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Celebrated entertainers Jackie Clarke and Annie Crummer, along with a cast of 120 Bay of Plenty women, are displaying their style and flair through gorgeous garments, fantastic theatre, dance and music at the renowned Tarnished Frocks and Divas show from September 16-19.

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Flags, airlines and pretty little things Welcome to Backwater Bay... if you believe a certain airline that has snubbed us. Forget the fact this region is the fastest growing in the country, or that Tauranga is poised to become the fourth largest city in New Zealand.

Because according to Jetstar, we don’t rate.

They are flying into tin pot corners such as Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth and Palmerston North, but haven’t joined the dots and pointed a plane at Tauranga.

Incredibly, the airline apparently didn’t see opportunities for growth here.

Jetstar, are you receiving? What part of “fastest growing region” does not spell “opportunities for growth”? Switch on your radar and take a look around this place. It’s taking off, unlike your market intelligence.

If ever a region was in need of airline competition, choice and service, it is the Western Bay of Plenty. Plus we are even handier for Rotorua travellers with the opening of the new Eastern link.

Fortunately, a couple of other air services see the potential. SunAir already zips in and out between here, Ardmore and Whitianga.

And in breaking news, North Shore Air, plans to fly here from Dairy Flat, check out the exclusive story on p3.

At least someone in the industry with the good sense to see the Bay of Plenty potential.

Wave goodbye to democracy The flag finalists: The rags we would be choosing from, if it wasn’t for the fact that most people don’t want to change the flag.

Therefore, according to my reasoning, these should not be described as the flags most people want, but more accurately they should be called “the four flags most people don’t want”.

It’s been an incredibly polarising subject, the flag. But one thing it has achieved, the country is having a long and passionate debate about ourselves, what matters and how we want to be perceived by the rest of the world. Sure, that debate is probably not worth $26m, but it is interesting to see so many people venting... many surprise me at the depth and passion in their arguments.

Veteran music commentator Winston Watusi even ventured beyond his brief, with

this impassioned ranting: “So are flags old news by now? Probably.

I do know this ridiculous circus increasingly makes me ready to abandon my will to live.

But, really, what were we expecting, when we have the following...

A Prime Minister who insists on two costly referenda at a time when the population clearly doesn’t want them and thinks they’re too expensive.

A panel made up of politically chosen ‘well-known’ Kiwis as opposed to designers, constitutional experts or anyone who actually knows about flags.

So really, what were we expecting other than four half-assed ‘brands’? Forget timeless significance, let’s put a Silver Fern on everything because... well, John Key and Richie McCaw like it. Forget whether there should be something, you know, symbolic, meaningful or lasting about a flag. Please don’t vote for any of these new corporate brands – a flag should be more than that. The government has its massive electoral distraction up and running; the more we argue the happier they’ll be. Let’s not get stuck with one of these rotten designs as well.”

(The rest of his column, back on subject, is later in this edition in our What’s On section, pg 34).

Lowe blow?

Graham Lowe was wrong to describe Labour MP Jacinda Ardern as a pretty little thing. These days of PC awareness means you can no longer go around calling people by the incorrect labels.

What Graham should have said was: Jacinda is Smoking Hot. Because there is little doubt that Jacinda, regardless of her political abilities, is one foxy sheila. And it will be a sad day in hell when the heterosexual men of this country can’t pay a compliment to a member of the fairer sex, without the PC clobbering machine reaching out for a limp-wristed bitch-slap.

First up on the Outrage Bandwagon was Labour MP Grant Robertson, complaining

on social media that he’s “sick to death of the ignorant, sexist bullshit that my friend and colleague Jacinda Ardern has had to put up with in the past few weeks.”

Well goodness, imagine that. MPs sneering and leering in Parliament! As if that is something new. I’ve seen Grantie doing his fair share of sneering and no doubt leering, although maybe not at the girls.

Parliament is well known for its rude antics and this is all par for the course.

Robertson burbles on… “Jacinda, I want to acknowledge you for what you do, who you are and how you carry yourself.”

Well Grantie, we are also impressed with Jacinda, and especially how she carries herself. That’s the whole point of the attention she’s been attracting. Doh. Should all politicians be devoid of any sex appeal or attractive qualities to the opposite sex? Is there some unwritten rule that says all politicians must be frumpy, dowdy, short and boring and that only TV presenters, pop stars and the weather girls are allowed to be drop-dead gorgeous?

The country would be run by a bunch of Helen Clark clones.

Grant, I suggest that in the future, if you have any enlightening thoughts for the men of this country that you just whisper it to your bedfellow. Or, in the immortal words of another leerer and jeerer: “Zip it, sweetie.”

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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 Urban Dictionary describes a bitch slap: To open handedly slap someone. Denote disrespect for the person being bitch slapped as they are not worthy of a man sized punch. Suggests the slap was met with little resistance and much whining.

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New airline for Tauranga A new airline connecting Tauranga and Auckland is going through the final phases of civil aviation accreditation before beginning operations.

North Shore Air will offer scheduled and charter services from Tauranga to Dairy Flat on Auckland’s North Shore, says Aviation Safety Management Systems director Heather Andrews.

She adds that the Dairy Flat flight incorporates a direct connection with the Auckland central business district that can move passengers from Dairy Flat airfield into the city in just 20 minutes.

“It can be quite a nightmare to get from Manukau [where the existing airport is] to the city.

You have to go the evening before if you have an 8.30am or 9am meeting because of the traffic.

“This plane has a really special feature – a beautiful corporate minivan, so it goes straight down the bus lane from North Shore so you are in town in 20 minutes – and it’s as cheap as chips.”

CEO of North Shore Air Peter Newman says the flight time is 40 minutes and the adult fare is $249 one way. He says it might be on the high side compared with some of the cheaper Air New Zealand fares, but they are offering the convenience of direct connections for the expanding North Shore catchment.

North Shore Air will also fly to Kerikeri, and they are in the process of arranging a second air craft, a 10 seater.

Heather’s project managed the birth of the airline – she wrote the management procedures, flight operations, maintenance.

“It’s good because this is how Eagle Air started off many, many years ago, the same sort of thing,” says Heather.

Eagle Air began operating from Hamilton in 1969 and within 18 months was operating six aircraft in flight training and air transport. It began scheduled passenger services in 1973 from Hamilton to Palmerston North, Wanganui and New Plymouth.

North Shore Air made a proving flight to Tauranga this week with a civil aviation official on board.

“They should get their certificate this week, then we want to sit and consolidate and get some marketing through,” says Heather. “We should be able to get a commencement date sometime this week.”

The aircraft is a Piper Navaho light twin, that seats six to eight passengers.

North Shore Air is expected to be open for business later this month. The website, northshoreair.co.nz, is due to go live, and there will be a Facebook page also.

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Tauranga Police have arrested a 27-year-old man in relation to an armed robbery at Bethlehem’s Liquorland store earlier this month.

In a statement released this week, Detective Sergeant Craig Rawlinson confirmed the arrest, which relates to an incident on August 19.

“At about 8:25pm, a male presented a pistol at a Bethlehem Liquorland shop attendant while robbing him of cash and several ‘shots’ of alcohol,” explains Craig.

“The male then ran through an adjacent construction site and decamped in a waiting white van into Carmichael Road towards Brookfield.”

Bridges hopeful

Tauranga may have missed out on hosting Jetstar flights in and out of the city, but Transport Minister Simon Bridges says he isn’t giving up hope that they’ll reconsider in the future.

In an announcement this week, Jetstar outlined the introduction of services into regional New Zealand, with destinations now including Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth and Palmerston North.

And while Simon was disappointed that Tauranga wasn’t included in the destinations mentioned, he insisted he would push his region’s claims for future routes.

Transport Minister and Tauranga MP Simon Bridges performed the ceremonial sod turning with a back-hoe outside the Welcome Bay Scout Hall this week.

Guests included Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller, Rotorua MP Todd McClay, Tauranga Mayor Stuart Crosby and councillors, plus representatives of the contractors who will be undertaking the work and representatives from the three hapu that owned the land.

Kaumatua Huikakahu Kawe reminded the dignitaries and guests of the cost of the project, in terms of the land taken from its Maori owners and set aside for the roading project.

“It was taken 50 years ago, so there’s been many tears shed over this land,” says Huikakahu.

The representatives of the three hapu at the ceremony are the children and grandchildren of the people from which the land was taken, says Huikakahu.

The project will separate state highway and local traffic, ease congestion and improve safety as Tauranga continues to grow, says Simon.

“The underpass will also make it safer and easier to walk and bike around this area,

Turning off the electronics Clinical psychologist Nigel Latta is fronting a campaign encouraging Kiwis to reduce screen time.

This message comes following research which shows it’s contributing to Kiwi kids underachieving at school, being tired and overweight.

He says more than half of Kiwi kids are already exceeding the Ministry of Health

Street lights collapse

A string of large outdoor lights fell across Wharf Street last weekend, with council officials suggesting the masonry they were attached to was to blame.

The incident is believed to have happened early last Saturday morning, with Tauranga City Council suggesting the imported Italian lights crash-landed at around 3am before being cleared up. However, photos sent to SunLive from a passerby show the lighting still lying across the road in broad daylight.

The witness who took the pictures says: “It was a clear sunny day, no wind and, luckily, very early in the day. Any later and someone could have been killed. Imagine if this had happened on Sunday with lots of people in town at a council promoted event in Wharf Street.”

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guidelines for screen time.

Nigel is encouraging families to switch off their devices for the weekend of September 5 and September 6.

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The accolades were announced and presented at Tauranga Golf Club in front of almost 120 spectators – the majority of whom were also volunteers.

On behalf of their group, representatives of House of Science Tauranga received a framed certificate, a trophy and $1,500 in prize money.

They will also will have the opportunity to represent their region at the 2015 Trustpower National Community Awards in Dunedin next March.

with new paths and a cycling and walking bridge over SH29A to be built.”

The underpass, which will take three years to complete, is the fourth stage of the Hairini Link project.

The Transport Agency’s Bay of Plenty highway manager, Niclas Johansson, says the agency will work closely with the contractor and the community to minimise disruption during the project.

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“This is a complex project on a busy stretch of road and there will be extensive traffic management and changes to the road layout,” says Niclas.

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With one-third of Kiwi kids currently classed as overweight, studies have shown there is a clear relationship between increased screen time and increased BMI as it reduces activity levels and sleep time.

“One study put accelerometers on children aged 10-14 and found they sat as if they were frozen in place while looking at a screen,” says Nigel.

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Helping hands Good Neighbour Trust members John Paine, Jason Rowling, Todd Rowling and Campbell Hill. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

Good Neighbour may be celebrating its first birthday, but in just 12 months the community organisation has come on leaps and bounds – and there are big plans for the future.

Good Neighbour is about creating a sense of community through inspiring people to work together, to make our neighbourhoods great places to live. Neighbourhood Projects helps those who need support with practical love in action.

The Community Gardens arm develops allotment-type gardens in various locations around our city to grow vegetables and community. Food Rescue gathers food from supermarkets and cafes, – recently partnering with Food Stuffs – to redistribute to more than 20 charitable organisations.

They’re currently rescuing 1.5 tonne/week of food from a variety of sources.

The organisation began out of a trip to Fiji. Trustees Jason Rowling, Campbell Hill and Todd Rowling, along with a building team, travelled to Fiji to build a medical dispensary, which supplies four remote villages. It was an inspiring trip.

“We caught something over there and had a desire to help our own community here in Tauranga,” says Campbell. “We thought, ‘How can we do this in our own backyard?’ That idea began to develop into Good Neighbour and the three things we wanted to do – putting neighbour back into neighbourhood, practically helping people and connecting

those who are struggling with hope and joy.”

Since their inception, Good Neighbour has gone from strength to strength, taking the Supreme Award at the Trustpower Tauranga Community Awards last year.

“It has been a leap of faith,” says Campbell. “Initially we didn’t know how we were going to be supported. Carmel Country Estate Retirement Village came on board early as a major sponsor, along with Brookfield New World and Pacific Toyota. Toyota sponsored a ute, which has been amazing.”

Good Neighbour is in its next phase, and is looking for a sole premise to operate out of.

“We have 200-plus volunteers and admin staff who need an office to work out of,” explains Jason. “It’s about creating that sense of community.”

