The Weekend Sun - 9 April 2021

9 April 2021, Issue 1054

Young at art Emma Prill, judge of the inaugural Acorn Foundation Junior Art Awards, chose the winners from 250 entries that came from children aged four to fourteen who live in the Bay of Plenty. They were invited by Tauranga Art Gallery to create a piece of art in the theme ‘Te Taiao: Nature’.

Two awards per age category were selected as well as three

special awards. A further People’s Choice Award will be announced when the exhibition closes on May 2.

“I was looking for the processes used, how they interpreted the theme in a new and exciting way, but also how it directly related back to the theme of nature,” says Emma. “Nature has a personal significance as we are

surrounded by beautiful nature in New Zealand, but also globally we are becoming more aware of the significance of nature and the preservation of it.”

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Kobe Jennings, 5, winner of the ‘Innovative Use of Art Materials’ award with his artwork ‘Insect and Bird House’. Photo: John Borren.

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Time is our nemesis Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble.

Cool it with a baboon's blood, Then the charm is firm and good.

the associated costs.

For those missing family on either side of the ditch, this is great news but for others it does make it a little bit difficult to relax on the Gold Coast.

The Weekend Sun And there Combined we have itCirculation – our travel BOP TimesSpoiling for a clock fight 69,062 circulation of NZME It’s that time of the year when the bubble with Australia is complete10,162 circulation

annual argument over making thanks to a complicated recipe and a daylight saving permanent becomes double down on the Devil’s detail. most relevant.

BOP Times, Katikati Advertiser The problemCombined with bubbles is that andfragile Te Pukeand Timesalmost circulation is It seems pretty simple – we like to p: 07 578 0030 they are notoriously spend our late afternoons making snow with only e: ads@thesun.co.nz certain to pop.less Inthan fact,HALF Covid-19 is32,138 the in total. angels in the dead leaves and throwing only context in which bubbles are a frisbees to the labradoodle in the park. thing of assurance and safety.

Both of these things make more sense Nobody talks fondly of a during daylight hours. housing bubble or a bubble in the stock market.

Soapy bubbles are okay – mainly for children who like to watch the pretty things float away or poke them with a finger and make them burst.

Just don’t ask Macbeth or his wife how that bubbling cauldron prophecy worked out for them.

For the Australians, this week’s announcement of a trans-Tasman However, when you start bubble is probably more of a beach ball thinking about time, it than a bubble. Kiwis and returning starts getting a bit weird Aussies have enjoyed unfettered re-entry and especially when it into the Lucky Country from New comes to daylight saving.

Zealand for a few weeks now.

For starters, we have Flyer beware already made daylight It has only been upon entering saving permanent.

New Zealand that things have got In 1868 New Zealand set complicated, with two weeks of its time at 11 and a half quarantine required. hours after Greenwich So, if you want to head to Oz, and Mean Time. don’t plan to return before April 20, Then, in 1927, after a then book your flight and bugger off. push for daylight saving, The Summer However, the returning thing is still a Time Act was introduced and people bit up in the air – excuse the pun. were instructed to move their clocks Our Prime Minister has issued a ‘flyer forward one hour, from November 6 beware’ warning to anyone thinking of to March 4. It was later amended so running the gauntlet to Australia. people only put their clocks forward by Should there be an outbreak of half an hour.

Covid-19 over there, the borders could Then, in 1946, the Summer Time Act close at very short notice. Two weeks’ was amended so daylight saving was all quarantine could be required with all year round – hence our new standard

time of 12 hours past GMT. In the 70s, daylight saving was introduced again, this time a full hour ahead of New Zealand standard time.

It has been tinkered with a few times since then, to lengthen the period in which it happens and now, we put our clocks forward a full hour, from the last Sunday in September to the first Sunday in April.

Catch and release

The problem with this is that messing with time, messes with our circadian rhythm and our sleep and makes us grumpy.

Anyone who has ever owned a cockerel will confirm this.

Now, I’m not the bloodthirsty type.

I’ve had to put a few animals out of their misery over the years. For sport and food I have shot a bunny or two, and hooked some particularly incompetent fish.

But I’m no hunter.

In fact, I had a catch and release policy with mice for a while. They would get bored with the sauvignon blanc grapes in the vineyard down the road and sneak into the house we rented on the outskirts of Blenheim.

Dark little secrets

Every few days I would catch these little critters in a non-lethal tilt trap and then go outside to ‘take care of it’.

That involved driving them a bit further out of town and releasing them back into the vines. They were clearly beer drinkers so it was a pretty inhumane thing to do really.

But that pales in comparison with the cockerel who would set his alarm to go at exactly 10 minutes to dawn.

That was fine in the winter months but all I can say is that rooster never saw the summer solstice.

So, the moral of this story is we should just pick a time and stick with it – none of this messing around with the clocks please. daniel@thesun.co.nz

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Business owner left in limbo

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A business owner in Tauranga is desperately on the hunt for a new location as Tauranga City Council commence with plans to demolish his currently leased property.

Gregg Thompson opened the doors to Fixation Coffee Roasters on Dive Crescent in 2007.

He was always aware that, eventually, he would have to move.

An original rolling monthly rental agreement with council was changed to ensure that Gregg and the team at Fixation received a six-month notice.

That was issued in December and Gregg will have to vacate the premises by the end of May. “We have been tentatively looking for a new spot to shift our plant and equipment for the past two years but have been very seriously looking for the last six months,” says Gregg.

Unfortunately, any suitable units do not currently line up with the current timeframe, leaving Gregg in limbo.

Tauranga City Council has confirmed the building failed its seismic strength test and is set for demolition by the end of June. The plan is to use the area to increase the capacity of the current car park adjacent to the Fixation lot.

But Gregg feels the seismic issues are being used

as a means to rush the business out of the council owned property.

“I feel they are using that as a way to get rid of us,” says Gregg, who states he has even offered to pay for seismic strengthening and an increase in rent to remain in the current location, but was denied. TCC states that the building only meets 13 per cent of the earthquake standard and would therefore require “significant repair” to meet specifications.

“The decision was made by Council to demolish the building rather than repair it, as the repair costs were not considered an efficient use of funds,” says TCC director of spaces and places, Paul Dunphy.

As Gregg makes abundantly clear, he has always been aware that his time at the current location would be coming to an end and is not disputing that fact. “We are not trying to refuse to move, we never have,” says Gregg. “We have literally begged council to let us stay another couple of months but they have said flat out no.”

TCC have confirmed there is no chance of an extension to Fixation’s current lease.

“Under the original notice, demolition must be completed by June 22, 2021,” Paul explains.

For Gregg, the hunt for a new location goes on.

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Nearly every Tauranga resident believes that traffic is a problem in the city.

That is according to the results of the 2020 Quality of Life Survey.

The survey measures the perceptions of almost 7000 New Zealanders on topics such as overall quality of life, housing, transport, crime and the community.

In Tauranga, 80 per cent of residents polled responded that traffic was a big problem, with 18 per cent stating it was a bit of a problem and just two per cent claiming it was not a problem.

It equates to an overall total of 98 per cent of people in Tauranga feeling that traffic is a problem.

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Dining to enjoy ethnic diversity A dinner celebrating the different cultures and ethnicities in Tauranga, as well as discussing how to combat racism, will bring people together to share their views.

Breaking the Barriers dinner organiser John Hodgson says there is increasing discrimination and racial intolerance around the world, so now is a good time to have open discussions about it.

“It gives the opportunity for many people to get together and exchange ideas,” he says.

Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon and five locals including Ngai Te Rangi chief executive Paora Stanley and Yvonne Kalman from the New Zealand China Friendship Society will be speaking. They will be sharing their thoughts on tolerance and discrimination in New Zealand.

John says they have been chosen to represent the contrasting cultures in

Tauranga and the emphasis is on their experiences and feelings rather than their culture or ethnicity.

The dinner is about good food and a good opportunity to exchange ideas and meet new people, says John.

He has travelled extensively and been welcomed by people from many cultures; he says if more people could experience that welcoming feeling from diverse groups there would be greater understanding.

“People should take the opportunity to meet with and get a better understanding of different cultures.

“We are different, but encompassing those differences and endeavouring to enjoy those differences,” says John.

Breaking the Barriers is a joint venture between the New Zealand China Friendship Society Tauranga branch and the Tauranga Multicultural Council.

NZCFS Tauranga president Tina Zhang is interested to hear what the panellists have to say about

discrimination and the situation since the coronavirus pandemic.

The NZCFS promotes friendship, understanding and goodwill between the people of China and New Zealand.

Tina says they love to bring Chinese culture to locals and share Maori and Kiwi culture with Chinese people.

“We’re a bridge to help the immigrant Chinese people live here and helping local people to understand our Chinese culture,” says Tina.

Foon is also holding a talk with local principals, teachers and board of trustee members during his visit to Tauranga.

The three course dinner is at Daniels in the Park on Wednesday, April 14.

Tickets cost $45 and available at House of Travel on Willow St and Multicultural Tauranga in the Historic Village.

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Counterfeit cash

Police are asking businesses to be on the lookout for counterfeit cash, following reports of fake bank notes being presented at Waikato businesses recently.

Police are making enquiries into at least six reports of counterfeit $50 notes being used in retail stores across Hamilton.

