The Weekend Sun - 22 May 2020

22 May 2020, Issue 1009

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Opera on call p5

Dads get real

Hair for good p7

Movies in a bubble p8

In a bid to compete with the virtual world, a pair of Mount Maunganui dads have spent two years toiling to get a bike track in Arataki Park.

Their efforts have paid off and the pump track is set to open in six weeks.

Paul Wacker and James Petterson decided they needed something in their neighbourhood to get kids off devices and outside.

“Nowadays a normal park like this just doesn’t compete with the virtual world,” says Paul.

“You’ve got to make the real world as exciting as the virtual world, if you want to get them to actually engage in it.”

It’s a labour of love and a lot of hard work.

Read the full story on page 6. Photo: Daniel Hines.

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Reading the stars As one of the few white men who has broken the glass ceiling and attained a middle management position, I feel it is time to stand up and be counted on the matter of bigotry and intolerance.

It is not OK to refer to pale males as ‘stale’. Sure some pale males have been standing in the sun longer than others, but that doesn’t make them stale. It’s just a bit hard on the sciatica.

This particular insult was used against our very

own Todd Muller the other day, in reference to him having a crack at the leadership of his political party.

One of his own colleagues – speaking to the media while hiding in the shadows of anonymity – basically believes that Todd’s skin colour should count him out of the popularity race.

And presumably being of middle age is a black mark for a white man too.

The thing is that this sort of bigotry is so ingrained in society and so accepted that it was not necessarily someone with sensible knickers making this statement.

It could equally have been another pale male dumping prejudice on his brother.

Shame on you.

It’s going to be kind of weird going to all the usual pale male events around here when this is all over. I mean can you be friends with both of them or do you have to pick a side?

I know Simon is not pale but he does go to a lot of the same events and I’ve always thought him and Todd were good together – a team.

I just hate it when they fight like that

Details please

This particular insult is specifically aime at anyone who is pale and male obviously and the stale bit must be a reference to age because this comment is never directed at young men.

My question is; How old do you have to be before you become stale? Todd is 51 so hopefully still has a few good years left.

And how pale do you need to be? I know I fit this criteri because I went to Mount Maunganui College in the 80s and a fair chunk of the school roll were either uri Maori, or welltanned surfers.

My nickname was Casper.

But mark my words, one day pale males will rise to the top. They will run the banks and chair the boards and the world will be a friendly, inclusive place where skin colour doesn’t matter and women don’t boss us around.

Awkward

Now, am I the only one who thinks this whole Simon versus Todd thing is a bit uncomfortable?

Moving along

I will change tack here – frankly I’m running out of acceptable skin colour references – so I’m going to relate everything back to a nautical theme – this is something that crosses all racial and gender boundaries. It’s very inclusive.

As you may be aware, the election is coming up in a few months.

Until now Kiwis have largely been content with our boring brand of bland politics where two main parties squabble over the middle ground.

Most far reaching ideas are shut down by the kind but conservative masses. Even our fringe parties are serious and bookish

or just old fashioned and grumpy.

Don’t rock the boat please! We’re drinking our tea.

However, the boat has keeled over – bowled by a freak wave and blown off course by a storm.

The sail is torn, the mast is broken and the crockery is cracked and sloshing about in the cabin.

But at least we are alive and are the right way up, which is more than can be said for some of the other poor souls on the ocean.

Many passengers stayed in the cabins, numbed by rum and boredom; queasy, restless and nervous.

But now we stand on the deck, bleary-eyed with an eerie calm sea and wondering which way to go.

The skipper is beaming and full of encouraging words.

The first mate ha dried out the charts and assessed the damage. ‘We will need to plunder our cargo to patch up the damage, but we have enough, I believe’.

But this is uncharted waters and we can’t just go sailing off over the horizon. Who knows where we will wash ashore.

What we need is someone who can fi things and someone who knows how to read the stars. We need specialist skills and good ideas.

‘It’s no longer about riding the storm.

‘It’s about sniffing the breeze,’ says restless passenger.

And in a few months’ time we will pick a crew to get us home.

Basically, it doesn’t matter what you look like, or how old you are. If you can read the stars, we want you. daniel@thesun.co.nz

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Tauranga Northern Link More than $3 billion worth of NZ Upgrade Programme projects are moving forward, with fiv major projects in Auckland, Wellington and Tauranga each a step closer to construction this week.

Waka Kotahi Transport Agency has issued an Advanced Notice seeking registrations of interest from prequalified and experienced contractors fo improvements on Auckland’s Southern Motorway (SH1) between Papakura and Drury South, the Tauranga Northern Link in the Bay of Plenty and the Penlink connection from the Northern Motorway (SH1) to the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, north of Auckland.

Construction on the TNL is expected to start later this year.

Elizabeth Street upgrade The Elizabeth Street upgrade has been given the green light.

The upgrade will tie in with the Farmers development and is set to be complete for the opening of the Farmers store, scheduled for April 2021.

Parking will be changed to a parallel arrangement on both sides of Elizabeth Street.

First Ave and Devonport Road will be upgraded with line marking and speed calming measures, pedestrians and cyclists will be prioritised and other safety upgrades will take place.

Water and wastewater renewals and upgrades are required around the block and will take place along with stormwater improvements.

Body found near river The death of a person whose body was found near a Bay of Plenty river this week, is being referred to the Coroner.

Police responded to reports of an unresponsive person in the water near the Whakatane River mouth just before 6pm on Monday.

A police spokesperson says officers arrived t discover the person was dead.

Initial inquiries are still being made, but police say there are no suspicious circumstances at this stage.

Opera in your garden Anna and Angus Simmons.

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Fancy a spot of garden opera at your birthday? Operatic duo Angus and Anna Simmons have found a way to continue to bring people live music during COVID-19 Alert Level 2.

The husband-and-wife duo are offering private opera concerts across Tauranga, bringing classical music to gardens and driveways.

Titled ‘Opera in Giardino’ - Italian for ‘Opera in the Garden’ - performances are contactless and restricted to the host and their friends, to ensure complete safety and compliance with Level 2 conditions.

“Lockdown has been a new challenge but one in which we have been able to adapt,” says Anna.

“We were living in Auckland but had to come to Tauranga after all our housesitting bookings - seven months’ worth - disappeared overnight as people cancelled their overseas holidays.”

The couple have been staying in Matua with Anna’s aunt and uncle.

“They have been incredibly generous and kind to us. Lockdown has given us time to learn new repertoire and focus on the practical side of singing.”

During lockdown Anna and Angus came up with Opera in Giardino as an innovative way to keep live music alive.

“Our arts practitioners are an enterprising bunch,” says Creative Bay of Plenty general manager Meg Davis.

“This is just one example of how the arts is engaging with audiences in unique ways.

“It exemplifies innovation.

Anna says people are craving some form of live entertainment, so they worked out how they could bring their voices directly to them. They designed a poster and logo and launched the idea on Facebook.

“Twelve hours later and the inbox was full with booking requests!” says Anna.

“It has been a crazy response but proves how hungry people are for some live entertainment now we are in Level 2.”

The operatic duo have ensured that Level 2 safety requirements are fully met.

They sing for no more than groups of

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Fatal crash One person is dead following a crash in Tauranga earlier this week.

Emergency services were called to the crash between a truck and motorbike, at the intersection of Koromiko Street and McCord Ave in Judea, on Monday morning.

Police say the motorbike rider was taken to Tauranga Hospital but died not long after.

The circumstances of the crash are under investigation.

Anyone with information about the crash, and who haven’t already spoken with police, can contact Tauranga Police Station on 07 577 4300.

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eight people, making a total of ten.

“And we keep at least two metres from our audiences at all time so we are not entering their social circle,” says Anna.

“We also have a caution sign which we place outside the property which states that only residents who are attending the performances may enter.”

They may consider carrying on with Opera in Giardino once the country returns to Level 1 and beyond.

“At the moment we don’t know which way is up, as the past few days have been crazy!” says Anna.

“Early impressions are that there is obviously a market for this and it is super convenient for people.”

They are planning to move to Germany later this year, depending on the COVID19 situation.

“But there is no reason why we couldn’t involve singers who are in New Zealand or continue the idea in Europe!”

“Our sector is quite literally bringing creative experience to our doorsteps.

“I hope this type of thinking continues,” Rosalie Liddle Crawford says Meg.

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Friday 22 May 2020

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Murray Clode in the now closed Macandmor Art Space. Photo: John Borren.

The Macandmor Art Space collective has closed its gallery but still plans to present pictures at people’s front doors.

“We’ve made the decision to close our physical gallery permanently,” says Macandmor operator and contributing artist Murray Clode.

The gallery in Tauranga’s Goddards Shopping Centre’s is a collective of ‘like-minded artists’ from around New Zealand.

“Like everyone else, we were unable to trade until Alert Level 2, which hasn’t been easy for any business.

“While the decision wasn’t solely based on COVID-19, it didn’t provide a positive outlook for the foreseeable future.”

Macandmor will continue to sell art online.

“Buying online is fine for prints

but it’s hard to get the full impact of a painting. It’s important to see the impression a piece has on you in real life.

“I’ll happily take art to customers so they can still have that experience – even if I take it to their door and walk two metres away. Who knows, maybe it’s a better way to do it.”

