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There’ll be plenty of heroes and villains at this weekend’s Armageddon Expo held in the Bay, one of the biggest gathering of pop culture and comic book lovers in the country. Among them will be plenty of cosplayers, dedicated to dressing up as their favourite fictional characters – from

superheroes such as Iron Man (pictured) to Harry Potter, Disney princesses, anime, and much, much more.

Cartoon voice actors and cult television stars will also be at the event, signing autographs and giving Kiwi fans a chance to meet their idols. See more on page 9.

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Disturbing news from the world of science Only 2 seats left!

Keep your Nerf gun handy, just in case

Two very disturbing stories emerged from the world of science this week.

Firstly, the possible existence of an alien megastructure orbiting a mysterious star in the Milky Way. Known as Tabby's Star, or KIC 8462852, the odd pattern of light emitted from the star located about 1500 light years away continues to leave scientists puzzled, noting strange luminosity in recent years.

The star's observed brightness dips by about 20 per cent, an unexplained phenomena that has led to a number of theories, some more sensational than others.

Our alien theory is the most exciting.

Last year the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Life Institute announced it was going to focus on the star to get to the bottom of the mystery.

Dan Werthimer, a chief scientist at Berkeley SETI, was quick to dismiss Ben the wild theories of an Dewhirst, alien megastructure. He’s 6 years. quoted in the news this week saying: "I don't think it's very likely — a one in a billion chance or something like that — but nevertheless, we're going to check it out." Here at Earth, we’re pretty sure it doesn’t have resource consent.

WiFi spy

The second shocking discovery: scientists have found a way to photograph people inside walls using WiFi. Apparently not all of that microwave radiation makes it to or from our phones, tablets, and laptops. What isn’t frying our minds (and making us think there are aliens in space) makes its way to bounce their signal off objects, illuminating our homes and offices like invisible light bulbs. German scientists have found a way to exploit this property to take holograms, or 3D photographs of objects inside of a room — from outside of the room.

“It can basically scan a room with someone’s WiFi transmission,” Philipp

Holl, undergraduate physics student at the Technical University of Munich, told Business Insider.

Nothing to hide

Here at RR headquarters, we are taking all this news very seriously. The fact that some science boofheads can see inside the walls of rooms, using your WiFi, is quite disturbing.

Especially if you are the sort of person who keeps things inside of walls that you don’t want anyone to see.

Personally, I don’t keep anything sensitive or personal inside the walls of the house, apart from a middle-aged podgy waistline. If anyone wants to see that, well, go for it.

Knock yourselves out. No special secrets here except probably a few too many deepfried rums and the odd chocolate burger.

But I can imagine there are people with stuff inside the walls of their houses, who don’t want you to see any of it.

This would include: People who have stolen supermarket trollies.

Exuberant Hide and Seek exponents.

Habitual library book stealers.

People who dance like no-one is watching.

Closet air guitarists.

Meth laboratory specialists.

Clandestine Abba fans.

New Zealand First.

Colonel Sanders (in case the recipe of 11 secret herbs and spices is written on the wall) Anyone harbouring Myrtle Rust or any of the Rust family of fugitives.

Which is why the people on the mysterious alien megastructure orbiting the mysterious Milky Way star should also be very concerned, because the scientists here may be thinking of using their wifi-spy connections to see what’s going on in the alien’s place.

Poor old ET is minding his own business, singing in the shower and putting the hair straighteners on his antennae … or whatever aliens do in the bathroom… when some nosey nerd from Planet Earth taps in from the far side of the cosmos to perve on him.

No wonder the aliens are nearly always angry and aggressive whenever they arrive here in a science fiction movie. They’ve been stalked in their own galaxy and made to feel completely alienated.

That is why we recommend you all arm yourselves with a Nerf gun. We are not entirely sure what a Nerf gun does, but they come highly recommended by a six-year-old I know, who is going on a mission shortly to his friend’s house to check out a new fort.

A Nerf gun must surely be the best all round option to dissuade invaders.

Our young man is going prepared and here’s the list of equipment a six-year-old needs while holed up in a fort: 2 shields, 1 black gun, 1 nerf gun, 6 bullets, and 1 black cape.

Sounds to be like excellent defence against weirdo aliens, and weirdo scientists who want to WiFi-spy inside our forts. And I reckon a Nerf gun might just be the thing to take down Myrtle Rust and her gang.

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Winners of the ‘Here’s Harvey’ game last week, drawn from hundreds of correct entries: Brent Souter, Barry Shaw, Ross Phipps, John Mutlow, Phil Potts, Vivienne Wilton, Stuart Box, Andree Withington, Val Butler, Janice Craig. The Weekend Sun beanies are on the way to you, as Stuart says, that will help ward off the man flu. Thanks to the many who entered and for the many great comments about our paper.

Your challenge this week: Find the six mysterious nerfy aliens lurking on the pages (not including the one on this page), dob them into brian@thesun.co.nz so we can send Ben on a ‘search and nerf’ mission.

(There would be nothing more welcoming, after you’ve travelled 1500 light years to visit another galaxy, than to be ambushed by a six-year-old Earthling in a black cape firing rubber bullets from a six-barrelled gatling gun.) Email with ‘nerf’ in the subject line and list the pages containing extra-terrestrial life. Remember to include your name and address so we can send alien-deflecting beanies to the winners.

IMPORTANT STUFF: All material is copyright and may not be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher. Sun Media makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all information and accepts no liability for errors or omissions or the subsequent use of information published. Colonel Sanders was never a real colonel. Harland Sanders did serve in army as a mule-tender, but did not hold the rank. As the popularity of the chicken picked up the Governor of Kentucky, Ruby Laffoon, made him an honorary Colonel in 1935 for his contributions to the state’s cuisine.

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Hopping mad about school bus changes THANK YOU FOR THE HONOUR Tauranga Intermediate’s system for placing students on school buses is threatened by the regional council proposal to scrap school bus services. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

Angry parents are promising the Bay of Plenty Regional Council a fight over plans to remove the school buses next July and instead place students on the commuter Hopper buses.

A mother of Tauranga Intermediate pupils says instead of her children embarking and disembarking from school buses at the school grounds, they will instead have to walk about a kilometre to school from 15th Ave. To catch a bus home they will have to first cross 15th Ave. Another parent points to Cameron Rd becoming much more hazardous, with drivers facing the prospect of navigating through crowds of college pupils crossing Cameron Rd twice a day.

Tauranga Intermediate’s senior administrator Mike Bibby says the school will be making a submission on the proposal, but at the moment it is the parents who are venting their spleen.

“We’re caught in the middle. We believe what we have got going is good and we don’t see any reason for change,” says Mike.

“What we have tried to do in the first instance is just get everyone the opportunity to exercise their democratic right. It’s not really only for the school

to be saying what’s going on, its parents. And that’s what we are getting at the moment. In a sense we’re just the agents here to meet their needs.”

The regional council is proposing to cut the number of school bus services in the city from 45 to 11 by moving students onto the Bay Hopper network and adding additional urban network buses to provide peak capacity.

Mount Maunganui College deputy principal Ady Van der Beek is urging parents to engage in the feedback process.

The college is looking at the prospect of hundreds of its students being dropped off on Maunganui Rd and having to cross two lanes of traffic to get to the college. “We’re somewhat stunned to see the proposed exit point in the morning is across the road for our students,” says Ady. “We are going to have students navigating Maunganui Rd, I believe in conflict with an increasing amount of traffic, because if this system comes in, more parents are going to decide to drive their kids to school.”

Car parking on the railway side of Maunganui Rd was removed and a ‘no stopping’ zone introduced some years ago after a fatality outside the college.

Feedback can be submitted online at www.drivechange.co.nz until 5pm, June 6.

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Police led on vehicle chase Police were led on a chase that started in Judea and ended in Bureta after the fleeing vehicle rolled and crashed into a ditch on Monday night.

The pursuit started around Waihi Rd, through Bellevue to Harbour Drive. The vehicle then turned onto the railway tracks in an attempt to cross the bridge before losing control and rolling into a ditch. The two occupants of the vehicle were uninjured.

The driver of the vehicle has been charged with aggravating failing to stop, dangerous driving and driving while disqualified.

A witness to the chase says a police vehicle was rammed during the pursuit.

Edgecumbe panel revealed An independent review panel investigating Edgecumbe’s stopbank failure during ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie last month will be led by Sir Michael Cullen, who’ll be joined by water resources engineer Kyle Christensen and geotechnical engineer Charlie Price.

The review will look into the operation of the Rangitaiki River Scheme assets, including its design, engineering, maintenance and management, as well asthe implementation of the flood management role the Bay of Plenty Regional Council delivered until the breach and in response to it. The review will run until late July, with the team speaking to the community, iwi, landowners, stakeholders and others who may be able to provide technical information pertinent to the review.

An end to violence against ambos?

It’s hoped a Budget injection of more than $50 million into our ambulance services will bring an end to a growing litany of violence and abuse against ambulance officers.

The government investment will produce 430 new emergency medical and paramedic roles, 59 of which will be based in the Bay of Plenty.

The Budget 2017 news for St John is fantastic according to central east operations manager, Jeremy Gooders.

“St John is committed to a schedule which will mean, by 2021, we won’t be sending out single-crewed ambulances.

“That can only be beneficial for staff and patient safety.”

The pledge for double crewing comes on the back of a strongly worded message from St John last summer.

It said abuse and assaults on ambulance officers would not be tolerated and prosecutions would be pursued.

Last year, frontline ambulance officers were hit, kicked, punched, spat at and

Maintenance forces closure Tauranga City Library will be closed for two days early next month.

The library on Willow St will be closed on Sunday, June 4 and Monday, June 5 for maintenance work. The flooring at the front entrance has lifted and buckled, creating a hazard.

And because the floor will have to be grinded over two full days and nights it’s more practical to close the library.

Papamoa and Greerton libraries will be open as usual on Sunday, June 4. All libraries will be closed on Monday, June 5 for Queen’s Birthday.

BOPDHB achieves targets The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has achieved three out of the six Ministry of Health quarterly targets for the January-March 2017 quarter.

The targets achieved by the BOPDHB were Shorter Stays in Emergency Departments (96/95), Better Help for Smokers to Quit (90/90) and Improved Access to Elective Surgery (104/100). Targets not achieved by the board were Faster Cancer Treatment (82/85), Increased Immunisation (86/95) and Raising Healthy Kids (55/95). The targets focus on improving the health sector’s performance, and ensures NZ’s system contributes to maintaining and improving health outcomes in these six areas.

Myrtle rust found in Waikato The Ministry for Primary industries has discovered myrtle rust in a small number of plants at a nursery in Te Kuiti, Waikato.

This new find in the Waikato, along with sites discovered in Taranaki and Northland, brings the total number of confirmed infected properties to 16 nationally. People can report any suspected signs of myrtle rust to MPI’s Exotic Pest and Disease Hotline on 0800 80 99 66. Do not touch the rust or the plant.

SunLive Comment of the Week ‘What?’ posted by maildrop on the story: Oil spill exercise in Tauranga Harbour: “The sea is filthy enough without putting theoretical oil in it for an exercise.”

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verbally abused 3000 times. Up to 10 incidents a month were serious enough for ambulance officers to need hospitalisation.

Ambulance officers operating solo also reported other daily stresses like fatigue, driving long distances to and from incidents, manual handling of injuries and distractions such as radio communications.

“Double-crewing will reduce the stress of staff having to deal with some serious

situations on their own and will improve levels of patient care,” says Jeremy.

But it will happen progressively. St John Ambulance will be consulting before deciding how to distribute its new injection of money and manpower.

St John CEO Peter Bradley says one size does not fit all so St John will be talking with local communities and staff to determine what’s best for each district.

Oho Ake – Rise Up in Whakatane this Saturday Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart once said there’s nothing like music to “relieve the soul and uplift it”.

That’s exactly what the organisers of the Oho Ake – Rise Up Concert hope to achieve when the event takes place at Te Teko Racecourse on Grieve Rd in Whakatane this Saturday.

“Oho Ake Concert was developed collectively by a bunch of us that wanted to create a concert to uplift the mauri (spirit) of the whanau (families/ people) and rohe (district) affected by the floods,” explains a spokesperson.

Along with awesome live music from bands and musicians like Iyah Roots, L.A.B., DJ Bling, Tait Kora and Tigerhour, Oho Ake will also feature a tamariki zone, kai stalls, kaumatua lounge, dance crews, kapa haka and more. MC on the day will be Labour's Waiariki candidate Tamati Coffey.

Entry will be by koha and all proceeds will be donated to people affected by the flooding.

L.A.B.

“We hope you can come join in the raising of the mauri and positive energy for the tamariki (children) and whanau.”

The Oho Ake – Rise Up Concert is on at Te Teko Racecourse on Grieve Rd in Whakatane on Saturday, May 27, from 11am-5pm. For more information see www.facebook.com/ohoake2017/

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Our very own bossy Izzy Welcome Bay’s quiet but loud Sophie Turner is also TV’s sarcastic bossy in a friendly way Izzy.

Photos: Annemarie Clinton.

“I am special. l am very special.”

Thirteen-year-old Sophie Turner is special because she has succeeded – she has confronted some deeply challenging personal issues and blossomed on the national stage despite them.

She has Tourette Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). She is also autistic.

“I spent four years to get RGN (registered general nurse) after my name,” says Mum Sarah. “Sophie went to a doctor and comes out with all those letters.”

Sophie strikes a very theatrical, arms-extended pose as she makes her “I am special” pronouncement to an audience of one. This reporter.

But despite the cruel blows that life delivered her and can make her days difficult, Sophie is now performing to a much bigger audience – probably tens of thousands of kids on national television, on a segment of TVNZ’s iconic kids’ show ‘What Now’ on Sunday morning.

She is very special and there’s a smile that’s almost too big for that impish little face.

“I am Izzy in ‘Mysteryville’ – bossy and sarcastic,” says Sophie from Welcome Bay. “In a good friend kind of way.” And no, the bossy, sarcastic bit didn’t come naturally.

‘Mysteryville is a 10-episode by 10-minute segment within ‘What Now’.

Think ‘Scooby-Doo’, the American animated cartoon about a bunch of teenagers

and their Great Dane solving strange and funny mysteries. But without Scooby-Doo. ‘Mysteryville – three barely teenage sleuths out sleuthing, solving strange and sinister things, weird and wonderful mysteries every Sunday morning for 10 weeks. “When I perform, when I sing or act or dance, my Tourettes goes away. I keep it in.”

Keeping it in is another way of saying she controls her tics. The vocal tics. “You know, the shouting, the random words that pop out.” And the physical tics.

“Like this.” She slips seamlessly into performance mode to demonstrate the fitful, sudden repetitive body movements that also define Tourettes.

Sophie refuses to be defined by her Tourettes and her OCD. She lives with her diagnoses but separated from them. They don’t run her life. “It doesn’t bother me having Tourettes,” says Sophie, the little-screen Sunday morning star. “But it does bother me that other people have a problem with my Tourettes.”

There may be more understanding once a TV documentary on Tourettes is broadcast.

Sophie stars in that too. She’s also been in the local Tauranga Musical Theatre production ‘The Very Best of Broadway’.

Today she’s wearing her black ‘Aladdin’ t-shirt – a trophy from her appearance in that show. She will be in the ‘Mary Poppins’ ensemble and is part of the theatre’s development programme. “When I got the TV role I didn’t believe my Mum. I made her show me the email. Read the rest of the story at www.theweekendsun.co.nz

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Pool of talent Three Tauranga swimmers have been named in Swimming New Zealand’s 2017 National Development Squad.

Greerton Swimming Club’s Lochlainn O’Connor, 16, and Otumoetai Swimming Club 14-year-olds Tristan Eiselen and Daniel Shanahan were all named

in the squad announced this month.

In total, 71 athletes aged 12-18 from across the country were named in the national squad which aims to identify, nurture and develop young swimmers capable of achieving international success.

Council offers a hand up The Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s got some money to give away to worthwhile community projects.

There’s $100,000 available in the council’s community matching fund, including $40,000 for environmental projects and $60,000 for general projects.

Grants will be matched on a 50/50 basis. Community Committee chairperson Peter Mackay says council sees the matching fund as a hand up, rather than a hand out.

Community organisations have one month, from June 20 to July 20, to apply to the community matching fund – an annual pool of money to help

community groups help themselves.

“The matching fund puts a dollar amount on contributions such as volunteer labour, donated goods and services and other contributions by the group, allowing them to show the value of their work,” says Peter.

“This arrangement helps support not-for-profit groups that are already working for the benefit of the community and have resources such as volunteer labour and donated services, but need some financial support to achieve their goals.”

