The Weekend Sun 9 October 2015

9 October 2015, Issue 772

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So it’s hardly surprising 13-year-old granddaughter Jess Jones has a hankering to get airborne, among other things such as swimming, netball and university. To read the full story of a family going aloft, see page 11. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

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If God’s rugrat was a regular homey This week we delve into the murky waters of race, religion and rap. This classic RR column from a few years ago is regurgitated, following new claims recently that Jesus was black.

Rogers Rabbits was already investigating this five years ago, as the following column shows.

Some serious questions are being asked about God, his offspring, our statutory holidays and it all needs clearing up...

It all started with the claim in a letter to the Sun, that Jesus had dark skin and black curly hair.

We also had a letter claiming to be from Jesus himself, (and no, we do not give classified advertising discounts to the offspring of deities) which we are inclined to not believe since it’s commonly understood he’s been dead for a couple thousand years.

However, if this is not the case, it would be good to have the discrepancy cleared up before next Easter, if possible, so we know whether to plan our four-day break or not. It kind of ruins the spirit of Easter, doesn’t it, if the guy turns up alive again, when we’ve based an entire weekend around the fact that he came alive then went permanently dead again.

pairs of animals aboard. All safe, although I think the panthers ate the unicorns and the dung pile in the elephant quarters is starting to get a bit whiffy. Thanks for your watch. Catch you next time. Over.”

Even God him/herself needs to show some more responsibility and lead by example.

Imagine the hullabaloo in the offices of the Red Sea Insurance Company, if they find out the life insurance payout was a fraud.

There’s a few other questions the world would also expect some straight answers to. Such as, “did you leave your shroud in Turin, or not?”

Now if he’d had those little name tags inside his collar and on his socks, like our mums did with our school uniforms, it wouldn’t have become a worldwide mystery.

Maybe the Shroud of Turin should be checked again. There might just be a little tag “JC” lovingly stitched into the hem.

Similar message for Noah. If he’d followed best practice and placed a trip report with Coastguard and then reported his arrival back after the voyage, we’d know exactly where the Ark was located; and saved centuries of wild speculation.

“Red Sea Coastguard, this is The Ark. ZMV 2X2. All safe back ashore on Mount Ararat, a few people and several hundred

The burning bush episode was clearly sanctioned from the heavens, yet everybody knows there’s a complete fire ban across the Bay of Plenty in summer.

But getting back to the letter’s assertions, exactly how they know Jesus was black is a mystery for most of us, who are very sure about our fervent religious beliefs including that God is a bloke and his son a Pakeha.

Proof: I’ve seen the pictures on the wall at Sunday school.

But let’s assume, for a moment, for the purposes of light entertainment, that the letter is correct.

Many of today’s generation struggle with the somewhat antiquated language used in translation of the Bible, so perhaps the wording needs revision, in light of this new ethnic slant.

If Jesus did show up alive, and was of darker ethnic genes, a non-Caucasian, he may not necessarily be a clean cut, upstanding sort of character such as Barack

Straight answers

Obama, Hone Harawira or Bill Cosby.

There’s a chance he would be a rapper from the ghetto.

The translations of Jesus’ teachings would therefore need some adjustment. To put the scriptures into modern terms, RR suggests the following amendments, in gangsta rap style. And let me hasten to add, that this is the only permissible time the word “nigger” can be ethically used, in conversation between two gangsta rappers, which in this context, is not a racial slur but accepted as a term of endearment.

Thorns sideways

For starters, he wouldn’t settle for being called simply Jesus.

More like “J. Diddy Christ” and wearing his crown of thorns sideways. He’d be hanging out with Mary Ho and the D’sciplz in da hood.

The donkey will be lowered with some phat hydraulics and pimped with plenty of chrome and da bling.

The Ten Commandments would need some working over: 1. J.Diddy’s Daddy is da Man. Da shiznit.

Da Daddy Mac, foo’.Yah dig?

2. Yo shalt worship no udda homey.

3. Yo shalt not make no idol, not even American Idol. Try dis Buddah, it make yo idle, bro.

4. No shizzle the name of God fo sho.

Was up wid ya talkin trash, foo?

5. Remember the Sabbath, Black Sabbath.

Dey bitchin.

6. Honour yo muva and fava, if you know’d da man.

7. Yo shalt not pop no cap in no other mofo’s ass.

8. No gangsta luv wid no other nigga’s ho.

9. No getsda cherry lowrider (dat Grand Theft Auto foo’). Else book da honky pigs a-comin.

10. No getsda wandering eye to yo bro’s ho boobage in da hood or back of da ’Lac.

Possible in coming weeks:

Is Santa Claus a communist?

Solving the Easter Bunny’s identity crisis.

Supermarket trolley etiquette: When aisle rage is acceptable.

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IMPORTANT STUFF: All material is copyright and may not be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher. Sun Media makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all information and accepts no liability for errors or omissions or the subsequent use of information published. The Bahá’í Faith regards the Ark and the Flood as symbolic, according to Wikipedia. In Bahá’í belief, only Noah’s followers were spiritually alive, preserved in the “ark” of his teachings, as others were spiritually dead.

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Retirement takes over winery The art deco-styled Mills Reef Winery, a popular Tauranga wedding and concert venue since opening in 1995, is seeking resource consent to begin redeveloping the 20-hectare grounds into a retirement village.

The Mills Reef Winery grounds as the proposed retirement village. because it has the necessary community infrastructure The consent hearing was held this week and the in a village setting, while being close to Tauranga’s decision reserved. central business district and the ocean,” says Tim. Should they succeed, Preston Group director It is expected to take up to a decade to complete Tim Preston says the venue will continue operating the retirement village, as it is for at least another but five years or so five years. before the winery plant The application is to is relocated to expanded establish a 198-unit facilities that reflect the retirement village on winery’s ongoing success winery grounds. in the industry.

The owners say winery “Regardless of where we and restaurant operation move to, and when, we is being squeezed off will ensure the relocation its site by suburban is seamless,” says Tim. pressures and have started The existing entrance to long-term planning to the site and the associated relocate to a fresh site large open space will be in the Western Bay that retained. enables much-needed Mills Reef has long been popular for concerts The proposal will retain business expansion. and weddings, including the summer music a number of trees along The winery building will event The Winery Tour.

Moffat Road, as well as be kept as the central hub the established trees, which frame the existing for the village, and is intended to be used as driveway up to the Mills Reef building. an amenities building and will eventually include The application has to go to a hearing because a gymnasium and administration facilities. it exceeds the development density and scale. The The first stages of the retirement village will be majority of the site is zoned rural residential under developed on land north of the shelter belt on the the City Plan. A small portion of the south western site’s northern boundary. corner is zoned rural.

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Bay divers lose their boat

A pair of Bay of Plenty divers who surfaced to find their boat had been blown away were faced with a lengthy swim ashore last weekend.

The divers were ‘somewhere near’ Rabbit Island on Saturday when they surfaced to find the boat had blown away, says Tauranga Volunteer Coastguard operations manager Simon Barker.

“It was a gnarly old day,” says Simon.

“Although it wasn’t rough, there was a lot of wind and chop. It was pretty nasty.”

It took the two men about an hour to swim ashore and contact the coastguard.

Pop-up park for inner city

A former Thai restaurant and bar in Tauranga is set to make way for a pop-up park and 21 additional car parking spaces.

Contractors are preparing to demolish the properties from 89-92 Devonport Road, with the temporary park installed until the land is developed further.

The project is part of a number of measures to increase car parking spaces in the city centre until more permanent investment is made.

Rudd loses appeal

Tauranga rocker Phil Rudd has lost his appeal against his home detention sentence.

The former AC/DC drummer appealed to the High Court after being sentenced to eight months’ home detention on charges of threatening to kill as well as possession of methamphetamine and cannabis.

He was sentenced in Tauranga District Court on July 9 and also ordered to pay $120,000 reparation.

Rudd believes he should have been discharged without conviction and appealed against his sentence on the basis that it is manifestly excessive. However, in a High Court judgment released this week, Justice Raynor Asher dismissed the appeal.

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Rona versus retirement home Rona Mason was told that if things went wrong for her, the “newspapers would have a field day”.

“Little old lady evicted from retirement village home” – imagine that headline on the front page. That’s what Rona claims she was told.

They were intended to be reassuring and comforting words for Rona from a retirement village manager seven years ago. She believes he was telling her it would never happen.

And he could never have imagined how prophetic those words would prove to be.

“I thought at the time I would be here till I couldn’t look after myself or I died,” says Rona. “When you go into a retirement village that is your expectation.”

Or, as it turns out, until Oceania Healthcare decided to terminate Rona’s tenancy at Melrose Retirement Village on Waihi Road.

“We require you to vacate Villa 57 by Friday, 29 January, 2016.”

This would, Oceania told Rona, allow her to enjoy Christmas. But Rona’s more

worried about the rest of her life than presents and Christmas pudding.

This is a cautionary tale about a person who believed she had peace of mind and security in her dotage but, as it seems, there were no guarantees.

Rona signed a tenancy agreement – “the tenancy shall commence 18th September, 2008” it says. There’s no specified duration of tenancy but it “may be ended by either party giving notice as required under the residential tenancies Act 1986.”

And Oceania has given notice – an extended notice of four months.

“The villa was intended for sale from the time Mrs Mason signed the tenancy,” says Oceania CEO Earl Gasparich. The company’s now negotiating the sale with several interested parties.

Oceania has offered her what they call a “studio cottage” – a much smaller, onebedroom unit at a lower rent.

“Should Mrs Mason wish to move in,” says Earl, “it will be refurbished with new

‘Remembrance’ one more time: Rona Mason at her piano. Photo: Tracy Hardy. carpet, paint and curtains at our cost.

That may seem a reasonable compromise.

But not to Rona.

“No, no, no!” She is quite defiant.

“They don’t understand.” She wants her space and to keep all of her possessions.

“It just feels unfair, unjust and just plain wrong”, says Rona.

So she wrote back to the company.

“I do not know how much longer I have to live.” Rona’s a cancer survivor in her late seventies. “But I ask that I be allowed to remain in my home.”

Rona doesn’t ask for much, she’s more of a giver as a Salvation Army home chaplain.

And as Rona told Oceania in the letter: “My work involves me giving guidance and counselling to those in distress. My situation has now dramatically reversed.”

Now it’s Rona who’s worried and stressed and in need of support.

And she asks: “Why should I be defending myself at this stage of my life? I haven’t done anything wrong.”

Oceania simply wants Rona to downsize.

But “no deal,” says Rona.

For the full story, visit theweekendsun.co.nz; Search ‘Rona vs retirement home’

Mount lifesavers make history

Mount Maunganui’s champion surf lifesavers have created history, taking their club to the national pool rescue title in Auckland.

Mount won the Paul Kent Memorial Trophy for the first time, dominating the three-day carnival and finishing with 127 points – some 40 points clear of second-placed Mairangi Bay, with defending champions Papamoa third on 81.

The tournament tests the swimming and poolrescue skills of 600 athletes from 33 NZ clubs.

SunLive Comment of the Week After plans were revealed to build a retirement village on Mills Reef Winery’s grounds, SunLive reader Steve Scottie said: “When the winery was developed, buyers of surrounding houses knew they also ran concerts.

What did they do? COMPLAIN about a preexisting activity. Now the winery has decided to develop housing, what do the surrounding residents do? COMPLAIN. Sorry, but you can’t have it both ways.”

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IHC bid questioned IHC’s move to buy more than 1000 state houses in Tauranga is being slammed by the protest group State Housing Action Network.

IHC has emerged as the most likely buyer of more than 1000 state houses in Tauranga, says SHAN convenor John Minto. The government wants to sell to a single buyer and the IHC property arm, Accessible Properties, says it wants them all.

“IHC would not support Victorian-era approaches to people with disabilities, so neither should they support the National government returning housing for low-income families to Victorian times when the only options were charities and churches,” says John.

SHAN’s Tauranga spokesperson Vanessa Kururangi says it remains the government’s responsibility to provide housing and support for low-income families.

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the government shouldn’t be allowed to sell off things that are not theirs.”

When the responsibility for state services is transferred to charitable trusts, churches and the like, then they are contributing to the sell-off, she says. The example of the far north trust that bought houses in Glen Innes also shows they could endanger their charitable trust status as a result.

“If they are going to try sell these to charitable trusts and the trust later tries to sell them back to the people they will lose their status,” says Vanessa.

“You can only help people enough to make them feel grateful. But you can’t help them so much that they are actually empowered enough to stand on their own and actually have a chance of home ownership, and become independent.

“IHC has a history of supporting families with disability issues but if it purchases or leases state housing it will help the government abdicate its responsibility for housing low-income families.”

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Canon’s old testament found It’s an old testament, 143 years old.

But it was found in a very modern plastic box at the Bay of Plenty’s oldest European heritage site. How it got there has The Elms collections convenors Dr Willie Turner and Kevin Hamm scratching their heads.

Dated the 18th day of July, 1872, it’s a testament written by four ministers of Ireland’s County Kerry, praising the qualities of Reverend Canon Charles Jordan. They note “while serving he behaved himself soberly, piously, and with ability and conformably in the doctrine and discipline of the Church of Ireland” – it’s possibly a character reference of its time.

“It’s a glowing testament,” says Willie.

Canon was the first vicar of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Tauranga. So, Willie and Kevin are giving it back to the church. They’ll be handing the testament to Reverend Paul Williamson of Holy Trinity Church this morning.

“We thought it was more important to give to him,” says Willie. “They have a glass case in the vestry with other documents relating to Canon Jordan.”

Written in copperplate, the testament was discovered at The Elms’ Hunter House, hiding among old books, photos, love letters and early prints of the original house that Reverend Alfred Nesbit Brown lived in.

So how did this find its way to The Elms? Willie and Kevin don’t know for sure, but have a few theories.

“It was posted from Ireland,” says Willie, examining six folded creases. “Likely posted to Reverend Brown because he was probably the only minister here.”

Canon was born in Ireland and served as a pastor before being appointed to the new parish of Tauranga, to serve the developing settlement.

Willie says Canon had applied for a job here, so the testament was possibly his ticket out of Ireland.

A praising testament to his name, Canon got the job, but he and Alfred soon butted heads.

“Clearly a different character to Brown, he was feisty and strong-willed,” says Willie. “A fighter, but a survivor. Everywhere he went there were arguments.”

The Elms collections convenors Dr Willie Turner and Kevin Hamm with the testament. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

Willie says Canon had what can only be described as a stormy career: “He was accused of spending too much time on civic duties at the expense of spiritual ones and was often in dispute with some of the congregation and citizens, but he also showed exceptional leadership qualities for the community by being mayor on nine occasions, as well as chairman of the school committee.”

A monument stands in his memory at Tauranga’s Wharepai Domain. “Despite being controversial, he clearly had much support,” says Willie. Zoe Hunter

From parliament to the people (and back again) On Tuesday evening I held the second ‘People’s Question Time’ for the year. These are an opportunity for constituents to come along and ask me any questions they may have about the government’s policies and services, or simply share their thoughts on local and national issues.

These sessions are also a great way for me to find out what issues and concerns are on people’s minds, in addition to my constituency clinics and visiting local businesses and community organisations.

Not surprisingly, the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement was a topic of discussion. The agreement was

successfully concluded earlier this week and will see significant benefits for the country.

We will have better access to over 800 million potential customers in 11 countries, representing 40 per cent of the global economy.

As a small nation at the bottom of the world, we are reliant on trade for a strong economy, higher wages, and more jobs.

