Life + Style 22 June 2018

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THE WEEKEND

Paengaroa skatepark

Black gold romance

Otamarakau Marae

Zap! Pow! Flash!

Ultimate frisbee

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Doing chiropractic differently Dr Phil is making changes

Oceanside Chiropractic has been serving the Papamoa and wider community for the last thirteen years.

At the beginning of 2017, Dr Phil Bailey became the owner and says he has made a lot of changes to the treatment approach since then.

“One of the recent changes we have made is how we look after our ACC clients,” says Dr Phil.

“I personally always treat a client exactly how I would want to be treated myself.

“If a patient was injured and needed to recover quickly or had been suffering for a long time; they would need intense and focused treatment to achieve results in the shortest possible time frame.”

Regular treatments are typically fifteen minutes and Dr Phil says he now sees ACC clients for at least half an hour but in most cases an hour for each appointment performing the necessary spinal adjustments and extensive soft tissue work.

“This has proven to be effective for both recent acute injuries and long-term chronic pain conditions,” says Dr Phil.

Dr Phil and his family moved from South Africa to New Zealand, where his sister-in-law worked as a receptionist for a local chiropractor.

During his high school years, Dr Phil spent a lot of time watching and learning at the chiropractic clinic, and says he was blown away by the ability to help people of all ages not only feel better but to achieve better health and wellbeing.

He studied in Auckland for five years, then returned to Tauranga for two years before moving to Singapore for six years, and became one of the first certified chiropractic biophysics practitioners in South East Asia and New Zealand.

“After seeing thousands of Asian and European patients I have seen amazing improvements in people who were not only sore but also those who were disabled and heading for spinal operations.

“Because of this I am very confident in my ability to help those who feel broken to get back

to full function and all those seeking a new level of health and wellbeing.”

And associate chiropractor Dr Laura Crowley has been a part of Oceanside Chiropractic since 2014 and has recently returned from maternity leave earlier this year.

Dr Laura says she enjoys seeing pregnant women and babies in our clinic along with the rest of the family.

“We see many kids that are complaining of headaches and pain associated with sports, posture or technology use. So Dr Laura enjoys being able to check the whole family to ensure there is no other reason for any discomfort and to teach young people how to keep their spine healthy,” says Dr Laura.

Another area of Oceanside Chiropractic’s treatment that Dr Phil says he is very excited about is called decompression and corrective traction, with exercises.

“Unfortunately many people in the community are suffering due to disc herniations, commonly known as slipped discs, which can be very painful and debilitating,” says Dr Phil.

“Others are suffering from the complications of degenerative spinal conditions.”

Symptoms of both include neck and lower back pain and other associated symptoms such as numbness, tingling and/or weakness in the arms and legs and headaches, amongst others.

The underlying cause of both herniation’s and degeneration is the same, which is

Dr Laura Crowley

incorrect spinal alignment.

Decompression creates alleviation of nerve pressure, not only giving pain relief but also reducing the associated symptoms.

Beyond that, correcting the underlying spinal misalignment with traction and exercise stabilises and may reverse bone, disc and nerve damage.

Both decompression, corrective spinal traction and exercises are done at home and when patients follow these recommendations we have been pleased with the results.

“If you are seeking thorough treatment for an injury that you have an ACC claim for or would like to see if ACC will cover your treatment we can arrange that for you as we are certified providers for ACC,” says Dr Phil. “In addition if you have a slipped disc, degenerative condition or chronic pain please do come in for an assessment to see if what we do can help you too.”

Dr Phil Bailey

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Skatepark for Paengaroa A ‘let’s do it’ community

“It might be their baby brothers and sisters that benefit from it,” says Sue. “We want to get the skatepark up and running before the kids get married.”

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is amending its Reserves and Facilities Bylaw 2012 and holding community open days in Katikati, Waihi Beach and Paengaroa.

