The Weekend Sun 20 November 2015

20 November 2015, Issue 778

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American competitive eater Matthew Stonie can chug down 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes. How many can Tauranga’s biggest eater throw back in that time?

Rye American Kitchen will find out at the restaurant’s 1st Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest in support of Movember – the initiative

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Compost. It’s every woman’s dream gift. I know, because I’ve been giving decomposed organic matter to a Faureena and their 11 children, Abimbola, loved one. And she’s ecstatic.

My pampered wife was recently treated to this special delivery. I know what you’re thinking... she’s a lucky lady.

Not many husbands would be so thoughtful and caring, as to give them a trailerload of steaming organic goodness, with a hint of manure, for their birthday.

Better still, I even loaned her my best shovel, so she could spend all weekend spreading the compost around her veges.

Okay so maybe it was the second best shovel, but you get the picture.

I did help, mostly by leaning on the best shovel, by the bean fence... and suggesting better ways for her to spread the compost.

She really should bend more at the knees.

Wouldn’t want to see her so crippled from shovelling on her birthday that she couldn’t manage all the household chores.

Charlie’s the man

Many thanks to Charlie for supplying the goods. I messaged Charlie this week, thanking him for the compost delivery.

Not sure if I had the right address, so if you’re a random Charlie out there, receiving emails from Rogers about compost, please pass onto the right Charlie. More to come on Charlie’s amazing product in future editions of this publication.

Tales from Togo

Now we have a tale of woe from somewhere in Africa.

Some very sad news arrived in my inbox this week. A message arrived from a lawyer in Togo, informing me that an entire family with the same surname as me, died in a horrific car accident in a neighbouring country.

They’d left their entire fortune, amounting to $5.5 US million to me, their only surviving relative.

I was devastated and forlorn. Not because of the story about the family dying – that was clearly a scam. I mean really. I think I’d know if I had a bunch of spear-chucking African rellies living in mud huts on the mountains bordering Ghana.

Good old Uncle Komi Rogers and Auntie

Jaoonger, Jaongo, Jablackie, Jabrownie, Afolabi, Bongani, Chukwuemeka, Daktari, Jabari and Steve.

Nor did I realise they were such bad drivers, that all 13 of them could have been wiped out in a single crash.

And I wasn’t saddened by a dodgy lawyer trying to bait me with the US $5.5million.

No, I was sad for another reason... I’d never heard of Togo.

Fetishes and fortresses

We immediately dispatched a research team to West Africa to investigate, and they report that Togo not only has more people than NZ, with a population of nearly 7 million, including the Batammariba people who live in fortress-like clay huts that are hundreds of years old. The Batammaribas may also be responsible for the invention of Bata Bullets, although this is yet to be confirmed.

The capital Lome has a bazaar and the Fetish Market, where weird shit happens including offering of talismans and remedies to the Vodun religion... that’s voodoo, to us white people.

We’d like to tell you more but the research team were, unfortunately, set upon by a witch doctor, who made voodoo dolls of them and they perished at the hands of a rampaging hoard of zombies.

Voodoo too

So we resorted to a safer form of exploration, aboard the good ship Google and discovered that Togo is a very interesting place.

For starters they have a better flag than the NZ guvmint is promoting. Mind, that’s not difficult, considering the prize pieces of shite suggested are the worst thing flown from a flagpole since I hoisted my wife’s thunderpants to the masthead one sunny afternoon in Mercury Cove. But that’s another story for another day.

Togo’s is a bright and cheerful green and yellow striped number, with a white star in a red box in the corner.

Togo also has a unique way of dealing with protesters. If they protest, they are

killed. So generally, it’s a peaceful and quaint little place.

Only the odd ivory poacher disturbs the peace, and they are dealt with appropriately too.

It also turns out that voodoo is a sensationalised and grossly inaccurate portrayal of the vodun religion, only popularised by westerners and pop culture.

Trying telling that to the hoard of zombies.

A Retired Person’s Perspective More thoughts, thanks again to the Askins: 1. I’m not saying let’s go kill all the stupid people. I’m just saying let’s remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out.

2. I changed my car horn to gunshot sounds. People move out of the way much faster now.

3. You can tell a lot about a woman’s mood just by her hands. If they are holding a gun, she’s probably very cross.

4. Gone are the days when girls cooked like their mothers. Now they drink like their fathers.

5. You know that tingly little feeling you get when you really like someone you’ve just met? That’s common sense leaving your body.

6. I don’t like making plans for the day... because then the word ‘premeditated’ gets thrown around in the courtroom.

7. I didn’t make it to the gym today. That makes 1508 days in a row.

8. I decided to change calling the bathroom ‘the John’ and renamed it ‘the Jim’. I feel so much better saying “I went to the Jim this morning”.

9. Dear paranoid people, who check behind shower curtains for murderers: If you find one, what’s your plan?

Just remember Einstein’s comment: “There is a major difference between intelligence and stupidity; intelligence has its limits.”

Parting thought

My original Dad joke: You’re on your way to lecture on campus and a wheel falls off your bicycle. Does that make it a uni cycle?

Send abuse to: brian@thesun.co.nz More punishment: ‘Like’ Rogers Rabbits on Facebook.

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Ben Rickard says it’s important for Tauranga businesses to be cyber smart. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

Time to get cyber savvy Tauranga businesses need to safeguard against cyber attacks, says Tauranga Tech founder Ben Rickard, as security breaches are on the rise in New Zealand and across the globe.

Findings from the PricewaterhouseCoopers ‘Global State of Information Security Survey’ show the number of detected incidents leapt 48 per cent from the previous year.

The survey also showed 42 per cent of the businesses surveyed had employee records compromised, compared with 29 per cent globally.

A cyber attack is an attempt by hackers to damage or destroy a computer network system. It can lead to disruptive consequences for businesses and individuals, such as compromised data, and information and identity theft.

The Tauranga Tech website has been running since February

2014, and is a platform to promote Tauranga as a destination for technology companies.

Ben says many businesses in Tauranga, both large and small, need to be aware of the dangers of cyber attacks.

“The tools to be able to cyber attack someone, you can buy online. So it means anybody who fancies it, with a little bit of digging, has the capability to attack any business.”

He says hackers have been known to blackmail businesses, shut down websites, and steal customers’ private information.

“All of those things can have a critical effect on a business, whether that’s your reputation, your money in the bank, or your capability to continue trading. It doesn’t just affect tech businesses.

It can affect any business who depends on a website for

marketing to bring business in.

“It doesn’t take much to bring a website down these days, and that can hurt you. But one of the biggest risks is if you’ve got a server with information on and you’ve got emails. You can’t run your business without that stuff.”

Most New Zealand businesses are unaware of the probability and real cost of cyber security breaches, says New Zealand Technology Industry Association chief executive Graeme Muller.

The average global cost of a breach is about $US 154 per recorded incident.

Graeme will be chairing a New Zealand security summit in Wellington on November 30.

The summit includes industry, government, and academic interests in an effort to improve the state of cyber security in NZ. Security is now a critical business discussion in all large firms and government departments. This summit will discuss both the business and technology aspects.

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Guilty plea to protest charges A fishing boat skipper who wrestled with armed police as they boarded his vessel outside the 12-mile limit received a sentence of 60 hours community service this week, while keeping his license.

Te Kaha skipper Elvis Teddy, who saw the laws of the land change so he could be convicted, pleaded guilty to a summary charge of resisting police and a breach of the Maritime Transport Act in Tauranga District Court.

The charges are the result of a marine protest off East Cape in April 2011 against the Brazilian company Petrobras, whose ship Orient Explorer was carrying out a seismic survey of the Raukumara basin.

Elvis was arrested by police who boarded his boat, San Pietro, during the protests. Charges of breaching maritime safety regulations and resisting arrest were dismissed following a defended hearing in Tauranga in July, 2012.

Second body found at Falls

Police divers located the body of the second man who got into trouble at McLaren Falls lake earlier this week.

Two men went missing while at the falls at around 5.30pm on Monday. Neither man was a strong swimmer.

A group of men were at the park using a swing when it snapped as a 27-year-old man swung out over the water, says Sergeant Craig Madden, of Western Bay of Plenty police Search and Rescue.

His friend, who Craig says had limited swimming ability, went in after him but also got into trouble and the pair disappeared. The 25-year-old’s body was later found downstream.

Mount sculpture knocked back Gareth Morgan’s request to install a wind sculpture by internationally recognised Wellington artist Phil Price outside his Marine Parade home has been knocked back by Tauranga City councillors.

The close vote was six-to-five against, with those opposed to the sculpture in Mount Maunganui stating the location was not suitable and the art work would be better housed elsewhere.

Those voting in favour suggested the value of having the sculpture on Marine Parade outweighed the fact it has to be located outside Gareth’s beach house.

SunLive Comment of the Week News that council is seeking feedback on $3 million proposals for the city’s waterfront provoked a huge response on SunLive, with one commenter saying:

“People seem to have an issue with trains running along The Strand. Rather than look at the negatives, we could have designated Park & Ride stations to get people out of their cars and commuting to Tauranga by train.”

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When donkeys ruled the beach The donkeys were Taffy Davies idea, of course. Taffy Davies with the gammy leg after he copped a bullet in the thigh at Gallipoli.

He was a canny bloke.

“An entrepreneur is how you would describe him. He knew the power of a penny,” says son Taffy junior. There’s both disbelief and a deep respect here.

“I could tell you a few stories.”

And this is one of them, the story about one of Taffy’s enterprises – the donkey rides on Mount Maunganui beach.

The donkeys were ‘Snowy’ and ‘Brownie’ for obvious reasons, and the grey ‘Murphy’ and ‘Smithy’. “They were named after Dad’s mates in Gallipoli. They didn’t come back.”

But their memory lived on in fourlegged, big-eared, braying namesakes.

That was Taffy’s way and people were charmed.

So why has this story surfaced nearly 80 years later? Probably because of a photograph on pages 144 and 145 of Alf Rendell and Fiona Kean’s new book ‘Rendell’s Tauranga – Historic Tauranga From Above.’ They have history, and donkeys are blessed with a cute factor as big as their reputation for stubbornness.

Taffy senior used to watch the summer excursion trains pull into Mt Maunganui, where the police station in Salisbury

Malcolm ‘Taffy’ Davies with his old photos.

Photo: Tracy Hardy.

Inset: Taffy junior, age two, on a donkey with brother Jim.

Avenue is today. “Each train would deliver 1700 holidaymakers. They also delivered a business opportunity and Dad twigged to it.”

Taffy senior bought four donkeys which had been wandering Ponui Island in the Hauraki Gulf. Five pounds each. They had to be hogtied and craned aboard a longboat, and then a Union

Steamship vessel to Tauranga.

“Thruppence a ride. Four donkeys means four thruppences, which is a shilling.”

That’s right – every time the donkeys went down the beach, around Donkey Rock and back, it was a shilling. And the money mounted up. “That’s how Dad’s mind worked.”

Taffy, the ideas man, was a hands-off donkey ride operator, mainly because of his injury. “Brother Jim ran them with Mum’s help. She loved them.”

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“Jim would take the donkeys down the beach at 10 o’clock in the morning and come home whenever. He had 350 pounds in the bank when he left primary school.”

That was a lot of money at the time.

But Taffy would never let them spend any money. It had to be banked with the Post Office in Tauranga. He didn’t want everyone in small town Mount Maunganui knowing how much they had in the bank.

To read the full story, visit SunLive.co.nz; Search ‘When donkeys ruled the beach’.

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Rainbow connection Tauranga Pryde founder Kat Clark.

Lady Gaga sings it the way it is: ‘You were born this way, baby’. A gay anthem screaming acceptance, pride, and unity – and RainbowYOUTH wants those messages sung loud and clear in Tauranga.

Youth Minister Nikki Kaye has announced $150,000 in funding for the next three years for RainbowYOUTH to develop and increase support services for young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.

One of the organisations to benefit is Tauranga Pryde, set up by 24-year-old Kat Clark. Kat hopes the extra funding will help her enhance Tauranga Pryde in 2016.

“I want to have a drop in centre here in Tauranga. I want to try to get education into the schools a bit more.

“Something that’s more public so more people are aware of what’s happening in Tauranga. It’s for parents as well, to come in and ask questions and get the help they need.”

Kat came out about three years ago. She had questions, and answers were hard to find.

“Once you know and you discover what it is, it’s like now I have all these questions and there was no one in Tauranga I could go to, to ask these questions.”

The former Bethlehem College student says LGBT young people are lucky to have RainbowYOUTH and Tauranga Pryde to offer support.

Kat has received widespread recognition for her work with Tauranga Pryde, with a 2015 Youth Award from Minister Kaye, and an upcoming Kiwibank Local Hero award.

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Many people have trouble conversing in cafes and restaurants because noise levels are increasing – design elements, coffee machines, music, and clattering dishes all contribute to the din.

Tauranga Hearing Association resource co-ordinator Jo Sykes says while many establishments think they need hustle and bustle to give the impression of a lively or successful business, they are oblivious to the fact they may be losing customers.

“One of the biggest complaints by the hearing impaired is the background noise at these places – they cannot communicate in a large group when there are other distractions.”

In an attempt to promote change in the Bay, the association has teamed up with the Acoustical Society of New Zealand, and is encouraging diners to rate their experiences using CRAI: the Café and Restaurant Acoustic Index.

Tauranga Hearing Association resource co-ordinator Jo Sykes keeps out the noise.

Photo: Tracy Hardy.

“It’s aimed to be a positive thing. Some restaurants and cafes want to be seen to be a noisy, lively place, and that’s fine, while others are designed to have a different ambience, a more intimate setting, so it’s good to identify which category it falls under.”

Developed by acoustic engineer Stuart Camp, CRAI works like a restaurant review – for sound. Using a five-star rating, diners assess factors such as how busy the location was, at what level the music was playing, and if the noise affected the experience.

Jo hopes that rated businesses will want to use this as an opportunity to improve acoustics, or create an area designed for the hearing impaired working alongside Stuart. He has a number of easy tricks and tips to make the dining experience more sound friendly.

Rating forms can be downloaded from the website, acoustics.org.nz, or picked up from Tauranga Hearing Association, 1342 Cameron Road, Greerton.

Completed forms can then be returned to the above address or to The Weekend Sun offices at No 1 The Strand. If any cafes or restaurants in area would like to participate in a ‘before and after’ assessment, please contact Jo on 07 578 6476.

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How many hot dogs can you eat?

American competitive eater Matthew Stonie can chug down 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes.

The 23-year-old, who can also plug away 25 Big Macs in 22 minutes, is the champion of American competitive eating competition Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.

Rye American Kitchen is searching for a similar hot dog eating machine in its version of the US eating competition.

Tauranga’s big eaters have the chance to put their money where their mouth is at the restaurant’s 1st Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest in support of men’s health on November 26.

Obviously we’re not talking about dietary health here – who knows what 66 hot dogs could do to the waistline?

We’re talking about supporting Movember, the initiative raising awareness of men’s health through the power of a moustache.

Funds from the competition will go towards the Movember Foundation – a global charity raising funds for programmes focussing on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, poor mental

health, and physical inactivity.

Rye manager Jay Kolenski says the competition is open to representatives from 10 city businesses to shove down as many American hot dogs as they can in 10 minutes.

“We’ll also choose two wild cards from the community to participate.”

Wild cards will be chosen from commenters on the restaurant’s Facebook event page, ‘Rye’s 1st Annual Hotdog Eating Competition’.

