The Weekend Sun - 10 December 2021 by Sun Media

10 December 2021, Issue 1089

Back on the beach It’s been a long wait for Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service members Emily Mahon, Francesca Piceno and Olive Pearce (pictured), but the trio are excited to be lining up for Saturday’s Dexion Mount Monster. The annual surf lifesaving endurance race is a great chance

for lifeguards to bolster their fitness ahead of a big summer patrolling the beaches. The gruelling event includes a 23km paddle, a 5km run along soft sand and a 1500m swim, before ending with a 6km board paddle home.

Olympic swimmer Lewis Clareburt is just one of the names hoping to make a big impact at the ninth Mount Monster, with surf lifesavers from all over the country set to find out if their fitness is up to the job this summer. Read the full story on page 9. Photo: Dscribe Media.

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received a CBD for Christmas. The first one was just a plastic mat with streets and key buildings like fire, police and ambulance stations. The idea was to just hoon around the Heartfelt gifts are obviously the most two dimensional diarama with your time consuming, requiring hours of favourite Matchbox browsing and a good of the The Weekend Sun knowledge Combined Circulation BOP Times car without any for the emergency services. recipient’s personal belongings. of NZME regard circulation 69,062 circulation 10,162 I was easily amused as a child, so it At the other end of the scale is the minimal gift, which starts at the Nothing stands to reason that is still the case. At All category, stepping up toCombined a Surely, all Advertiser I really need is a road to drive BOP Times, Katikati scratchie stuffed in a Christmas card and around on. and Te Puke Times circulation is p: 07 578 0030 culminating in the ‘what do you want less than HALF with only 32,138 in total. e: ads@thesun.co.nz Driving them crazy for Christmas?’ question. It seems that good transport is probably Finally, there is the practical category number one on the list of things that – things that you would have to buy people in cities want. anyway but you call them presents. Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, Parents are notorious for this, and I’m consistently makes the list of worst cities no exception. Every year, gifts would include body soaps, socks and t-shirts, to live in because its residents spend an beach towels and sunblock, alongside average of 400 hours a year sitting more thoughtful items, like cash. in traffic. This year, it looks like the São Paulo in Brazil – home to 12 commissioners at Tauranga City Council million people – has the same problem. are going down this route as well. We are getting a new civic precinct in the CBD. Under the tree is a museum, library, hotel, performing arts and conference centre and a civic whare, whatever that is. Some assembly is required and we will have to pay for this gift ourselves, which takes some of the gloss off it. Hopefully it’s not like the parking building that we got a couple of years ago, which turned It’s so bad that wealthy people opt out to be faulty and then couldn’t to take a helicopter instead. The city be returned. has more helicopters per capita than anywhere else in the world. In the end Best CBD ideas they built an elevated, four-lane highway It doesn’t get any more heartfelt than right through the lively heart of the city a new heart for the CBD, so I got and named it after a giant earthworm. thinking about what would be the Even Boston, which is home to some ultimate downtown area. pretty gorgeous suburbs, is a massive It’s not actually the first time I’ve

pain in the proverbial to get around. Its first streets roughly followed cattle paths and have since become a bit of a maze.

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Good roads aren’t everything though. For example, Myanmar built a brand new city to be its capital. Naypyidaw has modern and massive infrastructure, including 20-lane highways. The problem is, it was built in the middle of nowhere so people haven’t exactly been flocking there. At rush hour, government workers have all 20 lanes to themselves pretty much. This city is six times the size of New York, but has a population of fewer than one million.

Too much debauchery

Cities that are hailed as progressive, modern and cool don’t get bogged down in traffic issues. Take Amsterdam, which has always been a bit ahead of its time but the big hand is coming around again when it comes to prostitution. It is legal in the big Dutch city, but only indoors – no street soliciting. This has resulted in the sort of window dressing that wouldn’t get past most town centre committees. The mayor is concerned that the raunchy window displays are attracting “gawpers”. She is proposing to close the brothel windows of the red light district and, instead, set them up in an “erotic centre”. Tauranga’s proposed new civic centre doesn’t have anything like that in it, but it does include a museum, which is pretty exciting. It does help to know where you have been, to figure out where to go next, otherwise we’ll end up like the dinosaurs. People gawping at empty windows is a good way to go extinct. daniel@thesun.co.nz

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Call me for your free, no obligation Market Appraisal Parents of students at Te Akau ki Pāpāmoa School have voiced their frustration after classrooms remained closed despite the school community isolating for 10 days following a positive Covid case. The school announced they would remain closed for the final three weeks of the school year and carry out lessons online. Parents took to the school’s Facebook page, with one saying: “90 per cent of children deemed close contacts that did follow the rules have been tested, isolated and are about to be released, are now only able to end their school year looking through the lens of an iPad.” On November 30, the school community was informed that the school was closed, with all students and staff asked to get tested and selfisolate at home for 10 days, until December 6. On Saturday, December 4, school principal Bruce Jepsen posted to the school’s Facebook page to inform the community that while most people had used Covid testing stations, a “small percentage of people have not responded to calls from the Ministry of Health or their contact details may be incorrect”. A further update from Bruce said: “We are still awaiting results for a number of students which causes a ‘pause’ in the interests of health and safety.” On Monday, the school successfully distributed

ipapa - a resource provided for students to continue learning through its ‘Tuhono’ Distance Learning Programme. Parents are dismayed that the lack of sacrifice and commitment by a minority of the school community has resulted in further stress to working families trying to juggle work and childcare. “Keeping kids away from school for the past twoand-a-half weeks of the year has created a lot of financial, emotional and mental stress on children and parents,” writes one. They also expressed frustration around what seemed like a lack of information. “How many positive cases were there at Te Akau ki Pāpāmoa? What are the main differences in our situation compared to Tahatai School, which enabled them to return five days after a Covid case?” Another parent said how unfair the situation was for those students who were completing their last year at primary school, and are now unable to farewell their friends, classmates and teachers in person. An email sent to caregivers and parents from the Te Akau ki Pāpāmoa School principal reads: “The Medical Officer of Health supports the decision for Te Akau ki Pāpāmoa to continue with online learning for the remainder of the school year. “The school is not closed but, under the circumstances, will continue to operate from distance.” Rosalie Liddle Crawford

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But already there is drama – all nine of Santa’s reindeer have gone missing! “We have received information that they were last seen in Pāpāmoa between Pak’nSave, Fashion Island and Pāpāmoa Plaza,” says Pāpāmoa Unlimited’s Julia Manktelow. “Santa needs you to help save Christmas.” The reindeer are known as Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph. For those who want to know where Olive is, it seems she’s still in hibernation. Julia is calling on Tauranga, Western Bay and Te Puke sleuths to come to Pāpāmoa and locate all nine reindeer in the locations last seen. By checking in via QR code at ‘South Pole Central Intelligence’ outside Pak’nSave and registering to play on Eventbrite, all wannabe Sherlocks are requested to take an ‘elfie’ with each reindeer.

