The Weekend Sun - 1 March 2019 by Sun Media

1 March 2019, Issue 949

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City church at a crossroads

A bridge too far p˜

New garden generation p°

Cyclist battles the odds p˛˝

The future of St Mary Immaculate Church in the centre of Tauranga is uncertain as its leaders ponder a move to Pyes Pa. The church has purchased a new site next to Aquinas College, but has yet to make a decision on the move.

In the meantime, the church’s brick and concrete bell tower is being removed for safety reasons, as there is a high risk of it collapsing in the event of an earthquake. Parish priest Father Mark Field says the bell and the cross on the top of the church will be salvaged and

may even be used again if they do decide to build elsewhere. “There is actually a question mark over the whole church, with an option to move off this site because we have no room here.” More on page 6. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

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The only time it’s okay to talk about poo Warning: This column contains explicit descriptions of bodily functions, medical procedures and talk of poop. It may offend some readers. Reader discretion is advised. You have been warned.

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As a bowel cancer patient, I’m allowed to talk about poop. The rest of you aren’t. It is still considered crass for you, especially over morning tea. But us ‘lucky’ members of the club, or ‘The Movement’ as I call it, are not only permitted; we are encouraged to open up and freely express our most intimate moments and results from every bombing raid over the oval ofﬁce. It’s considered excellent bowelmanship to quickly and accurately describe a turd, and there are probably awards for the best orators on the subject of bowel motions. And there’s a curious thing happening here. It seems “poop” is less offensive than “poo”. Maybe a pee at the end makes it more socially acceptable. But I digress. Because number twos are our business. We’re the kings and queens of bodily waste functions.

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If any readers have ignored the content warning at the start of this column, and are consequently offended by this content, tough sh**. Literally. Because raising awareness of the signs of bowel cancer is the most constructive thing I can do to potentially help others. I need all the readers I can maintain, so keeping you all alive is a high priority.

Get checked

I hope any of you, or your loved ones, who notice changes in their movements, particularly colour or any sign of bleeding or motions that are darker than usual, check it out immediately. Those of you with any family history are urged to get checked out. If something abnormal is found, my advice is don’t waste months on a waiting list for public colonoscopy or scans. Stump up the cash and get it done privately and fast. Sell the kids or the cat if you have

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Once you’re in, you’re in

I hope you never become members of The Movement, but if it happens, stay positive and box on. There’s a lot that can be ﬁxed these days, medicine people and their procedures are getting better every day. Many thanks to the lovely medical teams at Tauranga Hospital who work relentlessly to keep me and my fellow Movement members as well as humanly possible. Be well, stay safe. Do NOT send me your photographs. Ah, it’s great to have another column in the can. Next week: Floaters versus Sinkers… What really happened in Archimedes’ bathtub?

IMPORTANT STUFF: All material is copyright and may not be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher. Sun Media makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all information and accepts no liability for errors or omissions or the subsequent use of information published. Each year about 1200 people in New Zealand die of colorectal cancer, a mortality rate similar to breast and prostate cancers combined.

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Eye popper appears at the Elms

A work in progress – Elms manager Andrew Gregg at the pavilion. Photo: John Boren.

It’s quite bold and quite brilliant, and has sprouted from the empty Chapel and Mission Streets corner site at the historic Elms/Te Papa mission house over recent weeks. The pagoda, or pavilion, at the Elms’ new heritage garden is an attention grabber as you sweep round past the domain and down Chapel Street to the Waikareao Estuary. “People are remarking on it already,” says Elms manager Andrew Gregg. “What an interesting structure, how beautiful it looks. It’s been exciting initial feedback.” At 40-square metres, and four metres at its highest point, the structure reflects the architectural styles that are already a feature of the established buildings at the Elms. The pavilion, constructed with laminated beams, is gabled at one end and evolves intriguingly into a mono pitch at the other. The front will eventually be adorned with carvings by Whare Thompson, with a floor of patterned granite paving. The pavilion is coloured to reflect the raupo whare that once existed on the site, when Reverend Alfred

Nesbit Brown and his family arrived on their mission to teach Maori about Christianity. It’ll be landscaped with trees and grasses. “I guess it’s simply a major enhancement of the site,” says Andrew. And an enhancement costing $500,000, with the main funder being TECT. “It’s a centre-piece that provides a place where people can be welcomed, where they can hear local stories about the history of the Elms and important aspects of the Elms. It’s a pleasant space for people to be.” The surrounding gardens will be planted with grasses and trees and integrated in the main Elms site as it once was. The corner site was privately owned until 2012, when the Elms Foundation purchased it back. The Auckland-based conservation architectural ﬁrm Mathews and Mathews was commissioned to develop a plan for the Elms site and the heritage garden itself. “Their brief was to design something that resonated strongly with the site,” says Andrew. “I think they have done an extraordinary job.” The Elms heritage garden will be opened sometime in late April/early May. “It’s an exciting time for the Elms Foundation, fulﬁlling the realisation of a project a long time in gestation.”

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Three people died and two others were injured following a multivehicle crash in Matata earlier this week. The incident involved four trucks and shutdown State Highway 2, close to Murphy’s Motor Camp, for several hours on Tuesday. Haki Hiha, David Eparaima and Soul Raroa were working for roading and infrastructure company Higgins, part of Fletcher Building. The injured pair are also Higgins contractors. Police are asking for anyone who witnessed the crash to contact Whakatane Police on: (07) 308 5255. “In particular, we would like to speak to a paraglider who was above the scene of the crash when it occurred,” says a spokesperson.

Caltex hit by armed robbery

Cash and cigarettes were stolen in an armed robbery at Caltex in Welcome Bay this week. Police were called to the petrol station on Welcome Bay Road at 10.20pm on Tuesday. A police spokesperson says a man walked into the shop and presented a knife at the store attendant, before leaving with cash and cigarettes. “Dog units attempted to track the offender but were not successful,” they said. “Enquiries are ongoing to locate him, but no further info is available at this stage.”

Eels su˜ er from pollution

A storm water pond near Beaumaris Boulevard in Bethlehem has been polluted following last week’s rainfall, leaving dead eels ﬂoating on the surface. Tauranga City Council environmental programme leader, Radleigh Cairns, says they are investigating the source of the pollution. Samples for pH were taken to check the water and there was no real evidence of what might’ve killed the eels, says Radleigh. “The contractors have been back at the site to clean up as many of the eels as they can.” Radleigh says the rain last weekend had likely caused contaminants to be washed into the storm water network.

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New parking restrictions are being put in place on Elizabeth Street, near the roundabout with Durham Street. Parking spaces along Elizabeth Street have been changed to a 30-minute time limit. Tauranga City Council’s Martin Parkes says the changes are due to the impact of Durham Street works, particularly at the Elizabeth Street end. “We have decided to put these changes in place to encourage an increased turnover of vehicles to support retailers in this area,” he says. “Appropriate signage and a parking machine will be in place this week.”

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Tauranga commuters Time challenged Tauranga commuters have discovered an enterprising new way of beating the city’s peak time trafﬁc snarls. But at the same time, they may be intruding on the jealously-guarded rural tranquility of Matapihi and causing a level of ill-feeling. One anxious commuter told The Weekend Sun she was always conscious it was someone else’s place. “I am stepping into their backyard, and it seems they don’t like us being there,” she says.

Sensible alternative

Instead of tangling in traffic on Hewletts Road each morning, commuters have been driving down Matapihi Road from Bayfair, parking up at the end of the road and walking and cycling across the rail bridge. “It’s a totally sensible alternative to driving into town,” one Papamoa commuter told The Weekend Sun. “Walking across the rail bridge takes about ten minutes. That compares to 40 minutes to an hour sitting in traffic on Hewletts Road, plus there’s no parking costs.” The commuter did not want to be identified and did not want to

aggravate locals. Her concern was fueled by an anonymous and pointed note suggesting that commuters were no longer welcome. The note, in part, stated that “the road carparks no longer exist” – effectively telling commuters they no longer had access to roadside parking.

Matapihi is a ‘special place’

The Matapihi Residents and Ratepayers Association takes a conciliatory and calming approach to the problem. “I am not aware of the notes,” says the association’s Greg Milne, “but I am aware of the practice. There’s numerous cars – 20 to 30 a day – and it’s a trend which has increased in the last year.” Are the commuters welcome? “It’s difﬁcult to say,” says Greg, “but apparently not. You have the evidence to suggest they aren’t welcome, but it’s important to understand there has been no community discussion about it, so the answer is I don’t know.” “The note pissed me off a bit,” the commuter told The Weekend Sun. “It’s a public road, and I can’t see why people can’t park on the side of the road. “There is plenty of space, and it’s going to become more popular as word gets out and people get sick of peak-hour trafﬁc jams.”

It could be a safety issue, or it could be that some people don’t like the intrusion. “It could be both,” says Greg. “There’s often cars on both sides of a small country road. We have had trafﬁc issues out here before. It could be safety that has triggered the notes. But I don’t know. I am guessing.” Matapihi is a special place, and has a very special feel. It is a quiet rural retreat - a sleepy backwater just a pipi shell’s throw from the hurly-burly of Tauranga’s CBD, but safely distanced by the harbour. “That is exactly the feeling in Matapihi,” agrees Greg. “We want to keep it like that, and any threat to that is something taken seriously by locals.” People go to Matapihi, they don’t go through it. But they have started to.

Issues of a growing city

“Now it’s a popular way to get to town and that’s a good thing,” he adds. “But it does bring more people through Mataphi. I guess they are issues that a growing town has – people are looking for alternatives and some people have found one. “That impacts a little on us and our cool little corner of Tauranga that we are passionate about and want to preserve.” ...continued

Commuters park their cars, en masse, at Matapihi. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

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One Matapihi resident cycling across the rail bridge told The Weekend Sun that locals were becoming increasingly “annoyed, angry and frustrated” with commuters. On at least one occasion, those feelings have boiled over. There has been confrontation.

Hostile feeling

The Papamoa commuter continues: “I had just parked up on the side of the road when a man told me to move because he couldn’t get into his property. I was nowhere near his driveway, but he was getting angry with people parking outside his property. “It just feels quite hostile – it makes you very conscious of where and how you park. I make sure I say ‘good morning’ and ‘hi’ to the kids and drive at a safe speed. I am always conscious that this is someone’s backyard, but they just don’t like us being there.” The rest of the anonymous note reads: “The connection of the southern pipeline has now been connected,” referring to the 1.6km-long, $99 million Southern Pipeline under the harbour and bisecting Matapihi. “The local community consented to this area at the top of the hill having eight temporary carparks until the work ﬁnished. “Over the 18 months that the work took to complete, the area became inundated with up to 50 cars per day during the working week.

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A commuter walks across the Matapihi Bridge. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

“This has put a lot of pressure on a rural community that did not welcome the pipeline but saw the necessity. “The time has come to transition back to normality. The road carparks no longer exist.” But the commuters haven’t transitioned, and the roadside carparks still exist. The commuter says for a few days after the note was left, there were no cars. “Everyone was freaked out about it,” she says. “My car was the only one and I was thinking Hunter Wells ‘should I be worried?’.”

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Kiwifruit packaging facility opens in Katikati Katikati has received a jobs boost following the opening of a new facility that will supply packaging to the kiwifruit industry. Hume Pack-N-Cool, a kiwifruit packhouse and cool storage ﬁrm, has set up the site, and specialise in the packaging that is required to house fruit. Managing director Mark Hume says at the moment, the packaging is distributed to packhouses from Mount Maunganui.

“I can remember visiting Hume in those dark old days,” says Mark. “At that stage, the future of the kiwifruit sector was looking very bleak and uncertain. “Now the kiwifruit sector is confident about its future. “It’s growing strongly, and that means businesses like Hume have confidence to invest significantly. New, modern infrastructure will see the ability of the sector grow even more in the years to come.”

