The Weekend Sun - 9 December 2022

9 December 2022, Issue 1139

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They are a special breed – they are the umpires who preside over that wonderful and noble institution of cricket. It’s like a three-or-four-day chess game, or an intriguing novel unfolding on the village green. You either love the game, or you

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The gift of giving...

It was one of those charming and memorable moments – although I didn’t appreciate it at the time.

It involved a Christmas gift – a powerful and thoroughly considered one.

Now… I was the second of two boys – I suspect I was meant to be a girl.

That would have been the ideal nuclear fluffle down the warren – the buck, the doe and two fluffy tails. One of each.

When that didn’t happen, another boy arrived, and a fourth. That’s when mother resigned herself to a life of war comics, pools of boy piddle on the toilet floor, and an endless succession of flibbertigibbets as my old man called them – flighty young things who talked too much, or not at all.

And they would never be good enough for Mum’s boys.

Anyhow Mum’s disappointment ran quietly deep. She loved her boys but she would have gladly sacrificed a pair of football boots for just one frilly petticoat and some plaits.

Ware-Whare to get a present for his wife – a honey who had delivered him three lovely children and was long-suffering. I was there Christmas morning when she unwrapped the gift. Well, it unwrapped itself. It fell apart in a tangle of string and cardboard and coat hanger.

She was gobsmacked, mortified, and with a quaking voice asked the obvious: “What is it?” “A shoe rack,” replied husband, as if she couldn’t figure that for

Moment of genius

Dad understood it. And so the very next Christmas he produced his magnum opus, his inspired idea. It was a large, rectangular, perfectly-wrapped present for Mum – a print of Mary Cassatt’s famous ‘Sarah in a Green Bonnet’ – an impish, little red-head staring from the depths of this huge green hat. The note read: ‘The little girl destiny decided we would never have’.

It worked. Mum’s lips quivered, the tears welled and she sobbed. Later I would catch Mum staring up at Sarah on the wall and reflecting what could have, should have been. The present that kept giving. Then there are the crap gifts.

A friend made a desperate dash to the

define the terms of the marriage – my contribution to this relationship wasn’t going to be in the kitchen.” There was some grown-up discussion, and the appliance was returned and replaced with something of sentiment. It was a close thing, but the couple remain a happy, adjusted, functioning unit.

Another bloke tested his wife’s love by giving her a squeegee when they had some novelty value many years ago.

She cried. Husband didn’t understand. What the hell?

A mother got her daughter a jewellery box even though the mother knew her daughter didn’t wear jewellery, didn’t own any.

What was she thinking? Mother bought jewellery boxes for four other sisters and thought, by right, she should have one too.

“I use it for USB sticks,” says the irrepressibly positive friend.

She also has a box of unused or unusable Christmas presents like two books on end of time theology.

She should read them soon. And no – she can’t on-gift them or give them away because of the “guilt thing”. My friend is too sensitive.

To hell with Christmas goodwill, unclutter girl!

Damned cats

The little girl we would never have...

herself. She could figure, she just didn’t want to. Cue tears of utter disbelief and disappointment. “Why John?... why?”

John didn’t know why. Moments later, wife marched onto the deck and hurled the offending present into the garden below. The marriage didn’t survive.

Some presents are thought about, but not thought through. A smart thinking friend recalls her first Christmas present as a married couple being a kitchen appliance. “Well that wasn’t going to

Then there were the cats. Just because she owned a cat, just one cat, and she loved her cat the mother-in-law, bless her memory, thought cats were the only thing in her life. So at Christmas the cat-themed presents started rolling in – china mugs with cat images, oven mitts with cats on them, and cat earrings.

It was enough to give you fur balls.

Anyhow the cat gifts were given with immeasurable amounts of love and received the same way. Purr-fect.

My big turn-off at Christmas is a gift card. Someone doesn’t know what to buy you, so they pass the decision making problem on. That’s not Christmas goodwill, that’s not love.

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‘Sarah in a Green Bonnet’ was developed in 1901 by American-born painter Mary Cassatt – and is known as being amongst her best paintings. Source: https://www.thehistoryofart.org/mary-cassatt/sarah-in-a-green-bonnet/

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A Tauranga beauty business has abruptly closed down, leaving pre-paid clients hundreds of dollars out of pocket with no option to refund.

Meanwhile, another city-based beauty business is fulfilling “thousands” of their outstanding bookings, with little compensation as an act of good for those impacted.

Nude Skin and Laser Clinic Tauranga was located at The Crossing until its sudden closure on November 21. Shape Studio, in Brookfield, is now taking on their outstanding appointments.

Since the closure, SunLive received reports from clients complaining the company had “cut-off communication” after sending an email stating it was closing, without any prior warning.

The closing email – sent out to the business’ client database – says impacts of Covid-19 and the “cost of doing business in the current economic climate” forced the Tauranga branch to close.

The email also states there’d be no refunds issued, and clients who wish to take up their appointments will have to travel to Hamilton.

“We completely understand this decision may cause frustration and come as a surprise to many,” the email reads.

For former client Michelle Wells, frustration is an understatement. She is “about $300” paid for in treatments which she now can’t receive. “They then sent an email saying the services would have to be

redeemed in Hamilton with no option to refund.”

Michelle was blocked from Nude Skin and Laser Clinic’s social media after “trying to message them, and commenting on a few posts” as her and “many others” couldn’t find time in their schedules to get to Hamilton for their bookings.

“I was trying to raise some awareness. Plenty of people I have spoken to did not receive their email, and only got given it once they had asked them what was going on. It’s like they were trying to pull the wool over our eyes.”

Tauranga Crossing centre manager Janet Vincent says the shopping complex is “disappointed with Nude Skin and Lasers actions to date, with particular reference to customer service”. “We are largely unable to comment regarding Nude Skin and Laser as the matter is with solicitors.”

A Consumer NZ spokesperson says it is “not reasonable” for the clinic owners to expect clients to travel to Hamilton. “Customers are well within their rights to expect a refund if the company cannot provide the service they advertised. If the business has vanished, customers could apply for a chargeback through their bank, assuming they paid by a credit or debit card. There is a time limit on chargebacks so they would be best advised to pursue this option sooner rather than later.”

SunLive has made numerous attempts to contact Nude Skin and Laser Clinic but have had no response at the time of publication.

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Literal end to community resource – or is it?

Bethlehem Te Puna Lions helping to pack up the Te Puna Community Library. Photo: supplied.

