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Unearthing Tauranga’s timeline The Elms at the tip of the Te Papa peninsula already has a long and fascinating history, but two archaeologists are digging deeper into the past. Cameron McCaffrey, pictured, and fellow archaeologist Ken Phillips have been methodically working to unearth clues into Māori and early European life on the site at 7 and 11 Mission Street.
The site features dozens of carefully marked holes indicating archaeological deposits from different time periods over the years. “We’ve uncovered several Māori rua which are underground storage features utilised for storing crops, most likely kumara,” says Cameron. “Interestingly, they are filled with an historic infill
which means they were likely left open and filled in by Europeans.” They are currently working on the rear of the site and are expecting more archaeological findings when they begin excavating the front. To read the full story, turn to pages 6 and 7. Photo: John Borren.
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coal that we can burn in our boilers. And strangely enough, it’s quite handy to have an electric car during a power cut. Using a vehicle-to-grid connection you can run your whole house for a couple of days off a Nissan Leaf, provided you didn’t try to drive it up a hill earlier in the day. In Whangārei, Northpower is running a trial right now to experiment with this very thing. Basically, you charge the vehicle during off-peak times and then, after you have used it as a car, you can use whatever charge is left in the battery to power your home during peak times or feed it back into the grid.
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It turns out we do have enough electricity, but someone just didn’t bother to turn on the spare generator in Huntly. A big hydro station near Tūrangi got clogged with aquatic weed and the South Island wasn’t sharing properly. Too much weed in Tūrangi and piles of coal ready to be burned in Huntly. Surely someone could have predicted that. Heaven forbid we have surplus power in the system. Because of the supply-anddemand auction system, that would have the effect of making power cheaper for everyone and reducing the profits of the five big generators. Far more sensible to stay on the brink of perpetual disaster. Anyway, all of this is something of a smokescreen to the big problem of the week. It turns out the planet is warming up. Gosh, if only someone had warned us. Anyway, be safe, stay away from sailors and turn your electric blanket on early this weekend. daniel@thesun.co.nz
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Port workers ready to sacrifice jobs over vaccine A number of port workers in Tauranga are prepared to lose their jobs rather than receive the Covid-19 vaccination, according to one port employee and the Maritime Union. A port worker, who is not directly employed by Port of Tauranga, says he knows of one company that will be losing “most” of their workers on September 30. Frontline port workers must have received at least their first dose of the vaccination by the end of September under a government legal order. The worker, who spoke under anonymity, says some employees have cited religious beliefs as the reason behind their vaccine hesitancy. He suggests at least two stevedoring companies, Independent Stevedoring and C3, will lose staff as they are unwilling to get vaccinated. “Come the 30th [of September], those companies will have a few people leaving the job,” he says. Independent Stevedoring and C3 both declined to comment when approached by The Weekend Sun. Maritime Union of New Zealand national secretary Craig Harrison says he respects the “freedom of choice” workers have regarding the vaccine. He could not comment on the number of workers who are likely to be leaving their roles, however he does admit some workers have informed him they are going to leave, rather than get vaccinated. “We understand there are some workers who are making the call, that their conviction is they don’t want to get vaccinated,” says Craig.
“Some are saying they will actually finish up and look for something else to do.” The Bay of Plenty’s low vaccination figures at the port became clear earlier this week, in the wake of the Covid-19 scare onboard the Rio de la Plata container ship (pictured). The ship, which has now left the Bay of Plenty for Malaysia, was berthed at the Port of Tauranga for four days last week before 11 of the 21 crew onboard tested positive for Covid-19. Port workers were cleared to work on the ship, despite alarm bells being sounded regarding an Australian pilot, who had been on board, testing positive for Covid-19. An initial 94 port workers were identified as contacts. It later became clear that only nine of those workers have been vaccinated. It then emerged that 60 per cent of frontline workers at the Tauranga port are unvaccinated. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Covid19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins suggest misinformation is a potential factor behind the low vaccination uptake among Bay of Plenty port workers. A Port of Tauranga spokeswoman says “almost all” of their frontline staff are vaccinated. However, she also clarifies there are dozens of companies that work on the port. “We strongly support vaccination and have provided information sessions and vaccination centres on site,” she says. “We are hosting another two vaccination clinics on site over the next two weeks. Vaccination is another useful tool in the fight against Covid-19, but we will continue to follow all of our other precautions.” Mathew Nash
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Detailed design plans for the upgrade of Cameron Road in Tauranga are now complete, following feedback from the community. Changes will include new part-time bus lanes, a new two-way cycleway, and improvements to make the area more walkable, attractive and community friendly. This includes native plantings that reflect the history of the area and attract bird life. Also included are spaces for the community and room for businesses to interact with the street, including outdoor dining areas. Existing traffic lanes will be retained. Other proposed changes include road layout changes to some of the sideroad intersections connecting with Cameron Road, more pedestrian crossings and upgrades to stormwater and wastewater.
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The Motiti Protection Area is now in place, meaning people can no longer take any kind of marine life from the three reef areas surrounding Motiti Island. Regional Council was directed to introduce the rules by the Environment Court, off the back of a complex court case spanning six years. The Environment Court identified the biodiversity and cultural values of these reefs as being in need of protection. This marine protection area is the only one of its kind in Bay of Plenty, and the decision is a first for New Zealand.
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Police are continuing to investigate an unexplained death in Katikati last week. Police responded to a residence on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 4. The following day, police remained at the scene. “At this stage, the death is being treated as unexplained and enquiries are under way to establish the circumstances,” says a police spokesperson.
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Poultry company Tegel has announced it is putting its prices up. Prices will rise by around 10 per cent and vary from product to product. Tegel’s general manager of sales, Yvonne van Nes, says Kiwis have been enjoying low chicken prices since 2014 when chicken breast was $17 per kilogram, compared to as low as $7 today. Food and Grocery Council’s Katherine Rich says food prices were rising in most sectors.
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Tauranga author Lee Murray is now a two-time Bram Stoker award winner and monster lover, yet she is still scared of the dark. In a New Zealand first, Lee won two prestigious Bram Stoker Awards at this year’s event hosted by the Horror Writers Association. This jettisons her into an illustrious group of authors, with previous winners of the Bram Stoker Awards including Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, George R.R. Martin, Joyce Carol Oates and Neil Gaiman. “In literary circles, the Bram Stoker Awards are the ultimate accolade for a dark fiction writer,” says Lee, “so to win two is simply overwhelming. It’s like bringing home gold in two events in the same discipline at the Olympics. I can hardly believe it.”
Unlike Olympic medal winners, there tends to be no-one meeting our award-winning authors at the airport. “We don’t have that mind-set here in New Zealand about our authors,” says Lee. “Yet everyone flocks to watch Game of Thrones. Where do people think stories come from?” Named after the author of the seminal horror novel Dracula, the international Bram Stoker Awards are presented annually for superior achievement in dark fiction. This year, due to the pandemic, the awards were presented at a virtual literary event which included attendees from 17 countries. Lee’s book Grotesque: Monster Stories, which Sublime Horror calls a “compelling collection of diverse, thought-provoking worlds” won the fiction collection category. Lee then took her second award of the night for her work on Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women - an anthology of
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Southeast Asian horror tales co-edited with her Australian colleague, author Geneve Flynn. Both books have cover art by Australian horror writer Greg Chapman. There are 14 short stories in Black Cranes with two written by Lee, and 11 stories in Grotesque: Monster Stories all by Lee. The shortest story in the book, at 600 words, was a finalist in the Ladies of Horror Fiction Best Short Story Awards. The anthology is also a finalist in the Shirley Jackson Awards for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic. Lee believes the pandemic is one reason the books have been acknowledged internationally. “I think there was a lot of interest in New Zealand dark fiction, escapism, and what we were living through because of the pandemic,” says Lee. Black Cranes looks at Asian women’s horror. “That hadn’t actually been done before. With the pandemic there was a lot of anti-Asian sentiment,
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The excavation site at 11 Mission Street. Photo: Cameron McCaffrey.
Unearthing Tauranga’s past is revealing both early Māori and European settlement at an archaeological site on the Te Papa peninsula. I’ve been asked not to call it a ‘dig’, which I guess is akin to not calling a photographer’s work a ‘pic’. Or calling this story a ‘rave’. But raving about the excitement felt when watching archaeologist Cameron McCaffrey wave his hand and describing various lumps and holes in the ground at 7 and 11 Mission Street is something that I can’t help respond to. I’m picking up the correct terms fast. It’s not a dig, it’s an archaeological investigation. “What’s that?” I ask, pointing to the back section where a large circular hollow has been exposed.
“We haven’t got to the large circle yet, but we’ve uncovered several Māori rua which are underground storage features utilised for storing crops, most likely kumara,” says Cameron. “Interestingly they are filled with an historic infill which means they were likely left open and filled in by Europeans.” He says there’s also a number of post holes relating to both Māori and European settlement. Leon Mills from Page Earthworks is onsite with his digger, working closely with Cameron and fellow archaeologist Ken Phillips. On the day I visit, Cameron and Leon are resuming the archaeological investigation after a bout of rain. Cameron had taken it as far as he could with hand excavation, hence the digger.
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Uncovering The Elms’ history Cameron points out other features. “We’ve likely got pre-European Māori features which may relate to the pā that was here or the undefended kāinga that extended around that pā. “Then we’ve got some European features - two different phases of post holes - so there were two different structures present. We haven’t been able to date those categorically yet.”
They’ve also found an early shell midden near a fence line. The pair always anticipated archaeology would be uncovered. Leon is waiting to replace the 200 cubic metres of soil he moved off the back section, so they can begin on the front. There’s an air of expectancy that the front may have a higher concentration of archaeology Rosalie Liddle Crawford to find.