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Bell tower to go silent A church in Tauranga’s CBD is losing its bell tower, and the prominent site may even be sold altogether. Saint Mary Immaculate Church, on the corner of Cameron Road and Elizabeth Street, will be a construction site over the next month as contractors work to pull down the bell tower. Father Mark Field says the bell tower only meets 20 per cent of the modern earthquake code, so it needs to be removed. It is one of several Catholic churches in the area that have earthquake issues.

One of many

The church in Te Puke only meets 15 per cent of the code and has been closed, while the towers at Te Puna and Matakana churches “probably have problems”, mainly because of the weight of the bells. Father Mark says the diocese requires all of its churches across New Zealand, built before 1970, to be checked for structural integrity. The newer part of St Mary’s is continuing to operate as usual, but the old section with the bell tower has been fenced off since the report came in. Work on removing the structure will take place over the next month. Father Mark says they are considering selling the prime site and moving the church to Pyes Pa Road. St Mary’s Immaculate Church parish priest There is limited parking at present, and there are Father Mark Field surveys the old bell tower other beneﬁts to moving location. before work begins on demolition. “We have purchased a property next to Aquinas “So they are a thing of the past”. College (Catholic co-ed college), which would be It was also expensive to repair old towers that were ideal,” he says. “But no decision has been made yet.” not structurally sound. In the case of the Te Puna and He says if they did move the church, they can Matakana churches, it might be a case of removing incorporate the old bell into the new building. the heavy bells from the towers, he says. At St Mary Immaculate, the tower has been Bell towers ‘a thing of the past’ constructed with a brick interior covered with Bell towers were not common on new church concrete in the centre of the building, making it a buildings as they often did not get past the resource consent stage because of complaints from neighbours, complicated demolition job and not a simple case of toppling it. Daniel Hutchinson says Father Mark.

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Norma Hollis reacquaints herself with the famous photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, published in Life Magazine shortly after V-J Day. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

Norma Hollis was weeding the garden the day an assassin’s bullet took JFK in Dallas, Texas in 1963. She also remembers she was in the kitchen of her Hillsborough Auckland home when Princess Diana’s car slammed into the wall of a Paris tunnel in 1997, and a modern day fairytale was snuffed out. They are just two “where were you?” events in Norma’s life. But just as clearly, she remembers V-J Day - Victory over Japan Day – on Thursday, August 15, 1945, when Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II. “I lived with my parents in Hamilton, and we all walked down Victoria Street shouting and dancing,” recalls the 94-year-old.

Happily ever after “That was also the very day my school friend Margaret spotted this very handsome soldier and, ummm, that was it. They cottoned on, got married, had three sons and lived happily ever after.” The Weekend Sun shows Norma a blown-up black and white image taken in New York City’s Times Square on V-J day in August, 1945. It’s a photograph of a uniformed US Navy sailor grabbing and kissing a woman in a white dress, and it’s widely acclaimed to be the iconic photo of the 20th century. “Yes, it’s gorgeous,” she says. It brings Norma to tears. “It just shows the joyfulness. Oh dear!” Norma didn’t know the couple personally, but in a way she did. Because of that image, that photo, the whole world got to know the sailor and the nurse. Some 74 years after the photo was taken, it still weaves its magic, still ﬁres the emotions and still brings a tear to the eyes of a 94-year-old nearly 9000 kilometres away in Tauranga.

“It told the world the war was over,” says Norma. “That photo symbolised all of that. He’s not just a sailor, he represents all the men in the armed forces. As a nurse, she represents all of those brave women.”

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Should turtles be the new ferrets? Should there be a ban on the sale of turtles in New Zealand? This is the question that has been raised after a nest of exotic redeared slider turtles was opened and examined on the banks of a waterway in Tauranga’s Carmichael Reserve last week. Basil Graeme, a conservationist who is one of the team monitoring the nest, believes the sale of turtles in New Zealand should be forbidden. “It’s not a big deal banning the sale

of an animal,” says Basil. “We’ve done it before with ferrets. We had people keeping ferrets as pets and we had people breeding them and selling them as pets.” He says the straw that broke the camel’s back came when someone walked their pet ferret on Great Barrier Island, which has absolutely no mustelids on it. “I mean how stupid can you get?” he asks. The island is largely a nature reserve and free of some of the more problematic pests that plague the

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the question is, what do you do with them? That’s answered by the fact that Auckland is on the brink of a serious infestation of red-eared sliders. There are also increasing numbers in Northland waterways, and now they are in Tauranga’s water courses. “This incident is probably not irresponsibility but ignorance,” says Dr Ling. “People don’t realise the potential harm these things can do in the wild. People aren’t necessarily being willfully bad, and they want to do the right thing by the animal.” So much so that they release it into the wild. Story continues at: theweekendsun.co.nz

One of the turtle embryos discovered at a Tauranga reserve.

Room for improvement The Tax Working Group’s ﬁnal report - Future of Tax - released last week has certainly provided plenty of food for thought and emails in my inbox. The main recommendation from the group, which has garnered the most attention thanks to fevered rhetoric from some, has been the recommendation around extending capital income taxation. However, this is just one of 99 recommendations which were made by the Tax Working Group

to make our tax system fairer. The report found that overall, our tax system is clear and simple, but there is room for improvement. There are areas of unfairness that should be addressed. The TWG recommended extending capital income taxation, and all members of the group agreed that residential rental property should be included. A majority of the group were in favour of a broad extension that would apply to most other

asset classes, including land and buildings (except the family home), business assets, shares and intangible property. The TWG also recommended a range of additional measures aimed at improving the structure, fairness and balance of the tax system, in areas including business, the environment, personal income and savings and Maori perspectives.

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PiPs’ founder Heidi Hughes checks out the Mount Maunganui Intermediate garden.

There’s a garden revolution happening in Mount Maunganui. Gone are the days of relying on grandad for a free bag of tomatoes or a feed of feijoas. Now it’s the kids that are doing the hard graft in the garden, thanks in no small part to people like Heidi Hughes. Heidi and a few other members of a local gardening club have set up an organisation called PiPs, to encourage gardening in the schools that lie in the catchment of Mount Maunganui College. The programme has grown faster than a bean sprout, with gardens set up in seven of the eight schools in the area and an eighth due next year. Heidi says growing your own food is more than just a hobby – it is a form of insurance against things like economic crisis or drought. She says “local food resilience” revolves around people growing their own produce and sharing it with others in the community who are doing the same thing. People don’t have to grow everything in their backyards, but if they do one or two things well, they can share the spoils with others. “I grow spinach and you grow really good tomatoes, then we shoot them over the fence at each other,” she says. The college has a horticulture course, so bringing enthusiasm for gardening into the primary schools and intermediate makes a lot of sense.

In December, New Zealand joined 151 other countries which voted in favour of the United Nations Global Compact for Migration. There has been much public debate and some misguided perceptions over whether signing up compromises New Zealand’s ability to set its own migration and foreign policy. Foreign Minister Winston Peters made it clear that the government’s decision to go ahead was based on advice from Crown Law that the compact explicitly states that countries will continue to maintain their own borders and retain their own sovereign

rights around migration policy. As the UN Migration Compact is not a legally binding document, the question “why, then, would we sign it?” is often raised. For New Zealand to be considered a responsible international partner, we need to be sharing in the concerns of other nations and to be supportive of their solutions.

“It is so much fun,” says Heidi. “They can see a cucumber grow all the way through. There is so much learning to be done around how to care for something, how to watch something grow from seed, how to feed it and look after it. Then you can turn around and eat it.” The enthusiasm at the primary schools is spilling over into Mount Maunganui Intermediate. This was evident when one of the two PiPs’ coordinators sent out a call for people to get involved. “A call out for garden club saw 40 kids turn up on the ﬁrst day.” Heidi is one of two guest speakers at the Women Environment Network BOP session on Saturday. Now in its second year, WENBOP was formed by Janie Stevenson and Tania Bramley to bring together like-minded women who are passionate about the environment, conservation and sustainability. Their aim is to provide opportunities for attendees to network, share ideas and see what more can be done together. The event will focus on inspiring projects and passions shared by extraordinary local women, including Heidi and Dr Sandra Velarde from Rotorua. Sandra is celebrating the anniversary of her return from Antarctica as part of the largest all-women expedition. This ground-breaking leadership initiative aims to heighten the inﬂuence and impact of women in making decisions that shape our planet.

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Tauranga leads the way in prostate research Older men who suffer the very common complaint of difficulty urinating stand to benefit from groundbreaking local research to improve their quality of life. Benign prostatic hyperplasia – or BPH – is a urinary outflow obstruction suffered by many men as they age, and a 24-month study into the effectiveness of a new device is testing ways to relieve it. “It’s some of the first in the world and being led from Tauranga,” says Bay of Plenty District Health Board research nurse Rachael Hamill. “We’re very excited about the possibilities, as it could have very real benefits for men with this issue.” The Zenflow spring system, when The Zenflow spring system. implanted, helps relieve the growth pushing in on the urethra restricting the urinary sedation rather than anaesthetic,” says flow. So far 30 stents have been implanted Professor Gilling. Professor Peter Gilling and another 40 or 50 patients will be “People with this issue will explains the benefits of a commonly see their GP and be put involved in the Zest EU study altogether. new device that will be on on medication, which may have side Men who have had the implants have trial in the Bay of Plenty. effects. Many want a non-invasive, reported great improvement. At the end of the 24-month study, patients have the non-surgical option and this is it. choice to have the stent removed or not, depending on “Medications can have side effects, as can surgery their experience. - this does not. It staves off the need for surgery in The study is a continuation of the innovative work the short-term and it replaces older stents such as the at the Bay of Plenty Clinical Trials Unit, led by UroLift and TIND devices.” globally recognised urologist and principal investigator Even if successful, it will be a while before the Professor Peter Gilling. procedure is more generally available. The work is timely as, with an ageing population, it After the two-year study, Food and Drug is predicted there will be an ever-increasing prevalence Administration approval in the United States will of issues such as BPH. take another year, so it will be late 2020 or early 2021 “The goal is that we will be able to do this procedure before it is market ready. here in the clinic, rather than have it be a hospitalThen, any urologist in the world could perform based procedure, and that it would be under light the procedure.

More than just capital gains The Tax Working Group report last week has gone much further than just a capital gains tax – they have offered a suite of up to eight new taxes that the government will look to use to surgically remove more of your hard earned dollars from your wallet. The taxes proposed would threaten the very viability of large swathes of our local economy. It is unbelievable that the government is looking for more and more ways to take money out of our community, while at the same time removing funding for key infrastructure projects like an

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TV appearance leads to Tauranga

Dr Angus Goodson and his wife Jo and children Freddie and Arabella visit NZ in 2016.

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“We love New Zealand and I can’t see us going back to England,” says paediatrician Dr Angus Goodson, after he started work at Tauranga Hospital. The BBC television show’s format takes a family looking to emigrate to Australia or New Zealand and gives them a week in their chosen destination to learn about the job market, schools, housing, the economy and the local area. They then decide whether they want to make the move. Dr Goodson and his family took part in 2016 and chose Tauranga, with part of the show being ﬁlmed at Tauranga Hospital. They loved the city and quickly decided they wanted to call New Zealand home. But there were hooks. At the time, there were no vacancies in Tauranga Hospital’s Paediatrics Department. Angus went home to the UK to ﬁnish his training before a job came up at Wellington Hospital’s neo-natal unit. He leapt at the chance, and alongside wife Jo,

son Freddie, 10, and daughter Arabella, 6, landed in the capital in December 2017. A few months later, a position ﬁnally opened up in Tauranga. “I was on holiday in Taupo when I was invited to interview for a position as a locum consultant paediatrician,” he explains. “I had to rush into Taupo and buy a proper shirt, because I only had my jandals, shorts and t-shirts.” The Goodsons and their two dogs arrived in the Bay of Plenty in the second week of January.“ “The children love it. Freddie loves cricket, Arabella has tried rugby and dance, and they’ve thrived in the schools over here. “They love the outdoor lifestyle; they live in shorts and do so much more sport than they did in the UK. New Zealand just all seems a bit more carefree, it’s such a great place for kids.” His family couldn’t be happier. “We want our kids to grow up in a culture where it doesn’t really matter where you’ve come from, or what your job is. It’s more about the type of person you are.” He is here for a year covering a sabbatical but would like to ﬁnd a way to stay in NZ long term. “Hopefully it’ll all work out - we’d really love it to.”

