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One thing is becoming clear – the tourist driving test idea while well-meaning is a knee-jerk reaction and probably won’t actually work. Most tourists already know and understand the rules; they would probably fly through the test. What I believe is the problem: A few days later, while they’re relaxed and cruising the highways and byways, some forget to keep left. That cannot be sorted with a driving test on day one of their holiday. One suggestion that makes a lot of sense is from Trevor Knight, interviewed by Merle Foster this week in the Peninsula Sun. Trevor sees the problem from a unique perspective – he’s a rural delivery driver, who also runs a B&B at Hotwater Beach (not far from the horrific fatal crash at the weekend) and is involved in the tourism industry. He can see both sides of the issue – as a professional driver on the road a lot of the day, in a high tourist traffic area – and host of foreign tourists.

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He says NZ needs some sort of signage with basic wording that simply says ‘Tourists Keep Left’. Moving to the peninsula in 1999, Trevor spent two years getting council and NZTA to paint white arrows near Coromandel’s one-way bridges. “It’s because there’s not much traffic and they take-off on the wrong side and they meet someone, and have a mishap.” Trevor says online testing to rental vehicle drivers isn’t going to achieve anything and may discourage international visitors. “It’s simply a lack of concentration at a particular time; even if they do a test, they will still lose their concentration when they

look at a view or something. “Then they’ll think ‘oh, we have to do these tests to drive’ – so we don’t want to be discouraging tourists, but we need better signage in areas like the Coromandel.” Trevor’s even seen a procession of campervans follow each other the wrong way around a roundabout at Hot Water Beach. “We couldn’t believe it, they just followed like sheep.”

Testing times Here at RR headquarters, some commentators have raised the question, would Kiwis tolerate being tested overseas, for instance, having to sit a driving test in Paris? My answer to that is simple: I wouldn’t even try to drive in France. Have been there twice, and there’s no way my brain could get itself re-adjusted to driving on the wrong side of the road. Besides, the French are maniacs. We were lucky to have an experienced Englishman driver on both occasions, but that didn’t stop the crazed French having a crack at us, just on spying the British plates.

Standing down The other issue facing tourist drivers in NZ is fatigue. We are a long way…from anywhere. Jumping off a plane after 36 or so hours in the air, getting in a rental vehicle and heading off. There’s probably nowhere else in the civilised world, which takes so long to get to. And when we say civilised, we are not necessarily including Huntly. There should be a stand-down period of 48 hours before a foreigner, getting off a flight, can be let loose on our roads. The police already hammer the “tired driver” message to us locals, why should foreigners stepping off a plane be considered in a fit state to drive? There’s also been a very simplistic reaction from some police and officials, to the foreign driver crash statistics. They say tourists are involved in six per cent and are not over-represented. That may well be the case. But even one

is too many. It doesn’t make it right to then ignore the foreign driver component. If there’s a way to solve any road crash threat, in no matter what sector, take it. So what if tourist driver crashes are, say halved? If we can take some steps to get a result that tourist drivers are half as likely to cause a crash as locals, surely that’s a win-win for everyone? Any life-saving action is worth taking, no matter how it is achieved.

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Only in America: When the officer pulled the car over and asked the girl why she hadn’t stopped, she told him she had just had her brakes repaired and it was so expensive that she didn't want to wear them down. “My wife ran off with a state policeman and when I saw your flashing lights I didn’t stop because I thought you might be the trooper trying to bring her back.” One day I was driving to school and I was late for classes. I was stopped by a policeman who said to me: “I’ve been waiting for you all day”. I replied: “I got here as fast as I could officer!” In Ohio, an officer pulled over a car for speeding and questioned the young lady why she wasn’t wearing her seatbelt. She told him she was an exotic dancer and the seatbelt pinched her nipple rings and hurt. A woman, eight months pregnant, had two kids fighting in the back seat of the car. A policeman pulled her over for an expired licence. “I told him to just take me to jail, I needed the rest.” An elderly gent driving in the wrong direction on a one-way street was pulled over. The officer exclaimed: “Sir, do you realise you’re on a one-way street?” To which the gentleman replied: “I sure do officer and I’m only going one way”. Another case: “Sir, do you know you are driving down the interstate the wrong way?” He says: “How do you know? You don’t know where I live!” “I’m a police officer in Detroit. Several years ago I stopped a car for going the wrong way on a one-way street. After talking to the driver, who was obviously intoxicated, I asked him if he saw the arrows. He said he didn’t even see the Indians.”

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Tauranga Memorial Pool members are breathing a sigh of relief as the future of their pool remains afloat with Tauranga City Council opting leave the facility’s opening hours and seasons unchanged. During TCC’s 2014/2015 Annual Plan deliberations, councillors voted in favour of keeping the status quo, meaning community pools – Greerton, Memorial and Otumoetai – all retain their seasons from October-April. But councillors did vote in favour of increasing community pool fees by five per cent – meaning the adult swim entry cost will increase from $3.90 to $4.10 and children’s swim fees climbs from $1.90 to $2. Baywave entry fees will increase by two per cent, or 10 cents, from $7.30 to $7.40 for adults and children and seniors from $4.80 to $4.90. The fee changes come into effect from July 1. Tauranga Swimming Club president Sonya Hudson says she’s relieved by the decision. She says if council went ahead with reducing the pool’s season by eight weeks and tightening opening hours, the club would have faced immense pressure to remain open and offer a full swim season. “To be quite honest our future would be pretty uncertain as a club because there is no room at any of the other facilities for us to swim. We would struggle

to survive,” says Sonya. “The club is very happy with the decision.” The swimming club, involving more than 200 swimmers from beginner to competitive levels, is 82 years old and has always had an association with Memorial Pools. Council received 195 submissions on its aquatic opening hours and fees, with 14 regarding Otumoetai Pool. Otumoetai Swimming Club president Todd Pickett says opening hours isn’t something that would have impacted directly on his club but concedes the fee increase is inevitable. Todd says the club, which has between 600 and 700 swimmers, continues to grow. “The fee increase is what it is you have to accept; that things have to go up,” says Todd. “It’s always an ongoing thing for our club because we are paying for so many swimmers as such, so it does mount up and does have a bottom line effect on us with small increases. “But we are all pretty realistic that things can’t stay the same.” Councillors also voted to keep control of Otumoetai Pool instead of vesting it to Otumoetai Swimming Club after swimmers inundated TCC with submissions against the proposal. The decision would have cut $370,000 off TCC’s budget, but councillors agreed it’s not something the By Luke Balvert club is ready to take on-board.

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Investigations are underway into the tragic death of rising Tauranga motocross rider Trent Haywood as messages of support for the family continue flooding in. The 14-year-old Tauranga Boys’ College student was killed on Saturday after launching off a 30-metre jump at the Godfrey Memorial Motocross event at a farm in Waipara, North Canterbury. Motorcycling New Zealand spokesperson Jim Tuckerman confirms a full inquiry into the crash is underway into the incident that has rocked the motocross community. Tauranga Boys’ College principal Robert Mangan says the Year 10 student was a very popular student among his peers and teachers, but his first love was motocross. “He lived for that and trained really hard and had a huge amount of potential,” says Robert.

Kaimai crash driver dies

The driver of the Nissan vehicle involved in the head-on crash on the Kaimai Ranges that killed nine-year-old Katikati girl Jasnoor Kaur has died. Police confirmed the 55-year-old Roy Clifford Baxter passed away in Tauranga Hospital on Monday night. He was taken to hospital in a serious condition following the crash near the Kaimai Range summit on May 29. Western Bay of Plenty road policing manager Senior Sergeant Ian Campion says police are still investigating the crash, but early indications are that Roy’s Nissan vehicle travelling west towards Matamata crossed the centreline on a moderate left-hand bend crashing with the Subaru Legacy.

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A New Plymouth man who has admitted to abducting a woman in Mount Maunganui for sex last month can now be named. Interim name suppression for Neihana Jeremy Rangitonga lapsed this week when he made his second appearance in Tauranga District Court. The 36-year-old from Upper Vogeltown in Taranaki was arrested at a Mount Maunganui motel on May 14. He pleaded guilty to abducting a woman for sex and threatening to kill.

Tauranga City residents will get their say in the final make-up of the Phoenix carpark, with council agreeing to move forward with plans to redevelop the site into an urban space.

“I think there’s lots of scope and it’s more important that it’s done in a way that the community can take ownership, because the community needs that to feel it’s a part of their identity.” “There have been many papers written around the world about these types of urban spaces. The most Tauranga City Council this week decided to transfer successful ones are the ones adopted by the commuownership of the front part of the carpark site from its nity as part of their daily lives.” Transportation department into its Open Space budget. Graham has supported Bain since last year and is Two men thrilled with the decision are Mount developer “absolutely thrilled” the urban space is going ahead. Bain McDonald and architect Graham Price – the driving He credits Bain for his hard work in persisting with the forces behind the concept of creating an urban space in project, and fighting original council plans to develop the the carpark. carpark into a shopping hub. Bain first proposed the idea to council in 2013, saying Tauranga City councillors decided the redevelopment the space would become a venue for a variety of comwill be funded through development contributions colmunity activities. He proposed an “urban green space” that could feature gardens, fountains, outdoor Architect Graham Price lected for future provision of urban spaces in Mount movies – a place people could relax. Bain says he’s at the Phoenix carpark Maunganui. thrilled the idea is going ahead, but hopes it won’t to be redeveloped into an Council will also begin development of a long-term carparking plan to run parallel with the design process be a rushed job. urban space. for the urban space. This will aim to retain a mini“You don’t have to bomb in there and give the mum of 55 carparks from the front part of the site. finished product in three months’ time. Once it’s been secured as TCC councillor Clayton Mitchell endorses the move, saying it’s an open space, with ongoing feedback from the community you a great use of development contributions, likening it to the Pilot can actually start to grow it and develop it.” Bay boardwalk and its opposition. Bain believes the most successful urban spaces are those By Luke Balvert and Andrew Campbell designed with the community at heart.

You’ve spoken and we’ve listened This week we’ve finalised next year’s budget after considering feedback from 785 people and organisations. We started with the CBD. We felt the current plan for the waterfront, plus the request to increase marketing for the CBD, is a fragmented approach that would not address the key barriers to a thriving CBD. Part of the Phoenix carpark in the Mount will be turned into an urban amenity for locals and tourists to enjoy. It will be funded by development contributions. We’ll find alternative locations for the few car parks lost. We agreed to gift the Durham Street carpark property to the university, subject to conditions to safeguard our investment. We also agreed to kick start the marine prescient underneath the harbour bridge. Community and major events also got a $380,000 boost. These initiates aim to bring more money and vitality into Tauranga, as well as bring our communities

together. We agreed not to proceed with inflation adjustments (2 per cent) for most of the organisations we provide general rate funding towards (Creative Tauranga, Sport Bay of Plenty, and Tauranga Art Gallery). We agreed to fund the inflation adjustments for most of the commercial rate funded organisations (Export BOP, Priority One, Tourism BOP). We halved the increase in mobile shop fees (now $545) and we’ll iron out the creases in the rules before summer. The targeted rate for the Papamoa commercial centre will proceed, which will follow a similar model to Mount, Greerton, and Tauranga mainstreets. The opening hours for swimming pools will remain the same, but entry fees will increase. With only one submission against, we allocated $50,000 to trial the community match fund. We’ll see whether communities are willing to join together to support projects in their local area. Our sports grounds are facing the squeeze

as we sweat our assets. So we’re improving some facilities, such as lighting and parking, at Blake Park, Fergusson Park, Waipuna Park, Greerton Reserve, and Gordon Spratt Reserve. The Greerton library is fully budgeted after waiting more than 20 years. The mobile library will continue, but we need to work with the ministry of education as I believe we’re picking up their slack for not getting books into Tauranga’s poorest schools. We’re also going ahead with the 4.7 per cent stormwater levy. Instead of putting it into a reserve, we’ve found some quick wins in Matua that will need to happen regardless of how we proceed. Feel free to email me your thoughts (matt.cowley@tauranga.govt.nz), call/text me on 027 6989 548, or contact me at www.facebook.com/a.younger.voice.

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Fielding the masses Frosts 2cm thick, 4am wake-up calls, and long days spent on her feet in rain or shine: nothing could keep Heather Jones from her post at the gates of Mystery Creek’s Fieldays. The Tauranga mother-of-three has been taking tickets and allowing entry to the annual event for the last 15 years – turning it into a family affair with her three daughters, Miranda, Nicole and Sarah. Rising between 2am-4am, the women are at the gate taking tickets by 5.30am and won’t leave their post until about 6pm each evening. “I think the secret is getting an early night,” says Heather. “If I’d have gone out every time someone’s invited me out for a dinner or drink, you’d never survive it.” The work is through Heather’s Aegis Private Security but she says it’s a love for Fieldays that keeps her in the job. “It’s the biggest event of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, by far. People just have no idea we have the logistical nightmare we do. “But it’s the challenge of putting it all together and making it work.” And it’s a challenge she takes seriously, each year making sure

nobody double-crosses them. “I remember about four years ago, I heard a radio station put out a challenge to anyone who could get into Fieldays by wearing a fluoro vest and carrying a box. Well if they thought I was tough before...” Tough she may be, but when diagnosed with a stage three malignant melanoma 10 days before the 2004 Fieldays, Heather had to step back. “My girls ran it for me. That’s the commitment; I couldn’t do it without any of them.” Daughter Miranda Clarke says her mother’s passion is contagious. She has up to 95 staff working with her, many who take annual leave to help out. “It’s really weird, we all take annual leave to go work our butts off in freezing weather for hours on end. “But Mystery Creek itself is a non-profit organisation, and it’s great to be over there helping and knowing you’re doing something awesome for the community.” Fieldays 2014 is on June 11-14.

