Lizard News August 2019

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Latest link in cycleway chain proves popular

By Matthew Farrell ore than 2,000 people rushed to use the Plummers Point Connection cycleway in the weekend of the official opening.

A couple of hundred locals with bikes, scooters and dogs enjoyed a community bike ride and walk from Tāmihana Park at the end of Lynley Park Drive.

Representatives of Western Bay of Plenty District Council, the NZ Transport Agency, Tauranga City Council and Pirirākau cut the ribbon for the latest section in the Ōmokoroa to Tauranga Cycleway on Saturday 20th July.

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The hapū have been involved in the cycleway project since its inception four years ago. Rick Kuka blessed the new 1.5km section. Rawiri Kuka said Pirirākau are committed to working alongside Council to get the cycleway developed and he hopes everyone who participates will enjoy it.

The new Plummers Point Connection links with the completed section from the Ōmokoroa Esplanade to Lynley Park Reserve. Over the opening weekend, the new cycleway attracted 2254 users - 1403 cyclists and 851 walkers - while the shortcut to Plummers Point Road

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had 468 users - 386 cyclists and 82 walkers.

Western Bay Mayor Garry Webber paid tribute to the multi-agency partnerships involved and thanked the Wagstaffs for allowing the path through their property for the whole community to benefit.

“This is a lovely scenic pathway of new and existing off-road shared paths and local road connections, and it provides the link with Huharua Regional Park.

“This is one of just three stages to be completed - ahead of the project’s

overall completion, including the final State Highway 2 bridge clip-on cycleway over the Wairoa River - which we anticipate completing by Christmas.”

NZTA’s BoP Transport Systems Manager, Rob Campbell, says $33 million is being spent on walking and cycling initiatives in the Bay of Plenty in the next two years.

The Ōmokoroa to Tauranga cycleway is a $13m project with more than $8m coming from NZTA and $1.8m from the District Council. Read more on Page 11.

Photo: Western Bay of Plenty District Council.

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hile completely agreeing with Norm Mayo’s concerns about rates affordability, I would argue that penny-pinching on waste management is the worst way for councils to 1) save money and 2) future proof waste systems. The under-sink waste disposal Norm recommends is by far the worst way to manage food scraps.

‘Out of sight, out of mind’ in the sewerage system, food waste must be filtered out, now laden with faecal matter and trucked to landfill, sealed in with all the other rubbish, producing methane gas and never breaking down. The cost is still there; the Council just has to pay for it another way. Pushing the cost burden on generations to come is ignorant short-term thinking.

Why should Council have to deal with our food scraps, when home composting naturally breaks it down to plant food?

Western Bay Council provides an excellent subsidised worm farm workshop for people who want to go down that route.

Or you could make your own rat-proof “Never Fill Worm Farm” – I have had one for two years, and I’ve still not managed to fill it. (I can send The Lizard details on how to make your own). For those who don’t have room to compost or worm farm, then the next best alternative is Council collected food scraps. Just put the lid on the bucket if you don’t want to be bothered with flies, Norm.

Norm Mayo, well everyone actually, should attend the wonderfully informative and engaging Waste Free Living workshops with Kate Mead, subsidised by our Council to encourage waste reduction. If Norm wishes to be re-elected as a community board member, he needs to keep up to date with the latest knowledge and technology. He also needs to understand how dreadfully we are currently managing our waste. Forget panic over sea level rises, continuing with our current system will have our land awash with waste and our sea dead with plastics.

Instead of scrimping on best practise waste management, the most sensible approach for local Council to fund itself without debt and rates rises would be to revisit interest-free funding from our

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own Reserve Bank for vital infrastructure, instead of borrowing at stupidly high interest from the private (mostly international) banking sector. I don’t know why New Zealand stopped creating enough money to pay for its efficient functioning, but I do know that we need to revisit what Abraham Lincoln advocated nearly 200 years ago: “The privilege of creating and issuing money is not only the supreme prerogative of government, but it is the government’s greatest creative opportunity. By the adoption of these principles, the long-felt want for a uniform medium will be satisfied. The taxpayers will be saved immense sums of interest, discounts and exchanges. The financing of all public enterprises, the maintenance of stable government and ordered progress, and the conduct of the Treasury will become matters of practical administration. The people can and will be furnished with a currency as safe as their own government. Money will cease to be the master and become the servant of humanity.

Democracy will rise superior to the money power.”

Doesn’t that sound better than shipping poo laden food scraps off to a toxic dump in the Waikato? Ngā mihi nui.

Tracy Livingston, Whakamārama. his photo was taken after the second repair to a pothole outside Fresh Choice when the first job fell apart almost within 24 hours. It has since been done a third time and looks like a proper job at last.

Julia Wharton, Ōmokoroa.

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was very sorry to see another of our large trees on the peninsula cut down last week, and I have penned the following letter on behalf of the tree’s inhabitants. As an ecologist, it was saddening to see the white-faced herons lose their home just as they were starting nesting activity. I want to raise awareness of the importance and role of the large trees. So… This letter is written on behalf of the matuku (white-faced heron), kōtuku (white heron), tūī, kererū (our native pigeon) and the kōtare (kingfisher) to name a few of the illiterate who had their habitat destroyed on Monday, the 22nd

July, near the 10th green of the Ōmokoroa golf course.

Their habitat was a large gum tree (eucalyptus). The white-faced herons were preparing their solitary nest in preparation for spring. A young pair of white herons had attempted nesting a few years ago in a eucalypt adjacent to the golf course. Developers felled this tree.

The example is used to illustrate the importance of these very large trees. Tūī and native wood pigeons used the tree as a high landing place to conserve energy on their flight corridor around the peninsula. Kingfishers perched motionless on the wide sweeping branches surveying their much-diminished food source in the now mostly enclosed waterway below.

The gum tree was healthy, with two branches broken in recent high winds.

To remove these branches in the interest of human safety would have been a good idea. To remove the tree was in human self-interest.

The Ōmokoroa Golf Club committee was within their rights to remove the tree. They were not advised to do so by the Western Bay of Plenty District Council, nor did they act in consultation with the community of which they are a part. Ōmokoroa community volunteers work to protect our native bird species from predation. Equally important is preserving habitat, not just for the small birds that flit happily around our gardens, but for the large birds like the white-faced herons that rely on the tall trees for nesting and the tūī who use the tall trees on their access corridors. We are progressively losing these huge trees from our peninsula. Until we start to protect their habitat, these much-loved taonga will diminish in numbers on the Ōmokoroa peninsula.

Bruce Willoughby and Sandra Barns, Ōmokoroa.

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Let’s talk about Ōmokoroa buses

Reptile riddle here’s a lizard back on the rock. While it is colourful, it isn’t quite as creative or noticeable - as the stolen Ōmokoroa Public Art Group carving.

Many locals are sad, frustrated or angry at the recent theft of the iconic sculpture. However, one unknown passer-by has gifted a new lizard at the gateway to the peninsula.

It’s a day-glow orange child’s toy, stuck with Blu-Tack at the SH2 intersection boulder.

Anyone with information about the theft of the original lizard should phone 105.

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Pavilion plan running out of time

By Matthew Farrell he community-led project for a new sports pavilion at Ōmokoroa is on a knife-edge this month, with time running out to secure the last $400,000 of funding required.

Contractors Watts & Hughes say they cannot start work until all money has been accounted for by the Sports & Recreation Society.

The pavilion has taken three years to plan at an estimated cost of between $1.2m and $1.6m, but the validity of previous grants and agreed prices is about to expire.

Lottery Community Facilities and TECT have each approved $400,000. The District Council and Ōmokoroa Community Board are funding approximately $295,000 and ongoing grassroots fundraising takes the total to about $1.2m; the low end of the estimation.

Hope now rests on three final applica-

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tions for significant funding.

A $500,000 application has been made to BayTrust, who shortlist projects soon, but the outcome won’t be known until November - too late to save current conditional agreements.

A $400,000 application has been made to New Zealand Community Trust despite it only having $225,000 left to give away nationwide this financial year.

Sports & Rec chair Rick Gerrish was to make a local presentation with a site visit to Western Ave on 1st August, and a decision on a smaller sum seems likely in Wellington in the next fortnight.

Sports & Rec is also going cap in hand to Council for another $284,000 in the hope of more considerable assistance for the changing facilities and toilet block component.

Rick Gerrish believes Council was proportionally more generous with Te Puke’s Centennial Park in 2011. He says

he Bay of Plenty faces transport challenges including rapid population growth and traffic congestion.

One of the areas affected is Ōmokoroa.

The Regional Council is hoping to reduce the number of cars on State Highway 2 to Tauranga by providing better public transport, including more frequent buses.

BoPRC will be asking for feedback on the current bus stops and the bus timetable (three return trips per weekday), and suggestions for other times that would be useful.

The Regional Council hopes to gather more information about how our network is performing, and we’ll look at minor improvements in the next 6 to 12 months. This could include changing some routes, adding more services or changing the times. We’d also like to hear if it’s a good option for the local primary schools and whether or not the service would be used to access schools in Tauranga.

You can call 0508 688 266, email transport@boprc.govt.nz or see baybus.co.nz and http://bit.ly/2XB8aFC

Council’s more recent plan to relocate the Ōmokoroa Library and Service Centre to the pavilion is also at risk of a construction cost blowout, if the entire project goes back to the drawing board due to delays. By comparison, ThamesCoromandel District Council recently allocated $850,000 for a new toilet block in Tairua. $10,000 of community donations have been banked in the past couple of months, as well as $5,000 from The Centre op shop. A trolley derby fundraiser is planned for Margaret Drive next February, as well as an “Omoks Rocks” themed music concert on 7th March.

It’ll take several months to progress from earthworks to a turnkey building, jeopardising hopes that a mah-jong tournament in May 2020 would be among the first significant events to be hosted at the new pavilion. Every sausage sizzle and car wash dollar may yet count.

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By Matthew Farrell Katikati mum working her business from the ground up over the past five years has been recognised for her efforts at the national Wedding Industry Awards.

Hoskin bought the Anmea Tauranga/BoP franchise for The Amazing Travelling Photobooth when it was a fledgeling opportunity, taking snaps at one event per month on average.

These days, she fills her diary weeks and months ahead with about 100 bookings per year.

It was Anmea’s first look in at the awards, after she suggested organisers should take the photo booth industry more seriously.

“There were a few of us there at the awards night in Rotorua. It is a growing category. A couple of years ago, three of us went to a conference in Las Vegas. In January there was a big conference in Melbourne.

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The company as a whole began life under Dion Howard in Wellington 11 years ago. Anmea now has two classic booths and also one digital booth designed and made here in NZ. “I’m building a lot of relationships across the Bay, putting a lot of time into that which feeds back into referrals and securing preferred supplier status with corporate clients,” she says.

Former Ōmokoroa Point School parents, Anmea and Paul Hoskin are also well known in this part of the Western Bay for Paul’s business, PKs Painting.

