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Making a splash Mount Maunganui College students will pay tribute to Jed Roberts by running into the winter sea at Omanu Beach next Wednesday in the third annual Polar Bear Plunge. Jed died of leukaemia two years ago and his peers organised the event to raise funds for the Leukaemia Foundation. See page 5 for full story. Pictured: Bill Carter, Claudia Colenso, Leilani Misikea, Lara Curd, Lia Roberts and Mihi Ngata. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

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Celebrating short cool days; long hot nights We’ve just clicked over the shortest day, and by the way you’re all bouncing around so cheerfully, summer must be just around the corner. Okay, well maybe you’re not quite fizzing over with spring fever yet. But hang in there. It can’t be long. Soon these long, cold, dark nights will be just a thing of the past. Some take the long, cold nights harder than others – and none more so than the lovely Susan Boyle, who is apparently on the prowl for a man. The long, lonely nights have been too much and dear Susan wants a man to share her life with, before the depths of winter again strike the northern hemisphere. We’re thinking the lucky man will most likely be looking forward to the darkness. As much as pos-

signed the letter on behalf of the “service of the Ministry of Social Development” is probably blissfully unaware that our reader’s debt isn’t worth the trouble of chasing. We also know that this sort of pennypinching pettiness has been going on for generations. And, we all know of similar cases of cracking a peanut with the sledgehammer. Surely there should be a minimum value, say to the nearest dollar or five, before these sorts of drastic letters are fired off? The letter goes to advise: “As you need to repay this money we will deduct $0.02 a week from your Invalids Benefit … these payments will continue until the full amount is repaid.” Well, we have news for you, Barbara: It won’t take long at that rate! Work and Income also offer the beneficiary the option to have the decision reviewed. “We have forms available or you can write to us.” Uh oh, there goes another 80 cents of wasted postage stamp to argue a 2 cent debt. But there is some light this week. In more sensible news… umm… well I’m not sure there is any. No, in fact I can confirm there isn’t anything. Hang on, here it is: Nelson Mandela is feeling better. Hooray.

Bargain of the year: Restructure epic fail Finally this week, special mention goes to the Tauranga City Council, which has pulled off the most sensational restructure in history: Setting out to consolidate costs, and ending up spending $1.6m and gaining five extra staff. Ratepayers will be stoked that the drive for efficiency at city hall has resulted in not fewer staff employed, but more. Only a council could have achieved this startling result. Only people in charge of other people’s money could possibly take on a task to cut costs and reduce staff – but end up spending millions, and achieve exactly the opposite. Now to be fair, the whole exercise was complicated beyond belief by some factors outside of the control of councillors, such as the CEO dying suddenly and other compounding issues. But try telling all that to the average ratepayer who has to pick up the tab at the end. It reminds us of the story of the wife excitedly telling her husband she saved $400 because she bought four pairs of $200 shoes that were on special at half price. Depending on how you look at it, she thinks she saved hundreds and the husband only sees she blew hundreds. It’s like sending the boy to market to sell the pig, and he comes home to the farm with two pigs, some chickens, a blind threelegged dog and a huge debt to the chicken farmer. Next week: Ten uses for a blind, threelegged dog.

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sible. More dark the better, because there are some things that strike trepidation into the heart of many men – and waking up to Susan in the daylight could be one of them. Anyway, there must be someone out there brave enough to tackle this task, and we’re taking nominations here at RR. Rest assured, the potential candidates will be put through some rigorous testing before they’re submitted to the Boyle Selection Committee. Perhaps the best option for filling Susan’s long nights would be a knight. Such as Lancelot. As this is a Boyle that certainly needs lancing. Send us your nominees for a Susan Boyle partner and we may share your suggestions with readers. In the meantime, the darkness continues for other people in the news this week. Justin Bieber has succeeded in making tattoos ‘uncool’, simply by getting some. We’re expecting people will also give up riding Segways in droves. It may not, however, affect the number of people driving leopardcolour scheme cars. There are some who just can’t be saved. Stepping out of the political shadows and into the spotlight this week is Te Ururoa Flavell, columnist in the Sun and the Maori MP poised to take up leadership of the Maori Party, with the resignation of Pita Sharples. We wish Te Ururoa all the best in his political quest. Meanwhile, still in the dark and very likely to stay there, is the bureaucrat at Work and Income who recently wrote a letter to a disabled guy, warning him that he owed $0.02. Yes, you read that right. Two cents. The ever-efficient department came out all guns blazing to recover its two cents from this dastardly customer, including posting him a letter which would have cost at least forty times that much, just for the stamp. Not to mention the printing of the letter, handling by staff plus a fair contribution to the demise of the planet. Now we realise that most of these officious communications are computer generated; and that the lovely Barbara who

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Hospice expands

$3.6m extension announced

Richard Thurlow, Tom Roper and Michael Cooney look over the hospice extension plans. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

Waipuna Hospice has today announced plans for a $3.6m extension which will help cater to the rapidly growing number of patient referrals. The hospice has grown extensively since opening in the Bay more than 20 years ago, with patient numbers increasing 32 per cent in the last six years. Staff expect to care for 750 – 800 patients this year, with an average 46 new referrals each month. To accommodate this growth, TECT has donated a $1.8m grant, being matched by the Waipuna Hospice Foundation, for a new Day Services Wing. The new wing will contain clinic and medical procedure rooms,

lounge and family areas, as well as providing more space for counselling, bereavement support groups, massage therapy and education. CEO Richard Thurlow says it will cater for newly referred and more active patients, relieving pressure off the Hospice at Home Service which looks after seriously unwell patients. “We see the Day Services Wing as a major part of our future plan to be able to care for the increasing numbers of patients in the Western Bay region. This new wing will allow us to care for patients at the early stages of their illness whilst they are mobile and remain independent.” Bruce Matthews The new wing will also include an 021 580 580 expanded training room accommodating up to 100 people to provide specialist palliative care education to general practitioners, practice nurses and aged residential care staff.

Richard says the current space, which houses about 35 trainees, isn’t big enough anymore. “We’re raising palliative care’s profile in the community, and that will raise the quality and standard as well – so it’s really excellent.” Waipuna Hospice Foundation chair Tom Roper says the project is vital to managing increased referral numbers and thanks TECT extensively for their generosity. “TECT have been superbly supportive over the years.” TECT chair Michael Cooney says they are proud to be major stakeholders inBen such a well-respected Heathplans for the organisation. Draft 021 701 237 extension are underway, with earthworks expected to commence in December 2013. Richard expects the extension to be complete around September 2014. By Corrie Taylor

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Man found guilty of Gary Kimura murder

A Te Puke man has been found guilty of the murder of Tauranga businessman Gary Kimura over a $30,000 debt. The jury returned with a guilty verdict for 35-year-old Witeri Neketai at 7pm on Monday, following a week-long trial in the Hamilton High Court. Co-accused, Tauranga man Taonui Hiku, 27, was found not guilty of manslaughter by the jury over the death of the 42-year-old businessman. Kimura died in hospital after being assaulted outside his Margaret Road home on October 5, 2011 over a $30,000 debt owed to Auckland man Joseph Rewiri. Rewiri, who was serving a life sentence for killing Rotorua man Peter Franklyn in 2006, has admitted to ordering the attack from jail via text messages sent to Neketai. He was facing a murder charge, but pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter during the trial last week.

Man arrested over stabbing

A 27-year-old Tauranga man has been arrested and charged following the stabbing of a man at a Greerton home earlier this month. The man appeared in Tauranga District Court on Thursday charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The arrest follows a police investigation into the stabbing of a Tauranga man at a Rawhiti Street home in Greerton overnight on June 5-6. Detective Sergeant Alan Kingsbury says an assault occurred at the house where the victim received a number of stab wounds to his upper body.

Pet horse dies in dog attack

Katikati resident Jim Hume has hard advice for dog owners after a shar pei cross attacked his miniature horse leaving it with fatal injuries outside the family’s rural home on Friday. The dog escaped from a neighbouring property on Friday, June 28 and jumped a fence into the kiwifruit orchard. Jim’s wife Debbie was in the house, about 50m away from Milo, when she saw the dog attack the horse. Jim and the dog’s carer used sticks to try and beat the dog off Milo, but not before the dog seriously wounded the horse. Both animals were put down following the attack.

Sharples quits: Te Ururoa tipped

Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell is tipped to become the next Maori Party leader after Dr Pita Sharples announced his retirement as party co-leader and from politics this morning. Te Ururoa is likely to be voted in as the next leader at the party conference in two weeks’ time. Dr Pita Sharples announced he is stepping down as coleader during a press conference in Wellington with co-leader Tariana Turia and Te Ururoa by his side on Tuesday. At the conference, Te Ururoa, who challenged Pita to the leadership role earlier this year, refused to say if he expects to be named leader, saying it is a decision for the Maori Party council at its AGM.

Go Bus driver warned over fare

A Tauranga bus driver, who turned away a young boy who only had a $20 note for a $1.80 fare, and then swore at her supervisor when questioned about it, has had her complaint rejected. Bus driver Kay Pridmore’s complaint to the Employment Relations Authority over a written warning she received on the incident has been rejected by ERA member Eleanor Robinson. News tips call 0800 SUNLIVE or email newsroom@thesun.co.nz

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Embracing age friendliness Tauranga city elderly are set for a major boost after Tauranga City Council gave the green light to become the first age-friendly city in New Zealand.

In a pioneering move, councillors agreed at last week’s strategy and policy committee meeting to accept the draft strategy in the aim to follow a global movement of improving cities to meet the needs of an ageing population. Between 2006 and 2031, the number of older residents living in Tauranga is predicted to double – with one in four residents being over 65 years old by 2031. Age-Friendly City project manager Rochelle Friend says council’s approval of the Age-Friendly City Draft Strategy ensures everyone is on the right track. Although approved, the strategy will once again go before public conTauranga Age Concern chairperson Angela Scott and Age-Friendly City sultation project manager Rochelle Friend.

in August. “It is about the practicalities of what makes an age-friendly city, and council took a really good proactive approach.” With a number of agencies contributing to the policy, the underlying factor is promoting practicality which makes an age-friendly city. Two major issues identified as needing urgent attention are affordable and future-proofed housing, and elderly’s access to information. Tauranga Age Concern chair Angela Scott says promoting the ‘Life Mark’ standard on all homes will cut out added costs associated with modifying existing homes. Homes built under the standard allow for future ‘elderly’ alterations, including disability ramps and practical door handles. “What we are trying to do is get people to think on the age-friendly wavelength. When they are doing anything they need to think ‘will this be fine for older people?’ If it is, it’s good for everyone. Tauranga City Mayor Stuart Crosby is thrilled to adopt the “New Zealand leading document”. By Luke Balvert

Speedy appointment for director role Tauranga super saloon stockcar driver Dean Waddell is Tauranga City Council’s new choice of ‘speedway’ director on the board of council controlled organisation Bay Leisure and Events Ltd.

Dean’s appointment – which fulfils a requirement to have one director on the board with a strong association with the speedway business – is for two years from July 8, 2013 to June 30, 2015. He replaces BOP Speedway Association president Bernie Gillon. BLEL is the company formed by the amalgamation of the council's two CCOs, Tauranga City Aquatics Ltd and Tauranga City Venues Ltd. The new board was appointed on March 18, when Bernie made an offer of re-appointment until the amalgamation took effect on July 1.

Dean Waddell races his super saloon stockcar. from a range of commercial and sporting Dean Waddell is owner of Pak 'n Save backgrounds. on Cameron Rd; and is a long-time The first jobs for the new CCO include Tauranga businessman and motor racing preparing a strategy statement, business enthusiast. plan and a revised statement of intent. “I must say I haven’t raced that much BLEL now manages ratepayers’ assets lately, to be fair, but I have raced a super worth about $150 million, employs more saloon over the years,” says Dean, who is looking forward to his directorship on the than 200 full time and casual staff – and requires an annual operating budget of new board. $13 million. “It is a core function for the city, all the BLEL is a solely-owned subsidiary of events etcetera, the aquatics operation Tauranga City Investments Ltd, which is and dry facilities. It will be good to be owned by the ratepayers’ representative involved in that in the future and have body, Tauranga City Council. some input into the long term strategy in Currently, TCIL is effectively counall of those council areas.” The amalgamation of TCAL and TCVL cil’s agent in a monitoring sense – and has taken place this week – and its new is expected to report to the council in board has a director from each of the about six months about the value of its merged companies plus new directors continuing existence. By Andrew Campbell

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Forget about drill sergeants yelling ‘no pain, no gain’, a group of senior Mount Maunganui College students are pushing themselves to put their own comfort on the line for the Leukaemia Foundation. Claudia Colenso, one of the college’s four sports captains organising the event, says the annual polar plunge fundraiser was a fun and refreshing way to raise funds for the Leukaemia Foundation – and pay tribute to student leader Jed Roberts who died from the disease. It is the third year the college has held the midwinter plunge into Omanu Beach’s icy waters with organiser hoping they will attract students from other secondary schools, along with more

than 150 seniors from the college already confirmed. Sports coordinator Sue Cochrane says Jed was a popular student, whose death had a major impact on many students and the wider school community. Claudia describes Jed as an inspiration, saying she knew him as her friend Lia’s brother: “He was always around and supportive of her, he was a nice guy.” Organisers encourage anyone interested to take part in the dip, and suggest they get into the leukaemia theme by wearing orange. They aim to raise more than the $4000 collected for the foundation last year with the plunge, mufti day and head shave events. Everybody taking part pays a $3 entry fee. The plunge will be held by Omanu Surf Club, on Wednesday at 8.30am. By Hamish Carter

Mount Maunganui College polar plunge organisers Bill Carter, Claudia Colenso, Lara Curd, Lia Roberts, Leilani Misikea and Mihi Ngata are encouraging everyone to wear orange for next Wednesday’s polar plunge. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

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Bill’s saviour

For Tauranga’s Bill Allen July 3, 1963 started like any other day. As a sales rep for Hills Industries’ iconic washing lines he had customers to call on.

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Tauranga’s Bill Allen escaped the Kaimai DC3 crash when he was forced to take the next flight because of overloading. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

He was heading from Auckland to Gisborne on his regular NAC flight via Tauranga, but was bumped off with another passenger to take the next flight due to overloading. Hours later, the mistake had saved his life. The National Airways Flight 441 crashed into the side of the Kaimai range, killing all 23 onboard. When Bill called the office they couldn’t believe he was alive. “They thought I was booked in for the flight and I was in the crash.” On Wednesday hundreds of people took part in the 50th anniversary memorial service of New Zealand’s worst domestic air disaster but Bill, now 92, was unable to attend. Recalling the experience, he says it was about his fifth near-miss with death after some close calls in WWII. But says it was always chilling to see the wreckage at the top of the range glint in the sunlight when he drove through Waikato before it was hidden by bush. Kaimai Ramblers member Roger Montgomerie says after a tough 90 minute walk from the top of Thompson Track, all that is left of the wreckage is two thirds of a wing and one set of landing gear. The Kaimai crash is the subject of an episode in the six-part documentary series ‘Descent from Disaster’ which will screen on By Hamish Carter TV1 later this year.

Rena compo scramble begins People and businesses with claims arising from the grounding of the Rena have until October 30 to lodge them at the Tauranga High Court. The wreck’s owners and insurers, Daina Shipping and The Swedish Club, have limited their liability to $11 million. If claims from the disaffected are more than that, the amounts will be prorated. For that reason, all claims have to be backed up so the court can decide which are genuine. Details of how to go about this will be provided in public notices that will advertise the compensation claim deadline date in international media during the next week or so. Established claims will be paid as directed by the court.

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lion settlement with the New Zealand Government outside the limitation process, so that the $11million fund, which is the maximum under New Zealand law, will be available to compensate individuals and businesses who have suffered loss,” says Rena insurers The Swedish Club claims manager Captain John Owen. “We started this process in October last year, as part of our on-going commitment to do the right thing by the New Zealand public. This approach is designed to best help those who have suffered financial loss as a result of the grounding.” The amount of the fund is calculated according to the tonnage of the vessel, under the Maritime Transport Act 1994 and the International Maritime Organization’s Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976. By Andrew Campbell

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Noeline Taurua with a netball signed by Magic players. Photo by Zoe Hunter.

A Magic fresh start The loss of a 2013 ANZ Championship title is still “very raw” for Noeline Taurua.

