The Weekend Sun - 20 December 2019

20 December 2019, Issue 991

Santa’s garden getaway Santa Claus was spotted this week on the grassy lawn in front of Tauranga’s Mission House.

It’s no surprise, as he’s heard about The Elms’ new garden lunch passes.

The rumour is he’s planning a reindeer stopover on

Christmas Eve. It’s not just any garden – it’s received a prestigious honour that, it seems, has even caught the attention of St Nick himself.

In The Weekend Sun’s special Christmas edition, we bring

you a series of stories to help you through the festive season.

From all of the staff here we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy time reading our latest offering.

Read the full story on page 7. Photo: John Borren.

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The art of giving Christm as Gift Vouche rs

You know how some people are pretty easy to buy presents for and others are harder than the Da Vinci Code?

I’m hoping you do, because frankly, you wouldn’t want to be one of my relatives.

I’m a last minute shopper at best and a complete non shopper at worst.

People often talk about the need to avoid the stress of Christmas. Well, I have taken that to its ultimate conclusion.

However, it is common knowledge that some people are very hard to buy for, so I feel the least I can do, as a creative type, is share some ideas for you to use.

So here is a list of presents I might hypothetically buy for various hard-to-buyfor people.

Donald Trump

If you were cheap, you could just steal a bathrobe from one of his hotels and get DT monogrammed onto it but we don’t have a budget constraint so I’m going to go all out with this one.

Don, or ‘The President’ to his closest friends, needs a smaller country he can practise on and bounce ideas off before twittering them to his own peeps.

Somewhere preferably that is already fully fenced and with a population that has already shown a general willingness to exclude its neighbours from its affairs.

What about the UK? It’s perfect – there’s no fence, but it’s surrounded by ocean.

The royal family is fully focused on its own issues so may not notice it has a president. And it solves the issue of what to get Boris for Christmas – a playdate with Donald. Boom!

Greta Thunberg

Ah, you think Greta is going to be impossible to buy for. Not so. This is someone who has made it quite clear she is upset about the planet warming up, the ice melting and the sea level rising.

What she wants for Christmas is for everyone in the world to collectively acknowledge we have a problem and do something about it. We have clearly failed her and ideally I would buy up all the fossil fuels so she can dispose of them safely.

However, we want to avoid a war with China and the US and those rich guys in the Middle East. The problem is simply too big and our budget doesn’t stretch quite that far anyway.

I’m tossing up between a pair of thighlength waders and one of those big walk-in fridges like you get in all the liquor stores. She can pop it on the back of her yacht. Chill out, problem solved, perfect present!

world champion crown – putting Razor up against Fossie seems like a foregone conclusion.

So for Christmas, our new coach is getting a re-brand and none of this explore-yourfeelings, fashionista stuff you get on telly these days.

No, Fossie is going to become the Fosterminator and he is going to smile less and not share his emotions.

When he does smile it needs to be a wry smile, rather than one of those pleased-aspunch smiles. Wearing black is good.

A baseball cap with a big ‘F’ emblazoned on it would also be a marketing masterstroke. Just don’t fail!

Jacinda Ardern

And this brings me to the hardest person of all to buy for but I think I know just the thing.

Ian Foster

No this is not a type of beer, it’s actually the new All Blacks coach. Up until now, he has been the assistant coach of the All Blacks – the smiley one they roll out for the cameras when the surly one is not available.

Despite having an approachable nickname – Fossie – he was not the crowd favourite. That was Scott “Razor” Robertson – the break dancing, blond haired, thrice champion coach of the Crusaders (not to be confused with the Muslim purging Crusaders).

In a brutal sport like rugby, when the fans are already baying for blood after losing the

Given the absolute crap year we have had for both man-made and natural disasters, Jacinda’s frown lines have taken an absolute hammering. I was going to ask Winston to get her a voucher for one of those flash day spas on Waiheke Island, but the paperwork on that would be too confusing.

Instead, we are all going to chip in and get her some good news for Christmas. We are going to drive safely, look after our friends and family, not be too hard on ourselves and take time to help someone else feel good too.

It’s time to relax.

Merry Christmas. daniel@thesun.co.nz

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Former heavyweight boxing world champion Mike Tyson bought his wife Robin Givens a very flash present in the form of a 24-cara gold bathtub valued at $US2.3 million. Despite the grand gesture, they are no longer together.

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Serial complainer no grinch Greerton Hall has been the subject of numerous noise complaints by the same person.

It was never his intention to have community groups booted out of the Greerton Community on the back of his more than 80 noise complaints over two years.

The serial complainant is a first time home owne and young father. He fears for his family after The Weekend Sun’s story last week reached social media, prompting what he called an outpouring of ‘pitchfork mentality’.

“I guess my goal all along has been better noise mitigation. I don’t want things shut down, the hall torn down,” he says.

The Weekend Sun has elected not to identify the complainant or reveal his address.

But that’s been the upshot of his complaints – a church group, exercise classes and a Scottish country dance club have all been marched from the hall and left Bay Venues which runs the hall anxious for its future as a community facility.

“There are some choice words I would like to use for this special sort of selfish person,” was on of the posts in the comments thread on Sunlive’s Facebook page.

The story of the serial complainer attracted more than 270, mostly negative, comments.

“Sooo, if you make enough complaints you get your way? From just one person? This is honestly unbelievable.”

Many assumed the complainer was old and female.

“Has she tried turning down the hearing aids, closing the windows and turning the wireless up?”

But it was more serious than that. “I’ve had people pulling up outside my house, knocking on my door and asking what’s up with the whole thing.

“And I know none of them.”

He says he just wants the noise reduced, not stopped. “I am telling you the bass from some of the events in the hall literally make the walls of our house shake. It’s absolutely extreme in some cases.

“It’s that bad. That noisy.”

And in the case of a church group which was removed from Greerton Hall, the complainer says it wasn’t the church music as such, it was the band’s drummer striking up at 7.30am on a Sunday morning.

But inconveniencing and disappointing people was never his intention.

“I would actually prefer to have the hall and the noise rather than no community hall because I do appreciate how important it is to the community.”

He says as a first time home buyer he didn’ even consider the implications of buying next to a community hall.

One of those affected by the complaints is the Tauranga Scottish Country Dance Club.

Its plans for a 60th anniversary celebration at the hall have been compromised.

“We are seeking to meet the man, discuss the issues, to try and resolve them,” says club secretary Heather Johnson. The neighbour says he is very willing to meet with the groups.

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$100m court redesign The Government will invest $100 million on a new courthouse in Tauranga which will be a model for future courthouse design for New Zealand.

The courthouse will be designed in partnership with iwi, the local community, the judiciary, the legal profession, court staff and other court users.

The new court will provide both victims and offenders and other users with access to wraparound services which support, restore and rehabilitate, through the co-location of social sector agencies and the community on the premises. The new facility is expected to be ready by mid-2025.

Future of rail The Government has released its long term vision for a sustainable 21st Century rail network that gets cities moving, connects regions and gets more freight off the roads.

Winston Peters says since coming to office, they have already allocated more than $2.8 billion in rail.

“We need our rail network to be able to cope with New Zealand’s growing freight needs. Freight is expected to increase by 55 per cent by 2042.

“Freight carried by rail not only reduces wear and tear on our roads, it reduces carbon emissions by 66 per cent.”

Funds for measles crisis Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand will contribute $1 million towards the joint United Nations Fund for Children and World Health Organisation Pacific Regional Action Plan for Measles.

“Prevention through vaccination is the most effective way of avoiding illness and a costly health emergency.

“New Zealand has collaborated with UNICEF and WHO to identify regional vulnerabilities and opportunities for early interventions to prevent further outbreaks,” says Winston.

Road maintenance Motorists are being warned to expect a “huge amount” of road works this summer.

NZTA is planning to do double its usual road maintenance and renewal this year. The works include replacing sections of road with harder surfaces to cope with bigger trucks.

“We’ve got our biggest maintenance renewal program for the last 10 years happening this summer,” says Brett Gliddon.

“So it’s about a nine per cent investment across the network. We’ve been running at about four or five [per cent].

SunLive Comment of the Week ‘Greerton Hall’ posted by Own G. on the story ‘One complainant makes a big noise’.

“Rather than bulldoze a community asset which our council is very quick to do, a little acoustic treatment with a view to keeping any noise generated within the building surely would be the sensible approach to this issue, keeping everybody happy.”

Merle Bray’s daughter Liz Watson flicks through the photo album of old White Island images.

Whakaari just ‘spooked’ her He’s standing staunch, hands on hips, legs spread, open shirt and trilby – looks like a gunslinger.

But nothing so dramatic – he’s a sulphur miner.

His name is Wally – with the ‘a’ underscored on the back of the murky black and white photograph dated ‘4-3-30’.

Wally, probably short for Walter.

The photo is one of five buried in an old family album, an album retrieved from the cupboard last week, the relevance of which was brought sharply into focus by catastrophic events on Whakaari/White Island.

So little is known of Wally.

“He was an early boyfriend of my late

husband’s mother back in the late 1920s, early 30s,” says Merle Bray of Otumoetai.

And Wally was a sulphur miner on White Island.

When Whakaari haemorrhaged at 2:11pm on Monday, December 9, heaving a devastating storm of steam, gas, rock and ash into the sky, 16 people died, many others critically injured.

On TV news that night, one image of dark smoke and steam plume prompted Merle to dig out the album. The five photos taken on White Island on ‘4-3-30’ give us an inkling of life on the island and the crazy risk the miners took.

Because even in moments of calm, the island is an ominous beast.

