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Rising star If your eye is on the national sailing scene, 16-year-old Trent Rippey is one to watch. The Tauranga Boys’ College student is one of a new crop rising in the sport – now taking on a solo mission after a three year break. Trent is targeting next year’s youth world champs in a Laser Radial and possibly the open worlds, with a strong Tauranga Boys’ College team also aiming for success in the secondary schools nationals and the inter-dominions.

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Lest we forget… where we stash the cash The reason the country is so indebted: The politicians can’t remember where the money is. They apparently can’t keep track of their own money. How can we expect them to look after ours? Just this week, David Shearer joined a long list of politicians who have forgotten to declare stashes of dosh. Reminds us of the old country song: “I Forgot to Remember to Forget.” At least 50 grand is a lot to have forgotten about. Some speculate it could be as much as half a million. I’m pretty sure all RR readers would know exactly where

their dollars were stashed, if they had that much sitting around in mysterious accounts somewhere. We all forget things. It’s only human. I forgot to put the recycling out on Wednesday. Some people forget they should work for a living. President Clinton forgot he had sex with THAT woman. My wife once pulled into school to drop off the kids, but found they weren’t in the back seat; (it was school holidays). I recently found forgotten change in the

glovebox that was an emergency Route K toll payment. I once forgot my wedding anniversary and have the scar to prove it. But never, ever would I forget about a five or six figure sum in a bank account. I am still wracked with anguish every day, trying to find four dollars of bonus bonds that Gran gave me in 1971. I’m not sure where they are, they have never won a prize, but the major difference is, I KNOW that I have them. Unlike Shearer, and the many forgetters he has savaged before him… they’ve forgotten they have it! Not a good look for people trusted with our hard earned taxes. We don’t take much notice of what John Banks says, but this week I have to agree that Shearer should resign. Banks was lambasted for “forgetting” about his Dotcom campaign donation from the big guy. The howls of outrage from Shearer were unrelenting: Banks should stand down, he insisted. Now the boot is on the other foot. Shearer has forgotten about his secret stash not once, but four years in a row.

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“This is appalling behaviour for someone who claims to have such high ethical standards, let alone from someone who wants to be Prime Minister. If he’s reckless with his own banks accounts, how can he be trusted with taxpayers’ money?” says Banks. Shearer should apply his own ethical standards to himself and stand down. They pass it off as “brain fade” but RR believes if you can’t remember how much you’ve got, you’re being paid too much. Maybe that’s the trouble with Cyprus. It hasn’t really run out of money; the politicians have just forgotten where it is. A caller to the RR Cashline (a service we have established for people wanting to report the whereabouts of large amounts of money they’ve suddenly

remembered) says those living in the Western Bay shouldn’t be so worried about the state of the Western BOP District Council, considering the plight of Cyprus.

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He says Western Bay is in debt between $150m and $190m, (depending on whether you remember the odd $40m borrowed somewhere else) which our caller says is about $7700-$9500 per ratepayer; based on around 20,000 households in the region. There are a tad more ratepayers than that, counting industrial and commercial… which we will forget about for the convenience of keeping the arithmetic simple. Mr Ratepayer suggests a one off payment from each sucker, er, ratepayer of about eight grand would clear it all up nicely. Sure, we’ll just dip into our bank accounts in the USA which we’d forgotten about until this week. The situation isn’t much rosier in Tauranga City. There are 48,000 residential customers and 3000 commercial. The city debt is around $390m (or $460m if you believe the council bashers who say a large whack is forgotten, or creatively unaccounted) so according to my razor sharp Tauranga Primary School level maths, that’s also at least $8000 per household.

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Now if you all took the lead from Mr Shearer or Mr Key or Mr Banks, or the hordes of politicians with buried mountains of forgotten money; and had a good ferret around the dark recesses of the piggy bank, you might just uncover a long lost account or shares worth a few thou or mil, just waiting to be cashed in, so then everyone can bail out the local councils! Or, a win in Bonus Bonds could sort out your share of the council debt in one lump payment. Yeah, right. In the case of Mr Hotchin, formerly of Hanover Finance, there’s the option to sell off the bach at Boatshed Bay on Waiheke Island, reported to be worth about $9.8m and owned by a trust of which he’s the beneficiary. This week the five bedroom mansion on four hectares, with 100m of private beachfront, was back on the market. Originally bought, no doubt with the proceeds of investments of thousands of Grans who now wish they’d bought Bonus Bonds instead. Parting rort – I mean thought: Finally, if anyone out there finds themselves in the embarrassing position of having a load of loot they don’t want to admit to, we offer a free disposal service. Call us confidentially and we’ll make arrangements. We’re thinking of calling the service “Handover Finance”. Then you can forget all about it.

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‘Slow down’ Call for quick action on busy road

Cambridge Road resident Ian Craig wants the traffic slowed before someone is killed. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

Concerned Cambridge Road residents have convinced Tauranga City Council to act quickly to try to reduce the speed limit on Cambridge Road. The 80km/h narrow and sometimes winding section from Tauriko to Moffat Road is the scene of frequent near misses and road rage incidents caused by the faster traffic’s inability to pass while locals slow for their driveways. Cambridge Road residents effectively ‘gate-crashed’ the council’s submissions process on a number of speed limit changes about the city that didn’t include Cambridge Road. Legally required advertising for submissions on the proposed speed limit changes was posted only in

the limited circulation APN paper on December 12, with submissions closing January 21. A public notice was also published on December 13. By the closing date on January 21, 44 submissions were received – 40 of them with concerns over traffic speed on Cambridge Road. From Elder Lane to Cambridge Road, the wider and safer Moffat Road has 46 residences and one school accessing the 60km/h . Cambridge Road from Moffat Road to Tauriko is 3.1km and has a speed limit of 80km/h. Over the distance there are 328 residences, an early childhood education centre and a garden centre. Cambridge Road has 2.7 times more vehicles per kilometre accessing it than Moffat Road yet the speed limit is 20km/h higher, says Paul Anselmi in his submission. The speed makes slowing down for their home turn-off extremely

dangerous because the following traffic has to slow suddenly from 80km/h to a near stand-still. In most places there is nowhere to pass a turning vehicle. “There is chaos at Plane Tree Lane every morning as school buses stop for children. It is only a matter of time before there is a major accident with one of these school buses loaded with children,” says Paul. Other submitters say there are no footpaths, cycleways or pedestrian crossings while others spoke of near misses and screaming road rage. Resident Ian Craig says there have been several accidents on the bend by his property and he is very worried. One of them closed the road for three hours, he says. Councillors decided the discussion with NZTA over Cambridge Road needs to start soon. By Andrew Campbell

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Marine research ramps up From Rena and algal biofuels to marine biodiscovery – the University of Waikato’s current research in and around the Bay of Plenty will be discussed at a free event in Tauranga next week. Chair of Coastal Science professor Chris Battershill will give an update on diverse areas of research spanning both environmental and human health at Café Scientifique on Monday. Findings from the latest surveys on kaimoana from around the

Bay and how the environment has responded to Rena will be summarised, as well as new work being launched this year in the area of biodiscovery. Café Scientifique is a forum for exploring science issues, where for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. The event is on Monday, March 25 at Alimento at 7.15pm. Email julia.banks@saffronconsulting.co.nz

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Slow take-off

Aviation enthusiasts Lance Raitt, Bruce Chapman, Bob Anstis and Adam Cruickshank are among the team helping rebuild Classic Flyer’s Aermacchi jet.

Crates of Aermacchi parts are being fastidiously reassembled by a group of aviation enthusiasts at Classic Flyers with hopes that the fighter jet will soon return to the air. Project coordinator Bruce Chapman, who is overseeing the effort by a dozen aviation enthusiasts, describes it as a slow process with work needing to be approved by Civil Aviation Authority inspectors at key points. But Bruce, a pilot himself, says they have made reasonable progress since beginning work three weeks ago on the disassembled Aermacchi MB-339 jet which was gifted to the aviation museum by

the RNZAF last year. “We’ve got the wings on and it’s now sitting on its wheels. Then once the engine’s in and the tail’s on it will start to look like an aeroplane,” says Bruce. The dozen-strong group of enthusiasts, with members including pilots - like Bruce – and aircraft engineers – meets on Wednesdays and Fridays at the museum to work on the plane. Most of the guys are retired and worked together on the museum’s earlier Kittyhawk restoration project. “It’s ready for its first inspection, we really can’t go an further – so we are going to have an engineer to sign off what has been done and then we need an engineer to be here when eh engine goes in.” Bruce estimates the project could

be completed within about three weeks if the team was working on it fulltime – but says it is more likely to be at least a couple of months before they are ready to start the engine. Because the aircraft and engine have been kept in “extremely good condition” by the air force he is certain they will be able to get it flying again but is unsure how long it will take: “It could be a year before the first flying, but we would like to think it would be shorter.” While they group waits for an inspection before continuing work on the jet, they turn their attention to the lower priority restoration of a de Havilland Venom jet which crashed in Masterton two years ago for a static display. By Hamish Carter

Teaching old dogs new tricks A total of 212 people have been caught drinkdriving in the Western Bay of Plenty since the beginning of the year to March 13. Police say the only person to blame for the offence is the person who gets behind a wheel drunk. A report released by auditor-general Phillipa Smith, says drink-driving and speed are the two leading causes of serious road crashes in New Zealand. Acting senior sergeant Wayne Hunter believes the report is entirely correct in respect to rural drinkdriving. “The big question is how do we change the culture of the rural community into realising drink-driving is no longer acceptable?

“That is what we are working on now.” Wayne says people who are caught drink-driving only have one person to blame – themselves. “There are always alternatives to driving following drinking and the old adage ‘I won’t get caught’ is no longer the case and in reality now, if you drink and drive, sooner or later you will be caught. “To the ones who think it will never happen to them, consider this: no licence may jeopardise your work and will inconvenience your family/friends, who may have to drive you around for a minimum of six months.” People also run the risk of having their car impounded and forfeiting it to the crown. “All for the sake of not wanting to pay a taxi fare or having a sober driver.” By Letitia Atkinson

Council boob banning bylaw passed Tauranga City Council’s special bylaw aimed The changes to Tauranga’s Street Use and Public Places were called for after promoter Steve Crow rode at banning topless women riding through Bylaw rough shod over it when he brought the Boobs on Bikes town on motorbikes was passed this week. parade to Tauranga in August 2011.

Councillors tried to stop it by denying a parade permit, but were unable to. Under the old bylaw a parade could only be dealt with as a traffic management issue. Claims that the parade is offensive are ineffectual because the New Zealand High Court has ruled that it is not an offence for a woman to bare her breasts in public. The revamped section 19 of the bylaw still has offensive as a reason to ban a parade, but it has gone a step further and given as a reason for banning parades an activity that may give rise to some public disorder – for example, whether viewed objectively, it may have a reasonable likelihood of dissuading others from enjoying their right to use the public place by entering or remaining in it. In other words, if the council staff think some people might want to stay away from town while the Boobs on Bikes parade goes past, or because of any other assembly in town, then that is a reason to ban it. A parade can also be banned now if council reasonably believes the activity will unreasonably impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic access to or along any public place or to any shops or premises. “We will probably end up in court anyway, but we will have some grounds,” says corporate solicitor Joanne Gread.

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Nipper numbers Years of having one of the country’s largest groups of Nippers is paying off for Omanu Surf Life Saving Club. Sunday mornings with hundreds of parents on Omanu Beach encouraging children to do their best in the Nippers fun water skills programme for under-14-year-olds has built up a solid base of talented youth in the club. The club’s success at the recent nationals at Mount Maunganui – where Omanu was the fourth ranked club on medals – is a sign of a rising force in the Bay. While the club’s score of 53 points was less than half its Western Bay rivals of Mount Maunganui (136) and Papamoa (122), Omanu Club captain Sue Cochrane says it was a great to see the club finish so well. “I’m sure we haven’t made it that high in the tables before, it’s a great boost.” While the club has been a major force in the master’s grade in recent years, she says there had

been a bit of a gap with a lack of younger competitive members leaving the club weaker in the main competition in recent years. “I think it’s just that our numbers are coming up through the ranks. We’ve got some great talent coming up. It’s just developing the athletes through.” Next month the club is sending its largest team for many years to the Australian championships, with five young athletes and coach Simon Wills heading to the Gold Coast to represent the club. Papamoa and Mount Maunganui clubs are also sending teams. “It’s going to be a learning experience for everyone. Compared to the competitions here it’s on another scale entirely.” While she says the recent nationals at the Mount attracted about 1700 competitors, she says the Australian event will attract about 8000. “It’s obviously going to make it extremely tough, even for our top athletes,” says Sue. By Hamish Carter

Surfs up: Omanu Surf Life Saving Club’s rising stars Emma Byrom, 14, Jess Gadbsy, 15, Libby Moore, 15, and Sam Pasley, 14, are among the club’s biggest team ever to compete at the Australian nationals. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

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Banding together to fight vandalism

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Two trapped in car flip Todd Gower funeral director Paula Williamson and Welcome Bay Plunket committee member Cath Waller are disappointed with the people who vandalised the building. Photo by Letitia Atkinson.

An elderly couple are in Tauranga Hospital after the car they were in flipped in a Welcome Bay carpark. Emergency services were called to the carpark behind Caltex Service station on Welcome Bay Road just after 12pm on Monday where an 89-year-old man and 88-year-old woman were trapped in a Honda Jazz on its roof. Firefighters used the jaws of life to free the pair from the upside down car before they were treated by St John Ambulance.

Man dies after truck rolls Pukehina truck driver Darren Hockly died after being crushed by a fertiliser truck that rolled on a Te Matai Road dairy farm this week. Emergency services were called to the farm about 20km from Te Puke near Te Ranga School around midday on Tuesday. They arrived to find the 40-year-old pinned beneath the Spreadmaster Transport truck which had rolled 8metres down a bank. Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and police Commercial Vehicle Investigation Unit is investigating.

Shock roadside fatal shooting Police are hunting for a gunman who shot dead roadworker George Taiaroa in the Kinleith Forest. The 67-year-old was shot on a rural stretch of Tram Road near Atiamuri about 3.20pm on Tuesday. Police say George was at the northern end of a one-lane bridge when he signalled for a vehicle to stop to allow a logging truck to cross. As the logging truck cleared the bridge the vehicle then crossed the bridge heading towards Tirohanga Road. George was found shot on the ground. More than 30 police officers are hunting for the gunman.

