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Trouble brewing in Follywood Tensions are growing in Tauranga Intermediate School’s new musical ‘Who Does That?’ The entertaining family show centres on the shallow, materialistic citizens of Follywood and their Queen – who sells off the seemingly plentiful water at exorbitant prices. It provokes a fierce reaction from the neighbouring hippies in Greenville as well as the Water God. ‘Who Does That?’ is staged at Baycourt Theatre July 5-7. Read more on page 9.

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Happy Feet, Sad Feat Every now and then, a public figure puts a foot in it.

man should not have to eat his vegetables.)

Also, hot on the heels of the lambasting of Mr Thompson was an advert for Woman’s Weekly. The irony was devastating. Here, They’ll open their mouth wide enough to a bunch of people spouting off about how shove a size 14 down the gullet and swalwomen need to be taken seriously and paid low, ending up with a gizzard full of trouble. equally; then immediately an advertisement Pretty much like our penguin friend, Happy appeals to the most ditzy, stereotyped image Feet. of women imaginable. Now this is not Now, before you all start writing and comthe media portraying this image: nor can plaining that penguins don’t have gizzards, you blame employers or the government! just consider that we are talking about the Women perpetrate this stereotyping by proverbial gizzard. buying the magazine, therefore sustaining These notable folk end up being labelled with that gaffe for the rest of their careers, no the image; that very pigeon-holing they are matter how hard they may try to sway public clamouring to shake off.

Here’s some of the most important stories perception in a distracting direction. for NZ women, according to this magazine: Alasdair Thompson’s comments about Changing your skincare routine; Atomic women not being as productive as men, Kitten singer homeless; the good little wifey due to their peculiar reproductive processes behind the PM; Roast beef rib with mustard (or words to that effect) will resonate in the halls of public infamy for the rest of time. It and marmalade glaze; and a competition won’t matter that Alasdair has been a tireless sponsored by a toilet paper manufacturer.

Yes, I can really see how exploring those worker and an effective CEO and even a riveting issues are catapulting women into nice guy. parity of responsibility and earning with The whole “value of women” debate could keep this column going for months. I am not men.

From a credibility point of view, they’d silly enough to go there. The result would be be better off eating sand. It worked for the a complete public lynching from at least half penguin. the RR audience.

Anyway, back to our celebrity of the week, But I must take issue with some of the Mr Thompson. comments. Firstly, a noted woman on No matter how much Alasdair wriggles, television saying that women have much like the penguin preparing to have weaker negotiating skills than men. his stomach pumped, he will not be for(Clearly they have not met my gotten for his sexist comments. mother. It just wasn’t worth In many cases, the unforgivthe trouble of trying to ing nature of public backlash reason why a young can be harsh and unforgiving. Here in the media, it is our job, as balanced and reasonable thinking people, to foster sensible, constructive debate around these issues of the day. We do this by: Heaping vast Happy feet amounts of childish ridicule upon them.

So let’s get started.

Below are some public figures who have achieved unwanted notoriety and will never shake the stigma of that single act or comment.

Here is your task: Below is a small exercise to test your knowledge of current affairs.

Sad feat And some historic Suspended feet affairs,

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such as Bill Clinton and Tiger Woods.

Take a pen and draw a line connecting the personality with the act for which they are locally, nationally or internationally associated. If you make a mistake and want to try again, go to this column on SunLive.co.nz and print yourself another. But do not do this too many times; I wouldn’t want you to become known as ‘The Person Who Fluffs RR Tests’.

Warning: There may be trick questions!

For instance, Paul Henry may well have been responsible for multiple feats. So you may draw more than one connecting line from a personality to any number of feats.

Here we go then. Match the name on the left, with the famous feat on the right: Bill Clinton

Wore no underwear to Royal Wedding

Pippa Middleton

Swam from Antarctica and ate sand

Neil Armstrong

Warned Will Robinson

David Garrett

Faked a real moonwalk

Emperor Penguin

Did not have sex with that woman

Lost in Space Robot

Stole a dead baby’s identity

Alasdair Thompson

Did a phoney moonwalk

Bertie Germ

Disappeared without trace

Paul Henry

Rotted your teeth

Lord Lucan

Ran off with farmer’s wife

Tiger Woods

Also disappeared without trace

The Goodnight Kiwi

Said women are less productive

Michael Jackson

Liked little children

Graham Caphill

Also liked little children

David Carradine

Donated pink dress to museum

Noel Nichols

Mayor of both Tauranga and Mount

Bob Clarkson

Cut off tails with carving knife

Bob Owens

Established Tauranga historic village

Richard O’Brien

No escape from reality

Mary Dillon

Wardrobe malfunction

Three Blind Mice

Played a round a lot

Paul Holmes

Called MP Turia “a confused bag of lard”

The Farmer’s Wife

Offered left testicle

Tariana Turia

Invented The Time Warp

Freddie Mercury

Dropped partner in Dancing with Stars

Rodney Hide

Is a confused bag of lard

Headline of the week From the New York Post –

Tiger Goes Limp. Pulls out after nine holes.

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Library ‘stocks shelves’ with eBooks Tauranga Library staff with their eReaders: front; marketing manager Sarah Moorcroft and from left; Penny Guy, libraries manager Jill Best, Dianne Taggart and Leslie Goodliffe. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

From a librarian’s point of view, the new stock arriving at Tauranga City Libraries is ideal.

The eBooks take up no shelf space, don’t have to be chased up when overdue and there will be no fines because they are selfcancelling.

“We will be lending them out at a dollar a throw and we do own them outright so next year we’ll buy another however many and add to it,” says libraries manager Jill Best.

“Just like our print collection, we will keep adding to it and when they cease to be popular, I guess we’ll delete them just like our print books.”

Customers pay $1 to hire an eBook for two weeks and then the book automatically deactivates.

“There’s a big saving for the library in terms of not having

to issue it, shelve it, follow it up when it’s overdue – all those sorts of things just disappear because it manages itself,” says Jill.

“The vendor is managing the service. All we are providing really is a link.”

The libraries have stocked up on $10,000 worth of eBooks, which will be available for download via the city library’s website, which is about to include an eBook page with advice on how to buy an eReader suitable for the service.

There is a National Library eBook system called ‘Overdrive’, but the Tauranga Libraries pulled out of that, says Jill, because they charge for eBooks as they do for CDs, DVDs magazines etcetera – and the Overdrive software can’t charge.

“We are working with our main New Zealand book supplier, a company called Wheelers and we

are setting up a rival arrangement which will have a charging mechanism in New Zealand conditions,” says Jill.

“And we will own the books outright, as opposed to Overdrive where if you stop paying their bill they take all their books away.”

The software will work with virtually all the 30 different brands of eBook devices on the market, plus personal computers, laptops, iPads – but not a Kindle.

“It won’t work with Amazon or Kindle. Their software is different and they won’t let it play with anyone else,” says Jill.

“Virtually every library in the country will go for one or the other (Overdrive or Wheelers) and will have eBooks by the end of the year,” says Jill.

“Quite a lot of people will get eReaders for Christmas.”

By Andrew Campbell

4 Are there enough youthorientated events in Tauranga?

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Recent difficulty over establishing youth events has prompted organisers to take a stand, proving Tauranga is a desirable place for young people.

A Facebook page, ‘Youth of Tauranga’, has been created to show the Tauranga City Council and police that “we need to be heard” says creator, Stealth Mode organiser and BOP FM’s Brent Ireland.

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The page comes after the he Illuminate Paint Party and Stealth Mode dance party were affected by the Tauranga City Council and Tauranga police raising concerns.

The paint party was cancelled by the council last Friday over changes to the event management plan. It has now been tentatively rescheduled for July 23.

Organiser Jamie Templeton has had to revise the event management plan. The event, originally open to all ages with a separate R18 area and alcohol, is now R16 and alcohol free.

“I haven’t encountered problems like this anywhere else,” says Jamie.

“This event has been running nationally and is about to go global. This event is an opportunity for the youth to show the community that they deserve to have events and that Tauranga is a good place for youth.”

Another event affected is Stealth Mode.

The original event was planned for Mount Action Centre, where police consent is needed to hold an event. The police origi-

Rocking the radio airwaves Being booted out of boarding school has not stopped a Tauranga man achieving his dreams.

New Zealand School of Radio student Mike Wilson has reached for the brass ring and got the night show announcer job at The Rock Radio Station in Auckland.

“It’s incredible. It’s a once in a lifetime chance, I was blown away,” says Mike.

The 25-year-old says he’s always been interested in radio.

“I ended up being booted out of boarding school in third form. I used to sneak out to the radio stations in Hamilton to do whatever

nally agreed to the event, but have now pulled consent. Brent says he is frustrated by the police not giving a reason for the withdrawal, even though they originally signed off on the event.

The R16 alcohol free event at Mount Action Centre will still go ahead as planned, with new arrangements being made for the R18 party.

Communication advisor Alison Clifford says the council has and will continue to support youth events provided they are well organised and safe.

“Our primary concern for any event is public safety. Events with large attendance will always have safety conditions attached to them before they are approved by the event planning team.”

Visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/youthoftga

By Letitia Atkinson

I could.” When he first started at the New Zealand School of Radio he didn’t know where he would end up.

“On the first day, it was all new.

“The team at the New Zealand School of Radio are awesome; they have given me enough tools.”

Now Mike will take those tools to the nation via the night show on The Rock. He starts his new job on the airwaves in July.

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Photo by Bruce Barnard.

Science inspires local student’s winning idea It might sound like science fiction, but Ella Duggan’s award winning product idea in the Young Innovator Awards could soon be in all new houses.

The Bethlehem College Year 11 student took out the senior student’s supreme award for an ‘intelligent’ glass that adjusts its insulation properties for the surrounding temperature.

It does sound space age, but Ella says all her research shows it makes sense in theory.

“We’ll just have to find out if

it’s achievable in practice.”

Ella, 15, says because the regional product development competition focused primarily on the best ideas, rather than examining their practicality, it freed her to come up with creative ideas she would have otherwise overruled.

“The great thing was that you didn’t have to actually prove that it could be done.”

Ella is studying NCEA level two chemistry and physics with her level one subjects. She says her idea for the smart glass came after reflecting on a new scientific concept about manipulating synthetic properties.

Discussions with her parents encouraged her to look further

into the idea, so she ran the general idea past some chemistry professors to gauge if they thought it feasible.

“They encouraged me to look at the Google patent website to see if anyone else was doing this and the more I looked into it the more I could see it working.”

Together with taking the top senior secondary student award at the recent Western Bay of Plenty competition, Ella’s entry picked up four of the five merit awards on offer for research, innovation, creativity and communication.

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The toothless bulldog syndrome As mentioned in last week’s column, council confirmed next financial year’s annual plan on a vote of 10-1 and the rating requirement to provide the money to pay for it all on a vote of 9-2.

to fully consider and debate the issues.

Council commenced the annual plan process on December 8 last year. Rick Curach supported the acceptance of the annual plan but said he was unable to support the rating resolution which is the process that provides the money supply to pay for the annual plan. He joined Catherine in voting against it.

Catherine Stewart said she was unable to support the annual plan as she thought there hadn’t been enough time

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‘Typical of TCC’ ‘TCC wastage’ are the theme of these comments and Murray Guy says it has also been mentioned to him.

A dog and its bone ago which notes that not all elected members supported everything in the annual plan, but by majority vote the annual plan had been approved and was therefore endorsed by council. This resolution acknowledges that individuals had the right to disagree, but the majority view always prevails and to have the city function there must be money supply. The consequences of no annual plan and money supply would be that in short order the city would cease to function. No water, sewerage, road maintenance, parks, reserves, libraries, aquatics, stormwater and so on.

Not a great start

We’re off to a rocky financial start already for next year with Mayor Stuart Crosby advising council that council’s insurance premiums have skyrocketed by $470,000 for next year after the Christchurch earthquakes and this had not been forecast nor allowed for in the budgets.

Apples and oranges?

I moved an additional resolution requesting staff to ensure that when the rates bills went out that there were distinct differences that made it crystal clear that the Bay of Plenty Regional Council rates are a separate rate for a separate council that Tauranga City collects on its behalf. We get around $300,000 for this service from the regional council, but unfortunately we also get the blame for their rates from some people who just look at the bottom line on their rates bill.

Unbelievably there are still some out there who do not understand that the regional council is a separate entity. This is born from comments made by some in the public about a recent $7200 trip the regional council took to Christchurch for their past CEO’s inauguration to his new job in Canterbury.

Elected members also highlighted that regional council rates were heavily subsidised by Port company profits, which more properly should be invested in Tauranga infrastructure, like roads, which are significantly affected by the Port of Tauranga operation.

We decided that we need to approach central government independently to address matters like this through legislation as well as addressing the unsustainability of the present rating system.

Local Government Association is a toothless bulldog in dealing with central government in matters like this.

Tauranga city is well versed in leading matters with central government as our growth has forced matters like the harbour bridge and its approaches into left field.

Had council waited for government support over the past 25 years, Tauranga would not be anything like the great city it is today.

Building workshops

On other fronts, council is in informal discussions with developers in open workshops to address the matter of how to help stimulate the development and building industries out of this economic downturn. Unfortunately, daily media attendance at these (and other meetings) is irregular so the whole story is not being fully and accurately reported to you.

SunLive is probably your best bet for updates as this happens. As it’s work-shopped, no decisions are made, but it is a major positive step forward that we can all (developers, elected members and staff ) sit in the same room and have a full, free and frank discussion. Something like around 37 percent of industry in Tauranga revolves around building and development in the heyday and if it’s possible for some facilita-

tion and assistance from council to stimulate and encourage then we should do it.

Under the radar

At Airport Committee the accounts showed that this year’s surplus will likely be up on budget and at end of May was $1.3m compared to budget of $1.1 million.

This very successful council operation flies below the media radar (pun intended) probably because of its success. It receives no rate funding and all surplus is invested in ongoing improvement, debt servicing and debt repayment. It is run by a small dedicated and extremely efficient staff and a committee of three elected members and three from the private sector with an aviation background. It’s a great model for other council activities judging by the results. Hamilton and Rotorua airports are not in the same happy positions – probably brought on by their delving into international services.

Happy reading

At projects and monitoring committee, staff said that the books were likely to balance on June 30, the end of council’s financial year – good news with all the fine financial juggling during the past year. eBooks, the new phenomenon in reading, are being trialled at the library. According to staff e(or electronic)Book readers cost between $200 and $1000 and cost to download a book $17. This, or $29 for an average print book in the library. Elected members were surprised to learn that this was being trialled without their knowledge. It was felt that eBooks should be left to the private sector.

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Re-staging Gate Pa’s historic battle

Members of HTK Youth Group David Inglis and Jaden Pairama re-enact the Battle of Gate Pa. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

History is coming alive at Bethlehem College with a play re-enacting a piece of Tauranga history – ‘The Battle of Gate Pa’.

College head of drama, producer Linda Anderson says the topic is a chance to perform something new which celebrates local history.

“I wanted to produce a play that had never been done before – something different that would be educational and thought-provok-

ing,” says Linda.

“We want to focus on the story about the battle of Gate Pa to help us embrace our past.

“It allows us to understand out historical roots and to appreciate the significance of Gate Pa as an area in Tauranga.”

The play – which was written and directed by Kim Williamson of Tauranga’s Detour Theatre – is a joint production of college senior drama students and HTK Youth Group members.

HTK is a group that aims to

teach teenagers new life skills.

Linda says the College wanted to work together with the group and believed involving members in the production could help boost their confidence and self-belief.

“When they start to believe in themselves they start to believe and trust others.”

‘The Battle of Gate Pa’ is being staged at Bethlehem College’s Performing Arts Centre from July 7–9 with the play starting at 7.30pm.

By Hamish Carter

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Easy automatic payments for charity An easy new way of giving to charity is being launched today by a group of Tauranga business men, who hope the online system will go viral.

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The idea for the charity subscription service 4good. org.nz came after founder Dan Necklen’s two-yearold son was diagnosed with cancer last year.

“Lots of people rallied around and helped me and my family,” says Dan. “Off the back of that, we decided to pay that forward and give something back to the community.”

In discussions with friends, they decided there needed to be a simpler way to give to charity and decided to set up a charitable trust that donors can subscribe to. It automatically takes a monthly $4 donation from people’s credit cards, which is then sent to assorted worthy causes.

Dan’s son is now in remission, but the cooperative project is about to take off with its launch today.

4Good charitable trust co-founder Phil Harris says they wanted to make it easy for people to give, without being made to feel guilty – like many charities do with pictures of malnourished children or victims.

“The concept was pretty simple,” says Phil.

“We really wanted people to feel good about giving and we didn’t want the dollar amount or having to choose a charity to get in the way.”

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Dan says they have had great interest in the web-based donation system and he hopes it will go “viral” with active social media promotion.

In keeping with 4good’s inspiration, the first cause to receive the $4 donations will be Child Cancer, then the recipient

changes every month. While some charities give donor’s arm bands to show their support, Dan says 4Good will not be doing this because every cent donated is going to the chosen charity. For more details visit www.4good.org.nz

By Hamish Carter

Under-15 team heading to the top of their game After a culmination of three years worth of work and effort by players, coaches and school staff, the Mount Maunganui College Under-15 rugby team is heading to the top of their game.

