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06 March 2015, Issue 741

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Moko heads home There’s a final twist in the tale of our most famous dolphin, photographed here by renowned Maketu photographer Andy Belcher. He spent several days photographing Moko in the Whakatane river mouth. “What a wonderful and emotional experience as Moko interacted with humans in so many ways,” says Andy. Here, Andy captures Leela Samuels enjoying a very close encounter with Moko. Now reporter Hunter Wells brings a perfect ending to this great story. To learn more about the fate of Moko, go to Page 9.

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Crocheted shorts make big strides We’re barely into the run up to Easter, and my buns are certainly hot.

It could be something to do with the spectacular pair of crocheted shorts which were recently installed upon my rear quarters in a lavish family ceremony.

I should have seen it coming really.

The craze for woolly crotchet pants was first brought to your attention in this column several weeks ago. The garish fashion statements have been seen warming discerning bottoms from the catwalk to the beach.

My ever loving sister decided the Sun Media office shouldn’t be left out of the latest clothing craze, so she fashioned a pair of amazing peggy square pants and a matching tie.

How can I ever thank her? Should I ever thank her? Not according to my mates.

It wasn’t just the loving way it was crafted, but the thoughtful gesture of posting the photos on social media sites, where they have reached several hundred thousand of my closest friends … all who have felt the need to respond with what seems like an endless barrage of witty and cutting comments.

None of them flattering.

Fortunately I have a thick hide and your chortling derision fails to deter me from enjoying my handcrafted strides.

Chortle away, fools. I will be the one having the last laugh in the depths of winter, when my delicate derriere is snugly insulated in high fashion crotchet coiffure.

More weird news

From our Weird News file: a fair swag of what we know as Greerton, isn’t officially Greerton. That’s according to our columnist Shirley Wells, who explains the situation on p51 this week. It seems the council blames the post office and the PO blames the fire

service. Personally I think Colonel Greer should be held to account. Check out Shirley’s intriguing piece in today’s edition, p51.

Kinky side of Dr Seuss

A weirder side of Dr Seuss, if that is possible, is proving an internet sensation as long lost titles are surfacing.

Two decades after his death a couple of bizarre books have emerged, and a publishing company plans to resurrect them. ‘The Seven Lady Godivas, The True Facts Concerning History’s Barest Family’ is a bawdy tale that was a sales disaster. Written in 1939 and illustrated by Seuss, it features seven naked cartoon sisters.

He’s quoted as saying, “I attempted to draw the sexiest babes I could, but they came out looking absurd”.

(Perhaps he would have had more success if

they’d been dressed. In crochet board shorts.)

His obituary in the New York Times reports that the author stated, “I’d rather write for kids. They’re more appreciative; adults are obsolete children, and the hell with them”.

Meanwhile, at least two new Seuss books are likely to emerge, with the discovery of lost manuscripts. Including ‘What Pet Should I Get?’. It is believed to have been written around 1960 and features the siblings from ‘One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish’.

Romance advisory service

A charming love story unfolded in Picton this week. It had all the ingredients of a great romance novel or movie.

Girl spots boy on beach. Tussled hair, star tattoo, friendly dog. Girl posts message seeking boy. Boy turns up with champagne and clever lines.

Off they go for a romantic party for two, on the shores of the Marlborough Sounds.

Word of advice: don’t take a ride in a water taxi to party on a ketch.

Money in murder

Seems that the majority of us are missing out on a lucrative money making scheme – be wrongly convicted of murder or serious assault and collect a big payout. It might seem like a tortuous path, and probably involves someone dying along the line, but hey, at the end of it, you could get millions.

There seems to be a disproportionate number of serious criminals and convicted killers being pardoned or having their convictions quashed, and going on to reap vast millions from the long suffering taxpayers.

The rough guide to payouts is $100,000 for every year in custody. Ironically this is about what it has already cost the taxpayer annually to keep these prisoners in jail. So we get to pay all over again.

Pora is the latest, tipped to get $2m after his conviction was ruled wrongful. Others that spring to mind include: Arthur Allan Thomas; David Dougherty $868,728; Aaron Farmer $350,000; and Mr Bain is patiently waiting for his big cheque.

Either the police are incredibly inept in their job, or the system is screwed, or both.

But for a small country to have so many cases of this sort, is killing us.

Kiwis’ disarming tactics

NZ troops are going to Iraq to tackle the ISIS threat. Our soldiers may not be as wellequipped as some of the other nations’ forces.

But we have some proven Kiwi ingenuity up our sleeve.

“Mohammed, bro, I see you driving a bit recklessly there, shooting out of your pickup truck with that rocket launcher on the back.

Chill out mate, you’re likely to kill someone…”

Then we can deal with ISIS the same way we handle any dangerous foreigners: brian@thesun.co.nz Take their keys.

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. Dr Seuss is reported to have said his book character Yertle the Turtle was a representation of Hitler. Yertle demanded all other turtles in the pond stack themselves up, so he could climb higher and higher. Eventually of course, the lowest turtle, Mack, burped, sending the whole pile toppling.

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The rusty playground Shoddy workmanship, rusting fixtures, and shirking regulatory health and safety standards. It ticks all the wrong boxes.

And unfortunately for Kaimai School if they don’t stump up $60,000 to replace their rusting playground they could face schoolyard laughter and excitement disintegrating before their eyes.

Two years ago the school was preparing to repaint its playground, purchased in 2006, only to be told it was rusting from the inside out, producing an unsafe environment for the students.

Purchased by the school’s PTA for $15,000$20,000 the playground was imported from China through Silly Billy’s, a playground company that went into receivership in 2010.

“You would expect a playground lasting more than nine years. It’s disappointing,” says Kaimai School principal Dane Robertson.

Playground Centre recreation consultant Glenn Mars, in email correspondence with Dane, confirms the playground was a Chinese import – one of five installed in New Zealand before the company went bankrupt.

Glenn describes the workmanship and materials as nothing less than ‘shoddy’.

The quality of the steel activities and poles was very thin, in most cases 1-2mm, causing the poles to rust from the inside out due to poor steel preparation. The powder coating was also very poor, put on directly over the raw rusty steel, and the plastics were not UV stable.

“The NZ Safety Standards were questionable, especially with fixings and finger entrapment, and a lot of the designs were copied from major overseas companies,” states Glenn.

“As you will appreciate this led to some very unhappy customers both here and in Australia.”

But Glenn does concede, given the playground lasted nine years opposed to the average of four seen with others, the school should count itself lucky it lasted ‘reasonably well’.

Latest assessments conclude at least half the playground – consisting of monkey bars, slides and a mini

Kaimai School principal Dane Robertson with pupils Sam McLean, 10, and Natalia Hopping, 9, on the playground. rock climbing wall – will have to be pulled down this year.

But Dane says the school wants to pull it all down, eliminating all chance of rust related accidents.

In the meantime the school is setting its sights on fundraising $60,000 for a replacement as the Ministry of Education doesn’t offer funds for such projects. It is hoped to match what is currently installed in terms of equipment with a mix of both timber and steel.

As part of the school’s fundraising efforts all proceeds from this weekend’s annual Kaimai Golf Classic will go towards replacing the playground. By Luke Balvert The Kaimai School is holding a Kaimai Golf Classic tomorrow, with all funds going towards replacing the school’s rusty playground. Read more on Page 5.

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Three teenagers who were held at gunpoint in Merivale have been left shaken by the incident, with one fearing to leave his house.

Eighteen-year-old Tyson Western and two of his friends had arrived to pick up another friend in Merivale when a man with a gun approached them and demanded cigarettes.

Speaking to SunLive, Tyson says their minds went blank when the man, described as being in his 30s and wearing a Mongrel Mob patch, approached them at about 10pm on Sunday.

Time’s up for city bollards

Tauranga city centre’s blue bollards are gradually being retired from their long stint protecting pedestrians from unwary drivers.

Between 60-to-70 bollards, which have been in situ for two decades, were taken off the job of protecting pedestrians from drivers last week, as part of a retirement programme implemented by Tauranga City Council.

The blue bollards took up their positions during the $12 million CBD urban redesign project undertaken in the mid-to-late 1990s by Opus consultants.

SH29 one of NZ’s riskiest roads

It is ranked among the nation’s top 10 riskiest stretches of roads, but the NZ Transport Agency is assuring motorists that work is taking place to ensure State Highway 29 in the Kaimai Range meets safety requirements.

NZTA figures show over the last five years, between 2009 and 2013, State Highway 29 north of Tauranga has seen five fatal crashes, ranking it seventh on the KIWIrap national risk list.

Included in the five are Tauranga’s Lisa Boston, who was killed when her car collided with a logging truck near the Ruahihi Power Station in June 2013, and 52-year-old Graeme Voyce, whose Rover MG crossed the centre line just past McLaren Falls Road in July 2013.

Trans-Tasman attack on fruit fly

Measures to prevent Queensland fruit fly becoming established in New Zealand are underway on both sides of the Tasman, says Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy, who visited Tauranga on Tuesday.

Nathan is working with Australian officials on import health standards including cold storage, heat treatment and radiation for the 22,000 tonnes of fruit and vegetables which leave for New Zealand each year, Nathan told SunLive.

These methods aim to kill any pests and disease on the produce. As well as the eradication operation underway in Grey Lynn, Nathan says more passenger luggage is going through x-ray and detector dogs are being used to screen all incoming passengers and luggage at airports.

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‘Not in our backyard thank you’ Developers’ hopes of selling of more than 13 hectares of land off Adler Drive in Ohauiti as a special housing area are being opposed by Adler Drive residents.

Adler Estate residents, who turned up in strength at this week’s Tauranga City Council meeting, say Adler Drive and the already dangerous intersection with Ohauiti Rd cannot handle the increased traffic a nearby special housing area will put onto their street.

Tristan Hewitt says the Adler Rd community comprises of about 50 houses worth about $500,000 each on section sizes averaging 650m2 – many with school-age children.

The intersection with Ohauiti Rd already causes concern for residents escorting their children to the school bus, says Tristan.

Many vehicles coming down the hill on Ohauiti Rd haven’t slowed to the 70km/h speed limit. These include tankers and trucks servicing the rural area.

Sightlines through the intersection are limited, especially when there are cars parked along the verge.

“That’s quite scary when you have kids crossing the road,” says Tristan. “If can be very scary, there have been a number of near misses at the top of that hill. We’ve

Adler Drive residents have taken their road safety concerns to Tauranga City Council. had a number of close calls.

“I’m very worried about that intersection now, let alone when there’s going to be another 360-odd vehicles coming out of what is a proposed housing estate.”

TCC says it’s required to find another 1000 sections during the next two years to tick the box for the Special Housing Accord with the Government.

It’s been reported that the city already has 1900 sections, says Tristan. That’s well above the 1000 required in the accord.

“Then why worry about Adler estate,” says Tristan.

An additional 360 vehicles are expected to use Adler Rd to access the SHA. Michael says roadside parking makes Adler Drive too narrow for two lanes of traffic.

“We are concerned that Adler Drive will not be a safe carriageway for 1800 vehicle movements a day. The same road that has

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Other concerns from residents include Adler Drive being steep which creates additional speed risks with increased traffic flow, the housing development adding further pressure to the local housing network, and no schools in the zone.

“Our subdivision in Adler estate is a quiet rural community,” says Michael. “We feel that the proposed SHA will materially change our community and the way we live.”

He understand new developments are essential for the continuing prosperity of the city, but says TCC must consider all aspects so it doesn’t adversely affect existing ratepayers.

Part A of the development is already residential zoned. Part B is still zoned rural. The rezoning of ‘B’ is expected to be discussed by TCC on March 17.

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Just a short iron shot, Kaimai School principal Dane Robertson tees off with Patrick Lambert, 8.

Chipping into water troughs, avoiding the farm animals, and teeing off over 40 metres of water – all while carefully navigating your way around cowpats and sheep poo.

Welcome to the Kaimai Golf Classic; not your ordinary golf tournament.

Deep in the Kaimai Range, the annual fundraising tournament for Kaimai School sees the Midson’s Family farm become the backdrop to the 12-hole rural themed course, replacing the traditions of smooth tees, groomed fairways, and manicured greens in the process.

In true Kiwi number eight wire style, a smattering of cowpats, electric fences, and sometimes rugged terrain means competitors are advised to bring suitable attire, including sneakers or gumboots.

“Guys come along with about three clubs and just bash it, have a great day, and a ball of fun,” says Kaimai School PTA chairperson Sandi Lambert.

“The holes are not your manicured type and you may well have to chip into a trough to finish up.”

Spread across five paddocks, with all the animals moved out of striking distance, golfers and hackers alike will take on the rugged terrain while throwing some money towards the school’s primary fundrais-

ing event. Dating back some 10 years, the event is an essential part of the community calendar, especially this year with all funds going towards replacing the school’s rusty playground.

Two years ago the school was preparing to repaint its playground, purchased in 2006, only to be told it was rusting and unsafe.

Purchased by the school’s PTA costing $15,000$20,000 the playground was imported from China through Silly Billy’s, a playground company that went into receivership in 2010 – leaving the school with a $60,000 replacement bill.

Given the sizeable financial figure, this year the school is also including a corporate afternoon, held today, with eight teams of four expected to line up and take on the rural adaptation.

Together with the expected 80-strong field for tomorrow’s tournament, it is hoped at least $5000 will be raised. Holes to look out for include teeing off a rock, from artificial turf, and in the middle of the Wairoa River looking for a green some 40 metres away on the bank. The ‘course’ also features a long drive across a gully, bringing out the best of competitive spirit. The Kaimai Golf Classic starts at 10.30am tomorrow at the Midson’s Farm on Penmoral Lane off Soldiers Road. For more information phone Sandi on

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Albino hedgehogs have been seen popping up around the city. Photo by Merle Foster

Albino hedgehogs are common in Tauranga. That’s what it seems. In fact, they’re turning up at random times in random places around the city.

Twelve-year-old Anya Hawkins’ father Duane found an albino hedgehog on Omokoroa Rd late-January.

Michelle Karl found one just this week wandering across the road at Townhead Crescent in Bethlehem.

“I’d never seen one before,” says Michelle. “It was so cute.”

She called it Fluffy. “Spike was just too obvious.”

“I stopped, picked it up and put it in somebody’s garden, and thought, ‘It’ll be right’.”

It wasn’t. Michelle went out an hour later and found the hedgehog wandering on the road again.

“I thought, it’s going to keep going out on the road and it’ll probably get hit. So I picked it up once more, brought it home, and rang Holistic Vets.”

It seems the spiky white animals are not so rare after all, but we’re not sure why.

Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre Wildlife Trust manager Sue Mackey says two albino hedgehogs arrived on Monday, something she calls a very odd occurrence.

Unfortunately both had to be euthanised – including Fluffy. “It was very manged and fly blown so it had to be put to sleep.”

Sue says ARRC has seen more albino hedgehogs than ever before. Why? “It’s almost impossible to know.”

Perhaps it’s just coincidence?

“The albinism is generally a genetic throwback which you don’t see very often,” says Sue. “The only ones I’ve ever seen previous to this year have been juvenile albinos.

“But this year we’re seeing big fat adult ones so they’re obviously managing to get through to adulthood.”

Sue says hedgehogs are naturally nocturnal so if they’re seen during the daytime it’s almost certain there’s something wrong.

“The best thing to do is pop them in a cardboard box and bring them into us. If you see one at night time just doing normal things then its best to leave it to its own devices.” By Zoe Hunter

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Rhythm and precision Kittens, kittens, kittens Our Valentine’s special went very well as we adopted out half of all the kittens we had, and have since rehomed many more. However, as kitten season continues there are still plenty available for adoption.

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Pretty pants, cute caps, and toe-tapping tunes. They’re the marching ladies and they’ll be stepping to the beat at ASB Arena this weekend for the 23rd annual Leisure Marching Nationals.

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A total of 80 leisure marching teams are entered in the national event with about 850 marchers taking part from throughout New Zealand.

