we start the rebuild, it’s good to know whether Council’s assets are covered by insurance.

Tauranga City Council has saved heaps on insurance premiums recently because we have worked with the region’s councils through our joint entity ‘BOPLASS’. Council currently pays $1.5 million per year on premiums.

We’re constantly reassessing our premiums against how much of our assets are covered. Our insurance covers Council’s above ground assets (excluding roads and pipes). It also covers up to 40 per cent of our underground assets; with the balance covered by the Crown. Our excess is $1.5m.

We can access large amounts of emergency funding, but that’s when things get complicated as we’ve seen in Christchurch.

The Crown gets involved in local democracy and the ratepayers face the risk of servicing large amounts of debt.

Sorry to end on a cliche - it’s not a question of if a disaster strikes, but when. Best of luck to the rescuers and decisionmakers when disaster strikes, because they’re also likely to be victims as well.

In other news, I spent most of last week outside

of Tauranga. I met the other under 40-year-old elected members from around NZ at the local government conference held in Nelson.

All areas across NZ want to improve how they engage local youth; but it seems wasteful for 77 councils to try to reinvent the wheel.

I also went to Wanganui for a session on their award winning digital strategy.

Rural communities have the most to gain and lose from the rise of technology.

For instance, industries can stay if the area offers value, but technology can also make manual jobs redundant.

Technology is already embedded in our lives. I can’t wait to debate how Tauranga is going to make the most of the opportunities, while avoiding the double-edged sword.

I also stopped by New Plymouth on a reconnaissance mission to keep track of what they’re doing in terms of public art, events, and their waterfront. It’s useful to step outside your own hamster wheel to see what you can learn from others.

Feel free to email me your thoughts (matt.cowley@tauranga.govt.nz), call/text me on 027 6989 548, and follow me at www.facebook.com/a.younger.voice.

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Freedom camping rules up for fine-tune Freedom camping rules may be clearer when Waihi Beach’s population grows five-fold this summer break, with Western Bay of Plenty District Council looking to amend its bylaw on the act.

On Monday council’s Policy and Planning Committee will decide whether to make amendments to its Freedom Camping Bylaw from a staff

review – prompted by resident complaints last summer.

WBOPDC reserves and facilities manager Peter Watson says the amendments are to make rules clearer to freedom campers and give enforcement officers more measurable guidelines for compliance checks.

“One issue from past audits is you turn up to somewhere like Anzac Bay at Waihi Beach, there’s meant to be three campervans overnight, staying a maximum number of nights each, but at 8am there’s 20 campervans – and

how do you measure which are the complying three?”

Peter says discussions with the NZ Motorhome Association have seen staff propose an amendment to create designated freedom camping sites, so enforcement officers don’t count vehicles but ensure they ‘camp’ within a boundary.

“The proposal is for the whole Western Bay district to go away from a stipulated number of vehicles per site per night, to designated freedom camping areas.

“Whether there’s three big

motorhomes, six small ones or campervans, they just have to be inside the designated area,” says Peter.

“So if they turn up at 8pm and can’t fit in, they need to go somewhere else or they’ll be ticketed the next morning for non-compliance.”

Another proposed amendment is remove freedom camping from Brighton Reserve or prohibit it during that peak summer period, and only allow the act from postEaster to Labour weekend.

Peter says this is due to Waihi

Beach’s population spike last Christmas causing use and access issues for the reserve’s carpark.

Other amendments clarify the ‘overnight’ definition and three-night rule. Peter believes amending the bylaw will make the district more welcoming to the motorhoming fraternity and “maintain the environment and use for the locals as well”.

Council’s committee can opt for the status quo, or approve amendments, or accept amendments with changes out for public

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French inspiration Nestled in its new spot at Waihi Beach, Au Bord de la Mer – The French Shop At The Seaside is stocked with items of a distinctly French character.

The store offers unique items to perfect the home, from glasses imported from La Rochere, established in 1475, and 100-year-old butter moulds, to Belgium tapestry and Hungarian purses.

Other items include Laguiole, the most famous French knife, enamel Cafetaire pots, Brocante copper pots, antique linens and French door knockers.

“Where possible we prefer products actually made in France, but to complement our range some are sourced elsewhere; however products must be of distinctive French character,” says owner Sue Managh.

While it’s new to Waihi Beach, The French Shop is a long-lived store, which Sue moved from its original spot in Akaroa.

“I visited the store and I fell in love with it, it’s a very unique one-off shop.

“When I saw it was for sale, it was perfect. But I didn’t want to live in Akaroa. The

plan was to come home,” says Sue, who with her husband recently settled in Waihi Beach after dairy farming in South Canterbury.

“This is our favourite beach, we’ve always holidayed here.”

She says some people will recognise it as the shop from Akaroa, and “there will be some North Islanders who are very happy it’s up here now”.

The store’s previous owners have recently retired, but will still be travelling to France this year to source unique items for the shop, as they have done every year.

“Next year they’ll be taking us over to France to learn the ropes.”

Sue invites everyone to take a day-trip to Waihi Beach, where people can “leisurely spend time enjoying the beautiful stores as well as The French Shop and enjoy a good coffee or lunch”.

The French shop is opposite the Waihi Beach Hotel.

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Gardening & Helping hands in the backyard Young grower set for final Elderly residents throughout Greerton are enjoying clean and tidy gardens after a group of Greerton youth volunteered their time to help out.

Arranged through community youth group, Journey Vineyard Youth, the teenagers got to work last month making Pooles Rd residents’ gardens look great.

Organiser Tina Salisbury says the students really enjoyed the work, which is one of the many activities running through the youth programme.

She says many of the residents are unable to tend to their own gardens.

They were both surprised and thrilled at the help offered, she says.

Greerton youth cleaning up a garden.

Patrick Malley will represent the Bay of Plenty when he competes for the 2014 Young Grower of the Year title on August 14.

Patrick, from Whangarei, is the contracting manager/director at Onyx Capital kiwifruit and avocado orchard in Maungatapere and won the Bay of Plenty Young Grower title in June.

“The support I’ve had from the kiwifruit and avocado industries in the Bay of Plenty and Northland since that win has been fantastic and I’m really looking forward to the national finals,” says the 30-year-old.

He was eligible to enter the contest because there is no young fruit grower event in his region.

Patrick says his win has added renewed interest in establishing a Northland young grower event. He will go up against three other competitors for the national title in the August 14 final.

Soothing gardens A garden has a way of touching someone’s heart, capturing a mood, and soothing the soul in an instant – that’s what Mark and Debbie Osmond from Instant Effect Garden Nursery believe.

“Never underestimate the power of a garden – or its effect on your life,” say the couple, who believe creating that moment doesn’t have to be years in the making.

Together with their team, Mark and Debbie can help clients create a stunning garden which will continue to evolve over time.

Since starting the garden nursery in Papamoa 12 years ago, the couple have developed the business significantly.

Mark says they now offer a total package from plants and design, to full landscaping services.

“We opened our retail shop seven years ago and constantly receive comments from customers on how impressed they are with the quality and range of plants on offer – and the size of the centre.

“That reaction reflects our aim

Some of the quality range of plants at Instant Effect Garden Nursery. to have the variety to impress and knowledge to inspire.”

As well as plants, trees and shrubs, Instant Effect Garden Nursery offers on-site consultations, landscape design, landscape installation and construction and garden maintenance.

The garden nursery has a wide choice of plants including roses,

camellia, fruit trees, conifers, shrubs, New Zealand natives, palms, standards, topiary and evergreen, deciduous and flowering trees.

In addition to well-known examples, Instant Effect also has some more unusual and interesting plants, including dwarf varieties.

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Seek out Latin America’s drum Latin America beats to the rhythm of an infectious, eternal drum; it’s filled with natural beauty, complex eco-systems and ancient cultures.

Travelling in Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica and Panama will be as varied as the landscapes you will encounter here.

You will be calmed by remote expanses and limitless natural beauty. You’ll be be-friended by the locals, and you’ll be inundated by an unmistakable array of colours, sights and sounds.

In Chile and Bolivia there is an astounding variety of landscapes and climates. You can explore some of the most fascinating desert landscapes and natural wonders on the continent. See the Green Lagoon, which has a colour that varies from turquoise to dark emerald. It’s pigments are so strong you can see the colour from the sky.

Journey onto the Salar de Uyuni – the largest salt flat in the world, where the sky and the land blend

together. Explore the Atacama Desert, commonly known as the driest place in the world with soil that’s compared to the surface of Mars.

Costa Rica, with its lush tropical rainforests, astounding variety of flora and fauna and superb track record for environmental sustainability, is truly green – literally and figuratively. It’s a mecca for eco-adventure and tourism.

Home to nesting sites for the green sea turtle – a species in danger of extinction – and more than 2500 plant species, 100 mammal species, 400 bird species

Background image Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers.

Pure Costa Rica.

Bay knitters on a mission Needle-wielding knitters across the Bay of Plenty are once again busy stitching clothing items for orphan children in Eastern Europe as part of Operation Cover Up. Hundreds of knitted blankets, clothes and accessories are shipped to orphanages and families living in Romania, Albania and Moldova each year as part of the operation.

This year,

and 120 reptilian and amphibian species.

Much of Cost Rica consists of virgin forest, so there’s an extremely high biodiversity. Panama will surprise you with its uncrowded beaches, magical rainforests and wonderful colonial towns.

Its most famous feature is certainly the mighty Panama Canal, but it also has a curious and exhilarating combination of cultural influences.

This fascinating area of the world is a treasure trove of unforgettable experiences just waiting to be discovered.

Omokoroa knitter Nelda McCann hopes they’ll send another six wool bales overseas.

“The ladies have been busy,” says Nelda, who says woollen goods are received from knitters all across the region, including Te Puke, Opotiki and Whakatane.

A group of Papamoa College students are also picking up their needles yet again for the mission.

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Fitness challenge launched

Jen Murray practising for her exercise class at the Historic Village.

Everybody understands regular activity will benefit their health, but it can be difficult to know where to start or when to find the time.

Nutrition and exercise consultant Jen Murray knows how hard it can be, so she’s launching a four-week fitness challenge to help establish a moderate exercise routine.

The challenge programme, which begins on Monday, is one of almost 50 activities on offer as part of the Play in the Bay ‘Move it Month’ in August for those wanting to get active.

Jen developed the challenge after seeing how difficult it was for people to begin exercising despite their best intentions, with many put off by the level of intensity of training expected.

“They didn’t want to come back from the gym feeling sore and were put off by the demand of boot camp programmes.”

Drawing on her experience running a weight loss challenge, Jen has designed the fitness programme to increase motivation by incorporating support and accountability, with participants encouraged to check in weekly for coaching advice.

“We are all good at finding all sorts of excuses, so as part of a group you’re not just letting yourself down.”

Designed to be easily incorporated in your routine without special equipment, the programme focuses on doing four exercises – starting from five times a day to 20 times daily after four weeks – along with about 20 minutes of jogging or walking three times a week. For details, call Jen on 07 576 3642.

Other options for beginning an exercise routine next week include Zumba, on Saturdays

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9.30am (call Carla on 07 578 8780), beginners Pilates on Mondays 3pm, (call 07 576 3606) and beginners Step on Tuesdays 8.55am, Te Puke, (call Brenda on 07 573 5855).

