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Why the long face?

Oliver the horse has been puzzled as to why he hasn’t been able to visit his local bar lately. His owner Sally Bottomley says Alan Bundy, the bar owner, and Oliver have a mutual and special fondness for each other, but the horse hasn’t seen Alan in weeks.

The Papamoa icon – the horse that is, not the bar owner – has been staring over his fence on Sandhurst Dr wondering why he also can’t hustle his usual admirers for carrots. Everyone has been staying away.

Well not quite everyone. Pictured above are Sienna

Crowley, age ten, and her sister Olivia, age eight.

They are best buddies with Oliver and have been making sure he’s not been too lonely during the national Alert Level 4 lockdown.

Read the full story on page 8. Photo: Daniel Hines.

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Don’t throw the baby out Ah, it’s good to be back folks. After weeks of confinement in the soulless abyss of the internet, finally we are liberated. We can now sit in our cars outside KFC and wait for wicked wings.

The other major advantage of Level 3 is that while you are waiting at the drive through, you can browse The Weekend Sun. This will not only be fun and informative but it will also do wonders for the businesses advertising here. And boy do they need it.

The economic side effects of this nasty bug are yet another thing we need to combat together.

We are being held to ransom by a sneaky devil. The minute we break the rules, it clubs us around the head and drags us back to our prisons.

As a result of this there are a lot of new social taboos but also some emerging fiscal ones as well. The most sinister of these stigmas is saving money.

Yes, that’s right, if you still have your job and you’re likely to keep it, then start throwing your cash around like a toddler in a toy library. It’s your civic duty.

I’ve been saving money and for that I am deeply ashamed. But, in my defence what else has there been to do?

I haven’t been able to fritter it away on flat whites and keto omelettes. Trips to The Warehouse are just a fond memory. Browsing through things online is hugely unrewarding and the results are a little random.

own stuff. The shelves you see are the storage and it’s not massively efficient for staff to do everyone’s shopping for them.

What grinds my gears a little is the frequent claims that nothing will be the same again post-virus and we must radically change the way we live. Tourism is out and renewable energy is in etc, etc.

Beware of the politics

And I’ve heard mutterings from those in power that we need to change the economy which sounds like a great excuse to push a political and social agenda.

I suspect this will shape the upcoming election.

No doubt there will be some change to our everyday lives out of all this.

Tread carefully

The little things

The only thing I bought online during the lockdown was a five-pack of socks from Kmart and that was only because my wife was ordering a round of smalls for everyone. Weirdly, this modest purchase of socks and briefs arrived in three separate boxes, delivered by three separate couriers. There might be some work to do there.

Why were we shopping at Aussieowned Kmart instead of Kiwi-owned The Warehouse? Very good question and another of today’s modern taboos.

Buy local or be damned!

The wife assures me she tried the big red shed first but found it “too annoying”.

And that’s one of the problems everyone is grappling with - changing their business model overnight. I mean the concept of The Warehouse is just that - a warehouse that people wander around and pick their

same as the last one.

Tourism is a great example. We resent the fact that our economy has been so damaged by our reliance on tourism so we should replace it with something else.

Bollocks - tourism is one of the pillars of our economy but we have enough others to hold things up while we repair the damage.

I love to travel and when this is all over, I fully intend to jump on a plane and explore the next place on the list.

I bet most travellers probably feel the same.

Amazon may take a choker hold on the world of retail. The handshake will be consigned to history. Not sneezing into your elbow will be worse than a noisy fart in a confined space.

I guess every existential threat throws up some kind of development which endures, I just don’t think we need to get all weird about it and throw the baby out with the bath water.

Talk of creating new industries and not being so reliant on the old ways are discussions we should always be having but the next threat is unlikely to be the

And disaster comes in many different forms. Climate change poses a huge threat to our traditional food production but there is not the same urgency because it hasn’t crippled us yet.

This kind of reactive thinking is similar to when we have a near-death experience.

Suddenly we need to up our game, do more things, be a better person and live the dream.

That’s often where big changes start but just having a good idea and throwing money and energy at it won’t solve all our problems.

We need to think bigger but we also need to support traditional and established industries like tourism that have served us well in the past. It might be the industry that saves us from a different threat in the future and trying to replace it with something else will take far longer than fixing what we already have. daniel@thesun.co.nz

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Local restaurant owner Rohan McClosky.

The restaurant business is a challenging one at the moment but one local operator is still finding a way to ‘pay it forward’.

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While alert level 3 is providing some relief for restaurant owners, the industry isn’t out of the woods yet says Restaurant Association CEO Marisa Bidois.

She says a survey of its members shows that about 40 per cent will remain closed at Level 3, Rohan McClosky is adapting to a new with another 30 per cent still working through the environment. He owns Brooklyn on The Strand, logistics of reopening.

Neighbourhood in Otumoetai and Rain Bar Of the one-third that are now in Papamoa. open, expected revenue will only go “We are getting our e-commerce part of the way to covering costs. set up and will work with a local The Restaurant Association says delivery business so customers the industry felt the impact of can order straight from our COVID-19 as early as February. website. However, there are “The decline in numbers was many businesses who aren’t in a imposed by the closure of our position to do this,” says Rohan. borders to China. Since then, “I urge people to order their losses have been snowballing with takeaways straight from a the lockdown period stopping all business’s website if the option Restaurant Association CEO revenues across the industry,” is available, to support local as Marisa Bidois. says Marisa. much as possible.”

Rohan says he has been working with his landlords, To give back, Rohan has started an initiative called who have supported him by reducing the rent.

Pay it Forward, where anyone who orders from Having a positive relationship with staff has Brooklyn, Rain Bar or Neighbourhood has the also helped and he hasn’t had to lay-off any of his option of donating money, which is used to deliver 35 workers. meals to those in need and essential workers.

They made the decision to close four days before “We are partnering with Curate Cares and use their the lockdown to help staff get employment in the database to ensure meals go to people in need. kiwifruit sector.

“They will receive the same high quality meals we “That has really paid itself back – our team have make in our restaurant delivered directly by us, so kept fighting for us. our customers can see first-hand that their donations “I don’t think we will see the true financial effects are directly helping people. until we fully start back up again, which may be as “The model works in a way that allows other businesses, like clothing stores, to adapt it to work for far down the track as Level 2.

“I want to assure customers that local restaurants them. We want to ensure we do what we can to help feel the social responsibility of adhering to the stricter others during this time.”

Businesses interested in adopting Pay it Forward health and safety guidelines under Level 3. Ordering MacKenzie Dyer email: Rohan: rohan@seventhavenuegroup.co.nz. from us will be incredibly safe.”

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White Island lawsuit

The Royal Caribbean cruise line is facing legal action over the Whakaari/White Island volcanic eruption, which left some of its passengers dead.

A family group of an Australian victim, who died in the eruption, is suing the cruise operator, says lawyer Rita Yousef.

Rita, who works for law firm Stacks Goudkamp, says other claimants are likely to be confirmed in the next few days.

The company could face legal action for alleged negligence, breach of contract and breach of Australian consumer law, she says.

Thirty-eight passengers from the Ovation of the Seas cruise ship were on the island for a tour when the volcano erupted on December 9, 2019.

Back to school, with no rush

Alert Level 3 has seen a quiet start to term two, with only 32 students taking the bus to school on Wednesday.

Just 13 busses are needed for 14 schools Tauranga-wide.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana communications team leader Matt Hunt says 24 students registered to use dedicated school services and a further eight registered to use urban Bayhopper services.

For the duration of Alert Level 3, only students up to Year 10 who are unable to study from home, such as children of essential workers, will attend.

All other students will continue distance learning from home.

Denis Edwards with books he has written. Photo: Daniel Hines.

Double trouble in retirement Writing about trouble in a retirement village has got Papamoa’s Denis Edwards into the national spotlight during a national emergency.

But why stop there? Denis doubled down and launched himself further into an epic boredom busting battle.

The effort paid off, as not only has one of his short stories reached the top ten of a nationwide lockdown competition, but another story has taken out the ultimate top prize.

Does writing a short story make a long time pass quickly? Maybe. Retired literary giants and writing enthusiasts from 80 retirement villages all over New Zealand came out in force during the Alert Level 4 lockdown, with a mammoth 172 entries from behind

locked fences and gates.

“I figured I had retired, when Susan, my wife, saw the Retirement Village Association short story competition,” says Denis.

Prizes up for grabs in the Generus Living-sponsored competition were bottles of Central Otago vineyard Nevis Bluff Pinor Noir and Pinot Gris.

And to give the competition another level of prestige, the judge was Joan McKenzie, well-known in the book world for her work at Whitcoulls and as the person who makes the ‘Joan’s Picks’ among the books in the stores.

Denis has a solid career of writing behind him, having written ten published books and six produced plays, won two play writing awards, had another six plays on major shortlists in New Zealand, and one script published in the United States.

BOP roadworks

State highway roadworks have resumed in the Bay of Plenty with the country moving to Alert Level 3.