“Upload to our Pāpāmoa Unlimited Facebook page or send through to us via Facebook Messenger,” says Julia.

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Thanks to Covid alert levels and traffic light systems, it’s been a challenging year of reshaping much-loved events. Those who love living happily ever antler in Pāpāmoa have had to forgo their annual Polar Plunge event. In October, the Halloween Powerco Pedal and Pump event was held along the waterways, with hundreds coming out on the scavenger hunt trail. Now the 2021 Pāpāmoa Christmas Parade has had to be cancelled, but Santa’s jolly good fellows are replacing it with the hunt for Santa’s reindeer. Sleuths who plan on sleigh-in it have from December 12 until 9am on December 24 to enter the fun competition. But wait – there’s myrrh. Prizegiving will be live at 11am on Christmas Eve on Pāpāmoa Unlimited’s Facebook page.

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Te Puke is Christmas Town

Te Puke Primary School won first place in the Seeka Te Puke Christmas Town competition, which replaced the annual Te Puke Christmas Float Parade. Photo: John Borren.

Te Puke Primary School have won the Seeka Te Puke Christmas Town competition. Traditionally, the Te Puke Christmas Float Parade is held on the first Saturday in December, marking the start of the Christmas season. This year, due to the Covid alert level restrictions and the traffic light system, the parade was cancelled. Choosing not to be disheartened by this, New Zealand’s kiwifruit capital implemented Kiwi ingenuity and came up with another idea. “When we realised we could not safely host a float parade, we switched plans to Seeka Te Puke Christmas Town – an idea that means everyone can create something festive that puts the whole town on display,” says Epic Te Puke’s Rebecca Larsen. “The idea is that any decoration, small or large, on display can brighten a street. Decorate a letterbox, a fence, a window - something we can see from outside.” When living overseas, Rebecca noticed that “it is a big deal to decorate the exterior as well as the interior of the property and it makes Christmas especially magical”. The town went ahead with running a self-guided display of decorations, with the same float categories that would have been in the float parade. As well as Te Puke Primary School, entrants into the competition include Te Puke Baptist, Te

Puke Volunteer Fire Brigade, Te Puke Country Lodge, Te Ranga School, Te Puke Scout Group, Hei Marae, Poutiri Wellness Centre, Waipuna Hospice Shop, BOP Tractors Ltd, Allsorts, Learning Adventures Te Puke, Te Puke Furniture, Street 2 Surf Clothing, Dobsons Refrigeration and Electrical, Super Liquor, St Andrews Presbyterian Church, E Sensual Beauty, Te Puke Toy Library, Te Puke Library and Results Personal Training. There are also many families taking part. Judging took place on Saturday, December 4 - the same day as the parade would have been held, with winners notified on the Epic Te Puke Facebook page. The categories for the competition were Affco Rangiuru – Community Organisations, Ultimate Motor Group – Education, Zespri International – Business and Commercial, and Mitre 10 – Individual Section. Te Puke Primary School won the Overall Winner award, receiving the DMS Supreme Theme Prize and Te Puke Jeweller Trophy, which is usually awarded each year to the top winning parade float. Award winners received Epic dollars, which can be used at local businesses who support Epic Te Puke. Te Puke Primary School received $1000 Epic dollars, as well as $400 for first place in the Ultimate Motor Group – Education category. “We hope to see more decorated properties join the fun right up until Christmas,” says Rebecca. Rosalie Liddle Crawford

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Seafarers’ mission United Seafarers’ Mission Tauranga chaplain John Limrick. Photo: John Borren.

The United Seafarers’ Mission Tauranga is providing small comforts for crews stuck at sea for months on end. Three men from the mission have taken on the job of supporting seamen who must remain on-board when they dock at the Port of Tauranga. Mission chaplain John Limrick and welfare officers Kevin McFetridge and Mark Hassett are the only people from the mission allowed on-board, and only one person can be a point of contact for a particular ship. All ships are given a welcome pack, and the mission have set up an ordering system so shipmates can buy things without coming ashore. Kevin, Mark and John provide a listening ear for those that need it, and link them to extra support services if required. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, crews could

freely disembark for shore leave. Now, it is only granted if all crew test negative for Covid and it has been at least 10 days since their last foreign contact. Until recently it was 14 days without foreign contact. Ten to 14 days between ports is not a common occurrence, so the majority of seamen must remain on their ships. The mission had at least 15,000 seafarers through its doors per year before the border restrictions came into force. So far this year there have been around 600.

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Engineer Jason Lauron from the Philippines was on shore leave in Tauranga, but had been on-board for four months before reaching New Zealand. His longest stint without shore leave is eight months. He says before the pandemic you could be a tourist in different countries.

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Welfare officers Mark Hassett and Kevin McFetridge. Photo: Alisha Evans.

“In this pandemic, you sometimes feel depressed. “Sometimes you’ll feel unhappy because when you work on-board it’s normal, but if you can’t go ashore for a long time it’s a different feeling.” Jason knows of people who have wanted to end their lives because they felt trapped on the ship. He tries to give “positive energy” to his co-workers so they don’t feel alone or depressed. A Yale University study in 2019 found a “significantly higher” prevalence of depression in seafarers: 25 per cent compared to six per cent in the general population. The study found 17 per cent of seafarers have anxiety and 20 per cent have suicidal thoughts. This has increased since the pandemic, and a World Maritime University study in 2020 found more than 40 per cent of participants experienced symptoms of depression while more than half reported symptoms of anxiety.

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Spreading cheer

The mission team busily prepare orders of chocolate, food, electronics, toiletries and gifts for loved ones at home, to deliver to the ships once they reach port. As well as delivering the welcome pack and orders, they’ll attempt to help with any requests and have also delivered McDonald’s, pizzas and local delicacies. Mark says one crew was ecstatic to get a McDonald’s delivered. “It’s small things, but it’s what lifts the mind, their spirits are lifted,” says Mark. One of the quirkiest requests was for fresh pigs’ ears for a special feast, but because the majority are dried for dog treats they were unable to deliver. Tauranga mission manager Murray Smith buys hundreds of blocks of chocolate each week, which raises a lot of questions at the supermarket.

He says when he explains to people what it’s for, they’re blown away. “The general public really doesn’t understand what seafarers are going through,” says Murray. “With limited shore leave, they’re literally being imprisoned on their

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Mount set for monstrous effort Olympic swimmer Lewis Clareburt will add to the lustre of the ninth Mount Monster on Saturday as surf lifesavers from all over the country finally get to test their summer fitness. The annual Dexion-sponsored surf lifesaving endurance race takes competitors on a stunning scenic tour, starting and finishing in front of the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service. Individual competitors will paddle 23km to Omanu and back, run 5km along the soft sand to Tay Street and back, then back out to the end of Moturiki Island for a jump off the blowhole and subsequent 1500m swim, before bringing things home with a 6km board paddle. Clareburt,

Olive Pearce and Jayden Murphy are the early favourites ahead of this weekend’s Mount Monster event. Photo: Dscribe Media.

who represents the Lyall Bay club in Wellington, will make his debut at the event in a team also featuring Mount Maunganui stars Andrew Newton and Danny Hart. The 22-year-old will take the swim leg, fresh from a break following the Tokyo Olympics where he made the finals in the 200m and 400m medley. It will be a timely hit-out for most of the 90-strong individual field and the 140-strong team entries, as this is the first major surf lifesaving event to be held this season thanks to Covid-19. Mount Monster organisers have done everything they can to make sure the event is viable, including limiting it to vaccinated competitors only, although Auckland-based athletes were ruled out because of travel restrictions. That’s means defending women’s champion Rachel Clarke won’t be able to chase a record third title, while injury has also ruled out defending men’s champion Hamish Miller. The door is wide open for a new pair of winners.