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The correct term is excavator, but I’m pretty sure they’re fine with me calling it a digger. They say the back section’s investigation will be completed soon, but there are a few features that Cameron wants to take a closer look at. Once completed though, Leon will push the enormous mound of soil back over the site and they will start stripping back the top soil from the front site. I quickly learn that the holes I can see are archaeological features. “The features haven’t been as concentrated as we expected, which in itself is a
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Koha-based dental care set to resume Bay of Plenty adults who are living with constant oral pain that affects their quality of life will be given another chance to receive free dental care if they also hold a Community Services card. The success of a five-week pilot programme to deliver free dental care in the region has convinced those behind Tauranga Moana’s medical aid ship that they must continue to offer the service to those most in need while they can. The clinic will resume on September 27 for another three weeks, in Judea and Welcome Bay. Christian humanitarian organisation Youth with a Mission Ships Aotearoa used their mobile dental containers to treat 463 local patients in June, delivering treatment worth $165,658, after Covid-19 prevented the
M/V YWAM KOHA (pictured) from sailing to remote Pacific Island villages to fulfil its original mission. Instead, the ship’s mobile dental clinics were transported to Welcome Bay, Te Puke and Kawerau for what became known as The Trinity Koha Dental Clinic. Patients were able to give a koha (donation) if they wished in return for dental treatment, but there was no expectation to pay. Managing director for YWAM Ships Aotearoa, Marty Emmett, says the organisation was blown away by the demand and the desperate need for oral health care that some people face. “It was unbelievable to see the pain that some people are living with simply because they cannot afford to see a dentist,” says Marty. “We had queues out the door, but it was heartening we were able to treat
almost 500 people during that initial trial. “We feel obligated now to keep going based on what we’ve seen, because we’ve only just scratched the surface. “We need to keep going.” Adult Community Services card holders, who are living with constant oral pain that effects their quality of life, are invited to email
the clinic team via: dental@ywamships.co.nz to register their interest. The M/V YWAM KOHA is berthed at Vessel Works beside Tauranga Harbour Bridge, and four open days will be held in the last two weekends of August (21-22 and 28-29) so people can look around the ship and learn how it operates.
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The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) and MERAS, whose members are nurses, health care assistants and midwives have given notice of full withdrawal of labour strike action on Thursday 19 August, at both Tauranga and Whakatāne Hospitals. • NZNO members industrial action from 11am to 7pm • MERAS members industrial action from 8am to 8pm The hospital will be open only for emergency, essential services, and urgent medical care on Thursday 19 August. Maternity care for women and their pēpi will be as normal. If you have a planned caesarean it will be rescheduled and the hospital will advise of any changes. Any caesarean that is urgent will not be delayed. Most non-essential services and planned (elective) surgery are being postponed because of the strike. The effect of removing a large percentage of the nursing and midwifery workforce from our hospitals, for even a short period of time, is hard to overstate. To ensure patient, pregnant women, pēpi, staff and whānau safety, we must be prepared
If you were to have surgery or had an outpatient’s appointment on Thursday 19 August, you will have been contacted by us to reschedule your appointment. However, if you need to check your appointment, please call 0800 333 477 between 7.30am and 5pm weekdays. Please save the hospital emergency department for emergencies only. In the event of an emergency please dial 111 for emergency health assistance or an ambulance. If you require medical attention for a situation that is NOT life threatening please contact your GP or the free HealthLine on 0800 611 116 for health advice in the first instance, 24/7. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your co-operation. During the strike periods, General Practices (GPs) will become the go-to for patients needing same day medical care. So please help practice staff and plan ahead by: • not booking a non-urgent or routine follow-up appointment with a doctor or nurse on Wednesday 18 and Friday 20 August. • ordering your repeat prescriptions in the days before or after 19 August.
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If you had planned surgery or had an outpatient’s appointment which has been deferred and want to talk to someone please call our Patient Line 0800 333 477 between 7.30am and 5pm weekdays.
Services which remain open: • Emergency Departments • Assessment Planning Unit, APU (Tauranga) • Intensive Care Unit/CCU/HDU (Tauranga), Acute Care Unit (Whakatāne) • Paediatric Wards (Tauranga and Whakatāne) • Maternity Units (Tauranga and Whakatāne) • Special Care Baby Units (Tauranga and Whakatāne) • Emergency (acute) surgery • Mental Health and Addiction Inpatients’ Wards and Crisis Teams • Public Health Services (Toi Te Ora)
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Bay rugby star’s Olympic triumph The Bay had plenty to celebrate at the recently concluded Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The stellar sisterhood of the Rugby Sevens side was just one success story. Whilst the team is made up of women from all over New Zealand, the gold medal winning Black Ferns
Kelly Brazier in action for the Bay of Plenty Volcanix. Photo: Rick Moran.
Sevens side are based in Mount Maunganui. Dunedin-born Kelly Brazier was the first to relocate when she headed north in 2013. She is now based in Pāpāmoa. After silver in Rio de Janeiro five years ago, gold felt like being “on another planet” she says. Being based at the Adams Centre has helped the team develop a bond on-and-off the pitch. At no point was that more evident in Tokyo than during the semi-final. A fearless Fiji side took New Zealand to extra-time before Gayle Broughton’s try secured a medal. “We go through a lot of hard times, but those little connections you make come out in those big moments,” says Brazier. “I think if we were not centralised, those things wouldn’t happen. “I can imagine a few people were on the edge of their seat but, to be honest, we train that two or three times a week. So when it came, we just took our chances and Gayle got over the line.” It was not only on the pitch the Black Ferns
Sevens side captured the hearts of the nation. Refreshingly candid post-match interviews from the side, especially Ruby Tui, earned global recognition. “Rugby is a way of showing that personality for our group,” says Brazier. “We have some unreal ladies. They all have something special. It’s cool just to see the world falling in love with them, but that is just our girls on a daily basis.” After the highs of Tokyo, came the calm of managed isolation for Brazier and her team-mates. Her plans once she is back in the Bay revolve around her family, namely her son Oakley, with this being her longest time away from the toddler. However, a celebration with her rugby sisters is also in the pipeline. “There will definitely be a few celebrations,” she admits. “I think we will get around each other, friends and family, and just celebrate what has been a massive journey.” Mathew Nash
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The high price of living It cost Margaret Waaka $50,000 to stay alive last year. This year it will cost her $34,000. The Tauranga woman has late stage ovarian cancer and the money is used to fund the drug Bevacizumab, better known by its brand name Avastin, which is keeping her alive. Avastin isn’t funded by Pharmac, the Crown entity that decides which medicines and pharmaceutical products are subsidised for use in the community and public hospitals Pharmac is considering formally declining a funding application for the drug because it has been inactive since 2015. This is when the Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee and the Cancer Treatments Subcommittee recommended the application be declined. Pharmac’s director of operations, Lisa Williams, says advisors considered the quality of the evidence. Along with Avastin’s
high cost, the unapproved dosing regimen proposed by the supplier made it difficult to recommend for funding. Cure Our Ovarian Cancer NZ founder Jane Ludemann says Avastin doesn’t work on everybody, but the organisation wants Pharmac to fund it to give women and oncologists more options. Pharmac has just held public consultation on whether the drug should be formally declined and COOCNZ and Talk Peach Gynaecological Cancer Foundation have made a submission opposing the decline. A decision about Pharmac funding Avastin is expected in the next few months, depending on the feedback received, says Lisa.
Keeping it at bay
Margaret says Avastin is fending off her cancer, and if she stops taking it, it will be a life sentence. “At the moment, I don’t feel like I’m on a life sentence,” she says.
Margaret Waaka needs Avastin to fend off her ovarian cancer. Photo: John Borren.
“I’m still alive, but once I don’t take Avastin the options will be really limited.” She is funding the treatment through cashing in her KiwiSaver and a life insurance policy after the cancer forced her to stop work at the age of 62. “I was really careful with my money and now that’s all going, but I’m still alive,” she says. She wants to see Avastin funded by Pharmac so women don’t continue to die at a higher rate than in other countries, such as Australia, where the drug is funded. In New Zealand the five year survival rate for ovarian cancer is 37 per cent – some five per cent less than Australia.
Margaret’s journey
In January 2018, after suffering with pain and a swollen belly, Margaret went to the doctor but never expected the diagnosis to be stage four, high grade serous ovarian cancer. “I had no idea,” she admits. “I just thought I had a bit of a cough and I was a bit tired.” Margaret thought her need to pee in the night was down to her having had four children. She says the problem with ovarian cancer is woman are used to dealing with cramps, periods and menopause, so don’t think symptoms may be more serious. There is no preventative screening for ovarian cancer, and a blood test and ultrasound are used for diagnosis. Jane says it’s a common misconception that cervical smears will detect ovarian cancer, but they don’t. Ovarian cancer is the fifth-most common cause of female cancer death.
Running out of options
After her diagnosis, Margaret underwent six rounds of chemotherapy and had surgery to
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remove the larger tumors. A year later, in 2019, she needed chemotherapy again but this time she reacted to the chemo and it became platinum resistant. “That was when the specialist said: ‘your options are beginning to get limited,’” she says. The specialist advised she try Avastin in combination with another drug. She had weekly treatments for 15 weeks. Now her life revolves around three weekly Avastin treatments, which cost around $2000 each time. She can have these for as long as they keep working, and has money in place for them until next year. “The specialist says I can stay on it as long as it’s working,” says Margaret. “Well, how long is that going to be? “I just do my life goals six months at a time. “The next one is to get to Christmas, then have some money for next year. It’s too much stress otherwise. It’s too big and it’s too scary.” Now 66, one of Margaret’s goals was to make it to 65 and get a SuperGold card. The other was to build a house in Ohakune with her children. That dream is no longer possible and she may need to sell her section there to pay for further treatments. “Usually I manage to be positive and lead a simple life,” she says. Mother to four children, her first grandchild was born a week after she was diagnosed, and Margaret jokes that they were bald together. She is looking forward to the birth of another grandchild in November. “I don’t have a great bucket list or anything. “I think you would, if you were younger,” she says wistfully. “I just want to see my kids and my granddaughter.” Alisha Evans
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Task force predict city’s bright future “The commissioners are prepared to make the tough decisions. Unlike elected councillors, their reputation as professionals relies upon their performance in the role. They are more driven to leave a lasting, positive legacy and we’re keen to support them in that work.” Maungatapu-based architect Mark Wassung, whose projects
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A property leadership group have suggested central Tauranga could soon be considered the “commercial and cultural heart” of the region. The Urban Task Force, whose board includes property developers, lawyers, construction specialists and consultants, claim the city is poised to overtake Rotorua as the “civic heart” of the Bay of Plenty. Members of the group believe now is the time to “dream big”, as the city’s new Elizabeth Towers project on the corner of Devonport Road continues to take shape and buildings on The Strand and Dive Crescent are demolished. Via a statement released this week, the collective are seeking inspiration from the likes of Hamilton, with one local architect claiming Tauranga is approximately “two years behind” New Zealand’s fourth-biggest city in terms of development. Chairman Scott Adams, who is also the managing director of land development firm Carrus, says it is time to “shift the narrative” and “put the bad news stories behind us” when it comes to some of the city’s well-publicised issues, which include large numbers of empty retail spaces in certain areas. “The Long Term Plan is now in place and a significant shift in momentum is underway at Tauranga City Council,” says Scott. “It’s time for the private sector to step up and join the conversation about how we shape the future of the city.
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include Auckland International Airport, suggests taking a leaf out of Hamilton’s book when it comes to the CBD’s future direction. “Tauranga is about two years behind Hamilton in terms of development,” says Mark. “We can learn some real lessons from their set-up, in particular the Urban Design Panel that they established.”
