The Weekend Sun - 14 January 2022

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One day arts blast Saturday’s Tauranga Fringe festival is set to be the most colourful and vibrant flourishing of arts creativity the city has seen all summer.

With the enjoyment dial set to high by The Incubator Creative Hub team, the one-day extravaganza will be an opportunity to see 17th Avenue’s iconic Historic Village

bursting with live performances, exhibitions, comedy, film, market stalls and plenty of delicious food.

From a hula hoop party and micro pop-up displays to live drawing and street theatre, there will be something for every age, including a kids’ art and fun zone and live music.

“The vision for this year’s Tauranga Fringe is a one-

day spectacular, full of strange creativity, alternative art practices, the bizarre, the beautiful, the disruptive, the extreme, the provocative, and above all stimulating sensationalism,” says Tauranga Fringe director Ayesha Kee (pictured).

For the full story, turn to page 4-5. Photo: John Borren.

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In the water, just call me Bob It is one of life’s great mysteries: why are we so drawn to the water?

Like tens of thousands of others in the Bay this year, I have jostled with other humans on the roads, parked up the car, burned my feet crossing the sand dunes and run the gauntlet of biting insects.

I do all of this just to plunge my bi-peddling, land lubber body into an environment so totally alien that I might as well have shot myself out of a cannon into outer space.

As the receding waves try furiously to suck me out and the incoming surge warns me with a cold slap on the belly, there’s a strange sense of health and wellbeing.

That’s the weirdest thing, because on the face of it the ocean is not a great place to be for a human being.

Small fry

For starters, in hand-to-hand

combat, we are nowhere near the top of the food chain and fish don’t even have hands.

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To add to that, all summer we have heard reports of great white sharks up and down the coast in unusually large numbers and, in one tragic case, with deadly consequences.

Then there are all the people who have emerged from the water covered in red itchy stings, apparently caused by thimble jellyfish. Pharmacies near the beach report dozens of people

every day turning up covered in spots and seeking some relief from the pain and the itching.

Some of those spots are attributed to the mysterious insect with the serial-killer name The Mount Mauler.

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My middleHALF name is only Robert, but when I’m in the water people just call me Bob. This yearning for the ocean could be explained by University of North London neuroscientist Michael Crawford, who reckons it all stems back to when humans separated from apes.

These hairy forebears started eating fish and shellfish – foods high in omega-3 fatty acids and excellent for promoting brain cell growth.

He says its no coincidence that human brain growth started increasing dramatically once we swapped the woods for the waves.

The joy of surf

Swimming is also a very energetic thing to do, and apparently the only recreational pursuit that burns more calories is sex.

Given my body surfing style, the ocean provides way more positions than a roll in the hay ever

could. In fact, 30 seconds of vigorous tumbling in the surf like a mako shark on a sugar rush and I’m back to being Bob for a bit.

Proximity to the ocean is also thought to do wonders for mental health, and this is backed up by a study in the UK which involved a smartphone app and 20,000 users who made more than a million reports on their state of mind.

This was correlated to their geographical location and the findings were quite clear – the happiest people were those near water or in the great outdoors, away from urban environments.

There is a wealth of other studies that show proximity, and even just being able to see the water, is a great way to get rid of stress.

Taking precautions

It’s hard to be happy if you are being swept out to sea though, so stay between the flags or at least have someone watching out for you when you’re doing the wild tango in the waves.

Drowning should only ever be a metaphor and never literal, so like many other things its about knowing your limits, limbering up and choosing your position wisely.

The ocean is also very good for your skin, unless a stinging or biting marine creature takes a fancy to you, and sand is apparently a very good natural exfoliant. Anyone who has belly landed in the shallows will attest to that.

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Child vaccine rollout begins More than half-a-million doses of the Pfizer vaccine have arrived in New Zealand ahead of the Covid vaccine rollout for children.

From Monday, January 17, children aged 5-11 years old will be eligible to receive the paediatric formulation of the vaccine.

According to the Ministry of Health, children will need two doses of the vaccine to be fully protected.

“It’s recommended that these are given at least eight weeks apart, although the interval can be safely shortened to a minimum of 21 days if needed,” says a spokesperson.

“A parent, caregiver or legal guardian will need to accompany the child to their immunisation appointment and provide consent for them to be vaccinated.”

Heather Lang, acting senior response officer for the Bay of Plenty DHB Covid-19 Vaccination Programme, says the Ministry of Health recommends immunising your child to keep them safe and to help protect your whānau and community.

This follows Medsafe approval that confirms the safety and efficacy of the paediatric vaccine.

“The vaccine used for tamariki is a children’s version of the Pfizer vaccine, with a lower dose and smaller volume.”

Heather says Medsafe undertook a robust review

process of the data provided by Pfizer, which has been trialled in this age group overseas.

“Medsafe only grants approval for a vaccine or medicine once it is satisfied that it has met high standards for quality, safety and efficacy.

“Pfizer’s trial results show that the vaccine produces an immune response in 5-to-11-yearolds similar to that seen in other age groups.”

In the Bay of Plenty, the paediatric vaccine rollout will primarily be delivered through the primary care network – GPs and pharmacies – with Hauora providers also playing a significant role.

Heather says existing Bay of Plenty DHB vaccination sites and facilities will remain in place to support primary care, Hauora providers and continue the wider vaccination rollout and booster programme.

“All schools in the Bay of Plenty DHB catchment have been contacted regarding involvement as potential sites for vaccination clinics and events, and/or the sharing of information with their school community.

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Holiday hotspot

Air New Zealand have revealed more than 47,000 visitors will descend on the Bay of Plenty over the summer holiday period on around 1400 flights in a welcome boost to the region’s tourism and accommodation providers.

The airline are enjoying a busy summer, flying more than 915,000 customers across New Zealand between December 15, 2021, and January 31, 2022.

