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If you are caught short at Waihi Beach, you will know this man.

You will certainly know his work. His brush has transformed at least two public conveniences in the town into art installations, creations and discussion points.

Shane Walker, surfer, artist and other things, is the man

School’s out! p32-33

bringing the surf to ablution blocks. His latest wrap-around seascape is slap bang in the middle of Wilson Rd, the town’s main drag. People are talking about the toilet.

Or is it a mural that is a toilet? Or both? The artist, his magic Photo: Bruce Barnard. and a special guest star are on page 5.

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“What are you writing about this week that’s funny?” A question I’m often asked.

Well there’s not a lot funny at the moment… in the middle of winter surrounded by gloomy weekend weather, atrocities overseas, homelessness at home, rocketing property prices, and Auckland refugees flooding into town.

So not a lot to laugh about… oh hang on, there’s the British, Brexit and Boris!

Thank goodness for the English, always obliging with something to cheer us up!

The Americans are running a close second with the Trump circus. And I suppose, to give Aussies their dues, they are also providing some quirky entertainment with their Prime Ministerial speed dating game.

Some Aussie wag on social media pointed out this week: “Keep calm, there’s only three more Prime Ministers before Christmas.”

Recently we met some Aussies and they couldn’t even remember the name of their current PM. Mind you, it probably changed a couple of times while they were away. At least they could tell us the name of NZ’s current leader. Very memorable, they said, that Helen Clark lady…

Active passive

I’ve always been an active passive smoker.

Not through choice, but because the smokers around me have been generous enough to include me in their strive to develop incurable diseases.

I’ve never understood the attraction of chain smoking… I always found my lips got caught in the sprocket.

Until the laws changed, many of us nonsmokers had no option but to inhale the deadly by product of someone else’s bad habits.

So it’s great to see continued pressure on smokers and tobacco companies to further reduce smoking. There’s a motivating story on our health page 21 this week, in case any of you puffers need it.

If you haven’t managed to kill off your offspring or mokopuna with passive smoke and need to keep them happily and safely occupied, check out the “School’s Out” holiday ideas on p32-33.

Passing thoughts

In other news, we’ve had masses of feedback on last week’s piece on the slow-poke road-hogs and lack of passing lanes north of Tauranga. Just my opinion, you understand. But we had more than a hundred messages, all backing the notion that not enough is done about slow traffic, either providing lanes to pass safely; or regulation to get slower traffic to pull aside.

It was pleasing also to get the one and only message from a self-confessed slow-poke, Harry, airing his point of view.

Mind you there may be more forthcoming… if they write like they drive, they could still be scrawling, or maybe still wandering the house looking for a pen a week later.

Anyway, here’s the only highway hazard who managed to squeeze out a response; plus a brief selection of comments from the people he’s irritating: “Hi RR, I really enjoy your column and have a good laugh every week. I am a slower driver. On the open road I usually go 85/95 kph and always get someone filling the rear view mirror! I hate to be at the front of the line and am happy when I can let people go past as I feel that the front car will always be the one to collect a head on collision from the other direction. My badge would say: I am driving slower than you because I am old. I got old because I have always driven a bit slower!

Fast driver’s badge: I drive at 120, but I’m not driving faster than my car can really go (which is about 200), therefore I’m a careful driver! I saved three minutes by driving really fast and overtaking everything!

I can get to the red traffic light before you...slow coach!

Cheers mate. - Harry Among the many backing the RR viewpoint was Brian Brown, who wrote thanking us for the “brilliant editorial”

and not being afraid to print letters on contentious issues, especially on race matters.

Meanwhile, Duncan France labelled last week’s column “well-reasoned” and raised some good points: “I, like you, am a fully paid-up supporter for the promotion of passing lanes, especially on SH2 and especially between Waihi and Tauranga. You point out that ‘they’ have even removed passing lanes in that section in recent years. That is simply shocking.

Do ‘they’ not realise that working people must keep several appointments per day and shouldn’t have to allow several hours per day for slow travelling times. Passing lanes soon pay for themselves by more efficient economy.

However, ‘they’ seem to have relented and have been (re) constructing a passing lane just north of Wainui Road 10km south of Katikati.

The double lane was opened last week, much to our delight.

However, even though it took 9 months to construct it, within 3 days the surface of the south bound double lanes was pot-holed! So now, we are back to no-passing lanes as they patch a spanking new road.... Is this all a plot by the ‘keep them driving slowly’ brigade? The cost of improving and subsequently repairing that small section of highway must have been phenomenal! An abominable waste of tax-payers money!”

David Cambden makes some relevant observations on the wider traffic issues around Tauranga, and suggests the decision makers are out of touch.

Parting shot

Finally, quote of the week comes from Phil Fuller: “Loved your article about the ‘Slowest Common Denominator’.

Couldn’t have said it better myself.

“Interestingly if you are walking along a narrow path and you hear a jogger come up behind you do you block his way or step aside?

Why doesn’t this happen on our roads?” brian@thesun.co.nz Feed your Rabbit Habit, see more on Facebook: Rogers Rabbits

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College calls for clarity Tauranga Boys’ College Principal Robert Mangan with his international students. Photo: Chris Callinan.

It’s become a hairy discipline while they are in this country. the bombshell. Last week issue for secondary schools. Then the High Court ruled the college

Now principals are planning to meet with ministry officials to discuss the issue.

“Now we are calling on the acted unlawfully in expelling and And it threatens to damage the Schools International Education economy’s fifth largest export earner excluding German international Business Association and the New students caught smoking cannabis – the $2.85 billion international Zealand Qualifications Authority to off school grounds and outside student industry. provide that absolute clarity,” says school hours back in 2014.

Principals say it’s an issue Robert. Initially, on legal advice, the The facts weren’t disputed by the demanding urgent clarity. students. “And again feedback from college applied a breach of contract What rights do principals have to the German students. when international students breach international students’ agents in Then after further legal advice Germany have been very supportive school rules and the laws of the of the school’s actions,” says Robert. the students were either expelled, land? Tauranga Boys’ College But now the waters are muddied. excluded or returned to school unwittingly became the catalyst for with conditions attached, this time “And schools need absolute debate. Principal Robert Mangan under provisions of the Education clarity and best practice guidance has the best possible interests of Act. A complaint was laid with the to manage similar issues where his international students, and International Education Appeal international students break not their parents, at heart. As do most Authority, which found against the only school and homestay rules other college principals who host college. And after seeking a judicial but also the laws of the country,” international students. says the principal. That’s a concern review the college was again found That was certainly the message in breach. The point of contention echoed across the Kaimai Range that Robert was getting back from is the High Court ruling that the into Rotorua. And round the agents for parents overseas.

Education Act didn’t apply to the country perhaps.

“They need to know we are boys’ college situation as schools do There the principal of John Paul responsible for their pastoral not have jurisdiction over students College, and Secondary Principals’ care, their health and safety and outside school hours.

Association NZ executive, Patrick management of their behaviour.”

To read more, and find out what Walsh says schools had taken the And Robert, like other host rights schools have to discipline view they had responsibility for principals, assumed theirs was a international students, go to 24/7 responsibility. “We have a duty international students 24/7. www.theweekendsun.co.nz The High Court decision against of care to them.”

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Celebrating women behind the badges In 1992 a 31-year-old Angela Grace was issued a uniform, pair of handcuffs and a wooden baton as she started her career in the New Zealand Police Force.

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Man denies threatening to kill A Tauranga man has pleaded not guilty to threatening to kill Police after the armed offenders squad raided his home last month. Tane Kyle Douglas Gibbons appeared via audio visual link before Judge Louis Bidois in Tauranga High Court this week.

He pleaded not guilty to a raft of charges including threatening to kill, possession of explosives, possession of utensils for methamphetamines, failing to appear, driving while suspended, breech of community service.

Judge Bidois declined the accused’s bail application. Gibbons will reappear in Tauranga High Court on July 11.

Tauranga house prices on rise The latest monthly QV house price index shows Tauranga’s residential property values have outstripped the national average by about 10 per cent.

The QV house price index for June shows home values in Tauranga continue to rise rapidly and have increased by 23.65 per cent year-on-year, and 4.9 per cent during the last three months.

The average value in the city is now just shy of $600,000 at $599.915.

Western Bay of Plenty home values also continue to rise rapidly, up by 20.9 per cent since June 2015 and 5.8 per cent during the last three months, with the average value in the district now $526,756.

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And she had “no idea” what events would unfold during the next 24 years of her career.

She’s been part of nearly every police department – including the harrowing child abuse sexual abuse teams – she’s worked on a maximum security prison break and the high profile Kirsty Bentley case.

Now – being one of the Bay’s longest serving women police officers – and to celebrate 75 Years of Women in Policing in New Zealand – Angela’s sharing her story with The Weekend Sun. Fresh out of Police College – and with four children aged four, six, seven and nine at home – Angela started as a constable on Auckland’s North Shore.

“I basically joined because I wanted to help those people who couldn’t help themselves.”

But her new day job was in stark contrast to her former stay-at-home role.

“Theft, domestic violence, robbery, traffic infringements, serious assault, house on fire – anything or everything on the front line.

“The hardest thing for me was going to families who didn’t care much for their children. You see a side of society you wouldn’t normally come across – it’s bit of a shock to the system at first.”

Prison break

She then worked in Team Policing Unit with duties such as managing big parties attended by 300-plus youths fuelled by alcohol on the shore in the 1990s. She worked with the sexual abuse team, then

Tauranga policewoman Angela Grace.

Photo: Chris Callinan.

joined the CIB and was the first woman to be trained as a detective on the North Shore, which took 2.5 years and required working in various sectors.

“There is quite a few hoops to jump for this; you’re involved with homicide enquiries, rape enquiries.

“I dealt with a prison break at Auckland’s Paremoremo Prison in 1998; we had four people escape from the maximum security prison.” Angela and her boss were about to knock off when a prisoner managed to escape and a friend on the outside helping them.

“An intense manhunt followed and 10 days later they were discovered holed up in a very flash holiday home that was empty in the Coromandel.” And today, Angela says there’s a lot more females in higher positions than

there ever has been. “For females starting they can think: ‘Great I can achieve that’.”

Relay in the Bay

On June 24, a relay with two halves of a special baton, to celebrate 75 years of women in Policing, started from Cape Reinga and from the Bluff, and is visiting each station to join together in Wellington on August 1.

The baton arrives in Katikati on July 13, then via Greerton on July 16 it will go via Sulphur Point to Pilot Bay and will be carried around Mauao, cycled to Papamoa, run from Tauranga Memorial Park to Tauranga station and lastly through Te Puke on July 17.

To find out more about the relay, see www.police.govt.nz Merle Foster

A quacking grand final for duck calling championships The sound of quacking will echo for miles tomorrow afternoon as the grand final of the New Zealand Duck Calling Championships will be staged at Tauranga’s clay target

shooting range Loaded NZ. More than 20 finalists from around the nation will put the unique instrument, the duck caller, to their lips to become the country’s top duck caller.

Organiser Adam Rayner says the regional rounds have left 24 competitors, roughly half from the both North and South islands, vying for the national prize – a trip

to compete in the world championships in Maryland in the United States.

The public is invited to watch the quacking competition from 2pm tomorrow at Loaded NZ.

Police are continuing to receive reports from people who have been targeted by scammers claiming to be calling from Immigration New Zealand. The callers are said to be very rude and aggressive.

In the latest incidents, they do not appear to be demanding money, but they are still threatening their victims with deportation, say Police.

“Members of the public should be aware that New Zealand’s government agencies such as Immigration or Inland Revenue will never call, email or text demanding payment or threatening deportation.”

Cracks appear on state highway State Highway 5, south of Rotorua, remains safe for travel despite two cracks appearing on the highway, says the New Zeeland Transport Agency.

NZTA says the damage is on a stretch of highway near the intersection of SH5 and Highlands Loop Rd. The road runs through a historic crater known as Earthquake Flat.

The cracks stretch across both lanes of the highway and are about 2cm wide.

NZTA Bay of Plenty highways manager Niclas Johansson says geotechnical investigations are underway to determine the cause of the damage and to work out the best response.

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Rocky lords it over Wilson Rd He’s a surfie who paints.

Or an artist who surfs.

Either way, he’s colouring up the townscape of Waihi Beach – transforming a public dunny into a conversation piece and a piddle into a visual seaside experience.

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“Well, that’s good then,” says an underwhelmed Shane Walker.

This might get his excitement up then. It’s Sunday morning, just gone 7am and it’s sheeting down.

A bunch of joggers, walkers and dog owners have been captured by what Shane’s done to their new main street dunny. They have stopped and grouped to critique.

No-one’s saying anything bad, which must mean they think it’s good. Most of them are of the grump generation – so if they had something harsh to say, they would certainly say it.

What Shane has delivered to Wilson Rd is a vibrant surfscape, which wraps itself around four walls. And even if you don’t like sand between your toes, it’s an irrefutable invitation over the low lying dunes and into the briny.

Even on a crap day like today it’s a glowing advertisement for what

Waihi Beach has to offer. And the car? It’s an iconic Chevy Nova.

“It’s not anyone’s car. It’s just a car that appealed to me as an old surfie wagon,” says Shane.

But the dog, the cool dog, is someone’s. “The dog’s very real.

“Name’s Rocky. He’s a staffie that got bigger in the painting.

“And I gave him some shades just to jazz him up a bit.”

Rocky was a master stroke. The Sunday grumps, especially the dog owners, liked Rocky.

“He’s pretty placid – a bit of a cruiser, a bit of a character.” That’s certainly the dog we see on the dunny wall. “I just wanted to have a bit of fun with it.”

It’s fun but it also brings the surf – and sand 50 metres above the high water line – to the main street. It’s feel good and looks good. Shane’s signature is also scrawled on the ablution block

outside the Waihi Surf Club.