Kenya: survivors kept quiet

Emails from the board chair of Bethlehem College revealed two students who survived the fatal crash in Kenya withheld information from African police about who was driving. TV3’s Campbell Live revealed new information showing two students knew fellow 18-year-old student David Fellows was driving when the van crashed. It was initially thought Kenyan man Christopher Mmata was driving. An email from chairman of the board of trustees Greg Hollister-Jones dated January 28, obtained by Campbell Live under the Official Information Act, states two survivors of the crash who did not lose consciousness knew David was the driver. Greg told SunLive Campbell Live failed to put the information in context as the two students were in a “distressing” environment. News tips call 0800 SUNLIVE or email newsroom@thesun.co.nz

A Tauranga business is paying for repairs to Welcome Bay Plunket rooms after a vandalism attack. Todd Gower Funeral Services is offering to pay to have the wall of the Welcome Bay Plunket rooms fixed after the cladding on the outside of the building was kicked in. Volunteers arrived at work last week and were devastated to see someone had kicked holes in the wall.

Committee member Cath Waller’s heart sunk when she thought the money they had been busy fundraising would have to go to fixing more vandalism. The latest attack is one in a series on Welcome Bay Plunket’s premises. “We had just finished paying for our heat pumps, which were vandalised in November.” Cath thought the money they had been fundraising to fill their coffers back up would have to go towards fixing the damage but Tauranga’s Todd Gower Funeral Services has stepped in and offered

to pay for the damage. “It’s one way we can give back to the community,” says funeral director and Welcome Bay resident Paula Williamson. “My oldest child is 22 now and I have used Welcome Bay Plunket.” Both Paula and Cath agree it is all about giving back to the community. “People think we don’t do this sort of thing because we are funeral directors, but we are real people just like everyone else and love to be able to give something back to the community.”

By Letitia Atkinson

Sentence closure The sentencing of her former partner for sexual crimes against their children has brought closure to one chapter of a Bay of Plenty woman’s life. The man, who has name suppression, was sentenced to 17 years in jail with a minimum non-parole period of 10 years by Judge Louis Bidois in Tauranga District Court. The man was charged with four counts of unlawful sexual connection with a male under 12-years-old, two counts of unlawful sexual connection of a female under 12-years-old and two counts of ill-treating a child, among other charges. The children’s mother, who can’t be named, says she can now move on with her life. She had her children taken from her six years ago when the sexual offending came to light. “I have known him for 16 years and it hasn’t been a good 16 years.” During their time together, he threatened her on numerous occasions, often with a gun. “There would be times when I would have to leave the children behind and run to a neighbour’s house. “I had no idea what he was doing to the children.” She says now he is behind bars for a long time, she can move forward with her life. By Letitia Atkinson

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Paddlers prep for challenge ahead Tauranga Harbour will boil with paddlers’ strokes on Saturday when up to 400 outrigger canoe added motivation – to have to go to training to meet the needs of a team paddlers from as far as Australia take to the water in the Tauranga Harbour Challenge races. Among those giving the event her best will be Tauranga waka ama icon Corrina Gage, who has competed internationally for more than 20 years, as well as becoming a sought-after coach and leader of the sport. Corrina was initially attracted to the sport for the advantages of training in a team after competing internationally in the solo pursuit of kayaking. “It gets pretty lonely. With kayaking you are training on your own in the morning, in the dark and in the evening, so that Outrigger canoe enthusiast Corrina Gage will be taking to the water in the Tauranga Harbour Challenge on Saturday. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

Handing on baton of hope

More than 400 Western Bay of Plenty residents will take to the paths around Tauranga’s waterfront to take a stand against cancer in the Relay for Life on Saturday. The fundraising relay, which will see 36 teams of at least 10 members race around a 500m track on the waterfront for almost 24 hours, is returning to Tauranga for the first time in five years. The event will be lead off by Tauranga councillor Tony Christiansen, the event’s patron, and Mayor Stuart Crosby, when the relay starts at 2pm on Saturday. Tony welcomed the chance to get

involved in the event as patron and he is determined to cover as many laps as possible. “We are all affected by cancer in some way or other, whether we have it had ourselves or know somebody who has. It doesn’t discriminate, so it’s great to be able to support the Cancer Society for everything they do.” He encouraged people to get involved in the relay, or just by supporting the cause and the stalls at the event. Waikato-Bay of Plenty Cancer Society communications assistant Sarah Fitzpatrick says they are

hoping the event will raise $60,000 from team fundraising and stall sales on the weekend, which would make it the second biggest fundraiser behind Daffidol Day. The event is returning after a call from Tauranga people. Sarah says all money raised would be spent on support services in the Waikato Bay of Plenty area. Sarah says teams range from families to groups of friends or businesses, in the relay which has people running through the night which “represents cancer never sleeps”. The relay is being held at the Tauranga waterfront carpark.

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Relay for life patron Tony Christiansen will be among 400 people taking in part in the Cancer Society fundraiser on the Tauranga waterfront this weekend. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

suited me well.” Outrigger canoeing’s long-distance ocean racing events also suited her. She has had a long series of successes following her first race in 1991 and continues to race in top international events, with events coming up in Australia and Hawaii this year. This weekend she is paddling as part of the six-member Tauranga Moana Outrigger Canoe Club women’s crew she has been training. Corrina loves the satisfaction of fostering the sport

and helping paddlers develop just as much as she enjoys competing herself. “We are aiming to finish top five – that would be a great outcome if all the good crews turn up. We will be using it to step towards winning in the future. They want to develop their long-distance racing to compete overseas.” As far as exercise is concerned, Corrina says you can’t compete with paddling on a tranquil harbour on a sunny day. Racing begins at 9.30am on Saturday. Details: www.harbourchallenge.co.nz By Hamish Carter

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Sixty years of contribution The volunteers of Mount Maunganui RSA Women’s Section cater for many functions, but this weekend it is their turn to be waited on as members celebrate their 60th birthday. On Sunday March 24 Mount Maunganui RSA Women’s Section members will celebrate 60 years of contribution to the community. Hundreds of volunteers help to collect donations for charities including the RSA’s Poppy Day, Cancer Society, Guide Dog Association and TrustPower rescue helicopter. Mount Maunganui RSA Women’s Section president

Brenda Smith says with approximately 700 members, they are the largest women’s section in the country. “It’s wonderful to think we’ve been there and we’re still going strong. We have to consider the amount of work that’s gone on over the last 60 years.” Brenda is expecting 300 Mount Maunganui members to attend the birthday celebrations, including the district president and national women’s president attending from Northland. The Women’s Section, formed in 1953, has catered for many functions including birthdays, weddings, funerals, sports club Christmas parties, and award ceremonies for members. A meeting is held every last Wednesday of the month followed by an afternoon tea catered for by the members themselves. “Normally our ladies do all the catering but we are having a day off that day,” says Brenda. Elaine Cook has been a member for nearly a year and says she loves being a part of the Women’s Section. “Going to the meetings and mixing with the ladies has just been a real joy for me to volunteer my services. “I just love being with the ladies and giving something back to the community that we all do caringly and lovingly and we’re looking forward to the 60th birthday.” By Zoe Hunter

Mount Maunganui indoor bowls on the move Club Mount Maunganui is moving its indoor bowls from Tuesday nights to Sunday afternoons. The plan is to retain current members and attract a younger

crowd, says organiser Allen Robinson. The club’s membership numbers have been dwindling in recent winters because many members don’t like coming out

on cold nights. “Also, we hope more young people will join us for a roll up.” The first afternoon session is on Sunday, April 7 at 1pm. Phone Allen, 07 575 5776.

Trudi Glover and David Capes. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

Connected community Brinkley Road residents are getting to know their neighbours this weekend in support of Neighbours Day Aotearoa 2013. Approximately 75 per cent of the people living in the 48 houses on Brinkley Road, Otumoetai, are members of the Brinkley Road and Hunter Way Neighbourhood Support Group. On Sunday March 24 group members are getting together to celebrate Neighbours Day Aotearoa with a barbecue and social get-together. Supported nationally by community-focused organisations including Lifewise, Inspiring Communities, Neighbourhood Support and the Mental Health Foundation, Neighbours Day Aotearoa encourages New Zealanders to go one step further in getting to know their neighbours on

one day, or weekend, of the year. Neighbourhood Support provides support for all neighbourhood and rural support groups throughout New Zealand. For almost one year the Brinkley Road and Hunter Way Neighbourhood Support Group has been making homes, streets, neighbourhoods and communities a safer place to live. Group co-ordinator David Capes says getting together with your neighbours benefits the community. “We’ve got quite a good street and it sort of helps people get together in a social atmosphere. We have a caring street whereby neighbours are caring for each other and looking out for each other and generally want to talk, which is difficult in this day in age.” David says getting to know your neighbours can help lower crime in By Zoe Hunter your community.

Bay champs head to Auckland Bay of Plenty dance group Urban Dance has qualified for the National Street Dance Championship in Auckland next month. The group defeated 10 crews from across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty at a regional competition in Hamilton last weekend to come the region’s 2013 champions. Of the group’s 21 dancers, who train up to 15 hours each week, 10 took to

the stage for the first time – pouring their hearts onto the stage. They return to training now, with the hopes of success at the nationals on April 25-27 where more than 60 crews from around New Zealand will compete. Urban Dance is fundraising for the $600 needed to cover transport and accommodation costs, with Easter raffles, performances and garage sales.

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Two different sailing companions in the space of 12 months has, at least for now, firmed up one thing in Trent Rippey’s mind – his immediate future on the water lies in single-handed yachting. Trent, one of the new crop of rising stars on the national sailing scene, is back training and racing in a Laser Radial after a three year hiatus, finishing third (youth) in a recent training regatta in Auckland after campaigning a 29er high-powered skiff for a couple of years around the globe. The 16-year-old Tauranga Boys’ College student spent the bulk of last year teamed with Auckland’s Alex Munro, with the pair bagging the national 29er title before taking their talents offshore, claiming seventh at the British youth nationals and second at the Irish youths before a meritorious seventh at the youth world championships in Dublin Bay, Ireland. Trent and Alex parted ways when they got back to New Zealand, with the talented Tauranga teen jumping in a boat with his brother Cole, three years his junior but in charge of steering the boat. Logistically it was a dream combo – no more three hour car rides to Auckland to spend the weekend out on the water. But in practical terms it was a struggle as the brothers battled each other to get heard. “It’s been good and bad sailing with my brother. We hadn’t spent a lot of time in the boat together so practicing out on the harbour was as easy as chucking the boat on the trailer rather than driving all the way to Auckland.

“But there were a few arguments and we didn’t always agree on the right strategy.” It didn’t help that 13-yearold Cole was skipper but the junior partner in terms of age. “We probably had a 50/50 say out on the water but we’ve come to the conclusion it’s better if I sail by myself now, or with someone who’s not my brother. We get on real well as brothers but all that changed when we got on the water together.” Single-handed success, should it come in a Laser Radial, would be nothing new for Trent. As a 14-year-old he was the talk of junior yachting as he dismantled a 59-strong P class fleet to bag a boot-load of silverware. Trent is targeting next year’s youth world champs in a Laser Radial and possibly the open worlds, with a strong Tauranga Boys’ College team also aiming for success in the secondary schools nationals and the inter-dominions. Kelly Exelby is a residential marketing specialist with Eves Realty Ltd. Phone 07 571 7751, mobile 0275 501 851, email kelly.exelby@eves.co.nz

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Mondayising a good step for everyone Initially I thought I might not support the bill Mondayising Anzac and Waitangi day as before I entered Parliament I part-owned and operated three retail outlets where I hired 15 employees and I was doing the mental sums in my head of the wages that I would have to meet. However on fully investigating and reflecting on the issue, I changed my stance. I saw that in the next six years public holidays would be Mondayised just twice—Anzac Day in 2015 and Waitangi Day in February 2016. We have had a golden summer in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui and our area has benefited with record numbers of visitors. For areas of great tourist potential such as the Bay, the prospect of an extra-long weekend reaps huge financial rewards for many businesses. In the case of Tauranga, recovering from the disastrous effects of the Rena and facing the ongoing financial shortfalls to the region caused by PSA (yes, another National Government biosecurity blunder) then the opportunity of additional commerce because of the long weekend will benefit so many in the area, including hoteliers, restaurateurs, tourist guides, and tourist operators. It will be a bonus as well that Anzac Day 2015 will be the 100th anniversary of the fateful landings at Gallipoli, it is fitting and proper that the sacrifice of our Anzacs will be remembered in a way that includes a full public holiday so that we can fully respect and celebrate the sacrifice the original ANZACs made. Ensuring that in every year these two important commemorations are marked with a full public holiday for all people is a good step for our nation. People who do not normally work on the day on which Waitangi Day and Anzac Day falls will get the holiday on the Monday, and those who work on the Saturday on Sunday will get that day as a public holiday. Most important, the commemorations at Waitangi and at dawn parades all around our beautiful country will still be observed on 6 February and 25 April.

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Exploring sculpture culture with a twist A sculpture exhibition with a difference opened at the Cargo Shed on Tauranga’s Dive Crescent on Thursday.

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Ever since I first set eyes on the Cargo Shed I’ve thought it would be a great venue to stage large art exhibitions to complement and enhance the good work that already goes on there. Included in the exhibition are well-known sculptors, Peter Cramond, Thomas Hansen, Nic Clegg, Ashley Grant, Vivian Keenan, Trevor Clist and Debbie Allen. The reason for the word “creations” in the headline is that every stall holder at the Cargo Shed has created something for the exhibition.

Cargo Shed manager Kathy Sass has asked that ‘everyone go out on a limb for this one’ and allow their creative juices to flow within their own genres. There is also a “door” category where artists are invited to create an exciting work of art on a door. Artists Nick Eggleston, Kevin Butcher and Heike De La Rey, amongst others, are exhibiting in this area. The exhibition is an initiative to attract more local visitors to the Dive Crescent shed, says Kathy. “Many of Tauranga’s residents have not seen the new revamped Cargo Shed and how amazing it is. If they come to view exhibi-

tions like this they’ll discover beautiful artistic wares made by our local artists. “The exhibition is even more unusual when you consider the variety of artistic talent involved.” The Cargo Shed displays bone carvings, greenstone, women’s knitwear and weaving, art, jewellery, vinyl photo art and ceramics. Some of the exhibition sculptures are very contemporary, while others are decorative, and involve assembling a variety of objects. The Cargo Shed sculpture exhibition will run until April 7.

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Talking about the weather Weather has always been a great conversation starter but I can’t remember a time when there has been so much to talk about weather-wise.