Police say the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has clear guides outlining security features of New Zealand bank notes and how to spot counterfeit notes, including a downloadable PDF quick guide, on their website.

Security features are the same on all denominations.

Organisers Tina Zhang and John Hodgson are looking forward to the Breaking the Barriers Dinner.

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Trans-tasman bubble

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that a Trans-Tasman bubble will open on April 19.

Ardern announced the opening of the bubble earlier this week.

“The director-general of health considers the risk of transmission of Covid-19 from Australia to New Zealand is low and that quarantine free travel is safe to commence,” says Ardern.

Ardern warns that quarantine free travel will not be what it was pre-Covid.

“Those undertaking travel will do so under the guidance of ‘flyer beware’. People will need to plan for the possibility of having travel disrupted if there is an outbreak.”

Convicted murderer

The man sentenced to life for the 1989 murder of Monica Cantwell in Mount Maunganui will face a parole hearing later this month.

Charles John Coulam was sentenced to life in prison for murder and assault to commit sexual violation in December 1989.

The prisoner is currently serving his life sentence in a secure mental health facility and became eligible for parole in 1999.

At his previous parole hearing on May 11, 2020, it was decided Coulam remained an ‘undue risk’ and that he would be seen again by the end of April 2021.

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A vision begun in the 90s is now reality with the opening of a new community centre in Judea.

From the purchase of the Sutherland Rd property in 1996, through considerable renovations and extensions to the existing building, and on to the recent completion of ‘Is54 – The Centre’, each step has been about faith, transformation and community.

Founding pastors Mike and Janne Cullen of the Abundant Life Community came to Tauranga in January 1981 with their two sons David and Jonathan, recently clocking more than 40 years here. “We came from Auckland to be involved in a small church in Greerton. We were a part of that church for about 18 months, and then started Abundant Life in August 1982,” says Mike.

“In some ways it seems a long time, but you look back and it’s gone so quickly.”

As well as running a coffee lounge in Grey St for about seven years and meeting at the old Senior Citizen’s Club for about 15 years, one of the keys to the church’s early growth was Mike and Janne starting the ‘Word of Life Bible Study’ in early 1985.

“People from all over Tauranga came to that.

“We’ve run it consistently for 35 years until this

year. In the beginning we had small groups and home groups where people met.”

They had previously worked at Scripture in Song with David and Dale Garrett for 10 years, learning a life of faith. “Then the Lord led us out of that and into pastoring.”

Without a regular income, they stepped out in faith, believing that a $200,000 property they hadn’t yet seen was going to be provided for the new church. They came across the 1.56 hectares in Sutherland Rd, not believing their eyes, as Mike had had a dream about a restored barn full of light.

“We knew it was ours, but they sold it to someone else. Then that deal fell through, we waited for the right time and ended up paying $200,000 net. Such a miracle.”

They opened the older auditorium in 1997, and in March 1998 had a ‘quick build’ of the office and youth centre over three weeks with up to 60 people at one time working at the site.

The new ‘Is54 – The Centre’ auditorium, named for Isaiah 54: 2-3, is located at the back of the property. The Isaiah reference is about expanding: “enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back, lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes” and undergirds the vision of renewal and revival that Mike and Janne, and current senior pastors Rod and Jan Kell and their team have for their next growth phase.

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Award draws young artists The winners of the inaugural Acorn Foundation Junior Art Awards have been announced at a function at Tauranga Art Gallery.

More than 200 entries came in from Bay of Plenty children aged between four to 14 years of age for the awards which this year celebrate the theme ‘Te Taiao: Nature’.

“With the wonderful support of

Winners of the Acorn Foundation Junior Art Awards 2021. Photo: Rosalie Liddle Crawford.

the Acorn Foundation, our vision is to create an exceptional art experience for young creative minds, whilst engaging and inspiring our local community,” says Tauranga Art Gallery director Stephen Cleland.

The competition was judged by Tauranga artist Emma Prill, who won the Miles Art Award 2014: People’s Choice Award and was a finalist in the 2016 Miles Art Award and 2017 Molly Morpeth Art Awards.

Two winners were announced for each of the age categories.

The four to five year old age category was won by William March, 5, for ‘The Sky of Helicopters and Birds’ and Olivia Gillham, 5, for ‘Pohutukawa at Sunset’.

The six to eight year old age category was won

by Jacinta Rebagliati, 7, for ‘Fire Forest’ and Seoyeon Choi, 8, for ‘Hide-and-seek at Te Puna Quarry Park’.

The nine to eleven year old age category was won by Sonja Copeland, 9, for ‘The Tree of Life’, and Greer Bennett, 11, for ‘Poisonous Berries’.

The 12 to 14 year old age category was won by Abby King, 14, for ‘Bus Stop,’ and Alex Pengelly, 13, for ‘Nature’s Koha’.

Additionally Lily Smith, 13, won the Friends of Tauranga Art Gallery Award for her work ‘Papatuanuku’. The Tauranga City Council Award, also known as The Mayor’s Award, was won by Isaac Moore, 13, for his work ‘The Tree of Life’, and Kobe Jennings, age 5, received the Innovative Use of Art Materials award for his artwork ‘Insect and Bird House’.

The ‘People’s Choice Award’ category closes on May 2, with votes being taken at Tauranga Art Gallery.

All winners receive a certificate and prize of $100.

All of the art works are on display in the Tauranga Art Gallery until May 2 and online at: www.artgallery.org.nz

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Mouth-watering fixtures Community rugby returns this weekend after a truncated campaign in 2020.

Both the men’s and women’s seasons get underway with a standout clash between two of last year’s champions in the Farmlands Baywide Men’s Club Rugby Premier division.

Last season saw Tauranga Sports, Whakarewarewa and Opotiki win their respective regional titles and the Western and Central teams will face off in a season opener at Tauranga Domain on Saturday.

Could the winner of this opening day clash be the favourites to win outright?

Bay of Plenty Rugby Union community rugby manager Pat Rae is not so sure.

“It is hard to know,” he says. “What we have done is we have put Whakarewarewa v Tauranga because it pits the two winners from last season against each other. Then we can see where they are.” In the women’s competition there is an

equally tantalising opening fixture, with last year’s finalists Rangataua and Rangiuru facing off at Te Ariki Park.

“The first round kicks off with a sure-fire battle,” says BOP women’s rugby development manager Kendra Reynolds. “In a match that includes females of all levels, from Black Ferns to first year players, these two clubs always put on a show.”

Mount Maunganui, Rotoiti, Opotiki and Waikite make up the six team Premier Women’s division.

As well as Tauranga and Whakarewarewa, Te Puna, Te Puke Sports, Greerton Marist, Mount Maunganui Sports, Rangiuru, Rangataua, Marist St Michaels, Arataki, and Ngongotaha make up the Premier Men’s division.

As for rugby’s importance to the community, Pat believes the sport still plays a crucial role at this level. “It is certainly important to the community,” says Pat. “Rugby is our national sport.

“It plays a crucial part in our community.” To see when and where your local team is playing this weekend, visit: www.boprugby.co.nz Mathew Nash

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Bill Laughlan of Classic Flyers and Aviation Fire Crew member Kyle Meyers. Photo: John Borren.

‘A picture is worth a thousand words’ is quite the overused adage.

But when it comes to highlighting the progression of firetrucks over the past 80 years, on this occasion it truly fits.

The little red engine in the picture above is ‘Flick’, just like the one from the iconic children’s story.

Standing next to Flick is the airport fire engine of today with all its gizmos and gadgets with an impressive price tag north of $1 million.

Flick is from the 1940s but has been lovingly refurbished by Classic Flyers at Tauranga Airport.

“The vehicle was donated to Tauranga museum in the Historic Village in 1978 by a Mr P Fortzer,” says Cory Tyler, sales and marketing manager for Classic Flyers.

“When it shut down in the late 90s, the council took ownership of the engine and the Tauranga Charitable Trust eventually took it in their hands.”

After a period rusting away in an old fire station, Flick was eventually restored and now Tauranga Flyers Trust have a permanent loan of the vehicle.

Of course, as a functioning firetruck, Flick no longer fits the bill.

The high-tech Rosenbauer Panther S it sits opposite could probably strip the paint away with its high powered cannons.

Think of the Austrian-made new machine, which the Aviation Rescue Fire Crew at Tauranga Airport obtained in 2019, as the Arnold Schwarzenegger to Flick’s Danny DeVito.

But whilst Flick might now pale in significance to the megatech new engines charged with keeping the Bay of Plenty safe, its charm and pluck still give it purpose in life.

The little red engine now functions as a fun activity for kids in Tauranga.

“It gets used for our kids’ parties,” says Cory.

“We use it for field trips and school visits.

“Since we have owned it in 2010, we have taken about 15,000 kids on it for joy rides around the airport.”

So whilst Flick might not be putting out any fires anytime soon, the endearing octogenarian might just put a smile on someone’s face.

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House help for Homes of Hope suppliers and the response to provide support and get involved has been quite overwhelming.

Thanks to their contribution, the build cost has been significantly reduced. Classic Builders is not only donating the design and build component but is assisting with the project management and facilitating the consent process.

The four-bedroom home, including two bathrooms, three toilets and a large kitchen and open plan living area, will enable the housing and care for an additional six children and will be ready to house these special residents by July this year.

A history of fundraising

Classic Builders and House of Hope team members on site.

