The Weekend Sun - 13 December 2019

13 December 2019, Issue 990

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Music man p5

Monster alert

Kiwi quirk lessons p9

A region in mourning p10

He’s Swiss and has just completed a stint of compulsory military training in the Swiss Army, so leaping six metres off the rocks at the Moturiki blowhole into the tide doesn’t daunt Cyril Senften.

The 20-year-old will join more than 300 of the

country’s fastest surf athletes for the notorious Mount Monster surf lifesaving endurance race along the Mount Maunganui coastline tomorrow.

Notorious because it’s a beach and surf marathon – 24.5 kilometres across sand and through surf.

“Exhausting,” says Cyril. Tomorrow’s seventh running of the Mount Monster will be particularly poignant – the athletes will observe a minute’s silence to remember the victims of the Whakaari/White Island tragedy. Full story on page 4. Photo: John Borren.

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Our feature on page six and seven today is a good example of this. Hundreds of people have been having thigh slapping, leg pumping, God-praising fun, complete with loud music at the Greerton Hall.

One neighbour however, is not having fun at all and their 82 noise complaints have sent the Zumba classes and church worship sessions packing from the Greerton Community Hall.

While it’s important that people respect other people’s right to enjoy a good night’s sleep and respite from constant noise, there does need to be places in every community where people can come together and make a bit of noise.

This community hall hasn’t popped up overnight and it seems patently unfair that one person – and an anonymous one at that – can dictate terms to a community and there is absolutely no debate or mediation.

no horses tethered in the neighbourhood.

If she sees a horse, we are clearly too close to the country and not close enough to the shops and other facilities.

This stems from when we lived in a small settlement in Cloudy Bay, in Marlborough.

What could be more idyllic than living by the coast, just a stone’s throw from the vineyards?

The sort of place you can ride a horse down the road if you are that way inclined.

This was a mistake, because every spring, on every frosty morning, well before the sun has risen, 50 or 100 helicopters would make their way across the Cook Straight, single out our house as some sort of navigation beacon and fly directly over it.

It turns out that helicopters are the main frost fighting tool for vineyards Vineyards also attract mice – lots and lots of mice – and thousands of birds when the berries start to ripen. It turns out the best way to scare birds is to set off loud explosions at random intervals, so the birds never get used to the pattern.

That scares birds and it sure does rile up the humans too!

Choose wisely

Reading the signs

You really need to do your due diligence before choosing a place to live, and, as someone who has moved no fewer than 28 times, I know this better than most.

My wife, who is very much an urban person, has one main rule when buying a house – there can be

So now, like a lot of people, I pay particular attention to the neighbourhood.

I do my homework and keep an eye out for tell-tale signs of trouble – like horses.

A community centre next door seems like a fairly obvious sign of trouble if you are sensitive to noise.

My advice to prospective house buyers or tenants is to look at the signs stuck to the windows out the front and see who uses it.

There is a big decibel difference between a yoga class and a Zumba session.

If you like peace and quiet, coffee and croissants on a Sunday morning, probably best you don’t move next door to an American-style Protestant church because the gospel music will drive you to drink.

Also, if a real estate agent asks you if you like an ‘active view’ they are basically saying the house is next door to a gang pad.

Gang activity can usually be screened out with some clever landscaping and dense evergreens. I once obscured my patched neighbours with a two metre fence. This involved going onto their side of the fence

to nail in the palings. While this is good fence building etiquette it was a little awkward. ‘Do you mind if I come over and finish building my barrier?’ They were cool with it though. It turns out these guys love fences and we both valued our privacy for various reasons.

Put a face to the fracas

And that’s half the battle – talk things through. Sometimes when problems become human beings with faces and personalities, it doesn’t seem like as much of a problem.

Usually it is the smells, noises and sights that bother us, rather than the people. Left unresolved, these things fester away. Little problems become big problems. A little bit of compromise and common sense goes a long way.

Do your homework before you buy that house. Talk to the neighbours, drive around the neighbourhood. Smell the breeze.

That way you won’t have to steal a digger and destroy the neighbour’s tree because it obscures your view of the Mount, or lob a brick onto the neighbour’s roof because they’re burning rubbish or stab the tyres on the lad’s car next door because he’s a noisy little fella who likes to do burn-outs.

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Our Greerton Hall serial complainer wouldn’t survive Wellington where there were noise complaints about jackhammers at 1am on The Terrace, and 43 loud music complaints in Cuba Street in just one month. By comparison, a hymn at the Greerton Hall at 10.20am on a Sunday would be a blessing.

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Land locked surf lifesaver A surf lifesaver from Switzerland – what are the chances? Switzerland is landlocked, there is no surf.

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15th Ave works Construction along 15th Ave will take a temporary pause during the Christmas Break.

The work will be paused from December 20, 2019, to January 6, 2020.

“Before the break takes effect, the site will be left safe and tidy to ensure all users in this area can use the corridor safely,” says a Tauranga City Council spokesperson.

“We would like to take this opportunity to wish you a wonderful Christmas and to express our gratitude to everyone for being so cooperative during the works.”

Tauranga assault An 18-year-old man has been charged with wounding with intent following an assault in Tauranga on Monday.

Another man was taken to Tauranga Hospital in a serious condition after allegedly being assault on Durham Street, outside the Quest Hotel.

A police spokesperson says they received reports of an assault at 12.26pm.

Multiple police units were called to the scene, along with St John Paramedics. Police are continuing to investigate the matter.

Cycle bridge work Construction of the Wairoa cycleway bridge is progressing as planned with a completion expected by the end of March.

The cycle bridge is one of the last links in the Omokoroa to Tauranga cycle trail.

WBOPDC group manager infrastructure services Gary Allis says construction of the Wairoa ‘clip-on’ cycle bridge addition to the State Highway 2 Wairoa River Bridge is going well.

“The new abutments have been constructed and contractor Brian Perry Civil has the steel support structure under construction off site.

“Installation of the steel support structures, bridge spans and counter weight is planned for early January.”

Burling’s winning ways New Zealand yachting stars Peter Burling and Blair Tuke won a fifth world 49er title on a dramatic final day of the championships in Auckland on Sunday.

The Kiwis overcame gear failure, a nearoverboard episode and a fired-up German crew of Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel to eventually seal another accolade in their young but storied careers that include Olympic gold and America’s Cup success as well as world sailor of the year honours.

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But there is 20-year-old Cyril Senften, a Swiss surf lifesaver.

“They do exist,” he insists proudly, if not defensively.

And to prove the point Cyril will line up with a record 360 of the nation’s fastest surf athletes for the nasty, gut-busting, 24.5 kilometre surf lifesaving endurance race along the Mount Maunganui coastline.

The race is called the Mount Monster for a reason – a 12km ski paddle from Main Beach to Omanu and return, a 5km run to Tay Street and return, the worst of it according to Cyril, a 1.5km swim which includes the epic Moturiki blowhole jump, and a 6km board paddle.

Each stage is back-to-back and slightly tweaked this year, it’s about two and a half hours of grind and torture, even for elite athletes. There’s a long sigh from Cyril.

“It’s so exhausting, and it’s forecast to be a hot day as well.” And in the next breath, the Swiss is talking up “amazing” Tauranga. “The location, the conditions, the coaching. Amazing!”

His unusual entry into beach sports probably accounts for some of that enthusiasm.

“I was always part of the life guard service back home, but at swimming pools.”

Then one day his dad was telling him about a Swiss national surf lifesaving team. “Aw, sick!” Sick as in great, awesome, cool. “And I signed up for the trials.” This in a country 160 kilometres from the nearest wave on the Gulf of Genoa.

“We just trained in the rivers and lakes. No surf.

“Fewer lifesavers, the standard isn’t as high and it’s a lot more boring because it’s flat water.

Then one momentous day in 2016 an 18-year-old Cyril

Cyril Senften prepares for the Mount Monster this weekend.

Photo: John Borren.

stood on real sand on a real beach in the Netherlands – it was the world championships and his first competitive encounter i the surf. It was also when he met Hamish Miller – winner of the Mount Monster two years ago. “He convinced me to come to New Zealand and train. That’s why I am here.”

That’s why he has come back twice, that’s why he’s having another crack at the Mount Monster.

“The run is the worst, kills your legs.” If he worries enough, perhaps it won’t be as bad as he first thought “And it just sucks the oxygen.”

He much prefers the board leg because of ‘runners’ – “We get runners all the time here, I get so excited when there are runners.

“Guys say they are normal and I say come on!”

Runners are something the sea gods throw up for local surfers, but don’t happen on the rivers and lakes of Switzerland. Runners? “Little waves, not proper waves that will break, but enough to ride for a few metres.

“They give you a lift. It’s just so much more fun to do it here.”

Not only has Cyril Senften represented his country, he has served it. Every male form age 18 has to do compulsory military training – 21 weeks in the army. He has done that and now is enjoying a gap year before heading off to university to study environmental engineering – he will one day design and set up systems to provide clean drinking water and to treat wastewater, solid wastes, hazardous wastes and air pollution.

As a surf life saver, an elite beach athlete, he is a young man well in touch and appreciative of his environment. He will serve the world well. But first, tomorrow Cyri will defy his environment – he has done two hours 35-ish for the Mount Monster. He’s aiming to go under two hours 30.

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Here for the harmony

The last hurrah – Fred Chell final outing with the Brainwave Singers. Photo: Daniel Hines.

It’s frustrating for both pianist and choir.

The pianist is Fred Chell. “Age is catching up on me.” He’s 77. “I rely on my memory to play well and that’s starting to fail a bit so it’s getting harder.”

The choir is the therapeutic Brainwave Singers, a special choir which uses singing to improve speech and communication in aphasia or stroke sufferers, and to delay neurological conditions like Parkinson’s.

But now Fred’s seven-year voluntary gig playing piano for the choir is at an end. “I know it’s going to be hard to find someone of Fred’s calibre and commitment again,” says Brainwave Singers founder, BOPDHB’s Dr Robin Matthews.

“But it would be great if there is someone out there who feels they could help out.”

“It’s been a pleasure, they’re a great bunch,” says Fred. And he hopes someone will be found soon to replace him, as helping people in this way was very fulfilling.

“I hope someone will pick up the reins and run with it. You meet some lovely people. I’d encourage people just to come along and see what it’s all about.”

A churchgoing friend, whose husband was a member of the Brainwave Singers, introduced Fred to the choir back in 2012. “I went along to a session

and they asked me to play a couple of tunes. That was apparently good enough,” he laughs.

Fred, a retired computer programmer, took up playing the piano seriously in his early teens.

“My mother used to play piano by ear,” he said.

“I asked her one afternoon to teach me, so she sat me down and showed me. I persevered with it and can even remember the first tune I learned, ‘It’s been a blue, blue day’.”

Brainwave Singers founder and BOPDHB Audiology/Dietetics/NBHS/Speech Language Therapy Team Lead, Dr Robin Matthews heaped praise on Fred for his energy and commitment.

“Fred has been ever-present and ever-faithful, year-in, year-out.

“He’s been wonderful, given very generously of his time and I would like to thank him sincerely.

“The way he plays has given the choir energy and driven them along. He’s got a massive repertoire.

“He’s a pianist extraordinaire. He also very kindly helped me with my PHD research on the effect of choral singing therapy on Parkinson’s.

“We’re definitely going to miss him.

So Dr Matthews is now putting a call out for a new pianist. Call him on: 027 326 1464.

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Port chairman wins prestigious award Port of Tauranga Limited’s David Pilkington has been named Chairperson of the Year in the Deloitte Top 200 Business Awards.

David joined the Port of Tauranga Board in July 2005 and has been Chair since 2013. Since then, Port of Tauranga has successfully completed its strategy to become

The Greerton Community Hall – it has become a fossil, a place for passive play.

“big ship capable” and is now by far New Zealand’s largest port. The Company’s market capitalisation has more than doubled during his tenure as chair to more than $4.6 billion.

David’s win scores a hat trick for Port of Tauranga Limited at the prestigious annual awards. Mark Cairns won the accolade for chief executive of the Year in 2012, while chief financial officer, Steve Gray won CFO of the Year in 2017.

One complainant One serial noise complainant has single-handedly compromised the future of the Greerton Hall as a community events centre.

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The hall in Cameron Road is the pulse of Greerton – a community venue for everything from weddings to funerals, church services, festivals and fitness.

But all that is threatened after the Tauranga City Council issued several user groups with excessive noise notices – be quiet or get out notices – after 82 complaints from just one neighbour in a residential cul-de-sac behind the hall. Several users have already been forced from the hall – a couple of Zumba classes, a church group and others.

“It’s sad, the community hall is an icon and an important building in Greerton,” says Gary Dawson, CEO of Bay Venues which runs the Greerton Hall.