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Great white shark fears in Western Bay see if there are any recommendations for responsibility to put signage in place. Whilst Mark believes signs should be put up, he is aware of at least one local who says they would remove any shark warning sign put in place as it would be “bad for business”. The DOC have similar concerns. “Signs like this have been used in other parts of New Zealand, but they

tend to get souvenired or vandalised pretty quickly,” says Clinton Riley, again, sees parallels with the movie Jaws. “Why are there no signs?” he laments. “It is really sad because it is literally how the movie starts. It is even worse because Covid is a factor, so they need tourism, but some information is better than another fatality.” Mathew Nash

Dr Riley Elliott at work with a mako shark in the Coromandel. Photo: Amber Jones.

A shark expert is warning beachgoers in the Western Bay of Plenty to be wary of great whites this summer, with one fisherman suggesting it is a matter time before tragedy strikes again. The warnings follow numerous sightings of great whites in the waters surrounding Bowentown Harbour and the tragic death of 19-year-old Kaelah Marlow at Waihī Beach in January. Tairua-based marine biologist Dr Riley Elliott has been tracking the apparent higher incidence of sharks in the Bowentown area for nearly two years. He is worried that with an influx of visitors descending on the region this summer, a situation akin to the 1975 movie Jaws could be bubbling. “The problem is we are at the start of summer, and a million Aucklanders are deservedly going to want to get out, get in the water and have a summer holiday,” says Riley. “But over the past two weeks I have had someone every day, out on their boat, reporting a great white shark.” He says that since he began collating information, he has identified up to 15 different individual sharks. Whilst he does not want to scaremonger people out the water, he believes there is an increased threat. Mark Wilson lives on the waterfront and is a regular fisherman in the area. He says there has been a clear increase in great white sharks over the past two years, with one shark as big as three-and-a-half metres long. “Something will happen again this year,” says Mark. “Someone is going to get taken, 100 per cent, just like last year.” Riley submitted an application with the Department of Conservation last December for a permit to conduct research in the area. DOC Marine Science advisor Karen Middlemiss

says they are continuing to process Riley’s application, while localised research on the shark population is set for discussion at a hui on Monday, December 13. “The DOC is continuing to collect samples that will contribute to a new population estimate in the future, and will be holding discussions on what research may be appropriate on white sharks in the Bay of Plenty with local iwi, other government agencies and university researchers,” says DOC marine expert Clinton Duffy. Riley is now trying to highlight the issue to the public whilst the wait for research rumbles on. “If I was a mum with a kid, and I went swimming and nobody told me then something happened, that would be wrong,” says Riley. The DOC clarify that most species of shark present little risk to swimmers but that sharks are a “fact of life” in our waters. “Places to avoid swimming are channels in harbours and estuaries, near river mouths and anywhere there is a potential food source for large sharks,” says Clinton. Other precautions include swimming between the flags at patrolled beaches, not swimming at night or dawn and dusk, always swimming with someone else and avoiding areas where people are fishing. As a shark lover, Riley is clear that the sharks are not to blame. Mark agrees, and both are surprised that no shark warning sign has been erected. “People need to learn to be there with them and get educated,” says Mark. “They need to put signs up for the holidaymakers because they have no idea.” There is also confusion on where the responsibility of erecting warning signage lies. The Weekend Sun understands that some organisations and agencies are currently awaiting the coroner’s report on the fatal January shark attack, to

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Alex Petty will be playing four rounds of golf in one day to raise money and awareness for cancer. Photo: John Borren.

The game of life shares many parallels with the game of golf. One minute you are cruising along the fairway, the next you’re in a bunker, digging up sand.

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One week in Alex Petty’s life last November encapsulates such comparisons, and this weekend he will be taking to the links in Mount Maunganui to raise money and awareness in the fight against the hazard which so emphatically halted the progress on his own course. In the same week last year that Alex received the hole-in-one news that he was to become a dad for the second time, he received the shock diagnosis of colorectal cancer at the age of 33. But as Alex admits, he is one of the lucky ones after catching the disease in its early stages, thanks in part to circumstance and fortune. An optometrist, Alex works within a GP clinic and after a biking expedition in Otago set off some concerning symptoms, he was quick to get checked out. “Basically, without going into too much detail, I was having a little bit of blood in my stool,” Alex explains. “I was fortunate that I could sit and have a bit of a chat with the docs next door about what my symptoms were. The doctor had a look, then I went to a specialist and had a colonoscopy that confirmed rectal cancer.”

Swift abdominal surgery followed, and Alex spent the next two-and-a-half months convalescing. He has fully recovered, with a scan two months ago showing no remnants of the disease. Whilst catching up over a beer with a friend whose father had also been afflicted by rectal cancer, the topic of the Longest Day was raised. The fundraiser, in which golfers play 72 holes in one day from sunrise to sunset, immediately appealed to Alex - a keen golfer and member at Mount Maunganui Golf Club for five years. Alex, who will be playing with 15 friends, is teeing off on Sunday at 5:45am, and will hope to be finished by 8pm. He says he’s likely to cover about 40km throughout the day whilst raising money for the Cancer Society. So far, Alex’s ‘Team of Legends’ have raised a combined total of just over $12,000, contributing to the overall nationwide total so far of $232,000 at time of writing. Alex’s mission, however, is not just about fundraising. He is hoping to raise awareness especially of cancers which he admits are “taboo” amid the Kiwi attitude of ‘she’ll be right’. He is imploring anyone who has symptoms, no matter how delicate or embarrassing, to get checked out. “Look, the tests are a real pain in the arse - no pun intended - but if you do get it early you do get a Mathew Nash better chance of a good outcome.”

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Hello Sailor, Anika Moa, Louis Baker and Georgia Lines will perform at The Seafarer’s Playground this summer.

