The Weekend Sun - 29 October 2021

29 October 2021, Issue 1083

Hanging up his helmet After 48 years of service in an unpredictable vocation as a Fire and Emergency New Zealand officer, Mount Maunganui station officer Roger Pickett is hanging up his helmet.

The 69-year-old is now looking forward to spending more time with his wife and grandchildren after making

plenty of special friends during his near 50-year career across stations in Masterton, Greater Wellington, Kawerau, Tauranga and his current location in Mount Maunganui.

Plenty of things about the job have changed for the career officer in half-a-century on the trucks, but the one

thing that has never altered is that anything is possible on a daily basis.

From medical events, car accidents, ship fires and emergency plane landings, Roger has seen it all across New Zealand’s regions.

Read the full story on page 4. Photo: John Borren.

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Something smells funny When I hear mention of the government’s Three Waters Reform Programme, for some weird reason I’ve been flashing back to the 1993 movie Demolition Man.

The movie stars Sandra Bullock as a clean-cut cop from a clean-cut future. Sylvester Stallone plays the part of John Spartan, a bad-ass cop from the past who has been thawed out from the cryogenic prison he was sentenced to in 1996.

His job is to take down Wesley Snipes – a violent criminal, also from the past.

It’s a movie which essentially rebels There are some big numbers being against society’s rapid slide into PC thrown around, some of which must perfection – the loss of freedom of be adjusted for inflation and spread out expression in favour of intolerance over 30 years. towards crime, sickness, imperfection etc.

Thescene Weekend Sun poor old Combined BOP Times Serious stuff One features John Circulation circulationsays it is doing of NZME 10,162 69,062 circulation The government Spartan emerging from the loo this because it doesn’t want anyone complaining that there is no toilet getting sick from their drinking paper, only three seashells.

Combined BOP Times, Advertiserhave not been waterKatikati and councils Everyone else around him laughs and Te Puke Times circulation p: 07 578 0030 because he doesn’t know how to use the doing enough isto replace the pipes less than HALF with 32,138 in total. e: ads@thesun.co.nz andonly other infrastructure which three seashells.

The purpose of the three seashells is rapidly deteriorating. have never been explained as far as I know, but they must be better because it’s the future.

Disturbingly this movie is set in 2032, just 11 years from now.

The creators of the movie might have been a little optimistic in predicting cryogenics would be fully developed by 1996, but like a lot of movies of the day, it was more about smashing things.

A bit murky

Many small communities simply cannot afford water schemes that conform to drinking water standards.

We need to be spending about $5 billion a year on infrastructure upgrades and that isn’t happening, presumably because councils are hamstrung by public sentiment when it comes to big rates increases.

Underlying all of this is the complete

Too good to be true

For example, the government claims water bills in the Tauranga City Council area would rise to $3060 per year for each household by 2051, but a big new entity that includes Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Taranaki could do it for just $1220 (cheaper than what it costs now).

In the case of Western Bay of Plenty District Council, the figures are $4050 and $1220 respectively.

That almost seems too good to be true, and I still can’t fathom how the economies of scale and better financing options will result in a 70 per cent reduction in costs.

I would have thought the main cost of replacing pipes was the pipes, the machines and the labour.

Any big new entity will still only have access to the same civil contractors that are available to councils now.

It’s pretty difficult to argue against the stated aims of these reforms, but it’s also difficult to understand how a larger bureaucracy is going to deliver results cheaper and faster than solutions created by local communities.

I’m sure the answer won’t take as long as the sea shells story to emerge, but it sure smells funny at the moment. daniel@thesun.co.nz

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This week the government decided it isn’t going to talk to local councils or the public any more – with the exception of select committee hearings – it is simply going to take water assets away from councils and vest them with four large organisations.

At least we know what the Three Waters are; drinking water, waste water and storm water.

After that it all gets a bit murky.

In order to fully understand where government is going with all this, I headed to: www.threewaters.govt.nz The first thing I’m confronted with is local government minister Nanaia Mahuta smiling with all the sincerity of someone who has just bitten the head off a chicken.

The website appears to have been designed by children, for children, with the exception of Nanaia’s smiling face, so I feel like I’m in the right place, even if the fonts and colours are offensive.

intolerance for poor drinking water and associated water-borne illnesses like campylobacter.

In fact, the origin of these reforms was in 2016 when an estimated 8000 people in Havelock North contracted campylobacter from the drinking water.

Four people died and others were left permanently disabled.

So it’s serious stuff, but is bigger really better when it comes to infrastructure?

The Government thinks so, and is promising to do the fix-up job for a fraction of what it would cost local councils to do it.

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New wellness hub for homeless Te Tuinga business manager Stacey Mareroa-Roberts outside the site of the new community wellness hub. Photo: John Borren.

A service that has already seen hundreds of families and individuals housed and helped for nearly 40 years is to open a new wellness hub in Tauranga before Christmas.

Based at what was previously a hair dressing academy on Anson Street, the Te Tuinga Whānau Support Trust-run hub will operate as a daily centre for Tauranga’s homeless.

“There’s a need for a one-stop-shop homeless hub,” says Te Tuinga Whānau Support Trust chief imaginations officer Tommy Wilson.

“It will work exactly the same way as we run Te Tuinga Taratoa in Greerton. No one will be living there. It will be very much like a day centre, a wellbeing centre - Whare Oranga.”

The organisation, started by the Māori Women’s Welfare League 37 years ago, already has close relationships with Tauranga’s women’s shelter and the men’s night shelter.

The Whare Oranga in Anson Street will open daily, focusing on wellbeing whether it be physical, mental, spiritual, social or financial, with participants able to learn new skills and develop stronger relationships.

The centre will be directly behind the Whare Tauranga, located on the corner of The Strand and McLean Street.

Seven years ago, the trust started with one family and one house. Today Te Tuinga Whānau provides a service to more than 210 families and individuals across 24 homes and four motels.

“Whare Tauranga was our first house, and we’ve put more than 100 families and individuals through thanks to the Tauranga Moana Māori Trust Board who gave it as a koha rent-free for the first three years,” says Tommy.

“Our big focus at the Whare Oranga will be holistic growth and wellbeing of our people as they look beyond the horizon of their circumstances.”

Te Tuinga business manager and ‘chief inspiration officer’ Stacey Mareroa-Roberts will assist Tommy with laying out the vision.

“Any healing starts with reflection and acknowledgment of who you are and how you got to where you are,” says Stacey. “That happens by looking both outwards and inward, exploring your cultural connection to people, place and planet.

“We are natural creatives, orators, and navigators so it makes sense to focus on these skills. We’re looking at walking/talking historical tours, starting at Te Tuinga Tauranga Moana centre. We’ll up-skill our people through local storytelling.”

The Happy Puku, run by chef Stephen Wilson, will serve free kai from 11am-2pm each day “for those who can’t afford it”. Those who can afford it will be able to pay it forward.

“Tauranga means ‘safe anchorage’ and a safe place to be,” says Tommy. “There will be a lot more laughter, singing and healthy kai for those that need that in their lives.

“We’re discussing with Tauranga Moana Māori Trust Board how our organisations can strengthen the relationship to benefit all of our people.”

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Toxic fish warning A vet in Waihī Beach treated four dogs over the weekend who fell ill after coming into contact with potentially toxic pufferfish.

Pip Jones, from Beach Vets, says she came across eight of the unusual-looking marine creatures on Labour Day. She swiftly put out a warning on the company’s Facebook page, but the pups soon started arriving.

Whilst on this occasion all the patients bounded away fully recuperated, Pip warns there are dangers associated with dogs coming into contact with the toxin.

If you, or your dog, may have ingested tetrodotoxin in any way, seek emergency treatment from a health professional or vet.

Bay Link traffic A significant traffic switch near the Bayfair roundabout is scheduled to take place next month, as part of the Bay Link project.

The change in road layout, which is expected to be implemented overnight on Tuesday, November 9, will see the two northbound lanes of State Highway 2 (heading towards Mount Maunganui) move closer to Golf 360, and the two southbound lanes (heading towards Pāpāmoa) move closer to the Bayfair Shopping Centre.

The traffic switch will enable the creation of a work zone in the middle of State Highway 2 so construction can progress on the underpass’ central section, as well as two further piers for the four-span Bayfair flyover and the flyover’s northern approach ramp.

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Time to retire from fire Roger Pickett found his way into a life in the Fire and Emergency Service organically. A friend of his had recently started life on the trucks at Masterton and was enjoying his new vocation.

His testimony prompted Roger to apply, and on October 22, 1973, he started what would become a 48-year career, which drew to an end in Mount Maunganui this week.

“I have enjoyed my time,” says Roger.

“But I am 69 now and I think I have earned my retirement. I have done a pretty good innings.”

Roger spent five years at Masterton before heading to Upper Hutt. A promotion to station officer, the rank he remains in to this day, saw Roger join the crew at Wellington City in 1981. Other postings at Newtown, back to Franklin, Lower Hutt and Remutaka followed.

When the decision came whether to spend the next 20 years in Upper Hutt, Roger’s other option was the Bay of Plenty.

“We had holidayed here in the Bay quite a few times,” he explains, “so it seemed like a natural progression.”

Three-and-a-half years at Kawerau followed, before a switch to Tauranga and, eventually, Mount Maunganui.

Roger, whose career in FENZ concluded at the end of a night shift on Wednesday morning, says he has made some great friends during his stint at Rata Street and Golf Road.

“I have had the same crew here for going on about 14 years now. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with them.”

In the near half-a-century that Roger has been in the job, plenty of things have changed.

Thanks to proactive education work

Mount Maunganui station officer Roger Pickett started his FENZ career in 1973.

Photo: John Borren.

with the community, actual incidences of fire have decreased.

“We now attend a lot of other things,” says Roger, highlighting unusual incidents involving ships, gyrocopters and light-planes.

“We attend a lot of car accidents these days. We also attend medical calls, anything that is life threatening.”

Whilst his career highlights include his “humbling” work with the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union, with whom he is a Lifetime Honorary Member, one medical event stands out.

A call-out to Omanu Golf Course for a cardiac arrest suddenly got personal when Roger realised he knew the stricken golfer.

“He was flat on his back. For all intents and purposes he was history,” says Roger.

“Just three weeks earlier we’d been on a

cruise together. So it was a shock to the system.”

