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Capernwray Bible School team In Ōmokoroa

ver the past week, students from Capernwray, located on the outskirts of Cambridge, have had the opportunity to serve and be part of the wonderful community of Ōmokoroa. Capernwray is one of twenty-six Bible global schools, run by 'Torchbearers International', which help to build Biblical foundations and give practical training to live the genuine Christian life. The team consisted of nine students from ages 18-29, who came from countries including Canada, Germany, and the USA. They were hosted by the Ōmokoroa Peninsula Baptist Church

(OPBC) for a week of serving the church and the wider community of Ōmokoroa. Students were happily billeted by four different families from within the Baptist Church. Pastor Howard Cross and his wife Jane, help to lead many different activities within the community, some of which the students had the opportunity to help with. These included Sunday worship services (Settlers' Hall, 10am on Sundays), various weekly home groups, men and women's nights, and a youth group. Other involvement included working with children at the Ōmokoroa Point School, doing garden work

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at the Cooney Reserve and the school, and leading a service at Acacia Park. They also took part in assisting Mainly Music, IGIRLZ and youth group at the Community Church, as well as being part of the 'Get Smart' van nights, which stays out to the early hours of the morning feeding and helping those on the streets in Tauranga and at the Mount. They really enjoyed meeting and engaging in conversations with often random members of the community as well as many of those within the Baptist Church family. On behalf of the Capernwray students, we would like to thank every-

one who hosted us and gave our team opportunities to serve and experience this beautiful area of New Zealand. We have been so blessed to be part of Ōmokoroa Peninsula Baptist Church for the week and see the love of Christ flourish within this community. On behalf of OPBC, we were the ones who were blessed and encouraged and are really looking forward to hopefully hosting another team, serving the Ōmokoroa community, next year. Article and photo supplied. PHOTO: Capernwray team 2019.

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hinking back to the teenager who took out the lamp post on 12th May, it’s worth showing people who don’t have insurance the importance of such. I understand the driver went to court where he will most likely get a slap on the hand, however one must consider the bigger picture in terms of the cost to the community. There is of course the cost to the emergency services, power pole and associated repairs, his car and luckily no other vehicles. The hidden costs include that there were no retail or service outlets open in Ōmokoroa other than ourselves, and Montre by candle light. This is a massive loss for the peninsula which then flows onto having to pull back on other areas of investment into Ōmokoroa. In our case, as an example: The loss of $4,000 worth of sales for the day - unclaimable under Business Interruption insurance due to a two day stand down period - and the $1,827 cost of a power generator to get us through the back half of the power outage. The spike impacted on the LED drivers in our retail lights with a cost to remedy of $14,935. Adding the loss of our $500 insurance excess, the total cost for our business alone was more than $21,000. We really encourage all our young people to take insurance into account when purchasing a car. Steve Ling, FreshChoice Ōmokoroa.

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r Webber, how can you reconcile your claims in the local media that; “ You listen first and act second...for the greater good or the significant majority” with your reluctance to accept the referendum majority who soundly defeated your proposed Māori Wards to have unelected Māori appointed to councils? The ‘greater good’ seems like a selective personal agenda and the Māori 15% of population does not represent ‘a significant majority,’ of the total con-

stituents of the Western Bays. Your stated aspirations for roading improvements and rent rebates remain just that, ‘aspirations’ and not achievements. Some of the accomplishments you modestly claim were initiated by your predecessors. Perhaps if you set your agenda to serving all of your constituents you would be seen as more credible. Bryan Johnson, Ōmokoroa.

As a regular event, a representation review is a legal requirement for Councils across New Zealand. Councillors voted 93 in favour of introducing one or two Māori wards, rather than this being a proposal from one individual alone. Only Councillors Mike Lally, Kevin Marsh and Margaret Murray Benge opposed Maoi wards, while the majority of councillors spoke in favour after hearing all the evidence presented to Council. Five percent or more of the District’s electors demanded a poll, and the issue was determined by a public vote accepted unanimously by Council. If you are aware of any other Council resolutions please provide details to support your statements. I do not wish to relitigate the merits or otherwise of Māori wards or to stir up racial disharmony in a free community publication - Matthew.

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estern Bay of Plenty District Mayor Garry Webber is back on the campaign trail (Lizard News, June 2019). Mayor Webber claims: "The result of my leadership focus has seen council debt reduce to $98.3 million, a decrease of over 25% since 2010". Mr Webber became Mayor at the end of 2016, when actual Council debt was $115 million. A graph comparing Actual Debt to Budgeted Debt on page 130 of the minutes for the Council meeting on 6th June this year shows actual debt is currently $110 million, not $98.3 million as claimed by Mr Webber. Western Bay of Plenty District ratepayers still pay the highest average rates of all local bodies in New Zealand. The Taxpayers Union's 2018 report shows financing costs per ratepayer in WBOP District are $395. This is more than one and a half times the national average of $153. Keith Hay, Secretary, Katikati - Waihī Beach Residents and Ratepayers Association.

When the District Council announces its year end financial result, which is audited, the latest numbers will be publicly available. Until then, they are not final, and interim results should be regarded accordingly - Matthew.

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ments, there’s a requirement to work through a complex resource consenting process to develop walkways, cycleways and trails. “While we need to ensure the best outcome for the environment when developing these amenities, we can provide a more efficient and effective rule framework, particularly when it comes to provisions for earthworks and hazard areas for each project,” says Phillip. In addition to these proposals, Council is seeking feedback on changes to rules relating to Cleanfill activities within the Rural Zone; Sale of goods by home enterprises; Maintenance of stop banks and drains in floodable areas; Frost protection fans; Rural contractor depots; Noise standards within industrial zones. “We will further develop the proposals before going into a formal public notification process that we anticipate getting underway in August or September,” says Phillip. Details on the proposed changes can be found at haveyoursay.westernbay.govt.nz Feedback on the initial consultation closed on Monday 24th June. Article supplied.

Proposed changes: Post Harvest Zone proposal includes: Expansions of some existing Post Harvest Zones; An increased level of on-site accommodation from 75 to maybe 200 beds; increasing the maximum height for buildings from 12m to possibly 20m, and greater clarification of provisions.

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Floodable Areas – maintenance of stop banks and drains proposes to clarify that resource consent is not required for earthworks within a classified Floodable Area if those earthworks are carried out for the purpose of maintaining flood control assets (e.g. clearing drains).

Accommodation for seasonal workers review includes: Investigating provision for temporary rural camp-style accommodation; making additional provision for accommodation in Industrial Zones; increasing the limit for defined accommodation facilities in all zones, and making additional provision for defined seasonal worker accommodation in Rural Zones.

Frost protection fans proposes to better provide for the operation of frost fans in rural areas, while still managing potential effects on surrounding neighbours. An option being considered is to allow frost fans without the need for resource consent if certain performance standards are met. Minor edits are also being proposed to make the rules easier to use.

Walkways, cycleways, bridleways and similar trails projects include: A definition for walkways, cycleways, bridleways and other similar trails; a specific activity status for these, and specific consideration of earthworks and hazard area provisions as they relate to each project.

Rural contractor depots are required to be located at least 60m away from any existing dwelling, minor dwelling, education facility or accommodation facility. Council intends to clarify that this separation distance also applies to vehicle accessways, driveways, manoeuvring and parking areas of the depot.

Cleanfill activities within the Rural Zone causes concerns for the community due to heavy vehicle traffic, noise, dust, vibration, loss of visual amenity, property damage and safety of access. Council is looking at changing the rules so that adverse effects on neighbours can be better managed.

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Students fired up with playground ideas mokoroa No 1 School pupils are showing great creative skills and ideas as they prepare their work

for the new Ōmokoroa playground design schools’ project. Ōmokoroa No 1 School, along with

Western Bay of Plenty District Council project leader Scott Parker (seated right) with Council’s consultant landscape architect Tim Lander (standing right), teacher Rob Maclaren and Council landscape architect Vanessa Davis with Ōmokoroa No 1 School’s Room Four students and their playground ideas. PHOTO: Supplied.

Greenwaste centre to close temporarily he Ōmokoroa green waste drop-off centre will be closed for two weeks from Monday 1st July. The centre usually opens on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Western Bay of Plenty District Council says it apologises for the inconvenience this may cause. Delays in relocating the

drop-off centre have led to this closure. Users may take green waste to either the Katikati Recycling Centre in Tetley Road or to the Tauranga Recycling Centre in Maleme Street. The Ōmokoroa facility will re-open at a new location on the same site behind Settlers Hall in midJuly.

Ōmokoroa Point, Pahoia, Whakamārama and Te Puna schools are taking part in the playground design project, led by Western Bay of Plenty District Council with assistance from Pirirākau Hapū, the local tangata whenua. The new playground is part of a revamp of the Ōmokoroa Domain and Esplanade being undertaken by Council over the next three years. Council’s Project Leader Scott Parker and his team visited Room 4 students last week to catch up with how their ideas were turning into playground designs. Teachers Rob Maclaren and Liz Webster have certainly inspired their students – resulting in a range of fabulous ideas, including giant lizards with slides as their tongues; a pedal-powered water gun; turtle trampolines; octopus slides; a pyramid rock climb; flying foxes; a mushroom forest; Viking architecture; a submarine with hamster-wheel propellors; fish ponds; rock walls; interactive games and artistic impressions of Mauao and the Ōmokoroa environment. Rob says the project has involved maths, technology and science – the equivalent of a whole term of work and Liz says, whatever happens, the students have embraced the project and learned a lot. One of the students described his playground model as an “amazing amazement” and another student, Dylan described the playground classes as – “fun when you can get out of learning.” Council’s consultant landscape architect Tim Lander (LOAM) is excited at the

visualisation of the students and the transformation of their ideas into playground designs through paintings, wood crafts, paper-mache, everyday household items and collage works. “The ‘low-tech’ methods of sketching and modelling are a good way to explore the essence of ideas. “These students should be very proud of their achievements; their care and enthusiasm for the project are obvious and impressive. Their work is right on track with what we are looking for, and I’m excited about using these and the ideas from the other four schools as we move into the next design phase.” University of Waikato student teacher Jordi Langdon says he has been “blown away” with some of the ideas that children have come up with and the way they are expressing those ideas through craftwork and drawings. “When I ask them what their favourite class is – they say it’s doing the playground designs. They are loving this project. It’s been a lot of fun and challenging for them.” The schools have been working on the project throughout term two, and their ideas will be showcased at a community event on Saturday, 27th July from 1pm at the Ōmokoroa Boat Club. Each school will have display tables and walls to exhibit their works for the wider community to view. Once completed the new Ōmokoroa concept aims to create a destination feature within the large open space of the Domain. Construction of the playground is expected to start later this year. Article supplied.