“We’ve taken some of the rules from Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Competition, so we can make it feel like a proper hot dog eating competition,” says Jay. The rules state competitors must eat as many hot dogs, bun and dog, as fast as they can within a 10-minute time limit.

Beverages and condiments are permitted, but not recommended.

Penalty cards are issued for ‘reversal of fortune’, or disgorging any hot dogs into a bucket, and will result in disqualification.

Accompanied by scorekeepers,

competitors receive one point for Rye’s Warren every hot dog and bun consumed.

Lippi-Smith and Josh First prize is a $300 restaurant Fitzgerald. Photo: Tracy Hardy. voucher.

Jay says the primary goal of the competition is to raise money for, and awareness of, men’s health in New Zealand and worldwide.

“The aim is to raise about $2000.”

Twenty per cent of all sales at Rye on November 26 will also be donated to Movember Foundation.

All funds donated from customers during November will go to the restaurant’s Movember website moteam.co/molordsinc, which donates funds raised straight to Movember Foundation.

Rye American Kitchen’s 1st Annual Hot Dog Eating Competition is on Thursday, November 26. Pre-game warm ups begin 6pm, competition begins 7pm. Entry is free, but donations are welcome.

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Two-time New Zealand Sprint Car Champion Rodney Woods.

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Get ready to rumble This weekend’s Baypark Family Speedway will see a welcome return for a crowd favourite, sprint car driver Rodney Woods, when the big event gets underway this weekend.

The two-time New Zealand Sprint Car champion hasn’t had a lot of time behind the wheel this season due to health issues, but Baypark Speedway promoter Bernie Gillon says Rodney won’t be making any excuses.

“It certainly makes it a bit more difficult because all the other drivers have done two, three, or four race meetings, so they’ve got their new cars shaken down and all that.

“But Rodney has been doing it for quite a while now and he’s good at what he does. It wouldn’t surprise me if he just hops straight back on the saddle and is at the sharp end of the field.”

Bernie says Rodney will be looking to ease his way back into it this weekend.

“In early January we have the New Zealand Sprint Car Championships here at Baypark, which

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obviously he’d love to win on his home track.”

Along with sprint cars, Baypark will come alive with the roar of engines, and Bernie says petrol heads will get to see a great double header.

“We’ve got all the midgets coming down from Auckland and it’s the only opportunity they get to race at Baypark before the international midget series here on December 30.”

The promoter says there will be drivers from Stratford, Rotorua, Hawke’s Bay, and local drivers such as Kerry Remnant and Ross ‘Horse’ Ashby.

Bernie says there will be plenty of action for those looking forward to the thrills and spills of speedway.

“It’s going to be a really good meeting. Especially with the likes of the sprint cars, the super stocks and the midgets. There is going to be a heck of a lot of great racing.”

There is also plenty to keep the young members of the family entertained with the Fowler Homes Kidz Zone. Come early and enjoy a buffet meal and a drink in the Stadium Lounge, and a walk through the pits to meet the drivers and see the cars up close before racing. Spectator gates open at 5pm with Greg Taipari racing set to start at 6.30pm.

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Painting a moving picture Jenny Coker is a local artist who paints still life, but soon she’s going international in moving pictures.

The Tauranga watercolour and oil artist will feature in an episode of Australian television series ‘Colour in Your Life’.

The series offers an insight into an artist’s studio and delves into what makes their paintbrush move.

“I’m so excited about this opportunity and more than happy to share my art, home, and life with people,” says Jenny. “I love sharing my passion with people and my life is bountiful.”

Jenny specialises in home and garden vignettes and runs regular workshops from her home and studio on the Tauranga waterfront.

The artist’s print art is hugely influenced by her time in France and Italy as a teenager, working as a nanny on the Cote D’Azur.

Jenny was a freelance architectural illustrator for more than 15 years and used spare moments to develop her knowledge of fine art. It was the increasingly poor health of her husband in 2010 which was the catalyst for Jenny’s art.

“When my husband went into care in 2010, I pondered what I was going to do with the next chapter of my life.

“He left me eyeing opportunities to respond to life for both of us. Botanical illustrations were a

Artist Jenny Coker and Colour in Your Life CEO and host Graeme Stephenson.

Photo: Tracy Hardy.

favourite which blossomed into home and garden vignettes.

“Much of my botanical knowledge developed through illustrating landscape designs for commercial designers.”

The television show screens in New

Zealand on free-to-air, overseas on Sky TV, Foxtel Aurora 183, and Virgin Airways. Tauranga artists Susan HarrisonTustain, Doreen McNeill, Timo Rannali, Nick Eggleston, Rob McGregor and Sue Dent were filmed for the series in June.

The colour of Paula’s life and art Papamoa costal landscape painter Paula Knight will also feature on an episode of Australian television show ‘Colour In Your Life’ early next year.

Last week a film crew spent the day with Paula at her Papamoa Beach Road studio where she talked about her art, inspiration, influences, and, in particular, the layering techniques which she

employs in her work.

“They were really lovely,” she says. “I must admit it was hard being filmed while painting, having cameras and lights pointed at you was a little challenging, but really interesting.”

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TECT gives $175,000 boost to Kopurererua The Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust has confirmed a grant of $175,000 to the Kopurererua Valley Rotary Centennial Trust for a project to improve public access into the valley.

Kopurererua Valley Rotary Centennial Trust Chair Mark Dean said the funding would be used to build two bridges to complete the north-south link, increasing accessibility from the Lakes right through to Birch and 17th Avenues.

“Kopurererua Valley is a beautiful area and I’m very grateful that TECT is helping us to make this unique natural asset more accessible to residents and visitors,” says Mark.

The bridges are the latest step in an extensive

restoration project led by the trust since 2000, which has turned what was once a weed-infested and neglected piece of land into a well-used attraction.

“The bridges will add immense value to the extensive restoration work that’s already taken place, including the 15km of boardwalks and walkways already in the valley.”

TECT Chair Bill Holland said he was delighted to be involved in a project that would allow visitors to walk or cycle the full length of the valley.

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Ella Bartley has less than 100 beads. “We’re really lucky,” says mum Kim. “We had a well behaved tumour aye?” She leans over and kisses seven-year-old Ella on the forehead.

“It’s a good sort. She didn’t have to have chemo and radiation therapy.”

That ‘well-behaved’ tumour was once the size of a tennis ball. It was found inside Ella’s head at age two.

“Every year I have to have an appointment,” says Ella. “They put me to sleep and they look in my head to see if it’s grown.”

And has it? Mum shakes her head. “We say no.” She gives her daughter another cuddle.

They’re keeping on top of it.

One of Ella’s beads represent the blood transfusion she received after some of the brain tumour was removed. “It was the size

of a tennis ball,” says Kim. “Five centimetres by six centimetres.”

Today is Ella’s first visit to New Zealand Blood Service Tauranga Donor Centre. Kim tells Ella, “This is where all the cool people come to donate blood”.

“You might have got a blood transfusion from a princess,” says The Weekend Sun photographer Tracy Hardy. Ella’s face lights up.

Ella and her mum are visiting Tauranga Donor Centre to show us some of her artwork in the Exhibition of Child Cancer Foundation Art. CCF children have created art pieces to exhibit and sell for a $100 or more donation to the foundation.

People can purchase a child’s artwork on display at the Tauranga Donor Centre on Cameron Rd, donate blood, or both, this Zoe Hunter November and December.

Ella Bartley, 7, with her artwork.

Photo: Tracy Hardy.

Junior athletes making a splash The next stars of surf lifesaving will hit Omanu Beach this weekend for the annual Bay of Plenty Junior Carnival.

At least eight clubs including Papamoa, Mount, Waihi, and Omanu take part in the event on Sunday from 9am-1pm.

Surf Life Saving New Zealand sport manager Eastern Region Mark Inglis says he is expecting some strong competition this year.

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Public clarity sought over briefings and workshops This year elected members have attended more briefings and workshops than meetings.

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Islamic State ripples in Papamoa He lives peacefully in Papamoa with wife and child.

But officially he is now at war with Islamic State.

Laurent and his son Bastien – sad but safe.

Photo: Bruce Barnard.

“That’s the scary bit,” says French man Laurent De Bourgues.

“My country, my people are at war. And it feels really horrible.”

War is the word used by President Francois Hollande, after the worst atrocity in France since WWII occurred last weekend.

Papamoa’s Laurent is charming and suave, but simmering with contempt towards those involved in the blood-letting.

Life at the seaside in Papamoa was shattered last Saturday morning. “It was 9.45am. I was on WhatsApp with my sisters and friends,” the Bureta restaurant manager recalls.

“They said there have been bombs at Stade de France and Kalashnikovs on the streets.” They all turned to their TVs. “I was shocked. Shocked and sad.” But there was also defiance.

“The terrorists will never get to march on Paris, they will never fly their flag on the Champs-Élysées.”

Nearly 90 young people attending a rock concert at the Bataclan music hall were slaughtered by gunmen.

Laurent, 18,000km from the bloodshed and cuddling his wee boy, shakes his head with disbelief.

“The Bataclan was iconic. I saw so many gigs there. My wife Dominique and I were there for Fat Freddy’s Drop.”

Fond memories, but not today’s reality. Because it’s also where 40 more innocents were killed and another 300-plus wounded in five separate attacks. But Laurent is sure Paris won’t be unnerved forever.

To read more, visit theweekendsun.co.nz; Search ‘Islamic State ripples in Papamoa’.

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Children are full of questions. But it’s the why, what, and how that’s got some adults scratching their heads too. That’s why Tauranga’s House of Science is introducing a new class, ‘Science for Grown-Ups’.

House of Science Director Chris Duggan says the new class is especially designed for people older than 20 who wish they’d had hands-on science lessons when they were younger.

Chris says the new adult science class comes after a number of requests from parents of children who attend House of Science’s school programmes.

She says adults see the importance of science and want to know more of what their children are learning.

“Scientific literacy is the key here for the whole community. We all need that ability to look at the world through scientific lenses. Not to be brain surgeons or rocket scientists, but just to be able to

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New restaurant well underway A temporary restaurant has been set up on the dance floor at Mount Maunganui RSA this month, while a brand new dining facility is built.

Work is underway on a new dining concept, with plans to officially open the new facility on December 7.

While the exciting project is underway, the existing Munro’s Restaurant is under construction and a temporary restaurant is set up on the dance floor.

Unfortunately, as a consequence of the building work, scheduled entertainment has been cancelled throughout November.

Club support manager Peter Moss says the new project is an initiative with The Royal New Zealand RSA. General manager Andrew Buenter apologises for any inconvenience caused by the renovations, and assures members that quality meals will be available throughout the disruption.

“We expect to unveil a new modern approach to dining at the RSA, which will be available to everyone expected early December.

Watch this space.”

In conjunction with WW100 Tauranga, Mount RSA hosted a Passchendaele Commemoration Service at the Cenotaph on Marine Parade, with the Patriots Defence Force Motorcycle Club Hauraki Chapter, on October 10.

The service was attended by guest speaker Tauranga historian

Mount Maunganui RSA general manager Andrew Buenter.

Lieutenant Colonel Cliff Simons, Reverend Deborah Garrett, Mount RSA president Derek Williams, Alex Pluck, who recited the Ode, and Hauraki Patriots D.F.M.C president Aaron Morrison, who was the MC for the proceedings.

Wreaths were laid on behalf of the patriots, WW100 Tauranga, the Mount RSA, and the NZ Cadet Force.

Cadets from TS Chatham, 16 Squadron ATC, and the Western Bay of Plenty Cadet Unit supplied a parade guard and flag party for the commemoration.

Got it MADE: Young movie makers win big at awards There are aspiring movie makers among Te Akau Ki Papamoa School pupils after the school picked up more than 10 awards in the Movie and Digital Excellence Awards.

The MADE Awards were announced at Mosaic, 37 Newton St, on November 13.

Te Akau Ki Papamoa School won first, second, and third in the Graphic Design Year 1-3 category.

The school also won: first, second, and

third in the Photo Essay Year 1-3 and first and second in the Year 4-6 category; first, second, and third in the Music Video Year 1-3 category; first in the Storytelling Year 1-3 and Year 4-6 categories; and first in the Documentary Year 4-6 category.

Golden Sands School won the Creative Digital Image Year 1-3 category.

Tahatai Coast School won the Commercial Year 4-6 category and the Graphic Design

Year 4-6 category.

Te Puna School won the Music Video Year 7-8 category.

The MADE Awards establishes an outlet enabling students to show their work to a wider audience, be proud of their efforts, and share their learning.

Categories include photo essay, graphic design, commercial, music video, magazine documentary, digital image, and storytelling.

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Sally, who wrote ‘Goodbye Gluten’ after her husband Bill was diagnosed with coeliac disease, is now busy filling orders as the Christmas rush sets in.

A self-confessed ‘foodie’, the Tauranga resident wanted to produce recipes that were every bit as tasty as their glutenfree counterparts.

“When someone in the house is following a gluten-free diet, everyone is affected.

It is much easier if you can cook food everyone enjoys,” she says.

While there are gourmet options, the book includes favourites that are notoriously difficult to perfect without wheat flour, such as sponge cake and shortbread.

“The secret of its success lies in the flour mix I devised for the recipes,”

explains Sally, who tested all 90 recipes multiple times.

“Commercial gluten-free flours can vary a lot, so I made my own flour mix and based my recipes around it.

It’s made from four, inexpensive, easyto-source ingredients and works every time when you use it in the recipes.”

When Bill started following a glutenfree diet eight years ago, Sally was well qualified to adapt her cooking, having cut her teeth under legendary food editor Tui Flower in the ‘NZ Women’s Weekly’ Test Kitchen in the 1970s.

“I learned that the way to create a successful recipe was to test and retest it until it was perfect.

“Following a gluten-free diet can be restrictive, with people often feeling that they have to forego some of their favourite foods. That’s certainly not the case in our house.”

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Sally Holland with her books. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

Water allocation is a key issue Bay of Plenty Regional Council is currently calling for feedback on how they deal with water allocation. Feedback needs to be received by December 1.

This feedback timetable has already been increased, but given that this a busy time for of year most businesses, a December 1 deadline is still short.

Many Maori believe that they own our water supply, but while they might have a legitimate interest in water (and I am yet to be convinced of any special interest above any other Kiwi), the

National Government is adamant that this does not include ownership.

The bottom line is that unless our ratepayers give the necessary feedback to BOPRC, then council will likely take a ‘soft option’ approach to Iwi’s claims.

The Bay of Plenty appears well placed with substantive water, and yet BOPRC says that 67 per cent of our streams and 20 per cent of our aquifers are already allocated above current limits. With a growing population, this issue is not going to go away.

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Why we’re a hot summer destination As the temperatures heat up in the Bay of Plenty, so will the number of people coming to stay in the region.

The Bay of Plenty is known as New Zealander’s favourite domestic holiday destination, particularly over the summer months and holiday periods such as Christmas and New Year.

“We see a huge influx of guests over such periods, many travelling to spend time with friends and relatives,” says Tourism Bay of Plenty assistant marketing and communications manager Abby Hadfield.

“The Tauranga i-SITE book a variety of accommodation to suit all budgets from backpackers, holiday parks, motels, apartments, and bed and breakfasts through to luxury lodges.”

The i-SITE keep a database of accommodation availability over the busy summer months, and also use a real-time booking system (Ibis/Bookit) for faster handling of bookings.

Abby says accommodation is often at full capacity over peak season, so i-SITE staff will start booking out of town accommodation providers from as far away as Waihi right through to Rotorua.