Marcher Michele Churchward says many women taking part are former competitive marchers who enjoy maintaining their fitness and using the skills they’ve learned when younger.

“Others have joined teams for the fun, fitness, and camaraderie that exist within the sport.”

Hosted by eight Bay of Plenty teams and major sponsor Mills Reef Winery, the two-day event invites each team to perform a carefully choreographed marching display to their own choice of music.

The event concludes on Saturday afternoon, with all teams participating in a colourful spectacle of a combined maze march.

Leisure marching is said to have started in Tauranga in 1991 by Audrey Rodgers and six friends who met at Fergusson Park and became the Marching Grans. By 1992, the idea spread, with Rotorua hosting the first NZ Open Day in 1993. It’s believed the sport now has more than 1000 participants nationwide.

Michele says age is no barrier, with some of the Tauranga marchers involved in the sport since its inception.

“Some teenagers participate right up to ladies in their 80s. There are some teams who can boast mother and daughter combinations.”

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Gone home to the sea Cover story

He came with a message, he enchanted us and now, finally, he’s been reclaimed by the sea.

The Matakana Island sand dunes, the burial site of Moko the male bottlenose dolphin, has been desecrated by storms and tides and it’s almost certain his remains have been washed back out to sea.

“There can be no doubt about it,” says Tauranga naturalist Nathan Pettigrew.

He has regularly revisited the dunes adjacent to the navigation beacons at the southern tip of Matakana to say hello and pay his respects to Moko.

“Each time I went more and more of the dunes had eroded, more and more of the sand had gone. And the last time you could see well and truly that Moko had gone. He’s been reclaimed by the sea.

“It’s a perfect ending to a great story,” says Nathan. “He came with a message for us. Hey!! Let’s work together to look after our oceans. He delivered the message and now he has been delivered back to the sea.”

“I feel good. He had gone home, gone back to where he belongs.”

Moko was the stuff of legends like the friendly dolphins before him. Shortly after he appeared around the Mahia Peninsula in 2007 he was credited with rescuing two stranded pygmy sperm whales. Moko lead the distressed whales back through a narrow channel to the safety of deep water. The international media loved it.

Nathan has his own story of a boisterous bottlenose who could both thrill and frighten at the same time.

“A woman at Ohope pleaded with

Nathan Pettigrew and Kirsty Carrington were among many who had a special relationship with Moko.

me to rescue her kayaker son because Moko wouldn’t let him land. When the boy tried to come ashore Moko would come up under the kayak and sweep it out to sea again.”

“He was far too quick, far too strong, and far too smart,” says Nathan.

“He was just playing and stretching out his little game. He didn’t have his own family so he enjoyed playing with us. Moko could be overly playful and the rules got out of hand sometimes.”

Moko was a sensation around Mahia for two years before he meandered north, first to Gisborne and then Whakatane in January 2010. There was the suggestion Moko was lonely, bored, and looking for playmates. Fans and the media followed.

In June 2010 Moko was again overcome by wanderlust and chased a fishing boat to Tauranga.

Nathan was immediately anxious for Moko. “I thought ‘this isn’t going to have a good outcome’. Tauranga’s too busy – a lot of boats and a lot of people. I had a bad feeling from the get go.”

Those ominous feelings were prophetic.

“On July 10, 2010 surfers discovered the badly decomposed carcass of a dolphin on Matakana Island. We all knew it was Moko but prayed it wasn’t.”

While they awaited a DNA result, Massey University pathologists examined the dolphin’s teeth and compared them to pictures of Moko. It was

unlikely to be any other dolphin. The nation was overcome by a collective grief.

“He was a beautiful soul,” says Nathan. “It was very upsetting because we had lost someone, something, special.”

But even after the autopsy, the cause of death would remain a mystery. Boat strike or drowning by entanglement were ruled out, as was the absence of bruising or fractures which would suggest blunt force trauma.

Such was the public attachment to this mammal that DOC scientists apologised profusely for not establishing the cause of death.

Moko was just four years old, a juvenile, and that made it all the harder.

In death came controversy as Moko was locked in a tug of love.

To read the full story, go to SunLive.co.nz and search for ‘Legacy of Moko the dolphin’.

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When do footpaths become restaurants?

Bay of Plenty ratepayers are reclaiming the main street footpaths they say have been lost to inconsiderate and profit grabbing restaurateurs and café owners.

The ratepayers say the footpaths down the main street in Mt Maunganui, and elsewhere, are ‘littered with tables and chairs’, are impassable for two way pedestrian traffic at times, and restaurateurs are ‘out of control’.

“When is a foot path not a foot

path?” rails Pitau Road ratepayer Peter Morris. “When it’s a foot path down Maunganui Road. So when did we lose our footpaths to restaurants and cafés?”

“Those businesses should be paying for the right to use footpaths which are owned and maintained by the ratepayer,” insists Susan Broad of Katikati.

But the city hall is staunch – it says the system’s working well and it’s not a problem because there is no problem.

The council has received 12 complaints in the last 12 months.

“It suggests the issue of café furniture is not a big concern for most people,” says Tauranga City Council bylaw enforcer Stuart Goodman. Complaints are ‘investigated and worked through with businesses’.

So no prosecutions, the restaurateurs flout without fear, and the diners and eateries retain control of the walkways.

“So far there has been no cause for stronger enforcement or prosecution,” says Stuart.

Some restaurants may flout, but Mandy Gillgren, co-owner of Zeytins, says they carefully observe the rules.

“Our external tables have specific places, they never move and we’ve never had a complaint.” And

Congestion on main street – pedestrians versus diners they’ve been there for 10 years.

She does admit she has seen congestion up and down the street.

“But we are really aware.”

However, pedestrians like Peter and Susan want to give the councils cause for stronger enforcement.

“If ratepayers are being stung for the maintenance of an amenity – the footpath – that they no longer have access to because of café tables and chairs, then there is a problem,” says Susan.

“It doesn’t matter where the

footpath is.” So this is not a problem peculiar to the Mount.

“I don’t think café and restaurant owners respect that a footpath is a footpath first, and then a place for smoking and eating café patrons.

They have this attitude of more tables, more people, more profits and they are using our footpaths to do it,” says Susan.

To read the full story go to SunLive.co.nz and search for ‘Pedestrians versus diners’.

By Hunter Wells

A victim’s solution to domestic violence Being raised on a home where his Dad committed family violence has given Colin Gardiner first-hand experience about the damage domestic violence can do.

“It’s my heart and passion to see loving, respectful relationships between individuals and within families.”

Colin, 52, is one of many men who have offered to be a champion for the Papamoa Family Violence – It’s not OK campaign.

Launched last weekend, it is running throughout March.

“I have over 30 years of life experience and I also received help myself during those years which equipped me to connect and communicate with people.

“I was raised in a family where my Dad was the offender and during my younger years I witnessed my Dad beating my Mum until one day I said ....

No more!”

Colin says it’s not ok to have to put up with any sort of violence and there is help for both the victim and the perpetrator.

“I’d like to express the need for love and respect to return to the hearts of all who think they need to control or manipulate people against their will or understanding. Also, for the person who continually takes it

on the cheek and looks the other way, ‘It’s not OK’ and it never was intended for them to be the punching bag, looser, victim, underdog, or second best.”

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Ride through the RDA’s early history ‘Happiness is a disabled child riding a pony for the very first time,’ is one of the first excerpts in a new book capturing Tauranga Riding for the Disabled’s beginnings in the early 1970s.

Tauranga man Reg Adams was involved with forming Tauranga RDA right from the start in 1974 – and it dawned on him about four years ago that history might be Reg Adams with the lost with early membook he’s written on bers dwindling.

“I woke up the early history of the thinking, ‘Well Tauranga RDA. people drop off the perch at my age’,” says the 86-year-old.

“There won’t be any of us left and no one will remember anything of how this organisation started.”

He began putting together the book ‘RDA Tauranga, The

Beginnings, 1974’ – but both his wife’s and his own illness initially got in the way of it being published.

Until now.

So what made Reg get involved with Tauranga RDA 40 years ago? Reg was a founding member and vice president of the first steering committee, but it was his childhood that interested him in helping others.

Reg got polio at age nine. “That really buggered me for a long time and possibly out of that came bipolar, then depression.

“By aged 25 I had that under control, but I had a really bad start.”

Reg then married a woman who was diagnosed six years later with rheumatoid arthritis, and suffered from it for 36 years.

“What I went through made me sympathetic to people who had disability problems – and I’ve done what I can to help them.”

This includes starting a disability resource centre in Gate Pa by the hospital in 1994.

What’s important

about his book? “Just the facts of the day – how we got started”.

The first chapter ‘Happiness is a Pony’ outlines the RDA’s formation, and celebrates initiator Betty Blundell.

Reg says she introduced the concept of using horses for therapy in Tauranga and worked tirelessly on the project from the start.

“She is the Mother of Tauranga RDA. She started it all and invited me to the first meeting.”

The books covers how the project

began, others involved early on, how Reg’s family became part of it, securing a site, the first horses, and much more – with loads of pictures capturing poignant historical moments.

Reg says he never envisaged the RDA would grow and fill a need in the community the way it has.

“The community can be very proud of this worthwhile facility. Long may it continue.”

To purchase a copy Reg’s book, call him on 07 543 5382. By Merle Foster

Sharpening our economic focus Every politician aspires to deliver better quality and higher paying jobs for residents.

This ambition can burden small towns where their councils are promising to lure businesses or tourists into the region by delivering one-off projects claimed to be ‘game-changers’.

Tauranga City Council’s draft Long Term Plan does not include any projects that are silver bullets to change our economy.

I believe it’s an accumulation of doing small things really well that will drive the economy. We propose to review our role in economic development by this Christmas.

I hope we can refocus our priorities on increasing the city’s productivity – creating more economic value per person.

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Fishing rods, fedoras and fuchsias What is an ‘oggie’, what’s the symmetry between cold drinks and electrical goods, what do you buy at a stand advertising ‘other crap’, and why does the ‘Food and Coffee’ stand not sell coffee?

These are some fascinating unanswered conundrums thrown up by an early aimless wander around the Bethlehem and Te Puna Lions Club market day.

It was the last market at Bethlehem Town Centre, because they’ve been told to ‘sling their hook’. So they’re slinging a couple of Ks down State Highway 2 to the Historic Village.

Not welcome in the prudish, privileged Bible belt anymore but apparently very, very welcome down off Cameron Road where they’re trying to resuscitate the clinically dead Historic Village.

But back to Sunday’s ‘swan-hym’ at Bethlehem.

The stallholders were grumpy and not all of it sponsored by a 5am start to the day.

“There are a lot of pissed off people here,” I am told. Such feeling and such language on the Sabbath and within earshot of the local Baptists.

The traders have been told they’ve been moved on because the new owners of the Town Centre have development plans.

“It’s their place, their patch – the stall-

Nurseryman Ralph Allen – down the road to the Historic Village. holders are only visitors – so fair enough” says the Rawleigh’s man.

“What are we moving for – more shops?”

The woman waving a venison salami at me, a very good spicy one it needs to be said, has a point.

“More shops when there are empty ones?” Her outrage is only exceeded by her ability to sell me $20 worth of venison patties I don’t need.

She is telling me about the unfairness of it all and I am handing her a 20. How

does that work?

There’s a woman selling stuff, bric-a-brac stuff. Before she’s made her first sale she’s hooking into an unfeasibly large choux pastry stuffed with whipped cream and 650 calories and it’s only gone 8 o’clock.

She gives me a “mind your own business” chocolate smeared glare.

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Tauranga residents were given the chance to bring home a new family member in the February adopta-thon when kittens, cats, dogs, puppies, and rabbits went up for adoption.

“It’s great to see our beloved animals find their new forever homes where they get a fresh start at the life they deserve,” says Tauranga SPCA operations manager Margaret Rawiri.

The event raised $750 for Tauranga

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Margaret is truly appreciative of The Weekend Sun and other Tauranga businesses for their support in organising this annual event.

“SPCA is 100 per cent reliant on public funding and donations,” says Margaret.

“Your support allows us to care for hundreds of neglected and abandoned animals, find new homes for these animals, and investigate cases of animal cruelty.

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Wheeling and mealing - the volunteers dealing out the dinners chef back in the hospital kitchen.

That number is 0. That’s exactly the number of complaints Leslie has received in her five years of delivering meals on wheels.

“The food is gratefully received from people unable to cater for themselves, especially the old men living on their own.”

But not one complaint in five years about hospital food?

“I just think because they are elderly and their sense of smell and taste isn’t what it used to be and they don’t have

MPs got a 5.5% pay rise – another $8,000 a year.

The Prime Minister complained.

The minimum adult wage rose just 50 cents an hour – or $1,040 a year.

The Council of Trade Unions complained.

But even on the equivalent of $8 an hour - about half the minimum wage – there was not one whimper, not one bleat from the drivers of Mt Maunganui and Papamoa. They do their work selflessly, uncomplainingly, and cheaply.

“It’s a very simple job,” says Red Cross co-ordinator Leslie Hollis. “It’s only an hour a day and its satisfying.

It’s nice to be helpful.”

They are the Red Cross meals on wheels drivers. They deliver nourishment daily to the elderly, the sick, the infirm, and the incapable – for $8 an hour, just enough to cover the gas.

“It’s not the best paid job in the world, heavens no!!

It’s not a proper living wage – it’s just a donation to cover expenses – and we wouldn’t mind if we didn’t get it.”

It might seem mischievous drawing parallels between an MPs wage and that of a ‘donation’ to a volunteer Red Cross driver. But it assists the understanding and appreciation of how and why some people are happy to give back to the community in which they live.

Leslie wanted to do some community work when she retired. She is a volunteer, a giver, so she is uncomfortable talking money and wages.

So let’s talk numbers …like 25,550.

That’s the number of hospital meals Leslie has personally supervised the delivery of to the needy and hungry in Mount Maunganui and Papamoa. Each day Monday to Friday (they get frozen provisions for the weekend with their Friday meal), 52 weeks of the year, and in Leslie’s case for the last five years. That’s 25,550 meals.

“And yes I do lie in bed at night feeling very satisfied.” It is much deserved.

Now isn’t meals on wheels an antidote for a couple of the curses for older people – loneliness and boredom?

Dishing it up – Red Cross’s Leslie Hollis “We don’t have time to stop and chat. It’s just a hello, enjoy your meal, and then on your way because other people are waiting for their meals, but they do look forward to a little bit of contact.”

Here are some more numbers that define Leslie’s operation.

21 – the number of drivers on her roster. She could do with another one.

2 – the number of drivers used each day.

1 – the number of duties each driver picks up every fortnight. They can do more.

6 or 7 – the number of meals each driver delivers each day.

It’s interesting that despite supervising the delivery of 25,550 meals Leslie has never performed any quality control, has never lifted a lid and slipped a ‘pinkie’ in to taste what she is delivering.

And she’s never even wondered what it’s like. “Never thought about it. It’s just good, nutritious hospital food. It has a tight plastic lid anyway and we are just too busy getting the job done.”

Apart from that, someone at the hospital calculates exactly the right amount of food for the roster and there’s never anything left over.

But you must be able to smell the food?

“Yes- sometimes you can smell the food – sometimes it smells delicious.” Good answer.

One last number – it’s important for Leslie and the

the same expectations. Do you know what I mean?”

Yes, we do know what you mean Leslie.

And has there been a standout moment perhaps? Well there was the time Leslie was delivering a meal when she discovered the door open and walked in. The woman was propped up in a chair and Leslie couldn’t shake her awake. She called the ambulance and never saw that woman again. She hopes she ended up in an old folks’ home.

By Hunter Wells

To read the full story, go to SunLive.co.nz and search for ‘Hospital food gets a pass mark’.

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Little ones are at their most vulnerable Children who’ve been uplifted from their homes have had to face significant trauma due to abuse and neglect.