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Secondary school talks ongoing he Education and Workforce Select Committee has now met with the Ministry of Education for the second time. The full meeting can be viewed on this link: www.facebook.com/EWSCNZ Todd Muller again represented our cause well, with good supporting questions from Labour MP, Jan Tinnetti, and Parmjeet Parma, Chair or the Select Committee. Frustration was evident in the discussion because many of the issues presented such as travel time, overcrowded buses and a high school for the community were scantily discussed. The well-being of young people was certainly not at the forefront of the discussion. Todd was frustrated and reiterated that the talk about a High School for our area had been ongoing every year for the last five years. He believed that the population data on which decisions are being based is outdated, and it would be good for the Ministry to be proactive rather than reactive. Chairperson Parma said that the Ministry had not addressed the well-being issues caused by the present state of SH2. The most notable disappointment was the fact that the Ministry is only looking at students attending the new school from the Ōmokoroa peninsula itself, not the

local surrounds such as Whakamārama, Pahoia, Te Puna and Matakana Island. The Ministry also made assumptions that the same proportion of parents would continue to choose to send their children to Katikati, Tauranga Girls’ and Boys’, private and faith schools or Ōtūmoetai. Our petitioning group, the Council, local primary school principals and Todd Muller do not agree. The Ministry has also ignored the supporting statistics that the group had put together, which we believe are far more accurate than the old statistics taken from the last census data. The conclusion was that there will be a new school, and it will be built in Ōmokoroa. The year levels to be offered by the school are yet to be decided, and the tentative start date is 2025. The Select Committee has requested that the petitioning group respond to the Ministry’s decision, citing the high quality of the petitioner’s work. The group will continue to work with the Western Bay of Plenty District Council, will argue for the inclusion of the surrounding areas and put forward the case for an earlier opening. Thank you all for your support. From Jo Linthwaite, Greig Neilson and Karen Loten.

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By Todd Muller MP for Bay of Plenty ransport issues continue to have a major impact on the Bay of Plenty. The number of accidents around the region is appalling, and the rapidly ascending toll devastating. It seems every day our local papers' headlines scream out about the latest crash. Urgent action and more investment to make these roads safer needs to happen now, as well as long-term strategic solutions to keep our region moving. As the local MP, I will continue to be the voice for the Bay and push these issues. With economic growth on a downward spiral, we have a government that clamours to spend but not to grow. This is another area in

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which they have let our country down, in what is becoming a typical scenario of over-promising and under-delivering. Encouraging growth does not appear to be their strength, although it's a demonstrated way to improve the living standards of all New Zealanders. The Budget just did not deliver for our community. Wellbeing is an admirable ambition, but you need to walk the talk. There's still no new Ōmokoroa secondary school despite an urgent need, and SH2 continues to be a national disgrace. The government's answer to roading is a joke. More than a dozen major transport projects have been cancelled or stalled under this government, including our critical Tauranga Northern Link. Meanwhile, more fuel taxes and higher fuel prices are hitting families in the back pocket. On a more positive note, it is good to see kiwifruit continuing to show good growth. The economic flow-on effects from this major industry impact positively on your area in the Bay. As National Spokesperson for Climate Change, I've had a busy few weeks in the regions. The annual visit to Fieldays was productive and a great chance to catch up with Bay locals who make this event a regular pilgrimage. It was an opportunity for the National Party to launch our Primary Sector Discussion Document. With 23 new proposals to take regional New Zealand forward, this Discussion Document is all part of making sure we're ready to govern in 2020. It is important your voice is heard by clicking online to national.org.nz/primary_sector. Even more critical is your participation in the select committee process on the proposed Zero Carbon Bill. Submissions are open until 16th July.

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By a two-wheeled traveller n Thursday 13th June, at approximately 8am, there was a crash at ay of Plenty Regional Council has see our approach endorsed as balanced the intersection of Clarke Road welcomed findings from an inde- and comprehensive,” says Mr Miller. The report looked at how councils and State Highway 2 heading towards pendent report into compliance, monitoring and enforcement by New across the country are responding to the Tauranga. I had stayed in the traffic Zealand’s regional and unitary councils. growing number of pollution complaints stream (as I generally do these days) The report, commissioned by the regional and manage compliance of around which had come to a stop-start crawl coming through the Te Puna roundabout. After council sector, has found across the coun- 200,000 resource consents. In Bay of Plenty, the Regional Council is negotiating the roundabout, another motry, compliance, monitoring and enforcement activities are in relatively good responding to a growing number of calls torcycle rider used the road shoulder to its pollution hotline, receiving almost through the ‘Te Puna rollercoaster dip’ to shape. Bay of Plenty Regional Council Compli- 3,000 in 2017/18. It also administers pass the stationary traffic. On approachance Manager Alex Miller says the Re- around 5,000 resource consents. Potential ing the Clarke Road intersection, I was gional Council takes its responsibilities for environmental risks of those activities two cars back from a school bus, which managing this region’s natural resources mean that many of these consents need to had stopped so as not to block the intersection. At the same time, the rider putand protecting our taonga very seriously be checked regularly. All 16 regional and unitary councils pro- tered up to the same intersection at about so is pleased with the findings. “Effective compliance, monitoring and vided data for the study, resulting in the 20kmph, passing traffic on the left. The enforcement are significant tools in pro- most comprehensive report available on motorcyclist was unaware that a righttecting our environment. Carried out well, the sector’s compliance, monitoring and turning car was using the gap to turn into compliance monitoring and enforcement enforcement activities under the RMA’s Clarke Road as the school bus was obscuring both drivers' views. The motorcyclist can drive good environmental outcomes 27-year history. hit the car just forward of its rear wheel Article supplied. and prevent incidents, so it was great to arch which stopped and spun the motorcycle around, flinging the rider off onto the road (known as high-siding the rider). There was relatively minor damage done to the car which was still drivable. However, the front forks of the bike were bent back such that the front tyre was pushed hard against the bike frame and was un-rideable. We had to pick up the front of the bike to move it off the road. The rider was sore but conscious and able to move, he was taken to hospital by ambulance. The following Monday, the 17th June, news came through on the NZ Police email notification service at 2.45pm that there had been a serious crash in the Lower Compliance staff inspecting an earthworks site in Ōmokoroa, in December 2017. PHOTO: Supplied. Kaimais and that emergency services

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were attending. A police update received at 3.50pm advised motorists to avoid the area. I did not realise what impact this would have on rush hour traffic on leaving Tauriko at 5.15pm. The road was blocked to all traffic near the Ruahihi Power Station on the Tauriko side of Poripori Road - the only other way to cross the Wairoa River. On exiting the Lakes roundabout to head up the hill to Cambridge Road, I encountered the traffic jam: two lanes of stationary traffic, with those vehicles trying to head towards the Kaimais being individually interviewed by traffic management staff and generally being turned around or guided to Cambridge Road. With the greater percentage of the Kaimai traffic now on Cambridge Road, it was beyond capacity and grid-locked to Bethlehem, to the extent that I was stationary for longer than I was moving. From Bethlehem, the traffic started to crawl and continued right through to the far side of the Te Puna roundabout, where, while still heavy, managed to pick up speed to about 60kmph. I arrived home unscathed at 8pm. A journey that should normally take 25 minutes took around two and three-quarter hours – it reminded me of the traffic jams I suffered several years ago in Wellington.

As we went to press, another accident had occurred on SH2 near the Snodgrass Road/Quarry Road intersection, causing diversions and tailbacks. Eyewitnesses reported a car on its roof opposite the ‘Fix the Bloody Road’ signs, part of the campaign for safety and capacity investment in the Western Bay. Editor.

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KiwiCamp planned for this summer estern Bay of Plenty District Council is planning to put the new KiwiCamp facility at the Seaforth Road carpark near Bowentown in time for the 2019/20 summer season, subject to appropriate consents being obtained. Council went out for community consultation on possible locations for the facility in addition to its engagement on the 2019/20 Annual Plan during April/May. The KiwiCamp was to have been set up at the Waihī Beach Community Centre, but community opposition to this location led to Council reconsidering the location options. Following further community consultation, there was overwhelming support for the facility to be put at the Seaforth Road carpark. The Seaforth Road carpark site is already designated under Council’s freedom camping bylaw, has good access to the beach and cycleway network and has water, power and sewerage connections nearby. Council will install the facility which is pay-as-you-go, relocatable, prefabricated building with toilets, dishwashing

and laundry facilities, showers, access to potable water, waste and recycling areas, device charging and wireless internet. The facility is planned for installation by the end of November. Council will review the effectiveness and use of the facility after the summer season. KiwiCamp is among initiatives funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to help councils reduce freedom camping complaints and to encourage responsible, enjoyable travelling for campers, both domestic and international. Western Bay was one of a select few councils in New Zealand to receive the one-off grant of $340,000 to improve facilities and monitoring for the increasing numbers of freedom campers in the District. The KiwiCamp facility cost $200,000, and the balance has been used for Smart Bins and security monitoring. There are 47 freedom camping sites across the District governed by Council’s Freedom Camping Bylaw which requires all freedom camping to be in self-contained vehicles. Council employs a security firm from October to March to monitor and ensure compliance with the bylaw. Article supplied.

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BoPRC outline Port benefit to upper North Island supply chain he substantial benefits that the Port of Tauranga’s current operating and governance arrangements bring to the local, regional, and national economy were outlined at a meeting in Tauranga on Thursday 6th June. Bay of Plenty Regional Council highlighted the significant growth expected in the region due to new developments in aquaculture, horticulture and other industries to the Upper North Island Supply Chain Working Party, which is currently conducting a review of ports. The June meeting was convened to discuss the Port of Tauranga (PoT), which is 54 per cent owned by Bay of Plenty Re-

gional Council through its subsidiary Quayside Holdings Limited, as part of the government’s Upper North Island logistics and freight review. Bay of Plenty Regional Council Deputy Chair Jane Nees says the outcomes of any review must ensure the continuation of the successful business model operated by PoT – New Zealand’s best-performing port. It is essential that the significant growth in the Bay of Plenty region, and the critical importance of connections to and across the upper North Island, are maintained. “Port of Tauranga is a key connection between the upper North Island and in-

ternational markets, with 43 per cent of the country’s exports coming through the PoT,” Nees says. The working party was given a breakdown of the annual benefit received by all ratepayers across the region from the PoT dividend and the benefits that continue to be received from the $200m worth of regional projects and assets funded by the Regional Council, made possible through ownership of the PoT. Councillor Nees says the majority of this has been spent on “providing core infrastructure, and grants to third parties to fund regionally-important infras-

tructure, such as $20m towards the Ōpōtiki Harbour Transformation (pending government funding), $15m of funding for the Tauranga Tertiary Campus, a $5m contribution towards the Tauranga Marine Precinct and $2.5m for the Scion Innovation Hub”. “We acknowledge that this review has a strong focus on the future of the Port of Auckland. This is an important consideration; however, any review that focusses on the future of that particular port must not overlook the fact that the strong ongoing performance of the PoT is due to the way its operating model and ownership structures are set up.”