Manager Dean Carter says the team currently has an unbeaten record in the Bay of Plenty Secondary School Competition.

“With five more games left in the competition before the semi-finals, all the teams are pushing to get into the top four.”

The team placed fourth last year.

Dean says it is a real competition as to who finishes number one, with all the teams so close on the points table.

He says it is the team’s strong ethos this year

that has given them an extra boost.

“We have a strong team unity built on unity and a good attitude. Most of them have been together through Under-13 and 14.

“There is a lot of optimism in the school that we can keep this team going for the next couple of years, through the strength of parents and the coaches.”

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Creative talents combine for the stage With a Queen modelled on Paris Hilton and two guitar-playing From front cover boys who can make water with their Drawing on the creative magical music, Tauranga Intermediate talents of 300 intermediate School’s latest production is going to be students, the show ‘Who Does entertaining.

That?’ hits the big stage at

‘Who Does That?’ characters, from left; Mayor of Greenville, Jack Wilson; Queen of Follywood, Sarah Coleman; rebel leader, Noah Forman; and Water god, Hamuera Taingahue lead in Tauranga Intermediate School’s entertaining show. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

Baycourt Theatre this week.

Director and music teacher Carol Storey says the children had been rehearsing hard and were very excited about putting the musical on.

“It’s a great story and the students have been really loving it. For most of them it’s the first production they’ve done and I’m sure it won’t be the last.”

Carol says the story is a glitzy and fun tale about “fierce fashionistas and environmental warriors” set in the city of Follywood – where the shallow Queen encourages her citizens to live the high life.

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Meanwhile, trouble is brewing when the Queen decides to sell the abundant water to help keep the money flowing. Neighbouring hippies in Greenville are up in arms and a rebel movement takes off.

Senior teacher Miriam Makgill has adapted the morality tale with a contemporary twist from Jeffrey Leask’s story ‘Nowhere Boy’.

Students are helping in all aspects of the show – from acting and performing dances or music, through to designing and painting the set and making costumes.

Rehearsals and final preparations stepped up a gear at the school this week, with participating students looking

forward to performing at Baycourt next week.

“The use of a professional theatre such as Baycourt is a fantastic experience for our students,” says Carol.

“It’s been great fun, but with all the effort that goes into it I think we’re all happy that we only put it on every second year.”

The musical is on from July 5-7 with shows at 7pm and noon matinee shows on July 6-7.

By Hamish Carter

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Growing up on camera Putting more heart and personal experiences into their V48 Hours film is what won the critics over says actor and filmmaker Tom Furniss.

Former Mount Maunganui College students Tom, Cam Neate and Tim Armstrong are part of the team ‘Grand Cheval’ which was selected for the grand final of the Auckland V48 Hours film festival.

The final, this Saturday, July 2, will see their team competing against nine others for the grand prize. Tom is also up for a Best Actor prize.

The film, ‘The Child Jumpers’, focuses on the group bonding together as friends over a new fad – jumping over children.

The idea came about as a personal experience of Tom’s at a Meatloaf concert; where he tried to child-jump a concert goer. He says after this big win, he “owes that little guy big time”.

The friends formed a crew for the weekend, wrote the script in a matter of hours and filmed furiously mostly around Henderson in Auckland, including some awkward moments.

“We needed some child jumping and in a 48 hour competition, you can’t waste time,” says Cam. “Luckily we had a girl on our team, Katie, who could approach people and having a female figure in our group looked better than a bunch of guys walking around the park asking to jump over children.”

This is the second year the team has formally entered, but the three formed as a filming team in Year 12 at Mount Maunganui College.

Cam says he still can’t believe they are in the finals and is looking forward to the event.

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“I don’t know if we will be sipping on champagne with caviar or anything, but I will be stoked if I get a free beer.”

Tom says he is “bloody excited about it” and puts their success down to “growing up a bit about filmmaking”.

Organiser Ant Timpson described the film as “absolutely charming, (the) seemingly effortless short ‘The Child Jumpers’ won the audience and judges over with its honesty, heart and laugh out loud dialogue”.

By Laura Weaser

Short film shoot for Tauranga

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A Tauranga filmmaker is looking to create a truly ‘made in Tauranga’ production and is looking to recruit some talented helpers.

Daryl Belbin has a long-term goal of creating a feature film in the Bay of Plenty, focusing specifically on Tauranga. As part of this, he is currently in pre-production of a short film to be shot in the coming months. The short will focus on a ghost story, moved to a contemporary setting in a multi-storey car park.

He has some great talent on board, as well as some ‘Hollywood pulling power’.

“Our executive producer is Steve Barr, who has worked many years in the Hollywood system as a writer and in production.

“I have a wonderful visual effects guy, Caleb Thompson, originally from Tauranga. Caleb has worked on big projects like ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’ and ‘Legend of the Seeker’ and my

camera operator and editor has her own production company, ‘Homespun productions’.”

Also involved is Jared Commerer, a talented composer says Daryl.

Daryl himself has a background as a musician, but turned his hand to filmmaking when he discovered a love of writing.

“I began to get into writing as opposed to music and even wrote a novel. I have a deep love of film, so I decided to give writing film scripts a go.

“This is the way I tackle anything.”

There are a lot of rules to screenwriting says Daryl.

“But once you have learnt the rules, it is quite easy I find. You just need a good idea and that is being creative and imaginative.”

While he is applying for the Fresh Shorts New Zealand Film Council funding of $10,000, Daryl says he wants to create a home-grown venture on his own.

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“I’m hopeful that some investors who are fans of film might like this idea and want their names up on the ‘Silver Screen’.”

Although any and all help will be gratefully received, Daryl is looking specifically for investors, actors, an artist with an interest in graphic novels and security.

Anyone wanting to get involved can email darylbelbin@yahoo.com

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New series marks end to old track

Ollie Robinson, Liam Peck and James Robinson. Photo by Cassie Forlong.

The Central Region Winter Series competition will be the last big event at Sulphur Point with the Tauranga BMX Club moving to their new location in Cambridge Road.

Club media coordinator Jillian Peck says while the club will continue to hold club days on Sundays, the next big BMX event will be held at the new site.

“We were meant to vacate on June 30, but we have pushed this out with the council,” says Jillian.

“The new track we have dated to open November or December. That is when we have scheduled to have the first race on the new track.”

The BMX club has to shift their track due to the council’s plans to develop the land into a boat trailer park, allowing vehicles water access for boats.

The new location of the track is the site of the old dump. Jillian says it will cost approximately $500,000 to develop the site.

“We have to fund the developments. We have been applying for grants and some Tauranga City Council partners have come to the party.

“The council have built toilets, a car park and put lights up in the area. It will be good when it’s finished – as it was originally a dumpsite we have to build it up rather than dig down.”

The series this Sunday, July 3 starts at 1pm, with registration from 12-12.45pm. For more information or to donate to the new BMX track phone Jillian on 027 244 7402.

By Laura Weaser

Donating to Fijian children’s education Children in Fiji are set to benefit with a donation of hundreds of books organised by a Whakamarama couple.

Prompted by a news story he read while working in Fiji, which asked for books for five schools in the Lau island group, Peter Mead decided to see what he could do to help.

With the help of partner Leela Lala, they have filled 32 banana boxes with school journals and books, donated from six Bay of Plenty primary schools.

“It started off just as a few, then more local primary schools found out about it the collection just grew,” says Peter.

The appeal for books on Cicia Island was organised by Fiji service club YWCA after a visit to the island group. YWCA organiser Eta Kedrayate says the island is “very underprivileged” and teachers often have to share a single textbook among a class.

Peter, who works as an operations engineer in Fiji, says there is a hunger to learn among many Fijians.

He hopes the books help them achieve this and offer a boost for those learning English.

“I think it will give them a better start in life and give them a chance to learn different things from the books we send over.”

The couple began the project intending to cover the cost of transporting the books to Fiji, but as donations rolled in Peter also got the support of Air New Zealand and his New Zealand employer RCR Energy Service to cover the cost of transport from Tauranga to Nadi.

The books were donated from Pahoia, Otumoetai, Bellevue, Greenpark, Matua and Tauranga primary schools.

Peter is planning another shipment of books and donated goods at the end of the year and has already been promised more books. The first shipment was sent this week.

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Council hasn’t learned to say ‘no’ I was disappointed to see any rate rise from the regional council this year.

They might be proud at holding the increase to 2.54 per cent, but with the strong increase in investment income, there doesn’t seem to have been a lot of “naval gazing” to ensure “value for money” for our ratepayers.

Our city ratepayers are really struggling in the current economic climate and this is an opportunity lost to show some real empathy. Based on the figures published this week, the regional council is planning to spend $87.2m on operational

expenditure and a further $18.6m on capital expenditure – a total of $105.8m. This is in fact close to an 11 per cent increase in the total 2010-11 spend.

Another note of concern was the decision to inject $100,000 into the current budget towards a pilot iwi secondment programme to build iwi capacity.

This is on top of a budgeted $588,000 for direct “Maori engagement”. Political correctness seems to be out of control and with local iwi now receiving very large treaty settlements, it is time that they put up their own hand and took over this role of iwi capacity building. On a positive note, having read

the agenda for the finance and corporate committee meeting last week, I noted solid efficiency gains have been made in the vehicle usage.

Andrew von Dadelszen questions council spending on iwi capacity building, but praises an improvement in vehicle fleet efficiency.

Read in full on the Bay of Plenty’s leading news website www.sunlive.co.nz

Mayor invites you to share your opinion on Western Bay To help with the imminent local government review, Mayor of Western Bay District Council Ross Paterson has invited you to ring him or one of his councillors with your opinions on; how many councillors are needed; what wards are needed in Western Bay; whether community boards are needed or not; and what you understand as your community of interest.

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The council review five years ago received very little public comment. If there is no information for the public on options for the upcoming review, there will be very few positive considered responses to his offer. I would like to see the results of this initial phone survey, but I am not holding my breath.

Brian Anderson writes about the issues with a council self evaluation.

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Local government directs that all community representation; councilors, boards and voting, be reviewed by next year. Initially, council discussion on a community representation review is in house, but any council decisions on revised structures have to be made public for comment. The revised plan, together with any public submissions, is then sent off to Wellington for approval or amendment.

Vote to move forward for progress We have just had the recent Tai Tokerau by-election and the Maori Party will learn some lessons from the result.

I am baffled by how people use their vote and the continued lack of understanding of the political situation. Clearly, we have much to do to change that and I am hoping these articles are a part of that process.

Perhaps we should get back to basics. What is the goal of a political party? To have an influence on policy (politic, policy) so that those we represent, our constituency, reap the benefits. If you are the governing party that’s easy – just implement your manifesto.

For smaller parties, you negotiate for benefits either

by having ministers (as the Maori Party has now) or by moderating the stand of the major parties – if you are in a position to do that – which is where the Maori Party is right now.

The suggestion has been made that we cut ties with the National Government out of protest of some of their legislation.

The Maori Party sat on the fence for three years after the 2005 elections. We’d made it through the doors of parliament, but had no relationship with the government of the day and as a result, we made no gains.

Te Ururoa Flavell writes about how iwi should be making small steps forward for treaty settlements in order to move on and make progress.

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weather event would drop our crop by 10 per cent.

“It’s not prudent to get too excited just yet.”

AIC chief executive Jen Scoular says this year’s crop is on target to meet the industry’s anticipation of an increased yield, which has not been “necessarily happening yet”.

The AIC has a vision to be harvesting between 10 and 12 million trays by 2015.

She says for kiwifruit growers in the Bay of Plenty region who have avocados too “it will be nice for the morale of the horticultural industry” after the negative effect of Psa.

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“We have been talking up avocados for about eight years. This is the crop we’ve been waiting for.” – AIC chief executive Jen Scoular.

The Bay of Plenty is on target to produce the region’s record avocado crop.

Avocado Growers Association chairman John Schnackenberg says it’s “expected to be our biggest crop ever”.

“Bay of Plenty is looking exceptionally

better – but it was exceptionally bad.

“Bay of Plenty might have doubled by 100 per cent this year.”

The Avocado Industry Council is estimating to harvest a record 5.4 to 5.8 million trays this season, with about 3.5 million of those trays coming from the Bay of Plenty.

John says the size profile of this year’s fruit

is very good. “We’ve had a very good growing season. We’ve had regular dollops of rain from January right through the chunk of the growing season.”

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“That’s presuming we don’t get a big storm; there is potential that a severe

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Remember the name Te Puke High School is bringing the 80s back with its 2011 production of Fame – The Musical.

The action focuses on three acting students (Luke Stevenson, Sarah O’Dea, Albert Langensiepen), four dance students (Vanessa Pokaia, The production involves a cast of 60, a 10-piece band Jeremiah Hill-Ruri, Helena Hilgers, Jenay Tamati) three music students and many stage and technical crew, plus a dedicated (Leigh Collins, Anna O’Dea, Daniel team of staff members.

Bain) and their teachers (Lillian Set in New York’s High School of Performing Arts Murray, Tim Dunton, Jonty Scott, during the early 1980s, the audience follows a group Holly Farquhar). of students and teachers as they make the four year “We see the main characters singjourney through to graduation. ing, dancing and acting around the Arts coordinator Lynne Avery says Te Puke High School students have been selected from many hopefuls school and learning what it takes to try and make it to the top,” says who auditioned.

Lynne.

The show has a very colourful 80s look and feel and many of the songs are well known – especially the title song ‘There She Goes/Fame’.

Director and long-time drama teacher at the school Allan Smith has

created the feel of the large School of Performing Arts by extending the stage both upwards and outwards to help create the various and busy class rooms around the school.

Allan has been ably supported by Liz Church, Claire O’Fee, Mary Gentle, Amy Lewin, Josephine McDougall, Chris Pointon and Lynne.

The production runs from July 5 to 9. Tickets are available from the school office.

Back: Jeremiah Hill-Ruri, Helena Hilgers, Vanessa Pokaia, Albert Langensiepen.

Middle: Daniel Bain, Luke Stevenson.

Front: Richard Jones, Sarah O’Dea. Photo by Cassie Forlong.

Student musicians poised to impress judges The Bay of Plenty Symphonia is once again showcasing some of the best talent from secondary schools in the region.

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The Symphonia’s decision to stage the inaugural competition in August 2009 evolved from a desire to provide a high profile and musically unique experience, involving outstanding student musicians.

The standard of the six finalists was extraordinary, the audience was enthralled with every one of them and judging the winner was extremely difficult for the judges, who took longer than expected to make their choice.

BOP Symphonia is once again presenting an outstanding concert on August 6. The concert will showcase the talents of five student musicians who have been chosen as

finalists from videos presented to a judging panel.

The finalists are: Yubin Kang (violin) and Dominic Lee (cello) from Bethlehem College, Eric Bayley (clarinet) from Tauranga Boys’ College and Laura Settle (trumpet) and Saejung Oh (flute) from Tauranga Girls’ College.

The judges for the final performance are members of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, guest conductor is Ashley Hopkins and the Symphonia is delighted mayor Stuart Crosby has once again accepted an invitation for him to perform the duties of Master of Ceremonies.

Ashley is a very talented conductor. After completing a Performance Diploma on Clarinet at Auckland University, he joined the RNZN Band as solo clarinetist. During this time, he developed an interest in conducting and after leaving the band, took on

the directorship of the Auckland Secondary Schools’ Orchestra for four years and conductorship of the North Shore Concert Band for six years.

Ashley performed for years as an associate player for the Auckland Philharmonia, played with the NZSO, spent time playing baritone sax for the Roger Fox Big Band and was principal clarinetist in the Auckland Chamber Orchestra for a number of years. Since 2005, he has been principal clarinetist in the Opus Chamber Orchestra.

A capacity audience is once again expected at the concert on Saturday, August 6, which starts at 7.30pm.

Tickets are available now at Baycourt.

The Weekend Sun is introducing these talented musicians to the community by profiling the five student musicians over the weeks leading up to the concert.

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Katikati exporter wins big Katikati dental products manufacturer Triodent Ltd has been named Bay of Plenty’s top exporter, winning the Sharp Tudhope Exporter of the Year Award.

Triodent previously won exporter of the year and innovator of the year in 2007.

The company was founded by inventor Dr Simon McDonald in 2003.

In 2009, Triodent was named New Zealand’s best for use of research and development at the New Zealand International Business Awards. Triodent was also named top exporter to the United States in its category at the American Chamber of Com-

merce in New Zealand Export Awards 2009.

The company’s V-Ring system has a number of product awards from independent evaluator ‘The Dental Advisor’, which named the V-Ring its top sectional matrix system in 2008. It gave the same award to the V3 in 2009, a title it won again in 2010 and 2011. In 2009 and 2010 it won the Dentaltown Townie Choice Award for top matrix system.

Doherty Engineered Attachments Ltd picked up the United Travel Emerging Exporter of the Year Award for demonstrating that smart solutions-based design and engineering can set them apart.

Doherty leads the field in the manufacture and sale of superior quality excavation attachments.

Doherty have taken a standard digger application and literally turned it on its head to provide an integrated and universal

toolset that boosts customer productivity and has broad market appeal.

Lance Eagle, International Roofing Ltd won the BOP Polytechnic Export Achiever Award.

Lance has an infectious passion for the potential he sees in International Roofing.