Women’s fitness sessions are being run at Links Ave on

various days at 6.10am and 5.45pm (call Naomi on 027 328 6797) and low impact exercise classes at Tauranga’s Central Baptist Church on Thursdays 9.30am (call Pam 07 549 4799). The full calendar can be downloaded from www.sportbop.co.nz

By Hamish Carter

Success bowls over champions

A Tauranga quartet of indoor bowlers are the toast of the bowling community after clinching the New Zealand Indoor Bowls Mixed Fours National title.

At the 50th annual tournament in Upper Hutt, Paul Smith, Mike Phipps, Fiona Wilson and Lorraine Phipps won five of their seven matches to hold off a strong Canterbury side.

For Smith and Wilson it means they finally break through to win their first national indoor bowls titles.

Mike Phipps has seven national titles and his wife Lorraine has two. They have both been in champion mixed fours teams in 2006, 2007 and 2010.

Bay Oval’s international spotlight Mount Maunganui’s Bay Oval will be back in the international cricket spotlight with Afghanistan to play four matches at the venue in October.

As part of a series of warm-up matches for next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup the side will play two 50-over matches against Auckland and Northern Districts apiece.

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Name change for favourite chicken Friends have often commented me on the beauty one of my favourite chickens, a greyish lavender-coloured, feisty araucana.

It’s a South American breed of chicken known for laying green-shelled eggs.

Crispy lime chicken with guacamole Snack-size serves for four Ingredients 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs Juice of 8 fresh limes 2 Tbsp olive oil Zest of 2 limes 1 bunch coriander, chopped 2 gloves garlic, finely chopped 1 Tbsp smoked paprika 1 Tbsp freshly cracked pepper 2 beaten eggs 3 Tbsp cornflour 2 cups of panko bread crumbs 2 ripe avocados ½ red onion 2 ripe tomatoes Juice of 1 lime

wiser. It appears to be one of nature’s quirks.

Of course I can’t dispatch one of my favourite chickens to this week’s recipe, but I will share a yummy quick idea using chicken thighs and freshly-made guacamole.

About 12 months ago I named her ‘Pearl’ because of her lustrous-coloured feathers.

Now I call her a ‘him’, as the bird rises at exactly 5.35am every morning with cock-a-doodle-do.

The appearance of the chicken has only changed slightly, with dark rings appearing under the eyes, like it’s been up all night, and a bit more of a comb.

The chicken appears nervous, shifty and seems to know the game is up.

After googling the facts about latedeveloping roosters, I’m none the

Method Cut the thighs in half and flatten between plastic with a steak hammer or rolling pin. Make sure each piece of meat is equally squashed flat.

Sprinkle most of the cracked pepper on top the meat, along with lime juice and zest, olive oil, chopped garlic, paprika, chopped coriander and marinate for four-five hours covered with plastic film.

Make the guacamole by dicing up avocados, tomatoes and onion all to the same size.

Mix together with a sprinkle of lime juice and seasoning.

Once the chicken has marinated, drain and dust with cornflour.

Dip meat in beaten egg mix, then crumb with panko crumbs. Fry off meat in a lightly-oiled pan until cooked through. Serve with guacamole on the side.

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New vet centre in Papamoa opens its doors Papamoa Village Vets has opened its doors and is welcoming new clients to its Gravatt Rd clinic, opposite Mitre 10 and Pak’n Save at Fashion Island.

The clinic is the fourth branch owned

by Tauranga Veterinary Services Ltd, which already operates clinics in

Te Puna, Katikati and Cameron Rd. The Papamoa clinic has two vet nurses and a senior veterinarian dedicated to giving your pets exceptional service in a warm and friendly environment.

Dr Anne Shilston has been caring for animals for more than 20 years and says her team is looking forward to meeting Papamoa pet owners.

“One of the attractions of this clinic

Papamoa Village Vets vet nurse Sam Weigel, vet Anne Shilston, and vet nurse Rebecca Timms. is that we can really spend some time getting to know our clients and working with them to achieve the best possible health outcomes for their pets.”

The clinic offers a full range of veterinary services including annual health checks, general

consultations, vaccinations, dental care, nutritional advice and flea and worm management.

Clients also have access to specialist back-up and state-of-the-art medical technology including an in-house laboratory, ultrasound, digital x-ray and intensive nursing

support based at their Cameron Rd clinic. Pets are safely transferred between Papamoa and Tauranga in the practice’s mobile van. The clinic also stocks a range of pet care products and is open weekdays 8am-5.30pm and Saturday 9am-12pm.

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Sooty off for specialist treatment Remember Sooty? The stroppy but stunning rare species of albatross who graced the cover of The Weekend Sun last month?

Sooty at Oropi Native Bird Rescue Haven last month.

Well he – no wait – it turns out he is a she, has left Tauranga and is set to undergo treatment to tendons in her right leg in Palmerston North.

After weeks of recuperation with Chrissy Jefferson at Oropi Native Bird Rescue Haven, Sooty was last Friday flown to Wild Base Hospital at Massey University for deep water treatment, to become fully waterproof and release pressure off her feet.

“She’d got to the stage where she needed deeper water than I’ve got. My penguin pool is for penguins, it’s not built for great big birds like her,” says Chrissy.

“She caused quite a stir at the airport because I checked her in like anybody checks their ordinary luggage in.”

Chrissy has had regular updates on the light-mantled sooty albatross’ condition from her friends at Wild Base hospital since Sooty left.

X-ray’s on Monday showed a problem with the tendons in her right leg. “So they were going to start treating that and there was a possibility that she might have to have surgery. So we’ll just wait and see, that’s not a definite.”

Protecting your pet’s teeth Eighty-five per cent of pets have periodontal disease by three years of age.

This may surprise you, but consider how often you see your pets with a toothbrush.

‘Perio’ means around, and ‘dontal’ means tooth.

Periodontal disease is disease around the outside of the tooth.

It includes buildup of plaque and tarter, damage to the tooth enamel, gums and ligaments holding the teeth in the jaw. It can even damage the jaw bones.

If left unchecked, periodontal disease can result in bad breath, toothache and loss of teeth.

The bacteria involved can spread

through the body, leading to infections in the heart, kidneys, liver and intestinal tract.

Doctor Garry Ball, from Vetcare Tauranga at Bethlehem, says having your pet’s teeth cleaned doesn’t just improve their breath but also improves their general health and well-being.

There are plenty of simple home-care options for looking after your pet’s teeth, including dental chews, special diets, mouthwashes, and tasty pet toothpastes.

But for some, the best option is

a professional cleaning, similar to what a person receives from their dentist.

For pets a general anaesthetic is required. Tarter is scaled from the visible tooth, but also from under the gum line.

Loose or decaying teeth are extracted, the enamel is polished to further delay the development and build-up of tarter, and the mouth is disinfected.

If required, Garry can perform root canals to preserve any broken teeth important to your pet.

For the month of August VetCare Tauranga is offering free nurse dental checks by phone appointment, 10 per cent off any dentals and free goody bags.

One update Chrissy wasn’t expecting was to find out Sooty is a female, not a male as originally thought.

“She’s not had a sex change. It’s just very difficult to tell with some of these

birds. A lot of the time you can’t tell unless you actually get the feathers DNA tested.” Chrissy says Sooty was in a vicious but perky condition

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Playground for pupils

By Zoe Hunter

New entrant pupils at Pyes Pa School no longer have to share the slides with the seniors thanks to a new junior playground being installed at the school this week.

PTA mother Lorna Pearson says the new structure, behind the new entrant classes, is the school’s first playground specifically for new entrant and Year 1 pupils.

“Our little ones didn’t have anything to play on. They had to share the [senior] playground with the big kids.”

Lorna says the school has fundraised

about $12,000 in a little more than a year for the new playground that features a slide, turret, a fireman’s pole, climbing frame, stairs and a tunnel.

She says the school purchased the playground from TradeMe for $3000 and professionally installed it on school grounds for about $8000. Remaining funds will go towards school maintenance.

Meanwhile, pupils at Greerton Village School are celebrating the opening of a new fitness trail.

Acting principal Mike McKee came up with the idea of the trail consisting of eight fitness stations and a long jump pit.

Room 1 pupils Zahra Panapa, Annie Stokes, Amelia Enticott, Liam Korenhoff, Ollie Thomas, and Joseph Galley.

The school spent six months researching ideas and concepts, consulting with Tauranga City Council and fundraising for the

project. Mike thanks the numerous volunteers and sponsors for their support, as well as TECT for a $5000 donation to the project.

There’s plenty for the children Tauranga sister-in-laws Jo and Lorraine Jopson see a need to recycle pre-loved children’s items, which is why they’re running a business selling just that.

Surprising friends and family, and themselves, by throwing in their full time jobs – the mothers purchased Kids A Plenty late last year.

“We made this spontaneous decision because we saw a need to continue the recycling of secondhand children’s items and love interacting with this age group,” say the pair, who have eight grandchildren, aged 14-months to 14, between them.

Their store on Fraser Street buys and sells second-hand nursery Three-and-a-half-year-old Becky items including, cots, bassinets, prams, highchairs, activity mats, Jopson plays with some of the toys and clothing. store items.

Their clothing ranges from ages 0-10 and includes brands such as Teeny Weeny, Osh Kosh, Ricochet, Pumpkin Patch, Tiny Little Wonders and Gap. Since purchasing the business, Jo and Lorraine have enjoyed meeting new people and building a rapport with regular customers, whose children have grown and developed new skills.

“We’re continually surprised with new stock that arrives and enjoy changing the shop displays to show off this stock and make the shop interesting.

“But most of we enjoy having fun and if we say we've had a hard day at work, our families just laugh and say we just play all day.”

To celebrate their first seven months in business, Jo and Lorraine are having a two week 50 per cent off sale on all winter clothing and shoes, starting today.

What’s more precious? car or children Which is more precious to you – your car or your children? Your house or your children? Your money or your children?

Government changes to family court law suggest your worldly possessions are more important than your children.

When partners break up they’re both entitled to legal representation to decide the fair distribution of property – not so for deciding

issues around children. Amid the pain and anger that often accompanies the end of a relationship, you’re supposed to be savvy enough to negotiate your own agreement with your estranged partner and make your way through the court process without a lawyer guiding you and speaking on your behalf. The push to have self-representation in court is meant to cut costs.

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Self-care for long flights As I’m currently in Philadelphia, USA, teaching, it’s a great chance for me to discuss self-care during long haul flights.

Flying at high speed and high altitude in a sealed container across several time zones can produce a cocktail of negative effects that, at the very least, make the journey extremely uncomfortable.

What exactly does flying do to your body? And what can you do to avoid the worst? Firstly we usually feel most comfortable when humidity in the air around us is at 40-70 per cent. In an aircraft cabin it falls to about 20 per cent.

It is unlikely your body will become seriously dehydrated, but it is common to suffer from dry eyes and

a sore or dry throat and nose.

Drink plenty of liquid and avoid alcohol, coffee and tea. Also, apart from the sheer discomfort of minimal legroom – cramps, neck cricks and so on – long periods of immobility can lead to a higher risk of deep vein thrombosis.

