The Weekend Sun - 23 July 2021

23 July 2021, Issue 1069

Celebrating our rainbow community The rainbow has taken on a new form at Tauranga Art Gallery. It is abstract and playful, but also carries a much deeper meaning.

Toi Tauranga’s latest exhibition, Mānawatia Takatāpui Defending Plurality by Shannon Novak, pictured, has seen

the gallery floor, stairs and lift covered in blasts of colour. In essence it is a celebration of the LGBTQI+ community, but the show also aims to create awareness around the high levels of anxiety, depression and suicide within that community.

It is Shannon’s personal experience that has driven him

to use his art for change. “I see the work I do as a series of ‘change agents’ that drive meaningful, measurable and positive change for the LGBTQI+ community,” he says.

The exhibition is open now and runs until October 10.

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

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Sour grapes

About 100km east, the big rain was spilling over the northern end of the Southern Alps, and a further 100km downstream two seasonal vineyard workers on Marlborough’s east coast awoke to the sound of running water, to go with the torrential rain.

After debating the merits of going back to sleep, they instead waded through their flooded cottage.

They were rescued by the boss and his handy neighbour, who had a big chainsaw to clear the roads of trees washed out by the widening expanse of the Wairau River.

Some 20 cows were washed away and more were found alive a few kilometres downstream, before the mighty river drained into Cloudy Bay. But what caught my eye was the tragic loss of 1.5ha of newly planted vineyard.

It had never even had its first pruning before being washed out.

Who let the Brits out?

I guess demand might ease off anyway now British citizens don’t have to sit in their cells drinking Sauvignon Blanc to make the boredom go away.

England’s Freedom Day commenced on Monday, despite being viewed with a certain amount of macabre scientific wonderment by anyone with a medical degree.

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A number of children have contracted the virus in the Bay of Plenty.

RSV cases on the rise Tauranga Hospital has seen close to 300 cases of RSV in less than a month.

Health officials have confirmed more than 200 of those diagnosed required admission.

RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is a contagious virus that causes infections of the respiratory tract.

While RSV is a common cause of respiratory hospitalisation in infants, reinfection remains common in later life, and it is an important pathogen in all age groups.

Infection rates are typically higher during cold winter months, causing bronchiolitis in infants, common colds in adults, and more serious respiratory illnesses such as pneumonia in the elderly and immunocompromised.

The virus has surfaced in recent weeks following a surge in cases around the country, including the Bay of Plenty.

Robyn Boyne, Bay of Plenty District Health Board clinical nurse specialist infection prevention and control, says there have been 282 cases of RSV seen through ED and/or admitted to Tauranga Hospital from June 21 to July 18.

“Of these, 218 required admission,” says Robyn.

While there were no cases of the virus reported last year, the DHB has 60 recorded for 2019.

As the hospital deals with the virus, Robyn is urging everyone to take as many precautions as possible.

“Please remember to continue with all the measures that helped us stop the spread of Covid19,” says Robyn.

“These include frequent cleaning of hands, physical distancing, cough and sneeze etiquette, considering using a mask if coughing and sneezing, and not going to work, school or childcare centre when sick.”

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Hospital pressure

Both Tauranga and Whakatāne Hospitals are currently experiencing significant high demand across all areas.

The demand is a result of overall increased acute patient demand on hospital services, including the emergency departments.

“This may result in some cancellation of planned surgery and outpatient appointments,” says a BOPDHB spokesperson.

“Unless it is a real emergency, please check first with your GP or phone Healthline on: 0800 611 116 before coming to the emergency departments at the hospitals. They will give you advice and an assessment, which means you may avoid a long wait at the hospital.”

Cell tower fire

Police have launched an investigation after cell tower fire near Tauranga.

Emergency services were called to the fire in Kairua at around 3:10am on Wednesday.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand northern fire communications shift manager Lauren Sika says on arrival, they found a cell tower on fire.

She says police and the tower company needed to gain access.

A dry powder was used to extinguish the flames, and it was left in the hands of police.

A police spokeswoman says police are assisting Fire and Emergency New Zealand with the investigation.

A month of missions

The TECT Rescue Helicopter crew carried out 28 missions in total across the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel regions for the month of June.

Of those missions, five were motor vehicle accidents, five were rescues, eight were interhospital transfers and 10 medical events were attended to.

“Missions like these would not be possible if it were not for the generous donations from the public,” says a spokesperson for the rescue helicopter.

“By donating today, you are helping keep your rescue helicopter crews rescue-ready and operational every single day.”

Online harm rising

Online safety organisation Netsafe have reported a 24 per cent increase in online harm rates.

The harmful digital communication report showed the increase compared to the same timeframe the previous year.

“Our experience is reflective of the wider online safety and security community,” says Netsafe CEO Martin Cocker.

“Personal experiences of harmful digital communications are on the rise, losses to cybercrime and scams continue to mount, and surging levels of misinformation is undermining trust across society.”

That is why Netsafe is hosting New Zealand’s first ever online safety week, which will run from July 26-30.

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Calls to stop storm water pollution A complaint regarding a Tauranga company discharging waste into a storm water drain has prompted calls for more people to come forward.

Tauranga City Council recently received a complaint from a member of the public regarding the dumping of waste, with pollution prevention staff now in the process of following up with both the complainant and the firm involved.

Tauranga City waters environmental programme leader Radleigh Cairns is encouraging anyone who witnesses pollution to the region’s storm water network to come forward.

“Storm water is essentially discharged into our waterways, harbour and ocean untreated,” says Cairns.

“Depending on the pollutant, there can be numerous, immediate or more gradual long-lasting effects.

“These can affect aquatic habitats, aquatic life and even our community by impacting on our ability to gather food or use our environment for recreational purposes.”

Cairns says commercial or industrial businesses are not permitted to discharge any waste or wastewater to the public storm water network.

“Drains are for rain only,” he adds.

Cairns says the discharging of contaminants to the network is a breach of the Stormwater Bylaw 2015 and potentially the Resource Management Act 1991.

He is promoting a number of ways that businesses can prevent pollution, including containment areas for chemicals and waste products and wash bays connected to the wastewater system under a Trade Waste permit.

Other ways include storm water treatment to remove sediment and

Supply chain causing Port congestion Continuing issues in the international supply chain and reduced capacity in Auckland is the reason for a build-up of marine cargo traffic waiting to enter the Port of Tauranga.

Peak export timings for kiwifruit and a high demand for logging exports has

contaminants, such as heavy metals, and having a spill response processes and trained staff.

Cairns says they receive a number of calls from the community, as do Bay of Plenty Regional Council via their pollution hotline.

“Although we work proactively with both commercial and industrial sites to minimise pollution, we do thank the community for reporting issues that they see so that we can respond appropriately,” he says.

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also been attributed as a factor behind the issues.

At least 17 ships were at anchor outside the Tauranga harbour entrance earlier this week, according to Shipfinder.

A spokesperson for the Port of Tauranga says the anchored ships were mostly log and container vessels.

They say the stationary status of these vessels is a “symptom” of the current and ongoing disruption in the international supply chain.

“A lot of ships are arriving outside of their scheduled times, so we are processing them as they arrive,” says Port of Tauranga communications manager Rochelle Lockley.

“There is also still congestion and reduced capacity at Ports of Auckland, so we are handling large volumes of diverted import and export cargo.”

The global supply chain remains problematic for varying factors, including Covid-19 and the continuing impact of the Ever Given container ship running aground and blocking the Suez Canal in March.

The Port state they have increased their train programme to avoid delays on land.

“On top of this, we are in peak kiwifruit export season and there is high international demand for New Zealand’s export logs,” says Rochelle.

“Our team members and our service providers are doing an amazing job in processing the relentless flow of cargo and we thank our customers for their patience.”

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Holiday park site holders told to move on Permanent site holders at the Bledisloe Holiday Park in Little Waihi have been told to pack up their caravans and annexes and move on.

The news came as a shock to the 60-plus people that hold permanent sites, with some having holidayed at the park their whole lives.

The current lease holders, who have held the camp for 20 years, are retiring. As part of the new lease, the Bledisloe Holiday Park Board of Trustees have decided to add in some new requirements.

Those requirements include the removal of any item covering a site between each booking, which can be no more than 50 days under the regulations.

This means that any caravans, buses or other structures that rest on a site must be removed after each stay.

Bledisloe Holiday Park permanent site holder Clinton Robertson has been going to Little Waihi his entire life. His current caravan has been in situ for more than 35 years.

“I’ve been going to the camp for 44 years and I’m 44,” he says. “I first went to the camp in 1978, and haven’t missed a year since.

“If my grandfather was still alive, he would have been going for close to 50 or maybe 60 years.

“My mum has also been going her whole life, and she’s currently residing there in our caravan. To us, the removal of the caravan and annex means her safe place will be gone.

“People are very upset and quite distraught because it’s displacing a lot of people.”

Clinton says one such family, whom he’s known since he was a child, is an elderly mother whose son who is wheelchair bound. She has a hospital bed set up their awning.

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“She’s 85-years-old,” explains Clinton, “and she looks after her son full time. She comes down in the van and puts her son in the hospital bed set up in the annex. There’s a window there so he can look out and see the ocean.

“This will totally displace them. It basically makes it impossible for them to holiday ever again.”

Clinton says there is also no way his family can afford to keep going to the holiday park if they were to lose the awning and caravan at the site “It’s the end of an era,” he says. “I’m finding it really hard to put it into words.”

Another permanent site holder who has using the camp for many years is Anne Whottom.

Anne has been going to Bledisloe Holiday Park since 1961, and in 2002 she and her husband bought a caravan for a permanent site at the park.

“Our children, grandchildren and two little great grandsons visit,” says Anne. “We’ve made some really good friendships, and the people there care for each other. We’re like a big family.”

A Board spokesperson says the Bledisloe Park Board has been working with the park leasee for a number of years regarding activities at the park, to bring operations in line with the terms of the lease and relevant regulations.

They declined to comment any further.

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Radio tags future-proof Tauranga bins Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council suggest the fitting of bins with radio frequency technology has future-proofed the rollout.

Both councils implemented their new service at the start of the month.

The new bins are fitted with radio frequency identification, known as RFID tags.

Tauranga City Council highlight the fact the bins are now prepared for any future changes to a payby-weight system, should the community want that change.

“These RFID tags also future proof the bins,” says TCC’s sustainability and waste manager Sam Fellows.

“We now have the option to switch to a pay-by-weight system when the technology becomes available.”

WBOPDC also confirm the implementation of the RFID’s gives them scope for changes.

“In the future we may be able to use this technology to assist with charging for refuse collection and disposal,” says WBOPDC deputy CEO and group manager infrastructure services, Gary Allis.

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Shannon Novak has created a multi-site exhibition around Tauranga. Photo: John Borren.

Promoting change A collision of colour and shapes spill from the entrance of Tauranga Art Gallery and expand all the way across the floor and up the stairs.

The bold installation draws you inside, giving you a sense of being in a kaleidoscope. Even the windows have been covered in colour.

The expansive work is part of the gallery’s new exhibition Mānawatia Takatāpui - Defending Plurality by Shannon Novak.

The gallery’s signature show for 2021 is a celebration of the LGBTQI+ community that aims to create awareness and shine a light on some of the fraught issues experienced by those that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or intersex.

“Over the years I have seen anxiety, depression and suicide manifest in the LGBTQI+ community in many different ways,” says Shannon.

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“This has included the loss of close friends to suicide, such as my ex-partner. This ongoing presence of death has driven my desire to better understand why this is happening, and what I can do as an activist and artist to help stop it.”

Originally, Shannon was set to run a solo exhibition in the action space of the gallery, but after conversations with gallery director Stephen Cleland, the show was expanded to encompass most of the building.

Stephen says: “I was really interested in how Shannon had become so socially engaged in the LGBTQI+ community.

“We thought there was this nice opportunity to expand the scope of the show.”

This is Shannon’s first exhibition in Tauranga, and the floor installation is just one part of it.

He has also taken on a curator role.

Upstairs is a collection of multi-medium works from Shannon and 10 LGBTQI+ practitioners.

