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Defending her world title at the 2017 ITF World Championships in Ireland has Tauranga Girls’ College student Frances Lloyd training hard. The 17-year-old Junior Female Black Belt World Champion will represent New Zealand in October, alongside 1200 competitors from more than 50 nations. Her weekly training

schedule means training 12-16 hours over six days per week, waking three days a week at 5.30am. Her decade long involvement in ITF Taekwon-Do has instilled into Frances attributes that shape her life, around perseverance, self-control and an indomitable spirit.

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All eyes on Burling’s performance The sailing world is awash with the talk of the spectacular performance of Tauranga's Peter Burling and the Kiwi team at Bermuda.

The Emirates Team New Zealand helmsman Peter Burling has steered and strategised the flying catamaran into a dream position.

Here in hometown Tauranga, we're not surprised but simply delighted that Peter Burling and the young team is breathing down the necks of sailing's big guns.

He's been destined for this ever since taking to the Tauranga harbour in sailing dinghies.

Yachting critics are gobsmacked as to how such a relatively young and inexperienced team could have their foot on the throat of Oracle going into this weekend.

Apart from skipper Glenn Ashby, none of the ETNZ boat crew have any America's Cup racing experience. A couple of the sailing squad had not even sailed yachts before this regatta in Bermuda.

Few people realise the NZ crew is a young team. The average age is only 28 years, and that's including old boy Ashby at 39.

One sailing writer, Richard Gladwell, credits the Kiwi success to a couple of key elements. One is team chemistry. "These are guys who enjoy sailing together. Four of the nine from the NZL Sailing team are essentially the NZ Olympic sailing squad.

Four of the nine were in the winning crew in the 2013 Youth America's Cup in San Francisco."

And five of the crew are Olympians, be it in sailing,

cycling or rowing.

That means they are highly "trainable" and capable of taking on new concepts and taking those and their own performance to extreme levels.

Feeling among the supporters in hometown Tauranga is that our boat is fast; that there's not room or time for an Oracle comeback.

But this weekend that hope

may be confirmed. Unlike that time in San Francisco that we don't like to talk about, when the Oracle boat struggled to stay on its foils and they made mistakes, once they'd solved the foiling issue the comeback was fast and brutal.

However, this time it appears both boats are staying foiling but the Kiwis are quicker.

Fingers crossed it stays that way!

Local multihull fanatic Lance Putan was in Bermuda for the early races and says the first race on Sunday will be the telling point; whether the Oracle team have caught up enough speed to foot it against Burling and the flying Kiwis.

He says it all seems to be in the foils, with NZ pointing higher and faster on the upwind legs and having vastly-superior hydraulic power, thanks to the cyclor pedal concept.

Tauranga is pumped and primed for the next set of races, so get downtown to the waterfront or along to the yacht club to support our team.

Tauranga Yacht and Powerboat Club at Sulphur Point is all set for the Sunday start to racing, and Lance and fellow multihull fan Roger Clark have lined up six exercycles so supporters can pedal while they cheer on the Kiwis!

Bad luck for New Zealand racers in Youth America’s Cup The NZL Sailing Team suffered heartbreak at the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup, narrowly missing out on retaining the trophy they won four years ago.

The Kiwi team dominated, winning all three races convincingly. Those wins, coupled with some poor results for Great Britain’s Land Rover BAR Academy who started the day with a handy seven-point lead over the rest of the fleet, saw them claw their way up from fifth overnight to have one hand on the trophy. They needed to finish three places ahead of BAR

in the final race to win the regatta and looked to have it in the bag with BAR in fifth on the final downwind leg.

That was until disaster struck.

Sweden and Germany were comfortably in second and third but tangled at the bottom mark, with Sweden picking up a penalty for not giving Germany enough room and the Germans got caught up on the mark and struggled to break free.

It allowed BAR to catch up and move into second – enough for them to win the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup.

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The party versus the people Tauranga could have three local MPs after September 23.

“What’s the point of a constituency vote?”

That’s the question independent Tauranga candidate Rusty Kane is asking in the lead-up to this year’s election.

He makes the point that Tauranga will likely have three local MPs in parliament after September 23, regardless of how the votes are cast, due to the high list position afforded to candidates.

Incumbent MP Simon Bridges will likely romp home in this true blue constituency, although his current fifth ranking within the party suggests he would be a shoe-in anyway.

Meanwhile, his nearest rivals – NZ First’s Clayton Mitchell and Labour’s Jan Tinetti – are both likely to enter parliament, assuming they retain their list rankings, and their respective parties do not reduce their vote from the 2014 election.

Thus the question from Rusty: Are these candidates campaigning for Tauranga, or for the party vote?

“It’s a wasted vote in a sense,” he says. “They’re not really accountable to anyone if they’re list MPs.” It’s a problem a lot of people have with MMP. In fact, that’s why Rusty himself is standing – not to win, but to encourage people to challenge the system.

“I’m standing to make a point – how pointless the system is!”

Ironically, he says it’s the local Green Party candidate, Emma-Leigh Hodge, who would benefit most from

voter support, even though the party has traditionally campaigned predominantly for the party vote.

“If she was voted in, Tauranga would have four local MPs.” However, Tauranga’s top three candidates all believe in the importance of representing local views, and say they will be campaigning hard for both ticks at the ballot box.

“I think the electorate vote is still incredibly important,” says Simon.

“People should have a local member of parliament they feel is theirs and they can take issues to. It’s been a great privilege to be elected for the last three terms for Tauranga. I wouldn’t want to be a MP any other way than as the city’s local representative.”

Clayton says NZ First campaigned for the party vote at the last election. “Although I was standing in Tauranga, it was more important to get the party vote, because we could do more with that.

“I think Tauranga has major issues that need to be represented in parliament. Regardless of the outcome of the election, I am based in Tauranga and will fight for local issues.”

Jan says she has a passion for both Tauranga and Labour policies – hence the campaign for two ticks.

“Constituencies are absolutely important. We’ve been door-knocking and meeting people to talk about both local and national issues. Tauranga is where I live and work, and that’s where my base has come from to reach the national level of politics.”

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Tourists robbed of passports Three German tourists have lost most of their belongings, including their passports, after their rental car was broken into.

The trio were visiting Kaiate Falls on Tuesday afternoon when the theft occurred.

Moritz Grossman, who has been in New Zealand for around six months, was showing his brother Hannes and his girlfriend Stephanie Kahler the falls during a stop on their way to Taupo.

A GoPro and $120 was also stolen, as well as Moritz's laptop and smartphone, containing photos from his time in New Zealand.

The theft has been reported to police.

Parking gone paperless Parking machines in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui are being upgraded to a paperless system.

Transportation manager Martin Parkes says that the banking industry requires Tauranga City Council to upgrade the credit card function on all parking machines.

“The upgrade is essential to keep the machines functioning. We're taking the opportunity to future-proof the machines at the same time by making them paperless,” says Martin.

Once upgraded, the machines will no longer issue paper tickets for dashboard display.

Tauranga photographer wins Tauranga photographer Justin Aitken has been named the Wedding Creative Photographer of the Year winner for 2017 at the Epson/NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards.

Justin was named as a finalist for both the Wedding Creative and Wedding Classic categories at the awards in Wellington this week.

The NZIPP Iris Awards is New Zealand's national and biggest awards and print competition for professional photography.

The creative category sees a mix of in-camera skills and post-production techniques, blended with contemporary ideas that reflect wedding moments, storytelling and communication.

$29M apartment building Developers are calling for expressions of interest for a $29 million luxury inner-city apartment development planned for 10 Park St. The existing two-storey building will be replaced with the six-storey Latitude Residences apartment complex being developed by TYBI in partnership with Form Construction, Ignite Architects and Veros Property Services.

Expressions of interest opened with marketing agents Ray White Tauranga directors Ian Grindle and Rodney Fong on Wednesday.

The development is another indicator of the revitalisation of the city centre and will meet the growing need for quality inner-city residences.

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Why Kevin’s quitting Tauranga Kevin Steedman’s had a gutsful – he’s quitting his job, packing up his nine metre motor home and leaving town.

“I am leaving because I have to – they have made it impossible for me to stay.”

They being the Tauranga City Council and its new no-nonsense attitude to freedom campers.

And the defining moment was 12.25am last Sunday morning. That was the exact time a patrolling TCC enforcement officer slapped a $200 infringement notice on Kevin’s windscreen. “It’s not possible for me to live under this regime.”

Home for Kevin is a fully-spec’d, fullycertified, fully-ticketed Hino cream, green and brown motor home.

And he’s NZCMA warranted.

“I was in a designated camping spot at Kulim Park. You are allowed to stay two nights and this was my second night. So whoever did this was coming down hard.

“Not only are they ticketing us for doing things illegally, but they are ticketing us randomly.”

Then Wednesday, the council indicated Kevin’s ticket may be waived. It may’ve been a mistake, they told him.

“Yeah, I was angry and I told them I was a truck driver and if I make a mistake, someone dies.”

The council introduced the $200 instant fines to bring freedom campers under control – to put a stop to uncertified vehicles, to stop freedom campers overstaying their welcome and to stop crowding at some locations. The council’s conciliatory and educational approach hadn’t worked.

“If legal motor home owners are adhering to the rules, they have nothing to worry about,” says the council’s bylaws and parking man, Stuart Goodman.

Kevin Steedman says he did play by the rules but he still got an infringement notice.

“I can’t be moving every other day,” says Kevin. “My bus is nine metres long, there are few parks that can accommodate a vehicle of this size and so I am pretty much screwed.” He lives on his own in the bus and work is here or there for the

Mount Maunganui truck driver who’s confident he will find himself a job where he’s made to feel welcome. So that’s made the decision to leave easier.

Kevin says before the new rules, the council always told him they weren’t worried about the local mobile homers.

And he stayed one step ahead of the law.

“I always moved on before the council said: ‘you are taking the piss, you have been here too long’.” He generally bounced between the Whareora boat ramp and Sulphur Point But a mobile homer up and quitting town won’t trigger an outcry of sympathy from ratepayers. “Depends.” says Kevin.

“Some people like us, some people don’t mind us while others hate us. But no business would want to see money leaving town.” Kevin also points the finger at the tourists. “If we get a ticket we pay,” says Kevin. ”But if you were leaving town or the country next week would you pay the $200? The council won’t get the money from the people it’s targeted at because they will just laugh it off and bugger off.”

The council says there’s no evidence of this. Since the beginning of June it’s issued 188 offence notices worth nearly $38,000.

Read the rest of the story at www.theweekendsun.co.nz

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Frances Lloyd is first Dan black belt in Taekwon-Do. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

Taekwondo prodigy Frances Lloyd, age 17, has been chosen to represent New Zealand in Dublin, Ireland in October at the 2017 ITF World Championships.

The 2015 and 2016 Junior Female Black Belt World Cup Champion will be defending her title.

In 2016 Frances competed at the ITF Taekwon-Do World Cup in Budapest where she took gold, silver and best-overall medals.

The Tauranga Girls’ College Year 12 student has been training for a decade with her weekly training consisting of 12-16 hours training per week. She usually trains Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 6.30am, then also trains at other times every day except Tuesdays.

The ITF was founded in 1966 in Korea. There are two types of Taekwon-Do, WTF where athletes compete at the Olympics, and ITF which has a World Championship. Frances prefers to stay with ITF Taekwon-Do. “ITF Taekwon-Do has tenets that participants abide by,” says Frances. “Tenets of courtesy, integrity perseverance, self-control and an indomitable spirit.

So that’s like my moral compass. Everything I do

in life reflects off those tenets. At school work I persevere, I have courtesy for my teachers, I have integrity to tell the truth when I don’t know or don’t understand, and have self-control which I can apply anywhere, to home, studies or any other sport I might go into.”

A 59-strong New Zealand ITF Taekwon-Do team has been confirmed for the World Championships comprising of 29 seniors and 30 juniors with results from both contributing towards the overall placing of a nation.

New Zealand was the top country at the world champions held in Italy in 2015, third two years previously in Spain and triumphed when the world champs were held in Wellington in 2011.

“Our last training camp was this weekend just gone,” says Frances. “We went to the Waiouru Military Camp so we got to have a peek into what the army do. I’ve always wanted to go into either the navy or the army. I would like to be able to help people and to understand how to interact with and support the people around me.”

The city of Dublin in Ireland will host the World Championships October 9-16, 2017 with around 1200 competitors from more than 50 nations expected to compete.

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Power costs hitting hard The early winter chill is hitting the pockets of lowincome earners, bumping up power bills by about $10-20 a week more than this time last year, says the Tauranga Budget Advisory Service.

Manager Diane Bruin says the increased power costs are coming on top of rising rent costs, affecting how much food people can afford to put on the table.

“People are needing far more assistance with food parcels than what they were.”

Diane says people who pay their

power bills monthly are finding it a particular struggle. She advises talking to your power company to arrange weekly fixed payments that help to cover larger bills in winter.

“That way you can accumulate extra over the summer and when winter comes it pays itself because you have an accumulation of credit.”

Trying to use less power is obviously a good way to keep costs down also.

“If you’ve got an old fridge in the garage don’t turn it on over the winter if it doesn’t need to be running. Switch anything off that you’re not using and avoid using the clothes drier if you can. Ovens also use a lot of power so using a crockpot or electric frying pan instead can be a low-cost option.”

Good insulation is also important for keeping power costs down, including window and floor coverings, says Diane.

The budget advisory service is one of many partnership agencies in Tauranga that refer people to the Curtain Bank for assistance.

Veronica Shuttleworth and Dot Hadgson from the Hillier Centre prepare curtains for families in need at the Curtain Bank.

The Curtain Bank receives donations of pre-loved curtains, repairs and lines them if necessary, and distributes them free of charge to people in need with a Community Services Card.

Coordinator Jane Ford says donations of good quality thermal curtains are always welcome and

the service is in particular demand at the moment as it is distributing curtains to families hit by the Edgecumbe floods in April.

For information on the opening times, to arrange donation pick up, to volunteer or to find out about the partnership agencies in your area call 07 578 6987.

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SunMedia can now lay claim to having the best website, best junior/feature lifestyle journalist and best feature/lifestyle photographer for 2016.

The team took out a total of five awards at the 2016 Community Newspaper Awards in Christchurch last weekend.

SunLive won the best website for its broad content generated in 2016.

The judges felt the news website had impressive readership and engagement figures which showed how the focus on quality content is engaging the community.

In her first year as a journalist, Cayla-Fay Saunders has gone from being a junior journalist to being associate editor of the Weekend Sun. She can now add best junior/feature lifestyle journalist to her resume.

“Cayla-Fay is a fluent writer with a lovely easy, conversational style and light touch.

“Always readable and engaging,” is what the judges said at last weekend's awards.

Photographer Bruce Barnard continued his winning streak by taking out the best feature/lifestyle photographer.

“A clean, tight, interesting selection with a great variety,” is what the judges had to say about Bruce's photos. “A skilled photographer that captures the action at the right moment but always has the ability

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SunMedia's rural publication Coast and Country won best front page newspaper in the associate category and The Weekend Sun received a highly commended in the Frank Vale Memorial Award.

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More than one million containers through Tauranga’s port This month the Port of Tauranga has set a record, processing more than one million shipping containers in one year – the first port in New Zealand to reach the milestone.

By volume we now boast the largest port in the country, with 41 per cent of New Zealand’s total exports by value flowing through our city with products ranging from meat, dairy and fruit to pulp, paper and Linea board.

This has a hugely positive impact on our city and wider region with more than 2000 people working at the port at any one time, and enormous flow-on effects for a number of industries.

The port’s success is a testament to what can be achieved when business and government, both central and local, work together in partnership.

Our best days are very much still ahead of us

with the Port of Tauranga investing $350 million in infrastructure to handle larger ships, primary exports forecast to hit an all-time high of $41.6 billion in the year to June 2018, and a government that is 100 per cent committed to negotiate favourable trade terms and access to new markets.

Kick-off on Tauranga waterfront Tauranga fans can clamber into the boiling cauldron of Lions and All Black rugby free of charge on Saturday night.

Tauranga City Council has organised a fanzone on the Tauranga CBD waterfront where people can enjoy a free live broadcast of the sold-out first DHL Lions versus All Blacks test match on a big screen.

That’ll have a lot of appeal to those who can’t afford or have access to pay-to-view TV or buy a seat for $140-$449, and those who just want share the experience of the All Blacks spanking the Lions with other Tauranga fans. Hopefully!

Councillor Terry Molloy is looking forward to test fervour in the CBD. “We wanted to make sure people could be part of the excitement even if they weren’t able to get to Eden Park.”