But as the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic coach closes the door on 11 years with the franchise, she faces forward to a blank canvas and awaits the future with excitement. Magic’s hopes of a second ANZ title were dashed on Sunday after losing to the Firebirds 53-50. Noeline admits it’s a devastating loss that will take a while to sink in. “It’s still very raw. It’s a game you put a lot into – and at the end it’s about a result and winning. “We know what that feels like, and we also have a very clear feeling of what it feels like when

you don’t. And I suppose there is nothing worse than knowing that the season has ended.” Despite the disappointing end, Noeline admits there have been many highlights – topped by the team’s championship win last year. “Last year was huge for us. We learned so much about ourselves and what it takes to perform at that level consistently. “We’ve got a great history, and it’s a fantastic legacy. We’ve been a consistent high performer and we must celebrate it. “I have enjoyed every moment of it.” Magic is the only team in the championship’s history to make the play-offs every year since its beginning in 2008 – an achievement the Magic players constantly attribute

to Noeline’s success as a coach. They are also the only team to make three grand finals and New Zealand’s only team to win the competition. Having focused the time since her announced departure on getting her team to the end, Noeline says she has no idea what her future holds, but netball will never leave her. The Mount Maunganui mother is looking forward to exploring her options and seeing what the future holds. “It’s part of my make-up. I’ve been involved since I was nine years old, so it will also be part of me no matter where I go or what I do. “It’s very exciting. A blank canvas is good.” By Corrie Taylor

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The attentiveness and vigilance of Neighbourhood Support members is seeing large reductions in community crime throughout the Western Bay of Plenty – and they are seeking help to improve these results further. Neighbourhood Support operates in seven areas from Te Puke to Katikati under the current umbrella of a WBOP executive committee. Current treasurer Lorraine Stevens says the organisation is going so well that current committee members need to direct their full attention to their own communities. Papamoa police sergeant Phil Gillbanks, neighbourhood support As result, they are seeking coordinators Marie Gilpin (Mount) and Lorraine Stevens (Papamoa). residents with chair, treas-

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Changing of the guard at Merivale He’s still coming to grips with his new role as general manager of the Merivale Community Centre, but John Fletcher believes he can continue to make improvements. John has worked at the centre for the last six years and has taken over the role of general manager after Graham Cameron bowed out of the job last week. “Obviously, I am very familiar with Merivale and the community – and this community has an amazing heart,” says John. “There are some amazing people. It’s not without its challenges and it’s not without its difficulties, but I have every confidence the community centre working with people in

the community can make things a lot better than they are.” John, who is originally from the United Kingdom and moved to New Zealand 25 years ago, has spent the last week coming to grips with his new role. “I have been working with staff and with people in the community about where we are going to go in moving forward. “Before I took on this role I was the services manager which meant [operating] the day to day running of the centre, in terms of our staffing and projects.” John says he will still being doing those things as well as taking on aspects of Graham’s former role. “We will be looking to employ more staff to cover parts of

Graham’s role which I will not Merivale Community Centre be doing. Things like adminis- general manager John Fletcher. tration.” Photo by Tracy Hardy. John has worked in the Non-Government Organisation sector in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia in different roles. “It’s fair to say that my career has always been about people and it’s always been around supporting people, empowering people and helping people to help themselves,” says John. “I have done that as part of Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) in the UK; and I have done it in response to a number of disability issues and organisations. And, as part of different community organisations, like the Merivale Community Centre.” By Letitia Atkinson

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A welcome party After years of voluntary work to help his beloved suburb, Welcome Bay stalwart Perry Keyte will be the toast of his community this Sunday. Eight years on, since he was part of the founding team to setup the Welcome Bay Community Centre, the facility’s hosting a potluck dinner to celebrate the Queens Service Medal Perry was recently awarded for services to the Welcome Bay community and the Spinal Cord Society. In his typically modest manner Perry downplays both the award and the function, saying it is all about celebrating what everyone

in the community has achieved. “It belongs to the community and I firmly believe that. The community own it all because everybody does something, it’s not because one person does something. If something good happens it’s usually a matter of a whole lot of people helping make it happen. “To me, the potluck dinner is about celebrating the community taking ownership of the community, and we want the community to recognise that.” While born and bred in Cambridge – where he learned the importance of looking after each other in the community – he shifted to Tauranga in 1980, settling in Welcome Bay five years later. The loyal Welcome Bay

resident now declares he won’t be leaving the suburb until he’s taken out in a box. “It’s been bred into me that if people around you all pull together then you can get things done. But today, life’s not like that – everyone doing their own thing rather than helping each other.” Perry was one of a group who saw the need for a community centre, motivated partly to help some young people who were getting into mischief. “If you have people who are caring and looking after different kids, doing positive things and helping each other, then the community can only grow and be a better place for everybody.” While he accepts some may say

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the community centre has achieved nothing since setting up in 2006 – he believes it has achieved “heaps” by helping young people develop their self-esteem and replace intimidating attitudes to become more positive and helpful. Although Perry stood down from the centre’s executive committee a few years ago, he still pops in every week for a chat, when he is not out pursuing his latest By Hamish Carter passion – fishing.

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Rain or shine? If you don’t know, and you happen to live in Te Puke, Brendan Pratt can tell you. The 35-year-old father and husband owns and operates the Te Puke Weather Station from his Station Rd home – a venture sparked from a long-time passion for weather. Beginning more than two years ago, the non-profit site offers forecasts, data, history and general information about the town’s weather on a daily basis. “I’ve always had an interest in weather, and I got sick of trying to guess how much rain we had, so I bought a weather station.” Having discovered the high cost of hosting on the web, Brendan developed his own web host, Frame IT, which now hosts a number of other sites as well as the weather station.

This is his main source of income, and helps support the non-profit weather station. “My job kind of began from the weather station, it all evolved from that point on. It means I can do my hobby as well, at the same time.” He says working from home allows him to monitor the station’s website (www.tepukeweather.co.nz) daily. While most of it automatically uploads, he spends five-10 hours a week on the site, and manually makes up the forecasts, using information sourced from MetService, Weather Watch and Metview. “The weather station can do forecasting but it can be a little bit inaccurate. It can say it’s raining and it’s perfectly sunny, so I tend to do that manually.” The site is constantly growing, and receives 70 -120 hits a day, or 30-40 unique hits. Brendan receives compliments about the site, but also believes

many people don’t understand how weather forecasts work and often misread the site. “I get a lot of negative feedback, people complain because they don’t understand weather…it’s from a fixed location in a fixed point.” The station/website led Brendan into a new line of work, and he now works from home running a website development company. A passion for weather runs in the family, with Brendan’s father-in-law operating www. ohautitweather.co.nz. The pair has launched a weather community and is inviting anyone with an interest in weather to join up at: www.communityweather.org.nz. It includes maps and data, with information building weekly. “We’ve only had that going for about six to seven months and we haven’t really pushed it as yet. It takes time for people to hook onto and know what’s going on.” By Corrie Taylor

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Op shop for SPCA progresses One could be forgiven for thinking an op shop run by Tauranga SPCA would be stocked with old bones, used scratching poles and chewed up tennis balls – but this shop is not for the four-legged.

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Dogs, cats, guinea pigs – even rats – can rejoice with the news Tauranga SPCA is branching out further to help them, with the new SPCA Op Shop – offering pre-loved items for humans – due to open its doors in the next few weeks. SPCA operations manager Margaret Rawiri says the shelter saves and re-homes thousands of animals each year, “and this will be a new revenue and support our operation”. Greerton is the chosen location for the op shop and plans are well underway for the grand opening expected in a few weeks, says Margaret. After

receiving 90 applications for the shop manager role, Pam Bassett is taking on the position. Pam says this is an exciting new role for her because the animals need the community’s support as they can’t speak for themselves. Volunteers are now being sought to staff the shop, says Pam. “We need people to help out in the shop on a regular roster and we need general labour to help with the fit out. ” The organisation is also on the hunt for dress racks, shelving and wall units to display goods. “Our aim is to have a wide range of pre-loved treasures on our shelves, and we are looking for any good quality saleable items to stock the shop,” says Pam. “It’s an exciting time for the Tauranga SPCA; and people using the shop will directly support the animals we care for.” If you can help phone 07 578 0245 or email: info@taurangaspca.co.nz SPCA Op Shop manager Pam Bassett at the new premises By Ross Brown in Greerton with builder Bob Hosie. Photo by Ross Brown.

Pigs, possums and big prizes at annual hunt An adventurous event packed with possum and pig hunting, a ‘killer hill pig run’, an auction of items worth thousands of dollars, and tasty Te Ranga pig burgers is underway this weekend. Te Ranga School’s 16th annual Possum and Pig Hunt fundraiser runs from July 4-7 – with an estimated 50 hunters coming from far and wide to win this year’s event. Friends of Te Ranga School PTA member and organiser Fee Edwards says it’s a great weekend for the whole family, particularly the activity-rich prize-giving day at the Te Ranga Hall on Sunday. “Anyone is welcome – we announce prize

winners, and have 40-plus spot prizes.” The Te Ranga Pig Burger with a pork patty, bacon, egg and onion is gifted to hunters , and visitors are urged to buy the hearty treat, and savouries and sweets. “There’s heaps of activities, including ‘cow pat bingo’.” The pig has participants run up-hill carrying a pig on their shoulders, while the auction has three weekends-away bach vouchers. Other items include furniture, a family fishing trip, horse treks, spa treatments and more. Commentators are Classic Hits’ Will Johnston and Bridget Hastie. Hunting began yesterday and runs until 10am on Sunday, with weigh-in and possum counting strictly between 9am and 11am.

“Hunters can catch their bounty anywhere– providing they have appropriate licences for using firearms, comply with firearm regulations and have landowners’ permission.” Possums can be caught by trap or gun, with fur being plucked immediately after-event. Fee expects the school’s main fundraiser to pull in $15,000 to upgrade facilities. Fee says it’s been a successful event for many years. “Not to mention its positive impact on the environment through pest management,” says Fee. “The Te Puke community is amazing in their support and we extend our sincere thanks to all sponsors.” By Brin Rudkin

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Yarn bombed blossoms

Greerton’s cherry blossom trees are blooming in a feat of colour – after a bunch of needle-wielding ladies bombed the trees at the weekend.

The yarn bombing project is part of an initiative to add colour to the precinct and attract more people to the Cameron Road and Chadwick Street shops. Greerton Lotto Shop owner Belinda Sands is among the area’s yarn bombers, that have been scheming – and knitting – the project since early this year. “I’ve always loved the pictures I’ve seen of yarn bombing, so I thought it would be great to do it here,” says Belinda. The group took to the streets of Greerton on Sunday morning to pin their creations covering the trunks and branches of trees in colourful yarns. The area’s 30 cherry trees have been decorated in woollen knitting, crocheting or panels from recycled jumpers. Greerton Village Mainstreet manager Victoria Thomas thinks the community art project will add colour to the precinct and attract more people to the shopping centre. “I think it’s really exciting – and the best thing about it is that it’s a project that comes from the community.”

Waxeyes’ common sticky situation ARRC Wildlife Centre sees many injured birds suffering a range of odd ailments – but a sticky substance has been causing one native species a lot of trouble. ARRC co-ordinator Liza Schneider says waxeyes are brought into ARRC on a regu-

lar basis, often having been injured by a cat and suffering a broken wing or internal injuries. “Recently, ARRC have had a few that have been stuck with the sticky substance and seeds of the parapara, or birdcatcher, tree.” She says the trees flower and fruit between August and December, releasing the sticky substance which remains active for up to eight months. “This can be deadly as it incapacitates these delightful birds and they are unable to fly and either get caught by cats or starve to death.” ARRC successfully

release these waxeyes after their feathers are cleaned and they eat a variety of fruit in their cage. If you find a bird stuck in this tree, Liza says to gently cut the part of the tree that the birds are stuck to and bring them in to ARRC. “Otherwise, very gently and calmly loosen – but not cut – their feathers from the sticky areas, pop them in a dark but ventilated box with a towel at the bottom and bring them in to us. “They usually need some additional care and a few days in rehabilitation to groom and remove all of the sticky substance from their feathers.”

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Sailing to success

The Infinity Racing team: Janelle Peat, Paige Cook, Claudia Pierce, Aimee Famularo, Marie Kent and Hannah Osborne.

At just 20 years old, Claudia Pierce already sports an international yachting ranking and together with fellow Tauranga sailor Marie Kent is now part of a girls’ team gearing up to enter a regatta in the US. The girls are the first competitors from the region to enter the Governor’s Cup in California as part of the Infinity Racing team, boosted by Auckland team members Janelle Peat, Paige Cook, Aimee Famularo and Hannah Osborne. Having already competed in regattas in France and Korea this year, and currently sitting 25th in the International Women’s rankings, Claudia heads to California next and then to regattas in New York and Sweden. “It’s pretty cool to have entry to that regatta [in California] and be competing against some of the best teams around the world,” says Claudia.

The team recently returned from Korea where they placed eighth and won prize money – but their biggest bounty was being involved. “We learned heaps and it was our first regatta on boats that big, it was definitely a learning experience.” Claudia began learning to sail at age 10, and wants to compete at a professional level. “It was always an aspiration of mine, obviously growing up with the America’s Cup on TV.” Now in her fourth year with the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Youth Training Programme, last year she was awarded most improved female sailor of 2012. Claudia’s father David describes her as ‘determined’ – a characteristic he believes is needed for the sport. “She’s always been a resilient character.” While sponsors and fundraising helps pay the team’s way to regattas, they also have to put in their own money. The Governor’s Cup in California is on July 16-21, hosting 12 teams at the Balboa Yacht Club. By Caitlin Wallace

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New lease of life The Cargo Shed will open its doors for the first time under new management tomorrow. New leaseholders – the stallholders collective – were officially handed the keys by council’s property leasing coordinator Jenny Robertson this week. Council decided in June to hand over the next year’s lease of the Dive Crescent shed to the collective as opposed to the previous managers Creative Tauranga after both parties presented proposals for the shed’s future. It came after months of disagreement between Creative Tauranga and stallholders over the management and marketing of the shed. In April, Creative Tauranga issued letters of notice giving stallholders until May 31 to vacate the premises after their leases expired. Cargo Shed Collective manager Kathy Sass says stallholders are excited and positive about the arts market’s future. “It was indeed a humbling experience. We want to prove to the critics that their [TCC’s] decision was the right one, we do not want to let them down.

“We have the rest of the winter to get the shed up to standard and will be having the grand opening of the new look shed at the beginning of October. In the meantime, we will be open from this weekend and every weekend for business as usual.” The stallholders’ plan for the shed is to create a venue that is multicultural, vibrant and ever-changing. They hope to include a small museum encapsulating the shed’s history. The new shed will not feature Flux Coffee, which has been asked to leave. Flux owner Emma Walsh says the stallholder group voted in favour of asking her to leave and she received notice this week the coffee stall would need to be out by today. “We understood their decision, because we had pretty much come to that decision anyway. “We were pretty upset we were only given three days to move our stuff out.” There are four perma-

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nent stalls available in the shed for new stallholders and Kathy says interest for them is high. “There are temporary spaces available on a casual basis too.” The public are invited to visit the shed every weekend ahead of the opening in October. By Phillipa Yalden

The Cargo Shed will open for the first time under the new management – Cargo Shed Collective – tomorrow. Photo by Ross Brown.

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grown in the Trust Vineyard in the highly acclaimed Gimblett Gravels, in the Hawke’s Bay. The grapes were hand-picked and aged in hogshead barrels using a mixture of French and American for fifteen months. The resulting Syrah is elegant and soft to the pallet, but don’t be fooled – this is a lovely big wine full of stunning blackberry and white pepper flavours and aromas with mocha

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Gluten free goodness from mother & son After requests from many people for gluten free recipes, Simon and Alison Holst have published ‘Gluten Free Baking’ – a cookbook fast-becoming a success among people on gluten free diets.

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Winter’s wonder booster

Tips in the can

I had a reminder the other day from a certain medical centre that I was entitled to a free flu shot, seeing as I was over 65! As I was feeling old – but not that old – I took up the offer, after pointing out my real age. There are, of course, a lot of ways to boost our immunity naturally – lemons are one of them. We have all probably had a hot lemon drink when we having a sore throat or other cold symptoms. The tang of lemon, sweetened with honey or sugar, seems to relieve and revive. And, the acid-like qualities help

marinate meats and fish; and balance dressings. Fortunately for us, as the cold and flu season arrives so does plentiful supplies of lemons. I have just planted a lemonade tree and in the future will have a ready source on hand, which are not only essential for those gin and tonics but also for whipping up a quick and tasty pudding. This week’s recipe uses the juice and zest in a light and tangy lemon pudding, which is great to eat after a filling main meal.

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Renovating The historic 115-yearold classroom at Otumoetai Primary School is not guaranteed protection because it is not officially a historic place in Tauranga.

Profiling historic places The recent plan to farewell the historic â€˜Dâ€™ block classroom at Otumoetai Primary School has sparked our investigation into other historic places in Tauranga. During the next few months, The Weekend Sun will be profiling historic places around the city including some of the oldest known surviving buildings in the Bay of Plenty. There are currently 26 historic places in Tauranga, registered with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, and more registering daily. Historic places can be added to the list through nominations by members of the public. Nominated places are then carefully assessed against the NZHPTâ€™s registration criteria. Some historic places may also be scheduled on Tauranga City Councilâ€™s district plan. NZHPT lower northern area manager Fiona Low says age is only one of the criteria the NZHPT takes into account when registering a historic place.