“Now we have to turn our minds to thinking about

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What do you do with a valuable community facility that can’t be used by the community for community activities? “Good question,” says Gary. “Perhaps we just use it for passive activity and that means utilisation will go down.” If that happens, decisions will have to be made whether it’s a viable facility.

User groups suggest anything louder than people chatting won’t be permitted at Greerton Hall. Gary Dawson says that’s an exaggeration.

‘Teejay’ Hemara of Tauranga Zumba has gone from the hall and gone from the suburb. “This is not a hobby, this is my fulltime job, it’s my bread and butter, it pays my mortgage, it’s a worry.”

Tauranga Zumba has been using Greerton Hall for ten years. About 50 loyal locals attended classes every Tuesday night. “It’s more than a fitness class,” says Teejay. “There’s a family feel, and it’s very unfortunate for them.”

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makes a big noise venue, she thought “stuff it, I’m turning the music up”. She did and noise control was there with a written warning. Next day there was an email saying she couldn’t use the hall again.

Gary Dawson says he’s stuck between a rock and a hard place. “While we would like to encourage as many as possible community groups to use the hall, we have to comply with the rules.” The resident was within their rights to complain, and some of those complaints were upheld.

The Weekend Sun dropped by Hayes Avenue, directly behind the Greerton Hall. No-one could, or would, point to the disgruntled noise complainant.

But one long time elderly resident said while some hall noise could be a nuisance “it was certainly nothing to complain about”.

And, in fact, he quite enjoyed the church music.

Teejay Hamara says one person’s noise problem may not be a problem for others.

“It’s a bit of a grey area and we are working on that.

We sat outside the hall a few times listening to the music. And the traffic on Cameron Road and a lawn mower were louder than anything.” Bay Venues has offered Teejay Merivale Action Centre for his Zumba classes until the New Year.

“My class is very loyal and will have hated to lose the class altogether. So I trust they will follow us down the road to Merivale.”

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8, 2017, when a neighbour behind the Greerton Hall first complained about excessive noise levels. There have since been 82 complaints, all of them filed by the same complainant.

“Surely if you move in beside a community hall hosting community activities, you can expect a level of noise,” says Teejay.

Tauranga City Council general manager of community services Gareth Wallis says they have a responsibility to enforce the City Plan and Resource Management Act. “If a member of the public feels those limits have been exceeded and complains, we are obligated to investigate it.”

“And in order for us to comply with the city rules and RMA, we can no longer have groups in there that use loud, amplified music, because we are breaking the rules,” says Bay Venues’ Gary Dawson.

“We have tried to get groups to keep the noise down. That’s why notices were issued.”

Another Zumba operator using Greerton Hall preferred not to be named, fearing the impact on her business. She was yellow carded, then red carded for two noise control complaints. They kicked her out.

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Special Santa grotto beats the pressure donated by the community.

Thousands of presents will fill She’s only rostered on twice a week, the Tauranga Salvation Army but her supervisor says she’s been social hall next week for the working hard every day for two weeks. annual Christmas Santa’s Grotto. “We have been breathing very deeply The event takes the pressure off more than 200 local families. Parents choose free gifts for their children.

December has been hectic for Sallie’s volunteers, who are putting in the hard work to bring the event to life.

Sue Leaver has spent a lot of her time collecting and sorting Christmas gifts

the last few weeks, a lot is going on but boy we do appreciate our volunteers,” says Community Ministries manager Davina Plummer.

“The volunteers have jobs and families and they reschedule what’s in their private lives so they can pull out all the stops to support us.”

Tauranga Sallies has received about

500 hours of volunteer work this year.

“If we had to pay for that, we just wouldn’t be able to afford it,” says Davina.

Hundreds of families are invited to the grotto by a range of local social service agencies.

Nominated families are engaged in social work, financial mentoring or have other needs. Last year, about 250 families received gifts from the grotto.

Sue says donations have been pouring in since the launch of the Christmas Appeal and she has been amazed at the quality of some presents.

“It’s been an incredible time of generosity, a lot of presents are not just cheap little presents, people are actually buying really nice stuff that kids will like.”

Presents are graded by value and shared equally.

Davina speaks of one generous donor who dropped off 16 one-metre-high Santa sacks filled with toys they had shopped for

over the year.

“It just blew us away. But to be honest, the little boy who spent his whole dollar of pocket money on a gift for someone else did the same thing.”

“Whether the gift is small or massive, it’s the heart in which that it’s given - that’s what we appreciate so much.”

The event mission is to alleviate stress of parents and bring joy into the lives of those under immense financial pressure “Next week is a very emotional week for the staff, we see so many tears of gratitude from people that are just so deserving,” says Davina.

“It’s a privilege to be able to support them throughout the year, and hopefully give them some luxuries this Christmas.”

The only thing they need is more gifts for teenagers.

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It’s as Kiwi as…

English Language Partners in Tauranga will be covering everything Kiwiana in class next month, as part of their free language classes.

“We are going to cover all of those things – the Free Kiwiana language classes in Tauranga significance of ANZAC Day and Waitangi Day. A lot will help resident refugees and migrants of the students will know their kids are on holiday, learn the ‘rules’ of New Zealand. but they won’t know why,” says Phillipa.

“We will visit the information centre, go to Gate From learning about pineapple chunks to the place Pa and Elms. Another thing we will do is head down of tangata whenua in this country, the classes make it to Bobby’s for fish and chips. We want them to feel easy for students to navigate everyday life here. comfortable here and to know what our customs “Learning how to get on in New Zealand is like are. That way you feel you’re not going to tread on learning the rules of a game,” says English Language anybody’s toes. If they’re at work - it will give them Partners Tauranga manager Philippa Cairns. something more to talk about.

“To win the game, you have to learn the rules.”

“Often people find it very difficult to know wha The centre’s mission is to help adults gain the to talk to their Kiwi workmates about,” says Philippa. knowledge to be able to function in New Zealand.

The course covers Kiwi idioms and slang.

“The Kiwiana classes are not just about English Language Partners will also be running the teaching grammar and pronunciation - it’s about NZQA Certificate in English Language Level 2 from understanding what makes a country tick.”

The five-week programme will run twice a week for February, which is free for residents and will allow graduates to join Toi Ohomai Level 3 courses. three hours starting on Monday, January 6.

For more information, email: Students immerse themselves in Kiwi culture with bayofplenty@englishlanguage.org.nz or phone: a morning tea of Vegemite and pikelets, visits to 07 571 4181 historic sites and learning about national holidays.

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A city reels under

A little girl is confronted by an outpouring of grief at the fence.

It was just another grey, iron-barred security fence. Then in the space of two calamitous hours, the terrible side of Mother Nature changed all that.

The fence became a shrine.

“It could have been us,” said the scrawled card attached to a bouquet of flowers laid at the fence.

“May all involved rest their weary souls and have some peace through the journey ahead. Hearts are weeping.” It’s signed by four ‘fellow passengers’ from the cruise liner, Ovation of the Seas.

And when the volcanic crater on White Island belched it’s huge, deadly blast of toxic gas, steam and smoke and ash at 2.12pm on Monday afternoon, 38 passengers off the cruise liner were on the island.

When The Weekend Sun went to press, eight people were dead, another 23 in hospital in a critical condition and eight were missing, presumed dead.

A nation prayed for the best but prepared for things to get worse.

By evening on Monday floral tributes were being laid at the security fence to Salisbury Wharf – the cruise terminal at the Port of Tauranga. Expensive bouquets and the fence was dripping with Pohutakawa. Blooms that celebrate Christmas were now honouring lives lost at Christmas.

The mood at the fence was sombre, respectful, reflective. “Arohanui,” said a big sign with big hearts – a Kiwi message of deep feeling and compassion.

As evening fell a young father ushered his daughter to the fence.

For several minutes the father read and explained the messages in hushed tones as a five or six-year-old grappled with the unfathomable.

There was silent upset, there were silent tears.

“Our thoughts are with all who will never join us back on the ship,” read a note from another couple on board who needed their grief to be heard. “Love and thoughts – the Browns, Australia.”

Outside the gates, at the shrine on Salisbury Wharf Jan Willoughy dropped by. She’s in the local tourism industry and was rocked by events. “These people have come on the holiday of a lifetime and to not be able to return to their home countries and their loved ones at Christmas is just devastating.”

At that moment, passengers off the Norwegian Jewel, were filing back onto the wharf for departure.

Normally buzzing from new experiences on shore in a new land, the passengers shuffle by the shrine in silence, out of respect, out of disbelief.

“In a time of crisis, the people of Tauranga Moana have proved yet again their compassion and resilience rallying in support of families affected,” says Mayor Tenby Powell. “I am drowning in messages of support with offers of everything from accommodation to recovery capability.

“The compassion is overwhelming.”

MP Simon Bridges was in Whakatane during the rescue operation. “It has been incredibly humbling seeing the work first responders and emergency services are doing.”

Meanwhile ‘Steve and Angie’ had left a tribute at the fence. “Our thoughts are with those who lost their way today and their families. We are thinking of you all.

There’s a ships notice board on the wharf – it records port of registration, Bahamas.

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That should have read 1830 hours. Poignantly that time had been erased and replaced with “staying overnight”. There were matters to be attended.

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calamity A Kiwi message of deep feeling and compassion.

A poignant message on the fence from ‘Steve and Angie’.

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Below: Ovation of the Seas leaves Tauranga on Wednesday.

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Digging deep for therapy From right: Tauranga Girls’ College Year 10 students Ruby Walford, Jemma Dos Santos and McKenzie Hill volunteering their time to help spruce-up the community garden for their end-of-year activities day.

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It will involve working with ‘neurodiverse’ primary level students, who don’t get any funding support in school.

Programme leaders Jo Easterby and Jess Hubbard say they will spend two days of the school week volunteering their time, getting stuck into therapeutic gardening with the kids involved.

But now, they need help raising funds to get the project off the ground.

“We’re talking about kids with autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, highanxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and ADHD,” says Jess.

“We have taken it upon ourselves to start this project, as we know first-hand that when students are out of the classroom and in a hands-on environment, you can get so much more out of them.

“These kids are struggling in the classroom and acting out. The problem is there is no means in the current system for schools to access funding to support them.”

That’s why they are launching

the initiative called Your Garden: Children’s Therapy Garden in Tauranga. The passionate pair hope to see the community garden project launched for the start of the school year.

It’s their mission to raise $6000 for garden beds, a large shed, garden equipment and plants.

Tauranga City Council is letting them use a piece of land at the back of the Historic Village free of charge.

However, it is up to Jo and Jess to self-fund the rest of the project.

“We have had to cut down our fulltime work hours to three days a week,” says Jo. “Our wages are taking quite a cut.”

They are calling on the Tauranga community to support the movement over the coming months.

At first, people just thought we were two ladies with a shovel in a garden, working with a few kids, says Jess.

“But now people are starting to understand this project is something that can work and is working for kids.”

A six-month pilot programme with students from Matua and Merivale Primary at the Welcome Bay Community Gardens this year has shown the ‘great impact’ garden

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“People don’t realise how much of an impact working outside, physically with your hands, can make. [It makes] such a difference to smaller things inside the classroom,” says Jo. “The feedback from teachers at Matua and Merivale is that these children have grown and it’s improved their learning drastically.”

Merivale assistant principal and special educational needs coordinator Heather Langley says the programme transformed the students involved.

“When they came back with produce and flowers they had massive pride.

“On the last day, we had tears from students because they knew it was the end.

“We chose the quiet students for the programme, but when they were given the chance they just blossomed in this environment.”

Produce grown next year will be donated to local community group Good Neighbour, helping students understand the importance of giving back to the wider community.

Last Thursday a group of Year 10 students from Tauranga Girls’ College helped revamp the garden as part of their end-of-year activities day.

Pulling out weeds and adding a splash of colour to the garden.

Romy Heayns, 15, says it was a calming way to spend her day and awesome to get behind a local community project.

Jess told The Weekend Sun they aren’t running the programme in school garden beds because many of these student’s don’t feel “good enough” when they are on site.

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Tauranga Girls’ College student Romy Heayns adding a splash of colour to the community garden’s fence as part of the school’s activity day. be learning. That’s why we couldn’t run this from garden beds in schools.”

The pair emphasise they are facilitators in the garden, not teachers. Describing their role as “providing students with the opportunity, with direction to manage themselves”.

Horticultural therapy is about physical movement and lowering stress levels, which is what the programme is structured around, says Jess.

“When the kids first get here they will spend the first ten minutes just digging. Then we will be doing the actual gardening, making sure we have got lots of time for sensory breaks.

“Some kids may spend a good part of the day regulating themselves to this environment. The noises, the smells, the sounds and light – a lot is going on here.”