A concert featuring some of New Zealand’s top artists has been announced for Tauranga waterfront this summer.

such as Youthful and Falling in Love Again. Joining her on the bill will be soul sensation and highly acclaimed singer-songwriter Louis Baker. He will perform with his six-piece band, showcasing his impressive catalogue of modern-soul-infused songs that have gained him fans around the world. Mount Maunganui’s very own success story, Georgia Lines, will play her first hometown show of the summer. Performing with her band – and coming off the back of a stellar year with the release of multiple new singles – Georgia’s R&B sprinkled pop tracks will kick-start the afternoon. Events Innovated say the The Seafarer’s Playground is designed to give people the chance to experience the waterfront in a completely new way. With gates opening in the afternoon, attendees will be able to enjoy food and beverages in the sun, while taking in the music with the stunning views across the harbour. The event will feature food trucks, a licensed bar, chill-out zones and a line-up of world class musicians. Events Innovated describe The Seafarer’s Playground as “uniquely Tauranga” and a way to celebrate the area. “We’ve got one of the most incredible waterfronts in the country, yet it’s highly underutilised. “We want to provide an immersive experience where people can really enjoy the waterfront.” Tickets are now on sale and are available from: www.theseafarersplayground.co.nz

Described as a boutique concert celebrating Tauranga’s coastal paradise, The Seafarer’s Playground is set to provide stunning tunes, views, food and brews on Saturday, February 26. Early bird tickets have already sold out. Top artists set to perform include Hello Sailor, Anika Moa, Louis Baker and Georgia Lines, with more to be announced. Organisers Events Innovated say the first lot of tickets have already sold out. “There has been a great response so far. Early birds went quickly, so it’s good to see people want to get out and attend gigs this summer. “All tickets to this one are under $100, which you don’t often find with outdoor concerts with such substantial artists on the line-up.” This will be Hello Sailor’s first performance in Tauranga in ten years. Harry Lyon, co-founding member and lead guitarist, says the classic Kiwi band, who recorded hits such as Gutter Black and Blue Lady, are excited to be playing in the Bay again. One of New Zealand’s most established and celebrated singer-songwriters, Anika Moa, will play an intimate acoustic set featuring some of her most famous songs,

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15 A hotel and conference centre is also envisaged on the western side of Durham Street, but would be largely privately-funded. All of these facilities will provide activities and experiences our growing population deserves, and which visitors would expect in the country’s fifth-largest city. They are long overdue and we now have to get on with the job

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Tauranga City Council commissioners have made some significant decisions over the past 11 months, but in adopting the refreshed Civic Precinct Masterplan at our meeting on Monday, we believe we have set in motion a process to restore heart and soul to the city centre. As many people have told us, investment in civic facilities is long overdue. Previous councils have dithered over what facilities we need and what the priority is for developing them. We now have a clear vision of what the Civic Precinct – the area bounded by Willow, Wharf, Durham and Hamilton streets – could look like. Subject to our advisors coming-up

with a workable construction and financing plan, and community consultation via a long-term-plan amendment process early next year, we can now look forward to a progressive transformation of the city centre before the end of the decade. The refresh is an update of the Civic Masterplan adopted in 2018, which was never implemented. It includes the library and community hub approved in this year’s long-term plan, a civic whare (public meeting house), a museum and an exhibition and events space. The Baycourt Theatre remains but would be upgraded, and the civic space now extends through Masonic Park to the waterfront, creating an integrated cultural hub for locals to enjoy and be proud of and a destination for visitors.

Bay schools set for new classrooms Pāpāmoa College and Merivale Primary School are set to get new classrooms following a government announcement earlier this week. Education Minister Chris Hipkins says a further 23 schools are set to benefit from investment in short-term roll growth classrooms across New Zealand. “Three schools in Bay of Plenty/ Waikato, 17 schools in Auckland and three schools in the Otago/Southland area will get new learning spaces to

help them cope with growing student numbers,” says Hipkins. “The investment in these regions is part of a $100 million commitment from Budget 21, and the government’s plan to provide 100,000 additional student places by 2030. “As our students and young people return to face-to-face learning, we want them to have warm, dry, fit-for-purpose classrooms to learn in. This investment ensures almost 1500 more students will have a place to do that.”

and make it happen. Funding of the development will be a key factor, but we anticipate that at least half of the estimated $300 million cost will come from outside sources. The masterplan was prepared by Willis Bond, in consultation

with tangata whenua, and specifically considers the location’s significant cultural history as the original area of Māori settlement. This was a place where people gathered to discuss important matters, welcome visitors, learn, trade and enjoy everything Tauranga Moana has to offer. It’s therefore appropriate that the masterplan aims to restore the original purpose of the land.

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City centre’s new dawn The announcement of the planned redevelopment of the civic precinct is an extremely positive one for the city.

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This development meets all three, and will provide developers and investors with confidence that they can invest more themselves. The civic precinct redevelopment itself will contain a new library I wrote a couple of weeks and civic whare/debating ago about the resurgence in chamber, alongside an investment in Tauranga’s city events space, museum, centre, with around $1 billion of hotel, performing arts and largely private sector investment conference centre. either underway or This combination shortly about to be. covers most of the Moves like the gaps that we have civic redevelopment in the city. will only strengthen The design this investment, and provides help improve the connection to attractiveness of the the cultural and city centre as a place historic significance to live, work and visit. of the site, and Whilst the project flows through to itself will be of huge The master plan includes a new museum and library. the waterfront – an benefit to the city, underused asset for our city. I think the wider effect of leadership from the The development is on the existing library and council is also really important. Usually, private sector doesn’t want to be involved civic building site, one that has been plagued by watertightness and mould issues since 2014, and too much with council business apart from provides the catalyst for this redevelopment. necessary roads, resource consents and the like. This proposal now needs to be progressed from Tauranga’s CBD is a different story; the historic the concept stage that it is currently in. lack of investment from both public and private There is a large amount of work that needs to be stakeholders has led to inertia, mistrust, and a need done on design and feasibility, with the biggest for council to show some leadership. issue likely to be how it is funded. The private sector has been very clear in what I’m sure there will be resistance by some around it wants to see from council – that they should burden on the ratepayer, but it shouldn’t be viewed invest in their own city; that investment should as a default option - there are many options to be targeted at areas that only council can invest consider for funding and I’m encouraged by the in (ie, public realm, streetscaping etc); and that willingness of the commission to take a fresh investment should encourage people to come into the city. approach and look at alternative models.

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What a great week National has had. It was superb to see Chris Luxon and Nicola Willis hitting the ground running and our local MP, Simon Bridges, appointed as finance spokesperson. I am really excited to be named as spokesperson for Internal Affairs and Oceans and Fisheries. I have held the Internal Affairs portfolio previously, and look forward to reconnecting with stakeholders such as Fire and Emergency New Zealand. My experience advocating for recreational fishers locally will help inform my work in the Fisheries portfolio, as I seek to find the balance between sustainable commercial fishing with recreational use. It’s great to be part of a refreshed opposition – you can really feel the difference over the last week. I am confident that National has the strength and skill to win against Labour in 2023. In fact, I am so pleased to be a part of this newlyenergised caucus that I have advised my Bay of Plenty electorate chair that I intend to stand for the seat again in 2023.