Another dunny, another mural, another eye-catching public artwork. And also up the road at the Beaches Motel. That kicked it all off. “I know the owner and one day he asked me if I wanted to paint a wall. So I did.”

And if you come out of the fish ’n chip shop in Katikati and hang a sharp left you will bang straight into a larger-than-life George Vesey Stewart, founding father of the town. That’s got Shane’s name on it too. It’s an interesting career shift for the one-time mining labourer, prospector, explorer and signwriter.

“It’s been a mixed bag of lollies.

“But the dream is to be the artist and for the last year I have been trying to pursue it full-time.”

For more of Shane’s work, search ‘Shane Walker Artworks’ on Facebook.

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One over two on Bryce Dinneen It’s a case of the college and the current collegian stepping up to help a former collegian. And it’s a charity event that’s “very close to home,” according to Tauranga Boys’ College and event organiser Flynn Kelly.

It’s a charity race evening where punters flutter on video horse races. Win or place first, second and third, and there’s no skill or knowledge required.

It’s a touch ironic that the make-believe horse races will assist making good of a tragedy that had its roots at a real-life race meeting.

It’s a story many of us are familiar with. Former Tauranga Boys’ College student and senior Bay of Plenty cricket representative Bryce Dinneen had been at the Trentham Races all day for a stag do.

Then a dunk in the harbour changed his life. He broke several vertebrae diving into Wellington Harbour and striking the sand.

“We have been waiting for an

Flynn Kelly and Bryce Dinneen. opportunity to get behind this old boy of our school,” says Flynn.

But in fact the beneficiary of the Charity Race Night won’t be Bryce, it’ll be Bryce’s charity for the benefit of others.

Wish4Fish provides an opportunity for people with mental, physical disabilities and financial challenges to enjoy fishing. Flynn is offering major sponsorship packages for the Tauranga Boys’ College Race

Night at the school gym Saturday, July 30. For an investment of $200 major sponsors will get a table for 10, 30 minutes’ promotion leading up to their big race and inclusion in a stable of sponsors advertising programme.

Flynn’s hoping for 300-400 people on the night.

Sponsorship enquiries should be directed to Flynn Kelly on 027 214 2994 or Fk13251@ taurangaboyscollege.school.nz

Walkway awarded excellence

People of change tell their stories

The Waikareao Estuary walkway has been recognised with a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence.

The walkway is part of a 9km loop including a restorative section of native bush between Goods Rd and Coach Rd in Tauranga.

The Certificate of Excellence recognises the quality and quantity of reviews submitted by travellers on TripAdvisor during a 12-month period.

The inspiring stories of four leading lights of innovation will be told at Classic Flyers next month.

Four Kiwis will map their career journeys at this year’s YiA Innovation Forum, hosted by Priority One as part of the 2016 Young Innovators Awards.

Hannah Payne was last year’s YiA senior category winner, who has gone on to study product design at Massey University. The forum at Classic Flyers is on August 11 from 7am-9.30am. See www.yiaforum.co.nz

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three years and says the “already confident woman” with Down syndrome has grown exponentially.

That’s because she’s enjoyed heading down to the store, putting on the uniform and being a part of something, says Mark.

Whether through Hell Pizza’s ‘Active in Hell’ programme or other similar in nature, Mark would love to see more business owners like Sandy offering opportunities like the one afforded to Kerehi.

It’s a view Sandy also wholeheartedly supports.

“I think many business owners want to contribute to the community but don’t have the opportunity to do so. So when an opportunity like this comes your way, grab on to it and run with it,” says Sandy.

While Kerehi’s message to businesses and others living with intellectual disabilities is simple.

“Just follow your heart.”

only had one word to describe her experience: “awesome”.

“I’ve learned a lot of different skills. I’ve been using them outside of the shop too,” says Kerehi.

“I feel more confident. My family are over the moon too, they think it’s awesome that I’ve been working here. I would love a job at Hell Pizza.”

Hell Pizza Tauranga and Papamoa owner Sandy Shot has worked closely with Kerehi these last six weeks and says she’s really proud to be part of the programme.

“Kerehi is really efficient, has amazing attention to detail and shows initiative and enthusiasm for learning new things; and so it’s been really easy to teach her.

“She’s definitely part of the team.

I’m actually in discussions with my manager and we’re considering offering her a permanent position.”

IHC’s IDEA Services supported employment coordinator Mark Stone has worked with Kerehi for

For the last six weeks the 25-yearold has been at Hell Pizza Tauranga undertaking the ‘Active in Hell’ paid work experience programme, which the company delivers in collaboration with IHC. Kerehi is one of 64 trainees nationwide taking part in the programme, which consists of two training sessions of two hours held weekly, covering everything from mandatory health and safety education to preparing food for sale. Last Tuesday was Kerehi’s final day working at the store and she

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Driving to new career high Tauranga’s David Holder and co-driver Jason Farmer can cruise into the Goldrush Rally Coromandel next month because they’ve already won the 2016 New Zealand Rally Championship crown with one round to spare.

But the drive is now to get David to some overseas events during 2017 – as well as more experience on the road by defending his new rally crown he won last weekend.

The one-day Rally Gisborne last Saturday was round four of five in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship, which

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David Holder and co-driver Jason Farmer celebrate their big win with the team. Photo: Scott Johnson.

August 20, where he’ll do some minute and 25 seconds ahead of David went into with a six-point community involvement events Dylan Turner and Rob Scott in a lead. David, driving his Stadium with sponsor Stadium Finance Mitsubishi Evo 9.

Finance-sponsored Mitsubishi Evo off-road. “And I guess I’m still in a David says it was dramatic finish 8 that his mentor Hayden Paddon drove to rookie and junior national to a dramatic championship, where learning stage.

“So that will be Coromandel he and Jason came third at the rally titles in 2006, won the first in a nutshell – hopefully we can power round. This first power stage season-opener in Otago behind win the last round and finish the Hayden Paddon and Ben Hunt. offered an extra five championship championship nicely.”

Then they celebrated their first points – “so that was a focus for And what about 2017? “Basically, NZRC victory in Round two, the us – and we went out and kind of Whangarei rally. And despite going I want to go overseas and compete thrashed everyone,” says David. internationally and make a career into Round three in Canterbury “Then we did the same on the with a comfortable points lead over out of it – that’s the end goal. next two stages – and got ourselves “There are a few hurdles and Gilmour and Hunt, they crashed a one-minute-and-a-half lead over one of them is experience – and the rest of the field.” David totalled out and Gilmour won the round.

NZ is the cheapest place to get David’s now looking forward 1 hour 44 minutes 3.6 seconds for Merle Foster experience.” to the Coromandel rally on the 150km of stages to finish one

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He’s not your usual cow cockie but Calvin Ball reckons he could have the right mix to take out out 2016’s FMG Young Farmer of the Year contest.

And despite the 26-year-old achieving his goal of being a grand finalist before the age of 30, Calvin didn’t believe 2016 would be his year in what he calls a “weird scenario”.

You see Calvin is representing the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Young Farmers region in what’s often called ‘the Olympics of the Agricultural world’.

But he’s not a ‘young farmer’ as such – and he’s about to leave the country.

“The regional contest was in March and I booked flights to go overseas after that. So I quit my job as with Ballance Agri-Nutrients, then I ended up winning the regional competition.”

He’s just spent five weeks travelling overseas and has been at home on his parents’ Ruawai dairy farm practising skills for this week’s FMG Young Farmer of the Year showdown.

The contest has, for 48 years, captured the fascination of many of the primary industry’s current leaders and has proven to be most difficult to win.

So why sign up to the Young Farmer contest? “I’ve

Calvin Ball.

been very involved in the Young Farmer organisation for the last seven years,” says Calvin, who sought out the group at Massey University and became chairman of the largest, 150-member YF club in the country. Today, the heavy lifting really begins, with a day of practical challenges including stock judging, fencing, and much more. Tomorrow night the Young Farmer of the Year 2016 will be crowned, winning more than $80 000 in prizes and the opportunity to wear the coveted ‘Cloak of Knowledge’. Merle Foster

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About 300 books will pass through about 400 little hands today as Greerton school children help to relocate the educational gems to their new home – a new library in their suburb.

Pupils from Greerton Village School will create a human chain at 11.30am from the temporary library on Cameron Rd to the new library on Greerton Rd – spanning a distance of about 350 metres.

The unique idea to get local children involved sort of came out of the blue, says event organiser Luke Schroder. “It came across our desk and we just thought it was a really cool promotional activity in the lead-up to the opening [of the new library], and a big ‘well done’ to the community and the kids.”

The books will be passed from pupil to pupil, one book at a time, until they reach the pedestrian crossing on Chadwick Rd. From there, books will be piled onto a trolley and, when it’s filled, it will be pushed across the crossing and the books will continue their journey to their new home.

Greerton Police will be present to ensure children are kept safe near the crossing at Chadwick Rd. “We’ve got the whole of the Greerton Village School coming to give us a hand,” says Luke.

He says 300 books were purposefully left at the old library for the children to move to their new home.

And provided the weather is fine on the day, Greerton Village School pupils will help rehome the books. “If it’s torrential we’ll be cancelling it because there are kids involved” and because they want to protect the books too.

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St John station build back on track Work has recommenced on Katikati’s new St John Ambulance Station following delays caused when lead contractor BayCom Construction went into voluntary liquidation last month.

Katikati St John committee spokesperson Mike Williams says Katikati builder Ian West of Westaco has taken over the contract and weather permitting, expects to finish the building by mid-August.

“We are very grateful to Ian for taking on the contract and also that virtually all of the original sub-contractors are still involved with the project, which will mean they are able sign off their work.

“Ian has also agreed to warranty the building,” says Mike. “This is a good outcome for our community

and for St John.” Baycom’s liquidation has delayed completion of the building by about two months but Mike says the Katikati community, which raised $811,000 for the new station, can be assured it will be finished and on budget.

Mike also has praise for project manager David Seymour, who has overseen the construction of the much-needed station in Sheffield St, next to the town’s new fire station.

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Black swan issue takes flight Concerns have been raised about the impact of black swans in Tauranga Harbour. Kevin Molloy and others have voiced opinion that swan numbers are detrimental to the harbour and there are not enough controls During recent years there have been some outlandish on the population. Read more: www.sunlive.co.nz and click on the claims in relation to black swan on Tauranga Harbour.

Just recently in SunLive, people have continued to ‘Letters to Ed’ tab. Today, Fish & Game ‘puts the record straight’ in the make uninformed claims including adult swans being face of what they call more misinformation about the black swan.

Fish & Game respond: ‘Putting the record straight’

able to eat their own body weight every 24 hours, that swans are putting three tonnes of excrement into Tauranga Harbour every day, and that the harbour is home to tens of thousands of the birds.

And despite scientific evidence to the contrary, some people continue to claim swans aren’t native birds.

Because not one of these claims is true, Fish & Game wants to set the record straight by presenting the facts.

First, black swan are a native species and harbours such as Tauranga are part of their natural habitat. There is solid evidence supporting this, with fossil black swan bones found throughout NZ, including in pre-European Maori middens.

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The swan living here is the same species as that living in Australia. They arrived here well before being introduced by the Acclimatisation Society in 1863, and self-introduced again in 1897, along with a number of other Australian species that turned up about the same time. Although movement from Australia seems remarkable, ducks banded in New Zealand turn up in Adelaide - despite this being against the prevailing wind - and New Caledonia.

As for the “tens of thousands” of swan which are claimed to live on Tauranga Harbour, this too is incorrect.

Fish & Game has conducted aerial counts of the harbour’s black swan population since 1991, three times a year - in January when the population peaks, April and August. The highest number recorded in January was in 2014, when 6458 were counted, far short of the “tens of thousands” claim. The summer average is even less – 4600 during the last 10 years. By April, that population had decreased by about 30 per cent, and 90 per cent by August.

Cygnets never seen

Most of the black swan move away from the harbour to breed - in the 21 years of Fish & Game’s aerial counts, cygnets have never been seen on the main part of the harbour.

The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research has looked at the impact of swan nutrients on waterways. NIWA’s scientists found that in fact, black swan poop about 52 grams dry weight per day.

Using NIWA’s figures and the highest swan count ever recorded, the total amount of swan poop going into the harbour is around 336kg a day in January, or about 21kg a day during the winter months.

Let us put this into perspective. Of the 52g of faecal dry weight produced per swan per day, just 0.07 of a gram is dissolved inorganic nitrogen and another 0.07g is dissolved reactive phosphorus.

Based on the 10-year summer average of 4600 swan, this means these birds are putting 118kg of nitrogen or phosphorus a year into Tauranga Harbour. The actual

amount is much less, because as already noted, swan numbers plummet by 90 per cent in August.

Is that good or bad? As a comparison, the Waiohewa, a geothermal stream flowing into Lake Rotorua, discharges 40kg to 50kg of nitrogen a day into the lake, while the Hamurana Spring puts almost 41kg of phosphorus into Lake Rotorua each day.

The NIWA report notes inputs from black swan to a water body need to be put into the con-text of nutrient inputs from other sources, and consideration needs to be given to whether the birds are importing nutrients to the water body or merely recycling them.

The evidence for large water bodies such as Taupo and Ellesmere is that the contribution by swans is very small. Most swans appear to feed within the harbour itself, and this being so are likely, at the very least, to be recycling nutrients if not removing a proportion of these during the course of their own digestive processes.

Faecal coliforms are bacteria which live in the gut and are excreted. Counts of these bacteria (or more specifically Escherichia coli) are used to assess the impact of faecal contamination of waterways. Using the Lake Rotorua example once more, the daily faecal coliform count in the Ngongotaha Stream as measured at the SH5 bridge is markedly higher than that which swans are likely to be inputting to Tauranga Harbour.