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Free washing, you say?

They say the best things in life are free – even laundry.

Once or twice a month, Onyx Laundry Ltd owner Francois Stols lets families in need do their laundry for free at his Mount Maunganui laundromat.

“We don’t do it all the time, only sometimes when I get hassled too much by some of our struggling families,” says Francois. By hassled, he means they ask him nicely.

“It’s basically for families who are struggling to make ends meet.

They can come in and we let the machines run without any charge.”

Francois says they’ve run about nine free laundry days between the Tauranga and Rotorua laundromats since coming up with the idea in November last year.

“We’ll often have the same families who come on a regular basis. It’s a way of paying back a little bit to our regular patrons who support us.”

It can get pretty busy sometimes, with both washing machines and dryers running, sometimes up to two hours.

Laundry owners Francois and Christel Stols, with staff Ngaire Wilson and Anita Dawson, offering to do laundry for free. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

There are four 9kg washing machines and one 18kg, and six 13kg dryers and two 20kg dryers, at the laundromat.

So if it costs $4 for a 9kg wash and $10 for an 18kg wash, that means Francois loses $52 if all washing machines are running for two hours.

It’s a nice gesture from someone whose laundry career didn’t get off to the best start.

“About six years ago we had a fire that almost took out half of our premises,” says Francois.

It’s also nice considering the laundromats are Francois’ main source of income.

“I decided I wanted to work for myself. I thought I’d be Donald Trump by now. Not yet – talk to me in 10 years,” he laughs.

More direction required for central government policy The Resource Management Act (RMA) directs councils to set policies and rules for the sustainable management of natural and physical resources.

Under the RMA, policies and rules are developed at a regional and district level through lengthy and expensive Schedule One processes,

which involve public participation, consultation, submission, deliberation and decision-making – followed often by appeals which go to the Environment Court.

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A song, a highway and an identity Robert Rakete had been to Te Puke just once – and that was about 25 years ago as a schoolboy.

But the genial Auckland radio jock, and honorary Brown Wiggle, obviously had an intuitive sense of the town which inspired his prize-winning new anthem.

“If you wanna take my hand I can take you for a whirl/To a place where the sun and the hills unfurl...”

So the defining lyrics go.

There he was last Friday evening, an Auckland interloper on stage at Jubilee Park, in the hub of the fruit bowl where Goodness Grows, banging away on his guitar and immortalising, romanticising a chunk of what used to be SH2.

“I made a mess of my performance,” Robert explains to The Weekend Sun. “I told everyone I could sing a little and I could play guitar

a little. But I couldn’t do them reflection of the town,” says both at the same time.” judge Simon Elton.

Fortunately for him, it All entries were blind tested. wasn’t about the man or the Judges listened to the melodies performance, who he was or and scanned the lyrics without where he was from. It was about whether they knowing the entrants – to had a “strong song”. And they knew they did. eliminate any preconceptions.

Because some time before Robert had even To read more, visit SunLive; entered the song contest, Tim Finn, arguably Search ‘Robert’s ode to Te Puke’ our most iconic and celebrated singer-songwriter, was a guest on Robert’s breakfast radio show.

His side-kick, Anna Thomas, asked Tim to cast an eye over the lyrics. He would know if a song works. Tim declared, “That’s it – you have just got to find the emotion in the area, paint a picture with your words. You have got it.”

“That’s exactly what I tried to do,” says Robert.

“But it was nice hearing it from him.”

But where’s the connection? Robert used to visit his aunty in Greerton as a child and he can’t remember his one and only visit to the town. He’s hardly an ambassador, but now he’s singing a celebration of Te Puke and 9km of blacktop leading right into town.

“We read about the song contest online. Anna dropped it on me on air so I had to write a song.”

‘Here in Te Puke’ was conceived of some online research, whereas songs are normally fuelled by feelings and experiences. But that enduring image of the sun and hills unfurling hooked the judges.

“That captures Te Puke, it is a true

“…where the sun and hills unfurl”: Radio jock and song contest winner Robert Rakete.

Childhood reminders of our growing, thriving city Two times this week I have been happily dragged back to my past while being out and about.

The first was sitting on a warm Sunday afternoon watching the Read this column in full at www.sunlive.co.nz Bay play Waikato. Despite the result, I just loved it and reminisced to my wife of the various games I watched with my parents on sunny Saturdays passed.

It all came flooding back, the colour, the noise, being close enough to actually feel a part of the game and the enjoyment of feeling part of a community of blue and gold. It was great to see all the kids with their parents – a great afternoon out. I know stadiums cost a lot of money, but once built they provide for generations.

Baycourt is one of those investments that was eye watering expensive in its day. I was there on Monday night listening to my kids and hundreds of others

sing at the 60th Tauranga Schools Music Festival. Even my old conductor from primary school made a special appearance. Amenities pay off when you value community connectedness.

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“A lot of my friends are the same.

We love the convenience of the devices, but when we’re sitting down to read, we just want to curl up with a book.”

Literacy manager at Literacy Bay of Plenty, Annamaria is leading the Bay’s Travelling Book initiative to celebrate the act of reading, as part of Adult Leaners’ Week from September 7-11.

Annamaria says the idea is to read

a book before placing it somewhere safe and dry for someone else to pick up and enjoy.

“On the cover of the book there’s a little round sticker that says: ‘Enjoy this Travelling Book then pass it on’. On the inside it says: ‘Take this travelling book and when you’re finished, leave it in a safe place for someone to find’.”

A joint initiative between Literacy Aotearoa and New Zealand Post, Travelling Books has been operating for around four years, but this month will mark the last one.

Book-lovers can pick up a book from Literacy BOP on Elizabeth Street from 12-2pm on September 10. There are 200 books to be read and spread around the city.

Annamaria Grafas with one of the travelling books.

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“There’s some novels, lots of beautiful children’s books, books and some written in te reo.”

To celebrate International Literacy Day on September 8, bookworms are invited to join a mass reading display at the new Wharf Street stage area.

Tauranga City Libraries marketing and events co-ordinator Daniel Petersen says the aim of the event is to raise awareness for those who cannot read or write.

Reading material will be available and free to take away, as well as a range of spot prizes up for grabs.

The mass reading is at Wharf St Stage on September 8 from 12.30pm-1.30pm. If wet, the event will move to the ground floor of the Tauranga library. Zoe Hunter

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Still going strong – 61 years on!

She was a beautiful brunette and it was her 19th birthday. Her name was Betty May Middlemiss and she was a model milliner.

“She appealed to me as a very nice young lady,” recalls Keith Bowen. In the modern idiom, Betty was hot.

Keith was playing the piano when he caught Betty’s eye.

“I was impressed,” she says, and it seems he was hot too.

From that first little flutter, it was destined to go all the way to the altar – and it did.

Now after six decades, Keith’s going to marry his sweetheart again. He is going to renew his vows because the chemistry’s stronger than ever.

Keith and Betty will join other couples who’ve enjoyed enduring marriages at a Celebration of Marriage event next week. It’s a chance for couples

who’ve been married for more than half a century to reaffirm their commitment to one another.

Statistically, it’s easy to be cynical. Last year there were 20,000 marriages, but more than 8000 divorces – nine broken marriages for every 1000 existing ones.

“There are lies, damned lies and there are statistics” as the saying goes, and according to Celebration of Marriage organiser John Burns statistics about the value of marriage are interesting.

“Generally [married couples] enjoy better-than-average results in health, financial wellbeing and home ownership. And those relationships grow happy, confident children.”

Keith and Betty tick all those boxes and they put that down to their relationship being founded on mutual trust and oodles of understanding.

The Celebration of Marriage will be held at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Moffat Road, 2pm, Sunday, September 13.

Register with Glenys Nairn Happily married on (07) 544 2882 Betty and Keith To read more, visit SunLive; Bowen.

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Beginning again: Oropi Hall’s opening celebration Tauranga residents are invited to attend a New Beginning Ceremony at Oropi Memorial Hall, to mark the start of the $1.2 million re-development of the community hall. The Oropi Settlers Association Incorporated, operating as the Oropi Hall Committee, invites the community to the ceremony at the Oropi Rd hall on Tuesday, September 8, at 10.30am.

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Hall is undergoing a million-dollar upgrade, which will see the building become the Oropi Memorial Hall and Community Centre.

Convenor Joan Kehely says the aim of the proposed upgrade is to create a modern facility to be used by a number of community groups at the same time and to cater for a growing district.

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Students aiming for glory More than 40 Bay of Plenty schools are partaking in the annual NZCT AIMS Games this weekend, breaking through the 8000-athlete barrier for the first time.

Competitors in cross country and multisport lining up at last year’s NZCT AIMS Games in Tauranga.

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With late entries providing a final burst, 8007 intermediate-aged competitors from 261 schools across New Zealand will be in Tauranga from September 6-11, battling it out across 19 different sporting codes.

The massive numbers include 1164 netballers, 640 rugby players, 644 cross-

country runners and 768 basketballers.

Yachting’s debut has also attracted strong interest, with 64 sailors lining up for the Anchor-sponsored on-water event.

The tournament has grown every single year since it started in 2004 and tournament director Vicki Semple says it has started to create its own legacy.

“When we first started out with a few hundred competitors, we never would’ve dreamed the event would grow so much,” she says.

“The best part is that it gives every competitor the chance to compete in an event that’s bigger than the Commonwealth Games and nearly

as large as the Olympics, soaking up all the great things about sport such as camaraderie, adventure and competition.”

And it’s not just the athletes who benefit from the week-long tournament – the wider Bay of Plenty also gets a big boost.

An economic benefit study last year found the tournament generated 37,500 visitor nights and contributed $1.96 million to western Bay of Plenty’s economy, while it was also recognised for event excellence at the annual Sport New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards in Auckland recently.

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No diva behaviour: Flying undercover which features a cast of local women over the age of 40, most of whom are amateurs and many who have never performed in public before. The show supports charities the Breast Cancer Support Service, Prostate Research Clinical School and Homes of Hope.

Executive Producer Denny Spee has produced every show. “Ten years on and I am still as passionate and excited about this wonderful concept where revamped and contemporised retro garments are While the show’s storyline is celebrated with drama, song and dance, kept secret until opening night, all performed by gorgeous the name ‘A Tangled Thread’ women aged over 40.” suggests it will take women This year’s show on an enlightening and will see even more hilarious journey! technology and Jackie has starred in special effects than Tarnished Frocks and Divas previous shows, since its inception in 2005 and involves more and is again leading the cast than 200 cast and for this sixth biennial show. support crew in the “I have been in Tarnished September 16-19 Frocks and Divas so long it season at ASB is almost part of my DNA,” Arena. she says.

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We built this city – and the best is yet to come It seems to me that the arrival of Hairy Maclary has heralded a new chapter – not just for his friends, but for Tauranga too.

As the glowing, shiny faces of young and old alike constantly seems to surround the incredibly lifelike collection of bronze statues on our precious waterfront, so too the energy level of our city has been taken up several notches.

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It’s the compounding positive effects of such progress and change

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Club finally ‘home’ HURRY OFFER After five years of slog, the Tauranga Motorcycle Club is welcoming motocross riders into its new home venue this weekend.

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The club spent two years planning and developing the track after signing the lease for the 40-hectare section in February 2013.

Bridgette says their vision was twofold: give TMCC a home venue and create a premier motocross venues for New Zealand.

“This track is the new kid on the block so to speak and the talk of the town in the motocross world,” she says. “Everybody rides the same tracks – Taupo, Tokoroa, Rotorua.

“But in saying that, there’s still a lot of work we need to do at TECT Park to get it up to the same level as those tracks.”

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This has included using bulldozers to clear scrub and push out dozens of stumps, building start lines, rollers sections, drop offs and table tops, along with “an awesome mini track”.

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Bridgette says this Sunday meet will be the first of five monthly races which makes up the TMCC Club Champs.

On the day there will be a mini, junior and senior sections, which are then separated into age group and CC rating classes.

“Riders will gain points, which will accumulate over the five rounds,” explains Bridgette.

“At the end of the champs we’ll then hold a fun day down at the track and hand out trophies to the winners.”

You don’t have to be a member of TMCC to ride in the series, but you do need to be a member to collect race points.