TPP will contribute at least $2.7 billion a year to New Zealand’s

economy by 2030 and save exporters $259 million a year in tariffs.

For example, $15.3 million in annual tariffs at entry on kiwifruit will be removed, which is great news for Bay of Plenty growers.

Claims by opponents of the agreement have been proven unfounded. We have not given up our right to govern our own country and New Zealanders will not pay more for subsidised medicines. Arrangements are being made to release the full text before it is signed by governments.

Like any free trade agreement, it will go through the Parliamentary process before it takes effect.

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Foster care for our four-legged friends A special guest arrives at The Weekend Sun office.

Char is young and shy, timidly approaching me and the photographer as we’re introduced to one another.

It’s clear Char isn’t great with strangers – they make her nervous – but as soon she’s in the great outdoors with caregiver Betty Hall, her playful

Char with animal services officer Betty Hall.

Photo: Tracy Hardy.

and loving nature shines through.

Char is a recently acquired pound pup and the newest addition to Betty’s home. The Western Bay of Plenty

District Council animal services officer has played foster mum to no less than four strays in recent months, in a bid to help get these abandoned animals ready for a ‘forever home’.

Now, Betty and the animal services team are looking for more people like her to help the growing number of dogs who end up like Char – abandoned or unwanted, emotionally and physically distressed, and in need of some care and attention.

Char, 10-months-old, came into Betty’s care last month when fellow animal services officer Melissa Murton found her wandering out past Te Puke with another puppy.

“They were both in physically good condition but had been roaming for a while,” says Betty.

“Melissa had been keeping an

eye on them and finally she got her hands on them.”

WBOPDC policy is to keep lost or abandoned animals for a period of seven days, during which time the owner can collect their pet and pay a fee. After that, the animals are sought to be rehomed. As a last resort, they are put down.

“It’s a misconception that it is council’s go to,’ says Betty.

“It’s a very hard decision but if there are severe behavioural issues, or the animal is unwell, we have no choice.”

In some cases, the dog needs a little work before being rehomed, as was the case with Char. Betty says she was “very good at dog

language, but wasn’t with people”.

She’s been introduced to Betty’s other two dogs, and also accompanies her to work to get familiar with people.

In four short weeks, the improvement has been dramatic, and although still a little hesitant, Char is ready for a ‘forever home’.

Betty and the team are looking for expressions of interest from people wanting to be involved in a foster care training programme, as there are always dogs that need a bit of extra care before being ready for their new home.

“We’re going to be very clear about what is required to protect not only the carer, but also the dog, to give them the best chance in the shortest possible time.”

If you’re keen to become a foster carer, email customerservice@ westernbay.govt.nz

Cruise ship season sets sail and is well underway The 2015/2016 cruise ship season began with the arrival of Diamond Princess and finishes on May 18 2016 with the arrival of Insignia.

Most ships are in port for approximately 12 hours. Diamond Princess is set to arrive approximately 9.15am and depart around 9.30pm.

This time gives people an overview of our region and many return after their cruise to explore their favourite

destination in New Zealand.

One of the highlights will be the arrival of Explorer of the Seas on April 18, 2016. The 138,000-ton ship accommodates 3114 guests,

plus some 1185 crew and boasts an ice skating rink, nine-hole miniature golf course and rock climbing wall among its many onboard activities.

Contrary to many comments, the passengers do not all head off to Rotorua. Many of the passengers are repeat visitors, mainly from Australia, who like to explore around Tauranga.

Some passengers have friends or relatives in the Bay of Plenty.

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Love the team; own the shirt It’s a sports trophy that will hopefully increase in value incrementally every time the All Blacks turn out at the Rugby World Cup – both sentimentally and monetarily.

The trophy is a rugby shirt, a proud black shirt bearing a silver fern and the signatures of 31 All Blacks. It’s mounted and framed, and available to the highest bidder.

Next Saturday, October 17, it’ll be up for auction at A Soiree Four Charity, a black tie dinner event at Mills Reef Winery which raises funds for four different charities.

The All Black shirt is a “real score” for the fundraiser dinner, according to Jessica Gordon, the inspiration behind the charity bash. “Only a handful of these jerseys exist.”

“We know there are some mad-keen rugby fanatics out there who’ll make it a highlight of the auction.”

There could be added value if the 2015 All Blacks become the first-ever back-to back rugby world champions.

That would transform a piece of sporting memorabilia into a treasure.

Also up for the highest bidder are three nights of luxury accommodation in Queenstown, a two-hour cooking school lesson with Peter Blakeway and a high tea with Anna Stretton.

To better understand A Soiree Four Charity requires better understanding of Jessica, a young Tauranga woman driven by a life goal of “introducing people to the concept of giving and how good it feels”.

That might sound cheesy, “but it’s so true,” says Jessica.

Jessica is a “self-confessed charity junkie” – when she is not staring into open mouths as a dental hygienist.

“Every little bit we can do to help can make a difference,” she says.

Soiree started out as little event last year – “A small gathering of family and friends to raise some money for charity”. However it pulled in 180 people and raised $15,000.

It’s grown legs this year. It’s a much bigger, brighter and more prestigious affair with 320 tickets.

Two local and two international charities are the beneficiaries: Baby Watoto Uganda charity, which gives destitute babies of Uganda rescued from garbage dumps, toilets and under bushes a chance at life; Mount Mosaic Church in provincial Indonesia works with families living on or below the poverty line; our own Homes of Hope and the Neighbourhood Projects division of Good Neighbour.

The concept is a simple one, according to Jessica. “A community coming together to dress up, enjoy and be entertained. And in the process help those in need.”

Tickets available at www.eventfinder. co.nz or by emailing soiree4charity@ gmail.com Hunter Wells

Jessica Gordon and Sharlene Rowling are organising a black tie affair later this month to fundraise for four charities.

Photo: Bruce Barnard.

It’s about looking after our own first Net immigration has topped more than 60,000 a year. New Zealand simply cannot absorb that rate of uncontrolled immigration, which is costing jobs and placing pressure on our housing and infrastructure.

This past Saturday, when the Right Honourable Winston Peters addressed a

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Walk to remember

Romina Streifinger and Lars Roberts prepare for their journey.

Romina Streifinger could be sitting at home in Munich soaking up the last rays of the northern summer and sculling steins at the Oktoberfest – Romina enjoys a dark wheat beer.

Instead she’s here in New Zealand and stepping out for a walk with her boyfriend, Australian Lars Roberts. A seven-month long, 3000km walk with one complimentary beer, probably a

Speight’s, near Bluff at the end of it all.

They could cut it out in six months, but they want to enjoy it.

This fresh faced, terminally chipper, former insurance clerk, turned barista,

turned hospitality worker and now traveller, has been holed up in Katikati for six months with Lars the landscape gardener she met in Austria.

“I have had an unsettled lifestyle, without a real home for longer than six months for about four years now.”

And now, at the suggestion of a Kiwi they met while meandering through South-east Asia, they are going to do Te Araroa: the 3000km walking track from Cape Reinga to Bluff.

“At first we didn’t give it too much thought – way too ambitious.”

But then a few weeks later Lars admitted he had been thinking

about the walk.

“I said, ‘Me too. Shall we give it a try?’ We just want to know New Zealand better,” says Romina.

“We want to get off the beaten track and experience the real New Zealand and real New Zealanders.

We love being all over the place.”

That means no planes, boats or trains.

Lars makes the trek sound like a spiritual experience. He can’t wait to throw open the door of his tent and see the sunrise over the Richmond Ranges. And he can’t wait to meet real New Zealanders.

“Seems to me Kiwis are generally nicer and more interesting people than Australians.”

The 26-year-old tries to

normalise their plans.

“Sixty three people did the walk last year.” But that means another 4.5 million Kiwis didn’t.

However this is a young couple, with an energy, a love of the outdoors and people.

Are they seasoned trampers?

Are they up for this trek through ‘Godzone’? They practised with a three-day wander through the Grampians in Victoria – 40km.

This is definitely a step up.

But they figure with good Austrian shoes, a kilo or two of buckwheat, and a positive attitude they’ll make it, 18km a day.

“That’s a lot of kilometres each day, but it’s doable.” Hunter Wells

Confronting the misconceptions They’re coming over the Kaimais en masse to put right a few misconceptions about car enthusiasts.

Matt Sutton, Fenton Murray, Daniel McKay, and Joshua Waterson with their cars.

They call themselves car enthusiasts; their detractors call them boy racers.

Anthony Valvoi is an enthusiast and he will lead the Kaimai convoy in a very rowdy, highly modified racer which constantly attracts the attention of the police.

“We have been getting a lot of stick from the police and the public recently. So we want to let people know that not all car enthusiasts are bad.”

They hope to show us a few bad apples have spoiled the barrel “by doing skids, doing 300km/hr, driving illegal cars and not following the rules”.

“Not all of us are like that. Most enthusiasts follow the rules and are willing to contribute to the community.” So the enthusiasts are going to back their words with deeds and hold a charity fundraiser.

They can get together, talk and ogle modified cars – and raise money for the Cancer Society.

“Last year here was a huge turnout of 400 cars and 1000 spectators.” They raised $2000, and are bigger and better this year.

The Massive Cruise for modified car enthusiasts and charity auction is on Saturday, October 31, starting at Hamilton Rose Gardens at 10am, leaving for Tauranga 10.30am. There’s a meet point behind the Tauriko BP at noon leaving for the Mount at 12.30pm. Charity auction at 1.30pm.

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A truly classic flyer Ruth Jones, grand-daughter Jess, 13, in ZK BFF. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

It’s straight out of the ‘The English Patient’ and ‘Biggles’, the fictional flying hero – Tigers Moths, flying jackets, goggles and leather helmets.

But for Ruth Jones, the attachment to the biplane of the 1930s runs much deeper.

“Oh yes,” she coos. “It’s a beautiful machine. Easy to fly, no flaps, no brakes, no radio.” Real flying, says the purist. “Modern planes are like driving cars.”

Ruth wonders what this story is about, what our interest is “because I haven’t done anything amazing”.

That’s arguable because this Tauranga woman is a bit of a trailblazer. She also wined and dined, albeit once, with our legendary aviatrix Jean Batten.

These days Ruth fusses around Classic Flyers in a fluoro vest on Wednesdays as one of the museum’s most devoted volunteers.

“Classic Flyers” she muses affectionately.

“My joy of life. A little boost at the end of my life.”

Along with husband Rhys, whitebaiting and a commotion of grandchildren I suspect. Ruth taught all the grandkids the phonetic alphabet by the time they were seven – Alpha, Bravo, Charlie through to Zulu.

She knows her Catalina Flying Boats from her Boeing Stearmans and De Havilland Devons, and loves the pleasure that these relics, some of them working, bring to the kids.

“I had the best time of my life at Classic Flys,” said a misspelled thank you note to Ruth from eight-year-

old Oliver. “And especially sitting in the warplane.”

Ruth has special thoughts for the restoration team at Classic Flyers – “passionate and skilled people and all of them volunteers.”

There’s a back story here that’s pretty amazing, even if Ruth doesn’t think so. Back in the 50s, when most other young women were coiffing themselves for the Saturday night dance, Ruth Anchor, as she was then, had a date, a date with the Tauranga Aero Club.

“I didn’t have a car so the quickest way to the airport was across the rail bridge. There was no walkway so you had to be quick.”

Then she would skirt around the high tide mark to the airfield. “When the planes came in they would need a fuel check and oil top up.” It was a means to an end. “If I did that for a day I would get 40-minutes free flying. My weekly fix!”

So where did these celestial urges come from?

“At school I was given a book called ‘Spirit of St Louis’” – a book about an epic solo flight, 33.5hr from New York to Paris. It vaulted Charles Lindbergh from aviator to international celebrity.

“It was a most unusual book for a girl to get at school.” A seed was sown. “Obviously it was quite influential” and was nurtured aged 11.

“There was a spare seat in my uncle’s plane one weekend. I filled it.” Fate had determined this young woman should be airborne.

“I loved aerobatics,” she says. “Spins, stalls, spins off the top of a roll, wings over and a slow roll.” All at 4000ft over Tauranga and her parents blissfully unaware. “They didn’t know too much about it!”

To read the full story, visit theweekendsun.co.nz; Hunter Wells Search ‘A truly classic flyer.’

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High heels, headshots and hairspray Creativity is in her blood. It stems from being the middle child.

Mount Maunganui’s Rachael Annear dabbles in photography, art, crafts and especially likes to bake.

“I’m pretty much designated birthday cake maker within my family,” says Rachael. “I normally go to Pinterest, and try to find the most interesting cake out there.”

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The 21-year-old’s always up for a challenge. “I’ve been known to just go out and do things that wouldn’t normally be me.”

Applying for Miss Universe New Zealand and becoming one of 20 finalists is one of those ‘things’.

Rachael saw the competition advertised on casting and auditions website StarNow and thought it’d be a “cool” experience, so she applied. “I just love trying different things,” says Rachael.

“I’d kind of forgotten about it and a month later they said I’d got into the next round and yeah... it’s a bit of a whirlwind.”

It’s no wonder. One minute she’s cramming in study to finish a primary school teaching degree at Bethlehem Tertiary Institute; the next she’s basking in a world of high heels, headshots and hairspray. And so far, she’s having a blast.

The highlight? A 10-day trip to Philippines earlier this year.

“One day we’d be going to an A-list party, which was probably an incredible highlight for me, then we’d be planting mangroves in the middle of nowhere. It was amazing.”

It’s every part of the ‘cool’ experience she hoped for.

What else does Rachael hope to get from this experience?

“Is this where I’m supposed to say world peace?” she giggles.

In all seriousness, if she wins, Rachael hopes to use the glory to be a role model to young girls.

“I feel like winning this would be more of an opportunity for me to go out and talk in schools. I’ve definitely grown a lot and doing Miss Universe has given me that confidence.”

Rachael is hosting an Italian Fundraising Dinner at Gourmet Trader on October 9, with 50 per cent of the proceeds going to Variety Children’s Charity, as part of the Entrepreneurial Challenge.

Rachael Annear with To support Rachael in Miss Universe, ‘Like’ her Facebook some of her baking. page, Rachael Annear Public Figure, or vote at nextmissnz.com Photo: Tracy Hardy.

The grand final will be televised on October 24 from Auckland’s Sky City Theatre.

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Child abuse and neglect is a sad reality for an average of one in four children here on our ‘sunny’ doorstep. That is two children suffering abuse every hour – an average of 20 per cent of our child population.

As a result, when they are removed from these abusive situations, 49 per cent are found to have behavioural, emotional and/or psychological challenges. Eighty-eight percent are found to have unidentified medical needs!

These children need our help.

If unsupported they could become hurting adults, and hurting adults create more hurting children – unless we help.

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‘Wheelie’ challenging A new multi-day mountain biking event, starting on The Strand in Tauranga and travelling throughout the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel, is set to confirm the region’s status with international tourists as a go-to destination for outdoor adventure.

Kiwi Crusade is the first event of its kind to take place in the North Island. Teams, spread across five categories (men’s, women’s, mixed, masters and Kiwi), will spend seven days riding through tar seal, gravel, single track and 4WD roads in stages, starting and finishing on Tauranga’s waterfront.

Event director Darryl Gove says it’s a unique opportunity for any mountain bike rider, as it has never been done before in New Zealand, and allows riders to see

parts of the country the average person isn’t able to.

“It’s that sense of adventure and accomplishment to be able to say you rode 500km-plus over seven days,” says Darryl.