They have reminded passengers that all customers aged 12 and over are required to show either proof of full vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test result taken within 72 hours before travel.

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Two men accused of a machete assault in Te Puna on January 4 have denied the allegations. Ōpōtiki man Jordan Howard Zingel, 21, and 18-year-old Noah Zingel from Te Puna, are jointly charged with aggravated robbery allegedly committed while in possession of an offensive weapon.

Jordan Zingel is also facing a charge of cruelty/ ill treatment of an animal.

The pair appeared in court on Monday and elected to go to a jury trial.

They were remanded in custody until February 4. A trial date is yet to be set.

A one-day art extravaganza is set to bring the weird and wonderful, the strange and bizarre and the beautiful and provocative to Tauranga this weekend.

Saturday’s Tauranga Fringe 2022, held at the Historic Village on 17th Avenue, will have something for all the family - including a hula hoop party, pop-up theatre, street performers, fashion shows, poetry, comedy, workshops, installation art, music, films, artistic plastic recycling, live drawing, around 30 market stalls and more than a dozen food trucks.

The Incubator Creative Hub director Simone Anderson says they want to give stimulating art experiences to the community.

“It’s a one-day, arts blast spectacular as Tauranga’s creative community parade, produce, present and perform,” says Simone.

“It is about handing the microphone to our artistic community and creating

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a platform for our arts sector to connect with audience and spectators.”

The inaugural Tauranga Fringe, held in 2019, was attended by more than 5000 with hundreds more working behind the scenes. This year’s festival is also set to be another vibrant flourishing of creativity.

Festival director Ayesha Kee has been delighted by the number of pop-up exhibitions that have been submitted for this year’s event.

“We’ve had amazing entries, including several micro exhibitions which we’re really excited about,” says Ayesha.

Among the displays will be the Freelunch Street Theatre Company, a photo booth, steam punk, Mushie Hunt, Dobby Art live drawing, Ivy Anderson Podmore’s miniature paintings, Anne Dugmore’s Dark Gothic altered art, the Great Lilliputian Exhibit by Bobbi Summers, Through the Ages by Katja Pott, and Pseudo Science by Rolph Hediger and Bobbi Summers, which peeks at false observations and physical experiments.

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Motorists who use State Highway 2 between Waihī and Tauranga are being warned to prepare for 45 to 60 minute delays this week.

Contractors are working to repair, reseal and improve safety along the highway, says a statement from Waka Kotahi Transport Agency.

“Work is underway to repair and upgrade drainage on a 500m section of Takitimu Drive under the Waihī Road/11th Ave overbridge,” says an agency spokesperson.

“The road is reduced to one lane in each direction for about three weeks, and the Waihī Road/Takitimu Drive on-ramp and off-ramp (Koromiko Street) will remain closed during the works, with detours in place.”

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2021 hottest on record

Last year was officially New Zealand’s warmest on record, surpassing the previous record set in 2016.

Seven of the past nine years have been among New Zealand’s warmest on record.

“This trend is consistent with the overall pattern of global warming,” says a NIWA spokesperson.

Annual temperatures were above average for much of the country, while temperatures were well above the average in parts of the Bay of Plenty, Auckland, Tasman and Fiordland.

Near average temperatures occurred in western Waikato, coastal Wairarapa and parts of northern Canterbury and Otago.

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Silversmith Ruth O’Connell and fashion designer Kerry Funnell have collaborated for a fashion-art fusion show.

Painters Sam Allen and Ally Drury will be painting live, with Sam working on a mural while Ally spray paints a van.

In the Village Cinema, the Fringe Festival Reel will be playing in the morning and afternoon interspersed with poetry at 12:15pm. Over at the Chapel Malia McGuire, Miss Leading and Honest Liars will be entertaining allcomers. A Zinefest library and workshop will be running at the Artery.

Malia McGuire will also be performing on the village balcony in the afternoon following on from Tumanako Farrel in the morning.

On the Grass Stage and Underwater Stage will be a variety of performances and shows including Joanna Melbourne, The Indecisives, Cybele Chapman, The Venus Project, Crooked Finger, Stella Vision, Sophie Maude, Dr Archaeo, Lula, Curves O Plenty, Cristy Ana, YDoubleR and a fashion show.

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A one day extravaganza The Front Lawn at the Jam Factory also has live performances with fuse drumming, a hula hoop dance fest, Kathy Rhindhoops and Elektric Endz.

The Fringe Kids Area will feature cape making with Kalena Egan, water pistol play, rock painting and a kids’ workshop with Joanne Black, as well as face painting all day on the Okorore Deck.

The galleries will be bursting with exhibitions as well. The Good Sheet Collective are holding their Impermanence exhibition in The People’s Gallery – Toi Ka Rere, and at the far end of the village there is an exhibition of ceramics by Dominque Ford at The Pot House.

In The Incubator Gallery, exhibitions on display include the Patched Up Group Show, The Dolls House by Ivy Podmore, Kinky Bad Art by Ellie Wilder and Taxiquirky by Michelle Cliff.

The public will be able to visit the working

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studios of artists based in the village, and stay for a whole day of events, music and markets. Under the traffic light system, Covid-19 vaccination certificates will be checked on entry.

Tauranga Fringe 2022 will be held at the Historic Village, 17th Avenue from 10am-5pm on Saturday, January 15.

Entry is $10 and under-14s can attend free of charge.

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Live painting One artist set to showcase his creativity live at Fringe 2022 is painter and muralist Sam Allen.

Dark Gothic altered art by Ann Dugmore.

Sam is a resident artist at The Incubator Creative Hub and will work alongside fellow painter Ally Drury, mural painting onto board while Ally spray Gothic art miniatures by Ann Dugmore will paints onto a van. delight audiences on Saturday at the Tauranga Inspired by the people, legends, environment and Fringe festival. creatures of Tauranga, Sam’s primary medium is The micro exhibition of dark gothic altered acrylic paint, but he also enjoys watercolours art has the theme of ‘dating sites meet ancient and ink. gothic practices’.

