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Tangle with 11-year-old Isabellah McGregor of Papamoa at your own peril – and mess with Dad Joseph McGregor at risk of serious injury.

They are family practitioners of karate and very good ones. Joseph, 37, is a karate instructor and fighter, and Isabellah is one of his students.

Recently they became the first karateka’s out of the seaside suburb to represent New Zealand and the first out of the Bay of Plenty for 20 years.

Isabellah won a bronze in her age and weight division at the Commonwealth championships in New Delhi and Dad won a bronze in the team

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Tax those bloody irresponsible Martians This week’s breaking news, that evidence of water is confirmed on Mars, can mean only one thing: The Martians must be taxed.

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CO2 emissions, maybe driving their fossil fuel-wasting flying saucers excessively, or Martian cows passing wind... who knows?

The fact remains, according to theories being bandied around this planet, the answer is tax the hapless inhabitants; whether they caused it or not.

The good news is with the existence of water, there’s also a chance of wine and beer. So there really could be Mars Bars.

Water on Mars raises all sorts of vexing questions: Will the RMA apply, who has Riparian rights, does the Queen’s Chain apply? And there’s plenty of scope for claim under Maori Customary Rights.

Because based on current Earth logic, the Martians are causing global warming.

This is the first time we’ve seen evidence of water on the red planet. They believe salty water is now present on the surface.

Earlier observations had Gaye’s version not found evidence.

Speaking of other planets, I’m not Therefore the sea level sure which one Gaye Hemsley was on Mars must be rising. on, when she came up with this: Therefore it must be “I’ve tried Mike Mellelieu’s caused by something the suggestion of singing ‘Twinkle Martians are doing, maybe Twinkle Little Star’ to the tune of our National Anthem and yes, it does work. Now I would like readers to recite ‘Twinkle Twinkle’ in high pedantic English taught to me by my cockney grandmother.

Scintillate Scintillate globule vivitic.

Fain would I fathom thy nature specific.

Loftily poised in ether capacious.

Strongly resembling that gem, carbonaceous.”

Thanks Gaye. We will try reciting that after several Martian-tinis.

U-turns

Funny how the same people who complain “the government doesn’t listen to the people” are the same ones complaining about “U-turns” in policy... Which, from what can see, have happened because the government has listened to the people. Not looking at anyone in particular, but let’s start with Corin Dann.

ROGERS

RABBITS Politically Incorrect rabbitings by SunMedia owner/editor Brian Rogers

Last week you’ll recall this column solved a century-old dilemma, about the missing star in our national anthem.

Ray Fowke’s theory, that the line in the anthem should be “Guard Pacific’s truple star” has drawn plenty of feedback to RR headquarters.

Does anyone else recall singing “truple” instead of “triple”?

Drop us a line if you do, Ray and I will be pleased to hear from you.

Brewery stars

The final word on the star saga comes from Graham Anderson, who insists this version of the anthem story is the irrefutable truth: “Thomas Bracken wrote ‘Ode to Speights’ and the symbol on the bottles of Gold Medal Ale consists of three stars.

What the national anthem is saying is, please God, protect the great old pillar of Otago society, which is Speight’s Brewery.”

Of course Speight’s is a pillar of Otago Society – more the ruination. But according to a discerning drinker in the Sun office, it’s a national scourge now – Lion by any other name – it’s like myxomatosis Roger Rabbits, its available to less than discerning drinkers everywhere.

And while on the subject of beer...

Free beer

Free beer is always a good way to start the week. Free beer arrived at the Sun recently, thanks to the Brewers Guild of NZ, who wisely

decided we needed to sample some of their excellent brews and find out more about the top local nominations for the Beer Awards, I’m really surprised how few savvy marketing people have figured out that sending free stuff to the Sun is a really good idea.

Because we always write about the good products.

Get noticed

It’s a great way to get your product or service noticed, and a good kick start for an advertising campaign in the region’s leading Sun Media.

Anyway, back to free beer. Those couple of words murmured in the newsroom are guaranteed to get the instant attention of journalists.

They often don’t take a lot of interest in anything else I’ve got to say, but drop those couple of magic words, and you instantly have a roomful of salivating newshounds ready to dedicate their bodies to the science of sampling.

I admire their commitment.

There’s not much more to say about the beer, except it’s damn good and we highly recommend it.

Parting shot

The trouble with the Australian detention centres (which contain a lot of NZers with previous convictions) is there isn’t enough of them.

Parting thought

I decided this week to pay more attention to fitness.

So every morning I get up early, pull on track pants and watch the rugby. brian@thesun.co.nz For more Politically Incapacitated rantings, Like the blogger on Facebook, Rogers Rabbits.

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More than 70 staff at Tauranga City Council earn $100,000 a year, but Mayor Stuart Crosby insists council salaries reflect market rates and there is no frivolous spending.

in our CCOs, that’s not out of kilter with Hamilton, Palmerston North, New Plymouth, even Rotorua. Although Rotorua is slightly smaller, it’s always hard when comparing apples with apples.”

Tauranga’s economy was one of

the fastest-growing in the country and Stuart says it was important to attract the right people here and in council to maintain that growth.

This meant paying market rates.

However, Stuart says the council didn’t do it frivolously when hiring staff.

“Their salary and wages are generally driven by the market conditions. If you are an engineer

in our business it’s very much pegged with being an engineer in the private sector, as an example.

“So there is not actually a lot of discrepancy between the private sector now and the public sector.”

Stuart says the council had hard working, dedicated staff and they worked hard to earn their salary.

“They are no different than people who work outside in the private sector. I go into the council at the weekends and late at night and early in the morning and the lights are on. All staff do incredible hours at different times of the year because they’re passionate about their job.”

The Weekend Sun looked at other councils for comparisons and found Tauranga City Council were on a par with other councils.

At Rotorua Lakes Council, chief executive Geoff William’s salary is $295,402, Mayor Steve Chadwick is paid $120,350, while her councillors’ base salary is $39,400.

An additional amount up to $59,000 may be paid to those councillors with other responsibilities such as Deputy Mayor or chair of a committee.

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council chairman Doug Leeder’s salary is $125,480, while deputy chair Jane Nees earned $72,000. The Regional Council’s councillors’ base salary is $52,000 for the year ending June 30, 2014.

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Tauranga City Council’s 2015 Annual Plan shows 73 staff are on more than $100,000 a year, with chief executive Garry Poole earning $347,156 – an increase of $3812 from 2014.

While many will view this amount as high, his earnings pale in comparison to those of Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns, who earned a reported $1,464,000 in 2014.

Stuart saw his salary increase from $143,803 in 2014 to $144,188 for the year ending June 30, 2015. While Tauranga councillors don’t crack the three figure mark, they are doing well compared with other councillors in the region. Elected members received $70,858 to $75,917.

The Mayor says councillors did not have a say in how much they earned and council staffs’ remuneration was based on market rates.

“My remuneration is set by the Remuneration Authority,” explains Stuart. “They have a formula to decide that and it’s generally on population base now.

“The councillors also have a basic salary now that is set by the Remuneration Authority and there is a small ability to top that up for extra work load. Our council only uses that for Deputy Mayor and chairs of committees.”

Stuart says the council doesn’t have a high proportion of staff compared to other councils.

“We have about 540, plus those

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Bus lane the fast lane When is a bus lane not a bus lane?

When ‘impatient don’t give a damn’ drivers abuse it and use it for other than what it’s designed for, says frustrated Otumoetai motorist Trevor Kennerson.

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Lightning and hail in the Bay

Thunder, lightning and full moons filled the night sky across the Bay of Plenty this week.

About 30 or so lightning strikes were recorded as a thunderstorm rattled its way around Tauranga and Te Puke on Monday night MetService meteorologist Stephen Glassey says some scattered showers developed over the North Island and, thanks to cold temperatures in the upper atmosphere that produced hail and some lightning strikes east of Tauranga.

Hail and lightning was recorded around Te Puke as well as offshore.

So close for Papamoa MasterChef

It was her favourite dish – a Thai lamb rack that incorporated a little bit of herself and her family into it. But it also proved the undoing of Papamoa MasterChef New Zealand contestant Hayley Bilton after she was eliminated on Monday before the grand finale.

“I can’t say I have cooked lamb again since I have been back home!” she tells SunLive.

The Bay of Plenty resident, who wrapped filming of the show around six weeks ago, says it was hard to watch the elimination and finale on TV because the feelings were still very fresh.

“I was really gutted. Why did I put it on a cold pan? I never do that! Normally I fry the lamb on a frying pan and put the pan in the oven.”

Jack Dixon: One year on

The lives of the family of Jack Dixon have stood still since the five-year-old was swept out to sea exactly one year ago today.

Jack was lost on Shelley Beach at Mount Maunganui during a king tide, and despite extensive air, sea and land efforts, the youngster was never seen again.

A year later, his family continue to mourn the loss of their little boy on October 1, 2014.

“Our lives have stood still since Jack was suddenly taken away from us,” say the family.

Those wishing to pay their respects were invited to light a candle once more for Jack on the Mount’s Main Beach at 7.20pm on Thursday evening.

Cruise ship season returns

One of surest signs that spring in Tauranga is set to sail into view next week, as the 2015/16 cruise ship season gets underway.

The Diamond Princess will arrive from Picton on Wednesday, October 7, heralding the start of the biggest cruise ship season yet.

Some 84 ships are expected to enter the Port of Tauranga between next week and May 18, 2016, bringing 166,700 passengers with them to enjoy everything the Bay has to offer.

The fitter and turner should be unwinding as he heads home along Hewletts Road towards the city each evening up, but instead he’s “unnerved by idiots”.

“Every day I watch the irresponsible and illegal use of the bus lane on Hewletts Road and I fear someone’s going to get seriously hurt.”

What Trevor sees is motorists who think the bus lane is for jumping peak time queues.

“They drive tear-arsed up the bus lane – under-passing everyone and with no consideration for anyone.”

Suddenly what should be the safest place on the road, the nearside lane becomes the most dangerous.

“It concerns me these reckless law breakers have so little consideration for other road users,” says Trevor.

The Tauranga City Council says offenders are captured on roadside cameras – hundreds of them since monitoring started in 2009 and each fined $150 for driving in a bus lane. Registration numbers are also taken.

But is it the problem Trevor says it is?

Well, the city council says the bus lanes are “relatively well observed”, but is aware of some issues where three lanes converge into two at Tasman Quay.

But it’s “working on options to address this behaviour”.

And just as the city council thinks about throwing some high-tech detection gear at the problem, Trevor has his own cheaper quick-fix solution.

Motorist Trevor Kennerson says something needs to be done about drivers in bus lanes. Photo: Chris Callinan He says where the bus lane opens up for left turning traffic 50m before an intersection, make it left turn only. That should deter the racers who use the lane for a standing start to jump the queues.

On the other hand, if drivers won’t observe the rules of a bus lane (buses, motorbikes and cycles only) why would they comply with a left-turn only?

The council isn’t convinced – it’s not clear a left-only arrow on the roadway would make a difference.

Trevor sees reverse behaviour in the morning, driving east towards the flyover from Tauranga. No issues – two lanes and a bus lane, and no three lanes merging into two.

And that could be the problem. Because shortly after Totara Drive headed into town, Hewletts Drive’s three lanes become two for the approach to the bridge. It’s hardly

gridlock, but it’s a bottle neck at peak time and creates impatience.

“Tonight about 5.20pm at least 12 cars under-passing and forcing their way into the flow,” says Trevor.

“They accelerate to queue jump and there are no police around.”

“Something needs to be done.”

And that “something” could be grunty new hardware. The Auckland City Council is trialling ANPR – mass surveillance automated number plate recognition – as a way of monitoring bus lanes.

The council is keen to see how this trial works and it may follow suit.

In the meantime here are some guidelines: Bus lanes are 24/7 for the primary use of buses, motor-cyclists and cyclists. The bus lane can be used to make a turn but no more than 50m from that turn. It is illegal to use a bus lane to underpass.

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How should our city look?

Mayor Stuart Crosby is inviting people to bring their ideas on the redevelopment of the city’s civic centre to the Tauranga City Council.

“Anyone can approach us with their thoughts at any stage of this whole process so we certainly welcome input from anyone,” says Stuart.

“The council and I see this as a great opportunity to do some revitalisation in the city centre.

We are only at the early stages at the moment. We have started from a blue-sky approach, we have no predetermined outcomes at the moment, but by early next year,

March-April, we will have to start narrowing down our options, to put something into the Annual Plan, which is from the first of July 2016.”

The process is in answer to the discovery last December that the council offices were affected by stachybotrys mold and leaks.

The staff were moved and the subsequent investigation found that knocking the buildings down is an option to be explored in the workshopping operation currently underway.

“We are going through a very robust process and are at

the early stages of it, so our council is resolved to do a very in-depth business case to the accommodation of our staff and more importantly what could be leveraged off that, in terms of as a public facility and also the private sector under that.”

The Community Action Group, chaired by developer Paul Adams, presented its thoughts to councillors a month ago and has concept sketches posted on its website, showing a redeveloped site which has retained Baycourt and the library, but without the mold-infested buildings now facing Willow Street.

“Good on them for putting some thought together, but there are others as well,” says Stuart.

Bus trial to link Waihi Beach with Tauranga Getting to Tauranga from Waihi Beach will soon be as simple as hopping on a bus, sitting back and enjoying the ride.

A trial of the new service will begin on October 1 – the result of changes to the Katikati-Tauranga Shopper to include Waihi Beach as part of its threeday-a-week service.

Once in Tauranga, the Shopper service will no longer travel to Greerton and The Lakes, however passengers are able to catch other Bayhopper services to complete their journey.

Bay of Plenty Regional councillor and chair of the

public transport subcommittee Lyall Thurston says the trial is the result of requests from the community for the service and the regional council is happy to be able to trial changes to the service to officially gauge demand.

