The Weekend Sun 5 January 2018

5 January 2018, Issue 889

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Surfs up for young nippers this summer with Omanu Beach Surf Life Saving Club’s latest kneeboards teaching safety on the waves.

Most of the lifeguards keeping beachgoers safe along our coast started their training as young nippers in

junior surf. Some of the lifeguards at Omanu Beach Surf Life Saving Club have years of experience on the beaches, with today’s young nippers receiving 16 new foam kneeboards to carry out their training.

Mackenzie Bryant, Lukas Bryant and Leilani Horan

are three of the many future lifeguards to benefit from the substantial donation from the Legacy Trust this season.

To read more about nippers catching waves safely, go to page 6. Photo: Bruce Barnard

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Sharks, cakes and roundabouts A week into the New Year and some of you are still struggling to come to terms with that fact it’s Twenty Eighteen and no longer Twenty Seventeen.

Really, people, you’ve had all year to get ready for this. It’s lucky that hardly anyone writes cheques these days, because half of you would still be putting the old year in the date.

You also have to be warned: There’s fewer than 358 days till Christmas, so you’d better start getting organised now.

The next 11.85 months will go so fast.

Don’t be caught out again.

The year has started with some startling news, the most eyebrow-raising headlines coming from our mates over the Tasman.

Australia, leading the way in PC nonsense, has declared birthday cakes a health hazard because the birthday person blows on them to snuff out the candles.

Now the PC Brigade have declared the only safe way to have a birthday blow-out is for the Birthday Person to have their own separate cake on which to blow. The guests get to have a slice of the large cake, which has not been blown on, and therefore safe from harmful germs.

Never mind that the little tykes will have been sneezing, coughing, grabbing, groping, putting their grubby little mitts into the same chip bowls, and generally germ-sharing at every conceivable moment.

This is yet another nail in the coffin of common-sense and PC gone mental.

Where will it end? Actually, don’t answer that. I don’t want to know.

Shark nonsense again

Speaking of nonsense, we read again that the Shark Mongers are at it again.

Every year the Media Shark Feeding Frenzy breaks out in the mainstream media.

It is very fashionable, it seems, to be scared witless of sharks for a couple of weeks of the year.

The rest of the year, the sharks apparently just go away somewhere else. But according to mainstream media, they are out to get us.

Every year we see it, shock-horror shark sighting headlines. Propaganda that works up the angst of beachgoers and anxious mums everywhere; pulling little Jane from the water and hauling little Johnnie off his boogie board.

In reality the sharks are always there.

The real news would be if NO sharks were in the ocean. We’ll bring you that headline if it happens. It’s completely normal for sharks to be in the waters off the Bay; in fact, most of the NZ coastline. Just because there are a heap of excitable visitors around, with phone cameras poised, and nothing to do all day than lie on the beach and gaze out to sea, it doesn’t mean there’s more sharks. Just more people noticing them.

As we’ve said before, here at the Sun we refuse to be swept along in the riptide of panic merchandising. This is not Amity Island. Or Perth. They had a spate of seven deaths in a few years, and that would be something for the media to get their teeth into. I’ve lived on this coast all of my life and have seen plenty of sharks, but can’t recall a fatality or even a significant attack.

Neither can any of my boating surfing diving/coastguard crewmates. Not to say that it won’t happen, but the chances are much greater of being killed on State Highway 2 on the way to the beach, or e piring in the traffic ueues or kicked to death by a donkey. Or nailed by a stingray in the murky shallows up the harbour. Or getting too much sun and suffering heat stroke, or melanoma. So people, get this shark business into perspective. There’s

no point in trying to whip folk into a frightened frenzy, because most of us have been around too long to fall for it.

Roundabout etiquette

Also at this time of year, it is traditional for RR to remind you of Roundabout Etiquette.

The first rule of going through roundabouts is: Just get on with it.

You don’t need to wait for a fancy invitation. If you see a gap, take it. That’s why most of you have grunty modern cars with automatic transmission. Hit the gas pedal and get going. Drive like there’s a shark coming up behind you. You only need a smidgeon more than a car length, not a long weekend. So many of the city intersections would flow so much better if the people at the front of the queue weren’t paralysed from the eyebrows down.

Rule Two: Learn to indicate properly.

This is not rocket surgery. It is very simple, even for those whose only functioning body parts are their eyebrows.

Here s the official line Rules for indicating on a roundabout from the New Zealand Transport Agency: “If you are turning left at the first e it, signal left as you come up to the roundabout. If you are going ‘straight’ through, don’t signal as you come up to the roundabout. Signal left as you pass the exit before the one you wish to take. If you are travelling more than halfway around a roundabout, signal right as you come up to the roundabout, then signal left as you pass the exit before the one you wish to take”. Can’t be all that difficult, can it Good luck, and be careful out there.

Wiggle an eyebrow if you have understood this. brian@thesun.co.nz

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Angie’s foray into politics Just over a year ago, Angie Warren-Clark wasn’t even a member of the New Zealand Labour Party.

Now the former manager of Tauranga Women’s Refuge is in arliament as one of five s from three parties based in Tauranga. She says when she ran in the strongly-National seat of Bay of Plenty she didn’t expect to get into Parliament. y plan was to run just to get known by the party, in preparation for 2020,” she says. “So becoming an was a surprise although when the list was finalised, thought there could be a possibility.

Although she only joined the party formally in November 2016, Angie says the Labour Party has always resonated with her.

“Refuge hadn’t had a pay increase for nine years, despite a massive increase in clientele,” she says, outlining one of the reasons she decided to run. was also forced to evict families from the safe house who had nowhere to stay due to our housing crisis.” he initially ran against erivale chool principal Jan Tinetti for the Tauranga candidacy, which went to the former educator. t was pretty intense, but didn t feel like d lost.

Jan was the right person for that role,” says Angie,

who is now good friends with her Tauranga-based caucus colleague. Campaigning was difficult to begin with because Angie had to juggle her full-time job with electioneering. he took annual leave in the final campaign weeks so she could focus solely on politics. t was great to get out in the community.

We did a lot of door-knocking, and it helped to work so closely with Jan and Tamati Coffey [Labour candidate for Waiariki].”

Her biggest success has been increasing the party vote for Labour in the Bay of Plenty electorate, up from 13 per cent in 2014 to 2 per cent in 2017 more than 10,000 votes.

Now, as an , she s sharing an office with Jan and Tamati, has a new executive assistant, and is looking to run mobile clinics around the BOP electorate to meet with constituents. t s been a steep learning curve, but thankfully ve worked in government before, so know the bureaucracy and structures to some extent. have pretty diverse interests. m on the health and environment select committees, and as a feminist woman m interested in how health affects women and children. Living in apamoa, m also strongly interested in the environmental status of the sea.”

Angie has worked for around 15 years in the field of domestic violence, and before that worked voluntarily in the sector. She lives in Papamoa with her husband Blair.

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Tauranga-based list MP Angie Warren-Clark enjoys living in Papamoa and representing the people there. Photo: Ryan Wood.

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Fireworks spark major fire Following a major fire at letcher Bay in the north of the Coromandel, ire and mergency New Zealand is asking people to take any fireworks home.

The fire, which has burnt through five hectares, is believed to have been started by fireworks overnight on New ear s ve.

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World hockey teams coming ome of the world s best hockey teams will hit our shores this summer for the en s our Nations in Tauranga and Hamilton.

The antage Black ticks en are set to host Olympic silver medallists Belgium, with a world ranking of third, ndia 6th and Japan 16th in a uad series from January 17-28. plit across two separate five-day series, Blake ark in Tauranga hosts the action from January 17-21 before teams head to allagher Hockey Centre in Hamilton from January 24-28.

One dead in crash A 6 -year-old Tauranga man has died following a crash on tate Highway 2 A on onday.

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The machinations of t was a fair old dumping. Nearly 22ml of rain in just 12 hours with a deepening low pressure system promising another 1 0ml the ne t day. But it doesn t really help us, says Rodney Clark, the man who runs Tauranga City s water supply. t doesn t fill tanks. t seemed the heavens were delivering to a city where garden sprinklers are dirty words, certainly prohibited, where hosing paths and driveways is as anti-social as it is against the bylaws, and you can only carefully hose by hand before breakfast and after dinner.

And if that didn t scare us into more conservative water usage then total hose bans might. And possibly a ban on all outdoor water use.

All of our pristine double A-graded drinking water being dumped on lawns, says Rodney. He suggests some alternatives for the lawn proud and passionate like rain water harvesting or installing a bore.

To understand the Tauranga City Council water restrictions brought on by sustained and increased water demand and hot dry weather, it helps to understand the process. And why a day s rain does and doesn t help.

When summer comes early

Tauranga has two streams supplying water the Waiorohi on Oropi Rd and the Tautau at yes a. ood rivers, good water, says Rodney. An ample supply of raw water all year, every year.

We draw off the water, treat it and put it in storage. That storage is replenished every day. And what is produced today is drunk tomorrow, normally about 3 million litres.

And at any given time there s two to three days of off-peak storage ready to go to town, ready to drink. But when summer comes early, like this year, when the big hot dry comes to town early in eptember, water engineers can get palpitations.

There s a sustained and increasing demand for water. A lot of people are irrigating lawns and gardens, holidaymakers are flocking to town driving up consumption of the precious AA-graded water to 2. million litres. That tests man and machine. t s not the supply of water, but our capacity to treat it. Then two or three days of treated water storage becomes one or two days. o if we know we are going to crack 0 million litres a day, why don t we have the machinery to cope We have a system in place to deal with normal demand of about 3 million litres but to e pect a city to put in place something that can run over 0 million litres like we have e perienced, would be uite e pensive. p until Wednesday the seven-day rolling average consumption of treated water in Tauranga was nearly 43 million litres. And when you are running machines at high capacity for long periods,

Water, water everywhere and not a drop to...sprinkle. maintenance starts to back up. ou have to throttle off to do ongoing maintenance, says Rodney.

He likens it to endlessly driving a car at 200km h. ou can t not e pect to pull over and change the oil every now and again.

And when the machines cracked 0 million litres a day early this summer or very high and there s not much rain in the forecasts, restrictions were imposed. t worked, achieved e actly what was intended, says Rodney.

Consumption dropped considerably down almost 10 million litres a day and that s very manageable. ep, it s been raining this week and that s good for us because it slows consumption. Rain means people stop frittering high uality drinking water.

But it doesn t fill any tanks anywhere because we have got two good rivers whether it s raining or not. Again, the problems more about the capacity to treat the water and the fact there s only one

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The engineers don’t like to put a number on how much water they can produce, here are many variables. “But if we are pushed up around that 50 million litre mark, then we are tapped out,” says Rodney.

“But we are very proud of our plants which produce high quality AA-graded drinking water.” Even if it is getting dumped on lawns, and driveways and paths.”

But it seems Tauranga has responded with good grace to the restrictions – well, mostly. A few people aren’t happy, but most have complied. “You can takes things like water for granted if you don’t understand that it s a finite resource and you are flicking the sprinkler on, leaving it on and forgetting about it.

Quite easy to do.”

Reminder

But the restrictions are serving as a “nice reminder” – hang on, we need to be a bit more conservative with what we are using. And That spike – this summer’s usage if the reminders don’t cracks the red “very high” line. register, then there Last year’s usage is in grey. are the self-appointed “But the two go hand-in-hand. We can’t bylaw enforcers, produce massive volumes of high quality the double-A water water for it to be used in an irresponsible vigilantes, taking a very manner.” Until the restrictions, people personal responsibility were doing exactly what they were for out water conservation. “They’ve The man who runs our water treatment entitled to do with water from the system, engineer Rodney Clark. been helping us out city supply lines – that’s pretty much and letting us know anything. “But since the restrictions, where people aren’t complying.” people are being absolutely fantastic and so a big So another reminder – you are probably being ‘thank you’ from me.” watched.