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through colour Vogue is a large mural from Mount Maunganui artist Paul Darragh. The piece references the graphic backgrounds he created for international star Rihanna’s music video Rude Boy. A series of self-portraits from Tongan-born, Wellington-based artist Telly Tuita, and a video of portraits by Samoan artist Tanu Gago from Auckland showcase part of the BIPOC (black/ brown, indigenous, people of colour) voices within the LGBTQI+ community.

Stephen says most of Mānawatia Takatāpui Defending Plurality is celebratory. “We wanted to keep it reasonably light,” he says. “We have a lot of colour. “But then there are these moments where we want to touch upon other histories and other concerns and how it’s still a really fraught space for [LGBQTI+] people to be and exist in.”

The exhibition, which runs until October 10, extends out of the gallery, with works around Tauranga. Shannon has pieced together a coloured

Tauranga Art Gallery director Stephen Cleland. Photo: John Borren.

skylight in Bayfair Shopping Centre, and is also displaying his newest piece, the Fluid Flag, at the gallery and Baycourt. There’s also a collaboration with Paul Darragh at The Incubator Creative Hub and an installation at The Kollective.

The additional interventions and collaborations are part of Shannon’s efforts in the advocacy space.

He founded the Safe Space Alliance, that encourages businesses, organisations and individuals to list a space that welcomes the LGBTQI+ community and does not tolerate violence, bullying or hate speech towards them.

“We welcome and value all spaces regardless of size, location and category or industry, and we list your space in our online directory,” he says.

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The finalists of the Norris and Bell Junior Chef ’s Competition, Sabine Hislop, Alex Morgan and Katy Picard. Photo: John Borren.

Three young chefs have been battling it out during the school holidays to get their dish on the Norris and Bell menu this Saturday.

The Norris and Bell Junior Chef Competition called on kids from all over the Bay of Plenty, aged eight to 13 years old, to put together their best recipe and post it on social media.

The three finalists, carefully picked out of 24 entries, will be cooking for a panel of five judges this week in the Norris and Bell restaurant kitchen on The Strand.

The winner will not only have their dish on the menu from July 24, but they’ll have the opportunity to join the team as a volunteer on the night.

They will also receive their name engraved on a chef ’s knife and $300 worth of vouchers to enjoy with friends and family.

Norris and Bell chef Daniel Lee says the competition was a way to do something for the community.

“Our aim was to get families to come together through something as simple as food,” he says.

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“But mostly, it’s not just a competition, it’s more about the experience and doing something fun during the school holidays.”

Welcome Bay Primary School student Alex Morgan, 10, says he’s been cooking since he was about four.

Although Alex wants to be a Black Caps cricketer when he is older, he also enjoys cooking with his family, especially when he’s making pasta.

For Alex’s entry, he created deconstructed lamb meatballs, which he says were really fun to make.

“I’m quite excited for the competition but also nervous,” says Alex.

Pahoia School student Katy Picard’s game plan for the cook off is not to rush and to follow her steps carefully.

The 10 year old, who loves to bake desserts, created a lemon meringue pie with homemade ice-cream as her entry, but her final dish is being kept a secret.

The youngest competitor of the competition is nine-year-old Sabine Hislop, who attends Ōmokoroa Number One School.

She also made a meringue pie, but hers was filled with cream and dried raspberries for her entry.

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Pizza and song are firing up the choir Pizza and song is bringing Te Puke youngsters together in a way that only food and music can.

Te Puke’s Youth Choir has more than 25 members, and they’ll be singing at a free monthly pizza night at Te Puke’s Daily Café in August.

Director Carol Power has been running the afterschool choir at Te Puke Netball Centre for the past two years, taking them to sing once a term at the Daily Café.

“This is no ordinary choir,” says Carol. “The kids get to dance and move to the music; they choose songs ranging from pop, rock, country, RNB, soul, gospel, musical theatre and cultural songs.”

Open to any pupil from five-to-15, the junior choir (age five to nine years) meets after school on Tuesdays, and the senior choir (age 10-15) after school on Wednesdays. The cost is $40 a term, per student. Carol gives her own time freely to the choir as she believes that it’s important for her community. “It’s building kids’ confidence and is an alternative to sport,” she says.

“They learn to sing and it helps with literacy.

“It’s also about working together as a group, and they learn to be part of a community and sing at different events.”

The choir’s values include being kind, having fun, and building confidence and inclusiveness.

“At present we are working on music videos,

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which are student-driven and lots of fun,” adds Carol.

As well as performing locally, the choir has sung at the Bay of Plenty Garden and Art Festival, the opening of the new Te Puke Stadium and Te Puke’s Christmas in the Park.

“The choir sings all over the place, but we love singing at the Daily Café’s pizza night as it has such a lovely community feeling.”

“It’s amazing how much the Daily Café give to the community. They also run lunches in the school programme in the Te Puke area.”

Carol, who has an MA in Music with Contemporary Singing and a Bachelor of Teaching, is also a registered music teacher, but sees

the youth choir as a way of giving something back.

“I come from parents who believe in serving our community.”

She would love people to help sponsor students who are keen to join the choir.

“For $40 a term, they get afternoon tea, printing, hall hire, music rights and a t-shirt. The hall hire money goes to the netball centre, so that’s another way to indirectly support that organisation as well as the choir.”

If anyone wants to join the Te Puke Youth Choir, find them on Facebook, email Carol Power at: carolpowervoicestudio@gmail.com or call: 027 498 3947.

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Anne Thomson got to hang out with Dumbledore the donkey at Radius Life Care Matua.

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Residents at Matua Radius Life Care were treated to some very special visitors recently.

Dumbledore and his girlfriend Tonks were welcomed by almost 60 residents when they arrived at the retirement village last week, and soon became the stars of the show.

The pair, also commonly known as donkeys, are members of a new charity called Pets Aid Therapy.

Other members involve Doc, a black Labrador, Violet, a Flemish Giant rabbit, Studley the guinea pig and his ‘wife’ Spike.

Pets Aid Therapy founder, Helen Davies, launched the organisation as a way of sharing her passion for animals, great and small, with others.

“When my sons were at kindergarten and primary school, I found my two little ponies and a variety of small pets were incredibly popular with the children, their parents and their grandparents,” says Helen.

“Many urban families do not have access to animals and pets, and I personally feel this is essential for human development and happiness.

“I found the most fulfilling experiences were with those people who had a real need for the interactions, so Pets Aid Therapy Bay of Plenty became my next project.

“Pets Aid Therapy allows interactions with various animals in a safe and compassionate manner at many different venues.”

Matua Radius Life Care resident Anne Thomson really enjoyed the experience.

“I’m very fond of animals and had cats growing up,” says Anne. “It was difficult with my walker, but I got to pat the donkeys.”

Anne, who has been a resident at the retirement facility for 16 months, says the initiative is good for those who are feeling lonely.

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Klara Luxford-Rulisek says she jumped at the opportunity to have the Pets Aid Therapy team come and visit for the day.

“Petting a donkey may bring up past memories of riding horses,” says Klara. “Having the chance to put their hands on a rabbit and pet the warm fur is also good for tactile movements.

“It’s a talking point, and gets them excited about something. They’ll be telling their families and talking about this for months.”

Close friend and neighbour of Helen, Jill Sweeney, who has a nursing background from living in the UK, says Pets Aid Therapy is about the benefits of being in contact with an animal.

“Being around an animal brings subtle changes in our hormones - reduced cortisol, the stress inducing hormone, lower blood pressure, raised levels of serotonin and dopamine, the ‘feel good’ hormones,” she explains.

“Much has been written over the years, some anecdotal, some more factual. However, if the end result is a person feels less anxious and has an improved mood, their wellbeing and therefore mental health has benefited.

“Say you’ve been bedridden for months and suddenly there’s an animal, a non-judgemental being just exuding this calm and peace.

“I’ve actually witnessed a gentleman with Alzheimer’s who was so distraught and disorientated that he didn’t know where he was and hadn’t recognised his wife for several years.

“We went to visit and he stroked a donkey. In his world he was back to when he was 20, surrounded by his herd of cattle. And the smile on his face… he was beaming.

“His wife had tears of joy running down her face, and she said ‘I haven’t seen that smile for Jordan Boyd many years’.”

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Ruatoki’s Olympic rugby heroes There is something in the water in Ruatoki The Eastern Bay of Plenty district is home to around 600 people, but despite their low population, two members of this community will be participating at this year’s Olympics.

Stacey Fluhler and Ngarohi McGarvey-Black will compete for New Zealand’s women’s and men’s rugby sevens teams.

The duo have come a long way from running around the paddock at Tiwi Black Park, where Ruatoki Sports and Cultural Club is based.

The ground is named after Fluhler and McGarveyBlack’s koro, and representing their Ruatoki whānau is a huge incentive for both Olympians.

“I felt quite overwhelmed when I found out I’d made the Olympic team,” says McGarvey-Black.

“I’m happy to represent those who have played a big part in my life. My family, iwi and hapū.

“To be doing it in rugby, especially coming from a strong rugby valley, it’s that more special. Now I hope you get kids from home striving to do the same thing.”

Fluhler, whose brother Beaudein is also a top rugby player, is also hopeful her success can help inspire the next generation from her home patch.

“Coming from a small town makes this achievement more special,” she says.

“Being able to inspire so many others from small towns is special. You don’t need everything to become successful. You make do with what you have and that passion and motivation can take you a long way.”

Mark Pouwhare, Ruatoki’s Senior A Rugby Team coach, is a cousin of Fluhler and McGarvey-Black is his nephew.

“I know both are proud to be from Ruatoki,” he says. “They have both grown up around sportsorientated whānau, and sport is in their blood.

“The whānau of both players always keep them grounded, but both are the humblest people you could come across.

“The community are so proud of their achievements.”

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Black Ferns Sevens star Stacey Fluhler heading for the try line. Photo: NZ Rugby.

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Blackcaps trophy tour heads to Tauranga The New Zealand men’s cricket team’s recent triumph in the ICC World Test Championship will be celebrated in Tauranga next week.

Whilst it might not be the all-out parade that Tauranga MP Simon Bridges was after, the students at one school in the area will undoubtedly be excited.

The tour of the Mace trophy, won by the team in England last month, will visit Tauranga Intermediate School from 9am on Wednesday, July 28.

It will then proceed to Hamilton later

The Bay of Plenty Steamers’ new arrivals Sean Wainui, Manaaki Selby-Rickit and Whetukamokamo Douglas. Photo: BOP Rugby.

Newbies ready to go Home comforts have played a big part in attracting the Steamers’ newest rugby stars to the region for the upcoming Bunnings National Provincial Championship.

Whetukamokamo Douglas, Manaaki Selby-Rickit and Sean Wainui will all be playing their provincial rugby for the Bay of Plenty this season.

Douglas, originally from Rotorua, has links to the East Coast as does Wainui, whilst Selby-Rickit’s father, two-time All Black Hud Rickit, is from Taupō.

Whānau has clearly been a motivating factor for the impressive trio.

“I am just a bit closer to home,” says SelbyRickit, who has been playing Super Rugby with the Highlanders.

“I was in Southland, so the motivation was to get a little closer to home so it is pretty good.”

Douglas also says he is happy to be closer to family whilst Wainui expresses another incentive to head back to his roots.

“I was keen to represent my iwi,” says Wainui, who is a member of both the Ngāi Tuhoe and Ngāti Porou Taranaki iwi.

“It is closer to home for my family as well. I obviously wanted to live in the Bay as well, and I have got a few mates here.”

Living amongst the picturesque scenery of Mount Maunganui, where the BOP Rugby Union bases itself from the High Performance Adams Centre, is also an incentive.

“It is not a bad place to be either,” says Wainui.

“We are living across the road from the beach.”

He laughs off “trying” to surf, whilst Douglas is happy to be hitting the waves away from the chilly Canterbury coast, where he has been playing his Super Rugby for reigning champions Crusaders.

“The water is all good compared to Christchurch,” he says.

Douglas will bring with him a winning mentality from his allconquering Crusaders side - a fact laughed off by his new team-mates.

But he believes all three of them can bring an extra edge to a side who came so close to a cup final last season.