He has made significant strategic advances for the company and increased exports profits dramatically in the last 12 months, believing he has just scratched the surface of the future business growth to come.

Catherine Simmons received the Zespri International Service to Export Award.

Catherine has been serving exporters’ needs in the Bay of Plenty for about 20 years and is a past president of the organisation. Catherine works for Mainfreight International and is recognised throughout the export community as an expert on all things regarding freight and documentation. Catherine is the first woman to win this award.

Dr Simon MacDonald from Triodent Ltd. Photo by Wayne Tait Photography.

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Linda says it is her honesty, service and integrity in sales which ensures she is helping her clients.

“I help people to buy a business; I don’t just sell a business.

“It is about finding the right buyer and matching them to the right business – making sure they are getting into a business that suits their skills.

“When you are presenting a business for sale, then taking it to a potential buyer, you have to have the skills to present, negotiate and close a sale.”

The Link Tauranga office opened in 2009 and the leadership of Linda and co-owner Nuree Allan, ensures the whole team deliver to a high standard.

This too was recognised with the award of Franchisee 2011 for the second year

Top business broker Linda Harley. Photo by Cassie Forlong. in a row. “We have seen a change in the market in recent months,” says Linda.

“There are more buyers with money to invest.

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Freight company comes to Tauranga A new subsidiary of an international freight forwarding logistics company is now operating in Tauranga.

Directors of Elite International Logistics (NZ) Ltd Graeme Morrissey and Shane Kells say having the parent company Elite International logistics Singapore gives advantages to New Zealand exporters accessing China, providing transportation and secure warehousing solutions.

With 38 offices worldwide, Elite International Logistics Singapore provides comprehensive transportation solutions for shipments to anywhere in the world.

Graeme says the expertise in Elites technology offers clients the opportunity to streamline their businesses by using its reporting capabilities via the internet, track and trace, electronic documents, global warehousing and data mining.

Graeme and Shane are proud to be the New Zealand division of freight forwarder choice by many multinational companies that handle large volumes of cargo daily, be it solid, liquid or gas and look forward to working with

Graeme Morrissey Clients have the ability to track each shipment, whether LCL or FCL 24/7. The web-based interface provides global access to shipments from beginning to end, from anywhere in the world.

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There are a large number of financial planners and investment advisers who now do this, so yes there are ‘independent advisers’ in this area. But what about insurance advisers?

The new regulation goes some way to help consumers to determine this for insurance advisers.

But like anything in life, consumers will need to dig deeper if they want to know if they are getting the best solution available. So let’s look at some different types of insurance advisers: • QFE advisers – these advisers will typically be bank employees or advisers working under a large financial institution. It is obvious that a bank adviser will generally be limited to only selling the bank’s products. Maybe not so obvious is

the advisers who are under insurance company QFE’s. Generally, these advisers are extremely limited in whom they can place business with and this may not be to the advantage of the consumer.

• Independent advisers – there are not many of these in the insurance world. This is mainly due to consumers not wanting to pay fees for the time spent on cases.

One way to look at it is that the insurance companies pay for the adviser’s times rather than the consumer. Time will tell on whether this will change.

• Unaligned advisers – these are advisers who do not have any affiliations or sales quotas with any insurance companies. Generally, these advisers will quote on and research a number of insurance companies. One big advantage here is that when it comes to exclusions and issues in underwriting, these advisers are able to shop around the insurance companies for better terms.

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This could make a huge difference to the client should she have a different type of cancer not excluded.

So make sure to ask your insurance adviser some simple questions about how independent they are.

This is only one part of getting good advice, but it can be the difference in you getting the best possible product for your circumstances.

Philip Holland is the managing director for the Financial Independence group, Tauranga’s leading specialist insurance and mortgage advisers.

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It should be about 70cm away and the screen brightness should roughly match the background. There should be minimal reflection off the screen; if there is try placing a mirror at the screen to spot the source.

If you wear bifocals you’ll find anything but a laptop pretty tricky. Progressive lenses are better than bifocals for computer use, but you’ll still need to make sure the screen is not too high – so adjust your set-up by lowering the screen, raising your chair and adjusting your screen distance.

A good solution is either a single powered lens set for your screen distance or better still, Enhanced Near Vision lenses; designed for computer use they often give the best results.

Ask your optometrist or dispensing optician about these lenses next time you have an eye

test. An anti-reflection coating on your lenses helps make screen viewing clearer no matter what kind of glasses you have.

Dry eyes can also be a problem so make sure you blink. We drop our blink rate from every seven seconds to once every 20 or more, especially wearing contact lenses. This means the tears on the eye evaporate more and vision is less comfortable and less clear too. The worst situation is a person who is dehydrated, wearing contact lenses and staring at their screen at 2am.

Our eyes aren’t designed for closely viewing a small brightly lit box for hours, so regularly take a moment to look round the room and at something in the distance to allow your eyes a rest. If you’re having trouble with your eyes or vision while viewing a screen, talk to your optometrist. As you can see, there’s a whole lot more to it than you might blink.

By Stuart Willats, Optometrist at Bethlehem Eye Care

Cold temperatures here at last At last some colder mornings this week, just what we need for the garden.

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A lot of plants thought we were missing winter out this year and we had jumped straight into spring. This has many problems – the main one being that we need some colder weather to keep the pests under control.

So far, many have kept on breeding and caterpillars are still chomping on the leaves.

Good for the soil

The cold is also good for the soil; it helps improve the structure, especially if you get a little frost on it. It is very important to take good care of the soil during the winter months, especially as it is so wet this year.

So try not to walk on the garden beds too much as this compacts the soil.

In the winter, it is a good idea to grow a crop of green mulch in your vegetable garden. This not only adds nitrogen to the soil, but also organic matter and keeps the weeds down, lupin or mustard seeds are two of the most commonly used. It is not too late to sow now, although normally you would sow during the autumn. If you have lupin growing, make sure you dig it in before it flowers as it can start to get woody at this stage – which makes it harder to dig in and slower to break down in the soil.

Veggie garden

For those who like to keep a veggie garden going during the winter it is now time to plant your garlic, shallots, asparagus, strawberries and to get any new fruit trees planted so the roots get going well before the summer. New season fruit trees are now available instore. With the warmer weather, roses have carried on growing so don’t be too keen to start pruning too soon.

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Winter reductions Into July already and with the temperatures still ranging in the mid-teens many of us have not got our heads around winter garments.

With these amazingly mild days lingering on, it has left many retailers still holding stock and this means a win-win situation for customers. There are sale signs everywhere, giving some really fantastic reductions on top quality garments and fashionable labels.

With sales in full swing here are a few handy hints. Have a plan – check out your wardrobe first. Pay a little more and choose quality – remember after all, you will still get that item at a very good price.

Don’t purchase with the hope of growing into it. Finally, check the store policy on sale items.

Rugging up in sumptuous woollens against the winter chills should never mean sacrificing a fashionable look. Woollen garments are essential, enduring and

time, but Barbara, Jan and Adele always have time to assist you and give you friendly advice. So do come in and have a chat with them.

Until next month, keep warm, look great and you will feel great.

sustainable. Create your own personal style by adding a colourful luxurious woollen scarf, chic felt hat, soft leather belt or jewellery.

With many of our more fortunate customers it is about this time of the year when they start packing their bags and heading up into the Pacific Islands or northern hemisphere for warmer temperatures. This usually means long haul flights and the need for comfort and warmth as airplanes can be on the cool side. Light weight wool is excellent in these conditions, not only keeping you warm, but is not restrictive and great for a less crumpled look on arrival. A light weight jacket is another essential to be packed for those unexpected showers that seem to happen.

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When a Se blood test is organised by a doctor, New Zealand levels are usually close to 1 micromol/lt and the range quoted on the form is 0.45 to 1.4. We all Se is a trace element. Low levels in humans affect need to be aware this range is where infertility, cancer asthma, cancer, infertility and prostate problems. This and asthma occur. We need to be higher, at least 1.6, all encompassing health impediment is overlooked by to attain the maximum benefits. most New Zealanders.

By David Walpole, industrial chemist, So let’s look at pregnancy. New Zealand has researcher and farmer thousands of ewes needing to become pregnant and produce lambs each year. In the Rotorua and Taupo area years ago it was established the trace element cobalt had to be added to fertiliser in minute amounts and when applied to the soil, the animals could then make their vitamin B12.

Research suggested this could be due to low Se levels in the pasture. This and some other areas of New Zealand are particularly low in Se. When extra Se was applied (teaspoons full per hectare) suddenly all the ewes produced lambs.

Turning to human pregnancy, it is sensible that both parties should have an adequate Se level.

Otago University’s Associate Professor Christine Thomson has shown that eating two Brazil nuts a day will achieve this level in about six weeks. Brazil nuts, Se oral drops or Se tablets are a satisfactory ongoing source.

It has been established by placebo trials in the USA that a minimum of 1.6 micromol/lt gives maximum benefits to the human immune system. This level has significantly reduced some cancer rates, so it is a good level to aim for.

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Immune system tug of war

At a recent family function we had a lot of fun in a tug of war contest.

We had about 30 people in each team. Like any good tug of war, there were several minutes where it was a complete stalemate. Then the other team started to gain momentum and we really had to dig deep to hold them and eventually, several minutes later, our team built enough momentum to win.

Perfect balance

It seems like a strange analogy, but our immune system is just like that too. In order to remain in perfect balance, our immune system is pulled by strongly opposite forces. It needs to do this to maintain a balanced position to be in a state of readiness to defend against invaders. Immune system disorders such as autoimmune disease or even just lowered immunity and persistent inflammation, are examples where our defences are out of balance.

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One example is a group of chemicals called prostaglandins (PG’s). These are essential for health and are made in our body from Omega 6 and Omega 3 fats in our diet. Omega 6 mostly is responsible for producing PG2 and Omega 3 produces PG1.

These have completely opposite, yet equally necessary functions.

PG2 is responsible for much of our inflammatory response to injury and sickness and causes swelling, inflammation, redness and blood clotting. The PG1’s do the opposite; they reduce inflammation, reduce clotting and promote blood flow and dilated blood vessels.

The problem is we should have an Omega 6 to 3 ratio of under 5:1 (mine is 2.65:1). Most Kiwi’s have a ratio of more than 10:1

– causing a massive imbalance resulting in inflammatory diseases from arthritis to heart disease and many others. This is like a tug of war with 30 on one side and five on the other – no contest and the winner is unwanted inflammation and disease.

Nutrient intake

We need to realise that this finely balanced system is largely governed by our nutrient intake and a good diet with nutritional supplements can help restore the natural balance, providing real relief.

This imbalance is usually the first thing I address when creating a nutritional programme for someone with inflammatory problems. The frustrating thing for me is that it is so easy to do –with many people suffering needlessly.

Sometimes in life small changes can make such a big difference.

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Hidden trails appear in Kawerau The newest way to get healthy and experience Kawerau’s great scenery is to run the Hidden Trails Half Marathon.

tion Centre on Plunket Street.

From here, the course will take the participants to the top of Monika Lanham reserve to overlook the township of Kawerau with views of Rangitaiki Plains and Whale Island.

It continues through various parks and reserves, past the Tarawera River and includes a few ‘Hidden Trails’. At the 12km halfway point, runners will turn left on Fenton Mill Road after coming out of Stoneham Walk and head for the finish line at Prideaux Park, whilst the Half Marathon runners will do a second lap. The Little Trail race is a separate 4km course run though Roy Stoneham Park.

Being a new event means new race records; so it’s a great

The event, hosted by the Kawerau Harrier Club is on Sunday, July 3. It replaces the Mid Winter Half Marathon and consists of three distances to suit runners and walkers of all abilities.

These include a full half marathon run or walk over a measured course, a 12km fun run and walk – and a new 4km event called ‘Little Trails’ which is ideal for youth and beginners.

Best described as an offroad course, the event starts outside the Kawerau Informa-

opportunity to get names in the history books. This is a great chance to have a fun, fit day out for all the family, plus discover the ‘Hidden Trails’ of Kawerau.

Entry this year can be done online or register on the day at Prideaux Park. Forms are available phone Peter Wright 07 323 7815 or visit www. kawerauharrierclub.co.nz

Fill your home with natural scent Flicker Candle Emporium has released a very personal signature collection – the new Nicola Anne Body and Home collection.

The collection was created and named in honour of Nicola – the co-owner and director of Candles of New Zealand and Flicker Candle Emporium.

Each product is exquisitely scented with a choice of either cucumber and melon or pomegranate and sage to freshen up the home and rejuvenate mind, body and soul. Nicola Anne is naturally New Zealand made in Mount Maunganui.

The award winning company is also developing a new Nicola Anne scent range, with French Vanilla.

This will be launched at the NZ Gift and Home Fair in Auckland on August 21-23 and be available in stores from September. Other scent ranges and additional body products will also be added in time.

The collection currently consists of natural wax candles, scented melts, linen and room sprays, butter shea soaps and divine diffuser sets and refill packs (extra oil and reed sticks).

The range was created by Steven Farrant and is dedicated to and inspired by his wife, Nicola Anne Farrant. Steven wanted a top-of-the-range, elegant, natural, signature collection which covered a selection of innovative products – including products new to the company such as diffusers, soaps and linen and room sprays. The collection is proving extremely popular with New Zealand retailers and customers alike and Nicola is also busy preparing to launch the collection to export markets in Australia, Asia and Europe.

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Returning to the air The two yearly Tauranga City Airshow, ‘Classics of the Sky,’ is returning on Anniversary Weekend 2012, January 28 and 29.

Even bigger, better and more sophisticated than previous shows, Classic Flyers NZ and Sports Aviation Association are again combining to bring an air show equal to or better than anything else in New Zealand.

The 2010 event established itself on the international aviation scene as one of the best global boutique air shows. International visitors are already showing great interest for the next event.

The Airshow is aimed at people of all ages. A true festival event for Tauranga, for the wider Bay of Plenty and indeed the whole of New Zealand – with something for all interests.

In 2010, there were 140 trade shows and stalls selling and displaying everything from aircraft, to sewing machines, to a superb kids’ fun park. Classic Flyers is providing more than 200 stalls this year with a huge food court, an even better kids’ area, a large arts and crafts centre and many other favourites from last year.

The Classics of the Sky website also has the progress on the confirmed acquisition and the imminent display of the Skyhawk aircraft, allocated to Classic Flyers by the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

To keep up-to-date on developments and to buy tickets visit www.tcas.co.nz

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Backing a winner an easy choice Tony Emett, Caen ChapmanTaylor and Roger Whitefield.

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Rocket Bikes is sponsoring triathlete Tony Emett with a new Carbon Fibre Merida Reacto 907 Road Bike.

Tony started competing in triathlons at the end of 2007, a couple of months after getting a Carbon road bike from Rocket Bikes.

Tony is currently training for the 2011 World Championships this

September in Beijing China.

“Since 2005, I had competed in the odd ocean swim event and completed my first half marathon.

I enjoyed the training and competition so much that I entered every event I could and decided to join Triathlon Tauranga to learn more about the sport,” says Tony.

He now has his sights set on the World Championships in Auckland in 2012.

In his preparation for the qualifier, the Reacto bike will average about 150kms a week in training.

“The Merida Reacto Road Bike will get plenty of mileage in the next 15 months,” says Tony.

“The new bike has already carved minutes off my previous times.”

Caen from Rocket bikes says “Merida won the Mens World XC

championship this year, which is very exciting for the brand. Merida Reacto Road Bikes are a real race weapon with dominant reviews in Europe”.

Rocket Bikes is excited to welcome Roger to the shop. Roger commutes daily and has a passion for road and mountain biking.

Rocket Bikes is happy to be sponsors of other Bay of Plenty riders: Luke Roguski; Alex Cranswick; Seth Jenkins; and Tom Carter.

Rocket Bikes offers a huge range of bikes and accessories in-store to meet the requirements of everyone, from athletes to casual riders.

Finance to a maximum of 36 months interest free is available. They also offer bike servicing, a tune up and safety check and three years free servicing with every new bike sold.

Forty years of ‘Classic’ golf celebrated at Omanu In 40 years the Omanu Golf Club has proceeded from rolling farmland to become the eighth largest club in the country and the largest outside of the three main metropolitan centres.

Today, it prides itself on being ‘The Friendly Club’ and is truly a club for its members. The literal translation of Omanu is a nesting place for birds – this is symbolised by the club logo and elegant herons on the course.

The club formed in 1971 and engaged renowned course architect Harry Dale to design the layout.

It has matured into arguably one of the finest club courses in the country. The two-storey clubhouse is modern and comfortable and provides sweeping views over the course and an enjoyable environment to enjoy a meal and relaxing drink. Brent McKay in the ProShop, under the guidance of PGA Professional, caters for the needs of all golfers.

The club’s premier event, the Omanu Classic, annually attracts the cream of New Zealand’s amateur

golfers. Past winners include Phil Tataurangi, Michael Campbell and Danny Lee. In 1992, the Eisenhower team of Tataurangi, Campbell, Stephen Scahill and Grant Moorhead all competed in the Classic prior to going to Canada and winning the Eisenhower Trophy.

The 40th anniversary is being celebrated on Saturday, July 16. A round of golf will be followed by an evening function.

