23 December 2021, Issue 1091
A very Merry Christmas It’s been a funny old year for St Nick, wondering whether every Kiwi chimney is going to have a Covid QR code or if Rudolph’s red nose can scan it. Will there even be milk and cookies? This year has been full of uncertainties, but there is one
thing he is certain of – that the busy elves at Sun Media wish all Weekend Sun readers, from Waihī Beach to Ōtamarākau, a very blessed and Merry Christmas. We’ve had word from Santa Claus, and he’s asked everyone to remember to be kind to our pets and children,
respect our elderly and show compassion to each other this Christmas. Cherish the special moments, give time to your loved ones whether you’re together or apart, and we’ll see you all again in 2022. Photo: John Borren.
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This was my big chance to pose them a query, while both were just a little bit merry. “What are you putting in the bottom of the stocking? I know it’s not coal because that would be shocking.” “We actually signalled this weeks ago, but you’re absolutely right, coal’s a firm no. It’s an orange for everyone except up the top, where people are naughty and have not had a shot.” Bloomfield snorted and pawed at the ground, Jasanta looked slightly annoyed at the sound. “What is it now, I’m trying to reason, it is after all the festive season.” “We should move along, there isn’t much time and unvaccinated heathens are forming a line.” With a friendly smile and a flourish of papers, the pair spoke not a word more and went back to their capers. They filled all the stockings and straightened with a jerk, then headed for the chimney to continue their work. I offered the door, it seemed like the right thing to do, but the pair had already been sucked up by the flue. They sprang to the sleigh and to the team, gave a whistle and away they all flew like the down of a thistle. But I heard her exclaim as she drove out of sight. “Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night.” Then back round they come with a deafening din. “Sorry dude, we forgot to scan in.” From all of the team at Sun Media, we wish you all a happy holiday season and we will be back in your letter boxes on January 14. daniel@thesun.co.nz
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Carving out a friendship “It’s been perfect timing for Brodi, having that role model. Sam’s great at being there to support him. “Brodi might not talk about stuff, but he knows he can if he wants to,” she says. Sam laughs. “Brodi is a man of few words and I talk quite a lot.” As a teacher, Sam is used to dealing with young guys, but communicating with a teenage boy not as a teacher or relative was a context he hadn’t experienced before. “There has been learning experiences for me too, which has been really cool.” He encourages men to become big buddies because “there’s loads of young men and boys in this town that could do with someone to
hang out with”. “Big Buddy put a huge amount of effort into their screening processes. “It’s rigorous, which is really good, because just going through the process made me a better man. “It makes you ask those questions of yourself.” As a charity, Big Buddy needs help to pay for police and medical checks as part of the screening process, as well as training for big buddies who are ready to be matched. For information, visit: www.bigbuddy.org.nz For Brodi and Sam, when they’re not skating, they plan to spend the summer checking out waterholes and swimming spots.
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As two guys skate, the sound of the boards rolling up the ramps matches the rhythm of their chatter. You can see the friendship skaters Sam Robertson and Brodi Storer have is genuine. It doesn’t matter that there’s a 15 year age gap between the pair - they have the same interests and love hanging out each week. Sam and Brodi have been matched through Big Buddy, an organisation that matches men with boys and early teens who don’t have a father in their lives. Most Sundays they will go skating, mountain biking, swimming or play volleyball or chess if the weather is bad. It’s stuff Brodi wouldn’t do with his mum, especially when they jump off rocks at waterholes. On a recent mountain bike ride, Brodi took the lead, which they both enjoyed. “I’ve never done mountain biking before and Brodi’s real good,” says Sam. “He showed me all
the trails at Oropi and how to do it.” They laugh about how Brodi went down some steep trails but told Sam: “You probably shouldn’t try this today.” The 13-year-old likes that he has a male role model and friend in Sam. Sam has fond memories of his childhood because his dad was “real hands on”, so he wanted to do that for someone else and got in touch with Big Buddy. “I’m a firm believer that boys need someone to go and do those outdoor, exciting, fun, exercise things with,” he says. Brodi’s mum Karen Bloxham says hanging out with Sam has increased Brodi’s confidence and he respects the commitment Sam has made to him as a big buddy. “It’s nice knowing that he’s hanging out with a mate… Almost like a brotherly figure,” says Karen. With the Otūmoetai College student coming into his teenage years, it helps Karen knowing he has Sam to talk to.
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‘He Puna Manawa’ will be the new name of the destination for key council services in Tauranga. Previously known as the Goddards Centre and located between Devonport Road and Grey Street, He Puna Manawa will house council’s customer service centre and central library from early next year while the new civic precinct is developed. The name was gifted to council by mana whenua, Ngāi Tamarāwaho and Ngāti Tapu, and was formally endorsed by the commission at a council meeting.
Holiday kerbside collection
It is business as usual for Western Bay of Plenty District Council kerbside collections over the summer holiday period. Public holidays will not affect the scheduled Monday to Friday collection of rubbish, recycling and food scraps across the Western Bay. “This is our first Christmas holiday season with the kerbside collection system in place,” says Gary Allis, deputy CEO and group manager infrastructure services, “and we want to reassure everyone that their rubbish, recycling and food scraps will be collected as usual.” If your bin hasn’t been collected after 7pm, you can report the missed collection via: www.kerbsidecollective.co.nz/contact-hub
Give the gift of counselling Give the gift of counselling this Christmas. That’s the request from Grief Support Services after a challenging year set against the backdrop of Covid-19.