â€œPlaces may have heritage significance because they possess aesthetic, archaeological, architectural, cultural, historical, scientific, social, spiritual, technological or traditional significance or value. â€œAll of these factors are carefully assessed as part of the registration process.â€? Otumoetai Primary School is looking at demolishing the historic classroom after needing to extend its maximum allocated floor space area, of 22 square metres, to cater for an influx of six and seven-year-old students. Because the 115-year-old classroom is not registered with the trust or scheduled on Tauranga City Councilâ€™s district plan, Fiona says the building is not guaranteed protection. However, because the classroom pre-dates 1900, Fiona says under the Historic Places Act the building is legally defined as archaeological and any demolition work carried out on the classroom requires archaeological authority from NZHPT. â€œAlthough neither registered nor scheduled, the building clearly has heritage value relating to the school and its history,â€? says Fiona. By Zoe Hunter

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The red carpet treatment If you have ever tried selecting carpet from a book of swatches you will know how frustrating it can be. The small samples make it difficult to visualise what they will look like across a room. That’s why Tauranga Flooring First has carpet available on rolls in its showrooms. It’s also why the locally-owned and operated flooring specialists, operating from Burrows St for more than 20 years, opened a second

showroom at 90 Waihi Rd 18 months ago. Owner Ian Taylor knew customers would like to view carpet rolls before making a purchase and says customer response definitely confirms this. “Customers love it because you can view it on a roll and get a better idea of what it will look. You can roll it out and have a better look, and when you make a choice there is no delay. It’s right there.” Ian says their team of experienced flooring professionals understand floorings and know from years of experience what works

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Tauranga Flooring First team members want to help with your carpet needs: Yolanda, Fiona, Jason, Tony and Jason. Photos by Bruce Barnard.

best for different needs. “We know flooring is among the most important features of any home or office. It’s the foundation of your entire décor – we know just how important it is to get it right. The style, colour and pattern set the mood.” Ian says the team is focussed on making it a stress-free experience for customers. Flooring First continually sources high quality carpet from manufacturers in New Zealand and overseas, and passes on bulk-buying savings to customers. By Hamish Carter

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Escape the cold: renovate inside through winter Winter doesn’t have to mean putting all your home improvement projects on hold. There’s still a lot you can do inside the home – and now’s the time to get it sorted. One easy inside job is installing home storage. It’s a great way to deal with the ever-increasing build-up of ‘stuff ’, and is an excuse to use the power drill.

Here’s a hint: Think about which items you use frequently and which items you rarely touch. Aim to move those rare items out of the way and make items that get used regularly more readily accessible. A fresh coat of paint will transform any room and can be easily achieved while keeping warm and dry. It involves a bit of thought, so plan ahead. You need to consider what type of paint you want to use, how much

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you’ll need, and what colour. Your job will be made easier if you gather all the tools and materials that you need at the start, so do this ahead of time, and make sure you’re comfortable with using a roller correctly. Walls gather many scuffs and scratches, so some sanding and washing will be required before painting can commence – as long as you plan for this, painting can be a fun and exciting home DIY task. Tiling is another winter task for indoors. With a little work and the right tools, it’s a job that can be tackled with confidence by the average DIYer. Remember to follow safe tiling practice. Wear gloves, goggles and a face mask. Dust can be a problem if cutting with power tools, tile chips can get into eyes; and cut edges can be sharp. There are plenty of great tiling instructions and other hints at: www.mitre10.co.nz By Corrie Taylor

Cold spells beneficial to garden Well the weather is certainly being kind to us this winter, it’s been great gardening weather. But we could do with a cold spell to kill off bugs and pests from around the garden. Many plants also need a cold spell to let them know that it is winter. Otherwise, they start flowering to early and out of season. I have already seen some daffodils out in flower that would normally not be out until the end of the month. Anyway, let’s make hay while the sun shines, as conditions are great for some tree planting. Have you ever fancied picking fresh fruit straight off a tree? It seems that young and old alike want to be able to crop their own fruit from their own trees – and now is the time to plant.

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One of the easiest fruits to grow is the plum. Its easy-care with very few diseases or problems, so a good one to start with. We have a full range of all fruit trees at Palmers Bethlehem, including apples pears, plums, peaches, nectarines and all types of citrus. Plant now, so they get well-rooted before the dry of the summer. For best results, stake the trees when you plant to enable them to make root quicker; and do not over crop them in the first year. In fact, it is recommended to take off most of the fruit in the first year to give the trees a head start. Just let a few fruits grow to get a taste of what’s to come. If you are short of space, you could consider training them along a fence (called espalier). And, if you want to fit in more varieties, go for a double grafted or triples grafted tree. This is where you get two or three varieties on the one tree. Varieties are selected to grow well together and will pollinate each other to give you better fruiting. You can also ask for varieties grown on a dwarf root stock. This slows down the growth and keeps the tree small and more manageable. These trees are also suitable for growing in tubs or containers for people with little or no garden. If you purchase single variety trees, you would be advised to buy two trees that pollinate each other. This means that the two varieties flower at the same time, and therefore they will pollinate each other, as the trees need pollen from a different variety to form quality fruit. This applies to most types of fruit. The best position for fruit trees is an open, sunny position sheltered from strong winds. Ask in store for more advice on variety selection.

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Helping residents understand insurance disclosure risk it is willing to take on and accept. When you apply for life They are making a judgement insurance, an insurance about the likelihood of any company will usually type of claim occurring during the lifetime of ask you to complete the policy. So, the an application. underwriter has to This will usually consider not only the involve disclosing present risk but the risk of one happening details such as: in the future as well. age, occupation, This is called “dissmoking status, any By Peter Grifﬁn from closure”. You have a dangerous or hazardous Planwise Financial Services duty to disclose to the insurance company all past-times; and also prior information you know (or health conditions. could be reasonably be expected to

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Sage advice for key to kingdom Seeking advice from the best source increases your chances of receiving the right answer. Generations ago, and even now, people looked to the heavens for inspiration when making a big decision. Others went and saw the Oracle of Delphi. Some would heed the advice of ‘Old Ben’ and others would flip a coin and hope for the best. These days you are most likely to talk it through with family and, or, friends. If you want the right answer,

seek an opinion with knowledge and understanding on its side. Unfortunately for financial matters, due to in general the poor levels of understanding in this country, your family and friends might not be able to help you. They will, of course, most likely give an opinion but it may not be worth considering. Lastly, after it is all said and done, if you don’t actually do anything nothing will change. Like a game of chess, one move brings about a multitude of new possibilities. You just have to be brave enough to pick up that piece, move and then let it go.

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Cats and other resourceful critters Great news this week from our friends at the ARRC. They’ve been busy getting stray cats off the street, re-homing – or re-herding – lots and even taking care of their ability to breed uncontrollably.

Apparently, they’ve de-sexed 20 cats, re-homed 40 and contained seven colonies – just in the last month. This is good news, considering Ady and myself have also had a good June campaign. We sent about a dozen cats home – some at high speed. One of the friendly felines that frequents Robbins Park set a new land speed record across

the old bowling green. While another at Te Puna discovered it’s possible to do the ‘Jesus Jive’ – that is walking on water – as it scorched across the fish pond, hurtling its way to the gap in the fence. We also woke up several cats that were sleeping inappropriately, such as on top of fences and roofs. And in an unusual departure from our target species, we despatched a freight train this week, and found it necessary to bark severly until it ran away. Let me tell you, it sure was making tracks by the time we’d finished with it. As for smaller targets, there was a rat in Granny’s vege patch this week, which we ‘relocated’ further down the driveway, whereby Chad, one of the aforementioned cats, (now awake), dealt with, under a reciprocal

pest management strategy in our neighbourhood. It is a loose sort of understanding, by which we make a lot of noise and run around the rodent madly, until it scarpers and ends up in the territory of a feline that is better resourced to administer its rights. Ady says all this is just bureaucratic speak for ‘cats are cleverer’ but I prefer to think of it as ‘outsourcing to specialists in their field’.

Anyway, great work from Dr Liza and the ARRC Wildlife Centre team, and remember if you need a ‘specialist’ for outsourcing some rodent control in your neighbourhood, give them, or the kind folk at the SPCA, a holler. They’re bound to have a savvy feline on their books that will handle the job – and be a great family member too. Just no more in our neighbourhood, okay? We’re well-resourced with special agents already. - Flo

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Help sought in new birth for Te Puke Plunket Plans for a revitalised Plunket service in Te Puke are being launched this week, with the aim to have a new multi-purpose centre operating within two years.

The Te Puke Plunket Society administrator Lisa Powell says reduced space at various centres during recent years had cut the services they could offer, with newborn parents paying the price. A public meeting on Monday night will launch a campaign to raise $250,000 for a new centre Queen St section owned by the Western Bay of Plenty District Council, with Lisa determined to have the funds raised and project completed within two years. “It will mean a huge difference. It will mean we can hold various events and activities, run play groups or have coffee groups for mums.” Small current premises mean the centre can only run programmes for newborn and 6-12 month babies, and cannot meet strong demand for toddler and preschooler programmes. The centre is already renting a meeting room to run a Parenting Education Programme, to help parents deal with stress. “With all the stuff going on in Te Puke with Psa-V, its put a lot of stress on families and things that normally

project in two years – but of course we need lots of community support to make it happen.” Everybody interested should attend a meeting in the Te Puke War Memo-

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The Te Puke Plunket administrator Lisa Elliot is looking for community support to fundraise for a new purpose-built centre in Queen St. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

wouldn’t have. And they just needed support to take one thing away they didn’t have to worry about.” The centre will include clinic rooms, a car seat rental office; and room for play groups and parenting groups. “It’s definitely a new beginning for the Plunket. We are very excited and are determined to complete the

Mum’s nine year fight for her family Despite suffering 11 miscarriages in her fight for a family, Casey Fredericks says giving birth to her fifth and final child made all the hardship worth it.

did with all the others.” The 31-year-old says of all the miscarriages, her worst one was at 22 weeks. “Normally, I would miscarry at 12 and 20 weeks so when you thought you were safe that’s when we would miscarry. “With our 22-week miscarriage, which was pregnancy number five, we went to the 20-week scan and

ter Bella. “She was actually in the tube when we had the operation to remove her sister. “She implanted a few days later, which the doctors said was a miracle, so we were actually pregnant for 62 weeks straight.” Casey says it was an absolute miracle she wasn’t cleaned out when The Tauranga mother has been they did the surgery to remove the through 16 pregnancies in the last other baby. nine years – losing 11 “It took them a couple unborn babies, includof weeks to work out that ing one at 22 weeks. I was still pregnant and Her history made never stopped being pregcarrying her last child nant with two separate a terrifying experience, pregnancies. but a worthwhile one “Bella was our absolute when daughter Renesmiracle baby.” mae River-Rose was Casey says doctors have delivered via caesarean been unable to find out on June 20. what has caused the misCasey Fredericks with her daughter Renesmae River- carriages or how she fell “She is the biggest and healthiest out of all Rose Fredericks. Photo by Tracy Hardy. pregnant, despite being on my children. contraception every time. “We got told a few “There will be no more. I have had found out she was dead.” times it was a high-risk pregnancy. I my tubes tied. I can’t go through Casey says a miracle came out of was freaked out the whole preganother miscarriage.” the miscarriage when she found out By Letitia Atkinson nancy that I would lose her like I she was pregnant with her daugh-

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Elected members attended a briefing on “implementing Treaty settlements” this week. Termed a value added session it was conducted by new council legal advisors DLA Phillips Fox from Wellington. Wellington lawyers have a different persona from Auckland lawyers was my take on this presentation. More relaxed and human. As expected, the news is not heartening for ratepayers. Our council has only been informed on generalisations by the office of Treaty Settlements. Likewise Central Government has chosen not to include us in the loop. Put simply, we only hear the detail through the grapevine. More importantly, the general populace has not been included; and this lack of foresight and inclusion has the capacity to rebound once the details of these Treaty settlements emerge. Council’s role in all of this has been decided by Central Government – with no consultation – and as usual – no funding (so far).

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The Bay of Plenty Regional Council got $570,000 to help fund a new committee to be called Tauranga Moana Governance Group. Its purpose and function is not clear, at least to me, but it will consist of elected members from council and appointees from local Iwi. We were told that it would govern joint management/ governance requirements when they were announced. Once again not much detail was provided, although it seems the Kaituna River catchment area has been singled out for attention. Another $200,000 has been allocated for this to the regional council by

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the Government to help pay for governance costs in that regard. You can bet your bottom dollar that these cost allocations will be the tip of the ratepayers’ iceberg when it comes to central government offloading more responsibilities onto local government. Sometime after the event you will then read in the media a statement from political leaders on how irresponsible councils are in their expenditure controls – and how putting rates up is terrible. Yeah right! Another cause for concern is that the makeup of these co-governance groups has the possibility of lack of continuity. Council-elected members will be there for three years, but with Iwi appointments there is the capacity for regular turnover of members which can mean confusion and lack of retention of background information. In the initial stages continuity will be paramount.

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My take on all of this is that the Government’s plan, once the settlements are signed and sealed, is to walk away and leave it for local councils to take the heat from the community and ratepayers to pay for all the administration. The statement was made “it’s only staff time” but who do they think pays for staff time and it will probably mean more staff too! The regional council is featuring in all of this, notably as banker or custodian of government funds allocated for governance, as outlined. It will be interesting to see how much actually filters down to local councils for real work on the ground. By the way, councils get no choice in all of this. As a creature of government statute, councils are required by those laws to do exactly what they are told. Rumour mill has it that the Treaty settlements locally are

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about $500 million. They are supposed to be “full and final” but the local iwi have told me that these settlements are 1 per cent of what was taken from them. Deliberations were held this week on the Smartgrowth review hearings of a couple of weeks ago. I’m not on the Smartgrowth committee so I won’t comment on details other than to say, in my opinion, its impetus and effect is waning.

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Defending those existing amenities It’s taken too long to work through all of this. The regional council is unrelenting in its pursuit of removal of Westminster land rights. They have a regular concerted effort at land grabs, and land rights grabs. All in the region’s best interests of course! The latest is the draft Regional Council Coastal Environment plan. They draw lines over land that would mean owners losing rights on their land – all with no compensation. These drafts mean that owners have to employ consultants at huge costs to fight the regional council – and Government wonders why land costs so much!

Defending amenity I’m associated with a local organisation, long-established, and we have had to bring in consultants to defend our existing amenity. It’s unrelenting and if you don’t keep up they will eventually get you. Tauranga City Council land at Te Tumu might be affected too, so there goes more ratepayer money to preserve the asset. Great strategy too – putting it out in draft and seeking “feedback”. A real cheap peer review; and an indicator of what the regional council might get away with. At Elders Forum this week, I raised the issue of the sustainability of the

ARRC Pet of the week: ‘Beautiful girl’ This beautiful girl was dropped off at ARRC recently after her elderly owner had to go into care. She was left unattended for a few weeks before being taken in. But ARRC coordinator Liza Schneider says she is affectionate and loving, vet-checked and looking for a loving home. If you would like to give her or another gorgeous cat or kitten a home, ring ARRC on 07 579 9115. For more info about ARRC’s Spay the Stray Cat Campaign please see www.arrc.org.nz or visit Facebook. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

many social services organisations in the current economic climate, and the Government cutting back or withdrawing from funding. Increasing reliance on the like of gambling charities may not be the best way for long term survival. The matter I raised with the Elders Forum, which has a broad overview and representation from some of these organisations, was an amalgamation COUNCIL of administration and fund FEEDB A CK raising functions, leaving the various groups to get on with the good work they do.

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Pin Up Pet of the Week My name is Duke and I am a 10 week old male Ridgeback/Greyhound cross. I came to the SPCA with my brothers and sister after we were found abandoned at a local lookout. We are lovely little puppies who, with a little training, will soon grow into gorgeous forever family members and lifelong friends. Please come in and meet us and see for yourself just how lovely we are. Or phone the SPCA for more information on 07 578 0245.

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Food show ‘seriously’ good Are you a passionate foodie? Do you enjoy trying new flavours and discovering delicious delicacies? Then don’t miss the inaugural Tauranga Seriously Good Food Show this weekend. Designed with good taste in mind, the show will host 130 displays and exhibits from some of New Zealand’s top food and drink producers. “If you’re a foodie – then this is the show for you,” says organiser Graeme Martin, from Bay Events. The event, on July 6-7 at ASB Arena, is the first food show in New Zealand outside

of Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington – and Graeme says it’s a milestone achievement for Tauranga’s food industry. “In planning this show, we have discovered amazing artisan suppliers and producers from across the country. They’re too small for the big city shows, but they’re products are fantastic. “The Bay really does have access to an amazing range of high quality fresh produce and raw materials. These are transformed by the imagination and skill of our innovative food and beverage producers – from the small, artisan, boutique food companies to large national and international companies – into the wonderful local products we

know and love.” Among the show’s highlights are the Bay’s most talented professional chefs, who will be creating their signature dishes with flair and finesse during live cooking demonstrations. Award-winning Beef & Lamb ambassador Stephen Barry of Mount Bistro, Simon Green from Trinity Wharf, Trent Clarke from The Drawing Room, Dave Pearson from Global Cuisine and Andrew Targett of Elizabeth Cafe and Larder, are vying to wow you with their skills – while under the watchful eye of celebrity chef and food writer Peter Blakeway. With lots of tastings, spot prizes, and a great show prize – the Seriously Good Food Show is too tasty to miss. By Corrie Taylor

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Food show searches for best chef duo The search is on to find New Zealand’s first MasterChef duo – and this weekend Tauranga couples are being encouraged to get in the running. Applicants for the inaugural MasterChef duo competition can register their interest at The Seriously Good Food Show when it debuts on July 6-7 at ASB Arena. Sales manager Dana Martin says MasterChef wants every kitchen wannabe and amateur chef to pair with a partner, best friend, sibling or workmate and take to the kitchen. And, she says, the food show is the perfect place to find those budding foodies. “How cool would it be to find the next

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MasterChef right here in Tauranga? “We really hope that by encouraging people to sign up at the food show, we can play some part in getting Tauranga on the MasterChef map.” Application forms will be available at the information desk and beside the live cooking theatre at the food show throughout the weekend. The competitive reality television cooking show first aired on TV One in February 2010. The competition sets different cooking challenges for single contestants, coupled with weekly elimination rounds, in its search to find the country’s next MasterChef. This season it’s all about teamwork – and finding which double act can handle the heat in the hope of becoming MasterChef ’s first couple to take – or bake the title. By Zoe Hunter

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Former All Black visits pharmacy Christian Cullen’s new product launch Tauranga residents will get the chance to meet former All Black Christian Cullen at Amcal Pharmacy in Greerton on Monday. Christian is visiting the pharmacy to promote ‘Snoreben’ – Jamesmark’s new product to help clear the airways for easy breathing. Pharmacy manager Michelle van Eyk says Snoreben is a nasal device used to aid breathing. Christian Cullen uses the product to help open the airways during exercise, says Michelle.