A shock closure by the Ministry of Education to a loved community asset has left the Te Puna residents who funded it dismayed.

usual, to open the library and found it barricaded.”

The library had been opening Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings, providing a JP service and community hub.

Te Puna Community Library committee volunteers, assisted by Bethlehem Te Puna Lions, have had to sort and pack up around 7000 books before their library building is demolished on December 16.

Library chairperson David Parker says in March 2022 the MoE announced it would renovate the leaky library building, giving three days’ notice of the building closure to Te Puna School, where the library is based.

“The Community Library members did not know about the closure until they turned up, as

“It has been in existence for 20-plus years and provides a handy library locally for fiction, nonfiction and magazines,” says volunteer Helen Parker. “We’ve had a JP in regular attendance until Covid hit. We’re now faced with another obstacle with the building about to be demolished by MoE. “The building was a school library, with fundraising in the community providing 60 per cent of funds to enlarge it for the community library, and a school tech department housing cooking and a computer study centre.”

Te Puna School principal Neil Towersey says the

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original building was built with community funds.

“The building itself is partly community-owned therefore the liability for repairs falls on the community,” says Neil. “The MoE had agreed to remediate the building and were happy with the original costings. But when they got into the nitty gritty and found there were big issues with drainage it went from cost viable to not viable.

“The community part is greater than we could fundraise for.”

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David says at June 2022’s AGM, a new committee and chairperson were elected with the aim of reopening the library after renovations and looking at giving the library a fresh new look.

“In August the MoE announced the cost of renovation had escalated due to drainage issues and the building would now be demolished.

“Initially there was hope the Community Library could be rehoused in a standalone school classroom but due to Ministry policy, this proposal never eventuated.”

The committee held an emergency public meeting in August where general consensus was to re-establish the library. “Once it became clear that there was no alternative building available for the

library, the committee agreed to formally wind up the Te Puna Community Library and start that process which will end with a public meeting in 2023. Although the MoE had condemned the building, there was no definite demolition date.

“Due to uncertainty, the committee felt it was imperative to remove the library books and shelves as soon as possible.” People were asked to return books by November 12 so they could be put into storage until it was decided what to do with them.

Neil says the building will be replaced by MoE with a school library but not a community space “which is really sad and unfortunate”.

What next?

Western Bay of Plenty District Council collects a targeted rate to assist in provision of library services to Te Puna community, says strategy and community general manager Rachael Davie. This goes to Te Puna Community Library Incorporated Society, which deliver the library service. Rachael says if the TPCL service was to wind up, the next Long Term Plan 2024-2034 could consider options for a future library service in Te Puna, if the community are supportive of this, or explore other options.

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This will be the fourth time Bay Boxfit has hosted the event – inviting tradies to step into the ring while raising money for charity.

Bay Boxfit’s will be donating to Gumboot Friday and I AM HOPE this year. “We chose them just to get that mental health awareness out there… because it’s huge here in New Zealand.

“We just need to make sure everyone’s more aware how bad it is here,” says Bay Boxfit director Gunnar Jackson.

“I’ve had a few fights myself and now that I’ve retired, I’ve just wanted to give back.”

The event will showcase tradies putting their best glove forward and taking on the challenge of three two-minute rounds boxing against each other.

“We pretty much try to get a whole lot of first-timers to give it a go, just to kick it off the bucket list.”

According to Gunnar, drain-layers and concretelayers are ones to look out for. “They’re the ones that pretty much dominate the show.”

Bay Boxfit has raised $30,000 for charity from previous years’ Battle of the Trades.

The Battle of the Trades IV is at Trustpower Arena, Mount Maunganui this Saturday, December 10.

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Poroporoaki for Bobby - our fresh fish king

Robert (Bobby)

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part of Bobby’s work ethics.

He was a keen rugby player, playing for the Mount and Arataki clubs back when Arataki sports field just had a shed.

Ag says coaches put their hands in their own pockets to help support him because they “saw his potential and courage”.

About 10 years ago, Bobby was diagnosed with cancer, managing to fight it off until November when it returned for the final

Bobby’s Fresh Fish Market on Dive Crescent has been closed for part of this week.

When it comes to family, friends and fresh fish, it’s always whānau first for Tauranga’s fresh fish king Robert (Bobby) Tonihi Palmer.

The much-loved 68-year-old husband, father, grandfather and businessman passed away on Monday, following a near decade-long on-and-off again battle with cancer.

“I met Bobby when I was a BOP rugby referee in 1980s/1990s and Bobby was a senior rugby player for Arataki,” says funeral celebrant Mike Savage.

“I was in the motor trade for 23 years, Bobby bought his trucks off the company I was with.

“We’d also service their trucks, and that’s when I met Aggy in 1996.”

Seafood stalwart

Late-1996 was also when husband-and-wife team Bobby and Agnes Palmer opened their flagship shop Bobby’s Fresh Fish Market on Tauranga’s waterfront. Today there are outlets in Pāpāmoa, Greerton and Te Puke, all run by the couple’s siblings, children and grandchildren.

“Bobby has been in the seafood industry for around 40-50 years,” says Ag. “And 42 years for me. He was a hothead in his younger days, and we started the business after a European friend – Jack Costello from Sanfords – told him he’d never get far in business if he acted like that.”

She recalls Nobby Clark, Bob Owens and “all the mayors back then” told him to change his behaviour. “The mayors were a big influence.

“Eric Smith and the Smith whanau too – they

helped guide him along the path, to calm his temperament.” Ag lists other inspirational peers that helped shape their future. “His nan, uncles, the Rollestons, Mikaeres, Ngatais, and the Murrays from Matakana Island. They installed a love and mahi in him not to be selfish, to give when needed and to always make sure people who came and paid their respects were given good kai, plenty of kai.” Bobby’s fish and chip shop by the wharf grew to become not only one of Tauranga’s iconic kai places, but is enjoyed by thousands who travel from across NZ to taste what is arguably the best fish and chips in the land.

Often a queue of people wait to choose from John Dory, trevally, snapper, gurnard as well as kina, oysters and mussels – it all depends on the catch of the day. When there’s no fresh fish, the shop doors are closed.

Work ethics

Born in Tauranga on June 21 1954, and raised on Matakana Island, Bobby attended the old Mount Maunganui Primary, Mount Maunganui College, and Hato Pētera, a Māori boarding school in Auckland.

Local classmate Andy Rutter recalls Bobby regularly coming to school on his horse.