And in the distance, just beyond the horizon, “The key messages are we have an ample water there’s the Waiari water supply scheme, another water source, but it’s the throughput to treat the water,” supply scheme, our third water treatment plant, a says Rodney. “And storage-wise we have just one or $110 million project to irrigate a rapidly growing two days’ worth of storage sitting in the system and city. “That’ll help, a big plant, lot of infrastructure, the plants are running all the time.” that ll definitely take the pressure off, there ll be a lot Globally the water industry is under scrutiny at the more treated water capacity.” moment – more a quality than quantity issue.

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Nippers Leilani Horan, Mackenzie Bryant and Lukas Bryant with Annie Innes from Legacy Funerals. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

Young nippers at Omanu Beach Surf Life Saving Club are hitting the water better equipped this summer with the delivery of $8000 worth of kneeboards from Legacy Trust.

The club’s director of junior surf Simon Bryant says a donation from the trust was used to purchase 16 new foam kneeboards – six foot six inch boards for the eight and nine-year-olds and eight foot 10 inch boards for the 10 and 11-year-olds.

“Young surf lifesavers need to learn to catch waves safely and without hurting themselves and these soft boards are great for this before they transition into fibreglass boards, says imon.

The club has 400 children in the five to 14-year-old age group. The new boards will cater for a growth in numbers, and will replace old boards.

“We only had two of the six foot six boards and now we have 10. Our eight and nine-year-olds are now much better catered for. And they’ve arrived in time for summer and carnivals, which our nippers can race in once they turn eight.

“We are absolutely rapt with the funding from Legacy. None of this would have been possible otherwise. t has certainly put smiles on a lot of little faces.

All profits from Legacy unerals go to Legacy Trust to then be distributed back into the community, and Bay of lenty urf Life aving clubs are often recipients.

Ocean swim attracts triathletes Two triathletes chosen to represent New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games in Australia next year will be among those tackling the annual Round the Mount swim this weekend.

Taylor Reid and Nicole van der aay, both 21, will be taking part, as well as 2017 Men’s New Zealand Open Water Champion Matt Scott. The 5km ocean

swim event has been running for 37 years and attracts up to 200 swimmers depending on weather conditions.

The swim starts from Moturiki Leisure sland at 8am on unday, January 7 and finishes at ilot Bay. There s cash pri es for the first man and first woman plus spot pri es.

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Harbour race makes a comeback

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Trailer sailers and cruising yachts will be taking to the water off Ongare Point this weekend for the Katikati Boating Club Harbour Race.

Weather permitting, the race will make a comeback after a 10-year absence.

About 12 boats are expected to take to the water, but anyone with a boat in the cruising division is welcome to attend.

A trophy will be up for grabs for the winning trailer sailer.

The race will start off Ongare Point at 11.15am on Saturday, January 6 using the channel marker and a buoy and will go around Blakeney’s Channel, either clockwise or anticlockwise depending on wind direction. or further information and to confirm racing on the day, contact on Wallis on 021 2501100 or marine channel 6.

Manjit Singh, Anoop Singh, Kulwant Singh, Puran Singh and Surjit Kaur ahead of the parade.

Riot of colour to celebrate Tauranga’s Sikh community will play host to thousands of visitors this weekend as people come from far and wide to celebrate the birthday of Guru Gobind Singh.

The annual Tauranga Sikh parade is in its fifth year, with more than 3000 people expected to parade in a riot of colour through the streets near the Gurdwara Sikh Sangat temple in Burrows St on Saturday morning.

The parade will leave the temple at 11am and wind its way along 14th Ave, raser t and evonport

Rd to the grounds of Tauranga Boys’ College where there will be refreshments and speeches from Tauranga Mayor Greg Brownless, MP Simon Bridges and New Zealand s first ikh Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi.

Participants will then return to the temple for prayer and a shared lunch.

As well as Sikh prayers and hymns the parade will include a Scottish pipe band and demonstrations of the Sikh martial art Gatka.

Gurdwara Sikh Sangat president Puran Singh says the temple will be busy from about 2am with people preparing food for the festivities.

Everyone in the community is

welcome to attend the parade and enjoy a free lunch, says Puran.

Guru Gobind Singh was the last of the 10 Gurus who transformed the Sikh faith.

In 1699 he created the Khalsa, a community of the faithful who wore visible symbols of their faith and trained as warriors.

He commanded them to wear the Five Ks: Kesh (uncut hair), Kangha (a wooden comb for the hair), Kara (an iron bracelet), Kachera (tied undergarment) and Kirpan (an iron dagger for defence).

January 7 marks the birth of the 10th Guru, and is regarded as a symbolic day equivalent to Christians celebrating Christmas and the birth of Christ.

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Top tennis in Tauranga this Sunday Western Bay of Plenty residents have a unique opportunity to watch fast-paced, action-packed tennis from some high profile Kiwi players, including top males clashing female counterparts – something rarely seen in regular singles tournaments – in Tauranga this weekend. And for free.

In its fourth month, Mount Maunganui Tennis Club’s Sunday Shootout is back on January 7 – offering a unisex, one-set tennis competition that has 16 single players compete during a three-hour period for $1000.

Sunday Shootout creator and ex-touring pro Jason Helms says the tournament has seen world-ranked players enter, as well as rising junior players and ex-pros, bringing top tennis to the provincial crowd.

This Sunday’s tournament at the Mount Club starting at 3.30pm has attracted the Reynold brothers, Finn and Rob Reynolds. Finn’s highest 2017 world junior ranking was 83. And the brothers were runners-up in the nail-biting final in last month s New Zealand Residentials, says Jason.

“We are thrilled to have the Reynold brothers come to our tournament, both are excellent players. Finn, who turns 18 this week, is a left-handed player and was runner up in the Australian Open Juniors in 2017.

He is NZ s ne t big tennis star.

Jason says this tournament is important for the sport because it draws spectators to the club and they get to experience tennis culture, which is very social, supportive and health-focused. “They also get inspired, as they watch such high level tennis, and the vibe rubs off, because it is fun, fast and fancy tennis So it’s a doorway to stimulating much-needed club tennis memberships, says Jason. Memberships in Kiwi tennis clubs are on the decline, but the Mount club is bucking this trend with 27 per cent growth in 2017.

His goal was to create the effect on tennis that T20 has had on cricket. “Traditional competition tennis can go up to five sets, often taking hours to finish and people are just too busy these days to

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Getting Western Bay dogs into new homes Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s Adopta- og adoption programme has started the New ear on a high with 101 dogs finding new homes in 2017. Often Adopt-a-Dogs are strays, victims of neglect or voluntarily surrendered by their owners but have the nature, ability and desire to be companions in a loving home.

Council says it takes adoption very seriously and only allows dogs to go to responsible owners who are the right fit for the dog they are adopting.

The cost of adoption $220 includes vet checks, Lennox packed up and off to vaccinations, microchipping, de-se ing and flea and worm treatment. his new home.

Kiwi tennis player Rob Reynolds will be on the courts offering great viewing action at the Sunday Shootout, as will his brother Finn.

regularly watch games for that long.

Jason says top players are signing up for the Mount competition because they like the fast-paced nature of the competition and it’s not too hard on their bodies.

“Audiences are delighted to watch top women players hitting up against top male players – something you never ever see in regular singles tennis tournaments. It also provides the players with fantastic match practice and they get to play on our new courts, says Jason, who was coached by Bobbi Riggs and famously played against Billie Jean King. He also played college tennis in the United States in the 1990s under the coaching of Guy Fritz, father and coach of Taylor Fitz.

Jason says he couldn’t have held the Sunday Shootout without local sponsors, who are passionate about tennis – most of them are premier tennis players.

The Sunday Shootout is on January 7 from 3.306.30pm at Mount Maunganui Tennis Club. Spectator entry is free, with a bar open and Sal’s pizza for gold coin donation. For more information, see: www.sundayshootout.co.nz

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enue sought for parkrun very aturday morning, in 17 countries worldwide, thousands of people are meeting up at local parks to go for a run together.

It’s happening in New Zealand too, but not in Tauranga and parkrun New Zealand organisers Lian and Noel de Charmoy would like to change that. arkrun is a free, volunteerdriven km run that takes place every aturday morning at 8am.

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in 2004 with a few mates meeting up for a weekly jog, but has since spread to all corners of the globe.

The first iwi event was in Lower Hutt in 2012. Now there s a parkrun in 18 places from Whangarei to unedin, with 2 ,000 iwis taking part.

Runs are timed using a barcode

system so participants can keep track of their progress, and the main aim is to get people of all ages and abilities involved. Lian says there has been plenty of interest in having parkrun events in Tauranga but a suitable venue has yet to be found.

We have tried but the proposed courses haven t been entirely suitable.

Both the Waikareao stuary walkway and Tauranga waterfront have been ruled out due to lack of space and safety barriers for large numbers. f it s an out and back course it needs to be wide enough for people to come out and back on it. rom a health and safety point of view we can t run on roads or next to public roads without barriers, says Lian.

Noel says they would welcome any

suggestions for suitable venues in Tauranga. m sure there must be many 2. km courses that would be suitable for out and back. very parkrun has a volunteer event director and up to four volunteer assistants. t s very much a community-based programme, says Lian. The appeal lies in both the group nature of the run, and that it s free.

“It’s a lot easier to run when other people are running with you and it’s great to have someone welcome you over the finish line, says Noel. ou know you re going to be running with like-minded people.

Anyone interested in organising a parkrun in Tauranga can email Lian at: lian.decharmoy parkrun.com Kerry Mitchell

Keep on your feet this summer Falls and fractures are reportedly the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries amongst older adults. They can result in lacerations, hip fractures and head trauma.

And while in many cases the initial injury isn t the cause of death, the associated problems are to blame. o port Bay of lenty has launched a new programme to reduce the risk of falls and fractures amongst the elderly. eep-on-your-feet involves community strength and balance group classes simple but effective e ercises to improve leg strength and also challenge participants balance in a fun and safe environment. alling over and losing your strength and balance shouldn t be considered a natural part of ageing, says port BO project leader Jen Riley. or more information on classes visit: www.sportbop.co.n keep-on-your-feet.

To offer a class, or be trained as a strength and balance instructor, contact eep on your eet project leader Jen Riley on 027 41 0067 or email: jenr sportbop.co.n

aywave a donation for surf life saving A new ‘tap to donate’ donation system being rolled out at one of New Zealand’s biggest fast food brands is to benefit urf Life aving New Zealand.

New ‘tap to donate’ units are being rolled out in 40 KFC stores to enable customers to use their credit card and paywave technology to make a uick and easy donation to urf Life aving NZ. The onation oint Tap back end system feeds into the e isting T O

network, feeding funds straight to urf Life aving NZ s bank account overnight, eliminating cash collection costs or risk of coin bo theft.

L NZ senior e ecutive att Warren says street collecting has been less and less effective during past years so the organisation has been looking for a way to use paywave technology.

This technology lets us connect to donors in a way that suits them best.

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Mr G honours Awanuiarangi Black Tauranga artist Graham Hoete, aka Mr G, spent his festive season honouring a highly respected Tauranga iwi leader and educator over one of his already-complete city canvasses.