“You’ll be doing 100km one day, and come back the next day, and the next day, sleeping in tents and forgoing creature comforts of a single-stage race. Plus it allows you to build friendships with people from all over the world.”

Although competitors will be ‘roughing it’ in tents, the event has a race budget just shy of $1 million, to ensure the riders are well catered for and can focus on the riding alone.

“You’ve got to have tents in place, marquees,

medical assistance, trucks that can move everything, people who can do it, three meals a day, water points on the route – it adds up.”

And those are just the necessities.

There are also showers, a chill zone, wheelie bins that act as ice baths and a spa pool.

But for what gets spent out, three times as much is expected to come in through accommodation, car hire, restaurant outings and exploring the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel pre- and post-race.

Darryl is looking for further sponsorship – contact him on 021 084 82542.

To register for the event, visit: www. kiwicrusade.co.nz

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Their next pre-event is all about investors. Many business advisors say to have an investor working with you on your new business is about adding to your team and creating value in your business, more than it is about the money they invest. But is that true?

The Venture Centre team have once again secured an international special guest investor for this, the third event of its kind being held in the Tauranga Art Gallery.

Bill Payne, one of the world’s most prolific Angel Investors with about 55 companies in his portfolio, is making a special pit stop to Tauranga.

Bill, along with three members of Tauranga’s local Enterprise Angels group, are willingly putting themselves at the mercy of entrepreneurs in the Bay to answer the hard questions and share a little about themselves and their experience.

As well as meeting Tauranga’s budding business owners at Wednesday evening’s event, Bill will present a special ‘How to pitch to investors’ workshop at Basestation in Durham Street for

Bill Payne, international investor, is making a special visit to speak to Tauranga’s entrepreneurs.

Venture Centre community members the following day (email info@venturecentre.co.nz for more info).

To find out more about Angel At My Table on October 28, and to get your free ticket, go to http://venturecentre.co.nz/blog/startup-weekend

Te Puke business rewarded for putting staff first When the Bridgestone team were awarded both the Carter House Service

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Awards, business owners Mark Cox and The awards, created and run by the Tracy Waller were quick pass the credit to their team.

Te Puke Economic Development It’s this approach Group, are now that has earned in their ninth year. them such The objective is loyalty and made to support and Bridgestone a develop local highly sought businesses, creating after place to momentum work. for growth and “If someone development within feels valued and the local community. empowered They are judged to make over six categories, meaningful with the overall Supreme sponso r Lance Ewens of decisions highest achiever also Bennetts Proa being awarded the they’re far more presents Mark C ctive Accountants ox Bennetts Proactive likely to take Bridgestone Te Pu and Tracy Waller of ke with their aw Accountants Supreme pride in what ards.

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You against you He’s ran 20.5km of the Karangahake Gorge five times before, but Kelly Pender claims he’s no runner.

Judging by physical appearance alone, you’d believe him – his body shape shadows that of an All Black prop more than Hamish Carter.

“I’ve played rugby for as long as I can remember and definitely not built for running long distances,” laughs Kelly. “I just enjoy the off-road challenge.”

Kelly knows how to push himself. It’s Kelly versus Kelly, a philosophy he encourages his Bay of Plenty Polytechnic Certificate of Fitness students to follow.

He’s behind the reason why 20 students, aged 18-40, are tying their shoelaces for Blackmores XTerra Trail Challenge Waihi’s 20.5km Long Course this Saturday.

“We say: ‘You versus you’ within the programme and I think for them to be able to finish the XTerra Trail Challenge will make them a stronger person.

“They’ll take that philosophy into different aspects of their life, set the goal, do the work to achieve the goal and once you’ve done that, move on to the next.”

Kelly says all but one are first-time runners in an event like this one.

“This is the 14th year I’ve run this programme and this is the first time anything like this has ever happened.

“They haven’t done a half marathon on the flat, so to attack an off-road half marathon will make them really proud.

“It’s just about getting them to the finish line.

It’s going to be a massive accomplishment.”

Participants can register for the 8.2km Short Course, 13km Mid-Course, 20.5km Long Course, 43.5km Marathon or 61.5km Ultra-Marathon.

Kelly and his students will follow an estimated 980m course through tunnels, gorge, hill climbs and across swing bridges to the finish line.

So how do you prepare yourself for an event like this? “You need a pretty good running fitness base, a little bit of craziness and a good diet,” says Kelly.

“The philosophy of our programme is to feel the fear and do it anyway. I think off-road runners have a little bit of an adrenaline junkie in their blood.”

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Maungatapu underpass

Project update

October 2015

Construction underway

Construction of the Maungatapu underpass started in September after Transport Minister Hon Simon Bridges turned the first sod at the beginning of the month.

Two public information sessions were also held to give the community an opportunity to find out more about the project.

The Transport Agency’s senior project manager John McCarthy says there has been a lot of interest from the community.

“It was great to see around 500 people attend the information sessions. We’re aware that this is a complex project on a busy stretch of road and will involve extensive traffic management.”

The Transport Agency and Fulton Hogan are focussed on doing everything to minimise disruption to traffic. Because of this, works affecting traffic are being carried out between 9am and 4pm, outside of peak commuting times.

“The digital animation gives an overview of the project showing detailed changes to the road layout which will take place during the next three years. And if you missed the info sessions you can find all of the content under ‘Publications’ on the website,” says Mr McCarthy.

Hon Simon Bridges Minister of Transport turning the first sod

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2010 – Fifteenth Avenue / Fraser Street intersection upgrade

The second stage was improving pedestrian and cyclist safety and intersection traffic flows.

The upgrade was completed in March 2011 and made improvements on the route.

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Fifteenth Avenue / Turret Road improvements

In the short to medium term solutions such as public transport services will be assessed which will help to alleviate congestion. Traffic modelling indicates that the four-laning is a long-term solution.

2015 - 2018 Maungatapu underpass

The Maungatapu underpass was identified as the best solution to relieve traffic congestion, improve safety and separate local and state highway traffic.

Environment a key focus A key focus for the project is to minimise the environmental impacts during construction, giving careful consideration to the surrounding wetlands and waterways, neighbouring cultural and residential areas, and the wider community.

The wetland fishing programme has been underway since mid-May 2015 with the aim to relocate and preserve native fish found within the project site. In total 59 shortfin eels, 42 banded kokopu (fish) and three giant kokopu were relocated into a similar nearby habitat.

Part of this project also included building the Scouts and Guides a new hall at Isla Park, which is now complete, as well as other planned work such as pedestrian walkway access, wetland enhancement and a new cycleway link along SH29A.

What has happened so far?

• Removal of properties and site clearance • Vegetation cleared from the Maungatapu roundabout • New temporary access to Hammond Street has opened.

Hammond Street now links to State Highway 29A and is a left-turn only • Works to build the temporary road on the northern side of the Maungatapu roundabout

The overall project benefits Improves the safety and movement of local traffic on key urban roads, separating State Highway 29A from local traffic.

Provides a long term benefit in solving congestion at the Hairini and Maungatapu roundabouts.

Safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

About the project Location: SH29A Maungatapu / Hairini, Tauranga Contract start date: July 2015 Estimated time to complete: 3 years (mid-2018) Contract type: Design and Construct Contractor: Fulton Hogan, Tonkin and Taylor (T&T), Bloxam, Burnett and Olliver (BBO)

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Get to know your local playcentre Families can grab baby and kids’ gear bargains during a Garage Sale and Open Day on Sunday, October 11.

There will be plenty to keep children amused with activities such as playdough, sandpit play, finger-painting, and swings available during the Open Day, which runs from 10am-1pm at the centre at 75 Windsor Rd (next to Otumoetai Pool).

Playcentre members will have sales tables offering preloved baby gear, children’s clothes, toys and books. There will also be a cake and cupcake stall, sausage sizzle and raffles. Public entry is by gold coin donation, with funds raised going towards renovating the centre’s children’s bathroom.

Otumoetai Playcentre

co-president Rachel Smith says this is the first time the centre has run this kind of event.

“It’s common for playcentre families to help each other out by cooking a meal or passing on preloved clothes or baby gear when someone has a new baby or needs some extra support. Combining a kids’ gear garage sale with our open day is an extension of that.”

It’s a reflection of the community-focussed culture playcentre fosters, where parents are valued for and supported in their role as their children’s first educators.

Playcentres are parent-led early childhood centres which offer high quality education for children in small, mixed-age groups. Parents/whanau stay at the centre with their children to

support their learning in a free-play environment, catering for children from zero to six years.

Playcentre also offers free parenting and early childhood education for adult members.

Otumoetai Playcentre co-presidents Rachel Smith and Paula Dowds.

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Every parent’s dream of confident, creative and articulate children can be a reality, believes Helen O’Grady Drama Academy principal Camilla May. Children today, more than ever, need to be confident communicators; able to express their ideas and feelings effectively, so that they can make friends, be included in decisions, play and work cooperatively,

and get themselves out of difficult situations.

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Parenting with Pio: Learning how to build happy families He’s an actor, singer and comedian on the telly, but off screen Pio Terei is a father.

Pio is returning to the Bay of Plenty on October 22 to share his parenting experience in a one-night-only Parenting Show called ‘Building Awesome Whanau’.

Supported by Blue Light Tauranga, the Parenting Show promises to be an entertaining evening for parents and caregivers detailing the importance of love and values in your family.

Pio will share tips on how to develop a positive

atmosphere in the home and how to help your children develop confidence and the ability to solve problems for themselves.

There’ll be spot prizes and a lucky ticket draw on the night.

Pio’s presentation is at Tauranga Intermediate School. Doors open at 6.30pm, presentation starts 7pm-9pm. Entry is a koha donation or can of food.

Supper will be provided. For catering purposes, people will need to register by emailing wendy@tayt.org.nz

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SPORT & RECREATION

Combining sport & studies: Scholarships now on offer The scholarships support local sporting talent from a large number of codes who wish to achieve a high academic standard in their chosen area of study, while seeking excellence in their sporting field.

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Applications are open for the 2016 Bay of Plenty Polytechnic High Performance Academy Sports Scholarship Awards.

The scholarships are open to any student studying a full-time programme at the Polytechnic and who are playing a Sparcrecognised sport at national or international level.

The scholarship programme was founded six years ago by the Polytechnic after they recognised the need to keep the Bay’s sporting elite in the region, and so created a supported pathway for scholars to achieve high-quality tertiary study while balancing high-level sport.

“The High Performance Academy Scholarships provide our promising young athletes with the opportunity to continue their education and pursue their sporting careers at the same time,” says Group Leader Sport & Recreation Peter Sommers.

“It’s really important that our local athletes have the opportunity to continue living and training in

the Bay of Plenty without compromising their education and future career prospects.”

All scholarship winners receive their year’s tertiary fees paid, access to the Polytechnic’s sport and fitness centre (accredited with NZ Academy of Sport status), performance sport testing, and education, sporting and lifestyle support services provided by a High Performance Manager.

Applications for the 2016 High Performance Academy Sports Scholarships close on Friday, 23 October 2015. All interested athletes are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Previous scholarship recipient, beach volleyballer Sam O’Dea.

Champion fighter teaches the next generation Moukokagedo Dojo is operated

by Anthony Netzler, who spent 25 years living and training in martial arts in Japan.

Anthony has attained the highest rank of 15th Dan directly from the Grandmaster Hatsumi Sensei. He has also competed professionally in MMA and achieved the rank of third in the world in 2006 in Pancrase (an MMA organisation owned by the UFC).

Anthony was the All Japan Shooto Amateur Heavyweight Champion in 1997, the All Japan Combat Wrestling Champion in 1999 and the only non-Japanese to represent Japan as the Abu

Dhabi Submission Wrestling Heavyweight representative after winning the Japanese trials.

Anthony has also appeared in numerous magazines, TV shows and documentaries, including ‘60 Minutes’. Moukokagedo Dojo offers students a unique blend of modern martial arts of the ring and traditional martial arts of the battle field, to give students a grasp of the practice while also teaching them to be good members of society.

Anthony Netzler, a mixed martial arts fighter and teacher in the Bay.

Simple equation; difficult task It’s a simple equation for the Bay of Plenty Steamers: Win against Otago and they’ll likely play Wellington; lose and they’ll likely take on Hawke’s Bay in Napier.

Otago had a narrow win over North Harbour and will be confident they can defend their home turf over the Bay, who has struggled for consistency this season in the Premier Division of the ITM Cup. The Steamers are set to be named this evening about 6pm. Kick-off for the match is at 4.35pm and being played at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin.

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Kiwi treats to save the kiwi Lamingtons, sausage rolls and chocolate caramel slice will take on new meaning on October 16 – they’ll be helping save kiwi from extinction.

The inaugural Great Kiwi Morning Tea is being held to raise critical funds to continue the work of protecting kiwi and their habitat.

Kiwis for kiwi, the national charity that supports communityled kiwi conservation projects, is calling for New Zealanders to get together at school, at work, with friends, neighbours or family to share a traditional Kiwi morning tea and collect donations.

Every $100 raised is enough to protect a kiwi for an entire year.

Funds will go towards predator control, research and monitoring programmes, kiwi avoidance training for dogs and Operation Nest Egg. This programme involves removing vulnerable kiwi eggs and young chicks from the wild until they are able to be safely returned without risk of predation.

Those wanting to host a morning tea can register at www. kiwisforkiwi.org and receive a pack of recipes, invitations, interesting

kiwi facts, a poster and more.

In the meantime, take some inspiration from Great Kiwi Morning Tea ambassador Allyson Gofton, who has some Kiwithemed treat for you to enjoy.

Ginger kiwis Makes about 24 500g bought sweet short pastry (sheets or block) 1 tbsp ginger, sifted, optional ¼ cup chopped crystallised ginger, optional

on the prepared trays. . Bake in the preheated oven 3 for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges of the biscuits begin to turn brown. Transfer to a cake rack to cool.

4. In one bowl, stir all the glace icing ingredients together. In another bowl or bowls, melt the chocolate(s) if not already melted. Use the icing and/or melted chocolates to decorate the biscuits, adding cachous for eyes.

Decorate further as wished.

Glace icing 1½ cups icing sugar, sifted 1 tbsp melted butter 2-3 tbsp warm milk or water OR Chocolate topping 150-200g dark and or white chocolate, melted Cachous, to decorate . Preheat the oven to 180°C and 1 grease one to two baking trays.

2. On a lightly floured bench knead the pastry, ground ginger and crystallised ginger if using, into the sweet short pastry.

Roll the dough out to 3-4mm thickness. Use a kiwi cutter to cut out kiwi-shaped biscuits and place

Photo: Alan Gillard

Final bake-off for young bakers A pinch of passion and a kneading of knowledge is what could make Bay of Plenty Secondary Schools Young Baker of the Year.

BakeShack on Hewletts Rd is closing production this Saturday to clear the kitchen for five student bakers who will be donning aprons for the Bake-off final.

Otumoetai College’s Madeline Johnson and Carmen Philbrick-Cruse, Papamoa College’s Mansha Kalia, and Harmony Pukeroa and Kane Hansen from Aquinas College are finalists in the 2015 competition on October 10.

Sponsored by BakeShack, the Bakeoff final challenges finalists to replicate a dish demonstrated by expert bakers, 11-time NZ Baker of the Year Graham Heaven and Ralph Thorogood.

The prize? The title of BOP Secondary Schools Young Baker of the Year and a free baking apprenticeship.

Food and Produce New Zealand Ltd director Mark Hellyer says they received entries from seven schools Bay wide, with finalists from just three.