And whether people are locals or visitors, Terry says the family-friendly fanzone will be the place to be for a slice of off-field action.

The live broadcast begins at 6.30pm with the test match kicking off at 7.35pm. Some food and drink options will be available in the fanzone and all the CBD restaurants and bars will be open.

It is an alcohol-free zone but you can take a picnic. Access to the fanzone is free.

“Don’t forget to bring a blanket, a chair and wrap yourself warmly for a night of rugby,” says Terry.

Both the Elizabeth St and Spring St carparks will be open 24/7 and free on the day. Visitors can also park all day free on off-street car parks and free from 1pm in on-street car parks.

Tauranga’s city centre, including the waterfront, is a 24/7 alcohol-free and glass-free zone.

Call for change at city hall Tauranga City Council’s economic development and investment committee chairman Max Mason is calling for councillors to step up and take a greater management role in the council organisation.

Referring to the BDO investigation into the city council’s building consents department, Max told committee members this week that an ongoing lack of action by councillors has resulted in huge economic impacts across the city.

In the last financial year the city processed building consents worth $750 million. The statutory time limit for processing building consents is 20 working days he says, but the Tauranga average

was 41 working days. Over a year that is a lag of $62 million that is being pushed out; businesses not being able to start on time, a month’s loss of trading, a loss of productivity through the industry, loss of profitability for building firms.

“It means payment dates for supplies are pushed out another month, the builders are not able to start on time. There’s a whole range of impacts,” Max said after the meeting.

“From an economic development perspective the council’s activity is hugely impacting upon the development of the building industry so we have to get our house in order.”

While the BDO report is a good start, the council has to follow up by taking full accountability in future for all aspects of the council, says Max. Read the full story at www.theweekendsun.co.nz

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The battle, which happened 100 years ago in October 1917, is said to be ‘Our Darkest Day’ in New Zealand’s history.

Amanda wins a place as a Youth Ambassador for New Zealand, visiting the site in Belgium in October for the Battle of Passchendaele centenary with the New Zealand Defence Force contingent. The Youth Ambassador programme involves the current generation of young New Zealanders sharing their stories and experiences of remembering NZ’s service in war and conflict. Amanda submitted

and highly emotive.’ Tauranga Girls’ College has had a focus over the past year on the

and Somme areas.

Amanda’s prize is an all-expenses paid, three-week trip and $2000 Rosalie Liddle Crawford cash.

Tauranga MP Simon Bridges presenting the 2017 Battle of Passchendaele prize to Fu Man (Amanda) Yang.

International innovators coming to town Priority One chief executive Nigel Tutt.

A week-long festival of innovation in August is He says Groundswell, which runs from August set to showcase the diverse range of innovative and 7-13, will demonstrate how Tauranga and the entrepreneurial activity taking place in Tauranga and Western Bay are at the forefront of the innovation the Western Bay of Plenty. space and how local businesses and people are It is hoped to provide a platform for the leading the way. The cross-sectoral approach wider region’s rapidly-developing innovation will take in innovation developments in ecosystem. Economic development agency marine, health, agriculture, education, Priority One is spearheading the Groundswell creative arts, sports and the Maori economy. initiative, with support from Tauranga City The festival will share invaluable Council, Bay of Connections, Callaghan knowledge, skills and experience through Innovation, Tauranga Chamber of Commerce a varied programme of forums, and Cucumber Digital. presentations, workshops, networking “Fostering a culture of innovation events, open days and exhibitions. is fundamental to our region’s The full schedule of events is future, and our ability to attract available at skilled and talented people, new www.festival.gswell.co.nz Priority One chief executive Nigel Tutt. business and investment,” says

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Banksy’s Tauranga legacy The paradox was taking street art into what’s often considered to be the exclusive and rarified environment of a traditional art gallery.

“And breaking down those barriers and knocking down the walls so to speak,” says Karl Chitham, director of the Tauranga Art Gallery.

So it was ‘Paradox’ by name and paradox by nature because the signature exhibition was a ripping success from every aspect – and if a paradox is something that appears absurd but on reflection is well founded, then that exhibition, that artistic event and those numbers were a true paradox. Because 49,185 people in three months passed through the gallery doors.

“Incredible for us,” says Karl Chitham. “Because that’s an audience that previously hadn’t been coming to the gallery.” And the director deserves to feel ever-so-slightly smug. “It was enormously satisfying wandering down the stairs and seeing crowds in the galleries, seeing lines of people – queues out the door is always a pleasure.”

He has worked in other institutions and seen queues out the door, but not a dedicated art gallery and certainly not a regional dedicated art gallery.

“And for us, that’s where the sense of achievement and excitement came from - all these people wanting to come to our gallery in Tauranga.

“Amazing, great!”

Especially the Auckland City councilor who made three trips down for the exhibition – and he hadn’t even been to all the galleries in his own city.

That was perhaps the true litmus test of Paradox.

If there was one thing that sparked interest, it would have been recognition of the Banksy brand.

“But once they were inside, it was all the other components that came with it,” says Karl.

Like the big street murals up on the gallery walls.

“For a lot of people they became the favourite works as opposed to Banksy.”

Combine that with the street walks and other associated activities and it gave people a broadened understanding of what street art really is.

There’s a very traditional sense of what a gallery does. “But this exhibition kind of blew that open.’

And how does the director follow up Paradox?

“That’s the happy problem of having a successful individual project – there’s an expectation you will do this every time. It was successful because of the excitement of having Banksy in town and because so many people saw it multiple times, but we can’t do that again.”

What the gallery can do is a signature project each year – but not on the same scale as Paradox.

“That drew on a lot of resources so you can only do that every couple of years maximum. But the idea is to do a project which will appeal to a much broader audience at least once a year.”

Yes, they have a thousand ideas, nothing is nailed down yet, and there’s nothing for the press.

The director’s also expecting many of the Paradox audience to return to the gallery. “I think a lot of those people who came might have been anxious entering this space, but they won’t be anxious about doing it again.”

They don’t know what they will find, it certainly won’t be Paradox, but the gallery is certain they will find something they like. “That’s the ethos behind the way we programme for the gallery – having a really diverse range of projects on at the same time so anyone who comes can find at least something they like.”

The Tauranga Art gallery was closed today – a demolition site transitioning into a building site.

One show finishes and a new starts. There’s a scissor ladder in one corner, a dinghy from Paradox centre stage in the down stairs exhibition area, ‘restricted area’ signs and plinths and pedestals for the gallery’s next outing are scattered about.

Six new exhibitions featuring “something you will like” open early next month.

“Watch this space,” – gallery director Karl Chitham.

Photo: Bruce Barnard.

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OECD data dire reading for NZ The latest OECD report clearly shows New Zealand’s low position on the rankings because we are importing more than we export, and our kids are not leaving school with the right kind of education for the modern world.

Our students should be looking towards the future with expectation and anticipation, knowing they are ready

and prepared to take the world by storm.

We must make sure that our kids are growing up, learning what they will actually need in the future economy.

If it’s maths for IT coding and machine engineering, the sciences and foreign languages, then let’s give them the right start without loading them down with crippling education debt

before they even have a chance to get out there and start building a life for themselves.

New Zealand First’s tertiary education policy will replace student loan financial debt with a debt of time owed to our country to make it easier for Kiwis to learn what they, and we, really need.

Tauranga Girls’ College Brite NZ students Ashley Cundy, 17, Callie-Jay Dobbs, 17, Abbey Herbison, 17, and Madison Sykes, 18, with one of the current options for dyslexic readers, a coloured plastic sleeve. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

Bright idea for dyslexic students A group of Tauranga Girls’ College students have come up with an idea that could help dyslexic students – and save them hundreds of dollars.

The Year 13 girls have formed a company for this year’s Young Enterprise Scheme called Brite and are preparing to launch their product, the iBrite.

It’s a little LED device that sits at the top of a student’s page of work, shining coloured light over the text. The idea is that the different lighting helps those with dyslexia process words better.

Brite communications director Abbey Herbison says at the moment, dyslexic students really only have two options: special glasses or coloured overlays.

“The glasses are like normal reading glasses, but with a coloured lens that help relax the neurons in the brain. But these cost around $800,” says Abbey.

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Hosted by Good Neighbour Community Gardens, the event involves local growers bringing in their produce and other edible goods to swap with one another.

Good Neighbour employee Andrea Green says the concept was inspired by Crop Swap Aotearoa, which began in Taranaki has been a great success.

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“Many kids can also feel uncomfortable wearing them, because it emphasises their disability.”

The coloured overlays are much cheaper – around $15 – but Abbey says they’re impractical because students can’t write on them.

The iBrite costs around $40, making it much cheaper than the reading glasses, but also less intrusive. It also allows students to write on the page.

The product has already impressed judges at local entrepreneurial competitions, winning both the recent regional MashUp and Dragon’s Den competitions.

The team are now hoping to launch the product in July, and even have a working prototype that’s been receiving positive reviews.

“It’s battery-powered at the moment, but for our final product we would like it to be USBchargeable,” says Abbey.

“We’ve had a few dyslexic students try it and they all found it really effective.”

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Building self-awareness for men Men looking to get their life back on track are invited to take part in new group therapy sessions being offered by The Salvation Army in Tauranga.

The Positive Lifestyle Programme (PLP) has been run

by The Salvation Army in New Zealand since 2001 and is specifically designed to enhance participants’ self-awareness and to enable them to gain a better understanding of their personal life strengths.

The local branch of the army is starting group sessions of the programme for men starting mid-July.

The 10 weekly sessions will focus on self-awareness, anger, depression, stress, loneliness, grief and loss, creative problem-solving, assertiveness, self-esteem and goal-setting.

Group leader, Major Tom Kopu, says the programme will suit men who might have anger issues or want to develop their self-esteem.

“We welcome any man who would like to improve his own situation or add value to his life.”

The sessions will include up to six participants and will be held at The Salvation Army, 51 Fifth Ave, Tauranga from 10am-11am on Thursdays.

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Native tree giveaway Trees That Count planting day at Kani Rangi Park in Murupara.

With Matariki now here, Trees That Count is joining the Maori New Year celebrations by offering community groups, schools and non-profit organisations the opportunity to win native trees for local conservation projects.

Trees That Count is an ambitious new conservation movement which aims to inspire New Zealanders to plant more native trees. This year they will be gifting 300 native trees to seven groups nationwide, representative of each of the seven stars of Matariki, to help regenerate their local environment.

“Matariki is a time when we show respect for the land and learn about the land we live on,” says Trees That Count’s project director Tanya Hart. “We’re

celebrating it by providing communities with native trees as a way to give thanks through planting.”

Trees That Count wants to make a positive difference to climate change by helping to reduce the country’s carbon emissions.

“Planting native trees goes a long way to helping restore and enhance New Zealand’s environment.

It creates habitats for native birds and insects, encourages clean air and waterways and enhances our national biodiversity,” says Tanya. To get involved visit www.treesthatcount.co.nz/matariki and enter your group’s planting project. Let them know why your group should win 300 trees for Matariki.

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Accountant, organiser and philanthropist retires Education in the region has lost a true champion with the retirement of Tauranga accountant Peter Wood from the Bay of Plenty Education Trust after more than 30 years’ service.

The trust is a charitable organisation established in 1985 to identify, fund and develop educational opportunities in coastal Bay of Plenty. Peter’s commitment to the trust has been recognised

with him being awarded the honour of Emeritus Trustee – which means he retains association with the trust in retirement. Peter joined the trust a year after its formation more than 30 years ago. Today it’s well known for its annually-awarded academic scholarships and its Future Leaders’ Programme. He says he has enjoyed being involved in an ‘active’ trust achieving great things.

The trust started with a settlement of $10 and a focus on building capital to sustain ongoing educational support to its beneficiaries. A target of $5 million was set and achieved in 2014.

During the early years the Trust supported the BOP Polytechnic by purchasing and leasing campus facilities to them, initially in Whitianga and then an operating dairy farm at Papamoa.

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There’s an opportunity to invest in some Tauranga Boys’ College student enterprise this week.

Year 13 students are having a market day selling products developed for their business studies curriculum.

George Wheatley, one of the students involved in the market, says it’s a chance to turn their efforts into cash.

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Lack of coaches affecting school sport “If you know of any rowing coaches out there, please let me know.”

It’s a constant request with Phil Holland. One he could do without.

His Tauranga Girls’ College Rowing Club has boat sheds, boats, and rowing talent, but it desperately needs more knowledge, experience and leadership out on the chase boat.

He needs coaches.

“It’s a real issue for us,” says Phil, the

club president.

But not just an issue for Phil and not just for rowing. New Education Review Office research shows both schools and clubs are finding it increasingly difficult to get parents involved in coaching sports teams.

And principals have warned that kids could end up missing out on their favourite sport as working parents and time-poor teachers leave fewer people to coach and manage school sports teams.

According to the latest New Zealand An idyllic setting but the cry goes out for coaches.

Secondary Schools Sports Council census on participation, 53 per cent of 18,993 students in the Bay of Plenty are involved in sport, but only 28 per cent of 2555 school staff. That leaves a big void for parents and the wider community to fill.

“It’s easy to say teachers should lift their game,” says Gareth Yates, Sport Bay of Plenty school sport team leader.

“But the reality is I was a teacher two years ago so I know firsthand the work demands on a teacher.”

Generally, he says, the first priority for a teacher is the academic success of the kids; not creating a pathway to the 1st XV or filling a Saturday morning.

“I can’t speak for parents, but I expect they have a similar problem… they don’t have spare

time to put into kid’s sport.”

They may not have time, but they have expectations. One dad, who stepped up to look after his daughter’s football team this season, says the other 10 sets of parents didn’t or couldn’t contribute, but they still expect their kids to have organised practice, their strip washed and organised every week, game schedules and transport organised – and above all, they want their kids to be good.

“Well that’s not going to happen on half an hour’s practice a week, a kick around in the backyard and a coach with only a smattering of football knowledge.

“Parents will still b**ch and moan and question if something goes wrong, something doesn’t happen or we lose. It’s a thankless

task. I just work towards giving the kids a positive, enjoyable experience in an environment of respect and friendship. And it seems to work on that level.”

Gareth is working where he can make a difference – in the schools with the teachers, supporting them to support sport by coaching, refereeing and managing. “It’s about us finding a balance for those teachers, fostering their support and developing their confidence and competence to assist sports teams.

But at the end of the day, it’s their time and they already have schoolwork to do – their priority.

“There are a lot of sports and seasons can run up to 18 weeks – a lot of time, a big commitment,” says Gareth.

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A day out at the horse races Racing Tauranga’s premier winter race meeting will be held at Tauranga Racecourse this Saturday, with more than $260,000 in prize money up for grabs over the nine races carded – a good incentive to owners, trainers and jockeys.

New Zealand’s top winter-staying horses race for glory in the Orora Kiwi Packaging Kiwifruit Cup while the fillies and mares contest the prestigious Seeka Tauranga Classic.

Last year’s winner ‘Katie McKeen’ is back to defend her Orora Kiwi Packaging Kiwifruit Cup title. The impressive winner 12 months ago will face stiff opposition from this season’s New Zealand Cup winner ‘Pump Up the Volume’ as well as up and coming stayers in ‘Pacorus’ and the locally-owned ‘Bee Tee Junior’. The evergreen ‘John Gray’ is a local favourite, with the rising 13-year-old having his 112th race day start on Saturday. He has amassed $324,000 in prize money for his connections.

There will be significant local interest in many of the other races too, with Tauranga-trained horses featuring prominently. Expect to see bold performances by last-start winner ‘Motuman’ and the Jim Pender-trained ‘Adriatic Pearl’.

The action isn’t just contained to on-the-track.

The popular Punter of the Year Competition is being run again on the day. This is the 24th year Racing Tauranga has run this competition where 70 teams will compete for $5000 worth

of prizes, with entrants coming from as far afield as Wellington.

For the smaller punter there is the Second Chance Losing Ticket draw where losing tickets can be filled in and put into a barrel with the chance to win restaurant vouchers.

There is also a mid-winter Christmas function which includes live music and a sumptuous buffet.

The first race on Saturday is timed to run at 11:55am, with the last scheduled for 4:23pm.

Racing Tauranga spokesperson Andrew Lacy urges locals and visitors to come and experience the thrill of thoroughbred racing.

“Gate admission is free and there are plenty of warm lounges with exquisite gourmet delights to keep the whole family happy.”

Try some DIY this July with Bunnings Learn how to DIY with the help of expert team members this July at Bunnings Warehouse Mount Maunganui’s Adult DIY Workshops.