It seems art buyers hold the reallife experience in the same high regard – Murray says the shop made ten times more than the website pre-COVID. “We show the work from artists all over New Zealand. They’re incredibly talented and will fin other galleries to show their art in.”

Macandmor was born out of a five minute conversation “Downtown Tauranga’s Sally Cooke asked if I had any ideas on how to brighten Goddard’s Arcade and we decided on an art gallery. I’d never run one before,

or worked in retail.

“The matter was settled with a simple ‘yes, when?’ Well, ‘when’ turned out to be straight away.”

Murray called upon the artists he knew and quickly rallied enough troops to open and run the gallery.

There were many highlights for Murray.

“Running the exhibitions was great fun. They showed that you can give a group of artists the same topic and they’ll all interpret it differently.

“Being part of an artist’s first exhibition was incredibl rewarding. Some didn’t value their art very highly, so encouraging them to up the price and seeing it sell was a great feeling.”

Art will be kept in the artists’ homes, and delivered by courier.

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Freedom camping hubs to close down

Three temporary freedom camping hubs set up in the Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga City will be wound down over the next two weeks.

With the change to Alert Level 2, the temporary facilities set up to ensure strict self-isolation rules were followed, will no longer be required. The three freedom camping hubs – Commerce Lane, Te Puke, Marine Park in Tauranga and Uretara Reserve in Katikati –

will gradually revert to their normal designated use.

Freedom campers using the sites will be provided with information about available sites and facilities before the sites are closed.

Anyone unable to find suitable accommodation due to the impacts of COVID-19 can still contact Temporary Accommodation Service on: 0508 754 163.

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Pounding the pavement The pair didn’t realise the enormity of the task when first started out having to enlist the help of lawyers to become an incorporated society in order to apply for grants, and also the hours they would spend on community engagement to prove there is public demand for the track.

Then came the submissions to Tauranga City Council’s annual and long term plans as well lobbying councillors to get behind the project.

“We had to prove ourselves as these new guys, just popping out of nowhere,” says Paul.

James says all the time they have volunteered is worth it to see the project near completion.

Once finished the pump track will consist of three different tracks catering for all abilities, it will be asphalt with concrete curb and is designed to last.

“It’s built for long term,” says James.

“We want it to last and we just really want it to be an asset for the community.

“We’re putting as much in as you can in.

“You’re not going to get bored of this.”

Paul says it’s unconventional in that most pump tracks are one continual loop but in designing this one they wanted to make sure riders weren’t governed by the speed or ability of the person in front of them.

“Everybody gets to ride at the speed and the ability level that they want to ride at.”

On Sunday a track test was held and top riders, right down to James’ five-year-old daughter tried out the trails to see if any tweaks are needed.

Paul says the riders, including national women’s downhill champion Shania Rawson, were “super impressed” and it enabled them to fine tune the track and make adjustments before the gravel and asphalt go down.

James says his daughter just loved it as well.

“The kids are going to love it. There’s a lot you can do and it’s got all the ages in there.

“I’m looking forward to getting out there and starting to clear the jumps and working on it, even at my age.”

Funding for the project has come from TECT, Tauranga City Council and the Lotteries Commission.

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Trina Pyle who opened her new business The Village Barber at Tauranga Historic Village this week.

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Trimming illustrious locks Emerging a little like hairy cavemen from Level 3, distinguished gentlemen all over town took themselves, their moustaches and beards promptly to their local barbers.

A shaggy and grateful Peter Williams was spotted on the first day of Level 2 enjoying a tailored trim at Cuts Barber Shop in downtown Mount Maunganui.

Hair To Train barbering tutor Todd Madden from Havana Barbers at Mount Maunganui enjoyed seeing his students return after setting them a fun challenge during the lockdown – trimming their lawns.

“I wanted our students to come up with different ways to use our barbering techniques,” says Todd on his Facebook video, as he knelt on the grass with scissors to demonstrate his trimming skills.

The Havana barbering students were back on deck on Tuesday.

At Tauranga Historic Village, a new barber shop opened its doors for the first time on Monday and is accepting walk-ins.

“I’ve been hair dressing most of my working life,” says The Village Barber’s Trina Pyle.

After putting herself through barbering school, she set the goal of opening her own barber shop.

“I’d been looking around for about 18 months and this one at the historic village came up.”

Trina found herself signing her new lease just as the country went into the national lockdown. Not knowing when she could open, and how, it gave her a quick introduction into the stressful period that business owners all over the country were facing.

“She’s done an amazing job,” says Lisa Yarr who worked on Trina’s website.

“Such a lovely person. How her barber shop is set up works so well for the COVID-19 restrictions, because she can seat people outside comfortably as well as inside. All the restrictions are in place.”

Trina recalls how as a child, her father sat for hours letting her play with his hair.

“He was a little pedantic about the way he had his hair and only let me touch it. It means a lot to me to start this business, because I lost my mum two years ago and she would be proud of what I’m doing right now. Both my parents would be.

“I’m starting from scratch, but I’ve got lots of family friends who are supporting me.” Rosalie Liddle Crawford

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“We’ve implemented contact tracing procedures,” says Rialto Tauranga site coordinator Rachael Pratt.

“We take everyone’s name and phone number when arrive and they sign in and out of an Working in the Matua area for 27 they years, official our experience and knowledge is register. cinema experience can be enhanced with a second to none. Call us nowThe to talk! wine, or popcorn, coffee and ice-cream, as all the usual food and beverage items are available. Staff serving food are wearing gloves and hand sanitizer is provided. X marks on the floor help people retai Mary O’Sullivan Peter Campbell distance as6305 they queue to purchase tickets.

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“We are capping our audience at half capacity during Level 2, to keep people safe.

“Patrons can sit within their bubble, but they can’t sit next to strangers.”

Rialto Tauranga, which has been operating in the Licensed under the REAA 2008

Goddards Shopping Centre since 2005, have made all their sessions to have allocated seating, so that seats are booked ahead of time.

“We’re open using a checkerboard pattern.

“Technically, if two of you were coming, you’d be buying seats C2 and C4 but you are allowed to sit together in your bubble. So, you could sit in C2 and C3, so that no one else would be near you until seat C6. By sitting closer together, you’d be extending the gap for the next group.

“And you can choose to sit further apart from other people.

“We ask that no one comes who is sick.”

Blockbuster films are on hold, but there are stil Academy-nominated films being screened New films opening this week include ‘Bait’, ‘Th Assistant’ and ‘The Last Full Measure’.

“We’re also looking forward to rescheduling the French Film Festival in the very near future,” says Rachael. “And this weekend we’re showing some family movies – ‘Spies in Disguise’ and ‘The Call of Rosalie Liddle Crawford the Wild’.”

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Leisure facilities re-open but with more spacing Hydroslides and saunas, hot pools and halls, community, action and recreation centres – they can all re-open under Alert Level 2, says Bay Venues CEO Justine Brennan.

But there are changes.

“Bay Venues is here to enrich the lives of the Tauranga community, so we are very excited to be re-opening all our facilities in Alert Level 2.”

She says there are some programme and operational changes to comply with Level 2 rules.

Public venues can re-open with strict health and safety practices in place, including capacity and group limits, and contact tracing.

Bay Venues will be re-opening facilities in stages so that they can closely monitor the new procedures.

Venues that have re-opened include Baywave Early Childhood Centre, Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre, Arataki Community Centre and Baywave TECT

Aquatic & Leisure Centre. Birthday parties and Friday Fun Nights at Baywave won’t be re-starting in Level 2. The Mount Hot Pools, BayStation, Greerton Aquatic & Leisure Centre, Adams Academy, Otumoetai Pool and BaySwim have all re-opened. BaySwim memberships were cancelled when the facilities closed, but bookings can now resume at Baywave and Greerton.

Papamoa Community Centre and the Papamoa Sport & Rec Centre are open for Play Time only and the kitchens will not be available. Other facilities such as community halls, the Mt Sports Centre, Aquinas Action Centre and Merivale Action Centre will also have their kitchens unavailable.

Before re-opening each facility, a thorough clean was done and included the application of an antimicrobial fog to provide long-lasting protection - it remains active on all surfaces for up to three months.

Once open, facilities will undergo regular commercial cleans. High-touch point areas such as

door handles and shared equipment will be disinfected throughout the day and between use. In family changing rooms, anti-bacterial wipes will be provided for use on surfaces before and after changing.

There are markings on the floor in areas where congregation occurs, to indicate one metre spacing. In wet areas the markings may appear on benches or on the wall.

To manage visitor numbers, Bay

Venues have implemented session times for regular users, regular programmes and the general public.

Users must bring a mobile phone to scan a unique QR code which takes them to a website to enter details .

“We have a huge part to play in helping Tauranga residents return to their daily routines.

“We appreciate our customers’ patience as we transition to our new ‘normal’.”

Rosalie Liddle Crawford

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Houses on Tauranga Racecourse?

Tauranga’s Racecourse holds a special place in our hearts.

‘Christmas at the Races’ is a great community get-together. I hope we’ll be able to gather there again this year and celebrate kicking COVID-19 for touch! But could we use this space better?

Long before Baypark Arena was around, the racecourse was our city’s events space. I fondly remember sitting in David Hasselhoff’s car, KITT, from the 80s TV show ‘Knight Rider’ as a child when it came to the racecourse. I also have a memory of Selwyn Toogood selling something

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But there’s something different about Tauranga these days.