And because Tauranga Motorcycle Club is a member of Motorcycling NZ, all riders will also need a Motocross NZ Licence.

If you don’t have a license, but want to ride on the day, day licences will be available for those riders at a cost of $30.

“All riders are absolutely welcome to take part in the champs, and the club would love to show you all our new home at the TECT All Terrain Park.”

The first round of the Tauranga Motorcycle Club Champs takes place at TECT All Terrain Park on Sunday, September 6. Sign starts at 7.30am, with racing at 9am.

If the first round has to be cancelled due to bad weather, the next round is on Sunday, October 4.

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“So far about 50 riders have said they’ll compete, but we want as many as we can get because all the money raised through the entry fees the series go back into the track to keep making it better.”

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Steamers to show more enthusiasm It may be Father’s Day, but that doesn’t make it any easier for the Bay of Plenty Steamers as they get set to take on Counties Manukau in Pukekohe.

After taking a pasting by their rugby neighbours Waikato 43-10 in Tauranga last Sunday, the Culum Retallick-lead side travel to Pukekohe Stadium to

face a wounded Counties.

Counties, like the Steamers, were taught a harsh lesson in Round 3 of the ITM Cup, beaten 35-11 by Hawke’s Bay. Although the home side have a slight advantage going into this latest clash, they currently sit in the bottom half of the premiership competition and have had a short turnaround from their Wednesday night clash with Taranaki.

The Steamers are well rested, having a week to recover from their bruising

Steamers winger Tino Nemani in action against Waikato.

encounter with Waikato. Their coach Clayton McMillan will be hoping his team have learnt from Sunday’s clash.

If they want to play for territory, as it appears they’ve been trying to do, then they have to chase with more enthusiasm. This lack of enthusiasm showed against Waikato. Often looking tentative and slow on the chase they gave Waikato’s back three too much room, something you can’t do against Counties.

They will also have to tighten their defence on the inside channels. Too frequently their line was broken by an inside pass to a runner, who more often than not broke the advantage line and made gains the Steamers struggled to cope with.

It wasn’t all doom and gloom for the Steamers – the return of Nathan Harris has given a bit more sting at scrum time

and accuracy in the lineouts.

Right winger Tino Nemani is a devastating runner with ball in hand, often breaking the first tackle. Second five Dan Hollinshead has been solid in the mid-field and deserves another crack this weekend.

The one concerning thing for McMillan would have to be the lack of opportunity the side created against Waikato.

Although they never gave up throughout the 80 minutes, they often showed no real imagination on attack. This could be put down to poor clearance from the ruck, but it was also laboured passing and poor attacking angles.

At almost the halfway stage of the competition Bay of Plenty still have a chance and a Steamers side who never gives up are a side who can beat any side on their day.

The match kicks off at 4.35pm on Sunday, September 6.

The thought that counts: Priceless gifts for Dad Sonora Dodd is the mother of Father’s Day. More than a century ago she was upset by father’s being portrayed in popular culture as lazy, sleazy and drunk. Because that’s not the Dad she knew.

Her father, Henry Jackson Smart, single-handedly raised Sonora and her five siblings after the death of her mother during childbirth.

And when Sonora attended a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909 she thought there should a day to honour fathers. It would be 15 years before President Calvin Coolidge enshrined Father’s Day.

The idea is to make a father feel special, loved, cared for and valued.

There are special ways of doing that without spending huge amounts of money.

- Make your own present or card.

The fact you have spent time and effort won’t be lost.

- Spend a whole day with the man and make it a day of quality time. Walk with him, sit down with him, listen to him and share your thoughts with him.

- Prepare a special Father’s Day meal. Go to the extra effort and prepare his favourite meal.

- A Father’s Day present doesn’t have to come gift wrapped. Do a couple of chores for him. Pay a bill for him, take his car to the garage, and give it a good wash.

Small gestures wrapped with love.

- Write a letter, a very personal letter. Tell him why he is so very important in your life. You cannot buy that.

- If you live in a different city ring your father twice or thrice. Let him know that when you hung up the first you hadn’t just fulfilled your responsibilities and moved on.

Make him feel proud and grateful.

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It takes nine months to grow a baby.

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Evidence is clear that primary births have many benefits – fewer interventions, shorter labours, and faster recovery time.* Our purpose as a primary birthing unit is giving our mums the best birthing experience, because “you will have the baby once, but relive it a thousand times”. (Carolyn Fasnacht) That’s why it’s so important you find a midwife you connect with. How do you visualise your birth? You’re free to interview midwives on their philosophy and history before you choose which one is right for you (and you also have the right to change midwives if you’re not comfortable). You might like to ask: Will you provide all my care or will others be involved? How can I contact you if I need help or advice? How many women do you have booked in at the same time as me?

At Bethlehem Birthing Centre, our team is here for you from labour until you take your baby home. After you give birth, we offer a complete post-natal package, including support with breastfeeding, bathing and wrapping your baby. We look forward to meeting you and giving you a complete primary birthing experience. Please call in for a tour of the centre on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10am and 7.30pm. Our birthing service is free for women eligible for publicly funded maternity care. *Supported by NZ College of Midwives research http://ow.ly/RjSy1

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Centre celebrates its nine months Tauranga’s first and only primary birthing centre is celebrating nine months of being open – and local mums have embraced the new choice.

Bethlehem Birthing Centre co-founders Nicky Campbell and Chloe Wright say the birthing centre, which is free for New Zealand women, has received overwhelming support from Tauranga mums and their families.

“Primary birthing is about women having natural births.

We’re thrilled to be offering this option in Tauranga,” says Nicky, who is the centre’s CEO. “Giving birth is a natural function of life. It’s an experience that women will never forget. As a primary birthing unit, our purpose is giving our mums the best birthing experience.”

Evidence backed by research by the NZ College of Midwives is clear that primary births have many benefits

– fewer interventions, shorter labours, and faster recovery time.

Chloe says it’s important for pregnant women to find a midwife whose philosophy is in line with their own beliefs.

“Think about how you visualise your birth, and talk to midwives about that.

Mums are free to interview midwives on their philosophy and history before you choose which one is right for you.

“Ask plenty of questions, such as how many antenatal and postnatal visits you can expect. It’s also okay to change midwives Bethlehem Birthing Centre part-way through your co-founders pregnancy if you feel Chloe Wright it’s not a good fit,” Chloe says. and Nicky Bethlehem Birthing Campbell.

Centre supports women from labour until they take their baby home, with a complete postnatal package.

The centre’s birthing service is free for women eligible for publicly funded maternity care. Tours of the centre are held every Tuesday and Thursday at 10am and 7.30pm.

Seat safety: Everything you need to know A car seat isn’t safe unless it is properly fitted The American Association of Pediatrics says that in a crash babies in rear facing seats have a 75 per cent and used correctly, says Tauranga Car Seat greater chance of surviving than babies which are forward-facing.

Service manager Sandy Waugh.

“It is important to remember that even the unborn child needs to be protected from injury when travelling in a motor vehicle.

“A pregnant woman should always wear her safety belt with the lap belt as low as possible, under the bulge.

Babies should be in car seat from the very first ride after they are born. Plunket recommends babies remain rear-facing until they are two.”

This is because children’s heads are comparatively large for their bodies and in a vehicle accident the neck can snap when thrown forward, even at low speeds.

“When looking for a car seat for your baby to move into after the capsule, make sure it will allow for you to keep your child rear facing until they are two years old,” says Sandy. “This can make the difference between a serious or fatal head injury and not.”

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Get chipped for peace of mind New Zealanders love their pets, but particularly their cats. Cats outnumber dogs two to one, with nearly half of all households owning more than one cat.

However, only New Zealand dogs are required by law to be microchipped and registered with the council. Although our feline friends are an important part of the family, only 12 per cent of cats are microchipped. This seems a little crazy!

Unlike dogs, cats are free to come and go as they please, and yet often have no way of being identified and returned to their family when things go wrong... and they do go wrong!

As vets, we often see injured cats with no identification, or take calls from upset owners who have lost their cats. An extreme example was during the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, when microchipping proved vital in returning lost pet’s to their owners. We routinely microchip check any

animal brought in to us, as do the SPCA and pound.

Microchips are tiny, at 8mm long, last a lifetime and can be easily implanted under the skin by a nurse or vet. Each microchip has a unique number, which for a one-off fee is recorded (with the owners details) by the New Zealand Companion Animal Register.

If an owners details change, they simply contact NZCAR and let them know. For microchipped pets, there is the opportunity to install a special microchip cat or dog door, which will only let animals with the correct microchip number inside.

For cats that live in multi-cat neighbourhoods and won’t wear a collar (or lose them regularly), these doors make it impossible for neighbouring cats or strays to come into your home.

I think microchipping is essential for all of our pets, as well as our peace of mind.

This month, Tauranga Vets are discounting microchipping and Registration packs by 30 per cent.

Give Tauranga Vets a call on 07 578 4044 to make your booking.

Last month, we chatted to Dr Liza Schneider about obese pets and how best to manage your pet’s weight. But more importantly, we wanted to see your chubby cats and delightfully pudgy dogs. And there was no shortage of entries!

Tubby tabby Missy tips the scales at 6.9kg and certainly knows how to put away the cat food, according to her owner, Laura.

“We definitely go through our fair share of cat food! A 7kg bag of dry food is consumed about every two and a half weeks.”

Janine’s cat Cleo (5.9kg) has decided that living at the neighbours is better and is often spotted visiting for dinner time.

“She does come to visit about once a fortnight for a feed then takes the big tummy back to the neighbours to sleep.”

tauranga papamoa village katikati te puna Letitia’s delightful ginger cat Elmo weighs between 7-9kg.

Initially gifted a boy’s name, as it was thought she was one, Thomas the adorable bunny tips the scales at 3.2kg.

Tazzy, Nicky’s beloved chihuahua, is often compared to a seal for his 6.2kg body and stumpy legs!

The Pet’s Page is a monthly feature in The Weekend Sun and we want to see your pets. Send your cute animal snaps to editorials@thesun.co.nz or post them on our Facebook page, facebook.com/theweekendsun.co.nz for a chance to be published.

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Good dental care ideal for pets Does your pet have sore teeth that can lead to other health issues, such as a weakened immune system, heart and kidney disease? Common signs include bad breath, red gums, the avoidance of harder foods, repetitive lip licking, drooling and sometimes weightloss, increased drinking and lethargy.

available to ensure that minerals in saliva are available to maintain and repair teeth, and that the mouth environment is inhospitable for the proliferation of pathological (disease causing) bacteria.

Good dental care, which includes care of your whole animal, will add many quality years to your pet’s life and is an investment which is well worthwhile.

It’s never too late to start!

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Did you know that when dogs and cats eat a healthy, well-balanced diet containing fresh raw meat and raw bones (cooked bones shatter and splinter) from a young age, dental disease is rare and generally only occurs in the form of broken teeth due to trauma?

Pets with dental disease often need to have their teeth cleaned and sometimes even extracted, but there are many ways to prevent dental disease from progressing.

With a well-balanced diet the body will have a normal pH and the right nutrients Dr Liza Schneider and clinic manager Sue Mackey.

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Fun, free and for the family Chocolate, chutneys and chillies – it’s the perfect combination for Growers Direct’s spring event this Sunday.

The Te Puna centre is hosting yet another fun, free family event on September 6, with the return of the popular Cadbury Chocolate Fish Hunt, where children are invited to

search for 500 hidden treats.

As usual, there’ll be the free barbecue, and a chance to purchase and taste some of the company’s famous homemade chillies and chutneys, all made with ingredients on site.

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“It’s been a really cold winter so it’s only just now that we’re really releasing all of our spring vegie plants.”

Paul says now’s the perfect time to roll up the sleeves and get stuck in to the garden and give it a spring makeover.

“Now’s a fantastic time for all your strawberry plants, and if you’ve got sheltered gardens it’s a good time for tomatoes.”

This year, Growers Direct is releasing a new range of ‘space-saver’ vegies.

“We’ve got a lot of really high performing vegetables that are designed for small gardens, including mini pumpkins, bush cucumbers and tomatoes.

“A lot of people only have small sections but they can still have really good gardens without having to worry about having a big space.”