And the miners lived with the possibility of an eruption every day of their working

lives on the island.

“This is where we work when fumes permit,” wrote Wally on the back of one photo. “Rather warm and unpleasant at times.” And deadly. Because only fourteen years earlier, 11 miners were killed by what newspapers of the time described as a “disastrous thermal eruption” and powerful torrent of mud and rock, on the mainly undersea volcano. Volcanologists say it has a “respectable-sized” eruption every 2-10 years.

Mining was suspended after 1914 and started up again by Wally and his mates in the late 1920s. And as he scraped a living, Whakaari thundered and raged around him. “Little Donald, another vent steaming well,” writes Wally rather understatedly.

“Right after these photos were taken, all mining was stopped because there had been

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several eruptions and it was deemed too dangerous to be there.” Wally defied the volcanologist’s odd and had a charmed few years on the island –arriving after and leaving before any cataclysmic eruptions.

Merle’s huband Peter, a longtime Tauranga builder, was intrigued by the island. “He raced yachts around White Island and it fascinated him.”

Like many others, he was entranced by the island’s menace, the lure of a live volcano.

“We discussed it several times. I told him I would go to Whakatane with him, but I was not going out to the island. It spooked me for some reason. I did not want to go.” So they never did.

In her own way, she too was fascinated by Whakaari. ”No premonitions or anything like. It was just eerie. But I have watched it all these years.

“Oh, it’s blowing today, or it’s not blowing today.”

And if she needs reminding of Whakaari’s ferocity, she can just break open the album.

There’s also reference to some brave, or silly, gannets on the island. And they weren’t just threatened by the volcano. “A few gannets,” writes Wally.

“The light ones are the old birds and the dark ones the young. The young gannets are more tasty and tender so I am told. I haven’t tried them yet.”

The light was very bad when the photo was taken.

Probably a vent grumbling away because it looks like smoke cloud wafting across the shot.

Merle was talking to The Weekend Sun as the bodies of those lost to Whakaari were being brought back from the island. “Such a tragedy, so, so sad.

“However the bodies are coming off the island today. Those poor souls are coming home to their families.”

Perhaps Wally can be committed to history again, perhaps the photo album can go back in the cupboard for now.

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A Tauranga NGO social worker, who asked to not be identified, says he is too busy wo king on the coal-face to address the pay gap.

“We are so busy trying to get through the day, we haven’t got the energy to look at justice for ourselves.” Constantly facing fatigue and burnout, he says he is taking on too much responsibility and “getting paid peanuts for it”.

NGO’s will do everything they can to stop the pay inequity impacting services delivered to their clients, says Brenda.

But sometimes, that price is paid by the employees.

“They a e working extra hours, trying to cram more into the day than they otherwise do - and that creates stressed, tired workers. You can’t continue with that for long” she says.

Ann says she has had to turn away clients passed on from the Bay of Plenty District Health Board to prevent burn-out among her staff members “I have had to say ‘no more’ unless we get some funding. It’s going to burn us out,and I have to take into consideration what we can handle.”

Public Services Association filed equal pay claim with Barnados, Wellington Sexual Abuse HELP, Christchurch Methodist Mission, Stand for Children and Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services in August this year.

“We intend to keep up the pressure until all these skilled and hardworking people are paid what they are worth,” says National Secretary of the PSA, Kerry Davies.

“We are working together with leading NGO’s to determine appropriate pay rates based on the skills and responsibilities of comparable jobs.

“The g vernment relies on social services NGO’s to meet important needs in the community, but it only provides part of the funding they need at levels we don’t consider to be adequate.”

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Burned out bogs are back in business It’s hoped the public toilets that were set on fire more than a month ago i Bethlehem, will be repaired and open in time for Christmas.

The toilets at Gordon Carmichael Reserve have been closed since the fire, says Tauranga City Counci community services general manager Gareth Wallis.

“There was quite a bit of damage to the interior of the toilets, but unfortunately there is no CCTV in that spot.

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Santa Claus (grounds custodian Troy Edgecombe) is excited about Christmas and the summer lunch passes. Photo: John Borren.

“What makes this achievement so special is the illustrious company with whom we share our rating,” says The Elms Foundation manager Andrew Gregg.

“Including the Kerikeri and Pompallier Missions, the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, the Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Olveston Historic Home [Dunedin], and Government House in Auckland and Wellington.”

The Elms is one of the oldest New Zealand European gardens south of the Bay of Islands, originally created by the Church Missionary Society, along with The Treaty House gardens at Waitangi.

“At the beginning of November we started our summer hours, opening from 10am until 4pm daily,” says Andrew. “For locals we are offering a lunchtime pass for $15. This allows you to come into the grounds unlimited times over the summer lunchtime period, Monday to Friday from 11.30am

– 1.30pm from November to March.”

The lunch pass excludes entry to the house.

This year The Elms was also awarded NZ Trust of the Year for 2018 and received the 2019 Certificat of Excellence from Trip Advisor.

A major project completed over the winter has been the upgrade to the front entrance with a bus bay, footpath upgrade and new carparks, all completed on time for the first cruise tour bus i October.

The team at The Elms is excited that the new TECT Heritage Garden near the south-western end of the property is close to completion.

Master carver Whare Thompson is putting the finishing touches on the carvings and graphi designer Sonia Frimmel is developing the interpretation boards for installing around the site.

Once both elements are ready there will be a formal opening.

Santa, aka grounds custodian Troy Edgecombe, is hoping that everyone in the Bay will pack a lunch and come many times over summer to visit Tauranga’s most treasured category one listed heritage site.

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Terry takes time out to talk about his 50-year love affair with a T-Bucket.

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Not long after man first stepped on the moon – in December to be exact - 27-year-old Terry turned the ignition and felt the savage roar of the big 350 Chev engine for the first time Now, 311,000km later, the feeling is still the same as it was then but, like any relationship, it hasn’t always been plain sailing.

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He parted ways with his pride and joy back in 1981 – sold it - and then spent the better part of 18 years trying to find her again. As fortune would have it, in 1999, a mate happened across the barely recognisable machine when he went to buy a motor off someone.

“When he got there, what was left of it was in the shed.” It was missing a motor, gearbox and wheels.

After “struggling and struggling” to get his friend to sell it back to him, he was finally reunited with his old flame and set about restoring it once again These kinds of projects don’t bother Terry – he’s been a panel beater his whole working life.

This time he put a Jaguar differential in it - “the only good thing the Poms made” - and a new Chev V8 engine – a 283 cubic inch one with an automatic

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his T-Bucket

Begging law is now up to council The Tauranga City Council will now consider the future of a ‘begging and rough sleeping’ bylaw.

Public submissions on the bylaw closed today. Council is proposing to remove the bylaw because it believes it is not the most appropriate way to address the ‘perceived’ problem in Tauranga, says a council spokesperson.

The provisions in the current bylaw are as follows: ‘No person shall beg in a public place within five metres of a public entrance to retail premises within

defined areas in the CBD, Greerton and Mount Maunganui and; No person shall rough sleep within five metres of a retail premises in ...’

An overview of the proposed changes is available from the council’s website.

Hearing of submissions will take place on Wednesday, January 29.

Deliberations are scheduled for Thursday, February 20.

Consultation closes at 5pm today but people can view the details at www.tauranga.govt.nz/streetuse.

Up close and personal with the Chev V8. transmission this time. It has modern shocks and disc brakes, a roll cage and a few other things that they recommend you have these days – like seatbelts and indicators.

Previously, the old Model T had headlights and a single big light on the back – just to warn other motorists, cyclists and horse riders of its presence.

At this point it’s worth pointing out what a T-Bucket actually is.

Basically it is any kind of Model T Ford body, cut back and placed on a shorter, hot rod chassis.

In this case, the old park lights on the Model T Fords were just oil lamps encased in glass. Not the best fit for a fast-paced world and not that practical for indicators. So the oil lamps have been replaced with electric indicator lights.

He has two distinct horn noises – one is for saying ‘hello’ and the other says ‘hey’ for more serious encounters. The steering wheel is flat – like a truck or a bus – and just as easy to steer with, Terry says.

The T-bucket is not the only Model T that he has in the garage – he has another one parked right next to it – fully restored and it’s a rod too, only not that obvious from the outside.

Out in the other garage is a Model T pickup truck in its original form. He has restored it, cut out the rust and recreated the damaged panels. But left it aged and the new panels match the old surface rust patina. The canvas canopy is still the original, complete with wear and tear.

“Look at it, it’s gorgeous,” Terry says.

This old classic may be an antique but she runs like clockwork and is a crowd favourite.

“I took it to the All Ford Day and there was 250 Fords. It got best vintage car and people’s choice by a country mile.”

So what does Terry like about his favourite T-Bucket in particular? He takes it out pretty much every day.

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How to get the hang of surfing Zip at the back, knees at the front and don’t put your legs through the arms.

That’s the first rule taught at Mount Surf Academy, according to owner Andy Collins.

“It sounds bizarre, but some people that come for a lesson here have never seen the ocean, let alone a wetsuit,” he says.

The longstanding surf school has

been running for about 10 years, helping people from all walks of life navigate Mount Maunganui waves.

It was born out of a need for another surf-school in the Bay of Plenty.

Andy says his job is one of the best in the world, as it involves seeing beginner-surfers stoked after standing up for the first time.

“I started doing it, and I just fell in love with it all. It’s amazing, you get to put big smiles on people’s faces.”

Mount Surfing Academy coach Jack Burns and owner Andy Collins are getting geared up for a busy summer of surf lessons.