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Bush fire smoke lingering in the sky Spectacular sunrises and sunsets in Tauranga left community members in awe last week.

Tauranga resident Vicki Woodcraft snapped some glorious shots on her digital camera last Thursday, saying she couldn’t pass up the opportunity to

The magnificent sunset captured by a Tauranga resident last Thursday from her balcony.

capture the sunset from her deck.

“We have a view of the Kaimais so see great sunsets.

“When we see the colours reflected in our windows we know it’s worth getting the camera out.

“I couldn’t believe how large the sun looked that night and knew it would make for some great shots.”

But why was the sky glowing? MetService meteorologist Stephen Glassey says a north-west flow over New Zealand brought over smoke from the Australian bush fires.

“We could see it on our satellite imagery. We could see it in the upper North Island from Waikato and Bay of Plenty over to Gisborne.”

He says smoke particles in the atmosphere were causing haze and colourful sunsets and rises across these regions.

“When the sun rises, the sun’s light has to pass through a lower atmosphere, and if the atmosphere has got particles, then you get light scattered in different directions.

“That’s what creates the pretty looking colours.”

Last week WeatherWatch.co.nz issued a statement saying that bush fires along Eastern Australia flare up last Thursday, with a huge pulse of smoke and dust crossing the Tasman Sea. They warned people about the possibility of allergies flaring up due to the smoke.

“The airflow, thanks to a storm in the Southern Ocean, favours a direct line to New Zealand right now with smoke continuing to blow over the Tasman Sea,” they said last week.

A Bureta resident says last week’s sunrises were some of the most “spectacular occurrences” he has experienced.

“I have seen an excessive six decades of sunrises, they have always fascinated me.

“I’m awake when the sun’s coming up every morning and I have cellphone full of photos of the most recent sunrises.

“Here am I on one side of the Tasman marvelling at the sunrises, all the time knowing Australians are being burnt out of their homes.”

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volcano was more active.

At time of writing, it’s Monday evening and I’ve just As we looked up at the ship, I had another memory returned from delivering flowers to the port gates wit of looking past those same port gates as a child with my my eldest child. Ovation of the Seas is all lit up and spending an unscheduled night with us because it seems mother; she pointed out a hammer and sickle on a ship’s funnel. That ship was of course the clear from both official an Mikhail Lermontov and we watched unofficial reports that a numbe The ship’s it sail away not realising that in a few of our cruise visitors were killed unscheduled stay in days’ time it’d be at the bottom of the this week by the eruption on Tauranga port.

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The ship looked beautiful tonight At 2:20pm on Monday I was but as I looked along her hull and saw discussing a council meeting on several dark cabins I wondered if they speakerphone with councillor belonged to passengers that left those and geologist Andrew Hollis; as I port gates this morning; happy and reached the top of the Sandhurst excited to experience a unique tour but Interchange, I could see an didn’t return this afternoon. unusual plume and remarked to It’s a reminder to cherish every moment because it’ll Andrew that I thought White Island was erupting. never come again. Our community mourns with the The sight reminded me of growing up on Papamoa families of the victims.

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TECT Park now on the phone

Up and operating. From left Ngai Tamarawaho representative Sonny Ranapia, Tauranga Mayor Tenby Powell, TECT chairman Bill Holland, Western Bay Mayor Garry Webber and Ngai Tamarawaho kaumatua Des Tata.

It’s a massive playground, divided into zones catering for the needs of the various sportspeople and enthusiasts and the activities they undertake.

There are places for quiet, active recreation like walking, horse-riding or mountain-biking and a flying site for model aeroplanes. There are othe areas for noisier, more boisterous activities like motorcycling, target shooting and rally car driving.

And each year 300,000 people use the park.

However one of the big drawbacks of this playground has been the lack of telecommunications. That was until this week when they turned on the new cell tower at TECT Park.

There are now mobile and wireless broadband services to the park and surrounding communities like Oropi and Ngawaro which previously had no coverage.

It’s a coming of age according to Western Bay Mayor Garry Webber. “Until now, lack of telecommunications has been a risk factor to users’ safety and has also been a barrier to commercial development at the park and hindered our ability

to promote the park to its full potential as a tourist and visitor attraction.”

And there’s a name change, a new brand. The TECT All Terrain Park becomes just TECT Park – a stronger nod to its association with sponsor TECT which has naming rights.

TECT chair Bill Holland says the launch and the park’s rebranding, are further positive developments in the park’s journey on which TECT has been all the way since opening in 2010.

“TECT Park is a major asset for our district and one to be enjoyed for generations to come - thanks to its fantastic upkeep, wide-ranging facilities and now much-needed cell phone coverage.”

Tauranga Mayor Tenby Powell says the provision of telecommunications coverage completes a great year for TECT Park, coming on top of its Supreme Green Flag Award win last month.

Garry Webber thanked the Rural Connectivity Group for being faithful to its mandate under the rural broadband initiative and mobile black spots fund programme from central government.

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Marty Hoffart of the Zero Waste Network says to throw in a zero waste Christmas and holiday season.

“The things we choose to do and buy this Christmas have significant impact on our climate, ecosystems, water, air and communities.”

Kiwis generate more waste per person than almost anywhere in the world. We discard 15.5 million tonnes of waste each year, that’s about 3200kg for every person. We recycle just 28 per cent of this waste.

“For those of us who are trying to reduce our impact by embracing zero waste in our day-to-day life, Christmas presents extra stress of wanting to be true to our values while being a part of the rituals.”

While it’s often said we don’t need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly, we do need millions of people doing it imperfectly. Zero Waste Network has some Christmas pointers to get you going.

Plan meals before shopping to avoid buying too much and wasting stuff and plan what to do with leftovers so they aren’t unnecessarily chucked. Each Kiwi household wasted $644 worth of food in 2018, or about 86kg. Landfills take huge amounts of organic waste, which produce the greenhouse gas methane.

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Gifting time can be invaluable. Give some new parents a night off so they can have a date, give time to a garden working bee, help paint a house or fix a car Plant a tree to restore native forests. There are many projects where you can purchase a native tree in someone’s name as a gift to be planted in a regenerating forest or reserve. Projects like the nationwide Native Forest Restoration Trust will issue a certificate for the gift that you can give to the recipient and maybe invite them to the planting.

Christmas is about the spirit of giving so donate to a cause someone cares about this Christmas.

Help friends and family live a zero waste life. If they’re coffee drinkers, how about a reusable travel cup? Buy something upcycled, recycled or reused from a secondhand bookshop, op shop, consignment shop.

If you do buy new, think about the reused or recycled content, durability and repairability. There are hundreds of zero waste products on the market.

“For most of us, Christmas is really about spending time with loved ones, getting out in nature, celebrating faith, having fun, eating pavlova or just having time off,” says Marty. “You can step away from the crazy consumerism and reframe your Christmas by putting your own priorities and family traditions.”

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Defending champions looking for Sevens repeat Bay of Plenty supporters will be turning out at the TECT National Seven’s Tournament to get behind the local teams this weekend. Photo: Cameron Avery.

Men’s and women’s sevens champions will involve and recognise charities that play a key role Tauranga. be looking to go back to back at this year’s inThe three charities for this year’s tournament TECT National Sevens tournament are Tauranga Community Foodbank, Blue Light Tauranga and Bay Conservation Alliance. in the Bay of Plenty.

The partnership between Bay of Plenty Rugby The top 28 men’s and women’s sevens teams in the and TECT will see free tickets to the Sevens for country will battle it out at Tauranga Domain, to be volunteers from all three charities. crowned national champions this weekend.

“We want to make the Sevens a fun family Tournament hosts, Bay of Plenty have a men’s and atmosphere, but we also want to make people aware women’s team competing in this year’s event. of the great things these charities do.

Bay Men’s coach Lance McDonald says his side is “It’s a good opportunity to acknowledge the work getting amped up for the upcoming tournament. these volunteers do,” says Mike.

“The boys are really starting to believe in their Tasman men’s team are defending champions, and ability and realise their potential. they want to join their 15-a-side team to take home “We have a standard from the qualifiers [and] we the 2019 title. will only get better. So, given the balance of the Meanwhile, women’s defending champions, squad, it’s exciting times,” he says.

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Top sporting talent gets a major boost Holly Topp ends five years at Tauranga Girls’ College this month with a highly impressive sporting CV. The 18-year-old has been a sporting role model at the school. This year alone she played rugby, cricket, sevens, basketball, touch and she used to play hockey.

But it is rugby and cricket where she has made her mark.

She helped drive the rise of rugby at Tauranga Girls’ and represented Bay of Plenty age group and secondary school teams at lock. This year she was selected in the NZ Maori Under-18 side.

The wicket keeper/batsman who plays her club cricket in Auckland has come through the Bay of Plenty Cricket pathway to move on to Northern Districts Under-18 and Under-21 sides. Last month she was selected for the Northern Spirit squad to contest the Hallyburton Johnston Shield and Super Smash over the summer.

“It is pretty exciting to make the Spirit squad for the first time.

“I am going to be training hard and obviously my aim is to make the White Ferns.

“I will put everything into it and then just see what happens, see how it plays out,” says Holly.

Her excellence on and off the cricket pitch has been rewarded with Tauranga-based Centurion Cricket Company announcing Holly as their second cricket ambassador to join Northern Districts allrounder Brett Hampton.

Holly says it is a major honour to be appointed.

“I am really excited about it. I just had a hit with my new bat and it was so nice.

“It is more prestigious than being sponsored or being a brand ambassador for any other company because there are only two of us. I think having one guy and one girl alongside each other is really important because people forget there are differences in male and female cricket.”

Kayne Henderson from Centurion Cricket

Holly Topp with Centurion’s Colin Henderson.

Company is delighted to welcome Holly as their second brand ambassador.

“We had been looking for a female brand ambassador for a while and wanted someone who understood, and bought into what we were trying to do. Holly is that person,” says Kayne.

“Not only is she a talented sports person in her own right, but Holly is an aspiring doctor and this intelligence shows through. We feel she is well placed to support the next generation of female cricketers.

“We are very proud to support her on her journey to hopefully higher honours.”

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Outreach clinic opens in Katikati An outreach clinic has opened in Katikati, providing women with Family Planning services. It is based at the Katikati Midwives clinic.

The clinic has been open since the start of October and opened up to help reduce barriers people face accessing clinical services, says clinical services manager Rochelle Keane.

“Transport can often be an issue for people who live more rurally so this clinic has made our services more accessible to the people of Katikati and surrounding communities.

“An outreach clinic also allows us to partner with another organisation to provide our services and keep costs down. In Katikati, we are partnering with Katikati Midwives and using their facilities. It means we’re in a great location, and in a building that already is set up to provide clinical services.

“We’re getting support too from the local SuperGrans who are helping us welcome clients to the clinic.”

At the outreach clinic, they are able to offer a full suite of services which include contraception (including implants), STI testing and treatment, pregnancy testing and referral, cervical screening and

A family planning outreach clinic is opening in Katikati.

advice for PMS. “We have had positive support from the local community with good numbers attending the clinic.

“We have a mix of booked and drop-in appointments which is working well for the Katikati community.”

Rochelle says they spent a lot of time talking with the wider Bay of Plenty community about where there was a need for their services before they decided on Katikati.

“The feedback we received told us there was a demand for our services locally so that people didn’t need to travel – or travel as often or as far.

“Opening a new clinic is expensive – as a not-for-profit, we have to be very careful with our budget. At this time, we think the outreach is the best option for the Katikati community and for Family Planning as an organisation.”

The outreach clinic is open every second Friday from 10am to 4pm out of the Katikati Midwives Clinic.

Appointments are available between 10am to 1pm, and the drop-in clinic is available from 1pm to 4pm. To make an appointment, call Family Planning’s contact centre on: 0800 372 546.

The outreach clinic is located at 14 Caitlin Houghton Jocelyn Street.

Thank you for 2019 My last column of this year is dedicated to saying thank you and I have a lot to be thankful for!

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Schools, teaching and children have been central to my whole career so I’m very thankful to the Government for all they have done this year for education and our children, better pay for our teachers and principals, the building of new schools and classrooms, a new school for Brookfield, land purchased to build new schools in Omokoroa, a substantial cash injection to upgrade rundown classrooms and facilities, free school lunches from next year, an end to fees to sit NCEA and scholarship exams and school donations for Decile 1-7 schools.

Thank you to the Tauranga community for your incredible generosity this year when we have asked for help to provide books for the Solomon Islands, warm clothes and blankets for our homeless, knitting

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Thank you to everyone for your support since I was diagnosed with breast cancer last month.

For all your messages, cards, phone calls and flowers, thank you People often say we have some of the best doctors in the world right here in Tauranga. I had two of the best Mr Peter Chin and Mr Adam Bialostocki who are not only incredibly talented surgeons but also very kind and caring people. Thank you both for the great care you have given me.