“I think all of us have that,” says Douglas, who also plays for the Māori All Blacks with his fellow new arrivals.

“What all of us bring is that experience of being in different environments. That’s what is exciting about our roster of players.

“So we will be hoping to bring whatever we have learned from our franchises, connect it and put it back on the park.”

An exciting brand of rugby is on the cards from the impressive squad being assembled for the Steamers’ 2021 NPC campaign.

The end goal is made clear by Selby-Rickit, who has not headed up from Southland just to enjoy the surf.

“I think we are definitely looking at trying to win it,” he assures. “100 per cent.”

The Steamers get their season under way on Sunday, August 8, against Tasman at Tauranga Domain.

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Tauranga have special reason to celebrate the win, with Blackcaps captain Kane Williamson, fast bowler Trent Boult, paceman Neil Wagner and all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme all having Bay of Plenty connections.

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He is incredibly smart and food-driven, so he learns fast (but he also unlearns very quickly!).

He knows how to sit and stay, and can walk on a lead with a harness, but needs work on his recall and socialising. Murphy would thrive in a spacious environment with lots of room to run. All he requires is a couple of good sprints a day and some play time.

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Key features of council strategies

Sustainability and climate change initiatives weren’t the headline features of Tauranga City Council’s 2021-31 Long Term Plan, but if you look a bit deeper, many of our planned investments are designed to have significant long-term benefits in these key areas.

For example, the $1.9 billion we will be spending on transport over the next 10 years is not just focused on making it easier for vehicles to move around the city.

In Tauranga, we currently generate 5.9 tonnes of carbon emissions per person and around 60 per cent of our total emissions are related to road transport.

The Urban Form and Transport Initiative and Western Bay Transport System Plan, which our LTP work programme feeds into, aim to reduce net emissions to zero by 2050.

And in the shorter term, the sub-regional transport initiatives we’re undertaking with our SmartGrowth partners are expected to reduce

‘tailpipe emissions’ by up to 50 per cent by 2030.

Achieving those targets relies partly on the success of the public transport and cycle and walkway improvements built-in to most of our major projects, the intent of which is to encourage more people to use alternative transport modes.

Both aspects are key features of the Futureproofing Cameron Road project, which will be getting underway soon, with peak commute-time bus clearway lanes improving the efficiency of public transport services and a separated cycleway making it easier and safer for cyclists to travel to and from the CBD. Aligned with the transport initiatives, proposed Plan Change 26 will provide opportunities for more compact housing types near to community gathering and employment centres.

This should mean less need for cross-city travel and vehicle use, as well as improved access to public transport routes.

Our new kerbside waste collection services also offer some important sustainability gains – more on that in a future column.

MORE CITY CENTRE ROAD WORKS STARTING 26 JULY. From replacing 100-year-old pipes under Cameron Road, to safety improvements around the Farmers development, there’s major road work starting around the city centre from mid-July.

Although it’s great if your kids love diggers and cranes, it will unfortunately cause some delays for commuters.

We’ll try and minimise disruption as best as we can, but please allow extra time for traffic. For more info or alternative routes, visit the Tauranga City Council website.

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She would suit a family where she is the only dog and is very energetic, so might suit a rural property with lots of room and jobs to do. If you’d like more information, please call the Tauranga centre on: 07 578 0245, quoting reference number: 512742.

New Zealanders are fortunate that we receive free health care; many people live in countries where it costs a fortune to have a baby, treat cancer or repair injuries.

My wife Michelle has recently had back surgery for an injury she suffered a few years ago. This surgery was possible through ACC that she, like everyone else who works in New Zealand, has been paying into via salary levies, the same as insurance premiums.

Due to a small complication post-surgery, Michelle has had to spend longer than we had anticipated in hospital and our family have been grateful for the care, empathy and expertise of everyone we have encountered in the health system.

Thanks to a three-week parliamentary recess, I’ve been able to stay in my electorate longer than usual to care for Michelle - her post-operative needs and restrictions are significant.

Providing nurse duties on top of parental

demands has given me an even greater respect for the work our medical staff perform.

Nurses have been in the headlines recently as they’ve been striking for pay equity – a call which has been ignored by the government since they promised to address it in 2018.

Covid-19 has enforced greater precautions on the medical fraternity and nurses are hugely understaffed; border closures are not helping and Australia is targeting our nurses with more attractive pay and working conditions.

Anyone who has been in our health system will agree that our nurses must be treated with the respect and value they have earnt through their study, experience and skill.

I will certainly not criticise them for taking further industrial action if the government’s latest offer towards pay equity is rejected by their membership.

Rebuilding better in the Bay of Plenty The recent outbreaks in Australia have been a timely reminder that when it comes to Covid, we’re not out of the woods yet.

One of my daughters lives in Melbourne and they’re in lockdown number five. As a mum I worry about her staying safe and Covid free.

Our government’s priority remains keeping New Zealanders safe. Of course, we know that as we continue to keep the virus at bay, we need to secure our economy too.

Thanks to our careful economic management, we’re in a better position than many other countries. Unemployment is lower than in countries such as Australia and Canada, and GDP is tracking in the right direction.

While these are positive indicators, the uncertainty caused by the pandemic is still the biggest threat facing our economy. That’s why we’re continuing our balanced approach, ensuring we’re keeping debt down and targeting spending where it will have the most impact.

A key part of this is investing in critical

infrastructure around New Zealand. Over the next five years, we’re investing a record $57.3 billion to drive our recovery, create local jobs and strengthen regional economies.

Here in the Bay of Plenty we have already invested more than $30m for three new schools, and expansions in the Bay of Plenty for more than 1000 additional students at Te Okuroa Drive School, Pāpāmoa College and Taumata School.

As we create jobs today, we’re also making sure we have the skilled workforce we need for tomorrow. Since we introduced the initiative last year, more than 135,000 people have signed up for our free trades training. My husband and I run a construction business, so we personally and professionally know the value of trades training.

Accelerating our recovery through infrastructure and jobs is a key part of our plan, but it’s not our only priority. I’m proud that as we rebuild our economy, we’re also tackling long term challenges like child poverty, housing and climate change so together, we can come out of Covid stronger.

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Taste of Plenty: Kathrin Chappell “People come from all over the world to try food grown and produced in the Bay. That’s why I design bespoke food tours.”

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Lavish Foods’ Kathrin Chappell is a well-known local foodie who creates special cuisine experiences,

including the Taste of Plenty “Bites of the Bay” tours.

The former LA chef to the stars is passionate about the Bay’s food scene and her enthusiasm is contagious.

“We’ve got some amazing people doing some great stuff here,” she says. “I’d estimate, though, that about 90 per cent of locals don’t know what’s on their own doorstep.”

Kathrin is a fifth generation Kiwi, but moved with her family to Vancouver at the age of four.

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Her earliest memories are of hearty stews with dumplings made by her grandmother when she visited them from New Zealand, and of her father’s love of growing his own produce.

“He was the quintessential Kiwi guy, with a little potato patch in the back yard or on the patio of the high-rise where we lived,” says Kathrin.

“At one house, he planted sweet peas on the front porch and at the end of summer, you’d hear them snap in the cold.

“My parents weren’t gourmet cooks, but they made clean, healthy food from their own ingredients.”

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When she was 12, Kathrin told the owner of a diner that she was 16 to secure a job as a short order chef.

Now, Kathrin is a highlyregarded personal chef and has been running food tours for seven years.

“When I first got to Tauranga, there was no real foodie scene,” she says. “In fact, I would drive up to Auckland to do my grocery shopping.

“About eight years ago it just started to boom, and we now have a lot to be proud of. I take my tours ‘off the eaten track’. I have a tonne of little gems up my sleeve.

Bay of Plenty foodie Kathrin Chappell, from Lavish Foods.

“I want to be the quintessential ambassador for Bay of Plenty people who make great food.

“I want to spread the word and I want locals to get enthusiastic.

“Go to our farmers’ markets, go to our street markets, go to restaurants and bars. Try something new. I’m very passionate about what we have here.”

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Congestion problems hitting a nerve Admissions that NZ Transport Agency and council are deliberately increasing congestion to force people to walk, cycle or catch a bus have hit a raw nerve.

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Ask people what the city’s number one issue is and traffic is the most frequent answer. It is unbelievable those we trust to fix it are deliberately making it worse.

Regarding traffic congestion, NZTA’s chief executive recently told Parliament: “Through queues rather than traditional speed signs and other things, we slow communities down.”

But the attitude gets worse. For

example, when the announcement came that the Bayfair to Baylink overpasses had been delayed for another year, NZTA told frustrated motorists that “behaviour change” was needed instead of offering an apology.

By “behaviour change” they mean if you don’t like it, get on your bike!

A couple of years back, they told residents gathered at a Marae in Hairini that they should leave Tauranga if they didn’t like the traffic. You can imagine how that

went down, especially among people whose ancestors have lived there for hundreds of years.

They later apologised.

Council is in cahoots with NZTA in slowing down traffic.

Just look at the proposal for a cycleway on Totara Street. It includes traffic lights for people turning left off Hewletts Road.

Both NZTA and council are aware that it will cause longer tailbacks on the bridge but are happy with it, because the added delay encourages “mode shift” or, in other words, get on your bike!

NZTA’s Te Reo name is Waka Kotahi, which means we’re travelling in the same canoe. I’d like to jump out now, please.

Avoid the driveway dash.

Put your bins out by 7am.

We’ve all done it. You’re a streak of shampoo flying towards the letterbox, wielding a toothbrush and clinging desperately to your rubbish bin, while your bath towel clings desperately to you.

By the time you reach the kerb the rubbish truck is long gone… and so is your dignity.

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Adam Fenech with his 2021 Harley Road Glide. Photo: John Borren.

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A sweet ride on a 2021 Harley Road Glide is what Adam Fenech is offering the winner of an online auction aimed at helping a Bay of Plenty cancer sufferer.

Adam has thrown his support behind the Rodger family as their daughter, 18-year-old Tia-Jayne, fights as hard as she can against a rare, aggressive cancer.

“Our gorgeous ‘Earth Angel’, Tia-Jayne, has been diagnosed with malignant gastrointestinal neuroectodermal tumors - GNET,” says family friend Jenny Durham on their Givealittle page.

“We believe Tia is the only person in New Zealand to have this type of cancer, and [there are] less than 60 cases worldwide. As there have only been a few cases worldwide, there is no tried and tested treatment plan for GNET. “Fortunately, Tia’s oncology specialist team is recommending specific immunotherapy drugs to give her the best fighting chance.”

The drugs - Pazopanib at $3000 per month and Crizotinib at $10,000 per month - are not funded in New Zealand and therefore come at a hefty price tag of approximately $13,000 per month.

“This amount does not help to cover the cost of scans and other medical procedures, loss of income for the family while they provide wrap-around

support for Tia, or any other expenses involved in the treatment plan as a whole,” adds Jenny.

“Some insurance will help, but nowhere near enough.”

So far almost $24,000 has been given by 278 generous donors in the first 13 days of the fundraiser.

Tia-Jayne is fighting GNET for the second time.

In 2019, the Tauranga woman underwent surgery to remove tumours from her abdomen, and at the time this procedure was successful.

Unfortunately, surgery is not an option this time around. Adam has run the ‘Harley-Lujah Kids Christmas Ride’ for the past two years, and is running the same Christmas ride this year. Now he is auctioning a ride on his new bike to any destination of the winner’s choice within one hour each way from central Tauranga.

“I have 26 years riding experience,” says Adam.

“The winner will be supplied with a riding jacket, gloves and, of course, a helmet for the day. They’ll need to wear riding pants or jeans as well as closed in shoes, preferably boots.”

To donate, visit: www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/tia-jaynes-rare-fight To bid on Adam’s online auction, visit the Marketplace section of Trade Me and search ‘Tia-Jayne’.

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Trailblazing women share their insights They are the women who have truly made a difference – be it in their community, in New Zealand or on the world stage.

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Now you have the chance to be inspired by some of those incredible Kristin Dunne.

Felicity Clark. trailblazing wāhine, at a Bay of Plenty Management and Global categories). breakfast like no other.