However, with the work of Roger, his crew and the ambulance service, they managed to pull the patient back.

“He is still walking around today,” says Roger.

“In fact, I was just talking to him earlier today.”

Roger now has his eyes set on a relaxed retirement, enjoying family time with his grandchildren and his wife.

Although he admits she might have some adapting to do.

“Ever since she has known me we have always spent two nights a week apart because of the shift system,” he says.

“It is going to be quite a transition to me being home all the time now.

“I hope she can cope.”

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American football in the Bay If you’re a budding Tom Brady in Tauranga, you might finally be in luck with the launch of the city’s new American football team.

The Tauranga City Tridents started training earlier this month and now have their sights on a men’s, women’s and junior team going forward with a view to full-contact American football right here in the Bay of Plenty.

The driving force, says president Alex Hartwell, was Sam Penny, a 17-year-old student from Tauranga Boys’ College who travelled to Hamilton to play last summer.

The club are currently training weekly at Tauranga Boys’ College at 5:30pm on Tuesdays, although that is subject to change.

Tga-bound shipment busted A narcotics police taskforce in Panama has stopped a significant shipment of a “presumed illicit substance” bound for Tauranga.

A total of 38 packages, containing a further 1254 packages of an “alleged illicit substance”, were seized.

A statement confirmed that the National Aeronaval Service of Panama took seizure of items on a merchant ship on Friday, October 22. The ship was transiting through Panama on its way from Brazil to the Port of Tauranga.

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Pāpāmoa Unlimited event organiser Julia Manktelow.

Photo: John Borren.

If you’ve got it, haunt it Creating magic this Halloween will be nothing new for Pāpāmoa Unlimited event organiser Julia Manktelow.

Faced with the uncertainties of Covid-19 restrictions, Julia and her team have pulled all their tricks out of the hat to come up with a contactless, zero waste, socially distanced digital Halloween event this Sunday – the like of which has not been seen in New Zealand before.

The focus of the hocus pocus will be a spook-tacular fun bicycle ride and scavenger hunt along Pāpāmoa’s popular cycleways.

They’ll be ghosts, ghouls, angels and dinosaurs, clowns, cowboys, fairies and zombies - not to mention pirates, SpiderMan, Cruella De Vil, Baby Yoda and space cowgirls. They’ll all be on bikes, within their own bubbles, and spread out across an eight-hour period.

The ghostest with the mostest and every other type of fangtastic creature can show off their boo-tiful costumes.

“We’re going full Pap style and looking for the best-dressed Halloweeners out there on the trail,” says Julia.

Everyone who participates in Pāpāmoa’s Powerco Pedal and Pump event will follow the uniquely Halloween theme with plenty of opportunities to win bikes and prizes. They will be able to upload their own best-dressed photo to the event’s Facebook page, with the online judging to take place at the end of the day.

There will be prizes for bestdressed boy, girl, dad, mum, grandparent, group and family.

“We know how epic you are at this, so we’ll make sure the prizes match your efforts!”

The fa-boo-lous day, designed to lift everyone’s spirits, takes place along the Pāpāmoa walkway, which is a series of pathways that follow the

Pāpāmoa stormwater reserves, providing a walking and cycle link from Pacific View Road to Wairakei Reserve.

The socially-distanced digital scavenger hunt will include what Julia says are ‘wicked’ prizes including four new kids’ bikes thanks to Powerco, Pāpāmoa Unlimited, My Ride Mt Maunganui, Vivo, Pāpāmoa Warehouse, Secret Spot Hot Tubs and Onewave NZ. There will also be spot prizes along the way.

“We’ll be working within the parameters of the new Covid-19 restrictions,” says Julia.

“So rather than having you all together at once, we’ll have the track open from 9am-5pm.

“I’ll hold a live prize giving on Facebook at 6pm to let our lucky ghouls know who won big.”

The event, subject to Covid-19 regulations, will be held between 9am-5pm on Sunday, October 31.

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Waving in Nicol’s Brave New World The playfulness of cowboys, snakes and ladders and boys boxing juxtaposed with Covid iconography flies on flags in Durham Street.

The flag exhibition, titled Brave New World, is Nicol SandersO’Shea’s first public art project.

She normally exhibits in galleries, so was excited to take on a large scale display.

“I was really willing for the challenge,” says Nicol.

“But at the same time, I wanted the works to end up as a street exhibition. That’s what the flags are, which is quite cool.

“The challenge of street work being so public is something I hadn’t had to deal with before.

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using Covid references in her work because she didn’t know if people would respond to it or turn off.

“Being in New Zealand, we’re so sheltered. There were no cases and we were at level one - it was all freedom and all good.

“But then with Delta it changed again, so that’s when it kind of made it more obvious for me to go there.”

In Nicol’s printmaking she always uses old images and illustrations, and she mixed them with Covid-19 imagery and government messages for this exhibition.

“It really resonates with me how ridiculous some of these

images look when they’re taken out of context.

“So when you put the two quite different contexts together, you can have a bit of fun and create some odd stories.”

With a lot of the 15 screen printed flags being created during the recent lockdown, the Covid symbolism also seems appropriate.

She enjoyed having more time for her creative pursuits during level four.

“It’s important for wellbeing to continue making work.

“I couldn’t imagine not making any artwork. I don’t think I could handle that.”

Brave New World is part of the

Tauranga Arts Festival.

It was commissioned by Sonya Korohina of Supercut Projects with funding from Creative New Zealand.

Sonya wanted to ensure the project was outside in case alert levels changed - a really good call according to Nicol.

The Tauranga Arts Festival has also had to cancel all live performances because of alert level restrictions.

“It’s nice to be able to view art work any time of the day as well,” says Nicol.

Brave New World will fly on Durham Street in central Tauranga until November 12.

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Shot bro Tommy Wilson.

Photo: John Borren.

A series of large electronic billboards around Tauranga are carrying a simple yet powerful message encouraging people to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

The designs were created by Te Tuinga Whānau chief imagination officer Tommy Wilson as “positive relevant messaging” aimed at what he calls the “challenging sectors of our community”.

Tommy’s passion to connect with and protect every single person within reach of his community has inspired him to create the designs, with the cost of projecting the giant messages covered by sponsors.

“We need to get to those marginalised sectors of the community – the gangs and homeless,” he says. “They are now the most important, and we want to see they get vaccinated.

“To do that we need the right messaging to connect and engage with them.”

Four billboards around Tauranga, including sites at Bethlehem roundabout, the corner of Fraser Street and 15th Avenue and at Mount Maunganui, carry a range of simple messages such as ‘One love two shots’, ‘No Covid no cry’, ‘The Mighty All Vax, be part of the team’, ‘Make it a double’, ‘One small prick for man, one giant jab for mankind’, and ‘Imagine life without lockdown’.

Some of the graphics also carry the words ‘Shot bro’.

“It’s a positive message,” says Tommy.

“Imagine a life without lockdown.

“People get that. It’s a warmer, lighter message that connects better with those areas and people that we must see get vaccinated.” These are people that Tommy’s team works with every day, extending love and compassion.

“They need to know we care before we tell them what they need to know.

“We need to sit down, have a kai and a kōrero with them.

“That’s when the message will get through. You must take manaakitanga with you in your kete.”

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It’s a meaty career path like no other, but finding highly-trained butchers to join the ranks of local meat merchants is no easy mission.

“Not many people want or choose this career for various reasons,” says local butcher Doug Jarvis, who is on the hunt for skilled workers.

“It’s really hard to find good butchers, meat professionals, or anyone from the meat industry.

“We in New Zealand rely on foreign workers, like immigrants from the UK, Australia, and South Africa, to fill our specific areas of shop butchers.

“My problem is I’m losing butchers and unable to replace them.”

Covid-19 and border restrictions are the key contributors to this beefy crisis.

“I can’t even get any from Auckland because of strict movement,” he adds.

“I’m at my wits’ end with worry because I still have to pay rent, outgoings, electric and everything else that comes with owning a business.”

Doug is no ordinary butcher. He studied meat inspection and food hygiene in the UK before working as a meat inspector.

He’s the popular owner-operator of Doug Jarvis Butcher and Deli, which has outlets in Pāpāmoa and Mount Maunganui.

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find good butchers to make Lancashire black pudding, English-style pork pies, traditional Cumberland and Lincolnshire sausages and Cornish pasties.

Being a butcher is a hard job with early starts, and keeping customers supplied with every type of delicious item makes it doubly tough at times.

“This has come to a critical point, and it looks like I will have to close one of my stores,” admits Doug.

He says workers from meat works are good at what they do in their roles “but not trained in shop working and small goods like sausage making, curing and meat cutting”.

His business is famous for its extensive range of sausages, aged beef, young tender lamb, corn-fed chickens and fresh, farm free pork.

“There is no subsidy or funding available for this.

“If I don’t find staff soon it will take everything down and I’m left with nothing.

“It’s not just me - I know everyone is affected by Covid but I just scraped through our lockdowns and now it’s looking bleak.”

Doug is after two apprentice butchers, two qualified butchers and two butcher managers for his two shops. A great disposition, presentation, enthusiasm and energy is required, as well as a keen eye for detail and good hygiene standards.

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Our future starts now.

Kia ora Tauranga We know you love this place we call home, and you care about its future.

We do too.

Our population will only keep growing, so we’re acting now to ensure that Tauranga can be the thriving, liveable place you have told us you want for yourselves, your children and your children’s children.

To achieve our goals, the future must, and will, look different. Having the option to live in an apartment or a townhouse close to local amenities, and riding a bus to work will be part of the new norm.

Neighbourhoods will become closer and more connected as our city grows upwards overtime. We will have safer, greener choices as to how we move around town to work, shop, study and play.

The future starts now, and it starts in the Te Papa peninsula, between Greerton and the city centre.

You can see the peninsula transforming already, with new residential developments and large infrastructure upgrades. We acknowledge that change can be disruptive but it’s an important part of our journey towards creating a vibrant, accessible, modern city.

Some good news on the funding front We’ve been working to find more ways to pay for large growth-related projects – to reduce the burden on current ratepayers. As part of this we applied for funding from Central Government for four large projects, including the urban transformation of Te Papa, through the Infrastructure Acceleration Fund.

We’ve just heard that our four proposals (totalling nearly $186m) have been selected to progress to the next stage.