Since then, our city has sprawled into former farms and horticultural land; ever-lengthening water, sewage and stormwater lines.

We’re building longer roads further from the city centre and filling up Hewlett’s Rd, SH2, an 15th Ave with commuters from our suburbs. Next, even more new subdivisions and tens of thousands of residents will move into Te Tumu and Tauriko West; the sprawl continues.

The infrastructure for these developments is guaranteed by you, the ratepayer. The Crown owns the racecourse land. Theoretically, it could build a new racecourse at Papamoa or Paengaroa and use the post-COVID economic stimulus to build thousands of homes in Greerton; piggy-backing off Council upgrades to Cameron Rd. But future generations would lose a large greenspace in the centre of town or perhaps we could have both a smaller park and a place for families to buy their first home What do you think?

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Game-on for bird hunters Game bird hunting season starts tomorrow – and despite being three weeks later than usual, local hunters are stoked.

“There’s plenty of excitement out there in the Tauranga and Lakes area,” says Fish and Game Eastern region manager Andy Garrick.

“Because of COVID-19, we weren’t sure if we’d even have a season. Not only is it

going ahead, but the Eastern region season has been extended by about three weeks.”

The delayed opening weekend hasn’t deterred many hunters. Andy says there have been significant licence sales every day this week.

“There’s no telling what the turn-out will be until after the weekend, but we’ll do a full review on Monday.”

Claims carried over

Fish and Game’s start date confirmation came just an hour after the Government’s Level 2 announcement on May 11. The organisation ensured they were ready for any outcome by working with the government during the lockdown period, says Fish and Game chief executive Martin Taylor.

“We already had things in place to give the season the best possible chance of going ahead,” says Martin.

“To make up for mark-up day, which was due to take place during the lockdown, we decided that last year’s claims counted for this year.

“We also indicated to hunters what the dates may look like in advance, so they already knew the season was likely to begin on the second Saturday after moving into Alert Level 2.”

Water off a duck’s back

Game bird hunting season starts tomorrow.

Photo: Richard Cosgrove.

Alert Level 2 allows hunters to travel interregionally and stay overnight at their hunting spots.

Conditions include no personal gatherings above 10 people.

“I’m confident people will abide by this. Not many maimais can hold ten people, so I don’t see this being much of an issue.”

Andy commends local game bird hunters for their patience.

“The uncertainty was frustrating at times, but hunters have kept an excellent attitude throughout this whole process.

“We appreciate their tolerance, and wish them all the best for opening weekend.”

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Phone app fixes caffeine distancing Tauranga has its very own café ordering app.

Sarky Oh and Ben Knowles started Coffee Nexus to help small cafés in their hometown become digitally accessible.

“Ordering through an app makes social distancing easier because people spend less time on the premises, and it provides contact tracing,” says Sarky.

“To do our bit to help, the app is free to use for business until June 15 and customers receive a 10 per cent discount on in-app purchases.”

While the app is a useful tool to help businesses operate during COVID-19, Sarky originally designed Coffee Nexus to

Coffee Nexus is Tauranga’s own café ordering app.

reduce the time it takes to buy a morning coffee.

“Already existing apps like Uber Eats are just unaffordable for your everyday family owned cafes.

“I thought I know how to code – this is something I can do.”

After months of developing, Sarky had the bare bones of the app, but reached a standstill.

Sarky Oh, left, and Ben Knowles.

“I’m a hobbyprogrammer, but Ben is a professional one. We met through a mutual friend and he decided to come on board. He gave the app a chance when nobody else did.”

As small-world New Zealand would have it, the pair were surprised

they hadn’t met prior to working together.

“We both grew up in Tauranga, I went to Boy’s High and Ben

went to Bethlehem College.

“What’s weirder, I flatted with his neighbour in Christchurch while studying.”

With Ben’s expertise, Coffee Nexus was ready to launch mid-March, before disaster hit.

“We had several café’s sign up, and then they all had to close as we went into lockdown.”

Business stalled until Alert Level 3, when just one of their cafés, Otto Eatery, opened for business.

“Otto’s have been extremely supportive. They’re a family owned business with only one shop, which is exactly the kind of business Coffee Nexus is made for.

“What started off as a way for me to skip queues, turned into helping local businesses make social distancing easier.”

Coffee Nexus has two apps, one for customers to make their order, and another for café owners to receive and manage orders.

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The expense of small business Governments do not create jobs. Businesses do.

But governments create the operating environment for businesses to thrive and that’s why it is essential that New Zealand’s employers are supported to give them the best chance of survival in this challenging postCOVID economy.

In our last census, there were nearly 10,000 small businesses in the Bay of Plenty, employing 43,300 staff in our region. Sadly these figures will be drastically reduced unless employers are provided with the tools they need to stay afloat while our export capacity and our inbound visitor market are reduced. Our employers need robust and sustainable policies to help them stay in business.

While the wage subsidy has been extended for some employers, other significant staffing costs still have to b covered. ACC levies, holiday pay, sick

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Rents, rates, insurance, compliance and many other overheads have to be covered by businesses with massively reduced cash flow.

Small businesses are the heartbeat of our community and they need our support now like never before.

At this time we all have a part to play. In the Bay of Plenty, we are wellpositioned to lead New Zealand’s economic reboot with innovation in the tourism and primary production industries.

Shop local, save jobs and encourage your family and friends to holiday here in the Bay. We’ll give them a warm welcome.

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Safer Journeys

Share the road with care – Take care while driving Message to motorists When sharing our roads be aware of other vulnerable road users. Share the road with care by keeping your speed down, stopping at crossings for pedestrians, giving cyclists a wide berth and constantly scanning ahead for hazards.

Everyone has a role to play and courtesy goes a long way.

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Message to cyclists Every footpath and road user needs to be considerate and exercise patience and understanding of others. This applies to people walking and biking just as it does to drivers of cars, buses and trucks.

Road users often end up sharing the same space even though this means there can be a whole range of different sized vehicles in that same space. People on bikes and pedestrians are among our most vulnerable road users.

It’s important that walkers and cyclists understand that, too.

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Pest trap deliveries resume April’s Lockdown was bad news for nature’s nasties with Predator Free Bay of Plenty recording its largest number of pest trappings.

Pest traps ready to be delivered.

Predator Free Bay of Plenty is now fully back in business and distributing traps to back garden trappers now that the country has returned to Alert Level 2.

“We have about 100 people on the waitlist for trap distribution,” says Predator Free Bay of Plenty coordinator Fiona Lavin.

“They were all aware that they couldn’t receive a trap until Level 2, but are all ready to go. They have received an introduction video on the tunnel as well as information on the wooden and plastic traps so they can decide which trap they would prefer.”

Fiona says that registrations for the traps were all done by email.

“So traps and tunnels just need to be dropped to them, to enable a contactless service.”

The pest traps are usually made at the Men’s Shed at Tauranga Historic Village.

“We are now allowed back into the Historic Village, so from Monday we should be back at the Envirohub office able to distribute tunnels and traps again.

“I want to thank everyone for their patience and also congratulate our backyard trappers on our biggest ever month of trapping!

“There were almost 800 pests caught!

“It may seem a small number in the overall scale, but if you think of the number of birds and lizards that these 800 pests could have killed it is

making a difference.

Fiona also would like to encourage people to support any trapping groups that are on reserves or conservation land.

“Many have been unable to operate at level 3 and none at all at level 4.”

To join Predator Free BOP and the battle for our backyard birds go to: www.predatorfreebop.nz

Toru’s company Meet Toru, our three-legged, big friendly boy!

Toru was found in a park after being hit by a car and needed emergency surgery to remove his leg. He has spent a lot of time at the shelter and foster care recovering and learning how to walk around on three legs.

Toru now needs a home without any other animals!

He hasn’t enjoyed living with other animals and will spend all his time hiding away. This is not the life we want for him. Toru doesn’t like to be picked up either, he pretty much lives his life on his own terms but does like to smooch your legs when he wants attention. Toru will need to be an indoor cat for the future.

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Changes on the horizon Firstly I would like to thank all the teachers, principals and school support staff for their massive effort during the lockdown period. Not only did you teach our children but you offered them support during this period - I saw countless videos of teachers singing songs, sending messages of support and aroha and doing fitness routines for thei students. All of this I’m sure helped our young people to deal with this time of great uncertainty. And to the parents who took on the challenge of home schooling - well done!

I was pleased that Budget 2020 delivered a significant investment fo our education sector.

There was a much deserved pay

increase for 17,000 of our lowest paid early childhood teachers.

The higher funding rate for early childhood education services that employ only 100 per cent qualified teachers was restored afte being scrapped by the previous government in 2010.

I have had messages from many ECE teachers who say they feel valued again.

There was good news too for our families who have been hit hard by the pandemic with the Government’s Free School Lunch Programme being extended for a further 200,000 children and creating 2000 more jobs in the process.

The Budget also allocated $16m in funding for Adult and Community Education which will offer an incredibly important avenue for people affected by the COVID19 crisis who need to upskill and retrain. Many people were very disappointed when the previous government scrapped this funding which saw an end to all night classes.

As we move through Alert Level 2 remember now is the time to stay safe, lock in the gains we have made in recent weeks and work to recover and rebuild as a nation. We have a lot to be proud of New Zealand.