Held every Saturday and Sunday from 11am-1pm, the free workshops will give you the skills and inspiration to DIY in your own home and garden.

Saturday, July 1, and Sunday, July 2, will focus on indoor project DIY workshops, followed by kitchen, bathroom, and laundry projects (July 8-9), painting and plastering (July 15-16) windows and doors (July 22-23)

and flooring (July 29-30).

Kids can also take part in the free Kids DIY workshops, held in-store every Saturday and Sunday from 10am2pm, and create something special to take home.

Saturday, July 1, and Sunday, July 2, will be art classes, with successive workshops looking at frame-making (July 8-9), holiday fun (July 15-16, 22-23) and ‘growing your own’ (July 29-30).

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Threshold for reportable tax set Creditors are poised to receive greater protection from businesses owing debts of more than $150,000 as the government has now set a threshold for reportable tax debt.

Changes to the law earlier this year allowed Inland Revenue to disclose information about companies with significant tax debt to certain approved credit reporting agencies. A recent Order in Council sets a threshold of $150,000.

A company’s tax debt over this amount may be disclosed to certain credit reporting agencies.

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Muso with sweet sounds for seafarers He was born in Paeroa, educated there and in Rotorua, took his music skills to Australia 23 years ago and now he’s coming back to the Bay of Plenty to benefit the men engaged in what’s considered to be the world’s second most dangerous occupation.

They are available from July 1 at the church office in Macville Rd, or phone 07 575 9347 for reservations.

Craig, who is the son of wellknown Tauranga choirmaster and pianist Keith Bowen, will also give a presentation on the new Yamaha digital piano at Althorp Village Lodge on Sunday, July 23 at 2pm.

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Its priority is the well-being and safety of seafarers who daily face issues like abandonment by unscrupulous owners, piracy, depression, despair, loneliness, overwork and dangerous weather conditions such as storms, hurricanes and typhoons.

There are also collisions and groundings, and when that happens, the Mission picks up the pieces.

Tickets for the dinner and concert cost $35, concert only tickets cost $20.

Craig Bowen – contemporary light jazz and classical pianist, flautist, saxophonist, guitarist and baritone – will give a 90 minute concert in the auditorium of St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Tourism entertainment award winner Craig Bowen. in Macville Rd, Mount and support to one and a half million crewmen and Maunganui on Saturday July 22.It’ll be preceded by a women who keep the global economy afloat. fine dining three-course dinner.

Around 100 merchant ships are lost at sea every Craig is a grade eight Trinity College London year and it is estimated more than 1000 seafarers die musician and entertainer who has been principal in one of the world's most dangerous occupations, musician at the well-known Rococo restaurant in second only to coal mining.

Noosa, Queensland for 23 years.

Working in 200 ports and 50 countries, the Proceeds from the dinner and concert will go to the Mission has grown to become one of the largest portSeafarer’s Mission which provides day to day help based welfare operators in the world.

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The problem is failing on-site wastewater systems or old and poorly-maintained septic tanks.

“These old septic tanks are putting our health and our waterways at serious risk,” says Karl Geiseler, spokesman for Biolytix, manufacturer of wastewater systems.

“Many homeowners aren’t even aware there is a problem.”

And, he says, nothing is being done to address the problem.

The Havelock North gastro saga triggered calls for action to prevent failing septic tanks contaminating water supplies.

A new report criticised councils over the campylobacter outbreak which left 5000 residents ill.

It has been blamed on contaminated bores.

Now Biolytix is warning the next water contamination scare could be caused by discharged sewage from old or poorly maintained septic tanks. And there could be 40,000 of them around the country according to the Ministry for the Environment.

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government and councils need to investigate where the problem systems are and apply pressure to have them upgraded or replaced with modern alternatives.

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We’re investing a record $360m this year in our rapidly-growing city; much of it toward new hard infrastructure like roads, water, sewage and stormwater.

Some items have been reported elsewhere such as grants toward rebuilds of both the Mount and Papamoa Surf Rescue Bases and a third hockey turf at Blake Park. There will be a trial next Easter of a oneway system along Pilot Bay incorporating an off-road cycle lane and more parking.

Tauranga City Council funded an additional $100,000 toward the Wairoa River cycle bridge but deferred the request from Western Bay Council for an additional $500,000 until we know if this council will receive a $250m grant from government.

This is needed to pay for the requirement they imposed on council to have 10 years of land ready for developers to build on and prevent some big rates rises because of it.

It hasn’t helped that the Mayor of the Western Bay has been telling government politicians that Tauranga shouldn’t get any grant because our rates are ‘too low’ by comparison to theirs. This sort of thing doesn’t help the relationship between councils and provides comfort to amalgamists out there.

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Friday 23 June 2017

Huge milestone for September’s AIMS Games September’s Anchor AIMS Games has reached two significant milestones, with more than 10,000 athletes from 300 plus schools heading to Tauranga.

Photo: Jamie Troughton/Dscribe Media

All Blacks, hockey stars, netballers, rowers and sailors having cut their teeth in Tauranga over the 14 years the event has been running.

Netball remains the largest code at the tournament, with a staggering 1464 players competing for 122 teams this year.

Registrations closed with 10,139 That’s an extra 16 teams from last year, which intermediate-aged competitors entered was already New Zealand's largest netball from 302 schools around New Zealand and tournament at any level. the Pacific.

Basketball has jumped from 75 teams to 97 Entries have been received from Indonesia, in a year, with 1164 athletes set to take to the Tonga, the Cook Islands and Australia, while courts, while girls’ football has gone from 28 for the first time, 10 para-athletes will also teams to 41. compete in the week-long tournament, with Vicki is just as delighted with the smaller five each in cross country and swimming. \ sports, however.

Last year, 9300 athletes from 271 schools “Gymnastics has gone from 308 to 399 and took part in the 21 sporting codes but 72 new I’ve been blown away by canoe slalom, which schools this year have helped push the numbers has pretty much doubled numbers from its through the roof. debut last year, with 60 competitors entered “We decided to consolidate this year and not from 17 different schools. We were lucky add any more sports but we’ve seen significant enough to have (Olympic silver medalist) growth in nearly all our code numbers,” Luuka Jones help out with the tournament tournament director Vicki Semple explained. last year and it just shows what an amazing “That tells us just how successful the 2016 impact momentum can have on a smaller tournament was – kids have gone away and sport.” Squash and sailing have nearly broken told their friends and younger through the 100-athlete barrier too, siblings just how much they with squash boosted by the extra loved it. It also suggests we’ve Factbox: profile of Tauranga hosting next got the balance between 2017 Anchor AIMS month’s world junior championships. competition and participation BMX numbers have also increased Games - Tauranga right – while we celebrate our after its debut in 2016, while there champions, not all 10,000 September 10-15 will be 306 indoor bowlers this year, athletes can win a medal, so 10,139 athletes sharply up from the 250 last year, the experiences are obviously and an extra 30 hockey players in the 302 schools transcending mere winning 6-a-side mixed division.

21 sports or losing.”

One of the innovations this year An economic impact study has been a ‘Road to the AIMS found last year’s tournament Games’ series on social media, featuring injected more than $3 million into the Western schools the length and breadth of the country Bay of Plenty and expanded the region's Gross preparing, along with ACC SportSmart warmDomestic Product by $1.98 million. ups delivered by the likes of All Black Nehe And former AIMS athletes continue to make Milner-Skudder, netballer Leana de Bruin and their mark on the world stage, with a host of para-swimmer Sophie Pascoe.

By the numbers: badminton 181 players, basketball 97 teams, BMX 98 riders, canoe slalom 59 paddlers, cross country 844 runners, football 100 teams, futsal 39 teams, golf 60 players, gymnastics 399 athletes, performance 52 groups, hockey 81 teams, multisport 219 athletes, netball 122 teams, rugby sevens 62 teams, squash 97 players, swimming 363 swimmers, table tennis 158 players, tennis 117 players, water polo 28 teams, yachting 99 sailors.

The 2017 Anchor AIMS Games will run from September 10-15 at a range of venues across the Western Bay of Plenty. The premier sporting event for 11-13-year-olds is a strategic partnership between Sport Bay of Plenty, Tauranga City Council and the four Bay of Plenty intermediate schools.

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America’s Cup by the water There’ll be a free live screening of the America's Cup racing on the Tauranga waterfront from Sunday until the Auld Mug is won or lost.

Tauranga boy Peter Burling and Emirates Team New Zealand are 3-0 up over cup holders, Jimmy Spithill’s Oracle Team USA, and the whole family is invited to watch Team NZ tighten their stranglehold on the cup.

The live broadcast will begin at 4.45am with the races kicking off at 5am, followed by the replay at 6.30am – all on the big screen on the CBD waterfront.

Hot drinks and small snacks will be available from George Café at the waterfront. The Tauranga waterfront is an alcohol-free zone but you are welcome to bring your own breakfast. Access to the fanzone will be free. Don’t forget to bring a blanket, a chair and wrap yourself up warmly. Tauranga’s city centre, including the waterfront, is a 24/7 alcohol-free and glass-free zone.

The event is weather permitting, please keep an eye on www.facebook. com/TaurangaCityCouncil for any updates. Find out more at www.mytauranga.co.nz

Derrin Richards, Chika Adeosun, Kaperiera Hughes, and Fraser Browne are musicians playing at the event. Photo: Tracy Hardy. around four or five songs each. to come up with your own Toi Ohomai Institute of “The occasional act might choose portfolio of music too, and direct Technology music students to do a cover, but it will be mainly your own video.” are putting on a public originals,” says Derrin.

He says people should expect It will be the third performance a great show, with bands such concert next week, giving of the year for the students, who as Dead Recipe having rocked people the chance to see balance several classes a week with Bay Dreams earlier in the year. what the next generation of music practice and recording time.

Internationally-renowned local “Right from the get-go we’ve had reggae artist Regan Perry will also be Bay musos can do. to focus on original music, which is joining reggae pop trio Zensemilla.

Derrin Richards is one of the a bit of a luxury,” says Derrin, who Other acts on the night include mature students on the course is an experienced musician himself.

Chika, Sin Nombre, Righteous and will be performing as one half He came back from overseas Rhythms, Kebab Sandwich, of duo The Poor Boys, with to find job prospects limited so GoodbyE PolarZ, No Heroes Fraser Browne. enrolled in Toi Ohomai’s Diploma Allowed, and Izzy Bones.

“I’m an acoustic guitar player in Music course.

Toi Ohomai Music Students primarily, and Fraser bounces He says he’s enjoyed using the Showcase will take place at 11 between guitar and keyboard,” state-of-the-art facilities at the Totara St, Mount Maunganui, on says Derrin.

Windermere campus.

Thursday, June 29 at 7.30pm.

Each of the 11 acts will perform Ryan Wood “Part of the course requirement is Entry is $5.

Country music to fill Te Puke this Saturday Two country music bands will be warming up not long after the sunrise in Te Puke tomorrow. And the last riffs will fade more than 12 hours later. It’s the 32nd annual Te Puke Country Music Club Awards at The Orchard Church in MacLoughlin Drive.

With more than 200 entries, the Te Puke awards continue to be one of the premier events on the country music scene in New Zealand.

The auditions start at 8am. Two top bands will be backing contestants in two halls at ‘The Orchard’ and

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six judges will observe and pick the finalists who’ll go on to the evening show. The auditions go for nine hours until 5pm. The finals concert starts at 7pm.

There are 19 different sections ranging from tiny tots, western junior, intermediates, seniors, gospel, country rock, traditional groups, golden oldies plus a special dazzling diamonds section for over 75s. There’s also a song-writing section with some great compositions entered. Public admissions to the auditions are $5 and the final concert is $18 or $15 for TECT card holders.

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New opportunities for BOP disabled youth

Recreate NZ is bringing new adventure and recreation opportunities to the Bay for disabled youth.

An organisation that provides life-changing experiences for young people with disabilities is about to arrive in the Bay of Plenty.

Recreate NZ currently helps more than 400 families in Auckland, Waikato and Christchurch by providing fun outdoor adventures, social opportunities, recreational activities, and life and work skills for people aged 10-35 who have mild to moderate intellectual disabilities.

Now, with the support of BayTrust, Recreate NZ will offer its innovative programmes in the Bay. Two community information sessions will be held in Tauranga on June 28 to explain what opportunities are available. “Recreate is dedicated to not only offering young people a quality and valuable out-of-home experience but also offering

parents and caregivers the gift of time,” explains Recreate’s national programmes coordinator Nicola Keyworth.

“Recreate invests more than 3200 respite days and nights back into the families who really need this gift of time to recuperate and focus on strengthening their family unit.”

The charitable trust was started by a group of parents 15 years ago and receives no government funding to operate in the Bay of Plenty. BayTrust has granted $17,500 towards operating costs, allowing Recreate to set up a base in this region.

Ten different programmes will be available, ranging from half-day excursions to six-day camps. They fall under four broad headings of adventure, social, recreation and education opportunities. “We’re very excited to bring Recreate to the Bay of Plenty,” says Nicola.

“These programmes allow young people to

push themselves out of their comfort zones and tackle new challenges which contribute to their overall development. It addition to that, it’s a great way to improve social interaction and get them out and about during the week or school holidays.”

Tauranga Riding for the Disabled and StarJam, will join Recreate at the upcoming information sessions to explain to local families and disability sector professionals what opportunities now exist.

The two sessions on Wednesday, June 28 are 10-11.30am at Tauranga Elim Church, 14 Christopher St and 5-6.30pm at Dry Dock Cafe, 6 Wharf St, Tauranga.

Refreshments will be provided and attendees will have the chance to meet the programme coordinators, find out about upcoming events, and have any questions answered. RSVP to nicola@recreate.org.nz

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Selwyn Ridge fair ‘the place to bee’ on July 1 Gone are the days when school fairs were all about fundraising for the school and bobbing for apples.

While fundraising is still on the agenda, Selwyn Ridge School’s upcoming Mid-Winter Christmas Fair on July 1 is an opportunity to celebrate culture, communities and connections – the subject of the school’s conceptual curriculum learning this term.

There will be all the usual fun at

the fair, including rides, raffles and food, but there will also be products made and marketed by the children themselves, with funds raised going towards a project of their choice in the community.

Junior children in Room 12 have created their own artworks, with proceeds from sales going to the Tauranga Foodbank.

Area 56, a combined Year 4-5 class, has gone a step further and set up its own business called ‘A Place to Bee’.

Looking forward to selling their wares at the upcoming school fair are Selwyn Ridge School students Emily Orr, Taylan Russell, Hannah Delo, Jack Campbell and Rocco Luke. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

In teams, the budding entrepreneurs are making and selling their own lip balm, itchy bite relief cream, honey bubble bath, throat lozenges, beeswax food wraps and wildflower seed bombs.

They have also designed and made their own packaging and written scripts for radio and television advertisements.

The business also has its own Facebook page to accept orders.

Zenda Johns from Mossop’s Honey kick-started interest with a

visit to the class to talk about bees and honey production.

“These kids just couldn’t get enough. There were 54 of them on the mat just listening in silence, taking it all in and asking really good questions,” says teacher Charlotte de Jong.

The project, chosen because bees live in communities just like we do, has allowed students to lead and take ownership of their own learning, she says.

“The teamwork is massive.

“They’re learning how to work

in a group and about roles and responsibilities within their communities.”

On the day of the fair the ‘beebassadors’ will also be handing out information sheets about bees to share their learning with the community.

They hope to raise enough funds to purchase a beehive for the school.

The Selwyn Ridge School Mid-Winter Christmas Fair is on Saturday, July 1 from 11am-3pm at 20 Holmburn St, Welcome Bay.

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Keep your precious passport safe and close by The New Zealand passport was listed as one of the most valuable passports in the world earlier this year – ranked fifth equal with Malaysia, Canada and Ireland.

With that in mind, it’s important that your passport stay secure. Safe Travel has some tips on making sure your passport stays valuable to you.

Make a note of your passport number, take a photocopy of the personal details page, and keep this separately from the passport,

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The company is owned and operated by Chintamani Rath, a New Zealand citizen who has lived in Tauranga for the past 16 years, who will escort you around all the best spots and must-sees in India.

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Take cover from costly holiday hazards Consumer NZ and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade are offering advice to would-be travellers looking to escape New Zealand’s winter blues.

The pair are joining forces to remind Kiwis to take out travel insurance if they’re heading overseas for a holiday.

The organisations have produced a plain English guide to travel insurance, which uses real-life stories to illustrate the importance of cover.