What about other birds?

Even at the very highest swan population ever counted on Tauranga Harbour, these birds would only contribute about six percent of what flows from non-swan sources down the Ngongotaha and into Lake Rotorua every day.

One question the swan’s opponents have yet to answer is why focus simply on this species? What about other native birds? Seagulls are believed to have one of the highest faecal coli-form outputs, so they, along with godwits, oystercatchers and even introduced birds like sparrows are likely to collectively exceed the swan’s efforts. Should we cull these species too?

The reality is the biggest impact on the harbour is surrounding land use. If residents really want to make a difference to the harbour they should focus attention here rather than picking on native wildlife.

It is exasperating that Fish & Game’s evidence is based on decades of scientific research, gathered at great effort and expense, yet the black swan’s opponents don’t rely on science.

It would appear some prefer to pluck their claims out of thin air and these masquerade as facts. This is not at all helpful and shifts attention away from where it should be directed.

Hopefully, the facts presented here will provide a more rational and informed basis for future discussion on the place of one of NZ’s magnificent native birds in the modern environment.

- Fish and Game.

A fully referenced version of this article has been posted on Fish & Game’s website: http://eastern.fishandgame.org.nz/newsitem/ fish-game-corrects-black-swan-misinformation for those who wish to follow up on the science behind this article.

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Clicking direct to Tauranga City Council online Council Direct is exactly as it sounds – a direct link from Tauranga City Council to SunLive.

The newest tab on SunLive is part of an agreement with the council announced last week when Sun Media become the newest Project Tauranga partner.

Joining Project Tauranga means Sun Media is among more than 40 companies and organisations able to collaborate and combine forces to bring about community projects.

“As part of our agreement with Sun Media, we now have a dedicated Tauranga City Council page on the SunLive website,” says Tauranga City Council communications manager Aimee Driscoll. “Council Direct is an

exciting new way for our community to get Tauranga City Council news directly from the source.

“Through Council Direct, we’ll promote our consultations, news and events by uploading our own content as and when we need to, tapping into SunLive’s extensive readership.”

Aimee says Council Direct will be the council’s only third-party channel and “is unchartered territory for us”.

“We don’t yet know how people will respond or how it will evolve, but we hope it will be a way to extend our reach to ensure our community knows what is happening in their city.

“As a community-based organisation, Sun Media is a great fit with the Project Tauranga programme.

“Sun Media is the only locally-owned

SunMedia general manager Jay Burston, Tauranga City Council communications manager Aimee Driscoll, Tauranga City Council CEO Garry Poole and Sun Media directors Brian and Claire Rogers.

major media company in the region.”

Sun Media general manager Jay Burston says the new Council Direct offering further extends Sun Media’s commitment to the local community.

“By bringing our readers direct news from the Tauranga City Council, the community is kept informed of matters that affect them straight from the council themselves, instead of a news story surrounding those matters.

“SunLive still has its own council news to cover opinion, feedback and community issues on council matters, as we always have.

“It’s a very exciting partnership, we’re not aware of any other like it across New Zealand.

“It’s great to see Tauranga City Council exploring unique channels to engage with our community in an open manner.”

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This Government’s focus on making New Zealand an open, diversified, trading nation means we are better equipped to deal with global risks beyond our control, such as any short-term economic volatility from Brexit and the uncertainty in Australia.

While many decades ago Britain was our largest trading partner, we now have a much wider range of trading partners.

Since we took office eight years ago, our trading relationships around the world have grown in number and diversity.

Since 2008 we have entered into free trade agreements with Malaysia, Hong Kong, Korea, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations – known as ASEAN nations.

Plus, we have an economic co-operation agreement with Chinese Taipei as well as signing the Trans-Pacific Partner-ship with 11 other AsiaPacific countries.

We have also started negotiations with India and will continue our discussions with the European Union on a possible free trade agreement.

We are also a far more diversified export economy than we were in the past.

Sectors like Information Communications Technology, tourism and wine are driving large increases in the value of our exports.

Our economy now has a strong, broad foundation for future growth and is far more flexible than ever before.

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Some people have got the wrong end of the stick about the council’s draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan, according to Tauranga City Council.

“To be very clear, there is no four-bin kerbside system proposed in Tauranga City Council’s draft waste plan,” says the council.

The draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan proposes the Council should investigate ways to divert more residential waste from landfill. No decision has been made about what the solution would actually look like.

Tauranga has a serious waste problem and the council is trying to find the best way to deal with it, says TCC’s resource, recovery and waste manager Rebecca Maiden.

If the draft plan is adopted this waste problem will become the subject of an investigation during the next 12-18 months, funded by a central government waste levy.

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funded service in a few years’ time.

If so, the details of how such a service might function, and what it would look like, would need a lot more development and then it would be opened to further public consultation.

“We’re asking people who care about the future of the city to read about the waste problem and let us know if they agree whether the council should consider taking a more proactive role in addressing the problem.”

Rebecca says council staff have been in ongoing dialogue with the city’s waste contractors during the development of the draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan.

“Some of the contractors have obviously based their current assumptions on scenario modelling that they saw in earlier council reports.

“None of those models are actually in the draft Waste Plan.

“There is no four-bin system currently proposed.”

If, after reading this, you feel like the submission you have already made doesn’t quite represent how you feel about this issue, then you are welcome to make a second submission.

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Home is the sailor, home from the sea At 36 he was New Zealand’s youngest captain of a frigate. Under the umbrella of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation – known as NATO – he led our troops into Bosnia.

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He was the first foreigner since World War II to be integrated into the United States intelligence spy network. John Graeme Peddie lived his life with distinction.

He refined the Queen, taught Her Majesty how to eat kiwifruit properly. So he performed with decorum as well as distinction.

John was a distinguished senior naval serviceman – Commodore Peddie, W16695, Royal New Zealand Navy (Rtd) – who died recently in Tauranga, aged 72.

Commodore, superior to a Navy Captain, but not quite a Rear Admiral.

While the spirit of the sailor has returned to sea, his legend lives on ashore. And legend has it that Peddie had been invited aboard HMY Britannia in Lyttelton for a private luncheon with the Queen.

“He escorted the Queen twice,” says his wife Dale.

He was given gold cufflinks as mementos. And when Peddie chose a kiwifruit from the fruit bowl being offered by the Queen, she seized the moment.

“Now John,” said the Queen. “I am very interested to see how you prepare and eat it.” Or words to that

effect. Did Peddie, the first commanding officer of the Leander class frigate Wellington, peel the kiwifruit, cut it in half and spoon the flesh or eat it whole, skin and all? The last option wasn’t an option.

“He cut and spooned of course,” assures Dale.

Cutting and spooning is probably royal protocol to this day.

Peddie was from academia – his father was a professor of physics at Victoria University, who worked with the father of the atom bomb, Sir Ernest Rutherford.

His father had been a dux; his brother was a proxime accessit or runner-up. Peddie’s teachers had aspirations for him too, but he got a sniff of the briny and left school at 15 for naval college.

“But no matter what John did, he was going to succeed,” says Dale. And he did, for 38 years and 71 days with the Royal New Zealand Navy. And beyond.

His sea postings included HMNZ Ships Taranaki, Canterbury and Wellington, Pukaki and Otago.

“He was a good and popular captain. He was a natural with people,” says his widow Dale. Read the full story at www.theweekendsun.co.nz Hunter Wells

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Our city’s waste problem Over half of everything we’re sending to landfill could be reused, recycled or composted.

Landfills leave a harmful legacy This can be managed, but only at significant cost and environmental risk.

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Food and plants in landfill generate greenhouse gas

Glass breaks in mixed recycling bins

When food and garden waste is buried in landfill, it breaks down in a way that releases greenhouse gas.

Quite a lot of our kerbside recycling can’t be sorted and ends up in landfill

What can we do about the problem?

Tauranga City Council intends to consider taking a more proactive role in solving the city’s waste problem.

The draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan signals the Council’s intent to investigate, over the next 12 – 18 months, a rates-funded solution that will divert more waste from landfill.

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Kick-Start to Creative Career Mt Maunganui school leaver Kevin Lee kick-started his career with a free digital design course at ACG Yoobee Tauranga.

The Level 5 course teaches students how to use graphic design to produce websites, software and user interfaces.

The Level 3 Certificate in Digital Media (iCreate) taught him foundation-level skills in graphic design, animation, filmmaking and web – everything he needed to pathway onto a revolutionary new web and graphic diploma, which launches next month at ACG Yoobee Tauranga.

“So far we’ve been familiarizing ourselves with design in general, getting ideas of different target audiences and learning ways to present our work to clients in real life situations. We get to do lots of practical creative work – a recent group task was making an animated movie poster based on a superhero and a disaster!

Now the creative 18 year old is on his way to the design career he has always dreamed of, with plans to eventually gain a degree and forge an exciting future as a graphic and web designer.

“Studying at ACG Yoobee Tauranga was very helpful. It was a great way for me to get a taste of this type of hands-on design study. I realised I really liked it!” says Kevin.

After graduating from Level 3 in December, Kevin decided to move to ACG Yoobee Wellington to study the new Diploma in Digital Design – Web and Graphic, which at that time was not available in Tauranga.

“Everything is about technology nowadays and we can use it to create really cool, new things.

This course is giving me an in-depth knowledge of the design process, particularly in regards to graphic and web.”

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Bringing the classroom closer – new polytechnic courses at Papamoa Education is a wonderful thing – it opens doors, leads to jobs, kick-starts new careers and helps us learn about the world.

But what of students who cannot travel far from home to study because of family responsibilities, jobs, financial limitations, or lifestyle factors?

One answer is ‘satellite programmes’, which are study courses delivered out in the community for ease of access, while still offering the same quality of teaching and learning.

Waiariki Bay of Plenty Polytechnic has three new satellite courses in foundation studies and healthcare starting in July.

Head of school Gill Brocas says these half-year courses are built on a strong platform of community success, having

previously been successfully taught on marae and in community centres from Thames to Opotiki. Held in the Papamoa Library, the courses are either free, or low cost.

“Foundation Studies Level 2 and Level 3 builds a range of hands-on, practical skills to make a smooth move into further tertiary study such as cookery, horticulture, sports – or perhaps a degree or diploma in engineering, social work, business management, nursing, environmental management, surveying or social science,” says Gill. “These courses are suitable for all ages – current classes have students aged from 16-65.”

The Certificate in Health Care Level 4 can be used as a stepping stone into the Bachelor of Nursing, or lead to work as a healthcare assistant, caregiver, teacher aide or community worker.

Waiariki Bay of Plenty Polytechnic has three new satellite courses starting in July.

So what are you waiting for? Phone or email for more information about these courses, and make 2016 the year you change your life.

Contact Waiariki Bay of Plenty Polytechnic on 0800 267 7659 or www.boppoly.ac.nz

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They still love the place but can’t imagine ever going back.

manager Annie Hill. ”And that means people are able to enjoy a better standard of living and more career opportunities.” People such as Dave and Katherine.

They brought their creative product development, Dave Roberts and Katherine Harris are reflecting on distribution and e-commerce start-up called Modowest Auckland; where they were born and bred, where they Ltd to Papamoa. They have a new house with four started a family and where they started a business.

And which, now, they have left behind. bedrooms and a swimming pool, a manageable “We were a bit slow getting mortgage and lower business on the property ladder,” says running costs. The double internal Dave. “So when we started garage has been converted into a the house-hunt we were put home office. off by extreme prices.”

“Business has been growing They flirted with the idea of steadily and we have more time to relocating to Whangarei but focus on growth,” says Dave. fell in love with Tauranga.

They’ve hired two permanent So they packed up their staff members and a part-time kids, their lives, and their contractor. “We now have a great business and moved to team of like-minded staff, who the Bay. “We have a much Katherine Harris and Dave Roberts. are passionate about what we are happier and healthier doing.”

Managing stock hasn’t changed. lifestyle,” says Dave. “And a lot of the stresses we “And the day-to-day tasks are pretty much the same endured daily in Auckland have gone.” as in Auckland but with the added bonus of living They’re not the first family to be driven out of in a beautiful city, in a nice home and with a great Auckland by congestion and economic necessity. But lifestyle,” says Dave. the Tauranga economic development group Priority And no hour-long traffic jams. One of the best things One says what is changing is business expansion and is the proximity to everything and everywhere. new businesses moving here.

“Shops, schools, beach and childcare. And we have “This provides higher average incomes and increased found people to be friendlier here.” investment,” says Priority One communications

Plan and budget now for Christmas It’s about 24 weeks to Christmas and the holiday season, give or take a few days.

The very nature of that time of year sees increased spending – and, for some, increased stress levels. Especially in the weeks leading up to it.

There are benefits in planning a budget for the extra spend and putting aside weekly savings.

This reduces the need to use credit facilities and the extra costs associated with these.

It also enables a more mindful approach to how and what you spend your money on and decreases stress created by not being financially prepared.

In addition to creating a budget and savings plan, you can take advantage of current and future sales and put the presents away in

your cupboard for Christmas.

Forward-thinking and buying additional food and beverages from now will see your cupboards brimming by the end of the year.

Once the holiday season ends, it’s ‘back to school’ time and many parents can experience extra costs for uniforms and school stationery. These significantly add to the weekly budget at a time when generally things are tighter.

So plan now and get started towards a greater, happier and stress-free holiday season.

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Boys in blue to face fired-up Kings It’s been a steep learning curve for Tauranga City United in their first season in the Northern Regional Football League’s premier division.

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The visitors have come off a confidence-boosting 4-2 win over East

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But it’s not all doom and gloom for Tauranga City United as the side had a credible 1-1 draw over Birkenhead in round 15. But the bye in round 16 appeared to upset their rhythm.

Tauranga City United is clearly in a rebuilding phase this season but have the infrastructure and fan support to deserve their spot in the premier league.