The service will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and begins at Katikati.

From there it will travel into Waihi Beach, back to Katikati and through to Tauranga via Omokoroa.

The Katikati Commuter and Omokoroa Commuter routes and timetables will not change at this stage.

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KOF: It stands for Keep Our Flag!

A war, a wall and Anzac goodwill

select committee Polls are showing that and have stated the National government from the start that if has completely misread public the referendum did opinion in pushing to change proceed the question the New Zealand flag.

The most recent poll has Read this column in full at www.sunlive.co.nz on the first ballot should be: “Do you want to change shown 69 per cent of people do not the flag?” want to change the flag and only 25 With the first referendum still going per cent might. ahead we say write ‘Keep Our Flag’, or NZF made a submission against the ‘KOF’, on the ballot paper and return it. change; we did not join the multi-party

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It started with a story of good fortune out of near tragedy. Then it morphed into a beckoning call to nine former Kiwi Vietnam War vets.

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What’s going on is a meandering 85m serpentine visual record of the conflict. It’s made up of 106 near 2m-high glass panels of images taken by Australian and New Zealand servicemen during the war. It also carries the names of 60,267 servicemen.

It’s a canvas, a public installation, an artwork, a commemoration, a celebration all in one.

“When we were installing the wall we had people pointing out the names of their mates and telling us the story of how they were killed. There was always tears,” say Phin.

Panels 27 and 28 on the wall are given over to Kiwi soldiers. It’s a tell-tale image – nine callow, bare chested men of Victor 4, parading a captured North Vietnamese flag.

“Is there a chance they don’t know they are up on the wall? That’s why it’s so important because we just don’t know,” says Phin.

Phin, Eric and Jan thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if the guys in that Kiwi troop got together again?’

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Former train driver Les Wallace back at the Dive Crescent level crossing where this Weekend Sun story all started. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

Are they still around? Are they still alive? Would they want a long overdue Anzac tribute for their contribution to our most controversial overseas military engagement – an engagement that rankled with the nation’s collective conscience and still impacts for the soldiers and their families?

This is how the story unfolded.

An email arrived at The Weekend Sun. It’s from Seymour on the Hume Highway, a couple of hours out of Melbourne.

“I write to you about the reunion of a train driver and a truck driver, who were involved in a level crossing crash on Dive Crescent in Tauranga in the 1950s,” it said.

The story of two men drawn together by a brush with death and their reunion 50 years later featured in a story in The Weekend Sun. “ ... Eric Holmes is one of our team,” says the email from a company of Melbourne landscape architects.

“And his wife Jan’s grandad featured in that story.”

The grandad was Les Wallace of Otumoetai, the train driver who smashed into the timber truck.

He was the other half of the reunion, one of the survivors in The Weekend Sun story.

Les was in Melbourne visiting Jan and Eric. He took The Weekend Sun story to show them, just out of interest. But Eric Holmes saw more than a warm reunion story – he saw a wonderful opportunity.

It’s here the story veers off at a tangent and becomes an appeal to Vietnam War vets and a statement about the unshakeable bond between Anzacs.

That company of landscape architects had just finished building something called the Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Service Wall in Seymour Victoria.

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It’s four degrees outside and Toby McConnell is pulling on his life jacket and strapping his wakeboard to his feet. The cold doesn’t faze him; he just wants to get a ride in.

That’s Toby’s style. The Year 11 Tauranga Boys’ College student has been selected to represent NZ in the junior boys division at the International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation World Wakeboarding Championships 2015 in Cancun, Mexico, on October 27-31. He’s not planning just to give it a go – he’s got plans for the podium.

“I’m honoured to be chosen for the NZ World’s team and I can’t

wait to head over to Florida with the team for training,” says Toby.

“I know I’m very lucky to have this opportunity and I’m giving everything I’ve got. There’s nothing I’d love more than a podium finish for NZ.” What started as a family sport at age seven, wakeboarding has become his future.

Only recently taking up the water sport professionally, Toby says this year’s been his best yet as he puts a giant tick next to winning the NZ Wakeboard Nationals for his age group.

“After some specialised coaching in late 2014, I realised there was a chance of winning Nationals in March this year, so I undertook intensive personal

training both on and off the boat,” says Toby.

Toby’s spent more than 100 hours training during the season, as well as two trips to Sydney’s WakeSchool ‘Black Diamond’ for individual training in the last 12 months. He’s currently in a winter training programme, including both the lake and gym training, to prepare for Worlds.

He leaves for Florida with his father Shane on October 3 for training, before heading to Mexico, where the teenager will join more than 100 competitors from about 20 countries in the championships.

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A serial entrepreneur, currently owning and operating the biggest childcare organisation in the country – to some, it was no surprise that Wayne Wright was named Ernest and Young’s Master Entrepreneur at their Entrepreneur of the Year competition.

That is, except to the man himself.

“I was a bit taken aback,” says the 69-year-old. “There was some pretty stiff competition there.”

The founder of KidiCorp, now renamed Best Start Educare, has been chosen from 17 overall finalists as one of five category finalists.

The New Zealand winner will be announced this month in Auckland, with that entrepreneur heading to Monaco for five-to-six days next year for a chance to represent the nation in the international finals.

Looking back at his distinguished career, having been the founder of seven businesses in his life, Wayne never imagined he’d be where he is today.

“I never think that far ahead – I just go with the flow,” admits Wayne.

“Most of the businesses I have run,

everyone else has done too – I’ve just done them a little differently.”

Born in Christchurch and raised in Dunedin, Wayne came from humble beginnings and grew up in a time when only seven per cent of high school students went on to University – the privileged few whose parents could afford the luxury.

He started “mowing lawns and shovelling coal in the winter to pay my way”, working his way up to his first business in retaining walls, where he saw an opportunity.

“At that time, no-one else made the concrete blocks, built the walls and had engineers design the walls to provide a package solution both here and the US – businesses had several people do each component of it.

“I looked for ways to do things better, mainly from a customer’s point of view and develop a reputation for quality. It’s a process I applied throughout my other businesses.”

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Making the move for love Klara Luxford-Rulisek listed six things she’d need before agreeing to move to New Zealand with her hubby.

They were a front-loader washing machine, Lindt chocolate, gherkins, sauerkraut, quark, and a home not too far from a shoe shop. “They’d be things that I’d miss too much,” laughs Klara.

Kiwi husband Pete must’ve fulfilled her wishes because they’re here.

They moved here on the 11th day of the 11th month in 2011.

Yes, that’s 11/11/11.

Klara was working as an au pair [nanny] in London before getting a job in a local pub.

That’s where she met Pete.

They lived in London for a wee while, going back and forth to Czech Republic at least five times a year, before marrying there.

In 2005, Pete brought Klara to New Zealand. That’s when she put forward her unusual proposal of sauerkraut and gherkins, and they moved to Tauranga on September 11.

Pete has family roots here.

“Most of the Czech Republic is used to the high-density living,” says Klara.

“You’re looking at blocks of flats, rather than individual houses.

“Population-wise, NZ has about four million and Czech Republic has got 10.5 million, but the area is much smaller than NZ.” Although she misses certain things about her birthplace, Klara’s still happy to call NZ home.

“I miss the proximity of things to other countries and the ability to travel further to other countries. Whereas here if you want to go anywhere it’s a big trip.

“But I just love NZ being so close to nature and having the sea so close to me.

Czech Republic is landlocked.”

In 2013, Klara joined the Czech and Slovak Club in Tauranga, which is running Multicultural Tauranga’s next Living in Harmony event on October 7.

Multicultural Tauranga hosts a free monthly Living in Harmony event to showcase and get to know the various cultures of people who live in the Tauranga region.

The Czech and Slovak Republic event will include performances of traditional dances and songs, followed by a presentation about both countries.

Guests are encouraged to bring a plate of food to share showcasing traditional Czech and Slovak cuisine.

Traditional food includes roast meats, including pork, geese or duck served with dumplings and sauerkraut or sweet cabbage.

The Living in Harmony event is at Historic Village on October 7 from 7pm-9pm.

TeachNZ star: Making Dad proud Nikola Patrick was the top Maori student in her class at school, and her dad didn’t approve. “He was a very staunch European, Navy man,” says Nikola.

But it would still mean the world to her to tell him she’s won a TeachNZ Maori Pasifika High Achievers Scholarship.

The 39-year-old solo mother won a $15,000 grant towards her studies and she can’t tell her dad. Sadly, Kenneth Cook passed away in 2013.

“I know he’d be really proud,” says Nikola. “It’s been quite a hard journey for me being back at school and it’s hard him not being here to share it with.

“He was a real champion for my education. He really encouraged me with my learning. He always wanted me to go back to school. I finally made the decision just after he passed away.”

Nikola will be presented a certificate by the Minister of Education at a special ceremony in Wellington on October 13.

She’ll stand in the same building her dad did when he was presented a British Empire Medal by the NZ Governor General. “I feel like I’m following in his footsteps,” says Nikola.

She’s in her second year of her Bachelor of Teaching

Nikola Patrick in the BTI library. Photo: Bruce Barnard. degree at Bethlehem Tertiary Institute. The scholarship is based on students’ marks, their vision for teaching, how they’ll implement Maori culture into their teaching and what their leadership qualities are.

“I think it’s important to include te reo,” says Nikola.

“A big part of me wanting to teach is to implement Zoe Hunter biculturalism in the classroom.”

PEOPLE'S QUESTION TIME WITH SIMON BRIDGES YOUR CHANCE TO PUT QUESTIONS TO YOUR MP People's Question Time is coming to The Hinton Room, Tauranga RSA, 1237 Cameron Road, Greerton on Tuesday 6 October. This twice-yearly Q&A session enables the people of Tauranga to question their local MP and discuss plans and priorities for the city. Topics up for discussion will include:

The economy, public services, housing, transport, environment.

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Friday 2 October 2015

Zoe Hunter, Jordan Miners and Tay Stevens-Henderson model vintage creations that will be on sale at the Sew Retro event.

A stitch in time

Retro, adjective, an imitative of a style or fashion from the recent past.

But we don’t need MerriamWebster to set the evocative juices flowing in Tauranga, because we have Sew Retro.

All year, every year for five or six years, the Turning Point Trust has been collecting clothes.

Anything retro they set aside, clean it up a bit, price it and then present it for sale at Sew Retro.

Vintage fabric, tablecloths, clothing, scarves, ties and aprons – all olde world and dripping with nostalgia and for sale at very affordable prices.

“You wouldn’t believe the beautiful stuff we see come in,” says Turning Point Trust’s Rose

Webber. “Aprons that your mum or nanna have worn. Scarves, ties and fabrics, of course.”

Even Rose, who stitches Sew Retro together is an inveterate buyer. “I grab retro fabrics for a handpieced quilt I have been making for five years.”

Rose says Sew Retro is a load of fun. “People know what they like, what they are after and there is light in their eyes. They keep coming back year after year.

“There’s usually a reasonable amount. It’s all stuff that would go to the landfill and we give it another chance, another life.”

Turning Point Trust is a mental health recovery service. It provides structured workshops (such as art, computers, textiles, woodwork, horticulture and career support)

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Clients come from all walks of life – from the unemployed to the professionals – who are coping with everything from anxiety to schizophrenia.

Sew Retro is the Trust’s chief source of untagged funding – money which comes from government funders and is for a specific purpose.

“Sew Retro generates about $7000 each year and it helps to have this discretionary pot when expenses pop up during the year.”

Sew Retro is on Saturday, October 10 at the Historic Village, 17th Avenue from 9am-3pm.

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Fighting family: Bronze medallists Joe and Isabellah McGregor.

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Isabellah McGregor won’t know until next August whether karate has been officially included in the Olympic programme, but should it be, the 11-year-old will be 16 in 2020 and eligible to compete. By then, dad Joseph’s bank account may have recovered from their most recent competitive outing to support launching a bid.

Isabellah and Joseph McGregor are currently feeling “pretty chuffed” after a trip to New Delhi, India, where they competed with 600 other commonwealth karate exponents.

Both came home with bronze medals – Isabellah for third in her age and weight division, and Dad third in the team fighting.

“It was tough,” says Joe. “I am 37 and most of those I was fighting were in their early twenties – young and bloody fast, so it’s a cool achievement.”

It was an overwhelming experience for the 11-year-old Papamoa girl and visiting a city with probably three times the population of New Zealand.

“There’s lots of people in India – like billions. It was hot but fun. And it was very grubby and dirty, but cool.

You can’t drink the tap water.”

But what about the fighting?

“It was nerve-racking.” Again, because of the sheer numbers of competitors.

“The bouts were a little bit hard, but not as hard as the fights back home.”

Karate is coursing through this family’s veins. Joe’s dad was a fighter and instructor; Joe himself was fighting before he started school and Isabellah was “born fighting”.

But for the moment they are resting up after that “awesome experience” in the Indian capital territory. Then it’s waiting anxiously to see if five shortlisted sports – karate, skateboarding, surfing, baseball/softball and sport climbing – are officially embraced as Hunter Wells Olympic disciplines.

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Mae Hawkes looks at a card from the Queen she received in 2014.

Photo: Chris Callinan.

Still young at heart This story begins with the tale of two ladies – one with hairy legs and another who turns 106 this week.

We’re talking about Tauranga’s Mae Hawkes and her favourite horse named Lady.

Mae used to ride Lady to school in the King Country.

“Horses were as much a part of our lives as cars are today. Our best friends were horses, certainly for me.”

The best of them all, was Lady.

Mae’s family lived 10 miles away from the nearest village, so they either walked or went by horse-back.