Painting over the top of a mural of his father, done two years ago at Tauranga’s inaugural street art festival in 2015, Mr G has depicted Awanuiarangi Black. ˜ e work was completed as part of the 2017 Street Prints Mauao festival, Mr G – who specialises in photorealism – was

one of 18 street artists to paint during four days with the theme “It’s people, it’s people, it’s people”. “˜ e image of my father was quite faded,” says Graham. “It’s been up for two years now and I’d prefer to paint over it before it becomes more faded.

My dad knows it’s a practical thing.”

Awanuiarangi Black passed away at the age of 48 on November 30, 2016.

Also known as Teawanui, Awanui or Awa, Mr G has depicted him doing an intense haka, with the Pukehinahina ° ag unfurled behind him.

Born in 1968, Awanui˛rangi was a˝ liated to Ngati P˙kenga, Ngai Te

Rangi, Ngati Ranginui, and Ngati Raukawa ki Otaki. He was named for Te Awanui (Tauranga Harbour) and dedicated his life to the region. “˜ e theme of this year’s Street Prints Mauao was all about people, and I wanted to honour someone who had a heart for people,” says Graham. “Teawanui came to mind. I approached his wife and children and they gave me their full consent and endorsement.”

Awanuiarangi co-wrote the haka for the 150th commemoration of the Battle of Gate Pa at Pukehinahina, ‘Te Peruperu a Pukehinahina’. ˜ e haka describes the lead up to the battle itself, the code of conduct and acknowledges some of the leading ÿ gures. It then talks about the conÿ scations and hope for the future.

“Teawanui was the main driving force in pushing the commemorations,” says Graham.

“I wanted to portray him doing a haka, it’s really strong, and I think it carries a unique dynamic that is unique to Maori as well.”

Awanuiarangi was a strong advocate for the revitalization of the Maori language and customs. At the time of his death he was a Bay of Plenty Regional Councillor who strove for M˛ori to have a voice within that forum.

At the end of the festival Mr G hosted the Street Print Mauao festival’s national and international artists overnight at his family home on Motiti Island. “˜ ey had a ball man, all of them just on a major high. I was just trying to give them that authentic kiwi experience. We put down a hangi, took them out diving for kinas and paua and all that.”

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Graham Hoete, aka Mr G, in front of his newest work that honours Awanuiarangi Black.

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Exploring our backyard – Te Puna to Tauranga The Western Bay of Plenty is home to some the most stunning public gardens in the country, including the Te Puna Quarry Park and McLaren Falls Park.

Formerly a working quarry, Te Puna Quarry Park has since been replanted by volunteers and includes New Zealand natives, heritage roses, nikau palms and cabbage trees, cacti and succulents, bromeliads, orchids, rhododendrons, fuchsias, magnolias, clivias and mixed ornamentals. There is also a herb garden and a butterfly garden.

The park, just 15km west of Tauranga off State Highway 2, offers free admission but donations are welcome for the upkeep of the gardens and walking tracks. The Te Puna Quarry Park Society is also raising funds via a Givealittle page to erect a carved kuwaha (gateway) at the eastern bush area of the park.

Across the way off State Highway 29 is McLaren Falls Park, 190 hectares of parkland set alongside Lake McLaren. There are more than 1600 species of trees planted in the park by volunteers from the Bay of Plenty Tree Society during a period of 52 years. t is a popular spot for camping, fishing, kayaking, a disc golf course, bush walks and summer concerts.

Heading back into the city, The Lakes at Tauriko is one of the newest suburbs in Tauranga and home to a number of walking, running and cycle tracks around Lake Taurikura. There is also three orienteering courses available and the Tauranga Radio Sailing Club has remote-controlled yacht sailing on the lake from 11am every Saturday.

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From there you can head along State Highway 36 to the TECT All Terrain Park which is divided into zones for quiet, active recreation such as walking, horse-riding or mountain-biking and noisier activities such as motorcycling, target shooting and rally car driving. It is also home to the Adrenalin Forest high wire adventure course.

The park is open 7am-9pm during summer.

Back on the city fringes is Welcome Bay with Tye Park a good spot on the water’s edge for a picnic, the Welcome Bay Hot Pools and Kaiate Falls. Nestled into a scenic reserve, the falls tumble down a ravine in a series of cascades

to a swimming hole at the bottom. While a beautiful spot to cool down on a hot summer’s day, the water has high levels of bacterial contamination and is not recommended for swimming.

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a boat cruise or fishing trip there are plenty of options available, and if you have your own boat or jet ski there are seven free public boat ramps around the city. The public can also freely fish from

the pontoon at the Tauranga Marina, the Marine Park boat ramp, Sulphur Point Rocks and the shore near the Otumoetai train bridge.

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Located on the harbour, Tauranga City is a great place to hang out on a summer’s day. There are plenty of bars and restaurants along The Strand and Bobby’s Fresh Fish Market on Dive Crescent is widely considered to have the Bay s best fish and chips. Tauranga City Council has invested heavily in the waterfront in recent years with a beautiful parkland setting featuring a children’s playground, tidal stairs, pier and pontoon. Bombing off the pier is fast becoming a popular summer pastime and the Hairy Maclary statues are a hit with young and old.

From the waterfront you can also take a walk or cycle across the Matapihi Rail Bridge to Mount Maunganui. Crossing the bridge when a train is going over adds a bit of excitement to the experience!

While Tauranga might not have its own museum, it is blessed with some fantastic street art, which was boosted by the recent Paradox Street Art Festival.

A new Tauranga Art Lovers’ Walk map is now available from information centres and art galleries.

The Art Lovers’ Walk will also lead you to the Historic Village in 17th Avenue where you can experience the charm of yesteryear as you stroll the cobbled streets of the village. The character buildings are home to more than 50 businesses, shops and community organisations and the village grounds are open seven days a week from 7.30am-10pm.

If you’re wanting to walk, run or cycle there are numerous parks and reserves in the city. Memorial Park is the city’s premier park on 11 hectares next to the harbour. There are two playgrounds, a water fountain, skate ramp, outdoor swimming pool, miniature railway and mini golf and a 50-year-old Humpty Dumpty.

One of the most popular walkways in town is the Waikareao Estuary, a 9km loop track ideal for walking and cycling on flat, winding boardwalks. And, being harbourside, if you want to take

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Holiday road toll at 12 The official holiday road toll ended with 12 deaths during the Christmas and New Year period from December 22 to January 3.

This was down from last year’s road toll which saw 19 deaths in 15 fatal crashes, but was unchanged from 2015/2016 which also saw 12 deaths.

The toll included a 69-year-old man who was killed after a two-car crash on the Maungatapu Bridge in Tauranga about 2.15am on New Year’s Day. Tauranga Police are awaiting autopsy results to establish the cause of death. The Serious Crash Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.

Three holiday drownings A total of three people have drowned in New Zealand waters during the holiday period from December 22 to January 3.

This is five less than last year s toll for the same period and whilst encouraging, one preventable drowning is one too many and a tragedy for all families and communities involved,” says Water Safety New Zealand chief executive Jonty Mills.

Jonty says this year’s number is encouraging in that the sector was bracing for a busy season due to the early onset of summer and warmer weather, together with the broad nature of the drowning problem in New Zealand.

Man dumped at ED Police investigating the circumstances of a man dropped at Tauranga Hospital prior to his death on Wednesday are appealing for information.

Police believe the man, who was dumped at the hospital’s ED with critical injuries around 12.30pm on Wednesday, was at a Wilrose Place address in Gate Pa prior to being dropped off.

The man died in hospital a short time later.

After raids at two city addresses, Police say a man is now assisting them with the investigation but they would still like to hear from anyone who was in the Wilrose Place area on Wednesday.

164km/h clocked on TEL A German driver stopped at 164km/h on the Tauranga Eastern Link told Police he thought he was on an autobahn where rural sectors have no speed limit.

The speed limit of the TEL from Papamoa to Paengaroa was raised to 110km/h on December 11. Police say TEL speedsters are being stopped at speeds well over the limit.

“They are either not speeding, or doing 130km/h or more. There don’t seem to be any in between,” says Western Bay of Plenty road policing manager Sergeant Wayne Hunter.

Wayne says distracted drivers causing nose-totail accidents around the city have been more of a problem than speeding drivers over the holiday period.

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Sun, swimming and staying alive The alarming death toll at beaches last summer – and around water generally – has prompted a Tauranga swim school to take preventive action.

BaySwim is offering discounted lessons for young, would-be lifeguards and a public water safety programme.

There were 19 beach drownings between Labour Weekend and Easter last summer up 36 per cent or five drownings on the previous summer. It made for some of the blackest statistics in many years.

There were 108 drowning deaths around New Zealand last year, 81 of which were preventable, where water safety intervention could have made a difference, according to Water Safety New Zealand.

Against that tragic backdrop, BaySwim will be offering a public water safety programme starting this month.

It’s also introduced discounted lessons for young, aspiring surf lifeguards, an initiative in support of Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service’s Junior Surf ‘Nipper’ programme.

BaySwim manager Matthew Strange says water safety and coastguard kids’ boat safety courses are in BaySwim’s learn to swim programme, but children’s water safety classes would also be offered to the general public as a separate programme from January.

The one-hour classes, for five-to-12year-olds, will be held as a school holiday activity from January 15-26 at Memorial Pool in Tauranga.

“We run water safety sessions to help ensure our seaside community has the

A water safety lesson in full swing as part of Bayswim’s learn to swim programme. knowledge and experience to keep safe in and around water,” says Matthew.

“These sessions aren’t just for kids – we run adult group sessions too, which can help save their life or the life of a loved one.”

The water safety classes will cover how to stay afloat, the importance of staying together, how to rescue others, the correct use of life jackets, how to use them in the water and keeping calm and signalling for help.

BaySwim’s nippers’ discounted swimming lessons will assist with the development of swimming and all-round water ability in conjunction with surf club training. As BaySwim members, they will

also gain free, unlimited access to Bay Venues’ four community pools to practise.

The surf lifesaving season began at Labour Weekend, and Surf Life Saving New Zealand CEO Paul Dalton says the “grim” statistics mean people need to take their own safety at beaches far more seriously.

He urges people to choose a patrolled beach and swim between the flags. Last summer Kiwi surf lifeguards rescued 612 people and assisted another 1184.

For more information, or to book for water safety classes, contact Matthew at: Bayswim@bayvenues.co.nz or phone: 07 577 8550.

Or see: www.BaySwim.co.nz

Refreshed and ready to get back to work Happy New Year and welcome to another year of my fortnightly The Weekend Sun column – a great tool for communicating with our community. I hope you all made the most of the time off work, saw some sun, and spent special time connecting with friends and family. I appreciate that not everyone is able to take this time off as many of us do, so to the Police, doctors, nurses, store owners, petrol attendants and anyone else who kept us safe, fed and moving during the break – thank you.

As your local MP I’m rested, refreshed and ready to get back to working hard for the Bay. I’m ambitious for our region and want to see our families, businesses and communities succeed. My priorities for the year are ensuring the TNL begins as expected, and pushing for facilities such as a new school and 24-hour A&E in Papamoa to meet the needs of our growing community.

This is going to be a massive year for the Bay – I can feel it already.

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Making sure your pets stay healthy this summer Summer’s a great time to live in the Bay, but it brings painful and preventable problems for pets.

The ‘grass seed season’ is here! Seeds attach to fur and their arrowhead shape burrows under skin, causing pain and infection. The most common signs

are licking an area excessively, swelling and lameness. Seeds are usually found around feet and ears but can migrate and cause major problems. Keeping your dog’s coat short and checking their fur and feet after walks will help.