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Dear friends and valued supports, COVID-19 has affected our ability to fundraise through traditional ways, our six hospice charity shops have not been able to fully operate, some grant funding has been withdrawn and many fundraising events have been cancelled. We are therefore taking a new approach and reaching out to our community through this appeal.

If you’re able to, we need your help right now.

While we all focus on taking steps to look after our health during this difficult time, some people in our community are also living with a life-limiting illness. The Covid-19 pandemic restrictions have made this time even more difficult for our patients and their families. Many people rely on support from Waipuna Hospice to make this part of life’s journey easier.

Sally, the daughter of one of our patients, told us how a Waipuna Hospice nurse brought joy and comfort to her mother when she was dealing with her illness. This touching story beautifully illustrates the importance of the service we provide.

This week is hospice awareness week, please take a moment to read this brief extract and understand how Waipuna hospice contributes to the wellbeing of our community.

Sally remembers feeling lost, “we didn’t know what to expect – we didn’t know what we were doing. We were pretty much the blind leading the blind. But whenever the hospice nurses came in, it was like a light was shone into our family.” Wiping tears from her cheeks, Sally smiles at the memory, “you gave us so much, not only medical support – you also helped us understand what was happening to mum and what to expect, so it didn’t seem as frightening. It felt more natural. I don’t know what we would have done if hospice wasn’t involved.

You not only helped mum pass away in a really peaceful environment with no pain but you also helped us as a family go on that journey together”.

Patients who have a life-limiting illness often experience difficult times beyond their illness. That is why Waipuna Hospice services cannot stop during Covid-19.

As well as protecting patients, we have to consider the financial implications of the virus. Our monthly shortfall in income is $500,000 each month, which puts Waipuna Hospice under extreme pressure in our ability to continue providing the same high quality standard of end of life care.

With regards to Waipuna Hospice's ongoing care, I can assure you that we are following Government advice and have put stringent measures in place to protect staff, volunteers, patients and their whānau. If you or a loved one are currently in our care, please feel free to contact our clinical team on 07 552 4380 if you have any concerns.

Every month, we support nearly 250 people living with a life limiting illness. In the last 4 weeks, we had 68 new referrals. That’s why we must continue.

Our patients and their families need our support now more than ever before.

Your donation will help us to continue essential hospice care in our Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga communities. Without your donation, we will struggle to support some of the most vulnerable people in our community.

I am enormously proud of our role in the community and our dedication to providing a caring and compassionate service for people living with a life-limiting illness. I am determined that we must continue to provide the same levels of personal, round-the-clock care, not only during the current crisis but long into the future as well.

Please help, any amount of your donation whether $30, $75 or $200 will go a long way in helping us do our job.

Me mahi tahi tatou mo te oranga o te katoa - We should work together for the wellbeing of everyone. With my thanks and very best wishes.

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Tauranga Boys’ College combo ‘No Time for Kai’ in 2019.

They say good things come to those who wait. And maybe even better things for those who wait longer.

The Tauranga Jazz Society has made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s National Youth Jazz Competition.

On March 16, the society announced the cancellation of the 58th National Jazz Festival due to COVID-19 concerns. The good news back then was that the society were looking for alternative dates for the National Youth Jazz Competition, which is usually run concurrent with the festival.

“We are very disappointed but due to COVID-19 alert level restrictions on gatherings, the Tauranga Jazz Society has now cancelled the rescheduled National Youth Jazz Competition,” says Tauranga Jazz Society general manager Mandy Ryan.

“Consideration for the wider community was at the heart of our decision, as well as the health and safety and travel logistics of 350 students.”

The postponed competition had been originally rescheduled for August 20-21. For 43 years it has

showcased the very best of emerging jazz players from across New Zealand. Over two days, combos and big bands from New Zealand secondary schools have strutted their stuff for trophies and awards. This is the first time it has been cancelled in the history of the competition. “However, we were excited to announce that we are offering the school bands which had registered for the 2020 competition a free virtual performance workshop with Dr Rodger Fox.” Schools will submit videos of their combo and/ or big band playing the 2020 National Youth Jazz Competition test pieces, which are ‘Mr P.C.’ for the combos and ‘Groovemaker’ by Jeff Taylor for the big bands. Rodger Fox will view and critique the videos.

“This is not a competition but gives the students a goal to work towards,” says Mandy.

“We are encouraging them to make it look and sound snappy because we would love to share them on our National Youth Jazz Competition website.”

The Tauranga Jazz Society has already started planning for the 2021 National Jazz Festival and National Youth Jazz Competition next Easter.

“We look forward to bringing our community together again to celebrate live music,” says Mandy.

Plenty of reasons to be hopeful in budget 2020 Budget 2020 is welcome news for all of us.

It is a vital first step to rebuild our economy in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis.

New Zealand First is in support of the budget as it responds aggressively to our present conditions and puts the welfare of all New Zealanders front and centre.

The eight-week extension of the wage subsidy scheme for the hardest hit businesses is an example. This will save jobs, particularly in the hardest-hit industries such as hospitality and tourism.

This $3.2 billion investment will help our hospitality and tourism sectors recover. Extending the wage subsidy scheme will ensure we keep as many Kiwis in jobs as we possibly can.

However, it is undeniable that we face tough economic times and there will be businesses shutting down and many New Zealanders left without work.

Budget 2020s Trades Training Package will upskill young workers and those recently unemployed.

The scheme will help them find employment in these difficult times, while businesses will also benefit by having a better skilled workforce.

NZ First leader Winston Peters previously declared that if a job can be filled by a New Zealander, then that job should be filled by a New Zealander trained and skilled and paid properly to do it.

The investment into free apprenticeships will help train and upskill New Zealanders.

Finally, the $3 billion infrastructure spending will help our city continue moving. It can be remembered that NZ First MP and Cabinet Minister Shane Jones previously called for ‘shovel ready’ projects, that can be started immediately after lockdown ended.

This massive investment into our infrastructure will help modernise our transport links and create new business opportunities for regional towns and cities.

Tauranga is one of the fastest growing cities in the country and this assistance from central government will help us transform into a more efficient, better connected city.

Proposed reforms to the RMA will also expedite these projects and will be well-received by many New Zealanders. It is important we hit the ground running as soon as possible if we want to reinvigorate our economy post COVID-19, we cannot afford to be bogged down by red tape.

In summary, Budget 2020 gives us many reasons to be hopeful about rebuilding our economy.

It balances the immediate needs of the people with the long-term need to refashion a vibrant future economy.

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Moving to Tauranga for lifestyle and study Originally from the Philippines, Vanessa Regidor loved studying in Tauranga because of the lifestyle it offers.

She wants to stay indefinitely after securing her dream job at the Tauranga City Council.

Vanessa moved to Tauranga in July 2017 to study engineering at Toi

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She completed the New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Civil) (Level 6) last year and started working at the Tauranga City Council as a Graduate Development Engineer in January.

She says the course helped her get her job and provided the foundation she needed to kickstart her career.

“Most of what I’m doing is to review and evaluate building consent applications on geotechnical and other natural hazards, infrastructure development and compliance with required standards using judgement and best practice engineering.

“I had classes where I learnt those skills, so it was easy for me to step up at work because I had done it before.”

Vanessa says Tauranga was a great place to study and she

Toi Ohomai Engineering graduate Vanessa Regidor looking to make Tauranga her home. plans to apply for residency because she’d like to make it her permanent home.

“I chose to study at Toi Ohomai because it had a campus in Tauranga. Tauranga is quite central and has really great beaches as well as lifestyle.

“I also got to meet two great mentors, who were my tutors in the course and whom I still have contact with to give me support and guidance in my career. I was really happy about that because I was an international student so it was great to have that support.”

Education systems back up and running in Level 2 Most schools, early learning centres and tertiary education facilities are back and open to students Alert Level 2.

It is considered safe to attend all forms of education and special public health measures are in place to keep both staff and those studying safe.

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as those who are self-isolating.

Tertiary education facilities are implementing public health requirements and are also required to maintain social distancing as appropriate for the content.

Workplace-based learning will be conducted within the specific rules applicable to the relevant industry.

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The team at NumberWorks’nWords can help your child catch up. they’ve switched things up again to Lockdown has helped some parents get in touch with their keep up with hygiene standards.

“We’ve rearranged the centre so we’re child’s education and has shown maintaining the one-metre gap, we’ve others how their child learns and installed an extra sink for additional hand washing, we’ve removed sharedwhere they struggle. use items such as books, we are And thankfully, after-school sanitising areas between students and education provider we have children come in one door NumberWorks'nWords has been and leave through another to maintain there to help every step of lockdown. separation as best we can.”

Rapidly moving from in-person Leanne says she realises that not tutoring to online under Alert Level 4, all children are able to come to NumberWorks'nWords' owner Leanne after-school tutoring just yet, so Rhodes-Robinson says the team was NumberWorks'nWords Tauranga will able to adapt and help children learn. still be offering online tutelage to those “We originally weren’t set up to do who need it. online tutoring but we made it work She says lockdown showed some with the tutors in their own homes parents where their child struggles and using Zoom for one-on-one lessons. encouraged them to get their child the Once the country moved to Alert help they need.

Level 3, Leanne says tutors were able “Lockdown has caused limitations to come back into the office and start to education for a long period of teaching digitally from one place. time, so some parents know their “Tutors were able to tutor two or child’s learning is behind where it three students at a time as well as should be and other parents have seen having better access to our learning their children struggle with certain software in Level 3.” areas of learning.”

