The Weekend Sun - 27 September 2019 by Sun Media

27 September 2019, Issue 978

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Gift of sound p4

Riding for their life

Therapy is on track p6

Youth raise their voices p18-19

It’s a blokey event – by blokes, for blokes, about blokes. It’s motorbikes, male mental health, prostate cancer with lashings of panache and style. It’s the Tauranga Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride

– but also a global event where motorcyclists pull on their finery, clamber aboard motorbikes and g for a celebratory fundraising spin. Tauranga DGR organisers Damian Fleming and Darren Leggatt (pictured right) say the Tauranga

ride is all about men’s mental health. Last year 173 riders raised $13,850. Also pictured above is Catherine Fleming and Mal Butler. Story continued on page 3. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

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We need more fibre In 1995 we were all witnessing Nelson Mandela holding the Rugby World Cup aloft.

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In 2007 we were “robbed” by the ref and France kicked us where it hurt, yet again, in another failed quest for the Crown jewels. In 2011 it was all about Beaver’s right foot, and Richie’s broken one, as we hoisted the gold cup aloft for the first time in ages and ages and ages. Press play and so far 2019 is all about periods of sub-standard picture quality and intermittent drop-outs. Yes digital television has forced its way into our homes, whether we like it or not. For those of you who have not been exposed to the vagaries of digital sports coverage, it’s about time you joined the revolution and suffered too. By revolution, I mean never-ending circles. This is not so much a sport story as a sad indictment of how fragmented the world of entertainment has become.

The gateway app

In my case, the slow slide into this bottomless pit started, innocently enough, with Spotify a few years ago. For just 12 bucks a month [now 23 bucks a month] I could get most of the music I wanted and spread the joy to the rest of the family. And then the last video store in my town closed, so like everyone else I turned to the internet for comfort. I mean, who wants to watch Shawshank Redemption every week on TV? I signed up for Netflix and bought the family package while I was at it. Eighteen bucks a month [now 24 bucks] – highest possible quality. And I bought a great big 4k TV - not a smart one though because I don’t like being watched by my TV. Plus a Google Chromecast because I’ve got a dumb TV. Sorted! Netflix was great but

after binge watching Vikings, three seasons of Stranger Things and other content I won’t admit to, it was into the old movies and obscure stuff. I have an almost obsessive ability to watch bad movies to the bitter end but my ‘started watching’ list is a graveyard of full of hundreds of corpses. Bring on TVNZ On Demand and Three Now. Goodbye appointment viewing – hello TV, Chromecast, laptop, mobile device, high speed internet, passwords and user names. By the way, if someone suggests you get more fibre they are not talking about Weetbix.

Back to buying popcorn

It is incredibly difficult these days to actually rent the latest movies. You need to sign up to 12 different services. You need to show commitment to the corporation, or become a criminal. Yes, desperate, ordinary people are turning to a life of crime and abandoning their morals by watching badly pirated, illegal downloads of Breaking Bad, sometimes with Spanish voice overs. Damn you Kodi box! Technology has advanced so much that you now have to literally go to the box

office at the cinema to watch box office hits. You cannot just rent the movie you want.

Bottomless pit

This brings me to sport because once I had the gear, there was really no point in owning Sky’s satellite service. Satellites are sooo old school. The extra 100 bucks a month was too much, when all I need is sport and digital Sky Sport was just 55 bucks a month. Ka Ching! Then Spark won the rights to the Rugby World Cup. In a way, this was good because Sky Sport had a sudden renewed interest in being reasonable, dropped the price of its digital service to 38 bucks and redesigned the platform. Now, if you know where to look, you can watch a delayed game without seeing the live score. It takes great skill to use a laptop with your eyes closed while yelling “da, da, da, da, da!” I figured all the big cup games were live or only an hour delayed so, I didn’t need to buy a pass. Until Saturday rolled around and then I couldn’t wait so I bought a cup pass (89 bucks). Brilliant! Really high quality sports coverage until about the 25th minute and then you had about as much chance of seeing what was going on as you did of seeing Sean Fitzpatrick in a ruck in 1987. Twenty minutes of glitches is probably not the end of the world, as long as it doesn’t happen again and then it is the end of the world. Imagine the angry digital buzzing between social media users then. You can ruin our lives, just don’t ruin the rugby. What is the end of the world – the world of entertainment that is – is the inability to only buy what you want, when you want it. daniel@thesun.co.nz

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Rev’ your engines It’s the fifth outing for the DGR on Sunday, September 29 here in Tauranga. “The DGR is a time we open up and talk man to man about health and looking after each other,” says Damian. “Male suicide isn’t going away and if we can focus on supporting and encouraging frank discussions, then we are on the right track. “The other touchy subject is prostate health, something we men tend to shy away from. It’s a lighthearted event, so while we might joke about it, the message is still there - go and get checked. “We all love riding our bikes and we can get out

there and raise money for a good cause as well,” says Matt. The ride was founded in Sydney in 2012 and inspired by a photo of Mad Men’s Don Draper astride a classic bike wearing his finest suit. It was decided a themed ride would be a great way to combat the often-negative stereotype of men on motorcycles. That first ride brought together more than 2500 riders across 64 cities. Since then, the event has grown annually. Last year, the ride raised over $US5 million, with more than 100,000 riders registered.

Land ahoy! Endeavour slips in and ties up Her Majesty’s Barque Endeavour has been anchored just off Matakana Island waiting for a slack tide before slipping into the Port of Tauranga for a week long stay. The replica of James Cook’s vessel is expected in the city today, September 27, to clear customs and take on supplies before heading to Gisborne to undertake a voyage around New Zealand marking 250 years since Captain Cook arrived in New Zealand. The Endeavour will join a flotilla of Pacific an European vessels for the Tuia 250 Voyage which will take in sites around Aotearoa New Zealand with significant cultural and historical importance to both Pacific and European voyaging The Endeavour replica was six years in the building at a cost of more than $17 million and was launched

in 1993. It hasn’t been in New Zealand for 19 years. There’s a 52-strong crew aboard, living and working just as Cook’s crew did. “When you bang your head a few times, you realise it’s still an old sailing ship,” says the captain, John Dikkenburg. Conditions are cramped – someone of 167 centimeters in height can’t stand up straight. But there is a nod to the 21st century. This Endeavour has engines, modern navigation equipment and there’s a modern kitchen. The Tuia 250 Voyage will include a Flotilla of six core vessels: two waka hourua (double-hulled canoes), a va’a tipaerua from Tahiti, two heritage ships and one youth sail training ship, sailing together to sites around New Zealand. The three-month Tuia 250 Voyage starts in Gisborne next month.

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Tauranga City Council has moved to gift or lease the land at 11 Mission Street to an entity which represents the interests of both the Elms Foundation and the Otamataha Trust. 11 Mission Street, located within the original Otamataha Pā site, had been subject to a decision on whether it be gifted to the Otamataha Trust on the basis of an ongoing lease agreement with the Elms Foundation – a decision the council revoked on Tuesday. Council will now work with the Elms Foundation and the Otamataha Trust to discuss the options of the land as well as an appropriate entity to represent both parties’ interests.

Pill shortage

Women who take the contraceptive pill Microgynon 20 ED may have experienced a shortage of supply for the prescription medication. A young woman, who wishes not to be named, says she was unable to renew her prescription at a local pharmacy after being told there was a supplier shortage. A spokesperson for Bayer Group, the supplier of the medication says they are not out of stock, but have experienced a temporary shortage which led to rationing of stock. “However, full supply is expected to be restored by the end of next week.”

Welcome Bay Lane

Construction has started on safety improvements at both ends of Welcome Bay Lane. NZ Transport Agency project manager John McCarthy says the improvements will allow Tauranga City Council to reopen Welcome Bay Lane to cars while managing the risks to people on bikes and other vulnerable road users. The improvements have been through an independent safety review process, in collaboration with council, and are specifically designed to improve safety at the entry and exit points of Welcome Bay Lane.

Police pursuit

Police arrested two people on Monday night following a pursuit from Whakamarama to Bethlehem. Police report that they attempted to stop a vehicle around 8.35pm in Tauriko. “The vehicle was believed to have been stolen,” says a Police spokesperson. “The driver fled and Police followed it to Whakamarama, and through to Te Puna, where it was spiked. “The alleged offenders drove the car to Bethlehem before the vehicle came to a stop on Elder Lane.”

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Brienna Horn’s face lights up every morning when her cochlear implants are switched on. The 13-month-old Mount Maunganui baby is profoundly deaf and has had implants since April this year. “Each morning she goes from a world of silence to a world of sound. “She smiles, looks around and her face completely changes,” says Brienna’s mum Anna Horn. A cochlear implant is a small device implanted into the ear through surgery. It gives those with profound hearing loss the ability to hear and speak. It works by imitating the function of the inner ear. Brienna’s parents found out she had profound hearing loss in both ears after she failed the newborn hearing test at fiv weeks old. Reflecting on Brienna’s hearing journe brings Anna to tears. She says her daughter is a “determined

wee soul” who has smiled her way through life so far. “Brienna has taken it all in her stride, but it’s been quite an emotional journey for us parents. “She loves dancing to The Wiggles and chatting and laughing away with her 3-year-old sister Mela. “She’s starting to make sounds - she is saying ‘Dad’ and ‘Nana’ and is trying very hard to say, ‘Mum’. “She can also recognise our voices. It’s been so encouraging for us to see because the cochlear implants have already been so life-changing for her.” Brienna is currently receiving listening and spoken language therapy at The Hearing House every two weeks. The family also use sign language to communicate with Brienna daily. Anna says it’s important for Brienna to be able to interact with the family when the implants are switched off. “The implants are not a complete cure

for deafness, without them switched on she still can’t hear. “Sign language and the implants have been a really good combination for us, it ensures she’s got an all-round way of communicating.” Brienna has a special bond with her deaf uncle who only uses sign language to communicate. “We want Brienna to be able to sign to him when she gets older,” says Anna. “First thing in the morning when Brienna is in the bath, we use sign language. Mela and Brienna are both starting to copy signs and get their hands ready which is really cool to see. “My older brother was also born profoundly deaf, so I learned to sign before I could speak.” The external parts of Brienna’s cochlear implants sit on a headband which Mela refers to as ‘ears.’ “Often when Brienna rolls or crawls about the headband will fall off and Mela

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Mum Anna Horn and Brienna share a happy moment.

will say ‘ears off’ and help her put them back on “She goes to kindy and tells everyone her sister’s ears have come off. “They have no idea what she means,” Anna laughs. Loud Shirt Day on Friday, September 27 raises money for paediatric programmes at The Hearing House and the Southern Cochlear Implant Programme. The Hearing House relies primarily on fundraising to ensure young children across New Zealand are not limited by hearing loss. “Cochlear Implants can change lives - hearing is a sense that we take for granted,” says chief executive at The Hearing House Claire Green. “We support the families and children who have cochlear implants. Hearing loss can be genetic but is also caused by infections and viruses such as meningitis and cytomegalovirus.” Anna says the cochlear implants will enable Brienna to participate in society however she chooses. “The implants will give her so much more opportunity. She will be able to hear and communicate, the world is her oyster.

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“We are so lucky to have these funded services available to us. Incredibly, we haven’t had to pay a single cent for the speech and listening therapy.” Another cheeky perk is that when Brienna reaches her teenage years she can ignore her parents by literally ‘switching off’. “I always laugh because if she doesn’t want to listen to us when she is older she can just switch off her implants and ignore us, I guess that’s a bit of a positive,” Anna says. To get involved with the cause visit: www.loudshirtdaynz.org/donate Emma Houpt

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Residents at Hodgson House enjoy some fun with the model railway.

The DA class diesel-electric mainline locomotive hauling three historically correct red NZR carriages pulled into Gate Pa mid-morning, on Tuesday this week. No-one got off , no-one got on. Then 91-year-old Miss Patricia GrantTaylor clambered aboard, took the controls and eased the train away from the platform. She’s the former 28-year-and-one-term former Tauranga Girls College teacher. “I enjoyed that as much today as I did in 1933.” That was when Patricia and her brother went to see a working model of the Wellington to Paekakariki line in the capital. “There was even a Kapiti Island on the model.” And to put the record straight, Patricia’s DA locomotive was a 1/87th model doing circuits of the lounge at the Hodgson House retirement home in Botanical Road. There’s not a real rail track nor a station within a tuppenny return ticket of Gate Pa. The model layout had been set up by the Tauranga Model Railway Society for the benefit of residents, many or mos

with age-related issues. “They all grew up with trains,” says Hodgson House activities co-ordinator Trish Small. “That’s how they travelled. They all have rail stories and reminiscing is both fun and therapeutic. “And they love to talk about where they’ve been and what they did when they were younger.” Myra Macdonald – “I think I am 92” – travelled the main trunk on steam trains between Auckland and Wellington. “Long, slow trips, but I always enjoyed them, quite a romantic thing steam travel.” And she was poised like a vigilant station master to wrest the DA controls from Patricia, “to have a play, given the chance.” Kevin Carrol lived alongside the main trunk line in Taumarunui. “Saw lots of trains and got sick of trains.” He remembers trying to drive a herd of cattle across the railway line and the beasts would baulk. “They didn’t like the railway line.” But today, watching the Tauranga Model Railway Society layout, he felt re-connected with rail. And he was grateful. “Beautiful,” said Richard Manktelow, who’s living with Parkinson’s. “Great for the imagination.”

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Patricia Grant-Talor driving a mainline diesel loco at 91-years. The engineer is Rob Thomson of the Tauranga Model Railway Society. Photo: John Borren. Rail is in the blood at Hodgson House. Trish Small is a railway girl, her dad an NZR goods supervisor at the Featherston railway yards in Wairarapa. As a girl she even took sly rides in the shunting yards. And when Trish took a couple of her Dad’s ‘best of’ rail trip videos to Hodgson House, they loved them. “They were of an era when people depended on trains and they enjoyed trains.” Slow, sootie and late, cold cups of tea and pies, but an experience nonetheless. When word got around Hodgson House that a railway was going to set up in the lounge for morning activity, the turnout rivalled peak hour at St Pancras. People who rarely showed up for combined group activities turned out. “Just the nostalgia, sharing a story,” says Trish. “Perhaps when they were younger, they yearned for a train set but were never in a position to own one. Today they fulfilled that dream “A train eh? – who would have thought.”

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Papamoa school cycle track raises concerns A Papamoa resident is worried construction of a cycle track at a neighbouring primary school will compromise his privacy and security.

The school says the track is a great way for students to stay fit an healthy and to learn cycle safety. Consents and consultation are not required. Peter Clark say Tahatai Coast School did not consult him before

construction of the cycle track, which is on school grounds, near his boundary fence. Even though he doesn’t plan to live in the neighbouring house for long he was “worried” about the low boundary fence and the increased number of people outside of school hours. “People on bikes will stop against the fence and look over. “The school can’t control the people here on the weekend. “My privacy and security have gone,” he says. Tahatai Coast School Board of Trustees chairperson Judith Barback says the school doesn’t want to tarnish its relationships with neighbours. “For this particular project, we sought all the necessary advice and guidance from council who have advised that consents and consultation were not required. “We appreciate the work is disruptive to the school’s neighbours and we thank them for their patience. “The project will be finishe within the next few weeks.” Peter thinks the school should increase the size of the boundary fence to improve his “privacy and security”. Project Tauranga manager Michael Vujnovich says they are working to find a fit solution resolve Peter’s concerns. The cycle track, initiated by Tahatai School, is being

Peter Clark looking out onto the development which will soon be Tahatai Coast School’s very own cycle track. supported through Project Tauranga, run by the Tauranga City Council. Michael says the cycle track is part of the Bikes in Schools programme, which enables regular access to biking as part of the school’s daily physical activity programme. “We strongly believe that programmes like these are key in helping kids become more confident on their bikes withi the safe boundaries of the school, as well as upskilling them in cycle safety and motivating them

to cycle as an attractive form of transport. “The track has been designed to avoid flooding and is exactl 500 metres long so children can easily measure their distance efforts. Peter believes Tahatai Coast School should have engaged with residents who could be affected by the project. “It would have been nice if they had sent a flyer around and give us a number to call if we are having any issues.”

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JUST 3 WEEKS AWAY!

Humanity behind the grime Rhiannon Davies, 22, demonstrates her cleaning technique.