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forgive, even if they’re not sincerely seeking our forgiveness. Bitterness and resentment only hurt us and our families. The good news is there’s opportunity for God’s forgiveness concerning conduct we feel guilty about, whether it be misconduct that‘s violent, selfish, deceitful, irreverent, uncaring, or something else. There’s forgiveness, provided we repent, because God is good. Perhaps there is something we’ve done or are doing that does not sit right with our conscience right now. Remember, when reconciliation is needed with someone or with God, apologising and changing direction is the most critical step in the right direction. David Kidd, Church of God's Love.

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The gift that keeps on growing Christmas shopping in a garden centre is a far cry from what it used to be. There was a time when you’d go solely to buy a special plant for a special person, and of course that is still possible. But today, that visit can be a lot more complex. Just to get to the plants involves being side-tracked by a fabulous giftware department that causes all sorts of selection problems, so your first move should probably be to the adjoining café for a flat white and a muffin while you mull over your choices. If it all becomes too hard, maybe a gift voucher could be the easy way out. Decisions, decisions! It’s easier to go home and get into the garden, and now is the time to spread some mulch around before the weather gets

too hot and the soil dries out. Don’t worry too much about the Aussies – Grevilleas, Banksias etc – or the South Africans (Leucodendrons, Leucospermums, Proteas), but do give the rest of the garden a good watering if the skies haven’t obliged, and spread a layer of

We wish everybody the best festive season possible and we’ll leave you with this thought; to a worm, digging in the garden is more enjoyable than going fishing!

compost or peastraw to keep the moisture in. Our New Zealand Christmas tree, Metrosidros Excelsa (or as we know it, Pohutukawa), will be doing its thing to brighten up the end of a year we’d possibly all rather forget. Too big for most suburban gardens, we are better off admiring them as a street tree, hanging over many of our beaches and garlanding Mauao. A popular exception for a smaller garden is Metrosideros ‘Tahiti’, an earlier flowering species that’s hardy in coastal situations. It’s a little frost tender but a very desirable small evergreen shrub for local gardens.

The scoop on composting Compost is the perfect solution when it comes to making the most of leftover kitchen scraps and feeding your garden.

It is pretty simple to set up and use. For those who don’t know, compost is decomposing organic waste. This includes everything from garden waste to fruit and vegetable scraps from the kitchen, and it can take as little as two months for your compost to be ready to use to feed your garden. Compost should ideally be made in layers, to help balance nutrients, carbon and nitrogen. Start with a ‘brown’ layer by using materials such as old newspapers, twigs and dried leaves. Next, move to a ‘green’ layer by composting your plant trimmings, grass clippings and anything else that is green and leafy. Finally, you can add an enhancement layer such

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Home & Outdoor gardening isn’t everyone’s cup of tea at this time of year, but thankfully tending indoor plants can be a year-long hobby.

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hanging baskets of your choice and, of course, plants. You can also add decoration to your indoor plants with decorative rocks and pebbles, but this is entirely up to you! When it comes to choosing indoor There is a fantastic variety of indoor plants plants, most will have a tag or plant available at any gardening store, but it’s always label explaining where they like to live best to have an idea of what you’ll need and how and what they need to thrive. If you are to look after them before investing. unsure, ask someone instore to help you. For growing indoor plants, you will need indoor Indoor plants all have different needs house plant mix, indoor plant fertiliser, pots or when it comes to types of light, whether they need more or less sun time, IALIZ and the temperature of C E their environment. It’s best to check the plant label when A purchasing so you have IN TIN an idea of where your new indoor plants will need to live. There are a range of beautiful plants that prefer to live inside, including different types of foliage and

flowering plants. Each plant will have different limitations and care needs, so make sure to check these too before heading to the checkout. Some flowering houseplants that will add colour and interest to your home include peace lilies, moth orchids, anthuriums and indoor chrysanthemums. If you are looking for something low-maintenance to start your collection, cacti and succulents tend to be the easiest houseplants to care for. These fun plants require little watering but add interest to your home. There’s plenty of information online about how to help your indoor plants if they run into trouble, and you can always chat to someone at your local plant store.

Celebrate with fresh summer favourites As the festive season approaches, it’s time to start planning seasonal dishes as we celebrate what’s really important by keeping our whānau healthy with lots of fresh, locally-grown fruit and vegetables. With our health and wellbeing an important topic of discussion throughout the past year, Christmas is the perfect time to nurture our bodies and reset habits so we’re ready to face the challenges of 2022. Carmel Ireland, 5+ A Day project manager, says Christmas catering doesn’t need to be complicated. “Summertime is all about keeping things simple to make the most of seasonal produce. “New potatoes served with steamed asparagus and sprinkled with fresh herbs is the perfect example of no-fuss cooking that lets the flavour of the produce be the star.

“Serving up festive meals based around fruit and vegetables is a great way to maintain a healthy balance during the festive season and keep up our immunity as we head off on summer holidays. “Kick off some healthy habits by providing fresh strawberries and cherries for guests to snack on, or make an avocado dip served with new potatoes roasted with rosemary and olive oil. Add a vineripened tomato salad, teamed with fresh basil and mozzarella, for the perfect Christmas combo.” Fresh fruit and vegetables provide a natural source of vitamins and nutrients to keep our bodies and minds in top shape throughout the summer. “In challenging times, it’s even more important to nourish our whānau with healthy, well-balanced diets that include a range of colourful fruit and vegetables. “Shopping in season means it is good value too - particularly if we take a little bit of extra care with our fresh produce to ensure it is stored properly.”

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Home & Gardening through drought A hot, dry summer is on the cards for many parts of the country, and with that comes the challenges of growing plants under drought conditions and water restrictions. Yates has some tips for keeping your garden growing, including vegetables that will tolerate dry conditions. Fiona Arthur from Yates says that despite the fact that parts of the country are facing continued water restrictions, and forecasts indicate an ongoing lack of rain, gardeners can still have success in the garden this summer. “There are a lot of plants that don’t mind minimal water, so it is a matter of planning your garden a little more carefully and planting to the conditions. A number of flowers and veggies will tolerate dry soil, and with a bit of creativity, a bountiful garden is possible.” Top tips for growing in dry conditions: • Apply a generous layer of mulch over garden beds, vegetable patches and pots to help reduce the amount of moisture lost from the soil or potting mix. Mulching helps the area around your plantings catch rain, and will also catch evaporating water from the soil below and condense it,