Hot summer days can be tough on pets, because their coats were designed to conserve heat. Clipping longer haired dogs and cats can make a big difference. Dogs reduce their temperature by panting and this isn t very efficient. Never leave your dog in a car during summer and always provide shade. Heatstroke is an emergency requiring immediate cooling while en route to your vet.

Older dogs and brachycephalic breeds, such as pugs and bulldogs, are especially prone to heatstroke. If your pet is struggling, consider a summer trim, give

them frozen water blocks to lick and purchase a cooling pad to lie on.

Treating for fleas monthly is essential. The flea cycle speeds up in summer, and we see a lot of flea allergies that often require medication.

Remember to rinse your dog after a trip to the beach to remove irritating salt and sand; and for pets with white noses, apply animal sunscreen daily.

Lastly, don’t give your

dog leftover chops, sausages or fatty meat.

Cooked bones can cause blockages, resulting in major surgery and fatty meals can cause life-threatening pancreatitis.

Barking up the right tree of keeping your dog cool Dogs can sniff out drugs, round up sheep, save people and run down criminals. They’re multi-talented.

But they aren’t very good at some of the really simple things, like keeping cool. And they need a hand from dog owners as the mercury creeps up into the 20s.

Every dog is different when coping with heat. Fat dogs, dogs with short or flat noses, long-haired breeds, young puppies, old dogs and unwell dogs struggle in the heat, so take extra care with them.

Dogs also respond differently to heat than people. For example, they sweat primarily through their feet, so attention to their paws is important.

Fill a child’s paddling pool and encourage your dog to wallow around in it. Put ice cubes in an indoor bowl, and freeze a big block of ice for your dog’s outdoor bowl.

Doggie ice blocks are also a great way to give your dog a treat on a hot day and to keep your dog cool, just freeze their favourite treat in water

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in an ice-cream container. Cooling mats are available at most pet stores, and they can be helpful for other animals too.

A normal dog’s body temperature is around 38 degrees Celsius.

Dogs only sweat a small amount through their paws and rely on panting to cool down. In a hot car, even with the windows slightly open, panting is not enough to keep a dog’s body temperature within a safe range.

A dog can withstand a body temperature of 41°C for a short amount of time but will quickly suffer irreparable brain damage and then death.

Don’t ever leave a dog unattended in a car. If the purpose of your trip is not to take your dog somewhere, leave them at home.

Animals, like people, can also suffer sunburn! Pets which are fair skinned or light haired are particularly susceptible and skin cancer is common with dogs and cats. Even though fur provides some sun protection, your pet needs a sunblock applied every three-to-four hours on areas of their body that have no, or little, hair covered spots.The good news is you can buy petfriendly sunscreen to rub on the tips of their ears, and end of their nose. If unsure, contact your vet.

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Films under the stars

Twilight concerts begin this weekend The first of atikati s 2018 Twilight Concerts will sound out from the town s Haiku Reserve on aturday, January 6. The first of three outdoor concerts is to be headlined by The Lady illers with Chet O Connell.

Hugely popular, the concerts are known for their uality music acts and familyfriendly atmosphere. The concerts are at Haiku Reserve. ates open pm and the shows start 6pm. arking is free. f weather is wet, the concerts are held the following day. or more information go to: www.katikaticoncerts.co.n

Night Owl Cinema is starting its summer season with the award-winning film Thor: Ragnarok , directed by iwi Taika Waititi, at ount rury Reserve in ount aunganui tomorrow night.

The regular outdoor community event will showcase uni ue cinematic e periences under the stars in a number of local reserves in the Bay during the summer.

These balmy summer evenings have been just perfect for outdoor cinemas and we can t wait to get started, says im Cleland of Night Owl Cinema.

We have a great season lined up in which we are visiting lots of local parks and reserves in Tauranga and the Western Bay of lenty.

This includes new locations in Te uke and working with several new schools, which we are really e cited about. amily and friends can come together to enjoy one of the many activities Night Owl Cinema has in store from 4pm on aturday, January 6 at ount rury Reserve.

Building on the relationship started with the Tauranga outh evelopment team, the event will feature 100 ummer campaign activities, which includes games and activities and healthy food

Night Owl Cinema has plenty of activities for young people to enjoy. options for young people to enjoy.

The 100 ummer series offers events that are totally accessible to young people. Being free, and their mobile nature means that all young people who want to participate, can, says Becks Watts of Tauranga outh evelopment. eep an eye on acebook and the Night Owl Cinema website for programme updates throughout the season.

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Importance of safe sleeping During the summer holidays families are more likely to be on the move, celebrating the start of the New Year, which is why it is especially important that those with babies take extra care.

Relying on a makeshift bed while on holiday poses the risk of suffocation for babies in the

first year of life, so planning ahead to always have a safe sleep environment will help protect babies from suffocation.

To keep babies safe during sleep, always follow these simple rules: Place baby in his or her own bed, clear of loose bedding, pillows, hats, bibs and soft toys. Lie flat on their back and eliminate exposure to smoking, alcohol and drug use.

It is also important that those

Always check that babies travel in a safety-approved carseat that is correctly fitted in the vehicle.

with babies always have a safe, sober caregiver or babysitter with ‘safe hands’.

Always check that babies travel in a safety-approved carseat that is correctly fitted in the vehicle.

Covered carseats, and prams and strollers where babies lie to sleep, can heat up quickly when outdoors. If they aren’t covered up this can cause overheating, reduced airflow and make it difficult for them to breathe.

To protect babies from the sun, cover them – not the carseat, pram or stroller – and use light cotton clothing and a light wrap. Keep them in a cool and shaded area on hot days.

Water, sand and concrete can reflect light that causes sunburn, so it is best to avoid placing prams and strollers near these areas.

Never leave babies and young children sleeping in a parked car.

Light from the sun passes through the windows and heats up materials in the car that radiate heat, which can quickly overheat a sleeping child.

Reining in your road rage in Tauranga traffic utting the middle finger up can be quite liberating, but it’s also an invitation to get your headlights kicked in at the next red light.

Road rage has become a very popular term to describe our angry, hostile reactions when driving in Tauranga traffic.

We all know traffic is bad, that s a given, but as summer starts to bring in tourists and beach-goers, maybe it’s a good idea to wheel it back in.

Both victims and perpetrators of road rage are most likely to be young males, but road rage occurs across

all ages and genders.

So next time you clench the wheel in your hand, remember these simple tips.

• Remember that safety is your number one concern.

• To control an angry, adrenaline-driven response, focus on your breathing. Pay attention to each breath you take, as it goes in and out.

• Remember that a road rager is just unleashing his or her anger on the rest of the world and not at you specifically. t s not a personalised attack on you. f you feel out of control, find a safe place to pull over, stop and unwind.

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NZ has a major fitness problem New Zealand has a major problem committing to active participation, says ExerciseNZ chief executive Richard Beddie.

Too many of the government messages in the early-2000s focused on slogans such as ‘walk to the bus stop’ when that was never the answer to the looming inactivity, diabetes and obesity issues, says Richard.

“To be blunt, the old-school food pyramid failed Kiwis in the same way that the old-school belief that gold medals and long-term participation levels are related.

“For too long we have been sending the wrong messages, but despite all that more than half a million Kiwis make the effort to be active through structured exercise such as gyms or studios.”

Richard says participation in organised sport is declining, whereas participation in structured exercise has been consistently growing for the last 15 years. ven during the last financial recession, gym memberships grew and have constantly outperformed New Zealand’s

GDP growth, in good times and bad.

“What’s clear is that Kiwis want choice and they want fle ibility, which is something that that exercise offers. If people like doing things by themselves, they can. If they want to do it in a group they can, such as early morning starts or late-night workouts – both are on offer.

Richard says he agrees that a wellbalanced diet, regular exercise and activity lead to increased energy, decrease in the risks of lifestyle disease, better sleep and a stronger body.

“We urge less-active New Zealanders to change their sedentary lifestyle.

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Community hub rapidly taking shape The development of the Katikati library and community hub is charging ahead with the floor poured and the library panels going up.

The development is expected to be completed in the middle of this year at a cost of around $4.5 million, which includes construction costs, fees and contingencies.

The library will be two storeys and includes a service centre

building for Western Bay of Plenty District Council and a single storey community centre. The building is located at 21 Main Street in Katikati.

The Katikati Library has been planned for in Council’s Long Term Plan since 2012 and the project was consulted on with the community through the Council’s 2015 LTP, and Annual Plan processes.

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To allow for planned construction Baycourt Community and Arts Centre’s foyer will be closed to the public until February 8.

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Construction is taking place at Baycourt Community and Arts Centre during this summer to help increase the accessibility and versatility of Tauranga’s premier performance venue.

To allow for the work to be carried out safely, Baycourt’s foyer was closed to the public from midday on December 22 and will reopen at 9am on Thursday, February 8.

Baycourt manager Megan Peacock Coyle says the focus of the work is to soundproof the X Space in order to reduce

noise transference between the performance space and the foyer. oundproofing the pace will enable Baycourt to hold two events at the same time without as much noise interference from the foyer, which will help increase the versatility of the centre and our capability when delivering shows.

As a result of this soundproofing the foyer area will be expanded which will maximise the use of the space and create more room for patrons.

“We are also taking this opportunity to update and enhance the 1980s architecture of the building.”

While the foyer is closed Baycourt s ticketing office has

relocated to the Terrace Rooms, directly behind the Tauranga Library.

This area will be accessible from Durham, Hamilton and Wharf streets, from Monday, January 15.

During this time the main stairs outside the Baycourt foyer on Durham St, leading down to the back of the library, may be closed to ensure public safety. However, adjacent to the Citizens Advice Bureau on Hamilton St are stairs which can be accessed from the Baycourt lawn.

“We hope the foyer closure does not cause any inconvenience for the public, and the Baycourt team looks forward to welcoming you all back for a jam-packed year.”

Broadband costs under the microscope With some unlimited data broadband plans available for under $60 a month there are some big savings to be made on switching broadband provider or plan, says New Zealand broadband comparison website Broadband Compare.

The website celebrated its first birthday recently and since launching has made more than 300,000 broadband comparisons. The site now features and compares 116 broadband providers which offer internet services in the New Zealand market.

Founder and CEO Gavin Male says with the rollout of the fibre broadband network and the increase in

competition amongst internet providers, bill payers are now looking more closely at what they are paying for their broadband plan as well.

“New Zealanders are very adept at getting more bang for their buck and over the last few years we have seen a steady growth in the number of households changing power provider to ensure that they are getting best value. With some of the newer entrants in the market offering very competitive pricing, we are regularly seeing Broadband Compare users save more than $300 a year versus their current broadband plan.”

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EV owners keep close watch on electricity prices New Zealand’s electric vehicle owners are hunting for the best electricity deal and are quite prepared to switch suppliers to match their car’s and household’s demand, according to Flip the Fleet.

renewable energy specialist Morgan Knoesen says about one-quarter of the 282 EV owners that responded to a recent survey already enjoy a cheaper night-time electricity price that has been discounted to minimise their costs and

Flip the Fleet is a citizen science coalition of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle owners that upload data from their vehicles to a communal database each month.

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“Almost half of the remainder would also be interested in switching to night-time rate contracts if their suppliers provided the option in a way that optimises their overall household energy bill.”

Morgan says New Zealand’s renewable energy resource makes it an ideal place to own electric vehicles.