We expect to find out in April next year how much funding we’ve been granted, if any.

Potential new legislation to enable increased housing density throughout New Zealand cities will make the investment by central Government in new infrastructure all the more urgent.

More to come We’re working on many different fronts, with many different partners, to deliver the exciting future Tauranga has ahead. We’ll keep you updated and involved as we progress through the phases of this journey. Our future starts now.

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MaryAnne Calver and Rod Calver’s garden is part of the Katikati Rotary Garden Ramble. Photo: John Borren.

The Rotary Garden Ramble in Katikati is now only a week away, and organisers of the town-meets-country event are offering prizes to anyone still purchasing early bird tickets.

Due to the uncertainties created by Covid, the time to buy tickets for early bird prizes at the Rotary Garden Ramble has been extended until October 30.

“There are wonderful prizes to win by purchasing tickets early,” says Rotary Club of Katikati organizing committee member Rod Calver.

“There are two beautiful Corten steel garden sculptures donated by one of the gardeners, two huge ceramic pots with plants, heaps of garden products and even a Christmas cake donated by another of the gardeners.”

The garden ramble, titled Up the Garden Path, will take in 24 gardens in total, with six rural gardens to the north of Katikati and seven rural gardens to the south.

Rod says that in addition to early bird prizes for buying tickets prior to the event, there are going to be spot prizes over the weekend.

The most northern garden, owned by Moira Edmends and John Galloway, started from a bare maize paddock 30 years ago.

“No formal design was done before the garden was started, but rather it evolved as trees and plants Moira liked were purchased,” says Rod. “Hedging was sited by throwing a frisbee for the then dog, and putting the hedge no further away than Moira could throw the frisbee for the dog.”

Rod says Moira was Waihī College’s art teacher for many years and her artistic flair is evident with the shape, texture and foliage colours throughout their garden.

“The garden is complemented by an amazingly productive vegetable garden. As one drives up to the elevated garden a regal stand of Cypress Lusitanicas looks extremely impressive.”

Visitors are able to park adjacent to the garden in the orchard, which is also wheelchair friendly.

In stark contrast to Moira and John’s large rural garden is the Noble Johnson Drive garden of Everdien de Graaf, which looks down the Uretara River.

“This garden is an eclectic mix of unusual and easy to maintain plants on a very steep slope above the road,” says Rod. “The garden gets full sun all day and features many drought resistant plants.”

Rod says the steep garden started from a vacant section five years ago.

“The bare bones of the garden were completed in four months but Everdien continues to buy interesting plants which enhance this artistic project.

“Art works by Everdien will be on display and although the garden is not accessible to wheelchairs, Everdien is being especially accommodating and will allow people to get a bird’s eye view of this amazing property from her private verandah.”

There are also two other properties on the garden ramble to visit in the same street.

Garden Ramble tickets can be purchased at the Katikati Information Centre, from Grower Direct in Te Puna or by visitng: www.katikati.org.nz/events/up-the-garden-path “Tickets purchased before October 30 go in the draw to win lots of fabulous prizes,” says Rod. Up the Garden Path is being held from 9am5pm, wet or fine, on November 6 and 7.

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Right: A penguin sitting on his nest made up of the carcass of a diving petrel. This development in the ongoing fight to save our vulnerable petrel and penguin colonies has alarmed Western Bay Wildlife trust.

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Saving penguin city The interior design tastes of Mullet the little blue penguin are causing concern for those who provide guardianship and protection during the crucial penguin nesting and chick season and beyond.

“If it keeps up we’re going to risk losing all the petrel population.”

Meanwhile Mullet is doing his best to rear his family after abandoning his nest in 2020.

Last year Melissa discovered Mullet’s nest on a stash of wild rock pigeon and petrel carcasses; it had been trampled and eggs crushed due to people Mullet, in his futile search for leaf litter to going off-track. line his Moturiki burrow, has instead adapted “So that was two less penguins on Moturiki diving petrel feathers. The main problem is that that could have contributed to the declining the feathers are attached to one of the population,” says Melissa. decomposing petrel carcasses discarded “The impact of humans on the by a marauding domestic cat. native birds’ habitat is huge and This disturbing development this is an extremely vulnerable in the ongoing fight for area with threatened native survival of our vulnerable species. The petrels are on petrel and penguin colonies the ground – they can’t has alarmed Western Bay flap their wings and fly Wildlife Trust chairperson away like other species, Melissa McLuskie, who and penguins can’t fly leads the little blue at all. penguin research, and “People don’t realise Julia Graham - wellthat when they run up known locally as Mount and down the tracks and A little blue penguin having Maunganui’s ‘Penguin Lady’. don’t follow the stairs but its beak measured.

“A cat is killing the diving climb the banks, that they’re Photo: Western Bay Wildlife Trust.

ASKand FORstashing YOUR their bodies petrels not only damaging seedlings under a rock,” explains Julia. “That’s and causing erosion but also taking not unusual in itself, but on the trail away that layer of leaf debris which TODAY cam COPY footage we’ve noticed that Mullet has been helps preserve moisture and provide insect cover.” going and getting the carcasses of these dead birds, “Penguins are crazy little buggers,” says Julia. dragging them down to his burrow and lining his “We initially thought the cat or a weasel was nest with them.” hiding the carcasses in burrows and the penguins A contributing factor to the issue is that people were coming along and nesting on top of the bird are not staying to the trails when walking on bodies. Thanks to the hard work of volunteers Moturiki and Mauao. helping with research, we know for sure Mullet is “There’s not a lot of leaf litter or undergrowth on getting the carcasses himself.

Moturiki. When people go off the beaten tracks, “The penguins are at risk from diseases that other they’re pushing the leaf litter down to the bottom birds can carry, particularly rock pigeons as they and it gets washed out into the ocean. If penguins are an introduced species and carry a multitude of don’t have leaves and twigs for their nests the next diseases. They also pose a risk to human health. best thing is obviously feathers. They just happen “Mullet might not necessarily go too close to a to be attached to a dead bird.” diving petrel or pigeon, but having decomposing A colony of around 45 diving petrels was wiped carcasses in his burrow is not great.” out on Moturiki in 2014 by Humphrey, another The substantially growing rock pigeon local domestic cat that had gone hunting at population is attracting cats, rats and weasels and night. At the time, Julia’s team captured images are a great food source for them. Once predators of Humphrey on a trail camera and were able to are on the island, they discover the vulnerable track down his home and owners. ground-nesting birds.

They quickly returned Humphrey to his previous Melissa says it is heartbreaking to watch growing, home on a farm. healthy penguin chicks getting ready to make their “Humphrey had been fixed,” says Julia, “but once way out to sea suddenly disappear from a nest. a cat finds a good area they realise they actually “This has been going on for the past few years. don’t have to work very hard for it. These birds are “Owners are failing to keep these cats indoors at sitting there. The cats don’t have to chase them. night and our wildlife are suffering, nationwide.”

“There’s no effort involved. It’s like going Julia says putting a bell on a cat “just doesn’t through a KFC drive-thru.” cut it”.

It’s taken nearly seven years for that diving petrel “Petrels are attracted to noises, so a bell on a cat colony to begin re-establishing itself on Moturiki is more likely to attract the petrel to the cat than after the huge loss of more than 700 birds during anything else.” the Rena oil spill and Humphrey’s deadly foray, To assist Western Bay Wildlife with their only for them to be faced once again with the ongoing work, visit: www.westernbaywildlife.nz same fight for survival.

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Inflation action needs to be swift New playbook The end of October sees a changing economic environment for local businesses and the community.

While I think the fundamentals of our economy are strong, there are a couple of areas that we should be wary of.

Firstly, the supply chain issues our economy has, and will have for the next few months at least, are significant.

A few months ago, issues surrounding international freight were the extent of our supply chain problems.

Currently we still have that, but we also now have availability problems for goods produced in Auckland and Waikato. This means that the disruption hits a wider range of industries. Coupled with a lack of staff, this means that some businesses have demand that they’re unable to fill.

This disruption won’t end soon either - demand for consumer products and their components is up across the world and we can expect supply chain shortages to continue before people slowly go back to spending on services rather than goods.

The other economic topic of interest is inflation,

where we have seen the largest quarterly increase in the consumer price index since the 1980s. The cause of the increase is higher housing and consumer good prices – driven by high demand and some of the supply chain problems we see above.

This means that we can expect interest rates to climb from here.

Inflation has been well signalled in economic circles for months now, and the question is more what the response would be. Previously, it was thought it might be a temporary thing, but the rapid increase and price pressure we have seen on wages and consumer goods means that action will need to be swift.

While raising interest rates is the normal response to higher inflation, the solution isn’t quite that simple this time. While the Reserve Bank has plenty of room to move, rate increases will dampen down any economic recovery in hard hit regions like Auckland, and they will also be wary of the effect on mortgage costs – particularly for those on lower incomes.

While supply chain and interest rates are a concern, our short- term focus must also be on vaccination rates.

We can then at least take one form of disruption out for businesses.

In response to multiple requests for clarity about when New Zealand will relax Covid restrictions, the government has advised that when 90 per cent of eligible New Zealanders are double-vaccinated then we will move from the current levels to a new traffic light system that is actually no clearer than the system we’ve had in place since last March.

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Anti-vax sentiment is a big problem on top of delays

in the vaccine roll out; we are up against an alarming number of Kiwis who simply refuse to get vaccinated. Anyone who doubts the safety of the Pfizer vaccine is invited to view a document debunking popular vaccine myths, provided by Dr Michelle Dickinson, MNZM, a respected scientist with a PhD in Biomedical and Materials Engineering.

I urge you to read Dr Dickinson’s responses to concerns you may have heard about the Pfizer testing status, long term safety data, genetic modification, DNA modification, vaccine ingredients, side effects, efficacy, fertility, pregnancy and more.

You can view this document at: www.toddmuller.co.nz/vax Please make your vaccination decision based on science, not on fearmongering being spread by anti-vaxxers.

And please see your doctor if you have any personal health concerns before making your decision.

Alarming anti-vax sentiment a problem

The new Covid-19 protection framework, known for its ease of understanding as the ‘traffic light system’, will support us in keeping people safe - especially our vulnerable communities - and minimise the impact Covid-19 has on our day-to-day lives.

If you want to protect yourself, your whānau and your community, getting vaccinated is the only way you can do this.