Congratulations from us here at Lizard News, Anmea. It’s great to see hard work rewarded.

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52-year-old fisherman is missing presumed drowned after reportedly falling from a boat near Tanners Point.

The Police National Dive Squad assisted the search team for three days but unfortunately didn’t locate Kelly David Rae. The Coastguard and a rescue helicopter also assisted the search for Mr Rae, who’d been the sole occupant of a dinghy on Monday 24th June.

Police search co-ordinator Sergeant Vince Ranger said the search began with an aerial sweep by the Eagle helicopter

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and a harbour search by the Coastguard.

The ongoing search, involving Waihī Beach Coastguard and Waihī Beach Surf Club, was overseen by Police but scaled back on 9th July.

Given the time he has been missing, Police do not believe Mr Rae has survived. He had not been located at the time we went to press.

The matter has been referred to the Coroner.

Police have been providing Mr Rae’s family with support at this tragic time and would like to thank all those involved in the search for their efforts and their commitment to returning Mr Rae to his loved ones.

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Meet the candidates at Te Puna heartlands AGM n 19th July, Richard Comyn, outgoing Chair of Te Puna Heartlands said “On the day that local body nominations open, it’s also great to announce the date of our AGM – Wednesday 28th August.

“We’re running our usual combination of annual general meeting, with the opportunity to meet as many candidates as we can assemble for the Mayoralty, the Kaimai Ward and the Regional Council.”

The annual general meeting will be held at the Te Puna School Hall, on the corner of Borell Road and Te Puna Road, starting at 7.30 pm. All are welcome, and nominations for office-holders of Te Puna Heartlands can be sent in at any time from now on. “We need a new Chair, who is to be our Secretary and Treasurer,” says Richard. “The present Secretary/Treasurer, Beth Bowden, and I are both eager to see new people come forward with fresh ideas for furthering Te Puna Heartlands’ work in the community. Both of us can take nominations. All we need is the signed agreement of the person nominated, with the names and signatures of two seconders. All on the same piece of paper, please.

Contact either of us for details.”

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The Heartlands AGM offers voters a chance to put a face to a name before the upcoming local body elections. Emily and Jack (both 12) will not be standing. PHOTO: Matthew Farrell.

fire process of short speeches from the candidates, with another short burst of questions from the floor, and then a more informal mix-and-mingle session to enable relaxed conversation.

“The AGM itself is expected to take about half an hour,” Richard advises. “Depending on how many candidates make themselves available, the rest of the evening will be divided up to ensure a fair opportunity for them to speak for themselves and for the community to put forward their own issues.

Local government elections can have a real impact on places like Te Puna. Te Puna Heartlands, working from the basis of the Te Puna Community Plan, stands ready to advocate and give voice to community feeling.”

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Cardboard facility goes after pleas unheeded

By Matthew Farrell

he community cardboard recycling facility at Fresh Choice Ōmokoroa has been withdrawn by supermarket owner/operators Steve and Chantal Ling. After months of warnings about the possible consequences of continued abuse by a significant minority, the fly-tipping of assorted rubbish has finally become too much for the Lings to take.

“It’s disappointing for everyone that we’ve been forced to remove the cardboard bin. Ultimately we wanted to do a

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little bit more to help the community with recycling,” says Steve.

“We will continue to provide the three colours of glass bins, because the vast majority of our customers who use these bins do so responsibly. We want to see this glass diverted from landfill. However, offering the cardboard facility has created a dumping ground for the less responsible members of the community who have ruined this for everyone else,” he says.

For almost 18 months, Fresh Choice has been paying grocery staff to clean the car park of bottle tops, polystyrene,

nappies, kitchen, general household and commercial rubbish, newspapers and magazines, hardboard, food, plastic wrap and bottles, and Tetra Paks.

Waste Management / Environmental Green Bins stopped kerbside glass collections at the end of February 2018. It said most glass was being broken, mixed with other recycling, causing health and safety issues for workers and was ending up in landfill anyway.

The same month, an independent Waste Watchers audit found the Fresh Choice team were diverting 90% of their supermarket waste away from

landfill.

Other types of waste are also becoming a problem for the Challenge service station. For now, they’ll continue to provide the public with a bin for clean, flat cardboard as a goodwill gesture to the community.

“We pay per empty of our bin and it costs us more than it should, because people are not crushing or flattening their cardboard. Last week we also had polystyrene, bags of rubbish and tin cans dumped here,” says Joann Deane.

Joann says Challenge will monitor the situation.

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Two hit and runs in a month

By Matthew Farrell t's been a month of deaths and injuries on the roads of Bay of Plenty and the State Highway 2 corridor.

A pedestrian was airlifted to hospital after being struck by a white van travelling north on SH2, 1km north of the Pahoia Road turn-off just after 7pm on Wednesday 24th July.

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Eyewitnesses told our Facebook page the man was disorientated after being involved in an accident which had just happened, when a van struck him while rushing to overtake other vehicles. Tauranga Police are appealing for witnesses and say the van - possibly a Toyota - is likely to have frontal damage.

Meanwhile, a homicide investigation is

Repairs being made to a power pole in Bethlehem on Saturday 29th June, after a crash involving a ute. PHOTO: Matthew Farrell.

underway following the death of a 28year-old man, hit by a car in Waihī at 1am on Saturday 29th June.

Detective Senior Sergeant Stephen Ambler believes the driver didn't immediately stop but continued before crashing into a fence, 100 metres from where the man was struck on George Street.

Police believe the man and the car driver knew each other. Neither lived in Waihī.

The driver of the car is assisting Police with enquiries. Waihī Police would like to speak to any crash witnesses or anyone that saw a distinctive bright blue SS Commodore in Waihī on that Friday night.

Elsewhere, a car and a 4WD crashed near Taniwha Place in Bethlehem just after 8 pm on Tuesday 25th June, about 300 metres from the Te Paeroa roundabout towards Te Puna.

One person was critically injured, and another received minor injuries.

The State Highway was closed for three and a half hours between Wairoa

Road and Te Paeroa Road.

SH2 was also completely blocked following a crash at Te Puna on Wednesday, 10th July. The road was closed near Snodgrass Road following a two-car crash which was reported about 10:30am. There were no serious injuries.

Western Bay of Plenty Police is urging motorists to take extra care.

In one week in June, three people died in the area - while four were killed in a two-vehicle crash in the Kaingaroa Forest on Monday 29th July.

"Crashes are avoidable, and all have the potential to take further lives," says Western Bay of Plenty Road Policing Coordinator, Senior Sergeant Mark Pakes.

"People are taking unnecessary risks and not driving to the conditions. The last thing any Police officer wants is to have to tell someone their family member isn't coming home."

The advice from Police is simple - slow down, be patient and be respectful of other road users.

Green waste shutdown he Ōmokoroa green waste drop-off centre will be closed until further notice. The centre usually opens on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Western Bay of Plenty District Council apologises for the inconvenience of not being able to guarantee an opening date.

There have been unexpected delays in the construction of the new facility.

The presence of heavy vehicles operating around the adjacent Kaimai Views

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development has also contributed to what Council describes as the unavoidable postponement of the facility reopening.

Council asks that locals please take their green waste to either Katikati Recycling Centre in Tetley Road or to Tauranga Recycling Centre in Maleme Street.

The Ōmokoroa facility will re-open at a new location on the same site behind Settlers’ Hall at a future date.

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New era for Ōmokoroa community policing

By Matthew Farrell he umbrella group which oversees Community Patrol and Neighbourhood Support in Ōmokoroa has farewelled three stalwart members.

Glenn Whittaker, Carol Dodd and Tony Hawkins have given a combined 27 years of volunteer service to peninsula residents through the award-winning Ōmokoroa Community Policing Group Charitable Trust.

They were each presented with a memento at the Trust’s well-attended AGM on Sunday 21st July, marking the appreciation of the community for all the work they have done in establishing and growing the OCPG into the organisation it is today.

“What you have achieved here was ahead of its time and is a model for other areas,” said Senior Constable Jennie Wright - the area’s community police officer 12 years ago.

“A resilient community responds to Police and doesn’t tolerate crime. High standards in society can’t be maintained without people like the three of you,” said the current Tauranga community officer, Senior Constable Paul Wrigley.

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dark, to keep your area safe. Without these key people in communities, Police wouldn’t be as effective as we are,” said Senior Sergeant Eddie Lyttle.

Glenn Whittaker recalled the lack of response to a 111 call following a knifepoint robbery of the Beach Store which led to the formation of the community patrol.

“The idea wouldn’t have worked if people hadn’t volunteered. Thank you for everybody’s efforts,” said Glenn. Mayor Garry Webber said Glenn had a happy knack of putting people in places they didn’t know they were going.

OCPG organises Police Information Centre volunteers at the Ōmokoroa Library and Service Centre. Two new PIC volunteers are required.

The trust also manages a Graffiti Busters reporting service which liaises with the District Council contractors to get tagging removed speedily.

There are now approximately 200 volunteers including six new trustee appointments and a growing committee including new Community Patrol team leader Matthew Farrell, Jim Boyes as co-ordinator of the PIC and Graffiti Busters, and Cathy Taylor who coordinates Neighbourhood Support with Annabelle Reyes. For more details see Page 29.

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Give us a sign

L-R: Neighbourhood Support volunteers Cathy Taylor, Noel Benstead and Annabel Reyes check out the new branding materials.

By Matthew Farrell, Lizard News eighbourhood Support New Zealand has a colourful new logo, and Ōmokoroa has been chosen as a flagship community to launch the rebranding in Western Bay of Plenty.

The design features a nod to the country’s emergency services partners, and a better representation of neighbours, members and supporters who make up the growing organisation.

“The bright colours reflect the positivity and energy created when people work together to create safer, caring communities. New Zealanders want to be part of neighbourhoods where people know and support each other. Increasing numbers of people say they feel isolated or lonely. Knowing you are part of a neighbourhood that looks out for each other helps people feel more connected,” says Neighbourhood Support NZ CEO, Tess Casey.

All street signs and letterbox stickers will eventually be replaced. Ōmokoroa coordinator Cathy Taylor (021 704 686) feels peninsula residents are fortunate to have been offered an exciting opportunity to launch the rebranding in the district. For more details see Page 29 and read more next month.

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Celebrating our community’s cultures

By Nicky Austin of Katch Katikati arlier this year, a meeting was held between several community groups, led by Haidee Kalirai of Welcoming Communities, to discuss ways that we could celebrate the cultural diversity here in Katikati. The group wanted to find a way to convey our gratitude and respect to the RSE workers from various countries who do such valuable work for our region during the busy kiwifruit harvest.

The Katikati Festival of Cultures was born.

On a beautifully sunny and warm July Saturday, the day began with a “March of Nations” street parade from Diggelman Park at the south end of the Main Street.