“The paintings that I create aren’t confined to Ann, along with Andria Goodliffe from canvas,” says Sam. “They live on everything from Steampunk Tauranga, has also contributed steam cardboard to brick walls. Anything can be made punk outfits to a static display and will be joined by into art if you’re creative enough.” other members of Steampunk Tauranga dressed in Over the past 12 months Sam has painted several their magnificent sartorial costumes. large-scale murals throughout Tauranga. He’s also “There’ll be so much happening on the day,” says been involved with several group exhibitions and Tauranga Fringe director Ayesha Kee. worked alongside a number of schools, including “We’re all looking forward to an amazing day out Otūmoetai Primary School and Gate Pā School to for Tauranga.” create community murals.

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The Weekend Sun Misha Gildenberger has worked tirelessly to create awareness about karaka berry toxicity.

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Misha’s mission pays off A Pāpāmoa woman’s ongoing quest to protect dogs from karaka berry poisoning has come on leaps and bounds.

Misha Gildenberger has lobbied Tauranga City Council since February last year to erect signage warning people of the toxic berries.

In November, council erected signs at the entries and exits of the Wairakei drainage reserve in Pāpāmoa and Daisy Hardwick Walkway in Brookfield, where karaka trees grow.

Initially the owner of Roma Pet Minding fundraised to erect her own signs, and is pleased council are now working with her to create awareness about the berries.

The pips of the berries contains a powerful neurotoxin and alkaloid poison karakin. Eating just one berry can cause a canine to have seizures and may lead to death. They are also toxic to humans but loved by Kererū birds.

The native tree fruits from January to April, and the bright orange berries are already falling from trees around the walkways of Pāpāmoa.

“Now is actually the worst part, because they’re ripe and really tempting for dogs,” says Misha.

“It’s not as simple as training your dog not to eat the berries. Some dogs will eat them, so people need to be aware about the dangers.

“A lot of people aren’t aware of how toxic the fruit is, and they’re not just in public places - they can also be found in people’s backyards.”

In January last year, a family tragically lost their dog after it ate some the berries.

Holistic Vets director Liza Schneider, who treated the dog, says sometimes there is a one-to-two day delay between a dog eating the fruit and showing symptoms, which means it’s often too late because it has been in their system for so long.

“Sadly, it progresses quite severely and dogs often don't bounce back from it,” says Liza.

The veterinarian says people need to be vigilant and proactive by watching their dogs during walks and keeping them on the lead if they are near a tree to ensure berries aren’t eaten.

Symptoms can be weakness and vomiting, and can progress to paralysis and convulsions.

If a person suspects their dog has eaten berries they need to get them to a vet immediately for treatment, says Liza.

Misha’s mission to keep dogs safe is far from over.

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Perry proud

Health Shuttle service resumes

The Tauranga Mount Maunganui St John Health Shuttle will resume service from Monday, January 17.

The door-to-door community transport service, provided by the Tauranga St John Area Committee, is available for most medical-related appointments in the Tauranga/ Mount Maunganui area, including Tauranga Hospital, Park Street Eye Clinic and local doctors, dentists and physiotherapists.

All three Health Shuttles have

wheelchair hoists.

“Health Shuttle clients have a range of reasons for choosing this community service,” says a spokesperson, “including postoperative recovery, physical disability, vehicle availability, the nature of the medical appointments and driving confidence.

“You can be assured of a safe and secure journey, and a warm reception from our volunteer drivers.” For more information call: 0800 824 3258.

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Cider maker Simon Pearce has seen his labour of love earn national recognition. Photo: John Borren.

Last year saw a bat crowned New Zealand’s bird of the year, and just like the longtailed bat a Tauranga-based cider maker has broken the mould in their respective prize giving.

The Cider Factorie in Te Puna saw their Perfect Pear 2018 bottle-fermented cider crowned Champion Cider for 2021 at the New Zealand Fruit Wine and Cider Awards – the first time a perry has scooped top prize since the awards’ inception in 1984.

Cider maker Simon Pearce explains what makes the cider special is the ‘méthode traditionnelle’ technique in which it is made.

“It’s made, in a way, like champagne,” explains Simon.

“It is fermented and matured in a seasoned oak barrel for a few months and then it goes into its bottle where it is fermented again.

“It remains in that bottle for a few years where it develops its flavours.

“Once it is ready for drinking there is yeast sediment in the bottle and that gets popped out and topped up and you have a naturally clear sparkling cider.”

Head judge Merophy Hyslop says they simply could not look beyond the Tauranga submission when choosing New Zealand’s best.

“We just kept coming back to it,” says Merophy.

“It had a really nice texture, lovely bubbles, good complexity and length. It’s not easy to

create pear cider – you need some real skill to be able to make a cider like that.”

The process, Simon explains, is quite intense.

However, the end result is a reflection of his hard work and the skills he has learned over the years.

“It is very different. It’s certainly a very specialised product and very labour intensive - a labour of love.

“It is a challenge to use all of my experience and techniques I have learned to produce something.”

Away from the prestigious perry, Simon’s personal post-work drop among the dozen or so on offer is the hop-infused apple cider. Other popular indulgences this summer include a mojito cider and a seasonal blueberry flavour – their newest brew.

“That is the flavour of this summer,” says Simon. “It’s very different and is proving really popular.”

The Cider Factorie began back in 2013.

By 2015 they had opened a tasting room before opening the restaurant they occupy today in 2017.

A team of about 12 have worked tirelessly to produce the award winning tipple and Simon is still taken aback at the accolade.

“It is great to have that recognition and very unexpected. To be able to say what we are doing is pretty good and to showcase that to our local population is a boost for our team.”

