The Weekend Sun - 27 December 2019

27 December 2019, Issue 992

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“Don’t get just get a pet for Christmas, get a companion for life.”

That was Siobhan Mikaere’s message to people before Christmas and that’s why the animal rescue centre she helped set up - Rescue, Revive, Rehome -

hasn’t been giving them away recently.

The centre decided not to adopt out animals leading up to Christmas.

The centre’s co-founder 20-year-old Rowan Elliot (pictured above) says they always see a big influx of

unwanted animals after the festive season.

“As soon as the Christmas spirit wears off and the animals grow up, we will get people coming to us with animals they don’t want anymore.”

Read the full story on page 6-7. Photo: John Borren.

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I figure if you aim extremely high, then chances are, when you come plummeting back to Earth, at least you might be halfway up the mountain.

When I was 17, I told my sister I was going to own an airline and be well on my way to becoming a billionaire by the time I was 20.

That proved to be optimistic, but I did take a couple of flying lessons at the Tauranga Aero Club that year and reckon I could land a plane if I really had to. I’m always hopeful the airline steward will pop their head out of the pilot’s cabin and ask if anyone has any flying experience A few years later, in Christchurch, I attempted to enter the cut-throat business of sheepskin slipper making. I purchased a set of templates, an industrial cup seaming machine and about 30 suede sheepskins in tan, blue and pink.

It turns out sheepskin slipper making is not the massively profitable business I thought it would be. I eventually sold the cup seamer to a guy who services the machines at Lane Walker Rudkin.

I had enough sheepskins to make insoles for years afterwards and even went to an f-themed party at a mate’s rugby club dressed as a fur ball.

There are many different approaches to New Year resolutions. Some people just call them ‘goals’ and turn their noses up at once-a-year resolutions. We should have short term, medium term and long term goals.

That seems like a lot of planning and if pressed on the issue right now I would probably just say my long term goal is to live in a granny flat and play X-Box all day, using my pension to buy vodka and snacks.

The medium-term goal is to live long enough to actually do this and my short term goal is to finish all the Christmas leftovers.

Low-ball it

A very popular approach to New Year resolutions is to set the bar really low. For example, if you have a lot of things you want to achieve, start your list like this: Get up Brew the coffee Make a list

altruistic and selfless, rather than focussing on materialistic goals.

That doesn’t mean you can’t do well financially by making people happy and a case in point for this is Dwayne Johnson.

He was on Time Magazine’s top 100 most influential people list this year and this is what they wrote about him: “He is the true embodiment of the idea that people may forget what you said, people may forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Dwayne always makes sure people feel their best when he is around.”

I’m pretty sure I’ve got the first part of that sewn up already so really it’s just a matter of working on the being nice part.

Having Googled that extensively, it actually turns out that nice people don’t achieve as much as un-nice people.

Being hard-nosed and single-minded is apparently far more effective and those who make the biggest transformations to society don’t mind upending a few apple carts to achieve it.

A revolution resolution

That way, you have already achieved three things before you even finish your list.

Pretty much all of my to-do lists start with ‘make a list’.

Personally, I think New Year resolutions should be much grander than just goal setting though.

The sort of thing that turns a granny flat into a penthouse apartment at The Mount.

My high school motto was Sapientia Carior Auro. This means ‘Wisdom is more precious than gold’, and ‘No choice but success’.

That seems like too few words for all of those meanings but I didn’t study Latin, so who knows?

Money isn’t everything

Anyway, that brings me to the next kind of resolution which is all about being more

So that leads us to the bad-ass resolution.

The kind of resolution that democratically elected leaders, dictators, tyrants and martyrs all have in common.

The change-the-world resolution.

Revolutions require resolution and that’s why people like Nelson Mandela and Napoleon Bonaparte had such an impact.

Their New Year resolutions must have been truly remarkable.

Of course a lot of people set out to change the world, aiming for the summit but landing head-first somewhere on th mountain. These potential dictators and aspiring world leaders can also be found on various committees and boards in the community.

Finally, the last resolution that springs to mind is the retrospective resolution. This is where you wait until the end of the year, pick something you did during the year, and call that your resolution.

Therefore, my 2019 resolution is to wish you all a very happy and successful 2020, no matter what it is you decide to do. daniel@thesun.co.nz

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Babylonians made promises to their gods at the start of each year that they would return borrowed objects and pay their debts and the Romans began each year by making promises to the god Janus, for whom the month of January is named.

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Mount teen is off to Harvard He received the news on Friday, December 13, sharing his success with family, close friends and on Facebook.

“It’s long been a dream of mine to study at the best university in the world and now I’m proud to say I will have the opportunity to do so as I have been offered a place in the Harvard College Class of 2024,” his post read.

Samuel told The Weekend Sun he is absolutely thrilled with his achievement, and hopes it inspires other young New Zealanders to chase their dreams.

“I feel incredibly privileged to be able to go, and I hope my story can inspire other New Zealanders they can do anything and achieve on the world stage.”

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with about 6800 undergraduate students and about 14,000 postgraduate students.

Its history, influence, wealth and academi reputation have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world.

In June, Sam achieved something else remarkable - he got a perfect score in the United States latest annual SAT. This means he is in the top two per cent of the 2.1 million students who sat the test.

The former Mount Maunganui College student’s advice to his peers is to “take every opportunity that comes your way if it’s going to enrich your life experience”.

“I grew up in Thames and then Mount Maunganui. I went to my local co-ed state school and now I am off to the top university in the world.”

He plans to use this opportunity to give back to the local community and is thinking hard about pursuing either economics or

Samuel Taylor has made his family and friends proud, recently finding out he has been accepted into Harvard University. politics at Harvard.

“I want to see how I can use this to improve the lives of New Zealanders.”

Samuel, who was previously a recipient of the Te Ara a Kupe Beaton Scholarship, encourages other young Maori to apply for it.

“I hope that young Maori interested in studying overseas take the opportunity to apply for this scholarship.

“It certainly has helped me.”

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What’s your New Year’s resolution?

With the New Year only days away, many people across the Bay are getting geared up and setting resolutions for 2020. The Weekend Sun took to the streets of Tauranga to find out what some of those are.

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Safety improvements A morning peak bus clearway, a new pedestrian crossing and a wider shared footpath have been built on Links Avenue in Arataki.

Tauranga City Council’s attention is now on delivering an upgrade to the intersection of Links Avenue, Concord Avenue and Farm Street.

Two small roundabouts and a number of shared crossings, as well as widened footpaths, will be installed in January 2020.

The shared crossings are new to Tauranga.

People on bikes do not have to dismount while using this crossing facility. Naturally, all users must look to see if vehicles are stopping before crossing.

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State Highway 2 from Tauranga to Katikati and State Highway 29 over the Kaimai Range are expected to be two major congestion points in the BOP these holidays.

During the holiday season, the New Zealand Transport Agency is encouraging motorists to plan ahead, be patient and allow plenty of time to ensure safe and enjoyable holiday journeys.

Acting director regional relationships Ross I’Anson says motorists should prepare for the roads to be busier than normal.

“Congestion and delays are inevitable in peak times, but if everyone leaves plenty of time for their journeys, drives to the conditions and plans ahead before leaving home, there will be less frustration and everyone can concentrate on arriving safely at their destination.”

Travelling pets Pet owners are being reminded to keep their animals safe every time they take them in a vehicle.

SPCA chief executive Andrea Midgen encourages all animal owners to take their pet’s safety and happiness into consideration before going on any trip.

“All animals should be transported in a way that ensures their physical wellbeing. We suggest dog owners use a secured and safe crate, and cat owners keep them contained in a carry cage.”

“If you’re heading out of town, make sure you stop every two or three hours for your animal to stretch, toilet and drink.”

Christmas fishin BOP lakes are turning it on for anglers this Christmas. Warmer weather has come earlier in December and lake water temperatures are up on the norm, with two benefits for the trout fishers Firstly, surface water gets warm and separates from the deeper waters creating what is known as a thermocline in the lake body. In deeper lakes such as Rotoiti, Tarawera, Rotoma and Okataina, algae, invertebrates, smelt and trout are drawn into that band found 15 to 23m deep as warming surface water becomes too uncomfortable for them. This allows anglers to better locate and target fish. Secondly, on shallower lakes such as Rotorua and Rerewhakaaitu, trout are unable to find suitable water temperatures by going deep, and seek out cooler water such as inflowing streams or springs.

What’s your New Year’s resolution?

I don’t have any, I don’t really do resolutions anymore. They place a lot of pressure on people and then nothing ever happens. By February everyone just forgets about them.

Lucy Munzer, Otumoetai

What’s your New Year’s resolution?

Eat less meat – I have read quite a few interesting things lately. I also watched a documentary called Game Changer, and that’s motivated me to give it a try.

I don’t normally set resolutions, but I have this year.

Elena Smirnova, Papamoa What’s your New Year’s resolution?

I haven’t actually thought about it.

I always set myself a goal for the year, something I want to achieve or do.

But it’s not a constant resolution – like lose weight or be kinder to someone.

You can set resolutions any day, you don’t need New Year to do something different.

Michaela Seator, Papamoa

Paul Bradshaw, Ohauiti

Phil Alvis, Otumoetai

What’s your New Year’s resolution?

