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Issue 11 January 2020

From the Editors From the Prime editorial team we wish all of our readers and advertisers a very happy and prosperous new year. We trust you have all been enjoying this weather as much as we have, what a perfect start to summer it has been!

This month our features include a seasonal message from: the Minister for Seniors. Articles on the 75th Anniversary of the Holocaust and David Attenborough’s thoughts on getting older – at 93!

We also have a special feature from The Conversation on a review of Prime Minister Jacinda Adern’s time in office – so far. All these, plus our regular features including Prime Walks, Historically Speaking, Recipes and Homegrown Harvest!

We received an overwhelming number of entries to our “100 Outdoor Adventures” give-away prize last month and in response to purchasing requests you can find more detail on page 23.

We would also like to thank the many readers who have registered to receive our publication via email, as well as the many positive comments we are getting every day. We currently have about 3500 email subscribers – some of them as far afield as Tokoroa, Rotorua, Waihi, Te Aroha, Huntly, Auckland and Sydney!

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James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 is the Most Classic Movie Car of All Time It was back in the 1964 film Goldfinger that the iconic Aston Martin DB5 first made its James Bond movie debut.

The car was named for British industrialist David Brown, who purchased Aston Martin in 1947. The legendary DB5 first graced British roads in 1963. In Ian Fleming’s original novel, 007 drove a DB Mk III. By the time the film version was in production, the DB5 was Aston Martin’s latest model, and thus became James Bond’s car.

The Aston Martin was outfitted with several features that the road-going model didn’t have. It sported revolving license plates, twin Browning .303 machine guns, a bulletproof rear window, an ejector seat, battering ram bumpers, vicious tire slashers, and what may have been the first-ever in-car navigation system.

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Never intended to be an out and out sports car, it combines luxury with performance and does so in an eminently stylish way.

The cabin is spacious, luxurious and comfortable, and the engine smooth and responsive. This is a superb grand touring car. It sports a 4 litre engine, 6 cylinder that has a maximum quoted speed of 229 km/h, or 142 mph.

The popularity of Goldfinger made the DB5 popular as well and is credited with saving Aston Martin from a period of financial peril. Only around 1,000 DB5s were sold before Aston scrapped production to begin offering the DB6.

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DID YOU KNOW? The smallest thing ever photographed is the shadow of an atom. A team at Griffiths University used a super highresolution microscope to capture the image.

Out of the millions of creatures on Earth, humans are only 1 of 3 species capable of laughter, the other 2 being chimpanzees and rats.

The Welsh word for ‘Jellyfish’ is Psygod wibli wobli.

In six hours, the world’s deserts receive more energy from the sun than humans consume in a year.

We describe people as “red heads” instead of “orange heads” as the word ‘red’ was used way before that of ‘orange’. ‘Orange’ only came around after the fruit first hit the British shores in the 16th century.

Albert Einstein was married to his distant cousin; Elsa Einstein.

Russia’s area is larger than the total surface area of Pluto.

The country has the largest area on Earth and measures in at 17,098,322 sq. km (6,601,699 sq. miles), Pluto by comparison is just 16,647,940 sq. km (6,430,000 sq. miles).

A single ant can live up to 29 years.

Hitler’s nephew; Patrick William Hitler, lived in Liverpool. Patrick’s son later joined the US Army during WWII. The human eye is so sensitive that, if the Earth were flat and it was a dark night, a candle’s flame could be seen from 30 miles away.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the only film in the series not in the 50 highest-grossing films list.

It did however reach 471 in Empire Magazine’s 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time.

David Attenborough At 93 Sir David Attenborough is still going strong.

As one of the world’s most widely respected TV broadcasters he has become known as the face and the voice of natural history documentaries. Just recently, in the trailer for his newest documentary, “David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet,” he stated that humanity has reached a “moment of crisis.” The legendary environmentalist further accused humans of “overrun[ning] the planet,” warning that all life on earth now faces impending “disaster.”

In the trailer for David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet, he said: “I’ve had to most extraordinary life… It is only now that I appreciate how extraordinary. The living world is a unique and spectacular marvel, yet the way we humans live on earth is sending it into a decline.”

Last year, Attenborough told a reporter of the Independent he shudders at the word ‘retirement’.

“You never tire of the natural world,” he said. “Putting your feet up is all very well, but it’s very boring, isn’t it?”

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet will be screened at Rialto Tauranga on Friday, April 17. After the film audiences around the world will hear from the great man himself live via satellite from the iconic Royal Albert Hall.

The naturalist has no plans to slow down with his broadcasting and admitted recently that he is “coming to terms” with the fact he is not as sharp as he used to be.

Speaking to the Telegraph shortly after a trip to the Jura Mountains in Switzerland, he said: “There were these searing yellow fields and I can’t think of the damn name. I wanted to say something about it but I couldn’t and it wasn’t until we got quite close to Geneva that I thought, of course, oil seed rape.”

2019 NZ’s Fourth Warmest Year On Record Last year was New Zealand’s fourth warmest year since recording began in 1909, according to the 2019 Niwa Annual Climate Summary.

Annual temperatures were +0.5 to +1.2 degrees Celsius above the annual average across the majority of New Zealand, the report found.

While yearly rainfall in 2019 was above average in western Southland and parts of Westland, large areas of the country – including Northland, Auckland, the Bay of Plenty and parts of Waikato, Hawke’s Bay, the Wairarapa and Marlborough – had only 50–80 per cent of their usual rainfall.

Lisa Murray, MetService Meteorologist and Head of Weather Communication comments:

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“Another year and more records broken! While many individual stations, like the MetService station in Tauranga, have seen their warmest year on record, 2019 has been the 4th warmest year overall. This continues the warming trend we have seen in recent years, as five of the last seven years have been amongst the hottest on record for New Zealand.

The knock-on effect of this is we start 2020 with many eastern and northern regions of the country thirsty for some significant rainfall.”

(Science Media Centre)

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Left-leaning Australians May Look To New Zealand With Envy, But Ardern Still Has Much Work To Do Grant Duncan Associate Professor for the School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University

In October 2017, 37-year-old Jacinda Ardern became prime minister of New Zealand. The world looked longingly at a young and inspiring female leader who had unexpectedly catapulted the Labour Party into office.