“It’s clear students throughout BOP are really passionate about baking.”

Entries were portfolio-based and students had to enter a pastry and bread product.

Mark says entries included a coconut tuile, focaccia, lemon meringue pies, hot cross buns and more.

“We’re looking at the science of how the ingredients behave together and how well they’re matched. There’s a real focus on quality and excellence.

“Then there’s creativity and the presentation of the product, structure, and all of those different things that come with baking.”

The 2015 BOP Secondary Schools Young Baker of the Year is at BakeShack on October 10 from 9am-1pm.

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Mums & bubs make a racket The Devoy Squash and Fitness Centre is holding its inaugural Mums N Bubs five-week programme this Wednesday, October 14, providing a way for mum to stay fit on the court while also getting out and about with baby.

Squash development coordinator Kylie Linsday.

Squash development co-ordinator Kylie Lindsay says the concept is a new one for the centre, and she’s keen to see how it works out.

“Fitness-wise squash is a great way to keep fit. You get a good run around. Plus this course gives mums a chance to socialise with

other mums, get you out of the house and have a bit of fun.”

The programme includes coaching with Kylie before participants pair up for match play, giving the others a chance to chat and play with their children.

“We have a designated play area for little ones to crawl around in and we will have at least one mum off court at all time to make sure they are okay – we recommend mums bring some toys to keep the kids occupied.”

Course fee includes rackets and balls; Mums are advised to bring snacks and toys for the kids. For more information or to sign up, contact Kylie on kylie@ devoysquashandfitness.co.nz or call 021 173 2613.

From office worker to workout master You’ve met me before. I’m the guy who used to eat whatever and ignore the long-term consequences – one $5 pizza at a time.

But as you know, this disregard can only last for so long.

Eventually, the bloke in the mirror wins as the effects of those pizzas begin to take up residency.

For the record, I’m 43-years-old, unfit and carrying a little more weight than I should be. I’m also chained to a desk nine hours a day and boast a working knowledge of my local café’s pie menu.

In short, I could use some help.

That’s where LIFE Personal Fitness comes in.

The LIFE team will guide Dan Sheridan (front, centre) through a 10-week fitness camp.

Fronted by director Dawn Kiddie, the company will attempt to drag me through a 10-week fitness camp, overhauling my diet as we go and introducing me to the benefits of regular exercise and healthy eating.

In preparation for this daunting task, a fitness test is required – a chance for me to gauge the challenge, and for Dawn and her crew to discover exactly what they’d let themselves in for.

Given what you know already, it’s not difficult to imagine the scene as I blow through press-ups, sit-ups and a 2.4km run among other things. Some gruesome stats aside, it all became alarmingly real.

Starting on Monday, Dawn and her team have their work cut out, and you can track my progress via this column week-by-week. With apologies to my local café and their takings, it begins.

For more information on LIFE Personal Fitness, visit:

www.your-life.co.nz

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More than a meal, scallops are food for thought Give me a feed of scallops over crays any day of the week – not that I don’t like crayfish!

I like catching them, and eating them as well, and chasing the grandkids around the house with one is always good for a laugh. But for taste, nothing beats scallops in garlic butter!

So with the season just opened, it’s probably timely to send the message out to one

and all about this prized delicacy.

With the recent closure of Great Barrier Island to commercial takers, because of the parasite Perkinsus Olseni and all 19-known scallop beds virtually wiped out (This Northern Hemisphere parasite is thought to interfere

with nearly all areas of the scallop but especially the gills, reproduction, digestion and growth), there is a great deal of worry in the Bay as to the condition of the local beds. Particular concern is around the one at Motiti, which is the bed of choice for most divers, even though the toxin alert covers this Island.

Any divers or boaties finding sicklooking scallops with noticeably reduced or missing row, contact MAF immediately. The parasite is not considered dangerous to us humans, but let’s not test this current scientific understanding. It also affects mussels, which is definitely not good news for exporters.

As of September 24 this year, the bio-toxin alert and no-take zone is still in place, and has even been extended. It now covers from the Otahu River at Whangamata to Rogers Rd at Pukehina. And that

includes Matakana and Motiti islands (also applies to bi-valves, which are pipis, mussels etc).

What also needs mentioning, and yes I get the conflict of interest being a dive shop owner, is that dredging for scallops is also a great way to damage them, the bed, and the surrounding environment.

And have you ever wondered why your dredged scallops are often gritty? In my opinion dredging should be banned.

I am aware that a lot of people have still been taking scallops from the Motiti bed, and been okay because they come into the shop and tell us.

But I have also heard of a few that have ended up in hospital, seriously ill; one young lady a few seasons ago took a year to recover from paralysis down her left side.

So with toxins in the water and parasites destroying the beds, it’s a wonder anyone can get a feed in the Bay of these delicacies. So please, look after them. Don’t drop empty shells back on the beds, don’t dredge the beds, and don’t take more than a feed!

Sunshine a plenty for Brits at the Beach If you’re looking for the perfect excuse to take a jaunt to Whangamata then look no further because the Brits at the Beach Festival has got you covered.

The annual four-day festival, which kicked off on draws in thousands of people to the seaside town to celebrates the very best of British cars, motorcycles, food, music, fashion, culture and more.

The annual Brits at the Beach Festival is taking place in Whangamata this weekend.

Organiser Colin McCabe says this year more than 350 vehicles have registered already, but with great weather forecasted for this weekend he is expecting that number to push over 400.

“Everything is going as planned and the forecast is for gorgeous fine weather,” says Colin. “That always makes a huge difference on the numbers of people who head down

to check out the festival and I think spectator numbers will definitely be up on last year.”

This year SunLive is sponsoring Saturday’s Great British Village Fete, which features tonnes of entertainment, food, music and competitions, with proceeds being donated to the Whangamata Gymnastics Club.

The organisers have already received great feedback from people who pre-registered for the festival, with Colin adding that they’re “genuinely lovely people who just want to have some fun”.

“One of the attractions for car enthusiasts is that they catch up with mates from other clubs around the country which they don’t see very often. We even get a lot of smaller car clubs hold their annual meetings at the festival which is brilliant.”

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How you can get involved

The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation encourages New Zealanders to take action against breast cancer as part of Breast Cancer Month this October.

People are encouraged to help raise funds for awareness and education programmes, potentially life-saving research, medical equipment, and services to support women with breast cancer.

Taking action can be as active or as leisurely as people choose, with several education or fundraising events offering a chance to get involved during October.

The nationwide Pink Ribbon Street Appeal is on October 9-10. Give two hours collecting for the street appeal in your area, or a gold coin donation to a collector near you. Phone 0508 105 105 to volunteer, or visit www.takeaction.org.nz Workplaces nationwide can go Pink For A Day and raise funds for breast cancer research. For more information, visit www.PinkForADay.co.nz Create your own community fundraising event

during October, or support someone else’s. Check out the events calendar at www.takeaction.org.nz Purchase a Pink Ribbon for $2 at Pak’n Save from October 1-10, or buy the $5 Boobead keyring at Farmers stores, while stocks last.

Sign the NZBCF petition asking the NZ Government to extend free mammograms to women aged up to 74. Download the form at www.nzbcf.org.nz/OlderWomen The foundation hopes to gain 10,000 signatures to be able to present the petition to Parliament during October.

Statistics show about 3000 women (and about 20 men) will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year.

Funds raised this October will be used to support all areas of NZBCF’s work.

This includes educating women about signs of breast cancer and how to check their breasts, and informing women more than 40 women about the importance of early detection through mammograms.

For a full list of events to support the NZBCF during Breast Cancer Month, visit www.takeaction.org.nz

Awareness sometimes the first step Men, women, girls, and boys are encouraged to support the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundations’ Pink Ribbon Street Appeal today and tomorrow.

On October 9-10, collectors will be shaking their pink buckets on the streets and at shopping centres nationwide to raise funds for research into new targeted treatments, medical equipment for hospitals, life-saving awareness, education programmes and support for women going through breast cancer.

“We have thousands of volunteers who have generously committed their time to this week’s appeal,” says NZBCF chief executive Van Henderson.

“Now we need Kiwis everywhere to drop a coin in the bucket. Your gift helps us save lives.”

Research shows the earlier breast cancer is detected, the better the outcome. So this month, women are reminded of the importance of being breast aware and of going for their mammograms.

“A mammogram can mean the difference between relief and despair,” says Van, referring to this month’s NZBCF television campaign.

“Women should be breast aware from age 20, should consider annual mammograms from age 40, and then have mammograms every two years from age 50.”

The mammogram reminder

is backed by new data showing significantly greater breast cancer survival for women within the free screening age group, 45-69, when their tumour is found on a mammogram.

Of women aged 45-69 whose cancer was found on a screening mammogram, 94 per cent were alive five years after diagnosis, and 86 per cent 10 years after diagnosis.

For women who found their cancer through a lump or other symptom, five-year survival was 80 per cent, and 10-year survival just 68 per cent.

For more information about signs of breast cancer and how to check your breasts, visit www.anychanges.co.nz

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Soda or water? The sugar struggle Pop, fizz, gulp, ahh. They’re the familiar sounds of summertime, the language describing that first satisfying sip of fizzy. But the adage goes: ‘A moment on the lips is a lifetime on the hips’.

So what is our attraction to sugar? Why do we find swallowing fizzy goodness so appealing? And why now is our attitude changing? Eat For Keeps founder Leigh Elder explains.

“The attraction in sugary drinks is the concept of ‘sugar’ addiction is quite well proven and very relevant here. And the hit is immediate, because the drink is liquid.

“Sugary drinks are generally loaded with sugar, digest immediately, and often consumed

in fairly large quantities. And added to our other carbohydrate excesses, create enormous pressure on our bodies to process all the glucose that results from this.”

Leigh says during the past two-three years there’s been a huge focus on sugar from the media, the scientific community and sundry commentators.

A new poll suggests we have a heightened However, he’s unsure what the benefits awareness of the health risks associated of taxing sugar sweetened beverages is. with over indulgence in sugar-added “It’s been quite easy to make smoking food and drink. unpopular, with its well-documented A significant shift in New health risks regularly shouted from the Zealanders’ public attitudes roof tops. towards a tax on sugary soft “It’s a lot more difficult to make drinks has been identified in selected food and drink options a poll recently published in unpopular by simply slapping on the NZ Medical Journal, a few extra cents.” with a 25 per cent So how do we get others to swap the increase in support of fizzy for water? tax on sugar sweetened Leigh says Eat for Keeps favours beverages. awareness and education ahead of Prepared by public taxing or other similar methods health advocacy to make certain food and drink group Fighting and food groups, such as sugar, Sugar in Softunpopular. drinks NZ, the “For example, we say that all February 2014 poll biologically safe food has its place shows 44 per cent and ensure people understand of respondents supported some basic nutrition facts and learn a tax on sugary drinks. The some relevant food and life skills. second poll, carried out in “We need to understand that June 2015, shows support everybody has different nutrition increased to 52 per cent, needs and a young, fit high school provided the funds from boy or girl will eat far differently the tax were used to address to an older person with, say Eat for Keeps’ Leigh Elder is unsure of the benefits of sugar tax. Type 2 diabetes.”

Zoe Hunter childhood obesity.

Healthy, happy and full of heart “Everyone is the age of their heart” – GUATEMALAN PROVERB Each of us lives one day at a time – it’s how we live that day that determines the age of our hearts.

When you live from the knowledge that this day is the only one you can ever live, and extracting all you can from it, means that wherever you are on your

timeline you will be fully living.

The attitude you apply to your life, confident and loving, indifferent, or disappointed and unhappy, will determine how each day is lived.

How old are you in your heart this day and what choices are you making to keep it healthy?

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Katikati chips in for St John station Thanks to the generosity of Katikati locals the money is in the bank and construction of the community’s long-awaited new St John Ambulance station will begin early next year.

“The Katikati community has now raised the $811,000 required to build the station which is outstanding,” says chair of Katikati St John Mike Williams.

“We want to say a very big thank you to the people of Katikati who have so generously donated to this appeal and have made it possible

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for our town to have a muchneeded new ambulance station,” says Mike.

Fundraising began in 2014 and received an early boost with a $500,000 bequest from a local person and later $50,000 from St John Central. Through donations from individuals, business, families, events and the ‘Buy a Brick’ campaign, the community raised the remaining $261,000.

Sue Couper, Kirsty Warden and Inez Cooper of the fundraising committee spearheaded the ‘Buy and Brick’ campaign, which has raised close to $22,000.

“Local clubs and organisations have held events, children have donated their pocket money and pensioners part of their income.

It’s been quite humbling how kind people have been,” says Sue. In October last year Richard O’Brien of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ fame and his wife Sabrina staged a Halloween party at the Katikati Primary School and donated $30,000 to the appeal.

Now, says Mike, plans have been prepared and resource consent

Members of the St John 365 fundraising team at the launch of the project. for the building, adjacent to the Katikati Fire Station in Sheffield Street, has been granted.

“An invitation to building companies to tender for the project will be issued soon, with construction to begin in the New Year. We will be specifying that as many local business as possible are involved in the project.”

Taylor Brothers have cleaned up the building site and given an undertaking to fence the section.

The new station is urgently required as the current station, built around 18 years ago, is too small now Katikati St John has two ambulances and four full-time

ambulance officers, supported by up to 20 volunteers.

When the original station was built, Katikati had a population of around 2500 but today that figure is 4059, and there are another 5000 people in the rural area the brigade also serves, and a further 2500 at Omokoroa.

The new station will serve as a civil defence emergency centre and have room for ambulances and possibly the Katikati Red Cross emergency trailer too.

There will be accommodation, a sluice room, storage for medical supplies and linen, a training room and a kitchen.

Elaine Fisher

Mobility service is moving ahead at pace Jo and Joseph Fallowfield are celebrating one year behind the wheel of Mobility Solutions BOP Ltd. Since purchasing the Mount Maunganui business in October 2014, Joseph says they have introduced a much larger product range in store, including mobility scooters, wheelchairs, walkers, bathroom equipment and more.

“And we’ll continue to develop the business and product range in years to come.”

Jo and Joseph pride themselves in knowing everything there is to know about mobility and daily living equipment.

“We make sure we don’t just sell you a piece of equipment,” says Joseph. “We actually prescribe you a piece of equipment. That’s what makes us different.”

At their walk-in Tawa St showroom, customers can touch, feel and experience how each product works, while gaining knowledgeable advice on which product is best for them.

Jo is a registered occupational therapist and has 15 years’ experience in the profession. She offers her experience freely to find exactly what each customer needs.

Jo and Joseph Fallowfield.

Joseph is a trade certified technician with many years electronic and mechanical repair, and has a qualification in small business management.

In business for 10 years, Mobility Solutions BOP Ltd is fully independent and only stocks reputable, quality brands that Joseph says will give many years of trouble-free service. Anything not in stock can be ordered on-demand.

View the newly upgraded website msbop.co.nz for special offers, or visit the Tawa St showroom today.

To celebrate owning Mobility Solutions BOP for one year, they’re having a GST free sale for all of October.

The sale includes 15 per cent off store wide if you bring this article or the coupon on the advert.

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Local pair in the business of helping others A pharmacy was once considered the pinnacle of the town centre, a go-to one-stop shop for all medicinal requirements and advice.

It’s an old-fashioned view that Louise Ranson and Rachel McRae share and are bringing back to Pharmacy On Cameron – a community centre where everyone knows your name and how they can help you.

It’s evident as you step into the building, where you’re greeted with a smile and addressed by your name before your every

question and query is answered.