Application guidelines and forms are available on the Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s website. Decisions on how funding will be allocated will be made by the end of August and groups will be advised within two weeks.

Taste of Uni at Toi Ohomai More than 1000 high school students from near and far visited the Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology and University of Waikato for the annual open day for high schools.

The event at the Windermere campus drew students from Tauranga and as far afield as Gisborne and Matamata.

The high school students were checking out what was on offer in the city for tertiary studies.

Following the information sessions the visiting college students were treated to live entertainment, free food and a live graffiti piece by Garreth Steiner. Toi Ohomai also had its marine science boat and Fonterra tanker on display.

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Meow is the hour Give your moggy a bath, prissy it up and take it to the Greerton Hall on Sunday June 12.

It’s the fifteenth year the Geyserland Cat Club all breeds show has come to Tauranga.

And the Geyserland Club want locals to be involved in the show. So if you have a cat, a pedigree or just an ordinary household kitty, the club would love to see you and your precious paws at the show.

But you need to have your entries submitted today.

Request a ‘Show Schedule’ from Dianne on 021 784 425 or di_steve@xtra.co.nz.

The show will be open to the public from 12.30pm until approximately 3.30pm.

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Family thankful Craig Wilson’s wife Kat was diagnosed with terminal metastatic melanoma in late 2014.

‘The Auckland Trip’ ready to depart.

Buses, kids, Coca Cola and Arthur In the 1960s he pioneered the ‘The Auckland Trip’ – a bus excursion offering his Tauranga schoolkids some exposure to the wonders of a big city.

He and his bus trips opened little eyes and changed little lives.

But now the man who drove the bus, the man who could enchant kids, the man with the shock of white hair, has gone.

Arthur Edwards – schoolteacher, mentor, hobbyist beekeeper, bus driver, husband and father – died recently aged 86.

He was the man, they say, who first took the classroom out of the classroom.

Literally. The teacher would pack that classroom, standard four at Tauranga Primary, into Number 35, a 40-seater bus, and drive it to Auckland for four days of adventures.

Fifteen trips over 15 years, hundreds of school kids and many, many good times, stories and memories.

“They loved him for it,” says daughter Trish Harpur. “He gave his kids an opportunity they otherwise would never have had.”

Chugging up State Highway 2, over the Auckland Harbour Bridge, back to Sanitarium, MOTAT, the airport fire service and the like.

Little life-changing experiences.

“In those days there wasn’t a lot of spare cash around,” says Trish. “It was pretty tough going for a lot of families.

“So Dad’s bus trips made exciting places and exciting things accessible.”

Arthur Edwards made kids happy.

And at the beginning of the school year, kids would scrambling to be in Mr Edwards’ class at Tauranga Primary so they would be guaranteed a seat on ‘The Auckland Trip.’

Arthur Edwards talked about ‘The Auckland Trips’ in an article for the Bus and Coach Association in 2009.

“It was a very exciting and prestigious trip for Tauranga 10-year-olds, many of whom had never been far from their home town, let alone seen the likes of the Harbour Bridge, Farmers’ Trading Company (including its adopted parrot Hector) or even a trolley bus.”

The kids may have been having a high time but the driver too confessed to The Auckland Trip’ being perhaps his greatest bus memory.

So how did Arthur Edwards, teacher, assistant principal and acting principal end up in the driver’s seat. What was it with teachers and buses? Read the full story at www.theweekendsun.co.nz

The brave husband shares his story as part of Waipuna Hospice’s Shorts4Waipuna campaign, which aims to raise much-needed funds for the hospice. When the Wilson family received news of the terminal diagnosis, it was vital Kat and her husband Craig kept their children fully informed about what was happening to their mother.

Kat and Craig wanted to ensure their children Myesha and Riley, then aged seven and nine, were aware of what the eventual outcome would be.

So Myesha and Riley began Play Therapy sessions at Tauranga’s Waipuna Hospice in April 2015.

“It would have been far more difficult for us to support our children through this without the support, knowledge and guidance of Waipuna Hospice,” says Craig.

“The children were able to establish ways to help themselves deal with their feelings and emotions through a very tough time. Because we were dealing with our own emotions and feelings at the same time, having the hospice’s support meant that the children have been able to get through this process and able to successfully manage their feelings and

Above: Trish Rae with Myesha and Riley.

Inset: Kat was a vibrant, attractive young woman whose life was cut tragically short.

cope with life without their mum.

“I believe that as a direct result of this Play Therapy, they have been able to cope at school to a much higher degree than they otherwise would have.” Since Kat’s passing in June 2016 the children have continued to visit their Play Therapy leader on a weekly basis.

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A smile to remember, a sail to treasure His big grin gleamed from the newspaper. The cheeky face of Hamish Rieger, a young man who sailed with Nic Charrington, the first mate, second in command on the Spirit of Adventure sail training ship for teens.

Above: The crew onboard the training ship.

Left: The Spirit of Adventure.

Inset: Hamish Rieger.

“I thought, ‘Yeah I remember that smile’. He had a great smile.”

But with the photograph, came shocking news. The newspaper article was recording the sudden and tragic loss of the 17-year-old.

The Mount Maunganui Lifeguard was snatched by a rogue wave at the end of Moturiki (Leisure) Island on January 23, 2016, and taken out to sea.

Less than a day later, Hamish’s body was found by dozens of surf lifesavers who joined the search for one of their own.

“I remember reading the paper and realising he was on our voyage,” says Nic. “I remember getting on really well with him. I remember him being very smiley. He seemed to be just enjoying life.”

Hamish boarded the Spirit of Adventure with Nic on August 3-12, 2015, as part of a Youth Development Programme. Next month, the ship’s five-day trophy voyage will leave Auckland a day early for a special arrival to Tauranga on June 4 in honour of Hamish.

The ship is expected to arrive in time for the Mount Joggers and Walkers Half Marathon. It is the second of 12 half-marathons that Hamish’s parents Donna and Greg plan to complete in an effort to raise funds for the ‘I Ride With Hame’ project, which creates scholarships for the Spirit of Adventure Trust.

Nic says Hamish made the most of the opportunity onboard the Spirit, getting stuck into the programme from day one.

“Kids don’t turn out like that on their own. Every now and then you meet a kid and think, ‘You’re

pretty cool’ and then you think, ‘Your parents must be too’. I just want to say to Donna and Greg, ‘You guys did a good job’.

“His energy was awesome, I never saw him struggle, and he bonded well with the trainees.”

Donna and Greg set up the ‘I Ride With Hame’ project in honour of their son, who came back from the voyage with a new outlook on life. He started what he called the ‘health train’ which included a decision to run a halfmarathon – a dream his parents are now finishing for him 12 times over.

“We’ve always said from the word go this would be a pay-back to the Spirit,” says Hamish’s father Greg.

“What Hamish got out of the Spirit was being even more determined than what he was when he went in.”

Hamish was selected for the programme by his then Year 12 dean at Mount Maunganui College, Jenny Harray. “He was my first pick. Hamish was a bit of a larrikin, but a loveable one. He had huge potential.

“I just thought, if not leadership potential, Hamish had something in him that if he was given the chance he would take it.”

Jenny says the difference when Hamish returned was amazing. “I’ve never seen anyone have such a wonderful time and grow so much from one opportunity.

To join the Riegers by doing any of the 12 halfmarathons, contact Greg via the Facebook page: ‘I Ride With Hame’. Read the full story at Zoe Hunter www.theweekendsun.co.nz

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TV, movie, and comic stars coming to the Bay Stars from The Flash, Teen Wolf, The 100 and more are expected in Tauranga this weekend for the city’s first ever Armageddon Expo.

New Zealand’s biggest geek and entertainment event, Armageddon Expo, is coming to ASB Baypark Arena on May 27-28 for what promises to be a weekend of epic proportions for Bay of Plenty fans.

Event organiser William Geradts is excited to bring Armageddon, which embodies the ever-growing pulp culture phenomenon, to the Bay. “Ever since we first announced that we would be hosting a Tauranga show the response has been fantastic.

“We’ve got some phenomenal celebrity guests lined up and some awesome local and national exhibitors booked in.

“We are positive our first #Bayofgeddon is going to be an epic weekend.”

William says there is something for everyone at Armageddon, including cosplay and eating contests, gaming tournaments, anime, film and television merchandise galore, an ice skating arena and laser tag as well as celebrity panels, photographs and signing sessions.

“For a weekend of geeky goodness look no further than Armageddon Expo.”

He says Armageddon plans to make a good first impression on the area bringing a massive line-up of celebrity guests from hit films and television shows including; Firefly’s Jewel Staite, Teen Wolf ’s Max and Charlie Carver, The 100’s Richard Harmon and Sachin Sahel.

Lost Girl’s Paul Amos, as well as The Flash’s Matt Letscher, Legends of Tomorrow star Franz

Drameh, Babylon 5’s Patricia Tallman and Highlander star Adrian Paul are also expected to visit Tauranga.

William says no Armageddon Expo is complete without an array of comic and animation guests including Sailor Moon and Final Fantasy XV voice actor Robbie Daymond, Ray Chase who provided voices for One Punch Man and Final Fantasy XV, Max Mittelman who was a voice actor for One Punch Man and The Seven Deadly Sins, Kyle Hebert

who voiced characters in Dragon Ball Z and Fullmetal Alchemist – as well as well-known Marvel comic artist Todd Nauck who illustrated comic books including Spiderman and Deadpool.

Tauranga’s first Armageddon Expo is at ASB Baypark Arena on May 27-28. To keep up with guest announcements and events at Armageddon Expos, go to www.armageddonexpo.com Tickets for the Tauranga expo are on sale now at www.iticket.co.nz

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It’s about taking a step in someone else’s shoes.

And in the case of Red Cross’ Maree Boyes and Tauranga mayor Greg Brownless, they’re taking 10,000 steps a day between them to understand someone else’s story.

Maree and Greg have teamed up to complete the Red Cross’ The Journey programme – running from May 8 to June 8 – to unlock pieces of a Red Cross volunteer’s story.

“The idea behind The Journey is to follow the journey of a Red Cross volunteer and, as you take steps and log them in, you’ll unlock little bits of information about their story and their job,” says Maree.

“I contacted Greg and he said: ‘I’m in, but I don’t think I can do 10,000 steps a day’ so I suggested we team up and we could do it together.

“Greg did two weeks’ volunteer work in Thailand following the Indonesian tsunami. He then returned to help again several weeks later.

“He said yes to this challenge when others said no.”

Greg’s disaster volunteer work made a difference to the people he has helped, and he has had his own experience in the role of relief worker.

“In 2004/2005 following the Asian tsunami I firstly volunteered, then later worked, in Khao Lak and Mai Khao,

Thailand, assisting with those who had died along the coast,” says Greg.“There were about 3000 tourists and 3000 locals who died in that area. I was there initially for two weeks as a volunteer, then some months later for five weeks as a contractor for the actual repatriation.”

Maree says one the main focuses is disaster relief.

“The money from this goes towards the Red Cross helping people, not just in the local community but here and overseas.”

But it’s not all fun and games for Maree. In her quest to log every precious step, she managed to drop her phone in the toilet.

Thankfully she managed to dry it out and it has faithfully continued to log her daily steps.

“As challenging as I am finding this, I’m sure it’s not as challenging as being a Red Cross disaster volunteer worker,” says Maree.

To donate to Maree and Greg’s journey, visit: www.redcrossjourney.co.nz and search ‘Greg and Maree’ in the ‘Find a Friend’ section.

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Tauranga mayor Greg Brownless and Red Cross’ Maree Boyes in step to raise awareness. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

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A tense and thrilling affair The game between close rivals Greerton Marist and Rangataua this Saturday is set to be a tense and thrilling affair.

Hosted by Greerton Marist Recreation and Community Sports Club, the game on May 27 is the first of a proposed two-yearly charity rugby match and auction with proceeds going to a chosen charity.

Proceeds from next Saturday’s game between rivals Greerton Marist and Rangataua will go towards Homes of Hope, which provides foster care to children in need.

Greerton Marist club president David Small says for many players, the game will be a unique experience.

“It’s not always about the rugby. The match represents an opportunity to

give to an amazing organisation through vicariously contributing a donation.

“The game itself will likely be a tense and thrilling affair with plenty of open rugby and a number of BOP Steamers players on show.”

The Greerton Marist Charity Match is at Greerton Park, Oropi Rd on Saturday, May 27, 2017. Games are scheduled from 11.45am culminating with the Charity Match kicking off at 2.45pm.

There will be 15 specifically-designed playing jerseys auctioned off after the match, along with a raffle for one lucky person to win a rugby jersey.

A donation at the gate is encouraged, with all proceeds going to Homes of Hope.

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Out enjoying some sunshine on the pitch.

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Having lunch with the city’s top dogs next month A chance to hear from the city’s movers and shakers is on offer next month when The City Leaders Annual Lunch happens on June 16.

Hosted by Tauranga Chamber of Commerce, the event enables attendees to hear from the city’s leaders from 12 noon to 2pm at Trinity Wharf on Dive Crescent.

Tauranga MP Simon Bridges has

recently become Leader of the House, Minister of Economic Development, Communication and Transport, and is Associate Minister of Finance.

Simon will present a central government perspective on Tauranga’s fast growing economy and the opportunities and challenges that come with this, particularly under his economic development portfolio.

And Greg Brownless, who has been Mayor of Tauranga since 2016, will speak about his future plans in the top job.

While not a stranger to local government, Greg will talk about leading a growing city and the challenges related to a rapidly growing region. To book a seat visit http://www.tauranga.org.nz

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Cheering on the Bay There’s a new Bay cheerleading team on the block and they’re here to make some noise.

Riding for Edgecumbe If you see hundreds of motorcycle riders cruising towards Edgecumbe this Sunday, make sure to give them a toot or a wave.

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The new group Astro Cheer aims to provide the opportunity for athletes to learn not only new skills and a new sport, but also teach lessons about hard work, determination, teamwork, confidence and self-belief.

“Cheerleading makes you stronger as an individual, not only physically but also mentally,” says Astro Cheer’s Brian Armstrong.

“You will not only make friends and memories in your team but you will be part of the Astro Cheer family. Everyone is welcome no matter what gender, age, or ability level you are.”

Astro Cheer is hosting a trial this Sunday, May 28 from 3.30pm for anyone to see for themselves.

They train at Impact Gymsport, 36G MacDonald St, Mount Maunganui.

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They’ll be part of the S.O.S Edgecumbe Charity Ride, organised by local motorcycle club Tauranga Weekend Riders.

Their goal: to raise money for those still dealing with the fallout from last month’s flood, including those still cleaning up their homes, and those who need a place to stay.

Tauranga Weekend Riders founder Tony Ngawhika says he and his partner were in Edgecumbe a few weeks ago helping with the clean-up, when he had an ‘epiphany’.

“I thought: let’s do something

Tauranga Weekend Riders founder Tony Ngawhika with his fellow motorcycle enthusiasts.

for the people of Edgecumbe.

“My aunty over there was okay because she had insurance, but all of her friends around her didn’t. So I thought it would be good to show a bit of kindness and help those people out.”

The result is Sunday’s charity ride, which was originally expected to attract around 200 riders. Tony says there’ll probably be closer to 400 now.

“It’s been pretty amazing.

Honestly, I’m getting random people giving us money and donating stuff as well.”

Tony moved to ‘this beautiful town’ three years ago, and founded Tauranga Weekend

Riders, which now has 97 members.

He stresses they’re not the stereotypical ‘bikies’ people sometimes imagine.

“We don’t wear patches, we’re not gangs. We’re just normal people who care about the community.”

Registration for the ride is from 9-11am Sunday, May 28, for $10 per rider. The ride itself starts at 11am from Club Mount Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St, and ends at Edgecumbe Memorial Hall at 1.30pm.

Riders will reconvene at the Mount Mellick bar in Mount Maunganui from 4pm. For more information and to register email tonyngawhika86@gmail.com Ryan Wood

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Budget 2017 is delivering for Bay of Plenty exporters and the local economy that they contribute to by taking bold steps to improve access into rapidly emerging Middle Eastern Markets. Traditionally when we think of large export markets that are ready to trade our mind immediately jumps to Asia. For the past decade our trade success has been largely defined

by a very strong relationship with China, however, if we continue to be ambitious for our economy we always need to be looking for the next big thing. I have just returned from the Middle East this week where I was hosted by the Qatari government in my capacity as chairperson of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade select committee.