That’s according to Homes of Hope Charitable Trust Chief Executive Officer Hilary Price, who’s introducing a new therapeutic tool to help children who’ve been abused or neglected to journey through the trauma.

Hilary says without the opportunity to heal, children can show delayed development in their learning, social, and emotional growth.

“The Child Centred Play Therapy Practice allows the child to have control in a safe, trusting nurturing relationship so they’re able to journey through the trauma in the way they chose in order to bring resolution, understanding, and accommodation so

they’re free to move forward.”

Homes of Hope are seeking the community’s help in being able to continue to provide the Child Centred Play Therapy Practice.

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“Not only that, we also pay the grandparents making it an affordable option for those families on tight budgets,” says Deanne.

“An emotional attachment already exists between the grandparent and the child on the Jemma’s programme and that gives the child a particularly fertile environment in which to learn.”

If you’re interested in finding out more details about Jemma’s Grandparent/Whanau Programme, contact Jemma’s Home Based Education and Childcare today.

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Tauranga Karate is a great place for children of all ages to kick start their confidence, fitness, and self-defence.

As well as adult classes, Tauranga Karate runs trainings that are specifically designed for pre-school children to age 13.

Classes are held every Monday

and Thursday in Tauranga Primary School’s hall. Children aged four to eight train from 4.00pm-4.45pm, while eight to 13-year-olds train from 5.00pm-5.45pm.

Experienced karate teacher Iain Gifford says the main thing is the children build

for children self-confidence in a family orientated, fun and friendly environment. Iain has been teaching karate since 1999.

For more information on how your child can benefit from these classes, contact Iain at Tauranga Karate today.

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New cupboards hit the nail on the head Two generations of tool lovers came together on Tuesday, March 3, when Otumoetai Playcentre families visited The Men’s Shed to say thanks for their new carpentry cupboards.

Men’s Shed volunteers built two cupboards, one for tools and one for resources, as part of a recent revamp of the Playcentre’s carpentry play area. They also made a resource trolley.

In return, the non-profit centre donated $500 to The Men’s Shed.

Otumoetai Playcentre member Natasha Mitchell says the new cupboards have transformed carpentry and construction play at the If your business would like to donate centre. carpentry resources to Otumoetai “Children love getting to use Playcentre, including untreated pine Shed manager Dave Harper talks woodwork with Otumoetai real tools at Playcentre. With or other soft timbers, nails or screws, Playcentre’s Ben Dewhirst, 4, and Carter Montgomery, 3. the new cupboards it’s now please phone the centre 9am-11.30am Photo by Natasha Mitchell.

Join us for unlimited play! much easier for them to find on 07 576 1178 or email 63-65 Chapel Street,Tauranga 3110 education for adult members.

Carpentry is the right tool, and things like Natasha Mitchell at “It’s also a great place for parents to meetPhone: (07) 579 4840 just one of 16 nails, screws, string, and tape Email: tauranga@chipmunks.co.nz tash_mitchell@hotmail.com people and make friends.” areas of play are right beside them, ready to The Supporting Parents Alongside Chilavailable at each use. We reckon we’ve got the dren’s Education, or SPACE, programme Playcentre session. best preschool carpentry set-up in Tauranga caters for parents with newborns and is also Playcentres are parent-led early childhood now, thanks to the help of The Men’s Shed www.chipmunks.co.nz available at playcentres. centres which offer high quality education team.

For more information, visit for children in small, mixed-age groups.

“It’s also great for the children to meet the www.playcentre.org.nz , check out Parents/whanau stay at the centre with their people who built the cupboards and see how the Facebook page www.facebook.com/ children to support their learning in a freeadults use tools to make things.”

OtumoetaiPlaycentre, or see Otumoeplay environment, catering for children The visit to The Men’s Shed took tai Playcentre’s display at Tauranga City from 0-6 years. Playcentre also offers place during Playcentre Awareness Week, Library’s children’s section this week. free parenting and early childhood March 1-7.

Full-on fun for children at Chipmunks ‘The perfect place to party and play all day.’

Says it all really.

Chipmunks, centrally located at 63-65 Chapel Street in Tauranga, is for kids – unlimited play for children from zero to 11.

Action packed ball blasters, Chipmunks exclusive ‘mega’ slides, an awesome playground structure for guaranteed fun, and an exciting area for underfives.

And they’re for kids everywhere because Chipmunks play centres are located throughout New Zealand.

We took our two to Nelson on holiday and it took them less than 24 hours to suss the local Chipmunks. Same games, same fun, just different town.

And kids at play means adults relaxing - so indulge yourself.

Chipmunks Café delivers a

quality coffee experience and our fresh menu provides real choice and tasty treats for morning tea, lunch, or a quick bite to eat in the afternoon.

Chipmunks, just like children, loves birthday parties and our themed party rooms are popular for girls and boys up to 11 years old. Whether your child is a princess or a pirate, we have a selection of popular birthday themes, all inclusive packages, and special party extras to make your child’s birthday memorable.

Chipmunks also have WINZ/ OSCAR approved School Holiday and Before and After School Care available.

Coming to Chipmunks Tauranga? Children and Adults… Don’t forget your socks and some energy.

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The Weekend Sun Who needs wheels when you’re flying? Freestyle Motocross Rider Luke Price in full flight.

What makes Luke Price tick?

Well we know that it’s FMX that makes him tick. That’s freestyle motocross - impressive antics hanging off the handle bars of an airborne motorcycle. It’s exciting watching.

Bay Driver’s Chloe Brown was invited to sit down and chat with Luke Price between rides. This is her question and answer session with Luke.

Who is Luke Price?

I am a full time engineer and part time FMX rider.

I have toured with the Crusty Demons and spent nearly seven years full time riding. I’ve had a rad time traveling around the world. I love hunting and spending time with the family.

What are your career plans?

Nick Franklin and I are starting up Franklin Farm Freestyle. If the opportunity arose to be full time again or join Nitro Circus, I would definitely jump at it.

What is Franklin Farm Free style?

Franklin Farm is where we all ride, hang out and have fun so Franklin Farm Freestyle is us bringing the farm to the city so the general public can see what we get up to.

Do you have any shows coming up in Tauranga?

Yeah, Nick Franklin and myself will be riding at Baypark on April 11.

How are you feeling about riding in the Baypark Stadium in front of thousands of people?

I’ve ridden Baypark a few times now for a few different shows so I’m feeling good about it, no nerves, just looking forward to riding in front of my home crowd.

How do you feel about riding at night under stadium lights?

It’s sweet, the only thing we really need to worry about is the dew, but our set up is pretty good so we shouldn’t have any issues.

The man and boy racing team It’s a kind of intergenerational racing team.

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And in the considered opinion of the senior hand in Polaris Racings’ assault on the national utility terrain vehicle championship, ‘it’s the perfect UTV racing team’.

When the first round of the ORANZ New Zealand Off-Road Racing Championship blasts off at Kaukapakapa near Auckland this weekend, Tauranga’s Ben Thomasen will inject the determination and experience while a 15-year-old will add the untamed spirit of youth.

Factory driver Ben is ‘stoked’ that Polaris chose Dyson Delhunty as his team mate.

“Everything he did in the junior ranks was a winner.”

And it might just help Ben who finished last season as Class U (UTV class) champion and second overall, to step up this year. “Definitely some unfinished business there.”

Both Ben and Dyson will be driving brand new 2015 RZR XP 1000s over the natural rolling farm

The man Ben Thomasen, the boy Dyson Delahunty. terrain at Kaukapakapa this weekend.

“We know the new vehicles pretty well, and we have had a good lead up with testing and practice so we are well prepared.”

What makes the 15-year-old Dyson such a talent? “He is just a natural driver,” says Ben. “He has an innate sense and talent. He is also a very level headed kid and comes from a nice family.”

And his CV reads well – the Hawkeswood Mining Kiwi Truck Endurance Challenge, the NZ1 and NZ2 J class Kiwi Truck Champion, NZ1 J Class Kiwi Truck Winter Series champion, and so on…an impressive record for an

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UTV racing is a seriously exciting form of motorsport. And it’s accessible.

The UTVs cost about $30,000 to launch. “That makes them very affordable machines to race and run. UTVs are still finding their way in NZ, but they are growing and growing fast.”

Ben comes from a motocross background but he ‘stuffed his body up a bit’ in an accident several years ago.

“So with all the bumps, jumps, and fierce rivalry UTV is like motocross except on four wheels.”

The growing phenomenon of UTVs is good for Ben. It means he will be facing a lot more competition this year than he ever has. “That’s good for me and good for the sport.”

The involvement of US Powersports giant Polaris is also very good for UTVs in New Zealand.

Alan Collins of Polaris Industries NZ says its support of Dyson is an investment in the future of the sport here. “And it’s another step in promoting UTV racing as a seriously exciting form of motorsport for all ages.”

While Ben and Dyson are racing as a team for Polaris it will be interesting to see whether it’s the man or the boy who triumphs. There will be no concessions from either. By Hunter Wells

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There’ll be flips for sure Is there a particular trick that you are nervous about performing on the night?

I can’t say there is, I’ll just be having fun on my bike.

You totally forget about nerves when you’re riding.

What will you be eating in preparation of the Demo Derby/FMX night?

Not sure; something light.

No burgers and fries!

What heights do you get to in your jumps?

We get around 10 metres high and we jump a 23 metre long gap.

Will you be having any interaction with the audience, and if so what?

For sure, before, during and after the show we’ll have poster give-aways, maybe some stickers, and be doing signing sessions too, so come say hi to us!!

Can we expect to see any flips?

Yeah there will be flips for sure!!

What is your maximum ride time at the show and why?

We’ll be doing one 20 minute show on the night due to time frames.

Normally we’d do three 10-15 minute shows in a day.

“No nerves, just looking forward to riding in front of my home crowd.”

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All fired up for Bash As a school boy growing up in Arataki, Morris Danks remembers being impressed by the wacky group of vintage cars and trucks when the Variety Bash’s eccentric fundraising rally rolled into town.

“I thought it was really quite cool, but never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I’d have a chance to be part of it rubbing shoulders with the celebrities,” says Morris, who tomorrow heads off on his fifth

Bash. After helping on other teams for a few years, Morris got his own fire truck four years ago – a classic 1981 International. The team, originally called Eighth Tribe, has taken the name of its new sponsor Kidicorp.

“It’s great to have their support. We were starting to have some major engine problems so it’s helped us with that and it’s great to be linked to all the early childhood centres – it’s such a great fit.”

The Bash raises money for Variety – The Children’s Charity, which helps about 10,000 disadvantaged Kiwi kids every year with grants and equipment for health and education needs.

“It’s impossible Morris Danks and Amanda to have a bad day McFadden are looking forward to taking off in the Kidicorp 1981 during the Bash’, International fire truck for the 25th says Morris. “It’s anniversary Variety Bash starting in impossible not to New Plymouth on Saturday. smile. It’s a beacon of hope for children, regular all important water fights some in very difficult between the handful of circumstances.”

Variety Bash Kidicorp team member fire engines.

This morning Amanda McFadden with toys given to “The water fights have definitely (Friday) the first children on the last Bash. got to be one of the highlights,” team members left says Morris, who has taken all finishing in Auckland.

Tauranga for New members through intensive train“It’s eight days of full-on action.

Plymouth, with plans to stop at ing to make sure they are It’s all go. You’re always handa few child care centres along the battle ready. ing out lollipops or shaking the way ahead of the Bash launch on The Bash convoy will arrive in bucket, or water fi ghts or someSaturday morning.

Tauranga on Thursday afternoon. thing – you’re lucky to get five Over the eight day trip – which For event details: www.variety.org. hours sleep a night, so a lot of the covers every place teams come crew are changing along the way.” nz or to support Morris or other from – they will wend their way teams go to www.everydayhero.

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Runners-up the bottom line Tauranga motorcycle team M1 Motorsport is aiming high at the third round of the New Zealand Superbike Championships in Hampton Downs this weekend.

Linden Magee is aiming for a strong finish to his New Zealand Superbike Championships series.

Photo by Des Hunt.

Team spokesperson Jos Mason says they are hoping for at least a repeat of last year’s sensational finish to the NZSBK series when rider Linden Magee’s two race wins in the final round catapulted him from fifth to second place on the ladder.

“We are aiming for at least a repeat of last year’s runner-up result, but of course we really want to take out the series.”

Despite currently being in fifth place – a similar position to the same time last year – with his 94 point tally trailing frontrunner Dennis Charlett’s 153, the team knows it will only take a few upsets for the top riders, and a little luck, for Linden to secure another podium finish.

“It’s a pretty close field so there is definitely still a chance,” says Jos. Australian-based Linden flew into Auckland on Thursday in time for a special meet the riders evening, fresh from some strong riding at Phillip Island at the opening round of the Australian Superbike Championships a fortnight earlier.

“He rode really well with a few fourths which is great for a privateer up against all the sponsored riders, so we’re hoping that’ll continue.”

The team, which was formed last year, is committed to remaining based in Tauranga and continuing to be a strong competitor for many years, says Jos. “We’ve got plans for quite a few years ahead and we’ve had great support this season from Valvoline and BMW, along with some of our other Taurangabased sponsors, which has been great.”

The season’s fourth and final round will be held in Taupo on March 14-15.

See www.nzsuperbike.com for event details.

Colour maketh the driver

I recently bought a car.

When buying my car, price and mileage were the issues – colour was not a consideration. I did not care.

But it was a prime consideration for a friend, a female friend. “Don’t go silver or grey – boring! Get something interesting.”

I bought my silver/grey car regardless. I had to tie my acid tongue in a knot when, two weeks later, she drove up in a brand new Volkswagen Golf diesel – grey of course! Colour, it went without saying, was no longer an issue when buying a car.

They’ve done studies on this.

More men than women like black cars and red cars.

But men hate orange cars. Here’s the rub my female friend.

The studies also say, and studies don’t lie, that women have a stronger preference for silver/grey cars than men.

More women than men would have a brown or gold car.

I am not going to revisit this issue with my friend. I take small satisfaction from the fact I can share my impeccable taste in aesthetics with all

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Getting to know your coastline If it’s bizarre sea creatures from the deep, sediment cores, or smelly sea lettuce you ever had a curious notion towards, then University of Waikato’s Coastal Marine Field Station has just the answer.

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Tomorrow the Marine Station opens its doors to the public for its annual open day, with a range of activities and specimens on show – as part of the week-long national Seaweek on February 28 to March 8.

Hosted by the NZ Association for Environmental Education, the annual national week focuses on learning from the sea along with exciting and inspiring all Kiwis to renew their connections with the sea.

As part of the week’s final flourish, the University’s Coastal Marine Field Station staff will lead a coastal bike ride “with a difference”, following trails around the harbour coastline and parts of Waikareao Estuary.

“The coastal ride picks up the fact that a lot of Tauranga folk love exercise and being amongst the coastal scene,” says Waikato University professor of coastal marine science Chris Battershill.

“It’s hugely interactive and basically we just talk with the public about the marine environment.”

En-route Chris and other staff members will discuss the area’s biodiversity and numerous ecological and cultural points of interest during the twohour ride, including sea lettuce blooms, mangroves, coastal development and sediment.

Organisers aim for about six

stops during the leisurely yet informative ride – but Chris happily says this number always blossoms with public questions on a number of interests.

Back inside the marine station, between 12-3pm, people can explore the sights and hands-on exhibits – including observing microscopic marine life, searching sand core samples for small marine organisms and conducting simple science experiments.

“We will also have as boat in the water and there will be a tow video camera system set up,” says Chris. “They [the public] will be able to get on the boat and have a look at moving the camera and a big TV screen will be there to see what they can see under the surface.”

He adds the open day activities are a chance to engage with the community about what’s going on in the local coastal environment – and look at things from a different perspective.

Also on hand will be House of Science director Chris Duggan offering advice and insight for children and their families about the benefits of studying science.

The House of Science is a charitable trust providing a range of services helping make

Waikato University professor of coastal marine science Chris Battershill gears up for tomorrow’s coastal bike ride.