‘Invisible angels’ – that’s what Megan Wilson calls commercial cleaners. They come in the middle of the night armed with mops and buckets, vacuums and dusters, turn dark and dirty into pristine and then disappear. But people still sneer, curl the lip, look down the nose. “Cleaning is a thankless task,” admits Megan. Her entire working career has been cleaning up other people’s messes, but she can see past the disdain. “Look, I was married at 16 and had three kids before 21. Not a lot of education and cleaning was my opportunity.” Megan was grateful for a mop and bucket and her God-given obsessive attitude to cleanliness and tidiness. It enabled her to care, feed and fend for her family. Cleaning has been kind. And even after surrendering her mop for an op’s manager role with cleaning giant OCS at the Mount, she will still get her hands dirty if needed. The point being it’s Thank Your Cleaner Day on October 16 – a chance to show thanks for those doing the thankless task. A smile and a kind word is free. Perhaps a card left for a cleaner, a shared morning tea, a big thanks left on your digital welcoming screen or print off a thank you banner. Doesn’t have to be much. “Just any show of appreciation would be nice,” says Megan. There has been some big budget appreciation of cleaners in the past – a party in an airplane hangar,

breakfast with the lemurs and digital billboard space. Rhiannon Davies, 22, got her cleaning genes from Megan her mother. “I love cleaning, it’s in the blood, it’s something I enjoy and I am good at it.” But she also has some ”shocker” work stories to tell that you just don’t want to know about. “Just part of the job.” Rhiannon’s the complete antithesis of the archetypal cleaning lady – she’s young, groomed and corporate – no headscarf, smock and fag end here. And there’s no need for people to get all snooty. “Because every job involves a little bit of cleaning,” says Rhiannon. “Whether it be a coffee cup or clearing your desk or wiping down a bench because you have spilt something.” Rhiannon just brushes off that superiority thing. “Although sometimes it gets to you.” There are another 40,000 Rhiannons out there in New Zealand cleaning classrooms, airports, shopping malls and offices, and often working unsocial hours to ensure work spaces are clean and comfortable. Cleaners mostly work on the minimum wage of $17.70. “It would be nice of our clients looked at the living wage of $21.15,” says Megan. “It isn’t an attractive role and not a lot of thanks, so it would certainly assist with staff retention. Rhiannon Davies takes her work home - she’s fastidious about tidiness and cleanliness there too. “Just about drives my partner nuts,” says Rhiannon.

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A surfer’s guide to ‘freeing the funk’ While surfing was the panacea for 38-year-old Grant Trebilco’s mental health challenges, he also has his own six top mental health treatment tips to help “free the funk” - deal to the demons, or escape fear and panic. His regimen includes being kind to yourself. Grant says it is totally okay not to be okay. “If you’re just not

feeling it, don’t beat yourself up about not wanting to be around people. “And don’t be afraid to take a mental health day, and sometimes a good nap can help so much.” Talk it out. “When we are stuck in a funk we can quickly get caught up in the negative thoughts going on inside our head,” says Grant. “If you’re beating yourself up, make sure you tell someone about your feelings because it makes it easier getting it out of your head. Get a check-up from the neck up. Ask your doctor for a mental health

check and work out the professional support needed to get the stoke back. “Putting my hand up and talking to a doctor for the first time was th hardest, but best thing I have ever done,” says Grant. Surround yourself with good people - “friends and family who let you know that it’s totally okay not to be okay and who have your back no matter what”. Find your community. “Mental health challenges can mean getting out of bed is damn hard. But if you have a community of good people to hang out with, whether to go fluro surfing, walking or to the gym, it gives you a reason to get out of bed. “Once you’re up you never regret it and it makes the day that little bit easier.” Do more to free the funk - things to get your smile back. “For me it’s surfing, but everyone ha their surfing whether it’s music, yoga, running “Think about what you were doing the last time you were happy and go do that as soon as you can and see how it makes you feel.” Read Grant’s story on the next page.

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Steve Raynor’s talk at the Birds BOP October meeting will be about the challenges of photographing the birds and wildlife of Costa Rica. “I travelled to south-western Costa Rica to photograph birds, reptiles and insects in 2015,” says Steve. “Having started bird photography in the bright sun of the middle east this trip was one of those ‘you’re not so good after all - are you!’ occasions where most of the photos were pretty poor and often did not include anything but leaves.” Steve’s talk will show the photographs that did work out - mostly - and reviews tips and traps for photographers in a jungle environment.

Steve developed an interest in birds and photography in 2002 after joining the Dubai Natural History Group. He has since travelled to many places to capture images of birds, including Oman, Iceland, Sri Lanka and Alaska, but found the Costa Rica jungle the most challenging environment so far. Birds BOP is the local branch of Birds New Zealand, the Ornithological Society of NZ. Birds BOP holds evening meetings, field trips and bird counts, and welcomes new members and visitors. Steve’s talk will be held at 7pm on Wednesday, October 9, at the Tauranga Historical Society Hall, behind the Brain Watkins House, 233 Cameron Road, Tauranga. All are welcome. A gold coin koha is appreciated.

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‘Get the stoke back’ He hit the wall in 2012 when he suffered a manic episode and was hospitalised and diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Mount Maunganui’s Grant Trebilco had battled mental health challenges for years. And all the time, part of the answer was just down the road pounding on the beach. “When I was released from hospital, the ocean, surfing and good people were my saviou during some tough times.” His passion for surfing helped Grant Trebilc “get the stoke back”. And as part of Mental Health Awareness Week in Tauranga he’s prescribing the surfing solution for others “The one place where I could get away from it all was the ocean and going surfing,” says the 38-year-old. “I remember getting this one good wave and I actually started smiling again, like really smiling and finally I didn’t feel numb anymore. That gave m hope that things could get better. “It made me realise that day-by-day, surf-bysurf, you could get the stoke back.” He chose the ocean, his support service, as the place to tell his friends about being bipolar. “The support and understanding

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they showed me was unreal and I will never forget it.” It was also the inspiration behind launching OneWave - a non-profit surf community raisin awareness of mental health through saltwater therapy, surfing and fluro “I wanted to give more people t chance to ride waves and openly talk about mental health without being judged.” So one Friday morning, in 2013, Grant decided to dress up in a shirt and tie and go surfing solo a Australia’s Bondi Beach to try and spark conversations about mental health. OneWave was born and Grant had simultaneously launched Fluro Fridays which consists of surfing, fre yoga and an ‘anti-bad-vibes circle’ allowing people to share stories in a safer environment. “Wearing bright colours makes people happy and helps start conversations about an invisible issue,” says Grant. In the six years since its inception, OneWave has gone global and Fluro Fridays have been held on ore than 200 beaches worldwide. Grant moved from Mount Maunganui to Australia but you can’t take the Mount out of the Mountie. He says the Mount will “always be home” and he returns whenever he can.

Grant Trebilco takes to the waves for a dose of mental health therapy.

Bringing colour to the beach Tauranga will host its own Fluro Fest on Sunday, September 29, at Tay Street Beach Reserve, Mt Maunganui, from 1-4pm. The free event includes Tauranga Samba Band, 3D sand artist Jamie Harkins, music, volleyball, beach tennis, giant Jenga, happy bus, treasure dig and more. The Mount Manganui OneWave group meets at Tay Street each Friday from 5pm. Find out more by connecting

with the group on Facebook ‘OneWave - Mount Maunganui’ or Instagram @onewavemountmaunganui Another Mental Health Awareness Week event, which this year has the theme of ‘Explore your way to wellbeing’, includes the Alzheimer’s Society 3.5 kilometre Memoray Walk at Coronation Park, Mount Manganui, tomorrow, Saturday, September 28, starting at 10am.

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Stink bug fears for Bay horticulture The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug is yet to invade New Zealand, but Bay of Plenty kiwifruit growers say it is only a matter of time before the pest settles in.

They fear a stink bug incursion will have devastating financial impacts on the region’s kiwifruit industry, and be a

nuisance infesting people’s homes. “The bug will have a huge impact on horticulture not only in the BOP but throughout New Zealand when it introduces itself and establishes,” says Katikati kiwifruit grower and Horticulture NZ president Barry O’Neill. “We have got a huge challenge ahead of us if we can keep New Zealand free of stink bugs forever.” New Zealand kiwifruit growers could

expect fruit loss of around 30 per cent on affected orchards. A 2017 report from NZIER found that a BMSB incursion could result in total NZGDP falling by $3.6 billion by 2038. Horticulture export values could fall by $3 billion over 10 years. Kiwifruit Vine Health chief executive officer Stu Hutching says this type of stink bug is one of the two major pests causing concern for the NZ horticulture industry. “It’s certainly on our minds. They are ferocious feeders, they have more than 200 host species they like to eat.” Barry says the industry has to get to grips with the

potential issue so it has a future. “How do we grow in an industry if we are facing this horrible challenge? I’m sure we will be resilient and find a way through it, but it’s going to be tough.” The stink bug has come from Asia and spread to the United States and 13 countries across Europe. In kiwifruit orchards across rural Italy, it has caused a 30 to 40 per cent fruit drop. Kiwifruit orchard owner and post-harvest operator James Trevelyan says there is no reason the impact won’t be as great here and it was a “well mapped out cause and effect”. Biosecurity New Zealand describes the bug as a ‘sneaky pest’ that has been

caught at the border many times hitchhiking on passengers and imported goods. “They are hard to see, hard to kill, travel far and they breed fast.” Stu says these pests also cause real problems for people living in urban areas, burrowing away in the walls and ceilings of homes. “In Europe, the bugs get into people’s housing during winter. “There are just thousands of them, and if you disturb them they let off quite a nasty smell.” James says people will need to start dealing with the ‘foulsmelling’ insect in their homes. “I think urban NZ is going to be up for an awakening.” The challenge is to educate people.

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What can we do about climate change? The Weekend Sun took to Mount Maunganui this week to ask people if they are planning on attending the intergenerational strike for climate today and what they are doing to help take care of our planet. We asked: Are you planning on attending the intergenerational strike for climate on Friday? And: What are you doing to help take care of the environment?

Christine Treacher, Mount Maunganui

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I didn’t know about it. We are very seriously recycling, even my husband’s birthday card that came in the mail this morning is getting recycled and given to our daughter in two weeks. We have compost and we drive a car that has low fuel emissions because it’s new.

No, and I didn’t know about it. Normal stuff, no rubbish. I only use my car when I need to and pick up rubbish when I see it lying around. Nothing specific, but just lots of little things.

Bryce Fleming, Mount Maunganui No, we are away on Friday. But I probably wouldn’t have gone if I was here. We are environmentally conscious and we have made a few changes over the past few years. Our plastic bag usage is completely gone, we recycle everything we can and grow our own vegetables and herbs. I don’t know if it helps but we always use eco-detergents for handwashing, dishwashing and clothes washing. We do our little bit in our little world.

Ella Bracken, Mount Maunganui No, I didn’t even know about it. Try and use my keep cup, try and not use sushi containers so I will bring my own reusable one. I always take my reusable bags to the supermarket. We need to take care of the environment, it’s just getting worse and worse and we need to make it better before it gets even worse.

Hannah Spijkerman, Auckland No, I live up in Auckland and I travel for work. My partner is a beekeeper so we try and do everything enviro-friendly. We make beeswax wraps and always use reusable products. Our world is kinda f***** at the moment and if we don’t change it then our kids aren’t going to be bought up in a good place.

Morgan Barclay-Frank I’m not aware of the strike for climate happening on Friday, but I’ll look into it now I do know. I have a compost at home and we don’t use plastic bags, we use reusable paper bags. We don’t want plastic bags flying round in the ocean destroying the environment and want minimal rubbish in our landfills, so it’s good to break our food down.

Keeli Irving, Mount Maunganui No and I didn’t know about it. Recycle and yeah that’s about it.

Olive Pearce, Matua It’s kinda tricky because we have our Mardi Gras at lunchtime on Friday, so I am trying to decide. But I am definitely thinking about it. All the school girl know about the strike. Sometimes I participate in Papamoa beach clean-ups through the environmental committee at school. We need to protect the environment, I don’t want it to rot away. It’s our generation that needs to do something about it, it seems like a lot of older people don’t really care.

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Old salt and a fresh breeze

The oldest and youngest member of the local sailing fleet Dennis Webster, 78, and Bella Putan, 12.

The Tauranga Tornados sailing fleet is gearing up for race season, with group members more than ready to start gliding across the water. The fleet attracts all types of people, with members ranging in age from 12 to 78. For sailor Dennis Webster, 78, who has been involved in the sport for over 60 years, it’s all about the speed. “When its blowing 25 knots of wind and you are doing about that speed through the water it’s quite thrilling. “Tornadoes are faster than anything and I think a lot of kids are attracted to the speed. They want a bit of the action.” The Tornado is a small, fast racing catamaran sailed by two people. Bella Putan is 12 years old. She started sailing because her dad, Lance Putan offered her pocket money to race with him. “I get $20 per race for being his crew because all of his other friends are already racing. “Now I have really got into racing, so I don’t really need the money but I still get it anyway,” says Bella. Bella says Dad does the steering and she does all the stuff he can’t do.

Tauranga celebrates flowers It’s springtime and the clivia are in flower Te Puna residents are celebrating, hosting the Tauranga Clivia Show this Saturday. Clivia breeder Ian Duncalf says there will be a display of hundreds of flower in different shapes, sizes and colours. “They are very attractive, but tough plants. They are easy to

grow in the shade and people do get quite interested in them. “Traditionally they have orange flowers – but at the show there will be clivia in yellow, peaches, pink, apricots and even some green.” The show is running from 1-4 pm at Te Puna Quarry Park in the gallery at the far end of the carpark. Entry is free and there will be an assortment of plants for sale.

“I’m the one that does all the running around the boat. I have been on boats since I was about four so it’s all quite natural for me.” Race seasons begin this weekend and will go right through to April next year. It consists of weekly events on Tauranga Harbour alongside the TYPBC Keelboat Summer Series. Dennis says group members are good mates out of the water, but when they are racing each other the competition is on. “In the Tauranga harbour, you are dealing with the tide and the wind. It’s about tactically beating the other guys “We are all good mates out of the water, but once we start racing, we all want to win. “That’s where the excitement comes from.” The experienced sailor says he doesn’t plan on giving up anytime soon. “I hope to be doing it in five years. I am very fortunate to have my son sailing with me. He does the more strenuous work, I just steer. “Being out on the water is why I live in Tauranga. “If I’m not out sailing, I’ll probably be out fishing.” The fleet is seeking support from local businesses to provide sponsorship through prizes in exchange for having their name and logo on the boats. For more information contact: 021 125 4640 or multihullers@gmail.com Emma Houpt

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Brewing up a plan to get youth voting “We had a harder time than these jumped up spoiled brats.” 59-year-old Shirley’s caustic comment on youth in a ‘letter to the editor’. Now those very same spoiled brats are fighting bac , and they are using people like her to drive their case forward. Tauranga’s Youth Advisory Group is teaming up with two local companies to launch a series of brews, with the call to action to outvote baby boomers.

They reckon the campaign will help boost youth voting turnout in the local body elections on October 12. Youth Advisory Group spokesperson Louis Donovan says for a long time boomers have decided how Tauranga is run. “We want to change that and get more young people having a say in what happens to the future of our city and the people that live within it. “A single millennial vote can feel small and individual, but a group vote can achieve more, for the

The Tauranga Youth Advisory Group, comprised of 15 people aged 16-24 years is launching a campaign to increase voting engagement within young people. Photo: Mike Plunkett. greater good.” The campaign is a collaboration between the youth group, Mount Brewing Co. and WAVE Creative Communications Agency. Currently, there are more people under the age of 55 living in Tauranga than those over 55. Youth Advisory Group spokesperson Sam Taylor says if enough youth vote, then the boomers will be outnumbered. “We’re hoping that by getting these brews into the social circles of those who should care most about the future of Tauranga, we can increase voter turnout in our city by five per cent this year.” Each brew is complete with

baby boomer quotes sourced from internet comment sections and ‘letters to the editor’. ‘Climate change is just scaremongering’, ‘You could afford to buy a house if you stopped buying all those fancy coffees,’ and ‘Your generation can’t take a joke’ are just some of the quotes plastered across the cans. Mount Brewing Co. owner Glenn Meikle says the brewery was keen to get behind the youth group’s idea as soon as they heard about it. “Tauranga is a vibrant young city and we wanted to support a talented group of young people driven to make a positive change in the way our city is run.

“We look forward to getting the voting conversation started in Tauranga over a few drinks,” says Glenn. The limited edition brews will be available from today until October 12 at Super Liquor in Mount Maunganui. Tauranga Youth Advisory Group is also holding a free event at Our Place on Friday, October 4 from 5pm-8pm. People will be able to drop off their voting papers or cast a special vote and discuss local politics over a cold beer. For more information visit: www.outvoteboomers.co.nz or: instagram.com/outvoteboomers Emma Houpt

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“You still won’t listen to us”

“How Dare you” – strike convenor Zoe de Malmanche and echoes from the UN.