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The ups and downs Fraser Sharp has lived most of his life battling against the odds.

retained at customs for a long period. He got it two days before he was due to compete, allowing him less than two The 42-year-old Tauranga hours practice on the course. Paralympic road cyclist has been living He finished seventh in the world, 30 with a personal motto of “anything is seconds off bronze and had another possible” ever since an errant top 10 performance in the Road Race, driver crashed into finishing three him in 1993. seconds behind The accident left the winner. him as close to death Last year was a as possible but he tough one for Fraser. survived, and living The physical effects with a head injury has of his head injury been a daily challenge had worsened, ever since. and the lingering His sporting goal of disappointment of wearing the silver fern missing a podium at the Rio Paralympics finish in Rio and was a major goal since the effects of the he became involved tribulations he faced with Paralympics in South Africa took NZ as a grade C3 their toll. road cyclist. “I went through There was crushing major depression,” disappointment he says. when Fraser was “I had put all of my Fraser Sharp in action. not selected for the resources and a lot of Rio games despite my life into it and I winning two national titles at the Club felt I got the rough end of the stick. Road National Championships held in “It was then that I stopped cycling Alexandra prior to selections. and it was very tough. “My doctor said to me ‘Fraser, you A spot opens up have got to get back on the bike’, so I Selection came down to a decision did and was determined to get my life based on track versus road cyclists and back on track. performances at the world champs. “I have the same coach, Rick Reid, There were only two male and also a coach here in Tauranga spots available. called Chris Ginders, who have a But his luck changed after New close connection.” Zealand was re-allocated one more male slot for the Rio Games following Back in top form the suspension of the Russian Fraser is back in top form and has Paralympic Team. reset his goals for Tokyo in 2020. With just four days’ notice, and three To get there, he needs a top four months off the bike, Fraser was finally finish at key World Cup events in on his way to Brazil. Italy and Belgium in May to qualify He competed as best he could with for funding by Paralympics NZ such limited time, placing eighth in the and contest the UCI Para-cycling Men’s C3 Time Trial and finishing the Road World Championships in the Men’s C3 Road Race in the bunch. Netherlands in September. In 2017, through the help of his To do this, he needs to raise $8000 to supporters in the Tauranga community, get to Europe in May to cover all of his Fraser found the funds to compete expenses and achieve his goals. in Europe in three UCI Para World “I am aiming to qualify as long as I Cups. He won bronze in Italy in the can get some support to fund the trip,” Individual Time Trial and was top 10 he says. “It means everything for me.” in the Road Race. In Belgium, at the He has set up a Give A Little Page to second World Cup, he won a silver assist with the fundraising. medal in the ITT and another top 10 To help Fraser achieve his goals, finish in the Road Race. please visit: www.givealittle.co.nz/ Later that year at the world champs cause/fraser-chasing-paralympicin South Africa, Fraser’s bike was dream-in-tokyo

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Cricketers bring the beats There’s some tunes and some moves going down on the boundary at the cricket. It’s Saturday morning, and Brittany Jenkins, Mahalia Raston, Sofia Phillips and the rest of Tauranga Intermediate School’s White Ferns girls’ cricket team are doing some pre-match prep. The White Ferns are one of four female teams at TIS - a rapidly growing force in the sport. “There’s always a bit of music out there,” says coach Jake Ryan. “We get the UE Boom out and blast a bit of YMCA, Boogie Shoes, Happy - anything with upbeat dance moves.” That’s followed by the more gentrified sound of a Kookaburra slamming into willow, stumps shattering, bails flying, dignified appeals and polite applause. Game on. Cricket has always been big at Tauranga Intermediate. “For boys, but not for girls,” says Jake. “When I arrived at TIS five years ago, there were no girls’ teams.” He set about changing that – he stopped playing cricket and started coaching it, and soon had a pet project on his hands. “I had three girls in my class who wanted to play cricket, but with girls, not boys.” He had one female team in that first year, and now has more than 40 girls across four teams - the White Ferns, the Purple Ferns, the Pink Ferns and the Yellow Ferns - and a host of enormously supportive families. There’s been phenomenal growth in the culture – so much so that there’s now ten teams in the reserve grade. Brittany Jenkins scored 21 against the Purple Ferns last week – a good knock and a season best, but not quite a career best. “I used to go with Dad when he played in an evening business house league,” she says. “I was quite little. I would just muck around with my friends.” But the seed was sown. Brittany started playing a couple of years ago at the age of nine. “I like the excitement of taking a wicket or scoring runs,” says the budding right-arm quick, who models herself on a left-arm quick who goes by the name of Trent Boult.

Girls’ cricket is proving popular at this school. For 12-year-old Mahalia Raston, cricket is about keeping a memory alive. “My Dad’s name was Joe,” she says. “He played club cricket and I’m pretty sure he was a bowler.” Mahalia lost her dad in April last year. “So I am carrying on, for my dad.” She was also indoctrinated into the ways of cricket by her brothers and sisters. “They played backyard cricket and smashed windows, because they were hitting the ball too hard,” she says. And she’s also “carrying on” for perhaps the most famous Mahalia of the all - gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson. “She was my Nan’s favourite, so Mum decided to name me after her.” There’s a lot riding on this young cricketer who also loves netball, the beach and the Black Caps. “All of them.” Soﬁa Phillips is fresh from a three-wicket haul against the Purples. “I just love bowling,” she says. “I love bowling people out. Yes, I am hooked.” So what’s the pull? What has cricket got to offer young girls? “Just something new,” says coach Ryan. “They always want to give new things a go, and they don’t know they are good at it until they try it. Families are pushing it and we are watching the White Ferns being so successful on TV.” Read the rest of the story at: www.theweekendsun.co.nz

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A beach clean-up at one of last year’s Sustainable Backyards events.

Envirohub’s Sustainable Backyards will bring great events to the Bay this March, with locals encouraged to take time out to consider the impact we have on our planet. Sustainable Backyards is a long established and inspiring calendar of focused environmental events held throughout the region. It gets underway with a look at how to care for our water with Seaweek - New Zealand’s annual national week about all things ocean. Events will start on Saturday, March 2, and run throughout the week until Sunday, March 10. Seaweek is hosted by the New Zealand Association for Environmental Education and focuses on learning from the sea. For more information, visit: www.seaweek.org.nz As part of Seaweek, an underwater clean-up of

1st to 31st March throughout the Bay of Plenty Key Events:

Friday 1st: Sustainable Backyards Whakatane HQ Opening Night Monday 4th: The True Cost Screening- Whakatane Thursday 7th: Human Element Screening- Tauranga Friday 8th: Women’s Luncheon with guest speakers Joy Moir and Karen Summerhayes discussing sustainability- Tauranga Saturday 9th: Titoki Tihi Speakers Event, your food buying decisions impact global and personal health- Rotorua Wednesday 13th: The Magic of Soil, a presentation on soil degradation and agriculture’s future by Prof Phil Gregory- Te Puke Thursday 14th: Beauty and the Beach, exploring our backyard through the lens, for beginners- Mount Maunganui 16th and 17th: Light Earth Umu Building workshop- Ruatoki Monday 18th: The Human Element Screening- Whakatane Sunday 24th: Frock Swap, bring 5 fabulous items of clothing to swap and help divert clothing from landfill- Tauranga Wednesday 27th: The True Cost Screening- Tauranga Friday 29th: Envirohub Speakers Forum, a night of inspirational, empowering discussion about climate change- Tauranga Sunday 31st- Food Rescue Cooking Demonstration- Tauranga Sunday 31st- Bokashi Workshop- Rotorua

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Pilot Bay in Mount Maunganui will get underway on Sunday, March, 3 from 10am-1pm. For non-divers and children there will also be a beach clean-up along Pilot Bay, run in conjunction with DiveZone, Envirohub and Western Bay Wildlife and sponsored by Waste Management. Register online at: www.divezonetauranga.co.nz or email: liz@ divezonetauranga.co.nz for more information. There will also be a screening of Human Element at Rialto Cinema from 7pm on March 7 as part of Seaweek. The visually beautiful but impactful film about humans as the fifth element of nature blends art and drama to deliver a powerful message. Tickets cost $10 each and bookings are essential. For more information visit: www.envirohub.org.nz, where you can also find news of all Sustainable Backyards events coming up in March.

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DNA structure. Over time they shorten and natural aging occurs, leading to ﬁne lines and wrinkles. To help we need to support the skin’s moisture levels and protect the telomeres from shortening. To help repair and aid the skin, your best option is to come into Tranquillo Beauty Clinic for an advanced assessment of your skin needs.

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New girl on the block A new dentist has been welcomed with open arms into Tauranga’s dental family.

Superna Sandhu has joined the team at Dental Solutions, on the corner of Cameron Rod and McLean Street, and will look after her own patients as well

as providing cover. She has been employed while another staff member is on parental leave. Superna adds an international ﬂavour to the team, having graduated as a dental surgeon in India. She worked there for four years before moving to the UK to continue practicing and gain further experience in England. Part of her role involved training and mentoring dental students. Superna moved to New Zealand with her husband and two children three years ago, and instantly fell in love with Tauranga. Dental Solutions co-owner Cathy Pollard says Superna is a real delight to work with and is extremely passionate and good at what she does. “Superna is experienced, and can provide a full range of dental services,” says Cathy, “including everything from school kids through to elderly care, emergency dentistry, ACC and so on. “Superna’s UK training and experience has equipped her to practice the full scope of general dentistry services, but has also provided her with speciﬁc training to provide hygiene services too.” Superna says she’s enjoyed a very warm welcome at Dental Solutions.

Dental Solutions’ new surgeon Superna Sandhu. “They have all been hugely supportive,” she says. “Our dental surgeon Bernie has been really great in terms of teaching me new techniques and being there to bounce ideas off. “To be able to put a smile on someone’s face and alleviate whatever problem someone has

and give them a sense of ease is what it’s all about.” Superna will be working alternating days, across Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday one week and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the next. She has already had positive feedback from regular patients.

New monitors highlight pollution problems Hundreds of sticky dots are helping council ofﬁcials to better understanding air quality issues in Mount Maunganui’s industrial area. The dots capture air samples at eight hourly intervals, and assist the Bay of Plenty Regional Council in identifying contaminants and their potential sources as well as options for improvement. Regulatory compliance manager, Stephen Mellor, says the nine new monitors, which are spread throughout the Mount industrial area, are able to monitor ﬁne dust particles called PM10. Annually, the total cost to run the monitors is about $500,000. “In total, we’ve now got 13 monitors in this area, giving us a really good insight into what’s in our air here,” says Stephen. “Whenever we get a spike that exceeds the safe limits set by the National Environmental Standards, we send the samples to an independent laboratory where a

microscope isolates the various particles that are present. “Once we have the results we can work backwards, and look at wind conditions, the activities that are within that scope and other contributing factors.” The new stations use cutting-edge technology and have been introduced in response to concerns from local residents, especially around the Aerodrome Road, Totara Street and Whareroa marae areas. Since being installed, there have been six ﬁne dust and four sulphur dioxide exceedances. Stephen says although it’s great to see the council’s investment in monitoring providing results, the exceedances are unacceptable. “We knew there was an air quality issue in the Mount industrial area,” he says, “but up until recently we have not had the evidence to prove this. We now have a better understanding of what the issue looks like, which means we can address it.

