The Weekend Sun - 9 October 2020

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Ready to roll “Awesome” is how Paul Wacker and James Petterson describe the feeling.

After countless hours of hard work their labour of love - the Arataki pump track - is finished.

“It’s awesome just to watch all these people using it.

Everybody’s down here talking bikes and showing off,” says Paul.

The pair got together about two years ago to create the track as a way of getting kids outdoors but they are

stoked the track is being used by kids and adults alike.

Local kids The Weekend Sun spoke say the track is great and they’ve been using it daily and even heading there for a ride before school.

Read the full story on page 4.

Photo: John Borren.

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Waste not - want not Sometimes it’s nice to tackle tough subjects with a serious face framed by a furrowed brow.

searching for tiny transparent numbers on transparent plastic items but I could have used that time to learn te reo. I suspect I have completely upset the efficien processing of recyclables by confusing my This has taken some hours in the mirror perfect so Combined let’s be quick before the BOP Timesnumber sevens with my number twos.

The WeekendtoSun Circulation Speaking of number twos – a lot of effect wears off. of NZME 69,062 circulation 10,162 circulation The first thing we need to tackle is, o people think the council’s decision to course, rubbish and the scandalous way force a multi-bin system on helpless in which the Tauranga City Council is citizens stinks to high heaven and is Combined BOP Times, Katikati Advertiser rummaging in your affairs. tantamount to communism. andupper Te Pukeechelons Times circulation is p: 07 578 0030 As a member of the of Councils have historically been than HALF withrubbish. only 32,138 in total. e: ads@thesun.co.nz society, I hire aless wheelie bin for I can’t remember how much it is but I know it is not too expensive because it only gets paid once a year. Only two things get paid once a year – the wheelie bin and the regional council rates.

Greenwaste goes into a big pile and eventually turns into a pumpkin patch.

This only becomes an issue during summer when Mrs Hutch complains about the flies and insists I “ge rid of” the lawn clippings some other way.

Problem solving

This was a significant sourc of domestic tension – I mean how many different ways are there to get rid of lawn clippings? I can’t just throw them over the fence to Dave. Eventually I discovered the mulch mower. Pure witchcraft. Problem solved.

We do still have an embarrassing problem with glass bottle each week though. This got so bad in April that I seriously considered building a partially buried igloo out of them just to prove alternative explanation. Far more acceptable to be a hippy on a special mission to build an earth ship.

Fortunately I live on a corner section and when home detention ended and the recycling trucks started moving again, I was able to put loads of bottles out on each road. Within a month the mountain had disappeared.

Number crunching

Plastics are an issue for me. I don’t know how many hours have been spent

connected to rubbish disposal, of course, but it became unfashionable during the zero waste movement of the late nineties and early noughties, or whatever those years are called.

This does however, represent a significant renaissance, with residents t receive no fewer than four bins and as many as five if they super-size and op into the garden waste thing.

Start your engines

In student cities this is actually enough wheelie bins to hold a Grand Prix race down a sloping street circuit. It will certainly be an impressive sight out on the street on rubbish day.

In fact I was just reading the other day that a new Guinness Book of Records was achieved by Andy Jennings from Swindon in the UK for ‘World’s Fastest Wheelie Bin’. He got up to 64kmh. If that doesn’t inspire you to get on board with the new

regime, I don’t know what will.

Now, I’m no rocket scientist but I’m willing to bet that anyone who produces one bag or less of household rubbish each week is going to be surprised and disappointed by the council’s decision.

Five dollars a week may not sound like much to the rampant consumers, tipsy scribes and earth-ship building hippies but to those for whom the budget is already under stress, it means the loss of something else.

On a roll

The second thing I wanted to expound seriously upon this week is the dreaded Lime Scooter, which the Tauranga City Council recently agreed to approve for a period of one year, as a trial.

These little electric scooters are available for hire by any idiot with a smart phone. They developed a terrible reputation early on in most towns and cities that have them, mainly because they were a novelty.

My first experience with one of these evil terrors was in Christchurch last year where I buzzed around a circuit of the Avon River and Victoria Square, like an oversized child with a new toy.

However, the novelty does wear off and just the other day, in Taupo, where they have recently completed a trial of scooters for hire, I saw a strange site.

Four young men – or idiots as they are usually known by not-so-young men – gathered around two of these scooters and discussed their strategy.

Two had their backpacks on their front, two on their backs.

They then calmly mounted the scooters, two-apiece and glided serenely off in tandem down the footpath to whatever adventure they had planned. Pure genius and about as small a carbon footprint as you will find anywhere Saving the planet has never been easier. daniel@thesun.co.nz

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Fact: The world generates at least 3.5 million tonnes of plastic and other solid waste a day. The US is the king of trash, producing a world-leading 250 million tonnes a year. Source: National Geographic..

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Circle of community

Andrew King with his kids, Lachlan, 7, Isabella, 14, and Hamish, 10, facing their future in Omokoroa.

Photo: John Borren.

Do secondary students anywhere else in New Zealand spend more than three hours on a school bus each day?

While other students are still rubbing their eyes open and eating their breakfast, the students of Omokoroa and the surrounding area bounded by Snodgrass Rd in the west and Wainui South Rd to the east are already on the school bus. And the travel time keeps increasing due to the SH2 traffic chaos.

Local campaigners are dismayed the Government has not yet announced an open date for a future Omokoroa College, and have decided to take action.

“For students living in Omokoroa, their nearest secondary school is Otumoetai College and, despite being only 17km away, they are spending close to three hours on the school bus each day,” says Jo Linthwaite.

“With each passing year, this travel time is increasing as more people choose to settle in the Western Bay.” The campaigners have tried a range of tactics to get their college underway from petitioning the Government, writing letters, making submissions to the Government’s Education and Workforce Select Committee, and holding multiple meetings with the

Ministry of Education.

Omokoroa father of three Andrew King says it’s not just about the travel time.

“Colleges become the hearts of communities, and without that identity a college brings, youth lose their local pathway,” says Andrew.

“Coming from Taupo, I have seen the huge benefit of what a truckload of infrastructure does for a community.”

Andrew says that youth naturally end up playing sport for their local college and then go on to play for the clubs associated with that college and their location, highlighting that Omokoroa as well as their youth need social and community bonds strengthened.

“But it’s not just about sport, it’s about music, art, and all of that. You have a good healthy high school that’s facilitating all of those activities and that spills out, creating a circle of community.

“It’s all the things that come with a college - the diversity, the activity, the perspective, the growth – that’s so important.

“Omokoroa is still small but it’s going to be ten or fifteen thousand people in no time. And without some of the infrastructure in place, it’s going to be a lost opportunity.”

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Bus robberies

Bus drivers have been indecently assaulted, punched and robbed in Tauranga in recent weeks, prompting a call to remove cash fares to improve safety.

FIRST Union says in the last six weeks four bus drivers have been assaulted - two indecently - and multiple robberies of the till and personal items have been reported.

“We’re pushing to have cash removed from buses to prevent drivers from becoming targets.”

Senior sergeant Eddie Lyttle says police have been made aware of the incidents involving public transport in Tauranga. Eddie says they are taking the assaults and robberies seriously and have increased patrols in the area.

Phone scam arrests

Three people have been arrested and charged as part of ongoing investigations by Police into phone scam complaints.

Police from the Auckland City Financial Crime Unit are seeing a surge in reports from victims who have lost significan amounts of money to phone scammers in recent months.

On one occasion in August, an 84-year-old victim reported losing almost $10,000 after receiving a call from an unknown person claiming to be from Spark, who stated the victim’s Spark account had been hacked.

The men, aged 31, 28 and 26, are all appearing in the Auckland District Court this month.

Pumped up and ready to roll Years of hard work have finally paid off for two Mount Maunganui dads with the Arataki pump track now finished Kids are now biking, skateboarding and riding scooters on the undulating asphalt.

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

James says it’s not only kids using the track and it’s such a buzz to see it finished It is one of the largest asphalt pump tracks in the country and is designed to cater for all ability levels.

One side is designed for beginners, there’s an intermediate side and advanced circuit through the middle.

Something for everyone

“This is called a progression pump track, which is quite different to a conventional pump track in that it has all of these different features for different rider ability levels,” says Paul.

Conventional pump tracks are a continual loop designed for one ability level, he says.

“We really wanted something that kids can come to with very low confidence, right up to a very high level.

“But it’s amazing to watch how quickly the kids jump up the levels.”

They hoped the track would open in July but wet weather, COVID-19 and a need for specialist asphalters from Auckland delayed construction.

The hard yards

All 230 tonnes of asphalt were wheelbarrowed onto the site and laid by hand because of the sloping landscape.

Paul’s partner Jane Asbury has also been involved in the construction by cutting and fitting the geotextile fabric that went below the gravel and asphalt.

She says it’s great to have a community asset that’s free to use and gets people fit Their children have been getting up early to get to the track before the wind picks up and to enjoy it without crowds. They’ve sometimes been going three times a day in

the two weeks it’s been open.

Another goal is to increase a sense of community and James says it’s great to see kids looking out for each other.

“The kids, they’re all over it, there’s never arguments or anything down here, they just figure it all out.

Work began about two years ago when James and Paul had a vision for the track.

They became an incorporated society to apply for grants, did community engagements to prove there was public demand and made submissions to the Tauranga City Council.

The hours they have volunteered to make their idea a reality is worth it and Paul says they owe a big thank you to their families’ for the time spent on the project.

Time to celebrate

“It’s a lot of hours that our families haven’t had with us so that we can create it, but that’s what we wanted to do.”

There is an opening party on November 1 at 12pm at the track at Arataki Park.

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Tony O’Hagan Cup

Nominations are now open for the Tony O’Hagan Cup. The triathlon community was shaken by the sudden passing of coach, competitor and general legend, Tony O’Hagan earlier this year.

Tony not only won the Tauranga Half three times and raced it 25 times but also coached and mentored many athletes to the start line, says a release from the Mount Festival team.

For the first time this January, the Tony O’Haga Cup will be awarded to one Tauranga Half competitor whose journey is inspirational to those around them.

Nominations are now open for the Tony O’Hagan Cup and close on December 7.

Volunteers needed

Waipuna Hospice Katikati Charity Shop is in desperate need of volunteers.

Without them they may be required to cut back on operating hours.

Volunteers are essential to the work of Waipuna Hospice, but now more than ever they need your support.

This financial year, Waipuna Hospice needs t raise $4.25 million to continue to offer specialised palliative medical care and support services to families in our community.

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Learning changes lives

Denise Arnold discusses her education strategy with local education providers in a Cambodian village.

Tauranga lawyer and philanthropist, Denise Arnold, has been named a finalist in this year’s Women of Influence Awards.

Denise was named as one of seven finalists in the ‘global’ category of the annual awards for her work to set up the Cambodia Charitable Trust.

The organisation seeks to put an end to poverty, child trafficking and slavery in Cambodia.

“Hundreds of hours have been poured into the Trust by myself and our amazing volunteers, so it’s a wonderful recognition for us all,” she says.

CCT started 12 years ago after an article struck Denise so deeply it changed her life forever.

“The article - about the horrific level of poverty, child sex trafficking and slavery in Cambodia spurred a year of research into ways I could help, resulting in the establishment of CCT,” she says.

“Since then we’ve seen some extraordinary results, with more than 40 girls who would previously have dropped out of primary school going to university, thousands of children attending school regularly, and a significant improvement in the quality of teaching and teacher training.”

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Mike Griffiths rides his motorbike to work so he doesn’t have to pay thousands in parking fees each year. Photo: John Borren.

Everyone who works or shops in the Tauranga CBD has an opinion about parking.

There’s a myriad of comments including, there’s not enough parks, it’s too expensive, or they can never find a park In July Tauranga City Council voted to make on street parking in the CBD free for two hours on a trial basis and while business owners welcome the move it comes with its own issues.

The free parking is strictly for two hours and is monitored so people who need to be there longer are encouraged to park in the paid parking areas.

Retailers and hospitality businesses are noticing people who work in the city are parking in the free spots then moving their cars every two hours or when they see a parking warden.

Fancy That co-owner Bill Campbell says this defeats the purpose of what the free parking is trying to achieve which is to turn over parks quickly for shoppers and people eating out.

He sees workers parking on Devonport Road daily and moving their cars when they spot a parking warden, or wiping chalk off the tyres.

No parks means lost income

Pluto Juice Bar and Salad Deli owner Victoria Thomas encourages her team members to park in the paid areas on Dive Crescent and The Strand.

Both Bill and Victoria say they still get customers saying they couldn’t find a park, Bill says this is likely a free park because there are often spaces free in the paid parking areas or buildings.

Victoria says customers not coming in because they can’t get a street park nearby can represent $100 an

hour in lost income.

To help prevent car park shuffling the council is testing a licence plate recognition system that uses high-resolution cameras mounted onto a roving vehicle to enforce the time limits.

Automated ticketing

The cameras capture licence plates and GPS location details of parked cars. It calculates the total time each vehicle has been parked in the free zones in a day and fines are sent to people who overstay.

The LPR car has been collecting data since September 21, this data will also be used to monitor how the trial is working.

Bill hopes the car will deter workers from using the free spots all day.

“I think that’s probably the best thing, because they can’t see it coming. Once the people know it’s there, they’ll be wary and it’ll clean it up. We’ll have a lot more parking spaces.”

Councillor Andrew Hollis put forward the motion for free parking and says the LPR car is the opposite of what was intended.

“I am ropable that the two hour free limit is now two hours only unless you pay.”

He says the intention was for people to park for two hours, move their car and get another two hours and it’s up to parking wardens to monitor the spaces.

It’s ‘mean spirited

He says the word will spread about people getting fines and that you’re only allowed two hours parking in the downtown area so they will stop travelling in.

“It’s just mean-spirited and once again, it’s going to create pressure in the CBD.” Downtown Tauranga chairperson Brian Berry recognises that workers spend money in the CBD but they are trying to encourage the wider

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“I really think that the vehicle’s essential to perhaps change the behaviours of the workers in the CBD.” Brian says the free parking is great but it needs to be refined, DTT and other retailers would like to see the time limit increased to three hours and the trial extended past November.

TCC director of transport Brendan Bisley says the trial seeks to support the Tauranga city centre area by keeping free parking available for shoppers and business customers.

To measure whether it’s been successful they’ll be looking at parking occupancy and turnover, enforcement and economic data, as well as feedback from businesses and members of the public.

This information will be reported to council before the end of November to inform their decision to extend, amend or cease the parking measures going forward, he says.

Parking fees set to increase

Parking charges for all paid parking areas and buildings in the CBD were increased on September 21.

The cost to park at the Dive Crescent and Cliff Road car parks has increased by $2 a day and the parking building hourly rates have increased by $1 per hour after two hours to a maximum of $14 a day.