It was more than Hilary Price could have hoped for.

The Tauranga Homes of Hope chief executive says she’s feeling “stunned” at the community support the organisation has received to build a brand new $380,000 home that will benefit the children her organisation cares for.

Homes of Hope provides foster care to abused and/or neglected children and, thanks to a Design & Build offer from Classic Builders, along with a tonne of additional help from other local individuals and businesses, that caring net can be spread further.

The home’s floor was laid in December on the Greerton site that is already home to three Homes of Hope dwellings – one being an office, and two for the children to live in.

Hilary says it’s the first time the organisation has had a purpose-built house, tailor-made to specifically suit the children’s’ and carers’ needs.

She says the project still seems surreal.

“For this to come to fruition is epic

An important philosophy for Homes of Hope is to keep sibling groups together when they come into the community setting of homes and provide every child with wrap-around therapeutic support.

The Tauranga Classic Builders team has been supporting this caring organisation for a while now.

In a 2019 fundraiser, four staff members sweated it out, tackling a gruelling 13 repetitions of an F45 class equating to 585 minutes of intense exercise.

and really great timing because of the reality of the needs out there in our community. To have a quality home where we can provide excellent care, within our existing community setting, is incredible.

“Having another home also gives us greater flexibility to be rapidly responsive to the needs of the children as they are placed with us,” she says.

Remarkably, the $26,000 raised that day became the catalyst for the Homes of Hope team to take on this build project, teaming up with Classic Builders again.

A black-tie event is planned for Saturday, April 10, organised by the teams at Cashmores Real Estate and Farmer Autovillage.

The event will be held at Farmer Autovillage and entertainment for the evening includes guest speaker Nigel Latta, one of New Zealand's leading psychologists.

There will be a range of impressive items available, which will be auctioned by Blair Cashmore throughout the night.

Contact Taylor Parbery for more information at: taylor@cashmores.nz The public can also support The Home of Hope build.

A Givealittle page has been set up at: www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/homesofhopenz Or, you can check out the Facebook page for more ways of getting behind this endeavour at: www.facebook.com/thehomeofhopetauranga

A special project

Classic Builders Tauranga regional manager Nathan Watkins says his team is calling the build The Home of Hope and it’s a very special project to be involved in.

“Classic Builders is about getting more New Zealanders into homes, but this project has a different spin for us. It’s about helping our small Kiwis – providing a safe place for them to come to.

“We’re pretty excited to be helping with this initiative.”

He says Classic Builders has presented the initiative to local and national subcontractors and

Less businesses than before lockdown New StatsNZ figures reveal how fewer businesses are operating across the country than before the nationwide lockdown brought about

by Covid-19 a year ago.

The latest research highlights the impact of the pandemic in New Zealand, with around 1000 fewer businesses operating in January this year than there were in January 2020.

The drop follows an increase of 10,500 new businesses in the year before the country's borders closed.

Between April 2020 and January 2021, the number of businesses closing exceeded the number of businesses starting out.

BusinessNZ chief executive Kirk Hope says it is not surprising to learn that fewer people wanted to risk opening a new business. However, he says the number of closures was less than first expected. StatsNZ is collating business entries and exits data for a regional breakdown.

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State Highway stranglehold

As a kid, I admired Peter Blake’s round-the-world sailing. Every crewman was focussed on ‘making the boat go faster’.

Each guy pulled his weight and then some; it’s called synergy.

The sum of the team is greater than its individual parts.

A city needs many players to be successful; residents, business, Council, Government, and philanthropists to name a few.

However, unlike Steinlager 2, the Government crewmember on Tauranga’s ‘boat’ is

overweight, indecisive and ultimately expects others to do his work for him.

Government is forcing Tauranga down the path of unconstrained growth and refuses to pay its share. We’re surrounded and strangled by inadequate State Highways; the

key word there is ‘State’.

SH2, 29, 29A, as national roads must be funded by the national taxpayer, not the ratepayer. Government has been so indecisive with SH29 that Council ratepayers funded investigations into the Tauriko bypass. Contrary to its own

aims, Government’s dithering is keeping a huge new subdivision with thousands of homes from the market.

Construction of the four-lane TNL on SH2 was due to start in October 2017, but was cancelled and now we’re told it will start later this year; maybe. The delayed TNL shelved plans for hundreds more homes in an

adjoining subdivision.

The Papamoa East Interchange on SH2, unlocking thousands more homes to fulfil Government’s growth agenda, has been delayed and they expect Council to pay the $100m bill for this ‘State’ Highway work but they will be tolling it! If Government forces growth and congestion upon residents then Government must pay.

The week in review

Happy Easter and what a fabulous weekend it’s been here in Tauranga Moana.

Following the government’s recently announced Housing Package, just last week in the Bay of Plenty, we saw local Community Housing Provider – Mangatawa Papamoa Blocks Incorporated – open six new homes including three brandnew affordable rentals for sole parent Dad’s and three new safe social housing homes.

MPBI have been building their housing stock since 2011 and currently manage 36 homes on their land in the Bay of Plenty.

They have done this through different stages of development with $1.1m of Government funding invested into this project.

Hon Nanaia Mahuta opened the new homes last week and Minister Jackson noted that “the Mangatawa whanau have a great understanding of where the need lies within their community and have taken the steps to get help to those who need it most”.

As our Prime Minister has also noted about the Housing Package, “the housing crisis is a problem decades in the making that will take time to turn around, but these measures will make a difference”.

“There is no silver bullet, but combined all of these measures will start to make a difference.”

In closing my column this week, I send lots of love and strength to my Ministerial colleague Kiritapu Allan and her whanau in the coming weeks following the announcement this week that she is away on leave undergoing treatment for cervical cancer. Kiritapu is in a fight for her life and bless her, she would like us all to focus on getting our well woman checks.

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Hocking off the Tauranga Racecourse – no way!

A couple of weekends back, I had the pleasure of an afternoon at the races at the Tauranga Racecourse.

I’m not a racing man but I’ve been going to this event, the Japan Trophy Day, for more than a decade now, and it’s always a good day with some great traditions and racing.

One thing was on everyone’s lips – an issue the Weekend Sun did a good job of picking up last week – the rumour that our unelected council and possibly the Labour government is set on hocking off the course and turning it into high density housing. My position is simple: no way.

We all accept there’s a housing crisis and I’ve written a number of columns here on this in recent months, proposing solutions for Tauranga

like converting the old state houses into higher density, higher quality housing, and getting on with the supporting infrastructure and processes so that developers can get on with housing all around Tauranga in the likes of Papamoa East and Tauriko.

In other words, use the land already in housing better and free up Tauranga’s surrounding land as well. If we do this there’s no land shortage.

We could build many thousands more homes.

But to do this at the racecourse is a special kind of madness. For starters, do some of the big systemic things I’ve mentioned that will actually move the dial, not this desperate stuff that makes clear how few real plans the council and government actually have on housing.

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A rainbow of sails headed along the Tauranga waterfront to celebrate the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club’s 100 year anniversary.

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All that jazz Tauranga’s National Jazz Festival manager Marc Anderson is enthusing about the festival, held over Easter.

Above and below: The TECT Village Jazz event on Easter Friday attracted hundreds of jazz lovers to Tauranga Historic Village.

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“The great weather, great music and great support from the public made it a very good few days,” says Marc.

Jazz bands and combos from Auckland, Pukekohe and Wellington took out some of the top trophies at this year’s National Youth Jazz Competition, held in the Addison Theatre.

Michael van Lieshout from Tauranga Boys' College won the Mayers Music Centre Most Outstanding Guitarist Trophy, and Tauranga Boy's Combo One won the L & M Mason Trophy for Best Musicianship Combo.

The TECT Jazz Village on Friday was a complete crowd pleaser with hundreds turning up at the Historic Village on 17th Ave to listen to bands and enjoy a day out.

The carnival atmosphere in central Tauranga which began with a vintage car parade, enveloped more streets than ever before, with the recently upgraded Wharf Street becoming a new and special staged area over Easter Saturday and Sunday.

Super Hero Second Line band leading the Vintage Car Parade on Saturday.

Right: Kokomo jamming with Shaken Not Stirred’s Damian Forlong.

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Historic Village parking What a fantastic success the Jazz Festival at the Historic Village on Good Friday was. It follows the huge success of the Multicultural Festival and Waitangi Day. It’s a unique visitor attraction but what a pity it is a ghost town mid-week. You have as much chance of getting a short stay park as the proverbial finding a needle in a haystack. I know we should be using buses but that's more appropriate for the people who work all day at the business parks opposite, the wananga and the hospital. For short term visitors from out of town they need designated short stay – one hour Historic Village parking.

The council has spent a lot of money upgrading

the village and has accepted the 10 year plan, which is full of exciting developments.

I have a gallery at the village. Visitors tell me having driven up and down 17th Avenue, sitting waiting double parked in their cars they have been on the point of giving up when miraculously someone pulls out of a park. Mostly visitors give up and drive away. The Historic Village is a visitor attraction that is almost impossible to visit mid-week.

The response from the council is ‘its a complex issue’. Really? What about 10 Historic Village designated parks by the main gate next to the disability parks?

Surely it can't be that difficult.

Jackie Knotts, Imprint Gallery.