DVT occurs when blood in the lower leg flows sluggishly and eventually clots, causing pain and swelling in the short term, and may cause clots reaching the heart or lungs. Solution: wear comfortable, non-restricting clothes.

Get up and walk around the cabin or exercise in your seat either by alternately tensing and relaxing your calf muscles.

Avoid crossing your legs and consider wearing compression stockings, which increase the pressure around the lower leg and help to prevent clots forming. Happy travels.

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A slimming eggplant, leek and zucchini bake Super tasty and super nutritious, high in protein, full of wonderful savoury flavour and very filling.

This is a great recipe if you want to feed a large group quickly and still maintain your detox or slimming program.

It can be thrown together in less than 15 minutes and bakes within the hour. This recipe feeds six adults with leftovers.

A huge meal, which means you can reheat for the next day, lunch, or again for dinner.

Method Grease large roasting dish with butter and layer with chopped garlic and onions.

Cover with thinly-sliced eggplant and smear with 250 grams of cottage cheese.

Next cover with a layer of flat longitudinally-sliced carrots, zucchinis, sliced

leeks and tomatoes.

Finally, lightly whisk three cups of plain yoghurt with the 10 eggs, adding mixed herbs and thyme. Pour the egg and herb mix evenly over the top and garnish generously with grated cheese.

Bake for about one hour at 175 degrees Celsius or until egg is cooked through and topping is crispy brown. Serve with rice or alongside fish dishes.

Ingredients 2 large onions 8 cloves garlic 1 large eggplant 4 zucchinis 3 capsicums 2 large carrots 1 large leek 6-8 tomatoes 3 cups plain yoghurt 250g cottage cheese Cheddar cheeses 10 eggs 2 tsp mixed herbs 1 tsp dried or fresh thyme Butter

Fashion to raise funds

A fashion show in Katikati next week will bring summer leisurewear trends to guests and funds to the Cancer Society’s Lions Lodge in Hamilton.

Organiser Anita Kelly says the show was born from discovering a Fairview Estate resident’s use of the Lions Lodge for six weeks when receiving chemotherapy at Hamilton Hospital.

“When she told me how fantastic the facility was to her I thought it was a bit silly just doing the fashion show for nothing, we should be raising money, so it’s gained momentum from there.”

Anita says the gold coin entry event is a drinks and nibbles affair at Fairview Golf and Country Club next Wednesday from 5.30pm, show starting 6pm.

Anita says a cash bar is available and nibbles are complimentary. To reserve a space, phone 07 549 3412 or email anitakelly@slingshot.co.nz

Goodness is about character...integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else it is about how we treat other people.

- DENNIS PRAGER One of the beliefs I hold strongly to is there is goodness in everyone, and as a result I notice the special qualities in others far more frequently than I notice their imperfections (that we all have, needless to say).

It’s not an effort, in fact it happens often without me even realising it, so much so that I want to keep up the habit until it becomes natural to look for the best in people all the time. When I think about this concept it reminds me of something I read recently…‘The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness’.

Are you more likely to see the flaws, or do you notice you look firstly for the goodness in another?

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Sick children receive top toy donation

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Isabella Hansen, 3, with toys donated to the Tauranga Hospital children’s ward with staff from The Warehouse branches in Fraser Cove, Tauranga and Papamoa. Photo by Tracy Hardy. specialists we have here they will top-rated toys last week.

Tauranga Hospital’s make sure the toys are given to “Some of the things they had up children’s ward is bursting the kids with the right age, for there are so outdated,” says Fraser with $900 of new toys the appropriate development Cove store manager Duncan stages.”

Gardiner. “We asked them what after a donation from She says the new DVDs will they wanted.”

The Warehouse. come in handy for children resting Children’s Ward manager Lynin bed. nece Dowle says the donation is Staff at the Papamoa, Tauranga The hospital’s children’s and Fraser Cove branches donated fantastic and the toys will please a warn hosts a maximum of 22 wide range of ages. money raised from customers’ children, plus four beds in the “It’s amazing what The Warecheckout bag donations, gifting house has done, and with the play Child Assessments Unit. it in the form of dozens of

Nutritional therapy needs time One of my clients has been on a nutritional support programme for knee arthritis for about a month now.

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It’s been said we tend to overestimate what we can achieve in the short-term but underestimate what we can achieve during a longer time period. This is certainly true with our health. I generally find it takes about three months to really see the benefits of changing diet and introducing appropriate supplements.

Medicines tend to work much faster, often by blocking processes involved in the disease. If you have arthritis you get fast results by taking non steroid anti-inflammatory medications. Nutritional therapy needs to balance and restore damaged processes – and this just takes time.

A fun part of being involved with clinical nutrition is to see often surprising long-term benefits.

One of my clients first contacted me about painful shoulders. These resolved after a three months of intensive therapy. He’s now told me, after six months on his programme, his blood pressure has stabilised, his energy has returned, he’s mentally sharper and is generally feeling much better in himself. Some things change quickly, others need time and patience.

While it was his shoulders that were inflamed, the anti-inflammatory nutrients we added for his shoulders also protect blood vessels and have helped to restore blood vessel function. As a result, his blood pressure is now normal. The body has an amazing ability to heal if we give it what it really needs. Please note this column is now fortnightly. To join my full weekly email newsletter, go to www.abundant.co.nz John Arts is a qualified nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health. Contact John on 0800 423 559. To read more go to www.sunlive.co.nz

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Passing down massage techniques Why Jones is learning the secret ropes of traditional Thai herbal massage from her mother Chorn Puranaphan. understanding of the body’s energy flow.

Five generations of Thai herbal massage Why and Chorn understand not everyone is the techniques are being passed down to Why same, so techniques are altered to cater for the Jones, who is the newest massage therapist different needs.

Chorn says in Thailand, massage is used as a preat Best Traditional Thai Herbal ventative therapy, not a cure for illness.

Massage in Bethlehem.

She trained in the traditional healing massage techHaving recently moved back to Tauranga from niques of Dr Shivagakomarpaj.

Chiang Mai in Thailand, Why is helping her mother The pair says that Thai herbal massage is great for and business owner Chorn Puranaphan with the busy people who want to get movement back into their workload and carrying on the family business. muscles after physical exercise, for sportspeople after The mother-daughter team practise the relaxing, competing in a major event, and for those working at healing herbal Thai massage techniques passed down the computer who have neck and shoulder problems. to them from Chorn’s great grandfather – and the With two experienced Thai healing traditional special techniques are kept highly secret. massage practitioners under one roof, clients can Thai massage has many different styles and is based book in for a massage with Chorn or Why and on the ancient writings of a Buddhist monk, who experience the benefits for their health and wellwas a traditional healer more than 2000 years ago. It being. Phone Chorn and Why at Best Traditional combines philosophies relating to stretching, yoga, Thai Massage today.

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Greenies do ‘walk talk’ among us To Rogers Rabbits, I don’t understand why you deride the very people who work so hard to re-build the world we know you love.

The Green vision is of a place in which the environment takes precedence over pollution, people walk more gently on the planet and our grandchildren enjoy the same wellbeings that you do.

It has clean rivers, jobs that preserve rather than destroy the environment, and children who are well-fed and healthy.

Surely you can find something of value in that list.

Yet you frequently use your powerful column to debase the Green perspective, along with making direct attacks on so-called Greenies, as on July 25. In this column, you describe a

Greenie that actually “walks the talk”.

Well, just because you haven’t met a person, it doesn’t mean he or she doesn’t exist. If you took the time to meet local Greenies, you’d find people who minimise their use of cars and planes, grow much of their own food, use bikes and buses by choice and spend more in order to consume less, for example LED lights or a Toyota Prius.

There are many ways to walk the talk.

Greenies live in the same world you do, dominated by a growth-obsessed economy.

They’re just as real as you: they take children to school, go to work, buy groceries, attend meetings, pay the mortgage, look after their whanau and support community activities. It may disturb you to know they look a lot like you.

Ian McLean, Green Party Tauranga candidate.

Real ‘Greenies’ don’t shove message down our throats Ian, thanks for your letter. Here lies the hypocrisy: Many ‘Greens’ think because they do all that stuff and strut around with a Green badge they are somehow better than the rest of the naughty world.

Yet they’ll be the first to drive their car from one end of the country to the other, to join a protest march.

It may interest you to know that we do all those so called ‘Greenie’ things, and more, which I will detail in a separate email, there’s too much to list here.

In fact we go many steps further than the greens you describe here – we rarely buy groceries. Your comment about the groceries is very telling. If Greenies were ‘walking the talk’, they’d not need groceries.

Because we grow, fish, hunt and gather

so much of our own food, and are disgusted with the throwaway world and its packaging and processing, we refuse whenever possible to eat from packets. This is a health decision as much as an environmental one. But our most illustrious ‘green’ contribution that never seems recognised, is the establishment of the Bay’s leading news site, which is completely webbased and a huge environmental benefit over traditional news systems – and the way of the future. Completely sustainable.

I don’t see any of the Green Party applauding this huge step forward for the planet, but then, they never have done much constructive, just waxed on about theories and not delivered in practice.

If the Green Party walked the talk, every

one of them would be signed up as a free subscriber and have cancelled all their wasteful daily newspaper subscriptions. Save some cash, save the planet, it’s a no-brainer.

Some would even refuse to fly, as mentioned last week in the case of the Nina crewman. Despite our closet green actions, we don’t feel the need to ram it down every else’s throats, along with a left wing socialist agenda.

They don’t seem to be able to be environmentally-savvy without also being hell-bent Left, and the two march inseparably.

They consume and generate waste, just like other people. Just because they see others as Centre or Right, doesn’t automatically disqualify them (or any other environmentally conscious and caring people) from being green.

Rogers Rabbits, Sun Media Ltd.

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Cure rising health costs Re: ‘Weighing up bills or food’ (The Weekend Sun, July 25). It was a sad day when I read a woman with a sick nineyear-old was turned away from a doctor for lack of money.

I don’t know the circumstances, but a sick child without means denied medical attention? What a disgusting turns of events.

How low has this country stooped in the last few years?

Pity Simon Bridges didn’t look around to see what’s happening under his feet before he spouts his old bull, telling us how well off we are.

Isn’t there something in the Hippocratic Oath about a doctor is to do his best for the

Think science Motiti hapu’s main bid to remove the Rena is their belief Astrolabe Reef is a spiritual gateway, and the gateway is impeded by the wreck. This is key to resource consent considerations.

If I was a born-again Christian and believed the Rena should stay put, as it creates a magnetic field that enhances the communication of prayer between Heaven and Earth, would this be considered?

Or would I be written off as a nutter, God-botherer or both? Decisions on the Rena should be made on the basis of science, not superstition.

R Prince, Welcome Bay.

patient, not for the physician – like making loads of money? Or has the oath been rewritten by John Key? NZ’s population is living longer and needs more and more medical assistance, costing more money.

We can only imagine what will happen in a few years’ time. Are people going to be left to die, or suffer excruciating pain, lacking medical attention? Perhaps we’ll have to wait for Salvation Army to do something, like they do in third world countries. When things start to go wrong, health

godfather Tony Ryall will be out of the public eye.

Bay of Plenty District Health Board CEO Phil Cammish will be off on the next round of CEO musical chairs. Whichever government is elected in September will have to put a safety net or something in place, because there’s going to be a lot of poor people needing medical attention.