The NZTA says some essential state highway maintenance work continued during the lockdown, but all non-essential maintenance work and capital project work was stopped under alert level 4.

Director regional relationships Steve Mutton says the safety of workers and road users is Waka Kotahi’s top priority and they are working with contractors on specific plans for each work site.

Every one of these plans will align with the strict industry standards provided by Construction Health and Safety NZ, he says.

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In between there have been appearances on major shortlists for feature and short film scriptwriting, with a short stint writing in the early years of ‘Shortland Street’.

It was an easy decision to pull out the trusty typewriter, with three broad topics to choose from – ‘All’s well that ends well’, ‘An Unexpected Turn’ and ‘Trouble in the Village’.

“I thought I would see if I had any rubber left on the writing tyres, so I did two stories,” says Denis.

His entry ‘Bowling towards all’s well that might end well’ won the top prize, and his ‘Booking a spot of trouble in the village’ won a spot in the top ten.

Born in Wellington, Denis has travelled extensively, lived in Auckland for 40 years and in the Mount and Papamoa for the past six years. He and Susan now live at the upmarket Pacific Coast Village in Papamoa Beach.

His first job out of school was with New Zealand Police, as a cadet and a constable in Wellington, including being on duty the night the Interisland ferry, the ‘Wahine’ sank in Wellington harbour. That got him a night helping sort property and time in a packed mortuary.

After returning from overseas, he worked for nine and a half years in the Auckland ambulance service, most of it in South Auckland. During that period, he taught himself journalism.

“I figured journalists didn’t have to go out at three in the morning, in the rain, and get injured people out of upside-down cars,” says Denis.

Fifteen years as one of Auckland’s busiest freelance journalists and writing for almost every magazine and newspaper in the country resulted in winning awards at the then-Qantas Press Awards, for both columns and feature writing. He went on assignment to the United States, Malaysia and Australia.

The journalism took Denis into writing books.

He has had ten of them published, four from Penguin, five books for children, one of which ‘Killer Moves’, from Scholastic, was recognised at the NZ Post Children’s Book Awards. One privately commissioned book looked at the life and times of the suburb of Mount Eden – where he lived for 20 years.

Despite the impressive resume and awards, he was still surprised to learn he had taken out the retirement village competition.

“It was a delightful shock when I was told one of them had won and the other was on the ten-story shortlist. It’s been a huge buzz.”

“We are delighted with the fantastic response to the competition,” says a Retirement Village Association spokesperson. “We thought we might have got 40 or so stories, but instead received 172 entries from 80 villages and Judge Joan said it was very hard to choose even the top ten.”

Now that Denis has stretched his writing wings, perhaps he’ll come further out of retirement and knock out some more literary tales, screenplays, books and plays. There’s still some more writing rubber on those tyres for sure.

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˜ Curly Duff playing his bagpipes at dawn on Anzac Day. Photo: Cate Duff.

Big growth in Tauranga Art Gallery usage Three appointments were made to the board of the Tauranga Art Gallery Trust this week.

Emma Gardiner, Rosemary Protheroe and Steven Farrant are the new trustees appointed by Tauranga City Council.

Mayor Tenby Powell acknowledged the contribution made towards the Tauranga Art Gallery’s progress in recent years by outgoing board members, Peter Anderson (chair), Judith Stanway (deputy chair) and Mary Stewart

(trustee).

During their six-year appointments, the Art Gallery has seen significant growth in the numbers of people using its facilities, along with growth in the quantity and quality of events.

More recently, it has been rising to the challenge of developing new ways of ensuring that art experiences continue to be accessible to the community, as the city moves into the post COVID-19 recovery period, Tenby says.

Anzac Day bagpipes strike a chord “I struggle to look at the photos, I get really emotional,” says Mount Maunganui photographer Cate Duff. She has taken numerous photographs of Mount beach sunrises, but ANZAC Day this year was especially unique for two reasons.

Her husband Alistair, or Curly as he is usually known by, walked through the shallows playing his bagpipes, and creating an unforgettable and poignant moment.

“I never ever see a sunrise that set the scene like that one did,” says Cate. “And I think the people who witnessed it feel the same. It was pretty special.”

Curly has played the bagpipes for more than 30 years. The kiwifruit packhouse groundsman first started playing in South Taranaki when he joined the Auroa Highland Pipe Band which had been founded by his grandfather James Duff.

He usually practises at his home at Mount Maunganui.

“He’s been playing weekly during the lockdown. He plays out front and the neighbours have been very supportive,” says Cate.

Early on ANZAC Day, Curly and Cate woke, walked to the end of their driveway where Curly started playing a medley of songs including ‘Amazing Grace’, ‘Scotland the Brave’, and ‘Flowers of the Forest’ which is often used for wreath laying.

The plaintive bagpipe sounds could be heard all

around the Mount as people stood silently, listening from their driveways and balconies.

“We gathered about 5.55am,” says Cate. “We had a minute’s silence and then he played for about five to ten minutes.”

Cate then noticed the spectacular sky lighting up, turned to Curly and said: ‘Look at that sunrise! Let’s go to the beach!’

Curly had only intended to play out the front of their house but the vivid sunrise was too much to resist, so they headed down to the local beach near their home.

“It was so spontaneous. I thought it would be nice if he stood on the edge, but he took his shoes and socks off and walked out through the water.”

All around Curly the sky and sea lit up with stunning deep orange and mandarin colours, enhanced by the melancholy bagpipe sounds.

Cate caught the striking silhouette on video, uploading it to Facebook, where it has been shared thousands of times.

“It was amazing to see how moved people were seeing that footage. It brought the community together in a special way.”

Another video of Curly playing was also screened on Australian television, the poignancy in the moment resonating across the Tasman as well as around New Zealand.

“So many people came up to Curly afterwards, keeping a safe distance and thanked him saying: ‘you really lifted our spirits’,” says Cate.

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Cooking up a comedy storm One of New Zealand’s most popular celebrities has joined forces with a well-known YouTube dad to launch a comedy cooking series in a bid to provide some light-hearted entertainment for Kiwis in the kitchen.

Tauranga-based Jordan Watson aka ‘How to Dad’ knows all about making life easy.

The ‘self-taught dad’ and father-of-three

has a YouTube series which provides hilarious parenting hacks.

Jordan has partnered with HelloFresh to create a mini-series featuring high profil Kiwi names, coming together to cook easy-to-prepare meals. The duos will share kitchen tips and tricks in true ‘How to Dad’ style.

Filmed during lockdown, the firs episode of ‘How to Dinner’ has infomercial queen and television star Suzanne Paul teach Jordan some key presenting tips via a video call as they whip up a dish together.

Suzanne says friends laughed when she told them about the new project and says it’s well known she’s no cook or foodie and used to survive on a diet of toast and takeaways.

“I don’t like the whole palaver of thinking about food, from grocery shopping to actually planning what to eat and then having to set about making it,” she says.

A stint watching cooking shows with fiance atrick Kuhtze saw her try and replicate some of the meals but that too was a disaster.

“I always bought way too much food and would buy things I had no idea how to cook.

“I made polenta that you could have used as a doorstop,” she says.

Jordan says he’s excited about the new series and is looking forward to working with his celebrity guests, to bring to life some delicious meals.

“I hope that it will open people’s eyes to just how simple making good, tasty dinners can be and that it helps people channel their inner home cook,” he says.

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How To Dad cook and Tauranga local Jordan Watson is teaming up with celebrities for a hilarious cook-off series.

Book worms are turning to crime Crime and thrillers are leading the way when it comes to reading habits over the past few weeks.

Online borrowers are particularly enjoying contemporary fiction mystery and crime/thriller genres.

The most popular book for adults was ‘Burial Rites’ by Hannah Kent.

To help make it easier for people to read during the lockdown Tauranga City Libraries is promoting a free digital-only membership that allows people to apply online and start borrowing from its e-resources collection straight away.

People don’t have to be a current library card holder to do it.

Content team leader Michelle Sims says the service includes access to e-audio stories which is handy for parents who might need to provide some distraction for the small people in their bubbles.

The library’s online range includes e-books and audio stories.

Newspapers and magazines from around the world can be viewed through Pressreader; new skills learnt with www.lynda.com; and family history researched with genealogy databases.

Library e-resources can also assist with general research which will be particularly handy for students

learning at home, says Michelle.

“Many people might not know, but it’s possible to change the font size on an e-book,” she says.

“Our BorrowBox app has also recently made available the option of a dyslexic-friendly font, which we’re really excited about” says Michelle.

Online e-books simply return themselves when two weeks is up.

For children, ‘The Newest Princess’ by Melody Mews, and for teens it’s ‘Frankly in Love’ by David Yoon. The most loaned book by a New Zealand author during lockdown was ‘Moonlight Sonata’

by Eileen Merriman.

Shaping homes and neighbourhoods of the future town centres (including local shopping centres) and enable more people to live in those areas, with more compact forms of housing, community spaces, retail and other businesses.