Photo by Tracy Hardy.

science accessible and fun for teachers, students and the wider community.

Those wanting to take part in the coastal bike ride are to meet at 9.45am at the Coastal Marine Field Station, Cross

Road, Sulphur Point for a 10am start.

To register for the ride, please email Nyree Sherlock nyree@waikato.ac.nz 07 5775376 or 027286-7454.

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Mum ‘mixing it’ in the states Another chance to fight in America has been presented to Papamoa fighter Faith ‘The Immortal’ Van Duin.

The Papamoa mother of two will get a chance to compete on an international scale with a Mixed Martial Arts fight scheduled in America in the next couple of months.

Faith is the first New Zealand woman signed to Invicta – the largest women’s MMA promotion in the world.

She has been training in MMA for three years and is on a journey to be world champion.

Details of Faith’s new fight

are still being worked out but Faith says she will be fighting in America sometime in March or April.

“As women’s MMA is a young sport in New Zealand, it’s difficult for me to get sponsorship to help cover the cost of training and traveling internationally with my team of trainers, so I am constantly fund raising to cover these costs.”

To help with the costs needed to get her to America, Faith has set up a Givealittle page at www.givea little.co.nz/ cause/support theimmortal

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‘Come show us what you’re made of ’ Volunteers of the Little Blue House in Katikati are appealing for new exhibitors to use the facility, with unscheduled weeks coming soon for artists and craftsmen to show their wares.

The house runs under Katikati Open-Air Art as a hub for artists to exhibit work in exchange for a daily $10 fee and the opportunity to work on their projects in

front of visitors.

KOAA is a non-profit group, aiming to keep Katikati’s public artworks in shape, which leases the house from Western Bay of Plenty District Council for a nominal fee.

Volunteer Don Mossop says the exhibitor’s fee helps pay the house’s lease and electricity.

“What’s happened is we perhaps have become victims of our success in that other local art groups have upped their game and started exhibiting more regularly.”

Don says volunteers can help the

exhibitor man the house if need be, and can help visitors to town find accommodation.

“Usually people sign up for a week from Monday to Sunday and open the house from 10am4pm. But it’s up to the artist what hours they open.”

Don says exhibitors are welcome from anywhere. “We’ve had people from Taupo, Wanganui and as far as Wellington.”

To find out more or book the house, call Pat Williams on 07 549 0454.

Magic on home turf Following their opening round win across the ditch, Waikato/Bay of Plenty Kia Magic are looking forward to playing in front of a home crowd in Tauranga on Monday night.

Magic will play the second of three Australian opponents to start the ANZ Championship against New

South Wales Swifts at ASB Arena on March 9.

Fans can purchase tickets for the 7.40pm game at ASB Arena via Ticketek.

The women face Aussie rivals the Melbourne Vixens on home turf the following week on Sunday, March 15, at ASB Arena.

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Salads: ‘A great way to eat raw’ There seems to be a sense of healthiness when eating a freshly-made salad.

A packet of mixed lettuce leaves and a few things tossed together in a salad bowl is fine, but a bit lame when you consider what you could use.

Salads are a large part of the menu in many Mediterranean countries and offer a variety of choices. Sadly in New Zealand we often view salads as a side dish to accompany some kind of protein.

My love for salads lies in the fact it’s a great way to eat raw foods, which is better than cooking because that zaps the vitamins B and C. You can cram in a lot of vegetables, grains, herbs, nuts, and fruits, which are all good for you.

Raw foods are claimed to clear up headaches and allergies, boost immunity, and improve memory and arthritis.

One salad that caught my attention recently was all about the raw energy, and the flavour of the green dressing made me green with envy. I loved it, but could I recreate the amazing combination just from a bowl I sampled at the Splore Festival a few weeks back?

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In almost every case, if they were The pretenders are sorted out really ready, they were successful. The definition of ready is to have the right attitude quickly and the biggest clue is that they start making excuses. and be prepared to make a few perma“I’ve just had the family over for the nent changes. week,” they say, or “I’ve been really ill”, We have estimated the ‘ready people’ were about 50 per cent of the people we or “I’ve just been too busy”, and so on.

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Off to the beach, but leave the togs at home If you love something deeply, you’ll do everything in your power to protect it.

where they gave away vouchers provided by eight local businesses who sponsored the clean-up.

Noa says the upcoming cleanup will follow the same format but they hope more young people children this time around.

“One day as a kid mum and dad asked if I wanted to have fun,” she remembers.

“So we went to the beach, started picking up rubbish and it was a lot of fun. I have this [stuck] in my mind, so I think it’s good for kids to learn from a young age to do this.”

It’s also an opportunity for Kiwis to befriend people from different backgrounds who share a common love for the environment, says Diego.

To take part in the Beach Organisers of last December’s beach-clean up Clean-Up head down to the in Mount Maunganui are busily organising Main Beach opposite Mount another for this March. Photo: Marijke Meijer Smith Drury on Saturday, March 27,

This simple truth lies at the heart of an upcoming beach clean-up taking place in Mount Maunganui on Saturday, March 21.

Organisers and friends Noa Veiga and Diego Rosenberg, hailing from Spain and Argentina respectively, acknowledge the old saying ‘Home is where the heart is’.

“We believe in community and taking care of where we live,” says Noa. “We love the Mount, it is such a beautiful place to live and where we now call home.”

Diego adds: “Cleaning up the beach is the main reason, but it’s also about education and giving different communities a chance to interact with likeminded people”.

It’s the second clean-up they’ve organised, following a successful spruce-up last December.

More than 40 people, mainly from the Latin community plus the odd Kiwi and Chinese person, collected 15 bags of rubbish from different locations across Mount Maunganui.

They then held a barbecue and raffle afterwards

‘They’re never too young to be taught the importance of taking care of the place they call home’. Photo: Marijke Meijer Smith

Throw open the shed doors A community shed named kohanga – the nest – situated in a paddock near the Aongatete Outdoor Education Centre is being officially opened tomorrow.

The opening will be at 9.30aam on Saturday, March 7, in the paddock beside the carpark at the top of Wright Rd. The shed is set to be a community facility largely sponsored by the Western Bay of Plenty District Council.

It has a locked storage area where pest control gear will be kept, a covered veranda for weary AOEC volunteers and walkers to sit take off their boots and eat their lunches, and a toilet.

The shed is the culmination of a year’s work

by AOEC volunteers, builders and sponsors.

Everyone and anyone is very welcome to attend the opening.

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Katikati closing in on $82K target

It was an ambitious target – to raise $811,000 from a small rural community in just 365 days – but Katikati’s nearly done it.

Just $82,000 is now needed for the town’s new St John Ambulance Station and the fundraising committee is so confident of finding that money, plans for the building are already being lodged for council consent.

St John 365 committee chairman Bruce Robinson says the ambitious target to fundraise and build the new centre in 365 days was set with the project’s launch on June 9, 2014.

“Once again Katikati has shown what a generous community it is, and how highly it values St John and their officers. Raising so much money from our small rural town is a stunning effort,” says Bruce.

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Organised by the Katikati Pakeke Lions, with the assistance of Katikati Lions Club, the annual festival nominated St John 365 as its project for 2015 and that donation brings the total raised by the Katikati community to $229,000 – in just seven months.

The St John 365 project received an early boost from a $500,000 bequest to St John left by an anonymous Katikati resident.

Other significant donations have been $30,000 from a local family, who wish to remain anonymous, and $28,000 from Richard and Sabrina O’Brien, who hosted the Halloween Hoe Down event last October in aid of the project.

“We now have 90 per cent of the funds required, so plans are being lodged with council, tenders will be called and building should begin by the end of March, thanks to the generosity of the Katikati community and the support of funders,” says Katikati St John committee chairman Mike Williams.

Construction may take four to five months with the station opening close to when the 365-day appeal was launched.

Land adjacent to the new Katikati Fire Station has been bought by St John for its new station, which will serve a catchment from Waihi Beach to Omokoroa, with a total population of about 20,000.

The town’s existing station in Beach Rd is too small for two ambulances and four full-time ambulance officers, supported by volunteers.

Overnight accommodation for officers on call is no longer adequate, nor are office, kitchen and training facilities.

The new building will be futureproofed and sustainable with water storage, solar and generator power, so in an emergency the building can continue to operate.

Donations to St John 365 appeal can be made at Eves, Katikati, at Katikati Westpac or by internet banking to St John 365 account number 031550 0023332 01 Westpac Katikati. If making a deposit on line please include name and address so a receipt can be issued. By Elaine Fisher

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Getting Georgie’s dog home When you look at her, you’d think Georgina Farrell is your typical five-year-old.

But when you visit her Omokoroa home it becomes apparent Georgie – as her parents Matthew and Liz Farrell call her – is one special individual.

Georgie was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Global Developmental Delay, including speech delay, at age three.

“Our oldest child, Patrick, aged nine, has autism so we knew what was coming before the official diagnosis,” say Liz and Matthew, who also have eight-year-old Jack, who is ‘neuro-typical’.

“We could see the signs from early on and it didn’t bother us because we knew it wasn’t going to change anything. The diagnosis just allowed us to access the support services Georgie needs.”

Their daughter started preschool at age three. “She did a full day because it’s child-led and it’s fully-fenced. If all the kids were having mat-time with a story and she didn’t want to participate, she could go outside. She didn’t have to do anything prescribed.”

Georgie doesn’t speak much, has no real awareness of the world around her, no stranger danger, no traffic danger, and no personal space boundaries. She loves and kisses people, even those she doesn’t know.

She needs medication to go to sleep and toilet training happened just before school started.

She’s also all about Georgie – she’s led by her ego, much like a twoyear-old is, says Liz. “She can’t see things from your perspective – she’s oblivious you even have one!”

“She doesn’t under-

stand the concept of doing things which aren’t her own choice,” says Matthew.

But overall, she’s a sincere, affectionate little girl who struggles to communicate and make friends.

Starting school this year, Georgie’s found it hard to enter a structured, non-choice teacher-led learning environment.

At Omokoroa Point School, Georgie’s in a 17-pupil new It’s not until entrants class, you meet Geogie with her Farrell that you teacher aide and realise the life sometimes she lives with a speech lanautism. guage therapist, from 8.30am-11.00am.

“The initial plan was for Georgie to attend until lunch break this term, but it quickly became clear this was too much of a struggle for her,” says Liz. Georgie also receives support from an occupational therapist, child psychologist, Tauranga Hospital’s paediatrics, the Ministry of Health, and IDEA Services.

As for family life, the Farrells exist around Georgie’s autism with father Matthew her full-time carer.

“There’s a quote that says ‘Once you have an autistic child, your family becomes autistic’ – and to a certain degree that’s true because

you set your life up around that.”

So what can help Georgie through her life journey? The Farrells believe an assistance dog will change her life, and theirs.

“What better match for her than the sincere love a dog can give? It’ll be able to keep her safe and allow her access to places that might otherwise be quite overwhelming.”

Liz recalls when the boys wanted to go to an athletics ribbon day in Tauranga.

“But it would have been pointless for us to go as a family. We’d spend so much time trying to control Georgie and keep her safe we’d completely miss out on the boys’ achievements.”

Georgie will have a harness attached to the dog’s harness, then the carer will have a lead to the dog.

“The idea is you tell the dog what you want the dog to do. If you’re in a supermarket and you don’t want Georgie to wander, you tell the dog to lie down – she can’t go anywhere,” says Liz. “And if she really tries to pull the most she’ll do is drag the dog along the floor. But she’s not going to get out of the shop and run on the road.”

It’ll also give Georgie a companion in stressful situations, something for her to focus on.

Plus, the dog will signal Georgie’s disability in public – as opposed to people seeing her harnessed to Liz, which some believe isn’t right because they can’t see her disability.

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By Merle Foster

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Violence is ‘not OK’ Everyone in our community has the right to feel safe in their homes. Parents and children should not live in an environment of fear that someone will strike out in uncontrolled anger.

There is too much of this happening in Tauranga with over 250 police prosecutions for domestic violence since the start of the year.

Last Sunday my wife Michelle and I went to Papamoa Plaza to join over 100 concerned locals marching peacefully to raise aware-

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Developing our economy ness of family violence.

It was the Family Violence – It’s not OK Day and was a very special way to spend Sunday morning. After the march the crowd returned to the domain for a morning of music, Zumba, and family laughter.

It was great to see so many of our community agencies involved.

The event provided the opportunity for families to hold conversations about domestic violence.

The terms economic development and economic growth are often used interchangeably but they are not the same thing.

Economic growth is the general increase in the products and services produced by an economy, while economic development is about increasing the economic well-being and quality of life within a community – and this includes activities like growing incomes and developing infrastructure. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has identified economic development as one of its desired community outcomes along with environmental protection, water quantity and quality, resilience and

safety, and regional collaboration and leadership.

The Regional Council provides public transport to both support economic development and protect the environment. We also provide core funding and coordination for Bay of Connections, the group that has developed the wider economic strategy for the Bay of Plenty. We have funded infrastructure to promote economic development – including $15m for a tertiary campus in Tauranga and $5m towards the Marine Precinct in Tauranga.

The Regional Council Long Term Plan is out for consultation, and one of the questions we are

asking is whether we are doing the right thing by deciding to limit new funding for economic development and infrastructure.

These changes to our plan will save $100,000 in operational funding or about 80 cents of general rates per property per annum – but it may have large long term impacts on economic development outcomes.

For further details check out our consultation document ‘Thriving Together’ which you can get from the Regional Council or on our website, and put in your submission on what you think by March 20, 2015.

If you have any views on this or any other issue, please contact me on neesj@xtra.co.nz or ring me on 07 579-5150.

Read these columns in full at www.sunlive.co.nz

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A friendly hello

Cutting red tape

What a great start to 2015, with the weather in the Bay of Plenty finally sorting itself out with plenty of sunshine to showcase our beautiful resort like city to the world.

We’ve had a record number of cruise ships to Tauranga this year, which is fantastic, but there are many more tourists and intrepid travellers from around New Zealand and abroad who make their way to the Bay for fun, sun and relaxation.

Tourism is one of this country’s best export commodities and we need to ensure we all play our part to maximise our visitor’s positive experience by being warm, friendly, helpful and inviting. It goes without saying that a simple smile, a friendly hello, kia ora, good morning or stopping to give directions to a perplexed looking traveller goes a long way to adding to a fantastic trip for our guests.

A Rules Reduction Taskforce has been set up by Central Government as a response to the Productivity Commission’s findings on local government regulation. The focus is on regulation and practices affecting ratepayers. The submission process is an opportunity for residents to give feedback on Council regulations that may be seen as unnecessary or need improving. The categories cover building and property, planning and land subdivision, roading and footpaths, water, wastewater and stormwater, rubbish and recycling, environmental protection, business and commerce, public health, food and alcohol, and animal control. Members of the Rules Reduction Taskforce will be in Tauranga on Tuesday, May 12. A community meeting will be held from 2.30-4.30pm at Village Hall, The Historic Village, 17th Ave, Tauranga South.

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Recognising the benefits of volunteering As part of corporate social responsibility, employee volunteering is nothing new.

From a satisfaction and productivity perspective, this is potentially in the company interest. A number of employers appeared to have understood that message.

However, while some busiThe Volunteer Centre has nesses, such as banks, run a recognised that other compavolunteer programme for their nies might need some guidance staff, many companies are still

By Theo Ursum Volunteer Western Bay of Plenty when setting up a volunteer not recognising the benefits of centre manager programme. volunteering.

The centre searches for proEmployers have the power to jects and organises volunteering days by make volunteering possible in their comliaison with its 90 not for profit member panies either by allowing flexible working organisations. Volunteer days will have a hours or by providing a certain amount of positive impact on employees’ team spirit, paid volunteer leave.

and on the relationship with the communities in which they work and live.

Over time companies will recognise the benefits of employee volunteering and set up their own programme. Some might even promote their volunteer programme when advertising their company.