Ōmokoroa golf course erosion protection mokoroa Golf Club and Western Bay of Plenty District Council are joining forces to improve the Esplanade walkway/cycleway and protect the seaward strip of the golf course and Precious Family Reserve against coastal flooding. The joint project has an estimated cost of $1.1 million of which the golf club is

contributing $250,000 with the balance from Council, the Ōmokoroa Community Board and external funding. The Ōmokoroa Community Board will contribute $200,000 from the Board’s community roading account. The golf course and reserve were badly flooded during a January 2018 king tide and the 2017 Debbie and Cook

Flooding at the golf course during the 2018 king tide. PHOTO: Matthew Farrell.

cyclones. Severe erosion damage was caused to the seaward edges of Precious Family Reserve, the Esplanade walkway and the golf course. This damage added to previous gradual erosion and saltwater flooding that has occurred over time. Without some remedial action, the popular walkway and cycleway will be lost to the sea, and the golf course will be further compromised. Some ad hoc solutions, including bridge and culverts, have provided temporary relief, but a long term solution is needed. Tiaki Engineering consultants have produced scheme plans for an earth bund with new outlet structures, and re-

source consents are being sought for the stockpiling of material at the golf course in preparation for the bund construction. The bund will extend across the front of the reserve, and the reserve foreshore area will be built up to prevent water-logging and to provide additional recreation space during wet periods. The vegetated bund solution is defined as `soft engineering’ and is in line with Council’s adaptive approach under its Coastal Erosion Response Policy. Construction will begin once the design is finalised, all consents approved and material is on site. Work is expected to start in stages from late 2019. Article supplied.

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Coastal Challenge: save the date By Simone Rose n Sunday 20th October the Ōmokoroa Coastal Challenge is turning five years old and what started as a very casual 2km ‘Fun Run’ around Western Ave has now become a professional event, taking in the whole peninsula, and attracting athletes from all over the North Island. We haven’t forgotten our humble beginnings, however, and the focus is still on providing a fun, local event which raises funds for our cherished community. This year’s funds will be donated to the Ōmokoroa Community Patrol, the new Community Garden Project, the Ōmokoroa Sea Scouts will benefit in the form of paid marshal duties, plus we will be giving to the newly established Āwhina House, who support homeless women in the Tauranga area. Our event is organised by a bunch of energetic and community-minded mums, who passionately believe that active families are healthy families. Spending time outdoors offers positive benefits to both physical and mental

health, so to encourage kids to take part we are also giving $1,000 of sporting equipment to the school with the highest entries (as a percentage of their roll size). This is open to students of all schools in the Tauranga region. When registering students online, simply select the school they attend from the drop-down schooling menu. Online entries are now open at www.runrunrun.co.nz so get in quick to benefit from the Early Bird pricing and secure yourself a goody bag before they run out! This year’s event will be based at the Ōmokoroa Domain, with event pricing starting at just $10 and the following distances on offer: 1km kids dash - 5km run / walk options - 10km run / walk options - 15km run. Thanks for your support and a very big thanks to our generous, long-standing sponsors: BaseUp, Classic Builders, Tremains, FreshChoice, More FM and Craig Kirkwood coaching, plus the design work from Shotbro Design, and social media management by Likeable Lab.

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mokoroa Community Church wanted to put on an event that draws the community together. As our community grows, how do we work together to keep and create a caring, connected small peninsula community with a great country feel? The Gala was one of the ideas: a gathering place. Feedback has been fantastic and positive with food vendors and stall holders saying how warm and welcoming the day was. A big thank you for all involved. A big thank you to all who were part of the entertainment; it was top class! It was encouraging for us to see people sitting, eating and meeting together. Yes, we will have a Community Gala again next

Runners setting off in 2018. PHOTO: Matthew Farrell.

By Ian Blunt Chief Fire Officer

t was a quiet start to the month for Ōmokoroa Volunteer firefighters, with two calls one after the other on the Wednesday of the tenminute weather storm. Firstly to a house roof lifting, and then to a tree across Snodgrass Road. A week later, on the 12th June, the Brigade assisted with a patient lift in Ōmokoroa. On Friday at peak traffic hour around 3.30pm, a three-car pile-up caused traffic delays. Fortunately, no persons were trapped or seriously injured. Two days later the team was again called to assist ambulance with a patient lift and 3 hours after were called to a small rubbish fire on State Highway 2. The First Responders have been busy responding to eight incidents so far in June. Four patients required assistance for chest pains, two for breathing problems and one each for the MVA and person who fell, unable to regain the standing position.

The Gala on May 11th. PHOTO: Sharon Mitford-Burgess, organiser.

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Driving electric on the cheap

By Chris Reynolds ur 'new' car is a 2014 Nissan Leaf, recently imported from Japan for around $20,000 and it only does 140kms on a full charge. We certainly didn't mean to buy it, but there it is. So, how did it happen? Firstly, we live in Ōmokoroa and rarely travel past Bayfair or Waihī. Each of those is a round trip of less than 100 kms. But when we do leave the Western Bay, we are off to Napier or the Wairarapa, or maybe touring Northland. After very extensive research on the web, it seemed clear that we needed a plug-in hybrid. They have just enough battery to get to Tauranga and back but also switch seamlessly into petrol power for longer distances. Disappointingly, Tauranga doesn't have the choice that we might have hoped, and in general, the car dealers are focused almost exclusively on

petrol or simple hybrid engines. The two plug-in hybrids we found were over $40,000 and still something of a compromise when it came to drive quality and fuel consumption. Having identified that plug-in hybrids are still a bit of a rarity, we looked at pure electric cars. New cars start around $70,000, which was way over our budget, so we looked at used cars. After much anguish, we have decided to run two cars: the electric Leaf for driving around the Bay and our old one for the occasional long journey. We chatted to various salesmen on various car yards, but the guys at GVIelectric on Hewletts Road seemed to be the people with the most electric experience and were targeting cheapskates like us. They were also able to convert all the Japanese controls to English (for an extra fee).

When we got the car, two emotions caught me by surprise: firstly, the joy of going into the garage in the morning and knowing it has magically topped up (if we've remembered to plug it in). Secondly, petrol stations suddenly look old fashioned. Who knew? By contrast, a petrolhead friend on viewing our piece of 21st-century technology said: "Wow, look at those fancy blue alloy wheels". Technical Note: Car battery sizes are measured in kilowatt hours (KwH), and

each KwH can get a car about 6kms and costs $500-$1000. So if you want a car to go 300kms, that is 50KwH. Now with the current batteries, you don't charge them to the top, and because of the scarcity of fast chargers, you don't run them flat. So if you regularly do 300kms, you need at least 60KwH battery, which is $30-60k worth of batteries at today's prices. Our gamble is that we think battery prices will keep falling, and in 3-4 years, we will be able to upgrade to a powerful battery pack for very little money.

Board Chair guest speaker he Ōmokoroa Peninsula Club welcomed Murray Grainger, chair of the Ōmokoroa Community Board, as the guest speaker at the June meeting. Murray graduated as an electrical engineer and became a specialist in vibrations, environmental noise, and audiology standards. Work with the Taranaki energy projects noise issues led to Town Planning noise issues, appearing in court as an expert, on both applications and appeals. After some years overseas he returned to New Zealand, and Ōmokoroa, and to his present role in with the Community Board. Murray sees the role of the chairman as the eyes and ears of the community.

Preparing for meetings takes time, both chairing the board, and attending council workshops and meetings. He then outlined the work of the various council committees and their interaction with what happens in Ōmokoroa. Murray announced that he would be standing for council in the Kaimai ward, in the coming local body elections. There was time for a number of questions from the floor, covering a broad range of local issues; roading, cycleways, speed limits (waiting for national policy), buses, and the rail overbridge (NZ Rail are not quick responders).

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Three Generations of Art

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By Thomas O'Brien

une has been a very exciting, busy and eventful month for Katikati College. The first day back in June saw the change from Semester A to Semester B, which is a new structure of learning that Katikati College has adapted and is proving to be very effective. The first weekend back for Semester B saw the Senior Ball take place in the Katikati College Hall. This was an incredible night with the Ball Committee doing a fantastic job in preparation for the night. This year's theme transformed the Hall with decorations and bright, colourful flowers, food, decorations and more to become Rio. With over 230 in attendance, everyone was well behaved with the feedback being that it was an "awesome night". The Katikati College Ball is a highlight for the senior students and staff and

By Jacqui Knight ulia Blackler’s mother started art in her sixties. Joan was a very creative person, and she caught the painting bug from Julia. Joan painted purely from her imagination. Julia says “my mother One of Julia’s pieces on display at Carlton Gallery. gave me my creativeness”. PHOTO: Supplied. Zoe Taylor, nee Andrews, is Julia’s Granddaughter. Zoe, when she stayed with Julia in the school holidays, used to get into her studio and work away with her own style. On display is a plate done at a workshop when she was only ten years old along with a pen drawing when she was 14 years old. From these Zoe won an award at the Waihī Summer Festival in 2005. Julia has been painting for nearly 45 years. Subjects or ideas give her a message as to what medium to use - pastel, watercolour, oil or acrylic. Then there is the mixed media way of creating a piece. Julia finds still life objects attract her and she prefers to do them in pastel. Other work which is from Julia’s imagination develops from collections of what she sees and senses from all life around her. Many pieces Julia has painted have been taken far and wide, with some awards achieved. Although Julia does not think art needs to be competitive. “Art is art, such an individual and personal thing; and if it pleases, or if it offends, so be it.” Some of the paintings in this exhibition are not for sale. The Three Generations of Art exhibition is on from the 8th – 14th July at the Carlton Gallery, 36 Main Road, Katikati. Open 9am – 4pm weekdays and 10am – 2pm weekends.