Healthy and liveable neighbourhoods allow us to live close to places where we work, learn, play and meet our daily needs

Tauranga is New Zealand’s fifth largest city and is continuing to grow. It’s at a turning point – on the cusp of becoming a ‘real city’, but needing to make big changes for this to happen.

The challenge of the city’s growth is recognised with central government providing very clear direction on the need to provide for more housing and transport options, especially around centres.

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Locally, despite a lot of work going into planning for growth over the years, the city is facing a growing housing shortage and higher housing and infrastructure costs.

So we need to change our approach. Instead of solely relying on expanding the city outwards, we need to put greater focus on planning for growth in our existing urban area. We need to work on placemaking in and around our

Tauranga City Council is working on making this happen, starting in the Te Papa peninsula – the area between Greerton and the city centre. We are working on a 30year plan that aims at providing greater housing choice, safe and efficient transport options, local amenities and infrastructure needed to support healthy and connected neighbourhoods and communities. There’s a lot of community benefits to be gained from growth, if it is well planned and supported by the right investment at the right time. Better access to social and economic opportunities, improved environmental quality, neighbourhoods with a stronger sense of culture and identity for example. Understanding what to invest in and when is what council is working on right now.

In parallel, to allow Tauranga to grow up as well as out, council is working on making Tauranga’s city plan more enabling of

different types of housing. At this stage the rules make it hard for people to build anything other than standard standalone houses. This means we’re not using land as effectively as possible to accommodate our growth, and the homes available may not suit some people’s needs; like those of our ageing community, or of the increasing number of smaller households.

So council is working on changing the city plan to make it easier for people to build – if they want to – duplexes and townhouses/terraced housing in suburban areas, and apartments in more central areas like Te Papa. Enabling this makes sense – but how to ensure new builds both look good and that they’re buildings that people are happy to live next door to, that enhance the neighbourhood? That’s where the city plan rules come in, as well as new urban design guidelines that council is proposing.

Council is now asking for your feedback on ideas for Te Papa and the city plan proposals.

We’re keen to hear what you think of these to make sure we’re heading in the right direction.

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Folding cranes to make a wish come true Chris Wilton-Jones, known by his friends as ‘Doc’, has made more than 40,000 paper folds during the Alert Level 4 national lockdown period. He now has more than 1200 origami cranes piling up high in his ‘bubble’ at the Mount.

Chris has made a YouTube video demonstrating how to make the COVID cranes and uploaded examples to social media with the hashtag #covidcrane and also shown a local college teacher how to make them so he can teach his students, “If anyone else wants to make COVID cranes because of what they represent, I’d love to print out a whole lot of paper and drop them off.”

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Chris Wilton-Jones with some of the ‘COVID’ cranes he has made during the nation-wide lockdown.

“It started because I wondered: ‘What’s something I can do during my downtime?’”

He found it quite therapeutic.

“A friend taught me about nine years ago.

“After making one again I realised that I quite enjoyed it.”

He made the first crane out of paper and then looked around his house to see what else he could use.

“I found more paper, custard boxes and chocolate wrappers. Then I opened my letterbox and found the council’s COVID fl er had arrived.”

He turned the double-sided A4 fl er into his first ‘C VID’ crane. After scanning a fl er into his computer Chris started printing them out, making one COVID crane for every Kiwi who contracted COVID-19. Alert Level 4 lockdown had not yet begun, so he gave away his first cranes to child en around his neighbourhood.

“I told them what they represented and they loved it. One person took his home and put it on his shelf. “He says every time he sees it, it makes him smile.

He started making more, giving them away.

“And then all of a sudden, the real two-meter distance kicked in.

“No one would come close to me to receive one, so I had to stop giving them out.”

But he kept making more COVID cranes, piling them up in his window box.

Chris says that according to Japanese tradition, folding 1000 paper cranes gives a chance to make one special wish come true.

“They also represent peace, hope, joy and

love. And a lot of couples getting married fold 1000 cranes for their wedding ceremony to wish themselves good luck.”

In some variations of the Japanese tradition, people may be granted happiness, eternal good luck and a long life or recovery from illness.

“Origami is very therapeutic,” says Chris, who has also made tiny cranes smaller than his watch face. “There are 30 folds in a crane. If I fold 1400 cranes, that’s more than 40,000 folds.”

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Life in lock-down with a lonely horse They first met Oliver about two years ago while out cycling with their mother Stef Crowley.

“Olivia is adamant she’s going to be a vet when she’s older she begged me to stop and say ‘hello’ to the horses.”

Sally leases the paddocks where Oliver and two other horses spend their days and has made sure they have been kept well cared for during the national emergency, visiting them daily.

Stef and her husband - who grew up experiencing farm life - consider themselves lucky to have friends like Sally and Oliver who can give their girls a similar farm experience in the midst of suburbia.

“Sally invites us to come and ride and we’ve helped decorate Olly for some of the community events he’s been involved in,” says Stef.

Sally often hears stories about Oliver’s friendly interactions.

“Half the time I hear about him hustling pavement walkers for treats all day. He knows how to turn on the charm and hustle his public, don’t worry about that.

“He also loves the local cats who visit him. He dines with

his buddy the pheasant and enjoys saying: ‘hello’ to friendly dogs when out and about.”

Oliver has also won ribbons and a first at the Tauranga A&P show with Rochelle Turner.

“Some of his used horse shoes are at the old Papamoa Tavern. They have re-purposed them I believe.

“Oliver has his photo up behind the bar at Bundy’s, but also has his photo in the Papamoa Police Station and made the Police Gazette with photos of a couple of police officers outside the station. He was delivering chocolates to thank them for returning his rope,” Sally says.

Oliver, a thoroughbred originally from Great Britain, is an ex-racehorse, racing as ‘Foodie’ in Hong Kong during the 2014/15 and 2015/16 racing seasons, with three wins.

“He’s a laid-back, chilled dude,” says Sally.

Sally took Oliver to the beach on ANZAC Day before dawn to represent the thousands of horses in wars.

“There was a guy there with a New Zealand flag. It made his day seeing Oliver. There were smiles for miles with Oliver on the beach, with many thanking me for bringing him out.

“Somehow something as simple as a horse going for a walk along a beach brings joy back into our complicated lives.”

Oliver on the Papamoa Beach. Photo: Sally Bottomley.

COVID-19 and the Kiwi spirit

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Before lockdown, New Zealand’s daily percentage increase of COVID-19 cases was higher than both Italy and Spain. Just five weeks later, we’ve all but eliminated the disease from our shores. In the words of the prime minister: “we’ve done this together” and I think we can be tremendously proud of ourselves.

Because of what you have done the discipline of each of us staying at home, making space for one another when out walking, giving up our freedoms, staying physically distant from friends and loved ones - without these sacrifices we would

have lost a number of people in our Tauranga community over the last five weeks.

They are here today because of you.

Each of us really are life savers.

But there are still casualties in this war against COVID-19.

Apart from those that have lost loved ones, our fellow Kiwis have lost jobs, sacrificed their businesses, had reduced incomes or been reliant on the wage subsidy. More local businesses are open in level 3 and they need our support, now more than any time since WW2.

My fellow Mount-Papamoa ward

councillor, Dawn Kiddie and I have set up an online Mount-Papamoa ‘open for business’ directory for those small businesses restarting and offering contactless click/phone/ email and collect or delivery.

Go to: www.bit.ly/openlevel3 for a variety of local goods and services or visit: www.facebook.com/openlevel3 You can also see businesses that are trading close to home on your phone by downloading Sun Media’s ‘Tauranga City App’ for your mobile phone.

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Silent sentinels of social distancing For one day, staring out at sea, eight totara pou caught the attention of walkers who had ventured from their home bubbles to walk along Papamoa beach during the lockdown.

The tall figu es stood separate, yet together, blank expressions carved into their faces, like the stone heads on Easter Island gazing out silently across the ocean.

Local wood sculptor Chris Pointon had placed them there, on the top of the dunes, held in the sand by long stainless

Wood sculptor Chris Pointon with his totara figu es. Photo: Daniel Hines.

steel rods up their middle. For about fi e hours on Anzac weekend, the eight solitary figu es became an expression of all that the national emergency was about, resonating with many who saw them.

“One of the things I noticed as you walk along were people just sitting or standing on the highest points of the dunes, staring out to sea with quite a blank sort of look. It was the whole lockdown experience of ‘when is this going to finish?’

Chris, who has exhibited over the last decade as part of the Bay of Plenty Garden and Art Festival, had the idea for making the figu es during the first day of lockd wn.

“I needed a project to do, otherwise I thought I’d get bored and also as an artistic response to the situation.”

He had some 100-year-old totara strainer posts handy so started working on them.

After a week he had completed fi e of the final set

“I got up early one morning, stood them separately inside some old barrel hoops on the front lawn and called them ‘Social Distancing’.

“My wife’s interpretation was that it was some new friends for her because she was feeling a bit lonely in lockdown.”

After completing the eight figu es, he moved them around the lawn and reconfigu ed them into groups so that they were in ‘bubbles’.

“They were no longer in their bubbles. That was the second iteration of the installation.”