“Because council’s coming to Paengaroa as part of the bylaw review around reserves use including leasing the land for grazing horses, council staff have offered to open the consultation up,” says Sue. “They also want to discuss playground equipment that needs upgrading in the Paengaroa Domain by the toilets, and we’ve added in the skatepark consultation.”

The District Council has already constructed Richard Smith-designed skateparks at Omokoroa, Te Puke and Kaimai School.

“We’ve downloaded some of Richard’s designs and will use them to get people talking about it,” says Sue. Ramps, peanut bowl and a half pipe were just some of the items that a group of Paengaroa youth have on their ‘top list’ for a skatepark.

The Paengaroa Community Association’s February meeting saw 40 people assembled in the local hall. On the agenda were three items – parks and

reserves, history boards and a skate park.

For Oliver McKenzie, Vann Vercoe, McLeod Tiger, Samsyn Turua, Quintin White, Dan Turua, Jasper Plaistowe, Cade White and Liam Rogers, the third item is the main one they are interested in.

“I think a skatepark is important for Paengaroa so that they don’t destroy the school,” says Jasper, aged 10.

“It’s going to be very good and kids will have a lot of fun there,” says Oliver, 9. “There needs to be a peanut bowl for kids to practice, and a BMX track.”

A foam pit for safety, a spine, grind rails, a picnic table, BMX track, rubbish bins, barbecue, water fountain, parking, toilets and cycle stands are also on the wish list.

The Paengaroa youth have also come up with ideas for raising funds, including a concert for young people - “not old fogies” - a cupcake sale, a gala in the domain with stalls and chocolate selling.

The sum needed is at least $50k.

“I think it’s great that all these kids are looking at building a skatepark,” says Grant Dally, who is a Western Bay District Councillor for the Maketu-Te Puke Ward.

“A lot of these projects come about because the community itself decides this is what we want to do, and then they go out and raise the money, come up with the plans and just do it.

“Council supports it. We’ve had a really great response to the Te Puke one when it was built.

We’re actually working on stage two of that one, and we’ve just put one up at the Kaimai School.

“In Te Puke we got $50,000 from TECT, and a contribution from the Community Board, council reserves and development budget. All of

Photos: Rosalie Liddle Crawford

Sue Matthews, the chair of Paengaroa Community Association, believes it will be nearly ten years before children in the Paengaroa area can play at their own skatepark.

Omokoroa Skatepark

these little communities can access TECT Funding, and with what TECT are doing, and the direction they’re heading with their set up, it

will be great for these community developments, as there will be so much more money to put into them.”

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Black gold romance The mystery of a truffière Country meetings are enjoyable places for first time encounters. I met the delightful Maureen Binns one night at a Paengaroa Community Association meeting.

She and husband Colin cultivate truffles a rare delicacy that I’d previously associated with France.

Captivated by the idea that this underground fungi with its exotic aroma grew here in the Bay of Plenty, I set off to find their truffière not knowing I was also going to be completely charmed by the story of their romance.

Colin and Maureen have known each other for over 35 years. Married to other people, they’d met initially when Maureen’s older son wanted to play hockey in Petone. Colin was the coach.

“Maureen wandered along one day and asked if her kids could join,” says Colin. “She and her husband used to live across the road from some good friends of mine, so we met at parties too.”

Maureen recalls the dinners and parties, and the good times as the couples watched their children grow up. Life moved on, grandchildren arrived, and one day Maureen’s husband died.

“I was widowed for a long, long time,” says Maureen. Colin was living in Australia, when in 2002, his wife sadly died.

Back in Wellington, Maureen was recovering from a serious knee operation and her good friends across the road encouraged her to recuperate in Australia with Colin. Off she went, and they’ve been together ever

since, first living in Wellington surrounded by friends and family.

Nearly 14 years ago, they moved to Colin’s beach house at Maketu.

“I’d had the house for years,” says Colin.

“I said to Maureen: ‘I’m heading to Maketu. You can come with me if you want’.”