The former diplomat consults on strategy and The Women of Influence Speaker Series is stakeholder engagement, and is a board member an opportunity to hear from some of these of Manukau Institute of Technology, Unitec, outstanding leaders who have been recognised for DNA Design, and the Cancer Society Auckland their efforts, actions and achievements.

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The event will be hosted by Eloise Gibson, who Headlining at the breakfast, being held at Trinity has more than a decade of experience reporting Wharf on Wednesday, July 28, are women who have faced adversity, had to pivot like many others on business, science and environmental issues for New Zealand media outlets, and contributed in the business world in the past 18 months, or as a freelancer to BBC Earth, BBC Future and created tools to thrive, not just survive, in the Bloomberg BusinessWeek. current climate.

She travelled to New York on a Fulbright For 20 years, Felicity Clark has been a personal scholarship to get her Masters in Science trainer and runs a community gym on her farm, Journalism, winning recognition for her writing focussing on physical and mental wellbeing. on toothfish. Her reporting on methane and She grew up in the Eastern Bay of Plenty and agriculture led to a UC Berkeley Food and her work supporting rural women struggling with their mental health during the Covid-19 lockdown Farming Fellowship.

Doors open at 6:30am for the walk’n’fork saw her named as a finalist in the 2020 Women of networking breakfast, with speakers taking the Influence Awards.

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It’s that chilly time of year where everyone’s dollar gets spread even thinner.

But this year, Batman is coming to the rescue thanks to Curate Church and Stoney Creek, who have teamed up to provide thousands of packs of polar-fleece clothing.

Curate will also be throwing a free winter warm-up party with live music and a special visit

by Batman and his Batmobile.

“We are distributing 3000 packs of Stoney Creek polar-fleece clothing to kids around the wider Tauranga and Mount area via more than 50 community organisations, such as Plunket, the police, Waipuna Hospice and Oranga Tamariki,” says Curate winter warm-up organiser Elle Crawford. A total of 6000 packs will be given out across the Eastern and Western Bay of Plenty as well as Auckland.

Hundreds of Curate volunteers will assist, with the party providing an opportunity for them to put their welcoming, barbecuing, popcorn-making, crafting and face-painting skills to good use.

“Plus there’s set-up and deliveries to be done before the event,” says Elle. “Most of the packs will be given out at our Kids Winter Warm-up Party, where kids and their whānau can enjoy free

donuts, a sausage sizzle, hot chocolate, bouncy castles, a photo booth, face painting, arts and crafts, circus tricks and balloon sculpting.”

During the winter of 2017, the ‘Warm Up the Streets’ project that Curate ran in partnership with Brent and Juanita McConnell from Stoney Creek resulted in two-and-a-half thousand packs of winter clothes being distributed into the community.

The idea was originally started by Brent and Juanita the previous winter, when they saw children going without warm clothing.

Supporting other organisations is part of the kaupapa and underlying ethos at Curate, which also distributed boxes of groceries at Christmas.

In 2019, Stoney Creek and Curate Church partnered again to provide 3000 packs of Stoney Creek fleece clothing to kids in need across Tauranga, Whakatāne, Ōpōtiki and Te Puke.

This year, Curate will be hosting the Kids Winter Warm-up parties in Mount Maunganui, Whakatāne and Auckland on Saturday, July 31.

Businesses and individuals can get involved by shouting a brand new, polar-fleece clothing pack for just $20. Normally retailing at $80, the pack includes a beanie, bush tee and pants.

Find out more at: www.curatechurch.com/ winterwarmup Rosalie Liddle Crawford

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Farmers’ protest

(With apologies to A.A Milne) Jacinda asked her partner and her partner asked the dairy-maid, “May we have some butter for the Leader’s slice of bread?”

The dairy-maid said: “Certainly,” and dropped a little curtsey. then went to phone the farmer still asleep in bed.

She woke the farmer and his mate, and asked why they were sleeping late,

then ordered: “Get up, guys! Get on your bike.”

The farmer said: “Now calm down lass, I simply can’t afford the gas, the Government has farmers out on strike.

The Reds and Greens may strut their stuff but farmers - we have had enough, legal interference at a head!

While Jacinda flits from coast to coast and asks for butter on her toast just tell her to have margarine, instead.”

Joy Z. Marks, Greerton.

Falling on deaf ears

I totally agree with Maurice O’Reilly’s letter ‘Not being heard’ (July 16, page 25).

My recent oral submission to two commissioners - Anne Tolley and Bill Wasley - at Greerton Library was dismissed out of hand.

I had proposed an offramp at 17th Avenue West off Takitimu Drive (Route K) for traffic going from town towards Greerton and the hospital, but was told there was one already planned in five years for 15th Avenue instead. Currently there is only one at 11th Avenue.

17th Avenue is a much better proposition than 15th Avenue, which is too close to 11th Avenue and

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does not make a significant distance difference for Greerton and Tauranga Hospital traffic. 17th Avenue does.

17th Avenue West (Historic Village) is a dead end but very close to Takitimu Drive, and a connecting off-ramp for town to Greerton traffic could be done quickly and at very little cost.

But more significantly, Tauranga Hospital is on 17th Avenue - a vital destination for all Tauranga residents.

But the two commissioners (and planners) had already made up their minds prior to the public consultation process.

Hylton Rhodes, Tauranga.

Free speech

With the proposed changes to our Freedom of Speech laws, I, along with Simon Bridges, (The Weekend Sun, July 16, page 22) am becoming concerned that our right to Freedom of Speech as it is written now will be severely limited. The 1990 Bill of Rights Act, section 14 reads in part.

Quote: “Everyone has the right to freedom of expression, including the freedom to seek, receive and impart information and opinions of any kind and in any form.” Unquote. Under existing laws those rights are limited by the 1993 Human Rights Act: Section 61 makes it an offense to express “threatening, abusive or insulting opinions to any persons including those on the grounds of colour, race, ethnic or national origins”.

The Human Rights Act stressed: “Our right to make controversial or offensive remarks is NOT undermined by these laws, they only restrict those who incite serious ethnic tension or unrest.”

Quote: “Speech that incites violence is already, quite rightly, illegal in New Zealand, but the Prime Minister is claiming these draconian law changes will fill a void in this area.” Unquote.

I have been reading through this document with the six proposals and echo Simon. Read them very carefully and submit your opinion. There is no right in the world not to be offended. That right simply does not exist. In an open society, people have strong opinions and these opinions very often clash which can lead to a healthy debate on any subject.

Helen Weston, Katikati.

Bin inspectors Spending money

I cannot believe that Western Bay District Council have to have recycle bin inspectors to inspect the yellow-lidded recycle bin (The Weekend Sun, July 16). Are the ratepayers so dumb in this council area that we do not know how to recycle? Most people have been doing so for years, whether in a contractors’ bin or taking it to Maleme Street recycle station.

What a total waste of ratepayers’ money, car, staff, upkeep of car etc. We must be the laughing stock of all ratepayers in New Zealand that we have to have someone to check our recycling bins. Does any other council do this?

We are already paying one of the highest rates in New Zealand - no wonder with this senseless service!

Wendy Galloway, Ōmokoroa.

Comments from our Chamber of Commerce leader in the media last week for the continuation of commissioners at Tauranga City Council should not go unchecked.

The four commissioners appointed under now dubious circumstances should be gone by Monday on three points alone.

First, the Memorial Pool upgrade for $50 million - more than double the price of a reported new one in Christchurch; next, support for clogging Cameron Road with buses, cycle ways and footpaths in a leapfrog project way before its time, and now commissioners with their hand up (one of the first councils) to sell out ratepayers of this city on one of the best clean water supply infrastructures in New Zealand.

In my view, it is time for residential ratepayers in Tauranga to wake up to one of the biggest wroughts of public money, brought about by greedy developers and a harmful socialist government.

Doug Morris, Tauranga.

Councillors and community boards

On Friday, council will commence its engagement with the community about the system that will be used to elect councillors at the next election. Details of the options will be posted on council’s website on Friday.

Google: Tauranga City Have a Say. Three of the options are aligned with the previously used ward system, and one offers a new system that would see nine councillors elected to represent all of Tauranga.

Under the ward system, voters can only vote for the few councillors in their ward but under the new system they can vote for all nine.

At the same time, council will conduct a survey to find out if people want community boards. The boards would be led by locally-elected members who would have legal power to conduct forums and advocate for the needs and preferences of their local area.

Boards are funded by the council, but they are not expensive. Across New Zealand the yearly cost of boards is no more than $4.50 per head of population, and in many cases less than half that sum. If boards get the go ahead, they will start operating next year.

Tell the council you want community boards so that you can have your say at the local level.

Barry Scott, Pāpāmoa Beach.

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Whether you are an executor or an Only then can they pay any debts out of the administrator, you have a very important role in administering an estate. estate funds and distribute the balance to the

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Getting out and giving back at Ocean Shores Interesting events and community-focused initiatives mean no week is the same for the community of retirees who call Mount Maunganui’s Ocean Shores Village home.

Resident service coordinator Sarah Watene says Ocean Shores provides a

variety of regular events and activities for their 280 residents.

Recent activities at the village have included hosting a ‘Winter Warmer’ afternoon, providing mulled wine with cheese and crackers, along with entertainment. Another event included giving every resident an opportunity to take a ride around local streets on grunty V8 trikes.

Di Petersen, Glenys Scott and Colin and Raewyn Francis.

“The trikes were a fabulous success, with many residents taking up the offer to enjoy the experience,” says Sarah.

Giving back is also part of Ocean Shores residents’ commitment to the community.

“Every year our residents select a worthy recipient to donate to,” adds Sarah. “This year our residents chose to support St John, and the drive for donations is well underway.”

So far donations have been received from the village residents, local businesses, raffles, dinners and events.

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Among the amazing amenities, the pet-friendly village boasts an indoor heated swimming pool, an active bowling club and a lovely restaurant for families to dine at. To see Ocean Shores for yourself, please contact village manager Clare Eccles on: 0800 774 635. Clare and the team would love to show you around.

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Study shows exercise can do wonders New research suggests regular exercise can help to slow the progression to Alzheimer’s disease as well as improve the heart and brain.

Regular exercise helps the brain form new neural connections, generates cell growth and sends blood rushing to crucial areas of the brain that tend to lose blood over time.

ExerciseNZ chief executive Richard Beddie says scientists have known for some time that exercise reduces the risk of developing dementia, but they did not know if there was a direct link or whether ill people were simply unable

to be physically active.

Degenerative diseases such as dementia affect tens of thousands of Kiwis, Richard says.

“Dementia is estimated to effect 70,000 Kiwis and its symptoms are life changing for many,” says Richard.

“Our mission is to bring the benefits of exercise to as many Kiwis as possible.”

According to one study of people over the age of 54, published in the journal Economics and Human Biology, working out just once a week was helpful at protecting against dementia and staying cognitively sharp.

Another recent study of cognitively impaired, older adults, which was

Happy legs, happy life, thanks to Dr Anuya For most people, general happiness peaks at around 70-years-old.

If you can avoid chronic health issues, that peak of happiness is even higher.

Having treated thousands of legs over more than a decade of practicing ‘phlebology’, Cosmetic and Veins Clinic’s Dr Anuya Deshpande says she is always surprised how long older people – especially men – put up with chronic vascular disease before making an appointment to find out why their legs are lumpy, restless, itchy or achy.

“Many of my older patients suffer with varicose veins for 20-30 years before we see them.

“In some cases they wait until they have a vascular ulcer that’s not healing. The most common remark people make after we treat their veins is that they wish they’d done it sooner, and people are also often surprised at

how much better they’re sleeping.”

People’s reluctance to seek treatment for their varicose veins may come from remembering parents getting their veins surgically stripped ‘back in the day’ under general anaesthetic, with a long recovery.

Modern vein treatments are nothing like that, says Dr Anuya.

“We use thermal ablation and ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy to treat varicose veins,” she says.

“It only requires local anaesthetic and people walk out of our clinic after treatment and can get back to work the following day.

“For most people, the most uncomfortable aspect of treatment is the compression stockings they wear for a couple of weeks after treatment.”