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Mount Maunganui’s Elin Tawharu claimed a maiden New Zealand Surf Series victory in the seasonending Backdoor Pro event at Fitzroy Beach, New Plymouth on Sunday.

The surf ranged between 1 - 1.5 metres and despite the moderate onshore winds from the northwest, the waves were highly contestable, spokesman Ben Kennings says.

Elin found herself in a precarious position in the final of the open women’s division with no more than two minutes on the clock and a two point heat total.

The young Mount surfer flipped the script with a 7.33 point ride that jumped her from fourth to first leaving her opponents no time to react as she walked away with the event win and the first of her career.

“Up until that last wave I was thinking I was losing and having a shocker, I was struggling to find the right wave or any type of flow, I was stoked to get that final wave,” says Elin.

“The swell had dropped a lot compared to yesterday at Stent.”

Tawharu pushed Aimee Brown (Great Barrier) into second, and also second overall on the New Zealand Surf Series rankings behind Raiha Ensor (Mount Maunganui).

Zhana Hutchison (Taranaki) finished the final in third overal with Raglan’s Brie Bennett fourth.

Muriwai’s Paul Moretti also claimed a maiden New Zealand Surf Series victory in the seasonending Backdoor Pro event at Fitzroy Beach, New Plymouth on Sunday.

Paul surfed to a 15.5 point heat total in the final to win his firs national event since he was 12 years old.

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The simple gift of groceries Curate Church’s annual Gift of Groceries initiative is set to take place today, which will see more than 1200 grocery bags being handed out to more than 30 Bay of Plenty Charities.

Food bags valued at $70 are sent to charities like Homes of Hope, Oranga Tamariki, Department of Corrections, Plunket and Waipuna Hospice.

Coordinator Stacey Mulgrew says this is a move to inspire others to spread love and generosity this Christmas.

“Christmas can be a really hard time

for many people, so it is a privilege to be able to spread some Christmas cheer and hope to those in our community who are facing difficult circumstances.

Every year volunteers are inundated with stories about how these simple gifts of groceries have helped people.

A story last year was shared by a single mother who was waiting to be treated for blood cancer. She couldn’t work and had two boys with special needs at home with her every day. She was surprised, and deeply moved by the donation.

Another volunteer shared the reaction of a solo father with his three children.

“When I gave the hamper to him he was in total shock and started crying and explained to me that he had a bill come in that he had to pay which meant things were going to be a little tough for him. He was grateful.”

There are so many people, church, organisations and businesses in our community doing great things to help people this Christmas, says Curate lead pastor Joel Milgate.

“Christmas celebrates God giving us His son Jesus and so we celebrate by giving generously to those around us.

“It’s a privilege as Curate to be able to be a The fifth year of Curate Church’s Gift of Groceries will see part of that.” food handed out to more than 1200 families this Christmas.

Free information session - IRD and you The Citizens Advice Bureau Tauranga and Papamoa are pleased to announce that they are once again hosting a free information session run by the Inland Revenue Department – ‘Inland Revenue and you’.

This event was successfully held last year so we hope many more new migrants will access the information by registering to attend.

You will learn what tax is and why we pay it, your IRD number, what happens when you start

work and Income Tax, how to contact the IRD Department and much more.

The event is taking place at the Inland Revenue Department Office, 306 Cameron Road, Tauranga, on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, from 12pm-2pm.

Please confirm your place by either phoning our Citizens Advice Bureau Office on: 07 578 1592 or email: tauranga@cab.org.nz by January 20, 2020. You do not have to be

Silly season excess glass If all your glass bottles and jars won’t fit in your crate over the summer holidays, you can take these to the Transfer Station for FREE. We’ve extended our Transfer Station summer hours to help both residents and holiday makers with glass recycling.

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a ‘citizen’ to attend. The Citizens Advice Bureau Tauranga, 38 Hamilton Street offers free, face to face support to new migrants and anyone new to the Bay, we are open 9am-5pm Monday to Friday with no appointment necessary.

The service also operates from Papamoa Community Centre at 15 Gravatt Road, Papamoa on Tuesdays and Thursday 10am1pm (please note Papamoa will not be open during January 2020).

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Call goes out to artists Artists are invited to signal their interest in being part of the BOP Garden and Art Festival.

Festival director, Marc Anderson, recently asked for a show of interest from gardeners. He’s very pleased with the response and now it’s the artists’ turn.

The next festival isn’t until November next year, but festival organisers are keen to confirm which artists and gardeners

will be involved.

Artists who have previously showed for the festival will be invited back and he’s looking forward to showcasing their talents along with those of artists new to the festival.

All sorts of artistic mediums will be represented.

“There will be paintings on easels, work by sculptors, carvers, photographers, felt artists, jewelers and cake decorators, for example. We may even have someone at

the festival hub transforming white hot metal into garden art… the possibilities are many,” says Marc.

Artists’ work will be displayed in gardens along the festival trail and all artists will have one piece of work in the festival gallery at the festival hub at the Historic Village.

Artists keen to be involved can message: info@gardenandartfestival.co.nz or by calling: 570 2525.

An opinion is not a deal breaker And on it goes. After an interesting couple of weeks of getting into gear to complete my role as councillor, inductions, training and just learning where things are, it is clear that some small part of the community is determined to keep an issue alive.

At the beginning of this week’s council meeting, a member of our community decided to try to have me removed from council or at least have me stood down while an investigation is conducted as to my predetermination or bias towards all matters that involve Tangata Whenua. Personally, I will not stand down and I stand by all of my statements about the Waitangi Tribunal.

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Tribunal claims and settlements need to be completed and that once completed that the tribunal should be wound up.

As far as the Treaty being a joke and past its use by date, I absolutely think that the way the Treaty has been interpreted and reinterpreted changed and manipulated has turned the Treaty process into a shambles that is now flawed, biased and ultimately divisive.

The support I have received about this has been enormous. It is obvious that a large portion of

New Zealand is heartily tired of hearing ever more about these types of claims, the ongoing and neverending apology by people not yet born to people long dead.

Unsurprisingly, recent legal advice states that there is no predetermination on my part.

It turns out that as a councillor I am allowed my opinion and I can also attend or even chair any committee, meeting or workshop that I may wish to. And I am able to represent all of Tauranga but especially those folk who voted for me.

It is time to get rid of any process in Tauranga City and New Zealand that is separatist and it really is time to get on with coming together as a city.

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Tom and Dulcie Fisher planned on celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary casually last Friday, with a cuppa and a few of their closest friends.

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“It was a great surprise because Tom and I hadn’t planned on celebrating our 60 years – we have both had our 80th birthdays this year and last year.

“We thought we would let the anniversary slide, so the big celebration was such a nice surprise,” says Dulcie.

More than 100 people turned up to the celebration, where the happy couple were greeted with sprinklings of confetti.

Tom and Dulcie are originally from Opunake and have known each other since high-school.

“We didn’t go together then,” says Dulcie.

“I used to manage a library on Wednesday

afternoons, and Tom would keep coming in for books.

“We have been together since I was 19, and he was 18.”

What are Dulcie’s secrets to a long-lasting marriage?

She puts it simply.

“I don’t know if there are any secrets, just stick with it. You have just got to take the good with the bad.”

The pair moved from a large section in Tauranga to a villa at Copper Crest.

“We had got to the stage where we had such a big garden, it was just getting too much.”

The strong sense of community at their new home has sparked a few new friendships for both Tom and Dulcie. Now they spend their time playing bowls, mahjong, watching the races and reading.

Dulcie also plays 18-hole golf twice a week in Omanu, something she has been doing for more than 30 years. In the coming years, they look forward to squeezing in some travel around New Zealand and spending time with their extended family.

“We just want to see our three grandkids grow up and do really good.”

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News from Bay of Plenty Regional Council December 2019

Happy Holidays!

We hope you have a safe and happy holiday period.

During this time you can still call our 24/7 Pollution Hotline on 0800 884 883 or contact our duty Harbourmaster on 0800 5 KNOTS (0800 55 66 87).

Our offices will be closed from 2pm on Friday 20 December, and will open again on Monday 6 January.

For more contact details you can visit our website at www.boprc.govt.nz/contactus

Keep safe on the water this summer

Wear a lifejacket!

It’s one of the easiest things you can do to improve the likelihood of you surviving if you get into trouble on the water this summer.

Make sure you’re up to date with the local boating rules – our website is a great place to start for all the information you need around our local waterways. You can download our 2020 edition of Boating in the Bay which is a great introduction to boating here, with rules, maps and basic information on our popular boating spots.

Remember, to report maritime hazards call 0800 5 KNOTS (0800 55 66 87) or to report pollution incidents call 0800 884 883.

Visit www.boprc.govt.nz/harbourmaster for all your boating information!

Travel the bay on our buses Whether you need to get to the beach or work for the day, or you want to take the kids for a trip to enjoy another part of our wonderful region – our Bayhopper bus service can get you there. Before you travel make sure you check out the Baybus website at www.baybus.co.nz – especially if it’s a public holiday as we may have different services running to usual.

Check, clean and dry Help us to stop the spread of aquatic pests this summer and keep our lakes and rivers beautiful.

If you’re moving between waterways: • Check for weed on all your equipment and drain any water • Clean any surfaces that have been in the water, and • If you’re able, let them dry before you move to the next lake or river.

And please be particularly careful when moving from Lakes Rotorua or Rotoiti to another lake – let’s not let those catfish make another lake their home.

Find out more about what you can do to stop pest fish and weeds spreading at www.boprc.govt.nz/pestpatrol

Know where to get information in an emergency This summer, make sure you know how you’ll be notified should an emergency occur. Make sure you give the Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Facebook page a like, or follow their Twitter feed. Their website also has other tips and information to make sure you’re kept informed.

Visit www.bopcivildefence.govt.nz for more information.

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Santa and Spiderman share the stage A bleak forecast didn’t stop the Pyes Pa Tauriko Lions Club Christmas festivities from going ahead at Koikoi Reserve last Sunday.

Lakes Christmas in the Park saw community members coming together to celebrate the silly season, with several local talents entertaining the pumped up festival-goers.

“Miraculously the rain stayed away once festivities got underway at 2pm,” says club member Paul Osbourne.

Local talent included Bay Music School, students from Taumata School, Alyssa Oxenham, busking-duo Just Friends and the Innerlife Church band.

Spiderman also entertained crowds with singing and

“thoroughly impressive” acrobatics.

Face painting, balloons, a colouring competition, lolly scramble, sausage sizzle and the chance to sit on Santa’s knee were just some of the activities on offer at Koikoi Reserve.

Lions Club president Matthew Gill was stoked with the turnout of people at the event, an impressive feat from a club with only 10 members.

He assumed people would stay home due to the forecast of rain, so was pleasantly surprised by the high number of attendees.

The club would like to send appreciation to the wider Lions community for their assistance, and local businesses for their “generous support”.

The event was supported by local real-estate salesperson Brent Bastin.

Let’s realise the full benefits of NZ forestry Forestry is one of New Zealand’s most valuable economic assets, yet we are missing out on the untapped potential that it could offer our economy.

As a nation, we are using an old trade model which does not have our best interest in mind. Selling off our raw logs to foreign buyers does not allow the full economic potential to be realised. It causes us to rely far too much on importing foreign processed timber that may have originated in New Zealand in

the first place. Selling off our raw logs is a missed opportunity for New Zealand processors. The more our logs are processed overseas, the more potential jobs and added value are exported elsewhere.

This sends a ripple effect throughout our economy, causing inflated prices for timber and building materials. These soaring prices ultimately contribute to the skyrocketing costs of housing.

We need to reform our approach

to the timber trade. New Zealand wood needs to be put first, making domestic processing a priority. This shift will add value to our economy by creating more jobs in processing plants whilst reducing the cost of natural building materials. Lowered costs for building materials will assist in bringing down the price of housing. There is incredible untapped potential in forestry for the growth of our economy.

We need to take full advantage of this incredible resource by making some key operational changes.

Putting an end to raw log exports is an essential step in putting the needs of New Zealand first

Spiderman from Circus in a flash and Adam McLean from Bay Music School entertaining crowds at the Lakes Christmas in the Park.

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How the carol sneaked into Christmas ‘The First Noel’ is a traditional classical English Christmas carol.

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“The first Noel, The angels did say, was to certain poor shepherds in field as they lay” - as the lyrics go.

Carols were first sung in Europe thousands of years ago, but not Christmas carols. They were pagan songs, sung at the Winter Solstice celebrations as people danced round stone circles. The word carol means dance or a song of praise and joy.

Carols used to be written and sung during all four seasons, but only the tradition of singing them at Christmas has really survived.