Cemetery concerns

During the Easter weekend, I visited the Pyes Pa Cemetery to visit my father and to take him some flowers for what would have been his 80th birthday. Pyes Pa Cemetery has always been a very beautiful and peaceful place well looked after by the Tauranga City Council, but not so now.

I was shocked and saddened to see the state of some parts of the cemetery, particularly in the old part where my father’s plot is. It is obvious that the grass has been allowed to grow too long and has grown over the headstones and then it has been sprayed and dead grass and weeds are now lying over the small headstones.

It is a mess and an absolute eyesore and quite frankly disrespectful to those who are buried there and their families and friends.

I would ask the Tauranga City Council Commissioners to look at what is happening at the cemetery and to please not cut costs and return the cemetery to the lovely place it once was.

Fiona Proudlock, Welcome Bay.

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It seems that Council (commissioners?) have decided to sell the Hinau and Pitau Road pensioner flats. Not worth doing up was a major reason, not the $20million value.

So, do they think the same of their elderly tenants? ‘They will be relocated’.

Yes there’s still room for another couple of tents below Turret Road.

What’s wrong with slowly refurbishing the units so the tenants can stay. I’m sure they’re all happy there, they will know their neighbours and it’s a short stroll to the shops.

I’m fairly sure Mount Maunganui Borough Council ratepayers will have paid for them some years ago and a substantial asset like that shouldn’t be disposed of. It will never be worth less than the current value.

Dan Russell, Tauranga.

When I initially read Tauranga City Council intends to significantly increase its 'investment' in staff, I thought it was an April Fool’s Joke.

Apparently it’s true – which makes it some other sort of joke.

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Democracy and freedom

'Advanced democracies are not overthrown, there are no tanks on the street... instead their institutions are imperceptibly drained of everything that once made them democratic... the rhetoric of democracies will be unchanged, but it will be meaningless, and the fault will be ours.’ - 2019 Reith Lecture.

Almost every time we ask parliament to solve social problems for us by writing laws, we lose some personal choice and quell public discussion. I think New Zealand needs more freedom for people to speak and even to some extent insult people. Rowan Atkinson (of ‘Mr Bean’) described the ridiculousness of a man in England

being arrested for calling a police horse 'gay'.

Many democracies have problems with excessive censorship, including Europe, which New Zealand parliament is imitating.

Democracies rely on public discussion to identify and solve problems in a way that is satisfactory to most people. If we censor or ignore people (or topics, like race or gender) we exclude them from democracy. If we let people talk and participate, it is like a steam release valve on a pressure cooker – it keeps everything together. The more fragmented and intolerant society becomes, the more we must allow people to talk.

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The proposals also suggest adopting new climate zones to better reflect the New Zealand environment.

“In previous consultation processes, we received strong feedback that changes should be made to the Building Code to ensure New Zealand’s homes and buildings are warmer, drier, healthier and more energy efficient,” says building performance and engineering manager Dave Robson.

“We’ve listened and we want to make changes to the Building Code that work for New Zealanders.

“We are considering options for New Zealanders to bring our insulation requirements in line with other parts of the world.

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so insulation requirements would vary based on where a building is located – for example, Queenstown will no longer be in the same climate zone as Nelson, as clearly the weather these areas experience is very different.

“We’re also proposing changes that support the increasing demand for higher density housing,” says Dave.

Other proposed changes include a new verification method to ensure heating, ventilation and air conditioning – HVAC – systems in commercial buildings are designed and installed to reduce the load on the national grid, and minor changes to weather-tightness testing methods for

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What goes in my new bins?

Tauranga City Council’s new rubbish, recycling and food scraps bins are rolling out ready for the new service that starts in July.

Tauranga City Council manager: sustainability and waste Sam Fellows. This includes ice cream and yoghurt containers as well as some takeaway containers. Look for the little ‘5’ inside the But what can you put in the bins? The food recycling triangle symbol on the bottom of scraps bin will be collected each week and is for containers to see what type of plastic it is. fruit, vegetables, cooked food, meat and coffee The new rubbish, recycling and food scraps bins grounds; anything left over will be delivered city-wide to from your consumable foods kerbsides during March, April for the week. This includes and May, ahead of the first bones, shells and meat – which collections beginning in July. can’t be included in regular Southern and western household compost systems. suburbs deliveries will begin The blue glass bin will be in mid-April. collected fortnightly and is for The next suburbs on the any glass bottles and jars. delivery list include Hairini, The yellow recycling bin will Oropi, Ohauiti, Poike, Pyes also be collected fortnightly Pa, Maungatapu, Tauriko and The new recycling, glass recycling – alternating with the red Welcome Bay from mid-April, and food scrap bins. general rubbish bin – and is and the coastal suburbs of for plastics, tins, cans, paper and cardboard.

Arataki, Kairua, Matapihi, Mount Maunganui, The red general rubbish bin is collected Omanu, Papamoa and Papamoa Beach from late fortnightly and is for anything that can’t go in one April. Council asks that people don’t use their bins of the other bins; anything that can’t be recycled, until a week or so before the collections start. reused or donated.

For more information on council’s kerbside waste collections service, visit: “The important thing to note is that from July www.tauranga.govt.nz/kerbsidecollections plastic number five can be recycled as well,” says

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Home & Grow your winter stew April is well underway, meaning it’s time to start planting your favourite winter veges.

It’s your last chance to get celery, broccoli and beetroot underway and cauliflower, brussels sprouts and leeks needs to be in the ground by the end of May. It’s also an ideal time for onions, which can be planted between February and August.

Cabbage grows well in the Bay of Plenty for most of the year, but it pays to avoid the peak of winter in July and the summer months.

Or, if you don’t want to be bound by the seasons, spinach can be planted from February to November, bok choy from March to October and silverbeet can be planted all year round.

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Now’s a good time to plant black radishes. The flavour is

punchier than the common radish, but it can be used in the same way in soups and salads.

April’s cooler weather makes it a great time to start reviving the lawn with a sprinkling of grass seed. Keep in mind that Tauranga’s sprinkler and irrigation ban is still in place, so watering is restricted to the cooler hours of 5am to 8am and 7pm to 10pm. While the ban is active, council recommends using a watering can or a hose with a trigger nozzle.

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That's what I felt this year at the festival.

I wandered the streets through throngs of happy families, struck by exactly the same thing as festival manager Marc Anderson, who when walking around the downtown carnival on Saturday and Sunday, discovered that everybody around him was smiling. They were.

It felt like something greater than just a musical gathering, more like a collective expression of shared pleasure – pleasure at the music obviously,

but it seemed more than that...

It was as if the crowds had turned out to fete and enjoy Tauranga itself, the beauty of its waterfront, its vibrant restaurants and bars, its wide streets and palm trees, making the weekend a celebration of the fact that we're all pretty lucky to live in such a place, a place where a small group of organisers put on an event that I would describe as about as good as any jazz festival I can remember here.

And it was particularly good because of a couple of improvements this year.

First up, the organisers finally worked out something to do on the Friday. This has long been a problem.

It's Good Friday so there are limits.

Holding a day's entertainment at the Historic Village was a brilliant solution and anyone there on Friday would agree.

A particular feather in the cap goes to whoever managed to arrange a liquor license for the Village - that's an Easter miracle right there!

A new stage

The other great change was the new Wharf Street stage. There has, for several years now, been a problem with having four stages stretched along The Strand. With the best

will in the world they always ended up being just close enough to each other for sound to uncomfortably bleed from louder bands, disrupting attempts at subtlety from others and making for a less-than-optimal listening experience.

Now, with the Wharf Street stage, the number of stages along The Strand is down to three and the sound issues have been resolved.

And Wharf Street really came into its own, proving to be a rare and welcomed success for the late council.

So I guess I should mention some music! Highlights: The Jelly Roll Kings in the X-Space; the Phil Broadhurst Tribute; a reunited Collision chanting ‘We are the funk’ (and yes, dammit, they ARE the funk!); a bunch of great women singers – Fiona Cosgrove, Mandy Meadows, Catriona Fallon and more – top trumpeter Mike Booth seemingly playing with everyone; Joel Shadbolt of L.A.B. getting it on with Shaken Not Stirred (whose drummer was Shapeshifter's Darren Mathieson) and many others at a Hop House jam session that won't quickly be forgotten; and the vibe...

In the end it's all about the vibe.

And the vibe was good.

Hats off to all the organisers, and thanks for a perfect weekend.

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75th Jubilee of Tauranga College and Tauranga District High School The 75th Jubilee Reunion of the Tauranga College and Tauranga District High School will be held at the Citizens Club on Sunday, May 16.

The event, which runs from 9am-3pm, includes morning tea, a two-course lunch, guest speakers

Great Tauranga Duck Race Five thousand bright yellow ducks will be hitting the water along The Strand Waterfront on Saturday morning with The Great Tauranga Duck Race taking place.

The corporate races start at 10am followed by the general duck race at 10.30am. The event, run by Rotary

Tauranga Te Papa in conjunction with the combined Tauranga Surf Lifesaving Clubs and The Hits, helps to raise funds for local schools and organisations.

There will be a sausage sizzle and spot prizes on the day with every $5 ticket going in a draw to win $1000.

Cuddly Jaspa Meet Jaspa – our handsome little man who is fast developing into a little cuddle bug.