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Tomorrow about 70 people will embark on a tour of the peninsula’s history to view significant changes to the road as part of Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s Omokoroa History Day. “There were no houses on the beach – there was only the house of the Gellibrand/Crapp family, the original European settlers. This burned down 1958,” says Jocelyn, the Omokoroa History Group’s chair. Jocelyn went to Omokoroa No 2 School, (now Omokoroa Point School), before heading to boarding school in Auckland and working there as a teacher until she retired at Pahoia. “There were only about 29 kids in the school; I used to ride my horse down there.” Jocelyn’s childhood memories, along with the peninsula’s rich history, will come to life at Omokoroa Settlers’ Hall as a video and three local speakers highlight different features. Colin Pettigrew’s ‘Omokoroa the Past to the Present’ video will show before Ann Mackersey speaks about early Whakamarama history. Colin will then present ‘Omokoroa Baches’ for Chris Wright and Vivien Edwards talks on ‘The Harbour –the Life Blood of Surrounding Communities’. After lunch, history-goers board buses to tour historical sites, including Gerald Crapp Reserve, Gellibrand’s house site and carving and Wai Huri Pa site, and Omokoroa Wharf to view the barge to Matakana Island. Barrett Store – one of the first supermarkets in the BOP – is also on the tour, as is Plummer Homestead, Huharua Park, and the old highway “to show them the original road to Omokoroa”. Jocelyn says its important people to learn the history of where they grew up. “If you don’t know where you’re from, you don’t know where you’re going,” says Jocelyn. “We’re so spread out from Waihi Beach to Paengaroa, people don’t know the little, local areas. “I think there is a rich history throughout NZ people just aren’t aware of.” Only a few tour spaces remain for the June 7 day. It costs $30. Email: events@westerbay.govt.nz or call 07 579 6510. By Merle Foster

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Racing time and elements BayTrust and Sport Bay of Plenty have announced the recipients of the first round of the 2014-2015 BayTrust Sport Scholarships. The scholarships recognise athletes and coaches, and aim to grow foster the region’s sporting talent by providing much-needed financial aid. The Scholarships are funded from BayTrust’s $422,500 annual contribution to Sport Bay of Plenty’s CoachForce programme. The Athlete Scholarship applications were available to any young athlete from the Bay of Plenty aged 16–23 who has achieved national representation at their sport. The Weekend Sun spoke to three young recipients in the midst of national and international success.

From a learn-to-sail excursion with his dad, it wasn’t long before a 10-year-old Zak Merton was a regular sight at the Tauranga Yacht and Powerboat Club. The Otumoetai College Year 13 student says his love for the sport took off when he got involved in the cut and thrust of competitive racing. “It was particularly when I started racing a few months later.” Motivated by the top sailors at the club, including Olympic silver medallist Peter Burling – who Zak describes as “such an inspiration” – leading from their example, he was soon pouring in the long hours you need to do to get ahead. From optimists to P classes, then Starlings, Zak was soon sailing at the top level at various boat types – including being picked for the Kiwi optimist team competing in an English event four years ago. And despite being the first sailor aged under 16 to race in the national Starling team, Zak says it was his decision to race in the two-person 420 class with Sam Barnett less than two years ago that’s seen him achieve his greatest success. In only a month Zak and Sam, who is a Tauranga Boys’ College student, will head off to compete at their second youth world championships, determined to build on their fifth placing in Cyprus last year. Zak says the result they’ll be happy with in Portugal next month is first. “Coming fifth last year was amazing. It really was, especially because we hadn’t been sailing together for long. But this year the goal is definitely to win.” The same goal applies for the world open age championships a week later – in which Zak placed 15th last year. As result the boys have been putting in long hours to prepare – sailing for a few hours most days after-school. Weekends are spent in Auckland training against the best in the country, including New Zealand’s national 420 girls’ pair who is also sailing in Portugal. “They are our toughest competition,” says Zak. Preparation has also included events in Australia and Britain during recent months to keep them at their peak.

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Always one for a challenge, Michael Cochrane couldn’t resist the prospect of going up against the world’s best earlier this year when he heard top hurdler Felix Sanchez was racing in Perth. “I wasn’t supposed to be racing there, but when I found out he was going to be in Perth just three weeks before the event – I was determined to be there too.” You could argue it was just the challenge the former Tauranga athlete needed, seeing him go on to smash the New Zealand record for 400m hurdles beating the top international field, including Felix –a two-time Olympic champion. “This season really has been good for me,” says the 22-year-old athlete, who still describes his success at beating his hero as “just crazy”. “I had my eyes on that New Zealand record for quite some time, but it’s been quite elusive,” says

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Paddling to world championships The thrill of white water rafting was an instant attraction for Suzy Cummings, who just two-and-a-half years into the sport is thriving in world of international competition. The 17-year-old Tauranga Girls’ College student is now in the midst of training with the U19 R4 woman’s team in the hopes of competing in the world championships in Brazil this October. After winning last year’s world championships, held in New Zealand, Suzy says Brazil will present much tougher competition. “It was in New Zealand last year, so it was on home turf. There were only three countries in our category. This year we’re in a different country; there will definitely be more teams in our category as rafting is quite a big sport in South America.” Preparation is a time-consuming effort for the Year 12 student, who must balance school and sport with precision. “We’re doing about four training

sessions on the water each week, as well as three gym sessions.” Thrown in the mix is a high demand for fundraising, with the four-strong team needing $30,000-40,000 to fund their trip. For Suzy, any financial aid – including her BayTrust Sport Scholarship – is received with welcome arms. “It’s what we primarily rely on, as we can’t fundraise that amount; it’s not possible.” The team is fundraising every chance they get, and applying for sponsorships and grants. If they can find the money, Suzy hopes to come away from Brazil with another gold medal. The team’s coach, Paul Roozendaal, also received a BayTrust scholarship. Back when Suzy first showed promise, Paul approached her, offering to train the team for selections. “We took him up on that offer, got selected and went to the worlds. We weren’t expecting much, but we ended up winning.” By Corrie Taylor

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New face for National New Bay of Plenty National Party candidate Todd Muller. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

Todd Muller is the new National Party candidate for the Bay of Plenty seat, replacing outgoing MP Tony Ryall in this year’s general election. The former Fonterra executive was elected following a vote by 101 delegates this week, trumping his sole opponent – current Tauranga City Councillor Steve Morris. Speaking to The Weekend Sun, Todd says he’s thrilled to get the support of the delegates he’s spent time with during the race. “It’s nice to get their support and trust, I am just delighted and honoured. “Being a local boy, I felt very connected with this region and the people and the National Party of this region, but I still felt it would be a tough contest and I knew I had to put out my perspectives and experience, and how I would be a good

stand for the National Party.” Todd’s pledging to run a strong campaign to ensure the re-election of a John Key National-led Government on September 20. He believes furthering job opportunities in the region and fostering the economy to invest in public services to get better outcomes in areas of health, law and order, and education, will be key areas in the upcoming election. “I’m very conscious of the part agri-business plays in the region, and I’m a big supporter of those sectors. “The Bay of Plenty is where I grew up, and have lived and worked much of my adult life. “It’s a great place to live with many opportunities ahead if we stick to path we’re on under this Government.” Born in Te Aroha and raised in Te Puna, Todd attended Tauranga Boys’ College before earning a Masters from Waikato University. His recent career experience includes roles as a general man-

ager for Zespri and CEO at Apata Coolstores, and most recently as group director of cooperative affairs for Fonterra. He is a Waikato University councillor, and sits on the boards of Plant and Food Research and the Sustainable Business Council. “I first thought of being an MP when I was 10 years old. It’s certainly been something in my plan, and a dream of mine for a long time.” Tauranga MP Simon Bridges is excited about his new running mate for the September election. “Todd is great, I know he is really looking forward to getting stuck in and getting around the Western Bay. I think he will be a great candidate and MP with me representing this area.” BOP National Branch chairman Mark Bayly is unsure what the candidacy voting’s final tally was, and couldn’t say if it was a tight decider.

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After a busy Gypsy Day on June 1, The Weekend Sun is welcoming all new sharemilkers and farm owners to the region. Last Sunday farmers around the Bay of Plenty rounded up more than just their cows – shifting herds, families, farm machinery and household items for Gypsy Day. Each year Sun Media composes a ‘Welcome to the Western BOP District’ feature to help newcomers adjust to the area and learn what’s available to them. If you’re needing a repair job on your favourite boots, some accounting help or if there’s an issue with your vehicle, this feature will point you in the right direction.

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If your favourite winter boots are looking a bit worse for wear, Shane Barr Shoe Repairs has all the right skills to bring old boots back to life. The store specialises in fixing common issues with winter boots, including worn-down scruffy heels, thin soles and broken zippers. Owner Shane Barr says heels are the most common repair on favourite boots and they can fix any kind of heel, from wedges and flats to the pointiest stiletto. “It doesn’t matter how badly worn the heels are either, you can have the heel block repaired where it has been worn down, then a fresh grippy rubber heel put on top.” Slippery, plastic heels can also be

replaced for safer, longerlasting heels. “While you are at it, you can add a wee bit more height, or get them lowered a tad to make them a bit more wearable.” Mount Maunganui store manager This winter, Shannon Mansell. customers tomers to purchase and re-paint have also been asking Shane if at home. Shane and his team are he can replace their ‘out-dated’ happy to colour match the shoes pointy-toed boots with a more to make sure you have the right rounded toe to bring them back colour. into fashion. Shane Barr Shoe Repairs has two “Bring your boots in, we’ll take a stores, one in Piccadilly Arcade, look and see what we can do and Tauranga, and one in Central let you know if it’s possible.” Parade, Mount Maunganui. For scuffed shoes, the company has as many as 50 colours for cusBy Zoe Hunter

Experience for a smooth and safe ride Whether it’s a warrant of fitness or service you need, the Vehicle Service Centre in Mount Maunganui believes they have all the right tools to keep the car running smoothly and safely.

VSC guarantees their workmanship for 12 months against reoccurring faults – unless stated on the invoice. They also have a breakdown service within a 10km radius of the Aerodrome Rd workshop for flat batteries and cars that won’t start. “This is free if your warrant and service are current and done by us,” says Richard. Owner and operator Richard Shaw has been in They also offer a the automotive indusservice on new or try since the second-hand tyres and early-1970s. wheel alignments, as Richard and his well as exhaust repairs team have more than at Macs Mufflers next 45 years’ combined door to the workshop. mechanical experiVSC offers a half ence, as well as a vast price WOF check knowledge on a huge with every full service range of vehicle makes priced from $160. and models. They will also The workshop supply a set of offers full workshop Flexi wiper blades diagnosis and repair that mould to the facilities – and WOF windscreen contour and servicing are their and don’t judder specialty. across the screen – and Vehicle Service Centre owner Richard Shaw using a But what makes fit them for free. them special, is their diagnostic machine to check the vehicle’s electronics. Most bulbs, supplied personalised service, says by VSC, are fitted for free when purchased from the Richard. workshop. “Just call and ask us what your needs are, “Our customers can speak to the mechanic who has we are here to help you,” says Richard. By Zoe Hunter worked on their vehicle.”

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Turning vandalism into art Welcome Bay Community Centre is using two acts of vandalism, which left the facility thousands of dollars out of pocket, as an opportunity to start a community art project. The Welcome Bay Rd centre has been targeted twice during the last month by vandals, who first kicked in walls, flung rocks through windows and left spit on the doorstep. The latest incident occurred

5.30pm-6pm May 18, when vandals smashed a ranch slider and windows with rocks and kicked holes in the back walls. Tauranga South community constable Leanne Fairbairn says police are yet to locate those responsible. “We have a very good idea who has done it…we have been given a few names but it is still an active enquiry.” Centre manager Anna Larson is putting a positive spin on the vandalism spate. She believes the vandals are known to the area and hopes they will join

a community art project to paint a mural on the recently re-cladded walls. “We’ve seen a silver lining…we’ve re-clad the walls in a more appropriate cladding and we’re hoping to use the area that now needs to be repainted as an opportunity to engage in a community art project. “I don’t believe these people work in isolation. I think they all work as a group – so if the whole group is involved in the project, then the whole group will take ownership of it.” By Zoe Hunter

Welcome Bay Community Centre manager Anna Larson examines a hole in one of the outside walls of the centre. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

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For almost 30 years the railway has offered a fun Sunday activity at the park – and Papamoa’s six-year-old Hunter Chapman is the 750,000th ticket-holder on his favourite weekend activity. Hunter’s mother Louise Chapman says family visits to Memorial Park every two or three weekends are a highlight for all her family and she pays tribute to the many volunteers running the railway. “And the $1 ticket price is just awesome. You can’t do anything for $1,” says Lousie, who with Hunter last Sunday received the 750,000th ticket. Louise says while the family is moving to Auckland, Hunter is looking forward to returning to ride the expanded track on future visits. Tauranga Model Marine and Engineering Club president Peter

Peter Jones presents Hunter Chapman with the 750,000th ticket. Jones says it was fitting to mark the milestone for what has long been a popular family attraction. It is 12 years since the club sold its 250,000th ticket and Peter is picking it’ll be four-five years before it hits the one millionth visitor mark. Peter has been overseeing the expansion of the rail layout to expand the track by 350m, with inclines and two wooden bridges.

The expansion needs to be completed before the club hosts the biennial national model railway and hobby convention in January 2016, but Peter hopes it will be finished “well ahead”. Final work on the project is being completed once sponsor Coffey Geotechnical gives the go ahead –when earthworks have settled on the naturally naturallyswampy area. By Hamish Carter

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Megan Harland with her competition winning eight year old male domestic cat Slinky. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

Competitive cats go on show The world of competitive cats is a serious one. And it’s a world that will be on show in Tauranga this Sunday, when the Geyserland Cat Club hosts its first 2014 All Breeds Cat Show in Greerton. This weekend the club’s 60-odd members will be prepping their felines for competition in the hopes of winning the event’s Overall Supreme Cat title. Club secretary Dianne LeBas says members take competition events very seriously and work hard to ensure their cats are in

top condition. Prep work includes making sure nails are trimmed, fur is washed, combed and dried, and ‘travellers’ are removed. “The judges do check the cats are free of vermin.” Dianne owns two pedigree cats herself, which she used to enter, but they’re now retired. Dianne says some cats are easier than others to work with, but she stresses cats are not harmed in any way. “Some cats, especially Persians, don’t mind being bathed or groomed, but you get exceptions to this rule.” Categories include Supreme Overall Exhibit, Supreme Longhair, Supreme

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Shorthair, Supreme Domestic and Supreme Companion. Seven judges, one from Australia and six from New Zealand, will be looking for good temperament, grooming, being wellfed, healthy and free of parasites. Dianne wishes to thank the Bay of Plenty Coast Rowing supporters, who help with heavy lifting and cages during set-up, and sponsors Lynne’s Kitchen and Verbac. The hall will open to the public from 12.30pm to 3.30pm this Sunday, when the Supreme Exhibits of the day will be announced. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children (aged five-11), with free entry for those aged under five. All funding goes into By Corrie Taylor hosting the events.

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SPCA desexing van in desperate need of use Tauranga SPCA may lose access to the SPCA Desexing Caravan if more people don’t register to make use of the service. The lack of bookings is frustrating SPCA staff further on the back of an extended breeding season resulting in an increased number of unwanted kittens. The mobile clinic offers pet owners holding a community services card the opportunity to desex their pets for $20, rather than an approximate cost of $100-120.

It’s scheduled to remain at the Greerton animal shelter through June and July but Tauranga SPCA operations manager Margaret Rawiri says if bookings don’t increase they risk losing the caravan for July. “We have six weeks of 17 cats per day to book. We have been taking bookings since the 1st of May and so far we have only booked one week up. “Unfortunately we cannot force people to get their cats de-sexed.” Margaret says this year’s warmer weather continued throughout autumn has resulted in a longer breeding season for cats. The extension has sent a larger than normal influx of kittens to Tauranga SPCA – more than 500 since January.