Her history teacher probably captured the essence of it all. “‘You know Zoe’, he said, ‘what you are doing is much more important than history. You are making history’.” Zoe is Zoe de Malmanche, 17-year-old Mount College pupil, and convenor and driving force behind SS4 Climate – today’s strike by schoolkids demanding climate change action now. Not only was the history teacher giving his blessing to Zoe’s absence from history class, he was probably quietly proud. And when the strikers, most if not all born this century, take their concerns for the world onto the Strand today [midday], Zoe de Malmanche will be out front with the big banner. “We demand climate change now.” Who is this kid of French and Maori descent, this kid with a worldly conscience, this kid who will next year probably study law, political science and public policy so she can stay in the political sphere and do something about climate change? “Something I know I love doing.” Today’s strike was no moment of whimsy, of playful fancy. Zoe’s world is facing a catastrophe and she was stepping up to save it. Zoe de Malmanche is a self-confessed – “probably a greenie, yes” – and driven by policy not party. “People will say I have been indoctrinated by my parents. My mum was always conscious of her environmental impact. She wouldn’t buy packets of chips from the supermarket because of all that single use plastic. And I’d get so upset about it. “‘Why can’t we just be normal?’ I wasn’t in denial, I was one of those people where it was much easier not to bother with things like that.” Mum de Malmanche was educating Zoe – “I am doing this for your future,” she would say. Then when teenage Swedish activist, Greta Thunberg skipped school and clambered onto the world stage demanding action to secure the planet’s future, here in Tauranga

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Zoe de Malmanche sensed something serious going down. “I thought, hang on, this is my future.” And when baby boomers suggest she belongs at school, that there’s a good reason the world doesn’t look to teenagers for guidance on fraught issues of public policy, Zoe de Malmanche calmly steels herself. “Well, we go to school and we learn and you still won’t listen to us. We are taught stuff you weren’t taught, we’re listening to stuff you won’t listen to because it’s easier. It’s much easier to bury your head in the sand and not do anything about it.” She feels she has heard every counter-argument under the sun and it shocks her. “What are you trying to tell us, that we don’t have a future?” She says there’s Sir David Attenborough, arguably one of the most educated scientists in the world and we still won’t listen to him. “So it’s like what can we do?” Protest, and continue protesting. “We have a history of protest in this country, we have the right and the ability to protest, it’s in our blood. And we have got to the stage it is the only way for our voices to be heard.” Then this week Donald Trump’s sarcastic tweet in response to Greta Thunberg’s provocative, defiant an now celebrated “how dare you” speech to the UN in which she slammed leaders for praising young activists while failing to deliver on climate change. “Seems like a very happy young girl,” said the POTUS. “Looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see!” Zoe de Malmanche is personally affronted. “Was he actually listening to what she was saying? Greta delivers this really emotional, thought provoking and powerful speech and that’s his response. How pathetic, how embarrassing. And from a world leader.” Zoe has some 17-year-old wisdom to impart. “When you create a conversation, people start asking questions, then they start learning, and then they start doing something about it.” It’s a damaged world but you feel it’s being passed into good hands.

Voting ready reckoner The 2019 local body elections starts to get serious for voters from today. If you are enrolled you will start getting your voting forms today and through until September 25. Then it’s a case of just doing it, of having your say. Read the instructions carefully, the form takes you step-by-step through the process. Then you post it back. If you aren’t enrolled, you will

need to cast a special vote. The Tauranga City Council now uses a single transferrable vote system as opposed to first past th post. But it is well explained on the form, you are still just making choices and you are still just fillin out a form. Your vote must be received by midday on October 12. You can also deliver it by hand to the Tauranga City Council office at 91 Willow Street.

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Ross and Heather Mead’s Mt Maunganui home is more than a home. Tucked away inside is a mini replica of The Civic Theatre in Auckland, complete with twinkling stars – the ambiance is second to none. “It’s the only one of its kind in New Zealand,” says Ross with pride, “it’s a dream that came true and a real labour of love. “This is a multi-purpose room with a ballroom, has a sprung dance floor, music, movie theatre wit the capacity to seat 50 people,” says Ross. Ross is a theatre organist and is passionate and talented enough to have been invited to America to perform in some live performances next month. “Recently we gave a free concert to a retirement village,” he says.

“We just wanted to do something good for our community. This special room is to share and give others a joyous day to put a smile on peoples’ faces. “We played some of the old favourites which I love to play in the fun Blackpool style, a trip down memory lane. “Soon to take pride of place is a Wurlitzer Theatre Organ 4/51 rank which we are very excited about,” he says. Ross is on the lookout for a talented young lady to sing in his theatre at some stage. “We heard a young lady sing at the busking festival a few years ago. She had a beautiful voice, classical trained. This style of person would be ideal to sing with the theatre organ or piano.” Anyone interested can make contact by email: elite@xtra.co.nz

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dressed to the nines in their very best pink. It’s important that your dog is comfortable as well as pink, so please dress your dog in maximum pink comfort. Dogs must be registered between 5-5.30pm to That’s right, the annual HOT Pink be part of the judging for best Walk is coming back to Tauranga on pink pooch and the winning October 9. dog will be trotting home Brought to you by the Breast with a great goodie Cancer Support Service Tauranga basket courtesy of Trust and House of Travel, this fun Tauranga Vets. event is a chance to walk, celebrate and It’s an event remember those in our lives who have for the whole had breast cancer. family! Entry It’s an easy two-kilometre walk and is by donation there’s heaps of entertainment along and you can the route. donate and Bring your friends and family, register at all workmates, flatmates, neighbours Bay of Plenty whoever – but just make sure you House of Travel are there. shops from September Walkers meet at Masonic Mark on Dress your dog in maximum 26, all Bay of Plenty Z the Strand at 5.30pm and the walk pink comfort for this years’ stations from October 1, or online counts down at 6pm sharp. HOT Pink Walk. right now. Enter your dog in the Pink Pooch For more information and to Parade, which was such a hit with register online, visit: www.breastcancerbop.org.nz dog lovers last year. Make sure your dog is also

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South African star joins BOP golf Bay of Plenty’s chances of winning the highly competitive Freyberg Masters championship next month have been given a major boost.

Steve’s total of 143 defeated renowned Bay of Plenty players Blair Murdock and Stewart Stephens who finished tied for second. Bay of Plenty selectors wasted no time in rushing Steve into the team to contest the Masters

“So to come out here and win the Tauranga club champs made me very happy. I was not expecting any success as I don’t know who I am up against or the courses. With the Masters in Whakatane I was up against Blair Murdock who has a good short game. I was really taken down the wire and was just a bit fortunate to sink one or two putts just at the right time. “The last nine holes, my game really came together and I tightened up and that made the difference.”

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Steve Williams. Photo: Peter White. Former South African Senior champion Steve Williams has quickly made a name for himself in the two months he has been living in Tauranga.

Winning ways

He won the Tauranga Golf Club Strokeplay title before showing his class in winning the Bay of Plenty Masters Championship by six shots over 36 holes in tricky conditions at Whakatane Golf Club.

Quadrangular at Whangamata on October 9-10 ahead of the Freyberg Masters to be held in Timaru from November 4-8. Steve’s achievements since touching down in the Bay from his home in Johannesburg are even more remarkable as he had not picked up his golf clubs for five months prior to the move “My mind was really just on moving. I had to close the business down and sell some property and do a lot of packing.

Steve’s credentials as a senior amateur player are without peer in South Africa. He is the first golfer to wi both the Senior Stroke Play and Senior Players Championship on the South African senior amateur circuit. He also won the SA Senior Open in 2015 against top senior professionals and in 2017 he finished second at the Britis Senior Amateur at Sunningdale. Performing well in Whangamata in October is his next golfing goal and the hopefully to be selected to help Bay of Plenty win their firs Freyberg title since 2015. “Again it is all new so you are a bit more nervous. In South Africa after all those years I knew what to do and when to do it. “Here I know the competition will be stiff and I will be up against it but I am looking forward to the challenge. “The key is not to get too far ahead of myself.”

Tauranga’s indoor bowls champion Tauranga’s Paul Smith is not just a champion at indoor bowls – he’s the champion of champions. Paul won two national indoor bowls titles in two weeks when he won the national final of the New Zealand Indoor Bowls Henselite Champion of Champions Singles at the Canterbury Indoor Bowls Association Hall, Kearneys Road, Christchurch on Saturday. Last week the NZ Mat Black skipped the

winning team at the national final of the NZ Mixed Fours. This brought his tally of national titles to six. He has two National Championship titles, the Triples in 2016 and Fours in 2018 and three Mixed Fours titles 2014, 2017 and 2019. Paul has had a very successful year as he was also runner-up in the Open Singles at the nationals this year. In the final on Saturday he defeated Gary Low, another Mat Black,of Southland 13-6.

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starts right now New festival gardens are always an exciting inclusion in the biennial festival. And Marc says diversity is always appreciated – from sprawling rural gardens to tiny town plots. “We see some wonderful gardens that aren’t quite ready right now, but they will be in a year’s time. It’s not too early to start thinking about it.” Seventy-one gardens and art stops featured in last year’s festival, including five that were solely art studios. Some individual festival gardens have more than 2000 visitors. The 2018 festival figures show an attendance of more than 29,000 enthusiasts. The next four-day festival will be held from November 19 through November 22 next year, but Marc and team are keen to use this spring and summer period to confirm which gardens will be included. The festival traditionally features about 70 gardens as well as art stops. To contact Marc, phone: 07 570 2525 or email: marc@gardenandartfestival.co.nz

Festival director Marc Anderson.

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Summit inspires youth to learn more about the Antarctic A Bay of Plenty student had a taste of the Antarctic last weekend at the first Young Inspiring Explorers’ Summit in Christchurch. The Antarctic Heritage Trust, in partnership with the William Pike Challenge, hosted the summit from

September 21-22. Kahlen Bellas, 12, left the summit buzzing and a little colder than normal. Twenty students got to experience a blizzard in the storm room at the Antarctic Centre. The indoor polar room is chilled to minus eight degrees Celsius and buffeted by a minus 18 degrees Celsius wind chill machine.

Kahlen Bellas hanging out with a husky at the Young Inspiring Explorers’ Summit last weekend.

“It was freezing in there. “We had to put puffer jackets on. “Some of the leaders who have been to the Antarctic weren’t even cold, they were just wandering around,” says Kahlen. “The leaders were inspiring because most of them had been to the Antarctic before. It was really cool hearing their stories and made me want to travel there one day.” Young explorers from around the country stepped outside their comfort zone, camping out overnight, meeting huskies and penguins and learning about the inspiring stories of the great

Antarctic explorers. William Pike says it was incredible to give Kiwi kids an opportunity to learn more about the history of Antarctica, its wildlife, science and importance to the world today. He says all young people deserve a future where they succeed in life, no matter what unexpected challenges and obstacles come their way. “To be prepared for what life throws at us, we need a bank of experiences under our belt, and that’s what the summit is all about,” William says.

A real highlight for Kahlen was hanging out with the huskies. “We got to learn how the important role they have in Antarctica, plus they are so cute and fluffy “We had to wear really big bands when we were walking around with them, so they didn’t pull us over. “Some of them can pull 1400kgs.” Having completed the summit, the students will become members of the Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Alumni Programme, which includes Inspiring Explorers like William Pike, Brando Yelavich and many others.

New temporary work visa process to benefit New Zealander Last week, the Coalition Government announced a new temporary work visa process that will actively prioritise Kiwis and the regions. Looking for labour abroad should never be treated as the first option. We need to focus on training and developing the skills of New Zealanders. The new system will introduce more requirements, and incentives for businesses to employ and train New Zealanders. It also includes strengthening the labour market test for lower-paid workers and ensuring there is more planning for future workforce needs. These changes will be key in making sure New Zealanders are employed wherever possible. We do have critical skills shortages, in particular in the regions, due to years of poor workforce planning by the National Government. In these areas with

labour shortages, the reality is sometimes employers do need to look overseas to fill roles. The new temporary work visa system will streamline this process for them and mean that those who cannot fill positions through local labour will get the workers they need to keep their business going. Even when a genuine skill shortage is identified in a region and foreign workers are recruited, there will still be regular labour market testing to check whether availability of New Zealanders in the area has increased. Regional Skills Leadership Groups will be involved to ensure the best utilisation of the local labour market. In government, New Zealand First is standing up for New Zealand workers, and the regions, while building a productive and sustainable economy.

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Re-elect Mayor

GREG BROWNLESS QSM

PROVEN LEADERSHIP

& Community Commitment

• THE BAYFAIR UNDERPASS HAS TO STAY • MAUAO BASE TRACK COST MUST BE SLASHED • BETTER ROADS AND TRANSPORT ARE A PRIORITY WHO I AM: A committed resident, Tauranga has been my home for 33 years. I’m a good listener and work with people to find practical solutions. Following my time as a volunteer and contractor in Asia after the tsunami, I was awarded the New Zealand Special Services Medal. This changed my perspective on life and later I gifted my business to the Legacy Charitable Trust which has now donated more than $3 million to local organisations. I believe in leading by example.

MY VISION: A focus on transport, roading and infrastructure investment is needed to get the city working efficiently for present and future generations. This will open up new and existing opportunities for much needed housing. Once the essentials are right, we can support improvements to parks and sports fields, arts and heritage facilities. Our treasured harbour and beaches mean Tauranga will continue to be an attractive environment for living, recreation and business.

MY ACHIEVEMENTS: My first term as Mayor has been challenging with lingering legacies of past administrations, but change is well under way. I was instrumental in the appointment of a new CEO who has improved the performance and culture of the organisation. We have a strong and capable executive team, and a council that is more efficient, responsive and customer focused. Under my mayoralty we’ve seen: • The opening of the tidal steps and increasing public use of the downtown waterfront area • The successful completion of the Southern Pipeline which will enhance our sewerage treatment and stop overflows due to system shortfalls

• The commencement of the Waiari Water Project to provide this valuable resource into the future and end water restrictions • A new airport terminal that is self-funded • The opening of the University of Waikato downtown Tauranga campus on land gifted by Council. • Completion of the Bay Oval lighting project which is attracting international cricket matches • Arts, sports and culture flourishing • Council stepping into fund road planning projects when Government has failed to honour its commitments • Tauranga continuing to lead New Zealand in GDP growth The foundation has been built. In my second term I want to complete important projects in consultation with the community. I’ll continue my style of reporting on projects and not hiding behind confidentiality for convenience It’s vital that investment in infrastructure keeps pace with growth, which has exceeded all predictions. The road and rail links to the Port are the most important in New Zealand. I will continue to advocate strongly to government for investment in infrastructure that benefits not only Tauranga but the whole region and indeed the country. I’m advocating for: • Maintaining the Bayfair pedestrian and cycle underpass (I was on the council when the underpass was constructed and I will keep fighting New Zealand Transport Agency to retained the underpass) • Seeking a practical solution for the repairs and maintenance of the Mauao Base Track • Significant investment in roads and transport • Continued public ownership of water • Working in collaboration with Regional and Western Bay of Plenty Council’s to get our share of Government roading funds for the Northern Arterial, Tauriko and Papamoa East links.

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• Grade separated intersection for Hewletts Rd and Totara St • Keeping Tauranga Racecourse green and not cluttered with housing developments, thus creating increased traffic congestion in the area • Three- lane tidal traffic flow solution for Turret Rd • Regional and alternative funding for community facilities, not just funded by Tauranga ratepayers • Government giving a share of GST on tourism and new housing to relieve ratepayers from some of the costs • Working with Regional Council to improve bus timetables, routes and occupancy trialling fixed or free fares • Seeking provincial development funds to realign Dive Crescent alongside the railway line, creating more space on the waterfront • Opening up more land for much-needed housing once the roads are sorted

MAGNETISM OF TAURANGA: Tauranga’s reputation as a great place to live sees continued population growth, but we must not allow growth at any cost. Transport and roading must be right before more expansion. Maintaining and improving our beaches, parks and reserves, and keeping the city clean and green are high priorities. This term I’ve started much-needed change at Council. It’s real and measurable change. With your support I want to continue that change to improve all our futures. My commitment to Tauranga is proven and I have the interests of all our community at heart.

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Authorised by Heidi Hughes, 96 Ranch Rd, Omanu.

A Word from YOUR LOCAL ELECTION CANDIDATES

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A Word from YOUR LOCAL ELECTION CANDIDATES Now is the time for change As the world around us continues to develop, a wider and fresher approach is needed to see our community progress. We deserve better; we deserve more. You want to be heard. You want a community that’s inclusive and prosperous. You want better infrastructure. You want affordable rates. You want safer roads. You want a council that is responsive and adaptive to unlocking land use. I am listening. As Mayor, I will lead us towards growth and inclusion, with a focus on road safety and a community that supports one another—equally. Our community needs to be stronger; more resilient. I will work tirelessly with the community, my elected council, key stakeholders and government agencies to ensure this is achieved for a prosperous Western Bay of Plenty.

I will appoint Ken Shirley to lead our Audit & Risk committee as an independent body to ensure council is delivering value and performing well. With this, I am committed to controlling our rates and debt levels, minimising bureaucracy and reducing our waste. Value and transparency for every dollar received is imperative, and we must ensure it is invested into projects that have the most positive impact for our whole district. We are at a turning point for future development. We need a leader who listens to their people and puts the community’s needs first so we can move forward harmoniously and efficiently. I am that leader. Vote Margaret Murray-Benge for Mayor, and we’ll make it happen—together.

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A Word from YOUR LOCAL ELECTION CANDIDATES Protecting our waterways

A current councillor, I live on a thirdgeneration family farm in Omokoroa. My focus this term has been chairing the Tauranga Moana Advisory Group which has successfully combined the aspirations of iwi, territorial and regional councils for the Tauranga Harbour and for land management and enhancement of catchments. This included incentives for riparian fencing and planting of waterways. I have eﬀectively chaired the Rotorua Incentives Scheme to assist land owners to change land use, reducing nutrients entering Lake Rotorua to a sustainable level. I also chair several of our River Scheme Advisory Groups in the east. I’ve persuaded the council to contribute $1,225,000 over ﬁve years to work with the Kaimai Mamaku Forum and the Department of Conservation for pest management and eradication in the Forest Estate, subject to matching funding from Government. I look forward to continuing this work.