Beating the parking problem

Mike Griffiths works in town and rides a motorbike to work because he can park for free.

“I don’t want to pay $2000 a year in parking.”

One of the people he works spends $2000 a year to use a parking building and another parks near Memorial Park and walks in to save the fees.

Brian says parking in Tauranga parking buildings is relatively cheap when compared to other cities but he thinks the timing of the increases is unfortunate.

“To put up those car park prices at a time when the CBD is struggling due to developments that have been going on, but also due to COVID-19, I don’t know who made that decision but [it’s] really unfortunate and I certainly wouldn’t have supported it.”

The parking increases were adopted under the Tauranga City Council Annual Plan 2020/21.

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The event is being held to raise funds for club boats and equipment. It will see a mix of college and corporate teams race off against each other on ‘ergs’ – rowing-speak for indoor rowing machines.

Fourteen school teams will each row for 12 hours starting at 7am, and a further six corporate groups will compete over a six hour period, starting at 1pm and going through to 7pm.

Each team has fundraised its own sponsorship for both the duration and distance of their rowing efforts.

“We’ve been really lucky that Eric Murray and ErgFit, a locally-based supplier of indoor sporttraining equipment, are supporting us with the event,” rowing club secretary Tracey Fellingham says.

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Some clever technology will allow data from the rowing machines to be linked up together and displayed on a large screen, enabling competitors to track their progress against the other teams during the 12 hour event.

The big screen will provide a lot of motivation and a huge competitive element for the rowers, Tracey says.

It’s the first time the club has held an Ergathon an it’s hoped the occasion will raise much needed funds.

“It’s not a cheap sport. We need new oars and are constantly needing to get boats fixed and new riggers.

Indoor erg workouts are extremely important for rowers but it tends to be a “love it or loathe it” relationship for most people.

“Ask anyone in the sport, it is the main component of their training.”

It builds your cardiovascular fitness and has all sort of scientific benefits, however you need to use it rig to get the best gains, she says.

“The majority of people who get on a rowing machine at the gym would not know how to use it properly. Rowing is actually a leg sport, not a back and an arm sport. To have the right posture and to row it correctly takes a lot of training.”

Bad weather is no excuse

The machines are a great substitute for times when weather conditions prevent people getting out on the water and they also give coaches the opportunity to critique techniques up close.

Club coach coordinator Brendan Cullum says ergs provide a stable platform with no wind or balance issues so they can just push as hard as they can.

“It’s a feeling of pure power and that’s the ‘love it’ part,” Brendan says.

They also “loathe it” because it’s just plain hard work – without the bonus of fresh air and water views.

For winter training the kids do two 45-60 minute erg training sessions a week, in addition to their on-water time. Come next term the number of erg sessions will double, Tracey says.

There’s still time to put a team together and enter the Ergathon.

“We’d love more corporates to get involved and support the rowing club, and the community,” Tracey says.

Come and have a go

The Tauranga Rowing Club trains more than 80 local high school students from Papamoa, Mount Maunganui, Tauranga Boys’, Tauranga Girls’, Aquinas, ACG and Otumoetai colleges, and also has a masters section for rowers aged over 27 years.

Anyone interested in attending the Ergathon to see the athletes in action can visit the Tauranga Boys’ College gym on Devonport Road between 7am and 7pm on Saturday, October 10.

Those interested in participating can contact Tracy Robyn Hayes on: 021 847 143.

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Putting the spotlight on living with autism Tauranga DJ Daniel Cox reckons autism is too often swept under the rug.

So as a way to generate more awareness, he has organised the interactive event ‘Light up the Night’ that is set to take place this weekend.

People get a glimpse of what it is like living with autism at an information session before Daniel plays an array of “absolute party-throwdowns” at the evening DJ set.

Organising the event has helped the 29-year-old to be more open about his autism.

“I wasn’t quite open to telling people, but then going into the community and spreading the message about this event I would tell people I am an autistic entertainer.”

He hopes the event will improve the quality of life for the local autistic community.

29-year-old Daniel Cox has been DJing in Tauranga for the past three years.

“People living with autism have it hard enough as it is and awareness is critical to better our quality of life and to teach others how to practise kindness.”

One of the best ways to learn about something is to meet someone who is dealing with that issue, he says.

“We may speak differently to others, it may take us a little longer to explain something to someone, or we may struggle with our words - but this doesn’t mean we should get treated any differently.”

He hopes generating more awareness about it will help reassure young people living with autism.

“I feel that youth with autism don’t get to go to many events that are situated for themselves.

DJing has been a big part of Daniel’s life for the past three years after studying at radio school.

His passion for it grew after being given the opportunity to play alongside a local DJ Matt Naylor at a gig, he says.

“It was because of this opportunity I found my niche. From then I saw myself doing this full-time. ” He can’t reveal what will be played on Saturday night, but says there will be three sets of absolute party

throwdowns.

“If I see people enjoying themselves while I’m playing, then it’s fun for me because I am the one that is providing the energy. Even though I am autistic, I don’t let that get in the way of how I spin to a crowd,” Daniel says.

The free event is running from

4pm-9pm at the Jam Factory at The Historic Village in Tauranga.

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Increased kokako numbers in Otanewainuku forest Kokako bird numbers in the Otanewainuku forest have increased by 15 since 2018 according to the latest survey conducted recently by the Otanewainuku Kiwi Trust.

Trust Chairman Bruce Fraser says teams of volunteers under the guidance of kokako experts spent two weeks in the forest spotting birds and recording territories.

“Before the impact of pests and predators, kokako flourished in Otanewainuku. But by the early

2000s there were no kokako left.

However, with excellent pest and predator control, we have been able to reintroduce kokako into Otanewainuku,” says Bruce.

“We are very grateful to the Rotoehu Ecological Trust, the Kaharoa Kokako trust and the support of six local iwi for the 39 birds we have translocated into Otanewainuku. This result is in line with previous surveys and gives us a cautious confidence tha we will once again see kokako flourishing throughout th Otanewainuku forest and beyond.

“With the introduced birds and natural breeding our numbers were up to 52 in 2018 and we’re now pleased to report that 31 pairs and seven singles were counted in the latest survey bringing our number to 69, an increase of 15 over the past two years,” Bruce says.

“Volunteers are the driving force

of the work that the Trust does to protect kiwi, kokako and other animals and plants of the forest and this project was no exception with more than 750 volunteer hours recorded so far with more to come tidying up

reports. Survey coordinator Hans Pendergrast in particular spent many hours organising the work and the volunteer teams.”

The national recovery plan objective is to reach 3000 pairs by 2025.

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I have to admit to being slightly bemused by some of the media commentary on the introduction of a council-led kerbside waste and recycling service from July 2021.

What’s not to like, after all?

The new system will save most households money (and many a lot of money); it will progressively and significantly reduce the amount of household waste we send to landfill, it will eliminate the duplication of services, cut back on the number of rubbish trucks circulating around the city and it will reduce our carbon and waste footprints.

Looking at the negative commentary, a few things stand out.

“Kerbside collections will add seven per cent to our rates” – This is true, but ignores the fact that for most people, the targeted kerbside rate simply replaces a much higher cost they are already paying for waste collections which provide a less comprehensive service.

“It’s unfair that you can’t opt out” – Tauranga’s performance in sending unnecessary household waste to landfill is appalling. It’s true that a minority of households are doing a good job in minimising their waste, and unfortunately those people will likely be paying more for the new service. However, to be effective and materially reduce our landfill waste volume, kerbside collections have to be universal.

There is a greater good at stake here, which means all

households will need to make a modest contribution – about $4.40 a week. This includes the current glass collection cost.

“There are too many bins” – The only way to reduce the amount of general waste is to separate it at source.

The new system will take a while to get used to, but it works successfully in other cities.

“I can’t cope with putting that many bins out at the roadside” – Not every bin will have to be put out every week. For people who will have difficulty getting their bins to the roadside, an assisted service will be put in place to help get bins out, and back.

“The system we already have is working well” – Actually, it’s not. Per person, Tauranga sends twice as much household waste to landfill as Christchurch does. It’s time our waste disposal was brought into the 21st century, because landfilling waste is only going to get more difficult and costly.

“The new system penalises people who are being responsible” – This is true, to a degree, but anyone who genuinely wants to reduce the city’s overall waste footprint should welcome a collection system that achieves that. Everyone will find it more convenient to put their recycling at the kerbside than to have to take it to a transfer station; and from the second year of the service, people can opt to have smaller general waste and recycling bins, for a lower service cost.

In conclusion, I would urge the naysayers to conserve their vitriol and give the new system a chance to prove itself. Full column at: sunlive.co.nz

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Sprucing up the sheds Tauranga Rotary club members Don Pilbrow, Mike Savage, Ross Ogle and Sheena Spittles. Photo: Bev Tagg.

A fresh coat of paint has transformed the CCS Disability Action Bay of Plenty swimming pool changing sheds in 14th Ave thanks to the efforts of hardworking volunteers from the Tauranga Rotary club.

“We won $1000 worth of vouchers from Resene and Neighbourly,” says CCS Disability Action midland regional administration and service support manager Cheryl Mercer.

“They have community awards and asked people to nominate an organisation that needed refreshing with paint, so I sent in photos of our changing sheds.

“We couldn’t afford to pay anyone to do the painting. Tauranga Rotary contacted us and some lovely volunteers came in and painted the swim school sheds for us.”

Tauranga Rotary club members Russell Turner, Mike Savage, Sheena Spittles, Don Pilbrow, Ross Ogle and Bev Tagg scrubbed, cleaned, sanded and painted, tackling some gardening in between.

Tricia Ogle boosted them along with a morning tea of fresh baked pikelets.

“We expected to have this project completed earlier in the year but COVID-19 lockdown conditions

prevented us starting,” says Bev. “We are very pleased to now be able to pick up our paint brushes and make this happen.

“The spring weather played in our favour, with fine days and cool breezes.”

The relationship between Rotary and CCS Disability Action goes back 85 years with the disabilities service organisation being founded nationally at a Rotary conference in Timaru in 1935.

CCS Disability Action Bay of Plenty has been providing services to people with disabilities from the East Cape to Waihi Beach, engaging with up to 400-500 people per year. About 20-25 per cent of people enrolled in the swim school have been people with disabilities.

“We are lucky in that we are the only branch in the country that has a pool,” says Cheryl.

The new coats of paint have turned the walls from brown and maroon to a pale grey and aqua.

“Our thanks to our members for their time and efforts, not to mention the fun of being together to do it,” says Bev. “It’s refreshed and lightened it, brightened it up.

It looks fantastic,” says Cheryl. “It’s nice to get this support from local community, and nice knowing all this work we put in is worth it.” Rosalie Liddle Crawford

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Papamoa Cenotaph landscaping nears completion The Papamoa Cenotaph has been having the final elements of a wall, seating and landscaping installed this week, thanks to the generosity of many locals.

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“The last part of the landscaping design is a World War 1 type trench,” says Michael O’Carroll. “There will be seating on the front part of the wall so local folk can go up to the memorial, sit down and spend time to reflect and remember our current servicemen and women and also our veterans and fallen heroes.”

The main sponsors for the wall and seating have been Robyn and Peter Whale from Spray Technologies Ltd, Bruce and Donna Crosby from Papamoa Beach Resort, and Baseup, with Tom Cullen and Jason Muir from BaseUp designing the seating plan.

The landscaping includes a concrete base, mowing strip with topsoil and planting at the back of the wall.

“It’s been a long journey with Michael O’Carroll over the past couple of years,” says Mount/Papamoa ward councillor Steve Morris.

“We’ve raised over $50,000 in cash and in kind for the cenotaph, flagstaff, and now landscaping.

Tom Cullen from Baseup, Steve Morris, Michael O’Carroll and Bruce Crosby from Papamoa Beach Resort.

“It’s a place Papamoa can be proud of and I hope, honours our fallen heroes in a way they’d approve of. Farmer Motor Group didn’t need much convincing to generously donate the $20,000 flagstaff.

Steve says what once was a gravel pit has now become “a beautifully landscaped memorial overlooking the Pacific”.

“It’s humbling to think of the generosity

of our community but it’s not surprising.

“This is the same community that mobilised 8000 volunteers to make our beach pristine again after the Rena Oil spill nine years ago this month.

“Now this is complete I’m twisting Mick’s arm into another local project that Papamoans can hopefully be proud of.”

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Sentimental value behind the search for ‘Otira’ picture Retired boat builder Ray Willcocks is looking for ‘Otira’ – not the South Island town, but an old L-class mullet boat.

Now living in Whangarei, and not in the best of health, 83-year-old Ray is keen to track down a picture of the vessel with which his family has a longstanding connection.

Ray’s father Jack Castle Willcocks owned

the boat for a time after he returned from World War II and at some point gave a picture of it to the Tauranga Yacht Club when it was at its old location on the Strand.

That was the last place Ray remembers seeing it. Enquiries to date have failed to locate the picture’s current whereabouts so he’s appealing to the public for help.

Ray recalls the picture was in a goldcoloured frame and bore an inscription similar to ’Otira - Donated by Jack Castle Willcocks’.

The picture is of sentimental value to Ray and his family and they would dearly love to find it If you know where the picture is please contact: daniel@thesun.co.nz

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Lovely little Leila

Executive chair of Tennis Western BOP Robert Naumann congratulates Warwick Brew on his Life Membership award.

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Giving it everything Community sports clubs rise or fall on the efforts of volunteers.

Tennis Western BOP has recognised and thanked longstanding volunteer and tennis stalwart Warwick Brew with its first Life Membership.

Warwick has been a member of the Bay of Plenty tennis community since the 1970s.

He’s a pretty handy player but it is Warwick’s excellence at behindthe-scenes governance that has really stood out.

He is the long-standing president of Otumoetai Tennis Club, but also a valued member of other tennis groups including the Papamoa Tennis Charitable Trust, Sport Bay of Plenty, Tennis Western BOP and Tennis Waikato Bays.

Spread the load

Warwick says the key to his success has been a single piece of advice he got from club mate Barry Lowish more than 40 years ago - “spread the load and subcommittee everything”.

But there’s no denying that a

huge dollop of old fashioned work ethic has also been involved.

Warwick’s dedication has seen him spend up to 70 voluntary hours a week working to promote the sport he loves. He’s dropped his hours back a bit this year – to a mere 30 or 40 a week.

Bringing it big time

Over the years Warwick has been instrumental in helping bring major tournaments like the Davis Cup to Tauranga’s Baypark TECT arena, and organising ITFlevel matches in the city.

He appreciates the continued assistance of the other volunteer committee members he’s had the good fortune to work with over the past 40-plus years.

“He is, and has been for many years, a selfless contributor to the sport of tennis,” executive chair of Tennis Western BOP Robert Naumann says.

“He is the volunteer’s volunteer who has devoted much of his leisure time to providing for others.