Player of the match Siedrick Gonzales scored 21 points, leading the senior boys' basketball team to their first win over Waihī in five years.

was a great way to start Semester B. 13th June saw Katikati College's top sports teams head over to Waihī to compete in the annual Sports Exchange. This is one of the highlights of the year for both Waihī and Katikati Colleges as we see who will take home the overall win. This sports exchange has been going on

Students at the Katikati College Ball. PHOTOS: Supplied.

for many years with Waihī College continuing to hold the bragging rights over the past few years. Katikati College was keen to take the win this year but knew it wasn't going to be an easy task. Starting the day off with two great wins from the senior A boys' basketball and girls' netball, the success continued throughout the day with Katikati winning the First XV Rugby, both first XI football games, year 7/8 boys' football, 10A & 8A netball. Katikati College finished with eight wins to Waihī College's five and taking home the bragging rights for the year. Throughout the day, good sportsmanship was shown from both schools along with friendly banter and the usual tough competition. Thank you to Waihī College for hosting us, and we look forward to next year.

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Family history month By Sandra Haigh t’s Family History Month at the Western Bay of Plenty District Libraries this August - it’s time to celebrate the people who made you! If you’ve always been curious about your ancestors but never quite knew where to start researching your own family, pop into Ōmokoroa Library and pick up a free family history research starter-kit this August, complete with family tree chart and resource guides. Whether you’re a true blue Kiwi or have come to New Zealand from far away, your roots are never hard to find. Plant that seed and watch your family tree grow. Pick up a family history kit to get you

going, then get in contact with one of our genealogists through August and book a free tutorial at The Centre – Pātuki Manawa in Katikati. They will help you find out all about your ancestors using the library’s full access to Ancestry.com and FindMyPast.com. There may well be some great stories about your forebears in PapersPast or our historical collection of online British and U.S. newspapers from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. In the words of George Bernard Shaw, if you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance! Get in touch and begin your own personal family history adventure by emailing your community archivist at Sandra.haigh@westernbay.govt.nz or you can phone me on 07 579 6842.

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By Vicki Knell Principal, Ōmokoroa Point School fter 2 ½ years of working with the Ministry of Education, the Ōmokoroa Point School senior classroom block has begun. Watts and Hughes have started ground and foundation work, the area has been fenced off, and there is a buzz of excitement among the students as they see the big earthmoving machinery each day. Designer Andrea O’Connor from Chowhill has worked alongside the OPS staff and BoT to design a block that will fit with the teaching model we have at OPS. Three teaching spaces can open or close to each other, allowing for flexibility. Break out areas adjoin classrooms where students can work in groups or independently in the media space and kitchen/art space. A small resource room and student toilets are also part of the project. The classrooms will open out onto the open fields while the north facing side will face onto a senior student garden

An aerial view of Ōmokoroa Point School. PHOTO: Pete Dobson / Photo Marketing.

area. All going well, the building should be completed by the end of this year with the view to being opened and in full use for the beginning of 2020. There is also a new covered deck area being created off Rooms 5 and 5L which will create indoor to outdoor learning spaces, extra student seating and a performance or assembly stage. The centre court area is currently being dug up for two sandpit areas, play turf, gardens, seating, construction storage, water wall and imaginative play storage, while a large uniport cover between junior classes will also create indoor to outdoor learning spaces. Boss Building has been contracted to undertake this work. Owners Aaron and Angela have young children, and they have contributed great ideas and solutions to make this a magical learning area for our students. The water wall is going to be a real winner. We can’t wait to see the creativity and imagination of our students growing with these fabulous new learning spaces.

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arcus Hobson and his family live in the rural hinterland between Katikati and Tauranga. It’s a creative and talented family. Marcus is an established book reviewer, arts journalist and emergent writer. He has supported and contributed to ARTbop and the development of the Art & Artisan Fair at the Black Sheep at Whakamārama. The floor to ceiling book-lined shelves in his home confirm who he is and what he’s interested in. Marcus was the facilitator of the recent Tauranga City Library’s 2019 “Mystery in the Library”. This regular event, timed to coincide with the Ngaio Marsh Crime Awards season, was well-attended despite the chilly time of the year. Local authors Lee Murray and Karen

Cossey with Cambridge-based Nikki Crutchley were the panel. Marcus engages and leads them in entertaining and interesting insights into the diverse world of crime and mystery writing. They’re all so good - it’s a discussion you wish wasn’t time limited. In ARTbop, I describe Marcus as “noirly-urbane” – generally smooth but with a frisson of edginess. Where did this articulate and talented member of our Western Bay community come from? Here’s part of an early ARTbop Contributor Statement: “Marcus has been, and continues to be, lots of things. An aspiring author of both novels and reviews, he has always said he wants to be a writer and 40 years later is making that come true. He has in the past done such varied things as study ancient and mediaeval history at uni in London, worked as an archaeologist, as an economist in cen-

tral and southern Africa, and a truck driver in a quarry. He relocated to the beautiful Bay from a finance job in Auckland. He is a lover of art, the written word and a full-time fanatical book collector, with over 3,000 volumes on his shelves. He lives close to Katikati with his wife and sometimes their three daughters, two cats, a library and the odd chicken”. The only things I can see have changed are that Marcus is currently working on not one but two books a “factional” work about World War One and a crime novel, and the number of books will have significantly increased. Marcus is a regular Good Reads Reviewer. You can follow him on Twitter @Marcus_H_Author. You’ll find his ARTbop contributions in Hobson’s Choices and can see him in a videoed conversation in 2016 on ARTbop altercation.

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Showing sympathy with flowers

By Lorraine Wilks Fragrance of Flowers ending sympathy flowers is a beautiful way to express our condolences when words fail us. Flowers also bring comfort to bereaving families and help to celebrate the deceased person’s life. Throughout history, flowers have had a significant role in funeral customs. For example, in ancient times, herbs were used to embalm the deceased person’s body, while aromatic flowers were used to decorate the burial site. Traditionally, white lilies have been considered an appropriate funeral flower, as they symbolise purity and innocence. These days, people tend to send sympa-

thy flowers rather than funeral flowers. What is the difference between funeral flowers and sympathy flowers? Funeral flowers are formal tributes, addressed to the deceased, and sent directly to the funeral home or service, whereas, sympathy flowers are less formal and sent to the family home. As people hear the news of a person’s passing, they usually respond by sending flowers. This can be done immediately, although sometimes it could be good to do a rain check on the flowers, sending them at a later date. At times, some families have received so many cut flowers that they have run out of vases, so they have had to borrow

Sympathy flowers can express condolences when words fail us

some from the florist shop. To avoid this, one solution is to send flowers in a waterfilled box. These floral arrangements are easily received and do not require any extra attention. Other sympathy flowers options can include sending a basket of flowers and food (cheese, crackers, biscuits, drinks and fruit). This is becoming a popular option, especially when sending sympathy flowers to a male. This allows people to sit around the table together to eat, for fellowship and to reflect on their loved one’s life. A potted plant such as a peace lily, orchid or anthurium is another option that people often choose to send a bereaving family.

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Pests never rest, so no time out for the Blade team Things were looking good at the start of the year at The Blade at the top of Whakamārama Road. Possum and rat kills were down to a ‘trickle’ each week, apart from the newly-added trap lines on the eastern boundary of the 300-hectare area, and the birdlife was thriving. Then the team stayed away for six weeks for safety reasons while the ‘roar’ was on, leaving the bush to the hunters. During the break, our wonderful volunteers made up another 100 rat trap boxes, so these can now be deployed over this year around the southern ten lines to complete areas we expanded into earlier this year. Upon their return, they discovered the pests had marched back on in from sur-

rounding bush and farmland, and kill counts have mushroomed back up to levels not seen in well over a year. Co-ordinator Colin Hewens says, “We urgently need to get back on top of pest numbers before they get out of control. Can everyone please come in weekly until we do?” Since 3rd May, when we resumed trapping, we have recorded 370 rats, 85 possums, 34 mice, three stoats, two weasels and a feral cat. As a result, latest numbers are beginning to decline again, but with a big hit last weekend of three stoats and two weasels, as these ruthless killers begin to enter traps as their rodent supplies run low.

Last week there were not only possums and rats deleted from the bush, but also four stoats and two weasels, which is a record mustelid haul on a single day. Colin is very keen to hear from anyone who can spare a couple of hours once a week or even once a fortnight, to take on one of the lines that’s all set up and ready to go. Teaming up with a buddy so that you can cover for each other if one can’t make it is ideal, but training is provided, and all you need is a pair of boots, a small backpack to carry the baiting equipment, and enthusiasm for protecting our beautiful native bush and its native birds. Please give Colin a call if you are keen to help, on 552 6771 or 022 315 5646. Article supplied.

Volunteer Louise Carnie with a stoat (left) and weasel. She and husband Hamish look after the two 2km stoat lines on Ngāmarama and Ngamuwahine tracks. PHOTO: Supplied.

Environmental Managers’ broad reach

By Heather Reynolds

he history of Ōmokoroa Environmental Managers Incorporated (OEMI) goes back to the days when residents needed a collective voice when negotiating and dealing with the old District Council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council and Environment BOP (now Bay of Plenty Regional Council). This was essentially regarding the management of the estuary in our neck of the harbour, it’s maintenance and ongoing care back some 20 or so years. This has developed into a much

broader group with major interests in rodent destruction, mangrove maintenance, Friends of Crapp and Gellibrand Reserve, ANZAC Group, Bird Group and Ōmokoroa Public Art Group (OPAG). This would not be possible without the Friends of OEMI of which there is something like 160 members. Today we have the use of technology and many opportunities and publications to get the word out when people power is needed. Most recently I have seen information about a working bee with the Friends of Crapp Reserve. Ongoing work now includes the need

for public seating along the new walkway, ongoing pest eradication with bait stations, and the soon to be installed Anchor stone which has finally come to fruition by OPAG. If you are new to Ōmokoroa and looking for something to get involved with, please consider the above activities or even something as simple, but necessary, as the cleaning of the Bird boards situated around the walkways of the peninsula. Bird books are available for purchase at certain outlets, and these also need replenishing from time to time. Even once a year the ANZAC

commemorations need people-power the week up to, and on the day in April. For those long-standing members and friends, your continued support is most valuable, and we hope you can offer support from time to time where necessary. Important information is available on omokoroa.org.nz, Omelette, Lizard News, and down at the Library in McDonnell Street. Chairperson - Murray Grainger, Secretary/Treasurer - Heather Reynolds, Executive - Trish Winter, Norm Bruning, Marny Bradley.