Our best days are ahead

As your Mayor or councillor, Murray Guy will hit the ground running. Proven, independent, responsible governance experience, focusing on integrity-based, inclusive consultation and democracy. Zero tolerance of bullying, intimidation, abuse of processes and or position with clear outcomes for non-compliance. Absolutely transparent processes, open minds and ears, no predetermined, manipulative mindsets. Wasteful expenditure and the over use of consultants and lawyers, contributing to unacceptable debt and rates escalation must stop. Projects must be prioritised, essential and cost-effective. Bureaucratic barriers to economic development and lifestyle choices must be minimised. Our city must be managed to meet the needs of our community, as determined by our community. More effective cooperation with neighbouring authorities, NZTA and Government. Rates freeze: It is past time our community actually benefited from growth. Rates can be and should be kept at zero percent increase, plus inflation.

Transport corridors prioritised to cope with growth, inclusive of all commuting options. Park and ride facilities implemented immediately. Multi modal transport options must be explored, including future rail. City Centre (CBD) property owners and business owners must be handed over the reins, to decide its future. Council should facilitate, not dictate or manipulate. All past and present planning on the museum to be binned and any future museum considerations to be totally inclusive, integrity and bestoutcome based. Tauranga has always been my home – I am passionate and committed to facilitating positive change. Our best days are ahead if you make the best choice. Vote Murray Guy 1 for Mayor and 1 for councillor, Otumoetai/Pyes Pa. www.facebook.com/murray.guy1 WEBSITE: www.murray-guy.com

Authorised by: Murray Guy, 10 Georgia Grove, Tauranga.

Tauranga needs greater community engagement I’m Tenby Powell and after five months of community engagement since announcing my bid for the Tauranga Mayoralty, everywhere I go, whether I talk to individuals, community groups, businesses or residents, their consistent message is that their concerns are not heard. I believe our city needs a more inclusive approach to decision making that respects the insights of our residents. If elected as your Mayor, I will look at establishing community boards to provide a stronger, more inclusive voice in council which, in turn, will better unite a city divided. Community boards will also achieve a more efficient use of ratepayer funds and lift the governance performance of our elected members. This new initiative will ensure our city gets the community representation and the leadership Tauranga deserves.

Tauranga Deserves Better Leadership

Effective Leadership Financially Savvy Management Strong Regional Cooperation

www.tenbypowell.co.nz Authorised by Tenby Powell, 58 Devonport Road, Tauranga.

Unified leadership needed

Terry Molloy was born in Tauranga, lives here with wife Robyn and has two children. I am a farmer, contractor, orchardist and property developer and have spent nine years as a councillor and a RMA commissioner. I supported investing in the University and the Marine precinct. Strongly supported a hotel on Durham St. I have worked hard with the small businesses of the CBD while the city is going through a five-year transformation. I have supported the businesses of Greerton and the CBD from the destructive effects of begging while trying to find a solution for the homeless. I’m keen to find alternative funding to build a museum and the walkway to Memorial Park. Some of the community work I have done out of council includes being the chairman of the committee that re-designed Greerton 15 years ago. I chaired the

Battle of Gate Pa exhibition, chaired the Bay of Plenty Automobile Association for three years and still serve on the board. I have been president and am still a member of Greerton Lions. Going forward, our problems stem from a breakdown in relationships, not enough public engagement and councillors and staff working in isolation. The relationships with our sub-regional partners - Western Bay District Council and the Bay of Plenty Regional Council - was not good. If we can’t be a unitary authority we need to act like one. My approach is we need to work hard to provide unified leadership to find a way to overcome our many challenges. I have a proven record of doing just that. With our new CEO Marty Grenfell we are already on the way.

TERRY MOLLOY 1 CITY | GREERTON WELCOME BAY BUILDING A CITY WHERE ALL CAN THRIVE TRANSPORT  HOUSING COMMUNITY  ENVIRONMENT Authorised by Terry Molloy, 902-72 Devonport Road, Tauranga 3110

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A Word from YOUR LOCAL ELECTION CANDIDATES Aiming for a better Tauranga

We need a more transparent council with a healthier culture. In order to do this, I believe we need to focus on the three C’s: Community, Collaboration and Communication. As a family man and communityminded local business owner, my goal is simple. I want a better Tauranga. My key priorities are improved traffic flow, road safety and ensuring sustainable growth of our city. I am involved in leading local community groups and have initiated and created positive developments such as shade sails for the Caslani Reserve playground, an AED installation and Pyes Pa roading improvements. If you want a councillor who is communicative, reliable and well connected, vote for me. I am committed to helping Tauranga transform into a vibrant, innovative city of the future. Vote Matthew Gill #1 Councillor At Large.

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Talking down the big jobs Sergeant Cam Anderson has been a part of the Police Negotiation Team for the past 19 years and has been in charge of the Western Bay of Plenty/Tauranga team for the past 11 years. He says the purpose of the negotiations team is to help deal with people in crisis. “We also work a lot with the Armed Offenders Squad, dealing with offenders who generally don’t want to come out and talk to us.” The Tauranga team rotate with the Rotorua team, being on-call 24/7 and average about four jobs a week. Cam says there have been several jobs over the years that has stuck with him, but one in particular was one where four AOS members were shot. “We spent a considerable amount of time talking to the subject in that matter on the phone convincing him to come out with no further harm to himself or other members of the public.” Although the team do a lot of work with the AOS, they are still a separate team and do work independently from the AOS. “We do a lot with persons in crisis, in particularly suicidal people and we try and bring the emotional levels down so they can try thinking a bit more rationally, and it makes it a lot easier to bring people in to help them and get them the services they need to deal with some of their issues that they’re dealing with. “We’re a 24 hour service, so we’re available 24/7 for all the frontline staff and they have access to us via their work phones and luckily for whoever is on call, they’ll get calls through the night and we are more than happy to help the public in any way we can.” Constable Jade Seator has been a part of the police force for the past two and a half years and will be travelling back down to the police college in November for training to become a police negotiator. She has been in the frontline the whole duration of her police career and says she has experienced a wide range of things from mental health to suicide threats and attempts, as well as a lot of family harm incidents. “I’ll be going down for two weeks learning about the police negotiations team and just upskilling to eventually become a member on the Tauranga Police Negotiation Team. That’s the goal at the end of it. “I’ve done two and a half years on frontline, I still love being on the frontline but I wanted to do something more. I tagged along to some of the police

Sergeant Cam Anderson has been a member of the PNT team for the past 19 years. negotiation team training days and I really enjoyed it and thought that’s a pathway I’d like to go down,” says Jade. Constable Tanerahi Keno has been in the police force coming up nine years, but is a relatively new member of the PNT team, being a part of the team for only 18 months. “What interested me in the team was just resolving incidents without force and I’ll be very proud once I’m retired, at the end of my career where I can tell my family and whanau that I’ve dealt with an incident where no one got hurt and through my influence someone came out of an address safely and potentially saved their life. “In the past 18 months there’s been numerous callouts, there is about four callouts a week. They range from armed offenders inside houses, through to suicidal people where we have to intervene. “Every incident while I’m new is interesting and has its own merit. I’m continually learning and experiencing new things and it’s exciting but at the same time a lot of emotion behind every incident. “There are a lot of successes and I know we share it with the team and we are currently trying to get the message out to our other colleagues throughout the police that we are available to help in any situation as well so we can attend more jobs,” says Tanerahi. Caitlin Houghton

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A visual treat of our heritage treasures The Tauranga Heritage Collection is celebrating turning 50 years old with a stunning photographic exhibition by Adrienne Martyn. The exhibition, titled ‘Kaikauhoe Pounamu Taonga o Tauranga Moana’ opened on Thursday night at the Kowhai Gallery in 11th Ave. Sponsored by Tauranga Peugeot and facilitated by Taonga Tauranga, the photos showcase greenstone treasures that have been carefully kept in storage as part of the Tauranga Heritage Collection. “Some years ago, Adrienne Martyn took some high quality photos of the Tauranga Heritage Collection for us to share with the public,” says Dean Flavell, manager of the Tauranga Heritage Collection. “She was drawn to the greenstone pieces we had stored and asked to photograph some of them. I told her the wonderful legend of how the greenstone journeyed to Aotearoa.”

As with its origins in the fluid space of time, Pounamu, formerly known as Te Tini o Poutini, were the slippery fish of Ngahue, who swum the great Pacific Ocean to flee their pursuers finding a sho residence at Tuhua - Mayor Island. Tauranga Moana tradition states that Poutini came into conflict with the local tribes of Ngati Tuhua and Ngati Hinehoanga and under the guidance of Ngahue found a permanent home in the Arahura River of the South Island West Coast, where they remain under the guardianship of Ngai Tahu.

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not, at first, be easy to discern. The images of the greenstone are caught in a rich inky blackness, evoking elements of dark water, with stone surfacing from the watery depths. “This is our second exhibition with Tauranga’s Heritage Collection,” says Binnie Brown from Taonga Tauranga. “The first was at Easter on the stands along The Strand with a retrospective of the Tauranga Jazz Festival over all the years.” The exhibition of Adrienne Martyn’s photographs at the Kowhai Gallery will run from September 22 to November 2.

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Firearm collection events in Tauranga Three firearm collection days are taking place in the Tauranga area this weekend. From Friday,, September 27, to Sunday, September 29, police are encouraging those who are yet to hand in their firearms to do so at the Tauranga Stadium Lounge, from 9am to 1pm. A police spokesperson says if you can’t make the collection event, firearm holders also have the option of going to their local dealer to hand-in firearms and parts

The Wurli maestro – Scott Harrison and the Baycourt Wurlitzer.

“Contact your local dealer to make a booking before you go.” Firearm owners can now also apply for compensation if they own a unique firearm, part or accessory Information on criteria, cost and how to apply is now available on the police website. You can also modify some prohibited firearms – the police website has information on modifications and a list of approved gunsmiths. For more information go to: www.police.govt.nz or call: 0800 311 311.

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The organ console rises from beneath the stage at Baycourt’s Addison Theatre - The Mighty Wurli, or 2/10 Wurlitzer Model H Opus 1482 to dignify the instrument with its full and grand title. The Baycourt Wurlitzer is one of only four Wurlitzer Organs in New Zealand and one of the finest in the Southern Hemisphere “When it is fired up and in action, the Mighty Wurli fills the theatre with a truly unmistakable sound,” says Baycourt manager James Wilson. “This living, breathing and constantly evolving instrument is an amazing feat of engineering.” And next month Wurlitzer maestro Scott Harrison will bring the organ and its myriad of orchestral sounds to life – the pipes, piano keyboard, xylophone, castanets, bells and drums. It’s all part of Baycourt and Tauranga Theatre Organ Society’s “What in the World is the Wurli?”.

It’s a guided tour of the Wurlitzer followed by a concert starring Scott Harrison at Baycourt Community and Arts Centre on Sunday, October 6. Scott will lead the free, guided tours that are running every half hour from 10am to 12:30pm, then star in a ticketed concert designed to display the full range of the Wurlitzer organ in the Addison Theatre at 4pm. Baycourt’s James Wilson says it’s aimed at making the remarkable instrument more accessible to Tauranga people, “because at the end of the day it belongs to them too”. Each 25-minute tour can accommodate up to 10 people and is free. There is also no requirement to pre-book but participants will need to make sure they are in the Baycourt foyer at least five minutes before each tour starts. The tours will begin with Harrison performing on the Wurlitzer while explaining how it works, then participants will be shown the “nuts and bolts” of the

organ with tours of the Wurli’s instrument chambers, blower and relay rooms. James says Scott took him on a guided tour of the Wurlitzer when he last performed at Baycourt in 2018 and this experience had left a lasting impression on him. “His knowledge and passion really shone through as he explained how the Wurlitzer works and how the organ connects the player to a whole orchestra of different instruments, it is extremely fascinating.” Scott’s concert will showcase the full range of the Wurlitzer, featuring the works of Doris Day, Bette Middler, WC Handy, Andrew Lloyd Webber, plus screenings of silent films on Baycourt’s Big Screen. The concert is ticketed, with tickets from $15 plus service fees. For more information visit: www.baycourt.co.nz or to purchase tickets visit the Ticketek website: www.ticketek.co.nz or call: 0800 TICKETEK.

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Bay Twisters smash Cheerfactor competition Tauranga’s Bay Twisters smashed a major cheerleading competition in Auckland last weekend bringing home a stack of first places. “Cheerfactor was a massive competition,” says Bay Twisters chairperson and founder Rebecca Grigson. “It started at 8.15am on Saturday and went right through to 9.15pm that night.” Hundreds of athletes came from across New Zealand to compete in the competitions which were hosted by Cheersports at the Barfoot & Thompson Stadium. Bay Twisters teams won two first places, a third and a fourth. Members competing as solo and duos also took away first, second and third placing in various divisions. “The competition was tough,” says Rebecca. “Bay Twisters have been working hard all year and thanks to their dedication and passion, and new head coach Paul Curley’s support and teaching skills they have bought home some amazing top awards.” Paul, from Ireland, has been working with the club during 2019. He is one of the most hard working and dedicated coaches we have ever had the pleasure of working with,” says Rebecca. “He goes above and beyond his duty as coach and we are super lucky to have him here.” The Bay Twisters comprises groups

Members of the Bay Twisters squad celebrate their success at the Cheerfactor contest on the weekend. based on age categories. The Bay Twisters Tornadoes aged 15- 18 years. Hurricanes are age 9-10 years, Bay Twisters Bay Twisters are now focusing on the Starlets aged 8-11years, Bay Twisters NZCU Cheer Nationals to be held in Cyclones aged 9-15years, and Bay Twisters Wellington in October.

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Mount Maunganui’s John Bryant and Papamoa’s Jo Miller are two of the people recognised in the 2019 Surf Life Saving New Zealand awards of excellence. John, from the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service, was named the Coach of Year, while Jo was named the Surf Official of the Year The pair were among the surf lifeguards recognised at the 2019 Surf Life Saving New Zealand Awards of Excellence at Te Papa on Saturday night in Wellington. Surf Life Saving senior executive Matt Warren says the awards celebrates the heroism, commitment and skills of people throughout the country who dedicate their time and effort to volunteering, and keeping Kiwis safe on our beaches.

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Papamoa Library and Tauranga Library are running the perfect school holiday programme for kids who want to test out having their own pet. The libraries’ Pet Rocks school holiday drop-in will see the whole family re-visit the 1970s by making your very own little friend. Paint, decorate, and give it a name. Groovy! This drop-in is suitable for all ages. A parent or

caregiver must supervise children and are welcome to take part. The Pet Rocks school holiday drop in is running on Wednesday, October 2 from 1-2.30pm at Papamoa Library, and Friday, October 4 from 10-11.30am at Tauranga Library. Admission is free and more information about other school holiday fun at your local library can be found at: www.library.tauranga.govt.nz/whats-on/ kids/holiday-programmes

Getting your skates on in Fraser Cove This school holidays, let your kids experience the magic of ice skating when you shop at Fraser Cove. Get free entry to Fraser Cove Shopping Centre’s ice skating rink these school holidays by spending $5 or more per person.

The rink will be operating from Wednesday, October 9 to Sunday October 13 from 10am-5pm daily. Located by World’s End Bar and Restaurant, the rink is a great way to keep kids entertained these school holidays. For more information, visit: www.frasercoveshoppingcentre. co.nz

Write to your heart’s content If your teen is the next aspiring F. Scott Fitzgerald or Jane Austen, the teen writers group being held at Tauranga and Papamoa Libraries this school holidays could be perfect for them. Teens who love writing are invited to drop in and hang out with other teens passionate about the written word. The libraries will supply snacks, critiques and writing prompts, as well as a great time and an awesome atmosphere. No registration is required for the writers’ group and is suitable for teens aged 13-18. The teen writers group will meet at Tauranga Library on Tuesday, October 8 from 4-5pm and Papamoa Library on Wednesday, October 9 from 4-5pm. For more information about upcoming events held at Tauranga Libraries, visit: www.library.tauranga.govt.nz

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Keeping your kids active these holidays The school holidays are fast approaching and there’s nothing worse for kids than being cooped up inside for two weeks. Thankfully, BayActive is running high quality programmes with top quality coaches. The coaching clinics start with basketball to improve skills like shooting and passing and gymnastics. Kids will enjoy a fun day while learning new skills for all learning levels on September 30. Tuesday, October 1 has Funky Fun Sports; kids come and play up to five different sports and then have free play time on bouncy castles, monkey bars, scooters and other cool toys. Netball and karate are on offer on October 2 – netball will develop game skills like attacking, defending, shooting and footwork and the karate programme will develop techniques and moves. October 3 offers floorball which will teach kids an exciting new sport which is very similar to hockey but faster and basketball where kids will improve their passing and shooting skills. Football and more basketball are on offer on October 4. The football programme will develop all the skills your kids need on the field for this coming season and the basketball clinic will improve skills.