Margaret Rawhiri with SPCA kittens.

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It currently has 80 kittens in foster homes and another 30 in store. “No sooner do we find a new forever home for a kitten; another litter will be brought into us having been found dumped in a box somewhere.” Margaret says while high pricing may be a factor it is not an excuse. “I think a lot of the reason is just plain laziness. The SPCA cannot promote de-sexing enough. It is the only way to stop the enormous amounts of unwanted kittens.” Tauranga Vets senior vet nurse Zoe Bunker is aware of the extended breeding season and says the store has reduced its desexing cost by 18.5 per cent to encourage pet owners to By Rachael Clarke book in.

Back from the prison that is the cone Righto Sunners,

Here’s some bytes of information from the dog world to get your teeth into. I’ve been off air for a couple of weeks, due to yet another medical misadventure. Fortunately, again my friendly local vets, Joerg

and the team at Mount Mobile Vet Clinic, patched me up and I’m as good as new. Lucky that dogs have fur, otherwise after all my mishaps, my skin would be looking like a canine version of Frankenstein. The latest misadventure occurred when I slipped on the wet grass and landed on a slashed gorse stump. Yowee. Or words to that effect. Umpteen stitches later and a week with that confounded cone on my head, and I was back to trouble in no time.

Thanks again to the wonderful Mount Mobile Flo repairers for coming to my aid. One of the advantages of being laid up for a while (and there ain’t many) is that I’ve been keeping an eye on the boss’ email. One caught my eye this week: Wearable technology for animals. Now as if he hasn’t tried attaching enough gadgets to me already. Now there’s talk of the ‘next big market’ in electronics being technology for tracking, identifying, diagnosing and even treating animals. Such as

electronic saddle optimisation for horses. Can you imagine the conversation between the Lone Ranger and the Injun: “Tonto, we must make camp. The ihorse tracker reveals we’ve been riding for 40 miles. Silver’s digital halter readout tells me I have a 75 per cent chance of developing an abrasion-related injury on my chaps/horseback interface region unless we break now.” Tonto: “I agree. My bum hurt too.” That’s all folks. Until next time, keep your weapon holstered and your nose in the feedbag. - Flo.

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New project taking off ARRC chairperson Liza Schneider and Tauranga Public Trust manager Steve Russell.

ARRC Wildlife Trustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s revamped Community Cat Project is receiving resounding support from the community.

This week the project was boosted by the donation of $3000 from Tauranga Public Trust. The cat project aims to reduce the number of stray cats breeding in the Tauranga area. ARRC is working with local

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businesses, and has the full support of Tauranga City Council, Western Bay of Plenty Council, the Department of Conservation, vets and the public to provide resources and a community-based approach to manage the issue.

Winter care for the furry in the family I've put the winter duvet on my bed, and the dogs are now wearing their coats at night. How are your pets coping with the cooler weather? Just like the rest of our family, our pets need extra care during the colder months, especially the young and elderly. My cat Woofie is spending more time inside with the shorter days, so I have a litter tray inside for him. I figure he deserves the luxury of an indoor loo at his age. And there is plenty more we can do for our beloved pets. We have orthopaedic beds for large dogs with arthritis, and fantastic new heated mats for cats and little dogs to snuggle into when our toasty laps are not available.

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Newcomer launching cycling venture Katikati woman Barbara McGillivray is forming a cycling group to take advantage of the township’s interesting trails and quiet back roads – and those further afield. New to town, Barbara says a similar group running in Waihi prompted her

to create a mid-week cycling meet for residents to enjoy the rugged outdoors by bike. “We want to explore new places, make new friends and develop our biking skills,” says the 63-year-old. Barbara wants people prepared to cycle 20-25km on easy to medium grades. “I want people prepared to do just a

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little bit more than cycle the streets of Katikati – so I want to stress people have to be prepared to put their bike on the back of a car and travel to different destinations each week.” Barbara says she hopes to tackle all terrain – beach, roads and trials. “We need people keen to get out and have fun, enjoy themselves, the open air and get a bit of fitness.” The group’s start location will vary weekly and after a two-hour cycle will conclude with a coffee-stop to socialise. Riding is non-competitive and at each cyclist’s own pace. Cyclists need roadworthy bikes, helmets and hivisibility clothing. Anyone interested can join the first ride on Thursday, June 12, next to Moore Park’s skatepark at 9am. For details, call Barbara on 07 549 0900. By Merle Foster

Barbara McGillivray bikes to the statue of Humphrey in Katikati. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

Canadian rugby stars inspire school

Papamoa Primary School pupils stretch their legs with the Canadian Women’s Rugby Team. Photos by Bruce Barnard.

Papamoa Primary School pupils could be excused for switching allegiances for the day after spending time with the Canadian Women’s Rugby team on the rugby field this week. In town for the Quadrangular tournament with Samoa, New Zealand and Australia, the national side paid a visit to the school on Wednesday ahead of their first game against Australia at

the Tauranga Domain today. Papamoa Primary School teacher Hamish Avery says the visit gave pupils a chance to interact with the international players showing how there are opportunities in women’s rugby. “I got hold of them and invited them to mix and mingle with the kids and get acquainted with the locals. “It’s wicked and a handful of them are professional players and travel the sevens circuit. And the rest play professionally in the UK

and a number of them are also amateurs.” The visit provides added inspiration for the school’s girls’ rugby team, preparing to face Maketu Primary School in the curtain raiser to today’s match. The match sees the side play 10minutes aside. Today’s match marks the Canadian’s first-ever test match against Australia before back-toback games against the defending Rugby Wold Cup champion Black Ferns. By Luke Balvert

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Free health checks and makeovers offered John’s Photo Pharmacy in Tauranga is the one-stop shop for all pharmacy needs.

This month, the Cameron Rd store is offering free health checks, loads of in-store specials, as well as free makeovers and manicures. Known as the after-hours pharmacy, the

Cameron Rd store is open seven days a week, from 8am to 8pm for all pharmacy needs, including a large gift section with free gift wrapping and Lotto. The pharmacy’s photo lab offers film processing and passport photos as well as restoration work for old, faded or damaged photographs. Medico blister packs and medi-rolls for prescription medication, allergy testing, zinc testing, and blood pressure checks are some of the services the pharmacy

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Nutrients to relieve cramp Muscle cramps are an involuntary muscle contraction. They can be caused by many factors, including dehydration, low levels of minerals, some medications, strenuous exercise and some muscle or nerve disorders. Most cramps are triggered by excitability of nerves that attach to muscles, often caused by inadequate mineral levels. Poor circulation to muscle fibres at rest can also be a contributing factor. Some notice cramps have increased with medications, commonly diuretics, which remove both water and sodium, and statins. Though these can trigger cramps through a different process. If the cramps are caused by statins then therapeutic levels of CoQ10 is normally very effective. My strategies in dealing with cramps are to try and cover as many potential causes as possible. The first is to deal with the nutrients that influence nerves and muscles. These are mostly minerals and directly involve calcium, magnesium and potassium. The traditional naturopathic remedy is high dose magnesium, but I prefer to add a multi-mineral product as a base and then to add additional magnesium before bed. Typically, we would start with a broad spectrum multi-mineral/vitamin-type product with morning and evening doses. To this, I would add up to 500mg of magnesium before bed –but be careful if you have tendencies to diarrhoea. You may have to start with a low dose then gradually increase. My second target is blood flow and blood vessel function. The capillaries that bring blood to individual muscle fibres are tiny and need to be supple, with good blood flow. The nutrients to improve blood vessel function are varied but the most important are the OPCs from grape seed extract, bioflavonoids and vitamin C. I like to add an OPC complex to the magnesium at bedtime. In most cases, this type of therapy can dramatically improve annoying and painful cramps.

Give me a call if you need more information. To join my full weekly newsletter, go to www.abundant.co.nz John Arts is a qualified nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health. Contact John on 0800 423 559. To read more go to www.sunlive.co.nz

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Taylor Getting spicy with dhal soup Burley

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This recipe is perfect for your 25 day winter detox.

A winter detox is a great way to stave off those winter coughs and colds. It helps keep your metabolism up and your immune system on high alert.

Spicy Dhal Vegetarian Soup

Ingredients: 1/2cup mung dhal (split mung beans) 1 large leek, sliced into 1cm rings 2 large carrots, sliced thinly, 2-3 bunches fresh spinach 3Tbsp olive oil or butter 1tsp cumin powder 1tsp whole fennel seeds 1tsp Cayenne pepper 1tsp paprika 1tsp allspice 1/2tsp powdered turmeric 1tsp cayenne pepper

6 cups water 1tsp salt 1tsp dark soy sauce.

Method Wash and rinse the dhal. Soak in hot water for 1/2 an hour, then drain and cover with the water. Bring to a boil. Add the chopped carrot and leek. Reduce heat to simmer, and cook covered for about an hour until the dhal is soft. Heat the oil/butter on low in a small frying pan, mixing in and sauteing the dry spices. Spoon a cup of liquid from the dhal, and stir into the spice mixture. Transfer all to the dhal soup and add spinach. Cook for five-10 minutes more until the spinach is cooked.

Gut health – more helpful hints So in previous columns we’ve talked about how important your gut health is. So here’s the last three simple things you can do to improve its function. Stay hydrated. Your gut needs water to keep bacteria and waste moving through your digestive system, which will help prevent constipation and bloating. When you’re dehydrated, these issues can throw off the balance of bacteria in your gut and lead to

inflammation. Give your gut a hand and drink more water. Lessen refined sugar and processed foods. When you consume processed, sugar-laden, refined foods, you’re giving bad bacteria an all-you-can-eat buffet, which increases the likelihood of all the aforementioned junk that weighs you down and dims your shine. Lessen stress. Remember when we talked about the connection between your brain and your gut? When you experience chronic stress, your brain goes into fight

or flight mode, causing your digestion and blood flow in the gut to slow down, the muscles that push along waste and bacteria to freeze up, and the secretions for digestion to decrease. All of these stress responses equal a poorlyfunctioning gut. Take care of your gut health by coping with stress through breath work, yoga, time in the outdoors or garden. There are countless other stress reduction techniques available to you, so find the ones that align with you best. Our series of articles on gut health is completed. If you need more information, call Desiree 0800 459 674.

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Record numbers of doctors and nurses are at the bedside caring for patients in public hospitals in the Bay of Plenty, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health. As of 31 March 2014 there were 304 doctors and 983 nurses employed by Bay of Plenty District Health Board –more than 60 more doctors and 130 more nurses compared to 2008. This includes 38 more senior doctors, 29 more senior nurses and 10 more midwives. Health Minister Tony Ryall says the number of doctors and nurses working in the public health service continues to grow.

“For the first time we have over 7500 doctors and over 21,000 nurses working in our public hospitals across the country,” says Mr Ryall. “This is great news for New Zealanders. More doctors and nurses means faster treatment and better experiences for patients and their families. “The significant increase in doctors and nurses, along with an average increase of around $500million a year in health spending, has delivered a very big increase in services for patients over the past five years.” A copy of the latest workforce report is available on the Ministry of Health’s website.

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How to help ourselves out Type 2 diabetes and most of our weight problems are self-inflicted. There are numerous scientific studies highlighting how, with a few lifestyle changes, most cases can be prevented or improved. So, we really need to question why health authorities are gearing up for type 2 diabetes numbers to increase by training more prescribers and support people to manage the anticipated deluge. During the last 10 years I’ve met or received detailed feedback about many diabetic educators in a variety of situations, and seen little evidence of any effective, standard operating procedures for these people to follow. When at risk people present themselves, an ordered process needs to take place to coach them to understand the risks they’re facing and provide a clear, relevant and specific pathway to follow. They need to make a few food and lifestyle changes to cut down

on their glucose load and get advice on a specific exercise routine to back this up. Apart from a few enlightened groups this isn’t happening and advice tends to be ad hoc in nature. In some cases people are put on diabetic medication without first trying basic lifestyle changes. \ This lack of consistency could be easily fixed nationally, and some standard operating procedures put in place. This would need to go hand-in-hand with a national training programme for all educators in this key area. Apart from participants being able to understand and deliver the basic concepts, they’d also need training in basic coaching skills. Coaching is a key factor in our success and this approach helps people take responsibility and largely find solutions for themselves. Coaching is far more effective than a straight-telling approach. We’ve had many referrals from GPs and helped patients come back from the brink of diabetes. Recently, we’ve turned our attention to people diagnosed with the condition and already on insulin and medications. With patient safety a prime consideration, we’ve helped patients dramatically improve their type 2 diabetes, and in some cases become free of the condition. Other benefits include relief from painful neuropathy, considerable weight loss in some cases and a substantial reduction in medication. We welcome any questions people have about information in our columns.

A home for Rosie

Rosie and another mother cat came to ARRC with a litter of eight kittens. We were unsure which kittens belonged to which cat, as they were both feeding all of the litter. Rosie is a loving and affectionate cat, and has been de-sexed and vet-checked. If you’re interested in providing a forever home for Rosie, or another friendly feline, please ring ARRC’s foster carer Maureen on 07 578 8335 or have a look at www.arrc.org.nz or Facebook.

Leigh is the founder of Eat for Keeps and can be contacted on 027 2941980 or by emailing katlee@xtra.co.nz

Taking a proactive approach to health Being proactive about health is key to quality of life into older age. We are well aware many of the problems that typically occur as we age are preventable. Ensuring we live in a way that reduces our risk of those things is important. But where to start? We all know we should eat well, get out and be active, understand how to manage stress; but exactly how do we do this on a day-to-day basis? The answer is different for different people. We all want to be well, and a good plan with small, simple steps

can help to maintain or to improve our health. A list is a good place to start but a list can become extremely overwhelming if you’ve got a lot of things to change or insert into your lifestyle. My advice is to pick one area – food, exercise or stress management. Make a list based on just the one area. Once you’ve written a full list, choose two things – just two things – to start. Do those two things until they feel comfortable, normal, as part of your life. Then choose another two things on the list and do the

same with them. For example, in terms of nutrition you might have a list of 10 things to change but you decide you’re just going to make sure you have breakfast and drink 2 litres of water daily. It might take you a number of months to get through all of the things you want to, but slowly and surely this works much better than trying to do too many things at one time. “It’s not the years in your life that count; it’s the life in your years”

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What happened to home baking? looking inside. Most of the tins had nothing inside except rusty corners. The large biscuit tin contained the smell of baked cake, complete with butter-stained greaseproof paper and a solitary sultana among dried crumbs. Memories of Aunt Betty and her always-offered home-made sultana cake were instantly recalled. Yes, I really did have an Aunt Betty. Times have changed these days – hardly anyone I know does regular home baking or has a recipe book like Aunt Betty, crammed full of scraps of paper and cuttings from magazines full of her favourite recipes. So why not have a tin of fresh baking to have with your afternoon cup of tea? It’s not really that difficult. Imagine the surprise any visitor would have – and you’d have something to take for morning tea at work the next day. On tracking down the fabled secret recipe for Aunt Betty’s sultana cake, I discovered it is actually very easy and similar to other recipes I’d found. As all my recipes are test-baked, I decided to bake at home to impart the genuine homecooked flavour Aunt Betty would have been proud of.