And, don’t forget about the store’s fresh new look. Since Michelle and her team took over the business in December, the store has undergone a few changes and now has a fresh look. “It’s a chance for our customers to come in and see our new store. It is also a chance to thank all of our loyal customers with loads of prizes to be won.” Throughout the day, customers who spend more than $20 will be into win a gift basket worth $500. Every person who makes a purchase of more than $50 receives a free goodie bag. Plus, buy two L’Oreal

products and be into win a basket valued at $500. Buy any Good Health product and be into win a $250 gift basket. Buy two Nude by Nature products and be into win a starter kit worth $80. Christian is instore 10-12pm. More FM will broadcast the event By Zoe Hunter on-site too. Former All Black Christian Cullen is visiting Amcal Pharmacy in Greerton on Monday to promote the new product – Snoreben.

Immunity and exercise Everyone knows that the eyes are the windows to the soul. Likewise, the body’s appearance and vitality reflects the health of the immune system. Last month, we spoke of nutrition and its effect on your body’s immune system. So this month, it is exercise. There is plenty of evidence that when you enjoy being active, and can do so easily, your resistance is at its best. One of the vital statistics that I offer to cancer clients is that exercise increases your survival rate by 30 per cent. In some cases that is more than chemotherapy. To understand why exercise helps, think of your immune cells as cops. When they’re hanging out at the station, instead of patrolling the streets, the crooks are more active. But when the cops are out on the

beat, the crime rate drops. Exercise gets your immune “cops” circulating. For example, numerous studies have shown that working out increases the activity of natural killer cells (NK-cells), immune system cells (that attack developing tumour cells) and helps ward off infection. Just a brisk walk for about 10 minutes will decrease tension, banish fatigue and boost your mental alertness for hours afterwards. Exercise immediately lightens the workload of the immune system, speeding the elimination of germs and other threats by: making you breathe deeply; stimulating circulation; accelerating perspiration; increasing muscle activity; and improving self confidence and self esteem. So invest just a little time in exercise and the return with be greater than you can imagine – for both your immunity and overall health.

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Annual design competition open The Tauranga Breast Cancer Support Service is holding their fifth annual t-shirt design competition. A $200 prize is up for grabs, along with local publicity opportunities. “There is, of course, also the feel good factor of creating something for a good cause and it will look great on any up-and-coming designers CV,” says Lea Lehndorf, service coordinator at Breast Cancer Support Service. The winning design will be screen printed onto magenta pink t-shirts, and available for purchase during Breast Cancer Awareness month in October. Lea notes that 250 t-shirts sold out last year, “so we are planning on a few more to ensure no disappointment”.Lea says because her service is not a branch of the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation,

Positive change for disabled Community meetings are being held this month so people can find out more about a new model for supporting disabled people and what it offers. The Ministry of Health is currently demonstrating this model in the Western and Eastern Bay of Plenty. Enhanced individualised funding is part of this new model, giving disabled people in the Bay more control and choice on how their funding can be used. It enables people to have their support needs met in different ways that

may better suit themselves and their families. This approach to funding also allows disabled people to live more independently, and participate more fully in their community. Local area coordination is another part of the new model. More than 300 disabled people and their families/ whanau have sought information and advice from a local area coordinator in the last year. Local area coordinators, who are working in the Western and Eastern Bay of Plenty, are there to listen and to help connect disabled people with their community. Supported self-assessment, also part of the new model demonstration, is being offered to disabled people and their families through their local needs assessment and service coordination organisation. Community meetings on the new model are at: Arataki Community Centre (July 9, at 1 -2.30pm), Papamoa Community Centre (July 9 6.30-8pm), Greerton Community Hall (July 10, at 12.30-2pm) and Greerton Bible Church (July 10, at 6.30-8pm).

the Pink Ribbon cannot be used in the design. “However, I’m sure the very creative people of the Bay can come up with other ways to reflect breast awareness and the cause.” Approximately 200 women in the Bay of Plenty are diagnosed with breast cancer every year – and the Breast Cancer Support Service endeavour to contact all of these women, offering emotional support, practical advice and a shoulder to cry on. “Our volunteers are all breast cancer survivors – they truly understand what newly diagnosed women are going through. They are also a great example of how one can get back to a normal productive life after the treatment journey,” says Lea. Entries close 12:30pm Friday, August 16. For more information, and full terms and conditions, contact BCSS Tauranga Trust on 07 571 3346 or email: support@breastcancerbop.org.nz

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Sole day spa for Mount Abundant Health

Owner Lisa Shea performs a facial on a client at the new premises. Inset: Sanctum Beauty Therapy and Spa staff. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

For those of you looking for a tranquil and relaxing escape from winter, try Sanctum Beauty Therapy and Spa – the only day spa in Mount Maunganui.

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After residing on 12 Prince Ave for the last 14 years, the popular beauty therapy business outgrew its location – and owners Lisa and Dan Shea decided it was time for an upgrade. Nestled in a new location across the road, with harbour and Mount views, Sanctum has been transformed into a relaxing day spa – with double the treatment rooms, including a couple’s room; and space for group bookings like hens and bridal parties. “We’ve done a complete rebuild

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and alpine fern. It’s a real Kiwifeel range, and free from nasty chemicals.” Lisa says it’s important to her, and manager Trish Dobbs, to provide organic, chemical-free options as much as possible. “We like things to give a result, we’re really results driven. But as much as we can remove the chemicals, we will. Even our Cosmeceutical and Superceutical treatment facial range, Priori, has been developed by toxicologists.” Treatments range from basic maintenance like brow shaping to our pampering ‘Devine’ 3 and 1/2 hour Spa Package. Beauty therapy services such as facials, waxing, tinting, manicures and pedicures, and tanning are also offered. By Corrie Taylor

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of an open plan office space,” says Lisa. “It’s the perfect location for us, it feels so serene.” Lisa says the biggest part of the move was to transform Sanctum into a day spa – “somewhere people can come and relax and be in a peaceful environment”. Among the luxurious treatments is their award-winning Pure Fiji Warm Seashell Massage which Lisa recommends. Many of the treatments use certified organic La Clinica products and the Natural NZ Spa body range, which Sanctum has exclusivity to in Mount Maunganui. “NZ Spa is a new range launched this year, it fits perfectly with our new Coastal NZ feel and has flavours like wild daisy, pohutukawa

At one end of the scale, this can be a feeling that you are always running on empty. At the other end are Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and the serious fatigue problems caused by various illnesses such as Parkinson’s disease, Polymyalgia or MS. If you are affected by these, please contact me for specific advice. Low iron is a common cause of tiredness in

women. There are many studies linking depression, fatigue and other malaise-type problems with low levels of vitamin D – especially in winter. If you are abnormally tired see your GP for a check up. If the fatigue has no medical cause the first step is to review your diet and exercise. A good multi-style supplement can help ensure your body has optimum levels of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants needed for healthy cell function. While energy comes

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from carbohydrates, fats and proteins, we need an army of micronutrient helpers – especially vitamin and minerals to release this energy.

When selecting a supplement, be prepared to pay a bit more for a good one. While most vitamins are not expensive, wellabsorbed minerals and the potent botanical antioxidant extracts are expensive supplement ingredients. Make sure your daily multi has all the minerals, including all the major minerals, all the trace and the ultra-trace minerals. With antioxidants – look for the really important one – such as the grape seed OPCs, bilberry, green tea, bioflavonoids and eyeprotecting lutein. If you are tired you need to eliminate any medical cause, and then review your diet and exercise as these will contribute to fatigue. Thirdly, get some good advice on supplements as these can make all the difference in helping you restore your energy levels. Give me a call if you need help. To join my weekly newsletter go to: www. johnarts.co.nz and visit: www.abundant.co.nz. John Arts is a Nutritional Therapist and founder of Abundant Health. Contact John on 0800 423 559. To read more visit www.sunlive.co.nz

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The changing face of podiatry Matt and Erin Fraser have a goal – they want to change the landscape of podiatry in New Zealand. How? By making podiatry more accessible and affordable by opening seven days a week, including late nights, and offering both a retail and clinical aspect. Already owning a number of podiatry clinics across the Bay of Plenty and Waikato, the couple opened their Bayfair store with the difference of also selling footwear. “Our concept was to join the synergies podiatry and footwear to have a ‘one stop foot and ankle shop’,” says Matt. “We have got the latest Asics shoes, the latest Brooke, New Balance, for example.” They use video technology and other processes to find the perfect footwear for each patients/customers. “The people doing the City to Surf, the Tauranga Half Marathon or the Kaimai Challenge – they want shoes that will minimise injury and help them perform best or just get them to the finish line – and we can do that for them.” Their location and extensive opening hours also mean a trip to Podium Podiatry and Footwear can be done during a family shopping spree at the weekend, or late on Thursday or Friday nights. Matt says podiatry is part of the health industry. “Podiatrists are medical professionals, who specialise in ailments of the lower limb.” This includes skin or nail complaints such as corns, calluses or heal cracks; and the biomechanical side of feet, including heel pain, bunions, swelling. They also cover injuries of the knee or lower leg, and perform minor surgery including partial nail emulsions and verruca removal – all done in store. “Our three podiatrists are professionally trained and ready to help. We’re excited and ready to make Podium Podiatry footwear technician Elaine Maxwell a change in this industry,” says Matt. shows off some of the professional footwear By Corrie Taylor at the store. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

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Storm water problems I have read with interest the comments in both Tauranga papers. The flood/storm of 2005 brought home to the council engineers that they had real storm water problems throughout the city, be it residential, industrial or rural areas. The various problems were noted and work was started to correct the problems. It was soon realised that the in-house engineers did not have the manpower to cope with the amount of work required. Council contracted four consultants to work in-house to “improve the management of storm water”. Over the next two to three years, working in conjunction with other consultants in the city, these four engineers managed close to 40 projects at a cost to council of $70,000. Council called a halt in 2009, all be it that the four engineers were, at that stage, planning projects for 2013 and beyond. The projects were delayed until 2020-

plus. There was a major storm in 2010, and again this year; and all of our work under the four engineers performed as planned. Council is between a rock and a hard place. Any major storm is likely to show up the problems not sorted between 2007 and 2009. And they have now set aside $40 million to maybe complete the job. Peter Turner, Pyes Pa.

Over-regulation begets worse deregulation So Martin Parkes, TCC Transportation Manager, believes there is a surplus of road signs and yet does not really specify where or what they are, nor what harm they cause. He proposes removing these so-called extra signs at great cost, probably to be reinstated at some later date at even greater cost, all because it seems they need to be maintained from time to time. If these signs are such a problem, why were they ever installed, who decided on this overkill in the first place? It has to be a balance between driver confusion with too many signs vs lack of information with to few signs. Harebrained schemes like this show

some council staff have nothing better to do with their time which is a matter that should have been addressed in the recent staff audit, with a view to saving wages and associated costs relating to inane projects like this. TCC currently employing 500-plus people has in effect become a self perpetuating empire creating so much internal work that it no longer needs any meaningful contact with it’s residents and ratepayers. It is despairing to observe what looks like trying to ‘justify my existence’ mentality and never mind the waste and cost to TCC ratepayers. S.Paterson, Arataki.

Our whakapapa in the year 2020 paper will still not have mentioned that the Government of the day, aka all of us, bailed out South Canterbury Finance for

$1.7 billion. Which was more than all of the treaty settlements. Kai for thought? Tommy Kapai, Te Puna.

According to Maori lore, the spirits of dead Maori travel up to Cape Reinga, (reinga means ‘spirits’), from where they depart to their overseas homeland of Haiwaiki. Petrolheads, in particular, will be aware of this, as recently, when BBC’s ‘Top Gear’ wished to race some cars on Ninety Mile Beach, Maori got into the act, claiming that the beach was a sacred pathway to help the spirits attain Cape Reinga. National secretly assisted Maori in approaching the United Nations to establish their indigenous rights in New Zealand. I wonder, if in their greed to obtain Maori support, they ever gave any thought to the above matter. How can a race, whose dead spirits depart for their homeland overseas, ever be indigenous? And how can the United Nations, National, and Maori be so misled? Or is this like the Bain case, where, regardless of the evidence staring us in the face, the political need will prevail and the people will obey? R McGuinness, Otumoetai.

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A Te Puke man has been ordered to pay $1000 to Tauranga man, after admitting to assaulting the victim and leaving him unconscious on a roadside during a road rage incident on May 9. Jaydin Moran, a 26-year-old apiarist, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault in Tauranga District Court on Tuesday morning. Judge Thomas Ingram ordered him to pay $1000 reparation for emotional harm to his victim.

Editor’s note: Another response from Simon Loveridge, too long for publication here, is posted on SunLive.co.nz

The remaining two of a Tauranga trio accused of a violent break-in at a Welcome Bay home are yet to enter a plea and are due back in court on August 5. Shelden Chapman, 18, and James Teahu Tane Meldrum, 20, appeared in Tauranga District Court on Monday charged with threatening to kill, assault, and attempting to unlawfully take a motor vehicle. The two, along with Corey Chapman, 22, were arrested on Sunday, June 9, following the invasion of a Korean family’s home at Waipuna Grove in Welcome Bay the night before. The two Chapmans have been remanded in custody and Meldrum has been released on bail.

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A Domino’s employee is expected to receive an apology from two men after they admitted to robbing the delivery driver on May 9. The 24-year-old and 16-year-old appeared before Judge Thomas Harding in the Tauranga Youth Court on Monday where they pleaded guilty to one count each of robbery. Judge Harding remanded the 24-year-old on bail until August 7, while the 16-year-old will return on July 29 for a family group conference.

Drunk doctor's transfer denied

A former Tauranga doctor who admitted to driving drunk and crashing into a building has had his bid to transfer to an Auckland court for sentencing denied. Mustafa Sabanli, 30, is awaiting sentencing after pleaded guilty to one count each of driving with excess breath alcohol, dangerous driving and failing to stop. He was remanded on bail pending sentencing in Tauranga District Court on August 5.

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Accused car thief enters no plea

A Tauranga man facing 139 charges relating to vehicle thefts is yet to enter a plea on the charges. Erick Hekeitrerangi Wijohn, 25, appeared in Tauranga District Court on Monday and was remanded in custody until July 22. Wijohn is facing 78 counts of unlawfully interfering with a motor vehicle, 52 counts of theft of a car under $500, four charges of theft of a car over $1000 and four charges of theft of a car valued between $500 and $1000. He is also facing a burglary charge and possession of a knife in a public place.

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Congratulations to Alison Badger for the commendable restraint in her latest letter on the subject of impatient motorists. She has resisted the temptation to respond in kind to the sarcastic comments unjustifiably directed to her and Graeme Weggery (Sun, June 21), because they had the temerity to express points of view which are contrary to that being propounded by Simon Loveridge. I am still at a loss to understand his assertion that leaving home 10 minutes earlier to “waddle off to the bus stop” would somehow generate an additional 10 minutes in which to have “your cup of Chanui tea” etcetera; and conclude that this is an illustration of how easily logic can become a casualty when trying to score points with supposedly clever, but ultimately, self-defeating remarks. With correspondence currently running at 5-0 against Mr Loveridge’s contention that all traffic should be travelling at no less than the posted speed limit, so as not to impede his daily commute from Te Puke to Mount Maunganui and back. Perhaps he will have the nous to recognise the futility of his argument; and the good grace to accept Alison’s well-intentioned advice to “slow down and enjoy the ride”. Tony Hinde, Tauranga.

Dear Rapiti - I read recently that by 2020, one in four New Zealanders will have a whakapapa ( descended from Maori lineage). Tauranga will have 30,000 registered Maori residents and we will all pronounce Mauao correctly. By 2050, Maori GDP will be 50% of the total GDP of NZ, Ngai Tahu will be well on their way to owning the South Island and Tainui and Tauranga Moana will be a major player in business here alongside Quayside, Carrus, Comvita and Ports of Tauranga. Our kids of all ethnicities will stand proudly on stage performing kapa haka together and the harbour will be pollutionfree. Illiteracy will be a thing of the past and miracle medicines available across the counter will increase longevity by 20 years. That’s the plus side. On the other side of crystal ball gazing, just to pay homage to the same old same old Ngati Whingers who trundle out their treaty trough korero like a tired old mat in a cleaned, swept whare. Investors in Blue Chip will be still hurting and poison pens to this

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A Tauranga woman convicted of violently beating her sister during a dispute that involved her pitbull dog has had her prison sentenced reduced by six months on appeal. Phillipa Bayley, 55, was sentenced to seven months’ jail in November 2012 after being found guilty of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm to her sister Liz Smith. In its decision released this week, the Court of Appeal found the sentencing judge was wrong to increase Bayley’s sentence by six months due to the dog’s involvement.