Lots of Kiwi pensioners are priced out of Southern Cross Medical Insurance. So what will help us when doctor’s fees go up and up?

Is this young girl the first debris of the Key administration?

Ray Jones, Otumoetai.

Cold comfort for sick child’s parent Last week I read ‘Weighing up bills or food’ (The Weekend Sun, July 25) with concern, about the woman who had a doctor refuse to treat her nine-year-old daughter, due to an unpaid bill of $32.

I then read the help offered by political candidates just below the article.

The National candidate stated because of our economy, free visits for children under 13 was made possible. Why would a doctor turn away a patient under 13 if he was going to paid by the Government?

What the National Party candidate didn’t know or confess is that free visits for children under 13 does not come into effect until July 2015.

Some comfort for the mother with a sick child, from the doctor: ‘Take her home, give her an aspirin and bring her back in July 2015’ - if she’s still alive.

Peter Dolden, Papamoa.

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Drop one job to impress voters As a long-time NZ First supporter, I urge Clayton Mitchell to quickly reconsider his decision to keep his Tauranga City councillor job if he happens to become a list MP. All Clayton needs to do is state only if he doesn’t make it to Parliament will he remain a Tauranga councillor.

Problem solved.

Why didn’t NZ First’s Selection Committee both foresee this problem and provide a solution?

The councillor’s original wish to have a $70,000 per annum and a $147,000 per annum salary was sheer greed - nothing less - it can’t be done.

Larry Baldock proved this in 2001.

Remember Alan McKenna, Larry’s stand-in note-taker?

Both jobs are full-time. Clayton’s

latest brainwave to work full-time for nothing at TCC is weird.

NZ First and Clayton potentially have a great party-vote winning card.

Winston keeps his promises National doesn’t. We’re still waiting on a Hairini tunnel.

We know if Winston is king-maker he’ll remove Route K’s toll and debt and so it should be for a host of sound economic reasons.

Simon Bridges saying the toll removal is “a dumb idea” is itself a somewhat dumb remark.

If Clayton reverses his decision to take on two roles well before election day, voters will be impressed by his sensible political flexibility, humility and ability to listen.

Hylton Rhodes,Tauranga City.

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The ever popular guide to ‘What’s On’ in the Bay.

Saturday 2 August

60s Up Social Group Promoting

enjoyment of life for the older person.

First Sat of month at Papamoa Sports & Recreation Centre, Parton Rd, Papamoa from 12pm. $2pp. Guest speaker &/or activity arranged each meeting. Bring a small plate of finger food for shared lunch. www.60supmovement.org.nz or Barbara 542 1185 Art in the Park Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui 8.30am - 5pm, weather permitting. Tauranga Society of Artists offer for sale a variety of art to suit all tastes.

Cabaret Night of Glitz & Glamour

Hosted by the outrageous Diva Miss Ribena & the sisters of the moonlight lounge. Presented by Botanical Rd Kindergarten Aug 23. (Limited) tickets $60pp & include dinner. Vicky/Ange 578 4481 Come Dance the Night Away Note: change of venue - Baptist Church Hall cnr Cameron Rd & 13th Ave 7-10.30pm.

Sequence & old time dancing. Great music & supper. Entry $6. Run by Tauranga Social Dance. Garry 543 0051 Fundraiser Movie Night Aug 9, Tauranga NZ China Friendship Soc present film screening of ‘Hero’ at Tauranga Historic Village, 17th Ave 6.30pm. Tickets $20, door sales available, drinks/nibbles provided. Info on facebook page NZCFS Tauranga Branch or Anita 027 362 2254 Katikati Tramping Club Maori Land & Jubilee Batteries, Waitekauri. Easy, 8.30am start. Tom 549 2860 ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support BOP Free Biennial seminar at Otumoetai Baptist Church, 241 Otumoetai Rd, Tauranga 10.30am - 12.30pm.

Morning tea provided. Speaker: Dr Ros Vallings, NZ’s medical expert & author on ME/CFS speaking about latest international research findings.

Messianic Weekly Meetings The Way meet in the Kingfisher Room, Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui 10am. 570 1438 Mindful Awareness Event At Cotswold Cottage, 46 Maramarahi Rd, Totara, Thames 12.30-4pm. Even if our lives are already fulfilling, there is ‘always more’ inspiration, empowerment, break-through & transformation. Email: btlgu@hotmail.com ph 022 452 9742 Social Dance At Greerton Hall, 1247 Cameron Rd 7.30pm. BYO drinks & nibbles. All welcome. Supreme Dance Centre 544 2337 or 027 322 1786. Just come on the night.

Tauranga Farmers Market Tauranga Primary School cnr 5th Ave & Cameron Rd every Sat 7.45am - 12pm. Fresh & artisian produced food. Trixie 552 5278 or www.taurangafarmersmarket.co.nz The Little Big Markets Cnr Matai St & Maunganui Rd 9am – 2pm. Art & photography, vintage & collectables, fashion wear, food & more.

The Sociables 30’s/40’ age group of males & females that meet once a week to socialise by dining out or participating

MUSIC

SPECIAL EVENTS

News, reviews and opinionated raving on the music scene.

Community events and occasions across the Bay.

in local activities & events. Men, we need you too! Don’t be shy, join today. Email sociables@outlook.co.nz Village Radio Community radio broadcasting from Tauranga Historic Village 1368 kHz AM. Music of 1920’s - 80’s weekends 9am - 5pm, weekdays 10am - 5pm. Specialty programmes. www.villageradio.co.nz or 571 3710 Welcome Bay Markets First Sat of month at Welcome Bay Hall car park 9am - 12pm. Stalls $5. 544 9774/ info.wbcc@xtra.co.nz Western BOP Camellia Show Art & Craft Centre, Elizabeth St. Plants for sale.

Entry fee adults $3, under 16 yrs free.

Sunday 3 August

Bay Association of Sea Kayakers From Pilot Bay to Waimapu Estuary. Bevan 576 8885

Bay Bible Fellowship/Lord’s Day

Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Rd 10am. Praise & worship.

Richard Roodt teaching from Galatians 3:19-4:7 “Who sets sin’s prisoners free?” www.baybiblefellowship.co.nz Bethlehem Lions Market 1st & 3rd Sun of month at Bethlehem Town Centre 8am - 12pm.

Bible Seminars Sunday’s at Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St, Greerton 1.45pm. Title: “The Jews still God’s people.” Interactive, Q&A. Refreshments provided. Vic 543 0504 BOP Radio Controlled Car Club Come & watch large scale 1/5 truck & buggy racing. Venue, www.tectallterrainpark.co.nz Whataroa Rd off SH36 from Pyes Pa Road. Gates open 8.30am, racing from 9.45am, weather permitting.

Falun Dafa Simple exercises to liberate your mind & energise your body. Free to learn. At Memorial Park by the fountain 1st & 2nd Sundays 10.15am. Judy 576 9683 or txt 021 0425 398 en.falundafa.org

Have Your Say on New Sports Club

Are you sick of travelling to sports clubs outside of Welcome Bay? Have your say on a new sports club being established in Welcome Bay. Meet at Welcome Bay Community Centre 12.45pm.

Paul 027 654 6545

Mix & Mingle Friendship Group 60+

Mixed company of singles 60+ that meet once a week for coffee, enjoy social dining & events. Email: mixandmingle@ xtra.co.nz or 027 439 3267

Mount Mainstreet Farmers Market

Every Sun in Phoenix car park 9am - 1pm.

Fresh fruit & veges, breads, cheese, oils, plants & more. All home grown & home made. 575 9911 mountmaunganui.org.nz Petanque Every Sun, Tues & Thurs at Cliff Rd 12.45pm. Boules available, tuition given. 1st 3 visits free. 578 3606

Radio Controlled Model Power Boats Racing at Lake Taurikura off Taurikura Drive in the industrial area of the Lakes subdivision 10am. Follow the RC Boat Signs. Brian 548 1334

Radio Controlled Model Yachts Meet Sun & Thurs at pond behind 24 Montego Drive, Papamoa 1.30pm, to sail electron & similar 3ft long yachts for fun.

Beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419 Tauranga Historical Society Meet at Brain Watkins Hall 2pm. Speaker: Alf Rendell, well known local photographer with his images of Tauranga. 574 4965 Tauranga Organ & Keyboard Society

Meet 1st Sun of month at Carmel Village, Hollister Lane 1.30pm. Welcome to play or listen. Carol 574 0228 Tauranga Spiritual Society Clairvoyant readings at Senior Citizen’s Hall, 14 Norris St. Doors open 6.30pm for 7pm start.

Members $3, non $5. 022 0670 467

Tauranga Underwater Hockey Club

Baywave Aquatic Centre 12.30-1.30pm Juniors up to & including Year 10 students) 1.30-2.30pm Seniors (Year 11 adults) meet every Sunday unless an event on at Baywave. Lance 027 287 4731 or 578 7573 Te Puke Spiritual Discussion Group 1st, 3rd & 5th Sun of month at Hair Linez, old railway Station, Jellicoe St 10.3011.30am. $3 door. Meeting of spiritual minds, to learn & share with each other. Elaine 573 5361 or FB Hair Linez for details.

Weekend Activities for over 50’s Walks, dinners, movies, day trips & good times.

Zeana 544 1513

Monday 4 August

Achieve Toastmasters Feeling anxious

about that forthcoming presentation.

Learn to speak with confidence. 1st, 3rd Mon at St Stephens Hall, Otumoetai 7.30pm. Fraser 544 4579 Badminton Tauranga Badminton Club every Mon & Weds at Bethlehem College Events Centre 7.30pm. All players welcome. Sue 021 194 4335 or www.taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz Bay of Plenty Pipes & Drums Army Hall, 11th Ave & Devonport Rd 6.45pm.

Annette 577 9272 Bethlehem Bowls Every Mon at Bethlehem Hall, Main highway 7.15pm. First 3 nights free. Wendy 578 2585 Body & Soul Fun Fitness For over 50’s, social events & guest speakers.

Mon & Fri Greerton Hall Cameron Rd. Tues Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave. Weds City Church cnr Otumoetai Rd/Sherwood St. All classes 9.15-10.15am. First class free.

Dianne 576 5031 Qualified Instructor/ Cardiac Care leader.

Chess Mt Maunganui Mount RSA Chess Club every Mon at Mount RSA, 544 Maunganui Rd. Juniors 6.15-7.15pm during school term. Open club 6-11pm Noel 579 5412 Citizens Advice Bureau Free, confidential info & advice about anything call in Mon - Fri at 38 Hamilton St, Tauranga 9am - 5pm or freephone 0800 367 222 or 578 1592. JP service every Mon 1-5pm,

GUIDE Stories, snippets, strangeness, and general entertainment.

Weds & Thurs 9am - 11.30am. Weds CAB service at Welcome Bay Community Centre 9.30am - 12.30pm, Fri at Mount Library 11.30am - 1.30pm.

Diabetes Support Call the Diabetes Support Line Mon - Fri for confidential & free diabetes advice & support 571 3422 Fitness League Safe effective, low impact fun exercise set to music using the Bagot Stack technique, for women of all ages & abilities. First class free. Every Mon at Settlers Hall Omokoroa 9.30am & Tues St Johns Anglican Church Waihi 9.30am.