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Te Puna Heartlands plans for the future 019 is an important year for Te Puna Heartlands,” says Richard Comyn, the outgoing Chair of the organisation. Richard announced his intention to stand down at the 2018 AGM. “I did so because so many of the things TPH had advocated for over the past decade had been put in place. Now we have a new Community Development Plan, and people are coming forward to put many aspects of it into action, it’s time for other leaders to come forward and continue the momentum.” Te Puna Heartlands’s 2019 Annual General Meeting is being actively planned and will include a “Meet the

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Candidates” event, just like those Heartlands has organised for past elections. “We really hope this will bring a good many people along,” says Beth Bowden, Secretary/Treasurer. “I intend to put myself forward for the same office again – but I’d be very happy to have another nomination (for Secretary) and, like Richard, to support a change of leadership.” Beth and Richard both note with pride the steady attention Heartlands volunteers have paid to Council activities (and its occasional lapses). “We’ve been writing letters and making submissions to Council planning processes, based on the

initial Te Puna Plan of 2007, for over ten years,” Richard explains. “Concerns and initiatives expressed in that Plan have contributed to things like wastewater remedial action for Te Puna West, the development of the Minden Structure Plan, and the creation of everyday benefits such as the footpaths on Borell and Te Puna Roads and the fitness equipment scattered around Māramatanga Park. Now we have a new Plan – and already we’re seeing new energy and concrete results.” Beth instances particular events, like the Anzac Day Hīkoi that started in 2014, and this summer’s Pest Free Te Puna meeting, both of which were supported

by Heartlands. These, she says, “Bring out the real Te Puna – people from all walks of life here, who love living here and want to preserve and progress being here.” The AGM is likely to take place in late August at the Te Puna School Hall. “Look out for further, confirmed information,” Beth advises. “And consider nominating people for the Heartlands Committee and the formal offices of Chair and Secretary: we need new ideas and energies at the table!” For more information, contact Beth Bowden 0274 530033 or Richard Comyn 027 552 0917. Article supplied.

Is Council's new website better? n order to communicate and engage more effectively, Western Bay of Plenty District Council has revamped its website. The new website aims to be more user friendly, accessible and navigational, and to provide better searches, access to online services and feature current news items. Council is interested to

know if it is delivering on these aims and has launched a survey for the community to give feedback via the Connect: People’s Panel. This is open until Wednesday 31st July 2019. Visit www.westernbay.govt.nz > Community > Have Your Say to join the panel.

Dog registration time t’s time to register your dog for the 2019/2020 year. Registrations are due to be renewed before 30th June each year to receive a new dog registration tag. This year the tag colour is yel-

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY – WEEKLY EVENTS

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.

Tai Chi 9.30-10.30am Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall. Contact Trevor on 022 322 3410 or Anne 548 0763.

WEDNESDAYS

Line Dancing Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall. Beginners 1-3pm. Call Jean on 548 2808.

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 Ōmokoroa Tennis Club 9-11am. Contact Club Captain Jeff 6405. Warren on 021 109 9668. 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 Mainly Music at Ōmokoroa Community Church from 9.15am visits 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. 2515. ‘Move It’ Fitness at Whakamārama Hall. 9.30am. $4 or $20 per Te Puna Playcentre 9.15am-noon. 225 Te Puna Road. Email term. Class runs for approximately 45 minutes. Phone Caryn tepuna@playcentre.org.nz or call 552 5253. 021 133 5390. ‘Move It’ Fitness at Whakamārama Hall. 9.30am. $4 or $20 per Fitness League Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall 9.30-10.30am. Conterm. Class runs for approximately 45 minutes. Phone Caryn tact Gloria on 021 139 2448. 021 133 5390. Pilates Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall. 9.30-10.30am. Contact ClauSupergrans parents’ coffee group 9.30-11.30, 14 Jocelyn dia 021 192 7706. Street, Katikati. Email info@supergranswbop.org.nz or call 549 Movie Matinee 1.30pm at the Arts Juncion, Katikati. Tickets 4522. $10. Limited seats. 549 5250. Zumba Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall 9.30-10.30am. Contact Carla Bridge Club Ōmokoroa Community Church Hall in the after- 578 8780. noons. Call David Luxton on 548 0521. Adults Ballet Plus Class 2pm St Peters Anglican Church Hall, IGIRLZ Fun adventure and learning for girls 8 - 11. 6-7.30pm Katikati. Small friendly class $8 per lesson. Ph Gaye 577 1753 Ōmokoroa Community Church Hall. Call 548 2515. or 027 274 8753. Yoga Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall 6.15-7.45pm. Contact Mollie 021 After School Workshop 5-8 year olds 3.30-4.40pm Atrium 177 8018. Gallery @ the Black Sheep, 21 Plummers Point Rd. Contact: Table Tennis at Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall Juniors (-18) 5-7pm, Seniors (18+) 7-9pm. $3 per single or $5 per couple. Includes supper. While-sole shoes preferred. Contact Bruce Lauchlan on 548 1741.

atriumgallerynz@gmail.com for further information/costs and programme schedule. Social Pool Night register names by 6.15pm for 6.30pm start. $5 entry fee. Contact Top Shot Bar, Te Puna on 552 6405.

Cards 500 7.15pm at Ōmokoroa Bowling Club. Contact Andy Te Puna Scouts 7-9pm at Māramatanga Park in Te Puna. ConSmith on 570 6035. tact Leaders Simon Penness: simon@coolstore.co.nz or 0212233800, Warwick Catto wcatto@ballance.co.nz or 0274338421, or Josie Hinkley on josiehinkley@hotmail.com

TUESDAYS

Social Tennis Waihī Beach Tennis Club 8.30/9 am start. All Yoga Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall 7-8pm. Contact Sarah 021 022 year. Casual & new players welcome. Contact Barry Jesney 027 19892. 492 6475. Casual Soccer at 7.15pm at Western Ave Sports Grounds botTe Puna Quarry Park clearing, planting and weed control tom field. Open to everyone over 12 years old. Call Hamish on mornings from 8am and afternoons from 1.30pm. Contact 552 6427.

THURSDAYS

Shirley on 552 2707.

Katikati Playcentre is open from 9am-noon. The first three visits are free. 6 Binnie Road. Contact katikati@playcentre Ōmokoroa Tennis Club 9-11am. Contact Club Captain Jeff Warren on 021 109 9668. .org.nz or 07 549 0211. Pahoia Creative Fibre group Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall. 1st, 3rd Ōmokoroa Playcentre is open from 9am-noon. The first three and 5th Tuesdays at 9.30am. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7pm. visits are free. Contact omokoroa@playcentre.org.nz

Learn to spin, weave, felt, knit, crochet and more. New mem- Katikati Playcentre is open from 9am-noon. The first three visits are free. 6 Binnie Road. Contact katikati@playcentre bers welcome. Call Barbara on 544 0920 or 021 144 6329. Tai Chi 9.30-10.30am Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall. Contact Trevor .org.nz or 07 549 0211. Whakamārama Community Library opens 9am-noon. Visit Mahjong Circle 1pm at the Sports Pavilion, Western Avenue. whakalibrary.com or drop in to see our eclectic mix of donated books. Call Denise on 548 1385.

on 022 322 3410 or Anne 548 0763.

Wise & Wonderful Arts & crafts, board games, quiz, bingo and Whakamārama Playgroup Whakamārama Hall at 9.30amafternoon tea for seniors. Pick up and drop off available in noon. Contact Alison on 021 873 057. Katikati area. 1.30-3pm at Katikati Community Centre. Contact Ōmokoroa Artists Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall 9am-noon. Reinfo@katikaticommunity.nz or 549 0399 to register. Gold coin freshments provided. Contact Jackie on 548 1518 or Karen on 548 1454 or see Facebook page: Ōmokoroa Artists. donation.

Yoga/Qi Gong Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall 4pm-5.30pm. Contact Te Puna Playcentre 9.15am-noon. 225 Te Puna Road. Email tepuna@playcentre.org.nz or call 552 5253. Karin 548 1787.

Pilates Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall. 11.30am-12.30pm. Contact Claudia 021 192 7706.

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.

Storytime with Natalie Children’s book readings 6-6:30pm. Atrium Gallery@the Black Sheep Restaurant, 21 Plummers Point Rd. Free of charge. 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.

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 3.306pm. 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.

Places of worship C3 City Church Ōmokoroa

Ōmokoroa Sport & Rec Pavilion, Western Ave, Ōmokoroa. citychurch.nz or 576 5387

Carisbrooke Bible Chapel

30 Carisbrooke Street, Katikati. 549 4823

Freedom Church

Waihī Beach School Hall, 100 Beach Road, Waihī Beach. www.freedomchurch.nz or 027 2889384

Jehovahs Witnesses

157 Park Road, Katikati. jw.org or 549 1812 or 022 010 3858

Katikati Christian Centre

11-13 Henry Road, Katikati. kkcc.org.nz or 549 0508

Katikati Community Baptist Church

2 Wedgewood Street, Katikati. www.katikaticommunitybaptistchurch or 549 0034

Ōmokoroa Baptist Church

Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall, 334 Ōmokoroa Road. www.opbc.org.nz or 027 737 4018

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Ōmokoroa Community Church 139 Hamurana Road, Ōmokoroa. www.theocc.org.nz or 548 2515 St Joseph’s Catholic Church

(Stella Maris), 14 Fyfe Road, Waihī Beach. 863 8998

St Joseph’s Catholic Church

10 Pitua Road, Te Puna. 552 5422

St Paul's Presbyterian Church 1 Mulgan Street, Katikati. www.stpaulskatikati.org.nz or 549 0098 St Peter’s Church

29 Marine Parade, Waihī Beach. 863 8436

St Peter's Anglican Church

2 Carisbrooke Street, Katikati. www.stpeterskatikati.co.nz or 549 0040

St Pius X Catholic Church

89 Beach Road, Katikati. 549 0217

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

6 Fairview Road, Katikati. www.mormon.org or 549 4177

Waihī Beach United Church

12 Wilson Road, Waihī Beach. 863 5368

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY – JULY Dog Registration time Pay your dog registration by the end of July to avoid penalty. This can be done online at www.westernbay.govt.nz or at Waihī Beach, Katikati, Ōmokoroa or Barkes Corner Council offices.