Aunt Betty’s Sultana loaf Ingredients 450g sultanas 225g butter 225g sugar 3 eggs 350g flour 1 tsp baking powder Zest of 1 lemon Method Cover the sultanas with water and bring to the boil for about 15 minutes. Drain and add butter. Whisk the eggs and add in with lemon zest. Add flour and baking powder, which can be sifted together first. Grease a loaf tin or 20cm cake tin with butter and sprinkle with flour. Fill the tin with the mix – just over half way up is about right. Bake in a preheated oven in the middle tray for about one hour and 15 minutes on 160 degrees Celsius. Test with a skewer. This traditional cake or loaf keeps well for a few days in an old tin and is lovely with a cup of tea.

Over the moon about cheese In the late 1990s Sue Arthur was going through a mid-life crisis, wondering what she would do with the rest of her life.

“I’d dreamed about running my own business before I retired and had started making cheese at home as a hobby.” Growing up with cheese always in the house, Sue can remember her dad making ‘pigs in bacon’ at the weekends – cubes of cheddar wrapped in bacon and fried. “I also remember Chesdale

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being spread onto fresh, white, buttered bread – an all-time favourite lunch when I was a kid. My cheese addiction was born.” Mid-crisis, Sue decided to take her love of cheese and turn it into a business: Over The Moon Dairy. It took the best part of seven years to research and plan the business Sue has today. “The industry is enormously difficult and expensive to enter in New Zealand because of the lack of industry organisations or information.” The business won its first three medals in the New Zealand Cheese Awards in March 2008.

Since then, Sue’s cheese has gone global, gaining a reputation as a market leader in the specialty industry. She set up a training school for the specialist cheesemaking industry, as well as for home cheesemakers in 2008. “It’s also based on the site and Neil Willman has joined me now as my business partner in that venture. “Neil brings with him 30 years of cheesemaking, cheese training, international judging and experimentation.” Annually, the pair now train hundreds of keen cheesemakers. You will find Over The Moon Dairy at this month’s Seriously Good Food Show, at ASB Arena from June 28-29.

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Celebrating a strong 80 years

From a small club operating inside a bakery to an established facility with more than 5000 members – the Tauranga Citizens Club has come a long way since beginning 80 years ago.

Founded in 1934 by a group of six men, the club is celebrating its 80th birthday on June 10. Len Crew, Artie Stewart, Jack Hill, Harold Hodge, Herb Long and Bert Riggar met regularly after work for sociable libations at a local hostelry before forming the United Sports Club. The club’s aim was to encourage and promote sports as well as liaising and scheduling fixtures on Tauranga’s

domain and adjacent Wharepai field. Membership numbers soon reached 17, with meetings convened in a room inside Woods Bakery next to the recently-demolished Masonic Hotel on The Strand. The six men soon established a more independent base on McLean St in a former cement storage tin shed, previously owned by Guinness Brothers Ltd. In 1946, the club changed its name to Tauranga Citizens Club. Life member Betty Stamp says joining the club 38 years ago is the best thing she ever did.

Lucky cafe gets second big win that someone will be coming in and helping them out at home.” The local cafe continues its lucky streak after producing the winner of the franchise’s 2013 competition also. “It’s great, to have someone this year again is awesome – it’s a nationwide promotion, so we’re rapt.” The competition was run in conjunction with By Corrie Taylor Green Acres and Hire a Hubby.

bb’s cafe owner Karen Brighouse, with winners Arthur and Jan Norton from Waihi with their prize.

A café in Fraser Cove is proving lucky after serving up the winners of a national competition for the second year in a row. bb’s cafe owners Gary and Karen Brighouse are thrilled to announce the winners of the franchise’s national 2014 competition are from Waihi. Anyone who spent $12 or more at any bb’s cafe in New Zealand went into the draw to win a cleaner or gardener’s service once a week, for a year. The winning couple, Arthur and Jan Norton, had shopped at Karen and Gary’s store and are over the moon. “They are very happy, and they’re very much looking forward to having some help around the house.” Karen says the couple are not sure which service they will choose yet, but will most likely opt for the cleaner. “At the moment they’re working six days a week doing kiwifruit, so obviously really enjoying the fact

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Then located on Elizabeth St, the club consisted of one large upstairs room and a downstairs room for pool, billiards and snooker, says Betty. “It’s been a safe place one can go to on their own. I had lost touch with all my old friends but found them all here.” Financial members and their guests are

welcome to join the celebrations from 5pm on June 10 at the club, where there will be dinner specials and prizes up for grabs. By Zoe Hunter Picture: Life member Betty Stamp, manager Joanna Young and president Stephen Hawkings read over some of the club’s history.

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Tauranga Eastern Link Autumn progress update Since February a number of significant milestones have been achieved on the Tauranga Eastern Link (TEL) project. 1

Bell Road

Tara Road roundabout

Pedestrian and cycle path

Mangatawa interchange

Project update

What makes up the pavement you will drive on? What is pavement? In general terms the pavement is the road that you drive on. It is made up of layers of material that increase in strength as they near the surface to move vehicle loading away from the weak materials, normally found at depth. The length of the TEL will be made up of two pavement types to accommodate the variable soil conditions that it is built on. These soil conditions range from sand to volcanic ash and organic peat. The diagram below outlines the typical makeup of the two pavements types. The Type A pavement is reasonably rigid and will be founded on stronger soils such as sand. The Type B pavement is reasonably flexible and will be founded on weaker soils such as peat. Approximately two-thirds of the TEL will be Type A pavement, with the remaining one-third being Type B pavement.

Completion of Bell Road.

Existing State Highway 2

Completion of the Tara Road roundabout.

Domain Road interchange

Placement of surcharge on the central bridge embankment completed.

Construction of the shared pathway began.

Landscaping

Drivers using the new eastbound lanes between Te Maunga and Domain Road interchange will be driving on both pavement types. The section of chip seal in this area is the interim surfacing for the Type B pavement. Both pavement types are yet to have the final surfacing applied and once this is done it will be hard to distinguish between the two.

The final surface of the full length of the TEL will be asphalt, which is designed to minimise noise and water spray. The final surfacing will be put in place later in the project, along with the final road markings.

Pavement

Pavement structure PAVEmEnT LAyEr

Completion of the eastbound lanes – Te Maunga to Domain Road interchange.

Construction commenced on the second, and largest, lightweight fill embankment on the Domain Road interchange bridge.

The planting season got underway.

Construction of the base layer of the pavement started in Zone C.

Who manages all the enquiries? The contractor, Fulton Hogan HEB Construction Alliance (FHHCA), has two dedicated team members whose job it is to handle the majority of the queries on the project; Keith Campbell and Trish Viall. They liaise with the landowners, neighbours and councils and keep the community up-to-date on construction progress. On a project this big, it certainly keeps them both busy.

TyPE A PAVEmEnT LAyErs*

Surfacing

Asphaltic concrete

Base layer

Heavy duty asphaltic concrete on chipseal

Aggregates strengthened with cement

Subgrade improvement layer

Typically sand or pumice materials

Typically sand or ash materials

Typically ash or peat materials

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FHHCA made it a priority from the beginning to ensure that landowners and residents had one point of contact. Keith and Trish’s work days are filled by fielding the many general TEL enquiries, working with the construction teams regarding upcoming works and then informing landowners, nearby neighbours and residents affected by the work.

*These are approximate guides only.

Stakeholder statistics (as at May 2014)

Visit us at the TEL Visitor Information Centre 65 Tara Road, Papamoa. Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.30pm.

1467 total number of enquiries

732 people are on the database

The Domain Road interchange will connect the TEL with Te Puke, Papamoa and Tauranga. It will be made up of two bridge structures, two roundabouts, and four on and off ramps. Drivers who travel through the site on a daily basis will have noticed a vast transformation since January. • The Tara Road roundabout was completed in March. • Construction of the new lanes towards Papamoa (northbound) is well underway on Domain Road and will soon be open to traffic. • There is ongoing construction of two of the three lightweight fill embankments. • The removal of surcharge (earth to assist settlement of the foundations) on the third embankment was recently completed.

The TEL will be tolled from the Domain Road interchange to the Paengaroa roundabout. The interchange will be the decision-point for drivers heading east for whether they want to take the toll road or the free alternative route, the existing state highway through Te Puke. Asphaltic concrete being paved over chipseal (Type A )

Foamed bitumen stabilisation of the base layer (Type B )

Domain Road interchange April 2012

Proposed construction programme for the next four months

Their aim is to ensure all enquiries are responded to promptly and provide timely information to the community about the work. They also manage the production and delivery of the TEL flyers and the Contractor’s monthly newsletter. Over the last three and a half years many meetings have been held, presentations given and phone calls made. With still another 18 months to go on the project there are sure to be a few more queries for these two to take care of.

Asphaltic concrete on chipseal Aggregates strengthened with foamed bitumen and cement

Aggregates strengthened with cement

Domain Road interchange

• The concrete bridge beams have now been placed on both bridges allowing the abutments and super structure (bridge deck) construction to continue.

TyPE B PAVEmEnT LAyErs*

Subbase layer

June 2014

July 2014

Keith Campbell (Key Stakeholder Manager) and Trish Viall (Stakeholder and Communications Manager).

7000+ people have visited Information Centre and open days

View the TEL from above A 45 minute walk from the Papamoa Hills Regional Park car park will take you to the summit where binoculars have been installed, providing a view of the majority of the TEL.

August 2014

September 2014

Landscaping Mangatawa to Domain Road – construction of the westbound lanes

24 issues of the Contractor’s newsletter

116 information flyers distributed

Parton Road bridge construction

196 traffic impact reports

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New party hopeful’s youthful take on NZ politics An aspiring Welcome Bay politician believes the key to unlocking a stronger political voice among younger generations is through technology and social media.

is a great move and makes it easier,” says Patrick. With a background in both iwi politics and community and social services, the father-of-three admits to harbouring ambitions of making it to the parliamentary benches – showcasing the ability to contribute to society regardless of one’s background.

Patrick Salmon believes this is a goal Kim Dotcom’s recently-established political party is striving for – and tomorrow he’s vying for one of 10 candidate seats in the Internet Party. Tomorrow’s final national selection event in Auckland comes after the 27-year-old and 19 others last week fended off 120 other Internet Party members during a series of preliminary selection meetings in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin to become the 20 shortlisted candidates. Patrick says what piqued his interest in the party is its views on making politics more understandable to younger generations, who may otherwise have no interest. He believes simplifying the “difficult language barriers” of politics – with the help of social media and the internet – will entice younger people to vote again. “People going out with forms and getting people to enrol and vote still happens, but people are still Patrick Salmon at his Welcome Bay home ahead of falling through the cracks. Utilising the medium today’s final national selection event. Photo by Tracy Hardy. [social media] that our generation use

“My background is in a low decile whanau [family] with the gangs and I just chose a different path; and I just want to inspire my family that you can do whatever you want and be whatever you want. “The Internet Party itself has gone against historical odds by allowing youth to have a voice in parliament, which I’m really excited about.” Heading into today’s debate in

front of the party’s national selection committee, Patrick identifies jobs and innovation as key points to secure his seat in the party. “I think becoming a digital country, due to the lack of space and utilising our natural resources, is a better option. Going into technology would be our best chance – not just for survival, but to be a much stronger contributor globally.” By Luke Balvert

Tauranga in 100 years Last week, I was fortunate to be able to participate in a forum discussion to celebrate the centenary of the Institute of Professional Engineers of New Zealand.

The speaker brief was to discuss what we might expect to see in Tauranga in 100 years from now. My contribution, as chair of the meeting, was to set the scene for other very interesting speakers, who challenged the audience with their thoughtful predictions. I reflected on how far Tauranga had come in the last 100 years. In 1914, it was a sleepy hollow with a municipal population of nearly 1500 people. A town hall and the first public hospital had just been built. The hospital had four staff and a cow for milk supply. New gas street lamps had just been celebrated in downtown Tauranga and in 1915 the Omanawa Falls electricity generation plant was developed and the first all-electric house was built. While residents of Tauranga in the early days had high hopes for their future, I think they would be most surprised to see us today. There would be some things they could have reasonably expected – their

population would grow, their port would prosper, a growing economy would bring jobs and better education. There would be changes they could have potentially foreseen – like the development of global air travel from the fledgling flights in the early 1900s. But there are some changes which have been truly transformational that they couldn’t have predicted – like email and the internet for example. Looking forward based on the trends we see now – like exponentially rapid technological advances, globalisation, the drift to cities, our aging population, man’s impact on our climate, the need for sustainability, the rise of the Maori economy, migration leading to an increasingly multicultural population – we can expect the world our grandchildren’s grandchildren live in to be very different than the one we live in today. Some changes will be transformational and some will be incremental, but during time small changes become large changes – sure to transform the world we live and work in. Oh, to have a crystal ball. If you have any views on this, or any other issue, please contact me on neesj@xtra.co.nz or ring me on 07 579 5150. Or you can check out my website at www.janenees.co.nz

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Up-skilling for the future

Debbie MacRae teaching a class of business administration students.

Well-trained administrators are in demand everywhere – just ask Debbie MacRae from Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s Business Administration and Computing team. Debbie is regularly contacted by Bay employers, looking for her top graduates to work in their businesses. “I try to put forward three or four graduates that might meet the needs of the employer. It’s something all of our business administration tutors do to assist both students and employers in our community.” The jobs graduates go into are hugely varied, from administration, reception, personal assistants and customer service roles to data entry operators. Debbie says graduates are in workplaces as varied as accountancy and law firms, hospitals, medical centres – “any businesses that require administrators”. Recent graduate Dallas Latham is busy putting

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what she learned on the course into practice in her new role. “I was looking to up-skill, as I’d been out of the workforce for a year. I wanted to be in a classroom and meet new like-minded people.” Thrilled with the confidence which completing the course gave her, Dallas feels her skills are now up to date with today’s technology. “Things you might have done 10 years ago are no longer relevant. I can do a mail merge now and I really enjoyed using QuickBooks accounting software to balance the books, as it’s something I’ve never done before.” “The tutors were really great, very approachable – they want you to do your best. “You’ve got all the tools – learning support staff and the ‘business centre’, where you can work with other students. You’ve got everything backing you to succeed.” The National Certificate in Business Administration Level 3 starts July 21.