Grief Support have launched the 25 by 25 Donation Appeal, with the aim of raising $25,000 by December 25. “All funds raised will support our service to provide subsidised professional grief and loss counselling to those in the Western Bay of Plenty community,” says Grief Support Service manager/ senior counsellor Janet Baird. “This is an opportunity to give the gift of counselling this Christmas for those in need within our community.” The service supports families and individuals within the Western Bay of Plenty through grief and loss situations, so that those experiencing grief feel more understood and less isolated, become more resilient and are better able to access support. “The complexities of coping with grief and loss have definitely been exacerbated due to various circumstances in relation to the pandemic,” says Janet. Grief counselling can lessen the risk of depression and suicidal ideation. As people grow their support systems and tools of resilience, they are less likely to turn to drugs, alcohol, self-harm or other unhelpful tools to cope. “There is a flow-on effect from counselling as our clients become more resilient and return to participating in their families, community and workplace.”
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Grief and loss are not only a response to bereavement, but can occur following any loss or unwelcome change. This includes situations such as the break-up of a relationship or marriage, fractured family relationships, financial loss, redundancy or injury or illness. While the organisation cannot share client stories due to their code of ethics, feedback received through their post-counselling survey highlights the positive effects that the service provides. As a result of the counselling, clients report changes such as feeling calmer; daily life being more manageable; being better able to participate in family/social/work life; having new skills to help them through difficult times; and being more inclined to speak up for themselves. “Letting things out and sharing my thoughts has given me my strength back to deal with all that life has thrown at me,” says a past client. “I am so much stronger now and able to deal with the grief so much better and look forward.” Another previous client says they “feel whole and like there has been an amazing amount of healing through this journey. I feel more connected with myself and others. Less aggressive and selfprotective too.” All donations for the 25 by 25 Donation Appeal over $25 can choose to receive a set of 15 custom designed gift labels, while stocks last. For more information on Grief Support Services or to donate, visit: www.griefsupport.org.nz/appeal2021 Rosalie Liddle Crawford
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People are being reminded to take a breather and make sure they don’t become one of the growing number of Kiwis who injure themselves over the holiday period. Figures from ACC show more than 130,000 Kiwis injured themselves in the three-week lead-up to Christmas last year, and the numbers are increasing every year. But while pre-Christmas injuries reached a fiveyear high in 2020, injury claims in the two-week period that follows have tailed off. The most common cause of injury was a loss of balance or control, followed by lifting, carrying or straining.
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Well wishes from St John
As another year comes to an end, and New Zealanders make the most of the summer break, St John is reminding everyone to stay safe and look out for their whānau, friends and neighbours. While it’s a relief to be able to travel freely, albeit with restrictions, across New Zealand this season, it’s the busiest time of the year for St John ambulance teams, who respond to a multitude of car crashes and water incidents that could be avoided by taking care on the roads and in the water. Last year, St John responded to more than 1000 emergency incidents on Christmas Day across the country. Free health advice is available from registered nurses 24/7 via: 0800 611 116.
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A pair of socks for Tauranga No one really knows how much waste, particularly plastic pollution, pours into Tauranga Harbour.
But this should soon change thanks to the Rotary Club of Tauranga Sunrise and the installation of stormwater socks to capture pollution before it enters the water. “The aim is to raise awareness of the negative effects of stormwater, especially the plastics in it, on Tauranga Harbour and ultimately the ocean,” says Tauranga Sunrise Rotary member and project coordinator Michele Beaton. The idea for the club to initiate the project came from Nathan Capper, who is not only a rotary member but also a Pou Ngaio technical cultural Resource Management Act specialist. With co-operation from Tauranga City Council, Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Ngāi Tamarāwaho, the club’s environment committee have installed two drain socks at the bottom of Spring Street on Tauranga’s waterfront. A site blessing by Ngāi Tamarāwaho kaumātua Tamati Tata was attended by council officials and
members of Tauranga Sunrise Rotary. Immediately after the blessing the Greentec net drain socks were fitted to two highly visible stormwater outlets. Paid for by Tauranga Sunrise Rotary, thanks to an award from BOPRC’s Environmental Enhancement Fund, Michele is hopeful the socks will promote community awareness of the problems caused by plastic pollution and stimulate ‘copy-cat’ projects in the community. “The aim is to promote sustainable management of the natural and physical resources of the Bay of Plenty’s coastal environment, by raising awareness of the negative effects of stormwater,” says Michele. “We hope large plastic items from stormwater captured by the nets will provoke an emotional reaction in the community.” Rosalie Liddle Crawford
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Hospital to get $17.9m upgrade
Tauranga Hospital will be upgraded next year to support planned and routine care, so non-Covid patients are safe when Covid patients are being treated. A total of $17.916 million will be spent on three projects for the city's hospital. Expansion of intensive care and high dependency units will occupy the entire level one floor, previously
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shared with the coronary care unit, with a budget of $3 million. The coronary care unit will move to level three and be expanded, adding five CCU beds at a cost of $12.416 million. A ward will also be converted to a 16-bed pandemic response ward. The emergency department will have air management upgrades for staff and patient safety, costing $2.5 million.