keeping it available to your plants. • Apply a soil-wetting agent which helps to break down the waxy, water repellent layer that can develop on soil and potting mix. This helps make the most of any rain or irrigation by enabling water to penetrate down into the soil much more evenly and effectively. • Soil that contains lots of organic matter can hold more moisture, so into open ground. Even a simple retaining regularly mix concentrated sources wall built at a depth of about 25cm can keep of organic matter into the soil. groundwater from leaving your garden. • Keep a bucket in your shower to • Fortunately, many of our favourite fragrant collect cool water until it runs hot. herbs, including rosemary, sage, thyme, It is water that would normally be oregano, marjoram and bay tree, originated in a lost down the drain, and you can Mediterranean climate and do really well in dry use this water on your garden. conditions They are a great choice for including • When planting new plants, look in low water use gardens, including in pots, for varieties that are described as troughs and hanging baskets. being ‘dry tolerant’. These plants • Even in dry conditions, your garden can be will often have leathery, small or deliciously productive if you choose the right hairy leaves. They adapt better to vegetables to grow – think beans, tomatoes, onions, garlic, capsicum, eggplant, zucchini, growing in drier conditions, are cucumbers, pumpkins and corn. For fruit, easy to maintain and come in all consider rhubarb and melons. different shapes, sizes and shades. • Drought-hardy flowering plants include • Don’t plant in rows. Clustering wildflowers, hibiscus, echinacea, gaillardia, plants together leaves them less achillea (Yarrow), gazania, allium, freesia, exposed to evaporation and allows Californian poppies (look for new varieties taller plants to provide shade to in pinks and delicate lemons), everlasting smaller plants. Grouping plants daisies, delosperma (hardy ice plant), dianthus, together by watering requirement helleborus and lavender. can help you accurately prevent overwatering of those that don’t need much. • Enclosed areas and raised beds are more moisture-rich than seeding

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A coffee lovers’ Christmas The Bay of Plenty’s online shop for all your coffee making needs now has a pop-up shop in central Tauranga, but it won’t be there for long.

Caffé Italiano is giving customers a walk-in experience which only happens once a year in the lead up to Christmas. “Every year we set up a pop-up shop

during the Christmas period for three or four weeks and carry out some nice sales of all of our products,” says owner Massimo Giurioli. “People always look forward to coming in.” Caffé Italiano stocks a comprehensive range of beautiful Italian coffee machines and grinders, a large range of coffee accessories, freshly roasted coffee beans and many

delicious, compostable, paper coffee pods. With up to 50 models on display, Massimo says there is a broad range of styles and designs to suit everybody. “A lot of people these days are looking for good quality machines, which we have been providing for a number of years now in New Zealand. “What I have learned over the years is that people want to emulate the coffee they drink in cafés, and the only way you can do that is to buy a good quality machine. “We concentrate and specialise

Come and see Massimo Giurioli at Caffé Italiano’s pop-up shop on Grey Street to chat all things coffee. Photo: John Borren.

in high quality machines in order to achieve that.” With a dedicated team of distributors and agents operating throughout the country, Caffé Italiano strives to

offer a fast and friendly service to all coffee lovers. The pop-up store is based on Grey Street in Tauranga’s CBD and will be there until December 22.

Make your favourite beverage at home Over the past two years, New Zealanders have had a lot more time to spend at home.

ASK FOR And with that,YOUR people have picked up new hobbies, experimented with food and drink and shopped local. Although theTODAY country is slowly opening up again, COPY many people have realised that homemade is, a lot of the time, better than store bought. Locally-owned and operated Tauranga business Liquor 4 Less is a store which prides itself on having the skills, expertise and products to enable you to craft your own beverages, including beers, wines and spirits, at home. The establishment, which has sat on St John Street for more than 10 years, isn’t just a homebrew store but also stocks consumables, hardware and cultures for cheese making, ginger beer, kombucha, and more. Owner Bruce Huxtable took over the business with his wife Lisa just 15 months ago, and has taken this time to listen to his customer’s wants and needs. “Outside of the fundamentals, we find everyone is doing something slightly differently because there are so many options,” says Bruce. “We’re learning alongside our customers all the time. “If you’re recently retired or you find yourself with more time on your hands, come in and have

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a chat about how fulfilling and satisfying crafting food and beverage at home can be. “It allows people to control the process to produce a product that they’d otherwise buy prepackaged from the supermarket or liquor store. “Home brewing allows someone to have more control of the product that they’re putting into their body.

Liquor 4 Less on St John Street is more than just a home-brew store. Photo: John Borren.

“If you’ve had enough of paying too much at the bottle store for your favourite beverage, come in and see what hardware and ingredients we have, that could allow you to make something just as good, if not better yourself.”

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New non-surgical body sculpting in Bethlehem All treatments at Shape Studio are currently performed by a registered nurse, to ensure maximum comfort and expertise is offered to every client. With their new clinic located in the

bustling Bethlehem Town Centre, Shape Studio are welcoming locals with some great specials on their treatments and complimentary consultations.

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Flatten your tummy, lift your buttocks, shape your thighs, tighten your neck or contour your arms with Tauranga’s newest non-surgical body sculpting experts, Shape Studio. The equipment at Shape Studio’s clinic offers permanent fat reduction with CoolTech, and nonsurgical facial lifting, tightening and contouring using the Ultraformer III. They are the first company in Tauranga to offer these treatments. In New Zealand first, they also offer Robolex, which provides cellulite and fat reduction, tightening and lifting using combined technologies consisting of radio frequency, ultrasonic cavitation, low-level laser therapy and vacuum therapy.

Shape Studio may be offering an array of cutting-edge treatments to combat concerns we all experience, but the ultimate goal is to see a shift in their client’s confidence for themselves and their bodies. “What we do runs so much deeper than aesthetics,” says director Jorgi Lee. “We aid in building the foundation for a healthier mind, and we absolutely love every minute of it! “We are only human after all, which means we all fall victim to fluctuations in our appearance. Whether it be age, weight, pregnancy or something else, these factors can affect the way we feel. “At Shape Studio, we want to help to instil a new-found confidence in our clients and a shift that is not only seen physically, but felt on an emotional level.”

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

Woven Not Stranded with Liam Ryan New albums are piling up thick and fast, so I better start sharing them with y’all.

And here’s a thought: if you’re a Spotify listener (or that of other digital platforms), I’d suggest dialling up the album du jour to accompany your reading experience. I’m going to be doing this for most of December. Firstly a quick single. Sean Bodley, guitarist extraordinaire, has dropped a new song, the rather lovely Avalon - a guitar instrumental that starts sweet and acoustic before exciting electric guitar ensues, adding drama to

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rhythmic flamenco flourishes. There’s a driving melodic orchestral string pattern along with vocal chanting and it’s very groovy indeed. There’s a high level of attention to detail here: everything fits and flows and every space seems proportionate and considered.