“If you suffer a mishap overseas, comprehensive travel insurance can cover your medical expenses and personal liability,” says Consumer NZ chief executive Sue Chetwin.

“It can also compensate you if your luggage goes walkabout or you need to alter a travel booking.”

MFAT consular divisional manager Lyndal Walker says New Zealand embassies and consulates can provide assistance if you run into trouble, but travellers need to be aware the Government won’t pay their bills.

“If you’re heading overseas, it’s important you make your own arrangements to meet any unforeseen costs,” says Lyndal.

The guide highlights cases where travellers have faced medical bills for tens of thousands of dollars following mishaps overseas.

In one instance, a passenger on a cruise ship became critically ill and required hospital care.

Without cover, he had to pay $60,000 in bills, including the cost of a medical escort for his flight home.

So if you’re heading overseas, take these steps to ensure a successful trip.

While planning your trip

Check the MFAT website www.safetravel.govt.nz for the latest travel advice about your planned destination.

Take out comprehensive travel insurance as soon as you finalise your travel arrangements. If you intend on using credit card travel insurance, make sure you meet the requirements for cover before completing your bookings.

Ensure you have the necessary visas and a valid passport. Some countries require passports to be valid six months beyond your visit. Your travel agent or the embassies of the countries you intend to visit or transit through can explain the visa and passport requirements.

Consult a doctor about vaccinations and a medical kit for your planned destinations six to eight weeks before you leave. Some categories of prescription medicines should be carried with a medical certificate signed by a doctor.

trip, such as a credit card and cash (including foreign currency for your transit and arrival). Ask your bank about your destination’s ATM facilities

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During a major overseas incident, those registered as being in the vicinity of the incident are contacted first by MFAT to confirm their safety and wellbeing. Note contact details of the nearest New Zealand embassy, high commission or consulate in your planned destination.

Give a family member or friend your travel information, such as accommodation details and photocopies of your itinerary, passport and certificate of insurance Prepare a mixture of payment options for your

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When you pay for your parking at the new machines, you’ll be asked to enter your licence plate number. This is a pay-by-plate system.

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Low-carb alternative to potatoes The humble potato is not what it used to be.

Lambasted by health fanatics worldwide for being too high in carbohydrates, there is now a low carb alternative – Lotatoes.

The potato growers working with T&G (originally Turners & Growers) have produced a naturally-bred Lotato with 40 per cent less carbs and calories than common potato varieties.

Lotatoes are set to put spuds back in the spotlight and centre stage on the dinner plate.

Grown sustainably on rolling hills in Pukekohe and Ohakune, the innovation was inspired by nature.

Just like with apples, kiwifruit and countless other staple New Zealand produce, by simply cross-breeding different varieties of potato together, the team have

created a winner. Lotatoes look and taste like a top-notch potato, but without the carbs and calories.

Lotatoes grower Jay Masters says Lotatoes are ‘the spud of our dreams’.

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For the love of food Sick of finding sad-looking vegetables in your fridge that you bought on special with the good intention of eating and then forgot about?

Kate Meads – aka ‘The Nappy Lady’ – is holding a Food Lovers Masterclass at Welcome Bay on Friday, June 30.

Topics include meal planning, smart shopping, smart storage, the difference between ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ and the ‘first in, first out’ approach to food.

Tickets are $25 and each ticket holder will receive a $100 goodie bag from sponsors.

The masterclass is 6-8pm, Friday, June 30 at Waipuna Park, 25 Kaitemako Rd, Welcome Bay. Tickets available at eventfinda.co.nz

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that Kiwis get to bring their love of potatoes back to the dinner table.”

Nutritionist Abbie O’Rourke says recent trends have put potatoes out of favour with many, often replaced with lower carbohydrate or lower calorie alternatives.

“Lotatoes puts them back at the top of the shopping list. They’re nutritious, delicious and a great source of Vitamin B6, potassium and dietary fibre.”

Lotatoes are also better for the environment.

Jay says Lotatoes have a growing cycle that is 25 per cent shorter than other varieties which means less water requirements.

Lotatoes are available exclusively in Countdown nationwide from June 2017, in a 2kg pack.

Visit www.lotatoes.co.nz for recipes, grower stories and more information.

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Your one-stop motorcycle and jetski shop MAKZ Gear has recently come under new ownership with Serge Fabre taking over the business two months ago. Serge has more than 30 years’ experience in the motorcycle and jetski industry and his passion for this shows in his customer service.

Ensuring customers are happy throughout the entire process is the

team’s main priority, so you can be assured you will leave MAKZ Gear satisfied you have all you need for smooth running and a taste for adventure.

“We have a comprehensive range of your favourite riding apparel, tyres, oil and accessories at competitive prices. If we don’t have it, we will source it for you. Customer satisfaction is our top priority,” says Serge.

“The technical team service and support all Yamaha Jetskis and KTM motorcycles.

Whether you are a trail rider, motocross rider, road or adventure rider, the MAKZ Gear team will support you and be passionate about your choice of machine.”

The team has extensive product knowledge and hands-on experience with the products and accessories they sell. All of the MAKZ Gear staff ride and have participated in motocross, road biking, enduro, and jetskiing, enabling them to deal competently with an extensive, ever-increasing range of products.

If you’re looking to buy for your first time, just

Sandy Mckinnon, Serge Fabre, and Colin Rhind of MAKZ Gear. wanting to add to your collection or you have something broken that needs to be fixed, visit the friendly team at 42 Dive Crescent or visit www.makzgear.co.nz for more information. You can also follow MAKZ Gear on Facebook.

New mower to help tame the golf green TECT trustee Peter Blackwell and Otumoetai Golf Club greenkeeper David Kirkwood, and club manager and golf pro Jan Higgins with the new fairway mower.

Otumoetai Golf Club received a new Jacobsen fairway mower recently.

The mower was on show for TECT Trustee Peter Blackwood to view this week.

Otumoetai Golf Club were delighted and thankful to both TECT and Lion Foundation

for the funding which allowed for the new purchase.

“It is a tremendous boost for the club and is very much appreciated,” says club manager and golf professional Jan Higgins.

Otumoetai Golf Club is situated in the middle of Tauranga on the corner of Ngatai and Bureta Rds.

America’s Cup live at Tauranga Yacht Club Sunday and Monday’s America’s Cup racing will be screened live at the sailing home of the Emirates Team New Zealand’s helmsman, Peter Burling.

continuing the Emirates Team NZ winning streak in the Americas Cup. There’s room for a crowd of 250 to cheer the team on. The event will be live across three screens and Club manager Lynne Whitaker says they are trying to get some cycles in so people can have a go at The Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club will being ‘cyclors’. be open for the start of racing at 5am each day, “They will be on either side of some chairs and with an invitation for club members and friends to hopefully see history in the making with Peter Burling people will have to run across the chairs.”

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Swim school’s outstanding win Tauranga’s BaySwim has won two national swim school awards.

The swim school – which is part of Bay Venues – was announced a two-time winner at the annual Swim Coaches and Teachers of New Zealand conference.

BaySwim won both the Outstanding Swim School of the Year and Swim School Promotion of the Year awards (in the 1001 to 2000 students’ category).

The Awards Committee applauded BaySwim for being a well-run swim school, with well-structured lessons, and a high regard for safety.

BaySwim manager Matthew Strange says it is “hugely satisfying” to have the vision of becoming one of NZ’s most comprehensive swim schools recognised on a national level.

“To date this has included aligning with the award-winning Northern Arena Swim School, and moving our programme

from term-based to quarter-based periods to incorporate essential water safety skills.

“The promotion win also celebrates our endeavours to create opportunities for more people to participate in this essential life skill,” says Matthew.

This has been achieved through partnerships with the McLeod Group to provide 700 Aquababes with a free quarter of swimming lessons, and with the Salvation Army to garner sponsored lessons for pre-schoolers living within families experiencing financial hardship.

BaySwimmers also receive unlimited free aquatic entry to community pools.

Matthew says BaySwim is achieving its aim to deliver a highquality swimming development and water education programme to the Tauranga community, contributing to a community of vibrant, healthy and actively involved people.

BaySwim’s wins have “delighted” local company the McLeod

Group, which has provided major sponsorship over many years to the NZ Swim Coaches and Teachers Association.

Anne McLeod is a life member of the organisation and says she is “extremely proud” to present BaySwim with the prestigious ‘Outstanding Swim School of the Year’ award, as well as the promotion accolade.

“I have watched BaySwim closely over the last few years and am proud of the hard work and dedication put in by all of its staff to reach this high standard.”

Programming partners Northern Arena also won the ‘Best Overall Swim School of the Year’ – for the sixth consecutive year.

Matthew says entering the awards was a memorable experience, with the recent cyclone providing a challenge.

“We had issues associated with Cyclone Debbie closing in on us, and only managed to push send on our applications minutes before the deadline.”

Take it nice and easy with an e-bike With so many e-bikes to choose from, choosing the right one can be difficult.

Thousands of e-bikes that are imported are not ideal for New Zealand conditions, but Anebike prides itself on its vast selection and has e-bikes to suit anyone and everyone.

The team at Anebike works hard to ensure they stock the best and

latest e-bikes from both New Zealand and around the world. They also sell the world’s most sought after electric bike brand, Moustache Electric Bikes, which are leaders in e-bike technology.

“One of the biggest reasons for purchasing an e-bike from Anebike is that we continue to bring people the best e-bikes available for New Zealand conditions,” says Anebike owner Leonard Haller.

Give Anebike a call 0800 263 2453 or make an appointment to find the right e-bike for you today.

Jubilant members of the BaySwim team, Jeanne Van Wyk, Matthew Strange and Matthew Rixson.

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Rejuvenate with IPL treatment Body Treatments, located in Bethlehem, offers a range of beauty therapy and wellness treatments.

Experienced beauty therapist Christine Flavell believes in offering her clients a range of treatments that enhance their health and appearance.

Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) is a treatment for skin rejuvenation, as the light stimulates the collagen and elastin in the skin, giving an anti-aging effect. Along with this, red veins and pigment spots are also able to be treated so that even colour can be achieved.

IPL can also work on acne scars and blemishes, and dark pigment to restore and smooth the skin. Before undergoing IPL treatment, you need to have had good skin protection with sunblock beforehand, and

need to continue using sunblock afterwards.

IPL is ideal for women as the treatment is relatively painless and mineral makeup can be applied once the treatment is finished so you can continue going about your day as normal. Christine can do as much or as little treatment as required so you don’t have to have a full face done, and the treatment is able to be customised to suit the individual.

Ideally several consecutive monthly treatments of IPL are advised to get the maximum effect on the skin and yearly top-up treatments maintain this effect.

“I have been using IPL treatments for nine years now and also offer other beauty treatments too. The tools we have today enable a great variety of treatment options,” says Christine.

To enquire about IPL treatment or make a booking contact Christine 07 570 6270 or visit www.body-treatments.co.nz

Beauty therapist Christine Flavell.

Get the whole family looking sharp with haircuts After nine years in Welcome Bay, Kristie Horscroft has relocated to Dudes and Divas at 136 Chadwick Rd, Greerton.

This child-friendly salon aims to provide a unique experience for the whole family. So bring the kids for a cut and the team at Dudes and Divas will take the

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stress off you.

Dudes and Divas has a range of hair care products available to suit the whole family and also offers treatments, straightening, washes and haircuts, all for a very affordable price.

“Come in and see me at Dudes and Divas. We have a bit of everything to keep Mums, Dads and kids entertained,”

Chocolate good for your heart Looking for a reason to eat another square of chocolate?

An international study suggests regularly eating chocolate may be linked to a reduced risk of atrial fibrillation, a heart

flutter. The authors say one weekly serving of chocolate (30 grams) reduces a woman's risk by 21 per cent, while two to six weekly servings reduces risk by 23 per cent in men. But, before you go out and scoff an entire block, the study couldn’t show

cause and effect, and chocolate is often high in sugar and fat, which won't do your heart much good.

says salon owner Kristie.

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Growing human blood cells Scientists are on the cusp of being able to grow human blood cell components from existing cells.

Two separate experiments have managed to reproduce a type of blood stem cell – one in mice and one recreating cells that act like human blood stem cells. The findings offer hope for people with blood disorders such as leukaemia who now have a chance of receiving lab-grown versions of their own healthy cells.

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Are dry eyes an issue for you?

Do your eyes get sore, burn or become red or watery? You may have dry eye syndrome.

functioning correctly. The oils that these glands normally produce prevent the watery component of our tears from evaporating.

Unfortunately, simply using lubricant eye drops does not It is estimated that up to 20 per change the underlying gland cent of Kiwis suffer from some dysfunction and is only a shortform of dry eye, a condition term fix. There are a range of that can have a profound effect treatments that can decrease on quality of life. The drying meibomian gland inflammation effects of air-conditioning and and improve function, including decreased blink-rate associated anti-inflammatory ointments, oral with computer screen use can omega 3 supplements and antiexacerbate this syndrome, making inflammatory medications, and simply keeping the eyes open digital gland expression. intolerable for many.

The most exciting treatment to The term ‘dry eye’ is used when be recently available in Tauranga someone's tears do not keep for MGD is intense pulsed light their eyeball wet enough (IPL) therapy which offers Dry eye on a person’s eye surface when lasting improvement of throughout the day. viewed with a special diagnostic dye. The meibomian gland function Rather than not producing speckled surface is where the eye has been and a reduction of dry eye enough tears, the majority of damaged due to drying out. dry eye sufferers have dry eye symptoms. due to excessive evaporation of their tears. The most It is best to have the cause and severity of your dry eye syndrome professionally evaluated by a dry common cause of this evaporation is Meibomian Gland Dysfunction, or MGD. This condition occurs eye specialist so they can determine the optimal treatment plan for your condition. when the oil-producing glands in the eyelids stop

Be the best you that you can be “Be a first-rate version of yourself, not a second-rate version of someone else.”

– Judy Garland.

There once was a beautiful, sweet, shiny green, first-class apple called Fred. He was loved by the other apples in his orchard and lived contently knowing he was a good apple.

One day he overheard some people talking about bananas and how much they just loved them. These people weren't so keen on apples, even a shiny, sweet, first-class apple like Fred.

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this. He loved being liked, so he decided he would be a banana! He did his best to be the best banana he could be, but unfortunately the best that Fred could ever be was a secondclass banana.

Even though you may not be everyone's cup of tea, isn't it better to be a first-class you, than a second-class version of what you think people might like?

If you would like to know more about coaching or supervision phone Mary Parker, The Fast Track Coach, 07 577 1200/021 258 2145, or visit my website www.thefasttrackcoach.co.nz

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Therapy for Osteoarthritis (Part 3) Last week we discussed how high levels of chondroitin sulphate (CS) help joints affected by osteoarthritis (OA). An excellent 2010 study ‘Chondroitin sulphate in the treatment of osteoarthritis’ (Y Herotin, PhD) identified the actions of CS on arthritic joints.

They identified more than 30 joint changes related to high doses of chondroitin sulphate. It is worth noting that the dosages in the study were much higher than in many joint products.

Most products have around 250mg of CS whereas the study used 800mg or more. I generally commence therapy with 1500mg of high grade chondroitin to saturate joint tissue.

High doses of CS appear to inhibit inflammatory chemicals including prostaglandins and COX-2 enzymes. These are the targets of anti-inflammatory drugs

which is why they are effective at reducing pain.

Secondly, high levels of CS appear to slow the rate of cartilage loss. One suggested mechanism is that CS appears to protect the chondrocyte cells responsible for maintaining cartilage. Research showed that CS can actually prevent the death of chondrocytes which is the real driver behind cartilage loss.

Thirdly, high levels of CS appear to be anabolic – it appears to be able to generate new cartilage.

The mechanisms here seems to be that CS stimulates chondrocyte cells to increase production of collagen and other compounds needed to make new cartilage.

By way of example, I have

been helping someone with OA in her knees, back and hands.

She had been using a joint supplement heavily weighted towards glucosamine rather than chondroitin. We added a supplement with high levels of CS with noticeable improvements on this combination, including less pain and more mobility.

I am sure the extra curcumin and Omega 3 all helped with these improvements. For more information give me a call or email john@abundant.co.nz.

You can read back issues at www.abundant.co.nz John Arts is a qualified nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health. Contact John on 0800 423 559. To read more go to www.sunlive.co.nz

Yoga major part of Kiwi exercise

“Yoga is both valuable as an activity in its own right, If exercise was considered a sport, it would as well as being extremely complementary to lots of be the biggest sport in New Zealand by more other exercise activities. It is very common now for a than 50 per cent, Exercise New Zealand chief regular gym user to add in yoga as a part of balance.”