Spring specials will be available all weekend, with the Cadbury Chocolate Hunt on Sunday, September 6, from 10am-2pm. In case of wet weather, the event will be postponed to next Sunday.

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Spring into fresh food Spring marks a new season of fresh bounty and flavours for all to enjoy. Here’s an easy and tasty recipe using avocados and mangos – nutritious and also delicious!

Avocado and mango rice paper rolls Serving size: Makes 10 rolls Preparation: 30 minutes Ingredients 10 rice paper wrappers (or more, if needed) 2 avocados, slice each into 10 wedges, sprinkle with lemon Juice of 1 lemon 1/4 red cabbage 1 handful rocket or spinach 2 carrots, cut into long thin strips (about 8cm) 1 mango, peeled and sliced lengthways 1/2 handful of coriander leaves Method 1. Prepare all ingredients in bowls or plates.

Fill a large shallow dish (large enough to fit the rice paper) with warm to hot water. Wet a clean tea towel and wrap around chopping board.

2. Submerge one rice paper at a time in the water for about 20 to 30 seconds or until softened. Place the softened wrapper on the wet tea towel.

3. Arrange two wedges of avocado in a row in the middle of the rice paper alternate with strips of mango, carrot, red cabbage, salad greens and a little coriander.

4. Fold the short side of the rice paper over ingredients until covered. Fold in each side of the rice paper and roll to seal ingredients.

Repeat for each roll.

Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Bakers of Bethlehem owners Mike and Ruth O’Reilly with their potato-top and steak and cheese pie.

Baked to perfection What makes the perfect pie?

It’s the balance between customer satisfaction, great ingredients and top form.

That’s the opinion of Ruth and Mike O’Reilly from Bakers of Bethlehem, who are now award-winning bakers.

The couple placed third in the country for their potato-top pie at the recent Bakels Pie Awards, and they also claimed 10th place for their steak and cheese.

It’s a rigorous process to place. First, the pies have to pass a visual test. Then, they get cut up and taste tested for flavour, with the judges measuring the meat to pastry and potato portion.

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It’s the first time the O’Reillys have placed in the competition and they are thrilled with the result.

“Some 500-odd bakeries entered, with about 5000 pies in 10-12 categories,” says Mike.

“We just have faith in what we do, and what makes our pies good is that customers love them.”

Regular customer Doug Britton says the staff, as well as the pies, are why he keeps coming back for more.

“Great food, tasty coffee and friendly staff,” says Doug.

“Plus, the bacon, steak and cheese pie is the tastiest one I have ever eaten!”

Mike and Ruth previously owned another bakery in Welcome Bay, and before that one in Taupo for nearly 20 years before making their mark in Bethlehem.

“We don’t supply other outlets,” says Mike.

“We focus on putting food across the counter for our customers, with nothing going out the back door.”

And if pies aren’t your thing, there’s plenty of other cakes, biscuits, donuts and more to satisfy your cravings.

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Giving long after you’re gone Most people, if they stopped to think about it, would say that they’d like the world to be a better place for the fact that they’d been here.

Acorn Foundation Operations Manager Margot McCool says, “New Zealanders are very giving people, with many volunteering their time very generously to all sorts of worthy causes, and others donating cash to organisations they support.

“Giving in your will makes so much sense – firstly it doesn’t actually cost you anything, and secondly, it provides on-going support for causes that you care about, for long after you are gone. While you may not be around any longer, those organisations certainly will, and their need for community support will always be there.”

Acorn donors Brian and Heather Waldegrave discussed with their three children the idea of

leaving 10 per cent of their estate to the Acorn Foundation, to benefit the local community.

By the time they die their children should be doing well for themselves and won’t be relying on Brian and Heather’s money. Anything they leave them will be a bonus.

The Acorn Foundation is making giving in your will even easier this month, by partnering with most of the law firms in the region to offer simple will changes in order to incorporate a gift to the community through Acorn, at no charge.

If you have been thinking about how you can best provide meaningful support for a charity or community group whose work you admire, speak to one of the lawyers listed here about setting up an Acorn endowment fund. This special offer runs for the month of September.

For a list of lawyers who are part of the wills month initiative, visit the Acorn Foundation site, www.acornfoundation.org.nz

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What do you want for your community?

Applications for 2016 Waitangi Day fund open Waitangi Day 2016 is set to be filled with creative and colourful events around the country, thanks to community funding made available through Manatu Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

Examples of community events held this year include a community picnic and hangi in the Grey District with live local music, a Maori dawn

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What is happening in your arteries?

The plaques that block arteries start with cholesterol becoming trapped in the walls of blood vessels. Free radicals then change trapped cholesterol to a dangerous form. Over time, this can lead to artery blockages.

It makes perfect sense that less circulating cholesterol translates to less becoming trapped but there is a lot more to it than that, especially the role of inflammation, low antioxidant levels, high homocysteine and, of course, lifestyle factors such as exercise and diet.

Cholesterol is transported by carriers called LDL and HDL. LDL transports cholesterol from the liver via blood to individual cells to do all the things

cholesterol is needed for. High LDL is a risk to coronary arteries.

HDL transports cholesterol being returned back to the liver. High HDL means your body is effective at recycling that which it cannot use.

While statin cholesterol medications effectively reduce LDL cholesterol they can cause side effects such as muscle weakness, pain and general lethargy. This is mostly because they inhibit an enzyme needed to make Co enzyme Q10 which is essential for muscle energy. If you take statins I recommend the patented CoQSol which rapidly lifts then maintains circulating CoQ10.

There are also those who cannot tolerate statins at all. Others would rather use diet and natural

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Tocotrienols belong to the vitamin E family and can help to balance the liver enzymes responsible for cholesterol production. PMF’s help balance the processes that make the LDL and HDL carriers for cholesterol.

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Hay fever season arrives a month early Abundant Health

Spring normally marks the arrival of the dreaded hay fever season, but health officials believe runny noses and itchy eyes have come a month early for sufferers.

Global warming is being blamed for hay fever season arriving ahead of schedule.

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Allergy New Zealand chief executive Mark Dixon says the warmer weather in August promoted early pollination of plants and the inevitable hay fever that follows.

“Pinus radiata had done its first bursts four weeks ago and that is one of our more voluminous species.

“The pollen explosion happens all over New Zealand and it can travel up to 4000km.”

Tauranga residents have reported thick layers of pollen on their vehicles in the mornings.

Mark says the season is getting earlier, summers People are already are getting longer and suffering from hay fever. pollen is hanging around a lot longer.

“It’s a great time for most of us, we’re coming out of winter, but for a third of New Zealand it comes as a double-edged sword. Their noses start running, their eyes start watering, a little bit of awareness and tolerance is needed.”

Around 1.2 million New Zealanders suffer from pollen related allergies, such as hay fever.

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So, what is correct breathing? In short, it means breathing in a way that is physiologically optimal for your body. It’s the way you’re designed to breathe, only you were never taught how to. Most of us breathe in a way that leaves a lot of room for improvement.

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Ambulances in action, thanks to appeal St John recently asked the nation to get behind their annual appeal and help fundraise for 12 new ambulances.

An ambitious target, but New Zealanders rallied to the cause and generously donated $2.2 million to build and equip 12 vehicles, which will be used by frontline paramedics around the country – including the Bay of Plenty – to provide lifesaving care to the seriously sick or injured.

“It’s an essential but expensive business, costing $200,000 to get a modern ambulance on the road,” says St John Chief Executive Peter Bradley.

This includes the cost of the vehicle itself along with a variety of hi-tech clinical and

medical equipment – mobile data terminals, stretchers, a defibrillator, heart rate monitor, specialised extraction equipment – as well as the ambulance officer training and uniform.

“We want to thank the public for their generosity. Your support means our ambulance officers can continue to provide lifesaving emergency services to our growing

and aging population using the most advanced techniques and equipment, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year,” says Peter.

All the funds raised in the St John Annual Appeal will be spent directly on these ambulances, which are manufactured in the Waikato, and to be distributed across the country.

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Stepping stones to a career in agriculture Bay of Plenty residents considering a change of scenery from city life to country life are encouraged to enrol in Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre’s Introduction to Farming Programme.

Ohaupo-based Sophie Osborne has an interest in farming and joined Taratahi’s taster programme to find out if farming was the right career for her.

Sophie enjoyed the taster programme so much she decided to enrol in the 23-week Introduction to Farming (Level 2) programme that started at Taratahi’s Putaruru campus in February 2013.

It proved to be the right choice, and sparked her commitment to a career in agriculture.

Sophie finished the programme and was named top student. After finishing Level

2, Sophie enrolled back at Putaruru science at school, but it wasn’t for the National Certificate in my strongest subject,” she says.

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“Despite that, I still loved it “I loved learning and being and I now see the connection on the go all the time,” says between science and agriculture Sophie. “Sometimes it can be a in a practical nature every day. bit of a challenge, but it’s a case “Seeing it all in context, in an of being disciplined and making on-farm basis, has helped me sure that you get enough sleep make the decision on where each night.”

I see my future heading.”

Work experience as After a year out part of the Level 3 working on a farm, programme was on Sophie is now a a stud farm, and student at Massey Sophie believes University her interest in undertaking genetics has the Bachelor developed as a of AgriScience. result of what She sees her she’s learned future in farm at Taratahi. management and “I passed Sophie Osborne loves her career in agriculture. farm ownership.

Kindergarten opens its doors; new play space Families are invited to come and explore the new play area at Matua Plunket Kindergarten at a free Open Day this Saturday.

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and a chance to come and see the new play area, which has recently undergone a major renovation.

“The Open Day is a chance for existing families and the wider community to come and see what we’re all about. It’s an opportunity to talk to the teachers and have a look around.”

The renovation of the outdoor area is the beginning of a continuing enhancement of the centre.

“It’s the beginning of a makeover,” says Tracy. “It’s amazing how one thing can really enhance the whole area. It’s made

such an impact on children’s play.”

Tracy says the play area was first on the list for a makeover, coinciding with the centre’s belief in offering children a place where they’re free to play.

“Children learn through their play. It’s understanding where children are coming from and giving them a place to unfold their natural gift in an environment that is natural and in harmony with their play. It’s about celebrating and enjoying childhood.”

The Open Day is at Matua Plunket Kindergarten, Audrey Pl, on September 5 from 11am to 1pm. A sausage sizzle will be provided.

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ACG Tauranga students’ capsule creation The artwork of ACG Tauranga students will go down in history this month as it’s sealed as part of a time capsule exhibition at Tauranga Art Gallery.

ACG Tauranga was selected by the gallery to take part in the Time Capsule mural exhibition, which officially opened on August 22.

After one month, the artworks will disappear under the new lining of The Vault gallery space, not to be revealed until the next time the walls need refurbishing.

ACG Tauranga’s project is a large-scale, collaborative work based on artist Reuben Paterson and his work ‘Whakapapa: Get Down Upon Your Knees’.

“Our Year 7, 8 and 9 students installed a 6m-by-2m mural, entitled ‘Gather and Relate’, on the concrete walls in the section of the gallery called The

opportunity is a reflection of the quality of printmaking work the students have produced.

The process of completing the work and working with the gallery has been a fantastic learning experience for the students, she says.

“The students have loved following this project through from conception to exhibition.

“Being able to exhibit their work in such a professional environment as the art gallery has been really exciting.

“They love the idea that their artwork will be sealed in a time capsule for future generations to discover.”

The students’ artwork was inspired by Reuben’s ideas and work, which explores his genealogy and heritage, and is presented in visual form through the use of pattern.

The ACG Tauranga students have reflected ACG Tauranga art teacher Leana Buxton and students on their own cultural Francesca Miller-Hard, Kelsie Tong, Odette Miller-Hard, backgrounds, and that of Allie Reid, Samuel Gillies-Smith and Lina Hutchinson with Tauranga and New Zealand, their artwork at Tauranga Art Gallery. in creating the artwork.

Vault,” ACG Tauranga art teacher Leana Buxton says.

“Their work consists of two printmaking compositions from each student, composed into a large format collaborative print.”

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Your passport to travel through teaching After the resounding success of Bay Learning Academy’s latest TESOL course, the institute is now holding its second round of enrolments.

“The last one was highly successful, with everyone passing and four distinctions handed out,” says managing director and principal Liz Signal.