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published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, found that taking brisk, half-hour walks promotes healthy blood flow to the brain and improves performance while boosting memory function.

A more recent study published in the journal Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy showed people over 60, doing at least two ten minute sessions a week, can be helping the brain in profound ways.

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Grief and loss awareness week No need to wait for good healthcare A strong desire for people in the community to connect, in response to the isolation caused by a pandemic environment, is the driving force behind two events planned to coincide with Loss and Grief Awareness Week.

Launched in 2014 by Skylight Trust, the week aims to help New Zealanders understand the challenging impact of loss and grief. Grief Support Services have partnered with Elliotts Funeral Services to bring the events to the general public in late July.

The last year has seen many situations where people have had to grieve differently, or have experienced different layers of complexity when coping with their grief and loss.

“Whether it’s going through illness alone without the support of overseas loved ones, being unable to travel to attend funerals, loss of income certainty or increased isolation or anxiety around the unknown, we want to support the wellbeing and resilience of individuals, families/whānau and communities,” says Jeanette Jones from Grief Support Services.

There are two events on offer, with both being held at the new Elliotts Chapel on Cameron, at 414 Cameron Road. At 7pm on Thursday, July 29, is A Time of Remembrance: An opportunity to come together to acknowledge bereavement and grief.

“This is a time for people to remember and honour

those they have lost and to find some sense of healing in the face of their grief,” says Jeanette.

On Saturday, July 31, from 9.30am-12pm, they are hosting a Loss, Change and Possibility Seminar/ Workshop: Practical processes to support and guide you on your pathway of healing.

This will explore natural responses to change and loss, highlight the importance of connection and self-compassion and provide practical ideas on how to cope, adapt and move towards healing.

Bay Physiotherapy will be teaching aspects from the Bradcliffe breathing concept, and Goldie Hamilton from Anxiety NZ will be leading a section on solutions to help calm and relax the mind.

“We want people to know that it’s okay to not be okay, and to understand that everyone experiences grief and loss differently,” says Jeanette.

“With these two events we are providing an opportunity to talk about grief and to let people know that it is possible to embrace change.”

Both events are open to all, with any donations to Grief Support Services gratefully received. This service provides subsidised and professional grief and loss counselling and information across the socio-economic spectrum within the Western Bay of Plenty.

Catering for both events is being generously donated

by Olive Tree Cottage.

Space for the Saturday seminar/workshop is strictly limited, so registration is required. For all event information visit: www.griefsupport.org. nz, find Grief Support Services on Facebook or call 07 578 4480.

Timely healthcare is here - just ask.

A new health clinic is bringing together a range of different practitioners to ensure everyone has access to timely treatment.

Called iFix Health, the centre opened three weeks ago with a team of five practitioners who provide a range

of services, including clinical psychology, massage, nutrition advice and mind/ body calm.

Clinical director and massage therapist Michelle Watson says there is a big need for health professionals that are hard to access through

the public system.

“I wanted to have a space where you could see a dietician or a psychologist and other health professionals, without having lengthy waiting times,” says Michelle. “Some things are quite urgent.

“I totally believe that we need that for people of all ages and ethnicities, whether they are young or old, elite athletes or a weekend warrior.”

She set about forming a group of health professionals including Laura Hardy and herself, who do a variety of massage, clinical psychologist Dr Evelyn Aranas, dietician Maria Wright and Nicola Simpson, who is a wellbeing therapist with a particular interest in women’s health, including fertility issues and miscarriage.

Having invested a lot into the business, Michelle now needs to let everybody know they are available.

“People perceive that if they need to see a clinical psychologist, or I want to see a dietician, then I will have to go and see my GP. You don’t, you can come straight to us.”

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Connect to your career at Canvas Careers Expo Whether you’re looking for a new career, or you have a son or daughter grappling with their career options, the Canvas Careers Expo is the place to be next Friday and Saturday at Trustpower Arena.

As co-hosts of the event, Priority One sees the expo as a great opportunity to better prepare students for the real world.

“The reality is that we don’t know what new jobs may exist in five-to-ten years; the future of work is always changing,” says Instep manager Andy Howells.

Hosted annually by Priority One and Tauranga Rotary, the free, twoday expo features interactive displays and representatives from across New Zealand, who are ready to engage and help students and adults alike plan their career pathways.

Organiser Sue Boyne from Tauranga Rotary says the expo is the perfect place to connect your dreams and skills with industry providers.

“The expo features interactive displays, university and training providers from across the country and some of our region’s leading businesses,” says Sue. Come and check out Page MacRae’s Lincoln Electric Virtual “No other expo is like it - especially Welding Machine, with Greg Holster, at their site at because of the opportunity for those Canvas Tauranga Careers Expo. attending to chat one-on-one with “It might be more useful to think about the skills industry representatives.” you have, the things you are passionate about Sue says this year’s expo line up is one of the and the kind of environment you work best in as best yet. starting points.

“Whether you’re planning a career in “And don’t assume creative people cannot work engineering, diving, the trades, the beauty in finance, or that structured thinkers cannot work industry, media, the defence forces, tourism, law in the arts; there’s more flexibility than you might - or maybe you’re just not sure what to do - this think in each sector and the expo is a fantastic expo connects you with the right people to talk opportunity to explore this.” with and inspiring examples of what each career Whilst Friday sees bus-loads of school kids actually looks like.”

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The Solomon Group are helping people reach their goals and tap into their potential.

Meeting industry demands The Solomon Group, which prides itself on empowering people to improve their quality of life and pathways into sustainable employment or further training, now has a campus in Tauranga.

The group believes that everyone has untapped potential, which the group can assist them to develop.

With government funding, all education, employment and support services are free.

The Solomon Group will be heading to this year’s Careers expo in Tauranga to promote their courses that help people into the workforce.

Solomon Group regional manager Jenny Thompson says their Warehousing and Yard Operations course and Night Trucking course is

meeting current industry demands.

“Our 12-week Warehousing and Yard Operations course is hands-on, practical experience and you also have the opportunity to obtain a workplace forklift license,” says Jenny.

“We are also going to promote what we call our Night Trucking Course, which is a class 2 learner license course.

“It is two nights a week for 14 weeks, and you get to sit your class 2 learner license test at the end of it, all for free.”

For their first lot of intakes, which began in May, the diversity of students was a highlight for Jenny, with students ranging from 16 to over 50-years-old.

“We’re just so excited to be here,” says Jenny.

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Which university is the best? How do you get into the trades?

What skills do our local employers need? Are you doing the right courses? Should your child leave school now? Can you retrain? How can you make an impact in your job?

The answers to many of these questions might just be waiting for you at the Canvas Careers Expo next Friday and Saturday at Trustpower Arena, Baypark.

Hosted by Tauranga Rotary and Priority One, the annual event sees universities, training providers and industry representatives together in one energy-packed arena for two days of connection, empowerment and discovery.

Organiser Sue Boyne, from Tauranga Rotary, says there’s an exciting and diverse line-up this year.

“We have Inzone Careers Coach here with their spectacular, state-of-the-art visual careers experience,” says Sue.

“The New Zealand Defence Force are coming with heavy artillery vehicles and representatives for those considering a career in the defence forces.

“We also have Whitecliff College of Arts and Design, a showcase of Māori business and career opportunities, local industry heavyweights Page Macrae, Beca and Balance, the Air New Zealand Academy of Learning, STEM, BCITO and many, many others.

“It’s going to be the best expo yet.”

Priority one instep manager Andy Howells says being prepared is important when coming to the expo.

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diversity and the number of career options available to you. It’s always advantageous to keep an open mind at an event like this, whatever age or career stage you are at.”

The Canvas Careers Expo runs from 9am–3pm next Friday and Saturday, July 30-31, at Trustpower Arena, Baypark and is free to attend. Visit: www.canvascareers.co.nz

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ZeCars and LeCure Shibori silk on display Raglan artist Jean Carbon’s exhibition at The Art Lounge NZ is a soft flow of mandarin colour, with swathes of hanging silk floating gently in the air.

Ze Cars performing live. Catch them at Totara St on Friday.

For music lovers who want to relive the 1980s, two of the decade’s greatest bands will be given a tribute by talented New Zealand musicians at Totara St this Friday.

American new wave band The Cars and The Cure – a Gothic outfit from the UK – were both recently inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame.

New Zealand-based ZeCars and LeCure tribute act will showcase some much-loved epic hits such as My Best Friend’s Girl, Let the Good Times Roll, Just What I Needed, Friday I’m In Love, Boys Don’t Cry, The Forest plus many more hits to satisfy the most demanding of fans.

Band members are George Curach on lead vocals and guitar, Rick

Penney on bass, Grant Newman on keyboards, synthesiser and guitar, and Greg Arnott on drums.

“After seeing The Cure at Spark Arena I realised what a popular band it was and decided to set up a tribute band,” says George, who is the brother of ex-Tauranga councillor Rick Curach.

“They were a 1980s band but released another album in 2010. We thought since they can’t come over here, we’ll be their ‘support’ for the New Zealand side of things.”

George is expecting hard-core Cure fans will turn up in black gothic gear with black makeup. Everyone coming to the R18 night is invited to dress either Gothic or new wave.

ZeCars and LeCure Tribute band are playing at Totara St on Friday, July 23. Doors open at 8pm.

The exhibition, titled Reflection on Dawn, is being curated by Sonya Gilbert as part of her internship to learn about the facets of a business.

Sonya is a third-year Waikato University Bachelor of Business student, and chose C’Bon Textiles to showcase Jean’s fashion work, which utilises the ancient resist dyeing techniques of Shibori and clamped blocks to pattern sumptuous silk fabrics.

“Jean has travelled around the world to obtain her fabrics, but she’s also learned the art of Shibori through traditional craftspeople,” says Sonya.

After 16 years of teaching fabric technology, Jean completed a Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Technology at AUT in Auckland, and is now a full-time artist living and working from her Raglan home.

There, students can stay in separate selfcontained accommodation while participating in Jean’s live-in workshops, learning the art and techniques she uses.

“My passion is fabric; its history and origins, and the many ways it can be patterned, coloured and decorated to create garments or works of art,” says Jean.

Her work, which also includes scarves, cushions and garments, is sold and exhibited throughout New Zealand and she is available for bespoke commissions of artworks and one-off garments.

Sonya has been volunteering at The Art Lounge for a couple of years. When her lecturer

Jean Carbon’s mesmerising Shibori silk pieces hanging in her redwood glade.

introduced her to Jean’s work, she thought Jean may like to exhibit this side of the Kaimai Range.

“There are about 11 four-metre drops of silk that we’re hanging in The Art Lounge for the exhibition,” says Sonya. “I have a team of people helping to set it up, with lighting and fans to create the movement of the fabric.”

Jean Carbon’s Reflection on Dawn silk art and design exhibition opens at The Art Lounge, 117 Willow Street, on Friday July 23 and runs until Rosalie Liddle Crawford August 4.

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The question now is how do we start turning this around and start saving the world instead of destroying it?

I believe that the answer to this question can be found in the ethics of the Christian faith and our understanding of God’s grace.

If we believe that everything we have and enjoy on Earth now is purely given to us through God’s grace and not through any ability of our own, I believe that we will start looking at the world and all it has to offer through different eyes.

If we receive a gift from a friend, we tend to take good care of it and if it is something like a serving tray, we will always use it when they come to visit to show that we are indeed using their gift and how appreciative we are of their gift.

Can it be possible for us to live with the same gratitude and care with all the gifts that God has given us?

Should we not be more grateful and look after the Earth, seeing that gifts are not earned? When I look at the Earth, I see only one thing and that is God’s grace.

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The day the music died?

A few weeks back I wrote of APRA’s annual Silver Scroll songwriting awards.

Specifically I wrote that the Australasian Performing Right Association have stripped 2016’s winner, Thomas Oliver, of his award after bad, but not criminal, behaviour towards a woman. They have also introduced “morality clauses” that subsequent winners must adhere to.

Now, Recorded Music New Zealand, the folk who organise the Aotearoa Music Awards, have followed suit. Whether out of genuine concern or to avoid corporate embarrassment, you now have to adhere to behavioural guidelines if you are to win a music award in New Zealand.