“He is an expert on court construction and club equipment who shares his hard-won experience with whoever needs

help and he is often the go-to person whenever a problem arises.

“If he can’t sort it he knows who can,” Robert says.

An accountant by profession, Warwick’s business nous has been particularly valuable.

The club has experienced huge growth recently including doubling the number of junior players in the past two years, something Warwick puts down to a great coaching team.

On top of all that Warwick runs the club’s very successful business house competition, and is treasurer and grants manager of Tennis Western BOP.

Love Tennis open days

This weekend seven tennis clubs throughout the Western Bay of Plenty open to all-comers on Saturday and Sunday for Tennis New Zealand’s annual Love Tennis promotion.

Spot prizes and vouchers are on offer along with social games and free tuition.

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Water woes look set to worsen this summer Tauranga is facing a new water supply constraint this year.

The prospect of another hot and dry summer and lower flow in the rivers that supply the city’s drinking water, has Tauranga City Council asking residents to rethink their use of water outdoors and adopt water conservation habits early.

Tauranga’s rainfall this year is down more than 30 per cent compared with the average annual rainfall.

City water manager Stephen Burton says the drier conditions and a decrease in river flow, combined with summe weather prospects, are a source of concern that warrants the community’s attention.

“The prospect of a long, hot summer

is driving the need for councils to plan for managing drinking water supply over the dry season.”

Steady growth in Tauranga has seen daily water consumption grow in step, and current average daily use is close to what used to be the threshold to consider water conservation measures. “Whilst daily water use per household has not changed significantly in the pas ten years, we currently supply 12,000 households more than we did ten years ago,” says Stephen.

“This means there is little margin to cater for a steep increase in outdoor water use during summer.

“We encourage residents to see every day as a water conservation day.”

The council is urging people to rethink their use of drinking water for activities such as washing the house and hosing hard surfaces, consider the timing of putting in new lawns and gardens and prepare ahead for dry condition.

This includes Mulching to keep moisture in, soaking gardens every few days rather than a quick drink every night. Light watering lets water evaporate quickly and makes plant roots grow shallow.

Water during the cooler hours of the day, use plants that are suitable for the local climate.

More tips can be found at: www.tauranga.govt.nz/savingwater

It’s time to say your prayers together The prayer for world peace will get through one way or another as faiths of all kinds combine their spiritual energy next week.

The Tauranga Moana Interfaith Council hosts an annual prayer event that Attendees of the Tauranga Moana Interfaith Council Prayers for has gradually been growing Peace sing for world peace last year. in popularity.

“It’s a real whanau feeling. It’s really supportive and The council’s philosophy is that ‘co-operative we always have a shared supper afterwards because that interaction among people of all religious traditions connecting stuff afterwards is really important too. and spiritual beliefs is the best way forward for New “The actual prayer side of it might only last an hour, Zealand’s diverse cultures’. then we have half an hour or 45 minutes of getting to Council secretary Shona Woodhead says the event is know each other.” about supporting each other and is a way to gather.

Shona says the number of people attending the event World peace is a ‘natural theme’ that everyone is gradually growing and about 60 people attended can embrace. last year.

“It’s just a way for people to get together and to The Tauranga Moana Interfaith Council has respect the message that comes no matter what your representatives from Anglican, Methodist, Roman faith base is, whether you are Christian or Baha’i or Catholic, Religious Society of Friends/Quakers, Hare Hindu. It is a way to cross all those barriers really.”

Krishna, Sikh, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day While Prayers for World Peace is a week-long Saints, Baha’i, Muslim and Hindu faith groups within occasion, the interfaith council’s event happens from 6.30pm on Tuesday, October 13 at the Historic Village the Tauranga Moana.

Chairperson John Hebenton is also the minister Hall on 17th Ave. at St George’s Anglican Church in Gate Pa and also Over the last five years people have offered music, song, stories, scriptural quotations, poetry, and periods connects with most other Christian faiths via the Tauranga Ministers Network. of silence.

Haidee Kalirai from Tauranga City Council Anyone who attends is welcome to contribute.

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Red kiwifruit wins award

Esteemed New Zealand kiwifruit breeder and scientist Russell Lowe has been awarded the 2020 Kiwifruit Innovation Award for his work breeding the first commercialised red kiwifruit cultivar, Zespri Red.

tasting fruit which will strengthen kiwifruit’s share of the global fruit bowl in the years ahead,” says Bruce.

“Innovation drives continued industry growth which leads to stronger returns for growers, greater employment opportunities across New Zealand’s growing regions and increased contributions to regional communities across the country.”

Russell, who has recently retired from his role at Bruce says the commercialisation of the red Crown Research Institute Plant & Food Research, cultivar was based on extensive trial work and first began working on the challenge of breeding consumer demand for new and unique products a new red kiwifruit in 1993, for the new varieties and would help Zespri continue to provide the breeding programme jointly run by Plant & Food world’s leading portfolio of branded kiwifruit for Research and Zespri. all 12 months of the year.

First planted “While it’s at the Kerikeri still relatively Research Centre new, its already in 2007, the generating real cultivar was excitement in commercialised international in December markets and 2019 following the industry many years is indebted to of research, Russell for his including efforts,” says exploring the Bruce. fruit’s tolerance Fellow judge, to Psa. Kristy McDonald Zespri chairman QC, chair of and awards judge kiwifruit industry Bruce Cameron regulator says Russell NZKGI chairman Doug Brown, Plant & Food Research chair Nicola Kiwifruit epitomises New Zealand, Shadbolt, Russell Lowe and Zespri chairman Bruce Cameron. innovation says Russell’s within the industry, not just with his work on successful development of a red cultivar reaffirmed developing the red cultivar, but throughout his the industry’s reputation for innovation. distinguished career spanning 50 years.

“Bruce’s efforts in developing this new cultivar That’s also seen him involved with selecting gold reflects the strong sense of innovation that varieties which have proven exceptionally popular characterises the New Zealand kiwifruit industry. with consumers across the world.

“The red cultivar will help extend seasonal “Russell’s success in developing this red cultivar has employment opportunities given its early season again enabled the New Zealand kiwifruit industry to harvest, and also enable the better use of industry provide the market with a new, distinctive greatfacilities and infrastructure.”

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Delays expected as road works start in Te Puke Preparations are underway for resealing roadworks on Te Puke Highway, starting this month and expected to be completed before Christmas.

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is undertaking a resealing programme along five stretches of Te Puke Highway from the Long Swamp thr ugh to the Maketu/SH2 intersection.

The work will include a rip and remake of a section of the Long Swamp.

Temporary speed warning signs are being placed in a number of locations along Te Puke Highway this week advising motorists of slippery conditions in wet weather and to reduce speed from 100km/h to 70km/h until the resealing.

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Living the dream on the green machine People may have to watch their heads as they wandering through and walking their dogs.

“During lockdown it just became obvious to us how wander through the public land that makes popular it was,” Kevin says. up Otumoetai Golf Club.

So with $26,000 from TECT, another $20,000 Underfoot – that’s another matter.

The club has just purchased a mower worth almost $60,000 and the result is a smooth green carpet.

Club manager Kevin Steward says their old mower was up to 30 years old and wasn’t quite doing the job.

He says the importance of the reserve that the course occupies, to the general public, was highlighted over the COVID-19 period, especially during lock down when people were often seen

from the Lions Foundation and the balance from club members, a shiny, green John Deere 7400a Terrain cut was delivered.

Groundsman David Kirkwood was all smiles this week as he demonstrated the new toy, although he admits the technology has advanced a bit over the past 30 years.

The bottom line is a cleaner cut and blades that follow the contour of the land.

TECT trustee Mark Arundel and Otumoetai Golf Club manager Kevin Steward.

Otumoetai Golf Club groundsman David Kirkwood enjoys getting to know his new mower.

City approves Lime flavoured transport Lime scooters will be hitting the streets of Tauranga later this month as part of a 12-month trial approved by the Tauranga City Council.

Tauranga Mayor Tenby Powell says a trial will help measure uptake and gather feedback to see if e-scooter sharing platforms are compatible with the wider community’s interests before committing long-term.

“E-scooters present another alternative mode of transport for our city, but only if people are keen to use them. A trial will allow us to measure usage and whether people feel safe using the scooters, or sharing footpaths

and roads with them.

“We will be working closely with Lime to monitor compliance and over the course of the trial, the public will also be asked to provide feedback. By the end of the 12 months we’ll be in a good position to know if they’re a fit for the city.

Currently operating in more than 100 cities around the world including Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, Lime will be the first e-scoote operator in Tauranga.

They will be permitted to use a total of 400 e-scooters but will start with 200 spread over Mount Maunganui, Papamoa and the city

centre. The scooters will be able to be ridden all over Tauranga. However, geofencing technology will automatically reduce speeds in certain areas to make it safer for users and pedestrians.

Speeds will be limited to 15km/h in the city centre, Greerton Village and downtown Mount Maunganui.

The scooters will not be able to be ridden on Mauao trails, cemeteries or on unsealed paths in council parks and reserves.

Hours of operation will be 5am to midnight, seven days a week, with an earlier curfew of 10pm on Friday and Saturday in downtown Mount Maunganui and the city.

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Hundreds head down to turban day More than 300 turbans were tied on the weekend as Tauranga people embraced Turban Day down by the waterfront in the CBD. President of the Tauranga Sikh community Puran Singh says they ran out of turbans in the end but it was a great day. It was a very big occasion with Sikh MP Kanwaljit Singh Baksh attending and Honorary Consul of India Shri Bhav Dhillon It was an opportunity for members of the public to try on a turban and meet members of the local Sikh community and it is the third time the annual event has been held.

Turbans are worn by Sikhs to cover and protect their uncut hair (or kesh) which is regarded as a gift from God. Kesh is one of the five ‘K’s” or articles of faith that initiated Sikhs wear in observance of their faith.

Members of the Sikh community tie turbans for those who turned up to Turban Day on Saturday.

Making choices as Election 2020 gets underway The election date has been set and the campaign trail is back up and running.

As the final day for voting looms on October 17, enrolled voters will have a few boxes to tick.

There are two referenda on the cards, as well as the regular party and candidate selections.

Here’s a breakdown of what you’re voting for and where you can vote.

At this year’s election there are two optional referenda to vote on regarding cannabis legalisation and euthanasia.

The End of Life Choice referendum

gives voters two choices – to support it or not. If the majority vote in favour of it, the End of Life Choice Act 2019 will pass within 12 months. The law gives terminally ill people the option of requesting an assisted death.

The cannabis legalisation and control referendum, which asks people to vote on whether recreational use of cannabis should be legalised, works a little differently. If the majority vote ‘yes’, the Government has the option of passing a law, but it isn’t required to.

The final referendum results will be released on November 6.

Enrolled voters will also get to vote for their chosen party and electorate

representative. These votes will choose how many seats a party gets in Parliament and who sits in them.

The Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) system is used in New Zealand to elect 120 MPs, 72 of which are from individual electorates.

The party vote is for the political party you want to hold Government, the electorate candidate vote is for the person who you want to represent your region.

You have the choice of voting for both the party and electoral candidate or just one or the other.

Head to: www.sunlive.co.nz and scroll down local news to find all the places you can vote.

New council rubbish, recycling and food scraps collections Together, we can halve the amount of household waste we send to landfill each year*.

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That’s why we’re providing all households with new rubbish, recycling and food scraps bins to use alongside your current kerbside glass recycling crate from 1 July 2021. The service will cost $230 for the first year and be charged in residential rates from 1 July 2021 through a new ‘targeted rate’.

Households can also choose to have an additional garden waste collection for an extra $60 for the first year. If you have an existing waste provider, please contact them if you don’t intend to use their services past 30 June 2021.

Find out more about the new kerbside collections at www.tauranga.govt.nz/kerbsidecollections

*We expect the new service to halve the amount of waste each household sends to landfill by 2028.

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Putting a business on ice

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A man with ‘ice in his veins’ has bought his passion to Tauranga in the form of an ice rink.

Darren Woodacre has been working with ice for 35 years and has even studied ice making at the University of Guelph in Canada.

“Give me the facilities to make ice and I’ll make ice all day,” says Darren, but he’s not talking about the ice your freezer makes.

Darren and his business partner Zak Tapling decided to put their years of experience to good use and started Chilled Events which sets up portable ice rinks.

Originally from Blackburn in the United Kingdom Darren’s ice engineering has taken him to Norway, Germany, Switzerland and Dubai.

He moved to New Zealand 13 years ago and hired Zach as a 15-year-old. After 10 years of working together they decided it was time to make their dream of owning an ice rink a reality.

The rink in Memorial Park is the first event they have held and Darren says people are loving it and have suggested they set up here permanently.

Creating an ice rink from scratch sounds easy when Darren describes it, but there’s a lot involved.

“In essence, all it is, is creating a huge bath with insulation underneath.”

He says the 20m by 30m rink in Tauranga took five days to build and starts with making a suspended floor The ice rink floor is put on top of the suspended one, made watertight and insulated before a series of refrigeration pipes are put in, then water is added and it freezes and a roof is erected to keep the sun off.

About 42,000 litres of water is used in the Tauranga rink to create 8cm-thick-ice.

A 40ft and 20ft container, a separate truck for the refrigeration unit and a cluster of cars with trailers are required to carry all the equipment.

Darren hopes their business will encourage people to try out ice skating and other ice sports.

“Our philosophy first and foremost is to put smiles on people’s faces and help grow the ice sports of New Zealand.

“Somebody may come on the ice for the first time and may turn into the next New Zealand figure skater, you just don’t know.”

The ice rink is at Memorial Park until October 18 and Darren says they will be back next year as well.

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DEFY GRAVITY NZKGI education coordinator Di Holloway explains the strategy for getting more workers into the industry.

A new initiative is being launched to attract people into the kiwifruit industry.

The NZKGI-led, Ministry for Primary Industries funded initiative has its sights on encouraging job-seekers to take up employment in the kiwifruit industry, and providing the necessary training.

It follows NZKGI’s successful winter pruning training programmes earlier this year. MPI is investing $130,000 in the initiative.

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Di Holloway says the kiwifruit industry needs a workforce of more than 17,000 people in November.

“This initiative provides a great opportunity for New Zealanders, with free training and assistance to find jobs “We’re offering potential employees the opportunity to see if summer work on orchards is something for them, and offer further training to those interested.

“This opportunity may be of interest to those who have recently lost their jobs due to COVID-19, or those seeking a career change.

“Feedback from participants in the winter pruning courses was overwhelmingly positive and most went on to secure jobs in the industry.”

A one-day taster course will give job-seekers an insight into the nature of kiwifruit orchard work, which can be physically demanding.

“We hope that a large proportion of the people who undertake the one-day training will be pleasantly surprised by the variety of different jobs on offer,” says Di. “The one-day course will offer both the theory and practical aspects of summer canopy management.”