If their side can salvage their season and keep themselves from relegation then they’re sure to reap the rewards with all the work the club has been Tauranga City putting into their youth development.

United (in Currently, the side sit at the bottom of the table blue) will take equal on 11 points with Melville United. on Three Kings But the Tauranga team has plenty of heart, so can this Sunday. turn their season around.

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Free ‘stop smoking’ service in the Bay Drue Harawira has been smoking for more than 10 years.

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Now the Bay of Plenty mum is using her seven-year-old son Daz as motivation to kick the habit, as a free stop smoking service is launched in the Bay. “I really want to try to quit smoking for my health and to be a better role model for my son,� says Drue. “I am worried that he sees me smoking and looks at it like it’s a cool thing, and it’s not.�

The new Hapainga Stop Smoking Service, launched on July 1, is run by the Eastern Bay Primary Health Alliance and Nga Mataapuna Oranga Primary Healthcare Organisation and will be operating across the Bay. The service is free and patients will be visited in the community at times and locations convenient to them. “Stop Smoking practitioners can visit patients at a place and time that

suits them,� says EBPHA Smokefree lead Lizzie Spence. “They will work with individuals or groups to meet their needs and develop a quit smoking plan that works for them. “Settings could include their home, marae, work or drop-in clinics.�

Once referred via a health provider or self-referral, patients will be offered an initial assessment.

A quit date will then be agreed and a quit plan developed.

Information will be provided on nicotine replacement therapy and other cessation medications and the follow-up plan mutually agreed.

Drue says the convenience of the service coming to her could make all the difference. “To be honest, someone can tell me all day about the bad things to do with smoking, and I know them all, but it has to be my decision.

But because the service is coming to me, where and when I want help, of course it will make a difference with quitting smoking.�

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Service is for anyone who needs help to quit smoking. However, some priority groups have been identified for special focus including Maori, Pacific, pregnant women, those with mental health needs and youth. The service is working to the overarching national goal of reducing the proportion of people using tobacco by 2025 to less than five per cent.

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Don’t get it, don’t give it If three-year-old Chloe Crump gets the flu, it can be life-threatening.

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That’s because the Tauranga toddler has obstructive sleep apnoea, brittle asthma and bronchiolitis.

Mum Rachel Crump says last year Chloe

had a horrific case of influenza and following that, severe respiratory syncytial virus, both leaving her hospitalised for days with struggling lungs.

“We can’t stress enough how getting flu vaccine could have prevented this and the potential damage it has now caused.”

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The vaccine is available for free until July 31 for people aged 65-plus and those aged under 65 who have a medical condition such as asthma or chronic respiratory condition.

Gifting support in the simple things So you’ve had that precious wee girl, or that gorgeous boy, and your friends and family have hit the shops to shower you with presents. But what is truly the best gift of new parenthood?

It’s support.

People usually want to give you gifts when you have a baby but often the best thing they can give you is support – so why not ask them to do something for you? How about asking for them to cook a meal for your family? Or to bring round some baking.

Cooking is a hard-to-get-to task some nights with a needy newborn.

They could do some housework or grocery shopping.

How about getting them to help with the washing, lawns or gardens?

They’re all jobs that slip off the radar in those first few days or weeks.

They could take the dog for a walk – or even take the baby for a quick stroll in the pram. Another goodie is to get them to print photos of your new wee bundle of joy.

And if it’s someone close, can they provide emotional support? They could ring you regularly, drop by for a cuppa – or bring over a take-out coffee. Sometimes a hug and a talking can be a huge help when you’re sleepdeprived and lacking energy or positivity.

It’s also good to have someone on back-up – when there’s a crying mum and a crying baby.

And if they can just tell you you’re doing a great job – this is sometimes the best gift to a new mum on a lousy day.

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Looking after your poor sore joints - Part 1 Without pain we may never be aware that something is wrong with our bodies.

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Mount Festival Charitable Trust

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Mount Maunganui Community Patrol Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service Mount Maunganui Mainstreet Inc Mural Town Twilight Concerts

$1,160 $400,000 $6,000 $40,000

Nga Kakano Foundation

$86,000

Ngamuwahine Camp Trust

$60,000

NZ Country Music Star Awards

$4,000

NZ Deerstalkers Association

$75,000

NZ Hockey Federation

$15,000

NZ Red Cross - Tauranga

$34,000

Omanu Golf Club

$50,000

Omokoroa Bowling Club

$1,476

Omokoroa Community Skate Group

$50,000

Opera in the Park

$30,000

Orienteering Bay of Plenty

$2,500

Oropi School

$7,385

Otumoetai Baptist Church

$10,000

Pirirakau Hauora Charitable Trust Pregnancy Choice Royal NZ Plunket Society (BOP Area) Scholars Pro Musica Inc

$6,310

$450,000 $118,884 $4,706 $23,500 $200,000 $5,000

Shakti Ethnic Womens Support

$40,000

Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny

$12,945

Social Sector Innovation Trust Sport Bay of Plenty Squash Bay of Plenty St John Tauranga Building Project Charitable Trust St Joseph's Catholic Church

$85,000 $100,000 $10,000 $2,034,000 $5,500

St Peters Anglican Church Katikati

$10,460

St Peters Presbyterian Church

$10,000

St Thomas More Parish

$4,243

Steiger New Zealand

$3,000

Stepping Stone Ministries Trust

$10,000

Stroke Foundation of NZ

$7,000

Tarnished Frocks & Divas

$30,000

Tauranga (BOP) Hearing Assn

$16,938

Tauranga & District Group Riding for the Disabled

$50,000

Tauranga A&P Association

$20,000

Tauranga BOP Petanque Association

$26,250

Tauranga Bowling Club

$6,270

Tauranga Boys College

$71,847

Tauranga City Basketball Assn Tauranga Civic Choir Tauranga Community Housing Trust

$45,000 $15,000 $250,000

Tauranga Environment Centre

$23,982

Tauranga Filipino Society

$10,000

Tauranga Indoor Bowls Assn Tauranga Intermediate School Tauranga Jazz Society Inc

$10,000 $100,000 $80,000

Tauranga Methodist Church

$1,000

Tauranga Moana Maori Squash Trust

$5,000

Tauranga Moana Nightshelter Trust

$20,000

Tauranga Performing Arts Competition

$10,000

Tauranga Rowing Club

$30,000

Tauranga Sports Club

$27,239

Tauranga Squash Rackets Club Tauranga Waldorf School Te Aranui Youth Trust Te Kura o Te Moutere o Matakana Te Manu Toroa Trust

$13,947 $8,719 $31,550 $7,392 $5,728

Te Matai School

$19,882

Te Matapihi Kohanga Reo

$25,000

Te Puke A&P Show

$2,000

Te Puke Baptist

$5,500

Te Puke Intermediate School Te Puke Kindergarden Te Puke Primary School Te Puna Community Kindergarten Te Puna Hauora ki Uta Tai

$3,430 $2,384 $13,330 $9,352 $4,865

Te Rereatukahia Marae

$70,000

Te Tuinga Whanau Support Services Trust

$30,000

The Orchard Community Trust

$50,000

Triathlon Tauranga

$3,000

Turning Point Trust

$26,186

Vincent House Charitable Trust

$42,500

Volleyball NZ Volunteer Western BOP Water Safety NZ WBOP Neighbourhood Support Welcome Bay Community Centre Western Bay District Council WWI Exhibition

$7,500 $23,000 $100,000 $2,000 $20,000 $1,000,000 $59,000

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Bay of Plenty students are being urged to consider a career in the construction industry as the region’s housing market goes wild.

But don’t think the only job in hot demand is being a big, bulky builder on a house site.

Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation chief executive Warwick Quinn says his organisation’s Big Construction Tour yesterday shows both male and female students a variety of roles on offer.

And for each role, those who take it up – well “the world is their oyster” on where they want to go with it.

“They could be on the tools, they could be a supervisor, they could be a programme manager, they could go and get degrees and run corporates, they can do all sorts of things – even run their own business.”

About 40 Tauranga students and others from around the BOP were among more than 1000 hand-picked nationwide who spent yesterday visiting construction-related workplaces with the BCITO’s Big Construction Tour.

“The reason for the tour is to introduce to young students who are making decisions on their careers that construction is a real option for them.

“So by taking them through to varying types of trades – not just building – will have them thinking about undertaking a trade when comes to choosing a career path.”

Warwick says the construction industry about 30 per cent under-resourced when it comes to skills.

“Especially in that Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Merle Foster Hamilton, Auckland patch.”

Businesses continue relocating to the Bay People are moving to the Bay of Plenty and businesses may be following them.

Last month Priority One’s business attraction campaign had overtures from two new companies thinking about bringing their operations to Tauranga or Western Bay of Plenty.

Priority One has been working

with companies from Auckland and China on where they should relocate. One is in the building products manufacturing industry and the other private education.

Since last November four companies, which have been working in league with Priority One, have moved to Tauranga.

Priority One is working with 16 other companies in the fields of logistics and distribution,

manufacturing, service and professional, IT, government and others. They involve more than 320 jobs and potential capital investment of $13.5 million.

Relocation is made attractive by the availability of competitivelypriced land, a skilled workforce, access to international markets through the Port of Tauranga and proximity to the populous markets of the upper North Island.

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New standards for rentals Change is in the air for rental properties this month.

As of July 1, all landlords are required to declare the level of insulation in their rental properties, and will have three years to ensure their rentals meet the minimum insulation standards.

However, Housing New Zealand properties are required to meet the new standards by July 1 this year.

All tenancies, including boarding houses, must have both ceiling and under-floor insulation with a minimum thickness of 70mm within the three-year grace period.

The new standards apply to all habitable spaces, excluding garages and storage spaces.

Under-floor insulation applies to

suspended wooden floors; a concrete slab is considered insulation.

Three exemptions apply to the new insulation rules – if the physical design of a house makes it impractical to retrofit, if a property is sold and immediately rented back to the former owner – occupier, and properties which are due to be demolished or substantially rebuilt.

If a tenant has a problem with insufficient insulation they can take a case to the Tenancy Tribunal, which can order damages of up to $3000.

If a severe breach of the Residential Tenancy Act is alleged, or there is significant risk to tenants, the Government can investigate and take direct action against the landlords in question.

Warm Up New Zealand is offering grants for insulation for rental properties occupied by low-income tenants from July 1.

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Keeping the bathroom on trend Boasting more than 10 years’ experience in the industry, New Generation Bathlink prides itself as one of the leading bathroom products suppliers in New Zealand.

Owner of New Generation Bathlink Ken Deng says the company has gained excellent customer reputation and created solid trust relationships with customers. “All of the products are designed by the experienced team, focusing on the New Zealand customer and market requirement.

“The company is determined to provide exceptional product quality and customer service experience for all customers, which will change the traditional purchase into a learning and understanding of all bathroom products.”

As the business expands, the company has opened a new Tauranga branch on Koromiko St, Judea, to convenient all valued customers.

Ken believes the company will provide top quality products, but with reasonable One of the products available at New and acceptable prices Generation Bathlink.

Supermarkets in the mail business Toilets rolls, a tin of baked beans, 500 grams of butter and the mail please. Yes, the mail.

That’s the new-look supermarket shopping list after New Zealand Post squeezed through the front door at supermarket giant Countdown.

Clients of New Zealand Post, and its courier service CourierPost, will soon be able to have their packages directed to any one of 38 Countdown supermarkets around the country.

Three of those are in Tauranga – Cameron Road, Bayfair and Greerton.

It seems an unlikely union between a parcel delivery

service and a supermarket. But trials in Auckland have worked well. “With most supermarkets open until at least 10pm seven days a week, customers will have flexibility in collecting their parcels and doing their shopping,” says Countdown’s Brett Ashley.

Parcels for collection will be held at a secure service desk in the supermarket.

Clients will be advised by email when their parcel arrives and will need to produce that email to the desk, plus photo identification to get their parcel. There is no added service charge for the pick-up option.

to satisfy the customers’ needs and keep their bathrooms on trend.

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Shining a light on efficient bulbs There are always things that irk you once you’ve moved into a new house – whether you’ve built or bought it.

For me, the main thing that sets off my fuse is my home’s lights – or overabundance of them.

Yes, I live in a home sized around 166m2. But still the lights could illuminate half of Katikati. My kitchen has five lights.

The dining room has a light hanging which offers spots for four bulbs. The lounge – well there’s two three-bulb fixtures. I mean really?

Then there’s my own habit of buying the old standard bayonet 100watt lightbulbs – I don’t know but I’ve always thought they just shine brighter than these new wonder products.

The problem is they also shine brightly on the power bill – especially when my house is lit up

watt bulb, which will cost $7.69 per year to run. Then you can multiply how many bulbs you run to find your savings per year.

So my 15 standard bayonet lightbulbs in the kitchen, dining room and lounge cost a total $443.48 per year to run.

And 15 twist-shape efficient bulbs would cost $115.30 annually. So I could save $328.17 per year!

Just to mention – the standard bayonet bulbs retail for 80 cents-$1.80 each with a one-year lifespan.

The twist-shape efficient The six standard 100 watt bulbs cost from $5 each and have an eight-year lifespan. bayonet bulbs.

And energywise lists five I love saving money so I wanted replacement options in total. to know more.

Plus, Energywise’s savings I visited enegrywise.govt.nz to see calculations are based on a bulb how much my current lightbulbs being used three hours daily at cost to run. I was flabbergasted!

27c per kWh and don’t include Each of my gazillion standard 100 purchase cost. watt bayonet bulbs cost $29.57 to For more, see www.energywise. run per year. Each! One replacegovt.nz/tools/lighting Merle Foster ment is a twist-shape efficient 26 like a Christmas tree. According to energywise you can save up to $20 a year, every year, for every light bulb you replace.