Jaspa came to the shelter with his sister as a stray kitten. Jaspa was

originally a very shy kitten and spent his first month in the shelter being wary of everyone. The staff and volunteers have been spending a lot of time with him, showing him just how nice head scratches can be, and he is very amenable to treats as well. We are looking for the perfect home for him, which will be a quiet, calm home without any children or pets. Once he trusts you, he will be climbing into your lap and head-butting/smooching your face, all he needs is a little time!

If you would like more information, please give the Tauranga centre a call on: 578 0245 - reference number:

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and plenty of time to share memories and photographs for those who attended the high school and college.

To register, email: tbc@tbc.school.nz

Poppy Day almost here This year’s Poppy Day street collection will be held on Friday, April 16.

During this year’s appeal, hard-working RSA volunteers are exchanging distinctive red poppies for a donation to the Poppy Appeal.

All funds raised go towards their vital support work, which can include financial support and advocacy.

In 2021 the RSA has chosen to highlight the experiences of women and the military; both women in uniform and those women who watch their sons, daughters, husbands or lovers depart and have the daily angst of never knowing if they will return.

With more and more people moving online, the RSA also has a digital donation page.

Donate to the Poppy Day appeal online at: www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/rsapoppy The RSA provides financial assistance, friendship, support, and advocacy services to former and current serving personnel and their families. Donations made to the RSA Poppy Appeal through the Givealittle page will be collected centrally and distributed through the RSA district network.

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Saturday 10 April

Andrew Fagan Concert Ex Mockers

Fagan & The People performing his laconic social commentary classics. 7pm, Jam Factory, Historic Village, 17th Ave. Book @ www.theincubator.co.nz Art Cold Wax Workshops New art medium in NZ. Very popular overseas.

Workshops at The Artery, Historic Village. Email kiwisuemac@gmail.com Art In The Park Original art for sale. Weather permitting. 9am-4pm.

Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui.

Tauranga Society of Artists Association Croquet At Club Mt Maunganui, Kawaka St. Mon, Wed, Sat; 9:15am for 9:30am start. Visitors, new players welcome. Ph Jacqui 07 574 9232 Bay Singles Social Group Join a bunch of over 50s young singles. Weekend dinners, pot-lucks, occasional outings.

Have a go! Ph Delia 027 284 8762, Andrea 021 133 0313 Beth-El Messianic Family Jews & Gentiles celebrating Messiah Yeshua (Jesus). He is returning. Be ready. You are welcome. Shabbat Shalom Otumoetai Primary @ 10am. Ph Joel 021 768 043 Firebird Igor Stravinsky’s music continues to provoke & entertain.

Composed in 1910, The Firebird has profoundly stirred listeners ever since.

Presented by NZSO. Baycourt 7:30pm Genealogy Informal Group Help given for researching your ancestry & family tree. 1:30pm, hall behind Brain Watkins House, 233 Cameron Rd. Ph Janet 576 8835 a/h Greerton Hall Market 2nd & last Saturday of each month. 8am-12pm.

Stalls inside/outside. Discounts for charity groups. Refreshments at kitchen.

Ph/txt for site. Tricia 07 543 1487 or 027 908 2952, www.facebook.com/ greertonhallmarket Invitation To Meditate Follow your own meditation practice with friends in 1 hour of silence. 10am-12 in hall behind Brain Watkins House, 233 Cameron Rd. Refreshments. All welcome. Txt 0210 274 2502 Jigsaw Library St Stephen’s church, Highmore Tce 10am-12pm. Choose from 500 puzzles. Hire for 50c or $1, for two weeks Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Rd 12:453pm

Katikati Lions Moggies Market

8am-12, War Memorial Hall, Main Rd Katikati. Plants, veges crafts, books, sausage sizzle, reading corner 10-11, face painting Ph Sharon 022 318 0196

Katikati Tramping Club

Thompson’s Track to Nth/Sth Track to Upland Rd. Moderate plus 7Hours, 8am start. Ph Geoff 0272 457 632 LOL Laughter Wellness We don’t laugh because we’re happy, we’re happy because we laugh! Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, 11-11:45am.

No experience required.

Koha. Ph Trish 022 036 6768 lollaughterwellness@gmail.com Otumoetai Tennis Club Adult tennis.

Start 1.30pm. Bellevue Park Windsor Road (adjacent to swimming pool). New players & visitors welcome. Ph Victor 027 577 1818 a/hrs.

Outdoor Bowls Women’s Pairs Come to Tauranga South Bowling Club,

Tutchen St. Watch 28 teams of competitive women playing bowls. 9am today and Sunday Play Petanque Join us for serious fun, Sat 1-4pm, Tues 1-4pm & Thurs 11am.

Equipment supplied, 45 Kawaka St, Mt. Ph 022 070 8200 Saturday Movie Screening: What We Do in the Shadows. Junction Theatre, 36 Main Rd, Katikati. Doors open at 6pm for 6:30pm. $10. Ph 07 549 1658 Sharing The Gospel Seminar Need to learn how to share the gospel? 9:30am1pm Mt Bible Chapel, Monowai St, Mt. Ph Len 021 230 2210 Synchronised Swimming Friendly synchronised swimming club based at Baywave. Beginners train Sat mornings.

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

Tauranga Country Music Club

1pm, Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St, Tauranga. Members a plate please. Ph Merv 571 6716 Tauranga Farmers Market 7:45-12pm at Tauranga Primary School, 31 5th Ave. Rain, hail or shine. Direct from the producers. Support local.

Tauranga Social Dance 7-10pm, Baptist Church 13th Ave. Ph Jan 576 3455 Te Puke Scottish Society Memorial Hall, Jellicoe St, Sat 17th 7-10:30pm.

Great music, light supper, raffles. Enjoy old fashioned dancing, $7. Valerie 573 7093 The Sociables A group of males & females in their 30s/40s/50s that meet to participate in events, dining out or bushwalks. Sat & Sun. Ph 022 012 0376 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 Well-Being For Women You’re invited to join a conversation on the health & well-being of women today. 12:30-3pm.

Ph Ingrid 021 952 690

Sunday 11 April

Bible Seminar 1:45pm Greerton Senior

Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St, Greerton.

Title: Jesus: God’s beloved son, Bible teaching. Interactive, Q&A. All welcome.

Mary 573 5537 Broadway Matinee With Project Prima Volta by NZSO. Featuring hits from West Side Story, Annie Get Your Gun, The Sound of Music & more! Baycourt 2pm Croquet Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd, Sun, Tues, Fri, 12:45 for 1pm start.

Beginners welcome. Ph Peter 571 0633 Enjoy Travel? Friendship Force meets third Sunday monthly. Home hosting in NZ & overseas. Noumea, Melbourne in 2022. Ph Jonathan 572 2091, Diane 027 249 9859

Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet

9-1pm rain or shine! Te Papa o Nga Manu Porotakataka (Phoenix Park). www.mountmainstreet.nz Golf Croquet At Club Mt Maunganui, Kawaka St. Tues, Thurs, Sun; 9:15am for 9:30am start. Visitors, new players welcome. Ph Nev 07 575 5121 Mah Jong Te Puke All players welcome 12:45-4pm. New player lessons on Thurs. Lyceum Rooms, 8 Palmer Pl, Te

Puke. Ph Gig 027 430 6383

Medieval Swordfighting Learn to fight

with swords axes, spears, etc. in a controlled safe & fun environment.

Memorial Park 1:30pm Nick Newman Sea Shantys Be ye a singer or not, blow down a gale together at this fun event. Learn classic sea shanties 2pm, Jam Factory, Historic Village. Book @ www.theincubator.co.nz Papamoa Lions Club Market 2nd & 4th Sunday Gordon Spratt Reserve, Parton Rd, Papamoa. Gates open 7am for stall holder entry. Wayne 027 974 5699 Quakers In Tauranga All welcome to join mostly silent meeting exploring the spiritual experience of each person.

10am, 233 Cameron Rd. 07 543 3101 Quarry Plant Sale Te Puna Quarry Park plant sale, 10am-1pm. Please bring cash for stalls.

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 Soul Food For You Relax, unwind, reflect, refresh, enjoy. Share in a selection of sacred & inspirational writings & music. Held last Sunday of month. All welcome. Ph 543 0434 Tauranga Miniatures Club 10am-4pm at Tauranga Arts & Crafts Ctr, 177 Elizabeth St. Ph Jan 07 542 0998 or 021 214 5192 Underwater Hockey Baywave Pool.

Intermediate age & above. Gear provided & first 3 Have-a-go sessions free. 5-6pm Have-a-go & novice players. 6:157:45pm experienced players. https:// www.sporty.co.nz/taurangauhc

Monday 12 April

Active Seniors Exercise Group

Strength & balance classes Mon & Thur. Intermediate class 9:30, low impact 11am. City Church, Otumoetai.

Friendly classes for seniors

Adult Social Ballroom/Latin Dance

Free introductory beginner dance lesson, May 3rd 7:30pm, Club Mt Maunganui.

Ph Dean 021 230 3187, www.udance2. co.nz. Or just come along!