Innovation is key to lifting incomes The YiA is a collaboration between local schools, businesses and Priority One. We have been running the programme for 10 years now and it generally attracts around 500 entrants from across the Western Bay, with the carrot of some great prizes and spending time with local entrepreneurs.

YiA is a competition where our students put forward innovative ideas to solve relevant local problems. To do this they need to follow a human centred design process – this means taking the time and effort to talk to lots of people about the problem they have identified and potential solutions We want them to follow this process to avoid a common pitfall where innovative ideas are developed in isolation and don’t stand the first interaction with customer; there’s no substitute for getting out there and talking to potential users or customers.

We are fortunate to have some experienced local innovators here who can help guide our young innovators. Their involvement helps our students interact with real life practitioners from Bluelab, Cucumber, Beca, Robotics Plus, Page Macrae and Woods Creative to name a few.

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Last year’s winners ranged from a cycling safety wristband, to a medication dosage tool, to an ecofriendly seedling pot. This year YiA itself was forced to innovate due to COVID-19, coming up with a five-wee ‘sprint’ for students.

Development of an innovative economy is critical for us. Below average incomes in this region is something we desperately need to address, especially in light of our high housing costs.

To help this we need to encourage local companies selling high value technologies and services – they will create skilled, higher value jobs to allow us to increase earnings across our economy.

The next step is to get our own people into those jobs.

We want our youth to play an active part in this innovative economy. That means embedding skills that they’ll need to be relevant in the future workplace.

While traditional technical skills are important, equally important are soft skills. Creativity, critical thinking, positivity, resilience, and empathy are core skills in today’s workplace.

While I’ve focussed on youth, these are critical skills and a focus on innovation and value are important across all ages in the modern workplace. If we can have a pipeline of well skilled talent in this region, we’ll stand a great chance of developing a higher value economy in the future.

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Anne Wintle enjoys the good feeling that comes from regular exercise and attends Zumba and aerobics classes.

“The Zumba Gold class is taken by young and vibrant Tina, and the aerobics class by a lovely older lady called Rita,” says Anne, who lives in Papamoa.

“It’s fun. I’ve made some fantastic friends. You just feel good when you’ve had some exercise.”

Anne was in her early 40s when she had her first experience with breast problems.

“I had three breast lumps out, and fortunately only one was pre-malignant.”

Since then Anne has had regular mammograms.

“Two years ago at 78 years of age, after one of my regular mammograms, I talked with my daughter and said: ‘I don’t think I need any more mammograms, I should be alright now’.”

However, within a couple of days, radiology rang and said: ‘would you mind coming back for a biopsy?’”

An abnormality had been discovered in her breast.

“This covered a reasonably large area, was all contained in the ducts, the lymph nodes were clear but I had to have a full mastectomy. That meant that I didn’t need chemotherapy or radiotherapy, because the whole lot was gone.

“The hospital was fantastic. It was only three weeks from the date of my diagnosis until my surgery.

“However, I do continue with regular check-ups at the breast clinic.”

A retired nurse, Anne believes you can’t change what has happened.

“It’s a matter of learning to accept and simply doing one’s best to get on with life,” says Anne.

“My children are a great support to me and I’ve great friends and neighbours who have supported me when I’ve needed it.”

She has some sound advice for living life fully.

“It doesn’t do you, mentally or physically, any good just sitting around at home. You have to get out and about. Do things, join clubs, exercise. Be with other people. Have a goal. Enjoy yourself, have fun.”

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New book argues for more ‘neighbourhood nature’ In a new book examining the link between nature and wellbeing, environmental historian Dr Catherine Knight explores the benefits of nature experienced by everyday New Zealanders, and argues for more nature in the places where most New Zealanders live - our towns and cities.

There are now countless scientific studies linking time spent in nature or urban green space to a range of wellbeing benefits: lower levels of stress, reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety, and improved cognition in children with attention deficits and individuals with depression. It is even linked to a boost.

But how much quality time does the ‘average’ New Zealander spend enjoying the outdoors? While our national parks are places of spectacular wilderness, for many of us, these places are out of reach. In Nature and Wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand: Exploring the connection, Catherine argues for the restoration of ‘neighbourhood nature’ - places that all New Zealanders can freely access, irrespective of their social or economic situation.

New Zealand’s experience of the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted how important these local oases of nature are - and how vital they are to our wellbeing.

For many New Zealanders, 2020 has been a tumultuous and difficult year. But for those of us

fortunate to retain some stability in our lives, lockdown became an opportunity to spend time with family, to avoid long hours commuting on congested roads and work from home, to stay local and to enjoy neighbourhood nature.

The lockdown experience also led many of us to realise how important our neighbourhood green spaces are - for walking, cycling, or just getting some fresh, tree-filtered air. But it also accentuated inequities in our society. For those of us who live in the country or in the ‘leafy suburbs’, having more time to spend in local parks or walking along a river or coastal walkway would have felt more like a gift than an imposition. But for those living in neighbourhoods with few places to enjoy nature or those that did not have the luxury of working from home due to their jobs or circumstances, connecting with nature may not have been a high priority during lockdown.

In the wake of the crisis, calls have strengthened for us to rethink the way we live. To spend less time commuting into cities

to work and spend our money and, instead, to live, work and play locally, enriching our local communities so that, in turn, they better support our needs. In Nature and Wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand Catherine argues that if being in nature is good for us (and her book provides a compelling case that it is), we need to create more natural spaces in the cities and towns in which most of us live.

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The total number of new homes consented in the August 2020 year was 37,467.

The number of new homes consented in August 2020 was 3147.

When accounting for seasonality, there was a small increase of 0.3 per cent from July 2020.

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"The strong consent numbers for new homes in recent months means that there is a relatively large amount of residential building work planned for the future."

Most residential building work is typically completed within a year or two after the consent has been issued.

However, building work may have been impacted by the effects of COVID-19, with many projects experiencing significant delays in their completion dates.

Consents are an intention to build, while the value of building work put in place measures work completed, which better reflects delays or project cancellations.

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Suzie Cels is one of 100 artists exhibiting work in November’s Bay of Plenty Garden and Art Festival trail

Meeting artists at some of the 80 stops spanning from Katikati to Te Puke in November’s four-day Bay of Plenty Garden and Art Festival trail is a festival highlight.

The Weekend Sun has four one-day double festival A pleasant surprise will be visiting a garden and passes for four lucky readers who can tell us the name finding an artist also there, ready to chat about their of an artist in Oropi. Enter online at: paintings, sculptures, ceramics, or pottery. www.sunlive.co.nz under the competition section.

Being able to see artists at work in their own Entries must be received by Tuesday, October 13. studios is an added delicious feature, and including those exhibiting at the Bloom in the Bay festival hub at Tauranga racecourse, there are more than 100 artists in total.

Suzy Cels creates her art in the heart of Oropi, surrounded by tui and kereru birdsong. Her work captivates with layers of colour and vibrancy.

Working with acrylics, she also sells cushions, cards and vouchers for art lessons.

The Garden and Art Trail is accessible to festival pass holders. Two ticket types are available. A one-day ticket will get you to all gardens on the trail for one day only – and the ticket holder can choose which day. A multi-day festival pass will allow you to see all gardens on all days of the festival. There’s the chance to organise a solid day of whistle-stop viewing or enjoy a more leisurely journey around the gardens over multiple days.

Access to Bloom in the Bay is free with a festival pass. The Bay of Plenty Garden & Art Festival runs from November 19-22.

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The initiative offers eligible homeowners the option to use a portion of the equity in their properties to fund in-home care and support through Access Community Health.

CEO of Access Community Health Alison van Wyk says this initiative will help enable those who require additional dedicated care and support to take control of their own health and make the right choices around the type of in-home care they want to receive, and be able to pay for it.

"We are all too aware that there is a desire among New Zealand’s ageing population to live at home safely, independently, for as long as reasonably possible.

“However, there is no one-sizefits-all approach for aged care, and this collaboration simply provides another option for people to live life on their own terms.

“We’ve found that a portion of Access Community Health clients already choose to pay for additional private in-home care, and we’re proud to make this journey easier for homeowners through our collaboration with Heartland Bank.”

The collaboration could also provide relief to New Zealand’s health service. With the over60 age group steadily climbing.

Research published by the Ministry of Social Development in 2017 suggested that number was expected to exceed 1.3-1.5

million in the next 20 years.

Added to that, with a steadily increasing retired population, estimates suggest that if public health funding continues at its current rate, the care of older people will account for 50 per cent of DHB expenditure by 2025, up from 42 per cent in 2016.

Heartland Bank is an expert in reverse mortgages, helping more than 17,000 Kiwis release the equity from their property. And as New Zealand’s ageing population grows, so too does the desire to age in place, with some 12.5 per cent of Heartland Bank customers having used a portion of a reverse mortgage arrangement for medical purposes in the year 2018-2019.

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Ocean Shores welcomes new village manager A friendly community of Mount Maunganui retirement village residents has embraced their new village manager Clare Eccles with warm, open arms.

Since joining the vibrant village in lateAugust, Clare is enjoying settling into the busy role.

“It’s a large village with a fantastic sense of community among both staff and residents,” says Clare.

“When I came in for an interview, there were a few residents around who said ‘hello’ without knowing who I was.

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their environment.”

Clare takes over the reins from Sandy Quigley, the village’s much-loved manager for the past 14 years.

“Sandy created a fantastically stable team and village environment, which has made the transition for myself and the residents a lot easier,” says Clare.

Clare was also drawn to the physical environment of Ocean Shores, with its wide streets, landscaped grounds, and close proximity to the beach.

“It’s like a little suburb of its own. There is a lot of green space which is quite different to a lot of villages.”

Among the amazing amenities, the petfriendly village boasts an indoor heated swimming pool, an active bowling club,

and a lovely restaurant for families to dine at.

Now that she’s learned the ropes, Clare is looking forward to getting to know each of the village’s 200 residents.

To see Ocean Shores for yourself, contact: 0800 774 635. Clare and the team would love to show you around.

New way of contracting for medicines confirmed PHARMAC is standardising the way medicines are contracted, providing better support to healthcare professionals when they are prescribing medicines for their patients.

"I am pleased to confirm that the Principal Supply Status approach will be implemented through the annual Invitation to Tender for both community and hospital medicines," says PHARMAC director of operations Lisa Williams. Previously PHARMAC awarded Sole Supply Status for community medicines

and Hospital Supply Status for DHB hospital medicines. Principal Supply Status will mean that the contract will be awarded to the main brand funded in the community and/or bought by DHB hospitals, and there would be an allowance for a certain volume of other brands to also be funded.

The principal supplier’s brand will be the main brand funded in the community and/or bought by DHB hospitals, with an alternative brand allowance which will enable a certain volume of other brands to also be funded and/or purchased. It will be used on a case-by-case basis, and PHARMAC will

take expert advice on which brands to use it for. Before a decision was made on whether to use the proposed approach, PHARMAC undertook a two-stage consultation process and were grateful for the 25 submissions from suppliers, patients’ groups and healthcare professionals.

"The feedback was largely positive. A suggestion on the proposed contract terms for the principal supply is being suggested prior to the release of the Invitation to Tender.” The invitation to Tender will be issued in November 2020 for contracts that will commence from July 1, 2021.

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For a taste of what our vibrant village has to offer, come in and explore our parklike grounds. Ask our friendly residents why they love village life – we’re sure you’ll find yourself right at home.

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Advances in hearing technology Technology has revolutionised the health industry – think pedometers, heart monitors, blood sugar tests and more.

Information and upgrades are more readily available than ever before.

It’s an exciting time in the medical field, including hearing and audiology Researchers and technology

developers are creating never-beforeseen options for auditory devices.

Most hearing aids (specialised medical devices) today could classify as a ‘hearable’ but not all hearables are considered hearing aids.

No longer just tools for directing sound, hearables are helping people live more connected, inspired and healthy lifestyles.

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Ear-level devices can now measure heart rate, track steps, translate languages and detect falls.

Although there are several companies building hearables that offer some degree of enhanced hearing, typically those

devices are not designed as ‘hearing aids’ but rather, lifestyle enhancers that utilise the ear and hearing.

Hearables may not be suitable for everyone, but if you’re wondering how a hearable might improve your life, give the team

at First Hearing Centre a call.

There are so many opportunities to enhance how we experience the world around us, don’t leave your hearing out.

For more information, phone: 07 926 6010 or visit the team on Pyes Pa Rd.

Dementia-friendly housing Alzheimers NZ wants more focus on designing buildings, particularly commercial and government buildings, to reflect the needs of people affected by dementia.

Chief executive Catherine Hall says buildings cater for physically disabled people – they should also cater for people with cognitive disabilities like dementia.

“We’ve seen great progress made for people with physical disabilities. It’s vital that policy makers, planners, architects and builders also embrace designs that support people with invisible disabilities, such as dementia, to live full, active, and independent lives with dignity.

Catherine was welcoming the release of the World Alzheimer’s Report 2020: Design, Dignity, Dementia; dementia-related design and the built environment.

The report was issued by Alzheimers Disease International, which is calling for dementia to be more overtly recognised by governments globally as a disability.

The report sets out the design principles that would ensure buildings better meet the needs of people affected by dementia and calls on governments to include dementia design in their national dementia plans.

“Sadly, New Zealand does not yet have a national

dementia plan backed by government, but our dementia sector did include dementia-related design in the plan we prepared earlier this year as a blueprint for government’s action on dementia,” says Catherine.

A strong reason for ensuring the day-to-day built environment reflects dementia-related design is that people with dementia tend to live at home in their communities for most of their time with the condition.

Another reason is that the number of New Zealanders with dementia is expected to almost triple in coming years, putting even more of a strain on what are already woefully inadequate services and making it even more urgent that our environment reflects their needs Dementia design does not have to be a costly exercise and can be as simple as considering things like carpets and décor, the removal of hazards, reducing stimulation, clear wayfinding - measures that can reduce anxiety and agitation and improve social interactions.

“Dementia is a disability, it’s as simple as that.

And it’s going to become more of an issue for our communities and our government as our society ages.

“We are calling on all political parties to grasp that fact and do something about it.

“Implementing a national dementia plan would be a good place to start!”

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Life at Summerset by the Dunes “Twenty two years ago, I moved to a bigger A new life stage needs to match your house, thrilled the kids didn’t have to share a environment – that’s what Summerset by the bedroom and now I’m shutting doors on Dunes ambassador Jude Dobson found when the empty rooms. kids moved out and change was in the air.

“While moving to a new house and Jude Dobson with ILU resident Brenda Crackel.

community might seem daunting, it’s a fantastic opportunity to think about what you need and what’s important,” says Jude.

“Without doubt, living in a beautifully designed, brand-new home at Summerset by the Dunes will make you feel like you’ve moved into a resort, especially with the amazing facilities coming when the Village Centre is opened.