They will also provide information in regards to private rental accommodation

such as Bookit or Bookabach.

“Visitors often turn up on New Year’s Eve looking for last minute The Bay of Plenty accommodation. is known as New “Tourism Bay of Plenty is putting Zealander’s favourite a heavier focus on encouraging travel domestic holiday in the shoulder seasons, September destination. through November and February Photo: Bruce Barnard. through May, with the intent to see guest nights plateau through peak holiday periods.

“Our warm, sunny climate means we can cater for a longer summer holiday season.

Cruise is a great example of this, with the season commencing early October and the last ship scheduled for May next year.”

It’s the warm and sunny climate that has attracted MetService meteorologist Emma Blades to the Bay. Emma and her family are spending the holidays in Ohope, and will be soaking up the sights and sounds of the Bay. “It was based on a friend’s recommendation, who knows the weather patterns. He said either go to the Bay of Plenty or the Coromandel as they are the sweet places for a holiday.”

Emma decided to come to the Bay because, “it’s beautiful and very family friendly”.

“I have two children and there are plenty of things to do family wise. It’s good for day trips, as well as just hanging out and relaxing.”

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Three cheers for try-outs Cheerleaders in the 1950s were selected for sex appeal and their ability to dance. The 1980s introduced modern cheerleading, with difficult stunts and gymnastics choreographed into sophisticated dance routines. From sassy to skilful in three decades.

“We will also assess their tumbling experience, if any. This is only to put them in the right teams for next year based on age and experience.”

There will be try-outs for beginners, intermediate, and advanced levels.

Rebecca says no experience is needed to try out.

“We can take on any amount. As this is a team sport, a big team looks fantastic.”

Cheerleading isn’t just for the girls, says Rebecca, who encourages boys to try out too.

“It’s a team sport that is open to both boys and girls.

Boys are great as they have stamina and can lift the girls easily.”

The Bay Twisters’ Team Try Outs is at Unit 2, 116 Third Ave, on Sunday, November 22.

Beginners auditions are 10.30am-11.30am, intermediate at 11.30am-12.30pm, and advanced from 1pm-2pm.

For more information, The Tornados: Isla Burgess, 12, Mikaela Dodson, 15, India Sprague, 15, Jaime contact Rebecca on email: rebecca@baytwisters.co.nz Mitchinson, 12, Anna Grigson, 12, Zoe Hunter and Priya Shiriwastow, 11.

Today’s 21st century cheerleaders are proving cheerleading isn’t going out of fashion.

Tauranga’s Bay Twisters’ try-outs for 2016 teams are this Sunday, November 22, for boys and girls aged five to 18.

Manager Rebecca Grigson says boys and girls will be shown the basics of cheerleading by Bay Twisters’ head coach Brian Armstrong, before they’re asked to perform the steps themselves.

Care for your pet and you could win big and pop it into The Weekend and kittens galore,” adds Mel. Sun Shop ‘n’ Win box and go into So pop on in and try that collar the draw to win the cash fund! on for size! Bayfair & Papamoa The prize will be drawn on Vets wish their customers the Monday, December 14, and the best of luck in the Shop ‘n’ Win winner will be announced in The promotion and hope one of their clients win the big prize!

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The store also stocks a massive selection of pre-owned Harley Davidson motorcycles, Can-Am Spyder Bikes, and Can-Am ATVs and side by side vehicles.

“It’s definitely the only shop of this type in the country where you can buy a jet ski, an ATV quad, or a HarleyDavidson motorcycle.”

Summer is on its way and Grant says it’s the best time to come in and see the team for the best advice and knowledge in the Bay. The Rock radio station will be at Action Sports Direct open day, which Action Sport Direct team members Grant Nicholson on a Can-Am Spyder, features a barbecue Tyler Nicholson on a Sea-Doo, Chris and giveaways, from Andrews on a Can-Am and Bevan Cobb 9am-3pm on Saturday, on a custom chopper. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

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Trio are biking ahead in support of Kiwi kids What started out as a team building exercise has now become a serious commitment by the team at Jones and Company Funeral Services to make a difference in the lives of young Kiwi children.

Funeral directors Brian McAuley and Paul Gilmore, and office administrator Kate Axbey are donning their lycra next weekend and jumping on their bikes for the annual Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge.

The trio will join 8000 riders from around the country and beyond for New Zealand’s largest cycling event in the 160km trip along the borders of the iconic lake. As well as presenting a gruelling

physical challenge, the event raises money for Heart Kids NZ, the only charity that supports Kiwi children and families affected by congenital heart disease.

Brian says the idea of entering the race began as a casual conversation, a way to get the staff together outside of the 9 to 5. When they discovered the event could benefit children affected by CHD, the team became committed to the cause.

“We’ve been training for about five months now. You’ve got to put in the miles or your legs just won’t make it.

Rain or shine, we’ve tried to get out on the road.”

Brian says to help children in a charitable way aligns with the values of Jones & Co, who he says helps in a different way.

“Since Dave McMahon purchased Jones and Company Funeral Services in the late 1970s, we’ve done children’s funerals for free because we hate to bring any additional pain on families who are experiencing it to an incredible degree. Effectively any organisation supporting children in the way Heart Kids NZ does would have our backing as well.”

If any would like to support their fundraising effort, donations can be sent to Heart Kids NZ, C/-PO Box 650 Tauranga 3140.

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Soaring demand prompts new coastal land release Diggers and dump trucks are making a sizeable return to Tauranga’s premium coastal development, as the city’s active property market continues to generate rapid sales and interest.

Excavation machinery has rolled in as developer Frasers Property begins infrastructure works for a new land release at Coast Papamoa Beach.

Earthworks began late last month on the next stage of the 24-hectare development ahead of a new land release early in 2016. This will offer affordable living options for families, retirees, and investors.

Sections will be available for sale to the public early next year.

“This is the last available land close to Mount Maunganui and is timely given the current level of land scarcity in the wider Tauranga area,” says Coast Papamoa Beach’s development manager Kranish Reddy, recently appointed to the role by Frasers Property.

“It is a strong market out there at the moment and we want to be proactive and offer quality to the public.”

Forty lots have sold at Coast Papamoa Beach in the past two months and there is a constant stream of enquiries.

“Sales performance in the last two months has been outstanding and seeing machinery on site gives it that real feel of things progressing.

It is exciting,” says Kranish.

“Coast Papamoa Beach is a beachside estate offering the best of coastal living with a diverse range of sections available.

“We worked with some of Tauranga’s best builders to ensure a wide range of house and land packages are available.”

To date, 45 homes are up or under construction in the residential community, with another 20 homes expected to be built in the coming nine months.

With sections selling fast, Kranish says people can still secure their piece of Papamoa paradise from just $195,000, depending on the section size.

He believes buyers are moving to Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, and Papamoa for the warm climate and they want to make use of their outdoor living spaces year-round.

This is something Coast Papamoa

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“It was an inspiring 54 hours” says Jo Allum who was one of the organisers and a co-founder of Venture Centre. “Seeing so many different people, from diverse backgrounds, across multiple generations, skills and perspectives work so productively together – it’s what we founded our organisation to encourage!

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Avoid the Christmas party legal hangover Booze-fuelled romantic advances on colleagues, workers swearing at their boss, and inappropriate posts to social media.

Welcome to the silly season that is Christmas work parties.

Regrettably, each year we have numerous enquiries and referrals come to us for legal assistance as the consequence of social interaction, and usually a few too many drinks. This is often expensive and embarrassing for all involved.

So while gearing up to celebrate the end of the working year, we stress that employers and employees consider reining in any behaviour that can leave a

legal hangover lasting long after the holiday season.

We have seen indiscretions that include sexual harassment, alcohol-fuelled brawls, and sending inappropriate text messages, all of which can ruin your career very rapidly.

Needless to say, it pays not to head into summer jobless, or with a legal issue, because you were left redfaced in front of your colleagues or employees.

Social media is an everincreasing arena requiring caution, as videos and photos can be instantly uploaded online (forever), often capturing that moment of inappropriate infamy.

Think before you post or, better yet, leave any social media posting until you are sober.

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But many settlors of trusts may be unaware Despite the ruling occurring in 2013, of the changes and jeopardise their ability to John says the changes have not been qualify for the rest home subsidy, when and widely publicised and trustees may be if required. unaware of the changes, rendering some John Lowther, of Lowthers Chartered trusts vulnerable.

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I enjoyed being part of the winning

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Sun Media was one of many sponsors of Tauranga’s Start Up Weekend, hosted by Basestation on Durham Street. I joined 50 strangers that formed eight teams to pitch business ideas to investors.

This year the judges liked an application which helps staff easily engage with upper management.

Start Up Weekend is part of Tauranga’s growing innovation ecosystem. A few weeks ago I was MC for the awards night of the Young Enterprise Scheme, where students develop businesses and sell products over the school year.

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Documenting our rich history A photographic book of historical significance to Tauranga is flying out the door at Books-A-Plenty.

‘Rendell’s Tauranga – Historic Tauranga From Above’ comprises aerial photos taken by 98-year-old photographer Alf Rendell. The book features photos of the city and surrounds, taken between 1946 and 1956.

The books arrived at the store early this month, and have been selling “incredibly well”, says owner Warren Baskett.

“There are a lot of people who are interested, people for whom this book is part of their history.”

Alf says he’s “tickled pink” over the interest. Taking the photos while his learner pilot friends clocked up their flying miles was something he just did for fun on weekends after the war, he says.

Over recent years he had given thought to compiling some of those photos into a booklet, or calendar.

His friend, Tauranga Heritage Collections Curator Fiona Kean, stepped in and helped Alf put together a 160-page hard-covered book to showcase his photographs. Two thousand of the books are being printed in the first run, thanks to financial backing from Legacy Trust.

Fiona tells how she and Alf decided to team up the photos with memories of those who lived in Tauranga in the time period captured.

One of those quoted is Alf ’s life-long friend Peter Densem (also 98), a WWII Fleet Air Arm Navigator and former Otumoetai Intermediate principal.

Alf says the 1946-1956 period was significant in Tauranga’s history. That’s when Tauranga changed from a small, coastal fishing village to a city, he says.

As an example he cites the start of construction of the wharf, at Mount Maunganui.

From an historical point of view the photos capture Tauranga in a moment of transition, Fiona agrees.

“You can see old Tauranga and the Tauranga of the 1950s, but you can also see the potential of Tauranga moving forward.”

Legacy Trust trustee Bill Holland says Legacy is delighted to have underwritten the publication of the book, which captures both part of the remarkable history of Tauranga and commemorates Alf ’s photographic legacy.

An official launch will be held in December.

Proceeds from the sale of the coffee table books will be used to fund an annual scholarship. The photographic scholarship will be administered through the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic.

Food Show returns for 2016 The Seriously Good Food Show will be coming back in July, 2016, and exhibitors are encouraged to book now for the most delicious two days of the year.

The popular event returns to ASB Arena, Baypark, on July 2-3 next year.

If you’re a keen foodie and would like to know more about

the show, visit www. seriouslygoodfoodshow.co.nz closer to the 2016 event to find out more about cooking challenges, celebrity chefs, and all the exhibitors organisers have lined up for next year.

If you’re interested in becoming an exhibitor, email info@ seriouslygoodfoodshow.co.nz today to secure your site.

Co-authors Fiona Kean and Alf Rendell, and Legacy Trust trustee Bill Holland with the new book.

Attacking one of the great social issues subjects – poverty and inequality.

It’s on the back of those highly rating programmes, ‘Mind the Gap’ and ‘Inside Child Poverty’ that Bryan is now filling venues around the country, including Tauranga.

“The New Zealand I grew up in was a society in which a boy from a state house could grow up to be Prime Minister,” says Bryan.

“But now 10 per cent of New Zealanders own 52 per cent of the wealth, and at the other end of the scale we ild ch e os cl r de Bryan Bruce un his docos. have mums and dads who of scrutiny in one work hard yet struggle to house and feed themselves.”

Bryan says it seems lots

He is one of our most acclaimed investigative journalists, television documentary maker Bryan Bruce.

He was acclaimed as ‘The Investigator’, unravelling cold cases. Then he examined two taboo

of people want to discuss the gap between rich and poor and what can be done about it. He was invited to give one speech to the Quakers on this cause celebre and it’s turned into a 12-stop road tour the length of the country.

“I thought it was a bit ambitious when they hired out the cardboard cathedral in Christchurch, but more than 500 turned out.”

He considers the most important part of the discussion at the end.

“What is the problem and how we can fix it and make it work for the greater good.”

Bryan is at the Wesley Centre, 100 13th Avenue, Tauranga at 7pm tonight. Admission is by gold coin.

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Turning on the heat to keep cool It’s a kind of summertime oxymoron.

“It’s so hot in here. Turn on the heat pump.”

But with the mercury creeping up, and as spring gives way to summer, it is not such a silly statement.

And to examine the statement we should ask another question: Will my heat pump keep my home cool in summer?

Simple answer, yes! Don’t be fooled by the label ‘heat pump’.

A heat pump can keep a house chilled and comfortable in summer as an air conditioner just by adjusting it the device to work in reverse.

They are designed to do that, and do it efficiently, effectively and economically.

Your household refrigerator operates on heat-pump technology, extracting heat from inside the unit and moving it outside. You will have felt the warm air being emitted from around your fridge. The heat pump does the same.

Today’s heat pumps are currently the most energy-efficient and cost-effective way to heat and cool your home.

Heat pumps are typically used to pull

heat out of the air or ground to heat a home, an apartment or an office building. But in summer, when the heat is on, they operate in reverse.

Like conventional air conditioners heat pumps use refrigerants to move heat from one spot to another.

As the refrigerant loops through the system it changes from a hot liquid into a cooled gas. As it evaporates into gas, the refrigerant extracts heat from the surrounding air and moves it outside your home. The cooled conditioned air is distributed throughout your home and the household air is returned to the evaporator to continue the cycle.

Heats pumps work extremely efficiently because they simply transfer heat rather than burn fuel to create it.

What are the benefits of the heat pump? One of the biggest advantages of a heat pump is there is no need to install separate systems to heat and cool your home. One device doing the work of two.

They work best in moderate climates so if you live in the Bay of Plenty and don’t experience extreme heat and cold then using a heat pump could help you save money each month.

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I bought it as a device for cooling and heating, not necessarily in that order and never at the same time.

But now it’s a $4000 artwork, an installation.

It can turn my sprawling living room kitchen into an inhospitable corner of Siberia or the Kalahari at high noon.

It’s an impressive piece of technology that can turn summer into winter and vice versa. And within minutes.

But ever since its installation it has just sat there mounted on the wall looking very good, looking very white and sleek. And it sets off the table lamp with the avocado shade on the kahikatea sideboard very nicely thanks.

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designed to do.

I turned it on. Nothing. The installer did tell me why but I don’t absorb technical minutiae. Or any minutiae.

Two minutes later, just as I was losing interest, the beast whirred and opened and cut loose. It has a mind of its own. Then the blast arrived and things flew. Everything that wasn’t nailed down ended up on the opposite side of the room.

I am surprised ‘Storm Chasers’ haven’t called.

Impressive. The beast can dry your hair at thirty paces or if in reverse induce hypothermia.

I love my heat pump/air conditioner even though in six months I have never used it for what it was designed for.

If it’s cold I throw on a jumper. If it’s hot I take the jumper off. It’s a throwback to my Scottish ancestry and pennywise days in numbingly cold Dunedin.