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enhance the very melodic piece. Great work, and now online everywhere. Also online, and only online, reflecting today’s unsettling move away from physical media, is Woven Not Stranded, a well-titled new album from Liam Ryan, the last part of his M2M (Mississippi to Mauao) trilogy of original electro-jazz. There’s been a gap before this final instalment. The second album, Pacific Riviera, arrived just over a decade ago, closely following the opener, Mississippi To Mauao. And I must say, this is about as good an album as I’ve heard from the Bay Of Plenty. Liam, if you're not familiar with him, is a keyboard player and occasional singer. Back in the 1980s he was part of The Narcs; a decade or so later he had a band called Torch Songs, which played many a jazz festival and suchlike events. He also plays with Midge Marsden and is a keyboard player Rodger Fox calls to back overseas artists. And more, much more of course – Liam is 70 now, and has been at it for half-a-century, so he’s done stuff... Woven Not Stranded is largely a collection of melodic instrumental grooves with fantastic soloing and the occasional vocal. It covers expansive musical territory, and from a technical perspective sounds nothing less than sensational: crisp, wide, warm, beautifully balanced and threedimensional in its soundscapes. Things start in relatively unassuming fashion with Cosmic Lounge, an easylistening sax-led piece, after which a Spanish guitar kicks into Afrodisiac and we’re definitely in world music territory, with backwards sounds and

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There are two tracks featuring Waihī singer Sarah Spicer, both remixes of previous singles. Get Jive is fun club groove, a well-constructed funk tune exhorting everyone to dance, with a great horn section. Then, on Royal Blues, Sarah really gets stuck in and shows what an impressive blues singer she is. Approaching this sort of music,

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very slow and in the grand style of 30s big band blues, you need to have real character and Sarah delivers in spades. There’s a change of direction with Waltz For Amanda (presumably a song for Liam’s wife: everyone should be lucky enough to have their name attached to such beautiful music), which heads into the wide open prairies of Aaron Copland Americana and features drop dead gorgeous chromatic harmonica from Haggis MacGuinness. I must mention some because of space only some - of the musicians, all of whom provide stellar contributions: Guitarists Nick Granville, Dean Hetherington, Chet O’Connell and Regan Perry, English bassist Peter Stroud (ex-Peter Green), Rodger Fox on trombone and drummer Steve Garden. There are also two takes on Soul Refrain, another remarkably funky horny tune. The instrumental version has a harp solo from Midge Marsden and a fantastic trumpet outing from Mike Booth, while the “Mudshark Monday Mix” reaches back to days of yore, when many a musician ended up living in Raglan and the regular Monday night gigs there became legend. It’s one of many highpoints on the album, conjuring up the smoky music-soaked nights with a poem of Liam’s voiced by Malaysian Amir Yussof, sitting somewhere sonically between Robbie Robertson and Alabama 3. It’s a cathartic finish to an album that will make a perfect summer backdrop, and contains music of such quality that it will probably end up on continual repeat. Damn fine work all round – stunning stuff.

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Tauranga city centre lights up for Christmas

Just some of the Strand Illuminations lighting up the city centre this Christmas.

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place, culture, relationships, experiences,” says mainstreet manager Millie Pidwell. “This exhibition celebrates our people and their connection to all that matters.” There’s also a giant gingerbread house in Red Square, large lit boxed Christmas trees and crackers, a gingerbread hunt and colouring in competition for kids, and entertainment over the festive season. James says Christmas in the City is about creating enriching and exciting experiences for all. “We want to encourage our community to come in, soak up the festivities and enjoy themselves.” For full details of Christmas in the City, visit: www.findyourhappyplacehere.co.nz

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Saturday 11 Dec

113 Annual Group Show

The People’s Gallery (Historic Village) presents ‘113’ -The annual fundraising group show where all works are only $113 each! 28th Nov20th Dec,10am-3pm(weekdays), 10am-2pm(weekends). info@theincubator.co.nz

Art in the Park

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

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

Baycourt

The Magnificent Carnival presented by The Dance Institute. 3pm & 7pm. Tickets available from ticketek.co.nz 0800 TICKETEK (Dec 9-11)

Bay Singles Social Club

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

Christmas Fete

Help support R.R.R. 2nd hand pet gear, pet photography, stalls, grooming, sausage sizzle etc. 10am2pm, Te Puke Memorial Hall. rrr.org.nz Ph 021 077 8665

Christmas Music Concert

Christmas Music performance by Tauranga Civic Choir at 2pm, Te Puna Quarry Park. Vaccine Passport. Koha for foodbank

Greerton Hall Market

Last market for this year is on this Saturday. 8am-12pm. Stalls inside/ outside. Discounts for charity groups. Refreshments at kitchen. Phone/ txt for site. Tricia 07 543 1487 / 027 908 2952, www facebook.com/ greertonhallmarket

Jigsaw Library

Saturdays 10am-12noon. Everyone must wear a mask. Hire: 500p 50c, 1000p $1. Choose from 500 jigsaw puzzles, landscape, wasgij, children’s. Brookfield, off Highmore Terrace

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

Katikati Crop Swap

Every 1st Saturday of the month, 14 Jocelyn Street. Swap home garden produce, plants, flowers, seeds, herbs, eggs, preserves etc. 07 549 4522

LOL Laughter Wellness

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

Swingers, 16th Ave Theatre

Ralph, Archie and George have been golf buddies for years. Their wives want to put some spice back into their lives. Book @iTicket (last day!)

Tauranga Farmers Market

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

Tauranga Fuchsia Group

Meet last Saturday of the month February to November at Art & Craft Centre, Elizabeth St West 1pm. Learn to care for fuchsia plants

Petanque Tauranga BOP Association

Club days Sat, Tues & Thurs. Tawa Street, Mt Maunganui. French game played with Kiwi flair, boules available. Ph John 022 075 4251 for playing times

‘Precocious Vessels’ Ceramics Exhibition

The Incubator’s Pot House Gallery (Historic Village) welcomes Dominique Ford. Pottery works inspired by sea creatures, germs, triffids and body parts. 1st-29th Dec, 10am-3pm(weekdays),10am2pm(weekends). info@theincubator. co.nz

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

Sunday 12 Dec Baycourt

Hotel California The Eagles Experience by Showtime Australia. 1pm & 8pm. Tickets available from ticketek.co.nz 0800 TICKETEK (Dec 9-11)

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Clara and Friends. By Turning Pointe Tauranga. Sun 19th @ 10.30am, 2.30pm & 6.30pm. Tickets available from ticketek.co.nz 0800 TICKETEK

Croquet

Sun, Tues & Fri at Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd. 12:45 for 1pm start. Beginners welcome. Ph Peter 571 0633

Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet

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

Golf Croquet

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

Papamoa Farmers Market

58 Ashley Place, Papamoa 8:30am-12noon. Live music, food trucks, vegetables, coffee, seedlings, playground, fresh meat & seafood

Papamoa Lions Club Market

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

Public Range Day

NZDA public range day - Last Sunday of each month. 300m rifle range at the TECT Park, open from 9am to approx. 3pm. $20/shooter

Radio Controlled Model Yachts

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

Tauranga Open Woodworking Group

2nd & 4th Wednesdays at 6:30pm & 2nd & 4th Saturdays at 10am. Workshop 3 Cherokee Place, Mount Maunganui

Monday 13 Dec

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Coffee & Chat

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

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

Men4Change Support Group

Tuesday 14 Dec

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

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

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

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Santa’s Christmas Grotto

A magical Christmas journey. Be wowed by Christmas displays and take a photo with Santa. Ends 24 Dec. The Arts Junction, 36 Main Rd, Katikati. 07 549 1658