Richard says stress is almost a given in a developed executive Richard Beddie says.

More than half a million Kiwis take part in exercise in gyms and fitness centres alone and yoga has been a major part of this growth.

“Yoga has grown more than 500 per cent in the past 10 years and there are now lots of support organisations for yoga including the New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals,” says Richard. “Yoga has reached a tipping point and became a mainstream activity over the past five years and as a result the number of providers (studios and teachers) have blossomed.

country and, as a result, the mindful component of yoga is beneficial and desired.

“While yoga can vary in physically intensity, it always provides people with the best methods of being mindful, which is something that so many people benefit from and seek in today’s busy lifestyles.

Abundant Health Bettaflex Super Joint Formula

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Inge has been in New Zealand since 2011.

Dr Inge She is originally from Lempke.

Germany and has also worked in England.

The experienced and well-established team is committed to providing the best primary health care they can to you and your entire family.

The team at Cameron Medical Clinic care for people of all ages including new-borns, children, adolescents and seniors.

Cameron Medical Clinic was first established in 1955. The clinic has built up a strong patient clientele and some families have four generations with Cameron Medical Clinic.

The team offers a friendly and caring familyorientated environment and the clinic is Cornerstone Accredited.

Cameron Medical Clinic is now able to register new patients with Dr Inge Lemke.

Visit the clinic at 1360 Cameron Rd, Greerton, phone 07 578 2019, or visit www.cameronmedical.co.nz

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• Bettaflex combines high grade chondroitin sulphate, glucosamine sulphate and a potent 95% curcumin (turmeric) extract.

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• Curcumin from turmeric helps to balance joint immune function to support joint health • Research suggests chondroitin is effective only at levels of over 700mg daily.

John Arts comments: “I formulated Bettaflex based on the latest research into natural compounds that can help with joint support and function. The normal dose is 2 capsules daily but I recommend a double dose for the first 1-2 bottles to saturate joint tissue.”

(John Arts, Founder Abundant Health Ltd)

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Outstanding accounting service for 40 years Walton Railton Chartered Accountants is proud to be celebrating 40 years in business.

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So if you are looking for an accountant to work alongside you and provide the right advice at the right time then give Walton Railton Chartered Accountants director Elizabeth Walton Railton a call 07 578 6161 or Murphy, senior accountant Michelle Stimpson, accounting manager visit www.wrca.co.nz Tracy Grainger, and associate Lisa McRobbie. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

A reliable Tauranga business since 1997

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There’s not too many businesses that you go into Contact: Gary.Scholfield@tcec.co.nz and see the same old faces, 027 563 3550 but Baybat Batteries in www.tcec.co.nz 15th Ave has been a local constant since 1997.

Baybat Batteries directors David Gorrie, and Richard Wagner, and Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter pilot Liam Brettkelly.

Richard Wagner started Baybat in 1997 and David Gorrie came on board in 2007.

When you call into Baybat you are likely to run into either one of these two owners. As they are the face of their business you know you’re going to get quality service.

They would like to give huge thanks to the people of Tauranga and surrounds who, over the past 20 years, have supported BayBat as their local battery supplier.

“As a big thank you to Tauranga we have decided to pay something back to the community by donating to Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter,” says Richard.

The reason they chose Trustpower TECT Helicopter is because they feel anyone may need the life-saving service one day. “Seeing as we all live in this

wonderful community, we felt the Trustpower TECT Helicopter was a great charity to support.”

Baybat Batteries opened its doors in February 1997 and to this day remains 100 per cent-locally owned and operated. That means all profits remain in Tauranga and are spent locally, unlike their major competitors who are foreign-owned.

“We have always endeavoured to provide the very best quality and the fact that we are now celebrating 20 years in business is a testament to this,” says Richard.

“To all our loyal customers out there we at Baybat Batteries want to thank you for your muchappreciated support over the past 20 years, and for any new customers ‘welcome, we look forward to meeting you’.”

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Introducing secured peer-to-peer investments If you’re looking for a competitive investment return, you may want to consider peer-to-peer investment.

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Tauranga hosts biotechnology convention Tauranga has won the right to host the international Marine Biotechnology Convention, which is being held in New Zealand for the first time.

‘Blue2Green’ – Toitu te Moana, Toitu te Tangata – will be a joint meeting between the newly formed Australia New Zealand Marine Biotechnology Society, the International Conference on Coastal Biotechnology, and the New Zealand Aquaculture Science Association. The Korean Marine Biotechnology Association will also be sending a special delegation.

The chair of coastal science at the University of Waikato’s Coastal Marine Field Station, Professor Chris Battershill, says the programme for Blue2Green, “has been designed to splice research

interests, and explore new opportunity, with a central theme of environmental sustainability linked to development of new high value marine industries”.

The three-day convention is being held from 8-10 August 2017. There’s also an opportunity for delegates to take part in an innovation fieldtrip, which will highlight the contribution of the marine biotechnology sector on the Bay of Plenty and New Zealand’s continued growth.

The convention will bring together research scientist groups who would not ordinarily see one another, and provide a platform for a truly international meeting of minds and exploration of opportunity. It’s hoped the convention will strengthen research and development ties amongst the represented countries.

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New options for starting school

The ability to have children start school in a group rather than in dribs and drabs as they blow out the candle on their 5th birthday has been welcomed by local principals.

But school communities will be consulted before any changes are made.

The passing of the Education Amendment Bill last month means that schools can now opt to have children starting school from the beginning of the school term closest to their birthday, rather than on the day or week of their 5th birthday.

The ‘cohort entry’ option means some children could start school up to eight weeks before they turn five and some will start several weeks after their 5th birthday.

Pillans Point School principal Matt Simeon says the cohort entry option does suit bigger schools such as his that can see a handful of new entrants start each week.

The school currently has a roll of 515 but is expecting up to another 75 five-year-olds to start by the end of the year.

“From a planning side of things cohort entry is an advantage. For example, I can advertise for staff to start at certain times.

“Our local cluster of schools have begun conversations but we haven’t made any clear decisions

as a group.

“Having spoken to some of our feeder ECEs Changes to (early childhood the Education centres) they can see pros Amendment Bill mean and cons,” says Matt. new entrants such as “They will have some kids for longer and some Ilona Schenk and Myles there for shorter periods.”

McHugh from Pillans The school already asks parents to start their Point School may be able children at school on the Monday after their to start school before birthday, which is easier for the classroom their 5th birthday. teacher to manage than having children start five days a week.

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“If we could start a whole bunch of new entrants together in a group of 15-16 that’s better for everybody,” says Matt.

The Mid-Canterbury Principals’ Association has collectively decided that schools in the region won’t be enrolling any children under the age of five, however the Western Bay of Plenty Principals’ Association has not yet had any discussion as a group.

President Dane Robertson, who is principal of Kaimai School, is not an advocate of children starting school too early. In a newsletter to Western Bay of Plenty principals he said that out of 206 countries, New Zealand was one of only 21 that starts children at school at the age of five. Research shows that starting school later can be beneficial to children’s development.

Peter Reynolds, chief executive of the Early Childhood Council, said some early childhood centres would struggle financially with groups of children leaving at once and some parents may take their children out of early childhood education early to save on fees.

Dane agrees it would be cheaper to place a child in a school classroom than in an early childhood centre.

“Perhaps it is time we stopped doing what is fiscally prudent and start implementing what is based on research, and is morally honourable.”

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Meth and guns seized in Bay raids Western Bay of Plenty Police have seized methamphetamine, firearms and ammunition this week following the execution of a number of search warrants.

The warrants were executed at addresses in Tauranga, Papamoa and Maketu and were targeting methamphetamine suppliers, says Detective Sergeant Paul Barron. “As a result of the search warrants police have seized 2kg of methamphetamine, high powered firearms and ammunition.

“While inquiries to locate and speak with those involved is ongoing police are confident criminal charges will result from today’s seizures.”

Armed police were spotted in Bureta in what police say was part of a “planned event”.

Annual plan silly season alive and well The Tauranga City Council Annual Plan silly season is alive and well. Councillor Molloy’s wife steps up demanding The Strand walkway proceed!

The NIMBYs, Tauranga Harbour Protection Society have every reason to be concerned, but this pales into insignificance with outrageous pricing. Councillor Molloy exited TCC in the 2007 council cleanout over a $25 million museum on the water and $15 million Strand walkway ($18,000 per metre) with ridiculous costs. A Strand concrete walkway with a $3 million budget might be okay at sea level, but why not also look at Matua headland plus complete Marine Parade.

Next, a footpath is defined as ‘a narrow pathway for walkers only’ so using them as kids cycleways is a ‘no-no’. While on the cycling theme, proper loud bells, certificates of fitness, licensing plus ID to identify cyclists for complaints should all be compulsory.

Griping about McFetridge Lane, Ohauiti, seeking a $1million upgrade at TCC ratepayer cost is developer Landsdale which owns 132-192 sections maybe selling for $310,000 each, giving $60 million gross revenue.

Hey greedy developers, fund this from your own profits – it’s for your use and your benefit only. TCC staff’s predetermined viewpoint on the museum and library survey – namely ‘we need a megabucks flash museum to show off our history’ – is a sham, cost of course being irrelevant. Well, it’s not, so shape up or ship out because it’s only going to display mums’ stuff.

G Kelly, Mount Maunganui.

Cholesterol vaccine on horizon Scientists have created a vaccine to protect against high cholesterol and heart disease in mice.

Following success in mice, researchers from Austria and the Netherlands are now conducting human trials to see whether the results can be safely replicated.

Diseases caused by high cholesterol are the biggest cause of death worldwide, and if the vaccine proves successful in humans it could greatly improve global health, say the scientists.

CAA targets accidents caused by fuel issues The Civil Aviation Authority is targeting air accidents stemming from aircraft running out of fuel, blocked fuel lines, and fuel that’s become contaminated with water.

In what is believed to be a world-first, CAA’s safety promotion team has developed an app to help pilots avoid the simple errors that can lead to disaster.

The app is being introduced to the Tauranga aviation community at the CAA’s AvKiwi Safety Seminar, Fuel for Thought, next Tuesday.

“Problems with fuel are a surprisingly regular cause of power loss,” says seasoned AvKiwi presenter and 2015 CAA Instructor of the Year, Carlton Campbell.

Contempt of court report welcomed The Law Commission’s report on proposals to modernise New Zealand’s contempt of court laws has been tabled in parliament this week.

Contempt rules are currently a mix of court decisions and various laws passed by parliament. The Law Commission report recommends putting most contempt law into statute so it is easier to find and understand. It would mean offences and penalties for each kind of contempt would be clearly set out.

The report also proposes giving courts the power to make take-down orders for material on the internet and social media platforms that breach suppression orders.

Changes coming for landlords and tenants Renting seminars are returning in 2017 to help landlords and tenants better understand changes to tenancy laws and how to put them into practice.

Four seminars will be held in Rotorua, Palmerston North, Whangarei, and Queenstown between June and November to educate landlords, property managers, and tenants on the requirement for homes to have working smoke alarms and insulation under floors and in ceilings by July 2019.

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Throat-cutting offensive Re: Time to reign in the haka (The Weekend Sun, June 16).

I was glad to read that I wasn’t the only one to find the haka that includes the throat-cutting offensive.

When I made a comment I was told: ‘If I didn’t like it to go live in another country’. I have no objection to the original haka, just not this one.

I Stockwell, Tauranga.

Survey not true measure of feeling

The Tauranga City Council issued a questionnaire asking if we wanted a supermarket in Welcome Bay. But the heading in large font said ‘Do you (in bold) want a supermarket in Welcome Bay?’ and underneath in smaller font it said ‘What if it was on Waitaha Reserve, Waipuna Park or Owens Park?’ Many people read the heading only and since they did, or even if they did not, particularly want a supermarket here, they did not respond. Many did not realise the importance of voicing their objection to land which is now used by the community for recreation and sports being instead taken for a supermarket.

The results of this ‘survey’ cannot and should not be taken as a real measure of the community’s feeling on this subject.

K Olsen, Welcome Bay.

Maori All Blacks ‘race-based nonsense’ We should all adopt Don Brash’s recent assessment of the race-based situation reinforcing the paramount significance of citizenship over dodgy ethnicity considerations. Maori ‘All Blacks’ comprising mainly players of infinitesimal Maori bloodlines are a race-based nonsense in the same league as the reserved anachronistic Maori Parliamentary seats. It is about time some of the media’s editorial staff stopped fantasising over, fictionalising and rabbiting on about all things Maori and took a healthy dose of reality by facing the facts. A couple of quotes sum it up rather nicely. “The worst enemy of humans is not brute facts but men/women with brains who will not face them.” (Eastman) and “Facts are stubborn things and whatever our wishes, our inclinations or the dictates of our passions they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” (John Adams) Returning to last Saturday’s rugby game, the performance by the Maori team was lamentable and a huge disappointment to the 28,000 followers who turned out to see them live up to their pre-match hype.

Frankly, it ended up in the same reeking-of-overconfidence mess as was the case in 1956 when the Springboks handed out a 37-zip thrashing.

S Paterson, Arataki.

PM did leave country in better place After reading the diatribe so eloquently composed by P Dolden (The Weekend Sun, June 16) I felt compelled to reply.

Sir John Key is not responsible for the deaths of the 29 miners at Pike River, nor is it his responsibility to retrieve their bodies. Like most people would expect, that task has been left to the experts. As for the rest of your letter I can only conclude you have a total dislike of our previous Prime Minister. Most, if not all, of the issues you raise are absolute rubbish. Forty thousand homeless, really? Home

ownership beyond the reach of young New Zealanders – what is so different to when I was trying to buy our first home in the early 1980s with double digit interest rates. Your list goes on and on.

I mean, just what is it you wish to cut from any Budget in order to have your desired wish list? It is my considered opinion that our previous Prime Minister left this country in a far better place but so many people are too quick to forget and criticise rather then tell us all what they would have done instead.

R Kirby, Te Puna.

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Parking rules still only for some?

In June 2016 there was an article on SunLive (‘Parking rules for some’, June 17) about Tauranga City Council vehicles parking on The Strand Extension in metered places without paying, and also parking on the other side of the road for lengthy spells in loading zones. Part of the problem was the paying public were being denied parking spaces.

I know that CEO Gary Poole took fairly quick action to stop his staff hogging those public parks and also to stop criticism of his staff abusing the council by-law which permitted such parking providing they were on ‘official business’.

Mr Poole arranged for an extremely large area of the eastern end of The Strand reclamation to be set aside for exclusive council parking to stop the obvious abuse of the by-law and to free up the metered

public parking spaces for public use.

A week ago I had cause to be in Tauranga and the only nearby vacant parking place I found was at the end of The Strand Extension.

I was not really surprised to see six council vehicles parked on the road. Three on metered spaces, none with a pay and display ticket visible.

Three in 15-minute loading zones. I returned about 20-25 minutes later and none of the six vehicles had moved.

I wonder for how long council staff have relapsed their parking habits.

P Harlen, Mount Maunganui.

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A huge thank you to Tauranga Hospital Having just spent three days in Tauranga Hospital following a very recently diagnosed mastectomy, I want to say a huge thank you to the surgical team and to the amazing staff of Ward 3C. Without exception, every one of the men and women involved in my procedure demonstrated compassion, professional expertise and genuine human kindness. I shall remain eternally appreciative of the excellent care I received.

V Shaw, Welcome Bay.

New Mount i-Site blindsided Say no to racism Mount i-Site was shut down following public outcries in 2011/2012 and re-sited onto the Port with a ‘de facto’ i-Site information bureau placed at Mount Domain Office – an invisible, useless location.

Council then leased out i-Site premises, ignoring robust submissions.

They remain available for an inevitable Mount i-Site reinstatement.

The moronic upshot is Tourism BOP and TCC propose to reconstruct a brand new visitor centre on the old i-Site at an obscene cost of $2.5-3 million to service cruise ship visitors (say 20 per cent) and travelling NZ public/tourists (say 80 per cent). Costs should be met by Tauranga Port, cruise lines, tour bus operators and Tourism BOP because no more cruise ship passengers will be attracted by

any new Mount Visitor Centre.

Not one dollar of TCC ratepayers’ money needed to be applied to this latest aberration as the old i-Site can be taken back and refurbished once the lease expires. Elected members and bureaucratic spin-doctoring lacks credibility and Tourism BOP, which seemingly generates nothing other than council’s handouts, needs to face financial reality because the current plight is their fault. I note with utter disbelief people who should know better eulogising about this thing, and in the case of Mount Mainstreet I am gobsmacked by its backward flip-flopping from their previous stance and proposals.