“And I said: ‘wait a year’,” recalls Maureen. “I was chair of both the Petone Community Board and Matiu Somes Island Trust.

“It takes a while when you’re involved in community things to transition out. And also I really enjoyed my jobs, my kids and my mum.”

Maureen was 51, and thought she’d get a job in the Bay. “But it was going to be Whakatane, Tauranga or Rotorua. What’s the point of him retiring and me working?” asks Maureen.

“It’s life readjusting not retiring,” smiles Colin. They lived at Maketu for two years.

“Every bit of lawn I turned into a garden,” says Maureen. “After two years, what the hell do you do?

“Knitting? Sewing? All the family and grandchildren are in Wellington. So we decided we’d look for a lifestyle block and build a house together. This place was for sale.”

The piece of land they’d found has ten acres of native bush protected by a QEII covenant. A lookout stands above bush tracks down to the Mangorewa River, which flows northeast towards the Kaituna River. It’s a stunning property.

The idea of growing truffles came about because the previous owner was interested in them.

In 2008, Colin ploughed 50 tonne of lime into a half-hectare paddock, helping pitch the right

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which have a spraying and pruning regime. With truffles, there’s absolutely no regime apart from staying out of the trufferie”

pH. Perigord black truffles require high soil pH (minimum 7.8) whereas bianchetto fruit at lower soil pH, between 6.5 and 7.3.

Next they planted the trees - half of them oak and the rest hazelnut. This is now their fourth harvest.

“The trees grow truffles if they want to,” says Colin.

It’s a fascinating science. “They’re not like kiwifruit or avocados, which have a spraying and pruning regime. With truffles, there’s absolutely no regime apart from staying out of the trufferie.”

They tread softly through the centre of the truffière in their Crocs, which help spread their weight evenly.

The truffle fungus explores the soil for water and mineral nutrients, which it passes along to the tree. In exchange, the tree provides sugars produced through photosynthesis to the fungus. This interdependence between the tree and the fungus is subtle and fragile.

“We go twice a week and look for change in the ground,” says Colin. “When they’re ripe the dog can smell them.”

The advantage of having Jed the English springer spaniel, rather than a truffle pig, is that he’s not interested in eating the truffles once he’s found them. I query his name – Jed. Colin enjoys the word association with Jed Clampett, The Hillbillies, Texas tea, black gold. And the black gold has woven its way into their lives in another remarkable way with the couple marrying last October. Maureen wears a black diamond ring and a black and gold wedding ring.

“We didn’t plan to put truffles in when we bought the land,” says Colin. “The previous owner was interested and left some pamphlets. It takes an awful long time to get a crop - it’s a bit like playing Lotto.

“At the moment it’s for personal use and sharing.”

Maureen has served on the Western Bay Council for six years.

“I was there when we were working on the latest district plan. For this property, it’s not possible under the district plan to create this. It’s too small.

“They don’t want lots of small lifestyle blocks, but for us I can’t imagine living anywhere else.

“I was born and grew up in the Hutt Valley – a city person all my life - and this is the best lifestyle I’ve Rosalie Liddle Crawford ever had.”

Photos: Bruce Barnard

“The trees grow truffles if they want to. They’re not like kiwifruit or avocados,

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Otamarakau Architecture connecting with tangata whenua Driving from Tauranga towards Whakatane, I was on the lookout for a marae at Otamarakau. ˜ e inaugural Te Ata BOP Film forum was being held there.

I’d been told it was after the Pukehina turn-o° and before the Pikowai straights. Google Maps struggled and I realised it was going to be near my cousins house, another place I had taken an age to ÿ nd, travelling back and forth to Whakatane; it too was o° the state highway.

As a child living in rural Aka Aka I remember my father would sometimes say he was ‘going out to the wop wops’ to ‘chase a pukeho with a longhandled shovel’ and I knew what he meant.

It’s not about a place being un-signposted, it’s about not being connected to the land well enough to recognise familiar landmarks.