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No wonder the CBD is dying Every day I read about the concerns about Tauranga CBD “dying”. No wonder. I have never ever seen a city less welcoming than Tauranga. No matter which direction you come from, be it Te Puke, Rotorua, Hamilton or Auckland, there is not one single sign of welcome. What is hard or expensive about “Welcome to Tauranga, City of Plenty”? Our big roundabouts from each direction could be made much more attractive, especially Elizabeth Street. I would love to take to all that old shrubbery with a chainsaw. When the flag was erected I got mildly excited (no point in getting your hopes up). There was the opportunity to beautify the area. But no, what we got was ugly, half dead looking grassy stuff. I would like to challenge our many talented landscape gardeners to “take on” the big roundabouts. It could be an advertising project for their own benefit. Why would anyone plant a Kauri tree in the middle of a roundabout?

(The summit, Waihi Road – it didn’t last long). And why hide our beautiful estuary with large trees? Tauranga is a depressing looking city to arrive in. I’m sorry – the hanging baskets look nice. Please, no more native planting. The place for natives is in the bush. Mostly, they are boring and unattractive. Cheap obviously. Tauranga has become an “older persons” city with no new initiatives or they are abruptly quashed. I know comparisons are odious, but I can’t help comparing Tauranga to Hamilton and Rotorua. Most of the year the

All in the same boat I am tired of this collective guilt foisted on us by Chris Findlayson and the Maori party. I do not feel responsible for events which happened 100-150 years ago, nor should anybody. The way I see it, the Maori have two arms and legs, and brains, just like any other ethnic group and can make their way in life just like the rest of us, without the exceptional privileges and magnificent payouts. The fact that they get these, and the failure rate is still high, is an indictment, and their demands for more are unreasonable and counter-productive to our country’s advancement. The billions they have received have come from the taxes of people who have worked and who would far rather see their hard-earned dollars going into our ailing health and education systems, where all Kiwi’s benefit. Our national standards rating has gone from number 3 to 33 in the last 50 years and it’s overdue to ask why? It is time to stop this apartheid nonsense, abolish the titles of European and Maori and act as united New Zealanders , after all we all sailed here in different boats and at different times, but are all in the same boat now, so pull together to get us back on course! Bonnie Leonard, Otumoetai.

Language week: I am all in favour of Maori

Language Week to try to preserve this historic language. However, how about an English language week. Why? Because many of our children leave school unable to speak, write, spell and read the English language properly and this is the main language in NZ. This becomes very obvious when you read applications for jobs, listen to the dreadful English announcers on TV and radio use and read the shockingly mis-spelt and badly punctuated English in our newspapers. We should also have annual Chinese and Pacific Island language weeks otherwise Maori language week becomes just another sop to the racist radicals in NZ. If we are to ever become “one nation one people” we have to give equal opportunities in everything to all of the major nationalities who make up the New Zealand people. Roger Bailey, Papamoa.

Rotorua CBD is a riot of colour and how Hamilton manages to finance the miles and miles of riverside beautification amazes me. The Hamilton lake is always so beautiful and what an incredible entrance to their city with the fantastic sculptures. They must employ an army of workers to keep it all so nice. Where do the funds come from? Why can’t Tauranga endeavor to do something similar? Why are we so in debt? Every little tin pot town in New Zealand has a museum they are proud of. Pity we can’t afford one aye. So we will keep paying the storage fees. I am full of admiration for the people of Tauranga who get out there in their gumboots and keep the estuary clear of mangroves and also the people who planted masses of trees along Route P. I would love to be able to join them. What would those areas be like without their hard work? M Walmsley, Tauranga.

Cultural heritage When I taught at a country school in Hawkes Bay many years ago, I spent a full term on the study of Maori in some depth, language, weaving, legends, history, waiata and customs. I also attended two extra-mural courses in Maori where we were taught basic Maori carving by Dr Chris Whiting. I never believed that this was my personal heritage, Irish/Swedish, but accepted it as a part of the heritage of my country. I did not teach these lessons to the exclusion of other peoples and other cultures. I am therefore concerned when I hear that Maori culture and language is being introduced to children as young as five, apparently to the exclusion of the other 86% of the cultures of the other ethnic groups that make up our country. I am reminded of the Jesuit maxim, ‘Give me a child to age seven and I’ll give you the man’. Ms Keeling-Styles, karakia is not our cultural heritage, it is the heritage of the 14% who elect to call themselves Maori even though they are at most half-castes. Ms Keeling-Styles’ euphoric attitude to Maori culture indicates how widely Maori customs, language and culture have permeated a large number of public institutions and government departments and impinged upon our national activities, from the welcoming of overseas dignitaries to the opening of public buildings and to the exclusion of the officiating of other ethnic groups. It is time to take stock and cater for the rest of the population and for us to regard ourselves as primarily New Zealanders and for the heritage of all nationalities to be celebrated. Bryan Johnson. Omokoroa. Editor’s note: Responses to recent letters on Treaty issues, either too long or covering much the same ground as previous contributions, have been posted on SunLive. These include letters from Bruce Moon, Kate MacIntyre, Ian Brougham, Robin Bell, Doreen Holmes. http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/4_28_letters-to-the-editor.html

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City’s white elephant Traffic signage: Remove the lot! The Tauranga City Council has saddled us, the ratepayers, with a white elephant in the form of Route K. Obviously, this project was approved by the council without the appropriate Needs Analysis and Feasibility Study being carried out. The same situation applies to the Southern Pipeline and next will be the knee-jerk reaction into stormwater works. The council seems incapable of identifying affordable and realistic revenue sources prior to approving major works. However, all is not lost in terms of Route K. The solution is to relocate the Toll Plaza back to its original position on the Harbour Bridge. With about 30,000 vehicles a day ,the toll would need be only $1 for each crossing. Route K would be paid for in about 15 years with no ratepayer funding. This is a regional road and should be funded on a regional basis. It is not a city street to be funded by rates. The debt is compounding at such a rapid rate that the city’s finances will shortly mirror the Greek economy. The Government has no spare cash to throw at this project. It will be a more palatable option for the Government to allow a change to the Empowering Act that will facilitate the relocation of the toll plaza. The Government has a more flexible attitude to road toll funding now than it did when Route K was constructed. It is just a matter of the council applying pressure as has been the case with the Auckland rail loop. As the former Councillor Harris used to say “its just a matter getting on a plane and banging on the appropriate doors in Wellington”. Allan Griffin, Mt Maunganui.

Why stop at some sign’s why not remove “all” traffic signage? Nobody takes a blind bit of notice of them anyway (blind being the operative word) – especially those pretty lollipops with the number in the center and “stop” signs. The 80kph speed limit on the expressway between Bethlehem and Cameron Rd is a total joke. Drivers fly past me like the proverbial shower of sticky brown stuff; and the “stop” sign at Omokoroa Rd and SH2 intersection – well it makes a pretty decoration I guess. Drivers go straight through that intersection constantly. I’ve heard people say one has to “stop” only if there’s traffic approaching from the north. My understanding of the Road Code is that it’s a “compulsory stop” (compulsory meaning one “must” stop) and a rolling slow down

doesn’t count as a stop. Some drivers can’t estimate the speed of other vehicles and take some hideous risks at this intersection. I see it all the time. I make sure I stop completely traffic or no traffic. It annoys the hell out of the drivers behind me – but hey – I may have saved a life or stopped someone being seriously injured at that intersection, so I make no apologies for that. And while I’m on the subject of traffic would everyone please learn how to use the indicator rule at roundabouts. I have come so close to being T-boned by stupid people who don’t use their indicators correctly. If you don’t know the correct procedure, don’t use your indicator. You’re a danger to other road users and frustrate the hell of everyone. Shirley Gussey, Omokoroa.

Spying and security The newspapers, presenters on television and the radio, and the talk-back hosts are all attacking government measures to control money launderers and crime syndicates. They are all howling about the protection of privacy and human rights, and the attack on freedom. They all completely ignore the real, not imagined, attack on ordinary people by the criminals and money launders. These are the real enemies of our way of life. In living in communities as we do, we, all of us, have to give up complete freedom to do as we like. The reward in safe community life far outweigh the loss of some “freedoms”. We can, in our democratic system, have some control over any excesses of personal surveillance. The ballot box provides this. We have no control over criminals unless we get government to do this for us. I can recall a well-known portrait showing a young woman on the steps of a guillotine scaffold, where she is to have her head chopped off. The words underneath say: “O Freedom what crimes are committed in thy name”. Perhaps we could paraphrase this to read: “O Freedom what crimes are permitted in thy name”. John Mills, Mt. Maunganui.

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To the person who damaged our green Mazda Demio two weeks ago. The vehicle was legally parallel-parked in Clarke Street while we visited the Tauranga Public Hospital on Monday afternoon. The impact of the collision, as you drove your vehicle into ours, pushed our vehicle sideways on to the footpath. You must have known what you did. Unfortunately, you did not leave us your contact information. We would have accorded you some respect if you did. We must pay the first several hundred dollars of repair under terms of the ‘excess’ component of our insurance contract because of your incompetence you have demonstrated to us. We do not appreciate the white paint from your vehicle on ours. We hope you like our green paint on yours. Kevin Patmore, Arataki.

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Anti-violence campaign

PC rules again: Here we have Sir Owen Glenn pushed aside because of an omission to note something on an application that probably in reality didn’t exist and yet last year it was okay to use a certain Auckland radio personality on the anti-violence campaign that many may remember started up the ‘Punch a Pom a day’ campaign. Strange really. Alastair Bourne, Bethlehem.

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E N T E R T A I N M E N T G U I D E MUSIC The ever popular guide to ‘What’s On’ in the Bay.

News, reviews and opinionated raving on the music scene.

Friday 5 July

Inhaling the Spirit NZ Travelling Art Exhibition by creative

duo Lipika Sen & Prabhjyot Majithia presented by Creative Tauranga until July 16 at 112 Willow St, Tauranga 9am - 5pm.

Saturday 6 July

2013 Christian Singles Born again friendship group meet monthly socially plus 1st & 3rd Tues of month at Mc cafe Mount 10am. Email: janfos@gmail.com or 0211 827 972

60s Up Social Group Promoting enjoyment of life for the

older person. First Sat of month at Papamoa Sports & Recreation Centre, Parton Rd, Papamoa 12pm. $2pp. Guest speaker &/or activity arranged each meeting. BYO finger food for shared lunch. www.60supmovement.org.nz or Glen 542 2823 Art in the Park Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui 8.30am – 5pm, weather permitting. Tauranga Society of Artists offer for sale a variety of art to suit all tastes. Bay Associatio n of Sea Kayakers AGM at Epworth camp on Lake Karapiro with night & day paddles. Bevan 576 8885 Bay Bible Fellowship Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, Welcome Bay Rd. 10am, join us in Praise & Worship to our Creator King. John Kerr is the Teacher today on the book of ‘Jonah ch 1,’ John is a breath of fresh air as a Bible Expositor. Contact; Gerald 021 938 618 www.baybiblefellowship.co.nz BOKWA Fitness Class At Omokoroa Settlers Hall, Omokoroa Rd 9.30am. Great music, easy steps to sign language for a cardio workout. All levels of fitness. Sarah 021 185 3363 or www.bokwafitness.com/ Brass & Voice in Concert Tauranga Brass Inc, BOP Men’s Choir, Wendy Coster (soprano). Community concert fundraiser at St Andrew’s, Dee St 2.30pm. Clothing Sale Bargains for baby & youngsters, Sat 20 July, 9am at St Josephs Community Centre, 10 Pitua Rd, Te Puna. Enquiries phone Mary 548 2730 Come Dance The Night Away Sequence & Old time dancing, Greerton Hall 7-30 to 11pm. Great music & supper. $5 entry. Run by Tauranga Social Dance. Phone Garry 543 0051 Messianic Weekly Meetings The Way meet in the Kingfisher Room, Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui 10am. 570 1438

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NZ China Friendship Soc Movie Night

July 13 at TECT Theatre Historic Village on 17th Ave 6pm. Film screen’s 6.30pm. Tickets $20, includes entry to the film, a beverage & Chinese nibbles. Ph Anita 0273 622 254 or 578 7212 for tickets. Tauranga Farmers Market Tauranga Primary School cnr 5th Ave & Cameron Rd every Sat 7.45am - 12pm. Fresh & artisian produced food. Trixie 552 5278 or www.taurangafarmersmarket.co.nz

Tauranga Performing Arts Comp. Society

Inc. Competition week 13-21 July at Baycourt Theatre. Dance, Music & Drama. www.taurangacompetitions.co.nz The Cargo Shed Open Sat & Sun 10am - 4pm. First opening since stall holders were evicted. Much effort been put into restocking the shed & getting it ready. Please visit us at the shed & come on a journey with us over the next couple of months while we revamp the shed. Open every weekend. The Little Big Markets Mount Sports Centre cnr Hull & Maunganui Rds, Mt Maunganui 9am – 2pm. Art, craft, live music. www.thelittlebigmarkets.co.nz The Seriously Good Food Show 6-7 July at ASB Arena, Baypark 10am-5pm. The Sociables 30’s/40’ age group of males & females that meet once a week to socialise by dining out or participating in local activities & events. 022 012 0376 The Vicar of Dibley At Detour Theatre 7.30pm until July 13. With all your favourite characters & hilarious comedy. Tickets from Baycourt 577 7188 www.baycourt.co.nz Welcome Bay Community Centre Car Boot And market day at Welcome Bay Hall car park 9am 12pm. Bouncy castle, sausage sizzle, cafe, car boot & stalls. To book car boot/stall site 544 9774 or cwelcomebay@xtra.co.nz What is Happiness Find out how Nichiren Buddhism can help us reveal our true selves & attain indestructible happiness. Every Sat at Otumoetai Plunket rooms, 59 Otumoetai Rd, 2-3.30pm. www. sgi.org -for info email: sgitauranga@gmail.com

Sunday 7 July

Argentine Tango for Beginners 6 week intro

to Salon Tango starts Sunday 5.15pm 7 July. This unique social dance is growing in NZ & worldwide. First lesson free to look/see. Ph Carl 021 2804464 or email Carl@eltango.co.nz Bible Seminars Sunday 1:45pm at Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St, Greerton. Title: “Moses - God’s unwilling Leader” Interactive, Q & A. Refreshments provided. Vic 543 0504 BOP Orchid Society Auction of donated plants/ goods July 14 at Masonic Lodge Hall, 18 Oxford St, Te Puke starts 12noon. Afternoon tea held at end of the auction. Members of the public welcome to attend & bid. Bids in multiples of $1. Cash of cheques only, no Eftpos. Czeck & Slovak Club Tauranga Inc Czech school for children from bi-lingual background every Sunday at Arataki Community Centre 10am 12pm. http://www.facebook.com/ceskyaslovenskyclubtauranga or csclubtauranga@hotmail.com Enchantee At Baycourt 2pm. BOP Symphonia will whisk you away for a romantic interlude to France. www.baycourt.co.nz or 577 7188 End of Life Choice Discussion meeting first Sun of month at 7 First Avenue, Tauranga 2pm. Des 578 6324

Foraging for Wild Edible Weeds Workshop

Discover their health benefits, how to identify them on a wild weed walk & how to make delicious, nutritious smoothies, pestos & mineral rich soups. Sun 14 July 10-12.30pm. 190 A Tara Rd, Papamoa. Cost $30 (incl ebook & food tasting). Register email Julia: info@juliasedibleweeds.com Ph 0274308471 or Jane blissfulbubbles@xtra.co.nz or 5422257 www.juliasedibleweeds.com Jazz Music Modern organic jazz group with 25 yrs experience. Every Sun 4 - 7 at Ivory Boutique Restaurant & Bar, Mt Maunganui. www.u4rianz.com Mount Mainstreet Farmers Market Every Sun in Phoenix car park 9am - 1pm. Fresh fruit & veges, breads, cheese, oils, plants & more. All home grown & home made. Downtown the Mount open 7 days. 575 9911 mountmaunganui.org.nz Petanque Every Sun, Tues & Thurs at Cliff Rd 12.45pm. Boules available, tuition given. 1st 3 visits free. Neita 572 3768 Prestige Singles 50+ Coffee afternoon at Zaggers Cafe, Chapel St 2.30pm. Mix & mingle with other like-minded individuals. Gayle 027 439 3267 Steve’s Vision Photography Gallery Open 10am till 4pm, Sunday 2nd June. 26 Wallace Place, Tauriko. Signage from turnoff into Westridge Dr, off Cambridge Rd. (Open every 1st Sunday of the Month, and flexible by arrangement any other day) Steve Bolt 021 128 6781 - www.stevebolt.co.nz Radio Controlled Model Yachts Meet Sun 1.30pm at pond behind 24 Montego Drive, Papamoa to race electron & similar 3ft long yachts. Graham 572 5419 Tauranga Historical Society Meets at Brain Watkins Hall cnr Cameron & Elizabeth 2pm. Sun 7 July. Vivien Edwards will talk on “Oliver Macey Quintal: How did a Pitcairner Become a Barrister in Tauranga?” Tauranga Spiritual Society Senior Citizen’s Hall, 14 Norris St. Doors open 6.30pm for 7pm start. Guest speaker: Sue Buckland, international clairvoyant/medium. Entry $5, members $3. All welcome. WBOP Ostomy Ass Mid-winter luncheon 14 July at Bureta Park at midday. Please bring family members or a friend. Raffles & a good time. Ph Richard on 027 479812 or Beverly on 027 6840244 if you are attending. Young Classical Musicians Society Concert at St Enoch’s Church, 16th Ave 2.30pm. Entry adults $3, children $1, family $6 2 + 2. Come & enjoy our young talent. Jocelyn 575 5975