Between a new home build and a garage The Government has finally acknowledged the housing crisis.

A crisis created by the irresponsible approach this Government has taken towards immigration and housing.

A crisis not inevitable, but due to the Government’s arrogant refusal to meet the increasing housing needs of New Zealanders.

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While some new housing is finally beginning to enter the planning stages, too many New Zealanders are still in need of housing today.

And there are options between a new house build and the backseat of a car or a friend’s garage that can be made available.

During the next few weeks I will continue the work I started earlier in the year; with businesses, social organisations and government agencies, to help make some of these options available.

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Government’s cash offer for housing Mayor Stuart Crosby says Tauranga City Councillors are waiting to see the details of the Government cash offer for housing developments.

The offer of a $1 billion account for infrastructure in New Zealand’s five high growth areas is intended to accelerate housing development without imposing crippling debt on the ratepayers of those councils.

“Until we know the details, see how the process fits with growth management with Western Bay and ourselves – because it’s not just Tauranga City, we work with Western Bay as a high growth area – then we will assess it.

The balance sheet

water systems – is paid for by councils which borrow the money. Tauranga City Council and others have debt limits, which puts the brakes on too many housing developments at any one time in any one area.

Less assistance now

“Historically, the Government used to assist in water and wastewater, way, way back; but now it’s only in land transport,” says Stuart.

“So if this fund is available again for water and wastewater in particular, then we will seriously look at it.”

Prime Minister John Key announced the plan on Sunday. He says the fund will provide interestfree loans to councils in high demand housing areas to fund the new roads and other infrastructure to support new housing developments.

The Government will borrow the $1 billion required, and councils will have to repay the money within 10 years from rates and Tauranga City Mayor Stuart Crosby. developer contributions.

“If it ends up on our balance sheet as extra debt, then we’ll have to really consider that seriously, whether it’s an opportunity or not. But if it ends up on someone else’s balance sheet, then it may well be an opportunity to bring more residential land forward.

“But there’s no doubt we are ready to go, if it stacks up. To bring land forward we have a debt limit and we stick to it. So if there can be funds available that don’t land on our balance sheet, then we will seriously look at it.”

The affected local areas that could be accelerated in development are Papamoa East and Pyes Pa areas, says Stuart.

“I think [Minister for Building and Housing Nick Smith] told me the finance would be available midnext year from memory, so there’s time yet to do the planning; assess whether it’s viable for us.

“But on that I do congratulate the Government for recognising that resources and funds are an issue.”

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Putting your family first Make sure you’re keeping your family safe these school holidays – especially if you are ferrying children around in the family car.

warrants, says Kelly, and is a great option for families concerned about the safety of their vehicle between warrant checks.

“Rather than having to come in and spend lots of Auto Repair Co’s Kelly Belch says their professional money it’s a quick half hour check and we make sure everything is still safe on the vehicle.” team is committed to your family’s safety.

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Superheroes to put on a Super Show Bethlehem Town Centre will be prepping kids to save the day these school holidays, with their Superheroes Training Academy Show.

A great positive way to entertain children these school holidays, the shows will run from 10.3011.30am on July 14-16. Batman, Wonder Woman, The Joker, and

Catwoman will be flitting around to teach children their skills. With fun, exciting comedic games and activities for volunteer kids to demonstrate their ‘super-powers’, this light-hearted show promotes the message anyone can be super as well as helping others and doing good with an antibullying message.

Children are absolutely encouraged to dress up at their

favourite super hero for the show, which will be held next to the Dollar Value store.

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Winter warming carnival

Wharf St, where the Open Air Movie Night will take place on July 23.

Winter is here and the temperatures might be dropping, but a new carnival starting in the Tauranga city centre this month is guaranteed to leave you feeling all warm and cosy.

Downtown Tauranga’s inaugural Winter Carnival begins next week and will see more than 20 events happening in and around the CBD and wider area until July 23.

There’ll be acrobatics, music, children’s pop-up reading rooms, Shakespeare, comedy, movie screenings, light displays and even a Greek Summer Party which begins the carnival on Friday, July 15, says events coordinator Rose Webb.

“Although it’s colder and darker outside, this shouldn’t stop the public from going out and having fun. Whether it’s an outing with friends, a trip with the kids or a night out with the whole family.

“Mainstreet always looks to collaborate within the city centre business community and stakeholders to achieve more for the centre, it’s a great feeling to see so much happening during the middle of winter.”

A total of 28 events are taking place across the city centre and there’s definitely something for everyone in the whole family – just in time for the school holidays.

One event Rose is looking forward to is the Kids Pop Up Reading Room which will be

based in the arcade outside the Tauranga City Library and involves local celebrities reading great books to children from July 18-23.

“Some of the celebrities include Harold the Life Education Giraffe, More FMs radio hosts Renee Pink and Justin Evans, a police officer, firefighters and even a kid’s fire engine tour and a puppet show.

“I’m also looking forward to our Open Air Movie Night on July 23, I can’t wait to see families join us again to enjoy a movie under the stars for the screening of Rio.” The Winter Carnival takes place in the Tauranga CBD from July 15-23. For more information and the full list of events visit: www.downtowntauranga.co.nz David Tauranga

Light up the night in Greerton next week Whether its lasers, glowsticks or fire, Greerton will have it all at their annual IlluminART festival these school holidays.

On July 15, Greerton Village Square, school grounds and Chadwick Rd will light up with laser shows, fire dancers, shadow puppet shows, roving reflectrons, hot air balloons and fuse drummers. The suburb’s mainstreet manager Sally Benning says this year’s IlluminART is stacking up to bring an evening of light, fun and fire to Greerton Village.

“Mid-winter can often be a time that we tend to rush home after work and get in front of the fire,” says Sally.

“But on Friday next week we encourage you to rug up warm and bring the whole family out to enjoy a free mid-winter festival.”

This year IlluminART will feature a brand new glow show, glowing street performers, roving reflectrons and the everpopular lantern parade.

The lantern parade will begin at 5.30pm from the

intersection of Cameron Rd and Chadwick Rd, and will be led by the Tauranga Samba Drummers, says Sally.

So dig out your glow sticks, glowing face paint and anything else you can find and join us next Friday and help set Greerton Village aglow. For more information, visit www.greertonvillage. org.nz

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Roll on 2017 General Elections Money fund a global revolt Now that the dust has settled on the United Kingdom’s BREXIT referendum, it is fair to say Britain’s exit from the European Union – 50 per cent versus 48 per cent will undoubtedly have serious consequences for the country’s financial wellbeing in the future.

Nevertheless how could the UK remain with the basket-case EU where it contributed more than it received? Immigration of refugees was virtually unrestrained with free borders and so on – all out of control effectively.

Now let’s look at New Zealand – perhaps bumbling, stuttering Prime Minister John Key should look at instituting a NZ Exit binding referendum to see if Kiwis support his Government’s race-based policies, handouts, the unrestrained fabricating of past Kiwi history, the stealthy freshwater sell-out and the ill-conceived

Foreshore and Seabed policies plus ballooning immigration.

NZ First leader Winston Peters is absolutely right - immigration and separatism doesn’t and won’t work!

I can confidently predict that 80 per cent of Kiwis would not support Mr Key or his Government’s policies on this front.

The question is, does Mr Key have the guts to take a binding referendum vote to stop this politically correct theory of picking something up by the clean end – headlong plunge into separatism?

The short answer is ‘No’.

Another thought perhaps the South Island and Stewart Island should petition to secede from Aotearoa New Zealand’s North Island and create South New Zealand – SEXIT – not a bad idea.

Roll on 2017 General Elections.

S Paterson, Matapihi.

Action against a failed ideology A study paper written by three top economists with the research division of the International Monetary Fund finds Neoliberalism has not delivered economic growth. It has only made a few people a lot better off and the rest of the world stagnating.

It has caused epic crashes that leave human wreckage and costs billions of dollars to clean up.

At last this major institution is going after, not only the symptoms but the causes – and it is naming the causative factor as ‘political’.

Last year, the rich countries’ ‘think tank’ the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – known as the OECD – conceded that the share of economic growth enjoyed by workers is now at its lowest since the Second World War. The same or worse applies to workers across the capitalist west. The Brexit, the United States of America and the Australia polls are the indicators of a global revolt against a failed ideology.

MJ Anderson, Pyes Pa.

What about the unborn?

Re: ‘They got away with murder’ (The Weekend Sun, July 1).

K Morland’s letter headed ‘They got away with murder’ reflects the writer’s contention that the sentences handed down in the case of Moko Rangioheriri case would be one of the “worst messages of all time sent to would-be child abusers in this country”.

I can tell you a worse one - from over the ditch. Recently, the Australian Minister of Health provided last year’s annual figures for late term abortions, which included

the figure of 204 babies born alive.

The release stated these babies were simply left to die.

For each of these babies someone got away with murder, but you don’t read of any prosecutions.

Obviously, when we’ve lived so long with the lie that the unborn legally ‘aren’t there’, it’s logical to say killing the born doesn’t matter either.

I guess that’s how abortionists sleep at night.

D Brebner, Voice for Life BOP Charitable Trust.

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Commuter rail services Playing roulette in the rental market into Tauranga?

Wasn’t it great to see the smiling faces of our three local MPs after the announcement of the $520 million upgrade of State Highway 2 from Tauranga to Waihi.

However, I did not see any smiling faces from Omokoroa residents who can only look forward to at least another 10 years of worsening traffic problems.

The MPs are however concentrating on getting re-elected next year and of course our local body elections are due in October.

So I would suggest that Omokoroa gets proactive.

Conduct a survey of not only Omokoroa but also Te Puna, Minden, Pahoia, Apata, Whakamarama and Plummers Point, requesting details of residents travel to Tauranga and ask if there was a train service to Tauranga mornings and return in the evenings,

say 3-2 carriage trains at half hour intervals picking up at Apata, Omokoroa, Borrell Rd, would they use it?

And if there was a ferry to the Mount, would they use it? Depending on the results of the survey, set up a meeting with Kiwi Rail and the ferry owner, regional council etc.

Kiwi Rail has recently replaced their rolling stock in Auckland.

I would suggest there should be six of the retired carriages worth refurbishing and platforms would need to be built.

Most modern cities have commuter rail services, why not Tauranga?

I note the Bethlehem School bus quite often arrives after the morning assembly has finished.

This will only get worse with the additional building in the district.

P Turner, Omokoroa.

Re: ‘New rental home law’ (The Weekend Sun, June 26).

Owners of rental properties must insulate their properties and supply smoke alarms.

And so they should.

Not unreasonable I wouldn’t have thought. Some property owners are creaming it from rentals by charging rents that are out of reach of the average Kiwi family and certainly don’t reflect the quality of the property.

People are becoming so greedy and selfish. It’s all about me, me-self and I and to hell with everyone else.

Christchurch post-earthquake is a prime example of human greed. Families lost everything, some lost loved ones, but there was very little compassion from those who saw this tragedy as an opportunity to make quick money by charging ridiculously high rents for properties. New Zealanders are some of the most generous, giving, kindest people in the world.

But unfortunately there are those who see human suffering as an easy way to line their own deep pockets from other people’s misery. The current housing situation is no different. Rents and house prices are ridiculously out of kilter with wages.

I just hope there isn’t a property market crash in the near future.

Some people will find themselves knee high in manure and they’ll have no-one to blame but themselves.

S Gussey, Omokoroa.

New office ‘other people’s money’

I attended a recent roadshow on the proposed new Tauranga City Council Head Office, where the audience was informed the new building was benchmarked against TrustPower’s new Head Office and the new IRD building under construction among others.

Interesting comparisons. The TrustPower building has 6900m2 office space, basement garage and land sold for $40 million.

The IRD building has 7800m2 office space, two floors, basement garage and land is being advertised as a ‘$40 million development’. The TCC Head Office will supposedly be 8100m2 office space, no garaging, no land costs, but a ‘turnkey’ deal requiring $64 million. It would appear to be a magnificent Other People’s Money fitout.

K Gifford, Tauranga City.

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Shake the dust off your feet I’ve been thinking about collateral damage recently.

The damage you do to other people or other things when you attack something or someone.

There’s a story in The Bible about how Jesus wanted to visit a village once, and the village elders said He wasn’t welcome.

Two of Jesus’ disciples James and John wanted to ‘call down fire from heaven’ on the village, but Jesus rejected that approach. In fact, when talking to His friends shortly afterwards Jesus said if people don’t welcome you, just shake the dust off your feet as you leave.

When we think about the awful war in Syria, there is so much

collateral damage, so many buildings and hospitals destroyed, so many non-combatants killed, and such a flood of people turned into refugees. I wonder whether this refugee crisis didn’t also tip the balance in the Brexit referendum.

The British decision to leave the European Union has all the hallmarks of a messy divorce. And it’s got me thinking about divorce and the impact a divorce often has on many people around a couple.

Obviously, when a couple divorce it affects them and their children.

But it often also affects all their friends and often people at a distance.

I wonder whether Jesus’ teaching and modelling on how to respond to rejection has something to teach us as a community?

Simon McLeay, St Peters in the City

Wisdom of man is foolishness with God Many people have university degrees, diplomas by the truck-load, doctorates etc.

To find out why things are happening in But we can see by the laws of the last few years how stupid man’s worldly wisdom this world we can go to The Bible. Here’s an can be. example: “For the wisdom of this world is Not in order, the first one is the animal fart tax – what a ridiculous law instigated out of the lie of greenhouse gases. The world’s climate has changed during the foolishness with God”.

centuries by the earth’s orbit changing slightly like the ice age that occurred.

The anti-smacking bill – the MP responsible thinks this was her highest achievement in Parliament.

Legalising of prostitution – how many good fathers would be proud of their daughters in this career choice?