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The Southern Pipeline is a large wastewater pipeline that will transport a portion of the city’s wastewater to the Te Maunga wastewater treatment plant, relieving pressure from Tauriko the treatment plant at Chapel Street. This is an important project for our environment as our city continues to grow and pressure on our key infrastructure increases.

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Pipes have arrived on site and the drilling equipment will arrive next month. Before drilling starts, we will be driving large steel sleeves partway into each side of the harbour, which will protect the soft sand layers during drilling.

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Friday 26 May 2017 Artists impression of the proposed bridge

Funding an ‘iconic’ bridge too far?

The term ‘iconic’ is used to describe almost any proposed structure to be built with public money these days.

Few, if any, live up to the meaning of the word, however our neighbouring Western Bay of plenty District Council’s proposed cycle bridge over the Wairoa River certainly does. Back in 2015 the bridge was to cost $1.5m with TCC contributing $400,000. TCC initially rejected this because the proposal wasn’t detailed enough to warrant the spend. After a strong turnout from the cycle community in support, and further information from WBOPDC we then allocated the $400,000.

By early 2016 the cost of the bridge had risen to $2.5-3m. Then, as more funding was obtained from government and

community trusts, this grew to $6.5m late last year. Now it has blown out to $7.1m and Western Bay Mayor Garry Webber has asked Tauranga City Councillors for another $600,000 from Tauranga ratepayers.

We also had several excellent submissions from cyclists about the state of our city commuter cycle network.

Many parts are not joined up; the network is a mix of on-road, off-road and missing cycleways. Dedicated off-road cycleways are reasonably cheap to build (council in most cases already owns the land). The TCC $600,000 goes a long way because it’s matched by another $600,000 from the government.

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Exhibition a runaway success They are record numbers – 35,000 visitors or the equivalent of a quarter of the city’s population through the Tauranga Art Gallery for the Paradox Inside exhibition.

The Art Gallery director, Karl Chitham is thrilled.

“People have travelled from all over the country.”

The local politicians are thrilled. “All demographics of Tauranga enjoying the festival is simply exciting,” says Deputy Mayor Kelvin Clout.

To put that number into some context, 54,101 people visited the Tauranga Art Gallery in the 20152016 financial year. This financial year the target was set at 65,000 but the gallery has already had 73,769 visitors – the Paradox Inside exhibition still has more than two weeks to run and the financial year doesn’t finish until the end of next month.

“The show and the whole of the Paradox Street Art Festival has given an incredible boost to the energy of the CBD,” says gallery director Karl Chitham, “which is great to see.” And there’s still more to come before the exhibition closes on June 15.

The wall murals around the city will be explored by night. The guided night walks will happen in the last week of the festival, from June 11 to 15 starting outside Tauranga Art Gallery on the corner of Wharf

and Willow Sts. The art gallery will be open late on Thursday, June 15 to give people one last chance to see the show.

The winning pieces of the Paradox Youth Street Art Competition will be exhibited alongside works by Wongi, Lucy McLauchlan and Jacob Yikes from May 29 to June 9 in Toi Ohomai’s newly-opened Te Ara o Mauao building at the Windermere Campus.

For the Paradox painting days, five Powerco substations around the central city will be painted by local artists, just as Christchurch’s Wongi has recreated the substation at Spring St. One of the substations will be reimaged by the overall winner of the Paradox Youth Street Art Competition.

Tauranga Art Gallery offers a number of workshops where visitors can print their own street art t-shirt on June 3. Go to the gallery’s website: www.artgallery.org.nz/events to book your spot.

Paradox: Tauranga Street Art Festival’s exhibition at Tauranga Art Gallery is open daily from 10am to 4.30pm until Thursday, June 15.

35,000 people have visited the Paradox Inside exhibition at the Tauranga Art Gallery so far.

A crafty affair

Anyone craftily-inclined may be interested to know there will be a free papercrafts show held at the Bethlehem Hall, 239 State Highway 2, Bethlehem on May 26 and 27.

The show will be a combination of Artfull Crafts, Rubbadubbadoo, and Tauranga’s Craftables selling their crafty wares. Open from 3pm-9.30pm on Friday, May 26, and 9am-5pm on Saturday, May 27, the crafting experience is bound to have something for everyone. Classes and demonstrations will be available during the event.

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The Bay of Plenty is – like the rest of New Zealand – haemorrhaging police officers.

We have had 24 officers resign in the past 15 months, for reasons including stress and the unbearably high workload.

We know we’re getting amazing value from our local cops, who do an amazing job in spite of being completely under-resourced. The problem is, instead of getting closer to Australia’s one officer to every 432 people, in our region we’ve currently got one to every 936 people.

Youth crime is on the rise with this blue government’s molly-coddling tag-and-release programme failing young people and society at large. Young offenders aged 15-19 make up six per cent of the population, yet account for 42 per cent of violent robberies. New Zealand First will

hold them to account. In the 12 months to June 30, 2016 serious assaults resulting in injury were up 7.3 per cent, with public place assaults up 13.1 per cent.

Police morale is at an all-time low and you don’t have to be Nostradamus to see it isn’t going to get better without serious and sustainable change. New Zealand First has been calling for this ever since this blue government froze funding in 2008.

Our population is booming. Unfortunately, so is our crime rate. Tauranga is now the fifth-largest city in New Zealand, and according to local law enforcement officers, in the last month we have had nine aggravated robberies, when in the past we would have expected only one.

But help is on its way. Just like we promised and delivered 1000 more frontline police from 2005-2008, New Zealand First will get another 1800 quickly, not this blue government’s trickle of 880 new officers over three years (313 of whom will not actually be chasing or deterring criminals).

We have proved that we keep our promises.

Drive change in your bus network Katikati and Te Puke residents can have their say on the public bus network next Tuesday when representatives from the Drive Change movement turn up in the towns.

Led by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Drive Change is aimed at gaining feedback from Bay residents to deliver a more flexible bus network that provides more travel choices.

Some things being looked at are a redesigned bus network with more direct routes and more buses, new buses with more features and less emissions,

new technology to provide passengers with better information, giving buses priority over other traffic in some places, park and ride facilities, and improving options for school students.

Drive Change representatives will be in Katikati – at the bus stop on Main St outside Katikati Four Square – from 3-6pm on Tuesday, May 30.

They will be in Te Puke – at the bus stop outside New World, Commerce Lane – from 8-10am the same day. Or to have your say online, visit www.drivechange.co.nz

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The Great Tauranga Rotary Duck Race At 10.30am on Sunday, June 11 it will be open season on ducks, but there won’t be a shotgun in sight.

There’ll be yellow ducks, blue and white spotted ducks, big ducks and small ducks… all of the plastic variety.

It’s the Tauranga Te Papa Rotary Club’s Charity Duck Race in aid of Waipuna Hospice, the Papamoa, Omanu and Mount Surf Lifesaving Clubs and Rotary’s charitable activities.

The event will be staged in front of the new tidal stairs on The Strand.

There will be two races. The corporate race will have a field of up to 150 big yellow and blue ducks the size of a football that companies can buy for $200 plus GST and have branded for another $50. Some are doing their own ‘dressing’ of their ducks.

In the main race 5000 little ducks will be put into the sea at the start line from a large container held aloft by McLeod’s Cranes.

They will be placed in a 400 metre lane off the pontoon and the tide and luck will do the rest.

Each duck is numbered one to 5000 and has a corresponding ticket which can be purchased by duck punters for $5. There’s a cash prize of $1000 for the first duck across the line, $500 for second and $250 for third, plus loads of spot prizes.

“You can still purchase a corporate duck with trophies for the first three home,” says project convenor Brett Bell-Booth. “And there’s another

trophy for the best-dressed duck.”

Main race tickets can be purchased now from Palmers Garden Centre in Bethlehem, Greer’s Bar in Greerton, the Neighbourhood Kitchen Bar in Cherrywood, Brooklyn Patio and Bar on The Strand, The Hits Radio station, NZME offices in Cameron Rd, Forsyth Barr Investment Advisors in Elizabeth St, Waipuna Hospice and any of the three surf clubs.

The Tauranga Te Papa Rotary Club will be outside Countdown at Bayfair tomorrow, Saturday, May 27, so come and give them your support.

“It’s been very popular. More than 2000 of the 5000 ducks have been snapped up so far and we still have three weeks until race day,” says Brett.

Rotary’s hoping to raise upward of $25,000 for its lead charities Waipuna Hospice and the Papamoa, Omanu and Mount surf clubs, and other Rotary charitable activities.

For more information call Brett 021 825 504 Rotarian Brett Bell-Boot or James Clark h with a racing duck ready for 021 507 559. action.

Mural festival entry closes next month Those wanting to enter the NZ Mural Contest in Katikati this September and October have only four weeks to get their paperwork in to signal their interest.

Entry closes on June 30, 2017.

An application must include a completed, brief CV for promotional purposes, preparation of a miniature of your intended mural, plus two A4-size highresolution colour photos of the miniature.

The miniature must be based on the contest theme ‘The Future Is Our Children’ and painted in

landscape format on board measuring 480x960mm.

Entries will be whittled down to six finalists, who will be asked to paint their murals at locations dotted throughout Katikati during the mural festival week, from September 30 to October 7. The winner will be announced at a prizegiving on Saturday, October 7. First prize is $7000 and The June Carlton Memorial Trophy. A People’s Choice Award is worth $500 cash.

To enter: www.katikatimurals.co.nz

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Tidying up the planning mess A planning hearing, a publicexcluded extraordinary council meeting and more hearings were timetabled this week to enable Tauranga City Council to find a way out of the planning mess it has created in Papamoa East.

The business is Plan Change 25 – Wairakei Urban Growth Area, which is a last-ditch effort to re-set planning rules that have been either ignored or overtaken by events.

The original planning document for the area was Plan Change 44 to rezone land zoned Future Urban and Rural for residential, business and open space, supported by infrastructure planning, for a sustainable ‘live-work-play’ urban community.

After submissions, hearings and an appeals process, the outcome was incorporated into the operative Tauranga City Plan 2011 through the City Plan Review process.

The current Comprehensive Development Consent process for urbanising Wairakei raised issues of consent compliance and

around interpretation of the original provisions Also, expectations of the type and scale of urban development within Wairakei changed, including a reduced population/ household yield expected from Wairakei to one more consistent with conventional suburban developments elsewhere in Tauranga. Higher density was provided for in distinct locations.

Proposed Plan Change Two (Wairakei Urban Growth Area) was notified on October 5, 2013.

The purpose of that plan change was to simplify the provisions of the Wairakei Urban Growth Area and to align the provisions with those applying to other urban growth areas, while retaining infrastructure standards specific to the area.

Plan Change Two also recognised changes to the council’s Active Reserve Level of Service. Proposed Plan Change Two proceeded to the point in the Schedule One RMA process where submissions and further submissions had been lodged.

But after Plan Change Two was notified, concerns were raised that the consultation was inadequate. Plan Change Two was placed on hold while this was considered.

And since Plan Change Two was notified, several Special Housing Areas (SHAs) were gazetted in the Wairakei Urban Growth Area, including some on land not zoned for residential use.

There has also been a shift in the location of areas that provide for additional height through the gazetting of SHAs. This represents a significant change in circumstances from when Plan Change Two was initially prepared. The council withdrew Plan Change Two in February 2016.

Tauranga City council is changing its Papamoa East plan.

Perth taking notes from Papamoa The great community spirit of Papamoa has been highlighted in Australia this week, when a photo of one of the beach toy libraries surfaced on Channel 9 Perth news.

balls and boogie boards were donated by businesses and locals with more toys provided by The Wooden Toy Box in Papamoa.

The beach toy libraries were placed at Harrison’s Cut, Papamoa Domain and Papamoa East. Families who come to the beach without toys are able to use the ones in the libraries and return them “We've got bus stops with a library, after their beach play. but how cute is this idea at a beach in During the winter of 2016, the New Zealand!” the news item read. libraries became depleted, partly A group of Papamoa due to increment weather. The College students were asked call was put out across social in 2015 to conceive a media for more toys and technology project that they were quickly would benefit the replenished. During community. They the recent cyclone made portable weather, local toy libraries for fisherman placed local beaches. the libraries Constructed safely in the from wood nearby carparks donated by The until the storm had passed.

Shed Shop, the Channel 9 boxes were filled with beach toys.

Perth news’s post Boogie boards, on social media has buckets and spades, The Beach Toy Library at Papamoa. been shared nearly dump trucks, bats, 400 times.

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Calls for mandatory origin labelling The name's changed; but we haven't.

Kiwis need to take off the blindfold we have when it comes to buying food.

That’s the message of The Soil & Health Association, which welcomes the Consumers’ Right to Know (Labelling of Country of Origin of Food) Bill currently before a parliamentary select committee.

The bill requires all single component foods, packaged and unpackaged, to display their country of origin.

The Soil & Health Association has been campaigning for mandatory country of origin labelling for more than a decade since the government opted out of joining Australia in mandating country of origin labelling under the Food Standards Code on the grounds it would be an impediment to trade. With the exception of wine, country of

origin labelling is only voluntary in New Zealand.

Association spokesperson Karen Summerhays says all of NZ’s major trading partner countries have country of origin labelling including Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, countries in Europe and many Asian countries.

The association advocates for the consumer’s right to have fresh, healthy, organic food, free of genetic engineering, pesticides and additives, and the right to know what is in their food and water.

“While footwear and clothing is required to identify where it comes from, food isn’t,”

says Karen. “This bill aims to extend that requirement to fresh fruit, meat, fish and vegetables, and other single component foods such as grains, nuts, bulk flour and oil.”

Karen says it’s becoming more common that New Zealanders are wanting to avoid genetically engineered food, food with pesticide residues, or food coming from countries with poor labour conditions, and poor environmental and animal welfare standards.

Karen points to widespread support in NZ with a recent survey conducted by Consumer NZ and Horticulture NZ finding 71 per cent of Kiwis want mandatory country of origin labelling and 65 per cent said they looked for origin labelling when shopping.

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The low-down on eating nuts for a long, healthy life Can eating nuts help you live longer? Research from Harvard says so.

According to this Harvard study, nut eaters were 20 per cent less likely to die during the study period compared to those who did not eat nuts.

The more nuts eaten, the lower the death risk.

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per cent reduced risk of dying of heart disease and 11 per cent decreased risk of dying of cancer.

Let’s look at why.

Nuts are rich in ‘essential’ fatty acids, linoleic acid and alpha linolenic acid. These fats are essential because you must get them from your diet.

Alpha linolenic acid is the most common omega-3 fatty acid.

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evidence supports that diets high in omega 3 fatty acids are less likely to develop heart disease.

This is from eating wholefoods that are naturally good sources of omega 3 fatty acids.

When you think of high fibre foods, nuts are actually a pretty good source of soluble fibre.

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for reducing the risk of heart disease. Another reason nuts are good for your heart are plant sterols. Nuts are really good sources of natural plant sterols which bind with cholesterol and help remove it from the body.

Plant polyphenols are plantderived antioxidants that protect your body from free radical damage. Nuts contain quite a few polyphenols, like resveratrol, lutein, cryptoxanthin and others.

Scientific evidence suggests to stay looking ‘forever young’ you should load up on organic nuts.

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This week come and celebrate our new identity and changed circumstances. Loads of tastings, giveaways and a gift basket to be won each day.

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Government delivers Budget 2017

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The ninth budget delivered by a National-led government was unveiled in Wellington on Thursday.

Finance Minister Steven Joyce’s first budget focuses on investing in the country’s infrastructure and public services, plus reducing debt as a percentage of GDP and reducing the tax burden on lower and middle income earners.

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an $11 billion boost for new capital infrastructure over the next four years, plus a $321 million Social Investment Package to help the country’s most vulnerable to improve their circumstances.

Film and tourism industries will also receive financial boosts, with the government allocating $303.9m to support New Zealand’s film industry, and a $178m package to be spent on improving the country’s tourism infrastructure.

Also included in this year’s budget are $74.6m for business research and development, $60m in funding for Pharmac, $59.2m for the roll-out of double crewing for road ambulances, $27m for marae and Maori housing, $21m for the Department of Conservation’s ‘Battle for our Birds’ campaign, and $5.2m to fund more teachers in priority subjects.

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Before buying and selling a business The thought of owning your own business and being your own boss is an attractive one for many.

Buying an established business can be easier than starting out from scratch, however, it is important to take legal advice to ensure the purchase agreement, lease, supplier agreements and employment agreements are in order.

An in-depth financial analysis is crucial to ascertain the business’ assets, liabilities and commercial potential.

You will also need to consider who the key staff are, what their knowledge base is and how likely they are to stay after the sale.

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The agreement for sale and purchase needs to be prepared with care, and warranties checked closely.