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Keeping track of where you have been In Level 2, it’s important to keep track of where you’ve been and who you’ve spent time with.

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There are a number of ways to effectively keep track of where you’ve been and who you’ve spent time with.

There are the more ‘hand’s on’ approaches such as keeping a diary of where you’ve been or a contacts book of the people you have spent time with.

There are also digital options for people who prefer to use their phones.

You can download apps to record your movements or take time-stamped photos of where you’ve been and who you were with.

People are encouraged to keep track of ‘the three W’s’ : Where you went, When you went there and Who you met.

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to keep a record of who has visited them and when, individuals should do the same for their own records.

If you’re wanting something more official, the Ministry of Health has developed and released an app called ‘NZ COVID Tracer’.

The app works by users scanning a QR code which you’ll find on posters at participating businesses. The app keeps track of the QR codes you’ve scanned and therefore where you’ve been and when.

At the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter how you keep a track of your ‘W’s’, it’s just important that you do it.

For more information on contact tracing, visit: www.covid19.govt.nz

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Helping locals find their ocean spirit Porina McLeod is thrilled to be back on the water.

As a tour guide operator and owner of East Coast Paddler, Porina says the company has been telling stories and introducing locals and visitors to ocean sports for more than a decade.

She says people often comment on how connected they feel to the area after spending time on the water.

“People who are new to the area, or even the country, are looking to find their place here.

“Once they have a bit more understanding about

Mauao SUP Club paddle at Lake McLaren.

the area, they find the connection.”

After working for East Coast Paddler for four years, Porina took over the business in 2016. In addition to the stand-up paddle boarding lessons, Porina has added guided hikoi (walks) of Mauao.

“Everyone should know the legend of Mauao, but there are so many other stories that will give you a deeper appreciation.”

Throwing all her efforts into her business has meant saying goodbye to another passion however – a talented singer, Porina has performed at events like Tarnished Frocks & Divas for more than 25 years.

“I’ve had a good bout with music,” Porina says.

“But after my voice changed, I had to find something to fill that void. The ocean has always been my go-to in tough times.”

Under Alert Level 2, East Coast Paddler can offer guided hikoi and Waka Ama (outrigger canoe) and SUP lessons to small groups. Porina is also working to offer team building experiences soon.

“You don’t need to be fit or coordinated; we’ll work with what you bring.”

Vouchers that were sold during lockdown can now be redeemed and the two for one SUP lesson deal is still on offer.

Porina is excited about the prospect of sharing her love of the ocean with more locals and says now is the perfect time to connect to the area in a deeper way.

Sunrise paddle from Motuotau on January 1, 2020.

“There are people who join our Mauao SUP club specially to find their place and I’m like their guide.

It’s the same thing I had with music

– helping people to feel happy and connected,”she says.

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The money or the honey On Saturday I went to the farmers’ market to get some honey and was standing outside, with a gentleman and his lady. ‘It looks like we have to sign in?’ I asked as I had not done this before. ‘What was it about?’

‘It’s nothing,’ they said. ‘You just put your name and phone number.’

Joking, I said: ‘I hope I can remember my name’. When I was walking to the honey stall I realised I had left my wallet at home – ‘bugger’.

The couple asked if I was alright. I told them that I have left my wallet at home. The man pulled out a $20 note and said: ‘there you are mate’. l said: ‘I will not take it unless you let me pay you back. Where do you live?’

‘Don’t worry mate, we live in the country. It’s only bloody money. Don’t worry about it’.

But I turned it down. I told them it was so good of them and reminded me of the New Zealand of old.

The honey lady was only too happy to give me the honey and said: ‘pay me next time’. There is a honey of a lady.

It made me overjoyed that things like this still happen. Long may it continue.

T Mills, The Avenues.

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Pike River is more money wasted There was a snippet in a national newspaper in March saying that the original estimated cost of entering the tunnel of $23 million has now doubled to $47 million with a further $4 million set aside as a contingency. The Labour/NZ First Cabinet had approved that.

Most people knew this was a waste of money and effort, bearing in mind there was no intention to go in as far as where the bodies of the 29 are believed to be located.

I can understand the cost being high.

It is probable the contract has heavy personal liability on those people in charge, so in the event that there is further injury or death, the Government can blame the operator.

I hope that voters remember later this year that this is typical of the Labour/NZ First coalition wasting taxpayer’s money.

Watch now how much money will be similarly wasted, hidden under the guise of COID-19 recovery.

B Capamagian, The Avenues.

Plenty of reasons to be optimistic Here at Priority One, the Western Bay of Plenty’s economic development agency, we’ve been working closely with our partners and industry sectors during COVID-19.

Despite our inboxes being awash with gloomy national and international forecasts of the extent of the COVID19 recession I can say that actually, I’m pretty optimistic about the future for the Western Bay of Plenty.

That’s not to say that we shouldn’t brace for some hard times over the next year or so, but I expect that we’ll come out of this better than most regions.

There are a few reasons for this.

Firstly, local businesses have come through lockdown mostly intact.

Many are wary of the challenges ahead, but feedback is positive about survival and recovery.

We’re also a diversified economy with most of our large sectors in good shape.

This means that we’re able to partially offset struggling sectors with ones that are doing well.

In particular, the primary sector has good market conditions and needs staff. It’s important to note that Healthcare is our largest employing sector across the Western Bay and we expect employment to increase there over the course of time.

The bad news probably isn’t that bad. While the tourism industry has been hit hard, most of our tourism is domestic based and comes from markets that are close to us – so it will likely recover ahead of its domestic counterparts.

Future projects buoy our economy. There are several large-scale construction projects that will get underway, such as the new Winstone Wallboards facility at Tauriko and CBD developments.

That will help to keep the construction sector moving, despite a probable softening in residential development.

The extent of economic hardship in the region will also be determined by the level of government stimulus. We should stand a good shot of getting a chunk of that money invested locally ($15B is allocated in the budget) – we have an infrastructure deficit an way, and ability to make big gains quickly for New Zealand.

That stimulus package is the most important factor to watch over the next few weeks. Why we need that is simple – it will replace jobs that are shed in the rest of the economy.

The larger the investment, the lower the unemployment rate and the better off we are as a community.

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Cannabis versus alcohol Considering the cannabis referendum is slowly approaching, I thought I’d share some actual information about the substance in question versus alcohol. Is it better than cannabis, or is it the other way around? It’s a debate that’s gone on for decades all around the world.

Generally speaking, cannabis tends to come with fewer risks than alcohol, but there are a lot of factors to consider.

We know much more about alcohol than we do about cannabis. There’s still a lack of large, longterm scientific studies Cannabis can appear to be safer than alcohol simply because we aren’t yet aware of certain risks.

The way you consume cannabis can have a big impact on its short and long-term effects on your body. For example, smoking can be rough on your lungs, but this risk doesn’t apply to edibles.

Reactions to cannabis and alcohol differ from person to person.

For example, one person may have a lower tolerance for cannabis and be able to tolerate alcohol well while another person may not have any issues with misusing alcohol but still find it hard to function without cannabis. Cannabis has been proven to be significantly less addictive than alcohol and coffee by at least 114 per cent.

While being intoxicated with cannabis feels different than being intoxicated with alcohol, the two have roughly the same effect on your cognitive abilities, reflexes, and judgment When consumed heavily or over a long period of time, alcohol can have several long-term effects just like cannabis.

On the surface, cannabis appears to be safer, but there’s just not enough evidence to declare a winner.

Bottom line is before we can discover the answer we need to do more research and for that to happen we need to give it a chance. ” J Manson, Waihi.

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Change is needed The Government’s climate change response (Zero Carbon Amendment Act 2019) covers both mitigation (reducing gas emissions) and adaptation, building resilience and dealing with the impact of climate change on the Bay of Plenty area.

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Tauranga City Council will have to make a plan from

information the government gives them. That is why the Zero Carbon Amendment Act 2019 was passed by the Government into law.

A plan has to be put in place because greenhouse gas emissions have to be reduced. Vehicle emissions have to be reduced, also harmful rubbish products and packaging, plastics, sprays, fertilisers, by business owners.

These will have to be made of natural, environmentally safe materials otherwise there will be significant change in air temperature in the Bay of Plenty.

Sea levels will rise affecting communities and infrastructure.

This will have a serious effect on our economy and lives.

COVID-19 has showed we need a clean, green world and overcrowding of countries can cause disasters.

H Burrows, Papamoa.

Conspiracy Theory Mr Bridges had that smug look on his face this morning [May 20] on TV3’s The AM show when asked if he thinks the threat to his National throne is in danger of being taken over by the ‘challenge’ being put forth.

Interesting that the challenges are relative unknowns. Even the pronunciation of Todd Muller’s sur-name was having the hosts scratching their heads!

Does he really know his job’s safe? Is this a plan to try and grab some of the limelight of the ever-growingpopular Ms Ardern and get some likes going again for the battle ahead?

S Temple, Katikati.

Elections are coming Any doubts that the government has a political agenda in their approach to the present COVID-19 emergency have certainly been removed by recent events.

The ‘honeyed tones’ of Jacinda Ardern using the term ‘we’ to extoll the virtues of the population in reducing the threat of the pandemic, is spurious at the least.