Suddenly there it was - the turn-o° to Otamarakau Marae. Well-signposted and leading towards the coast. I stopped at the cattle grate to take in the glistening gold dawn, the sun was lifting over the water. I was early, the gate was locked and as I waited for Tai Rapana to arrive, a gun went o° . Duck shooting season had begun.

Tai and his uncle Awhi Rapana pulled up, smiles on their faces, and we continued on, curving down towards the beach. Suddenly, rounding a corner, there it was – the Wharekai at Otamarakau marae.

A stunning, contemporary and coherent piece of architecture, nestled into the hill, waiting for us, it’s laminated curved pine beams giving the

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appearance of a crab sitting in the sun. I ‘oohed’ and ‘aahed’.

Tai chuckled when I asked him how, why, when did this building arrive here.

“We had this built three years ago,” says Tai. “˜ e previous one was a double garage.

“We approached Opus, and Aladina Harunani came down with the ÿ rst group. ˜ ey looked at the history of who was here and what we did.

“One of them was Maori and said: ‘well you guys would have had ÿ sh traps back then.’” ˜ e curved beams thus represent the frame of a ÿ sh trap.

“Aladina presented this design and it worked out the same price as a conventional building.”

Later that evening, Peretini Te Whata, the koeke kaikorero (elder speaker) for the marae smiled when I told him how much I enjoyed the architectural analogy.

“Once it was ÿ nished, then people said: ‘this is the food basket.’ We were quite happy with that.

“And the ten beams represent rib cages. “˜ e name of the house has been dedicated to one of the ancestors, Rua Po Tongo. “˜ ese ten rib cages or beams represent her nine mokopuna (grandchildren) and descendent lines.

One of them is her brother.

“When we opened the building, ten mokopuna from within the tribe cut the ribbon at the door. “˜ e three seaside beams of the building were dedicated to three of the mokopuna, the rear kitchen end was dedicated to another three and the south side was dedicated to another three. ˜ at left

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“When we opened the building, ten mokopuna from within the tribe cut the ribbon at the door”

Photos: Rosalie Liddle Crawford

one at the door – her brother, making up the ten.”

I’ve always longed to have the same a˝ nity that Maori have with the land. Tangata whenua, or the people who live in a place, are closely linked to the surrounding environment. It’s not just a physical thing, but spiritual, mental and social.

Growing up, I’d moved from a Glenbrook dairy farm to an Aka Aka dairy farm to a Tauranga citrus fruit orchard to the Hutt Valley and then back to Tauranga.

In most places I’d buried a cat, left behind memories, and marked door frames showing dates and heights. Turangawaewae, the concept of a place to stand and belong that transcends generations wasn’t something we took with us through the years, although I’d revisited my childhood homes. ˜ e Otamarakau marae “Waitaha-A-Hei” is named after a tupuna (ancestor) Tuhei-o-teRangi. It’s the heart of a whole community of people who link back to Rua Po Tongo’s husband Waitaha A Hei. Waitaha was the son of Hei who came from Hawaiki to Aotearoa in the Arawa canoe, coming ashore at Maketu. I don’t know where all the strands of my family came ashore in NZ. “What sort of events do you have here?” I ask Tai. ˜ e building has a superb kitchen, and I was prepping morning tea with BOP Film’s administrator Kristy Robinson.

“Well tangis take priority over everything,” replied Tai, as he put our dishes through the steriliser. “When people make bookings,

they’re aware of that.”

I thought about that for a minute.

“So, do you contact the older members of the iwi and say ‘don’t die on this day’?”

He smiled at my dopey question.

“We only average about two funerals a year,” says Tai. “I don’t know how many births.

“Many!” ˜ e hangi was going in to the ground, a train passing below, people gathering, laughing and talking, and above us the sun.

Te Ata means ‘the dawn’ and we were in the perfect place for an inaugural ÿ lm forum focusing on the dawn of a fulÿ lling and sustainable screen media industry in the Bay.