Ardern promised that kindness, compassion and carbon-neutrality would bless the Antipodes. She then gave birth to a beautiful girl and took six weeks’ parental leave, after which dad took over as caregiver. And baby made a star appearance at the UN General Assembly.

Ardern was also widely praised for her compassionate responses to the terrorist attacks on two mosques in Christchurch on March 15.

Across the Pacific, Australians unhappy with their own conservative government may have been, and may continue to be, envious of New Zealand as a bastion of progressive, compassionate government.

But on closer inspection, it may not be as compassionate as it seems. US President Donald Trump, for example, envies New Zealand its tough, skills-based immigration policy. And it doesn’t need a wall to keep people out, thanks to the Pacific Ocean.

Despite all the lauding of the Ardern government, Kiwis who have left for life in another country – including the 600,000 in Australia – are not flocking home. It may have something to do with higher incomes and better weather.

Indeed, sometimes New Zealand likes to emulate Australia. Ardern sensibly copied John Howard’s post-Port Arthur firearms ban after the Christchurch attack. It’s genuinely tragic that New Zealand didn’t follow Australia’s example back in 1996.

Lives would have been saved.

The Ardern you meet face to face is “as seen on TV” – a highly intelligent and empathetic person. There’s nothing fake about her. But the business of government is complex, grinding and (when you fail) unforgiving. And, in a democracy, it’s not about one person.

Due to proportional representation, to be prime minister of New Zealand, you have to build and maintain coalition relationships with other parties, and you may have little in common with some of them.

Like a curmudgeonly uncle who spoils the youngsters’ Christmases, the veteran conservative populist Winston Peters has been propping up Ardern’s coalition government as deputy prime minister.

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And that deal came with a big price-tag, including a one-billiondollar-per-annum provincial growth fund.

It also gave Peters the power to block progressive policies, such as a tougher capital-gains tax.

Ardern over-promised on policy, especially on solving the housing crisis, and is now seen as struggling to deliver.

Auckland’s housing market remains one of the world’s least affordable – although not outdoing Sydney.

Many Kiwis are still struggling with costs of living.

Ardern created an indefinable aura of promise – about a better and “kinder” politics – that resonated emotionally. In May 2018, Facebook called her the world’s “most loved” leader.

People often fall in love, but then they fall out of it.

The beloved was supposed to make bad things go away. But the unspoken promise doesn’t materialise.

There is now disappointment that Ardern wouldn’t visit the land-claim protestors at Ihumātao, that she isn’t fixing the country’s electoral-finance laws, and that it took the Labour Party six months to investigate a serious sexual assault against a young female party volunteer – and even then they botched it.

Ardern readily accepts that there is still a lot to fix.

But the latest polls suggest that the next election, due in November 2020, may not go Labour’s way, and so she may not be around to fix stuff.

Ardern’s rise to power, domestically and globally, meant shouldering a burden of frustrated left-wing hopes and dreams, most of them needing radical reforms – too radical for Peters.

Ardern did not follow her predecessor Helen Clark’s third-way maxim – “under-promise and over-deliver”.

New Zealand’s three-year parliamentary term means that a new government has to face the electorate before it has had a chance to produce results.

In the May 2020 Budget we can expect big new capital expenditure to raise employment and incomes, and to fix some problems.

But it remains to be seen whether Labour and the Greens can muster enough voters to overcome Kiwi conservatism.

The opinions of many Kiwis are sufficiently of the protectionist “New Zealand first” variety that, if a wave of refugees were to arrive, the reactions would be just as polarising as they have been in Australia.

In a large online survey in 2017, 55% agreed that the numbers of immigrants arriving were “too high”, nearly 53% believed new arrivals should be told “do things the Kiwi way”, and 72% said New Zealand should “strictly control foreign ownership of property”. The numbers of immigrants have not declined much since 2017.

New Zealand’s populist and decidedly less progressive politics are discernible, if you ask the right questions. It’s just not obvious at the moment to the outside observer.

So if you feel a twinge of Kiwi-envy, just remember it always pays to take a closer look.

(This article is republished from http://theconversation. com under a Creative Commons license.)

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NZ Police Releases Road Deaths Lower In 2019, Public App But Still More Work To Do New Zealand Police have released a free mobile app for Apple and Android devices, providing another channel for the public to access policing services, information, news and alerts while on the go and when it suits them.

The NZ Police app is available for download from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Commissioner of Police, Mike Bush, says the app gives users an easy way to receive national and local Police news, alerts and safety advice; report incidents and issues to Police via the new 105 online form; and access other policing services.

With customisable notifications, app users can opt in and choose what Police news and alerts they want to receive.

“Our staff will always be at the centre of keeping people safe and making them feel safe.

However, as Commissioner, I’ve also ensured we are able to maximise technology developments to provide for new and improved ways to access and receive policing services, as part of our mission ‘to be the safest country’.

Commissioner Bush says the app is part of a wider suite of work Police is undertaking to modernise its service delivery to ensure everyone in New Zealand, including international visitors, can access policing services anywhere, anytime.

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Fewer people died on New Zealand roads in 2019 than in the two previous years. Last year 353 people lost their lives in road crashes. This is 24 less deaths than in 2018 and, while the total is low “this is still a staggering loss of life,” according to ACC Minister Iain Lees-Galloway.

Statistically, 2019 was an erratic year with the months of July and October both having the lowest number of road deaths ever recorded while other months like April and December had many more deaths than recent years.

The big difference between 2019 and the previous two years was less deaths among pedestrians, passengers and drivers. There were also substantially less deaths among 16-24 year olds.

“There is no good number of deaths on the roads – everyone would always want less – but after five years of increases it is very welcome to see less New Zealanders lose their lives in crashes in 2019,” says AA Motoring Affairs General Manager Mike Noon.

“Hopefully this year’s reduction is just the start of a downward trend and we will have an even bigger fall in road deaths in 2020.”

“2020 marks the beginning of the Government’s new ten year road safety action plan, focused on greater investment in safety upgrades, driver training, enforcement, and safer speed limits,” Iain Lees-Galloway said.”

The official 2019/2020 holiday period began at 4pm on Tuesday 24 Dec 2019 and ends at 6am on Friday 3 Jan 2020.

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UN Confirms 2019 Second Hottest Year On Record Last year was the second warmest year on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed this month.