Early Christians took over the pagan solstice celebrations for Christmas and gave people Christian songs to sing instead of pagan ones. In 129, a Roman Bishop said that a song called ‘Angel’s Hymn’ should be sung at a Christmas service in Rome.

Soon after, many composers all over Europe started to write so-called Christmas carols. They didn’t catch on because they were all written and sung in Latin. People simply couldn’t

understand.

And by the time of the Middles Ages (the 1200s), most people had lost interest in celebrating Christmas altogether.

Leap ahead to 1223 when St. Francis of Assisi started his Nativity Plays in Italy.

The people in the plays sang songs or ‘canticles’ that told the story during the plays. Sometimes, the choruses of these new carols were in Latin; but normally they were all in a language that the people watching the play could understand and join in.

The new wave of carols spread to France, Spain, Germany and other European countries.

The earliest carol was written in 1410. It was about Mary and Jesus meeting different people in Bethlehem. Most carols from this time and the Elizabethan period are untrue stories, very loosely based on the Christmas story, about the holy family and were seen as entertaining rather than religious songs. They were usually

sung in homes rather than in churches.

Travelling singers or minstrels started singing these carols and the words were changed for the local people wherever they were traveling. One carol that changed like this is ‘I Saw Three Ships’.

“Wither sailed those ships all three, On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day.” And “I saw three ships come sailing in, On Christmas Day in the morning.”

The Puritans put a stop to all this Christmas nonsense when they came to power in England in 1640s. However, the carols survived as people sang them in secret. Carols remained unsung until Victorian times, when two men called William Sandys and Davis Gilbert collected lots of old Christmas music from villages in England.

Before carol singing in public became popular, there were sometimes official carol singers called ‘waits’. These were bands of people led by important locals such as council leaders who had the power to take money from the public, otherwise it would be considered begging.

They were called ‘waits’ because they only sang on Christmas Eve which was sometimes known as ‘watchnight’ or ‘waitnight’ because the shepherds were watching their sheep when the angels appeared.

That’s when the Christmas celebrations began.

Also, at this time, many orchestras and choirs were being set up in the cities of England and people wanted Christmas songs to sing, so carols again became popular. Many new carols, such as ‘Good King Wenceslas’, were also written in the Victorian period.

New carols services were created and became popular, as did the custom of singing carols in the streets. Both of these customs are still popular today.

One of the most popular types of carols services are carols by candlelight services.

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A magical visit to Crete

Crete is the magical island of vertiginous cliffs dipping into azure seas.

It is stark mountains, graced with herbs, grazed by sheep, producing the most delicious lamb chops on the planet.

After every meal the locals ply you with their brand of firewater and everyone keeps well and sleeps well!

The old timers remember our forebears who helped them in the war and they can’t do enough for us. We have a connection here and we feel welcome and part of the Cretan family.

The Venetian and Ottoman occupiers have left their mark in the architecture of Mosques and Lighthouses and shipyards and of course the food.

On a balmy evening eating vine

wrapped dolmades and baklava dripping with honey and drinking the local home-made wine while gazing at the sun dipping into the Libyan Sea this is the life of Crete.

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Keeping shoes fresh while travelling With the weather warming up, it’s unlikely anybody’s getting cold feet at the moment.

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Once home from your travels, a few spoonfuls of baking soda with some drops of your favourite essential oil made into a paste and placed on the sole inside the shoes for 24 hours will deodorise and remove bad smells.

Afterwards, simply take the sole out and shake the baking soda off.

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Finance can't be used to pull out of purchase With the launch of the 10th Edition of the REINZ/ADLS Agreement for Sale and Purchase earlier this month, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand is warning consumers that they can no longer use finance clauses to pull out of a property purchase.

Currently, if a finance condition is inserted into a sale and purchase agreement and the purchaser can’t obtain finance, their word is generally enough for an individual to pull out of a contract.

However, under the changes to the finance condition purchasers will now be required to provide evidence if they can’t raise finance. Evidence might include a letter or email from the purchaser’s bank confirming that finance has been declined "This is a significant change to the sale and purchase agreement and it’s imperative that consumers understand the implications as if they can’t provide evidence they can’t raise the finance, they could be forced to proceed with the purchase or face other legal action by the vendor,” says Bindi Norwell, chief executive at REINZ. "It’s also essential that anyone looking to purchase a property takes legal advice and talks to their financial

provider so that they understand exactly what they’re signing or else the implications are pretty significant.

Other changes made to the sale and purchase include: An optional toxicology report condition is included on the front page and in the general terms.

A detailed process to resolve compensation disputes between vendors and purchasers has been added.

'Fixtures' and ‘chattels’ have been removed and replaced with new definitions and warranties The GST clauses have been revised.

The timeframe in which deposits may be released has been clarified References to fax machines have been removed.

Tenancy documents to be provided by the vendor on the settlement date.

Various other changes to language and formatting.

"The last time changes of this scale were made to the sale and purchase agreement was seven years ago so it’s a really important that anyone looking to buy a house understands the elements of these changes that impact consumers directly,” says Bindi.

The 10th Edition of the REINZ/ADLS Agreement for Sale and Purchase has been updated to be in line with current legislation and requirements with more than 18 months of legal and industry consultation.

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“We make all the necessary arrangements, work in with our sub-trades, plan out the timeline and job calendar before the job even starts to make the process run as smoothly and as stress-free as possible.”

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Perceptions of trades increasing apprenticeships The number of Kiwis taking up building and construction apprenticeships has reached record high numbers.

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“While our latest research shows that more parents, students and school leavers are becoming open to the trades, we’ve got a long way to go to reach the numbers required to meet skills demand.

“Our apprentices are setting themselves up for a bright future.

“Their jobs can be just as financially rewarding as getting a University degree, you can earn while you learn, and they offer a good work-life balance.

“The number of people open to a career in the trades has increased since last year’s research, particularly among women, Maori and Pasifika. As we celebrate reaching 13,000 active apprentices in training, it is clear we need to continue to excite students, school leavers and parents about opportunities in trade careers,” says Warwick.

Warwick stresses this is a great time to enter the trades. “There are a vast number of roles available.”

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No more people

I disagree with Councillor Steve Morris' call for more land to be made available for subdivision and houses.

Tauranga cannot cope with more people moving here. The roads are congested and the schools are full.

We do not have the infrastructure in place to handle any more.

We should not allow fertile productive land to be used for houses.

There should be no more subdivision of land around Tauranga.

W Wright, Ohauiti.

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Expecting the government to fix it all In response to D Hill (The Weekend Sun, December 6, page 40), roads are not the sole answer in fact your suggestions are in fact caveman thinking.

The last government believed that growing the economy was of utmost importance with the support by you and many others, foolish in a way because you could not maintain what you already had, then by adding to the problem i.e: more people / houses etc. gives you the mess you have now.

More effort is needed in solving the transport issue not adding more cars and tar, let’s maintain what we have first instead of growing even bigger This is an opportunity for entrepreneurs and businesses to design and build a working public transport system instead of flogging a dying horse.

You whingers expect the government to breast feed you on every little issue and take the blame for your own greedy, lazy, ignorant attitude whereas days of old we had a ‘Number 8 Wire’ attitude and we solved problems ourselves. They were real Kiwis.

R Stuart, Te Puke.

We are one says Jacinda?

David Clark, Health Minister, has appointed 13 new Health Board Chairs, four are Maori why even mention that fact, if not using it as a political football for the coming election?

It matters not which ethnic group a person comes from if a person is suitable for the position.

Jacinda's ‘We are One’? Until Election time? We need a national health system for everyone be they red, black, pink or tartan.

The system now is a game for most political parties, give into those who make the most noise, that you wouldn’t put up with from your children, give anything to gain power, that’s the name of this game.

Vote only for the party that believes ‘we are one’ and acts on it.

Some want the present situation to last forever.

R Chamberlain, Tauranga.

Fair treatment for Maori Three of the writers to The Weekend Sun, December 6, seem to be mistaken.

J.Hill (page 41) says that the 1975 Treaty of Waitangi Act was meant to address confiscated land.

This is true but the Act also set up the Waitangi Tribunal to determine the meaning and effect of the Treaty and its principles.

This addresses ongoing government fairness to Maori, not just confiscated land.

M.Murray-Benge (page 41) thinks that Article 3 of the Treaty is only about political equality. But Article 3 also promises Maori the protection of the Crown,

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which today is a promise of fair treatment. And so from Article 3 we have the government Maori partnership, which is now New Zealand law.

R.Prince (page 40) thinks that Maori Treaty rights imply a superior form of citizenship. In fact Maori Treaty rights are just property rights (the same property rights as enjoyed by all New Zealanders) and the right to fair treatment.

Treaty property rights and the right to fair treatment are not superior citizenship and Maori separatism is a non-existent Pakeha delusion.

P Dey, Welcome Bay.

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Climate change and ‘political agenda’ – again!

B Johnson (in the Weekend Sun, December 6, page 40) claims the media are biased by highlighting hot weather records and ignoring extreme cold events, such as one sweeping through the US, so as to not undermine the validity of the global warming threat.

To the contrary, scientists have explained how such cold outbursts are triggered by the rising air temperatures weakening the polar vortex which normally ‘ring fences in’ the Arctic (and Antarctic) air.

This is like breaking open the fridge door, allowing all the cold air to spill out, as it famously did last year all the way to Florida and also over Europe,

south to the Mediterranean.

Meanwhile warm air was drawn into the Arctic, raising temperatures there to record levels with the North Pole briefly warmer than London. It is all part of the arsenal of climate extremes powered by global warming - no ‘political agenda’ in sight!

Any perceived media bias is entirely incidental to the reality of climate change.

This is now kicking in exactly as predicted, but sooner and faster due to the world’s failure to act.

P Otway, Omokoroa.

‘Talking Trash’ survey I, as a person living on my own, am objecting to a council run waste service.

Where was the chance to add comments in the ‘talkingtrash’ survey?

I rarely put out my glass recycling bin – food scraps are recycled by a worm farm or dug into my garden.

It takes months to accumulate enough plastic, paper, cardboard etc. before a visit to Maleme St. Please don’t give me bins I don’t want!

D Dawson Tauranga.

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Tiny solution for big crisis Steve Morris’ column (The Weekend Sun, December 6, page 25) got me thinking – if we are facing a housing crisis and land shortage, why don’t our councils (Tauranga City Council and Western Bay District Council) start considering tiny homes? A tiny house can be constructed for the fraction of the price of a regular house, can be sanitary, safe and off-grid, all while making people consider what they really need and start to tackle the consumerism mindset of so many. Yet when I try to look it up on the council website, tiny home rules seem sketchy and ‘in the air’.

Tiny homes are going to happen – it’s the only logical solution to a housing crisis as well as a way to offer affordable housing to many people. Young people with no hopes of buying a home can also use a tiny house to get on the property market.

I had a quick look at both Council websites and WBDC mentioned tiny homes in meeting minutes, but nothing that I could see - from a quick search - since 2018.

It’s a shame the councils are taking a while to get on-board with such a fantastic solution – don’t get me wrong I completely understand the need for rules and regulations, but tiny homes provide far more benefits than they do problems, especially if people are willing to try off-grid living and avoid power, water and sewage connections (it is possible AND sanitary!).

Just a little food for thought.

C McGraff, Bethlehem.

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Equal rights is a slippery concept, because as a society, we sanction the discrimination of rights between seemingly equal people. We must pay tax but people may earn untaxed income via capital gains projects. We pay for aged home care but not middleaged home care. There is no tidy way of applying rights – and certainly ‘equal rights for all’ is unachievable.

Hobson may have said: ‘now we are all one people’ but it was never realisable.

Fair play, however, is something we should ardently support, never mind how tricky it is to conceive of and achieve.

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Ms Murray-Benge’s recent personal disappointments and sense of ‘unfair play’ may have clouded her perceptions of fairness, rights, equality, and ethics.

Rights are created by society and individuals (abortion rights are banned in one decade but granted in another.

Women cannot vote in one century, but can in the next. Mother bans daughter’s right to use the car until there is reform).

Rights and laws are challengeable and changeable and discriminatory.

Equality is trickier because we are so ‘unequal’. We differ by way of gender, intellect, belief, age, ability, ethnicity and interests.

So while we are all human animals, we

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What is Christmas to you?

For some, it’s about giving and forgiving.

For many children, it’s about Santa and gifts.

To others, it’s great family time or a good excuse to party.

Some see it as a stressful time of family issues, debt or loneliness.

To first century Christians, it was a non-event. They didn’t celebrate it. Many Christians today see it as a time to celebrate the birth of the King of Kings and Saviour of the world who lived and died for all and will return to reign gloriously. Pagans see it as a pagan festival that was Christianised. Some Christians see Christmas similarly and are against the mixing of pagan rituals, fictitious and idolatrous stories

and drunken parties with Christ’s story and the worship of a pure and holy God. What is it to you?