“My older sister and I went to the dances 10 miles away,” says Mae. “We rode to a friend’s place, changed our clothes, went to the dance, back to the friends place to change again, and rode home in time for my sister to go to the cow shed in the morning and me to cut the school lunches. There was no sleep.”

This was just one of the special memories Mae shares with us ahead of her 106th birthday on October 3.

We want to know more about her long life, how many children she has and how she met her husband.

“I had more than one,” she giggles. The first one was a school teacher and the other an insurance agent.”

But the details on how they met are fuzzy. “It’s was a long time ago for one person to try and remember.

But my memory’s not too bad.” She pauses. “It’s not too good either.

“There’s more than 100 years of memories, more than 100 years of them. You can’t expect me to remember.”

Of course, it’s forgiving considering she’s almost 106.

“I can’t help being what age I am,” she laughs.

“I completely forgot I had a birthday coming up.

I didn’t think I’d make 106 but I’ve got to the stage where I don’t care. I’ve done well enough.”

To read the full story, visit theweekendsun.co.nz; Search ‘Mae’s young at heart’.

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New Probus Club planned for beachside setting Moves are underway to form a Probus Club at Waihi Beach, with an inaugural meeting to be held on Wednesday, October 7.

“There is strong interest from the community for such a club, particularly as the Waihi Probus membership is full and there is a waiting list,” says Don Fraser, of Waihi Beach, who is working with others to establish their own club.

Probus is a nationwide group of senior people who meet on a monthly basis.

“Probus is about meeting and sharing experiences with other people,” says Don. “There is a whole new group of people who have chosen to make the beach and Athenree their home with a lot of knowledge and experiences to share.

“Communication is everything and this will be a club by the people, for the people.”

The meeting will include a member talking about memories which may be part of their life

story. Following a coffee break there will be a guest speaker and the meeting is always finished by lunch time when people can disburse or continue to talk.

Other groups can be established from under the Probus umbrella.

For example, coffee mornings or groups for gardening. The inaugural meeting of the Probus Club at Waihi Beach will be on October 7 at 10am at the Waihi Beach RSA. All are welcome.

Call Don on 07 863 4890.

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Tiger by name, gentle by nature This is Tiger – he came to the SPCA in July. He was picked up after he was hit by a car.

This caused nerve damage in his right front leg, which left him unable to use it. He was given time to see if the issue was temporary, and it turned out not to be the case.

Everyone who met and interacted with him said what a lovely boy he was – calm and patient, always happy to see people.

He quickly became a firm favourite with the staff and volunteers.

He adjusted well

to not having the use of his leg and was coping so well using three legs that it was decided to go ahead with the operation to remove his leg. There really was no other option if we wanted to save him.

Tiger is recovering well and doesn’t seem to have slowed down – he’s still very active and loves attention.

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Spring lambs, paw-fect pups and cute cats – there’s no shortage of wonderful creatures in the Bay!

Lyra and her new friend ‘Suzy Sheep’, sent to us

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Rescue pup Beetroot is looking for a new home, after being cared for by Oliver Heather-Smith.

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Karen Well’s tabby Paris may look innocent, but she’s got a mean streak!

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Pest control – keeping fleas in check Great news – it’s finally starting to warm up!

However, fleas also enjoy the warmer weather and can make life for your pet very uncomfortable, particularly over the spring and coming summer months.

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breeders, producing up to 50 eggs per day.

The life cycle has several stages and warm temperatures, humid conditions and vibrations from passing people or pets speed this process up, leading to rapidly increasing flea populations and

dermatitis, flea control has to be ANIMAL absolute, as it only ANECDOTES takes a few fleas to With Nina Smith from set this off. The good Papamoa Village Vets news is that there infestations. are now multiple, Fleas are a very very effective treatments common problem for available to kill and our pets, causing skin prevent flea infestation. irritation and often Gone are the days of severe skin allergies. In flea powders, sprays and shampoos. Flea animals with flea allergy products now come in a range of monthly topical applications for our cats, dogs and rabbits, and more recently an oral monthly ‘chewables’ for our canine friends – which they think of as treats!

In addition, a number of these products will treat worms, ticks and even mites, so there is no need to struggle with that dreaded worm pill anymore!

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Our staff are qualified to guide you in your choice of treatment, so give us a call or come in to discuss the best option for your pet.

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Discounted de-sexing for cats and kittens You can’t fool Margaret Rawiri.

She knows not all cats and kittens in Tauranga are de-sexed. Because come summer time, there’s usually no vacancy for felines at the SPCA. “We’ll take in at least 900,000 kittens a year,” says the operations manager at Tauranga SPCA. “That’s why it’s so frustrating because we know by December we’ll be pulling our hair out not knowing what to do with all of these unwanted kittens that have been dumped in parks, or turned up on someone’s doorstep.”

It’s frustrating because while the Greerton shelter is booked up with kittens each year, the Mobile De-sexing Clinic, that offers discounted de-sexing rates, is not.

Margaret’s hoping things will be different this time round as the Mobile De-sexing Clinic comes to Tauranga for the last time, due to reasons unknown to Margaret.

Starting surgery today, the caravan will be operating six days a week, for three weeks, in October and November.

“That’s 17 cats per day they can de-sex, which adds up to something like 600 cats

that have the potential to be de-sexed,” says Margaret.

“But the bookings are slow. We have three days booked out of the whole thing. I know not all of the cats in Tauranga or even the Bay of Plenty have been de-sexed because we’ll still have plenty of kittens in summer.”

Margaret says the main reason for people to de-sex their feline friends is to reduce the number of unwanted cat pregnancies in the area.

“Cats are starting to get pregnant now. We’ve had our first mum and four kittens in here so that’s the start of it.

It’s really important people need to start doing it now.

They’re not going to get a chance like this again.”

Cats and kittens

weighing at least 1.2kg can be de-sexed, including dogs. Conditions apply.

The Mobile De-sexing Clinic is based at Tauranga SPCA for three weeks in October and November. The service costs just $20 for owners with a community services card.

Bookings are essential. For more information, or to book, visit Tauranga SPCA at 43 Alach St, Greerton.

Tauranga SPCA operations manager Margaret Rawiri with threemonth-old collie cross Ebony.

Photo: Tracy Hardy.

’Tis the season – growing happy and healthy spring animals Watching young animals grow and develop, learn, play and interact is one of life’s greatest pleasures, says Holistic Vets director Dr Liza Schneider.

“Ensuring the health of an animal during these formative stages will help to set a solid foundation, which will serve them in maintaining long-term health and wellbeing as adults.”

Liza says health begins with the animal’s parents.

“If they have good genetics, are managed well and receive optimal nutrition, they’re more likely to have a smooth birth process and produce healthy young.”

Puppies and kittens are born with their eyes closed and crawl around

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feeling their way, while foals, lambs and calves have open eyes and are usually standing up within an hour after birth. Liza says a healthy neonate is active after birth and seeks the udder or teat of their mother.

“The next important ingredient for the development of a healthy immune system is colostrum, the first milk of the mother, which is worth its weight in gold and of utmost importance that it’s feed within one hour and 12 hours after birth.”

Besides for infection due to poor immunity from lack of colostrum, Liza says the biggest, easily preventable killers of young animals are hypothermia (low body heat) and hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar levels).

“These leave young animals severely debilitated promptly leading to a vicious cycle of dehydration,

further weakness and even death.

“Fortunately this cycle is usually easy to reverse with good nursing care and providing there are

no other abnormalities, young animals bounce back beautifully, which is always a very rewarding and gratifying experience.”

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Masters of the marine expand brand Adding to their title of New Zealand’s leading marine experts, MasterTech Marine has recently acquired Mercury Marine in a much-celebrated partnership.

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In the outboard business since 1939, Mercury has an extensive, high-quality range of outboard motors and stern drives to suit any sized powerboat, and MasterTech Marine Team is thrilled with the venture.

“A lot of their product development is done with their racing division in mind,” says MasterTech Marine director Karl Rastrick, “so when it comes to an engine that is modern, strong and durable, and performs extremely well, they lead the market.”

High performance and extreme reliability for a competitive price is what Mercury is about, and whether you are looking for 2.5 or 300 horsepower, Mercury can deliver.

“We see a very positive future with Mercury Marine,” says Karl. “They are one of the leaders in the industry.

“Their product works very well on powerboats built for the New Zealand market.”

Although MasterTech is the newest dealer in NZ, Mastertech has Mercury-certified technicians, so they’ve got a history of working on and with these engines.

But it’s not just Mercury that the team are experts in – MasterTech also specialises in Suzuki, Evinrude and Johnson, and can repair or maintain any motor that comes through their doors.

In fact, now is the time to do your preseason check as the weather heats up in time for the summer.

“A big part of maintenance is preventative,” says Karl.

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Young gardeners get their hands dirty The tallest sunflower in the world made the Guinness Book of Records at a whopping 30ft tall. Brookfield Free Kindergarten’s tallest sunflower is only about one eighth of that size.

While they’re not world record holders, the kindergarten has the title of the region’s biggest sunflower as part of the Daltons Sunflowers in Kindergartens Project.

The 2014 regional record holder is one of 14 Tauranga kindergartens taking part in the Daltons Sunflowers in Kindergartens Project 2015 from now until December 9.

Now in its third year, the gardening initiative gives kindergarten children nationwide the opportunity to develop hands-on gardening skills and learn about the life cycle of plants, while trying to grow the tallest or widest sunflower head in their region. As part of the project, the sunflowers are grown at the kindergartens. If a kindergarten has limited space, they can grow them at home.

Brookfield Free Kindergarten grew a 178cm-tall sunflower last

Maci Simmons enjoys watching her garden grow and can’t wait to see the end result. year and teacher Andrea Notman says they’re hoping to take the title of the region’s tallest sunflower again this year.

“We’ve planted the seeds just recently so the seeds haven’t popped up yet. But we’re definitely aiming to win again, that would awesome.”

So what’s their secret? “We start them off at kindergarten in the seed trays and the children help plant and water them,” says Andrea.

“Once they get big enough, we make newspaper holders for the

Regional prizes are up for grabs from Daltons and Warehouse Stationary for the kindergarten that grows the tallest sunflower and the sunflower with the widest head.

Participating kindergartens will also go in the draw to win one of two gardening workshops with TV personality and award winning landscape designer Xanthe White.

Winners of the competition will be announced on December 12.

plants and send the seedlings home with the children.”

The kindergarten is part of Enviroschools and Andrea says the sunflower challenge is a good way for the children to learn about mathematics, science and all things involved in gardening.

Each kindergarten is sent a starter pack with everything the children need to grow their own King Seeds Skyscraper sunflowers which have the potential to grow up to four metres tall.

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Business sees the wood for the trees Daylight savings has finally happened, and as we look to spend more time in the garden, sometimes a little assistance can be required to help get the ball rolling.

Carl Mertens, owner-operator of Professional Tree Services and a qualified arborist, says now is the best time to spring clean your great outdoors, to clear the space of any large debris or shrubbery, and start with a clean slate to maintain.

Carl Mertens goes to great “If you’ve left the heights for his clients. garden during

the winter time, things might be a bit of a mess – and that’s where I come in,” says Carl.

The owner-operator specialises in tree management – for anything tree related, he’s your man.

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He’s joined by Andy Hoult, who is also a qualified arborist and will be tackling the tough jobs alongside Carl.

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Frame of mind: Building your own spring garden Nothing says satisfaction more than biting into your very own homegrown vegetables.

Building a raised vegetable garden is a great way to grow your own fresh potatoes, tomatoes and more.

Just add vegetable mix, sheep pellets and timber to the shopping list and you’re good to go.

Firstly, choose a spot that’s sunny, sheltered from the wind and easy accessible for harvesting and watering.

Now to pick up the hammer and nails and start building. If you don’t want to build from scratch, opt for a kitset from your local garden centre or hardware store.

Either way, non-treated timber is best.

Suggested dimensions include no more than one metre wide or up to two metres if the garden is accessible from both sides.

Recommended depth is 0.5m and the length is up to you. Make your raised garden bed as long as you like.

Loosen up the soil underneath the garden

bed before building. Ensure the ground is level.

Bolt the framing of the raised garden bed together and place the first layer of the raised garden bed frame in the ground. Check it is level before adding the second layer.

Nail the first and second layer of the framing together.

Once the structure is built, it’s time to fill it up. The better the soil, the better your plants will grow.

Fill the bed with vegetable mix, a blend of blood and bone, dolomite and sheep pellets to give your vegetable crop the best start.

Dig in some sheep pellets to give the garden an extra boost.

Before planting, decide what it is you want to plant. Research what’s best to plant and when. Type ‘spring vegetables’ into Google and see what you find.

Happy planting!

Let the sun shine in with sunflowers Bring a little sunshine into your spring with gorgeous golden blooms.

Why not try your hand at growing a giant sunflower? It takes time, but with a little help, will

be bloomin’ marvellous in no time.

First, every seed needs to germinate in order to grow up in to a giant sunflower. To do this you need to plant your seeds into soil which has all the nutrients (food) it needs to germinate (sprout). Seeds also need warmth, sunshine and water, plus a little tender loving care!

What you will need:

Daltons Seed Mix Kings Seeds – Skyscraper sunflower Small pot, eg yoghurt container etc (just make sure it has drainage holes in the bottom) Small shovel Water spray bottle Plastic dish or ice-cream container to hold your pots in.

Step 1 Take your small pot and fill it (almost to the top) with your Daltons Seed Raising Mix. Step 2 Sow your sunflower seed into the soil about 1-1.5cm deep (no more than twice the diameter of the seed).

Step 3 Add a little more soil on top and water lightly.

Be sure to water regularly for even germination

and growth, but avoid overwatering as it can rot the seeds.

Step 4 Place your pots into a plastic container, such as an ice-cream or yoghurt container so they do not leak water. Keep them indoors on a nice sunny windowsill and look after them well. To germinate your seeds you will need to grow them indoors for the first month or so as it is too cold outside!