“The average global temperature has risen by about 1.1°C since the pre-industrial era and ocean heat content is at a record level,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.

Only 2016 was hotter, due to a very strong El Niño which causes warming, combined with longterm climate change.

Furthermore, average temperatures for the past five years and 10 years, respectively, were the highest on record.

Since the 1980s, each decade has been warmer than the previous one: a trend the UN agency expects will continue due to the record level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

WMO added that 2019 and the past decade also were characterized by retreating ice, record sea levels, increasing ocean heat and acidification, and extreme weather, all of which have “major impacts” on human health and the natural environment.

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“Australia had its hottest, driest year on record in 2019, setting the scene for the massive bushfires which were so devastating to people and property, wildlife, ecosystems and the environment,” he said.

“Unfortunately, we expect to see much extreme weather throughout 2020 and the coming decades, fuelled by record levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.”

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Spotting the Signs: Alzheimer’s Disease According to the Alzheimers NZ, nearly 70,000 Kiwis are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease. By 2050, that number is expected to rise to 170,000. Detecting symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease as early as possible can be critical to provide appropriate care and avoid potentially dangerous situations. And family and friends can play a vital role in recognising and calling attention to these changes in behaviour, especially for older adults who live alone.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia that commonly include problems with memory, thinking, problem solving, language and perception. Although many are aware that Alzheimer’s disease affects a person’s memory, there are several other lesser-known indicators that commonly go unnoticed such as notable changes in mood or personality, difficulty completing familiar tasks, trouble pronouncing words or writing, and increased anxiety.

2. Unusual behaviors. Have you noticed they seem unusually agitated or upset? Does it seem like his or her personality has shifted? Do they seem depressed or down?

Some of the signs to be mindful of:

4. Impairments in mobility and judgement. Do they seem afraid or unsure when using stairs? Do they hesitate before taking steps or going down ramps? A decline in cognitive ability can also affect the senses, impairing depth perception and hearing.

1. Disruption of daily life. Is the person easily confused by changes to his or her routine? Are they beginning to forget everyday tasks, such as taking medication, feeding a pet or paying bills?

3. Disengaged with family. Is the person having a hard time remembering names of familiar family members? Does it look as if his or her mind is going blank during conversations? Are they having trouble keeping up with topics of discussion?

5. Loss of words. Does it seem they are forgetting words for everyday objects, such as toothbrushes, spoons or cups?

Are they slow to form sentences or respond to questions?

It is important that during this holiday season we consider the signs that may indicate earlyonset or developed Alzheimer’s disease and talk to family members, medical professionals or their caregiver about ways to accommodate their symptoms.

In Tauranga, Alzheimers New Zealand can be contacted for further information.

Dementia Waikato can be contacted for further information.

Tauranga Tasting Tours & Charters March 15: Zealong Estate (Gordonton) High Tea March 26: Blewden Lilies, Shopping Cambridge & Tirau

March 31 - April 8: South Island Winery Tour

October 8 - 11: Hawkes Bay Winery Tour

September 27: Pirongia Craft Fair

October 30 November 2: Taranaki Powerco Garden Festival

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Health Benefits of Drinking Lemon Water Celebrities and social media influencers have promoted the advantages of drinking lemon water for years. Some naturopaths even follow it. They do not start their day without a drinking glass of warm water with lemon juice. They claim drinking lemon water in the morning will give your mood, gut, and energy a big boost. It also helps with weight loss. However, are there any scientifically proven health benefits of it?

1. Is Good for the Liver

2. Is Heart Healthy

4. It Improves Digestive Health

There are certain compounds in Lemon that can help a liver to function well. It helps a liver in filtering toxins out of a body. Research suggests that certain citrus flavonoids in lemons protect the liver against a liver disease that is caused by toxins. It also helps in protecting a liver against fatty liver disease by reducing fat in the liver.

With the help of lemon water, a person’s body cleanses itself naturally.

Lemon is an excellent source of vitamin C. One lemon provides an average of 31 mg of vitamin C that is 51% RDI daily intake. As per the research, consuming fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C reduces the risk of heart diseases and stroke. However, it’s not only the vitamin C that is thought to be good for your heart. The fiber and plant compounds in lemons could also significantly lower some risk factors for heart disease.

Lemon is a laxative that can help prevent constipation.

It has powerful effects on digestive health. It can promote regular bowel movements. Therefore, it aids digestion. If a person wants to drink warm or hot lemon water when he/she wakes up in the morning, it can help get the digestive system moving. Lemon water allows a person’s body to digest food more easily and help prevent the accumulation of toxins.

3. It Helps in Controlling Weight If a person eats a whole lemon, pectin fiber from it can help fight hunger and cravings. Study shows that there are some polyphenol antioxidants in lemons. It can help in reducing weight gain. In short, a lemon is a best friend of a dieter.

When a person drinks a glass of lemon-flavored water or regular water before a meal, it helps to fill his/her stomach.

Old China

Garagenalia

Kitchenalia

Tools

Glass

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Old Tins

Australiana

Military

Records

Instruments

Anything Old/ Interesting

Old Toys Coins Stamps

Single Pieces or Whole Collections

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6. It Prevents Kidney Stones Lemon is rich in Vitamin C – citric acid. This citric acid in lemons helps prevent kidney stones. In lemon, there is a citric acid compound called citrate. It remarkably makes urine less acidic and may even break up small stones. Drinking lemon water not only makes a person citrate but also it provides the water that a person needs to prevent or flush out stones.

Therefore, if a person is prone to kidney stones, then lemon water is his/her best friend.

7. It Freshens Breath Rubbing Lemon on hands can help a person to get rid of the strong smell of garlic or other odors. One might avoid bad breath by drinking a glass of lemon water after meals and the first thing in the morning.

Besides, a glass of warm lemon water can help relieve tooth pain and gingivitis. It stimulates saliva and prevents a dry mouth that is one of the main reasons for bad breath.

Antiques As An Investment One of the hardest things in life is knowing what will be hot in future generations. If you have a think about right now what would be a shrewd investment in the collectables world that will boom in years to come and usually no one can pick it?

A classic example is in the early 70s a top of the line brand new Rolls Royce would cost 250k plus – today that car would be may be 7k in value. On the flip side a GTHO Falcon would have cost around 7k in the early 70s and today worth 500k plus. Crazy, but who would have thought! Mind you – a lot of those powerful Falcons were wrapped around power poles aargh.