“We want this to be the place where people from all around the region come to spend time and money.” The group say almost $1 billion worth of development is either underway or in the pipeline in central Tauranga, and are encouraging collaborative discussions between the public and private sector about ways to revitalise the CBD. “Both the commissioners and council CEO Marty Grenfell have signalled their intention to work proactively with the business community to forge lasting improvements for the city,” adds Scott. “For the first time, we feel like our voice is being heard." A budget of $500,000 has been earmarked by council to begin consultation work. Urban Task Force member and iwi leader Buddy Mikaere claims the changing governance landscape has offered an “enormous boost” to the city’s Māori population, the group have also praised the impact of the council commissioners that were installed by Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta earlier this year. “Iwi business interests have a unique opportunity to be heard in this new environment,” says Buddy. “We need to use our position as the region with the largest Māori population to our advantage, and create meaningful pathways for our rangatahi through partnerships in areas such as tourism with private businesses.” “The people of Tauranga have become frustrated and disengaged,” adds Scott. “It’s important that we bring them along on this journey.
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A brand of mung bean sprouts, and a salad containing the sprouts, are being recalled because they may contain listeria bacteria. New Zealand Food Safety is advising consumers to return Living Foods Spring Life brand Mung Bean Sprouts and Pams brand Sweet Mango Mesclun salad to the retailer for a refund, or throw them out.
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Upside to kerbside collections Tauranga’s new kerbside collection service was designed to reduce the unnecessary waste we have been sending to landfill. Based on the waste volumes collected in the first four weeks, it looks like we are on our way to becoming a more sustainable city. We’ll have a better idea of what we are achieving after our next waste audit later this year, but the early results look promising, with more than 1000 tonnes of material collected for recycling or composting in July, compared to just more than 900 tonnes of waste sent to landfill. Most of the 280 tonnes of food waste collected would have gone to landfill if the new system had not been implemented, and there has also been a substantial increase in overall recycling volumes. If we maintain that over a whole year, that could see up to 9000 tonnes of what was formerly waste being recycled or composted. To put that into a visual context, that’s the equivalent of around 600 truckloads of material, which would fill more than three Olympic swimming pools.
So how does that reduce our carbon emissions? For a start, the new system is much more efficient than the former, privately-run services. Less trucks on the road means less exhaust emissions. But the big gain comes from the removal of much of our food waste from our general rubbish. Food waste rotting in a landfill is a significant methane producer, and reducing methane emissions is one of the country’s key climate change targets. The Climate Change Commission recommends that biogenic methane emissions from waste be reduced by at least 40 per cent by 2035, and the step we have taken to compost much of the city’s household food waste will help us to achieve that goal. Before the new kerbside service started, we were sending 200kgs of waste to landfill each year for every resident – one of the worst per capita waste rates in the country. Our overall aim is to halve that figure by 2028. We all have a role to play in achieving that, so check-out the tips on the council’s website to see how you can help.
Securing our recovery remains on track The government’s efforts to secure the recovery has seen more Kiwis in jobs and higher wages, with unemployment falling to pre-Covid levels and more people in work. Since mid-July, the maximum duration of Essential Skills visas, for jobs paid below the median wage, increased from 12 months to 24 months. The maximum duration of Essential Skills visas for jobs paid above the median wage is already three years. A key issue the Bay of Plenty business community have raised with me is the tight labour market settings for skilled migrants, so this reset is positive news for the economic recovery of our region. Recently, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced that following strong uptake from the 60-plus and 55-plus age groups, Covid-
19 vaccine bookings for New Zealanders aged 50 and over are being brought forward to today (Friday, August 13). This is a reminder that if you are 50 or over you are eligible, and I’ll be getting mine as soon as I can get an appointment. With new variants such as Delta and Lambda, we need to limit our risks and get immunised. Our community deserves to be safe from Covid, and immunisation is our best option. People in the 50-plus group who are eligible no longer need to wait. They can make their own booking by visiting: www.bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz, or by calling: 0800 28 29 26 (8am-8pm, seven days a week). People in other groups who are eligible and who are not vaccinated yet can also continue to book – there’s no cut-off.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout APPOINTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW! Open to all people aged 50 and over from this Friday, 13 August.
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Local health in crisis?
I’ve been talking to quite a number of people lately who work locally in healthcare.
As MP for Tauranga, I’m concerned about what they tell me. The picture painted is one of a DHB, hospital, and wider health sector at or near to crisis. The hospital is usually at, or well over, capacity, and staff numbers are short and working at an unsustainable level. It’s not a time to be sick in the Bay of Plenty. I don’t blame anyone locally, and should say my elderly father passed away in Tauranga Hospital a month ago. The care he received from staff was outstanding and my family and I are deeply grateful for the dedication and expertise of everyone who was involved with Heath’s care. And of course the Covid-19 vaccination programme, which we are told is ramping up, will play a big role in keeping healthcare workers under the pump - as will seasonal illnesses and RSV, which we keep hearing about. These factors aren’t anyone’s fault. But in my view, it’s also true that the health system is floundering - or worse. Unlike when it was under former local MP and Health Minister Tony Ryall’s leadership - when there was constant measuring of health outcomes, targets that had to be met, and transparency and accountability when they weren’t - today health
is a bit like a big black hole. Money goes in, but there is no knowing what it’s achieving. I feel sure, for example, that crucial elective surgery numbers will be down significantly, but who would actually know? No one seems to be counting. To give you a sense of the staffing issues, I recently attended the Bay of Plenty Aged Care Association’s regular meeting. Almost everyone in our rest home sector don’t have enough staff. This means existing staff have to work overtime, running the danger of being overworked and run down, meaning many are leaving, which is making matters worse. After all, due to the DHB pay structure, the aged care sector pays registered nurses a good $10 an hour less. Meanwhile, with our hospital’s overcapacity issues, overworked nurses there, anecdotally, are leaving to better pay elsewhere, further exacerbating staff shortages. When you consider all of these massive problems, and the need for what will be our largest vaccination programme ever, it has to be asked: is it really a good idea to be disrupting this essential service with such major changes – doing away with all DHBs – right now? Whatever your view on these reforms, I wouldn’t have thought so. Adding huge uncertainty in a time of deep trouble will only make things worse.
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From Gremlin to Diamond It seems the Bay of Plenty is quite the hotspot for New Zealand music legends. Glyn Tucker Jnr, ex-producer, record label owner and the lead singer of 1960s hit-makers The Gremlins, has called Katikati home for about a year.
The band’s hit single, The Coming Generation, was number two on the New Zealand Hit Parade charts in 1966 – second only to The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine. Glyn’s music career continued for more than 50 years, and he was part of several bands before founding Mandrill recording studio and a record
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label of the same title, later renamed Reaction. The label signed The Crocodiles, Satellite Spies and The Mockers, to name but a few. Glyn helped produce many of these bands’ hits, like The Crocodiles’ Tears and The Mockers’ Forever Tuesday Morning. “Living in Katikati, we’re closer to more surrounding towns compared to when we lived in Ruakākā, which provides great opportunity for live music,” says Glyn. It was only a few years ago that he decided to play music again, starting with guitar. “At the studio we worked with some incredibly proficient singers – Jacqui Fitzgerald springs to mind,” he says. “I never wanted to sing again A leading figure in New Zealand because I knew that I couldn’t get music, Glyn Tucker has brought anywhere near what they did.” his talents to the Bay. But with a pending hip replacement hindering his Left: Glyn Tucker plays his first retirement activity of choice – golf electric guitar at age 16. – he began taking on songs from his mother’s old music books. Streisand and Dusty Springfield. “I stumbled into playing Renowned Kiwi guitarist, Gray Frank Sinatra, and thought Bartlett, will feature at Divas and ‘with a bit of work, I could Diamonds’ Tauranga show at probably sing these’. Baycourt on Sunday, September 26. “I soon realised that Glyn says there’s an appetite his vocal range is very amongst the older generation to hear similar to Neil Diamond, hits from the earlier days, which he so I started doing Neil says is very different to what plays Diamond shows.” on the radio nowadays. He’s teamed up with “Many songs today repeat one 70s New Zealand TV very simple idea, and I often think star and performer Barbie all they need is a good bridge to Davidson for a cabaretbecome great. There is so much style show called Divas talent out there.” s. n li m Gre and Diamonds, featuring ft, with The le Diva’s and Diamonds debuted , er ck u T Glyn Glyn’s versions of Neil at a local retirement village, which Glyn says was a Diamond songs, as well great success. as hits from Glen Campbell, Gene Pitney, Dean Divas and Diamonds tickets can be purchased Martin and more. at the Baycourt box office, or by calling: For the ‘Divas’ part of the show, Barbie’s 0800 Ticketek. MacKenzie Dyer performances will include Cilla Black, Barbara
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Silver Scroll nominee to hit Mount stage A wāhine-driven acoustic show is being promised when a 2021 Silver Scroll nominee hits the stage in Mount Maunganui.
Deva Mahal is playing at Totara Street this month as part of her seven-date nationwide ‘Kinship’ tour, and will be joined by Tauranga singer Georgia Lines. “This tour is about music, voices, harmony, lyrics and the kinship between women when they join their voices together,” says Deval. “It’s about emotion and showing strength through vulnerability. The power that comes from putting your thoughts and emotions together and then sharing that with people so that, just maybe, they might be able to do the same. “I want to open people’s hearts so we can all connect a little better.” If the name is familiar, it is because Deva was born with blues in her blood. She grew up in Kaua’i, Hawaii with her famous blues and roots musician father Taj Mahal, who was born in Harlem. She got used to the music life from an early age. “I started performing and recording with my father when I was really young,” she says. “It sparked that passion. I grew up singing in the choir and I studied music at university, so I’ve had practical and academic training, but performing live has been my greatest teacher.” When she started touring she was able to acclimatise to road life easier because it wasn’t new to her. Her most precious memory of her father is singing together at Carnegie Hall for the first time and the song that he wrote for her, called Lovin in My Baby’s Eyes. Deva moved to New Zealand at 17, after she lost
Etta James, Dianne Reeves, Maceo Parker, Bettye Lavette, The Roots and Cyndi Lauper. Deva released her debut album Run Deep in 2018, and at the start of 2020 she returned to live in Wellington as Covid hit. At the same time, she had a serious health scare after discovering uterine fibroids that threatened the blood flow to her left leg. “I was at a high risk of dying from a blood clot,” she explains. “It was
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her sister in a car accident. “Mum was here with my siblings so it just made sense. It was a very new experience, but I have never been afraid to jump.” And jump she did, meeting the crew from Fat Freddy’s Drop through her brother Imon Starr, which led to her performing with the band and singing with them on one of their most loved songs, Wandering Eye. “They rang me up and asked me to be on the record and after that, they were the first crew to take me on tour through Europe. It changed my life.” She went on to perform with a wide range of Kiwi musicians including Rhombus, Sola Rosa, The Little Bushman, Ladi6, Lisa Tomlins, Hollie Smith, Anika Moa and Olmecha Supreme. It was during this time Deva toured the world, gracing the stages of the Hollywood Bowl, New York’s Carnegie Hall, the Montreal Jazz Festival, Byron Bay Blues Festival and many more. She performed on stage alongside such legends as
an intense experience and I am lucky that my family and friends rallied around me.” This brush with death, together with living with the pandemic, set her on a new path. “Covid brought me back home and shifted the direction of my life. “It’s been heartbreaking and yet rejuvenating.” Deva Mahal plays Totara St on Friday, August 20. Tickets are available from: www.devamahal.com
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Zahrina Kolah and Yasir Patel at The Incubator where the exhibition will be held. Photo: John Borren.