“No saddle, just a rope bridle, leaving it in nextdoor field ‘til time to catch it and head home.

“Staunch at Bullrush too.”

Bobby’s parents farmed land around Hull Rd, Triton Ave and Totara St. “We had the Mount Fish Market there,” says Ag, “and employed many people”. Employing many, often straight from school, plus encouraging others in business was all

time. Bobby and Ag knew he was very ill. “We tried to keep to a normal life and go to work as usual, and he was working right up until the day before he died.”

Bobby has taken his final barge trip to Matakana Island, where family, friends and old mates joined together to pay tribute to a man who knew how to spread great aroha along with legendary kai.

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Lower Kaimai residents Bryan McDermott , Kay Bell, Clive Taylor, Carol Parsons and Graeme Klitscher at the proposed site for the new Menz Shed.

Lower Kaimai residents are trying to rally members for their very own Menz Shed in their corner of the community.

Motor mechanic Graeme Klitscher, who has lived in the Lower Kaimai area for three years, put the call out to the community in August for a Menz Shed – believing it’s the very thing the area needs.

“I believe there’s a need for the retired folk to have somewhere to go – providing a safe and wellequipped workshop for males and females with an environment to do what they want for personal growth, wellbeing, companionship, and a place to participate in creative and productive activities,” says Graeme.

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The committee has already been donated various equipment and tools for the shed, and have the shed’s location in the works.

“We’ve potentially got a place to put the shed next to the Omanawa Hall – there’s a block of land there that’s leased… and the council is quite happy for us to have a shed here,” says Carol.

What the committee needs now is members to get their community vision off the ground. “We want to make it an incorporated society but to do that we need 15 members,” says Carol.

Currently, the committee is made up of six members. “We just need a few more people who want to help get it started and who are interested.”

The Lower Kaimai committee held a meeting at Omanawa Hall on Wednesday – but there’s still time to get involved. Call Graeme on: 022 4277 Georgia Minkhorst 936 if you’re interested.

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A newly-approved marine research and education facility in Tauranga is expected to open the doors to at least 25 new jobs.

The facility is expected to provide a $30m economic boost to the city, according to a Tauranga City Council statement this week.

Earlier this year TCC sought community feedback on a proposal to reclassify a small piece of land at Marine Park, Sulphur Point, allowing for the facility to be developed.

Two-thirds (66.3 per cent) of submitters supported the proposal. Now, reclassification of 7000m2 of Marine Park – about six per cent of the park’s land area – is confirmed.

Links Ave ‘nuisance’

Trent Boult whacked the first ball of his innings straight back down the wicket, almost taking out umpire Phil Reed.

A partial reopening of Mount Maunganui’s Links Ave remains contentious as residents want more access to their street. The eastern end of Links Ave will be closed 7am-10am and 2pm-6pm seven days a week, with unrestricted access at all other times from December 19.

The closure, formed by two bus lanes between Solway Place and Concord Ave, has been in place since March. Access was only open to buses, motorbikes and emergency vehicles; anyone else that drives through receives a $150 fine. The partial reopening is the work of the Links Ave Community Panel, who have been working on a fix since July.

A 160 gram, rock hard, red missile propelled at 160km/hr-plus can be menacing.

“I yelled: ‘Oi! What do you think you’re doing?’” recalls Phil. Boult, the Black Cap, has an impish sense of humour and replied in kind.

“Coach told me to play a straight bat for the first few deliveries, so you better get out of the way!”

That’s the richness of cricket according to Phil– it’s all interactions, experiences and anecdotes. He loves it, loves being an umpire, loves being out amongst the wickets, the runs and players like Boult.

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People-watching

Construction of a new interchange over the Tauranga Eastern Link will connect Pāpāmoa East to the motorway and enable further development of the area. Preliminary works for construction of the interchange are progressing, with one-third of the work in the the project’s first phase complete.

Earthworks will continue in the next few months to build the necessary height on the Bell Rd side of the TEL, with a two-week break from Friday, December 23, 2022, until Monday, January 9, 2023.

Traffic management will remain in place until April 2023. Both eastbound lanes are open and one of the westbound lanes remains closed with a speed limit for traffic headed towards Tauranga set to 70km/hr.

Smart bench in Paeroa

Hauraki District Council is partnering with Smart City NZ to trial one of their smart benches in Paeroa this summer.

The smart bench will be installed in the Paeroa quad in front of the iSite this week for the community to try for three months.

The Smart Bench 1500 Ultra is powered by solar energy and stores energy for days where there is no sunshine and during the night. With USB charging ports and a WI-FI hotspot, the bench also measures temperature, air pressure and humidity.

The smart bench will be in front of the iSite from early-December through to March 2023.

“Of course you’re watching the ball, but you are also doing some serious, close-up people-watching.

“It’s stimulating and fascinating seeing the batting and bowling personalities unfold while standing at the crease.”

Phil is making a pitch for his craft and for more cricket umpires. There are nine premier grade men’s cricket teams in the BOP: two in Rotorua, one in Taupo and the rest from Tauranga – a small pool of about 12 umpires to cover the matches each weekend. They’re stretched. They need more.

Only one

Often there aren’t enough umpires available to have two standing in each game. “Some weekends we have only one, and he has to go from end to end. There’s no square leg umpire.” A player from the batting team can stand in. “But they can’t make any difficult game-changing decisions. And of course there may be concerns about impartiality.”

It’s not good but they can only commit as many umpires as they have. “And we don’t have enough,”

says Phil. So, when numbers are crunched, a pool of at least 24 senior qualified umpires would be ideal. “Because we’d also like to cover reserve grade games as well.”

There’s a programme to encourage teenage umpires. Phil’s 15-year-old son Kayden Reed, who’s been playing cricket for six-seven years, is now a level one umpire as well. It’s in the genes.

Level one involves an online course and a few hours’ practical training at Blake Park. Level two is a written test or Zoom interview. Level three is more complex than level two; level four is answering questions and a written two-hour exam.

The local cricket scene is also evolving and it’s exciting. “The borders are open, new international players are coming in from overseas, and when you walk out to the middle for a game you don’t know what you’ll be facing,” says Phil.

So what makes a good cricket umpire? “Patience, concentration and man management skills.

“You have to manage both captains and be calm, resolute, respectful and personable. Not overly friendly, but personable.” A level of fitness would help. “I typically walk 13,000 paces in a 50 over match – 13km.” It can be a long day.