We, the compliant populous in our ‘Bubbles,’ have had nothing to do with the restrictions leading to the

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apparent reduction of the threat of COVID-19.

In the recent relaxation of the rules applying to Level 2 the preferment of sporting activities over religious services and funeral attendances is as senseless as it is insensitive.

In the light of recent events, one may reasonably ask; Are the limits of ten persons going to apply also to iwi and tangis?

B Johnson, Omokoroa.

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The Weekend Sun’s ever popular guide to ‘What’s On’ in the Bay.

Live music is back!

The music scene at the moment reminds me of one of those David Attenborough documentaries.

Tauranga Citizens Club

We've all seen them: gorgeous timelapse photography takes us through the cycles of a waterless dessert, months when nature has withdrawn and stillness and silence reign.

Then there's a smattering of rain and as if by magic small green tendrils start emerging, forcing their way through the barren sand.

That's where we're at with the music scene. Or perhaps I'm just being fanciful.

But it's good to report that, with a gig this Saturday, things seem to be crawling back towards whatever Neil normal used to be.

Reynolds By the way - or BTW for those with The whose grasp of language is slipping Mods. textwards - I've abandoned the phrase ‘new normal’. Literally everything is, apparently the ‘new normal’. For about five minutes everyone was talking about how clean and wonderful the air is now that there are fewer cars on the road. Two days later we're back to traffic jams. People don't want a ‘new normal’, they just want the old normal.

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is there will also be a whole bunch more musicians itching to get on stage...

So let me tell you about Neil, who has a fantastic many-decades-long history in the New Zealand rock scene. He started out in early sixties Hamilton where he was, along with his guitarist brother Wayne, one of the founding members of The Mods. Neil went on to play in Chris (Manfred Man) Thompson's band Mandrake and was the original drummer for Dragon when they formed in 1972.

He was also a Red Hot Pepper in the seventies alongside Robbie Laven and Marion Arts, as well as backing Midge Marsden and Hammond Gamble and, well, everyone really.

Since then Neil has played with a huge number of bands, from being a regular Mudshark at the Neil Reynolds famous Raglan with Dragon music nights to (above) drumming for several and Midge years with Tauranga (left) and jazz favourites Torch Carol Storey Songs. (below).

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And this weekend some people are going to get it. Jack Dusty's in Bureta, which has over the past year become the town's most popular Sunday afternoon venue, is kicking off live music again.

OK. So it's not exactly the same as it used to be. The music this weekend is on Saturday (May 23) and in the evening, but it does feature people well-known at Jack Dusty's from Sundays as well as their monthly blues nights.

So it's business as sorta usual, with music kicking off at 7.30pm. You'll need to book a table, since that is now the temporary normal. Good news - there's no charge for the music.

Actually, the oddest thing about the show is the fact that the man ‘fronting’ the band, or at least giving his name to it on the night is the drummer. Yep, this Saturday it's Neil Reynolds and friends, the friends including Wayne Melville (bass), Chris Gunn (keys and vocals), and Trevor Braunius (guitar). My guess

Neil is, and I know this is an odd phrase, a musician's musician. One of the reasons he is rated so highly, and this is going to sound even odder, is that he doesn't really seem to play anything. I have lost count of the number of conversations I've had with musicians about Neil and heard them say: “how does he do it?”.

Because Neil is one of the most propulsive drummers in New Zealand. He drives the band and he grooves. Yes, he's what people call a ‘Groove Drummer’. But if you watch him, he doesn't seem to be really doing anything. Nothing flash, no show-off paradiddles, just a backbeat and rhythm so minimalist that it really shouldn't do what it does. But it does. It grooves.

I've always thought that's why he was so perfect for Torch Songs. With six of them in the band there was always a lot going on, but the way Neil plays seems to take so little space that there was always air for the other instruments to occupy.

Anyway, I digress. The headline is Live Music Is Back! And that's the story too.

BAYCOURT COMMUNITY & ARTS CENTRE TO REMAIN CLOSED AT COVID-19 ALERT LEVEL 3 With New Zealand now at COVID-19 alert level 3, Baycourt wishes to advise our community that due to strict Government guidelines concerning public venues and mass gatherings, the community and arts centre remains closed until further notice.

The Baycourt team is working hard behind the scenes to ensure that once we are able to open our doors again, we can do so in a manner that offers a safe and welcoming environment for all our audiences, artists and staff.

Though we remain closed during alert level 3, tickets for all future events at Baycourt are still available online via the Ticketek website ticketek.co.nz and by phone 0800 842 538.

KIA KAHA & HANG IN THERE TAURANGA - BAYCOURT COMMUNITY & ARTS CENTRE FOR UP-TO-DATE SHOW INFORMATION, VISIT BAYCOURT.CO.NZ

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Saturday 23 May

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

Bay Network Singles Club Social

club for over fifties. Ph Maureen 02 112 3307, Jonathan 572 2091

Classic Motorcycle Coffee Meeting Join us for coffee 10am

@ Four14, 414 Pyes Pa Rd & talk classic motorbikes. Join our rides. Ph Don 027 241 3595 Croquet At Croquet Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. Mon, Wed, Sat 9:15am for 9:30am start.

New players & visitors welcome.

Jacqui 574 9232 Greerton Hall Market Last Sat of month, resuming in June.

8am-12pm. Stalls inside/outside.

Discounts for charity groups.

Refreshments available. Ph/txt for site. Tricia 07 543 1487, 027 908 2952, www.facebook.com/ greertonhallmarket Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Rd 12:45-3pm Katikati Lions Garage Sale Due to the Covid-19 Virus, the Katikati Lions Garage Sale & Moggies Market have been cancelled until further notice. Many thanks for your past support.

LOL Laughter Wellness

While in Level 2, join us for a weekly uplifting session of laughter on Zoom. 11-11:45am. Ph Trish 022 036 6768 for meeting ID number.

Village Radio Museum

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

Sunday 24 May

Croquet Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd, Sun, Tues, Friday, 12:45 for 1pm start. Beginners welcome. Ph Peter 571 0633 Enjoy Travel Safe travel & home-hosting NZ & worldwide soon as restrictions lift. Twicemonthly meetings will resume asap. friendshipforce.org,nz or Barbara 027 315 1136, Jonathan 572 2091 Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet Held every

Sunday 9-1pm rain or shine! Te Papa o Nga Manu Porotakataka (Phoenix Park). www.mountmainstreet.nz Golf Croquet At Croquet Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. Tues, Thur & Sun 9:15am for 9:30am start. New players & visitors welcome. Ph Nev 575 5121 Mah Jong Lyceum Club Rooms, 8 Palmer Pl. Sun & Thurs 12:45-4pm.

Ph 027 430 6383

Ninja Knits Guerilla Yarnbombers Join a group of knitters & crocheters wanting to spread fun. Share talents,

“What’s On” is a FREE service for non-profit clubs & o ganisations. Please submit online http://www.sunlive.co.nz/whats-on.html or Email: office@thesun.co.nz Deadline 3pm Tuesday. Contribution should be less than 25 words.

ideas, projects & cake! First Sunday of month. 9am-12pm The Incubator Lounge. Ph 07 571 3232 NZDA BOP Range Day NZDA BOP branch run public open days last Sunday each month at their 300m range in TECT All Terrain Park. 9am-3pm $20 bring firearm licence Omokoroa Lions Market 2nd Sunday monthly. Western Ave Car Park, Omokoroa. 9am-noon.

Bookings not required. Ph Keith 548 2117 Outdoor Bowls Come & try outdoor bowls every Sunday from 12:30pm.

Bowls supplied, refreshments available. Ph Mike 022 340 4152

Papamoa Lions Club Market

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

Wayne 027 974 5699 Quakers In Tauranga In hall behind Brain Watkins House, cnr Elizabeth/Cameron Rd 10am for an hour of mainly silent worship followed by tea/coffee & talk. All welcome. 543 3101 or 543 0355 www.quaker.org.nz

Radio Controlled Model Yachts

Sun & Thur 1:30-4pm. Pond behind 22 Montego Dr Papamoa, sailing “Electron” radio controlled yachts for fun. Adult beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419 Sunday Stitch Join textile artist Kirsty on 1st Sunday of month.

Share skills & create fabric projects.

All skill levels. The Artery, Historic Village 10am-1pm. $20. 07 571 3232 www.theincubator.co.nz

Monday 25 May

Alcoholics Anonymous Open

meeting 10am at Tauranga Central Baptist Church, 13th Ave/Cameron Rd. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757 Art Group Welcome Bay Meets Lighthouse Church 9:30-12. Relax, chat, create, no pressure. All levels of skill welcome. Ph Denis 07 544 6451 Chess In The Afternoon Play this fascinating game at The Mount Chess Club 1pm-4pm Hillier Centre 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui. $4, including equipment & refreshments. Bob 027 478 6282

Citizens Advice Bureau Papamoa Free confidential impartia information & advice. Don’t know?

Ask Us! Phone or visit Community Centre 15 Gravatt Rd Papamoa.

Tues/Thurs 10am-1pm. Ph 07 574 9862 or 0800 367 222

Citizens Advice Bureau Tauranga Free confidential impartia information & advice.

Don’t know? Ask Us! Phone or visit us at 38 Hamilton St, Tauranga.