“The rapidly increasing number of EV owners are set to take up a large slice of our domestic electricity market. We hope that electricity suppliers get all the more creative in their pricing plans to help owners get the best out of their EVs and for our environment.”

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South Pacific Super Saloon action at Baypark The outh acific uper aloon Championship at Baypark Family Speedway this weekend will be the perfect warm-up for the New Zealand Super Saloon Championship on January 13.

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Drought, farmers and putting the boot in Honours ‘anachronistic’

I debated long and hard about the use of commenting on either K Hearle ‘Warmer is better’ or D Hardie ‘Drought is a fact of life’ (The Weekend Sun, December 15).What tipped the balance was the fact that New Zealand has already been through a period when a group of people became less well-off; New Zealand did not cover itself with glory.

I was unemployed during the 90s in Christchurch,

looking for work but unable to find any. Opinion eds

by Bob Jones and Alan Duff and co, preaching that if you weren’t employed it was because you chose not to be, didn’t exactly help. I fumed reading employers’ newspaper complaints about kids being uninterested in working for them – hire the parents, then the kids’ll know about working. Team players, huh? More like professional whingers.

Now we’ll have the NZ cow-cocky plunged from having regular rain to more-or-less regular drought.

Emergency measures won’t be emergency measures the fifth straight year. wish could be gullible enough to believe the NZ public won’t put the boot in. I’ve survived the NZ public putting the boot in, and it ain’t pretty.

W Parish, Bellevue.

With the silly season ‘gongs’ dished out yet again, it’s pertinent to reflect on something the last Labour Government got pretty right, namely the abolition of knighthoods and damehoods doled out to the rich and famous then inexplicably reinstated

by Key’s National government in 2009.

Those honoured this New Year include the obligatory Maori services group, fashion designer, expoliticians (three), ex-rugby player, children’s storyteller and yet another lawyer, topping the list. Everything usually awarded for services to XYZ (i.e. self-interests).

New Zealand’s honours system should not embrace this anachronistic medieval British royal honours system to decorate those

Cliff Rd option: ‘totally wrong’ Recently I drove a neighbour of mine to Park St Eye Hospital for a procedure, but rather than spend an hour in the waiting room drove on to the Rose Garden and Begonia House at Cliff Rd. Unfortunately the area was inundated with parked cars. No way did find a park in the half -hour I cruised around.

Council’s recent decision to adopt Cliff Rd as the preferred site for the museum in my opinion seems totally wrong as I am sure it does to the resident ratepayers adjacent to Cliff Rd. On the way home I visited 17th Ave and the Historic Village, to my mind the only suitable spot for the museum. The St John HQ is being rebuilt but I am sure their staff will have off-street parking and there seems to be heaps of parking beyond the new building and no residential properties? I rest my case.

I wonder if the councillors have visited Cliff Rd mid-morning on a work day?

P Turmer, Pyes Pa.

Forget those who do the work Annette King and Peter Dunn were in Parliament for over 30 years picking up huge sums of money to look after No 1. No MP should do more than four terms in the house – it’s being used as a retirement home; better than super for the public.

Now take Jack Chivers who had 70 years as a volunteer and gave $200,000 from his super to help buy equipment for St John and a van for a service club.

Not a rich man by any means, but no knighthood for him. Annette King, when approached over the years, was unsympathetic when asked to help St John.

So Labour agrees with National: forget those who really do the work, just make sure that we look after the old boys’ network and hand them out positions to get more money in the coming years. We can always rely on 80 per cent volunteers in the Fire Brigade and St John Ambulance.

The honours system is not for people who have done nothing to help their fellow man, like Kristen Bartlett in her struggle. Labour has missed this boat.

R Chamberlain, Otumoetai (Abridged).

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Transporters in bus lanes It seems odd that the Tauranga City Council geniuses can’t lease a rock crusher somewhere (using it at night perhaps) to simply crush rubbish glass (which Waste Management won’t collect after April 1, 2018) rendering the waste to silica sand.

Even as just sand it would sell for all sorts of purposes so that TCC/ ratepayers could recover all the costs.

Readers would have to smile at the full page Bayhopper ads lauding the ‘bus free run’ in Hewletts Rd as an incentive to ‘take the bus’ to work when so many times in the rush hour car transporters take half an hour to an hour to unload/load vehicles parked in said bus lanes. Does TCC send them the mandated 1 0 fine suspect not.

A Baker, Morrinsville.

2018 resolution for TCC How about a 2018 resolution that has direct democracy as its aim?

I raise this because our media is telling us the wishes of local politicians and ignoring the 100,000 people of Tauranga City who have no say, but have to pay.

For example: a new $5m visitor centre, $50m museum, $40m library, $80m admin block, $30m carpark, 15th Ave upgrade, water system, $2m per annum staff rent and more.

Free: chronic water shortage, traffic gridlock, impossible parking and more.

Democracy means rule by the people.

It does not mean electing average people who become dictators.To Tauranga City Council a new 2018 resolution: to install an electronic voting system which will enable all 100,000 Tauranga voters to express their binding votes on all major issues.

K Evans, Tauranga City.

Medicine buyers beware Recently I purchased a New Zealand Health Authorityrecommended elemental dietary supplement which is available without a prescription. The product is usually kept in the dispensary, not in the self-service area. In the NZ Pharmaceutical Schedule the product is fully-funded on prescription. The cost reimbursement to the pharmacy when on prescription is $3.65 for a 90-tablet pack, and wholesale mark-up for items less than $5 is approximately 10 per cent; above that up to five per cent.

Expecting to save on not having to go to the doctor for a prescription, I bought a pack from a pharmacy for $20. Silly me; a

miscommunication had occurred as my wife came home later having bought the same pack for $7.90, which is why I am writing this letter. Understandably, because of the nature of the product, medicine returns weren’t allowed.

The lesson learned is to phone around first and foremost before purchasing anything from a pharmacy as they’re playing on different fields. The 20 purchase came with no offer of verbal advice from the pharmacist, contrary to the $7.90 purchase. Who was the better professional? So buyers beware, phone around beforehand otherwise the ball will be in the supplier’s court.

D Wilson, Mount Maunganui.

Hot pools disappointment My wife and I had family visiting from the United States during Christmas and New Year. One of their priorities was to visit and relax in the Mount Hot Pools. We decided to do so early on Thursday, December 28, arriving at about 7am.

To our surprise we, and others, found the entry doors locked. On the door it said Mondays to Fridays the facility was open from 6am. No other overriding notice.

It took some time to attract the attention of a staff member who told us all that as the day was a ‘public holiday’, the pools would not be open until 8am.

In spite of pointing out his statement was incorrect, he did not reconsider.

He also had to be strongly persuaded to unlock the carpark exit boom so we could leave. He said we should not have driven in to the carpark even though the entry boom allowed us to do so.

Whoever within the Bay Venues management team decided that the Christmas/Boxing Day ‘public holidays’ break was extended beyond the official period at the hot pools needs to get their thinking sorted out.

So much for ‘Welcome to the Mount Hot Pools’ in this instance. Our overseas family were very disappointed as they returned home to the wintry US. G Bradbourne, Tauranga (Abridged).

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Growing up in America, the threat of communism, nuclear war and other threats to the planet, plus the inclusion of church teaching that emphasised that Jesus was coming back at any moment, added up to a lack of personal vision, planning for the future, and certain decisions.

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make some decisions differently.

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I think 2018 can be a year of great sowing, where in time – God’s time – we will reap if we don’t give up! Let’s learn and appreciate the “unforced rhythm’s of Grace” that leave everything in God’s hands, and yet we prepare, work, sow, and wait patiently for the coming of the Lord to His planet.

Pastor David Dishroon Changepoint Church

Winding back the clock to eternity The layers of jobs and frenetic occupation relax, to Many of us at this time are on holiday, allow a greater appreciation for our most relaxing and unwinding from another busy basic occupation as human beings; not, instead, year. For just a few days or weeks, the pressures as human doings. t s a good opportunity to reflect, and to think of of our working week rhythms ease off. a time before, when there was no pressure to work, no house prices or bills – when even the view from where you’re currently reading did not exist.

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‘In the beginning,’ as John puts it in the opening words of his Gospel (in the Bible): “In the beginning was the Word”. Fascinatingly, where in other books we encounter a baby, a stable, a manger, shepherds; in the beginning, according to John, Jesus is presented as the one who walked the ancient pathways before time – before all of our busyness and concerns.

Yet, for those who consider it, it should be an incredible encouragement that in Jesus, the God who made everything and who existed before, has entered the world of humanity as a sign of his deep love and commitment to all of us.

Moreover, that such a timeless personality should enter our time, and our place, is an incredible sign that amid all of our busyness and concerns is a God who is graciously calling and enabling us to be joined into the fulfilment of His creation in eternity.

Pastor Andrew Maude – The Upper Room at Tauranga Central Baptist Church

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Living in films of futures’ past Welcome to 2018! Hope y’all made it through the celebrations in one piece. And, I guess I should say: “Welcome to the future, sorry it’s not a bit more futuristic”.

future, then they could come back and show us all how to do it...

Perhaps most disappointing of all, we still can’t go on holidays to totally enclosed worlds populated by robotic western gunslingers.

And it’s been a long time coming.

The original film foretold this as happening back in 1983.

I’ve studied history books extensively but there appears to

have been no massacre of tourists at an adult role-playing holiday park in the early eighties.

Perhaps that’s why they needed a television reboot.

But maybe I was ruined for such things at an early age: an irresponsible older cousin took me to the Civic in Auckland sometime in the early-1970s when I was just a very wee Watusi.

We went to see ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’. My tiny mind was duly blown. 2001 was so far in the future and sounded so...well, futuristic. How could we possibly still be living on earth, paying bills and worrying about the rent by then?

Oh well, it could be worse.

‘Soylent Green’ could be people (2022).

KATIKATI Twilight Concerts 2018 This comes up every so often at the Watusi Country Club around this time of year – the impression that we’re now living in years with dates that seem to have come from science fiction movies.

And I assume it’s a by-product of reaching an age that once used to be described as “advanced”.

Of course these days it’s not advanced any more. Your “senior” years have been re-branded as your “middle” years and those middle years seem to last from the end of puberty through till the time you hit the isolation ward of your retirement village. It’s confusing.

And those dates just keep rushing by.

Not long ago we passed the ‘future’ they went back to in ‘Back To The Future 2’.

“Where’s my hover-board?” a million baby boomers cried.

Last year, the largely unlamented 2017, was when ‘Cherry 2000’ was set.

I want my Cherry 2000. Not really, as I think my Special Lady Friend might have issues. Fair enough.

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But 2017 did bring us a ‘Blade Runner’ sequel which was set in 2049, a date that seems so unfeasibly far in the future that the world could well look like the grim dystopia the film portrays.

But when first saw the original Blade Runner’ in a cinema it also seemed perfectly reasonable: an extrapolation of current events into a collapsing future, with people leaving earth to live on offworld colonies and advanced robots that look like Rutger Hauer. That one was set in 2019. It now seems unlikely that

even the orange-haired idiot currently installed in the White House can bugger up the planet that badly in a year. Or perhaps I’m being optimistic.

And there’s an alternative vision courtesy of Aussie vampire flick ‘Daybreakers’, also set in 2019. So perhaps the vampires will take over instead of us flying sky cars around a run-down futuristic Tokyo.

If not that, then 2020 offers the earth on the brink of capitulation to an invading army of future-predicting aliens. Let’s hope that Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt can team up as they did in ‘Edge Of Tomorrow’ to see off the threat.