If a game starts 11.30am Phil arrives by 10am.

There are things to be done. And the game can go through to 7pm-7.30pm.

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So there has to be understanding at home.

“Summers are cricket,” says Phil. “My wife is a cricket fan and as long as I have one day at home during the weekend, she understands.

“But I am home all winter.”

There’s a modest sweetener. Cricket umpires get paid $100 a day. “It won’t make you a rich man at my level, but it’s nice.” Then there are all the travel expenses. Phil has been admitted to the A Board of umpires to oversee lower level and age-group Northern District representative games. He has an eye on the regional board where he’d officiate at Ford Trophy, Plunket Shield and Super Smash games. And beyond perhaps... To join cricket umpiring, email: bopumpires@outlook.com Hunter Wells

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Due most of these pests being nocturnal hunters, Luke says anyone with a suspicion should hire a Breaking barriers free trap. “If they’ve seen droppings, or if they’ve Luke says a big deterrent to trapping is the cost seen their veggies being eaten or fruit trees being of traps. “They range anything from $40-$150 so attacked, if they’ve got signs of suspicion then I’d if someone sees a possum in their backyard they encourage them to get a trap because either you might just go: ‘Well hopefully it’ll move on – I catch nothing and just return the trap or you catch can’t be bothered having to buy the trap, setting the trap or what if goes away?’ something.” The Tauranga Trap Library will be “Hopefully offering it for free will be removing open at 31B Glasgow St, Tauranga, on Sunday, that barrier for people to start entering the December 11. For more details, visit: trapping world.” www.predatorfreebop.nz/#intro-home Georgia Minkhorst The aim of the Trap Library is to eradicate pests

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Winners named in contest for Bay’s young creatives

Part of the All About Appearance entry by Jackson Gilbert, co-winner of the top prize in the Photography category, sponsored by Sun Media and Quentosity in 2022’s Q Awards.

A snapshot of the work by Ethan Duck, whose entry The Good Bugs was the winner of the top award - sponsored by Sun Media - in the Graphics category of 2022’s Q Awards.

The creative talents of young people from across Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty have been celebrated in the annual Q Awards.

Entrants aged 16-18 submitted entries across categories that included graphic, moving image, photography, architecture and product.

The winners were announced this week, including the coveted People’s Choice Award in which members of the public had their say on which entry should win.

“The effort that participants put in to their work was incredible,” says Quentin van Heerden, managing director of Quentosity, the Taurangabased digital agency that founded the Q Awards.

Exceptional

“Each entrant should be very proud of their achievements, as should their teachers who have been really supportive of the Q Awards. Like last year, some of the entries were exceptional and are further proof of the strong sense of creativity that runs through our region.”

Prizes for the Q Awards range from funding support worth $1500, to internships with Sun Media and

Quentosity Digital Agency.

“An internship can have a massive impact on a winner’s career path,” says Quentin. “So can the funding support as it can be used for equipment or technology that is essential when starting out in the creative world.”

No-brainer

The Q Awards were created by Quentosity to help and encourage up-and-coming creatives. Last year’s inaugural awards were such a success it was a no-brainer to run the awards again in 2022, says Quentin.

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“Huge thanks to everyone involved, and huge congratulations to every entrant. Can’t wait for next year!”

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The ‘Disney sisters’, Maria and Brenda Anderson. Photos: John Borren.

“It was thinking from another time. He believed women created drama and chitter-chattered too much,” says Brenda Anderson of her Dad Des. She laughs about it now, and forgives him, because despite that thinking, Des raised his four daughters to be headstrong, opinionated, no-nonsense go-getters in life.

Des also believed women had no place in his beloved, and, at the time, men-only Mount Maunganui Lions club. “He quite often said: ‘If you want the job done, look for the busiest person’. And in his mind, that was more often than not himself, or a bunch of other men.”

He acknowledged the “great support” of the Lionesses, the women’s wing of the Lions Clubs, but no, they didn’t belong in his club.

And in 2012 when the club voted on breaking down barriers, admitting women, he voted against it. Brenda rolls her eyes and chuckles. “It was so like him – going against the grain, standing up for what he believed.” Des’ vote was a losing vote; and when the club threw open its doors to women, Brenda Anderson, his daughter, was the first to march through.

“Dad was so excited, he signed me up.”

But why would Brenda Anderson join a club where some members, including her Dad, were staunch on segregation? “Because he had moved on. He didn’t see any point angsting about something he couldn’t change.”

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Despite his hoary old attitude to women, Des joined the elite SAS fighting force. He became a empowered his four girls. “He had his opinions paratrooper and an explosives expert, and in his and he made sure we had ours. spare time a commercial “We didn’t have to agree.” pilot. Desmond Anderson And he challenged his was a driven man. daughters to dream big.

By 25 he was flying for an Two of the girls, Brenda and American air cargo company Maria, he called the ‘Disney in Vietnam where he would sisters’ because they were the meet a pretty young woman fanciful and creative ones, called Kim Rang, would the dreamers. And when marry, have six children and Brenda dared to dream big, return to New Zealand. she came up with the Make There were difficulties and a Child Smile Christmas prejudices. “I remember kids present concept – gathering at school saying: ‘Chinese, hundreds of gifts for kids Japanese, you wear nappies’ who might otherwise miss and all that sort of nonsense. out in Tauranga.

“And I remember thinking: “In some sad cases adults ‘hullo...I am Vietnamese’.” would find enough money But Des taught her to for alcohol, but nothing for rise above the racism, and Desmond Anderson. food and presents.” the sexism. “He would talk It was Des, with his ‘let’s about people he respected, make it happen’ attitude, and many were women.” who was the driving force behind Make A Child Smile. That was 10 years ago and they’re still Her time of year making it happen. Then last week at Pyes Pa, a gun Like Madame Nhu, Vietnam’s de facto first lady salute sounded, a volley of shots, and there was a famous for denouncing American influence and haka. Tears were shed and Make a Child Smile had presence in Vietnam. John F. Kennedy once said lost a champion. And the ‘Disney sisters’ had lost a she represented everything he found unattractive dad. Des Anderson was dead at 82.

The story about under-privileged, wide-eyed kids in a woman. “But Dad greatly admired her, as did Mum. They even named their cat Madame Nhu.” opening unexpected Christmas gifts was now a Then one rainy day, just before Christmas in eulogy. “We’re heartbroken,” says Brenda.