Dorothy 549 3378

Harmony a Plenty Barbershop Chorus Every Mon at Bethlehem Community Church, Moffat Rd 7pm. New members welcome. 572 3345 or www.harmonyaplenty.co.nz

Junction Mental Health Peer Support

And advocacy, coffee & chat 10am 12pm. 579 9890 Learn to Dance Te Puke Every Mon at St Pats Hall, Beatty Ave 6.30pm.

Sequence dancing for beginners & experienced dancers. Partners are always welcome. $3ppm. Gordon 572 0060 Meditation Free classes Mon 10am & Weds 7.30pm. Find peace, spiritual awareness & the meaning of your life.

David 576 9764

National Torchlight Silent Vigil

Marking 100 years since WWI began, at Edgewater Fan, The Strand 6-8pm. Welcome to give out a peace message. Organised by Tauranga Quakers & Tauranga Interfaith Council.

Otumoetai Indoor Bowls Aggregate, Matua Primary School Hall, Clivedene St 7.15pm. New members welcome. Karen 576 0443 Papamoa Mah Jong Club Meet every Mon at Papamoa Sports 12.30-4pm.

Counting & non counting tables. Afternoon tea mid afternoon. $3 per session.

All welcome.

Recycled Teenagers Gentle exercise for 50’s forwards, & injury or illness rehabilitation. Mon & Weds, 14 Norris St, Tauranga Senior Citizens Club, behind Pak n Save. Tues at St Mary’s Church Hall, Girven Rd. All 9 - 10.30am. Classes taken by qualified instructor. First class free. Jennifer 571 1411 Taekwon Do The Silla Club train Mon & Thurs at Te Puna School Hall. All ages welcome. Gwyn 0274 587 871 Tauranga Brass Band Practice at Legion of Frontiersmen’s Hall, 165 Elizabeth St 7-9pm. New players welcome. Peter 572 4358 Tauranga Bridge Club Sessions Mon, Weds, Thurs 7.30pm. Tues & Fri 1pm.

Social bridge Thurs 1pm. 252 Ngatai Rd. 576 5022 Tauranga Civic Choir New members welcome to join & rehearse every Mon 7.30-9.30pm. 574 6366 Tauranga Creative Fibre Every Mon at Arts Centre, Elizabeth St from 9.30am.

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Spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, crochet & more. Learn & share in a mutually supportive club. Also on Thurs evening twice a month. Joan 577 6781 Tauranga Rock n Roll Club Monday club nights 8-9.30pm. Lessons 7-8pm.

Tauranga RSA Cameron Rd. Website: Taurangarocknrollclub.org Liz 578 9063 after 5pm.

Tauranga RSA Indoor Bowls Mon report 12.45pm for 1pm start. Weds 3.45 for 4pm start. Leanne 570 0154 Tauranga Senior Citizens Club Cards, 500 & Bridge Mon & Thurs. Indoor Bowls Tues, Weds & Sat at 14 Norris St, behind Pak n Save 1-4pm. Register by 12.45pm. $2 includes afternoon tea.

Tauranga Senior Citizens Club Indoor Bowls Every Mon at St Columba Church Hall, 502 Otumoetai Rd 1-4pm.

Names in by 12.45pm. $3 entry includes afternoon tea. 571 6663 The Writing Project For people who are working on a piece of writing or who would like to be. Meet 7pm. Kaye 07 218 1411 or 021 239 7142 Toughlove Parent Support Group Every Mon at Totara House, 1428 Cameron Rd, Greerton 7-9pm. No need to register.

543 3194 YMCA - ALFS (Active lifestyle for seniors).

Smooth Movers class Mon 9-10am & 10.15-11.15am at Matua Community Hall, Levers Rd. Also 9-9.55am & 10-10.55am at Arataki Hall, Zambuk Way (off Grenada St). Tues 9.15-10.15am & 10.30-11.30am at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd. Weds 9.15-10.15am Welcome Bay Hall, Welcome Bay Rd. First class free. Thurs 9-10am at Otumoetai Action Centre, Windsor Rd. Also 10.30-11.30am at Bethlehem Hall, Bethlehem Rd. Fri 9.15-10.15am at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd. Also Fri at Papamoa Library 10.20am.

578 9272

Tuesday 5 August

2014 @ The Clothesline Quality pre-

loved clothing babies - adults 50c - $2, & prayer for the sick. 36D MacDonald St, Mt Maunganui 10am - 2pm.

ABC - Avenues Badminton Club Every Tues at Tauranga Intermediate School Sports Centre. Juniors 6-7.30pm (term time), seniors (adults) 7.30-9.30pm. Club racquets & coaching available. Delwyn 027 212 4720 Active Nutrition Women’s Outdoor Fitness Class Every Tues & Fri meet at Mount cenotaph, Marine Pde, Mt Maunganui 9am. Aimed at women 35 & over. Improve strength, core & flexibility, have fun. Free introductory class, $8 thereafter. 0210 476 155 email: info@activenutrition.co.nz Altrusa Club of Tauranga Women’s community service group. Dinner & business meeting 2nd Tues. Social programme 4th Tues monthly. Interested?

Denise 570 3134

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...Continued Arataki Table Tennis Every Tues at Arataki

Community Centre 7.30pm. Social table tennis. $4 per player.

Badminton (Social) Every Tues at Otumoetai Baptist Hall 9.30am - 12pm. Racquets available. All welcome. Lorraine 579 3229 Balmorals Leisure Marching Team Ladies welcome to join aged 20-60 for fun, friendship & travel. Training every Tues at Greerton 6-8pm. Anita 571 4096 or 021 0257 6094 Bayfair Petanque Club Every Tues & Thurs at Bayfair Reserve, Russley Drive 1pm. Tuition & boules available for learners & visitors. Margaret 572 3173 Bethlehem Pottery Club Tues & Thurs at 13 Bethlehem Rd 10am - 3pm. Jane 552 0046 BOP Linux Users Share & learn about free Open Source software & the Linux computer operating system. 1st Tues of month , LJ Hooker cnr Cameron Rd & 8th Ave 7-9pm. $2. 578 6024 www.boplug.co.nz BOP Shirley Club Walking Group Meet every Tues outside the Mount Surf Club 9.20am. Easy walking. Cafe jaunt after. See you there.

Depression Support Group Support for people with an experience of depression 1-2pm. 579 9890 for info or if you need a ride.

Excel Toastmasters Meet every 2nd, 4th &

5th Tues of the month at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Bayfair 6.15-8.30pm.

Learn leadership & public speaking skills.

Kaaren 572 5988

Inachord Chorus Womens 4 Part Harmony

Every Tues at Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 6.55pm. Enjoy the challenge of singing & performing varied repertoire. Cathy 579 2040 email: inachordchorus@gmail.com Israeli Dancing Beginners class every Tues at Gate Pa Primary School Hall, Cameron Rd 7-8pm. All ages welcome - no partner required. Maria 544 1680 Mount Morning Badminton Every Tues at Mount Sports Centre, Blake Park 9am - 12pm. Social, competitive, all ages.

Beginners welcome. Racquets available.

Visitors $5 per session. Maxene 575 0162 Mount Social Table Tennis Group Every Tues at Arataki Community Centre 7.309.30pm. Friendly social table tennis of all levels. $4. 575 2048 Music Morning for Seniors At Greerton Hall, Tauranga 10-11.30am. Songs you will all remember, varying performers each month.

Some months its country, other months folk music. $4 at door. RSVP 571 4228

Orange City Square & Round Dance Club

Tues morning class 10am - 12pm. Weds Advanced, Thurs Club night & new dancers 7.30pm. Frontiersmen’s Hall.

543 1063 Otumoetai Toastmasters Leadership skills, speaking skills. At Lyceum Club rooms, 68 1st Ave 7.15-9.30pm. Allan 544 5989 Overeaters Anonymous Is your eating affecting the way you, or someone else, live your lives? Overeating, undereating - meet every Tues at Church of Christ, 1400 Cameron Rd 7-8pm. 544 1213

Saintly Shakers Preschool Music

Every Tues at St Peter’s Church, Victoria St, Mt Maunganui 10-11am & Thurs at St Mary’s Church, 1 Marlin St, Bayfair 9.30-10.30am. School term only. Music, dance, play, fun & morning tea.

Sequence Dancing Tauranga Social & Leisure Club. Every Tues at St John’s Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai 7-9.30pm. Second Tues of month 3-5.30pm. John 578 9716 South City Indoor Bowls Club Open Fours Tournament (plate & raffle item).

At Greerton Hall, Tauranga. Names in by 7.15pm. Mary 541 0687 Take a Break with Craft Every 2nd Tues, at Monowai St Chapel. All ladies welcome. Betty 574 3042

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

McSwiggan’s Irish Pub, 158 Cambridge Rd 7.30pm. Friendly jam sessions. Sing, play or just listen. Paul 579 2346 or www.tamc.org.nz

Tauranga Morning Badminton Club

Every Tues & Thurs at QEII Youth Centre, Memorial Park, Tauranga 9-11.30am. Heather 574 0976 Tauranga Scrabble Club Tues at Tauranga Bridge Club, Ngatai Rd 9am. 3 games $3. New players welcome. 544 8372 Tauranga Toastmasters Tga Lyceum Club 7.15-9.30pm. Confidence building, speaking skills, leadership skills. Alan 544 5989

Wednesday 6 August

Age Concern Walking Group Meet at

Bethlehem Road Shopping Centre car park 9.30am. Car pool to Katikati. All welcome. 578 2631 Badminton Mt Maunganui Club night every Weds at Mount Sports Centre, Maunganui Rd 7-9pm. Janice 575 2438 or 027 201 0529

Baywide Community Law Service

Drop in clinic every Weds at 63 Willow St 5-6.30pm. No appointment necessary. Free legal assistance. 571 6812. Every Tues morning at Te Puke Clinic. For appointment 573 5614.

Every Thurs morning at Katikati Clinic.

Ph 549 0399 Bethlehem Mah Jong Club Every Weds at the Pavilion, Kempton Park Village, 40 Te Paeroa Rd, Bethlehem 1-4pm.

Arrive 15 mins before play so tables can be allocated. Mah Jong lessons available for beginners (by prior arrangement only). Shona 552 6230

Cribbage Club Tauranga RSA Greerton New members wanted for this long established club, all ages. Every Weds 1-3.30pm.

Entrance $3. Robert 579 1342

Fernlands Spa Water Exercise Classes Weds 10.45-11.45am held rain

or shine but not during school holidays.

New participants planning to attend ph Jennifer 571 1411 Gate Pa Indoor Bowls Club night 7.30pm. Super Liquor Ladder & Champ Finals 7pm at Greerton Hall.

Kevin 543 4044 Global Hearts Exercise Group Weds 2-3pm & Fri 11am - 12pm. Provides group activities combined with health education that encourages members to live a healthy & active lifestyle. Proudly supported by NZ Heart Foundation.

Mark 0274 444 945

Greerton Gold Leisure Marching Team

Ladies all ages invited to join them for fun, fitness & friendship every Weds at Morland Fox Park 8-9.30am. No experience required. Marion 578 1108 Healing Rooms Every Weds at Bethlehem Town Centre, corner shop behind PO 1-3pm. Christian prayer for healing.