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Mission Cemetery never confiscated A predictable self-serving tirade by Maori Party coleader Te Ururoa Flavell on the passing of New Zealand Mission Trust Board Empowering Bill 2014, a private

With over 100 years of history, Jones & Company is the oldest funeral services firm in our region. We remain wholly owned and operated. We have the Bay’s most qualified staff. We believe you should never accept less.

members Bill which he sponsored. However, it is almost incomprehensible anybody would want to reclaim a 8000m2 cemetery particularly in the circumstances outlined - looks like a world first. The brief factual position with Mission Cemetery as distinct from fallacy is the land was purchased along with other land by Church Missionary Society about 1838 from Maori. This was pre-Treaty and the first burial took place in 1838 (visit NZ History online). The purchase was not overturned by Governor Hobson, and the Mission land had no association with Kingite uprisings at Gate Pa/Te Ranga other than many of the casualties

were buried there in 1864. In any event confiscation under NZ Settlements Act 1863 of insurgent’s land (after due warning) wasn’t implemented until 1866. Therefore it’s completely wrong to infer confiscation applied here and the point needs to be made about 60 per cent of confiscated land was returned shortly afterwards. Having disposed of that misconception, the more likely incentive is to gain full control of the waterfront hotel land rental. Will this in future still be used to solely maintain the site, currently a bit of a wilderness?

R Paterson, Matapihi.

No budget for the poor or inequality The Government’s 2014 budget is touted as family-friendly. However, it did little to help the poor or address growing inequality in this country. I attended university for 10 years, have two Masters degrees and four professional qualifications. I’m at the peak of my wisdom, knowledge, skills and experience in teaching, writing and administration. I’m physically fit, mentally alert, with seasoned perspective and maturity. But despite scores of applications, I can’t get a full-time job. Could the reason be I’m over 60? The Australian Government is giving a $10,000 per year subsidy for businesses

which employ people over 50. Perhaps that’s what we need here. My peers testify to a similar level of rejection on the job front. Anti-discrimination legislation doesn’t work in our case. Ageism is rampant in the workplace. In the last financial year, by cobbling together a range of casual and adhoc income streams, I managed to earn $20,000, from which $3000 tax was deducted. A mere $17,000 in our society, is simply not enough to survive on. Such a low income imposes limitations seldom appreciated by those well-off. I’m in debt. I’m unable to properly maintain my

car, house or section. I can’t afford to visit the doctor or dentist, or engage professionals. I’m not unique – some are equally limited or worse off. Poverty is increasing. I know senior citizens who are destitute. It’s therefore mystifying and perplexing our government mostly continues to give the same benefits and subsidies to rich as it does to poor. The rich don’t need them. The poor do. Most are in the position through no fault of their own. They work hard (if given the opportunity) but simply don’t earn enough to manage. The ‘Closing the Gaps’ campaign highlights an issue becoming more and more cogent. If not addressed repercussions will eventually be destructive. I hope some in the corridors of power are beginning to listen. P Donnell, Tauranga City.

Waka shelter too expensive Re: “Waka shelter woe easily solved’ (The Weekend Sun, May 23) $350,000 would build a rather large family home today, so forgive me if I’m in a bit of a quandary about the cost of building a boat shed for $350,000. I’m thinking with no plumbing or sewage to lay, very little electrical wiring or connections, the cost would be much, much less. Even though it’d be much less than building a museum for the general public, it’s still extremely expensive for a debt-ridden Tauranga City Council to fork out to pacify a few hundred followers of a cult. I have to ask, where is all this leading us to? When is it all going to stop? It’s not doing the country any good. Although, some in high places relish in citizens of NZ getting at each other’s throats to camouflage their shenanigans. It’s been evident for sometime.

But if we take the time to think about it, it will only lead to ruin and upset everyone’s way of life - especially the way we wish to live in NZ. The exact happened in Germany under Hitler’s Nazism, setting one race against another until he completely and utterly ruined the country and all the people in it. More or less it is like taking the bung out of a boat while at sea, where we can all drown. All this damn greed. Well $350.000 for a Waka shed doesn’t seem real to me, and makes me wonder what’s going on? Could a member of the council please explain? And please don’t come back with the answer: “That it was all a misunderstanding” and now it is only going to cost $250,000. Even this amount would build a reasonable family-size home. R Jones, Otumoetai.

A drop in the ocean of iwi funds If V. Richardson ‘Do you homework’ (The Sun, May 30) had taken the trouble to carefully read my letter, they’d be aware it wasn’t Tauranga City Council I was criticising for their indebtedness - even though it’s shocking - but the audacity of Maori who asked for $350,000 to build a shelter for the waka on The

Strand. I, quite rightly, suggested Maori build it themselves using money from the very generous amount gifted to local iwi to settle alleged wrongs. Would it be too much to ask what iwi have done with $38 million? Building the shelter would be a drop in the ocean.

Editor’s note:

The wharewaka project has been set back one year. It will now be included in general discussion of the waterfront redevelopment in the Ten Year Plan. Tauranga City Council made the decision in this week’s 2014/2015 annual M Brooks, Tauranga City. plan deliberations.

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An 18-month decision took locals 18 seconds A one-page flyer has appeared in my mailbox from the New Zealand Transport Agency with the stunning news that the need to “address” traffic congestion at the Maungatapu/Hairini roundabouts has been “recognised”. Furthermore, an 18-month investigation has identified an underpass to Welcome Bay as the best solution. The time taken by presumed experts to reach this conclusion is truely breathtaking. Local residents would have required at least 18 seconds make a similar finding. Indeed, many unqualified members of the public did that more than a decade ago, as the scale of development in Welcome Bay became apparent. Instead, we’ve been inconvenienced for years by traffic jams, and then for months during installation of the amazing Scottish traffic light complex, which has never achieved the smooth traffic flows prom-

ised. The long, rush-hour tail-backs can at times reach 15th Ave and the Poike Rd roundabout. Intriguingly, the pretty little diagram on the flyer studiously ignores the real elephant in the room, which is of course the Turret Rd bridge. One hopes it will not require another costly 18-month study by experts to appreciate that five lanes of traffic - Welcome Bay, Ohauiti, SH 29 both ways and Maungatapu - simply don’t fit into one-lane across the bridge. Some older residents of the city will remember at the time the existing dual roundabouts were designed more than 30 years ago, provision was made for an underpass. The space between the twin ramps from Turret Rd to Maungatapu was designed as the approach to the underpass, not the small plantation there today. D H Blanshard, Welcome Bay.

Report blue butterflies Greetings to our friends in the Bay of Plenty. I was privileged to read the letter ‘More than a blue moon’ (The Weekend Sun, May 30) of one of your readers about the blue moon butterflies seen in the Bay. We’re recording these sightings and would be very grateful if anyone seeing (or having seen) these could report them into our database, www.mb.org.nz. By doing this we’re recording for posterity that indeed the summer of 2013/2014 was a great year for seeing Blue Moon butterflies. We encourage anyone to record sightings of any butterflies and moths on our website. At this time of year, people are reporting when they see clusters of monarch butterflies, which will soon be overwintering before they return to our gardens in the spring to start the next generation. We love hearing from people who have seen butterflies and moths - however mundane the butterfly, it’s always a pleasant experience. Jacqui Knight Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand Trust

The cruel truth: Would I Ashmore (‘Archaic

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cruelty’ (The Weekend Sun, May 30) please explain how it is ‘cruel’ or why it is ‘unnecessary’ to utilise a goat to keep fence lines and drain banks clear? And who decides it’s an ‘archaic practice’? Why is the truth ‘too ridiculous’? Joy Z Marks, Greerton.

What will make you vote?

In writing terms, you could say John McTavish (pen name John Mack) is a late bloomer. The local author, didn’t really take up writing till his late 50’s. Then he was working days as a kiwifruit orchardist, and studying Creative Writing at Whitireia Polytechnic at night.

With the general election looming, and campaign trails heating up, The Weekend Sun and SunLive want to know what issues get you going. With voter turnouts dwindling – and young voters bypassing the booth – we’re asking you what policies will entice you back this September 20 election. So come on – email your election promise wishlist to: newsroom@thesun.co.nz

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A good, solid education is crucial to the futures of New Zealand’s young people. In our region, we’re lucky to have dedicated teachers whose hard work shows their vocation is about far more than reading, writing and arithmetic. We often hear good feedback about our schools through conversations with parents and caregivers. But it’s also rewarding to hear it from official sources; and that’s what’s happened at Katikati Primary School. It’s received top marks from the Education Review Office. ERO’s review found Katikati Primary School students are having great successes in their learning. And there’s a high level of pastoral care, and a strong commitment by trustees and staff to student wellbeing at Katikati Primary School.

Where are we going?

I wonder where we are going as a nation and what is important to us. I asked this question of some university students last week. I’ve often wondered if we tend to funnel fresh adults into university with no direction, loading them with debt – before they know what they want. I read somewhere one in every three university students change their study direction in their second year. The students I talked with said they need pathways for young people to own a home, as they’re currently priced out of the market. They need coding in schools, learning to make their own operating systems, and learning to protect their privacy as a nation and as citizens. Nobody, they said, represents university students in Parliament.

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I get seasick. Very seasick. Hence, I prefer fishing for trout over ocean fishing. But I totally understand the passion of those who do fish. That’s why I’m making the effort to get my head around a pretty complex debate when it comes to fishing in this country. Once upon a time, Kiwis could catch all the fish they liked. But in the 1980s, a rethink in fishery management saw an individual transferable quota system came into effect – partly driven by the depletion of fishing stock. Fishing rights were allocated to the big corporates. Smaller operators were given small quotas and were soon bought out by the big players. Local ‘lifestyle’ fishermen

were dismissed as part-timers. The system has since been rejigged, most notably to ensure Maori fishing rights under the Treaty of Waitangi settlement. Yet, despite the quota system, the sustainability of our fisheries remains under threat. As a result, the public’s right to fish is being curtailed. The big fishery operators are lobbying for the recreational catch to be part of the quota system. They want to curb what you can take out of the sea – particularly snapper and crayfish in the Bay of Plenty region – to maintain their own catch. Fiddling with regulations for the recreational fisher – whether through bag limits, size restrictions, or introduction of licensing – is deceptive stuff. The commercial operators who catch, kill and dump juvenile fish by using inefficient and inappropriate fishing methodsommunities. The corporates have loud voices.

Preventative medicine

It is hard to imagine anybody thinking free visits to the doctor for all children and teenagers is a bad idea. No doubt, some will say we can’t afford it. In response, it can be noted doctors have an important role to play in preventing, and not just treating, illness. The bottom line is; if you don’t go to the doctor, opportunities for prevention are missed. Consequences for the taxpayer in terms of chronic and debilitating illnesses can be very costly indeed, especially when including the double whammy of lost productivity and a sick person being supported by the public health sector. Insurance companies have finally understood the link, with one company advertising people are encouraged to go to the doctor under their policies. And the Government seems to agree, as it is proposing free visits for all children up to age 13. The Greens have upped the anti to age 18. The Greens also aim to introduce preventative medicine.

Importance of child healthcare In my last column I wrote about the focus of Budget 2014 is on families with the extension of paid parental leave, investment in vulnerable children, more money for education and free doctor’s visits and prescriptions for all children under 13. I want to expand more on this last point and discuss what we’re doing in the health sector to deliver on our promise to provide better, sooner, more convenient healthcare for New Zealanders. National introduced the zero fees scheme for children aged under six – and due to prudent management of the health budget we’re now able to extend this to all children under 13. More than 400,000 primary school-aged children and their families are expected to benefit.

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When you deserve the best – choose Tahiti for an unforgettable holiday. Tahiti is the beating heart of French Polynesia. It is both the gate to the country with the international airport and the administrative centre of Papeete. It is the capital and economic lung of the country with its harbour, businesses and shops. Downtown, Papeete’s market is a must-see for anyone visiting the capital island. Yet Tahiti is so much more than Papeete.

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The cradle of cultural heritage and the heart of the Polynesian triangle offer religious sites alive with bewitching ancient tales, many still loaded with myth. This land and its aquatic treasures with the preserved barrier reef is breathtaking. Moorea, Tahiti’s sister island is a seven minute flight from the capital, and claims fame for its shark feeding and humpback whale watching. Huahine still remains one of the least developed islands and is rich in authenticity and culture. It’s a delight for divers who are spellbound by its colours. Raiatea, known as the ‘sacred island’, and Taha’a the ‘vanilla island’ share the same lagoon through which the nine ‘passes’ trough through the coral reef from the ocean into the lagoon, creating coral gardens and grottos. Perhaps one of the most well-known is : the pearl of the pacific.

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Martin Wallace rolls the dice. Photo by Bruce Barnard. make, not rolling a dice and relying on luck.” With hundreds of designs released annually, Martin says three-four Tree Frog Games are produced annually in Germany, and distributed in the US, UK and European countries. Ironically, Martin says most people who think they have a fresh board game idea are mortified to find it’s probably already been done. “It’s very difficult to come up with an original.” Katicon is on June 20-22 at Memorial Lounge, via gold coin donation for Katikati residents. Visit: www.treefroggames.com/katicon-2014 By Merle Foster

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Dancer’s Disneyland dream Dancing makes Tauranga Girls’ College student Keryn Lusby feel as if anything is possible – and her feeling will ring true when she dances on the Disneyland Resort stage in America this year. The 17-year-old is fundraising for a dance tour to Los Angeles in California to improve her dancing talents alongside 20 girls, aged 12 and older, from Inzpire Dance Company on September 26-October 10. “I love everything about dance, the way I can find myself and lose myself at the same time,” says Keryn, who uses dance to express her emotions. “It is where all my problems fade away and it gives me a chance to inspire myself and others around me. “It makes me feel as though I am on top of the world and that anything is possible.” Organised through the New Zealand Dance Network, the tour opens young dancers’ eyes to a range of dance opportunities in America.

During the tour, dancers partake in classes with world-renowned choreographers at some of the world’s leading dance schools, Disneyland dance workshops, live shows, a Warner Brothers VIP studio tour, and a visit to Universal Studios. They will also have the chance to dance on the Disneyland Resort stage. Keryn has been dancing ballroom and Latin for six years. Two years ago decided she needed to expand to other dance styles. “Dance is something I love with all my heart,” says Keryn, who picked up jazz, ballet, contemporary, lyrical and cheerleading for the Bay of Plenty Steamers. Keryn needs to raise $6000 for the trip. So far, she has raised $500 by selling lolly bags at school for $1 each. She is also working part-time at The Med Cafe in Tauranga, along with group fundraising with Inzpire Dance Company. To donate or sponsor Keryn, email lusbyfamily@xtra.co.nz or contact Inzpire Dance Company to donate to the group.