Tremains Landlords have gifted over 20k to our tenants this Christmas. For the past three years Tremains Property Management has facilitated the opportunity for an owner/landlord to give a gift of appreciation to their tenants. Tremains Property Management would like to say thank you for those landlords for making this incredible gesture and we wish all our clients a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Let’s sing this summer For some of Tauranga’s most respected singing and music teachers, summer is an opportunity to invite intermediate-aged children to discover for themselves their own creative talent.
“We’ve seen that intermediate kids are often overlooked and miss out,” says Michael Blake, whose career as an international tenor soloist spans more than 40 years. Also an internationally experienced soloist, Glenese Blake agrees. “We thought we’d do a workshop where the only cost for them is $10 to join, and there are no fees.” Earlier in 2021, the pair hosted a concert for emerging opera singers, from which they received enough funds to plough back into the community to provide the workshop in January, 2022. Running for five days, from January 10-14 at Tauranga’s Wesley Methodist Church, 24 young people aged 10-13 will be able to sing, explore their voice, and grow confidence while participating in solo singing, group work,
breathing, physiology, basic stage craft, coaching, workshops and, most importantly, fun. “We think we can cater to 24 people in the workshop over the five days,” says Michael. “If we get too many, we will go into the following week.” Glenese is one of New Zealand’s most respected voice tutors. She’s been a voice fellow at the Conservatorium of Music, University of Waikato, and now works in high schools preparing students for examinations and auditions. Joining Glenese and Michael will be Leon Gray and Cody Mitchell. Cody, who plays guitar, bass, drums and piano, will be working with people who want to bring along their guitar to sing with. Leon, who holds music and education degrees, as well as postgraduate diplomas, teaches music theory, piano and is known within Tauranga circles as ‘Mister Music’. “We come from a holistic outlook on music and we believe that everybody should be able to at least play or sing,” says Michael. Registrations for the workshop, which run from January 10-14, 2022, is via: www.singout.co.nz
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Roy fights for more time with his boy patients must fund it themselves. “I have written to the head of the DHB, the Health Minister and the Prime Minister to try to get it funded, but all refused. “So I now have to do something I really did not want to and ask people to help me and my family.”
Roy Nugter and (inset) with his son Kobie, aged 8.
He uses his free time to read to children at Katikati Primary School and help at bowling and soccer clubs. “If I don’t reach my goal I will spend it on getting as many doses as possible,” says Roy. To donate, visit: www.givealittle. co.nz/cause/for-my-son-kobie
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I rang Roy Nugter on Tuesday afternoon, and he asked me to call back a few minutes later. “I’m just getting my boy into his swimming lessons. I’ll be free in about five.” While I waited, I browsed Roy’s Givealittle page again. There’s a photo of him with his son Kobie, aged eight, enjoying a meal together in a café, Roy’s arm over and around the back of Kobie’s chair, both of them smiling at the camera. It’s hard to believe that Roy has terminal cancer and possibly only months left to live. There’s a sense of how immensely gutting it is to realise that Kobie could lose his dad while he’s still so young. “Three years ago I was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma stage four,” says Roy. “This is a skin cancer that has got into my lungs.” He’s been receiving chemotherapy on and off for the last three years.
“But it won’t cure me.” Roy says his only hope of a cure is to have a drug called Keytruda, which costs approximately $12,000 dollars a time. “I require it 10 times, which means I need a total of $120,000.” Unfortunately, in 2020, Pharmac froze plans to fund Keytruda - a lung cancer drug that would have helped at least 1400 patients a year - saying it can no longer afford to make the investment due to medicine costs rising as a result of Covid-19. Lung cancer kills about 1800 people a year in New Zealand - more than breast cancer, prostate cancer and melanoma combined - but patients and their advocates had hoped help was on its way. A Ministry of Health directive prohibits the administration of unfunded drugs in a public hospital, so the patient must meet the cost of administering Keytruda in a private clinic. Keytruda is available in New Zealand but
From my family to yours I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year! Best wishes, Simon Bridges MP for Tauranga 35a Third Avenue, Tauranga 3110 taurangamp@parliament.govt.nz 07 577 0923
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Why is ‘museum’ Tauranga’s dirty word? “Since I have been here I have heard people say: ‘oh don’t use that word!’ How ridiculous,” says Tauranga City Council commissioner Stephen Selwood. So what is this shocking word
Stephen has been advised not to mutter since his arrival as part of the commission in February? The word is museum. Hardly the breathtaking utterance you might expect, but in Tauranga museum has been a cuss word for years – the building-which-must-not-be-named. But no more, as the recent Civic Precinct Masterplan refresh - named
An artist’s impression of the Civic Precinct refresh – ‘Te Manawataki o Te Papa – including the museum.