Plastic-free July Encourage your workplace to take part in the Plastic Free July challenge. Check out wasteminz.org.nz for ideas.

29th June - 7th July NZ Garden Bird Survey Patricipate in this citizen science project at landcareresearch.co.nz and contribute to our knowledge of the health of NZ bird-life. 3rd-27th July Sheep Themed Competition/Exhibition @ Atrium Gallery. Come and vote for your favourite work of art. Wed to Sun 11am - 5pm.

Mon 1st 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 5th August.

Tue 2nd Women’s Textile Shed 1st Tuesday at Tauranga Arts & Craft Centre, Elizabeth Street, Tauranga. 9.30am-2.00pm, $15 per person. Contact Kim Cutting at cuttingkim@gmail.com or 021 513 093. Also 6th August. Wed 3rd Aongatete Forest Project working bee. Top of Wright Road. 9am-12.30pm. 1st and 3rd Wednesday morning of the month. Visit aongateteforest.org/join Also 7th August.

Thu 4th 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 1st August.

Thu 4th 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 1st August.

Fri 5th Tea Dance Waihī Beach Community Hall 1-3pm. No partner required. Lots of dance styles, old and new. $2 plus plate to share for afternoon tea. 1st Friday of the month. Contact Terelle 863 4363 or Gaye 577 1753. Also 2nd August. Fri 5th Whakamārama Kids@Play 2.30pm4.30pm 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 7th June.

Sun 7th Katikati Folk Open Mic 3pm every 1st Sunday of every month. Blackboard (open

Monthly meetings and one-off events

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

demonstrations, and samples. 10am-3pm at Waihī Beach Community Centre. Tickets via eventbrite.co.nz

Mon 8th Friends of Cooney Reserve working bee the 2nd Monday of the month 9.30amnoon. Contact Jan on 548 2299 for more information.

Sun 14th Muso Jam Session at Black Sheep, 21 Plummers Point Road. 2nd Sunday each month. 3-6pm.

Wed 10th Ōmokoroa & Districts Lions Club 6pm at Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. Contact Keith and Rosemary Searle on 548 2117.

Mon 15th 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.

8th – 14th ‘Three Generations of Art’ exhibition is at the Carlton Gallery, 36 Main Road, Katikati. Open 9am – 4pm weekdays and 10am – 2pm weekends.

Wed 10th 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. Thu 11th 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 11th Ōmokoroa Business Network meeting. 9am on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. Contact: omokoroabusinessnetwork@gmail.com for details. Thu 11th 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 11th School Holiday Workshop 3 hour creative workshop for 5-13 years at Atrium Gallery. 1-4pm. $45 per child. Bookings essential. Limited numbers. Email atriumgallerynz@gmail.com

Fri 12th Bethlehem Night Market every 2nd Friday from 5.30-8.30pm at Bethlehem Hall. Facebook: cmnbethlehem or contact Jen on 021 672 281 cnmbethlehem@gmail.com. Sat 13th Katikati Lions Moggies Market Katikati War Memorial Hall from 8am. Every 2nd Saturday. Contact Margaret 021 507 456 or Alan 027 279 1096. Sun 14th Katikati Tramping Club Pinnacles Hut, Thames, 7.30am start from Katikati. Moderate plus. Phone Ann 027 675 8774.

Sun 14th The Ōmokoroa & Districts Lions Market 9am-noon Western Ave carpark 2nd Sunday of the month. Contact Barbara Haseltine on 548 2255.

Sun 14th Wedding Expo Everything you need to plan your dream wedding. Suppliers and vendors under one roof, Expo-Only specials,

Mon 15th National Party Constituent Clinic. 3rd Monday 10am-noon. Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall. Enquiries to 542 0505.

Wed 17th 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 17th Whānau Fun Day Out 10am until 1pm at Moore Park in Katikati. Information about services and opportunities for rangatahi/youth. Entertainment and lots of prizes, free sausage sizzle and samosas. Facebook event 174272686572810. Wed 17th Chainmaille Workshop 6.30 8pm Atrium Gallery. Make a bracelet using the ancient art. $30 per person. Maximum of 6 (aged 13yrs up). For more info or to book, contact atriumgallerynz@gmail.com

Wed 17th 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 18th School Holiday Workshop 3 hour creative workshop for 5-13 years at Atrium Gallery. 1-4pm. $45 per child. Bookings essential. Limited numbers. Email atriumgallerynz@gmail.com

Thu 18th 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 19st Thank Whaka It’s Friday every 3rd Friday from 6-9 pm. All welcome. Bring your dinner and meet the community. Whakamārama Hall. Sat 20th Katikati Artisan Market 9am-1pm Chrome Cafe, 3 Wharawhara Road, Katikati. Every 3rd Saturday.

Sat 20th Inachord’s show ‘Rhythm of Life in Katikati’ 3pm at St Paul’sPresbyterian Church. Cash door sales only. Adults $10,

school children free. Sun 21st Bush Skills for Women (plus optional Sunday 28th) 8.30am - 2.30pm. Contact Anja Morris anjaoutdoors@gmail.com or call 7- 8pm 027 725 0567. Sun 21st Sunday Scribblers 11am-12.30pm. 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 21st Katikati Folk Club Jam sessions 5pm every 3rd Sunday. Informal jam sessions at the Forta Leza, 2656 State Highway 2, Aongatete. Sun 21st Friendship Force meets at Ōmokoroa Setters’ Hall in the evening of the 3rd Sunday of the month. Ph Jonathan on 572 2091. Wed 24th Stitch ‘n’ Bitch 6-8pm at Black Sheep, 21 Plummers Point Road. Bring along your current project and have a catch-up. No fee, but you can buy a coffee. Thu 25th Ōmokoroa Business Network meeting. 9am on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. Contact: omokoroabusinessnetwork@gmail.com for details. Thu 25th 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. Sun 27th Katikati Tramping Club Asbeil Peak 8am start. Moderate, Leader Keith 07 552 0215. Sat 27th Katikati Lions Garage Sale 8-11am behind Caltex Service Station, Main Road, Katikati. Every 4th Saturday. Sun 28th Atrium Art & Artisan Fair 11am3pm last Sunday monthly. Black Sheep, 21 Plummers Point Road. Locally Handmade Art & Wares. To book, contact aaafair17@gmail.com Wed 31st Dog Registration Final Day Dogs registered after today will incur a penalty. Payment can be made online at Council’s website or at Waihī Beach, Katikati, Ōmokoroa or Barkes Corner offices. Wed 31st Waste Free Living workshop with Kate Meads 6-8.30pm Waihī Beach Community Hall. Tickets available via Eventfinda.co.nz.

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Trauma insurance – Family scavenger hunt keeping it affordable O By Mark Lynch of Excelins rauma insurance is a lump-sum amount paid upon diagnosis of specific illnesses. A large majority of Trauma claims are for cancer, strokes and heart attacks, but most modern Trauma insurance policies cover over 40 conditions. In fact, as insurers compete with each other and add other conditions, they are making Trauma cover less affordable. More conditions = more claims = higher premiums. Added to this are the age-related increases. $100,000 of Trauma cover at 40 is around $30 for a non-smoker, but this will triple for a male by age 50 and will be almost 10 times by age 60. Premiums for women increase at a lesser rate, but the increases in your 50s are still eyewatering. It is somewhat ironic that an insurance that helps you if you have a heart attack could actually cause one when you get the annual renewal! There are two ways to manage Trauma

n Sunday 9th June the Ōmokoroa Point School PTA put on a Family Scavenger Hunt at Ōmokoroa Domain. It was a beautiful sunny winter’s day, just perfect conditions. A total of 25 families joined us for the event which took them from the Boat Club and up into Crapp Reserve following the clues to solve a series of questions about our amazing local area. Collecting natural resources, drawing pictures and taking photos along the way. Time and correct answers decided the winners, and the 1st prize of a $50 FreshChoice voucher went to the Baldwin family – well done guys! Once all teams were back, everyone enjoyed a lolly scramble and spot prize giving with a sausage sizzle supplied by

cover as you age, apart from just cancelling the policy. One is to gradually reduce the amount of cover. The other option is to split your Trauma into two different types. Let’s call them Standard and Severe. If we stick with heart attacks, receiving $100,000 if you have a minor heart attack would be nice, but will you need it? What about for a severe heart attack? You might need even more. Severe Trauma insurance costs about 25% of Standard Trauma, as it generally has a higher claim threshold. To keep premiums affordable, you could replace some of the Standard Trauma with Severe Trauma, say split 50/50 to start with. Then every few years just move more of the Standard Trauma to Severe Trauma. This approach will keep you covered for longer, without breaking the bank. Mark Lynch is a Registered Financial Adviser. Any comments in this column are the opinion of the writer and should not be construed as financial advice.

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he Ōmokoroa Sport and Recreation team are still working tirelessly to raise more funds to go towards the sports pavilion project. The recently held Ray White Bingo night generously sponsored by Noel Benstead and John Lamason was another successful event on our fundraising calendar. About 80 bingo punters turned up to the Settlers’ Hall to chance their luck, have a few laughs and support this worthy cause. Richard Pateman (DJ Rich) was the caller and kept everyone laughing with his entertaining calls. Suzanne Kirk did a fabulous job of organising an array of prizes while John and Noel did

their best to get people to part with their money via their auctioning of items (Leveret Estate winery, Black Sheep Restaurant and Neighborhood Pizzeria Editor). The bar was looked after by Donna, Andrea, Angela and Andrew, and the supper was deliciously warm and filled us all up. We received great support from Super Liquor Ōmokoroa and Freshchoice for the supplies. Of note were the lucky tables where repeat raffle winners, bingo line and full house winners seemed to come up time and again – and we promise it wasn’t rigged! Next bingo night, those lucky Cresswells may well be asked to step aside and let someone else win for a

change. Our table of bingo newbies was extra lucky too. We’re not sure if it was the wine or the winning that kept them in such high spirits. Thanks to everyone who came out to support the Sport and Rec committee – we’re a small group of members who have been working towards the pavilion for over three years now, and it’s good to know we have the support of so many in Ōmokoroa. Profit from the Ray White Bingo night has come in at approximately $2900. An amazing result! Further grants have been applied for to Bay Trust Community Amenities and The Centre, and we are hopeful that these will be looked upon favourably. Since the last edition of Lizard News, do-

nations from community members are starting to come in, especially in the gold and silver range. If you would like to donate, please direct debit into the society account 03 1369 0212729 00 and email Andrea Willoughby andreagisw5@gmail.com or post a cheque to PO BOX 17039 Ōmokoroa 3154. Building consent has been issued, and tenders for the project have been returned. Work has been done with the Council to work out the proportion of building costs for the adjoining library and service centre. All going well, we’ll be turning the earth and making a start by the end of July. Watch this space.