“Many of our graduates have left to teach overseas and we have now

have teachers in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Brazil as well as around New Zealand.”

The next intakes is a part-time evening course starting on September 14, and a part-time day course starting on the October 12. The next four-week fulltime course is in January.

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BARBED WIRE They were having a quiet fag and a chat on the forecourt of the Chapel Street Mobil service station. Okay, it was just before 6am and were standing on the blind side of their delivery trucks from the bowsers, but that doesn’t reduce the combustive powers of petrol. I was out jogging trying to stay alive and they want to drag me in on their plan for self-immolation.

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That was rammed home when Romina arrived in our local coffee shop.

She’s a barista, a very good one.

It’s not what she does but how she does it. Romina arrived from Germany with a work permit, an Australian boyfriend and the quintessential European sense and style. She knows how to treat a customer.

For just $3 you get an education and lashings of small talk. You feel valued and she throws in a long black and smiles.

Romina’s off soon – some other country will be blessed with that style.

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Flagging down a bigger issue So John Key wants to change our flag – he voiced the main reason being its close resemblance to the Australian flag, that it confuses people as to which is which.

Strange that the Aussies do not have a problem with this and have never considered changing theirs. In fact the whole issue of “Does the world know what the New Zealand Flag looks like?” is a weak reason for change.

How many of you know what the Spanish flag looks like or the Dutch, Belgium or Flemish?

My point is that if you have no direct contact with a country most of us would not know our world flags, so changing ours to be more noticeable is a John Key hoax.

It’s the courageous actions of our people in all aspects of our country that has and always will make the world notice us, then they will recognise our flag. Our PM should be known as the Don, Don-Key for been such an ass in wasting time and tax-payers money. Surely supporting those who can put New Zealand on the world stage is a much better idea.

R Stewart, Te Puke

Our national identity not tied to a flag To change the flag is to wipe away our history. Maori never had a flag – the first flag they probably saw was the Dutch, followed by English and French flags a few years later. Luckily, (for all of us), we were colonised by the British and not the Dutch or French, in my opinion. That’s why the Union Jack should remain predominant on our flag. It’s our inherent history.

Most of us, (Maori and Pakeha), have ancestors who fought and died under our flag. We have had the very best sportsmen and women win medals at Olympic games under our flag. For those people living in foreign countries who get confused with the Australian/NZ flags, that’s their problem, not ours.

So, leave our flag alone. You can’t invent or change history, and our proud history should not be erased.

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Watch out for Watchdog? Seek the truth The Regional Watchdog’s misleading claims in his piece last week about the TPPA being in some way beneficial for all New Zealanders is a hope, I think, the remaining few on the right like to hold onto (‘Why the TPPA is a win-win for all New Zealanders’ August 28). The TPPA is, in short, not going to be any good for New Zealand.

What the leaks have shown us

is that the corporations which have largely written the treaty are in fact undermining the health and wellbeing of the public and the environment for the benefit of big business. If we want to hand over the ability for companies such as Mobil to sue the council or the government for the clean-up costs of the spill they caused all over our harbour, or to never be allowed

to know where our food or other products come from stopping any future New Zealand made promotions or ensure the rights of corporations over the people and the environment.

Then this treaty would work but not for the benefit of all New Zealanders, simply because trickledown theory and other neoliberal ideals don’t work. The government and local councils need to get back to which it is employed by, which are the people.

M Stewart, Bellevue

The reality behind the TPPA I can think of one reason why TPPA might make things worse for the average Kiwi. If New Zealand is required to ‘harmonise’ its laws with the US or face consequences, we may not come out on top.

To quote Bruce Schneier, Data and Goliath, p195: “Unlike in the EU, in the US personal data about you is not your property; it is owned by the collector.”

This I read as an open invitation to fraud. If I am not ultimately responsible for correcting my personal data, if that responsibility lies with faceless corporations, the way lies open for that data to be ‘manufactured’ from whole cloth. This isn’t an imaginary threat: it is what caused the 2008 financial crisis, when the very financial corporations that had used the financial ‘derivatives’ suddenly found they could not trust each other.

Wesley Parish, Tauranga

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Much ado about museum build

The article in the August 28 edition on Graeme Purches (‘Museum getting nowhere fast’) is absolutely correct.

According to the NZ Museums website there are 407 museums in New Zealand. We get four mentions with The Elms, Brain Watkins House, Classic Flyers and the Tauranga Historic Village. But we don’t have museum to show our amazing history and other towns and cities do.

Dargaville and Cromwell are small, but they have museums that explain their rich history. We have the goods to show but nowhere to put them.

The Cliff Road site is perfect.

I was on the board of Tourism BOP for several years and it was suggested that we look at the New Plymouth museum as an example of how we could put something together.

We went to look at this museum and it is perfect in explaining what has happened there over the last few centuries. In Tauranga we have so much history to tell and we are doing nothing about it.

We are the third or fourth biggest city in New Zealand and the fastest growing. For goodness sake, let’s have a museum!

D Parrott, Tauranga

Suggestion for Purches to front up cash Re: The Weekend Sun ‘Museum getting nowhere fast’ (August 28).

If Graeme Purches is so keen to criticise TCC, the Mayor and the Tauranga Moana Museum Trust for lack of action over a museum, perhaps he would like to raise the necessary money himself. He must have plenty of contacts in big business he could approach.

Admittedly the trust is struggling but it is not easy to raise money these days for “nice to have projects”. I agree with the trust looking at alternative feasible sites rather than sticking with

the Cliff Road site. It was suggested the art gallery be sited alongside the proposed museum.

Why move the gallery? Why not site any proposed museum alongside the current art gallery right in town convenient to public transport? Is this too logical? There is no point in appointing a new trust as it will encounter the same problems as the current trust. Finally there is no way that Tauranga ratepayers will agree to pay for an unnecessary white elephant such as a museum.

R Bailey, Papamoa

Free health advice.

Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 September, 9am-3pm Come along to your local shopping centre, Bayfair mall, to find out more about living life well in the community. Pick up some information and advice.

Bayfair Mall, Cnr Maunganui & Girven Roads, Mt Maunganui 0800 60 80 99

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Community events and occasions across the Bay. Pg 36

SPECIAL EVENTS

Stories, snippets, strangeness, and general entertainment. Pg 37

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

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inspired by a conversation Luke had with fellow musician James Milne (aka Lawrence Arabia) who supported The Phoenix Foundation on their last UK tour.

“I was stressing about something to do with our last album, and James said to me, ‘Look, I’ve found life’s a lot more enjoyable if you give up your dreams’ or some similar phrase.

“The idea is more about being happy with what you’ve got, rather than giving into the uber-aspirational culture of the moment about life having to be absolutely perfect and amazing at all times.”

The Phoenix Foundation’s plays the Mauao Performing Arts Centre on Saturday, October 3. For more information and where to buy tickets visit: www.thephoenixfoundation.co.nz David Tauranga

The Weekend Sun has a double pass to give away to one lucky reader who can tell us where the Phoenix Foundation will be playing in Mount Maunganui?

Enter at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section. Entries must be received before Wednesday, September 9.

Back on the rhythm & blues – music to our ears You’re probably also sick of me writing about the blues.

Or, specifically, about blues shows in Tauranga. There do seem to have been an inordinate number recently.

But, knock me down and colour me seven shades of surprised, not only are there more coming, but within the space of a single calendar month we have no less than three international blues acts

performing in the Bay. Here we go: next week (Friday September 11) Australian Lloyd Spiegel is coming to MauaoPAC; the following week (Saturday September 19) American ‘Big Daddy’ Wilson is singing at the Omokoroa Boat Club; and in October (Sunday GIGGUIDE & 11) the ENTERTAINMENT great Chris Cain, from The Crown and Badger Greer’s Gastro Bar Friday 4 – Red Zone.

America Sunday 6 – U4RIA 5-8pm.

Saturday 5 – 111.

Soul, samba, funk, jazz & again, in The Matua blues. the country Sunday 6 – The Blarney courtesy of Latitude 37 Boys3-6pm.

Rodger Fox, Sunday 6 – The Aves 3-6pm. Wednesday 9 – A Taste of will be at Acoustic guitar.

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backed by Joel Shadbolt and his band. That’s a helluva line-up for blues-lovers.

On the bill for next Friday is Lloyd Spiegel, an outstanding guitarist and singer who was over here three years back and made a lot of friends and supporters in the area while playing at the Rotorua Blues Festival.

Lloyd is a high-energy performer. He’s very comfortable on stage, as you’d expect from someone who’s been playing for so long. Though only 35, Lloyd was one of those genius kids, touring the world when he was 13, playing support for Ray Charles, Bob Dylan and Etta James, sitting in with BB King. He’s now one of Australia’s leading Blues artists and most respected guitarists, recently named in Australian Guitar Magazine’s list of the 50 top

Australian guitarists of all time.

I could also tell you that between continual gigging in Australia, Lloyd frequently tours Germany, Italy, Japan and the U.S.A, but you’d be better just to have a look for yourself.

Go to his website www. lloydspiegel.com and check out the section marked ‘Videos’.

Enjoy! Tickets are $20 from Eventfinder, show starts 8.30pm.

The Weekend Sun has a double pass to Lloyd Spiegel to give away to one lucky reader who can tell us at which blues festival he garnered many fans?

Enter online at www.sunlive. co.nz under the competitions section. Entries must be received before Wednesday, September 9.

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It’s celebration time with the Opus Orchestra Tauranga music lovers will be treated when the Opus Orchestra returns to the Baycourt Community & Arts Centre on Sunday, September 13.

Tenor Filipe Manu.

Conducted by Peter Walls, the concert celebrates the orchestra’s partnership with the University of Waikato’s Conservatorium of Music and will feature talented young tenor Filipe Manu.

The orchestra says the young tenor will perform popular operatic arias, including pieces by Mozart, Donizetti and Lehar.

“Opus will continue including a major work from the classical repertoire with Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 (the ‘Great), renowned for its eloquence and majestic melodies.

“While the centenary of the birth of one of New Zealand’s greatest composer, Douglas Lilburn, will be marked with his ‘Aotearoa’ overture.”

Born in Australia and of Tongan decent, Filipe is currently studying towards BMus in Performance Voice at the conservatorium, under the tutelage of noted singer Dame Malvina Major.

He’s a former member of the New Zealand Youth Choir, toured extensively across North America, and rubbed shoulders on stage with the likes of Dame Malvina and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.

Opus Orchestra has been providing symphonic music of a high standard to the Waikato/Bay of Plenty region since 1991, and plays a vital role in the cultural life there.

workplace. It is designed to have a relaxed atmosphere set in the cafe.

And there will be time to chew things over in the interval when lashings of ‘’good man food’’ are served up, with plenty of coffee on tap.

CEO of the Warehouse Group Mark Powell will talk on blending leadership, business and faith.

Businessman and inventor Garth “How you view leadership and how Murray, one of the key speakers at the you view business actually flows from Faith and Integrity in the Workplace conference, puts his remarkable success your faith,” he says. “If you think the purpose of life is just to make money down to divine intervention. and people don’t matter then that The former air traffic controller will flow out to how designed a unique you lead.” home speaker Accomplished system. The exact Maori artist Darryn details were revealed George will talk on to him in a dream how God intervenes from God, he says. in the decisionToday his company making process. manufactures from Darryn is head of art Christchurch and at Christ’s College the Theophany in Christchurch and system is sold his work is exhibited worldwide. widely around New The conference, Zealand and Australia. held from 4-9pm For more information on September phone 07 576 2344 or 12 at Bethlehem go to www.bethlehem.

Baptist Church, CEO The Warehouse Group org.nz/events/ will focus on faith Mark Powell.

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The Weekend Sun has four double passes to give away to four lucky readers who can tell us the name of the noted singer who Filipe studies under at the University of Waikato’s Conservatorium of Music?

Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section. Entries must be received before Wednesday, September 9.

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Faith helps men with work woes Three inspiring professional leaders have been lined up to show Tauranga men how a shift in attitude to work can restore harmony and bring amazing changes.