It’s clear the pair are dedicated to going the extra mile for their customers.

Formerly Greg’s Pharmacy, the new business is designed to be a first port of call for those in need of medical advice or attention.

Not only do they stock all your usual pills, potions and lotions – as well as a range of gifts and make-up products – they also specialise in women’s health (including UTIs and emergency contraception), men’s health, blood pressure testing, weight management and regular hearing aid tests.

They’re also expanding the

business to include a brow bar, which is coming soon for those last-minute touch ups.

“We share a business ethos of community, that customer contact is incredibly important,” says Louise.

“Our goal is to be supportive and informative, to help people through difficult times with quality information and service.”

The pair both have a background in clinical pharmacy, and after working together for five years decided to open the business together. They share a vision for the pharmacy, to make it a hub for those in the area and patients at the hospital.

Owners Louise Ranson and Rachel McRae, with Eugene Nagae, Sacha Gerrand and Judi Hulse.

Damage control: Why we need to protect our kids’ ears This generation of children is subjected to more dangerous noise levels than any other, says project and information coordinator for Tauranga (BOP) Hearing Association Toni Bieleski.

Consider this: Do you have your home or car stereo so loud your children have to yell at each other to be heard? Do you take your children to motorsports, concerts, sports events?

Are you allowing your children to listen to personal audio devices at more than 60 per cent of its maximum volume for more than 60 minutes without a break or are you allowing them to sleep with their

music playing in their ears all night long?

What about at school – are they being subjected to extremely loud music with concerts, discos and events?

“A school we tested with a decibel meter found the children siting in the front row of the school concert were listening at 120Db. Fifteen seconds at this level could cause hearing loss,” says Toni.

“All of the above scenarios could be damaging your children’s hearing if they Earmuffs are a simple and effective way to keep out those damaging decibels.

are not using hearing protection or restricting their usage.”

So what can you do? “Ensure your child has some form of hearing protection, ear muffs or ear plugs when at loud events, they don’t need to be expensive any protection is better than no protection,” says Toni.

“You can also talk to their schools

if you feel they are being subjected to loud noise, and when in doubt, turn it down – remember if you have to yell to be heard or they hear you, it is too loud.”

The World Health Organisation have predicted some 1.1 billion youth are at risk of hearing loss due to loud noises.

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Five key questions to ask your builder Building activity in the greater Tauranga region is pushing building resources towards red line.

When supervision and best practice is not kept in check, the results can be costly, along with a less-then-pleasant building experience along the way.

A good builder would have already identified this within their quality assurance plan. By asking a few questions you can

sound your builder out to ensure they are up to the task of ensuring a quality build in high pressure times.

1) Can your builder produce a construction programme? New laws require builders to nominate a start date and an estimated finish date.

2) Can they talk you through their building contract? It should be user friendly and fair to both parties.

3) If your builder gets hit by a bus during

the project is there a thirdparty Building Guarantee in place? Companies who offer promises which are only any benefit while the builder is around, are nothing more than Boy Scout mottos and not worth the paper they are written on.

4) Does your builder have a building trade qualification? You wouldn’t take your car to an unqualified mechanic now would you?

5) Is your builder backed by a trade association? Building a home is now fraught with compliance.

For your project to flow your builder needs to be well informed with the regulatory change we have seen over recent times.

To find a builder who ticks these boxes, visit www.certified.co.nz

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It’s spring and you are coming out of hibernation.

And once you are fed and watered it’s time to revitalise the cave.

Here’s our top 10 spring cleaning tips to save you time, energy and enthusiasm.

1. Work from top to

bottom and inside to outside, if only to avoid getting what you just cleaned dirty again.

2. Do one room, even one area of one room, to avoid leaving unfinished jobs. There’s a satisfaction seeing one room looking and feeling sparkling.

It’ll make the hard work feel worthwhile. It’s about making a chore rewarding.

3. When tidying, reduce trips around the house by temporarily dumping stuff in one spot en-route but not at their final destination.

4. Do two things at once. While laundry is going, scrub the shower stall.

5. Don’t leave small repairs. Gets someone in if you have to. Just get

it done. You will feel poorer but better.

6. Invest in good gear: rubber or vinyl gloves to protect skin and nails.

7. Dust before vacuuming or cleaning the floor.

Try feather or lambswool dusters, especially extendable ones for reaching above window and door casings and into corners.

Household rags are invaluable for jobs requiring a damp cloth – natural fibres work best.

8. Buy mops with a squeeze mechanism (great for vinyl, linoleum or ceramic tile floors) and a decent-size heavy-duty pail.

Beats the hell out of being on your knees for any time.

9. Don’t stand your brooms on their bristles.

It’ll wreck their shape and diminish their effectiveness.

10. Use your favourite broom or vacuum attachment to clean hardwood floors. Then damp-mop with a mild cleaner.

Now go enjoy the season – and it’s not even lunchtime.

Early check up can save you thousands House buyers should be hiring plumbers and drain layers to inspect pipes as they do builders to complete building reports when considering buying property, says CEO of Water New Zealand John Pfahlert.

Just like a building report should protect you from buying a leaky house a plumbing report should protect you from taking on leaky or broken pipes on the property.

This advice becomes more applicable every year in

New Zealand with a quarter of piping now more than 50 years old and in need of renewal.

Like anything over time the pipes that carry drinking water, wastewater and stormwater degrade and require either maintenance or replacement.

Many Kiwi homeowners are oblivious that sewer and stormwater pipes on private property are their responsibility to maintain.

Recently a Wellington woman made the news when she had to pay $22,000 to repair a wastewater pipe outside her boundary that connected her house to the council main.

Technically, all councils can legally force homeowners to repair private wastewater and stormwater pipes right up to the council main, but some councils choose to bear the cost.

Water New Zealand advocates anyone considering buying a home should employ a plumber to do a drainage report on the condition of wastewater and stormwater pipes, from the house boundary to where it joins the public network. You might just be avoiding a very large and unexpected bill.

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Give new life to your home this season The arrival of spring brings with it the opportunity to de-clutter and spruce up your home and garden.

A spring clean doesn’t have to mean downsizing your wardrobe or undergoing a complete renovation – the trick is to be innovative and maximise the space available.

To declutter a messy room, national storage buyer for Bunnings Henry Tam recommends using dual-purpose furniture that offers a range of functions without taking up extra space.

a windowsill or sunny ledge in the kitchen and enjoy growing your very own delicious herbs such as basil, parsley and chives, to complement homecooked meals – while saving money spent on groceries!

For instance, use a cube shelving unit as a bedside or coffee table, as it will hold your cup of tea and house your books, magazines and DVDs. Alternatively, you can keep table tops clear by mounting floating shelves to the wall to showcase books, picture frames and trinkets.

Adding lightweight curtains and sheer blinds to the windows is another effective way to add new life to a room and block out the early morning sun.

National window furnishings buyer Fraser Pinkerton suggests pairing Venetian or roller blinds with stylish lightweight curtains to channel spring vibes.

Now for a touch of greenery – house plants are the perfect way to

bring nature into your home.

Phalaenopsis (Moth Orchard), Cacti, Anthurium (Flamingo Lily) or Dracena (Lucky Bamboo), are all easy care plants able to inject a new look to help brighten up your space.

And last, but definitely not least, why not turn over a new leaf with your very own herb garden? Simply set up your herb garden on

Quick guide to buying a healthy home It’s summertime and the sun is shining down on your home like a spotlight. It looks very welcoming.

Homes can look more appealing under the warm sunshine, but Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority Energywise advises homebuyers to put some thought into how houses will perform in the cold depths of winter.

Ideally a house should be north facing to get winter sun. Rooms with unshaded windows on the north-facing side of the house get more heat and light from the sun, making them warmer and more pleasant to live in during the cooler months.

Remember the sun’s position is lower in winter, so objects cast longer shadows. Be aware buildings or trees may block sun during the colder months.

Check the home for adequate ceiling and underfloor insulation too.

If you’re buying a property as an investment,

tenants are more likely to stay long-term in homes that are warm, dry and easier to heat. Wall insulation and double-glazing are a real bonus to look for.

Damp houses are unhealthy houses. Musty smells, mould or water stains on walls, ceilings or under carpets and dampness under the house are all problem signs. It’s worth getting the house inspected by a registered building surveyor for hidden moisture content.

Look for extractor fans in kitchens and bathrooms, which are important for managing indoor moisture effectively.

Energy efficient heating, sized properly for the area you’re heating, is a real bonus. Clean effective forms of heating include some heat pumps, modern wood or wood pellet burners and flued gas heaters.

For more details on what to look for when house buying, visit www.energywise.govt.nz/ your-home/buying-and-renting

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Manager Chris Lambie and the team can help to find the perfect solution for your home.

Not only will Harvey’s custom make your curtains and blinds, they’ll install them as well.

So all you’ll have to do is sit back and enjoy your new curtains and blinds with family and friends during the holidays.

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Visit Chris and the team at the Tauranga showroom, or book a consultation today.

Upgrading home tech for resale New Zealanders are buying up smart home technology in a bid to add value to their property and secure top dollar at sale as the local property market intensifies, according to a new survey.

Commissioned by home automation and security company Vivint, the survey shows one-third of New Zealanders have added some form of home technology, which allows them to remotely control appliances, security or lighting via their smartphones.

Twenty-two percent of people surveyed said they’d consider installing smart home technology in their house before selling to make it more appealing to buyers, and 15 per cent stated it’s an important feature they’ll look for in their next home.

The new smart technology being installed allows homeowners to operate

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Winter wrap-up: Making your home healthier Make your home drier and healthier, as well as saving money on your energy bill, by doing quick and easy spring jobs, says Eeca Energywise senior technical advisor Christian Hoerning.

Christian advises checking for mould around your house, including hidden areas such as wardrobes, under carpets and behind curtains and furniture.

He says the spores from mould can cause serious health problems, especially for people with respiratory issues.

“If you find any mould, remove it by spraying with white vinegar, let set, wipe

with a clean cloth, soap and water. After your spring clean, add checking for mould to your regular cleaning.”

Giving your house a good airing also becomes more appealing as the weather starts to warm up, says Christian.

“The simplest and cheapest way to ventilate your home is to open doors and windows regularly to allow fresh air from outside into your home.”

He says many people don’t like leaving bedroom windows open just a crack overnight in winter, but it is the healthy option to stop condensation.

Christian adds that spring is also a good time to clean up the leaves and debris that

have built up in gutters after winter storms.

“Keeping your guttering clear will help reduce moisture and damp in your home.”

Heat pump and dehumidifier filters should be cleaned regularly so they run more efficiently.

“Add a filter clean to your spring cleaning list, especially if you haven’t got around to this job over the winter.”

As part of your spring clean, check for burnt out lightbulbs and replace them with energy efficient ones.

“LEDs use up to 80 per cent less

energy than standard incandescent light bulbs and should last around 15 times longer than a standard incandescent light bulb.”

Council no longer sitting on Naiomi’s fence Naiomi Macbeth’s saga with the developer of a neighbouring sections appears to be on the home stretch this week, with the repairs to the boundary under way, topsoil about to be replaced and hopefully her lost garden plants replaced.

It’s been four nerve-wracking months while the keen Welcome Bay gardener has watched her garden, then her boundary fence, fall down into the 3m drop the developer had cut next to her garden.

Over that time she has frequently complained to the Tauranga City Council with no result.

The building inspectors told her the owner of the neighbouring section had three months to build a retaining wall after starting earthworks, meaning the drop should have been retained by mid-July.

Naiomi’s neighbour sent in a time-stamped

Naiomi Macbeth’s garden started falling into the neighbouring section.

picture of the man undertaking earthworks on May 12, but Naiomi was told that didn’t count. The three months is from when city inspectors sight the site.

On September 19, she came home to see her fence about to fall.

“I went inside to get the camera and heard this muffled thud, and thought ‘Oh s***’. Then about an hour later I heard an even bigger thud. And I thought, ‘Oh that’s it. The whole thing slipped down’.

“I lost so many plants and so much garden. I can’t let the dog out the backyard. He can’t go into his kennel because if he runs and stands close to it he might fall in because it’s caving underneath.”

It wasn’t until she tracked muddy boots across the council carpet and shouted for attention that anyone started to listen, says Naiomi.

Since then the line of power poles along the neighbour’s boundary has been completed and backfilled. This week the developer was replacing topsoil, says Naiomi.

“He has started putting topsoil in. He’s done all the neighbour’s, and then he said he will get onto the fence, and it will be finished at the end of the week.

“I’ve heard something similar before. I’m not holding my breath.”

The developer told the city council he would reimburse the plant losses for the garden, but Naiomi hasn’t heard from the developer.

The Weekend Sun was unable to reach the developer for comment before we went to print.

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What we would give for a house It is almost unbelievable that the government is still planning to sell off state houses in Tauranga, with the average house price in Tauranga now rising to $500,000. For the past 80 years governments have built state houses to provide good housing for all families, but this government is backing out.

We have a housing shortage but the government has no plans to increase state housing. It is planning to sell state houses simply to raise money. It is desperately trying to find more income because it cannot pay for its promises.

It is embarrassing that our local National MPs can provide no credible

reason to support state house sales. They are acting more like messenger boys for the Prime Minister than representing their electorates.

They should be telling the Prime Minister to have some guts and admit that selling state houses and damaging the lives of thousands of families is a bad way to solve his economic problems, particularly when he told us in this year’s budget how important the welfare of families is.

P Dey, Welcome Bay

‘Panda-monium’ in our parliament The almost egomaniacal nature of Mr Key is really starting to show loud and clear right now.

We have his pet project the flag $26 million, now he is willing to support the millions of dollars that it will cost to lease a panda or two. Lovely creatures they may be, but Wellington hospital needs a scanner much more than it needs to lease a panda or two.

This tossing of money around

to meet ones pet projects has to stop and more money spent on the real needs of the community.

Most people who need assistance from the government or council would never be able to afford to go

and see the pandas as it won’t be cheap to go and see the pandas.

It is too much that a couple of councillors and the PM would love to see the pandas here.

I guess we all would apart from the anything between 50 and a 100 million all up to lease them and house and feed them. The food pandas eat does not grow in New Zealand.

A Bourne, Tauranga

Your online views for The Weekend Sun issue October 2 1. Council wages: How do they stack up?

We take a look at the salaries of the TCC staff and councillors, of which more than 70 earn more than $100,000 a year.

James Janie: Market rates? My disbelief is profound – try market rates for skilled mental health or aged carers. Time you council sitters got a real job on real market rates! Frivolous indeed!

Sean Cresswell: So would we all feel better if there were 100 people on $70K? Really, in the role they have, it is market rate (typical to other regional councillors). I would love to be in that market though, but have worked long and hard to get to $70K myself.

Mel Lee: So more than 70 people at the council think their ‘market rate’ salaries are justified for the jobs they do and they are worth more than people who are educating their very children, or treating them and their families in hospital? It’s a fascinating dichotomy of ‘true social and economic value’ really.

Trisha Whyte: Make it a per hour thing, then they get paid for when they actually do work.

Might encourage them to actually do something.

Donna Beck: Cripes! What do these 70 people

actually do for a job I wonder?

2. ‘Free to roam at last: Scott’s first big holiday’ Haemodialysis patient Scott Smith can finally take a holiday, thanks to the Freedom Dialysis Project campervan.

Janine Stewart: That’s awesome! Have a wonderful time.

Karin Mary: That’s the best idea for fundraising I’ve heard in ages! Enjoy your holiday, you deserve it.