Sell the house and retire. I don’t really set resolutions, we tend to set them and completely ignore them.

Normally the goals that we achieve, we will acquire quite quickly.

What’s your New Year’s resolution?

Eat better, go to the gym more – I think that’s everyone’s - and probably volunteer a bit more in the community.

I don’t do any volunteering, so I’d like to work less and volunteer more.

What’s your New Year’s resolution?

I don’t set resolutions, I have never been into it.

I don’t think it works to be honest.

Beach goers enjoy surf, sun and free wifi at the Mount Mount Maunganui beachgoers will enjoy free wifi this summer thanks to a Tauranga City Council initiative that will make our city more connected for tourists and locals alike.

The council has installed three wifi units at Mount Main Beach and has been providing the service unofficially since a ‘soft launch’ on December 2.

General manager of corporate services Paul Davidson says users could connect their devices to the wifi service without

needing to log in.

“Tourists increasingly expect to be able to connect with wifi when they visit a city like ours – especially when there are so many exciting events on this summer,” Paul says.

The move comes as 112 cruise ships are scheduled to visit Tauranga this summer, with the Main Beach considered a key attraction for passengers.

Combined, the three wifi units can serve 300-500 people using the web for light tasks such as posting to social media.

The wifi covers much of the area between Moturiki (Leisure Island) and just south of the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service.

It extends onto the beach almost as far as the water, and inland for one or two streets depending on obstacles.

The trial will also provide an understanding of the extent to which the wifi service slows down during peak times.

This can occur when lots of people are logged in, or are using it for data-intensive tasks such as streaming video.

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He promised The Weekend Sun when he was elected to office that the Mauao base track was a priority, that he would have it open by Christmas.

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The repaired section of the Mauao Base Track all set to open last week.

And last week Mayor Tenby Powell delivered. “It means the city’s greatest taonga is again accessible to all,” says Tenby.

And it will be at a snip – a fraction of the $4.6 million the previous Tauranga City Council was planning to spend on bypassing the 14 metre slip with a flash new 350 metre section of track and boardwalk along the beach. and a symbolic one.

“It wasn’t a pet “After all the track is project but it was a critical part of who something that we are. “ needed to happen,” One person who stands says Tenby. to benefit most from the The base track is re-opening is the Mayor the country’s most himself. “I started my popular walking mayoral campaign by track, with close being fit enough to run to two million up the Mount, but as people making the the campaign proceeded, three and a half The stairs that have confronted walkers around the base that certainly went into kilometre loop track for the past two years. abeyance. every year.

“I started running the stairs and walking the mount A section of the track was destroyed by Cyclone and running the track, and that all stopped completely Debbie in April 2017 and a set of box steps were because I got too busy.” installed up and around the slip. It irked the new It seems mayoralties and exercise aren’t easy bed mayor. “These steps have been an encumbrance to the fellows. ”I enjoy the gym but everyone puts on weight elderly, to young mothers and fathers with pushchairs, to small children and the disabled. Now it’s open to all during campaigns and those first weeks in office. It gets really busy and there’s just no time for exercise. those who otherwise would have been disadvantaged.”

“But I am determined to make time because physical And so he drew a line. “There were some things I fitness is really important to me. had to take responsibility for, that were part of the old The repairs included excavations, track realignment, council’s decision making. But we are there now.” installing a hand rail, improving drainage and And just after dawn a week ago, with a karakia stabilising the area with geotech cloth and soil nails. floating on the breeze, the new remediated track was The new section will be closed during February to opened. “Mauao’s iwi owners opened and blessed allow for further work to be done to complete repairs. the new track. That was important.” Iwi look on the The stairs will remain for that time.

Mount as a friend, not so much as a taonga – or prized “It needed fixing smartly, economically, from a tourist natural resource – but more as a person. “It has human point and because it’s summer. status. So we all needed to be respectful of that.”

“Having the walk made unnecessarily difficult, didn’t At 6am Tenby, friends and colleagues gathered in help the cause.” the early gloom at the surf club to run anti-clockwise The new track section will be formally opened once around the base track, arriving at the slip site right on the work is done in February. opening time. The Mayor believed it to be a good idea

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Christmas ban on pet adoptions “People just want a cute little animal for their kids for Christmas, without thinking about the long-term responsibility,” says Siobhan.

“Over the past week, we have been turning away about thirty inquiries each day, from people who want a Christmas kitten or puppy.

“It’s an instant no.”

ARAN Animal Rescue NZ specialises in rescuing and re‑homing impounded dogs in the North Island.

Charity founder Anna Fuller says in the first half of the New Year it’s

common to see impounded ‘Christmas gift puppies’ that have now grown.

“By the time July comes and registrations are due, the Christmas gift pups are big teenagers.

“They are often unregistered and not microchipped,and this is when you see them surrendered to the pounds.

“The biggest number of dogs we take on are in the teenage and young adult category. Many are unruly and untrained and have various behavioural issues often relating to stress and anxiety,” she says.

RRR launched in January this year, and since then its has brought more than 1000 animals to safety.

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“We have de-sexed, vaccinated and rehomed 700 cats and kittens and more than 250 dogs and pups.

“We have also rehomed 150 goats and five mini ponies,” says Rowan.

They currently have 100 cats and kittens, 30 dogs and puppies, 33 kids, 30 mini ponies and horses in Join the Tauranga Chamber of Commerce and become part of a connected and their care. committed business community that supports our region to grow and prosper.

Chicks, bunnies, calves, sheep, ducks, pigs, turtles, For more details visit www.tauranga.org.nz lambs and owls are also in the mix.

Rowan says all these animals have come from abusive situations, abandonment, or hoarder homes.

The pair somehow manage to hold down full-time jobs while running the rescue. However, they say

doing both does comes at a cost.

“Running the rescue is pretty much a full-time job and we both work full time as well. I have a young family, and they suffer because of how full-on it all is,” says Siobhan.

Rowan says the same thing. “It takes a toll on us and it drains our resources. We are so tired, but the animals don’t have a voice.”

“We don’t have a choice to step up to the plate to be that voice for them, because not enough people do.”

Foster homes, volunteers and donations all play a crucial role in keeping the rescue afloat.

Planning ahead for the The summer holidays are one of the most exciting times of the year.

Here are a few reminders to help you plan ahead.

Fireworks

Alcohol-free areas

Big events

Watch Tauranga welcome in the New Year from the comfort of your home this New Year’s Eve. At 9.30pm and midnight, see fireworks around the city light up our skies.

During the New Year period, the permanent alcohol-free areas in Mount Maunganui and Papamoa are extended, from 26 December to 6 January.

There are some big events happening in Tauranga over the summer. This means it may take longer to get where you want to go.

Remember to help your pets have a good night too, and keep them inside.

Road closures There are nightly road closures in place along Marine Parade to create a safer environment on 30 December 2019 and from 1 – 3 January 2020, 8pm to 6am.

Community celebrations Welcome in the New Year with neighbours and family at the earlyevening community events in the city centre, Papamoa, Greerton and Matua.

All event locations are permanent or temporary alcohol-free areas.

Mount Maunganui There will be no organised event at Mount Maunganui Main Beach on New Year’s Eve, but safety measures will be in place.

A full road closure will be in place from 3pm, 31 December 2019 to 2am, 1 January 2020 on The Strand, from Devonport Road roundabout down to Harington Street roundabout. Both roundabouts will be open to allow traffic flows.

Visit www.tauranga.govt.nz/NYE for more information

Bay Dreams Thursday 2 January Trustpower Baypark Mount Maunganui Fat Freddy’s Drop Saturday 4 January Wharepai Domain Mount Festival of Multisport Friday and Saturday, 10-11 January Mount Maunganui Visit www.mytauranga.co.nz to find out more about events happening in the city.

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Siobhan Mikaere with some of RRR’s canine companions.

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hours of coming here, they have been chucked in a rubbish bin or dumped in a river in a bag,” she says.

But how do we prevent this from happening? The pair put it down education.

“We need to stop the cycle. The key is to educate children and start teaching them about how to take care of animals at a young age,” says Rowan.

People need to understand how much love and care animals require, says Siobhan.

“They need to be a part of the family. Too many people get a puppy, and then straight after Christmas they are outside chained up 24/7.”

Lack of neutered pets in the Bay contributes to the high numbers of young animals that end up in RRR’s care. However, Siobhan says it’s an expensive procedure that many can’t afford.

“People fall on hard times, and they can’t afford to desex their animals. It cost $250. That’s two weeks groceries for some families.”

“We don’t judge people who can’t afford to desex their animals, it doesn’t help the situation.

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Rescue, Revive, Rehome complete a ‘strict’ vetting process before animals are sent into foster homes or adopted out to potential owners.

When adopting animals out, they say it’s their mission to find loving owners who are committed to caring for the animals long-term.

“What we don’t want is to see our animals returning to us after a few weeks,” says Rowan.

Siobhan speaks of a disheartening moment weeks ago, when an abused puppy died in her arms only hours after being rescued. She felt like giving up.

“I picked up a puppy who was absolute bone. She had burnt whiskers, broken teeth and was seriously dehydrated. I got her home as fast as I could and gave her IV fluids but she didn’t make it through the night.

“It’s days like these, where I think am just about done. It just breaks my heart.”

Rowan says she didn’t know how severe the situation was in the Bay until they started seeing mistreated animals daily.