As a Māori MP, I’m focussed on Māori vaccination rates. At the time of writing this, 69 per cent (393,632) of the eligible Māori population have had at least one dose - of those 48 per cent (276,650) are now fully vaccinated.

I’m proud of our government’s recent announcement of a $120m fund to support Māori communities to fast-track vaccination efforts and prepare for the new framework.

We hear the call to make sure we are supporting our hauora Māori who are on the ground every day doing their bit to help, and acknowledge the kaimahi who are at the frontline of this pandemic.

Some $60 million will go towards further supporting our Māori vaccination rates and a further $60 million will support Māori and Iwi-led initiatives to protect our communities.

We here in the Waiariki rohe will benefit from this investment and look to see a marked improvement in uptake for Māori who may be hesitant.

Vaccinations are our armour. They help keep us safe.

So my message to those in the Waiariki who have not yet had their first dose, is please get vaccinated.

If you are vaccinated you can be assured that in the new framework, you will get to enjoy the things you love, secure in the knowledge that the people around you, and the environment you are in, is as safe as possible in a Covid world. If you have done the right thing to keep yourself and others safe, to look after one another, you should feel safe.

I have no doubt that we’ll do what it takes and move forward safely, together. Kia kaha whānau.

There’s a light at the end of the tunnel.

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CAP money course coordinator Carlene Murray. Photo: John Borren.

Managing money worries A damning report by Christians Against Poverty claims debt collectors have been wearing secret-service style earpieces and flak jackets in order to look like police officers.

The report from the budgeting agency, known as CAP, also reveals threatening behaviour and oppressive tactics from collectors, such as telling people they could have all of their household goods taken or their photographs published in local newspapers.

It is the second report on debt collection practices released in recent months, following the late September publication of the Fincap national budgeting network.

Fincap and CAP are now calling on the government to urgently pass laws to reform debt collection to protect vulnerable families.

Tauranga CAP money course coordinator Carlene Murray says a new course, starting on November 4 at Lifezone Church in Judea, is free for everyone and anyone who needs help.

“We haven’t had people dressing up here in Tauranga,” says Carlene, “but we’ve heard of

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people getting harassed by phone calls, texts and mail.

“When you see people’s letterboxes overflowing with mail you may think it’s because they’re away on holiday, but sometimes it’s because they just don’t want to empty the letterbox because they know there’s going to be letters from debt collectors. It’s too stressful, so they let it pile up.”

For those struggling with challenges like putting food on the table, paying debts or paying bills on time, help and advice is available.

“By the time people call us they’re distraught, living in constant fear and experiencing poor emotional and mental health,” says CAP social policy adviser Michael Ward.

“Aggressive debt collection practices are designed to intimidate and exhaust people into unsustainable payment arrangements.

“Family relationships are often strained or broken, and they’ve almost always been pushed into further financial hardship.”

The three, 90-minute weekly sessions teach people how to budget, spend and save.

For free help, or to register for the course, visit: www.capnz.org, call: 0508 227 111 or email: carlene@lifezone.church

Skaters: Have your say Vitor Kokemper, 11, from Mount Maunganui in action at Arataki skate park – one of several skate parks around the city in line for an upgrade. Photo: Sam Fisher.

Have your say on how you want to skate in Tauranga.

If doing ollies, kick flips and nose grabs are your thing, then Tauranga City Council wants to hear from you.

Council is co-designing and identifying the best location for a destination skate park for the city, as well as upgrading existing skate facilities.

Director of spaces and places Paul Dunphy says council wants to know from the Tauranga skate community what sort of improvements they would like to see to existing facilities and what they would like to see in a destination skate park.

“Our growing skate community tell us our existing facilities are outdated and don’t provide for different skating experiences,” says Paul.

“As well as asking people to fill in our survey, we’re also inviting members of the skate community to join a co-design group to design a

new destination skatepark.

“Who better to know what works best than a skater?”

Long-time Tauranga skateboarder Garth Urquhart says different types of skaters will have different ideas about what they want for a destination skate park for the city, so it’s important for people to have their say.

“As well as skateboarding we’ve got scooters, roller skating and BMX,” says Garth. “Together we can come up with the best solution and design to suit everyone.”

The council survey was going to be launched with a Skate Jam at the Memorial Park Roller Rink, but due to Covid-19 alert levels this has been postponed.

For more information about the destination skate park project and to complete the survey, visit: www.tauranga.govt.nz/skate Survey participants will go into a draw to win one of five $50 Prezzy cards.

Get on board!

We want to hear from our wheel spinning community on what makes a good skate park, and whether you want to be in a community design group to work with Council and our skate park designer on skate park design and location.

Complete our survey and register your interest for the community design group www.tauranga.govt.nz/skate and go in the draw for one of five $50 Prezzy cards.

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Bay leaders lament Three Waters reforms Tauranga City Council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council and Tauranga MP Simon Bridges have lamented the announcement that Three Waters reforms will be mandatory for councils.

Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta made the announcement earlier this week, with water assets across New Zealand set to be

amalgamated into four larger entities from the country’s 67 councils, with an operational date of July 2024.

The new plans will include the establishment of a working group of local government, iwi and water industry experts to work though elements of the entity design.

Tauranga City Council commission chair Anne Tolley has expressed immediate concern that the no optout clause fails to take into account the city’s community feedback.

Tauranga City Council commission chair Anne Tolley.

“Our feedback to Minister Mahuta hasn’t changed,” says Tolley, who was appointed to head the commission currently running council by Mahuta. “Except, to acknowledge the concern our communities will be feeling, knowing the reforms will be mandated rather than allowing voluntary participation, as had been indicated previously.”

She says the community, mana whenua and council put a lot of time and effort into providing detailed feedback on the proposals and council will be seeking clarity through the new working group to address all of the concerns raised.

“There are still many details to discuss about local control, ownership of assets, mana whenua involvement, and the efficiency and cost of services under the proposed new model.”

Western Bay Mayor Garry Webber says the decision to make participation compulsory is a disappointing blow given the initial belief that reform would be optional.

Unlike some councils, he says Western Bay Council has provided good water service to its residents by investing in infrastructure including water networks and treatment plants.

“Our assets are modern and well maintained and we are committed to ensuring this continues now

and into the future.

“However, we recognise that there are many councils in New Zealand who have not, and we are now faced with the challenge of bringing everyone up to required standards by July 2024.”

National MP Bridges says he is “gutted” by the announcement, suggesting the mandate amounts to an assets grab.

“I had hoped Labour might listen to the many voices against Three Waters changes, but instead Mahuta has ignored local Mayors and New Zealanders and is going to press on,” he says.

“The changes amount to theft of council assets, won’t achieve any of the gains she speaks of, and will hand effective control to a few iwi elite.

“That’s plain wrong.”

Tolley says Tauranga City Council is mindful over the uncertainty that will now fill the void regarding Three Waters feedback.

“We’ll take our time to look at this carefully and will keep our communities and staff informed as best we can, while ensuring that their concerns are acknowledged and considered, and that everyone is supported throughout this process,” she says.

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Making a big splash

November 1 marks the beginning of Water Safety Month around the country.

The month is dedicated to raising awareness of New Zealand’s high drowning toll and encouraging our community to be safe when in, on or around our waters.

“The month is a great opportunity for our community to get involved in the different events happening around the Bay and learn some vital skills that could save their lives,” says Dave White, regional Water Safety strategy manager.

“We’re blessed to have so many different providers getting involved, and we’re also pleased to announce the launch of the Water Skills for Life Plus programme by Water Safety New Zealand and Swimming New Zealand, with support from Anne McLeod from McLeod Group.”

Water Skills for Life Plus is an extension of the Water Skills for Life programme and aims to improve support for teachers and widen the reach to include more tamariki.

This is the third year of Water Safety Month, and it’s a great way to remind the public of the importance of being safe - a push that’s the result

No matter what you’re doing in or near the water, make sure to stay safe.

of New Zealand’s consistent drowning rate.

Sadly, the nation has already experienced 39 preventable drownings around the country this year, five of which were in the Bay of Plenty.

“Being safe doesn’t mean sacrificing fun,” says Dave.

“Being prepared, knowing your limits and never going alone could be all it takes to get yourself home safely.”

For more information on Water Safety Month, and to see what’s happening near you, head to: www.watersafetybop.co.nz

Get some free water tips Tauranga is a city surrounded by water, which makes water safety a top priority.

That’s why Omanu Surf and Swim Clubs are hosting free water safety sessions during the month of November for all members of their communities.

The clubs are hosting four sessions over November; on Saturdays between 12-2pm at the heated pool at Mount Maunganui College.

Fun activities will fill the sessions, and there’ll also be a free sausage sizzle. Life guards and experienced swim coaches will be teaching vital life-saving water skills to anyone willing to learn.

Everyone is welcome to attend these free, fun sessions.

The sessions will teach people how to assess water and environmental conditions, move in the water and what to do should you get into a water emergency.

Please bring suitable swimwear, a towel and goggles if you have them.

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Building consulting made simple Keeping building projects simple and straightforward is the key objective for the three directors of BCS Group - the newest construction company in Tauranga.

Michelle Anderson, who comes with 17 years of Auckland building consultancy experience, has teamed up with Tauranga’s Jordan Jensen and Charlie Hurd to create a company where ‘just simplifying the whole thing’ is at the heart of their enterprise.

Charlie has been in the building industry for 18 years doing new builds and renovations and manages the building arm of the business, whilst Jordan takes care of the concrete side, from foundations to driveways and paths. Michelle is in charge of operations, overseeing the whole direction of the business, contracts, schedules and health and safety.

“When I met Charlie and Jordan, we got talking and wanted to simplify the whole building process,” says Michelle.

Hence the name BCS, which stands for Building Consulting Simple.

“We were all at the point of growing our own companies. We knew we’d have more potential if we combined forces rather than stay on our own.

“We can get more staff involved and take a different angle on it.”

Jordan’s seven years of experience combined with the other two has meant they’ve already been busy with renovations, reclads, roof repairs and foundations.

Next year they will be taking on new builds, but right now they’re ready to bring on more builders to grow the team.

BCS Group Ltd is based at 15 Dakota Way (by appointment only). To contact Michelle email: michelle@bcs.nz or visit: www.bcs.nz

Partnership aims to tackle housing shortage A new land development company established by Tauranga-based developer Classic Group and the $58 billion NZ Super Fund aims to use its scale and capital to increase housing supply in New Zealand.