We have officially been in drought here in the Bay of Plenty since March 6 and while many of us in the city will have enjoyed all the sun, we all also appreciate what a serious matter it is for those working the land. When it started raining last weekend even I gave a sigh of relief. My garden and lawn really needed a drink. Protecting and growing our public health service Ask anyone what issues are important to them and their family, and frontline health services are always near the top of the list. That’s why National has made frontline health services a key part of its priority to deliver better public services. Health sectors around the world face many challenges – growing cost pressures, ageing populations, tough global economic conditions. Amid this, National is protecting and growing our public health service. This year we are spending $14.12 billion on health – the most ever. We are making each health dollar go

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‘Grass roots’ estuary care The regional council’s environmental work ranges from projects of national significance like Rotorua lakes to our ‘grass roots’ work with communities to enhance their environment and everyday quality of life. Tauranga Harbour is an excellent example of how council supports community-driven projects. Ten estuary care groups give their time and energy to protecting and restoring the harbour. One of their priorities is dealing with the mangroves that can block access to the harbour and its kaimoana. Mangrove areas are increasing in Tauranga Harbour, mostly due to increased sedimentation. Coun-

cil has directed over $200,000 in the Ten Year Plan to support three new strands of work to control the coverage. The work includes on-going maintenance of seedlings over expansive areas of the estuary, re-cutting of stumps now becoming exposed in areas where mangroves have been removed, and 13ha additional mature mangrove removal in specific locations. All of this work requires resource consent, so the council is now working hard to get through this process, helping to find solutions that work for all partners and stakeholders. The stump re-cutting work will

now be processed for resource consent as Department of Conservation has this week given its support for this to go ahead. I am really pleased to see how this piece of work is progressing and how it continues to support and address the needs of the community. This is just one small part of our extensive work to protect and restore the beautiful Tauranga Harbour in partnership with all the amazing groups involved. If you want to be kept up-to-date with Tauranga Harbour mangrove management and other environmental activities like pest control and restoration plantings, email info@boprc.govt.nz and request to be added to the Tauranga Harbour Estuary Care email list.

Landscape the best primary sustainable resource There has been no better summer to demThese are design and development jobs. There is no onstrate our clean and green branding, our intention to return manufacturing to NZ. extraordinary environmental attributes, and Unfortunately, overseas investment means that the risks of agriculture as our dominant the profits flow offshore, followed in some cases industry. by the manufacturing base on which the profits Even the Minister of Finance acknowlwere constructed. edged recently that our economy may be But the landscape cannot be exported. It too narrowly focused, depending strongly is the primary resource on which a sustainon one environmentally demanding product able economy can be built, offering renewable (milk). energy, extraordinary beauty, and a bounteous By Ian McLean, for the On the bleak landscape of job losses nation- spokesperson harvest when carefully managed. Local ownerGreen Party ally, there has been one small ray of hope. The ship means that the profits stay here too. Chinese-owned Fisher and Paykel wants 100 Ian McLean spokesperson for the Green Party of Aotearoa NZ. Contact Ian G more people to be based in Dunedin and Auckland. McLean 021 547 556, 07 579 4670, ian.mclean@greens.org.nz

Attending the Bluegreens... Two weekends ago I attended my 14th Bluegreens annual forum at Tatum Park, Levin. You may well ask – what is the Bluegreens? Well the Bluegreens is the Environmental Policy Advisory Group for the National Party. And what makes it special is that we have always invited the likes of the Environmental Defence Society, Greenpeace, Forest & Bird, WWF and other recognised environmental activists to take an active part in all of our forums. I have to say that we have never been disappointed in their active participation in our environmental policy discussions. Our annual forums have always been successful, in not only consist-

ently getting over 100 participants to attend, but also getting great media participation. I don’t think any of this year’s participants were disappointed, with excellent panel discussions ranging from the latest ‘RMA Reform’ discussion paper and ‘Freshwater Management’, to ‘Our National Cycleways’ and ‘A Pest Free New Zealand’. Recently I stepped down after chairing the Bluegreens nationally for over seven years, but I am still actively involved, and chaired a forum session on the RMA reforms with both Minister Amy Adams and Minister Dr Nick Smith in attendance.

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Chiefs new additions give extra dimension Chiefs fullback Gareth Anscombe has made a strong start to his first season at the Chiefs, leading the points table with 70 points. Photos by Tracy Hardy.

New additions and an added spark of youth have ensured the Chiefs made a strong start to their Super Rugby defence this year. After five rounds the defending champs sit second overall behind the Brumbies, and lead the New Zealand conference, after returning from their two-week South African safari with seven – out of a possible 10 – points. However, they face a challenging two weeks as they look to solidify their place at the top of the table with highly anticipated New Zealand grudge matches against the Highlanders and Blues. After facing the winless Highlanders and celebrating inspirational leader Liam

Messam’s 100 games for the franchise in Hamilton this Friday, the squad will turn its attention to what is being billed as the clash of the season in Mount Maunganui on March 30, with the high flying Blues who underwent a miraculous transformation following their dismal 12th placing last year. While the team remains largely settled from last season, apart from the departure of Sonny Bill Williams, Sona Taumalolo and Kane Thompson, some new additions to the Chiefs family have taken the early stages of the competition by storm. Newly appointed fullback and super boot Gareth Anscombe currently leads the points table with 70 points and is making every post a winner since arriving at the Chiefs after being unwanted by the Blues this season.

Hooker Rhys Marshall, 20, and yet to play provincial rugby, is earmarked for higher national honours after debuting for the franchise in opening round, while midfield back Bundee Aki, on the back of a stellar ITM Cup season for Counties Manukau, has been a rock in the midfield, linking up with Counties teammate and excitement machine Tim Nanai Williams. Chiefs commercial and marketing manager Sean Austin says tickets for the match at ASB Baypark Stadium, Mount Maunganui are already on sale, with the match building to be an epic contest. “We know that support from the entire Chiefs region is critical to our success, so it’s great to be able to take our games to other parts of Chiefs country.” By Luke Balvert

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Hey Sunners! All is well here in Flo-town, I thought I’d take this fine opportunity to show you what some of my furry pals have been up to! Thanks for all your awesome photos - please keep them coming in! Next week we’ll give away a scrumptious and saucy prize for the best one. Send them to photos@thesun.co.nz - Flo

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Search for exo-planets and other life forms All things astronomical will be discussed next week as Tauranga Astronomical Society hosts one of New Zealand’s leading figures in astronomy. Held at the observatory in Ferguson Park, Matua, next Tuesday, Doctor Grant Christie will give a presentation on exo-planets and whether there are life forms on these planets. Tauranga Astronomical Society president Toby Tobias says Grant is one of the foremost astronomers in the country and

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Council appointed new directors for the new Council Controlled Organisation that will run ASB Baypark Stadium and the aquatics operations: Peter Farmer will be chairman, Shirley Baker (present chair of TCAL), Graeme Elvin (present chair of TCVL), Murray Gutry (from Perry Foundation), John Laughlin (past chair of Zespri) and Keith Tempest (past CEO of Trustpower). There is some good horsepower here and expectations are high that these appointments will iron out problems from the past, minimise ratepayer exposure to risk, remove political influence from sound business practice and minimise and reduce ratepayer contribution – at least for operational subsidy. Peter Farmer will be paid $55,000 as chair and the other directors $30,000 each – per year. Michael Smith is appointed chair of the Holding Company. Michael is currently chair of Quayside, the company that holds the Regional Council shares in Port of Tauranga. The holding company is comprised Michael, Mayor Stuart Crosby and deputy chief executive Christine Jones. Michael will receive $25,000 per year as chair. My item last week on Rena received welcome attention from the salvors and insurers.

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They protest my information that 300 tonnes of oil remain on Rena is incorrect, according to a message relayed to me via the Sun Live newsroom. They say there is “only” two tonnes left on board. Maritime NZ figures apparently show there were 1712 tonnes on Rena when she hit Astrolabe Reef. Of this 1300 tonnes were removed, 350 tonnes floated away – some onto our beaches – and that leaves 72 tonnes by my reckoning. You can see the point in keeping this in the public domain so that facts remain facts and don’t get clouded with opinion and confusion nor lost in the mists of time. An unfortunate item in the Bay Times headlined “Secret payout to widow” featuring a photo of our past CEO, the late Ken Paterson. In my view publishing this is grossly unfair. As Mayor Stuart Crosby is quoted as saying “The man is not here to defend himself ”. Whoever leaked this to the Bay Times is reprehensible and totally irresponsible – probably for some perceived self- aggrandisement and/or gain. It is obvious the CEO position is a high pressure position and occupation. Mr Paterson’s death came as a real shock to elected members and it was equally surprising to learn after the event that he had undergone heart surgery before taking up his earlier job as Northland Regional Council chief executive. The “secret” payment was a “without prejudice” payment for some outstanding negotiated considerations – not a golden handshake – and was not a unanimous decision. The sum was not significant in terms of Council finances.

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Tauranga Intermediate School’s cricket team has been crowned Primary School New Zealand Cricket Cup champions two years in a row – now it is seeking a third national title.

The team trains throughout the week, practising during lunchtimes and after school, with a main focus on bowling and fielding – two key aspects which helped the team stay defending champions, says Aubrey. “We put a lot of emphasis on our fielding skills and our bowling skills. We do touch on our batting but the emphasis is more on our bowling and our fielding.” Having already won against Bethlehem, Whakatane and St John Paul colleges, Aubrey says the team deserve another win. “I’ve got a mixture of boys with good ability and good skills. We’ve got a bunch of energetic boys that I think love their cricket.” The vice-captain scored 115 not out in the first game, which Aubrey says is quite an achievement. The team will meet with Te Puke Intermediate on Monday March 27 in a final battle to determine if it will be crowned national champion for the third consecutive year.

The 14-strong squad started the season as defending champions after winning back-toback titles in 2011 and 2012 and defeating the competition in all three scheduled games already. Coach Aubrey Jeftha says the team is the only one to win the cup two years in a row. Aubrey says he is happy with the team’s preparation so far but adds they are always looking to improve. “I think the boys started okay. There are a lot of things that we still need to work on but I think this year we started positively and I think we stand a good chance to go far in defending of this year too.”

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Turn on your ovens and get baking to help Guide Dogs The call has been made for bakers to whip up a batch of puppy-shaped biscuits and sell them to friends, family and workmates to raise money for guide dogs to support Red Puppy Bikkie Day next month.

says CEO Sandra Budd. This third annual appeal collects money for the breeding and training of guide dogs throughout New Zealand. RNZFB chief executive Sandra Budd says an astounding amount of time, effort and money goes into training each guide dog puppy. “Before our guide dogs are

The Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind’s Red Puppy Bikkie Day on April 5 and 6 is the yummiest way to support its annual Red Puppy Appeal,

ready to act as the eyes of people who are blind or have low vision, we train them for approximately two years and then teach them skills specific to the person who will have the guide dog. “This can be anything from how to negotiate obstacles like road works through to being comfortable on trains and buses.” More than 200 individuals and organisations have signed up so far.

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Amazing Amaranth While researching the benefits of a new micro green selection I am trying out, I discovered that amaranth contains higher amounts of goodies including proteins, calcium, iron, than many other grains. The Myans might have been wrong with their calendar, but the Aztecs were probably right when they literally worshiped amaranth. Many ceremonies and religious practices involved the grain, which was first domesticated 7000 years ago. They say that good things come in small packages. The amazing amaranth is a tiny grain which can grow according to the Guinness Book of Records to an astonishing 27 feet. It’s the only grain documented to contain vitamin c, and the bio-active lunasinlike peptides in amaranths protein are widely thought to have cancer preventing benefits, as well as blocking inflammation that accompanies several conditions such as heart disease and diabetes.

Trixie says it is a very unique opportunity for the market to have milk and associated dairy products available. “There is no middle man involved and that is what true farmers markets are all about. I would be surprised if there are many more of these types of enterprises in New Zealand. It’s a family owned operation all the way through.” Marphona Farms has been operating since 1983, while Green Valley Dairies was set up 10 years ago to on sell the farm’s milk.

Certified Organic milk will be available at the Tauranga Farmers’ Market for the first time this weekend, when Green Valley Milk arrives as a stall holder. Marphona Farms, owned by the Pulman family and located at Maungatawhiri, is the newest addition to the Tauranga Farmers’ Market. Trixie says farmers’ markets would normally never have milk for sale. But because Marphona Farms is a complete family owned operation, who not only have the farm, but the processing plant, they can sell their Organic Green Valley Milk to the general public at the Tauranga Farmers’ Market for the first time.

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Makes 10 large or 20 party snack size Ingredients 1 C amaranth 2 C water ½ diced onion 4-5 tbsp olive oil 3 cloves garlic, fine chopped 1 tsp lemon zest 1 tbsp fennel seeds 1 tbsp coriander seeds 2 tbsp cumin seeds 1 tsp turmeric powder ½ tsp sea salt ½ tsp black pepper 2 eggs 2 C gluten-free panko breadcrumbs 1 C fine shredded Parmesan cheese ½ C flat leaf parsley

Method Bring two cups of water to the boil and gradually add the amaranth in a steady stream. Reduce the heat, cover and allow to simmer for 20-25 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small pan cook the seeds on a low heat until toasted then grind in a mortar and pestle. Cook the diced onion and garlic in a little olive oil until fragrant and soft then add the lemon zest and the crushed seeds and turmeric. When nearly all the liquid has evaporated, stir in the spice mix and add one beaten egg. Season well with salt and pepper and allow to cool but not set completely. Mix the chopped parsley and the Parmesan with the panko crumbs. Measure out small handfuls of the mix with dry hands and crumb each one into a pattie shape. Chill in the fridge until set then re-crumb using the other egg well beaten with a splash of water. Pan fry in olive oil until golden brown and crispy on the outside – about one minute – then turn and repeat. Drain on kitchen paper then serve at once with lemon wedges and some aioli. The texture of plain cooked amaranth is crunchy but also soft and this fritter has the same interesting textures, with a hint of curry spice without the heat, to enjoy knowing that it is good for you.

Before the winter sets in, here are a few tips for healthy additions to a meaty barbecue! Vegetable kebabs: Line long bamboo skewers with colourful veggies and tofu. Pre-roasted vegetables: Slice up pre-roasted pumpkin, kumera,

potato and beetroot and grill. Marinated tofu: Use on sticks or as steak-sized chunks – marinate with honey, ginger soy and sesame seeds. Large portabello mushrooms with a drizzle of olive oil and herbs are delicious too.

Manager Corrie den Haring says Green Valley is proud to be associated with Tauranga Farmers’ Market and looks forward to forging a great relationship with the hundreds of people who turn up to buy their goods directly from producer. “Green Valley can proudly say the farm fresh is what customers receive.” Along with standard milk, Green Valley Milk also supplies differing milks and recently started producing flavoured yoghurts and naturally churned By Zoe Hunter butters.