“However, I venture the more esoteric things in retirement might centre around people rather than property. Isolation is not good for your mental health and sometimes as circumstances change, loneliness can creep in.

“A Summerset community is just that – a community. One where there’s friendly, likeminded folk about and activities on tap where you can connect with new people in an easy way. It might be over a Friday night drink at the resident bar or a cuppa with your new neighbour.”

Jude says there’s a wealth of activities that might just take your fancy now you’ve got some time to give them a go. None of which are compulsory - you can pick and choose!

“Plus, in these uncertain times, security is important. A forever home, capped outgoings, help on hand if you need it, and a secure environment that has your health and wellbeing prioritised, surely has lots of boxes ticked.

“The future is yours at Summerset. Go live it!”

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God the King As we approach another General Election, one of the questions on some people’s minds is: ‘Will there be another king maker when it comes to forming the new government?’

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Well, no-one knows that answer – except God, of course. God alone is the Omniscient One who knows all things, the end from the beginning.

In Isaiah 46:9 God declares: “I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please’.”

The Bible also declares that this God is the great King over all of creation and over every person.

Ps. 95:3-5 says that Yahweh is “the great God, the Sunday Gatherings - 9 am & 11 am great King above all gods”.

He is above all other gods because He made everything that exists – from the deepest depths to the highest mountains, the sea and everything in it, and also every human being whom He knits together in the mother’s womb (Psalm 139:13).

Upstairs, 146 Devonport Rd, Downtown, Tauranga Jeremiah 10:10 echoes: “But the LORD is the true www.stlukeschurch.org.nz God; he is the living God, the eternal King.”

Thus, we can take much comfort from knowing that whatever the shape a and form of the next government, God the ONE CHURCH eternal King will still THREE LOCATIONS reign. He is God the King to whom we all owe CITY CHURCH TAURANGA allegiance, He alone is Sundays at 9am, 10.30am & 6pm 252 Otumoetai Road, Tauranga worthy of our worship.

In Romans 14 the apostle CITY CHURCH COAST (PAPAMOA) Sundays at 10am Paul (quoting from Isaiah Papamoa Rec. Centre, Gordon Spratt Reserve 45) reminds us: “It is JOIN US THIS SUNDAY CITY CHURCH NORTH (OMOKOROA) written: ‘As I live, says the citychurch.nz Sundays at 10am Lord, every knee will bow Omokoroa Sport & Rec. Centre, Western Avenue before me; every tongue will give praise to God.’ So then, each of us will give A place an account of ourselves to of respite God.” Dear reader – keep A place in the city a short account with God, of respite come to church and give Sunday 8am & 10am the eternal God and King Wednesday 10am in the city Messy Church - 4pm, your praise and worship.

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An uphill battle It’s so very disappointing to have the Tauranga City Council blithely go ahead without the slightest input from the public and enforce a mandatory rubbish collection system onto all ratepayers.

Why can we not be given a choice on this decision?

In my household we have for the past 16 years recycled our rubbish at a TCC recycling depot. Items that were not recyclable have been disposed of via a TCC rubbish bag collection or taken again to a TCC rubbish collection depot all for less than $100 per annum.

Now I, as an octogenarian, will have to drag four unwanted

bins up our nearly 100 metre, steep driveway to the roadway for emptying for a total addition to our rates bill of nearly $300 per annum.

Most of us older people do not want this system of rubbish collection pushed on to us and we should be given leave to refuse it.

To add insult to injury, the present rubbish collecting companies have been completely bypassed, with the contract for this new service being given to an overseas company.

Hardly cricket.

J Newman, Mt Maunganui.

Full Marx for rubbish decision I must complement my comrades on the city council regarding the new rubbish regime. The city council providers have at long last relieved me of my personal burden of putting out a rubbish bag every two to three weeks and recycling the rest with a very generous weekly allowance.

Hurrah.

And to anoint just one collection company will eliminate the pesky idea of competition which drives down the wages of my proletariat comrades.

Brilliant idea.

I rejoice in the great wisdom shown by the committee (Soviet in the old language). Can I now ask the CCP to petition the Supreme Soviet (council) in Wellington to further assist the proletariat.

Equality of opportunity is a silly idea, we need equality of outcome.

So how about a further week’s holiday - disguise it as extra sick leave and the bourgeoisie won’t notice.

What about an extra stat holiday as well, say Dhanteras, it will be good for the economy I am sure.

Just bring out the race card to shut down any conversation if there is resistance.

I can feel the warm glow of the dawn of our socialist utopia falling upon me.

D Mardle, Papamoa.

Objecting to cannabis

It beggars belief that certain MP’s from the Greens and the Labour Parties are proposing to legalise the recreational use of cannabis.

These MP’s either lack basic common sense or they are out of touch with the real world, or are they just plain stupid?

I object to the propaganda-type commercial which was shown on TV on behalf of the Drug Foundation showing respectable looking people (actors) in a nicely furnished set expounding the virtues of being able to legally smoke cannabis.

The reality is that smoking cannabis is not as it is depicted in a Cheech and Chong movie.

For more than 25 years the police have used discretion when dealing with persons whom they find in possession of a personal amount of cannabis and now other types of drugs as a result of the 2019 amendment. Such persons

are usually given a formal warning and now possibly a referral. Dealers and those who cultivate cannabis for resale are charged by the police.

To comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, employers are required to provide a safe workplace for their employees and staff are required to undergo alcohol and drug testing. Drug impaired workers and those who drive under the influence are a threat to everyone If cannabis was to be legalised those aged 20 years plus will be able buy 14 grams per day which equals 98 grams per week. This quantity of cannabis would allow those persons to either be stoned 24/7, or they could decide to sell some, possibly to underage persons as a good little earner.

I fully support Medicinal Cannabis but will certainly be Voting NO in the referendum.

K Goddard, Omokoroa.

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Ask the majority Immigrants were not arrogant Tauranga City councillors have voted to introduce a separate Maori ward for the 2022 local body election onwards.

The fact that they have done so without public consultation highlights the arrogance of the councillors who voted for this resolution. I applaud councillors Hollis, Robson, Morris and Clout who voted against this move.

Concerned citizens need to make their voices heard to show they won’t tolerate being treated with such contempt.

A separate Maori ward is not necessary for Council decisions which are mainly confined mainly to roads, clean drinking water, sewage, drainage, libraries, parks and sports facilities for everyone, irrespective

of ethnicity.

Why not put this matter to a referendum to coincide with the next local body election and let electors decide and thus save hundreds of thousands of dollars?

It is particularly disturbing when you consider that three years ago, four separate local bodies, including the neighbouring Western Bay District, tried to introduce a separate Maori ward in this same fashion. In each case the required number of electors signed a petition demanding that Council hold a binding referendum. In each case the electors unanimously voted to reject a separate Maori ward.

If the same thing happens in Tauranga City and a petition gets the required number of signatures electors will get to have their say.

J Rudd, Oropi.

What’s the hold-up?

Every time I cross the Wairoa bridge, I see the ‘cycle bridge to nowhere’ as it is now called, because we have been waiting so long for work to continue up past the marae.

What is holding work up? We should know as not one inch of private land is required for the next section of cycleway.

Why doesn’t the work continue?

The cycleway has to pass the marae and then the path will go down Carmichael Road past the entrance to Papakaianga housing, a health care centre, a school, a busy roundabout, two entrances to retirement villages, just

a few examples, and whatever the two mayors are doing with the marae will influence whatever TCC is trying to do for the rest of the cycleway.

So please just get on with it. There are safety issues on Borrell Road and Lockhead Road, but there is no reason why the cycleway should not be underway from the ‘bridge to nowhere’.

There will need to be protection between the cycleway and the road which is far more important. Lets just do it.

M Murray-Benge, Bethlehem.

J Sage has many half-truths in his letter (The Weekend Sun, October 2, page 30). By the widely accepted definition of ‘indigenous’ New Zealand has no such people.

For example, the Aboriginals of Australia or Bush Men of South Africa, have lived in their countries for many thousands of years, unlike Maori who were recent arrivals in what was really an empty country, and they leave it when they die.

Immigrants from Europe were mainly not ‘arrogant’ as Sage claims, just desperate to start a life free of the restrictions of their homelands.

Yes, some things did go badly

wrong, now being recognised, including the impact on Maori of diseases that were totally new to them, and was the major factor that nearly led to them dying out in the late 1800s. Maori were no more ‘murdered’ by these immigrants than Maori doing likewise to them.

Sadly, Sage denigrates the name of Abel Tasman, who visited New Zealand and for his troubles a number of his crew were murdered by local Maori.

Understandably, he used his native Dutch language to name the country. I have no problem changing our name to Aotearoa, provided it is done through a binding referendum when the public at large expresses its wish.

P Hickling, Papamoa.

Same old problems Those advocating for the resource management act to be freed up – more expansion, more housing, more jobs – great, that will give more of what you have now.

You can expect the same traffic jams, intensive housing, narrow streets, more rubbish, pollution, less water and more water restrictions.

Of course the population will grow and so will crime until eventually we end up back at this point of time with the same advocates saying the same thing.

The population will be

much worse off and the wealthy would have moved to the country.

This is what you have to consider while choosing who you wish to lead us.

Granted, neither parties have a magical cure as their traditional mind set is fixed and locked in and to prove my point just look at the past. None of our problems have been solved; the same issues year-in, year-out and every election brings promises and the same issues. What I do know is you can’t progress with an old mind and attitude.

That makes a mockery of democracy.

One group is slightly better than the others; I just hope the greed factor doesn’t affect your decision as it affects the whole planet.

R Stewart, Te Puke.

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Deja vu all over again This week it looks like a case of deja vu all over again. Shows once cancelled are returning apace.

It's happening so much that when I started writing this week I was seriously having flashbacks. But there's a lot to cover so I'm not going to hang around. I just mention this as a warning in case reading this you feel in a bit of a time warp (And we all know what to do in that case – hint: it involves a jump to the left...).

So let's start with two concerts that you have now already read about twice in this column. And first up, just like last week, it's the Katikati Folk Club. They get together, usually once a month, at The Arts Junction for a wide variety of acoustic concerts, though at the moment their schedule is a little more crowded trying to fit in past postponements Case in point, next Sunday (October 18) when bluesman Mike Garner and multi-instrumentalist Robbie Laven will be having a third crack at a concert.

Mike released a new album Don't Mind The Rain just as everything on the music scene started to fall apart so this may be a chance to hear some of those songs. The album itself is a mixture of acoustic and electric blues.

It features some top Japanese musicians on the electric songs but I reckon some of the best moments are acoustic ones with Robbie, including their take on Sugar Blues which features the surprisingly beautiful sound of mandolins soloing in harmony.

Mike and Robbie kick off at 7.30pm, doors open 7pm, Members $15, nonmembers $20.

Rex Graveley will be playing a support set.

making it from Wellington to Tauranga for a third time on exactly the same day.

The Andrew London Trio, purveyors of humorous swing tunes with an emphasis on the foibles of middle New Zealand, are coming to the Gallery at The Quarry Park at Te Puna, another of Rosie Holmes' concert series there. This time Andrew and his bass playing, singing wife Kirsten will be accompanied by saxophonist and general player of blowy things James Tait-Jamieson.

And there's big news from The Andrew London camp. Firstly they have just finished a campaign to raise money for the staging of a musical based around Andrew's witty songs, which will be created along with leading playwright April Phillips.

Aiming to crowdfund $27,800 they actually achieved over $29,000, so there will be a full musical of Andrew's songs touring the country and year now.

Further to that, a book compiling 75 of Andrew's songs called Let's Talk About Me is due to be launched at the Wellington Bluegrass Society this Saturday.

Sir Geoffrey Palmer has written a foreword and political cartoonist Bob Brockie has supplied three new drawings, which you'll find along with photos of

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past and present collaborators and a short explanation about the origin of each song.

It sounds great and will no doubt be available at their Tauranga show.

It's an afternoon one – 2pm, $25, tickets from Rosie: waharaurosie@gmail.com or: 07 5526291.

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And time for one more. And it's once again on Sunday, October 18.

If neither of those shows appeal, how about a trip to The Jam Factory to hear Lawrence Arabia who will be playing a solo show on piano?

The Silver Scroll-winning musician probably needs no introduction from me but I should probably mention that you better get in quickly if you want tickets.

They cost $25 and the show starts at 7pm.

Actually, the Jam Factory is really turning it on at the moment with an incredible slate of acts coming through. On October 16 it's songstress Anna Coddington, on 17 its local surf-rock with four-piece band Marmalade Skies, then Reb Fountain visits on 24 and to round the month off Caitriona Fallon is there on 30. Good to see live music (finally) bouncing back Now all it needs is for y'all to go and see it...

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Post your gifts and cards early this year It’s just 11 weeks until Christmas and NZ Post is urging Kiwis to give Santa a helping hand this year by posting early.

NZ Post chief operating officer Brendon Main says Kiwis can help to make sure their Christmas presents are safely under the tree in time for Christmas by getting organised and sending and ordering Christmas presents early.

"It’s been an unpredictable year, so we want to make sure Kiwis are ready for Christmas in plenty of time.

"Due to the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic we have brought forward the deadlines for sending parcels overseas by one week. But we are mindful of how quickly things can change, so we will be keeping our website up to date if there are any changes to these dates between now and Christmas.

"We’d encourage Kiwis to send items as early as they can, both within New Zealand, and internationally, to ensure they are there in plenty of time for Christmas. We also encourage people looking to order items from overseas online stores to do this as early as they can."

Christmas is usually NZ Post’s busiest time of the year, but due to the COVID-19 lockdowns, this year has already broken parcel delivery records.

"Online shopping remains about 30 per cent up on this time last year, but if COVID-19 has taught us anything it’s the unpredictable nature of the pandemic.

“So while we are planning for a big Christmas season, it is difficult to know for sure what the next

few months are going to bring for online shopping in New Zealand.

"When the Alert Level 4 Lockdown lifted and restrictions of what Kiwis could buy online opened up earlier this year we received about 3.5 million parcels in just two weeks, about 200 parcels a minute, volumes we were not preparing for until many years in the future.

"We’ve learned a lot from that and we have made changes to how we do things to be ready this Christmas to get those presents under the tree.

“We’ve planned for a range of different scenarios and are bringing on three additional sites to manage surges in volumes, 200 more courier vans, 185 extra flights, 350 additional processing people and more than 1500 extra transport runs to deliver Christmas presents for New Zealanders.

"We’re very proud of our people - they’ve done an amazing job in this unprecedented year and are gearing up to deliver for New Zealanders again this Christmas," says Brendon.

For more information, visit: www.nzpost.co.nz

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This year Armageddon celebrates 25 years of pop culture, gaming, cosplay, amusements, comics and everything else the expo has to offer.