This fascination with turning totara strainer posts into representations of people is something he did with his 2017 entry in Katikati’s NZ Mural Contest and Arts Festival Sculpture Competition. Back then the festival theme was ‘Children are our Future’. Somehow the description of that earlier sculptural Continued ...

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Can my joints improve? (Part 1) I have been working with someone who has had problems with his knees.

He had damaged one knee some time ago.

In more recent times his ‘good’ knee had started to deteriorate from osteoarthritis.

Eventually his ‘good’ knee became worse than the knee damaged in an accident. I contacted him this month and in his own words he thought the results were amazing. He has much less pain and is more mobile. He has come from a position where working was becoming increasingly difficult to now being more confident about the future.

There are several lessons we can learn from this. The first is that our bodies have an extraordinary ability to heal. However this healing is dependent on the smooth operation of the healing systems. In many cases healing is restricted because the body system that is designed to heal the damage is somehow faulty or has just stopped functioning. The outcome of this is always disease.

In this case we made a number of changes. The first is to try and identify foods that either cause inflammation or in some way restrict healing. Two of the most important groups of nutrients are fats,

because they govern the inflammatory pathways and antioxidants because they protect our cells from damage.

We can also cheat a bit. Actually we can cheat a lot. I see effective joint health supplements as the ultimate cheat. We can target very specific compounds that have a direct therapeutic function in the body.

For example, with joints, we can add therapeutic levels of chondroitin sulphate to greatly impact the health and stability of cartilage. Adding significant amounts of curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric can reduce inflammation and swelling in the joint capsule. Next edition we continue this discussion and look at the second lesson we can learn.

For more information give me a call or email: john@abundant.co.nz You can read my all new newsletters at: www.abundant.co.nz John Arts is a qualified nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health.

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Back then, Chris wrote about the 2017 pou as: ‘these ‘pillars of society’[that] have ignored the growing environmental and social issues confronting our society.

‘Battered relics of the past, they represent flawed old ways of thinking. The hope for the future is our children, who with open eyes and minds can take the lead.’

This time, there was something about seeing people standing silently staring out to sea from the top of the sand dunes that captured him.

“I thought these eight pou could look quite good up there and I could photograph them in a different setting.”

On the Sunday of ANZAC weekend Chris and his wife Judy carried the newly made posts down to the beach and set them up on the highest sand dune.

“We sat there with a thermos of coffee. People noticed them as they walked along the sand, were photographing them and some climbed up to see what they were.”

His statues became a bit of an icebreaker and people wanted to talk about them and their own situation.

“I had kept the statues reasonably rough, edgy and uncomfortable. The head has eye sockets and a nose but no mouth. They have fairly blank expressionless faces.

Sort of depressed, sad, that was what I was trying to get to.” Chris found that people drawn to the figures started talking about their own lockdown experience.

“I think there’s probably some very lonely people out there at the moment. That haven’t had much chance of social connection or been able to talk with people.”

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Contactless combat training Space for back-fist strikes, a e kicks, internet and a device, is all that’s needed to participate in The Martial Arts Academy’s live online classes.

“We don’t want anyone kicking over Mum’s special vase or anything – but room to move is really all you need,” says Martial Arts Academy co-director Scott Coburn.

Unable to teach at their Papamoa, Katikati and Tauranga branches, the Academy improvised by providing members with several virtual classes, using Zoom, during the last two weeks of lockdown.

“Tutors did this from their homes, so classes looked like Brazilian Jujitsu on the lawn and Muay Thai in the driveway.”

“We didn’t know if anyone would be interested, but before we knew it, we had classes of more than 20 people.”

Term two underway

The Academy took it up a notch for the start of term two on April 28, by committing to offer more than 20 classes a week.

Since moving to Alert Level 3, classes have been filmed in a studio set up y Scott, and co-director Ryan Clement, at the Tauranga branch. It’s decked-out with tripods and a TV, so the instructor can see the class.

“At the end of each session, the mics are turned on so participants can ask the tutor questions in front of the class – just like we normally would.”

A camera that moves with the instructor is yet to come.

Teaching classes online is something the

Classes are filmed at The artial Arts Academy’s Tauranga branch with co-directors Scott Coburn (at the laptop) and Ryan Clement.

Academy has always wanted to do, and COVID-19 restrictions have helped kick the project into gear.

“Ryan and I have pulled off a year’s worth of work in a month to get it off the ground.

“We are excited to get back into it, and keep our members on track for grading.”

Free fitness classe

They have also introduced free combatbased fitness classes for the communit .

“When we were hit by COVID-19, we received phenomenal support. Some members were kind enough to continue paying their membership fees, even when we initially had no classes.

“We want to give back and help people remain active while staying in their bubbles at home.

“It’s also an opportunity for our member’s parents, who usually come to the Academy to watch practices, to get up and have a go.”

After COVID-19 restrictions lift, virtual classes will continue to be offered.

“Online classes open up future opportunities, like having international guest teachers. Most importantly though, they have made martial arts more accessible to people in our community.”

For more information, visit The Martial Arts Academy Facebook page.

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Royal Spoonbills causing a stir in Tauranga People out exercising during lockdown near estuaries may have noticed the unusual looking birds, Royal Spoonbills, feeding.

The large white birds have a distinct black spoon like beak, hence their name.

A flock of more than 20 birds have been feeding in the estuary near Fergusson Park for the past few weeks.

Department of Conservation protected species and islands ranger John Heaphy says there are increasing reports of public sightings of the spoonbills.

“The birds now roost in several colonies around the southern Tauranga Harbour including Waimapu and Gordon Carmichael Reserve with potentially over 50 birds now inhabiting the harbour.”

A flock of Royal Spoonbills has been feeding in the estuary near Fergusson Park. Photo: David Murray-Smith.

CAB operational and ready to help Citizens Advice Bureau Tauranga has ramped up its service in the face of a big increase in inquiries. Bureau manager Kim Saunders says people need to know they are still available, just not face-to-face. They have been getting all sorts of inquiries from people caught up in COVID-19 complications.

“Immigration inquiries, lots of employment inquiries – what they can do and what employers can say or not say – people who are supposed to be moving. There are no settlements being done

now until it is over.

“Immigration is another one.

“People are due to leave the country but can’t.”

She says there were now 24 volunteers working in the wider Tauranga area. People can phone the national number on: 0800 367 222 and speak to a

The impact of stress Currently, with our anxiety levels ebbing and flowing we experience different reactions in our body, whether it be less motivation, disrupted sleep patterns or skin conditions.

Over the past month many of us have certainly changed the way we work. Personally, I’ve been doing online skin consultations. Many clients have sent in photos and we have gone through their concerns. These have been many and varied, from breakouts, inflammatory type reactions, rashes, eczema,and rosacea. Not to mention the increase of oil or in some cases drier skins.

Often more cases than not stress has increased their cortisol production which has a flow on effect influencing the body’s own systems that then is

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person straight away, or they can phone the local number on: 07 578 1592 and leave a message which will be returned by a local person. The other option is to email the inquiry to: tauranga@cab.org.nz “It is business as usual for us only we are not here in person.

Initially it had a huge impact on us but people are realising they can’t do anything,” Kim says.

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If you have any concerns please phone or email the clinic, we can do a lot for you. Sadly, we can’t see you for treatments.

However, we can listen, send products and monitor your progress until such time as Level 2 comes into effect.

As many of you know I always where possible encourage sustainability. Now this flows even more importantly to supporting local businesses in premises, as they are the hub for a community which is key going forward.

Please support local businesses and preferably New Zealand made products to grow our community again to be strong and vibrant.

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You and your pets during covid-19 Like everyone else in New Zealand, the last month has certainly seen us adapt and change in the way we do things in our clinics.

Veterinary services, being an essential service, were able to operate during Level 4 and now under Level 3, we are able to expand the range of services we can offer.

As easy as it is to see all the challenges being faced during this time, it’s also healthy to see the plenty of positives – and as a pet owner there are many. If you are still working from home, now is the ideal time to train your dog – with a bit more time on your hands than usual you may find yourself more patient.

If you want to tire your pet out without taking them for a walk, mental training is also the perfect solution. And don’t forget to fit in extra play – playing is an outlet for normal behaviour and helps strengthen your bond with your pet, whether it’s a game of tug and war in the garden with your dog or playing with a wand/string/ball with your cat – they will love you for the extra attention.

Have you been walking your dog more often? Getting out into the fresh air with your pooch is one of the

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best things you can do right now, however it is advised that during Level 3 to keep your dog on a leash – even in areas where they would normally be off-leash. Remember your dog is part of your bubble under Level 3, so they shouldn’t be interacting with dogs from other bubbles. Also, not everyone appreciates being approached by dogs, especially when we’re all trying to maintain a safe distance from each other.

We can still help you with all your needs. Under Level 3, we are able to see all animals for all ailments, injuries and medical concerns, as well as all urgent and emergency cases.

Appointments will continue to be ‘contactless consults’ until we are advised otherwise and for all clinic appointments, and visits to your property we will be confirming your contact details in order to keep a register for potential contact tracing.