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Student wins chopper ride By Zoe Hunter

When Papamoa Primary School student Kiwa Ross handed in his colouring competition entry at the TrustPower TECT Rescue Helicopter open day last week he didn’t think he would be flown to school as a result. On Sunday March 17 the seven-year-old submitted his entry at the TrustPower TECT Rescue Helicopter Open Day with his mother Lisa Gardiner. At first Lisa was dreading having to brave the wet weather and go along to the open day to submit her son’s entry. Lisa, now a TrustPower TECT Rescue Helicopter ‘friend,’ says she is glad they went. “We didn’t think at all that he would win. I was actually thinking ‘oh my goodness, we’ve got to go and take it along to this open day’. They drew the names out of a hat and he ended up winning. “He just looked at me in shock. I said to him ‘Kiwa you’ve won.’ He couldn’t believe it.” It will be the first time Kiwa has been in a helicop-

Kiwa Gardiner showing his mother Lisa how much space a helicopter needs to make a landing. ter and he is not going it alone. His nine-year-old brother Kahu will go with him, along with two of Kiwa’s classmates when they take to the air this Tuesday morning (March 26). Lisa says they will definitely be entering another colouring competition again. “We’re just absolutely rapt and really grateful. I think it’s a really cool prize.” “We are just in the process of determining whether the school has an appropriate landing spot. If not, we’ll look at the park down the road and, if all else fails, a flight over the city instead.”

Children get hands-on with water More than 200 children from across the Bay are learning about water issues as part of a two- day expo in Paengaroa. Yesterday and today, children from 17 schools are working together at the hands-on expo, designed to raise awareness of water issues and teach children practical skills they can use in their communities.

The event coincides with World Water Day, and Sustainable Backyards month in the region. Regional council environmental management general manager Eddie Grogan says they want to involve children in meaningful activities to help them to look after their own waterways. “It also gives them an opportunity to meet the different water-related agencies so they know where to go to ask about water issues. “Particularly in view of our

recent drought, it’s important that children understand how we manage water.” The various activities explored include water quality, allocation, stormwater, catchment protection, cultural health and native fish. The event is hosted by Bay of Plenty Regional Council, with support from the Enviroschools Foundation, Tauranga City Council, Rotorua District Council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council, Landcare and Department of Conservation.

Medal-winning birthday for proud father of three The results were good, but it was really all about the challenge, says Randy Piceno. The St Mary’s School teacher is talking about his family’s success competing at the Mount Ocean Swim event last Saturday, where he and his three children all walked away medallists. “It was my birthday, so I convinced them to do it,” says Randy, who finished second in his age group.

“I wanted to do it as a birthday challenge.” The swim followed on from a running race they competed in as a family last year, where the children each came first in their age groups and he was second. “It’s nice to do these family challenges and we’ll continue to do them when they come along.” “I was really happy with them all, especially my eldest Lucas, who was eighth out of about 120.”

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TECHNOLOGY & GADGETS Technology increases business optimism A survey of more than 1000 New Zealand businesses found many small and medium sized companies feel more positive about their future if they embrace new technology. The research, commissioned by The Warehouse and The Warehouse Stationary, shows the most popular items of technology are desktop computers, with 65 per cent usage, laptops, 57 per cent, desk phones, 57 per cent and smartphones, 46 per cent – while computers, tablets and smart-

phones are items people would most like to upgrade. Businesspeople who use tablets regularly were more optimistic about their businesses growing than those who don’t – but the survey showed many Bay of Plenty businesses aren’t yet using such technology. Northland businesses are the highest users of tablets, at 35 per cent, possibly because location and distance

require them to be mobile and connected. They’re followed by Auckland, at 29 per cent and Manawatu/Wanganui at 25 per cent. The Bay Of Plenty was the second lowest for tablet use at 15 per cent, just in front of Canterbury at 12 per cent. Half the businesses surveyed say they felt their business would be held back in some way if they didn’t upgrade their technology in 2013.

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Youth forum challenges ideas for change Envirohub BOP is organising a youth forum at Mount Surf Club on March 25 from 5.30pm-8pm giving students and young professionals a chance to bring forward their ideas for the region.

also speak at the forum. FYD is a national not-forprofit organisation running youth programmes in schools. Once a week the students at Kiwi Can schools have lessons based on a value being learnt that term. Some of the values taught involve positive relationships, respect, integrity and resilience. The FYD team help create school and community The interactive night includes speakers from Gener- vegetable gardens, participate in beach and street ation Zero, students from the Tauranga YMCA Raise clean ups, set up recycling programmes, and take part in dune planting and restoration programmes. Up environment group, young professional of the In the lead up to the event, forum participants have year Matt Cowley, the 2012 Enviro-challenge been submitting photos of what they would winners from Whakatane High School and like to change about their region. Urban Dance Troupe. Youth leaders from FYD made a submisYouth leaders from the Foundation for sion to build strong communities by Youth Develhaving accessible community gardens opment shared by all, and having values and will life skills education in all Bay of Plenty schools. Entries go in the draw to win an O’Neill wetsuit, Butler’s Swim with Dolphins tickets and more. Check out the photo entries on Dacebook (search Envirohub Youth Forum). Photos will be displayed at the forum and winners will be announced on the night. Tickets for the forum are $15 or $10 for students. To register email Wakaiti and Sharlene plant lettuce in their school garden. tania@envirohub.org.nz.

Mount i-Site might go seasonal A Mount Maunganui i-Site may return from summer to summer, says Tourism BOP manager Rhys Arrowsmith. In the council funded organisation’s six monthly report to Tauranga City Council this week Rhys says the Mount i-Site, which was closed last June, may be revived to cope with seasonal demand. But any decision will depend on re-examining the whole relationship between tourism and information centres. “What we have got to do is workshop all the ideas, put them all out on the table, talk them out and see what the best solutions are for providing information

services both in Tauranga and at the Mount,” says Rhys, after the meeting. The way people are getting their information these days has changed a lot. While people might obtain information from the i-Site or visitor centre, they often now take the information home and make the booking on line. The Mount i-Site closed because of declining foot traffic. There is an i-Site visitor information centre in Tauranga. Tourism BOP also operates an information centre on the port for cruise ship visitors. The information centre at Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park is not part of the Tourism BOP operation.

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Goodness grows Campaign helps business take off in Te Puke A major promotion being launched as part of a push for economic development in Te Puke could see the area become the Bay’s new hot tourism destination.

In a key step to push the ‘Goodness Grows Here’ theme the group launched the first edition of a biannual ‘Te Puke Goodness Grows Here’ magazine on Thursday, distributed free to businesses in the area. Mark says a trade mission to visit The tourism push, which will include Chinese travel wholesalers in June will promotions at the TRENZ tourism industry build on the Chinese appreciation of conference in April and a trade mission to the area’s “super foods”. China, is just one of the initiatives under the “The Chinese understand Zespri and Te Puke Economic Development Group’s Comvita, they understand kiwifruit ‘Goodness Grows Here’ marketing campaign and understand manuka honey, so with launched this week. us bringing that together we can take it Economic development group that step further and get them inside the managing director Mark story.” Boyle says the Goodness Mark says they Grows Here focus was have formed chosen to capture the links with area’s special characsome Rotorua ter and help attract attractions to business. The group cross-promote was set up last year each other. to drive diversified “We are trying economic growth. to get the Chinese “We needed to wholesalers to look capture the story that at directing their demonstrates the traffic to Te Puke on value proposition – their way to or back whatever we do here from Rotorua.” is all about goodness, He says the tourabout our ability to grow ism cluster, which super foods and produce includes Kiwi high quality dairy. 360, Kaituna Jet “The unique comand Comvita’s bination of our visitor centre, are outstanding soils and working together our climate and the to offer a package Te Puke Economic Development Group pioneering spirit of of options to wholemanaging director Mark Boyle is promoting the people makes us s a l e r s at TRENZ – the top regional development by sharing the unique.” tourism promotion event. area’s story as a centre of goodness. The message The unique character of the area is being used to also attracted interest from an Indian agribusiness underpin growth in tourism, to attract businesses to investor group vising on April 30, investigate busithe Rangiuru Business Park, and in the town centre ness opportunities. By Hamish Carter redevelopment.

Path to Goodness Highway Plans for a tourist route through the Western Bay have been embraced with hopes The Goodness Highway will attract more visitors within a year. The tourist trail from Waihi to Te Puke, which is the brainchild of the Te Puke Economic Development Group, could stretch to Whakatane after attracting interest from the Eastern Bay of Plenty business community. Te Puke EDG general manager Mark

Fast growth of home loan company awarded The increasing popularity of New Zealand Home Loans as a home loan provider has been recognised in this year’s Deloitte Fast 50 Awards. The NZ owned franchise company, which is headquartered in Hamilton, was declared the Fastest Growing Mature Business in the Central North Island and was the only home loan provider to get an award. New Zealand Home Loans CEO Mark Collins says this award is great recognition of the efforts of their team nationwide and also their clients, who have been spreading the word to others about how New Zealand Home Loans has helped them to

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Back to the future... Sideline Sid thought he was going back to the 1980s when he was asked to review a Mitsubishi Mirage – however his mission turned out to be the all new Mirage from Bay City Mitsubishi in the centre of Tauranga city.

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The original Mirage hit New Zealand by storm when it was released in the late 1970s, with over 51,000 vehicles sold in the country. Striking on looks, the first generation Mirage led the way in medium small cars during the 1980s. Events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the first space shuttle and the early development of the personal computer took centre stage in the eighties. While we rocked to Guns & Roses, Bon Jovi and Queen, Michael Jackson ruled supreme with his leather jacket and glove, his Moonwalk dance turning him into one of the real iconic figures of the 1980s. In the evenings we watched Dallas, the A Team and Cheers on television, with club and provincial rugby light years away from the emergence of the professional game. However the all new Mirage, which has been 35 years in the making, is a stunning vehicle that has been completely redesigned to give the Mirage a leading edge in small car design. At Bay City Mitsubishi, Sideline Sid was handed the keys to a Mirage LS Limited Edition, which is exclusive in the country to the Tauranga city Mitsubishi dealership. The stock standard Mirage LS has been given a makeover with the edition of 15 inch sport alloy wheels and a reversing camera.

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Heading out to test drive the Mirage on another beautiful Western Bay autumn day, the only sour note was Sideline Sid’s cousin Fredrick, who insisted on coming for a ride. In typical style, Sid’s relation stole the limelight by hopping in the driving seat during the photo shoot at Sulphur Point. The sales brochure which states “the small car with the big appeal, with all the features that you have been waiting for, wrapped up in one stylish package” turns out to be right on the money. Discussions with Alicia at Bay City Mitsubishi revealed that the major selling point of the all new Mirage in the Western Bay was the car’s fuel economy.

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Meeting expectations Powered by a 1.2 litre MIVEC (Mitsubishi Innovative Valve Timing Electric Control) engine, it gives outstanding fuel economy. Mitsubishi Motors stands proudly behind its claims that the Mirage LS can do the standard one hundred kilometres on 4.6 litres of fuel. This particularly appealed to Sideline Sid, who still has the first shilling that he ever earned – what the mileage ratio means, is that you could run an LS on a return trip from Tauranga to Auckland and return, for around $30 worth of fuel A spacious small car with all the extras. Sid was particularly taken when getting behind the driving wheel by the modern two-tone interior. The silver grey and white contrast sets the car firmly in the present. Each piece of the dashboard is distinguished by a smart style that gives a sense of openness and clear visibility. The strong point of the all new Mirage is the attention to safety. Starting with high tensile steel body, the RISE body design is ready to disperse the force of any impact. Add to this the full complement of six airbags and ABS/ASC and EDB braking, which has seen the all new Mirage awarded the Five Star Ancap safety rating. Seated in the front seat, the all new Mirage comes will all today’s modern toys: a hands-free phone system and a stereo compatible with your i-Pod, along with outstanding air conditioning. Versatility in passenger numbers is another feature, with the split back seats giving a multitude of passenger and cargo space options. Out on the road, the nimble turning circle is just the start of a vehicle that handles and performs like its Mitsubishi big brothers. The new front-end design allows the driver to see both corners of the engine hood, making it easy to judge the position of the car. The placement of the front pillar offers an unparalleled field of vision, which enhances the safety feature of the all new Mirage. A quiet reflection on the way home after handing back the all new Mirage was did the car live up to all the expectations? You better believe it.

Cooper riding ahead in motocross Mount Maunganui’s Cody Cooper is leading the MX1 series after a cleansweep winning all three races at Pukekohe in round three.

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Tauranga BOP Hearing Association coordinator Jo Sykes has her car serviced by BOP Polytechnic automotive workshop manager Phil Lowe and students Mason Dawson and Kory Barrack under a new initiative to look after community group vehicles.

The success of Canterbury’s Student Army helping the community after the Christchurch earthquakes has inspired Bay of Plenty Polytechnic students to give back in the workshop. An initiative has been launched by the polytechnic and Acorn Foundation to offer community groups and charities free car-servicing by automotive students.

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A Motor Trade Association survey of motorbike and scooter riders observed in Wellington earlier this month showed more than half riders were assessed as zo having ‘shocking’ safety, with only 49 per cent of the o} 338 riders meeting basic ACC-suggested guidelines. -z MTA spokesman Hamish Stuart says some of the oo } high failure rate may be due to the warm weather, but urges all riders to take basic precautions. “The warm weather does bring more riders out and I imagine it’s a situation where people look out the window and think it’s a great day so they don’t bother, but it’s a pretty small precaution for what can be a major problem.” Gloves were the piece of protective gear not worn the most often, followed by lack of appropriate arm and leg covering, flimsy footwear and short sleeved shirts. Hamish says some of the items worn, such as little shorts and skirts, were ‘pretty shocking’ when you

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Driving with babies on board Bringing a child into the world has always been a risky business – but new research has added another risk for pregnant mothers to manage – driving. On top of avoiding caffeine, smoking, alcohol, pesticides, shellfish, microwaves and x-rays; expectant mothers need to be extra careful with driving, after a recent study revealed car crashes were a leading cause of foetal deaths. The University of Otago study of foetal deaths caused by maternal injury between 1997 and 2008 shows vehicle crashes were responsible for more than half (21 of the 41 deaths). The rate of foetal death from such crashes is about double the rate of infant crash-related deaths in New Zealand. The university’s Injury Prevention Research Unit director Professor Hank Weiss is calling for more attention to be paid to reporting and preventing maternal injuries.

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Resident’s disappointment over age cap

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Tauranga resident Bernard Hines is disappointed with the age cap put on a new streamlined surgery process after being left waiting for gall bladder surgery for months.