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Rosier making its way to Tauranga Quebecois folk five-piece Rosier is set to perform at Totara St in Mount Maunganui on January 23 next year.

Quebecois folk five-piece Rosier is making waves with its genre bending music that merges elements of traditional folk, indie, jazz, pop and bluegrass.

Rosier was previously known as Les Poules à Colin and will make its debut visit to New Zealand in January for a seven-date tour including spots at the Auckland Folk Festival and TSB Festival of Lights, New Plymouth.

Tauranga athletes...

Young windsurfer Veerle Ten Have is training hard, with her eyes set on next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Teenage Tauranga athletes are hoping that a scholarship of about $1000 will kick start their careers and take them all the way to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

It may even take one of those athletes into a fulltime career.

“If I get selected to go to Tokyo, then I will definitely be doing it full-time. That’s the goal,” says 18-year-old windsurfer Veerle ten Have.

Veerle and canoe slalomist Jack Egan were recently granted BayTrust Scholarships, alongside 14 other young athletes in the Bay of Plenty.

The scholarship aims to give athletes a leg-up, making it easier for them to test their skills on the world stage.

“They are professional athletes, but they are on the cusp of making something of it,” says Sports Bay of Plenty spokesperson Danene Jones.

And it’s crystal clear that these two teenage athletes want exactly that, with both of them regularly training six days a week and spending more than ble Availa e c n a d Fin rove to App asers h c Pur

three months of this year competing in Europe.

Jack placed ninth in the finals at the Junior and Under 23 World Canoe Slalom Championships in Krakow, Poland this year. He’s the first Kiwi to make the finals and place this highly The former Aquinas student was also awarded Secondary School Sportsman of the Year at the 2019 Bay of Plenty Sports Awards.

“Being a part of the top 10 in the world, it’s a pretty amazing feeling. Hopefully, I get to experience that again.”

He says he’s driven by the end goal of competing in Tokyo and has his fingers crossed this year’s Olympic selection will be a success.

“I’ll be up against 28 to 30-year-olds at the selection, it’s a farfetched goal but I think I can do it,” he says.

Spending more than 13 hours a week training, Jack says it’s been difficult also trying to hold down a summer job. But he reiterates the importance of prioritising his passion.

“Sometimes you just have to sacrifice work for training aye.”

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Ridesharing company Ola, a competitor of Uber, will soon bring its service to the Bay of Plenty.

The international ridesharing app announced this week they are hitting 11 regions across New Zealand.

Ola will start-up in Tauranga, Rotorua, Hamilton, Napier, Hastings, Dunedin, Palmerston North, Nelson, New Plymouth and Queenstown shortly.

It has been running in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch for

Canoe slalomist Jack Egan in action recently.

Tokyo 2020 is also at the forefront of Veerle’s mind.

She’s decided to ramp up the training this summer, making the move to Melbourne to prepare for the RS:X Windsurfing World Championships in February.

“The first step is to qualify for New Zealand at World’s in Melbourne, then hopefully I get selected to go to Tokyo.”

Dutch-born Veerle, who started windsurfing at 13, says she’s motivated by seeing herself improve after each session.

“It’s all about having fun, going fast and being the best. I enjoy the racing aspect of it, and just seeing myself get better every time.”

It’s been a big year of international competitions for Veerle, battling it out in Spain, Italy and Japan.

Currently, she is training six days a week in and out of the water.

“It takes up a lot of my time - six days a week, two trainings a day with one rest day.”

Veerle trains with female windsurfers from overseas when she can, or with a coach from Yachting New Zealand during the lead-up to a competition.

“Otherwise, I am out there on the water training solo.”

To fit around the hectic training schedule and international competitions, Veerle has completed the final two years of her schooling by correspondence “If I wanted to get serious with my windsurfing, I couldn’t go to normal school because I would miss out on too much,” she says.

The two scholarship recipients are stoked about the support from BayTrust, saying it will most definitely help ease the financial pressure “It’s going to help me get over to Melbourne.

“Competing internationally all adds up, and things like this just take the pressure off massively,” says Veerle.

Jack says it’s allowed him to spend more hours training and fewer hours working. “I don’t have to worry as much about my finances, basically it’s meaning I can train harder.”

Twenty four sportspeople from a variety of codes received a BayTrust athlete, coach or officials scholarship in the final round for 2019. This year the scholarships ranged from $500 to $1400.

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Time to consider the Miles Art Award 2018 winners from left: Darcell Apelu, Isaac Crowe, Cat Thompson, Lynette Fisher and Tawhai Rickard with Judge Nigel Borell

I’m wondering about entering the Miles Art Award, because ‘why not?’, but find myself wondering ‘what is art?’

Is it simply just a visual expression of something that can be appreciated for its technical skill, beauty or emotional power, or is art something that affects or defines society? It seems many of our New Zealand artist legends seem to paint ideas, and many of the rest of us paint things.

Flowers, landscapes, either realism or nonrepresentational, usually fairly well done, and often sell easily to others who appreciate them.

Last year’s winners of the Miles Awards were Darcell Apelu, Isaac Crowe, Cat Thompson, Lynette Fisher, and 2018 supreme award winner Tawhai Rickard.

Above: Isaac Crowe - ‘Angela of Makawe’, 2018 mixed media Left: Cat Thompson ‘I cede to you’ Tawhai repurposed wood and used acrylic paint to create ‘Victorian Waka of Social Curiosities’, winning the $10,000 cash prize.

“I draw upon my pop-art background and use figurative painting from my particular iwi,” says Tawhai. “l merge early 18th and 19th century painting with Victorian architectural style with a baroque look to it.”

A close up of his winning piece tells me much more. He’s brought together the dialogue of the bicultural journey ever since Captain Cook’s fi st landing, with colonialism, bicultural relationships and his own Maori identity, and collapsed history and contemporary issues into one time. I realise it’s making an important cultural and societal statement and captures a long ‘moment’ in New Zealands fabric. I discover that Miles Art Awards judge Sarah Hudson is a mother and has an interest in exploring concepts of social justice. Maybe I could have a go at entering my large messy canvas after all.

Another winner from last year - ‘I Cede to You’ - is a sculptural work by Cat Thompson, comprising one head and two small hands painted with 24 carat gold paint. It won the Friends of Tauranga Art Gallery Award with $1000 prize money.

The Miles Art Awards began in 2010 and were named after Venetta Miles who is one of Tauranga Art Gallery’s original donors. Entries are open to all Bay of Plenty citizens over 18 and last year more than 100 were received.

There are five awards, plus the ‘People’s Choice Award’ which i announced once public voting closes.

This year entries to the Miles Art Awards close on December 31. Forty finalists are selected from photographic entries and delivered to Tauranga Art Gallery.

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Friday 27 December 2019

Hadlee and the one that got away

Sir Richard Hadlee.

Let’s hope for a better result than the test in Perth.

The Black Caps are competing in their first Boxing Day Test in Melbourne since 1987 when our greatest cricketer was involved in a thrilling end to the match.

Sir Richard Hadlee took 431 wickets in a remarkable international career that did not end till after his 39th birthday.

But it still annoys New Zealand’s finest cricketer that he did not get one more wicket to clinch victory over the arch enemy in Melbourne.

The 1987 Boxing Day Test was a match for the ages with Australia leading 1-0 going into the festive showdown. Following Hadlee’s heroics in the 1985 series win in Australia the pressure was mounting on Alan Border’s men to win the Trans-Tasman Trophy.

After five days of cut and thrust Hadlee grabbed the ball to bowl the final over of the match. He had already taken 10 wickets in the match and needed to knock over number 11 Mike Whitney for the win.

Somehow Whitney kept Hadlee out and the match was drawn but Hadlee should never have had to bowl that final over The ball before Danny Morrison trapped Australian number 10 Craig McDermott plumb in front. But somehow home umpire Dick French said not out.

I had the pleasure of talking to Richard about the epic finale “I played in 22 test-winning teams and victories were scarce but that was the one that got away,” he says.

“That is my greatest embarrassment that I didn’t get Whit out. Every ball I bowled straight he blocked it and kept it out and everything that was a little bit wide he either let it go or played and missed at it.”

A generous gift of the match ball to Whitney by keeper Ian Smith did not go down so well with Richard.

“I bowled 31 overs on that last day which is a huge effort for any quick bowler and whenever you get a bag of five wickets you generally get to keep the ball.

“When Whitney survived Smithy gave it to him.

“I said to Smithy: ‘what are you doing? That’s my ball.’ But Smithy said to him that you have done a fine thing for Australia today. Here’s the ball as a memory of what you did.”

Whitney kept the ball for 27 years before surprising Hadlee by presenting him with the ball at a dinner before the 2015 Cricket World Cup final in Melbourne.

“I was speaking at a function and all of a sudden Whit walks on stage and unbeknown to me gives me the ball and says: ‘here you go Paddles. You deserve it and I want you to have it’.”

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Year of the nurse to celebrate profession Nurses in New Zealand will come together next year to celebrate the International Year of the Nurse.

2020 has been chosen by the World Health Organisation as the International Year of the Nurse, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, one of the founders of modern nursing.

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celebrations, is organised by the International Council of Nurses and is a worldwide campaign to raise the status and profile of nursing, through a growing social network of groups aiming to influence global and national policy.