Where were these voices when the 2011 closure occurred?

R Paterson, Matapihi.

My sentiments exactly Dame Susan (‘Anti-racism campaign launched’, SunLive, June 15), so let us get rid of the Maori Party, Maori All Blacks, the Maori Council, Maori Broadcasting, the Waitangi Tribunal for Maori only, Maori Fisheries Council and a multitude of organisations exclusively for Maori.

Is this not a sign of racism? If you regard it as an ethnicity matter then why are there not similar official organisations for the other hundreds of ethnicities in New Zealand? Your perception is illogically selective.

‘He iwi tahi tatou.’ Are we not all one people? New Zealanders.

The media, while willingly supporting the government contention that Maori are deserving of special and exclusive treatment, are willing to publish derisory comments on Don Brash and the Hobson’s Pledge Trust, but are reluctant to print contrary views that are of vital concern to the majority of New Zealanders. Views that aspire to support democracy.

This media attitude disparages the concept of a fair, free and objective press.

B Johnson, Omokoroa.

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Celebrating Ritchie Pickett The first person I ever wrote about for a Tauranga newspaper was Ritchie Pickett.

I was pretty excited and even arranged for a friend to draw a caricature of Ritchie to accompany the article.

I don't remember exactly when it was and have no form of archiving system, but it was a few months after the first Crowded House album, because New Zealand radio had completely ignored it and we talked about how commercial radio here was destroying Kiwi music.

So, that makes it about 30 years ago.

(On a tangent: that's a true story. It was only after ‘Don't Dream It's Over’ became a huge hit in America that commercial radio here, much of it at the time run by the National government's current Fixer-In-Chief Steven Joyce, deigned to play Crowded House.

At the time his response to a possible governmentfunded youth-oriented station playing Kiwi music was that his network would cut all their New Zealand content if that happened. Thanks Steven.)

Legendary

Ritchie was a bit of a legend here in those days, which were, as that radio anecdote suggests, very different: few New Zealand artists were played on radio; there were almost no recording studios; even making an album was a rare and special thing.

Ritchie had done all three. He regularly featured on television on the popular show ‘That's Country’ and had even scored a genuine (if minor) radio hit with a song from his ‘Gone For Water’ album, produced by Kiwi icon Ray Columbus.

That was the first time I met Ritchie, and over the following decade in Tauranga – before he moved to live in Hamilton and Cambridge – he had a huge impact on the music scene. Ritchie was simply the best and most prolific songwriter, the best live performer, the man with the best band and, as the title of Graham Clark's new biography suggests, the wildest of Tauranga's musical wild bunch.

Ritchie stories

Stories about Ritchie were almost as legendary as he was. The drugs! The drink! The women! The trail of broken pianos! Ritchie was Tauranga's very own rock star and Graham has done a sterling job of documenting a lot of it in his new book ‘Thanks For The Clap! The Extraordinary Life and Times of New Zealand's Wildman Of Country Music Ritchie Pickett 16/02/1955 – 13/03/2011’.

The first 200 pages are an episodic history of Ritchie – from school through early bands such as ‘Graffiti’ and ‘Think to Gone For Water’, touring Australia, his many Tauranga bands, adventures in East Timor – a plethora of wonderful stories and jaw-dropping antics.

Then Graham turns over the following 200 pages to reminiscences from friends of Ritchie, from Tom Sharplin, Larry Morris and Ray Columbus to a bunch of locals, including Chris Gunn, Damian Forlong, Nigel Masters at The Boatshed Studio who released Ritchie's second album and Simon Elton, Ritchie's loyal latter-day bass player who recorded two late live albums.

Simon will be one of the musicians appearing to play a slew of Ritchie tunes for the book launch this Sunday, June 25 at No 1 The Strand (2pm, no charge). So will Ritchie's long-time drummer Paul Higgins and three local singers/band frontmen who were just emerging during Ritchie's ascendency and were all influenced by him: Graham himself (Brilleaux), Derek Jacombs (Kokomo) and John Michaelz (Hard To Handle, The Stone Babies).

There will be more.

Graham has tapes and video of Ritchie and of course there's the magnificent book, currently only available on the day. Tauranga musical historians, and everyone with a long enough memory – see you there!

On Saturday...

And, sorry to not have the space to do this justice: on Saturday night (6pm, June 24) ‘The Miltones’ and ‘Paper Cranes’ are playing at the Historic Village Theatre. They are both pretty fantastic and have made impressive albums. This is, in fact, the album release tour for ‘The Miltones’ who are sorta Americana with a dose of scary gospel. Their new single ‘Glory’ is an impressive case in point.

‘Paper Cranes’ are more eclectic and delicate. They're an Auckland duo who have visited before and have recently relocated to Tauranga. Check them out online papercranes.co.nz – you won't regret it. And the gig, incredibly, costs a mere $5. watusi@thesun.co.nz

GIGGUIDE & ENTERTAINMENT THE MATUA GASTRO Wednesday 28 - A Taste Sunday 25 – The Native of Your Music - Sing Poms – Popular covers with the band 7.30pm. and easy listening.

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‘A Child’s Nighmare’ wins Stage Challenge Bethlehem College has taken out first place in the Open Division of this year’s Stage Challenge.

They were among several local schools competing at Baycourt Theatre last week in the annual event.

Bethlehem College’s piece, ‘A Child’s Nightmare’, explored issues within New Zealand society, focusing on children that experience constant hunger, bullying or family violence in Tauranga Stage Challenge Open Division winners Bethlehem College. their day-to-day life.

They explored the fact that no Production judge Lisa Gifford calls the piece one can really know what is going on behind closed a strong and powerful message portrayed with doors, and that people should seek to be there for ‘awesome’ conviction. one another.

In a close second place was Tauranga Girls College Stage Challenge event manager Olivia Kinane says with ‘Behind the Seams’.

Bethlehem College put on an emotional display of “Tauranga put on an exceptional show for a full what is reality for many children in NZ. house at Baycourt Theatre,” says Olivia.

“A stirring piece that called forward issues that “The level of depth and intensity that was brought many don’t want to discuss. Incredibly emotive, the to stage really tested the judges as the competition depth and level of the piece is a testament to their was fierce from the start. Bravo to those all involved hard work and dedication to Stage Challenge.” in the show, you did yourself proud.”

Revisiting childhood brilliance Legendary New Zealand pianist Diedre Irons (MBE, ONZM) is coming to Tauranga with Opus Orchestra, performing the very piece she made her orchestral debut with when she was just 12 years old.

Maestro Peter Walls.

The show will celebrate three illustrious composers with strong links to the German city entrenched in musical legend.

Mendelssohn’s ‘The Hebrides Overture’ vividly paints the grandeur of Fingal’s Cave and the might of the Atlantic Ocean.

‘Schumann’s Piano Concerto’ in A minor will showcase Irons’ trademark poise, creativity and The sublime ‘Schumann Piano incredible attention to detail.

Concerto’ holds a special place in Brahms’ masterly ‘Serenade her heart, with her having played it No. 1’ completes the beautiful 20 times or more. programme.

She recalls a performance with Opus Orchestra and Diedre Irons the New Zealand Symphony will be performing at Baycourt Orchestra, with only 36 hours’ Diedre Irons at the age of 12, notice, after the conductor fired backstage with conductor Victor Community and Arts Centre on Saturday, July 1 at 5pm. a choir and needed a replacement Feldbrill following her debut School-age children can attend for item. “I love that sort of pressure, performance. free and door sales will be available especially when it involves a work on the night. For further which is so much a part of me,” says Diedre. ticketing information visit So how does a stellar international www.orchestras.org.nz performance career spanning a remarkable 60 years influence the performance of a The Weekend Sun has piece? “When you've carried a piece through one double pass to the Opus life, you have the familiarity and freedom to let the Orchestra performance for one lucky reader who can music unfold as it naturally wants to, not imposing tell us how old Diedre Irons was when she made her any 'personal' interpretation but rather being a orchestral debut. facilitator, a conduit”, says Diedre.

Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the Diedre will perform as part of Opus Orchestra’s competition section. Entries must be received by concert ‘Legends of Leipzig’, under the baton of Wednesday, June 28.

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Spotlight on Anthony Coulter Local musician Anthony Coulter, although born in England, was raised in Australia and New Zealand. He has been playing the keyboard since the age of one, and quickly moved to piano and synthesiser. He also learned to play drums while living in Melbourne.

Anthony studied at the Creative School of Musicianship in Ponsonby and received an award in 1985, presented by Herbs.

He has lived in Tauranga since 2000, becoming known affectionately as 'the piano man' and he performed and released his original song 'Shaking Her Wings' at an album launch party held at the Driver's Bar. This song won an award for 'Best Pop/ Rock Ballad' at the Akademia Music

Awards, and has had international airplay in the past six months.

He has released a music video for the same song, filmed and recorded by Shane Davies at Soundtree Studios, along with another song, 'Sands of Time', which featured earlier this year on the big screen at Night Owl Cinemas in Mount Maunganui.

Anthony is currently recording his album 'Memories' at Soundtree Studios, and is grateful to many friends and local musicians who are adding their talents to the mix. This album will feature 10 songs and should be due for release later this year.

Anthony will be performing some of these new songs with his band, ‘Sonic Surfer’ at The AST Apollo Steam Train gig at the Driver's Bar on July 1 from 9pm. Tickets will be $10 at the door.

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Hearing travellers’ tales The members of Oriana Singers, one of Tauranga’s favourite choirs, welcome the appointment of Jessica Bradley to lead them as they prepare for their upcoming concert series in July.

Jessica Bradley.

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Jess has been interested in music from an early age, starting piano lessons at six, and enjoying her first choir involvement at 11.

Prior to settling in New Zealand, Jess had the opportunity to perform in the United Kingdom and Europe with the Leeds University Chamber Choir in places such as Notre Dame and St Paul's Cathedral.

“Choir members are thoroughly enjoying the repertoire Jess has introduced for our July concert programme,” says choir president Terry Fulljames.

Entitled ‘Travellers’ Tales’, the programme includes an eclectic selection of popular items and styles, ensuring the audience can enjoy the experience of a range of international music which will get feet tapping and faces smiling.

See ‘Travellers’ Tales’ in either Mount Maunganui’s St Andrew’s Church on July 1 at 2.30pm or Otumoetai Baptist Church on July 2 at 2.30pm.

Tickets for both performances are available from choir members and door sales are available.

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Saturday 24 June

Aglow Central East Conference July

8 at St Andrew’s Church, cnr Macville Rd & Dee St Mt Maunganui 8.30am – 4pm. Worship, fellowship & teaching with DVD by Graham Cooke. Registrations with Anne. Email: class-pieran@ hotmail.com Bay Network Singles Social Club 55+ who wish to make new friends & enjoy club activities, dining, shows, trips, bbq’s etc. Mary-Anne 027 207 1690 or 576 9988 Caravan & Motorhome Owners Interested in joining like minded people & attend weekend rallies? Neal 576 9031 Come Dancing Tonight Come join us tonight for Sequence & Old time Dancing. Great music, supper. Entry $7.00 All welcome. Run by Tauranga Scottish Society. Greerton Hall 7-30 to 10-30pm Ph Nola 576 5076 Computer Lessons Learn in your own time, at your own pace. Tauranga Library has a free course online to meet your needs. Visit one of our libraries to register.

Death Café Coffee, cake & group led conversation on dying, death & living, in a warm friendly space. Grindz Café 1-3pm. Email: taurangadeathcafe@ gmail.com or Carole 022 0689 183 www.deathcafe.com Free Blues Rock Concert Starring the amazing “Skeleton Crew” & Maria Fuller. Refreshments provided St James Church, 70 Pooles Rd, Greerton 2pm.

Peter 022 323 9102 Friendship Force International Friendship & Home Hosting exchanges with other clubs worldwide. Barbara 574 5711 or email: regclothier@gmail.com www.thefriendshipforce.org Guinea Pig Show Gold coin entry.

Register your guinea pig before 1pm for $5 to enter fun classes. Fancy Dress theme is “Winter” Food/Drink available.

Omokoroa Hall rom 10am-3pm taurangacavyclub@gmail.com Ian’s Tai Chi Class Saturday mornings at QE Park. Cancelled for the month of June Indian Community Meeting With Priyanca Radhakrishnan July 1 at Papamoa Sports Centre, Gordon Spratt Reserve, Parton Rd 6pm. 021 996 373 labour. tauranga@gmail.com Leisure Marching Fun, fitness & friendship. Teams made up of adult members practice this non-competitive activity on various days & times throughout the week.

Frances 544 1318 or 021 297 3407 LOL Laughter Wellness Come & laugh away your winter blues. Arataki Community Centre 11-11.45am. Koha. Trish 022 036 6768 email lollaughterwellness@gmail.com Messianic Meetings Every Sat at Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui 10am. Seek to unite together in our walk to put truth into action on a daily basis. 544 7424 or 0210 226 3515

Mid Winter Festival Whakamarama Hall 3pm. Bring the family. Fun filled afternoon of activities including snowman making & colour competitions, raffles, face painting, sports & game activities. Food & drinks including mulled wine. Eftpos available.

Narcotics Anonymous Open Meetings

Sat 7.30-8.30pm & every Sun 7-8pm, Hanmer Clinic, 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton. Mon 7-8pm & Fri 7.308.30pm, Hillier Centre. 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui. Women’s Meeting every Tues 10.30-11.30am Downstairs Hall, Salvation Army Recovery Church, 375 Cameron Rd. 0800 NA TODAY Petanque @ Club Mt Maunganui Sat 1pm. Equip available, all levels welcome.

Arnold 544 5598 Scandinavian & Nordic Midwinter dinner July 1. Hyggelig shared dinner, candle lights, songs, trivia quiz. Wesley Hall 6-10pm. RSVP Hanne 570 6121 Social Dance July 29, Greerton Hall, 1247 Cameron Rd 7.30pm.

BYO drinks & nibbles. Supreme Dance Centre 544 2337 or 027 322 1786. Just come on the night.

Tauranga Meditation Group Intro to meditation classes 1st Tues of month 7-8.30pm. General classes every 2nd & 4th Saturdays of the month. $5 koha. Blind Foundation, 160 17th Ave, Tauranga. (Vehicular access opposite Historic Village) Tauranga Races Kiwifruit Cup Day at Tauranga Racecourse. A full day of premier racing action, featuring the Tauranga Classic & the 2017 Kiwifruit Cup. General admission: free. Members Day Pass $10.

Tauranga Repertory Theatre The Pink Hammer On until July 1 at 16th Ave Theatre. Tickets available through iTicket: https://www.iticket.co.nz/ events/2017/jun/the-pink-hammer

The Original Greerton Hall Market

8am – 12pm. Crafts, plants, produce, bric-a-brac. Stalls inside/outside. Tea, coffee, snacks available.

New stall-holders welcome. To book a site, Tricia/Gary 543 1487 or greertonmarket@actrix.co.nz www. facebook.com/greertonhallmarket The Secret Garden Dance Avenue June 24 1pm & 5pm. June 25 11am & 3pm.

At Baycourt Addison Theatre. www. baycourt.co.nz ZEE Market Handmade, Handcrafted its all here on display. Welcome Bay Hall 24 June 10am-2pm

Sunday 25 June

A Course In Miracles Join a spirited

discussion on the application of Miracle principles. Ask any question and receive the best answer. Free. All welcome. Trans religious. Backbenches Room, Grindz Cafe, 50 First Ave. 12:30 Coffee and chat. 1:00 Discussion: Bay Bible Fellowship/Lord’s Day Join us for our Worship service at 1 Peter 3:10-12. Pastor Lincoln Forlong. All

welcome. Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay road. 10.00am.

Visit us at www.bbf.net.nz Bible Seminars “God takes control of our problems - Learning from Gideon” Interactive, Q & A. All welcome.

Refreshments provided. Sunday 1:45pm at Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St Vic 543 0504 Croquet Every Sun, Tues & Fri at Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd 12.45pm. Beginners welcome. Peter 571 0633

Czech and Slovak Club Tauranga

Czech School & Playgroup. Guests welcome! Tauranga Boys College, 10am - 12noon, Devonport Rd, More info: https://www.csclubtauranga.nz/en/ Farmers Market In the Phoenix Car Park middle of Mount Mainstreet 9am1pm.

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Computer enthusiasts meet to share knowledge & experience, at Arts & Crafts Centre, Elizabeth St. Last Sun of each month 9.30am - 12.30pm. $3 door charge. 544 2067 Papamoa Country Music Club Meet 4th Sun at Papamoa Sports & Recreation Centre, Parton Rd 1pm. Grant 0274 952 789 Papamoa Lions Club Market Gordon Spratt Reserve, Parton Rd, Papamoa.