But my proudest moment recently was when someone commented on how mean and cool my heat pump looked. So it is art.

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Experience on ground vital to growth Horticulture has been a way of life for the Mayston family for three generations. Over that time they have experienced an immense amount of change, that has brought with it challenges, hard work, and great success.

Tim Mayston is a born and bred kiwifruit farmer, and a Chartered Accountant with 15 years’ experience. Combining his skill and passion for accounting with an industry that fits like a second skin was a no-brainer.

Tim’s inspiration is to provide the rural community with dedicated

and bespoke business advisory services through his Chartered Accounting firm, Mayston Partners Limited.

Mayston Partners delivers services to its rural clients to support both their personal and business goals.

“Often these goals have to be teased out of clients,” says Tim.

Tim Mayston talking with a client.

“But once in place the opportunity exists to assist clients to continually measure themselves against their objectives’’.

Tim points out that to drive success on the farm is to treat the farm like a business, of which it is. Therefore the same business principles that apply to ‘big business’ applies to the ‘family farm’.

The suite of services Mayston Partners wrap around their clients includes business mentoring, succession planning, expert reporting, and trust management.

The idea is to build a close working relationship with a client and to encourage them to always be in a forward thinking mode.

Since Mayston Partners began operating it has naturally broadened its experience into other primary industries such as avocadoes, apiculture, and aquaculture.

The firm’s wonderful Head Quarters is nestled amongst kiwifruit vines on an operating orchard, where the team can see every seasonal change and farming practice.

“Growers can see that we are serious about their business,

Farmers and vets to work together It’s World Antibiotic Awareness Week and veterinarians are urging farmers to work closely with them to address antibiotic resistance to preserve the effectiveness of these essential medicines for animal health and wellness.

“Globally, very few issues are of greater importance to society than antibiotic resistance and the threat this poses to modern medicine, both veterinary and human,” says New Zealand Veterinary Association’s Dairy Cattle Branch president Dr Jenny Weston.

“There is growing concern in New Zealand, and internationally, about the use of antibiotics in food animal production systems, and how this will impact the effectiveness of antibiotics in the future. Many bacteria and diseases are shared between humans and animals so the use of antibiotics in animals can affect how medicines work in humans and vice versa.”

She says effective disease control includes

vaccinations, high standards of hygiene and husbandry, disinfection procedures, biosecurity measures, good animal nutrition, appropriate housing, and close monitoring of livestock.

Jenny reassures farmers that veterinarians will continue to responsibly prescribe and administer antibiotics as required, and as part of an integrated disease control programme, not a replacement for one.

Veterinarians, working where animals, humans and the environment meet, are leading the way in the responsible use of these medicines in animals. They aim for a future where antibiotics will not be routinely needed for the maintenance of animal health and wellness.

Jenny says that the NZVA backs the World Health Organisation’s view antibiotics critical to human health must have very limited use in veterinary medicine, and be reserved for occasions when they are the only appropriate therapy.

their industry, and our knowledge is impeccable”.

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Greerton Village Christmas Variety Show on its way Ho Ho Ho and all that – yes, it’s almost time for the very popular Greerton Village Christmas Variety Show to hit the stage once again.

This year the show will take place in the grounds of the Greerton Village School, who have collaborated with the organisers, Greerton Village Mainstreet, to bring an evening of family entertainment on Friday, December 11 from 6pm.

We are starting to see a great line up of acts and performers with bands, dancers, singers, musicians, a ventriloquist.

Fortunately, we’ve got a few spots left for local performers who might like to showcase their talent – be it dancing, singing, juggling, balloon animals... you name it, we’re interested!

If you’d like to register your interest, please

email me on office@greertonvillage.org.nz In addition to the live performances, the school will be offering candy floss, a sausage sizzle, toffee apples, Mr Whippy and waffles, as well as Santa with lollies for the kids.

To keep the kids entertained for the evening there will be face painting, giant slides, and Mr Whippy while the adults can enjoy waffles and hot drinks from vendors on site.

This is a free family evening, so mark this date now in your busy December calendar, pack a picnic, bring a blanket to sit on, and take up your spot on the grass.

Last year’s Greerton Village Christmas Variety Show attracted a huge crowd.

Please bring a can or non-perishable food for foodbank – it’s a great opportunity for a fun, free night out and to get on board with a worthy cause.

If the weather is unfavourable on the day, the show will go on in the Greerton Village Community Hall on same date.

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“The staff will happily gift wrap your purchase, as always, if required.

We have plenty of free parking in front of the store so come to Greerton early

and avoid the Christmas rush.”

Bongards Pharmacy has been serving the Greerton area for more than 60 years, and is now the local agent for Te Puke-based business Nordic Mobility Scooters.

“Nordic are the importer and total service agent for these Europeandesigned scooters,” says Peter.

“Come in to Bongard’s Pharmacy on Monday morning, November 23, and see the complete range. Nordic staff will be in store to answer all your questions.”

Bongards stocks a range of mostly organic ‘superfoods’.

“Superfoods are nutrient-rich foods and natural sources of antioxidants to protect your body against damage caused by free radicals,” says Peter. “Superfoods are ideal additions to breakfasts, smoothies and cooking.” Brochures available in store.

During the months of November and December, remember to swipe your AA or AASmartfuel card in store to go in the draw for one Bongards Pharmacy team members Glenis free tank of fuel being Farrington, Amy St George, Sandra Teal, given away each month. and Peter Bennet.

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Don’t sacrifice quality care for a cheap price As we grow older, so does our hair, skin – and most importantly, our teeth.

At some point, extensive dental treatment in the form of crowns, bridges, dentures, and implants is the only way forward if you want to give your pearly whites a high quality of life.

When faced with a hefty dental bill, the idea of turning to cheaper overseas alternatives can be all too tempting.

However, this can be risky business and you may end up forking out real prices for an inferior product.

Dental Abroad is one of the few dental clinics with the experience and equipment to complete oral rehabilitation. This could include any combination of crowns, bridges, implants, and partial dentures. The Auckland-based business offers these procedures at a cost-effective rate without compromising quality.

“We’re a one-stop shop, so all surgery and technical requirements are done in

house by highlyexperienced and competent people,” explains technical director Peter Boekhout.

“This allows us to provide better service, better value and better quality.”

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and implantologist Dr Christian Blaschke says, “In the dental industry too few patients do not ask what is going into their

“Next time you need major dental treatment, whether it be crowns, bridges, implants, or implant support dentures, remove the risk and get a better return on your investment.”

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Transforming Kiwi smiles one tooth at a time Studies show that students with special needs often have unmet needs in terms of their dental health.

Kaka Street School in Tauranga is one of several schools around New Zealand to receive a grant for an oral health programme.

The New Zealand Dental Association says education at an early age is essential in order to prevent problems later.

“With special needs students, other issues often take precedence over dental health, meaning they lack the same opportunities as other students,” says New Zealand Dental Association chief executive officer David Crum.

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“This grant will focus on raising awareness of dental health with 45-50 children who are attending seven outreach satellite classes around Tauranga.”

Staff will coordinate with occupational therapists to organise a half-day session at each of the outreach classes that is fun, tactile, and interactive.

Students will be provided with an electric toothbrush that makes a noise when it is time to stop brushing.

They will also be given one-on-one instruction on how to use the toothbrush.

This year, a total of US$23,000 has been awarded to programmes across the country and the Pacific.

This amount is then stretched even further, as teams of dentists come together to donate their time for surgery and education.

The New Zealand programmes are aimed at two groups: those who are vulnerable and are in urgent need of dental care, and children who, with good habits, should be able to avoid surgery later in life.

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A taste of India that will satisfy the whole family One of the best ways to succeed with the candida cleanse and diet is by making the most of herbs and spices. You can do so much with them to keep your food interesting. The curries and sauces presented in this book give you some great places to start.

The recipe comes from ‘The Candida Free Cookbook’. The book is available from www.exislepublishing.co.nz and wherever good books are sold. RRP $19.99.

Tandoori chicken or lamb Serves 4 Ingredients Cubed uncooked chicken or lamb, to serve 4 1 cup coconut milk Juice of ½ lemon 2 teaspoons minced garlic 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger 2 teaspoons ground cumin ½ teaspoon ground coriander ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

¼ teaspoon black pepper Pinch of sea salt Pinch of ground cardamom 2 sliced onions and other vegetables of your choice for roasting and serving Method 1. Place cubed chicken or lamb in a glass container. Set aside.

2. Combine the rest of the ingredients except the onions and vegetables, and stir thoroughly. Pour over the meat. Mix with a spoon, seal with a lid, and marinate in the fridge for 8 to 48 hours. More time adds more flavour.

3. When you are ready to cook, preheat oven to 190 degree C and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Place marinated meat cubes on one of the sheets, spacing them to allow even cooking.

4. Toss vegetables with olive oil, salt, and pepper, and place on the other baking sheet.

5. Put both pans into the oven to roast.

If the vegetables are done first, remove them

and pop them back in the oven at the end for a few minutes to warm them.

6. Turn the pieces at least once during the cooking time. Bake until the meat is cooked through; split a larger piece to check. Remove from the oven when done and allow to sit.

7. Serve the meat over the vegetables.

‘MasterChef ’ star promotes healthy food at market From ‘MasterChef New Zealand’ to market day, Papamoa’s Hayley-Marie Bilton is bringing her healthy eating philosophy to the local Tauranga Farmers’ Market this weekend.

seasonal, and buy local’ fits in so well with the Tauranga Farmers’ Market ethos.

“Customers have already been stopping Hayley in her tracks to say ‘hi’, and how

From 9-11.30am, Hayley will be demonstrating four delicious seasonal recipes, made using produce from the market at 35 Fifth Avenue, Tauranga.

“I hope to engage those that don’t have the knowledge of what healthy eating can look like and how easy it can be, sourcing Hayley (right) with Diabetes Nurse Debbie Cunliffe and local produce Diabetes Help president Peter Macrae at Bayfair last week, and using my promoting healthy eating alongside diabetes awareness. recipe as a base they are wanting her to win. Everyone, to make your own food memories,” including children, will be in for a treat says Hayley of her upcoming with Hayley’s recipes.” demonstration.

“Whether it is quality fresh ingredients you have locally sourced From November 27, Hayley is or produce you have the satisfaction joining The Weekend Sun team on of growing yourself, nothing beats the a weekly basis as a food columnist taste from New Zealand grown food.” to bring you healthy recipes, top tips Tauranga Farmers’ Market manager in regards to seasonal produce, and Trixie Allen says the team are excited to product reviews. Look out for her in have local gal Hayley at the market. the Fresh Flavours pages next week!

“Her passion for ‘eat fresh, eat

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Goat tracks, stairs – and nightmares As the old saying goes, ‘there’s more than one way to skin a cat’. As it transpires, there’s also more than one way to run a fitness camp.

As my Monday/Wednesday/ Thursday triple header continues, instructors Liam Knight, Nicole McCheyne and Allister Field, alongside LIFE Personal Fitness director Dawn Kiddie, make a point of keeping things varied.

On the face of it, Monday evenings should be the toughest session of the three due to its proximity to the weekend – beers, barbeques, and all.

And what about the Goat Track?

But in truth, it’s our midUntil very recently, I didn’t even week outdoor session on Mount know the Mount had such a path, Maunganui’s seafront that has but now I fear it has become tested me both physically and mentally over the last couple of weeks.

I’ve checked the small print from week one, and there’s no sign of the word ‘stairs’ in any of the terms and conditions. Yet stairs is what I got to grips with last week as Mauao did LIFE Personal Fitness instructor Nicole McCheyne its best to give puts me through my paces. me nightmares.

The truth behind ageing skin I spent a wonderful weekend at the New Zealand Beauty Expo in Auckland several months ago. I am lured back each winter by the quality of the education pods for skincare professionals.

The highlight for me was learning from Dr Bill Andrews, an awardwinning American scientist whose research has significant implications for anti-aging skincare. Dr Andrews taught that in every dividing cell of our bodies, at the tips of our chromosomes, we have telomeres, which are a bit like the caps at the ends of our shoe-laces.

As telomeres weaken and shorten this is proven to have a direct correlation with aging and age-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s, cancer, and cardiac-related diseases.

Dr Andrews has discovered a human telomerase

enzyme shown to halt or slow the shortening of telomeres, and even to re-lengthen them. His research has been used to develop an anti-aging serum called One Truth 818.

The serum helps with the repair and strengthening of skin, and has clinically proven results showing reduction in wrinkles, fine lines, open pores, and improved skin-tone.

It has also proven effective in improving skin elasticity and firmness, even around the neck – the area which most shows our age and is the hardest to treat once gravity hits.

I have been trialling the One Truth 818 serum and I love it. I have noticed a change in my skin for the better, a reduction in fine lines, and generally my skin has a lighter brighter feel. It’s a beautiful product.

Visit www.jamele.co.nz/one-truth-818/ for more details.

Last chance to win a summer makeover for Christmas People wanting a new look for Christmas have less than two weeks to get their nominations in for the Hair To Train makeover competition.

Creative director Jessica Jordan is looking for nominations in a competition which will offer someone ‘a whole lot of pampering’.

“I decided it would be great to run a competition within our

community and be able to really make someone’s day with a whole lot of pampering,” explains Jessica.

Entries will close on Tuesday, December 1 and two winners will then be announced by 4pm on Monday, December 7.

Jessica says anyone from the age of 18 years and over can enter.

“Simply nominate yourself or someone else in writing to

Ph 0508 KIWIFRESH (0508 549 437)

jessica@hairtotrain.co.nz and tell us why you deserve a makeover.”

The winner will receive photos

by Sharnelle Lewis Photography, hair will be done by experienced tutors, and make-up will be done

by Chrissie, who will also revamp your clothing style.

Jessica invites anyone who has other offers to include in the prize package for the two lucky winners to contact her at the email above.

imprinted on my psyche forever.

Thankfully, back in the studio, short, sharp drills are bundled into fiveminute bursts, as well as longer exercises to put your stamina and strength to the test.

The LIFE team are experts at keeping the momentum going, and with

endurance becoming the buzz word as the weeks go by, their impetus and encouragement will become increasingly important – especially if there’s more stairs involved!

For more information on LIFE Personal Fitness, visit: www.your-life.co.nz Dan Sheridan

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Eating right for you?

Nutrition and holistic health expert Ben Warren is coming to Tauranga as part of his nationwide seminar series about how to live a happy and healthy life in the modern world.

Ben will be explaining how each body is different, and how to identify specific nutritional and lifestyle needs in order to boost fuel performance at Tauranga Boys’ College on November 25.

In his seminar, Ben will reveal what foods you should be eating to maintain vibrant energy, health and vitality, and how to eat right for your unique genetics, so you can look and feel your best.

He will also disclose two of the most common everyday foods that are making New Zealanders tired, unhealthy, and overweight, as well as the surprising truth about what’s really causing modern diseases and the best ways for you to prevent them.

The founder of BePure Revolution, which has transformed thousands of people’s health, weight, and energy levels, is aiming to raise awareness and encourage people to start looking at what they’re eating and their current lifestyle choices.

“Spreading this message is what gets me up in the morning,” says Ben. “Educating adults, children and communities about quick, simple food and lifestyle habits can completely transform their health and in turn, their ability to enjoy life at its fullest, and learn more about what eating and feeling great really looks like.”

“It’s not as hard as people might think.

You don’t have to go vegan or eat sprouts to be eating well, there are just a few basic principles we need to live by. The problem is a huge chunk of New Zealander’s don’t know what they are.”