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If you would like to find out more, Lyon O’Neale Arnold is holding a free legal seminar on Buying and Selling a Business at Tauranga Library on June 28 between 5.306.30pm. To register call 577 7177 or email library@tauranga.govt.nz. The seminar will also be live streamed at: facebook.com/lyononealearnold.lawyers

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Manuka mulch for Brookfield Primary School More than 30 volunteers spent a weekend building raised gardens at Brookfield Primary School.

Half the funds for the gardens were raised by the school with the balance paid by New Zealand Manuka Seaweeds who also supplied the Kolush garden mulch.

Good Neighbour’s Andrea Green directed the garden filling and had never seen Kolush mulch before.

“It smells fabulous,” says Andrea. “I think that everything is going to grow tremendously well and the mineral content is so rich, I’m delighted.”

“It’s a great project and we are very happy to be involved,” says New Zealand Manuka Seaweeds business development manager Wayne Roberts.

“Good Neighbour is a great initiative in getting people together and kids involved in building gardens and growing food for themselves.”

Andrea says the process used included layering

the mulch with sand, blood and bone mix, and straw, before finishing with a top layer of mulch to protect the garden, plus retain moisture to help reduce the need for summer watering.

Kolush mulch is a bi-product of the Manuka harvesting operations to product Manuka oil.

“A lot of mulch we’ve used before is just chipped bark which is too woody

and thick,” says Andrea. “But this is very, very fine. It’s definitely my favourite mulch that we’ve used.”

The school is considering a mix of flowers, vegetables and fruiting plants to help create a diverse learning environment for the children.

A butterfly house and hives may also be incorporated to support the growth of the plants and vegetables.

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KiwiSaver HomeStart helps Bay residents The government’s KiwiSaver HomeStart scheme is proving to be a huge success in helping more people in the Bay of Plenty region into home ownership, says local MP Todd Muller.

Launched two years ago, the scheme continues to grow, with Building and Construction Minister Dr Nick Smith noting that an increasing proportion of buyers are opting for new property.

The scheme offers grants for first home buyers to help with deposits

on a home, and enables first home buyers to access their KiwiSaver funds.

“KiwiSaver HomeStart is the most generous government support scheme for home buyers in over a generation,” says Todd, “and is being used more and more by our young people to help with home ownership.

“In Tauranga and the wider Bay of Plenty, we have seen the number of HomeStart grants increase significantly since it was launched two years ago.”

The HomeStart grant scheme has helped out 1085 families in the Western Bay of Plenty.

This equates to $5.7m invested in helping the community’s first home buyers reach their goal.

“The grants can help our young people overcome the most difficult hurdle of pulling together the funds for a deposit,” says Todd.

“It is forecast to help 90,000 first home buyers across New Zealand by 2020.”

Todd believes home ownership provides stability for families, strength for communities, and security in retirement.

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Review of Elder Housing service

Tauranga City Council will be carrying out a review of its Elder Housing portfolio, operations and future service delivery ahead of the 2018-28 Long Term Plan.

At this month’s Community and Culture meeting, councillors supported the establishment of a working group and tenant advisory group to assist in the review of council’s Elder Housing.

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Foundation is helping council identify future demand for Elder Housing in Tauranga and will provide options on how council can best deliver this service in the future.

“This is an opportunity to look at how we are currently providing our Elder Housing service,” says Tauranga City Council’s general manager community services, Philip King, “and how best to provide this service in the future.

“Council’s aspiration is to provide a higher standard of living for all our residents, and this includes affordable housing for our aging population.”

Council will now begin recruiting for both the working group and the tenant advisory group.

The role of the two groups will be to review the options recommended by the New Zealand Housing Foundation, as well as any other potential options.

Recommendations will be presented to councillors in August 2017.

Representatives from community organisations and government agencies, as well as technical experts will be invited to be part of the working group. A representative from each of the nine Elder Housing Villages in Tauranga will make up the tenant advisory group.

Council has 246 Elder Housing units spread across nine villages in Greerton, Mount Manganui and Tauranga Central.

Taking apprentices on an epic road trip A group of talented BCITO tradies have just finished an epic four-week road trip across New Zealand to raise awareness of the vital need for more apprentices.

The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation ran the Not Your Average Tradie Road Trip to showcase the building trade as a great career opportunity for school leavers.

“New Zealand is

currently facing its biggest ever building boom,” says BCITO chief executive Warwick Quinn, “and there is simply not enough skill in the industry to meet this nationwide demand.

“The construction sector needs around 64,500 new people over the next five years to meet new growth and replace people who leave.

BCITO currently has more than 10,500 apprentices in training, but needs thousands more each year to meet demand.”

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The Road Trip ran from April 10 to May 14. The tradies visited Auckland, Tauranga, New Plymouth and Wanaka before heading back to Auckland. They carried out work at a number of locations including dedicated spaces for at-risk youth, a health and social services provider, a surf club and schools.

BCITO is the largest provider of construction trade apprenticeships in New Zealand providing apprenticeships across fifteen trades within the building and construction industry. It is appointed by the government to develop and implement industry qualifications for the building and construction sector. To find out more visit: www.bcito.org.nz

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Repairs and quick fixes in a minute Building design; the most fun Steve Edser and the team at Tauranga Minuteman have been repairing shoes, engraving trophies, cutting keys and providing locksmith services for 32 years.

Steve is the third generation of his family to offer the Minuteman-type service. His grandfather, Herbert Edser, started in Wellington as Edser Shoe Repairs, which was run by him and his two sons.

“Herbert was a blacksmith until cars came along and ruined his business, so he started a shoe repair, locksmith and engraving business all in one,” says Steve.

Minuteman’s first Tauranga store was just shoe repairs, then came the keycutting, then the engraving since Bayfair opened.

Today Steve and Jenny have the Spring St store, one shop on Cameron Rd and an outlet in Bayfair. They will also soon be opening a store at The Lakes.

Together the pair say the thing they love most about their jobs is the variety of work and meeting new people. They have also had great success with their staff – seven out of 10 have been with the

company for more than 10 years and one has been with them for 20 years.

Minuteman is best known for its shoe repairs and key-cutting, especially new car keys, but the stores also offer a mobile locksmith service, burglar alarm systems and security safes for the home and office, as well as selling trophies, medals, silver cups and other giftware for special occasions.

A good building design process is the key to a successful building project, where ideas are discussed and reworked until the best solutions are arrived at.

On-line house plan companies can supply drawings and specifications that are guaranteed to obtain a building consent anywhere in New Zealand. But there is often room for

changes if the customer works with the architect to customize a design.

The people who can prepare a custom-designed home are a registered architect or an architectural designer or draughtsperson Some group home builders have registered architects or architectural designers who can design a customer’s home from scratch.

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Some good reasons to love your woodburner There’s something enormously comforting about walking in from the cold to flames flickering in the woodburner.

Modern woodburners are homely and extremely efficient.

The running costs are low – especially if you live rurally and have access to cheap, or even free firewood. They are also kind to the environment, producing very little pollution, and use renewable wood energy.

They throw out great heat and can heat large spaces.

And then there’s cheap hot water – in winter a woodburner can heat water through a wetback system.

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The firewood must be dry to burn cleanly and efficiently. So that demands some forward planning. You need to store the firewood under cover for at least 12 months.

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and then denser wood or hard wood which will burn longer and produce more heat.

Don’t use coal, chemically treated wood or salt-impregnated wood such as driftwood.

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Three top national awards for Mangatawa Tari

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Mangatawa Tari was recently nominated for the NZ Commercial Awards and was successful with three top national architecture and construction awards – the Gold Award, Value Award – NZ Commercial Under $2 million, and a National Commercial Special Award.

The NZ Commercial Awards reward the complete success of a project, incorporating architecture, construction and client satisfaction.

Mangatawa Tari was praised at the awards as a landmark building representing the true essence of NZ design and construction.

“Mangatawa Papamoa Blocks Inc, Form Building & Developments together with First Principles are very proud of our success representing the BOP at these national awards with such a special building,” says Graham Price from First Principles Architects

and Interiors. Graham’s brief was to design a landmark administration building working closely with Form to house the management and operational staff of the Mangatawa Papamoa Blocks Inc. The build embodies the unique connection between the Hapu o Nga Potiki, Tauranga Moana Iwi, Ngati Ranginui, Ngaiterangi and Ngati Pukenga, the whenua (land) and te moana (sea).

The roof is shaped in the form of a whale tail, encompassing the traditional story of ‘Te Wai o te Tohora’ – The Legend of Mangatawa.

A baby whale and its parents became stranded in Tauranga harbour and were turned to stone after drinking from a magic spring, forming local hills.

This legend drove a design in the shape of a whale tail, with a tall sweeping wall of glass facing the spectacular view across the Bay of Plenty.

Three carved pou represent the three whales from the Maori myth.

Getting your garden in tip top shape Landscape Supplies has been supplying Tauranga and surrounding areas with landscape products for the past 30 years. The business has recently come under the new ownership of Mike and Julie Crowley.

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Understanding heat pumps Heat pumps are the most efficient way of using electricity to heat your home, but some are more efficient than others.

ENERGY STAR® qualified heat pumps are energy efficient compared to using a non-qualified model.

Heat pumps are good for low running costs, especially when you use them properly. Read the brochures and seek advice.

Heat pumps produce instant heat and you can control the temperature with the thermostat and the timer.

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They must be sized correctly for the space they have to heat and the climate in which they working. If you live in a colder area, ask the supplier to size the heat pump based on its low temperature performance.

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Building consents review still coming Tauranga City Council is seeking ‘more clarity and detail’ from independent reviewers assessing the council’s building consents policy.

In March, the council initiated an independent review into matters relating to building consents, following complaints from some members of the public.

Independent reviewer BDO was engaged to conduct the in-depth review, which had a broad scope.

BDO has spoken with council staff, local developers, builders, and members of the public.

Late last week, Tauranga City Council received an initial draft and has asked BDO to undertake further work to provide more clarity and detail.

Chief executive officer Garry Poole says the council expects the final report to be received within the next three weeks.

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Hoping for a Chatham Cup repeat Team captain Ray How says this Tauranga City United will be hoping for a repeat of its Chatham is the last game of the first round, Cup performance against Waiheke United a few weekends ago when which has been running for about they take on Mount Albert Ponsonby this Sunday.

11 weeks.

“We haven’t played them before, but they’re sort of in the same position as us, points-wise. We’ve had a bit of a bad run lately, but we did have a Chatham Cup victory a couple of weekends ago. So hopefully we’ll get back on track and get three points this Sunday.”

It’s that victory against Waiheke United that How hopes to replicate. He thinks the mental space the players were in really helped.

“It was a one-off, knockout game, so we could just go out and express ourselves without the risk of consequences. There was a bit more flair and experimentation.

“We’ve got a couple of players coming back from injury, and no

suspensions, so we’ll have a full team to choose from too.”

The Tauranga side is the only Bay of Plenty-based team, and is currently sitting somewhere in Tauranga City the middle of the United will be Northern League hoping for a strong rankings. win against Mount There are no Albert Ponsonby three or four of us fighting finals or semithis Sunday. for the second spot, so we finals, rather the shouldn’t fall into the top two scoring relegation zone.” teams at the end of The first team will be playing at the season go up to the next division, while the bottom two are Links Ave Reserve at 3pm, with the reserve team playing earlier at relegated down a division.

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Annual Queen’s Birthday running festival The 31st annual Mount Maunganui Joggers Half Marathon will take place on Sunday, June 4 at 8am in front of the Mount Maunganui Surf Club.

with all the extras including beautiful finisher medals, and plenty of on-course entertainment,” says club president Victoria Wicks-Brown.

This year there is a magnum of Moet champagne up for grabs for the best dressed team or individual in uniform or costume, as well as thousands of dollars’ As well as the half marathon, there are 10km, 5km worth of prizes. and a kids 400m and 1km races, and any profits made This year the club is proud to be supporting locals will either be put towards next year’s event or donated Donna and Greg Rieger who lost their son and surf to local entities. lifesaver, Hamish, when he drowned off Leisure Island “This event is embraced by the community in January last year. Greg is running because it’s not just inexpensive to enter and 12 half marathons supportive of the local community, but it’s in 12 months in a fantastic runner/walker race experience memory of his son and to create scholarships for the Spirt of Adventure Trust which Hamish went on in 2015.

Greg has invited all surf lifesaving clubs to enter and to don their club shirts during Runners competing in the half the 21km as a tribute marathon in the past. to Hamish.

Runners and walkers can enter online at www.mtjoggershalfmarathon.co.nz until Thursday, June 1. After that late entries can be made in person on the Saturday before the race from 1-4pm at the Surf Club, or on the morning of the race from 7am.

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Updating your EPIRB details The Rescue Coordination Centre is asking EPIRB (emergency position indicating radio beacon) owners to check their details are updated after responding to two recent beacon alerts for which they had no details.

Search and rescue helicopter crews had only a signal location for each incident when responding to two separate rescue beacon alerts from South Island mountains recently.

“We need owners of rescue beacons to register and update their personal details and those of their emergency contacts,” says RCCNZ manager Mike Hill.

“It is much safer and more effective if we are able to pass on details to rescuers about how many people are in the party; whether they are hunting, fishing, climbing or whatever; and their intended route.”

Two Garden City Helicopters flew to each of the locations, in the Southern Alps and inland from Kaikoura, but could not glean any information from emergency contacts about what crews could expect on arrival.

Despite the lack of information, two men were successfully rescued and flown to hospital.

One was a climber in a party of three with a shoulder injury who was flown to Greymouth Hospital, and the other a hunter who was taken to Christchurch Hospital with a suspected pelvis injury.

Once a rescue beacon is set off and the signal is picked up by RCCNZ, staff check whether it is registered and attempt to contact the friends or family that are listed as emergency contacts.

One of the beacons was registered with an emergency contact, but that person didn’t know anything about the climbing trip the victim was on.

The other had incomplete registration details with no phone number for the owner or emergency person listed.

Mike urges owners of beacons to register them properly and to regularly check the details held are accurate. And when heading out let emergency contacts know.

“Just send a text message to let them know you are heading off, and what you have planned. Then when EPIRB you get back, send another owners are text confirming you are being urged to home safely,” says Mike.

“The details we need update their beacon permanently on our details. beacon database can be updated on the website www.beacons.org.nz or email 406registry@maritimenz.govt.nz”

Local yacht club preparing for the show With Tauranga sailor Peter Burling at the helm of Emirates Team New Zealand, preparations are underway at Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club to arrange live screenings of the Louis Vuitton and America’s Cup races.

Louis Vuitton Cup racing begins in Bermuda today, Friday, May 26.

The club’s general manger Lynne Whitaker says she’s in the process of finding out the costs involved in obtaining a live feed for the club.

“We certainly will be doing something for the America’s Cup side of it and possibly the later stages of the Louis Vuitton if it

goes to plan,” says Lynne.

“The last time they had up to 50 people coming down to watch when we were 8:1 up, but it dwindled down as we got closer to losing apparently.”

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30 news and views for the over 55’s

Friday fun for seniors in Katikati For retirees wanting to have some fun on Fridays in Katikati, there’s local club that takes over the War Memorial Hall on Main St. Katikati Senior Citizens Club hosts indoor bowls and Rummikub in the

afternoons. Door entry is $3 and raffle tickets $1 – but names must be in by 12.45pm.

Afternoon tea is provided. To find out more, phone Heather 07 549 1008 or Barrie 07 549 5796.

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Romantic candlelit lunch James and Mary Thorn recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary over a romantic candlelit lunch at Radius Althorp.

The staff of Radius Althorp wanted to honour the silver wedding anniversary by doing something particularly memorable and as well as serving a meal in a room specially set up as a private dining room, worked behind the scenes with family to put together a commemorative slide show with photos of their life together.

The couple, 86 and 81 respectively, met at a dance hall in England when Mary was just 17 years old. They immigrated to New Zealand along with their two children.

The secret to a long successful marriage according to Mary is to get on well, have a good laugh and respect each other’s beliefs and interests.

While James is a resident of the hospital at Radius Althorp, Mary resides next door at the Althorp Village and endeavours to visit him every day.

Celebrating 60 years together - James and Mary Thorn with Radius Althorp carer Cindy Tan.

A simple and affordable farewell Leaders in Aged Care

Nothing can prepare you for the passing of a loved one, and the last thing people want to think about is how they are going to pay for a funeral service.

Choosing Simply Cremations to care for your loved one doesn’t equate to anything less than a dignified, respectable, personal farewell that is simple and affordable.