Perhaps we can pause for a second here and take a brief glance at the history of rock 'n' roll over the past 60 or so years.

It strikes me that perhaps once or twice in that time, proponents of this music that we call rock have possibly not behaved exactly as your mother would like over the Sunday dinner table.

Even back in the inchoate 50s, which now appear quite tame, there seemed to be a little bad behaviour occurring.

As to the 60s ... I suspect a number of musicians took drugs. Some were even arrested for breaking the law. Then there were the 70s. And punk. Those little scallywags with mohawks and safety pins were known to be occasionally disruptive.

More recently I believe a few hip-hop proponents have displayed anti-social tendencies; and in England those Gallagher brothers were a bit impolite; I have a feeling that even Amy Winehouse might have been abusing alcohol.

Think I’m exaggerating? Allow me to run through some of the Aotearoa Music Awards Statement of Expectation. Remember, “these expectations apply to our partners and their contractors, sponsors, award nominees, persons nominating, judges, award winners and others involved in the lead-up to the event, at the event itself, and in any interactions after the event”. So - everyone involved, anytime, possibly forever...

Amongst the nine commandments, these are the first two: “To treat everyone fairly and with respect” and: “To behave in a professional and courteous manner at all times.”

Yes, we don’t want any rude behaviour. That would be just so... rude. I wonder if the organisers are mixing rock music up with kindergarten teaching?

I remember, for instance, Tiki Taane being arrested for an F-word laden anti-police chant during a show in Tauranga. Did he treat the police “fairly and with respect”? Was he “courteous”? The valiant Simon Bridges demanded that Taane be “banned from Tauranga” - a strange response from someone who’s all for free speech now there’s a hate speech bill out there from the other side.

So Tiki Taane (pictured) would be out; lucky he’s already won a pile of awards. Just imagine how a

rule like this would look in America: “Please, Mr Kanye, would you mind being courteous at all times. Please.”

More rules

And here’re a couple more rules: “To operate within the law at all times” and: “To act safely and responsibly including as to alcohol consumption.”

So does that mean every musician with a drug conviction is now out of the running for awards? And everyone who gets drunk?

And how long before someone suggests this: the awards are RACIST! Yep, just like Crimewatch.

Disproportionately drug and other convictions feature Māori and Pacific Islanders from lower socio-economic

groups. And who disproportionately creates hip-hop and rap? Māori and Pacific Islanders from lower socio-economic groups. So by putting in a morality clause they are overwhelmingly targeting poorer Māori and Pacific Islanders and excluding them from awards...

Just imagine American or British music awards where the winners are obliged to behave courteously, not drink too much, not have drug convictions. Can you think of any musicians from the past 60 years who may possibly not have upheld these standards?

But thanks AMA. We all feel a lot safer now that you’re cleaning up rock ‘n’ roll...

Role models

However, in New Zealand we want our musicians to be role models. None of this awful rock 'n' roll nonsense. And fortunately we have Recorded Music New Zealand to protect us.

Because from now on, you can be assured that badly behaved musicians will never again win awards in this country.

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A chance to learn haiku

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Members of the Katikati Haiku Pathway Committee, Margaret Beverland and Sandra Simpson, are holding the seminars on Saturday, July 24.

Margaret’s workshop will be at Katikati Information Centre from 10am-12pm, while Sandra’s will take place at Wesley How to Hall solve Church on 13th Avenue in Sudoku!

Tauranga, from 1-4pm.

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Haiku is a poem of ancient Japanese origin. It contains 17 syllables in three lines of 5-7-5.

Sandra says: “Although brief, haiku are poems that can be revisited many times.

“The best keep on giving, with more nuance and meaning becoming clearer each time they’re read. Some can be read

Winter warmth with the Tauranga Civic Choir

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music with the Tauranga Civic Choir.

Their latest Winter Warmers concerts feature music with an underlying theme to lift the spirits during the shorter days and cooler temperatures.

Featured composers include Thomas Morley, who worked with Shakespeare, and Fats Waller and Elton John. Two contemporary writers included in the programme are Bob Chilcott and New Zealand’s own David Hamilton, so the music

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in multiple ways.”

To register for the free Katikati workshop, phone or txt: 0275 897 676.

To register for the Tauranga workshop, which is $10, call: 07 577 6676.

The Katikati Haiku Pathway turns 21 this year. To celebrate, entry to the biennial haiku competition is free.

The walk is the vision of poet Catherine Mair, and ambles alongside the Uretara Stream featuring more than 40 poems chiselled into boulders and pavers.

For the competition, there is a limit of two haiku per entrant. It opens on August 1 and closes on September 19.

Results will be announced during the Katikati Mural and Art Festival in October.

Full details are available at: www.breathhaiku.wordpress.com

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selection is varied and will suit many tastes.

The first concert is on Saturday, July 24, from 2:30pm at Otūmoetai Baptist Church, followed by Sunday, July 25, from 2:30pm at St. Paul’s Church, Katikati.

The choir are especially pleased to be returning to sing in Katikati again.

Order tickets directly from a choir member, pay cash at the door or visit: www.taurangacivicchoir.org. nz/tickets Price is $20 per person.

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A menu of musical morsels in Tauranga composers: Ross Harris, Gareth Farr and Martin Lodge – all of whom will be in attendance.

Mahy Magic is an early-afternoon programme made up of poems and stories by beloved New Zealand writer Margaret Mahy, set to music In Tauranga on Saturday, July 31, the programme by award-winning composer and begins with an hour-long concert for kids and their author Philip Norman. Flingamango big people, followed by a cocktail-hour encounter Tango, The Tin Can Band, The Lion featuring work by some of New Zealand’s foremost in the Meadow, The Man from the Land of Fandango and Wonderful Yoshi Tsuruta Me are just a few of the wonderful playing marimba.

Mahy works that Norman has delightfully brought to life through original compositions.

The Made for Opus: Composer Encounters programme includes Ross Harris’ Three Pieces for

The professional orchestra for Waikato and the Bay of Plenty, Opus Orchestra, will perform three delightful, short concerts in Hamilton, Rotorua and Tauranga in July and August.

Trombone spectacular!

Tauranga Trombone Collective is a quartet presented by Tauranga Musica and made up of some of the region’s best trombonists.

The group has been put together by Joe Thomas, a local who soloed with the Bay of Plenty Symphonia in June this year.

Between them, members have performed with Orchestra Wellington, Dunedin Symphony Orchestra, Opus Orchestra, Rodger Fox Big Band, Tauranga Big Band,

Superhero Second line, Justice Brass Band, and the National Brass Band of New Zealand.

Members have also won countless National Brass titles in the form of duet, quartet, tenor and bass trombone.

Their concert next month will see a variety of works originally written for trombone quartet, and others adapted and improved for quartet.

They play on Sunday, August 1, from 4pm at Tauranga Park Auditorium, 383 Pyes Pa Road.

Tickets will be available at the door or from: www.tgamusica.co.nz Joe Thomas, Hamish Jellyman, Ian O’Malley on trombone and Ian Settle on bass trombone.

The Weekend Sun has one double pass for the Tauranga Trombone Collective on August 1 for one lucky reader who can tell us what orchestra Joe Thomas did a solo with in June this year.

Enter online at: www.sunlive.co.nz under the competition section. Entries must be received by Tuesday, June 27.

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Orchestra, each inspired by a European composer - Mahler’s Vienna, Wagner’s Lucerne, and Schumann’s Düsseldorf. Martin Lodge’s Pan Dreaming will feature Agnes Harmath on flute.

Finally, Gareth Farr’s Marimba Concerto – which was written for Opus Orchestra in 2019 – will be performed with Tauranga local Yoshiko Tsuruta on marimba.

Mahy Magic will be performed at Baycourt Community and Arts Centre in Tauranga, on Saturday, July 31, from 1pm.

Made for Opus: Composer Encounters will also be held at Baycourt Community and Arts Centre on Saturday, July 31, from

5pm. There will also be concerts held in Rotorua on August 1 and Hamilton on July 30.

For more information and tickets, visit: www.opusorchestra.co.nz

International Blues Music Day competition Since 2013, the first Saturday in August has officially become International Blues Music Day, thanks to the efforts of American blues musician Johnny Childs.

This year that day is August 7, with events happening throughout the world, from Miami to Brazil, and Australia to Argentina.

In Tauranga, the TJS Blues Band – a brilliant new band led by legendary guitarist Trevor Braunias - is playing at The Jam Factory, and promises an electric mix of Chicago, Texas and British blues. Opening the evening are Derek Jacombs and Grant Bullot, from blues ‘n’ roots band Kokomo.

The Weekend Sun has two double passes for International Blues Music Day in Tauranga for two lucky readers who can tell us what band Derek and Grant belong to. Enter online at: www.sunlive.co.nz under the competition section.

Entries must be received by Tuesday, July 27.

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Saturday 24 July

A Course In Miracles A powerful

transformational teaching to find inner peace. Stuck in past grievances and resentments? Get over it! Free Internet forgiveness workshop. https:// jenniferhadley.com/how-get-over-it Txt 0210 274 2502 Art in the Park Original art for sale.

Weather permitting. 9am-4pm Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui.

Tauranga Society of Artists Association Croquet Saturdays, Mondays & Wednesdays at Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. 9:15 for 9:30am start. New players & visitors welcome. Ph. Jacqui 574 9232 Bay Singles Social Group Join a bunch of over 50’s young singles. Weekend dinners, pot-lucks, occasional outings.

Have a go! Ph Delia 027 284 8762 or Andrea 021 133 0313

Badminton Club Aquinas College

Tauranga Badminton Club, 7-9pm, Aquinas College Events Centre. Seniors & Year 11 upwards, Casual players welcome, $8pp, Racquets available. Ph/ txt Noel 027 622 9797 www.sporty/ taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz Baycourt Harmonic Resonators by Tauranga Acoustic Music Club. X Space.

Tickets available from ticketek.co.nz 0800 TICKETEK Baycourt Mahy Magic. 1pm on Saturday July 31st at Addison Theatre.

Tickets available from ticketek.co.nz 0800 TICKETEK 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 Celebrate Shabbat (Sabbath) as did Messiah Yeshua (Jesus), his disciples and early believers.

Its time. All are welcome @ Otumoetai Primary 10am. Joel 02 176 8043 info@ bethel.org.nz Bethlehem Pottery Kids Classes Kids love playing with mud? Sign them up to Kids Pottery Classes, every Saturday, Monday & Friday various projects Max 8 Kids, FIFS, For more info Contact Juliet 0212711433 BPC. kidsclasses@gmail.com Chess at Mount Maunganui Mt RSA Chess Club, 544 Maunganui Rd. 6-7pm during school term. Late program 7pm onwards. Incl casual games. Ph Werner 027 721 9499 Exhibition by Janet Collenette Janet Collenette is exhibiting her fine art paintings, featuring the monarch butterfly life cycle in the Art Gallery, 33 Devonport Road, from 10 July-30 July Greerton Hall Market 2nd & last Sat of month, 8am-12pm. Stalls inside/ outside. Discounts for charity groups.

Refreshments at kitchen. Ph/txt for site Tricia 027 908 2952, www facebook. com/greertonhallmarket Haiku Workshop Led by award-winning haiku poet Sandra Simpson, 1-4pm, Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave, Tauranga, $10. To register ph 577 6676. Beginners welcome

Junction Theatre Movie

Screening “Nobody”. Doors open 6pm for 6:30pm at the boutique Junction Theatre, The Arts Junction, 36 Main Rd, Katikati. Tickets $10 Justice of the Peace Saturday 10am-12pm The Crossing Shopping Mall Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Rd 12:45-3pm Katikati Lions Garage Sale 9am-12pm at containers behind Caltex, Main Rd. Katikati Indoor/outdoor furniture, tools, books, household goods, bric-a-brac, and more. Ph David 027 549 0168 ‘Life in Colour’ Exhibition The Incubator Gallery (The Historic Village Tauranga) welcomes Katja Pott. A collection of works about life in Aotearoa, Central Australia and Northern Germany. 10am-2pm (last day today) Ph 07 571 3232 LOL Laughter Wellness Learn to release your happy hormones & give yourself a boost. Make laughter a choice, not consequence. Arataki Community Ctr, 11-11:45am. Trish 022 036 6768 lollaughterwellness@gmail.com. Koha Chess at Mount Maunganui Mt RSA Chess Club, 544 Maunganui Rd. 6-7pm during school term. Late program 7pm onwards. Incl casual games. Ph Werner 027 721 9499 Neighbourhood Watch Gnomes, neighbours and mayhem. A great comedy for a good nights entertainment at 16th Ave Theatre. Book @ iTicket (last day)

Papamos Friendly Group (55-65s)

Want to join a small group for social get togethers? This is not a singles only nor a dating group. Anyone interested txt 027 403 4130 St Stephens Jigsaw Library Every Saturday 10am-12pm 500 puzzles available Hire: 1000p for $1, 500p for 50c Large pieces available. Choose from childrens, landscape, animals, collections.