It’s very important to keep the tem perature constant, so ensure your pots are in a very warm, sunny location.

You can create your own mini gree nhouse by taking a 1.5L plastic bottle, cut the bottom out and remove the lid and place it over your pot.

When will your seedling be read y to plant outside?

When seedlings sprout, there are a set of leaves that form first that look alm ost like a four-leaf clover. A few days later a third single leaf will emerge that does not look like the first ones. This is called the first true leaf. Your seedlings will be big eno ugh plant outdoors (weather dependent) to once they have sprouted their second set of true leaves – it should be about 10-15c m tall.

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Enjoy healthy, homegrown herbs all year Fragrant herbs can add a flavour punch to any meal, particularly when they’re freshly snipped from your own garden.

Create a herb ladder by filling containers with a variety of tasty herbs and harvest your own bumper crop of homegrown herbs this spring.

All you’ll need is herb mix, garden fertiliser, your selection of herb seedlings, containers, a ladder and hooks.

Step one, prepare. Drill holes into the bottom of the containers for drainage.

Step two, plant. Select your choice of herbs and plant either one variety in each container, or a mix of herbs in each.

If you’re mixing herb types, ensure they like the same weather conditions.

For example, rosemary grows better in drier conditions, whereas basil needs more watering.

Partly fill your container with herb mix and gently tap the container on the ground to settle the mix.

Softly loosen the root of the plant and position in the container at the same level of soil it was sitting in in its seedling

container. Repeat with remaining herbs.

Fill in with more herb mix up to 3cm from the top and press the soil gently around the plant base. Water well.

Hang the planted herb containers on the

ladder with hooks, then place preferably in the kitchen for easy access.

Step three, nourish your plants.

Feed your herbs well and they will feed you. Sprinkle them with plant fertiliser often.

mint, For something different, plant a combination of Vietnamese g. cookin Asian to ns additio rful Thai basil and lemongrass – all wonde during seed to go to prone are basil and parsley der, Herbs including corian that parts e remov and summer. Avoid this by watering your herbs regularly go to seed. great for If your herbs do go to seed there’s an upside – the flowers are you can out dry fully them let you if and bees, ing includ insects beneficial collect the seeds for next season.

Pick fresh herbs and add to your salad or stir-fry. in drinks Chop excess herbs up and freeze them in ice cubes to be used this. for and meals later in the year. Mint is especially good

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So, why are we so tired?

It’s Monday morning and you’re feeling tired. So, you reach for that morning pickme-up, a coffee with two sugars please! But why are we’re so tired?

Nutritional biochemist Dr Libby Weaver has a morning ritual she doesn’t compromise and it doesn’t include coffee: “I schedule my downtime and prioritise it.”

That usually involves a gentle walk in nature, a form of restorative yoga and an attitude of gratitude and having a clear purpose.

Dr Libby will explain how energy is made, what depletes it, why we are we so tired and what we can do to get more energy, when she comes to Tauranga on October 14 as part of her ‘Why Are You So Tired?’ Australasian tour.

She will be releasing her new book ‘Exhausted to Energised’, as part of the tour.

So, what are the main drivers behind the apparent epidemic of tiredness among people today?

“The reasons are different for each and every one of us,” says Libby. “But I think one of the main reasons is we’re taking on more and more, demanding more of ourselves mentally and physically than ever before.

“Many people struggle with restorative sleep, fill themselves with stimulants including caffeine because they aren’t sleeping well and often surround themselves

(often unintentionally) with people who drain their energy.

The body has many ways of telling us we’re physically, mentally and/or emotionally exhausted, says Libby.

These can include fatigue, low mood, anxious feelings, apathy, unrefreshed sleep or insomnia, brain fog, lowered resistance to infections, stiffness, digestive system problems, ‘unexplained’ changes in body fat levels, and signs of rapid ageing.

“When we are running on empty, our body does its best to let us know that it is time to slow down, rest, better support and enhance detoxification pathways, repair, replenish and restore. Yet too many people ignore this, throw another pill down, or write it off to: ‘I must be getting old’.”

Libby’s top five tips for more energy include working on closing tasks, emails or jobs that haven’t been resolved.

Incorporate resistance training or muscle-building exercise. This helps to build lean muscle mass.

Explore your immune system function, whether it’s a susceptibility to viruses or infections, glandular fever or hay fever, anything that triggers your immune system can be fatiguing.

Be conscious of how your

perceptions influence your mood and energy state.

Stop sitting on energy, exercise.

Dr Libby’s ‘Why Are You So Tired?’ tour is at Sir Tristram Lounge, Tauranga Racecourse, on October 14 from 7-8.30pm.

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Enter online at www. sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section.

Entries must be received before Wednesday, October 7.

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Going cold turkey: One man’s story of quitting He’s a nice guy, has a beautiful girlfriend and a good job. What’s holding him back is an addiction to tobacco.

David Tauranga smokes every day, a pack of Marlboro 20s. At his worst, he can puff on up to two packs a day.

According to an online calculator, that’s more than $151 a week, almost $7850 a year, David’s puffing into the atmosphere. A big, grey, stinky, cloud of cash.

“Every morning I hack up sticky yellowgreen goo from my lungs. I’ll smoke two ciggies on my way to work,” says David, who lives roughly a five-minute drive away.

“I sometimes will forgo eating just so I can make my money stretch to cover David can a pack of cigarettes. smoke up “There are a set of to two packs a day. stairs at my house, and I sometimes find I’m out of breath when I reach the top. I get headaches if I go for more than a couple of hours without a cigarette.

“I couldn’t get a gym membership a couple of years ago because my blood pressure was through the roof.”

So from October 1, the 33-year-old is putting down the ciggies and join thousands of fellow Kiwis in a 31-day stop smoking challenge for Stoptober.

Why? “Life, to put it simply,” says David.

“It’s hard to protect, hold and care for the ones you love the most when you’re lying six-foot in the ground while worms and bugs use your corpse as a restaurant.”

He smokes because of the addiction, laziness, the ritual and the biggest reason is fear.

“Having realised I’ve now been chugging on ciggies for almost two decades, I guess I’ve allowed smoking to become so entwined with who I am and I’m scared of asking myself the question: ‘Who are you really?’

“I know I’m more than just a guy who chomps down on ciggies, and maybe this is the nicotine talking, but at times I don’t see it.”

David had his first cigarette at age 10 out of curiosity.

“I don’t remember hacking up or coughing like you see in movies, but I remember thinking: ‘Is that it?’”

He continued, because he thought it looked cool.

“I remember drawing a self-portrait in intermediate and it featured a ciggy in my mouth. I also drew myself with a top hat, like Slash from Guns ‘n’ Roses.”

David became a regular smoker by Year 10.

“Part of the appeal was I started on ‘roll your own’ smokes. It was kind like an art, who could roll the best ciggy.

“I hung out with a group of guys who all smoked. I was never pressured into smoking, but I did take it up to feel like I belonged. It was all in my head, I’m pretty sure that ciggies or no ciggies, most of them didn’t give a damn.”

In October, David will attempt to quit cold turkey.

“I believe the physical addiction to ciggies is the product of the brain.

I’ve been told distraction methods work well for some people.”

Blood pressure rising? Time to bring it down Prolonged hypertension increases the risk of stroke, aneurysms, kidney failure and heart disease.

improve general circulation.

With supplements I target around 400mg of a special grape seed extract called ActiVin With John Arts with 100mg of resveratrol and around 1000mg of vitamin C The good news is that there are many dietary, plus bioflavonoids. I usually base supplements for supplement and lifestyle measures that can be safely hypertension with a good multi-antioxidant/vitamin/ implemented alongside medical treatments. The key mineral formula and often with a temporary booster. is to adopt as many of the measures as possible.

In many cases we also add extra magnesium to From a nutritional medicine approach my focus relax the smooth muscle fibres in larger arteries. is to support several key processes that can cause If you have hypertension, get some good nutritional increases in blood pressure. These relate to blood medicine advice and combining the above measure vessel structure and function, fluid control and can often make a real difference. Give me a call if blood vessel inflammation. you need more information. Join my full weekly My first target is the health of blood vessels. When newsletter at www.abundant.co.nz blood vessels become damaged by free radicals this John Arts is a qualified nutritional medicine practitioner and founder changes the structure of blood vessel collagen and of Abundant Health. Contact John on 0800 423 559. To read more go to elastic fibres making them stiffer. This increases blood www.sunlive.co.nz pressure by increasing the resistance to blood flow.

The nutrients that can help restore suppleness are mostly of antioxidants, including those from grapes – especially grape seed extract and resveratrol.

Vitamin C works with these antioxidants and the citrus bioflavonoids, especially hesperidin to improve collagen structure and therefore general blood vessel health.

Secondly we target foods high in nitrates that convert in our bodies to nitric oxide to help open (dilate) blood vessels. In many cases increased blood pressure is related to reductions of nitric oxide as we age. These include beetroot, garlic and watermelon.

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health & beauty Free to roam at last: Scott’s first big holiday Scott Smith is organising his first-ever holiday at age 41.

Top of his list is visiting extended family he hasn’t been able to visit for the last three years.

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Dialysis is a treatment process ago. Since then, a $75,000 Holidays are rare for Scott – not of cleaning wastes from the blood anonymous donation and funding because he doesn’t have time, or he artificially for people diagnosed from Morrinsville Lions Club and can’t afford it. It’s simply because Awarua Charitable Trust has helped with a kidney disease. It does the he can’t. job the kidneys normally do. get the project off the ground.

He’s is a haemodialysis patient, Scott says about 100 homebased “We’re trying to run the born with a hereditary kidney haemodialysis patients in the programme, in terms of the rental condition. Planning a holiday Waikato midland region will price, as cheaply as possible to doesn’t just include packing his be able to hire out the van. make it assessable to the patients, best pair of jeans – Scott needs “Our plan is to be up and somewhere to hook up to a dialysis because so many of the them on running to start taking bookings in dialysis don’t actually work, they’re machine for about nine hours. the next month or so to have the not able to be working and don’t He’s been doing this since 1999. van out on the road for summer.” have an active income,” says Scott.

“As patients, we generally can Initial details are people can hire “If we can subsidise it we will try only go away for overnight because the van for a maximum of two and do that. most of us only do treatment every weeks per year, per person, with “The main thing is to give them other day,” says Scott. collection from Waikato Hospital. the freedom of being able to visit “So it’s when you’re going away “All patients will require when friends and family, and to be able for two or three nights that you they hire the van is a power and to go away for a holiday. need to look at how water supply and they can dialyse “It’s exciting to be you’re going to do anywhere,” says Scott. able to finally go you’re treatment.”

Visit the Freedom Dialysis away on a holiday.

The good news Project Facebook or Now we can start is he won’t have to Givealittle page to making some worry about that donate. summer plans.” anymore. The Zoe Hunter Freedom Dialysis Project has raised almost $130,000 to purchase a modified campervan, with an on-board dialysis machine, for patients with kidney failure to hook up to whenever and wherever.

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Richelle Le Roy with sons Kegan, 8, Jackson, 12, and Caleb, 14. Photos: Tracy Hardy.

Talking about the big ‘C’ Richelle Le Roy was combing her hair and it was falling out in clumps.

“I stood there and I just burst into tears,” says the Papamoa mother-of-three.

“I remember stamping my feet going: ‘Oh my god this is really happening’.”

She remembers that day in every detail, the emotion, the hurt and the instant urge to shave all her hair off.

“I made the hairdresser cry,” says Richelle. “She was shaving my head and she was crying.

“When I had no hair whatsoever I looked at myself and thought: ‘God I don’t even feel like me anymore’.”

Richelle was diagnosed with breast cancer on September 22, 2014. As the ribbon cutter for this year’s Pink Papamoa Walk on October 11, Richelle shares her story with The Weekend Sun. It all started with a lump underneath her left breast. She found it while in the shower.

“I’d had a couple of fibroadenomas before which are just hormonal-type lumps. So I just assumed it was another one.

“But I always remember the GP telling me a fibroadenoma moves.

This one was like a marble and it was just a hard lump sticking out.”

A week went by and nothing changed. A mammogram was scheduled, but still no sign of the big ‘C’.

Next, an ultrasound a biopsy and more tests. There it was, Richelle had cancer.

bother me as much as they used to.”

It is what it is. “That’s always been the thing since I got diagnosed is it’s probably been one of the sayings of the year. You can’t escape that fact.

“It’s been a crazy ride.

I wouldn’t even call it a journey, and it’s just a mad road trip. I don’t look back Richelle with mother Carol Luskie. now. I just live life now.”

You’ve got to remain positive, says Richelle. She “One of the scariest things tears up when she thinks of the was it wasn’t picked up on the support of her family and friends. mammogram,” says Richelle.

“My husband just took it all in “It was 2.5cm and the surgeon his stride, he’s been awesome, very said it had probably been there supportive.” about six months going by the size She’s been on both sides, the of it.” But, they’d caught it early support person and the patient. enough.

Richelle’s mum Carol was Richelle had a lumpectomy, diagnosed with breast cancer in mastectomy, chemotherapy, 2012 after noticing a change in the radiotherapy, and lost her left appearance of one of her breasts. breast.

Her aunty was diagnosed just “That was big shock. You go before Richelle and they’ve recently from just a lump, then the whole found out Carol’s aunty and cousin breast went. But getting around were too. the breast thing was okay because But it’s not determined genetic.

I knew I had to have it done.

“At the moment I’m going through “Chemo was the worst, the worst genetic testing with it because part of that was losing all my hair. there’s more and more popping It felt like my whole identity had up,” says Richelle. just gone.”