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Te Manawataki o Te Papa - announced by council includes a 2400m2 museum on the corner of Willow Street and Hamilton Street. The facility would display the city’s taonga and heritage collection which, to Stephen’s astonishment, has been stored in a warehouse since 1998. “It should be on display so we understand our history and where we came from,” he says. “This is a fantastic opportunity and we should grasp it with every hand that we have.” Grasp it he must, as museum plans in Tauranga have a tendency to slip away. When the current heritage collection went into storage it did so in anticipation of a new museum being in place by 2002. It never happened. In 2007, a waterfront museum plan was scrapped amid political wrangling and rising costs. In May 2018, voters rejected the idea of a museum in a referendum held in conjunction with a concurrent by-election, with 59.4 per cent of voters against the idea. At the time, Tauranga MP Simon Bridges admitted to being disappointed. Three years on, he remains “100 per cent” in support of a museum in the heart of the city. “I have backed a museum in our CBD for many years now and I still do,” he says. “A city of our size needs a heart, and that requires significant cultural amenities like a museum to draw people in.” So why has a museum been such a contentious idea? Simon has a simple explanation. “One word,” he says. “Cost.” He believes the burden on the ratepayer can be softened, suggesting money from central government, Bay of Plenty Regional Council and the local business community can ease the load.
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“It’s actually a bit of a misunderstanding in my view,” he explains. “I also know that many hands make light work, and it shouldn’t be left up to just Tauranga City Council to foot the bill.” Whilst the plans are being widely praised by the likes of Simon and those in the business community, opposition is beginning to bubble. “We’re not sure a museum is currently the highest priority,” says Tauranga Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson Ross Crowley. “It is a very ambitious project, but there are other things in Tauranga with more importance, such as sorting out the roads and transport issues.” Ross says the TRA is unsure a plan of this significance should be made under the current governance system. “This group of nominated leaders should not be pushing through something like this. They need to take into account what people want, not what they think the people of Tauranga should want.” Tauranga City Council commissioner Shadrach Rolleston believes the importance of a museum cannot be understated. “A museum is a repository where taonga from our past can be safely held for future generations to enjoy,” says Shadrach. “But more importantly, it’s also a place where we can see and learn about where we’ve come from. “Looking around Aotearoa, you would be hardpressed to find any significant town or city that does not have a museum.” Ngāi Tamarāwaho hold the mana whenua for the site, and hapu representative Buddy Mikaere says the idea of a museum has often been used as a political pawn. “Efforts to establish a museum have been largely led by community members,” says Buddy. “Unfortunately, in more recent times, some local politicians have seen it as a handy whipping boy for their own purposes. “We can see that with the politicians currently absent from the decision making seats, great community ideas like having a museum have been able to progress. I applaud that very much.” The epic tale of Tauranga’s difficult relationship with the concept of a museum appears to be entering its next, and possibly final, chapter. Buddy is hopeful the conclusion of that story sparks the beginning of sharing Tauranga’s. “We have a great historical record here in Mathew Nash Tauranga,” he says. “Let’s tell it.”
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Safety concerns continue
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Special boy needs a special home This three-month-old boy is Flash - a white and tan Greyhound-cross. He has had a very rough start in life and needs some extra care and attention. Everything that is new is really scary to him, but he is gaining more confidence. Flash is microchipped, up-to-date on all of his shots and needs a patient hand to care for him. To find out more, please message the RRR Facebook page via: www.facebook.com/RRRCanine
What’s Your Property Worth? Cycling advocate Shane Plummer wants action to improve safety for cyclists before someone is seriously hurt. Photo: John Borren.
New plans for the stalled final stage of the Ōmokoroa to Tauranga cycleway don’t address the immediate safety risks, says a cycling advocate. The plans have been released by Tauranga City Council, and construction of the cycleway isn’t expected until the autumn of 2022. A two-way cycleway will run from Wairoa Bridge, along the upstream side of State Highway 2, towards Carmichael Road where a new signalised pedestrian crossing will be installed. Currently, cyclists ride alongside heavy traffic on the downstream side of SH2, with no separation before using the Wairoa cycle bridge. Bike Tauranga founder Shane Plummer says exiting the cycle bridge towards Bethlehem is also dangerous, as the surface is coarse gravel and riders arrive on the roadside less than 1.5 metres away from vehicles. “The risks are still there for at least six months,” says Shane. He has raised his concerns with Tauranga City Council and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. The Ōmokoroa to Tauranga cycleway is a 19km route made up of new and existing off-road shared paths and local road connections. Cycleway construction began in 2016, and the clip-on cycle bridge over the Wairoa River opened in mid-2020. Construction of the last section stalled in 2019 after local iwi and land owners raised safety concerns about accessways on SH2. Ngāti Kahu, of Ngāti Ranginui iwi, is the primary hapu affiliated with Wairoa Marae. The previous proposed cycleway would have ran in front of the marae and other properties on SH2. Western Bay of Plenty District Council group manager infrastructure services Gary Allis says, prior to constructing the existing cycle bridge, an agreement was reached between NZTA, Tauranga