Today I often think what would be the next collectable to bolt in value. I tend to steer away from limited edition items like a run of 10000 plates as the numbers are quite big and very few will get thrown away – so plenty flooding the market. First day covers have had a similar effect as they stayed in collections. However, many stamps were destroyed, especially in the early days, so single stamps are OK. I do remember when I was a kid in the 70s milking my dad’s cows at 2$ a milking saving as much money as possible and then going up to a stamp auction in Auckland to buy a 1968 2$ multi-colour geyser mint unhinged.

I was so nervous amongst all those adults, however I kept my hand up until I got the stamp! I paid a whopping 80$ for it and felt very pleased and couldn’t wait to get home and complete the set. Today you can buy them for a couple of dollars on trade me – so not the best investment but lessons learnt.

Finally I am a fully licensed dealer keen to buy more treasures. My favourites include: coins, banknotes, old postcards, military, old garaganalia (like oil bottles can etc) medals and badges, kiwiana, tribal, records, pottery and china, art glass, stamps taxidermy, old toys – crikey, anything old and interesting!

My mobile is 021 392 913. What I normally do is come visit have a chat about the collectables and give advice too as I do have a few people who are keen to buy items.

Most important thing is not to feel pressured and daunted as it can be quite emotional selling off items that have been in the family sometimes for generations.

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Go Ahead – Take a Nap! Almost one-third of all New Zealanders are significantly sleep-deprived which can have unpleasant or even dangerous effects. And while a nap can alleviate fatigue, increase alertness and improve mood, for years napping was considered to be the pastime more appropriate for little children and the sick than healthy adults.

Research indicates there are powerful links between sleep loss and, among other things, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity and poor mental health. Anything under seven hours can be seen as sleep deprivation (some experts say six is the tipping point).

But the tides are changing. A study by the National Sleep Foundation in the USA encourages napping, citing improvements in alertness, performance and mood as benefits.

So here are a few tips on getting the most out of your daytime snooze: • Find a comfortable spot. A bed is the best, but is not always available. If you are napping in a chair or on a couch, make sure your neck is well-supported to avoid sore muscles.

• Use a sleep mask and earplugs. Sometimes disconnecting from your surroundings can be difficult, even when you are tired. Cutting out noise and light can help.

• Use a nap as a caffeine substitute. If you find yourself reaching for coffee because you can’t stay awake, consider taking a nap instead.

Close your eyes and get some shut-eye – it will help relieve tiredness instead of postponing it until the caffeine wears off.

• But remember to keep your naps to a maximum of 20 to 30 minutes, lest they interfere with a much-needed good night’s rest!

75th Anniversary Of The Liberation Of German Nazi Concentration & Extermination Camp Auschwitz: 27 January 2020 27 January marks the anniversary of the liberation in 1945 of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp – and the subsequent end of the Nazi Holocaust in World War II. The German Nazis deported to Auschwitz at least 1.3 million people of more than 20 nationalities. Of that amount, 400 thousand were registered and incarcerated in the concentration camp as prisoners while 900 thousand were murdered in the gas chambers on arrival. Jews constituted 85% of all deportees and 90% of those who were murdered. From among 1.3 million Auschwitz deportees, at least 1.1 million were murdered.

The Holocaust (The Shoah in Hebrew) was the attempt by the Nazis and their collaborators to murder all the Jews in Europe. From the time they assumed power in Germany in 1933, the Nazis used propaganda, persecution, and legislation to deny human and civil rights to German Jews. They used centuries of antisemitism as their foundation.

With the outbreak of World War Two in 1939 Germany invaded Poland, subjecting around two million Polish Jews to violence and forced labour.

Thousands of Jews were murdered in the first months of the occupation.

Shortly after the occupation Polish Jews were confined to particular neighbourhoods that came to be known as ‘ghettos’. Living conditions in these ghettos were appalling – a deliberate attempt by the Nazis to cause the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Jews. This approach was repeated across Eastern Europe in other countries occupied by the Nazis.

By the end of the Holocaust, six million Jewish men, women and children had been murdered in ghettos, mass-shootings, in concentration camps and extermination camps.

Image of Auschwitz – with permission from auschwitz.org

In 1941, the systematic murder of Europe’s Jews began – a plan known by the Nazis as ‘The Final Solution to the Jewish Problem’. Death squads called Einsatzgruppen swept Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, killing Jews by firing squad. By the end of 1941 the first extermination camp, Chelmno in Poland, had been established, giving the Nazis their method to continue murdering on a giant scale between 1941 and 1945.

Angela Merkel at the Holocaust Museum – with permission from auschwitz.org

Witness Account: Dov Paisikovic, former prisoner of Sonderkommando, stated in 1964: “The SS ordered the dismantling of the crematoria in November 1944. We began disassembling the furnaces. We placed the fire-clay and bricks in neat piles. At first, we carried out demolition work in Crematorium I, and went back to Crematorium II for the night. Crematorium II] was still operating at this time, burning corpses supplied from the camp. After the disassembly of the furnaces, the demolition of the chimneys of both crematoria began. For this work, they sent additional prisoners from the camp, from other Kommandos [labor details]. The metal furnace parts were taken after dismantling to the railroad platform and loaded onto cars.

Supposedly, they were being shipped to GrossRosen [concentration camp]... We did this and similar jobs until January 18, 1945.

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On December 6 2019, Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel visited together with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (Poland), Auschwitz – with permission from auschwitz.org

From www.auschwitz.org

Fruit Of The Month

BLUEBERRIES

It is well and truly blueberry season! One of the joys of our summer are the sweet mouthfuls of fresh blueberries we pick from our garden.

These versatile berries are wonderful fresh, and also store really well frozen. We use them in jam, smoothies, and in all kinds of baking recipes.

They are relatively easy to grow in your garden, even if you only have a small space, and can be grown successfully in pots. Their only real predator is birds, which you can beat to the berries by netting your plants when the fruit are ripening. Blueberries naturally grow as a 1.5 metre shrub, but can be pruned to remain 1 metre tall. They flower in spring, and the fruit then grows and sets, ripening into a deep blue colour.