The Opus Orchestra with conductor Peter Walls and tenor Filipe Manu perform at the Baycourt Community & Arts Centre on Sunday, September 13, at 2pm. For more information visit: www.opusorchestra.org.nz David Tauranga

three great speakers one meaty meal Sat 12th Sept // 4:00-9:00pm // $29 for more information and how to register visit our website www.bethlehem.org.nz

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Passion, love & lies at Detour Theatre A passionate tale of ‘one that loved not wisely but too well’ lies at the heart of Detour Theatre’s upcoming production of ‘Othello’.

Director Devon Williamson is excited to bring Shakespeare’s iconic and much-loved tragedy to life at Detour Theatre in the Historic Village, from September 9-26.

Full of plots, murders and lies, the story follows Othello, a Moor and general in the service of Venice who falls victim to a malicious campaign of deception by his onetime friend, Iago.

“Othello’s inflamed jealousy leads him to destroy all he loves, including his beautiful new wife Desdemona, and ultimately himself,” explains Devon. “Playing Othello is David Tauranga whose performances are powerful, emotional and action packed.

He’s mesmerising to watch.”

Returning for another Detour Theatre Shakespeare season is experienced actor Pascal Tibbits, who takes on the heavy responsibility of the character Iago – the biggest role in the play.

Iago is the main character who drives the action, causes all the mayhem, and ultimately, is Othello’s downfall, says Devon.

“Pascal’s considerable acting experience is obvious in his skilful portrayal of one of Shakespeare’s nastiest characters.”

Joining them is the one-and-only Chris Parnell, who appears as Cassio, while the always popular Gin Mabey takes on the role of Desdemona, whose portrayal is full of spirit and pathos.

“Shakespeare’s plays were written to entertain... 400 years later we’re loving the experience of making them entertain still.”

Detour Theatre presents ‘Othello’ in the Historic Village on 17th Ave,

The cast of ‘Othello’.

from September 9-26. Tickets cost $26 for adults, $21 for seniors & students. For information and where to buy tickets David Tauranga visit www.detour.co.nz

Plan for the future through financial advice Good ageing involves a secure functional home, but deciding just how you achieve that needs careful consideration. Where is the information? What are the options?

A panel of speakers at the third seminar of Age Concern Tauranga’s Seminar Series 2015, on September 8, could help you decide whether to stay in your present home, downsize or sell and move to alternative accommodation.

Age Concern Tauranga board member and seminar organiser Angela Scott says if you downsize you need to look at the costs and risks as well as the benefits.

“Being in a familiar neighbourhood, also near transport, shops, medical centre, family and friends is important.

“Downsizing may be a practical way to maintain standard of living. After living in a big home a smaller house may be uncomfortable for some, others want less space and a smaller garden. Pets may be an issue.”

Angela says home ownership brings its own issues.

“As people age, repairs and maintenance can be a problem, ways of coping with this will be covered in the discussion. Home modifications can improve liveability as well as home support.”

One of the panel of speakers will cover selling your home, including staging the property and what the current market is like.

Looking at local options involving freehold rather

than licence to occupy are gated communities and apartments, which involve understanding the Body Corporate system, says Angela. Renting or sharing a dwelling are alternatives.

“In planning for an ageing population it is important we embrace good design in houses so they are accessible warm and part of mixed communities.”

To register for the seminar at Tauranga RSA Hinton Lounge from 10.30am-12pm on September 8, phone Age Concern 07 578 2631

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Celebrate spring with special performance “What better way to start the new season than with an evening of jazz from the ever popular Miho’s Jazz Orchestra?” says Nicole Stagg from The Entertainers Club.

Described as one of New Zealand’s most entertaining jazz acts, this ensemble is made up of a diverse mix of musicians from all corners of the globe. Collectively, their musical artistry has evolved into the success story that MJO is today.

Flute and saxophone player Miho Wada performs jubilant original jazz tunes, fusing her distinctive pan-pacific flavour with contemporary jazz.

An acclaimed artist and performer, her incredible talent has seen her perform all around the world.

Influenced by sounds from Japan,

London, New Orleans and Cuba, just to name a few, The Entertainers Club, says Nicole, are incredibly proud to be bringing this distinctive sound to Tauranga.

October sees MJO embarking on

an extensive national tour as part of Creative NZ Arts on Tour.

The Entertainers Club is located at Tauranga Citizens Club (upstairs).

The show is on Sunday, September 13 from 5pm; entry is $10.

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Miho’s Jazz Orchestra – a fusion of radical style and sound.

Two for the price of one A scene from ‘Bonking James Bond’

Both acts had me in stitches from start to finish and the house was packed with patrons rolling around the aisles in merriment, and quite rightly so. This is quirkiest, funniest, feel-good show of the year and the hottest ticket in town: get yours before they sell out!

‘Snip’ and ‘Bonking James Bond’ are onstage until Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm at Tauranga’s 16th Avenue Theatre. Door sales available or book through iTicket.

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Tauranga’s very own 16th Avenue Theatre have done it again with their brand new hilarious double-hit comedy ‘Snip’ and ‘Bonking James Bond’.

Written by New Zealander April Phillips, this wonderful show comprises of two delightfully funny one-act plays, connected by central themes of imagination and wishful thinking.

In the first half, ‘Snip’, Frank’s wife threatens to make his life hell if he does not have a vasectomy and he reluctantly agrees; then immediately regrets his decision with hilarious consequences. A visit from ‘The Godfather’ and a trip to the doctor send Frank into a world of his own making. Will he have the snip?

The second half of the show is the laugh-out-loud ‘Bonking James Bond’. Betty has discovered her husband is having an affair and decides the best course of action is to invent a lover of her own in order to save her marriage. Can she succeed in making her husband jealous of James Bond?

If you hanker for belly laughs and a good night out, then ‘Snip’/’Bonking James Bond’ is just the ticket.

Superbly produced, acted and directed, there are few shows that get it just right, but Merv Beets has directed an absolute must-see that would not feel out of place in the West End of London.

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WHAT’SON Saturday 5 September

Alcoholics Anonymous Women’s meeting

at St Andrew’s, Dee St 10-11am, children welcome. 0800 229 6757 Art in the Park Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui 8.30am – 5pm weather permitting. Tauranga Society of Artists offer for sale a variety of art to suit all tastes.

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 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 Bringing Out the Book in You The Cargo Shed, Dive Cres 10am – 3pm. If you’ve got a writing project in mind or on the go, come & discuss it with Jenny Argante.

All welcome. www.Facebook.com/ Freelancewritershelpingwriters Come Dance the Night Away Sequence & old time dancing, Greerton Hall 7.30-11pm. Great music & supper. Entry $7. All welcome. Run by Tauranga Social Dance. Garry 543 0051 Fink About It The Laughing Samonas at Baycourt 8pm. tickets from $17. www.baycourt.co.nz Gate Pa Car Boot Sale Monthly car boot market in Gate Pa next to Tauranga Girls’ College. Sept 5. Clothing, food, free items. To book your space, Wiki 578 3321. A community initiative of Chirp. www.chirp.org.nz

Ha Derech/The Way Messianic Kehilat

Now at Hillier Centre, Bayfair Shabbat/ Saturday 10am. A one new man community & welcome all seekers of the truth. 544 7424 or 021 0226 3515 Katikati Tramping Club Waitawheta Valley, easy - moderate. Brett 07 863 6602

Let’s Dance Ballroom & Latin Dance

Second Sat of month at Bethlehem Hall 7-10.30pm. Live dance tempo music.

Bruce 576 5598

Otumoetai Kindergarten 50th Birthday

Tea party to celebrate 2-5pm at the kindy.

Refreshments, memorabilia on display & bouncy castles for the kids. Come & join us.

Sailing (IOM) International One Meter Radio Controlled Yachts - The fastest growing sailing class of today. Come for a sail & get hooked. Every Sat & Weds at Landing Drive, The Lakes 1-4pm. Pat 0274 731 765 Softball & T-Ball - Give it a Go Day Sept 12 at Carlton St Reserve, Otumoetai 11am - 1pm. A fun day for you, your family & your mates. www.sportsground.co.nz/wbopsoftball Tauranga Club Presents Health & Wellbeing days to revitalise the mind & body Sept 5 at 72 Devonport Rd 8.30am

- 1pm. $140 includes a pilates & cardio workout & a vital health management talk. Includes lunch. Raffle prizes valued up to $120. For bookings/info Tracey 021 205 6565 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 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 Healing & Spiritual Centre

Workshop: Robyn Teague on Face Reading, Constables Gallery, Commerce Lane, Te Puke 2-5pm. Cost $35, all welcome. Jill 573 7027 to book 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 6 September Bay Bible Fellowship/Lord’s Day

Worship & communion service, Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Rd 10am. “To Live is Christ” series in Philippians. Lincoln Forlong. All welcome. www.bbf.net.nz Bible Seminars Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St 1.45pm. Title: “Jesus teaches us about his Father.” Interactive, Q&A. Refreshments provided. All welcome. Vic 543 0504 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 Fathers’ Day Ploughmans Lunch At the Station Refreshment Rooms, Athenree Historic Homestead, 360 Athenree Rd. Early sitting bookings 11am - 12.30pm.

Barbara 07 863 4421. Later sitting bookings 1-2.30pm Marion 07 863 4983. $20pp, children under 5 free.

Gate Pa Tennis Club Junior pre-season open days for new and existing members.

Sundays September 6 & 13. Free Coaching. 10 years & under 10am, 11-16 years 11am. Graeme 576 5178 or 027 452 0600 Mini Bridge Mt Maunganui Bridge Club 4 week course 2-4.15pm. Enjoy a simplified, fun version of Bridge. All welcome age 10+. June 576 1845 Petanque Tga/BOP Club Every Sun & Thurs at Cliff Rd 12.45pm. Boules available, tuition given. 578 3606 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 & Thurs 1.30pm at pond behind 24 Montego Drive, Papamoa, to sail electron & similar 3ft long yachts for fun.

Beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419

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

Tauranga Friendship & Social Club

Walks, dinners & outings for over 50’s.

Barbara 544 7461 Tauranga Historical Society Meet at Brain Watkins Hall, 233 Cameron Rd 2pm. Speaker: Margaret Watson - “Gilbert Mair, surveyor, interpreter & soldier.”

Visitors welcome. 574 4965

Tauranga Organ & Keyboard Society

Meet at Carmel Country Estate Social Centre, 11 Hollister Lane, Ohauiti 1.30pm. Play or listen, organ EL900 or Clavinova 405. Carole 572 2919 Tauranga Spiritual Society Inc Senior Citizens Hall, 14 Norris St. Celebrating Fathers Day. Doors open 6.30pm for 7pm. Members $3, non $5. Please bring a meal to share. 0220 670 467 Underwater Hockey Every Sunday at Baywave. Gear & coaching available for beginners. New members welcome.

Juniors (under 15) 5-6.15pm. Seniors (over 15) 6-7.40pm. Lance 027 287 4731 or lancepotaka@orcon.net.nz

Weekend Activities for the Over 60’s

Walks, dinners, day trips & good times.

Richard 578 3894

Monday 7 September

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 every Mon & Weds at Bethlehem College Events Centre 7.30-9.30pm. All players welcome. Sue 021 194 4335 Badminton Junior Club

Bethlehem College Events Centre every Mon 6-7.30pm.

Racquets available. Sue 021 194 4335 www.taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz Bethlehem Bowls Every Mon at Bethlehem Hall 7.15pm. First 3 nights free. Wendy 578 2585 Body & Soul Fun Fitness For over 50’s, social events & guest speakers.

Mon & Fri Greerton Hall Cameron Rd. Tues Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave. Weds City Church cnr Otumoetai Rd/ Sherwood St. Thurs at Tauranga Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St behind Pak n Save. All classes 9.15-10.15am. First class free. For men & women. Dianne 576 5031 ‘Qualified Sport & Physical recreation instructor’.

Branch Cottage Evening A night of learning, fun & games. Enjoy other people’s company with their faith in the Lord. 4 Fairview Rd, Katikati 6pm. All welcome.

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. No appointment necessary.

Civic Choir Tauranga At Wesley Church, 13th Ave, Tauranga 7.30pm. New members welcome. Heather 575 9092 Classical Music Lovers Meet ever 2nd Mon at 7.15pm for a social evening of classical music. New members welcome.

