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I really need you to focus right now. Because a lot of important facts have been highlighted in the news, or popped into the addled Rabbit brain this week. They are conveniently arranged here into one document. Read carefully and memorise, because you will be tested on this. Except for the piece about the Procrastinators’ Club, which we will cover at a later date. The numbers on the toaster usually refer to minutes. I know, you thought it was some random toasting level. But apparently (you can try this at home), the numbers refer to the toasting minutes. Not all toasters have accurate timers, so don’t go planning any important tasks based on Toaster Time, such as celestial navigation or programming the atmosphere re-entry of a space shuttle. However, it may be close enough to get your hardboiled eggs just right. That shock of brief panic when introducing someone and their name momentarily escapes you…the Scots have a word for it. Tartle. Not to be confused with the dot on top of the lower case letters i and j, which is called a tittle. Not to be confused with a small turtle. Decisions on the fluoridation of our water supplies are likely to now be made by district health boards…you know, medical professionals. Instead of local councils, elected members generally bereft of meaningful experience or knowledge. This should not affect your toaster-timed, egg-water boiling project. ‘Last Month’s Newsletter’ is the name of the journal of the American Procrastinators’ Club. Nicknamed Shaggy from Scooby-Doo, the character has a real name. Norville Rogers. Way to go, cuzz! Dr Seuss was once challenged to write a book using no more than 50 words. Hence, ‘Green Eggs and Ham’. Most cars have a tiny triangle-shaped arrow on the fuel gauge, next to the icon of the petrol pump, advising which side of the car your filler cap is located.

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with chocolate during WWII in an effort to extend his chocolate ration. Thus inventing Nutella. Tug of War was an Olympic event from 1900 to 1920. Handy if you drive a few different cars and struggle to remember which is where. Never noticed it? We’ll wait here while you pop out to the car for a look. Green peppers are actually red peppers that haven’t yet turned red. Contrary to common belief amongst the Herbivorally Ignorant and supermarket signage, they are two separate varieties. Blue peppers haven’t been invented yet. That we know of. A teaspoon placed in the top of a carbonated drink bottle will not stop it going flat. However, it could be a handy place to store a teaspoon in the unlikely event that you needed to access one, by the spoon end, in a hurry. Not sure what sort emergency would require that. Probably the same incident that would demand all the drawers in the kitchen to be open at once, causing mayhem in the case of corner drawers, since it is apparently impossible to have two facing ones at 90 degrees open at the same time. You think you know the names of the Seven Dwarfs? Before settling on the current crew, Disney apparently also considered: Tubby, Burpy, Hickey, Wheezy, Chesty, Deafy and Awful.

Stairway to litigation

A court case is underway this week, thrashing out whether the intro of Led Zeppelin’s song ‘Stairway to Heaven’ was plagiarised from the band Spirit. The haunting guitar riff at the start of Led Zep’s hit from 1971 does seem uncannily similar to a song written by Spirit in 1968. The two bands had a strong connection in the early years, performing together on occasions. Sea otters hold hands when they sleep, so they don’t drift apart. Awww. Opium for babies was marketed in Britain in the 19th Century, under the name ‘Quietness’. An Italian pastry maker mixed hazelnuts

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The demo derby is on this Saturday night at Baypark, after being postponed due to poor weather last weekend. Demolition derbies were first held at various fairs, race tracks, and speedways by independent promoters in the 1950s, according to Wikipedia. There are unconfirmed reports of events occurring as far back as the 1930s utilising the abundant supply of worn-out Ford Model Ts. In 1896, two steam locomotives were collided before 40,000 spectators as a publicity stunt for the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, resulting in fatalities. The originator of the concept for auto demolition derbies is disputed. Some say the first was at Carrell Speedway in 1947.

Wrecks or racing?

Another source states a stock car racer created the concept for demolition derbies at New York State’s Islip Speedway in 1958 after realising many people favoured wrecks to racing. According to Auntie Wiki, the sport’s popularity grew throughout the 1960s, becoming a standard of county fairs in rural areas. In 1963 a reported crowd of 20,000 packed into the Rowley Park Speedway in Adelaide to see Australia’s first demolition derby. The Pringles can was invented by a Mr Fredric Baur. He died in 2008 and his ashes were buried in one. Hitler’s nephew wrote an article in 1939, ‘Why I hate my uncle’. He then went to the USA, served in the US Navy and settled on Long Island. QR codes are now being added to some cemeteries. Scanning the code on a gravestone links to online obituary and photographs of the deceased. “Perished in head-on locomotive crash” is a possibility. Or “succumbed eating blue pepper.” brian@thesun.co.nz Like on Facebook, ‘Rogers Rabbits’ blogger.

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One rule for all The squatter on Takitimu Drive.

For the last six weeks the park adjourning Takitimu Drive, below 9th Ave, has been the home of a squatter. This isn’t your usual homeless person, but this is an ‘occupation’ by one Mr Ranginui (that is the name he told me). Who already has a home, according to him, adjourning, or part of, the Judea Marae. He says that he has a dispute with the Marae, and that as a tribe member of Ngati Ranginui he owns the park, and Tauranga City Council and the Police can’t evict him. I asked councillor Bev Edlin for help, and both Tauranga City staff and the Police have visited Mr Ranginui.

He tells me he has told them to take him to court, and as a result there seems to be no further action, and he continues to squat there. I pointed out to the squatter that Ngati Ranginui has been part of the 2012 Treaty Settlement of $140 million, with $38 million going directly to Ngati Ranginui, and that is full and final settlement for all Tauranga confiscated land. He just doesn’t want to listen, and locals are getting annoyed that this gentleman can continue to squat, including defecating in the bushes, and force female walkers

and joggers to refrain from using this section of the track at and after dusk. I’ve been told he has been abusive to several female walkers, and my questioning him saw his aggression rise also. I know that if I tried to set up a tent there, the council would have me immediately evicted. Come on Tauranga City Council staff – show some backbone and get this squatter removed. We can’t have different rules for different ethnicities. If you have a view on these or any other local government issues, I invite you to email me at andrew@vond.co.nz or visit www. vond.co.nz Keep an eye on The Weekend Sun as we dig deeper into this story.

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QC appointment judge Tauranga Queen’s Counsel Paul Mabey has been appointed an Acting District Court Judge, with a jury warrant to be based initially in Tauranga then in Rotorua. Paul practised as a litigation solicitor for 18 years in Christchurch, Palmerston North and Tauranga before joining the independent bar conducting criminal and general litigation in 1994. In 2000 Paul was appointed Queen’s Counsel and has since specialised in criminal law. He’s handled a number of high profile local cases, representing the likes of Phil Rudd, Brendan Horan, and the Daina Shipping Company which owned the Rena cargo ship.

Man charged with arson Police have arrested a man in connection to a fire which burned a Rangiuru home to the ground on Monday. Te Puke Detective Sergeant Trevor Brown says the 41-year-old man has been charged with arson and will appear in the Tauranga District Court today. No one was home when the single-storey wooden building on McMeeking Rd caught fire. Fire crews managed to extinguish the fire, but the house burned to the ground. A car parked near the house was also destroyed.

De-sexing menacing breeds Tauranga dog catchers will recommend Tauranga City Council change its Dog Control Bylaw to be able to order de-sexing of dangerous dog breeds when the bylaw is reviewed later this year. TCC doesn’t have the power to ban a particular type or breed of dog, says TCC animal services team leader Brent Lincoln. Currently, only the Government can do that. But some dog breeds are more likely to attack people than most other breeds, says Brent. “We will be recommending in the Dog Control Bylaw review that dogs classified as menacing by breed must be de-sexed.”

Bridge decking next step Switching traffic onto the western bridge in June is expected to be the next major development in the Welcome Bay underpass project. The bridge beams went in a couple of weeks ago and contractors are now setting up to pour the deck, before it’s paved and barriers are added, says project manager John McCarthy. “That western bridge should be in place by the end of May and then the new pedestrian bridge across there, that joins the current underpass tunnels; that’s going in in June.” Traffic is expected to be switched to the western bridge about mid-June.

SunLive Comment of the Week Spencerb commented on the story ‘Unravelling election sign confusion’ saying it’s a waste of time and money. “Just ban the signs. I would doubt that many people let the signs influence their voting preferences. They certainly shouldn’t anyhow. Candidates need to sell themselves on what the can do for the city and what they personally stand for. The signs are also a distraction for passing traffic.”

She’s recently taken up astrophotography – taking photos of the stars in the night sky – and says with a digital camera it’s relatively easy to get some spectacular results. “We can view the Milky Way overhead with our naked eyes, given that the nights are so long,” says Cynthia. “If we find a location with little or no light pollution, with some basic photographic equipment, one can easily capture the magical view of the band of light.” There are a few basic steps to taking a clear picture of the Milky Way overhead, says Cynthia. Get away from the light pollution. McLaren Falls Park or remote farms and beaches are good options. Use Google’s ‘moon calendar’ to pick a night when there is no moon if possible, or when the moon is new or waning. You need a digital camera with an ISO of 3200 or over, and one that allows long exposures of 15 seconds or more. A lens with 35mm or shorter focal length is ideal in order to capture a wider angle view, but a standard lens will work as well, especially

Some of Cynthia Qiu’s photos taken at Redwood Valley farm Te Puke.

for panoramic post-processing. Use a lens with f/2.8 aperture or wider. During shooting, set it to the widest aperture – the smallest f number, then adjust ISO, aperture and shutter speed. Set camera to Manual mode. Depending on size of the sensor, ISO 3200 or 6400 usually works well. A general rule of thumb is the 500 Rule for exposure: 500 divided by the focal length of the lens will give you the longest exposure before stars start to have trails.

A good quality tripod is necessary to hold the camera in place during long exposures and a remote shutter release cable is a bonus. The easiest way to focus at night is on infinity. The more accurate but more difficult way is to use live view, pick the brightest star on the screen, and zoom in to focus. Andrew Cambell

Dedication of crosses at Waihi Sapper Michael Tobin was the first New Zealand Expeditionary Force member to die on the Western Front in World War I. Michael was a member of the NZ Tunnelling Company and is remembered on Tauranga’s World War I memorial gates as well as on a plaque provided by his family for the Tunnelling Company memorial wall in Waihi. Michael died on April 15, 1916. Now – 100 years later at 11am on Sunday, April 17, 2016 – Michael will be remembered as part of a dedication of 100 white crosses at the Tunnellers’ Memorial at Gilmour Reserve in Waihi. “Given that Michael was a Tunneller and has links to this area, it feels appropriate that Waihi acknowledges the first NZEF death on the Western

The crosses being installed at the Tunnellers’ Memorial.

Front,” says Waihi Heritage Vision Chairperson Kit Wilson. “We’ve been incredibly fortunate to have received significant support from the Fields of Remembrance Trust in this project. “Not only did the trust fund the 100 named crosses, but their vice chairman Graham Gibson will be with us in Waihi and will speak at the dedication.” Each cross bears the name of a Tunneller who either died during the war, as a result of war service, or who

committed suicide following the war. The installation is organised by Waihi Heritage Vision in partnership with Waihi Memorial RSA. “The crosses will remain in place for two weeks, which means they will also be part of an Anzac Day service,” says Kit. “At the same time we will set up a Tree of Memories. We would encourage members of the public to bring a written message or a poppy to tie to the tree next to the memorial.”

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Katikati College Year 13 students Tyler Clarke, Ethan Morse, Micaela Fleming and Georgia McLean with head of drama Maggie Kelly. Photo: Bruce Barnard. was really satisfying and hugely sinister music track, which worked Katikati College’s win gratifying,” says Ethan. “But it was really well.” at this year’s Shakespeare also really fun; we’re all friends and Katikati College’s head of drama Globe Centre New Zealand love drama so it was great to meet Maggie Kelly says the group’s University of Otago Sheilah up in the weekends or after-school dedication, creativity and hard work saw them rise to the challenge Winn Shakespeare Festival to work on our scene.” In their scene the great sorcerer of interpreting Shakespeare for a regional final has gone down Prospero and Ariel, a spirit bound modern audience. a storm at the school. to his servitude, revel in a storm “These students directed their they created which causes a boat to own work, which was innovative shipwreck on their island. and interpreted in such a way But Prospero’s mood quickly the judge said she had never seen darkens when Ariel reminds him of anything like it,” says Maggie. his promise to set her free. “It’s always a little intimidating The students say the idea of using for Katikati to compete against the three actors to portray Ariel, similar big Tauranga schools, so I’m very, Year 13 students Ethan Morse, to a Greek Chorus, was originally very proud of them.” Tyler Clarke, Micaela Fleming conceived by Tyler. The group is now focusing on and Georgia McLean won the “Visually, we were able to do a lot fundraising for the national finals best 15-minute production at the in Wellington on Queen’s Birthday regional finals for their presentation with the idea and like having the Ariels coming on from different in June. Any help can be directed of Act 1, Scene 2 from The sides of the stage, speaking in to the college at 07 549 0434. Tempest. Making their win all the Also heading to the national finals more rewarding was that fact it was tandem or one after each other,” says Tyler. is Mount Maunganui College, the first time in six years Katikati “For our scene we also had the which won the best five-minute had entered the competition. production for their presentation “Going up against the big schools three Ariels act out the tempest using paper boats set against a of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. and winning the competition

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Cellphone coverage for people on the outskirts of Tauranga is a lottery. Coverage is patchy, and often nonexistent. Haeg Pettersen, a director at GlobalComms in Tauranga, says he cannot hold a phone conversation in his Ohauiti lounge. “I have to be on the deck,” says Haeg. “Remember the old TV ad about standing on top of the caravan? That’s me standing on my deck. “We’ve complained on numerous occasions. They [the Telcos] are happy to take your money, but they are not happy to improve the service – and the service isn’t good.” The office at Mount Maunganui also suffers, says Haeg. “We’ll be able to get calls and sometimes we won’t. It will say we have a signal, then we won’t; and we will pop in and pop out of the 4G network like changing our underwear.” At Whakamarama coverage is so temperamental you have to breathe the right way, says resident Cayla-Fay Saunders. “For some reason there’s one spot at the dining table that has the best reception in the house. “The whole family rotates around it, trying to get cellphone coverage.” It can take up to 10 minutes to send a single text, says Cayla. Evan Riggir, a Spark customer living in the Oropi/Pyes Pa area, says his

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mobile services are rapidly going from bad to worse and are almost unworkable at times. “The phone will be indicating good coverage, and you get a text notification that you have missed a call from a number – yet your device never rang,” says Evan. “We are also not able to ring out at times, cannot send a text message and cannot make phone calls. “We are also experiencing call quality issues due to the phone connection being bounced from tower to tower due to load as people are driving around the region, as well as the inevitable call dropping.” Spark’s mobile network covers well over 90 per cent of the New Zealand population, says Spark communication assistant Lydia Tebbutt. While Spark takes population growth into account, other factors are availability and accessibility of appropriate sites, access to power and telecommunications infrastructure, and economic viability. “Cells sites typically cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to build, which makes providing coverage in some areas economically challenging,” says Lydia. “While we’d love to provide great mobile coverage for the whole country, and we do consider all available options, it’s not always possible. “It might also be worth mentioning that those who currently get just one bar of mobile coverage in their home can look into the option of getting a cel-fi mobile repeater (cel-fi.co.nz), which basically acts as a mobile booster and can boost one bar of coverage up to four or five bars within the home.” Andrew Campbell

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Up and down… and up and down again…

Asking the good questions Last Monday evening I hosted another successful People’s Question Time session at Tauranga Boys’ College. These Q&A events are an opportunity for you to come along and tell me your worries and concerns, what the Government is doing

well, what we can do better, and discuss plans and priorities for our city. These events are very important to me as your representative

in Parliament. Whenever we have discussions in Caucus meetings or at the Cabinet table, I’m considering the views and opinions of my constituents and how the decisions we make will affect you and your family.