Simply Cremations has a ‘Simple Eco Cremation’ that

covers transfer of your loved one to their premises, a professional fee, cremation fees, the casket, and registering the death from $1980. Other funeral plans are also available.

Funeral director Warren McCarthy says Simply Cremations wholly supports exploring options when planning a funeral and obtaining quotes.

Often cremation fees and GST are additional costs on top of a base price and people must be aware of this.

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positive about their ‘My Essential Information’ booklet, which documents personal details needed for registering a death, funeral wishes and next of kin details.

“We see many individuals who don’t want to place a burden on grieving loved ones, and therefore put plans in place to keep things simple for their next of kin,” says Warren.

Contact Simply Cremations Bay of Plenty 07 577 1390 for a free booklet or visit their website www. simplycremations.co.nz for details.

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Make sure you’re putting your best foot forward Whether it’s your shoes, your toes, your nails or your heels, funky feet is something that can be helped.

Newly-opened Podium Podiatry and Footwear in Bethlehem offers a range of solutions for all of your foot care needs.

“We offer a one-stop-shop solution for our clients by offering an in-store podiatry service to treat clients with any existing problems or concerns,” says Podium Bethlehem’s manager Steph Exeter.

“Our trained footwear technicians can also use video gait analysis to fit you with appropriate footwear, as well as over the counter remedies. Our podiatrist,

Sophronia Kear, provides everything from simple nail care to dealing with ingrown or thickened toe nails, corns, calluses, cracked heels or verrucas.

She also offers bio-mechanical assessments to look at any foot, ankle, leg, knee, hip or back pain. “We can assess a person’s walking or running gait and provide tailored treatment based on our findings,” says Steph.

“This may include fitting someone into better footwear or prescribing orthotics as appropriate and even referring onwards to the right allied health professional. We are also ACC providers.”

With expert care, Podium Podiatry offers experience and real solutions to your foot and leg concerns at an affordable price.

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service at an affordable price and we invite people to ask about the cost of services,” says Steph.

“Our lead podiatrist has more than 13 years’ experience within sports and orthotic prescription and modification, as well as experience with high-risk patients such as those with diabetes, and people who have had nail surgery

and require wound care.”

So no matter what you’re after, the team at Podium Podiatry includes warm, friendly staff willing to help you and tailor advice to your needs.

Visit the store, located at Shop H4, Bethlehem Town Centre. Branches are also located in the Bayfair Shopping Centre, Rotorua and Whakatane.

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Small and discreet

Many hearing-impaired people still shy away from hearing aids.

They are concerned they will make their hearing loss obvious to everyone and/or that the fitting will be complicated.

Today, in-the-canal hearing aids provide a discreet and easy solution. The hearing aids are so small they are almost hidden from sight within the ear.

A new product with a soft silicone sleeve, available in different sizes, means the hearing aids can be fitted quickly and easily into most ear canals.

The soft sleeve also makes them very comfortable to wear. The benefits of the latest hearing aid technology, providing clear and effortless hearing, can be experienced from day one.

"I think you need hearing aids."

This sentence, spoken by a partner, friend or colleague, initially hits many people very hard. Not many people can immediately come to terms with the idea of being hard of hearing – whatever their age.

And even if they have already noticed that they always have to turn the sound up on the TV, that phone calls are an effort and that they have problems understanding friends in noisier environments like restaurants, it often takes a long time for someone to make an appointment with a hearing care professional for a variety of reasons.

First Hearing Centre at Pyes Pa offers a range of very small, yet easy to manage hearing devices. Give the team a call on 07 926 6010 and Carey will be happy to meet with you to discuss the suitability of these options for your hearing loss.

Carey Wright examining the ears of April La Riviere.

Yes, jewellery can be a wearable health product Shuzi - The Health Jewellery Company was established in New Zealand in 2009.

Locally-owned and situated in Tauranga’s CBD, the company specialises in natural, drug-free alternatives to assist with general well-being and pain, which can hinder some people’s everyday lifestyle.

Shuzi jewellery ranges from durable bands, ideal for the farm or sporting lifestyle, to upmarket jewellery.

Each Shuzi is embedded with a chip programmed with Nano Vibration Technology (NVT). The chip has been programmed to emit subtle vibrational energy (scalar energy) which resonates with the body’s natural cellular frequency. Shuzi is intended to provide healthier blood by stimulating blood cells and allowing them to flow more freely.

“In many cases, tests have shown this stimulation results in enhanced circulation and reduced

painful inflammation for those wearing Shuzi products,” says relationship manager Colleen Abbott.

Shuzi jewellery is suitable for all ages, and there is now a range of collars and tags suitable for pets – cats, dogs and equine who may be suffering from anxiety, arthritis, or inflammation.

To contact Shuzi - The Health Jewellery Company visit the showroom at 10 Selwyn St, Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm, call 0800 218 010 or visit www.shuzi.co.nz.

The Health Jewellery Company relationship manager Colleen Abbott, director Gary Goodfellow, customer services manager Shiree Phibbs, and key accounts manager Jass Chahal. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

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Getting active in your older years They say age is just a number and more than 150 Western Bay of Plenty rest home residents proved that adage right when they took part in the annual Sport Bay of Plenty Rest Home Games.

Sixteen teams from Katikati to Te Puke entered the event, now in its 12th year, and tried their hand at four unique activities: Balloon Badminton, Noodle Hockey, Bean Bag Throw and Ten Pin Bowling.

The event is part of Sport Bay of Plenty’s Play in the Bay initiative, which connects the community with low-cost, fun, recreational activities across the region.

Western Bay of Plenty recreation advisor Michelle Barns says it was great to see the residents’ competitive spirits come out in the name of fun, with the games providing a challenge and plenty of laughs.

“We had one participant who was 103 years old and

she was putting up a fight for her team! We always get really good feedback about this event for both the social and sporting aspects.

“It’s a great opportunity for participants to meet other people, enjoy a morning tea with their team and get active through fun and engaging games. It just goes to show you’re never too old or too young to get moving!”

The winners from Pool A were the Bethlehem Battlers from Bethlehem Views, and Pool B’s champion was the Air Benders from The Lodge, Pyes Pa. Each year the games are themed to inspire participants to don their best costumes for a chance to win Best Dressed on the day. With ‘The Elements’ – wind, water, fire and air – set as this year’s theme, there were all manner of costumes – from fiery roosters and Greek Gods, to earth people and red-

wigged flames.

But there could only be one winner, and that honour went to Terra of Cedar Manor Rest Home.

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Taking it a bit easier 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.

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“One of the biggest reasons for purchasing an e-bike from Anebike is that they 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.

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,

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Pepe parents group in Te Puke A Pepe Parenting Group is being brought to Te Puke next month by Plunket.

The group – which is free to join – will start on June 15 at Shop 3 Palmer Court, Palmer Place, Te Puke, from 10am.

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New web resources to combat bullying

New online resources to support schools, parents and their communities to tackle bullying are being launched this Bullying-Free NZ Week.

The resources will include a new parent pack with information and tips for parents, carers and whanau on how to deal with and talk to children about bullying issues, and resources for professional development workshops that step through what bullying is, responding to bullying behaviour, and bullying prevention.

The Bullying-Free NZ website has also been refreshed, making it easier to navigate and with new information for students and parents on where to get help and tips for dealing with bullying issues.

Bullying-Free NZ Week is an annual event and an opportunity for schools and their

communities to raise awareness and promote a safe and inclusive learning environment.

The week ends today with Pink Shirt Day, when New Zealanders speak up, stand together to stop bullying and celebrate diversity in schools, workplaces and communities.

Secretary for Education Iona Holsted says all students need to feel safe and secure at school.

“School leaders, teachers, students and whanau need to work together to ensure this is the case.

“Unfortunately, bullying is a serious issue all schools will face at one time or another, which has a significant impact on students’ wellbeing and learning.

“These new resources will help the whole school community – leaders, teachers, students, parents and whanau – to share a common understanding and commitment to tackling bullying behaviour.”

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Martin Cocker says that increasingly bullying among students doesn’t just happen at school.

“Often if the bullying is happening offline, it’s happening online too. One of the difficulties with online bullying is children can feel like there’s no escape because it doesn’t stop when they leave the school grounds.

“It’s important that parents and carers teach kids how to stay safe and where to get help if they need it, as well as how to behave positively toward each other online and offline.”

This year’s theme is ‘NZ students with solutions - working together to end bullying’, acknowledging the importance of listening to students’ voices and experiences, and the need for everyone – boards of trustees, school staff, students, whanau and communities – to work together to prevent bullying behaviour.

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Let’s talk baby’s first words Whether it’s ‘mum-mummum’ or ‘dadda’, baby’s first words are always a cause for great celebration.

In fact it’s part of learning to vocalise, process information and engage socially. Rebekah Sharp from Elm Tree Early Learning Centre shares tips for encouraging language development in your preschooler.

1. Talk, talk and more talk. When it comes to language development, the more that you talk to your child the better. Name items as you are getting dressed or packing lunch, talk about where you are travelling in the car. Sing and use lots of facial expressions to keep them interested in what you are saying. Read books and tell stories to build vocabulary.

Speak in a clear and simple manner using real words rather than using ‘baby-talk’.

2. Celebrate the milestones.

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Encourage all attempts your child makes at vocalising, repeating these sounds and giving them meaning. Give lots of positive reinforcement for learning new words, remembering names and eventually forming sentences. By the age of 2 years most children have a vocabulary of around 50 words that they know, understand or say.

3. Intervene early. Act quickly if you have any concerns around your child’s speech development.

Hearing difficulties, cognitive delays or physical issues like cleft palate can influence how children communicate. Early intervention will enable the family to focus on helping the child adapt to these

challenges prior to starting school.

Take time every day to talk together as a family. Dinner is a great time for this, making sure that everyone has a chance to share about their day. This will build your pre-schooler’s confidence and before you know it, they’ll be chattering non-stop and asking ‘how, why and who’ about every topic under the sun!

Cheering her way to the top of the pile

She’s taking it seriously, and she’s only 14.

BayTwisters Cheerleading’s Anna Grigson says she’s the first New Zealander to gain her New Zealand Cheer Union credentials under the age of 16.

But there’s passion behind her drive; she coaches cheerleading five days a week, and has had skin in the game for nine years.

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Matariki story time for toddlers Next week Tauranga City Library will host a half hour of Matarikithemed stories in English and Maori waiata. Caregivers must remain with their children during the session, and participation is encouraged.

The Tauranga City Library session is on May 30, from 10.30-11am. Similar

sessions take place at the same time at Papamoa Library on May 31, Mount Maunganui Library on June 8, and Greerton Library on June 14. If you’d like a librarian to visit your preschool to do a Matariki session, or to visit the library for Matariki stories and songs, call Marie Gradon on 577 7177.

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The big yeasty debate The issue polarises families.

They are one or the other.

They are either Marmite or Vegemite. Like they are Protestant or Roman Catholic.

They are never both.

My family was Marmite. The next door neighbours were Vegemite. It defined us.

But it’s also a political or patriotic issue because it divides nations too.

Yet another survey, this time of 7500 people New Zealanders, tells us 53.1 per cent of Kiwis prefer Marmite – they prefer the New Zealand product to the Australian product. But that’s a close thing, probably within the margin of error.

And one man’s research can easily be debunked by another’s. My research is less than scientific, more anecdotal and randomly solicited during a quick wander round The Weekend Sun office. But interesting none-the-less.

“Marmite – because I am a Kiwi girl,” says the first of the surveyed. Vegemite is made in Australia. So even if she preferred Vegemite the Katikati girl would probably eat Marmite. It’s not about taste, it’s about national pride.

The Welshman. “Neither – hate them both.”

Apparently they have peanut butter on their toast in

the green valleys. Honey peanut butter. How does that work?

“I’m Vegemite. I can scoop it out of the pot by the spoonful and eat it,” says another of the surveyed. Marmite is disgusting apparently, Marmite is gross.

“Vegemite on crumpets and dripping with butter.”

“Vegemite,” says the office senior sage. “Because it goes better with avocado on toast.” I’ve seen him prep it here in the office kitchen.

One bite and it looks like a paddock after the cows have gone to the milking shed. All green and brown.

Yet another vote for Vegemite from the woman with the stunning mane of hair. “Boil some pasta.” Al dente, if it sticks to your shoes it’s ready. ”Melt some butter and Vegemite and pour it over the pasta.” She says it’s brilliant. Maybe?

“Marmite’s too strong. So Vegemite on buttered toast. Had it this morning,” says mother of three.

“I remember when I was in the UK Kiwis getting New Zealand made Marmite in care packs.”

Because the UK version is quite different and crap apparently. The effervescent blonde eats Marmite. “That’s what the family always did, that’s what I do. I eat Marmite out of principle.”

So it’s a much bigger issue than toast and taste, it’s all very jingoistic, it’s us versus them. “I prefer the savoury taste,” says the office man of discernment. “So Marmite. Vegemite is cack.” Cack being an informal noun meaning excrement or dung. So he is telling us he doesn’t like Vegemite. Read the full story at www.theweekendsun.co.nz Jim Bunny

Know what’s in your meat before you eat it Bostock Butchery, owned and operated by Garth Bostock and Duane Peace, prides itself on quality meats and locally-sourced produce, with a guarantee of no nasty surprises.

“I was brought up cooking everything from scratch and I still do. We need to take responsibility for ourselves when it comes to food,” says Garth.

“Our body uses protein to rebuild muscle and it’s near impossible for protein to be turned into fat.

“Carbohydrates are for energy and fat is for a heathy immune system as all your hormones are made from good fats.”

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in the meat and all animals are grass-fed all year round. When the meat arrives on site they start with a clean product and Sean’s beef lasts longer than conventional beef from an everyday farm.

All the beef stocked is aged up to 21 days to ensure the quality increases over time and is perfect for when it is ready to sell.

Ninety nine per cent of Bostock Butchery’s product range is made on site and they start with the raw products – black pepper, salt, herbs and spices, and meat. They don’t have any MSG on site. They also stock more than 30 different sausages to suit all needs and most are gluten and preservative free.

Bostock Butchery also has an online store and can organise delivery of its quality meats.

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A great meal, lots of choice, and a good price On a cold winter’s night what better thing to do than go out and be wined and dined. As soon as we walked in to Nautilus Restaurant we were greeted with a smile, seated and given a run-down of the fare on offer.

With more than 40 different dishes to choose from, which were all beautifully laid out in a newly custommade buffet, we were definitely spoilt for choice with the selection of cuisine.

The dessert bar looked particularly impressive.

Being an all-you-can-eat restaurant, my mother and I decided our plan would be to try and pace ourselves with lots of little dishes in order to sample the selection of wonderful food.

Highlights for me were the beautifully baked salmon, king prawns which we turned into prawn cocktails (I loved having the option to do this as this is an old Christmas tradition of ours) and some gorgeous green-lipped mussels.

If you’re not a fan of seafood then don’t worry, you will not be

disappointed as there are plenty of Asian dishes to choose from, or more traditional fare such as roast vegetables, pork belly and tenderly-cooked eye fillet, which was one of mum’s favourites.

The dessert bar had loads of yummy morsels and sweet treats.

You can even make your own

Ways to waste not, want not I spent $2694 on an internal compost bin. food to someone, donate it, give it to animals, or put it It’s a stainless steel side-by-side fridge freezer in the compost bin. In my case is back in the fridge.

Jim Bunny but it doubles as a compost bin.

I just keep buying food I think I might like or need and it keeps going off in the refrigerator before I get to use it. I go into the supermarket to buy half a dozen eggs, spend $80 and go home with no eggs.

I am one of the average New Zealanders who officially dumps 79 kilograms of food into landfills every year. But I suspect my contribution is a lot bigger.

Now for some common sense.

Plan meals, make a list and only buy what you need.

Saves making dreaded dinner decisions, there’s less waste and money is saved.

Store food properly. Bananas, potatoes and onions don’t belong in my fridge. Open packaged products should be put in airtight containers and just about anything can go in the freezer.

Rotate produce. If stuff is beginning to wilt, weave it into your next meal. If not, chop, date and freeze for smoothies down the track.

Embrace the 2x2x2 rule. Refrigerate within two hours, eat within two days or freeze for two months.

Don’t like that idea? Then only cook what you will eat.

Be aware of what’s being ditched. If there’s a trend, take it off your next shopping list. Or give unwanted

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Best prescription to beat winter bug is a few days’ rest If you get a cold or flu this winter it might just pay to stay at home wrapped up, sipping lemon and honey and downing a few paracetamol.

Because Consumer NZ suggests ditching the trip to the chemist to collect a myriad of cold and flu remedies, stating the evidence that they work is pretty unconvincing.