Age Concern 500 Cards Friendly fun group gets together 9:30-11.30am (except Public Holidays) at Age Concern, 177a Fraser St, Tauranga. $2 donation Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting 10am, Tauranga Central Baptist Church, 640 Cameron Rd. All welcome Ph 0800 229 6757 Argentine Tango in Tauranga The dance that makes you feel! Learn technique, posture & how to move with connection. Ph Denise 0204 006 1340, Facebook “Tango In Tauranga” Art Group Welcome Bay, Lighthouse Church 9:30-12. Relax, chat, create, no pressure. All levels of skill welcome. Ph Denis 07 544 6451

Badminton Club, Aquinas College

7-9pm, Aquinas College Events Centre.

Seniors & Year 11 upwards. Casual players welcome, $8pp. Club racquets available. Ph/txt Noel 027 622 9797 www.sporty/taurangabadmintonclub. co.nz Beginner Social Dance Class Mon 7pm or Wed at 8pm, both Welcome Bay School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Rd. Ph

544 2337 or 027 322 1786

Bethlehem Indoor Bowls Bethlehem

Hall. Names in by 7:15pm for 7:30pm start. New members of all ages welcome.

Ph John 027 654 1298 Cherrywood Probus Tauranga Citizens Club 13th Ave, 10am. Come along for fun, fellowship & friendship. Visitors welcome. Ph Pam 578 3757 Chess At Mount Maungaui Mt RSA Chess Club, 544 Maunganui Rd. 6-7pm during school term. Late program 7pm onwards. Incl casual games. Ph Werner 027 721 9499 Diabetes Support Group For anyone living with diabetes & their family. At WBOP PHO 154 1st Ave West. Ph 571 3422 or 027 883 0158 ESOL Free ESOL & Christian Conversation Classes, Holy Trinity Church, 215 Devonport Rd. 9:30-11:30 (except school holidays).

Fitness For Over 50s Aerobics, strength & balance class at St Mary’s Church Hall, 33 Girven Rd. 9:15am. 1st class free.

Greerton Garden Club St James church hall, Pooles Rd, Greerton, 1pm. Visitors welcome. Ph 07 562 8855

Harmony-A-Plenty Barbershop Singers

Do you like singing? Come & have fun with us. We’ll teach you barbershop.

Bethlehem Community Church, Moffat Rd. 7pm. Incls supper. Ph Errol 07 543 4138 Indoor Bowls St Mary’s Church Hall, 33 Girven Rd, Bayfair. Register by 12:20pm. All welcome. $4 entry Indoor Bowls 6:45pm, St Columba Church Hall, Cherrywood. $10 annual subs, $2/evening. Everyone/ all levels welcome. Ph Paul 576 6324 Indoor Bowls Matua Primary School Hall (Clivedene St entrance) 7:15pm.

New members welcome. Come along & give bowls a go. See you there or Ph Karen 576 0443 Keep On Your Feet Omokoroa 11am12, Settlers Hall, 334 Omokoroa Rd. Strength & balance classes for older adults. All levels of fitness welcome. Ph Sharnie 021 111 8617 Marching For Leisure A non-competitive activity for mature ladies. Fun, fitness & friendship. For Tauranga team’s details ph Jeanette Craike 027 548 0240 Monday Matinee Enjoy a movie in the boutique Junction Theatre. 1:30pm, The Arts Junction, 36 Main Rd, Katikati.

Tickets $10 or $7.50. Ph 07 549 1658 Mt RSA Indoor Bowls Rollups each Mon & Thurs. Entries in by 6:45pm. $3 entry. Newcomers welcome. Ph Joy 027 308 7271

Omokoroa Indoor Bowling Club

Omokoroa Settlers Hall 1pm for 1:30pm start. All welcome. Equipment provided.

Smooth soled shoes/slippers please. Ph Anne 548 1636 Parents Support Group 10am-12 for parents/caregivers & 0-2yr olds. Upstairs, Bethlehem Birthing Ctr, 1 Te Paeroa Rd. Hosted

by Project Generate. Ph 07 549 4522 Pickleball Keep fit having fun! Mount Sports Ctr, cnr Maunganui & Hull Rds. 9:30am-12. Equipment available. Ph Bob 027 478 6282, Viv 021 162 3342

Recycled Teenagers Gentle Exercise

Mon 9:15-10:45am Tga Senior Citizens

Club, 14 Norris St. Tues 9-10:30am St Marys Church Hall, 33/19 Girven Rd. Jennifer 571 1411 or 027 206 077 Silla Taekwon-do Club Taekwon-do classes at Silla TKD Club, Mon & Thurs at Te Puna school Hall, 6-7:30pm.

Affordable rates. Ph George 022 437 4403 https://www.facebook.com/SillaTae-Kwon-Do-112414698778951/

Suicide Bereavement Support Groups

Papamoa Family Services, 35E Hartford Ave, 1-2:30pm. A safe place to share, support & heal. Ph Amy 578 4480, amy@griefsupport.org.nz Tai Chi Beginner Classes TePuke Memorial Hall Mon 5:30pm, Tues/ Thurs 9:30am. St Georges Church Hall, Greerton Wed 9:30am. TePuna Memorial Hall Thurs 9:30am. $5 Ph David 027 222 2824 Taoist Tai Chi Arts Cultivating Balance. New beginning classes. Mon-Sat, Tauranga, Te Puke, Papamoa, Mt Maunganui, Katikati. www.taoisttaichi.org for schedule & times or ph 07 578 9116

Tauranga Bird Club Meetings

Club night for everyone interested in learning about keeping aviary or pet birds. 7:30pm, Matua Hall, Matua.

Tauranga Creative Fibre Today 9:30am, also 2nd/4th Thurs 7pm. Come along & join us to learn knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving, dyeing & felting. 177 Elizabeth St. Ph Cathy 07 570 2191

Tauranga Scottish Country Dancing

Beginner classes 6:30-7:30. General dancing 7:30-10, St John’s Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd. Ph Heather 021 1855 747 Tauranga Senior Citizens Club CARDS 500 Mon & Thurs. INDOOR BOWLS Tues, Wed & Sat. 12:45pm start.14 Norris St (behind Pak n Save). Entry $3.

New members welcome.

Tauranga Vision Friendship Club Meets 4th Monday at Citizens Club, 10am.

Mixed group. Friendship, fellowship, fun & speakers. Ph Bryan 027 813 5426 Walk For Wellness Cancer Society weekly walk for people with cancer &/ or their carers. 9:30am (except public holidays) at Pilot Bay middle toilet block.

Welcome Bay Indoor Bowls Welcome Bay Hall. New members welcome.

Names in by 7:15pm. Finish approx 9:30pm. Ph Gordon 07 544 2882

Tuesday 13 April

500 For 50s+ Come join us for fun

afternoon, Senior Citizens Hall, 342 Maunganui Rd. New members welcome.

12:30. Prizes & afternoon tea. Ph Sue 021 043 9170 Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting 7:30pm, St Peters Anglican Church, 11 Victoria Rd, Mt. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757 Badminton 9am-11:30 Tues & Thurs, Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre, 71 11th Ave Tauranga. Bob 027 478 6282, Melissa 027 307 6800 Coffee Meetup Nuenergy Healing Take a look at the natural rhythm of life & how it affects you. 10am at Q Cafe, 88 Coast Boulevard, Papamoa.

Conversation Cafe 10-11:45am, Dee St Presbyterian Church hall.

Varied program, morning tea.

Aimed at seniors. All welcome. $5 pp or $5 couple. Ph 544 0951

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THE WEEKEND SUN Fitness Fun At Cherrywood Cardio,

weights, pilates, floor work & dance.

Coffee afterwards. St Columba Church 502 Otumoetai Rd, 9:30-10:30am. Ph Gloria 021 139 2448 Inachord Tauranga Women who love to sing & have fun meet 7pm at Community Church Moffat Rd Bethlehem. New members are always welcome. Musical Director Andrew Braid. Ph Rhonda 027 323 9497 Israeli Dancing Beginners class 6:307:30 Gate Pa Primary School hall, Cameron Rd. All ages welcome. Ph Maria 022 165 2114 Katikati Parents Group 10-11am.

Welcoming all parents, caregivers and 0-2 year olds. Plunket Rooms, 14 Jocelyn St, Katikati. Hosted by Project Generate. Ph 07 549 4522 Keep On Your Feet Katikati 10:30am-11:30am, Catholic Church hall, 89 Beach Rd. Strength & balance classes for older adults. Ph Sharnie 021 111 8617 Merge Social Connections A social group of new residents to Tauranga.

Meet 5pm 1st & 3rd Tuesday of month. merge.tauranga@gmail.com Mount Morning Badminton 9:30-12, Mt Sports Centre, Blake Park. Social, all ages, racquets available, beginners welcome. $5/day. Ph Maxeen 575 016

Omokoroa Indoor Bowling Club

Omokoroa Settlers Hall, 6:30pm for 7pm start. All welcome. All equipment provided. Smooth soled shoes/slippers please. Ph Anne 548 1636

Oriana Singers Community Choir

7pm, St Andrews Church Hall, Dee St. www.orianasingers.nz

Ostomy Society Coffee Meeting

The Raft Coffee Lounge boardroom 10:30am. All ostomates & caregivers welcome. Q&A & problem solving.

Richard 027 474 9812 Otumoetai Tennis Club Adult tennis. Start time 9am Tues & Thurs.