Alex Hart will climb up Mauao with minimal breaks for 24 hours starting this Saturday.

Alex Hart, national youth RS:X windsurfing champion, will take on a mountain of a challenge this weekend – he will climb up and down Mauao as many times as he can in 24 hours. Starting his hiking at 5pm tomorrow, April 16, and finishing at 5pm Sunday, Alex will trek up and down the mountain with minimal breaks throughout the 24-hour challenge. And why? To raise money for his former windsurfing training partner and current female RS:X windsurfing champion Natalia Kosinska so she can meet Yachting New Zealand’s Olympic selection standard in France at the end of April. Alex plans to run for the majority of the 24 hours, with a “few short breaks to eat and use the bathroom”. “I expect to go eat a kilogram of nuts, an embarrassing amount of potatoes, and drink multiple

fruit smoothies. My [phone] battery will probably run out before the 24 hours is up, but I have intense and relaxing [music] playlists to change between depending on how I feel,” says Alex. He’s been windsurfing for six-and-a-half years; and says Natalia was a great training partner to have alongside him. “[I was] lucky enough to be invited to train with Natalia and her coach at Takapuna Beach in Auckland almost every day in the summer of 2013 and 2014. “Rather than instructing you, coaches at a high level of windsurfing are more to bounce ideas off and discuss tiny details to become slightly faster and gain a competitive edge.” “The feeling of windsurfing can’t be compared to any other sport,” says Alex. “It is exhilarating and feels natural when you have good technique.” To donate, visit www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/ nataliasolympicwindsurfingselectioncampaign Cayla-Fay Saunders

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Te Puke’s chance of a lifetime for Fiji duo Fijian school boys Joseph Vueti and Josese Vukataki from Marist Brothers Primary School, Suva, are on a trip of a lifetime with a six-month scholarship to Te Puke Intermediate School’s Rugby Academy. Both are staying with a local Fijian host family and go to Te Puke Baptist Church, which has a Fijian pastor. “The local Fijian community is very supportive of the boys and many of them came out last week to watch them try out for a local team,” says teacher Darren Harvey.

“The boys have settled in well, since they got here four weeks ago.” They will return home in August and Darren feels their prospects, which were good already both in terms of rugby and academically, will have increased a lot. Expectation surrounding Joseph and Josese is huge in the town, says Steve Miln, who leads the academy with Darren. “People need to realise they are not magical. Their skillset is different from ours. “They are good at the shorter form of the game and they come here with an attacking mentality. The boys were chosen out of 70 prospects by Te Puke Intermediate in January during trials

held in Suva, Fiji. Supporting players from Fiji has always been part of the plans for the academy and both boys’ stay is funded by the school through sponsorships from the community. Most students in the programme are in Year 8, and will be part of the academy for only one year. In exceptional cases Year 7 students are taken on, and will be able to return the next year. The academy itself has been given three years to prove itself and is now in its 11th week. The school has a proud rugby history, having produced no less than four All Blacks. Nurturing the dream of pulling on the black jersey is the driving force behind the academy, says Steve and Darren, who both played for the BOP Steamers. Darren believes the total package approach offered by the academy, which started this year with 15 students, to be the recipe for success. “The school gives rules and structure to life and the boys are expected to be role models for the other students. “We look for the best men, not just the best rugby players,” says Darren. Josese and Joseph will be playing their representative rugby for the Te Puke

Fijian rugby scholars Joseph Vueti and Josese Vukataki enjoying life in Te Puke. Tai Mitchell team and club rugby for Te Puke Sports Under 13 squad. The Under 13 team has a warm-up game tomorrow, April 16, starting 11 am, versus Rangiuru at Centennial Park, No 3 Road, Te Puke, before round one of the competition starts Janine Baalbergen May 7.

Silly season arrives a little earlier No, I’m not talking about the end-ofyear festive season. This week’s council meeting shows the city is already warming up for an exciting election season in SeptemberOctober 2016. After a heated debate and a split vote, we agreed on Monday to ask the community for feedback on how Tauranga City Council should treat

election signs in public spaces under the local elections policy. I hope this election focuses more on candidates’ ideas and policies, and less about election signs.

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Leanne battles big C – round four Omokoroa No1 School teacher Leanne Thompson with her class Room 14.

The bubbly and positive energy oozing from Leanne Thompson would never alert you to the fact she’s this week starting her third fight against acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. The Omokoroa No1 School teacher laughs – possibly nervously – while recounting how last month she learnt of her second relapse against leukaemia. One day she was teaching her Room 14 class. The next she was gone. “When it came back this time my doctor said: “There’s not a lot we can do apart from giving you chemotherapy, maintenance treatment and blood transfusions until you’ve had enough’. “I just put my medical hat on – being in and out of hospitals so long – and said: ‘There’s got to be something because I’m not done living just yet – I’ve got stuff to do’.” Now, Leanne’s in Melbourne receiving a new immunotherapy drug Blincyto – not available in New Zealand – under compassionate consideration. And her Room 14 pupils are fundraising, and a Givealittle page set up for Leanne has raised more

than $25,000. Leanne doesn’t pay for the drug treatment but requires about $145,000 to go to Australia. “I’m not one to ask for money so it’s unbelievable – it’s blown me away,” says the 35-year-old. Leanne was first diagnosed with leukaemia in 2007 at age 26 and received chemotherapy. Then she relapsed in 2014 after seven years and received more chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant in 2015. “That was with an unrelated donor – a guy from Australia. “Ninety-seven per cent of his marrow took over mine – I call it my ‘man marrow’,” says Leanne. She’s also suffered from breast cancer, in 2012, and underwent a mastectomy and reconstruction. Last month she had a routine blood test. “They noticed my platelet count – the cells that stop you from bleeding – had basically halved. Sometimes with transplants that can happen.” There were further blood tests and a bone marrow biopsy. “Sure enough my marrow was filled with leukaemia again. “The next day I started weekly chemotherapy for four weeks to try to kill off the cells to make

room for my blood cells to keep working while they found something else to help me.” But further treatment options in NZ are limited, so her haematologist reached out worldwide. “Melbourne [doctors] said they’d finished their trials with Blincyto and the drug company had started to fund it.” Leanne says the drug is specifically for people like her who keep falling into relapse. Asked how she feels her third fight to kick the disease, Leanne says: “It’s a bit of everything”. “It’s scary but it’s also exciting – it’s basically stepping into the unknown. I don’t know – I have so many emotions going through my head.” And she takes hope from that fact she’s undertaking new treatment quickly. “I’m pretty grateful I’ve got a chance to give this drug a go.” Is she determined to beat leukemia? Leanne says: “Oh yeah”. “I don’t have time to stop – I’m definitely going to keep kicking it. “My body keeps firing it at me but I’ll just keep beating it – that’s the plan.” Donate to Leanne’s trip before April 30 at givealittle.co.nz/cause/ leannethompsonfundraiser Merle Foster

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If getting down and dirty sounds like a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon, then the three-hour thriller by Mountain Bike Tauranga might just be for you. Organiser Graham Muggridge says the event is for anyone with mountain biking experience, but the Summerhill Recreation Park tracks probably aren’t the best place for beginners to spin their wheels for the first time. Graham says people are welcome to come and watch the race, but it’s not a competitive event at all. “All they’ll win is a bar of chocolate, the whole

idea is to get people out and social,” says Graham. Club member Samuel Lord, 14, will be sharing the track with his brother Jared, 11, as the two are entering as a team. Samuel thinks they will complete at least 10 laps between them, but teases he will probably be putting in more leg work. “I’ll do a couple more laps than him. My brother’s a bit slower than me.” Samuel has been a member of the Mountain Bike Tauranga club for four years now; after taking it as an elective at school, he was hooked. For more information, visit www.sportsground. co.nz/mtbtauranga Cayla-Fay Saunders

Thailand, China, Tauranga, gone! It’s one of those ‘where is it, who’s got it and what happens from here’ stories. It’s about a vase, a very decorative vase, a very distinctive vase, a valuable vase and one of deep personal significance to the man who owns it. Well, he did own it and there’s the rub. It was in Tauranga, should be in Timaru, and is now at some, as yet unidentified point in between. What we’re saying is it’s lost. Rightful owner Hamish Wilson thinks it could have been heisted. And he wants it back. “Someone is Tauranga has got it. And they will know they have something that doesn’t belong to them,” says Hamish. “There will be someone who reads this story and be quite unsettled by it.” Hamish had been overseas working in international schools.

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onto the shipper’s truck. Because that and another chest certainly weren’t unloaded at the other end. “When everything is offloaded at the point of destination and the truck is empty they take that to mean every box has arrived. But clearly they haven’t.” The company gave Hamish $500. “That was exactly the amount I had the tools insured for.” But what about the vase, the deeply sentimental vase? “Well, it’s extremely unlikely there will be another vase like it in New Zealand let alone Tauranga. You only see them in the Royal Gardens in Chiang Mai.” Hamish is appealing to someone’s better sense. “If we find the vase, we might find the tools.” Know something? Contact Hamish at hamish_china@ hotmail.com or reporter Hunter Wells at hunter@thesun.co.nz or phone 07 557 0500.

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A Tauranga Rooster Teeth fan is crossing her fingers in the hope the American production company’s original animated series ‘RWBY’ will sell enough tickets to hit the big screens in the Bay. Ana Davies has been a Rooster Teeth fan for four years and would love to see the anime-influenced series with other excited fans. ‘RWBY’ will screen on April 26 at Rialto Cinemas in Tauranga, provided it sells the minimum tickets through cinema booking site Tugg. Tugg is a booking site where people suggest a film they’d like to see and then organises the event with the chosen cinema. If enough people reserve tickets, the film will screen. “I hope that it can hit the amount needed for the showing to be confirmed! I watched ‘RWBY’ season one ages ago. It would be great to watch it again on a big screen with other fans,” says Ana.

Rooster Teeth has done it once and the company is doing it again – earlier in the year, Rooster Teeth used Tugg to screen their first original crowd funded feature length movie ‘Lazer Team’ worldwide, including Tauranga. Rooster Teeth CEO and director of ‘Lazer Team’ Matt Hullum says ‘Lazer Team’ was created as a movie open to anyone, not just for Rooster Teeth fans, and the use of Tugg made it accessible to everybody. “We promised our fans as we were making the movie that we wanted everybody to be able to have a theatrical cinematic experience and we were really glad that Tugg made it possible for us to take the movie out to so many locations.” The upcoming screenings of ‘RWBY’ season one will have bonus unseen content from the production company; and Matt says these will be great on a community level for local fans to meet. “We’re going to have some really cool sneak-peeks of new material at the ‘RWBY’ season one screening

and I’m hoping that we can make that a tradition if we do more Tugg screenings.” Seeing a feature-length film by Rooster Teeth was a fantastic experience for Ana, who says she wished it never had to end. “Seeing their film in a theatre I’ve gone to many times before for artsy and foreign films was genuinely an amazing experience. “As soon as it ended, I wanted to experience it all again.” Matt says those from Rooster Teeth that have been to New Zealand have loved it here. “Everybody who hasn’t been yet is jealous and wants to go. “I can’t wait to come back; I’ve always had such a great time there. I wouldn’t be surprised if you’re seeing us again very soon. “To all the fans down in New Zealand, thank you so much for supporting us for so many years.” The ‘RWBY’ season one screening in Tauranga still needs people to reserve tickets before April 20 in order for it to go ahead. Tickets can be reserved at www. teamrwby.com or www.tugg.com/ Cayla-Fay Saunders events/95253

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Omokoroa meeting talks about traffic Omokoroa residents with safety concerns for the peninsula’s intersection with State Highway 2 and increasing traffic queues to Tauranga should clear their schedule tonight. The peninsula’s Future Focus meeting will host the New Zealand Transport Agency, which is set to offer insight on how they plan to address the traffic issues. Don Cameron, Omokoroa Community Board chair, talked to The Weekend Sun about this issue in 2014 – and today the intersection remains unchanged. But community concern is growing – just like the amount of traffic, housing and population on the peninsula. Don says two issues remain the same. “One is our [Omokoroa’s] intersection onto the main road – SH2 – and secondly, is the increase in traffic on the state highway.” “NZTA is looking at the situation and they are going to be present at our meeting so we might here some revelations from them,” says Don.