The next a real doozy – health and safety. Should be the called Health and Hindsight Brigade, or the Secret Police.

This came out of the Pike River disaster where the blame could not be pinned on anyone, but the pendulum has swung too far the other way to cause many employers to fear huge fines incurred by their staff.

The Old Testament law was given to show how much man needed a savior; it was based on how good they were to be rewarded by God. The New Testament is totally based on how good God is; this is the motivation to serve God, knowing you are forgiven and free from all curses. A new creation in Christ with wisdom.

Pastor Rod Collins, Living Word Faith Church

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Leading Kiwi violinist Benjamin Morrison will perform as guest soloist at Bay of Plenty Symphonia’s upcoming concert ‘Time Travels’ on July 17.

community orchestra of today,” says Justus. Bay of Plenty Symphonia’s ‘Time Travels’ concert is at Tauranga’s St Mary’s Church on Sunday, July 17.

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musical history with pieces that have truly stood the test of time.

“The Symphonia is also honoured to welcome Benjamin Morrison to the stage, one of the most talented guest soloists ever to have performed with our community orchestra.”

A graduate of the NZ School of Music, Benjamin now lives in Austria where he enjoys a busy solo career and is also a member of the Vienna State Opera and the Vienna Philharmonic.

Considered the leading Kiwi violinist of his generation, Benjamin will showcase his skill with a Vivaldi concerto and the well-known virtuoso ‘Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso’ by Saint-Saëns.

Helping bring the music of the past to life will be guest conductor Steffan Sinclair, who also studied at the NZSM and is a proficient musician with an orchestral background playing trumpet, says Justus.

“Steffan intends to talk the audience through the programme, tracing the evolution of classical music through time.

“This wonderful concert will bring together the music of the last four centuries, played by the Bay’s great

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Truth, compassion and tolerance shown in art An international art exhibition is making its first Tauranga appearance during the first week of the July school holidays.

Inspiration for the art works is from personal experiences and spiritual belief. The artists’ style is traditional as they apply classical oil techniques used by the old masters, says Judy.

They call their art-form ‘NeoThe Truth-Compassion-Tolerance Renaissance.’

This set of paintings are International Art Exhibition is at 66 canvas copies of the originals.

Devonport Rd from 10am-7pm on Judy says the Truth-CompassionJuly 10-17.

Tolerance exhibition is art with “We’re very fortunate to have this in deep inspiration.

Tauranga,” says Judy Shakespear.

“It seeks to inform and educate, “It’s toured 900 cities through 50 to transform, to change and countries; and now it’s Tauranga’s turn. reshape.

Anyone concerned with the “We encourage people to contemporary world, in come and see it.” particular China, will The works in this find special importance exhibition were created in the issues raised as by a diverse group of much of what the art accomplished artists from depicts is currently Canada, USA, Japan and unfolding in China.

Taiwan.

“Many viewers of the Many are graduates from exhibit have remarked the Academy of Fine Arts at the sense of calm and in China, with most of beauty they feel while them having exhibited and received awards at home One of the pieces in the art standing in the works’ exhibition on July 10-17. presence. Others have as well as internationally.

felt a newfound sense of shared humanity with people in China.”

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‘Just Three Girls’ to be filmed in Tauranga “One magical ancient relic, one power hungry warlord, 100 trained assassins – just three girls.”

and up-and-coming local actress president Anton Steel says they’re creating the “Tarantino-esque” Melanie Bevan. short film as part of the The stunt team will be upcoming Tauranga Winter headed by Mana Davis, who’s just returned from It’s a tantalising teaser and the premise of a short film Carnival from July 15-23.

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Recently, whenever I have plans to write about something, people die.

Is it something about this year? Because 2016 certainly seems to have been a particularly attritious time for the arts sector. At the risk of depressing y’all, before mentioning a groovy gig next weekend, I thought I’d briefly pause to tip the hat to three indubitably eccentric artists who touched my life and are no longer with us. First up let’s salute the wild undisciplined talent that was film director Michael Cimino.

Michael is most widely known as the maker of ‘The Deer Hunter’, one of the first fiction films to seriously confront the Vietnam War. It is a deeply personal and visceral film, mourning for a lost working class America torn apart by the draft, and terrifyingly tense in its war scenes. Great cast too – including De Niro, Walken and Streep. I remember it as a teenager in an English cinema, furiously puffing cigarettes – as you were allowed to in those days – to ride the horror of the “Russian roulette” confrontations. And that conflicted melancholic ending still haunts.

There are three big Vietnam films from that time: ‘The Deer Hunter’, the Coppola masterwork ‘Apocalypse Now’, and Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Full Metal Jacket’. And, by strange coincidence, the other hero of mine who died last week was the writer Michael Herr.

I was still at school when I read his definitive grunt’seye-view book about Vietnam, titled ‘Dispatches’.

I would unhesitatingly recommend it. Herr also wrote the narration for ‘Apocalypse Now’ and co-wrote the script for ‘Full Metal Jacket’. He was a helluva wordsmith. After the director’s death produced a small book called ‘Kubrick’, which is simply the best thing ever written about ‘Stanley’.

But back to Cimino, who moved from ‘The Deer Hunter’ to ‘Heaven’s Gate’, a western so far over budget and length – of four-plus hours – and such a box office disaster that it effectively sank one of Hollywood’s major studios, United Artists.

That was largely the end of Cimino’s directorial career, though he made a cop film with Mickey Rourke, ‘Year of the Dragon’, that I rather like. Great promise squandered perhaps but how many people even create one masterpiece? ‘The Deer Hunter’ was that, a rare and special achievement, and ‘Heaven’s

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Gate’ wasn’t far behind. Talking about Michael Cimino to a friend – in an “everyone is dying” conversation – he mentioned Dan Hicks. Dan Hicks was a brilliant country/swing singer/songwriter.

Turns out he died in February. I hadn’t heard so I’m guessing there might be others similarly unaware.

He wrote ‘I Scare Myself ’ and much else. I remember him at Sweetwaters with a fantastic swing trio. It seems a bit belated to go on about him now so all I’ll say is please have a listen. Actually, watch him if you can. Just find whatever’s on YouTube – it’s all great and, as I discovered at Sweetwaters, the man had a way of dancing that needs to be seen to be believed! Okay. Enough death. Skipping jazz, folk, blues and everything rocky, I’ve got a classical gigs that might be of interest...Next weekend The Bay of Plenty Symphonia is putting on a fascinating-sounding concert at St Mary’s Church on Cameron Rd. ‘Time Travels’ presents classics that showcase the development of music from the Renaissance to contemporary times.

The programme stretches from the early 1600s and Monteverdi, through Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven and more to 1977’s ‘Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten’ by Paert.

Past president of the Symphonia Maggie Gething tells me that a big draw is their “stunning violin soloist, Benjamin Morrison”.

“Ben is a highly talented New Zealander who is a member of the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera, two of the most prestigious orchestras in the world, as well as making a big name for himself internationally as a soloist and chamber musician,” says Maggie. “We are so lucky to have him join us for this concert.” Even to a relative dilettante such as myself that sounds pretty damned impressive!

Things kick off at 3.30pm, and cost various amounts between $20 and $30. Check on www.iticket.co.nz.

There will also be door sales. watusi@thesun.co.nz

GIGGUIDE & ENTERTAINMENT Greer’s Gastro Bar Sunday 10 – Saelyn Guyton 5-8pm. Solo acoustic.

Popular covers.

The Crown & Badger Friday 8 – One One One 9pm – late.

Saturday 9 – Piston Broke 9pm – late.

The Entertainers Club (Tauranga Citz Club) Sunday 10 – Gray Bartlett and friends 5-8pm. Private

Conversations National Tour.

The Hop House Friday 8 – Hard Rock Night 8pm with The Prophet Motive, Super Narco Man, Here Lies the Hominculli.

Free event.

The Matua Wednesday 13 – “A Taste of Your Music”. Come along with chord sheets and sing with the band. 7.30pm start.

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59th Tga Festival of Performing Arts

July 8-17 at Baycourt Community & Arts Centre. Three sessions daily 9am - 9pm. Adults $2, students $1. Festival concert July 17 2pm, tickets available at Baycourt Box Office. www.taurangacompetitions.co.nz Winter Pool Party Games, prizes, hydroslide, waves & music. At Baywave 6-9pm. Only $6 to get in.

Saturday 9 July Alcoholics Anonymous

Women’s meeting at St Andrews, Dee St 10-11am, children welcome. 0800 229 6757 Annual Book Sale Books wanted for Tauranga Harbour Lions November book sale. Drop off points are Living Quarters, Bethlehem Town Centre; Payless Plastics, 414 Cameron Rd; Liquor King, 140 Otumoetai Rd, Brookfield.

No magazines or encyclopedias please.

576 7105 Cross Dressing Club Starting Up Stop hiding away & join the cross-dressing club. Get together with people like yourself & do fun things together. Donations of ladies clothing, mainly lingerie etc plus 2 + ladies to help out. All guys & girls welcome to join, ages 18+. Free.

021 042 7074 Dance Party Aug 13, Greerton Hall, 1263 Cameron Rd 7.30pm.

BYO drinks & nibbles. Just turn up on the night. Entertainment by Helen Riley. Supreme Dance Centre 544 2337 or 027 322 1786 Garage Sale St Pauls Presbyterian Church cnr Mulgan St & SH2, Katikati 8am. Large selection of household goods & furniture, includes 3 invalid beds.

David 549 1007 Genealogy Informal Group Discussion on Irish records in ‘Find My Past.’ 849 SH 29, Tauriko 1.30pm. $2pp to cover afternoon tea. Visitors welcome. Cathy 541 3335 a/h Ikebana Group Meet Methodist Hall, 13th Ave 10am - 12pm. New members welcome. Pauline 576 5760

Lions Club of Katikati Moggies Market

Memorial Hall 8am - 12pm.

LOL Laughter Wellness Laugh away the winter blues with us. Sandpiper Room, Arataki Community Centre, Mount 11-11.45am. $3 door charge. Trish 022 036 6768 email: lollaughterwellness@ gmail.com Messianic Meetings Every Sat at Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui 10am. Seek to unite together in our walk to put truth into action on a daily basis. All ages welcome. 544 7424 or 0210 226 3515 Mindfulness Mini Retreat Take time out! Come along & learn/practice selfmanaging techniques to reduce stress & anxiety & increased happiness. Sat & Sun at Tauriko 10am - 4pm. Waged/ unwaged/koha. All welcome. Bookings 021 238 7799 Narcotics Anonymous Open meeting, Hanmer Clinic (behind Super Liquor) 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton 7.308.30pm. If using drugs is causing you problems, maybe we can help. 0800 NA TODAY

Papamoa Community Park Join in the

fun - growing soil, food & community.

Fun for all ages, dawn till dusk. Gardening bees 2nd & 4th Sat 9am - 3pm.

Between 51 & 53 Hartford Ave, Papamoa. Chris 021 0241 5454 or therockpapamoa@gmail.com

Petanque at Blake Park

Every Sat 1pm. Coaching & competitive play. Equip available, all levels welcome. Jo Ann 578 3606 Red Cross Book Fair Sept 3 & 4 at Historic Village Hall, 17th Ave West.

Wanted: books, CDs, DVDs, games, puzzles, jigsaws. Please de-liver to: Red Cross, 245 Chadwick Rd, Greerton. 578 6987 Rally to Stop the Sale Of Tauranga State Houses July 16 at Red Square, Spring St 1pm. Hear Phil Twyford & guests.

Sequence Dance Good company, live band, great supper at Mount Sports Centre, cnr Hull/Maunganui Rds 7.30pm. Entrance $7. Organised by Mount Scottish Soc. Elizabeth 544 5633 Te Puke Scottish Soc Monthly dance July 16 at Te Puke Memorial Hall, Jellicoe St 7.30pm. Old time & sequence dancing. Live band, good supper.

Entrance fee $7, subs due. Valerie 573 7093

The Rusty Mannequin Sale

High fashion top quality preloved women’s clothing sizes 8-22. $5-$10 cash only. At Historic Village 9am – 12pm.

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

Sunday 10 July

A Course in Miracles Discussion group

meet at Grindz Cafe, 50 1st Ave 12pm video, 12.30pm coffee & chat. 1pm Topic: What to do to overcome reluctance & resistance to perfect health, joy & abundance. All welcome. RSVP txt 021 0274 2502 Art Exhibition July 10-17 at 66 Devonport Rd, formerly Mondo Travel 10am - 7pm. Exhibition on Truth, compassion, tolerance. Free.

Bay Bible Fellowship/Lord’s Day

Worship service at Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Rd 10am. “Relationships for Eternity” series. Week $2: The dream of marriage - mercy rules. Ps Lincoln Forlong. www.bbf.net.nz Bible Seminars Every Sunday at Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St, Greerton 1.45pm. Title: “A journey through the Bible - the book of Nehemiah.” Interactive, Q&A. Refreshments provided. All welcome. Vic 543 0504 BOP Orchid Society Auction Meet at Masonic Hall Lodge, 18 Oxford St, Te Puke 12noon. Plants, produce, tools, books & more. Great prices.

City on its Feet Walking Group Every Sunday at the new shopping centre, 83 Pyes Pa Rd 9am. Medium & fast pace.

Mike 543 4733 or email: mikemell@ kinect.co.nz Croquet Every Sun, Tues & Fri at Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd

12.45pm. Peter 571 0633

Czech & Slovak Club Tauranga Open

day at Czech School & Playgroup 10am - 1pm. Join us for a fun morning filled with games & children’s performance Tauranga Boys’ College, Devonport Rd. Death Café Coffee, cake & group directed conversation on dying, death & living. Grindz Café 1-3pm. Email: taurangadeathcafe@gmail.comCarole 022 0689 183 http://www.deathcafe.com/ Indoor Ultimate Frisbee Open to men & women of all ages & abilities.