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Kaha Ake - Stronger Together aims to develop and market a range of sites across New Zealand with a focus on meeting the demand for housing.

The partnership’s first development will be in Warkworth, North Auckland delivering more than 500 lots for a new community to be developed. Over the coming years the partnership expects to achieve a development pipeline of upwards of 3000 sites for new homes.

Classic Group director Peter

Cooney says the company sees this as an opportunity to find solutions to some of the property sector’s complex and historic challenges.

“We’re delighted to partner with NZ Super Fund,” says Peter. “With the long-term financial support this partnership offers, Kaha Ake will be in a strong position to support the development of homes for Kiwis at a pace and scale that will help meet the demand for quality affordable housing.

“In a complex and challenging industry, we want to work collaboratively alongside councils and government to develop land and enable the building of homes and communities throughout the regions, at pace and scale.

“We see a major opportunity ahead to address the scale and infrastructure problems bedeviling New Zealand’s property sector.

NZ Super Fund shares our commercial mindset and sense of social responsibility, and we look forward to working together.”

NZ Super Fund manager direct investments Hishaam Mirza says the investment is part of a broader strategy to increase the fund’s exposure to real estate.

“It’s great to be able to partner with a highly experienced New Zealand developer in Classic Group,” says Hishaam. “We believe our capital can help create a breakthrough moment for a sector weighed down with interconnected challenges of affordability, land supply, lack of scale, poor infrastructure and compliance.

“In line with our commitment to responsible investment, sustainability will be at the forefront of Kaha Ake’s approach.”

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Surfaces that transform your space Simply Surfaces sales consultant Kirsty Kushnirenko.

When building, renovating or redecorating, transforming the space can be as simple as adding a surface, style, colour or design.

Since 2011, Simply Surfaces has designed and created surfaces for local Bay of Plenty residential homes, holiday homes and commercial interiors that wow their clients. Think premium, high-quality benchtops, splashbacks and finished solutions that will stand the test of time, created by craftspeople who are proud of what they do.

Today, Simply Surfaces offers an in-home or on-site consultation and the information clients need to help them make the right decision.

Whatever style or design, they

can recommend a surface design and colour to suit.

Simply Surfaces sales consultant Kirsty Kushnirenko has already helped many Bay of Plenty clients with new benchtops and surfaces.

“I love the difference a new benchtop or splashback can make to an existing kitchen or the wow factor it creates in a new one,” says Kirsty.

“Helping our clients make a choice that they will love today and tomorrow is especially rewarding.”

From high-pressure laminate to Tavolo 100 per cent acrylic premium solid surface, they offer finished solutions for benchtops, tables and countertops, doors, drawers and panels in a wide range of colours, shades and

styles. Their mission is to deliver the best, most attractive, durable and functional surfaces that will delight their clients now and in the future.

From concept to completion, the Simply Surfaces team delivers the best advice, craftsmanship and quality. However, the business could not thrive without its people.

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Unlock more space at your place If you have outgrown your home, Complete Cabins can give you space.

Complete Cabins owners Grant and Karla Rule build affordable cabins for families and small business owners throughout New Zealand.

Grant’s extensive experience in the building industry and roofing combines with Karla’s talent for painting and decorating, and her background in real estate.

Together, they build high-quality cabins to suit the Kiwi lifestyle.

Karla says her and Grant saw a

gap in the market with other cabins that were being built.

“They were left bare – ply walls, no carpet, no curtains,” says Karla. “We wanted to give people something that was ‘move in ready’ with all the work completed.

“Our cabins are painted internally and come with carpet, roller blinds and curtains. We also think that comparatively our cabins are really affordable as we don’t have the overheads of having to lease a property to build from as we work from home in Te Puna.”

Grant and Karla have just released a new size to their range of cabins which is proving popular with buyers. It is a 4.8m x 2.7m cabin selling for $18,990 including GST. The other contemporary cabins come in two sizes, with the possibility to include a bathroom in the larger cabin.

“They are all built to withstand New Zealand weather conditions,” says Karla.

“We frame the cabin with strong and durable galvanised steel. With double-glazed windows, doors and full insulation, they are designed to be comfortable and warm through all seasons.

“We are currently booked through to Christmas but are taking orders now for the New Year.

“Building will commence on January 10, 2022.”

Whether you have a growing family, no room for guests or no space to run your business from home, our cabins open the door to more living space.

Lowering the carbon footprint Waka Kotahi is outlining a new commitment to lowering the carbon footprint created during construction of its New Zealand Upgrade Programme projects.

Penlink, a project to create a vital new transport connection north of Auckland, is the first Waka Kotahi project to use the new approach.

Projects worth more than $100 million will aim to reduce construction emissions by at least 10 per cent, with suppliers encouraged to look for ways to make even greater reductions to carbon.

National manager infrastructure delivery Mark Kinvig says Waka Kotahi has a vision for a low carbon, safe and healthy transport system.

“Construction of infrastructure projects use significant resources,” says Mark. “Concrete, steel, asphalt and fuel used in earthworks are the biggest sources of emissions from building transport projects.

“We are aiming to reduce these impacts as much as possible and lead the transport sector on reducing construction emissions.

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“The contract to build Penlink, which has just gone out to tender, will include a financial incentive for meeting a carbon reduction target.

“This new approach to procurement also encourages design competition and challenges our standards to reduce construction emissions.

“Changes to standards would still need to deliver essential outcomes like safety.”

Waka Kotahi plans to use a similar approach to reduce construction emissions on other major New Zealand Upgrade Programme projects.

Other initiatives will include assessing suppliers bidding for contracts on how their construction methods result in fewer emissions, accelerating improvements through new sustainable infrastructure and resource efficiency policies, as well as the use of an independent sustainability rating tool run by the Infrastructure Sustainability Council.

For projects still in development, NZTA will continue to look at potential changes that could lower emissions while still providing the outcomes promised to communities.

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Charity welcomes govt funding

Workplace mental health and suicide prevention charity Mates in Construction says new government funding will allow it to expand its support to construction workers.

The charity has received $600,000 in one-off funding from the government’s Mental Wellbeing Innovation Fund, designed to support innovative mental health projects.

“Right now, we are losing on average one worker per week to suicide in the construction sector,” says Mates in Construction CEO

Victoria McArthur.

“The workers in our industry tend to be very unlikely to reach out proactively and seek or accept help.

“That’s a real challenge for traditional programmes of mental health care. Our programme is done on site, delivered for industry by industry. Our field staff come from the tools – they have backgrounds in the industry and the real experience of working in the industry.

“That means they can reach past those barriers and reach people on the job site. Mates is one of very few well documented and researched workplace-based suicide prevention

It’s time to start powering up

Machinery and Powertool Centre Mount Maunganui’s Jason Miller. Photo: John Borren.

It’s time to get your power up with Bosch, with help from Machinery and Powertool Centre Mount Maunganui and Powertools and Servicing Tauranga.

This month, the team at Machinery and Powertool Centre Mount Maunganui and Powertools and Servicing Tauranga are offering a cracking deal. Buy any two 18v Bosch skins for a minimum of $200 each and power up with a free 5.0 amp battery. The tools on special are the widest range of 18v powertools and outdoor equipment available worldwide. Get the ProCore advantage from Bosch tools.

With the new range of brushless motors which Bosch has developed,

there is no comparative loss of power using cordless versus electric.

Use cordless tools and get your job done without running power leads.

“There is no better time this year to buy your Bosch cordless tools with the Power Up with Bosch promo,” says Machinery and Powertool Centre Mount Maunganui’s Jason Miller and Powertools and Servicing Tauranga’s Graeme Meiklejohn.

Machinery and Powertool Centre Mount Maunganui and Powertools and Servicing Tauranga can help you make your selection.

So what are you waiting for? Visit the team instore at 130 Newton Street, Mount Maunganui and 86 St John Street. To see the items on sale, visit: www.powertoolcentres.co.nz

Mates engage with workers through on-site training and providing those identified as at risk with case management support that connects them to suitable professional support. Photo: Mates in Construction.

programs globally, and our approach has been highlighted as best practice by the World Health Organisation.”

Since its inception, Mates in New Zealand has inducted more than 21,000 workers into the General Awareness Training

programme, and delivered the programme onto 256 sites, gaining the support of 110 industry organisations.

“We know that as an industry we need to keep prioritising the wellbeing of our people, especially as we continue to

battle Covid-19. It’s excellent to have government recognise and support the work we are doing, and help us to take those services even wider in our industry.”

For more information on Mates in Construction, visit: www.mates.net.nz

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Brakes requirement on the horizon Almost all motorcycles over 125cc entering New Zealand will need Anti-lock Braking Systems (ABS) from November 1 this year, as the final steps of an amendment to light vehicle braking rules take effect.

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Current-model new motorcycles and imported used motorcycles over 125cc registered for the first time in New Zealand will be required to have ABS from the beginning of next month. This completes the implementation of an amendment to the Land Transport Rule: Light-vehicle brakes 2002.

Current-model new motorcycles and imported used motorcycles join new-model new motorcycles in requiring ABS. Changes took effect for newmodel new motorcycles from April 1, 2020.

The risk of being killed or injured in road crashes is 21 times higher for motorcyclists than for car drivers over the same distance.

In 2019 alone, 56 people motorcycling were killed (10 more than in 2017), 470 were seriously

injured, and 972 suffered minor injuries.

ABS works to prevent a motorcycle’s wheel, or wheels, from locking during braking. It uses speed sensors on both wheels to accurately determine the wheel speed, as well as when a wheel locks.

ABS adjusts the braking pressure to prevent the wheel from remaining locked and assists with maintaining the motorcycle’s stability.

Previous and currently registered motorcycles are not required to be retrofitted with ABS. Trial or enduro motorcycles used for the purpose of a sanctioned competition are exempt and there are some exemptions for classic or collectible motorcycles. For more information, visit: www.nzta.govt.nz/abs-changes

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Roadworks continue after Labour Weekend Worksites along State Highway 2 between Waihī and Tauranga re-opened earlier this week following the Labour weekend holiday.

“We close down most of our sites over busy holiday periods, such as Labour weekend, to minimise disruption to people’s journeys,” says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Bay of Plenty system manager Roger Brady.