‘Auckgeddon 2020’ will feature a line-up of more than 60 virtual celebrity guests plus some in-person guests, an Armageddon Arcade experience, a number of gigantic gaming arenas, massive LEGO displays with the Auckland Brick Show taking an entire hall, ice skating, Nerf arena, archery and axe-throwing, a chilli eating contest, Cosplay Competition and events, K-pop dance showcase and much more.

The event will kick off on October 23 with a fireworks display and run until Monday, October 26 The Auckland Armageddon Expo will be held at the ASB Showgrounds over Labour Weekend October 23- 26. For more information and to purchase tickets visit the website: www.armageddonexpo.com

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Setting the scene for a country ramble If you’ve been looking for somewhere with a community feel, beautiful gardens and lovely neighbours, Omokoroa Country Estate could be the perfect place for you.

But don’t take our word for it – attend the annual Spring Garden Ramble on October 11 and the residents will convince you themselves.

With home baking, entertainment, walking tours, live music and more – all provided by current Omokoroa Country Estate residents themselves – the Spring Garden Ramble is a lovely way to spend a Sunday.

“Our beautiful established gardens are what really sets Omokoroa Country Estate apart from other retirement villages,” says sales manager Emma Norton.

“You’ll hear tui singing in the trees above you, and you may see ducks waddling past your front door.”

The estate receives consistent enquiries from hopeful residents, but this has spiked since the COVID-19 lockdowns.

“It seems that the increased need for a sense of security in these uncertain times has become an added attraction for the way of life we are able to offer,” says Emma.

On Sunday there’ll be guided tours of the gardens, fantastic giveaways, talented residents’ home-made baking, a coffee cart, entertainment and much more.

“The Spring Garden Ramble is a celebration of spring for the whole community, it’s going to be a wonderful day out!” says Emma.

The Spring Garden Ramble will be held at Omokoroa Country Estate, 5 Anderley Ave, Omokoroa, on October 11 from 10am-2pm.

For more information, visit: www.ocestate.co.nz

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The call is out for bikers in blue Prostate Cancer Foundation NZ and Indian Motorcycle are calling on bikers across the country to once again ride in solidarity, in the annual Bikers in Blue, on Sunday, November 22.

It is a show of support for the thousands of Kiwis affected by prostate cancer.

"If you haven’t been personally affected by prostate cancer, you’re bound to know someone who has," says Indian Motorcycle’s country manager Glenn Veal.

“It is important that we all do our

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part to help raise awareness for this disease and help break the stigma around regular testing."

Registrations are now open for the rides in Auckland, Hamilton, Wairarapa, Wellington, Christchurch and Invercargill, and in a Bikers in Blue first, riders from Auckland and Hamilton will converge in a festival finish at Port Waikato.

Bikers in Blue is a great opportunity for fellow bikers to come together en masse in what is always a great day, for a good cause - people from all walks of life, on all sorts of bikes with a common goal, raising awareness in the fight against prostate cancer.

"Indian Motorcycles joined Bikers in Blue in 2019 and are proud to be able to support such an important event and very worthy cause once again," says Glenn.

Bikers in Blue is a fun event for what is a very serious issue; inspiring Kiwi men to take control of their health and get tested, because early detection is key to saving lives.

"The money raised goes towards increasing awareness and funding research into one of the country’s most prolific cancers, that kills more than 600 New Zealand men each year," says Prostate Cancer Foundation CEO Graeme Woodside.

Up for grabs this year is a great range of raffle prizes as well as a special Bikers in Blue Trade Me Charity Auction featuring Indian motorcycle apparel for some lucky bidders.

Bikers in Blue raises vital funds to support the Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand in raising public awareness, funding ground-breaking research, providing support services for men living with prostate cancer, and their families, including welfare grants, and advocating for improved diagnosis and treatment outcomes.

For more information and to register, visit: www.bikersinblue.org.nz

Band back this summer JACK DUSTY’S (Bureta) Sat 10th Stagetalk 7pm – Sat 10th The Silverbeats 10:30pm 7:30pm – 10:30pm Sun 11th Tim Armstrong 4:30pm – 7:30pm Sun 11th The Anzacs 2:30pm – 5:30pm Wed 14th Tauranga Blues Jam 7pm – 10:30pm THE BARREL ROOM Sat 10th Jazz with Trevor THE PHOENIX Braunias, Wayne Melville Sun 11th Josh Pow 3pm & Jeff Baker (& special guests) 7pm – 10:30pm – 6pm MT RSA Fri 9th Stagetalk 7pm – 10:30pm

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Bay of Plenty residents will be able to throw it back to the 80s this summer at The 2021 Pre-Party Tour.

After many requests to do a repeat show, the Automatic 80s will perform live in Taupo and Coromandel in late January. The show features the very best of early to midEighties New Romantic and New Wave hits, performed ‘live, loud and pumping’.

The hundreds of hours of pre-production, musicianship and attention to vocal detail creates an authentic live experience that leaves enthralled audiences exhausted and voiceless from dancing and singing.

Automatic 80s is a group of musicians featuring the astonishing sound alike vocals and high energy stage antics of front man Justin Maclaren, backed up by the pitch perfect Pearl Runga (sister to Boh & Bic), drummer Jamie Lee (Alae and session muso), lead guitarist Ryan Wood (Session musician) and bassist Clint Harris (Opshop/The Feelers).

The group will play in Taupo at the Great Lake Centre on January 29 and The Coroglen Tavern in Whitianga on Saturday, January 30.

Tickets can be purchased at: www.pitchperfectpromotions.co.nz/events

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Papamoa Tennis Club comes of age From humble beginnings in 1999, the Papamoa Tennis Club is celebrating its 21st season this summer. The club has gone from strength to strength with member numbers growing and numerous enhancements to the facilities.

The club has planned a busy schedule for the summer season to celebrate its coming of age.

“Our first big event is the Love Tennis promotion on October 10-11, from 1-4pm both days,” says Papamoa Tennis Club’s communication coordinator Gerald Greig.

“Whether you are a current or former player, or you have never picked up a racquet before – Love Tennis is for you.

“All ages are welcome!”

There will be lots of fun tennis related activities and games.

The club’s coach will be there as well, so come along and get some free tennis tips.

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The 44th annual New Zealand Country Music Star Awards are being held on October 24-25 at the Bethlehem Performing Arts Centre, Tauranga.

Auditions will start on Saturday and entrants from all over New Zealand will be given the opportunity to perform with bands and be judged for the top awards which include gaining entry into the 2021 NZCMA Entertainer of the Year, a recording package and more.

The premier finals concert will start at 1pm Sunday, October 25, and we are excited to have duo En-Tranzet as the guest artist.

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Saturday 10 October A Course In Miracles

Are you stuck in past grievances & resentments? Get over it! Free Internet forgiveness workshop that transforms your thinking from fear to love. https:// jenniferhadley.com/how-get-over-it Txt 0210 274 2502

Annual Memorial Service

Join us to remember those lost to suicide. A time to reflect & find comfor Tauranga Yacht Club, 1:303pm. Grief Support Services 578 4480

years, 10am for 9-12 years. Ph Graeme 0274 520 600

Genealogy Informal Group

What are your ancestors stories? Discussions on research/websites/etc. Visitors welcome. 1:30pm, Hall at rear Brain Watkins House, 233 Cameron Rd. Cathy 541 3335 evenings

Greerton Hall Market

Art In The Park

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

Association Croquet

At Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St, beside Blake Park. Mon, Wed, Sat. 9:15am for 9:30am start. Visitors, new players welcome. Ph Jacqui 07 574 9232

Bay Kustom Cruisers

Sat 24th Oct Custom Van Show 11am3pm & 40th Anniversary reunion 1pm4pm at Club Mt Maunganui, Kawaka St. Ph Trev 07 304 8327

Bay Singles Social Club

Join a bunch of over 50 years young singles for dinners, pot-lucks, lunches, occasional outings.

Mostly weekends. Give us a go! Ph Jonathan 572 2091

Beth-El Messianic Family

Celebrate the Sabbath (Sat) as Yeshua (Jesus) & all believers did. All welcome.

10am, Otumoetai Primary Hall or Zoom 599-965-041. Joel van Ameringen 021 768 043 BethEl.org.nz

BOP Tall People Club

People taller than 178cm who live in BOP please join our new social club & Facebook group. Ph 0210 226 2619

Chair Up Upholstery Workshop

Learn upholstery for beginners?

Cover a footstool/chair, from $145 depending on project.

17th Oct 10am-4:30pm, The Artery, Historic Village.

Book@www.theincubator. co.nz. Ph 07 571 3232

Classic Motorcycle Coffee Meet

Talk classic motorbikes, rides & support. Bring your bike out for the trip.

10-11am at Four14 Espresso, 414 Pyes Pa Rd. Don 027 241 3595

Dragon Boating For Women

Bay Dragons Give-it-a-Go at Sulphur Pt. Fun & fitness. Ages 16+ every Mon Wed 5:30pm & Sat 7:30am. $5 per session. Txt Brooke 022 078 2308

First Date

Musical comedy by Stage Right Trust.

Running 10th-16th Oct. Go to www. baycourt.co.nz for info & tickets.

Gate Pa Junior Tennis

Club days, Thurs 4:30-6pm for intermediate/college ages. Sat 9am for 5-8

Last Saturday of month. 8am-12pm.

Stalls inside/outside. Discounts for charity groups. Refreshments available. Ph/ txt for site. Tricia 07 543 1487 or 027 908 2952, www.facebook.com/greertonhallmarket

Israel in Egypt

Scholars Baroque Aotearoa Chamber Choir & Opus Orchestra present Handel’s epic drama. Adult $30-$35, child/ student $5. 7:30pm St Mary Immaculate Church (pre-concert talk 7pm). Ticketek/Door.

Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Rd 12:45-3pm

Katikati Lions Moggies Market

8am-12 War Memorial Hall, Main Rd, Katikati. Plants, crafts, books, food & more. Ph Alan 027 2791096 or Sharon 022 318 0196

LOL Laughter Wellness

Yay, we’re back! Come & laugh away the Covid blues with us. Arataki Community Centre, Bayfair. 11-11:45am.

Koha. Trish 022 036 6768 Email lollaughterwellness@gmail.com. No experience required.

Motorhome & Caravan Show

9am-5pm Sat & 9am-4pm Sun at Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton. Go to www.nzmotohomeshow. co.nz for ticket info.

Friendly club based at Baywave. Beginners train Sat mornings. First lesson free.

Ph Jo 027 543 1697, facebook.com/ taurangasynchroNZ, www.taurangasynchro.co.nz

Tennis At Gate Pa

1pm-4pm Sat & Sun, for all ages & skills. Come & have a go. Just turn up for tennis fun, giveaways & food.

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

Welcome Bay Worship

Church of God’s Love (7th Day) 10:30am using WBCC premises opposite primary school. All welcome. www. churchofgodslove.com

Wellbeing & Vegan Market

Otumoetai Sports & Rec Club, Fergusson Park, 90 Tilby Dr, Matua. Sat & Sun 10am-4pm. Free entry.

Well-Being For Women

Join a conversation on health & wellbeing of women. Waipuna Hospice, 43 Te Puna Station Rd, 12:30pm-3pm. Ph Ingrid 021 952 690

Sunday 11 October Archery At Graham Park

Interested in Archery as a sport? Check out our website & Facebook for courses, range times & how to join our club.

Bible Seminar

Omokoroa Bowling Club

2:15pm Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St, Greerton. Title: The Journeys of Jesus (note changed start time). Interactive, Q&A. All welcome. Mary 573 5537

Optimal EFT Healing

Historic house museum, 233 Cameron Rd. 2-4pm. $5 adult, children free.

Group tours school classes by arrangement. Ph 578 1835

Sat & Tues 12:30-4pm, 30 Hamurana Rd, $5. Beginners & visitors welcome.

Ph 021 255 6415 Learn how to heal your mind & body using the Unseen Therapist within you.

Free e-booklet describes this proven process. https://www.emofree.com/ unseen-therapist Txt 0210 274 2502

Petanque

At Club Mt Maunganui, Tues, Thurs, & Sat. Boules & help. Txt Bruce 022 309 9143

St Georges Art Show

St Georges Gate Pa with Awhina House, 10am-3pm Koha Tickets from admin.gatepa@waiapu.com or Eventfind

Tauranga Farmers Market

7:45am-12 at Tauranga Primary School. Rain, hail or shine. Direct from the producers, fresh regional produce & artisan foods.

Brain Watkins House Open

Cold Wax Painting Workshop

Cool way to paint. Use wax with photography, mixed media. $79, 1st Nov. 9am-12pm The Artery, Historic Village. Book @ www.theincubator. co.nz. Ph 07 571 3232

Croquet

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

Beginners welcome. Ph Peter 571 0633

Enjoy Travel

Safe travel & home-hosting NZ & worldwide. Melbourne, Noumea 2021.

Meetings twice-monthly. 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

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Tibetan Buddhist Teachings

At Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. beside Blake Park. Tue, Thur, Sun. 9:15am for 9:30 start. Visitors, new players welcome. Ph Nev 07 575 5121

The Eight Verses of Thought Transformation. 10-11:30am followed by refreshments. 25 Junction Rd, Te Puna.

Everyone welcome! https://www.facebook.com/tashichoepel.ling

Lawrence Arabia Solo Concert

Monday 12 October

21st Century bourgeois dilemmas reimagined, intimate settings, just himself & piano. 18th Oct 7pm, Jam Factory, Historic Village, 17th Ave. Book @ www. theincubator.co.nz. Ph 07 571 3232

Mah Jong Te Puke

Sun & Thurs 12:45-4pm, Lyceum Rooms, 8 Palmer Ct. All players welcome. Beginners session available. Ph 027 430 6383

Maketu Market

3rd & 5th Sundays at Maketu Village Green. Set up from 7am. $10 per stall.

Ph Carolyn 027 251 0388 or Maureen 021 267 1685

Ninja Knits Knitting Group

Social knitting group, beginners welcome, sometimes we yarnbomb. 1st Sunday of month, 9:30am-12pm, The Incubator, Historic Village. info@www. theincubator.co.nz. 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 firearms licenc

Papamoa Lions Club Market

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

Papamoa Tennis Club

We play Sat 2-4 pm, Tue 9-11am, Wed 4-6pm, Fri 9-11am. Play tennis with us. All welcome.

Quakers

Invite you to meet, to explore your spiritual journey. Silent worship, refreshments & conversation. 10am NW cnr Cameron Rd & Elizabeth St. All welcome. Ph 543 3101 www.quakers.nz

Radio Controlled Model Yachts

Sun & Thurs 1:30-4pm. Pond behind 22 Montego Dr, Papamoa, sailing Electron radio controlled yachts for fun.