Each summer hundreds of beginner-surfers take to Tauranga beaches, doing their absolute best to learn the ropes of the water-sport.

But many struggle when starting and despite the passion, find it hard to progress. Brand-new surfboards and wetsuits eventually end up hidden away collecting dust at the back of the garage.

Andy spoke to The Weekend Sun last week, passing on wisdom about what people need to know if they are eager to launch into surfing this summer

Consistency

Surf every day, no matter what the conditions. “If you want to get good, you have to go out every day.

“There’s absolutely no question about that.”

He speaks of a time when he was starting out surfing in England. “I only went out once a month, and never got anywhere.”

Andy, who has been surfing more than 26 years, says you will always learn at least one new skill each session even if the conditions are rubbish.

Pick your spot wisely

Main Beach, the blowhole and Tay St tend to be the most crowded spots this time of year. For a quieter surf, it is recommended learners head further up the coast near Omanu.

Surf the right board

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Adults need to start on a large board that should be at least nine feet long, Andy says.

“Too often I see learners riding short boards, and they can’t even catch waves. Boards like our big buoyant ones will have you cruising.”

“People try to buy the cool looking board, the three-fin thruster that John John Florence uses.

“Those kinds of boards are okay for Pipeline, but not for beginners in Mount Maunganui.”

He says the waves here tend to be weak and small, and beginners should opt for a Mini Mal, with a “big round nose”.

Stay fit and keep safe

Fitness is a biggie for those trying to get the hang of surfing. “It just makes it a lot easier to improve,” says Andy.

When learning how to surf, muscles are being used that your body has never used before. He says the only way to get over this is to surf more. Boxing, Crossfit and yoga can also assist in boosting fitness levels It also pays to be a confident swimmer for grounds of safety.

“You should be able to swim at least 15-20 metres, in case your leash snaps and you have to swim out to get your board,” he says.

Learn the rules

“Don’t drop in, don’t snake and show some respect – that’s it really,” says Andy.

Dropping in involves interfering with a fellow surfer’s wave. If someone has the right of way and is already riding a wave, the other surfer mustn’t cut

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them off.

“I have been dropped in on quite a bit lately, and I am getting pretty fed up with it. It’s the most important rule beginners need to know when they start,” Andy says.

Common mistakes

During peak-season coaches see an array of ‘common mistakes’ made by novice surfers. These include incorrect stance, complicated pop-ups and paddling ability.

“Often people will stand with their legs straight like they are skiing, but you need to bend your knees,” says Mount Surf Academy coach Jack Burns.

“You also see all sorts of pop-ups, but if you want to progress you need to not use your knees to stand-up.

“And the most common thing is that people won’t paddle enough, so never even catch the wave,” he says. Andy says another issue is when people paddle too much, and nose-dive off the front of the board.

You’re never too old

Earlier this year The Weekend Sun spoke to Australian surfer Joel Parkinson about his advice to aspiring surfers.

His message was simple.

“My mum started surfing at 52, if she can do it then anyone can do it. She’s now 63 and still considers herself a surfer.

“Enjoy surfing, enjoy the ocean and get out there. It’s pretty addictive, in the best way possible.”

Get a lesson

Andy says starting with a lesson is a good way to solidify necessary surfing skills, as it helps beginners “get better at a faster pace”.

“You have to teach beginners absolutely everything. From how to carry a surfboard safely in the water to mastering the pop-up,” he says.

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Plenty of fun in the Mount this summer The countdown to summer is on and the Mount is once again going to be transformed into an epic music destination for locals and tourists alike.

Fabulous shows over the coming summer include Katchafire on December 27, Shapeshifter, The Upbeat and MC Tiki on December 28, Bay Dreams Party with Sticky Fingers on January 1, Bay Dreams Festival on January 2, Sticky Fingers and Delta

Riggs on January 3, Tones and I on January 4 and Ben Harper and Matt Corby on February 29.

Bay Dreams Festival is once again sold out but there are still limited tickets available to all other shows.

In total, these events will attract tens of thousands of people to Tauranga.

Bay Dreams Festival once again has proven to be extremely popular selling out weeks before the event date and attracting 30,000 people.

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“We are excited once again to bring a huge calibre of local and international acts to the Bay this summer,” says organiser Pato Alverez.

“We can’t wait to show our festival and event goers what we have in store this summer.”

Of course, with this level of tourism to the Bay, there will be some traffic disruptions and road closures around Trustpower Baypark. All road closures will be made public in the week leading up to the event.

All festival-goers attending Bay Dreams will need to use the drop and ride bus facilities provided as there is no parking or drop off areas.

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“We have partnered with For The Better Good to create customised Bay Dreams water bottles. They not only look great, but they are made from plants and can decompose in under a month,” says Pato Entertainment’s Mitch Lowe.

“Thanks to The Tent Collectors, all of the leftover tents (used or damaged) will be taken to Greece to assist in the refugee crisis.

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Free Community Christmas Dinner hosts, Patricia and James.

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Hosting 250 for Christmas dinner When the fine feast was laid out, any reservations or barriers were swept away by a tide of gravy, custard and goodwill, and people sat down and celebrated Christmas together.

“Afterwards we all agreed it was one of the most satisfying and enjoyable Christmas encounters we, as a family, had experienced,” says Patricia, a table host at this year’s St Peters in the City Free Community Christmas Dinner.

She is referring to her memory of the 2017 dinner, when she and her son James both hosted tables of strangers at the charity dinner. “I discovered food is a great catalyst to bring people together, to talk, share and be happy.” It seems food overcomes all.

So while some volunteers from the St Peters in the City congregation were peeling, scraping, chopping, slicing and stirring, others were ‘table hosts’ - they’re

the people who bridge the gap, meeting, greeting and engaging with many of the city’s guests who join in.

“I like meeting and talking to people although I wasn’t sure what to expect, which I’m sure was also shared by the guests,” says Patricia.

On reflection, the reason the Free Community Dinner works so well, bringing people together from all walks of life, is that the volunteers want to share with others the real reason for the season.

“God’s great love for us celebrating the birth of Jesus, who came to earth for everyone,” says Patricia.

The dinner caters for up to 250 guests, anyone and everyone who doesn’t have something to do or someone to see on Christmas day are attended by an army of St Peters volunteers.

After the 2017 community Christmas dinner Patricia and her family went home with “a sense of joy in their hearts from sharing in the lives of others.”

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Each one of the tables at the St Peters in the City Free Community Christmas Dinner had a table host warmly welcoming their guests.

The Chancellor family put aside their usual family and friends Christmas celebrations to enjoy the company of new friends. Husband Andrew, was seconded as a driver to ferry people to the dinner.

“He went to pick up an older man – his wife had died only months earlier and he had just been discharged from hospital. He was uncertain about his medication and didn’t want to go to the dinner.”

But as it happened, Andrew was on hand to sort the meds and get him to the dinner which he enjoyed.

“It’s obviously nice to receive things at Christmas but the enjoyment is usually temporary if it’s a materialistic thing, but giving of your time and yourself seems to hold a deeper satisfaction and lasts much longer,” says Patricia’s son James.

James sat down with homeless ‘gentleman’.

There was respect at James’ table.

“The homeless man struggled to feed himself on any day let alone Christmas Day. “Everyone was just so grateful.”

A special occasion, on a special day in a special place. A feast of food and conversation.

There were eight guests at Patricia’s table. A man who lived alone and talked of the respect he had for his late father, says Patricia. And while he had been reluctant to attend the Christmas dinner, he suggested they make a pact to return and sit together.

So she will be looking out for him this year.

There was a feeling of goodwill to all. People genuinely wanting to reach out to others and share in the real reason for the season.

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Club captain Rhonda Ritchie says the end of year sailing day on keelers gives everyone a chance to get out and see more of the harbour because they normally sail near the Tauranga Marina.

“We take them out on the harbour instead of just seeing straight off here and racing around the buoys, they get to see the rest of the harbour from a different perspective.

“It’s very exciting for the support workers as well because they don’t normally get to go on the boats - they sit here and watch - whereas today they get a chance to go out and join in the fun as well.”

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“They’ll all be out there on water together, which is normalising it and just that inclusiveness that we pride ourselves on.”

At the end of the year Sailability awards the Martin Conn Memorial Cup to the most improved sailor and this year it has been awarded to Dennis Young.

“Dennis had not a lot of confidence on the water and since sailing in the doubles competition in March, he has been going solo since then and getting more and more confident,” Rhonda says.

“He’s just gaining in confidence all the time, he’s very obliging, he helps out as a volunteer, so that’s a big help.”

Dennis says he likes the freedom of being out on the water and he’s happy to receive the award.

“It’s for best improved sailor and they sort of gave it to me for my volunteering as well.

“When I’m not sailing, I just help out with different things.”

Rhonda says they are looking for more volunteers for to help on sailing days.

“We’re always looking for more volunteers. It’s very labour intensive because of the safety aspect, we need between 18 and 20 volunteers each sailing day.

“If you don’t sail or don’t drive a boat, we’ll soon teach you. We have a training program and we teach all our volunteers.”

Volunteer Stuart Keat has been around boats all his life and finds helping at Sailability really rewarding “The comradeship of all the volunteers is really good and the other side getting the benefit of being able to help people and to see their reactions when they’ve come back and never been out before.”

More information about Sailability Tauranga or volunteering can be found on their website: www.www.sporty.co.nz/sailabilitytauranga More pictures on our Social Pix page (page 42).

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Put dogs on a leash to protect wildlife A variety of wildlife inhabiting the Pukehina shoreline, saltmarsh and estuary area are dangerously threatened by roaming dogs at this time of year as the local population swells with summertime visitors.