The road was closed for traffic for 45 minutes. People from 30 different nations and cultures took part, including large groups from Tonga and India. With our Mayor Garry Webber, MP Scott Simpson and MP

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Jan Tinetti at the front, the parade moved slowly down the street towards the Katikati War Memorial Hall. It was a colourful and joyous display of flags, singing and dancing as people took the opportunity to showcase traditional dress and music. As the parade got closer to the hall, the sound of the conch shell rang out over and over as Mana Whenua began to welcome the people from different nations. The parade participants gathered in the front of the hall and witnessed a traditional whakatau welcome including a warrior who offered the wero/branch to Mayor Garry Webber who accepted the peace offering. There were waiata, haka and kōrero, and the Mayor acknowledged the Ngāi Tamawhariua people.

Following this welcome, guests were treated to three hours and two stages of cultural performances from many different countries, from Bollywood dancing to traditional Solomon Islands dancing and

A multitude of nations represented in Katikati for the Festival of Cultures. PHOTO: Katie Cox.

Scottish songs to music from the wonderful Tongan group Long Journey. The singing and drum performances from our many Pacific Islands represented was a highlight of the day.

The Food Market, situated between the two stages, offered a variety of foods from many different countries, including tradi-

tional Indian and Mexican dishes and delicious sweet and savoury French crêpes, as well as the good old sausage sizzle, amongst others.

The Katikati Community came away from the event with many new experiences and new knowledge of the different cultures who live here.

Ōmokoroa Domain playground design community showcase display of 3D models by local school students has been showcased to the public as part of the Ōmokoroa Domain playground design process. Children of Ōmokoroa No 1, Ōmokoroa Point, Pahoia, Whakamārama and Te Puna have talked about how the new facility could look. Some produced drawings and notes.

Others wrote poems.

Lizzie Maskell-Cunningham spent four weeks making a model with her friend Grace Clarke in Room 4 at No. 1 School.

They used tinfoil, popsicle sticks, a cup,

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straws, plastic lids and wood. “The flying fox took us the most time and is probably the idea I would most like used. There’s also a climbing wall, swings, monkey bars and a boat to play around in, in my playground,” says Lizzie.

A senior teacher at No. 1, Liz Webster says they’ve used the project for geometry, sketching, and model making. “It’s been a great experience; they’ve learned so much,” she says.

Student Katie Pentecost agreed, saying, “We got to try over and over again to make

it better. When something didn’t work, we could consider doing something else.”

LOAM landscape designer Tim Lander says it’s about asking playground users what they think. “This is less about adults choosing for kids, and there are winning ideas from all of them. One child’s imagination included a Viking fighting water cannon tower called the Amazing Amazeable,” he says. Public feedback on a draft playground design is expected in October, with construction slated for April to June 2020.

Lizzie (10) with her model at Ōmokoroa Boat Club on 27th July.

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Wairoa River Bridge cycleway underway An artist’s impression of the new cycleway across the Wairoa River. IMAGE: Supplied.

ork has started on the Wairoa River Bridge cycleway, which will complete the final link in the 19km Ōmokoroa to Tauranga cycleway.

Contractor Brian Perry Civil Limited has set up its construction base on-site to attach the 177-metre steel cycleway to the downstream side of the Wairoa Bridge on SH2.

There will be minimal disruption to traffic throughout the construction period, and any temporary changes will be publicly notified.

Western Bay of Plenty District Council Deputy Chief Executive Gary Allis says the cycle bridge will be completed before Christmas.

“This will be the final link of the Ōmokoroa to Tauranga cycleway and give a scenic, safe and fully accessible route for cyclists to travel across the Wairoa River.”

Western Bay Mayor Garry Webber says it’s great the entire Ōmokoroa to Tauranga cycleway is close to completion, with just small sections left to link to the Wairoa Bridge.

“This has been a marathon project for Council spanning several years and its completion is tribute to the many people and organisations involved in the design,

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construction and funding of the trail.

“This cycle trail will be a huge asset to both our District and the city. It will provide safe journeys to the city for cyclists and, for our visitors, it will serve as a showcase to the wonderful harbour edge of Western Bay.” Local hapū Ngāti Kahu supports the cycleway across the bridge and kaumātua Lou Te Keeti has liaised with senior Council representatives on the project.

Brian Perry Civil branch manager Adam Plimmer says his company has worked on the construction planning from the early stages.

“We are pleased to bring innovation and sound construction knowledge to

the team and we look forward to delivering a successful project for the stakeholders and community.”

New Zealand Transport Agency Manager System Management Bay of Plenty, Rob Campbell, says the cycle trail will be an integral part of the sub-region’s growing cycling network.

At the Wairoa Road side, the bridge extension will transition to a path connecting with the Te Puna Station Road cycleway which has just been completed.

On the Bethlehem side there will be a 3.0m wide concrete cycleway from the bridge, past the Wairoa Marae, connecting to the Tauranga City cycleway network at Carmichael Road.

Provision will be made for a future cycleway extension to be added on the upstream side of Wairoa Bridge. This would connect to Taniwha Place once the Wairoa Active Reserve is developed

by Tauranga City Council.

The Ōmokoroa to Tauranga Cycle Trail has a budget of $13.02million. This is funded by a number of partners including the NZ Transport Agency $8.05m;TECT $1.0m; Tauranga City Council $1.0m; NZCT (New Zealand Community Trust) $1.0m and Western Bay of Plenty District Council $1.81m.

Details of the cycle trail can be viewed on Council’s website.

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Ōmokoroa Volunteer Fire Brigade

By Ian Blunt Chief Fire Officer uly has been a busy month for the Ōmokoroa Volunteer Fire Brigade First Response team, who have responded nine times at the time of going to print. Apart from a call to a patient suffering chest pain in Pahoia Road and a motor vehicle accident on State Highway 2 at Pahoia, all the responses have been local to the peninsula. Unconscious

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or fainting patients have accounted for three callouts and chest pains also for three of the calls. Two calls to persons who had fallen and hurt themselves were also attended to. Ōmokoroa Firefighters responded to five callouts, the first at Apata on the 4th July to a smoke-filled house, where it was found a switch had shorted and burnt itself out. Firefighters ventilated the house. A few hours later the Brigade

was called to assist Police in Whakamārama where a person was missing. Another motor vehicle accident on State Highway involving two cars resulted in a traffic snarl-up, but no serious injuries. A hedge fire in Old Highway on the 11th July was extinguished quickly. Three days later, a power box fire in Myrtle Drive was extinguished and made safe until power authorities arrived.

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Scooting along, Bernie delivers

By Matthew Farrell

ernie Limbrick is becoming a familiar sight around Ōmokoroa as she delivers real estate flyers on a neat little electric scooter.

The Tall Poppy agent says it’s a point of difference that she goes door to door herself.

“The main reason I have the scooter is that Ōmokoroa is uphill and down dale. It’s a quicker, easier way to deliver flyers around my area. I can keep it in the boot of my car.”

The scooter has two speeds, 12kph and 24kph, but doesn’t like the very steepest of gradients and sometimes needs to be walked up particular hills.

“When there is a nice day of sunshine at this time of year, I whip it out and do an hour of deliveries, then put it away again. A few days later I do the same again,” she says.

As well as keeping her deliveries as manageable “small bites”, Bernie says it’s a great way to meet and greet locals.

“People comment about the scooter when I stop. We have a chat, and on I go. I have even had a couple of people asking to have a ride of it. Sometimes I do let people try it out.”

It’s also a way for Bernie to be sure she honours requests on mailboxes which ask for no flyers, as not every delivery person checks the wording of stickers.

Bernie says the local real estate market is not too bad.

“Properties are still selling. I put one under contract last Friday. There are people out there actively looking. There are fewer listings at this time of year, but the key buy-

ers are out there so there could be an advantage to listing right now,” she says.

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Rootin’, tootin’, scootin’; Bernie Limbrick delivering her flyers. PHOTO: Supplied.

TOP Club guest speakers

By Ranald Ducat he July guest speaker at Ōmokoroa Peninsula Club was Paula Gaelic of the Western Bay Museum.

Western Bay Museum is a boutique-sized museum based in the old fire station in Katikati. Paula says, “We take immense pride in the historical, cultural and artistic stories of our area, and strive to present these narratives in fresh and interesting ways, utilising our permanent collection of objects and artefacts.”

Temporary, thematic exhibitions are developed and displayed regularly, keeping the exhibitions fresh and exciting.

The museum is open from 10am to 4pm, seven days except for Christmas Eve and Day, Easter Friday, and Anzac Day morning.

Guided tours are available to prebooked groups, as is a 1900s schoolroom experience where a class can take students back to a strict Head Mistress.

All our pupils are provided with the correct uniform for children of that era and experience school life of a bygone time.

The museum, with help from the Department of Conservation, is presently running an exhibition called The Kauri; Past, Present and Future.

This exhibition will run until November.

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The Club speaker was Fred Hartley, a civil engineer from Ireland whose theme was immigration.

He mentioned that many immigrants had come from Ireland, and his grandfather went to the United States before returning home. Fred was one of 10 children, and just three remain there.

He married Margaret in the sixties and then moved to Johannesburg where he specialised in foundation and piling work for multi-story buildings and power stations.

In the early eighties, the family moved to Alberta, Canada for the final years of the oil boom and then the bust. They then returned to Johannesburg for the next twenty years, experiencing the end of apartheid and the 1995 World Cup (which this Kiwi has still to get over).

The Hartleys made their last move in 2006 to NZ and a well-earned retirement in Ōmokoroa.

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Crystal Chandelier returns for Wearable Arts show

By Seugnet Toweel C (Crystal Chandelier) will be back in town on 31st August for the Waihī Beach Wearable Arts and Arty Bras evening. No stranger to the show, CC will be hosting this event again, for its 10th celebration. This year the show is transforming into Waihī Beach Wearable Arts and Arty Bras, without losing all the flair and fun the audience has come to know and love. On her own journey, CC, a transgender woman, has been transforming too.

CC has taken a year off from hosting big named shows, to focus on her transition from male to female. This year's WBWA evening is special in more ways

than one. For the first time, CC will be presenting as herself, rather than as her alter ego. After last Arty Bras in 2017, CC chose not to return to Perth, as she believed New Zealand was the best place for her to transition.

Since first starting her fabulous boutique in Katikati, CC has become known for helping women around the country regain their sense of confidence through styling. CC hopes that by being open about her transition and living her authentic self, she can inspire and motivate others to live full and happy lives as their true selves. Starting her hormone treatment 18 months ago, CC says the path has been both joyous and challenging.

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Crystal Chandelier back in 2015.

Living in Paihia during this time, CC acknowledges the community for being incredibly supportive of her transition. She likens Paihia to her time spent in Katikati and Waihī Beach area where she always felt fully accepted and loved. Patience is something CC has learnt during her transition and explains it is a process that can not be rushed. CC appears in a brave and frank documentary filmed in Perth, which can be found on youtube, "When He Becomes She", in 2016, when her journey first began.

The fashionista and stylist, who designs swimwear for the family brand, Zuma Originals, is moving to Wellington.