For more information about the Employee Volunteering programme, contact Sarah Errico at evp@volunteerwbop. com or phone 07 571 3714.

Volunteering Western Bay of Plenty refers volunteers to local not for profit organisations, assists organisations with their volunteer programme, and promotes volunteering in the Bay in general.

A call for courtesy and kindness on our walkways February was Bicycle Month so maybe we should make mention of shared pathways and share a thought regarding all users of these walkways.

They range from cyclist and walkers of all ages and abilities, joggers, mobility scooter and wheelchair users and people with walker frames or walking sticks.

Perhaps thought should be given to practising road rules on walkways – travel on the left side and pass or overtake on the right. Maybe even a tinkle on the bell, a call to say coming up on your right/left or just a friendly “hello” in greeting.

Goal 6 of the Age Friendly City Strategy – Transport sets out how Tauranga City Council will continue to improve footpaths and walkways by reviewing the surface conditions, increasing the widths and improving kerb transitions. The reasons for this are so everyone will be able to get around safely and securely and to encourage older people to get out and about with confidence.

Mobility and ease of movement around the city is crucial to the health and wellbeing of older and

Glitz and glamour for more toys Residents are invited to step back in time to the glitz and glamour of the 1920s era tonight, in a bid to raise funds for more toys and equipment to fill Te Puke Toy Library’s new and bigger premises.

The library’s 1920s Casino Night Fundraiser is at Te Puke Hotel Jellicoe Room from 7pm.

Tickets cost $20, which includes gambling money, one free drink, and nibbles. Purchase tickets from Te Puke Toy Library or Molly O’Connors on Jellicoe St. A pick-up and drop-off service is available on the night for $2 each way within Te Puke, or $5 to Papamoa and surrounding areas.

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Nowhere to run?

In the Weekend Sun, December 18, 2014 ‘Huge bill for athletics track’ it was reported that the running track would wear out earlier than expected.

Tauranga City Council ratepayers had spent $330,000 in 2008 towards the total cost but no provision was made by council or the club to replace it. The bill to replace/restore it is $790,000 and there is no money to pay it.

Council is meant to allocate depreciation annually based on the cost/replacement budget and so add this to rates. This would put monies aside annually for replacement.

This is not the only item that has fallen into this financial black hole.

Baypark Stadium at a cost to ratepayers of some $20m has no depreciation allocated, so there is no money to replace that either. The two waka that were removed from the Strand (wind blew one over) are classified as ‘artefacts’ and have no depreciation either. How many more are there?

Council depreciation for 2014 was $45.6m, so why was only $38.8m added to rates? This is $6.8m short in 2014 alone, so not enough money (none in some cases) is being put aside to replace community assets. Over a period of time the shortfalls amount to a lot. If not [replaced] from rates that means more debt later.

I Stevenson, Tauranga City.

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There has been a lot of talk in the media about foreign drivers. Recently I drove from Tauranga to Auckland and back. I was passed at high speed on double yellow lines, at times on corners.

A logging truck held me up at low speed for quite some distance. When I finally passed on an overtaking stretch, the truck immediately sped up and tailgated me all the way to Waihi. I was then tailgated several times between Waihi and Auckland.

On three occasions I had to brake sharply as trucks pulled out from side roads right in front of me. There was nothing behind me and nothing coming the other way, so why not wait a few seconds?

On the way home there was more double yellow line overtaking and high speed tailgating, and every one of you looked like Kiwis. My advice is to get your own act together before condemning foreign drivers.

New Zealand drivers are the worst in the world.

Alastair Bourne, Bethlehem.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved in assisting with my accident on Wednesday, February 18 on Princess Road.

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UnitsI also apologise to Otumoetai College to their as I was supposed to be in school at the time of the accident.

I sincerely regret the incident and am grateful that, given the circumstances, no one else was seriously A recent report advised that the campaigners for a injured. I am recovering well and will soon be facing single council, covering the Western Bay of Plenty, my consequences.

Matthew Kriel, Otumoetai. want to bypass the Local Government Commission and introduce a merger of Tauranga and the WBOP District councils sooner rather than later.

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One wonders what the agenda is of some people.

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Key a player with the big boys Bryan Johnson’s letter on February 27 proves only that some should say nothing. This government chose to replace democracy with a dictatorship by not allowing parliament to vote on whether to send our Armed Services overseas.

John Key was arrogant and nasty in his reply to the Opposition.

His belief is we uphold democracy at our risk overseas while not allowing that democratic process to work in our own country.

The training of foreign troops to combat their enemy is in fact making us an enemy to others and a target.

This is not a minuscule risk to the people of New Zealand. It is endangering the lives of every person in this country because John Key wants to be a ‘player with the big boys’. He makes claims of suspects in this country, yet neither terror crimes nor

arrests have been made. If there is such a threat looming, he and his henchmen have just opened the flood gates, and when hell breaks lose you can thank people like Bryan and John Key. Training overseas troops to fight is one thing, but you have no control over what they will do when they have power. The hate inside [them] will inevitably

exact pain and torture on others.

Just look at the world’s biggest democracies and the atrocities carried out by them.

What is happening overseas is a direct response to the West’s continuous interference in overthrowing governments and leaders, and destabilising countries by use of services. For example, the CIA funded uprisings and propaganda leading to a mess they can’t control. In their eyes it can only be solved by adding more fuel.

Haven’t we grown up since the great Wars? Obviously not. We have been bought up with the tales of the winners and the glory, not all the facts and the truth of the atrocities, some of which we were party to. Our vision is blurred by inaccuracy. If man cannot talk to one another there is no hope for the future.

Richard Stewart, Te Puke.

Isis crisis threatens Who’s got guts, John Key? our democracy I feel compelled to reply to P. Dolden’s letter ‘NZ forces shouldn’t face Isis crisis’ (The Sun February 27). Dolden is condemning our Prime Minister for agreeing to send some soldiers and armaments to aid our allies in Iraq.

Dolden has not mentioned two World Wars when our young and middle aged men were conscripted to go overseas to North Africa, Europe, and some south west Pacific Islands.

In both wars, the USA came to the aid of England, France, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, otherwise we could be speaking German or Japanese.

So the Prime Minister John Key is quite right to send men and armaments to Iraq, as those fanatical extremists are aiming for world domination at all costs. One sees on TV the terrible atrocities committed by the likes of Isis. They are in every country and I saw on TV there are 30 to 40,000 here in NZ. Our democratic way of life could be doomed if Isis are not annihilated, once and for good!

Ernest Izett, Tauranga.

Separate representation In the rush to create a combined district council there has been a reluctance to share with ratepayers that Western Bay District Council was named as one of the four councils in New Zealand most likely unable to pay its debts.

Couple that with the Tauranga City Council, which is also heavily debt ridden, and ratepayers would be in for massive increases if we allow this project to proceed.

Has council forgotten that in 2014 they voted unanimously against the creation of a separate Maori seat on council and recommended that no Maori Ward be established in the 2016 elections? Maori currently have 15 paid member representations with Tauranga Moana Tangata Whenua Collective for $10,000 in fees plus an annual grant. They also have separate Kaum tua Forum input and representation on the various working groups. If, as some of your correspondents imply, that is not sufficient consultation, consider that of half of those who call themselves Maori, only 3% bothered to vote.

Most are satisfied with the status quo. Ratepayers of all ethnic groups do not need more paid separate representation.

We also need to say no to a National government whose appeasement policy to iwi has given away so many of the natural resources it was entrusted to hold in perpetuity for the benefit of all New Zealanders.

R. E. Stephens, Mount Maunganui.

New Zealand elects representatives every three years to make decisions and laws for the benefit of the people of New Zealand. Since the 2014 election the National government appears to be controlling the house with support by smaller parties, and I feel our country is being controlled by a one man parliament. I feel John Key’s decision to deploy forces to Iraq without a parliament vote supports my views.

I am convinced what John Key wants John Key gets. With the Sky City conference centre, selling off state hoes and assets, depriving our children of educational books from public libraries, and other actions, when will he stop and listen to majority opinions?

National’s coalition partners New Zealand First and Green Party are against the deployment of our military services, so what right has John Key to make this one man decision?

I say go back to the polls and accept the decision. We will then see who has got ‘got guts’.

Ken Allen, Katikati.

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

Saturday 7 March

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Saloons, Stock Cars, Scrapman Mini Stocks & 6 Shooters. Gates open 5pm, racing starts 6pm. www.bayparkspeedway.co.nz Come Dance the Night Away Sequence & old time dancing at Greerton Hall 7.30-11pm. Great music & supper. Entry $7. Run by Tauranga Social Dance. Garry 543 0051

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544 7424 or 021 0226 3515 Jessie’s Stash – Fabric Sale March 14 - A unique sale of one woman’s lifetime collection of classic fabric & haberdashery. Crimplene, lurex, satins, knits, lace, braids, embroidered motifs & trims. At Village Hall, Historic Village, 17th Ave, Tauranga 9am – 3pm. Organised by Turning Point Trust 578 6934 Kaimai Golf Classic Penmoral Lane (off Soldiers Rd) 10.30am. Come along & participate in an awesome community day. Kaimai School PTA Fundraiser. Sandi 0275 726 359 or pta@kaimai.school.nz Katikati Junior Football Club Registration ‘fun’ day at Katikati College Gym 11am - 1pm. Register your child ages 4-18. Football competition/ games, spot prizes, sausage sizzle & more. Football season starts May 2. Kirsten 549 4506 or www.katikatifc.co.nz

Let’s Dance Ballroom & Latin Dance Club Second Sat of month at Bethlehem Hall 7-10.30pm. Live dance tempo music. Bruce 576 5598 Marchwood Blues Picnic Tony Joe White, Darren Watson, Flaming Mudcats & more. 316 Youngson Rd, Omokoroa 12-8.30pm. Tickets $80, gate sales $100. Food & beverages available. www.bluespicnic.com Mount Beach Bald Get a haircut that truly makes a difference & Shave your Lid for a Brave Kid at ‘Mount Beach Bald’ 2015. At Main Mount Beach (next to the Surf Club), Mt Maunganui.

Mudslide Presented by Waihi Scout Group at 9630 SH2, Waihi (2km’s south from Waihi – it will be signposted) 9.30am – 3pm. $5pp entry. Spectators gold coin donation. Free off road parking. Closed in footwear recommended.

Rotary Club Tga Easter Book Sale 4, 5 & 6 April at 6 Triton Ave, Mt Maunganui (Old Mount Action Centre).

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Greerton, Katikati or Z Energy Bethlehem, Hewletts Rd, 11th Ave or Ross 544 0817 Taoist Tai Chi Renovate your body, challenge your mind - the perfect way to start your weekend. Beginners class at 15 Koromiko St, Judea 9-10.30am.

John 576 9836 Taichi Qigong Every Sat in Memorial Park between mini golf & playground 10am. Free to join in.

Tango Social Dance (Honey Bee Milonga). An evening of Argentine Tango at Honey Bee House, Art of Dance Movement Studio, 233 Waihi Rd, Judea 7.30-11pm. Gold coin donation. Logan 021 275 5636 or lowgie@ hotmail.com or visit https://www.facebook.com/TangoinTauranga

grapes.’ Also roses & garden. Elizabeth 549 2795 Charity Motorcycle Event For Headway Brain Injury Support Tauranga at ASB Arena, 81 Truman Lane, Mt Maunganui. www.bayvenues.co.nz or 577 8560 Czech School For children with Czech/ Slovak background every Sunday at Arataki Community Centre 10am - 12pm except school holidays. Kindy takes place at same time, suitable for small children. New members welcome. www. facebook.com/csclubtauranga, email info@csclubtauranga.nz or Jana 579 3918.

Fun in the Sun Day Epilepsy BOP Support Trust - BBQ, games & get together for people who support someone with epilepsy. Tay Street Beach 1pm. ph/txt Jo 021 891 954 or jobright21@hotmail.com

Tauranga Farmers Market

Tauranga Primary School cnr 5th Ave & Cameron Rd every Sat 7.45am - 12pm. Fresh & artisian produced food. Trixie 552 5278 or www.taurangafarmersmarket.co.nz Tauranga Quadcopter Racing Fpv club & social group. Every Sat 8am. Locations vary. Quadcopterracing@yahoo. co.nz The King is Back At Baycourt 8pm. www.baycourt.co.nz The Little Big Markets Cnr Matai St & Maunganui Rd 9am – 2pm. Fashion wear, craft, food & music. www.thelittlebigmarkets.co.nz

TPPA Nationwide Day of Action

TPPA? No Deal! Protest march from the cnr of 5th Ave & Cameron Rd 10am sharp. Be there. Then meet at Edgewater fan downtown Tauranga from 11am.

Bring the whanau & friends.

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 Welcome Bay Markets First Sat of month at Welcome Bay Hall car park 9am - 12pm. Stalls $5. 544 9774 or info.wbcc@xtra.co.nz

Sunday 8 March

Bay Bible Fellowship/Lord’s Day

Join us for worship. Colossians 2:8-10 “Prisoners of wrong thinking” with Pastor Lincoln Forlong at Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Rd 10am. www.bbf.net.nz Bible Seminars Every Sun at Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St 1.45pm. Title: “Why should I believe in a God I can’t see?” Interactive, Q&A. Refreshments provided. Vic 543 0504 BOP Tree Crops Assn Field day 1pm. Focus ‘growing greenhouse table

Gymkhana Headway Charity Event

Motorcycle event at Baypark 11am 3pm. $5 general admission or $20 to participate.

Healthy Sexual Development Speaker: Liz Walker - ‘Tips & helpful insights for healthy sexual development, especially with teens.’ At Bethlehem Baptist Church, 90 Bethlehem Rd 9am & 10.45am. Youth focus 6.30pm. www.lizwalkerpresents.com Market & Garage Sale Day Sausage sizzle, Mr Whippy, art, fresh produce, bric a brac & more. Family fun for everyone. At Oropi Memorial Hall, Tauranga 8am - 12pm.

Free admission. Joan 543 2116

Mount Mainstreet Farmers Market

Every Sun in Phoenix car park 9am - 1pm. Fresh fruit & veges, breads, cheese, oils, plants & more. All home grown & home made. 575 9911 mountmaunganui.org.nz Music Under the Trees At the Information Centre, TECT All Terrain Park, old Tauranga/Rotorua Direct Rd 1-3pm. Symphonic Band & local musicians. Bring a rug, chairs & drink. Gold coin koha. Sausage sizzle $2. Presented by combined Lions Clubs from the BOP. Omanu Surf Club Fundraiser Bake sale & huge secondhand clothing sale, on the grass beside the clubhouse 8-10.30am. Fundraiser for athletes attending Aussie Nationals in April.

Oropi Memorial Hall Market Day 1295 Oropi Rd from 8am.

Otumoetai Hockey Club Pre season club muster March 15 at Blake Park Hockey Centre 4-5.30pm for new & existing players. Social & competitive players welcome. Open training each Tues at Blake Park turf 6-7pm. Caroline 576 5178 or 027 283 2153

Papamoa Lions Club Market Second

& fourth Sun at Simpson Reserve, cnr Dickson & Parton Rd 7.30-12.30pm.

Petanque Every Sun & Thurs at Cliff Rd 12.45pm. Boules available, tuition given. 1st 3 visits free. 578 3606 Quakers in Tauranga Every Sunday in hall behind Brain Watkins Historic House 10am. Mainly silent worship, hour meeting followed by tea & talk.

544 0448 Radio Controlled Model Yachts Meet Sun 1.30pm & Thurs 5.30pm at pond behind 24 Montego Drive, Papamoa, to sail electron & similar 3ft long yachts for fun.

Beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419 Spiritual Club, the Psychic Cafe Sharing experience with psychics & healers; Q&A, workshops, crystal ball, friendship & fellowship. $10 door at Greerton Community Hall 7pm. 578 7205 Tauranga Brass March 15 - Concert at Memorial Park 1.30pm.

Tauranga Night Market Bayfair Shopping Centre, cnr Maunganui Rd & Girven Rd, Mt Maunganui 5.30-11pm.