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Their skilled and knowledgeable team provides highquality dental care services including general, cosmetic, emergency, preventive and comprehensive dentistry. They aim to help patients take care of their teeth, smile and gums at a level that works for them and in a non-judgemental environment. At Tauranga Crossing Dental, patients are treated with respect, regardless of the current condition of oral health, and patients are supported before, during and after their treatment. Dr Maria Macfarlane qualiﬁed in Russia in 1998 with a Doctor of Dental Science degree, and was registered in New Zealand in 2001. She has worked as a dentist in Tauranga ever since, and has 18 years of experience in providing high quality general, emergency and cosmetic dentistry services to many loyal patients. “I am passionate about delivering pain-free dentistry

Get the good enzyme to fuel body and mind Imagine trying to drive your car after someone had crimped the line from your fuel tank to your engine. The car would still run, but it would quickly lose power on a hill or under a load. This is much like our bodies when they have insufficient Co Enzyme Q10. CoQ10 acts like the fuel line in your car by transporting energy within cell energy factories called mitochondria, to make the energy we need. It is an essential, vitamin-like substance that we make in our liver. While we normally make all the CoQ10 we need, some people, because of age, health problems or medication, can benefit from taking good quality CoQ10. But be aware - the market is now flooded with low cost semisynthetic CoQ10 made from tobacco waste. The most common reason for

supplementation is for those using cholesterol-lowering medication (statin). The side effects of statins are so common that they are a diagnosable disease called statin myopathy. The most common side effects are muscle stiffness, pain and weakness. This can also cause general fatigue, which often feels like a lack of motivation. Statins effectively inhibit the enzyme needed to make cholesterol. Unfortunately, this enzyme is also needed to make CoQ10. Blocking this enzyme reduces cholesterol but also CoQ10, by as much as 50 per cent. Drug companies are well aware of

this problem and hold patents for combining CoQ10 with statins. Until such drugs are available, I recommend those on statins supplement with 100200mg of naturally fermented CoQ10, such as the patented US product CoQsol. If people have low energy or have other health issues, I often add my MTQ10 complex formula that includes high grade CoQ10. For more information, give me a call on: 0800 423 559, email: john@abundant.co.nz or visit: www.abundant.co.nz John Arts is a qualiﬁed nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health.

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services to my patients,” says Maria. Her gentle approach and caring personality ensure maximum patient comfort. Maria provides a full range of dentistry services and has strong expertise and skills in dental diagnostics. “My focus is on ﬁnding the best way to plan and treat complex and simple cases and to deliver great long-term results for

patients,” she says. Maria says she looks forward to welcoming new patients to Tauranga Crossing Dental and is excited about bringing high-quality dentistry services to The Lakes/Tauriko and Tauranga areas. For more information and to book, visit: www.taurangacrossingdental.co.nz

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Pamper your precious pup Your furry friend deserves the best, and Daisy’s Doggie Daycare is not your usual facility. With Easter Weekend right around the corner, it’s the perfect time to book your dog in for an extended stay. “We walk all of our dogs to Yatton

Desiree Nunneley and Montana Harris let the day go to the dogs.

Park, they are socialised,” says Daisy’s Doggie Daycare’s Des Nunneley. “We train them one-on-one, they swim, they dig in the sand pit, play, get a bath and have rest time to relax. “We welcome casual bookings when or if an issue comes up.” If you have surgery, if you’re sick, if family is visiting, if you’re on a business trip or you just can’t give your pooch the

attention they deserve for a while, the team at Daisy’s Doggy Daycare can help. Grooming is also available via

their professional groomer on Mondays and Tuesdays. Vaccinations, including Kennel Cough, must be up to date, and

there is a minimum three nights’ stay policy for kennelling. For more information and to book, call: 027 530 5319.

Man’s best friend needs more attention New research conducted by SPCA has revealed that many Kiwi dog owners aren’t doing as much as they can to look after the family pet. With a little more effort, they could help man’s best friend avoid health problems, behavioural issues and a shortened life span. The ﬁndings show that 60 per cent of New Zealanders think a dog should be walked at least seven times a week, but in reality, fewer than 30 per cent of Kiwi dog owners are actually doing this. When owners do walk their dogs, however, 80 per cent of those surveyed said that it helps them to destress and unwind, with 70 per cent saying that it puts them in a better mood for the day. SPCA commissioned the research to look at the habits and perceptions of dog walkers across the country. The research has been released ahead of SPCA’s brand new fundraiser, Walk Your Dog to the Moon, which will see Kiwis uniting

to walk the equivalent distance from the earth to the moon in a bid to raise money for abused, neglected and abandoned animals. “The goal of our new fundraiser is to raise money to help animals in trouble,” says SPCA CEO Andrea Midgen, “but it’s also about encouraging dog owners to get out walking more. “This research has shown us that Kiwis’ expectations around dog walking are very different from the reality. “Part of our job is to make sure that animals are given the best lives possible, and regular exercise plays a huge role in this.” In 2017, canine obesity was identiﬁed as the number one health concern in dogs worldwide. The SPCA science team explain that dogs walked less often and for a shorter time are more likely to be obese - shortening their life and putting them at risk of health complications and behavioural issues.

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De-Sex in the City for happy cats and dogs As well as controlling the pet population, de-sexing cats and dogs has many health benefits. It is a myth that dogs and cats are ‘happier’ if they have a litter, and research shows that de-sexed animals live longer. The ideal time to de-sex cats is at four-to-six months old for both males and females, before they are sexually mature. If not spayed, female cats cycle every three weeks through the spring and summer and can have up to three litters a year. They can also still get pregnant while feeding kittens. Sexually mature male cats become territorial, and are more likely to get into fights, roam and spray urine. Sexual maturity in dogs depends on the breed. Smaller breeds have their first ‘heat’ at around six months, and larger breeds at around 12 months. De-sexing (spaying) a bitch has beneficial health effects - it prevents ovarian and mammary cancer and potentially life-threatening

See us for your ﬁrst, second or third vaccination and qualify for 20 per cent off de-sexing. uterine infections. De-sexing male dogs (castration) prevents prostate and testicular cancers and reduces roaming, urine marking and other undesirable behaviors. Smaller breeds are best de-sexed at around six months, but with larger breeds it is advisable to wait until they are a year old and fully mature. This can reduce the incidence joint and ligament issues and some cancers. If you would like more information, call our friendly team at Tauranga Vets on: 0800 838 7267. Throughout March, we are running our puppy and kitten promotion.

Annual Top Office Dog competition begins Entries are now open for this People’s Choice category. This year, the winners will be year’s New Zealand’s Top announced at the unique Top Office Dogs Conference, to be Office Dog awards. The competition was established in 2015 after research highlighted the impressive impact a four-legged friend can have in the workplace. It is well documented that allowing pets - particularly dogs into the office helps their owners, but it also brings positive benefits to the workplace. Intrigued by the benefits of pawpower, the Frog and Conferenz team created the nationwide feel-good competition, which sees around 400,000 people engaged through social media channels. For 2019, two new categories have been added to the lineup, with the introduction of the NZ Top Dog-With-A Job award and a

held at Ellerslie Event Centre on March 14. Ruby the courier dog is the current reigning NZ Top Ofﬁce Dog. The Shih Tzu ‘works’ at Auckland’s Deadline Express Couriers and took out the award from 172 other canines. The dog’s owner and managing director of Deadline Express, Jenny Callagher, says Ruby simply lifts morale and is “totally worth the smiles and cuddles she gives”.

To enter NZ Top Office Dog awards, visit: www.topofficedog.co.nz and complete two short steps. This year’s prize package includes a coveted NZ Top Office Dog trophy for each award, Animates vouchers, and one year’s supply of Simparica Flea Treatment.

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Expanding their gifts to the Mount If you’re after the highest quality homewares and gifts, look no further than Options Gifts and Homewares. With an extensive range of giftware, jewellery, handbags, baby gifts, home fragrances, gifts for men, Kiwiwana and souvenirs, possum merino and much more, there’s something for everyone. After being located in Bethlehem Shopping Centre for the past few years,

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owners Craig and Pauline Carter say it was time to expand their reach. “We have owned Options Gifts and Homeware for nearly four years,” says Pauline, “and we thought the time was right to open a second store.” She says The Mount felt like the perfect spot for them, and Options @ The Mount is now open to the public. “The Mount was perfect considering Options originally started there,” says Pauline.

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“We are constantly looking for new and different quality products sourced from within New Zealand and overseas,” says Pauline. For more information and to get in touch, search ‘Options Gifts & Homewares’ on Facebook or phone: 07 579 3618 or: 07 574 7428.

The TWG hasn’t gone far enough Tauranga MP and leader of the opposition, Simon Bridges, has slammed the proposed capital gains tax, calling it “an assault on the Kiwi way of life”. However Peter Malcolm, Tauranga spokesman for income equality lobby group Closing the Gap, is pleased with the Tax Working Group final report and says it doesn’t go far enough. Bridges says New Zealand is a country of small businesses and Tauranga is no different. “They worked hard and played by the rules and paid their taxes and at the end they want to sell that business on so that all their work over that 30 some years will get them somewhere. This will take a third of that.” He believes “middle” New Zealanders will be “really socked” by a capital gains tax. For many, their investment property is their retirement savings. Peter says there has been a significant shift of financial

resources from the poor to the wealthy in New Zealand over the last 40 years. The report claims the present tax system relies on a narrow range of taxes, it is not progressive and does little to reduce inequality. “Further our present capital gains tax system is inconsistent and regressive. It undermines our social capital and beneﬁts only the wealthiest members of our society.” The TWG has recommended a reasonably comprehensive capital gains tax. “We can understand the exclusion of the family home on political grounds, but consider the argument irrational,” says Peter. The TWG is also suggesting the CGT will make it possible to increase the income for the poor either through reductions in tax or increases in beneﬁt. “But in our view, the TWG hasn’t gone far enough. There are

no recommendations for increases in income tax for the rich and no move on windfall or inheritances taxes which mostly beneﬁt the wealthy. “Our last area of concern is that there is no recommendation for an increase in the total tax take. Over the last 40 years, in real terms, many government services, particularly those in health and education, have been underfunded, and this has placed an increasing ﬁnancial burden on the poor.” Closing the Gap also says salaries for people working in these areas needs a lift, and solving those problems will require an increase in tax take. “We are a low tax country. In the last 40 years the wealthy have done well ... our wealthy can and should make a larger contribution to the wellbeing of our society. This would lead to a reduction in our high rate of wealth/income inequality.”

Introducing our latest high-flying Associate We’re proud to announce Jeremy Sparrow as our newest Associate, working in the litigation team.