Minimising delays and disruption to people’s journeys in the Bay of Plenty will continue to be a huge focus for Waka Kotahi throughout the summer maintenance and construction season.

“We are working hard with contractors and suppliers to deliver better journeys this construction season, in addition to providing better and more detailed information to road users on any anticipated delays.”

Early last week, PowerCo undertook more work near the Ōmokoroa intersection.

On previous occasions this kind of work has caused severe delays.

“This time, we changed the type of traffic management used, the hours of work and closely monitored the worksite.

“By changing our approach and working closely with PowerCo and their contractors, we were able to minimise the impacts to people’s journeys.”

This is what you can expect to see on your journey between Waihī and Tauranga: • Athenree Road to Tanners Point Road – road widening works continue throughout the week.

Expect minor delays of one-to-two minutes.

• Tanners Point Road to Kauri Point Road – power and watermain relocations are underway, with expected completion in late-October.

Expect minor delays.

• Rea Road/Tetley Road intersection – works alongside the highway are ongoing. Expect minor delays.

• Sharp Road to Sargent Drive – road widening works continue throughout the week. Expect minor delays.

• Cambridge/Moffat roads – surveying works will see a southbound shoulder closure in place. This is not anticipated to impact traffic.

As there are multiple worksites on State Highway 2 between Waihī and

Tauranga, some delays are expected at times and drivers are advised to plan ahead and allow extra time for their journeys.

“Please continue to drive safely, especially through worksites,” says Roger. “We want to keep everyone safe, including our road workers.

“Please slow down, leave space and be patient.”

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

Tauranga book fair bigger than ever The Harbour City Lions Book Fair is back for another year – and this time it’s bigger than ever.

Volunteers have been hard at work for the past few months collecting, sorting and getting thousands of books ready to sell.

Organiser Christine Currie says this year the books will spread out across two large rooms.

This will allow for all items to be on display, rather than having boxes of One of the two rooms filled to the brim with donated books. Photo: Supplied. books hiding away.

Christine says with the amount of The event kicks off on Friday, November 5, and runs until books they have this year, sorting through books must have Sunday, November 8, at the Tauranga Racecourse, off been a common activity for people during Covid-19 lockdowns. Cameron Road.

Community members can expect to find fiction and nonIt will run from 9am-5pm on Friday and Saturday, and from fiction books on a range of topics suitable for all ages.

9am-3pm on Sunday.

“All of the money will go back into the community – that’s Fiction books will be sorted alphabetically, and non-fiction why all the volunteers are here,” says Christine. “We like helping books will be sorted into categories. Eftpos will be available and the community, and we have fun while doing it.” everyone will need to wear their masks.

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A beautiful afternoon of music

VIOLIN SOLOIST – MARTIN RISELEY

BOP Symphonia are gearing up for their final concert of the year, titled Northern Lights.

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the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Martin Riseley, is the internationally renowned soloist.

Wagner’s beautifully evocative Forest Murmurs is a lyrical piece and part of Wagner’s opera cycle, Ring Des The event features Nibelungen. Here, the music of four the orchestra’s string Northern European section portrays the composers – leaves and branches Sibelius (Finnish), gently swaying above Shostakovich the forest floor, while (Russian), Wagner the woodwind section (German), and portrays birdsong.

Smetana (Czech).

The concert The concert opens concludes with with Šárka – a Shostakovich’s symphonic poem by Symphony No.9. composer Bedřich Written in 1945, Smetana. Full of it was intended to intensity and musical BOP Symphonia rehearsing for the Northern be a momentous imagery, this dynamic Lights concert. work celebrating the and highly vivid Soviet victory over Germany. piece of music aptly represents the female warrior The result was a surprise to everyone. princess after which it is named.

It is short (26 minutes), small in scale, much Sibelius’ Violin Concerto is the centrepiece of the lighter in tone than the 7th (his most famous concert. Sibelius, a failed violin virtuoso himself, wartime contribution), devoid of pompous wrote this technically demanding concerto as a grandeur and with more sense of balance. homage to the instrument.

Northern Lights is conducted by Justus From its beautiful first note to its dramatic end, Rozemond and will be performed at 2:30pm on it showcases the brilliance of the violin.

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A fitting tribute to The Velvet Underground Are we still between gigs? Yeah, pretty much, reverberated through the music scene since then - a pop band Lucius get stuck into the debut as influential as the arrival of a young Bob sado-masochism anthem Venus In so we’ll go elsewhere this week.

Sure, there is stuff happening. Jack Dusty’s, the Barrel Room and the Hop House are continuing with seated music, but most stuff is still stuffed.

Baycourt is really having no fun at all, what with the shifting sands of regulations.

Currently the 100person limit is off but distancing remains: “To maximise audience numbers, Baycourt has modified our seating layout in the Addison Theatre to safely allow for one metre physical distancing between audience members.

“To accommodate this much-needed lift in available seats, tickets must now be purchased in groups of two, three, four or five so that we can maximise our seated capacity based on the layout of our specific venue.

“Please note that this configuration only applies under the current alert level two guidelines.”

That’s the kicker. The “current” guidelines.

They will change soon. That’s the way it is at the moment. The situation is febrile.

But there is still optimism. Musicians are pressing ahead with musical plans.

Amanda Sloan will be launching an album on December 4 at the Mount Community Hall, with her dance students dancing to live music.

She says it will go ahead in either level two or level one. The previous night, Davey Beige has assembled a crack band for a crack at the Jam Factory. I’m guessing level one only, though enterprising folk have started holding Jam Factory shows outside on the lawn recently...

Hal again

But I said we were going elsewhere this week and indeed we are, because we’re going to once again visit the wonderful world of the late Hal Willner.

I wrote about Hal Willner a couple of months back, since the producer, who died last year from Covid complications, had once again blown everyone away, this time with his take on the music of Mark Bolan and T. Rex and a double CD called Angel-Headed Hipster.

But even that posthumous set was not his final work. It has now emerged. A ‘tribute’ album recreating The Velvet Undergound and Nico's classic self-titled debut album, the one with the Andy Warhol-designed cover of a banana.

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And here we have their debut again, made over in loving homage by Hal Willner and his chosen team. It is simply brilliant. R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe opens with a gloriously languid take on Sunday Morning, all intimate breathy vocals with subtle weirdness from Bill Frisell’s guitar.

Matt Berninger from The National follows with I’m Waiting For My Man and nails it.

What always distinguished the Velvets was the grown-up honesty of Lou Reed’s early songwriting and here, with a forensic description of a drug deal and the accompanying mental state, you get it in its full glory.

The album returns to that theme with Heroin, musically arranged by Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore and sung by Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream. In these sanitised musical times, both songs still have the power to shock.

Elsewhere, Sharon Van Etten turns in a lovely (and possibly the slowest ever) version of Femme Fatale, while violinist Andrew Bird and indie-

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Closing things off, Iggy Pop unites

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Dylan five years earlier. The Velvets were a slow motion explosion that expand ever-outward, changing everything in its path. It got here eventually of course. Does anyone think the ‘Dunedin sound’ could have happened otherwise?

It’s not as if their place in music history has been ignored.

Even the band’s fourth and final album, Loaded, from after they disbanded, has been re-released as a six-CD box.

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The song hits peak weirdness after about three minutes but then continues to assault the brain for another five. It’s a fitting finish for a superb album.

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Saturday 30 October

Omokoroa Market

Settlers Hall, 9-12pm Your local monthly market with arts, crafts, hot tea & coffee, hot food, roduce, flowers and lots of smiles.

Info: omokoroamarket@gmail.com

Association Croquet

Sat, Mon & Wed at Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. 9:15 for 9:30am start. New players & visitors welcome. Ph Jacqui 574 9232

Otumoetai Tennis Club

Bay Singles Social Club

Adult tennis 1:30pm. Bellevue Park Windsor Road (adjacent to swimming pool). New players and visitors welcome. Ph Victor 027 577 1818 a/hrs

Join a bunch of over 50’s young singles. Weekend dinners, potlucks, occasional outings. Have a go! Ph Delia 027 284 8762, Andrea 021 133 0313

Katikati Bowling Club

Tauranga Farmers Market

8 Park Rd 12:45-3pm

Katikati Crop Swap

7:45am-noon at Tauranga Primary School cnr Cameron Road & 5th Avenue. Rain, hail or shine.

Direct from the Producers. Support local.

1st Saturday of the month, 14 Jocelyn treet. wa home garden roduce, lants, flowers, seeds, herbs, eggs, preserves etc. 07 549 4522

Tauranga Fuchsia Group

LOL Laughter Wellness

No meeting Sat 30 Oct. Usually meet last Saturday of the month at Art & Craft Centre. Ph Noeleen 578 4643

Due to the nature of our activity, laughter sessions are on hold until return to Covid Level 1.Trish 022 036 6768 lollaughterwellness@gmail.com. Check our new website www.lollaughterwellness.weebly.com

Village Radio Museum

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

Sun, Tues & Thurs at Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. 9:15 for 9:30am start. New players & visitors welcome.

Ph Nev 575 5121

Maketu Market

3rd and 5th Sunday. Setup from 7am at Maketu Village Green.$10 per stall.

Ph Maureen 021 267 1685

NZDA BOP Range Day

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NZDA BOP branch run public open days last Sunday each month at their 300m range in TECT All Terrain Park. 9am-3pm bring firearms licence

Papamoa Farmers Market

58 Ashley Place, Papamoa 8:30am-12pm.

Live music, food trucks, vegetables, coffee, seedlings, playground, fresh meat & seafood

Papamoa Hills Maori History

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Open meeting 10am Tauranga Central Baptist Church. cnr Cameron Rd/13th ave. All welcome.

Ph 0800 229 6757

Badminton Club, Aquinas College

Join our walking group to learn the Mori history of the Bay of Plenty coastline. Info: https://www. traveled.co.nz/upcoming-experiences

Papamoa Lions Club Market

Make your Museum experience come alive with a fascinating Guided Tour. Mon & Thurs 11am. WBOP residents and ratepayers FREE. Other: Adult $5/ GC $4. 32 Main Rd, Katikati. Ph 07 549 0651

Zonta Club of Tauranga

Service club empowering women & girls through service & advocacy. We meet on the 2nd Monday each month. Ph Leigh 0210 267 2631

Tuesday 2 November Open meeting 7:30pm St Peters Anglican Church. 11 Victoria Rd. Mt Maunganui. All welcome Ph 0800 229 6757

Coffee morning 1st Monday of month, 10am-12noon. $4 entry. Vintage Car Club Rooms, Cliff Road, Tauranga. Ph Yoka 021 158 5839

Fun and companionship, come to the Mt Community Hall 345 Maunganui Rd.12:30 pm Tues & Thurs afternoon tea & prizes.