The more important question is: who is Jesus to you? Jesus asked the apostle Peter, ‘who do you say I am?’ Peter responded, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’ The apostle John saw Jesus as our hope for everlasting life, writing: ‘And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life… (1 John 5:11-13).

Please keep safe this holiday (whatever it is to you) and safe for eternity in Christ!

David Kidd, Church of God’s Love

Glory, grace and truth at Christmas The nativity story captured by the ink-quill of Dr. Luke is well-known (Luke 2): “on the same night that Jesus was born there were shepherds watching their flocks near the town of Nazareth; an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared and the glory of the Lord shone around them. The angel announced he was bringing them and all the people: ‘good news of great joy… For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.”

This was immediately followed by the appearance of thousands of angels who were praising God and

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saying: “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

The apostle John records the coming of Jesus into the world from a slightly different perspective, but nevertheless equally dramatic.

He writes in John 1:14,17-18: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth… For (while) the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.”

The common theme in both of these historically reliable and accurate accounts concerns the glory and grace of God coming to us in Jesus. God’s glory shining around the shepherds was God manifesting His personal presence and power; when John says we have seen his glory and grace and truth in Jesus, he’s saying Jesus is manifesting the very essence and presence of God. That’s why we say and believe that Jesus was fully man and fully God. Hallelujah, what a Saviour!

Richard Roodt – Redeemer Church, Tauranga

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United around a babe

Generally, I have not tended to think too much about the Magi (wise men).

Weren’t they just a tiny gang of star-chasers who had come to gaze at this light, this child, this King; only to be gone once again with the next breath of wind?

And yet (I know that it is technically too early in the season for the Magi), this year, I have been drawn into their story with allure, as I have simultaneously thought about the many in our city who are also from ‘elsewhere’.

In Matthew, they had come from the east, which, for a Jew, was like the end of the world.

The east, from where the many different cultures (and tongues) had once dispersed.

At that time (in Genesis), God had “come down” to see what they were doing. Unfortunately, foolishly, they had united to build a tower – an attempt to make themselves a name!

But in this story (fast-forward), it’s as if the whole focus and thrust of the narrative is beginning to be reversed. So, can you picture the Magi as a symbol of a world who had long ago gone east; and yet, are an epiphany that now (or that at least soon) it will be united once again, no-longer around a tower (like Babel) but around a babe - around the God who “comes down” – Immanuel.

It is a story that gives me hope. It is a story that has reminded me once again of the wonderous extravagance of God’s plan.

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Culture’s common curse In today’s world, it’s hard to know what is a ‘curse word’ and what is standard language. With the rise of Netflix, Stan, Disney Plus et al more and more licence is given to film makers to use whatever language they like without the sacred ‘family time’ of the bygone television era.

But should we be surprised?

Ancient literature written around 49 AD, preserved in the Christian Bible in James 3:8, declares that the tongue is a restless evil full of deadly poison that no human being can tame.

Even older literature attributed to King Solomon records the damage due to the tongue being like a scorching fire (Proverbs 16:27). The unbridled tongue which wreaks havoc has always and will always be a danger to communities.

Is there any hope? Wisely, Jesus Himself spoke that the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Not one of us has a pure heart – only Jesus Himself does. His death and resurrection were so that all who believe in Him will be forgiven of their impurities and be given a new pure heart.

2 Corinthians 5:17: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old has gone, the new is here!”

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Katikati rocking out to British jams HALO will be performing the Best of British on January 4.

The Katikati Twilight Concerts have grown into three hugely popular annual events on the local summer calendar and they are the place to be this summer.

The line-up for 2020 is exciting, with concerts on January 4, January 25 and February 8. All three take place at the Haiku Reserve in Katikati Township.

The season will kick off on January 4, paying homage to the best of British music.

If you’re a fan of The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Adele or Robbie Williams, you’re bound to love this concert when HALO perform some of the greatest songs to come out of the United Kingdom.

Music under the sun The 2020 Katikati Twilight Concert season will kick off on January 4 with a big show that pays homage to The Best of British.

If you love The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Adele or Robbie Williams there will be something for you at this show when HALO perform some of the greatest songs to come out of the UK.

All concerts are at the Haiku Reserve in the Katikati Township.

Gates open at 5pm and the music starts at 6pm.

Tickets cost $25 per person at the gate or from the Katikati Info Centre where you can also purchase season tickets to attend all three concerts for $60 per person. Tickets are also available online at: katikaticoncerts@gmail.com or by phoning Dianne on: 07 549 3522.

Kids under 15 can jam for free with a paying adult.

Bring a deck chair and your favourite picnic snacks to the beautiful Haiku Reserve for some great family entertainment.

If wet, the concert will be held the following day. Any additional information is available at: www.katikaticoncerts.co.nz or call the info line on: 07 549 3549 The Weekend Sun has one double pass to the concert on January 4 for one lucky reader who can tell us what their favourite British musician or group is.

Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competition section. Entries must be received by Tuesday, December 17.

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The true Christmas origin story Step into Bethlehem, Tauranga, and find yourself stepping back in time to Bethlehem, Jerusalem, to experience the original Christmas story.

The Road to Bethlehem – held at Tauranga Adventist School on Moffatt Rd – is again hosting the walk-through Christmas event from December 15-18.

They’re in the throes of organisation right now, but come this Sunday they’ll be polished and prepared to bring the Good News to all who wander through.

The experience begins the moment you step foot out of your car, as you wait in a fun and interesting welcome area with music, food and activities for the kids. Once your session starts, you walk through along the Road to Bethlehem and find yourself right in

the middle of an authentic marketplace, a royal palace with the wise men and a grumpy King Herod, and a shepherd's camp with beautiful angels. And of course the crescendo of the event is the moment you meet the baby Messiah King who has come to fulfil God's plan to offer salvation to the world.

Volunteer Anna Jackson says it’s an experience you won’t forget in a hurry.

“It’s interactive – you walk through a marketplace, there are kids running around, people trying to sell you things… it’s enveloping.

“Walkers are taken to see King Herod as they are ‘imposters in the land’ so they’re present when the wise men arrive.

“You’ll see Herod get jealous and send the wise men off to find baby Jesus “It’s really unique, a real walk-through experience, you don’t sit on a chair and wait for it to end.

Step back in time and experience the first Christmas.

“It comes alive for the kids in particular.”

The 45-minute walking tours run approximately every 10 minutes from about 6.30pm each evening and the tour is both wheelchair and pram friendly.

Admission is free and light refreshments will be for sale.

It’s the Christmas story like you’ve never seen it before and it’s happening right here in the heart of Bethlehem, Tauranga.

For more information, visit: www.roadtobethlehem.org.nz

A southern sipping sojourn Tauranga Tasting Tours and Charters is doing another pilgrimage to the stunning wineries of the South Island from March 31- April 8, 2020, flying clients to Christchurch and returning by coach via Akaroa, Waipara, Marlborough and Martinborough.

Owner/operators Lyn and Paul Marston have owned and operated this business for more than 18 years.

They have again tried to get a variety of vineyards, with a range of terroir and wine styles and venues ranging from the boutique, such

as Straight Eight, Rock Ferry and Meniscus to the larger such as Mellton, Pegasus Bay and Yealands (under new management).

Clos Marguerite and Escarpment are vineyards that clients will not have had the chance to visit before.

Another, shorter, tour is planned for October 2020 to Hawkes Bay wineries.

These tours make for a perfect Christmas present! Gift vouchers are available.

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Magic moments at Christmas The Bethlehem Town Centre isn’t another big brand mall, they are the heart of the community and are a place where people can come together and experience shopping under the sun.

With more than 50 retailers, including Kmart, Countdown, Paper Plus, Hammer Hardware, and the Bay of Plenty’s only Chemist Warehouse, there is something for everyone.

And with Christmas just around the corner there is no better time to stop in, grab a coffee at one of their two cafes and tick those Christmas presents off your list.

While you’re there, why not head down Main Street in the town centre and refresh your summer wardrobe?

This Saturday, December 14, is the perfect time to head to the centre and enjoy a festive day out. The children are welcome too!

Between 9am and 4pm they’ll be an array of activities happening including free face painting, Christmas carolling, and don’t forget

to take the kids to meet Santa and get their picture taken.

The Bethlehem Town Centre will also have the delicious The Ice Cream Truck on site, free gift wrapping, and Santa's helpers will be out and about in the centre giving out sweet treats.

Head to their Facebook page for more details, or visit them online at: www.shopbethlehem.co.nz

Anti e-scooter petition sent to Parliament A petition to Government that would see e-scooters and other personal transport devices banned from New Zealand footpaths was presented to the Honorable Tracey Martin, Minister for Children and Seniors on December 12 on the steps of Parliament.

The petition was organised by Footpaths4feet, a coalition of 13 member organisations from across New Zealand, representing walkers, people who use mobility aids, older people and people with a range of sensory or cognitive impairments.

"Allowing these vehicles to be used on footpaths is incompatible with providing a safe and comfortable space for people to walk,” says coalition convener Dr Chris Teo-Sherrell.

“People on foot deserve to feel safe just as people on bicycles and on scooters do. A third zone needs to be created for these vehicles.

"Members of Footpaths4feet have been supporting the government in its

efforts to make transport safer in New Zealand so allowing e-scooters on footpaths is a real kick in the shins for walkability and access for all.

"We support the Government’s intention, in the forthcoming Accessible Streets package of road rule changes, to allow e-scooters to use cycle lanes but believe this should be mandatory where lanes exist.

“In low speed streets e-scooters can continue to be used in traffic lanes as can occur now. They should not be permitted on footpaths. Footpath speed limits and expectations of behaviour of scooter users are both unlikely to be observed and are unenforceable,” says Chris.

"For many people on foot (including those with pushchairs or in wheelchairs), and especially for those people who have difficulty walking, hearing, seeing or mental processing, using the footpath is a necessity and their main connection to their community.

“If e-scooters and other personal transport devices are allowed on footpaths, these people, as well as able-bodied pedestrians, will be put at higher risk of injury and will feel less safe.

"While personal transport devices have a role to play in helping to cut transport carbon emissions, it’s common sense to understand that they need to be used in spaces that keep both pedestrians and riders safe,” says Chris.

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Sing along to carols on The Strand Warm up your voices, Carols at the Waterfront returns to Edgewater Fan on Tauranga’s The Strand waterfront on Sunday, December 22.

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A big crowd gathers to hear the carol singers by the waterfront on The Strand last year.

There was a fantastic turn out last year, when hundreds of people enjoyed listening to carols in the sunshine.

The organising team is expecting another mixed crowd of young and old to join them at Tauranga waterfront from 5.30pm.

Rev Simon McLeay from St Peters Church says once again they will be telling the original Christian story of Christmas in a simple and interactive way.

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Kiwi kids join the fight to keep our sea rubbish free Schools across New Zealand have flocked to sign up to a new programme that is creating much-needed waves in the push to rid the oceans of rubbish.

The programme, created by Nestlé in partnership with the inspirational Kiwi non-profit organisation Sea Cleaners, gives schools across New Zealand the tools and know-how to tackle the rubbish problem plaguing the waterways, and help them to understand the impact of not putting litter where it belongs.

Motivating a new generation of young Kiwis into conservation action, Nestlé and Sea Cleaners, in conjunction with School Kit, have worked together to develop the programme which offers a variety of resources to help schools.

Primarily it provides information to conduct local clean-ups, and teaches students how to categorise and analyse rubbish collected, examining aspects such as volume of recyclable waste found and local waterways the rubbish may have ended up in.

The lesson content branches multiple streams of the school curriculum including science, social science and the arts, as well as demonstrating the important real-world difference each student’s actions can make to the waterways

Chilling out before the week starts Sunday Sounds Good at the Mount this holiday season in Mount Maunganui so come and join the summer celebration at these free events, held at Mount Mainstreet, 137 Maunganui Road.

There will be a Christmas celebration on December 22, gospel reggae on December 29, a local band playing on January 5 and ColourCollide will entertain crowds on January 12.

Each event will feature live music and a brief message of encouragement.

The events are free, family-friendly – meaning no alcohol or drugs – and held at the concrete park 'Te Papa o Nga Manu Porotakataka' (the old Phoenix carpark in Mount Maunganui, 137 Maunganui Road).

Head on down straight from the beach, before/after dinner on the Main Street, or arrive early with friends for a picnic.

For more information, search ‘Sunday Sounds Good at the Mount’ on Facebook.

and environment around them.

Complementing the free online resources for schools, this term 250 Nestlé for Healthier Kids Sea Cleaners clean-up kits were distributed around the country to help schools execute their local clean-ups.