The Omanu Golf Club has progressed a long way in its first 40 years and looks forward to building on that success into the future.

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Mad about Rugby

He might be a bit on the skinny side, but 11-year-old Jacob Gregory has All Black aspirations says his grandmother Ruth Sweatman.

Jacob eats, sleeps and breathes rugby. His bedroom features an All Black duvet, a carton of rugby balls, a framed photo of him in the swimming pool with one of his stars, John Eales and an enormous collection of Rugby magazines – according to Ruth, this is how he learnt to read.

“Jacob spends every waking moment either practising goals or practising with his Junior rugby team or playing a game on Saturdays,” says Ruth.

“He reminded me the other day how he used to kick over the smaller shrubs in his garden – now he uses the goal itself.”

Ruth says he rings and says, Jacob Gregory.

“Nana, rugby on TV tonight.

Come around and we’ll watch it together”.

“I never refuse. I arrive with my bag of chips and we sit on the sofa and he tells me all about the teams playing and the rules.

“I agree to all he says, but I still don’t understand the game.”

Ruth says Jacob wants to be a rugby star and she hopes his goal will be reached, sporting a ticket to the first Rugby World Cup game.

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The Stars: Nigel Old, Chris Burton-Batty, Jason Ewens, Shirley de Manser and Daniel Cox. World Summer Games in Ireland, A unique golfing event is which he counts as one of his greatest touring around the country, golfing achievements.

with the first event teeing off at Mount Maunganui golf course.

The Stars on Pars is a charity fundraising event playing night golf on July 6, where they can push their abilities playing Ambrose style under the stars.

Night golf has been extremely popular overseas and now it is New Zealand’s turn to get involved. It’s a challenging, new and exciting way to play golf for players at all levels. It gets players out on the course in winter and this series has a charity at heart which makes it even more rewarding.

To make the event more exciting, the fairways and greens are highlighted with glow sticks and lit strategically – to limit visibility, but still allow for safe playing and participation. High quality fluorescent balls are used to make tracking the balls down an entertaining activity.

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The whole reason behind Stars on Pars is for the benefit of the Special Olympics New Zealand – an organisation devoted to giving people of all ages with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to compete at the highest levels and to test their courage every day in a wide variety of sports.

Michael Condor from Tauranga is one of the six ‘stars’ from around the country who will be giving golfers a run for their money. He is a member of the Otumoetai Golf Club, playing off an 18 handicap. Michael won a bronze medal at the 2003 Special Olympics

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The Bureta Park Motor Inn is one of the teams signed up and ready to go.

Director Jill Priest says, “the team is made up of two talented young golfers – Jordi Langton (handicap 20.1) and Neville Edwards (handicap 5) and some more mature talent in the form of Rob Egan (handicap 20.1) and social golfer Mike Dorset”.

Assisting the team in their efforts are the three directors of Bureta Park Motor Inn, Jill, Kim Lambert and Nicole Langton and bar manager Mike Boyce.

Jill says she is connected to the event on a personal note as her cousin Conrad Ryan is one of the ‘stars’ from the Manawatu.

She says Conrad has been a high performance Special Olympics athlete for many years along with his brother Josh Ryan, supported by their parents Mike and Lyn Ryan.

“I am proud to call them part of my family and didn’t hesitate to jump onboard this venture and support the Special Olympics efforts.”

Getting involved

Stars on Pars takes place at four great golf courses around New Zealand.

Eighteen teams register per event and play nine holes of golf in the dark.

Each team has eight members, including four players and four supporters – who are permitted to assist the players in their ball hunt.

Teams are supplied with hot food and beverages at different stages of the course followed by dinner, dessert and prize giving in the clubhouse.

For more information visit www.specialolympics.org.nz

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Picture of the Week: Birds easing Paengaroa style by Megan. Email your photos to newsroom@thesun.co.nz Blog of the Week: tech blogger Andrew Nimick writes about how Alasdair Thompson’s view of measuring productivity based on ‘days off taken’ is ‘Victorian’ and ill suited to modern workplaces. Read it at www.sunlive.co.nz Comment of the Week: By user Locool about Matua Parkinson’s sideline behaviour at a club rugby game in reference to local government election signs: “What will elected health board member Matua Parkinson’s next campaign sign say given his sideline incident on a rugby touch judge last Saturday? ‘Pulling No Punches – Just pants down’.”

Not the News of the Week: “Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council have released their plans for compensation and recovery should the region suffer a Christchurch-scale disaster.

Civil Defence spokesperson Herda Rumble gave the details at a press conference held at the organisation’s regional HQ at the Barkes Corner offices of the district council. ‘Red Zone’ areas will be all those properties built on land less than 10m above sea level, and will attract no help at all.” Read this Not the News in full at www.sunlive.co.nz

Bay rugby star’s future uncertain Rangataua Rugby Club player and Bay of Plenty District Health Board member Matua Parkinson will not take the field with his rugby teammates this weekend. He’s been stood down from playing while a Bay of Plenty Rugby Union judicial committee ponders his fate. Matua appeared before the committee on Wednesday, as did the touch judge who he’s accused of swearing at and

‘down trou’ing’ during a game he was watching. ‘Down trou’ing’ is the act of pulling another person’s pants down.

BOP Rugby Union CEO Mike Rogers says the committee’s decision on Matua’s future is reserved as the circumstances of the incident are unique. There is a maximum penalty of a lifetime ban from the union’s games and events.

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The man charged with the aggravated robbery of the Kiwibank on Cameron Road last week after calling in a bomb threat to Tauranga Library has pleaded guilty.

Brendan Steve Allan appeared in Tauranga District Court on Wednesday where he entered his guilty plea to the aggravated robbery charge and also for breaching bail release conditions. Judge David Holderness accepted the guilty plea and scheduled sentencing for August.

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An unexploded pipe bomb is costing Tauranga man Shane Hill $420 after receiving the fine when sentenced in Tauranga District Court for possessing the explosive. The 27 year old was found in possession of the pipe bomb after police executed a search warrant at his home last month. In court his lawyer said the bomb was made with the intent of it being used on Guy Fawkes.

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A cat hotel with a view Often owners see their pets as extensions of the family, so when it comes to parting with a pet having ‘home care away from home’ is an upmost priority.

Westridge Boarding Cattery is a brand new, unique and upmarket boarding cattery which provides exceptional care for its guests.

Set out like a mini-hotel for cats, the cattery provides each cat with a private room, entertainment and even a window with a view.

Owner Kelly Plumpton says the ‘hotel’ gives owners a piece of mind when they are in a situation, such as travel, that means they have to put their cat in a cattery.

She says the 10 single rooms and two double suites are individually decorated private areas – there are no communal areas at the cattery.

“If they are in private rooms, cats are unable to get into fights or cause any sort of hygiene risk. For example Cat Flu – just because a cat is vaccinated, they can still get Cat Flu and 20 per cent of cats are carriers,” says Kelly.

“As well as that, private rooms mean even the most timid cat won’t feel threatened. All our rooms are designed to be stimulating, comfortable and appealing.”

Being small, Westridge Boarding Cattery has the advantage of being able to genuinely spend time with each feline family member, getting to know his or her unique personality and catering to their individual needs.

Like any hotel, the cattery also provides top quality

Owner Kelly Plumpton provides the best treatment for her guests. Photo by Cassie Forlong. food – Royal Canin food. There is even a special treat night on Fridays where guests are offered either fresh chicken or fish. The cattery also caters for special diets if required.

In case of emergency “where comfort, health and security is our priority”

If you are worried about your pet’s health, ring your Vet Clinic.

If it is outside clinic hours, you will be given the contact number for the vet available.

If they are having a seizure, ensure they can’t

hurt themselves by falling. Protect yourself and other pets from being bitten and record how long the seizure lasts.

Don’t try and rouse them from a seizure and don’t worry about the tongue – they will not swallow it. If it is a tiny dog, rub a little glucose on the gums.

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If they have been stung by

By Vet Care vet Kathleen Linpus a bee, try and remove the stinger with bilise the animal, cut a credit card or tweezers the object short if easily and apply a cold pack. done and pad around the They may need medicaobject. tion to prevent severe If they have eaten swelling and itching. poison, bring them to the If they have been clinic as soon as possible, impaled, do not remove the foreign object. Immo- even if not showing any symptoms as we may be able to prevent absorption. Also bring the poison’s packaging.

If burnt, apply cool wet cloths, not butter or ointment. If overheated, cool with wet towels and fans – do not use ice.

If the animal is unable to stand, bring them in a carry-cage, on a large blanket or strapped to a firm board. You may need to tie tape around a dogs muzzle to prevent them biting if they are scared and in pain.

We have a First Aid seminar on July 13, please contact us if you are interested in learning more.

Kathleen joined VCT in 2005. She completed her Veterinary Degree in 2003 and has a special interest in Ophthalmology (eyes) and Oncology (cancer). She is proud Mum to Romey and Manny (dogs) and Woof (cat). Phone VetCare 07 576 9555.

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Successful year treating pets Starting out with just an ambulance, a year later, Mount Mobile Vets has three vehicles on the road and a purpose built, state-of-the-art veterinary hospital.

Owners Joerg Thamm and partner Julia Stanton-Jones think the key to their success is to do with the fact they provide convenient, high-quality animal care.

“There is less stress for you and your pet and we have noticed, especially with cats, that treating at home greatly reduces any of the signs of stress we normally see in a clinic situation.

“Since March, we can now provide hospital back-up at our

Mount Vets Eve McAuliffe and Joerg Thamm, with Optimus the bulldog, and Vet nurses Karyn Paton and Natasha Kenny.

Photo by Bruce Barnard.

brand new premises.”

During the year, Joerg says their mobile service has been popular with “clients who have

pets that get easily stressed, especially cats and large dogs and people who like the convenience.

“We also treat horses and farm

animals, but the most unusual patient was a goose with a large internal tumor which needed to be removed.”

Being a small, specialised team, Mount Mobile Vets are small enough to care – you won’t see a different vet each time – yet large enough to cope. They provide a complete service, including on-board blood tests, dentals, de-sexing and minor lump removals.

Mount Mobile Vets is based at its Mount Vet Hospital on Totara Street – a fully functioning animal hospital. Anything more serious can be taken there in their ambulance, as well as providing a place people can come in directly.

“We would like to thank all our clients for a great year and wish many more to come,” says Julia.

“The once in 100-year flood” hits home Yeah right! They said that in ‘05 when Otumoetai slipped into something more comfortable, namely the harbour.

Who upset the person upstairs is unknown to me, but it may have been the person in a church congregation, who stupidly put 20 cents in the collection plate and then asked for change or it may have been “Hone the Big Head”, asking for a large majority, when really his ego is the only large thing about him.

Yes the big person in the sky was not happy, as Friday evening I was minding my own business, in my kennel (well lounge suite really) listening to the rain on the roof, when out of the corner

of my eye, I saw the bosses gumboots floating by the back door.

Strange I thought. I know my food had been changed recently, but this situation was rather “kronic”, as he was not even in them. Then the doormat floated off, then the fireman arrived.

Argh men in uniform, it is not only my Dalmatian cousins that have a soft spot for firemen.

Hail stones

A massive amount of hail stones had dumped on the street and around my back door. For a while I thought perhaps I should do my best husky impersonation and offer sleigh rides. But that cold ice looked far too chilling for my delicate prize-winning feet. So I just sat tight on my couch, hoping it wouldn’t float

away. For a change, I left the retrieving of floating things to the two-leggers.

When I finally plucked up enough courage to poke Pets & Ponics a mound of ice Mark Bryers could have sold as apartments to the Eskimos.

Men in red No worries, the boys from the flash red truck were on to it, and with a few intrepid staff from our offices down here, we were slowly making headway. When it finally stopped hailing and raining, the council pipes finally coped with the amount of wet stuff around.

The entire problem was with the drainage system. All the time I have been here, no one has flushed the pipes out – now as

you probably know when your pipes do not get cleaned, yep something has got to block. I might have to pick a bone with the friendly council people over this.

All is dry at the back door now, after a great effort from all involved and a special thanks to my boys in the flashing red truck – you are welcome down here anytime.

See you all next week. I am off down the line (not a pipe) to do what I do best, the last blast at chasing ducks for the year!

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Tips for teaching empathetic behaviour Parenting is hard; there is always something else to remember to do, something else to teach your children, something else to be concerned about.

Is it any wonder we tend to pay less attention to recognising empathy than to other types of behaviours?

A child who is learning empathetic behaviour can sometimes be negatively affected when parents only respond to bad behaviour (like hitting another child) rather than praising behaviour parents do want (like sharing toys).

feel good to help her. It made me feel good to see you do that”.

Giving them the tools or words to describe the behaviour and associated feelings enables them to begin to understand the concept of empathy and support for others. Enabling them to understand their behaviour can also make you feel good, encourages them to repeat the behaviour.

This importance of providing children with the words to describe feelings is clearly seen when children have complicated feelings they can’t label, such as frustration or embarrassment. This occurs when children laugh instead of showing concern when others do something that may have resulted in them being hurt. They can’t understand what another child is

Enforce the positive

Teaching empathy follows the same patterns and guidelines to encouraging self discipline and managing behaviour. When you see children displaying empathy to others this is an ideal time to step in and enforce the positive behaviour you do want to encourage.

An example of this might be the child, who seeing another child distressed, will give them a hug.

A great response to reinforce this empathetic behaviour could be by saying “I noticed how you gave your friend a hug when they were upset. It must have of made you

feeling – not because they might not have felt that emotion, but because they haven’t yet labelled the feeling. Helping children to understand emotions by naming them and providing words for experiences they encounter will help them increase their range of understanding human feelings and how to best respond to other’s feelings.

Lead by example

Adults can also encourage children to be empathetic by being honest about their own feelings. A child who sees an adult and particularly a parent, experiencing a powerful emotion will wonder what is going on and why. By age four or five, they may be asking questions or expressing concern.

Saying something like, “I’m crying because my friend is sick, even though I am unhappy, it makes me feel better to know that you are concerned”. This type of reaction is honest and explains how their empathy is helping you. We should never be slow in saying sorry to children either. “Will you forgive me for getting angry with you earlier? I was being selfish and demanding when I yelled at you. I was not considerate. I was rude and I am sorry for my bad behaviour.”

What you are teaching a young child by being honest with them, is that empathy has meaning and value. When those close to us are extremely distressed, empathy is sometimes the only thing we can offer. Whenever we do so, we express one of our best human qualities.

Next week: Positive parenting

Discover a young boy’s dream to become a jockey Just Jack by Adele Broadbent, HarperCollins, RRP $19.99 Although Jack is small-built for a 14-yearold, he doesn’t mind too much. He loves working with farm horses and dreams of becoming a jockey. Being short and lightweight is an advantage, however, life in the 1930s is tough and Jack must work hard.

He becomes an apprentice to a Hastings racehorse trainer; a rough man who treats Jack like a stable boy. Kenny, another apprentice, undermines Jack at every opportunity. Jack is determined to prove himself and works every day from 5am till dusk. Only Mrs Davis, the owner of the boarding house, shows him kindness.

There’s a mystery about her and his gruff boss that puzzles Jack.

Fortunately, Jack finds a better position in a Napier stables. He’s not pleased to discover Kenny has also been hired by the stables and he continues to torment Jack. His life becomes complicated and his future uncertain.

The author brings to life the social restrictions and work ethic of the 1930s. The characters deal with their

troubles in the stoic way of the times. Their speech and behaviour show the quiet courage of people who accept the ‘hard knocks’ and cope as best they can.

Readers get a realistic sense of Jack’s work with the horses, their personalities, training and daily care.

Just Jack was inspired by the author’s grandfather who was an apprentice jockey in the 1930s. An absorbing read.

Reviewed by children’s book author, Jean Bennett

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Quick and easy with no fuss Gnocchi and blue cheese sauce Ingredients Gnocchi 3 cups of water 25g butter 1 cup of semolina 3 cups all purpose flour or “OO” flour Extra flour to need 1 egg Pinch of salt Blue Cheese Sauce 1/3 cup of Pine Nuts 500ml of fresh cream 1 block of blue cheese 250grams Grated Parmesan

Making the Gnocchi I love this recipe – quick and easy, no fuss and quick to impress your guests.

First bring to boil the 3 cups of water, add a little salt, add butter until melted, add semolina in small amounts – making sure you use a whisk to turn to avoid lumps. Once you have a paste consistency remove from stove, add flour, egg and mix until all moisture has been absorbed. Turn mixture out onto floured surface.

Keep extra flour aside for kneading.

Mixture will still be hot. Dust your hands with flour and slowly start to knead the mixture. Mould into large log shape.

Cut into circles approx 10cm in width, cut the complete log. Roll each circle into a long sausage shape keeping each piece rolled the same size.

Cut each roll into small pieces approx 10cm and roll onto a fork to make a pattern on each gnocchi piece, (this is optional).

Keep the Gnocchi floured by sprinkling a little over the top while you finish cutting and rolling all the mixture.

Tip: These are great to make in advance and freeze. Place into a plastic container deep enough to store the entire mixture.

Roll each Gnocchi and free flow before freezing by placing a piece of non-stick paper in between each layer. Cook directly from frozen.

Cooking the Gnocchi Bring one large pot of water, seasoned with salt, to the boil. Place in Gnocchi in small amounts at a time to prevent them sticking.