The Ministry of Health’s chief nursing officer Margareth Broodkoorn says it’s important to use the celebrations as a chance to profile the value of nurses, and promote the profession as a great career opportunity.

The mysterious Mount Mauler It’s that time of year again.

The Mount Mauler leaves beachgoers hot, bothered and covered in itchy red welts.

The Weekend Sun hears reports of mauling’s each year, but has the phycosecis limbata made a return this summer?

Amcal Mount Dispensary owner and pharmacist Daphne Earles thinks not.

“I haven’t seen any signs of it this year.

“I have been here for 20 years and as of recent years, I am seeing less and less of it.

“I think it’s diminishing.”

The creepy-crawly, which is yet to be formally identified, is thought to live in the high-tide mark around Tauranga beaches.

It’s known to prey between the months of November and March.

Downtown Pharmacy Mount Maunganui pharmacist Brenda Bucks says she only works parttime but has already seen a few cases of the bites this summer.

“People have come in after being at the beach, with little red raised spots where they have been bitten, mainly on the legs and the arms.

“There’s not a lot you can do to prevent it – if you are lying on the beach you are more likely to get hammered than if you are running about,” she says.

The bites will often not appear until days after being attacked.

A Papamoa resident’s foot after spending time at the beach in summer of 2017.

Brenda reiterates this, saying you don’t notice when you are getting bitten. “It’s not until after you start to itch.

“A burning, hot prickling sensation, like hot needles,” is how one victim has described the bites in previous years.

Another saying it is the “most insufferable itchy experience ever”.

What should do you if experience a mauling?

Pharmacists can assist with cooling gels or antihistamine creams. But, Brenda warns victims not to scratch the bites.

“They are pretty self-limiting

Close up shot of the Mount Mauler.

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and they do eventually go away.

“To prevent them from becoming infected, it’s important to not scratch them.”

“We get huge orders of insect creams this time of year and we sell the most of them in January.”

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Iconic winery building retained

The old Mills Reef Winery building will be getting a new life as a clubhouse for The Vines retirement village.

The art deco building that once was the Mills Reef Winery in Bethlehem’s Moffat Road will be reincarnated into an events and facilities centre for the plush retirement village being built around it.

Until a few days ago the distinctive and iconic building housed Mills Reef wine tasting and sales and an up-market restaurant. They have all closed and relocated to Leveret Estate, formerly Morton Estate, on the outskirts of Katikati.

Mills Reef building will eventually become The Vines retirement village clubhouse. It will be extended and include an indoor swimming pool and spa, auditorium, theatre, library, gym, lounge areas including a pool

table lounge, resident workshop, arts and craft room, bowling green, hairdressing and wellness spaces, and a community garden.

There will also be allocated spaces for campervans and boat parking.

One hundreds villas have already been constructed in the first stages of the village’s development, with another 96 still to be constructed.

The fact the Mills Reef building will be put to good use makes it easier to leave says the winery’s director Tim Preston on the eve of departure. “When we it built, we didn’t realise it would become an iconic landmark. We think it’s fantastic it is being retained.”

Tim’s family created the winery on the 12-hectare site back in the 1990s.

The land was bought by Classic Group and Kauri Investments Limited, with the partnership focusing on creating a high-quality

retirement village. Work began on site back in 2016.

Classic Group director Peter Cooney says The Vines was developed with a gold class lifestyle in mind, so it was apt that its clubhouse would be “such a gem of a building”.

The 2000sqm clubhouse is expected to be completed in 2021.

“We are also paying homage to the winery’s history through naming the lifestyle village The Vines.

“Street names also follow the winery theme,” he says.

Meanwhile, Tim says it’s business as usual for Mills Reef, just at a different venue. He says the opportunity to team up with Leveret Estate, sharing winemaking facilities, the cellar door, and creating a Bay of Plenty ‘wine destination hub’ was exciting.

For more information on The Vines, call: 07 578 0525.

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Tauranga charity benefits from pageant entry Peyton Carroll’s walls and drawers are so heavily adorned with medals it’s hard for her to choose a favourite.

The six-year-old has been dancing since she was two years old, but also plays hockey, swims and is in a cheerleading squad.

The majority of her medals are from dance and cheerleading but she’s hoping to add a few more to her stash after being selected to represent New Zealand at the Evolution Dance Competition.

Her mum Emily Carroll says they started a mummy and me class when Peyton was two, but she was soon told to step aside.

“I got told on her very first lesson: ‘no mummy, you sit’. So everyone else was doing it with their mums and she’s off doing her own thing.

“I was not allowed to do it, she’s been that way ever since.

“She loves dancing and she’s made some amazing friends through it as well.”

Peyton is also representing New Zealand at the Miss and Mr Diamond International pageant.

Emily says the pageant isn’t a typical glitz pageant, participants have to raise funds and awareness for a chosen charity as part of the competition.

“It’s really different from what most people consider of pageants.

“You’ve actually got to choose a charity that means something to you.”

Peyton is an avid animal lover so her chosen charity is Tauranga’s Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre Wildlife Trust.

ARRC provides specialised services, programmes and facilities for the rescue and rehabilitation of wildlife and animals.

Peyton says she chose ARRC because she likes to help pets.

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“I took Peyton in to meet the lady at ARRC journey, not just the final stage “Part of the reason I decided to do it is, and when we went into to meet her, she had because I want to build up her confidence a starling fledgling they’d just gotten in Finding time for the pageant isn‘t easy “She showed it to Peyton and she with dances lessons, swimming, hockey, immediately latched onto it, was holding it cheerleading and school each week. but she in her hands and from there it was set.” still finds time for friends Leading up to the pageant contestants also

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The sea is no place for blow-up toys Surf Life Saving New Zealand would like to issue a trespass notice banning inflatable toys at the beach.

“These bad boys are not welcome at any New Zealand beach,” says the charity’s national community education manager Dr Mick Kearney.

The tongue-in-cheek message has a serious element to it – inflatable toys are meant for the pool and cause trouble at the beach.

“They may look like fun, but when you’re on them, the wind can easily blow you out to sea,” he says.

Raising awareness about inflatable toys is part

of a Surf Life Saving New Zealand campaign called Ready. Set. Summer.

It will highlight safety messages about inflatables, surfing, body boarding an stand-up paddle boarding.

For those who have received inflatable toys as Christmas presents, Surf Life Saving New Zealand wants people to stop and think about where they will be used.

“They are not ideal for the beach. If someone is on one and gets blown off shore, they could end up in trouble – it’s that simple,” says Mick.

“It only takes a little bit of a breeze.”

He says anyone who does get blown out to sea on an inflatable toy should stay with it and

raise their hand for help.

“A lot of people panic, throw their inflatable toy and try and swim back to shore and often end up struggling to get back.

“Stay on it. Hold on to it – at least it will keep you afloat “But we don’t want it on the beach to start with,” says Mick.

Users of any vessel, from a kayak to a boat, should always wear a life jacket and carry two forms of waterproof communication – such as a cellphone in a plastic bag, a VHF radio, flares or flag

Let’s recap our discussion documents 2019 has been a big year and I hope you all enjoy a well-deserved break over Christmas and New Year and take the chance to spend some quality time with family and friends.

It has been a privilege to serve as your local MP and I look forward to continuing to advocate for you in Parliament in 2020.

National has been busy this year developing our policy for 2020.

We’ve implemented the biggest policy development process ever by an Opposition Party by producing 10 discussion documents on important policy areas such as Transport, Economy, Infrastructure, Health,

Education, Social Development, Law and Order, Primary Industries, Environment and International Affairs.

We think it’s important that we have a clear set of policies so that we are ready to take office and get on with the job should we have the privilege of being elected.

The current Government didn’t do the work in opposition and now New Zealanders are paying for it with more than 300 working groups being commissioned and a complete lack of delivery. They’ve even dragged our economy into a deficit after only two years.

We’re proposing to ramp up our regional roading investment, implement tax indexation so you can keep more of what you earn, improve cancer care with a $50m cancer drug fund, extend post-natal stay times, ensure smaller class sizes, crack down on gangs, increase biosecurity penalties and there are many more proposals within the documents.

National cares what you think and that’s why we’ve undergone this comprehensive policy development process. I’m looking forward to unveiling a detailed and informed policy package in 2020.

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Road closures for Bay Dreams Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises as part of Bay Dreams 2020, there will be traffic management on Thursday, January 2, 2020 around Baypark Arena.

Traffic control will be in place at the Te Maunga roundabout to ensure safe pedestrian access.

Temporary road and lane closures will be in place on SH2 between Bayfair and Sandhurst Drive.

About 30,000 people are expected to the main event, which runs from 11am-10.30pm on January 2.

Motorists are advised to use alternative routes where possible or plan to travel outside of these hours.

SH2 Maunganui Road will be closed to all eastbound traffic from Girven Road to Sandhurst Drive from 9pm to midnight. SH2 Maunganui Road will also be closed to westbound traffic between Sandhurst Drive and Te Maunga roundabout from 9pm to midnight for safety.

Signposted detours will be in place via Girven Road, Maranui Street and Sandhurst Drive.

The closure is to support the safety and management of the Bay Dreams event.