“We are waiting with baited breath to see what they come forward with.” Don says his community has safety concerns for traffic accessing SH2 via the Omokoroa Rd intersection – plus the wait-times for cars trying to turn on the highway exacerbate this. “Omokoroa is growing – more houses are being built, more sections are appearing and the population is increasing. “So there’s more traffic, so there is more concern.” Turning onto SH2 is a safety issue, says Don. “Cars coming over the brow of the hill towards Tauranga are going 100km/hr and particularly if you are turning right to go to Katikati you’ve got to look both ways and get across two lanes. “Plus, there’s cars coming out of side-roads down the road as well – so you’ve got to be a bit careful.” Luckily there hasn’t been any major accidents. “But people are saying it is only a matter of time.” Traffic between Omokoroa and Bethlehem is also of concern, says Don. He’s heard on morning radio and anecdotally that SUMMER TO

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term plan which will go before the board this month.” Chris says the Government’s long term goal is to reduce death and serious injury crashes, improve journey predictability so people travelling this road know how long it will take them to get from A to B, provide for cyclists and ensure people have got safe access to their homes, schools and businesses. “We are working on this and we are on the cusp of finalising a plan which we will share with the community this month.” The Omokoroa Future Focus Meeting is on tonight, April 15, starting 7pm at Omokoroa Merle Foster Settlers’ Hall.

Meet Perky, Puru and Hapira A trio of Little Blue penguins has been named following a competition published in The Weekend Sun in March. In a story published on March 24 titled ‘Passengers help the penguins’, The Weekend Sun readers were asked to come up with the best names for a female and male penguin living on Mauao. The winning names include Puru – which means blue in Maori – for a male penguin, and Hapira – which means sapphire – for a female.

“These are great names for one of our Mauao breeding pairs,” says Mauao Area Wildlife Trust chairperson Julia Graham. The penguin name Perky was also chosen as a winner. The winners will receive a membership pack and a little prize penguin toy. Julia says the trust would like to thank everyone who sent in their suggestions. To donate to Mauao Area Wildlife Trust, visit Mauao Area Wildlife Trust on Facebook, or www.mauaowildlife.org

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The original soul food The season for standing on the edge of our children’s sports fields has definitely arrived, and with it the promise of winter around the corner. This gives me the chance to delve into the earliest history of food and cooking. Once man had succeeded in making fireproof containers (saucepans), soup would probably have been the first beneficiary. Diet no longer had to consist of individual foods such as grains or seeds, leaves or berries, or a hunk of meat charred over flames. Now these ingredients could be mixed and cooked in water to achieve different flavours and textures. During the centuries soup has become all things to all people, from simple food to feed a family cheaply to the elaborate, ambitious and expensive. Soup is one of the few foods that has a virtually unlimited repertoire. Flavours from anything that is edible can be cooked, mixed and mingled; and the end result can range from a clear consommé to a thick, creamed soup. This wonderful variety of consistencies suits different eating times, both day and year, and different occasions, the delicate starter to the flask full on the boat. In recent years the idea of having a soup pot on the stove all winter has been somewhat replaced by tins in the pantry; and we seem to have forgotten just how quick and simple a soup can be to make. So here are a few simple rules to good soup-making: the better the quality of the raw ingredients, the tastier the end result will be – and don’t boil the life and flavour out of it. Apart from that, it’s up to your imagination. Just remember making soup is a great way of using up the last of the garden’s summer production and since it freezes well can make for a nutritious,

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Winter time! I know, I know, it’s not winter yet. However our Greerton Guerrillas are knitting up a storm to dress our cherry trees for winter with our famous yarn bombing installations.

Yes, groups of ladies – and maybe the occasional man – are currently knitting and crocheting at home or in the hairdressers and who knows where else all in the name of yarn bombing. Now for the uninitiated – this is where items, in this case trees, are covered with colourful yarn in the most creative and often quite outstanding designs, leaving many of us in total awe of what these dedicated knitters have achieved. Naturally, this all takes some time to complete and while trees are measured and designs drawn up other mere mortals (like me) look forward to the grand reveal in early-July – just in time for our mid-winter festival – illuminART. Again for the uninitiated, illuminART is a onenight event in Greerton Village, this year on Friday, July 15, where we celebrate fire and light. What can you expect to see? Well, certainly fire dancers, glow shows and the lantern parade plus a few surprises along the way. If you have any artworks that represent light in any

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Aquababes learn to swim for free Free swimming lessons for 1000 local babies and toddlers is back for the second consecutive year. Aquababes will return to Tauranga, thanks to a valuable collaboration between BaySwim and McLeods. BaySwim manager Simon Leach says generous support from McLeods means 1000 children, aged between three months and 36 months, will get to benefit from a full term of free swimming lessons. The Aquababes parent and child swimming lessons will be held during term three in the heated pools at Baywave and Greerton Aquatic Centre. Parents are urged to enrol their wouldbe-Aquababes for term two lessons to then secure their spot for term three. Priority will be given to those taking part in term two lessons; thereafter the free lessons will be available on a firstcome, first-served basis. All 1000 places were filled when Aquababes was introduced last year. McLeod’s managing director Scott McLeod says the Aquababes programme sits

nicely with the company’s safety first philosophy, and ongoing support for NZ water safety initiatives. Aquababes offered McLeods the perfect opportunity to again give back to the community, says Scott. Aquababes is also a good fit, he says, given his mother’s key involvement in the NZ swimming and water safety scene. Anne McLeod has received many prestigious national swimming awards for her “outstanding” contribution to learning to swim and water safety programmes. Swimming is a passion of hers, and she describes Aquababes as a programme close to her heart. “We were so happy with the success of Aquababes last year. As a family, our aim is to ensure as many children as possible have access to swimming lessons. “It is important to get them happy in water at an early age. “Once you have that, learning to swim is easy and that is such an important skill, especially given our country is surrounded by water,” says Anna. Those keen to enrol their children into Aquababes, can phone Baywave on 07 5778550 or Greerton pools on 07 577 8552.

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Stitching up the Bay’s sewing skills From men’s tailoring to women’s ball frocks, Cherryl Marriott can stitch together simplicity and style, and now she’s offering to teach these skills to others.

She quilts, weaves, embroiders and makes clothes for herself and extended family. “Sewing is my passion. I cannot imagine a life without it,” says the Tauranga resident. Cherryl’s tailoring and costume business Maunder & Hodson will be running sewing classes to begin in April. Classes cater to every skill level, from beginner to advanced, and cover daywear, menswear and formal wear. “I do men’s tailoring and costuming and sell my work. Not just dressmaking,” says Cherryl. A multiple finalist World Of Wearable Arts, Cherryl moved from Wellington to Tauranga and is starting to teach from home. Cherryl recommends new stitchers should bring their own machines to her classes “so I can teach them on their machines, and how to clean and look after them and fix little problems”. “It’s all very well going to class and learning on some nice

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Bernina or similar, and you go home to your machine and it doesn’t work the same, then you get put off.” And for the more advanced, Cherryl can teach full tailoring and pattern drafting. She can also teach girls to make their own ball frock. “I’m going to put my skills to good use,” says Cherryl. And her skills and experience are numerous. She has more than 40 years’ experience as a tailor and a costumer, as well as a Bachelor of Education and a diploma in Textile Design. She has taught sewing and textiles in secondary and tertiary schools, and worked at WETA workshop on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy. Classes are expected to start after April 15. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ maunderandhodson or email maunderandhodson@xtra.co.nz

Turning a blank canvas into a colourful masterpiece The stark white of a blank canvas doesn’t intimidate budding artist Jitske Schokking. “I love the colours. You have to have some colour on it. I start with the sky usually.” Jitske has gone from no painting skills whatsoever to having completed six beautiful pieces of art in less than one year. And it’s all thanks to the Mount Art Group and their annual art exhibition. After coming to the Mount exhibition last year, Jitske decided it was time to try the skill for herself. “I thought I wouldn’t mind having a go at it. And I’ve always had in my mind that I would like to paint but Jitske Schokking with some of her completed pieces. I’ve never had time.” and to look at other people. They’re all exhibition at the Mount Surf Club, The Mount Art Group will be holding this year’s doing different things.” Main Beach, Mount Maunganui, from Jitske works from photos and takes today to Sunday, open 9am-5pm daily, photos of beautiful New Zealand and entry is free. landscapes to work on later. A painting corner for children will “I went to the South Island for a be available and club members will couple of weeks, and there’s such be working on art pieces during the incredible scenery, so I took quite a lot exhibition. Mt Maunganui art students of photos and hopefully I can do some will also be exhibiting some of their of that; that’s my next one!” work. Jitske completed the Mount Art Going to a beginners’ painting class group six-week beginner class last May didn’t scare Jitske, despite never having and says she’s been working on and painted before, and she encourages completing her six art pieces during everybody to consider painting. the last four months. “I paint mostly at Cayla-Fay Saunders home, but I come here to get inspiration

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Tauranga Anzac Day Services Join us as we honour the soldiers who fought at Gallipoli and remember those involved in other conflicts.

ANZAC Day Civic Memorial Service Monday, 25 April, 9am at Memorial Park, Tauranga Parade information Groups wishing to march in the parade are to assemble by 8.30am next to the Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre.

Wreaths Organisations or groups that want to lay a wreath during the service please contact the Tauranga Army Office on (07) 578 8139. Wreaths laid during the service will be removed from the cenotaph at dusk on ANZAC Day. Organisations may collect their wreaths from the Tauranga RSA at 1237 Cameron Road, Greerton, from Tuesday, 26 April until Friday, 29 April, 5pm (wreaths not collected by then will be disposed of).

Park & Ride / Parking Free Park & Ride services will be available from Tauranga Boys’ College on Devonport Road to the Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre between 8am and 8.40am, and again after the service finishes. There will be no extra parking at Memorial Park but PAK’nSAVE has made their carpark available for use. Parking for mobility card holders ONLY will be available outside the Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre. If it is wet the service will be transferred to the Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre. Everything else stays the same but there will be no parade.

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Overview of ANZAC Day services Mount Maunganui Dawn Parade – Mount Maunganui Cenotaph 5.45am: Assemble at Mount Drury Reserve

8.30am: Assemble at Memorial Park, next to the Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre.

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A Park & Ride service for the dawn parade will be available from Kawaka Street (behind Blake Park) to Maunganui Road behind Mount Drury. Buses will leave Kawaka Street from 5am – 5.50am and return after the service finishes between 6.40am – 7.30am.

Pyes Pa Remembrance service – Pyes Pa Cemetery

Road closures will be in place on Marine Parade from 5.55am until 7am.

Memorial Service – Mount Maunganui Cenotaph 9.15am: Assemble at Mount Drury Reserve 9.25am: March off In the event of bad weather the memorial service will be held at the Mount RSA clubrooms. Road closures will be in place on Marine Parade from 9.25am until 11am.

There will be no service held at the Tauranga Domain

Tauranga Dawn Parade – Tauranga RSA Cenotaph

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10.30am: The public are invited to attend a remembrance service at Pyes Pa Cemetery.

Memorial Service – Te Puke Memorial Hall 10am: Assemble opposite Kiwibank beforehand.

9.30am: Service

Road closures will be in place on Fraser Street, Devonport Road, and 11th Avenue from 8am until 11am. If you require parking close by please keep this in mind and arrive before the service starts.

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Memorial Service – Tauranga Memorial Park

5.45am: Assemble on Hayes Avenue

Dawn Service and Memorial Service – Katikati RSA

(corner of State Highway 2 and Henry Road) 5.45am: Assemble at Memorial Square 6am: Service 10am: Assemble at Uretara Domain 10.30am: March through the main street to Katikati Memorial Hall.

5.55am: March off

11am: Service

6am: Service

Wreath laying after the service.

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WORRIED ABOUT A MOLE

Van to give freedom Manaia Deam wants to go and play with her brothers and her school friends, and that’s a normal dream for a six-year-old. But Manaia’s electric wheelchair is stuck at school and her family doesn’t have a van to transport it around. Born with muscular dystrophy, Manaia uses an electric wheelchair to get around Tauriko School, but her mum Joy can’t fit the chair into the family car – a Mazda Capella – so they need to buy a specially modified van. Muscular dystrophy, broadly, is a neuromuscular condition which causes weak muscles to varying degrees depending on the person. Joy says Manaia was 18 months old before she started showing signs of muscular dystrophy. “When she started to walk she was doing something funny with her neck.” Joy took Manaia to the doctor as she thought her daughter had jolted her neck from learning to walk. Their doctor referred them to paediatrician, and Joy says it took one-year-and-a-half to diagnose Manaia with muscular dystrophy The family is still not sure what type of muscular dystrophy Manaia has. “There’s lots of strands of muscular dystrophy, but we’re still trying to diagnose her with what type it is,” Joy says. The Givealittle page set up for a remodified van has raised more than $1600. But there’s still a long way to go; they need $28,000 to pay for the van and the necessary modifications, and Joy says they have raised

Manaia Deam, 6, with her electric wheelchair. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

$22,000. If the family can pay for the modified van, Manaia will find a new level of mobility. “It would be so much easier to get her out and about,” says Joy. “[And] For her to run around with her brothers and feel like she’s included, instead of just being on the side-lines watching everyone play.” To donate to Manaia’s van, visit www.givealittle. co.nz/cause/manaiadeam Cayla-Fay Saunders

Improved mobility Steady As You Go – it’s not only a comforting phrase but a programme intended to improve the balance and leg strength of the elderly.

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Designed to prevent falls among the elderly, the programme is allowing participants to grow in balance, strength and stability. The gentle exercises used in the programme are based on those proven to reduce falls by Professor John Campbell and Dr Clare Robertson from the University of Otago and is supported by ACC. Intended to improve balance, leg strength, general fitness and wellbeing, the classes are a great way for men and women aged 65-plus to improve their mobility. “After several weeks, the improvement in our participants is incredible,” says SAYGo Falls Prevention co-ordinator Angelika Gillen, who teaches the classes. For just $2 a session, participants warm up in a chair, complete standing and walking exercises, as well as periphery vision tests, followed by warm downs in a chair. A range of light ankle weights are used for the leg strengthening exercises, with all participants encouraged to work at their own pace. Peer leaders are invited to take over at the end of the programme to keep the course ongoing, ensuring the group that works out together stays together – leading to a number of great friendships among participants. Three simple strength and balance tests are carried out in the first week and then throughout the programme. Classes are now starting at Bureta St John’s Anglican church, 94 Bureta Rd, on Wednesdays from 2pm-3pm, starting April 20. To find a SAYGo session near you, or to register for the Bureta St Johns Anglican church class, contact Age Concern on 07 578 2631 or email ageconcerntga@xtra.co.nz

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Ins and outs of inflammation – Part 2 Inflammation is basically a process where immune, white blood cells respond to infection or injury by releasing a cocktail of chemicals via increased bloodflow. This is why inflamed areas are red and swollen.