Building a Tanzania-Tauranga link Leonie Trubshoe’s efforts to market an international school is a remarkable testament to overcoming the hurdles of the Covid pandemic.
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Since her return from Arusha, Tanzania, Leonie has been working remotely from Tauranga in her role as marketing manager for Tanzania’s St Constantine International School. She recently came up with an innovative idea to help students from poorer backgrounds attend. The school provides partial scholarships for highly-talented students who would benefit from an international education, but wouldn’t normally be able to access one. Funds mostly come from fee-paying students who are children of many UN agency parents, and major international companies. “Due to the mass exodus of international organisation families because of the Covid outbreak, they have next to no ongoing scholarship funding coming in,” says Leonie. She realised that art and craft produced by the Tanzanian people would appeal to Kiwis, so has
arranged for a vibrant exhibition of work to be shown during September at The Incubator. “The theme of the exhibition, titled ‘Sanaa na ufundi’, will encompass the life and passions of Tanzania and be divided into the following sections as designated by our art master, Geoffrey Namulala - cultural portraits, other portraits, cubism, Tanzanian wildlife, and emotions,” says Leonie. The school is truly international; the two girls helping to organise the exhibition at the Tanzanian end are from Malawi and India, and they’re assisted by a multicultural team including students from Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia. The students’ artwork will be on sale, along with a ‘village craft stall’. “A drawing by a student of a young street boy sold when we were unpacking the artworks,” adds Leonie. Yasir Patel, the newly appointed Principal of St Constantine International School, paid a fleeting visit to Tauranga with his wife Zahrina Kolah to meet with Leonie. The exhibition will run at The Incubator from August 28–September 29.
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Hon Jan Tinetti Labour List MP
ATTN: Tauranga keyboard warriors Step away from the digital device that is controlling your brain and learn to think for yourself for once. Far too many people are putting stock in what they read on Facebook these days, and it is bloody scary. Opinions are like a***h***s - everyone has one, but not everyone needs to see or hear it. People are quick to take to social media and cry and moan about how unfairly they are being treated. But when their fellow man needs
something, people are quick to judge and say “nope, not my problem”. I implore everyone in this city, and whoever reads this, to put down the phone, step away from the laptop, computer, iPad or any other digital device, and go outside and breathe. Take five from the narrow mindedness of social media and look up. See the stars, the clouds or the sun. There is a lot of beauty in the world if people just truly looked. Demali Wilson, Brookfield.
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Getting the bikkies Omanawa Falls involved Afghan Biscuits - those yummy cornflake chocolate biscuits with choc icing and a walnut on top. I would guess millions of us have baked/ eaten them. The PC/woke brigade have decided that the name ‘Afghan’ is racist and must be changed! What the hell? Have these people got nothing better to do but go around pulling stupid stunts like this? And what will be next? Belgium biscuits, Danish pastries, French fries, Anzac biscuits, Scotch shortbread? The list goes on. The cafe people in Christchurch can change the name if that is what they want, but the biscuits will always be Afghans and long may they last! Helen Weston, Katikati (abridged).
I see letters about the Omanawa Falls track, with reference to Tauranga City Council and its responsibilities etc. Why are these falls the responsibility of Tauranga City Council and not the Western Bay District Council? Their location is not within the city boundary. They are located within the Western Bay District Council area, and surely should therefore come under their area of responsibility. Maybe there is an anomaly within the reserves act, and there needs to be a change made so that the Western Bay District Council pick up the tab. The city council needs to gift them to the district council with a rider that they fix the problem - get rid of the problem to someone else. Bill Cromwell, Welcome Bay.
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international visitor market over this time,” says Stacey. “The coastal Bay of Plenty remains a popular destination for families and nature lovers, and accommodation providers, hospitality, attractions, retail, and beyond will benefit. “Tourism and its health as an industry affects us all.” Bachcare spokesperson Zaina Razzaq says their data suggests New Zealanders are simply not confident of a stable travel bubble reopening in time for the October break. She says domestic travellers appear to be changing their Tourism Bay of Plenty’s Stacey Linton.
Holiday homes in Tauranga and the wider Bay of Plenty have seen a surge in forward bookings as a result of the trans-Tasman bubble pause. According to new data, bookings in the region during the term four school holidays, which begin on October 1, have risen by 211 per cent year-on-year. The immediate lift, according to figures from holiday home management firm Bachcare, is underlined by a 37 per cent increase nationally when compared to the same period last year. While the news has been roundly welcomed by tourism chiefs in the Bay of Plenty, one analyst has coupled her optimism with a word of warning as businesses in the region’s hospitality sector continue to struggle.
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Stacey Linton is a marketing research analyst at Tourism Bay of Plenty – a destination management organisation that helps to drive the area’s visitor economy. While she is encouraged to see such an uptake in the accommodation industry, there remains an air of caution as the effects of Covid-19 continue to cast a shadow on the long-term outlook for New Zealand’s tourism trade. “With the indefinite suspension of the transTasman bubble, Kiwis are once again showing their resilience and support for the tourism industry by travelling locally and exploring our backyard,” says Stacey. “The October holidays mark the start of warmer weather and more outdoor adventures, and our region provides plenty of places to explore. The uncertainty surrounding the reopening of the bubble means some immediate holiday plans are likely to be redirected locally, and this is all great news. “Figures from Air New Zealand show strong domestic route travel – in particular the Tauranga to Christchurch route, which is operating at 150 per cent compared to pre-Covid levels.
“While this information is heartening, there is no denying these are tough times for the tourism industry. “In the year prior to Covid-19, international visitors, including cruise passengers, poured $250 million into the coastal Bay of Plenty’s economy, and this is unlikely to return in any major way in the foreseeable future.” While some of the effects of Covid-19 have been mitigated by the region’s historically strong domestic visitor economy, Stacey admits that some operators have already closed or are in hibernation. She also claims the trans-Tasman bubble brought relatively minimal benefits to struggling sectors, while the ongoing issues with outbreaks in Australia make it difficult to have confidence in the reliability of the market. “The effects of Covid-19 on tourism will continue to have an impact for the next few years,” adds Stacey, “and the longer these border closures are in place, the more strain businesses are under. “Without international visitors, there is a significant gap that tourism businesses are struggling to fill. “Labour shortages need to be addressed, particularly in the area of hospitality. Many of our restaurants are running at reduced hours because of this, so we have to keep our eye on the support that’s needed while Covid still shows its effects.”
Domestic growth
Despite these challenges, there is a more encouraging upside. Recent Marketview transaction data shows domestic visitor spending was up by around 28 per cent in the year ending June 2021 compared to the previous year. Most of that increase is concentrated in the retail and hospitality space, with total electronic card spend in the region up by about 12 per cent on pre-Covid numbers, across both domestic and international visitor spend. “Essentially this means the growth of the domestic market has offset the loss of the
purchasing behaviour to adapt to uncertainty caused by Australia’s Covid case numbers. “Overseas family holidays can take months to plan,” says Zaina, “and most Kiwi travellers are not willing to take the chance of being caught out by an 11th hour change in the bubble’s status. “Traditionally, the term four holidays are not as strong as other times of the year, as many Kiwis save their annual leave for mid-winter and Christmas. “So this early surge in booking numbers bodes well for the domestic sector.” Dan Sheridan
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Great Walks bookings under the spotlight The Department of Conservation’s compliance team is investigating six tour operators after an annual check of Great Walks opening bookings. Checks are being made on six guided walking companies operating on the Heaphy, Paparoa and Rakiura tracks to ensure they have not made
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A group journey of discovery YouTravel Tauranga is running a South Island discovery journey for 11 nights later this year. Departing on November 17, the journey begins with a direct flight Tauranga to Christchurch. The next morning, jump on the Coastal Pacific train for a scenic journey to Kaikoura. There is an onboard licensed café and open-air viewing carriage. Enjoy a whale watching flight and finish the day with a choice of local seafood. Have cameras at the ready the following day as the scenic train journey continues north to Blenheim. “We spend two nights in Blenheim, where highlights include a winery and chocolate factory sampling and a visit to the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre,” says YouTravel’s Catherine Stewart. A short transfer by coach takes guests to Picton, where the group will have a day to explore the local museum or The Edwin Fox Ship and Visitor Centre. There will be time the next morning for last minute shopping or relaxing by the hotel swimming pool before tour guests board Affinity for a sixnight voyage of discovery around the beautiful Marlborough Sounds. All Kiwi-style meals are prepared by an onboard chef and each evening the boat is moored in a sheltered bay or cove. Beautiful optional bush walks of different durations are available most days. Look out for
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Gaze at the stars at Hell’s Gate As the temperature drops, Hell’s Gate is offering the perfect opportunity to indulge and experience the wonder of geothermal healing properties with a night-time Twilight Spa Experience.
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Over the winter months, Hell’s gate is opening its doors on Friday and Saturday nights from 5-8pm. Hell’s Gate sales and marketing manager Scott Zhang says when the temperature is cooling down, it’s the perfect place to be. “You are overlooking the geothermal park, and can watch the stars,” says Scott. Hell’s Gate offers New Zealand’s only geothermal mud bath experience – a treasured place of healing and revitalising of Māori for more than 800 years. Māori have used the special muds and sulphurous waters in traditional healing practices for centuries. Hell’s Gate operations manager and tour guide, Mark Frazer, says the enriched geothermal mud pools provide an excellent source of minerals, including silica, alumina, magnesium, calcium, iron, titanium, sulphur, phosphorous, sodium and potassium as well as trace elements such as copper, zinc, selenium, cobalt, manganese and molybdenum.
“Māori people have used this land for centuries and it was them that found out about the curating properties of these waters,” says Mark. “So for ailments like arthritis, rheumatism, psoriasis and eczema, it’s all very good. It’s also good for muscles and joints.” “There's absolutely no man-made chemicals in our pools and it’s all 100 per cent natural.” For customers who book this package, they will receive a mud facial sachet to take home, a Manuka herbal tea bag to take home, and a buy-one-getone-free voucher for your next visit. Terms and conditions apply.