Her main message is to be “Sometimes I struggle with it but vigilant and get checked. “The that’s just a little offset looking at longer you leave it, the harder it’s what I’ve got now.” going to be to treat. If you are One year on, Richelle feels like a diagnosed, be positive and have whole new woman. One breast or that support of your friends and two, she’s here, she’s standing and family to fall back on, that’s what’s she’s living life. going to get you through.”

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Gentleman’s Ride to become an annual event in Tauranga getting [the issue] in the face of people.

A final tally hasn’t yet been counted, Women are really good at addressing but Wayne Cockburn is certain their health concerns. But men aren’t.

Tauranga hasn’t seen the last of the To have an event where guys can come Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride for and have a play on their toys and have prostate cancer. some fun... I think this is a good way to Wayne was the organiser of this year’s event in which 81 bikes took part in the get that message across.”

Wayne says he had one rider who inaugural ride through Tauranga. came up and told his story with The local event which took place prostate cancer. on Sunday was part of the “It was quite an emotional worldwide Distinguished discussion with this guy.

Gentleman’s Ride – a It’s all too real. Today global fundraising event alone, statistically, eight involving more than guys are going to get 30,000 smartly-dressed diagnosed with it and 11 gentlefolk across the guys this week are going world to raise money for to die from it, and that’s prostate cancer research. the facts. It’s cold, it’s hard, Founded in 2012, Wayne but those are the facts. So it’s says he believed the event raised about $12,000.

Riders taking part in the really important to raise “Everyone got really Tauranga Distinguished the awareness to the cause.

The organiser says he dressed up and into the Gentleman’s Ride. is proud of how well the occasion. Everyone was Photo: Cameron Avery. event has gone. happy, a fantastic ride “I knew we would have some fun here around town. I’ve [rode] in these types today and get a bit of enjoyment. But of events for three years now and this is I didn’t anticipate for one minute how by far the best one I’ve been involved good it would actually be. It certainly with.” exceeded all my expectations.”

Wayne says the event was so successful Wayne says there were some fantastic he is now planning on holding the event bikes on display and the crowd annually in Tauranga. appreciated getting a chance to have a “Absolutely. Everyone loved it and look at it. they were all saying they can’t wait to “People have got some lovely come back next year.” machinery parked up in their sheds.

The 40-year-old says raising awareness They were looking for an excuse to about prostate cancer was important bring it out. Today was a great and this ride had encouraged himself to occasion. We’ve seen some bikes here go and get the proper checks.

“Prostate cancer is something that guys that only get dragged out on very special occasions.”

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Top safety ratings for new cars the norm

Organiser say attendees can get into the spirit by dressing up like these punters from the 2014 event, most choosing a Britannia theme for the day.

The Classic Cover Brits at the Beach Festival is returning to Whangamata on October 8-11.

Top safety marks for new cars are flowing thick and fast with a range of vehicle categories at the top of the class.

The Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP) has added two of New Zealand’s most popular vehicles to the five-star safety rating line up with the Mazda 2 and CX-3 both joining the club this week.

Recently Nissan’s Navara duel cab, king cab and single cab utes all received good marks during the crash test to achieve five-star safety status. They were joined by the Holden Astra GTC, CTC Sport and VXR and also

Jeep’s Grand Cherokee.

Transport Agency Access and Use general manager Celia Patrick says it is great news for Kiwi motorists that the range of affordable top safetyrated cars is continuing to grow.

“Crash statistics prove that drivers and passengers in five star-rated vehicles are much less likely to be seriously injured in a crash than occupants of lower rated vehicles.

“With today’s safety technology, five-star ratings are increasingly become the norm and we urge people to buy the safest vehicle they can afford.”

The best of British and a jolly good festival An expected 400 vehicles are sure to turn heads and leave tongues wagging when the Classic Cover Brits at the Beach Festival returns to Whangamata this October.

Sponsored by Sun Media, the four-day festival attracts hundreds of motoring enthusiasts to the Coromandel seaside town to celebrate the very best of British cars, motorcycles, food, music, fashion, culture and more.

Organiser Colin McCabe says he is very pleased to announce this year’s official programme has now been released.

“This year we’ve made it a free 20-page colour booklet with the whole four-day programme, plus the day programme for The Great British Village Fete, which is being sponsored by Sun Media,” he says.

“All our preparations are coming along really well and we just can’t wait to show everyone all the efforts

and hard work we’ve put in to this year’s festival.”

The programme contains a stash of useful information and is available from Pommies in Papamoa Beach and will also be available from the Tauranga i-Site Visitor Centre soon.

To date, some 300 vehicles from as far north as Whangarei and as far south as Waikanae have pre-registered for the 2015 festival.

“Things are starting to ramp up now and people are gearing themselves up for the festival so we’re anticipating a bit of a mad rush in the next couple of weeks.

“We expect around 400 cars will take part in the Classic Cover Grand Parade of British Motoring which will travel down Whangamata’s Port Road on the Saturday of the festival.”

The Classic Cover Brits at the Beach Festival, sponsored by Sun Media, returns to Whangamata from October 8 – 11.

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It has been revealed that Route K problems continue for the TCC well after the sale to NZTA mid year.

For decades, TCC was feverishly desperate to build it, then once built to off-load anyhow possible. This was because TCC went over its debt limit and was paying for its huge spending habits by borrowing more and more.

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predictions showed a profit in a few years. TCC had debt related of $110m and annual losses of $4-5m/pa.

Now, TCC ratepayers are left with about $55m of debt, a bill in the future of $45m(likely $70m+) for SH2A widening (15th-Ave/Turret), the maintenance of it, no land, no tolls revenue and no profits to pay anything in the future.

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Readers add fuel to council’s fires It never fails to amaze me how the brain synapses work at City Hall.

How did they fail to realise that a total fire ban policy that provides exemptions for hangis is simply racist, as Yvonne James so rightly points out (The Weekend Sun September 25)?

Surely they are not saying that a contained charcoal barbecue is more dangerous than a raging

inferno heating hangi stones, but rather, that one culture is more important than others, so requiring special consideration.

If a total fire is appropriate then have a total fire ban.

To have exemptions for one culture only, is saying that the cultures of the rest of us aren’t,

it seems, valued enough to have exemptions. This does nothing for race relations.

If Tauranga City Council hadn’t worked this out then some training in race relations is needed.

R Prince, Welcome Bay

Road to ruin? Finding a trucking solution Apparently consideration is being given to charging trucks higher prices for using State Highway 2, and charging lower prices for State Highway 29, in the hope that trucks will use this route more.

There is also talk of trying to put another tunnel through the Kaimais to get trucks away from the main roads altogether.

My question, with regard to the above, is simply this: We have a tunnel already, so has anyone given any thought to the fact that trains are not running through it 24/7? If we could get Kiwirail and the government on the same page, perhaps there could be an agreement

1. ‘BoP drivers just as bad’ Catching our drivers out, clearly distracted from their task at hand.

Phil Richards: Tells you everything about Kiwi drivers – if they are not tailgating, they are cutting you off and indicators (the flashing orange things on each corner) are an optional extra on many cars.

Robyn Walker: It amazes me how drivers don’t see or hear ambulances coming up behind them. They are not concentrating on their driving if they can’t hear or see an ambulance with flashing red lights and a very loud siren.

2. ‘Left out in the cold’ Virginia Coles fights to stay in her rental property.

reached where the floor of the tunnel could be laid in concrete or similar, and a light system set up, or even manned offices at each end, so that trucks could use it when Kiwirail was not.

It would not be hard to organise road systems at each end and the savings with regard to building another tunnel would be of some magnitude, I would have thought. All that could this, of course, would be that some bureaucrat hasn’t thought it himself and gets a snitch on about holding up the idea as a result.

R McGuinness, Tauranga

Crystal Judy Hartley: Total bulls***. Sick of seeing stories like this.

John Key needs to be building affordable accommodation for families and elderly where it is clearly needed, not worrying about changing the stupid flag.

Kim Sherlock: If I could find a rental I would have her. I think they are the perfect tenants – guaranteed income and unlikely they will build a P lab in your property.

Barbara Gartner: Try applying for a pensioner flat?

Maringirangi Pohatu: Tauranga greedy real estate businesses and landlords. They don’t care about these situations,

they are only care about money.

3. ‘When a memorial has done its dash’ The council refuses to reinstate a memorial plaque, but does a U-turn at the final hour to grant Geoffrey Cramond one.

Monty1212: Yet another incredibly bad decision from this useless council. When are they ever going to learn?

Capt_Kaveman: You know what to do next election.

Hapukafin: These are good seats and always put to good use put there by the generosity of the donors. The council should be grateful of these people. You know who not to vote back into the council.

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BOUQUET When is a rose garden not a rose garden? When it’s a camping ground. No bridge abutments or shop doorways for this ‘streetie’ with je ne sais quoi. He or she set up for the night in one of the nicest parts of town – sea views, garden views, the sun coming up over the airport and just the sound of the dawn chorus to contend with.

This shot was taken about 8am one weekday morning. Curtains drawn and obviously no-one up.

Another benefit of being a streetie – low overheads and no start time.

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And where did ‘Abs’ come from?

BARBED WIRE Is this really how it works? A tame B&B spotter of interesting things saw a woman saunter up to his favourite bar and get $200 off her Eftpos card for the pokies. The barman gives her $20s, $10s and $5s to play with. Why not four $50s? he asked.

Because the machines don’t take $50 notes, he was told. The thinking is $50 is quite a lot of money, it doesn’t look good and excessive gambling shouldn’t be encouraged. It’s okay to put 10 $20 notes into the machine or

Is there something you love or detest about life in the Bay of Plenty?

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BOUQUET (FOR BEST SANDWICH BOARD) “You look really funny doing that with your head.”

So if you do see someone standing in The Strand outside the barbers with their head bent curiously to one side, there’s very good reason.

We caught one guy “looking really funny”, but he did not enjoy being caught out. Try to have a nice day mate!

BARBED WIRE For the TV3 Paul ‘I don’t care’ Henry co-host, who reads the sports news through his nose.

Jim blindly told us it doesn’t matter who the All Blacks are playing or how high the score is, it’s important and exciting.

Ummmm, no Jim! Not all of us are that easily pleased.

The purists want real games such as the cruncher between Oz and the Poms this weekend and the play-offs when real teams play real games with realistic outcomes.

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Pay your way: No free ride for all In reply to ‘The true cost of a free bus ride’ (September 25), the ‘Goldies’ worked and paid their taxes, the same as the workers of today are doing. In effect, we have paid for ourselves. The

young people of today are now contributing to their own retirement – assuming the government doesn’t divert the funds into some other scheme.

JM Burrell, Tauranga

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Mitch Cairns-Nelson competes in the Warrior Run.

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Teams of four were tested mentally and physically in the Warrior Run that spanned about 4km of TECT All Terrain Park.

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Aspiring poets – this is a call to arms To all Bay dreamers of day and night, ink on your fingers and papercut hearts, give voice to words profane and profound: smash down the doors to the world around – the microphone is calling you.

Local poets will make their voices heard when the inaugural Bay of Plenty Regional Poetry Slam takes place at Worlds End Bar and Restaurant in Fraser Cove on Saturday, October 17.

This isn’t your typical poetry recital, so to the four winds scatter any notions of monotone voices, tweed jackets with elbow patches, beret-wearing people clicking their fingers in applause.

“A slam is not a straight sit-down affair, the power lies in the animation of words, the pacing, the message,” says co-organiser Dhaivat Mehta.

“It condenses the energy making it more of an entertaining experience, like theatre or listening to a freestyle rap.”

“Slams have also reached popularity recently because many poems explore social, political, and at times very personal topics which people can relate to and have opinions about.”

There will be two sections – a Youth Slam for poets under 18, and the Adult Slam who’s winner will go on to represent the regional at the National Poetry Slam Final in Hamilton later this year.

All poets are asked to prepare two poems, no longer than three minutes in length, and can delve into any subject matter – imagination is the only limitation.

Each poem will be scored out of 10 by five judges who will be selected at random from the audience on the day.

“If you have something you to say and feel you can’t express it in any other way, the Poetry Slam is for you. And in general, I feel the realm of poetry is the best way to get your message out there.”

The inaugural Bay of Plenty Regional Poetry Slam is on at Worlds End Bar and Restaurant on Saturday, October 17, from 3pm to 5pm.

Co-organiser Dhaivat Mehta.

To register email organisers Dhaivat Mehta at: dhaivatmehta7@gmail.com or Sian Northfield at: sianshine@gmail.com

by Sunday, October 10.

For more information visit Facebook and search: ‘New Zealand Poetry Slam BOP Heat’.

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Experience a Feast of Tabernacles in Bethlehem Tauranga woman Gaynor Schiff, is bringing a festival to the city for people to give thanks to God for His harvest provision and to rejoice before Him in worship.

The Feast of Tabernacles is at Bethlehem College Performing Arts Centre on October 10.

Every year at this time about 8000 Christians from all over the world gather together in Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles – described in Leviticus 23.

Gaynor was blessed to be able to attend this festival on many occasions when she lived

in South Africa. Now living in the Bay of Plenty, she wonders how often we, as a community, have thought to come together to give thanks to God for His bountiful provision.

“I also realised how difficult and costly it was to get to Jerusalem from New Zealand, to celebrate this God-ordained festival, which is to be held for all time.”

So the vision was born to bring a taste of the joy experienced in Jerusalem to Tauranga.

From Gaynor’s first visit to Jerusalem in 1987, she formed Jubilee Dance Ministries International, the foundation of which, she says, was a love and support for Israel, and to Gaynor Schiff. teach worship through dance,

music and drama.

There are now seven Jubilee Teams scattered worldwide, with the latest being in Tauranga, which, Gaynor says, will be leading people in this time of celebration and worship.