Probus report for May meeting By Gillian Low

he guest speakers for our May meeting were Jennie Mayes along with her team member Kelly, who are MPI Bio Security officers at the Port of Tauranga. They shared with us highlights of the job from meeting cruise and container ships, educating Port workers to public awareness of unwanted pests.

The bug causing a big stink for port workers. PHOTO: Courtesty of kvh.org.nz.

Cruise ships and private yachts are all inspected. There were 114 cruise visits this past summer involving 29 vessels. Risk and Accreditation systems are used

in managing incoming and outgoing goods on both cruise and container ships. We were told of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, a pest which infests homes ruins gardens and stinks when crushed. It’s not yet present in New Zealand, so we need to be ever vigilant. They’re not fussy on how or what they travel in, could be in your suitcase, imported cars or terracotta and plastic products, these are some of the places they’ve been found hiding. They’re rampant in countries like Japan, USA and Italy. We do not want them here. MPI Bio Security is proactively working on mak-

ing all Port users aware of this hitchhiking pest. If you think you see a Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, don’t kill it. Catch it, take a photo and call the hotline on 0800 80 99 66. After question time, our guests were thanked by Rob Wakelin. The Club speaker Mary Klein talked about living and working in Algeria in the 1960s and which is now a country of terrible unrest. We look forward to our July speakers, guest Daryl Hall of WBOP Council and club speaker Barry Pethybridge.

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Poseidon; the Greek God of the Sea Continued from June By David Flockhart o prevent the need for mandatory boiler testing and inspections, the decision was made to make a “flash” boiler, known as an “Oldfelt Boiler”. The exemption from an externally mandated regime is determined by the fact that the volume of water at temperature and pressure is only two litres. Like your electric jug, when hot, the water flashes off to steam which drives the piston in the engine. The heater assembly is a central tube with a closure plate on each end and is surrounded by twelve helical coils each through soldered at their tops and bottoms to the central core. The coils were formed by hand at the rate of one per day. All joints are silver soldered and used more than 25 kg of gas to complete all joints. The whole unit is of copper and the coil stack used sixty metres of 15 mm annealed copper tube around a 100mm central tube, and the soldering process used 25 sticks of silver solder at $10 a stick. The boiler is then fixed in a stainless steel cylinder, 25 mm of ceramic lag-

ging was then wrapped around and an outer skin of stainless steel fitted. All that remains was to have a cone and a chimney fitted on top. Water is drawn from the surge tank and pumped into the boiler, and the steam comes out at the top, as long as the gas burner below the coils is alight. The system is a closed loop. The steam passes through a valve to the cylinder, whose crank arm drives a flywheel and the coupling to the shaft. The used steam is led through the hull to a tube mounted underneath which being in the cold water it condenses back to water and is subsequently pumped to the surge tank to start its journey all over again. Attached to the steam supply pipe is a pressure gauge, a whistle and a safety relief valve set at 100psi. The propeller is 14 inch in diameter with a 28-inch pitch, the engine is very slow revving, but the torque is immense. The fuel is LPG contained in a bottle, plus spare, under the forward deck, there is an overboard drain at the bottom of the watertight locker should there be a gas leak. A flexible hose leads to the burner under the boiler casing.

Initial sea trials proved the concept, but more ballast was required. The only negative issue is being gas-fired there is no smoke from the chimney which

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Scouts out and about Tracking and trapping By Jane Miller his term at Scouts, we have been on a night walk at Puketoki Reserve, learnt about road code for cyclists as part of our cycling badge; have brushed up our map reading and compass skills; have set fires (safely), practised using fire extinguishers and have learnt how to treat burns. We have made pancakes on the Domain barbecue and had a Masterchef Mystery Box cooking challenge using gas camping stoves and ingredients suitable for taking on a tramp. Some of the results were yummy. Some not so much. The Scouts are learning to work together, while building their skills for independence and are having fun, with no electronics in sight. If you have a 10.5 - 14-year old who would like to come and try out Scouts, they can have a four-week free trial, and we would love to see them. We meet Thursdays 6.30-8pm at the north end of the Ōmokoroa Domain. If you have younger children, would like to be part of the worldwide Scouting movement and are interested in leading Keas or Cubs, training and support are available.

By Stacey Walden WANZ Educator he Wild About NZ crew has been busy exploring Puketoki Reserve to see how they manage their pests. We followed the pink ribbons of a few trap lines and discovered more than 25 traps, bait stations, tracking tunnels and chew cards. This was only a short walk covering a small part of the reserve. I wonder how many traps there are in total? The Friends of Puketoki are always looking for volunteers to help maintain their trap lines, so if your family is interested, contact them via www.facebook.com/Puketoki/. We also had a guided tour from Ethos Environmental’s Scott Sambell, and his rat finding dog Millie. He took us around the estuary by Jess Road, and Millie showed us her rat- and mouse-tracking skills. Scott thinks the traps set up

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By Talia E ello Lizard Kids. It gives me great pleasure to share with you this wonderful piece of writing as our winner of the Lizard News kids writing competition. I have judged many writing competitions over the years in schools, and I tell ya - it never gets any easier! The thought, creativity and hard work you put into your entries always leaves me feeling warm and fuzzy and super proud

of you. So well done to you. The winner of the competition is Bella McShane with her descriptive poem and wonderful sharing of Ōmokoroa. Bella will receive my storybook prize pack as well as her work published below. Well done, Bella. I also decided to have a runner up entry, and that goes to Emily Graney for ‘Why Katikati is awesome!’. Well done, Emily. Your story will feature next

By Bella McShane Year 8 student, Ōmokoroa Point School The speckles of sunlight illuminate on the radiant flowers. The big, blue harbour, home to huge, floating machines. The neverending array of trees losing their leaves but still, they are so precious. Children playing on the playground, their smiles impossible to wipe off their faces. Seagulls flying overhead, desperate for the comforting taste of classic fish and chips. The waves rolling and crashing over onto the gritty sand. Winter is a wet wonderland with icy, crisp grass and cold, chilling air. The run-down leaves let go of their precious branch as they fall gracefully down and land softly on the ground in Autumn. Spring blooms the most beautiful flowers and flourishes the nature. Summer is a wave of sun, beaming down on the land. I love living in the Western Bay of Plenty because of the random roads that look normal but twist and turn into wonderland.

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Rhythm of Life in Katikati “In Achord” is a women’s chorus who meets weekly in a social setting in Bethlehem, primarily to prepare a programme for their annual concert in November. Originally formed to pursue the “Sweet Adeline’s” genre of a cappella singing, the chorus has changed and focused more on popular music, singing still in harmony, but to backing tracks and putting more emphasis on the skill of entertaining their audiences. Performances during each year have also included entertaining the patients at Waipuna Hospice and leading the ‘Carols on the Strand’, an interdenominational service held each year in December. Andrew Braid is the musical director. His background is in musical theatre where he has performed many leading roles and musically directed several popular shows too. He lived in Taranaki before shifting to the Bay of Plenty and was choral director to the Pātea Māori Club for 16 years and musical director of the show Poi E, the musical. He also headed

a group of 20, a chorus called Adagio, and their speciality was dinner theatre. Andrew teaches singing in Tauranga. He has led Inachord for the past two years and this year has decided that the chorus should be heard by a wider audience, and more often. Hence, the reason to move toward Katikati to share their skills. Guesting at this concert will be Ashleen Fahy, a teacher, who has learnt her singing from Andrew during the last ten years and is fast establishing herself on the Tauranga stage taking a number of leading roles and also attending to the preparation of casts vocally, during the rehearsal process. For a chance to hear and enjoy Inachord, their show ‘Rhythm of Life in Katikati’ is arranged for Saturday 20th July at St Paul’s Presbyterian Church on Mulgan Street at 3 pm. Entry to the concert will be by cash door sales only. Adult entry is $10 with school children free. Article supplied.

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SuperGrans are in Ōmokoroa e have volunteers in Ōmokoroa as well as Katikati, Whakamārama, and Athenree. And, we are here, ready to help. We know that not everyone was raised learning how to cook healthy and economical meals, how to grow food, or how to do basic mending and repairs to clothes. And that’s where our volunteers are keen to help. We run workshops, regular coffee groups (for gardening, mending and sewing, as well as a parent coffee group) and are available to mentor whānau and individuals. So if you, or someone you know, would benefit from a kind, listening ear and some practical know-how, please get in touch! In late July, we are hosting a series of workshops for over 65s, who want to improve their cooking skills and get new

approaches to healthy eating. The workshops will run for four weeks, in our offices in Katikati, and will include guest speakers to discuss nutrition, healthy movement and exercise, growing your own food as well as budgeting, eating in season, and menu planning. Participants will then cook two dishes in pairs and enjoy their meal as a group. This is a great opportunity to meet some new people and hopefully get some new cooking and meal ideas. For more information on our workshops and services, check out our Facebook page or contact us on 07 549 4522 or 027 472 1112, email info@supergranswbop.org.nz, www.supergranswbop.org.nz, or visit us at 14 Jocelyn Street, Katikati. Article supplied.