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A new answer to clean and safe water Water tank owners are now able to clean their tanks and retain their water, thanks to an innovative new service.
Safe H2O chief executive Hamish Grey has brought his country-first water tank cleaning
technology to the Bay of Plenty. The Safe H2O mobile unit is equipped with state-of-the-art nanofiltration, which filters out anything larger than 0.001 micron. Sediment is vacuumed from the tank bottom and the remaining water is filtered, removing e-coli, giardia, lead,
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pesticides and other contaminants before being returned to the tank ready for use. “Water is a precious commodity, and as climate change continues to affect weather, it’s important not to waste it,” Hamish says “Whether we’re talking about birds, rats, possums, pollen or dust, contaminants build up over time, in rain and in bore water.”
The Ministry of Health recommends water tanks are inspected and cleaned annually. Hamish says a regular tank clean will not only provide clean and safe water, it also allows household filters to work better and last longer. “We regularly hear the comment ‘we’ve built up immunity’ to whatever is in the tank water,” Hamish says.
“We had one farmer who hadn’t cleaned his tanks for 20 years and suffered from shingles for over a year, with medication making no impact. We cleaned his tank and water and he contacted us two weeks later to say the shingles were clearing up.” With full tanks currently, now is the time to prepare for the drier summer months ahead and clean your tanks.
Project offers hope in war against weeds A coordinated national research project aimed at tackling six of New Zealand’s most invasive weeds through biocontrol is expected to have far-reaching benefits for landowners and councils across the country.
The three-year, $3.2 million project is backed by the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, and the National Biocontrol Collective - a consortium of regional councils, unitary authorities and the Department of Conservation. “There’s no doubt about it - weeds are a constant source of stress for landowners,” says Phil McKenzie, chairman of the project’s governance group. “Biocontrol has the potential to provide a longerterm solution at a time when more registered herbicides are being restricted by our export trading countries, weeds are becoming resistant to herbicides, and New Zealand’s society is demanding more
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Home & Rainfall data sparks mould concerns Bay of Plenty residents living with allergies and respiratory conditions are being advised to be vigilant when spotting signs of mould growth in their homes Parts of the country experienced higher than normal rain fall in recent months, and according to the latest NIWA data, winter rainfall has been more than 150 per cent above average for many regions. In ideal temperature and humidity conditions, mould can grow and germinate within 24-48 hours. The spores can then begin to colonise and become visible in around 18-21 days.
the need to heat our houses, it is also important to understand the role of reducing moisture levels to prevent the growth of mould. “One of the key concerns at this time of year is the potential for mould to trigger asthma symptoms among those
Effects of mould
Google search data shows that August is the most common month of the year for Kiwis to seek out information on ways to remove mould. A Sensitive Choice study found almost a tenth (eight per cent) of 1000 survey respondents have a mould allergy. The research found the allergen affects twice as many females as males and is also more common among those living in Northland, Auckland, the Bay of Plenty, Wellington and the West Coast. Latest figures also show a 45 per cent increase in the rate of New Zealand children hospitalised with asthma over the past two decades with around 6000 children under the age of 15 admitted to hospital each year. University of Otago research has also found the presence of mould in bedrooms can cause asthma in children.
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David Furniss, National Asthma Council’s Sensitive Choice programme manager, says it is concerning to see areas of the country that have a greater prevalence of mould allergy experiencing significantly higher rainfalls in recent weeks. He says while new Healthy Homes standards have raised awareness of
living with the respiratory disease,” says David. “Mould produces spores which can be inhaled, and for those allergic to these spores it may trigger coughing, wheezing or breathlessness. “The prevention of mould growth requires a well-aired, ventilated house with humidity levels under 60 per cent. However, if the fungus is already established, it is important to remove it quickly to prevent spores becoming airborne.” David says mould can be removed using common household items such as hydrogen peroxide or vinegar. “Visible mould can be removed by combining one part hydrogen peroxide and one part water in a spray bottle,” h e adds. “The liquid can be applied to mould and later removed. “Alternatively, undiluted white vinegar can be sprayed onto the mould. Allow it to sit for an hour then wipe the surface and allow it to air dry.”
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Home & Horticulture winners announced The Horticulture Conference gala dinner, held at Mystery Creek earlier this month, saw a number of winners announced at the August 5 event.
Former chief executive of Horticulture New Zealand, Mike Chapman, was awarded the Bledisloe Cup for significant services to horticulture for more than 20 years. HortNZ President, Barry O’Neil, says Mike’s advocacy for the horticultural industry has been untiring, forceful and balanced. “Mike has firmly stood for growers on key issues such as protecting elite soils, ensuring growers maintain their social license to grow and, hand in hand with that, ensuring growers remain economically viable in a fast-changing environment,” says Barry. Emma and Jay Clarke of Woodhaven Gardens in Hort NZ president Barry O’Neil, Mike Chapman and Agriculture Minister the Horowhenua won the Environmental Award. Damien O’ Connor at the 2021 Horticulture Conference. Woodhaven Gardens are leaders in sustainable growing, investing significantly in reducing avocado orcharding in Katikati. environmental impact and adopting a scienceLife membership of Horticulture New Zealand led approach that balances conservation with is awarded to people who have provided commercial success. distinguished and honourable services to Industry Service Awards are for people who have Horticulture New Zealand and the industry for provided long-standing and significant service to at least 10 years. Two industry stalwarts have been the New Zealand Horticulture Industry, with three bestowed life membership this year. winners this year. Leon Stallard has made an enormous Tim Jones has just stepped down as chair of contribution to the apple and pear industry for Summerfruit New Zealand, a position he held more than 20 years. Leon became president of the for five years. He has been chief executive of 45 Hawke’s Bay Fruit Growers Association in 2005, South Management for more than 20 years and is and established the Young Grower of The Year passionate about summerfruit, willingly sharing Competition as a national event. his knowledge and expertise and advocating for Lex Dillion retired last year after 38 years of the industry. working in the horticulture industry. He was Brent Mathieson is described as a ‘totally involved in the introduction of plastic crate committed and loyal servant to the New Zealand pooling and returnable packing in New Zealand. horticulture industry’. The Bledisloe Cup for horticulture was first Brent started his horticulture career in 1979. He presented in 1931 by the then Governor-General has focused on seed - in particular sweetcorn and Lord Bledisloe, for a competition between dwarf bean varieties for processing, but as Brent has orchardists for the best exhibit of New Zealand neared retirement, he’s looked at outdoor crops such apples at the Imperial Fruit Show. as cauliflower, onions, broccoli, lettuce and carrots. It is one of several cups Lord Bledisloe presented David Watts left the commercial world more to New Zealand and is similar to rugby’s Bledisloe than 30 years ago to take up kiwifruit and Cup, which was also donated in 1931.
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Welcome to Pacifica Ian and Janet Walker have only had Pacifica for 18 months, but there’s already a buzz around the changes they have made.
Having had an award-winning garden centre in the past, they are happy to be back in the industry. Their friendly, experienced team are committed to creating something beautiful, boutique and inspiring in the very attractive setting which Pacifica provides. Ian and Janet have always loved Pacifica and are really excited about creating a stylish and welcoming garden centre/café/homewares destination for the Bay of Plenty community. They see Pacifica as the obvious choice for people looking for both plant selection and expertise, while offering discerning customers a very special shopping and culinary experience. They have also fully renovated the adjoining café now named White Ginger. With the experience they bring from owning Nourish Café in Te Puna, White Ginger promises to be another popular destination venue for customers who are looking for that special experience which a garden centre/café mix provides. And for those customers looking for beautiful
gifts and homewares, Pacifica offers a wide selection of artisan products, stylish giftware and furniture in their gorgeous homewares store.
Owner Janet Walker enjoying brunch at Pacifica’s adjoining cafe, White Ginger.
There is also an exciting range of garden art and outdoor/indoor pots – all creatively displayed throughout Pacifica. Janet and Ian invite you to wander through what they feel is a very unique, totally revamped destination for you and your family.
House price growth continues to ease For the third consecutive month, the QV House Price Index has shown a reduction in threemonthly value growth.
The average value increased 4.3 per cent nationally over the past threemonth period to the end of July, down from the 6.6 per cent quarterly growth we saw in June. The national average value now sits at $952,078. This represents an increase of 26.4 per cent year-on-year, up slightly from 25.6 per cent last month. “Three-monthly value growth has more than halved since April when it was rocketing along at 8.9 per cent,” says QV general manager David Nagel. Property prices cooled off significantly in Tauranga last month, dropping from 2.1 per cent growth in June to just 0.3 per cent in July. Over the same period, the city’s three-month rolling average also dropped from 8.3 per cent to 5.4 per
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Saving lives at Loserpalooza It’s official – John Key has moved to town; no, not that one, the other one...