Ben will be talking at Graham Young

Nutrition and holistic health expert Ben Warren is coming to Tauranga.

Youth Centre at Tauranga Boys’ College on November 25.

The Weekend Sun has two double passes to Ben Warren’s seminar to give away to two lucky readers who can tell us what company Ben is the founder of.

Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section. Entries must be received before Sunday, November 22.

Smartphone health care could be next big thing Digital health care looks set to grow exponentially over the next few years. With two thirds of kiwis using smartphones for a wide range of activities like booking travel, parking, and online shopping, the move to digital health care looks a dead cert.

Around 170 GP practices already use an online platform such as www.managemyhealth.co.nz for their patients. Using a login, patients can access and self-manage

their medical records, book appointments and blood-tests, and even chat to their GP online.

Our team are currently working with 17 local pre- and type 2 diabetics. The emphasis on this

three-month wellness challenge and study is for the participants to take ownership and largely self-manage their health.

They are tackling various challenges with great enthusiasm and the results are shining through.

If they all had access to a patient portal, this would greatly enhance the experience.

The end goal for participants in the study is to improve or reverse their diabetic condition, and our

focus is on getting their nutrition needs right and them becoming more mindfully active.

Although their insulin sensitivity is improving, often other areas need attention.

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Tauranga six-year-old Alyssa Dines has been handed a certificate of bravery from St. John after keeping calm and dialing 111 when her mother Michaela Shepherd fell unconscious during a seizure.

Alyssa Dines, 6, holds up her bravery award alongside paramedic Adam Rayner and mum Michaela Shepherd.

Photo: Tracy Hardy.

Barbecue with the police

Perfecting the art of parking Why is the Tauranga City Council so determined to make more parking spaces in the city? We need another beautiful resting spot more than we need another carpark.

I see that Devonport Road in the centre of town is to be a ‘popup carpark’, albeit supposedly temporary. Is it because we are short of parking? Or is it because those who complain about the lack of parking are not prepared to look around and take a short walk into town after parking away from the main shopping area?

Take a walk in the sun after finding a parking space; we have the climate for it. If you are tired just have a rest in the middle of town in what could be The New ‘Pop-Up Family Play-Park’.

Lovely art work, on retained pillars and cross pieces, has already picked out this Devonport Road area as a ‘go to’ quirky destination just to have a look.

So what’s the vision for this spacious gem? It’s to be made into a temporary carpark-awkward viewing platform! Nobody will stand around looking at the art while cars manoeuvre for spaces.

Surely it’s a great opportunity to have a permanent space with flowerbeds, fragrant bushes, swings and slides for the kids and seating for those who simply want to enjoy the day and relax for a while; right in the middle of everything. It puts a stake in the ground

for our priorities.

Because of this recurring council myopia, Wharf Street has the same predicament; vehicles still parking in spaces that should be for pedestrians and lovers of safe places. Deliveries should not mean vehicles parked in the street to unload goods while those stalwarts who sit outside for meals and drinks put up with exhaust fumes, engine noise and clattering and banging. So much for fine dining!

Nor should pedestrians have to watch for traffic at any time, in an area of street cafes and restaurants.

Come on Council, no parking in that area of Wharf Street any more, and commission some large wharf sculptures to be mounted there to reflect our port history. Wooden boxes alone are not very atmospheric. Delivery trucks and vans can have a marked area along Willow Street in the same way as the buses do. The young men who do the deliveries can load trolleys there to bring into the café area so it’s no big hardship for them.

The Council has got vision; the new initiatives along the waterfront are testimony to that, but every so often the shutters come down and then our vision and our views become totally obscured. The open road is for traffic, city centres are for people. That’s the priority.

D Naughton, Tauranga

Community support above and beyond

Children are introduced to a police dog puppy at a police community barbecue at Above and Beyond Education and Care Centre in Gate Pa, overseen by Inspector Clifford Paxton.

support. Thank you to everyone who donated some money, bought a sausage or helped out with the BBQ. Now we will be able to buy a beach volleyball net, take a surfing lesson and

buy all of the resources that we will need for the activities. Every little bit helped. I was pleasantly surprised when a couple came along, didn’t feel like a sausage, but donated $5 anyway! I am so impressed with our Tauranga community’s generosity. On behalf of Room 18 and Room 6, we can’t thank you enough.

D Conn and R Atkins, Tauranga

H2Oh no: Fighting for our natural resources

Riding for ribbons Riders, volunteers, horses and supporters came together for Tauranga Riding for Disabled’s annual Ribbon Day on Saturday.

Photos: Tracy Hardy.

Carter Toeke competing in the hoop race on Zena.

Taylah Edwards before the race.

Maisen Barton-Ram riding Scooby during the hoop race.

Tyrone Milroy riding Santa.

Thanks to the community on Sunday, November 15, Room 18 and Room 6, from Selwyn Ridge Primary had a sausage sizzle from 9am to 4pm at Mitre 10 Mega to fundraise for our upcoming school camp at Waihi Beach. Many people came and donated $2 or more.

We fundraised $600 because of the community, so we would like to thank you so much for your

Zac Taylor riding Topaz at the event.

Thank heavens for people such as R Bishop, who not only has a sound knowledge of New Zealand history, but is also sending out a clarion call to the silent majority to lift their heads out of the sand and be aware that part-Maori tribes are holding out an ultimatum to the Government that they are given co-governance or total control over our freshwater by which they will undoubtedly try and make financial gain John Key categorically stated: “No-one owns the water.” Now he is trying to back down and give in to part-Maori pressure by passing the buck to local councils who will deal with the issue behind closed doors. We all know what that means – councillors scared stiff they will be called ‘racist’ sitting across the table from belligerent part-Maori demanding what they erroneously consider ‘their rights’ because they

allege they were here first. Well, they weren’t and they are forgetting that under the terms of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand became another colony of England, under British law.

The Treaty gave Maori control over their land, which they were given permission to sell through the Crown (which they did with gusto) but no mention of water because no one in their right mind would think anyone ‘owned’ a natural resource which is always changing and there for all to use during their lifetime.

Instead of wasting millions messing about with the flag, John Key should stand by his statement that no one owns the water and send out a referendum inviting all New Zealanders to democratically vote on this vital matter.

M Brooks, Tauranga

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BARBED WIRE I shouldn’t give you the breath of life. But to the idiot, the inconsiderate twat who let off two deafening fireworks at exactly 5.41am last Saturday morning in lower Otumoetai, a big thank you. Just two, but they did the job. If there had been any lingering support in the neighbourhood for continued public sale of fireworks, it got blown out of the sky. Good on yuh!

BOUQUET (FOR CHEEK) Remember the days you could pop next door and bother the neighbour for a cup of sugar or whatever you had inadvertently run out of?

Well, an enterprising guy drops into the Sun office and asks if he can borrow some water. “What for?” asks the receptionist. “For my bong,” he replies plonking his drug paraphernalia on the desk top.

I suppose if you don’t ask you don’t receive. And sometimes even if you do ask.

BOUQUET Friend with an eye for fine things sent in this pic from a recent trip to Auckland. It is a fine dunny indeed. Some architects have even made the old BNZ bar in Symonds Street home simply because

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of the historic porcelain. Surely a pleasure to be caught short BARBED WIRE Is there a wit in police comms or is it a sign remedial reading classes are needed? A media blurb arrives in the office from the constabulary. It reads, “Police stopped a car at KFC to arrest a man who was wanted on warrant. The man was un-coperative and refused to get out of the car.”

Un-coperative – vb, getting up the nose of a policeman.

The English language is an evolving thing.

Changes in the pipeline cause concern I read with amusement the current fiasco on completion of Southern Sewage Pipeline from Matapihi Road across to Te Maunga Wastewater Plant.

Background taken from Council CEO Report in 2007, there had been significant consultation with local tribes and in particular the Matapihi group.

Subsequently an RMA Consent was obtained for the pipeline in 2007/2008 and I cannot recall any meaningful Maori interest submissions or objections at hearings. At that time it must have been known the pipeline would go down Matapihi Road and then across to Te Maunga?

Suddenly, after eight years and completely out of left field, we have this carping over using the paper road.

The question to be asked is whether a paper road over Maori land is any different from a paper road over public general land?

If there’s no difference or it’s not a Maori roadway, then simply remove the 12 avocado trees which shouldn’t be planted on a ‘paper road’ and proceed.

The Southern Pipeline is an unnecessary and obscenely expensive project without this garbage.

Someone is accountable here, either TCC have stuffed up or others are playing dog in the manger!

Personally, I would shut the pipeline off, do not proceed with the harbour crossing and simply wear the losses on the Matapihi side.

Then go back to square one and construct a satellite sewage station at Tauriko for a fraction of the $300 million-plus estimate for Southern Pipeline.

R Paterson, Tauranga

PC madness? When does a comment become racist?

Oh what a tiresome country we are becoming when a parliamentary comment such as “if you don’t like it here go back to where you came from” is deemed to be racist .

Blow me down, almost every European person that immigrated here in the 1950s and 60s was told that at some time and they didn’t go weeping to the media.

When did a suggestion that someone go home

become racist? Surely a racist comment really is a comment about a race that is false or when one generalises about some trait that really doesn’t exist.

I suppose if an employer said to someone “If you don’t like working here, go and work somewhere else” that will become racist too.

Grow up New Zealand.

A Bourne, Tauranga

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Stories, snippets, strangeness, and general entertainment. Pg42

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Tastefully teasing in Tauranga David Balassa is a true gentlemen – he just wants to make the ladies smile. But his desire to please often gets him into trouble.

The 35-year-old is a male entertainer and, unsurprisingly, husbands and boyfriends can’t help but feel jealous when their ladies are swooning over his abs.

“One time I brought an older lady up on stage and her husband was there,” says David.

“He came up and wanted to box me, old-school style. He thought I was taking his wife away. But he ended up getting a big round of applause.”

David will be in Tauranga with the Sydney Hotshots for a night he promises to be the ultimate ladies’ night out.

Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello and Matthew McConaughey made the ladies blush in the hit film ‘Magic Mike’. Now it’s the Sydney Hotshots turn to tastefully tease at Tauranga RSA on November 28.

“Basically we just give the girls what they want,” says David. “It’s their time to kick back and relax, and have a girls’ night. There’s a lot of hen’s parties and birthdays, so we make sure their night is very special.”

David is the MC. “My job is to see the girls have a bit of a laugh and get exactly what they want.”

And it’s the men the women want.

“The boys are really good,” says David. “We’ve got a young guy who can dance exactly like ‘Magic Mike’, and we’ve got a model from London who’s in the show at the moment.

David Balassa and the Sydney Hotshots are coming to Tauranga on November 28.

“We do characters. We’ve got a commando guy, an officer and a gentleman, a London police man, and an old 1940s gangster.”

Audiences can expect the perfect balance of sex appeal and tasteful teasing, says David. “Ages 18 to 88 can come along to our show.

“There’s a bit of comedy in the show too, we’re always having a bit of a laugh.”

There’s the to-be-expected wardrobe malfunctions, missing props, collapsing chairs and tables, as well as the unexpected nudity.

“One of the guys was quite new and he wasn’t prepared for when one of the girls pulled his G-string down. He didn’t mind though.”

David says the men are liking New Zealand so far and are looking forward to the rest of the nationwide tour, which concludes in Wellington on December 6.

The big question is though, are they single?

“We’re all 100 per cent single,” admits David.

The Sydney Hotshots perform at Tauranga RSA on Saturday, November 28, from 7.30pm. Tickets cost $35 from www.eventfinda.co.nz Zoe Hunter

The Weekend Sun has one double pass and one meet and greet, including a double pass, to Sydney Hotshots in Tauranga to giveaway to two lucky readers who can tell us what David’s role in the show is.

Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section. Entries must be received

by Wednesday, November 25.

On the road with The Frank Burkitt Band Having impressed audiences across the country with their tightly arranged songs and delicious harmonies, The Frank Burkitt Band is hitting Tauranga this month.

You are warmly invited to join us for one of our special Remembrance Services, remembering the life and loss of your loved ones.

Hillsdene Chapel Tuesday 24th November 2015, 7pm 143 Thirteenth Avenue, Tauranga

Methodist Church, Te Puke

Led by guitarist and vocalist Frank Burkitt, promoter Cheree Ridder says if you love your blues, country, bluegrass, swing, and Scottish folk music, these will be must-see shows.

“The Frank Burkitt Band is not confined to one genre, but it does have a very unique sound and feel at its core.

“It is good old-fashioned original

The Frank Burkitt Band plays the Hop House in Mount Maunganui on November 28 and the Tauranga Acoustic Music Club on November 29.

Photo: www.frankburkitt.co.uk

song-writing, backed up by a band that understands perfectly how to add infectious rhythm and groove, varied and skilled solo breaks, and endorphin-exploding harmonies.”

The Scottish born singer/songwriter was quick to form The Frank Burkitt Band after moving to New Zealand in 2014.

He has been performing as a singer-songwriter and guitarist for more than 10 years and has previously toured New Zealand, Australia, the US, and the UK. The Frank Burkitt Band plays Mount Maunganui’s The Hop House for free on Saturday, November 28 and the Tauranga Acoustic Music Club on Sunday, November 29.

Tickets for the Tauranga Acoustic Music Club show cost $20, with door sales only.

For more information about The Frank Burkitt Band visit: www.frankburkitt.co.uk David Tauranga

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Crown and Badger Friday 20 – Piston Broke.

Saturday 21 – Eclipse.

Sunday 22 – Chris Gunn Band 3.30-6.30pm.

Greer’s Gastro Bar Sunday 22 – Robbie Barrie 5.30-8.30pm.

Popular covers and Kiwi classics – solo acoustic.

The Raft Sunday 22 – Santiago 3.30-6.30pm.

Mount Harbour Chapel Thursday 26th November 2015, 7pm 416 Maunganui Road, Mt Maunganui

If you would like to attend, please phone Jones and Company Funeral Services. phone 578 4009 | enquiry@jonesandco.co.nz | www.jonesandco.co.nz

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Sean Bodley goes ‘Pitchblack’ Once again I find myself blown away by music coming out of Tauranga.

Of course that’s ambiguous.

It’s a toss-up whether being surprised at how good something from Tauranga is, is insulting or complimentary.

I mean it as the latter. I’m not surprised that something good should come from here – just at quite how good this latest offering is.

The latest offering is a new album from guitarist Sean Bodley, who is not only a virtuoso player but a prolific composer.

Last year saw two instrumental albums from him in the space of a few months, one showcasing the electric guitar, the other acoustic. This new set is called ‘Pitchblack’, is largely electric, and to my ears is the best thing Sean has ever done.

Many people around town know Sean.

As well as teaching from his home studio, he takes lessons at Katikati College, Aquinas College and Tauranga Intermediate. Earlier this year he joined guitarist Mark Wright’s

band The Eternal Sea and in May they released a debut album. He’s only just moved on from that to focus on his own stuff while still playing in covers band Mr Krinkle with Cam Hardcastle and Tayla Hart on vocals, Sam Shirley on bass and drummer Tim Frame.

He’s also been doing session work, most recently on Tim Julian’s superb ‘Southern Utopia’ CD which I reviewed last month.

As far as ‘Pitchblack’ goes, Sean’s made a few changes: he sold every electric guitar he had, and went back to the one model that started it all for him (take note guitar buffs, it’s an Ibanez JS). How much of a difference that made is hard to judge but, whether it was the guitar or not, for me this is a huge step forward for Sean, and his previous albums have been pretty stunning in their own right!