We are still able to provide you with all food and medication needs – either through delivery or contactless pick-up.

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Good governance, good business After more than 30 years of living in Tauranga, I still see many of the same faces and firms, working hard, enjoying our great lifestyle – and hoping that the next year will be better for business and careers than the past one.

But growing a business, whether as a sole proprietorship (Yikes!

Don’t operate like that), a partnership (Oh no! This is even worse) or a corporation (Yup, this is the way to go), requires more than just our beautiful sunshine, an outlook from the Mount and catching fish off Papamoa’s beach. It needs a solid structure – a ‘good governance’. Governance is the special air that blows differently through each organisation, the ‘way we do things around here’.

Although we have some basic structures that are the same everywhere - who is allowed to do what, who is responsible for what, who reports to whom, etc governance is a tight glove that fits slightly differently in each firm.

Ah, ‘firm’, he said, ‘firm’. That means governance doesn’t apply in a charity, a hospital board or a council?

Nah, governance applies everywhere, in any entity of any size. I can see the first question popping up in your heads now: clearly, governance isn’t needed in a small three-person firm; it is only for large businesses, right?

Wrong, bigly wrong!

If you have not much money but you want to make it big in car racing, you’ll take your 1974 Holden Kingswood station wagon to the V8 races in Pukekohe and when you win, you’ll have enough money to buy a real race car. Does that make sense?

Clearly, you will never win, you will crash and lose your car and you failed.

Especially in small firms, we need great governance.

The distance between success and failure in small firms is much narrower: In time, in money, in likelihood to occur, than in large firms, so we need to be extra good at governance. A huge business like Fonterra can make several big mistakes and still remain

in business, but how often can a small business get it wrong – and still survive?

So, the foundation of good governance is the correct structure. A set-up that allows for good governance to guide the business. The hands-down ‘best’ set-up is to operate as a registered company in New Zealand. It automatically means you have a ‘board’ with ‘company directors’ (and no, those are not evil outsiders who will steal your business after wrestling you for control) and you have defined shareholders (only one required) and staff (employees). You only require one company director, who can also be the only shareholder and the only employee, but then you can look in the mirror to have a board meeting and that is quite boring… So, let’s assume that you do not want to be a sole proprietor (who goes to sleep every night feeling the burden of unlimited personal liability), a partnership (where each partner is burdened by any misdeeds of all other partners) but the owner and possibly operator, of a real ‘business’. Congratulations, smart thinking. Didn’t take you long to get here… Shareholders in a firm invest money to run it (and only lose that money in a failure, but not more than that).

Company directors oversee the CEO/operator (and now you know why it is not smart to only have friends or family on a board; they must like or love you regardless how dumb some of your business ideas might be) and have personal liability only when they allow the business to operate into debt. Operators work in the business every day and usually don’t like anyone telling them what to do. In good governance, all these different wheels hum along nicely, are well aligned and propel a business forward.

This is structure and next time, we’ll talk about how to make what everyone needs to accomplish at their level – to produce great outcomes.

Meanwhile, send your questions to: j@mueller.nz, and the best ones will get a reply here – and a free download link to a great business case book.

Dr Jens Mueller, MNZM, MRSNZ is a Tauranga resident and a professor at Massey University’s School of Management.

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There’s no place like home The Weekend Sun and Tourism Bay of Plenty have teamed up for the ‘No Place Like Home’ campaign. We will be profiling some of our sensational little businesses to help them back on their feet.

First up is the Surf Shack Pip and Jo were corporate highflyers in the UK, harbouring dreams of creating a sustainablyminded cafe in Pip’s home country of New Zealand. After travelling all over Aotearoa, they settled on the Bay of Plenty and created the Surf Shack Eatery at Waihi Beach – now famous for some of New Zealand’s best burgers, friendly faces and outdoor dining in the fresh beach air.

Winning cafe

In just four short years the lively eatery has won the New Zealand Cafe of the Year Puhoi Valley People’s Choice Award, been featured in Air New Zealand’s Kia Ora magazine and lauded as home to ‘quite possibly the best burgers in New Zealand’ by Lonely Planet.

It’s been a near meteoric rise for the funky little cafe wedged between the aerodrome and wetlands at Waihi Beach. In the time since they purchased the property in late 2015, owners Pip and Jo Coombes have transformed it from a tired old pancake den into a community-focused cafe that features vibrant decor, an outdoor garden area and an eclectic menu offering everything from belly-

busting breakfasts and flavoursome burgers to delicious street food inspired by the tastes of the world.

“It’s a real family affair. There’s me and Jo running it and then Jo’s son Brad Major as the head of kitchen and his partner Courtney Bettink as our front of house manager,” Pip says.

Before moving to the Bay of Plenty to open the Surf Shack, Pip and Jo lived in Leeds, UK. Jo worked an office job specialising in anti-money laundering and Pip was an enforcement officer looking at illegal gambling and money laundering across the UK for the Gambling Commission. They are hardly careers you’d expect to find a duo of budding restaurateurs working in, but outside the 9-5 corporate world they dreamed of moving to New Zealand to create a cafe near the ocean.

“I said I would go back to New Zealand before I turned 40. On my fortieth birthday we sold everything, packed our suitcases and made the move.”

They travelled all over New Zealand, including to Pip’s hometown of Raumati on the Kapiti Coast, but it was the Bay of Plenty they fell for. They loved the coast and laid-back atmosphere and held fond memories of their 2013 wedding at Hot Water Beach on the neighbouring Coromandel Peninsula.

They originally looked at buying a restaurant in Mount Maunganui but after considering all their options settled on the site of the old Flip ‘n’ Bear pancake den in Waihi Beach.

It took a year or so to find their feet, but after redecorating the cafe and re-designing the menu – including adding a wide range of vegan-friendly and gluten free choices – the secret slowly got out.

And when Lonely Planet lauded their burgers in its 2018 travel guide, things really took off.

The burgers are ground on site and, like everything else on the menu, made using only locally or New Zealand sourced ingredients.

The burger science

“There’s a big science to burgers – I’d probably bore you telling you about it but it took me three years to get it right. I’ve always loved a good burger,” says Pip. Outside of work, Pip and Jo still find time to enjoy a daily swim and regular fishing. Waihi Beach was voted the world’s best beach by American travel site Fodor’s and the coastal community is packed full of smiling locals who go out of their way to offer a greeting when you pass them by.

The recent COVID-19 outbreak has forced the Surf Shack to focus on deliveries and contactless pickup for at least the new few weeks, but Pip and Jo are confident Bay locals and the Waihi Beach community will continue to support the cafe and each other. For the past two and a half years Surf Shack has offered free coffees to people working in emergency services and they now plan to extend that offer to Waihi Beach locals who have worked to provide essential services during New Zealand’s lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Work must now begin to rebuild our economy As alert level 4 lapsed last Monday, many businesses resume their operations after having to shut down during the lockdown.

The past five weeks would not have been easy for them, but thanks to the wide range of support mechanisms the Coalition Government introduced, we were able to soften the financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis.

It is important to recognise that being under Alert Level 3 does not mean we are out of the woods yet. In fact, many of the Alert Level 4 restrictions will still be in place especially with regards to physical interactions.

We should still limit to our own bubbles, but Alert Level 3 allows a small extension of it – such as a relative or a caregiver you need to be with during these times.

It is by no means a return of the pre-COVID normalcy.

As the Prime Minister said: Alert Level 3 opens up our economy but not our social lives. Level 4, our primary duty was to selfisolate. Read the rest of this column at: www.sunlive.co.nz

“It’s our way of giving back to the supermarket workers, doctors, nurses and other locals working in essential services because they were there for us when we needed them most.”

The Surf Shack also supports Canteen’s CanSurf Waihi Beach Summer Camp – an initiative that helps young people from the upper North Island who are living with cancer. CanSurf receives a dollar for every Ha-Waihi Surf Burger the Surf Shack sells and the cafe also feeds the kids for free during their annual CanSurf Waihi Beach Summer Camp visit.

Pip and Jo Coombes have transformed a pancake den into a cool cafe.

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Hemp seeds are extremely beneficial to our overall health; they help to strengthen the immune system and cleanse the body of unwanted toxins. The taste is great and the culinary options are endless; sprinkle on salads, in soups, pasta or add to smoothies for an extra antioxidant and protein boost.

Key HempFarm products include hemp hearts, protein powder and hemp seed oil.

The oil and hemp hearts are grown in New Zealand from this summers’ harvest and the organic protein powder is imported from Canada.

The HempFarm processing plant in Tauranga will be making protein in the future as well as hemp milk, the machinery is very expensive for each product so we take one step at a time.

There are many ways to enjoy the proven benefits of hemp, so for culinary tips visit: www.hempfarm.co.nz The Weekend Sun has one HempFarm prize pack including one 500ml Kiwi hemp seed bottled oil and one 500g organic hulled hemp seed hearts for one lucky reader who can tell us

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Thank you to a team of five million This column is about your unity, your sacrifice and your success so far.