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A scan confirmed he had a gall bladder problem and on his return visit to his GP on December 7 he was referred to the hospital through the direct access programme. After months of waiting and ongoing gall bladder attacks, Bernard returned to his GP last month. His GP phoned the hospital and was told there was an The 67-year-old has been in pain on and off for age cap of 60 years on direct access, and Bernard did the past six months since he was diagnosed with not qualify. gall stones in October last year. A usually active “It’s very frustrating. The GP was not even aware man who owns two businesses and also works there was an age barrier.” a part-time job, he has had to take days off As a Grade 3 patient, Bernard was told he is due to the pain, and was forced to cut short not an “urgent” patient and would be put planned holidays. on a waiting list of up to five months. Bernard and wife Lynette wrote to the “He is too scared to eat and in constant Bay of Plenty District Health pain,” says Lynette. Board to discuss the waiting “These attacks can time, as well as what they say is last up to 24 hours, age discrimination. and he has lost “We just cannot almost 10 kilobelieve there is an age grams.” discrimination - there In a statement to is no suggestion of it The Weekend Sun anywhere. BOPDHB says the “What happens age cap of 60 years when you get over is a clinical decision 60? Gall stones are based on patient more common safety. when you’re “Patients who are older, rather than younger typically younger,” says have less other health Bernard. issues therefore are BOPDHB safer for a direct launched a new access journey. streamline treatPatients who don’t ment option Bernard Hines is disappointed with an age cap on qualify for direct for non-urgent direct access to surgery. access pathway can gall bladder still be seen through surgery in December whereby patients’ GPs could the usual referral. directly refer them to Tauranga Hospital to be imme”The health board says the age limit, stating all diately booked on the surgical list. The DHB claims people aged less than 20 or over 60 are excluded from the process avoids the need to book a surgical condirect access, is on the Bay navigator form filled in by sultation that can sometimes take up to five months, GPs during referral. and cuts waiting times. This month Bernard and Lynette wrote to the In December the BOPDHB stated patients treated BOPDHB and Tauranga MP Simon Bridges to through the direct referral service were able to have express their disappointment. laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery within four Bernard has now been referred to Whakatane weeks of seeing their GP. Bernard first visited his Hospital for treatment and is booked in for surgery GP in November 2012 after suffering a gall bladder within the expected five month time-frame. attack a month earlier. By Phillipa Yalden

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Speed and alcohol factors in crash

Police believe speed and alcohol were factors in a crash which critically injured a 21-year-old Tauranga man.Emergency services were called to a crash involving a moving vehicle and a parked car on Birch Ave last weekend. The driver was critically injured but is now reported to be in a stable condition.

Sensible wet weather drivers

Tauranga Police are praising motorists for their sensible driving when rain finally arrived. Last week police warned rainfall after a long dry spell would result in greasy roads and dangerous driving conditions.Acting Senior Sergeant Wayne Hunter is instead praising motorists for listening to police safety messages and driving to the conditions throughout the weekend.

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A 48-year-old man has been arrested charged with the rape of a 22-year-old Bay of Plenty woman. Police arrested the man after the incident was reported to staff in the Opotiki area last weekend. Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Standen says the woman was allegedly attacked near the Coastguard building at the wharf off Grey Street at night.

Spin on our harbour Bay of Plenty Regional Council chairman John Cronin must be delusional if he really believes that “our harbour” is still “beautiful”…and confused as well, when he writes about “restoring” it. Surely, if the harbour is pristine, there should be no need for any restoration. There is no beauty in stinking rotten piles of sea lettuce, nor in shellfish beds closed because of toxic algal blooms, and only sadness in walking on mud, where once there was sand. The truth is, that the water quality on our beaches, in our harbour and estuaries and rives that discharge into it, is the worse that it has been for perhaps 50 years. And this situation will probably deteriorate further, before it improves. The problems facing the clean-up of our catchment area are enormous and will take decades to rectify. Now is not the time for trumpeting about the benefits

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Kindergarten v. childcare

Anna Rutten (15 March) feels the need to negatively compare kindergartens with childcare with little apparent understanding of kindergartens operations. I can’t help but wonder whether these comparisons have anything to do with the failure of their child care centres to maintain full rolls. Also implied is that kindergartens aren’t concerned with the environment. For the record; • All 20 Tauranga Kindergartens participate in the EnviroSchools programme; two have achieved GreenGold Awards, two silver and five bronze to date; of good research. That will come if and • Some of our kindergartens provide up to 30 hours when a comprehensive scientifically free ECE and only five are still sessional; based restoration plan has been success• We regularly consult with our communities in fully implemented. establishing the hours of operation; Don Elder, chairman of the now • Kindergarten is regarded as the best preparation for almost defunct SOE Solid Energy made school; a similar error when talking up the value • We have just over 500 children on our waiting lists. of the “Canola Oil” project in Central I also note that Kidicorp continues to take advantage Otago. Mr Elder has suddenly gone of the kindergarten brand by increasing the number silent…and all that whistles there is the of its centres referred to erroneously as ‘community wind. kindies’. If kindergartens are not meeting community Bruce Cambie, Tauranga. need then why is the biggest for-profit provider trying to emulate us? Peter Monteith, Principal Tauranga Region Kindergartens. NZTA as well has significantly depleted funding for road user education, restructuring the agency away from regional involvement in user behaviour I would just like to add my thoughts to the seriouseducation, no longer providing advisors ness of changing the law regarding the marriage act.Yet and regional expertise / leadership for again our government wants to bow the knee before this vital aspect of road safety. a minority group insisting on equality which they Build and engineer for safer roads, already have. improve the safety ratings for vehicles They even stole a delightful word to distinguish and employ more engineers at the end themselves by calling themselves ‘gay’. By that alone of the day it always comes back to the they are admitting they are different. attitude, the knowledge and the skills Now they want to steal something from most New of the driver, user behaviour, or as Mr Zealanders who treasure marriage between a man Horan writes commonsense and awareand woman who don’t want any changes made to the ness. Great to hear councillor that you are at certificate. This is not the first time the government has sucleast having the conversations. Michael O’Neill, Tauranga. cumbed to casting aside the majority to appease the minority, and in my eyes they are tampering with and weakening the foundations of society. Destroy the foundations of anything and eventually there will be collapse and that’s where we are heading . Shirley Smith, Tauranga.

Regional Council and road safety Councillor Nees in respect to road safety reports that there has been a lot of conversation and indeed resolutions confirming strategic and collaborative intent, further she reports that options are being investigated and reported on. I was until recently a member on all three regional Road Safety Action committees for six years attending all meetings; I have yet to meet councillor Nees. Is this what is referred to a regional leadership? From where I sit Mr Horans article is on the money. The Regional Council has been failing in respect to managing and leading Road Safety outcomes, both in respect to funding and staff allocation. Further Mr Horan is absolutely correct that the

Redefining marriage act

The Marriage Bill debacle It is with profound sadness that I have learned that the Same Sex Marriage Bill has been passed with signiﬁcant majority. Those MP’s how voted for it have demonstrated a callous disregard for the long held institution of marriage between men and women. I was not surprised at some of those MP’s, particularly where they were List ones. A number for whom I held a lot of respect have now gone way down in my estimation. The passing of the Bill demonstrates a continuation of a lack of leadership in terms of society’s ideals, and the insidious degeneration in the standards of our society through trying to be all things to all people. Sadly it is the young people who have to suffer the consequences of such failures. Whilst I have to accept the decision for NZ, in the meantime, I believe that the Same Sex Marriage Bill will be repealed one day in a more enlightened era. Bill Capamagian, Tauranga.

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West misses out on fair share Five sixths of a six pack I am writing to explain a misquote attributed to me in a local publication re leadership in Katikati. I have lived in Katikati all my life (Fifth generation) and love the place. My role in all sorts of organisations has shown me what a terrific place it is for volunteers and community spirit and people contributing time and effort in their particular field of expertise. I referred to the recent Te Puke example where a dynamic and skilled leader with good people behind him had pulled many diverse groups together, which has given them even greater strength and impetus than they had as individual groups, with amazing results. The world economy, the huge PSA effect, and rate rises are impacting heavily on our people (including me) and we need to find innovative ways to increase our economic drivers and options, without touching

ratepayers pockets any further. Our council contributes thousands of dollars to organisations to promote economic planning and growth. I have often complained that well over one third of our council’s population, and an even greater percent of rates lay west of the Omokoroa turnoff, in Katikati and Waihi Beach, but in my opinion our area gets a very minimal benefit from this money and this has to change. But if we could get a dynamic leader, such as Te Puke has got, with the appropriate skills and a small group of local people behind him and win back our fair share of the currently available funds, we could see real progress here. The options for progress are too numerous to list here. Think on it! Norm Mayo, Katikati Ward Councillor, WBOPDC.

Mayor Crosby is at it again and here are just a few gaffes to conjure up with before TCC Elections in October. - He doesn’t seem to know the difference between a fully owned local community paper, employing staff and providing employment to Tauranga and the APN Australian publication that is no longer local and has recently cut staff. His predilection with the ‘City Partners’ scheme is probably the reason for this brainfade. - Says that $1/2 million spent on consultants for staff reviews and CCO’s amalgamation is well spent and will save money, yet produces no tangible evidence to support this absurd claim. Pilot Bay boardwalk turnaround is a fiasco and should have spoken to locals first before launching into a three metre track costing $1m cutting a swathe through the grassed foreshore area.

-Tsunami Alarms rethink spending a fortune on Meerkat assessments and now looks like he accepts Papamoa residents were right on Tactool Alarms at $200,000 versus $1.2m electronic option preferred by him. -Supported payment of the $90,000 loan and $40,000 grant to the 2012 Jazz Festival breaking Council’s criteria, resulting in $130,000 loss to TCC ratepayers. These are only some examples, the tip of the iceberg – you might say. Mayor Crosby’s success rate in the last 20 years zilch, zero, zippo – take your pick. His promises lemons would not cost TCC ratepayers has proved hollow and wrong each time. Is Mr Crosby someone you would vote for in October 2013? We only hear his views, what about Councillors, don’t they ever get to speak? MS Senior, Mt Maunganui.

Mutual admiration society There has been plenty of flak recently on the very, very contentious City Partners issue. It’s about time someone got to the bottom of the TCC City Partners Scheme which should be renamed TCC Mutual Admiration Society. In theory it could possibly work but having regard to human nature it doesn’t – it’s a one-way conduit and that never really benefits TCC ratepayers at all. The figures are ludicrous, most of the inflow coming via TECT Bay Trust Perry Foundation and other similar charitable outfits; Secrecy is rife; Suspicions aroused and public distrust evident; Shuts down criticism both ways, TCC/City Partners. Current Council stratagem is to demand ridiculously high payments for information (even to media) and TCC thinks that will diffuse public criticism. Wrong, think again! TCC demand for $78 per hour to provide LGOIMA details is obstructive and heads should roll including the City Partners facilitator who cannot readily access financial details. Strangely, nearly all Councillors it seems support the misconception of so-called ‘benefits’ accruing. R Paterson, Matapihi.

Teach, learn, grow, succeed Finally, it looks as if things are heating out there in the beautiful Bay. Consents are up, the builders are busy and subbies can’t find enough qualified help to hire. Already. Sounds like typical 21st Century economics to me, all or nothing. But jobs are the key to everything that you’d want from your home region. Jobs means more jobs, which also means the downstream niceties such as sponsorships and philanthropy will benefit as well. There’s certainly no shortage of charities to support out there. Matching the right people skills to the right jobs is another critical factor in succeeding in business, and today’s job market is no different here either. This relates back directly to our educational success both as teachers and learners, who both have a responsibility to each other to teach, learn, grow & succeed. That’s all we can ask. Graeme Martin, Tauranga.

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Friday 22 March

Annual Beads of Courage Street Appeal Run by Child

Cancer Foundation March 22 & 23. Keep an eye out for the Child Cancer Foundation volunteers manning donation stations in your area. CCF receives no government funding so rely on kind donations. 579 4141 Financial Markets Trading Meet up with other traders to share knowledge & experiences. 021 022 04737

‘Powered by PechaKucha’ Event Vol. 5 Speakers who deliver a presentation that is exactly 6 mins 40 seconds long using a PowerPoint based slideshow. Presented by Creative Te Puke at Jellicoe Room, Te Puke Hotel 7-9.30pm. Doors open 6.30pm. $8pp. Pay at the door on the night or 573 8336 for tickets.

Saturday 23 March

2013 Christian Singles Born again

friendship group meet monthly socially. Plus 1st & 3rd Tues of month at McCafe Mt Maunganui 10am. Email: janfos@ gmail.com or 021 182 7972 Bay Association of Sea Kayakers Lake Whakamaru from the dam’s southern bank. 25km. Bevan 576 8885 BOKWA Fitness Class Omokoroa Settlers Hall, Omokoroa Rd 9.30am. As seen on TV, try the new fitness buzz. Great music, easy steps. All levels of fitness welcome. Instructor Sarah 021 185 3363 http://www.bokwafitness.com/ Come Dancing Tonight Sequence & old time dancing, great music & supper. Greerton Hall 7.30-11pm. Entry $5. All welcome. Run by Tauranga Scottish Soc. Joan 574 6146 Easter Family Festival March 30 Downtown the Mount 10am – 3pm. Free family fun & entertainment. Slides, castles, gym, dance & zumba sessions, fire eating & dancing, Easter Bunny & more. www.mountmaunganui.org.nz/ WHATSON/EFF Global Kids Open Day Find out how to get 1 month free. 13 Newton St, Mt Maunganui 10am - 12.30pm. 575 8727 Katikati Tramping Club Tramp to Hakarimata Range, a new tramp for the club. Moderate. 8am start. Peter 07 863 8781 Messianic Weekly Meetings The Way meet in the Kingfisher Room, Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui 10am. All welcome. 570 1438 Pahoia Schools’ Annual Food Fest Starts 4pm. Good food, entertainment, bar etc. All welcome. Roller Derby Mount Militia Intra-league Bout 1 “TerminateHer”. Call of Booty vs Nuclear Knockouts at QE2 Memorial Park, Tauranga. Doors open

News, reviews and opinionated raving on the music scene. 4pm, bout starts 5pm. Tickets at door – cash/Eftpos. $10 adults, under 12’s $5, under 5’s free. www.mountmilitia.co.nz Tauranga Farmers Market Tauranga Primary School cnr 5th Ave & Cameron Rd every Sat 7.45am - 12pm. Fresh & artisian produced food. Trixie 552 5278 or www.taurangafarmersmarket.co.nz Tauranga Fuchsia Group AGM at Arts & Craft Centre, Elizabeth St West, Tauranga 1pm. All welcome. Pat 579 1655 Tauranga Target Rifle Club Open day 1-4pm. All welcome. Ellis 578 0098 The Sociables Males/Females 30’s/40’s. 022 012 0376 Welcome Bay Plunket Open Day From 9am – 1pm. Bouncy castle, sausage sizzle, craft table & more. Come down & meet the faces of your local Plunket, find out what Plunket has to offer like playgroups & our free carseat clinic. Want a stall? Email: welcomebay@ plunket.org.nz spaces limited.