SH29A traffic wishing to travel east (towards Papamoa) will need to turn left at the Te Maunga roundabout and follow the signposted detours via Girven Road, Maranui Street to Sandhurst Drive and onto the Tauranga Eastern Link (TEL), or use routes via Welcome Bay Road, Hewletts Road and the Tauranga Harbour Bridge to access SH2 TEL. Keep up to date with www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz There is a residents’ hotline for residents to contact the Bay Dreams team if residents have any questions or concerns leading up to the festival or on the day: 027 251 2526.

All key details can be found at: www.BayDreams.co.nz

State Highways and growth paying for growth A couple of announcements last week are arguably the most significant move by Government in Tauranga yet.

Councils’ borrowing is constrained by the Department of Internal Affairs. We can’t borrow more the 250 per cent of our city’s revenue; that’s prudent but it means we can’t finance the $2billion-plus transport deficit the city has.

With hundreds of millions needed in water, stormwater and wastewater we aren’t even close to being able to finance a quarter of

what’s needed in transport.

Hopefully, there’s a healthy dollop of funding for Tauranga in the $6.8b Government has allocated to transport over the next four years. Tauranga is surrounded (or strangled) by State Highways 29, 29a and 2 which Council has no control over. Funding improvements will

get our city moving and unlock new subdivisions to provide the housing our city and the country desperately needs.

The other announcement deals with how growth is financed.

Traditionally, Councils go ‘banker’ for developers by putting in roads, sewage, and water plant upgrades to accommodate growth.

The cost of projects such as the $140m Waiari Water Treatment Plant sit on Council’s balance sheet and are only paid back fully when the last house is built.

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Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is encouraging motorists to plan ahead, be patient and allow plenty of time to ensure safe and enjoyable holiday journeys.

Acting director regional relationships Ross I’Anson says motorists should prepare for the roads to be busier than normal.

“Congestion and delays are inevitable in peak times, but if everyone leaves plenty of time for their journeys, drives to the conditions and plans ahead before leaving home, there will be less frustration and everyone can concentrate on arriving safely at their destination.

“Bay of Plenty motorists should be prepared for heavy traffic on State Highway 29 over the Kaimai Ranges and on State Highway 2 between Paeroa and Waihi and Katikati and Tauranga.

“In the Waikato, delays are predicted on State Highway 2 at Maramarua, on State Highway 25 at Tairua, and on State Highway 1 at Taupiri, Karapiro and Tirau.

“There will be roadside electronic signs displaying estimated journey times at key locations between Auckland and Tauranga to help motorists make informed decisions about their route and ease some

of the congestion.

“Traffic between Katikati and Tauranga is expected to be at its heaviest on January 2, due to the Bay Dreams event in Mount Maunganui.”

Increased holiday traffic is also likely on State Highway 3 in Taranaki.

The Transport Agency’s Holiday Journeys map shows predicted traffic flow across popular journey over the peak summer holiday period, based on previous years’ travel patterns.

Motorists should consider travelling outside peak times, when traffic is lighter, says Ross “Allow plenty of time. Remember you’re on holiday, so there is no need to rush.

“People driving in unfamiliar environments, increased traffic volumes, congestion and tiredness can pose a risk to anyone using the roads at this time of year.”

Ross also encourages motorists to access up to date information about travel conditions before hitting the road.

“The Transport Agency’s interactive Journey Planner website is a fantastic source for traffic cameras, journey times and real-time information on delays, roadworks and road closures - all valuable in helping you plan ahead for a safe, enjoyable journey these holidays.”

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Looks funny but still tastes Yummy After the heaviest hail in more than 20 years in Hawkes Bay early October, the exterior of the much-loved Yummy Nectarines was slightly marked.

With the fruit skins now appearing to ‘look funny’ due to the impact of the hail spots, this doesn’t conform to expected nectarine appearances.

However, the wonderful, tangy sweet flavour in Yummy nectarines is perfectly intact beneath the skin and a few hail

spots are insufficient reason to let nourishing, healthy, tasty produce go to waste.

Thus, the ‘Hailstone Heroes’ were born.

Globally one-third of all food is wasted, with research showing in 2017 Kiwi’s wasted $1.8 billion worth of food each year.

A contributing factor is produce not reaching the cosmetic standards required by supermarkets. ith fruit and vegetables being classified as ‘ugly’ and disposed of,

regardless of the flavour and goodness still being deliciously intact. ‘Nature throws stones’ as the Hawkes Bay growers have experienced. The hailstorm caused havoc in the nectarine growing area in the Hawkes Bay, affecting the appearance of almost all the Yummy nectarine’s baby fruit skin; but not the size, flavour quality or eating experience.

This fruit has survived the worst stone fruit hailstorm in recent memory – true hailstone heroes!

Yummy is asking for your support to help reduce food waste and increase ‘ugly’ fruit consumption, please support our local growers, and encourage others to look and

taste beneath the skin.

Yummy Nectarines Hailstone Heroes’ loose fruit and affordable pre-pack 800g bags will be available in three Yummy Nectarine varieties; Hunny, Classic and Pearl.

Look out for your ‘local Hailstone Heroes’ this summer at participating New World, Pak n Save and Four-square supermarkets nationwide.

The Weekend Sun has two vouchers for one 800g retail pack of Hailstone Heroes for two lucky readers

who can tell us how much food Kiwis wasted in 2017.

Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competition section. Entries must be received by Tuesday, January 7.

Sporting events spark up the Christmas spirit The Mount was buzzing with activity on the weekend of December 14-15 with some very positive and inspiring events happening.

There was a fantastic turn out for the Mount Monster race, with spectators and athletes from all over the country taking part.

Competitions like the Mount Monster are always a great way to bring people together to promote active, healthy lifestyles.

Alongside the race was another fantastic initiative. It was quite inspiring to see the ‘Thirty-Eight in 38’ fundraiser participants in action. The goal of this fundraiser

was to climb the Mount 38 times in 38 hours to raise funds for the Catwalk Trust, which works to support research into new treatments for those with spinal cord injuries.

These injuries can be life-altering and debilitating. Therefore, the search for a cure is a very worthwhile and noble cause. I want to commend those involved in the fundraiser for their dedication and well-needed contributions.

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

Transfer Stations:

Open 7 days (except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day) Te Maunga Transfer Station: closed on 2 January for Bay Dreams 7.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday And from 8am to 5pm on public holidays and weekends between 14 December and 23 February Te Maunga Transfer Station Truman Lane (near Baypark Stadium) Te Maunga Ph: 07 575 2809

And don’t forget:

Maleme Street Transfer Station 55 Maleme Street Greerton Ph: 07 541 1904

• Glass bottles and jars only, thank you (rinsed and without lids) • Don’t fill past the top edge of the crate • Only the official blue bins will be collected

The holiday season is always such a special time. As the year starts to wind down, the atmosphere of celebration, community and family starts to ramp up. The weekend’s events were a great way to spark a bit of the Christmas spirit as we came together as a community.

I will be hitting the ground running in 2020 as we enter the election year, but for now, I am looking forward to some well needed R&R with my family over the next few weeks.

I hope you all find a sense of joy and celebration wherever you are this holiday season. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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New Year’s Eve in Tauranga The firework display lighting up the sky on New Year’s 2017 in Tauranga. Photo: Wayne Tait Photography.

New Year’s Eve in Tauranga is set to be a night to remember, with an array of events happening across the city. From family-friendly firework celebrations, mini music festivals and extravagant parties at local bars – there’s bound to be something for everyone.

Like previous years, there will be no organised public event at Mount Maunganui Main Beach.

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Fireworks and laser light shows will light up the sky at 9.30pm, and the early-evening events will kick off at 6pm. All events are alcohol and smoke-free, and there will be water-refill stations onsite.

Entertainment at the Greerton event includes kids’ rides, music and street food.

In Papamoa, there will be roving performers, food vendors, pony rides, a petting zoo and live music.

For more information, visit: www.tauranga.govt.nz

Rewind to the 90s

The Rising Tide will be filled with acid-wash denim-wearing partygoers at the 90s do on Tuesday evening. Tauranga based soul, blues and roots band Nimbus will be first to take the stage, followed by DJ FM Beats who will be belting out “some of the best 90s bangers.”

Attendees are encouraged to wear their nineties themed get-up. The event is R18 and doors open at 8.30pm. Tickets are $10 pre-sale and $15 at the door.

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Tauranga Salvation Army Corps will “pray the New Year in” from 11.30pm on Tuesday. They are inviting members of the public to attend the event, which will be held in their Corps Lounge. For more information, visit: www.allevents.in/tauranga

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Rangataua Sports and Cultural Club is hosting Auckland group ARDIJAH on New Year’s Eve. The group, who formed in the late 70s, describe their style as ‘Polyfonk’. The show will be sure to

Pato Alvarez, the man behind Bay Dreams Festival and the Bay Dreams Pre-Party on January 1 with acts Sticky Fingers, Home Brew and Concord Dawn. display the best of their funk, R&B Beach all the way to Motutau and Polyfusion tunes. Tickets for Island. The paddle starts at 5am the show are $40 and the event is and breakfast ‘on the ocean’ will be strictly R18. supplied. People partaking must For more information, email: have previous experience paddle bookrangataua@gmail.com. boarding and be comfortable paddling on flat water.

Sundown NYE For more information, contact: The well-known Astrolabe Brew supinfo@eastcoastpaddler.co.nz or Bar is hosting a line-up of New phone: 027 451 0579.