Adult beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419

Tauranga Country Music Club

1pm, Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St, behind Pak ’n Save. Members a plate please. Ph Merv 571 6715

Tauranga Spiritual Growth Centre

14 Norris St, 2nd Sunday of month, 7pm. Join our spiritual community, see mediums & speakers. Ph/txt Tim 022 306 8200

Te Puke Scottish Society

Dance, 18th Oct, 1-5pm, Memorial Hall, Te Puke. Ladies, sharing plate. Men $5. Live music, air conditioned hall, good company. Ph Valerie 573 7093

Active Adults Senior Fitness

Fun exercise class to music to improve your strength, cardio & flexibility 9-10am Mt Bible Chapel, Monowai St, Arataki. Ph Lynda 029 230 0162

Alcoholics Anonymous

Open Meeting 10am. Central Baptist Church, 13th Ave. All Welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757

Altrusa Tauranga

Service Org, meets 2nd Tues every month to organise service projects. Matua Bowling Club 5:45 for 6pm dinner. Ph Pam 027 253 7562

Argentine Tango in Tauranga

Learn authentic Tango with traditional music. Citizens Club 6:30-7:30pm. Ph 0204 002 6140 or FB Tango In Tauranga

Cherrywood Probus

Meet 2nd Mon of month, Tauranga Citizens Club 13th Ave, 10am. Come along for fun fellowship & friendship.

Visitors welcome Ph Pam 578 3757

Chess

1:15pm Hillier Ctr, 31 Gloucester Rd. Keep your brain active with this fascinating game. $4 including refreshments. Ph Bob 027 478 6282

Chess At Mount Maunganui

Mount RSA Chess Club, 544 Maunganui Rd. 6-7pm during school term.

Late program 7pm onwards. Incl casual games. Ph Helmut 027 414 7254

Dutch Friendly Support Network

Coffee morning 1st Mon of month, 10am-12. $4 entry. Vintage Car Club Rooms, Cliff Rd, Tauranga. Ph Bernadette 07 572 3968

Greerton Garden Club

St James church hall 70 Pooles Rd, Greerton, 1pm. Visitors welcome. Ph. 577 9749

Harmony A Plenty

Do you like to sing? Sing Barbershop with us. Have fun (& supper), we’ll teach you. Bethlehem church 7pm. Ph Gordon 576 5008

Indoor Bowling

St Columba Church hall, Cherrywood.

6:45pm. $10 annual subs, $2/night.

Everyone/all levels welcome. Ph Paul 576 6324

Indoor Bowls

At Mt Maunganui RSA. Join our friendly group Mon & Thur. Names in by 6:30, play starts 7pm. All welcome.

Ph Diane 575 3480

Let’s Learn Lifelong Learning

Face to Face & Online. Check out www.letslearn.co.nz for night classes, workshops, lectures, courses, clubs of all sorts. Ph 07 544 9557. Facebook: Letslearnbop

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Meet The Candidates Papamoa

PRRA organised meet the candidates, 7pm at Legacy Gardens Chapel, 53 Te Okuroa Dr. All welcome.

Pickleball At The Mount

Fun game for all ages!

Mon & Wed Baypark Arena, 10am-12pm or Mt Sports Centre 9:45am12pm. Equipment supplied. Ph to confirm venue, Viv 021 162 334

Recycled Teenagers Gentle Exercise

Mon 9:15-10:45 Tga Senior Citizens Club 14 Norris St. Tues 9-10:30 St Mary’s Church Hall, cnr Girven & Marlin. Ph Jennifer 571 1411 or 027 206 0776

Struggling With Debt?

Free help to anyone in need, through a debt counselling team. We offer a sustainable solution & hope. Ph free 0508 227 111 www.capnz.org

Taichi Internal Arts NZ

Beginner Classes. TePuke Memorial Hall Mon 5:30pm, Tue & Thur 9.30am. Greerton Hall Wed 9:30am.

Te Puna Memorial Hall Thur 9:30am.

David 027 222 2824

Tauranga Bird Club

Second Monday of every month join us at Matua Hall, 7:30pm for informative presentations, sales table, conviviality, bird talk & a delicious supper.

Tauranga Senior Citizens Club

CARDS 500 Mon & Thurs.

INDOOR BOWLS Tues, Wed & Sat. 14 Norris St, 12:45pm. $3 incl afternoon tea. New members welcome.

Tauranga Vision Friendship Club

For retired women & men. Meetings at Citizens Club 4th Monday 10am.

Speaker, outings, activities, friendship, fellowship & fun. Ph Bryan 027 813 5426

TePuke Country Music Club

AGM Oct 18th 11am, followed by concert 1pm-4pm. All welcome. Ph Gayle 573 8255

Tibetan Buddhist Teachings

TSOG (means gathering). Txt Geshe Jamyang 022 657 8083 to RSVP. 7-8pm, 25 Junction Rd, Te Puna.

Tuesday 13 October Afternoon Cards 500

Mt Seniors Hall, 345 Maunganui Rd 12:30pm, Tues & Thurs. New members & beginners wanted. All welcome.

Afternoon tea. Ph Jill 020 4064 8146

Alcoholics Anonymous

Open Meeting 7:30pm St Peters Anglican Church, 11 Victoria Rd, Mt. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757

Alpha Course

7-8:30pm, Holy Trinity, 215 Devonport Rd. Find answers to genuine questions about life. Discussions & informative films. Ph 578 771

Badminton Tauranga Morning Club

Keep fit the fun way. Join us 9am 11:30am Tues & Thurs, QE2 Youth Ctr, 71 11th Ave Tauranga. Ph Bob 027 478 6282, Melissa 027 307 6800

Beginners Exercise For Seniors

Strength, balance & falls prevention focus. Welcome Bay Community Church, 340 Welcome Bay Rd. 9:30am. Ph Raewyn 027 607 7437

Fitness Fun & Coffee

9:30-10:30am, cardio, weights, floo work, pilates & dance. St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood. Ph Gloria 021 139 2448

Fundamentals Of Painting Course

4 weeks inspiring course for all skill levels. Oil or acrylic, professional tutor.

9:30-12, $260. The Artery, Historic Village. Book @ www.theincubator. co.nz

Inachord Women Singers

If you like to sing & have fun, we do too. 7pm Bethlehem Community Church. 183 Moffatt Rd. Musical Director Andrew Braid. Ph Sabine 021 111 8659

Keep On Your Feet

10:30am-11:30am, Katikati Catholic Church hall, 89 Beach Rd. Strength

& balance classes for older adults. All levels of fitness welcome. Ph Sharni 021 111 8617

Ladies Service Group

Altrusa Ladies service group in Tauranga meet every 2nd & 4th Tuesday evenings. Ph Pam 027 2537562 or www.altrusa.org.nz

Alcoholics Anonymous Reflections Meeting

Open meeting 7:30pm Papamoa Baptist Church, 180-188 Dickson Dr (cnr Longview Dr). All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757

Arabian Spice

Mount Morning Badminton

Beginners & advanced Bellydance Classes, 6:30pm St Columba Church Hall, Otumoetai Rd. Learn, dance, keep fit, perform with us. Ph Orienta Dance 021 124 5982, arabianspicebd@gmail.com

Mount Runners & Walkers

Adults, 7pm, Maungatapu School Hall, 164 Maungatapu Rd. Just come along on the night to enrol. Ph 027 322 1786

Merge Informal Social Connections

Meet new residents to Tauranga 1st & 3rd Tues 5-7pm at Neighbourhood, Cherrywood Shopping Centre. Email Karen at merge.tauranga@gmail.com 9:30-12 Mt Sports Centre, Blake Park. Social, all ages, racquets available, beginners welcome. $5 per day. Ph Margaret 575 9792 Club meets Tue & Fri, 9:30am start at May St Guide Hall. All ages & levels runners & walkers welcome.

Babysitters available. mtrunnersandwalkers.co.nz

Newcomers Walking Group

Newcomers are welcome to join us, 10:30am at Mount base across from Lifeguard building. Easy walk around the Mount. Make new friends.

Ostomy Society Coffee Morning

At the Raft Coffee Lounge, 10:30am.

All Ostomates & caregivers welcome.

Otumoetai Walking Group

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

Saintly Shakers

Preschool Music Group Tuesdays 10am-11:30 St Peter’s, 15 Victoria Rd, Mt & Thursdays 10am-11:30am St Mary’s, Girven Rd, Bayfair. $3/session.

Morning tea included.

Sequence Dancing

Tauranga Social & Leisure Club, St John Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, 7-9:30pm except 2nd Tues of month 3:30-6pm. Lesley 929 7295

South City Indoor Bowls

No indoor bowls until 23 Feb 2021.

Strength & Balance Class

Fun & energetic class to music for active retirees.

Aimed at over 65s, falls prevention focus. 11am Welcome Bay Hall. Ph Raewyn 027 607 7437

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

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

Tauranga Model Railway Club

Club meets Tuesday 9:30am & Thursday 7:30pm, cnr Mirrielees & Cross Rds, Sulphur Pt. Ph Mike 021 939 233

Yoga For Active Seniors

Improve balance, strength & fle ibility in this gentle yoga class. Tues & Thurs 11am. Just $10/class. Mount Yoga Studio. All welcome. Ph Stephanie 0204 045 4692

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

Wednesday 14 October Afternoon Indoor Bowls

Mt Seniors Hall, 345 Maunganui Rd 12:45pm Wed & Fri. Members wanted, beginners welcome, afternoon tea, entry $3. All welcome. Ph Nancy 575 4650

Age Concern Walking Group

Meet at 10am Carmichael/Millers Rds carpark

Aglow Mt Maunganui

Kaylene Subritzky from Dove Ministries brings, Keys from the life of Deborah. 7pm Mt Baptist, 66 Ranch Rd. All welcome. Sharron 027 354 1060

Alcoholics Anonymous

Open meeting at 10am every 1st/3rd Wed each month. Central Baptist Church, 13th Ave. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757

Beginner Social Dance Class

Bromeliad Club Meeting

12:30-2:30 Yacht club, Sulphur Pt. Graeme Barclay speaking on the Auckland Conference. Monthly plant Nidulariums. Good sales table. Visitors welcome. Garden Visits start Wed 21st.

Cards 500

1pm St Thomas More Church.

17 Gloucester Rd. Friendly club. $3 includes refreshments, prizes, aggregate. Ph Bob 027 478 6282

Fernland Spa Water Exercise

Gentle exercise in warm mineral water. Suitable for joint replacements, arthritics & recovery from illness or injury. Great 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 12:453pm

Marching For Leisure

Non-competitive activity for mature ladies. Fun, fitness friendship. For Tauranga teams’ ph Marlene 027 342 0698

McLaren Falls Park Trees

BOP Tree Society, Wed afternoons.

Planting, identification & GPS plo ting location, nursery work with trees.

Chris 027 918 0589 or Stephen 07 544 4733

Newcomers Network Coffee Morning

Newcomers to our city, 10:30am at Multicultural Centre, Historic Village.

Chat, meet new friends, tea, coffee & biscuit provided. Donation only

entry incls supper. Ph Gavin 027 643 6222

Anna Coddington Concert

Diabetes NZ Tauranga

Enchanting live performance & a voice which flows perfectly from soft t grunty, 7pm, Jam Factory, Historic Village, 17th Ave. Book @ www.theincubator.co.nz.

Ph 07 571 3232

Flexercise with Fitness League

Artist Feedback Sessions

Drop-In 10am-12 (no appointment needed) for info, education & support for anyone living with diabetes & their families.

Age Concern Building, 177a Fraser St, Tauranga. 571 3422 Exercise, movement, dance focusing on posture, stretching, strengthening & flexibi ity. For all ages & abilities. Baptist Church hall, 13th Ave. Pam 021 117 7170

Forest & Bird Walk

Tauranga Branch, town walk, Kulim Park, McCardles Bush, Matua, Ferguson Park.

Easy. Meet Kulim Park 8:45am. Ph Leader Eddie 576 1849

French Connexion

For lovers of all things French & for all French speaking levels. All welcome at La Mexica every 2nd Thursday 4:30-6:30. Email Chantal, chantal.daveTB@gmail.com

Fundamentals Of Painting Workshop

4 weeks inspiring course for all skill levels.

Oil or acrylic, professional tutor. 1-3:30pm, $260. The Artery, Historic Village. Book @ www.theincubator.co.nz. Ph 07 571 3232

Katikati Bowling Club

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

Keynotes Women’s Barbershop Chorus

6:45pm Wesley Hall, 13th Ave. New members welcome. Singing exercises the brain, releases stress. Ph Bernice 576 4848, Facebook Keynotes Inc.

Let’s Play Petanque

11am, Club Mt Maunganui.

Boules & tuition available. Text 022 309 9143

Serenata Singers

Love singing? Join our friendly group.

10-11:30am. Methodist Church Hall, 2 Oroua St,Te Puke. Ph Anne 572 3130

Sunshine Sequence Dance Group

Enjoy dancing with a friendly group. Baptist Church Hall, 13th Ave. Tuition/revision 7pm, then all dancers to 9:30pm. $3 incl supper. Ph Dawn 579 3040

Friday 16 October Alcoholics Anonymous

Open Meeting 10am. Central Baptist Church, 13th Ave. All Welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757

Casual group discussing pricing, exhibiting, materials, selling, critiques of artwork.

2nd Friday of every month, 10am-12pm $5 The Jam Factory, Historic Village. info@ www.theincubator.co.nz Ph 571 3232

Bowls Tauranga South

Club days Fri & Wed afternoon at Tutchen St. Beginners & visitors welcome.

Free coaching, loan bowls. Flat shoes only.

Ph 578 6213

Catriona Fallon Concert

Stunning vocals, piano, tasty guitar, lush bass solos & full band. 30th Oct 7pm, Jam Factory, Historic Village, 17th Ave. Book @ www.theincubator.co.nz. Ph 07 571 3232

Chess Tauranga

Tauranga RSA Chess Club, Greerton 5pm-7pm, casual & standard length games.

Standard chess rules. Werner 548 1111 http:/www.westernbopchess.weebly.com/

Community Playgroup

Come along & enjoy some playtime at the Te Puke Toy Library & a coffee on us.

10-12. Gold coin donation.

Friday Playgroup Te Puke

Te Puke Toy Library, 7 Stock Rd 10am12pm, gold coin entry. Affordable toy hire & memberships available. Open Wed, Fri, Sat 10am-1pm, Thurs 2.30-4.30pm https:// tepuketl.mibase.co.nz

Greerton Indoor Bowling Club

Greerton Senior Citizens Hall, Maitland St. Names in by 7:15pm.

Omokoroa Art Exhibition

Oct 24-26 Omokoroa Settlers Hall 10am-3:30 Sat & Sun, 10am-1pm Sun. Special attraction of Wearable Art by Carole Hebberd. Activities for children.