See you at Highmore Terrace, Brookfield Tauranga Fuchsia Group Last Sat each month at Art & Craft Ctr, Elizabeth St West, 1pm. Learn how to care for fuchsias. Ph Pat 579 1655 or Noeleen 578 4643 Tauranga Scottish Society Sequence Dance at Wesley Church Hall, 100 13th Ave, 7-10pm, $7 includes supper & raffle, warm welcome, Ph 07 218 1318 The Sociables A group of males and females in the 30’s/40’s and 50’s age group. That meet for dining out, bushwalks etc. 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 Winter Warmers Songs presented

by Tauranga Civic Choir. 2:30pm, Otumoetai Baptist Church, Tauranga

Sunday 25 July

Baycourt Sustainable Wearable Art Challenge. by Envirohub Bay of Plenty: The ReMaker Space. 3:30pm at Addison Theatre.Tickets available from ticketek. co.nz 0800 TICKETEK

Brain Watkins House Museum 233

Cameron Rd, open 2-4pm. Adults $5, children free. Groups or classes by arrangement. Ph 578 1835 Brett’s Goalkeeping Clinic Free GK coaching 9-11am. Suits beginners to youth, 3 coaches available, At Waipuna Park. Please bring your own gloves.

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

Beginners welcome. Ph Peter 571 0633 Falun Dafa Exercises 10:15am. Free to join us in the Parks. Ph/txt Judy 021 042 5398 for the Locations in Tauranga, Papamoa & Mt.

Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet

Held every Sunday 9am-1pm rain or shine! Te Papa o Nga Manu Porotakataka (Phoenix Park). www.mountmainstreet.nz Golf Croquet Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. Tues, Thurs, Sun; 9:15am for 9:30am start. New players & visitors welcome. Ph. Nev 575 5121 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 licence Papamoa Country Music Club Our monthly music afternoon is on today at Gordon Spratt Reserve, commencing at 1pm.Afternoon tea provided, all welcome.

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 Warm welcome to share your spiritual journey with group of friendly people. Tea, coffee, thoughtful conversation, silence and companionship.

10am-12pm. cnr Cameron and Elizabeth. Ph 543 3101

Radio Controlled Model Yachts

Sundays & Thursdays 1-3:30pm. Pond behind 22 Montego Dr, Papamoa, sailing “Electron” radio controlled yachts for fun. Adult beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419 Taizé at St. Georges Join us for a contemplative service based on the style and music of the Taizé Community.

7pm, 1 Church Street, Gate Pa. https:// www.stgeorgesgatepa.com/

Tauranga Farmers Market

7:45am-12pm at Tauranga Primary School cnr Cameron Road & 5th Avenue. Rain, hail or shine. Direct from the Producers. Support local.

Winter Warmers Songs presented by Tauranga Civic Choir. 2:30pm, St Paul’s Church, Katikati. $20, cash only - no EFTPOS.

Monday 26 July

500 Cards Te Puke Monday nights Te

Puke Bridge Club, 4 Queen St Te Puke.

7 pm. New members welcome. $4. Ph Lou 07 573 8184 or Mike 027 495 5284 Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting 10am. Tauranga Central Baptist Church, 640 Cameron Rd. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757 Argentine Tango in Tauranga We begin communication through connection, then move ‘as one’.

Interested in the improvised authentic dance of Tango? Ph Denise 0204 006 1340 for classes starting August Badminton 9:15-11:45am Tuesday and Thursday QE2 Youth Centre, 71 Eleventh Ave, Tauranga. Visitors $6.

Some racquets available. Morning tea.

Melissa 027 307 6800 or Bob 02 747 86282

Badminton Club Aquinas College

Tauranga Badminton Club, 7-9pm, Aquinas College Events Centre. Seniors & Year 11 upwards, Casual players welcome, $8pp, Racquets available. Ph/ txt Noel 027 622 9797 www.sporty/ taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz Bethlehem Indoor Bowls Meets in Bethlehem Hall every Monday night. 7:30 start. Names in by 7:15pm. New members of all ages welcome. Ph John 027 654 1298 Body+Soul 50+ Fitness Great music, fun. Exercise for better health, strength and balance. First class free. 9:15am Mondays & Fridays at Greerton Hall, Cameron Rd. Ph Dianne 027 431 4326 Conversation Cafe Dee St Friends in the making at Pressie Church Hall cnr Macville Rd and Dee St, 10-11:45am all ages welcome. $5. Ph 021 127 4277 ESOL Free ESOL and Christian Conversation Classes,Holy Trinity Church, 215 Devonport Rd. 9:3011:30am every Monday except School Holidays.

Fitness for 50+ Fun classes, great music. Focusing on coordination, strength & balance. St Mary’s Church, Bayfair. 9:15am First class free. Ph Nadia 021 187 034 Free Celeste Dance Classes Arataki Community Centre. 3pm Pre PJazz.

3.30pm PJazz. 4pm HipHop 4:30pm Cont. All ages! Pay fees next week. Email dancer.amanda11@gmail.com Indoor Bowls St. Mary’s Church Hall.

Crnr Girven Road/Marlin Street, Bayfair.

Register by 12:20pm. New members welcome, come and give bowls a try Justice of the Peace CourthouseMcLean Street 1-4pm. Arataki Community Centre 10am-12pm Omokoroa Library Western Avenue 1-3pm. Papamoa Library 5-6pm.

Let’s Learn Something New An A-Z of Clubs, courses & classes happening now.

Find an activity, join & do it! All ages. www.letslearn.co.nz or ph 07 544 9557 Keep On Your Feet Omokoroa 11am-12pm, Settlers Hall, 334 Omokoroa Rd. Strength & balance classes for older adults. All levels of fitness welcome. Ph Sharnie 021 111 8617 Keep On Your Feet Balance and Strength class to fun music, relaxed & social. Every Monday at 10am Mount Bible Chapel All welcome just come along Ph Lynda 029 230 0162

Men4Change Men’s Support Group

Supporting men who are feeling low, anxious, depressed, experiencing relationship breakdown & loneliness.

Every 2nd Monday 7-9pm (next meeting 2 August).

1235 Cameron Rd. Info: men4change. org or support@men4change.org

Pickleball Enjoy pickleball 9:15am -12:15pm Mount Sports Centre, cnr Maunganui and Hull Rd. $5. Paddles, balls and refreshments provided. Karen 027 602 6576 or Bob 027 478 6282.

Taoist Tai Chi Arts Cultivating Balance, New beginning classes, Mon - Sat , Tauranga, Te Puke, Papamoa, Mt Maunganui, Katikati. www.taoisttaichi.org for schedule. Margie ph 02 150 0320 Tauranga Creative Fibre 9:30am, also 2nd/4th Thurs 6:30pm. Come & join us to learn knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving, dyeing & felting. 177 Elizabeth St. Ph Cathy 07 570 2191 Tauranga Civic Choir We meet at Wesley Methodist Church, 100 13th Ave, Tauranga on Mondays at 7:30pm.

All voices welcome, especially tenors and basses. Ph Julia 575 0538 Tauranga Stamp Club Wesley Methodist Church, 100 Thirteenth Ave. 10.30am on the 2nd and 7.30pm on the 4th Monday of the month All welcome.

More info: Ph Tony 07 549 5015 or Brian 07 576 5210 Tauranga Theatre Organ Society

Meet at Baycourt, 38 Durham Street at 1pm. Hear and play Tauranga’s Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Organ. All welcome, no charge.

Ph 552 0243

Tuesday 27 July

Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting

7.30pm. St Peters Anglican Church.

11 Victoria Rd, Mt Maunganui, All Welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757 Altrusa Int’l of Tauranga A community service organisation who meet every 2nd Tuesday to organise projects and have fun and fellowship.

Ph/txt President Sandra 027 483 8454 www. altrusa.org.nz Bayfair Pétanque Club Russley Dr, Tues/Thurs 12:45. Easy to learn, social & fun. Boules & tuition available. Turn up or ph Alf 021 175 9282 Divorce Care Small group support for divorced or separated to regain hope & healing. 13-week course starts 6 July, 7:15pm. Registration essential. Kathryn 027 737 3172 Fitness Fun Exercise with fun dance, weights, floor work, any age, go your pace. Venue: St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood. Info Gloria 021 139 2448

Free Celeste Dance Classes Paengaroa

Paengaroa Chapel 3pm PJazz. 3:45pm Pre Pjazz. 4:15pm HipHop 4:45pm Cont. All ages! Pay fees next week. Email dancer.amanda11@gmail.com Friends of the Library Mt Maunganui Library Book Group meets 10am for morning tea and friendly book discussion. New members welcome. Just come along or ph Gail 574 3376 Justice of the Peace Courthouse McLean Street 10am-12pm Mt Maunganui Library 11am-1pm.

Greerton Library 2-4pm. St Columbia Presbyterian Church 10am-12pm Keep On Your Feet Katikati 10:3011:30am, Catholic Church Hall, 89 Beach Rd. Strength & balance classes

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THE WEEKEND SUN for older adults. All levels of fitness welcome. Ph Sharnie 021 111 8617 Merge Social Group Are you a new resident to Tauranga?

Come along to meet a friendly group, 1st & 3rd Tuesday of month. Email Karen at merge.tauranga@gmail.com Mount Morning Badminton Mt Sports Centre, Blake Park. 9:30am-12pm.

Social, all ages, racquets available, beginners welcome. $5 per day. Ph Maxeen 5750162 Mt Maunganui RSA Cards We meet every Tuesday at 12.45pm for a game of 500. You will need to be a member of Mt Maunganui RSA to participate Olympic Style Target Shooting 7pm at the Tauranga Target Rifle Range at 165 Elizabeth Street. All gear and coaching provided to help you progress from beginner to graded competitor Otumoetai Walking Group Meet at 9am at Kulim Park. Ph Danny 576 6480 Overeaters Anonymous Do you overeat, over-exercise, restrict or purge compulsively? OA may be able to help. OA meets Tuesday 7-8pm and Friday 1-2pm. Ph 0210 236 3236 for information

Recycled Teenagers Gentle Exercise For joint

replacements, arthritics & recovery from accident or illness.

For strength, coordination & balance. 9-10:30am St Mary’s Church cnr Girven & Marlin.

Jennifer 571 1411 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. Ph Lesley 929 7295 Scrabble Keep that brain active! Play at Tauranga Citzens Club, 13th Ave. 9:20 for 9:30am start. Ring Jo Ann 578 3606 Tai Chi Internal Arts Beginner Classes. Fun. Non-religious. $5.

9:30am Tues & Thurs Te Puke Memorial Hall. 9:30am Weds St George’s Church Hall. 1pm Tues & 9:30am Thurs Te Puna Memorial Hall.

David 027 222 2824

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 Astronomical Society

Astronomy meeting 7:30pm, Fergusson Park Observatory, Matua.

Telescope viewing weather dependent. Adults $5 each, members & children free. See https://www.facebook.com/tauranga. astronomy/ for program details. Ph 028 432 8401 Tauranga Model Railway Club Meets every Tuesday morning 930am-12pm & every Thursday night 7:30-9:30pm.