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Residents of Commons Ave. Photo: Rosalie Liddle Crawford.

Summer stinks

Summertime enjoyment has been marred in the streets north of Mount Maunganui shopping centre by a putrid stench from nearby stormwater drains.

“It really stinks bad,” says one Commons Avenue resident.

A nearby neighbour, Edna, noticed it wafting through her upstairs window from the culvert below. As a long-time Commons Avenue resident she’s experienced flooding during storms and king tides and neighbours using sandbags to stop water rushing up their driveways. The council eventually widening the drains to allow greater water flow.

And now this.

“There has been a putrid smell from the stormwater/effluent/drains throughout our western end of Commons Ave since Christmas Day,” says Margo Greenville, a nearby neighbour of Edna.

“We need the water entering the harbour from our drain tested. It really seems that the sewers are doing something they shouldn’t.”

Margo and other residents started making multiple calls to council, and one evening contractors arrived with a truck to lift the grates and take a look at what lay below. Despite doing some pumping in the middle and at the end of the street, the foul smell lingered, and seemed to spread into other streets such as Maunganui Road, Pacific Avenue, Grace Avenue and May Street.

Pete Andrews is an engineer who also lives on Commons Avenue. He says he spoke to council some time ago about the issue.

“I provided photos of the problem pipeline to Pilot Bay and how it becomes blocked,” says Pete.

“I think the smell has arisen as the drain has been blocked once again and is still blocked.

“Unfortunately it is somewhat expected as we are in the midst of a dry period, so the pipeline is not

being flushed of seaweed.

“But the issue might not be an issue if the pipeline is extended as I have suggested to council, to match the other outlets along The Mall.”

Pete has gone down to Pilot Bay on more than one occasion to find the end of the stormwater pipe and dig the sand out from over it, so that water can flow out of it once again.

Tauranga City Council environmental programme leader Radleigh Cairns says that over the past two weeks, council has received a number of complaints about offensive odours in the Pilot Bay and northern Mount Mainstreet area.

“After several investigations of the wastewater and stormwater networks, the source was identified as rotting vegetation pushed up the stormwater network by the exceptionally high tides we have been experiencing,” says Radleigh.

“Contractors have already flushed a number of stormwater sumps and pipes to remove this vegetation and will continue to do so over the coming days.

“The stormwater outlets along Pilot Bay are also being regularly checked to ensure they are open and can be flushed by the tides.”

Radleigh says sea lettuce produces large blooms in the right growing conditions and can be a nuisance when washed up on beaches and foreshore areas in the inner harbour. Rotting sea lettuce can produce large amounts of hydrogen sulphide gas, creating offensive odours.

“We appreciate this can be unpleasant for nearby residents and visitors and will continue to monitor the situation in the Mount and act accordingly if the issue continues,” says Radleigh.

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Getting up before dawn doesn’t faze the couple, who have both been contributing to the Greerton community for decades.

Keith has been helping keep the Greerton community safe as a volunteer patroller since 2005, and as a founding member of the Greerton Night Owls now Tauranga South Community Patrol – he has liaised between police and the local community.

He has also coordinated with police to establish local crime hot spots and arrange patrollers for those areas.

It’s no surprise to Tauranga South Community Patrol chair Maureen Kathan that Keith was recently awarded the Queen’s Service Medal for services to the community.

She first met the couple in 2007. “My husband and I had just returned from living overseas for 30 years and wanted to involve ourselves in some local community work,” says Maureen. “We had seen an article in the local newspaper about something called ‘Night Owls’.

“It sounded interesting so we called in on the local organiser of this newly formed organisation at his shop on Chadwick Road and met Keith.”

Maureen says it was the beginning of a long relationship working with Keith in the now renamed Tauranga South Community Patrol.

“From the very beginning it was obvious that this man was dedicated to improving the lives of those around him and working to make the community a safer place to live in.

“At that time he and Shirley owned

Shirley and Keith Carter.

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the Tauranga Rug Company and were working full time. That didn't stop Keith from volunteering hours of his free time into establishing a strong patrol and making it successful.”

With Shirley, Keith attended a Community Patrols National Training Seminar in 2007, securing the first marked patrol car.

Since 2012, Keith has helped distribute tamper-resistant screws throughout community patrols in New Zealand - an initiative with police that inserts a special screw in registration plates to prevent them being stolen.

The couple took over the local car boot sale, which has run every third Saturday in Greerton since 2009, and is now located at

Tauranga Racecourse. They purchased and supplied all equipment needed for the car boot sale including all that is required for a sausage sizzle.

“Over the past 14 years I have worked closely with Keith and have seen first-hand the sensible, pragmatic approach he takes when working through challenges,” says Maureen.

“His ability to inspire those around him, both in his words of wisdom and his work ethic, is what has made him an outstanding person in the community.”

The car boot sale and sausage sizzle is held every third Saturday of the month at Tauranga Racecourse from 6.30am-noon.

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Pools unveil He Pou Rarama The Mount Hot Pools has unveiled a culturally significant artwork that now stands outside their iconic site at the base of Mauao.

The work, titled He Pou Rarama by artist Tiare Dickson, tells the story of the four sacred springs of Mauao. Tiare has chosen this story to signify the connection the Mount Hot Pools has to these four traditional springs.

Te Puna Waitapu, one of the four springs, is the original hot pool used in ancient times for bathing and healing.

Waipatukākahu, on the western side of Mauao, was a spring used for washing, while Ruarapapari was a cool water spring for drinking and bathing.

The most sacred spring of all, Te Kawa Waipuna, led into two pools: one for birthing children and one for bathing the deceased.

The Mount Hot Pools are the only known ocean water hot pools in the world. The pool development goes back to the 1950s, when the Mount required more fresh water for an increasing population. What was found instead was hot salt water. The hot pools officially opened in January 1966 and were extended in 1975. The pools we

know today were created in the early 2000s.