City Council and WBOPDC that the preferred route included a separated concrete cycleway on the left-hand side of the highway. “The decision was made following consultation with the Ngāti Kahu mandated representative and the route was supported,” he says. In late 2019, Ngāti Kahu representatives advised they did not support the cycleway because of safety concerns and the last section was placed on hold. With the new plans, the final section of the cycleway is on the opposite side of SH2 to the cycle bridge, so another one will be constructed dependant on funding. The new bridge will require an additional $2-3 million, with the final stage of the cycleway costing around $1 million. The total cost of the cycleway is $13.3m, but this does not include the cost of the new bridge. Tauranga City Council director of transport Brendan Bisley says an “in-principle agreement” has been made between council and Ngāti Kahu. This will allow use of some of Ngāti Kahu’s land to enable cyclists to go under the bridge and onto the cycle bridge on the other side, he says. “The upstream side of the highway has less driveways and accesses, so there will be less conflict between cyclists and vehicles entering and exiting driveways,” says Brendan. In a statement, Ngāti Kahu says it is working “constructively and in good faith with Tauranga City Council to establish the cycleway in a manner focussing on safety for the whole community”. Brendan says NZTA are proposing to install a 50km/h speed limit from the bridge. “The slower speed limit allows the cycleway with the crossing to be in that section of SH2," he says. In terms of Shane’s other concerns, Brendan says now there is an in-principle agreement for a cycleway, NZTA and TCC will consider what changes need to be made in the interim. Alisha Evans
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Water use at home Activity
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April
One hour use between 7pm and 10pm only
One hour use allowed between 4pm and 7pm only
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Bore Display of bore water sign from TCC recommended
Buckets and watering cans Avoid the heat of the day
Handheld hoses with a trigger nozzle Watering lawns and gardens
Sprinkler
Irrigation systems
One hour use allowed between 7pm and 10pm only
One hour use allowed between 4pm and 7pm only
Allowed between 4pm and 7pm only
One hour use allowed between 7pm and 10pm only
One hour use allowed between 4pm and 7pm only
Allowed between 4pm and 7pm only
Bucket wash Handheld hoses with a trigger nozzle
Washing your car or boat
Flushing your boat motor
Filling Once from empty Swimming pools and spa pools (pools greater than 300L)
Topping up Please don’t leave unattended or let overflow
High pressure cleaners
Washing down hard surfaces (including your house)
Handheld hoses with a trigger nozzle
(excludes commercial operators)
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Have yourself a pet-friendly Christmas It can be hard to resist those puppy dog eyes once you’ve finished your Christmas feast, but it’s important not to share with your furry friends.
• Macadamia nuts: can cause vomiting, weakness and tremors if eaten by dogs. • Onions and chives: these contain disulphides and sulfoxides, which can damage red blood cells if eaten by cats and dogs. Doing so can have • Pits and seeds of peaches, plums, serious health persimmons and apples: these contain consequences for them. a substance that degrades to cyanide, Animals digest which is toxic. The pits of peaches are also and metabolise food differently to humans, choking hazards that can cause blockages so what might be and damage to the intestine. perfectly fine for us can • Xylitol (a common ingredient in be poisonous to them, says sugarless treats and sugarless gum): SPCA Bay of Plenty area causes hypoglycaemia in dogs, which manager Sue Kinsella. can lead to seizures and liver failure “The best way to avoid an in severe cases. expensive emergency trip to the vet • Sweet-corn cobs: these can cause Don’t be tempted to this Christmas is to make sure you’re blockages in the small intestine share Christmas treats not sharing food with your pets, and that may need to be removed with your pets. that things like chocolate aren’t left surgically. Don’t let dogs chew under the tree or in a place where they can easily be on the cob. reached by a curious cat or dog,” say Sue.
Festive food ‘no nos’ for pets
• Turkey skin/pork crackling/sausages/fatty meats: these can cause vomiting, bloody diarrhoea and may lead to pancreatitis. • Fruit cake and Christmas pudding: raisins and grapes are toxic to cats and dogs’ kidneys. If eaten they can cause lethargy, excessive thirst, vomiting and in serious cases can be fatal. • Chocolate: for cats and dogs, chocolate can cause elevated heart rate, seizures, vomiting and diarrhoea. • Alcohol and caffeine: these are both toxic for pets. • Avocados: these contain persin which causes symptoms ranging from vomiting and diarrhoea to cardiac arrest and death.
Decorate with care
It’s also important to keep animals safe around your Christmas tree and decorations. Make sure your tree is safely secured so it won’t topple over. For real trees, ensure your animals don’t chew on fallen needles as the oils can irritate their mouth and, if eaten, can cause stomach irritation and vomiting Also stop your dog or cat from using the tree stand as a water bowl - the bacteria in stagnant water can be harmful. Use a Christmas tree skirt, a plastic bag or cling film to cover the stand. You also need to prevent your animals from chewing on power cords or lights, be careful of sharp and delicate ornaments, monitor lit candles, and skip the tinsel or keep it out of reach.
Christmas festivities
As much as it’s important to keep your pets safe at Christmas, you can also include them in the festive fun. You can involve your dog by letting them unwrap their own present.
Even if the present is a toy they already own, they will love ripping it open and discovering it anew. You can also freeze kibble or treats in ice, or put it into toys so your pets can gradually extract the food.