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James Davidson

Zap! Pow! Flash!

Bookrapt’s 2018 Seminar A passion for children’s literature is all that’s required to attend the upcoming annual Bookrapt (Bay of Plenty Children’s Literature Association) seminar in July.

Angie Belcher (right) with Chris Baskett from Books a Plenty

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Bookrapt - a group of writers, artists, schoolteachers, librarians, parents and grandparents - all share a passion for children’s literature.

Founded in 1983, the history of Bookrapt is like a ‘who’s who’ of some of NZ’s top children’s literature writers.

Joy Cowley, Margaret Mahy, Elsie Locke, Beverley Dunlop, Betty Gilderdale, Dorothy Butler, Mona Williams, Isabel Weenink, Tessa Duder, Joy Watson, Tommy Wilson and Mere Whaanga-Schollum are just some of the writers at past seminars.

Illustrators have also featured, including Alan Gilderdale, Sharon O’Callaghan, Gavin Bishop, Bryan Pollard and Philip Webb to name a few, while Wendy Pye, Ann Mallinson and Graeme Beattie have each addressed attendees on publishing.

Each seminar has had a whimsical or interesting title, such as ‘From Fireplace to Cyberspace’ (1998), ‘Bantams, Blarney and Books’ (1997) and ‘Blokes and Books’ (2000).

This year the seminar is named ‘Zap! Pow! Flash!’ and features illustrator James Davidson as its keynote speaker, along with author Angie Belcher.

“We are not a writing group, we’re about promoting children’s literature and fostering the love of it,” says Angie. “Although a lot of us are writers, the focus isn’t on the writing side but spreading the word.”

James Davidson’s book ‘Moa’, published in 2017 by Earth’s End Publishing, is a collection of five comics.

Head of Arts at Opunake High School, James takes the reader on a humorous visual journey, combining art with Kiwi slang, Maori legend and some of NZ’s colonial past.

His graphic art has been likened to American Jeff Smith’s ‘Bone’ series, which is the subject of a Scholastic ‘Using Graphic Novels in the Classroom’ teaching guide.

Phyllis Johnston, who was honoured with an award in 1998 from the NZ Children’s Literature Association for Services to Children’s Literature, originally brought together a group of people to form the local society.

With help from librarians at Tauranga Library, the inaugural meeting saw authors Dame Lynley Dodd, Eve Sutton and Margaret Beames speak about their experiences in writing for children, with Ann Mallinson telling the publisher’s side. ] Books-A-Plenty provided a display stand.

Some 20 years on, Books-A-Plenty are still strong supporters. In 1985, Isabel Weenink suggested that a collection of prize winning NZ children’s book be started, and named the Joyce West Collection. This growing collection is now housed in Tauranga Library.

Other activities from Bookrapt include involvement with the Hairy Maclary and Friends waterfront sculpture project, supporting local children’s authors and book launches, supporting Bay of Plenty schools participating in the international Kids Lit Quiz, financial support for an annual young writers’ short story competition and providing tutors for school holiday writing workshops.

The 2018 Bookrapt seminar will be held at Tauranga Girls’ College Library on July 28. For details, contact: info@bookrapt.org.nz Rosalie Liddle Crawford

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The world of ultimate Spirit, joy and a flying disc I didn’t know throwing frisbees was a serious sport. I even used to joke that I might become a frisbeetarian - someone who adheres to the belief that when you die, your spirit floats up and gets stuck on the roof.

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Somehow, though, between my childhood and now when I wasn’t paying much attention, it’s become recognised by the Olympic Federation as a potential sport for future inclusion in the games.

Over the summer, I’d noticed Frisbee players running a fun and very popular league on Mount Main beach.

Known as Mount Maunganui Ultimate Frisbee, the players headed indoors at the start of autumn.

I went along to Tauranga Boys’ College gymnasium to watch them play and learn more about it.