4vs4, non contact team sport. Mount Sports Centre 12-2pm. Search Facebook Groups “Mount Ultimate” or MountUltimate@gmail.com Jaguar Enthusiasts’ (BOP) Club Calling all Jaguar owners. Meet like minded drivers for outings, tours & socialising.

Graham 543 4933 Japanese Culture Friendship Arataki Community Centre 1-3pm. Open meeting to all welcome who are interested in Japanese culture. Tomoko 027 278 4744 Katikati Tramping Club Lindemann Track - Woodlands Rd, moderate. Keith 552 0215 Papamoa Lions Club Market Gordon Spratt Reserve, Parton Rd, Papamoa.

Gates open 7am for stall holder entry.

Radio Controlled Model Yachts Meet Sun & Thurs at pond behind 24 Montego Drive, Papamoa 1.30pm to sail Electron & similar 3ft long yachts, for fun. Adult beginners welcome.

Graham 572 5419 Quakers in Tauranga In hall behind Brain Watkins House, cnr Elizabeth St/Cameron Rd 10am for an hour of mainly silent worship followed by tea/ coffee & talk. 544 0448 www.quaker. org.nz Sunday Cyclists Meet outside Paengaroa Hall 9am. All levels catered for. Jenny 0274 353 669 or 578 8937 Taoist Tai Chi New beginner class starts July 17 at 15 Koromiko St. Exercise your body & mind. Neale 567 7216 Tauranga Theosophical Society Tim Boyd, presidents blog, update. Tauranga Yoga Centre 2pm. Entry by donation, all welcome. 577 6042

Monday 11 July

Achieve Toastmasters Keep speaking,

keep helping, keep succeeding. 1st, 3rd & 5th Mon of month at St Stephen’s Church Hall, Brookfield, Tga 7.309.30pm. Craig 027 587 5115 After Suicide Support Group Meet second Mon of month 5.30-7.30pm.

Grief Support Services 578 4480 email: support@griefsupport.org.nz Alanon Family Group Meet every Mon at St George’s Anglican Church, Gate pa & Cameron Rd 7-8pm. 0508 425 266

Badminton Club: Seniors & Juniors

Juniors: Mon 6-7.30pm. Seniors: Mon & Weds 7.30-9.30pm. Bethlehem College Events Centre, Elder Lane. All levels of players welcome. Sue 021 194 4335 or www.taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz Ballroom Dancing for Beginners Free dance lessons at Club Mount 7pm. Just come along, easy & fun. Udance2 - The Dance Centre. Dean & Miki 542 1295 www.udance2.co.nz Email: udance2@ xtra.co.nz

Bethlehem Bowls Every Monday at Bethlehem Hall 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. Thurs at Tauranga Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St behind Pak n Save. All classes 9.15-10.15am. First class free. For men & women. Dianne 576 5031 ‘Qualified Sport & Physical recreation instructor’.

Chess Mt Maunganui Mount RSA Chess Club every Mon at Mount RSA, 544 Maunganui Rd. Early program 6-7.30pm during school term. Late program 7.30pm onwards. Incl casual games. Noel 579 5412 Chess, The Mount Club Every Mon at St Thomas More Church, 17 Gloucester Rd 1-4pm. The only place you play standard chess in Tga. $3 a session. Sets, boards, clocks & refreshments provided.

Bob/Viv 575 5845 or 0274 786 282 Citizens Advice Bureau For free, confidential information and advice about anything call in Monday-Friday 9am5pm 38 Hamilton Street, Tauranga or Freephone 0800 367 222 or 578 1592.

JP Service every Mon 1-4pm, Weds & Thurs 9am-11.30am. Migrant Clinics Tues - Fri 1pm-4pm. – All welcome no appointment necessary City of Tauranga Pipe Band Grade 3

Meet every Mon at Otumoetai Primary School Hall 7.30pm. Comprehensive learning programme for pipers & drummers. Experienced players welcome to join the competitive band. Maureen 541 0532 or pjmflewis@xtra.co.nz Civic Choir Tauranga Every Mon at Wesley Church, 13th Ave, Tauranga 7.30pm. www.civicchoir.net.nz Heather 575 9092 Dancefit Get fit, while having fun. At Bethlehem Hall, Waihi Rd. Mondays 9.30am & Thurs 9.15am. $5 a class, first class free. Ruth 0274 156 819 Diabetes Help Tauranga Free group clinic at Life Pharmacy, Te PUke. Infoline 571 3422 Fitness League Ladies exercise with dance to music. Improve posture, energy, toned body, increase strength & fun. Every Mon at Greerton Senior Citizens Hall, 39 Maitland St 9.3010.30am. Gloria 573 4429 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 Meditation Classes Mon 10am & Weds 7.30pm in Bellevue, Tauranga.

Gain a new awareness. David/Trisha 570 1204

Harmony a Plenty Barbershop Chorus Every Mon at Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 7pm. New members welcome. Wilf 571 5576 or www.harmonyaplenty.co.nz Katikati Coffee & Chat 10-11.30am.

543 3010 at Junction Mental Health Peer Support & Advocacy.

Lantern Workshops July 11, 12 & 14 10am - 2pm at Greerton Hall, 1263 Cameron Rd, Greerton. Make your lanterns then come along & be part of the Lantern Parade to kick off our IlluminArt Festival. Gold coin donation per person.

Meditation & See What Unfolds Meditation & discussion group every Mon 7-9pm with coffee after. $5 fee. Kevin 578 7205 Mini Golf Bayfair Championship Tour July 11-14 10am - 3pm. Bring the kids into Bayfair these School Holidays to perfect their putting technique on our mini golf course located near Kathmandu. Spot prizes for a hole in one.

North of England Club BOP Expressions of interest in forming a casual club.

Looking at gathering every 6 weeks - no minutes, president etc. Email: noec@ rushpost.com or check our Facebook site if interested.

Omokoroa Indoor Bowling Club Meet at Settler’s Hall, Omokoroa Rd every Mon 1.30pm & Tues 7.30pm. $3 mat fee. New players free first 3 weeks. Anne 548 1636 Otumoetai Indoor Bowls Leads & Twos/Skips & Threes, Matua Primary School Hall, Clivedene St 7.15pm. New members welcome. Karen 576 0443 Papamoa Genealogy Branch NZSG meet in

Tohora Room, Papamoa Library Community Centre 9.30am – 2pm. Small door charge. Coffee/tea provided. Bring your own lunch. Elaine 574 9960 Papamoa Progressive Assn 2nd Mon of month at Dune Room, Parton Rd, Gordon Spratt Reserve. Ken 574 2332 Pilates Matwork Classes Every Mon & Fri 10.40-11.30am & Tues 12-12.50pm at Arataki Community Centre. All levels welcome. Claudia 0211 927 706 Recycled Teenagers Gentle exercise for 50’s forwards, & injury or illness rehabilitation. Mon & Weds, 14 Norris St, Tauranga Senior Citizens Club, behind Pak n Save. Tues at St Mary’s Church Hall, Girven Rd. All 9 - 10.30am.

Classes taken by qualified instructor. First class free. Jennifer 571 1411 Silver Singers Choir Practice every Mon at St Stephens Church, Brookfield Tce 1-3pm. Tenors, bases & contraltos needed for our 35 voice choir.

Pat 579 1036 Tai Chi & Taoist Qi Gong Every Mon at Arataki Community Centre 9-10am.

Warren 574 2464 or 0274 745 389 Taoist Tai Chi Daily classes. For days/times www.taoist.org.nz Tauranga Brass Practice every Mon at Community Hall, Elizabeth St West 7-9pm. All players welcome. Alex 0274 920 185 or 571 8720 Tauranga Creative Fibre Every Mon at Arts Centre, Elizabeth St from 9.30am.

Spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, crochet & more. Also on Thurs evening twice a month. Shirley 577 0188 Tauranga Gem & Mineral Club Meet 2nd Mon of month 6pm juniors, 7.30pm seniors in club rooms, shop, museum & workshop, Historic Village, 17th Ave.

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Tauranga Rock n Roll Club Inc Club night every Mon at

Tauranga RSA, Cameron Rd, Greerton 8pm. A relaxed, social evening of dancing. Members $3, non-members $5. Visitors welcome. Check the Facebook pages.

Trina 575 7461 a/hs Tauranga Senior Citizens Club Cards, 500 & Bridge Mon & Thurs. Indoor Bowls Tues, Weds & Sat at 14 Norris St, behind Pak n Save 1-4pm. Register by 12.45pm. $2 includes afternoon tea.

New members welcome.

Te Puna Indoor Bowling Club Every Mon at Te Puna Memorial Hall 7.15pm. Ian 579 3024 Tiny House Theatre A small group of Documentary lovers get together every second Mon of month to share wide ranging & thought provoking topics.

Kim 576 9427 or 027 285 9611 Womens Art Group Every Mon at Lyceum Club Rooms, 68 1st Ave 9am - 12pm. New members welcome.

Margaret 543 3244

Tuesday 12 July

ABC - Avenues Badminton Club Every

Tues at Tauranga Intermediate School Sports Centre.

Juniors 6-7.30pm (term time).

Seniors (Adults) 7.30-9.30pm.

Club racquets & coaching available.

Delwyn 027 212 4720

Altrusa Community Service Club

Business/dinner meeting 2nd Tues.

Social night 4th Tues, each month.

Julie 544 0277 Badminton (Social) Every Tues & Fri at Otumoetai Baptist Hall 9.30am - 12pm.

Racquets available. Lorraine 579 3229 Bayfair Petanque Club Tuition & boules available for learners & visitors.

Every Tues & Thurs at Bayfair Reserve, Russley Drive 1pm. Margaret 572 3173

Bereaved Parents Support Group

Have you lost a child? Do you wish to meet other bereaved parents? Join us today at 106 College Place, Poike 7.30pm. All welcome. Mary 544 3778 evenings.

Cards 500 Every Tues & Thurs Mount Senior Citizens, 345 Maunganui Rd. Names in by 12.45pm. 575 4650 CV Writing Clinics (Free Service) Need help to create a basic CV? Complete the CV form, available at your local library & bring it to one of the CV writing clinics. Tauranga Library Tues 10am. Weds 10am. Papamoa Library Fri 12.30pm. Greerton Library Mon 12.30pm & Thurs 12.30pm. Times are subject to the availability of Volunteers.

Excel Toastmasters Every 2nd, 4th & 5th Tues at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way 6.15-8.30pm. Learn public speaking & leadership skills. brooke_bop@hotmail.com Falun Dafa Free exercises & meditation classes. Every Tues at Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui 7pm.

Judy 021 0425 398 Fitness League Ladies exercise with dance to music. Improve posture, energy, toned body, increased strength. Every Tues at St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood 9.30-10.30am. Gloria 573 4429 Inachord Chorus Womens 4 Part Harmony every Tues at Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 6.55pm. Enjoy the challenge of singing & performing varied repertoire. Cathy 579 2040 Junction Mental Health Peer support & advocacy: coffee & chat at St James’ Hall, Greerton 10am - 12pm.

543 3010 Mahjong Every Tues at Gate Pa Bowling Club 1-4pm. Beginners welcome. Pearl 578 6556

Matua Otumoetai City on its Feet

Meet every Tues at Kulim Park 9am.

576 7339 Meridian Daylight Lodge Meet at Masonic Centre, 33 Hairini St, Tauranga. Visiting members welcome. from 11am. Keith 544 4109 Mount Morning Badminton Every Tues at Mount Sports Centre, Blake Park 9am 12pm. Social, competitive, all ages, beginners welcome.

Racquets available. Daily fee: $5pp. Margaret 575 9792

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Overeaters Anonymous

Do you or a family member or friend have a problem with over or under eating?

Overeaters Anonymous can help - meetings Tues & Fri. 544 1213 or 022 0642 186 Sequence Dancing Tauranga Social & Leisure Club. St John’s Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai every Tues 7-9.30pm except second Tues of the month 3.30-6pm. Visitors welcome.

John 578 9716 South City Indoor Bowls Club mystery night at Greerton Hall 7.30pm. Keith 577 1116

Tauranga Astronomical Society

Presentation on Jupiter & newly arrived spacecraft Juno. Followed by our 4 part presentation on Stars. Telescope viewing also available. Fergusson Park Observatory 7.30pm.

Tauranga Morning Badminton Club

Every Tues & Thurs at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre, Memorial Park, cnr 11th Ave/Devonport Rd 9-11.30am. Heather 574 0976 Tauranga Samba Every Tues meet at Mount Sports Centre 7-9pm. Brazilian drumming & percussion. No experience needed. Rob 021 232 7185 Tauranga Scrabble Club Every Tues at Tauranga Bridge Club, Ngatai Rd 8.50am. 3 games $2.50. New players welcome. 544 8372 Tauranga Society of Artists Tuesday evening group meet at 171a Elizabeth St West 7-9pm. Friendly & supportive, any level of ability welcome. 576 9592 Tauranga Target Rifle Club Club night every Tues at Elizabeth St West 7pm.

Casual shooters $7.50 per 13 shot card.

All equipment & coaching supplied.

Tauranga Target Rifle Club Inc. Tauranga Toastmasters Every Tues at Tauranga Lyceum Club 7.15-9.30pm. Learn public speaking & leadership skills.

Guests welcome. Alan 544 5989 Te Puke Lyceum Club Meet every Tues. Also have readers & garden groups. Mah Jong meet every Thurs & Sun. Singing every Fri. 8 Palmer Court.

Jenny 573 7487 Welcome Bay Wheelers Recreational cycle group meet every Tues at Palmers, Ohauiti Rd 9.30am.

Pam/Andrew 544 3272

Wednesday 13 July

Age Concern Walking Group Meet at

Memorial Park off 7th Ave 10am.