Thursday 23 December 2021
Support small
In response to Darrell Hellier’s letter (The Weekend Sun, December 3), you sound as though you’ve been burned by some small business, and for that I apologise, but I think you’ve got a pretty bitter view. I work for a small business (and a locally-owned, family-operated one at that) and I personally see the stress that local businesses go through – even without additional Covid pressure. Yes, some small businesses can struggle to stay on top of emails or phone calls, but I can tell you this: you often get a more personalised experience, email replies at all hours of the day, and a lot more flexibility when it comes to ordering product or working out a time for a service. How do you think big businesses became big businesses? Not many of them start out as multilocation ‘big box’ businesses. If you kill local business with lack of support, you’ll soon see the consequences. Small businesses make up the majority of businesses in New Zealand, employ 29 per cent of the workforce and contribute more than a quarter of our gross domestic profit (all of this information can be found at: business.govt.nz). I for one go out of my way to support small, and will continue to do so. Small business is in Kiwi’s DNA, and it is part of what makes New Zealand a wonderful place to live. Kia kaha small businesses, keep doing what you’re doing. Fay Grathton, Greerton (abridged).
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The meaning of Christmas Christmas is the season to open our hearts to others, It is the time to look at everyone as sisters and brothers. Old scores should be left behind, It is a time to open our hearts and be kind. The shouting merchant sharks, Are not the reason for the season. It is not the season for monetary gain, But Christmas is the birthday of great love coming down to earth once again. Merry Christmas. Ken Jones, Katikati.
Black day for shopping
I’ve been reflecting on some alarming Black Friday research. Apparently, up to 30 per cent of what’s purchased on Black Friday ends up in landfill, unused or barely used, packaging and all. People are whipped up into a buying frenzy. Forced labour and controlled pricing by the big guns makes it an unethical cake to be baking on all levels. So that led me to reflect on Christmas. I hate to think how many unwanted presents get tossed into the bin and end up at our transfer stations. I love the idea of sponsoring a pet or a native species or an endangered animal for Christmas presents. There are some fantastic organisations that offer this if you do a bit of a search. A friend just gifted me three native trees planted in a restoration project in the Bay of Plenty for my birthday. How lovely is that? So let’s see what we can gift that not only has a zero-carbon footprint, but actually enhances the world, helps someone or helps an animal. Let’s generate the warm fuzzies. Kat Macmillan, Welcome Bay.
Thanks for the paper
Thanks to everyone from The Weekend Sun for 2021. Thanks for the free newspaper - it’s the best tabloid in New Zealand. No-one does rabbiting better than Rogers Rabbits, but Hutch has never let the watership down when it comes to pulling out a hat trick. Rosie’s writing is so well crafted, informative and entertaining and
she has become a Tauranga icon. You have all delivered every week, keeping us up-to-date with everything we need to know about what’s going on with our everchanging city. Thanks again for the colourful free newspaper – I’ll make sure it goes in the yellow bin to be recycled into next year’s finely crafted newspaper. Fabian Lukich, Te Puke.
Missing trust
In March 2020 the government issued reports by modelling experts and Covid was managed, in my opinion, as it should be. Today, more than a year-and-a-half later, no further modelling reports by experts were issued on the Covid-19 or Ministry of Health websites. Are we to believe that nothing has changed, and that no new advice has been received? How can there be political discussion if the government hides scientific advice? If they are “the source of truth”, why do they not tell us the scientific reports on the modelled number of hospitalisations and deaths for 2022?
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Is it to use ‘fear of the unknown’ to get the public to comply with government health orders? How are we to trust that job dismissals are worth the harm to families’ earnings and child welfare? Have people been dismissed without scientific modelling of job dismissals on public health? If not, where’s the scientific modelling to support job dismissals, and the public discussion on the modelling of redundancies? Andrew Clow, Te Puna.
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Thursday 23 December 2021
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Milestone wins from a challenging year
The past year has hit Aotearoa hard and New Zealanders have thankfully risen to the challenge, because it could have been so much worse. Thanks to the mandate you gave us, this Labour government has gotten on with the job of protecting our whānau, working with iwi and communities to not just respond to the threat of a global pandemic unlike any other, but continue the record progress being made in tackling the long term challenges facing our rohe too, such as housing, health and employment. What’s good for Māori is great for New Zealand. For Māori, the wins led by this government through parliament have been unprecedented. On top of reaching record low levels of unemployment and wider initiatives like expanding free lunches in schools, the wage subsidy, and free trade apprenticeships, for te ao Māori highlights of that ‘unprecedented year’ look like this: • We delivered on our commitment to better recognise Matariki , creating our own public
holiday that begins in 2022 - the first to distinctly recognise Te Ao Māori. • We began establishing an independent Māori Health Authority to transform Māori health outcomes. • We further delivered on our commitment to tackling the housing crisis through partnership, with the largest-ever investment in Māori housing solutions - $730 million for papakāinga, Māori housing projects, repairs and infrastructure. • We committed more than $280 million towards a Māori-targeted response to Covid19, the vaccine roll-out and to prepare our communities for the future, using a ‘by-Māori, for-Māori’ approach. • We put in place the same rules to establish Māori Wards as general wards in local government, providing every rohe opportunities to fairly strengthen the voice of tangata whenua at their decision-making tables. • We delivered a progressive procurement policy that gives Māori businesses a larger slice of jobcreating government contracts, with the initial target set for review soon.