“People hit by a winter bug may want to save their money and stick with bed rest and a painkiller,” says Consumer NZ chief executive Sue Chetwin.

Expensive over-the-counter cold and flu remedies are often no more effective than paracetamol, honey and putting your feet up for a few days, says Sue. This is because Consumer NZ looked at more than 50 cold and flu products, from decongestants and antihistamines through to cough drops, to see which offer the most effective relief.

It reviewed research on typical ingredients in cold and flu remedies and found many products had unconvincing scientific evidence to back up their claims.

Despite the lack of evidence, these products can be expensive – with some costing up to $30.

Sue says independent systematic reviews of the ingredients found in common cough medications –dextromethorphan and

guaifenesin – have not found good evidence of their effectiveness.

Much of the supporting research on the decongestant phenylephrine was also conducted more than 40 years ago and many of the studies had design flaws, says Sue. “Consumers who buy a product that says it will clear their nose and ease their cough should be able to expect there’s consistent evidence to support the claim. But that’s not the case with many cold and flu products.”

Sue says Consumer NZ has raised its concerns with Medsafe, the Ministry of Health agency tasked with ensuring overthe-counter medication is safe and effective.

“We have asked Medsafe to review the effectiveness and marketing of these ingredients. Like any product, cold and flu remedies should be true to label and do what they say they’ll do.”

In its report, Consumer NZ found more convincing evidence that medicine cabinet staples such as paracetamol, ibuprofen and aspirin can help ease the aches and discomfort from cold or flu. Studies also suggest decongestant nasal sprays may help ease that “bunged-up” feeling.

There is no cure for the common cold, says Sue. “The best prescription for beating a winter bug is taking a few days’ rest at home.”

More information is available at: www.consumer.org.nz

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It reminds us too, that today and every day, we can be the change we want to see in the world.

Each day is an opportunity to start afresh. Whatever happened yesterday is gone. We only have today to do what needs to be done. To change the way we see the world or to walk a different

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Should I try taking Co Enzyme Q10 supplements? (Part 3) Most people make all the Co enzyme Q10 (CoQ10) they need. Some however, should take extra as a supplement.

CoQ10 is made in your liver from the same enzymes that make cholesterol. This is why drugs that reduce cholesterol can restrict CoQ10 by as much as 50 per cent.

This can reduce the amount of energy made, especially in organs and muscles and is why I recommend people on cholesterol medication take 100-200mg of rapid absorption CoQsol® each day. Be aware that the market is now flooded with low-cost semi-synthetic CoQ10 made from tobacco waste. These tend to be higher doses at much lower prices.

I recently spoke to a client who had experienced a lot of muscle pain and stiffness while on statins. After just a month on

high grade CoQ10 the pain had completely gone and is now able to tolerate the medication without side effects. I generally find it takes one to two months to restore muscle function and energy.

What makes CoQ10 unique is its ability to accept and donate electrons. This enables CoQ10 to move hydrogen electrons within your cell mitochondria to make the energy your body requires. Inadequate CoQ10 levels reduce energy output and this is felt as tiredness and often as muscle weakness.

This ability to carry electrons also makes CoQ10 an excellent antioxidant. It can donate to free radicals their missing electrons, preventing them from stealing electrons, leading to cell and tissue damage. In particular it protects circulating LDL cholesterol from being damaged by free radicals. This is the first step in the process of forming plaques that block arteries.

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New chief executive at Asthma Foundation The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ’s new chief executive Letitia O’Dwyer says her new organisation will target reducing asthma rates among Maori children, with one in five having illness.

Letitia, who is currently chief executive at the New Zealand Organisation for Rare Disorders, says on World Asthma Day on May 2 it was highlighted that urgent action needs to be taken to reduce asthma rates among Maori children, who have significantly higher hospitalisation rates and prevalence than the rest of the population.

“We do not see it as Ministry of Health, district health board or even a primary health organisation stand-alone health target. We intend to change that.”

“We’ll be implementing a project alongside a Maori healthcare provider, to deliver workforce training and development around respiratory health.

“Our aim is to reduce the disproportionate hospitalisation rates for Maori,” says Letitia.

Additionally, she endorses Te Ha Ora: National Respiratory Strategy – a call to action for urgent recommendations to reduce the incidence and impact of respiratory disease.

“With one in six New Zealanders living with a respiratory condition, and an annual cost of more than $6 billion per year, respiratory disease needs to be made a NZ health priority.”

Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ John Knight says Letitia has more than 20 years’ experience in the health sector “and we are incredibly excited to

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“The foundation has launched a number of key projects, including the Maori Engagement Strategy and Te Ha Ora: National Respiratory Strategy. Letitia will oversee these projects being taken to the next level,” says John.

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22 dead in UK concert attack Twenty-two people, including children, were killed in a terrorist attack at the end of a concert

by US pop singer Ariana Grande in the northern England city of Manchester this week.

Another 59 people were also injured when the blast caused by an improvised explosive device carried by a suicide bomber detonated at the Manchester Arena.

The attack was the deadliest militant assault in Britain since four British Muslims killed 52 people in suicide bombings on London’s transport system in July 2005.

British armed forces have been deployed to boost security, with the country’s terror threat raised to ‘critical’.

Kieran Read signs on until 2019 All Blacks Captain Kieran Read has signed a new two-year contract with New Zealand Rugby and BNZ Crusaders through to the end of 2019.

In recognition of his roots, Read is also returning to the province where he was born and raised, and has signed with Counties Manukau through to 2019.

The double Rugby World Cup champion and 2013 World Player of the Year has played 97 tests for the All Blacks since making his debut in 2008, 22 as captain. He is the most capped All Blacks number eight in history and the seventh most capped All Black of all time.

Mental health poll shows govt not doing enough Only one in 10 New Zealanders think the government is doing enough around mental health, says a poll released this week.

UMR Research carried out the poll for the Public Service Association, the union representing the majority of mental health nurses, allied and support staff.

Just 13 per cent of respondents think the government is doing enough to ensure every New Zealander gets the mental health care they need when they need it.

PSA national secretary Erin Polaczuk says the public poll echoes the views of people working in and using mental health services.

Aucklander smashes bungy record Aucklander Mike Heard has smashed the Guinness world record for most bungy jumps in 24 hours, leaping off the Auckland Harbour Bridge 430 times.

He easily beat Australian Beau Retallick’s mark of 158 set in 2014.

Mike began his attempt at 7pm on Tuesday and had already broken the record by midnight.

He took a sleep break before resuming at 5:30am on Wednesday.

Mike, 35, is raising funds for the Mental Health Foundation and donations from the event have reached $8700 so far.

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Ignorant or arrogant?

In last week’s edition of The Weekend Sun (May 19) there were two letters to the editor that bore a post script that the Tauranga City Council and the NZTA had been offered a right of reply to the concerns expressed in those letters.

Both organisations did not respond. Why? Are they afraid that their policies or projects may be flawed and unable to stand up to public scrutiny?

They seem to overlook the fact that both bodies are publically funded by ratepayers, taxpayers and levies on fuel.

Whatever happened to the courtesy of a response or a reply when their actions are queried? Are the people in senior positions in both organisations unaccountable, or are they either ignorant or arrogant?

K Goddard, Omokoroa.

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Preference will be given to short letters (200 words maximum), supplied with full name and contact details. Photos are best in high resolution, jpeg format. Email: letters@thesun.co.nz

Low-paid achieve what rich cannot The Mayor wonders what the ratepayers will say about the living wage. It’s amazing that the question is asked - somehow the lower wage worker can achieve what the rich individual would find impossible.

Our MP was going to explain how to manage on the basic wage. Simon Bridges has not fronted to explain this miracle. I suppose being on between $200,000$300,000 one could manage with a push.

Telecom gave its departing Scot $24m. It’s amazing how some people need so much, then sneer at the low-paid. The taxpayer will always have to pay to offset the greedy investor who rents out property, then say how wonderful they are to provide this service to the public.

Prime Minister Bill English has to win or he will be replaced by another selfish person, perhaps from Tauranga? Some are called Hon? None are humanitarians. Is any of them worth a vote? Think not what is only good for you.

R Chamberlain, Otumoetai.

Thank you to blood donors I just want to sincerely thank all those kind-hearted blood donors who regularly donate their blood to save the lives of other people. If it weren’t for you folk, some of us would be dead by now. As I lay in my bed at the Tauranga Hospital last week, I wondered who had given the blood I had received. Was that person a millionaire, an athlete or a bus driver? But that doesn’t matter. Your

kindness in donating blood for people who need it is so appreciated – a very big thank you to y ou all.

Oh yes ... and then there’s the wonderful medical staff at Tauranga Hospital. To all those dedicated doctors, nurses, surgeons and orderlies, thank you for the compassion you show to your patients. You are second to none! Sincere thanks to everyone.

C Bruce, Pyes Pa.

Claims causing racial division We are facing the second largest single event in the creation of a racially divided country. The first was 1975, when a bogus English version of Te Tiriti o Waitangi was created at law. The second is the upcoming rash of ‘customary rights’ applications before the courts and directly with the Crown.

Maori are claiming huge tracts of NZ coastline out to 12 nautical miles, extending to the 200 mile Economic Zone. These claims are the consequences of the Marine and Coastal Act (Takutai Moana).

There are two avenues for claimants

- the High Court, and direct Crown engagement.

High Court claims can be opposed, but there is no public objection process for claims to the Crown.

It is no surprise to find that 381 claims are for ‘direct negotiations with the Crown’ (read Solicitor General Treaty Minister, Chris Finlayson) with no ability for claims to be opposed. The Crown process could be seen to be a ‘disgraceful conflict of interest’. 170 claims to date have applied to go to the High Court.

M Anderson, Pyes Pa.

Fair compensation?

B. Moon (The Weekend Sun, May 19) questions that the value of land wrongfully taken from Maori by past governments is more than $30 billion. Fair compensation is very simple. It returns what was taken or enough money to buy the equivalent of what was taken. In Tauranga, Maori received $50 million of compensation for land now worth over $500 million undeveloped. The fact that it took over 135 years for compensation to be paid, with no compensation for lost income, is not the fault of Maori. They received less than 10 per cent compensation. Since the Treaty of Waitangi Act was passed in 1975 all governments have accepted that Maori land was wrongfully taken. Maori have received about $3 billion in Treaty settlements, and always less than 10 per cent compensation. So the $3 billion of Treaty settlements that has now been paid is equivalent to $30 billion of land taken. B. Moon has not answered the important question that he replied to, which is why Maori should have different compensation rules from everybody else.

P Dey, Welcome Bay.

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University plans ‘an abomination’ Here we go again - a 12-level, multi-storey, 400-bed student hostel is to be erected near the projected Waikato University cum-iwi-controlled Tauranga campus for ‘student accommodation’, with no parking, and no space on site to develop further. What a shambles! When you look at the hostel site and the paltry 2023m2(?) university site, which also has no adequate parking or room to expand in the middle of Tauranga City, and then compare it with the old, established Otago University Campus which is still developing with around 10 hectares on the fringes of Dunedin, it is an abomination. Gifted land, the $30 million TECT and BRC funding, plus government input is still, in my opinion, destined to falter even with a blank sheet advantage to start with.

Spiraling costs, constrained development, no adequate parking and the prospect of in-fighting will

be disastrous for any university!

Those responsible for selecting its location, ceding control thereof and the curriculum offered, need to be held fully accountable. While the downside isn’t currently obvious, that’s because it hasn’t started up yet, but once it is up and running, all will inevitably turn to custard. On the spokesperson’s own admission it is firmly aimed at educating foreign and part-Maori students.

Yes, a university facility properly planned/sited, controlled by Bay Of Plenty people with meaningful educational targets was overdue for Tauranga but not with the sort of attached baggage that is currently surfacing.

R Paterson, Matapihi.

Take opportunity to See more letters at www.theweekendsun.co.nz vote on referenda Titles are important I was delighted to learn that Tauranga City Council is to hold a referenda on three issues for which they would appreciate ratepayers input.

The subjects are Easter trading, pokie machines and how councillors are elected. Councillors called it a ‘survey’ – a referendum by another name.

I’m baffled why, when citizens call for a poll/ referendum, councillors staunchly oppose the notion. When one of their own want it, the motion is passed with comments like, ‘it’s a fantastic tool’ and ‘money well spent’.

I do hope all ratepayers take the opportunity to vote because we seldom get an opportunity.

M O’Reilly, Tauranga.

It’s not Trump or English or Collins. It is Mr Trump or President Trump, Mr English or Prime Minister English, Mrs Collins or Cabinet Minister Collins.

I have never voted for the right in my life so I have no interest in promoting right wing politicians, but the lack of respect given to people to elevate those talking about them to some false position of power is irritating. The main thing missing today in Western society is respect for others, in whatever form. Y ou don’t have to like them or their ideals but have some respect for their position – they earned it.

P Knights, Mount Maunganui.

Shel Silverstein a brilliant songwriter

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I read the article on American songwriter Shel Silverstein and the songs he had written over the years, including ‘Sylvia’s Mother’, with much interest. (The Weekend Sun, page 10, May 19, 2017.) Some people who are into music may know that he was not just a writer of pop/rock songs in the 70s – his songwriting career started well before that.

He started writing really good folk songs in the mid to late 1950s through to the 1960s and 70s (when he branched into country and pop/rock music).

The original American folk group, ‘The Weavers’, (Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, Fred Hellerman and Lee Hays,) recorded Shel’s song ‘The Blue and the Gray’, a poignant little ballad about two brothers who fought on opposite sides in the American Civil War, on their 1957 album ‘Travelling On’, their first recording after being black-listed by the Senator McCarthy ‘reds under the beds’ witch hunt in the early 1950s.

I also owned, in the 1970s, a Judy Collins album with the song ‘Hey Nellie, Nellie’ on it, about black American history from the end of the Civil War and Lincoln’s assassination, to the Civil Rights struggle in the 1960s, spanning 100 years. I’m sure there are other songs in that vein as well.

A brilliant songwriter, and I’m sure a fine man, as so many of his songs reflected a desire for social and economic justice for all.

J Watkins, Katikati.

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It’s tough learning to wait Around this time of the year we celebrate the ascension of Jesus back to heaven and 10 days later the coming of the Holy Spirit. In the in-between time the disciples were told by Jesus to wait in Jerusalem. Acts 1: He gave them no further instructions or even how long they would have to wait for but just to wait.

Sometimes we don’t do waiting well do we? We get impatient and spend our time drumming our fingers and tapping our feet instead of just waiting for the time to come. But waiting is part

of life. We cannot have everything just when we want it.

Sometimes too we get impatient with God for not answering our prayers at the time we thought would be best.

You see, sometimes God says ‘yes’ to our request and the answer comes right away. Sometimes he says ‘no’ and sometimes he says ‘later’.

And we often don’t handle the ‘later’ because there is waiting time. The Bible speaks too about ‘waiting on God’. Just being available and in a place where God can speak to us. The Bible says that “those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength.

They will mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40.28.

Let’s learn to wait well, be it in times when we are waiting for others, waiting for answers to prayer, or waiting on God. Stephen Tyrrell, Baptist Church

Forgiving and being forgiven to heal A woman came forward for healing at the end of a church service. She was in a wheelchair. She was struggling with believing that God had forgiven her.

Remembering the teaching of Jesus in the Lord’s Prayer which says ‘Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us’ I asked her “Have you forgiven your husband?”

“Forgive him!” she exclaimed. “He caused my paraplegia with his driving. He caused the accident that left me in this wheelchair and he will push me in this chair until I die!”

I found her situation sad and tragic. Not only was she burdened with paraplegia but far worse was the bitterness that was eating away at her life. The gradual erosion and total destruction of many marriages has come through a lack of forgiveness.

Psychologists affirm the critical value of a forgiving attitude. Think about these three statements.

"There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love." – Bryant H McGill.

Robert Quillen said: "A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers."

"Forgiveness is me giving up my right to hurt you for hurting me." – Anonymous.

Martin Luther King Jnr said: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

Forgiveness is the one thing that will release us from the past and help move us into the future with hope. Forgiveness gives us and the person who wrongs us the chance of a new beginning. Jesus knew this. That is why, when asked how many times we should forgive, he said, seventy times seven. Have you reached that number yet?

Rev Jim Wallace St. Enoch’s Presbyterian Church

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The Weekend Sun’s ever popular guide to ‘What’s On’ in the Bay. Pg 48

Crafty Queen’s Birthday If you haven’t paid a visit to the Waihi Beach Art and Craft Fair held every year on the Sunday of Queen’s Birthday weekend at the Waihi Beach Community Centre then you need to mark your calendar now.