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the city’s biggest alternative music festival, happening at Totara Street on Saturday, August 21. Before that, though, a couple of gigs this weekend, the first by the aforementioned non-political John Key. Actually, I don’t know if he is non-political. He could well be. But more relevant is the fact that he’s a jazz pianist and a very good one, having been part of the Rodger Fox Band, released albums and played at numerous jazz festivals, as well as editing and publishing two volumes of New Zealand jazz compositions. John is playing this Saturday, August 14, at the Barrel Room, where they have monthly jazz. Accompanying him will be Mike Booth (Auckland Jazz Orchestra) and in-demand local bass player Wayne Melville. Things happen at 7pm, and there is no charge. That same night, The After are playing at Mount Maunganui dive bar Voodoo Lounge. They’re riding high on the success of their latest single, Clear To Me, which has charted in various places around the world. This 8:30pm show is part of an
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Dartz: “Sing along, you all know the lyrics!” Well you probably don’t. But you soon will as those catchy Dartz ditties get stuck in your head. Loserpalooza More addictive than their Okay. On to Loserpalooza 2021, of namesake. May cause impotence. which I must confess to being a big Lizard Prom: Come to the Lizard fan. There’s 25 bands over 12 hours, Prom, with your favourite shoe-gaze with all proceeds going to Lifeline grunge band playing all the hits to Aotearoa to aid in their important dance the night out with that special efforts to prevent and decrease someone. Let those blood-curdling suicide in New Zealand. What’s not screams carry you away. to like? Especially since DAHTM: Wellington weed witches I suspect there boiling the cauldron and evoking the will be spirits of doom punk with menacing more guitars and thunderous drums. Beware the banshees before they take your soul. Cootie Cuties: Stand on a chair for cootie immunity ‘cause these cuties are coming to infect you with popHow to solve punk riffs and songs Sudoku! No.2101 that are like Sandy from Grease trading up and hanging Fill the grid so that Cootie Cuties. 4 with some 90s skater every row and every originality and passion punks instead of John Travolta’s lame 3x3imagination, square contains 1 on digits display1 than rockabilly crew. the to 9 at 25 of the city’s more staid gigs. Diehards of Deep Dish: Using only 6 There will be two stages running the finest locally-sourced beats, served How to solve Solution No.2100 from midday ‘til midnight, with bands on a thin base of crispy drum riffs, 8 3 9 2 4 1 6 7 5 8 Sudoku! all over the country. drizzled with a layer of fresh vocals. 5 8 congregating 6 2 3 7 1 from 4 9 2 4 If jazz fans can rightly be proud of Available for a limited time only. 4 1 7 9 8 5 2 3 6 Tauranga’s Jazz Festival, then fans of Grown Downz: Bringing the 2 4 8 5 7 3 6 1 9 Fill the grid so that 1 3 4 other varieties 2 1 8 7 and 9 3 hardcore rock, the roll and the brother/sister/ every row and every6 5 indie, 8 6 4 exciting, 5 9 2 obnoxious and husband?/wife?/White Stripes two3x3 contains7 3 of1 strange, 3thesquare 6 1 6 otherwise 5 7 4 8challenging 9 2 3 music can justly piece garage skater punk aesthetic. digits 1 to 9 8 7 3 6 9 2 4 1 5 bash. And I promised a full list of the 4 9 2 celebrate 4 1 5 3this 6 annual 8 7 In a way it is a follow-up to the No bands playing. Here are the rest: Solution Solution No.2100 No.2100 Future Festival, which took place in Eddie and the Dreamers; Polaroids of 3 9 2 4 1 6 7 5 8 February at the Historic Village and Polar Bears; Bloodbags; Arsehuffer; 5 8 6 2 3 7 1 4 9 has a fair crossover of bands. The YdoubleR; Dykeslut; Stress Ghetto; 4 1 7 9 8 5 2 3 6 promoter – going under the name 2 4 8 5 7 9 3 6 1 Hemordroid; Hoick; Dateless; 6 5 9 3 2 1 8 7 4 Your Enabler Presents or Slob Saget – Verdant Exudate; POP OD; Two 7 3 1 8 6 4 5 9 2 has organised a series of shows since Skinner; TOOMS; Stunt Clown; 1 6 5 7 4 8 9 2 3 then at The Hop House. I’ll list all Tactical Chunny; Deadman6; Yer 8 7 3 6 9 2 4 1 5 the bands at the end of the column, Maw’s 5g Meatsuit; Flabberbastard; 9 2 4 1 5 3 6 8 7 but not being familiar with many, I and Badjuju. asked him for recommendations. There is a timetable on Facebook; These were the notes I got... entry is $40, with door sales only.
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Asia/Pacific tour and will see them supported by Dead Empire and My Enemy’s Friend. Tickets are $10 from: www.eventfinda.co.nz
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An afternoon of barbershop singing
Barbershop Singing Concert
Keynotes & Harmony A Plenty combined
Sunday August 22nd at 2pm Wesley Church, 100 13th Ave, Tauranga
keynotesbarbershop@gmail.com 027 422 1133
Men’s barbershop chorus Harmony a Plenty and women’s barbershop chorus Keynotes will perform as one at the Wesley Centre in Tauranga on August 22.
Don’t miss out on an afternoon of barbershop singing by the combined choruses of Keynotes and Harmony a Plenty. On Sunday, August 22, men’s barbershop chorus Harmony a Plenty and women’s barbershop chorus Keynotes will perform as one at the Wesley Centre in Tauranga. The concert will also feature four special guest barbershop quartets; Four Tune Hunters, Unlimited, Mix n Match and the Pitch Pipe Playboys. The four-part harmony sings in a cappella, which means there are no musical accompaniments. It is indeed an experience not to miss.
Barbershop vocal harmony has been around for many years, first becoming known in the 1930s. The music style is nostalgic to many thanks to its layered sound and classic tunes. Each of the four parts of the harmony has its own role – generally, the lead sings the melody, the tenor harmonises above the melody, the bass sings the lowest harmonising notes, and the baritone completes the chord, usually below the lead. Keynotes team leader Sue McDonald says her choir has been around for a “little while”. “We will be celebrating 18 years as a group next March,” says Sue. Tickets will be available on the day for $20, with children 12 and under able to experience the concert free of charge.
Entertainment features: Keynotes, Harmony A Plenty, plus special guest quartets include Four Tune Hunters, Unlimited, Mix n Match, Pitch Pipe Playboys
TICKETS: $20
CHILDREN 12 & UNDER
FREE
Eftpos at door | No credit cards
Come and enjoy an afternoon of awesome unaccompanied 4 part harmony
STARTS NEXT FRIDAY
Winter Festival launches
A celebration of food, culture, art and community is set to delight the public when it launches later this month. The Trustpower Taste Tauranga Winter Festival will include exclusive events across restaurants, cafes and bars in the city centre, and will also include live public performances and a large-scale photographic exhibition. Mainstreet Tauranga spokesperson Sally Cooke says the festival will be a showcase of food along with a celebration of our cultural and creative communities. “This year we’re very privileged to have Trustpower partnering with us for what will be the best festival yet, with several exciting new additions,” says Sally. The festival features some annual favourites, including the Tapa’s Trail experiences, speciality menus and exciting one-off events in CBD restaurants and bars, plus the Culture Fest pop-up performances
and photographic exhibitions. “Food is such a connecting element in our lives,” says Sally. “It brings people together. We wanted to build on Taste Tauranga by introducing more elements and more experiences for people to enjoy when they come into the city centre.” A new feature addition to this year’s festival, the Trustpower Hononga Exhibition, launches on August 21 on The Strand. “The exhibition celebrates the connections we make with our land, region, people and experiences,” says Sally. “We have some beautiful images to share, and a surprise digital exhibition to light up the night in our city centre too.” The Trustpower Taste Tauranga Winter Festival runs from ‘Tuscany in Tauranga’ is August 20–September 5. The full the cocktail entry from Sugo programme can be found at: featuring Malfy Limone Gin, www.downtowntauranga.co.nz/ limoncello, lemon juice, kiwifruit purée and prosecco top. taste-tauranga
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Life Education Trust presents Dancing for Life Education – a not-to-bemissed event that will see locals hit the dance floor at Baypark on Saturday, December 4. Grant
With no previous dance experience, 10 couples will have 15 weeks of dance training and be tutored by local dance teachers. For more information, check out The Breeze Facebook page or visit: www.facebook.com/ dancingforlifeedwbop Penny Davies was born and bred in the Bay of Plenty. She is the director of Ado Hair Tauranga and, along with her husband Jason, is in her 25th year of business. Penny has a passion for gardening and all things art. “I spend my time behind the scenes of many shows, either designing headgear or even set design and building,” she says.
5.30pm – 8.00pm, Tuesday 24 August. Tickets are $15 each or two for $20 with all proceeds going to Lyon O’Neale Arnold Lawyers’ ‘Gift of Hope’ Christmas appeal for The Salvation Army. Tickets from eventspronto.co.nz/womeninhealth POWERED BY
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THE SHADES - THE GRATITUDE TOUR Kava Bowl Media
Sat 14 Aug 7pm
All aspects of women’s health will be up for teach people that they can turn their lives around.” discussion at the next Wonder Women event, With the goal of providing support and hosted by Tauranga lawyers Lyon O’Neale Arnold. education, Annette Evans wants to help those Three leading health professionals will be with endometriosis. headlining the event on Tuesday, August 24, “One in nine attendees will have endometriosis covering topics such as endometriosis, polycystic and fewer than half will know,” says Annette. ovary syndrome, heart health and menopause. “Many will be feeling isolated or unsure. Let’s The speakers - Nicky Benson, HeartMath explore endometriosis stories and learn about practitioner, Heidi Jennings, holistic health the spectrum from symptoms to support.” coach and Annette Evans, educator at The Wonder Women speaker series is held Insight Endometriosis - will provide throughout the year and aims to attendees with coping mechanisms and bring women together to share ideas and easy-to-establish techniques to manage foster friendships. physical and mental health. Tickets are $15 each or two for $20, Concentrating on heart health, Nicky with all proceeds going to Lyon Benson wants to teach listeners about O’Neale Arnold Lawyers’ Gift of the importance of breathwork. Hope Christmas appeal for The “Implementing such simple tools Salvation Army. is something everyone can do to The Wonder Women in Health improve their health and harness speaker series will be held at the stress,” she says. Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club, After suffering a health crisis herself, 90 Keith Allen Drive, Tauranga, on Heidi wants to inspire listeners to August 25 from 5.30pm. For more information and tickets, take control of their health. visit: www.eventspronto.co.nz/ “People have the power to transform Nicky Benson. womeninhealth their health,” she says. “I want to
TAURANGA PRIMARY SCHOOLS MUSIC FESTIVAL 2021 Tauranga
Primary Schools Music Festival Society
Mon 23 - Fri 27 Aug 7pm
Addison Theatre (Quartet)
Addison Theatre (Choirs)
DIVAS & DIAMONDS
NEW ZEALAND STRING QUARTET 2021 NATIONAL TOUR NZ String Quartet Trust
ARGYLE TRIO
X Space (Music)
X Space (Classical)
X Space (Classical)
BOP SYMPHONIA RISING STARS Bay of Plenty Symphonia
LES MISÉRABLES
Addison Theatre (Concerto Comp)
plus weekend matinees 1:30pm Addison Theatre (Musical Theatre)
Thu 19 Aug 7:30pm
Sat 21 Aug 7pm
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Sun 26 Sept 7pm
Tauranga Music & Legacy
Sun 05 Sep 7pm
Tauranga Musical Theatre
Fri 10 - Sat 25 Sep 7:30pm
WONDERLAND GLOW SHOW Little Green Man Productions
Thu 30 Sep 10am & 11:30am Fri 01 Oct 10am & 11:30am Addison Theatre (Children)
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“I love challenges, so when the opportunity was there I snagged it up with a side of relish!” Penny has two lovely children; Sean and Sofia. Sofia grew up knowing Harold the Giraffe, so it was a no-brainer for Penny to support such a fantastic cause. Grant Mitchell is originally from Manawatū, and says he has been living in the Bay for far too long. He met his wife, Leanna, whilst travelling through Africa, and made such an impression that she followed him to New Zealand. Four children later, here they are. The kids have all experienced Harold. “Some of the stories and facts that have been regurgitated after his visit Penny have been impressive,” says Grant. Davies. “Harold is a local legend and to support his kaupapa is extremely worthwhile. The closest I have come to dancing is a little boogie at the rugby club.” All funds raised stay in the local region and support Life Education Trust WBOP to continue educating local children.