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You will notice them rising to the top. Cook for 3-5 minutes until soft. Remove and place in a dish, cover and follow this process until all cooked.

Blue Cheese Sauce Heat a non-stick pan, add cheese and pine nuts – press cheese with the back of a fork. Add cream in small amounts, mix and reduce down until thickened. Pour over the Gnocchi and sprinkle with a little parmesan cheese.

Preparation Time 30mins Cooking time: 5-7 mins from water boiling point Serves: 6 Cost: $25

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Greek mamas know best to create a winter fusion dish I have partnered the stifado with a kumara and blue cheese mash. The sweetness of the kumara and bite of the blue cheese is wonderful with the acidity of the subtle vinegarinfused stifado.

Enjoy this dish with a lager or a pinot gris.

Beef Stifado In this fast, hectic modern world there are still some places where the pace of life slows down. Greece is one of those places.

In the small villages, far away from the big cities in the many family-run Tavernas, there is a mama draped in black, preparing simple, flavour-packed meals.

Austerity measures, economy of ingredients, modern cooking equipment, have all made little impact here. Rather the flavour and honesty of the true, slow cooked meal, prepared using the same method for generations, shines through.

As luck would have it, I had the chance to work alongside many mamas and because my thirty words of Greek was never enough, I had to observe their methods and began to understand their flavour secrets.

After all, you can give five chefs the same ingredients for the same dish and all five can taste different, so it’s down to the method – which is often the best kept secret of all.

This beef stifado – casserole – is a traditional ancient Greek recipe, once cooked in stone bread ovens after the morning bread baking where it could slowly simmer while everyone slept in the cool stone houses escaping the searing heat of the day.

Meanwhile, on the opposite side of the world –

with kumara and blue cheese mash Serves 4-5 people Ingredients 1kg beef (rump, blade or topside) 1kg pickling onions 6-8 cloves garlic 1/2 cup olive oil 2 med onions, chopped 1 can chopped tomatoes 4 tbsp balsamic vinegar Salt and pepper Bay leaf Thyme, fresh if possible

This will give you time to cook your kumara, drain mash and season sprinkle through a little thyme.

Add small dice of the blue cheese at the last minute, serve with the stifado and enjoy.

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4 med kumara, peeled and chopped 150-200g of your favourite creamy blue cheese (I prefer Kahurangi from Kapiti) Fresh thyme Salt and pepper Method Soak pickling onions in hot water to soften, dice meat into small cubes, place into a hot pan with the finely chopped onion and 1/4 cup olive oil.

Adjust heat so you don’t burn the onions, brown the meat well. Season well with salt and pepper and transfer to a casserole dish or a slow cooker, adding just the tomato juice from the canned tomatoes and chopped garlic – supplement with a little water or beef stock if you have it, about a 1/4 cup. Add 2 tbsp of the balsamic, add bay leaf and cook in a moderate oven 160-180 degrees covered for about an hour.

Meanwhile, split onions length-wise peel off the skin, cook in reaming olive oil until well cooked and they start to fall apart.

Add remaining 2 tbsp balsamic, about a tbsp of chopped fresh thyme and reserved drained tomatoes.

Add this mixture to the casserole and cook altogether for about another 40 minutes until most of the liquid has been absorbed.

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Totally unnecessary cost on ratepayers I agree with several recent correspondent’s expression of displeasure regarding BOP ratepayers funding the travel of 11 people to Canterbury, to take part in a welcome that was being held there to welcome a CEO that had resigned his role at the BOP Regional Council.

The ex CEO was departing the Bay of Plenty to take up a new role with another employer in the South Island.

The trip, by 11 local “ representatives� (one could ask representatives of whom), and funded from the ratepayer gravy train, was from a ratepayer perspective totally unnecessary, and I believe was equally unnecessary culturally. Graeme Purches, Sterling Gate.

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Does anyone else consider Baycourt music too loud?

The Weekend Sun welcomes letters and photographs from readers. Preference will be given to previously unpublished letters that are short (200 words) and supplied with full name and contact details.

Bill Bayfield.

EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY & UNBEATABLE VALUE

It seems that every time we go to a musical performance at Baycourt we go to have our eardrums assaulted.

Modern technology can produce excellent amplification but why does it need to be at maximum volume? Last night was yet another example. The Ten Tenors are gifted performers who put on a great show but it was spoiled by excessive volume.

I challenge Baycourt management to take some decibel readings and let the

public know what they find because there is a Health and Safety issue here.

I am sure that alot of the time the levels are well in excess of recommended safety guidelines.

Am I just a grumpy old man who walks out of a performance to save going prematurely deaf or stuffs bits of tissue in the ears to find a satisfactory sound level? Or do others find the same problem?

Bob Delbridge, Katikati.

Transaction tax for disasters I have always thought we live in a fools’ paradise in New Zealand. Now, the ongoing Christchurch quakes, and the insurance companies’ problems, are truly showing the above to be stark reality. And if we think we can ignore this, we are even sillier.

New Zealand needs to immediately start a one percent transaction tax (with no exceptions) with the resulting funds to be kept completely separate (and untouchable by politicians) for future disasters.

With a massive fault line through the country, Taupo volcano dead centre of the North Island, and Auckland sitting on a magna hotspot, it is simply a matter of time until the next unwelcome surprise.

However, with politicians just desperate for power, and a mostly apathetic public, the above is just a pipe dream. It will be dismissed as far too difficult (the tax) and ignored, because it’s so much easier to do nothing.

R. McGuinness, Tauranga.

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26 people every hour enter 16 hours a day, 7 days a week?, that’s got to be wrong also. If 32,000 then that’s 67 per hour, none of this is believable!

One explanation here is that TCAL gets a lot of money from TCC each year because everything looses money, perhaps TCAL calls that “income� when it is ratepayers hard earned money that is keeping TCAL solvent and that is all.

There needs to be a “REAL� and “FULL� publication of everything about TCAL, this monstrous beast is gobbling huge amounts of rates every year (around $9m + repairs and more), the reports from management fall well short of believable.

Tracy Barnes, Tauranga.

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I am amazed to read the paper and see some strange things being printed from official sources but they just don’t add up and so make sense at all.

TCAL’s CEO says that the Hot Pools will loose $160,000 a month while closed, it’s also said 10,000 – 15,000 people go a month (average 12,500).

Comparing this the average is $12.80 per person, that average is not right! If you allow for concessions and discounts that’s to high. A reasonable average of $5/head for 12,500 people gives $62,500/month of lost income, or if $160,000 is right then 32,000 people were paying to go each month.

The funny thing is that for 12,500/ month of paying customers means that

old equipment. Did they not buy the first lot from the USA equipment that was at good price but was out of date when it got here and was in store for 2 years, before the gym was ready, and staff I understand they have a manager and a lot more staff than most gyms, all these things a private owner would have to pay. For some one who has been running the city for 25years and has got away with things like this before, was he not the one who has written so many times Route K would be off our hands years ago, he should prove his point about the gym.

E.K.Mills, Tauranga.

Mercury in amalgam ‘poisoning us for years’ I read recently an advertisement in the local paper expounding the so-called virtues and superior properties of amalgam fillings containing mercury.

I was shocked! I am a victim of mercury toxicity from my amalgam fillings. I managed to rid my body of the dreadful poison and have survived to tell the story and have written a book of my experiences, “My Struggle with Mercury�.

Many thousands of New Zealanders are experiencing various symptoms and illnesses, many times resulting in alzheimer, cancer, birth defects, stillbirths, miscarriages, heart problems and attacks, neurological and brain disor-

ders, anxiety, depression etc. - all this in the relatively young (child-bearing years) as well as the more elderly population and as the direct result of mercury being in their systems from amalgam fillings.

No one with amalgam fillings is exempt. Mercury is a toxic poison to the human body (living tissues).

I understand as far back as 1976 the UK and six European countries banned the use of amalgam.

I am left to ask ‘How can some local dentists sleep at night living with the responsibility of blatantly continuing to use amalgam fillings on our unsuspecting population?� (abridged) R Gorrie, Avenues.

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Mount speed limits ‘lunacy’ Lack of enforcement The new TCC Council speed limit cuts, in accordance with Council staff recommendations, to 30 kph in the northern area of the Mount is lunacy.

Rather, TCC should increase the speed on Marine Parade to 40 kph and set the speed limit for all streets north of Banks Avenue at 40 kph. Why didn’t TCC trial this first or ask for submissions?

Incidentally, has anyone in Council tried driving at 30 kph?

Result is we have a bad by-law which will be seen as such by reasonable motorists. Just as the reduction to 50 kph speed limit outside Mount College was inane, knee-jerking PC stuff, much the same as the case with Cameron Road in the vicinity of the Racecourse.

In reality, this achieves nothing other than frustration and the danger involved is perceived rather than a reality.

The whole thrust of what is proposed is also against the Land Transport Rule Setting of Speed Limits 2003 and as such, any by-laws passed could in all probability be unlawful anyway.

Some ‘fun police’ jackass will no doubt be sitting in the shadows if the Mount with a speed camera collecting revenue!

I strongly endorse the Mount Progressive Association observation that the swathe of speed cuts is overkill and that in my view is an understatement.

Reasonable drivers tend to drive to the traffic and weather conditions while the hoons could not care less what speed limits are enacted as they will never obey them.

The reduction in the Oropi Road speed to 80 kph is the only rational speed limit change made by TCC. R Paterson, Matapihi.

Gone with the wind Tauranga City Council 75 decibels weak Tsunami warning: The Weekend Sun June 3 2011 revealed the above brief comment.

Imagine an off shore, strong, noisy westerly wind, with a 1km long log train rumbling along over peat swamp Papamoa coast day or night, no “Street locked in” residents would hear 75 decibels Tsunami warning siren. I have from a reliable expert that 75 decibels of noise is from your motor mower, chainsaw, weed-eater and noisy motorbike persons.

Police, Fire Brigade, ambulance sirens range between 80-150 decibels.

If the elected Councillors cannot understand the importance of the Hawaii High Tone warning system, perhaps the Beehive Civil Defence can be called upon to direct the Tauranga City Council to install this most effective system.

Ray Hoggard, Welcome Bay.

The Weekend Sun welcomes letters.

Preference is given to letters that are short (200 words) and supplied with full name, address and contact details.

What sort of traffic management advisor would come up with the idea of reducing a 50kph speed limit to 30kph? To have a speed limit of 18.6 miles per hour is ludicrous, even in a built up area. Agreed, a pedestrian crossing on The Mall is advisable, but to apply such a reduced speed is beyond belief, especially when one takes into account the lack of enforcement in the area. The average speed around the Mount and Papamoa seems to start at 60kph with little or no sign of patrols actively monitoring it. In the area from Banks Ave and Salisbury Ave northward, the traffic flow is normally steady as is the speed. Why make a law you cannot enforce and why try to fix something that ain’t broke. Supply statistics of speeding offences or motor accidents to back up the need for a speed alteration or else leave well alone.

KR Roke, Papamoa.

Tribal warfare

Close call on crossing Recently TCC contractors installed a wonderful new pedestrian crossing over Maunganui Rd, in front of the Mt Maunganui Library.

With my smashed knee, (complete with plates, several screws and a walking stick) I rather slowly wobbled across to the island in the centre of the road, heading towards the library on the other side.

On the last section of the pedestrian crossing, I managed to (rather smartly I must say so too) avoid an obviously speeding car. It didn’t bother to even slow down.

One lucky driver that person is, simply because I could not identify the car.

I was too slow to note the registration plate number of the metallic blue Nissan Skyline as it roared off towards the Mount.

The irony is that the driver showed his exuberance by yelling and presenting me with the Royal Hawaiian Salute of the middle finger of his right hand and waved his beer bottle at me with his left hand.

I wonder how on earth he managed to steer his car?

Speedy Hanright, Mount Maunganui.

M.Hawira writes that the pre-European Maori were a peaceful people who lived according to Io. As I understand it, that must have been many centuries ago because most of them had forgotten about Io by the time the missionaries turned up. This ‘peaceful’ description

- are you implying there was no intertribal warfare until the Europeans came?

I find that impossible to match up with the fact that at least 20,000 Maori died through inter-tribal warfare, the peak years being 1832 and 1833.

Joy Z.Marks, Greerton.

Then why fortifications?

I’ve been following with interest the interchange of letters regarding Maori history and culture and a recent sentence stating that ‘pre European Maori were a peaceful people’ had me looking again at my history books.

According to archaeological evidence in New Zealand the remains of settlements dated about 800AD, belonging to a people referred to as Moa Hunters or Moriori have been found in open country and without any form of protective wall around them. These alleged peaceful people were arguably not Maori and seemingly had no weapons of war.

The Maori fleet apparently arrived about 1100 AD and archaeological digs of their ‘pre European ‘settlements show that they very often had resort to a well fortified Pa, I wonder why.

D Lawrence Tauranga.

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

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News, reviews and opinionated raving on the music scene.

Dance Party

July 16 Greerton Hall 7.30pm till late. $7pp. BYO drinks & nibbles. All welcome. Hugh/Sonia, Supreme Dance Centre 543 2377 or 027 322 1786

Public meeting at Wesley Church, 10th Ave 7.30pm. Lois & Martin Griffiths provide their eyewitness account of their trip to Israel & the West Bank.

Tony 544 1859

Dance Party

Ballroom & Latin at Baypark Stadium Function Centre 7pm till late. Tickets $10. Visit www.udance2.co.nz

Harrisons Art Gallery

Exhibition now on: Lucid Landscapes, artists Colin Unkovich & Dean Corbett July 1 - 23. Gallery open Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm & Sat 10am - 4pm, 106 11th Ave, Tauranga.

Western Bay at Work

Coastal Country Music Club

Bethlehem Hall every Mon 7.15pm.

All ages & new players welcome.

First 2 nights free. Wendy 578 2585

Katikati Tramping club

Body & Soul Fun Fitness

Messianic Meeting: Ha Derech - The Way

Sharing The Truth, The Way & The Life together. All ages & backgrounds Jew & non Jew welcome. Every Sat 10am. Geoff or Pamela 570 1438

Samba Dance Fitness

Add some carnival to your life. Learn all basic steps & more. No previous dance experience needed just the will to learn & have fun. Every Sat, Elizabeth St Community Centre 11.30am 12.30pm. First session free, then $5 donation. Maya 021 995 065

Skating Disco

Mount Action Centre 6-8pm. $5 entry, includes skate hire.

Model yacht racing every sat 11am - 4pm & Weds 1.30-5pm at Lake Taurikura, Scoria Close, The Lakes, Tauriko.

Saturday 2 July

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Tauranga Machine Knitters club August 13. RSVP by 30 July to Janice 576 9070 email: janmgraham@gmail.com

Art in the Park

Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui 7.30am – 5pm. Tauranga Society of Artists offer for sale a variety of art to suit all tastes. Sunday if wet.

Brazilian Drumming

Absolute beginners every Saturday at Elizabeth St Community Centre 9.30- 11am.

Gold coin donation. Phil 021 075 4300 or www.taurangasmba.org

Coast Care Pukehina

From 10am – 12.30pm. Meet at Surf Club to help replant the dunes at Dotterel Point. Kevin 07 888 8664

Come Dance the Night Away

Sequence & old time dancing, Greerton Hall 7.30-11pm. $5 entry.

All welcome. Run by Tauranga Social Dance. Bev 543 0204

Calling all Canadians!

able at the door from 1pm. $5 adults & children. Proceeds to Christchurch Earthquake Fund. 577 1753 or email: gaye@christinaproductions.co.nz

Garage Sale

Tauranga Radio Sailing Club

Check out the website www.westernbayatwork.org.nz for this weeks events diary.

Hall, Cherrywood 8.15-9.15am.

All welcome. Romy 578 6299

Friendship Dining Group

July 9 at St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Dee St, Mount 8am.

A Cry From the Heart

Reviews of DVDs, old and new, as well as other bits and bobs.

Help celebrate Canada day. Join us for lunch at a local eatery 12pm. For details, Jackie 544 8866 or email: cj-carter@xtra.co.nz

Males/females 30’s/40’s. 022 012 0376

Friday 1 July

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GUIDE The ever popular guide to ‘What’s On’ in the Bay.

The Weekend Sun

Waikato annual plant sale at Hamilton Gardens Camellia car park (gate 2) 10am – 1pm. Rain or shine. Time to start to add to your home orchard.

Wide variety of plants for sale including citrus, pip & stone fruit, subtropicals, berries, natives. Plants of your own to bring & sell? Don 07 843 9007

RSA, 1237 Cameron Rd, Greerton 1pm start. All welcome. June 579 5445 Tramp on Tuahu Walkway to Mount Eliza via the NorthSouth track. Car swap or shuttle required. Moderate. 8am start. Keith 552 0215

Singles Mix & Mingle 40+

Coffee afternoon at Zaggers Cafe, Chapel St 2.30pm. Looking for friendship or companionship? Join like minded individuals who want to meet new singles in a relaxed atmosphere.

Gayle 027 439 3267

Tauranga BMX Club

Central region winter series race day at Tauranga BMX track, Sulphur Pt. Registrations 12-12.45pm. Racing starts 1pm. $2 entry fee. Riders from Gisborne Taupo & Rotorua coming.