She will set up a shop called Design Pod in Petone, selling New Zealand made women's garments with labels Leslie Herbert & Ritual.

“I am so excited to be back hosting the Wearable Art/Arty Bras show this year,” says CC. “It is such an honour to be have been here since the very beginning, and I think the time is right for the show to transition into something more…just like me!”

This is going to be a most entertaining extravaganza of creatively on the catwalk, a visual feast of a show. Artists entries close 11th August 2019.

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Booted out of the Beehive

By Angie Warren-Clark Labour list MP ast week, the Beehive's familiar faces were replaced by Youth Parliament – an event that brings 140 young New Zealanders to Wellington every three years, bursting with fresh ideas about how to make our country better.

My Youth MP was Makayla Wadsworth from Ōtūmoetai College. It was inspiring to see Makayla speak in Parliament. Pulling from her work around environmental issues, she succinctly laid down the challenge for everyone to do more. She said, "let our contribution to the environment go beyond reusable coffee cups and low energy light bulbs. As we look to the future of tomorrow, let's push towards a cleaner and greener Aotearoa".

Since 1994, the Youth Parliament has allowed young New Zealanders to try their hand at politics-proper. Rounding on Wellington, students take the issues they care about most

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to the debating chamber, to select committees and to party caucuses. This year was no exception.

We heard the anxiety the next generation feels when they see the consequences – and the very real images – of climate change around them. Warming oceans, rising sea levels, and increasingly extreme weather events which could irreversibly damage our land, our industries and our way of life. We heard the call for serious action on climate change.

That's why we took action to stop new offshore drilling. It's why we're investing record amounts into cleaner public transport. It's why we're planting a billion trees to take polluting gases out of the air, and why we've set up the Green Investment Fund to partner with business to fund solutions to climate change.

We've got a plan to safeguard our planet and the future our children will inherit, and we're getting on with it – with the fierce backing of our young people.

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Todd Talk

By Todd Muller MP for Bay of Plenty

ith the tremendous growth in the area in the last five years, there’s been immense pressure on our infrastructure. Currently, the Education Select Committee is considering the incredible petition led by local Jo Linthwaite to drive ahead for a new secondary school on the Ōmokoroa Peninsula.

As yet the committee has not reached a final decision, although I can indicate there is immense pressure being put on the Ministry of Education to come to the party for Ōmokoroa and surrounding areas to have their educational needs met. I am doing all I can to get this school off the ground and supporting Jo at select committee.

Alongside exponential growth comes the need for more transport options. We can celebrate another link in the 19km Ōmokoroa to Tauranga Cycleway with the opening of the latest section, the 1.5km Plummers Point Connection last weekend. It is thanks to the vision of John Key that these shared pathways ever got off the ground, and to the hard work of volunteers, the assistance of local landowners and regional and Government funding.

This will give people another safe way to experience our wonderful region. There is no doubt this $13million project will be a

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great asset as well as another important connection to our expanding network, but shared pathways only go so far.

Earlier this month I was stuck in a traffic jam which ran from the Wairoa River back to Ōmokoroa, and it really hit hard just how reliant the Bay of Plenty is on having good safe and reliable transport infrastructure.

Congestion is only going to get worse, because the Government has no meaningful roading relief, having either cancelled, delayed or gutted more than a dozen major projects.

We need these roads to keep our economy moving and avoid a major infrastructure crisis. Transporting the kids to school, tradies getting across town to finish a job and delivering fresh produce to our supermarket shelves is the reality of our everyday lives.

If the Government is serious about improving road safety, it needs to get on with building safer, well-engineered highways not just piling on higher petrol taxes, regional fuel taxes and a proposed car tax. You can’t force people out of their cars by piling on taxes and people in our rural areas are being unfairly disadvantaged and at risk of being isolated. The cost of these taxes could amount to more than $6,000 a vehicle. The National Party supports greening the vehicle fleet through incentives, not penalties.

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Team heading to Kenya

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By Emma Hodgson team of eight Kiwis from Tauranga are heading to Kenya for three weeks in September to work with a school for poverty-stricken children in Mahanga village. The school is in dire need of new structures as the original, temporary buildings are falling down.

The mostly Bethlehem-based team is currently raising funds to build a safe, permanent school for generations to come. While there, we are aiming to build at least three classrooms, with long term plans to have a 16 room, two-story school building.

Without education, the future is bleak for the next generation in this poor rural village. Research shows that education is the most effective way to end the poverty cycle. So we would love you to join with us in providing these children with a safe

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place to go to school and go on to provide hope and future for themselves and future generations.

Ark Quest school is working towards becoming self-sustaining, with vegetables, chickens and dairy cows all supplementing the school currently. The children are also fed twice a day, ensuring they can concentrate in school and maximise their chances of success. We are excited to be partnering with a group that is always looking to maximise the long term success and outcomes of their school.

Emma Hodgson, from Whakamārama, is leading the team. For more information, check out the video at https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/ark-questeducation or search ‘Ark Quest Trust’ on Facebook to keep up to date with progress.

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which the adopted options gained the majority of community support – between 82% and 66% support, depending on the issue.

Over time, the number of venues and machines may slowly decline, as venues shut down or operators give up some of their machines.

"The community has spoken, and we think on balance that this reflects what the community wants. This policy is the opportunity for Council and the community to influence gambling in the District and helps contribute to minimising gambling harm. The changes aim to better regulate the impact of gambling in the District. By controlling the growth of gambling and minimising the harm caused, we are still enabling people to participate in responsible gambling if they wish to do so," says Mayor Garry Webber.

The policy review meets Council's role under the Gambling Act 2003 and Racing Act 2003. The previous policies were adopted in 2013.

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Councillors unanimously approved changes to the Class 4 Gambling Venues Policy and TAB Venues Policy.

The District Council says the policy, following public consultation and support, reflects the community’s views and aims to minimise the social harm caused by gambling, particularly in more at risk communities. $6,432,673 was spent on Class 4 gambling in the district in the 12 months to September 2018, with 154 machines at 11 venues.

Relocating a gaming machine venue is also now prohibited, and clubs that merge are no longer able to hold gaming machines. Standalone TAB venues will also not be allowed to operate in the District.

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Here are some of the groups and activities which happen regularly in the area. If you have a regular group you’d like to add to the list, please email liz@lizardnews.net or call 548 1200.

MONDAYS

Ōmokoroa Tennis Club 5-7pm. Contact Club Captain Jeff Warren on 021 109 9668.

Aqua-aerobics 9am Ōmokoroa Hot Pools. Sessions are $6 per Darts, Serious Singles Register names by 6.50pm for a 7pm person. Contact Kim on 027 246 8635. start. Oche fees apply. Contact Top Shot Bar, Te Puna on 552 6405. Ōmokoroa Tennis Club 9-11am. Contact Club Captain Jeff Warren on 021 109 9668.

WEDNESDAYS

Ōmokoroa Playcentre is open from 9am-noon. The first three Aqua-aerobics 9am Ōmokoroa Hot Pools. Sessions are $6 per visits are free. Contact omokoroa@playcentre.org.nz person. Contact Kim on 027 246 8635.

Katikati Playcentre is open from 9am-noon. The first three visMainly Music at Ōmokoroa Community Church from 9.15am its are free. 6 Binnie Road. Contact katikati@playcentre ready to start at 9.30am. Email office@theocc.org.nz or call 548 .org.nz or 07 549 0211.

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Parents Walking Group 9.30am. Meet at SuperGrans, 14 Jocelyn Te Puna Playcentre 9.15am-noon. 225 Te Puna Road. Email St, Katikati. Phone 549 4522. tepuna@playcentre.org.nz or call 552 5253.

‘Move It’ Fitness at Whakamārama Hall. 9.30am. $4 or $20 per ‘Move It’ Fitness at Whakamārama Hall. 9.30am. $4 or $20 per term. Class runs for approximately 45 minutes. Phone Caryn 021 term. Class runs for approximately 45 minutes. Phone Caryn 021 133 5390.

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Fitness League Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall 9.30-10.30am. Contact Zumba Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall 9.30-10.30am. Contact Carla 578 Gloria on 021 139 2448.

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Pilates Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall. 9.30-10.30am. Contact Claudia Adults Ballet Plus Class 2pm St Peters Anglican Church Hall, 021 192 7706.

Katikati. Small friendly class $8 per lesson. Ph Gaye 577 1753 or Justice of the Peace clinic 11am-1pm at Waihī Library, 40 Rose027 274 8753. mont Street.

After School Workshop 5-8 year olds 3.30-4.40pm Atrium Movie Matinee 1.30pm at the Arts Junction, Katikati. Tickets Gallery @ the Black Sheep, 21 Plummers Point Rd. Contact: atri$10. Limited seats. 549 5250. umgallerynz@gmail.com for further information/costs and proBridge Club Ōmokoroa Community Church Hall in the after- gramme schedule. noons. Call David Luxton on 548 0521.

Social Pool Night register names by 6.15pm for 6.30pm start.

IGIRLZ Fun adventure and learning for girls 8 - 11. 6-7.30pm $5 entry fee. Contact Top Shot Bar, Te Puna on 552 6405. Ōmokoroa Community Church Hall. Call 548 2515.

Justice of the Peace clinic 6.30-7.30pm Te Puna School Library.

Yoga Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall 6.15-7.45pm. Contact Mollie 021 Yoga Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall 7-8pm. Contact Sarah 021 022 177 8018.

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Table Tennis at Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall Juniors (-18) 5-7pm, Seniors (18+) 7-9pm. $3 per single or $5 per couple. Includes sup- Casual Soccer at 7.15pm at Western Ave Sports Grounds bottom per. While-sole shoes preferred. Contact Bruce Lauchlan on 548 field. Open to everyone over 12 years old. Call Hamish on 552 6427.

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Cards 500 7.15pm at Ōmokoroa Bowling Club. Contact Andy Smith on 570 6035.

TUESDAYS

THURSDAYS

Ōmokoroa Tennis Club 9-11am. Contact Club Captain Jeff Warren on 021 109 9668.

Ōmokoroa Playcentre is open from 9am-noon. The first three Social Tennis Waihī Beach Tennis Club 8.30/9 am start. All year. visits are free. Contact omokoroa@playcentre.org.nz Casual & new players welcome. Contact Barry Jesney 027 492 Katikati Playcentre is open from 9am-noon. The first three vis6475. its are free. 6 Binnie Road. Contact katikati@playcentre Te Puna Quarry Park clearing, planting and weed control morn- .org.nz or 07 549 0211. ings from 8am and afternoons from 1.30pm. Contact Shirley on Whakamārama Community Library opens 9am-noon. Visit 552 2707. whakalibrary.com or drop in to see our eclectic mix of donated Katikati Playcentre is open from 9am-noon. The first three vis- books. its are free. 6 Binnie Road. Contact katikati@playcentre Parents Support Group 9.30am-11am, SuperGrans, 14 Jocelyn .org.nz or 07 549 0211.