Complex process

The process is very complex and has several components. The inflammatory response involves specialised cells to destroy invading germs or damaged tissue. When working well it is like a well conducted symphony orchestra. Like any complex biological system it can malfunction. Excessive or inappropriate inflammation can

worsen problems or even cause new problems. This can be anything from a slightly raised general level of inflammation which can lead to blocked heart arteries to autoimmune disease, which then creates an inflammatory response that can damage tissue.

Dietary impact

Most health problems involve some form of inflammation and diet hugely impacts these processes. An anti-inflammatory eating programme combined with anti-inflammatory supplements can make an enormous difference. We may not be able to solve the underlying health problem but just reducing inflammation can make the world of difference. Most foods affect the inflammatory process. Our immune system is especially influenced by fats in our diet. Some fats tend to promote inflammation

while others do the opposite. In general, we actively increase plant and fish Omega 3, and decrease Omega 6 from oils, spreads and other sources. We also increase oils found in almonds, walnuts, flaxseeds and olives. In doing so, we give our bodies the ability to shut down unwanted inflammation. It’s difficult to give general diet advice and I prefer to give advice specific to each person. Feel free to contact me if you want to discuss this. Give me a call or email john@ abundant.co.nz if you need more information. Join my full weekly newsletter at www.abundant.co.nz John Arts is a qualified nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health. Contact John on 0800 423 559. To read more go to www.sunlive.co.nz

Know how to treat broken, brittle eyelashes Are you suffering from broken or brittle eyelashes?

Aging and stress both take their toll on our eyelashes and can leave them weak and lifeless. Having eyelash extensions can also wreak havoc on our eyelashes, as Lisa Lusby, one of our Jamele therapists, discovered first-hand. Lisa was regularly getting eyelash extensions and found over time the glue was weighing down her lashes and they were becoming very brittle and short. “I ended up with a lot of eyelashes missing, which meant of course that I then had to keep getting eyelash extensions to fill in the

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Keeping cool and protected Barbara and Phil Evans, owners of Weathermaster Blinds, reckon there is still a lot of fun to be had in the Bay of Plenty’s bright sun. They are still busy installing awnings and sun screens to keep their customers cool and protected.

“Sitting outside on a hot day can, after a while, become uncomfortable,” says Barbara and Phil. “Many people are enjoying their outdoor patio areas in the fabulous Bay climate and like to keep cool while and relaxing and entertaining friends and family.” Barbara and Phil have noticed the sun getting lower in the sky and shining further back into rooms, heating them up and affecting carpet and Before. furniture. They are receiving many enquiries about how to deal with this and they have several options to choose from in the Weathermaster range of awnings, exterior screens and interior sun screen blinds. “Fold-out awnings work well for shade on the patio and hinged arm awnings are great for shading

After. the outside of windows without doors,” say the couple. “Exterior screens can be fitted to outdoor structures and interior sunscreen roller blinds are very cost-effective.” Weathermaster products are made in Auckland, New Zealand, have a three-year warranty and are fitted by experienced installers. So, Barbara and Phil say if you want to be comfortable in the weekend sun while reading The Weekend Sun, then contact them at Weathermaster Blinds and Awnings to find out how.

Meet the old school boss of roofing Who’s the roof boss? An old-school roofer, 40-year-old Nathan Young is. He’s a good, keen man who has been well-taught by a conventional craftsman to do roofing and spouting “the right way”, he says.

While possessing all the modern gear, Nathan also works with old-school tools to do tasks in ways not possible with more modern stuff. He possesses skills that are, sadly, becoming obsolete elsewhere in his industry. Nathan also has old-school trustworthiness. “My reputation for honest dealing means everything to me,” he says. His customers like his approach. One unsolicited email recently praised Nathan for his quick response,

Roof boss Nathan Young and 13-month-old Toby. friendly service and ‘nothing’s a problem’ attitude. His wife Rachel administers their family venture. Her capable efforts behind the scene helps Nathan to get onto jobs more quickly than would otherwise be possible. And that’s vital in these times when Tauranga is facing a shortage of roofers able to respond quickly to roof leaks and other urgent tasks. “Here’s my pledge to you,” says Nathan. “I will do whatever job I commit to do, and do it as well as anyone could ever do it. I want you to be happy with my work.” You can call Nathan right now on 027 766 3267, or Rachel on 07 544 9891.

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Good news for organic fruit Report shows strong growth for the industry There’s good news for New Zealand’s organic fruit and vegetable growers in a recently released report showing Kiwis are buying more organic product from their local supermarket. Mike Chapman. The Organics Aotearoa Organic Market Report 2016 shows continuing growth in markets for organic fresh fruit and vegetables, particularly in supermarkets, is up 127 per cent in four years. “What is good about that figure for horticulture is it shows shoppers are thinking more about what they put in their shopping trollies,” says HortNZ chief executive Mike Chapman.

“That’s a good trend for all the producers serving the New Zealand domestic market. “Buying organic goes hand-in-hand with buying healthy, and buying local. “All of which we are here to encourage.” Horticulture products have always been key to growth in the New Zealand organics sector, which ranges across all kinds of food, beverages and other grocery and healthcare products. Fresh fruit and vegetables account for more than 45 per cent of total organic exports. “What we need to see now is support from government to help with regulating labelling of these products, both as organic, and with their country of origin. “Regardless of the strength in the domestic organics market, it is still totally unacceptable for Kiwi shoppers to have to try and figure out what ‘organic’ actually means,” says Mike.

Tauranga subdivision meets the market A desirable place to call home and conveniently located in Pyes Pa, Tauranga, St Thomas Estate is designed for security and a strong sense of community. This boutique subdivision offers Bay of Plenty residents the chance to build their dream home, with the builder of their choice, in a premium location that offers the best of modern living. Within a short and easy commute to schooling and shopping, St Thomas Estate provides easy access to everything needed for a comfortable and quality lifestyle. Tight covenants and a robust design approval process ensure the value of your home is

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A drive for demolition Get those engines warming up derby drivers, because the SunLive Baypark Speedway Demolition Derby is shifting back into gear.

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Building with Lego

While Papamoa Plaza is undergoing its $20 million expansion, children and families are encouraged to build and develop their own buildings in Lego. From Monday, April 18, to Friday, April 22, Papamoa Plaza is hosting free Lego building sessions for children of all ages as part of its Let’s Build This Together school holiday initiative. There will be four session times daily from 10am-2pm. People are encouraged to book at the Papamoa Plaza customer service desk.

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Music, movement and wellbeing During Anzac Weekend these school holidays, Tauranga’s Rose Gardens will bloom with three days of workshops in music, movement and wellbeing for children, adults and everyone in between. The public is invited to the Delightful Festival of Body and Sound on April 22-24, with a free performance on Saturday from 11.30am-1.30pm. Event-goers can bring a picnic

or visit the foodtrucks while listening to live music, including a children’s busking session, and watch teachers demonstrate their daring, brilliant bodies and sounds. Festival maker Emily Mowbray-Marks says the teachers are mostly local. “So when you love a class you’ve tried at the festival, you can continue to go to the weekly ones.” Emily says there’s a few imports to get our community fizzing including international Bboy champion and breakdancing star Rush Wepiha, capoeira expert Craig Beer aka ‘Cai Cai’ and a few Auckland teachers, notably Jeni

Little taking the ‘Sing!’ and AcroYogis Sam and Tash. “I personally can’t wait for Soundbath and Meditation, a restorative yoga class, singing in the tipi and bringing my family to kapa haka. “Here’s a chance to be that role-model you always dream of and try a ukelele, hip hop or stilt-walking class for all the family. “Show your kids your mean moves. Dare yourself to make mistakes and let your kids see you fail with grace and laughter.” Tickets cost $5-$35 from www.bodyandsoundfestival. co.nz. There will be limited door sales if not sold out prior.

Do what you’ve always dreamed of at the Delightful Festival of Body and Sound on April 22-24. Model: Melissa Allen.

A tail-wagging fun day at the pools Tauranga’s Memorial Pool is going to the dogs this Sunday – but in a good way. Dogs will be allowed to have the last splash at Memorial Pool before the complex closes its doors for the winter season. As a special way of marking the end to the summer season, Bay Venues has united with petfood brand

Beneful to offer the Bark in the Pool event for Tauranga’s tail-wagging citizens. Memorial Aquatics manager Letitia Jackson says the day dedicated to dogs is this Sunday, April 17, with three sessions on the day. Small dogs only will have access to the pools from 9.30am-10.30am. Two further sessions open to all dogs from 11am-noon and from 12.30pm-1.30pm. A maximum of 200 dogs will be allowed per session. Tickets to the event will be sold via Eventfinda at $5 per dog with all proceeds going to Beneful’s charity of choice – Bark NZ, a charity dedicated to providing education to children on how to be safe and have positive experiences around dogs. Photographers, activities and doggy goodies will all be part of Sunday’s fanfare. While this is a first for Tauranga, Beneful has staged various Bark in the Pool events nationwide, attracting a large number of dogs of all sizes and breeds. Feedback – based on tail wagging – has been great.

Jax, owned by Memorial Aquatics manager Letitia Jackson, is all kitted up ready for some Sunday swimming action.

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Reading with city ‘celebrities’ Imagine having Dame Lynley Dodd read her favourite ‘Hairy Maclary’ book to your children. That vision can become a reality, as part of next week’s Downtown Tauranga Pop Up Reading Room. The Pop Up Reading Room will be set-up outside Books a Plenty in Grey St – and children are invited to come along between 12pm-1pm daily to hear a variety of celebrities read to them. D o w n t o w n Tauranga spokesperson Sally Cooke says it should be a lot of fun for the kids. “We wanted to do a school holiday programme with a bit of a difference. “We’re creating the Pop Up Reading Room to delight kids and, at the same time, encourage reading. We’ll have celebrity readers, some spot

prizes and generally a lot of fun for the kids.” Celebrity readers include Tauranga Mayor Stuart Crosby and Deputy Mayor Kelvin Clout, More FM Breakfast stars Renee Pink and Justin Evans, Bay of Plenty Steamers rugby players, local children’s book author Tommy Wilson, film characters Elsa from ‘Frozen’ and Alice from ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and Harold the Life Education Giraffe. “We are very privileged to have Dame Lynley Dodd joining us as one of the celebrity readers,” says Sally. “She is choosing some of her favourite Hairy Maclary books and will delight the kids with these. “Books a Plenty and the Tauranga City Library are creating the list of books to be read by all our other celebrities and there will be a showcase of some of the best new children’s books on display at the Pop Up Reading Room.” The full line up of readers can be found at www.downtowntauranga.co.nz

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Young innovators fold it, fix it, fly it! How good are your paper plane making skills? The Young Innovator Awards Paper Plane Makeathon in the first week of school holidays gives school children of all ages the chance to have a hands-on experience of innovation. The event, which will take place at Bayfair Shopping Centre from April 18-22, tasks children to design a paper plane to fly through a target. If they get it through, they will go

in the draw to win a Bayfair gift voucher. There is one to give away every day. Young Innovator Awards Project Manager Stacey Jones says children will have to have their thinking caps on and think about the process of getting the plane from one side of the target to the other. “The Young Innovator Award’s vision is all about creating tomorrow’s innovators. “If we want children to become great innovators, we need to give them a hand’s on experience of innovation,” says Stacey. “There’s no point in telling them, let’s show them. The paper plane Makeathon is a great way to bring this idea to life and Woods,

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The Creative Agency, has done a fantastic job of designing the experience. “It will be fun for kids of all ages and a sure bet for the school holiday,” says Stacey. The event is part of the Young Innovation Awards, an annual competition for students aged nine-18 in the Western Bay, which asks them to come up with an innovative product or service. The event is supported by Priority One’s Instep Programme, Woods, The Creative Agency, Bluelab and Plus Group Horticulture. Stacey says submissions are judged by a panel of New Zealand’s legendary innovators who go on to share their untold stories at the YIA Innovation Forum the following day. Prizes of up to $2000 are sponsored by key businesses in the Bay, including Page Macrae Engineering, Beca Tauranga, Bayfair and Plus Group Horticulture. The deadline for school students entering YIA is July 1, with registrations at www.yia.co.nz This year, the Young Innovator Awards has launched a new category called the YIA Bright Idea Challenge in partnership with the House of Science for intermediate school students.

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Bay’s motorsport talent ready to race Drivers, start your engines. This weekend, Kartsport Bay of Plenty is holding this year’s race meeting, Citrus.

Racing starts on both Saturday and Sunday from about 10am, and enthusiastic dad and Kartsport club member Mike Crawford says it’s two days of family fun.

An annual event held by the club and open to competitors from all around the country to attend, Citrus has been running for more than 30 years. A special karting licence is required to race, but members of the public are welcome to come and watch. Kartsport classes start from six years old and carry on through to, well, as old as you like. “One of our older drivers is about 65,” says Mike, proving there’s no wrong age to ignite a karting passion. Nine-year-old Jack Crawford will be representing his Papamoa School Te Akau Ki Primary at the National Schools event in Taranaki in Jack Crawford, 9, racing in the Cadet Rok class.