Ph 575 7482 or 027 658 6848

Dutch Friendly Support Network

Keep On Your Feet

Let’s Learn Something New

Men4Change Men’s Support Group

Supporting men who are feeling low, anxious, depressed, experiencing relationship breakdown & loneliness. Every 2nd Monday 7-9pm (tonight).

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

Monday Movie Matinee

Enjoy a movie in the boutique Junction Theatre, 36 Main Rd, Katikati. 1.30pm.

Tickets $10/$7.50 Gold Card. Ph 07 549 1658. Visit www.theartsjunction.org.nz for movies

Oceanside Probus Club

9:30am at Omanu Golf Club, Matipihi Road, Mount Maunganui. All welcome.

Brenda 575 0314 or Myra-Lou 575 6595

Pickleball Morning Play

Mount Sports Centre 9:15am-12:15pm. Join the fun! Beginners welcome. Bats and balls provided. $5. The Mount Pickleball Club.

Bob 027 478 6282

Rotary Club of Otumoetai

2nd & 4th Monday 6pm at the cafe in New orld Boo field. ontact Brian

Tauranga Men’s Shed

Open Mon-Fri at the Historic Village. Toyshop selling wooden toys, mah-jong racks etc.

Wednesdays, surplus tools and materials sold

Tauranga Senior Citizens Club

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

500 Cards Mon & Thurs. Indoor Bowls Tues, Wed, & Sat. 14 Norris St (behind PaknSave). 12:45pm start.$3 entry includes afternoon tea.

New members welcome

NZDA public range day - Last Sunday of each month. m rifle range at the Park, open from 9am to approx. 3pm. $20/shooter

Wesley Methodist Church, 100 Thirteenth Ave. 10am on the 2nd and 7:30pm on the 4th Monday of the month All welcome. Ph Tony 07 549 5015 or Brian 07 576 5210

Public Range Day

Western Bay Museum Tour

Mon & Weds 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

Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet

Golf Croquet

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Alcoholics Anonymous

An A-Z of clubs, courses & classes happening now. Find an activity, join & do it! All ages. www.letslearn.co.nz or Ph 07 544 9557

Held every Sunday 9am-1pm rain or shine! Te Papa o Nga Manu Porotakataka (Phoenix Park). www.mountmainstreet.nz

5. Light meals (6) 6. Denims (5) 11. Class (8) 13. Exit (6) 14. Ramble (6) 15. Alter (6) 16. Sticks (5) 18. Young horse (4)

Monday 1 November

Croquet

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

Beginners welcome. Ph Peter 571 0633

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Sun & Thurs 1:30-4pm. Pond behind 22 Montego Drive Papamoa, sailing Electron Radio Controlled Yachts for fun. Adult beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419

Omokoroa 11am-12, Settlers Hall, 334 Omokoroa Road. Strength & balance classes for older adults. All levels of fitness welcome. Ph Sharnie 021 111 8617

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Radio Controlled Model Yachts

Tauranga Stamp Club

Alcoholics Anonymous

500 Cards 50+

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Altrusa Int’l Tauranga

Women’s Service Group meet every 2nd Tuesday for business meeting and projects and every 4th Tuesday for programme evening.

Sandra 027 483 8454 www.altrusa.org.nz

Bayfair Petanque Club

A new season, try a new sport. Petanque at Russley Drive Tues & Thurs 12:45pm. boules & tuition available. Turn up or Ph Alf 021 175 9282

Conversation Cafe Dee St

Friends in the making at Pressie Church Hall cnr Macville Rd and Dee St, 10-11:45am all ages welcome. $5. Ph 021 127 4277

Fundamentals Of Painting

Starts 9th November inspiring 5 week course for all levels. Oil or acrylic painting with Damien Kurth professional tutor. 1-3.30pm Cost $260.

Book: www.theincubator.co.nz/the-artery

Keep On Your Feet

Katikati 10:30-11:30am, Catholic Church Hall, 89 Beach Road.

Strength & balance classes for older adults. All levels of fitness welcome.

Ph Sharnie 021 111 8617

Ocean Running Fun Run

5K Fun Run & Walk around Mauao base.

Walkers start 5.30pm runners 6pm. Enter from 5pm, Mount Ocean Sports Club. $6 entry includes drink, spot prizes. Ph Phil 02 138 3354

Otumoetai Tennis Club

Adult tennis 9am Tues & Thurs. Bellevue Park Windsor Road (adjacent to swimming pool). New players and visitors welcome. Ph Pam 570 0302

Otumoetai Walking Group

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

Papamoa Table Tennis

Come along for some friendly competition. 7-9pm Papamoa College Gym Cost: $5 for adults $4 for students. Bats available for use. Ph Brendon 022 157 3480

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THE WEEKEND SUN Recycled Teenagers Gentle Exercise St Mary’s Church cnr Girven & Marlin.

9-10:30am. Suitable for joint replacements, arthritics, recovery from accidents & illness. For strength, coordination & balance. Jennifer 571 1411

Scrabble

Stimulate your brain. Tuesdays 9:20am Tga Citz Club 13th Ave & Cameron Rd. Ph Jo Ann 5783603

Sequence Dancing

Tauranga Social and Leisure Club dances that were held at Anglican Church Hall in Bureta Road Otumoetai are CANCELLED until further notice

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

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

Tauranga Model Railway Club

meets Tuesday 9:30am & Thursday 7:30pm at the clubrooms upstairs corner of Mirrielees & Cross Roads, Sulphur Point. Ph Mike 02 193 9233

Tauranga South Bowls

Exercise your brain, body and meet new friends. Free coaching and loan bowls available. Don’t just sit there, book a time! 15 Tutchen St. Ph 578 6881 or 578 6213

Te Puke Pipe Band

Meets weekly 6-8pm at Te Puke Baptist Church, Station Road Te Puke. Learner Pipers & Drummers welcome. Free tuition provided. Ph Jo 021 052 6728

Te Puna Tennis Club

Senior tennis Tuesdays from 9am. Friendly club. New members welcome. Tangitu Road, Te Puna. Left past the rugby grounds. Ph Catherine 021 506 855

Yoga For All

Welcome Bay Community Centre, 6-7:30pm.

Traditional, relaxing Yoga class.

Beginners welcome. $12 for one or $90 for nine classes. Bring a mat.

Info: Bhajan 07 929 7484

Wednesday 3 November 10 Pin Bowling

1pm @ 10 Pin Tauranga, 135 13th Avenue. Play for fun but keep the score. Very occasionally competitive.

Ph Glenda 0212 578 678

Alcoholics Anonymous

Open meeting 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month. Tauranga

Central Baptist Church, Corner Cameron Rd/ 13th ave.All welcome.

Ph 0800 229 6757

Adults Ballet Plus

Adults Ballet/Plus lots of dance styles covered. St Peter’s Church Hall Beach Rd, Katikati. 12:30pm Ph Gaye 07 577 1753 027 274 8753 gayehemsley@gmail.com

Age Concern Walking Group

Meet at 10am Greerton Countdown Ph Renee 07 576 6699

Cards

Cribbage 12:45pm at RSA Greerton.

Friendly club. New members very welcome. Ph Jill 021 160 6143

Healing Rooms Prayer

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

No charge. www.healingrooms.co.nz 021 213 8875

Indoor Bowls Gate Pa

Greerton Community Hall. Annual General Meeting 7:30pm Ph Kevin 027 478 8416

Katikati Bowling Club

8 Park Road. Mixed Roll-ups 12:45-3pm

Marching For Leisure

A non-competitive activity for mature ladies. Fun, Fitness & Friendship. For Tauranga team’s practice and details Ph Sally Smith 07 562 8684

Pickleball Morning Play

Baypark 10am to noon. Join the fun!

Beginners welcome. Bats and balls provided. $5. The Mount Pickleball Club. Bob 027 478 6282

Steady As You Go

Exercises for seniors. Improve strength and balance. Friendly group meets Bureta area 2-3pm except 1sts. $2. Ph Betty 07 570 3215

Western Bay Museum Tour

Tauranga Boys College 7-9pm. Beginners welcome.

Bats and balls provided. $5.

The Mount Pickleball Club.

Bob 027 478 6282

Katikati Sewing & Knitting

Pickleball Morning Play

Thursday 4 November

10-11am. 14 Jocelyn Street Katikati.

Sewing machines and lessons/help available. 07 549 4522

Cap Life Skills

Free budgeting, practical money saving, getting organised, healthy eating, positive well-being course.

8-weeks 9:30am-12pm www.stpetershouse.co.nz to register or 07 571 5916

Katikati Bowling Club

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

Bethlehem Pottery Kids Classes. Make Christmas Decorations Saturday 6th November 9am-12:30pm $65. Bookings essential. All materials supplied, max 10 kids, FIFS Juliet Ph 021 271 1433 BPC. kidsclasses@gmail.com

Tauranga Patchwork & Quilters

Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday 7pm; 2nd & 4th Friday 10am. Tauranga Art & Craft Centre, 177 Elizabeth Street.

Ph Denise 027 291 9917

Keynotes Womens’ Barbershop Chorus

Do you love to sing?

Women, any age, come join us 7pm Wesley Hall, 100 13th Ave. Ph Bernice 576 4848 Facebook Keynotes Inc.

LOL Laughter Te Puke

Due to the nature of our activity, laughter sessions are on hold until we reach Covid Level 1. Trish 022 036 6768 lollaughterwellness@gmail.com Website www.lollaughterwellness. weebly.com

Strong Seniors Exercise Class

Aerobic and strength/flexibility combination class with qualified instructor. Bring own mat. 10am, Baden Powell Hall, Harrisfield Drive, Ohauiti. Ph Raewyn 027 607 7437

Tauranga Porcelain Artists

Friday 5 November

Te Puna Tennis Club

Open meeting 10am Tauranga Central Baptist Church. cnr Cameron Rd/13th ave. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757

Alcoholics Anonymous

Arataki Art Group

Always wanted to paint? Come and join our friendly group. All levels welcome. 9:15-11:45am Arataki Community Centre. Fran 021 136 8173

The Garden of Evil On December 5, 2001, New Zealand sports icon Sir Peter Blake was shot dead on his boat Seamaster, on Brazil’s Amazon River.