St, Katikati. All parents and caregivers of children under two are Pahoia Creative Fibre group Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall. 1st, 3rd welcome. Phone 549 4522. and 5th Tuesdays at 9.30am. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7pm. Learn Whakamārama Playgroup Whakamārama Hall at 9.30amto spin, weave, felt, knit, crochet and more. New members welnoon. Contact Alison on 021 873 057. come. Call Barbara on 544 0920 or 021 144 6329.

Tai Chi 9.30-10.30am Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall. Contact Trevor Ōmokoroa Artists Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall 9am-noon. Refreshments provided. Contact Jackie on 548 1518 or see Facebook on 022 322 3410 or Anne 548 0763. page: Ōmokoroa Artists.

Mahjong Circle 1pm at the Sports Pavilion, Western Avenue. Call Te Puna Playcentre 9.15am-noon. 225 Te Puna Road. Email Denise on 548 1385. tepuna@playcentre.org.nz or call 552 5253.

Wise & Wonderful Arts & crafts, board games, quiz, bingo and afternoon tea for seniors. Pick up and drop off available in Tai Chi 9.30-10.30am Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall. Contact Trevor Katikati area. 1.30-3pm at Katikati Community Centre. Contact on 022 322 3410 or Anne 548 0763. info@katikaticommunity.nz or 549 0399 to register. Gold coin Justice of the Peace clinic 11am-1pm at Ōmokoroa Library & donation.

Service Centre, McDonnell Street.

Yoga/Qi Gong Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall 4pm-5.30pm. Contact Pilates Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall. 11.30am-12.30pm. Contact Karin 548 1787.

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Line Dancing Ōmokoroa Settlers' Hall. $5 Beginners. 5.45-7pm.

Call Shirley 548 1633.

Ōmokoroa Pahoia Sea Scouts slipway (north end of Ōmokoroa Domain) 6.30-8pm. For more information contact Jane on 022 351 5696.

Social Club Darts Top Shot Bar, Te Puna. by 6pm for 6.15 start.

Oche fees apply. Contact 552 6405.

‘Move It’ Fitness at Whakamārama Hall. 7-7.45pm. $4 or $20 per term. Class runs for approximately 45 minutes. Phone Caryn 021 133 5390.

Ōmokoroa Songsters Ōmokoroa Settlers' Hall during school terms from 7-8:30pm. Contact Richard Francis 548 0046, Jean Taylor 548 2808, Heather Reynolds 548 1620.

Bridge Club Ōmokoroa Community Church Hall in the evening.

Call David Luxton on 548 0521.

FRIDAYS

Social Tennis Waihī Beach Tennis Club 8.30/9 am start. All year.

Casual & new players welcome. Contact Barry Jesney 027 492 6475.

Friends of the Blade contact Colin Hewens on 552 6771 or via a direct message on the Facebook page: Friends of the Blade.

Aqua-aerobics 9am Ōmokoroa Hot Pools. Sessions are $6 per person. Contact Kim on 027 246 8635.

Ōmokoroa Playcentre is open from 9am-noon. The first three visits are free. Contact omokoroa@playcentre.org.nz

Line Dancing Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall. General session 9amnoon. Call Shirley on 548 1633.

Preschool Storytime ‘Read Sing Move’ at 10am at Ōmokoroa Library. Caregivers, please stay to accompany your children. Free to attend.

Justice of the Peace clinic 10am-noon at Bethlehem Community Church, 138 Moffat Road.

Justice of the Peace clinic 10am-noon Katikati Community Centre, 45 Beach Road.

Sewing & Knitting with SuperGrans 10-11am SuperGrans, 14 Jocelyn St, Katikati. All welcome. Phone 549 4522.

Ōmokoroa Friendship Club Ōmokoroa Community Church Hall 10am-12.15pm for $4. Morning tea and lunch provided. Drop in or call Barbara Walls on 548 2899.

Mingles Over 50s Singles Club Running Bird Cafe at 11am.

Email omokoroa.mingles@xtra.co.nz or just turn up for a coffee.

Bolivia Cards Ōmokoroa Bowling Club at 12.45pm. All enquires to Linley on 07 218 7003.

Katikati Plant & Produce Market A&P Showgrounds 3.30-6pm.

Contact Pauline Van Rijen 549 2449.

SATURDAYS

Ōmokoroa Toy Library 9.30-11am behind the Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall.

Ōmokoroa Tennis Club 2-5pm. Contact Club Captain Jeff Warren on 021 109 9668.

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Omokoroa Constituent Clinics: Meet with Todd or his team

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After School Workshop 9-13 year olds. 3.30-4.40pm Atrium Gallery @ the Black Sheep, 21 Plummers Point Rd. Contact: atriumgallerynz@gmail.com for further information/costs and programme schedule.

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY – AUGUST Monthly meetings and one-off events

Tauranga Trio exhibition throughout August, Bruce Hutchinson, Rowena Ashman and Tony Price will be on show at Atrium Gallery, Black Sheep Restaurant, Plummers Point Road.

Thu 8th Friends of Puketoki Trapping/checking every 2nd Thursday.

Meet at Leyland Road carpark. Contact John Budden on 548 1180 or Terry Edwards on 552 6222.

Thu 1st Ōmokoroa Peninsula Club 9.30am. 1st Thursday of the month at the Ōmokoroa Community Church (excl Dec/Jan). Contact Anne on 548 0566 or Margaret on 548 2737. Also 5th September.

Thu 8th Ōmokoroa Business Network meeting. 9am on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. Contact omokoroabusinessnetwork@gmail.com for details.

Thu 8th Katikati Genealogy Group meets on the second Thursday of every month at the Presbyterian Church Hall, 1 Mulgan Street, Katikati at 1.30pm. $5. New members welcome. Contact Jeanette 027 348 3259.

Thu 1st Boomerang Bags Katikati sew reusable fabric shopping bags which are distributed free to the community. Contact Jizzy on 549 2337 or txt Robyn on 021 1584038 to join or donate fabric. 1st and 3rd Thursday at Katikati College Fabric Tech Room from 3.30-5.30pm. Also 5th September.

Fri 9th Bethlehem Night Market every 2nd Friday from 5.30-8.30pm at Bethlehem Hall. Facebook: cnmbethlehem or contact Jen on 021 672 281 cnmbethlehem@gmail.com.

Fri 2nd Whakamārama Kids@Play 2.30pm-4.30pm on the 1st Friday each month. After school community gathering.

Bring some afternoon tea to share. Tea and coffee are available for a gold coin donation. Also Friday 6th September.

Sat 10th Katikati Lions Moggies Market Katikati War Memorial Hall from 8am.

Every 2nd Saturday. Contact Margaret 021 507 456 or Alan 027 279 1096.

Sun 4th Katikati Folk Open Mic 3pm every 1st Sunday of every month.

Blackboard (open mic) session at Forta Leza, 2656 Main Highway, Aongatete.

Sun 11th The Ōmokoroa & Districts Lions Market 9am-noon Western Ave carpark 2nd Sunday of the month. Contact Barbara Haseltine on 548 2255.

Aug 5th-11th Assistance Dogs New Zealand Trust Appeal week. Make your donation at Ōmokoroa Library, Fresh Choice or online at assistancedogstrust.org.nz

Sun 11th Muso Jam Session at Black Sheep, 21 Plummers Point Road. 2nd Sunday each month. 3-6pm.

Mon 5th Bethlehem/Te Puna Lions Club at Te Puna Community Centre Hall, Tangitū Road, Te Puna (Behind the Tennis Courts).

1st and 3rd Monday evenings from 6.00pm. Contact Colin 576 9110. Also 2nd September.

Mon 12th Friends of Cooney Reserve working bee the 2nd Monday of the month 9.30am-noon. Contact Jan on 548 2299 for more information.

Tue 6th Women’s Textile Shed 1st Tuesday at Tauranga Arts & Craft Centre, Elizabeth Street, Tauranga. 9.30am2.00pm, $15 per person. Contact Kim Cutting at cuttingkim@gmail.com or 021 513 093. Also 3rd September.

Wed 14th Ōmokoroa & Districts Lions Club 6pm at Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. Contact Keith and Rosemary Searle on 548 2117.

Wed 7th Aongatete Forest Project working bee. Top of Wright Road. 9am12.30pm. 1st and 3rd Wednesday morning of the month.

Visit aongateteforest.org/join Also 4th September.

Wed 14th Alchemy Poetry at the Black Sheep, 21 Plummers Point Road from 6pm8pm or thereabouts. Read your own work or that of a published poet. Every 2nd Wednesday. Call 571 8722 or 021 145 5810.

Wed 14th Playing with Paint at Atrium Gallery, Black Sheep Restaurant. 6.308.30pm. $35. All materials supplied.

Beginners class exploring colour using acrylic paints with Mickee Hope. atriumgallerynz@gmail.com to book.

Thu 15th Apata Garden Club 70th anniversary celebration. Past members invited to attend. Please register interest with Jeane Mackay at 07 548 2305 or at terry.jeane@xtra.co.nz.

Thu 15th Boomerang Bags Katikati sew reusable fabric shopping bags which are distributed free to the community. Contact Jizzy on 549 2337 or txt Robyn on 021 1584038 to join or donate fabric. 1st and 3rd Thursday at Katikati College Fabric Tech Room from 3.30-5.30pm.

Fri 16th Thank Whaka It’s Friday every 3rd Friday from 6-9 pm. All welcome. Bring your dinner and meet the community.

Whakamārama Hall.

Sat 17th Katikati Artisan Market 9am1pm Chrome Cafe, 3 Wharawhara Road, Katikati. Every 3rd Saturday.

Sun 18th Sunday Scribblers 11am12.30pm. Working on memoirs starting with fun warm up writing exercises. Every 3rd Sunday. Summerset Retirement Village, Park Rd, Katikati. Ph Gaye 577 1753 or 027 274 8753.

Sun 18th Katikati Folk Club Jam sessions 5pm every 3rd Sunday. Informal jam sessions at the Forta Leza, 2656 State Highway 2, Aongatete.

Sun 18th Friendship Force meets at Ōmokoroa Setters’ Hall in the evening of the 3rd Sunday of the month. Ph Jonathan on 572 2091.

Wed 21st Aongatete Forest Project working bee. Top of Wright Road. 9am12.30pm. 1st and 3rd Wednesday morning of the month. Visit aongateteforest.org/join Also 3rd July.

Wed 21st Chainmaille Class at Atrium Gallery, Black Sheep Restaurant. 6.308.30pm. $30. All materials and tools supplied to make European 4-in-1 weave bracelet. atriumgallerynz@gmail.com to book or more info.

Wed 21st Ōmokoroa Acoustic Jam Ōmokoroa Boat Club 7pm. Play, sing, enjoy.

Gold coin donation. Refreshments available. Every 3rd Wednesday. Contact Heather 548 1620 or Trish 548 0753.

Thu 22nd Ōmokoroa Business Network meeting. 9am on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. Contact omokoroabusinessnetwork@gmail.com for details.