July. “It is an iconic karting event,” says Mike. “Karting is proving to be the stepping stones for many New Zealand Motorsport stars.” Scott Dixon, Mitch Evans, Fabian Coulthard, who are all representing New Zealand on the international motorsport stage, started in karting and all of these drivers have competed at Kartsport Bay of Plenty, says Mike. “It’s a breeding ground for New Zealand’s young motorsport talent.” Citrus is held at Kartsport Bay of Plenty, 154 Alley Rd, Te Puke, at the end of the gravel road. It’s free entry “which is great for families” says Mike. And there is an on-site shop where you can buy lunch or post-race snacks. For more information, visit www.bopkartclub.org.nz

Junior golfers win Top of the Harbour The Otumoetai Golf Club junior team has earned top of the region accolade after winning the Top of the Harbour trophy. The Otumoetai Juniors caption Mitch Kale and the team had a very solid finish to the competition on April 10 with 1153 points. Tauranga finished second with 1084 stableford points, followed by Omanu’s 1063 points. Junior golfer Luke Higgins won the trophy for the highest combine stablefords, with Ethan Gardiner missing it by a whisker, and Luke Moulds taking out the Junior Conveners Choice Award. Otumoetai displayed exceptional dominance, while staying cool, calm and collected.

The winning Otumoetai Golf Club junior team. Luke Higgins, Ethan Gardiner, Dante Gardiner, Travis Jennings, Nik Donovan and Oscar Brighouse grabbed a top 10 position in the overall competition rankings.

Tauranga set to host world squash tournament in 2017 Tauranga will be hosting the 2017 World Squash Federation World Junior Championships in July next year – which comes 28 years after New Zealand staged the third edition of the biennial event in 1989.

The 17th World Squash Federation Women’s World Junior Team Squash Championship in Tauranga in July next year, which will also feature the Men’s & Women’s World Junior Individual

Championships, will take place at the Devoy Squash & Fitness Centre from July 19-28, 2017. The event will entice the world’s most elite junior squash players, with 400 competitors from up to 32 countries expected to take part.

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Blues upbeat for next home game Tauranga City United AFC’s premier league team is upbeat about their chances against Bay Olympic from New Lynn in their next home game.

Tauranga City United remains in good spirits.

Their last game, in Auckland against Western Springs, ended in a 1-1 draw. Again, there is much that’s unknown about this club as Tauranga is new to the premier league. Bay Olympic finished last year in the top half of the premier division and have been playing in this division for a few years now. They were losing finalists of the 2010 Chatham Cup and won the NRFL Premier Division in 2011 – but are currently top of the ladder

in the premier division. So it will be a tough game for Tauranga. “We’re all on a learning curve this season,” says Blues coach Duncan Lowry. “From players, to coaching staff to club committee. We are competing with big, strong clubs.” Duncan says he’s happy with the way his boys are playing. “No-one’s hiding. Everyone is stepping up.” The Tauranga City United AFC’s Blues game against Bay Olympic kicks off at 2.45pm this Sunday, April 17, at Links Ave Reserve, Mount Maunganui. Highlights from last week’s game can be found on YouTube; Search for Western Springs vs Tauranga City United.

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trust – in other words, to achieve ‘personal poverty’ while becoming a beneficiary of the trust yourself. By doing this, you may succeed in protecting your assets from threats, such as claims by business creditors, or claims by ex-spouses or partners under the Property (Relationships) Act. It leaves family as the ultimate winner, where you and future generations can enjoy the accrued benefits of these hard-earned assets. As well as protecting family

assets from the settlor, or family creditor, a trust can protect family assets against claims; protect special assets; provide a protection for (and from) vulnerable beneficiaries; and provide flexibility in providing for the different needs of different beneficiaries in a fair way. It is important to note each family’s circumstances are different and must be accounted for as to how a trust is to be established or maintained. A professional examination of a family’s circumstances to help demonstrate if there is a need for/or a preference for a trust is highly recommended.

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Proposed alcohol ban for Te Puke A permanent alcohol ban in Te Puke’s town centre is the key change in tighter alcohol control rules being proposed by Western Bay of Plenty District Council. The draft bylaw includes a proposal to place an alcohol ban in Te Puke’s town centre, replicating what is already in place in Waihi Beach and Katikati. Under the bylaw, anyone found to be in possession of, or consuming alcohol within one of the ban zones will be

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Getting used to change Ensuring brand consistency If there’s one thing that small business owners have to get used to, it’s change.

We live in a world of constant change: in markets, in our business environment and with compliance – like the new health and safety requirements that come into force this month. You would think change is something that would work to the advantage of small businesses, since small size should mean flexibility and being able to take on new things easily and quickly. But, oddly enough, it doesn’t seem to work out like this. It’s not hard to see why. Being small means you’re also typically a jack of all trades and time poor. It’s hard enough just getting through the day with the jobs you have to do, juggling a multitude of demands from all directions – without having time to think

about new ideas, let alone prepare for new regulatory requirements. As a small business owner, you just want to shut the door and catch your breath at the end of a normal working day – and try and find that little bit of downtime with a glass of wine or just time with kids or TV. So my guess is this month is not one that’s been wildly looked forward to by most small business owners. We not only have new health and safety rules that take effect, but changes to a whole raft of compliance areas. There’s new ACC levies, changes to the minimum wage and paid parental leave entitlements, and there’s new employment standards and new food safety regulations. What a nightmare for some. Who can keep up with it all? At Small Business Tauranga we’re keen to hear your experiences and do what we can to support you through change.

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Nick McDonald and Phil Waylen of Tauranga are the founders of Documents With Precision and are active participants with the Chamber of Commerce’s new focus on Small Business Tauranga. Documents With Precision aims to ensure brand consistency and professional design in customers everyday documentation such as PowerPoint and Word. Typically they work on Documents With Precision founders Nick McDonald presentations, reports, contracts, and Phil Waylen. tenders, proposals and e-books to make sure they match their client’s us. “For personal reasons we think this area is the brand and represent the company and speaker/ best location in New Zealand.” author to the highest possible standard. Phil and Nick hope Documents With Precision “Our customers value their brand and they will become the go-to New Zealand company often struggle to produce Microsoft Office for presentations and document branding. documents that look great,” says Phil. “This is a service currently lacking in New “You can think of us as the ‘brand police’ for Zealand but it is a big industry overseas. our clients as we maintain their branding across “We are creating a new market and getting all documents.” Kiwis away from the thinking they need to do Phil and Nick love operating their business this work themselves.” from Tauranga. “For business reasons, we can For more information, visit work remotely for our clients and staff all over the world so physical location isn’t a problem for www.documentswithprecision.com

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High time CYF gets attention Now most of the fuss over the flag debacle has died down, it is time high attention was given to the appalling number of Maori children and young people who are in Child, Youth and Family care – out of the whole total, 60 per cent are Maori from a Maori population of 15 per cent. As usual, the Government will be blamed. But it is not the Government’s fault, instead the abusive, uncaring parents of these neglected children. What can be done to halt this shameful state of affairs? Firstly, benefits should be restricted. Teenagers must learn that getting pregnant and going on a benefit is not a career choice. The benefit ought to be only paid to unmarried mothers above the age of 18 and every effort made to get the father’s financial support. Benefits only paid for the first two children – if you continue breeding with neither the means, or will to look after your offspring, you must take full responsibility for them. It would seem that the loving whanau is a myth. Parenting skills should be taught in schools. CYF do a great job but what about the milliondollar funded Whanau Ora? What amount of care for young Maori are they giving?

To stop benefit money being used by abusive parents for drugs and alcohol, food and clothing stamps should replace money – so its non-transferable! Maori tribes have been given more than $3 billion of taxpayers’ money to settle, often dubious claims. It is time they spent some of it helping Maori families giving their children a safe, loving home. Because 60 per cent of Maori children in care is a disgraced to all Maori. M Brooks, Tauranga City

Civic space workshops for the future Learning technology together

Workshops are continuing regarding potential spatial plans for how the existing council building space could look in the future. Museum, library and a performance space are some ideas being mooted for discussion. Also, should council offices remain in the CBD? Councillors had a presentation during the

open forum of a recent council meeting by someone suggesting we should have small satellite offices in various locations. And should council lease or own the building? Do we repair and rebuild existing buildings or start afresh? Funding will be

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a major consideration. Will it be totally rate-funded or will philanthropists want to contribute to the project? Councillors have been shown plans from various people as to how our civic space could be utilised in the future. I look forward to discussing this matter at a council meeting and consulting with the wider community on this important topic.

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Panama Papers: Are country’s tax laws fair? RE: The Panama Papers leak. The world is round, as is the circular motion of moneypower-money. This international phenomenon has been around for centuries. To start the circle – those that have the money have the ear of the powerful, and it is the powerful, elected politicians, who decide the rules that protect the immensely wealthy persons, corporations, trusts, charitable entities and shelf company/trusts etc from paying taxes on billions of dollars of income and property annually. It is the symbiotic relationship that binds money and power together. Making the circle closed. In NZ, the Prime Minister claims our trust laws have been externally audited and are okay. The ‘measure’ that the auditor will have used,

Closing road will stop ‘Rat Run’ Re: ‘On road to another Auckland’ (The Weekend Sun, April 8). The State Highway 2 roundabout at Te Puna and Minden roads will be a welcome improvement to the safety of that intersection. Being double lanes I doubt it will cause too much congestion. However, to get the most benefit to traffic flow I suggest the section of Te Puna Station Rd between the Waipuna Hospice and Clark Rd be closed. This would elevate to some extent the bottleneck at the Wairoa Bridge by stopping those that do the ‘Rat Run’ from Snodgrass Rd in the morning. Te Puna residents will have good access to SH2 at the roundabout or Clark Rd. Wairoa Rd residents can still go under the bridge and join SH2 as usual. C Bettjeman, Te Puna

will be the IRD tax laws on trusts, both internal and external. My question is are the tax laws fair? And are the principles underlying those laws fair and just to the general tax paying public? There are multiple charitable organisations whose annual income from business ventures and property held, distribute only a fraction of their gross income to outside, public/ community organisations. Most of them have their own silent circular distribution methods that allows them to avoid paying tax and thereby have the purchasing power to increase their capital assets. It’s pleasing to note there is a global uprising against hidden wealth based wholly on legal tax avoidance. MJ Anderson, Pyes Pa

Forking out for over the top food prices It’s interesting to speak to people from overseas, who love the country, but say our food prices are over the top. Just as a matter of interest staff who work in supermarkets in the UK have a 10 per cent discount when they purchase from their store; that applies to supermarkets in Scotland. In NZ it’s a fraction of that, why? We no longer have Ann Hercus with her shopping basket, now. No one keeps an eye on anything,

the politician no matter which party he or she belongs to does not have a problem. And we fork out to keep them in the Beehive to monitor what? At least bees do work. Winston Peters reckons MPs get into Parliament, then forget why they are there. Are there any exceptions? I fear not. Still, we can always go back to what works. The Head in the sand is still popular. R Chamberlain, Tauranga City

Why not try merging after eight, so I’m not late?

Re: ‘Letting every car in grinds my gears’ (The Weekend Sun, April 8). As I’m also a user of State Highway 2 heading into town each morning I get to watch how many cars are continuously let in at Te Puna Station Rd. They seem to assume that they have a right to merge after each vehicle. Some mornings

it takes me 45 minutes from Te Puna to Cameron Rd. A normal off-peak trip takes 10 minutes max. This morning I witnessed a truck letting in six off Te Puna Station Rd – get real we don’t live in Auckland. But we now have a lot more users of that road that come from Auckland because of urban sprawl so our

road usage has increased dramatically. I have two solutions to solve the problem of the morning congestion. 1. Adopt a system that only allows one vehicle to merge after the eighth vehicle 2. Put in an amber/green light like on the motor ways in Auckland that allows merging traffic. N Moloney, Te Puna

A qualification to manage the Resource Management Act To sit on Resource Management Act resource consent and plan hearings, elected local authority councillors must hold a qualification as an RMA hearings commissioner.

Getting this qualification is designed to be a very challenging process and it takes many hours of preparation. As it should, because the cost of poor resource management decisions can be

high. I’m part-way through getting my recertification as a hearings chair. And if I’m successful, this will equip me to take part in formal RMA hearings and decision-making processes for another five years. Such a concentrated focus has led inevitably to me making some observations on the RMA. The first is the philosophy of sustainable management of our natural resources is incredibly important and the overall intent of the RMA is great.

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Recent articles and statistics in the media highlighted that more than 92 per cent of burglaries in this country go unsolved, some not even investigated. Our Police must be overwhelmed with other duties. Not so - last night 20 Police officers in Auckland were detailed to the Young Nats Ball. Two-hundred Police officers were detailed to attend the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement signing. The Police are acting at the whims of politicians and not doing their sworn duty to protect NZ citizens and their property. Another abuse of power by this government. P Dolden, Papamoa

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Commemorating the end to hostilities Come May 7 Philip Hobbs will slip on his circa 1943 battle dress jacket and march on The Historic Village. That’s the moment ‘civvy’ becomes fourth Brigade, 18th Battalion staff sergeant.

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grandfathers and great grandfathers did for them,” says Philip. “When veterans die we don’t want their stories dying with them.” And the re-enactment society will be dressed accordingly for VE Day. “It’ll be May so winter kit. Khaki serge battledress jacket and trousers,” says Philip. Unlike the American soldiers – the flash boys of WWII, who had “The jacket’s an original which you wouldn’t think was 70 years an “outstanding” walking out dress – New Zealand troops were the old.” May 7, 1945 is a historically significant day. poor cousins. “We just wore the same uniform we fought in, slept in It was VE Day – short for Victory in Europe Day. and lived in. We just took off the gaiters we wore round our boots It marks the formal acceptance by World War II allies of and put on shoes and a tie.” Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender. So there’ll be a mix of uniforms at the show. And when it was over the truly global war and deadliest “Some will wear walking out dress and other guys will be in war in history had cost more than 50 million military and ‘belt order’ which is belt and webbing.” civilian lives. And hats or course- lemon squeezers, side caps and caps And 11,700 of those were New Zealanders – which was for officers. 0.72 of the population. The mood and the time will be captured and as How solve That’stoa fact that won’t be lost in Tauranga accurately as possible. onSudoku! May 7-8, with the BOP Military Vehicle No.1828 “A lot of it’s original, but then shirts wear out, so we Show and VE Day Celebration organised wear reproduction shirts.” 5 for The Historic Village to mark the All this talk about dress codes of the 1940s is Fillanniversary the grid so thatend of hostilities. of the appropriate because the public is not just invited 7 2 8 everyTorow and every bring a little reality, a little authenticity to the BOP Military Vehicle Show and VE Day 3x3tosquare contains the event, the WWII Historical Celebration but is invited to be part of it – but arrive 9 Re-enactment will march on the the digits 1 toSociety 9 Out of the past – fourth Brigade, 18th in 1940s costume – uniform or civvies and win a In full kit of course, but without Battalion staff sergeant Philip Hobbs. prize. Other features of the show include a military 9 6 village. guns. “No guns because it was the end of vehicle parade, historic films, jeep rides for the kids, How to solve Solution the war. No.1827 Guns had been laid down. The world was at peace again. vintage cars and both silver and pipe bands. 3 4 2 4 7 1 9 8 6 3 5 Sudoku! Moving forward,” says Philip. The BOP Military Vehicle Show and VE Day Celebration is on 9 8 6 5 3 7 2 1 4 and teaching of sacrifices made to preserve May 7-8 at The Historic Village from 9.30am-3pm daily. 9 8 7 4 2 be 9 talking 1 3 But 5 6they’ll Hunter Wells Entry is free. 1 freedoms. 2 8 4 3“It’s 9 6important future generations understand what Fill the grid so that 5 7our

Saturday 16 – Piston Broke. Welcome Bay Tavern Friday 15 – Karaoke with Mama Soul 8-11.30pm. Wednesday 20 – Wednesday night pool competition 7pm. $5 buy in. Cash & bar prizes to be won. Thursday 21 – Open Mic Night with Kraig and Kat 8-11.30pm. All muso’s welcome.