Bellevue Park Windsor Rd (adjacent to swimming pool). New players & visitors welcome. Ph Pam 570 0302 Otumoetai Walking Group Meet at 9am at Kulim Park. Ph Danny 576 6480 Papamoa Garden Circle 1pm, Surfbreaker Room, Papamoa Sport & Recreation Ctr, Gordon Spratt Reserve. Ph Tricia 021 0332 991 Scrabble Challenge your brain & memory. Learn new words & strategies. 3 games. Citz Club, 170 13th Ave. 9:20am. Ph 578 3606 Sequence Dancing Tauranga Social & Leisure Club, St John’s Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai. 7-9:30pm except 2nd Tues of month 3:30-6pm. Lesley 929 7295

Strength & Balance Classes

10:30am, Greerton Community Village Hall. Exercise class to fun music to build your strength & improve balance. All levels welcome. Ph Lynda 029 230 0162 Strength & Balance Exercise Class for active seniors, promoting strength, balance & falls prevention.

Qualified instructor. 11am, Welcome Bay Community 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 Film Society Showing “A Matter of Life & Death” (USA 1946), 6:30pm Rialto Cinema. 3-film taster $30. Join any time: full season membership $90. www.nzfilmsociety. org.nz

Tauranga Model Railway Club Club meets Tues 9:30am & Thur 7:30pm, cnr Mirrielees & Cross Rds, Sulphur Pt. Ph Mike 021 939 233 Tga Patchwork & Quilters 1st & 3rd Tuesday 7pm, 2nd & 4th Friday 10am. Art & Craft Ctr, 177 Elizabeth St. Ph Denise 027 291 9917 Time For Something New? Play Petanque, easy to learn, social & fun.

12:45 Tues & Thur, Bayfair Petanque, Russley Dr. Instructions available. Ph Alf 021 175 9282 or just turn up Yoga For All Welcome Bay Community Ctr, 6-7:30pm. Beginners welcome. $12 for one or $90 for nine classes. Bring a mat.

Ph Bhajan 07 929 7484

Wednesday 14 April

10 Pin Bowling Bay Prime Timers, 1pm at 10 Pin Tauranga, 135 13th Ave. Play for fun, but keep the score, very occasionally competitive. Ph Les 027 605 8947 500 Cards Keep your brain active.

Join our friendly group, 1pm, St Thomas More Church, 17 Gloucester Rd Mt. Bob 027 478 6282, Barbara 572 4962 Adults Ballet Plus Class Lots styles covered, lots of fun. 12:30, St Peters, Beach Rd, Katikati.

Ph Gaye 07 577 1753 or email gayehemsley@gmail.com Age Concern Walking Group Meet at 10am Tarawera Falls bus trip Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting 1st & 3rd Wed of month. Tauranga Central Baptist Church, 640 Cameron Rd. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757 Bromeliad Club Meeting 12:30-2:30 Yacht Club, Sulphur Pt. Speaker from Daltons on potting mix & other products. Legionella precautions.

Monthly plant, Aechmeas. Good sales table. Visitors welcome Cards Cribbage 12:45 at RSA Greerton. Friendly club. New members very welcome. Ph Jill 021 160 6143 CBSI Bible Study Join us @ City Church, 252 Otumoetai Rd, 7-9pm.

Study of The Book of John. Ph Julie 021 106 4890 Club Mount Indoor Bowls Names in by 6:45 for 7pm start. Kawaka St, Mt. All welcome. Ph Val 07 543 4168 Dinner With Meng Foon 6pm, Meng Foon speaking on race relations in NZ along with a panel of local dignitaries.

3-course dinner $45 Tickets from House of Travel. Ph 027 284 9738 Fernland Spa Gentle Exercise

Gentle exercise in warm mineral water. Suitable for joint replacements, arthritics & recovery from accident or illness. Good for strength, coordination & balance. Jennifer 571 1411 Gambling Support Group Open support group for gamblers, 6:30-7:30pm at Salvation Army Oasis Ctr, 176 Fraser St. All welcome. Ph Colin 021 812 869 Gate Pa Indoor Bowls Greerton Lotto Shop Open Fours Tournament 7:30pm. Names in book. Plate for supper please.

Healing Rooms New Venue

Experience God’s healing touch, whether physical, emotional, spiritual. Central Baptist Lounge. 640 Cameron Rd. 1-3pm. All welcome.

No charge. www.healingrooms.co.nz 021 213 8875 Indoor Bowls 50s+ Looking for fun & exercise, join us at 12:45, Senior Citizens Hall 342 Maunganui Rd. Afternoon tea & prizes. Ph Cyril 022 639 2585

Kaimai Ramblers Tramping Group

Waihi: Golden Cross, around east track & down to Kauri area & return. Grade easy/mod S/C. Kevin 021 0200 6306 Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Road.

Mixed Roll-ups 12:45-3pm Ladies Only Latin Lessons 7-8pm, Matua Primary School. $5. All women welcome. Email hi@dancecompany. co.nz Mauao Crazy Choir Come sing with us! 7-9pm at House of Yoga, 3 Newton St. Everybody welcome, no auditions.

First time free. So much fun. Ph Emily 027 571 9333 Ohauiti Indoor Bowls 7:15pm Ohauiti Settlers Hall, 459 Upper Ohauiti Rd. All welcome, no experience req. Ph Glennis 021 192 6758 Pickleball A fun way to keep fit!

Baypark Arena, 81 Truman Lane, Mt. 10am-12. Equipment available. Ph Bob 027 478 6282, Viv 021 162 3342 Scottish Country Dancing Mt Senior Citizen’s hall, 345 Maunganui Rd, 7pm. General dancing. $3. Ph Mary 574 8687 or Lynne 021 140 7912 Single Coffee Club 60+ Join our social club for a friendly chat & coffee, 10am. Ph Gayle 027 439 3267 or mixandmingle@xtra.co.nz Steady As You Go Exercises for seniors. Improve strength & balance. Friendly group meets Bureta area, 2-3pm except 1st Wed each month.

Ph Betty 07 570 3215

Tauranga Embroiderers’ Guild

Tauranga Rowing Club, Devonport Rd, 10am-2:30pm & 7-9pm.

Beginners very welcome. Ph Carol 027 348 5875 taurangaembroiderersguild@ gmail.com

Tauranga MidWeek Tramping Group

Mokaihaha Track: Mamaku Forest.

Grade moderate. Debbie 027 358 3863 Tauranga South Bowls Chook Pairs, 12:30pm. Club members get your name in early now! 15 Tutchen St. Ph 578 6213 Te Puke Senior Citizens Lyceum Club, 8 Palmer Ct. Bolivia 1-4pm Wed. KJoin us for 500 & Rummy Kub Fri 1-3pm. Beginners welcome. Ph Brian 573 8465, Doreen 573 8867 Te Puna Indoor Bowls Club nights Te Puna Hall all ages welcome, 6:459pm with supper. $5, 2 weeks free.

Ph Jo 552 6063 Te Puna Tennis Club Maramatanga Park, Tangitu Rd, 6pm. New members welcome. Enjoy tennis at our fun, friendly club. Ph 021 506 855 Teaching From The Bible Simple Teachings of Jesus from the Bible.

7:45-8:30pm, Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St. All welcome. Info/transport ph Rachel 027 841 3652

Thursday 15 April

500 Cards Enjoy social 500, 1pm,

Papamoa Sports & Rec Ctr, 120 Parton Rd. $4 incl refreshments. Bob 027 478 6282, Wendy 021 254 4621 Bay City Rockers Social Rock ’n Roll dancing, plus other popular dances.

Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St. 7-9:30pm. $3 incls supper. Ph Gavin 027 643 6222 Bayfair Craft Group All crafts, knitting, crochet, quilting, scrapbooking etc, 9am-2pm, $7/session, Arataki Community Ctr. M/tea provided, BYO lunch. All welcome. Ph Sandy 0210 836 7671 CBSI Bible Study Join us @ City Church, 252 Otumoetai Rd, 10-12pm for Study of The Book of John

AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD NOW! JACK DUSTY’S (Bureta) Sat 10th Decibel 7:30pm – 10:30pm Sun 11th Sharmin 3pm – 6pm Wed 14th Tauranga Blues Jam 7pm – 10:30pm

MT RSA Fri 9th Toucan 7pm – 10:30pm Sat 10th Woody Dean 7pm – 10:30pm Sun 11th Ray Solomon 4:30pm – 7:30pm

THE HOP HOUSE Fri 9th Wharf Street Live with Marc Joseph 5:30pm – 8:30pm Sat 10th Doc Brown Duo 7pm – 10pm THE PHOENIX Sun 11th Tim Armstrong 3pm – 6pm

TOTARA STREET Sat 10th You Should Be Dancing, 8pm, R18, $20 CORNERSTONE PUB Fri 9th Black & Gold 10pm – 2am Sat 10th No Way Back 10:30pm – 2:30am

Diabetes NZ Tauranga Branch Drop-In.

10am-12, no appointment needed) for info, education & support for anyone living with diabetes & their families. 177A Fraser St. Ph 571 3422, 027 883 0158 Flexercise With Fitness League Exercise, movement, dance focusing on posture, balance, stretching, strengthening & flexibility. For all ages & abilities, Central Baptist Church Hall 13th Ave. Pam 021 117 7170 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 Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Rd Rummikub 1-4pm, $3 entry.