Sunday 24 March

Art Fair 2013 Under cover at Durham

St carpark 10am – 4pm. Presented by Creative Tauranga & Te Papa Rotary Club. All weather event. Free entry. Bible Seminars Sundays at Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St, Greerton 1.45pm. Title: “Joseph forgives his brothers - lessons for us.” Interactive, Q&A. Refreshments provided. All welcome. Vic 543 0504 Easter in the Park Hosted by Mt Mosaic, at Coronation Park March 31 9.30am - 1pm. Family event with games, entertainment & food. Free event. No cover charge, no money needed.

Healing Meeting with Weston Carryer

City Life Church, 174 11th Ave, Tauranga 10am & 6.30pm. Come & have your needs met through the power of Jesus Christ. 571 6316

Home Computer Club (Tga) Inc

Computer enthusiasts meet to share knowledge & experience at Arts & Crafts Centre, Elizabeth St West on last Sun of month from 9.30am - 12.30pm approx. $3 door charge. Visitors welcome. 544 2067

Junior Youth Empowerment Programme Group for 11-13yr olds,

fortnightly Sundays 10am - 12pm. Empowers young people to work to better the community & develop their own intellectual & spiritual qualities (kindness, justice etc). Religiously inspired but not religious instruction. Email: shirinwhite@ windowslive.com Learning Spiritual Laws Sunday’s at Plunket Rooms, 59 Otumoetai Rd, Tauranga 10-11am. $5 donation, children free. Remember & celebrate who you are! Mount Kids Market Stalls run by kids. Featuring a Child Cancer Fundraising

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shave, come down to support our clever kids & Child Cancer Appeal Month at Arataki Community Centre 9.30am – 12pm. 575 2048 or email: arataki@clmnz.co.nz

Mount Mainstreet Farmers Market

Every Sun in Phoenix car park 9am - 1pm. Fresh fruit & veges, breads, cheese, oils, plants & more. All home grown & home made. Downtown the Mount open 7 days. 575 9911 mountmaunganui.org.nz

Mt Maunganui RSA Women’s Section

60th Birthday 11.30am. Entertainment, raffles, sales table, finger food lunch. Admission ticket only. Omanawa Hall Market Starts 12pm, approx. 5kms up Omanawa Rd, Lower Kaimai. Plants, produce, jewellery etc. Devonshire Tea, sausage sizzle, pony rides. Stalls $5. Christine 543 1069

Palm Beach Plaza Lions Market

7.30am - 12.30pm. Stalls must be set up by 7.30am. Great range of goods for sale including fruit & vege, arts & crafts. Fundraising raffles to support needy causes. $10 per car space. 542 2559 a/hs. Next market April 14. Petanque Every Sun, Tues & Thurs at Cliff Rd 12.45pm. Boules available, tuition given. 1st 3 visits free. Neita 572 3768 Radio Controlled Model Yachts Meet Sun 1.30pm & Thurs 5.30pm at pond behind 24 Montego Drive, Papamoa to race electron class yachts. Graham 572 5419 Singles Mix & Mingle 50+ coffee afternoon at Zaggers Cafe, Chapel St 2.30pm. Mix & mingle with other likeminded singles in a relaxed atmosphere. Gayle 027 439 3267 Tauranga Rainbow Social Network For lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender. Meet monthly. Kay 07 218 1411 or 021 239 7142 Te Puke Forest & Bird Walk Scenic boat trip on Lake Tarawera with 4 ½ hr bush walk from Humphries Bay to Tarawera Outlet included. Boat fee $30 per head. Limited numbers. To book, Cathy 573 9566 or email: cathy.reid139@gmail.com Theosophical Society “What now after 2012” by Murray Stentiford at Tauranga Yoga Centre, Elizabeth St West 2pm. Entry by donation. All welcome. June 576 6106 Welcome Bay Bible Fellowship Welcome Bay Primary School Hall 10am worship, teaching & communion. John Kerr teaching from Ephesians 5:1-14. All welcome. Gerald 021 938 618

Monday 25 March

Babies Moves & Grooves Every Mon at Arataki Community Centre 11am - 12pm. Movement to music for 0-18 months with a range of music,

instruments & equipment. Matt 575 2048

Badminton Mt Maunganui Club

night tonight at Mount Sports Centre, Maunganui Rd 7-9pm. All past & new players welcome. Janice 575 2438 or 027 201 0529 Bethlehem Bowls Every Mon at 7.15pm. First 3 nights free. Wendy 578 2585 Body & Soul Fun Fitness For over 50’s, social events & guest speakers. Mon & Fri, Greerton Hall Cameron Rd. Tues Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave. Weds City Church cnr Otumoetai Rd/Sherwood St. All classes 9.1510.15am. First class free. Men & women welcome. Dianne 576 5031 Qualified Instructor/Cardiac Care leader. Fire Brigade Bowling Club Club night at Greerton Hall, Cameron Rd 7.30pm. Bickers Rosebowl. Sharon 543 3929 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 Free Antenatal Classes Pirirakau Hauora, classes available each month in 2013. Venues throughout the Bay. For dates & venues ph 552 4573 or email: tamarikiora@pirirakauhauora.org.nz Genealogy Friendly Group Meet in Mako Room, Papamoa Community Centre 1pm. We offer assistance to anyone with an interest in researching their family history. Daphne 575 4674

Harmony a Plenty Barbershop Chorus

Every Mon at Bethlehem Community Church, Moffat Rd 7pm. New members welcome. 572 3345 or www. harmonyaplenty.co.nz Junior Badminton Club Every Mon at Bethlehem College 6-7.30pm. Tues at Otumoetai College 5.15-6.45pm. Tauranga Intermediate 6-7.30pm. Coaching & racquets available. Sue 021 194 4335. www.taurangabadminton.co.nz Meditation Free classes Mon 10am & Weds 7.30pm. Find peace, spiritual awareness & the meaning of your life. David 576 9764 Otumoetai Indoor Bowls Graded Rinks (Shirley Allan Cup), Matua Primary School Hall, Clivedene St 7.15pm. New members welcome. Karen 576 0443

Puppy & Home Training Classes

5 week courses only $50 starts April 8. http://www.taurangadogtraining. com/ or Pam 578 4370 Recycled Teenagers Gentle exercise for 50’s forwards, & injury or illness rehabilitation. Mon & Weds, 14 Norris St, Tauranga Senior Citizens Club, behind Pak n Save. Tues at St Mary’s Church Hall, Girven Rd. All 9

GUIDE The Weekend Sun’s guide to who’s playing and where. - 10.30am. Taken by Heart Foundation phase 3 cardiac instructor. First class free. Jennifer 571 1411 Scottish Country Dancing Every Mon at St John’s Church Hall, Bureta Rd, Tauranga 7.30-10pm. New members with experience welcome. Sarah 579 0123 Taekwon-Do Family Training Monday’s at Pillans Point School 5.40-7.10pm & Weds at Otumoetai Action Centre 5.407.10pm, training for all ages. A modern, dynamic & effective martial art for the whole family. ce_ young@hotmail.com or www. itkd.co.nz Taekwon-Do Kids Otumoetai Action Centre 4.15-5.15pm, ages 5-11yrs. Email: ce_young@hotmail. com or www.itkd.co.nz Tauranga Badminton Club Every Mon & Weds at Bethlehem College 7.309.30pm. Sue 021 194 4335. www. taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz Tauranga Creative Fibre Every Mon at Arts Centre, Elizabeth St 9.30am. Spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, crochet, beading & more. Learn & share in a mutually supportive club. Also on Thurs evenings twice a month. Joan 577 6781 Tauranga Rock n Roll Club Club nights Mondays at Tauranga RSA, Cameron Rd 7pm. Lessons 6.30pm. Te Puna Indoor Bowling Club Every Mon at Te Puna Memorial Hall 7.15pm. Ian 579 3024 The Art of Photography Group exhibition by Fine Art Photographers, presented by Creative Tauranga Gallery, 112 Willow St, Tga. Mon Fri 9am - 5pm, Sat 9am - 3pm. YMCA - ALFS (Active lifestyle for seniors). Smooth Movers class Mon 8.459.45am & 10-11am at Matua Community Hall, Levers Rd. Also 9-9.55am & 10-10.55am at Arataki Hall, Zambuk Way (off Grenada St). Tues 9.1510.15am & 10.30-11.30am at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd. Weds 9.15-10.15am Welcome Bay Hall, Welcome Bay Rd. Also Te Puke Senior Citizen’s Club, Jocelyn St, Te Puke 9.1510.15am. All welcome. First class free. Thurs 8.45-9.45am at Otumoetai Action Centre, Windsor Rd. Also 10.30-11.30am at Bethlehem Hall, Bethlehem Rd. Fri 9.15-10.15am at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd. 578 9272

Tuesday 26 March

ABC - Avenues Badminton Club Every Tues at Tauranga Intermediate School TECT Stadium. Juniors 6-7.30pm. Seniors 7.30-7.30pm. Club racquets & coaching available. Sue 021 194 4335 Altrusa Club of Tauranga Women’s community service group. Dinner &

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The Weekend Sun business meeting 2nd Tues. Social programme 4th Tues, monthly. Interested? Denise 570 3134 Badminton (Social) Every Tues at Otumoetai Baptist Hall 9.30am 12pm. Racquets available. All welcome. Lorraine 579 3229

Tauranga Astronomical Society

Every Tues meet outside Mount Surf Club 9.20am. Easy walking. Great group. Cafe jaunt after. See you there.

Tauranga Morning Badminton Club

BOP Shirley Club Walking Group

Bureta Garden Circle

Monthly meeting at St Johns Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai 1.30pm. Visitors welcome. Colleen 576 7610 Fibromyalgia Group Meet at Hillier Centre, Bayfair 1.30pm. Free Intro Talk Tools for continued freedom & inspiration. Find out how you can learn. Simple meditation included. Tauranga Senior Citizens Club 7-8.30pm. ph/txt to book 022 191 0871 or 562 2048 Genesis - Women’s Group Every Tues during school term. 10am morning tea at Papamoa Surf Club, Papamoa Domain. This week: Table games & card making. New members welcome. Jennifer, Salvation Army 578 4264 Inachord Chorus Womens 4 part harmony every Tues at Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 6.55pm. Enjoy the challenge of singing & performing a varied repertoire. Penny 579 2945 or Elizabeth 542 0646 Israeli Dancing Beginners classes every Tues at Gate Pa School Hall 7-8pm. No partners required. All ages welcome. Maria 544 1680 Kids Kung Fu Every Tues (term times) at Welcome Bay Hall 5-7yr olds 6.15pm. 8 year olds & up at 6.45pm. $7.50 per class (pro rata) adult enquiries welcome. Come learn simple direct self defence methods whilst keeping fit. 577 6777 or 027 810 3881 Merge Social Group For newcomers to Tauranga. Meet 1st & 3rd Tues upstairs at Zaggers2 Cafe in the Strand 5pm. Sandra 021 565 459 Mount Aglow All ladies invited to meeting at Salvation Army, 57 Eversham Rd, Mt Maunganui 9.45am. Join us if you need a new direction to your life. Guest speaker: Willy Vermuelen – “Missionary Uganda.” Shared lunch to follow. All welcome. Raewyn 574 6967 Mount Morning Badminton Every Tues at Mount Sports Centre, Blake Park 9am - 12pm. Social, competitive, all ages, beginners welcome. Racquets available. Visitors $5 per session, first day free. Students $2. Margaret 575 9792 Mount Social Table Tennis Every Tues at Arataki Community Centre 7.30-9.30pm. Social, fun group, paddles available. $4. Matt 575 2048 New & Preschool Mothers Evening Craft Group Every Tues at Little Woods Nursery, 301 Welcome Bay Rd 7-9.30pm. Bring along a chair & things you are working on or come along to learn something new. Tea/ coffee provided. 544 3799

NZ China Friendship Society AGM at Tauranga

Intermediate School 7.30pm. Speaker: Joanne RyeMcGregor with her latest film on a remarkable local woman. Andrew 571 4499 Sequence Dancing St Johns Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai. Tues 7-9.30pm, second Tues of month 3-5.30pm. Visitors welcome. John 578 9716

South City Indoor Bowls Club (Inc)

Club night (Interclub format) at Greerton Hall 7.30pm. Mary 541 0687 Tai Chi-Chi Gong Every Tues at 9am. A set of 18 movements concentrating on breathing. Easy & enjoyable. No charge. Interested? For details, Marlene 575 5803 or text 0274 979 304

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

Cedar Lounge, Bureta Park, Vale St 7.30pm. Friendly jam sessions or open concert 4th Tues & 2nd Sun, 1pm. Sing, play or just listen. Paul 579 2346 or www.tamc.org.nz

Observatory & hall open at Fergusson Park 7.30pm. Dr Grant Christie from Auckland Observatory presents a lecture on planets, planets & more planets. Lecture is open to the public $5 entry charge. Telescope viewing if weather permits. 576 5389 Every Tues & Thurs at QEII Youth Centre, cnr Devonport Rd & 11th Ave 9-11.30am. New members welcome. Wendy 552 5293

Tauranga Society of Artists Evening

group meet every Tues at Clubrooms, 171a Glasgow St 7-9pm. 576 9592 Tauranga Toastmasters Tga Lyceum Club 1st Tues 7.15-8.45pm. Exterminate the butterflies, confidence building, improving public speaking & leadership skills. Alan 544 5989 Toastmasters Excel Club Learn to be a competent speaker & get your message across. Meetings held on 2nd, 4th & 5th Tues of the month at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way (off Grenada St) Mt Maunganui 6.15pm. New members welcome. Tess 575 6610 Widows & Widowers Club People living alone invited to join us at the Arts & Crafts Centre, Elizabeth St 2pm. Margaret 576 5292 YMCA Sit n Fit Class Tues at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd, Papamoa 11.30am - 12.30pm. Weds at Greenwood Park Village, Welcome Bay Rd 11am - 12pm. Social exercise seated to music. All welcome. 578 9272

Wednesday 27 March Alcoholics Anonymous St Mary’s School staff room, 13th Ave East, Tauranga 7.30pm.