021 110 0878 healingrooms.co.nz ICONZ for Girls Every Weds at Welcome Bay Community Centre, W/Bay Rd, behind hall 4.155.45pm. For girls aged 7-11yrs (yr 3-6). Badges, games, stories & more. Carolyn 544 0400 Kiwi Toasters Learn to speak with confidence & grow leadership skills.

Meet 2nd & 4th Weds at Te Puke Hotel 5.30-7pm. Chrissy 543 9493 or c.meyer@xtra.co.nz

Mount Healing & Spiritual Centre

Fellowship & celebration at Omanu Bowling Club, Golf Rd, Mount. Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm. Guest speaker: Colleen Teal, mediumship. Door charge $3. All welcome. Janet 027 264 0226 Mt Maunganui Indoor Bowls Play Weds nights & Sun afternoons. Allen 575 0059 Otumoetai Care & Craft Group Every Weds during school term at St Columba Church, Cherrywood 9am - 12.30pm.

Dawn 576 7783 Pasifika Playgroup Presented by Pacific island Community Tauranga Trust, 562 Cameron Rd every Weds during school term at Gate Pa School 9.30am - 12.30pm for 01-6yr olds. Parents/caregivers welcome. Music, stories, dance & activities. Free entry. Emma 577 1270 Scottish Country Dancing Weds at Senior Citizens Hall, Maunganui Rd Beginners class 6pm, regular class 7.30pm. Fri at Papamoa Primary School Hall, Dickson Rd 7pm Children over 8 years welcome. 573 5055 Table Tennis Tauranga At Memorial Hall, QEYC every Weds 1-3pm & 7-9pm & every Fri 7-9pm. Bill 578 1662 www.sportsground.co.nz/ tabletennistauranga

Tauranga Mid-Week Tramping Group

Whawhara Rd to Waihine Rock (off track) or Te Rereatukahia Hut option.

Grade hard or moderate, approx 6hrs to 5.5hrs. Pat 544 0670 Tauranga Pryde For gay, lesbian, bi, trans & intersex youth & friends or questioning. Social & support, 4.30pm fortnightly. Look for Tauranga Pryde on Facebook or 09 376 4155 Tauranga South Garden Club First Weds of month at Central Baptist Church Hall cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 1.30-3pm. Margaret 578 1017 The Parenting Children Course For those parenting 0-10 year olds. Held every Weds from Aug 6 - Sept 3 7.159.30pm. www.holytrinitytauranga.com

Toastmasters - City Early Start

Improve communication, leadership & teamwork skills. Every Weds at Classic Flyers Avgas Cafe 6.45-8.15am.

Toastmasters is the answer for building confidence & leadership skills. To find a club near you email: LaniDTM@gmail. com or 571 1545. http://cityearlystart. toastmastersclubs.org T.S Chatham (Sea Cadets) Weds during school term at TYPBC, Keith Allan Drive, Sulphur Pt 6.15-9pm. Micah 021 336 719 or cucdr@tschathamorg.nz or www.tschatham.org.nz Yoga with Ocean Views Every Weds & Fri at Fergusson Park Sports Centre (end of Tilby Dr, Matua) 9.30-10.40am. $12 casual. Stella 0210 249 3690

Thursday 7 August

Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

Salvation Army, Eversham Rd, Bayfair 7.30-8.30pm.

Army Cadets (WBOP Cadet Unit)

Every Thurs at Tauranga Army Hall 6-9.30pm. Ages 13-17 youth development with a military flavour.

Email: admin@wbopcu.org.nz Awesome Clothing Sale Good quality, all sizes & styles - men’s, women’s, children’s, shoes, sheets, duvets etc. Only $2 a bag. You pick.

At Historic Village, 17th Ave 9.30-10.30am. Rain or shine. Organised

by Turning Point Trust 578 6934 Club Mt Maunganui Social games club.

Every Thurs 1.45pm. Play indoor bowls, 500 & bolivia. John 575 2422

Community Bible Study International

Join us at 14th Ave Gospel Centre 10am - 12pm for a non denominational in-depth Bible study until Sept 25. Jack/ Betty 544 3809 DivorceCare for Kids Designed for children between the ages of 5-12 who parents are separated or divorced. Every Thurs from Aug 7 - Oct 30 3.30-5pm.

Rachel 578 7718 Envirohub AGM Aug 14 at TECT Theatre, Historic Village, 17th Ave 5.30pm. All welcome. RSVP 578 6664 or email: tauranga@envirohub.org.nz Fitness League Safe, effective, low impact exercise to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for females.

All ages & abilities, complementary first class, every Thurs Central Baptist

Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 9.30am & Weds at Katikati Memorial Hall 10am. Pam 549 4799 or 021 117 170 Happiness & Our Mind Drop in meditation classes. Classes are self-contained so start any date, beginners welcome. Cost $14 per class.

Otumoetai Plunket, 59 Otumoetai Rd. Monthly classes - next class Aug 21 7-8.30pm. www.meditateintauranga.org Keynotes 4 Part Harmony Women’s chorus meet every Thurs at Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave 6.45pm. Sing for fun & health. Nora 544 2714 Mainly Music Every Thurs at St Enoch’s Church, 16th Ave 9.30am. $3 per family. New members welcome.

578 3040 More Than Craft Every Thurs at Greerton Bible Church Hall cnr Chadwick Rd & Oropi Rd 9.3011.30am. 10 crafts with talented tutors.

Inspection welcome. June 544 0823 Mount Art Group Every Thurs at St Peter’s Church Hall, 11 Victoria Rd, Mt Maunganui 9am - 1pm. Visitors welcome. Merilynn 575 6777

Mount Militia Roller Derby Crew

Fresh meat info nights for anyone interested in learning more about what roller derby is about. Held at Groove Bar, Hamilton St opp fruit & vege shop) 7.30-3pm. Kid friendly event.

Mount Underwater Club Club night at Mount Ocean Sports Clubrooms (cnr The Mall & Salisbury Ave, Mt Maunganui) 7.30pm. Gail 570 1935 Mt Maunganui Creative Fibre Meet every Thurs at Arataki Community Centre 9am - 1pm. Share & learn spinning, weaving, crochet, knitting, felting & other creative crafts. Jan 574 1265 Petanque Tauranga/BOP Club Every Thurs & Sun at Cliff Rd venue 1pm start. Jo Ann 578 3606 Salsa on the Strand Every Thurs at La Mexica presented by Bay Salsa. Intro class 8pm followed by social dancing.

Really social, no partner required. $2 entry, members free. www.baysalsa.co.nz Taoist Tai Chi Exercise your body, challenge your mind. New class starts today at 15 Koromiko St, Judea 5.15pm. Caroline 548 1209 Tauranga Heart Support Group Phase 3 rehab exercise, social events & guest speakers for those with or at risk of heart disease. Every Thurs at City Church Hall, Otumoetai Rd/Sherwood St 9.3010.45am. Men & women welcome.

Dianne 576 5031 Qualified instructor/ Cardiac Care leader.

Tauranga Herb Society Meet at St Enoch’s Church Hall, 16th Ave 7pm.

Topic: massage oils & hand massage.

Tauranga Model Railway Club Meet every Thurs & Tues evening 7.30pm.

Ed 543 1108 Tauranga Pryde Youth Group For lesbian, gay, bi, trans. Meet 6.30pm 1st & 3rd Weds of each month & 2nd & 4th Thurs. 22 3536 968

Tauranga Rock n Roll Social Dancers

Authentic music every Thurs at 14 Norris St, behind Pak n Save 7.309.30pm. $3 entry pp - supper included.

Maria 576 7326 Tauranga Storytellers’ Group Meet last Thurs of month. Learn how to develop your storytelling skills.

Claire 577 7220 Tennis Seniors WBOP Every Thurs at Tauranga Lawn Tennis Club, Wharepai Domain, Cameron Rd 9am - 12pm. $3 ball fee. Lynda 575 0627 Te Puke Table Tennis Club Every Thurs at Te Puke Intermediate School Hall 7-9pm. Ted 573 7216 Toastmasters - Kickstart Club Have fun while learning to speak confidently.

Breakfast meeting at Alimento Cafe, 1st Ave, Tauranga 7-8.15am. Helen 571 6181

Friday 8 August

Alcoholics Anonymous Open

meeting every Fri at Hamner Clinic, 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton (behind Tyremaster) 7.30pm. 0800 229 6757 for more meetings or assistance.

Chess Tauranga Every Fri at Tauranga RSA, Greerton 6pm onwards for the whole family. Werner 548 1111 http:// www.westernbopchess.weebly.com/ Documentary Nights Every 2nd Fri at 7pm. Many interesting & thought provoking subjects covered. Kim 576 9427 or 027 285 9611

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Reasons to be cheerful - part 22 We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expounds on things that currently make him happy.

Tired of election billboards of people looking like psycho killers? Let Winston put a smiley face by the side of your road.

repeated viewing. After which you will need an extensive lie-down.

Trust me. Trust The Lego Movie.

Everything is awesome!

122) All We Hear is Radio Ga Ga! I don't listen to radio from the Bay. It's not that they refuse to play local music. It's not that there is a mere one (1) breakfast show that still bothers to broadcast from Tauranga. It's because I hate ads. And radio is the last bastion where ads are forced upon you. You can fast forward them on telly; you can ignore them in a newspaper; you can even skip them - after 5 seconds - on YouTube. But on radio...

So I listen to National Radio. No ads, intelligent talk and occasionally interesting music.

But sometimes National gets a bit... how should I put it... boring (sorry Simon Mercep). And I've finally found the perfect back-up station, right here in Tauranga! I think.

105.4FM probably has a name but I don't know what it is. It's an Indian radio station. It plays music like I've never heard and it is both baffling and inspiring. I would seriously recommend any musician looking for new ideas to tune in immediately. The music is both familiar – I hear great slide guitar, cool grooves, choruses, all instantly recognisable – as well as weird: strange scales, unusual melodies, surprising rhythms and a bunch of musical ideas that I'd never get from more regular music. Seriously, this will open (and possibly blow) your mind.

121) Everything is Awesome! You better believe it! Everything is great when you're part of a team! If these words leave you baffled and confused then you clearly haven't watched The Lego Movie! And if that's the case you've been missing out! The Lego Movie is a movie so awesome that it requires an exclamation mark every time you write a sentence about it!

I confess that I actually took a bit of convincing about this.

Lego? Seriously? Then, in the UK, The Guardian had a vote for “Best Film of the First 6 Months of 2014” (they're going to need some snappier award titles) and who was top of the heap?

Yep, The Lego Movie, beating out the absolutely wonderfully brilliant Grand Hotel Budapest and some other really good films.

And why? Because, as the insanely catchy theme song says... Everything is Awesome! Clearly made by people with severe Ritalin addiction the film is so colourful, so fast, so subversive and so absolutely bonkers that it demands

M O V I E S

The Crown and Badger Brewers Bar Saturday 2 – Ladi, with Team Friday 1 – PO3.

Dynamite 8pm. Tickets available Saturday 2 – Red Zone. from Brewers Bar or online.

The Matua Major Toms Sunday 3 – The Blarney Boys Saturday 2 – Christopher Coleman from Australia with 3-6pm. local artists Matt Bodman supporting.