1999, a four wheel drive vehicle slammed into Kim Rang’s car on a roundabout near Baypark.

Stories of Des She died in her son’s arms.

Now stories of the man are being shared, like “She loved Christmas, it was her time of year.”

Des being a schoolboy crusader for fairness and Then this year, just before Christmas, Des passed justice. “He formed a gang of vigilantes as a senior away.

So when Brenda and Maria should be at Sacred Heart in Auckland and told young kids focused on gathering presents, wrapping presents, being bullied to come see him and he would sort giving presents, giving joy where there is none, it.” He did. The bullying stopped. making kids smile, they are remembering their The Catholic, dyed-in-the-wool National party Mum and grieving for their Dad. Hunter Wells supporter was also an adventurer and at 21

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Revel in a great time, for a great cause!

Gather the family and Christmas spirit – because Tauranga’s large-scale Christmas in the Park is back!

This year’s Christmas in the Park is at Soper Reserve on December 10, and will run from 10am-4pm.

“You can expect a big music line-up, heaps of free activities for the kids to get involved in, delicious street food, and local artisan market stalls from The Little Big Markets,”

says an event spokesperson.

This year’s Christmas in the Park is not only special with the return of large crowds – it also marks the 10th year the event has run.

2000-3000 people to attend, so it will be a big event community members won’t want to miss.

“Now large-scale events can go ahead safely, we are very excited to be welcoming our community to Tauranga’s Christmas in the Park knowing everyone can enjoy their time with friends and whānau.”

Generous koha

The organising team from Little Big Events is most looking forward to using the “generous koha” provided by the community to support people in need this Christmas.

“If you are keen to donate, please

Santa’s Grotto

Tauranga’s Christmas in the Park is back this year, with so much to offer on December 10.

bring a gold coin, present, or non-perishable item of food to Tauranga’s Christmas in the Park. The Breeze’s ‘Stuff the Bus’ will collect these from you on entry and their elves will start to sort the donations ready to drop off to our charities.”

The Little Big Events team is expecting around

Tauranga’s Christmas in the Park is fun for the whole family. For the kids, Santa’s Grotto will be the place to be, with football, face painting, pottery workshops, and a photo booth along with other free activities.

For adults there’s live music, delicious street food, and artisan market stalls to shop for last-minute Christmas gifts. In previous years, Christmas in the Park has raised more than $50,000 for charity, so round up the family and have a great time for a good cause!

Taylor Rice

Santa to deliver biggest sack of letters NZ Post is working with Santa and his elves, to ensure Kiwi kids receive a response to their letters this Christmas.

“Once again, NZ Post is offering the magical connection of writing to Santa and for tamariki to receive a response in te reo Māori or English.

“We’re proud to say that this year Hana Kōkō (Santa) is on track to send even more letters than in 2021 and we still have three weeks to go,” says NZ Post’s Helen Southern.

“Last year we helped Santa respond to almost 100,000 letters. Popular items

on Kiwi kids’ lists were remote control cars, followed closely by cuddly toys. Hana Kōkō has also received some quirky requests this year, including pleas for real-life elves to be delivered, hoverboards and even a whole helicopter.”

NZ Post’s interactive website allows children to send Santa an online letter plus gives access to Santa’s Ho Ho Homepage, where kids can read Santa’s emails, play games, listen to North Pole FM and browse Santa’s holiday snaps too.

Kiwi kids can still send Santa an online message up until 5pm, December 22 and receive an email response. To make and send a digital postcard, visit: www.nzpost.co.nz/writetosanta

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Salmon en Papillote

French for ‘salmon in paper’ – Salmon en Papillote is such a gorgeous simple dish.

It is delicious, nutritious, and completely customisable. Just change up the herbs and vegetables inside the paper pouch, the fish will always come out perfectly tender.

Serves 1 Ingredients:  150g salmon fillet, bones removed  1/4 lemon, sliced  1/4 fennel bulb, sliced  8 cherry tomatoes, halved  6 kalamata olives  1 tsp fresh dill or basil, roughly chopped  1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

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Fold the circle in half. On the inside of the round, layer the lemon, fennel, tomatoes and olives. Place salmon fillet on top of the vegetables, and season very well with salt, pepper and your herb of choice. Drizzle over olive oil.

Close the paper by folding the other half over the prepared salmon and carefully roll the open edges towards the salmon in the centre, completely sealing it into a little salmon parcel.

Place on a baking sheet and bake on the centre rack for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, open the pouch and serve with some boiled new potatoes.

Free online Christmas book for all If there’s one thing children love at this time of year, it’s hearing those classic Christmas stories. Now Kiwi families can access a free online Christmas story book created

by The Warehouse in two languages, English and te reo Māori.

upon us, Christmas books are being dusted off ready for story time.

“We wanted to make this Christmas a little more festive for all Kiwis with an all-new, free digital Christmas book.

“Nigel’s Christmas Wish is a charming take on a classic Christmas wish story and leans into what we are all about at The Warehouse – making ‘Nigel’s Christmas Wish’ (Te tōmina Christmas wishes big or small come true by having kirihimete o Nigel) features tales of something for everyone, no a loveable nutcracker and his heartmatter the budget.” warming story Kiwis can also win a limited Nigel’s Christmas Wish is a edition printed copy of ‘Nigel’s continuation of The Warehouse’s Christmas’ Wish in both Christmas story about a languages by entering online at Nutcracker with a special wish – the end of the story. to be proudly atop the Christmas “We hope that spending time tree, a position traditionally together reading Nigel’s story as reserved for an angel or star. As the a family may just be the start of a story unfolds, readers discover if new Christmas tradition in many Nigel’s wish finally comes true.

Kiwi households,” says Jonathan.

The digital book also has optional Nigel’s Christmas Wish was ‘Nigel the Nutcracker’ is a free written by Veronica Copestake narration so people can sit back online Christmas story book. and illustrated by Joseph Qiu and and listen to the audio recorded by media personality Kara Rickard.

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WBOP Mayor James Denyer and Ōmokoroa Point School’s Room 10 with the design. Photo: supplied.

The Ōmokoroa billboard has a fresh new look, and most importantly a tohutō (macron), thanks to Ōmokoroa Point School’s Room 10.

Located at the State Highway 2 and Ōmokoroa intersection, the billboard captures the wonders of Ōmokoroa according to the students such as, the beach, skatepark, native birds, Pōhutukawa trees, the playground, whānau/family, cycle tracks, boardwalks, and the wharf (both fishing and jumping off).