October 7 will have hip hop dance and basketball on offer, where kids can have a fun day learning and developing their dance moves in hip hop and refine their skills in basketball. Kids interested in gymnastics and football will want to enrol in the October 9 classes; gymnastics offers a fun day while learning new skills for all levels and football will prepare kids for the coming season. All programmes are held at Trustpower Arena, Baypark, except the October 4 basketball clinic which is held at the Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre. Children can be dropped off and left for the day and age groups will be split into junior and senior classes. The BayActive holiday programmes are available for kids aged 5-13 years old and run from 9am-3pm. Each class costs $37 per child and the programme is WINZ approved. For more information and to register, visit: www.bayactive.co.nz

Your kids can get creative in October Keep your kids entertained and give them a chance to be creative at the Tauranga Art Gallery over the school holidays. At the gallery’s October school holiday programme, children will create an artwork using a range of materials such as felt and haberdashery, to explore geometric pattern making and colour theory.

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The practical workshops are inspired by the illustrations of artist Jess Johnson and quilts by Cynthia Johnson, in the exhibition Terminus. The programme is open to children aged four to 14 and runs from September 30 –

October 11, 10am-4pm each day. Ensure your child comes dressed in their 'art' clothes as it could get a little messy. An adult is required to come in with the children to sign them both in and out of the session. Each child’s attendance costs $20 and children can be registered online at: www.artgallery.org.nz When registering, log in as yourself but make sure to write your child’s name in the ‘tell us who is coming’ box.

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Losing hair with age? SRS can help you It’s a dreaded feeling seeing clumps of hair in the shower, your bathroom floor, the pillowcase. Hair loss with aging is very common, and nearly everyone (both men and women) will have some form of hair loss nearing retirement years. During this time the body undergoes changes, and visible effects can include a reduction in hair volume, thickness and overall quality. The good news is you don’t have to put up with this. SRS Hair Clinic has more than 30 years’ experience in providing natural hair loss solutions and the best part is, they’re free of

Diet and healthy life Proper diet and a healthy life go hand in hand, especially for older adults over the age of 65. According to reports by World Health Organization, a majority of the diseases that older people suffer are as a result of lack of proper diet. Micronutrients deficiency can be due to factors such as reduced food intake and lack of variety in the diet. Age-related challenges that hinder proper nutrition are decreased sensitivity, medication side effects, poor dental health, lack of finances, lack of transportation, physical difficulty, memory loss and depression As you advance in age, your senses become numbed down and your sense of smell and taste decreases reducing your appetite. Some medications cause nausea and a reduced appetite and you end up skipping meals. Dental issues are more likely to come up as you grow older such as missing teeth, receding gums that cause your teeth to be shaky, mouth sores, and jaw pain. Older people may buy cheaper food which is often less nutritious. Seniors become weaker with age, especially when dealing with conditions like arthritis and disability. Memory loss can result in skipping meals. This poses a nutritional challenge.

side effects. “People of retirement age have typically reached a point where they’re able to take time out and finally put their own needs first - but they still care about presenting a good image,” says Raissa Sidhu, biomedical scientist and production manager of SRS Hair Clinic. “The old adage ‘when you look good, you feel good’ is still true. It does wonders for our self-esteem and confidence, and our hair is often hugely important to us in terms of self-image.” SRS conducts their original, one-of-akind microscopic hair analysis and advises you on ways to protect, nourish and grow hair using 100 per cent natural solutions. Strict safety and dermatological tests carried out in Germany found SRS hair loss products are very safe and harmless even for sensitive skin or allergies. SRS has clinics in Tauranga at 73 Sixteenth Ave, Auckland at 15 St. Benedicts St, and Hamilton at the Anglesea Clinic.

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A polypill called Trinomia containing the three standard drugs internationally prescribed to prevent re-currence of cardiovascular disease aspirin, a statin and a blood pressure lowering medication - has already been approved by Medsafe, in 2017. But so far, PHARMAC has not funded it. In an article published in the New Zealand Medical Journal earlier this month, University of Auckland and Otago researchers argue funding of a polypill for the prevention of heart attacks and strokes in people with a history is ‘long overdue’ in a country where these diseases are the leading cause of death, accounting for one in three deaths annually. The World Health Organisation first proposed a polypill for this use in 2001. Since then, the researchers write, powerful evidence has amassed that such a polypill is safe, effective, more likely to be taken and cheaper than multiple pills.

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Conference to focus on mental health Te Ao Maramatanga New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses will host its international conference ‘Weaving the threads of wellbeing together’ at Whitireia Community Polytechnic in Porirua on October 1-2. Ahead of the conference, on September 30, attendees are encouraged to watch the free screening of a ground breaking US documentary about mental health – ‘Healing Voices’. The conference, ‘Weaving the threads of wellbeing together’, will provide solutions, practical advice and information to nurses and health practitioners supporting people with mental health, addiction issues and disabilities. "The attention wellbeing is receiving in New Zealand is a relief to the thousands of nurses who have seen the distress of many people," says Suzette Poole, president of Te Ao Maramatanga New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses. "Our health sector needs to work collaboratively, hence our theme of weaving threads together. “The yellow thread of hope is key. "Mental health, addiction and disability nurses are extremely skilled in supporting people with mental health, addiction issues and people with disabilities, and are an integral part of the workforce to support better wellbeing for New Zealanders," says Suzette. "Sharing expertise and bringing together different ideas is critical to continuing to develop our specialist nursing skills - and our conference will do exactly this.”

Time to take action It’s one of the biggest challenges facing the country’s health system - one that will cost the economy $4.5 billion and affect more than 170,000 New Zealanders by 2050. It’s dementia and 91 per cent of New Zealanders are frightened of it, according to a new survey by Public Trust and Dementia New Zealand. Dementia New Zealand CEO Paul Sullivan is keen for New Zealanders to lose the fear - and stigma - associated with dementia and focus on how education and preparation can improve the quality of life for someone with the condition. "There are many misconceptions around dementia, but it is still a health issue that needs to be confronted head-on," he says. "One way to do this is to be prepared. “We want people to feel empowered about protecting themselves and their family and not put off critical

decisions just because they are uncomfortable about them." While 75 per cent of those surveyed realise the importance of discussing preferred care with family in the case of dementia, just 18 per cent have taken one of the most essential steps to ensure this is possible - getting enduring powers of attorney (EPAs). Nearly 40 per cent of those surveyed say they have actual experience of dementia through knowing someone with the condition, but just 25 per cent of this group have EPAs. EPAs are legal documents that give a trusted individual or organisation the power to make decisions on your behalf if you can no longer make them yourself. Public Trust prepares about 2,500 EPAs for Kiwis very year. Not having EPAs means friends or family will need to apply to the High Court for the right to make decisions for you. This takes time and may mean that the person appointed is not your preferred choice. According to the survey, just 40 per cent of people over the age of 65 have arranged EPAs, while just 19 per cent have an advanced care plan.

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Providing a smart and sensible approach If you are considering buying an e-bike, Len Haller at Anebike can help. Anebike provides a smart, sensible approach to buying your new electric bike. They stock some of the world’s best e-bikes, with a large selection to choose from. As the name suggests, Anebike is dedicated to the e-bike business. That’s all they do! “Buying an e-bike is a big commitment,” says owner Len, “so we work differently to your average

bicycle retailer. “At Anebike, we make appointments to view, so we can devote all of our time solely to the customer for research and testing e-bikes.” A pioneer in the industry, Len is passionate about explaining how an e-bike works, and he knows his stuff. He always takes time to make sure each individual is matched up to the right type of bike and the right frame size is chosen for the customer. “We create happy customers, who leave with a

vastly bigger knowledge of e-bikes than before they came to Anebike,” says Len. “Anebike’s success is largely based on referrals from past customers, who have experienced our unprecedented levels of service. “We always help with deliveries, and offer in-house, professional e-bike

There are plenty of e-bikes to choose from at Anebike.

Relieve pain while you relax Aircycle allows gentle exercise from the comfort of your chair while you read or watch TV. Developed for joint pain and circulation problems like cramps and restless legs, this simple but effective inflatable exerciser has helped many people and has received some great reviews. “The Aircycle is even better than the information says,” says Gay from Rotorua. “The pain in my knees has gone and although I use a walker, I don’t

need it around the house anymore. I can move more freely and have much less pain in both my hands and feet.” “I’ve had such success with this, in reducing cramps, swollen ankles and sore legs, that I’ve bought two more online as gifts for friends,” says Ross from Auckland “I no longer suffer with sciatica, which was so painful,” says Sinaid from Nelson. For orders visit: www.aircycle.co.nz or call Sue on: 0800 141 415.

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Kiwis using meal kits to reduce stress Meal kits are making it easier for family members and children to learn essential cooking skills and helping introduce more variety into Kiwi diets according to new research. A HelloFresh study of more than 2500 Kiwi households shows those using the kits found them useful. Almost six out of 10 [58 per cent] of respondents said the subscription helped improve the culinary skills and confidence of their children in the kitchen. Tom Rutledge, CEO of HelloFresh

says the New Zealand market has expanded significantly over the past 12 months, with more Kiwis seeing benefits from the model, beyond the convenience that the meal kits provide. Tom says three-quarters of Kiwis surveyed say meal kits have introduced new cooking skills and techniques they otherwise would not have been exposed to. He says an additional three quarters (77 per cent) of those surveyed said meal kits had reduced the amount of household food wastage and 89 per cent said they had a more varied diet as a result of using a meal kit.

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Every September winter-weary shoppers across the country are thrilled to see one of the first (and most tasty) signs of spring hit the supermarket shelves. Along with daffodils, the country’s asparagus harvest is a welcome signal of warmer days to come. This year is no exception with a bumper harvest expected. Chair of the NZ Asparagus Council,

Mike Arnold, says about 40 growers spread throughout the country are looking forward to bringing their 2019 crop to market. "Fresh New Zealand asparagus is in high demand with about 95 per cent sold to the local market and the remainder exported to international markets such as Japan and Singapore,"

says Arnold. These tasty little spears might be touted as the latest superfood, but their reputation as a health powerhouse is centuries old. Cultivated by early civilisations, asparagus was a favourite of Julius Caesar among many others, famed not only for its flavour but also its rumoured health benefits, particularly as an aphrodisiac!

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many locals asking owner Bishnu Aryal to service the ever-growing suburb with a classy restaurant, which is now a BYO. Class is evident the moment you walk through the door with the staff impeccably dressed, offering high levels of customer service. The elegant atmosphere is a great place for a relaxed fine dining experience at reasonable rates, and now licensed to offer BYO wine. The spacious restaurant, with separate bar area, is a suitable venue for wedding receptions, corporate Christmas functions and parties. To celebrate their first birthday, from Tuesday,

October 1, to Thursday October 3, spend $25 per person and receive a free glass of wine or beer! Being a lover of Indian food I was tasked with the opportunity to sample the cuisine and experience the atmosphere. Absolutely five stars on both fronts. Tender morsels of flavour filled perfectly cooked garlic shrimps, and chicken tikka were generous sized entrées. The lamb madras my dining companion described as “mouth wateringly enjoyable” and they could not fault a thing.

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Construction industry still awaiting benefits of new accord

Government departments are still trying to foist onerous contracts on building companies, notwithstanding the Construction Industry Accord signed in April, Southbase chief executive Quin Henderson told an industry forum. Quin cited a meeting he has just had with one group of officials in which they continued to insist he puts his business on the line and assume unacceptable levels of risk. "There was no desire whatsoever

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by any of the people in that room to change the contract whatsoever," says Quin. While stick builders - builders who build a single house from scratch - are operating on 20 per cent margins, companies like Southbase are working on contracts worth $100 million, taking a lot of risk, with a five per cent margin "on a good day," says Quin. When Building and Construction Minister Jenny Salesa was asked why companies such as Southbase have yet to see any improvements in the approach of government to construction contracts, she told the forum that new procurement rules won't come into effect until October.

She was repeatedly asked whether this would include preventing future contracts from containing 197 pages of special conditions. Eventually, her colleague, Urban Development Minister Phil Twyford, stepped in to acknowledge that the proliferation of special conditions attached to government contracts was one practice that had been used to force construction companies to take on additional risks. The new procurement rules "means fewer special conditions," says Phil. He acknowledged the failure to date of the government's KiwiBuild programme "has been a chastening experience."

Creating a kid-friendly living room When creating a kid-friendly living room remember that rounded edges are your friend. Young children inevitably fall, trip, and bump their little bodies on anything and everything. Choose items with soft or rounded edges for the coffee table, side table, and chairs. You can keep board games in drawers that are tucked away under coffee tables or side tables, so they are ready to play with but not cluttering the room. Place decorative objects on higher shelves and surfaces. Just because you have children doesn't mean you can't decorate with the

things you really want. You just need to balance it with mindfulness of where you place objects like vases, sculptures, or artwork and place them out of reach of small children. Make sure your shelves are earthquake proof by securing them to a wall. A good rule of thumb around food in the living room is to have nothing they would need to eat with a utensil, for example spaghetti. You could allow snacks and water in the living room, and messier foods in the dining room or kitchen is a rule. Or you can have no rule, just whatever makes sense to you.

Get the very best for under your feet There is more to a good carpet than meets the eye. For the average homeowner carpet is perhaps the second or third biggest expense for the interior design of their home, be it new or an update. That’s why you need to talk to someone who knows a thing or two about it, like Dave Gerrand and the crew down at Christies Floorings who have more than 150 years of combined experience in the industry. “Christies have a focus on quality but display a comprehensive range to suit all budgets,” from basic synthetics to high quality solution dyed nylons and natural wool products. They just want people to be fully informed about the product they are buying and what they can expect out of it. “Synthetics are usually made from fossil fuels like any other plastic and not all of them are created equal.” The yarn and some products are imported into the country, whereas natural wool products are grown and produced in New Zealand and are a renewable resource. Which is why they are very passionate about wool. Quality loop pile carpets are usually

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Some of the most beautiful streets in the world are lined with trees – think the Champs-Élysées in Paris or Yaesu Sakura Street in Tokyo, with its stunning cherry trees – but as anyone who lives in a leafy area, will tell you, trees can also cause no end of bother. They can block views, damage fences and interfere with power lines. Wayward roots can disrupt pipes, branches can reduce sunlight, leaves can block gutters and windfall fruit can attract rodents. “When looking at a property, it’s wise to consider the possible impact of your potential neighbour’s trees before making an offer. The people who planted them may not have carefully thought through their placement and how big they might grow, which is even more reason for you to think about what may happen in the future,” says Real Estate Authority chief executive Kevin Lampen-Smith. “If the trees on a property you’re considering and those next door are large and well-established, there’s a good chance that their roots may cause problems as well as their branches. Tree roots are out of sight, out of mind until they start to snake their way into retaining walls, foundations or drains (at which point they become difficult to ignore and expensive to re-route),” says Kevin. If you own a property, you can do whatever you like to your

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trees, within the bounds of the law that says you have the right to the ordinary use and enjoyment of your land. This is subject to any protection that may apply to your tree. If it’s protected (for example, because it is historic, considered to be significant or needed to prevent erosion), you may need to get resource consent before doing anything to it. “Remember, you can’t unreasonably interfere with your neighbours’ use and enjoyment of their land, which means that you can’t let your trees become a problem at their place (and vice versa),” says Kevin. If the branches from the property next door overhang one you have recently purchased, take a moment to think before you start swinging your chainsaw at the branches crossing your boundary line. You’re likely to be living close to these people for some time – do you really want to start out on a negative footing? “How would you feel if someone moved in next door to you and started hacking away at your trees without consulting you first? It would be wise to give your

neighbours time to warm to you before tackling their trees,” Kevin says. Legally, you are entitled to trim any branches or roots from a tree (or large shrub, or plant) that encroach on your property unless they are protected, in which case you may need resource consent first. However, for the sake of being a decent neighbour, it would be a good idea to talk to the tree’s owners first. Don’t be tempted to take matters into your own hands and poison the tree, or trespass onto their property to chop parts of it off. One way to resolve the situation is to seek advice from a professional arborist. Getting an expert to prune the tree in a way that doesn’t destroy it completely will be far cheaper than hiring a lawyer. In a scenario where a neighbour’s trees aren’t overhanging your property but present a risk to it (such as toppling over in high winds) and you can’t sort it out with a quick chat over the fence or with an arborist’s help, it may be time to seek help from the Disputes Tribunal or the District Court. If the trees are causing a nuisance – blocking views and/or light – and you’re unable to agree with the neighbour, you can apply to the District Court for an order to get the neighbour to trim or remove the tree. When weighing up landscaping options on your property, it’s always useful to remember the adage: mighty oaks from little acorns grow. For independent guidance and information on buying or selling, check out: www.settled.govt.nz

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Keeping cool and comfortable It might still feel a bit chilly but that’s all about to change with summer on the way. Now is the perfect time to think about heat pumps and air conditioning with the sunny season just around the corner. If you haven’t yet got a heat pump or air conditioning, now is the time to contact Snowden Electrical, who offer more than 28 years’ experience installing air conditioning and heat pumps in Tauranga homes under the direction of owner Shane Snowden. The team’s commitment to great service and support has earned them a growing list of satisfied customers Shane employs full-time installers and the company takes total responsibility for each job, from initial consultation and product

recommendation, through to installation of the equipment. The team also provides on-going maintenance and servicing, with helpful advice on the best way to operate your equipment only a phone call away. “For us it’s not about selling heat pumps – it’s about providing solutions,” says Shane. “We always provide advice and help to make sure customers get the right solution for their needs.” Most people know that a heat pump is the best and most cost-efficient answer to warming a home, but the same device can also be used to cool the home and dehumidify the air during summer. “An air-conditioning unit can remove up to three litres of water from the air per hour, depending on the model. “It’s the best and only cooling solution, especially for people who find humid conditions difficult to live and sleep with.