Welcome Bay Sports Bar Friday 1 – Karaoke with Paulena McSwiggans Irish Pub from 8pm.

Sunday 3 – Chris Smart 3-6pm.

Across 1. Former prime minister (6,7) 8. Fad (5) 9. Determined (7) 10. Snare (6) 11. Suggest (6) 12. River (SI) (5) 14. Seat (5) 18. Sheep (6) 20. Prejudiced (6) 23. Abdomen (7) 24. Medical complaint (5) 25. Difficulties (13)

With Rialto

After being released from a mental institution, Genesis (Cliff Curtis) moves in with his distant gang-affiliated brother and teenage nephew (James Rolleston). With no desire to stay in the gang house all day, Genesis joins the local Gisborne chess club where he hopes to somehow coach its youthful and diverse members to a national championship.

The Weekend Sun has two double passes to ‘The Dark Horse’ for lucky readers who can tell us what club Genesis joins in the film.

Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section.

Entries must be received before Wednesday, August 6.

Family History Month Every Fri in Aug in

the NZ Room, Tauranga Library 11am 4pm, a genealogist is on duty to assist with your research. Heather 578 1689 Free Immigration Assessment By Licenced Immigration Adviser. Tauranga Multicultural Ethnic Council, Historic Village, 17th Ave. Ph Iryna Stewart 543 9125 or 021 0226 2619 Free Immigration Clinic Every Fri - legal advice & information on immigration issues. For appointment, Baywide Community Law 571 6812 Friday Friends 10 Pin Bowling League Join our friendly league playing every Fri at 13th Ave 10 Pin 1pm (3 games). We play in pairs.

Judy 543 4124 Gay/Bi Men Support Group Do you need a trusting person to talk to? Discretion

Friday Aug 1 to Wed Aug 6 131 Jellicoe Street, Te Puke.

Capitol Cinema 4 (M)

Fri 1:30, 6:30pm.

Sat 12:40, 6. Sun 1:15, 6:20, 8:30. Mon 4, 6:15. Tue 1:40, 3:45, 6:00. Wed 4:00, 6:20.

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assured. For meetings & locations ph/txt Alex 027 358 5934 Greerton Indoor Bowling Club Club night at Band Hall, Yatton St. Names in by 7.15pm.

Sally 571 8914 Otumoetai Indoor Bowls Otumoetai Open Tournament. New members welcome. Karen 576 0443 Sunshine Dance Group Learn sequence dancing at a friendly club. Meet every Thurs at Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 7-8.30pm, followed by dancing till 10pm. $2pp entrance includes supper. Jan 544 4379

Te Puke Forest & Bird Annual Street Stall Outside Te Puke Post Office, Jellicoe St 8am onwards. Native plants, tree lucerne etc.

Email julie@thesun.co.nz or fax 571 1116 or post to PO Box 240, Tauranga.

Deadline 3pm Tuesday.

Contributions should be less than 20 words.

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PLAYING THIS WEEK MRS. BROWN’S BOYS D’MOVIE

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Of course, it is commercial, so it has ads. But even the ads have a certain hyperactive insanity to them.

It's almost impossible to work out what they're advertising or, sometimes, if they are even ads...

123) It's Art and I Like It! So there. None of this wishy-washy “I don't know if it's art but...”. The Tauranga Art Gallery has a whole bunch of art right now and you're doing yourself a disservice if you don't haul your tired eyes along for a gander.

Exhibit One: there's a big red piano. We've written about it in the Sun at least twice now. It still looks amazing. Exhibit Two: check out the six “black” Ralph Hotere paintings on the walls next to the piano. To quote Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnel: “It's like, how much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None more black.” Exhibit Three: the NZ Trio. They're playing on Thursday 7. There'll be a bit of Beethoven and some obscure but very interesting stuff. Tickets are $25.

And Exhibit Four: ART101 – A Beginner's Guide.

This current exhibition, a veritable A to Z of art, is simply fantastic! It features work from Rita Angus, Nigel Brown, Albrecht Durer, Marti Friedlander, Dick Frizzell, Frances Hodgkins, Colin McCahon, Pablo Picasso, Toss Woollaston, and many more.

This could, possibly, be even better than The Lego Movie. Everything is indeed awesome.

See it today; take your kids tomorrow.

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Fri 6:20. Sat 3:30. Sun 1:10. Mon 6:10.

Tue 1:30, 8:35pm. Wed 4:00pm.

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

Erroll Shand, Jim McLarty, Tanya Horo, Vanessa Rare, Paul Ballard.

Comedic eco-drama made in NZ’s Bay of Plenty and Te Puke District.

COM. Jason Segel.

Fri 8:40pm.

JERSEY BOYS (M) Off Language. BIO, DRAMA. Directed by Clint Eastwood.

Fri 3:40. Sun 3:15. Tue 5:50.

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Lee Pace, Benicio Del Toro, John C. Reilly, Djimon Hounsou.

Fri 2:00, 4:10, 6:20, 8:30pm.

Sun 11:00, 3:45, 6, 8:10pm. Mon 4:10, 6:20.

Tue 1:45, 4:00, 6:20, 8:30. Wed 4:10, 6:30.

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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (3D)

SEX TAPE (R16) Sex Scenes, Sexual Content, Drug Use TRANSFORMERS: A.O.E. (2D) & Off Lang.

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(M) Violence. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel,

(M) Viol. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper.

(2D) (M) Viol & Off Lang. ACTION, DRAMA, SCI-FI. Early Screenings! Sat 4:00pm. Sun 1:00pm

Fri 3:45pm. Sun 3:25pm. Tue 8:20pm.

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HERCULES (2D) (M) Violence, Sexual References & Sat 12:00, 2:00, 6:35, 8:35pm.

Off Lang. Dwayne Johnson. ACTION, ADVENTURE.

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Marvel’s deep space superhero team get a film adaptation. Space adventurer, and self-proclaimed “legendary outlaw”, Peter Quill is the object of a bounty hunt after stealing an orb coveted by a treacherous villain. Early Screenings!

Fri 8:25pm. Sat 8:20pm. Sun 6:00.

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(M) Viol, Sexual References & Off Lang.

Dwayne Johnson, John Hurt, Ian McShane.

Hercules, the Greek demigod, has his

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 life as a sword-for-hire tested when the (2D) (PG) Fantasy Violence. ANIMATION, ADVENTURE.

King of Thrace seeks his aid.

Sat 10:45, 1:10. Sun 11:00am. Tue 3:35. Fri 1:30. Sat 6:10pm. Sun 8:30pm.

THE FACE OF LOVE (M) DRAMA, ROM. THE HOUSE OF MAGIC (2D)(G) Animated Mon 4:00pm. Wed 6:15pm.

Fri 6:00. Sat 2:30, 8:05. Sun 11:20, 5:00. Adults at Kids Prices! Sat 10:30. Sun 11:05. DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (3D) Mon 4:00. Tue 1:45, 6:00pm. Wed 4:00. TINKERBELL: THE PIRATE FAIRY (G) (M) Viol & Off Lang. Gary Oldman, Keri Russell.

WORDS AND PICTURES (M) Off Lang. Adults at Kids Prices! Animated. Sat 10:15am. A growing nation of genetically evolved Fri 1:30, 8:00. Sat 12:20, 6:00. Sun 2:50, ERNEST & CELESTINE (G) In Lounge Cinema. apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors. Sat 8:05pm 7:00. Mon 6. Tue 3:40, 7:50. Wed 6:00. Fri 3:45. Sat 10:45, 4:20pm. Sun 1:15.

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Getting trick with brandy The theme for this week is brandy, with its many uses both for drinking and cooking.

Brandy is the name given to the alcohol created from early grape distillation.

Many countries have their own brandy styles, so we’ll leave it to Wikipedia for the information hounds out there.

‘Brandy and Dry’ was an institutional drink back in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s – and surprisingly, it’s now starting to re-appear more regularly.

Perhaps it’s a fashion statement, a chance to remember how sophisticated life once used to be – and now customers are looking to create the era again.

I hope so, because brandy is responsible for some stunning classic cocktails, such as the ‘Brandy Alexander’ or the cheeky ‘Side-Car’.

It can lead to some more adventurous ones such as Alberta’s ‘Gross Granny’ – lethal I must say – or Finland’s ‘Flames An invitation to...

of Blue’, which speaks for itself.

In the kitchen, brandy has many traditional uses, like deglazing that yummy crunchy residue from searing peppered fallow venison back-steak with red onion, garlic and fresh chilli in the frying pan, to a visual delight.

‘Crepe Suzette’ where brandy and Cointreau are heated, ignited and as the flames dance around the crepes a light sprinkle of cinnamon will create a pyrotechnic display.

Add to your favourite hot coffee, blend it with vanilla ice-cream, maple syrup and milk, or drizzle a little over a boring plain trifle pudding because brandy is a great base for adventurous minds.

Did anyone see the Milford Sound Moose?

The Weekend Sun has a $50 voucher to The Phoenix to give away to a lucky reader who can tell us the theme for this week’s column.

Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section.

Entries must be received before August 6.

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The Weekend Sun Raewyn Weller will also be teaching children English.

Photo by Tracy Hardy.

Invitation to aid orphanage Four years after a successful voluntary trip to help a poverty-stricken community in Zimbabwe, Tauranga’s Raewyn Weller is hosting a second mission and encouraging others to join her.

Later this year Raewyn will travel to India to build shelters and help at an orphanage for 110 children, aged four-16.

“We’re going to be based at the Shikshan Gram Shelter shelter and working with the children. Whatever needs doing, we’ll do it.”

The shelter, established by Satish and Yogita Moon, houses children previously living in slums and on streets. It aims to ensure they’re properly cared for and grow up to become educated and responsible adults.

“Even at four years old, prior to being gathered up into the safety of the shelter, most were already working – begging or selling small items to commuters or drivers.”

The shelter is run by 17 staff who supervise, teach and cook for the children.

To keep the shelter going, they constantly need to raise funds and rely on voluntary support.

Raewyn and her companion from Zimbabwe, Lina Chapman- Long, are hosting ‘voluntourists’ to the shelter for 12 or 18-day journeys, from November 16 and December 28.

“There will be plenty to do while there, from painting, gardening, teaching to just sharing, relaxing and nurturing. Teachers can also go to school with them.”

Raewyn says she was transformed by her first journey, and encourages others to “experience a journey of the heart”.

“Anyone can come. Anyone who wants to change their lives, because believe me it can be heart wrenching. It is life-changing working with kids like this.”

Contact on Raewyn on 07 542 0332 or raewynw@kinect.co.nz

By Eleanor Clark

Musicians plan major concert Bay of Plenty Symphonia players are in the final stages of rehearsals for their next concerts on August 9-10.

The event, from Tauranga’s only community orchestra, features marimba soloist Yoshiko Tsuruta, the only dedicated marimbist in New Zealand.

BOP Symphonia is thrilled to have the opportunity to accompany her in a lively, Spanish-inspired concerto

by Castelnuovo-Tedesco.

The marimba is a keyed percussion instrument with a mellow, deep sound, not often heard in a classical setting.

Yoshiko won several prestigious competitions in New Zealand and Japan, before moving to Europe to study with one of the world’s top marimba players.