None of which would have been possible if it wasn’t for the students’ Operation Tohutō, a campaign to add a tohutō to the O of Ōmokoroa on all the town’s signage.

Western Bay of Plenty Council CEO John Holyoake, after hearing their presentation to Western BOP councillors in September, invited the students to continue to lead their community

initiative by co-designing the updated look.

After working with Room 10 to illustrate their ideas of what Ōmokoroa means to them, Western Bay Mayor James Denyer revealed the final design to excited students last week. Ōmokoroa Point School principal Sandra Portegys is incredibly proud of her students and knows they will remember this process whenever they pass the billboard at the entrance of Ōmokoroa Road for years to come.

James says his council really appreciates Room 10’s mahi and their journey, from researching and respecting the correct use of Reo, presenting Operation Tohutō to Western BOP Councillors through to designing the billboard.

“They have shown their community, their voice can lead to change.

“They can look proudly at the billboard and know they have made a difference.”

The new billboard now stands proudly at State Highway 2-Ōmokoroa Rd intersection.

The feedback I got from Fieldays Fieldays 2022 showed us what the Government should expect from regional New Zealand next year – an absolute shellacking.

I spent Thursday and Friday on our stand and wandering the sites talking to vendors and received enormous encouragement from those in attendance.

The message is clear: the Labour Government is a complete disaster for the regions, our primary industries and our country more generally.

An uncountable number of people told me in no uncertain terms that we absolutely must win for them.

Recently the Government’s ineptitude soared with the passage

of Three Waters through the Committee Working Group stage. The great heist from local governments, merged with undemocratic co-governance, reached new lows with the addition of two more waters, taking us to Five Waters, and a totally unconstitutional entrenchment provision.

The Government and the Labour caucus is in such disarray that they’ve now disintegrated and removed the entrenchment order.

I say go one step further and just ditch the whole fiasco altogether.

On a brighter note, we had National Party Leader Christopher Luxon in town earlier this week. We visited a primary school in Papamoa, the business chamber and a social service provider in town.

Christopher is surging ahead on the social investment front and knows too well that the way we repair our society is through targeted upfront investment in our most vulnerable.

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hapu representatives, and delegates from the museum, Creative Bay of Plenty, sponsors and supporters gathered last month to bless and unveil the project, which has been 18 months in the making.

“Our Pa Harakeke was created by Kairaranga (weaver) Kuia Kerewai Murray Wanakore, Te Rereatukahia Kaumatua, alongside Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research, Canterbury and Western Bay

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Museum,” says Western Bay Museum manager Paula Gaelic.

A pā harakeke is a planting of selected varieties of harakeke (Phormium spp., New Zealand flax), chosen for their muka (fibre) or raranga (weaving/ plaiting) qualities. Cultivating harakeke is a way to ensure vigorous, healthy bushes that will provide high quality leaf material for weaving.

century, traditional harakeke cultivars fell into neglect. “In the early-1960s, a kairaranga (weaver) of Gisborne began noticing that weavers were reduced to using inferior harakeke and started to seek out and collect good traditional varieties.

“Over succeeding decades, she assembled a collection of some 60 Māori cultivars.”

Seven species

The collection was given to the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and has formed the basis for numerous plantings around Aotearoa

by Manaaki Whenua -Landcare Research, which has saved these traditional harakeke cultivars.

“A solid partnership has been established with Manaaki Whenua, the kairaranga (weavers) of our district, Northern Tauranga Moana and Western Bay Museum We’ll continue to have this cultural engagement under the governance of Kuia Kerewai and Kaumata of Te Rereatukahia.

“It is their taonga and all initiatives going forward will be at their approval.

“We’d also like to thank Project Parore, for taking such care in preparing this space [near the museum]...and to Taylor Brothers Transport Ltd for supplying mulch.”

Paula says funding from Creative NZ’s Creative Communities Scheme has enabled the project to come to fruition. “We feel privileged and honoured to have spent this past year working closely with Kuia Kerewai. Thank you as well to kairaranga Sarah Tangitu, who along with Kerewai flew to Lincoln to bring the cultivars home.”

Paula says seven species were selected, each serving a different purpose.

“Over time it is intended that our Pa Harakeke will be a site of workshops, educational programmes and exhibitions.”

To Māori, there was no plant more important than harakeke in the early days.

“As Pākehā culture and clothing displaced timehonoured Māori ways in the latter part of the last

Solid partnership

More than plants at garden centre With Christmas looming closely on the horizon, many of you reading this will be smugly looking at your gift purchases – all wrapped and ready to go.

I, on the other hand, will be in my usual state of panic, ready to purchase the old faithful standby of gift vouchers. Especially garden centre vouchers because garden centres these days are not all about plants – they have all manner of interior bits and pieces. Think brews, foods and

tools to help someone’s garden along, fabulous wall hangings, pots for indoors and out – and if all else fails the voucher can be spent in the cafe. Perfect!

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Restrictions amended in city’s Water Watchers plan Tauranga greenfingers can breathe a sigh of relief – with the plan for managing water in Tauranga including a new allowance for watering vegetable gardens and a shorter peak water restriction period.

Tauranga City Council has approved a new Water Watchers plan, to remain through to 2026, with revisions from community feedback and learnings from last summer.

The Water Watchers Plan launched in 2021 to proactively manage outdoor water use in Tauranga – at home, work, and in the community.

The plan restricts outdoor water use such as sprinklers, water blasters, filling pools and more, either outright or at certain times of the day.

Restrictions increased December 1.

Water demand in Tauranga grows up to 30 per cent in summer months, driven primarily by outdoor use. Last summer the plan’s implementation helped to reduce the peak and ensure the city could remain sustainably supplied.

TCC water services manager Peter Bahrs says it was important to learn from last summer and

to listen to the community’s feedback. “As part of this we acknowledge the value of vegetable gardens, especially during the current cost of living challenges facing our community, and as a result we’ve amended the plan to allow for watering of vegetable gardens using low volume micro irrigation systems. We’ve also made various changes to account for other sectors of the community that use water.”

Water use in the construction industry is now included in the At Work plan and encourages commercial users to consider alternate water sources and apply for a Smart Water Plan for water use of more than 1000L per day.

Another plan change will see the most stringent water restrictions ease a month earlier in 2023, at the end of February. This is in part due to the opening of Waiāri water treatment plant and increased rainfall in winter and spring.