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Time to shine for young rising stars Finally clarinettist Hayden Butt, 17, plays Debussy’s impressionistic Première Rhapsodie. Hayden also plays piano and dreams of bringing east and west together through his music. Trombonist Leo Read, 2019 Rising
Star winner, will also perform, along with the orchestra. Rising Stars 2021 will be held on August 21, from 7pm at Baycourt. Tickets are available by calling: 0800 842 538, at the Baycourt Box Office or via: www.ticketek.co.nz
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Hannah Seo, Pilgyu Chang and Yusuke Takahashi.
Bay of Plenty Symphonia’s Rising Stars competition is an established part of the Bay’s musical calendar, and eagerly anticipated by young musicians, teachers and local audiences. On Saturday, August 21, five finalists will compete for this year’s title at an exciting concert covering everything from Baroque to 20th century. Playing Chopin’s 1st Concerto on Baycourt’s magnificent Steinway is 14-year-old Pilgyu Chang. Pilgyu has been learning the piano for seven years and his dream is to perform with an orchestra.
Following this romantic work is Vivaldi’s La Notte concerto for recorder, played by Hannah Seo. Hannah, 16, also plays piano, guitar, saxophone and trombone. Yusuke Takahashi, 18, has chosen another Italian work - Capuzzi’s concerto for double bass - featuring the beauty of the instrument’s lower ranges. Yusuke has played the bass for six years and also plays French horn and timpani. Back to the romantic period, Grace Tak, 17, will play Lalo’s lush Cello Concerto. In the 10 years she has been learning cello, Grace has developed a love of chamber music and also enjoys jazz.
Grace Tak (cello) Hannah Seo (recorder) Hayden Butt (clarinet) Pilgyu Chang (piano) Yusuke Takahashi (double bass) Trombonist Leo Read (2019 winner) Gaubert - Morceau Symphonique Bruckner - Three pieces for Orchestra CONDUCTOR: JUSTUS ROZEMOND
Service fees will apply
Time to have faith The recent International Panel on Climate Change report represents the greatest moral challenge of all time – of biblical proportions!
The world’s collective scientific findings have been examined and reveal in greater detail than ever the contribution that our worship of mammon has made to the destruction of God’s creation, and how our sins are coming home to haunt us and succeeding generations - even to the point of destroying their future unless we repent and radically change our ways very quickly. Even after decades of being warned of impending doom, we are still haggling about how much we should change our lifestyles, what we might lose economically, how we’ll suffer inconvenience or lose privileges. Some are still expecting technology to solve our problems and leave our lives as they are. We are pointing our la tyb fingers at each other and blaming each other Messianic Family Family Messianic for the problem. The ALL WELCOME ALL WELCOME government is tied up SHALOM SHALOM in bureaucracy and SABBATH SABBATH 10 10 political trading. Where OTUMOETAI PRIMARY PRIMARY OTUMOETAI is our leadership? Joel & & Sharon Sharon van van Ameringen Ameringen Joel How are we going to 0 2 1 7 6 8 0 021 768 04 43 3 make radical reduction info@bethel.org.nz in climate pollution in info@bethel.org.nz less than 10 years? How bethel.org.nz bethel.org.nz
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ONE CHURCH THREE LOCATIONS
Gray Southon, Tauranga Quakers.
CITY CHURCH TAURANGA Sundays at 9am, 10.30am & 6pm 252 Otumoetai Road, Tauranga
Sunday Gatherings - 9 am & 11 am
Upstairs, 146 Devonport Rd, Downtown, Tauranga
www.stlukeschurch.org.nz
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CITY CHURCH COAST (PAPAMOA) Sundays at 10am Papamoa Rec. Centre, Gordon Spratt Reserve CITY CHURCH NORTH (OMOKOROA) Sundays at 10am Omokoroa Sport & Rec. Centre, Western Avenue
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Saturday 14 August 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
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
Atma-Onam Celebration 2021
Next Sat (21 Aug) organized by Association of Tauranga Malayalee Aotearoa at Holy Trinity Church from 2:30-6:30pm. Open to Malayalee cultural group. Info: office@atma.org.nz or Ph 021 045 4047
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
Baycourt
The Shades - The Gratitude Tour presented by Kava Bowl Media. 7pm. Addison Theatre (Quartet). Tickets available from ticketek.co.nz 0800 TICKETEK
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
Book Launch: Migrant Voices
Join us in celebrating the launch of Nina M.C. Payne’s “Migrantts’ Voices: Our Stories” at Greerton Library 12:302:30pm
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
Genealogy Informal Group
Discussion and help for researching your ancestry. 1:30pm Hall behind Brain Watkins House, 233 Cameron Road. Ph Janet 576 8833
Greerton Hall Market
2nd and last Saturday of each month. 8am-12pm. Stalls inside/ outside. Discounts for charity groups. Refreshments at kitchen. Ph/txt for site. Tricia 07 543 1487/ 027 908 2952, www facebook.com/greertonhallmarket
Justice of the Peace
Saturday 10am-12pm The Crossing Shopping Mall
Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Rd 12:45-3pm
Katikati Lions Moggies Market
8am-12pm Memorial Hall, Main Road Katikati. Artisan arts and crafts, plants, veggies, food, wool, sausage sizzle, many more stalls. Ph Sharon 022 318 0196 or Lois 012 131 3167
Katikati Tramping Club
An easy walk around the Te Iringa Lagoon and other walks in the Huntly area. Ph Anita 07 863 7401
LOL Laughter Wellness
Laugh away the winter blues with us. Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, 11-11:5am. No experience required. Koha. Ph Trish 022 036 6768 lollaughterwellness@gmail.com
Otumoetai Tennis Club
Adult tennis. Start 1:30pm. Bellevue Park Windsor Road (adjacent to swimming pool). New players and visitors welcome. Ph Victor 027 577 1818 a/hrs
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
Enjoy Travel, Being Hosted?
Friendship Force travel, hosting in NZ and world-wide. Visiting Northland November 2021, Australia & Winnipeg, Canada 2022. Meetings monthly. Ph Dianne 027 249 9859 Jonathan 572 2091
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 Sun 9-1pm 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
Maketu Market
Every 3rd and 5th Sunday. Setup from 7am at Maketu Village Green.$10 per stall. Contact Maureen 021 267 1685
Messy Church, Holy Trinity
Cnr 3rd Ave/Devonport Rd 4-6pm. Activities, Short Christian story, simple meal, w/ GF & vegetarian options. All free. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Ph 576 7718
NZDA BOP Range Day
7-10pm Baptist Church 13th Ave every 2nd Sat of the month. Ph Jan 576 3455
NZDA BOP branch run public open days last Sunday each month at their 300m range in TECT All Terrain Park. 9am3pm $20 bring firearms licence
Te Puke Scottish Society Dance
Papamoa Lions Club Market
Tauranga Social Dance
9:30-11:30am @ Age Concern 177a Fraser Street. $2 donation
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
Adult Social Ballroom/Latin Dance
Free Introductory Beginner Dance Lesson 30th August 7:30pm at Club Mt. Maunganui www.udance2.co.nz. Partner not necessary Just come along. Dean Smith Ph 021 230 3187
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 Tuesdays & Thursdays 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
Next Sat (21 Aug). 7-10:30pm, Memorial Hall, Jellicoe Street, Te Puke. Live music, air conditioned hall, supper, raffles. Theme: TARTAN. $7 entry. Ph Valerie 573 7093
2nd & 4th Sunday Gordon Spratt Reserve, Parton Rd, Papamoa. Gates open 7am for stall holder entry. Wayne 027 974 5699
The Sociables
Village Radio Museum
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
Great music, fun. Exercise for better health, strength and balance. First class free. 9:15am Mon & Fri at Greerton Hall, Cameron Rd. Ph Dianne 027 431 4326
Radio Controlled Model Yachts
Mt RSA Chess Club, 544 Maunganui Rd. 6-7pm during school term. Late program 7pm onwards. Incl casual games. Ph Werner 027 721 9499
Well-Being For Women NZ
Sun & Thurs 1-3:30pm. Pond behind 22 Montego Dr, Papamoa, sailing “Electron” radio controlled yachts for fun. Adult beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419
Sunday 15 August
Greerton Community Hall. Doors open 6:30pm, starts 7pm. $10 entry, after that everything FREE. Psychics, Healers, Spiritualists, refreshments. Child friendly, no eftpos. www.psychiccafe.nz
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 Community Radio broadcasting nostalgic music & Community Notices seven days on 1368 KHz AM Band. Radio Museum open from 10am. Request line 571 3710 You’re invited to join a conversation on the health and well-being of women today. 12:30-3pm. Ph Ingrid 02 195 2690
Accordian Music Group
3rd Sunday monthly, Welcome Bay Hall 1-4pm. Entry $3pp. Ladies a plate please. All welcome - Joy 027 285 3093
Art on the Strand
Original art for sale. Weather permitting. The Strand, Tauranga. 9am4pm Tauranga Society of Artists
Croquet
Sun, Tues, & Fri at Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd. 12:45 for 1pm start. Beginners welcome. Ph Peter 571 0633
Quakers
Spiritual Centre Psychic Cafe
Sunday Village Market
Array of stalls lined up, come on down to the Historic Village from 9am. Food also available
Tauranga Farmers Market
7:45am-noon at Tauranga Primary School cnr Cameron Road & 5th Avenue. Rain, hail or shine. Direct from the Producers. Support local.