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Woman’s search for WWII fly trap inventor A surprise discovery made under a Whangarei house is prompting a Mount Maunganui woman to find out more about her greatuncle’s death and a fly trap invention he created when serving in World War II. Donna Gregory’s great-uncle Captain Edward Valentine Bruton invented a fly trap which he and other soldiers used to exterminate flies in Alexandria, Egypt, during the war. A Whangarei man googled Donna’s family name ‘Bruton’ when he found the photographs, maps and letters under his house. The information was given to Whangarei’s public library, and Donna’s mother collected it and passed it to her, who describes the records as like a “Pandora’s box”. “Because it’s such an unusual name, it wasn’t too hard to track me down,” says Donna. Born on February 14, 1905, Captain Edward went to war at age 34 as an Australian Army Officer. Donna believes from a large map of Alexandria dated May 14, 1941,

Donna says the records help her understand what her great uncle was like; and she jokes he was “quite a feisty person”. Donna hopes by sharing her story, someone with information will contact her at donnagregory013@gmail.com

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Edward placed the fly traps around the area. “It’s [the map] got all of these little boxes all over it and I’m assuming that’s where all of the fly traps were placed,” says Donna, who says Edward was meticulous with paperwork. “It’s got the Egyptian Army Barracks on it. It’s almost like a modern day GPS satellite but it’s all on paper.” Donna also has many letters from WW2 corporals and sergeants saying thank you to Edward for his invention. Looking at original plans, Donna says the fly trap was

pretty basic but very effective. “There are lots of pictures of what they were doing, how they started it and how they burnt the flies.” On March 13, 1951, Donna knows Edward was given 200 pounds by the New Zealand War Office for the invention. “The Australians didn’t want it, but he pursued it and it was used in WW2.” Studying her family genealogy, Donna says she hasn’t been able to trace Edward, the first of five siblings, since 1951 and she’s unsure of where and when he died. Although never meeting Edward,

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Friday 6 June

Tauranga Creative Fibre Exhibition

“Colour Up” at Baycourt June 6-8 10am 4pm daily. Guest exhibitors: Rene Corder Evans & Tauranga Potters.

Saturday 7 June

60s Up Social Group Promoting enjoy-

ment of life for the older person. First Sat of month at Papamoa Sports & Recreation Centre, Parton Rd, Papamoa from 12pm. $2pp. Guest speaker &/or activity arranged each meeting. Bring a small plate of finger food for shared lunch. www.60supmovement.org.nz or Barbara 542 1185 Alcoholics Anonymous Women’s meeting at Mt Maunganui Primary School, Orkney Rd 10-11am. Children welcome. Art in the Park Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui 8.30am – 5pm, weather permitting. Tauranga Society of Artists offer for sale a variety of art to suit all tastes.

Bay Association of Sea Kayakers

Rurima Islands from Thorntons Beach. Bevan 576 8885 BOP Shirley Club Mid winter Christmas dinner June 7 upstairs at Tauranga Citizens Club 5.30pm. Friends & partners welcome. Come along & enjoy great fun, food & friendship. RSVP June 4 with number attending 579 2777 Come Dance the Night Away Sequence & old time dancing at Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave (note change of venue) 7.30-10.30pm. $5 entry. Run by Tauranga Social Dance. All welcome. Garry 543 0051 Garage Sale St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd 7.30am. Bargains galore. Hwa Rang Tae Kwon do Dynamic martial art suitable for the family ages 5 up. Term 2 - Classes for kids, beginners & adults 7 days from 4pm/Sat 9.30am at Martial Arts Academy, 154 First Ave West. First class free. Christine 021 980 878 info@tmaa.co.nz Messianic Weekly Meetings The Way meet in the Kingfisher Room, Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui 10am. 570 1438 Tauranga Farmers Market Tauranga Primary School cnr 5th Ave & Cameron Rd every Sat 7.45am - 12pm. Fresh & artisian produced food. Trixie 552 5278 or www.taurangafarmersmarket.co.nz The Little Big Markets Cnr Matai St & Maunganui Rd 9am – 2pm. Art & photography, vintage & collectables, fashion wear, food & more. The Sociables 30’s/40’ age group of males & females that meet once a week to socialise by dining out or participating in local activities & events. Email sociables@outlook.co.nz Village Radio Community radio broadcasting from Tauranga Historic Village 1368 kHz AM. Music of 1920’s - 80’s weekends 9am - 5pm, weekdays 10am - 5pm. Specialty programmes. www.villageradio.co.nz or 571 3710

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

Sunday 8 June

A Lasting Legacy Horatio Gordon

Robley at Tauranga Art Gallery 4.30pm. 15 watercolours in the exhibition, belonging to Tauranga Heritage Collection. Bay Bible Fellowship Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Rd 10am. Praise, worship, communion. Lincoln Forlong teaching from Galatians 1:1-5. “God’s idea of Grace & Peace.” www.baybiblefellowship.co.nz Bible Seminars Sunday’s at Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St, Greerton 1.45pm. Title: “The Devil explained in the Bible”. Q&A. Refreshments provided. Vic 543 0504

Coast Care Community Working Bee

Pukehina Beach Dotterel Point. Meet at the surf club 10am. Look for the Coast Care flag. Planting equipment supplied, but feel free to bring your favourite spade. Wear covered footwear & bring gardening gloves. Light refreshments provided.

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Waiariki Street, Omanu 9.30am. Look for the Coast Care flag. Planting equipment supplied, but feel free to bring your favourite spade. Wear covered footwear & bring gardening gloves. Light refreshments provided. Bring a friend. Dave Roy: Lest we Forget 5 bronze & stainless steel sculptures & 7 mixed media – Dave Roy offers a tribute to the ANZACs of the First World War. At Tauranga Art Gallery. Falun Dafa Simple exercises to liberate your mind & energise your body. Free to learn. At Memorial Park by the fountain 1st & 2nd Sundays 10.15am. Judy 576 9683 or txt 021 0425 398 en.falundafa.org Geyserland Cat Club Show Greerton Hall, Tauranga, open to the public from 12.30-4.30pm. $5 for adults (12 years & over), $3 for children (5-11yrs) – under 5 yrs of age free entry. Mix & Mingle Friendship Group Mixed company of singles 55+ that meet once a week for coffee, enjoy social dining & events. Email: Mixandmingle@xtra.co.nz

Mount Mainstreet Farmers Market

Every Sun in Phoenix car park 9am - 1pm. Fresh fruit & veges, breads, cheese, oils, plants & more. All home grown & home made. 575 9911 mountmaunganui.org.nz Palm Beach Plaza Lions Market On the grass by McDonalds 7am – 12.30pm. Stalls must be set up by 7.30am. Great range of goods for sale including fruit & vege, arts & crafts. Fundraising stalls to support needy causes. $10 per car space. 542 2559 a/hs Petanque Every Sun, Tues & Thurs at Cliff Rd 12.45pm. Boules available, tuition given. 1st 3 visits free. 578 3606

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DRAMA Reviews and news of upcoming and new local productions. Montego Drive, Papamoa 1.30pm, to sail electron & similar 3ft long yachts. Graham 572 5419

Spiritual Centre, The Psychic Cafe

Greerton Community Hall, doors open 7pm. Handwriting analysis, palmistry, crystal balls, mini workshops * more. Door charge $10. 578 7205

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

Blackboard concert second Sun at McSwiggans Irish Pub, 158 Cambridge Rd, Tauranga 1pm. Paul 579 2346 Tauranga Historical Soc Meet at Brain Watkins Hall cnr Cameron & Elizabeth St. Speaker: Vivien Edwards - Hannibal Marks, Tauranga’s first harbour master. Visitors welcome. 574 4965

Tauranga Organ & Keyboard Society

Meet 1st Sun of month at Carmel Village, Hollister Lane 1.30pm. All welcome to play or listen. Carol 574 0228 Te Puke Spiritual Discussion Group 1st, 3rd & 5th Sun of month at Hair Linez, old railway Station, Jellicoe St 10.3011.30am. $3 door. Meeting of spiritual minds, to learn & share with each other. Elaine 573 5361 or FB Hair Linez for details. Theosophical Society “God’s Wife - a provocative discussion” at Tauranga Yoga Centre, Elizabeth St West 2pm. An educational presentation, entry by donation to cover costs. June 576 6106 Unity of Tauranga Metaphysical study & meditation group meet 2nd Sun month in Matua Community Hall, Levers Rd. 10am cuppa, 10.30am start. 576 0165

Monday 9 June

Achieve Toastmasters Feeling anxious

about that forthcoming presentation. Learn to speak with confidence. 1st, 3rd Mon at St Stephens Hall, Otumoetai 7.30pm. Fraser 544 4579 Badminton Tauranga Badminton Club every Mon & Weds at Bethlehem College Events Centre 7.30pm. All players welcome. Sue 021 194 4335 or www.taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz Bay of Plenty Pipes & Drums Army Hall, 11th Ave & Devonport Rd 6.45pm. Annette 577 9272 Bethlehem Bowls Every Mon at 7.15pm. First 3 nights free. Wendy 578 2585 Body & Soul Fun Fitness For over 50’s, social events & guest speakers. Mon & Fri Greerton Hall Cameron Rd. Tues Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave. Weds City Church cnr Otumoetai Rd/Sherwood St. All classes 9.15-10.15am. First class free. For men & women. Dianne 576 5031 Qualified Instructor/Cardiac Care leader. Capoeira Tauranga Brazilian martial art combining elements of dance, acrobatics & music. Term 2 - Mon 4.30-5.30pm. Thurs 7-8.30pm at Martial Arts Academy, 154 1st Ave West. First class free. Scott 578 5344 info@tmaa.co.nz Chess Mt Maunganui Mount RSA Chess Club every Mon at Mount RSA, 544 Maunganui Rd. Juniors 6.15-7.15pm

GUIDE Stories, snippets, strangeness, and general entertainment. during school term. Open club 6-11pm Noel 579 5412 Citizens Advice Bureau Free, confidential info & advice about anything call in Mon - Fri at 38 Hamilton St, Tauranga 9am - 5pm or freephone 0800 367 222 or 578 1592. JP service every Mon 1-5pm, Weds & Thurs 9am - 11.30am. Weds CAB service at Welcome Bay Community Centre 9.30am - 12.30pm, Fri at Mount Library 11.30am - 1.30pm. Fire Brigade Bowling Club Club night at Greerton Hall, Cameron Rd 7.30pm. Sharon 543 3929 Fitness League Safe effective, low impact fun exercise set to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for women of all ages & abilities. First class free. Every Mon at Settlers Hall Omokoroa 9.30am & Tues St Johns Anglican Church Waihi 9.30am. Dorothy 549 3378 Garden Manure Available At Tauranga RDA, 44 Ngapeke Rd, RD5, Tauranga Monday - Saturday. Gold coin donation. Bring your trailer or help yourself to prebagged manure. 544 1899 Greerton Garden Club 2nd Mon of month at St James Hall cnr Devon St & Pooles Rd, Greerton 1pm. You don’t have to have a big garden to come along. Jill 543 0390

Harmony a Plenty Barbershop Chorus

Every Mon at Bethlehem Community Church, Moffat Rd 7pm. New members welcome. 572 3345 or www.harmonyaplenty.co.nz Learn to Dance Te Puke Come dancing every Mon at St Patrick’s Hall, Beatty Ave, Te Puke 6.30pm. Sequence dance lessons for beginners & more. Partners required for our dancers. $3pp. Gordon 572 0060 Meditation Free classes Mon 10am & Weds 7.30pm. Find peace, spiritual awareness & the meaning of your life. David 576 9764 Mount RSA Indoor Bowls Mon & Thurs. Names in by 6.45pm. New members welcome. Joy 574 8003 Otumoetai Indoor Bowls Club night Matua Primary School Hall, Clivedene St 7.15pm. New members welcome. Karen 576 0443 Papamoa Genealogy Branch NZSG meet 9.30am - 2.30pm. Small door charge. Coffee/tea provided. Bring your own lunch. 575 4674 Papamoa Progressive Assn 2nd Mon of month at Dune Room, Parton Rd, Gordon Spratt Reserve. Ken 574 2332 Parkinsons Society Exercise class weekly Tauranga, Te Puke & Whakatane. Red Tulip support meetings monthly Tauranga, Katikati & Whakatane. www. parkinsons.org.nz or Kylie 07 218 0620 Recycled Teenagers Gentle exercise for 50’s forwards, & injury or illness rehabilitation. Mon (no class Queens Birthday weekend) & Weds, 14 Norris St, Tauranga Senior Citizens Club, behind Pak n Save. Tues at St Mary’s Church Hall, Girven Rd. All 9 - 10.30am. Classes taken by qualified instructor. First class free. Jennifer 571 1411

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

Silver Singers Choir Soprano

voices required. Practice every Mon at St Stephens Church Hall, Brookfield Tce 1pm. 579 2465 Taekwon Do The Silla Club train Mon & Thurs at Te Puna School Hall. All ages welcome. Gwyn 0274 587 871 Tauranga Bridge Club Sessions Mon, Weds, Thurs 7.30pm. Tues & Fri 1pm. Social bridge Thurs 1pm. 252 Ngatai Rd. 576 5022 Tauranga Civic Choir New members welcome to join & rehearse every Mon 7.30-9.30pm. 574 6366 Tauranga Creative Fibre Every Mon at Arts Centre, Elizabeth St from 9.30am. Spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, crochet & more. Learn & share in a mutually supportive club. Also on Thurs evening twice a month. Joan 577 6781 Tauranga Brass Band Practice at Legion of Frontiersmen’s Hall, 165 Elizabeth St 7-9pm. New players welcome. Peter 572 4358

Tauranga Pipers & Drummers Club

Meet weekly. Dennis 552 4910 Tauranga Rock n Roll Club Monday club nights 8-9.30pm. Lessons 7-8pm. Tauranga RSA Cameron Rd. Website: Taurangarocknrollclub.org Liz 578 9063 after 5pm. Tauranga RSA Indoor Bowls Mon report 12.45pm for 1pm start. Weds 3.45 for 4pm start. Leanne 570 0154 Tauranga Senior Citizens Club Cards, 500 & Bridge Mon & Thurs. Indoor Bowls Tues, Weds & Sat at 14 Norris St, behind Pak n Save 1-4pm. Register by 12.45pm. $2 includes afternoon tea. Tauranga Senior Citizens Club Indoor Bowls Every Mon at St Columba Church Hall, 502 Otumoetai Rd 1-4pm. Names in by 12.45pm. $3 entry includes afternoon tea. 571 6663

Toughlove Parent Support Group Every Mon at Totara

House, 1428 Cameron Rd, Greerton 7-9pm. No need to register. 543 3194 YMCA - ALFS (Active lifestyle for seniors). Smooth Movers class Mon 9-10am & 10.15-11.15am at Matua Community Hall, Levers Rd. Also 9-9.55am & 10-10.55am at Arataki Hall, Zambuk Way (off Grenada St). Tues 9.15-10.15am & 10.30-11.30am at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd. Weds 9.15-10.15am Welcome Bay Hall, Welcome Bay Rd. First class free. Thurs 9-10am at Otumoetai Action Centre, Windsor Rd. Also 10.3011.30am at Bethlehem Hall, Bethlehem Rd. Fri 9.15-10.15am at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd. Also Fri at Papamoa Library 10.20am. 578 9272

Tuesday 10 June

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coffee available at 36D McDonald St, Mt Maunganui 10am - 2pm. 2014 @ The Clothesline Quality preloved clothing babies - adults 50c - $2, 36D McDonald St, Mt Maunganui 10am - 2pm.