Here’s some tips on growing your own blueberries:

1. There are early (December), mid-season (January), and late (February) fruiting varieties to grow, so choose a variety that will suit your unique climate and activities over summer. We chose a late variety so they’re ripening after the summer holidays when we’re actually at home to enjoy them. They can be frost sensitive in winter so seek advice on this from where you buy them.

which 2. Blueberries do well in slightly acidic soil, soil is ing drain Free . describes NZ soils perfectly s. wind best, as is shelter from high few months 3. A good all round garden fertilizer every ies plants. is good as feed for your growing blueberr during a Regular watering as they are growing and t dry out. dry summer is important so their roots don’ the plants 4. After their fruit is finished, you can give a light prune to reshape the shrub.

Garden Planting

Garden Harvesting

It might be a bit strange to be thinking of seed sowing and planting in January and February as we’re in the midst of enjoying a bountiful crop from the garden. I’ve learnt it can be valuable to sow second crops of beans, lettuce, kale and even cucumber and zucchini to see you through into autumn. I’m also beginning to sow some trays of broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and kohlrabi so these seedlings are ready for planting in autumn also.

The tomatoes are ripening beautifully at the moment, as is the cucumber, spring onions and zucchini. Our first capsicums are almost ready too. I’m picking every day to encourage more crops. I’m making sure to water well and deeply every second day in this dry weather.

I’ve been feeding with blood and bone and liquid seaweed fertilizer for extra minerals for the plants while they’re growing and cropping.

How is your garden growing?

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Blueberry Muffins

RECIPE of the Month

I just can’t go past a fresh warm blueberry muffin.

They're are easy to make and great to whip up and share with friends, or to fill the lunch boxes.

Ingredients ¾ cup brown sugar ½ cup grape seed or canola oil 2 eggs 1¼ cup plain or fruit yoghurt 1 tsp vanilla essence

Optional: ¼ tsp salt 2 cups flour 3 tsp baking powder 1 cup blueberries fresh or frozen

1 tsp cinnamon Or the zest of one lemon

Method 1. Pre heat oven to 200°C fan bake.

2. Beat sugar and oil until smooth. Add eggs and beat again until mixture light and creamy looking.

3. Pour in yoghurt, vanilla and salt and blend until combined.

4. Gradually add in sifted flour and baking powder stirring gently until combined with not lumps.

Add blueberries and stir lightly through.

5. Pour into 12 regular muffin tins (lightly spray tins with oil before pouring to ensure they are non-stick).

6. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Once removed from the oven leave to stand for 2 minutes before removing from muffin tins.

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Cats vs Dogs: Which Make the Better Pets?

The Cats vs Dogs controversy has gone on for thousands of years, ever since they were domesticated. Cats and dogs living together is not necessarily a sign of the end of times. These two species can actually get along quite well despite their significant differences. Our family owns both and we have made a few observations based on our experiences.

Dogs Are Pack Animals

Dogs are intensely loyal to the people who feed them. They can be hostile to perceived “invaders,” and a goodly number of them have shown a willingness to put their own lives on the line to protect their owners. The downside to this behaviour is that they demand lots of attention. An owner can sit and scratch a dog’s ears for hours and still receive a hurt look from the animal when it’s time to do something else.

In the wild, dogs form packs in which each member cooperates to find food and provide protection. This pack mentality also makes it really hard on dogs to be left alone, especially for long periods of time. Dogs crave closeness and attention. Having a dog may be comparable to having a young child.

Cats Are Lone Hunters By contrast, with the exception of lions, most cats in the wild are solitary nocturnal hunters. Unlike dogs, cats are able to jump and climb, which aids them in hunting and makes it easier to flee from danger. Their sharp, retractable claws provide a distinct advantage when it comes to catching prey and defending themselves from bigger predators. Because of this, cats have no need to work together to care for themselves. While cats might not be as affectionate as dogs at first, overtime cats can develop quite the liking to their human parent fully equipped with a snuggling purr machine movie night. Cats also tend to live longer than dogs, which is sometimes a consideration when searching for a lifelong furry companion.

Cats, although also attention seekers, seem much more aloof and independent. Just don’t expect them to be there for you if a burglar breaks in. An intelligent, welltrained dog makes a great hiking companion. Cats couldn’t care less.

This is why the owner’s preferences are an important part of the Cats vs Dogs debate.

Prime Riddles

1. NOT A SNAKE What has a head and a tail, but no body?

2. DROP You can drop me from the tallest building and I’ll be fine, but if you drop me in water I die. What am I?

Answers on page 23

5. WET END What is made of water but if you put it into water it will die?

6. BURNING MAN I’m tall when I’m young and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? 7. GOOD RIDDLE What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you’ll die?

3. NO APPLAUSE What has hands but can not clap?

4. STATISTICS During which month do people sleep the least?

Cruise Schedules

8. HARD RIDDLE Who makes it, has no need of it.

Who buys it, has no use for it.

Who uses it can neither see nor feel it.

What is it?

9. EASY RIDDLE What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

10. JUST IN TIME What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?

During the 2018-19 season Tauranga would have hosted 116 cruise ships, with a similar number of calls forecast for the 2019-20 season.

Port of Tauranga is consistently voted by passengers as one of the best cruise ship destinations in New Zealand. Head down to Pilot Bay (or the Mount Maunganui base track) to watch these majestic ships cruising into Tauranga Harbour. A great experience for all.

PORT OF TAURANGA CRUISE SHIP SCHEDULE

On occasion, the arrival / departure times below can change on the day. For daily shipping information call: +64 7 572 8751. **Indicates an overnight stay Vessel Name