Arts, crafts, jewellery, fresh produce, food stalls & more. Free entry. 022 588 2282 or email: tauranganightmarket@ hotmail.com Theosophical Society “The star family of the cosmos” by Te Rangipikitia, at Tauranga Yoga Centre, Elizabeth St West 2pm. Entry by donation to cover expenses. June 576 6106

Walk the Lakes Pirates & Fairies 2015 Family fun walk 2.5km or

5km. Registration from 9am, walks start 10am. $5 entry fundraising for Tauranga Parents Centre. At the Lakes subdivision, Tauriko. Get dressed up & have some family fun!

Sue 021 115 8112

Weekend Activities for the Over 60’s

Walks, dinners, day trips & good times.

Gloria 544 1834

Monday 9 March

Achieve Toastmasters Making it on Mondays. 1st, 3rd & 5th Mon at St Stephen’s Church Hall, Brookfield, Tga 7.30pm. Chrissy 543 9493 ANZ Championship Kia Magic vs NSW Swifts at ASB Arena, 81 Truman Lane, Mt Maunganui. www.bayvenues.co.nz or 577 8560 Bay of Plenty Pipes & Drums

Army Hall, cnr 11th Ave & Devonport Rd 6.45pm. Annette 577 9272

Bay of Plenty Vintage Car Club Every 2nd Mon of month at clubrooms in Cliff Rd. New members welcome. www.bayofplentyvintagecarclub.com

GUIDE The Weekend Sun’s guide to who’s playing and where.

Bethlehem Bowls Every Mon at Bethlehem Hall, Main highway 7.15pm.

First 3 nights free. Young or old welcome. 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 Instructor/Cardiac Care leader.

BOP Tree Society Inc AGM March 30 at McLarens Falls Park, upper hostel 1.30pm.

Election of Officers & general business. 543 2152 Cancer Society Mix & match open talks at 111 Cameron Rd, Tauranga 10-11.30am. 571 2035 Chess Mt Maunganui Mount RSA Chess Club every Mon at Mount RSA, 544 Maunganui Rd. Juniors 6.157.15pm during school term. Open club 6pm & 7.30pm onwards.

Noel 579 5412 Child Support Do you understand the changes that will take place on April 1?

Kids Need Dadz workshops March 9 & 23 to explain the changes & how it will affect you. 571 0379 or register at www.kidzneeddadz.org.nz 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.

Creative Fibre Every 1st, 3rd & 5th Tues at Omokoroa Settlers Hall, Omokoroa Rd 9.30am - 2pm. Marie 579 1230 Civic Choir Tauranga Every Mon at Wesley Church, 13th Ave 7.30pm. New members welcome. Heather 575 9092 Fitness League Safe effective, low impact fun exercise set to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for women of all ages & abilities. First class free. Every Mon at Settlers Hall Omokoroa 9.30am & Tues St Johns Anglican Church Waihi 9.30am.

Dorothy 549 3378 Free Budget Course Learn how to budget, save & spend wisely. March 9, 16 & 23 at Holy Trinity Church, 3rd Ave, Tauranga 7pm. 578 7718 or cap@holytrinitytauranga.com Junction Mental Health Peer support & advocacy: coffee & chat 10am – 12pm. Junction 579 9890

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The Weekend Sun Meditation Group Free classes Mon

10am & Weds 7.30pm. Find peace, spiritual awareness & the meaning of your life. David 576 9764

Monday Night Dance Group Sequence

dancing for learners & advanced dancers.

Every Mon at St Pats Hall, Beatty Ave, Te Puke 6.30-8.30pm.

Gordon 572 0060 Omanu Bowling Club Twilight bowls every Mon 6-8pm. Flat shoes essential.

Otumoetai Indoor Bowls Aggregate Night, Matua Primary School Hall, Clivedene St, 7.15pm. New members welcome. Karen 576 0443 Papamoa Progressive Assn 2nd Mon of month at Dune Room, Parton Rd, Gordon Spratt Reserve.

Ken 574 2332 Recycled Teenagers Gentle exercise for 50’s forwards, & injury or illness rehabilitation. Mon & Weds at 14 Norris St, Tauranga Citizen’s Club behind Pak n Save. Tues at St Mary’s Church Hall cnr Girven Rd & Marlin St, all classes 9-10.30am. Classes taken by qualified instructor. First class free. Jennifer 571 1411

Red Cross Annual Appeal Week

March 9-15. Collectors will be out & about collecting donations to help Red Cross provided assistance to vulnerable people. Please help us to help others. Heather 578 6987 Snooker At Mt Maunganui RSA every Mon 12.15pm & Weds 6.15pm. New members welcome, tuition available. Keith 021 170 2394

St Columba Indoor Bowling Club

Every Mon at Church Hall, 502 Otumoetai Rd. Names in by 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Entry $2. New members welcome. Paul 576 6324 Tauranga Brass Meet at Frontiersmen’s Hall, Elizabeth St West 7-9pm.

New players welcome. Some instruments available. Peter 572 4358 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 Open Support Group Support for those with a cancer diagnosis & their partners/support persons.

2nd Mon of month at Cancer Society Rooms, 111 Cameron Rd, Tauranga 1.30-3pm. 571 2035

Tauranga RSA Women’s Section

AGM March 16 at Tauranga 1.30pm.

Financial members only.

Tauranga Senior Citizens Club

Cards, 500 & Bridge Mon & Thurs. Indoor Bowls Tues, Weds & Sat at 14 Norris St, behind Pak n Save 1-4pm. Register by 12.45pm. $2 includes afternoon tea. New members welcome.

Theatre Club Nights First Mon of month at Litt Park Theatre, Park Lane, Te Puke 7pm. Learn about theatre without any pressure to ‘perform’. Jim 575 8977 Tuahu Kauri Walk Join the Waihi/ Waihi Beach Tramping Group 9.15am & explore the Tuahu trails in the Kaimai/Mamaku ranges. Walk 3-4 hrs including a lunch stop. Marie 07 863 4845 Twilight Bowls Every Mon at Bowls Matua, 108 Levers Rd 5.30pm start.

Bowls & tuition available. Flat shoes please, bare feet or jandals. $5 per evening. 576 9980 Volunteers Needed Citizens Advice Bureau Tauranga looking for volunteers. If you can spare 6-ish hours a week & would like to assist the community. Become a volunteer with CAB. Kim 578 1596 Water for the Soul Do you feel spiritually isolated? Study Genesis to Revelation in a way that comes alive.

Meet for evening study, relationship & social times. Vivienne 571 5188 or 021 264 6002

Welcome Bay Indoor Bowls

At Welcome Bay Hall, names in by 7.15pm. Coaching given for new members. First 2 nights free. 544 1941

YMCA - ALFS Active Lifestyles for Seniors. First class free. Open to both men & women. Mon 9am & 10.15am at Matua Community Hall, Levers Rd. Mon 9am at Arataki Hall, Zambuk Way (off Grenada St). Tues 9.15am & 10.30am at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd, Sit & Be Fit 11.30am at Papamoa Community Centre. Smooth Movers Weds 9.15am Welcome Bay Hall, Welcome Bay Rd. Sit & Be Fit 11am Greenwood Park Village, Welcome Bay. Thurs 9am at Otumoetai Action Centre, Windsor Rd. Also 10.30am at Bethlehem Hall, Bethlehem Rd. Fri 9.15am & 10.30am at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd. 578 9272 or www.ymcatauranga.org.nz Yoga with HanneHatha Every Mon & Weds 9.30am & 5.30pm. Gentle hatha yoga, peaceful studio in Bethlehem. Hanne 027 244 6710 Zonta International Tauranga 2nd Mon of month at Tauranga Club, Devonport Rd 5.30pm. Visitors & new members welcome.

Gail 021 038 5105

Tuesday 10 March

ABC - Avenues Badminton Club

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

Club racquets & coaching available.

Delwyn 027 212 4720

Alcoholics Anonymous Mt Maunganui Open meeting every Tues 11

Victoria Road St Peters Hall 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? Denise 570 3134 Badminton (Social) Every Tues at Otumoetai Baptist Hall 9.30am 12pm. Racquets available. Lorraine 579 3229 Bayfair Petanque Club Every Tues & Thurs at Bayfair Reserve, Russley Drive 1pm. Tuition & boules available for learners & visitors. Margaret 572 3173 Bethlehem Pottery Club Open Tues, Weds, Thurs 10am - 3pm or when the flag is flying. Call in to meet the members & find out how to join or email: bethlehempottery@gmail.com Brookfield Walking Group Every Tues & Fri at St Stephens Church, Brookfield Tce, Otumoetai 9am. New members welcome.

Judy 576 6443 Cards 500 Every Tues & Thurs at Mt Maunganui Senior Citizens, 345 Maunganui Rd 1pm. 575 4650 Chen Wu Kuan Kung Fu Traditional Chinese shaolin Kung Fu developing strength, stamina & flexibility. Term 1 Juniors Tues/Thurs at the Martial Arts Academy, 154 First Ave West 5-6pm.

Ray 022 0776 484, info@tmaa.co.nz Children’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Under the Gracie anti bullying programme.

Term 1 Kids classes Tues/Thurs at the Martial Arts Academy, 154 First Ave West 578 5344, info@tmaa.co.nz Excel Toastmasters Every 2nd, 4th & 5th Tues of the month at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Bayfair 6.158.30pm. Learn leadership & public speaking skills. Kaaren 572 5988

Free Introductory Dance Lesson

Ballroom, Latin, Rock n Roll at ASB Baypark Stadium Lounge, Truman Lane, Mt Maunganui 7pm. New 5 week adult beginner course starting.

The Dance Centre 542 1295 or 021 230 3187 www.udance2.co.nz or just come along.

Hwa Rang Tae Kwon Do Dynamic martial art suitable for the family ages 4 & up. Term 1 kids/beginners classes 7 days from 4pm/Sat 9.30am. New class for 4-6yr olds Tues 3.45pm. The Martial Arts Academy, 154 First Ave West. Christine 021 980 878, info@ tmaa.co.nz Inachord Chorus Womens 4 Part Harmony Every Tues at Bethlehem

Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 6.55pm. Enjoy the challenge of singing & performing varied repertoire. Cathy 579 2040 email: inachordchorus@gmail.com 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 Mount Morning Badminton Every Tues at Mount Sports Centre, Blake Park 9am - 12pm.

Social, competitive, all ages, beginners welcome. Racquets available. Visitors $5 per session.

Maxeen 575 016 Ocean Running Club Every Tues 5k Family Fun Run or walk during daylight saving. Registration at Mt Ocean Sports Club, Pilot Bay from 5.15pm. Walkers start from 5.30pm Runners 6pm. $5 entry, free drink & spot prizes. Phil 021 383 354 Otumoetai Toastmasters Leadership skills, speaking skills. At Lyceum Club rooms, 68 1st Ave 7.15-9.30pm. Alan 544 5989 Overeaters Anonymous Is your eating affecting the way you, or someone else, live your lives? Overeating, undereating - meet every Tues at Church of Christ, 1400 Cameron Rd 7-8pm. 544 1213 Preschool Music Saintly Shakers every Tues at St Peter’s Church, Victoria Rd, Mt Maunganui 10am & every Thurs at St Mary’s Church, Bayfair 9.30am. For preschool children.

Music, dancing, social interaction & morning tea. $3 per family. 575 9945 Seasons Group For children & youth who have experience of separated parents, or a family member having died or moved away. Every Tues or Thurs 4-5pm in Mt Maunganui.

Children talk together about their loss or change. Naudeen 021 766 769 or 07 213 0218 Sequence Dancing Tauranga Social & Leisure Club, St John’s Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai. Every Tues7-9.30pm, second Tues of month 3-5.30pm. Visitors welcome. John 578 9716 South City Bowling Club Box Drawn Pairs (Black Cup), Greerton Hall 7.30pm. New members welcome.

Mary 541 0687 Taoist Tai Chi Exercise your body, challenge your mind. New beginners class starts today at 15 Koromiko St, Judea 12.30pm. Anne 577 9145 Tauranga Acoustic Music Club Jam sessions. Sing, play or just listen & enjoy. Greerton RSA 7-10pm. Sheryl 552 5906

Tauranga Astronomical Society

The dawn of creation - big bang; the first 2 billion years. A video lecture by Dr Steven Beckwith, University of California. Video extras & telescope viewing. Fergusson Park Observatory 7.30pm.

Tauranga Morning Badminton Club Every Tues & Thurs at Queen

Elizabeth Youth Centre, Memorial Park cnr 11th Ave & Devonport Rd 9-11.30am. Heather 574 0976 Tauranga Samba Practice nights every Tues at Mount Sports Club cnr Hull & Maunganui Rds 7-9pm. New members welcome.

Kim 021 173 9416 Tauranga Tango Practica A great opportunity to practice Argentine Tango in an informal setting. At The Citz Club, 170 13th Ave (opp Boys College), Tauranga 7-9.30pm. Free. www.facebook.com/tangointauranga Tauranga Toastmasters Tga Lyceum Club 7.15-9.30pm. Confidence building, speaking skills, leadership skills. Alan 544 5989

Wednesday 11 March

Age Concern Walking Group Meet at Papamoa Palm Beach, Gravatt Rd bus stop 10am. 578 2631

Arabian Spice Belly Dance Group

Learn this exciting form of dance while getting fit & meeting people. Every Weds at St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd 6.30-8.30pm.

576 4112, arabianspicegroup@gmail.com or http://arabianspicee.wix.com/arabianspice-bellydance Badminton Every Weds at Mount Indoor Sports Centre 7-9pm. Trial it for free, then only $5pp. Racquets available.

Eve 021 906 481

Rd 7pm. Children over 8 years welcome.

573 5055 Single Coffee Club 60+ Mixed company of singles 60+ that meet up once a week of coffee, enjoy socialising & meeting new friends. Email: mixandmingle@xtra.co.nz or 027 439 3267

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 2nd Thurs morning at Katikati Clinic. For appointment 549 0399 Borderline Personality Disorder Support group for people who have a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder 1-2pm.

Junction 579 9890 for info or if you need a ride.

Bowls Indoor Every Weds & Fri at Mt Maunganui Senior Citizens, 345 Maunganui Rd names in 12.45pm. 575 4650 Careers @ Coffee Rethinking your career or reconsidering your next career step? Free networking group for women. Grab a coffee, meet others & join the discussion. Upstairs at Grindz Cafe, 50 1st Ave 9.30-10.30am. Millie 021 210 1331 or info@careerstyle.co.nz Club Mt Maunganui Every Weds Indoor bowls stats tonight. Jim 572 1983

Every Weds at Tauranga Rowing Club rooms, Memorial Park 10am - 2.30pm & 7-9pm. Juniors 4-5.30pm. Beginners & experienced stitches welcome. Nancy 544 4778 Tauranga Floral Art Group Meet at Baptist Hall, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 12.30pm. Visitors & new members welcome. 544 2828

Baywide Community Law Service

Fernlands Spa Water Exercise Classes

Weds 10.45-11.45am. Held rain or shine but not during school holidays. New participants planning to attend ph Jennifer 571 1411. Classes recommence March 11.

Gate Pa Indoor Bowls Club night interclub rules. Names in book. Greerton Hall 7pm. Kevin 543 4044 Gate Pa Tennis Club Every Weds 9am - 12pm. Social tennis for all levels. Make new friends while getting some exercise. No commitment or fee for first 3 attendances.

Geoff 570 1168 or 021 474 807 Healing Rooms Every Weds at Bethlehem Town Centre cnr shop behind PO/Bookstore 1-3pm. Christian prayer for healing.

021 110 0878 or www.healingrooms.co.nz ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support BOP Upstairs 14b Hocking St, Mt Maunganui 10.30am. Speaker: Wendy from Asthma & Respiratory Centre - “Correct breathing.”

Tina 281 1480 or email: tina@mebop.org.nz Scottish Country Dancing Every Weds at Senior Citizens Hall, Maunganui Rd, Mt Maunganui.