Bev 577 0545

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 set to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for women of all ages & abilities. First class free. Every Mon at Settlers Hall Omokoroa 9.30am & Tues St Johns Anglican Church Waihi 9.30am.

Dorothy 549 3378 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 9.3010.30am. Gloria 573 4429 Free Antenatal Classes Te Ha Ora. Day & night classes. Kaupapa Maori - but open to all cultures. TeRina 552 4573 or in-fo@pirirakauhauora.org.nz

Free Mindfulness for Change Course Every Mon in Te Puke 6pm.

027 502 1188

Friendly Support Network Coffee morning first Mon of month at the Vintage Car Clubrooms, Cliff Rd 10am for those with Dutch roots. All welcome (we speak English). $2 donation.

548 2835 Friends of the Library Tauranga Library. Tea, coffee 5.30pm followed by the AGM. Speaker: Barbara Murray, life member. All welcome. Betty 542 4322 Harmony a Plenty Barbershop Chorus

Every Mon at Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 7pm. New members welcome. Alan 579 3177 or www.harmonyaplenty.co.nz Junction Mental Health Peer support & advocacy: coffee & chat at Wesley Methodist Church, 100 13th Ave 10am 12pm. 543 3010 Leisure Marching For exercise, fun & fellowship for ladies 55+, no experienced required. Coreen 570 0172 Meditation Group Free classes Mon 10am & Weds 7.30pm. Find peace, spiritual awareness & the meaning of your life.

David 576 9764 Merge Tauranga New residents recently moved to Tauranga welcome to join us at the Raft Restaurant, Chapel St, Tauranga every 1st & 3rd Mon of the month

4.30pm. Happy hour 4-6pm. Enjoy a couple of hours for social get together to make new friends. Elizabeth: merge.tauranga@gmail.com Otumoetai Indoor Bowls Aggregate Night, Matua Primary School Hall, Clivedene St, 7.15pm. New members welcome. Karen 576 0443 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 Skateschool Rollerskating classes for fun & fitness. School holiday intro classes & after-school lessons for primary school aged children starts Sept 28. Kazna 021 118 0513 or email: skateschooltauranga@gmail.com Taoist Tai Chi xercise your body & challenge your mind. Monday beginners class at 15 Koromiko St, Tauranga 9.3011.30am. Come along. Yvonne 576 7216 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. Reg-ister by 12.45pm. $2 includes afternoon tea. New members welcome.

The Writing Project Meet fourth Mon of month 7pm. Positive, supportive group for people who are working on a piece of writing or would like to be. Kaye 07 218 1411 or kaye.mclaren@gmail.com 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

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ABC - Avenues Badminton Club Every Tues at Tauranga Intermediate School Sports Centre. Juniors 6-7.30pm (term time). Seniors (Adults) 7.30-9.30pm.

Club racquets & coaching available.

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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 - 3pm until December. Call in to find out about joining or ph Jane 552 0046 after 6pm.

Cards 500 Mount Senior Citizens, 345 Maunganui Rd Tues & Thurs 12.454pm. 575 4650

Does A Loved One have an Addiction? Do you wonder

what you can do? How to help? Hanmer Clinic Tauranga ‘Significant Other’ programme for spouses, partners etc of people who have an addiction. Free. 8 weekly sessions. Starts Sept 15 at 1234 Cameron Rd, Tauranga 1-3pm.

579 6460 or 0800 842 426 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 Falun Dafa Ancient practice for modern times. Easy to learn & free. Exercises & meditation classes at Hillier Centre 7pm. Judy 021 0425 398 Google: Falun Dafa, Mt Maunganui Fire & Grace Nights Worship, prayer, healing, presence, fellowship. Every Tues at Bethlehem Town Centre, above Metro Pharmacy 7pm. FB: The Father’s House Aotearoa NZ Ministry School.

Free Taster Event Presented by Community Education BOP, A number of tutors offering a range of short introductory classes at Wesley Church, 100 13th Ave Sept 8 6-9pm. Join for a cuppa, chat & have a go at French, Cake decorating, calligraphy, NZ Sign Language, Pilates, belly dancing & more. Just turn up or pre-register at www.tasterevent.weebly.com or txt Charlotte 027 344 4278

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Harmony. Every Tues at Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 6.55pm. Enjoy the challenge of singing & performing varied repertoire. Cathy 579 2040 Israeli Dancing Beginners class every Tues at Gate Pa Primary School, Cameron Rd 7-8pm. All ages welcome, no partner required. Maria 544 1680 or 022 165 2114 Meridian Daylight Lodge Meet at Masonic Centre, 33 Hairini St, Tauranga. Visiting members welcome from 11am. Keith 544 4109 Mount Morning Badminton Every Tues at Mount Sports Centre, Blake Park 9am - 12pm. Social, competitive, all ages, beginners welcome. Racquets available. Visitors $5 per session.

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skills, speaking skills. At Lyceum Club rooms, 68 1st Ave 7.15-9.30pm. Alan 544 5989 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 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. Visitors welcome.

John 578 9716 South City Bowling Club Men’s & Ladies Singles (Ryder Cup & Ryder Plate – markers please), Greerton Hall 7.30pm. New members welcome. Mary 541 0687

Tauranga Astronomical Society

The Hubble Space Telescope looks at Formation of Galaxies. Amit Kamble then discusses astrophotography.

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 Patchwork & Quilters

Meet every 1st & 3rd Tues 7pm & 2nd & 4th Fri 10am at Tauranga Art Centre, 177 Elizabeth St, Tauranga.

Helen 0274 177 581 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 9 September 6 Week Social Beginner Dance Class

Starts Sept 23 at Tauranga Primary School, 5th Ave 8pm or Sept 24 at Greerton Hall, 1247 Cameron Rd (opp Caltex) 7pm. Learn rock & roll, cha cha, waltz & more. Sonia, Supreme Dance Centre 544 2337 or 027 322 1786 or just turn up.

Age Concern Walking Group Meet at Stirling Gate end of Beaumaris Drive 10am. All welcome. 578 2631

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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 BOP Bromeliad Club Meeting Yacht Club, Sulphur Pt 12.30-2.30pm.

Speaker: Warwick Kingston- Smith “The Elms, an historic treasure in our midst.” Plant of month: Billbergias.

Good sales table. Visitors welcome.

Lynley 576 7711 Bowls Indoor Mount Senior Citizens, 345 Maunganui Rd Weds & Fri 12.454pm. Beginners welcome. Come along & see if you like to play. 575 4650 Card Night 500 or Euchre Weds or Thurs. Interested in playing social 500 or Euchre in the evenings? Good old fashioned card night with conversation & a cuppa 7.30pm. Just need 3 people to make up a 4. Marlene 575 5803 or 0274 979 304 Cards Do you play cribbage or would like to learn the game? Every Weds at Tauranga RSA 1pm.

New members welcome.

Rona 578 7939 Fernlands Spa Water Exercise 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 For depression, releasing endorphins, every Weds at

Bethlehem Community Hall 9.30 – 10.15am & 6.15-7pm. Helen 022 882 0237 or 571 3107 Floral Art Group Meet at Baptist Hall cnr 13th Ave/Cameron Rd 12.30-3pm.

Visitors & new members welcome. Barb 281 1679 Gate Pa Indoor Bowls Club night, Greerton Hall 7.30pm. Kevin 543 4044 Gate Pa Tennis Every Weds 9am 12pm. Come along & join in, make new friends. The aim is to introduce tennis on a social level, beginners welcome. No commitment 3 free trials Weds. Geoff 570 1168 or 021 474 807 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. All ages welcome. www.healingrooms.co.nz Hei Tiki Pumau A Free antenatal & parenting programme designed to foster & preserve traditional Maori birthing practices within the modern context of birthing in hospital & home. 5 day programme. Consecutive days. Held at Huria 6-8.30pm. For information/referral details 578 7838 or txt 027 324 8487 or email: heitikipumau@huriatrust.co.nz La Leche League Tauranga Supporting your breastfeeding goals – mothers & babies meet second Weds of month at Wesley Community Centre 10am – 12pm. Topics will revolve around Preparing to Breastfeed, First 6 weeks, Overcoming difficulties & Introducing solids. Joanna 577 6892 Leisure Marching Team Requires new ladies 45+ for non competitive marching. No experience required.

Marion 578 1108

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Support BOP meeting upstairs 14b Hocking St, Mt Maunganui 10.30am.

Tina presents Dr Ros Vallings’ report on the 10th “Invest in ME” conference, London as delivered to the Rotorua ME/CFS Support Group Aug 21. Tina 281 1480 or email: tina@mebop.org.nz Mountain Bike Group Meet at RideBikes, 393 Cameron Rd 6.15pm.

Jen 578 0016 Omanu Probus Club Fellowship, new friends, interest groups, fun. Meet at Mount Club 2nd Weds of month.

Margaret 575 8975 Opera Forum The Tales of Hoffman, Offebach’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 Tauranga Embroiderers’ Guild Every Weds at Wesley Church Hall, 100 13th Ave 10am - 2.30pm & 7.30-9.30pm.

Juniors 4-5.30pm. Beginners & experienced stitchers welcome. Nancy 544 4778

Tauranga Mid-Week Tramping Grp Toi’s Walk, Ohope from town steps. Grade mod, approx 5.5hrs. Robbie 578 7107

Te Puke Meditation & Development Constables Gallery,

Commerce Lane 7pm. Cliff & Paula Ormiston “Healing with Sound.” $5 entry, all welcome.

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 10 September

Aqua Aerobics Every Thurs at Ocean Shores Village, Maranui St, Arataki 9.15-10.15am. Exercise to music indoor pool. Men & women welcome, all abilities. Cost $7. Lynda 574 0457 or 029 230 0162 Community Bible Study International

Join us at 14th Ave Gospel Centre 10am

- 12pm for a non denominational Bible Study on Deuteronomy. Jack/Betty 544 3809. And at City Church, 252 Otumoetai Rd 7-9pm on 1 & 2 Thessalonians.

Charmaine 576 0467 Fitness League Safe, effective, low impact exercise to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed to help with posture, bal-ance & 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 French Connection For lovers of all things French. Come & meet like-minded people over a relaxed drink. Meet every second Thurs at La Mexica, the Strand between 4.306.30pm. Andrea - agohns@yahoo.co.nz Happiness & Our Mind Drop-in meditation classes, beginners welcome. Classes are selfcontained so start any date. Cost $14 per class. Tauranga Plunket, 471 Devonport Rd. Monthly classes, next class Sept 10 7-8.30pm. www.meditateintauranga.org Mainly Music Every Thurs at St Enoch’s Church, 134 16th Ave 9.30am. $3 per family.

New members welcome. 578 3040

Orange City Square & Round Dance Club

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

Frontiersmen’s Hall. 543 1063 Papamoa 500 Card Club Every Thurs at Gordon Spratt Reserve 12.45pm. Dave 575 5887 Schizophrenia Support Group For people who have a diagnosis of schizophrenia 1-2pm.

Junction 543 3010 Sunshine Dance Group Learn sequence dancing at a friendly club. Meet every Thurs at Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 7-8.30pm, followed by dancing till 10pm. $2pp, entrance includes supper. Jan 544 4379 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 Model Railway Club Every Thurs 7.30pm. Ed 543 1108 www. taurangamodelrailwayclub.co.nz 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

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Speak confidently in a fun environment.

Alimento Cafe 7am, guests welcome. Helen 571 6181 Ukulele Lessons For primary age children.

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

Friday 11 September

Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting every Fri at Hamner Clinic, 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton (behind Bridgestone) 7.30pm.

0800 229 6757 for more meetings or assistance.

Botanical Road Kindergarten

Fundraiser It’s in the Bag Bingo R18. Hosted by Chi Chi La ‘Aua & Nanu Sept 11 at Freemasons Centre, Hairini (cnr SH29 & Hairini Rd). Doors open 6.15pm for 7pm.

Tickets $25pp & light supper provided.

Cash bar only. For info & tickets Jo 027 621 8974 Chess Tauranga Every Fri at Tauranga RSA, Greerton 6pm onwards 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 ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support BOP EasiYoga upstairs 14B Hocking St, Mt Maunganui Sept 11 & 25 11am - 12pm.