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Four’ this month. Now’s your chance to grab ‘A Ticket To Ride’ when Helter Skelter take to the stage at Totara St in Mount Maunganui on April 23. Co-led by Dillon Riesterer (Hipstamatics) and Brendon Thomas (X Factor), this upcoming show will see the six-piece band perform material from right across The Beatles catalogue. “We’re looking forward to playing in the Mount ,” says Dillion. “Brendon, as part of Brendon Thomas and the

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Helter Skelter. Vibes, and myself have a stack of great friends and followers there. “We cover from their early rock and roll tunes through to ‘Sgt. Pepper’ plus a couple of post-Beatles tunes.” The band, which also includes Liam Pram, Russell McNaughton, Pete France, Cam Sangster, has been jamming for about a year now and it was their collective love for The Beatles which initially brought them all together. Of The Beatles, Dillon says when it comes to modern pop “they wrote

the textbook”. “Their melodies and willingness to push the boundaries are extraordinary, and in only seven years they produced a massive and incredibly diverse back catalogue. “It’s a phenomenal feat.” Helter Skelter’s ‘A Ticket To Ride’ gig is at Totara St on Saturday, April 23, from 8pm. Tickets cost $30 online from David Tauranga Eventfinda.

The Weekend Sun has two double passes to give away to two lucky readers who can tell us which is Helter Skelter’s favourite Beatle? Enter online at www.sunlive. co.nz under the completion section. Entries must be received by Wednesday, April 20.

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Tauranga history comes alive History is so easy to lose. Some things almost immediately vanish into the past in a contradictory swirl of memory. But even when history is documented it can still be lost. Graham Clark waited for two years with the manuscript of his first book ‘The Right Note’ sitting on his computer, every month feeling increasing paranoia that the wealth of archival material would somehow, through some quirk of malevolent fate, be lost. For the book is an historical archive, an unprecedented record of Tauranga’s music scene, a coffee table tome, 360 pages, 78 chapters, and more than 1000 photographs. Graham had finished it in 2013. But what do you do with a huge draft on such a specialised local subject? You guard it carefully, get paranoid and wait to find funding. Graham waited, and waited. Then Paul Adams came along. But let’s go back to the beginning. And, since I sat down with Graham for an extensive interview and didn’t even offer him a glass of red, let’s allow him the courtesy of telling the story in his own words… “The first inspiration I got to write about music was that I went to (drummer) Ali Matthews’ house one day and he had these old black and white pictures on the wall of these hairy individuals so I said: ‘Who’s that?’ And he said: ‘Oh that was a band I was in way back in the seventies called Sons And Lovers’. “They were really popular and were sent down to play at Ali Baba’s in Wellington by Alan Judd, who was a big promoter – he also used to book Trevor Braunias’ band Cloud to play all over the country. “So Sons And Lovers played at Ali Baba’s and started coming to the attention of the Wellington musicians like Bruno Lawrence, and so Ali and their guitarist Alan Moon joined the legendary Blerta. “I saw this picture and I thought: ‘Wow these guys are from Tauranga and they ended up going to do all this really cool stuff!’ I must have looked enthusiastic about it because Ali then said: ‘Do you know about the Four Fours and Rob Smith and all that?’ and I

said: ‘No, what about them?’ And he began to tell me the story of the Four Fours. And I said: ‘Holy Sh*t – this is all from Tauranga?’” Thus the odyssey began for Graham. “Every time I interviewed someone,” he says. “I got a better lead, someone else to talk to and more connections.” And the stories poured in, whether about the early sixties and Tauranga’s Teenage Club, set up by a local minister where a band was formed and kids sneaked in beer in guitar cases, or the legendary Corben Simpson’s Tauranga youth. (Corben later wrote ‘Dance All Around The World’ and was arrested after playing naked at the Ngaruawahia Festival). The book mainly starts in the early sixties and run till the nineties, with The Right Note cover. stops along the way for Woody Woodhouse, Dr Jaz, the Swimgoats, the Termytes, Jane Bonn, Hit ’n Run, Dave Mikaere, the Inferno Coffee Lounge, the amazing Baker family, the Jerry Scheff/Paul Higgins connection, the singing Hammonds, Ritchie Pickett and hundreds more. It is a mighty piece of work, taking in just about anything that had significance on the Tauranga music scene, from covering well-known bands to digging out small quirky local musical stories. So, back to how the book got from computer to print. Paul Adams from Carrus put up the funds. Graham says Paul took one look at the draft layout and said: ‘Yes’. And the first of the quirky stories in the book is Paul’s, how as a seventeen-year-old he sneaked into the Rolling Stones’ gig at the Wellington Town Hall and stood on stage directly behind Charlie Watts. Then had his picture taken backstage with the band. And it really happened. Next to the intro is a signed Stones’ programme and a faded black and white photo – Mick, Keith, Charlie, Bill, Brian, and Paul Adams. ‘The Right Note’ is in NZ libraries and is available now from Books A Plenty. RRP: $125. Next week: Five amazing Tauranga stories you never knew from ‘The Right Note’. watusi@thesun.co.nz

From out of the mouths of puppets A Tony Award-winning musical featuring hilariously risqué, larger than life puppets is coming to Tauranga this month. Tauranga Musical Theatre presents ‘Avenue Q’ which is on-stage at The humans of Tauranga Musical Westside Theatre on 17th Ave from April 15-30. Theatre’s latest production ‘Avenue Q’ are The show follows the trials and Ashleen Fahy and Brendon Weatherly. tribulations of recent college grad ‘Avenue Q’ is co-directed by Matthew Princeton, who moves into a shabby Roderick and Marlise Hughes, and New York apartment on Avenue Q. features a cast of 10 local actors. There, he meets Kate the ‘girl next ‘Avenue Q’ is showing at Westside door’, Rod the Republican, Trekkie the Theatre from April 15-30. Tickets internet sexpert, and Lucy the Slut, cost $20-$27 from Cartridge World plus an array of other colourful types Tauranga or online at www.iticket.co.nz who help Princeton to discover his David Tauranga purpose in life. TMT’s production of

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Te Puke Scottish Soc

Glow Stick Pool Party

Monthly dance at Te Puke Memorial Hall, Jellicoe St 7.30pm. Old time & sequence dancing with live band, good supper. Entry $7. Valerie 573 7093

U3A Tauranga

Sunday 17 April

At Baywave 6-9pm. Prizes, games, music, waves, the hydroslide & heaps of fun. Only $6 to get in. Guest speaker: Richard Moore, award winning journalist & photographer. “An Eye on the World” - 4 decades of life in journalism. Wesley Church Centre, 13th Ave, Tauranga 10am. Visitors welcome.

Saturday 16 April Alcoholics Anonymous

Women’s meeting at St Andrews, Dee St 10-11am, children welcome. 0800 229 6757

Baypark Speedway

Postponement date - Sunlive Demolition Derby & FMX Show with Nitro Circus Nick Franklin & Crusty Demon Luke Price. 6.30-10pm. Also racing: Bethlehem Coachlines Sprint Cars; Bethlehem Coachlines Super Saloons, Dialled Indoor Tramp Park Saloons & Mag & Turbo Stock Cars. Tickets online or at the gate www. asbbayparkspeeedway.co.nz

Car Boot Sale

Greerton Village School, Greerton Road 7-11.30am. Cost $5 per site. Shirley 577 1116 or 0274 146

Family Roller Disco

Aquinas Hall 4-6pm. Come & have a boogie on skates. Skates provided if needed. Inline & old school quads. $10pp or $35 family pass. Under 5’s & spectators free. Email: skatescooltauranga@gmail.com or 021 118 0513. Also adults skating class Fri at Mount Sports Centre 7-8pm. Children’s class Mon & weds at Greerton Hall 3.45-4.45pm.

In Handel’s Chamber

Concert at St Mary’s Catholic Church, Cameron Rd/1st Ave, Tauranga 7.30pm. Admission $15, seniors/students $10, children free.

Messianic Meetings

Every Sat at Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui 10am. Seek to unite together in our walk to put truth into action on a daily basis. All ages welcome. 544 7424 or 0210 226 3515

Op Shop Fashion Parade

A Bible Society event, with 8 local Op shops combing to present a Fashion Parade with a difference. 20 models take to the catwalk. Auction of donated baking to follow. At Salvation Army Citadel, cnr Cameron Rd & 5th Ave 7.30pm. Admission by a baked item or cash donation.

Tauranga Airsoft Club Inc

Interested in Airsoft? Play games twice a month at TECT All Terrain Park. www.taurangaairsoftclub.co.nz

Tauranga Indoor Radio Control Car Club

Race day, Greerton Hall, Cameron Rd. Track set up from 10am, practice starts approx 11.30am. 4th meeting for the year. Have a look & maybe try a car out in the newcomers class.

Te Puke Forest & Bird

Mangorewa Walk - hearty walk in mature native forest off Tga Direct Rd. Cathy 573 9566

A Course in Miracles

Free study & support group in Meeting Room, Tauranga Library 1pm. Topic: The Law of Love. How to experience it. RSVP by Saturday. Email: miraclesnewzealand@gmail.com or text 021 0274 2502

Bay Bible Fellowship/Lord’s Day

Worship service at Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Rd 10am. Breathtaking Grace - Judges Series. “Samson - Mighty yet Feeble.” Lincoln Forlong. www.bbf.net.nz

Beneful Bark in the Pool

The pool part of the year for pooches. Featuring fun agility courses, giveaways, free samples & more. At Memorial Pool, Memorial Park off Devonport Rd. $5 entry. Buy your tickets from www. eventfinda.co.nz

Bethlehem Lions Market

Held 1st & 3rd Sun of month at Historic Village, 17th Ave, Tauranga 8am - 1pm. Stallholders - booking a carpark site is essential. Email Alf bethlehemmarket@lionsclubs.org.nz

Bible Seminars

Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St 1.45pm. Title: “Demons explained by the Bible.” Interactive, Q&A. Refreshments provided. Vic 543 0504

City on its Feet Walking Group

Every Sunday at the new shopping centre, 83 Pyes Pa Rd 9am. Medium & fast pace. Mike 543 4733 or email: mikemell@kinect.co.nz

Corkers Toastmasters

Develop your leadership skills, confidence & communication abilities. Meet every 3rd Sunday at Zone Restaurant, Owens Place, Mt Maunganui 2-3.30pm. Uncork your potential. Lani 0210 445 654

Croquet

Every Sun, Tues & Fri at Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd 12.45pm. Peter 571 0633

Katikati Tramping Club

Lynch Stream & Sailor’s Grave, easy. Ian 07 863 7927

Mother’s Day

May 8 - come along to Historic Athenree Homestead, SH2, only 10kms from Waihi or Katikati. Cost $15 per head. Two sittings: 10.30am & 1.30pm. Also hat/ bonnet competition (optional) for the High Tea. Bookings essential. Val 07 863 4673 or 021 977 825 www.athenreehomestead.org.nz

Mt Maunganui Scottish Society - AGM

At 211 Ngatai Rd, Otumoetai 7pm. Tea/coffee after. Elizabeth 544 5633

Old Time Music Makers Club

Every third Sunday at Welcome Bay Hall 1-4pm. $3 entry & ladies a plate. Ces/Joy 544 3849

Quakers in Tauranga

In hall behind Brain Watkins House, cnr Elizabeth St/Cameron Rd 10am for an hour of mainly silent worship followed by tea/coffee & talk. 544 0448 www.quaker.org.nz

Spiritual & Healing Centre, the Psychic Cafe Greerton Community Hall. Doors open 6.45pm for 7pm start. A large group of spiritual, psychic & healing practitioners to meet, greet, learn & discuss. For fellowship & friendship. Door charge $10. www.psychiccafe.net. nz 578 7205

Tauranga Friendship & Social Club

Walks, dinners & outings for over 50’s. Barbara 544 7461

Tauranga Samba

We need new members. Large drum workshop at Mount Sports Centre, cnr Hull & Maunganui Rds 2-4pm. No experience needed. Michal 021 051 7280

Tauranga Spiritual Society Inc

Senior Citizen’s Hall, 14 Norris St. Meet the Clairvoyants night. Doors open 6.30pm for 7pm. $3 members, $10 non. Come along & have your life read. 022 0670 467

Tauranga Underwater Club

Juniors up to year 10 students 5-6.15pm. Seniors Year 11 to Adult 6-7.45pm. Every Sunday (except school holidays) Baywave Aquatic Centre. Lane 027 287 4731 or 578 7573

Tauranga Western BOP Friendship Force

Like travel, meeting people? Meet 3rd Sunday monthly at Omokoroa Hall 2pm. Helen 549 5416

Welcome Bay Community Picnic

At Waitaha Reserve & Playground, Welcome Bay Road 3-5pm. We want to know how our Community Centre can support youth, what events & activities youth would like to be involved in & more. Free sausage sizzle.