The tale of the springs is also widely relevant.

“It is meaningful to all iwi and hapu and cultures who have a connection to Mauao, so everyone will feel involved in this work,” says Tiare.

“We hope that He Pou Rarama becomes an icon and adds to the story and learning for people visiting the hot pools and those walking up and around Mauao,” says Ngāi Tūkairangi Hapu Trust chairperson Anaru Timutimu.

The pou is crafted from corten steel, rather than the more traditional wood medium which would erode in the corrosive salt air at the foot of Mauao.

The more contemporary material will purposefully rust over time to fit in with the natural landscape. The design work of the pou has been laser cut to reveal coloured acrylic which glows with the assistance of LED lighting.

The four springs are represented on each side of the pou by a different colour. Waipatukākahu is a deep blue, Te Puna Waitapu - the original healing hot pool - is a light green, Te Kawa Waipuna is red and Ruarapapari is light blue/aqua.

Alongside the pou, the Mount Hot Pool has erected palisade fencing with seating for community use - the final touches to their external façade upgrade.

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Covid-19 response upgrade works that will enhance patient care and improve staff safety have been completed at Tauranga Hospital.

The project has seen ward 4C upgraded over the past few months, to establish an environment specifically designed to meet the needs of patients with virus.

The work is part of the national pandemic response planning being led by the Ministry of Health.

The ward - a section of Tauranga Hospital’s Orthopaedic Ward - has been re-purposed to provide additional oxygen supply and improved air management for environments in the ward.

Bay of Plenty District Health Board chief medical officer Dr Luke Bradford says the opening of the ward, which has 24 beds, is an essential part of the pandemic response for the region.

“It means that as we go through the year and we learn to live with Covid-19 in the community as case numbers rise, we will be able to care for those with Covid in a way that keeps them safe, enhances the care of patients and their whānau, and improves safety for staff,” says Dr Bradford.

“Negative pressure rooms can safely manage the care of patients as the contagious fluids in the air does not leave the rooms - instead it is extracted from the rooms by new ventilation systems.

“Patients with Covid-19 can be managed in

separate bays and each part of the ward can be divided from others.”

Vaccination milestone praised

The community effort that saw the Bay of Plenty reach the 90 per cent fully-vaccinated milestone is being recognised and praised.

“We’re gratified to have reached the 90 per cent milestone,” says Bay of Plenty District Health Board chief executive officer Pete Chandler.

“I wish to mihi the community effort to which this success is owed – from vaccine providers to iwi to community groups to Bay of Plenty DHB staff – thank you.”

The milestone means more than 195,000 people have received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in the Bay of Plenty.

The DHB says it will continue its focus on the vaccine, with booster doses underway, the five to 11-year-old rollout starting on January 17, and a strong commitment to obtaining the same double dose vaccination rate for Māori.

“The mahi continues until every community across the rohe is offered the same protection against Covid-19,” says Pete.

“We remain focussed on an equitable rollout.”

Those eligible can continue to get their first, second or booster vaccine doses at walk-in clinics throughout the Bay of Plenty. For more information visit: www.healthpoint.co.nz/covid19-vaccination/bay-of-plenty

Bay enters restricted fire season

All of the Bay of Plenty is now in a restricted fire season.

The change includes all of the traditional Bay of Plenty, as well as the South Waikato and Taupō District Council boundaries.

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Fire and Emergency also recommend people that are planning on lighting a fire to consider the conditions.

“If it is hot and windy, do not light a fire, even if you have a permit,” says Jeff.

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In 2022, parents and caregivers will be able to get their 5 to 11-year-olds immunised against COVID-19 Some tamariki get very ill from catching COVID-19 and immunisation is one of the best ways to protect them.

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It protects your tamariki from many serious diseases and stops disease spreading within your whānau and the community. In Aotearoa, tamariki get free vaccinations against 12 diseases, including whooping cough (pertussis), measles and polio.

The Pfizer vaccine for 5 to 11-year-olds has been through clinical trials with children in this age group. In general, the side effects that were reported were mild, didn’t last long, and were similar to side effects from other routine immunisations.

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Zespri AIMS Games revealed for 2022

Intermediate-aged athletes have received a massive boost ahead of the 2022 Zespri AIMS Games. Photo: Alan Gibson.

Christmas came early for thousands of intermediate-aged athletes with the announcement that Zespri are the new naming rights partner of the AIMS Games.

The games are set to return to Tauranga in September this year after a two-year absence.

It’s a huge boost for the flagship sporting tournament, held in Tauranga every September, after two years of Covid-related cancellations.

The 2022 Zespri AIMS Games will see 11,000 intermediate students from all over New Zealand compete in 23 different codes.

Tournament director Vicki Semple says Zespri’s partnership was a massive, timely boost.

“After two years of heartbreak, this is the best piece of news we could have possibly received and Zespri’s support is going to make a tangible difference to the next generation of New Zealanders,” says Vicki.

“With Covid-19 we’ve seen just how critical a sporting celebration like the Zespri AIMS Games

is, and how much our schools and communities treasure it.

“While we’re promoting the benefits of keeping active, camaraderie, fair play and enjoying success, it’s heart-warming to marry that with a company like Zespri that exports health, vitality and goodness to the world.”

Zespri’s director of external relations, Michael Fox, says Zespri is proud to partner with the AIMS Games Trust because of the hugely positive impact the tournament has on our young people.

“Our purpose of helping communities and the environment thrive and our community investment partnerships are a key part of this,” says Michael.

“We’re committed to growing happy and healthy communities, and through the Zespri AIMS Games we can encourage even more Kiwi kids to take part, keep active and learn healthy habits through sport.

The 2022 Zespri AIMS Games will run from September 3-9 at a range of venues across the Western Bay of Plenty.