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Do I need a consent for my building work? When planning to do any renovation work, it is essential to check first whether a consent is required from your local council. All building work done in New Zealand must comply with the Building Code, and many projects will need a building consent. If you’re doing ‘low-risk’ building work, it may be exempt under the Building Act. You are breaking the law if you carry out building work that is not exempt and do not have a building consent. You may be fined up to $200,000 and, if work continues, a furth r fine of up to $10,000 for every day or part day during which th offence continues. Some basic building work, such as laying a patio or installing kitchen cupboards, does not require a building

consent. Most building work, however, does. Additions, alterations, re-piling and some demolitions are all structural aspects that need to be considered for consents. Where additional sanitary fixtur s are created, plumbing and drainage will also require consenting, although some repair and maintenance may be exempt. Relocating a building, some earthworks and sheds greater than ten square metres in floor area all require consents Building a retaining wall higher than 1.5 metres, or higher than 3 metres in rural areas if designed by a chartered professional engineer; and building fences or walls higher than 2.5 metres also require applying for a consent.

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A focus on the most likely cyber security weak points in any business is the key to protection, says an international expert, in light of the recent announcement about the 2019 Cyber Security Strategy by the Hon. Kris Faafoi, Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media. Joerg Buss, of Darkscope, a Kiwi based international cyber security specialist, says the Government's attention on cyber security is raising important awareness about the dangers, however, most New Zealand businesses find the cost prohibitive and are therefore ill-prepared for an attack. He says focusing on the most likely weak points makes cyber security affordable. "The usual current approach is to protect as much as possible against attack and this is likely to provide a thin layer of security over the whole business. "A more effective and affordable approach is to protect the weakest points with a thicker layer of security. This way the budget can be focused and security increases," he says. Joerg likens this type of cyber protection to the Space Shuttle having more heat resistant material on its nose to protect it as it re-entered the earth's atmosphere compared to its fuselage. "We need to identify the most likely vector where the next attack could come from and implement protection where it's needed most," he says.

Today’s attacks are not random and business needs to know what information is out there about them on the internet, social media and the dark web. If your business sticks out like a sore thumb, it is more likely that you will be targeted. "To do this we first have to identify a business's cyber interference, score it and then put up a strong but dynamic defence based on the likelihood of an attack. “This way, a business can focus its efforts to optimise its defences, while also making it affordable." It also requires monitoring and analysis of the dark web, the part of the World Wide Web that is only accessible by means of special software, allowing users and website operators to remain anonymous or untraceable. The threat from the dark web is intensifying - a recent study, first appearing on Bromium in June 2019, revealed the overall danger to the enterprise is on the rise, and compared to 2016, there’s been a 20 per cent increase in the number of dark net listings that can harm businesses, such as custom-built malware, which is outnumbering standard varieties by 2:1. "The importance of monitoring threats on the dark web, using sophisticated software and artificial intelligence, is growing. This is an aspect of cyber security that most people do not know about, and this is worrying as most businesses do not have an appreciation of the potential for attack," says Joerg.

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Time for a frank discussion With the explosive and unprecedented growth in Tauranga, it’s timely for the business community to get a more visionary ‘heads-up’ perspective on business and financial matters.

Shadow Minister of Finance Paul Goldsmith.

MP and Shadow Minister of Finance Paul Goldsmith is in Tauranga for ‘World Investor Week’. He is the keynote speaker at the ‘After Five; function of the BOP Branch - NZ Shareholders Association. Paul asserts that in this financial climate New Zealand should be doing better and it’s time for a frank discussion on New Zealand capital markets. “New Zealand needs a deeper and more dynamic capital market plus a review of KiwiSaver settings – and tax – to improve the financial capability for New Zealanders, to generate more participation and increase the range of offerings in our capital markets,” he says. Paul is 48 and married with four children. He was educated at Auckland Grammar and University of Auckland, is an above average classical pianist, a 2nd Dan Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and has a dry sense of humour. He is an accomplished author; his books include: ‘How to lose a referendum’, ‘The definitive story of why the UK voted for Brexit’, ‘Fletchers – A centennial history of Fletcher Building,, ‘Serious Fun, the Life and Times of Alan Gibbs’ and ‘John Banks a Biography’. Members of the public are invited to attend MP Goldsmith’s address. Registration is essential, for more information, visit: www.nzshareholders.co.nz

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It’s been agonising sitting through three council meetings over the past few weeks watching democracy in inaction, elected members changing their stance in regard with what to do with 11 Mission Street. Obfuscating, vascillating, pontificating honed to a fine art as those in the middle sought middle ground where there was none. Mayor Greg Brownless did a good job refereeing a fiasco not of his making. Larry Baldock, Terry Molloy, Steve Morris and a much travelling Max Mason stuck to their guns, firmly committed to 11 Mission Street being given to Otamataha Trust. Mayor Greg Brownless, Catherine Stewart and John Robson were equally firm in wanting 11 Mission Street transferred to the Elms, the entity for which Council originally purchased 11 Mission Street for. This is true - I was on the Council that bought the property for the Elms. Rick Curach, Bill Granger and Leanne Brown jumped from side to side depending on the motion and eventually wound up

Nothing for free When voters are asked by your reporters: "What change do you want to see in Tauranga?" They inevitably respond; "Free buses, free activities for children, free concerts, free events in the CBD, etc". When will they understand, NOTHING is free! What they are really saying is: "We want others to pay for our lifestyle". Why do we encourage them to vote? Maurice O'Reilly, The Avenues.

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Rein them in The letter ‘Wasted Money’ (The Weekend Sun, September 13 2019, pg 40) points to a city council that is totally out of control when it comes to spending our ratepayers $$$. Trying to ‘fix’ the track around The Mount is another example: $750k so far and we’ve got a set of stairs. From where I’m sitting, the consultants and contractors used by this city council need reining in big time. ‘ And by the way, if every decision has to be referred to a consultant, then please explain to me why we need councillors? I can understand that you do need professional advice, like a geotechnical report, but it seems to me that far too often it is just too easy to delay the solution to a problem either further by appointing a consultant. Council produced two estimates to build the Memorial Park to The Strand cycle-walkway: A concrete path version at $20 mil, and a boardwalk version at $14 mil, for 900m of pathway.

What? The TEL cost around $14 mil per km, when you remove the bridges and roundabouts, and that is a fourlane highway that you can drive 50 ton trucks across, built in a swamp. Council has not supported either option, but have agreed to a $400k business case study instead. More money for consultants. I suggest people think twice when voting in this round of local body elections. We need new blood who are prepared to go back to first principles and can challenge some of the thinking going on. Otherwise we are going to get nowhere fast. I support cycling as a viable transport solution, but if this is what it is going to cost, we need to seriously look at our priorities and how Jan Booysen, chairman, we do it.

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Rates increases So here we go again with prospective candidates standing for local election promising that they will strive for lower – whatever that means – or inflation indexed rate increases. I cannot recall any one of them supporting the high rate increases of past years, especially the last one. So if they do support the former who then is behind the process that sees the council members failing in their objectives? We need to know. I remember a person who voted for Stewart Crosby to be Mayor thinking he was responsible for negotiating of the Government funded bridge clip on, when it was Winston Peters. In fact Mr Crosby was happy to reinstate bridge

tolls. Confusion abounds, because we don’t know who we are voting for most of the time, but does it really matter if Council is not in control? Early on, successful candidates it seems, are dubbed with the sword of wisdom and empowerment (a nauseating cliché) which allows them to become liberated from their pre-election promises until the next election. Councillors, especially ward councillors, please note, we have our own inner cities where we live and play e.g. the Mount and Papamoa district. Remember, there is only one thing that rate payers own outright in Tauranga City, and that is the Council debt.

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Climate confusion Electorate boundaries I read Rob Colmore's letter ‘Rise and fall’, (The Weekend Sun, September 13, 2019, pg 40), and found myself puzzled by his referral to "the models and narrative". Where does the data fit in, in a view of science that only sees models and narrative aka predictions? Leaving aside the Wikipedia article on Nils-Axel Mörner with the information that he believes in dowsing (belowthe-belt jabs are not supposed to happen in scientific discourse), the data on the sea level is derived from several sources, from harbourmasters taking high-tide measurements to military and civilian satellites measuring the sea level directly or indirectly. (According to US President Trump, that means the New England and West Coast harbourmasters in the 1890s and the US DoD satellites during the Cold War were willing participants in a Chinese hoax of the 2000s. A very, very stable genius. If I ever made any such statements, I would be prescribed suitable medication...) Now Rob Colmore has said Nils-Axel Mörner had said that the models of the relevant environment and the resulting narrative (the predictions) were fundamentally flawed. Ironically we've been hearing the same thing over and over again, from scientists who find that glaciers are melting faster than their models had predicted, etc. The IPCC has been criticised for being too conservative in its climate modelling, because they keep getting tripped up by such discrepancies. Now given the choice between a group of people willing to admit their mistakes and someone who seems intent on beating them up with such mistakes and refusing to admit to those of his own, I know who I believe. Wesley Parish, Bellevue.

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We just don’t know how blessed we are In returning from a family wedding in Germany our flight took us above Falujah (Syria) and close to Baghdad (Iraq). It was a sobering reality that below was a suffering humanity. Then in Dubai we met delightful and caring Indian, Pakistani and Filipino men and women separated from family and loved ones. They worked long hard hours to earn money to send back to family. It was our joy to tip well to show our love and support. We don’t know how blessed we are, luck has nothing to do with it! These men and women of different races and creeds challenged us to live well for Christ’s sake through their resilience, courage and humanity. In his memorable but ironical article “Joy Will Come in Its Own Time”, A. W. Tozer writes: “Christ calls men to carry a cross; we call them to have fun in his name. He calls them to forsake the world; we assure them that if they but accept Jesus the world is their oyster. He calls them to suffer; we call them to enjoy all the bourgeois comforts modern civilization affords… He calls them to holiness; we call them to a cheap and tawdry happiness that would have been rejected with scorn by the least of the Stoic philosophers.” With blessing comes a responsibility to live well and for others for Christ sake, recognising the good hand of God and to be a blessing to others.

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Music at the Jam Factory So much music, so little time... There really is so much on that I'm looking for a way to present something other than what amounts to a seven hundred word listicle. But no politics this week. Two columns spent exploring the musical tastes of our various mayoral candidates means I have already missed out on more than a few worthwhile shows. It's possibly too late to now mention a concert tonight (Friday, September 27) at the Jam Factory. Which is a pity since it'll be a very good show. In case you get your paper early – or are reading this on Friday morning on SunLive – let me slip in a quick mention of Krissy Jackson, Taranaki violinist. She's been on the road often, touring with the likes of Adam McGrath, The Eastern, Albi and the Wolves, Frank Burkitt Band, and Hot Diggity, but this is only the second tour under her own name. At the Jam Factory, Krissy will be joined by Adam Ogle (multi-instrumentalist and singersongwriter), cellist Anna Percy and husband Peter Jackson on keyboards. Of the music, Krissy says: “We go through a variety of styles from jazz and Celtic, to dance music - pretty

much anything you could play a fiddle with!” She says they're planning a fun, lively concert where “audience members can expect to be taken on a journey, through music that makes them feel, dance or want to sing along.” Doors open at 6.30pm; tickets are $15.

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He is a tremendous ragtime guitarist but plays pretty much anything from folk ballads to jazz and blues, with a side helping of great stories. Ken has released literally dozens of albums in over 30 years at the top of the folk All on scene and played on dozens more. He has a Wiki page and his website It really is all on at the Jam Factory. has music, guitar tutorials and much You could assume from the amount more. (There is even a “Ken Nicol of times I write about this venue that Signature Guitar”.) they regularly send Playing support me piles of cash is local EmRiver, in plain brown who will probably envelopes. That's play the piano not even vaguely and whose music true. Everyone leans towards the knows I only meditative. Doors accept Bitcoin. open at 6.30pm; But – damn – tickets are $25. they do have a lot Then on Sunday, of interesting gigs; October 6, it's let's examine this the debut tour of upcoming week. Christchurch singer On Thursday Mousey, who night (October emerged earlier this 3) Joanne Slagel, year with the song singer with the Extreme Highs. Queen City Ken Nicole. She's celebrating Big Band, is the release of her debut album, performing. Here's a curious titbit of Lemon Law, and will be bringing a information about her: she has written six-piece band. Inspired by artists like three musicals with her husband Radiohead, Regina Spektor and Sufjan Marcus, all of which are Christmas Stevens, her music is well-crafted themed. The first two were performed sunny indie pop. at City Impact Church Auckland in Doors open at 6.30pm; tickets 2013 and 2015. The third premiered are $15. in both Queenstown and Invercargill So that's the Jam Factory. If your in December 2018. tastes run more towards the familiar More regularly Joanne sings, plays then checkout the influx of tribute acoustic guitar and uses a loop pedal. acts: Friday, October 4, Baycourt Unusually, she also plays trumpet features the music of Leonard Cohen, during the show. You can find her Saturday 5 there's a Beatles tribute on YouTube. Doors open at 6.30pm; band at the Waihi Beach Hotel (with tickets are $15. The following night (Friday, October a Dire Straits tribute show later in October), and on October 13 the 4) marks the return to Tauranga of Entertainers Club hosts The Deep guitarist extraordinaire Ken Nicol, Purple Project at the Citz Club. once a member of both Steeleye Span

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Country music fun coming to Baycourt

Top selling entertainer Dennis Marsh is to headline National Awards. He is one of the biggest stars on the New Zealand country music scene, a vocalist whose warm, emotionally powerful voice and easy going performing style have helped him earn six platinum and four gold albums out of the 29 albums he has released.

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A past winner of the NZCMA Entertainer of the Year - winning the award in 1989 - his career spans over two decades and he has won numerous country music awards including being honoured as the 2011 Country Music Legend at the National Country Music Awards and inducted into the Golden Guitar Awards Hands of Fame. In 2013 Marsh hosted the Maori

Television country music showcase series My Country Song. October 5 marks the 40th anniversary of New Zealand’s largest amateur performing arts awards. Dennis will headline the matinee show kicking off at 1pm with hit songs including Hangi Tonight. National Icons Dame Lynda and Dame Jools Topp ‘The Topp Twins’ will not only entertain during the 7pm evening concert but will keep you on the edges of your set as hosts of the show which will also feature winners from the past four decades as well as 23 top artists from all over New Zealand ready to sing and entertain their way to the most prestigious title in New Zealand Country Music “Entertainer of the Year”. The Entertainer of the Year awards will be held on October 5 at Baycourt Theatre. Tickets are selling fast so get yours today from Ticketek.

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A local walk to remember Join the Tauranga Alzheimer’s New Zealand Memory Walk and help raise awareness for people affected by dementia. Let’s walk to remember. The Tauranga/Mount Maunganui Memory walk will be taking place on September 28 from 10am-12pm, starting at Coronation Park. The route is a leisurely and scenic 3.5km course, heading out of Coronation Park into Salisbury Park, along Pilot Bay, across the front of the Mount on Adams Ave, then down Marine Parade, up Banks Ave and back to Coronation Park. The entire route is wheelchair, family and dog friendly. It is not a race, it is a leisurely walk to raise awareness of dementia and support local families. Registration is free. Pre-registration is preferred but you can register on the day. For more information, visit: www.alzheimers.org.nz/memorywalk

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If you want to watch the 2019 Rugby World Cup with other passionate Tauranga locals, make sure you pack something warm and head to Our Place on Willow St. Our Place Tauranga will be the Tauranga City home of The Rugby World Cup and will be showing all of the RWC games live. As usual, there will be delicious street

food vendors cooking up a storm and High Tide behind the bar all night. Don’t miss the action – grab some mates, get your supporter shirts on and head on down to Our Place, Tauranga for the best seat in the house. On Saturday, September 28, they’ll be screening the Argentina vs Tonga game from 4.45pm and the Japan vs Ireland game from 7.15pm. On Sunday, September 29, they’ll screen the Georgia vs Uruguay game from 6.15pm and the Australia vs Wales game from 8.45pm.