The Department of Conservation urges Pukehina residents and visitors to take particular care to ensure their dogs do not roam and are kept on a leash when out.

DOC biodiversity ranger Karl McCarthy says seal, penguins and nesting birds – some of which are critically endangered species – are vulnerable to attack by dogs.

One of the most critically endangered is the Australasian Bittern or Matuku Hurepo which has only about 1000 left in New Zealand and it is nesting at this time of year in the Pukehina saltmarsh.

If a female nesting bittern was killed by a dog it would be a huge blow to the species’ survival.

Council’s animal services team has had reports of roaming dogs around Pukehina and will take action against any owners whose dogs present a potential threat to wildlife.

Council’s team leader animal services Dan Barnes says Council’s officers will be regularly patrolling Pukehina over summer.

“We also urge anyone who sees a roaming dog to safely catch and restrain it and let Council know immediately.

“All dogs – big and small – are a threat to wildlife. It is important to note that it is an offence to allow your dog to roam and fines apply,” he says.

“If dogs are caught injuring or killing wildlife, officers and property owners can take action to stop the attack including shooting offending dogs and owners could face prosecution under the Dog Control Act.”

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One of the most critically endangered is the Matuku Hurepo, which is at threat by roaming dogs in Pukehina.

‘Irresponsible’ dog owners flout ban Dogs are outlawed from the Orokawa Scenic Reserve.

Department of Conservation senior ranger in Tauranga Brad Angus, says, in recent years, there has been a considerable increase in the number of dogs being brought into the reserve.

“This is disappointing as dogs have never been permitted in the reserve.”

There is also a rising number of complaints about dogs in the area and in some cases, visitors have seen dog fights and people being bitten.

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Water comes at an inconvenience It’s a crucial piece of infrastructure – it’s the Waiari water supply scheme which will add capacity for growing the Tauranga and Te Puke drinking water supplies.

But the development comes at some cost and inconvenience. TheTauranga City Council says these impacts can be a source of frustration for locals as well

“Tauranga is a big winner from this Government’s landmark investment into schools and kura.

“We are investing $693 per student into almost every state school ($50K min, $400K max), to help them catch-up on their previously neglected, infrastructure waiting lists.

“This includes backing wharekura and kura, to use tikanga and mātauranga Māori to ready our kids for tomorrow.

“From Te Wharekura o Mauao getting $168,399 to Tauranga Boys’, Girls’ and Intermediate receiving $400,000 each, 158 eligible schools in the Waiariki will share in over $31 million.

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as people travelling and assures everyone it has done its best to keep disruption to a minimum.

The e will be some additional impact to traffic right up to th Christmas break, some additional delays to traffic o Welcome Bay Road and a reduction of traffi to one lane for Te Puke Highway from the second week of January 2020.

The Waiari Water Supply Scheme involves the development of a plant to remove water from the Waiari Stream, the construction of a water treatment plant close to No.1 Road, Te Puke

the council will close off one lane of Te Puke Highway.

Traffic comin from Tauranga towards Te Puke will be re-routed via Tara Road, Parton Road, Bell Road then back on to Te Puke Highway. This diversion will remain in pace for three months, while work laying pipes alongside the road takes place.

and an underground water pipeline that connects the new plant and reservoirs to Papamoa.

Laying brand new infrastructure of this type, over sections of land that are heavily used can be a challenge.

From January 8 next year, work on Te Puke Highway hits a narrow section of the road.

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This includes support for wharekura and kura Maori, so they can continue to use tikanga and matauranga Maori to ready our tamariki for tomorrow.

From Te Wharekura o Mauao getting $168,399, Gate Pa School $221,067, to Tauranga Boys’, Girls’ and Intermediate receiving $400,000 each. In the Waiariki, 158 eligible schools will share in over $31 million. This will help 53,945 local young people to reach their full potential. I’m proud of that.

Happy holidays whanau and take care on those roads.

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Caelan Potts has earned the opportunity every talented young Kiwi tennis player dreams about.

The 18-year-old from Tauranga will soon start a four-year scholarship at St Mary’s College of California where his focus will be an interesting mixture of tennis and physics.

Caelan is excited to be joining one of the best tennis programmes available plus begin an intense academic programme that he hopes will continue through to a Masters in Science.

“St Mary’s is located about 20 miles outside of San Francisco and is a Division One school which is the top division so I get to compete against some of the best teams in the States,” says Caelan.

“I am doing a Bachelor of Science in physics. I have always been quite into my sciences. I am hoping to do further study, either a Masters and then PhD in Astrophysics hopefully.”

Clearly Caelan is no one-dimensional athlete without plans for the future after sport but he has a strong determination to go as far as he can as a tennis player.

“I definitely want to make my way up the (St Mary’s) team and play the best matches I can and get the most out of my college career that I can.

“When I am done there I hope to give the professional circuit a go.”

Caelan came through the well-respected Tauranga Boys’ College tennis programme from Year 9 to Year 12 before shifting to Auckland’s St Kentigern College for his just-completed Year 13.

“It was really good at TBC and I did want to play for them for another year. It would have been a really nice way to finish it off,” says Caelan “But some of the guys I had played tennis with here were moving away and it is quite limited in Tauranga to train to a pretty good level.

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what is known as the best academy for tennis in New Zealand I thought it would be better preparation for going to America as I would be able to focus on my tennis 100 per cent.”

Otumoetai Tennis Club is where it all started for Caelan at the age of eight. He is grateful to all the help he has had over the years from club members and to Western Bay Tennis coach Peter Blow.

Caelan is not the only Tauranga player making headlines in New Zealand tennis.

He recently won the 18-and-under national men’s doubles title with Corban Crowther who also took out the age group singles title.

Watch this space for a profile to come on Corban this summer.

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Men: Joe Collins (Fitzroy) 2:29:32 1, Lachie Falloon (Waikanae) 2:32:49 2, Hamish Miller (Mt Maunganui) 2:35:44 3, Nathan Proctor (Waikanae) 2:37:51 4, Jayden Murphy (Mt Maunganui) 2:37:57 5, Tanner Baxter (Omanu) 2:39:14 6, Jack Keepa (Wainui) 2:41:39 7, Joe Wilson (Mairangi Bay) 2:42:13 8, Sterling Maxwell (Otaki) 2:42:44 9, Jules Appleby (Otaki) 2:42:44 10.

Women: Claudia Kelly (East End) 2:44:37 1, Ella Kingi (Otaki) 2:48:39 2, Olive Pearce (Mt Maunganui) 2:55:50 3, Julia Padrutt (East End) 2:57:11 4, Star Teaukura (Mairangi Bay) 3:02:18 5, Ruby Hikuroa (Otaki) 3:03:48 6, Devon Halligan (Omanu) 3:08:04 7, Camille Rosa-Peroteau (Mt Maunganui) 3:08:45 8, Loredana Unsworth (Lyall Bay) 3:09:42 9, Lucy North (East End) 3:11:10 10.

Claudia Kelly (East End) crosses the finish line to win the Mount Monster. Photo: Jamie Troughton/Dscribe Media.

Young talent conquers the Monster

Joe Collins became the youngest-ever male winner of the Dexion Mount Monster on Saturday but the 17-year-old best keep a close eye over his shoulder in years to come.

base for the rest of the year and then I can get into the sprint stuff for the rest of the under-19 season.”

Falloon, meanwhile, is still in the under-16 age group and is coached

by New Zealand’s greatest ironman, Cory Hutchings.

“I’d almost decided not to do the race but Cory told me I should give the individual race a go,” Falloon says. “It gave me something to train hard for pre-season and he just kept encouraging me to give it a go.

“Then I pulled my calf two weeks ago and I’ve been having heaps of physio so it was last-minute that I came through to do it - it turned out pretty good!”

With a record field of 363 surf athletes tackling the 24.5km, four-leg epic along the Mount Maunganui coastline, organisers stepped things up by changing the order of legs for the first time in seven years, promoting the 12km ski to start proceedings.

With 2m set waves sneaking through, it made for a spectacular show, especially as the ski paddlers turned at Omanu for the return leg.

Collins, Miller and Ollie Puddick led the initial charge and Collins survived being washed off his ski at the turn to pick Miller up and pass him in the final kilometre. He then eased away on the run and swim and was never really challenged, while Falloon kept picking off his rivals in a remarkable show of youthful stamina.

The Fitzroy teenager backed up from his runner-up finish last year with a dominant win, on a dramatic day fuelled by big swells and hot competition. He was joined on the winning podium by fellow Taranaki lifeguard Claudia Kelly, who collected her first title in style as an 18-year-old.

Collins eased home in 2hrs 29mins 32secs, more than 3mins clear of his nearest rival. His nearest rival, however, was 15-year-old Gisborne prodigy Lachie Falloon, who managed to pull away from 2017 champion Hamish Miller on the final board leg for an outstanding debut.

Collins has been based in Australia for much of this year, training with the Northcliffe club 14 times a week under the auspices of fellow Kiwi and former New Zealand star Kevin Morrison, and the work paid off in some style.

“I was so close last year - just to get it this year and I’m so stoked,” Collins says. “I love coming and doing the Mount Monster because it just gives you such an endurance

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She jostled for the lead with defending champion Ella Kingi (Otaki) and former professional star Devon Halligan for large parts of the ski leg, before joining young East End teammate Julia Padrutt in the lead on the run. Despite a wobbly ankle, she managed to keep stretching her advantage, finishing in style by catching a bomb on the final board leg into the beach “It’s just such an achievement to do the whole thing myself,” Kelly says. “I’ve been injured the past few years but I’m just so stoked to take it out today.”