If you are a regular visitor to the fair then you will not want to miss this year’s fair with many new stalls booked in.

The fair is held annually, this year on June 4 from 10am-3.30pm, for the chance to come for a day out and see all the amazing crafts that are on sale.

“It is so inspiring with all the clever people that make all these wonderful things,” says organiser Colleen Low.

made from recycled blankets.

The Waihi Beach RSA ladies will again provide a well-run cafe for tea, coffee and refreshments. Entry costs $4 and children under 12 have free entry. No Eftpos available, so remember to bring cash.

Blanket bears make a gorgeous gift.

“This year we have again been overwhelmed by the rush of stallholders wanting to be part of this fair.

So many exciting stalls that have lots and lots of new crafts for everyone to enjoy.

“This year we have a huge variety, from vintage crafts, hats, scarves, handbags and jewellery – everything a girl needs. Not forgetting the pooches, we have dog beds and great winter coats for your pets, handbags, totes and travel bags, lots of Alpaca products, herbal products, wooden toys, garden bits and bobs, cushions, cards, decoupage and more.”

Colleen says there are also cute collectable bears

Youth Philharmonic Tauranga free concert Following an informal launch workshop, the Youth Philharmonic Tauranga will present its first true concert this Saturday under the baton of Justus Rozemond.

The Youth Philharmonic Tauranga has 23 young players in this inaugural concert, with ages ranging from 11 to 18. They play a variety of instruments – strings, woodwind and brass, with one percussionist.

The concert on May 27 will feature classical pieces by Monteverdi, Haydn, Brahms, Holst and Mussorsgky, but will conclude with the Star Wars theme.

There will also be two chamber music pieces.

The free concert takes place 4pm, Saturday, May 27 at the Graham Young Youth Centre, Tauranga Boys’ College. Email info@ypt.co.nz for more information.

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MUSICPLUS

By Winston Watusi

From Twin Peaks to the blues I used to assume, because it seemed rather obvious, that time ran in a linear manner. Now I’m not so sure.

The more I stumble through life, the more time seems circular, with new experiences just the same old things coming round in different

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disguise. Or not even in disguise.

I felt that the other day when I sat down – with great anticipation I should add – to watch the first ‘new’ episode of Twin Peaks. Deja vu all over again.

Or is that deja voodoo? I remember having the same experience exactly 27 years ago, though back then it seemed like the whole world was fixed on Twin Peaks too.

After all there was no reality TV so minds were a lot sharper.

But at the time I never thought that 27 years down the track I’d be doing the same thing again, and with almost the same level of over-excited anticipation. I guess I am a romantic after all.

And I’m chuffed to say that the show still delighted, horrified and frustrated in roughly the same measures it always did. And the music is still fantastic.

Angelo Badalamenti

I don’t know if Angelo Badalamenti’s score changed the way music was used in television back in 1990.

Probably not. But it was one of the most striking examples of a soundtrack that worked absolutely hand in glove with visuals and drama: it is almost impossible to imagine Twin Peaks without its dreamily flowing accompanying music. I was struck again by one tactic Badalamenti uses frequently, which is particularly effective given that many Twin Peaks scenes are intentionally drawn-out.

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Aside from the title music, the most used piece is ‘Laura’s Theme’ – memorialising the murdered girl at the centre of the initial mystery – a piece that starts with brooding minor chords before the melody slowly rises and at its peak hits a beautiful open major chord, like a ray of sunshine bursting through

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dark clouds, finally bringing release to the scene on-screen.

But, cleverly, there is no set path to get from the opening minor chords to final major lift. In a short scene it’ll happen straight away but in longer dramatic moments the keyboard will just keep playing rising phrases, none of them resolving, higher and higher until the tension is almost unbearable, before that final release into harmonic satisfaction. It is a thing of beauty, and allows infinite variation.

Blues in Rotorua

Coming back to the real world, we’re approaching the first weekend in June, Queen’s Birthday Weekend – any excuse for a day off – and the annual Rotorua Blues Festival.

After a year off last year there were doubts about the event’s future but this year it has a whole new set of organisers and they have taken a whole new approach to the beast.

What’s immediately striking about the programme is how big it is.

There are a pile of acts in bars over the Saturday and Sunday, and a big headlining concert by dynamite American guitarist Chris Cain.

The second thing that strikes me, as a follower of the blues scene, is how many of those acts, which play in Brew Bar, Ambrosia and the Lakeside Cafe, are unknown to me. I see Mike Garner and B-Side Band, Auckland’s Recliner Rockers and Hamilton’s River Rockers.

That’s about it. (There’s also an evening concert by the legendary Larry Morris whom I’ve certainly heard but I’m unable to discern the blues connection.)

So who are these people?

Well they’re mostly the local Rotorua blues players, people from the BOP Blues Club.

Because money was tight and because they want to support their own locals, the festival organisers have proudly featured a bill of predominantly local acts.

Good on them.

It seems eminently sensible given that you can save on both accommodation and travel expenses that way.

And given that it’s the Rotorua Blues Festival, why would you not make a display of Rotorua musicians?

They’re what makes it different from every other blues festival in the country.

The Club’s website is a bit iffy – check out the full watusi@thesun.co.nz programme on Eventfinda.

MAMIL

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Sat 17 June 7:30pm-9pm Addison Theatre (Comedy)

PATHETIQUE TCHAIKOVSKY & DVORAK

DESI MELA

FRESHMOVES 2017

NZSO

Sun 4 June 6pm-10:30pm

Thu 25 & Sat 27 May 8pm Addison Theatre (Music)

Fri 26 May 7.30pm Addison Theatre (Classical)

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Addison Theatre (Dance/Theatre)

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Tue 20 June 7-8:30pm Addison Theatre (Dance)

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The Pickle King – an award-winning production Indian Ink Theatre Company presents ‘The Pickle King’ written by Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewis and directed by Justin Lewis.

From humble beginnings in a rehearsal space in Wellington to playing to more than 450,000 people worldwide, Indian Ink is arguably New Zealand’s most successful theatrical export.

In 2017, they honour their incredible 20-year success with a 10-centre national tour of ‘The Pickle King’, which continues to spotlight issues in the contemporary world.

Indian Ink are leaders in the theatrical world; in their two decades of performing they have pioneered extensive New Zealand-wide touring networks, forged international arts connections, and developed an ever-increasing worldwide fan base.

Despite international fame and fortune, Indian Ink hasn’t lost its commitment to performing arts in Aotearoa; they continue to develop relevant new work and fresh talent at a relentless pace. Their current production of ‘The Pickle King’ is a fine example of this commitment.

The Pickle King character Sasha Daniels.

Spotlight on Bluesman Brown I first saw Graham Brown or ‘Brownie’ to spend six years performing at pubs, clubs, festivals, concerts, and at private performing at The Junction in Thames and corporate events. This gave him when I travelled there with muso valuable experience friends Stephen Calvert and helped hone his and Graham Jones, entertainment skills. who backed me on bass Highlights of guitar and harmonica Brownie’s career have when I played some of been performing my original songs at an at the Australian afternoon event run by Summer Nats Hot Rod The LMM Club.

Show, and also at Country ‘Brownie’ had that and Blues festivals, playing classic blues sound with his alongside some amazingly guitar style and the voice to talented fellow musicians. go with it.

Now living back in New Graham, like myself, was Zealand, Graham is working the youngest of his siblings, on recording his first album, and he started his musical journey playing in a high which he admits has been ‘a long time coming’. He school band. has been inspired by Elvis, He learned the trumpet Bowie, Dire Straits, Gary and ending up playing in a Moore and many others concert band in Rotorua.

If you enjoy blues/ He picked up a guitar at country/rock then come age 26 and learnt to play it, along and check out and started to write originals, Bluesman Brown, playing at as it just ‘felt right’. the Brew Bar on The Strand He then played in a few this Saturday, May 27, covers/originals bands, and Graham Brown. from 4-7pm. moved to Western Australia

The best theatre in the world NZ Herald

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“The play spotlights the injustices of immigration and the plight of natural environments and people at the hands of big business. This vintage Indian Ink script also includes a love story that now centres around a same sex couple. While this would have been a real statement 15 years ago – today it simply reflects the diverse culture of New Zealand,” says Indian Ink director Justin Lewis.

‘The Pickle King’ garnered a record seven nominations in New Zealand’s theatre awards, winning the highly contested supreme award ‘Production of the Year’.

Celebrate Indian Ink’s incredible success and see ‘The Pickle King’ as it tours nationwide.

Friday 26 May 2017

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JULIE’S

Saturday 27 May

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 B.O.P Essential Tremor Support

Group Quarterly meeting.

Guest speaker – Mrs Taki Fischer, National Coordinator for E.T.S.G. Gold coin donation and/or small plate for morning tea. Evans Road Community Church, Papamoa at 10am. Ann Tuffin 542 4005 Caravan & Motorhome Owners Interested in joining like minded people & attend weekend rallies? Neal 576 9031 Come Dancing Tonight Sequence & old time dancing, great music & supper.

Greerton Hall 7.30-10.30pm. Entry $7.

Run by Tauranga Scottish Soc. 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.

End-of-Life and Palliative Care Hear expert Prof Jan Bernheim, Vintage Car Clubrooms, 17 Cliff Road. 1.30pm.

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 Garage Sale Living Word Faith Church Garage Sale. 1448 Cameron Road.

8.30-11.30am LOL Laughter Wellness Have a laugh in the winter timeslot at Arataki Community Centre, Mount 11-11.45am. $3 door. 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

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 Papamoa Cruisers Slow Bikers Only.

Meet Papamoa McDonalds 1.30 pm -Load Trailer. 2.00pm Bike from 16th ave from. Museum on K Valkey towards Lakes. Return. 3.30. Iain 027 5722 987 Petanque @ Club Mt Maunganui Sat 1pm. Equip available, all levels welcome. Arnold 544 5598

Plunket Free Car Seat Clinic Free

fitting check from qualified car seat technician, free advice on current and best practise.

Sausage sizzle. 471 Devonport Road. 10-2.

Sabbath Service Every Sat 10.30am Bible discussion adults & children.

11.45am share blessings/singing/sermon Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui. 576 0435 or 021 0778 214

Te Puna Community Conversation

Learn about, & have your say on, key projects & topics in Te Puna. Presentations from Western Bay Council at Te Puna School Hall. 11-3.

The Original Greerton Hall Market

Produce, bric-a-brac, crafts plants, stalls inside/outside. Get your friends together & come along. Tea, coffee, snacks available. Phone to book a site.

Greerton Hall 8am - 12pm. Tricia/Gary 07 5431487, 027 908 2952, greertonmarket@actrix.co.nz, www facebook. com/greertonhallmarket Zee Market An awesome selection of stalls & yummy food. Welcome Bay Hall 10am - 2pm

Sunday 28 May

A Course In Miracles We are our Soul

having a human experience. What is your Soul’s purpose in your body? How can you speak to It and be Guided? At Backbenches Room, Grindz Cafe, 50 First Ave. 12:30 Coffee &.chat. 1:00 Video. FREE Bay Bible Fellowship/Lord’s Day Join us for our Worship service Part 1 Peter 3:7 “Changing marriages for good - part 2” Pastor Lincoln Forlong. All welcome.

Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, 10am Visit us at www.bbf.net.nz Bible Seminars Title: “Jesus: Brings God’s word to us” Interactive, Q & A. All welcome. Refreshments provided.

Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall 1.30.

Vic 5430504.

Czech and Slovak Club Tauranga

Czech School & Playgroup. guests welcome! Tauranga Boys College, 10am - 12noon, Devonport Rd, More info: https://www.csclubtauranga.nz/en/

Champion of Champion Games

Champion of Champion Singles at Mount Sports Centre 9am start. Karen 576 0443 Croquet Every Sun, Tues, Fri at Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd 12.45pm. Beginners welcome. Peter 571 0633 Discover Your Soul’s Purpose We are our Soul having a human experience.

Why is your Soul in your body? How can you speak to It and be Guided.

Backbenches Room, Grindz Cafe, 50 First Ave. 12:30-2:30. FREE

Free Community Sausage Sizzle

Ohauiti shops with some food/grocery voucher giveaways. Brought to you by Church of God’s Love, Ohauiti.

pm.. $3 door charge, Ph. 544-2067

Home Computer Club (TGA) Inc.

Computer enthusiasts meet to share knowledge and experience, at Arts & Crafts Centre, Elizabeth St. Last Sun of each month, from 9:30 am - 12:30 Meditation Workshop “Overcoming Conflicts to Achieve Happy Relationships”. Greerton Library 1pm-3pm $5. Mike 027 446 5357 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. Ph Wayne 027 974 5699 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

Tauranga Theosophical Society

Join us for an update from Tim Byod, president’s blog. All welcome, entry by donation. Tauranga Yoga Center, 2pm Ph 577 6042.

Monday 29 May

Achieve Toastmasters Keep speaking, keep helping, keep succeeding. 1st, 3rd & 5th Mon of month at St Stephen’s Church Hall, Brookfield, Tauranga 7.30-9.30pm. 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 Monday at St George’s Church, Cameron Rd, Tauranga 7pm.

Chrissy 281 0933 Badminton Club Every Mon, Aquinas College, Pyes Pa 7.30-9.30pm. Adults & year 12 & above. Racquets available.

Sue 0211 944 335 www.taurangabadmintonclub.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 behind Pak n

Save. All classes 9.15-10.15am. Dianne 576 5031 or 027 431 4326 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 Computer Lessons Whether you are new to the computer or just want to brush up on your Digital Skills, Tauranga Library has a free course online to meet your needs. Tutorials for confidence in yourself & computer skills you can use every day at home or work.

Visit one of our Libraries to register.

Dance Along Learn to dance & new dances at a great spot. Rumbas, waltzes, new vogue sequence, tangos, Cha Cha & more. Te Puke Citizens and RSA club from 6:30 - 8:30 pm every Monday.

No cover or entry charge. Contact Gordon or Diane. Ph 572 0060 Dancing Every Mon & Weds at Senior Citizen’s Hall, Norris St 7pm. Modern, waltzes, tango, quicksteps & more. $3pp. 543 9125 English Conversation Classes Classes for all nationalities & a chance to explore some of the informal words in our kiwi context. Professional Teachers No charge. Bethlehem Baptist Church, 90 Bethlehem Road. 7-9 pm Contact 576-2344 or bbc@bethlehem.org.nz 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. Monday nights. Bethlehem Community Church 183 Moffat Road.

543 5240 Line Dancing Every Mon at Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave 6-8pm. Every Weds at Arataki Community Hall, Zambuk Way, Bayfair 12-2pm. Every Thurs at Matua Hall, Levers Rd 1-3pm.

Pat 544 2574 Mah Jong Every Monday. Arataki Community Centre, 1-4. Ph 576 3455 Mah Jong Every Monday at Tauranga South Bowling Club, 11th Ave 12.454pm. 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

Nam Wah Pai Kung Fu

Chinese martial art training, Selwyn Ridge School, Welcome Bay 6-7.30pm. Brian 021 241 7059

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 10.1511.30am. $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 Monday & Thursday.

Donation appreciated. 471 Devonport Road, Tauranga. Ph 578 7813 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 Epilepsy Support Group

Come along for a casuaul chat. Meeting at 10am at The Grindz Cafe, 1st Ave. 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 Scottish Country Dance

Beginners class at St John’s Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd 6.30-8.30pm.

Sarah 579 0123 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.

Women’s Art Group Every Mon at Lyceum Club Rooms, 68 1st Ave 9am 12pm. Margaret 543 3244 Zonta Tauranga Welcomes like minded women helping to raise profile promoting & protecting the rights of women & girls in our community & internationally. Meets every 2nd Monday 5.30. Tauranga Club + Dinner. Call Suzy 021 266 5044

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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 AGLOW Mt Maunganui. A Mindset Change. Teachings from Graeme Cook’s material. Come, be inspired and enjoy prayer, praise and fellowship. Salvation Army Hall 57 Eversham Road. 9.30 am. 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 Argentine Tango Guys, we need you to rotate, as partners, with the girls. No experience necessary. Free lessons. Denise 0204 006 1340 Cards 500 Every Tues & Thurs at Mount Senior Citizen’s, 345 Maunganui Rd 12.45pm. Garry 576 3033 Computer Lessons Word, Excel, PowerPoint, from basic to advanced.

Tauranga Library has a free course online to meet your needs. Visit one of our libraries to register.