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Tauranga boys rise to the Phoenix challenge Oliver Grosso and Jacob Kleinsmith’s favourite footballers play for rival Manchester teams, yet the two youngsters from Tauranga are united in their move to the big city to follow their dreams.

The Tauranga City AFC pair are heading off to play youth football with New Zealand’s only professional football club, Wellington Phoenix, at the start of February.

Oliver, 14, models his game on that of Manchester United and Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo, whilst Jacob, who turns 14 later this month, prefers Manchester City and England midfielder Phil Foden.

Both are excited about the switch to the capital and have dreams of one day emulating their idols and gracing the Premier League.

“England is the dream,” says Oliver, who was given a football at the hospital on the day he was born.

Jacob agrees, but both boys realise the

hard part is ahead of them.

“Hopefully we could make it onto the firstteam at the Phoenix,” says Jacob.

“You have got to do that first, and then from there you can go on.”

Tauranga City director of football Barry Gardiner says the club, and the region, have had a number of players head to Wellington recently to continue their development.

Barry describes Oliver as a goalscorer with the selfish streak all strikers need. Jacob, meanwhile, is a more technical player with an eye for goal who’s more likely to be assisting than finishing.

Whilst Barry admits only a handful of players that enter the Phoenix system go on to play in the A-League, he believes the dynamic duo have “great potential” for their age.

“The hard work is ahead of them,” he says.

“But if they are realistic about that, work really hard and give it their all, at least they can come out of it with no regrets.”

As for nerves, Oliver’s main apprehension is

about attending boarding school.

Unlike Jacob, whose family are relocating to Wellington, he will be away from his family.

But his mum Mary is delighted at her son’s opportunity.

“He is so excited,” she says.

“We will see how the reality sinks in, but we went down recently to have a look around he liked it.

Jacob’s mother Janine says her son has been desperate to join the Phoenix for some time, and that things fell into place for the entire family to head down south with his

Oliver Grosso, left, and Jacob Kleinsmith are set to follow their footballing dreams in Wellington.

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“Football is his life,” says Janine.

“He learned to walk when he was 11 months old. A month later he was trying to run and by the time he was three he was kicking a ball around.”

The boys will also need to get used to a more temperate climate, with puffer jackets on the shopping list.

Both mums believe it might be perfect preparation for their ultimate football goals.

“If they want to go and play in England they better get used to it.”

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“A deceitful, lying pack of bastards” was the quote emblazoned on the front page of the Wairarapa TimesAge from Councillor Tina Nixon.

A Canterbury Councillor expressed similar frustrations on RNZ, saying: “To hypocritically tell us straight out lies… it was straight out untruth… I wouldn’t trust them an inch now.”

Such comments have been overflowing in democratic council chambers throughout New Zealand.

These comments followed revelations that cabinet decided to force Three Waters on ratepayers months ago while rolling out a fake ‘consultation’ process.

Now it’s been revealed the famously ‘childish cartoons’ that ran as part of the so-called ‘consultation’ were cut short.

Why? Because they fell foul of Public Service Commission guidelines that require publicallyfunded ad campaigns to be accurate and unbiased!

The dishonesty is one thing, but what’s worse is that through Three Waters, our irredeemably ‘woke’ government, obsessed with race, is seeking to abuse the Treaty of Waitangi and divide New Zealanders against each other.

It’s time to put an end to this nonsense.

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Rubbish and water It has been an amazing summer so far in the Bay.

The sun has shone and the beaches and cafes have been heaving, but a couple of things have got my goat.

The first is rubbish and the second is water.

In regard to the first, I like to think my family of five is pretty careful and tries to conserve and be sustainable. But at Christmas time it’s inevitable that there is a bit more paper, cardboard, glass and other waste.

The nearest tip to me would have been Maleme Street in the past, but now there is only one in the entire Western Bay of Plenty, Te Maunga.

What’s more, no longer is there anywhere for construction waste.

It all gets trucked over to the Waikato, adding cost and compliance to building.

I could go on, but my simple point is that issues like these relating to rubbish are building up in our region that continues to grow population wise.

Yes, we want central and local government to be sustainable, but we also want them to be realistic.

We need urgent plans for more waste disposal – bluntly, more rubbish tip capacity.

My second issue is also one about

planning, really. All over the city there have been signs asking us to conserve water ‘please’. I appreciate the politeness, I really do, but Tauranga doesn’t actually have water shortages, or shouldn’t have.

Out of the peak of summer (and sometimes in it) we have an abundance of rain. What we actually have is a water storage shortage, which is very different.

I accept we are where we are, and there is no point crying over spilt milk (or water as the case may be), but central and local government must get on with more water storage urgently. Let’s see a clear, crisp, no-nonsense plan please.

Finally, council has outlined long term plans for CBD redevelopment and, broadly speaking, I support these - although I’d push for government to get on and make them happen even sooner and with a lot more parking, as families of five can’t always bus or lime scooter.

But forgive me if I worry that if neither arms of government can plan for the basics like rubbish and water, core to their remits, how on earth can we expect them to implement a grand and intricate CBD plan well?

The phrase ‘get the basics right first’ comes to mind.

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A civil society vs totalitarianism

People must be free to think, free to decide, free to access information and free to disagree. This is what civil society is. It is respect for human rights: the human rights that our forebears fought for.

Those who think people should be forced to forgo the right to think and choose are anti-freedom, anti-choice and anti-human rights.

The difference between civil society and totalitarianism is the difference

between respect for human rights and disregard for human rights.

What is required, on a range of issues we face as a society, is open discussion and debate and to hear from all sides of the issues and science, not one side only presented as ‘the’ truth.

The other side of an argument or issue contains vital information required for the best decisions to be arrived at.

Carolyn Stock, Tauranga.

Infrastructure funds

It beggars belief that council’s CEO would state that the $30 million pay-out to owners of the Pacific Apartments would not adversely affect ratepayers. What utter rubbish!