Club rooms upstairs cnr of Mirrielees and Cross Roads. Ph Mike Oldfield 02 193 9233 Toastmasters Startup Club A supportive and positive learning environment for the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills. EOI sought for a new club in Omokoroa area Wise & Wonderful Shared afternoon tea, entertainment, card games, bingo, quizzes, guest speakers.

Companionship. 1:30-3:30pm at Katikati Community Ctr, 45 Beach Rd, Katikati. Ph 549 0399 Yoga For All Welcome Bay Community Centre, 6-7:30pm.

Traditional, relaxing Yoga class.

Beginners welcome. $12 for 1 or $90 for 9 classes. Bring a mat. Ph Bhajan 07 929 7484

Wednesday 28 July

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 Club Join our friendly 500 club 1pm St Thomas More Church, 17 Gloucester Rd Mt Maunganui. $3. Prizes and refreshments. Barbara 572 4962 or Bob 027 478 6282

Active Seniors Exercise Class

Strength and Balance Class for over 60’s. Matua Hall, Levers Road. Wednesdays 9:30 start.

Info: Ph Diana 021 047 6155. $5.

Adult’s Ballet/ Plus classes 12:30pm St Peters Anglican Church Beach Rd Katikati. No dance experience required. A bit of Ballet: A bit of Jazz:A bit of Drama: Lots of Fun Ph 07 577 1753 or 027 274 8753 gayehemsley@gmail.com Age Concern Walking Group Meet at 10am Chester St off Cambridge Road Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month, Tauranga Central Baptist Church.

640 Cameron Rd. All welcome Ph 0800 229 6757 Arabian Spice Belly Dance Learn the right moves of Oriental dance. No partner required. St Columba Church Hall,502 Otumoetai Rd, 6.30pm Ph 021 124 5982 or 022 618 6938 arabianspicebd@gmail.com Bible Study Join us @ City Church 252 0tumoetai Rd, Studying the Book of John.

Wednesday @ 6.45pm. Call Julie 021 106 4890 Cards Cribbage 12:45 at RSA Greerton. Friendly club. New members very welcome. Ph Jill 021 160 6143 Chatting In Spanish Chat & mingle in Spanish. First Wed in Tauranga CBD 4:30-6:30. Email CharlarTauranga@gmail.com Diabetes New Zealand Drop in every Thurs 10am-12pm (no appointment needed) for info, education, and support for anyone living with diabetes and their families. 177a Fraser Street, Tauranga. 07 571 3422

Healing Room’s 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+ Everyone welcome. All equipment supplied.

Afternoon tea provided Mount Senior Citizens Hall, Maunganui Road. Ph Cyril 022 639 2585 Indoor Bowls Gate Pa Club night 7:30pm Justice of the Peace CourthouseMcLean Street 10am-1pm. Papamoa Library 10am-12pm. Welcome Bay Community Centre 1-3pm. Te Puna School Library 6.30-7.30pm.

Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Road.

Mixed Roll-ups 12:45-3pm

KOYF Greenwood Park Welcome Bay

Senior exercises with focus on balance & strength, both seated & standing. Fun welcoming group & instructor. Suits all abilities Ph Jaime 022 340 6219 for more info Marching For Leisure A noncompetitive activity for mature ladies.

Fun, fitness & friendship. For Tauranga team’s practice and contact details phone Kath Jeffs 027 480 1340 Mission Without Borders Collection day for knitted/crochet items. 9:45am at Lifezone Church, 7 Oak Lane , Judea. Morning tea and guest speaker Barry Raeburn National Director MWB. Ph Elsa 027 542 3910 Morris Dancing Group @ The Jam Factory. Every Wednesday, all welcome.

Dance, music, social fun. Koha from $5. 6pm, TheJamFactory, Historic Village, 17th Ave. Book@ www. theincubator.co.nz. Ph 07 571 3232 Mount Geneolgy Meets 1st Wednesday of month 10am. Small helpful group Ph Ken 575 6260 Mt RSA Crafty Friends We meet every Wednesday at 9am for a friendly chat and crafts.

You will need to be member of Mt Maunganui RSA to participate.

Mt RSA Ladies Social Day starts at 1:30pm in Clubrooms. Entertainer is Gerry Lee. Please phone office by Tuesday if transport is required. All members most welcome.

Newcomers Coffee Morning

Multicultural Tauranga has a free coffee and chat morning for migrants and newcomers every Weds at 10.30am.

Historic Village, Complex 1, Tauranga 07 5716 419 Papamoa Garden Circle Meets 2nd Wed of month, 1pm, Surfbreaker Room, Papamoa Sport & Recreation Ctr, Gordon Spratt Reserve. Visitors welcome. Ph Marilyn 542 0762 Pickleball Waihi Beach Community Centre. 1st and 3rd Weds of every month. All equipment provided. Wear court shoes. $3ea (gold coins only).

8.30am-10am. Ph Phil 021 624 908 Pickleball The latest craze.

10am-12pm Baypark, 81 Truman Lane Mt Maunganui. $5. Paddles and balls provided. Bob 027 478 6282 or Viv 021 162 3342 to confirm venue.

Scottish Country Dancing Mount Senior Citizens Hall, 345 Maunganui Road. 7 pm General Dancing $3.

Ph Mary 574 8687 or Lynne 021 140 7912 Tauranga Embroiderers Guild Meets every Wednesday at Tauranga Rowing Club, Devonport Road 10am-2.30pm and 7-9pm. Beginners very welcome.

Contact Carol Roband 027 348 5875 / 466 0075 taurangaembroiderersguild@ gmail.com

Tauranga MidWeek Tramping Group

Mount Edgecumbe (Putauaki).

Grade moderate. Garth / Cheryl 027 264 8615 Tennis Gate Pa Wednesday club night 6-7:30pm newbys welcome - $10 to play plus get dinner. Relaxed, fun & good night out. Just front up on the night.

Trees In McLaren Falls BOP Tree Society meets to plant, locate & set GPS locations & correct names of trees. Ph Chris 027 918 0589

Welcome Home Spiritual Community

Night with the crystal Realm. Elaine Sollitt, Crystal Healer, Reader & Tutor.

7:15pm $5 entry. St George’s Lounge, Gate-Pa. Bring a plate for community catch-up after. 021 126 4790

Thursday 29 July

500 Cards 50s+ Join us for an

afternoon of fun play. Citizens Hall, 345 Maunganui Rd. Afternoon tea & prizes. Ph Margaret 027 656 848 500 Cards Papamoa Exercise your brain and socialise at our 500 club. 1pm Gordon Spratt Reserve, Parton Rd. $4. Prizes and afternoon tea. Wendy 021 254 4621 or Bob 027 478 6282 A Time of Remembrance An opportunity to come together to acknowledge bereavement and grief.

7-8pm. Elliotts Chapel, 414 Cameron Road. For details www.griefsupport. org.nz or Ph 07 578 4480 Adoption Group Missing people, adoption group meeting at Life Zone Church, 7 Oak Lane, Judea. Upstairs 7pm. All Adoptees welcome. Ian 021 262 5032

Age Concern Monthly Meeting

Tauranga Citizens Club 170 13th Ave, 10-11am. Guest speaker: Lucy Willard - AgeConnect, light refreshments $4pp - Everyone welcome Bible Study Join us @ City Church 252 Otumoetai Rd, Studying the Book of John, Thursdays @ 10am. Call Gay 021 225 5981 Bay City Rockers Social Rock’n’Roll Dancing, plus other popular dances. Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St. 7-9:30pm. $3 entry includes supper. Ph Gavin 027 643 6222 Bayfair Craft Group Arataki Community Centre, All crafts welcome. 9am-2pm. $7, bring lunch.

Morning Tea provided. Ph Sandy 0210 836 7671

Flexercise With Fitness League Exercise,

movement, dance focusing on posture, balance, stretching, strengthening & flexibility. All ages & abilities, 10am Central Baptist Church hall, 13th Ave. Pam 021 117 7170 Justice of the Peace Courthouse McLean Street 1-3pm. Omokoroa Library Western Avenue 10am-12pm. Te Puke Anglican Church 10.30am-12.30pm Multicultural Centre Historic Village 11.30am.-1.30pm Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Rd Rummikub 1-4pm, $3 entry.

Katikati Concert Band 7pm, Katikati Bowling Club, Park Road.

A community band open to all wind and percussion players. Contact Mick Goodall 021 217 1780 KOYF St Enochs The Avenues Senior exercises with focus on balance & strength, both seated & standing. Fun welcoming group & instructor. Suits all abilities Ph Jaime 022 340 6219 for more info

Keynotes Women’s Barbershop Chorus

Is Barbershop singing for you? Come & find out. 7pm Wesley Hall, 100 13th Ave. New singers welcome. Ph Bernice 576 4848 Facebook Keynotes Inc. Kickstart Toastmasters The place to improve your speaking & leadership skills in a safe, fun & supportive club environment.

Ph Stan 022 390 2216 Mainly Music 9:30am, Ark House (Holy Trinity), 20 Third Ave. Music, rhyme, movement, & dance for preschoolers & carers. Morning tea 10am. Term-Time only. $4 family group.

Mount Art Group 9am-12pm St Peters Church Hall, Victoria St, Mt Maunganui. Small friendly group, catering for all levels and mediums. new members welcome ph Trish 576 9580 Mt RSA Ballroom Dancing Every Thursday at 10am. Ballroom and Rock n Roll. You need to be a member of the Mt Maunganui RSA to participate Mt RSA Walking Club We meet Tuesday’s and Thursday’s at 9:30am for a one hour walk. You will need to join the Mt RSA to participate Orchid Speaker Tauranga Orchid Society hosts Ross Bicknell (Christchurch) talking about Pleione orchids, which he breeds. 7pm, Wesley Church, 13th Ave. All welcome, $2 non-members. Ph 577 6676

Porcelain and China Painting Come and check out this enjoyable and easily learnt art form. Starter materials available. Elizabeth St. Tauranga. Ph/txt Julie 027 484 0101 Sunshine Sequence Dance Group

Come and enjoy dancing with a friendly group. All dancers tuition/ revision/dancing 7-9.30pm, Baptist Church Hall, 13th Ave. $4 entry includes supper. Dawn 579 3040.

Square Dancing Learner Classes

Want to keep great balance, strength & co-ordination? Join our learners class at St Enoch’s Church Hall, 7:30pm. Ph Warwick 577 1100

Friday 30 July

Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting

10am. Tauranga Central Baptist Church, 640 Cameron Rd. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757 Chess Tauranga 4-6pm, Tauranga Citizens Club, 170 13th Ave. Casual chess included.

Ph Helmut 0274 147 254. Search Western BOP Chess or http:/www.westernbopchess. weebly.com/ Greerton Indoor Bowls 50s+ Everyone welcome. All equipment supplied.

Afternoon tea provided Mount Senior Citizens Hall, Maunganui Road. Ph Cyril 022 639 2585 Justice of the Peace Arataki Community Centre 10am-12pm. Bethlehem Community Church 10am-12pm.

Courthouse McLean Street 1pm-4pm.

Greerton Library 2pm-4pm. Katikati Resource Centre 10am-12pm Mount Library 11.30am- 1.30.p.m. Tauranga City Library 12- 2pm Library Open Greerton Senior Centre has the library open every Friday, 1-3pm.

Novels, jig-saw puzzles, free refreshments. 33 Maitand St. Questions Ph 07 543 0355 Overeaters Anonymous Do you overeat, over-exercise, restrict or purge compulsively?

OA may be able to help. OA meets Tuesday 7-8pm and Friday 1-2pm. Ph 0210 236 3236 for information Pickleball 9-11:45am QE2 Youth Centre, 71 Eleventh Ave. $5. Paddles, balls and morning tea provided. Bob 027 478 6282 or Sue 02 172 6304 to confirm venue Tauranga Patchwork & Quilters Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday at 7pm; 2nd & 4th Friday at 10am. Tauranga Art & Craft Centre, 177 Elizabeth St. Ph Denise 027 291 9917

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FOUND KITTEN & PUPPIES various places, colours and sex. Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 FOUND Adult Female Torbi Cat. Te Puke Area. SPCA Ref: 518055

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