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Arrival Date

ETA

ETD

Vessel Name

Arrival Date

ETA

ETD

Vessel Name

Arrival Date

ETA

ETD

Radiance Of The Seas

26 January

04:45

16:45

Ovation of the Seas

06 February

07:00

17:00

Columbus

18 February

05:00

21:30

Noordam

26 January

10:00

21:00

Golden Princess

07 February

06:15

19:30

Celebrity Solstice

19 February

06:15

18:00

Viking Sun Ruby Princess

30 January

07:03

16:33

Queen Elizabeth

31 January

06:00

18:15

Caledonian Sky

07 February

07:15

18:00

Ruby Princess

19 February

06:15

17:45

08 February

06:45

16:00

Golden Princess

20 February

05:30

19:00

Silver Muse

31 January

08:30

19:00

Viking Orion

09 February

07:45

16:45

Crystal Serenity

20 February

06:15

23:15

Maasdam

01 February

06:15

Celebrity Solstice**

01 February

06:45

23:00

Azamara Quest

10 February

08:30

17:15

Europa**

21 February

17:15

18:00

20:33

Sea Princess

11 February

10:00

22:00

Seabourn Encore

22 February

05:24

15:24

Silver Muse

02 February

07:15

18:00

Noordam

12 February

06:00

18:00

Seven Seas Mariner

24 February

07:13

16:03

Norwegian Jewel

03 February

08:00

20:15

Arcadia

14 February

07:15

19:03

Costa Deliziosa

26 February

07:03

18:03

Maasdam

04 February

05:45

17:45

Regatta

16 February

07:00

19:00

Maasdam

28 February

07:45

21:45

Norwegian Jewel

05 February

07:03

18:03

Celebrity Solstice

16 February

07:30

19:30

Ruby Princess

29 February

05:30

17:30

Viking Orion

05 February

09:15

18:30

Astor

17 February

07:45

19:45

Image courtesy of of Port of Tauranga

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Why White Island Erupted & Why There Was No Warning Shane Cronin Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Auckland

Volcanic Hazards

No Warning

White Island is one of several volcanoes in New Zealand that can produce sudden explosive eruptions at any time. In this case, magma is shallow, and the heat and gases affect surface and ground water to form vigorous hydrothermal systems.

Monitoring and warning for hydrothermal eruptions is a huge challenge. We don’t normally see these eruptions coming, no matter how much we would like to. Many systems are already “primed” for such events, but the triggers are poorly understood.

In these, water is trapped in pores of rocks in a super-heated state. Any external process, such as an earthquake, gas input from below, or even a change in the lake water level can tip this delicate balance and release the pressure on the hot and trapped water.

The resulting steam-driven eruption, also called a hydrothermal or phreatic eruption, can happen suddenly and with little to no warning. The expansion of water into steam is supersonic in speed and the liquid can expand to 1,700 times its original volume. This produces catastrophic impacts.

The expansion energy is enough to shatter solid rock, excavate craters and eject rock fragments and ash out to hundreds of metres away from the vent. We know of sites in New Zealand where material has been blasted out over three kilometres from the vent by such eruptions.

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The warning periods, once an event gets underway, are likely in the order of seconds to minutes. Our only hope for anticipating these events is to track potential vapour and liquid pressure in hydrothermal systems and to learn from their long-term behaviour when they are at a super-critical state.

Unfortunately there are no simple rules that can be followed and each hydrothermal system is different.

In this age of technology and instrumental monitoring, it seems irrational that there should be little or no warning for such eruptions. The eruption is not caused by magma, but by steam, and this is much harder to track in our current monitoring systems.

A Word From the Minister for Seniors – Tracey Martin Last month saw the release, after nearly two years’ work, of our new strategy for ageing positively, Better Later Life – He Oranga Kaumātua 2019 to 2034.

I wanted to briefly mention what I think the highlights of it are. The first is that we shouldn’t overlook the gains we’ve made in having an ageing population. Every group in New Zealand has increased life expectancy and we should be celebrating that we’re generally living healthier and longer. In large part the strategy is about what we should focus on as a country – what you and others have told us we should focus on – to make life as good as possible as we hit 65 and older.

But of course, not everyone hits what used to be ‘retirement age’ in the same position.

So, the two areas I’m going to focus on are work and housing. Housing was the most mentioned theme in the submissions when we were consulting on the strategy last year.

Having a secure place to live is fundamental to wellbeing, and the size and mix of our housing stock will need to change to meet the needs of an ageing population – especially with fewer people owning their own homes and more older people renting.

Work, more accurately the choice of having paid work, is equally important. We know that our seniors do an incredible amount of unpaid work, from looking after grandchildren to volunteering.

But, if our workplaces are flexible, most people 65 and over are also perfectly capable of doing work that helps pay the bills. It’s about choice and noone should be compelled to stay in the workforce.

But shutting the door on older peoples’ skills and experiences is short-sighted and doesn’t help those individuals who want paid work.

Anyway, that’s enough of the serious stuff. The most important thing about this time of year is getting some time with the right people and I hope that is what you get to do.

Best Wishes for the New Year.

(Taken from SuperSeniors, December)

Best Vegetables to Grow in Pots or Containers Growing vegetables in containers is possible, but there are some that grow easily and produce heavily in containers.

1. Tomatoes

7. Spinach

Without a doubt, tomatoes are the most productive vegetables you can grow in pots. Tomatoes need ample sun (five to six hours minimum). The pot size depends on the type of tomatoes you are growing.

In containers, growing dwarf varieties of determinate type is better. You should also try cherry tomatoes for higher yield.

Spinach is one of the best vegetables for containers. It grows well in partial shade and any kind of space. Growing spinach in containers is easy too, you can even grow it indoors on a windowsill. For growing spinach in pots, choose a container that is least 6-8 inches deep. You don’t need a very deep pot rather use a wide one.

2. Beans

8. Peas

Most of the beans are climbers or bushier type, and they grow upward. They are productive in pots and easy to grow. You can grow them on a trellis near a wall, and within weeks, you will get a green wall of beans running across the trellis. For growing beans, you need a sunny spot, and a pot that is minimum 12 inches deep (the bigger, the better) and a strong trellislike structure for support. Since beans fix the nitrogen most of the vegetables that require more nitrogen are good to grow underneath them. If you’re growing beans in a very large pot, combine summer savory, kale, or celery with them.

Peas prefer moderate conditions, they are a perfect crop for container gardening and don’t require a large pot. They grow quickly without attention. You can even grow peas on a balcony. Choose a dwarf or bushier type varieties and do regular and frequent watering as peas prefer slightly moist soil. Keep the plants in a spot that receives full sun.

3. Lettuce

10. Cucumber

Lettuce grows up quickly, and you will have the opportunity to harvest this leafy green multiple times throughout the growing season. As lettuce is a cool season crop, you’ll have to decide what is the right time for its growth according to your climate. Usually, seeds are started in spring. But if you live in a warm climate, grow lettuce in winter.

For growing lettuce, choose a wide planter rather than deep (six inches deep is fine).