Monday 8 July

Badminton Mt Maunganui Club night tonight, 7.00pm to 9.00pm at the Mount Sports Centre, Maunganui Rd. All past & new players welcome. Inquiries to Janice 5752438 or 0272010529. Bay of Plenty Pipes & Drums Army Hall, 11th Ave & Devonport Rd 6.45pm. Annette 577 9272 Bethlehem Bowls Every Mon 7.15pm. First 3 nights free. Wendy 578 2585 Body & Soul Fun Fitness For over 50’s, social events & guest speakers. Mon & Fri Greerton Hall Cameron Rd. Tues Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave. Weds City Church cnr Otumoetai Rd/Sherwood St. All classes 9.15-10.15am. First class free. Dianne 576 5031 Qualified Instructor/Cardiac Care leader. Fire Brigade Bowling Club Club night – Complete Triples at Greerton Hall, Cameron Rd 7pm. Sharon 543 3929

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Fitness League Safe effective, low impact fun exercise set to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for women of all ages & abilities. First class free. Every Mon at Settlers Hall Omokoroa 9.30am & Tues St Johns Anglican Church Waihi 9.30am. Dorothy 549 3378 Free Antenatal Classes Pirirakau Hauora, classes available each month in 2013. Venues throughout the Bay. For dates & venues ph 552 4573 or email: tamarikiora@pirirakauhauora.org.nz Harmony a Plenty Barbershop Chorus Every Mon at Bethlehem Community Church, Moffat Rd 7pm. New members welcome. 572 3345 or www.harmonyaplenty.co.nz Justice of the Peace Service Centre Monday at Bayfair Shopping Centre Management office 10am - 12pm. Meditation Free classes Mon 10am & Weds 7.30pm. Find peace, spiritual awareness & the meaning of your life. David 576 9764 Otumoetai Indoor Bowls Aggregate, Matua Primary School Hall, Clivedene St 7.15pm. Karen 576 0443 Papamoa Progressive Assn In Tohora Room, Papamoa Library 7.30pm. Topic is tsunami sirens; reps from Tactical Tooling & Meerkat speaking, also TCC councillors present for questions. Pipers Club Every Mon at 7pm. George 579 1460 PPA Siren Tenderer Meeting Two of the TCC tsunami siren tenderers, Meerkat Alert Ltd & Tactical Tooling Ltd will speak about the merits of their respective systems at Papamoa Library 7.30pm. All welcome. Recycled Teenagers Gentle exercise for 50’s forwards, & injury or illness rehabilitation. Mons & Weds 9 - 10.30am. 14 Norris St, Tauranga Senior Citizens Club behind Pak N Save. Tues 9 - 10.30am at St. Mary’s Church Hall, Girven Rd. Taken by qualified instructor. First class free. Phone Jennifer on 571 1411. Fernlands Spa Water Exercise Classes Wednesday 10.45-11.45am. Held rain or shine, but not during school holidays. New participants planning to attend please call Jennifer on 571 1411. Tauranga Badminton Junior Club From 7-17yrs. Every Mon at Bethlehem College Events Centre 6-7.30pm. Every Tues at Otumoetai College action Centre 5.15-6.45pm. Racquets available. Beginners welcome. Sue 0211 944 335 or 543 0035 Tauranga Bridge Club Sessions at 252 Ngatai Rd Mon 7.30pm, Tues 1pm, Weds 7.15pm, Thurs 7.30pm, Fri 1pm. 576 5022 Tauranga Creative Fibre Every Mon at Arts Centre, Elizabeth St from 9.30am. Spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, crochet & more. Learn & share in a mutually supportive club. Also on Thurs evening twice a month. Joan 577 6781 Tauranga Rock n Roll Club At Tauranga RSA. Lessons 7-8pm, club nights 8-10pm. www.taurangarocknroll.org or Colleen 544 4676 Tauranga Scottish Dancing Every Mon at St John’s Church Hall, Bureta Rd, Tauranga 7.3010pm. New members with experience welcome. Sarah 579 0123 Tauranga Senior Badminton Club Every Mon & Weds 7.30pm onwards. Racquets available. All welcome. Sue 0211 944 335 or 543 0035 Tauranga Swimming Club Adult swim squads with professional coach. Women’s group Mon, Weds, Fri at Greerton Pool 9-10am. Paul 0275 072 906 7am - 7pm.

Tauranga tide heights in metres. The full month’s tide information is available on www.sunlive.co.nz. Every effort has been made to ensure that these times and tides are correct, no responsibility will be accepted for any inaccuracies, omissions, or misuse or misinterpretation of the values for tides and times published.

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The Weekend Sun at Baycourt Theatre 1.30pm. Hear & play the mighty wurlitzer. All welcome. 552 0243 YMCA - ALFS (Active lifestyle for seniors). Smooth Movers class Mon 8.45-9.45am & 10-11am at Matua Community Hall, Levers Rd. Also 9-9.55am & 10-10.55am at Arataki Hall, Zambuk Way (off Grenada St). Tues 9.1510.15am & 10.30-11.30am at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd. Weds 9.15-10.15am Welcome Bay Hall, Welcome Bay Rd. Also Te Puke Senior Citizen’s Club, Jocelyn St, Te Puke 9.1510.15am. First class free. Thurs 8.459.45am at Otumoetai Action Centre, Windsor Rd. Also 10.30-11.30am at Bethlehem Hall, Bethlehem Rd. Fri 9.15-10.15am at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd. 578 9272

Tuesday 9 July

ABC - Avenues Badminton Club Every Tues at Tauranga Intermediate School Sports Centre. Juniors 6-7.30pm (term time). Seniors (Adults) 7.30-9pm. Club racquets & coaching available. Delwyn 027 212 4720 Badminton (Social) Every Tues at Otumoetai Baptist Hall 9.30am - 12pm. Racquets available. Lorraine 579 3229 Ballroom & Latin Free introductory dance lesson at ASB Baypark Stadium lounge 7pm. 542 1295 or www.udance2.co.nz BOP Shirley Club Walking

Group Every Tues meet outside Mount Surf Club 9.20am. Easy walking. Cafe jaunt after. Great group. See you there. Conversation Cafe for Seniors Every Tues at St Andrew’s Church, Dee St, Mount 10am - 12pm. Morning tea, fellowship, games. 575 9347 Genesis - Women’s Group Every Tues during school term. 10am morning tea This week: Meet at Pacifica Garden Centre Tara Rd for coffee. Jennifer 578 4264 Inachord Chorus Womens 4 part harmony every Tues at Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 6.55pm. Enjoy the challenge of singing & performing a varied repertoire. Penny 579 2945 or Elizabeth 542 0646 Justice of the Peace Service Centres

Every Tues at Te Tuinga Whanau, 190 Chadwick Rd, Greerton 10am - 12pm. Mount Mainstreet Centre 11am - 1pm. Kung Fu Regular classes held Tues & Weds 6.30-8.30pm for fitness, confidence & skills. 12yrs up, men & women, non competitive, self paced. 0800FYTBAK. Meridian Daylight Lodge Meet at Masonic Centre, 33 Hairini St, Tauranga 11am. Visiting members with wives/partners welcome. Keith 544 4109 Mount Morning Badminton Every Tues at Mount Sports Centre, Blake Park 9am - 12pm. Social, competitive, all ages. Beginners welcome. Racquets available. Visitors $5 per session. Margaret 575 9792

Orange City Square & Round Dance Club Beginners Tues 10am - 12pm,

Weds plus, Thurs club night, Frontiersmen’s Hall 7.30pm. 543 1063

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& Leisure Club, St John’s Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai Tues 7-9.30pm, second Tues of month 3-5.30pm. Visitors welcome. Murray 576 3294

South City Indoor Bowls Club (Inc) Mystery night & supper (plate) at Greerton Hall 7.30pm. Phone Mary 541 0687

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

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

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Tauranga Astronomical Society

Observatory & hall open at Fergusson Park 7.30pm. Featuring ‘The Star Disc’, a philosophical, archaeological & astronomically fascinating documentary. Public welcome. Telescope viewing if weather permits. 576 1943

Tauranga Scrabble Club

Tues, 9 am 3 games $3.00 Tauranga Bridge Club Ngatai Rd. Ph. 544 8372 Tauranga Toastmasters Tga Lyceum Club 1st Tues 7.15-8.45pm. Exterminate the butterflies, confidence building, improving public speaking & leadership skills. Alan 544 5989 Toastmasters Excel Club Learn to be a competent speaker & get your message across. Meetings held on 2nd, 4th & 5th Tues of the month at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way (off Grenada St) Mt Maunganui 6.15pm. Tess 575 6610 Treasure Box Music & movement for 1-5years. Morning tea & kids preloved clothing. Every Tues at Freedom Centre, 36d MacDonald St, Mt Maunganui 10am. Lisa 027 501 0530 YMCA Sit n Fit Class Tues at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd, Papamoa 11.30am - 12.30pm. Weds at Greenwood Park Village, Welcome Bay Rd 11am - 12pm. Social exercise seated to music. 578 9272

Wednesday 10 July

Age Concern Walking Group Meet at Briscoe’s Chapel St 10am. Walk over the new railway track. All welcome. 578 2631

Badminton Mt Maunganui

Social club night Weds 7pm - 9pm, Mount Sports Centre, Maunganui Rd. All past & new players welcome. If you’ve been thinking of getting back into the game or would like to give it a go come along. Janice 5752438 or 0272010529.

Baywide Community Law Service Drop in clinic every Weds

Night at Greerton Hall 7.30pm. Small plate for supper. Marg 543 3394 Global Hearts Exercise Group Weds 2pm & Fri 11am. Provides group activities combined with health education that encourages members to live a healthy & active lifestyle. Classes run by certified Phase 3 cardiac rehabilitator. Vikki 575 0470 or 0272 800 388 Grandparents with Purpose Monthly meeting, 17th July 10.30am to 12.30am. Totara House, 1428 Cameron Rd, Greerton. Ph 543 3194. All Grandparents welcome.

at 63 Willow St 5-6.30pm. No appointment necessary. Free legal assistance. 571 6812. Every Tues morning at Te Puke Clinic. For appointment 573 5614. Every Thurs morning at Katikati Clinic. For appointment 549 0399 Bromeliad Meeting Tauranga Yacht Club 12.30-2.30pm. Plant of the month; Aechmea. Speaker: Roger Allen - Horticulture matters, with an opportunity to ask questions. Sales table. Jo 576 6626 Gate Pa Indoor Bowls Memorial

Every Weds at Citizens Advice Bureau, Hamilton St 9-11.30am. Te Puna School 6.30-7.30pm. Papamoa Library 10am - 12pm. ME/CFS Support Call in at new premises, 14b Hocking St, Mt Maunganui off Hewletts Rd, to view & have a cuppa. 578 7804 Ninjutsu The ancient art of ninja. Self defence & weapons training. Adults classes every Weds at Girl Guide Hall, Te Puke 7-9pm. Mike 027 765 4015 Otumoetai Toy Box Toy Library 94 Bureta Rd. Open Weds 6.30-8.30pm, Thurs & Fri 9.30-11.30am. Great range of toys for hire at $1-$5. 576 9923 or 027 857 7452

Club Mt Maunganui Seniors Play indoor

bowls, 500 & Bolivia every Thurs 12.45pm. John 575 2422 Community Bible Study International Join us at 14th Ave Gospel Centre 10am - 12pm for a non denominational in depth study of Ephesians/Hebrews until July 11. Jack & Betty 544 3809 Fitness League Safe, effective, low impact exercise to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for females. All ages & abilities, first class free, every Thurs Central Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 9.30am & Weds at Katikati Memorial Hall 10am. Pam 549 4799 or 021 117 170

Healing Rooms Fashion Island,

42 Gravatt Rd, next to Esquires Coffee Shop. Weekly every Thurs 10.30am - 12.30pm. Sat 1.30-3.30pm. No appointment necessary & no charge. Ph 574 1510 or 021 0271 3254 www. healingrooms.com or www.healingrooms. co.nz Hula Hooping in the Park Every Thurs at Yatton Park 4.45pm. Have fun & hula with Hipstar Hula Hoops. Weighted adult hula hoops provided. No charge. 45 mins duration. Cancelled if raining. info@hipstarhula.co.nz

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Salvation Army Meeting

For all women every Weds 10am morning tea, 10.30am meeting at Salvation Army cnr Cameron Rd& 5th Ave, Tauranga. This week: ‘Games morning’. Jennifer 578 4264 Scottish Country Dancing Weds at Senior Citizens Hall, Maunganui Rd. Fri at Papamoa Primary School Hall, Dickson Rd. Both 7.30pm. 573 5055

South City Indoor Bowls Club (Inc)

Memorial Evening at Gate Pa 7.15pm. Mary 541 0687 Table Tennis Tauranga Weds 1-3pm & 7-9pm, Fri 7-9pm at Memorial Hall, QEYC. All welcome. www.sportsground.co.nz/tabletennistauranga or Bill 578 1662 Tauranga Embroiderers Guild Every Weds at Rowing Club Rooms, Memorial Park 10am - 2.30pm then again 7.30-9.30pm. Beginners & experienced welcome. Tauranga Floral Art Group Meets at Baptist Hall cnr Cameron Rd & 13th Ave. at 1p.m. & again at 6.30 p.m. Visitors & new members invited to join us. Ph Cecille 579 3029, Dawn 544 2828.

Toastmasters - City Early Start

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

Toastmasters Tauranga South Area Leadership skills, speaking skills.

Weds at St George’s Church Hall cnr Cameron Rd & Church St 7.15pm. All welcome. Alan 544 5989

Thursday 11 July

Bay Salsa - Salsa on the Strand New venue, upstairs at Flannagans every Thurs. Intro class 8pm followed by social dancing. $2 entry, members free. www.baysalsa.co.nz

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Reasons to be cheerful - part 13 featuring Woody's piano and vocals, Chris Schnack on bass, Harvey Win on drums and trumpeter Brian Geoghan. There'll also be a rare appearance from New Zealand country legend Brendan Dugan. Just the two acts 84) The Entertainer's Club turns two! The new (and again, no jugglers, fire-eaters or comediEntertainer's Club had its first outing last month and ans. Maybe next time...). it was a staggeringly successful opening bash. Around 85) The Almighty Johnsons are back! Yep, two hundred people packed into the big bar (is it still it has to be about the weirdest series ever called Humphrey's? Probably not...) at the Bureta Park made for television in New Zealand but The Motor Inn, necessitating a mass importation of chairs Almighty Johnsons, that saga of Dannevirke's to accommodate the crowd. There were three bands Norse gods, is back for a third series. It on offer that night ranging from the blues of Brilleaux started this week and – if you're not already to jazz from Jeff Smith and the friendly sounds of The a fan, hop on board. This time they even Self-Righteous Brothers. Sadly, despite the name of the filmed an episode in Tauranga! club, no jugglers, fire-eaters of comedians were present. 86) Music in Te Puna! Given the everNext Sunday (14 July) is the second show and it'll growing population there is remarkably little be interesting to see if a similar audience turns out. live music out in Te Puna, especially since Once again it's happening at 5.00pm and costs $10. The Quarry became Nourish and stopped This time you can hear the cheerful stylings of local opening at night. Enter Rosie Holmes, who jazz quartet the Woody Woodhouse Connection, is organising a series of concerts over the next few months at the Te Puna Hall. First up is How to solve Penman-McNeill-Alley on 19 July. VERY The trio will be guests at the Wellington EASY Sudoku! No.1686 folk festival this year and are going to be 9 2 1 3 4 playing at the Auckland festival in January

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2014 and, despite a name rather blandly made up from simply three surnames, should be well worth seeing. All three have serious credentials. Chris Penman is a lovely singer from a well-known folk family; she has appeared at all the country's folk festivals and has albums available with Mike Moroney and with her family. Bob McNeill has won three New Zealand Music Awards, all for Best Folk Album – enough said. And Dave Alley is a great slide guitarist and much more besides. The concert starts at 7.30 pm in the Te Puna Memorial Hall, at the corner of Te Puna Road and SH2. Admission is $15 and refreshments will be available. For more info, contact Rosie at redruth@vodaphone.co.nz 87) It's got to be Gouda for you! One side-effect of the ever-increasing quality of New Zealand cheeses has been the rising difficulty in buying imported varieties. The joys of a ripe Pont L'Eveque are getting harder and harder to experience. Fear not if your tastes run to Dutch cheeses, as the Gouda Shop & Delicatessen on Cameron Road (by Sixth Ave) has a whole bunch of them. What a joy to see

those whole wheels of beautiful cheese stacked floor to ceiling on a wooden shelf! Goudas, Maasdam, a pile of stuff from the Netherlands, plus the Meyer Cheeses Kiwi range. There's even an alarming-looking green Wasabi Gouda. They also sell Dutchfocused deli treats and – should you need them - clogs. (And, as I learnt, it's pronounced with an “ow” not an “oo”.) And, just while we're on things foodie, this weekend (6 and 7 July) brings us the Seriously Good Food Show at the ASP Baypark Arena. Tickets are $10 and I assume there will be a bellyful of food available for tasting as well as appearances from that peculiar modern hybrid, the “celebrity chef ”. 88) New Music! Singer/songwriter Matt Bodman has a new album out, very good news for fans of his impressive debut. It's called Hallelujah Circus, recorded locally with local musicians and artists contributing to the project. At present it's an internet-only release and can be found at http//mattbodmanandthevalentinegrind. bandcamp.com/album/hallelujah-circus. I'll be reviewing it soon.