We’re showing that a team of five million, working together, really can take a huge step towards the goal of eliminating COVID19 from New Zealand. Do not underestimate what you have achieved so far. The situation today could have been very different.

Now we have to finish the job. As you know, New Zealand moved out of Alert Level 4 after ANZAC Day, on April 28. The Government would not have been able to make that decision without your efforts.

Remember this is a marathon, not a sprint. As we move to Alert Level 3, let’s not waste this chance to eliminate the virus by losing our focus or discipline. We’re not out of the woods yet.

Any complacency now can undo everyone’s hard work.

Here are the golden rules for life at Alert Level 3.

1. Stay home.

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2. Work from home if you can.

3. Make your business COVID-19 safe.

4. Stay local.

5. Keep your bubble as small as possible.

6. Wash your hands with soap often, and cough or sneeze into your elbow.

7. Stay home if you are sick.

Schools reopened on April 29, but remember attendance is voluntary – parents should keep children at home if they can. Our aim is to enter lockdown once, do it right and hopefully never return. That’s the best way to protect jobs and get our economy on the road to recovery, too. The discipline we have displayed at Alert Level 4 must now become the hallmark of our actions in Alert Level 3.

So although we could not commemorate ANZAC day as we usually do, give some thought to how you and your bubble can honour those who have served and paid the ultimate price. I rose at dawn and stood on the Papamoa shore in contemplation of the sacrifices made.

Last year I was privileged to attend the ANZAC events on the Gallipoli Peninsula as a representative of Parliament in the Speaker’s Delegation. You can visit my Facebook page to view photos of this humbling experience.

Kia kaha, take care and let’s finish the job.

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City centre gets back to business “Every dollar spent in the Bay means more money going back into our local economy and for our local businesses it could mean the difference between surviving or failing.”

Sally says city centre businesses are a vital part of our community.

“They’re parents, grandparents, sons

Joanna Brown and Rhonda Collins operating contactless pickups and online ordering from The Med Café in Downtown Tauranga.

With the move from lock down to Level 3 allowing many more businesses to begin trading again Downtown Tauranga is starting to re-emerge and for the businesses owners it couldn’t be soon enough.

Dinner meals from cafe’s that haven’t provided dinner before, pantry essentials, family packs that let you recreate your favourite restaurant experience at home and retail shops launching new ways to provide ‘digital browsing instore’ are just some of the offerings from innovative Downtown Tauranga businesses.

Mainstreet Tauranga spokesperson Sally Cooke says it’s a challenging and uncertain time for the city centre business and support is pivotal.

“Critical to the resurgence of our city centre and, for that matter, our SME sector is the ability of our businesses to evolve, adapt and get trading again. Just as importantly we need support for our businesses from the residents of Tauranga.

“Buy local has never been more important than right now. We need residents to think about their favourite businesses in the city centre; their favourite cafe, restaurant, book shop, fashion store or homewares store and more and we need them to support them.

DOWNTOWN TAURANGA IS OPEN FOR CLICK AND COLLECT & DELIVERIES. Coffee. Books. Toys. Yummy food. Smoothies.

Homewares. Shoes. Accessories. Art. Services. Clothes.

Healthcare. Fragrance. Makeup. Winterwear. Gifts.

Sports gear. Glasses. Jewellery. Electronics. Takeaways.

Smiles. Menswear. Great service. And so much more!

BUY LOCAL. GET YOUR FAVOURITE FIXES IN DOWNTOWN TAURANGA. CHECK OUT ALL THE BUSINESSES OPEN FOR SAFE LEVEL 3 SHOPPING www.downtowntauranga.co.nz

and daughters. They have businesses to re-boot and staff to try and retain. It is up to us, as a community to get behind our local businesses and show them how much we need and value them.”

For a list of Downtown Tauranga businesses operating through Level 3, visit: www.downtowntauranga.co.nz

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Seeking ‘safe services’ for everyone The move to Alert Level 3 is seeing a change of how Tauranga businesses are now operating.

Many business that were forced to close during lockdown have now come up with ways to open, with many offering contactless or delivery services.

Many of the rules remain the same as they did when New Zealand was placed into lockdown in March.

People must work from home if they can.

Where that is not possible businesses may re-open but must comply with health and safety requirements around physical distancing and contactless engagement with customers.

Businesses can only be accessed by the staff and without a customer facing function, such as building and construction or forestry which can open under strict health and safety and physical distancing rules, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said when she announced the new Alert Level 3 rules on April 16.

Businesses that are accessed by the public or customers such as retail, hardware stores and restaurants can open but only for online or phone purchases and contactless delivery or click and collect.

Sun Media is working with local business to provide a comprehensive list of ‘Safe Services’.

This will be available on the Tauranga City App under

Get your business on the free Tauranga City App.

a new ‘Safe Services’ tab.

People can download the app and add their own safe service to the list.

A full list of local businesses remaining open is on the Tauranga City App, available from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. SunLive also has a separate 'CORONAVIRUS' category for all the latest local and national updates.

People can also stay up-to-date with their daily news via: www.sunlive.co.nz or get their community news fix at: www.weekendsun.co.nz.

Tint you windows and support local For the months of May and June, local window tinting company Film Tint NZ will be donating $10 to the Salvation Army for every house window tinted.

3M products and excellent service, but you will also be helping to stimulate the local Bay of Plenty In a bid to help those affected by COVID-19 and economy and it’s economic impacts, Film Tint’s owner Philip support those Vaudrey hopes to do his bit to unite against the virus. struggling.

“I have been delivering for the Salvation Army Providing privacy during Level 4 lockdown and have seen first hand in peoples’ homes the impact that COVID-19 is having on many is by far the most households. I was keen to do something to provide common reason economic support once we move into the lower people want Film Alert Levels.”

Tint. A light film So if you were thinking of tinting your house, now is applied to the is the time. Not only will you be getting quality inside of your windows that Film Tint owner Philip Vaudrey. allows you to see out clearly but does not let neighbors or passers-by see in.

Other benefits of window films include heat reduction of up to 80 per cent, UV protection for furnishings or flooring, as well as glare reduction so you can actually see your computer screen in the daytime.

Film Tint is operating under a COVID-19 safety plan that ensures clients and workers are completely protected. Make an appointment by calling: 0800 315 503 or visit: www.filmtintnz.co.nz

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Expert legal advice during COVID-19

Mackenzie Elvin Law is open for business and can help navigate COVID-19 struggles.

We’re living in unprecedented times, which is why, as lawyers, the team at Mackenzie Elvin Law are offering free legal advice to all New Zealanders in relation to COVID-19.

The team at Mackenzie Elvin Law have swerved their focus so they can give the best legal help and advice to all Kiwis during this unique time.

They might be at home, but the team says they can still help and stand by you.

This global crisis has disrupted and transformed lives, bringing great unknowns. Not only for health but for property, business, finances, employment, family and relationships.

To help, Mackenzie Elvin Law is offering free 15-minute consultations for any COVID-19 related legal issues.

Simply call their office on: 07 578 5033.

They’ll book a time for you to speak to their most relevant, specialist lawyer, who understands that times are tough right now.

Your call could be related to any legal issue related to COVID-19.

Most importantly, the team can talk about your options. Informed decisions and having a plan going forward will make a big difference and being proactive is key, says the team.

There will be many things you can be doing that you might not be aware of, from restructuring loans and personal finances, negotiating contracts, dealing with banks, employment issues, to understanding government policy, payments and grants, co-parenting or interpreting the legal aspects in relation to the current, and changing situation.

Don’t hesitate to call them.

Address your health concerns with your GP as usual The Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation and local general practices are strongly urging people to get in touch with their family doctor and health service providers with any health concerns as they usually would.

beyond, so putting off calling the doctor isn’t the answer.”

Practices are operating based on advice and health guidelines designed to keep patients safe. All are asking patients to get in touch by phone in the first instance so that doctors can triage cases.

Next steps are then advised.

“General practices are there to attend to all health concerns and wellbeing issues - whether they be acute or exacerbated long-term Since New Zealand went into conditions,” says Phil. lockdown in late March there “We are also urging has been a decline in patients people to apply for a contacting their local practices, Community Services Card a trend that is concerning says from Work and Income if general manager of practice financial circumstances their fi services at WBOPPHO Phil Back. have changed, such as “It likely means that loss of income. people are holding back “This card will from contacting their ensure your doctor about health healthcare is matters, which could subsidised and result in conditions therefore cheaper worsening. for you.”

“Practices are open, To find out offering normal more about local services and are available to deal Phil Back urges people to see a GP. health services still available during with all health issues.

Alert Level 3 visit: We need to be looking after ourselves www.wboppho.org.nz/covid-19-response through this COVID-19 pandemic and

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GPs are open for business Your family doctor or medical centre is still providing services if you are sick during Alert Level 3, but you must call ahead first.

Accident and Healthcare in Second Avenue is also open 8am to 9pm daily.

Stay Safe, Kia Kaha!