It is to be paid from the council's stormwater funds, a fund required by government to replace and maintain existing stormwater infrastructure.

And that’s not all! Prior to this another fund has been ransacked to pay historic debt. Who is going to replace these funds? Why, the ratepayers of course.

Now, we have been roundly criticised by

Museum issue about priorities Your recent article is misleading. Most of the 59 per cent of voters against in the 2018 referendum were concerned that Tauranga needed to spend money on more important matters… mainly around roads, other infrastructure and recent council excesses.

It is interesting to note two commissioners being critical of councillors/citizens’ past decisions.

Now the Long Term Plan incorporates a museum downtown.

That is a ridiculous site given all the hoo-ha about global warming and, even more importantly, the greater risk of a tsunami one day.

Museums don’t require much natural light. Why not put it higher up, mostly underground? Or totally…

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Bill Capamagian, Tauranga (abridged).

In March 2020, the government issued reports by modelling experts.

More than a year-and-a-half later, no further modelling reports have been issued on the Covid 19 and Ministry of Health websites. Where is the modelled number of hospitalisations and deaths for 2022? How are we to trust that Covid job dismissals and business closures are worth the harm to families’ earnings, harm to child welfare

and the debt for our children to repay?

There’s more than one way of skinning a cat.

As a country we need to have the difficult conversation about the trade-off between how many deaths there are and the associated job losses, mental health issues, and debt repayment.

Hiding information, and not engaging in discussion of health choices, loses people’s trust.

Andrew Clow, Te Puna.

Recently I saw some figures for the first five months since the kerbside collection began in July showing a total of 13,748 tonnes collected (including 6682t refuse and 2107t recycling).

There is a gradual drop each month of how much refuse is collected and a steady increase of recycling, which suggests that efforts to reduce waste going to landfill appears to be working.

Of the recycling collected, 12 per cent is contaminated and going to landfill.

I find these figures encouraging, especially the gradual increase of recycling and drop of general refuse.

This suggests that people are learning and making an effort to recycle because of this new system. The same couldn’t have been said about the old system. The contamination rate is fairly high, although I feel that this is, again, a thing people will slowly learn about and get into habits and find easy ways to rinse them

out. For example, composting food contaminated paper rather than putting it into the recycling (or perhaps reuse it as a food scraps bin liner).

This system is making an increasing beneficial impact on our environment. Not just citywide, but worldwide. We are now making things out of recycled materials rather than mining for raw materials, chopping down trees for paper, drilling oil for plastics and destroying marine habitats to source iron sands and silica for glass and metals. As time passes, we will significantly reduce the need for extracting raw materials from the environment.

Recycling also triggers thoughts about protecting our environment in other ways as well.

We become more interested in sustainability, which will have significant roll on effects in the future. Our grandchildren and greatgrandchildren will be proud of us!

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Missing trust

government and its representatives (the commissioners) for underspending on infrastructure. The commissioners are going to sort that out by building a new library to replace the existing, perfectly good library, a museum which nobody has wanted for a long time and a whole new city centre - none of which will fix our underground services when they become overloaded by infill housing.

Thanks central government.

Dan Russell, Tauranga.

Hospital cleaners

Having just spent a few days in Tauranga Hospital, I came to appreciate how overworked not only doctors and nurses are, but cleaners as well.

In fact, I had great admiration for a white-headed elderly lady whose work ethic was unbelievable. From mopping floors, washing walls and making beds, this

lady never stopped.

To think that successive governments from the early 1960s ‘til now have shown an indifference to our health workers is quite unbelievable, and is only appreciated by the general public when they are lying in bed and being run after by doctors and nurses alike. We can only hope for change.

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Innovative new care suites available now The latest in aged-care accommodation has come to Copper Crest, an Arvida Living Well Community in Pyes Pa, Tauranga.

These specialised suites offer assisted living through to rest home, hospital or dementia care. You’ll be supported with household care in your modern, self-contained home, even as your personal needs change.

Viewings are available by appointment please phone Vincent on 0800 267 273 or 027 556 6304 52 Condor Dr, Pyes Pa, Tauranga. Visit coppercrest.co.nz

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The Bay of Plenty’s biggest losers revealed

The second year of Tauranga, Te Puna, Katikati and Papamoa Village Vets’ ‘The Biggest Loser’ has wrapped up and new furry and fluffy friends have been crowned!

The aim of the three-month long campaign is to help pets in the Bay of Plenty live happier and healthier lives by addressing the major health issue that is obesity in our animals.

Specialised diet and exercise plans are created for each contestant, and milestone prizes and freebies are handed out along the way.

Prizes include food vouchers, free nail clips, pet toys and more.

Baz – one of the winners.

The grand prizes on offer include $500 clinic credits and a $500 Bachcare voucher.

Vet nurse Tayla Fairbairn ran the healthy weight loss program this year and says it was a great success.

“Our campaign was a great success thanks to our dedicated clients who regularly brought their animals in for their fortnightly weigh in,” says Tayla.

“We were able to alter individual

plans to suit the contestant to further assist in their weight loss journey.

“We have had some amazing results from this campaign.”

The winners were: Overall cat winner: Rosie from Te Puna (12.75 per cent fat loss).

Overall dog winner: Ziggy from Te Puna (14.29 per cent fat loss).

Bachcare voucher winner: Baz from Tauranga (10.35 per cent fat loss).

If your furry friends are struggling with weight loss or are new to the weight loss journey, please feel free to give any of the four clinics a call to book in for a weight loss consult with a nurse.

Keep your eyes peeled for The Biggest Loser 2022!

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Vaccinate your dog against Parvovirus Parvovirus can be a lifethreatening disease, especially in young dogs that haven’t been vaccinated.

It is more common in the warmer months but can rear its head at any time. Parvovirus is persistent in the environment and it can be years before a property is no longer a risk to a susceptible dog.