Many children are introduced to the marimba at school these days, and will certainly enjoy seeing and hearing such an expert performer on this instrument.

Referring to the keys of the marimba and supporting programme, with songs written in major keys, the event is titled Major Keys, and is supported by Legacy Trust.

The orchestra will open with Wagner’s ‘Siegfried Idyll’, written after the birth of his son Siegfried, and will conclude with Beethoven’s jubilant 7th Symphony.

Symphonia musicians admire one of their striking ‘Major Keys’ concert billboards.

Saturday, August 9, 7.30pm, Graham Young Theatre.

Tickets $10 student, $24 concession, $28 adult + service fees: www.iticket.co.nz/ or at Creative Tauranga, Willow Street. Door sales $12, $32, cash only.

Sunday, August 10, 2pm, Waihi Beach Community Centre Tickets: $10 student, $20 adult + service fees: www. iticket.co.nz/. Or at United Video, Waihi; Molly’s, Waihi Beach; Information Centre, Katikati.

Door sales $10, $25, cash only.

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Long wait almost over to see aircraft One of Classic Flyers’ most eagerly awaited exhibits is about to open to the public.

Since the corroding remains of a Catalina flying boat arrived at the aviation history museum at Mount Maunganui in August 2007, members of the public have been asking when they can see inside it.

Almost seven years on, the exhibit, including access to the fuselage, is almost completed with the official opening planned for this weekend.

Invited guests will attend an opening function on Saturday, August 2, and the exhibit will open to the public on Sunday, August 3, from 10am.

Classic Flyers CEO Andrew Gormlie says the team at Classic Flyers wanted the public to have plenty of time to have a good look at the displays and inside the aircraft fuselage itself.

“There will not be enough time to do this on Saturday afternoon, so we decided to open the exhibit to the public on Sunday morning.”

Interest in the restoration has come from all around the world – and Andrew says the Restoration/Engineering Team has returned the fuselage to replicate as closely as possible what the aircraft would have looked like during the war.

The Consolidated PBY Catalina was one

inside

Part of the Catalina’s remains at Classic Flyers. of the most widely-used seaplanes of World War II and used in both Atlantic and Pacific Theatres as a patrol bomber, in antisubmarine warfare, and air sea rescue.

The aircraft has been used since the war for aerial fire-fighting and air sea rescue.

The RNZAF operated 56 Catalina Flying Boats between 1943 and 1954, until they were replaced by the Short Sunderland.

Andrew says the only difference is Classic Flyers’ Catalina’s wings and the tail won’t be added to the fuselage “as there wouldn’t be enough room to display the aircraft in the museum hangar”.

The only flying Catalina in New Zealand is a Canadian Vickers-built Canso operated by the Catalina Group of NZ. It’s painted

Classic Flyers’ Gary Beatley inside the cockpit. in colours of the RNZAF aircraft NZ4017 operated by No. 6 Squadron firstly from Lauthala Bay, Fiji and later from Halavo Bay in the Solomon Islands.

Children under the age of 12 years must be accompanied by an adult into the exhibit.

Entry to the museum for the Catalina’s opening day on August 3 is gold coin donation.

New show promises a fun family night out Cover story

The Weekend Sun has 10 double passes to the opening night of ‘A Twist in the Tale’ on August 11 to give away to lucky readers who can tell us what ages would enjoy the show.

Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section. Entries must be received before Wednesday, August 6.

Laughs, drama, music and fisticuffs from 16th Avenue Theatre Youth’s brand new stage show ‘A Twist in the Tale’ takes you on a journey through seven twisted stories where nothing is quite what it seems.

Come on down to your friendly local – The Frog and Duck – and join your genial host, stand-up comedian Tom Foolery, as he takes you on a weird and wonderful journey through the human experience.

Car trouble, family feuds, strange house-sitters, Facebook fallouts and so much more: each amazing tale will keep you on the very edge of your seat, trying to guess what could be around the next corner.

‘A Twist In The Tale’ has seven short stories ranging from the dramatic to side-splitting, laugh-out-loud comedy,

‘A Twist in the Tale’ cast members.

Photo by Ellen Hillier-Jones.

with stunning musical performances.

It’ll have you laughing, crying and singing along all evening in one great big unforgettable show for anyone from age eight to 80.

A premiere for Tauranga, this unique and truly entertaining show is sure to be a smash hit.

‘A Twist in The Tale’ is on from August 12-17 at 16th Avenue Theatre.

Tauranga. Tickets prices range from $6 to $10 and can be reserved by calling 021 0200 9553.

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Time for the home to shine

Caen ChapmanTaylor from Time 2 Shine.

Photo by Zoe Hunter.

For those considering putting their home on the market, an exterior house wash is the cheapest way to improve property value – just ask Caen Chapman-Taylor from Time 2 Shine.

Caen says an exterior house wash can maintain the quality of paintwork

and give the home a fresh appearance, therefore adding value to the property.

Time 2 Shine offers roof treatments and can remove built-up moss, mildew and algae using biodegradable products, which are gentle on the paintwork.

“In a way it’s like washing the car,” says Caen. “We’re not using a highpressured system; it’s a low-pressure soft system.”

For beach properties, a house wash can remove salt residue and can prepare a home ready for painting, says Caen.

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Shane has about 20 years’ experience in the industry and a diploma in horticulture amenity – he knows how to prune, shape and fell trees and shrubs to keep them looking at their best.

Whether it’s a fruit tree, rose bush, hedge, or a bit of landscaping needed – Shane can help.

As winter changes into spring, Shane says now is a good time to give the trees and shrubs a tidy up.

“The plants, trees, and shrubs can recover a lot better if they’re looked after now.”

Topped, Lopped and Chopped is based in Papamoa, but Shane can cover the entire Tauranga area.

He also has a chipper available on site to help with shrub and tree maintenance.

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Declaration of Result of Election I hereby declare the result for the 2014 Trustee election that closed at midday on Friday 25th July 2014.

I confirm that the official result was determined after the scrutiny of all returned voting papers and counting of valid votes.

2014 Trustee Election Election of THREE (3) Trustees Candidate BLACKWELL, Pete SCOTT, Ron TUSTIN, Paul

Votes Received 5,553 4,704 3,943

FENTON, Andrew RUDDUCK-GUDSELL, Tracey VOSPER, Frank FAULKNER, Bill DILLON, Mary COWPER, Jerry BROWN, Ross DIVER, Brian JACKSON, Eddie WHITEHEAD, Denise JOHNSTON, Annette HOLLAND, Phil TURNER, Ian O'NEILL, Michael LAMARE, Yvette KELLY, Tony INFORMAL BLANK VOTING PAPERS

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I therefore declare Pete BLACKWELL, Ron SCOTT and Paul TUSTIN to be elected as Trustees for the Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust.

The voter return percentage was 26.27%, being 13,617 votes.

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Let’s protect our beaches The Green Party is determined to protect our beaches, permanently. How? We watched Petrobras and Anadarko come, explore, find nothing and go.

Each time, brave souls went to sea to carry the message that deep-water oil exploration is unwelcome here.

We watched the release of exploration rights in the marine reserve for Maui’s dolphins, and into protected conservation lands onshore. We applauded when the Commissioner for the Environment

came down hard on fracking, when offshore sand mining was rejected, and when Fiordland was protected from ever more incursions into its wilderness.

Our party will work towards prohibiting deep-sea drilling for oil; better regulation of coastal shipping in order to reduce the risk of another Rena.

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I’m really enjoying getting out and about meeting my local communities, at last count more than 4000 people and doors, the National team has connected with in five weeks.

During the last week I’ve focused on Welcome Bay and Ohauiti. Again the feedback is positive, particularly around this Government’s focus on ensuring the money we do spend on your behalf actually delivers results. Improving the lives of the most vulnerable New

Zealanders is one of National’s priorities. The best way we can help do this is to ensure the public services New Zealanders pay for are productive, efficient and making a difference in people’s lives. The success of government programmes has too often been measured by how much money was being spent.

Getting our priorities sorted Largely out of the public eye, there’s been a lot of ongoing discussion about local government reform for the Bay of Plenty. Ideas about ‘efficiency’ and ‘economies of scale’ are colliding with values of local democracy.

There is a real sense of ‘been there before’ with the same old options being trotted out. Bigger is better, we have got too many councils and we’re overgoverned. It’s real 1990s thinking when we need to prepare for the world of the

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God’s word as our plumb line Paul warns in 2 Timothy 4:4 that: “the time is coming when [people] will not tolerate sound and wholesome instruction, but, having ears itching [for something pleasing and gratifying], they will gather to themselves one teacher after another to a considerable number, chosen to satisfy their own liking and to foster the errors they hold, and will turn aside from hearing the truth and wander off into myths and man-made fictions”.

Through a couple of articles, let me suggest how we must take note of this serious warning so the Church in our nation stands as “the pillar and ground of truth” (1 Timothy 3:15).

Firstly, we must hold firmly to and accept the entirety of God’s Word as His truth because there is a fierce battle waging over the supremacy, inerrancy and divine inspiration of Scripture.

Paul writes in 2 Timothy 3:16

that: “all Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness”.

Psalm 119:160 states: “the sum of Your Word is truth, and every one of Your righteous rules endures forever”.

The Bible is under incessant assault from the enemy, both within Christendom and without. Every attempt to devalue God’s Word must be rigorously opposed as part of contending for the faith. As soon as someone does not completely, entirely and unreservedly trust in God’s Word as truth, as the source of wisdom and of revelation, then they are on the slippery slope to deception.

Either the Bible is true or it’s not – there’s no in-between.

It cannot be partly true and left to mankind, in his limited wisdom and understanding, to determine which parts we will take as truth.

Without vision we perish The city of Glasgow in Scotland is busy hosting the 20th Commonwealth Games.

The motto on the coat of arms of Glasgow reads: “Let Glasgow Flourish by the preaching of Your word, and the praising of Your name”.

The motto is attributed to Glasgow’s patron saint, Saint Mungo, who established a church on the original site of Glasgow in the Sixth Century.

Saint Mungo is said to have preached a sermon containing the words of the motto.

What a great vision to have for your city.

That it may flourish, not because of any one man’s doing something great, not because of industrial or commercial success or anything achieved by man’s efforts alone – but that it may flourish because the people would submit their lives to God. When people fear God, and submit every part of their lives to Him in obedience to

His commands and precepts – the result is God’s blessing.

That’s the Biblical principle we see throughout Scripture – God calling His people to live in such a way that their lives are ordered

by God’s written Word (Joshua 1:8).

In Isaiah 66:2 God says: “This is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and

If we do not hold to the truth of God’s Word in its entirety, then we are left to various opinions and viewpoints that open the way to all kinds of moral and spiritual error.

Where do you stand with regards to God’s Word?

Are the Scriptures the only plumb line by which you weigh teaching, preaching, ministry, signs and wonders etc?

More to follow next week.

By Peter Whitcombe, Jesus First Church

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trembles at my word”.

What vision do we have for our city, Tauranga?

My prayer is that all the churches in Tauranga would heed God’s call to preach His Word and reverently praise His name. I challenge all the churches and church leaders in Tauranga to heed the call to preach His Word (1 Cor.1:23).

By Richard Roodt, Bay Bible Fellowship

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