Beginners class 6pm, regular class 7.30pm. Every Fri at Papamoa Primary School Hall, Dickson

Tauranga Embroider’s Guild

Tauranga Mid-Week Tramping Club

Waiorongomai low level & return. Hard option; King Street. Grade moderate or hard, approx 5.5hrs. Pat 544 0670 Tauranga RSA Texas Hold-em Poker Club Every Weds 7.30pm. New members welcome, will teach you how to play. Buy in $10. PJ 543 2279

Te Puke Spiritual & Healing Centre

Meditation & development group.

Speaker: Terry Keilor - hypnotherapy.

Constables Gallery, Commerce Lane 7pm. $5 entry.

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 http://cityearlystart.toastmastersclubs.org T.S Chatham (Sea Cadets) Weds during school term at TYPBC, Keith Allan Drive, Sulphur Pt 6.15-9pm. Micah 021 336 719 or cucdr@tschathamorg.nz or www.tschatham.org.nz

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“What’s On” in the Weekend Sun is a free service for non-profit clubs and organisations.

Email julie@thesun.co.nz or fax 571 1116 or post to PO Box 240, Tauranga.

Deadline 3pm Tuesday. Contributions should be less than 20 words.

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Thursday 12 March

OROPI MEMORIAL HALL

Market Daayy Market D

Birds of Otanewainuku Forest A

guided walk in native bush. Learn about the native trees & birds, & the pests that threaten them. Terrain is mainly level with some short inclines. At Mountain Rd, Oropi 9.45am – 12pm. Kea 027 512 0077 or 552 5257 Botanical Road Kindergarten Fundraiser March 19 - Annual fundraiser “Medium Night” with Karen & friends at Worlds End Bar & Restaurant. Doors open 6pm with bar & full menu.

Tickets $20pp, from Worlds End, Fraser Cove or Botanical Rd Kindergarten, 18th Ave. 578 4481 Community Bible Study International 14th Ave Gospel Centre 10am - 12pm for a non denominational Bible study. Jack/Betty 544 3809 Fitness League Safe, effective, low impact exercise to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for females. All ages & abilities, complementary first class, every Thurs Central Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 9.30am & Weds at Katikati Memorial Hall 10am. Pam 549 4799 or 021 117 170 French Connection For lovers of all things French.

Meet like-minded people over a relaxed drink.

Meet every 2nd Thurs at Comida on the Strand between 4.30-6.30pm. agohns@yahoo.co.nz More Than Craft Every Thurs at Greerton Bible Church Hall 9.30-11.30am. 10 crafts with talented tutors. $3 entry. Colleen 574 6665

OROPI MEMORIAL HALL

Sunday 8th March from 8.00am

Sunday 8th March from 8.00am

Orange City Square & Round Dance Club Tues class 10am - 12pm, Weds Plus, Thurs

club night, 7.30pm. Frontiersmen’s Hall. 543 1063 Otumoetai Indoor Bowls Open singles at Mount Sports Centre 7.30pm. Karen 576 0443

“What’s On” is a FREE service for non-profit clubs & organisations.

Senior Tennis At Tauranga Lawn Tennis Club, Wharepai Domain, for ages 35+ from 9-11.30am. $3 ball fee. New members welcome.

Sunshine Dance Group Learn sequence dancing at a friendly club. Meet every Thurs at Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 7-8.30pm, followed by dancing till 10pm. $2pp, entrance includes supper. Jan 544 4379 Tai Chi Qingong Every Thurs at Ohauiti Rd Settlers Hall 11am. Classes take approx 1 hr. $1pp.

Eric 577 1988 Tauranga Model Railway Club Every Thurs 7.30pm. Ed 543 1108 www.taurangamodelrailwayclub.co.nz Tauranga Rock n Roll Social Dancers Have fun dancing to authentic rock & roll music every Thurs at Senior Citizens Hall, 14 Norris St (behind Pak n Save) 7.309.30pm. $3pp. Check out FB. Maria 576 7326 Toughlove Parent Support Group Every Thurs at Scout Hall, Botanical Rd (off 18th Ave) 7-9pm. No need to register. 0800 868 445 Young Parents Group (For ages 20 & under) every Thurs at Plunket, 471 Devonport Rd, Tauranga 12pm. Lunch provided. Text Rozi 027 924 6526

Friday 13 March

10pin Bowling Quicksilver League Come for a fun morning on Friday’s at 13th Ave 10.30am.

We play in pairs. New members welcome. Ngaire 575 3806 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.

Email julie@thesun.co.nz or Fax 571 1116 or post to PO Box 240, Tauranga.

Cancer Society Relaxation series

at 111 Cameron Rd, Tauranga 2-3.30pm. 571 2035 Chess Tauranga Every Fri at Tauranga RSA, Greerton 6pm & 7pm onwards for the whole family. Werner 548 1111 http://www.westernbopchess.weebly.com/

Children Food & Health a Parent’s Dilemma

3 international speakers talk about food, health & what’s happening to our kids - allergies, intolerances & disorders. March 27 at Tauranga Boys College Youth Theatre 7pm. Tickets $20, cash at door. www.facebook.com/childrenfoodandhealth Free Immigration Clinic Every Fri - legal advice & information on immigration issues.

For appointment, Baywide Community Law 571 6812 Mobile Phone Workshop Not sure how to use your mobile phone?

Book now for lessons & learn the basics. Gayle 578 1878 or Age Concern 578 2631 ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support BOP EasiYoga upstairs 14b Hocking St, Maunganui 11am - 12pm. Gentle exercises. Bring your own mat.

Tina 581 1480 or email: tina@mebop.org.nz Nak Rop Muay Thai Kickboxing A unique & challenging from of self discipline & fitness.

Term 1 kids classes every Fri at The Martial Arts Academy, 154 1st Ave West 4.30-5.30pm. 578 5344 info@tmaa.co.nz Rotunda At Baycourt 7.30pm. www.baycourt. co.nz

Deadline 3pm Tuesdays.

Contributions should be less than 20 words.

Good enough for mum, good enough for me A great array of men, women, children, and businesspeople have registered for the annual Mount Beach Bald 2015 Funrazor event in support of the Child Cancer Foundation on Saturday.

CCF business development manager Delwynne Hahunga says everyone registered has their own interesting and very special stories of why they’re shaving their heads.

Tauranga nine-year-old George Brown would like to help children living with cancer.

“It must be really scary,” says George.

Dominion Salt Chief Executive Officer Shane Dufaur.

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“My Mum is having chemo treatment and is bald so I would be supporting her if I was bald too.”

Dominion Salt Chief Executive Officer Shane Dufaur would like to make a difference in the lives of children and families less fortunate than his own.

“So here I am, about to lose my hair for the kids who deserve a chance the most. To temporarily swap my hair for a smile on a few kids’ faces – good deal I think.”

The Weekend Sun’s advertising consultant Doug Britton also wants to make a difference by sporting a bald head for a while.

“I’m inspired by the work of the Child Cancer Foundation and want to support them by raising money as part of my participation in Mount Beach Bald 2015.”

Delwynne says they’re gearing up for a big event.

“We’re hoping for a lovely day on the beach.”

The Mount Beach Bald 2015 Funrazor Shave Your Lid for a Brave Kid event is at Mount Main Beach on March 7. Registrations open at 11.00am and shaving

By Zoe Hunter starts at 11.30am.

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Americana in Tauranga - all the way from Portland I sometimes get asked to put on concerts for Before I hoe into that description, let me just say that I’m absolutely fizzing-at-the-bung excited about touring acts coming through Tauranga.

seeing them - everything about the Ezza Rose Band The first thing I always ask, if I don’t know the looks good to me. particular band or performer, is ‘what do they do, in They are a four-piece from Portland, Oregon (home as few words as possible?’ of ‘Fight Club’ author Chuck Palahniuk, documented And if the answer is something straightforward in his idiosyncratic guide ‘Fugitives and Refugees: A I usually say yes. By straightforward I mean if the Walk in Portland, Oregon’) and are on an extensive answer is something like ‘they play acoustic blues’. and intensive tour of New Zealand, playing 23 dates Or ‘jazz piano with a woman singer’. Or ‘Scottish in 31 days. I guess you’d call their music Americana. folk music’. Or even ‘the songs of Split Enz played on And that’s really the problem. ‘Americana’ is a broad seven saxophones’. spectrum musical drench, showered on everyone from These may not be things I’m into, or even that 90 Alison Krauss to Beck. Here’s a Wiki description: per cent of the population of the Bay is into. But that ‘Americana is an amalgam of roots music formed by doesn’t really matter. What matters is that if you have the confluence of the shared and varied traditions an easily-describable thing then you can that make up the American sell it. Because even if 90 per cent of musical ethos; specifipeople have no interest there’s still the cally those sounds that are other 10 per cent, and as long as you merged from folk, country, can describe it and you can reach them blues, rhythm and blues, they will know immediately that it’s rock and roll, and other something they’re interested in. external influences.’

I firmly believe that you don’t need to Yeah. sell people on the idea of something to Told you it was hard to promote it, you just need to let them describe! know it’s happening. People know what OK. The Ezza Rose band they like and will make up their own are fronted by Ezza. She minds. Perhaps a few words to emphagrew up in a small Southern sise how good it is but, in general, the Californian mining town job of a promoter is mainly to inform and moved to Portland people. In these days of the interweb, after graduating from the YouTube and Spotify punters will use American Music and Dance their own initiative and can check out Academy in 2007. Since pretty much any music before shelling then she’s recorded four out hard-earned bucks. album - one made live in an Which presents a problem for the abandoned indoor swimband coming to the Art Gallery next week. I must confess, if I were a promoter I’d have thought twice because they’re kinda hard to describe. And I’d be guessing they’re new to most people.

The Ezza Rose band.

Arkwright comes to Tauranga ‘What they come in for is up to them, what they go out with is up to us.’

A great TV line delivered by a great TV character – Arkwright, the tight-fisted, lecherous, lovable shopkeeper from ‘Open All Hours’.

Now the grocery has been relocated from Balby in South Yorkshire to the Detour Thea‘If anyone can whip Arkwright into shape it’s tre at the Historic Village.

Nurse Gladys Emmanuel’.

Stepping into Ronnie Barker’s illustrious shoes will be local shopkeeper Stuart Gunn … iconic stutter, roving eye, and all.

“The irony of me playing a miserly shopkeeper is not lost on my staff.”

Detour Theatre has a reputation for successfully Greer’s Gastro Bar transferring small screen comedies to the stage, such Sunday 8 – Trevor Braunias as ‘Fawlty Towers’, ‘Blackadder’, and ‘The Vicar of 5.30-8.30pm. Solo guitar & Dibley’. vocals. Jazz & easy listening.

“Every production has its challenges,” says director Mount RSA Devon Williamson.

Friday 6 – Back Porch 7.30pm.

With Open All Hours they’re faced with recreating Saturday 7 – Helen Riley & wonderful characters and also Arkwright’s corner store.

Marian Burns 7.30pm.

“In many ways the store with terrifying cash register is Sunday 8 – Jannz Disco another character.”

4.30pm.

Gavin Kerr plays the romantically challenged but Tauranga Citz Club (upstairs) adorable shop assistant, Granville, who gets his ‘danSunday 8 – “Abbey Road” gler’ caught in the demon shop till. The ‘dangler’ or Beatles Show 5-8pm. Magical medallion is fashioned from a cocoa tin lid to impress musical journey of the lovely shop regular, Julie played by Mikayla WilliamBeatles. son.

The Crown & Badger The buxom foil to Arkwright is beloved nurse Gladys Friday 6 – Piston Broke.

Emmanuel played by Lisa Thorne. Arkwright will Saturday 7 – Decibell. marry her, but only on a bank holiday. Lisa says, “If The Matua anyone can whip Arkwright into shape it is Nurse Sunday 8 – John Michaelz & Gladys Emmanuel”.

Derek Jacombs.

Open All Hours runs from March 11 to 28. BookWednesday 11 – A taste of ings and information are available online at www.

Country Night 7.30-10pm. ticketdirect.co.nz or over the counter at Baycourt.

ming pool! The most recent offering ‘When the Water’s Hot’ was launched in January this year at Portland’s evocatively-named Mississippi Studio.

Ezza has an extraordinary voice, at once whispery and ethereal, but with some serious power and range. An iron fist in a velvet glove. Her songs are terrific. The band (upright bass, drums, banjo/guitar) are really good too and provide sympathetic dynamic accompaniment.

And the music? Yes there’s a bit of folk, a bit of country, a bit of rock ‘n’ roll even, but it has an indefinable modern indie touch. I like it a lot.

If it’s any help, Ezza cites the fol-

lowing amongst her influences: Patsy Cline, Joan Baez, Sigur Ros, Justin Towns Earle, Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen, Bon Iver, Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan...

They’re coming to the Art Gallery next Saturday, March 14 with support from the wonderful Reb Fountain who was here recently with The Eastern.

Tickets are $25 and things kick off at 7.30pm.

And, after that intro, I’m still not sure I’ve described them very well at all. What the hell – check them out. yourself at ezzarose.com - I’ll see you at the gallery!

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Admiring antiques at Athenree

Athenree Homestead Antique Road Show is returning this month.

Do you have an old painting, vase, old doll, or bear? Or maybe a treasured piece of China or special book?

Then head into the attic or under the stairs because the Antique Road Show is coming to Athenree Homestead on Sunday, March 22.

There will be three expert valuers to give their opinions as to what your treasures are worth.

The event is from 10am to 3pm, which Athenree Homestead Trust chair Trish Coates says gives people time to browse through the unique 1880s homestead that is moving towards its final restoration later this year.

“The newly refurbished railway station refreshment rooms will be open for business, serving delicious scones, sandwiches, coffee or tea – while taking in the view from the sheltered veranda.

“While waiting for your number to be called, you might like to wander around the delightful historic gardens.”

Trish says it will be a great family day out. “Who knows what you might discover?”

The proceeds from the road show will

go towards the final stage restoration of the homestead.

For more information, contact Trish on 07 863 5571.

DIY toolkit to commemorate WWI The RSA has launched a free online toolkit of simple resources to help Kiwis deliver their own commemorative events and find

out more about how they can honour their family’s military history.

The toolkit covers a range of topics from how to plan a commemorative event, maintaining and wearing medals, through to finding military service records.

RSA national president BJ Clark says the RSA developed the kit to support New Zealand’s World War I centenary commemorations and empower Kiwis to celebrate and remember in ways that reflect their own unique history.

“Remembrance is not just a salute to the past. It’s also a way to carry the stories and ideals of our grandparents and great grandparents forward into our world today,” says BJ. “We encourage all Kiwis to use our guides and look for opportunities to weave in the stories and memories that will truly bring their commemorations

to life.”

RSA Remembrance Committee Derek Nees, who oversaw development of the toolkit, says many of the resources are particularly suited to schools, community organisations and workplaces who want to hold a memorial service or event.

“RSAs across the country may also be available to support communities and organisations with their commemorations,” says Derek.

“Poppies, advice on protocol, information on local military history and a great venue for post-commemorative events can all be found at your local RSA.” The DIY Commemorations toolkit is available to download at www.rsa.org.nz/diycommemorations

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Hospitality: ‘It’s a profession’ Due to the many discussions with our customers about their trips around the world and the noticeable difference between service standards in restaurants and bars, I thought I’d raise two very valid points for those future hospitality workers out there.

First off, to many of us hospitality workers – be we café, bar, or restaurant staff – it’s a profession and we’re passionate about what we do. We enjoy what we do so we continue to learn and to improve our personal service to our customers. So be prepared to go on courses, read books or articles, and ask questions.

Be prepared to do the hard yards as it is a profession. Do people suddenly wake up

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and say: ‘I’m a chippie, sparky, wooden-head, beancounter etc.’ without doing the hard yards? No. So don’t expect hospitality to be that easy.