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The Weekend Sun ABC - Avenues Badminton Club Every Tues at Tauranga Intermediate School Sports Centre. Juniors 6-7.30pm (term time), seniors (adults) 7.30-9.30pm. Club racquets & coaching available. Delwyn 027 212 4720 Altrusa Club of Tauranga

Women’s community service group. Dinner & business meeting 2nd Tues. Social programme 4th Tues, monthly. Interested? Denise 570 3134 Badminton (Social) Every Tues at Otumoetai Baptist Hall 9.30am - 12pm. Racquets available. Lorraine 579 3229 Bayfair Petanque Club Every Tues & Thurs at Bayfair Reserve, Russley Drive 1pm. Tuition & boules available for learners & visitors. Margaret 572 3173 Bethlehem Pottery Club Tues & Thurs at 13 Bethlehem Rd 10am - 3pm. Jane 552 0046 Bokwa Fitness At Bethlehem Primary School Hall 6pm. Dance your way to a healthier & fitter you. Easy steps to sign language. Got at your own pace. Instructor Mikki 021 773 657 www.bokwafitness.com/ Chen Wu Kuan Kung Fu Traditional Chinese Shaolin Kung Fu developing strength, stamina & flexibility. Term 2 - Tues & Thurs juniors 4.15-5.15pm. Adults 5.30-7.30pm at Martial Arts Academy, 154 1st Ave West. First class free. Ray 0220 776 484 info@tmaa.co.nz Children’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Under the Gracie anti-bullying programme. Term 2 - Tues at Martial Arts Academy, 154 1st Ave 4.30-5.30pm. First class free. Eru 0277 525 534 email: info@tmaa.co.nz Depression Support Group Support for people with an experience of depression 1-2pm. Junction 579 9890 Excel Toastmasters Meet every 2nd, 4th & 5th Tues of the month at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Bayfair 6.15-8.30pm. Learn leadership & public speaking skills. Kaaren 572 5988 Identifying Edible Weeds In your garden, turn them into nutritious food (soups, smoothies) workshops. June 10 Youngson Rd, Whakamarama & June 29 Ohauiti both 10am – 1pm. Cost $30 incl ebook. To register & info email: info@juliasedibleweeds.com or 0274 308 471 www.juliasedibleweeds.com Inachord Chorus Womens 4 Part Harmony Every Tues at Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 6.55pm. Enjoy the challenge of singing & performing varied repertoire. Cathy 579 2040 email: inachordchorus@gmail.com

International Women’s Rugby Series

Black Ferns vs Canada Tauranga Domain 2.30pm. Adults $10, children $5. Tickets purchased from: http://www. boprugby.co.nz/supporters-zone/tickets-merchandise/international-womensrugby-series-tickets/ Israeli Dancing Beginners class every Tues at Gate Pa Primary School Hall, Cameron Rd 7-8pm. All ages welcome no partner required. Maria 544 1680 Junction Mental Health Peer Support & Advocacy. Coffee & chat 10am – 12pm. 579 9890 Mount Morning Badminton Every Tues at Mount Sports Centre, Blake Park 9am - 12pm. Social, competitive, all ages. Beginners welcome. Racquets available. Visitors $5 per session. Maxene 575 0162

Mount Social Table Tennis Group

Tuesdays 7.30 – 9.30pm Friendly social table tennis of all levels, $4, Arataki Community Centre, ph 575 2048 Mum’s (& Bubs) Squash Come & try squash, all abilities welcome. Bring playing clothes & court shoes, racquet if you have one. Room for babies & toddlers behind glass back court. Gold coin donation. Ph Renae to confirm 027 452 1053 NZ Community Trust Chamber Music Contest At Bethlehem College Performing Arts Centre 9.30am & 1.30pm. $5 for 1 session, $8 for the day. 21 chamber music groups from BOP colleges competing for the opportunity to represent BOP at the national competition. Lynne 579 5543

Orange City Square & Round Dance Club Tues morning class 10am - 12pm.

Weds Plus, Thurs club night & new dancers 7.30pm. Frontiersmen’s Hall. 543 1063 Otumoetai Indoor Bowls Oropi visit – we visit Oropi. New members welcome. Karen 576 0443

Otumoetai Toastmasters Leadership

skills, speaking skills. At Lyceum Club rooms, 68 1st Ave 7.15-9.30pm. Allan 544 5989 Overeaters Anonymous Is your eating affecting the way you, or someone else, live your lives? Overeating, undereating - meet every Tues at Church of Christ, 1400 Cameron Rd 7-8pm. 544 1213

Saintly Shakers Preschool Music

Every Tues at St Peter’s Church, Victoria St, Mt Maunganui 10-11am & Thurs at St Mary’s Church, 1 Marlin St, Bayfair 9.30-10.30am. School term only. Music, dance, play, fun & morning tea. Sequence Dancing Tauranga Social & Leisure Club. Every Tues at St John’s Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai 7-9.30pm. Second Tues of month 3-5.30pm. John 578 9716 Social 1 Hour Golf Learners or professionals welcome to enjoy our unique format with a fun twist. Every Tues at Renner Park Golf, Oropi Rd 3pm. Dahna 022 398 7621 South City Indoor Bowls Club Progressive Rinks (Whittington Cup). At Greerton Hall, Tauranga. Names in by 7.15pm. Mary 541 0687

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

McSwiggan’s Irish Pub, 158 Cambridge Rd 7.30pm. Friendly jam sessions. Sing, play or just listen. Paul 579 2346 or www.tamc.org.nz

Tauranga Astronomical Society

Recorded lecture from California University - how did the first stars & galaxies form. Telescope viewing weather dependent. Fergusson Park 7.30pm.

Tauranga Morning Badminton Club

Every Tues & Thurs at QEII Youth Centre, Memorial Park, Tauranga 9-11.30am. New players & visitors welcome. Heather 574 0976 Tauranga Scrabble Club Tues at Tauranga Bridge Club, Ngatai Rd 9am. 3 games $4. New players welcome. 544 8372 Tauranga Target Rifle Club Club night Tues at indoor range in Elizabeth St West 7pm. Target shooting using .22 target rifles. All equipment supplied for new shooters. New members & casual shooters welcome. sportsground.co.nz/ taurangatargetrifle Tauranga Toastmasters Tga Lyceum Club 7.15-9.30pm. Confidence building, speaking skills, leadership skills. Alan 544 5989

Wednesday 11 June

Age Concern Walking Group Meet at Bethlehem Rd Shopping Centre car park 10am. Car pool to Katikati. All welcome. 578 2631

Altogether Autism Network Meeting At Village Hall, Historic Village 17th Ave, Tauranga. Find out more about Altogether Autism service, its development to date. RSVP 578 0222

Baywide Community Law Service

Drop in clinic every Weds at 63 Willow St 5-6.30pm. No appointment necessary. Free legal assistance. 571 6812. Every Tues morning at Te Puke Clinic. For appointment 573 5614. Every Thurs morning at Katikati Clinic. For appointment 549 0399 Birds BOP Meet at Arts & Ctafts Centre, Elizabeth St West 7pm. Speaker: Dan Rapson, DOC, “Athenree Wetlands.” Gold coin donation to cover costs, all welcome.

Borderline Personality Disorder

Support Group for people who have a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder 1-2pm. Junction 579 9890

2-3pm & Fri 11am - 12pm. Provides group activities combined with health education that encourages members to live a healthy & active lifestyle. Proudly supported by NZ Heart Foundation. Mark 0274 444 945

Greerton Gold Leisure Marching Team

Ladies 50+ invited to join Weds at Morland Fox Park 8-9.30am. No experience required. Marion 578 1108 ICONZ for Girls Every Weds at Welcome Bay Community Centre, W/Bay Rd, behind hall 4.15-5.45pm. For girls aged 7-11yrs (yr 3-6). Badges, games, stories & more. Carolyn 544 0400 Leisure Marching Display Day Presented by Tauranga Blue Belles at QEII Hall, Memorial Park. Starts 11am with march past, followed by displays from local & visiting teams. Free admission. ME/CFS Support BOP Meet Tauranga office, 14b Hocking St, Mt Maunganui 10.30am. Tina speaking on developing your own personalised recovery plan. Tina 281 1480 Mt Maunganui Indoor Bowls Play Weds nights & Sun afternoons. Allen 575 0059 Otumoetai Care & Craft Group Every Weds during school term at St Columba Church, Cherrywood 9am - 12.30pm. Dawn 576 7783 Scottish Country Dancing Weds at Senior Citizens Hall, Maunganui Rd Beginners class 6pm, regular class 7.30pm. Fri at Papamoa Primary School Hall, Dickson Rd 7pm Children over 8 years welcome. 573 5055 Tauranga Floral Art Group Meet at Baptist Hall cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 1-3pm, plus Saturday 9.30-11.30am following the Wednesday. 572 2193 Tauranga Opera Forum Madame Butterfly - an outstanding beautiful production of the Japanese story at Tauranga Club 5.45pm. Complimentary wine, finger foods, lucky ticket draw & the opera screening. Tickets from Creative Tauranga. 928 5270 Te Puke Meditation & Development Group 2nd Weds of month at Constables Gallery, Commerce Lane 7.15pm. $5 entry.

Toastmasters - City Early Start

Improve communication, leadership & teamwork skills. Every Weds at Classic Flyers Avgas Cafe 6.45-8.15am. Toastmasters is the answer for building confidence & leadership skills. To find a club near you email: LaniDTM@gmail. com or 571 1545. http://cityearlystart. toastmastersclubs.org T.S Chatham (Sea Cadets) Weds during school term at TYPBC, Keith Allan Drive, Sulphur Pt 6.15-9pm. Micah 021 336 719 or tschathamtga@ gmail.com Yoga with Ocean Views Every Weds & Fri at Fergusson Park Sports Centre (end of Tilby Dr, Matua) 9.30-10.40am. $12 casual. Stella 0210 249 3690

Thursday 12 June

6 Week Social Beginner Dance Class

Starts June 19 Greerton Hall, 1247 Cameron Rd 8pm & June 20 Tauranga Primary School Hall, 5th Ave 7pm. Learn Rock & Roll, Cha Cha, Waltz & more. Sonia, Supreme Dance Centre 544 2337 or 027 322 1786 or just turn up.

Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

Salvation Army, Eversham Rd, Bayfair 7.30-8.30pm.

Army Cadets (WBOP Cadet Unit)

this long established club, all ages. Every Weds 1-3.30pm. Entrance $3. Robert 579 1342 Diabetes Help Tauranga Diabetes support group at St Andrews Presbyterian Church Hall, Stewart St, Te Puke 1pm. Light refreshments available. Debbie 571 3422 for details.

Every Thurs at Tauranga Army Hall 6-9.30pm. Ages 13-17 youth development with a military flavour. Email: admin@wbopcu.org.nz Bokwa Fitness Omokoroa Settlers Hall, Omokoroa Rd 6pm. Dance your way to a healthier & fitter you. Easy steps to sign language. Got at your own pace. Instructor Sarah 021 773 657 www.bokwafitness.com/

or shine but not during school holidays. New participants planning to attend ph Jennifer 571 1411 Healing Rooms Every Weds at Bethlehem Township, C1 shop 1-3pm. Prayer for healing, interdenominational. 021 110 0878 healingrooms.co.nz Gate Pa Indoor Bowls Club night 7.30pm. Super Liquor Ladder 7pm at Greerton Hall. Kevin 543 4044 Global Hearts Exercise Group Weds

At 14th Ave Gospel Centre 10am 12pm for a non denominational in depth Bible study until July 4. Jack & Betty 544 3809 Fitness League Safe, effective, low impact exercise to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for females. All ages & abilities, complementary first class, every Thurs Central Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 9.30am & Weds at Kati-

Cribbage Club Tauranga RSA Greerton New members wanted for

Fernlands Spa Water Exercise Classes Weds 10.45-11.45am held rain

Community Bible Study International

kati Memorial Hall 10am. Pam 549 4799 or 021 117 170 Junction Mental Health Peer support & advocacy. Addiction support group 1-2pm. 579 9890 Lloyd Cole (UK) UK legend Lloyd Cole with Greg Johnson at Baycourt 8pm. www.baycourt.co.nz or 577 7188 Mainly Music Every Thurs at St Enoch’s Church, 16th Ave 9.30am. $3 per family. New members welcome. 578 3040 Mount Art Group Every Thurs at St Peter’s Church Hall, 11 Victoria Rd, Mt Maunganui 9am - 1pm. Merilynn 575 6777 Mt Maunganui Creative Fibre Meet every Thurs at Arataki Community Centre 9am - 1pm. Share & learn spinning, weaving, crochet, knitting, felting & other creative crafts. Jan 574 1265

Petanque Tauranga/BOP Club Every Thurs & Sun at

Cliff Rd venue 1pm start. Jo Ann 578 3606

Tauranga Heart Support Group Phase 3 rehab exercise,

social events & guest speakers for those with or at risk of heart disease. Every Thurs at City Church Hall, Otumoetai Rd/Sherwood St 9.3010.45am. . Dianne 576 5031 Qualified instructor/Cardiac Care leader.

Tauranga Model Railway Club Meet every Thurs even-

ing. Ed 543 1108

Tauranga Pryde Youth Group For lesbian, gay, bi,

trans. Meet 6.30pm 1st & 3rd Weds of each month & 2nd & 4th Thurs. 22 3536 968

Tauranga Rock n Roll Social Dancers Authentic

music every Thurs at 14 Norris St, behind Pak n Save 7.30-9.30pm. $3 entry pp supper included. Maria 576 7326 Tauranga Storyteller’s Group Meet last Thurs every month. Learn how to develop your storytelling skills. Claire 577 7220 Te Puna Community Library AGM June 19 at Te Puna School 7.30pm. All welcome. Toastmasters - Kickstart Club Have fun while learning to speak confidently. Breakfast meeting at Alimento Cafe, 1st Ave, Tauranga 7-8.15am. Helen 571 6181

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The Weekend Sun

Clever show a barrel of laughs So I went to the local theatre on 16th Ave for possibly the third time in my life last night to see a small production called ‘Run For Your Wife’.