Monday 16 August Age Concern 500 Cards
Have you ever wanted to learn to play? A friendly group meets every Monday
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
Chess at Mount Maunganui
Citizens Advice Bureau Tauranga
Free confidential impartial information & advice. Don’t know? Ask Us! Ph or visit us at 38 Hamilton Street Tauranga Mon-Fri 9am-4pm 07 578 1592 or 0800 367 222
ESOL
Free ESOL and Christian Conversation Classes,Holy Trinity Church, 215 Devonport Rd. 9:30-11:30am every Monday except School Holidays
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
Courthouse- McLean Street 1-4pm. Arataki Community Centre 10am-12pm Omokoroa Library Western Avenue 1-3pm. Papamoa Library 5-6pm
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 Mon 7-9pm (tonight). 1235 Cameron Rd. Info: men4change.org or support@men4change.org
Monday Matinee
Enjoy a movie in the boutique Junction Theatre, 36 Main Rd, Katikati. Screening 1:30pm. Tickets $10/7.50 (Gold card). Ph 07 549 1658
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 City Brass Band
Meets 7-9pm at 10 Yatton Street, Greerton. New players very welcome. Jeremy 021 132 3341
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 Creative Fibre
Every Mon 9:30am and 2nd & 4th ThurS 6:30pm. Join us learning new skills, knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving,dyeing & felting 177 Elizabeth Street Tauranga. Ph Cathy 07 570 2191 Tauranga Social Ballroom/Latin Dance
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
Fitness for 50+
Tuesday 17 August
Friends of the Library
Fun and companionship, come to the Mt Community Hall 345 Maunganui Rd.12:30 pm Tues & Thurs afternoon tea & prizes. 575 7482 or 027 658 6848
Fun classes, great music. Focusing on coordination, strength & balance. St Mary’s Church, Bayfair. 9:15am First class free. Ph Nadia 021 187 034 Greerton Library Book Group meets monthly at 10:30am in the Meeting Room. All welcome. Just come along or Ph Marian 544 2624
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Open meeting 7.30pm. St Peters Anglican Church. 11 Victoria Rd, Mt Maunganui, All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757
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A community service organisation who meets every 2nd Tuesday to organise projects and have fun and fellowship. Ph/txt President Sandra 027 483 8454 www. altrusa.org.nz
7:30-9:30pm. Club rooms upstairs cnr of Mirrielees and Cross Roads. Ph Mike Oldfield 02 193 9233
Welcome Bay Community Centre 1-3pm. Te Puna School Library 6.307:30pm
Tauranga Orchid Society
Kaimai Ramblers Tramping Group
Conversation Cafe Dee St
Club meeting 7pm in Wesley Church Hall, 13th Avenue. Free entry. Members and local citizens most welcome. Orchid information and plant sales available, cash only.
Te Tuhi Road, N/S out Goodwin Rd Goodwin Rd, Falls Track, N/S out Te Tuhi Rd. Grade Mod/Hard S/C. Kevin 021 0200 6306
Tauranga Patchwork & Quilters
Katikati Bowling Club
Fitness Fun & Coffee
Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday at 7pm; 2nd & 4th Friday at 10am. Tauranga Art & Craft Centre, 177 Elizabeth St. Ph Denise 027 291 9917
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 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
Inachord Singers
Women’s group meet Tuesday 7pm at Bethlehem Community Church 183 Moffatt Rd. Join us for friendship and fun whilst learning to sing. Musical Director Andrew Braid
Justice of the Peace
Courthouse McLean Street 10am-12pm Mt Maunganui Library 11am-1pm. Greerton Library 2-4pm. St Columbia Presbyterian Church 10am-12pm
Israeli Dancing
Beginners class 6:30- 7:30pm. Gate Pa Primary School Hall, Cameron Rd. Circle & line dances. No partners required, all ages welcome! Ph Maria 022 165 2114
Mount Morning Badminton
Mt Sports Centre, Blake Park. 9:30am-12pm. Social, all ages, racquets available, beginners welcome. $5 per day. Ph Maxeen 5750162
Mount Runners & Walkers
Join us to run or walk! Meet Tues & Fri 9:25am May St Scout Hall. For adults of diverse fitness levels and abilities. mtrunnersandwalkers.co.nz for more details
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 Tennis Club
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
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. Bhajan 07 929 7484
Wednesday 18 August 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
Tauranga Social & Leisure Club, St John’s Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Road Otumoetai. Tues 7-9:30pm except 2nd Tues month 3:30-6pm Ph Lesley 929 7295
South City Indoor Bowls
Greerton Hall. New members welcome. 7.15pm start. Coaching available. Ph Keith 577 1116
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 Film Society
Showing “I Am Love” (Italy 2009) at 6:30pm Rialto Cinema. 3-film sampler membership $30. Join any time: full membership $90. See www.nzfilmsociety.org.nz
Tauranga Model Railway Club
Meets every Tuesday morning 930am-12pm & every Thursday night
A non-competitive activity for mature ladies. Fun, fitness & friendship. For Tauranga team’s practice and contact details phone Kath Jeffs 027 480 1340
Morris Dancing Group
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
Active Seniors Exercise Class
Adult’s Ballet/ Plus Classes
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
Age Concern Walking Group
Karangahake via Scotsman Gully to trig (+ options). Grade moderate. Allan 027 222 3325
Strength and Balance Class for over 60’s. Matua Hall, Levers Road. Wednesdays 9:30am start. $5 Ph Diana 021 047 6155.
12:30pm St Peters Anglican Church Beach Rd, Katikati. No dance exp required. A bit of ballet, jazz, drama & lots of fun Ph 07 577 1753 or 027 274 8753 gayehemsley@gmail.com Meet at 10am Whakaruru Place (off levers road)
Alcoholics Anonymous
Cribbage 12:45 at RSA Greerton. Friendly club. New members very welcome. Ph Jill 021 160 6143
Sequence Dancing
Marching For Leisure
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
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
Otumoetai Walking Group
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
Senior exercises with focus on balance & strength, both seated & standing. Fun welcoming group & instructor. Suits all abilities Ph Jaime 022 340 6219
500 Cards Club
Open meeting 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month, Tauranga Central Baptist Church. 640 Cameron Rd. All welcome Ph 0800 229 6757
Recycled Teenagers Gentle Exercise
KOYF Greenwood Park Welcome Bay
Meets 1st Wednesday of month 10am. Small helpful group Ph Ken 575 6260
Adult tennis. Start time 9am Tues & Thurs. Bellevue Park, Windsor Rd (adjacent to swimming pool). New players and visitors welcome. Ph Pam 570 0302 Meet at 9am at Kulim Park. Ph Danny 576 6480
8 Park Road. Mixed Roll-ups 12:45-3pm
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Diabetes New Zealand
Drop in every Thurs 10am-12noon (no appointment needed) for info, education, and support for anyone living with diabetes and their families. 177a Fraser Street, Tauranga. 07 571 3422
Fernland Spa Gentle Exercise
Gentle exercise in warm mineral water. Suitable for joint replacements, arthritics & recovery from accident or injury. Good for strength, coordination & balance. Jennifer 027 206 0776
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
All ages welcome. Wednesdays & Fridays 12:45pm. Equipment, coffee & tea provided. Mount Senior Citizens Hall, 342 Maunganui Road. Ph Cyril 022 639 2585
Indoor Bowls Gate Pa Club night 7:30pm
Indoor Bowls
All ages welcome. Weds & Fri 12:30pm. Equipment, coffee & tea provided. Mt Senior Citizens Hall, 345 Maunganui Road. Ph Cyril 022 639 2585
Justice of the Peace
Courthouse- McLean Street 10am1pm. Papamoa Library 10am-12pm.
Pickleball
Pickleball
Tauranga MidWeek Tramping Group
Thursday 19 August 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
Adoption Group
Meets 3rd Thurs of the month. Missing people, adoption group meeting at Life Zone Church, 7 Oak Lane, Judea. Upstairs 7pm. All Adoptees welcome. Ian 021 262 5032
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
Free Money Course
Learn simple ways of managing your finances. Free 3 week course. 7pm Mount Baptist Church. See CAP Money website for details. Ph Jenny 027 660 4289
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
Keynotes Women’s Barbershop Chorus Do you love singing and fun? Come join us at 7pm, Wesley Hall, 100 13th Ave. New singers very welcome, age no barrier. Ph Bernice 576 4848 Facebook Keynotes Inc
Kickstart Toastmasters
Develop your confidence and speaking skills in a safe, fun supportive club environment. Meet Basestation, 148 Durham St. 7am. Guests welcome. Ph Stan 022 390 2216
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
LOL Laughter Te Puke
Join us for a session of happyhormone-releasing laughter in the gym, Baptist Church, Station Rd, Te Puke 10:30-11:15am. Trish 022 036 6768 or lollaughterwellness@gmail.com
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 Walking Club
We meet Tues & Thurs at 9:30am for a one hour walk. You will need to join the Mt RSA to participate
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
Quiz Night
Every Thurs at The Hop House, 12 Wharf St. 7pm start.
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 20 August 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
Greerton Indoor Bowling Club
Senior Citizens Hall, Maitland St, Greerton. Names in by 6:45 for. 7pm start. New members welcome. Ph Keith 577 1116
Greerton Senior Citizens
A.G.M. 10am. GSC Hall, 33 Maitland Street, Greerton
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. Ph 07 543 0355
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
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TAURANGA HARBOUR CITY LIONS November Book Sale. Books and jigsaws wanted. No magazines or encyclopedias please. Drop off points are Harvey Norman (Cameron Rd), Wet & Forget (Chapel St), Countdown (Bethlehem Town Centre) Gilmour’s (Tauranga Crossing), and Bunnings in D.I.Y. section (Mt Maunganui, Jean Batten Dr). Ph 07 576 7105e
PAINTER/DECORATOR Interior & exterior. Quality workmanship, friendly service. Over 25 years specialising in residential and more. Quality paint at trade prices. For your best advice in all areas. Ph Shane Mount/Tauranga Decorators 07 544 6495 or 021 575 307
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ROOF REPAIRS Free quotes for all maintenance of leaking roofs, gutter cleaning & repairs. Chimney maintenance & repairs. Registered roofer, 30yrs exp. Ph Peter 542 4291 or 027 436 7740
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COMPUTER PROBLEMS? Remote access/repairs, viruses, upgrades, hardware, tuition, advice. For a no obligation chat or quote call Anthony or Bruce on 07 576 7940
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ABLE GARDENER, experienced, efficient, knowledgeable, highly qualified. Maintenance, pruning, hedges, shrubs, roses; disease/pest control, lifestyle blocks, garden renovations; design & plant. Ph Tita 027 654 8781 or a/h 542 0120
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NATURAL NEW ZEALAND Health Products & Clinic. Something for everyone. NZ Registered Natural Therapies & Natural Medicine Practitioners. Opposite BP Te Puke. Ph 573 5533 www. naturaltherapiesnz.com and www. naturalpetremediesstore.com
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AC PETFOODS collect injured & unwanted cows & horses. Ph 0800 369 6269
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FOUND KITTEN & PUPPIES various places, colours and sex. Ph SPCA 07 578 0245
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WEDDINGS, PARTIES, MEETINGS, etc. The perfect venue. With stunning Harbour views, fully licensed bar & kitchen onsite. Restaurant open every Friday from 5pm & Sunday from 4.30pm, kids under 12 years dine free with every paying adult. Tauranga Fish & Dive Club, 60 Cross Rd, Sulphur Point. Ph 571 8450
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Tap water health advice Some plumbing fittings have the potential to let traces of metals accumulate in water that stands still for several hours. The Ministry of Health believes that any health risk is small. As a precaution, they recommend that all households flush a large glass (500ml) of water from their drinking water tap each morning to eliminate the risk. This is a public notice from the Ministry of Health, published by Tauranga City Council. 07 577 7000
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