Second point. If you treat it as a profession and continue to improve, more and better opportunities will appear. Whether it’s nationally or internationally, by having your basic key skills become second nature, you can proceed up the ‘food chain’ confidently and take advantage of those better opportunities. Our industry is about service, not servitude, and the more skilled you are, the more this makes sense.

You work in Tauranga and you’re great; why not aim for Hong Kong, Melbourne, or New York?

Useful hints: If you don’t like people, don’t enter hospitality. Finally, never apply for a job in the middle of service looking like trash.

It’s the thrill of the find For fashion-lovers, there’s nothing quite like the thrill of finding the perfect pair of shoes or pair of jeans that fits just right. But have they ever stopped to think about where and how those shoes, jeans, and other fashion items are produced?

As part of Envirohub Bay of Plenty’s Sustainable Backyards month, Tauranga’s fashion fans can learn first-hand about sustainable design at Debra Laraman’s exhibition ‘RD4 An Alternative Approach’ Tauranga’s fashion at Creative Tauranga from March 5-26. fans can learn Debra is an award-winning designer first-hand about with internationally recognised expertise sustainable design in eco-fashion. Debra believes the New at Debra Laraman’s Zealand fashion industry has been affected exhibition ‘RD4 by free trade agreements, meaning locally produced goods can’t compete with cheap An Alternative imported clothing that has flooded Approach’ at Creative Tauranga the market.

“Often consumers don’t understand the this month.

true value of clothing, and issues of environmental degradation and human rights www.pggwre.co.nz remain largely unnoticed,” says Debra.

On March 29, Debra’s also running a workshop that will show 16 lucky people how to create a fabulous upcycled fashion garment from a simple T-shirt.

Registrations are essential. To register, contact sby@envirohub.org.nz Debra will also give an informative talk at the Too Good to Toss event at Historic Village on March 29 from 1.30-3.00pm.

Too Good to Toss is a cash-only ‘sell, swap, or shop’ event offering a chance to upgrade clothing, handbags, shoes, accessories, and jewellery. Entry is $5 and $15 to hire a sale table.

Event-goers are invited to bring excess fruit and vegetables for the Envirohub harvest swap table.

To find out more about these and other events during Sustainable Backyards month, visit www.envirohub.org.nz or call Envirohub BOP on 07 578 6664.

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Scotsmen play cricket and other surprises Life throws up some surprises. A recent one for me was that there are apparently 11 Scotsmen who play cricket (and gave the Black Caps a wee fright).

Sunday Services 9:30am & 6:00pm Come along!

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Last week my friend and colleague Simon gave us some things to start considering about this season of lent, one of those things being sacrifice. What are you willing to give up, even for a season? It’s easy to give up things you don’t enjoy but when it’s something you love, well then it gets a bit more difficult. The benefits of the sacrifice must outweigh the cost.

Sacrifice was one of the surprises that those closest to Jesus had to come to terms with. When Jesus told them plainly that he must die, they were taken aback and even tried to change that course (see Matthew 16:22-24).

Jesus strongly reprimanded Peter, which could only mean that the greatness of what would be achieved by his death must greatly outweigh the cost, and this is true, it did! Therefore the greatness of

what we gain when being willing to make the sacrifice and follow Jesus must also outweigh the cost, and this is true, it does! As Jesus went on to say: ‘For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it’ (Matthew 16:25).

I pray that you will find the courage to sacrifice what you cannot keep in order to gain what you cannot lose.

Rev Ian Pittendreigh

Bethlehem Community Church

A call to support Israel The world is currently seeing a form of racism in the Middle East that our liberated generation would never have believed possible.

the lies and propaganda fed through the media, even intelligent people are turning against Israel and the Jewish people, who have suffered more than any ethnic group in history.

Israel is the only democratic nation in the Middle East. Jews, Christians, Although this generation has witnessed and Muslims, along with a multitude of other ethnic peoples, live side by the horrors of World War II and the side in what is arguably the most free, evil anti-Semitism (racism) of Nazi innovative, progressive, democracy in Germany, we are currently seeing the the world. same thing happening again, less than a Women, the press, and a diverse range hundred years later. of religious and ethnic minorities enjoy Unbelievably, Israel and the Jewish a freedom that should be celebrated not people are once again being singled out discriminated against. and discriminated against. Because of What on earth has Israel and the Jewish www. .org.nz people done to deserve such bad press when they are only trying to defend their democratic nation against nations who have declared their intensions to annihilate her?

It’s time for intelligent people to get the facts and support all those who desire to live in freedom from oppression and tyranny. Although the Middle East situation is complex, let’s give Israel a fair go and get the full story.

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trades & services

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Paul Callinan of ITS Earthmoving Ltd provides customers with a range of services including plumbing, drainage, backflow testing, and earthworks.

Master plumber and drainlayer Paul specialises in plumbing and drain-

age to your new home or alteration.

Paul also provides a service of annual testing for IQP backflow devices for council requirements.

Paul can take care of your requirements on new builds or alterations using his bobcat and range of excavators for site preparation and footings.

He will finish off by levelling your site with his bobcat and removing any excess dirt. Paul can also drill holes for retaining walls or other purposes using various sized augers.

Please find further information on the website www.paulcallinan.co.nz or phone Paul on 027 274 7414.

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The ‘best’ solutions to renovation and maintenance Family team Sue, Tony, and Russell Grubner of Renovation and Maintenance Solutions.

When it comes to renovation or maintenance solutions – no job is too small for family team Sue, Tony, and Russell Grubner.

Whether it’s a rental or family home your property is in safe hands thanks to the team at Renovations and Maintenance Solutions, who specialise in top quality service.

Combining their gender-driven

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Licensed builder Tony takes care of the construction side of things, while Russell brings his professional painting and wallpapering skills to the business.

Sue takes care of the feminine side of building and renovating.

Maintenance of rental properties both short and long term is also available.

Sue says general maintenance of rentals can be completed for a small fee every six or 12 months to take the pressure off renters or busy landlords.

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OPUS ORCHESTRA swings into the 2015 season on the coat tails of the NZSO Wednesday concert, with a double shot of Beethoven and Bach - a concert goers bucket list! The NZ Chamber soloists join OPUS Orchestra in a Beethoven conversation opened by solo cello and becoming a feisty three-way dialogue with violin and piano the magnificent Triple Concerto.

The extraordinary Hall sisters, Lara and Amalia, will echo and chase each other throughout the Bach Concerto for two violins but each with her own voice, attitude and character - a subtle and yet expressive relationship.

The premiere of Beethoven’s Symphony 7 (Dec 8, 1813) was performed to benefit soldiers wounded in battle. Decide for yourself if you agree with me that Opus creates unimaginable energy with this super-charged composition.

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Membership $20p.a. WBOP Ostomy Assn. Ph Richard on 07 573 7443 P.O Box 10011 Bayfair, Mount Maunganui ostomybop@ gmail.com

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Terms and conditions apply. Subject to Linsa Finance lending criteria and responsible lending guidelines. All loans must be approved and drawn down in our branch.

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

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

Ph Shaun 021 992 491 or 07 552 0277

livestock

BRYCE DECORATING Interior & exterior painting, wallpapering.

Quality work. Ph Wayne 579 5588 or 021 162 7052

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FLOOR & WALL TILER. Over 35 years experience. All tiles, stone & slate. Ph 027 317 9031

FOUND Kittens, Various colours, from various areas, if you have lost a kitten please call us on SPCA 07 578 0245 FOUND Papamoa Area, DSH Tortishell Female Cat, Ref# 21411 please call us on SPCA. FOUND Bethlehem Area, DSH Tabby Female Cat, Ref #21370 Please call us SPCA FOUND Papamoa Area, DSH Tabby Male Cat, Ref# 21380, Please call us SPCA FOUND TGA Central, DSH Tabby/White Male Cat, Ref# 21381, Please call us SPCA FOUND Welcome Bay Area, Staffy x puppy brindle Female , Ref# 21382. Please call us SPCA FOUND Welcome Bay Area, DSH White/Black Female Cat, Ref# 21383, Please call us SPCA FOUND Gate Pa Area, DSH Black/White Male Cat, Ref# 21384, Please call us SPCA FOUND Katikati Area, DSH Cameo/White Male Cat, Ref# 21385, Please call us SPCA FOUND Omokoroa , DSH Tabby Cat Male, Ref# 21386, Please call us SPCA FOUND Brookfield Area, StaffyX Puppy, Tan/White Male , Ref# 21387, Please call us SPCA FOUND Te Puna Area, Parrot, Ref # 21389, please phone us with description SPCA FOUND Oropi Area, Lab X Adult Tan Female, Ref# 21404, Please call us SPCA FOUND Poike Area, DSH Black Adult Male Cat, Ref# 21405, Please call us SPCA 07 578 0245 If you are missing an animal, please call us, SPCA Tauranga 07 578 0245

mobility MOBILITY SCOOTERS & MORE. Visit our showroom, 29 Burrows St, Tauranga Ph 578 1213 Mobility Equipment & Services. ‘Supporting your independence’

cars wanted

ELECTRICIAN, 18+ years experience, NZ registered.

Residential & commercial, maintenance & service, new builds, renovations. Fast, friendly service. Ph Andrew 022 354 1960 FUTURA PROPERTY SERVICES Building maintenance, timber repairs, landscape features.

Contact us about the best new sunroof materials available.

Ph Bill Purdie on 575 0407 or 027 6247 247 info@futura247.co.nz HANDYMAN BUILDING and section maintenance, decks, fencing, pergolas, painting, water blasting, odd jobs. Free quotes Ph Rossco 027 270 3313 or 544 5911 INSECT SCREENS Measure.

Make. Mend. Ph Rob at Magic Seal 543 4940 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 PAINTER INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, doors. Big/small jobs, immediate start. Ph Grant 021 468 244 PAINTERS AVAILABLE for immediate start. Interior/exterior.

Guaranteed workmanship. For free quotes, Ph Graeme today 022 0466 776 or 07 544 5234 PAINTER AVAILABLE for smaller jobs. Quality work & materials.

Free quotes. Ph Eric 577 1988 REROOF OR ROOF REPAIRS - Long run Roofing. Will be completed over weekend. Free quotes. Good references. 10yrs exp. Ph 027 725 7986 REVIVE YOUR DRIVE A clean and seal helps: Prevent staining; Cleaning made easy. Prevents Colour loss; Adds value to your home. Commercial Grade Sealer.

Free Quotes. Ph Adam Concrete Replacements 0274 598 571 Member of CCANZ ROOF PAINTING and maintenance. Roofs rescrewed.

Waterblasting, moss removal.

Free quotes! Ph Mark 543 3670 or 021 0273 8840

for Robert Smylie Manager - Tauranga Branch

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Betina a mature woman, believes the foundation of all our relationships begins with ourselves.

Ph 0274 791 206 Em: care@flowerbank.co.nz

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Excellent work at a competitive price. Ph Clive 021 048 2833 or 552 6510 TREE SHRUB and hedges trimming, topping removal, rubbish removal, palm pruning or removal, satisfaction guaranteed free quote. Ph Steve Hockly 571 5958 or 027 498 1857

travel & tours “A A” - 1. FORGOTTEN WORLD HIGHWAY- 20 Tunnel Tour Stratford - Whangamomona - Taumarunui 2. Singing In The Rain Show, Civic, Akl. 3.

Discover The Chatham Islands.

4. Neil Diamond Show. Plus many other inspiring journeys.

Door to Door Service. Free Newsletters.

Contact The Hinterland Tours Team on 07 575 8118 ANOTHER RAIL CART Tour to meet demand. Taumaranui to Whangamomona the popular 20 tunnel trip. Also book now for Matinee performances of the Musical ‘Singin’ in the Rain coming to Auckland in May. Ph John’s Door to Door Tours.

Ph 576 9305 EXPLORE Orakei Karako – April 1st - Described by Lonely Planet as NZ’s best thermal area.

Ph Zealandier Tours 575 6425 NO.8 TOURS TRAVEL CLUB Up and coming tours; Dazzling Tasmania-21st March -2nd April.

Coastal Pacific Kaikoura by Rail 8th-11th April. Queenstown, Te Anua, Doubtful Sound, Mavora Lakes & Mt Nicholas 22nd-26th April. Wandering Wairarapa 6th8th May. Marlborough Sounds18th-22nd May. Tropical North Queensland- 3rd –11th June Specialists in Fully Escorted Day & Extended Tours. Free pick-up, free newsletter, free to join, call now. Ph 579 3981.

1907 PADDLEBOAT River Cruises. Cruise up the Wairoa River with complimentary tea/ coffee. From $25 and group discounts, open 7 days. Bookings essential 0274183930, www. paddleboat.co.nz, www.facebook. com/otunui

venues FOR WEDDINGS, FUNCTIONS OR MEETINGS check out No.1 The Strand, a beautiful historic setting. Ph Tony 07 928 3676 or email tony@thesun.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

wanted WANTED help to translate keyboard songs to sheet music.

Ph 562 1137 evenings

wanted to rent 2 B/R TE PUNA or surrounding area, by tidy working 40+ male, with well-trained dog. References available. Ph 027 404 4796 UNFURNISHED Can pay up to $350 per week. Area between Bethlehem and Katikati. Single, non-smoker. Tidy, likes gardening.

Excellent references, quiet area preferred. Six years at Victoria Key Gated Village in Omokoroa but have to move as house has been sold. Ph 548 0749 Mobile 022 414 9525 WANTED TO RENT Professional family seeking 2-3 bedroom house. Anywhere considered.

Have references. Ph Jo 027 3481 706

work wanted GARDENING SECTION CLEAN ups, weeding, light pruning, plants planted, pebble gardens made, painting etc. Semi retired active gent. Ph Eric 577 1988

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When Greerton isn’t Greerton We recently received a complaint that we were incorrectly advertising a property as being in the suburb of Greerton.

Following up, I was dismayed to find the caller was right – and we’ve been getting it very wrong for some time. The boundaries have changed, not sure when, and the results are astounding.

About two-thirds of Greerton Shopping Centre, the Community Centre, the library, and a host of streets that you would swear would be Greerton are actually in Gate Pa. Gosh, we were so pleased Crockfords is in Greerton – the boundary goes down the driveway at the back of our building, and many shops including Countdown are in Gate Pa. There is some serious bureaucratic humbug going on here but I can’t pinpoint the culprits, it’s like herding cats.

The council say it’s nothing to do with them (really!), it’s the Post Office. NZ Post took a while to get back to me, not their fault – some-

thing to do with the Fire Service (really!!).

Surely common sense would dictate that the community centre of a suburb, and ours is called Greerton Village, would be close to the centre of the suburb? I mean, it beggars belief.

The chap at the Council said it wasn’t a big deal and we would always call the area Greerton, but in this day of accountability, for a real estate agency to misrepresent a property and its location is just about punishable by bundy.

Do you know where you live? It’s worth checking as you may not be in the suburb you thought you were in.

Omanu wins Oceans 15 More than 800 junior athletes, competing from 42 clubs around the country, finished the four-day Oceans 15 New Zealand under-14 surf lifesaving championships at Mount Maunganui in blazing sunshine – with Omanu claiming their second consecutive title.

Shirley Wells Crockford Real Estate (REAA 2008)

anniversary Ford heaven at the Mount A stellar line-up of about 300 pristine polished and buffered Ford engines, from customised vehicles to vintage cars, were on display at Blake Park for the 16th annual All Ford Day at the weekend.

Photos by Cameron Avery.

BEE THO VEN Triple Concerto, with NZ Chamber Soloists Hall Tennant, Austin - Symphony No. 7

Double Violin Concerto - with sisters Lara & Amalia Hall

Graham Young Youth Theatre Here for good Here for good Boys’ College Tauranga

Saturday 7th March / 5pm

BEE THO VEN

Triple Concerto, with NZ Chamber Soloists Hall Tennant, Austin - Symphony No. 7

Ticketek / Baycourt Ticket Office

Door Sales Double Violin Concerto - with sisters

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