Gates open 7am for stall holder entry.

Wayne 027 974 5699 Oropi Sunday Market With local Artists & Handcrafted products, Artisan Foods, Produce & Preserves, delicious food by local chef, 9 - 1pm, Oropi Memorial Hall, 1295 Oropi Rd. Quakers in Tauranga In hall behind Brain Watkins House, cnr Elizabeth St/Cameron Rd 10am for an hour of mainly silent worship followed by tea/ coffee & talk. 544 0448 www.quaker. org.nz Radio Controlled Model Yachts Meet Sun 1.30pm & Thurs 1.30pm at pond behind 24 Montego Drive, Papamoa to sail Electron & similar 3ft long yachts, for fun. Adult beginners welcome.

Graham 572 5419 Rifle Range Public Open Day Open to public on last Sun of the month.

Range at end of Ngawaro Rd, at the TECT All Terrain Park 9am - 3pm.

Bring own ammo, shooting rests, ear muffs etc. Must bring fire-arms license $15pp (cash only). www.deerstalkersbop.org.nz Sunday Funday Games & activities for the whole family at Greerton Aquatic & Leisure Centre 12-3pm. Parents & caregivers are welcome & encouraged to participate. BBQ hire $15.

Tauranga Theosophical Society Join us for a look at Krishnamurti & some of his messages. All welcome, entry by donation. Tauranga Yoga Center, 2pm.

Phone 577 6042

Monday 26 June

Achieve Toastmasters Keep speaking, keep helping, keep succeeding. 1st, 3rd & 5th Mon of month at St Stephen’s Church Hall, Brookfield, Tauranga 7.309.30pm. Craig 027 587 5115 Active Adults Fun Fitness Aerobic, weights, yoga. Every Mon at Arataki Community Centre 9-10am. $7. Lynda 574 0457 or 029 230 0162 Al Anon Support offered to those affected by someone’s addiction to alcohol. Every Mon at St George’s Church, Cameron Rd, Tauranga 7pm. Chrissy 281 0933 Badminton Club Every Mon, Aquinas College, Pyes Pa 7.309.30pm. Adults & year 12 & above. Racquets available. Sue 0211 944 335 www.taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz Beginner Ballroom & Latin Would you like to DANCE? Free introductory lesson every Monday through June.

Just come along. Udance2- The Dance Centre. Club Mount Maunganui 8pm.

Dean & Miki 542-1295 www.udance2. co.nz Email: udance2@xtra.co.nz 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. Thurs at Tauranga Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St be-hind Pak n Save. All classes 9.15-10.15am. Dianne 576 5031/027 431 4326 Bowel Cancer Support Group Support Group open to anyone living with bowel/rectal cancer, &/or their carer.

Meet 4th Mon of month at Cancer Society’s Tauranga office, 111 Cameron Rd 10-11.30am. Angelique 07 927 6505 Bowls Every Mon at Bethlehem Hall, Main Highway 7.15pm. First 3 nights free. Wendy 578 2585 Chess Mount Maunganui Mount RSA Chess Club every Mon at Mount RSA, 544 Maunganui Rd. Early programme 6-7.30pm during school term. Late programme 7.30pm onwards. Standard chess rules.

Incl casual games. Noel 579 5412 Dance Along Learn to dance & new dances at a great spot. Rumbas, waltzes, new vogue sequence, tangos, Cha Cha & more. Te Puke Citizens & RSA club every Mon 6.30 - 8.30pm. No cover or entry charge. Gordon/Diane 572 0060 Fitness League Low impact exercise set to music using the Bagot Stack technique, for women of all ages & abilities. First class free. Mon at Settlers Hall Omokoroa 9.30am & Tues St Johns Anglican Church Waihi 9.30am. Dorothy 549 3378 Free Meditation Classes in Bellevue

Every Mon 10am & Weds 7.30pm.

Find peace & the joy of life. Stop those thoughts. Enjoy good health & better quality of sleep. David/Trisha 570 1204 Harmony A Plenty Barber Shop Chorus.

Mon nights. Bethlehem Community Church 183 Moffat Road. 543 5240

Mah Jong Every Mon at Arataki Community Centre 1-4pm. 576 3455 Mah Jong Every Mon at Tauranga South Bowling Club, 11th Ave 12.45-4pm.

Visitors & beginners welcome - free teaching available. Shirley 576 0014 Mt Maunganui Bridge Club Every Mon 12.45-4.15pm, with junior & novice sessions 7-9.15pm. Weds 7-10.15pm.

Thurs 10.45am - 2.15pm (bring your lunch). Fri 12.45-4.15pm. 60 Golf Rd. $3 members $5 visitors. Anne 572 5522 Omokoroa Beach Indoor Bowling Club

Meet at Settlers Hall, Omokoroa Rd Mon 1.30pm & Tues 7.30pm. Cost $3.

Anne 548 1636 Otumoetai Indoor Bowls Aggregate, Matua Primary School Hall, Clivedene St 7.15pm. New members welcome.

Karen 576 0443 Piloga Classes Fusion of Pilates & yoga movements. Every Mon & Fri at Arataki Community Centre 10.05-11.20am. $15 per class.

Plant Based Cooking Seminar Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui 6.30-8.30pm. Talk, teach, taste presented by local chef Arna Buckley & others. Entry $10. Book now 576 0435 or 021 0778 214 Plunket Car Seat Clinic Car seats checked & fitted by qualified Child Restraint Technicians. No appointment necessary. Every Mon & Thurs. Donation appreciated. 471 Devonport Road, Tauranga. 578 7813 Rebus (ex Probus) Mens Club Of Otumoetai meets third Monday monthly at St Johns Hall Bureta Road. Dave Lowe 544 0291 Recycled Teenagers Gentle exercise for 50’s forwards. Mon & Weds, 14 Norris St, Tauranga Senior Citizens Club. Tues at St Mary’s Church Hall, Girven Rd. All 9 - 10.30am. First class free. Jennifer 571 1411

St Columba Indoor Bowling Club Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood.

Names in by 7.15pm, 7.30pm start. All playing levels welcome. Paul 576 6324 Tauranga Creative Fibre Every Mon at Arts Centre, Elizabeth St from 9.30am.

Spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, crochet & more. Also on Thurs evening twice a month. Margaret 571 3483 or 021 0817 0350 or marg.rus@gmail.com Tauranga Rock n Roll Club Inc Every Mon at Legion of Frontiersmen’s Hall, 165 Elizabeth St 7- 8pm. Lessons & Social Evening of Dancing. Members $3, non-members $5. Check the Facebook pages. Malcolm 027 592 7240 Tauranga Senior Citizens Club Cards, 500 & Bridge Mon & Thurs. Indoor Bowls Tues, Weds & Sat at 14 Norris St, behind Pak n Save 1-4pm. Register by 12.45pm. $2 incl afternoon tea.

Te Puke Floral Art Group Shared Lunch Meets Methodist Church Hall, Oroua Street Te Puke. 11am. Ph 07 573 7804 Walk for Wellness Free group for people with cancer & their supporters.

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Women’s Art Group Every Mon at Lyceum Club Rooms, 68 1st Ave 9am - 12pm. Margaret 543 3244 Zonta Tauranga Welcome like minded women helping to raise profile promoting & protecting the rights of women & girls in our community & internationally.

Meet every 2nd Mon 5.30pm.

Tauranga Club + Dinner. Suzy 021 266 5044

Tuesday 27 June

ABC - Avenues Badminton Club

Every Tues at Tauranga Boys’ College Gym. Juniors 6-7.30pm (term time), seniors (adults) 7.30-9.30pm. Adults $7, student $5 Delwyn 027 212 4720

Adult Learners Course Taster Evening Tuesday 4th July. Heaps of

activities to choose from. For info or to register www.letslearn.co.nz 544 9557 Aglow Mt Maunganui Salvation Army Hall, 57 Eversham Rd 9.30am.

Overcoming. Teachings from Graeme Cook’s material. Come, be inspired & enjoy prayer, praise & fellowship.

Barbara 576 5870 Alcoholics Anonymous Meet every Tues at St Peter’s Church Hall, 11 Victoria Rd, Mount 7.30-8.30pm.

0800 229 6757

Altrusa Women’s Community Service Grp Meet 2nd Tues

evening for dinner/business.

4th Tues for social evening monthly. Email: president. tauranga@altrusa.org.nz Bureta Garden Circle Monthly meeting at St. John’s Church Hall, 94 Bureta Road, Otumoetai at 1.30. Visitors welcome. Jenny 576 3026 Cards 500 Every Tues & Thurs at Mount Senior Citizen’s, 345 Maunganui Rd 12.45pm. Garry 576 3033 Euchre Have fun playing Euchre.

Tuesday at Greerton RSA 7-9pm. $2 per session 543 3441 Fitness League Ladies exercise with dance, weights, floor work every Tues at St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood 9.30-10.30am.

Gloria 021 139 2448 Free Community Fit Club Low impact, full muscle workout. Historic Village 9.15am. 576 3642 or jen@ nzhealthnow.com Friends of the Library Mt Maunganui Library Book Group. Theme this month – Britain. Meet 10am. Gail 574 3376 Greerton Lions Club 1st & 3rd Tues of month at Fairway Lounge, Tauranga Racecourse 6pm. Bill 543 4424

What’s Hare Krishna all about?

Local Krishna devotees present the tenets of their faith. Includes kirtan and vegetarian supper. 7-9pm.

St Georges Anglican Church.

1 Church St, Gate Pa. Inachord Chorus Womens singing group. New director, new direction Bethlehem Community Church Building. 183 Moffat Rd, Bethlehem 7.15. Debbie 021 1291 126 or 548 2483 Israeli Dancing Every Tues, Gate Pa Primary School, Cameron Rd 7-8pm.

All ages welcome, no partner required.

Maria 544 1680/022 165 2114 Junction Mental Health Peer Support & Advocacy. Coffee & chat at St James’ Hall, Greerton 10am-12pm 543 3010 Katikati Bridge Club 2 sessions a week. Tues 1pm & Weds 7pm. Alison 549 0797 (Tues) or Lyn 552 0924 (Weds) Petanque Bayfair Petanque Club, every Tues & Thurs at Russley Drive 1pm. Equipment & coaching available.

Margie 542 0084 or 021 0293 7459 Petanque - Tga/BOP Club Club Mt Maunganui 1pm start. Equip available, coaching given. Linda 544 2818

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Sequence Dancing Tauranga Social

& Leisure Club, every Tues in St John Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd 7-9.30pm except 2nd Tues each month, afternoon dancing 3.30-6pm.

Visitors welcome. Murray 576 3294 South City Indoor Bowls Box Drawn Rinks (Groucott/Ace Trophy) at Greerton Hall 7.30pm. Mary 541 0687 Tauranga Astronomical Society The evening’s programme looks at the star closest to earth, our sun. Telescope viewing weather permitting. Fergusson Park Hall 7.30.

Tauranga Meditation Group Intro to meditation classes 1st Tues of month 7-8.30pm. General classes every 2nd & 4th Saturdays of the month. $5 koha.

Blind Foundation, 160 17th Ave, Tauranga. (Vehicular access opposite Historic Village) Tauranga Samba Brazilian drumming/percussion at Mount Sports Centre cnr Hull & Maunganui Rds 7.15-9.15pm. No experience needed.

Rob 021 232 7185 Tauranga Scrabble Club Tues at Tauranga Bridge Club, Ngatai Rd 8.50am. 3 games $3. New players welcome. 544 8372 Tauranga Target Rifle Club Shooting every Tues 7pm. Ellis 578 0098 Tauranga Toastmasters Weekly at Tauranga Lyceum Club 7.15 - 9.30pm.

Learn public speaking & leadership skills. Alan 544 5989 Widows’ and Widowers’ Club The club invites people living alone to join us at the Arts & Crafts Centre, Elizabeth Street, at 2.00p.m. For more information ring Margaret on 576 5292.

Wednesday 28 June

Age Concern Walking Group Mid

Winters Christmas at Nautilus. Renee 576 6699 Alcoholics Anonymous Reflections at Te Puke every Weds at Te Puke Baptist Church, Station Rd 7.30-8.30pm.

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Belly Dancing with Arabian Spice

Every Weds at St Columba Church Hall, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Tauranga 6.30-8.30pm. 0211 245 982 or 576 4112 arabianspicebd@gmail.com Bipolar Support Group Support for people with Bipolar. 6.30-7.30pm.

Junction 543 3010 for info or if you require transport.

Bowls Indoor Every Weds & Fri at Mount Senior Citizen’s, 345 Maunganui Rd 12.45pm. Nancy/Ernie 575 4650 Community Bible Study Int. Every Weds at City Church, 252 Otumoetai Rd 7-9pm. Bible study on “The Book of Genesis.” Julie 552 4068 Community Tai Chi Class Bethlehem Hall 1-2pm. First lesson free. Term concession rate. Qualified tutor & instructor Trish member AATC.

Fernlands Water Exercise Class

Every Weds 10.45-11.45am. Suitable for accident or illness rehabilitation. Helpful in weightloss or arthritis. Classes held rain or shine. Jennifer 571 1411 Gate Pa Indoor Bowls Championship Triples at Greerton Hall 7pm. Names in book. Wallace Cup. Kevin 543 4044

Greerton Scout Group - Cub Pack

Open to boys/girls yrs 4-6. Meet Weds during school term at Greerton Scout Hal, Hynds Rd, Tauranga 5.30-7pm.

Email: greertonscouts@outlook.com Healing Rooms Experience God’s healing touch, Weds 1-3pm. No charge all ages welcome. Now upstairs at Graced Op Shop, cnr 11th Ave & Christopher St. 021 110 0878.

Jazz Jam Last Weds of month at Mount Social Club, 305 Maunganui Rd 6.30pm. Led by the TJS house band, plus a variety of guest musicians. Free entry.

Kiwi Toasters Every 1st, 3rd & 5th

Weds of the month at 3 Palm Springs Boulevard (same building as Palm Springs Pharmacy) 5.30-7pm. Chrissy 027 296 7939 Let’s Learn Courses, classes, workshops, activities - options galore. www. letslearn.co.nz Shelley 544 9557 Lyon O’Neale Arnold Library Law Services. Free legal advice seminars on Buying & Selling a Business. Tauranga City Library 12.30-1.30pm & 5.306.30pm. 577 7177 or email: library@ tauranga.govt.nz to register Mah Jong Every Weds at Tauranga Citz Club cnr Cameron Rd/13th Ave 12.45-4pm. Wendy 579 2851 Papamoa Outdoor Bowls Roll Ups Weds & Sun, Gordon Spratt Reserve 12.45pm. Gail 574 0177 Scottish Country Dancing Every Weds at Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maunganui Rd 7pm. Lynne 573 5055 Tauranga Embroiderers’ Guild Every Weds at Tauranga Rowing Club, Devonport Rd 10am - 2.30pm & 7.30-9.30pm. Beginners welcome. Jenny 07 219 7740

Tauranga Jazz Society Jazz Jam Head to the Mount Social Club

for an open jazz jam. Jam starts at 6.30. Ph Jeff 021 820 513

Tauranga Mid-Week Tramping Grp

Tuahu from Hot Springs Rd towards Motutapere Hut via Abseil Rock.

Grade mod/hard, approx. 6.0 hrs.

Bruce 543 1034 Tauranga Table Tennis All grades.

Singles & Doubles. Memorial Hall 12.45 - 3pm. Mixed Social Doubles 7.30 - 9.30pm. Roy 578 7800

Te Puke Spiritual & Healing Centre

Meeting 2nd & 4th Wednesdays.

Doors open 6.30 Entry $5 includes raffles & refreshments. Lyceum Club 8 Palmer Court. Kerry 021 607 797

Toastmasters - City Early Start

Build your confidence, find your voice & open doors of opportunity in 2017 Classic Flyers Avgas Cafe every Weds 7.00-8.15am. Lani 0210 445 654 www.cityearlystart.co.nz

Thursday 29 June

A Place to Bee Free craft session every Thurs at Lighthouse Church 11am - 1pm. Learn a new skill, have coffee, meet new friends & have a chat.

Bay City Rockers Social Rock n Roll dancing as well as Neon Moon, Rock n Roll Waltz. Every Thurs at Senior Citizen’s Hall, Norris St 7-9.30pm. $3 entry. Gavin 027 643 6222 or Steve 027 277 9569 Community Bible Study Int. Every Thurs at 14th Ave Gospel Centre 10am - 12pm for a Bible study on “The Book of Matthew.” Jack/Betty 544 3809 EmployNZ Free Course Tauranga Library 10 – 11am to find out more about the free Retail, Hospitality, IT, Foundation Skills & Fitness Courses.