Ben Ottesen: Good on ya man – everyone deserves a holiday.

Belinda Ann Urquhart: Have a great holiday.

Carole Lane: Great stuff! Go and take a break!

3. ‘So, why are we so tired?’

Dr Libby Weaver is to give a talk in town about why the everyday man and woman feels so tired.

Kim King: It’s not rocket science. We work too much and we eat junk.

Jim Smith: “I schedule my downtime & prioritise it”. Easy words from someone who doesn’t have any kids.

Liz East: It’s because a lot of us are stuck in the drudgery of having to work.

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BOUQUET To His Worship the Mayor Stuart Crosby. Apparently it was his direct intervention, his nous and sensitivity that had a commemorative plaque attached back in its rightful place on the bench seat in Kulim Park. It had earlier been removed by council officers. The family wants to thank the Mayor and The Weekend Sun for getting the matter rolling. But questions remain how removing the plaques became policy in the first place and why that policy was stubbornly enforced.

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BOUQUET To the Bethlehem parents who called their son Strauss – Strauss Boom. What a moniker! He would have to be in any coach’s team on name alone. This kid, a 17-year-old out of Bethlehem College, is Boom by name and Boom by nature. A Geordie colleague and dyed-in-the-wool Newcastle United fan says Boom is a “proper unit”. You can figure that.

Tauranga City United coach Duncan Lowry apparently said Strauss Boom can “catch pigeons”. You can figure that too. But in NuZild I think it means he’s moderately talented.

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recently. Four potential explanations: First – they simply struggle with reverse parking. Second – they don’t give a toss.

Three – they don’t want their vehicle scratched or bumped. Four – why use one when two will do?

BOUQUET Yet another bouquet because love and/or business is in the air. My relationship with the Chinese freight forwarder has been ratcheted up. Last week I was “dear” and this week it’s “Hullo Dearest.” And she is suggesting I become “honest partner and build up win-win relationship. Hope we can become friends.”

That’s the best offer I’ve had this week. Well, it’s the only one and I will be running it before my relationship counsellor, with whom I have a bulk deal arrangement.

Is there something you love or detest about life in the Bay of Plenty? Perhaps someone you love or detest.

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Pasifika fanau creates new opportunities An enthusiastic group of Pasifika teachers have formed a new Pasifika group in the Bay of Plenty to support and acknowledge Pasifika learners.

Pasifika teacher Annette Laban says, “Our intentions are to strengthen relationships and build cultural awareness with our fanau and the wider community. We believe the outcomes will provide a platform that will support the Pasifika Education Plan’s vision to see five out of five Pasifika learners participating, engaging and achieving in education through building identity, languages and culture.”

Research shows that schools need to pay more attention to the specific needs of Pasifika students including their language, literacy and culture, and identifying ways to help students build on these resources.

This knowledge builds on effective learning partnerships and encourages Pasifika learners to make learning connections between the educational cultures of their families and communities, and the educational culture of the school.

In partnership with 10 primary schools and two pre-schools in Tauranga, the group we will be holding their first Pasifika Festival in the Bay on October 28 at Te Akau Ki Papamoa School.

“These exciting times enables the fellowship of

Pasifika students are preparing for the inaugural festival in the Bay this month. our local primary schools to celebrate groups, key individuals as well as their Pasifika cultures and provides businesses to build school community opportunities for fanau, educational learning partnerships.”

College student takes to the stage for poetry slam and singer and tries to perform as much as she can.”

She is now busily preparing two, three-minute poems for the slam, but as to the subject matter, she’s keeping it as a surprise for the audience.

Maggie thinks poetry slams are an amazing way for people to share their creativity with others and is encouraging everyone – both young and old – who might be sitting on the fence to give it a go.

“Performing is very scary, but I think it’s also really exciting to be able to get

Tauranga Girls’ College Year 10 student Maggie Peters is just one of the many talented, creative poets performing in the inaugural BOP Regional Poetry Slam next week.

“Scared, but excited” is how Maggie Peters describes taking part in her first-ever poetry slam next week.

The Tauranga Girls’ College student will be in good company when the inaugural Bay of Plenty Regional Poetry Slam takes place at Worlds End Bar and Restaurant in Fraser Cove on October 17.

“I’ve been writing ever since primary school and have always enjoyed visual and oral performances,” says the 14-year-old. “Slams are a mix of the two and when I heard about it I thought it’d be an amazing opportunity for me.”

Maggie was invited to perform in the Youth section of the event, after taking part in a workshop hosted by the slams’ organisers in September.

During this workshop she learned how to write and present a poem in a very clever and interesting way.

“We were asked to select an object in the room and write a poem about it, while comparing it to a person that we knew.

“I picked a colourfully painted piano, which reminded me of a friend’s great aunt who is a pianist

up and share with people.

“And for me, what I love about poetry is how simply crafted words and short sentences can capture a big moment or big emotion.”

The inaugural Bay of Plenty Regional Poetry Slam is on at Worlds End Bar and Restaurant in Fraser Cove on Saturday, October 17, from 3pm to 5pm.

To register to compete email the Slam organisers Dhaivat Mehta on dhaivatmehta7@gmail.com or Sian Northfield at: sianshine@gmail.com by Sunday, October 10.

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There’s nothing better to write about than new local albums.

This week we’ve got the first review of rhythm and blues proponents Brilleaux’s new album, and there’s a lot more music on the horizon.

Perhaps most exciting is what’s now appearing from second generation Tauranga musicians, scattered round the country (and world) though they may be.

As someone who’s watched the music scene here for a while now, I remember some of these upstarts being born and, as little people, being dragged along to their first gigs.

To know that they’re now making their own music, music that will blow you away, is a wonderful thing.

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Like smashing a six in backyard cricket, jandals with jeans, and pavlova washed down with L&P – the summer camping holiday is about as Kiwi as it gets.

This iconic Kiwi institution forms the backdrop for 16th Avenue Theatre’s production of ‘The Motor Camp’ by Dave Armstrong, which will be staged in March 2016.

Next week the Tauranga theatre company is holding auditions for the show and are looking for six actors – three male and three female – for four adult and two teenage roles.

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class London roots with snappy Brilleaux’s last album was a bit of humorous slices of cockney rock a sideways step, a largely acoustic exemplified by the title track (slang collection tracing the band’s roots for bank notes) with its ‘Lust For Life’ through both blues and obscure Bo Diddley bass groove, ‘Jack The English songs from the 1960s and Lad’, and closer ‘She’s Got The Ump’.

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Of course it helps to have a great Since then the band have returned band in the first place: Brilleaux are to the UK for a second time, once effortlessly tough and tight these days, again raising their profile through from Brian Franks’ elaborately festival appearances, and muscular bass lines ‘Pictures Of The Queen’, and Beano Gilpin’s released in England during spot-on drumming to that tour, is finally getting the classic no-nonsense its New Zealand release. guitar of Bruce Rolands.

And it’s a return to the Of special note is the full-throttle British rhythm album’s one acoustic and blues that Brilleaux moment, a brief drop made their name with, in tempo for ‘Hand Me 10 new songs from singer/ Downs’, a thoughtful harmonica player Graham song about blues roots Clark and a couple of featuring some lovely covers. Some of the songs mandolin from Bruce. have been kicking around The Weekend Sun has It’s an atypical for a while now and will be familiar to fans from live two copies of Brilleaux’s moment and shows shows or even previous live new CD to give away to how assured and confident Brilleaux albums, but to have them lucky readers who can all assembled in one place tell us where the album have become. A fine album, good-looking again reinforces how much was released prior to too, from a band which the quality of their material New Zealand?

Enter online at www. has gone from strength raises Brilleaux above sunlive.co.nz under the to strength. similarly styled bands. competitions section.

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Director Michelle McAnultySmith says the R18 play focuses on two couples and their children who meet in a campground over the Christmas holidays.

“It’s an engagingly honest look at two different families from very different backgrounds who are very similar in many ways,” explains Michelle.

“I’m looking forward to directing this show, it’s quite meaty and a non-PC look at life, which is quite refreshing.”

Auditions will take place next week for 16th Avenue Passages have already been Theatre’s upcoming production of ‘The Motor Camp’ selected for actors to read, so which will hit the stage in March 2016. all you’ll need to do is show up at 16th Avenue Theatre next Sunday.

Everyone will have an opportunity to read over the text and supporting material before their audition, adds Michelle.

“It’ll be a casual and laid-back process, we’re a friendly bunch and we’ll do everything to make it as non-threatening as possible.”

Auditions for ‘The Motor Camp’ by Dave Armstrong will be held at 16th Ave Theatre on Sunday, October 18, from 2pm to 4pm. For more information visit www.taurangatheatre.co.nz David Tauranga

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Tauranga songbird Ria Hall is taking a public rehearsal of ‘Takiri Ko Te Ata’, a waiata commissioned to open the Tauranga Arts Festival, from 9am to noon on Saturday, October 17 at Mauao Performing Arts Centre in Totara St. The melody and lyrics

are available from the festival website, www. taurangafestival.co.nz, for the free; the public performance is on The Strand waterfront at 7am on Thursday, October 22.

Ria encourages people of all ages and cultures to learn the waiata and join her at the rehearsal.

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Papamoa’s turning pink for a purpose The sands of Papamoa Beach will turn pink again for the eighth annual Pink Papamoa Beach Walk this Sunday.

No matter the weather, the team from Tauranga Breast Cancer Support will be dressing in their finest pink for October 11 event.

Tauranga Breast Cancer Support service manager Lea Lehndorf says the purpose of the Pink Papamoa Beach Walk is to celebrate the survivors, inspire and support the fighters, and honour those the disease has taken.

It is also about reminding Bay of Plenty residents to be breast aware and take action on any changes they notice to their breasts.

“Early detection can make a big difference in treatments and outcomes,” says Lea. The walk is free, however, participants are asked to make a donation to Tauranga Breast Cancer Support Service.

“This money stays locally so we can train local survivors to support those newly diagnosed, offer free counselling, hold group gatherings where the word ‘cancer’ won’t cause a lull in conversation

GIGGUIDE & ENTERTAINMENT Greer’s Gastro Bar Friday 9 – Robbie Barrie 6-8pm. Solo acoustic, Dave Dobbyn, Neil Finn, Jack Johnson.

Tauranga Citz Club Sunday 11 – The Recliner Rockers 5pm.

Rootsby blues and rockabilly.

The Matua Sunday 11 – Brendan Latitude 37 Hopping 3-6pm.

Sunday 11 – Waylon Wednesday 14 – A McPherson, singer/ Taste of Country Night acoustic guitar 3-6pm. 7.30pm.

Men and women of all ages are encouraged to join the eight Pink Papamoa Beach Walk this Sunday.

North Island – and provide regular information and practical advice to all those affected by breast cancer in the Bay of Plenty,” says Lea. The walk is open to all people, yes, men too. “Drag the children out of bed and come on down to the beach in front of the Papamoa Surf Lifesaving Club to stroll down the beach and join in the fun.

“It’s a great way to start the day. More 21 Days FM will get us hyped up and there will be giveaways and good laughs,” encourages Lea. The walk starts from Papamoa Surf Lifesaving Club on Sunday, October 11, and starts shortly after 10am, regardless of the weather. For more details, visit www.breastcancerbop.org.nz/events

Tauranga Brass Band: 132 years old & going strong Tauranga Brass Band musical director Alex Garrett says performing with the Tauranga Brass Band is more than just a hobby – “It’s in my blood”.

Tauranga Municipal Band, this current incarnation of the band features 24 members aged 15 to 75 years and older.

A member since 2012, Alex says he is enormously proud of all the musicians who make up the Tauranga Brass Brand.

“I just love playing with this band,” he says. “We’ve got some very good players and it’s so enjoyable having them as members, especially when

putting together concert programmes.

“That’s because it helps so much, we’re spoiled for choice with the works we can perform.”

The Tauranga Brass Band performs at St Columba Church in Otumoetai on Saturday, October 17, from 2pm to 4pm. Entry costs $5.

For more information visit: www.facebook.com/TaurangaBrass

Both the band and Alex are inviting all music lovers to come check them out when they perform at St Columba Church in Otumoetai on Saturday, October 17, from 2pm.

Alex says they’d love a big crowd for the upcoming two-hour concert so they can show off the immensely talented musicians who form the band.

“The band have made huge steps in the last few months, so we’d love to share with people are hard work and passion.

“It will be a light and varied concert of all sorts really, from marches to pieces written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and it’ll also feature solos with The Tauranga Brass Band, seen here performing at Classic Flyers in band accompaniment.”

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Friday 9 October

Brits at the Beach Take the family to the Classic Cover Brits at the Beach Festival Oct 9-11 at Whangamata. Cars, bikes, food, music, costumes. www.britsatthebeach.co.nz

Saturday 10 October

Alcoholics Anonymous Women’s meeting at St Andrew’s, Dee St 10-11am, children welcome. 0800 229 6757 Annual Bookfair Books, CDs, DVDs, records & puzzles needed for the Lion/Lioness Club bookfair in January. For drop-off points or collection, Christine 575 2144 Bayfair Night Market Arts, crafts, jewellery, fresh produce, food stalls & more. Bayfair Shopping Centre, cnr Maunganui Rd & Girven Rd, Mt Maunganui 6-11pm. Free entry. 022 588 2282 or email: tauranganightmarket@ hotmail.com Book Launch “Speedy Sprat”, a storybook written & illustrated by Linda Elliott. At Papamoa Library 12pm. Free. Bring the kids. A fundraiser for Surf Lifesaving Clubs BOP. Books Wanted For Tauranga Harbour City Lions November Book Sale. CDs, DVDs & Jigsaws also wanted. Drop off points: Living Quarters, Bethlehem Town Centre; Payless Plastics, 414 Cameron Rd; Liquor King 140 Otumoetai Rd, Brookfield. 576 7105 Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser Oct 17 at The Matua Pub 5pm - late. The Jam Tarts performing. Mini Pantomime.

Joke contest. Music from Andy & Veronica.

Free finger food. Tickets $20 (100% donation); The Matua Pub 576 6794 Cochlear Implant Wearers BOP Cochlear Implant consumer group meet at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mount 9.30am. Lyn 575 3958 or philyn.rich@xtra.co.nz Feast of Tabernacles Join us at Bethlehem College Performing Arts Centre 6pm for an evening of celebration & thanksgiving. $5 per adult, children under 12 free. Bring gifts of fruit, veges or canned food (donated to Food Rescue). Bookings essential - Vicky 021 250 0830/579 1343 or email: gv.preston@ kinect.co.nz Door sales available.

Genealogy Informal Group Fun afternoon discussing family tree research. 849 SH29, Tauriko 1.30pm.

Visitors welcome. $2 per head to cover afternoon tea. Cathy 541 3335 a/hs Indulge Outlet Sale All your favourite designer brands at a fraction of the usual cost. ASB Baypark, 81 Truman Lane, Mt Maunganui 10am – 4pm. Entry $5.

Learn to Windsurf at TYPBC LTW 1: Holiday programme, in second week of this holiday, 3 days of 3hr sessions (9hrs total) costing $195 (dates tbc). LTW 2: To start Term 4. Once a week (probably Sat) for the duration of the term (6 wks) at approx $300, if own gear $250. Adventure group: to start term 4 once a week of 8 weeks (probably Sat) for the duration of the term at approx $300, if own gear $250.

Yacht Club 578 5512 or menp@ihug.co.nz Let’s Dance Ballroom & Latin Dance Second Sat of month at Bethlehem Hall 7-10.30pm. Live dance tempo music. Bruce 576 5598

Mount Sequence Dance Glitz & glamour, lassies night theme.