• We invested heavily in our future generations and the future of te reo Māori, with $150 million for Māori education - supporting kura kaupapa Māori, lifting kōhanga reo teachers’ pay, and backing the abilities of Māori boarding schools to house, educate and manaaki rangatahi. I give the biggest mihi possible to all of you out there whose tautoko made our ability to create this difference for our people possible. While there is more to mention and plenty more mahi to do, this is what you get from having a record 15-strong Labour Māori Caucus advocating at every level of government - including five Māori ministers at the cabinet table. This mahi has kept the momentum Labour built in our first term in government going, through kaupapa such as $100 million for marae upgrades, $200 million for Māori employment and much, much more. It is my commitment – and that of my colleagues in the Labour Māori caucus – to keep our foot firmly on the pedal in 2022. Again, what is good for Māori in the Western Bay is great for everyone.
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Wrapped up in one person Where’s this bus going?
Christmas brings expectation. What are you looking for? What are those around you looking for? What are your hopes? Gifts and giving are one of the highlights of Christmas, as is receiving! How good it would be if the gift we receive wasn’t just for amusement, adornment or consumption, but something altogether more satisfying, more permanent. Such a gift exists, such a gift is given, and the remarkable thing is that this gift of all gifts is not a thing, but a person - God’s Son, Jesus. All the gifts you need for Christmas are wrapped up in one person. The gifts that he gives are: Peace, because he is the ‘Prince of Peace’ who gives a peace beyond understanding. Joy, because he is the very source of Joy that can fill our hearts. Love, because his unconditional love transcends any other love we can know. Hope, not ‘wish fulfilment’ but hope that does not ever disappoint.
All the gifts you need for Christmas, indeed everything you will ever need, is all wrapped up for you in one person. We remember that person wrapped in strips of cloth, born into a suffering world. We remember that person dying on a cross with forgiveness on his lips. We remember that person risen from the grave and reigning with His Father, and we remember that person who promises that to all who will receive him will be given the gift of eternal life. “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 1v12 and John 3v16 New International Version). May God bless you and keep you this Christmas and always.
Rev Ian Pittendreigh, Bethlehem
Richard DeHaan told this story: A man who habitually slept as long as he could every morning awoke one day even later than usual. Looking at the clock, he bolted out of bed, threw on some clothes, splashed cold water on his face, quickly combed his hair, gulped down a glass of milk, grabbed his briefcase, gave his wife a kiss as he ran out the door and raced to catch the bus. He barely got on it as it began to pull away. Scanning his ticket, he lurched down the aisle toward the seat. Suddenly he looked around and breathlessly blurted out: “Where’s this bus going anyway?” This story reminds us of many people today. Taken with the rush of everyday activities, they neglect to make sure they’re headed in the right direction. How sad that people travel aimlessly through life and never give a thought to where they will spend eternity. Don’t be guilty of catching a bus to nowhere. Stop and think this Christmas about the direction your life is headed.
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Thursday 23 December 2021
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The Weekend Sun’s ever popular guide to ‘What’s On’ in the Bay.
Dancing With The Shadows A lot of writers are deadline junkies. Perhaps it is just the pleasure of procrastination, but it requires the impending rush of a deadline to unleash their creative energy, to get them writing.
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announce prizes for achievements during the year. That will have to wait ‘til 2022. Let’s get to the albums though. Both are labours of love; both were made at Tim Julian’s Colourfield Studio in Welcome Bay. Since I’m short-changing them here I’d suggest you go straight to Spotify (or a service of your choice) and listen to them.
That’s certainly true of me; my name is Winston and I’m an addict. Fortunately, the editors here accept my condition and are always Fragile Colours understanding. But occasionally the First up is Tim’s own album, under the band unexpected occurs. Deadline-hugging, name Fragile Colours. adrenalin-raising though it may be, there Dancing With The Shadows (In are potential pitfalls. Plato’s Cave) features local singer Take last week, for instance. Kamaea and is a collection of Did you notice last week’s Tim’s songs recorded column? Sorry. For over the past five the first time, and years. It is an at this vital stage of impressive body the departing year, I of work - wellmissed the deadline. written tunes I figured there that show a fine was no hurry; the pop sensibility day was locked off to and lyrics that write. Just a routine take on the doctor's appointment modern world for a prescription then in sometimes settle in. But you never know with doctors, do you? They have this overwhelming urge to try and keep you healthy. Which is why after a quick ECG I found myself travelling straight to Tauranga Hospital’s emergency department. “I don’t know how long this is going to take,” I told my editor on the phone, lying behind a bedside screen with a dozen wires in my chest and a machine that went ‘bing’. And from the non-appearance Tim Julian and Kamaea. of last week’s playful, sometimes heartfelt ways. column, you can correctly assume that the answer The title track, for instance, refers to an allegory was ‘bloody ages’. presented by Greek philosopher Plato in his work Busy Republic to compare “the effect of education and But not in a bad way. Not in an I-had-to-waitthe lack of it on our nature”. If that sounds a tad for-six-hours-to-be-seen kinda way. Things just heavy, then know that Tim has turned it into a take time. The hospital was extremely busy, not satirical attack on media dominance and set it all helped by having to take extra Covid precautions, to a very catchy dance-floor groove. and getting test results takes time, as does seeing There’s lots to like, from the poppy opener, an expensive specialist. Calling To You From Far Away, onwards. Well I say ‘expensive specialist’... he certainly Kamaea has a strong, slightly dreamy voice and talked that way and exuded confidence - both fine Tim (anchoring things on keyboards, bass and traits in a doctor - though given the mask he could guitar) is ably assisted by his son Joe on drums and actually have been just someone who wandered in guitarist Sean Bodley. off the street and happened to be good at riffing And I’ve run out of space. The other album is on heart issues. Stories by John Stanley, whom many might know But enough of my troubles. Like a crayfish too as a long-time Otūmoetai teacher. It’s a lovely small to catch, they threw me back, so here I am, piece of work that I am enjoying immensely. wondering about the million and one things that I mention it now because if you know John, you won’t fit into one final column for the year. should Spotify it. Yes. In case you weren’t aware, we at The I’ll get to that and everything else I’ve missed in Weekend Sun are going on holiday for the rest January. In the meantime, thank you for joining of 2021, which is tricky because I still have two me again this year. May Christmas bring you joy local albums to review and I was rather wanting to enough to fill your heart. See you on the flip side.