Shop open & sausage sizzle.

Jillian 027 244 7402 a/hs

Tauranga City Sunrise Lions Car Fair

Every Sunday 8am - 12pm 11th Ave carpark (opp Mad Butcher). Buy & sell cars/vans/utes/4x4/camper/boats.

Ken 027 733 9686 or www.taurangacarfair.co.nz

Tauranga Historical Society

Sunday 3 July

Meet at Brain Watkins Hall, Cameron Rd 2pm. Speaker: Paul Cuming - “Nights on Bird Mountain.”

Bird watchers welcome. 574 4965

Friendly sailing club at Baypark track every Sun & race days on second Sun of month. Use construction entrance 400m down Truman Lane. All welcome.

027 391 8300 or Peter 0274 721 322

Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St. Doors open 6pm. Special General Meeting financial audit resolution 6.30-7pm.

Mid winter Christmas 7.30pm. Speakers: Nin Duggan & Candida Monkley.

Bay Blokart Club

Bethlehem Lions Market

Now incorporating Arts & Crafts indoors at Bethlehem Town Centre carpark (second entrance to town centre off Bethlehem Rd) 8am - 12pm.

Stallholders $10 per site. On wet or fine. 543 3523

Cafe Style Family Service

With breakfast at St Columba Church

Tauranga Spiritual Society

Te Puke Lions Market

New winter hours 9am - 1pm at Farmlands car park (opp Countdown).

Something for everyone.

Suzane 573 3389 or 027 290 1168

World Dance Concert

Memorial Hall, Katikati 2pm.

Children & adults performing dances from around the world. Tickets avail-

Monday 4 July Bethlehem Bowls

For over 50’s, social events & occasional guest speakers Mon & Fri, Greerton Hall, Cameron Rd. Tues Wesley Church, 13th Ave. Weds City Church Otumoetai Rd. All classes 9.15-10.15am. First class free. Men & women welcome. Dianne 576 5031

Fire Brigade Indoor Bowls Club

Club night champ triples 7pm at Greerton Hall, Cameron Rd. Colin 543 0326

Harmony a Plenty Barbershop Chorus

Every Mon at Bethlehem Community Church, Moffat Rd 7pm. New members welcome. 542 4191 or www.harmonyaplenty.co.nz

Learn Salsa & Cuban Salsa

New 6 week dance course at Otumoetai Action Centre, Tga from 6.45pm onwards. Fun, social, great for fitness. No partner required.

All welcome. 021 045 4235 or www.baysalsa.co.nz

Meditation

Free classes. Find the real meaning & purpose of your life. Bring out the peace & joy that exists inside you. Mon 10am & 7.30pm. David 576 9764

Mount Badminton Club

Club night Mon 7-9pm & social club night Weds 7.30 - 9.30pm at Mount Sports Centre, Maunganui Rd. All past & new players welcome. Janice 575 2438 or 027 201 0529

‘New Horizons’ Exhibition

By Mount Art Group July 4-15 at Creative Tauranga, 112 Willow St, Tauranga 9am - 4.30pm Mon -Fri.

Otumoetai Indoor Bowls

Club night, Matua Primary School Hal, Clivedene St 7.15pm. New members welcome. Karen 576 0443

Recycled Teenagers

Gentle exercise for 50’s forwards, & injury or illness rehabilitation. Mon &

OUT THERE Stories, snippets, strangeness, and general entertainment.

Weds, 14 Norris St, Tauranga, Senior Citizens Club, behind Pak n Save. Tues, St Mary’s Church Hall, cnr Girven Rd & Marlin St. All 9am - 10.30am. Taken

by Heart Foundation phase 3 cardiac instructor. First class free.

Jennifer 571 1411

Relationship Services

Parenting through separation, Tauranga Mon 10am - 12pm & Tues 7-9pm. 576 8392

Sequence Dance Class

Modern sequence dance tuition & revision every Mon 1-3pm St Johns Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai. $3pp. Gordon 573 4333

St Columba Indoor Bowling Club

Buttons (entries triples) 7.30pm, St Columba Hall, 502 Otumoetai Rd. New bowlers welcome. Ron 570 1570

Taewkon-Do

Te Puna School every Mon & Thurs 6-8pm. First 2 weeks free. 2 instructors, specialising in teaching children.

571 4554

Tauranga Badminton Club

Bethlehem College every Mon & Weds from 7.30pm. All players welcome. Friendly club. Racquets available.

Sue 543 0035 or 021 194 4335

Tauranga Bridge Club

Playing sessions: Mon, Wed, Thur 7.30pm. Tues, Fri 1pm. At Tauranga Bridge Club, Ngatai Rd. Norm 576 5022

Tauranga Friends of the Libraries

Monthly meeting, Tauranga Library 7.30pm. Speaker: Ian McDonald - On managing city services. $2 donation.

Supper provided. Use side door.

All welcome.

Tauranga Plunket

Older Mums & Bubs Playgroup. Are you an older mum or dad, aunt/uncle or grandparent caring for young babies & preschool children? Every Mon during term time at Tauranga Plunket Rooms, Devonport Rd 10am.

Kath 557 8109 or katherine.lawrence@plunket.org.nz

Tauranga Sequence Dance Club

Couples want to have fun while keeping fit every Mon & Weds at SSC Norris St 7pm. Great dances, music & people. Tutoring given.

Barbara 552 6227

COLIN McCAHON: Story of a Mural Final two weeks! Until 10 July

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The Weekend Sun Tauranga Spinners & Weavers

Every Mon 9.30am & every 2nd & 4th Thurs from 7pm. Arts & Crafts Centre Elizabeth St West. Do you knit, crochet, felt, spin or weave? Tuition & coaching available. Pauline 578 6258

Tauranga UFO & Paranormal Soc

Monthly meeting in hall behind Historic House, cnr Cameron Rd & Elizabeth St. News, discussion, video.

Door $3. All welcome. Ian 578 5373

Tuesday 5 July

Depression Support Group

Junction office, 4 Roys Rd, Greerton 1-2pm. 579 9890

Excel Toastmasters Club

Learn to be a competent communicator & get your message across.

Meet 6.15pm on 2nd, 4th & 5th Tues of month at Mount Senior Citizens Centre, 345 Maunganui Rd. New members welcome. Yolanda 544 3730

Genesis - Women’s Group

Every Tues during school term. 10am morning tea at Papamoa Surf Club, Papamoa Domain. This week: card marking with Violet & table games.

New members welcome. Jennifer, Salvation Army 578 4264

Inachord Ladies 4 Part Harmony Chorus

Every Tues at Wesley Methodist Church, 100 13th Ave 7pm. Have fun singing & make new friends.

Irene 549 5115

Junior Badminton Club

Otumoetai College Gym, all grades 5.30 - 7pm. Racquets available. Sue 543 0035

Kidz Need Dadz

Coffee morning every Tues at 538 Fraser St 9.30am.

All welcome. 571 0379

Lymphoedema Group

For education, exercises & support, 56 Christopher St, Tga (parking at Citizens Club, 13th Ave) 10.30am.

Host: Kath Vickers, physiotherapist & lymphoedema therapist. Gold coin donation. All welcome. Julie 571 3346 or email: bcsstga@clear.net.nz

Midweek Country & Variety Music

Meet every first Tues of month at 7pm, Elizabeth St Arts Centre, Glasgow St. All proceeds to charity.

Ruth/Dick 576 4527

Mount Morning Badminton

Every Tues 9am - 12pm at Mount Sports Centre, Blake Park. Social, competitive, all ages, beginners welcome. Racquets available. Visitors $5 per session, students $2. First day free.

Josie 574 1131

Relaxation Seminar

Learn to control stress & tension, learning tools for life. Sleep easier & live happier & healthier using our clinically developed techniques by Total Performance Development. At Configure Express Bethlehem 6.45pm.

Bookings essential as places are limited.

579 2339

Social Beginner Dancing Classes

St Columba Church Hall, 502 Otumoetai Rd 5 July 8pm. Tauranga Primary School, 5th Ave 6 July 7pm & July 7 at Greerton Hall, 1247 Cam-

eron Rd 6pm. Supreme Dance Centre, Sonia 543 2377 or 027 322 1786 email: soniahodson@ihug.co.nz

South City Indoor Bowls Club Inc

Greerton Hall 7.30pm. Open Fours Mid Year Xmas Tournament (Plate & raffle item). Ph Mary 541 0687

Table Tennis Tauranga

Matua Community Hall, Levers Rd Tues 12.30-3.30pm & 7.30-9.30pm.

Thurs 9-11.30am. Fri 9- 11.30am & 7.30-9.30pm. QEYC Weds 12.303pm, Fri 10.30-12.30pm.

Caroline 543 0702

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

Jam nights 7.30pm weekly, blackboard concerts 4th Weds & 2nd Sun, Trust Bar, Bureta Park, Vale St. Sing, play or just listen. All welcome.

Sheryl 552 5906

Tauranga Indoor Bowling Club

Championship Triples 7pm. Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St. New bowlers welcome. Ron 570 1570

Toastmasters Te Puke

Every Tues at Constables Gallery 7.30pm. Visitors & new members welcome. Mark 573 8189 a/hs

WBOP Charity Quiz Challenge

July 26 6-8pm at Redwood room, Bureta Park Motor Inn, Vale St, Tga. General knowledge fun quiz. Entry $50 for teams of 6 players max. Trophy, spot prizes. Refreshments. All proceeds donated to NZ Red Cross. To reserve your team Heather 578 6987 or email: heather.dabrowski@redcross.org.nz closing date July 22.

Wednesday 6 July

Association of Administrative Professionals AAPNZ monthly meeting at Sebel Trinity Wharf Hotel, Dive Crescent, Tauranga 5.30pm. Speaker: Maree Brookes, Simon Bridges’ Tauranga PA insight into her job. Janet, tauranga@aapnz.org.nz

Baywide Community Law Service

Drop-in clinic every Weds at 63 Willow St, Tauranga 5-6.30pm.

No appointment necessary, Free legal assistance

City Early Start Toastmasters

Join the motivated, vibrant & encouraging bunch at Grindz Cafe for personal development, career boosting opportunities - rewards & benefits priceless. Lani 571 1545

Earthquake Relief For Christchurch

Film fundraiser Cyrano de Bergerac at RIALTO CINEMA 6 July at 5.45.

Lots of spot prizes. $15 entry - tickets from House of Travel, Willow Street.

Fernlands Spa Water Exercise Class

Gate Pa Indoor Bowls

with Sophie Gray ‘destitute gourmet’.

Tickets $35 from School Office.

Greerton Hall 7.30pm. S mall plate for supper please.

Kevin 543 4044

Fitness League

Global Hearts Exercise Group

Weds 2pm & Fri 11am. Provides group activities combined with health education that encourages members to live a healthy & active lifestyle. Classes run by qualified instructor.

Vikki 575 0470 or 0272 800 388

Mount Healing & Spiritual Centre

Fellowship at Omanu Bowling Club, Golf Rd, Mount 7.30pm. Guest speaker: Ticia Kelly - medium. Door charge $3. All welcome. Jules 578 0777

Mount Junior Badminton Club

Mount Art Group

Club night, MOSC clubrooms 7.30pm.

Film: Shark Eden. New members welcome.

Linda 027 363 3399

Salvation Army Meeting

For all women every Weds 10am morning tea, 10.30am meeting at Salvation Army, cnr Cameron Rd & 5th Ave, Tauranga. This weeks theme: “Good old army.” New members welcome. Jennifer 578 4264

Scottish Country Dancing

NZ Society of Genealogists

Tauranga branch monthly meeting at St James Church Hall, cnr Pooles Rd & Devon St, Greerton. Speaker: Heather Mclean - “Finding Heather’s daughter.”

Visitors welcome. Heather 578 1689

Orange City Square & Round Dance Club

Weds Senior Citizens Hall, Maunganui Rd. Fri Papamoa Primary School Hall, Dickson Rd. Both 7.30pm.

573 5055

Weds advanced, Thurs club night & new dancers. Frontiersmen’s Hall 7.30pm.

543 1063

Shakti Ethnic Women Support Group

Fun, rehab exercise, social events & guest speaker: Toni Beileski - Hearing Association.

For those with or at risk of heart disease. Thurs 9.15-10.45am City Church, Otumoetai Rd. Men & women welcome.

Cardiac Care leader Dianne 576 5031

For Asian, Middle Eastern, African, Indian & Fiji Indian women. Activities for women to increase their self-esteem & confidence & integrate with the host community. At Tauranga Plunket, 471 Devonport Rd first Weds of month 11am – 12pm. Rupal 575 9848 or 021 0533 548

Tauranga South Garden Club

Central Baptist Church Hall, 13th Ave, Tauranga 1.30pm.

Decorative/competitions/ speakers. Afternoon tea.

Visitors welcome.

Margaret 544 5661

Walking Group

Age Concern walking group meet at 7th Ave Memorial Park 10am.

All welcome. 578 2631

Western BOP Newcomers Network

New to the area? Want to make new friends? Weekly coffee mornings every Weds at Forrester Hall, Historic Village on 17th Ave 10.30am - 12pm.

571 6419

Thursday 7 July Awesome Clothing Sale

Fire Brigade Indoor Bowls Club

Salsa on the Strand. Intro class 8pm followed by social dancing. Thurs at Buddha Lounge. Great for fitness, no partner required. $2 entry (members free). All welcome. www.baysalsa.co.nz

Tauranga Art Gallery 2.30pm, floor talk by owners of the portraits exhibited in “Friends’ Faces’.

Series of 6 lessons for beginners starts July 14 in Otumoetai. An initiative of the “Strummers & Tappers” group. Simple & old songs taught. Numbers may be limited.

Marilyn 552 5340 or videoplus@xtra.co.nz

Mount Under Water Club

Good used clothing, all ages, sizes & styles. Fill a bag for $2. Village on 17th Ave, Tauranga 9.30am - 12.30pm.

Organised by Turning Point Trust.

Friends of the Gallery

Learn to Play the Ukulele

Every Thurs 9am - 2pm at St Peter’s Parish Hall, 11 Victoria Rd, Mount.

New members welcome. Elise 575 9851

Club night tonight 6-7.30pm at Mount Sports Centre, Maunganui Rd. All keen players aged 8-15years welcome to come along for a night of fun & to learn the game.

Janice 575 2438 or 027 201 0529

At 250 Cambridge Rd 10.4511.45am. Suitable for arthritics, joint replacements, fall prevention & injury or illness rehabilitation. Held rain or shine. Jennifer 571 1411

Club day tournament 10am (plate please) at Greerton Hall, Cameron Rd. Colin 543 0326

Safe, effective, low impact exercise to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for females. All ages & abilities.

Thurs 9.30am Central Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd. Weds 10am at Katikati Memorial Hall.

Pam 549 4799 or 021 117 7170

Bay Salsa Club

Destitute Gourmet

Greenpark School sister exchange programme invite you to an evening

Dancing Made Easy

New Adult Six Week Social Beginner Classes Commencing: TUESDAY 5 July 8.00 - 9.00pm St Columba Church Hall, 502 Otumoetai Road, Tauranga

WEDNESDAY 6 July 7.00 - 8.00pm Tauranga Primary School Hall, 31 5th Ave

THURSDAY 7 July 6.00 - 7.00pm

Greerton Hall, 1247 Cameron Road, (opp Caltex)

• Cha-Cha-Cha • Rock’n’Roll • Waltz • & more...

Supreme Dance Centre Principals - Hugh & Sonia Hodson (Fellow NZFDT) 9 times undefeated NZ Ballroom & Latin American dancing champions.

Phone 543 2377 or 027 322 1786 E. soniahodson@ihug.co.nz or just come along on the night

S1125kwcreativeTga

Children’s Classes Term 3

Tauranga Heart Support Group

Tauranga Porcelain Artists

Meet every Thurs at Arts & Crafts Centre, Elizabeth St West 9am - 12pm.

All welcome. Lynne 549 0847

Wanna Dance Rock n Roll

Only authentic Rock n Roll music. Come dancing & have fun every Thurs 7.309.30pm at Senior Citizens Hall, Greerton.

No fees. Admission $2.50 per night.

Maria 576 7326

Friday 8 July

Gay/Bi Mens Support Group

Do you need a trusting person to talk to?

Discretion assured. For meetings & locations Alex 027358 5934 a/hs

Lyceum Club Ladies

Play Bolivia 12.50pm, beginners welcome. At Clubrooms, 68 1st Ave. Mercedes 543 0612

Nappy Lady Workshop

Welcome Bay Plunket Rooms 7pm. The Nappy Lady explains the different styles of modern cloth nappies & how they all work so you can decide on which style is best for you, your baby & your budget. Take home a $60 trial pack of Nappies Free. $15 per couple or parent.

Tauranga Society of Artists

Annual supreme exhibition, Baycourt, Durham St Tauranga July 8 & 9 9am – 6pm, July 10 9am – 4pm. Great variety of art for all tastes. Eftpos available.

“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.

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By Winston Watusi

It’s finally here!

After writing about it over the past couple of months I’ve finally got a copy of the Kiss-FM Kiss-Picks flash drive in my hot little hands and very cool it is too.

In case you missed the build-up, Max Christoffersen at the Mount’s independent radio station Kiss-FM, has put together a collection of music spanning the last 25 years from the Bay of Plenty, Taupo and the Waikato.