Her celebrations were fitting on a scorching Mount Maunganui day; she headed for the nearest ice cream shop for a five-scoop special And like Collins, she’s also aware of the younger generation quickly filling the void behind her “It was so cool to see so many girls out there, giving it a crack, especially the young ones.

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Sunflower success for Bay of Plenty’s tiny tots Over the past four months, a staggering 13,024 kindergarten tots across 11 regions have been aiming to grow the tallest sunflower and widest sunflower head in their region.

“A big congratulations to all of our project winners,” says Daltons general manager, Colin Parker.

“A special thanks to the teachers who got behind the project - we understand it’s no easy feat keeping on top of a garden full of passionate little gardeners and their sunflower plants.”

In the Tauranga region, 765 children from Inspired Kindergartens and Home-Based Education were involved in the project.

The winner of the Tallest Sunflower in the region was Brookfield Kindergarten, with a sunflower plant measuring in at 251cm.

Papamoa Coast “The children thought it was fun Kindergarten won being part of a competition to grow the tallest sunflower,” says teacher Mary the widest sunflower Kirk. “They enjoyed caring for the head, with a plants and measuring them along the diameter of 18 way. The compost and worm wee we centimetres. make might just have been the magic ingredients.”

The winner of the Widest Sunflower head was won by Papamoa Coast Kindergarten with a diameter of 18cm.

“At Papamoa Coast Kindergarten, our philosophy is nurturing nature and the next generation,” says teacher Aimee Crisp.

“Our tamariki have loved getting involved in all aspects of this gardening project - from planting the seeds to watering and caring for them, measuring, and eagerly awaiting the arrival of those stunning yellow flowers.”

Winners were named from each of the 11 regions, reflecting the diversity in growing conditions throughout the country.

The key goals of the biennial project, are to create a fun and exciting environment for pre-school children to learn valuable gardening knowhow and to develop a love of gardening by growing their own Kings Seeds ‘Skyscraper’ sunflower.

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The service is a joint venture between the University of Waikato, Toi-Ohomai Institute of Technology and the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, with each organisation contributing funds to make the service available, along with a grant from the New Zealand Transport Association.

The service will mean students from around the Bay in Katikati, Rotorua and Whakatane will be able to travel into Tauranga and back every weekday from February 1, 2020 to December 20, 2020.

The service is also available to the public (at a cost), and will be a one year trial initially, to be reviewed at the end of 2020.

“We are pleased to be able to offer this service, in conjunction with the other partners, to students around the Bay of Plenty,” says Professor Alister Jones, senior deputy vice-

chancellor at the University of Waikato “These new regional bus services will greatly improve access to tertiary education for the communities of the Bay of Plenty, especially for our current and future students who face the challenges and costs of transport to our campuses.

“Our current bus services that extend across the Waikato region, which are also free of charge, have shown the benefits of providing services like this to students.”

Head of student support services at Toi Ohomai, Dr Logan Bannister, says she’s confident the service will have a positive impact by removing barriers for students around transport accessibility and transport costs across the rohe (area).

“At Toi Ohomai, our goal is to ensure tertiary education is as accessible as possible, to as many people as possible, particularly in the regional areas,” says Dr Logan.

“Many students face substantial financial pressures, and can fin transportation problematic.

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“It’s been a valuable collaborative effort, and I’m proud that together we are able to provide this service for our community.”

Regional Council has budgeted $354,000 in its Annual Plan 2019/20 for the trial.

Regional Transport Committee chairman Lyall Thurston says it is nice to be able to provide a public transport service to students and commuters, so they can get to their place of study or work at a time that suits their schedule.

“The proof of the trial’s worth will be in its use, so I thoroughly encourage people to use it,” says Councillor Lyall.

The exact routes and timetables for the bus service are currently being finalised, to ensure they are fit for purpose for all Bay of Plenty students.

Students will simply need to show their student ID on board to access the service free of charge.

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Letting go of Christmas stress Further evidence of doctor burnout

“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it” Lena Horne.

I came across an anagram for STRESS… Someone Trying to Repair Every Situation Solo.

Do you relate to this? Christmas can be stressful at times. When you recognise you are experiencing stress you have a choice… staying in the stress or changing your thinking and taking yourself to a more peaceful place. In one week’s time it won’t

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Plan as much as you can and then allow yourself to go more with the flow and enjoy the day, even when things don’t go as planned. Step back for a moment and look at the bigger picture – creating a day you can enjoy and share with each other.

The senior doctors’ union, the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, is welcoming a report from the Medical Protection Society which provides further evidence of doctor burnout and high workload pressures.

The ‘Breaking the burnout cycle’ report shows 44 per cent of 300 doctors surveyed are not satisfied with their work/life balance and 41 per cent have considered leaving the profession over issues of wellbeing.

A corresponding survey of dental professionals reveals similar trends.

ASMS represents senior doctors and dentists in New Zealand’s district health boards. Its own research has shown 88 per cent of them routinely go to work when they are sick and 50 per cent

report symptoms of burnout.

ASMS executive director Ian Powell says the MPS study is yet more proof that doctors and dentists across DHBs are at breaking point.

ASMS estimates a 24 per cent shortage of specialists across all 20 DHBs but only about onethird are officially recognised by health bosses as vacancies and advertised.

Ian has 30 years’ experience in the health sector and as head of ASMS he has never seen such despair, exhaustion and vulnerability among the senior medical workforce.

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Fortunately there are alternatives: surgical options include laser eye surgery to make one eye better for near vision, leaving the other With Alex Petty of for long distance – this is called Bay Eye Care ‘blended vision’ or ‘monovision’.

Alternatively ‘refractive lens exchange’ – essentially an early cataract surgery – can also be considered, either with blended vision or with multifocal lens implants to ‘Presbyopia’ happens to everyone as the eye’s lens given a range of vision in each eye. becomes stiff and cannot change focus.

All surgery has risks however and as surgery is Reading glasses are a simple and affordable solution permanent there is no guarantee that the vision will but many people get annoyed always having to find remain stable as patients get older. them, being blurry when looking up, or having them Contact lenses can create the same vision results as surgery, with a blended vision approach or using get in the way during work or leisure tasks. multifocal lenses. The advantage of contact lenses includes being able to alter the prescription with time, people being able to choose when and where to use them instead of their glasses and having a lower upfront cost. Alternatively orthokeratology (orthoK) lenses are a novel type of contact lens that are only worn overnight. These gently mould the cornea to give clear unaided vision during the day.

Contact lenses are safe, comfortable and easy to use with correct fitting and training So, if you are sick of losing your reading glasses book in to see your optometrist in the New Year to discuss your vision correction options!

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Feeling ‘alone in a crowd’ Being lonely in a crowd is worse for cognitive function than being lonely and alone, according to new research by clinical psychology graduate Dr Catherine Whitehouse.

And emotional loneliness is actually a bigger risk factor than depression, heart disease, diabetes and stroke for cognitive decline, she found.

Dr Whitehouse, who graduated with Doctor of Clinical Psychology from Massey University in November, investigated whether emotional loneliness, social loneliness and social isolation affected cognitive performance among older people.

Her analyses showed that emotional loneliness had a detrimental impact on cognition.

She also found that older adults who were emotionally lonely but not socially isolated had poorer

cognition than those who were lonely and socially isolated.

Her research explores the importance for mental and physical health of having strong, close emotional bonds, not just being in the same room with people, in later life. This resonates with evidence that "many key health outcomes associated with social isolation and loneliness such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and depression have also been reported as risk factors for cognitive decline," she writes.

Social connections create behavioural and psychological benefits that can offset cognitive decline, such as encouraging healthier lifestyles and the mood-

enhancing, stress-reducing impact of socialising, her research found.

But the discrepancy is that for some, group conviviality does not meet the need for one-on-one intimacy - instead it highlights the absence of a soulmate and intensifies loneliness Her research addresses concerns for the health of the growing proportion of older people in the population and the quest to better understand their needs.

‘Successful ageing’, ‘positive ageing’ and ‘healthy ageing’ are buzzwords that reflect changing demographics globally and underpin increasing government and health sector interests in this area, Dr Whitehouse emphasises.

The rise of plant-based skincare Plant-based consumer choices are on the rise.

Environmental awareness and health preferences are some of the factors driving a rise in plant-based diets. There is a similar trend occurring with natural, plantbased skincare.

More and more consumers scan ingredients lists on skincare products before deciding whether or not to purchase. What do they want to see? Plant extracts that naturally treat the skin on a cellular level, no nasties like parabens or sodium lauryl sulphate and a commitment to ethical, cruelty-free production.

At Jamele Skincare, we have witnessed the rise of plant-based skincare first-hand.

Janesce Skincare, one of our four professional skincare ranges, is now consistently our top seller each month. Janesce Skincare offers organic, natural skincare products with powerful plant actives that treat, correct and heal the skin.

I am proud to have been stocking these products at Jamele ever since the 1980s, when my mother,

Pat Foster, trained under Janice Sarre-Smith, the founder of Janesce Skincare in the Adelaide Hills of Australia. At 86, Jan continues to oversee the gardens where the Janesce plants are grown and the on-site laboratory where the plant tinctures are extracted and matured.

She is a woman of compassion and integrity who creates powerful skincare products in partnership with the natural world she loves.

We are celebrating the plant-based trend this summer at Jamele Skincare with the Plant-Based Luxury Facial. This luxuriously slow and sensual facial will put you into a state of total relaxation, whilst re-energising your skin with powerful, plantbased natural skincare from Janesce Skincare.