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Ōmokoroa No. 1 School is sports crazy! here seems to be more than our usual amount of sport happening at Ōmokoroa School at the moment. 38 Year 7 & 8s have recently come back from a week at our biannual Intermediate School Sports Camp held at Tōtara Springs. This entailed full-on days of competition, sometimes not finishing until 10.00pm, and encompassing everything from hockey, to rugby to draughts. The school miniball team took part in the Miniball World Cup at Trustpower Arena. We had three really hard pool games. We are a C-grade team but played at least one an A-grade side, and the others were both B grade teams. We had a tough start to the day; however, the kids did not give up! Lunchtime pep talk carried the statements: how much do you want to win? Attitude will be our strength. How thirsty are you to win? If you’re thirsty –

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Winter gardening tasks

By Alison Badger very gardener knows that, just because the days are shorter, temperatures cooler and less obvious activity in the ground, does not mean there isn’t plenty to do outdoors – or in the greenhouse, if you have one. Winter gardens can be pleasant places to spend time and the work done protecting your plants now will give you more time to enjoy your garden in warmer months. The winter garden is special. Deciduous trees that have lost their leaves sketch a tracery of bare branches against

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blue winter skies, and the crisp, cool air makes it a pleasure to work outdoors. Whether you have all day to spare or just half an hour, there is always something to do. Put your enthusiasm to good use by cleaning pots, tools and greenhouses in preparation for spring. It’s not the most glamorous of tasks, but a necessary one. And cleaning is the name of the game if we are to avoid problems when things begin to liven up in the spring. Lurking among the leaf litter, bark, dead twigs and branches are the spores of diseases and the over-wintering eggs of insect pests. Winter clean-up sprays are best

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By Jeff Warren Club Captain ell, well, well its been a busy month darlings! In May we had a busy bee work day at the courts. Two of our members, namely ‘Whacky’ Jacqui Pittendreigh and our very own Reverend-with-the-racquet Ian Pittendreigh actually took it literally and made like bees and buzzed off to the US of A. The lengths that some people will go to to avoid a bit of manual labour. All was not lost though as the woven woolly-socked wonder woman that is ‘lucky shot ‘ Liz Megchelse was there eagerly clearing leaves and making the place look sparkling. A big thanks to all those who turned up to help it was great to see so many people there all working towards a common goal. On the 12th June, we held our awards/AGM night at the boat club. Here is the full list of winners: ‘Handy’ Andy Easton (men’s singles); Simone ‘there’s a trophy up for grabs, and I want it’ Jenkins (ladies singles); ‘tie break’ Tim Dunn and ‘Aiden’ look what ‘I’ve won’ Dunn (men’s doubles); Simone ‘there’s a trophy up for grabs, and I want it’ Jenkins and ‘the woolly-socked wonder woman lucky shot’

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Ōmokoroa Boat Club Junior Sailing: Learn To Sail

By Tim Raeburn Commodore Ōmokoroa Boat Club ou don’t get many things for free anymore, but junior sailing is when you are a member of the Boat Club. One of the main aims of the club is to introduce and encourage young people to the sport of sailing. The season runs every year from September to April and is run entirely by volunteers from the OBC. Sailing takes place on a Saturday and timings are posted in the boat club and on our website. For those of you not yet members the club only charges $30 per child per season and is open to all children over five years old. Please note parents are expected to stay with their children and help with the putting up and packing away of the equipment though. Ōmokoroa Boat Club Junior Sailing Project came about through the keenness and vision of our late Patron, Tod Stocker. In 1998 he discovered in far off Reporoa a clutch of Optimist sailing dinghies for sale, and with Club approval, bought five complete with masts, sails and all the gear. These were transported back to Ōmokoroa and Tod organised a group of retired and working Club members to bring these dinghies up to sailing condition. Tod, along with Lionel Harper, Greg

Molesworth and others created five white “swans” out of these ugly ducklings. Sailing started in January 1999 with instructor Alan Roberts, aided by Larry Wilson, Greg Molesworth and John Budden as “helpers”. Initially, we had about ten young sailors taking part. Since that date, 20 years ago, the fleet has grown to nine Optimists for beginners, five Sunbursts for older more experienced young sailors (and adults) as well as three Vikings (mini lasers, and ideal for capsize drills!) Over the last 20 years, the club has benefitted from the TrustPower Empowering Volunteers awards, and the Lion Foundation for a grant to extend the boat shed. In the same period, we have sailed on 2,042 days, and 817 young sailors have attended our programmes. Our aim is simple: Instruct young sailors about tides, winds and currents, how to sail safely, basic seamanship rules and to have fun sailing. We now have an excellent boat shed to store the dinghies as well as our three RIB rescue craft and tow vehicle. Our current instructors, all Club members (known as “The Last of the Summer Wine Group”) maintain and undertake the annual repaint and repair works. It should be noted that past Commodore, current Committee member and sailing convenor John Budden is still running the sailing programme after all

this time. It is down to his passion for teaching the sport that the club’s sailing programme has flourished in recent years. It is good to know that some of our “young” sailors have grown up to be real blue water sailors. Maybe one day, even the America’s Cup. For more information, please email: info@omokoroaboatclub.co.nz Tight lines and favourable winds.

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OBC Winter Series

By John Budden Sailing Convenor, Ōmokoroa Boat Club

n Sunday 9th June we had a record sign on at briefing, but the wind was light, light light. At the start, we had two no-shows with Black Soo and Against All Odds not getting to the line. Starters were Invincible, Wayleggo, Wayfarer and Little Gem. However, Little Gem then retired. So three yachts sought the breeze, Wayfarer and Invincible hoisted kites and slowly started the trip around Motuhoa Island. Anchoring in the narrows helped the first two yachts while Wayleggo fought hard to reach them. Slowly the breeze filled in and the turn into the Te Puna channel brought an extra lift in pressure, and Invincible and Wayfarer took off neck and neck up channel. Eventually, the larger yacht outstripped the smaller trailer yacht to head for home. However, Wayfarer was not finished and passed Invincible, but on the run for the finish fell back to

second with Wayleggo back in third place. Well done all in light, hot conditions. The following Sunday, the 16th, a keen breeze and fine conditions greeted Invincible, Against All Odds, Wayfarer and Little Gem for the dash to Panepane and back to D off Ōmokoroa Point. The start was full on at 13:00 and all yachts got away well, with brave little Wayfarer flying a kite. It was a flat-out run down channel with speeds in excess of 7 knots. Nearer West 10 we met two Tauranga yachts coming up harbour to add to the fun! At the turn, Wayfarer and Invincible were neck and neck with Against All Odds closing fast. Back up harbour, we met Little Gem working down the channel. Many tacks later, including crossing the Tauranga yachts going home, we were back in home waters. Invincible made it first, Against All Odds five seconds ahead of Wayfarer, and Little Gem 4th. Well done the young crew on Little Gem for hanging in there. A great high-speed sail done in less than 3 hours!

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Are you suffering from Back, Neck, Shoulder or Knee pain, Sciatica, Tennis Elbow, RSI, Migraines, Chronic Fatigue or any other discomfort? Bowen Therapy offers gentle and effective hands-on relief.

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Now taking bookings for your Autumn and Winter projects.

Call Aaron on 027 441 7296 or aaronhook82@gmail.com painting . plastering . finishing

Tracy Livingston GENTLE HOLISTIC TECHNIQUES

Essential oils and aromatherapy support for your health and wellness Based in Omokoroa Contact Liz on omokoroaoils@gmail.com mydoterra.com/omokoroa

Ex AIN nurse mature lady available for

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Duke of Edinburgh's International Award

By Gerry Purcell Award Leader re you a young person over 14 (or will soon be) but not yet 24 years old? And you might like to enjoy the great New Zealand outdoors, be active, learn new skills and be helping to build a better community? Throughout NZ and in many other nations around the world, youth are out there – active, learning, sharing, helping, adventuring and achieving. DoEIA is an award scheme just for you – within broad scopes, you set your own targets/goals as you participate. The scheme is participative, flexible, is not competitive, and the only time limit is that you must finish by your 25th birthday. Some of the activities current partici-

About to cross the Waitawheta River during their Bronze level, two-day Adventurous Journey in the Upper Kaimai, in September 2018 are Kate Fearon, Esme Moore, Sofia House, Lauryn Glubb, Natalia House. PHOTO: Supplied.

pants are involved in: Learning First Aid and Bushcraft Skills; Climbing Mt. Ruapehu, completing the Tongariro Alpine Crossing; Tramping in the Kaimai-Mamaku, Whirinaki and Coromandel Forest Parks, the Hunua Ranges, Tongariro National Park and around the Rotorua Lakes; Wall Climbing; Dancing; Karate; Kayaking/Canoeing; Sailing: Piano; Bagpipes; Photography; Coin Collecting; Assisting at Charity Shops; pest trapping. During 2018 Gold level participants spent four days on an Adventurous Journey in the Whanganui National Park. They tramped for two and a half days, then canoed/kayaked down the Whanganui River for one and a half days. Another group undertook the Round the Mountain Track, around Mt. Ruapehu over five days. Yet another team travelled to the USA to hike in the Great Smoky Mountains on part of the famous Appalachian Trail. An Award Unit operates at Katikati College (for KKC students), and another operates under Outdoor Training NZ – Bay of Plenty Branch. Bethlehem, Aquinas, Ōtūmoetai, Mt.Maunganui and Waihī Colleges also have Award Units. If you would like some more information, pick up a brochure at the Katikati College Student Ofice; go online to www.dofehillary.org.nz; or contact me, Award Leader Gerry Purcell, on 549 1167.

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The Yards Are Silent Now By Piers Wiggett The yards are silent now Dust has settled silenced The rumble of many hooves Milling around, baas Talking together are they Listening maybe waiting, the gruff ‘get on there’ for Oblivion or freedom For now. The yards are silent now Who goes left Who goes right The click clack of the gate of destiny Gone with bawling Of hot frustrated men Oblivion or freedom For now Not just the sheep But you and I The click clack Of the gate of destiny We know this and are Fearful our lives in the hands of others ‘Get on there’ Oblivion or freedom the yards are silent For now

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Ph 029 683 2487 40 Loop Road Te Puna www.zook.co.nz

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FOR SALE

For all your painting and decorating requirements, interior and exterior, including roofing.

Gerard Quilty 027 447 5493 or 548 1337 after hours.

Automotive Repairs and Servicing Tyres, Batteries, Towbars Ph 027 683 2487 40 Loop Road Te Puna www.glasgowmotors.co.nz

KITTY CARE Do you need someone to care of your cat while you’re away? Dedicated cat sitter offering visits to your home. Call Nicole:

027 949 1089

FIREWOOD For Sale Free delivery Katikati, shed stored, Ph 5492141 0277787301

WALNUTS For Sale In shell Katikati grown 5kg bags, $35 07 549 2141 Bedding Hay For Sale (conventional bales $8.00 per bale). Paddock Topping. Stump Grinding (compact tractor). Rotary Hoeing. Gorse & Pasture Spraying.

Ph: 548 2177 or 027 2333 936

Looking for a low-cost option to buy/sell/trade?

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Chateau No 4 Road

Price Enquiries Over $1,250,000 Contact Cameron Macneil 021 800 889 Jason Eves 027 587 5509

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Oliver Road Estate Agents Limited | Licensed REAA 2008 oliverroad.co.nz

Price Asking $1,350,000 Contact Cameron Macneil 021 800 889 Jason Eves 027 587 5509

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