Sally 027 652 1429 Fitness League Safe, effective, low impact exercise to music using the Bagot Stack technique. Helps posture, balance & stamina. Free 1st class.

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

Weds: Katikati Memorial Hall 10am.

Pam 549 4799 or 021 117 7170 Free Guitar Lessons Every Thurs at Historic Village 10-11.30am. Limited to 3 people per day. Register with Joseph 020 408 97462 Free Meditation Classes Every Thurs at Meredith Hall, Fraser St, Merivale (near Yatton Park) 7.30pm. Enjoy good health & better quality of sleep.

David 570 1204 French Connection For lovers of all things French. Meet fortnightly Thurs at La Mexica on the Strand 4.306.30pm. agohns@yahoo.co.nz Happiness & Our Mind Drop-in meditation classes, beginners welcome.

Classes are self-contained so start any date.

Every Thurs at Greerton Library, 139 Greerton Rd 7-8.30pm. Cost $15 per class. www. meditateintauranga.org

Mount/Papamoa Coffee & Chat

Junction Mental Health Peer Support & Advocacy 1-2pm. Transport available if required. 543 3010 Narcotics Anonymous Closed men’s meeting every Thurs at Waipuna Park Hall, 25 Kaitemako Rd, Welcome Bay 7.30-8.30pm.

Orange City Square & Round Dance

Thursday Club Night & New Learner Class, 7.30pm. Plus, Tuesday morning 10.00. Wednesday Frontiersmen’s Hall 543-1063.

Petanque Bayfair Petanque Club, every Tues & Thurs at Russley Drive 1pm. Equipment & coaching available. Try a new sport.

Margie 542 0084 or 021 0293 7459 Simplee Cre8ive Every Thurs at Arataki Community Centre, Bayfair 9am - 2.30pm.

All crafts. Jenny 574 7401 Sunshine Dance Group Learn sequence dancing every Thurs at Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave/Cameron Rd 7-8.30pm followed by dancing until 10pm. $2pp entrance includes supper. Jan 544 4379 Taoist Tai Chi Exercise for body and mind. A new beginners class starts Thursday 6th July 5:30-7.00pm, 15 Koromiko Street. All welcome.

Diane 021 343324.

Taoist Tai Chi 6 July - New weekly beginners class. Strength - Flexibility - Stillness.

Suitable for everyone. Non-competitive & supportive learning environment. 15 Koromiko Street, Judea. 1-2.30 John 576 9836 Tauranga Heart Support Group Low impact group exercise class for those with or at risk of heart & associated diseases. Mon & Thurs at City Church, Otumoetai Rd 9.30-10.30am. $4pp. Diana 021 0476 155 Tennis Seniors WBOP Players 35 years plus. Tauranga Lawn Tennis Club, Wharepai Domain 9am - 12pm. $3 ball fee. Lynda tsw-bop@gmail.com 021 057 6601

Women’s Singing Group

Every Thurs at 68 1st Ave 11am. Beginners welcome.

Marie 576 1300

Friday 30 June

Chess Tauranga Tauranga RSA, Greerton

5-7pm, for the whole family. Longer if necessary for longer games. Incl casual games.

Standard chess rules. Werner 548 1111 http:/www.westernbopchess.weebly.com/ Counselling Need to talk? First session free at Arataki Community Centre. To book your appointment Karen 021 579 249 Embrace Dancing Classes Learn West Coast Swing. First class free. Elizabeth Street Community Centre 6.45pm. Vero 021 191 161 embrace.dancing@gmail.com Falun Dafa Ancient wisdom applicable in 2017. Welcome to Free Exercise & Meditation Classes. Huia Rm, Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, 7pm. Judy 021 0425 398

Friday Fun Night Light Party

Come on down to Greerton Aquatic & Leisure Centre for Friday Fun Night. Enjoy heaps of fun, music & games. Tickets: Only $5 per child with family passes available! Greerton Aquatic & Leisure Centre Genealogy Research Members of Papamoa Genealogy Branch at Papamoa Library 10am – 12pm to assist researchers with their family history.

Greerton Indoor Bowling Club Amity Triples, Tauranga City Silver Band Hall, Yatton St. Names in by 7.15pm. Sally 571 8914 Mah Jong - Mt Maunganui Every Fri at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Dee St 12.45-4pm.

Joy 578 7310 Oceanside Mah Jong Club Friday afternoons. St Peter’s church hall, Victoria Rd, downtown Mount. Jayne 574 6903 or 021 611 974 Table Tennis Tauranga Memorial Hall. Social doubles singles 1-3pm.

Junior Club 3.30-5.30pm. Training squad 5.30-7pm. Club night 7.309.30pm. Paul 021 884 021 Tauranga Lyceum Club Women’s friendship club. Catered lunch first Fri of month & dinner 3rd Weds with interesting speakers. Other activities include painting, music & bridge. 68 1st Ave. Margaret 543 3244 The Shades July 7 at Holy Trinity Church, 215 Devonport Rd, Tauranga 8pm. 4 fine young men, 4 divine voices. Adults $45, students $20. Tickets available from Hospice Shops & www.waipuna-hospice.co.nz

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The euthanasia debate I have great sympathy for those who are facing death and for their families as I have watched and supported both my father and my mother die of cancer.

I have many reasons I oppose euthanasia and these are three of them. I think dying is a part of life that we are tempted to short-circuit. It can be scary and painful times, but there are beautiful things that can happen during those last days.

I have a very special memory of my father kissing me goodbye on the last day of his life. I think there is a genuine danger that when we are diagnosed with

a terminal disease and we enter into the early stages of grief, we may be overcome with depression and want to jump to a medical solution.

I believe that given time, many people find value living their last days.

And finally, with any family there is enough grief to go around without arguing over whether we should quicken death.

I honestly worry that some patients will seek to quicken their death for the good of their relatives, but instead sow conflict in their families.

Death is traumatic but also a special stage of life we should not try to avoid.

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Though impossible, what would happen if we were to flip the linear timeline of the earth’s history on its edge?

In other words, if we could see things (with God) from the perspective of eternity – from where, in a sense, a thousand years is like a second! For myself, recently, this question has been shedding new light on the ‘very good’-ness of creation (Genesis 1:31).

In my thinking, until recently, since ‘the fall,’ creation was no longer ‘very good.’ And yet, by considering the timeline on its ‘edge’ (from eternity), wouldn’t we only see Christ?

Isn’t this what’s insinuated by Paul in his letter to the Colossians, or in the Gospel of John (each

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in the first chapter). And the point is that nothing can exist before Christ, nothing exists after Christ, and nothing exists without Christ!

Indeed, ‘in Him, all things were created... and hold together’ (Col.1:17). So, the question that I most want to ask is: what does this say about God, and what does this say about us?

In Ephesians (chapter 2), Paul writes that ‘we are God’s handiwork,’ his masterpiece! And while, admittedly, this is a statement about the church, from the perspective of eternity (with Christ at the centre), what might this say about all of us?

Could it be a reminder that in Christ, God is making all of humanity, even all creation, into one great incomparable masterpiece of redemption with the church as its herald?

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www.sunlive.co.nz/classifieds.html computers FREE ON SITE DIAGNOSIS & quote. We come to you.

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accomodation wntd WANTED 3 BDRM house long term in Otumoetai, Judea, Brookfield, Avenues area for a family of 4 and a cat. References available. Ph Jo 027 348 1706

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“LOVE TAKES NO PLEASURE in evil but rejoices over the truth.

Love patiently accepts all things.

It always trusts, always hopes, and always endures”.

1 Corinthians 13:6-7

cars for sale CAR FAIR – buy or sell any vehicle every Sunday at 11th Avenue Car park opposite Mad Butcher 8am-noon. Ph for more information 027 733 9686 or www.taurangacarfair.co.nz

cleaners available TOP 2 BOTTOM CLEANERS reliable, fully insured, references available. Regular or one-off cleans in your home or office. Ph for free quote: Ken 021 929 573 or Shirl 021 929 572

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TWO MATURE LADIES looking for regular household cleaning jobs. Trustworthy, reliable professional service. Please ph Jacqui on 021 042 3847 or Kath 021 047 9552

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION Romantic, separate, selfcontained accommodation with a touch of luxury. Rural location 5 minutes from Hobbiton. Sleeps up to four. Continental breakfast included. Ph 021 0595 185

COMPUTER GETTING you down? Problems, viruses, upgrades, internet, new or refurb PC’s tuition, or advice. Ph Bruce for a no obligation chat or quote 576 7940 or 021 260 9183

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NEED A C.V.? Don’t let your C.V. get lost amongst all the others. I can help you stand out on paper. A C.V. For You can provide you with a personal and professional touch.

From scratch or updating existing ones. Check out samples on www.facebook.com/acvforyou or Ph/text on 021 27 27 912

education BALLROOM AND LATIN DANCE classes in Katikati for all ages and levels. Book now.

Contact Liberty New Zealand 027 840 3603 www.libertynz.kiwi

entertainment TAURANGA TANDEM SKYDIVING best buzz in the Bay! Gift vouchers available.

Ph 574 8533 today

gardening ABLE GARDENER, experienced, efficient, knowledgeable, highly qualified. Maintenance, pruning, hedges, shrubs, roses; disease/ pest control, lifestyle blocks, garden renovations; design & plant. Ph Tita 027 654 8781 or a/h 542 0120 HANDYMAN HOME AND GARDEN SERVICES Tree pruning, weeding, hedges, waterblasting, home maintenance, rubbish removal, affordable rates. Ph Philip 027 655 4265 or 544 5591 PEA STRAW FOR SALE Conventional bales of pea straw. Very good quality. Approx 12 kilos per bale. For delivery contact The Peastrawboys, ph Graham 027 838 7741 www.thepeastrawboys.com

Artist Debbie Clarke came out on top at the recent Tauranga Society of Artists 2017 Art Expo.

The event included the Trustpower/TSA Supreme Art Award, which Debbie proudly went home with.

Tauranga Society of Artists Vice President Berys Suridge presented the supreme award to winner Debbie Clarke.

Photo: Bruce Barnard.

gardening RIDE ON MOWING lifestyle blocks, businesses, schools, churches, commercial and residential. Police vetted and insured operators. Ph Crewcut 0800 800 286

health & beauty NATURAL NEW ZEALAND Health Products & Clinic.

Something for everyone. NZ Registered Natural Therapies & Natural Medicine Practitioners.

Opposite BP Te Puke. Ph 573 5533 www.naturaltherapiesnz. com and www.kiwikitz.com

livestock AC PETFOODS collect injured & unwanted cows & horses.

Ph 800 369 6269

lost & found FOUND KITTENS VARIOUS places various colours Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Adult Tabby/White Male cat, Pongakawa Area, Ref: 97731, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Young Adult Black Male Cat, Te Puke Area, Ref: 97659, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found White/Grey/Beige Female Rabbit, Judea area, Ref: 97799, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245

situations vacant DISTRIBUTOR WANTED. Be your own boss marketing. New to New Zealand - a breakthrough anti aging and rejuvenation product line that works. Ph Yvonne 021 499 038 or email: health.wealth64@gmail.com

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AVAILABLE NOW. Ph or txt 028 409 7004 APPLIANCE REPAIRS For service of all Fisher & Paykel, Haier and Elba appliances, Ph 0800 372 273 for your local technician.

trades & services BOAT BUILDING repairs and maintenance. Timber & fibreglass trade qualified, boat builder. Ph Shaun 021 992 491 or 07 552 0277 ELECTRICIAN, 18+ years experience, NZ registered.

Residential & commercial, maintenance & service, new builds, renovations. Fast, friendly service. Ph Andrew 022 354 1960 HANDYMAN BUILDING and section maintenance, decks, fencing, pergolas, painting, water blasting, odd jobs. Free quotes Ph Rossco 027 270 3313 or 544 5911 INSECT SCREENS Measure.

Make. Mend. Ph Rob at Magic Seal 543 4940 NEED A BUILDER? Licensed, 20 years experience. Available for all types of projects and alterations. Attention to detail and quality assured.

Ph 021 209 0972 PAINT IT ON PAINTING Services & Handyman. Interior, exterior painting. 8 years experience. Ph 027 945 7332 PAINTER/DECORATOR Interior and Exterior, quality workmanship friendly services.

Over 20 years specialising in residential and more. Quality paint at trade prices. For your best advice in all areas.

Ph Shane Mount/Tauranga Decorators 07 544 6495 or 021 575 307 PLASTERING, INTERIOR WALLS & ceilings. Tradesman 30yrs exp. Skimming, painting prep. Small jobs OK. Ph Murray 027 266 5657 ROOF REPAIRS free quotes for all maintenance of leaking roofs, gutter cleaning & repairs.

Chimney maintenance & repairs.

Registered roofer, 30yrs exp. Ph Peter 542 4291 or 027 436 7740

trades & services TREE SHRUB and hedges trimming, topping removal, rubbish removal, palm pruning or removal, satisfaction guaranteed free quote. Ph Steve Hockly 571 5958 or 027 498 1857

travel & tours ”A A A” HUKA LUXURY LODGE LUNCHEON - (2) “ The Herd Of Cows” Street Art Tour in Morrinsville: - (3) Sir Colin Meads Statue & Chateau Tongariro: - (4) Mid- Winter Christmas Venture: - (5) Waiheke Island Escape: - (6) Bay of Islands Holiday: - (7) Westside Story Show & Tickets, Auckland: - (8) Chatham Islands Venture: - (9) Cirque du Soleil Show & Tickets, Auckland: - (10) Stewart Island & Beyond. Contact us for full details, and to chat about our other unique Trips. We provide door to door service (we will pick you up, and take you home again after tours). Free Tour Newsletter.

Ph Hinterland Tours Team on 575 8118 or 027 235 7714 ANOTHER W.O.W. (WORLD OF WEARABLE ART) Trip to Wellington. We have preferential Premium tickets (Better than “A” Reserve) for this spectacular annual show. This will be our tenth year to the show. Cost is the same as last year. Book now with John’s Tours ph 576 9305 1ST JULY WESTSIDE STORY - Don’t miss your chance to see this outstanding Broadway musical. This international cast will electrify you with a range of classic songs, astounding vocals with passionate high-energy dance routines. Last 2 seats Book now – No parking hassles, Door to Door + Matinee show + dinner – Contact Jan today @ Zealandier Tours 572 4118 or admin@zealandiertours.com NO 8 TOURS NEW ZEALAND’S SENIOR TRAVEL CLUB; Its Show-Time Sunday August 20th;Matilda,the multi-award winning Musical-Matinee - 3 Seats Left. Sunday August

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27th; Matilda, the multi-award winning Musical-Matinee – 1 Seat Left Let us know your email address and we can keep you up to date with any new shows immediately. Free Door to Door service. No 8 Tours team on 579 3981 or Email info@no8tours.co.nz NO 8 TOURS NEW ZEALAND’S SENIOR TRAVEL CLUB – Join our Club today for Free to receive all our VIP Members Benefits. (1) Tranz-Alpine Express and Wild West Coast – September 3rd- 6th – 4 Days away-3 Seats Left. (2) Forgotten Rail Carting-September 20th22nd - 3 Days away-10 Seats Left.(3) Whimsical Whanganui Heritage Homes & River -October 10th-14th -5 Days away- 7 Seats Left. (4)Southern Scenic Mountain Circuit -October 24th-1st November-9 Days away-Filling Fast. Free Door to Door service. No 8 Tours team on 579 3981 or Email info@no8tours.co.nz

venues FOR WEDDINGS, FUNCTIONS OR MEETINGS+ check out No.1 The Strand, a beautiful historic setting. Email: kim@ no1thestrand.co.nz or www.no1thestrand.co.nz FREE VENUE HIRE For Private Functions and Parties. Fully Licenced Sports Bar. Contact: Mohit Matta 075756005, Cheers Tavern 15 Owens Place Bayfair, Mount Maunganui.

WEDDINGS, PARTIES, MEETINGS etc - The perfect venue. With stunning Harbour views, fully licensed bar & kitchen onsite. Restaurant open every Friday from 5pm & Sunday from 4.30pm, kids under 12 years dine free with every paying adult. Tauranga Fish & Dive Club, 60 Cross Rd, Sulphur Point. Ph 571 8450

work wanted IT TECHNICIAN 40 hours per week. Ph Jacob 022 171 2736

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