Although guitarists Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and John Petrucci still get name-checked on the sleeve, the increased focus on tone, harmony and melody (and less on the shred guitar thing – though there is plenty of jawdropping shredding) has allowed Sean to develop and display his own musical voice.

Here he steps out of the shadow of his influences to produce an album of rich variety, from the prog-rock flourishes of opener ‘(Welcome To the) Freak Show’ through the

deep chordal build of ‘Renee’ and swinging hard rock of ‘Eat Me, Beat Me’ – enhanced by Tim Julian’s keyboards – to the sinuous guitar harmonies of ‘Shutdown’. There are 14 original instrumentals and together they make up the most varied and musically interesting collection Sean has yet released.

Ian Clark drops in to provide bass on five songs but other than that it’s all Sean – the guitars, bass, and the drum and synth programming – though the decision to hand over mixing duties to Tim Julian at the Colour Field Studio has helped create a warmer and more three-dimensional sound.

You can obtain your actual physical CDs via Sean’s Facebook page. Otherwise ‘Pitchblack’ can be found on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music and the usual dozens of digital outlets.

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

Entries must be received before Wednesday, November 25.

Fun for all at Tauranga Racecourse Charity begins at home and nothing could be truer than the Homes of Hope ‘Give it up Tauranga’ mega garage sale.

Dubbed Tauranga’s biggest ever garage sale, it will see everything and anything possible up for grabs in a family fun day at the Tauranga Racecourse this Saturday and Sunday.

Homes of Hope’s Vanessa Harmens says the event would not have been possible without the community.

Lions’ volunteers have been busy picking up and dropping off items for the event.

Other volunteers have generously given up their time to unload all the donated items.

“We want to really thank the local community and the volunteers, their help has been amazing for our event.”

“We have categories including furniture, antique furniture, homewares, and fashion. We have been donated a huge amount of clothing from Augustine, RPM, Wendy’s, Cherish Child, and Kids Republic,

really beautiful clothing, as well as second hand items.”

Other categories are hobbies, like fishing, sporting, and exercise equipment, and the children’s arena with new and pre-loved clothing, toys, nursery items, and more.

The event will run from 10amVolunteers have been working tirelessly 4pm on Saturday and Sunday. to help organise the Homes of Hope ‘Give Entry is a gold coin and there it up Tauranga’ event. will be Eftpos on site.

To add to the family fun day “Illuzive Dance group will be vibe, a grassed area will be set up with performing on Sunday, and we have Mr Whippy, a waffle man, coffee, tacos Bdazzled NZ Balloons on Saturday,” on Saturday, and a face painter both days. says Vanessa.

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MEGA GARAGE SALE Tauranga’s biggest Charity Garage Sale is on this weekend at Tauranga Racecourse 10am - 4pm Saturday and Sunday Come along and grab some great bargains or get a head start on your Christmas shopping!

Please phone 578 9826 or email vanessa@homesofhope.org.nz to find out more.

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Much more than a music festival ‘Crazy’ – that’s how organiser Pato Alvarez describes the response to the full line-up announcement for Bay Dreams, which hits the Mount next year.

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revellers next January.

The team are now getting stuck into the management and logistic side of things, and Pato says they’ve received good support and advice from the Tauranga City Council and police.

“Being held at the Mount there will be a nautical theme running Presented by Pato Entertainment and Audiology, the summer through the festival, like the music festival is bringing some Lighthouse Stage. It’ll be 360 of the biggest names in hipdegrees and the crowd will hop, roots and electro to ASB be able to see everything no Baypark Stadium on January 2. matter where they’re standing.

“The feedback has been “We will be bringing much crazy, it’s been huge,” says more than just music, we’re Pato. “Everyone’s excited, planning a full experience,” even the How to bands. solveWe told them he says. who they’re playing with and Sudoku!

No.1807 Bay Dreams hits Mount they say the line-up’s awesome, Maunganui’s ASB Bay Park 3 everyone wants to be part of it.”

Stadium on Saturday, January full line-up Fill The the grid so thatincludes 2, 2016. Tickets cost $99 or 3 international acts such as every row and every $139 with camping. For more DJ Premier, Pendulum, square contains info visit www.baydreams.co.nz 4 1 3x3the 7 Chali 2NA, The House digits 1 to 9 The full line-up for next year’s Bay Dreams festival, David Tauranga Of Vibe, and Sam Fedlt. which includes Mount Maunganui three-piece Salty 9 7 They’ll be joined by Kiwi Dogs (pictured), has now been released.

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The King is back: Local ladies do Elvis Put on your ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ and come down to ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ – the songs of Elvis are getting revised and rejigged with the ladies of Inachord Chorus next weekend.

The group’s annual concert is set to be a feel-good night of the classic Elvis songs you know and love, covering an expansive range of genres including blues, rock and roll, gospel, ballad, and country.

Team leader Janelle Arts says, “I have really enjoyed

The Inachord Chorus ladies. learning the music – he sang beautiful songs. Our four-part harmonies have all been arranged for us by musical director Cathy Hayes.”

With 35 talented ladies in the group, Inachord Chorus will perform a mix of accompanied and a cappella singing to get your feet tapping and emotions tingling.

The concert also features guest performances by the talented Petrina Thomas-Chisholm, Dave Wilson,

Matthew Glover and Daniel Pepperell, along with the Tauranga Rock and Roll Club.

“It will be a fun night out, not to be missed. Come along to be uplifted by the music of Elvis.”

Inachord Chorus Celebrates the Songs of Elvis is on Saturday, November 28, at Bethlehem College Performing Arts Centre (24 Elder Lane). To buy tickets, visit www. eventfinda.co.nz; Search ‘Inachord’.

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A brother’s joy and triumph When ‘Joyful and Triumphant’ opens at 16th Avenue Theatre next week, one audience member will be all too familiar with the tale.

“This play is hilarious. I can see us all in there, in fact, some of the scenes actually happened to us during different Christmases.”

‘Joyful and Triumphant’ was first staged in 1992 and would go on to win the Chapman Written by Tripp Theatre acclaimed Kiwi Awards for Best playwright Production Robert Lord, that year, the play tells with Robert the story of also winning the Bishop Playwright family and of the Year. covers a But 40-year tragically, period Robert never through saw the play a series of on stage or got scenes all set on to revel in its Christmas Day. success. He died “Many of Robert’s only weeks before plays are based on ‘Joyful and Triumphant’ 16th Avenue Theatre proudly presents the family,” says the took to the stage at the age ‘Joyful and Triumphant’ which playwright’s brother Richard of 46. opens next week.

Lord. “I hear the voices of family “Robert was such a happy-go-lucky members, what they’ve said, how we conducted man, a fun type of person and very much a people ourselves at the time. It can person. He always showed a passion and talent for be quite uncanny. writing, he had a remarkable gift,” says Richard.

David Tauranga

The Weekend Sun has three double passes to give away the lucky readers who can tell us what day ‘Joyful and Triumphant’ takes place on?

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

Entries must be received before Sunday, November 22.

Tickets are available from Creative Tauranga or online at www.iticket.co.nz

Please give us the right to choose As a forerunner to proposed law changes which are currently in the Parliamentary Private Members Ballot Box – Maryan Street’s and David Seymour’s proposed Bills – the Government has launched an inquiry into the feelings and opinions of the public about euthanasia and assisted suicide at the present time.

The public is being invited to make submissions through which they will enter into a ‘numbers game’.

Those that make the most submissions favouring a law change, or not, perhaps may even persuade the Select Committee their view represents the prevailing view of the NZ public at this time.

This, in turn, could have dire effects on how the

two Members’ Bills will be dealt with should they come before the House. So it is important that those who have a view, make a submission.

It’s also important to know major countries, or representative groups of countries, have rejected a change to their laws, which currently outlaw aiding and abetting the killing of another human being.

For example, the United Kingdom, the USA, and the Human Rights Commission of the United Nations. Holland and Belgium, the early beginners, are trying hard to disguise the growing figures of deaths without consent, or which are never reported.

If this topic interests you, please attend the 28th annual Interdenominational ‘Solidarity in Respect for Life’ service on November 22 at 2pm, at Central Baptist Church.

For full details on the speakers, see the ad on Don Brebner this page.

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Counting down to Christmas Acclaimed singer Anna Hawkins is giving the gift of music and song Event organiser Luisa Schroder is thrilled to have Anna on board, with the songstress commenting to Bethlehem Baptist Church’s annual A Night Before Christmas she’d been to one of the events before and loved event this year, as one of the headline acts for this year’s familyhow it brought the whole community together.

“Her performing is just delightful and we’re thrilled friendly event.

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to have her,” says Luisa.

Anna is co-headlining this year’s celebrations at Mills Reef Winery with Hamilton-based group Late 80s Mercedes, who are described as a highenergy swing band.

“They’re known for getting a group up and dancing – and have recently released their own Christmas Album, so they were the perfect choice,” says Luisa.

The popular event moved from Bethlehem Town Centre and this is the second time that BBC has held their annual festivities at Mills Reef. The big difference this year is a Plan B, after the event suffered an unfortunate turn of events last year.

“The weather wasn’t on our side, and although we still had a great turnout, we really suffered by not having the wet weather date secured, which fortunately this year we have sorted.”

The event on December 19 (postponement date December 20) is free to enter and guarantees fun for all ages. In addition to the headlining stars, there will be carol singing, music, drama, choir, dance and a

Singer Anna Hawkins and event organiser Luisa Schroder. Photo: Tracy Hardy. stunning fireworks display to ignite the star-studded skies at the end.

Pre-show entertainment and food vendors open from 5.30pm. Bring your Christmas cheer, a chair, a picnic dinner and have your candles ready for Bethlehem’s version of Christmas in the Park.

Celebrate with the Bay of Plenty Symphonia

Service fees apply

It will be a festive affair when the Bay of Plenty Symphonia presents its final concert of their 40th anniversary year at Baycourt Community and Arts Centre on November 29.

For the Gala Concert the Symphonia will present Beethoven’s ‘The Emperor’ concerto, Rossini’s ‘Barber of Seville’ overture, Debussy’s ‘Petite Suite’, and Manuel de Falla’s ‘The Three Cornered Hat’ (Suite 1).

President Maggie Gething says the concert will also feature the supreme talents of International Young

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Steinway Artist, pianist Jason Bae, the guest soloist for Beethoven’s ‘The Emperor’.

“Jason’s performance of the Grieg concerto with the Symphonia in 2012 was hugely popular,” says Maggie.

“The orchestra is delighted he is joining them again on this special occasion.”

Before the concert, Symphonia conductor and music director Justus Rozemond will present a free talk focussing on the features and background to the music performed on the evening.

The Bay of Plenty Symphonia’s Gala Concert takes place at Baycourt on Sunday, November 29.

The preconcert talk starts at 5.30pm, with the concert beginning at 6.30pm.

Tickets are available over the counter at Baycourt Community and Arts Centre, online at: www.ticketek.co.nz or by calling 0800-842-538.

David Tauranga

The Bay of Plenty Symphonia rehearse for their Gala Concert, held next weekend, which will feature a mix of concert classics.

The Weekend Sun has one double pass to the BOP Symphonia to give away to one lucky reader who can tell us the name of the guest soloist on Beethoven’s ‘The Emperor’?

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

Entries must be received before Wednesday, November 25.

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JULIE’S

Friday 20 November Annual Book Sale

Presented by Tauranga Harbour City Lions November 20 5-9pm, Nov 21 8am - 4pm & Nov 22 8am - 4pm.

Moved from Bethlehem Town Centre to Bed Post Building, 168a Devonport Rd (between 1st & 2nd Ave). 1000’s of books for sale.

Bryan Bruce

“What we know, what we say & what we do: inequality, structures & consequence in the NZ Society”. Wesley Church, 100 13th Ave, Tauranga 7pm. Please register by email: gray@southon.net

Te Puke Kiwifruit Flower Festival

Nov 20 & 21 - Retailers Market Day Specials today 9am - 5pm in town. Lake Chalice tasting at McGregors Super Liquor 2pm. If you require transport ph Tauranga Tasting Tours & Charters 544 1383 or 027 522 4607

Westpac Tauranga Business Awards

ASB Baypark Arena 5.30pm midnight. Celebrating those businesses who are delivering business excellence.

Email: awards@tauranga.org.nz

Saturday 21 November Alcoholics Anonymous

Women’s meeting at St Andrews, Dee St 10-11am, children welcome.

0800 229 6757

Anna Hawkins - Divine

Album release tour. Joined on stage by an 8 piece ensemble with special guest & sister act Lisa Grace Hawkins. Holy Trinity Church 7.30pm. www.iticket.co.nz ph 00508iTicket

Art Gallery Opening Weekend

Nov 21- 22 Original watercolour paintings by Debbie Emslie. 34 Pahoia Beach Rd 10am - 4pm. 548 1666

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.

Bayfair Night Market

Arts, crafts, jewellery, fresh produce, food stalls & more. Bayfair Shopping Centre, cnr Maunganui Rd & Girven Rd, Mt Maunganui 6-11pm.

Free entry. 022 588 2282 or email: tauranganightmarket@hotmail.com

Baypark Family Speedway

Super stock car (round 1of the “Big 3” series) & midget special. At ASB Baypark Stadium, 81 Truman Lane 6.30-10pm. www.bayparkspeedway.co.nz

Car Boot Sale

Greerton Village School, Greerton Road 7.30-11.30am.

Cost $5 per site. Shirley/Keith 577 1116 or 0274 146 040

Car Boot Sale

Evans Rd Community Church, Papamoa 8-11am. Car wash, hot dogs & coffee. $5 a space. Arthur 574 1822

Christmas Dance

Dec 12 at Greerton Hall, Cameron Rd 7.30pm. BYO drinks & nibbles.

Entertainment by Helen Riley. All welcome. Supreme Dance Centre 544 2337 or 027 322 1786.

Clearance Clothing Sale

Baby & children’s clearance clothing at Vincent de Paul, 766 Cameron Rd 9am 12pm. Fill a bag for $5.

Fund Raising Event

Cake stall, sausage sizzle, fund raising stalls, original art & crafts. Welcome Bay Community Church, 340 Welcome Bay Rd 9.30am - 12.30pm.

Ha Derech/The Way Messianic Kehilat

Now at Hillier Centre, Bayfair Shabbat/Saturday 10am. A one new man community & welcome all seekers of the truth. 544 7424 or 021 0226 3515

Homes of Hope Mega Garage Sale

This weekend at Tauranga Racecourse 10am - 4pm. Come along & grab some bargains or get a head start on your Christmas shopping.

Inachord Chorus & Guest Performers

Celebrate the Songs of Elvis Nov 28 at Bethlehem College Performing Arts Centre 7.30pm. $20 adult & $10 child.

Monster Garage Sale

At St Mary’s Church Hall, cnr Girven Rd & Marlin St, Bayfair 8.30am. Cake, preserves, plants, crockery, cutlery, furniture, bed & bathroom items, jewellery, make-up & more.

“Open Garden for Art”

Frances Woltman’s front garden Nov 21 & 22, 20 Primrose Place, Papamoa 9am - 4.30pm. Mosaics & painting in a garden setting.

Frances’ fifth & final Open Garden for Art. Gold coin entry with proceeds to Waipuna Hospice.

Scholars Pro Music Concert

Hendel’s Messiah at St Mary’s Catholic Church, Cameron Rd/Elizabeth St 7.30pm. Musical director: Chalium Poppy. Tickets at Ticketek & cash at the door. $35 adult, $25 student.