Luckily, much like those of the many enthusiastic psychics who queue up to give us their insights into the upcoming year, often movie predictions are a little off-base.

New York was meant to become an isolated prison city way back in 1997, if ‘Escape From New York’ was to be believed. I know it’s bad, but that seems a little extreme. Kurt Russell then escaped from L.A. But that was four years ago, in 2013.

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Likewise Jean-Claude Van Damme hasn’t been chasing crooks through time as he was predicted to do (2004 in ‘Time Cop’). That whole time travel thing has actually been a bit slow off the mark.

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potlight on Chris Barclay Born in nvercargill and now Aucklandbased, singer-songwriter Chris Barclay loves to shred on his guitar and put on a show for the audience.

Chris started off his musical journey as a drummer, but wanted to e press himself more musically, so started to play guitar at the age of 16. Attending the niversity of Auckland to study usic ducation, he was basically self-taught by using books and the internet, and had some help regarding musical theory from a fellow student.

Chris has done session work with other artists and played covers in bar bands ltrasound and Nstinct.

He has performed at concerts, music festivals, charity events, and also performs in an acoustic duo with LA

SPOTLIGHT ON… With Janne GuitarGirl

Thompson as ynamic uo. nfluenced by many guitarists, like almsteen, atriani, and many others, he has a special regard for teve ai. And he feels privileged to have had the opportunity to meet teve in person on three separate occasions, discovering they share many similarities in their views on life.

Chris records his own songs at home in his studio, and he likes to have his recordings sound as live as possible. nfluenced by his own personal e periences of loss, love, lust, ambition, triumph and death are songs Won t ade , o Let t Out and The reedom Of Love And ire n America .

Chris plays many styles of music but mostly prefers to play metal, rock, alternative, pop and country rock. He ll be performing with The L Club at Croucher Base Camp on unday, January 14, from 2pm- pm.

d heeran topping the NZ charts for 2017 Ed Sheeran loomed large on the official New Zealand music charts last year, taking out the 2017 double with hape Of ou topping the singles chart and ivide topping the albums chart. treamed more than 16 million times and going five times platinum, hape Of ou debuted at 1 in the second week of January and remained there for 13 weeks. n fact, it didn t leave the Top 40 at all and notched up 28 weeks

straight in the Top 10.

The song was just one of three heeran tunes in the Top 10 in 2017 with Castle On The Hill at 4 and alway irl at .

Lorde s much-anticipated second album, elodrama, was the biggest local album of the year, opening at 1 in June and spending three weeks at the top of the chart. i tracks off the record entered the Top 40, including the awardwinning 1 hit reen Light, which

spent 17 weeks in the Top 40 and achieved platinum status. n the streaming era it is incredibly difficult to conjure up the kind of mass popularity re uired to top the charts and stay there, says chart compiler aul ennedy. o it is even more impressive that we still have a home-grown star like Lorde able to top the singles chart, as she did around the world.

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Last call for photo competition entries t s the last chance to enter the second year of the Trustpower hotographic with $10,000 up for grabs for the winning shot.

Last year’s second place ‘Our Heritage’ winner Bob Tulloch with his photograph Kohanga Reo Teacher.

hibition

This year, as well as being displayed on The Strand in the Bay’s largest outdoor photographic exhibition, some of the winning entries will also be displayed in the first Bay of lenty hotographic hibition in Hitachi in Japan.

“It’s a lovely add-on and means the winners will be in an international exhibition as well, so that’s quite something,” says project lead Sally Cooke. ri es will be awarded for first and second in the four categories, plus judges will award pri es for a oung hotographers section (18 and under). Once the exhibition opens, there will also be a eople s Choice section where the public will be asked to vote for their favourite photo.

New ear, new line up of Operatunity concerts This year’s upcoming Operatunity concerts will be packed with exceptional music from a range of different genres each month.

Bonaventure’s Allan-Moetaua and Karl Perigo.

The Weekend Sun has two double passes to the riday, ebruary 2 Luck of the rish concert for two lucky readers who can tell us the name of the violinist. nter online at www.sunlive.co.n under the competition section. ntries must be received by Tuesday, January 16.

The first concert of the year on ebruary 2, Luck of the Irish’ starring singer Bryony Williams and violinist Jess Hindin, is an rish pot of musical gold with great singing, virtuoso fiddling and the odd rish joke.

On arch one of the more popular shows Rat ack Returns will also be back, with Bonaventure Allan- oetaua, Rutene pooner and Tainui uru bringing along a band and a new whole show of tribute songs, such as those from rank inatra, ean artin and ammy avis Junior.

All concerts are at Holy Trinity Church, 21 evonport Rd and include lunch with the artists following the show.

The Operatunity office will be closed until January 8. However, you can book tickets through the Operatunity website: www.daytimeconcerts.co.n or leave a message on: 0 08 266 237.

ntries to the Trustpower hotographic hibition are open until midnight on January and the 20 winners will have their work

displayed on The Strand for eight weeks from January 26. or more details and to enter go to: www.downtowntauranga.co.n

Famous ballads, limericks, virtuoso fiddling and the odd Irish joke are put into an Irish pot of musical gold!

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open 12-3pm. 360 Athenree Road, Athenree. ore info on website www.athenreehomestead.org.n

Bay Networking Singles Club

Social activities 55+. Dining, BBQs, outings.

Facebook on Bay networking Singles Social Group or Ph Mary-Anne 027 207 1690 or Jonathan 07 572 2091

Baypark Family Speedway

outh acific uper aloon Champs. Tickets from ASB Baypark, at the gate or online www. bayparkspeedway.co.nz

Beth El Messianic Family

Come celebrate family life with Jews & entiles who meet & worship as eshua Jesus & all the early believers did. 10am Otumoetai rimary.

BethEl.org.nz

Dragon Boating - Womens

Give it a Go Paddling Sessions held weekly Mon/ Thurs :30pm & at 7:30am, ulphur oint. R

by T t Brooke 022 078 2308 for info pack.

Gate Pa Junior Tennis

aturdays: am -8 years, 10am -11 years.

Thursdays: 4:30pm ntermediate & College ages.

Coaching included. n uiries raeme 0274 20 600 or web facebook.

Katikati Bowling Club

8 ark Road. 12:4 -3pm. h hil reen 4

344

Kevin Bloody Wilson Show

Almost Awesome Tour R18 comedy show. at 24 eb at 8pm. Addison Theatre, Baycourt. ore info at www.baycourt.co.nz

Otumoetai Tennis Club

Adult Tennis on aturdays at Bellevue ark, 7 Windsor Road, Bellevue. tart time 1:30pm. n uiries red 44 088

Petanque Tga/BOP Club

Club t aunganui. Tuesdays & aturdays 1pm start. All welcome. Try a new sport uipment available, all coaching given. h Jo Ann 78 3606

Qigong With Michael

Classes: on 1-2pm weekly Whisp Alternative Health Club hop 24 iccadilly Arcade, 43 evonport Rd at: :30am-10:30am weekly Health Quarters 67 Willow t. Bookings 021 73 7 8 www.michaelgoodhue.com

Tauranga Friendship Social Club

Walks, dinners & outings for the over 0s. Couples & singles all welcome. Barbara 44 7461

Tauranga Rotary Easter Booksale

lease donate books, records, Cds, vds, Jigsaws & heet music for ne t Rotary Charity Book sale. h Anne 43 3 0 or Ross 44 0817

The Sociables

30s 40s 0s age group of males & females that meet once a week to dine out or participate in activities & events. h 022 012 0376

Village Radio Museum

Community Radio broadcasting nostalgic music & Community Notices seven days on 1368 H A Band. Radio useum open from 10am. Re uest line 71 3710

WANTED Books/CDs/DVDs/Puzzles

or ount Lions & Lioness Clubs Book air. rop-off points or collection ph ip 43 217 or tella 7 068 or te t details to 021 033 07

Sunday 7 January

Beautiful, Historic Athenree Homestead

& Refreshment Rooms in the old Athenree tation

Computer Help for Individuals

Need help to use your computer, i ad, tablet, eReader, phone or other device. Contact the Library to book a lesson with one of our tutors. very unday, onday, Wednesday & riday. h 77 7177

Croquet

At Tauranga omain, Cameron Rd, un, Tues, ri, 12:4 pm. Beginners welcome. eter 71 0633

Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet

Held every unday -1pm rain or shine Right in the middle of ount ainstreet at hoeni Car ark, aunganui Rd. www.mountmainstreet.n

Let’s Learn

Wanting to learn something new Check out the wide variety of classes, workshops & activities listed on www.letslearn.co.n or h 44 7. Become a lifelong learner today

Meditation for Introspection

on 6-7pm weekly Whisp Alternative Health Club hop 24 iccadilly Arcade, 43 evonport Rd. Bookings 0204 4 4 477 or whispshop gmail.com

Piloga Classes

A fusion of ilates & oga movements. ondays & ridays 10:0 -11:20 at Arataki Community Centre.

1 per class. hone el 022 187 12 or Claudia 021 192 7706

Historic Village Market

Plunket Car Seat Clinic

Maketu Market

Silver Singers Choir

NZDA BOP Range Day

Tauranga Bird Club

Papamoa Outdoor Bowls

Tauranga Civic Choir

very 1st & 3rd unday monthly 8-12noon. Wet or fine. n uiries: hvm lionsclubs.org.n A Bethlehem Te una Lions Club roject. very 3rd & th undays at aketu illage reen. n uiries to at 07 33 2687 or ennis 0274 282 862 NZ A BO branch run public open days last unday each month at their 300m range in T CT All Terrain ark. am-3pm 20 bring firearms licence All welcome to our Roll p s. un & Wed. Register at 12:30, commences 1pm. Come & e perience O T OOR BOWL eoge pratt Reserve. h 74 0177 anytime.

Quakers in Tauranga

n hall behind Brain Watkins House, cnr li abeth Cameron Rd 10am for an hour of mainly silent worship followed by tea coffee & talk 44 0448 www. uaker.org.n

Radio Controlled Model Yachts

undays 1:30pm & Thursdays :30pm, in pond behind 24 ontego rive apamoa, sailing lectron achts for fun. Adult beginners welcome. raham 72 41

Monday 8 January Active Adults Fun Fitness

Cardio trength tretching Aerobic activity for heart, Weights for strength, oga for balance & fle ibility. All fitness levels. -10am 7 Arataki Community Centre. Lynda 02 230 0162

s your baby s car seat safely installed 471 evonport Road, Tauranga. onday & Thursday 10am-2pm. h 78 7813 no appointment necessary.

Re uire bass voices for their choir. ractices are every onday at t tephens Chapel Brookfield Tce. at 7 1036 atua Hall, Levers Road. 7:30pm. een to learn about breeding & e hibiting birds heryl 027 216 3 68 ractice onday, 7:30pm, Wesley Church, 13th Ave, Tauranga. or more information please visit our website. www.taurangacivicchoir.org.n n uiries welcome. Heather 7 0 2

Tauranga Creative Fibre

rom :30am 177 li abeth t. Learn & share spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet, felting. argaret 71 3483

Womens’ Art Group

We meet every onday am-12pm at 68 1st Avenue. New members very welcome. h Annie 43 2108

YOGA With Nic -Bethlehem

Classes are: on & Thurs nights 7-8:10pm Wed & ri mornings :1 am-10:2 am Tues afternoons 1:1 pm-2:2 pm. tretch, lengthen, strengthen, reset.