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Like very many of you I am still pretty Solution No.2034 much in lockdown here at the Watusi 6 9 3 2 1 5 4 7 an eye on the 1 9 4 Club, 5 8 2keeping 7 Country 6 1 9 through the wonders 8 6 art 3 world 2 music 5 7 and 9 of8 electronic 5 3 7 4communication.

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6 2 5 4it 7 3 1lockdown 8 become So greetings to the many thousands of you who are still only leaving the house for a healthy walk: with the population in Tauranga coming in at the higher end of the average age scale there are a huge number of over-seventies and heathcompromised over-fifties who will not be wanting to rush into retail spaces for a while yet.

Fair enough too. If sheltering in place for a few more weeks, or even months, means living years longer, then it looks like a lot more hometime is on the cards. And as someone who falls into the ‘healthcompromised’ category I am certainly hoping to look back in a couple of years’ time and raise a glass to the memory of a vanquished virus.

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In the meantime, let me share a couple of things with you, the first of which is some sad news out of Auckland where leading New Zealand jazz pianist Phil Broadhurst has died after a long battle with cancer. Phil

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RIP Phil, thanks for the music and so much more.

Tami Neilson

was well known to many in Tauranga and was a longtime supporter, performer, and friend of the National Jazz Festival. Not only was he a phenomenal musician and an inspiring teacher but he was a helluva nice guy with sparkling eyes and a wry English wit.

I pass on this message from Maria O Flaherty:

And let’s finish with a new music show.

Not a live show coming up in Tauranga sadly, though there do seem to be a lot of touring acts now rescheduling their concerts, the latest being Canada’s Cowboy

Phil Broadhurst.

Junkies who have now announced new dates in January 2021. No, these days everybody is making music from the safety of their own lounges and this week’s offering is a Tami Neilson. whole bunch of fun.

Tami Neilson – the Canadian singer now domiciled in New Zealand – has been “On behalf of Julie Mason, I bring the sad busy, even while juggling two small kids news that Phil Broadhurst passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020. Julie said: ‘Phil died in lockdown. Having released her latest album, Chickaboom, in February, plans peacefully, and with a half smile, as if he to tour and promote it were somewhat was thinking up a new tune…’” derailed by our current situation.

A memorial service will take place once So Tami has taken to producing her own lockdown allows us. We will all look YouTube series. forward to Phil’s memorial service. It will Here’s the official description: ‘Live be a gathering of food, wine and loads of from lockdown in the rolling hills of live jazz - just the way Phil would have New Zealand, Tami invites us into her liked it to be. living room (and closet!) for a homemade Phil was one of New Zealand’s leading helping of long-distance musical jazz artists and a well-known pianist, collaborations, never-before-seen footage composer, educator and broadcaster; Phil of live shows on tour and answers to fans has presented Art Of Jazz on Radio New questions in segments like ‘Ask Tami’ and Zealand Concert since 1991.

‘Tami’s Closet’.’

Phil was the head of Jazz Studies at the New episodes go up every Friday evening New Zealand School of Music (Massey University, Albany) from 2000 to 2016 and and I can confirm from last Friday’s first 20 minute outing that it’s a heaping helping of a three-times winner of the Jazz Record Of good cheer with some great music for good The Year award. He also became the first measure. Find it at: www.youtube.com/ jazz musician to be awarded the MNZM watch?v=Fn0JOXx-kd0 for services to Jazz in 2001.

BAYCOURT COMMUNITY & ARTS CENTRE TO REMAIN CLOSED AT COVID-19 ALERT LEVEL 3 With New Zealand now at COVID-19 alert level 3, Baycourt wishes to advise our community that due to strict Government guidelines concerning public venues and mass gatherings, the community and arts centre remains closed until further notice.

The Baycourt team is working hard behind the scenes to ensure that once we are able to open our doors again, we can do so in a manner that offers a safe and welcoming environment for all our audiences, artists and staff.

Though we remain closed during alert level 3, tickets for all future events at Baycourt are still available online via the Ticketek website ticketek.co.nz and by phone 0800 842 538.

KIA KAHA & HANG IN THERE TAURANGA - BAYCOURT COMMUNITY & ARTS CENTRE FOR UP-TO-DATE SHOW INFORMATION, VISIT BAYCOURT.CO.NZ

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‘Dear readers, these events will mostly be affected by the COVID-19 lockdown but please browse through them for ideas and inspiration once we are all back to normal.’

Saturday 2 May

The Sociables

Social club for over fifties. Ph Maureen 021 112 307, Jonathan 572 2091

Monday 4 May

ladies. Fun, fitness & friendship. Ph Isabelle 07 544 3526 or 027 697 1037

Ph 022 012 0376

Bay Network Singles Club

Merge For Social Get-togethers

Email merge.tauranga@gmail.com

Mount Morning Badminton

Classic Motorcycle Coffee Meeting

Alcoholics Anonymous

Croquet

Art Group Welcome Bay

Omokoroa Beach Indoor Bowls

Gate Pa Junior Tennis

Badminton Club At Aquinas

Otumoetai Walking Group

Ph Don 027 241 3595

Ph 0800 229 6757

Ph Turu 021 061 1942

Katikati Lions Garage Sale

Due to the Covid-19 Virus, the Katikati Lions Garage Sale & Moggies Market have been cancelled until further notice. Many thanks for your past support.

LOL Laughter Wellness

Sessions on hold due to Covid-19.

Keep laughing. Laughter boosts your immune system & suppresses stress & anxiety. Trish 022 036 6768 lollaughterwellness@gmail.com

Ph Anne 027 430 4876

Ph Sue 021 194 4335. FB: TaurangaBadmintonClub. www.taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz

Bethlehem Indoor Bowls Ph John 027 654 1298

Cancer Society Walking Group Ph Angelique 07 927 6505

Ph Danny 576 6480

Sequence Dancing

Dances held at St John Anglican Church Hall, Otumoetai are cancelled until further notice due to the Covid19 virus. Ph 929 7295

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

Chess At Mount Maunganui

Ph Grant 578 6448

Ph Helmut 0274 147 254

The Incubator Feedback Lab

Chess In The Afternoon Ph Bob 027 478 6282

Citizens Advice Bureau Papamoa Ph 07 574 9862 or 0800 367 222

The Artery, Historic Village. www. theincubator.co.nz

The Incubator Poetry Group

Petanque Tauranga BOP

Citizens Advice Bureau Tauranga

The Incubator Lounge, Historic Village. www.theincubator.co.nz

St Stephens Jigsaw Library

Creative Fibre

Wednesday 6 May

petanquetauranga@gmail.com

10am-12noon. Borrow from 500 puzzles (100-1500 pieces) for 50c-$1.

Cnr Highmore & Brookfield Tce, Brookfield.

Synchronised Swimming

Ph Jo 027 543 1697, www.taurangasynchro.co.nz, Facebook: @taurangasynchroNZ

Ph 07 578 1592 or 0800 367 222 Ph Cathy 07 570 2191

500 Cards Club

Diabetes NZ Tauranga Branch Ph 07 571 3422

Dutch Friendly Support Network Ph Bernadette 07 572 3968

Ph Barbara 572 4962 or Bob 027 478 6282

Bible Study

Ph 07 552 4068

Harmony-A-Plenty Barbershop

Club Mt Indoor Bowls

Tauranga Social Dance Club

Indoor Bowling

Healing Rooms

Sunday 3 May

Indoor Bowls

www.healingrooms.co.nz 021 213 8875

Ph Frank 576 3032

Ph Val 027 302 8149

Ph Paul 576 6324

Ph Barbara 027 284 3795

Ph Karen 576 0443

Steady As You Go

Archery In Tauranga

Mah Jong

BOP Oodle Club

Mount RSA Indoor Bowls

Ph Alison 07 576 4536

Ph Jan 576 3455

FB: Tauranga Archers

Fun social playdates for dogs. Meet up 1st Sunday of each month, Fergusson Park, Matua (Beach Road end).

Gold coin donation appreciated.