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Cannot comprehend As a long-time resident of Hayes Avenue I find it hard to fathom how 82 complaints from one person can compromise the future of the Greerton Community Hall.

Prior to September 2017 had there been any other complaints? I’m guessing not as most of the immediate neighbours to this hall have/had been here for 30 years-plus (and used the hall themselves).

This indicates to me that this person has not resided here longer than four years.

So why would you move into a property within close proximity of a community hall (built over 50 years ago) which has accommodated community activities (day and night) for many years and start to moan.

How can this one person’s complaints be taken seriously? How can their actions be allowed to jeopardise the future of this community hall when it appears that no others have complained.

I just don’t get it.

M Miles, Greerton.

The real Black Friday Friday 13. This has always been Black Friday.

How did we get caught up in another Americanism, calling some Friday Black Friday because it is in America?

It is totally inappropriate for us and irrelevant to our way of life.

Could we please stick to our own traditions and leave America’s to them?

Please? Pretty please?

G Webster, Greerton.

Be the better person Waihi to Tauranga and back again – she’s a pretty scary trip some days and sadly, deadly on others. There’s been a lot of negativity and anger bandied around on social media and print, name calling and harassment, not exactly mature or business like.

They read your comments too and then you expect them to be nice back to you and tell you what you want to hear or know.

A bypass is what the majority of us appear to want and need, but constantly being derogatory to people in different organisations or the guys working on the roads, doesn’t make you look like the better person. They are family

people, have feelings and are not able to please everyone all of the time.

But I do know that they want us and themselves to be safe too.

Of course we need to say we’re not happy with SH2 or nothing will change, but it’s the way we do it.

Thanks for giving it a go... even if it didn’t work, it’s a process of elimination and high five to the roadies, not an easy job out there.

Less whining and more positivity, encouragement goes a long way.

Merry Christmas to emergency services people and all of you, no matter who or what you do, stay safe.

W. Fairview, Waihi.

One size doesn’t fit all

Like D Dawson in Tauranga (The Weekend Sun, December 13, page 39), I was very disappointed in the latest waste disposal survey. This survey has all the pointers to a bureaucrat enhancing all their own options, with no regard whatsoever to what the ratepayers either want, need to accept or pay for.

There has been so much promotion of the need for Council and their staff to focus on what the customers want, rather than seeking to expand their roles, influence and salaries Their latest survey is just Council telling us what they will provide and charge for. No consideration or option for ratepayers to opt into any or some options. Just like the glass collections! We take about four-to-six weeks to accumulate enough unbroken glass to fit into the blue crate – a d even then several local neighbours combine all their glass into our single crate!

When is the council going to focus on what we need or want, not just assume one size decision fits all P Garratt, Bethlehem.

Lessons in Crusade history It pleases that the ‘Crusaders’ have not given in to the chattering classes and the ‘woke’, whom it seems have little knowledge of the Crusades other than the belief that Muslims, are so offended the name should be changed.

The first Crusade in 1096 recaptured the Holy Land from the Muslim invaders.

Control of the Holy Land changed several times but victories favoured the Muslims. The final crusade, the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to an invading Muslim Ottoman army was a major blow to Christendom.

Nicolò Barbaro, a Venetian, was an eyewitness, and

described in his diary blood flowing in the city like rainwater in the gutters after a sudden storm and bodies floating in the sea like melons.

Historian Philip Mansel writes persecution of the city’s civilian inhabitants, resulting in thousands of murders and rapes and 30,000 civilians being enslaved or forcibly deported. Constantinople, now Istanbul, is to this day a Muslim city.

The Christians never attacked the holy Muslim cities of Mecca or Medina.

Why something that happened hundreds of years ago should be so offensive and yet Germany, under Nazi rule, killed some six million Jews, is now, only 75 years later, among our best buddies?

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Tantrums Why is Council taking the childish demands and tantrums of someone who missed out being voted on to council so seriously?

Buddy Mikaere had the same chance as Andrew Hollis to be voted on to council. The fact that Andrew drew more than 7000 democratically-elected votes showed that people (including Maori) thought that Andrew Hollis was the right person for the job in council to represent them speaks for itself.

Buddy Mikaere should be asking himself why he wasn’t voted in as he had the same equal opportunity as everyone else.

As far as I know free speech is still allowed in New Zealand but demanding a person should be removed from council because a person said something that most New Zealanders heartily agree with is not to be used as an excuse to try and remove him from council.

Perhaps by trying to do this Buddy thinks he then would have a chance of being elected in his place?

I think this just shows why he wasn’t.

L Askin, Bethlehem.

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The problem is in the eye Thanks to the of the beholder emergency services This festive season, while we are sitting down to eat our feast with our friends and family, laughing and enjoying just taking a break, let’s spare a thought for the emergency services workers who are out there working on Christmas eve, Christmas day and Christmas evening.

They have families I’m sure they want to celebrate with, food they want to eat and reasonable bedtimes they’d like to keep but instead they’re going to be keeping us safe, saving our lives and being all-round good people this festive season.

I, for one, am grateful and comforted to know that there are still people out there working to keep our communities safe while we celebrate.

Let’s try to give them a break – drive safely, don’t do anything stupid, be careful when lighting the gas barbecue, don’t knock over candles… just the basics.

So, here’s to the emergency services workers giving up their Christmas for us.

We owe you one.

C McGraff, Bethlehem.

Is it time for a sit-down chat?

Margaret Murray-Benge knew with the history between herself and the Mayor over the last term of office that being elected again to council would mean no chairmanships going her way.

While I can understand how frustrated Murray-Benge may be, to air her grievance through this publication does not reflect wel

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on her at all.

This is a council matter and it is time for Margaret to sit down with the Mayor to get a better understanding as to why he will not appoint her to any of these chairmanship positions.

L Woods, Katikati.

Following the article in the Weekend Sun (December 13, page 6) re: noise control.

Greerton Hall has been a place for Tauranga folk to meet, congregate attend animal and flower shows, worship and dance the night away for more than 50 years and now one person has made 82 (EIGHTY TWO!) complaints about noise, putting a stop to most of the activities being held there.

I suggest this is a Council problem to sort this one vexatious complainant that feels the need to silence the activities in the hall for whatever reason.

Maybe the problem lies with the complainant and not the so called ‘noise’.

M Anderson, Otumoetai.

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Missing the big news In December 1903, after many attempts, the Wright brothers were successful in getting their ‘flying machine’ off the ground. Thrilled, they telegraphed this message to their sister Kathrine: “We have actually flown 120 feet. Will be home for Christmas”.

Katherine hurried to the editor of the local newspaper and showed him the message. He glanced at it and said: “How nice, the boys will be home for Christmas”. He totally missed the big news – man had flown Many people today make a similar mistake when they hear the word Christmas. They don’t think of Jesus and his miraculous birth.

Instead they think of festivities, presents, family gatherings, and decorations. To them Christmas brings only nostalgia and childhood memories.

Simply Love Christmas Eve 5.30pm Children’s Service 10.30pm Christmas Cake 10.45pm Carols & Service Christmas Day 8am – Traditional 9.30am – Families

There is always the danger of keeping Christmas but missing Christ.

The bottom line is that Christmas celebrates the historical fact of Jesus’ birth.

He was born so that a broken world might see what God was like in the flesh. He went on to live a perfect life, die on the cross for the sins of the world and rise again. Now, all who place their faith in Christ are forgiven and become members of God’s family.

I hope you don’t miss the big news about Christmas this year – it’s all about Christ.

As the Bible says: “…a Saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.”

(Luke 2:11) I hope you have a genuine Christmas.

Pastor Greg Burgess,

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You may feel lonely but you’re never alone Mud sang (in an Elvis style): ‘It’ll be lonely this Christmas’. It’s a romantic, emotional song that will no doubt continue be played on radio and in shops in the lead up to Christmas every year.

It’s also a bit of a ‘tear-jerker’ but it does carry a sombre reminder that for many; Christmas is a lonely time and they would love there to be someone in their life who won’t leave them.

When Jesus was born, a prophecy of Isaiah was fulfilled that he would be called ‘Immanuel’, this is significant because it means ‘God is with us’, it’s a description of who Jesus is (Matthew 1:23).

We are also encouraged to know that everyone who believes in Jesus will be given the ‘right to become children of God’ (John 1:12). This is an

incredible invitation that is made to you. It’s also an invitation that contains promises, one of which is that you will never be alone.

After Jesus’ death and resurrection, he comforted his disciples with the words ‘I am with you always’ (Matthew 28:20), it was a promise that enabled them to go forward with confidence and hope, that whatever they faced nothing could separate them from the love of God. This same promise applies today. Place your faith in Jesus,

God’s rescue mission In not many sleeps from now it’ll be Christmas 2019.

Carols will be sung, trees will be set up, nativity scenes will be built and Christmas productions will showcase children’s talents.

Christmas is a wonderful time. The carols we sing and all the activity around the Christmas season, points to the birth of Jesus as a little baby.

No other birth is as significant as His was No other birth divided history as He has.

In the secular presentation of Christmas, we certainly don’t hear the reason for the season.

It is that God loves us and sent His Son to be our Saviour.

Christmas is God’s rescue mission! Jesus didn’t come to earth to be a baby.

He came to grow up, live a perfect life, die on the cross and be resurrected again.

Christmas is also an invitation. It is God inviting us to accept His love and to be with Him. To be united with Him in a relationship unbroken and unstained by sin but obtained by Jesus Christ our Saviour.