Zealand bands to take the stage on New Year’s Eve. Indie/ Bay Dreams Pre-Party psychedelic band Daily J, To warm-up for the sold-out Whangarei band OTIUM and festival Bay Dreams, a pre-party Dolphin Friendly will be playing featuring Sticky Fingers, Home throughout the evening.

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Sunrise Paddle Shapeshifter, The Upbeat and Fr those who aren’t keen on MC Tiki are also playing on partying till morning, a sunrise December 28. paddle on the first day of 2020 Organiser Pato Alvarez says he is might be just the thing for you.

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Port move needs more thought The Auckland Port relocation is a once-in-a-century decision, says Infrastructure NZ CEO Paul Blair.

OPINION: Relocating Auckland’s freight port is one of the biggest decisions this country will ever make and a full assessment is needed We recommend that the Upper North Island Supply Chain Strategy reports be upgraded to a fully compliant Better Business Case, with independent oversight from the Infrastructure Commission.

New Zealand Cabinet Rules and NZ Treasury advocates use of the Better Business Case for all significant investment decisions involving whole of life costs of more than NZ$15 million.

Infrastructure New Zealand welcomes constructive debate on the critical transport infrastructure of the Upper North Island supply chain.

We applaud UNISCS Working Group for shining a light on this important sector, but think this is the start of the discussion, not a conclusion.

Infrastructure Victoria, the state’s equivalent of our new Infrastructure Commission, led a detailed and independent assessment of Victoria’s port strategy in 2017, which considered a new port to supplement or replace the existing Port of Melbourne.

Infrastructure Victoria highlighted two critical factors for an efficient and effective port, based on global best practice. Ports should be as close as possible to their customers to minimise land transport costs and have a balance of imports and exports to avoid the costs of shipping empty containers to the next port.

Infrastructure Victoria’s independence, use of global port experts, and wide consultation produced an evidence base which removed the political heat that

surrounded Victoria’s port future. We believe a similar process should be used in New Zealand.

We have five major questions that we expect a future Better Business Case would fully consider.

First, additional freight costs need to be fully addressed. Eighty per cent of Ports of Auckland’s goods are currently delivered by truck within 20 kilometers of the port gates. Even if 70 per cent of freight arrives back in Auckland by rail, it will arrive at an inland port somewhere in West Auckland and still need to move 20-30 kilometres to its final destination.

In addition to financial costs, the report is silent on the substantial carbon emissions and potential road and rail safety issues from freight travelling through the crowded Auckland isthmus.

Second, if Ports of Auckland is forced to close and the government builds a new port 140km north, how confident are we that freight companies will g to Northport?

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Shipping companies will go to ports where they can balance export and import loads to minimise the number of vessel calls. Northland does have a growing export base, but it is substantially less than Auckland’s import volume. Even if the freight did follow the investment to Northport, we may all be paying much more to have empty containers moved from Northport to our main export port in Tauranga.

Third, we need to consider what the issues are that we are trying to solve and what’s the best way to achieve them.

If we want to revitalise Northland, is this $10 billion plus investment the best bang-for-buck? If we are aiming to decongest Auckland, will this move really solve the city’s transport woes? We call for further investigation of revenue-neutral road pricing as a tool to unblock traffic congestion Fourth, we need to understand who pays for this move and who benefits. The UNISCS report gives us an overall cost-benefit ratio, but individuals and businesses will be impacted in significant and divergent ways. Moreover, the analysis is heavily influenced by which projects are included in it.

If Aucklanders want a low-density parkland waterfront, are they willing to pay for that in higher rates, taxes, and higher costs on their goods?

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Lastly, each of the ports in question (Auckland, Tauranga, and Northport) have different ownership and governance structures. Taxpayer investment of $10-plus billion will produce costs and benefits for individuals, councils and private investors.

Rationalisation of the governance of our ports would be complex but must be considered.

The proposed port move will have long-lasting impacts on New Zealand.

The Infrastructure Commission was established precisely to provide an independent evidence base for these kinds of infrastructure decisions and we should use their independence and expertise to make sure this once-in-a-century decision is the right one.

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A lane for scooters?

I must ask Chris Teo Sherrell: “what planet are you on?” after reading your article (The Weekend Sun, December 13, page 45).

Seperate lane for e-scooters?

We have a cycle lane at Matapihi and 40 per cent are arrogant enough not to use it, so why would e-scooters use them?

Watch cyclists and you will see texting, no helmets, two abreast and those who don’t stop at lights nor at stop signs.

Laws here around cyclists are never enforced so how will e-scooters be?

How many vehicles do you see with their number plates obscured by a bike? Now ask the police how many tickets have been issued for this. They won’t tell you and can’t tell you.

Scooters are a menace but sadly they are here to stay so as a walker you must be, put up with it.

We have to.

D Hellier, Matapihi.

More roading not the solution

As the 2020s decade looms, outmoded 1960s transportation ideas are repeated, yet absurdly, a different future result is expected. It is scandalous that further millions get short-sightedly wasted on the proven flawed roading model. If authorities are serious about reducing emissions and environmental impacts, a first step is to tackle transport deficiency It is totally hypocritical to ignore the obvious solution of a co-ordinated overall rail transportation plan, tying in regions with the city areas... harmoniously blending future passenger and light rail, an asset to all communities advantageously benefiting every aspect of development, housing, amenities, daily living, the environment and is what is missing now.

New Zealand’s fossil fuel economy costs $8 billion/ year, or $20 million/day. In the short term, a 20 per cent reduction would save $4million/day presently disappearing offshore... monies that could fund invaluable rail infrastructure essential to the city and regions simultaneously solving many problems.

A collective responsibility exists to lessen environmental impacts on our planet. Unfortunately, stiff opposition from vested interests, powerful corporations, indecision by govt agencies, lack of political will, etc, needs to be overcome… Simply, people want their trains back!

Beneficially utilizing the existing rail corridor for passenger rail is an achievable first stage J Nagels, Tauranga.

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Our forestry industry Additional to Clayton Mitchell’s comments regarding our forestry industry is its role in combating climate change (The Weekend Sun, December 13, page 31).

The carbon that forestry sequesters from the atmosphere is lost to us via the log trade.

Only through the extensive use of timber in permanent buildings and structures can the carbon sink quality be retained. Timber multi-storey buildings not only become carbon sinks but are known to have many positive qualities – flexing in earthquakes, charring rather than collapsing in fires, suited to prefabrication, and replacing CO2 generating steel and cement.

Only through the export of sawn timber rather than logs is the carbon sink quality likely to be retained and the additional un-resolved problem of the use of the dangerous fumigant methyl-bromide with the log trade, dispensed with.

The problem of ‘slash’, left over from logging operations and recently highlighted, contains carbon sequestered from today’s atmosphere and should be harvested to replace coal’s fossil carbon. (The late Barry Brickell, of Driving Creek Railway at Coromandel, used pine in his pottery kilns for its hot burning quality.)

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The protesters should have been removed ages ago.

The protesters have widened the spat to build up their case, something to do with rocks and heritage.

They have involved the Maori King who supports them. Hardly surprising? A good political move.

The Treaty Settlements were signed off as full and final. Maori, like all sectors of society, always want more if there is an opportunity. Government representing we taxpayers should resist firmly Iwi quickly found that at the first hint of Treaty settlements, membership increased significantly as people realised the importance of affiliation.

The few vociferous Maori who are regularly in the media should remember that the largesse which Iwi have rightfully received in recent years is an opportunity to build up their wealth.

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levy rate will reduce to $1.75 including GST, for all building work that is over the $20,444 threshold (including GST).

"Further changes to building laws aimed at taking further costs out of the building system will be announced early next year," Anna says.

This is the first change that will come into force as part of the largest reforms to the Building Act in more than a decade.

The changes to the Building Act aim to address a number of long-standing problems which have been holding back the sector. They focus on lifting the efficiency and quality of building work in New Zealand, and providing fairer outcomes if things go wrong.

"As part of the changes to building laws that are currently underway, we’re easing some of the cost of building for New Zealanders, starting with lowering the Levy rate," says Anna.

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The Golden Turtle awards for 2019 There are many traditions at this time of year.

The last metaphorical grains of sand are about to slide through 2019’s hourglass and increasingly tamped-down New Year's Eve celebrations will be upon us in mere days. Wherever you are, be safe; the good men and women of the emergency services are working while we party.

Let's try not to need them.

So, traditions. There's a cocktail recipe coming up, and I'd like to offer a big scoop of the cowboy hat to various outfits which have brought people together and made the cultural scene here a more vibrant place.

We're once again calling these the Golden Turtle Awards, in honour of the giant turtle upon whose back planet earth is supported.

Stephen Hawking told that story.

It involves a well-known scientist – some say it was Bertrand Russell – being confronted by an old lady who insisted the world is really a flat plat sitting on the back of a giant turtle.

“What is the turtle standing on?” the scientist cunningly enquired.

“You're very clever young man, very clever,” said the old lady. “But it's turtles all the way down!”

Films

Next week I'm going to look at music that has filled my heart with bubbles of effervescent happiness throughout 2019 but, first up, here I'll go with films: the latest two of many I'd recommend without pausing for breath are Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and The Irishman. They're available on some convenient streaming service I'm sure.