The Feast of Tabernacles is at Bethlehem College Performing Arts Centre on October 10 at 6pm.

Tickets cost $5 per person, which includes refreshments afterwards. Children are free.

For more information, or to make a booking, phone 07 544 4298 or 07 579 1343.

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Uncover the treasures of the Bible There’s much treasure to be found in the Bible – not physical gold, but in the form of precious accounts of good and evil that can guide us through our lives.

The name of Calvary Baptist Church’s new children’s Bible club, Treasure Hunters, is apt then as children aged five to 12 can discover many ‘gold nuggets’ within its pages.

The club’s primary purpose is to teach the children the Bible and to help them to understand what Christianity is all about – and most importantly who Jesus is.

“We want them to see and to know God’s love for them and to help them to see that they are each special to God,” says Pastor Dean Carter.

“The Biblical principles that we teach in the club are all aimed at helping them make good life choices. We aim to achieve all of this in a nurturing, friendly and fun environment. The clubs purpose is not to persuade them to attendance at any particular church but rather to know who Jesus Christ is and what God meant by what He said in His Word.”

The programme includes a number of activities, such as games aimed at having fun as well as creating challenges, Bible lessons to

seek and uncover Biblical truths, memory verses to help children memorise scripture and songs.

The Treasure Hunters Bible Club is held after school every Friday afternoon during school terms from 3.30pm to 5.30pm. If your child or children are interested in joining the club or you would like to know more, please contact Dean on 07 575 6855.

Treasure Hunters Bible Club is run by Wayne and Trish Davidson, who have been involved in Bible Clubs for children before and are keen to establish something like this in the area.

The social network – how to mix and mingle The word ‘networking’ tends to irk me.

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breath when I walk unaccompanied into a room of people. That’s why we so often want to take a friend as a comfort blanket, which means you often end up talking to no-one else but your friend anyway.

Sidling up to someone and hoping that they’ll let you join their conversation is a tricky old move at the best of times, let alone when it’s explicitly a networking event where you’re meant to be making so-called useful connections and no-one’s remotely interested.

The art of conversation is being lost, what with the onslaught of social media and our preferred methods of communication now on the whole being through electronic devices, rather than by voice or (heaven forbid) face-to-face eyeballing.

It’s sometimes a case of retraining ourselves in the art of conversation.

The key is to be interested in others. If you show an interest, people open up.

Events where we are able to meet new people are a great thing. But having the emphasis on conversation rather than sussing out each other’s rankings could lead to a far more fulfilling experience.

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A Brilleaux way to celebrate a new album It’s all good news this week – the most exclusive little party in Tauranga is coming up and we have free tickets to give away!

demolished to make way for a roundabout in the not too distant future. The less optimistic remember such exercises where a much-loved (and ideal) building is replaced with some soulless Actually, all the tickets are free. But they’re rarer multi-purpose edifice designed by committee to than those little dentures they make for hens after suit everyone but missing everything that made it their teeth fall out and we’ve got two of them. important to the community in the first place.

Best of all, as far as I’m concerned, is that we’re once But I digress... again celebrating the launch of a local Most of the concerts at the CD, this time Brilleaux’s Te Puna Hall are organised by ‘Pictures Of The Queen’, the indomitable Rosie Holmes, already released overseas who came to Tauranga a few during their UK tour earlier years back after doing a similar this year, now finally getting thing in Thames, putting an outing here. on shows for touring bands, I’ve got a copy in my hot usually leaning towards that little hands and will review Americana axis of country, it next week. Right now let blues and folk. It works well. me tell you about the launch.

Tickets aren’t expensive, It’s on Sunday, October there are usually enough ober 9. ct O g in ay pl il 18 at The Matua (in, duh, Hobna people for the band in question to do okay, Matua). 2pm. Numbers are overheads are low, and everyone gets to hear some great incredibly limited. The band will play an acoustic set, music in an intimate informal setting. the album will be launched for assembled friends and This month (Friday, October 9 to be precise) Rosie’s a who’s who of the town’s musicians. There will be free got Hobnail coming from Wellington. They’ve been refreshments, and it’ll be a blast! kicking around for a while. The band started as a pure Frontman Graham Clark says “We’ve put on so many Celtic outfit, Hobnail Boots, in the mid-1990s during shows in town and asked people to shell out money to the boom of Irish pubs which overtook the country see us so we wanted to give something back, to put on and saw Irish music briefly become the party flavour a day where we could repay people for supporting us.” du jour.

With that in mind tickets are available to fans from Led by Robb Joass, who has come to town previously brilleaux@xtra.co.nz. Just email and ask. They’re free, as part of the Too Many Chiefs band, which also but with only a few dozen, if that, it’s going to be a included Hot Club Sandwich’s Andrew London and rush. Get in now. Or, of course, enter our competition. Kiwi legend Wayne Mason, the band lost the ‘Boots’ In the meantime, next weekend there’s another along the way and has morphed into a more original concert at the Te Puna Memorial Hall. I must say, I’m outfit, still dependent on the fiddle but musically a big fan of these regular country bashes. Something broader. They now have a couple of decades on the about having a show in a rural hall such as this feels clock and half a dozen albums under their belts. Hear like part of that long Kiwi tradition of fabled Saturday more at www.hobnail.co.nz night dances stretching back 50 years and more.

It’s a 7.30pm start with doors open at 6.45pm. $20 It’s a busy little hall, used not only for these on the door or get a ticket in advance from Rosie at shows but by community groups, and a lot of folk 5526291 or redruth@vodafone.co.nz are counting on a proper replacement when it is watusi@thesun.co.nz

Managing our surprises and expectations The weather has been slowly getting better and the RWC has had a couple of huge surprises already. Japan and Wales are making their rugby voices heard – well done to them – and Kiwis are waiting with high expectations for our team to do us proud.

The words ‘surprises and expectations’ have a lot to with the hospitality industry as well. As Kiwis we expect great service, either in actual service or through purchasing food or beverages, and we’re also surprised that many times we don’t receive it.

One reason I see is that the hospitality profession is not taken seriously by the majority of staff and customers. Have

you complimented your wait-staff member, the bartender or even the barista who makes your coffee for providing good service? Make the effort to let the manager or owner know that you’ve had good service and that the staff member is a credit to the business – even to the hospitality industry.

Or the other end: Give a constructive comment to improve or correct your service provider to help them improve, so next time it’ll be memorable for the right reasons. Again, let the manager or owner have specific constructive comments to improve the business’s service to the customer.

We’re here to look after you as a customer, so you’ll have a positive hospitality experience and that in turn will help improve the perception of our industry, to both staff and customers, as a true worthwhile profession.

The Weekend Sun has $50 voucher to use at Phoenix to give away to one lucky reader who can tell us, which two rugby teams made their voices heard so-far in the RWC? Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section.

Entries must be received before Wednesday, October 7.

Katikati Bird Gardens New season Now open 7 days 10-4.30 www.facebook.com/Katikati.Bird.Gardens Walker Road East Aongatete - between Tauranga and Katikati - phone 07 5490912

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Saturday 3 October

Alcoholics Anonymous Women’s meeting at St Andrew’s, Dee St 10-11am, children welcome.

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Tauranga Society of Artists offer for sale a variety of art to suit all tastes.

Bayfair Night Market Arts, crafts, jewellery, fresh produce, food stalls & more. Bayfair Shopping Centre, cnr Maunganui Rd & Girven Rd, Mt Maunganui 6-11pm. Free entry.

022 588 2282 or email: tauranganightmarket@hotmail.com Black & White Milonga Argentine Tango Social Dance. Special demo by visiting teachers. Dress: black & white.

Cost $12.50 includes light supper & beverage. Honey Bee House, 233 Waihi Rd. Free carparking & studio at rear of property. Brenda 021 477 675 or www.tangointauranga.com Books Wanted For Tauranga Harbour City Lions November Book Sale. CDs, DVDs & Jigsaws also wanted. Drop off points: Living Quarters, Bethlehem Town Centre; Payless Plastics, 414 Cameron Rd; Liquor King 140 Otumoetai Rd, Brookfield. 576 7105 BOP Dragon Boat Club Open day at boat ramp near the Fish & Dive Club, Marine Park, Sulphur Pt (off Keith Allen Drive) 9-11am. Wear comfortable clothing, no jeans. Jandals or water shoes preferred, bring water bottle.

Must be able to swim. All welcome.

Build Your Dance Tango Workshop 2 - Suitable for early intermediate & advanced, following on from Workshop 1. Learn techniques to spice up your dance. $25pp. 11.30am 1pm. www.tangointauranga.com or FB TaurangaTangoWorkshop-sOct2015 Cochlear Implant Wearers BOP Cochlear Implant consumer group meet Oct 10 at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mount 9.30am.

All welcome. Lyn 575 3958 or philyn.rich@xtra.co.nz Come Dance the Night Away Sequence & old time dancing, Greerton Hall 7.30-11pm. Great music & supper. Entry $7. All welcome.

Run by Tauranga Social Dance.

Garry 543 0051 Feast of Tabernacles Join us Oct 10 at Bethlehem College Performing Arts Centre 6pm for an evening of celebration & thanksgiving. $5 per adult, children under 12 free. Please bring gifts of fruit, veges or canned food (donated to Food Rescue). Bookings essential - Vicky 021 250 0830/579 1343 or email: gv.preston@kinect.co.nz Door sales available.

Fundamentals of Tango Workshop 1 – suitable for all levels. Visiting teachers will cover the basics, technique & embellishments.

Work at your own speed, no partner required. $25pp, discounts apply for multiple workshops. For venue & details www.tangointauranga.com or FB TaurangaTangoWorkshopsOct2015 Garage Sale Welcome Bay Community Church, 340 Welcome Bay Rd 8am. Kitchen goods, bric-a-brac & more. Something for all.

Fundraiser.

Gate Pa Car Boot Sale New car boot market in Gate Pa next to Tauranga Girls’ College, first Saturday of every month. Clothing, food, great finds. To book your $10 car space, Wiki 578 3321. A community initiative of Chirp. www.chirp.org.nz Katikati Theatre Presents “Dr Joe” Katikati Primary School Hall, Oct 3-10 7.30pm. Tickets from Katikopy & Print.

Katikati Tramping Club Karangahake gorge hiking & biking. Peter 07 863 8781 Let’s Dance Ballroom & Latin Dance Club Second Sat of month at Bethlehem Hall 7-10.30pm. Live dance tempo music. Bruce 576 5598 Milonga, Milonga!

Tango Workshop 3 suitable for early intermediate & advanced dancers. $25pp, discounts apply for multiple work-shops. 11.30am – 1pm. www.tangaointauranga.com or FB TaurangaTangoWorkshopsOct2015 Taichi Qigong Every Sat at Memorial Park between mini golf & playground 10am. Free to join. All welcome.

Tauranga Farmers Market Fresh & artisian produced food. Tauranga Primary School cnr 5th Ave & Cameron Rd every Sat 7.45am - 12pm. Trixie 552 5278 or www.taurangafarmersmarket.co.nz Tauriko School Agricultural Day & Gala Oct 17 - animal judging & student exhibits 9am. Gala opens 11am. Magic carpet rides, candy floss, silent & live auctions & more.

See you there.

Te Puke Baptist Church Annual fair & fun run Oct 17 from 9am. Runners check in 8.30. Fun & food for all ages & great bargains. 573 9042 www.tpbc.org.nz Te Puke Scottish Society Dance Oct 17 - Shipwreck party (come dressed up or dressed down) 7.30pm onwards. Old time & sequence dancing. Good company, great supper at Te Puke Memorial Hall, Jellicoe St. Entrance $7. Organised by Te Puke Scottish Soc. Valerie 573 7093 The Healing Power of Meditation Afternoon meditation course Oct 3 at Tauranga City Plunket Rooms, 471 Devonport Rd 12.45-4pm. held

by Kelsang Richog. $35, includes afternoon tea. Bookings essential. www. meditateintauranga.org or 09 631 5400 Village Radio Community radio broadcasting from Tauranga Historic Village 1368 kHz AM. Music of 1920’s - 80’s weekends 9am 5pm, weekdays 10am - 5pm. Specialty programmes. www.villageradio.co.nz or 571 3710

Sunday 4 October

Athenree House & Station Refreshment rooms open Sunday’s 1-4pm for their famous ‘Athenree Teas’. 360 Athenree Rd, Athenree.

Bay Bible Fellowship/Lord’s Day Worship & communion service, Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Rd 10am. “To Live is Christ” series in Philippians. Preacher: Lincoln Forlong. All welcome. www.bbf.net.nz Bethlehem Te Puna Lions Club Market 1st & 3rd Sunday at Historic Village, 17th Ave 8am - 1pm.

Bible Seminars Every Sunday at Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St, Greerton 1.45pm. Title: “God’s Prophet Malachi - lessons for us.”

Interactive, Q&A. Refreshments provided.

All welcome. Vic 543 0504 Cards 500 Do you live in the Mount or Bayfair area & play 500? Social evenings. Night of week flexible 572 3834 Charity Lunch In aid of the RAF Benevolent Fund Nov 22 at Classic Flyers 12-3pm. $60 per ticket, 2 courses with silent auction & raffle. To book ph Jenny, Classic Flyers 572 4000 or Melanie 578 8759. Donations welcome for silent auctions - any artwork or aviation/war memorabilia - ph Melanie.