Monday 18 April

An Optimal Emotional Freedom Technique Support group connects to practice this healing technique. “Put away your scepticism. This really works.” Dr Wayne Dyer. Info at http://optimal-eft. emofree.com/whatisoptimaleft/ Email: miraclesnewzealand@gmail.com or txt 021 0274 2502

Badminton Club: Seniors & Juniors

Juniors: Mon 6-7.30pm. Seniors: Mon & Weds 7.30-9.30pm. Bethlehem College Events Centre, Elder Lane. All levels of players welcome. Sue 021 194 4335 or www.taurangabadmintonclub. co.nz

Bethlehem Bowls

Every Monday at Bethlehem Hall 7.15pm. First 3 nights free. Wendy 578 2585

Body & Soul Fun Fitness

For over 50’s, social events & guest speakers. Mon & Fri Greerton Hall Cameron Rd. Tues Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave. Weds City Church cnr Otumoetai Rd/Sherwood St. Thurs at Tauranga Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St behind Pak n Save. All classes 9.1510.15am. First class free. For men & women. Dianne 576 5031 ‘Qualified Sport & Physical recreation instructor’.

Chess Mt Maunganui

Mount RSA Chess Club every Mon at Mount RSA, 544 Maunganui Rd. Early program 6-7.30pm during school term. Late program 7.30pm onwards. Noel 579 5412

Citizens Advice Bureau

For free, confidential information and

advice about anything call in MondayFriday 9am-5pm 38 Hamilton Street, Tauranga or Freephone 0800 367 222 or 578 1592. JP Service every Mon 1-4pm, Weds & Thurs 9am-11.30am. Migrant Clinics Tues - Fri 1pm-4pm. – All welcome no appointment necessary.

Civic Choir Tauranga

Wesley Church, 13th Ave, Tga 7.30pm. New members welcome. Heather 575 9092 www.taurangacivicchoir.org.nz

Concert

Mt Maunganui Senior Citizens, 345 Maunganui Rd 1.30pm. Entertainment: Aroha Thompson, followed by afternoon tea. $3 door cover

Dancing@Te Puke

Sequence dance group meet at St Pats Hall, Beatty Ave, Te Puke 6.30-8.30pm. For learners & improvers, waltz, foxtrot, tango, cha cha & more. Partners required. $3pp. Gordon 572 0060 or email: gordoncadman@gmail.com

Fitness League

Ladies 50 plus exercise with dance to music. Improve posture, energy, toned body, increase strength & fun. Every Mon at Greerton Senior Citizens Hall, 39 Maitland St 9.30-10.30am. Gloria 573 4429

Fitness League

Safe effective, low impact fun exercise set to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for women of all ages & abilities. First class free. Every Mon at Settlers Hall Omokoroa 9.30am & Tues St Johns Anglican Church Waihi 9.30am. Dorothy 549 3378

Free Immigration Clinic

Every Monday - legal advice & information on immigration & citizenship issues. For appointment, Baywide Community Law 571 6812

Genealogy Friendly Group

Meet in the Mako Room, Papamoa Community Centre 1-3pm. Assistance offered to anyone with an interest in researching their family history. Daphne 575 4674

Harmony a Plenty Barbershop Chorus

Every Mon at Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 7pm. Wilf 571 5576 or www.harmonyaplenty.co.nz

Man Up Group

Silver Singers Choir

Practice every Mon at St Stephens Church, Brookfield Tce 1-3pm. Tenors, bases & contraltos needed for our 35 voice choir. Pat 579 1036

Sports Morning

ASB Baypark stadium, 81 Truman Lane 10am - 12.30pm. Holiday action galore planned. Miniball, soccer, touch, uni hockey & relays. Only $8 per child.

Tai Chi & Taoist Qi Gong

At Arataki Community Centre 9-10am. Warren 574 2464 or 0274 745 389

Tauranga Brass

Practice every Mon at Community Hall, Elizabeth St West 7-9pm. All players welcome. Alex 0274 920 185 or 571 8720

Tauranga Creative Fibre

Every Mon at Arts Centre, Elizabeth St from 9.30am. Spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, crochet & more. Also on Thurs evening twice a month. Shirley 577 0188

Tauranga Rock n Roll Club Inc

Club night every Mon at Tauranga RSA, Cameron Rd, Greerton 8pm. A relaxed, social evening of dancing. Members $3, non-members $5. Visitors welcome. Check Facebook. Trina 575 7461 a/hs

Tauranga Senior Citizens Club

Cards, 500 & Bridge Mon & Thurs. Indoor Bowls Tues, Weds & Sat at 14 Norris St, behind Pak n Save 1-4pm. Register by 12.45pm. $2 includes afternoon tea. New members welcome.

Te Puke Forest & Bird

AGM & talk by Dorothy Mutton & John McDonald on good South Island walks. Masonic Lodge, Oxford St, Te Puke 7.30pm. Visitors welcome.

Te Puna Indoor Bowling Club

Every Mon at Te Puna Memorial Hall 7.15pm. Ian 579 3024

Womens Art Group

Every Mon at Lyceum Club Rooms, 68 1st Ave 9am 12pm. New members welcome. Margaret 543 3244

Tuesday 19 April

ABC - Avenues Badminton Club

Every Mon at Tauranga Moana Trust, The Strand (by the waka) 7pm. Helping men to become better husbands, fathers & community members. Overcome addictions, anger, depression, suicide etc. Non profit, non confrontation, confidential & caring. Rod 021 467 107

Every Tues at Tauranga Intermediate Sports Centre. Juniors 6-7.30pm (term time). Seniors (Adults) 7.30-9.30pm. adult $7 per night casual. student $5 per night casual. Club racquets & coaching available. Delwyn 027 212 4720

Meet at Settler’s Hall, Omokoroa Rd every Mon 1.30pm & Tues 7.30pm. $3 mat fee. New players free first 3 weeks. Anne 548 1636

Otumoetai Indoor Bowls

For people & books that are a bit different. No set book or theme, just chat at the pub about books. 3rd Tues of month 6pm. Kaye 022 034 0115 or kaye.mclaren@gmail.com

Recycled Teenagers

Women’s service group. Business meeting 2nd Tues evening. Social night 4th Tues each month. Julie 544 0277

Omokoroa Indoor Bowling Club

Aggregate Night, Matua Primary School Hall, Clivedene St 7.15pm. Karen 576 0443 Gentle exercise for 50’s forwards, & injury or illness rehabilitation. Mon & Weds, 14 Norris St, Tauranga Senior Citizens Club, behind Pak n Save. Tues at St Mary’s Church Hall, Girven Rd. All 9 - 10.30am. Classes taken by qualified instructor. First class free. Jennifer 571 1411

Alternative Book Club

Altrusa Club Tauranga

Anxiety Support Group

For people with an experience of Anxiety 1-2pm. Transport available. Junction 543 3010

Argentine Tango

Free beginner lesson 6.30pm followed by a free social dance with the Practice group. Those with ‘two left feet’ can dance tango. Denise 0204 006 1340

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Badminton (Social)

Every Tues & Fri at Otumoetai Baptist Hall 9.30am - 12pm. Racquets available. All welcome. Lorraine 579 3229

Baby Classes

Learn how to settle your baby in 3 months with former Karitane nurse Lyndsay Morgan. Every Tues at Arataki Community Centre 10am. 577 1355

Cards 500

Every Tues & Thurs Mount Senior Citizens, 345 Maunganui Rd. Names in by 12.45pm. 575 4650

Employments Disputes Clinic

Fortnightly 2-4pm. For appointment ph 578 1596

Excel Toastmasters

Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Bayfair. Every 2nd, 4th & 5th Tues of month 6.15-8.30pm. Come along to learn excellent public speaking & leadership skills. brooke_ bop@hotmail.com

Fitness League

Ladies 50 plus exercise with dance to music. Improve posture, energy, toned body, increased strength. Every Tues at St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood 9.30-10.30am. Gloria 573 4429

Inachord Chorus

Womens 4 Part Harmony every Tues at Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 6.55pm. Singing & per-forming varied repertoire. Cathy 579 2040

Israeli Dancing

Every Tues at Gate Pa Primary School Hall, Cameron Rd 7-8pm. Beginners dancing. All ages welcome. Maria 544 1680 or 022 165 2114

Junction Mental Health

Peer support & advocacy: coffee & chat at St James’ Hall, Greerton 10am – 12pm. 543 3010

LOL Laughter Wellness

Enjoy a laughter pickme-up session at Penguin Room, Arataki Community Centre, Mt Maunganui 7.30-8.15pm. $3 door. Trish 022 036 6768 email: lollaughterwellness@gmail.com

Mahjong

Every Tues at Gate Pa Bowling Club 1-4pm. Beginners welcome. Pearl 578 6556

Matua Otumoetai City on its Feet

Meet every Tues at Kulim Park 9am. 576 7339

Mothers Group

Meet monthly for inspiration, fun & morning tea at Lifechurch, 934 Cameron Rd 10am - 12pm. Walk-ins welcome. $3 koha. Shanelle 021 297 4133

Mount Morning Badminton

Every Tues at Mount Sports Centre, Blake Park 9am - 12pm. Social, competitive, all ages, beginners welcome. Racquets available. Visitors $5 per session. Maxeen 575 0162

Mt Maunganui Dog Training Club

AGM at Club Gear Shed 7.30pm. All welcome.

Orange City Square & Round Dance

Tues, morning class 10am - 12pm. Weds Advanced, Thurs Club Night & New Dancers. Frontiersmen’s Hall 7.30pm. 543 1063

Overeaters Anonymous

Do you or a family member or friend have a problem with over or under eating? Overeaters Anonymous can help - meetings Tues & Fri. 544 1213 or 022 0642 186

Petanque

Tauranga/BOP Club every Tues & Sun at Blake Park 1pm. Equip available, coaching given. Jo Ann 578 3606

Sequence Dancing

Tauranga Social & Leisure Club. St John’s Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai every Tues 7-9.30pm except second Tues of the month 3.30-6pm. Visitors welcome. John 578 9716

Sewing Connection Tauranga

Meet 1st & 3rd Tues at Arts Centre, Elizabeth St 10am - 2pm. Sew, share ideas & improve techniques. Pam 021 276 5390

South City Indoor Bowls

Oropi club visit to South City at Greerton Hall 7.30pm. Keith 577 1116

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Tauranga Continuing Education

(50+) Group at Historic Village, 17th Ave, Tauranga, 3rd Tues of month. Lectures start 10am. $4 charge to cover expenses. Speaker: Prof Margaret Wilson, School of Law, University of Waikato. Topic: The TPP – pros & cons. David 544 4179 www.taurangacontinuingeducation. weebly.com

Tauranga Morning Badminton Club

Every Tues & Thurs at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre, Memorial Park cnr 11th Ave/Devonport Rd 9-11.30am. Heather 574 0976

Tauranga Orchid Society

Monthly meeting at Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave 7.30pm. Following AGM Sandra Simpson will have a power point talk on “Colours of Japan.” Visitors welcome. Natalie 543 0847

Tauranga Scottish Soc AGM

April 26 at 46a Tilby Drive, Matua 2pm. Nola 576 5076

Tauranga Scrabble Club

Every Tues at Tauranga Bridge Club, Ngatai Rd 8.50am. 3 games $2.50. New players welcome. 544 8372

Tauranga Target Rifle Club

Club night every Tues at Elizabeth St West 7pm. Casual shooters $7.50 per 13 shot card. All equipment & coaching supplied. Tauranga Target Rifle Club Inc.

Te Puke Lyceum Club

Meet every Tues. Also have readers & garden groups. Mah Jong meet every Thurs & Sun. Singing every Fri. 8 Palmer Court. Jenny 573 7487

Wednesday 20 April Age Concern Walking Group

Meet at Greerton Countdown 10am. 578 2631

Alcoholics Anonymous

Reflections at Te Puke, Te Puke Baptist Church cnr Malyon St/Station Rd 7.30-8.30pm. 0800 229 6757

Ancient Chinese Culture

And Qi Gong for Health. Two presentations at Arataki Community Centre, Bayfair 1.30pm or Harbourcity Motor Inn, 50 Wharf St, Tauranga 6pm. Judy 021 042 5398

Baywide Community Law Service

3.30pm. No appointment necessary, no charge, all ages welcome. www. healingrooms.co.nz

Kiwi Toasters

Building communication & confidence 1st, 3rd & 5th Weds at 3 Palm Springs Blvd (same building as Palm Springs Pharmacy) 5.30-7pm. Chrissy 027 296 7939

Leisure Marching

Requires new ladies for non competitive marching. No experience required. Every Weds at Moreland Fox Park, Greerton 8-9.30am. Tricia 543 4581

Matamata Festival of Flowers

April 20-23 “Nature to Art” 14 courts & a walk through symposium. Created from beautiful flowers & plant material. Karen 07 888 6672 fern.hill@xtra.co.nz

Mount Maunganui Badminton Club

Every Weds 6.30pm for 2 hrs. $8 to play. All skills welcome. Eve 021 906 481

Mount Healing & Spiritual Centre

Omanu Bowling Club, Golf Rd, Mount 7.30pm. Guest speaker: Jules Boonen - Energy Intuitive. Janet 0272 640 226

Papamoa Outdoor Bowls

Roll-ups every Weds & Sun, Gordon Spratt Reserve 1pm. 574 8334

Pre Release of “Mother’s Day” Movie

Indoor bowls starts 6.30pm. Jim 572 1983

Dance Fitness

Getaway fun for mums & others. Get your grove fix, disco, hip hop, Latin & more. Every Weds at Matua Hall 9.30-10.30am. Helen 022 882 0237

Fernland Spa Water Exercise Class

Every Weds 10.45-11.45am. Held rain or shine but not during school holidays. Classes taken by qualified instructor & lifeguard. New participants ph Jennifer 571 1411

Friends of the Library

Papamoa Library Book Group meet 10am. Topic this month: Local/BOP Authors. Gail 574 3376

Gate Pa Indoor Bowls

Greerton Lotto Shop Open Tournament (9 Bowls Triple) at Greerton Hall 7.30pm. Names in book. Plate for supper please. Kevin 543 4044