Taichi Qigong

Every Sat at Memorial Park between mini golf & playground 10am. Free to join. All welcome.

Tauranga Farmers Market

Tauranga Primary School, 5th Ave/ Cameron Rd 7.45am - 12pm. Cooking demonstration from Hayley Bilton, Masterchef NZ.

Tauranga Indoor Radio Control Cars

Race day, Greerton Hall, Cameron Rd 1.30pm. Track set up from 10am. Practice starting approx 12.30pm.

Bay Bible Fellowship/Lord’s Day

Worship service, Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Rd 10am. “To live is Christ” series in Philippians. Preacher: Pastor Lincoln Forlong. All welcome. www.bbf.net.nz

Bible Seminars

Tauranga Badminton Club. Summer season at Bethlehem College every Monday 7.30-9.30pm. All players welcome. $5, racquets available. Sue 021 194 4335

Papamoa Santa Parade

Starts on Dickson Road at 12noon with parade party at Papamoa Plaza from 1-3pm

Petanque Tga/BOP Club

Every Sun & Thurs at Cliff Rd 12.45pm. Also at Club Mt Maunganui 12.45pm. Boules available, tuition given.

578 3606

Pottery For Sale

Bethlehem Pottery Club Gallery, 13 Bethlehem Rd, Tauranga 10am - 4pm.

Ideal Christmas gifts & sausage sizzle.

Quakers in Tauranga

Mainly silent worship, hour long meeting followed by tea & talk. Every Sunday in hall behind Brain Watkins Historic House 10am. 544 0448

Recreational Cycle Group

Every Sun meet at Papamoa Sports & Recreation Centre, Parton Rd 9am. Heinz 574 1543. Tues meet at Palmers, Ohauiti Rd 9am. Pam/Andrew 544 3272. Weds meet at Sulphur Pt, near Nautilus, off Cross Rd 9am. Cam 552 4513

Radio Controlled Model Yachts

Meet Sun 1.30pm & Thurs 5.30pm at pond behind 24 Montego Drive, Papamoa, to sail electron & similar 3ft long yachts for fun. Beginners welcome.

Graham 572 5419

“Solidarity in Respect for Life” Service

Te Puke Kiwifruit Flower Festival Te Puke Scottish Soc

Walks, dinners & outings for over 50’s.

Barbara 544 7461

Village Radio

Thanks for your support this year.

Starting back 7 Feb 2016. To register as a guest speaker 022 0670 467.

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

Spiritual Gathering, the Psychic Cafe

Tauranga Friendship & Social Club Tauranga Spiritual Society Inc

Tauranga Theatre Organ Society

Meet at Baycourt 1.30pm. Hear & play the mighty wurlitzer. Come to the stage door on Wharf St if the main door is closed. All welcome. 552 0243

The Hidden Treasure Markets

Sunday 22 November

Held 2nd & 4th Sunday’s at Cherrywood Shopping carpark 8am – 12.30pm. 022 099 8528

Refreshment rooms open Sunday’s 1-4pm for their famous ‘Athenree Teas’.

360 Athenree Rd, Athenree.

Old Girls Assn – Tauranga Branch. Christmas function, Tauranga Sport Fishing Club,

Athenree House & Station

Monday 23 November

Held second & fourth Sunday of month at Simpson Reserve, cnr Dickson & Parton Rd 7.30-12.30pm.

Papamoa Lions Club Market

Free access to healers & psychics.

Speaker: Robert Haywood - Totem Animal Wisdom. Greerton Community Hall, Greerton 7pm. Door charge $10, everything else free. 578 7205 www. psychiccafe.nz

Old time & sequence dancing at Te Puke Memorial Hall, Jellicoe St 7.30pm.

Great music & supper. Valerie 573 7093

Walks, dinners, day trips & good times.

Gloria 544 1834

Making it on Mondays. 1st, 3rd & 5th Mon at St Stephen’s Church Hall, Brookfield, Tga 7.30pm. Chrissy 543 9493

Tauranga Woodcrafters Guild

Te Puke Community Market & fun in the park 8am - 12pm.

Weekend Activities for the Over 60’s

Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St, Greerton 1.45pm. Title: “Jesus heals the Centurion’s servant - lessons for us.” Interactive, Q&A. Refreshments provided. All welcome. Vic 543 0504

28th annual interdenominational service at Central Baptist Church, cnr Cameron Rd/13th Ave 2pm. Speakers on euthanasia & palliative care.

Every third Sat at club rooms, 3 Cherokee Place, Mt Maunganui 1pm. Visitors & interested people welcome.

Doug 573 8399 dougandruthstg@clear. net.nz

Sulphur Pt Marina 4pm. All past students welcome. 548 2110

Wanganui Girls College

Achieve Toastmasters

Badminton

Bethlehem Pottery Club/Gallery

13 Bethlehem Rd. Open most days or email: janeclark520@gmail.com or 552 0046 after 6pm.

Body & Soul Fun Fitness

Genealogy Friendly Group

Meet in the Mako Room, Papamoa Community Centre 1pm. Assistance offered to anyone with an interest in researching their family history. Daphne 575 4674

Junction Mental Health

Peer support & advocacy: coffee & chat 10am – 12pm. 543 3010

Leisure Marching

For exercise, fun & fellowship for ladies 55+, no experience required.

Coreen 570 0172

Meditation & See What Unfolds

Variety of meditation techniques & discussion group. Every Mon 7-9pm.

Kevin 578 7205

Meditation Group

Free classes Mon 10am & Weds 7.30pm. Find peace, spiritual awareness & the meaning of your life. David 576 9764

Recycled Teenagers

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. Thurs at Tauranga Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St behind Pak n Save. All classes 9.1510.15am. First class free. For men & women. Dianne 576 5031 ‘Qualified Sport & Physical recreation instructor’.

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

Learn this unique artform from Brazil that combines martial arts, dance movements & music. All fitness levels, great social activity. Mon 6-7pm. Tues 6.15-7.15pm at Studio 162, 162 Durham St Tauranga. Visit aucapoeiranz.com

Tauranga Brass

Capoeira Classes

Cards 500

Do you live in the Mount or Bayfair area & play 500?

Social evenings. Night of week flexible 572 3834

Chess Mt Maunganui

Mount RSA Chess Club every Mon at Mount RSA, 544 Maunganui Rd. Early program 6-7.30pm during school term.

Late program 7.30pm onwards. Noel 579 5412

Citizens Advice Bureau

Free, confidential info & advice about anything call in Mon - Fri at 38 Hamilton St, Tauranga 9am - 5pm or free-phone 0800 367 222 or 578 1592.

Justice of Peace service every Mon 1-4pm, Weds & Thurs 9-11.30am & Weds CAB Service at Welcome Bay Community Centre 9.30am - 12.30pm.

Migrant clinics Tues - Fri 1-4pm. No appointment necessary.

Civic Choir Tauranga

Every Mon at Wesley Church, 13th Ave, Tauranga 7.30pm. New members welcome. Heather 575 9092 www. taurangacivicchoir.org.nz

Fitness League

Safe effective, low impact fun exercise set to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed 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

Fitness League

Ladies 50 plus exercise with dance to music. Improve posture, energy, toned body, increase strength & fun. Every Mon at Greerton Senior Citizens Hall, 39 Maitland St 9.30-10.30am. Gloria 573 4429

Soroptimist International of Tauranga

Global voice for women. Dinner meeting monthly 4th Mon. Judith 552 4372

Practice every Mon at Elizabeth St West Community Hall 7-9pm.

New players welcome. Alex 571 8720

Tauranga City Silver Band

Meet every Mon at their band room, Yatton St. Brass & percussion players welcome. www.taurangacitysilver.tk

Tauranga Creative Fibre

Every Mon at Arts Centre, Elizabeth St from 9.30am. Spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, crochet & more. Learn & share in a mutually supportive club. Also on Thurs evening twice a month. Shirley 577 0188

Tauranga Lyceum Club

Women’s friendship club. Catered lunch first Fri of month, dinner 3rd Weds of month with guest speaker.

Other activities throughout the month include: watercolour painting, mah jong, bridge, book club & more. At 68 1st Ave. June 926 9044

Tauranga Rock n Roll Club Inc

Club night every Mon at Tauranga RSA, Cameron Rd 8pm. A relaxed, social evening of dancing. Members $3, non $5. Visitors welcome. Checkout FB. Trina 576 7461 after 5pm.

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. New members welcome.

Twilight Bowls

Every Mon at Omanu Bowling Club, Golf Rd. Play starts 6pm, names in 5.45pm. Non bowlers/bowlers welcome.

Cost: $5 for 2 games. Bowls available but flat shoes needed.

Jim 572 1983

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Welcome Bay Art Group

Meet every Mon at Lighthouse Church 9.30am - 12pm. Bob 544 4499

YMCA - ALFS

Active Lifestyles For Seniors.

First class free. Open to both men & women. Mon: Matua Community Hall, Levers Rd 9am & 10.15am. Arataki Hall, Zambuk Way (off Grenada St) 9am. Tues: Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd 9am & 10.30am. Sit & Be Fit at Papamoa Community Centre 11.30am. Smooth Movers Weds Welcome Bay Hall, Welcome Bay Rd 9.15am. Sit & Be Fit Greenwood Park Village, Welcome Bay 11am. Thurs: Otumoetai Action Centre, Windsor Rd 9am. Bethlehem Hall, Bethlehem Rd 10.30am. Fri: Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd 9am & 10.15am. 578 9272 www.ymcatauranga.org.nz

Tuesday 24 November

A Remembrance Service Remembering the life & loss of your loved one at one of these special Remembrance Services. Nov 24 at Hillsdene Chapel, 143 13th Ave 7pm.

Nov 25 at Methodist Church,, 2 Oroua St, Te Puke 7pm. Nov 26 at Mount Harbour Chapel, 416 Maunganui Rd, Mt Maunganui 7pm. If you would like to attend, ph Jones & Co Funeral Services 578 4009 Alcoholics Anonymous Mt Maunganui

Open meeting every Tues at St Peters Hall, 11 Victoria Rd 7.30pm. 0800 229 6757 for more meetings or assistance.

Altrusa Club of Tauranga

Women’s community service group.

Dinner & business meeting 2nd Tues. Social programme 4th Tues, monthly. Interested?

Marie 576 5495

Badminton (Social)

Every Tues at Otumoetai Baptist Hall 9.30am - 12pm. Racquets available. All welcome. Lorraine 579 3229

Bayfair Petanque Club

Tuition & boules available for learners & visitors. Every Tues & Thurs at Bayfair Reserve, Russley Drive 1pm.

Margaret 572 3173

Beach Boys Live in Concert

Don’t miss some of the Beach Boys greatest hits; Kokomo; Surfin USA & Good Vibrations live in concert at ASB Arena, Baypark, 81 Truman Lane 7.30-11.59pm. http://www.thebeachboys.com/

Bethlehem Pottery Club

Open Tues, Weds, Thurs 10am - 2pm

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until December. Call in to find out about joining or ph Jane 552 0046 after

Cards 500

Mount Senior Citizens, 345 Maunganui Rd Tues & Thurs 12.45-4pm. All welcome.

575 4650

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

Fibromyalgia Support Group

Hillier Centre, Gloucester Rd, Bayfair 1.30pm. Speaker: Amanda Smith - therapeutic massage.

Maureen 576 3256

Fitness League

Sequence Dancing

Tauranga Social & Leisure Club. St John’s Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai.

Every Tues 7-9.30pm except second Tues of month 3.30-6pm.

Visitors welcome. John 578 9716

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

Friendly jam sessions every Tues at Greerton RSA 7.30pm. All welcome.

Sheryl 552 5906

Tauranga Astronomical Society

Documentary: Birth of the Earth.

How life arrived. A unique planet, always restless & dynamic. Fergusson Park Observatory 7.30pm. Telescope viewing weather dependent.

Tauranga Patchwork & Quilters

Ladies 50 plus exercise with dance to music. Improve posture, energy, toned body, increased strength. Every Tues at St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood 9.30-10.30am.

Gloria 573 4429

Tauranga Arts & Crafts Centre every 1st & 3rd Tues 7pm & every 2nd & 4th Fri 10am. 0274 177 581

Mt Maunganui Library Book Group meet 10am. Topic this month: Big Events (natural disasters/pleasurable events – not war). All welcome. Gail 574 3376

Tauranga Sunrise Lions

Friends of the Library

Greerton Village Community Music

Morning for seniors – come along & join us in a morning of music. 1st Tues of month at Greerton Hall 10-11.30am. Guest artist.

Entry $4, includes morning tea. Di/Charley 027 626 2496

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

Mount Aglow

All ladies invited to meeting at Salvation Army, 57 Eversham Rd 9.45am. Join if you need a new direction to your life. Message: Celebration.

Nam Wah Pai Kung Fu

Training every Tues & Thurs at Tauranga Boys’ College 6-7.30pm & every Mon & Thurs at Tahatai Coast School 6.15-7.40pm.

Brian 021 241 7059

Neighbourhood Run/Walk

Every Tues, Thurs & Fri at Pyes Pa 6am start. Optional $5 recovery shake. Svetlana 027 616 2124

Omanu Bowling Club

Roll Ups Tuesday morning or Weds afternoon. Bowlers or non bowlers.

Coaching given. New members welcome.

Brenda 575 0314

Tauranga Scrabble Club

At Tauranga Bridge Club, Ngatai Rd 9am. 3 games $3. New players welcome. 544 8372 Meet 1st & 3rd Tues of month at the Oaks, Tauranga RSA 6.30am. Diane 578 8682

Tauranga Toastmasters

Tga Lyceum Club 7.15-9.30pm.

Confidence building, speaking skills, leadership skills. Alan 544 5989

Wednesday 25 November Age Concern Walking Group

Meet at Omanu Surf Club carpark 10am. All welcome. 578 2631

Arabian Spice Belly Dance

Learn this exciting form of dance while getting fit & meeting people. Every Weds at St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Tauranga 6.30-8.30pm.

576 4112 or 021 124 5982 arabianspicebd@gmail.com

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 1st & 3rd Thurs morning at Katikati Clinic.

For appointment 549 0399

Bipolar Support Group

For people with bipolar 1-2pm.

Transport available if required.

Junction 543 3010

Bolivia

If you enjoy the game, join us every Weds at the Te Puke Senior Citz Club, Jocelyn St 1pm. Marie 573 9219

Bowls Indoor

Mount Senior Citizens, 345 Maunganui Rd Weds & Fri 12.454pm. Beginners welcome. 575 4650

Cards

Do you play cribbage or would like to learn the game? Every Weds at Tauranga RSA 1pm. New members welcome. Rona 578 7939

Dadz & Kidz Playgroup

For Dads who are Primary Caregivers & their preschool children every Weds at 538 Fraser St 10am - 12pm. Cost: koha. 571 0379

Fernlands Spa Water Exercises

Weds 10.45-11.45am held rain or shine but not during school holidays. New participants planning to attend ph Jennifer 571 14110

Fitsteps Dance Fitness

Do you enjoy dance & fitness?

Fantastic new programme every Weds at Bethlehem Community Hall 9.30-10.15am. No partner required.

Helen 022 882 0237 or email: helen@ createdtodance.co.uk

Freemasons

Gate Pa Lodge meet at Hairini Freemasons Masonic Centre 7.30pm.