7 5 2 every row and every 8 ...continued 3x3 square contains 9 2 6 4 Greerton 6pm onwards for the whole family. Taoist Tai Chi Exercise your body. Challenge your the digits 1 to 9 Noel 579 5412 http://www.westernbopchess. mind. New class starts today at 15 Koromiko St, Justice of the Peace Service Centres Every 2 8 Judea 12.30pm. Ann 577 9145 weebly.com/ 7 Thurs at Citizens Advice Bureau, Hamilton St Tauranga Bridge Club Social bridge every Free Immigration Clinic Every Fri - legal advice & 9-11.30am. Te Puke Anglican Church 10am Solution No.1685 How to solve Thurs at 252 Ngatai Rd 1pm. 576 5022 information on immigration issues. For appoint2 3 6 Sudoku! 8No.1686 9 6 312pm. 4 9 Tauranga 8 5 1 Ethnic 7 2 Council, Historic Village Tauranga Heart Support Group Phase 3 ment, Baywide Community Law 571 6812 11.30am - 1.30pm. Welcome Bay Community 8 1 2 3 6 4 5 rehab exercise, social events & guest speakers for Gay/Bi Men’s Support Group Do you need a 12-3pm. 4 1 8 95 27Centre 9 3 8 Harmony 1 6 4 47Part 2 1 3 4 those with or at risk of heart disease. Every Thurs trusting person to talk to? Discretion assured. For Keynotes Women’s chorus meet 5 9at Wesley 7 8Thurs 3 1 4Church Hall, 13th Ave at City Church Hall, Otumoetai Rd/Sherwood meetings & locations ph/text Alex 027 358 5934 Fill the grid so that 2 6every 5 row and 8 every 3 86.45pm. 7 1 for 2 9& health. Nora 544 2714 7 fun St 9.30-10.45am. Dianne 576 5031 Qualified 5 4 6Sing 7 5 3 8 2 every Justice of the Peace Service Centres Every Fri instructor/Cardiac Care leader. 9 3 7Classes 2 5 for 8 6Children 8 years onwards at Tauranga Library, NZ Room 12-2pm. Katikati Knitting 3x3 contains 2 9 3thesquare 9 1 41 54(including Tauranga Mixed Probus Club Monthly meeting at Resource Centre 10am - 12pm. Tauranga RSA, 27 6 8 9 6Every 4 2 7 3 adults). 1 Thurs at St Andrew’s digits 1 to 9 Carmel Country Estate Social Centre, 11 Hollister Greerton 2-4pm. Bethlehem Community Church, 3 2 1Dee 6 St, 4 Mount 5 7 3-4.30pm. 575 9347 8 9Church, Lane, Ohauiti, at 10am. Guest speaker - on 4 9 2 5 7 7 1Red6 Shield 183 Moffats Rd 10am - 12pm. Mount Maunganui Club Don’t like playing 2 3Bowls 8 5 9 4Indoor 8 7 “Historical Greerton”. Visitors welcome. Contact Library 11.30am - 1.30pm. at night anymore? Play every Thurs afternoon at Solution No.1685 Maureen 544-5013 Salvation Army Hall, cnr 5th Ave & Cameron Rd 6 2 3 to solve 8 How 9 6 3 4 9 8 5 1 7 2 Tauranga Storytellers’ Group Meet last Sunday 14 July 1.30pm start. Learners welcome. Frank 544 7120 Thurs every month. Learn how to develop your Omokoroa Lions Market Western Ave Sudoku! No.1686 n Roll Social Dancing Authentic 4 1 8 95 27 18 16 24 73 68 49 53 Rock storytelling skills. Claire 577 7220 Car park Omokoroa 9am-noon. All stall music every Thurs at 14 Norris St (behind 2 6 7 8 5 9 3 1 4 Pak n Save) 7.30pm. $3pp supper proholders & car boot sales welcome. Only Friday 12 July 8 3 3 8 5 4 6 1 7 2 9 vided. Maria 576 7326 Fill7 the 5 grid so that Chess Tauranga Every Fri at Tauranga RSA, $5/5m space. 548 2117 or 548 2005 1 4 9 3 7 2 5 8 6 2 2 every row 3 and 9 every1 4 5 2 7 3 8 9 6 1 “What’s On” in the Weekend Sun is a Email julie@thesun.co.nz or Deadline 3pm Tuesday. square contains free service for non-proﬁt clubs and fax 571 1116 or post to PO Box 240, Contributions should be less 9 4 3x3the 9 digits 2 1 to 59 7 87 91 63 25 19 46 42 53 78 organisations. Tauranga. than 20 words.

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CLOUD ATLAS Starring: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent - Dir: Andy Wachowski, Lena Wachowski, Tom Twyker How far the Wachowskis seem to have fallen since they conquered the world with The Matrix. Speed Racer, colourful though it was, tanked, and this hugely ambitious film was a disaster at the box office, doomed by a promotional campaign which simply couldn’t make any sense of the contents. You expect a train wreck – and then you watch it... And it’s kinda brilliant. Confusing, long, intermittently difficult to follow, but undeniably kinda brilliant. The film (from David Mitchell’s “unfilmable” novel) tells six separate stories in six separate time frames spanning several centuries, each of them connected in theme and character, and connected

Once upon a time the Austrian Oak used to appear in interesting films. Total Recall, Terminator, even Predator still look good. It would be nice to report that The Last Stand , his full return after a couple of expendable cameos, did anything to break new ground. But, no. Arnie’s obviously dipping his toe in fairly safe waters to start with, staging a variation on High Noon as a modern day sheriff whose smalltown is directly in the way of a fleeing Mexican bandit. And, despite despite many flaws and breaking no new ground, this is actually a lot of fun, especially the climax where Schwarzenegger reacquaints himself with heavy-calibre weaponry.

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Brad Pitt. Sat 8:35pm. Tue 6:00pm. Fri 12:30, 3:25, 6. Sat 12:45, 2:40, 8:30. Sun 11, 2, 5:00. THE GREAT GATSBY (2D) (M) Mon 1, 2, 8. Tue 2:50, 5:45, Viol & Sex Scenes. Leonardo DiCaprio. Wed 5:50. 8:40. Wed 12:45, 2:45, 5:40. & Horror.

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After ‘24 Hour Party People’, ‘Tristram Shandy: A Cock & Bull Story’ and ‘The Trip’, comedian Steve Coogan and director Michael Winterbottom team up again with this biopic of the larger-than-life Paul Raymond – an adult entertainment mogul dubbed the ‘King of Soho’, who in 1992 was named the richest man in Britain.

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Anglophiles of a certain age no doubt fondly remember tough cop show The Sweeney , now rebooted as a movie starring Ray Winstone in John Thaw’s “Guv’nor” role and Ben Drew as his loyal sidekick, updating the original seventies setting (so beautifully parodied in TV’s Life on Mars) to modern London, all sharp and slick and steely blue. But some things never change: The Flying Squad still enjoy driving cars headlong into the middle of heists and meting out justice with baseball bats; and Winstone’s first line is “You’re nicked”. There’s a terrific shoot-out though Trafalgar Square, reminiscent of Heat, and plenty of other cool stuff.

If there is a tradition associated with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter then FDR: American Badass is probably part of it. But, lacking the budget of that previous film, this relies very much on cheap parody and pretty much one joke. This sees America’s wheelchair-bound president pimping his ride with rocket launchers and machine guns and heading off to battle polio-inflicting werewolves in the form of Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito. Did I mention it was cheap? And that it really only has one joke?

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by having the same actors appear in different roles. Some of these roles are weird. Halle Berry is, at one point, white and looks a bit odd. Also, the film cuts continually between the six stories, often through strange and unpredictable links. And its still kinda brilliant. The themes – life, storytelling, mankind’s eternal struggles – are big and bold and the film looks absolutely spectacular, from the early eighteenth century settings to way into an unrecognisable day-glo future. There is a fine cast (add in Wachowski favourite Hugo Weaving, Hugh Grant, Susan Sarandon, Ben Wishall, James D’Arcy and more) and, if you can make it through the initially-confusing first half hour you will find a thing of wonder. Check it out.

Dreamworks latest offering is a peculiar proposition which, despite staggeringly hyperreal visuals, is what probably sank it at the box , not to office. Rise of the Guardians be confused with the similarly-titled owl movie, posits a superhero outfit kinda like the Avengers but comprising Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman and – prime focus – Jack Frost. He’s an unhappy lost lad with lessons to learn from joining the other guardians to combat the threat of Pitch Black and protect the children of earth. Frankly this is pretty weird stuff, tonally confused, but a unique shtick and dynamic style make it strangely appealing.

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DESPICABLE ME 2 (3D) (PG) Low Level Violence. ANIMATION, COMEDY.

When the world needed a hero, they called a villain. Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig.

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DRAMA. Set in Iraq. Fri 4:15pm. Sat 6:35pm. An elderly couple fight against local Fri 12:35, 5:45pm. Sat 10:40, 8:10. Sun 2:25. Mon 5:40. Tue 4:35. Wed 2:25. authorities to build their final home. Sun 12:45, 5:40. Mon 3:05, 8:05pm. Fri 12:30, 6:10pm. Sat 10:45, FINAL DAYS Tue 3:10pm. Wed 2:50, 5:45pm. 2:45, 8:30. Sun 12:25, 4:20, 8:10. Mon SONG FOR MARION (PG) 1:20, 7:40. Tue 12:45, 6:25. Wed 4:15, 8:10 WORLD WAR Z (3D) Coarse Lang & Sexual References. COMEDY, DRAMA.

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French sounds for symphonia As winter settles in, Bay of Plenty Symphonia is whisking residents away for a romantic interlude to France. Under the baton of musical director Justus Rozemond, guest harpist Ingrid Bauer will serenade the audience with cheerful, playful and typically French pieces in the company’s next Sunday concert ‘Enchantee’. On Sunday, July 7, from 2pm at Baycourt, Ingrid will play Ravel’s ‘Introduction’ and ‘Allegro, and Debussy’s ‘Danses Sacree et Profane’. Symphonia spokesperson Merle Fausett says both pieces were written more or less at the same time, commissioned by two competing harp manufacturers trying to push their harp design. Merle says Debussy's work is a pair of contrasting waltzes with the solo harp accompanied by string orchestra,

whereas Ravel’s work is structurally more complex, featuring the solo harp accompanied by a mixed sextet. The show also features a work, by Jean Franciax, which Merle believes has never been performed in New Zealand. “Although one of the main composers of the late 20th Century, Francaix's symphonic music is rarely heard in New Zealand.” Ingrid will be joined by the company’s own harpist Margaret Harper. Among other pieces is Gabriel Faure's ‘Suite Pelleas et Melisande’ – a quietly relaxing work with beautiful, gentle, legato lines.

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Despite 18 years of operating in the Bay – Habitat for Humanity Tauranga is in a unique situation. The charity is completing a four bedroom house which is not yet allocated to a needy family.

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Normally, from many applicants, Habitat selects a family to partner with and build a suitable home with enough bedrooms to suit the age and sex of family members. Then, the family organises 500 hours of labour toward the home’s construction – with half being provided by the family itself; and the balance being donated by relatives, friends or other volunteers. With a condition that the family has

to complete its allocated 500 hours of labour before they can take occupation of the home, Habitat make this easy by giving them six to 12 months’ notice of the likely construction date. This enables them to work off some of their hours on other Habitat houses. Once or twice a year, Habitat Tauranga benefits from an international “Global Village” programme. This sees volunteers from around the world visit as a team, usually 12-20 people of all ages and sizes, to pitch in and help the local family vying for a Habitat home. This arrangement is reciprocated by New Zealand Habitat affiliates, who provide volunteers for “builds” in many countries around the globe, where poverty or disasters call, sometimes on a massive scale.

A musical kaleidoscope Tauranga Civic Choir and New Zealand Male Choir are coming together for the first time in a musical kaleidoscope this month. On July 13, North Island members of the New Zealand Male Choir will join in concert with Tauranga Civic Choir to present ‘Choral Kaleidoscope’ at the Wesley Methodist Church. Directed by Robert Aburn, and accompanied by Judy Barrett, more than 60 singers will perform both tradi-

tional and secular works including pieces from popular and contemporary New Zealand composers. Tauranga singer Chris Ingram has been singing for as long as he can remember and has been with the NZ Male Choir for six months now. Chris is looking forward to performing in concert with the Tauranga Civic Choir for the first time. “I’ve long admired the Tauranga Civic Choir, and will at last enjoy performing in concert with them.” The NZ Male Choir is an auditioned choir of members from across the country that gives their time and commitment voluntary for the joy of singing. The Tauranga Civic Choir is a long-established choir in the Tauranga community, consisting of about 60 members from across the Western Bay of Plenty. On Saturday July 13, doors open at 7.30pm. Tickets cost $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $10 for students; and are available from Wesley Methodist Church on 13th Ave, Tauranga, or on the door. By Zoe Hunter

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The final countdown The ﬁnal countdown for 18 ﬁrsttime boxers stepping into the Baypark Arena ring next Friday has begun. DARE Fight for Youth sees the 18 contenders including police, fire fighters and businesswomen don the gloves, aiming to raise funds in support of the Te Aranui Youth Trust. People wishing to catch the action, and support Western Bay of Plenty youth, need to grab their tickets ahead of time so they don’t miss out. The Te Aranui Youth Trust works in close partnership with the WBOP Police, delivering programmes aimed at reducing offending and creating safer communities within the Western Bay of Plenty. Through the delivery of the DARE, Blue Light and Police Youth Development programmes, the Te Aranui Youth Trust provides a social service ensuring local youth become positive, steadfast, well-adjusted members of the community. Among the fighters are Greerton fire fighter Luke Burgess and Tauranga constable Karl Blinkhorne. Luke decided to get involved after witnessing the impact youth programmes can make when he taught youth team-work skills of paddling waka ama in Christchurch. He is unsure of his chances against Karl, saying he had not seen him spar, but joked that one of them will

Greerton fire fighter Luke Burgess and Tauranga constable Karl Blinkhorne will square off in the DARE Fight for Youth. be happy. Constable Karl Blinkhorne got involved to help fundraise for Blue Light’s youth programmes. “It’s a great cause, but aside from that it’s also a great self-challenge. You don’t often get the chance to test yourself to this extent.” Both boxers would love to see a sell-out crowd support the fundraiser. Businesswomen Brodie Cummins and Fiona Henderson will also meet in the ring, having extolled the virtues of their new fitness regimes. Brodie says her fitness has improved immensely from low-impact exercise to hard core training. “I really struggled on my first few nights, but Hemi is such an inspiration and helps motivate the mind and body to defeat the pain barrier and obstacles that you thought you would never get over. Fiona also admits the boxing training is “exceptionally physical”. Trust operations manager Wendy Nicholls says all money raised will go towards youth programmes in the region, and tickets can be purchased from Event Finda or at: www.fight-for-youth.org.nz

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Tauranga Society of Artists is holding its Annual Supreme Exhibition at Baycourt this weekend. Mayor Stuart Crosby opened the exhibition yesterday to an audience of special guests and exhibiting artists, with public viewing open today and Saturday 9am-5.30m and Sunday 9am4pm. President Mary McTavish says there is once again a wonderful display of colour and passion in the displayed paintings. “In the last 12 months, the artists have Artists Susan Watson, Debbie been preparing up to three paintings each to Emslie, and Doreen Watson exhibit in this most prestigious exhibition in on selection day. the society’s yearly calendar. “All the work shown must have been passed for display during the selection process, which ensures the art is of a very high standard. Artists must have produced the original works in the last 12 months and not previously exhibited them in Here’s an opportunity to see the Bay of Plenty region, so buyers will have an excitNew Zealand’s premier silent ing range of art and genres to choose from. In 2012, 56 artists exhibited 138 paintings and Mary movie organist Ron Clark play expects numbers will be similar this year. the Wurlitzer organ – as it was “The exhibition has gained an excellent reputation originally designed to be heard. for the extremely high standard of art and pleasing presentation, attracting many repeat buyers each year.” Ron features in Tauranga Theatre Organ Society’s Mary says this year the society is extremely fortunate next production ‘Let’s go to the Movies’ – playing at to have well-known local and international artist Lynne Baycourt on Sunday, August 4 at 1.30pm. Iggulden, who has exhibited in Florence, Italy, and Ron will accompany two films: Laurel and Hardy New York, as a judge. short film ‘Two Tars’ and the main feature ‘Our Lynne will judge the displayed art work to establish Hospitality’, starring Buster Keaton. the best all-round painting for the Supreme Award. The Weekend Sun has two double passes to ‘Let’s The society thanks their sponsors Sun Media, go to the Movies’ to give away to lucky readers who TrustPower, Ultimate Motor Group, Associated Lifts, can tell us where it is playing. Enter online at: www. Brookfi eld New World, and Bethlehem Pharmacy for sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section before their support. Wednesday, July 10. “Don’t miss the opportunity to go along and Alternatively, tickets are $30 for adults and $25 for seniors and Friends of Baycourt. colour your day.”