55 million litres per day for the 2022/2023 summer.

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“But that’s not an invitation to increase use, in fact quite the opposite. As a rapidly growing city we must adjust to changing environmental challenges by following good water conservation

practices year-round. As a community we need to appreciate we are all sharing what’s available and make sure we’re not taking more water than nature can supply – so this summer keep an eye on the city’s water usage dashboard to see how we are tracking.” Visit: www.tauranga.govt.nz/council/waterservices/water-watchers.

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In regular fashion we got on the road an hour later than planned, but Napier wasn’t going anywhere and we had coffee and a throwback playlist ready for the roadie ahead!

Municipal Theatre.

The world class musical mastery of the orchestra combined with Ria’s powerhouse voice made for a captivating show.

I’m not the biggest fan of wine due to an After missing out on tickets to immature palate – but Jack Johnson’s Napier concert in Six Sisters Coffee House on Napier’s when one is in the December, my boyfriend and I Marine Parade. Photo: Georgia Minkhorst.

Hawke’s Bay it’s an thought why not check out the unspoken law that you must visit a winery.

‘Nice of the Pacific’ anyway. It takes about four We cruised along Napier’s black-beached coast hours to get from Tauranga to Napier, but with a and visited a winery called Te Awanga Estate.

Taupo pit-stop and tag-teaming behind the wheel Even if you’re not a wine snob, it’s a beautiful – it makes for a nice scenic drive through the setting for a lunch overlooking vibrant grape vines countryside. beneath the Hawke’s Bay sun. We enjoyed a tasty Art deco beauty light pizza together and I must say the chilled Stepping into the city on our first day, I was Pinot Gris I sipped at was actually half pleasant! taken away by Napier’s art deco architecture and A stroll and a coffee styling. It was refreshing to see an artsy city with a Making the most of the sunny weather we took a unique, old-timey aesthetic buzzing with life and leisurely stroll along the city’s gorgeous waterfront. people. If you appreciate anything old-fashioned, With stunning gardens, water features, sculptures exploring the Napier Antique and Jewellery and east coast ocean views along the waterfront – Centre is a collector’s wonderland.

That same night we saw the spectacular Tauranga there’s plenty to entertain while you unwind.

If you’re not fond of walking, there’s also plenty Moana musician Ria Hall perform with the New of bike hire services to cruise the coast.

Zealand Symphony Orchestra at the Napier

The last morning of our stay, we had delicious coffee and bagels at a cosy café called Six Sisters.

It’s one of the oldest buildings in Napier, alongside five other ‘sister’ timber villa buildings, believed to be built early-1900s. These buildings withstood the Napier’s

1931 earthquake and the fires that followed. It’s definitely a cool historical spot to enjoy a cuppa!

Napier will host its annual Art Deco Festival from February 16-19, 2023 – the perfect time to check out the heart of the Hawke’s Bay. Georgia Minkhorst

Celebrate summer sunsets on the water Trinity Wharf and Bay Explorer are giving locals a chance to admire our city from a different perspective, announcing their dinner and sunset cruise package is back this summer.

Dessert is also on offer including lemon panna cotta and coconut rice pudding.

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November and As the sun sets softly February where people over the Kaimāī Range, can enjoy a sumptuous you’ll head along the buffet dinner at Trinity tree-lined shores of Wharf ’s restaurant Matakana Island and before hopping aboard finally back to Trinity Bay Explorer at 8pm for Wharf ’s pontoon. a two-hour cruise as the Tickets are $139 sun goes down. per person (including People can enjoy a sumptuous buffet dinner at Enjoy a welcome Trinity Wharf ’s restaurant before hopping aboard children) and dietary drink on arrival (house requirements can be Bay Explorer. bubbles, house beer, catered for with prior soft drink or juice) and eat your fill of fresh notice. Book your tickets on Eventbrite. breads, salads, baked salmon, beef sirloin, roasted For more inspiration on what to see and do in and seasonal vegetables. your backyard, visit: www.bayofplentynz.com

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

Anthony Coulter’s pilgrimage to the sea It’s getting harder for musicians to produce recorded music.

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One thing I’m seeing more is the stripped-back approach.

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That’s what Anthony Coulter has done on his new album, ‘Pilgrimage To The Sea’, 10 original songs with a summer vibe that were born out of his love for the sea.

The music on all tracks comes courtesy of Soulfyah Productions, Anthony Coulter’s album cover. who are based in Norderney, Germany, though main composer Hendrik a demo rather than a fully-accomplished Remmers has a local connection: he record. Another tactic is using prewas a surf instructor at the Mount in recorded backing tracks. You can buy 2011. More outsourcing was used for the them online. People make full-time backing vocals – very good backing vocals livings creating backing tracks, from – which came from Kingston, Jamaica! simple grooves to fully-orchestrated Anthony himself plays keyboards and soundscapes. You hear about this synthesizers and during the recording occasionally when some kid in a bedroom transitioned from acoustic to electric finds a beat he created for Tik-Tok used guitar. Vocals were recorded in his by a major artist; there are rip-offs but home before mixing and mastering by this is usually well-compensated.

Whakamarama’s Soundtree Productions.

But wait! I hear you say – isn’t that Main-man there, Shane Davies, features some sort of new-fangled cheating? on ‘Floating’ and ‘Good life’.

A bit karaoke-ish?

It’s an upbeat, melodic collection.

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A liner note in a CD I received recently says: “With a single Spotify stream now returning $0.0007 to the artist, the days of deriving income from recording music are receding into the distance”.

This is, of course, old news. But true.

And it is especially an issue for New Zealand’s ‘semi-professional’ music community. Which is about 95 per cent of the music community. Here’s the problem: CDs barely sell any longer; LPs are too expensive to manufacture and not yet sufficiently popular to make worthwhile. Which means you can simply kiss goodbye that $5000 or more you spent on recording an album. You did it for love.

People are now constantly trying to find ways to allow them to continue recording the songs they write.

Essentially that means ways to record more cheaply. Which means a lot of albums are now recorded in bedrooms or garages. Do the simple stuff at home with a computer and one good microphone and add the most important – or hardest to record – bits in a proper studio.

Some people do drums in a studio, some the vocals or mixing. It’s a compromise between quality and cost – the less time you spend there the cheaper it’ll be, but every expensive minute will make your recording sound better...