Mon-Fri 9am-5pm 07 578 1592 or 0800 367 222

Diabetes NZ Tauranga Branch

Drop-In-Clinic 10am-12noon (no appointment needed) for info, education & support for anyone living with diabetes & their families. 174 11th Ave, Tauranga.

Ph 07 571 3422

Dutch Friendly Support Network

Ph Margaret 575 9792

Harmony-A-Plenty Barbershop

Meet at Settler’s Hall, Omokoroa Rd 6:30pm for 7pm start. All equipment provided. Please wear smooth soled shoes. Ph Anne 027 430 4876 Otumoetai Walking Group Meet at 9am at Kulim Park. Ph Danny 576 6480

Coffee morning 1st Monday of month 10am-12noon. $4 entry.

Vintage Car Club Rooms, Cliff Rd, Tauranga. Ph Bernadette 07 572 3968

Do you like to sing? Come & have fun. We’ll teach you. Join us at Bethlehem Community Church at 7pm. Don’t be shy! Ph Frank 576 3032 Indoor Bowls Matua Primary School Hall, 7:15pm. New members welcome. Come along & give bowls ago. Ph Karen 576 0443 Mount RSA Indoor Bowls Club nights have been cancelled due to the Corona Virus. Ph Alice 021 064 2337

Omokokroa Beach Indoor Bowls

Meet at Settlers Hall, Omokoroa Rd, 1pm for 1:30 start. All equipment provided. Please wear smooth soled shoes. Ph Anne 027 430 4876 Pickleball At The Mount A fun way to keep fit! Mon & We 10am-12pm Mount Sports Centre, Blake Park. Social, all ages, equipment supplied. Ph Viv 07 575 5845, or just come along Tauranga City Brass Practises at 10 Yatton St, Greerton 7-9pm.

We welcome new members & percussionists, ie. kit drummer.

Ph Jeremy 021 132 3341

Tuesday 26 May

ABC Avenues Badminton Club At

Tauranga Boys College Gym. Juniors 6-7:30pm (term time). Seniors, Adults 7:30-9:30pm. Ph Delwyn 027 212 4720 Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting, 7:30pm. St Peters Anglican Church, 11 Victoria Rd, Mt. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757

Badminton Tauranga Morning Club Play badminton, the fun way

to keep fit. Tues & Thur 9-11:30am, QE2 Youth Centre, Tauranga.

Racquets available. Ph Melissa 027 307 6800

Bored? Try Boules

Boules at at Bayfair, Russley Dr 12:45pm Tues & Thurs. Bayfair Petanque Club, a friendly & social club. Equipment available. Txt/Ph Alf 021 157 9282 Divorce Care Course Going through separation or divorce?

Join a 12 week support group 7 July, 7:30pm. C3 City Church.

Registration essentia. Ph Kathryn 027 737 3172 Falun Dafa Free Classes In these troubling times recite this: Honesty, compassion & forbearance are excellent values. https://en.falundafa. org/index.html. Ph/txt Judy 021 0425 398 Marching For Leisure A non-competitive activity for mature ladies.

Fun, fitness & friendship. Ph Isabelle 07 544 3526 or 027 697 1037 Mount Morning Badminton Mt Sports Centre, Blake Park. 9:3012pm. Racquets available. Social, all ages, beginners welcome. $5 per day.

Omokoroa Beach Indoor Bowls

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

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

The Incubator Feedback Lab

BYO art work in progress. Share knowledge, methods & observations in relaxed friendly atmosphere.

10am-12pm last Tuesday every month. Koha incls refreshments.

The Artery, Historic Village. www.theincubator.co.nz

The Incubator Poetry Group

Lovers & writers of poems share & enjoy poetry in all its forms.

7-9pm. $5 incls refreshments. Last Tuesday every month. The Incubator Lounge, Historic Village. www.theincubator.co.nz Yoga For All Welcome Bay Community Centre, 6:30-8pm.

Traditional, relaxing yoga class.

Beginners welcome. $12 for one or $90 for 9 classes. Bring a mat. Ph Bhajan 07 929 7484

Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Rd Rummikub 1-4pm, $3

entry.

Serenata Singers Love singing? Join our friendly welcoming group. 10-11:30am Methodist Church Hall, 2 Oroua St Te Puke. Ph Anne 572 3130 Social Games At Club Mt Maunganui. Indoor Bowls & Cards. Have an afternoon out. New members welcome.

Ph Dot 575 3780 Sunshine Sequence Dance Group To all our dancers.

We are sorry due to Covid-19 this group has been postponed until further notice. Ph Dawn 579 3040

Friday 29 May

Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting 10am at Tauranga

Central Baptist Church, 13th Ave/Cameron Rd. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757 Exhibition By Elliot Mason The Incubator Gallery is open & in action! Fire, Water, Land & Sky exhibition running 5th-27th June. Week days 9-5, Sat 10-2.

At Historic Village.

The Artery Print Club Lovers of printing connect, share ideas & use the press. BYO printing things.(Non tutored)1-5pm 2nd Friday every month. $5 incl refreshments.

The Artery, Tauranga Historic Village. www.theincubator.co.nz

Wednesday 27 May

500 Cards Club Enjoy 500 at our

friendly club. 1pm St Thomas More Church 17 Gloucester Rd, Mt. $3.

Refreshments, prizes. Barbara 572 4962 or Bob 027 478 6282

Fernland Spa Water Exercise

Gentle exercise in the warm water.

Suitable for Joint replacements, arthritics & recovery from illness or injury. Good for strength, coordination & balance. Jennifer 571 1411 Healing Rooms Come, experience God’s healing touch, whether physical, emotional, spiritual.

Graced Oppshop 11th Ave & Christopher St, upstairs 1-3pm. All welcome. www.healingrooms.co.nz 021 213 8875 Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Road. Mixed Roll-ups 12:45-3pm Steady As You Go SAYGo exercises, St Johns Church Hall, Bureta. 2-3pm except 1st Weds each month. Improve balance & overall wellbeing. Ph Alison 07 576 4536

Tauranga Embroiderers’ Guild Closed until further

notice. Ph Carol 027 348 5875 taurangaembroiderersguild@gmail. com

Thursday 28 May 500 Cards Club Papamoa Play 500 & exercise your brain. 1pm Papamoa Sports & Recreation Centre, 120 Parton Rd. $4. Prizes & refreshments. Dave 575 5887

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It was good to get out on the water again, although it was a bit lumpy with a N.E. swell, and breeze from the S.E. As is quite often the case with easterlies, it eased during the day and was very pleasant on the way home. The fishing was very good too. We had a good couple of hours at the Astrolabe, then went around Motiti, also productive there, a good mix of tarakihi, snapper and some red snapper. We also saw the most dolphins, a couple of really big pods with lots of little ones among them and more gannets than I think we saw all summer, so a real bonus. An excellent day all round, especially for some of our fishing addicts…..temporarily sated.

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

10 year old Marley thrilled to be out ÿ shing again. Two tiddlers but still fun. Caught under the railway bridge, Tauranga.

Be in to WIN! Email your fishing photo (high resolution Jpeg) to production3@thesun.co.nz Subject line ‘Photo of the Week’ with your Name and address to send prize to and description of photo and location.

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A discussion on peace

A panel discussion on women in peacekeeping will be held as an online webinar on May 29.

This year’s theme, ‘Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace,’ was chosen as 2020 is the 20th anniversary of the adoption of UNSC Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.

“This year, our peacekeepers are facing what the Secretary-General has described as the greatest challenge since the Second World War - the COVID19 pandemic,” says a New Zealand spokesperson for the United Nations.

“Peacekeepers are deployed in many countries affected by the pandemic. They are continuing their operations to the best of their abilities and supporting the governments and the local populations despite the risk of COVID-19.”

Leading female voices for the webinar include Cecile Hillyer who is the divisional manager international security and disarmament for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Group

Captain Carol Abraham and Wing Commander Jennifer Atkinson from the New Zealand Defence Force; and Dr Anna Powles who is the senior lecturer at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at Massey University.

“On May 29, the United Nations pays tribute to all the men and women who have served either as military, police or civilians and continue to serve in UN peacekeeping operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication and courage and to honour the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace.”

New Zealand recently completed three substantial and sustained peace support missions in Afghanistan, Timor-Leste and Solomon Islands, and recently deployed to Iraq to help train the Iraqi Security Forces. The personnel remaining are deployed on ten operations and UN missions across 11 countries – including Afghanistan, Sinai, South Korea, and South Sudan.

The online webinar event will be held from 5pm – 6.30pm on Friday, May 29.

The wait for words is over Tauranga City Libraries has extended the due date for 74,000 items loaned before lockdown.

have implemented contact tracing, physical distancing measures and the libraries will also be Libraries around the city reopened on thoroughly cleaned Wednesday this week, albeit with new safety three times a day. measures in place to protect staff and visitors.

Staff will also be Tauranga City Council general manager for sanitising equipment community services Gareth Wallis says they on a regular basis.

“Unfortunately, some toys and furniture will also be removed and there will be no public computers, How to solve printing or photocopying for the first two weeks.

Sudoku!

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“To avoid people returning all their books at once, 2 1 3 we have extended the due date to June 30, 2020.”

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JACK DUSTY’S ALE HOUSE (Bureta)

Sat 23rd Neil Reynolds (ex Dragon/Mods) with Chris Gunn, Trevor Braunius, Wayne Melville & more!