‘A gift of love’, by Sylvia Fraser.

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Kids’ grievances on road trips A recent survey has confirmed the five thing that irritate Kiwi kids most during family road trips.

Annoying brothers and sisters take top honours with 36.9 per cent saying that they are their main gripe during car journeys.

Reasons included a wide range of indiscretions from kicking, being too loud and arguments to baby siblings crying and needing to be changed.

The poll, which was carried out

by GAS Service Stations, also revealed some other downsides, including drives being too long (30.77 per cent), car sickness (10.26 per cent), getting bored (7.69 per cent) and parents playing terrible music (5.13 per cent).

Fortunately, it’s not all bad

news with kids highlighting a long list of things that they look forward to as well.

The majority said that they love exploring and seeing new things (48.72 per cent), along with playing games in the car (23.08 per cent), eating lollies (20.51 per cent), listening and singing along to music (17.95 per cent) and spending time with their parents (12.82 per cent).

The GAS road trip survey did reveal that parents have a few tricks up their sleeves when it comes to getting their kids to behave in the car. Lollies and snacks are one of the most popular tools, tied with playing games in the car (both received 41.03 per cent of the

votes). Other than that, parents resort to tablets/iPads (23.08 per cent), movies (12.82 per cent) and books (7.69 per cent).

Kids shared their thoughts on their parents driving as well. with 62.86 per cent claiming that Mum is a better driver on road trips than Dad. Eight hundred New Zealand kids from 5-12 years of age took part in the online survey.

Midwives petition hits over ten thousand signatures More than 10,000 people have signed a petition launched just over a week ago, calling for better support and funding for community midwives. The 10,000 mark was reached after the first four days "After broken promises and more than four years of negotiating with the Ministry of Health, the country’s midwives have had enough,” says chief executive of the College of Midwives Alison Eddy.

Alison says she and midwives from around the country are thrilled with the response so far and are confident the support will continue "We know that midwives are appreciated by so many around Aotearoa. What we need to do is ask people to help our voices to be heard because after four years of little progress with government, we are not so sure

politicians and bureaucrats understand what we do and how important our work is," she says.

Alison says midwives are in people’s homes, helping at the forefront of community care; identifying other issues including housing problems, other family members needing support, immunisation, violence and substance abuse - to name but a few.

"Midwives and the continuity of care we provide reaches into so many more areas other than maternity," she says. "With this government’s focus on the importance of the first 1000 days of a child’s life, you’d think the value of our work and the difference it can make to those first 1000 days, would be understood and properly supported.

“Sadly, that doesn’t seem to be the case."

Alison says New Zealand’s midwifery-led maternity model is what other countries around the world are aspiring to develop, and it works very well when it’s resourced appropriately.

"Unfortunately, that still appears to be something the Government is struggling to acknowledge and action, and we really urge them to get on with it.

“We encourage New Zealanders to support us and in doing so, they will be supporting women and whanau everywhere."

The petition will be presented next year and is live until March 1, 2020 – New Zealand Children’s Day. The petition, and the option of sending a digital postcard to the Prime Minister is available at: www.backmidwives.org.nz

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Enjoy a Christmas movie And suddenly it’s almost Christmas.

It happens like that. Sometime around October shops and supermarkets start playing Christmas music and selling candy canes from speciallythemed displays.

Then it goes on and on and every time you shop there’s some song playing about Santa, or of course Snoopy, who has clearly become the official canine spirit of Christmas.

And you get lulled into a sense of false security that there’s masses of time to go and no reason at all to rush around and panic.

And then, suddenly, it’s almost Christmas.

So all I can do is thank you for taking time out to read this from what is most likely your busiest time of the year, time when you could be rushing from shop to shop collecting those last few presents for whatever tricky brother or sister or parent there is in your family who seems to have everything they need and says things like: ‘I’ve got everything I need this year, don’t worry about me,’ but you just know that if you don’t find them something a little special and personal, it’ll ruin the day for them...

But then Christmas is different for everyone.

Differences

Some spend it in communal family gatherings, surrounded by generations of whanau, grandparents to grandkids; some are on their own and can pass the day in whatever personal way they desire; many couples I know this year have found themselves unencumbered by kids and family and are enjoying a little self-indulgent time relaxing and recouping.

However, whatever your circumstances, I reckon there’s a good chance you might turn on the old telly at some point, whether you’re too full to move after a comprehensive wolfing down of Christmas turkey or barely able to function from excess Lindauer.

Christmas day often ends with, or temporarily pauses for, a Christmas movie.

Movies

So allow me to recommend some options. Ten to be precise. They’re most likely the same ones I’ve

recommended in previous years since I have been unable to find any worthwhile additions amongst 2019’s crop of Christmas films, unless you want to plunge into the painfully clichéd schmaltz on offer in The Mistletoe Secret, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby, A Very Vintage Christmas, Let It Snow, A Christmas Love Story, or Holiday in the Wild. To give you some idea of these, that last one stars Sex In The City’s Kristin Davis who, just before Christmas, is about to celebrate her second honeymoon in Africa. Then her husband dumps her. Unperturbed, she heads to the dark continent where – lucky Kirstin! - she immediately meets Rob Lowe and finds her calling helping to rehabilitate orphaned elephants. Yes, Dumbo’s family deserves Christmas too!

But assuming that’s not the sort of sweet Christmas story you’re after, you could try these rather less saccharine Christmas-set treats...

10) CHILDREN OF MEN: because it’s a serious dystopian sci-fi about the birth of a child who could be the key to the survival of the human race.

Ring any bells?

9) IRON MAN 3: because you need one Marvel movie.

8) PROMETHEUS: because Christmas is better with aliens! And Idris Elba.

7) BATMAN RETURNS: because of Chistopher Walken, Michelle Pfeiffer and Danny DeVito.

6) EDWARD SCISSORHANDS: because it’s lovely.

5) RARE EXPORTS: because it’s weird and wonderful, scary and funny and comes from Finland. And it’s one you might not have seen before.

4) DIE HARD: because it’s better than Die Hard 2 and The Last Boy Scout. Or watch all three for the full Bruce Willis Christmas experience.

3) GREMLINS: because it’s still a bunch of fun.

2) BRAZIL: because it’s Terry Gilliam’s best film 1) IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: just because...

That’s all from me for now.

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The new Tauranga Jazz Society president Jeff Baker says the Tauranga Jazz Society is grateful for the local support of Tauranga City Council and TECT. “The National Jazz Festival has been part of the fabric of Tauranga for 58 years and is something worth celebrating.”

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Learning about authentic Hanukkah, the Kiwi Christianity miracle of lights Punk rock and Christianity might seem a world apart but Mark Johnson will be joining the dots at a unique seminar in Tauranga.

and hear from some great speakers.

“They will also get to explore the depths of theology that are relevant for today and examine a radical Christian faith.”Also speaking will be Dr Greg Liston, a lecturer at Laidlaw College.

The Anglican vicar, who Greg has 15 years’ works at Victoria University, experience as a Baptist will be exploring the radical pastor and has a PhDs side of Christian faith during in quantum physics the three-day event at Mount and theology.

Maunganui Baptist Church.

“This is an Other speakers at the opportunity for Mount Mini Bible School everyone to learn - January 6-9 - include more about God in Colin Gruetzmacher, Pastor New Zealand today,” of Golden Sands Baptist says Ross.

Church, Papamoa.

“We were once Colin’s approach to known as a Revelation works Christian to demystify country, the book. what went Pastor of Golden Sands Baptist Church Instead wrong?

Colin Gruetzmacher. of a book “This explained by charts, graphs and short three-day Bible school is a chance dramatic theories, Colin believes that it for people to hear from some of this is primarily a book about Jesus country’s most interesting and relevant Event organiser, Pastor Ross Horton, Christian thinkers. says Colin is an accomplished presenter “No pretence, no agenda, just straight who brings a fresh approach to forward biblical truth from enthusiastic explaining and demystifying scripture. and knowledgeable followers of Jesus.”

“Over three days people will For more information and to register, experience authentic Kiwi Christianity visit: www.mtb.kiwi/contact

Tauranga Citizens Club

In the beginning Elohim (God) declared: ‘Let there be light’. Yeshua (Jesus) said: ‘I am the light of the world’.

It is wonderful and exciting that God instituted and encouraged so many amazing festivals to honour Him. These begin with the Shabbat (Friday sundown to Saturday sundown - Sabbath).

It shows He is a God of celebration. As disciples (Jews and Gentiles) of Yeshua the Messiah, who is Jewish, we follow only the festivals He celebrated.

Hanukkah, the Hebrew word for ‘dedication’, is an eight-day festival about a dedicated people who refused to compromise to God’s Word.

Today, the world around us is demanding that we compromise the Word of God to suit their comfort.

As people observe Hanukkah, we remember that we are to stand strong against the forces of compromise.

In the second century BC, a small Jewish Maccabean army of 400 defeated Antiochus Epiphanes Syrian Greek Army of thousands taking back Judea and the Temple, cleansing it and rededicating it to God. Beth-El Messianic remember the traditional miracle of the Menorah which lit the Temple. During rededication there was only enough oil to light the Menorah for one day. Yet, it lasted for an entire eight days. Likewise we need to be ready and waiting for His return full of the oil of the Holy Spirit being a light in our nation by expressing the love and ways of Yeshua.

Celebrate with Beth-El Messianic and let His light shine. For more please contact Joel van Ameringen on: Info@bethEl.org.nz

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Saturday 21 December Art On The Strand

Original art for sale. Weather permitting. 9am-4pm. The Strand, Tauranga.