Badminton Mt Maunganui Social club

night Mount Sports Centre, Maunganui Rd 7-9pm. All past & new players welcome. Janice 575 2438 or 027 201 0529

Balmorals Leisure Marching Team

Welcome ladies to join this awesome sport for fun, friendship & travel. 30-60 age group. Anita 571 4096 a/hs or 0210 257 6094

Baywide Community Law Service

Drop in clinic every Weds at 63 Willow St 5-6.30pm. No appointment necessary. Free legal assistance. 571 6812. Every Tues morning at Te Puke Clinic. For appointment 573 5614. Every Thurs morning at Katikati Clinic. For appointment 549 0399

Fernlands Spa Water Exercise Class

Weds 10.45-11.45am. Held rain or shine, but not during school holidays. New participants planning to attend ph Jennifer 571 1411 Gate Pa Indoor Bowls Club night at Greerton Hall 7.30pm. Super liquor ladder 7pm. Marg 543 3394 Global Hearts Exercise Group Weds 2pm & Fri 11am. Provides group activities combined with health education that encourages members to live a healthy & active lifestyle. Classes run by certified Phase 3 cardiac rehabilitator. Vikki 575 0470 or 0272 800 388

Mount Maunganui Sequence Dance

AGM April 10 at 211 Ngatai Rd 7.30pm. All welcome. Elizabeth 544 5633 Ocean View Yoga Every Weds/Fri Fergusson Park Sports Centre (end of Tilby Drive, Matua) 9.30-10.40am. $10 casual. Stella 021 0249 6390 or email: YogaTauranga@gmail.com Ohauiti Indoor Bowling Club Every Weds at Ohauiti Settler’s Hall 7.159.30pm. Friendly, social club. All ages, coaching available. New members welcome. Glennis 544 4022 Otumoetai Toy Box Toy Library 94 Bureta Rd. Open Weds 6.30-8.30pm, Thurs & Fri 9.30-11.30am. A number of membership options available. 576 9923 or 027 857 7452 Salvation Army Meeting For all women every Weds 10am morning tea, 10.30am meeting at Salvation Army

cnr Cameron Rd & 5th Ave, Tauranga. This week: Easter Meeting with Major Jo Wardle. New members welcome. Jennifer 578 4264 Scottish Country Dancing Weds at Senior Citizens Hall, Maunganui Rd. Fri at Papamoa Primary School Hall, Dickson Rd. Both 7.30pm. 573 5055 Soulfood Relax, unwind, be still, reflect, refresh & enjoy. Share in a selection of sacred & inspirational writings & music from around the world. At 6 Moiri Place, Maungatapu 7.30pm. 544 2786 Table Tennis Tauranga Memorial Hall, QEYC. Weds 1-3pm, 7-9pm. Fri 7-9pm. All welcome. www. sportsground.co.nz/tabbletennistauranga Bill 578 1662

Te Puke Spiritual & Healing Centre

Art Gallery, Commerce Lane, Te Puke. Doors open 6.45pm for 7.15pm start. Guest speaker: Phyllis Tantrum. $4 entry. Monique 573 4687 Tauranga Sequence Dance Club Weds & Mon at Norris St, Tauranga 7-10pm. Lovely dances, tuition, fun, bring partner. Barbara 552 6227

Toastmasters - City Early Start

Improve communication, leadership & teamwork skills. Join the motivated & enthusiastic group every Weds at Classic Flyers Avgas Cafe 6.45-8.15am. Email: LaniDTM@kol.co.nz or 571 1545. Website: http://cityearlystart. toastmastersclubs.org

Toastmasters Tauranga South Area Leadership skills, speaking skills.

Weds at St George’s Church Hall cnr Cameron Rd & Church St 7.15pm. All welcome. Alan 544 5989 TS Chatham (Sea Cadets) Every Weds at TYPBC, Keith Allan Drive, Sulphur Pt 6.30-9pm. Lee 542 5377 or 027 291 6151 or email: leew.lynnc@xtra.co.nz Walking Group Age Concern walking group meet 9.30am. Carpooling to Waihi Beach. Lunch at RSA. Meet at Bethlehem Shops car park. All welcome. 578 2631

Thursday 28 March

Adult Art Jam Build creative confidence while sharing resources/ideas with other arty people! $20 tea/coffee provided. Every Thurs 7-9pm. Janice 552 4162 www.theartyhouse.co.nz Age Concern Tauranga Monthly meeting at Senior Citizen’s Club, 14 Norris St behind Pak n Save 10am. Guest speaker: Tauranga Epilepsy – “What is Epilepsy?” DVD presentation. Cost $3pp includes morning tea before starting. All welcome. 578 2631 Fitness League Safe, effective, low impact exercise to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for females. All ages & abilities, first class free, every Thurs Central Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 9.30am & Weds at Katikati Memorial Hall 10am. Pam 549 4799 or 021 117 170 French Group For lovers of all things French. Meet like minded people Brooklyn Pizzeria on the Strand. Fortnightly Thursdays 4.30-6.30pm. Andrea: agohns@yahoo.co.nz 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 Meditation Group Monthly group, next group March 28 7-8.30pm. Open to anyone interested in improving their understanding & practice of meditation & Buddhism. Gold coin donation welcome. Dianne email: dianeestellehowell@yahoo.co.nz or 577 1484 www.meditateintauranga.org Orange City Square & Round Dance

Club Weds Plus, Thurs club night, Frontiersmens Hall, 7.30pm. 543 1063 Rhythm n Fun Dance Class Thursdays at Matua Community Hall 1-3pm. All ages, no partner necessary. First class free. Class just $6. Pat 544 2574 Rock n Roll Social Dancing Authentic music. Every Thurs at Senior Citizen’s Hall, 14 Norris St, Tauranga 7.309.30pm. $3 entry pp. Maria 576 7326

Self Defence - Taekwon Do Girls only class at Tauranga Girls College 3.30-4.30pm. ce_young@hotmail.com or www.itkd.co.nz

Tauranga Heart Support Group Phase 3 rehab exercise, social events & guest speakers for those with or at risk of heart disease. Every Thurs at City Church Hall, Otumoetai Rd/Sherwood St 9.30-10.45am. Men & women welcome. Dianne 576 5031 Qualified instructor/Cardiac Care leader. Tauranga Library Friends

Monthly meeting, Zest Café, Chadwick Rd, Greerton 10am under the awning. $3 donation. Morning tea available. All welcome. Tauranga Storytellers’ Group Meet last Thurs of every month. Learn how to develop your storytelling skills. Claire 577 7220 Tennis Seniors 35+ Every Thurs at Tauranga Lawn TC opp Court House Cameron Rd 9am. New members welcome. Wing Chun Women Women’s only self defence club 6.30-8.30pm. 0800 FYT BAK or Nicky 021 148 6467

crucifixion. Free event, donation appreciated to offset the cost for the orchestra. Financial Markets Trading Meet up with other traders to share knowledge & experiences. 021 022 04737 Free Immigration Clinic Every Fri - legal advice & information on immigration issues. For appointment, Baywide Community Law 571 6812 Gay/Bi Men’s Support Group Do you need a trusting person to talk to? Discretion assured. For meetings & locations ph/text Alex 027 358 5934 Katikati Ukulele Festival April 5, Friday Jam at Katikati RSA from 7pm. Free. April 6 at Katikati Memorial Hall 12-5pm. Uke play along, open mike & workshops. Featuring: Ukes-a-plenty, the Nukes, Mr Ukulele: Kevin Fogarty. Adults 5, child $1, family pass $10. Festival concert from 6pm. The Nukes & Ukulele All Star Band. Adults $5, child $1, family pass $10. Christine 0274 809 261 or 549 5827.

Friday 29 March

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Reasons to be cheerful - Part 10 Club Mt Maunganui Friday 22 – Lance Kiwi. The Crown and Badger Wednesday 27 - Country music night. A mix of countryrock, blues & traditional.

Mount RSA Friday 22 – Terry Jensen Duo. Saturday 23 – Chris Gunn. Sunday 24 – Harlequin 4.30-7.30pm. Thursday 28 – Higher Ground.

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72) There’s music here too! So it may not include the names seen above but there’s – in case you didn’t realise yet – a pile of music here over Easter as well. But, if you can’t wait, there’re also some fantastic sounds coming your way for free at the Mount this weekend (Saturday 23 March). There’s a Twilight concert kicking

70) The high Kiwi dollar! So this may seem odd and it’s certainly a bit of a bugger for exporters. But the high New Zealand dollar is one reason that so many international acts are visiting the country during March and April. Rodriguez, Taj Mahal, Black Sabbath, Paul Simon, Bonnie Raitt, Neil Young, Steve Miller, Santana, the list goes on... Because such artists like to be paid in American dollars it means that promoters here, collecting dosh in Kiwi dollars, can more easily afford them. 71) Byron Bay Bluesfest! So it’s in Australia but the Byron Bay Bluesfest is on again at Easter and – along with the previously mentioned Kiwi dollar – is the other reason so many great touring acts are currently visiting. It’s much easier to make the trip if you’re already going to Australia. And the Byron Bay festival really is extraordinary. At the risk of boring you with Whirimako Black. a long list of names you can see there, here’s a long list of names you can see there: Paul Simon, Robert Plant, Ben Harper, Santana, Iggy Pop, Steve Miller, Counting Crowes, Wilco, Rodriguez, Chris Isaak, Bonnie Raitt, Status Quo, Jimmy Cliff, Rufus Wainwright, the Tedeschi Trucks Band, Trombone Shorty, Taj Mahal, Robert Cray, Shuggie Otis, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Mavis Staples, Alan Toussaint, Joan Armatrading, Bette LaVette, Wanda Jackson, Tony Joe White, Luka Bloom, Shawn Colvin, and even the riotously entertaining Tav Falco and The Panther Burns. OK. Pause for breath... that was just a small selection. It’s an incredible festival and no wonder so many people are decamping for Easter and heading across the ditch.

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off at 5.00pm in Coronation Park and it’s free. This is the final of the very enjoyable “Summer Series” organised by Mauao Performing Arts Centre supremo Aaron Saxon and features the Trevor Braunias Trio, Hurricane Tilly, Luz Marina, 12 Noon, and Aaron & Ecila Jazz. Things run through till around 8.00pm - take a picnic and have a good time! Aaron restarts his programme with the “Winter Series” at the end of April. 73) Tuis is Tauranga! So Tauranga is the home of the Tuis, not the avian variety but the Tui Award for Best Jazz Album of the Year. For the past three years the National Jazz Festival has had the honour of presenting the Jazz Tui at a concert during the festival. This year there’s an exceptional line-up of finalists includes Whirimako Black, for her album Late Night Plays, Nathan Haines for The Poet’s Embrace and new-comer Jennifer Zea for The Latin Soul. I imagine this will be one of the stand-out shows of the festival. All three Aaron Saxon. finalist will perform, supported by the Phil Broadhurst Quartet. Expect world-class jazz. It’s on Sunday 31 March, 1pm, at Baycourt’s Jazz Café. For more info check www.jazz.org.nz 74) Gay Marriage! So the likelihood of gay marriage moves ever closer in New Zealand – and England and America Nathan Haines. – and some unlikely bedfellows (excuse my choice of words) have been thrown together. Leaders of conservative parties here and the UK are for it. Even a senator who ran for the republican nomination at the last US election (Rob Portman) is for it. In the opposite camp: two local MPs, Simon Bridges and Tony Ryall (is this the first time Mr Bridges has ever disagreed with John Key?), the new Pope and – kinda surprisingly – singer Michelle Shocked who stunned fans at a recent San Francisco concert by saying “When they... force priests at gunpoint to marry gays, it will be the downfall of civilisation, and Jesus will come back.” She wasn’t being ironic either. Shocked is a born-again Christian, though her opinion to me seems muddled at best (isn’t Jesus coming back meant to be a good thing?).

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GAME OF THRONES SERIES 2 Starring: Peter Dinklage, Charles Dance, Maisie Williams - Dir: various OKAY, so it’s not a film. But, with the imminent arrival of series 3 (kicking off on Sky’s Soho channel at the beginning of April, a mere 24 hours behind the US) anyone not yet in thrall of this magnificent fantasy epic should climb on board. Take the week off and work your way through series 2, now handily out on DVD. There have been a number of such outings on TV recently – Pillars of the Earth, Camelot,

et al – but this leaves the others in its muddy wake, mixing top class production values with a seriously complex story, vividly-drawn characters, grown-up dialogue, generous lashings of sex and violence, and twists and turns that continually surprise (less so I imagine if you’ve read the series of books by George R Martin). After killing off the central character at the end of the first series it looked like things

Karl Urban continues to climb the stardom ladder – after support roles in The Chronicles of Riddick, LOTR, Doom and Star Trek – with the lead . It won’t help in Dredd much, though it’s a perfectly decent little film. The role is actually rather thankless, given he keeps his helmet on throughout and doesn’t have a lot to say. That’s just how Judge Dredd rolls. The film also has exactly the same plot as last year’s (superior) The Raid. Dredd and partner must battle their way up through a tower block to defeat an evil drug dealer on the top floor. Lots of fighting and some fun special effects. That’s about it really.

The Twilight franchise limps to a close with Breaking Dawn Part 2 , as bad a film as the series has yet produced. Earlier efforts could be criticized for the obvious passive women subtext, tedious romance, absurd plotting and simply being a bit boring. This time it’s bad because it’s just plain bad, the sort of stuff that wouldn’t even cut it as a halfassed TV series. It actually just about works as a comedy, but that’s probably unintentional. Fans, however, should be happy: Kirsten Stewart pouts frequently, Taylor Lautner takes off his shirt, and R-Pat is reliably blank – at least Michael Sheen seems to be having fun.

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You have to feel for Liam Neeson. Here was a respectable, high class actor, a man with gravitas, and now he’s an over-sixty action hero, grunting inanities in films like The Grey and Taken while body doubles fight off bad guys (and wolves). Now, unsurprisingly, there’s Taken 2 . Turns out the several dozen Eastern European nasties he slaughtered while saving his daughter in part one are out for revenge. Next thing you know Liam and his ex-wife have been kidnapped by said forces of darkness and reluctantly must turn to the daughter for help. Violence ensues. Like Neeson’s central turn, it’s solid, efficient, and tries to pretend it’s not just going through the motions.

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Movie night! Tauranga’s hugely popular Baypark Drive-In Movie Festival is set to return to the big screen for the April school holidays.