The former is a change of pace of Quentin Tarantino, an immersive ‘day in the life’ approach rather than his usually tightly-plotted story, with slowly-building tension created in the most unusual of ways and very little violence, aside from a brief but very bloody finale I should also mention the two leads: Leo DiCaprio is great fun as the egotistical and sensitive leading man while Brad Pitt is effortlessly cool as his stuntman sidekick, a turn of such charm and understatement it will probably pass a lot of people (and awards) by.

The Irishman is Martin Scorsese's return to Mafia territory after 20 years exploring other worlds. It is also less violent than his films of old – though few characters die from natural causes – a sadder elegiac take on guilt and the

inevitable passing of time.

It is also prime Scorsese, with beautiful gliding tracking shots, fantastic editing from Thelma Schoonmaker and half a dozen of this year's finest film performances, led by the peerless Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro, with sterling work from Al Pacino, Ray Romano and Stephen Graham. It's a testament to the craft that even at three and a half hours it doesn't feel long. Witnessing such skill and control is a thing of beauty.

Golden Turtles

Locally, two things stood out for me amongst many events and places that deserve kudos.

The Incubator and their venue the Jam Factory has made visits by a plethora of smaller touring acts possible.

It has been a fantastic addition to the Tauranga music scene and everyone involved from conception to daily running deserves a Golden Turtle.

And in amongst much regular music – blues

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nights at Jack Dusty's in Bureta and jazz jams at The Mount Social Club continue to grow, while the Katikati Folk Club hosted another year of outstanding players – The Entertainers Club stands out for its well-chosen monthly acts, running through blues, jazz, country and more, and even featuring rare appearances from New Zealand music legends such as Maurice (Human Instinct) Greer (returning on January 12).

Kudos to organiser Nicole Stagg for consistently picking varied acts with a wide appeal.

Give that woman a Turtle!

And that drink... this year it's ridiculously simple and – trust me – tastes wonderful.

It's Portonic. Simply fill a glass with ice then add white port and tonic.

Yes, that's the essential bit you won't have – white port. Try a third white port and two thirds tonic, then put in a big thick slice of orange. Three simple things, one glass of refreshing pleasure. You're welcome.

See you next year.

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Taking to the skies

Road safety charity Brake is appealing to partygoers and organisers to ensure everyone in their group gets to and from celebrations safely.

The Black Falcons will be on display at the Tauranga City Airshow – Classics of the Sky.

On Saturday afternoon on January 18, 2020, the skies above Tauranga will again be filled with the sound of jets, aerobatic aircraft and formations of military and ex-military aircraft performing for the Tauranga City Airshow – Classics of the Sky. Helicopters will play a major part in the aerial activities – with a newly imported ‘Black Hawk’ chopper making an appearance along with a great line-up of local working and military choppers also strutting their stuff for the crowds to admire.

This year Classic Flyers will have the return of the ‘Mount Truck Show’ as a major ground component, with more than 180 big rigs on display on the day.

Texan formation displays, old and new,

with the Royal New Zealand Airforce ‘Black Falcons’ and the New Zealand Warbirds ‘Roaring Forties’ display teams guarantee lots of noise, action and excitement above the airfield Come on down for a late lunch - bring your deck chair, sunshade and a picnic, or buy food and beverage from one of the many food vendors on site.

Classic Flyers even has a licenced tent so those who would like an alcoholic drink while enjoying the entertainment can do so, but BYO alcohol is not permitted.

There is plenty of free parking on site too and motorhome users are welcome to book and stay Friday and Saturday night.

Gates open at 1.30pm with the air displays starting at 3pm.

Tickets will be available from: www.eventfinda.co.nz and from the gift shop at Classic Flyers.

For prices, ticketing, terms and conditions and more information, visit: www.tcas.nz

As end of year parties and other celebrations are in full swing, Brake is reminding everyone to plan their travel and if driving to events, making sure the designated driver stays sober.

Brake’s Driving for Zero campaign urges drivers not to drink any amount of alcohol or take any drugs before getting behind the wheel. The charity also urges family and friends to speak out and stop a loved one drink or drug driving.

Figures show that in 2017, alcohol and/or drugs was a factor in 111 fatal and more than 1100 injury crashes resulting in 130 deaths and more than 1500 injuries.

Research shows that drinking any amount of alcohol can affect your driving.

"As a charity that supports people bereaved and injured in crashes, we witness the suffering that drink and drug driving inflict and appeal to everyone to help put a stop to it,” says Brake’s New Zealand director Caroline Perry.

“Drink and drug driving deaths and injuries are cruel and needless, ending and ruining lives and leaving behind traumatised families to pick up the pieces.

"We want everyone to enjoy this holiday season and get to their destination safely. If you're driving home from celebrations it's vital you take your responsibility for people's safety seriously,” says Caroline.

“It's a proven fact that even small amounts of alcohol or drugs inflate your risk of crashing. So even if you feel okay after a drink, the reality is that if you get behind the wheel you're putting yourself and others in needless danger. The only safe amount of alcohol to have if you’re driving is none."

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Christmas car park collisions - AA Insurance Beware the shopping centre car park this holiday season, received a note from the person who caused the damage.

This is despite seven in 10 drivers saying they wouldn’t hesitate to when dents, dings and scratches increase because of leave their details should they accidentally damage another person’s higher volumes of trolleys and traffic parked car, even if no one saw them.

AA Insurance claims data shows that in the 12 months to November 30 nearly 11 per cent of all car claims were accidents caused to parked cars. About 16 per cent of these happened over the Christmas period (December 2018 - January 2019) and at a cost of almost $3.5 million.

"One-third of Kiwis have had their car damaged by a dreaded runaway trolley, according to the 2019 AA Insurance Lifestyle Survey," says customer relations manager, AA Insurance Amelia Macandrew, "usually while at the supermarket. Meanwhile more than half of us have returned to our parked cars to find them damage ."

Of those returning to a damaged car, 86 per cent of Kiwis hadn’t

Making your way to Home

If you haven’t made your way to the Tauranga Art Gallery to check out their latest exhibition, there’s still time.

Mr G: Home will be exhibiting at the art gallery until February 6, 2020.

This inaugural solo exhibition celebrates local and internationally recognised artist, ‘Mr G’ Graham Hoete, best known for his large-scale, spray painted portraits.

Mr G’s international profile was launched when he offered to paint a portrait of ‘The Dog Whisperer’ Cesar Millan’s pit bull, Daddy, as part of his early 2010 project called Dogathon 100 - painting 100 dogs in a year.

This led to a dog portrait for Hollywood stars Ice T and Coco, then onto large-scale portraits of worldfamous celebrities including Prince, Pink and Lebron James - spreading his work around the world from Sydney to the United States and Scotland.

Mr G has also painted portraits of many Kiwi legends including Joseph Parker, Steven Adams and Sir Edmund Hillary.

Mr G: HOME will explore the theme of haukainga (home), including Graham’s connection to Matakana and Motiti Islands and his deep affection for his whanau and whenua.

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

"The disconnect between what people say they’ll do and what they actually do when it comes to car park accidents has become a common theme in our annual lifestyle survey, especially when no one sees them causing the damage," says Amelia.

"The reality is that most people don’t leave a note, despite it being a legal requirement to give your details and registration number to the owner within 48-hours, or if you can’t find them, to report the accident to police within 60 hours.

"Aside from the legality, leaving your details is the right thing to do, and at this time of year we would hope people show some Christmas spirit and own up to their mistake. We know how frustrating it is for customers to find their car damaged, not to mention when the person responsible doesn’t leave their details," she says.

"If we don’t know who did the damage, we can’t contact them or their insurer to manage the claim, which means the owner of the car must claim on their own insurance and pay an excess or pay for the damage themselves if it is minor."

If you do know who has damaged your car, then gather their details before making a claim with your insurer, says Amelia.

Alternatively, someone may have done it for you.

Despite the number of parked car accidents, almost all survey respondents thought they were careful and obeyed the road rules in car parks – at least most of the time; 93 per cent used road rules in car parks such as giving way to other cars and using indicators, 94 per cent checked before opening car doors and 95 per cent carefully chose where to open doors.

"At this time of year, when shopping areas are busy and there are more cars, shoppers and young children about, take your time in the car park, be a courteous driver, check thoroughly before reversing out of a park and know where your blind spot is," says Amelia. "As they say, it’s better to be safe than sorry."

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Saturday 28 December Art In The Park

MT RSA Fri 27th Andy Bowman 7pm – 10pm Sat 28th Che Orton Sun 29th Terry Jensen Duo 4pm – 7pm Tues 31st Terry Jensen Duo 5pm – 8pm then Sparx 8pm – 12:30am. Happy New Year!

JACK DUSTY’S (Bureta) Sun 29th Blaze 3pm – 6pm Tues 31st New Year’s Eve with The Silverbeats from 8pm

Sat 28th Santiago 6pm – 9pm, then DJ Lucazade until late Sun 29th Acoustic Jam Session 4pm – 8pm Mon 30th DJ Session 9pm Tues 31st NYE DJ 10pm until late THE HOP HOUSE Sat 28th Caleb Cross 5pm – 8pm Tues 31st NYE Roots, Hops, Reggae 9pm – late THE CITZ CLUB (13th Ave) Sat 28th The Blarneys with Andy Craw & Chris Gunn from 7:30pm

MOUNT SOCIAL CLUB Fri 27th Take 2 7pm – 9pm, then DJ Christopher until late

Original art for sale.