Michael Kramer introduced me to the team members. Ranging in age from 14 years to players in their 50s, their enthusiasm is apparent.

“There are a group of us who are very enthusiastic about ultimate frisbee in the Bay, and we successfully became an incorporated club in 2017,” says Michael.

“Chris Hetem started us off in August 2015 by inviting people along to a park. We’d turn up on a Sunday and throw a frisbee around, making up teams on the day. Then last winter, as a club, we organised our first indoor league at ASB Arena.”

As a team sport, Ultimate Frisbee team numbers vary depending on the playing surface. Outdoors, at a beach, they play five-a-side.

On grass, it’s seven a side; and indoors, played on

a basketball court, it’s four a side.

Over summer, Mount Ultimate organised the summer beach league and recently ran the first Bay of Plenty secondary school event with help from Sport BOP. “I started playing frisbee when I was in Australia,” says Michael. “Most people’s perception of it is quite mocking, that it’s not a real sport.”

I confessed to Michael that I had thought similarly, but was fast rethinking that misconception.

“That was my opinion too,” says Michael. “About six years ago, a friend asked me to come and help them out as their team was a player down.

“I thought it would be easy, and quickly discovered that I loved it. It’s fast and requires elements of strategy, skill and a little athleticism.”

Michael has been playing Ultimate ever since.

It does seem a very easy sport to learn and play.

Players pass the Frisbee between each other with the goal of catching it in an end zone. Once it’s caught in that area, that’s a point. Like netball, once a player has caught the Frisbee they can’t move.

They have to catch it on the full, it’s a non-contact game and self-refereed. Having a good understanding of the rules is the responsibility of each individual player. There are no referees even at the highest level of international games.

“Every other sport that I’ve dabbled in since has been fun, but I’ve always come back to Frisbee,” says Michael. “It’s very unique and relies heavily on good spirit, good attitude and healthy competition.

“There’s something about it that other sports just seem to miss.”

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“About six years ago, a friend asked me to come along and help them out as they were a player down. I thought it would be easy. I loved it. It’s amazing!

It’s fast and requires a bit of control, skill and athleticism.”

The fringe sport was introduced in 1968 at a high school in Maplewood, New Jersey, and the first game was played between two groups of students using a ‘Wham-O Master’ disc in a parking lot.

However, Ultimate wouldn’t exist without the invention of the flying disc, or “Frisbee”.

The first known contemporary tossing of a “disc” was by Yale University undergrads in the early 20th century. The Yale campus was near Connecticut’s Frisbie Pie Company, whose pies, while being a popular treat in themselves, were sold in metal tins that would hold flight when thrown over a very short distance.

In 1948, Fred Morrison invented a plastic flying disc which was more durable and flight-worthy than anything made of wood or metal.

The first recorded competition using a flying disc happened in 1954 when Dartmouth University students organised a tournament known as ‘guts’.

‘Just another form of spring fever’ is what one Princeton University faculty member is said to have called the pastime of throwing around a Frisbee in 1957. But disc sports had far more staying power than they had predicted.

Flying disc, Disc Golf, Discathon, Guts, Freestyle, Beach Ultimate and Ultimate have all sprung from this early beginning.

Qi-Wern Lim ran past me flashing a smile.

She came back over and we talked about the ‘spirit circles’ at the end of the game.

“It’s a huge part of Ultimate, and it’s about the culture of the sport,” says Qi-Wern, also known as Chi Chi. “At the end of each game the players get in

Spirit circle Maddi Taepa age 10

a huddle. The teams thank each other for the game and choose the most valuable and spirited players.

You also score the other team on how spirited they played. There are five categories – how well they knew and used the rules; fouls and body contact; communication; positive attitude and self-control; and fair-mindedness.” This sportsmanship and the joy of throwing a flying disc, which may or may not get stuck on the roof, makes this, in my view, the ultimate spirited sport.

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