This is hoped to be the first of many such ventures and something which could become an annual event.

It has been assembled on a flash drive, all ready to plug into your computer, and includes 14 songs as both WAV files (CD quality, ready to be burned to disc) and mp3s, and a crossfade mix so the songs play sequentially without breaks, much as you might hear them on radio (but without the ads and annoying jocks interrupting). There’s also a file which has cover art for the albums from which the songs are taken and some liner notes

Best of all is that this comes on a flash drive which is modelled on a Gibson Les Paul guitar. And you could just download the whole thing onto your PC and then reuse the flash drive if you were so inclined.

As it costs a very reasonable $20 I’d suggest you all grab one right now, even if you just stash it away as a groovy Christmas present for someone come December. Given the size it would be ideal for sending overseas.

So far Kiss-Picks is only available from the radio station’s website – www.kissfm.co.nz – though should it be distributed through shops, as it certainly deserves to be, I’ll let you know.

And what about the music?

Things start off in fine fashion with Brilleaux’s ‘PhD In Stupidity’, an epic chunk of British rhythm ‘n’ blues, showcasing Bruce Roland’s ability to create chunky layers of guitars. Moving back 15 years, suddenly you get a largely forgotten shot of Hard To Handle from their (only) studio album, The End of the Beginning. I’m not going to second-guess Max – who chose all the songs personally – but ‘Mind Over Matter’ seems a strange choice from the band, given that central guitarist Tipi Elkington isn’t playing on it. Brian Hatcher supplies a great Ian Moss-like solo but fans will miss Tipi.

From there things get a bit heavier. Contemporary outfit Enercia turn in a big heavy metal ballad with ‘In The Darkness’ before

we again leap back into Kiwi rock history with Knightshade, a Te Puke band originally, which relocated to Hamilton, pointing to Christoffersen’s roots as an early pioneer of student radio in that city – and the band still sound surprisingly fresh.

There are another 10 tracks and though space doesn’t allow for a song by song review they are a surprisingly, and impressivelyvaried lot, all of which would stand up quite happily against anything you hear on commercial radio.

From Tauranga there is ‘Get A Grip On Yourself’ from Kokomo’s live album and ‘Bleed’, one of Luke Thompson’s catchy folk-rock songs, while Aaron Saxon provides a solid guitar assault and shows himself adept at commercial rock on ‘Moving Higher’.

There are also a couple of blasts from the past: the Kaimai Cowboys were a relatively short-lived country band from the early ‘90s – our very own Warratahs – fronted by singer Noel Beasley (who has since

concentrated on country-gospel music).

They are represented by their debut single ‘Heartaches For Dreamers’ a sterling piece of recession story telling.

Then there’s the late great Ritchie Pickett, aptly closing the collection with ‘Pissed at the Oceanside’, a reminiscence on Tauranga nightlife and the bars and clubs that were its lifeblood.

And – forgive me for leaving this to last – there are some wonderful women on here.

Taupo’s Jamie Fitzgerald has a voice (and songs) made for radio and local Hanna Fryett’s acoustic rock is literate and likeable.

Hamilton all-girl group Slipping Tongue bring it on with harmony guitars and an aggressive attitude.

There’s also Grace Falls and Kindred, rounding off a well-chosen and most enjoyable collection.

Congrats to Kiss-FM for putting this together – may there be many more. In the meantime, get yours now!

Music leads to new life on the road

By Laura Weaser

Avalanche City’s Dave Baxter didn’t like ‘Love, Love, Love’.

In fact, the number one chart hit, which has now become the theme song of TV2’s advertising, is something Dave never considered to be a hit single. He simply felt trapped.

Avalanche City.

“I wrote the song almost a year and a half ago. When I first started playing shows I had an afternoon free and a solo show later that night so I just wrote this song and played it live that night.

“I played it a couple of times and decided I didn’t like it and stopped playing it for ages,” says Dave.

“I think I wrote it because I was feeling trapped at the time. My wife and I wanted to go exploring and it was expressing a bit of frustration.”

Ironically, it was this song that opened a number of overseas doors for Dave and he has now toured and performed in Los Angeles, New York and London.

“The whole album sums up the feeling of adventuring, quitting life and running away. I mean, it is ironic we have got to do a bit of travelling now and more travel to come.”

The former Tauranga resident is doing more local exploration when he embarks on a tour of the North Island with his band. The tour starts at the end of July and Dave is performing in Tauranga on August 4, joined

by Luke Thompson.

Avalanche City started his solo project in its raw form two years ago when Dave began teaching himself how to sing with his guitar.

“It was just me playing around with my guitar, writing lyrics and teaching myself to sing, then for the last year or so it has developed into Avalanche City.”

Although Dave conceived, wrote and played his debut album ‘Our New Life Above Ground’, he has since recruited a New Zealand band and is approaching the project “from a band perspective”.

Tickets on pre-sale from Friday, June 24 from www.ticketmaster.co.nz

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M O V I E S Club Mount Maunganui Friday 1 – Golden Sanz.

Sunday 3 - Tauranga Big Band 4.30-7.30pm.

Dir: Doug Liman. Starring: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Michael Kelly.

Marble Bar Friday 1 – Live music and karaoke.

‘True Stories’ come in many shades of true.

At one end there are films like the Coen brother’s Fargo which, despite its opening claim, isn’t true at all. Then there are films ‘based on true events’ which hang fictional stories on the grain of a real incident. Fair Game, on the other hand is pretty much a real True Story, based as it is on two books about the events.

The lack of criticism and lawsuits would suggest it gets things pretty right.

The events in question were the outing of a covert CIA agent, Valerie Plame, by the Bush administration in an attempt to smear her husband, Ambassador Joe Wilson, who had

Mount RSA Friday 1 – Harmonics.

Saturday 2. – Twin Zounds.

The Crown and Badger Friday 1 – 2CU. Saturday 2 – Shabang.

Sunday 3 – The Blarney Band (Andy Craw and guests) 3-6pm.

Thursday 7 – Chris Gunn 8pm start.

FAIR GAME

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When You’re Strange ( ) is a music documentary about The Doors, which initially passed me by. On closer inspection I noticed it was directed by quirky indie filmmaker Tom DiCillo and, while not exactly groundbreaking, has a different perspective than many such rock-docs, in that it consigns tales of bad behaviour (and there was plenty to go around) to the background and focuses on the music. Rare clips keep things fresh while narration (from Johnny Depp), rather than the usual interviews, keeps the story moving.

Fans will eat this up.

Of all the films I never imagined seeing a remake of, close to the top would be the Coen brother’s debut Blood Simple. Especially if it was remade as a Chinese musical comedy. Yet that is exactly what director Zhang Yimou (Hero) has done. A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop () holds remarkably true to the plot of the original tale of infidelity, mistrust and double dealing, but is played at the level of a frantic Chinese opera. This won’t be for everyone, but if you’re a Coen brothers fan and want to

inconveniently reported that the administration’s claims of Iraq buying uranium from Niger were actually nonsense.

It is a fascinating story and Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) tells it as a fast-paced thriller, showing us the covert work that Plame (Watts) was involved in and just how dangerous it was for an agent to be publicly exposed, both for her and particularly for several of her operatives who were subsequently killed.

Acting, cinematography, writing and editing are all top-notch and if the ending doesn’t have you clenching your fists in anger than you probably haven’t been paying attention.

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have your mind boggled, look no further.

The incident is famous in Brazil: a bus was hijacked in Rio De Janeiro, 2002, and the hostage situation played out at great and tragic length on national television. The brilliant documentary Bus 174 emerged in 2002. Now Last Stop 174

mentary. Seek that out – it’s stunning stuff.

The Assassin Next Door () looks like a gritty Israeli thriller but is perhaps further evidence of the ‘Bond Curse’. Because it stars latest Bond girl, Quantum of Solace’s Olga Kurylenko, and is really pretty awful.

She plays Galia, a young Russian in Tel Aviv

( ) tells the same story from a fictional perspective, kicking off with the baby Alessandro being ripped from his mother’s breast by coke-selling gangsters (whom she owes money). From there it’s a gritty trawl through the violent upbringing that led to the hi-jack and, while very well done, it seems somewhat redundant, exposing less about the incident than the original docu-

forced to become a hit girl (low-rent Nikitastyle), or lose her kidnapped son to mafia nasties. She meets abused neighbour Elinor and endless bonding ensues before they try and free themselves, which isn’t pleasant at all but at least brings some much needed action to a film that sinks under dubious dialogue (English, Russian, and Israeli) and a nasty cheap digital look.

Across No. 1224 1. Native bird (4) 5. Pig (4) 7. All Black captain- 6. Detestable (9) 1984 (4,5) 12. Eight sided (9) 8. Idol (4) 13. Junk mail (4) 9. Emend (4) 15. Realize (4) 10. Chess piece (4) 17. Gratitude (6) 11. Playthings (4) 18. Vegetables (6) 14. Buyers (10) 20. Press (5) 16. Dogs (10) 21. Perform (5) 19. Location (4) 23 Enormous (4) 22. Insect (4) C D N S E W T C I B A S H S I R K E I T H P A R K M 24. Enthusiastic (4) R T I S 25. Samoan capital (4) CS AL NU DI EI ND GL EE M V I C T S 26. Town (NI) (9) E T D E D B G R X T M P T F O X P E A K T D O D G Y 27. Level (4) Y R L L O G G B O N A R O Down S Y R U P I K A W E R A U A T T N I H G L T R I S K 1. Lift (5) D A WD L E G C A N O P Y 2. Bunkum (5) Z R P E E A I O I O O I K A M A R S D E N P O I N T 3. Verge (6) F S T S E Y E Y O K T G R 4. Drawing (6)

M O V I E S With Rialto

Agora (M) Contains Violence “Hypatia, history’s first recorded female mathematician-philosopher, lived in Alexandria during the 4th century in the waning days of the Roman Empire. The daughter of the last director of the famed Library of Alexandria, she was known foremost as a brilliant theorist in astronomy, but 5th century texts also speak of her forthright participation in public life and her ‘extraordinary dignity and virtue’.

“As she studies the mysteries of the universe, the paganism of its Roman rulers is being aggressively challenged by the recently legitimised Christians.

with

Director Alejandro Amenabar’s extravagantly mounted account of Hypatia’s struggle stars Rachel Weisz and a cast of thousands. All hail the first historical epic to swirl around a heroine whose great virtue is her charismatic rationalism.” – New Zealand International Film Festival 2010.

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NEW on MEGASCREEN!

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TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (2D) MEGA (M) Violence & Offensive Language.

movies NEW THIS WEEK IN 3D

Shia LaBeouf, John Malkovich, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey.

Fri 11:15, 5:10, 8:15pm. Sat 1:40, 4:50, 8:00pm.

Sun 1:15, 4:25, 7:35. Mon 1:30, 4:30, 7:35pm.

Tue 11:15, 5:10, 8:15. Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:35pm.

NEW THIS WEEK

LOVELY, STILL

(M) Contains Adult Themes.

Christmas time romance about late-life love starring screen greats Martin Landau & Ellen Burstyn Fri 11:30am. Sat 1:20pm. Sun 4:00pm. Mon 1:40.

Tue 11:30, 6:00pm. Wed 8:20pm.

PLAYING on MEGASCREEN

The Weekend Sun has a double pass to give away to a lucky reader who can tell us who directed Agora?

Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the Competitions section.

Entries must be received by July 6.

Info line 573 8055 www.tepukecinema.co.nz

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (3D) (M) Contains Violence & Offensive Language.

PLAYING THIS WEEK

BRIDESMAIDS (R16) Off Lang, Sexual Material & Other Content That May Offend.

(2D) Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne, Jon Hamm.

“BRIDESMAIDS is hilarious” (M) Violence & Fantasy Horror.Fri/Tue 2:20. Sat 10:45am.

Fri 8:25pm. Sat 3:35. Sun 8:20pm.

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID 2: RODRICK RULES Tue 8:20pm. Wed 1:30pm.

(PG) Greg enters seventh grade. Sun 11:00am.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 4

FINAL DAYS BARNEY’S VERSION

(M) Off Lang & Sexual Ref’s.

Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman. Fri 3:40. Sat 5:45.

Sun 1:30. Mon 5:45pm. Tue 3:25. Wed 1:30pm.

SUPER 8

FINAL WEEK! (M) Contains Violence & Fantasy Horror.

Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Sun 3:35. Mon 8:30pm.

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS

(M) Violence & Off Language.

James McAvoy. Fri 1:10pm. Tue 1:10pm.

HEARTBREAKER

(M) Off Language & Sexual Ref’s.

French romcom about Alex (Romain Duris), a professional heartbreaker. Fri 8:40. Sat 11:15.

Sun 5:45. Mon 8:15pm. Tue 1:20. Wed 4:00.

THE CONSPIRATOR

(M) Contains Violence.

James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Kevin Kline.

Drama about the trial of an alleged conspirator in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

Fri 1:15, 6:10pm. Sat 3:10, 8:25pm. Sun 11:10, 7:45pm. Mon 3:25pm. Tue 7:45pm. Wed 6:00pm.

Shia LaBeouf, John Malkovich, Josh Duhamel, Hugo Weaving, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey.

The Autobots led by Optimus Prime, are back in action.

Fri 11:00, 2:15, 5:30, 8:35. Sat 10:45, 1:55, 5:05, 8:15pm.

Sun 10:45, 1:55, 5:05, 8:10pm. Mon 2:00, 5:10, 8:10pm.

Tue 11:10, 2:20, 5:30, 8:35pm. Wed 2:00, 5:10, 8:10pm.

PLAYING THIS WEEK IN 3D

CARS 2 (3D)

(PG) Coarse Language.

Racing star Lightning McQueen & tow truck Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix - to find the world’s fastest car.

Fri 3:40, 6:00pm. Sat 10:45, 1:10, 6:10pm.

Sun 10:45, 1:10, 5:55pm. Mon 3:50, 6:10.

Tue 3:40, 6:00pm. Wed 3:50, 6:10pm.

GREEN LANTERN (3D)

(M) Contains Fantasy Violence.

3D, Superhero, Sci-Fi, Adapation, Action. Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Taika Waititi (Boy) & Temuera Morrison.

Fri 11:00. Sat 8:35pm. Mon 1:30. Tue 11:00. Wed 8:30pm

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Exploring contemporary landscapes Two prestigious contemporary New Zealand artists are exhibiting their work together at Harrison’s Gallery during July.

‘Lucid Landscapes’ is the combined exhibit of airbrush artist Colin Unkovich and oil-on-canvass painter Dean Corbett.

The exhibit begins on July 1 and runs until July 23.

Based in Northland, Colin has been airbrushing since the late 1970s, becoming a full time artist in 2006. His finely detailed contemporary artworks often feature very smooth transitions of colour, which give each of his works a unique feel and sense of mood.

Colin is self taught, developing special techniques that allow him to highlight the

interplay of light and shadow that can give a transient form or a fleeting glimpse an almost sculptural quality. He says he draws his inspiration from the natural forms of New Zealand, particularly the coast and the unusual quality of light it possesses.

Dean says he is drawn to the ocean for inspiration, setting out to capture different moods and emotions associated with the subject and is fascinated by the changing water and light conditions, particularly at dawn and dusk.

“My love of the ocean is reflected in many of my paintings.

“The constantly changing moods of ocean and sky combined with the rugged beauty of the New Zealand coastline provide me with endless inspiration and subject matter.”

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To preview exhibition visit www.harrisonsgallery.co.nz Harrisons Gallery, 106 Eleventh Avenue, Tauranga, 07 578 9322

Dean Corbett next to his painting ‘Coromandel influence’ and sculpture ‘Overflow’ , and Colin Unkovich with ‘The tree sisters’. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

Jump start career options Ever thought of being a nurse, surveyor, truck driver, engineer, pharmacist, mechanic, manager, electrician or doctor?

Whatever your career aspirations, whether you’re a student, you want a career change, maybe you want to get back into the workforce or maybe you’re just not sure what you want to do – one thing’s for sure – The Tauranga Rotary Careers Expo 2011 is for you.

The Careers Expo, July 10-11, puts all the options in one place at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre and Memorial Hall. It’s part of Western Bay @ Work – a month-long series of activities and events focussing on career and training opportunities in the Western Bay. The expo features exhibitors from around New Zealand including universities, career guidance counsellors, trade industry training organisations, professional bodies, private training providers, armed forces and employers.

This year’s theme for Western Bay @ Work is ‘Sus-

tainability in the workplace’ and to tie in with the theme there is displays educating and informing on the value and importance of incorporating sustainability into business.

Tauranga Rotary coordinator Alison Wilson says the expo is an excellent opportunity for anyone wanting to explore their career options. The expo is free to enter and runs from 10am-4pm next Sunday and 9am-3.30pm Monday.

Give your career options a jump start

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Gifts off the beaten track

Flax Gallery and Gifts owner Sharon Blaikie. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

It’s been a whirlwind year for businesswoman Sharon Blaikie as she gets set to celebrate the first birthday of Flax Gallery and Gifts.

The boutique gallery has enjoyed remarkable growth in its first year, fuelled by a great range of New Zealand made gifts, along with enthusiastic support of Sharon’s many happy customers.