Weather permitting. 9am4pm. Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui. 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

Blues Brothers Musical: Auditions

Want to audition for the world premiere of the musical The Blues Brothers: First Contact? Auditions in January 2020. Head to https://www. taurangamusicaltheatre.co.nz/shows/ thebluesbrothers/ for audition info.

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

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

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Unique NZ Merino & Silk Fibre Artworks on show Tue-Sat 11am-4pm until 17 Jan. Filltheartloungenz.com the grid so that every row and every Jigsaw Library 3x3 square contains Welcome to the St the digitsStephens 1 to 9 Jigsaw Library 10am-12noon. Hire: $1 for 1000+ piece, 50c under 1000 piece. Cnr Highmore & How to solve Solution No.2020 Brookfield Tce, 4 8 5 1 2 9Brookfie 7 3 6 Sudoku!

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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

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We hope it was a good Christmas for all.

We will be fishing over the next few days, 28th, 29th, and 30th for anyone wanting to get some time on the water in the next few days.

Contact phones are 0274 351353 and 07 55 26283

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Tauranga Synchronised Swimming Club

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

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

Village Radio Museum

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

Sunday 29 December 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

Ninja Knits Hook Up

Social knitting group of mad yarn bombers, sultry stitchers & happy hookers. First Sunday of month, 9am-12pm, The Incubator, Historic Village. info@www.theincubator. co.nz. Ph 571 3232

NZDA BOP Range Day

NZDA BOP branch run public open days last Sunday each month at their 300m range in TECT All Terrain Park. 9am-3pm $20 bring firearms licenc

Omokoroa Lions Market

2nd Sunday monthly. Western Ave Car Park, Omokoroa. 9am-noon.

Bookings not required. Ph Keith 548 2117

Papamoa Lions Club Market

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

Wayne 027 974 5699

Quakers In Tauranga

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

Radio Controlled Model Yachts

Sundays & Thursdays 1:30-4pm.

Pond behind 22 Montego Dr Papamoa. Sailing Electron radio controlled yachts for fun. Adult beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419

Sunday Stitch Workshop

Textile Art casual get together.

Create treasures with Kristy Clegg.

First Sunday of month, 10am-1pm.

$10. The Artery, Historic Village.

Info@www.theincubator.co.nz.

Ph 571 3232

Tauranga Underwater Hockey Club

Have a go at underwater hockey at 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

The Sociables

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

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 30 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

Citizens Advice Bureau Tauranga

Free confidential impartial information & advice. Don’t know?

Ask Us! Phone or visit us at 38 Hamilton St, Tauranga. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm 07 578 1592 or 0800 367 222

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

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 31 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

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

Marching For Leisure

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

Meditations On Life

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

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Midweek Music

Yoga In The Park

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

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

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

Mount Senior Citizens Assn

Yoga, Private Sessions

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

Multicultural Tauranga Italian

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

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

Multicultural Tauranga TaiChi

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

Overeaters Anonymous

Do you eat compulsively? Obsessions? Compulsions? Remorse? Resolutions? OA meet Tue 7-8pm & Fri 1-2pm to get out of this cycle. Ph 544 1213 or 022 064 2186

Petanque

At Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. Tues 4pm, 2nd game 5pm. Sat 1pm.

Boules, coaching on site.

Ph Maryan 552 4346 or 022 070 8200

Otumoetai Tennis Club

Adult tennis. 9am Tues & Thur.

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

Otumoetai Walking Group

Meet at 9am at Kulim Park.

Ph Danny 576 6480

Poetry Read Between Wines

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

Info@www.theincubator.co.nz.

Ph 07 571 3232

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

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

Te Puna Chair Yoga

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

Yoga For All

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

Ph Bhajan 07 929 7484

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

Wednesday 1 January Alcoholics Anonymous

Open meeting every month 1st & 3rd Wednesday. Tauranga Central Baptist church 13th ave/Cameron Rd. All welcome.

Ph 0800 229 6757

Katikati Bowling Club

8 Park Road. Mixed Rollups 12:45-3pm.

Katikati Tramping Club

Waihi Beach/Orokawa/William Wright Falls, 8:30 start, easy, 4 hours.

Ph Helen 07 985 1111 or 0274 750 556 Fri prior by 7:30pm

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

Horoscopes

Mah Jong Te Puke

ARIES: A friend may be reluctant to appeal to you for assistance.

It’s up to you to sense a problem and respond in a sensitive manner. Watch out for a very hectic and not relaxing weekend.

LIBRA: This is a good time to get ready for changes in your career or academic life. Advice that comes your way may include more wisdom than you realize. Your intuitive strengths are strong.

Social Games

TAURUS: A job assignment delay may be a blessing in disguise.

Your inventive spirit is high, but don’t get too carried away. A successful venture may lead to a new assignment.

SCORPIO: Home front activity keeps you distracted from career politics. This is likely a blessing in disguise. You may be called upon to make a speech or accept an award.

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GEMINI: Sports are highlighted now. If you are not participating, you are enjoying the role of spectator. Your goal path is more direct after a few recent false starts.

SAGITTARIUS: Focus your attention on relationships. There are choice opportunities for improvement.

Interviews are spotlighted, but be sure you are prepared. You could receive partial support for a plan.

CANCER: Recommendations that come your way need further review, especially where finances are involved. Avoid compromises for their own sake. Remind yourself that you deserve the best.

CAPRICORN: Watch for trends in the areas of career and education, and plan your next moves with logic. Your writing skills are sharp.

This is a good week to put those skills into practice.

AQUARIUS: You excel in the role of devil’s advocate. Winds of change indicate improvement in romance and friendship. Some good news on the financial front may arrive after the weekend.

Family harmony is restored.

PISCES: Keeping a low profile in the community helps you avoid unpleasant disputes. Avoid trying to beat people at their own game.

It’s far better to focus on self improvement programmes.

Thursdays & Sundays 12:45-4pm.

All players visitors & beginners welcome (free lessons). Te Puke Lyceum club rooms, 8 Palmer Pl. Ph 027 430 6383 Club Mount Maunganui. Come along & play indoor bowls or cards.

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

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

Afternoon Indoor Bowls, Mount Senior’s Hall 345 Maunganui Rd. Names in 12:45pm Wed & Fri. New members & beginners welcome. Nancy 575 4675

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

Multicultural Morning Tea

Chess Tauranga

LEO: Avoid confrontation with your fellow workers. Better to seek out opportunities for reconciliation. Mechanical difficulties should be nipped in the bud and sorted out immediately.

Paint With Arataki Artists

VIRGO: This week features a potpourri of unusual events.

Possibilities include surprise guests, unexpected travel, intrigue on the job front and reconciliation in the neighbourhood.

Mount Senior Citizens Assn

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

Petanque

Tauranga RSA Chess Club, Greerton 5-7pm, Casual & Standard length games. Standard Chess rules.

Werner 548 1111 http:/www. westernbopchess.weebly.com/

SayGo Exercises

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

Beginners welcome. Ph Fran 021 136 8173 or 575 2520

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

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

Thursday 2 January 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

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

Wishing you all a

Art Therapy

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

Katikati Bowling Club

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

From the What’s On Team

Your birthday You are a concerned friend and also a worrier. You analyse situations carefully but sometimes miss the this week obvious issues. Focus on new relationships with your expanding friendship circle. Financial prospects may brighten, thanks to a new logical influence.

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I think we make our choices largely on the grounds of what is appealing to us and what isn't.

Most of our choices that we make are to our own benefit because the world we live in has become a place where we take as much as we can to enrich our own lives.

We rarely make choices that place us outside our comfort zone.

I think that this is precisely the reason why we choose how we interpret the command to love your neighbour as yourself.

Choosing to read it as a suggestion and not the imperative that it is. You see, we don't like it when we don't have a say in the matter and in this case we don't. Jesus commands us to love all people as we love ourselves. For us to be able to love in such a way we must realise that people are not jellybeans and we cannot choose who we want and don't want to love.

Would you really like to be passed by just because you don’t appeal to someone else’s taste?

Philipp Potgieter, St. James Union Church.

A time to reflect

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once said: “every situation, every moment, is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity”.

Yet we do tend to elevate some times in our lives as ‘special’ over others and so it is that we find ourselves in the season of the year where our voices sound the words of love and peace.

Like many times before, these weighty words are spoken against the backdrop of a world that does not seem to be in its right mind, desperately in need of our hearts and minds (and hands!) more than ever… Therefore it is also a time for reflection, on a year gone by and a year to come, but mostly on the meaning of love and peace in our own hearts and minds.

Some of our forefathers and mothers had the winter darkness to carry and embrace their contemplation, a chance to realise the inner lights and light the outer ones.

Here we are in the midst of summer, surrounded by reindeer and Santas.

It doesn’t make sense, yet the season still delivers the inspiration for us to come together with our spiritual communities, our families and loved ones.

So with the hope that is born out of this season, let me leave you with a Sufi blessing: “May the blessings of love be upon you, may its peace abide with you. May its essence illuminate your heart, now and forever more”.

Annette Gamblin, The Quakers, Tauranga.

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