Croquet

Tauranga Embroiderers’ Guild

Club nights have been cancelled due to the Corona Virus. Ph Alice 021 064 2337

Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet www.mountmainstreet.nz

Golf Croquet

Tauranga Numismatic Society Club

Pickleball At The Mount

Toastmasters City Early Start

Tauranga City Brass

Thursday 7 May

500 Cards Club Papamoa

Tuesday 5 May

Mah Jong

Ph 027 430 6383

Ninja Knits Guerilla Yarnbombers Ph 07 571 3232

Omokoroa Lions Market

Ph Dave 575 5887

ABC Avenues Badminton Club

Cards 500

Alcoholics Anonymous

Dancing

Altrusa Ladies Service Group

Serenata Singers

Ph Delwyn 027 212 4720

Ph Chris 572 3834

Ph 0800 229 6757

Ph Keith 548 2117

Ph 572 4272

Outdoor Bowls

www.altrusa.org.nz or email pmariehayes25@gmail.com

Papamoa Lions Club Market

Badminton Tauranga Morning Club

Pétanque

Falun Dafa Free Classes

Ph Mike 022 340 4152

Ph Melissa 027 307 6800

Ph Wayne 027 974 5699 Ph Alf 021 175 9282

Quakers In Tauranga

Ph 543 3101 or 543 0355 www. quaker.org.nz

Radio Controlled Model Yachts Ph Graham 572 5419

In these troubling times recite this: Honesty, compassion & forbearance are excellent values. https:// en.falundafa.org/index.html. Ph/text Judy 021 0425 398

Indoor Bowls, Papamoa Israeli Dancing

Ph Alice 0210 642 337

Ph 07 571 3232 www.theincubator. co.nz

Ph Dot 575 3780

Sunshine Sequence Dance Group To all our dancers. We are sorry due to Covid-19 this group has been postponed until further notice. Ph Dawn 579 3040

Friday 8 May Ph 0800 229 6757

The Artery Print Club

Ph Maria 022 165 2114

Sunday Stitch

Ph Anne 572 3130

Social Games

Alcoholics Anonymous

Ph Roger 021 757 808

Sunday Social Stilt Walking

Ph Sean 027 634 7417

Email LaniDTM@gmail.com

Ph Viv 07 575 5845

Ph Jeremy 021 132 334

Ph Nev 575 5121

Closed until further notice.

Ph Carol 027 348 5875 taurangaembroiderersguild@gmail.com

Omokokroa Beach Indoor Bowls Ph Anne 027 430 4876

Ph Peter 571 0633

In this puzzle are hidden a selection of vegetables (and fruits). Try and find them all

Ph Margaret 575 9792

Ph Denis 07 544 6451

Ph Jacqui 574 9232

Wordfinder

Marching For Leisure A non-competitive activity for mature

The Artery, Tauranga Historic Village. www.theincubator.co.nz

Horoscopes ARIES: Matters blocked recently begin to move again. At the same time, you are in a mood to mingle, but you may have to decline social invitations. This an excellent week to make overdue resolutions.

TAURUS: Speak out if you doubt a partner’s or colleagues judgement.

Travel is favoured on the weekend.

Be kind to your digestive system and avoid too much sugar or spicy foods.

GEMINI: Explain any difficult situation before you really become embroiled. Friends may seem argumentative, but your family can be highly supportive. Your intuitive strengths will be noticeable nearer the end of the week.

CANCER: Your memory plays games and money is likely involved. Request receipts and check guarantees. An issue you have been dodging has to be faced by the weekend.

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Well, into Level 3. Not that it‘s going to make a lot of difference to us at present. At least I’ll be able to get to the boat and do a couple of little jobs that are necessary but not urgent, I’m running out of excuses to keep putting them off. This would have to be some of the best, most settled weather we’ve seen in years. Quite often a good time of year, but this seems exceptional. If Murphy’s Law clicks into action as it so often does, it’ll probably turn wet and windy as soon as we’re able to get out. Oh well, I’ll stay optimistically pessimistic and hope that the year continues as it started. We’ll be looking at getting some trips away as soon as possible once restrictions are lifted though.

SCORPIO: You win points on Thursday and Friday by knowing a little about a lot, but after the weekend the accent is on specialisation. This a bad time for showdowns and a good week for patch-ups.

SAGITTARIUS: Your personal magnetism is strengthened but your intuition is weaker than you believe.

Speak your mind, but only to the right party. A conservative friend becomes surprisingly broad minded.

CAPRICORN: Patience is your byword, particularly if you are waiting for a friend to make a long lasting commitment. For travellers and hosts alike, a contingency plan is wise this week.

LEO: Most of the week’s fun happens inside the home.

A loved one’s reputation is enhanced on the weekend. If planning a proposal of any sort, spend extra time on the first draft.

AQUARIUS: Play up action, play down chatter. A minor financial setback is offset by a major romantic gain. Put your creative talent to work.

Enjoy a show with a loved one, pen a sonnet or paint a portrait.

VIRGO: If planning a trip, be more than careful in selecting fellow travellers. Small risks pay off, especially when it comes to going out on a limb for a loved one. Don’t let others try to organize you.

PISCES: You are a little too cautious this week and you could miss out on an exciting social opportunity. A family member is surprisingly helpful - and not a string attached.

Your birthday You are a born leader, lucky in money matters, fierce when you don’t get your own way and gently this week when there’s no other means of securing what you want. Long range goals are favoured over short term plans. An educational accomplishment could lead to a financial breakthrough.

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LIBRA: Someone is pulling the strings for you behind the scenes.

A dreamed-for opportunity may be imminent. This is the time to catch up on miscellaneous health needs and clear up a domestic misunderstanding.

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Spend must make sense Humans need fixing Many commentators are calling for a massive spend-up on infrastructure to ‘kick start’ the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The main reason given is that it will provide jobs. In the mad scramble by local bodies to get funds from central government for infrastructure projects little regard is being given to cost/ benefit analyses of these proposals.

We need to look at the potential benefits of these projects in a postCOVID environment. We also need to know who is going to pay for them.

Will it be future ratepayers or future taxpayers? Western Bay of Plenty District Council has applied for $120 million of Government funding for the Katikati Bypass, the Rangiuru Business Park and for linking cycle-ways from Waihi to Whakatane.

The Katikati Bypass will have obvious benefits for the people of Katikati, out-of-

town motorists and the horticulture industry. A large proportion of the 12,000 vehicles that currently pass through Katikati each day can choose to divert around the town.

The benefits to WBOP District of a Waihi to Whakatane cycleway are less obvious. A cycleway to keep a few hundred cyclists happy with a cost similar to the bypass does not make a very good business case. The Rangiuru Business Park is owned by Quayside Holdings. Quayside owns 54 per cent of Port of Tauranga which made a profit of more than $100 million last year. Why should ratepayers or taxpayers be subsidising them?

K Hay, Waihi Beach.

Rates should come down Is it too much to ask the Mayor and his deputy to pull their heads out of the sand and see what’s happening around them?

In the words of Western Bay’s Mayor, they need to ‘grow some balls’ but keep our rates at last year’s level or (and this would make them popular) reduce them by five per cent.

People and businesses are being hard hit by the COVID-19 lockdown

and the consequences will last for some time.

While the Mayor keeps blaming previous councils for underspending on infrastructure and overspending on frivolous projects, he still leads the council and must deal with historic debt.

A year spent looking for other ways to improve traffic movement (and there are other ways), could save large amounts of money.

D Russell, Welcome Bay.

Man has been on a self-destruct mode from day one. Sure he has made gains in saving lives but he has also plundered for power. He loves control over what he does and that’s OK but he has taken that further by controlling others either by force or by financial gain with false hopes.

He has over-populated the planet and individuals as a rule have become self-centred and only care about the immediate financial future and friends and family.

Money and the system in the western civilisation and indeed the world is the catalyst of greed and some do not care about their own family and lie to protect their own agendas.

We even reach for the heavens searching for a safe haven from our mess. COVID-19 may be the only immediate chance of cleansing the human population and may indeed restore a more balanced future for mankind.

Man has been threatening the world with holocausts and political power and when it’s us that is doing it we think it is fine to do so.

The general public in their everyday lives treat each other with contempt and ignorance and we accept that every day.

We trash and plunder the planet blindly with our own self-interests condemning others for pointing it out, so maybe we let this virus do the job it has and we accept man has lost control for a time and when it’s all over we build a better world without our former faults.

R Stewart, Te Puke.

Saving water When I was at school, one of the difficult maths problems I always had trouble with went like this: ‘When you have water filling a leaking bucket at three gallons per minute and it's leaking at two litres per second, how long does it take to fill the bucket?’

Now the problem is: ‘if you wash your hands under a running tap, how much water do you waste in 20 seconds?’

Don’t waste our precious water.

A Reynolds, Pyes Pa.

Globalisation doesn’t work Considering Bill English’s take on New Zealand recovery.

In my opinion politicians should note the devastating results of the ‘Rogernomics debacle’ of the 1980s. This was forced on us - an unnecessary destructive concept and era which made thousands homeless and jobless.

We were given no help at all to recover.

This took years to recover, if we ever did fully.

So like happenings now, just driven by a different median!

Maybe instead of trying to destroy farming, New Zealand may realise it’s time to encourage farming and realise the fact we grow the best food in the world.

It still is our richest asset. The world needs food.

Time to realise how volatile tourism etc can be!

Globalisation doesn’t work. Funny with a pandemic, countries suddenly have borders again! Time to start looking after ourselves!

New Zealand viewed the world, especially China, through rose tinted glasses! They caused/forgot to inform people of this pandemic and now they will do what they always do, sneak in to buy land, prime companies and other blue chip assets at rock bottom prices and our naïve governments have already allowed much of this to happen which undermines our sovereignty.

Check the 60s, Holyoake strategy. This country was debt-free, we made most of our own quality goods, practically zero unemployment.

We never needed to lock our doors. Definitely ‘Godzone’ and we could be again. We don’t need hair-brained politicians, with brainless new academic schemes that don’t work!

Get back to the basics, 1+1 =2, not rocket science!

C Humphreys, Katikati.

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