578 2631 Alcoholics Anonymous Reflections at Te Puke, Te Puke Baptist Church cnr Malyon St/Station Rd 7.30-8.30pm.

0800 229 6757 Bowls Indoor Every Weds & Fri at Mount Senior Citizens, 345 Maunganui Rd 12.45pm. Beginners welcome. 575 4650 Bromeliad Club Meeting Yacht Club, Sulphur Point 12.30-2.30pm. Speaker: Dave Anderson - his trip through the Florida Everglades. Plant of month: Tillandsias. Sales table. Visitors welcome. Lynley 576 7711 Cards Do you play crib or would like to learn? Every Weds at Greerton RSA 1pm. Rona 578 7939

Fernland Spa Water Exercise Class

Every Weds 10.45-11.45am. Held rain or shine but not during school holidays.

Classes taken by qualified instructor & lifeguard. New participants ph Jennifer 571 1411 Fitness League Te Puke Ladies exercise with dance to music. Improve posture, energy, increased strength.

Every Weds at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Oxford St 9.30-10.30am. Gloria 573 4429 Five Hundred Cards Every Weds at St Thomas More Church, 17 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui 1pm. $3 a session.

Includes weekly prizes, door prize, refreshments, aggregate. Barbara 572 4962 Floral Art Tauranga Group Meet at Baptist Hall 9.45am - 12.15pm, also the following Saturday 9.30am - 12pm.

New members/visitors welcome. Fay 543 5176 Free Diabetes Group Meetings Bob Owens Retirement Village 10am. For details, 571 3422

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Open Fours Day Tournament at Greerton Hall 10am. Kevin 543 4044 Healing Rooms Experience God’s healing touch at Bethlehem Town Centre, cnr shop behind PO/Bookstore, open every Weds (except July 13) 1-3pm.

No appointment necessary, no charge, all ages welcome. 0211 100 878 www. healingrooms.co.nz Kiwi Toasters Building communication & confidence 1st, 3rd & 5th Weds at 3 Palm Springs Blvd (same building as Palm Springs Pharmacy) 5.30-7pm.

Chrissy 027 296 7939 Narcotics Anonymous Working the steps. Closed meeting every Weds.

Downstairs Hall (accessed from the building’s rear), Salvation Army Recover Church, 375 Cameron Rd 7.30-9pm.

If using drugs is causing you problems, maybe we can help. 0800 NA TODAY

National Speakers Assn NZ, Tga

“Building a Speaking Business” at Devonport Hotel, 5th Floor, 72 Devonport Rd, Tauranga 7-9pm.

Topic: Author-ship & Product Development. Visitors welcome. www.nsanz.org.nz/events. Roberta 576 0922 or 27 685 4229

Nonviolence & Conscious Living

Want to speak more compassionately to yourself & others? Learn non violent communication Weds or Thurs at Historic Village 7pm. 021 0238 0340 RhondaLAPowers@gmail.com Otumoetai Care & Craft Every Weds at St Columba Church Hall, Cherrywood, Otumoetai 9am - 12.30pm during school term. . Crafts, fun, games, entertainment. Lunch provided. Dawn 576 7783 Scottish Country Dancing Every Weds at Senior Citizens Hall, Maunganui Rd. Step practice & formation revision 7pm, regular class 7.30pm. Lynne 573 5055 Single Coffee Club 60+ Mixed company for singles 60+ that meet once a week for coffee, enjoy socialising & making new friends. Email: mixandmingle@xtra.co.nz or 027 439 4267 Taoist Tai Chi Exercise your body, challenge your mind.

New class starts July 20, 15 Koromiko St 1pm. Caroline 548 1209 Tauranga Embroiderers’ Guild Every Weds at Tauranga Rowing Club rooms, Memorial Park 10am - 2.30pm & 7.309.30pm. Juniors 4-5.30pm during term time, Beginners & experienced stitchers welcome. Nancy 544 4778

Tauranga Mid-Week Tramping Group

Kaimai Summit to Hurunui hut & return. Grade mod, approx. 5.5hrs. Phil 544 9455 Toastmasters Build your confidence, find your voice & open doors of opportunity in 2016. Join the happy bunch at City Early Start. Every Weds at Avgas Cafe, Classic Flyers 7-8.15am. 021 044 5654 or www.cityearlystart.co.nz

Weds Evening Mountain Bike Ride

Meet at RideBikes, 393 Cameron Rd 6.15pm. Jen 578 0016 Wednesday Recreational Cycle Meet at Sulphur Point, near Nautilus, off Cross Rd 9am. Cam 552 4513 Women’s Bridge Club Every Weds at Lyceum Club rooms, 68 1st Ave 12.50pm. New members welcome. Helen 579 1947

Thursday 14 July

Awesome Clothing Sale Good quality, all sizes & styles - men’s, women’s, children’s, shoes, sheets, duvets etc. Only $5 a bag. You pick. Historic Village, 17th Ave, Tauranga 9.30-10.30am. Organised

by Turning Point Trust 578 6934 Bay City Rockers Social Dance Social Rock n Roll dancing every Thurs at Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St 7.309.30pm. Gavin 027 643 6222 Club Mt Maunganui Social games club.

Play indoor bowls, 500, bolivia & 5 crowns every Thurs 12.45pm. Prizes & visits to other clubs. John 575 2422 Fitness League Safe, effective, low impact exercise to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed to help with posture, balance & stamina, combination of exercise, movement & dance.

All ages & abilities. Complementary 1st class. Thurs: Central Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave/Cameron Rd

9.30am. Weds: Katikati Memorial Hall 10am.

Pam 549 4799 or 021 117 7170 Free Mediation Classes Every Thurs at Papamoa Sports & Rec Centre, 80 Alice Way, off Parton Rd 7pm. Find peace, love & joy & make your life rewarding. Ian 576 2032 Free Skin Facial Pamper Trial Group session or one on one session. Svetlana 027 616 2124 Keynotes 4 Part Harmony Women’s Chorus meet Thurs at Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave 6.45pm. Sing for fun & health. Nora 544 2614 Mah-Jong Every Thurs at Bowls Matua Bowling Club, 108 Levers Rd, Matua 1-4pm. Beginners welcome. Julia 576 4127 More Than Craft Every Thurs at Greerton Bible Church, cnr Chadwick Rd & Fraser St 9.30-11.30am. 10 crafts available. Talented tutors. $3 entry. June 544 0823 Mount/Papamoa Coffee & Chat 1-2pm.

Junction 543 3010

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Tues morning class 10am - 12pm. Weds Plus, Thurs Club night & new dancers. 7.30pm.

Frontiersmen’s Hall. 543 1063 Papamoa 500 Card Club Every Thurs at Gordon Spratt Reserve 12.45pm. Dave 575 5887 Petanque Every Thurs & Sun at Cliff Rd 1pm. Tuition given to new players. No equip needed to start. Charles 570 1099 Schizophrenia Support Group For people who have a diagnosis of schizophrenia 1-2pm.

Junction 543 3010 Sunshine Dance Group Learn sequence dancing at a friendly club. Meet every Thurs at Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 7-8.30pm, followed by dancing till 10pm. $2pp, entrance includes supper. Jan 544 4379 Tai Chi & Taoist Qigoing Every Thurs morning at Elizabeth St Community Centre.

Warren 574 2464 or 0274 745 389 Taoist Tai Chi New beginners class starts today at Katikati Memorial Hall. Exercise your mind & body. Neale 567 7216 Tauranga Heart Support Group Low impact group exercise class for those with or at risk of heart & associated diseases. Every Mon & Thurs at City Church, Otumoetai Rd 9.3010.30am. $4pp. Diana 021 0476 155 Tennis Seniors WBOP Players 35yrs+, Tauranga lawn tennis club, Wharepai Domain 9am - 12pm. New players welcome, $3 ball fee. tsw-bop@gmail.com or 021 0576 601 Ukulele Lessons For primary age children.

Every Thurs at Otumoetai Baptist Chapel 3.30-4.30pm. Enquires Linkt Community Trust email: learn@lead.co.nz

Friday 15 July

Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting every

Fri at Hamner Clinic, 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton (behind Bridgestone) 7.30pm. For more meetings or assistance 0800 229 6757 Chess Tauranga At Tauranga RSA, Greerton 5-7pm, for the whole family. Longer if necessary for longer games. Incl casual games.

Werner 548 1111 http://www.westernbopchess.weebly.com/

Bi/Gay Men’s Support Group

Do you need a trusting person to talk to? Discretion assured. For meetings & locations ph/txt Alex 027 358 5934

Greerton Indoor Bowling Club Champi-

onship Fours. Tauranga City Silver Band Hall, Yatton St. Names in by 7.15pm.

Sally 571 8914 IlluminArt 2016 Mid winter light show featuring lasers, glow show, shadow puppet shows, fire dancers, hot air balloons (tethered), Tauranga Samba Band & more.

Festival kicks off with a Lantern Parade from Chadwick Road/Cameron Rd inter-section, down Chadwick Rd to the Village Square.

From 5.30-8.30pm. Free admission.

Narcotics Anonymous Open meeting every Friday at Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui 7.30-8.30pm. If using drugs is causing you problems, maybe we can help.

0800 NA TODAY Ohauiti Market Every third Fri at Ohauiti Hall 5-6.30pm. Produce, craft, art.

Public Screening of Film “A Simpler Way: Crisis as opportunity” with film director & featured participant attending. Wesley Centre, 100 13th Ave 7pm. Audience discussion. Q&A after film. Entry 8, cash only at door (includes refreshments). RSVP if poss to tmfn2007@gmail.com or Ron 544 5360 Tauranga Lyceum Club Women’s friendship club. Catered lunch first Fri of month & dinner 3rd Weds with varied & interesting speakers. Other activities include: painting, mah jong, music appreciation, bridge & book club. 68 1st Ave. Margaret 543 3244 The Greek Summer Party A mid summer/ Mama Mia dress-up party (in the middle of winter) at The Phoenix 7pm. Free event (including food & drink specials) The Sociables A 30’s/40’s age group of males & females that meet up once a week to socialise by dining out or participating in local activities & events.

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Make. Mend. Ph Rob at Magic Seal 543 4940 PAINTER/DECORATOR Interior and Exterior, quality workmanship friendly services.

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

Ph Shane Mount/Tauranga Decorators 07 544 6495 or 021 575 307 PAINTING & DECORATING Exterior & Interior Painting Gurus, Roof Painting, High quality workmanship, prompt service, fully insured, satisfaction guaranteed, get the A Team @ Fresh Coats Painting. Call 022 421 4261 PLASTERING, INTERIOR WALLS & ceilings. Tradesman 30yrs exp. Skimming, painting prep. Small jobs OK. Ph Murray 027 266 5657 ROOF REPAIRS free quotes for all maintenance of leaking roofs, gutter cleaning & repairs.

Chimney maintenance & repairs.

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

STUMPINATOR STUMP Grinding free quotes & prompt service. Narrow machine to access rear yards. Ph 576 4245 or 022 076 4245

TIMBER RETAINING WALLS decks and all types of fencing.

Excellent work at a competitive price. Ph Clive 021 048 2833 or 552 6510 TREE SHRUB and hedges trimming, topping removal, rubbish removal, palm pruning or removal, satisfaction guaranteed free quote. Ph Steve Hockly 571 5958 or 027 498 1857 WINDOW CLEANING Home, business, rural. Tauranga, The Mount, Papamoa, Te Puke.

Clearly Windows, Freephone 0800 40 55 88 or call Nicky on 021 148 6467

transport DRIVING MISS DAISY relief for busy families. Let us take care of the transportation of your parents/children to appointments, outings, afterschool groups.

Safe, friendly, reliable service. Ph Driving Miss Daisy 0800 363 000

travel & tours ”A A A” CHATEAU TONGARIRO HOTEL WINTER ESCAPE. - Tour 2: - World of Wearable Art in Wellington.

- Tour 3: - Discover Stewart Island. Tour 4: - Bay of Islands & 90 Mile Beach in October. Tour 5: - Andre Rieu Show with tickets. Contact our Hinterland Tours Team to chat about our memorable holidays and entertaining shows. Door to Door Service & Free Newsletters. Ph: 575 8118 or 027 235 7714 JOIN NO.8 FULLY ESCORTED TOURS 2016 – (1) Aug Sun 7th Evita. (2) Aug Fri 12th Disney on Ice. (3) Aug Tues 30th Mid Xmas Lunch. (4) Sept 4th 4 days TransAlpine & Wild West Coast. (5) Sept 10th 4 days Farewell Spit & Takaka. (6) Sept 18th 4 days Wanganui River & Homesteads.

(7) Sept 26th 14 days Tasmania.

(8) Sept 29th 4 days World of Wearable Arts. (9) October 18th 3 Days Forgotten World Railcarting. (10) October 30th Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

(11) November 1st 2 days Andre Rieu. (12) November 4th 4 days Rhododendron Festival. Book Now seats are limited - Free Door to Door service & Free colour catalogue: Ph No 8 Tours team on 579 3981 or Email info@no8tours.co.nz

venues FOR WEDDINGS, FUNCTIONS OR MEETINGS+ check out No.1 The Strand, a beautiful historic setting. Email: kim@ no1thestrand.co.nz or www.no1thestrand.co.nz WEDDINGS, PARTIES, MEETINGS etc - The perfect venue. With stunning Harbour views, fully licensed bar & kitchen onsite. Restaurant open every Friday from 5pm & Sunday from 4.30pm, kids under 12 years dine free with every paying adult. Tauranga Fish & Dive Club, 60 Cross Rd, Sulphur Point. Ph 571 8450

wanted TRAILER YACHT either Tasman Monarch or Tasman Tropic.

Ph 021 155 1245

Give Julie a call today to book your Run On Listing 07 578 0030

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