Healing Rooms

Experience God’s healing touch at Bethlehem Town Centre, cnr shop behind PO/Bookstore, open Wednesday’s 1-3pm. All inquiries 021 110 0878. And at Papamoa Healing Rooms, Baptist Church, cnr Dickson & Longview Rds every Weds 2.30-

Fitness League

Single Coffee Club 60+

Mixed company for singles 60+ that meet once a week for coffee, enjoy socialising & making new friends. Email: mixandmingle@xtra.co.nz or 027 439 4267

Kaituna Wetland, birdlife (rare bitterns), grade easy. Meet at Kulim Park, Bureta 8.45am. $8. Note change of meeting place. Leader: Rosemary 576 3745

Alcoholics Anonymous

Women’s Bridge Group

Every Weds at Lyceum Club rooms, 68 1st Ave 12.50pm. New members welcome. Helen 579 1947

Thursday 21 April

6 Week Social Beginner Dance

Starts April 28 at Greerton Hall, 1247 Cameron Rd (opp Caltex) or April 29 Tauranga Primary School Hall, 5th Ave. Both 8pm. Learn Rock & Roll, Cha Cha, Waltz & more. Just turn up. Sonia, Supreme Dance Centre, 544 2337 or 027 322 1786

Argentine Tango

Social dancing for men & women. Classes starting soon, please express your interest. Especially looking for men to teach. Want to learn to dance? Why not have a go? Phillip 027 309 1355 or goldenaxistango@yahoo.com

Awesome Clothing Sale

Good quality, all sizes & styles men’s, women’s, children’s, shoes, sheets, duvets etc. Only $3 a bag. You pick. Historic Village, 17th Ave, Tauranga 9.30-10.30am. Organised by Turning Point Trust 578 6934

Bay City Rockers

Social Rock n Roll dancing every Thurs at Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St 7.30-9.30pm. Gavin 027 643 6252

For primary age children. Every Thurs at Otumoetai Baptist Chapel 3.30-4.30pm. Enquires Linkt Community Trust email: learn@lead.co.nz

Keynotes 4 Part Harmony

Open meeting every Fri at Hamner Clinic, 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton (behind Bridgestone) 7.30pm. For more meetings or assistance 0800 229 6757

Women’s chorus every Thurs at Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave 6.45pm. For fun & health. Nora 544 2714

Line Dancing Classes

For beginners & newcomers every Thurs at Matua Hall, Levers Rd 1-1.45pm. Pat 544 2574 or 021 027 12467

Mount/Papamoa Coffee & Chat Otumoetai Golf

Men & women 9 hole competition 8-9am start. Free coaching offered for new members. Graeme 576 2436

Schizophrenia Support Group Sunshine Dance Group

Learn sequence dancing at a friendly club. Meet every Thurs at Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 7-8.30pm, followed by dancing till 10pm. $2pp, entrance includes supper. Jan 544 4379

Tai Chi Que Gong

Tauranga Embroiderers’ Guild

Build your confidence, find your voice & open doors of opportunity in 2016. Every Weds at Avgas Cafe, Classic Flyers 7-8.15am. 021 044 5654 or www.cityearlystart.co.nz

Ukulele Lessons

Friday 22 April

Every Thurs morning at Elizabeth St Community Centre. Warren 574 2464 or 0274 745 389

Hongi’s Track & Hinehopu’s Bluff. Grade mod, approx. 5.0hrs. Debbie 543 0949

Toastmasters - Kickstart

Forest & Bird Walk (Tauranga Branch)

Every Thurs at Ohauiti Hall 11am - 12pm. Eric 577 1988

Tauranga Mid-Week Tramping

At ASB Arena, 81 Truman Lane 1-.303.30pm. Geared at 13-16 years olds. Hockey, basketball, touch, dodgeball & volleyball. Bring a team of 6 or come along as an individual & be place in a team. $8 per teen. Every Thurs at Alimento Cafe, First Ave, Tauranga 7am. Guests welcome. Helen 571 6181

Steady as You Go Workshop

Presented by Age Concern, at St Johns Anglican Church, 94 Bureta Rd 2-3pm.

Teen Sports

Safe, effective, low impact exercise to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed to help with posture, balance & stamina, combination of exercise, movement & dance. All ages & abilities. Complementary 1st class. Thurs: Central Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave/ Cameron Rd 9.30am. Weds: Katikati Memorial Hall 10am. Pam 549 4799 or 021 117 7170

For people who have a diagnosis of Schizophrenia 1-2pm. Junction 543 3010

Toastmasters

Club Mt Maunganui

Social games club. Play indoor bowls, 500, bolivia & 5 crowns every Thurs 12.45pm. Prizes & visits to other clubs. John 575 2422

Every Weds at Senior Citizens Hall, Maunganui Rd. Step practice & formation revision 7pm, regular class 7.30pm. Lynne 573 5055

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Every Weds & Fri at Mount Senior Citizens, 345 Maunganui Rd 12.45pm. Beginners welcome. 575 4650 Do you play crib or would like to learn? Every Weds at Greerton RSA 1pm. Rona 578 7939

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Every Weds at Tauranga Rowing Club rooms, Memorial Park 10am - 2.30pm & 7.30-9.30pm. Juniors 4-5.30pm. Beginners & experienced stitchers welcome. Nancy 544 4778

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Nibbles 5.30pm. Movie 6pm. Rialto Cinema. Be quick, $25pp. Ph Roberta 0272 904 591 or $27 on Event Finder. Proceeds to Mothers & Children Relief/Fiji Hurricane, organised by Zonta Tauranga “Making a Difference.”

Drop in clinic every Weds at 63 Willow St 5-6.30pm. No appointment necessary. Free legal help. 571 6812. Every Tues morning at Te Puke Clinic. For appointment 573 5614. Every 1st & 3rd Thurs morning at Katikati Clinic. For appointment 549 0399

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AGM April 28 at Wesley Methodist Church, 13th Ave, Tauranga 1.30pm.

Arataki Artists Group

Every Fri at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way 9am 12pm. Occasional tuition with local artists. All levels welcome. Chrissy 572 0818

Bi/Gay Men’s Support Group

Need a trusting person to talk to? Discretion assured. For meetings/locations ph/txt Alex 027 358 5934

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At Tauranga RSA, Greerton 5-7pm, for the whole family. Longer if necessary for longer games. Werner 548 1111 http:// www.westernbopchess.weebly.com/

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Club night. Tauranga City Silver Band Hall, Yatton St. Names in by 7.15pm. Sally 571 8914

Mount Art Exhibition

At Mount Surf Club, Main Beach April 22, 23 & 24 9am 2pm daily. Over 100 artworks on display & for sale. Gold coin entry, raffles, children’s painting corner. Merilynn 575 6777

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Women’s friendship club. Catered lunch first Fri of month & dinner third Weds with varied & interesting speakers. Other activities include; painting, mah jong, music appreciation, bridge & book club. 68 1st Ave. Wendy 543 1146

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We were created to enjoy relationships with God and each other. Within a church community, regardless of what form of change takes, there is support available from one another which includes a sense of belonging. People have the opportunity to learn and grow together even through the difficulties and challenges they may encounter in their everyday lives. God wants us to grow and mature, to be more Christ-like and He works in our lives to bring this about (2 Corinthians 3:18). Helen Day, Bay Christian Centre, Papamoa

that are bare and exposed after their loss, sooner or later we can see the beginnings of buds for future growth. That, too, is part of the Easter message – that in the face of loss and darkness can be the hope of new life and possibilities. For Christians celebrating Easter in autumn, we are invited to ask: what fruits do we celebrate? What leaves need to fall? Where are the buds of new life? Viv Whimster, Wesley, Tauranga Methodist Parish

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arts & crafts GLASS FUSING WORKSHOP 7 May 1 pm - 4 pm. This workshop will introduce you to variety of techniques and the opportunity to create a variety of glass items. Call Mary or Lynn at Clay Art Studio in the Historical Village 07 571 3726. Opening hours 10 am to 4 pm. Tuesday to Saturday.

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cars for sale CAR FAIR – buy or sell any vehicle every Sunday at 11th Avenue Car park opposite Mad Butcher 8am-noon. Ph for more information 027 733 9686 or www.taurangacarfair.co.nz

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

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situations vacant CASUAL TECHNICAL ASSEMBLER People with good practical experience for technical assembly work. Electrical type of knowledge/experience preferred. Attention to detail required. We have casual and ﬁxed term roles available. Ph 027 226 0069 QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN to work in our Tauranga Service Centre. Product manufacture, assembly, service work and design work. Interesting projects, fast growing company, and nice people. IT or automation maybe an advantage. Ph 027 226 0069 CASUAL ENGINEER Stainless and Aluminium fabrication of our quality industrial products. We produce quality industrial products, so the tig welds and the limited ﬁnishing work must be excellent. Ph 027 226 0069

spiritual guidance SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE & counselling. Need some direction? Confused, not sure where you’re heading? Readings, Healings and Counselling by experienced therapist. Ph Kerry 021 607 797 or 07 552 6768

HANDY MAN CAN-DU. Bathroom Renovations, Decks and stairs, pergolas, small plastering and painting jobs, water blasting. Free quotes. Ian The Fix it Man. 45 years tradesman. noknoi@clear.net.nz 021 670 770 HANDYMAN BUILDING and section maintenance, decks, fencing, pergolas, painting, water blasting, odd jobs. Free quotes Ph Rossco 027 270 3313 or 544 5911 INSECT SCREENS Measure. Make. Mend. Ph Rob at Magic Seal 543 4940 LANDSCAPE BUILDER/ HANDYMAN 20 year’s experience, free quotes, no job too big or too small. Ph Rhys today 0210 844 4920 PAINTER/DECORATOR Interior and Exterior, quality workmanship friendly services. Over 20 years specialising in residential and more. Quality paint at trade prices. For your best advice in all areas. Ph Shane Mount/Tauranga Decorators 07 544 6495 or 021 575 3071 PAINTING & DECORATING Exterior & Interior Painting Gurus, Roof Painting, High quality workmanship, prompt service, fully insured, satisfaction guaranteed, get the A Team @ Fresh Coats Painting. Call 022 421 4261 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

STUMPINATOR STUMP Grinding free quotes & prompt service. Narrow machine to access rear yards. Ph 576 4245 or 022 076 4245 TILER 30 years + experience, qualiﬁed in all aspects of tiling. Available now! Ph 0204 0864 211 TIMBER RETAINING WALLS decks and all types of fencing. Excellent work at a competitive price. Ph Clive 021 048 2833 or 552 6510

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DRIVING MISS DAISY relief for busy families. Let us take care of the transportation of your parents/children to appointments, outings, afterschool groups. Safe, friendly, reliable service. Ph Jackie from Driving Miss Daisy 552 6614

travel & tours ”A A A” - IDYLLIC WAIHEKE ISLAND TOUR - includes home pick-up, return coach to Auckland, return ferry, brilliant accommodation, dinners & breakfasts & morning teas, Personally Guided Island Sightseeing, Wine tasting with platter lunch...plus loads of fun! Contact The Hinterland Tours Team for more information about our memorable holidays & entertaining shows. Door to Door Service & Free Newsletters. Ph 07 575 8118 or 027 235 7714 1ST MAY - CALLING ALL FOODIES. Join us for a day out to the Great NZ Food Show at Mystery Creek. Be Inspired, Discover, and Indulge. Only $55 per person or bring a friend and you both only pay $50.00 each – Door to Door. Phone Zealandier Tours 575 6425 or email jan@zealandiertours.com

travel & tours BOOK NOW to secure a Saturday night Premium Seat to the popular World of Wearable Arts (W.O.W) Show. Many sessions already fully booked. This tour includes Wellington Central City accommodation, Gallipoli Exhibition and other attractions. Same cost as last year! Ph John’s Tours 576 9305 JOIN NO.8 FULLY ESCORTED TOURS – (1) April 26th 2 days Awhitu & Manukau Heads Lighthouse. (2) May 8th 5 days Rangitikei River Lodges. (3) June 23rd 2 days Grand Chateau. (4) August 20th 5 days Coastal Dunedin & Oamaru. (5) Sept 3rd 4 days Trans-Alpine & Wild West Coast. (6) Sept 10th 4 days Farewell Spit & Takaka. (7) Sept 26th 14 days Tasmania. (8) Sept 29th 4 days World of Wearable Arts. (9) Nov 1st 2 days Andre Rieu. Book Now seats are limited - free Door to Door service & free 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: kim@ 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

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Bay caught in ‘Halo Effect’ Record median house prices are being seen across multiple regions of New Zealand, including Waikato/Bay of Plenty, as the Auckland market shows its strength and pushes the Halo Effect of rising median prices across the country. The record prices are according to the latest figures released by REINZ, the source of recent real estate data in New Zealand. Demonstrating that recent fears of the Auckland market cooling off were overstated, median prices across the city have rebounded and shot through $800K for the first time, to a new record high of $820K. Record median house prices have also been seen in Wellington, Nelson/Marlborough, Canterbury/ Westland, and extraordinary growth in Central Otago Lakes. Sales volumes excluding Auckland were up 22.7 per cent on March 2015 and up 19 per cent on a seasonally adjusted basis. Waikato/Bay of Plenty, Otago, Northland, Manawatu/Wanganui and Wellington are all showing in excess of 25 per cent annual sales growth. In contrast, Auckland saw the number of sales shrink by 12 per cent compared to March 2015. Waikato/Bay of Plenty, Auckland, Wellington, Nelson/Marlborough and Central Otago Lakes all reached new record median prices in March. Central Otago Lakes recorded the largest percentage increase in median price compared to March 2015, at 26.5 per cent, followed by Waikato/Bay of Plenty at 22.1 per cent and Nelson/Marlborough at 15.2 per cent. Transactions in Auckland represented 63 per cent of national auction sales, a significant drop from the 78 per cent of national auction sales in March 2015. In contrast, the number of auction sales in Waikato/ Bay of Plenty has increased from 8.3 per cent of national auction sales to 17.7 per cent in March 2016. Waikato/Bay of Plenty, Wellington, Canterbury/ Westland, Central Otago Lakes and Otago all recorded a new record number of sales by auction in March.

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