The scene was cleverly set with two wives of the bigamist John Smith unaware of his double life, but always seeming to be just on the verge of discovery until yet another twist took the tale off in a new direction. It got off to a warmish start with a few good double entendre funnies punctuated by the die-hard ‘laugh out loud’ individuals, who can always be found dotted around a small theatre. By the end of the first act though it had more than won over the entire audience. I mentioned to my companion after our wine, coffee and cake break, they should quit whilst they were ahead really, as often these shows

get off to a good start, then tend to run out of oomph. But all credit to this production, it just got better; the plot got more complicated and hilarious and the actors even more clever and polished in their comic delivery. Each and every one can be commended for endearing us to their particular character – even the villain himself and certainly his unwitting sidekick Stanley. Later, we emerged invigorated, rather than snoozy, with smiles on our faces and our stomachs just that little bit tighter from letting out some very real belly-aching laughs. ‘Run For Your Wife’ by Ray Cooney, directed by Denis Smith, is playing June 4-21 at 16th Avenue Repertory Theatre, Tauranga.

Cast members succeed in getting the audience giggling.

By Kirsty Morrison

Catching a little Hay Fever Detour Theatre presents its latest production flippant ease, recalling at once the dry wit of Wilde and the carnivalesque atmosphere of ‘A Midsummer Hay Fever, showing June 18-July 5. Night’s Dream’.

Hay Fever tells the story of a busy weekend at a country house, where each member of the eccentric Bliss family has invited a guest to stay, without informing anyone else. Chaos rapidly descends as parlour games turn to rancor, romantic alliances split and reform with

The Weekend Sun has two double passes to give away to lucky readers who can tell us when the show opens. Enter at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section, before June 11.

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Friday 13 June

Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting

every Fri at Hamner Clinic, 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton (behind Tyremaster) 7.30pm. 0800 229 6757 for more meetings or assistance. Chess Tauranga Every Fri at Tauranga RSA, Greerton 6pm onwards for the whole family. Werner 548 1111 http:// www.westernbopchess.weebly.com/

Children’s Traditional Thai Kickboxing

Term 2 Friday’s at Martial Arts Academy, 154 1st Ave West 4.305.30pm. First class free. Alexis 021 050 0574 email: info@tmaa.co.nz Documentary Nights Every 2nd Fri 7pm. Many interesting & thought provoking subjects covered. Kim 576 9427 or 027 285 9611 Free Immigration Assessment By Licenced Immigration Adviser. Tauranga Multicultural Ethnic Council, Historic Village, 17th Ave. For appointment ph Iryna Stewart 543 9125 Free Immigration Clinic Every Fri - legal advice & information on immigration issues. For appointment, Baywide Community Law 571 6812

Free Squash for Youth For

under 19’s. Come & give squash a try, bring mates or come & meet some new ones. You need shorts, a tee, non-marking shoes. We provide some racquets. Te Puke Squash Club, Landscape Rd, Te Puke 4-6pm. Karen 027 245 7616

“What’s On” in the Weekend Sun is a free service for non-proﬁt clubs and organisations. Email julie@thesun.co.nz or fax 571 1116 or post to PO Box 240, Tauranga. Deadline 3pm Tuesday. Contributions should be less than 20 words.

Friday Friends 10 Pin Bowling League

Join our friendly league playing every Fri at 13th Ave 10 Pin 1pm (3 games). We play in pairs. New members welcome. Judy 543 4124 Gay/Bi Men Support Group Do you need a trusting person to talk to? Discretion assured. For meetings & locations ph/txt Alex 027 358 5934 Greerton Indoor Bowling Club Club night at Band Hall, Yatton St. Names in by 7.15pm. Sally 571 8914 Papamoa Hills Night Walk June 13 & 14 from 6pm. Entry $20, 13yrs + only. Prior entry only, no entries on the night for safety reasons. An amazing night walk through Papamoa Hills to Summerhill Trails to enjoy coffee & cake. www. enteronline.co.nz NZ Breast Foundation fundraiser.

Mount RSA Friday 6 – Mark Taipari 7.30pm. Saturday 7 – Gerry Lee 7.30pm. Sunday 8 – Tim Armstrong 4.30pm. Tauranga Citizens Club Sunday 8 – Off Broadway 5pm. $10 door sales from 4.30pm. The Crown and Badger Friday 6 – Keel. Saturday 7 – Keel. Welcome Bay Sports Bar & Grill Friday 6 – Shejus Greedy 8.30pm.

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By Winston Watusi

Inside the world of the Coen Brothers The problem with us columnists is that we're prone to predictions.

I kick myself when I do it, but it's an urge that's hard to resist. The difficulty, though, with predicting things is that you're almost always wrong. As I was at the end of last year when I confidently announced that 2014 would be the year of the folk revival. About the only thing I had right about that prediction was that it is indeed 2014. It was, in hindsight, a pretty ropey call. After all, I was banking on the Coen brothers repeating a trick they pulled over a decade back. I forgot that the Coens are neither predictable or prone to repetition. Backing up, in 2000, the mighty filmmaking brothers Joel and Ethan Coen created what seemed like another in their string of critically acclaimed, commercially ignored, wilfully eccentric films.

Wilfully eccentric? Well, it was set in 1920's Mississippi, was named after an imaginary film - itself from an old black and white film directed by Hollywood legend Preston Sturges - and was loosely based on Homer's Odyssey. Surprisingly, it was a breakthrough. O Brother, Where Art Thou? starred George Clooney and sparked a worldwide revival of acoustic Americana, boosting or relaunching the careers of Gillian Welch, Alison Kraus, Emmy Lou Harris and more than a few others. The soundtrack album sold in millions. When at the end of last year the Coen brothers launched their latest (having, in between, won a Best Film Oscar amongst other accolades) it seemed to me like lighting was about to strike twice. Inside Llewyn Davis was a film set during the early sixties folk revival in New York's Greenwich Village. It featured folk singers left, right, front and centre and the music was co-ordinated (like Oh Brother...) by T Bone Burnett. Could a new-era folk boom be far behind? Well, yes. The folk boom didn't follow and now that Inside Llewyn Davis has been released on DVD and blu-ray (it didn't make it to cinemas in culturally-challenged Tauranga, despite their previous film being nominated for 10 Oscars) it's pretty easy to assess why not. Inside Llewyn Davis is brilliant. It looks wonderful, it sounds wonderful and it has a story that works with clockwork precision. But it is a low-key melancholic film. Even the music is – for the most part – stately and sad. This is not the folk music of joyful

I can't recommend this film highly enough to carefree hoe-downs but the scholarly musicians and artists, and everyone else for that folk of serious people. Aside from one matter. It's beautiful, sad, funny and, dare I say it, carefree novelty song (a delightful bit even profound. of work from Justin Timberlake) it's pretty dour stuff. One look at the film makes it clear that this would never inspire a mass movement, something tacitly acknowledged by the film's final musical reveal (I won't spoil it for you). But it is music at one with the film's subject matter. And it is subject matter that will resonate with many a musician or artist: whether to follow or abandon your art. How long do you continue? When do you give up? And, if someone is good enough, why do they fail to “make it” when others Te Ope Whakaora succeed? These are universal questions for artists and the film examines them from many angles. We open with Llewyn singing a full song, live. It's really good. That's the point. Llewyn is that good, but he's the wrong person at the wrong time. Is it his attitude? Or is it something to do with “authenticity”? The film plays with several levels of what it means to be “authentic”: does Llewyn being a real merchant seaman make him more authentic than the Irish singers in their immaculate matching fisherman's jerseys? One of the many – absolutely deadpan – jokes is that even when Llewyn wants to quit and go back to sea he can't. Fate transpires against him. Another, and maybe it's not a joke at all, is that everything we see, the whole folk scene, is about to be blown away and left behind by the man in the final scene. We are always at the whim of Across No. 1374 others. Like great comedy, perhaps the 1. River (SI) 5. Surplus (4) only secret is timing...

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Seeking squad sponsorship

The 2014 Te Puke Tai Mitchell rugby squad is seeking sponsorship of $200 per player – with 23 players heading to this year’s tournament in Rotorua from July 4-9. Each player will personally engage with their sponsor, tell a little about himself, the team and tournament. All sponsorship monies need collected by June 13, so sponsor’s names can be printed beside child’s names in the tournament programme. To learn more, call team treasurer Tane 027 206 7986 or team manager Vicki 027 498 3866.

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How to scare away the winter blues Wow, winter is definitely here. Two frosts already and it looks like there’ll be a few more to come. So, to scare away the winter blues, let’s look at a simple winter drink under the label ‘mulled wines’. Originally made with red wine, cinnamon sticks, cloves and vanilla essence, these ingredients were heated until just about boiling and then served in individual glass or ceramic mugs. The rich pungent aroma would waft around you as you attempted to reason as to why you’re not somewhere warm and sunny. Another twist on the label ‘mulled wine’ is the use of apple cider to replace the red wine. Still add cinnamon, yet try adding slices of thick apple rings studded with cloves, a healthy dollop of manuka honey and some grated lime peel, then serve in hollowed out apples.

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Youth’s new chance for financial advice If you missed out on Planwise Youth Trust’s Financial Literacy for Youth seminar the first time – now is your chance. Due to high demand, the non-profit seminar is returning to Tauranga on July 3 and will be held at ASB Baypark Arena. Especially for ages 15-24, the seminar will teach them how to spend, budget, save, how to manage debt, how to control credit cards, hire purchases and more. Past seminars have been hugely popular

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What to wear for the 2014 winter season Deep red colours, stripes as well as animal and graphic prints are the styles that seem to be dressing up the winter wardrobe. Bayfair Shopping Centre fashion stylist Angela Beatson says knowing what colours suit go a long way in making someone feel and look happy and healthy. Angela has been sharing her expert advice with Bayfair shoppers on what colours are best suited to their complexions, what cut of jeans best enhance a woman’s features and whether there really is such a thing as ‘too much black’ in an outfit. One colour she sees coming through in full force in the next few months is red – and lots of it. “My favourite thing about winter is the fash-

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New TECT candidates announced Candidates for a place on the board of the Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust have been announced. Independent Returning Officer, Warwick Lampp, says this year there are 19 candidates for the three places on the Trust. This compares to 23 candidates in 2012 and 18 in 2010. Current Chair Michael Cooney and existing Trustee Dame Susan Devoy have chosen not to stand. “I take this opportunity to thank both Michael and Susan for their outstanding service to TECT”, says Deputy Chair, Bruce Cronin. “Michael has been the Chair since 2002, and TECT would

not be where it is today without his considered and exemplary leadership. “Dame Susan’s profile in the community, valued contribution and extensive networks in the Bay will also be sorely missed by Trustees.” The election is being carried out by both internet and postal voting, with voter packs being sent out on Monday, June 30. This is the fifth election for TECT using online voting, but consumers can only vote using one method. If votes are received by both internet and post from the same consumer, both their votes will be invalid. Each consumer is entitled to one vote irrespective of how many power connections they may have.

Candidates: Pete Blackwell, Ross Brown, Jerry Cowper, Mary Dillon, Brian Diver, Bill Faulkner,

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Lions warming Homes of Hope hearts Members of the Tauranga City Sunrise Lions Club are continuing to warm the hearts of the community after raising thousands of dollars from its annual firewood sale and donating the funds to charity. The club last month sold 160 truckloads of firewood to Bay of Plenty residents preparing for the colder months – and the $5000 raised was donated to Homes of Hope Charitable Trust. Throughout the year, the Tauranga City Sunrise Lions Club collects firewood, chopping down and cutting up trees, donated to them by the community. The profits raised are gifted back into local charities. Organiser Ken Evans says each year the club

looks to give back to a group which helps the community in the same way they do. “We just feel good about that.” Homes of Hope CEO Hilary Price is overwhelmed and grateful for the club’s donation. “They have been champions and Home of Hope heroes since we very first started. We were just totally blown away because we know they work very hard to accrue financial resources and it’s a huge vote of confidence in our organisation and what we do.” Hilary says the club built vegetable boxes in their garden and hosts a barbecue for Homes of Hope children every Christmas. She hasn’t yet finalised what the trust will spend the funds on.

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Nestled at the end of a drive is this brick townhouse on its own freehold title. Modern in its construction the home has a large open plan living/dining area, master ensuite bathroom and attached single garage. This is an amazing opportunity in this good location in Te Puke. Don’t miss out on this auction. Contact Lynn Eagar or John Pope and for further information go to lynneagar.raywhite.co.nz.

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Tauranga 14 Atkins Way, Ohauiti Mortgagee Auction

Here’s a great lifestyle opportunity in popular Ohauiti that backs onto the residential area. The modern 1990’s home needs redecoration but offers a fantastic chance for you to add value. The block of 5.7565 ha (more or less) is steepish and ideal to run some stock and has great views of the surrounding country. This is an absolute must to view. Contact Lynn Eagar or John Pope and for further information go to lynneagar.raywhite.co.nz.

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Lower Kaimai 175 Ruahihi Road Mortgagee Auction

This 5.2880 lifestyle property approx. 20kms from Tauranga’s CBD has much to offer. Elevated with good pasture, well fenced paddocks, a large shed, double garage, tack-room, barn, yards and loading ramp. The comfortable, spacious brick home with well-designed open plan living plus a separate lounge sits well for the sun and has very good indoor/outdoor flow. There is HRV and a wood burner for winter warmth. This is a brilliant opportunity in a quality location. Contact Lynn Eagar or Brenda Abercrombie and for further information go to lynneagar.raywhite. co.nz.

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able advice: know your dreams, identify and clarify your values, set goals, be disciplined, believe in yourself, help others, give, never give up, feed your soul. All good advice. But we can be amazingly successful; we can reach every goal and yet still miss our life’s purpose. Though, there is a better way. The easiest way to discover the purpose of an invention is to ask its creator. That’s revelation. I’m thankful God has not left us in the dark. He has given us His Word, which reveals our purpose, how we are to live, what to avoid, what to do, and what to expect in the future. God is totally concerned about our Salvation and our Occupation. He gave us His Son to secure our Salvation, and He sent His Holy Spirit to empower us in our Occupation –whatever our age. Throughout the country people are discovering, through a connection to the Designer, what the purpose of His design is. That’s what makes church such a fun place, as people discover and enjoy living in their unique design and purpose. By Pastor Stephen Whitwell, Elim Christian Centre Tauranga.

From rocks to the human body Warwick Pascoe is an adventurous professional who has plied his trade in some of the most remote and challenging environments on the planet. His ‘trade’ has been working as an exploration geologist, searching for precious and commercial metals or interesting finds below the surface of the world. In recent times, the self-employed master of his own destiny has given more time to a passion that grew out of fatherhood. It’s led to his exploration of another world – the world of the developing human body. So much has he learned, discovered or unearthed about his new interest, his natural ability to communicate and his delight in sharing with others has made of him a man much soughtafter as an educational speaker. Students, teachers and listeners of all ages – he captivates them all with the way he unfolds the complexities of human life and tosses out biological facts with passion and humour.

His specialty is the nine months in the womb, from conception to birth, and his way of opening up a new perspective on the unrepeatable uniqueness of each one of us. Warwick Pascoe will

be presenting at colleges in Tauranga during the week commencing June 9, preceded by his presentation of ‘The Making of a Masterpiece’ at Bethlehem Baptist Church on Sunday, June 8, at 7pm. ROMANS

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