When planting, make sure to leave space of at least four inches between each plant.

Remember, leaf lettuces can be grown more closely than head lettuces. Use well draining soil and do shallow and frequent watering to keep the soil slightly moist always.

Cucumbers are heavy feeders and require regular watering too. Grow them in a medium to large sized pot (depending on the variety) and in full sun. You can have your homegrown successful crunchy cucumbers within a few months Also, it is easier to maintain them in containers than in a large vegetable garden.

It is necessary that you keep the pots in full sun and feed heavily (like all other plants from tomato family–peppers, tomatoes, potatoes; eggplants are heavy feeders too).

9. Carrots Carrots grow best in cool weather. They need regular watering and moist soil. Otherwise, the roots dry out and crack. Growing this plant in containers is easy, and it doesn’t take much space as well.

4. Peppers and Chillies Peppers and chilies are super productive and excellent candidates for growing in containers. They look great in pots and need a sunny and warm place to thrive. If you keep the pot in a sunny spot and provide right soil and fertilize the plant time to time, it will fruit heavily. A large pot that is at least 12 inches deep is optimum.

5. Radishes Radishes are one of the quickest growing vegetables and suitable for container vegetable gardening as you can also grow them in small and wide pots. A planter that is just 6 inches deep is enough but if you want to grow larger varieties use 8-10 inches deep pot. Allow 3 inches of space between each plant.

A Tip The productivity of a small garden also improves when you utilize vertical space.

Using a trellis to provide support to trailing plants and vines always helps.

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Prime Walks

McLaren Falls Park

McLaren Falls consists of 190 hectares of lake-land park with one of the best botanical collections of trees in the North Island. The park has extensive walkways.

Drive McLaren Falls Rd, nearly at the top of the Kaimai’s.

CHERRY BAY

RIMU TOTARA TRACK

• One of the most popular spots, Cherry Bay is an easy walk from the main access road.

• Most commonly photographed in Spring and Autumn the area provides excellent access to a grove of Cherry trees, a bridge extends across the water, providing access to another key picnic area.

• This area is a popular for wedding ceremonies and family functions.

• The track starts from the road at the intersection of lower Mangapapa sub station road and the road up to the back gate.

• Follows a small stream through the bush then climbs up a step stairway to a loop track at the top.

• You can return by one of two ways.

• One is down a side track to Lake Mangapapa.

• Half way down there are two really large Rimu trees and a picnic table, you then follow the road back to the beginning.

• The second way is just follow the road back to the beginning.

• This tracks is 979 metres and takes 23 minutes to walk.

• At the moment there is not directional signage.

BOTTOM FLAT • Bottom Flat is a popular picnic destination, with a BBQ, water and a picnic table provided.

• A great area to take the family, kick a ball around, feed the ducks and explore the stream and bridge around the edge.

• This area is also where kayakers and lake users launch their craft from.

PONGA TRACK • This is mainly a link track from Pine Tree Knoll to a lookout seat.

• Winds around through a stand of pongas and has a few view shafts across the park, it has no steps and is a good walk for adults and children.

• 390 metres and takes 7 minutes to walk, easy walk with no steps.

• Is in poor condition due to 2 large slips.

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ROTARY GROVE & PINE TREE KNOLL TRACK • Rotary Grove was established by the Tauranga Rotary Club and provides a formal pergola and viewing platform.

• Access to the area can be by car, with the viewing platform only a short walk from the car.

• Pine Tree Knoll track starts at the road by the top flat and winds up to a lookout platform and has a great view back towards Rotary Grove and Lake McLaren.

• A good walk for most people but there is a section with steps.

• Also links to the Ponga Track.

• 412 metres and takes 8 minutes to walk, and has steps.

WATERFALL TRACK • A popular walk, the waterfall track extends along both sides of a small stream from the main access road.

• Waterfall Track is a short loop walk to a small waterfall and platform.

• It has a great native bush and stream landscape.

• Glow worms can be found along the Waterfall track and up the top of the lake, along the lake edge (accessed by canoe/kayak).

• This track takes 20 minutes to walk and is wheelchair accessible on the left side to the falls.

• The right side is more of a bush track with steps, roots and mud.

• There are also glow-worms to be seen up the top of the lake, along the lake edge (accessed by canoe/ kayak only).

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LAKESIDE TRACK • The track starts at the front gate of the park and follows the lake edge to the top of the lake.

• Track is 2037 metres and takes 45 minutes to walk.

• It is easy to average – the track is barrier free the entire length.

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Police Praise Firearms Owners’ Response To The Buy-Back

Where Have All The Monarchs Gone?

A survey over recent weeks by the Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand Trust shows real concern for the health of NZ’s monarch butterfly population.

“There are many people who don’t understand about the life-cycle of monarch butterflies but still enjoy seeing them each summer,” said Jacqui Knight, secretary of the Trust.

“And then there are others who go out of their way to protect and encourage this beautiful orange butterfly, an icon of a typical NZ summer – and 340 of those people responded.”

At the end of each summer monarch butterflies find places in tall trees in which to overwinter. Those that survive the wintry weather return to gardens in the spring to lay eggs on swan plants available at garden centres, or grown from seed. A female monarch can lay hundreds of eggs and throughout the summer the number of butterflies multiply – but many caterpillars become food for ants and wasps. With the increase in the paper wasps numbers are gradually in decline.

Jacqui says that there are many ideas on how people can help monarch butterflies on their website, www.monarch.org.nz

“The monarch is an indicator species. Their presence tells us our gardens are great for pollination – and the survival of the human race depends on pollination.”

What is even more alarming is that most people don’t even recognise NZ’s indigenous butterfly species.

NZ Police has thanked Kiwi firearms owners for doing the right thing as it announced provisional figures for firearms handed in during the six month prohibited firearms buyback and amnesty.

“As of midnight, 20 December 2019, 56,250 firearms and 194,245 parts have been handed in. There has also been 2717 firearms modified to make them lawful,” says Deputy Commissioner Mike Clement.

As expected, Police experienced a surge of people in the last few days of the buy-back with more than 4154 hand-ins occurring in the last week.

“We kept our collection events open late last night to ensure those firearms owners who left it to the last minute did have the opportunity to do the right thing.