Thu 22nd Probus Club of Ōmokoroa 9.30am-noon at Ōmokoroa Setters’ Hall every 4th Thursday of the month. Contact Jean 548 2239 or Carol on 863 7292.

Sat 24th Katikati Lions Garage Sale 811am behind Caltex Service Station, Main Road, Katikati. Every 4th Saturday.

Tue 27th Cooking with SuperGrans.

10am-12.30pm at The Centre (beside the Library). All welcome. Every 4th Tuesday.

Please RSVP. Phone 549 4522.

Wed 28th Gardening with SuperGrans.

10-11am at SuperGrans, 14 Jocelyn St, Katikati. All welcome. Every 4th Wednesday. Phone 549 4522.

Mon 19th National Party Constituent Clinic.

3rd Monday 10am-noon. Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall. Enquiries to 542 0505.

Wed 28th Stitch n Bitch at Atrium Gallery, Black Sheep Restaurant. 6-8pm. Free.

Bring along whatever you’re working on or come to learn something new.

Refreshments available to purchase from the restaurant. atriumgallerynz@gmail.com for info.

Mon 19th Bethlehem/Te Puna Lions Club at Te Puna Community Centre Hall, Tangitū Road, Te Puna (Behind the Tennis Courts). 1st and 3rd Monday evenings from 6pm. Contact Colin 576 9110.

Sun 31st Atrium Art & Artisan Fair 11am-3pm last Sunday monthly. Black Sheep, 21 Plummers Point Road. Locally Handmade Art & Wares. To book, contact aaafair17@gmail.com

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By Mark Lynch of Excelins f you've ever been caught in a thunderstorm without an umbrella or a raincoat, you'll know how miserable you feel. However, unless you catch pneumonia, you can recover pretty quickly. The same can't be said for your finances.

The expression "saving for a rainy day" has been around for about 400 years, so let's just assume there is some wisdom to it. A rainy day fund, or emergency fund, is what keeps you afloat during bad times. Sadly, for many Kiwis, their rainy day fund is simply their next payday. How much you should have varies. Some experts say enough for three months of living expenses, but even a few thousand will help.

You can't plan for the unexpected, but you should expect your plan to go pear-shaped. Events that can affect your finances include time off work due to illness or accident (ACC only pay 80%), car repairs, a car accident, breaking a tooth, appliances breaking down, medical events, excesses on insurance claims or the loss of a job.

A cash reserve should be the first part of your financial planning. There is no point in putting money into KiwiSaver if a sudden cash emergency means you have to use a high-interest credit card or a payday lender who charges up to 600%. If you don't have a rainy day fund, now is the time to start. Put a small amount away each week. Most banks allow you to rename your accounts, so call it what it is to avoid the temptation to use the funds for something else.

Make sure that the next time it rains on your finances, your bank account won't get sick.

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Uncontrollable debt? Are you being chased by creditors? Ends don’t meet between each payday? Wondering how to afford vacations, Christmas, and unexpected bills?

Christians Against Poverty can help. They are holding free seminars at Ōmokoroa Community Church, 139 Hamurana Road at 1.30pm on Saturday 7th, 14th and 21st September.

Each course will last two, to two and a half hours. It includes personal money management, how to budget, how to avoid financial surprises, and how to deal with debt.

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This course will be useful to families of any size who want control and accountability of their finances, to students who will be starting to receive incomes and wanting a long term strategy to achieve their goals, and to the retired, or those preparing for retirement.

These free courses are organised by the Ōmokoroa Community Church in association with CAP, using money coach trained volunteers. CAP are not financial advisors and are not affiliated with any financial company.

Pre-booking for this course is required.

Please email office@theocc.org.nz or ring 022 694 3659.

Christians Against Poverty volunteers at Ōmokoroa Community Church. PHOTO: Supplied.

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By Jeff Warren Club Captain ello fellow Ōmokoroans. Despite the wind and the odd bit of rain, there are still plenty of hardy souls picking up their bats and swinging them wildly on our club sessions. It does get you hankering for those long spring and summer evenings, but there is absolutely nothing that we can do to change the weather or, for that matter, ‘lucky bounce’ Bardwells luck!

The best thing about playing winter tennis is that you no longer have to spend time picking up fallen leaves from the courts. By the time of reading this, we should have held the first of our latest sessions of four Thursday evening “tennis, fitness, fun” nights with our new club coach Pete O ‘how on earth am I supposed to coach this bunch of losers to play tennis’ Dea, ably assisted by his side-kick Aiden ‘look what I’ve’ Dunn.

These evenings provide a good fitness workout combined with some very welcome coaching, as well as being good fun. We are also about to relaunch our tennis singles ladder that will run throughout the year with rewards at the end of the year for a select few. If you are interested in joining our happy band of tenniseers, feel free to call or text me on 021 1099 668.

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Jacqui Pittendreigh and Les Buttimore at Tuesday club night. PHOTO: Supplied.

Local JP retires

By Heather Reynolds long-time resident of Ōmokoroa, Bette Crozier has served her community tirelessly for 24 years as a Justice of the Peace. Bette and her husband have lived in the district some 43 years owning an avocado orchard between Ōmokoroa and Katikati.

In the early years, Bette worked along with two other local JPs. She was also a marriage celebrant, but having achieved retired JP status, has relinquished this responsibility too, enabling her to pursue other interests.

Justices of the Peace provide an important service, and we now have eight JP’s in our growing Ōmokoroa community. Some are busier than others, so it is hoped we can all share the load.

We work mostly from home or our place of work. We are soon to provide a weekly drop-in service at the Ōmokoroa Library and Service Centre in McDonnell Street, beginning on Thursday 22nd August between 11am and 1pm. Look out for the sandwich board to remind you we’re there and available. When visiting a JP outside

this time, please don’t just turn up on the doorstep. We ask that you phone to arrange a mutually convenient time to visit. Local publications and the Library have the list of names and contact phone numbers for your convenience.

The justiceofthepeace.org.nz website also contains the information of who, what, how, and why the Justice of the Peace members exist.

When preparing for a visit, ensure you have all relevant documents, additional documents for attachment and that you have read and filled in your documents appropriately. Bring all the originals and photocopies that are required along with your photo identification. Please don’t sign the document until you see your JP.

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JPs gather to thank Bette Crozier (centre front) flanked by Dave Rolfe (left) and Dean Stanway.

Back row, Pat Harrison, Jean Furness, Jude Grace and Heather Reynolds. PHOTO: Retired JP David Thomas.

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ne year ago, local artists Jackie Knotts, Stella Clark and Nick Eggleston opened "Imprint Gallery" in the Historic Village. As the name suggests, the gallery sells framed and unframed original and giclee prints, printed T-shirts, tops - also cards, small paintings and some merchandise.

Nick is well known for his watercolour dogs bejewelled and tattooed, and he is kept busy adding these iconic additions to commissioned pictures of clients' dogs.

Nick, Stella and Jackie use the gallery as a studio space. Depending on which day you visit, Nick could be working on a watercolour painting or making a pair of shoes, Stella could be working on a large acrylic painting, and Jackie would be cutting a lino block prior to printing.

You can wear a piece of one of Stella's paintings printed on the large selection of tops for sale in

the gallery. Nick can teach you how to make a pair of shoes, unlike any you could buy - think bumblebee, for instance.

The Imprint Gallery is part of what is an art hub at the Historic Village with the Turner Gallery, Young at Art, the Peoples Gallery, Artists Studios and the Incubator. After years of neglect, the Historic Village is slowly being upgraded. As more community organisations move to the newly completed Kollective building, more retail spaces will become available.

Nick, Stella and Jackie love the Historic Village environment and plan to continue to offer affordable artwork from local artists. The one-year birthday bash has been put on hold until the weather gets warmer, but it will happen in the not too distant future because there is a lot to celebrate both past and future.

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By Colin Hewens he volunteers have continued with the planned expansion up to 300 hectares around the Blade, at the end of WhakamÄ rama Road.

Since our last report, we have started the construction of our short trapping lines from the base of the plateau escarpment to our southern boundary. Lines 9 South and 10 South have been cut, and line 9 S has had six rat traps and some of its possum traps established. We are planning to do lines 11 and 12 south by the end of August, and then do two more lines a month to be out to 18 before the end of November. We welcome volunteers to join us for this task.

The pests caught (see table) are roughly half from the outside two lines around the area, and the other half scattered around the rest of the area. It is good to see the stoats and weasels have reduced from the nine we had in May and the first week of June. As the rats reduce, the mice build, but their damage to the birdlife is minor.

We have been fortunate to welcome a further two new members, Bob Penman from ĹŒmokoroa and Craig Bettjeman from Te Puna. They have quickly learned the trap maintenance skills needed and are able to work lines on their own.

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We are also looking for extra support to establish a perimeter of intensive trapping where we will have rat traps at 37.5m gaps, and possum traps at 75m gaps instead of 75 m and 150 m. A double ring of trapping lines 37.5 metres apart will act as a virtual fence enclosing the perimeter of our 300-hectare area.

This is our work program for 2020 to 2021, In future, these will be the only lines checked weekly, and hopefully, the internal lines will only need checking monthly. This will involve approximately 234 new rat traps and 72 new possum traps, as well as 7 kms of new trapping lines cut and marked. We really need a good continuing inflow of Volunteers to keep our momentum going.

If you would like to join this very worthwhile pest control group phone Colin 552 6771.

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General manager Karl Gradon says central government, local government and the private sector must work towards allowing free-flow of goods and services across the Bay. “In the Eastern Bay, we are in a period of growth and expansion after many years of flat-lined GDP. We are seeing the impact of investment from private entities, iwi groups and the Provincial

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By Lorraine Wilks of Fragrance of Flowers ingle-use plastic bags have now been phased out, and we are all beginning to rethink about all packaging. Paper bags, beeswax wraps, and calico bags are becoming popular choices. Ecologically, our lifestyles are beginning to improve, but we still have a long way to go. Eliminating our plastic footprint is extremely difficult, especially when most of the products that we buy from stores contain heaps of waste packaging. Therefore, change must begin at an industry level.

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At first, I was very skeptical when approached to advertise in the Lizard News. This was an Ōmokoroa based newspaper and I am in Katikati. However, I was reassured that the catchment zone was due to expand to include Katikati through to Waihī Beach. While still kicking and screaming I agreed to give it a shot and the results have been both astonishing and surprising.

I am astonished by how many people actually read the Lizard News and how powerful advertising is. For example, in June I advertised the benefits of an air purifying plant called a Zamioculcas. Two months later, people are still coming into the shop asking for these plants.

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In the next couple of editions of the Lizard News, we will focus on some different plant options that you can use in reducing your plastic footprint.

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As we approached the classroom on his first day, with Oliver shaking with nerves and hiding his tears in my shoulder, Isabella bounced up and said to him “I used to feel scared when I first started school too, and I never wanted mummy to leave. Now I LOVE IT!”. The children all competed good-naturedly to be Oliver’s buddy and look after him. It didn’t take more than a few days for him to settle right in.