Childcare Open Day Earth Kids childcare centre is now open & welcomes you to come & see where your kids could enjoy exploring & learn within their natural environment on a 2 acre property. 58 Panorama Drive, Welcome Bay. 926 9277 Children’s Dance Class 7 weeks starts Oct 18 at Tauranga Primary School Hall, 5th Ave. Learn Latin America, Rock & Roll, Cha Chat & more. Sonia, Supreme Dance Centre 544 2337 or 027 322 1786 Free Walking Group New walking group starts today from outside the proposed Roberts Coffee Bar in the shopping centre, 83 Pyes Pa Rd (Opp Kopu Drive) 9am start. Relatively easy, about 4km. Mike 543 4733 or mikemell@ kinect.co.nz ITM Cup Bay of Plenty vs Wellington at ASB Baypark Stadium. Kick off 4.35pm. www. bayvenues.co.nz Petanque Tga/BOP Club Every Sun & Thurs at Cliff Rd 12.45pm.

Boules available, tuition given. 578 3606 Recreational Cycle Group Every Sun meet at Papamoa Sports & Recreation Centre, Parton Rd 9.30am. Heinz 574 1543. Tues meet at Palmers, Ohauiti Rd 9am. Pam/Andrew 544 3272. Weds meet at Sulphur Pt, near Nautilus, off Cross Rd 9am. Cam 552 4513 Quakers in Tauranga Mainly silent worship, hour long meeting followed by tea & talk. Every Sunday in hall behind Brain Watkins Historic House 10am. 544 0448 Radio Controlled Model Power Boats Racing at Lake Taurikura off Taurikura Drive in the industrial area of the Lakes subdivision 10am. Follow the RC Boat signs. Brian 548 1334 Radio Controlled Model Yachts Meet Sun 1.30pm & Thurs 5.30pm at pond behind 24 Montego Drive, Papamoa, to sail electron & similar 3ft long yachts for fun. Beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419 Tauranga Historical Society Meet in Brain Watkins Hall cnr Elizabeth St & Cameron Rd 2pm. Antoine Coffin will speak on Treaty Settlements in Tauranga Moana. Afternoon tea. 574 4965 These are a Few of My Favourite Sings With music from Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady & The Sound of Music, this is a very different kind of self-help seminar. Baycourt Theatre 2pm. www.baycourt.co.nz Weekend Activities for the Over 60’s Walks, dinners, day trips & good times.

Richard 578 3894

Monday 5 October

Achieve Toastmasters Making it on Mondays. 1st, 3rd & 5th Mon at St Stephen’s Church Hall, Brookfield, Tga 7.30pm. Chrissy 543 9493

Badminton Tauranga Badminton Club. Summer season at Bethlehem College every Monday 7.30-9.30pm. All players welcome. $5, racquets available. Sue 021 194 4335 Badminton Junior Club Bethlehem College Events Centre every Mon 6-7.30pm. Racquets available. Sue 021 194 4335 www.taurangabadmintonclub. co.nz Body & Soul Fun Fitness For over 50’s, social events & guest speakers. Mon & Fri Greerton Hall Cameron Rd. Tues Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave. Weds City Church cnr Otumoetai Rd/Sherwood St. Thurs at Tauranga Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St behind Pak n Save. All classes 9.1510.15am. First class free. For men & women. Dianne 576 5031 ‘Qualified Sport & Physical recreation instructor’.

Capoeira Classes Learn this unique artform from Brazil that combines martial arts, dance movements & music. All fitness levels, great social activity.

Mon 6-7pm. Tues 6.15-7.15pm at Studio 162, 162 Durham St Tauranga.

Visit aucapoeiranz.com Chess Mt Maunganui Mount RSA Chess Club every Mon at Mount RSA, 544 Maunganui Rd. Juniors 6.15-7.15pm during school term. Open club 6pm & 7.30pm onwards. Noel 579 5412 Citizens Advice Bureau Free, confidential info & advice about anything call in Mon - Fri at 38 Hamilton St, Tauranga 9am - 5pm or free-phone 0800 367 222 or 578 1592. Justice of Peace service every Mon 1-4pm, Weds & Thurs 9-11.30am & Weds CAB Service at Welcome Bay Community Centre 9.30am 12.30pm. Migrant clinics Tues - Fri 1-4pm.

No appointment necessary.

Dance - Modern Sequence Dancing Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St, Tauranga Mon 7.30-10pm & Weds 7-10pm Tauranga Sequence Dance Club, partners required. Owen 574 2714 Fitness League Safe effective, low impact fun exercise set to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for women of all ages & abilities.

First class free. Every Mon at Settlers Hall Omokoroa 9.30am & Tues St Johns Anglican Church Waihi 9.30am. Dorothy 549 3378 Fitness League Ladies 50 plus exercise with dance to music. Improve posture, energy, toned body, increase strength & fun. Every Mon at Greerton Senior Citizens Hall, 39 Maitland St 9.30-10.30am. Gloria 573 4429 Free Antenatal Classes Te Ha Ora. Day & night classes. Kaupapa Maori - but open to all cultures. Awhimai 552 4573 or A.Brown@pirirakauhauora. org.nz Friendly Support Network Coffee morning first Mon of month at the Vintage Car Clubrooms, Cliff Rd 10am for those with Dutch roots. All welcome (we speak English). $2 donation. 548 2835 Friends of the Library Tauranga Library 5.30pm for tea/coffee.

Speaker: Librarian Michelle Anderson - “her research into bilingual/bicultural library services in Wales, Belgium & Spain. All welcome. Betty 542 4322 Learn to Dance With Te Puke Sequence Dancing group. Dance lessons for beginners & improvers every Mon at St Pats Hall,

Beatty Ave, Te Puke. Dance tuition 6.30pm followed by sequence dancing. $3pp.

Gordon 572 0060 Leisure Marching Team Switchfoot Tauranga seeking new members. Have fun, socialise & march.

Practice Mon 6-8pm. Ardell 027 937 4248 or 544 1183 Meditation Group Free classes Mon 10am & Weds 7.30pm. Find peace, spiritual awareness & the meaning of your life. David 576 9764 Otumoetai Indoor Bowls Graded Mixed Pairs, Matua Primary School Hall, Clivedene St, 7.15pm. New members welcome. Karen 576 0443 Taoist Tai Chi Exercise your body & challenge your mind. Monday beginners class at 15 Koromiko St, Tauranga 9.30-11.30am.

Come along. Yvonne 576 7216 Recycled Teenagers Gentle exercise for 50’s forwards, & injury or illness rehabilitation. Mon & Weds, 14 Norris St, Tauranga Senior Citizens Club, behind Pak n Save. Tues at St Mary’s Church Hall, Girven Rd. All 9 - 10.30am.

Classes taken by qualified instructor. First class free. Jennifer 571 1411 Tauranga Brass Practice every Mon at Elizabeth St West Community Hall 7-9pm. New players welcome. Alex 571 8720 Tauranga City Silver Band Meet every Mon at their band room, Yatton St. Brass & percussion players welcome. www.taurangacitysilver.tk Tauranga Creative Fibre Every Mon at Arts Centre, Elizabeth St from 9.30am. Spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, crochet & more. Learn & share in a mutually supportive club. Also on Thurs evening twice a month. Joan 577 6781 Tauranga Rock n Roll Club Inc Club night every Mon at Tauranga RSA, Cameron Rd 8pm. A relaxed, social evening of dancing. Members $3, non $5. Visitors welcome.

Checkout FB. Trina 576 7461 after 5pm.

Tauranga Senior Citizens Club Cards, 500 & Bridge Mon & Thurs.

Indoor Bowls Tues, Weds & Sat at 14 Norris St, behind Pak n Save 1-4pm.

Register by 12.45pm. $2 includes afternoon tea. New members welcome.

Tauranga UFO & Paranormal Soc Meeting in hall behind Historic House cnr Cameron Rd/Elizabeth St 7.30pm.

Door $3. All welcome. Ian 578 5373 Triple P-Positive Parenting For any parent, caregiver or whanau with children aged from birth to 12yrs to help manage those common parenting challenges. Free parenting program with resources. Ardell 571 0144 or 027 311 2140.

Welcome Bay Art Group Meet every Mon at Lighthouse Church 9.30am - 12pm. Bob 544 4499 YMCA - ALFS Active Lifestyles For Seniors. First class free. Open to both men & women. Mon: Matua Community Hall, Levers Rd 9am & 10.15am. Arataki Hall, Zambuk Way (off Grenada St) 9am. Tues: Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd 9am & 10.30am. Sit & Be Fit at Papamoa Community Centre 11.30am. Smooth Movers Weds Welcome Bay Hall, Welcome Bay Rd 9.15am. Sit & Be Fit Greenwood Park Village, Welcome Bay 11am. Thurs: Otumoetai Action Centre, Windsor Rd 9am. Bethlehem Hall, Bethlehem Rd

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10.30am. Fri: Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd 9am & 10.15am. 578 9272 www.ymcatauranga.org.nz Yoga with HanneHatha Starts Oct 12, Mon & Weds 9.30am. Gentle hatha yoga, peaceful studio in Bethlehem. To enrol Hanne 027 244 6710

Tuesday 6 October

Alcoholics Anonymous Mt Maunganui Open meeting every Tues at St Peters Hall, 11 Victoria Rd 7.30pm. 0800 229 6757 for more meetings or assistance.

Altrusa Club of Tauranga Women’s community service group.

Dinner & business meeting 2nd Tues.

Social programme 4th Tues, monthly.

Interested? Marie 576 5495 Balmoral Kilties Marching team. Ladies aged 30-60yrs welcome to join this awesome sport for fun, friendship & travel. Experience preferred but not essential. Anita 571 4096 or 021 0257 6094 Bayfair Petanque Club Tuition & boules available for learners & visitors. Every Tues & Thurs at Bayfair Reserve, Russley Drive 1pm. Margaret 572 3173 Bethlehem Pottery Club Open Tues, Weds, Thurs 10am - 2pm until December. Call in to find out about joining or ph Jane 552 0046 after 6pm.

BOP Linux Users Share & learn about free Open Source software & the Linux computer operating system. 1st Tues of month , LJ Hooker cnr Cameron Rd & 8th Ave 7-9pm. Experts & beginners welcome. $2. 578 6024 www.boplug.co.nz Excel Toastmasters Meet every 2nd, 4th & 5th Tues of the month at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Bayfair 6.15-8.30pm.

Learn leadership & public speaking skills. Kaaren 572 5988 Fitness League Ladies 50 plus exercise with dance to music. Improve posture, energy, toned body, increased strength. Every Tues at St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood 9.30-10.30am. Gloria 573 4429 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Group support meetings first Tues of month at St Peters in the City, cnr Cameron Rd/Spring St 10.30am -12.30pm. Karen 021 225 5108 Greerton Village Community Music Morning for seniors – come along & join us in a morning of music. 1st Tues of month at Greerton Hall 10-11.30am.

Guest artist. Entry $4, includes morning tea. Di/Charley 027 626 2496 Inachord Chorus Womens 4 Part Harmony Every Tues at Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 6.55pm. Enjoy the challenge of singing & performing varied repertoire. Cathy 579 2040 Meditation Starts Oct 13, 6 week introductory course; explore & practice different aspects of meditation. Develop your own meditation practice. Hanne 027 244 6710 Mount Morning Badminton Every Tues at Mount Sports Centre, Blake Park 9am - 12pm. Social, competitive, all ages, beginners welcome. Racquets available. Visitors $5 per session. Maxeen 575 0162 Nam Wah Pai Kung Fu Training every Tues & Thurs at Tauranga Boys’ College 6-7.30pm & every Mon & Thurs at Tahatai Coast School 6.157.40pm. Brian 021 241 7059 Overeaters Anonymous Are you, or someone close to you, eating out of control? We can help.

Meet Tues at Church of Christ, 1400 Cameron Rd, Greerton 7-8pm & Fri at Baptist Church cnr 13th Ave/Cameron Rd 1-2pm. 544 1213 Petanque - Tga/BOP Club All welcome to try a new sport. Equip available, all coaching given. Club Mt Maunganui 12.45pm start. Neita 572 3768 Sequence Dancing Tauranga Social & Leisure Club. St John’s Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai. Every Tues 7-9.30pm except second Tues of month 3.30-6pm.

Visitors welcome. John 578 9716

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South City Bowling Club Open Fours Xmas Tournament (plate & raffle item), Greerton Hall 7.30pm. New members welcome. Mary 541 0687 Tauranga Acoustic Music Club Friendly jam sessions every Tues at Greerton RSA 7.30pm. All welcome.

Sheryl 552 5906 Tauranga Machine Embroidery Club Meet 1st Tues of month at Methodist Church, 13th Ave 9am - 3.30pm. New members welcome. 543 5168 Tauranga Morning Badminton Club Every Tues & Thurs at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre, Memorial Park cnr 11th Ave/Devonport Rd 9-11.30am. Heather 574 0976 Tauranga Scrabble Club Every Tues at Tauranga Bridge Club, Ngatai Rd 9am. 3 games $3. New players welcome. 544 8372 Tauranga Sunrise Lions Meet 1st & 3rd Tues of month at the Oaks, Tauranga RSA 6.30am. Diane 578 8682 Tauranga Toastmasters Tga Lyceum Club 7.15-9.30pm.

Confidence building, speaking skills, leadership skills. Alan 544 5989 Te Puke Lyceum Club Garden Circle 1.30pm. 573 5153

Wednesday 7 October

Age Concern Walking Group Meet at Chapel St, Briscoes 10am. All welcome. 578 2631 Baywide Community Law Service Drop in clinic every Weds at 63 Willow St 5-6.30pm. No appointment necessary.

Free legal assistance. 571 6812. Every Tues morning at Te Puke Clinic. For appointment 573 5614. Every 1st & 3rd Thurs morning at Katikati Clinic. For appointment 549 0399 Bolivia If you enjoy the game, join us every Weds at the Te Puke Senior Citz Club, Jocelyn St 1pm. Marie 573 9219 Card Night 500 or Euchre Weds or Thurs.