“We are a little way off the beaten track at the Bureta Road top shops,” says Sharon.

“That’s why word-of-mouth has played an important role in introducing new people to our gift shop.”

Sharon says when you come into Flax Gallery and Gifts it’s easy to see why people keep coming back.

She has a keen eye for what her customers want – quality New Zealand made products at an affordable price.

Add in her customer loyalty card, regular giveaways and excellent customer service – and you can see why Sharon is planning for an even busier second year.

Beat Out The Boogie Australia’s Queen of the boogie piano Jan Preston comes to Tauranga on July 14 and is bringing a few special guests.

Nigel Masters from wellknown Tauranga band Kokomo for a one-off performance at Baycourt Theatre. with

Jan Preston.

Jan is performing some great toe-tapping classics with special guests Derek Jacombs and

The Weekend Sun has four double passes to give away to lucky readers who can tell us one of Jan’s special guests.

Enter online at www. sunlive.co.nz under the Competitions section.

Entries must be received by July 6.

Located in the heart of Otumoetai at the top shops in upper Bureta Road, Flax Gallery is a gift shop with a difference, stocking a large range of New Zealand made art and giftware.

Sharon is taking the opportunity to thank her many loyal customers by running a series of promotions next week, including drinks and nibbles on Thursday, July 7. Pop in between 5-7pm to check out what’s new, enter the draw to win a prize package, get great specials on selected items and much, much more.

Pin Up Pet of the Week My name is Pippa and I am a 2 year old female tabby/tortoiseshell. I am a very friendly little girl who is looking forward to having a warm home for the winter and a lovely family to call my own forever. I was abandoned by previous owners so I am hoping someone will adopt me and look after me for the rest of my life, in return I will be a wonderful pet and give you lots of cuddles and companionship.

Please come into the SPCA to meet me or phone 578 0245 for more information.

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horse treks

deaths 22 - 29 June 2011

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personal

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business opportunities

ROGERSON, Alan Trevor on Thursday 23 June KAVENGA, Leigh Maris on 28 June VAN DIJK, Patricia Joan on 27 June RYAN, Jack Lewis M.B.E., E.D on 27 June RYAN: Jack Lewis on June 27 SPITZ, Beatrice (Betty) on June 28 GRAY George on June 27 CUMMING: Murdoch William (Bill) on June 27 Goodier Nellie Riley on 27th June FRUISH, Ronald Oliver On 27th June MAYO, Gwen on 26th June HARPER, Ellen (Nell) Margaret (nee Downe on 25th June GARFORD, Maurice George (Peter) June 25 PRESTON, Elma Marie (Flossie) on 25 June For further details Visit

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public notices

computer services

health & beauty

situations vacant

Bay Family Homebased Childcare (BFHC) Supplement the family income by looking after pre-school children in your own home Carers required in Tauranga, Mount, Papamoa, Te Puke and the outer areas.

Benefits of joining our team include: • Free play & music groups, toy library & excursions.

• All nursery equipment supplied free.

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“Providing you with over 20 years of experience”

As Tauranga Central Baptist Church prepares for its centenary, now is the time to look back on its history.

June 22, 1911 was an auspicious day in Tauranga.

King George V was crowned in Westminster Abbey and the local Baptists took advantage of Coronation Day to lay the four foundation stones of their first church building. Situated on what was then the outskirts of the town, the land on Cameron Road, close to 11th Avenue, had been donated by the first minister, Rev W Barnett.

Three months later on September 12, the building of the new church was completed, using timber from the demolished Town Hall in Auckland, along with supplies from the Paengaroa sawmill and trees milled from Mr Barnett’s farm in the Kaimais.

This was pioneer work and perseverance was the key. A number of small fellowship gatherings were established in the 1920s in the greater Tauranga area.

As the work flourished, an all-age Sunday School programme and a rapidly increasing congregation necessitated a larger worship centre and facilities.

So a new church building was erected in September 1967 on the corner of Cameron Road and 13th Avenue.

The original 1911 building still stands, having been relocated from its Cameron Road site to the Historic Village in October 1985 – where it is now home to the Detour Theatre Trust and still serving the Tauranga community.

A much-needed Social Centre was added to the church property in 1973, while in 1982, Gresham Court – a pensioner housing complex – was established in Devonport Road. This was the vision of church member Frank Gresham – a well-known Tauranga identity.

Over the last forty years there has been a strong and enthusiastic support for missions and an emphasis

on vibrant youth work – many will remember “The Den” and its resident band with great affection.

These days, under the energetic leadership of Pastor Tom Frew, this busy faith community continues to specialise, looking seriously and intentionally at ministries to an ageing population. Celebrate the centenary on the weekend of September 10-11.

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Ladies and Gay Males welcome for our extremely busy season.

Apply in confidence to Allan 021 606 180

art & craft

GLASS FUSING Sat 30th July 1.30pm - 4.00pm. An introduction to the art of fusing glass. Make your own jewellery pieces or a coaster. $46 per person + materials. Lynn - Clay Art Studio, Historic Village, 17th Ave Ph 571 3726 MOSAIC WAREHOUSE want to decorate your home & garden, make gifts for family & friends.

Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, all your mosaic supplies in one shop. Huge selection available.

Making mosaics is easy & so much fun. Give it a go, you’ll love it. Unit 29, 23 Tukorako Drive, Mount (off Hull Rd) Tues to Sat 10am2pm eftpos Ph 572 3866 www.mosaicwarehouse.co.nz TEXTILE WORKSHOPS Choose from 4 unique projects and make gifts for family& friends from fabric, felt, fibres, yarn, beads, buttons etc. Materials supplied.

Enjoy a creative morning or afternoon at the Feltmaker and experience the Historic Village.

FELTMAKING WORKSHOPS for Beginners, Needle Felting, Nuno Felting, felted beads, flowers,& more. Create your own design and colour schemes in NZ wool.

Ph Rosemary 07 985 6232 email rosemary@thefeltmaker.co.nz www.thefeltmaker.co.nz

bible digest

“ARISE, SHINE, FOR your light has come, and the glory of the lord rises upon you.” Isaiah 60:1

cars for sale

1993 FORD FALCON GLI EB11, Wof and reg, tow ball. $2000.

021 298 6647 1990 PEUGEOT 309 New tyres, runs well. Rego on hold.

Warrant expired Feb 11. AIWI. only $1000.00 Ph 021 020 09131 or 021 888 465

computers

COMPUTER GETTING you down?

Problems, viruses, upgrades, internet, new or refurb PC’s, tuition or advice.

Ph Bruce for a no obligation chat or quote 576 7940 or 021 260 9183

computers

VIRUS & SPYWARE REMOVAL Upgrades, servicing and repairs Free call out and quotation New power supply $70 fitted Motherboards From $100 fitted.

All work has 12 month warranty.

LAPTOPS from $300 DESKTOPS from $125 WANTED faulty pc & laptops Call Crystal Computing Tel: 075795860 0211560055 COMPUTER PROBLEMS? Free call outs and delivery.

Software and hardware issues.

We also install TV’s and home theatres. Ph Kyle 027 828 7078 at TechSolutions

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FIREWOOD last years, shed stored.

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Ph 021 0824 1958 PAVERS Factory seconds, half price. 53 Hull Rd Mt Maunganui. Ph 575 4887 SPLIT N GOOD Wood, 3.5 cubic metres, Gum and Pine mix $240 delivered Tauranga area.

Limited supply left. Ph 552 5307 WINDOWS & ENTRANCE doors seconds & recycled all sizes and colours. View at Ryan Windows and Doors, 97 Hull Rd, Mt Maunganui

gardening

GARDENER AVAILABLE Pruning, spraying, weeding, rubbish removal. Ph Tracey on 578 9779 for a free quote GARDENER AVAILABLE for winter tidy up. 25 years experience. Ph 027 230 6871 or 07 552 5373 GARDENER with chainsaw, weed eater & hedge trimmer. All Tools. Seeks work. Phone 57 00 539

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ANTIPODES REINCARNATION Facial Exfoliator. Avocado oil and Jojoba beads marry to lift away lifeless skin leaving you reborn. Buy any two Antipodes get Reincarnation Free! Hardys Health.

Bayfair, Papamoa, 0800 833 333 CELEBRITY SLIM Starter Pack contains everything you need to get started on your weight management programme. Starter Pack $79.90 get Fat Burner Tabs free. Hardys Health. Bayfair, Papamoa, 0800 833 333 LIVING NATURE FIRMING Flax Serum hydrates and smooths skin reducing puffiness, redness and wrinkles. Buy Living Nature Day or Night Cream and get Serum Free. Hardys Health.

Bayfair, Papamoa, 0800 833 333

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LOSE WEIGHT FEEL GREAT! Join a ‘New Look’ clinic in your area. Healthy eating with real food. Ph Bernice NOW 576 4848 MEGA B from Microgenics. All B vitamins at high potency for optimal energy and nervous system support. Premenstrual support. 120 caps $56.60 receive 60 caps free. Hardys Health.

Bayfair, Papamoa, 0800 833 333 NATURAL NEW ZEALAND Health Products. Something for everyone. NZ Chartered Natural Therapies and Natural Medicine Practitioners. Opposite BP Te Puke. Ph 573 5533 www.naturaltherapiesltd.co.nz and www.kiwikitz.com NEW LIFESTREAM ALOE Juice Mint – peppermint taste, digestive tonic, aloe inner gel, 99% pure aloe juice. 500ml only $22. Hardys Health. Bayfair, Papamoa, 0800 833 333 SYSTEMWELL SUPPORTS immune strength to help maintain wellness. Maintains all seven body systems. 90 caps $48.40 get 45 caps free. Hardys Health.

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house for sale

A FANTASTIC 3 bedroom home, warm and cosy with a fireplace and full insulation. Fenced on a 716m2 section, situated within easy walking distance to Brookfield shops, schools, parks.

Separate single garage with power. Located in a quiet cul-de sac in a great neighbourhood.

Only $330,000 please phone Daphne on 027 552 6283.

FANTASTIC LIFESTYLE BLOCK AT PIKOWAI Within easy commuting to Tauranga, Te Puke and Whakatane this 4 bedroom brick home is in paradise!

Beautiful sea and rural views 6 acres grazing land, horse pens, heaps of shedding, butchery and chiller for own use single garage with sleepout/ office big games room or can be converted to extra double garage, chook house, drenching race for the cattle. 11.5 x 4.5 metre in ground swimming pool which is fully decked and fenced. This is a beautiful home and comes with a share in the community woolshed, tennis courts and cattle yards. Own water scheme. Fantastic community to belong to - be in quick! Price of house has been slashed! to $550,000 - urgent sale.

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missing pets

MISSING 8 MONTH male, nuetured, grey kitten from Pyes Pa area, his name is Ash. Please check your garage etc. If you find him, phone 021 122 4157

mobility

AFFORDABLE MOBILITY HIRE Sales & service, battery replacement, mobility scooters, wheelchairs, bathroom aids and more.

Enquiries and booking, Mobility Solutions Ph 575 2033 FOR ALL DISABILITY needs, visit our showroom, 29 Burrows Street, Tauranga. Ph 578 1213.

MES ‘Supporting your Independence’ for 12+yrs

personal

A PSYCHIC READING clairvoyant counselling, vibrational healing. Ph Denise 574 2261 EMERGENY ACCOMMODATION available for fathers and children.

Conditions apply. Ph Kidz Need Dadz 571 0379 MALES. NEED A natural herbal formula that may help to improve your love life? See perkyherbs.co.nz for special online pricing for a super cost effective alternative.

PSYCHIC READING with Ruth Mon – Fri 5:00pm – 9:00pm 0900 49779 www. spiritualmedium.co.nz

removal

FREE REMOVAL unwanted steel, ovens, dishwashers, washing machines, fridge/ freezers, car batteries, etc.

Phone Breno 021 608 129 Or 544 6560

to let

CARAVANS heated, special winter rates from $30pw. Free local delivery. BOP Caravan Rentals Ltd, 184 Waikite Rd, Welcome Bay. Phone 544 1509 or 027 533 9301 FLATMATE WANTED Welcome Bay, $120 wk inc power.

027 368 6792 or 544 3274 GREERTON Large 1 bedroom flat $195 per week. Ph 579 0119 or 021 552 554

trades & services

ALTERATIONS & NEW HOMES qualified builders & joiners with references available. Proform Construction, 130 Newton Street, Mount. Ph 07 574 9135 info@proform.org.nz

trades & services

BUILDER 30 YEARS experience in BOP. Fences, decks & maintenance work. For a reliable service and a free quote, Ph Keith today on 578 6869 or 021 377 387 BUILDER AVAILABLE NOW New homes, renovations, bricklaying, quality rates, quality work. No job too big or small. Call me now for a quote. DK Builders - Dieter 021 474 299 or 574 2139 a/h BUILDER EXPERIENCED New homes, repairs & alterations.

Bathrooms, decks, fences.

Trade qualified. Ph Warren 543 2040 or 021 021 98 196 BUILDER / HANDYMAN 45yrs experience, no job too small. Ph Bryan on 027 408 3905 BUILDER / PAINTER qualified carpenter. Labour only $30p/h.

Ref available. Ph Mark 544 4177 or mark@wespeakhouse.co.nz CHIMNEY CLEANING For prompt service. B.O.P Chimney Sweep 07 543 2669 evenings.

0275 449 505 anytime ELECTRICIAN Able to do all jobs. Alarms, New Houses and renovations. Registered.

Quality service at great price.

Phone Tomas, Check Electrical 0275667872 ELECTRICIAN affordable and prompt electrical solutions.

Guaranteed friendly and professional service. Ph Steve today on 027 848 6042 or 578 0555 ELECTRICIAN Alterations, Maintenance, New Work.

Ph 928 1692 ELECTRICIAN available for all services. Mitsubishi air conditioner supplied and installed for very competitive rates. Ph 027 5473 831 or a/h on 543 0062 GARDEN MAINTENENCE tidy ups and revamps. Weeding, pruning, trimming, spraying and planting. Qualified with knowledge & experience. Ph Tita 027 654 8781 a/h 542 0120 GORSE SPRAYING do you have a gorse problem?

Ph today for a FREE quote for all gorse control. Scott 0274 624 769 GUTTERING CLEAN and repairs, moss removal.

Experienced Certified Roofer.

Free quotes. Ph Peter now 542 4291 or 0274 367 740 HANDYMAN..............Jack Handy Cuts........Installs.......Repairs Paints....................Anything No Delay...................021 55 66 83

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HANDYMAN BUILDING and section maintenance, decks, fencing, pergolas, painting, water blasting, odd jobs. Free quotes Ph Rossco 027 270 3313 or 544 5911 HANDYMAN Painting, gardening, window cleaning etc.

Experienced + Reliable. Ph Tony 218 0229 or 027 418 1515 INSECT SCREENS Measure.

Make. Mend. Contact Rob at Magic Seal 543 4940 PAINTER AVAILABLE free quotes. Experienced. Reasonable rates. Ph Warren 07 543 2040 or 021 021 98 196 PAINTER / A1 DECORATOR available. All interior and exterior work. Prompt, reliable, excellent references. Ph Paul 576 4793, 027 689 6252 PAINTER / DECORATOR Interior & Exterior, quality workmanship, friendly services. Over 20 years specialising in residential and more. Quality paint at trade prices. For your best advice in all areas Ph Shane Mount/Tauranga Decorators 544 6495 or 021 575 307 PLUMBING WORKS no job too big or small, blocked drains, plumbing, spouting & roof repairs.

Ph 571 5558 RESPOUT NOW! Call Ageless Continuous Spouting. Made to measure costs less than you think. For a prompt quote.

Ph 574 0496 RETAINING WALL SPECIALIST Pole walls, crib walls, tilt slab concrete walls. Excavation and levelling. The best in the business. Ph Mike 0274 942 966 a/h 576 0941 ROOFING & SPOUTING Metal fascia, gutter and rainwater systems. Long run corrugate.

Maintenance, repairs or replacement. Free no obligation quotes. PROFIX 0274 965 375 profixltd@xtra.co.nz ROOFING New roofs, re-roofs, spouting & repairs. Free quotes. Ph Chris 027 276 6348 or 572 3237 ROOF REPAIRS metal or onduline, gutters & down pipes, clean or replacement, chimney repairs. Certified Roofer over 30yrs experience Free quote. Ph Peter 542 4291 or 0274 367 740 ROTARY HOEING Lawn preparation & sowing. Loader & blade work. Tractor mowing.

Quality work & friendly service.

Mini Tractor Service. Ph Murray 543 4538 or 027 200 7480

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travel & tours

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Also see www.scottsdaletours. co.nz SMALL GROUP TOURS. Door to door service/pick up. Day trips away or enjoyable short holidays.

Ph Kae & Rick 575 8118

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Work hrs 8:00am – 4:30pm. Ph 021 272 7912 or 549 1143 WANTED TO RENT Garage for dry storage needed by retired couple. Must be lockable and secure. Payment in advance.

Western Bay of Plenty. No Power required. Long term preferred Ph 021 047 5807 WE BUY FURNITURE House lots, deceased estates, shed/ workshop clearouts. Large or small. Ph 577 99 20 WINDSURFER SAIL wanted with removable universal joint Ph: 021 230 6353 THE BAY’S LARGEST circulating, most read newspaper.

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