Over Troubled Water’ album. Here’s how it came about: Paul Simon heard a Peruvian instrumental he liked on a record by Los Incas. So he bought it and wrote words. I don’t mean he bought the rights to the music. No. He bought that specific recording and then they overdubbed him and Artie singing.

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Summer events for everybody Picture this: you are soaking in a saltwater pool at the foot of Mauao as the sun begins to set on a perfect New Year’s Day.

A local musician is providing your soundtrack, a late dinner down the road is beckoning, and in less than 48 hours you’ll be dancing in a field full of people.

Tauranga is the place to be this summer, and it’s not only the golden sand beaches calling your name.

Bay Venues has something for everybody.

If you are a petrolhead, then Baypark Speedway has you covered.

Take your family along to the North Island Sprintcar Championship on December 10, or the Bay International Midget Superstars on December 28, or the always popular Demo Der-Bay Smackdown and Fredrickson Stockcar Gold Cup on January 7.

If cars aren’t your thing but you love a gig, well, there’s a bunch of them.

On New Year’s Eve – there’s a brand new electronic dance music event called Famous Last Words at Trustpower Baypark.

At the same location a few days later, on January

3, Bay Dreams is back. Then you have A Summer’s Day Live with UB40 on January 4, and Juicy Fest on January 6.

And for those who crave adrenaline, BayStation at Trustpower Baypark has everything you need to up your heart rate.

Whether you’re after a relaxing holiday activity this summer or an action-packed day out, there is more than enough happening at venues across Tauranga to get you out of the house and into the sun.

Bay Dreams is back this summer.

Misha Gildenberger, Missy Ingram and Fran Harvey are hosting RescuesPalooza one-day charity festival on December 10. Photo: John Borren.

forefront so that people know what’s going on.”

RescuesPalooza is this Saturday, December 10, from 11am-4pm at Pāpāmoa Sports & Recreation Centre – event-goers are asked to keep their pets at home, with RescuePalooza being held indoors.

More event details are at: www.facebook.com/ rescuespalooza Catherine Sylvester

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The inaugural charity festival – named RescuesPalooza – is a fundraiser to give back to struggling animal rescues and educate the community on the vital work these groups do.

Organisers Misha Gildenberger, Missy Ingram and Fran Harvey say entry to RescuesPalooza – which runs from 11am-4pm inside Pāpāmoa Sports & Recreation Centre – will be via donation of animal food or animal-related supplies at the door, which will be distributed to the rescues.

“We have donkeys, horses, chickens, cats and dog rescues, so you can bring any item related to these animals. The more goods, the merrier!”

The rescue groups will have stalls stocked with products and information about the work they do – with the Misha, Fran and Missy hoping RescuesPalooza educates the Western Bay of Plenty community on the animal rescue work being done locally.

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Being soft on crime only encourages more

This time, prepare to make it personal

National party leader Chris Luxon should stick to his guns in locking up young offenders.

Every year they are locked away, not only is this justice to the victim but it also secures the public from further crime and provides an important lesson for the offender’s compatriots.

Such offenders are already associating with criminals, so prison time makes little difference.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s reaction to the killing of a shopkeeper in her electorate – spend more taxpayer money on fog cannons, etc, not only revealed that most of the funds allocated in the past have not been spent because of harsh criteria, but also reveals that Labour is again soft on crime in not addressing the offender.

Likewise all the politicians and experts that rally against locking up, etc, are only concerned with the offender. They miss the point.

Are you giving a lot of time preparing for Christmas? Are you doing the usual – getting things ready like decorations, gifts, cards, food, and drink, Christmas services and plays?

There’s a certain comfort in doing all this, there’s a lot of fun as well as some stress! A question I’d like to ask you is, how personal will you make Christmas?

I ask this question because the core reason for celebrating Christmas is a person – Jesus, the occasion is a celebration of His birth. So, what do I mean when I ask how personal will you make Christmas? We’re told by a man called Luke that at the time of Jesus’ birth, shepherds were told that a saviour had been born who would bring peace to earth (Luke 2v8-14).

This is how God reconciles you to Himself. None of your own human effort can bring you peace with God; it is God who brings peace to you, and this through a person, His Son, Jesus. To truly make this Christmas personal you must respond. The gift is given, but a gift must be received. Peace is offered but you must respond in faith and receive this gift. This

My next tree question...

Thank you so much for printing my letter in The Sun, regarding the tree destruction.

My question now to the council, after their reply is: What is a Significant Tree and therefore what is an insignificant tree? When does insignificant become significant?

Is it purely in the eye of the beholder? Or is there some illuminating document that spells out these differences?

The Copper Beech I mentioned in my earlier letter was, in my eye, was significant, tall, healthy and very lovely. Council advise please.

Enid Birtwistle, Avenues.

time, will you make it personal?

“Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us (Romans 5v1 New Living translation).”

God bless you and keep you this Christmas and always!

TCC replies: Our Urban Forest team would be really happy to talk to Ms Birtwistle directly. They can be reached at: tcc.arborists@tauranga.govt.nz or phone: 07 577 7000.

Rev Ian Pittendreigh

However Luxon has made one significant error in following Ardern’s one with MIQ. NZers don’t join the military to become jailers.

Okay temporarily, say one month, but the job for both MIQ and youth crime is Corrections.

Interesting too is the Police Commissioner then announcing that he needs to provide “more clarity for officers” in the fleeing driver policy. Why? Because the policy introduced in 2020 resulted in more drive offs. ie being soft on crime only encourages more crime.

Bill Capamagian, Tauranga City.

Working 24/7?

In a response a few months ago to a Letter to the Editor about working 24/7 on Cameron Rd, Tauranga City Council’s transport man Brendan Bisley gave the excuses that safety exhaustion etc were to blame. So he left himself exposed to criticism as there are plenty of workers that work 24/7 like waterside workers, police, nurses, doctors, packhouse staff plus probably more, so it will be interesting to hear what he comes up with this time...

P Kirkwood, Tauranga South.

TCC replies: Work on this major project is being completed as quickly as possible, with work carried out during the day, night and weekends.

Some works are not able to be carried out overnight due to noise restrictions and the impact on local residents.

Be kind out there people!

I wanted to send in a timely reminder to be kind this festive season – especially to retail and hospitality workers.

We know everyone is under pressure to get their ‘to do’ and ‘to buy’ lists ticked off before the Christmas break, and we know times are stressful, but

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Being rude and impatient isn’t going to make things cheaper, or shipping faster.

Thanks for being kind this Christmas!

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