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Funding for creative communities opens soon If you’re a creative looking to land some resources for a new community project, the next round of funding for the Creative Communities Scheme opens soon. Creative New Zealand spends more than $3.2 million each year, supporting more than 1800 projects through the Creative Communities Scheme. Creative Bay of Plenty, on behalf of Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council, administer these funds for our districts, and Lena Kovac from Creative Bay of Plenty says there are upcoming workshops available if you would like to learn more. “We have workshops coming up in Katikati, Tauranga and Te Puke for people who would like more information about

the Creative Communities funding and grassroots projects, not established artists,” to get some tips on how to write an says Lena, “and is open to everybody, exceptional application,” says Lena. The Katikati workshop will be held on March 4 from 11am at The Centre – Patuku Manawa, 21 Main Street. Tauranga’s workshop is being held on March 7 from 11am at The Kollective – 17th Avenue, and the workshop in Te Puke will be held on March 8 from 11am at Te Puke Public Library. “This funding is for The ‘Before I Die’ Wall organised by the Tauranga Death Café community.

including individuals. “It’s a local fund, and it’s very community-focused.” It’s important that you register your interest to attend, and you can email Lena via: lena@ creativebop.co.nz Places are strictly limited, and are awarded on a ﬁrst-come, ﬁrst-served basis. For more information, visit: www.creativebop.org. nz/funding/creative-communities

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Funk Estate re-located from Auckland in 2017 to team up with Mount Brewing Company and share brewing facilities at The Rising Tide brewhouse and eatery. Funk CEO Jordan Evison says that after years of working

hard, the team is thrilled to be named as the Bay’s best. One of the highlights of their year saw Jungle Boogie - a “blood orange” sour ale - claim 18th place in the Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular Top 100 Beers. They have also launched a tangy blackcurrant cider called Purple Rain.

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More than 50 shades of cauliflower Did you know there are hundreds of different varieties of cauliﬂower available around the world?

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Both violet and broccoflower tend to have a slightly milder and sweeter taste than the white variety, but all three are fantastic sources of Vitamin C, folate and fibre. Cauliflower is a cool-season crop and a descendant of wild cabbage. It is more difficult to grow than its relatives because it does not tolerate the heat or cold as well. However, if you are willing to take on the challenge of growing cauliflower in the home garden, the right temperature and placement is a must. Cauliflower requires consistently cool temperatures. Otherwise, it may prematurely form small, button-size heads rather than forming a single, large white head. Autumn is the best time to plant. Try planting them somewhere you haven’t planted any other members of the brassica oleracea species recently,

such as broccoli and kale. Before you plant the seeds, add some lime to the soil and water the ground thoroughly, allowing for the soil to drain. Place each seedling around 35cm apart, ensuring the seedlings have room to expand and grow. Harvest your heads before the plant ﬂowers as, once it does, it will die. Simply use a knife to diagonally cut off the heads you have selected. This will encourage new heads to grow and will also ensure a long cropping season. If you harvest too much, just chuck the excess in the freezer. They will keep for two-tothree months. Lastly, to help prevent club root for next year, once you’ve harvested all your brassicas, plant mustard seeds in the soil while you rotate your crops. When the mustard has matured to around 10cm, when the leaves are soft, dig it into the soil. This will prevent your plants getting club root - a disease which stops the heads on your brassicas developing fully.

Increased surveillance after fruit fly discovery Surveillance activity in Auckland has been stepped up following the discovery of a second Queensland fruit fly on the North Shore. The solitary male fly was collected from a fruit fly trap and formally identified late last month. It was the second Queensland fruit fly found in February, with the first detected in a surveillance trap in Devonport on Valentine’s Day. Ministry for Primary Industries director general,

Ray Smith, says while there have now been two finds, it does not mean New Zealand is suffering from an outbreak. “We are totally focused on finding out if there is an incursion of the Queensland fruit fly in these areas,” says Ray. “At the moment, these are two single males found quite some distance apart, and there’s no evidence of a breeding population. “We have an absolute commitment to tracking down these unwanted pests and ensuring New Zealand is free of harmful fruit fly.”

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Campervan fees make sense I frequently camp in Europe, and many cities over there have a good solution to the many thousands of campervans that visit popular cities. They give night rates in the city car parks, and it’s usually about $10-$15 a night from 6pm to 6am (though this can vary). It not only brings visitors to somewhere they can spend money, but it is a lucrative cash cow for councils. As a ‘movanner’ I would not mind it. 11:41 AM 7154 myself, Newspaper Template.ai 1 paying 9/05/12 D Wallis, Katikati.

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Bad habits in crawling traffic I write in response to K. Gilmore’s letter last week (The Weekend Sun, February 22). While I totally agree that yes, crawling traffic is hardly a death trap, my concern is rather about forming bad habits. There will be people that think texting in crawling traffic is fine, and who also think that texting while on the TEL is fine. The other problem I see with texting in crawling traffic between the Baypark and Bayfair roundabouts is that a rear-end accident could cause quite a big problem for other road users. Because this whole area is mostly roadworks at the moment, there isn’t a shoulder to pull in to while exchanging details and possibly waiting for police. This road is already super

narrow thanks to the roadworks, so let’s not block an entire lane with a rear-ending accident. Thankfully, all the police require to report a bad driver is car’s number plate and the make and colour of car. Usually I can memorise these three small facts, and I have plenty of time to repeat the number plate to myself between Baypark and the city centre. Usually around 30 minutes does it, and it gives me something different to do after an hour of driving, which is a bonus. R Porter, Papamoa.

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1080 take is misinformed In response to Clayton Mitchell’s piece on advocating alternatives to 1080 (The Weekend Sun, February 22), while looking for alternatives is a good thing, his piece is full of misinformation. He says it is “a poison which has seen a significant negative impact on the environment, native birds, other native species and even dogs.” This is incorrect, as native birds are benefitting from the use of 1080. In the forests where it has been used, native bird life has had a significant resurgence due to the reduction of introduced predators. As New Zealand native birds have evolved without mammalian predators, they have little or no defence against them. Some of our native birds are flightless and some nest on the ground. Mammals are particularly susceptible to 1080, so dogs shouldn’t be in forests where it has been used, and there are warning signs and public notifications to that effect. His next statement is equally incorrect: “Nothing can escape the deadly poison.” Conservationists have searched areas where 1080 has been dropped and have been unable to find any dead native birds. This was illustrated with the dumping of dead birds on Parliament’s steps - none of the birds tested were killed by 1080. Where are all these dead birds? R Begley, Welcome Bay.

Bus lane botch job

It is time to revisit the unplanned Hairini bus lane introduction. Even when a bus does use the bus lane, they will be basically empty and, in the meantime, the diverted trafﬁc is adding to the congestion at the Maungatapu roundabout end. Both directions of the highway are congested. The $45 million tunnel was sold by Transit NZ to clear their highway! Then they agree to shutting the Hairini road and allowing TCC to put in a bus lane – a terrible decision and a waste of asphalt. It is time to admit a mistake has been made and return the road for purpose. There are no safety issues, just propaganda to achieve the desires of TCC’s transport department. Maybe sometime in the future, when Tauranga’s population reaches one million, this will all make sense, but not until then W Sedcole, Maungatapu.

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In 2009, Tauranga City Council bought 11 Mission Street for the Elms and a peppercorn rental was charged until ownership was transferred to it. The transfer has not yet occurred. So why did councillors, other than Cr Brown, Cr Robson and Cr Stewart not support Mayor Brownless when he wanted to complete that ownership transfer? Instead, they are half-way through transferring the ownership to a Maori Trust, but hopefully are yet to ﬁnalise the details. Coming on top of the Phoenix Park debacle, where once again councillors did not support their Mayor, council is

at risk of creating another ﬁasco. It is incredibly important to support a national treasure like the Elms - it is, after all, our living museum which we are all proud of. Leaders like Paul Adams, Des Farrow, Noel Pope, Jim Sherwood, Barbara Steel and TECT, to name just a few, have given thousands of dollars, as well as hours of voluntary time, to ensure that we have the Elms which we all love today. We have to rely on council to do the right thing, and common sense says they should transfer 11 Mission Street to the Elms now. M Murray-Benge, Bethlehem.

“On ne change pas une équipe qui gagne” goes the French proverb. One doesn’t change a winning team, or, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Mourad Boudjellal’s Toulon rugby team was broken and he’s fixing it. As owner of the club and the man who pays the wages, he took a public swipe at Julian Savea; a player Boudjellal reportedly pays $1.65 million a year to score tries – which he hasn’t been doing – and a player paid to go on a monthlong holiday in the middle of the season to go to Fiji for his brother’s wedding. The owner gave Savea a public rollicking with all the French flair he could muster. It was as much about a rebuke of Julian for two of the most expensive tries ever scored as it was an apology to the Toulon fans who pay big Euros to watch Julian not score tries and

their team lose each week. Since when have New Zealand rugby players been immune to analysis and criticism? Oh, that’s right, since a fawning NZ rugby media began trading in only positives about our game and its players at the risk of being ostrascised by the gifted demagogues who run the game here. The players earn their hugely inﬂated salaries on the international stage and are therefore open to plaudits and barbs from every direction - especially from the people who employ and pay them. It’s the way it should be. The media are calling it “a public feud”. Sorry? More accurately, it is a man running a business being tested by a bung investment and using some ﬂorid language to express himself. I Goldsmith, Bureta.

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I was astounded when I read the letter entitled ‘Church has a lot to answer for’ (The Weekend Sun, February 15). The claim that faith in God, worship and a wholesome lifestyle is bad for mental health was made without any scientiﬁc, statistical or rational evidence to back it up. From what I have read, practises such as meditation (prayer and worship), developing a positive respect for others and helping them in times of need (giving and sharing) are recognised strategies that improve mental health. The God of the Christian Church is a God who loves unconditionally. He forgives those who make mistakes. He does not condemn but gives a ‘second chance’. He gives purpose to life, and the courage to overcome disabilities, addictions and evil behaviour. He has compassion on the sick and the poor. I hardly think this God is the source of mental health issues. Yes, throughout the centuries the church has made mistakes; it does have a lot to answer for. That is not surprising since it is a communion of imperfect people. Nevertheless, the overwhelming evidence suggests that those who sincerely accept and live by its true teaching enjoy a very high level of mental health and so endeavour, often very successfully, to introduce others to this same freedom. R Linton, Poike.

A family affair Fostering is rewarding work, and assisting a child to heal and build trust again after a trauma is an amazing triumph. However, I feel the current law that allows a foster child to inherit from the foster parents’ estate should be reviewed. After all, the (biological) children of the foster family have already accommodated the foster child. M Simmonds, Te Puke (abridged).

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Thank God for rain! In many ways, these last few weeks have been trying for many people.

Perhaps, like me, you’ve been praying for rain, and when it arrived just over a week ago were thankful and relieved. Perhaps, like me, you’ve been concerned for friends whose homes, lives and livelihoods have been at risk. As much as I love sunny, summer days, it has been a

great reminder of how precious and important rain is. Psalm 147:8 praises God because: “He supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.” Rain brings us so much, and beneﬁts us in so many ways, that we simply couldn’t live without the water it supplies. As you’ve seen the thirsty land refreshed by rain, consider your own spiritual thirst and how it can be satisﬁed. The one who can satisfy your spiritual thirst and need is Jesus, who said: “Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life,” (John 4:14). Jesus spoke these words to a woman who was drawing water from a well. He said to her that if asked, he would give her this “living water”. The same applies today - if you want this life-giving water that renews your spirit and wells up to eternal life, ask the one who offers it to you, and he will give it. God bless you. Rev Ian Pittendreigh - Bethlehem Baptist Church.