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The movies will be shown across six nights from April 30 – May 5 at ASB Baypark. Headlining the festival will be a fully themed screening of Grease on opening night, while the remaining line-up will be announced shortly – including an opportunity for the public to vote on the film they would most like to see featured for the closing night. The festival, which debuted in 2011, features a line-up of ‘well-loved’ movies that personify the nostalgic American drive-in concept, complete with waitresses on roller skates serving popcorn and hotdogs. Movie fans ‘park-up’ in their cars to watch the movies projected onto a 32 metre wide screen on the side of ASB Arena. The event is a collaborative effort between Bayfair and ASB Baypark, who are working in partnership to help grow the area as the region’s biggest entertainment destination. For Bayfair, it is about creating an experience for the community to

More FM breakfast hosts Brendon Weatherley and Bel Brawford are all set for the Drive-In Movie Festival coming to ASB Baypark. the public for the return of the Drive-In enjoy, says marketing manager Louise ChapFestival has been relentless. man. “Bayfair is proud to have one of the “The inaugural event was very successful, biggest outdoor movie experiences on our the community loved it. There is something back doorstep. for everyone and it is a unique experience “This is something the whole community that the whole family can enjoy, even dressed can be involved in and we are excited to be in their pyjamas.” bringing back this great event to the people Tickets go on sale Thursday, April 4 on of Tauranga.” eventfinder.co.nz and from ASB Arena ASB Baypark’s business manager Karen reception. Gemmell says the continued requests from

Walking the Easter story It’s been in hiatus for two years, but when it last appeared more than 8000 people came from near and far to view it. The long-awaited return of Bethlehem Baptist Church’s Easter Journey nears, as hundreds of volunteers work to put the multi-sensory, walk-through display depicting the Easter story together. From March 28-April 1 the popular event is expected to attract some 10,000 people as the Easter story comes to life in the 45-minute walk-through – with men taking turns to portray Jesus on a real-life cross. Running in the newly built auditorium, creative direction Yvonne Barnes says the walk-through will be bigger and more impacting than ever. Back in 2000, a small group put together a display in the church – something simple

and personal to allow members to sit back and reflect on the story of Easter. Throughout the years, the concept has grown little by little to become a muchloved, high impact display capturing the true meaning of Easter. “The following year we decided we would build on it a little, using some props. A few years later, it got to the point where we started telling the story of Easter, and from hundreds of visitors it sort of blew out to a few thousand.” Yvonne says the reality of seeing someone on a cross has been very impacting for audiences. “It’s something that really reinforces Christ’s sacrifice for us.” As well as a surprise aspect to the event, Puppet Vision will be running scheduled shows for primary aged children. “It’s a really fun presentation about the fourth wise man, with a small craft activity at the end.”

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Rare, old and exotic items go on display More than 500 square metres of antiques are expected to grace Bethlehem Town Centre this weekend as the centre’s Antiques & Collectables Fair begins. Beginning today, the fair hosted by Otumoetai Rotary, will run for three days. Entry costs $2 at the door and all proceeds will be donated to charity. Centre manager David Hamilton says this is the first time this event has been held at Bethlehem Town Centre and hundreds of rare, old and exotic items are expected to be on display. “We are hoping for a great turn-out and to give the community something unique. “Otumoetai Rotary is working hard to

bring new life to this event and create something interesting with a community focus.” The fair is one of a few community projects at the town centre this month, with the popular FASH event (fabric, abandoned stitchery and haberdashery) returning on Easter Sunday. Traders will bring hoarded fabrics, unfinished projects and all manner of craft to sell. Again, entry is by gold coin donation and funds will go towards Te Puna Quarry Summer Trust. “This has become an annual fixture at Bethlehem Town Centre and seems to have developed a following throughout the creative community,” says David. To find out more about either event ‘like’ Bethlehem Town Centre on Facebook or visit website www.shopbethlehem.co.nz

Antique collector Greg will display some of his antiques at the fair this weekend.

New comedy explores in-law relationships Your in-laws might not be perfect - but they’re probably not outlaws! Detour Theatre is promising audiences outrageous, laugh-outloud, comedy in its latest show, taking a light-hearted look at family relationships with in-laws. From the writer of Detour Theatre’s hit 2012 comedy ‘The Old People Are Revolting’ comes the new Kiwi comedy ‘My Inlaws are Outlaws’

– written and directed by Devon Williamson. Mild-mannered librarian Annie discovers her in-laws are outlaws and her mother in-law has hired a mad group of assassins to kill her. How will Annie outwit the best of the Italian, Russian and Irish contract killers? Theatre trustee and actor Glen Morris says the play is infused with Devon’s usual wit and keen sense of the ridiculous,

The cast of ‘My Inlaws are Outlaws’.

while also remaining insightful and, at times, disarmingly poignant. The lead role of the daughter in-law is played with great hilarity, passion and aplomb by Tauranga drama teacher Susi Jansen. Susi is onstage for all but a couple of minutes of the play, and is obviously relishing the role as she deftly plays the rollercoaster rider of emotion. “As outrageous as the story is, the audience has to believe that it is really happening to this poor woman. Susi is a real pro, she really brings this to life,” says Devon. This is the premiere season of Devon’s new play, running from April 4-20. In May it will be released for production by other theatres. Bookings and information are available at Baycourt Ticketdirect.

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Fun and furry education at open day Children worry immensely when their beloved pet has to stay behind at the vets and often give the vet a mistrusting look.

This weekend Mount Vets is offering children the chance to learn about what happens behind the scenes as part of the clinic’s Family Fun Open Day. From 11am-2pm on Sunday, children and adults alike can visit the popular clinic for a range of fun and educational activities, including face painting, a bouncy castle, surgery tours and dress-ups. Practice manager Julia Stanton-Jones says “For children, their pets disappear out the back and they don’t really know what’s going on”. “Our Open Day will be very educational, you can look under the microscope at parasites, ask questions and do a cool quiz, see where the animals hang out, and dress up as a surgeon with the gloves, coats and glasses on. “For adults, it’s a chance to learn about the vet’s services, pick up some of the fantastic open day specials and liaise with staff about the best treatments for their pets.” Having an open day also fits in with the wider ethos of the clinic, she says. “We want to be part of the community. It’s interesting for people to come along and they can have a look around, ask questions and see the different services and options we offer and it gives us a chance

Vet nurse Alicia Sinclair and practice manager Julia Stanton-Jones with Tallulah Belle. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

to show them that we go the extra mile to care for their pets.” A big part of what Mount Vets is trying to achieve is education and helping people keep pets healthy so they can live long and happy lives. “We don’t want to be just the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff when things go wrong. “It is going to be a fantastic day and who knows, the Easter Bunny might even come and visit.” By Corrie Taylor

Market day to support Omanawa hall Tucked away in the countryside is the Omanawa Community Hall. To the average passer-by it may not look like much, but to those close by it’s a hub of activity providing a place for weddings, Christmas parties, family fun days, community bowling and more. To help maintain and fund the hall, the Omanawa community is holding a market day at the hall this weekend – offering stalls, pony rides, and family fun from 12pm on Sunday. Committee member Carol Gunn says the market day will hopefully be held three times a year to support the upkeep of the hall and offer city residents a chance to visit the country. She says Omanawa Hall is the central point to the vibrant Omanawa and Lower Kaimai community and is situated about 15 minutes’ drive from Greerton. Carol is bringing some of her own animals to entertain children at the market day. “It’s a great time and experiencing a bit of country.”

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Public Notice Section 41(3) Sale of Liquor Act Nijjar Enterprises Papamoa Limited an incorporated company having its registered office at 23 Tierra Place, Papamoa, has made application to the District Licensing Agency at Tauranga for the renewal of an off-licence in respect of premises situated at Unit A, 252 Welcome Bay Road, Tauranga, known as Welcome Bay Supermarket. The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is that of a grocery store. The days on which and the hours during which liquor is sold under the licence are Monday to Sunday from 6:30am to 9:00pm. The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Tauranga District Licensing Agency at the Tauranga City Council, 91 Willow Street, Tauranga. Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the grant of the application may, not later than 10 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the Tauranga District Licensing Agency at Private Bag 12022, Tauranga 3143.

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The club is currently living out of containers at Waimarino Kayak Tours Adventure Park and cannot grow until it has its own space. It approached Tauranga City Council in January looking for help finding a site beside the river for a 250 square metre clubrooms with flat water access, where it can store canoes; house showers, toilets and changing rooms; and have car parking. The club’s approach to council coincided with Canoe Racing New Zealand and High Performance Sport New Zealand including the Wairoa River on the short list of locations for the development of a canoe racing High Performance Centre. The outcome of that process is pending. If the Wairoa is selected then the canoe club’s required building size is expected to double, but the cost will be paid for by the government. Club member Terry Newlands told councillors the NZ Olympic Canoe squad has visited and trained on the river for four days since the January meeting. The CEO and board members of Canoe New Zealand have also looked at it. “It’s still in the mix as far as we know,” says Terry. The canoe club focusses on flat water sprinting as opposed to slalom kayaking. The club formed in 2006 and was on the river with no base for six months before renting storage from Eastern Bay Rowing Club on the west bank. As the rowing club grew, the canoe club was squeezed out. It moved to Memorial Park and paddled on Tauranga Harbour before returning to the Wairoa in 2009, where it is still leasing containers at Waimarino for storage. Waimarino is also growing and this time when the canoe club moves it wants to be into its own space. Council planners have tacked the canoe club proposal onto Parau Farms where, with the neighbouring Bethlehem College, there is a possibility of growing a watersports hub. The city council approved the recommendation, and also resolved to engage with Bethlehem College to look at road access down by the riverside where the council land adjoins the college. Construction of the Parau Farms playing fields is expected to begin 2015/16.

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Resolute conference in Tauranga – Part 1 of 3 The word ‘resolute’ implies belief and attitudes with conviction and determination. These qualities of spiritual belief are exactly the intention of Christians at Bay Bible Fellowship, who are hosting a oneday ‘Resolute’ Bible Conference on April 13. To live as a believer in Jesus Christ takes unshakable belief, it requires a consistent

determination to live out the God-given faith relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, as spoken of in the Bible. That relationship is not to be hidden, secretive or even dulled down so that it becomes indistinguishable. The theme of “Ever-changing world – never-changing Truth” being presented by Nigel Shailer from The Shepherd’s Bible College, and Lincoln Forlong from Bay Bible Fellowship, is designed to grow a

healthy focus on Jesus Christ as Lord in your personal living. An enjoyable day exploring God’s Word, with typical Kiwi humour and good food, attendees are certain to come away refreshed and strengthened in the Christian faith. The event is on Saturday, April 13 from 9am-4pm at BTI Institute, 24 Elder Lane in Bethlehem. By Bay Bible Fellowship

Vibrant spirituality - learn to seek God’s voice for yourself Have you ever been in church and heard the song leader say, “Let’s sing it from the top again!”? Some people leap for joy – some on the inside and some literally. Others though, feel like a part of them

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has died, “Really? From the top? Again? This song? Again?” The reality is we’re all wired to connect with God in different ways. When we turn worship into a song rather than a song into worship, we reduce worship from being the totality of one’s life lived before God. Notwithstanding that there is something powerful about lyric and melody, it is essential that we make space for people to connect with God in a variety of means. Throughout Christian history there are nine basic pathways through which people have connected with God. A vibrant Christian spirituality celebrates these and will be

meaning, mood and melody found in a particular song that points them towards the Divine. For others it is stillness and quiet contemplation or the taste of bread and wine at comnaturalistic, tradimunion. tional, contemplative, You may not even celebratory, intelleccall yourself a Christual, ascetic, sensory, tian but have perhaps service-orientated, and ‘experienced-somethingjustice-orientated. Diftoo-deep-for-words’ ferent pathways may be when standing drenched more meaningful for in the glow of a sunset one person than they are or when looking at a for another and there piece of art – somehow is something beautiful it seems alive, somehow about this. you feel alive. For some it is the In this moment you’re sensing God in your world. At the core of vibrant Christian spirituality is the conviction that when Sunday Gatherings we tune into God’s pres10:00 am ence we discover God’s Mount Sports Club voice speaking into our 51 Miro Street lives; a voice of love, of Blake Park comfort, of beauty and The Mount of wonder. At St Luke’s we encourage our community to lean into the spiritual pathways most natural and most meaningful to them and occasionally explore pathways that don’t come as naturally. In our Sunday gatherings we try to mix things up. Sometimes we use set prayers, other times interactive stations with reflection questions or art installations. These are designed to create an opportunity to reflect and to point you towards God. Two out of three Sundays we sing together. In your world, work out how you best tune into God, and listen for God’s voice.

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Palm Sunday

Students at Bethlehem College re-enacted Jesus’ Easter story on Wednesday. Photos by Tracy Hardy.

Cultures come together The sights and sounds of different cultures tantalised Tauranga residents’ senses as the Multicultural Festival took place at Tauranga’s Historic Village on Saturday. Disciples Andrew Parker, 10, and David Standing, 10, with Ebony before the walk through school.

The Spanish Flamenco Angels backstage. Suho Jung, 7, Esther Kimlee, 8, and Miok Lee, in traditional Korean dress.

Teddy bear picnic Tauranga Girls’ College students hosted a Teddy Bears’ Picnic at the ‘100 Acre Wood’ for around 100 junior students from Gate Pa School last week.

Molly Allen, 10, leads Ebony through the school carrying Karl Harrison, 10, dressed as Jesus.

Seek something special now

Many years ago, I heard the story of some Englishmen who rescued stranded men off the coastline of France in the Second World War. These men had been fighting in the armed services, and had been driven back to the coastline where they were stranded. So near, yet so far from home. A call went out to rescue these men. Most of the journeys were made at night in perilous conditions. Many people who had a boat and knew the sea went, praying “Oh God let us get these men back home”, and somehow miraculously they did. Over 2000 years ago we had a direct representation of God on the earth. It’s a historical fact just like the story of the men who were rescued in the armed forces. There is a record of time being described, BC - AD, and somehow miraculously men and women all over the globe ‘believed’ in The Lord Jesus Christ. One thing most of us accept was His model prayer: Our Father who art in Heaven. His opening words alluding to a relationship that we are familiar with, that of a family connection. Encouragement to pray, not only to God, but to a Heavenly Father. This Easter we celebrate a “Risen Saviour”. What

does that mean? Well, in a nutshell, it means that the same Lord Jesus Christ who walked this earth over 2000 years ago, suffered, died and rose again from the dead, so that we could be rescued from facing never, ever being able to go home again. He gave His life to be the boat that rescued us, to be the pathway through the unknown, back to

The Father we came from. And one day we will all have to make that journey. Wouldn’t you rather get into a boat with someone who knew the way? Who cared enough about you to get you home? Our generation has never known what it is like to be on the earth without the presence of God. Sue Rutherford, Tauranga Prayer and Healing Fest.

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