Some 20 years later, New Zealand director Larry Keating investigated who was really behind the ominous order to kill Blake - as well as many other attacks on conservationists, including the near-fatal stabbing of Kiwi eco-warrior Pete Bethune.

Joined by renowned Irish investigative journalist Donal MacIntyre, the crew travels to Brazil to try to uncover what happened.

The Garden of Evil won Jacob Bryant the Best New Zealand Cinematography Award at the 2021

Kids Pottery Class

Katikati Bowling Club, 8 Park Road, 7pm. Come and join our friendly band. All brass, woodwind and percussion players welcome. Ph Mick Goodall 021 217 1780

Tauranga South Garden Club

Social tennis from 6pm. New members welcome. Tangitu Road, Te Puna. Left past the rugby grounds. Ph Catherine 021 506 855

Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre 9:1511:45am. Join the fun! Beginners welcome. Bats and balls provided. $5. The Mount Pickleball Club.

Bob 027 478 6282

Katikati Concert Band

Tauranga MidWeek Tramping Grp

1st Wednesday of the month, Central Baptist Church Hall 13th Avenue, 1-2:30pm. Visitors welcome.

Ph Carmen 027 378 2248

Pickleball Evening Play

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/

9am Thursdays. You are invited to come and learn the very beautiful art of glaze on porcelain. Club Rooms, Elizabeth Street.

Ph Maria 027 553 3042

Golden Cross Waitete Rd (car shuffle). Grade moderate.

Ian R 021 030 5810

Chess Tauranga

Make your museum experience come alive with a fascinating guided tour. 2pm. WBOP residents and ratepayers FREE. Other: Adult $5/ GC $4. 32 Main Rd, Katikati.

Ph 07 549 0651

FILM NAME

FRI 29 OCT

SAT 30 OCT

SUN 31 OCT

TUE 2 NOV

WED 3 NOV

THURS 4 NOV*

Juniper (M) (No Comps)

1pm 5.10pm 6.30pm 8.30pm

1pm 6.10pm 8.40pm

11.20am 1.25pm 6.10pm

11am 2.15pm 4.15pm 7.10pm

1.30pm 5.30pm 7.30pm

11.15am 3.50pm 6.20pm

12.40pm

10.45am

Harry Potter & The Philosophers Stone (PG) All tickets $12

Doc Edge Film Festival.

The film explores the possibility that the attacks might have been planned and executed by powerful criminal organisations involved in illegal logging, drug trafficking and the export of endangered animals from this highly volatile and politically unstable region.

Julia (PG)

3.05pm

1.15pm

4pm

1.20pm

3.30pm

1.00pm 6pm

The Last Duel (R16)

1.35pm 7.30pm

3.20pm 8.15pm

11am 5.30pm

11.15am 6pm

1pm 6.20pm

11.00am

Persian Lessons (M)

4.30pm

3.30pm

4pm

No Time to Die (M)

1.15pm 7.15pm

3pm 8.10pm

2.10pm 5.20pm

1pm 6.15pm

1pm 6.30pm

1.15pm 5.45pm

The Rose Maker (M)

4.30pm

6.15pm

2pm

11.15am

4.10pm

11.00am

The Alpinist (E)

6.40pm

3.30pm

Respect (M)

3.50pm

4.20pm

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GreenKiwi Gardens

New Zealand’s Quietest Heat Pumps

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sliding door won’t slide?

• Window handles, hinges & stays • Security locks for windows & doors • Sliding and bi-fold door rollers, locks & handles • Retractable insect screens

Call us today to arrange an assessment of your home.

07 575 3000 www.exceed.co.nz

Kerb Damaged Wheel?

0800 537 233 www.wheelmagician.co.nz

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situations vacant

wanted

trades & services

funeral services

funeral services

WE ONLY DO

DENTURES PHONE: 07 576 0620

www.denturestauranga.co.nz

Our family helping your family

07 543 3151 www.hopefunerals.co.nz 4 Keenan Road, Pyes Pa, Tauranga

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public notices bible digest

THE GRASS WITHERS and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever (Isaiah 40:8)

computers

COMPUTER PROBLEMS? Remote access/repairs, viruses, upgrades, hardware, tuition, advice. For a no obligation chat or quote call Anthony or Bruce on 07 576 7940

automotive

TECH SUPPORT for your Apple Mac or Iphone/Ipad. Tuition for Seniors. Speed up your Mac. Ph MacIQ: 027 301 2088

curriculum vitae

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

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

for sale

GAS STOVE free standing, 540 width, good condition. $300. Ph 07 576 6035

announcement

gardening

ABLE GARDENER, experienced, efficient, knowledgeable, highly qualified. Maintenance, pruning, hedges, shrubs, roses; disease/pest control, lifestyle blocks, garden renovations; design & plant. Ph Tita 027 654 8781 or a/h 542 0120

Annual General Meeting 8 November 2021 at 5.15pm

HANDYMAN HOME & GARDEN SERVICES tree pruning, weeding, hedges, water blasting, home maintenance, rubbish removal at affordable rates Ph Philip 027 655 4265

Due to COVID-19 alert levels, this meeting will be held online via zoom.

If you would like to attend please email: manager@baywidecls.org.nz to register your interest.

health & beauty

NATURAL NEW ZEALAND Health Products & Clinic. Something for everyone. NZ Registered Natural Therapies & Natural Medicine Practitioners. Opposite BP Te Puke. Ph 573 5533 www. naturaltherapiesnz.com and www. naturalpetremediesstore.com

livestock

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

lost & found

FOUND KITTENS & PUPPIES various places, colours and sex. Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found Adult Female Tabby Cat. Otumoetai Area. Ref: 524691 Found Adult Female Tabby Cat. Welcome Bay Area. Ref: 524836 Found Red Eared Slider Turtle.

Otumoetai Area. Ref: 524741 Found Orange Canary Bird. Bethlehem Area.

Ref: 525082

trades & services

BRYCE DECORATING interior and exterior painting, wallpapering.

Have your powdercoated windows faded? Can be cleaned and restored like new! Plastic car bumpers faded? Can be restored too! Quality work. Showroom finish. Ph Wayne 021 162 7052 BUILDER AVAILABLE repair maintenance, decks, pergolas, fences, all housing work. Ph Roger 022 121 3356

trades & services

ROOF REPAIRS Free quotes for all maintenance of leaking roofs, gutter cleaning & repairs.

Chimney maintenance & repairs.

Registered roofer, 30yrs exp. Ph Peter 542 4291 or 027 436 7740

TREE, SHRUB and hedges trimming, topping, rubbish, palm pruning or removal, satisfaction guaranteed free quote. Ph Steve Hockly 027 498 1857

travel & tours

#ZEALANDIER TOURS Nov 02 -Melbourne Cup Day Out– come and enjoy Big Race Day with us -Nov 04- Taranaki Garden Festival tour different than the rest -Nov 09- Villa Walton garden tour with lunch – #Call Zealandier Tours to book your seat. Ph 572 4118

venues

WEDDINGS, PARTIES, MEETINGS, etc. The perfect venue. With stunning Harbour views, fully licensed bar & kitchen onsite. Restaurant open every Friday from 5pm & Sunday from 4.30pm, kids under 12 years dine free with every paying adult.

Tauranga Fish & Dive Club, 60 Cross Rd, Sulphur Point. Ph 571 8450

work available

PART TIME WORK at beef farm. +15hrs, must be able to self manage and work with a dog. Can work around other employment. $30/hr Ph Mark 02 133 0425

Churches Active In Our Community

Conspiracy theory or good news?

On my way to receive my Pfizer jab, I received a text message about tens of thousands of people dying from the vaccine. Whilst I’m not convinced of this, with fake news and conspiracy theories abounding, it’s sometimes difficult to know what to believe.

Thankfully, there are good ways of determining whether things written are reliable. Knowing the author is

trustworthy helps.

The writing receives further credence if it’s proven factually correct, and if its recommendations and teachings stand up when tested out.

It helps again if the author’s predictions prove true.

In this troubled world, I find it especially heartening that the Bible passes these reliability tests. For example, the New Testament authors were very close to Jesus or got their information about Him from eyewitnesses.

Also, they were prepared to suffer and lose their lives for their claim of having seen Jesus alive from the dead.

Indeed, they were trustworthy.

Further, the Bible’s very much in a class of its own for predicting the future in detail.

In addition, it contains much history which archaeology has verified time and time again, and its instruction about how to live honourable and fulfilling lives has been successfully proven by countless numbers of people.

Unlike conspiracy theories, the Bible is reliable. It has stood the test of time and contains exceptionally good news of the Saviour our world desperately needs right now.

Many kingdoms and ideologies have risen and fallen, but, as it reliably promised, the Word of God endures forever.

David Kidd, Church of God’s Love.

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Messianic Messianic Family Family

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

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Two Levels of Indoor & Outdoor Furniture

READY TO TAKE HOME NOW Artwood Rhode Island Outdoor Sofa Was $4179 NOW $3589 Devon Milford Outdoor Sofa Was $4818 NOW $4399 Artwood Dining Chairs ALL REDUCED

Devon Mokaui Lounger Was $2299 NOW $1979

Artwood Marbella Cooee Table Was $1529 NOW $1319

Shelta Fairlight Tilting Umbrella 2.7 Octagonal NOW $499

Devon Porter Teak Table - 1m Square Was $1799 NOW $1459

Shelta Noosa 3.3m Cantilever. Tilt + 360° Rotation.

Built to last. Was $1079 NOW $899

Devon St Clair Teak Table - 2200 Was $3399 NOW $2799

*Base sold separately

Devon Jackson Chair Was $799 NOW $699

Devon Jackson Bench - 1800 Was $1399 NOW $1199

Proudly a locally owned family business est. 1993 |

Devon Barstool Was $1089 NOW $859

Devon Bar Table - 700 Was $1869 NOW $1559

Sale must end 31st October

Quality outdoor furniture & umbrellas that are built to last