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Brace for the landing of air show Tauranga City Air Show is back next year for its Dawn Raid 2022 event. Photo: Supplied.
Aviation displays from a mix of classic, sports and military aircraft and gliders are filling the skies above Tauranga on January 30, as the Classics of the Sky Tauranga City Air Show takes flight. Flying over the city’s airport once again, the biennial event will feature static and flying aviation displays, food stalls and children’s entertainment at Tauranga City Airport from 8.30am. There will be a mix of aircraft, along with local New Zealand Police teams and other displays. Tauranga City Air Show has been gracing our skies for more than a decade now, with the event catering to people of all ages. The Dawn Raid 2022 will attract people young and old, lining up along the fence line to watch the displays in the sky. On the ground, assisting with airfield defence, will be more than 80 classic cars on display as part of the Bay of Plenty Mustang Owners Club.
Classic Flyers sales and marketing manager Cory Tyler says the day will be filled with lots of aerobatics. “Everyone will be ‘oohing and aahing’, and there will also be DC-3 scenic flights throughout the day.” Gates open at 7.30am, with the Airshow commencing an hour later. Bring along a sun umbrella and have brekkie and/or some lunch. Prices are adults $30, children $15 and underfives are free. A family pass (two adults and up to three children) is $80. Pre-sale tickets are available now via Eventfinda.
The Weekend Sun is giving away one family pass for the Dawn Raid 2022 Tauranga Air Show for one lucky reader. Just tell us which plane will be doing scenic flights on the day for attendees. Enter online at: www.sunlive.co.nz under the competition section. Entries must be received by January 10, 2022.
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Santa’s Christmas Grotto
A magical Christmas journey. Be wowed by Christmas displays and take a photo with Santa. The Arts Junction, 36 Main Rd, Katikati. 07 549 1658 (26-29 Dec)
Monday 27 Dec Alcoholics Anonymous
Open meeting 10am Tauranga Central Baptist Church. cnr Cameron Rd/13th ave. All welcome. Ph 0800 229 6757
Men4Change 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
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
Te Puke 500 Cards
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Western Bay Museum Tour 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
Tuesday 28 Dec 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
Conversation Cafe Dee St Friends in the making
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Finishing the year strong public notices BAYPARK TO BAYFAIR LINK STATE HIGHWAY 2 ROAD CLOSURE Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that State Highway 2 between the Te Maunga intersection and the Bayfair roundabout is scheduled to close from 1.00am on Saturday 15 January until 5.30am on Monday 17 January 2022. A signposted detour will be available via Girven Road, Maranui Street, Sandhurst Drive and the Sandhurst Drive/Mangatawa Interchange. Visit www. nzta.govt.nz/temaunga for full detour information. Motorists are advised to expect significant delays in the area and are encouraged to allow extra time for travel, use alternative routes, or plan travel outside these times. In the event of bad weather or unforeseen circumstances, the closure may be moved to the next suitable weekend. Waka Kotahi thanks road users and local residents for their patience.
This is my final column in The Weekend Sun for 2021, which has been a topsy-turvy year for me and for many others in our community. However, the parliamentary year has finished in a very strong position for National. Caucus is newly energised, with Chris Luxon and Nicola Willis leading the opposition. I’m really pleased to have the portfolios of Internal Affairs and Oceans and Fisheries and I’m looking forward to connecting early in the New Year with local recreational fishers. My petition to re-open consultation about the closure of the reefs off Motiti is still live, and I expect to present my evidence to the Environment Select Committee soon after parliament resumes. With Aucklanders allowed to travel again, we can expect to see Tauranga get quite busy over the festive season. They’ve been craving escape and our businesses will be happy to greet them. Sadly, I’ve heard some negativity
about business owners and their staff having to enforce the vaccine mandate. The government implemented this law and retailers, restaurateurs and bar staff have to operate within it. No one providing a service should be abused for protecting themselves, their staff and their families by following the regulations, whatever your view on the mandate itself. I salute the frontline workers in our region who will be providing hospitality to thousands of incoming travellers from around New Zealand. Each year they welcome visitors with smiles, professionalism and warm welcomes, and I for one appreciate the fact they will be working hard while others can enjoy a muchneeded summer holiday. I wish all readers a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy holiday season.
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