Crafty in Papamoa The Papamoa Arts and Crafts market is on again this Saturday, September 28, from 10am-2pm. Hosted at the Papamoa Community Centre in Gravatt Rd, this indoor market supports local creatives. Come along and check out the great artists selling great product from all around the region. New stallholders are always welcome. Come and support your community. For any queries, contact Carolynn on: 0221201771 or: carolyntj4@gmail.com

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Friday 27 September 2019

Set your sights on 2020 If you’re travelling in 2020, you do not want to miss the Bay’s biggest ever travel expo. This year the expo is held at Trustpower Arena on Saturday, October 5 and it is especially timed for you to take advantage of recently-released early bird deals to the United Kingdom and Europe, USA and Canada, Asia and beyond. More than 60 exhibitors including airlines, tour companies, cruise lines and resort operators will be offering on-the-day expo specials that you won’t want to miss. Try before you buy, check out Air New Zealand Premium economy seats and enjoy a huge range of travel presentations throughout the day, focusing on worldwide destinations to inspire your next holiday or travel adventure. You can take advantage of some great

deals on the day, or perhaps make an appointment to see one of the 40 House of Travel consultants over the days that follow. Book on the day or make a $100 deposit for future 2020 travels and be entered into a draw to win two Air New Zealand tickets for destinations such as San Francisco, Hong Kong or perhaps Chicago… just imagine if you won! It’s a global travel bazaar and the Bay’s biggest ever travel expo, with something for everyone. This year’s event is at the Trustpower Arena on Saturday, October 5, between 10am and 3pm. Parking is free and entry by gold coin. All proceeds to Waipuna Hospice. If you’re planning any holiday in 2020 this is a must see event.

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JACK DUSTY’S ALE HOUSE (Bureta) Sun 29th Back Porch 3pm – 6pm MT RSA Fri 27th LTD All Star Band 7pm – 10:30pm Sat 28th Gerry Lee 7pm – 10:30pm Sun 29th Country Music 1pm – 3:30pm Sun 29th Tim Armstrong & Rugby W/C 4:30pm – 7:30pm

September is 'Bee Awareness' month but it’s not too late to learn the buzz around bees. With the help of Tauranga’s exclusive honey producer Kaimai Range Honey and other Tauranga Farmers Market stallholders, you can learn how people use bees to form products. Kaimai Range Honey will have a display of their hive equipment on site (no bees) and other stallholders will bring any items they use for bees. Kaimai Range Honey will have a 'Bee In to Win' competition for a surprise honey gift pack. Come see and learn how local producers use bees in and with their production. This will take place at the Tauranga Farmers Market on 5th Ave on September 28 from 7.45am-12pm.

MOUNT SOCIAL CLUB Sat 28th Kam Kafai 6pm – 9pm, followed by DJ Lucazade from 10pm Sun 29th Santiago 3pm – 6pm Wed 2nd Social DJ Jam Session (open decks) 9pm JAM FACTORY Fri 27th Krissy Jackson (violin) with Adam Ogle (multi-instrumentalist), Anna Percy (cello) & husband Peter Jackson (keys). Doors open 6:30pm. $15 Thurs 3rd Joanne Slagel. 6:30pm – 10pm. $15

PRESENTS

What In The World Is THe Wurli? Discover the secrets of with Scott Harrison Sunday 6 October Baycourt Addison Theatre Open Day 10am – 1pm Concert – 4pm. ticketek.co.nz 0800 TICKETEK Baycourt Box Office BAYCOURT.CO.NZ

Friday 27 September 2019

The Weekend Sun

THE WEEKEND SUN

Saturday 28 September Art In The Park

Original art for sale. Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui. Weather permitting. 9am-4pm. Tauranga Society of Artists

Bay Network Social Singles

Single, over 50? For weekend dinners, barbecues, pot lucks etc. & an annual trip away, Ph Jonathan 572 2091, Maureen 021 112 3307

Beth-El Messianic Family

Celebrate the Sabbath (Sat) as Yeshua (Jesus) & all early believers did. All Welcome. 10am, Otumoetai Primary Hall. Joel van Ameringen 021 768 043 www.BethEl.org.nz

Caslani Shade Sail Event

Pyes Pa Tauriko Lions invite families to the official opening of the Caslani Shade Sail project 11am-1pm.

Coffee n Chat 60+

R u interested in meeting up with a friendly group for a coffee n chat 10am. Marlene 027 342 0698 or marlenehurle@ xtra.co.nz

Community Yoga Classes

9am. Bring your friends. Enjoy community chai after class. $5 or free to LightRoom Members. 325 Maunganui Rd. Ph Rayna 027 464 0691 rayna@ thelightroom.studio

Croquet

45 Kawaka St, Mt Maunganui. Mon, Wed, Sat. 9am for 9:15am start. New players & visitors welcome. Ph Jacqui 574 9232

Eckankar Sound of Soul

Experience the Sound of Soul spiritual HU chant. Spiritual chat & cup of tea follows. 1:30-2:30pm Papamoa Community Centre 15 Gravatt Rd Papamoa Greerton Hall Market Last Sat of the month. 8-12. Stalls inside/outside. Discounts for charity groups. Refreshments available. Ph/txt for site. Tricia 07 543 1487 or 027 908 2952, www facebook. com/greertonhallmarket

Katikati Bowling Club

8 Park Rd 12:45-3pm

Omokoroa Artists Art Show

Pick up a new painting! Today & Sunday at Settlers Hall, Omokoroa 10am-4pm. Free entry. Eftpos available.

Open Studios Coromandel Artstour

Coromandel town 5th-6th & 12th13th October 10am-4pm. 34 local artists will welcome visitors to their studios. View www.coromandelartstour. co.nz for more info. Free event.

Monthly Garage Sale at the containers behind Caltex Station, Main Rd, Katikati. 8am-11am. Furniture, bric-a-brac, garden & workshop tools, bicycles etc.

Katikati Lions Moggies Market

2nd Sat of month Katikati Memorial Hall, Main Road 8am-Noon. Enquiries 549 3589

LOL Laughter Wellness

Come & join us & laugh away your winter blues. Arataki Community Ctr, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui 11-11:45am. Ph Trish 022 036 6768

Mount Music Club

2nd Sat monthly. 1-4pm Senior Citizens hall, Midway, Mount. Mostly country. Good backing band. $3 entry. Ph Dick 027 493 8458

Multicultural Connection Group Exhibition

We are using the immense value & importance of arts to raise the aware-

7:45-12 Tauranga Primary School cnr Cameron Rd & 5th Ave. Fresh & artisan products direct from producers. Ph 0274 915 876 Dance 7-10pm Wesley Church Hall, 100 13th Ave. $7 incl supper & raffle. Warm welcome. Ph Lucy 07 218 1318

Village Radio Museum

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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

Atrium Art Artisan Fair

Radio Controlled Model Yachts

11am- 3pm. Local handmade art & wares at the Black Sheep Restaurant, 21 Plummers Point Rd, Whakamarama

Bible Seminar

1:45pm Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St, Greerton. Title: God’s miraculous deliverance of Israel from Egypt. Interactive, Q&A. All welcome. Mary 573 5537

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Maketu Market

Achieve Toastmasters

NZDA BOP Range Day

Papamoa Lions Club Market

Old time music makers, Welcome Bay Hall 1-4pm. $3 entry & Ladies a plate please. All welcome. Ph Ces or Joy 544 3849

Monday 30 September

Friendly group gets together 9:3011:30am (except Public Holidays) held at Age Concern, 177a Fraser St, Tauranga. $2 Donation. All welcome

Great range of quality stalls that vary monthly there is something for everyone. A smashing day out for the whole family! 1295 Oropi Rd, 9am-1pm

Accordion-keyboard

St Columba Church Hall 7:15pm. $10 annual subs, $2 per night. Everyone/all levels welcome. Ph Paul 576 6324

Maketu Market

Oropi Sunday Market

Sunday 29 September

Indoor Bowling

Teachings by Geshe Jamyang Sherab, held in Te Puna, 10am-12pm. Teachings free, grateful for dana/koha. Venue & program email susan.bagley@xtra.co.nz

Free introductory beginner dance lesson 7pm at Club Mt Maunganui. Partner not necessary, just come along. Ph Dean 021 230 3187 www.udance2. co.nz

2nd Sunday monthly. Western Ave Car Park, Omokoroa. 9am-noon. Bookings not required. Ph Keith 548 2117

Work towards a healthy work life balance with a small group of women. Led by life/career coach Holly. Limited spaces available! Visit www.hollydennison.com/clarity-workshops

Tibetan Buddhist Teachings

Adult Social Ballroom/Latin Dance

Omokoroa Lions Market

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

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

Resoundingly Rutter

Tauranga Civic Choir presents music of John Rutter. Otumoetai Baptist Church, 2:30pm. Tickets $30 at the door. School children free.

Dutch Friendly Support Network

Men’s chorus affiliates to a NZ & worldwide network. We teach singing with specialist coaching . Meets 7pm 183 Moffat Rd, Bethlehem.

Home Based Christian Church

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 licenc

Tauranga Scottish Soc Sequence

Drop-in clinic. 10am-12pm, no appointment necessary. Advice or support for anyone living with diabetes & their families. 174 11th Ave, Tauranga

Club charity concert. Invited singers. 1-4pm at Te Puke Citz & RSA Club. Ph Gayle 573 8255

Build a Better You! Achieve Toastmasters meets 1st, 3rd, 5th Monday of month, St Stephens Church Hall, Brookfield. 7:30pm start. Ph Dee 027 636 2100

Every 3rd & 5th Sunday at Village Green. Set up for vendors from 7am. Ph Carlyn 027 251 0388 or Pat 021 447 420

Tauranga Farmers Market

Tauranga Spiritual Growth Centre

17th Ave, 1st & 3rd Sunday of each month, 8am-12pm, wet or fine. A Bet lehem Te Puna Lions Project. Ph Bernie Allen 021 0422 612 Join us for a one-hour sharing from the teachings of Jesus Christ. 7pm Papamoa Sports & Recreation Centre, 80 Alice Way. John 022 680 7705

10am-12noon. 500 puzzles. Hire charge: puzzles under 1000 pieces 50c, 1000+ $1. Cnr Highmore & Brookfield Tce, Brookfield. Happy puzzling

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Historic Village Market

St Stephens Jigsaw Library

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Harmony-A-Plenty Barbershop Chorus

Croquet Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St Tues, Thur & Sun 8:45am for 9am start. New players & visitors welcome. Nev 575 5121

Sat 19th Oct 10am-12pm Level 3A Review, 1-3pm open to all levels & those who wish to know/learn Reiki. Ph Lynn 549 0587 treasurer@reiki.org.nz

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TePuke Country Music

Golf Croquet

Reiki Developoment Day

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Coffee morning (1st Monday of month) 10am-12noon. $3 entry. Vintage Car Club Rooms, Cliff Rd, Tauranga. Ph Bernadette 07 572 3968

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

Adult social tennis. Tue & Fri 9-11am, Wed 6-8pm, Sat 2-4pm. Gordon Spratt Reserve. New players & visitors welcome. Ph Andrew 021 0292 6934

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Every 2nd & 4th Sunday at 14 Norris St. Doors open 6:30pm starts 7pm. $5. Come join our spiritual community. Mediums, energy healers, meditation, holistic health.

Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet

Papamoa Tennis Club

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Computer Club (Tga) Inc

Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd, 12:45 for 1pm start, Sun, Tues, Fri. Beginners welcome. Peter 571 0633

Adult tennis. Start 1:30pm. Bellevue Park Windsor Rd (adjacent to swimming pool). New players & visitors welcome. Ph Victor 027 577 1818 a/hrs

Diabetes Help Tauranga

St Mary’s Catholic Church, Cameron Rd 2pm. All Spanish speakers are welcome. Bienvenido

Croquet

Otumoetai Tennis Club

Spanish Language Catholic Mass

Playdates for dogs! Meet up first Sunday of each month at Fergusson Park (Beach Rd end). 2-3pm. Gold coin donation. Meets at Art & Craft Ctr, Elizabeth St West 9:3012.30. Ph 027 277 1699

Work Life Clarity Workshop

Katikati Lions Garage Sale

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BOP Oodle Club

ness of multicultures in NZ. Exhibition running until 10 Oct 11am-4pm www. theartloungenz.com

Age Concern 500 Cards

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Argentine Tango In Tauranga

Free introduction to authentically danced close embrace, highlighting your sensibility. Welcome to our warm, open, fun group. Ph Denise 020 4006 1340 or Facebook Tango in Tauranga

Badminton

Aquinas College in Pyes Pa 7-9pm. Casual players welcome. Club racquets available. Players aged from year 10 upwards. Ph Sue 021 194 4335 www. taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz

Cancer Society Walking Group

Free walking group for people with cancer & their carers. Meet at Pilot Bay at 9:30am. angeliqueensor@cancersociety.org.nz

Chess At Mount Maunganui

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

Chess In The Afternoon

Keep mentally fit. Chess 1pm Hillier Centre 31 Gloucester Rd Mt Maunganui. $4. Equipment & refreshments provided. Ph Bob or Viv 575 5845 or 027 478 6282

3rd and 5th Sundays 7am-12pm, Maketu Village Green. Ph Carolyn 027 251 0388 or Pat 021 447 420

Omokoroa Beach Indoor Bowls

Settlers Hall, Omokoroa Rd 1pm for 1:30pm start on Mondays or Tuesdays 6:30pm for 7pm start. $3 per session, first session free. Please wear smooth soled shoes. Equipment provided. All welcome.

Postnatal Support Group

9:30-11am Bethlehem Birthing Centre. All parents & caregivers of 0-2 yr olds welcome. Ph 07 549 4522

Recycled Teenagers Gentle Exercise

Mon/Wed Tga Senior Citz Club 14 Norris St. 9:15-10:45. Tues St Mary’s church hall cnr Girven & Marlin 9-10:30. Jennifer 571 1411 or 027 206 0776

Silver Singers Choir

Soprano, alto, tenor, bass voices required. Practice at St Stephens Chapel, Brookfield Tce 1-3 pm. Ph Pat 579 103

Taichi Internal Arts NZ

Greerton Senior Citizens Hall beginner class Mon 9:30am. Te Puke Memorial Hall beginner classes Tues 9:30am, Wed 5:30pm. LokHup Fri 11am. All incl Qigong. Ph David 552 4425

Tauranga City Brass

Band practice at Band hall, 10 Yatton St Greerton. All welcome. 7-9pm. Ph Jeremy 021 132 3341

Tauranga Creative Fibre

Every Mon 9:30am & 2nd & 4th Thur 7pm. Learn knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving & felting. 177 Elizabeth St. Ph Margaret 07 571 3483

Tauranga Senior Citizens Club

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

Vision Friendship Club (FNZI)

Friendship Fun Fellowship mixed club for retirees. Meets 4th Mon of month at Citizens Club 10am. Guest speakers interest groups. Ph Bryan 570 2483

Welcome Bay Art Group

9:30am at Lighthouse Church Meeting Room (next to village shops). Ph Denis 544 6451

G N I H S I F A I D E M N SU PRIZE PACK is coming your way!

Isla Jackson, age 4, with the ÿ sh she caught all by herself o° Omokoroa Wharf - her ÿ rst ever ÿ sh! Be in to WIN! Email your fishing photo (high resolution Jpeg) to production3@thesun.co.nz Subject line ‘Photo of the Week’ with your Name and address to send prize to and description of photo and location.

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Friday 27 September 2019

THE WEEKEND SUN

Tuesday 1 October Alcoholics Anonymous

Open meeting, 7:30pm St Peters Anglican Church, 11 Victoria Rd, Mt. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757

Altrusa Int’l Tauranga Club

Womens service group, literacy focused meet 2nd Tues for dinner business meeting & 4th Tues for programme evening. Pam 027 253 7562 or president.tauranga@altrusa.org.nz www.altrusa.org.nz

Badminton Tauranga Morning Club

Keep fit the fun way. Badminton Tues & Thur 9am Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre 71 11th Ave. Racquets available. Ph Bob 0274 786 282 or Judy 579 4495

Beginner Social Dance Class

7pm Tauranga Primary School Hall, 5th Ave, or Wed 8pm Welcome Bay School Hall, Welcome Bay Rd. Ph 544 2337 or 027 322 1786

BOP Linux Users Group

7-9pm Tremains, Cameron Rd/8th Ave. Linux PC operating system. Smarter, safer, faster & free. Learn more to take charge of your computer. 578 6024 http://boplug.co.nz/eventcalendar/

Contemporary Issues In Religion

Earth Diverse & Tauranga Moana Interfaith Council course on Religious Fundamentalism, Extremism & Terrorism. 6-8:30pm, 1 Church St. More info & to register http://www. earthdiverse.org.nz/registration

Conversation Cafe For Seniors

10am-12pm St Andrews Church, Dee St Mt Maunganui. Enjoy conversation, companionship, activities, & sharing, along with tasty morning tea. $5. Ph 575 9347

Dads’ Support Group

Join us for coffee & chat 7:30pm at 538 Fraser St. Ph 07 571 0371 for more info

Fitness Fun

Cardio, weights, floor work, balance & dance. 9:30am St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood. Ph Gloria 021 139 2448

Inachord Womens’ Chorus

If you like singing, dance, make friends & have fun, join us! Great Musical Director. 7-9pm Bethlehem Community Church 183 Moffat Rd. Ph Sabine 021 111 8659

Israeli Dancing

Beginners class 6:30-7:30pm at Gate Pa primary school hall, Cameron Rd. Circle & line dances, all ages welcome. Ph Maria 022 165 2114

Keep On Your Feet

Strength & balance exercises for older adults, all levels of fitness welcome. 1-2pm at Katikati Catholic Church hall, 89 Beach Rd, Katikati. Sharnie 021 111 8617

Merge: Social Connections

For new residents to Tauranga. Meet 1st & 3rd Tuesday of month at The Raft, Chapel Street 5-7pm. Email Karen merge.tauranga@gmail.com

Mount Morning Badminton

Otumoetai Walking Group

Meet at 9am at Kulim Park. Ph Danny 576 6480

Sequence Dancing

Tauranga Social & Leisure Club, St John Anglican Church Hall 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai. 7pm-9:30 except 2nd Tues of month 3:30-6pm. Faye 543 3280

South City Indoor Bowls

7:30pm Fun & Skills night.Names in by 7:15pm.