Monthly sequence dance, dress up & enjoy. Good company, live band, great supper. Mount Sports Centre, cnr Hull & Maunganui Rds 7.30pm. Entrance $7. Organised by Mount Scottish Soc. Elizabeth 544 5633 Papamoa Tennis Club Open Day Oct 17 2-4pm. For all ages & skill levels. http://www.sportsground.co.nz/ papamoatennis/20814/ Sew Retro A one day sale of retro & vintage fabric, doilies, tablecloths, clothing, scarves, ties, aprons & assorted pieces of nostalgia at affordable prices.

Village Hall, Historic Village, 17th Ave, Tauranga 9am – 3pm. Eftpos available & cash accepted.

St Peter’s Chamber Concert Series Presents Italian Duets at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Mt Maunganui 7.30pm.

Music by Handel, Scarlatti & Carissimi for 2 sopranos, cello & harpsichord.

Sue Nicholson - Answers From the Other Side - Live show from gifted psychic medium Sue Nicholson.

Restricted age group R13 to R18 accompanied by an adult. Baycourt Theatre 7pm. www.baycourt.co.nz Taichi Qigong Every Sat at Memorial Park between mini golf & playground 10am. Free to join. All welcome.

Tauranga Farmers Market Fresh & artisian produced food. Tauranga Primary School cnr 5th Ave & Cameron Rd every Sat 7.45am - 12pm. Trixie 552 5278 or www.taurangafarmersmarket.co.nz Tauriko School Agricultural Day & Gala Oct 17 - animal judging & student exhibits 9am. Gala opens 11am.

Magic carpet rides, candy floss, silent & live auctions & more. See you there.

Te Puke Art Society Annual exhibition, Constables Gallery, Commerce Lane Oct 10 10am - 4pm, Oct 11 10am - midday. Featuring Tokoroa Potters. Free entry. All welcome.

Te Puke Baptist Church Annual fair & fun run Oct 17 from 9am.

Runners check in 8.30. Fun & food for all ages & great bargains. 573 9042 www.tpbc. org.nz Te Puke Scottish Society Dance Oct 17 - Shipwreck party (come dressed up or dressed down) 7.30pm onwards. Old time & sequence dancing. Good company, great supper at Te Puke Memorial Hall, Jellicoe St. Entrance $7. Organised by Te Puke Scottish Soc. Valerie 573 7093 Village Radio Community radio broadcasting from Tauranga Historic Village 1368 kHz AM. Music of 1920’s - 80’s weekends 9am 5pm, weekdays 10am - 5pm. Specialty programmes. www.villageradio.co.nz or 571 3710

Sunday 11 October

Athenree House & Station Refreshment rooms open Sunday’s 1-4pm for their famous ‘Athenree Teas’. 360 Athenree Rd, Athenree.

Bay Bible Fellowship/Lord’s Day Worship service Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Rd 10am.

“To Live is Christ” series in Philippians.

Preacher: Richard Roodt. www.bbf.net.nz Be Better with Money From financial adviser Andrew L’Almont of Baptist Savings. At Bethlehem Baptist Church, 90 Bethlehem Rd 9am & 10.45am.

Bible Seminars Every Sunday at Greerton senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St 1.45pm. Title: “The Bible’s Hidden Treasure.” Interactive, Q&A. Refreshments provided. Vic 543 0504 Cards 500 Do you live in the Mount or Bayfair area & play 500? Social evenings. Night of week flexible 572 3834 Children’s Dance Class 7 weeks starts Oct 18 at Tauranga Primary School Hall, 5th Ave. Learn Latin America, Rock & Roll, Cha Chat & more. Sonia, Supreme Dance Centre 544 2337 or 027 322 1786 Otumoetai Playcentre Garage Sale And open day, 75 Windsor Rd, by Otumoetai Pool 10am - 1pm. Baby & kids’ gear, bake sale, sausage sizzle, kids’ activities.

Papamoa Lions Club Market Held second & fourth Sunday of month at Simpson Reserve, cnr Dickson & Parton Rd 7.30-12.30pm.

Petanque Tga/BOP Club Every Sun & Thurs at Cliff Rd 12.45pm.

Boules available, tuition given. 578 3606 Pink Papamoa Beach Walk Supporting Breast Cancer Support Services Tauranga Trust. Start/finish in front of Papamoa Surf Lifesaving Club 10am. Entry: Donation to support local women. www.breastcancerbop.org.nz Recreational Cycle Group Every Sun meet at Papamoa Sports & Recreation Centre, Parton Rd 9.30am.

Heinz 574 1543. Tues meet at Palmers, Ohauiti Rd 9am. Pam/Andrew 544 3272.

Weds meet at Sulphur Pt, near Nautilus, off Cross Rd 9am. Cam 552 4513 Quakers in Tauranga Mainly silent worship, hour long meeting followed by tea & talk. Every Sunday in hall behind Brain Watkins Historic House 10am. 544 0448 Radio Controlled Model Yachts Meet Sun 1.30pm & Thurs 5.30pm at pond behind 24 Montego Drive, Papamoa, to sail electron & similar 3ft long yachts for fun. Beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419 Spiritual Gathering, the Psychic Cafe Presents: Karen Roach, interactive talk “Your thoughts affect your health.” Also BOP’s top spiritual & healing practitioners.

Greerton Community Hall 7pm. After door charge $10, everything free. 578 7205 or www.psychiccafe.nz Te Puke Forest & Bird A day with a difference - workday to help look after the kokako in the Rotoehu Forest.

Dorothy 573 8152 The Hidden Treasure Markets Held 2nd & 4th Sunday’s at Cherrywood Shopping carpark 8am – 12.30pm.

022 099 8528 Theosophical Society “What is natural health?” Presented

by Clarity Henderson, at Tauranga Yoga Centre, Elizabeth St West 2pm. All welcome, entry by donation. June 576 6106 Weekend Activities for the Over 60’s Walks, dinners, day trips & good times.

Richard 578 3894

Monday 12 October

Achieve Toastmasters Making it on Mondays. 1st, 3rd & 5th Mon at St Stephen’s Church Hall, Brookfield, Tga 7.30pm. Chrissy 543 9493 Badminton Tauranga Badminton Club. Summer season at Bethlehem College every Monday 7.30-9.30pm. All players welcome. $5, racquets available. Sue 021 194 4335

Bay of Plenty Vintage Car Club Meet every 2nd Mon of month at clubrooms in Cliff Rd. New members welcome. www. bayofplentyvintagecarclub.com 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 9.1510.15am. First class free. For men & women. Dianne 576 5031 ‘Qualified Sport & Physical recreation instructor’.

Capoeira Classes Learn this unique artform from Brazil that combines martial arts, dance movements & music. All fitness levels, great social activity.

Mon 6-7pm. Tues 6.15-7.15pm at Studio 162, 162 Durham St Tauranga.

Visit aucapoeiranz.com Chess Mt Maunganui Mount RSA Chess Club every Mon at Mount RSA, 544 Maunganui Rd. Juniors 6.15-7.15pm during school term. Open club 6pm & 7.30pm onwards.

Noel 579 5412 Citizens Advice Bureau Free, confidential info & advice about anything call in Mon - Fri at 38 Hamilton St, Tauranga 9am - 5pm or free-phone 0800 367 222 or 578 1592. Justice of Peace service every Mon 1-4pm, Weds & Thurs 9-11.30am & Weds CAB Service at Welcome Bay Community Centre 9.30am 12.30pm. Migrant clinics Tues - Fri 1-4pm.

Dance - Modern Sequence Dancing Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St, Tauranga Mon 7.30-10pm & Weds 7-10pm Tauranga Sequence Dance Club, partners required.

Owen 574 2714 Fitness League Safe effective, low impact fun exercise 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 Fitness League Ladies 50 plus exercise with dance to music. Improve posture, energy, toned body, increase strength & fun. Every Mon at Greerton Senior Citizens Hall, 39 Maitland St 9.30-10.30am. Gloria 573 4429 Free Antenatal Classes Te Ha Ora. Day & night classes. Kaupapa Maori - but open to all cultures. Awhimai 552 4573 or A.Brown@pirirakauhauora. org.nz Free Financial Health Check Oct 12 7-9pm & Oct 13 2-4pm at Bethlehem Baptist Church, 90 Bethlehem Rd. Includes budgeting, investment & mortgage repayment options, retirement, wills etc. No need to register.

Learn to Dance With Te Puke Sequence Dancing group.

Dance lessons for beginners & improvers every Mon at St Pats Hall, Beatty Ave, Te Puke. Dance tuition 6.30pm followed by sequence dancing. $3pp. Gordon 572 0060 Leisure Marching Team Switchfoot Tauranga seeking new members. Have fun, socialise & march.

Practice Mon 6-8pm. Ardell 027 937 4248 or 544 1183 Marlin Probus Club Meet 2nd Mon of month at Club Mt Maunganui, Kawaka St 9.45am.

Liz 572 1794 Meditation Group Free classes Mon 10am & Weds 7.30pm.

Find peace, spiritual awareness & the meaning of your life. David 576 9764 Otumoetai Indoor Bowls Club Night Progressive, Matua Primary School Hall, Clivedene St, 7.15pm. New members welcome. Karen 576 0443 Papamoa Genealogy Branch NZSG meet in the Tohora Room, Papamoa Community Centre 9.30am 2.30pm. Small door charge. Coffee/tea provided. Bring your own lunch. Daphne 575 4674 Papamoa Progressive Assn 2nd Mon of month at Dune Room, Parton Rd, Gordon Spratt Reserve. Ken 574 2332 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 Tauranga Brass Practice every Mon at Elizabeth St West Community Hall 7-9pm.

New players welcome. Alex 571 8720 Tauranga City Silver Band Meet every Mon at their band room, Yatton St. Brass & percussion players welcome. www.taurangacitysilver.tk Tauranga Creative Fibre Every Mon at Arts Centre, Elizabeth St from 9.30am. Spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, crochet & more. Learn & share in a mutually supportive club. Also on Thurs evening twice a month. Joan 577 6781 Tauranga Rock n Roll Club Inc Club night every Mon at Tauranga RSA, Cameron Rd 8pm. A relaxed, social evening of dancing. Members $3, non $5. Visitors welcome. Checkout FB. Trina 576 7461 after 5pm.

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.

Taoist Tai Chi Exercise your body & challenge your mind. Monday beginners class at 15 Koromiko St, Tauranga 9.30-11.30am.

Come along. Yvonne 576 7216 Tauranga Rock n Roll Club Inc Club night every Mon at Tauranga RSA, Cameron Rd 8pm. A relaxed, social evening of dancing. Members $3, non $5. Visitors welcome. Checkout FB. Trina 576 7461 after 5pm.

Triple P-Positive Parenting For any parent, caregiver or whanau with children aged from birth to 12yrs to help manage those common parenting challenges. Free parenting program with resources. Ardell 571 0144 or 027 311 2140.

Welcome Bay Art Group Meet every Mon at Lighthouse Church 9.30am - 12pm. Bob 544 4499 YMCA - ALFS Active Lifestyles For Seniors. First class free. Open to both men & women. Mon: Matua Community Hall, Levers Rd 9am & 10.15am. Arataki Hall, Zambuk Way (off Grenada St) 9am. Tues: Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd 9am & 10.30am. Sit & Be Fit at Papamoa Community Centre 11.30am. Smooth Movers Weds Welcome Bay Hall, Welcome Bay Rd 9.15am. Sit & Be Fit Greenwood Park Village, Welcome Bay 11am. Thurs: Otumoetai Action Centre, Windsor Rd

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9am. Bethlehem Hall, Bethlehem Rd 10.30am. Fri: Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd 9am & 10.15am.

578 9272 www.ymcatauranga.org.nz Yoga with HanneHatha Starts today, Mon & Weds 9.30am. Gentle hatha yoga, peaceful studio in Bethlehem.

To enrol Hanne 027 244 6710 Zonta International Tauranga Meet 2nd Mon of month at Tauranga Club, Devonport Rd 5.30pm. Visitors & new members welcome.

Gail 021 038 5105

Tuesday 13 October

Alcoholics Anonymous Mt Maunganui Open meeting every Tues at St Peters Hall, 11 Victoria Rd 7.30pm. 0800 229 6757 for more meetings or assistance.

Altrusa Club of Tauranga Women’s community service group.

Dinner & business meeting 2nd Tues.

Social programme 4th Tues, monthly.

Interested? Marie 576 5495 Badminton (Social) Every Tues at Otumoetai Baptist Hall 9.30am - 12pm. Racquets available. All welcome. Lorraine 579 3229 Balmoral Kilties Marching team. Ladies aged 30-60yrs welcome to join this awesome sport for fun, friendship & travel. Experience preferred but not essential. Anita 571 4096 or 021 0257 6094 Bayfair Petanque Club Tuition & boules available for learners & visitors. Every Tues & Thurs at Bayfair Reserve, Russley Drive 1pm. Margaret 572 3173 Bethlehem Pottery Club Open Tues, Weds, Thurs 10am - 2pm until December. Call in to find out about joining or ph Jane 552 0046 after 6pm.

Excel Toastmasters Meet every 2nd, 4th & 5th Tues of the month at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Bayfair 6.15-8.30pm.

Learn leadership & public speaking skills.

Kaaren 572 5988 Fitness League Ladies 50 plus 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 Greerton Village Community Music Morning for seniors – come along & join us in a morning of music. 1st Tues of month at Greerton Hall 10-11.30am.

Guest artist. Entry $4, includes morning tea. Di/Charley 027 626 2496 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 Meditation Starts today, 6 week introductory course; explore & practice different aspects of meditation.

Develop your own meditation practice.

Hanne 027 244 6710 Mount Morning Badminton Every Tues at Mount Sports Centre, Blake Park 9am - 12pm. Social, competitive, all ages beginners welcome.

Racquets available. Visitors $5 per session.

Maxeen 575 0162 Nam Wah Pai Kung Fu Training every Tues & Thurs at Tauranga Boys’ College 6-7.30pm & every Mon & Thurs at Tahatai Coast School 6.15-7.40pm. Brian 021 241 7059 Overeaters Anonymous Are you, or someone close to you, eating out of control? We can help. Meet Tues at Church of Christ, 1400 Cameron Rd, Greerton 7-8pm & Fri at Baptist Church cnr 13th Ave/Cameron Rd 1-2pm.

544 1213 Petanque - Tga/BOP Club All welcome to try a new sport.

Equip available, all coaching given.

Club Mt Maunganui 12.45pm start. Neita 572 3768 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 month 3.30-6pm.

John 578 9716 South City Bowling Club Fun night at Greerton Hall 7.30pm.

New members welcome. Mary 541 0687 Tauranga Acoustic Music Club Friendly jam sessions every Tues at Greerton RSA 7.30pm. All welcome.

Sheryl 552 5906

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Tauranga Astronomical Society Water in the universe. Tonight’s lecture looks at water on 2 of Saturn’s moons.

Fergusson Park Observatory 7.30pm.

Telescope viewing weather dependent.

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 Scrabble Club Every Tues at Tauranga Bridge Club, Ngatai Rd 9am. 3 games $3.

New players welcome. 544 8372 Tauranga Sunrise Lions Meet 1st & 3rd Tues of month at the Oaks, Tauranga RSA 6.30am. Diane 578 8682 Tauranga Toastmasters Tga Lyceum Club 7.15-9.30pm.