Excel Toastmasters Every 2nd, 4th & 5th Tues of month at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Bayfair 6.15-8.30pm. Learn excellent public speaking & leadership skills. yolanda. cambridge@gmail.com or 544 3730 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 Diabetes Nurse Educator

Hairini Doctors every Tuesday by appointment only. 571 3422 or debbie@diabeteshelp.org.nz Free Community Fit Club Low impact, full muscle workout. Historic Village 9.15am. 576 3642 or jen@nzhealthnow.com Greerton Lions Club 1st & 3rd Tues of month at Fairway Lounge, Tauranga Racecourse 6pm.

Bill 543 4424 Inacord 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 Katikati Maestro’s More men needed to join their choir. Rehearse every Tues at St Peter’s Church 7pm.

Jeanette 549 3668 or 027 243 5799

Mount Morning Badminton Every Tues at Mount Sports Centre, Blake Park 9-11.30am. Social, competitive, all ages. Daily fee $5pp.

Maxine 575 0162

Orange City Square & Round Dance

Tuesday morning 10.00. Wednesday Combined A1 & Plus, Thursday Club Night & New Learner Class, 7.30 pm.

Frontiersmen’s Hall. Ph 543-1063.

Otumoetai Matua Walking Group

Every Tues at Kulim Park 9am. 576 7339

Papamoa Sports Indoor Bowls

Gordon Spratt Reserve, Parton Rd. Coaching available. Names in by 7.15pm for 7.30 start. Michael 542 0609 or 0274 888 5968 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 Petanque - Tga/BOP Club Club Mt Maunganui 1pm start. Equip available, coaching given. Linda 544 2818 Pilates Classes Every Tues at Arataki Community Centre 11.15-12.15pm.

Every Thurs at Omokoroa Settler’s Hall 11am - 12pm. $12 per class. Claudia 0211 927 706

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South City Indoor Bowls Club

night – (Pairs Postsection playoff if required) at Greerton Hall 7.30pm.

Mary 541 0687 Tauranga Meditation Group Intro to meditation classes 1st Tues of month 7-8.30pm. General classes other Tues. $5 koha. Blind Foundation, 160 17th Ave, Tauranga.

Tauranga Morning Badminton Club Tues & Thurs at QE Youth

Centre, cnr 11th Ave/Devonport Rd 9-11.30am. Heather 574 0976 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 Stroke Support Drop-In Centre Peer support group for stroke

survivors & their carers. Every Tues at Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St 9.30am - 12pm. $4pp 571 3050 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 Yoga Tues, Yoga Matua Hall 6.508pm. Weds & Fri Yoga Fergusson Park 9.30-10.40am. Tues & Thurs Yin Yoga, 121 Carlton St 10-11.30am. For timetable www.stellayoga.co.nz or Stella 021 024 96390

Wednesday 31 May

Age Concern Walking Group Bus trip to Thames 10am. 578 2631

Alcoholics Anonymous Reflections at

Te Puke every Weds at Te Puke Baptist Church, Station Rd 7.30-8.30pm.

0800 229 6757

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 Bowls Indoor Every Weds & Fri at Mount Senior Citizen’s, 345 Maunganui Rd 12.45pm. Nancy/Ernie 575 4650 Cards Do you play crib or would like to learn? Every Weds at Greerton RSA 1pm. Rona 578 7939 Club Mount Indoor Bowls Every Weds at 45 Kawaka St. Names in by 6.45 for 7pm start. Val 027 302 8149 or 543 4168 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. 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.

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

Club night at Greerton Hall 7.30pm. Champion Finals 7pm. 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. No charge, all ages welcome. Upstairs at Graced Op Shop, cnr 11th Ave & Christopher St 1-3pm. 021 110 0878 www.healingrooms.co.nz

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 Mah Jong Every Weds at Tauranga Citz Club cnr Cameron Rd/13th Ave 12.45-4pm. Wendy 579 2851 Wednesday 31st May 2017

Mount Healing & Spiritual Centre,

1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month.

Our guest tonight Raewin Weller (You don’t need therapy just update your internal software). Do you want to learn about meditation, development groups, crystal, reflexology, healing workshops etc. Omanu Bowling Club, Doors open 7.00pm door charge $3.00. Ph Janet on 027 260226.

Papamoa Outdoor Bowls Roll Ups Weds & Sun, Gordon Spratt Reserve 12.45pm. Gail 574 0177

SAYgo - Falls Prevention Class

Gentle exercise for the elderly, held 3 Weds each month. Hall not available 1st Weds of month. At St John’s Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai 2-3pm. Allison 576 4536 Scottish Country Dancing Every Weds at Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maunganui Rd 7pm. Lynne 573 5055 Singles Coffee Club 60+ Every Weds 10am for coffee & once a month for lunch for a social get together. Looking for something new or meet new friends? Gayle 27 439 3267 or email: mixandmingle@xtra.co.nz 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 Mid-Week Tramping Western Okataina Walkway from Rotoiti towards Okataina. Grade mod, approx. 5.5hrs. Debbie 543 0949 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. This week’s topic is Numerology. 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 1 June

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 CAP Money Free 4 week budgeting course helping you gain control of your finances & get ahead. Lifezone Church 7 Oak Lane 10.30am & 7.15pm. Carlene 571 6525 or text 021 241 3671 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 Computer Lessons Word, Excel, PowerPoint, from basic to advanced.

Tauranga Library has a free course online to meet your needs. Visit one of our libraries to register.

EmployNZ Free Course Pop along to the Tauranga Library 10 – 11am on Thursday’s to find out more about the free Retail, Hospitality, IT, Foundation Skills and Fitness Courses. Sally 027 652 1429 for more info.

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. Ian 576 2032 French Connection For lovers of all things French. Meet fortnightly Thurs at La Mexica on the Strand 4.30-6.30pm. agohns@yahoo.co.nz Healing Rooms Come for healing karakia.

Prayer & peace for your physical, emotional & spiritual well-being with caring, trained Christians. Held first Thursday each month.Bay Coastal Healing Rooms, Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd. 1.302.30 charge. Enquiries: 021 0271 3254 Mount Underwater Club Club night at Mount Ocean Sports Clubrooms 7.30pm – Diving Raja Ampat . New members welcome. Ph 021 471 768 or gail.bingham58@gmail.com Narcotics Anonymous Closed men’s meeting every Thurs at Waipuna Park Hall, 25 Kaitemako Rd, Welcome Bay 7.30-8.30pm.

Simplee Cre8ive Every Thurs at Arataki Community Centre, Bayfair 9am 2.30pm. All crafts. Jenny 574 7401

Tauranga Cake Decorators Guild Meets 3rd Thursday

of month. Lyceum Club, 68 1st Ave, 7pm start. Ph Tania 575-4383.

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 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

Friday 2 June

Computer Lessons Whether

you are new to the computer or just want to brush up on your Digital Skills, Tauranga Library has a free course online to meet your needs. Working through tutorials gives you confidence in yourself & teaches you computer skills you can use every day at home or work. Visit one of our Libraries to register.

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/ Embrace Dancing Classes Every Friday.

Come ad learn West Coast Swing. First class FREE. Elizabeth Street Community Centre 6.45. 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 Ph/ Text Judy on 021 0425 398 Greerton Indoor Bowling Club Handicap Pairs, 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 Jayne on 5746903 or Mob 021611974.

Orange City Square & Round Dance Club

Thursday Club Night & New Learner Class, 7.30 pm. Frontiersmen’s Hall.

Ph 543-1063.

Village Radio Community radio broadcasting from Tauranga Historic Village 1368 kHz AM. Music of 1940’s - 90’s weekends 9am - 5pm, weekdays 10am - 5pm. www.villageradio. co.nz or 571 3710

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Technology working for you Tecnique offers a full range of audio visual solutions from basic TV installs to integrated AV systems for homes, businesses and bespoke boats. Tecnique customers can expect the personalised service of a boutique company, but the breadth and depth of knowledge that comes with more than a decade of specialised industry experience.

Don’t lose hair over technology If you’re having computer troubles, whether it’s not enough memory or a very slow response time, the team at Tauranga Computers can help.

“There’s a lot of AV technology available today but the key is to make it smart, simple and tailored to the individual’s unique requirements,” says Amiel

Owner of Tecnique, Amiel Bougen.

Bougen, the owner and mind behind Tecnique, the Bay’s newest AV specialists.

“I was born and raised locally before moving overseas where I managed AV fit-outs and consulted on large projects around the UK and Australia. I’ve now bought my passion for AV and automation back to the Bay where my wife and I now live.”

For more information on services provided, or to book a free consultation call Tecnique 07 571 4555.

Tauranga Computers’ technician Steve Morgan says no matter what your trouble one of the team’s qualified technicians can help.

Whether you’re using a PC or an Apple Mac, the team at Tauranga Computers can fix your computer.

They’ll come to you if that’s easier or you can bring your broken computer, laptop or tablet into their office at 177 11th Ave, Tauranga.

Relax!

Tauranga Computers is offering 20 per cent off computer repairs until Friday, June 16 so don’t waste any more time.

Get in touch with Steve and the Tauranga Computers Ltd team and get your computer or laptop running smoothly again.

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All roof types Moss Control Exterior power washing Exterior house painting Find us on Facebook - LSM Roof Restoration LTD

Thinking of getting your roof painted? We are the guys to call for that quality finish!

Phone Kellyn on 027 386 4106 for enquiries or a free no obligations quote

Mould no more We Specialise in: • Continuous Spouting • All Metal & PVC Spouting systems • Long-run Roofing • Fascia

As conditions are getting colder and damper at this time of year, it’s the perfect time to deal with an unsightly issue that may cause your house to look less-thanperfect – moss and mould.

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Call/text/e-mail us for a FREE no obligation quote Ph: 07 542 1016 Mob: 021 02051038 E-mail: kiwispout@kiwispout.co.nz FREE QUOTES!

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E Wash has got it covered.

Give your home the makeover it needs with an exterior spring-clean, removing dirt and grime caused by insects, dust, mould or mildew build-up.

“Because we do all the work ourselves, we know the job will be done properly.

Cleaning a building helps prolong the life of paintwork and building materials. We also clean buildings as part of the preparation for a re-paint,” says E Wash owner Mark Gordon.

Mark has been in the business of moss and mould for more than 12 years so he

has got a wealth of experience.

For a free, no-obligation quote call E Wash now 0800 250 398.

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HAVE YOUR SAY – KŌRERO MAI Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority invites your thoughts on ‘Kaituna, he taonga tuku iho – a treasure gifted to us’ – the Proposed Kaituna River Document.

Anyone can contribute to the document that will shape the river’s future well-being and influence regional and district planning documents and decisions.

View the proposed document and consultation brochure at www.kaituna.org.nz or at the following locations, Monday to Friday 8.30am-4.30pm: • Tapuika Iwi Authority – 19 Jellicoe Street, Te Puke • Te Kapu Ō Waitaha – 2 Dunlop Street, Te Puke • Te Maru o Ngāti Rangiwewehi – 16 Taui Street, Rotorua • Te Pumautanga o Te Arawa – 1212 Amohia Street, Rotorua • Bay of Plenty Regional Council offices • Tauranga City Council • Western Bay of Plenty District Council • Rotorua Lakes Council • Rotorua, Te Puke and Papamoa public libraries.

Written, videoed or voice recorded submissions in English or te reo Māori accepted online, via email or post.

Download a submission form from the website or call 0800 884 880.

Submissions close 4pm Monday 24 July, 2017.

Dean Flavell, Chairman, Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority

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RUN ON LISTINGS accommodation 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

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accomodation wanted 1/2 BEDROOM UNIT or apartment wanted from Mid September. Papamoa/Mount area. Semi retired mature, clean living lady with excellent references. Ph Lesley 027 258 9448

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

bible digest “BUT JESUS LOOKED AT them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible”.” - Matthew 19:26

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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

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cleaners available

Ideal as an extra bedroom or home office

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

Three convenient sizes: standard 3.6m x 2.4m - $75pw large 4.2m x 2.4m - $90pw xtra-large 4.8m x 2.4m - $110pw

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Fully insulated with lockable ranchslider, large window, power, security lights, curtains, carpet, smoke alarm & even a small deck.

Minimum 6 month rental period.

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

Visit our display cabin at: 17 Plummers Point Road, WHAKAMARAMA or 159 Jellicoe Road, TE PUKE or call for a free brochure.

FREE ON SITE DIAGNOSIS & quote. We come to you. Pensioner discounts. Ph Kyle at Tech Solutions 027 828 7078

curriculum vitae 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

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Terms and conditions apply. Subject to Instant Finance lending criteria and responsible lending guidelines.

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accomodation wanted FEMALE REQUIRES BOARD (room only) in modern home, Bethlehem. PH: 021 337 591

BALLROOM AND LATIN DANCE classes in Katikati for all ages and levels. Book now for Term 2. 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

BETHLEHEM, OWN BEDROOM, double garage. Mature, non smoker, working fulltime. $165wk+ expenses. Ph Sahron 027 298 9770 (after 3pm)

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DRY PINE FIREWOOD $99 per trailer load delivered (2m3) ph 021 0834 1852 www.taurangafirewood.co.nz

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. thepeastrawvboys.com 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 areas, various colours Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Adult Tabby/Torti Female Cat, Judea Area, Ref: 95762, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Adult White Male Cat, Judea Area, Ref: 95809, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245

New Address 3/212 Chadwick Road, Greerton, Tauranga

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Found Young Adult Ginger Male Cat, Tauranga Central Area, Ref: 95921, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245

ELECTRICIAN, 18+ years experience, NZ registered. Residential & commercial, maintenance & service, new builds, renovations.

Fast, friendly service. Ph Andrew 022 354 1960

Found Adult White Male Cat, Gate Pa Area, Ref: 96036, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Young Adult Tabby Female Cat, Oropi Area, Ref: 96158, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Adult Ginger Male Cat, Tauranga South Area, Ref: 95535, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Black/White Female Puppy, Paengaroa/Rotorua Area, Ref: 96060, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Black/White Female Puppy, Pyes Pa area, Ref: 96034, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245

situations vacant DOG MINDERS WANTED must have your own fully fenced properties to mind larger dogs contact Linda at info@rosiesretreat.co.nz OLDER, FIT, EXPERIENCED handyman need on casual basis for odd jobs, remedial & repainting work in apartment complex - up to 10 hrs or so each week.

Apply to ellecee@orcon.net.nz

trades & services “AAA DECORATORS” Interior/ exterior. Quality workmanship.

Best rates. Get a free quote.

AVAILABLE NOW. Ph or txt 028 409 7004 ALRIGHT PAINTING & DECORATING Over 30 years experience.

Competitive rates.

Ph Kevin 027 477 4598 or Mark 027 699 8356.

APPLIANCE REPAIRS For service of all Fisher & Paykel, Haier and Elba appliances, Ph 0800 372 273 for your local technician.

APPLIANCE REPAIRS qualified, professional service to most brands of whiteware. Servicing Mount, Papamoa and Te Puke.

Pensioner discounts available.

Ph 542 0540 or 021 426 978 BOAT BUILDING repairs and maintenance. Timber & fibreglass trade qualified, boat builder. Ph Shaun 021 992 491 or 07 552 0277

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 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 PLASTERER INTERIOR 30+ years Skimming Walls make good Ceilings Walls Cornice Cove Plasterboard Stopping New Builds Small Jobs Free Quote Contact Stan 0211302621 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 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” – WAIHEKE ISLAND WINTER ESCAPE: - (2) Northern Train Trip & Te Papa: - (3) The NEW Bay of Islands & 90 Mile Beach & Beyond Itinerary: - (4) Huka Luxury Lodge Luncheon: - (3) Stewart Island & Doubtful

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NO 8 TOURS NEW ZEALAND’S SENIOR TRAVEL CLUB; Its Show-Time (1)Sunday August 20th;Matilda,the multi-award winning Musical-Matinee. 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. TranzAlpine Express and Wild West Coast – September 3rd- 6th - 4Days away. INCLUDES; Rebuild Tour of Christchurch, Scenic Train Journey “TranzAlpine Express’, Arthur’s Pass,Greymouth,Punakaiki, Pancake Rocks, Denniston Plateau,Westport,Kahurangi National Park, Nelson all entries, flights, meals per full itinerary.

BOOK NOW - 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 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

mobility FSP 176104

financial

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See us for a personal loan today

0800 34 62 63 | www.linsa.co.nz 174 DEVONPORT ROAD, TAURANGA | (07) 578 7717 Terms and conditions apply. Subject to Linsa Finance lending criteria and responsible lending guidelines. All loans must be approved and drawn down in our branch. Establishment and account maintenance fees apply.

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Sounds Cruise: - (4) Westside Story Show, Auckland: - (5) World of Wearable Arts Tour: - (6) Molesworth Station & Marlborough Sounds. 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.

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