Interested in playing social 500 or Euchre in the evenings? Good old fashioned card night with conversation & a cuppa 7.30pm. Just need 3 people to make up a 4. Marlene 575 5803 or 0274 979 304 Cards Do you play cribbage or would like to learn the game? Every Weds at Tauranga RSA 1pm. New members welcome. Rona 578 7939 Dadz & Kidz Playgroup For Dads who are Primary Caregivers & their preschool children every Weds at 538 Fraser St 10am - 12pm. Cost: koha.

571 0379 Fernlands Spa Water Exercise Classes Weds 10.45-11.45am held rain or shine but not during school holidays.

New participants planning to attend ph Jennifer 571 1411 FitSteps Dance Fitness Cha cha, Charleston, jive, waltz & more. Proven to enhance mental wellbeing. No partner required. Every Weds at Bethlehem Community Hall 9.30 – 10.15am. Helen 022 882 0237 or 571 3107 Gate Pa Indoor Bowls Club night, Greerton Hall 7.30pm.

Kevin 543 4044 Genealogy at the Mount Every first Weds of month at Helier’s Community Centre, Zambuka Way, Bayfair 10am – 12pm. Excellent help offered & shared. Ken 575 6260 Healing Rooms Experience God’s healing touch at Bethlehem Town Centre cnr shop behind PO/Bookstore every Weds 1-3pm. 021 110 0878. No appointment necessary, no charge. www.healingrooms.co.nz Housie Gate Pa Bowling Club 11am. Friendly group. All welcome. Mary 543 0823 Living in Harmony Evening Presented by Multicultural Tauranga.

“Czech & Slovak Night” at Village, Hall, Historic Village 17th Ave 7pm. Learn about Czech & Slovakia & sample their wonderful food. Free entry with plate of food to share for potluck dinner & donation. Janet 571 6419 Matua Garden Club Meet monthly 3rd Weds at Matua Hall, Levers Rd 1.30pm. October speaker: Francine Thomas, world-class floral artist; represented NZ in Dublin 2014.

Maureen 576 5768

Mountain Bike Group Meet at RideBikes, 393 Cameron Rd 6.15pm. Jen 578 0016 Mount Healing & Spiritual Centre Omanu Bowling Club, Golf Rd, Mount 7.30pm. Guest speaker: Helen Anderson - mediumship. $3 entry.

Janet 027 264 0226 Opera Forum Cyrano De Bergerac, Alfano’s great opera Oct 14.

Complimentary wine & canapes.

577 0583 Otumoetai Lions Assist in community based activities & enjoy fellowship & social. Meet 1st & 3rd Weds of month. Fellowship 5.30pm followed by meal 6.30pm. Visitors & new members welcome. Robert 576 8445 or http://www.lionsclubs.org.nz/ Clubs/202L/Zone-9/Otumoetai Scottish Country Dancing Every Weds at Senior Citizens Hall, Maunganui Rd, Mt Maunganui.

Beginners class 6pm, regular class 7.30pm. Lynne 573 5055 Single Coffee Club 60+ Mixed company of singles 60+ that meet up once a week for coffee, enjoy socialising & meeting new friends.

Email: mixandmingle@xtra.co.nz or 027 439 3267 Table Tennis Tauranga At Memorial Hall, QEYC every Weds 1-3pm & 7-9pm & every Fri 7-9pm.

Bill 578 1662 www.sportsground.co.nz/ tabletennistauranga Tauranga Embroiderers’ Guild Every Weds at Wesley Church Hall, 100 13th Ave 10am - 2.30pm & 7.309.30pm. Juniors 4-5.30pm. Beginners & experienced stitchers welcome. Nancy 544 4778 Tauranga Mid-Week Tramping Group Wentworth – Goldmount loop. Grade mod, approx. 5hrs. Tom 572 2011 Tauranga South Garden Club First Weds of month at Central Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave/Cameron Rd 1.30-3pm. Visitors welcome. Margaret 578 1017 Toastmasters City Early Start The 6 F’s Club - Fast, focused, flexible, feedback, friendly & fun. Confidence & leadership building. Every Weds at Avgas Cafe, Classic Flyers 6.50-8.15am.

021 044 5654 LaniDTM@gmail.com or www.cityearlystart.co.nz

Thursday 8 October

Awesome Clothing Sale Good quality, all sizes & styles - men’s, women’s, children’s, shoes, sheets, duvets etc. Only $3 a bag, you pick. Historic Village, 17th Ave Tauranga 9.3010.30am. Organised by Turning Point Trust 578 6934 Beat Debt!

Get ahead & save money with the free 4 week budgeting course Oct 15, 22, 29 & Nov 5 10am & 7.15pm at Lifezone, 7 Oak Lane. To book, 571 6525 or capmoney.org Building Awesome Whanau Presented by Bluelight Tauranga, with Pio Terei. An entertaining evening for parents & caregivers, full of helpful information to help you build an awesome family. Free event open to all parents & caregivers in Tauranga. Held Oct 22 at Tauranga Intermediate School Hall, 30 18th Ave 7-9pm. Contact your nearest school or wendy@tayt.org.nz for registration.

Club Mt Maunganui Social games club. Play indoor bowls, 500 & bolivia every Thurs 12.45pm.

Prizes to be won. John 575 2422 Community Bible Study International At 14th Ave Gospel Centre 10am – 12pm for a non-denominational Bible study starts Oct 15 – Dec 10. Jack & Betty 544 3809. Also at City Church, 252 Otumoetai Rd 7-9pm for Bible Study on 1 John starts Oct 15 – Nov 26.

Charmaine 576 0467 Fitness League Safe, effective, low impact exercise to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed to help with posture, balance & stamina, combination of exercise, movement & dance.

All ages & abilities. Complementary 1st class. Thurs: Central Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave/Cameron Rd 9.30am. Weds: Katikati Memorial Hall 10am. Pam 549 4799 or 021 117 7170

French Connection For lovers of all things French. Come & meet like-minded people over a relaxed drink.

Meet every second Thurs at La Mexica, the Strand between 4.30-6.30pm. Andrea agohns@yahoo.co.nz Keynotes 4 Part Harmony Women’s chorus meet every Thurs at Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave 6.45pm. Sing for fun & health. Nora 544 2714 Omokoroa Bridge Club Open evening tonight for anyone interested in learning to play bridge. Sit with a player who whilst playing will explain what is happening. Held at Omokoroa Community Church 6.45pm. Homemade supper & real coffee served. Sue 548 0099 Orange City Square & Round Dance Club Tues, morning class 10am - 12pm. Weds advanced, Thurs club night & new dancers 7.30pm. Frontiersmen’s Hall. 543 1063 Positively Me for Women Are you interested in building self-esteem, growing confidence, overcome fears of rejection, failure or criticism? Gain skills & insights to make changes to be who you want to be. Course starts Oct 22 for 6 weeks. St Mary’s Church, Bayfair 6-8pm. $55 covers whole 6 weeks. Mount Anglican Parish 575 9945 Relationship Addiction Anonymous For women. Are your relationships causing more pain than pleasure? Are you always falling for the wrong man? R.A. meet every Thurs at Hanmer Clinic, 1234 Cameron Rd, Tauranga 10-11am. Liz 0274 362 800 Sunshine Dance Group Learn sequence dancing at a friendly club.

Meet every Thurs at Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 7-8.30pm, followed by dancing till 10pm. $2pp, entrance includes supper. Jan 544 4379 Tai Chi Qingong Every Thurs at Ohauiti Rd Settlers Hall 11am. Class takes approx 1hr. $1pp. All welcome. Eric 577 1988 Taoist Tai Chi Exercise your body, challenge your mind.

Beginners class Thurs at Mount Senior Citizens Hall, 345 Maunganui Rd 6.157.45pm. Neale 576 7216 Tauranga Heart Support Group Low impact group exercise class for those with or at risk of heart disease. Every Thurs at City Church, Otumoetai, & every Mon at St Enoch’s Church Hall, 16th Ave. Both 9.3010.30am. $4pp includes light refreshment.

Hannah (Clinical Exercise Physiologist) 0508 227 342

Tauranga Model Railway Club Every Thurs 7.30pm. Ed 543 1108 www.taurangamodelrailwayclub.co.nz Tennis Seniors WBOP Players 35+, Tauranga Lawn Tennis Club, Wharepai Domain 9am - 12pm. $3 ball fee.

New members welcome. Lynda 575 0627 or tswbop@gmail.com

Friday 9 October

Bi/Gay Men’s Support Group Do you need a trusting person to talk to? Discretion assured. For meetings & locations ph/txt Alex 027 358 5934 Chess Tauranga Every Fri at Tauranga RSA, Greerton 6pm onwards for the whole family. Werner 548 1111 http://www.westernbopchess.weebly. com/ Devilskin: Mountains & Moon Tour Stadium Lounge, ASB Baypark, 81 Truman Lane, Mt Maunganui 7.30pm. www. bayvenues.co.nz Free Immigration Clinic Every Fri - legal advice & information on immigration issues. For appointment, Baywide Community Law 571 6812 Indulge Bay Model 2015 Each year 15 local ladies become catwalk models. Held at ASB Baypark, 81 Truman Lane, Mt Maunganui 6pm. www.bayvenues.co.nz ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support BOP EasiYoga upstairs, 14b Hocking St, Mt Maunganui 11am - 12pm.

Gentle exercises. All welcome. Tina 281 1480 or tina@mebop.org.nz Mobile Phone Workshop Not sure how to use your technology devices? Book now for your lessons & learn the basics. Gayle 0274 393 267 SlowPitch Softball Social softball league for players of all ages & experience, beginners welcome. Every Fri at Carlton St Reserve, Otumoetai Oct - March.

Patrick 027 247 4150 www.sportsground. co.nz/wbopsoftball Te Puke Art Society Annual exhibition, Constables Gallery, Commerce Lane Oct 9 10am - 4pm, Oct 10 10am - 4pm, Oct 11 10am - midday.

Featuring Tokoroa Potters. Free entry. All welcome.

The Sociables 30’s/40’s age group of males & females that meet up once a week to socialise by dining out or participating in local activities & event.

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Get a ‘pizza’ the action for dinner Pizza is often the ultimate casual indulgence, dripping with cheese and stacked high with cured meats.

This vegetarian version is quite elegant-looking and light on the arteries.

It is also an incredibly quick meal if you use a premade crust rather than kneading and rising your own dough.

The crust used in this recipe is not a ball of dough, but rather something that looks like a huge pita bread.

These crusts are often sold with a handy packet of prepared pizza sauce.

But that sauce is often very high in sodium and sugar, so toss it in favour of healthier options, like the pesto used here.

This recipe comes from the ‘Healthy Cookbook for Two’.

The book is available from www.exislepublishing.co.nz and wherever good books are sold. RRP $24.99.

• 1 (8-inch) prepared pizza crust • Nonstick cooking spray • 2 tablespoons homemade or prepared basil pesto • 1 tomato, thinly sliced • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or 1 tablespoon dried basil • Pinch red pepper flakes • ¼ cup shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese PER SERVING Calories: 144kJ Fat: 5.1g Saturated fat: 1.3g Protein: 7.1g Carbohydrates: 24.5g Sodium: 407mg Fiber: 1.0g

1. Place a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to broil.

2. Place the crust on a baking sheet and lightly spray the edges with the cooking spray. Spread the pesto on the crust so that it covers the whole surface except for a 0.5-inch border around the edges. Arrange the tomato slices on the pizza in overlapping concentric circles.

Sprinkle the basil and red pepper flakes evenly over the tomatoes.

Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the basil.

3. Place the pizza in the oven and broil until the crust is crispy and the cheese is melted, about 5 minutes. Cut the pizza into 4 slices and serve 2 slices per person.

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Live life for what you leave behind We had a chat last week at church about “making the most of the time that we have left”.

It sounds like a conversation for older folk, but we were talking about having intergenerational conversations about when the end comes close. Whether you believe in life after death like I do, or whether you believe that death is just the end, I think we all live in a bit of collective denial.

I think many of us avoid talking about death sometimes to the point where we miss the opportunity to pass on words of love and words of power. We were talking last week about three conversations, and I would like to share with you the first conversation.

Each of us has an opportunity to leave a legacy, final words that liberate and inspire our families and friends. Jesus was very mindful of his legacy, he

Post modernism and the death of truth Did you know there is a philosophy that is being adopted almost uncritically in Western societies?

Don’t be fooled – post modernism is the most pervasive of all trends.

It is reshaping the moral landscape so quickly that many people are left wondering why they feel ‘left behind’.

They discover that all of a sudden society now promotes values that in their generation were unheard of.

In the past, classical and Christian thinkers taught there were three ‘absolutes’: the true, the good and the beautiful.

had a final meal, The Last Supper, and invited his friends. Then as he was dying he asked one of his friends to look after his mother, and he spoke words of forgiveness to those who were crucifying him.

I think these three things can make up our legacy: What do you want to pass on to your kids or grandkids (to be remembered for); who do you need to make provision for; and who do you need to forgive or make peace with?

My dad died four years ago this October.

I remember my last visit with him because he gave me a hug and kiss on the cheek – I vividly remember that as his way of saying, “I love you.”

I hope my last words will be the same. Dad also gave my kids a special little gift each; a tie pin, a pen and a cross. Those gifts are a tangible link my kids Highly Favoured, have to my You dad. are I hope that when the time comes Favoured, you will notYou missare the Highly opportunity to leave a legacy.

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Classical education was all about exploring what is true, what is good and what is beautiful – a process that was thought to develop the highest powers and hopes of humanity , resulted in the greatest good. This was based on a belief in absolute truth as the optimistic foundation of a just and lasting society.

Post modernism reduces absolute truth down to ‘what is true for you’.

Tolerance of all ideas and behaviours is now elevated to the highest virtue and all that matters. But is it? Can a society that will last more than one generation really tolerate everything?

And if it can’t, who decides what is acceptable now?

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