Confidence building, speaking skills, leadership skills. Alan 544 5989 Te Puke Lyceum Club Coffee morning 10.30am. Committee meeting 12.30pm. 8 Palmer Place, Te Puke. Margaret 573 5355

Wednesday 14 October

Age Concern Walking Group Meet at Quarry Road Gardens, Te Puna 10am. Take lunch. All welcome. 578 2631 Arabian Spice Belly Dance Learn this exciting form of dance while getting fit & meeting people. Every Weds at St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Tauranga 6.30-8.30pm. 576 4112 or 021 124 5982 arabianspicegroup@ gmail.com Baywide Community Law Service Drop in clinic every Weds at 63 Willow St 5-6.30pm. No appointment necessary.

Free legal assistance. 571 6812. Every Tues morning at Te Puke Clinic. For appointment 573 5614. Every 1st & 3rd Thurs morning at Katikati Clinic. For appointment 549 0399 Bolivia If you enjoy the game, join us every Weds at the Te Puke Senior Citz Club, Jocelyn St 1pm. Marie 573 9219 Bromeliad Club Meet at Yacht Club 12.30-2.30pm.

Jo Elder & Kevin Pritchard will lead a discussion on outstanding small bromeliads. Plant of month: small & midi bromeliads, not tillandsias. Good sales table. Lynley 576 7711 Cards Do you play cribbage or would like to learn the game? Every Weds at Tauranga RSA 1pm. New members welcome. Rona 578 7939 Dadz & Kidz Playgroup For Dads who are Primary Caregivers & their preschool children every Weds at 538 Fraser St 10am 12pm. Cost: koha. 571 0379 Fernlands Spa Water Exercise Classes Weds 10.45-11.45am held rain or shine but not during school holidays.

New participants planning to attend ph Jennifer 571 1411 FitSteps Dance Fitness Cha cha, Charleston, jive, waltz & more. Proven to enhance mental wellbeing. No partner required. Every Weds at Bethlehem Community Hall 9.30 – 10.15am. Helen 022 882 0237 or 571 3107 Floral Art Group Tauranga Meet at Baptist Hall, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 12.30-3pm. Visitors & new members welcome. Barbara 281 1679 Gate Pa Indoor Bowls Ladies vs Men, Greerton Hall 7.30pm.

Kevin 543 4044 Healing Rooms Experience God’s healing touch at Bethlehem Town Centre cnr shop behind PO/Bookstore every Weds 1-3pm. 021 110 0878. No appointment necessary, no charge. www.healingrooms.co.nz Housie Gate Pa Bowling Club 11am. Friendly group. All welcome. Mary 543 0823 La Leche League Tauranga Supporting your breastfeeding goals – mothers & babies meet second Weds of month at Wesley Community Centre 10am – 12pm. Preparing to Breastfeed, First 6 weeks, Overcoming difficulties & Introducing solids. Joanna 577 6892 Matua Garden Club Meet monthly 3rd Weds at Matua Hall, Levers Rd 1.30pm.

October speaker: Francine Thomas, world-class floral artist; represented NZ in Dublin 2014.

Maureen 576 5768

ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support BOP meeting upstairs 14b Hocking St, Mt Maunganui 10.30am.

Speaker: Bev Dowling from Health Consumer Service. Tina 581 1480 or email: tina@mebop.org.nz Mountain Bike Group Meet at RideBikes, 393 Cameron Rd 6.15pm. Jen 578 0016 Mt Maunganui Lioness Club Meet 1st & 3rd Weds. A volunteer service organisation where members enjoy fun & friendships whilst serving the community. Jennifer 578 5190 Omanu Probus club Fellowship, new friends, interest groups, fun. Meet at Mount Club 2nd Weds of month. Margaret 575 8975 Opera Forum Cyrano De Bergerac, Alfano’s great opera. Complimentary wine & canapes.

577 0583 Scottish Country Dancing Every Weds at Senior Citizens Hall, Maunganui Rd, Mt Maunganui.

Beginners class 6pm, regular class 7.30pm. Lynne 573 5055 Single Coffee Club 60+ Mixed company of singles 60+ that meet up once a week for coffee, enjoy socialising & meeting new friends. Email: mixandmingle@xtra.co.nz or 027 439 3267 Table Tennis Tauranga At Memorial Hall, QEYC every Weds 1-3pm & 7-9pm & every Fri 7-9pm.

Bill 578 1662 www.sportsground.co.nz/ tabletennistauranga Tauranga Embroiderers’ Guild Every Weds at Wesley Church Hall, 100 13th Ave 10am - 2.30pm & 7.309.30pm. Juniors 4-5.30pm. Beginners & experienced stitchers welcome. Nancy 544 4778 Tauranga Mid-Week Tramping Group Otanewainuku – Old Mangatoi track/ Waterfall easier option. Grade hard/mod.

Approx 7/5.5hrs. Sheryl 574 3743 Toastmasters City Early Start The 6 F’s Club - Fast, focused, flexible, feedback, friendly & fun. Confidence & leadership building. Every Weds at Avgas Cafe, Classic Flyers 6.50-8.15am.

021 044 5654 LaniDTM@gmail.com or www.cityearlystart.co.nz

Thursday 15 October

Awesome Clothing Sale Good quality, all sizes & styles - men’s, women’s, children’s, shoes, sheets, duvets etc. Only $3 a bag, you pick. His-toric Village, 17th Ave Tauranga 9.3010.30am. Organised by Turning Point Trust 578 6934 Beat Debt!

Get ahead & save money with the free 4 week budgeting course Oct 15, 22, 29 & Nov 5 10am & 7.15pm at Lifezone, 7 Oak Lane. To book, 571 6525 or capmoney.org Building Awesome Whanau Presented by Bluelight Tauranga, with Pio Terei. An entertaining evening for parents & caregivers, full of helpful information to help you build an awesome family. Free event open to all parents & caregivers in Tauranga. Held Oct 22 at Tauranga Intermediate School Hall, 30 18th Ave 7-9pm. Contact your nearest school or wendy@tayt.org.nz for registration.

City on its Feet 10 Years Anniversary with a wine & cheese evening at Tauranga’s Historic Village. www.sportbop.co.nz Club Mt Maunganui Social games club. Play indoor bowls, 500 & bolivia every Thurs 12.45pm.

Prizes to be won. John 575 2422 Community Bible Study International At 14th Ave Gospel Centre 10am – 12pm for a non-denominational Bible study starts Oct 15 – Dec 10. Jack & Betty 544 3809. Also at City Church, 252 Otumoetai Rd 7-9pm for Bible Study on 1 John starts Oct 15 – Nov 26.

Charmaine 576 0467 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 Forest & Bird Tauranga Matakana Island beach walk. Meet

Cross Rd (Sandfords) 9am. $8 ferry fare. If participating, Leader Rosemary 576 3745 Grey Power Coffee Morning Pacifica Garden Centre, Tara Rd, Papamoa 10am. All welcome.

Keynotes 4 Part Harmony Women’s chorus meet every Thurs at Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave 6.45pm. Sing for fun & health. Nora 544 2714 Mainly Music Every Thurs at St Enoch’s Church, 134 16th Ave 9.30am. $3 per family. New members welcome. 578 3040 Positively Me for Women Are you interested in building self-esteem, growing confidence, overcome fears of rejection, failure or criticism? Gain skills & insights to make changes to be who you want to be. Course starts Oct 22 for 6 weeks. St Mary’s Church, Bayfair 6-8pm. $55 covers whole 6 weeks. Mount Anglican Parish 575 9945 Relationship Addiction Anonymous For women. Are your relationships causing more pain than pleasure? Are you always falling for the wrong man? R.A. meet every Thurs at Hanmer Clinic, 1234 Cameron Rd, Tauranga 10-11am. Liz 0274 362 800 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 Qingong Every Thurs at Ohauiti Rd Settlers Hall 11am. Class takes approx 1hr. $1pp. All welcome. Eric 577 1988 Taoist Tai Chi Exercise your body, challenge your mind.

Beginners class Thurs at Mount Senior Citizens Hall, 345 Maunganui Rd 6.15-7.45pm. Neale 576 7216 Tauranga Cake Decorators Guild Meet third Thurs Feb – Nov at Wesley Church, 13th Ave, Tauranga 7.30pm. Visitors $3. Contact us through our Facebook Page Tauranga Heart Support Group Low impact group exercise class for those with or at risk of heart disease. Every Thurs (guest speaker today 9.15am) at City Church, Otumoetai, & every Mon at St Enoch’s Church Hall, 16th Ave. Both 9.30-10.30am. $4pp includes light refreshment. Hannah (Clinical Exercise Physiologist) 0508 227 342 Tauranga Model Railway Club Every Thurs 7.30pm. Ed 543 1108 www. taurangamodelrailwayclub.co.nz Tauranga Rock & Roll Social Dancers Have fun dancing to authentic rock & roll music every Thurs at Senior Citizens

Hall, 14 Norris St (behind Pak n Save) 7.30pm.

All welcome. 576 7326 Tennis Seniors WBOP Players 35+, Tauranga Lawn Tennis Club, Wharepai Domain 9am - 12pm. $3 ball fee.

New members welcome. Lynda 575 0627 or tswbop@gmail.com Ukulele Lessons For primary age children. Every Thurs at Otumoetai Baptist Chapel 3.304.30pm. Enquires Linkt Community Trust email: learn@lead.co.nz

Friday 16 October

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 Chess Tauranga Every Fri at Tauranga RSA, Greerton 6-7pm, for the whole family. Werner 548 1111 http:// www.westernbopchess.weebly.com/ Free Immigration Clinic Every Fri - legal advice & information on immigration issues. For appointment, Baywide Community Law 571 6812 Mobile Phone Workshop Not sure how to use your technology devices? Book now for your lessons & learn the basics. Gayle 0274 393 267 Rangiuru School Fair Games, food, stalls, rides, animals, entertainment. 7kms up Rangiuru Rd 3.308pm. Fun for all.

SlowPitch Softball Social softball league for players of all ages & experience, beginners welcome. Every Fri at Carlton St Reserve, Otumoetai Oct - March.

Patrick 027 247 4150 www.sportsground. co.nz/wbopsoftball Tauranga Spring Home Show With over 180 exhibits. Friday & Saturday 10am – 5pm. Sunday 10am – 4pm. ASB Baypark Arena, TECT Court, 81 Truman Lane, Mt Maunganui. Friday tickets: Free Friday brought to you by The Weekend Sun. Sat & Sun $10 per adult, children 13 & under free.

The Sociables 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 & event.

022 0120 376 U3A Tauranga Guest speaker: Bob Tulloch, photographer “The life & times of an intrepid photographer.” - 40 years of photographing in & around the BOP. Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave, Tauranga 10am start.

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Fashion forward:

Teens show off their true colours

Brydie Mangos, a young designer from Tauranga, was the winner in the Special Occasion/Evening wear section of last year’s WB Fashions 2015 Fashion Design Contest.

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This year, her sister Charlotte has decided to join her in the quest for prizes offered in this year competition.

The contest is in its second year and was developed to offer young designers a platform to show their creativity and skills to others and perhaps win some prize money for their efforts.

Only two categories were offered in the 2014 contest, Casual Daywear and an Evening wear section. With contest being a

a big audience at the Awards Show. great success, a third category This not only shows off their of Upcycled Garments has been designing and sewing skills it also added in 2015 and also a People’s builds confidence and gives them Choice Award, which will be voted an experience in modelling. on the night by the audience.

WB Fashions is a small Young designers go to group of volunteers who great efforts to create organize the Awards fabulous garments and Show for these young competitions designers and also such as this can involve the often lead to community by opportunities giving them a within the chance for a fashion great night out. industry.

The WB Not only do Fashions these young Awards Show people have is on Saturday, to design and October 17 at construct a Sisters Brydie and Charlotte 7.15pm in the garment, they Mangos dropping off their Waihi Beach then model their garments down a fabulous creations for the 2015 Community Centre. runway in front of WB Fashions Design Contest.

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Action-packed auction and a community day The Te Puke Anglican Church and the Kauri Centre join forces next weekend to bring you more than just a garage sale!

On Saturday, October 17, the Garage Sale will be held at the Te Puke Anglican Church on Jocelyn St from 9-11 am, then, thanks

to the support of the Te Puke Art Society, there will be a Silent Auction of 10 works of art that the society has generously donated to support the Kauri Centre.

The Kauri Centre, a service of Anglican Care Waiapu, provides a Daily Activity Programme at the

Te Puke Anglican Church Hall for Te Puke’s senior citizens, and the proceeds from the auction will go towards operating expenses.

The Silent Auction will be from 9am to midday. The Community Care Op Shop will also be open from 9am.

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God of the second chance, the third chance…

Ever messed up and made mistakes in life? If your answer is “no”, then you must be lying.

The truth is we all mess up and make mistakes. It is part of being human.

The important thing is what we do next. Do we wallow in our failure or

do we move on, older and wiser? It is essential we do the latter.

However, sometimes we don’t know how to move on, or, we just don’t have the energy to do so. So what are our options then?

One well-tried option is to turn to God and ask for help. For centuries people have found that when they turn to God, God is there to help them and somehow they find the way, with God’s help, to move on from the failures and mistakes in their lives.

Willing to give this a go?

Dale Williamson, Holy Trinity Church

Celebrating White Sunday On Sunday, October 11, from 9.30am, St Enoch’s Presbyterian Church will again be celebrating White Sunday as part of its morning service.

White Sunday or Children’s Day is a holiday in Samoa.

It is a day for parents and communities to acknowledge and celebrate children.

Special programmes during church services include Children learning Bible verses to recite, songs to sing and dances to perform.

Stories from the Bible are also re-enacted. Children receive gifts (often new clothing or school supplies) on White Sunday.

They are allowed special privileges and it is one of the happiest days of the year for them.

White Sunday is a holiday giving thanks to God for children.

It became widespread in the 1920s in commemoration of Samoans who

died as a result of the influenza epidemic of 1919.

This epidemic took the lives of one-fifth to one-quarter of the Samoan population, many of them children.

The people gathered to earnestly pray for the epidemic to stop and White Sunday is a day of commemoration and thanksgiving that the Lord recused them.

Today, at St Enoch’s Presbyterian Church, 134 16th Avenue, our Samoan families and children will share items and songs in the Sunday Service.

Come and bring friends to join in this special day. We have a talented guest in Dan Dan the Puppet Man with his puppets sharing fun, teaching and excitement with the children. A special morning tea follows.

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WESLEY CHURCH 9.30am MORNING WORSHIP Led by Rev Leigh Sundberg 4.30pm FIJIAN LANGUAGE WORSHIP Minister: Rev Leigh Sundberg 100, 13th Avenue, Tauranga ph: 578-8493 http://www.wesley.co.nz

ST STEPHENS CHURCH 9.30am MORNING WORSHIP Led by Margaret Birtles 1.00pm TONGAN LANGUAGE WORSHIP Led by Fononga Niu Deacon: Margaret Birtles Brookfield Terrace, Otumoetai ph: 576-4961

ST JAMES UNION CHURCH 10.30am MORNING WORSHIP Starts with a cuppa at 10.00 a.m.

Minister: Rev Simon Cornwall Cnr Devon & Pooles Road, Greerton ph: 541-2182

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DRIVING MISS DAISY – more than a taxi service! We will attend doctor’s appointments with the client and transmit relevant information back to family, assist with shopping or ensure children safely attend sports practices or music lessons. Safe, friendly, reliable service. Ph Jackie from Driving Miss Daisy 552 6614

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