Contact Nic: 021 124 2 8 www.sweetyoga.co.n

Zonta Tauranga

Greerton Lions Club

eet 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month at 6pm at airway Lounge, Tauranga Racecourse. h Bill 43 4424 or Alison 43 4 28

Heath Franklin’s Chopper

Bogan Jesus comedy show. R1 . Tues 1 ay at 7:30pm.Addison Theatre, Baycourt. ore info at www.baycourt.co.nz

Housie Te Puke

Housie is held at Te uke Bowling Club every 2nd Tues 6:30pm sharp. ull details h Te uke Club 73 70

Junction Coffee & Chat

Junction Coffee & Chat 10am-12pm t James Church, reerton, Tauranga.

Come & meet others for support & friendship. or details call Junction 43 3010

Michael Jackson History Show

usic tribute show. Tues 13th eb at 8pm.

Addison Theatre at Baycourt. or more info go to www.baycourt.co.nz

Ocean Running Mount Maunganui

k run & walk around auao base track. 6 entry ount Ocean ports Club from :1 pm. ull details on acebook or hil 021 383 3 4. All welcome.

Otumoetai Tennis Club

Adult idweek Tennis Tuesdays & Thursdays at Bellevue ark, 7 Windsor Road, Bellevue. tart time am. n uiries am 70 0302

Otumoetai Walking Group

eet at am at ulim ark. h Jim 76 733

Overeaters Anonymous

o you or family members friends have a problem with over or under eating eet Tue & ri h 44 1213 or 022 064 2186

Petanque Tga/BOP Club

Club t aunganui. Tuesdays & aturdays 1pm start. All welcome. Try a new sport uipment available, all coaching given. h Jo Ann 78 3606

Pilates Classes

11:1 -12:1 at Arataki Community Centre. 12 per class. Claudia 021 1 2 7706

Plunket Car Seat Clinic

s your baby s car seat safely installed 13 Queen treet, Te uke. 3rd Tuesday each month 10am-2pm.

No appointment necessary.

Championing Women s Causes welcomes you to meet others likeminded. reat speakers, a fabulous meal & fun at Tauranga Club. very 2nd onday .30pm. Call u y 021 266 044

Scrabble

Open meeting, 10am, Tauranga Central Baptist Church, corner 13th Ave & Cameron Rd. All welcome. h 0800 22 67 7

Tuesday 9 January

Tai Chi

Argentine Tango

Open meeting, t eters Anglican church, 11 ictoria Rd t aunganui 7:30-8:30pm. All Welcome. h 0800 22 67 7

Alcoholics Anonymous

The dance that makes you feel R ntro classes. No partner re uired... need more guys . Come challenge your senses.

B Tango in Tauranga . enise 0204 006 1340

Body+Soul Fun Fitness

For over 50s, occasional speakers, social events.

Monday to Friday various venues. All classes :1 am-10:1 am Qualified nstructor. ianne 027 431 4326 or 76 031.

Breakfast Challenge

ay Healthy Breakfast Challenge. We ll help you get healthy summer. T T vetlana 027 616 2124

Katikati Bowling Club

Welcomes New embers. Come along & learn how to play lawn bowls Coaching available. i ed Roll-ups :1 -midday. hil 4 344

Tauranga crabble Club 8: 0am 3 games 3 Tauranga Bridge Club Ngatai Rd. New players very welcome h 44 8372

Alcoholics Anonymous

Otumoetai ports Club ergusson ark 1:30-2:30 8 uitable for beginners to advanced. Beautiful surroundings, friendly group, all welcome.

Beginner Social Dance Class

Taoist Tai Chi

Tuesday, 27 ebruary, 8pm, Tauranga rimary chool Hall, th Ave or Thursday, 1 arch, 7pm, reerton Hall, 1247 Cameron Rd. h 442337 or 027 322 1786

BOP Linux Users

hare and learn about the Linu computer operating system 1st Tuesday 7- pm L J Hooker, Cnr Cameron Rd, 8th Ave. perts and beginners welcome. 2

Cards 500

ount enior Citi en, 34 aunganui Rd, Tuesdays, Thursdays 12:4 pm. urther info arry 76 3033

Tai Chi Classes Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 1-2:30pm. Come along to 1 oromiko treet, Tauranga. ay 021 668 468

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

reerton R A 7pm. riendly get-together, all instruments, all levels of ability. Come in & enjoy some live music. rant 78 6448

Tauranga Patchwork & Quilters

very 1st & 3rd Tuesday at 7pm & 2nd & 4th riday at 10am. At Tauranga Art & Craft Centre, 177 li abeth treet. h Helen 0274 177 81

Welcome Bay Lions

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Tuesday of the month at Greenwood Park. All welcome.

Please Ph 544 8625

Yoga for Introspection

Improve your emotional, mental & physical wellbeing.

Tuesdays, 11-12noon at Omanawa Hall. Contact Chatelle on 021 647 205 or chatelle.jeram@gmail.com

Wednesday 10 January Bolivia Card Game

Every Wednesday 1-4pm Lyceum Club, 8 Palmer Court Te Puke. Entry $3 includes refreshments. Beginners welcome. Marie 573 9219

Bowls Indoor

Mount Senior Citizens, 345 Maunganui Rd, Wednesdays & Fridays 12:45pm. For info Ph Ernie & Nancy 575 4650

Easy Dance Tuition

Basic Ballroom, Waltz, Quickstep, Foxtrot. Modern Sequence. Beginners welcome. $5 St Johns Hall, Bureta Rd. 7pm. Ph 576 2403

Fernland Spa Water Exercise

10:45-11:45am. Held rain or shine, not during school holidays. Qualified instructor & lifeguard. New participants Ph Jennifer 571 1411

Heart Foundation Walking Group

Join us for a walk on the first Wednesday of each month @ 10:15am followed by morning tea at the Heart Foundation RSVP Ph 575 4787

Katikati Bowling Club

8 Park Road. Mixed Roll-ups 12:45-3pm. Ph Phil Green 549 5344

Moscow Ballet ‘La Classique’

The Nutcracker ballet. Wed 2 May at 7:30pm. Addison Theatre, Baycourt. More info at www.baycourt.co.nz

Mount Maunganui Lioness Club

Meetings 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month. New members welcome. Meet new friends & enjoy community services & social activities Ph Christine 575 2144

Mt. Maunganui Menz Shed

Wednesdays & Thursdays 9am at 6/45 Aviation Ave. New members welcome. See www.menzshed. org.nz or Ph Keith Dickson 021 0259 6454

Otumoetai Tennis Club

Adult Twilight Tennis on Wednesdays at Bellevue Park, 75 Windsor Road, Bellevue 6:30-8pm. Visitors welcome $5. Ph Pam 570 0302

Papamoa Outdoor Bowls

All welcome to our Roll Up’s. Sun & Wed. Register at 12:30, commences 1pm. Come & experience OUTDOOR BOWLS Geoge Spratt Reserve. Ph 574 0177 anytime.

Singles Social Coffee Club

60+ Looking for something new to do or make new friends, this could be it. Gayle 027 439 3267 or 578 1878 E: mixandmingle@xtra.co.nz

Steady As You Go

Exercises at St Johns Church Hall Bureta, Weds 2-3pm EXCEPT 1st Weds each month. Improve balance and overall wellbeing. Contact Alison 576 4536

Table Tennis Tauranga

Memorial Hall 12:45-3pm mixed doubles social grade 7:30-9:30 club night all grades. Friday 1-3pm social grades 3:30-7 Junior club 7-9 club night.

Tai Chi

Tai Chi Community class Wed during school terms.

Bethlehem Hall 1-2pm Qualified Tutor Trish 021482842 communitytaichinz@gmail.com

Drop-in Meditation Classes

Beginners welcome. Classes are self-contained so you can start on any date. Cost: $15/ class. At Greerton Library, 139 Greerton Rd. 7pm-8:30pm www.meditateintauranga.org

French Connection

For lovers of all things French. Every second Thursday, La Mexica 4:30-6:30. Contact agohns@yahoo.co.nz for info

Junction Coffee Group

Join us for friendship & support at Junction Mt/ Papamoa Coffee & chat every Thursday 1-2pm.

Ph 543 3010 for details.

Katikati Bowling Club

8 Park Rd Rummikab 1-4pm, $3 entry. Phone Phil Green 549 5344

Mainly Music-Holy Trinity

9:30-10. Corner Devonport Rd, 3rd Avenue. Music & dance for preschoolers & mums, Nans, Carers. $3 per family.

Morning tea incl.

Meet the Missioner

Discuss any topic that is important to you. First 4 receive a FREE coffee 11-12pm at Gana Cafe Papamoa Julie 0274 205 375 http://www.communityofstaidan.com/

Mount Papamoa Coffee Group

Junction Coffee & Chat 1-2pm Papamoa MacDonalds.

Come & meet others for support & friendship. For details call Junction 543 3010

Papamoa Coffee Chat

Mount/Papamoa Coffee & Chat 1-2pm. Ph 543 3010 at Junction Mental Health Peer Support & Advocacy for further information. Transport available if required.

Papamoa 500 Card Club

Every Thursday at 12:45pm. At Gordon Spratt Reserve.

Ph Dave 575 5887

Pilates Classes

Spiritual development, meditation psychic craft 7-9pm.

Open group. Tutor Kevin Reed 25years experience.

Ph 578 7205 email kevinreednz@gmail.com

Square Dancing Fun

Easy walking dance. Learners welcome. Club night 7:30pm. Frontiersmen’s Hall, Elizabeth St. Other sessions Ph 543 1063. Facebook Orange City Squares Rounds.

Tai Chi in the Park

Memorial Park next to Mini Golf on 11th Ave. No charge.

9:30am

Tauranga Creative Fibre

Every second and fourth Thursday of the month from 7pm.

Learn and share spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet, felting.

177 Elizabeth St, Margaret 571 3483

Tauranga Lyceum Club

Womens Friendship Club at 68 1st Ave. Numerous activities include painting, bridge, & catered dinners with interesting speakers. New members welcome.

Margaret 543 3244

Tauranga Model Railway Club

Meets at 7:30pm in club rooms, corner Cross Rd & Mirrielees Rd, Sulphur Point. Ed 543 1108

Womens’ Singing Group

Beginners very welcome. We meet every Thursday 11am at 68 1st Avenue. Ph Marie 576 1300

Friday 12 January

Toastmasters City Early Start

Baypark Family Speedway

Tutus On Tour

The Royal NZ Ballet. Wed 4 Apr at 6:30pm Addison Theatre, Baycourt. More info at www.baycourt.co.nz

Thursday 11 January A Place to Bee

Welcome Bay craft group meeting at Lighthouse Church 11-12:30pm. All Welcome! All crafts! Great company!

Ph Mel on 027 576 3105 for more info.

Bay City Rockers

Social RocknRoll Dancing, Neon Moon, Rnr Waltz 7-9:30pm at Senior Citizens Hall Norris St. Includes Supper. $3 entry. Gavin 027 643 6222 or Steve 027 277 9569

Baywide Housing Advocacy Services

Having hassles with housing, landlords, flatmates, NZ, Govt Departments? FREE drop in Clinic, Thursdays 5:307:30pm at Baywide Community Law Offices 63 Willow Street, Tauranga.

Craft Club

Ladies, all crafts are welcome. 9am-2.30pm. For a friendly social day at Arataki Community Centre Bayfair.

Ph Jan 021 062 3660

The Tauranga Moana artist, of Ngai Te Rangi and Ngati Ranginui descent, is currently collaborating with Out of the Wild pet food to create a freezer truck mural.