“Police welcome any opportunity to reduce harm in our communities and ultimately, the more than 30,000 hand-ins indicate that firearms owners understood the why – that we hope to never again see the kind of attack we saw in Christchurch,” says DC Clement.

Police had just 3 months to get the firearms buy-back process in place and start communicating this to firearms owners.

“If you recognise a monarch you can learn more about them, but if you don’t recognise a species how will you know if it is in decline or not, how to encourage them, how to save them?” she added.

Ecologist Brian Patrick in Christchurch shares their concern.

“Some of our butterflies are teetering on the edge of survival,” he said. “The plight of our butterfly fauna is heavily dependent on human respect if they are to survive and thrive.”

(Moths and Butterflies NZ Trust)

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Prime Events DINNER IN THE DOMAIN Thursdays, 5.30-8.30pm Papamoa Beach Domain, Papamoa Beach Road, Papamoa

ESSENTIAL OILS FOR A HAPPY, HEALTHY BODY & MIND Thursday 30 January, 7.30-9pm 14 Fahey Avenue, Mt Maunganui

A weekly artisan food market held in the idyllic Papamoa Domain. Operating every Thursday evening until 26 March, this event promises to offer the best street food the Bay has to offer. Dogs welcome. No BYO alcohol. Licensed bar situated onsite.

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GOURMET NIGHT MARKET Fridays, 5-9pm Coronation Park, Maunganui Road, Mt Maunganui Come and join us for a dining experience where you can choose from over 20 food trucks and cuisines. Bring a picnic blanket and sit and relax with the sounds of local musicians and enjoy the sunshine with friends and family.

TAURANGA FARMERS MARKET Saturdays. 7.45am-12pm Tauranga Primary School, 31 Fifth Avenue, Tauranga Tauranga’s only true Farmers Market held every Saturday come rain, hail or shine.

The freshest of produce including Certified organic, tastiest of baking, healthiest of foods with a dash of flowers and plants.

UN INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY Saturday 25 January, 7-10pm Bethlehem College Performing Arts Centre, 24 Elder Lane An event commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and the official launch of the new exhibition “Auschwitz Now.” Free admission but registration is requested. For more information, go to Shadows of Shoah website.

THE LITTLE BIG MARKETS 26 January & 1 February, 9am-2pm Coronation Park, Maunganui Road, Mt Maunganui We are excited to bring to you another season of The Little Big Markets with this summer being our 10 year celebration. A free market that all ages can enjoy.

There’s something for everyone, with quality giftware, art, crafts, jewellery, kids gear, man cave supplies, fresh produce, homewares.

SUMMER YOGA IN THE PARK: OTUMOETAI Tuesday 28 January, 5.30pm Kulim Park, Kulim Ave, Otumoetai

MOUNT FARMERS MARKET Sundays, 9am-1pm Te Papa O Nga Manu Porotakataka (Former Car P) 137-141 Maunganui Road

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Yoga mat, comfy clothes, a water bottle and towel (optional). Contact: 022 083 2438.

A diverse range of local artisans and purveyors present some of the finest fresh produce, breads, pastries, cheese, oils, chutneys, relishes, plants, seedlings, honey, fresh cut flowers and other delicious edibles from the region.

WAIHI BEACH SUNDAY MARKET Sundays, 9am-1pm Broadlands Reserve Wilson Road, Waihi Beach A nice little market with a good mix of produce, arts, crafts, clothing, food and happy summer vibes.

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8. A coffin

2. Paper

9. A stamp

3. A clock

10. The letter m

4. February 5. An ice cube 6. A candle 7. Nothing. Good riddles like this never get old

TRUSTPOWER APP DEMONSTRATION AND ONLINE SAFETY EVENT Thursday 30 January, 10am-12pm Trustpower Head Office, 108 Durham Street Trustpower invites our local customers to come and meet some of the team, find out ways to make the Trustpower Mobile App work well for you and how to stay safe online from things like scam emails, website scams and requests for private information.

Contact: 0800 BUY TIX (289 849).

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U3A TAURANGA GENERAL MEETING Tuesday 4 February, 11am-1pm Papamoa Sports & Recreation Centre, 4 Alice Way Guest Speaker Marty Hoffart, Director Waste Watchers Ltd, speaks about the recycling programmes for Tauranga.

Waste Watchers is a business focused on environmental, social, economic and cultural responsibilities. Morning tea, visitors welcome.

STABICRAFT FISH N CHICKS TOURNAMENT 2020 6 February, 6.30pm & 8 February, 12am Tauranga Sport Fishing Club, 66 Keith Allen Drive, Sulpher Point This years event is raising funds for Shocking Pink (a charity that supports young woman with breast cancer).

This year, we are raffling a brand new MG3 worth $18940. Adult: $45.

Buy Tickets: 021 702 248.

BETHLEHEM MARKET Saturdays, 10am-2pm Bethlehem Hall, 239a State Highway 2, Bethlehem

OPERATUNITY PRESENTS: 100 GLORIOUS YEARS OF SONG Friday 14 February, 11am-1pm Holy Trinity Church, 215 Devonport Road

WE RUN THE NIGHT Saturday 15 February, 6.45-11.30pm Mount Drury Park, Grace Avenue, Mt Maunganui We Run The Night is a social night run event comprising of the main half marathon distance 21km, 14km, 7km and Kids Dash events run over the flat sealed roads of Mount Maunganui.

Tickets: www.werunthenight.co.nz

CULT CINEMA CLUB – THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES Saturday 8 February, 5.30-9.45pm The Historic Village, 17th Ave West An evening of tasty food and beverages, reflective cinematic viewing, great vibes and dancing! www.cultcinemaclub.com KATIKATI TWILIGHT CONCERT Saturday 8 February, 6-9pm Katikati Haiku Pathway, 60 Main Road, Katikati Join Anna Hawkins and friends at the Haiku Reserve for the final summer Twilight Concert of 2020. Known for her expressive vocals and moving interpretations, Anna Hawkins crosses the great divide of classical, folk and popular music. Entry: $25.

THE EXTRAVAGANZA FAIR 15 & 16 February, 9am Memorial Park, Devonport Rd Welcome to Season 5 of New Zealand’s largest and newest travelling event!

The Extravaganza Fair! The Extravaganza Fair is a family affair, it is a free entry, fun day out with something for everyone.

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