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

For active retirees, monthly meetings 1:30pm 1st Tues each month at Tauranga Citz Club, guest speakers, social outings, numerous activities, all welcome. Ph Nancy 543 4468

Tauranga Model Railway Club

Club rooms, upstairs cnr Mirrielees & Cross Rds. 9:30am Tues & 7:30pm Thurs. Ph Mike 021 939 233

Tauranga Target Rifle Club

Club meets 7pm at the range at the western end of Elizabeth St. Olympic style shooting with target rifles. Coaching provided

Te Puna Tennis Club

Small but friendly tennis club welcomes new members. Social tennis Tues at 9am. Also twilight tennis on Wednesday evenings. Ph 021 506 855 tptennisclub@gmail.com

Welcome Bay Strength Balance

Improve your strength & balance in a fun, supportive group class to motivating music for over 60s. Welcome Bay Hall, 11am. $6. Ph Raewyn 027 607 7437

Yoga For All

Welcome Bay Community Ctr, 6:30-8pm. Traditional, relaxing yoga class. Beginners welcome. $12 for one or $90 for 9 classes. Bring a mat. Bhajan 07 929 7484

Wednesday 2 October 500 Cards Club

Friendly 500 club meets 1pm at St Thomas More Church, 17 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui. $3. Prizes, refreshments. Ph Barbara 572 4962 or Bob 027 478 6282

Age Concern Walking Group

10am Greerton rugby field, off Oropi Rd

Alcoholics Anonymous

Open meeting 1st & 3rd Wed of month. Tauranga Central Baptist church, cnr 13th Ave/Cameron Rd. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757

Arabian Spice Bellydance

Beginners & advance Bellydance Classes, 6:30pm St Columba Church Hall, Otumoetai Rd, Tauranga. Learn, dance, keep fit, perform wit us. Oriental Dance 021 124 5982, arabianspicebd@gmail.com

Cards, Cribbage (Crib)

Join a friendly group who meet at Tauranga RSA Greerton 12:50pm. Ph Michael 562 0517

Community Bible Study

9-11:30am. Mt Sports Centre, Blake Park. Social, all ages, racquets available, beginners welcome. $5 per day. Ph Margaret 575 9792

Join us @ City Church 252 Otumoetai Rd 7-9pm for a Bible Study on the Book of Revelation. Ph Julie 552 4068

Oceanside Kiwanis Club

Exercise, movement & dance focusing on posture, stretching, strengthening & flexibilty suitable for all age & abilities, 10am, Katikati Memorial Hall. Pam 549 4799

Join a friendly group & assist underprivileged children. Meetings 2nd & 4th Tues of each month @ The Club, 45 Kawaka St. Wayne 021 567 078

Oriana Singers Tauranga

A mixed-voice (SATB) choir. We welcome new members both men & women. 7pm Dee St, St Andrew’s Hall. https://www.orianasingers.nz/

Otumoetai Tennis Club

Adult tennis. Start time 9am Tues & Thurs. Bellevue Park, Windsor Rd (adjacent to swimming pool). New players & visitors welcome. Ph Pam 570 0302

Fitness League

Fernland Spa Water Exercise

Gentle exercise in warm water. Suitable for joint replacements, arthritics & recovery from illness or injury. Great for strength coordination & balance. Jennifer 571 1411

Gate Pa Indoor Bowls Club Night 7:30pm

Gate Pa Midweek Tennis

Wed & Fri 9am-12pm. Come & make new friends. Visitors at all levels especially welcome. Ph Geoff 021 474 807

Healing Rooms

Come, experience God’s healing touch, whether physical, emotional, spiritual. Behind Graced Oppshop, cnr 11th Ave, Christopher St 1-3pm. No charge. Ph 021 110 0878 www.healingrooms.org.nz

Home Based Christian Church

Join us for a one-hour sharing from the teachings of Jesus Christ. 7:30pm Papamoa Community Centre (at library) 15 Gravatt Rd. John 022 680 7705

Katikati Bowling Club

8 Park Road. Mixed Roll-ups 12:453pm.

Mah Jong

Citz Club, 14th Ave/Cameron Rd. 1230-1600. All welcome, teaching available. Ph Joy 578 7310

Mah Jong

Weekly Club meets Hillier Centre, Gloucester Rd, Mt. 6:15-9pm. Ph Vicki 0274 955 995

Midweek Music

1st Tuesday monthly. 7-10pm Cliff Road Hall, Tauranga. Mostly country. Good backing band. Ph Dick 0274 938 458

Newcomers Network Coffee Morning

Community Bible Study

Join us @ 14th Avenue Gospel Centre 10am-12pm for a Bible Study on the Book of Revelation. Ph Gay 021 225 5981

Fitness League

Exercise, movement & dance focusing on posture, stretching, strengthening & fle ibility suitable for all abilities.10am Baptist Church Hall,13th Ave. Pam 549 4799

Joanne Slagel

Joanne writes her own music & released her debut EP Where’s the Time under her maiden name Joanne Chester. At The Jam Factory, 17th Ave. 6:30pm $15

Katikati Bowling Club

8 Park Rd Rummikub 1-4pm, $3 entry.

Katikati Concert Band

Katikati Bowling Club, 8 Park Rd, 7pm. Come & join our friendly band. All ages & abilities welcome. Ph Mick 021 217 1780

Katikati Toastmasters

Build a Better You! Katikati Toastmasters meets 1st, 3rd, 5th Thursday of month, Katikati Community Ctr, Beach Rd. 7:30pm start. Ph Chrissy 0272 967 939

Keynotes Womens’ Barbershop Chorus

7pm Wesley Hall 100 13th Ave. Come & join us. All ages welcome. Singing keeps you young. Ph Bernice 576 4848, Facebook Keynotes Inc.

Ladies Social Craft Club

All migrants/newcomers are invited to join us 10am-12pm for a chat at Multicultural Centre, Historic Village, 17th Ave. Free. Ph 571 6419

All crafts very welcome 9am-2pm. Arataki Community Centre Bayfair. Pop in & have a look! Ph Sandy 0210 836 7671

Papamoa Palms Friendship Club

Lighthouse Cafe

Friendship is our Motto. Everyone welcome. Free first meet. Gordon Spratt Reserve Parton Rd. Bring own lunch. Tea/coffee available. am/pm speakers & activites. Ph Sue 574 3280

Craft, coffee, cake, chit chat at Lighthouse Church Welcome Bay, 10am-12pm. All ages welcome. Gold coin donation. Ph Mel 027 576 3105

Papamoa Toastmasters

Music & dance for preschoolers, Mums & Carers. $4 per family. Morning tea provided. 9:30-10am. Holy Trinity Church, 251 Devonport Rd.

Build a Better You! Papamoa Toastmasters meets 1st, 3rd, 5th Wed of month at 3 Palm Springs Boulevard. 5:30pm start. Ph Chrissy 027 296 7939

Sahaja Yoga Meditation (Free)

Next course 16th Oct-4th Dec, 7:30pm8:30pm. Sport BOP Offices, 406 Devonport Rd, Tauranga (between 12th & 13th Ave). Ian 027 884 2238

Singles Coffee Club 60+

Looking 4 coffee & meeting new friends? Gayle 027 439 3267 or Email mixandmingle@xtra.co.nz

Tauranga Film Society

Showing “A Man Called Ove” (Sweden) 6pm at Rialto Cinema. 3-film taster membership $30. Join any time: full season membership $90. See www.nzfilmsociety.org.n

Tauranga MidWeek Tramping Group

Dickey Flat to Daly’s Clearing. Grade moderate. Garry 578 3083

Tauranga South Garden Club

Meeting held in the Central Baptist Church Hall 13th Ave/Cameron Rd 1:30-3pm. Visitors welcome. Ph. Margaret 578 1017

Toastmasters, City Early Start

To improve public speaking & leadership skills, join friendly, motivated, enthusiastic City Early Start Toastmasters at Classic Flyers Cafe, 7am8:15am. LaniDTM@gmail.com www. cityearlystart.co.nz or see Facebook.

Welcome Bay Lions

Coffee group 3rd Tues monthly. Welcome Bay Community Centre 10:30-11:30. All welcome. Ph Sue 571 8940

Thursday 3 October Bay City Rockers

Social RocknRoll Dancing, plus other popular dances at Senior Citizens Hall Norris St. 7-9:30pm. $3 entry incl supper. Ph Gavin 027 643 6222

Coffee & Chat

Connecting people with children under 5. Drop in anytime between 10am-12pm. Abundant Life Ctr, 36 Sutherland Rd. Christina 021 173 0925

Mainly Music

Orange City Squares Rounds

Club night 7:30pm, St Enoch’s Church Hall, 16th Ave Tauranga. Learners welcome. Ph 577 1100 or Facebook, Orange City Squares Rounds

Social Games Club Mt

Play Indoor Bowls & Cards. Come along & have fun in the afternoon. Ph Dot 575 3780

Sunshine Sequence Dance Group

Learn dancing at a friendly club. Baptist Church Hall, 13th Ave, 6:30pm Learners tuition/revision. 7-9.30pm all dancers. $3 entry incl supper. Jan 544 4379

Taoist Tai Chi

New Beginner classes: 15 Koromiko St, Judea, 1-2:30pm & 5:30-7pm. 345 Maunganui Rd, 6:15-7:45pm. Katikati Memorial Hall, 5:30-7pm. All welcome. Ph 578 6193 or visit www.taoisttaichi.org

Zonta Tauranga Women’s Organisation

Leading Global Organisation, empowering women thru service & advocacy, warmly welcomes you! Meet others, fun informative meetings/guest speakers & more! Make a difference. Suzy 021 266 5044

Friday 4 October Chess Tauranga

Tauranga RSA Chess Club, Greerton 5-7pm, Casual & Standard length games. Standard Chess rules. Werner 548 1111 http:/www. westernbopchess.weebly.com/

Greerton Indoor Bowling Club

Yatton St, Greerton. Names in by 7:15pm for 7:30pm start. Mixed Pairs

Katikati Tramping Club

Sat 5th 8am. Moderate. Golden Cross, Ph Ian on 07 548 2351 or 021 125 3313, before 7.30pm tonight

The Sociables

Females & Males in their 30s/40s/50s that meet to dine out & participate in bushwalks & local events & activities. Ph 022 012 0376

Taoist Tai Chi

Celebrating 30 years in NZ, new beginner classes today: 15 Koromiko St, Judea 9-10:30am. 242 Dickson Rd, Papamoa 9-10:30am. Suitable for all. Ph 578 6193 or visit www.taoisttaichi.org

Whakamarama Farmers Market

Supporting local growers & artisans. Fundraising groups free. Refreshments available. Every Friday from 3pm at Whakamarama Community Hall, 469 Whakamarama Rd. Txt/ph Debbie 027 279 6030

Horoscopes ARIES: Joint ventures may bring excellent results this week but be careful not to break confidences inadvertently. Your inventive spirit soars.

LIBRA: Avoid taking shortcuts, especially in matters related to diet and health. Your support helps a friend over an emotional hurdle. Surprise visitors greet you through the weekend.

TAURUS: Don’t seek instant results, some things are worth waiting for. A methodical approach in all things is all important now. Significant career related news comes your way. The financial picture may show signs of brightening.

SCORPIO: A new and brighter outlook could help this week and your romantic situation is encouraging. Travel ideas should be more concrete before you make actual plans.

GEMINI: You excel in the role of fund raiser for your pet causes. Travel and romance are in the picture this week. Review health needs for yourself and your loved ones.

SAGITTARIUS: You have an uncanny knack for mingling with a great variety of personalities. Domestic difficulties are sorting themselves out. This a good week for arranging priorities.

CANCER: An influential person may enter your sphere and help you attain a key goal. A chance to meet fresh faces opens up. Academically, greater motivation is required at the present time.

CAPRICORN: Your absent minded streak is prominent so be sure to check your calendar on a daily basis. Home improvements are highlighted. Lost items may surface in a place you least expect. Your relationship is on a steadier course.

LEO: Information coming your way may prove more useful than you initially believe. Your household will be a beehive of activity on the weekend. Quality is all important when making major purchases.

AQUARIUS: Co-operation from an unusually stubborn personality helps you advance in your career or a community enterprise. Your own quiet support of a loved one could help your partner reach a key goal.

VIRGO: Taking inventory of your financial prospects helps you make long term plans. New academic interests are highlighted. In building relationships, seek out areas of common interest.

PISCES: A new acquaintance looks to you as a confidant, but you may be hearing more than you really want to know. A long delayed project is finally on the launching pad.

Your birthday Being reliable and ambitious, you are sometimes criticized for being less than flexible. this week Your sense of humour is captivating. The next few months focus is on education and travel, with the two blending together.

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Tap water health advice Some plumbing fittings have the potential to let traces of metals accumulate in water that stands still for several hours. The Ministry of Health believes that the risk is small. As a precaution, they recommend that all households flush a large glass (500ml) of water from their drinking water tap each morning to eliminate the risk. This is a public notice from the Ministry of Health, published by Tauranga City Council.

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#ZEALANDIERTOURS 4th Oct – Simunovich Olive Estate – today is all about indulging in the finer things in life. Join our journey of fine wine, exquisite dining with sensations food & a fully guided tour of the extravagant 30,000 – olive tree estate. Includes transport, Estate Tour, Tastings & Lunch + complimentary olive oil to take home. Strictly limited seats. Phone us today at Zealandier Tours 07 572 4118 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) Nov 1st-4th; 4 Days Taranaki Rhodo Festival. (2) Nov4th-7th; 4 Days Great Barrier Island Direct from Tauranga. (3) Nov 8th-12th; 5 Days Northern Coromandels Secrets. (4) Nov 15th-20th; 6 Days McKenzie Country& Lake Tekapo in Spring. Free Door to Door service: Day Trips, Shows & free beautiful colour catalogue: BOOK NOW:Website:www. no8tours.co.nz or Ph No 8 Tours team on 579 3981 or Email info@ no8tours.co.nz

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Scholarships for Bay Tertiary Learners

So what are you waiting for?

At Toi Ohomai, we believe education can empower everyone - that’s why we offer a range of scholarships to suit every type of learner. Choose the one that will help you achieve your study and career goals!

Secondary School Achiever Award Jacob Moser Jacob Moser says he was a ‘middle achiever’ during his time at Tauranga Boys’ College, who has now set his sights on a high-paying engineering career. He was selected as one of 20 Toi Ohomai Secondary School Achiever Award winners when he enrolled in his New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Level 6) electrical course. He’s using the scholarship to cover weekly expenses like food, transport and board, as well as purchasing books and stationery for his course. Jacob was scrolling through a careers website at school when he was first inspired by the job description for Electrical Engineering Technicians. He considered heading to university to pursue his new career goal, but decided Toi Ohomai would be a better and financially safer option. “It’s close to home, I can drive there, and I can keep in touch with all my friends from school.”

If you’re getting ready to leave ask secondary school, make sure you your Careers Advisor about a Toi Ohomai Secondary School Achiever Award! We’re offering up ary to two awards for every second a school in the Toi Ohomai rohe l! tota in 40 whopping Value: $2, 500 Closes: 18 October 2019

High Performance Sports Academy Scholarship Love the Bay and love your sport? If you’re a high performing sportsperson, we’ve got you covered. We’re offering five scholarships which each cover a whole year ’s worth of course fees, plus extra support. Anyone who’s eligible for fees free study will receive $5,000 cash instead. Value: Full fees for one year/$5,000

The choice gives Jacob the option to look for work at the end of his two-year diploma, or carry on with a degree which he’ll be able to cross-credit his diploma into.

Learn by doing

Closes: 25 October 2019

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Study Award Are you over 18 and thinking of studying in 2020? We have 15 awards of $1,000 for full-time students and 10 awards of $500 for part-time students. Reduce your fees or use the cash if your course is fees free. Value: $1,000 (full-time study) $500 (part-time study) Closes: 17 January 2020 for Trimester 1 courses and 22 May 2020 for Trimester 2 courses

Community Organisat ion Study Award Anyone working in the not-forprofit sector knows tha t people are its most valuable asset! This scholarship helps sta ff in not-forprofit organisations to upskill. We’re offering four scholarsh ips worth $500 each, so don’t miss out! Value: $500 Closes: 17 January 20 20

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Rotorua · Taupō · Tauranga · Tokoroa · Whakatāne Disclaimer: All scholarships are dependent on individuals meeting the course entry criteria and being accepted onto their intended course. Visit toiohomai.ac.nz/scholarships for a full list of terms and conditions.