Tauranga Creative Fibre

Every Mon 9:30am and 2nd & 4th Thurs 6:30pm. Join us learning new skills, knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving,dyeing & felting 177 Elizabeth St, Tauranga. Ph Cathy 07 570 2191

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 Stamp Club

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

Tauranga Theatre Organ Society

Baycourt Theatre at 1pm. Hear and play Tauranga’s Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Organ. All welcome. To be followed by the AGM at 3pm. 07 552 0243

Tauranga Wood Carvers Group

2nd & 4th Mondays of the month 9:30am-2:30pm at Tauranga Woodcrafters workshop 3 Cherokee Place, Mount Maunganui

Te Puke 500 Cards

Mondays 7pm start. 4 Queen Street, Te Puke. Cost $4. New players & visitors welcome. Ph Mike 027 495 5284 or Lou 07 573 8184

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Omokoroa 11am-12, Settlers Hall, 334 Omokoroa Road. Strength &

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

Open to all 50+. Enjoy a fun afternoon with likeminded people. Coffee and Tea. Mount Maunganui Community Hall, 12:30pm start Tues & Thurs. Ph Margaret 027 658 6848

Alcoholics Anonymous

New Zealand first meeting and speaker. 1st Monday of the month. St Peters Hall, 11 Victoria Ave, Mt Maunganui. Start 10am. All welcome. Ph Roy 576 2025 Coffee morning 1st Monday of the month, 10am-12noon. $4 entry. Vintage Car Club Rooms, Cliff Road, Tauranga. Ph Bernadette 07 572 3968

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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

Dark Green

A fresh start for our divided land www.meetup.com/DarkGreen midday via Zoom

Fitness Fun & Coffee

Cardio, dance, weights, dance, floor work, dance, have fun and feel good. 9:30-10:30am St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Road, Cherrywood. Ph Gloria 021 139 2448

Keep On Your Feet

Katikati 10:30am-11:30am, Memorial Hall, Main Road. Strength & balance classes for older adults. All levels of fitness welcome. Ph Sharnie 021 111 8617

Otumoetai Walking Group

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

Overeaters Anonymous

Is your eating affecting the way you, or someone else, live your lives? Overeating, undereating - meet every Tuesday 7-8pm and Friday 1-2pm. Ph 0210 236 3236

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

We meet every Tuesday 9:30am and Thursday 7:30pm at the clubrooms

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

Tauranga South Bowls

Tauranga Embroiderer’s Guild

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

Meets every Wednesday at Tauranga Rowing Club, Devonport Road 10am-2:30pm and 7-9pm. Beginners very welcome. Ph Carol Roband 027 348 5875 or 466 0075

Te Puke Pipe Band

Tauranga MidWeek Tramping Grp

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

Homunga Bay Orakawa Bay, Waihi Beach. Grade moderate. Annemieke 027 650 3483

Tauranga Scrollsaw Woodworking Group

1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month 9:30am-2:30pm at the Tauranga Woodcrafters Workshop at 3 Cherokee Place, Mount Maunganui

Wednesday 15 Dec

1st Tuesday & 4th Wednesday of the month at the Tauranga Woodcrafters workshop at 3 Cherokee Place, Mount Maunganui 9:30am-2:30pm

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 or 027 274 8753 gayehemsley@gmail.com

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Cribbage 12:45 at RSA Greerton. Friendly club. New members very welcome. Ph Jill 021 160 6143

Healing Rooms Prayer

Healing Rooms is closed for the summer break. www.healingrooms. co.nz 021 213 8875

Indoor Bowls

All welcome to a fun afternoon, Weds & Fri 12:30pm start at Mount Community Hall, 339 Maunganui Rd. Refreshments and prizes. Ph Cyril 022 639 2585

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

Te Puna Tennis Club

Social tennis from 6pm. New members welcome. Tangitu Road, Te Puna. Left past the rugby grounds. Ph Catherine 02 150 6855

Carols On The Lawn

Wesley Methodist Church,100 13th Ave, 24th December, 8.15pm-9pm. Candles & carol books provided,Tauranga City Brass. Bring a chair/blanket to sit on (inside church if wet) & vaccine pass.

Overeaters Anonymous

Is your eating affecting the way you, or someone else, live your lives? Overeating, undereating - meet every Tuesday 7-8pm and Friday 1-2pm. Ph 0210 236 3236 Tauranga Boys College 7-9pm. Beginners welcome. Bats and balls provided. $5. The Mount Pickleball Club. Bob 027 478 6282

Pickleball Morning Play

Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre 9:15-11:45am. Join the fun! Beginners welcome. Bats and balls provided. $5. The Mount Pickleball Club. Bob 027 478 6282

Thursday 16 Dec

1st & 3rd Tuesday 7pm; 2nd & 4th Friday 10am. Tauranga Art & Craft Centre, 177 Elizabeth Street. Ph Denise 027 291 9917

Katikati Bowling Club

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

Katikati Concert Band

Katikati Bowling Club, 8 Park Road, 7pm. Come and join our friendly band. All brass, woodwind and percussion players welcome. Ph Eryl 02 140 4163

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Te Puke Bowling Club

New members welcome. Loan bowls available. Friday rollup 12:45pm. Ph Te Puke Club 573 9709

Community clothing and linen sale, $5 to fill a bag, cash only. Starts at 9am, The Historic Village, 17th Ave, Tauranga

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

Fridays 10-11am. 14 Jocelyn Street Katikati. Sewing machines and lessons/help available. 07 549 4522

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Senior tennis Tuesdays from 9am. Friendly club. New members welcome. Tangitu Road, Te Puna. Left past the rugby grounds. Ph Catherine 02 150 6855

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The Western Bay of Plenty District Council has received and accepted two Private Plan Changes to the District Plan in respect to the following matters:

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Te Puna Springs - to expand the commercial zoning at Te Puna Village to the northwestern corner of State Highway 2 and Te Puna Road. Washer Road Business Park - to extend the Te Puke Industrial Zone to the eastern side of Washer Road.

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Public submissions are invited on Plan Changes 93-94. Details of the proposed changes can be viewed at: • • •

Council’s website www.westernbay.govt.nz/ districtplanchanges

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Submission forms are available from Council to assist you

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Tauranga City Council, 91 Willow Street Private Bag 12022, Tauranga, Telephone 07 577 7000

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Name, address, email and telephone number

The specific provisions of the plan change/s to which the submission relates

Whether you wish to be heard

Whether you would be prepared to present a joint case at a hearing

Details of the submission

The decision sought from Council

When submissions close, Council will prepare a summary of all submissions received which is anticipated to be

publicly notified in early March 2022. Further submissions

will then be sought in response to the original submissions. Planning reports will be prepared to address the issues

raised, followed by a public hearing which is anticipated to be in April 2022. All submitters will be given an opportunity to present their submission. A decision will then be

issued including the reasons for accepting or rejecting

submissions. Any person who has made a submission has the right to appeal the decision to the Environment Court.

If you have any questions about the Plan Changes, please contact Council’s Customer Service Team on 07 571 8008 or 0800 926 732.

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