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seems the season here in the balmy Bay of Plenty has changed upon our return. Whatever season of life we’re in, whatever our situation, I believe God is able and wants to speak to us about the season we’re in and what is ahead. The Holy Spirit is a prophetic spirit, and knows our future. In fact He’s already been there! He is omnipresent! He inhabits our past, is with us in our present and has already been in our future. He’s been there and knows what is in future seasons for us. We can trust God no matter what season we’re in. When we know God is in control of our lives, when we know He knows the season we’re in (and has probably orchestrated it), when we know that there is a huge “I will” (a promise from God) before us leading us into the next season, then we can more easily say: “Lord, have your way.” Stephen Whitwell - O2 Church

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Trying the finer arts of slowing down The operator of a church car boot sale reckons people should slow down this weekend, or maybe even go backwards. Forget the marathons and the motor racing - those looking to ease their foot off the pedal can do so with a slow cycle race or try their hand at a spot of mobility scooter reversing. Evans Road Church in Papamoa is reinventing its monthly event. It has shifted its

Iain Bibby negotiates the slow cycle race course outside Evans Road Church in Papamoa. car boot sale to the ﬁrst Saturday of each month (this Saturday, March 2) and added a couple of tantalising new events. Organiser Iain Bibby explains the concept to The Weekend Sun and a couple of eager, if slightly

confused, boys who were passing by on Evans Road this week. He says the idea is simply to go slower than everyone else around a course made of cones. The slowest wins a $70 My Ride voucher. It is also a nice way to round off February’s Bike Month. If teetering on a bike is too much for those looking to wind down, they can try reversing a mobility scooter into a space. “Mobility Scooter backing has interested a few, so that should be interesting,” says Iain. “The goal, to get your name on the board of fame, is to back your scooter in the best time around cones which are old milk bottle containers, so it’s no problem if they are crushed. “Serious” timing for the cycle and scooter challenges starts at 11.15am, with practise sessions from 8am. Times can be recorded earlier if people can’t stick around. The other way people can immortalise themselves on the church’s ‘Wall of Fame’ is by winning the singing contest. Backing is provided by a guitar and ukulele. There will also be a car wash – done with buckets to conserve water. The car boot sale is a fundraiser for missionaries that the church supports, while the church’s youth group is doing the car wash to raise money for Easter Camp. Daniel Hutchinson

Bringing the power of sax As debuts go, playing the Sydney Opera House in conjunction with the Royal Australian Air Force to commemorate the battle of the Coral Sea is a solid start. That was the beginning for Saxcess in 1992, and two years later the group travelled to Belgium for a tour celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founder of the saxophone, Adolphe Sax. Since then, Saxcess has undertaken numerous nationwide tours for Creative New Zealand, Chamber

GIGGUIDE & ENTERTAINMENT MT RSA Fri 1st Che Orton 7pm – 10:30pm Sat 2nd Coopers Run 7pm – 10:30pm Sun 3rd Country Music Club 1:30pm – 3:30pm Sun 3rd Big John 4:30pm – 7:30pm

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Debbie Rawson, Michael Jamieson, Peter Liley and Timothy Workman. Music New Zealand and Arts On Tour New Zealand. They’ve also performed at all the major arts festivals around the country and commissioned and premiered 25 new works by prominent NZ composers. The ensemble is also proud to have performed hundreds of school and community concerts. The Saxcess line-up includes soprano Debbie Rawson, alto Peter Liley, tenor Michael Jamieson and baritone Timothy Workman All players are professional orchestral and chamber music players, based in Wellington and Auckland. Saxcess play the Baycourt X Space in Tauranga on Sunday, March 10, at 7pm. For more information, and to book your seat, visit: www.tgamusica.co.nz/concert/2019/saxcess

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That’s country music The Trail Benders are an exciting, young New Zealand band that deliver an authentic country sound.

10 years of experience at just 21 years of age. Also on-board are Jordan Tannen, a versatile drummer who has also worked as a composer and producer in the music industry, and Keith Pereria, who’s unique country voice has been noticed by many established country artists all of whom predict a big future for him in country music. Joining them is the infamous Marian Burns, an accomplished ﬁddle player and one of New Zealand’s most iconic musicians. Marian has been highly decorated with awards for her incredible musicianship, most notably after she was inducted as a Member of the New Zealand Order of The Trail Benders will be playing at the Tauranga Citz Club on March 10. Merit in the Queen’s Honors list last year. Her exuberance With their blend of tight harmonies, twang and and passion for music comes through in her electric versatile musicianship they are up there with some live performances. of the best. Come and listen to The Trail Benders and Marian The band has an exceptional line-up of musicians. Burns, presented by The Entertainers Club, upstairs Dan Cosgrove, one of New Zealand’s premier country at Tauranga Citz Club on Sunday, March 10, from guitarists, joins exceptional ﬁddle and keyboard player 5-8 pm. Tickets cost $15 and are available now at the Nick Jones and Karl Pereira on bass, who already has club’s reception.

Most loved musical theatre Three Sopranos: Susan Boland, Amanda Atlas and Kelly Harris.

Celebrate the world’s most loved musical theatre! Singalong with Operatunity’s superb sopranos Susan Boland, Amanda Atlas and Kelly Harris as they perform songs from classics such as The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, Sunset Boulevard and Les Misérables. Joined by theatre buff’s Karl Perigo, Stuart Coats and Tainui Kuru, as well as pianist Paul Carnegie-Jones,

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Operatunity’s From Phantom to Les Mis concert will appeal to every musical lover. From Phantom to Les Mis will be performed at Holy Trinity Church in Tauranga on March 15. Tickets are $35, and include lunch after the show. Group discounts are available from ﬁve-plus. To book your ticket, call free on: 0508 266 237 or visit: www.operatunity.co.nz

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Free buses for Welcome Bay students Welcome Bay school students using the urban route 40 bus, both into and out of the CBD, are now able to travel for free. Bay of Plenty Regional Council says route 40 was added to the free school bus trial service from Monday, February 25. The route 40 bus will be for anyone in school uniform or any child travelling in school times. It is hoped the trial, which will run for the 2019 school year, can assist in easing Tauranga’s trafﬁc congestion. Regional council says it has made “good progress” as it explores alternative school bus options to help make the Tauranga Urban service more reliable. The move comes after a NZ Bus driver shortage affected network reliability.

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Bay Network Singles Club 50plus. Make new friends. Barbeques, outings, dining out & pot-lucks. Ph Jonathan 572 2091 or Maureen 021 112 3307

Baypark Family Speedway Demoli-

tion Derby at 6:30pm. wwwbaypark.co.nz

Beth-El Messianic Family Celebrate family life with Jews & Gentiles gathering

as Yeshua (Jesus) & the early believers did. 10am Otumoetai Primary. Joel 021 768 043

Blue Rovers Football Club

Registrations are open for Winter Football League, First Kicks & Futsal. Visit our website www.bluerovers. co.nz for more info or ﬁnd us on Facebook.

Church Carboot Sale

8-11am Evans Rd Community Church Papamoa. $5 sites. Biking Prize. Mobility scooter & singing challenges. Car wash. Ph John 021 027 10140

Greerton Hall Market

Last Saturday of month.

8am-12pm. Stalls inside/outside. Discounts for charity groups. Refreshments available. Phone/txt for site. Tricia 07 543 1487 or 027 908 2952, www facebook.com/ greertonhallmarket Jigsaw Puzzle Library 10am-12 noon. Choose from of 300 puzzles. Hire $1 per 1000+ puzzle, 50c under 1000. Cnr Highmore Tce & Brookﬁeld Tce. Ph 576 0698 Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Road. 12:45-3pm. Ph Phil Green 549 5344

Katikati Lions Moggies Market

2nd Sat of month Katikati Memorial Hall, Main Road 8am-Noon. Enquiries 549 3589 LOL Laughter Wellness Laugh your way to wellness. To learn how, come & join us at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui. 11-11:45am. Ph Trish 022 036 6768

Mount Maunganui Society Dance

Summers End Dance, March 9th 7:30-10:30pm Arataki Community Centre, Mt Maunganui. Sheldon’s Dance Band. Lovely Supper. $7. Mount Maunganui Scottish Society. Ph Erica 576 0578 Narcotics Anonymous Open meeting every Sat 7:30-8:30pm, at Hanmer Clinic (behind Super Liquor), 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton. If using drugs is causing you problems, ph 0800 NA TODAY Otumoetai Tennis Club Adult Tennis. Start time 1:30pm Bellevue Park Windsor Road (adjacent to swimming pool complex). New players & visitors welcome. Ph Fred 544 5088 Pottery Gallery Bethlehem Pottery Gallery is open 10am-2pm Tues,Thurs & Sat. Come along & purchase locally made pottery.

Sabbath Worship Services (Hairini) Experience God’s Love

worshipping at 10:30am Baden Powell Centre Harrisﬁeld Dr, Hairini. Ph David at Church of God’s Love 7th day 020 4128 3124. www. churchofgodslove.com Social Group Unique club for people with a mild disability. 25 to 45. Various friendly fortnightly outings. Ph 07 575 3739 or 021 206 2980

Tauranga Social Dance Club

1st Sat monthly. Now held at Baptist Hall Cnr Cameron Rd/13th Ave. O/time, sequence, supper & rafﬂes. 7pm start, $7 entry. Ph Faye 543 3280 The Sociables Females & males in the 30s/40s/50s age group that meet up to participate in local activities & events, bushwalks & dining out. Ph 022 012 0376

Village Radio Museum Commu-

nity Radio broadcasting nostalgic music & Community Notices seven days on 1368 KHz AM Band. Radio Museum open from 10am. Request line 571 3710

Sunday 3 March

Bible Seminar 1:45pm Greerton

Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St, Greerton. Title: The birth of Jesus, Gospel of Luke’s account. Interactive, Q&A. All welcome. Vic 543 0504 BOPMPBC March Race Day Taurikura Drive, The Lakes, Tauranga. Racing starts at 9am. Come & watch for just a gold coin donation. Corkers Toastmasters Corkers Toastmasters meets 3rd Sunday of month at 2pm at Zone Cafe (upstairs) Owens Pl Mount Maunganui. Ph Chrissy 027 296 7939 Croquet Tauranga Domain, Cameron Road, 12:45 for 1pm start. Sun, Tues, Fri. Beginners welcome. Peter 571 0633 Evensong Service Relax & enjoy this beautiful choral evensong service by the St Peter’s Chancel Choir. St Peter’s Anglican Church, Victoria Rd, Mt Maunganui. 4pm. Free/koha.

Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet Held every Sunday

9-1pm rain or shine! Right in the middle of Mount Mainstreet at Coronation Park, Maunganui. www.mountmainstreet.nz

Friendship Force Travel Club

Enjoy travel & meeting visitors? For world-wide exchange travel ph Jonathan 572 2091, Barbara 574 5711, www.friendshipforce.org.nz Historic Village Market Great market every 1st & 3rd Sunday from 8am-12 pm at 17th Ave. Fruit & veg, crafts, tools, food, plants, clothes & paintings. Mah Jong Te Puke Every Thursday & Sunday at Lyceum Clubrooms Palmer Pl Te Puke. 12:45-4pm. Learners welcome. Gig 537 5355 or 0274 306 383 Maketu Market Maketu Market is held 3rd & 5th Sundays of the month, 7am-12pm at Maketu Village Green. Ph Carolyn 027 251 0388 or Pat 021 447 420 Narcotics Anonymous Open meeting every Sunday, 7-8pm, at Hanmer Clinic (behind Super Liquor), 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton. If using drugs is causing you problems, ph 0800 NA TODAY NZDA BOP Range Day NZDA BOP branch run public open days last Sunday each month at their 300m range in TECT All Terrain Park. 9am-3pm $20 bring ﬁrearms licence

Omokoroa Lions Market 2nd Sun-

day monthly. Western Ave Car Park, Omokoroa. 9am-noon. Bookings not required. Ph Keith 548 2117

Papamoa Lions Club Market

2nd & 4th Sunday Gordon Spratt Reserve, Parton Rd, Papamoa. Gates open 7am for stall holder entry. Wayne 027 974 5699 Quakers in Tauranga In hall behind Brain Watkins House, cnr Elizabeth/Cameron Rd 10am for an hour of mainly silent worship followed by tea/coffee & talk 544 7158 or 573 8497 www.quaker.org.nz