The kits are made from 100 per cent reusable and recyclable materials, including paper collection bags, cotton gloves, and guides to help students correctly sort the rubbish.

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Look back to look forward this Christmas If looking back to enjoy the now is your thing, Summers Past and Christmas Presents could be the perfect thing for you.

Nga Taonga looks back at Christmases past in this compilation of amateur films from the archive collections.

Watch the floats at the 1979 Farmers Santa Parade in Auckland, share a cup of tea or a beer with Kodak employees at their annual picnic in Wellington, delight in the unwrapping of presents

with the Reynolds family in 1952 and then kick back and immerse yourself in the typical summer scenes from the West Coast of the South Island to the Bay of Plenty in the North Island.

Summers Past and Christmas Presents will be available at the Tauranga City Library Nga Wahi Rangahau: Research Collections until January 5.

For more information, search ‘Summers past and Christmas presents’ on Facebook.

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Saturday 14 December 111 Annual Group Exhibition

Presented by The Incubator, Historic Village. 30x30cm works from the Bay’s most sought after artists on display every day until Dec 21st at The People’s Gallery.

Art In The Park

Original art for sale. Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui. Weather permitting.

9am-4pm. Tauranga Society of Artists

Bay Network Singles Club

Join a social club for over 50s with weekend dining out, barbecues, potlucks, year round & annual trip away.

Ph Maureen 021 112 3307, Jonathan 572 2091

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

Bethlehem Christmas Market

Bethlehem Hall (opposite Countdown) great food & coffee, giftware, art/crafts, kids gear, man cave supplies, fresh produce. Support locals & grab bargains! FB BethlehemMarket. Ph 027 334 8301 tracey.king.

BOP@gmail.com

Christmas In The Park

3-7pm Jubilee Park Te Puke. Fabulous stalls, food & entertainment. Free entry but donations to the Food Bank gratefully received. Santa will be there too!

Community Yoga Class

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

At Croquet Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St; Mon, Wed, Sat; 9am for 9:30 start. Ph Jacqui 07 574 9232

Greerton Hall Christmas Market

8am-12pm, crafts, plants, produce, bric-a-brac & special Christmas craft.

Balloons & treats for kids & special appearance of the Songbirds singing Christmas music. Tricia/Gary 027 908 2952, greertonmarket@actrix.co.nz, www facebook.com/greertonhallmarket

Jack & The Beanstalk

By Dance Education Centre the story of Jack & the Beanstalk comes to life on stage as a full work ballet. Baycourt 1pm & 6:30pm. Go to www.baycourt.co.nz for tickets.

Jigsaw Library

Welcome to the St Stephens Jigsaw Library 10am-12noon.

Hire: $1 for 1000+ piece, 50c under 1000 piece. Cnr Highmore & Brookfield Tce, Brookfie

Katikati Lions Moggies Market

8am-noon Memorial Hall Main Rd Katikati.

Final market for the year.

Plants, veges, crafts, & great bargains for your last minute Christmas shopping. Ph Sharon 022 318 0196

LOL Laughter Wellness

We don’t laugh because we’re happy, we’re happy because we laugh. Come join us. Arataki CommunityCtr, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui 11-11:45am. Ph Trish 022 036 6768

Mount Sequence Dance

Starting Sat 8 Feb Arataki Community Centre, Grenada St, Mt. 7:30-10:30pm.

Entry $5. Ph Gordon 572 0060 or Bill 572 1669

Mount Maunganui Society Dance

Final Sequence Dance, 7:30pm Arataki Community Centre, Bayfair, Sheldon’s Dance Band, Lovely Supper, Raffles. $7 Erica 576 0578

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Croquet

Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

A group of males & females in 30s/40s/50s age group that meet up to dine out or go for bushwalks etc.

Ph 022 012 0376

Free family event! Reading of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” plus carol singing with Scholars Baroque Aotearoa chamber choir. St Peter’s, Victoria Rd, Mt Maunganui, 4pm.

Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet

Held every Sunday 9-1pm rain or shine! Te Papa o Nga Manu Porotakataka (Phoenix Park). www.mountmainstreet. nz

Golf Croquet

PrettyUgly Exhibition

The first solo exhibition of lowercas g AKA Clare Birch, PrettyUgly in The Incubator Gallery, 17th Ave. Multi media visual art exhibition. Open daily until Dec 21.

Sign Bomb

Let’s talk about/with NZSL (NZ Sign Language)! Cafe Botannix Welcome Bay 10am-12pm. More info Yuko email: hunyako3@gmail.com or FB: Visual Voices

Tauranga City Brass

Will be performing at Mitre 10 Mega on 1066 Cameron Rd at 11am. Christmas music, etc.

Tauranga Synchronised Swimming Club

Friendly synchronised swimming club based at Baywave. Beginners train Sat mornings.

First lesson free. Ph Jo 027 543 1697, www.taurangasynchro.co.nz or Facebook @taurangasynchroNZ

Village Radio Museum

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

Yoga, Private Sessions

Feel uncomfortable in a group setting?

Or have special needs? I can design a class to specifically suit your needs capabilities. Asunta 021 061 4394

Sunday 15 December Accordion-Keyboard

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

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TePuke Country Music Club

At Te Puke Citz & RSA Club 1pm4pm. Please bring a plate to share.

Ph Gayle 07 573 8255

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

Adult tennis 1:30pm Bellevue Park Windsor Road (adjacent to swimming pool). New players & visitors welcome.

Ph Victor 027 577 1818 a/hrs

Baywave at 5pm. No experience needed.

Just come with your togs & we’ll provide the gear. https://www.sporty.co.nz/taurangauhc emailtuwh@gmail.com

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

Peter 571 0633

Otumoetai Tennis Club

8 Park Rd 12:45-3pm

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11am-3pm. Locally Handmade Art & Wares at the Black Sheep Restaurant, 21 Plummers Pt Rd, Whakamarama

At Croquet Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St; Tues, Thur, Sun; 9:15am for 9:30am start. Ph Nev 07 575 5121

Katikati Bowling Club

DECEMBER 13 Fri 14 Sat 15 Sun 16 Mon 17 Tue

Atrium Art+Artisan Fair

Historic Village Market

Ninja Knits Hook Up

Social knitting group of mad yarn bombers, sultry stitchers & happy hookers. First Sunday of month, 9am-12pm, The Incubator, Historic Village. info@www.theincubator.co.nz.

Ph 571 3232

NZDA BOP Range Day

NZDA BOP branch run public open days last Sunday each month at their 300m range in TECT All Terrain Park.

9am-3pm $20 bring firearms licenc

Omokoroa Lions Market

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

Papamoa Lions Club Market

2nd & 4th Sunday Gordon Spratt Reserve, Parton Rd, Papamoa. Gates open 7am for stall holder entry. Wayne 027 974 5699

Quakers in Tauranga

In hall behind Brain Watkins House, cnr Elizabeth/Cameron Rd 10am for an hour of mainly silent worship followed by tea/coffee & talk 544 7158 or 573 8497 www.quaker.org.nz

Radio Controlled Model Yachts

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

Sunday Stitch Workshop

Textile Art casual get together. Create treasures with Kristy Clegg. First Sunday of month, 10am-1pm. $10. The Artery, Historic Village. Info@ www.theincubator.co.nz. Ph 571 3232

Tauranga Underwater Hockey Club Have a go at underwater hockey at

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The two days we got in this week were slower than has been the case recently. The changeable and quite strong currents, combined with the tarakihi being less food motivated than later in the season when spawning approaches. We’d get a few immediately after moving spots, a few more at the next mark, same at the next. Just off the bite. We did get more sizeable snapper though, and saw the first sunfish of the season, so the water is warming and we should start seeing more action again soon.

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Travel Friendship Force

Interested in international travel with home hosting? Tauranga Western BOP Friendship Force is part of a worldwide organisation! Ph Barbara 574 5711 or Jonathan 572 2091

Monday 16 December Achieve Toastmasters

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

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Ph 0800 229 6757

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

Diabetes NZ Tauranga Branch

Drop-In Clinic. 10am-12. 174 11th Ave Tauranga. Information, education or support for anyone living with diabetes or their families. 07 571 3422

Dutch Friendly Support Network

Coffee morning (1st Monday of month) 10am-12noon. $4 entry. Vintage Car Club Rooms, Cliff Rd, Tauranga.

Ph Bernadette 07 572 3968

Friends Of The Library

Greerton Library Book Group meets at 10:30am. Topic this month: Best Book of 2019. Visitors & new members are always welcome. Jenny 543 4760

Holiday Programmes

House of Science Tauranga holiday programmes. Robotics 13th-17th Jan, Science 20th24th Jan. Book at https://houseofscience.nz/tauranga/shop/

Let’s Learn Lifelong Learning

Want something to do, to learn, to meet people? Check out www.letslearn. co.nz for night classes, workshops, lectures, courses, clubs of all sorts.

Ph 07 544 9557 https://www.facebook. com/letslearnbop

Mah-Jong

12:45-4pm visitors & beginners welcome. Free teaching available. Tauranga South Mah-Jong at Tauranga Rowing Club. Ph Shirley 576 0014

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.

Pickleball At The Mount

What is Pickleball? Lots of fun! Join us at Mt Sports Ctr, Blake Park Mon & Wed 10am-12pm. Equipment provided.

Ph Viv 575 5845 or 021 162 3342

Silver Singers Choir

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

Tauranga Anglers Club

Friendly trout fishing club; trips talks, tuition & magazine. Club Nights, 7.30pm third Monday every month, Fish & Dive Club Rooms, Sulphur Pt. Guests welcome. taurangaanglersclub@hotmail. com

Tauranga City Brass

Practices at the Band Hall, 10 Yatton St, Greerton. 7-9pm. All welcome, especially kit drummers/percusionists.

Ph Jeremy 021 132 334

Tauranga Senior Citizens Club

CARDS 500 Mon & Thurs.

INDOOR BOWLS Tues, Wed & Sat. 14 Norris St (behind PaknSave) 12:45pm for 1pm start. Entry $2 includes afternoon tea. All welcome.

Tga Citizens’ Indoor Bowls

Summer Bowls every Monday & Thursday. Monday, names in by 7pm & Thursday, 1pm. Everyone welcome. $2

Tuesday 17 December Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Altrusa Ladies Group

Community focused group meet every 2nd Tues for business & every 4th Tues for a programme evening. Ph Pam 027 253 7562 or 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

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

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Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd, Tues, Fri, Sun, 12:45 for 1pm start.

Beginners welcome. Peter 571 0633

Dads’ Support Group

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

Ethnic Womens’ Coffee Morning

Join us at Merivale Community Centre, have a free coffee & make some friends 10-11:30am. Ph 07 579 0532 shaktitauranga@gmail.com for more info

Falun Dafa Free Classes

ity. A fun, supportive class for over 60s.

11-12. $10. 8A Vernon Rd. Ph Michelle 021 044 1042

Hall Norris St. 7-9:30pm. $3 entry incl supper. Ph Gavin 027 643 6222

Te Puna Tennis Club

Starting Feb 13th evenings. Want to have fun? Mt Maunganui Bridge Club $70 12 weeks lessons. Ph Bren 027 256 0774

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

Yoga For All

Welcome Bay Community Centre, 6:30-8pm. Traditional, relaxing Yoga class. Beginners welcome. $12 one or $90 nine classes. Bring a mat.

Ph Bhajan 07 929 7484

Yoga In The Park

Bridge Lessons 2020

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TAURUS: Offbeat ways for solving problems may be more successful than conventional ones.

Your absent-minded streak may surface now. Outdoor activities are highlighted through the weekend.

LIBRA: Enterprising Librans can make significant gains this week The key is to avoid impulsive moves. Accepting your partner’s independent nature should prove beneficial to your relationship.

Bargain hunting is favoured.

SCORPIO: Joint ventures pay off and romance continues on the upswing. Interests in the arts heightens. Avoid over-extending yourself and don’t make unrealistic commitments this week.

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GEMINI: Going after your goals gets you off to an impressive start. Sorting priorities is another key activity. Business and pleasure may not mix as well as you may like.

SAGITTARIUS: Your independent streak surfaces and solo adventures are spotlighted. Support from a mystery source arrives. Finances benefit from a thorough review. The weekend focuses on reunions.

CANCER: Decision making is your present strength. You impress others with your ability to make sound judgements on short notice. Your love life perks up thanks to your partner’s willingness to compromise.

CAPRICORN: The week offers a potpourri of events - some travel, some research and opportunities for developing new friendships.

Coordination is all important in career ventures. Community service is highlighted.

LEO: This week is good financially. Good news in the romance department too. Your career may present some snags.

Diplomacy is all important.

AQUARIUS: Your willingness to see your partner’s point of view helps solidify your relationship. Avoid taking risks, especially where health is involved. Renovating tasks around the home are highlighted.