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Print Club

Casual printers meeting to use the press, share ideas, techniques & suppliers. 1st Friday of month, 1-3pm. $5 The Artery, Historic Village. info@www.theincubator. co.nz. Ph 07 571 3232

Horoscopes ARIES: There is a trend to being bolder, but don’t overdo things.

Friends are more supportive and less judgemental. Travel arrangements may undergo last minute changes.

LIBRA: Enjoy several lucky days, but don’t ignore the hard work required for seeing projects through to completion.

Spend added time on health and recreation pursuits.

TAURUS: Friendship takes a supporting role to financial and career matters. Your sense of humour should help you cope with a demanding situation. Decorating and design are favoured activities.

SCORPIO: Your budget will benefit from a thorough and realistic review.

Recent tensions at work ease up, thanks to your more upbeat attitude.

Your talents as a public speaker are admired by an older generation.

GEMINI: You excel at detective work and you may solve a key mystery at home or at the workplace. Family discussions can heat up. A youngster may prove to be the best mediator.

SAGITTARIUS: This is a good week for embarking on creative projects.

Professional activities should benefit from a traditional approach. If signing agreements, read between every little line.

CANCER: Educational expansion is favoured. You may be embarking on an all new area of learning. Curiosity is your middle name but don’t be too obvious with your questions.

CAPRICORN: It’s tempting to make decisions for others, but resist such temptations, especially where money is involved. If travelling, you may find yourself visiting a spot that has long intrigued you.

Chalium Poppy’s talk on Beethoven & birth of romanticisim in music, plus singing, playing organ. St Peter’s Church, Victoria Rd, Mt. $5 entry.

Pauline 579 5297

LEO: A romantic revival is highlighted as you rebound from a recent slump.

You impress people with your ability to make quick decisions. Your partner’s status receives a major boost.

AQUARIUS: New challenges greet you and you enjoy new satisfaction at the workplace. At home especially, avoid making snap decisions. Launch dates for projects may be postponed.

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VIRGO: Bright spots may include a modest financial windfall and good news from a far away place. Don’t be overly quick to accept invitations, especially those that appeal to your ego.

PISCES: Your partner’s disposition may be unpredictable this week. Interesting times are spent at familiar places.

A friend becomes more optimistic thanks to your quiet but steady encouragement.

Social Beginner Dance Class

Ballroom, Latin & Rock n Roll.

7pm, Maungatapu School Hall, 164 Maungatapu Rd. Ph Sonia 027 322 1786

Steady As You Go

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

Table Tennis Tauranga

Senior social mixed doubles, Memorial Hall QEYC, Wed 12:45-3pm. Club nights 7-9 Wed & Thurs. New players welcome. tabletennistauranga.com

Tennis Night Gate Pa

6-8pm. Games to your level, beginners to experts. Light meal available.

Bar open. Details on Facebook Gate Pa Tennis Club

U3A Tauranga History Group

500 Cards Club Papamoa

1pm Papamoa Sports & Recreation Ctr, 120 Parton Rd. $4 includes refreshments. Ph Bob 027 478 6282

Bay City Rockers

Social Rock’nRoll dancing, free lessons, plus other popular dances. Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St. 7-9:30pm. $3

Your birthday Friends know you to be meticulous, sometimes finicky and usually a perfectionist this week but there’s another side too. You are charitable and the model of a friend in need.

The months ahead finds you excelling in a supportive, rather than a leadership role.

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Explore the outdoors The NZMCA Motorhome, Caravan and Leisure Show is showcasing everything you love about the outdoor lifestyle.

Make a weekend of getting out and about at the biggest park-andstay event in New Zealand which is

now free for all three days, thanks to NZMCA National Rally sponsors TrailLite, RSE and RV Super Centre.

To celebrate Level 1, the entry price has been reduced, with one day tickets now only $12 and the multi-day pass which provides unlimited show access over the three days now only $22.

The main pavilion will be full of the

There will be plenty to see and do at this years’ ZMCA Motorhome, Caravan and Leisure Show. major industry players and the TrailLite Theatre and the Accessories Marquee is packed with innovative products and new gadgets.

Explore the Off the Beaten Track Travel NZ Marquee, filled with regional tour organisations tourism operators and ideas for cool stuff to do while you are on the road in our beautiful country.

When you are peckish, enjoy the Great Journeys of NZ Seat and Eat or the all new Cherry Tree Café, and our show musician Steve Crossland will be on site to keep you entertained.

You can enter to win more than $10,000 worth of

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prizes, admire the workmanship of the NZMCA’s beautifully refurbished 1928 REO Speed Wagon and stroll ‘down memory lane’ showing all the beautiful refurbished caravans, motorhomes and vehicles.

Enjoy great deals and unbeatable bargains at The NZMCA Motorhome, Caravan and Leisure Show, Mystery Creek in Hamilton, from Friday, October 9 – Sunday, October 11. Doors open 9am-5pm Friday and Saturday, and 9am-4pm Sunday.

Tickets available online now – visit: www.nzmotorhomeshow.co.nz to find out more

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Cleaner concrete Whether you’re selling your house, wanting to improve your curb appeal, or getting ready for the summer season, your concrete is an important part of your house or business.

When summer rain rolls around it can get slippery and potentially dangerous.

But Mike Keir from Driveway Wizard can help.

Cleaning and restoring concrete, pavers and other hard surfaces including decks is easy for the team who use the latest techniques and equipment.

“We are experts in restoring driveways, patios and courtyards as well as barbecue areas and general house washing,” says Mike.

Driveway Wizard uses rotating surface cleaners with multiple spinning jets, which ensure the most uniformly clean surface.

“These cleaners help avoid ‘zebra striping’ and are a lot more gentle than using direct water blasting,” says Mike.

Driveway Wizard is a division of BayWash which also offers a fantastic house cleaning service and carries a variety of biodegradable chemicals to help remove tougher stains, debris, and mould around your home.

For more, phone: 0800 422 922.

Time for a shower spruce-up

Mike Kerr from Driveway Wizard can get your concrete and more looking great for summer.

If your shower is starting to look a little grimy, if you’ve got soap scum that just won’t budge or if your hard-water stains are getting you down, it might be time to call Shower Clean Services.

Shower Clean Services is an independently owned and operated company dedicated to removing mineral deposits and hard water stains from your shower glass and ceramic tiles.

“Most people try different products themselves to clean the glass, at times without success, and even contemplate leaving the glass stained or biting the bullet and replacing the glass and tiles,” says owner Roly Wray.

Roly also follows up a shower clean by adding a protective coating to the like-new glass and tiles.

Using the latest nano technology for glass protection, this application can cut down on cleaning by up to 90 per cent, says Roly.

Shower Clean Services can help everyone, from those buying or selling properties, rental agencies, landlords, hotels, motels and more.

Give him a call at Shower Clean Services on: 0800 776 583.

Roly Wray can get your shower looking spiffy again.

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trades & services

Specialising in:  Trees - topped, shaped, climbed, felled, crown thinned & lifted

 Qualified Arborists  Clean tidy job Guaranteed  Chipping up to 10 inch

Phone Warren 0274 777 588 or 552 5215 treeworx@xtra.co.nz  www.treeworx.co.nz

WE ONLY DO

DENTURES PHONE: 07 576 0620

www.denturestauranga.co.nz

Time to enjoy your garden Whether you want a perfect private haven, or some help getting your outdoor working space in check, Quattro Landscaping can help.

“Whatever you need done in the garden, we can do it,” says Quattro Landscaping’s Tessa Marshall.

From rejuvenating tired areas with natural paving stones, adding the finishing touches to your pool area, enhancing the indoor-outdoor flow between

Quattro Landscaping can help turn your garden from drab to fab! your home and your outdoor living area, or adding raised veggie gardens, a new lawn and watering systems, the team at Quattro Landscaping can help.

“We’ve been creating gardens for a long time,” says Tessa, “and we know what works and what looks great and can help you to achieve both.

“Let us help you enjoy your garden.”

Call Shaun for a free quote on: 0210 876 8286/07 542 4008 or visit: www.quattrolandscaping.co.nz

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GreenKiwi Gardens

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Kerb Damaged Wheel?

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Call us on 0800 KERBED

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www.wheelmagician.co.nz

0800 243 287 | 07 542 0380

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trades & services

situations vacant

wanted

health & beauty

artist

rentals wanted

situations vacant

situations vacant automotive

situations vacant

deceased

OR CHARD FOREMAN At Hortinvest, we specialise in cherry and apricot production in the Central Otago region of the South Island. Visit www.hortinvest.nz We are expanding rapidly, currently having 177 hectares of cherries planted in the region. Our plan to develop out to 245 hectares will be shared with you when we meet.

We are now looking to appoint an experienced horticulturalist to the position of Orchard Foreman who will initially be based at Tarras Cherry Corp. This is an established 40-hectare block near Cromwell which begins production this season. Feel free to take a virtual tour through the Tarras Cherry Corp Development via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLaN0du9SOA&t=1s As Orchard Foreman, you will report to the Orchard Development Manager, and work alongside our team of permanent and casual staff members.

You will live in the Cromwell Basin, one of the most beautiful places in New Zealand. Several lakes, walking tracks and ski-fields are right on our doorstep, the location suiting someone who prefers an outdoor, sporty lifestyle. Accommodation here is plentiful and affordable.

As Orchard Foreman, you will have the opportunity to grow with us, helping develop our business through best practice crop husbandry techniques – embracing new technology and leading our people through evolving work practices.

Experience working with cherries is not necessary, as we have the expertise to coach you and develop your skills.

Competencies required to be successful include: • Minimum three years’ in-field crop husbandry or horticultural experience • Experience with machinery operation – tractors, sprayers, mowers • In-field team leadership experience • A high level of computer literacy plus the ability to work with budgets This is a full time, permanent role, attracting a salary which is based on your experience. A work vehicle will also be provided for your use.

To discuss this role in strict confidence and to request a PD, please phone Deb Francis from AgRecruit on 021 224 5000. Otherwise, forward your expression of interest – covering letter and CV, by Thursday 22 October via https://adr.to/a2qhm.

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funeral services

public notices

for lease

Support our community forever by leaving a gift to Acorn in your Will.

RUN ON LISTINGS www.sunlive.co.nz/classifieds.htm

annual book sale

BOOKS & JIGSAWS WANTED for Tauranga Harbour City Lions November book sale. Drop off points are Harvey Norman Cameron Rd, Carpet Court Cameron Rd, Golf Warehouse Chapel St Ctr, Smiths City Bethlehem Town Ctr, Gilmours Tauranga Crossing. Please NO magazines, videos or encyclopaedias. Ph 576 7105

www.acornfoundation.org.nz

bible digest

TEACH US to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:10

computers

COMPUTER PROBLEMS? Remote access/repairs, viruses, upgrades, hardware, tuition, advice. For a no obligation chat or quote call Anthony or Bruce on 07 576 7940 FREE ON SITE quote. We come to you. Pensioner discounts.

Ph Kyle at Tech Solutions 0800 323 460

curriculum vitae

CVs THAT STAND OUT. A C.V. For You can help you look great on paper.

Targeted or generic cover letters also available. Samples to view on facebook or www.acvforyou. co.nz or Ph/text 021 27 27 912

Our family helping your family

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

07 543 3151

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

www.hopefunerals.co.nz

4 Keenan Road, Pyes Pa, Tauranga

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AVENUES, OTUMOETAI, Central Tauranga areas. 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, double garage. Single level or 2 storey with lift or possibility of installing one. Genuine buyers up to $950,000. No agents thank you.

Call or email Alan on chillbaby@ xtra.co.nz or 022 589 1120

TAURANGA DISTRICT (exc Papamoa) 3 bedroom house.

Private cash buyer $500,000$600,000. No agents please.

Ph 09 424 2429 evenings

livestock

AC PETFOODS collect injured & unwanted cows & horses.

Ph 0800 369 6269

lost & found

FOUND, Adult Black Male Cat, Tauranga South Area, Ref: 475662. Ph SPCA 07 578 0245

FOUND, CAR KEY to Ford vehicle, on footpath outside Te Puna Rugby Club. Ph 0274 898 104

personal

YOU HAVE the right to feel safe.

Elder Abuse Response Service works in your community. Free, and confidential. To get help call.

0800 32 668 65

trades & services

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 GIB STOPPING. All interior plastering undertaken, from new homes to small renovation jobs and skim-coat finishing. Ph Rick 021 934 186 PAINTER/DECORATOR Interior & exterior. Quality workmanship, friendly service. Over 25 years specialising in residential and more. Quality paint at trade prices. For your best advice in all areas. Ph Shane Mount/ Tauranga Decorators 07 544 6495 or 021 575 307 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

#ZEALANDIERTOURS. Upcoming day trips: 11th Oct: Meet the Siberian Husky Racing

gardening

book online now Team & Morning Tea. 17th Oct: Katikati Garden Ramble & Morning Tea. 22nd Oct: Lake Tarawera Hot Water Beach & Lunch. 23rd Oct: Valais Black Nose Sheep & Lunch. Phone Zealandier Tours 07 572 4118 NO 8 TOURS NEW ZEALAND’S SENIOR TRAVEL CLUB. Join our Club today for Free to receive all our VIP Members Benefits exclusive to No 8 Tours.

1. Fri 6th-Mon 9th Nov 2020, 4 Days Tiritiri Matangi Island & Matakana. 2. Tues 22ndSun 27th-Dec 2020, 6 Days Christmas Stayput in Sunny Gisborne. 3. Wed 3rd-Mon 8th Feb 2021, 6 Days, Captivating Catlin’s. 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.

NO 8 TOURS NEW ZEALAND’S SENIOR TRAVEL CLUB. Join our Club today for Free to receive all our VIP Members Benefits exclusive to No 8 Tours.

1. Fri 6th-Mon 9th Nov 2020, 4 Days Tiritiri Matangi Island & Matakana. 2. Tues 22ndSun 27th-Dec 2020, 6 Days Christmas Stayput in Sunny Gisborne. 3. Wed 3rd-Mon 8th Feb 2021, 6 Days, Captivating Catlin’s. 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.

TAURANGA TASTING TOURS & Charters. Oct 30-Nov 2: Taranaki Powerco Garden Festival, 15 gardens! For details, refer to: smore.com/kbhvutaranaki-powerco-garden-festival To book: Ph 027 522 4607

venues

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

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Toi Ohomai Open Days 2020 Live entertainment, info sessions, campus tours and more!

Are you a future student, a parent of a future student or a member of the community that just wants to have a look around?

There will be live performances, your favourite local food vendors, giveaways, games and more!

We will have tutors showcasing all of the different course options available at Toi Ohomai. Tutors will also be available to discuss future study options one on one, as well as live workshops and campus tours to really experience what life is like at Toi Ohomai.

Find out more at toiohomai.ac.nz/openday2020

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