Gentle exercises, bring your own mat. All welcome. Tina 281 1480 or email: tina@mebop.org.nz Mobile Phone Workshop Not sure how to use your technology devices? Book now for your lessons & learn the basics. Gayle 0274 393 267 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 Orchid Show Sept 11-13 Tauranga Racecourse, Cameron Rd, Greerton 10am 4pm. Massed display & sales of orchid plants, clivias, bromeliads, growing advice, potting demonstrations & more.

Door sales $3, all proceeds to Tauranga Orchid Soc. Natalie 543 0847

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Thanking our fathers It’s that time again to celebrate Father’s Day – commercialism, does it matter? It is an opportunity to say, ‘Thanks Dad for your love and care for me, the sacrifices you gave to make me safe, fed and well’.

Father God’s love for us it can be hard for some people to relate because of their experiences, but I can assure you God’s love is unconditional.

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Some people say that God stuff is a crutch. It becomes more than that, it becomes a way of life free from the need of drugs, tranquilisers and excessive alcohol – the world’s destructive crutches. So let’s celebrate this weekend all the good fathers who have done their utmost for their families.

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Educational seminars in September Examining Islam and World Views is a series being held at St Enoch’s Presbyterian Church on 134 16th Avenue during the Sunday evenings of September.

These workshops will be practical and informative. They will provide essential, authentic foundational information to give a better understanding of Islam and the situation in the world today.

Beginning with the birth of Muhammad and Islam, we will cover the main practices and world view of Muslims. Week two will examine the current status and trends within Islam and what contributes to certain group’s angst against Christians.

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Islam, will cover how we can build relationships and share with Muslims.

The third Sunday evening on September 20 is titled ‘Hindus, Me and God’. Did you know there are more than 2500 Sikhs and two Temples in Tauranga? Do you know how to talk to the Sikh family who may own the corner dairy?

The final Sunday evening is about postmodernism and the death of truth. Many people don’t realise that postmodern attitudes are the pervading philosophy, which is being adopted uncritically by young people today.

It is reshaping western culture.

These four seminars are intended to be practical and informative and to increase our understanding of our neighbours. Do come along.

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CALLING ALL BEADERS. Sell your creations at the Beader’s Market 3 October 2015. email:nikigorman@ihug.co.nz PRIVATE GROUPS AND PARTIES Get your own group together for some creative time out. Adult and Children’s workshops available in Ceramic painting, fused glass or mosaics, let us organise something special for your group. Phone Lynn 571 3726 Clay Art Studio, Historic Village, 17th Ave.

bible digest

“THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” Psalms 23 1-3

cars for sale

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

computers

COMPUTER GETTING you down?

Problems, viruses, upgrades, internet, new or refurb PC’s tuition, or advice. Ph Bruce for a no obligation chat or quote 576 7940 or 021 260 9183 FREE ON SITE DIAGNOSIS & quote. We come to you & don’t charge extra for travel. Pensioner discounts. Ph Kyle at Tech Solutions 027 828 7078

curriculum vitae

NEED A C.V.? A C.V. For You can provide you with a personal professional touch. “Get the interview….Land the job” Contact via www.facebook.com/acvforyou or 021 27 27 912

entertainment

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

Ph 574 8533 today

gardening

ABLE GARDENER, experienced, efficient, knowledgeable, highly qualified. Maintenance, pruning, hedges, shrubs, roses; disease/ pest control, lifestyle blocks, garden renovations; design & plant. Ph Tita 027 654 8781 or a/h 542 0120 LAWNMOWING HONEST reliable operator. Mulch or catch + edges done from only $15. Ph/txt Hayden 021 488 219 or 575 9903 PEAVINE, LUCERNE conventional bales available.

Can also be purchased for $10 by the sack full. Barley straw also available. Ph 533 1922 or www.billwebb.co.nz

hall for hire

TAURANGA SOCIETY hall

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Watkins House 233 Cameron Rd. For meetings of up to 25 people.

Includes kitchen facilities. Ph Meri Low 579 4048

health & beauty

NATURAL NEW ZEALAND Health Products & Clinic.

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

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

housesitters

MATURE PROFESSIONAL with experience caring for homes and animals available from mid January 2016. Ph 021 432 610 PROFESSIONAL HOUSE MINDER available from Labour Weekend. Do you want peace of mind that your treasured home is in trustworthy hands while you are away on holiday?

Excellent references. Ph Cathie 022 162 8301 TRUSTED HOUSESITTERS available from 17 Oct - 11 Dec. 14 years housesitting experience in Tauranga, excellent references.

Ph 027 302 8328

livestock

AC PETFOODS collect injured & unwanted cows & horses. Ph 0800 369 6269

lost & found

FOUND ELDERLY GREY Tortoiseshell female cat, Bayfair area, Ref:22100 Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found fawn and white Male Rabbit, Ohauiti area, Ref: 22104 Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found young adult female grey cat, Kaimai area, Ref: 22105 Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Tabby male adult cat, Brookfield area, Ref: 22106 Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found medium haired female adult tabby cat, Brookfield area, Ref: 22107 Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found ginger male adult cat, Bethlehem area, Ref: 22108 Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Tabby and white male adult cat, Bellevue area, Ref: 22109 Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 LOST BLACK FLUFFY male cat.

In the Parkvale area 29th Aug. Sashi has jumped into a car and is far from home. Microchipped, neutered. Please phone 07 985 6259 or tx 021 595 199

mobility

MOBILITY FOR ALL disability needs, visit our showroom 29 Burrows St, Tauranga Ph 578 1213 MES “Supporting your Independence” for 12+years.

spiritual guidance

trades & services

BUILDER LICENSED, new work, renovations, decks, pergolas, roofing & more. Ph 022 121 3356 DIGGER, KANGA, TRUCK hire, for those small difficult sites. Ph Bruce 027 209 4177 ELECTRICIAN, 18+ years experience, NZ registered.

Residential & commercial, maintenance & service, new builds, renovations.

Fast, friendly service. Ph Andrew 022 354 1960 HANDYMAN BUILDING and section maintenance, decks, fencing, pergolas, painting, water blasting, odd jobs. Free quotes Ph Rossco 027 270 3313 or 544 5911 HOUSEWORK WANTED by professional lady, Tauranga area.

References available. Ph Penny 544 4856 INSECT SCREENS Measure.

Make. Mend. Ph Rob at Magic Seal 543 4940 PAINTER/DECORATOR Interior and Exterior, quality workmanship friendly services. Over 20 years specialising in residential and more. Quality paint at trade prices. For your best advice in all areas. Ph Shane Mount/Tauranga Decorators 07 544 6495 or 021 575 307 PAINTERS AVAILABLE for immediate start. Interior/exterior.

Guaranteed workmanship. For free quotes, Ph Graeme today 022 0466 776 or 07 544 5234 PAINTING & DECORATING Interior Painting Gurus, High quality workmanship, prompt service, fully insured satisfaction, guaranteed get the A Team @ Fresh Coats Painting. Call 022 421 4261 ROOF REPAIRS free quotes for all maintenance of leaking roofs, gutter cleaning & repairs.

Chimney maintenance & repairs.

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

STUMPINATOR STUMP Grinding free quotes & prompt service. Narrow machine to access rear yards. Ph 576 4245 or 022 076 4245 TIMBER RETAINING WALLS decks and all types of fencing.

Excellent work at a competitive price. Ph Clive 021 048 2833 or 552 6510 TREE SHRUB and hedges trimming, topping removal, rubbish removal, palm pruning or removal, satisfaction guaranteed free quote. Ph Steve Hockly 571 5958 or 027 498 18570 WATERBLASTING driveways, block walls, houses, roofs, $70 per hour. Ph 021 206 1133

transport

SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE & counselling. Need some direction?

Confused, not sure where you’re heading? Readings, Healings and Counselling by experienced therapist. Ph Kerry 021 607 797 or 07 552 6768

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

APPLIANCE REPAIRS For service of all Fisher & Paykel, Haier and Elba appliances, Ph 0800 372 273 for your local technician.

“AAA” TOUR 1 = The 2015 South Island BY RAIL Tour (many highlights included in the South Island); Tour 2 = “Neil Diamond Show LIVE, with Tickets, Auckland. Tour 3 = We are off to Wairarapa, including Stonehenge, Cape Pallister & Historic Country Homesteads. Tour 4 = The World of Wearable Art Tour (WOW), Wellington. Tour 5 = Discover Stewart Island & Ulva Island. Door to Door Service. Free Newsletters.

Contact The Hinterland Tours Team on 575 8118 or 027 235 7714

trades & services

BOAT BUILDING repairs and maintenance. Timber & fibreglass trade qualified, boat builder.

Ph Shaun 021 992 491 or 07 552 0277 BRYCE DECORATING Interior & exterior painting, wallpapering.

Quality work. Ph Wayne 579 5588 or 021 162 7052

travel & tours

travel & tours

A SEAFOOD LOVERS dream day out with 60 cuisine stands turning out mouth-watering dishes of all types. Come along with us to the Whitianga Scallop Festival.

Ph Zealandier Tours 575 6425 Email admin@zealandiertours.com NO.8 TOURS TRAVEL CLUB. Tauranga’s free travel club for Active Retirees. With a very friendly, experienced team it is our mission to provide genuine good old fashioned service and memorable travel experiences taking the hard work out of travel planning for you. Call today for our 2015-2016 catalogue of tours and shows. Free Door to door service, No joining Fee’s, Free Colour Catalogue Ph; The No8 Tours team on 579 3981 or Email- info@no8tours.co.nz TAURANGA TASTING TOURS Gift some fun - give Dad a gift voucher for a local tasting tour! Gisborne Winery Tour 6-8 November. Matakana Winery Tour 18-20 March. Ph 07 544 1383 www.tastingtours.co.nz WOW - WORLD OF WEARABLE ARTS (Wellington) - A must do includes door to door service, all entrance fees included and tickets, return transport, top accommodation in Wellington, The thrill of Fashion, design, light, sound, theatre, and dance. A great trip. We drop you home again. All dinners included.

Contact The Hinterland Tours Team on 575 8118 or 027 235 7714 to book & full details

Zespri site on market The Zespri site on Maunganui Road is on the market with the council handing the account over to the real estate industry.

The council is selling about 8100m2 of the 1.5ha site following a public submissions process. The land is for sale by private treaty on Thursday, October 1. Viewing by appointment. Marketing agents are Bayleys Tauranga.

The sale process is the result of the tenant Zespri Ltd approaching the council in September 2014 seeking some of the green space at the southern end of the block for temporary office space.

Zespri’s Mount Maunganui offices are over-capacity and they need temporary office accommodation while we work on a longer-term solution, a spokesman said at the time.

When contacted today the kiwifruit marketer was unable to add

unit/house wanted

TWO BEDROOM unit/house wanted by single 60+ woman moving to Tauranga. I am a cash buyer (early $300’s) and flexible about settlement and possession dates. Private sellers txt or ph Lesley 021 959 921

venues

FOR WEDDINGS, FUNCTIONS OR MEETINGS+ check out No.1 The Strand, a beautiful historic setting.

Email: bookings@ no1thestrand.co.nz or www.no1thestrand.co.nz WEDDINGS, PARTIES, MEETINGS etc. With stunning Harbour views, fully licensed bar & kitchen onsite. Restaurant open every Friday from 5pm & Sunday from 4.30pm. Tauranga Fish & Dive Club, 60 Cross Rd, Sulphur Point. Ph 571 8450 or text 027 318 5760 www.tfdc.co.nz

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NEED MORE

much more. It’s still looking at its future needs.

Zespri remains committed to Tauranga as its base. The Bay of Plenty grows around 80 per cent of New Zealand’s export kiwifruit and the industry accounts for about onequarter of the region’s GDP. Tauranga City Council then sought public opinion before deciding to sell only part of the block and keep the library and day care centre.

The decision also keeps 3500m2 of land for green space, but that may be moved up next to the library.

The height restriction is 12m or about four stories, which councillors agreed in June would be best kept to the north of the building to avoid excessive shading.

The council has gone to the open market because that is council practice, says Mayor Stuart Crosby.

“We are retaining the library, an open space and are looking to sell a portion of the land. I believe we have landed a good mix that the community will be happy with.”

The site is being offered freehold or leasehold, which gives two options for buyers.

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