VIRGO: Avoid shortcuts, especially where relationships are concerned. Long awaited news arrives. Health and diet should be based on a commonsense approach.

PISCES: Don’t hesitate to voice concerns in a family matter - it’s best to speak up. Celebrations are highlighted and could include all the family.

Forest & Bird Walk

Mauao, Mount Drury, Moturiki Island (coffee). Meet Kulim Park 8:45am

Katikati Bowling Club

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

Replace chaos with calm leading up to Christmas using this mind/body practice. 7pm, Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Bayfair. Ph/txt Judy 021 0425 398

Only $5 for yoga in the park all summer! Tuesdays at Kulim park, Tauranga & Thursdays Moa park, Mount Maunganui. More info at www.jarofhearts.yoga

We welcome brass, woodwind & percussion players of all ages & experience. We meet at Katikati Bowling Club, 7pm every Thursday. Ph Mick 021 217 1780

Inachord Womens’ Chorus

Wednesday 18 December

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

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

Marching For Leisure

A non-competitive activity for mature ladies. Fun, fitnes & friendship. Ph Coreen 570 0172 or 021 298 3480

Meditations On Life

Guided meditations & interactive group discussion on things that are important to you. 7-9pm $10. Ph Kevin Reed 578 7205, Psychic Cafe kevinreednz@gmail.com

Midweek Music

1st Tues in the month 7-10pm.

Cliff Rd Hall. Mostly country. Good backing band. $3 entry. Ph Dick 027 493 8458

Mount Senior Citizens Assn

Afternoon 500 Cards, Mount Senior’s Hall Lounge, 345 Maunganui Rd, Tues & Thurs 12:30pm. New members welcome. Ph Barry 021 950 028

Multicultural Tauranga Italian

Speak Italian with a native Italian teacher. A key to Italy! An interactive learning & friendly environment.

Grazie. Ph 571 6419, enquiries@trmc. co.nz

Multicultural Tauranga TaiChi

Slow movement Tai Chi classes 10-11am. All welcome! $5 per class. Ph 571 6419, enquiries@trmc.co.nz

Ocean Running Fun Run

Weekly 5k Mauao base track run & walk. Entry $6 Mount Ocean Sports Club 5:15pm. Run starts 6pm. Free drink, spot prizes. Phil 021 383 354

Otumoetai Tennis Club

Adult tennis. 9am Tues & Thur.

Bellevue Park Windsor Rd (adjacent to swimming pool). New players & visitors welcome. Ph Pam 570 0302

Otumoetai Walking Group

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

Overeaters Anonymous

Do you eat compulsively? Obsessions? Compulsions? Remorse? Resolutions? OA meet Tue 7-8pm & Fri 1-2pm to get out of this cycle.

Ph 544 1213 or 022 064 2186

Petanque

At Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. Tues 4pm, 2nd game 5pm. Sat 1pm. Boules, coaching on site. Ph Maryan 552 4346 or 022 070 8200

Poetry Read Between Wines

Casual get together welcoming emerging/established poets & lovers of poems. Last Tuesday of month, 7pm $5 The Incubator, Historic Village.

Info@www.theincubator.co.nz.

Ph 07 571 3232

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 Model Railway Club

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

Te Puna Chair Yoga

Improve strength, balance & flexibi -

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

Diabetes NZ Tauranga Branch

Tauranga & Mt Maunganui Diabetes Network Support Group. 10am @ Arataki Community Centre, Mt Maunganui Guest Speaker from Sports BOP. Ph 07 5713422 for more info

Friends Of The Library

Papamoa Library Book Group meets at 10am for morning tea & book chat. Topic this month: Celebrations.

Visitors & new members welcome.

Patti 572 0201

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 crafts very welcome 9am-2pm.

Arataki Community Centre Bayfair.

Pop in & have a look! Ph Sandy 0210 836 7671

Mah Jong Te Puke

Katikati Bowling Club

Thursdays & Sundays 12:45-4pm.

All players visitors & beginners welcome (free lessons). Te Puke Lyceum club rooms, 8 Palmer Pl. Ph 027 430 6383

Mount Senior Citizens Assn

Social Games

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

Afternoon Indoor Bowls, Mount Senior’s Hall 345 Maunganui Rd. Names in 12:45pm Wed & Fri. New members & beginners welcome.

Nancy 575 4675

Multicultural Morning Tea

Come have free cuppa with us & meet people from all over the world 10:30-12. Multicultural Office, 17th Ave Historic Villag

Papamoa Toastmasters

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

Petanque

At Kulim Park. Come & join our social group. Tuition & boules available. 9:30am start. Bring a thermos & a chair.

SayGo Exercises

Excercises St Johns Church Hall Bureta 2-3pm except 1st Weds each month. Improve balance & overall wellbeing. Ph Alison 07 576 4536

St Columba Basement Boutique

½ price clothing sale Wed-Fri 10am-4pm beneath church at 526 Otumoetai Rd

Taoist Tai Chi

Celebrating 30 years in NZ. Beginner classes today. Tauranga: 15 Koromiko St, Judea, 1-2:30pm & 5:30-7pm. Great for stress, suitable for all. Ph 578 6193 or visit www.taoisttaichi.org

Tauranga MidWeek Tramping Group Homunga Bay via inland route

& return via coast. Grade moderate.

Doug 548 0689

Club Mount Maunganui. Come along & play indoor bowls or cards.

Have a fun afternoon. Everyone welcome. Ph Dot 575 3780

Social RocknRoll Dancing, plus other popular dances at Senior Citizens

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Books/CDs/DVDs/Puzzles Wanted

For Mount Lions Lioness Clubs 2020 Annual Bookfair. Ph Shirley (Mount) 575 2725, Coleen (Papamoa) 572 5544, Colleen (Tauranga) 579 5133

Chess Tauranga

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

Night Market Christmas Party

Come along & enjoy the Christmas Cheer. Come for dinner & shop the stalls for gifts galore. 5pm-9pm at Historic Village

Paint With Arataki Artists

Paint socially 9am-12pm at Arataki Community Ctr. Occasional tutor.

Beginners welcome. Ph Fran 021 136 8173 or 575 2520

Whakamarama Farmers Market

3pm at Whakamarama Community Hall, 469 Whakamarama Rd, 5 mins from SH2. Local produce, food, handcrafted gifts & products. www. facebook.com/whakamaramafarmersmarket

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and should provide opportunities for travel.

Casual group discussing pricing, exhibiting, materials, selling, critiques of your art. 2nd Friday of month, 10am-12pm $5 The Artery, Historic Village. Info@www.theincubator.co.nz.

Ph 571 3232

Keep your brain active. Play 500 cards 1pm at Papamoa Sports & Recreation Ctr. $4 incl afternoon tea.

Ph Bob 027 478 6282 12:30-3:30 Papamoa Community Centre for people with experience of mental illness. Mosaics, decopage, card making etc. Free.

Your birthday You are cautious and patient - sometimes to a fault. Security is important to you and you can be this week highly ambitious. The coming months offers a chance to expand intellectually

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ARIES: Be sure to value your skills as highly as others do. Your inventive streak surfaces. You may find yourself creating an ingenious object of some sort. A loved one is eager to compromise.

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Horoscopes

ACROSS 6. How a telephone company would change its directors?

(11). 7. A circle that can be square! (4). 8. Amused by a sound of disgust when the fish comes round (8). 9. Put back the reels in the boats (6). 10. Can you stomach everything you read in it? (6). 12. Puts on an act for the coaches (6). 15. Shake and thoroughly disconcert one (6). 17. Only thing the witch’s daughter was good at, in class? (8). 19.

She’s a bit of a wool-gatherer (4). 20. What the flower said to the gardener who was omitting to water it? (6-23).

DOWN 1. Such battles as they have in the Bell family? (4-4). 2.

How the Libran gets to the top? (6). 3. With which to clear each hurdle, when they are numerous? (6). 4. Verve in which Dot is lacking? (4). 5. He was very handsome and so I melted! (6). 6. It was illegal to possess one (5). 11. Set out - to repair a broken clock, for instance (3,5). 13. A hint in advance that the billiard cue’s faulty? (3-3). 14. Is very good as the star? (6). 15. System of government that upset the emigre (6). 16. Frivolous and easy to pick up (5). 18.

The fat boy got right inside (4).

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COMPUTER GETTING you down? Problems, viruses, upgrades, internet, new or refurb PC’s tuition, or advice. Ph Bruce for a no obligation chat or quote 576 7940 or 021 260 9183 FREE ON SITE DIAGNOSIS & quote. We come to you.

Pensioner discounts. Ph Kyle at Tech Solutions 027 828 7078

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MONSTER IMPORTERS Giftware & Xmas Clearance Sale Open every day until Christmas.

4 J Brook Street, Tauranga

gardening

A1 HOME & GARDEN SERVICES Tree pruning,hedge/ shrub trimming, waterblasting, handyman. Affordable rates. Ph Phil 027 655 4265

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

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

Ph Tita 027 654 8781 or a/h 542 0120

health & beauty

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NATURAL NEW ZEALAND Health Products & Clinic.

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

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4 Keenan Road, Pyes Pa, Tauranga

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DO YOU WANT peace of mind that your home & pets are lovingly taken care of while you take a well earned holiday?

Excellent references. Available 15th Dec-16th Jan. Ph Kathie 022 162 8301

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professional jewellery appraisal specialists. I come to you or you come to me. Ph 027 449 6960 for details.

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PAINTER/DECORATOR Interior & exterior. Quality workmanship, friendly service. Over 25 years specialising in residential and more. Quality paint at trade prices. For your best advice in all areas. Ph Shane Mount/ Tauranga Decorators 07 544 6495 or 021 575 307

AC PETFOODS collect injured & unwanted cows & horses. Ph 0800 369 6269 FOUND KITTENS VARIOUS Sex, Various Areas, Ph SPCA 07 5780245 Found Adult Black Male Cat, Papamoa Area, Ref: 175380, Ph SPCA 07 5780245 Found Adult Black Female Cat, Papamoa Area, Ref: 175488, Ph SPCA 07 5780245 Found Young Adult Tortoiseshell Female Cat, Gate Pa Area, Ref: 175741, Ph SPCA 07 5780245 Found Adult Domestic Grey/ White Male Rat, Pyes Pa Area, Ref: 175166, Ph SPCA 07 5780245 Found Adult Grey/White Male Cat, Greerton Area, Ref: 175507, Ph SPCA 07 5780245 Found Adult Grey Male Cat, Pyes Pa Area, Ref: 168588, Ph SPCA 07 5780245 Found Young Medium X Breed Brindle/White Female Puppy, Bethlehem Area, Ref: 175143, Ph SPCA 07 5780245 Found Adult Tortoiseshell Female Cat, Opotiki Area, Ref: 175816, Ph SPCA 07 5780245 Found Adult Cameo Male cat, Opotiki Area, Ref: 175802, Ph SPCA 07 5780245

trades & services

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

BOAT BUILDING repairs and maintenance. Timber & fibreglass trade qualified, boat builder. Ph Shaun 021 992 491 or 07 552 0277 BRYCE DECORATING, interior & exterior painting, wallpapering.

Quality work. Ph Wayne 021 162 7052 ELECTRICIAN, 18+ years experience, NZ registered.

Residential & commercial, maintenance & service, new builds, renovations. Fast, friendly service. Ph Andrew 022 354 1960 HANDYMAN, section maintenance, lawns, decks, fencing, pergolas, painting, water blasting, odd jobs. Free quotes.

Ph Rossco 027 270 3313 or 544 5911 JEWELLERY VALUATIONS Have your jewellery valued by a fully qualified gemmologist,

PLASTERER A1 TRADESMAN with 30 yrs experience. Quality finish with friendly, reliable service. I specialise in interior walls & ceilings with no job too small. Strip your own wallpaper and I will skim your walls ready for a modern paint finish. Repair cracked walls & ceilings using proven carbon-fibre technology.

Call Murray now for an obligation free quote 027 266 5657 ROOF REPAIRS Free quotes for all maintenance of leaking roofs, gutter cleaning & repairs.

Chimney maintenance & repairs.

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

travel & tours

NO 8 TOURS NEW ZEALAND’S SENIOR TRAVEL CLUB. Merry Christmas to everyone and best wishes for the festive season.

(1) 3rd-6th March 2020, 4 Days Canterbury’s Iconic High Country River Runs.

(2) 10th-15th March 2020, 6 Days Summer Paradise in Paihia.

Free Door to Door service. Day Trips, Shows & Free beautiful colour catalogue: BOOK NOW: Ph No 8 Tours team on 579 3981 or Email info@no8tours.co.nz www. no8tours.co.nz to view and book all our tours.

venues

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

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

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