Kōwhai class is the home of the Year 0-2 children (ages 5-7) at Matahui School, and this term there were about ten children in the class. The small class size has meant Oliver has really been seen, and the teachers have tailored his classroom learning to his individual needs. He is a quiet (usually!) and sensitive child, not one to demand attention or elbow his way to the front of a crowd.

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Early Childhood mentor and children’s author finds hidden gem in Whakamārama hen Talia Evered moved to Ōmokoroa two years ago, she anticipated that finding an early childhood service for daughter, Hayley (4yrs 9mths) and son, Quinn (2 yrs 5mths) could be a little tricky.

This wasn’t because of a lack of supply – the area offered plenty of great choices. No, it was because as a mentor and assessor of early childhood trainee teachers for the previous four years (now six), Talia says she had very high standards. Like a sommelier choosing which wine to have with their own dinner, or a fashion designer selecting an outfit for the day, the wider the breadth of knowledge can make choosing all the more difficult.

That was until she visited Whakamārama Kindergarten, one of Bay of Plenty’s Inspired Kindergartens, which she describes as a breath of fresh air.

“On my first visit to see if I would enrol our children, I instantly felt welcome. Joy and her team’s passion and expertise in early childhood education were clearly evident from that first visit. Hayley and Quinn agreed; ‘I want to go to that Kindy mum!’ ” In addition to her background as an early childhood teacher and early childhood assessor contracted by the University of Waikato, Talia is also a well-loved children’s author who often makes guest storytelling appearances at libraries, kindergartens and early childhood centres. Across these roles, she estimates visiting over 100 early childhood services and describes Inspired’s Whakamārama Kindergarten as “one in a million.”

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With Quinn’s 5th birthday around the corner, Talia says his school start will be somewhat of a bittersweet ending. “I’ve seen Quinn grow and learn and really come into his own. He has built such great strong relationships with the staff and children, as have I.” With baby number three’s arrival any day now, Talia plans to still pop into the kindy for coffee catch-ups – “they can’t get rid of me that easily,” she says.

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Hayley and Quinn’s first day at Whakamārama Kindergarten taken February 2017. PHOTO: Talia Evered.

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e’s 83 now and a series of strokes earlier this year has slowed him down, but Jim Savage, one of our oldest surviving Paralympians, is a man who doesn’t know the meaning of “can’t”.

Few people ever managed to stop Jim Savage but, ten years ago, some ratbag stole and wrecked his car. It had hand controls that allowed him to drive without the use of his legs. But the people of Kawerau and Whakatāne banded together and, within weeks fundraised not only to get Savage a new car, but also the specialised hand controls and wheelchair hoist.

It’s a strong clue as to how much love there is for a man who represented NZ in a phenomenal eight different Para sport events - shot put, discus, javelin, pentathlon, lawn bowls, table tennis and archery - between 1968 and 1980.

Savage is New Zealand’s Paralympian number 14, one of four surviving members of the country’s first-ever Paralympic Team.

After Tel Aviv in 1968, Savage captained the NZ team at the next three Paralympic Games: Heidelberg 1972, where he won a shot put bronze; Toronto 1976, where he equalled the feat; and Arnhem 1980. He also captained NZ at the 1969 Stoke Mandeville Games, the 1975 FESPIC Games in Japan and two editions of the Commonwealth Paraplegic Games, securing a total of 19 international medals including four golds.

In 1981, the United Nations’ International Year of Disabled Persons, Savage decided he might be able to get the event some local traction by rowing Cook Strait.

“We were going to do it on a couple of 44-gallon drums strapped together but, thanks to some wonderful generosity, we ended up with an adaptive catamaran that four of us in wheelchairs could paddle, using bicycle mechanisms connected to the propeller,” he says.

Adaptive sailing took him on yet more adventures around the world — including crossing the English Channel, travelling down the Nile and crossing Peru’s Lake Titicaca. Polio was still a public health issue in Peru at the time and, Savage says, “I felt for those chaps there.

They didn’t have what we had, so when we came home, we went around hospitals and got all the broken-down wheelchairs and other items that would have gone to the dump, found a firm that could rebuild them, and sent a full container to Peru.”

As a young man, he was a devastating wing and centre tipped as a future All Black. He worked at Kawerau’s Tasman Mill and trained by running up Mt Edgecumbe/Pūtauaki in his spare time. When he wasn’t out deer-hunting or conquering mountains, he was ballroom dancing and running the local youth club on a Friday night.

“I was fairly strong compared to a lot of boys,” he reflects from his present-day home in Te Puna where his son and daughter-and-law raise Charolais cattle.

“And I just had the knack of being a sportsperson. I knew when I could pull something off.”

However, life would change dramatically in 1958, when, aged 22, he contracted polio. He was on an overnight hunting trip in the Tarawera’s when he

couldn’t feel his leg. The next day he crawled more than five hours to get back to the car. A stint in Auckland Hospital followed. While he never recovered strength in his lower body, with his upper-body strength and a “no-suchword-as-can’t” attitude, he got himself out of hospital far quicker than anyone expected.

“The Crippled Children’s Society, as it was called then, gave me a car, and I was away hunting again. Eeling. Trout-fishing. I trained myself to crawl up riverbanks on my hands and knees. And I got a job back at the mill, in the office.”

The Morris Minor also became a terrific asset for his social life with his bevy of mates around town. One of them took a shine to a young woman, Madeleine, working in the local butcher’s shop, but it was Savage she fell in love with. The two married in 1963 and, 56 years on, they’re still going strong.

“Jim’s a real people person,” says Madeleine. “He’s always done a lot for other people in the community.”

Awarded an MBE in 1974, he’s been a lifelong volunteer and community servant. He taught St John’s in Kawerau, raised money for cancer charities, and served as a town councillor. He was awarded a Paralympics New Zealand Order of Merit in 2001 and was the first life member of Parafed BoP. He founded the Kawerau Paraplegic Association and the Friendly Games, which, for 21 years, encouraged disabled people from all over NZ to converge on Kawerau to compete in a range of sporting events.

“Dad is very humble about it, but he trained, helped and inspired so very

Jim Savage at The Celebration Project Community Event at Pacific Toyota in Tauranga on July 25th. PHOTO: Michael Bradley/Getty Images for Paralympics NZ.

many people over the years, all as a volunteer,” says his son Danny. One was the late, great Eve Rimmer who, in 1967, got in touch, had a go at wheelchair sports and became New Zealand’s first female Paralympian at the Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympics - the birth of her glittering career. Later, in the 1990s, Savage helped set up the Eve Rimmer Games in her honour.

“I did it all because they did it for me,” Savage says - never having forgotten the support he got when he and Madeleine were first raising funds for him to compete at the Paralympics. “I’d like to acknowledge the help, love and support over the years from my family, too Madeleine and our three children. It was hard work, a big effort.”

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By Juanita Meder nother busy term has come and gone here at Pahoia School. At the end of term 2, we said farewell to our principal, Mike McKee, as he and his family embark on a new adventure in Hong Kong. We wish them all the best.

We were very lucky to receive native plants through the Paper4trees recycling programme, so some of our students got busy planting with our caretaker, Kevin.

A huge thank you to all the sponsors and supporters of this wonderful programme: Western Bay of Plenty District Council, BayTrust, Zero Waste Education, Fonterra and Kererū Gardens. Our gardens (and us) benefit enormously from these plants. We would also like to thank EERST (Environmental Education for Resource Sustainability Trust), not only for the Paper4trees programme but also for the Water4schools programme, through which we were given a rainwater collector for use in the school garden.

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A group of our senior students competed alongside 31 other schools at the Tauranga Basketball World Cup. The team faced some strong opposition and played some really good basketball, finishing with three wins from six games.

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Stella Clark artist and Seablues Studio Art

By Rosemary Balu of ARTbop

mokoroa artist Stella Clark says “I like to start with an expressive brushstroke or interesting shape and take it from there. I enjoy finding out where I end up when I eventually arrive there.”

Stella’s visual creativity runs the gamut from small identifiable scenes of Kiwiana and landscapes to large abstract acrylic paintings. Stella, (who has previously had her work accepted for the prestigious Miles Art Award) is a member of The Incubator volunteer team, the “Committed” Ōmokoroa Artists and Ōmokoroa Public Art Group. She is currently exhibiting with other established artists at Macandmor, downtown Tauranga and the boutique Imprint Gallery at the Historic Village with Western Bay artists, Jackie Knotts and Nick Eggleston.

Stella has a degree in design from Wellington’s Massey University, where she specialized in children’s book illustration.

After a more usual career, Stella is focusing on her work as a painter and visual artist.

I met with Stella and her daughters at a local café one blus-

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tery July afternoon. Over hot chocolate (and me admiring her younger daughter’s fabulously blue playdough) we talked about the children’s art courses Stella is organising in Ōmokoroa. From this coming school term and starting 5th August, there will be a five-week block course on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 3.30pm to 4.45pm for children 7 to 12 years.

Stella says “they’ll be expressive, caring, colour experiences with lots of individual encouragement….” This aspect of Stella’s art practice will be called Seablues Studio Art classes. If you know her work you’ll know how appropriate the title is. You’ll also understand why other artists often ask Stella about her very free and expressive painting technique.

This has led Stella also to offer individual adult art lessons in Ōmokoroa. If you would like more information about the Seablues Studio Art children’s classes or individual adult tuition, you can text Stella on 021 354 685.

You can see Stella’s work at Macandmor Goddards Centre, Devonport Road, Tauranga; and with her Western Bay colleagues at Imprint Gallery, Historic Village.

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Visual creation by Stella Clark. PHOTO: Supplied.

Ulysses in the Western Bay

By Matthew Farrell

ixteen motorcycles recently took part in a poker-style Sunday group ride culminating with a penultimate checkpoint at the Minden lookout before a sausage sizzle at Ōmokoroa Domain.

Tauranga branch members of the age 40+ Ulysses Club cruised 200km from Gate Pā to Ōropi, Te Puke, Pongakawa Valley, then back via Hamurana, Omanawa and Poripori.

Riders collected a total of five playing cards for fun with a simplified number value scoring method to determine two $40 winners from the $5 stakes. There were $10 fuel card spot prizes for a handful of riders, too. If you are interested to learn more about age 40+ social motorcycle riding, email me matthew@lizardnews.net

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The Friends of Puketoki need your help

By Robbie Banks o you enjoy a stroll in nature, for an hour or so, a couple of times a month? Are you handy with a pair of secateurs? How about involving the family, children etc. to tie ribbon markers along the tracks?

Approximately 16 members of the pest control team meet every second Thursday to walk the trap lines and top up the bait stations. Join us at this time or come on the weekend or evenings in summertime.

It is a great way to enjoy nature while giving back a little of your time for a very special gem of pristine bush gifted to the community.