Glen 027 918 9096

Healing Rooms

Experience God’s healing touch, at Bethlehem Town Centre, cnr shop behind PO/Bookstore. Open Weds 1-3 through to Christmas. No appointment necessary, no charge, all ages welcome. 021 110 0878 www. healingrooms.co.nz

Joyful & Triumphant

At 16th Ave Theatre Nov 25 - Dec 12. Written by Robert Lord. Directed

by Geraldine Broderick. Book at

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Mountain Bike Group

Meet at RideBikes, 393 Cameron Rd 6.15pm. Jen 578 0016

Singles Coffee Club 60+

Looking for friendship? Meet every Weds with like-minded individuals who want to meet new people in a relaxed atmosphere. Ph Gayle 0274 393 267 or mixandmingle@xtra.co.nz

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

TaiChi QingGong 18 Moves

A good way to improve your health.

Every Weds at Greerton Hall 6.307.15pm. Gold coin donation. Join now. All welcome. 571 5168

Tauranga Embroiderers’ Guild

Every Weds at Tauranga Rowing Club rooms, Memorial Park 10am - 2.30pm & 7.309.30pm. Juniors 4-5.30pm.

Beginners & experienced stitchers welcome. Nancy 544 4778

Tauranga Mid-Week Tramping Group

Otawa Trig from Te Puke Quarry Road. Grade mod, approx. 5.5hrs.

Margaret 576 4326

Toastmasters City Early Start

The 6 F’s Club - Fast, focused, flexible, feedback, friendly & fun.

Confidence & leadership building.

Every Weds at Avgas Cafe, Classic Flyers 6.50-8.15am. 021 044 5654 LaniDTM@gmail.com or www. cityearlystart.co.nz

Women Inspired

More Than Craft

Every Thurs at Greerton Bible Church cnr Oropi/Chadwick Rds 9.30-11.30am. Craft with 10 talented tutors. All welcome. June 544 0823

Papamoa Coffee & Chat

1-2pm. Transport available if required. Junction 543 3010

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

Tai Chi Qingong

Every Thurs at Ohauiti Rd Settlers Hall 11am. Class takes approx 1 hr. $1pp. All welcome. Eric 577 1988

Tauranga Heart Support Group

Low impact group exercise class for those with or at risk of heart disease. Every Thurs at City Church, Otumoetai, & every Mon at St Enoch’s Church Hall, 16th Ave. Both 9.30-10.30am. $4pp includes light refreshment. Hannah (Clinical Exercise Physiologist) 0508 227 342

Tauranga Model Railway Club

Every Thurs 7.30pm. Ed 543 1108 www.taurangamodelrailwayclub.co.nz

Tauranga Rock & Roll Dancers

Have fun dancing to authentic rock & roll music every Thurs at Senior Citizens Hall, 14 Norris St (behind Pak n Save) 7.30pm. All welcome.

576 7326

Tennis Seniors WBOP

For women who want to connect & be strengthened through facilitatorlead exercises. At Community Connect, St Andrews Church Cafe, Dee St, Mount 10am. 575 9347

Players 35+, Tauranga Lawn Tennis Club, Wharepai Domain 9am 12pm. $3 ball fee. New members welcome. Lynda 575 0627 or tswbop@gmail.com

Thursday 26 November

For primary age children. Every Thurs at Otumoetai Baptist Chapel 3.30-4.30pm. Enquires Linkt Community Trust email: learn@lead. co.nz

Awesome Clothing Sale

Good quality, all sizes & styles men’s, women’s, children’s, shoes, sheets, duvets etc. Only $3 a bag, you pick. Historic Village, 17th Ave Tauranga 9.30-10.30am. Organised by Turning Point Trust 578 6934

Club Mt Maunganui

Social games club. Play indoor bowls, 500 & bolivia every Thurs 12.45pm.

Prizes to be won & visit other clubs.

John 575 2422 or 027 246 8122

Community Bible Study International

At 14th Ave Gospel Centre 10am – 12pm for a nondenominational Bible study until Dec 10. Jack & Betty 544 3809. Also at City Church, 252 Otumoetai Rd 7-9pm for Bible Study on 1 John until Nov 26. Charmaine 576 0467

Fitness League

Ukulele Lessons

Friday 27 November Bi/Gay Men’s Support Group

Do you need a trusting person to talk to? Discretion assured.

For meetings & locations ph/txt Alex 027 358 5934

Chess Tauranga

Every Fri at Tauranga RSA, Greerton 6-7pm, for the whole family. Werner 548 1111 http://www. westernbopchess.weebly.com/

Coffin Club

Meet every Fri at 416 Maunganui Rd, next to McDonalds, behind Jones Funeral Service 9am - 12pm. David 021 184 4086

Free Immigration Clinic

Safe, effective, low impact exercise to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed to help with posture, balance & stamina, combination of exercise, movement & dance. All ages & abilities. Complementary 1st class.

Thurs: Central Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave/Cameron Rd 9.30am.

Weds: Katikati Memorial Hall 10am.

Pam 549 4799 or 021 117 7170

Every Fri - legal advice & information on immigration issues. For appointment, Baywide Community Law 571 6812

Drop-in meditation classes.

Beginners welcome. Self contained classes so start any date. Cost $14 per class. Tauranga Plunket, 471 Devonport Rd 7-8.30pm. Monthly classes, next class Dec 10. www. meditateintauranga.org

Fundraising stalls every Friday outside the ANZ Bank, Cherrywood 9.30am - 12.30pm. Christmas goods & cards. Do support us. David 576 2019

Happiness & Our Mind

Friends of the Library

Greerton Library Chat Group meet at Tauranga RSA, 1267 Cameron Rd 10am for coffee.

Speaker: Phyllis Smith of Greerton Garden Club. All welcome. Pam 571 2566

Katikati Greyhound Cycle Club

Maketu ride with Chris. Meet at Kiwi 360 ready to ride 10am. Take a picnic lunch & drink.

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, 134 16th Ave 9.30am. $3 per family.

New members welcome. 578 3040

Katikati Plant & Produce Market

A&P Showgrounds every Fri 4-6pm.

Fresh produce of all kinds, flowers & plants, food stalls etc. Stallholders welcome. Pauline 549 2449

Save the Children Stall

SlowPitch Softball

Social softball league for players of all ages & experience, beginners welcome. Every Fri at Carlton St Reserve, Otumoetai Oct - March. Patrick 027 247 4150 www.sportsground.co.nz/wbopsoftball

TaiChi QingGong 18 Moves

A good way to improve your health.

Every Fri at Greerton Hall 6.307.15pm. Gold coin donation. All welcome. Althon 571 5168

Technology Devices

Book now for lessons & learn the basics - Mobile phone, IPad’s, Tablets & Laptops. Gayle 0274 393 267

The Sociables

30’s/40’s age group of males & females that meet up once a week to socialise by dining out or participating in local activities & event. 022 0120 376

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God is always on your side It’s exam time again!

Thousands of students are sweating it out in suddenly summery conditions, putting their memories, creative thinking and answering techniques on the line.

Many of us imagine, as we hand in final papers and put away pens, that there will be no more exams.

However, life continues to schedule exams for us – there are always situations to challenge us, without revision notes or model answers.

Sometimes commitment to family is tested, loyalty in friendships, or competence in the workplace; we may choose to train for a triathlon to find our physical limits, practise hard to learn a musical instrument or stretch our brains to master a new language.

Where might we find God in life’s tests? Is God the divine examiner, whose 100 per cent, A+ is always out of reach, who stretches our finite energy levels and whose red markings will always be on the next page?

Or is God actually on our side, as mentor and supporter, suggesting options and offering us answers?

“God’s Spirit is right alongside, helping us,” writes Paul to the early Christians in Rome.

“With God on our side like this, how can we lose?”

For Christians, Jesus’ life of care and compassion is our model and inspiration, and the strength of God’s Spirit is the resource at hand to draw on every day.

John Wesley, who founded the Methodist movement, knew that sense of God’s peaceful presence. After a long life, with many challenges, failures and achievements, he could say “the best of all is – God is with us”.

To all those still sitting exams, or supporting family who are, best wishes and God’s peace!

Viv Whimster

Jesus is knocking Jesus Christ in Revelation 3:20 speaks to us, and tells us He is knocking, He is obviously hoping we will hear Him and we will open the door to allow Him to enter into our heart and life.

I can assure you, from both personal experience and from hearing many testimonies, even from that first tentative step to let Him come into our life, something changes.

Change is wonderful. In fact without change nothing would grow, whether that be plants or us.

It is well said, ‘Without change there would be no butterflies’. Change is a wonderful ingredient that produces growth. I say again, that is good.

Unfortunately there is something

about most human beings that rails against change, yet when we look honestly at our life we will see the times of our greatest growth have been at times of great change; often preceded by times of heartache and turmoil.

God, through Jesus Christ, truly is The Great Healer, in all aspects of our life. Most every week I hear someone give a testimony along those lines.

Jesus wants a personal relationship with every one of us, but it will never happen if we fail to open the door into our heart and life.

Jesus would love you to come close to Him right now. I believe He will meet you and bless you in wonderful ways.

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Margret’s Golden Tours offers two options next year. The North Island 15-day tour covers the three bays: the Bay of Islands, Bay of Having been a tour Plenty and Hawke’s operator for 30-plus Bay. The 21-day years, the Palmerston South Island tour is North-based guide a comprehensive trip brings her experience down the mainland to her North and South from top to bottom.

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Both tours start in She and business Palmerston North. partner George Regis Tauranga resident started their own Jean Linn has company in the 1980s. completed two tours Originally for high with Margaret – one school students, the with her late husband parents were soon keen to join in and the Tour operator Margaret Jones. nine years ago, and one in April. She’s business grew and grew. also booked to tour again next year “Until 2008, we were running nine and says Margaret’s Golden Tours is tours a year,” she recalls. “We sold the her go-to for any New Zealand travel.

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cars for sale 1998 HONDA CRV White 5 dr, Towbar, Mags WOF & Rego, interior in great condition, no rips etc. Fantastic car, had no trouble over the years and only selling as I needed more seats for kids.

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computers COMPUTER GETTING you down? Problems, viruses, upgrades, internet, new or refurb PC’s tuition, or advice. Ph Bruce for a no obligation chat or quote 576 7940 or 021 260 9183 FREE ON SITE DIAGNOSIS & quote. We come to you & don’t charge extra for travel. Pensioner discounts. Ph Kyle at Tech Solutions 027 828 7078

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TANDEM TRAILER LOAD $100 delivered, in Tauranga area.

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Ph 571 1135 or 022 166 2359

for sale VARIETY OF VEGGIE & herb plants, succulents and flowers for sale. $1- $15. Also pot holders and hanging baskets.

Ph 571 4452

furniture removals MOVING LOCALLY? Truck with 2 men for hire. Competitive rates. Any size move. Free Quotes. Phone 027 348 1706

gardening ABLE GARDENER, experienced, efficient, knowledgeable, highly qualified. Maintenance, pruning, hedges, shrubs, roses; disease/ pest control, lifestyle blocks, garden renovations; design & plant. Ph Tita 027 654 8781 or a/h 542 0120 EXPERIENCED GARDENER specialising in flower gardens, roses, shrubs, in Papamoa district. Get results before Christmas. Ph Geoff 572 1593 GARDENER AVAILABLE pruning & spraying. Ph Tracey 0274 845 711 LAWNMOWING HONEST reliable operator. Mulch or catch + edges done from only $15. Ph/txt Hayden 021 488 219 or 575 9903 PEAVINE, conventional bales available. Can also be purchased for $10 by the sack full. Barley straw also available. Ph 533 1922 or www.billwebb.co.nz

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livestock AC PETFOODS collect injured & unwanted cows & horses.

Ph 0800 369 6269

lost & found FOUND KITTENS, various colours, Various areas Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found tan guinea pig, Brookfield area, Ref: 22839 Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found black and white female cat, Avenues area, Ref: 22838 Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Crossbreed tan male young adult dog Ref: 22836 Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found caramel coloured female Rabbit, Otumoetai area, Ref: 22830 Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found medium haired grey male aged cat, Maungatau area, Ref: 22828 Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Brown adult female Rabbit, Welcome Bay area, Ref: 22825 Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 LOST CAT short haired, tabby coloured, 8 year old, larger (not fat) male cat, typically friendly.

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public notice EVER HEARD OF Bay network singles club? We are an activities and friendship club. For singles 55+ Why be lonely. Contact Jean 576 9988

spiritual guidance SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE & counselling. Need some direction? Confused, not sure where you’re heading? Readings, Healings and Counselling by experienced therapist. Ph Kerry 021 607 797 or 07 552 6768

trades & services APPLIANCE REPAIRS For service of all Fisher & Paykel, Haier and Elba appliances Ph 0800 372 273 for your local technician.

ASPHALT CRACK FILLING. Stop water getting under the asphalt, also potholes filled.

Contact Jim 027 383 5507 or 576 7339 BOAT BUILDING repairs and maintenance. Timber & fibreglass trade qualified, boat builder. Ph Shaun 021 992 491 or 07 552 0277 BRYCE DECORATING Interior & exterior painting, wallpapering.

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DRIVING MISS DAISY – available for all! Special needs are catered for including assistance with a walker or wheelchair. Ask for us if you have an injury and have ACC subsidized transportation needs.

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HANDYMAN BUILDING and section maintenance, decks, fencing, pergolas, painting, water blasting, odd jobs. Free quotes Ph Rossco 027 270 3313 or 544 5911 INSECT SCREENS Measure.

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Chimney maintenance & repairs.

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STUMPINATOR STUMP Grinding free quotes & prompt service. Narrow machine to access rear yards. Ph 576 4245 or 022 076 4245 TREE SHRUB and hedges trimming, topping removal, rubbish removal, palm pruning or removal, satisfaction guaranteed free quote. Ph Steve Hockly 571 5958 or 027 498 1857

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ANOTHER AMAZING adventure awaits. Jan 6th – 9th Forgotten Highway Rail Tour. All previous tours sold out. Only 6 seats remaining. Contact Zealandier Tours 575 6425 Email admin@zealandiertours.com No.8 TOURS TRAVEL CLUB – Call today for our FREE catalogue of up and coming tours, shows and day trips. Don’t be alone this Christmas Day. Lets escape to New Plymouth visiting Festival of the Lights and other interesting destinationsselling fast, seats limited-BOOK NOW! Free door to door service, No joining fee’s - Ph. The No8 Tours team on 579 3981 or Email - info@no8tours.co.nz

venues FOR WEDDINGS, FUNCTIONS OR MEETINGS+ check out No.1 The Strand, a beautiful historic setting. Email: kim@no1thestrand.co.nz or www.no1thestrand.co.nz WEDDINGS, PARTIES, MEETINGS etc - The perfect venue. With stunning Harbour views, fully licensed bar & kitchen onsite. Restaurant open every Friday from 5pm & Sunday from 4.30pm, kids under 12 years dine free with every paying adult. Tauranga Fish & Dive Club, 60 Cross Rd, Sulphur Point. Ph 571 8450

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SPACE? Ideal as an extra bedroom or home office Three convenient sizes: standard 3.6m x 2.4m - $70pw large 4.2m x 2.4m - $85pw xtra-large 4.8m x 2.4m - $100pw Fully insulated with lockable ranchslider, large window, power, security lights, curtains, carpet, smoke alarm & even a small deck.

Minimum 6 month rental period.

Visit our display cabin at: 17 Plummers Point Road, WHAKAMARAMA or 159 Jellicoe Road, TE PUKE or call for a free brochure.

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