Radio Controlled Model Yachts

Sundays & Thursdays 1:30-4pm, in pond behind 24 Montego Drive Papamoa, sailing Electron Yachts for fun. Adult beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419

Spiritual Centre Psychic Cafe

Greerton Community Hall. Doors open 6:45pm, starts 7pm. Door fee $10, then everything free. Over 30 Psychics, Healers, Spiritualists; & home-made refreshments! Ph 578 7205 www.psychiccafe.nz Taize at St Georges Join us for a contemplative service based on the style & music of the Taize Community. 1 Church St, Gate Pa, 7pm. http://www.stgeorgesgatepa.org.nz/

Tauranga Organ Keyboard Society 1:30pm at Carmel

Country Estate Social Centre, 11 Hollister Lane, Ohauiti. Play or listen. Organ EL900 or Clavinova 405. Ph June 574 2204

Tibetan Buddhist Teachings

Teachings by Geshe Jamyang Sherab held at Papamoa Community Centre, alternate Sundays 10am12pm. Teachings free, donations appreciated. For dates contact Jaki on 021 216 1102 Vintage Garden Party & Fashion Show. Brain Watkins Historical House 1:30-4pm. Gold Coin entry. Music by Marion Arts, classical & folk guitarist. $5 House Tours

Monday 4 March

Achieve Toastmasters Meets 1st 3rd & 5th Monday at St Stephens Church Hall Brookﬁeld Tce Tauranga 7:30pm-9:30pm. Ph Frank/Chrissy 543 9493 or 027 296 7939 Alcoholics Anonymous

Open meeting 10am. Tauranga Central Baptist Church,13th Ave/Cameron Rd. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757

Argentine Tango in Tauranga

Free introductory classes! Embrace your authentic Tango journey with fun people. No partner required although more guys welcomed 6:30pm. Ph. 020 4006 1340

Chess At Mount Maunganui Mount RSA Chess Club, 544 Maunganui Rd, 6-7pm during school term. Late program 7pm onwards. Incl casual games. Noel 579 5412

Dutch Friendly Support Network

Coffee Morning 1st Monday of month 10am-12noon. $3 entry. Vintage Car Club Rooms, Cliff Rd, Tauranga. Ph Bernadette 07 572 3968 Indoor Bowling St Columba Indoor Bowling Club, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood. Year starts 4 Feb. All playing levels welcome 7:30pm start, names in by 7:15pm. Ph Paul 576 6324

Multicultural English Classes

English classes for all visa holders on Monday, Tuesday & Thursday morning 10am-12pm. Registration required to enquiries@trmc.co.nz or 07 571 6419

Multicultural Mandarin Classes

Monday conversational all levels Mandarin classes 6pm-7pm. Saturday academic classes 10am-12pm. Registration required to enquiries@ trmc.co.nz Narcotics Anonymous Open meeting every Monday, 7-8pm, at Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui. If using drugs is causing you problems ph 0800 NA TODAY

Otumoetai Indoor Bowling Club

Meets at 7:15pm in the Matua Primary School hall. New members welcome. Come along & give bowls ago. Ph Karen 576 0443 Rebus Club Otumoetai Rebus Mens Club meets every third Monday of month at St Johns Hall, Bureta Rd. Interesting speakers & good fellowship. Interested? Ph David Lowe 544 0291

Recycled Teenagers Gentle Exercise Mon/Wed Tga Senior Citz

Club 14 Norris St. 9:15-10:45am. Tues St Marys Hall cnr Girven & Marlin 9-10:30. Jennifer 571 1411 or 027 206 0776 Silver Singers Choir All singing voices required. Alto, Soprano, Bass & Tenor. Ph Gaynor 579 2465 TaiChi Internal Arts Beginner class 9:30-11am Greerton Senior Citizens Hall 33 Maitland St, Greerton. All welcome. $5 per class. Concesssion card avail. Ph David 552 4425 Taoist Tai Chi Beginners Tai Chi Classes Mon-Sat, 15 Koromiko St, Tauranga. Bring a friend. For times visit www.taoist.org or ph 578 9116 Tauranga City Brass Practises at band room 10 Yatton St Greerton 7-9pm. Instruments available. Percussionists needed, ie. kit player. Ph Jeremy 021 132 3341

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Monday 9:30am, also 2nd & 4th Thursday 7pm. Learn/share spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, crochet & all things ﬁbre. 177 Elizabeth St. Margaret 571 3483

Tauranga RocknRoll Club

Lessons 6:45pm & social dancing 7:30pm at Legion of Frontiersmen Hall, 165 Elizabeth St. Ph Rana 027 699 5571 or www.taurangarocknrollclub.org.nz

Tauranga Senior Citizens Club

CARDS 500 Mon & Thurs. INDOOR BOWLS Tues,Wed & Sat, 14 Norris St (behind Pak n Save) 12:45pm for 1pm start. Entry $2 includes afternoon tea. New members welcome.

Tauranga Vision Friendship Club

For retirees. Friendship, speakers, outings, social gatherings. Meets 4th Monday each month 10am at Citizens Club. Ph Bryan 570 2483

Walk For Wellness Group

For people living with cancer & their carers. Departs from Pilot Bay at 9:30am every Monday. Ph Tammy 07 927 6503 or tammyburgess@ cancersociety.org.nz

Tuesday 5 March

ABC-Avenues Badminton Club At Tauranga Boys Col-

lege Gym. Juniors 6-7:30pm (term time). Seniors (Adults) 7:309:30pm. Ph Delwyn 027 212 4720 Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting every Tuesday night, 7:30pm St Peters Anglican Church, 11 Victoria Rd, Mt Maunganui. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757

Altrusa International Tauranga

Ladies service group meet 2nd Tuesday for business & 4th Tuesday fun programme evening. Ph Denise 027 284 6828 or email presidenttauranga@ altrusa.org.nz

Beginner Social Dance Class

Tuesday 7pm Tauranga Primary School Hall, 5th Ave or Wednesday 8pm, Welcome Bay School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Road. Ph 027 322 1786 BOP Linux Users Group 7-9pm ﬁrst Tuesday of month. Tremains, Cameron Rd/8th Ave. Linux PC operating system. Smarter, safer, faster & free. Take charge of your computer. 578 6024 http://boplug.co.nz/eventcalendar/ Cards, Mount Senior Citizens 345 Maunganui Rd, every Tues & Thurs 12:30pm. All welcome. Ph Ernie 575 4650 Falun Dafa Free Classes New Start to New You. Complete, gentle mind body programme 7pm, The Hillier Centre 31 Gloucester Rd Bayfair. Ph/ txt Judy 021 042 5398 Fitness League Ladies exercise, stretching, strength & balance exercise, ﬂoor work & dance. St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood 9:30-10:30am. Ph Gloria 021 139 2448 Inachord Women’s Chorus If you like to sing dance make friends have fun, join us! Great musical Director. 7-9pm Bethlehem Community Church 183 Moffat Rd. Ph Sabine 021 111 8659

Leaving Jackson

Johnny Cash & June Carter Show. Tues 19th March at 7:30pm Baycourt Addison Theatre. More info & tickets at www.baycourt.co.nz Multicultural Tai Chi Classes Tai Chi Classes for beginners 10-11am at Historic Village Multicultural Tauranga ofﬁce. Registration required. enquiries@trmc.co.nz or 07 571 6419 Narcotics Anonymous Womens’ meeting every Tuesday at Downstairs Hall (accessed from building’s rear), Salvation Army Recovery Church, 51 Fifth Ave. (Children welcome). Ph 0800 NA TODAY

Oriana Singers Community Choir

Rehearsals 7pm at St Andrews Church, Mt Maunganui. More tenors & basses required. Ph Terry 0210 266 8684

Otumoetai Tennis Club Adult Tennis. Start time 9am Tues & Thurs, Bellevue Park Windsor Road (adjacent to swimming pool complex). New players & visitors welcome. Ph Pam 570 0302 Otumoetai Walking Group Meet at 9am at Kulim Park. Ph Jim 576 7339 Sequence Dancing Tauranga Social & Leisure Club, St John Anglican Church Hall,94 Bureta Rd Otumoetai 7pm-9:30pm except 2nd Tues month 3:30pm-6pm. Faye 543 3280 South City Indoor Bowls 7:30pm Club Night, Aggregate Starts. Names in by 7:15pm. St John Youth Children aged 6-18 interested in First aid, Medical or Ambulance profession come to St John Youth, Mt Maunganui Ambulance Station during term times 6-7:30pm Taichi Internal Arts NZ Te Puke Beginner Class Memorial Hall. 9.3011am. Settlers Room. $5/class. All welcome. Airconditioning. Ph David 552 4425 Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

Greerton RSA 7pm. Friendly gettogether, all instruments, all levels of ability. Come in & enjoy some live music. Grant 578 6448

Tauranga Diamond Friendship Club Formerly Probus, meets 1st Tuesday of each month 1:30pm at Tauranga Citizens Club, Guest Speakers, social outings, numerous activities. All welcome. Ph Nancy 543 4468

Tauranga Tennis Midweek Ladies

Tauranga Lawn Tennis Club Midweek Ladies. Rusty racquet skills? Reignite your passion for tennis. Ph Erika 021 746 779 Type Two Diabetes? Living with type two diabetes? Keen to reduce your HbA1c, Cholesterol & blood pressure? Meet DESMOND (Self Management Group) InfoLine 07 571 3422

Welcome Bay Strength Balance

Welcome Bay Hall 11am-12. Strength & balance class for older adults. Great music, qualiﬁed instructor. $6, spouse free. Ph Raewyn 027 607 7437 Yoga for All Welcome Bay Community Centre, 6:30-8pm. Traditional, relaxing yoga class. Beginners welcome. $12 one or $90 nine classes. Bring a mat. Ph Bhajan 07 929 7484

Wednesday 6 March

Age Concern Walking Group 10am Changepoint Church, Poike Rd

Alcoholics Anonymous Open meet-

ing 10am 1st/3rd Wed of month. Tauranga Central Baptist Church. 13th Ave/Cameron Rd. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6747 Become A Goddess Escape into the fantasy world of bellydance at 7pm. Exciting props provided. Ph Linley 027 286 3452 or see us on facebook ‘Genies Unbottled’ Belly Dance Beginner Class Learn basic technique of this sassy dance form! Have fun, keep ﬁt St Columba Church Hall 502 Otumoetai Rd, Tauranga, 6:30pm. Ph 021 124 5982 arabianspicebd@gmail.com Bowls, Mount Senior Citizens 345 Maunganui Rd, every Wed & Fri. Names in by 12:45pm. We need more players. Beginners welcome. Ph Nancy 575 465 Cards 500, social, evenings to suit, some experience in card playing required. Ph Chris 572 3834 Cards Cribbage Do you play crib or would like to learn? Every Wednesday at Greerton RSA starting time 1pm sharp. Ph Michael 562 0517

Community Bible Study

Join us @ City Church 252 Otumoetai Road 7-9 for a Bible Study on the “Book of Daniel” Ph Julie 552 4068 Community Tai Chi NZ Classes at Bethlehem Hall 1-2pm during school terms. Suitable all levels of ﬁtness. Quality International program strengthens lower body for posture & balance. Trish Qualiﬁed Instructor