Katikati Concert Band Come & join our friendly band, at Katikati Bowling Club, 8 Park Rd, 7pm. All brass, woodwind & percussion players welcome. Ph Mick 021 217 1780

Keynotes Women’s Barbershop Chorus

Do you love to sing? Come & enjoy 4-part harmony. New singers most welcome. 7pm Wesley Hall, 100 13th Ave. Ph Bernice 576 4848 Facebook Keynotes Inc. Kickstart Toastmasters Improve your public speaking & leadership skills in a friendly, supportive club. 7am at 148 Durham St. Ph Stan 022 390 2216 Mainly Music Music & dance for preschoolers, mums & carers. $4 family.

Morning tea provided afterwards. 9:3010am during term time. Ark Centre, 20 3rd Ave. Meditate In Greerton Greerton Library, 7pm, learn Buddhist techniques to improve the quality of your life with meditation. www. meditateintauranga.org $15 or $10 unwaged. Beginners welcome.

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Serenata Singers If you love to sing we’d love you to join us. 10-11:30am Methodist Church Hall, 2 Oroua St, Te Puke. Ph Anne 572 3130

Sidewinder & Thunderchild Concert

Bluesy desert rock with a grungy, southern rock twist 7pm, Jam Factory, Historic Village, 17th Ave. Book @ www. theincubator.co.nz Square Dancing Learner Classes Keep great balance, strength & co-ordination.

Join learners class at St Enoch’s Church Hall, 7:30pm. Ph Warwick 577 1100 Sunshine Sequence Dance Group All dancers tuition/revision/dancing 7-9:30pm,

Baptist Church Hall, 13th Ave. $4 entry incls supper. Dawn 579 3040

Tauranga Scottish Country Dancing

General Dancing. Bethlehem Hall SH2 (Opp Countdown) 1:15-3:15pm. All welcome. Ph Heather 021 1855 747

Friday 16 April

Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting

10am, Tauranga Central Baptist Church, 640 Cameron Rd. All welcome.

Ph 0800 229 6757 Arataki Art Group Interested in painting?

Come & join our friendly group at Arataki Community Centre (behind Baywave) 9:1511:45. All levels welcome.

Ph Fran 021 136 8173 Chess Tauranga 4-6pm, Tauranga Citizens Club, 170 13th Ave. Casual chess included.

Ph Werner 548 1111. Search Western BOP Chess or http:/www.westernbopchess. weebly.com/ Fundraiser Movie Screening: Take Home Pay For Katikati College Pasifika Group. Junction Theatre, 36 Main Rd, Katikati. Doors open at 6pm for 6:30pm. $10.

Ph 07 549 1658 Healing Optimal EFT 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 Text 0210 274 2502 Pickleball In Tauranga It’s all the rage! Play at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre, 71 11th Ave 9:15-11:30am. Equipment provided.

Bob 027 478 6282 or Viv 021 162 3342 Retro & Mod Vintage, retro & funky mod clothing, linen, fabrics, shoes, bags, accessories etc. Open 10-1 Thur & Fri. Cash only. Proceeds to Turning Point Trust Running & Walking Club For adults of diverse fitness levels. We meet at 9:25am Tues & Fri. May St Guide Hall, Mt. Free trial. Babysitting service available, $3/child Sewing & Knitting Group 10-11am, 14 Jocelyn St, Katikati. Welcoming anyone wanting to learn to sew or knit. Sewing machines available. Hosted by Project Generate. Ph 07 549 4522 Struggling with Debt? Free help to anyone in need, through our debt counseling team.

Ph Free 0508 227 111 or www.capnz.org Te Puke Toy Library Come check us out & hire some great toys to keep your kids busy!

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Trans-Tasman bubble New Zealand’s successful management of Covid means quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia will start on Monday, April 19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced earlier this week.

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Ardern and Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed the conditions for starting to open up quarantine free travel with Australia have been met.

“The Director-General of Health considers the risk of transmission of Covid-19 from Australia to New Zealand is low and that quarantine free travel is safe to commence,” says Ardern.

“Quarantine free travel will not be what it was pre-Covid-19, and those undertaking travel will do so under the guidance of ‘flyer beware’.

“People will need to plan for the possibility of having travel disrupted if there is an outbreak.

“Just as we have our alert level settings for managing cases in New Zealand, we will also now have a framework for managing New Zealanders in the event of an outbreak in Australia, which involves three possible scenarios: continue, pause, suspend.”

Hipkins says to ensure New Zealand remains on

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top of Covid-19, the Government has added further layers to manage risk at the border.

“To be eligible to travel to or from New Zealand on a quarantine-free flight, people must not have had a positive Covid-19 test result in the previous 14-day period and must not be awaiting the results of a Covid-

19 test taken during that 14-day period,” says Hipkins.

“Passengers will need to provide comprehensive information on how they can be contacted while in New Zealand, complete a predeparture health declaration and won’t be able to travel if they have cold or flu symptoms.”

Taking a step back to normality The recent announcement about the opening of the two-way trans-Tasman travel bubble provides us with some interesting implications for the New Zealand economy.

The travel bubble is the first major step in a return to a more normal world, following the elimination strategy that both countries have pursued throughout the pandemic so far, it’s a step that we must make at some stage. While we can all visualise holidays on the Gold Coast or Queenstown, or visiting relatives on either side of the ditch, the economic implications are more complex and not entirely clear at this stage.

We would expect a bit of a bump up in international tourism spend.

This will be less pronounced in Tauranga, but will certainly benefit other areas of the country like Queenstown and Rotorua.

A recent Tourism New Zealand study showed strong intent for Australians to visit our country when borders are opened up, which is great news.

This boost in tourism spend will be somewhat offset by Kiwis travelling to Australia themselves however, and I expect it will take months before we

get large volumes travelling either way.

The effect on domestic spend is more likely to cause concern.

Consumer spend is doing relatively well considering the pandemic, only about 3 per cent down on the previous year despite serious headwinds.

People have tended to spend on higher-end goods, clothes and treats in the absence of being able to splurge on an overseas holiday.

That is unlikely to be the case this year.

Migration is another interesting area, with some risk that

Kiwis take up opportunities to move across the ditch.

Our rapidly increasing housing costs do not help this.

Australia is not immune to rising house prices but generally has lower housing costs and higher wages than New Zealand, leading to better affordability. This migration would leave skill gaps and while the bubble should free up MIQ space for external migration from other countries, excess capacity will be decommissioned instead.

Our closed borders and elimination strategy have served us well to this point. While the effects of opening borders up are uncertain, it is a great first step back to normality.

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The friendly team from Aluminium Repairs BOP – technicians Gordon Miller and Rafael de Carvalho Peixoto – are trained in all aspects of door and window maintenance.

Gordon and Rafael explain: “We can replace your window stays, rubbers and window handles to ensure the window is sealed tightly to eliminate draughts and leaks.

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So ensure your home is ready for winter with Aluminium Repairs BOP – the team service the greater Bay of Plenty region.

Get your home winter ready Now that winter is on the way, there’s no better time to heat your home, and Graham from Tauranga Air Conditioning suggests getting in sooner rather than later to avoid the winter rush.

“We also only have limited stock and there’s a bit of a backlog, so get in quick!”

Graham has plenty of top-quality brands and prides himself on his same-day installation policy.

Graham has more than 29 years’ experience in the industry, and has been keeping Tauranga homes warm for 15 years.

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Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency wishes to advise that a partial closure of the Bayfair roundabout will be in place as follows: • From 7pm to 5am, Tuesday 13 April (night only, one night) During these hours, motorists from Girven Road will not be able to travel through the roundabout or turn right onto SH2, and SH2 southbound traffic will not be able to turn right onto Matapihi Road.

A signposted detour will be available via the Sandhurst Drive/Mangatawa Interchange.

In the event of bad weather or unforeseen circumstances, the closure may be moved to the next suitable night. Waka Kotahi thanks road users and local residents for their patience.

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Applications open from 12 April 2021

Community Matching Fund opens next week!

Do you have a community project in mind, but are short on funds?

Then make sure you apply for Council’s $140,000 Community Matching Fund when it opens on Monday 12 April.

The funding is made up of two components - a General fund for social, recreational and cultural initiatives and an Environmental fund for projects associated with the natural environment. Grants will be "matched" on a 50/50 basis, with most grants in the $1000 to $10,000 range.

For more information and to view previous successful applicants visit the QR code link.

The bins are coming!

We're busy getting ready for our kerbside rubbish and recycling bins to be rolled out across the District from May.

We want to share just how beautiful our District is!

In the meantime brush up on what goes in each bin so come 1 July, you're ready to help divert more than 1800 tonnes of rubbish from landfill every year.

Our Instagram page is choc-full of Western Bay goodness with things to see and do and maybe even some places you didn’t know about.

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We're encouraging residents to flush their taps before drinking or cooking with water to get rid of any metal absorbed from your household plumbing.

If you’re not using water taps for a number of hours, heavy metals from plumbing fittings can dissolve into our water.

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Plan ahead this Anzac Day Here’s all you need to know about key Council services at Anzac weekend.

All recycling centres will follow their usual hours with the exception of the Athenree Rubbish and Recycling centre.

The centre will be open from 1pm to 4pm on Sunday 25 April as well as on Monday 26 April from 10am to 4pm.

All our libraries and service centres will be closed on Monday 26 April. You can still contact us 24/7 on 0800 926 732 or fill out our online form.

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