7:30pm – 10:30pm. No cover charge.

Sun 24th The Anzacs 3pm – 6pm

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Check out the testimonials and videos showing the unique process on their website: www.spotfreeceilings.com They have a 35 per cent off special if you mention this article.

Get the shine back in your stainless steel If it’s time to revitalise your stainless steel and give it the shine it deserves. Give Geoff Baker from Shine On Stainless a call.

With more than 15 years of polishing experience, you can trust Geoff to give your stainless steel the best possible shine.

Shine On Stainless is a mobile business that specialises in polishing stainless steel on-site and in place to bring back that new shine.

Geoff makes it easy to bring the shine back to anything fabricated from stainless steel leaving a hygienically cleaned item.

Whether it's around the house, business or farm, Geoff can polish and restore stainless items back to a near-new finish and maintain it Geoff says he’s proud to service the Bay of Plenty area.

He can bring the sparkle back to stainless steel in residential homes as well as schools, retirement villages, pubs and clubs, sports facilities, holiday parks… the list goes on!

To make your stainless steel shine again, give Geoff a call on: 027 295 7126 or visit: www.shineonstainless.co.nz

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trades & services

BOP PROPERTY SERVICES Rubbish Removals Anything to everything! We load and remove.

Demolition Garages, bathrooms, kitchens etc. Any demo work.

Section Clearing. Painting Fencing. Decking. Retaining. 25 years’ experience.

PROFESSIONAL, FRIENDLY SERVICE

Phone us today for a free quote: 027 649 7394

WE ONLY DO

DENTURES PHONE: 07 576 0620

www.denturestauranga.co.nz

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public notices

trades & services

automotive

public notices

GreenKiwi Gardens

TRUSTEE ELECTION NOMINATION FOR TRUSTEES The Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust (TECT) is administered by six Trustees, three of whom retire by rotation this year. Nominations are sought from eligible TECT beneficiaries for the election of three Trustees to hold office for the next four years. Retiring Trustees can stand for reelection if they choose.

New Zealand’s Quietest Heat Pumps

To stand for election a candidate must be a Trustpower account holder residing in Tauranga City or Western Bay of Plenty. The nomination paper and candidate handbook are available by phoning the Independent Returning Officer, Warwick Lampp, on the free phone election helpline 0800 666 029, by email request to iro@electionz.com, by visiting the TECT office at Ground Floor, The Kollective, 145 Seventeenth Ave, Tauranga, or from www.tect.org.nz Nominations must be in the hands of the Independent Returning Officer no later than 12 noon on Friday 29 May 2020.

If an election is required it will be carried out by postal and internet voting.

Voting documents will be distributed late in June 2020 with voting closing at 12 noon on Friday 17 July 2020. Candidate names will be shown in random order on the voting documents.

Warwick Lampp Independent Returning Officer Phone: 0800 666 029 iro@electionz.com

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trades & services

health & beauty

funeral services

wanted

Our family helping your family

appliances

07 543 3151 www.hopefunerals.co.nz

4 Keenan Road, Pyes Pa, Tauranga

deceased mobility

church services

gardening

BETH - EL la tyb

Messianic Family Family Messianic

ALL ALL WELCOME WELCOME SHALOM SHALOM SABBATH SABBATH 10 10AM OTUMOETAI PRIMARY PRIMARY OTUMOETAI AM

rentals

Joel & & Sharon Sharon van van Ameringen Ameringen Joel

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church services Tauranga Churches

KAREN JOHNSON

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD

www.karenjohnson.nz

info@bethel.org.nz info@bethel.org.nz bethel.org.nz bethel.org.nz

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RUN ON LISTINGS livestock

ABOVE ALL, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8

AC PETFOODS collect injured & unwanted cows & horses. Ph 0800 369 6269

COMPUTER PROBLEMS? Remote access/repairs, viruses, upgrades, hardware, tuition, advice. Ph Bruce for a no obligation chat or quote 021 260 9183

FOUND KITTENS VARIOUS Colours, Various Sex, Various Areas, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245

computers

curriculum vitae

CVs THAT STAND OUT. Grab their attention, keep their attention, get the interview with the help of ’A C.V. For You’ Targeted or generic cover letters also available www.acvforyou.co.nz or Ph/text on 021 27 27 912

gardening

ABLE GARDENER, experienced, efficient knowledgeable, highly qualified Maintenance, pruning, hedges, shrubs, roses; disease/pest control, lifestyle blocks, garden renovations; design & plant.

Ph Tita 027 654 8781 or a/h 542 0120

health & beauty

NATURAL NEW ZEALAND Health Products & Clinic.

Something for everyone. NZ Registered Natural Therapies & Natural Medicine Practitioners.

Opposite BP Te Puke.

Ph 573 5533 www.naturaltherapiesnz.com and www.naturalpetremediesstore. com READY TO LEAVE LOCKDOWN? Bowen Therapy, Allergy Elimination, Weight Loss Management, Spiritual Guidance and Counselling available. Ph 021 607 797 for an appointment.

housesitting

GOING AWAY? A responsible, tidy, verified housesitter with glowing references, clean police check will care for your home/ pets. Txt/Ph 0210 274 2502

lost & found

Found White and Black Male Rabbit, Ohauiti Area, Ref: 464541, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Adult Male Tabby Cat, Bayfair Area, Ref: 464406, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Adult Male Tabby and White Cat, Tauranga South Area, Ref: 462970, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Young Adult Male Tabby Cat, Brookfield Area, Ref: 464167, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Adult Female Grey and White Cat, Te Puke Area, Ref: 464169, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Adult Female Tabby Cat, Katikati Area, Ref: 464240, Ph SPCA 07 578 0245

trades & services

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

BRYCE DECORATING, interior & exterior painting, wallpapering. Quality work. Ph Wayne 021 162 7052 ELECTRICIAN, 18+ years experience, NZ registered.

Residential & commercial, maintenance & service, new builds, renovations. Fast, friendly service. Ph Andrew 022 354 1960 PAINTER/DECORATOR Interior & exterior. Quality workmanship, friendly service. Over 25 years specialising in residential and more. Quality paint at trade prices. For your best advice in all areas. Ph Shane Mount/

situations vacant

book online now

www.sunlive.co.nz/classifieds.htm

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Tauranga Decorators 07 544 6495 or 021 575 307 ROOF REPAIRS Free quotes for all maintenance of leaking roofs, gutter cleaning & repairs.

Chimney maintenance & repairs.

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

travel & tours

“AAA” Gold Star Rates with HINTERLAND Tours Hope you are all well, and keeping safe. Lets build NZ again and start looking around New Zealand with our all inclusive packages from the 1st of September onwards. Taking bookings now, and we provide a full refund guarantee. Here is some ideas coming towards the end of the year (limited seats); Tour 1 – Bay of Islands and Northland Tour. Tour 2 – Stewart Island, The Catlins, and Dunedin. Tour 3 – Great Barrier Island. Tour 4 – Explore the Coromandel. Tour 5 – South Island Highlight Tours. Tour 6 – Waiheke Island “Christmas Tour” and Skytower luncheon….

Plus much much more. Door to door service (Local Tauranga company). Excellent customer service. Email us: info@hinterlandtours.co.nz Ph HINTERLAND TOURS TEAM 07 575 8118!

2) 12th-13th Aug 2020, 2 Days Awhitu Peninsula & Castaways Ocean Resort. 3) 31st-Aug-3rd Sept 2020- 4 Days Tranz Alpine Express & Wild West Coast.

Free Door to Door service.

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

venues

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

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

School Bus Drivers Tauranga/Te Puke

School Bus Drivers wanted!

situations vacant

• Permanent part‐time with immediate start.

• Guaranteed 15 Hours per week, school term only.

What you’ll need: • • • •

Our recruitment process includes a Drug and Alcohol Test and Ministry of Justice Check.

Don’t let this role drive by! Apply today!

NO 8 TOURS NEW ZEALAND’S SENIOR TRAVEL CLUB. Join Tauranga’s Leading Travel Club today for free & receive all our VIP Members Benefits exclusive to No Tours. 1) 6th-7th Aug 2020, 2 Days Raurimu Spiral & Chateau Mid-winter gathering.

Send your CV to Raewyn at raewyn.anderson@gobus.co.nz or call Raewyn on 021 747611

Get on board with gobus.co.nz

Check out this weekend’s open homes on eves.co.nz

Licensed under the REAA 2008

Must Be Sold BROOKFIELD 84A JONATHON STREET The vendor’s instructions here are very clear, this property is to be sold as soon as possible. If you are an investor looking for a good home with tenants in place or a first time buyer wanting a neat and tidy home in a popular street then this property needs to be viewed. This property has been well maintained and is looking great! Ample decking offers good indoor/outdoor flow

Enjoy being with young people and have their safety and welfare at heart A responsible and caring approach Full Class 2 License A current P endorsement

$495,000

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for entertaining and sits well for the sun. With a good sized section and the bonus of a carport, you have everything you need. Call Louisa or Ross immediately.

Sunday 11.30-12.00pm www.eves.co.nz/etl1623r Ross Brown

P 07 571 7588 M 021 288 9090 ross.brown@eves.co.nz

Louisa Old

P 07 543 1876 M 021 556 998 louisa.old@eves.co.nz

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