Mr G says his American Bulldog has been thriving on her new RAW diet and he wanted to portray the benefits of RAW by having Mr G with his American some fun with their truck.

Bulldog Hunygurl.

The Out of the Wild pet food event, if weather holds, will be held on January 9, at 25 Ongare Point Road, Katikati.

Enjoy a complimentary venison sausage in bread, while Mr G puts some wild action onto a freezer truck.

For more information go to: www.facebook.com/outofthewildpetfood/ or phone Suzy Armstrong 022 358 8655 for any updates.

Spiritual Development Psychic Craft

Acoholics Anonymous

Improve communication leadership teamwork skills. Join a motivated & enthusiastic group at Classic Flyers Avgas Cafe 6:50-8:15am email LaniDTM@gmail.com Text 021 044 5654 www.cityearlystart.co.nz

Bring a chair, a cold drink, your dog or cat and watch Mr G work his magic on his latest graffiti project.

11am-12pm at Omokoroa Settlers’ Hall. $12 per class.

Claudia 021 192 7706

Tauranga Embroiderers Guild

Meets EVERY Wednesday at the Tauranga Rowing Club, Devonport Road, Tauranga 10am-2:30pm 7:30pm-9:30pm.

Beginners very welcome. Ph Jenny Williams 07 219 7740

Mr G goes wild

Open meeting, 10am, Tauranga Central Baptist Church, corner 13th Ave & Cameron Rd. All welcome.

Ph 0800 229 6757 New Zealand Super Saloon Car Championships. Tickets from ASB Baypark, at the gate or online www.bayparkspeedway.co.nz

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Senior Citizens Te Puke every Friday 12:45-3pm. Lyceum Club, 8 Palmer Court Te Puke. New members welcome.

Brian 573 8465

Counselling

Need to talk? First Session free at Arataki Community Centre. Every Friday. To book your appointment, please Ph Karen 021 579 249

Embrace Dancing WCS

Learn West Coast Swing. A smooth, fun modern dance.

First Class is free. 169 Elizabeth St Community Centre from 6:45pm Vero 021 191 1601 embrace.dancing@gmail.com

Foster & Allen

7pm Fri 13th Apr & Sat 14th Apr music show in Addison Theatre, Baycourt. More info at www.baycourt.co.nz

Kelvin Cruickshank Medium

Fri 9 Mar at 7pm. R16. Addison Theatre, Baycourt.

More info at www.baycourt.co.nz

Singers Wanted

Ladies Singing Group. Meet at TePuke Lyceum Club. 10am. Ph Bev 573 4943

Te Puna Speed Shear

Te Puna Speed Shear 13th January 2018 from 5:30pm Top Shot Bar Te Puna Rd. Money raised on the night will go to Assistance Dog NZ

GIGGUIDE & ENTERTAINMENT MT RSA MOUNT SOCIAL CLUB Fri 5 th Che O rton – 7 pm – 10.3 0pm Fri 5 th E mma – A coustic J azz 6: 30pm – 9 :30pm Sat 6th B ack Porch – 7 pm – 10.3 0pm Sat 6th Camilla & S antiago – 6: 30pm – 9 :30pm Sat 6th A yesha – DJ from 9 :30pm – 12 :30pm THE BARREL ROOM Sun 7 th Live music from 2 pm Sat 6th Tak e Two – 5 pm Thur 11th J am N ight – F rom 9 :30pm

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gardening

ABLE GARDENER, experienced, efficient, knowledgeable, highly qualified.

Maintenance, pruning, hedges, shrubs, roses; disease/pest control, lifestyle blocks, garden renovations; design & plant.

Ph Tita 027 654 8781 or a/h 542 0120 HANDYMAN HOME AND GARDEN SERVICES Tree pruning, weeding, hedges, waterblasting, home maintenance, rubbish removal, affordable rates. Ph Philip 027 655 4265 or 544 5591 PALMS GARDEN CENTRE is in the beautiful rural setting of the lower Kaimai next to the lovely Kaimai Café. Great new giftware.

Local unique art and crafts.

OPEN Fri, Sat, Sun & Mon, 10am until 3:30. Ph 07 218 1616.

health & beauty

NATURAL NEW ZEALAND Health Products & Clinic.

Something for everyone.

NZ Registered Natural Therapies & Natural Medicine Practitioners. Opposite BP Te Puke. Ph 573 5533 www. naturaltherapiesnz.com and www. naturalpetremediesstore.com

livestock

AC PETFOODS collect injured & unwanted cows & horses. Ph 0800 369 6269

lost & found

FOUND KITTENS VARIOUS places various colours Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Nz White Female Rabbit, Katikati Area, Ref: 111565 Found Tan/White Female Rabbit, Rotorua Area, Ref: 111086 Found Young White Rabbit, Welcome Bay Area, Ref: 111808 Found Young White Rabbit, Welcome Bay Area, Ref: 111967

www.sunlive.co.nz/classifieds.html lost & found

Found Adult Silver Tabby Female Cat, Maungatapu, Ref: 110763 Found Adult Black Female Cat, Avenues Area, Ref: 111846 Found Adult Smokey Female Cat, Matua Area, Ref: 110952 Found Adult Tabby/Torti/White Female Cat, Welcome Bay area, Ref: 111844 Found Adult Tabby/White Female Cat, Papamoa Area, Ref: 111885 Found Adult Tabby/White Female Cat, Tauriko Area, Ref: 110607 Found Adult Grey/Tabby Female Cat, Tauriko Area, Ref: 110609 Found Adult Tabby/Torti/White Female Cat, Tauriko area, Ref: 110610 Found Adult Black Female Cat, Maungatapu Area, Ref: 110762 Found Adult Grey Tabby Male Cat, Tauriko Area, Ref: 110606 Found Adult Tabby/White Female Cat, Welcome Bay Area, Ref: 110455

mooring for rent

MOORING FOR RENT at Omokoroa. Rated for 15 metre vessels. $30 per week. Phone Tony 027 426 1408

trades & services

APPLIANCE REPAIRS For service of all Fisher & Paykel, Haier and Elba appliances, Ph 0800 372 273 for your local technician.

BOAT BUILDING repairs and maintenance. Timber & fibreglass trade qualified, boat builder. Ph Shaun 021 992 491 or 07 552 0277

ELECTRICIAN, 18+ years experience, NZ registered.

Residential & commercial, maintenance & service, new builds, renovations. Fast, friendly service. Ph Andrew 022 354 1960

The annual OneWave Fluro Santa surf on Tay Street saw people dressed in bright coloured and fluoro-coloured clothing for good chats, surf and coffee.

trades & services

HANDYMAN CAN-DU. Bathroom renovations, decks & stairs, pergolas, small plastering & painting jobs, waterblasting.

Free quotes. Ian The Fix it Man. 45 years tradesman. iansands2017@icloud.com 021 670 770 PAINTER/DECORATOR Interior and exterior. Quality workmanship, friendly service.

Over 25 years specialising in residential and more. Quality paint at trade prices. For your best advice in all areas.

Ph Shane Mount/Tauranga Decorators 07 544 6495 or 021 575 307 PAINTER/DECORATOR, Interior/Exterior,Waterblasting, 25 Years Experience,Guaranteed Workmanship. Ph Dave 5445578 or 027 204 1254 PLASTERER A1 TRADESMAN with 30 yrs experience. Quality finish with friendly, reliable service. I specialise in interior walls & ceilings with no job too small. Strip your own wallpaper and I will skim your walls ready for a modern paint finish.

Repair cracked walls & ceilings using proven carbon-fibre technology. Call Murray now for an obligation free quote 027-266 5657 ROOF REPAIRS Free quotes for all maintenance of leaking roofs, gutter cleaning & repairs.

Chimney maintenance & repairs. Registered roofer, 30yrs exp. Ph Peter 542 4291 or 027 436 7740 TREE, SHRUB and hedges trimming, topping, rubbish, palm pruning or removal, satisfaction guaranteed free quote. Ph Steve Hockly 571 5958 or 027 498 1857

travel & tours

“AAA” (Tour 1) DISCOVER THE CHATHAM ISLANDS (Tour 2) Hinterland South Island Tour + Main Highlights. (Tour 3) Mrs. Brown’s Boys Show LIVE (Tour 4) North Island Train Trip & Te Papa Museum (Tour 5) Old Motu Road (Tour 6) Lake Waikaremoana, Plus much more….. Door to Door service.

Phone HINTERLAND TOURS: 07 575 8118 NO 8 TOURS NEW ZEALAND’S SENIOR TRAVEL CLUB – Join our Club today for Free to receive all our VIP Members Benefits exclusive to No 8 Tours. (1) January 22nd 5 days; Summer Escape to Nelson, Spectacular French Pass & Abel Tasman Cruise (2) January 30th 4 days; Hauraki Gulfs Rangitoto & Kawau Islands. (3) February 22nd 6 days; Bay of Islands Summer Retreat at Paihia. (4) March 1st 4 days; Glorious Golden Bay & Farewell Spit, Free Door to Door service, Day Trips, Shows & Free beautiful colour catalogue: Ph. No 8 Tours team on 579 3981 or Email info@no8tours.co.nz

venues

FOR WEDDINGS, FUNCTIONS OR MEETINGS+ check out No.1 The Strand, a beautiful historic setting.

Email: bookings@ no1thestrand.co.nz or www. no1thestrand.co.nz WEDDINGS, PARTIES, MEETINGS etc - The perfect venue. With stunning Harbour views, fully licensed bar & kitchen onsite. Restaurant open every Friday from 5pm & Sunday from 4.30pm, kids under 12 years dine free with every paying adult. Tauranga Fish & Dive Club, 60 Cross Rd, Sulphur Point. Ph 571 8450

The Tauranga Miniature Railway in Memorial Park on Sunday afternoon.

NEED MORE

SPACE?

Grant Trebilco from OneWave.

Ideal as an extra bedroom or home office Three convenient sizes: standard 3.6m x 2.4m - $75pw large 4.2m x 2.4m - $90pw xtra-large 4.8m x 2.4m - $110pw Fully insulated with lockable ranchslider, large window, power, security lights, curtains, carpet, smoke alarm & even a small deck.

Minimum 6 month rental period.

Visit our display cabin at: 17 Plummers Point Road, WHAKAMARAMA or 159 Jellicoe Road, TE PUKE or call for a free brochure.

Kurt McCollum and Frida, 2, Sean Grace and Logan Gemming at the Fluro Santa.

Volunteers Bruce Harvey and Russell Prout at Tauranga Miniature Railway.

Train driver Brian Marriner with Grace Crook, 2, and Ava Crook, 4, who are on holiday with their parents from Australia.

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20%

OFF Artwood Outdoor Furniture

Detroit Dining Table 2000L x 900W NOW $1399 Great deals on consoles

$900 OFF

Entertain and relax with our high-quality, comfortable Artwood outdoor furniture

Tobias console $600 OFF

Trestle Dining Table 2400L x 900W was $2899, NOW $1999

SUMMER Side tables from $79

Lots of clocks in store

Sale Yukon Armchair NOW $1099

OFF 30+ NZ Made Lounge Suites Available custom made for your home in a large range of fabrics & leathers

Zany Armchair & Ottoman NOW $999 Fresh new accessories Select HALO

Industrial Wind Up Barstools NOW $299

Keri Armchair - Fabric NOW $699

% 20 OFF Harley NZ Made 3 Seater + 2 Seater Chaise NOW $800 OFF

$300 OFF

Also available in leather. Lots of colours to choose from in store now!