Tauranga Society of Artists

Bay Network Singles Club

Join a social club for over 50s with weekend dining out, barbecues, pot-lucks, 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

Car Boot Sale

Tauranga South Community Patrol Car Boot Sale. Greerton Village School 151 Greerton Rd. Setup 7am onwards.

Single site $5, Double $10. Ph Shirley 577 1116, 0274 146 040

Come Along To ZEE

Market today for some Christmas fun, so many gift ideas, specials to be found, all at the Historic Village 10am-2pm

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

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 Bowling Club 8 Park Rd 12:45-3pm

Katikati Lions Moggies Market

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

LOL Laughter Wellness

Laughter sessions at Arataki Community Centre on hold until 18th Jan. Venue unavailable. Keep laughing wherever you are. Merry Christmas & Jolly New Year.

Otumoetai Tennis Club

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

Ph Victor 027 577 1818 a/hrs

Tauranga City Brass

Will be playing at The Crossing at 11am. Christmas music for your enjoyment.

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

Historic Village. Info@www.theincubator.co.nz. Ph 571 3232

Village Radio Museum

Tauranga Underwater Hockey Club

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

Have a go at underwater hockey at 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

Yoga, Private Sessions

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

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 22 December Croquet

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

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

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

Historic Village Market

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

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

MT RSA Fri 20th Gerry Lee 7pm – 10pm Sat 21st Gerry Lee 7pm – 10pm Sun 22nd Plus 4:30pm – 7:30pm MOUNT SOCIAL CLUB Fri 20th DJ Social Night with DJ Terry 9:30pm – 1am Sat 21st Santiago 6pm – 9pm, then DJ Lucazade with great house music from 10pm – late Sun 22nd Acoustic Jam Session 4pm – 8pm

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Thurs 26th Karaoke 9pm – 1am JACK DUSTY’S ALE HOUSE (Bureta) Sun 22nd The Anzacs 3pm – 6pm THE HOP HOUSE Fri 20th Hop House Xmas Party with Toner & Franks 7:30pm – late Sat 21st Alice Sea 5pm – 8pm

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

THE BARREL ROOM Sat 21st Gael Ludlow & Nigel Major 7pm – 10pm

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Sunday Stitch Workshop

Textile Art casual get together. Create treasures with Kristy Clegg. First Sunday of month, 10am-1pm. $10. The Artery,

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We tried around the Pinns last week, the NW wind makes for a better trip home than from the Motiti area. Friday was good, with some doing very well but harder for others as the fish were finicky . Beautiful conditions topped off the day . Saturday was similar conditions, but extremely hard fishing. After 5 moves for 2 tarakihi, we headed out to Mayor, where after a couple of attempts we had a good run of tarakihi for an hour or so.Enough for the group to end up with a respectable amount, mainly tarakihi, and well worth the extra time.

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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 23 December 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

Christmas Lessons & Carols

Traditional Christmas carol service led

by Scholars Baroque Aotearoa Chamber Choir. Readings, choral items & congregational carols. 7pm, St Peter’s Church, Victoria Rd, Mt Maunganui

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

Holiday Programmes

House of Science Tauranga holiday programmes. Robotics 13th-17th Jan, Science 20th-24th 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

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

Tga Citizens’ Indoor Bowls

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

Tuesday 24 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

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

Croquet

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

Peter 571 0633

Divorce Care

12 week recovery group for divorced or separated starting Mid Feb. C3 City Church 7-9pm. $55 for manual. Registration required.

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

Friends Of The Library

Mt Maunganui Book Group. No meeting in December. Next meeting 28 Jan at 10am. Morning tea & summertime reading discussion. Gail 574 3376

Marching For Leisure

A non-competitive activity for mature ladies. Fun, fitness & friendship. P 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

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Te Puna Chair Yoga

Bridge Lessons 2020

1st Tues in the month 7-10pm. Cliff Rd Hall.

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

Improve strength, balance & fle ibility. A fun, supportive class for over 60s. 11-12. $10. 8A Vernon Rd. Ph Michelle 021 044 1042

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

Mount Senior Citizens Assn

Yoga For All

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

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

Katikati Bowling Club

Multicultural Tauranga Italian

Yoga In The Park

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

Otumoetai Tennis Club

Adult tennis. 9am Tues & Thur.

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

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

Otumoetai Walking Group

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

Wednesday 25 December Katikati Bowling Club

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

Mount Senior Citizens Assn

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, 17t Ave Historic Village

Petanque

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 get-together, all instruments, all levels of ability. Come in & enjoy some live music. Grant 578 6448

Tauranga Model Railway Club

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

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

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

Thursday 26 December 500 Cards Club Papamoa

Keep your brain active. Play 500 cards 1pm at Papamoa Sports & Recreation Ctr. $4 incl afternoon tea. Ph Bob 027 478 6282

Art Therapy

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

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

Katikati Concert Band

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

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

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

Thursdays & Sundays 12:45-4pm.

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

Social Games

Club Mount Maunganui. Come along & play indoor bowls or cards. Have a fun afternoon. Everyone welcome. Ph Dot 575 3780

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Friday 27 December Artists Feedback Lab

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

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/

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Horoscopes ARIES: Decisions over a family matter should be finalized.

Financial news could prove surprisingly bright this week and your ingenuity pays off in a career or community related project.

LIBRA: This is a very social week in which you meet individuals from unusual walks of life. Be sure not to ignore such practical matters such as physical checkups and financial planning.

TAURUS: Last minute changes to your schedule keeps you on your toes all week. Reunions are highlighted during the weekend.

New relationships are on a steadier course.

SCORPIO: Romance and new friendships begin. The weekend is favourable for property matters.

Domestic hassles may be unavoidable on Thursday but things come right by the weekend.

GEMINI: Trust more to memos than to your memory. The week sees you putting in overtime and earning a small bonus or promotion. A health programme could require a comprehensive review.

SAGITTARIUS: This is a great week for embarking on new career activities and for clearing up romantic misunderstandings.

Legal matters may dominate more time than you hoped for.

CANCER: You may tighten your friendship circle this week.

A friend repays a favour in an unexpected way. Romance is favoured, but be sure to keep it on the lighter side.

CAPRICORN: Short trips are accented and include the possibility of making a key contract. A hobby could lead to a new friendship.

In romance, your partner is more decisive and more understanding.

LEO: You master the art of compromise. In friendship or romance, this could be the start of a new chapter. Watch extremes in areas of diet, health and exercise.

AQUARIUS: This week could see you taking on new responsibilities at home or at work. A friend may be overly dependent, even possessive.

A self improvement programme should start to show results.

VIRGO: Your encouragement goes a long way in helping a younger friend become more self confident. A difficult assignment, professionally handled, may prove the ticket to a lucrative job.

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Your birthday You are creative and enthusiastic and you inspire others to realize their potential. You are flighty too, and this week are known to abandon a task midstream in favour of a more exciting one. An on again, off again project may reach a happy finale within the next few months. The key is a combination of hard work and leadership.

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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 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. Join our Club today its complimentary, and enjoy exciting activities.

1) 7th-11th February 2020, 5 Days Kaipara Country including Waiheke Island. 2) 3rd-6th March 2020, 4 Days Canterbury’s Iconic High Country River Runs. 3) 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

The Weekend Sun

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OPEN

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SERVICES AVAILABLE TO YOU TRADING HOURS 23rd December - 8.00am - 4.00pm 24th December - 8.00am - 12.00pm 27th December - 8.00am - 4.00pm 30th December - 8.00am - 4.00pm 31st December - 8.00am - 4.00pm 3rd January 2020- 8.00am - 4.00pm

Book before 31st October 2019

Ask about free advice and a quote from our inhouse registered refrigeration specialist.

Laser Electrical Hamilton

Normal office hours resume 6th January 2020 - 7.30am - 5pm

(07) 573 8249

Laser Plumbing

Cnr Dunlop & Jellicoe Road Te Puke, 3116

Call (07) 573 8249 oustide of these hours as we have an on call plumber available 24/7.

Merry Christmas!

FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON

Friday 20 December 2019

Travel Safe

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Safer Journeys

We are asking you to focus to avoid distraction Recently there has been a spate of serious and fatal crashes on the Bay of Plenty state highway network. No matter what the cause, every one of those crashes is a tragedy.

The Bay of Plenty is over-represented in crashes involving driver distraction, and the local Police and the NZ Transport Agency are committed to raising awareness about the risks.

A safe road system free of death and serious injury can only be achieved through safer speeds, safer vehicles, safer roads and safer road users.

As a road user if you are going to drink make sure you pre-plan to have a sober driver. Road safety is everyone’s responsibility and we all have a role to play to ensure everyone gets home safely.

Mark Pakes Western Bay of Plenty Road Policing Coordinator

Distracted Driving

Driver distraction IN 2011 DISTRACTION CRASHES RESULTED IN danger time zones

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The majority of fatal and serious injury crashes involving driver distraction occur at peak commuting times in the morning and evening.

DEATHS

204

7 – 9am

SERIOUS INJURIES

4 – 6pm

Danger Zones

MESSAGING

on a mobile phone are

MORE LIKELY

Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for

4.6

SECONDS

to be involved in a

CRASH than drivers focused on the road.

At 90km/hr that’s like driving the length of an entire rugby field,

BLINDFOLDED

(recommended 7 – 8 hrs sleep prior) or if you are becoming distracted take a power nap for up to 20 min.

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Road Safety is EVERYONE'S Responsibility

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23 TXT TIMES Drivers engaged in