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Accepting responsibility Responsibility. Wow, what a word! It’s a powerful word, but sadly a lacking value in much of today’s society. In the face of some very difficult societal problems it’s easy to say, “it’s the parents fault”, “it’s the children’s fault”, “it’s the Government’s fault”, “it’s the council’s fault”, or “it’s whoever’s fault”. But interestingly, we never hear “it’s my fault”. Recently I came across an excellent quote: “Rich yet very poor: We have taller buildings yet shorter tempers; wider motorways yet narrower viewpoints; we spend more yet have less; we buy more yet enjoy it less. “We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences but less time; we have more degrees but less common sense; more knowledge but less judgment; more experts but more problems; more medicine but less wellness. “We have multiplied our possessions but reduced our values; we talk too much, love too seldom, and lie too often. “We’ve learned how to make a living but not a life; we’ve added years to life but not life to years.

“We’ve been all the way to the moon and back but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbour. We’ve split the atom but not our prejudice; we write more but learn less; plan more but accomplish less. “We’ve learned to rush but not to wait; we have higher incomes but lower morals; more food but less appeasement; more acquaintances but fewer friends. “These are times of tall men and short character, or more leisure and less fun, more kinds of food but less nutrition. These are days of two incomes but more divorce; of fancier houses but broken homes. “We spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too seldom, watch TV too much and pray too seldom.” What this world needs is people taking responsibility for their own actions and subsequent consequences. The teachings of the Bible would seem to be more and more relevant and necessary today, in helping us understand this powerful idea of responsibility – and how it can change a life, a family, a business, an organisation, a government, a church, a city, and a nation. By Pastor Stephen Whitwell, Elim Christian Centre

Choosing not to be anxious We live in challenging times.

self is the Prince of Peace what you will put on”. and He dwells in us. Understand though, that Let me encourage you God never commands us to choose the place of All around us there are to do something that we are unable to do –accord- peace, and of trust, and to pressures and anxieties ing to His power that is at choose not to be anxious that crowd in on us in different ways – and the work in us, and according about anything. Your Heavenly Father to His all-sufficient grace. negative stresses associJesus says in John 14:27: knows you and loves you. ated with modern life He never slumbers nor “Peace I leave with you. are understood to have sleeps – His eye is always My peace I give to you. medical and emotional Not as the world gives do upon you. consequences beyond what is commonly under- I give to you”. He HimBy Peter Whitcombe stood. As God's children, we have a different hope and a different power for living than the unsaved. Our trust is in the God sunday at 10 10am am who cannot fail, who is thursday at 7pm always watching over us; 146 devonport Rd www.equipperschurch.com and who promises that ultimately, He will work all things together for our good (Romans 8:28). Sunday Services However, God does 9:30am & 6:00pm declare in His Word that Come along! we are to choose not to be anxious, and it is a 07 576 5387 252 Otumoetai Road choice. www.citychurchtauranga.org.nz Paul says in Philippians 4:6: “do not be anxious about anything”. Jesus says the same thing in Matthew 6:25– 34. Verse 25 says: “do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body,

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MOBILITY SCOOTERS wheelchairs walkers & more. Visit or showroom 29 Burrows St, Tauranga Ph 578 1213. MES ‘Supporting your independence’

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STAIRLIFTS – Make life easy with a stairlift enjoy the home you love by installing an Acorn Stairlift. Call us now TOLL FREE 0800 782 475 or www.acornstairlifts.co.nz

motorhome for sale

FORD TRANSIT 2005 Jumbo Motorhome. Excellent condition, fully s/c, all mod cons. $42,500. Ph 570 0333

social outings

FOR YOUNG ADULTS with a mild disability. enjoy hot pools, bowling, dining out, dancing, Ph Edna 575 3739 or Suzy 576 9831

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GREERTON 3 bedrooms, large & sunny. $330 p/w. Ph 579 0119 or 021 552 554 no txts.

trades & services

AFFORDABLE HANDYMAN SERVICES House / property repairs & maintenance, spouting etc. 20 years experience. Ph 027 421 1339 BUILDER licensed Building Practitioner Available now. 30 years experience, renovation specialist. Plans & permits arranged. Free quotes. Ph Geoff 027 490 5839 a/h 543 4697 CAREGIVER AVAILABLE Experienced caregiver, mature, professional woman, offering in-home care. References available. Ph 576 4728 or 021 2460 038 CARPET LAYING new or second hand. Ph Patrick 929 6523 CERTIFIED BUILDER All jobs welcomed big & small. Free quotes (no hidden cost) Good rates with great results. Ph Jason 021 424 900 CHIMNEY CLEANING prompt service. Ph 929 6523 EXTERIOR HOUSE WASHING bsp house washing. 30 years in the industry, high & low pressure cleaning. Competitive rates, free quotes. Ph Mark 027 699 8356 a/hours 544 4541

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GUTTERING CLEAN and repairs moss removal. Experienced Certiﬁed Roofer. Free quotes. Ph Peter now 542 4291 or 0274 367 740

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HANDYMAN BUILDING & 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. Contact Rob at Magic Seal 543 4940 PAINTER / A1 DECORATOR available. All interior & exterior work. Prompt, reliable, excellent references. Ph Paul 576 4793 or 027 689 6252 PAINTER / DECORATOR Interior & 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 PAINTING & PAPERING work wanted. 40 years experience in the trade. Professional workmanship & free quotes. Ph Alpro Painters 022 062 3590 ROOF PAINTING & maintenance. Free quotes! Ph Mark 543 3670 or 021 0273 8840 ROOF REPAIRS metal or onduline gutters & down pipes clean or replacement chimney repairs. Certified Roofer over 30yrs experience Free quote. Ph Peter 542 4291 or 027 436 7740 ROOFING & SPOUTING Metal fascia, gutter & rainwater systems. Long run corrugate. Maintenance, repairs or replacement. Free no obligation quotes. PROFIX 027 496 5375 profixltd@xtra.co.nz ROOFING new roofs re-roofs spouting & repairs. Free quotes. Ph Chris 027 276 6348 or 572 3237 SCAFFOLDING prompt free quotes, friendly service, DIY or full erect & dismantle services. Safe, certified, cost effective. Safeplank Scaffolding 021 680 555 STUMPINATOR STUMP Grinding free quotes & prompt service. Narrow machine to access rear yards. Ph 576 4245 or 022 076 4245

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TIMBER RETAINING WALLS decks and all types of fencing. Excellent work at a competitive price. Ph Clive 021 048 2833 or 552 6510 TRAILER REPAIRS I do it all, from small trailer repairs to major re-dos. Car & boat trailers, horse ﬂoats, transporters etc. Free quotes, pickups and drop offs. Ph Dave 027 325 9896 or a/h 07 575 3178 TREE SHRUB and hedges trimming, topping removal, rubbish removal, satisfaction guaranteed free quote. Ph Steve Hockly 571 5958 or 027 498 1857 WOODEN WINDOW sash repairs & replacements. Ph 021 072 8869

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DRIVING MISS DAISY relief for busy families let us take care of the transportation of your parents to appointments or outings. Safe, friendly, reliable service. Ph Jackie from Driving Miss Daisy 552 6614

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A HOLIDAY or dayout. Every week. Small Group Tours. Door to Door Hinterland Tours Ph Kae & Rick 07 575 8118 A TRAIN JOURNEY throughout NZ. Tour begins Oct 1st Ph Zealandier Tours 575 6425 or email mike@ zealandiertours.com SCOTTSDALE SENIOR TOURS fully escorted owner/operated since 1978. Ph free for colour brochure today 0800 664 414. Also see www.scottsdaletours. co.nz THE SUNDAY LUNCH CLUB Waitete Restaurant (Waihi) 7 July; Okoroire Hotel 21 July; The Woodbox, Mystery Creek, 4 August. Ph 07 544 1383 www.tastingtours.co.nz

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Tandem Buzz in Vouchers.

MALE BALLROOM dance partner, must be committed for practices and competitions Aged between 9 & 10. No experience needed. Ph 027 411 7652

TILER QUALIFIED TILER references available free quotes all types of work done from kitchen splashbacks to full tiled bathrooms. Contact Nelson 021 609 289

QUALIFIED BARISTA, retail & hospitality experience, held a variety of positions. Any work considered part time or full time. Ph Molly 027 959 3002

TAURANGA Skydiving Best the Bay, Gift Ph 576 7990

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Colour attraction and appeal

Mortgagee Auction

Oh boy, that yellow and green kitchen â€“ it attracts the Australians, but it may have limited Kiwi appeal. Here is our advice: be careful with the use of strong colours. Sometimes it works wonderfully well, especially if the home on offer is a little different. For many buyers though, strong colours make it more difficult to successfully see themselves in your room. I am not saying you need to repaint, but be mindful your aim is to attract as many and as wide a range of potential buyers to and through your home to increase your chances of a swift and successful sale.

Inside and out

Similarly, exterior colours may attract or repel. A great idea is to take a walk through and around your home and see what else is in your neighbourhood and what is for sale. Check out what sold recently and how fast it happened. If a paint job is out of your budget, and not on the cards, remember to check the state of your paint and wall covering finish. Glue back those pieces of wall paper that have lifted, paint where the kids (or you) have knocked the walls. Test pots can offer a really low cost way to cover some of those unsightly blemishes. By Kirsty Walker

2b 1s 1l

Mortgagee Auction

With great country and sea views from its elevated location makes this a property well worth your closest attention. This is your opportunity to complete the property and provide a great lifestyle and a home to entertain friends and family. The bones are there, all it needs is your touch to make it work. Viewing is a must of this decidedly different designed home. Contact Lynn Eagar or John Pope and for further information go to lynneagar.raywhite.co.nz

12.30 pm, Wednesday 31st July 2013 Conference Room, Bethlehem Motor Inn at 176 Moffat Rd, Bethlehem, Tauranga View Saturday 2.15-2.45pm rwhamilton.co.nz ID# HAM25243 Lynn Eagar AREINZ 027 458 1780 office 07 839 7060 lynn.eagar@raywhite.com John Pope 027 496 3111 office 07 928 5000

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10A MARINE PARADE

FOR SALE

Pacific Surf is a boutique low rise townhouse development that has served well and no doubt why it is so rare to find one offered for sale. With three bedrooms, two bathrooms and double garaging living here permanently is a real option.

$930,000

View Sun 10.00 - 10.30am www.bayleys.co.nz/2836032

Greg Russell M 027 490 1907 B 07 557 8052

greg.russell@bayleys.co.nz Success Realty Ltd, Bayleys, Licensed under The REAA 2008

Bold colour

Instead, it is easier to be bold with furnishings to offset the neutral colours. It is much easier to change things like cushions, paintings and perhaps even drapes to reflect and embrace a personal taste. Paint shops and websites offer colour wheels and allow you to play with colours on the computer before you take up your paint brush. As an agent, I can often quickly tell the era that a house was built in by the tonings of the furnishings. Remember the pink and grey era or the blue and yellow rage? Buying a home that is a little outdated may provide opportunity for the incoming owner. But it is usually done at a discount to those homes with a fresh inviting and modern look.

Tauranga 1252a Ohauiti Road, Ohauiti

80 KAREWA PARADE

FOR SALE

In this peaceful beachside street on the city fringe, it is the sound of crashing surf that dominates your environment. Mediterranean inspired this 252mÂ˛ home boasts fabulous courtyard settings outside, and dual living inside.

$665,000

View By appointment www.bayleys.co.nz/2835073

Greg Russell M 027 490 1907 B 07 557 8052

greg.russell@bayleys.co.nz Success Realty Ltd, Bayleys, Licensed under The REAA 2008

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Country dreams for star-maker After a life-time’s involvement in country music, McLaren Falls singer Merv McEnteer is probably best known for organising the highly acclaimed NZ Country Music Star Awards.

Polaris Big Four

More than 80 teams of hunters and fishers returned to the Top Shot Pub at Te Puna to weigh in their big four catches for the Polaris Big Four competition on Saturday. The teams of four registered to take part in the annual competition which involved catching the biggest boar, stag, trout and pheasant. Above: Darryn Astill from Katikati. Left: Graeme Juno, from Te Awamutu with his 121kg stag Below: Jimmy Barlow from Katikati. Photos by Tracey Hardy

Foot-tapping, simple, easylistening country songs have been the soundtrack to his life since he was a boy – fostering a love that has seen him perform around the country collecting a swag of awards. But he’s rating his recent success in winning the top veteran award at the Auckland Country Music Awards as one of his proudest moments. “I had won other awards over the years but it was great to win the overall veteran award, after being involved in starting the awards in the 1980s and being convenor for the first three years.” While he performs less now than he used to, pouring more of his time into organising, he says the thrill of entertaining and connecting with his audience is as strong as ever. Best known as the organiser behind Tauranga’s County Music Star “I just love the music – the counAwards, country singer Merv McEnteer recently won a top music try songs tell a story. The music award. Photo by Hamish Carter. just gets you.” Merv gets lots of satisfaction out of helping aspiring After attracting competitors from around the North musicians progress towards their dreams through Island, Merv hopes strong interest from competitors competitions. After taking over running the Tauat last month’s Gold Guitar Awards in Gore will lead ranga-based NZ Country Music Star Awards, with to some South Island talent at this year’s event. his wife Sharon, six years ago, he has seen entries “We aim to do in Tauranga what they are doing in triple from 68 to 207 in the annual Labour Weekend Gore. That’s our aim and I’m sure that within five event. years we will definitely be there.” Merv has big ambitions for the Star Awards, which The Charlie Pride and Merle Haggard fan says with have been running for 37 years; with the goal of a strong organisational team, they are already halfway making the event the North Island equivalent to there – including a few major changes planned for Gore’s Gold Guitar Awards. this October’s event. Details: www.starawards.co.nz By Hamish Carter

New sign unveiled in Whakamarama Launch party

‘Grease’ fans dolled up in their fanciest 1950s gear for a Grease Launch Party last Friday. Ahead of the smash hit musical in September, The Phoenix bar on The Strand held a red carpet event, decked out with classic cars, offering the chance to meet and greet some of the cast from Tauranga Musical Theatre.

Barry Sharplin and councillor Gwenda Merriman performing the unveiling.

Photos by Tasha Paull.

The newly installed sign, aimed at improving information about Puketoki Reserve in Whakamarama, has been unveiled in a short ceremony. About 30 people attended the unveiling at the main entrance to the reserve on Leyland Rd on Saturday afternoon. Event organiser Colin Hewens says councillor Gwenda Merriman and resident Barry Sharplin performed the unveiling.

“Barry is a great grandson of one of the Sharplin Brothers, who originally donated the 40 hectare reserve to the local community. “Gwenda spoke of the great community attitude that had started seven years ago when Terry Edwards took an interest in getting some locals involved in improvements to the biodiversity in the reserve, which was under threat from possum and rodent populations.” Colin says the new sign gives visitors an idea of the history, flora and fauna of the reserve. The sign has been provided by

the Western Bay of Plenty District Council, and installed by Friends of Puketoki. Colin says Mike and Todd Uttinger, of ATD Stone Masons, also helped with the sign; and Bay Sandblasting Service helped with the framing of rail track sleepers and construction on-site. “Friends of Puketoki continue with their pest eradication, having killed more than 400 possums and a dozen ferrets and stoats, as well as feeding enough rodenticide to kill more than a thousand rats during the last seven years.”

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MSC Rena Recovery Fund

The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Rena Recovery fund is to assist with costs and negative effects that were caused by the grounding of the Rena.

The fund is to assist • costs of cleaning up the Bay of Plenty waters and coastline to reduce the negative effects of the grounding of the Rena, including the spilling of oil and debris from the vessel • local Iwi population who have suffered as a result of the pollution of the coastline caused by the Rena grounding • care for local wildlife negatively impacted by the grounding • local tourism related businesses that have suffered proved losses directly as a result of the grounding. Applications are now invited to this fund. All applications must be for initiatives that have arisen as a consequence of the grounding of the Rena on 5 October 2011.

How to apply To apply for funding download the application form at www.tauranga.govt.nz and send to: Email

Renafund@tauranga.govt.nz

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MSC Rena Recovery Fund Application Private 12022, Tauranga 3143

Applications must be received by 5.00pm Friday 19 July 2013.

Funding Timeframes 2013 10 June

MSC Rena Recovery Fund opens

19 July

Applications close

Early August

Applications evaluated

August/ September

Distribution Committee meets to assess applications

Mid September

Applicants notified

September/October

Agreements entered into with successful applicants

Who to contact For further information visit www.tauranga.govt.nz or contact: Catherine Connell MSC Rena Recovery Fund Application Private Bag 12022, Tauranga 3143 Email: Renafund@tauranga.govt.nz Tel: (07) 577 7000

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