Puketoki Reserve is 40ha of native bush which was left to the community by the original saw millers around 100 years ago. There are many large trees of undeterminable ages - rimu, pūriri and tawa being some of the attractions to view. There are two easily accessible loop tracks through the Bush of 20 minutes and 50 minutes duration. The tracks are well-main-

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An historical public notice, now part of a display board at Puketoki Reserve. PHOTO: Supplied.

tained and bridged over lovely streams, and easily accessible for most. All dogs must be managed on a strong lead, and all dog droppings are to be removed from the reserve.

Bird life is prolific, with the attractions for most people being the North Island robin, kererū, tūī, fantail and many more. The Leyland Road entrance to the reserve is very attractive with a lovely picnic area adjacent to the stream which many locals use as a safe swimming spot for children.

The Friends of Puketoki wish to thank all landowners and neighbours. We know you contribute to the pest control around the reserve, which is vital to our internal control system. This is a great way to meet new friends with common interests. Please contact Terry Edwards, (07) 552 6222 or John Budden, (07) 548 1180 if you would like to come along.

We can’t guarantee you’ll find a wife or a fortune, but what there is in abundance is pristine bush, fresh air and bird song to delight.

Batty about catching ratty

By Bella McShane and Isabella King he Wild About New Zealand (WANZ) team at Ōmokoroa Point School spent term 2 supporting local efforts by trying to help eradicate pests from our beautiful peninsula, which we are so lucky to live in.

Thanks to Tammy Bruce, the leader of the group, we have been setting traps around the school and learning about the different pests and what they do to our environment, and also the extreme damage they cause. We put some rat traps out around the school on 21st March, and so far we have caught two unlucky rats.

The traps we have set around the school are rat traps in wooden crates with some bait to attract the rat and catch it. Tracking tunnels are also being used to monitor for pests. Tracking tunnels are black plastic tunnels which we place a “trakka” card into, and the card has

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an area of ink in the middle and bait, the animal walks on it and walks out, leaving its footprints behind so the team can identify what pest it is. We have also put out possum chew cards which are nailed onto trees or posts; these are non-toxic. The animal comes and chews the card so the team can then identify the bite marks the animal has left. This helps us identify pest “hot spots”.

We look forward to the rest of the year, and we all hope to catch more pests to try and make a difference to our wonderful environment. We all love learning about the environment, and we love sharing the information we know about it. But without Tammy, the environment would not be getting any better. So thank you so much, Tammy, we love being with you on the WANZ team for 2019.

Hamish King baiting a rat trap. PHOTO: Supplied.

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Ōmokoroa Community Policing Group Charitable Trust

By Cathy Taylor

any are aware of the role of OCPGCT in Ōmokoroa, but for those new to the area, the Trust is the umbrella group for the Police Information Centre, Community Patrol, Neighbourhood Support and Graffiti Busting. We work closely with the Community Constable Paul Wrigley, who visits Ōmokoroa once or twice a week.

Police Information Centre: Volunteers are in attendance at the Library every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9.00 to 11.00am. These volunteers can take information that would typically be handed to a police officer, then send this information or complaint to the Police. More volunteers are always welcome. If you’d like to learn more about this role, please contact Jim Boyes on 548 1286 or email jimboyes100@gmail.com Community Patrol: Trained volunteers routinely patrol the streets of Ōmokoroa watching out for, and reporting, anything suspicious or anti-social.

Their presence is seen to be a deterrent to this type of behaviour, and they can provide reports directly to the Police. A recent training session run by the Police in Tauranga proved to be very informative, entertaining and highly relevant to their patrolling. If you would like to become part of our patrol team, please contact new team leader Matthew Farrell on 548 1200 or email matthew@lizardnews.net

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We have recently joined the “My Challenge” fuel rewards programme, giving us eight cents discount per litre. You can help with the cost of petrol for Community Patrol as we are registered to receive bonus points from anyone who chooses to donate their discount to OCPGCT. Neighbourhood Support: 2018/19 has seen the revival of Neighbourhood Support which had been operating in Ōmokoroa for about 20 years. People in NS street groups work together to create a safer and friendlier community. We now have 54 active groups and are looking for community-minded people to become street co-ordinators in other areas, particularly in the newer subdivisions. If you have not been contacted to be part of a street group and would like help to start one in your street, contact Cathy 021 704 686 or Annabel 021 445 476 or email nsomokoroa@wbopns.org.nz Graffiti Busters: Recently two reports were made to the Council of pink spray paint over the State Highway sign at the Ōmokoroa Rd/SH2 intersection, and the painting of obscenities on the old green bus shelter facing a preschool facility on Ōmokoroa Road. These were fixed up very quickly and have since been reported as removed. Please report any graffiti to Jim Boyes 548 1286 or email jimboyes100@gmail.com Although we have relatively little crime in our community, lately we have had reports of “boy racers” and cars lingering suspiciously in different parts of

Ōmokoroa, thefts from roadside stalls, and fruit from private properties. If you witness a crime, please report it to the Police ASAP. Remember: call 111 if it is happening now, and 105 if it has already happened.

You can help keep our community safe by keeping an eye on your neighbours’ properties, making sure you do not leave valuables in your cars and locking car doors when leaving them in a driveway.

Whānau Fun Day Out

Tamawhariua Health and Social Services Whānau Fun Day Out was held at Moore Park, Katikati. It was a fun and informative day for all those who attended. A big thank you to everyone who turned out on the day despite the weather! Also, thanks to exhibitors, volunteers and entertainers, especially TECT, Bay Trust and the Katikati Community Board whose funding support enabled the day to go ahead. Me mahi tahi tātou mō te oranga o te katoa: We must work together for the betterment of all of us.

PHOTO: L-R: Eddie Brown Jr, Antz, Te Raroa Westlake and Norway entertained as young local musicians.

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Omokoroa Tide Chart August 2019 Omokoroa Tides

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Review confirms land shortage auranga will face a shortage of around 1,000 new dwellings by mid-2022 if current demand for new housing continues, according to a report presented to Tauranga City Council.

The forecast was part of an independent residential development capacity review that looked at available land for housing development in the next three to 10 years. It projected the shortfall would increase further until sufficient new supply becomes established.

Development constraints are due to very high growth rates in recent years and delays in Council ability to rezone new supply, particularly in new urban growth areas.

Tauranga/Western Bay has three major greenfield areas with development plans underway - Te Tumu, Tauriko West and Ōmokoroa - but each area faces significant delays and risks: Transport investment from central government is required to unlock development capacity at Tauriko West.

Structure planning has largely been completed for Te Tumu, with the next steps to be unlocking access through multiply-owned Māori land to enable other land to be developed.

While work is underway to add development capacity at Ōmokoroa and Katikati, there is uncertainty around the timing of transport capacity improvements along SH2.

In Tauranga, while average section sizes have been reducing, not enough alternative, higher density dwelling types have been built in the existing urban area. With the support of SmartGrowth, Tauranga City Council says it is progressing work to enable intensification, starting in the Te Papa peninsula which runs along Cameron Rd. Article: Priority One.

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Community minded? Come and join this dedicated team in Ōmokoroa.

LIBRARY Thurs 9am – noon (during term), and every third Friday 6-8.30pm www.whakalibrary.com PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP Thursday 9.30am-noon (during term). A friendly free group. A fantastic range of toys and the outdoor playground. Phone Alison 021 873 057.

Please call CFO Ian Blunt 0274 599 478 or DCFO Simon Priest 0274 366 265.

TWIF Thank Whaka It’s Friday, every 3rd Friday of the month from 6-8.30pm. All welcome. Bring your dinner, your family and a bottle or two. Meet the locals and get to know what’s happening in Whakamārama.

KIDS@PLAY 1st Friday 2.30-4.30pm. For families with schoolaged kids and younger, a chance to socialise and meet locals. Bring some afternoon tea to share.

Coffee and tea for a gold coin donation.

ARE TURNING 2!

‘MOVE IT’ FITNESS Mondays and Wednesdays 9.30am and Thursdays 7pm. An informal 45 minute exercise class for anyone. Go at your own pace. $4 per session or book a term for $20 (per class).

Children welcome. Phone Caryn 021 133 5390.

To celebrate we are offering a promotion to raise money for Omokoroa Point School. Open to all family & friends of OPS students.

# Purchase 2 or more Car, SUV, 4x4 or light commercial tyres between the 1st of July and 30th of August 2019 & Omokoroa Tyre & Alignment will donate $5 per tyre to OPS # Nominate a class room of your choice at the time of purchase and Omokoroa Tyre & Alignment will also donate a further $100 Prezzy card to the class with the most nominations at the end of the promotion.

Get behind it by supporting local business and raising money for the best little school in the bay and our kids!

Omokoroa Tyre & Alignment 8 Hamurana Road - Omokoroa Phone 548 0556

Book Sale Saturday 7th September 11am-2pm Omokoroa Point School Cash only

WHAKA EMAILS Community news including police reports, lost and found animals, items for sale, excess fruit and vegetables, and rentals wanted. To receive these email: col.hewens@orcon.net.nz HALL BOOKINGS Call Debbie Allan, the booking officer, on 552 5141 or email whakahallbookings@outlook.com to hire the hall, chairs and tables at very reasonable rates.

*book donations can be taken to Omokoroa Library 9-5 Mon 2nd – Thurs 5th Sept August 2019 | Lizard News |

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CAFÉ, RESTAURANT & BAR OPEN 7 DAYS

(9AM TO 9PM) 160 OMOKOROA ROAD, OMOKOROA

DOUBLE BREAKFAST SPECIALS

2 X EGGS BENE BACON OR 2 X BIG BREAKFAST AND RECEIVE 2 FREE COFFEES (Weekends till 11am)

DINNER SPECIALS DOUBLE DINNER NIGHT (SUNDAYS)

ORDER ANY 2 MEALS THE SAME AND GET 2 FREE GLASSES OF WINE.

GOLD CARD NIGHT 20% DISCOUNT

(Tuesday. Excludes drinks. Dine-in only)

EARLYBIRD SPECIALS

EGGS ON TOAST $9.90 REGULAR COFFEE & MUFFIN $7.90 (Weekdays till 10am)

HAPPY HOUR SPECIALS

FRIES FREE* GARLIC BREAD $3.00 CHICKEN TENDERS $7.00 CALAMARI $9.00

(With a drink purchase over $12. Between 4pm and 5.30pm.) *First order only

DINNER TO HOME SPECIALS

SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE $12.90 CHICKEN FETTUCCINE $15.90 MOUSSAKA $18.90 FISH & CHIPS $19.90 SCOTCH FILLET WITH CHIPS $24.90 (Phone order)

OFFERS FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY. Not valid on public holidays.

BOOKINGS (TABLES, FUNCTIONS AND CATERING) 07 548 2696 • 021 135 1661 • OR EMAIL US AT ADM@MONTREGROUP.COM FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: MONTRÉ CAFÉ • INSTAGRAM: MONTRÉ_CAFÉ REVIEW US ON TRIPADVISOR: MONTRÉ ATELIER DU CAFÉ • GOOGLE: MONTRÉ ATELIER DU CAFÉ