AATC 021 482 842 communitytaichinz@gmail.com Fitness League Exercise, movement, dance, focusing on posture, stretching, strengthening & ﬂexibility suitable for all ages & abilities. 10am Katikati Memorial Hall, Pam 07 549 4799 Free Meditation Sport BOP ofﬁces (next to Squash Courts) 406 Devonport Rd Tauranga. Learn to meditate for inner peace. Let go of negative thoughts & negative reactions. Ph Ian 027 884 2238 Gate Pa Indoor Bowls Club Night. Interclub rules. 7:30pm Names in Book 7:15pm. Ph Kevin 543 4044 Healing Rooms 1-3pm Come, experience God’s healing touch, whether physical, emotional, spiritual. Behind Graced Oppshop, cnr 11th Ave, Christopher St. No charge. Ph 021 110 0878, www.healingrooms.co.nz Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Road. Mixed Roll-ups 12:45-3pm. Ph Phil Green 549 5344 Kiwi Toasters Toastmasters Find your Voice Kiwi Toasters meets 1st 3rd & 5th Wednesday at 3 Palm Springs Blvd Papamoa 5:30-7pm. Ph Chrissy 027 296 7939

Mount Spiritual&Healing Centre

Guest speaker, Gary Chadwick, Amazing healer. Experience, meditation & healing with Gary. Doors open 7pm. Entry $5. Ph Sue Buckland 0210 223 2052

Multicultural Morning Tea Want to meet people

from other countries? Come to our morning tea 10:30am-12pm at Historic Village ofﬁce, 17th Ave Tauranga Narcotics Anonymous Steps meeting (Closed), every Wednesday, 7:30-9pm, at Downstairs Hall (accessed from building’s rear carpark), Salvation Army Recovery Church, 51 Fifth Avenue, Tauranga. Ph 0800 NA TODAY

Papamoa Palms Friendship Club

All welcome at 11am, Gordon Spratt Reserve, Parton Rd. Bring own lunch. First meeting free. PM speaker talking about Law. Friendship our motto. Sue 574 3280 Papamoa Toastmasters Find your Voice Papamoa Toastmasters meets 1st 3rd & 5th Wednesday at 3 Palm Springs Blvd, Papamoa 5:30-7pm. Ph Chrissy 027 296 7939 Scottish Country Dancing Mount Senior Citizens Hall 345 Maunganui Rd. Beginners 6pm, General dancing 7:30pm. Mary 574 8687 Lynne 021 140 7912 Shore Voices Community choir. Rehearses at Bethlehem Shores Retirement Village. 7pm Taichi Internal Arts NZ Beginner Class, Memorial Hall, Te Puke Settlers Room. 6-7:30pm. All welcome. $5/ class. Ph David 552 4425

Tauranga MidWeek Tramping Group

Otanewainuku off-track wander. Grade moderate. Sheryl 574 3743

Tauranga Rotary Would-Be Members Time, passion to spare for helping

in your community? Like fun, food, enlightening speakers? Join us from 6pm, Daniels In The Park. Ph Bev 027 285 4066

Tauranga South Garden Club

Central Baptist Church Hall cnr 13th Ave/Cameron Rd 1:30-3pm. Visitors welcome. Ph 578 1017

Thursday 7 March A Place to Bee Come & join us for knitting, card making or anything you want to craft while we chat at Lighthouse Church Welcome Bay 11am-1pm Bay City Rockers Social RocknRoll dancing, plus other popular dances at Senior Citizens Hall Norris St. 7-9:30pm. Includes supper. $3 entry. Ph Gavin 027 643 6222 Bridge Lessons For Beginners Start tonight 7:15pm Mount Maunganui

Bridge Club, Golf Rd. Also Tauranga Tuesdays. Ph Bren to register or for further information 575 2474 or 027 256 0774 or email bbirss@hotmail.com CAP Money Make 2019 the year of having your money under control & enjoying ﬁnancial freedom! CAP Money budgeting course at 10:30am or 7:15pm carlene@lifezone. church or 021 241 3671 Community Bible Study Join us @ 14th Ave Gospel Centre 10am-12pm for Bible Study on the “Book of Daniel”. Ph Gay 021 225 5981 Fitness League Exercise, movement, dance focusing on posture, stretching, strengthening & ﬂexibility, suitable for all ages & abilities. Central Baptist Church, 13th Ave, 10am. Ph Pam 07 549 4799 Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Rd Rummikub 1-4pm, $3 entry. Phil Green 549 5344 Katikati Concert Band 7-9pm, Katikati Bowling Club, 8 Park Rd, Katikati. Welcome all ages & experience. Ph Mick 07 549 2105 Katikati Toastmasters Meetings 1st 3rd & 5th Thursday at Katikati Community Centre 45 Beach Rd Katikati 7:30pm-9pm. Ph Chrissy 027 296 7939 Keynotes Women’s Chorus We sing 4-part harmony a cappella style. Keynotes meet at the Wesley Centre 100 13th Ave 7pm. New members welcome. Ph Bernice 576 4848, facebook Keynotes Inc. Ladies Craft Group A fun group of crafting ladies that meet 9am-2pm at Arataki Community Centre. BYO craft. Tea & coffee provided. $6. Sam 027 270 4383 Mainly Music Music & dance for preschoolers, mums & carers. $4/family. Morning tea provided. 9:30-10am. Holy Trinity Church, 215 Devonport Rd. Narcotics Anonymous Mens’ meeting (Closed), every Thursday, 7:30-8:30pm, at Papamoa Library, 15 Gravatt Rd, Papamoa. If using drugs is causing you problems, maybe we can help. Ph 0800 NA TODAY Sign Bomb Let’s talk about/with NZSL (sign language)! @ The Whipped Baker Cafe, Historic Village. 11am-12:30pm. hunyako3@gmail.com or FB: Visual Voices

Sunshine Sequence Dance Group Learn

dancing at a friendly club. Weekly, Thursday evenings, commencing tonight, Baptist Church Hall, 13th Avenue, 7pm-9:30pm. $3 entrance includes supper. Jan 544 4379

Friday 8 March

Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting 10am every Friday. Tauranga Central Baptist Church, 13 Ave/Cameron Rd. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757 Cards 500, social, evenings to suit, some experience in card playing required. Ph Chris 572 3834 Chess Tauranga Tauranga RSA Chess Club, Greerton 5-7pm, Casual & Standard length games. Standard Chess rules. Werner 548 1111 http:/www.westernbopchess. weebly.com/ Genealogy Support Need help with your Genealogy research? Come along to Greerton Library, 2nd Friday of every month. 10-11:30am. Free database use & experts to help you International Womens’ Day Breakfast

Zonta Charity Event, today at 6:30am. Assisting girls in Madagascar. Speaker Jenny Rudd, UNO. Tickets $25 students/$40 adults. Mount Club. Ph Suzy 021 266 5044 Narcotics Anonymous Open meeting every Fri at Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui, 7:30-8:30pm. If using drugs is causing you problems, maybe we can help ph 0800 NA TODAY

Professional Development Workshop

Working with Emotions at Relational Depth by Dr Ruth McConnell. Workshop 22 March 9am-4pm. All proceeds fund free Recuperative Retreats for BOP Women. Register via www.lifeaplenty.nz Taichi Internal Arts NZ Te Puke Memorial Hall, Settlers Room 9:30am. Regular 85 Yang form plus Qigong $5/class. Lok Hup Ba Fa. 11am $2/class. Ph David 552 4425 Tauranga Rotary Book Sale 4:30pm-9pm, Harvard Way Coolstore, opposite Classic ﬂyers, Mount Maunganui. Bring your own bags please. Te Puke Toy Library New opening hours Wed-Sat 10am-1pm Thurs 3:30-5:30pm during Terms 1 and 4. 7 Stock Road Playgroup Friday 10am-12pm. Come on down & join to hire toys & have some fun.

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A1 HOME & GARDEN SERVICES Tree pruning, weeding, hedges, waterblasting, home maintenance, commercial, rubbish removal. Affordable rates. Ph Philip 027 655 4265 or 544 5591 ABLE GARDENER, experienced, efﬁcient, knowledgeable, highly qualiﬁed. Maintenance, pruning, hedges, shrubs, roses; disease/ pest control, lifestyle blocks, garden renovations; design & plant. Ph Tita 027 654 8781 or a/h 542 0120

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FOUND KITTENS & PUPPIES, Various Colours, Various Sex, Various Areas, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Adult Black Female Cat, Parkvale Area, Ref: 150842 Ph SPCA Found Senior Torti/White Female Cat, Welcome Bay Area, Ref: 150770 Ph SPCA Found Adult Bengal Female Cat, Te Puke Area, Ref: 151123 Ph SPCA Found Adult Tabby/White Female Cat, Gate Pa Area, Ref: 150498 Ph SPCA

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

BOAT BUILDING repairs and maintenance. Timber & fibreglass trade qualified, boat builder. Ph Shaun 021 992 491 or 07 552 0277 BUILDING OR RENOVATING? Be inspired. Get the right look. Book a personal in-home consultation today. FREE measure and quote. Ph BOP Curtains & Blinds today! 07 571 2345 or 021 725 721 ELECTRICIAN, 18+ years experience, NZ registered. Residential & commercial, maintenance & service, new builds, renovations. Fast, friendly service. Ph Andrew 022 354 1960 MASON PAINTERS, interior/ exterior. Residential/small commercial repaints. Quality workmanship. 25yrs experience. Ph Dave 027 204 1254 PAINTER/DECORATOR Interior & exterior. Quality workmanship, friendly service. Over 25 years specialising in residential and more. Quality paint at trade prices. For your best advice in all areas. Ph Shane Mount/ Tauranga Decorators 07 544 6495 or 021 575 307 PICTURE FRAMERS, 63 Lemon Grove, Otumoetai. Pensioner rates. Special now on for Diploma framing! Ph 07 576 0657 or 021 862 523 PLASTERER A1 TRADESMAN with 30 yrs experience. Quality finish with friendly, reliable service. I specialise in interior walls & ceilings with no job too small. Strip your own wallpaper and I will skim your walls ready for a modern paint finish. Repair cracked walls & ceilings using proven carbon-fibre technology. Call Murray now for an obligation free quote 027 266 5657

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HONEST PEOPLE. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the two special ladies that were at Sulphur Point last Sunday where they found my mobile phone after I had accidentally left it there. I am very grateful to you both for your honesty in handing it in to the staff at the Tauranga Power Boat & Yacht Club. My thanks also to the staff at the TPBYC for your honesty in making it possible to have my phone returned to me. It was certainly appreciated. I am only sorry not to have met the two lovely ladies that handed it in. Thank you all again. Coll Valois

travel & tours

NO 8 TOURS NEW ZEALAND’S SENIOR TRAVEL CLUB. Join our Club today for free to receive all our VIP Members Beneﬁts exclusive to No 8 Tours. (1) April 4th Zealong Tea Day Trip. (2) April 8th -11th Eastern Hawkes Bay & Cape Turnagain Tour. (3) April 24th Lake Rotomahana Day Trip. (4) April 30th-May 4th Te Anau, Doubtful Sound, Mavora Lakes & Walter Peak StationTour. (5) October 8th-11th, World of Wearable Arts Tour. Free Door to Door service. Day Trips, Shows & free beautiful colour catalogue. BOOK NOW! Ph No 8 Tours team on 579 3981 or email info@no8tours.co.nz TAURANGA TASTING TOURS & Charters. Matamata Festival of Flowers 27 & 29 March. Christchurch/Akaroa Winery Tour 2-10 May. Taranaki Powerco Garden Festival 1-4 Nov. tgatastingtours@xtra.co.nz Ph 07 544 1383

venues

FOR WEDDINGS, FUNCTIONS OR MEETINGS+ check out No.1 The Strand, a beautiful historic setting. Email: bookings@ no1thestrand.co.nz or www. no1thestrand.co.nz WEDDINGS, PARTIES, MEETINGS etc - The perfect venue. With stunning Harbour views, fully licensed bar & kitchen onsite. Restaurant open every Friday from 5pm & Sunday from 4.30pm, kids under 12 years dine free with every paying adult. Tauranga Fish & Dive Club, 60 Cross Rd, Sulphur Point. Ph 571 8450

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Friday 1 March 2019

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