The virus mainly attacks the cells of the digestive tract, causing nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.

The damage can be so severe that bleeding of the digestive tract ensues and can cause long-term issues.

Affected dogs are lethargic, become dehydrated and may develop secondary infections.

Veterinary care revolves around maintaining hydration and electrolyte balances, dosing dogs with anti-nausea medications and treating for secondary infections. Dogs often need to be in hospital for

days and treatment can be costly.

Supporting the body’s ability to heal is always a high priority, and I have found over the years that making use of additional therapies like intra-venous vitamin C, herbs, homeopathics, optimal nutrition and hyperbaric oxygen therapy help to facilitate a quicker recovery for most patients.

With a disease like parvovirus that is persistent in our environment, highly contagious and can have such serious consequences, prevention is better than cure.

For this disease, puppy vaccinations are a wonderful tool to help provide protection.

For some dogs, these vaccinations provide life-long immunity.

A titre test may be used to check if a dog is protected against the disease and can be invaluable to provide peace of mind.

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In the garden this January With all the hustle and bustle of Christmas behind us, who really wants to get involved with gardening?

At the time of writing we are being told to look forward to some lengthy hot, dry weather, more suited to holiday pursuits than planting or weeding - a good time to take a look at a few plants that thrive in the hot dry areas of your plot, most having grey or silver foliage.

If your garden can handle its dominating personality, fivemetre height and pyramidal shape, go for a Silver Tree or Leucadendron argenteum.

Most of our gardens, however, are designed for much more moderate shrubs and Brachyglottis Leith Gold and B.Otari Cloud are two very suitable candidates with silvery foliage and yellow flowers.

One of the best small silver

shrubs has to be Convolvulas oneorum, which covers itself over summer and autumn with endless creamywhite trumpets – each with a yellow eye. The clusters of soft pink buds add to its charm.

Many succulents make excellent container and hanging basket plants which don’t need watering every five minutes in hot weather. All good garden centres have a wide range – some will drape over edges and others clump up and form rosettes of colour which thrive in an open, sunny situation. Use a gritty, free draining potting mix and go easy on the feeding.

A family of shrubs suited to hot, dry, well drained situations are Ceonothus, commonly known as Californian lilacs.

Most varieties are wider than they are high, and make great groundcovers with masses of blue fluffy flowers through spring and well into summer.

It’s hard to have too much blue in the garden!

A British study says: “Those who are involved in gardening find life more satisfying and feel they have more positive things happening in their lives.”

Ain’t that the truth!

Planting on farms with the bees in mind A handbook offering practical guidance on how to plant strategically to feed bees is now available free to all New Zealanders.

The document brings together knowledge from 10 years of field and laboratory research by the New Zealand Trees for Bees Research Trust, with significant financial support from the Ministry for Primary Industries and other funders.

Dr Angus McPherson, Trees for Bees farm planting adviser and trustee and one of the lead researchers, says the handbook’s principles and guidelines can be adapted to any type of farm, from pastoral to arable and horticultural farms.

“The same principles can also be applied when deciding what to plant in public parks, on lifestyle blocks and in home gardens.”

Steve Penno, MPI’s director of investment programmes, says they’re proud to support the research.

“Honeybee health is crucial because bees are the foundation of agricultural production in the New Zealand economy,” says Steve.

“Planting essential bee forage as part of farm management will ensure a viable and sustainable future for our bees, beekeepers and farmers.”

Since 2011, Trees for Bees has planted over 75,000 bee forage plants in 32 demonstration farms throughout New Zealand.

The Handbook for Planting Trees for Bees on Farms is available as a free PDF via: www.treesforbeesnz.org/handbook

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How can I save water at home?

Tauranga’s seven day average water use sits at around 43.7 million litres per day. In previous summers that number has climbed to 58 million.

After three dry summers in a row, the streams that supply the city with water are at the lowest levels seen going into summer, which means anything higher than 50 million litres per day is

unsustainable this summer, says Tauranga City Council.

The council website provides a number of tips on how to save water at home.

In the kitchen, fix any leaking taps, pipes or cisterns. A leaky tap could drop up to three litres of water per day. Put a jug of water in your fridge for instant cold water, make sure the dishwasher is full before you use it, and scrape dirty dishes rather than rinsing.

Modern dishwashers can take it.

Put the plug into the sink to wash dishes or scrub vegetables.

Don’t leave the water running; taps use up to six litres of water

per minute and you could save around 20 litres of water.

In the bathroom, turn off the tap while shaving or brushing your teeth. This can save up to five litres of water. Take shorter showers. A shower uses 10-12 litres of water per minute, so cutting your shower by just one minute saves more than you’d expect.

Collect water from your shower for watering your garden – this could be around 20 litres for your garden. Use the short toilet flush when you can - this uses about half the water of a full flush.

The average flush uses between 6 and 32 litres of water, so using a half flush can help a lot.

Outside, install covers on pools and spas to reduce water evaporation. Using a bucket to wash your car rather than a hose can save up to 100 litres of water. Wash your car on the grass, and use a broom, not a hose, to clean paths.

Packing healthy lunchboxes for school With the start of the 2022 school year not far away, thousands of parents will be stepping up to the daily challenge of filling their kids’ lunchboxes.

Health and wellbeing is a top priority for parents in these uncertain pandemic times, and making sure tamariki get a nutritious midday meal and snacks high in immunityboosting vitamins and minerals is vitally important.

Carmel Ireland, 5+ A Day project manager, is encouraging parents to make the most of locally-grown fruit and vegetables to create healthy, affordable and delicious lunchbox kai.

“Eating what’s in season is an affordable and healthy way to fill a school lunchbox,” she says.

“At the start of term one, summer fruit such as nectarines, apricots, peaches and plums are delicious and good value. They’re also conveniently packaged by Mother Nature so you can pop them straight into your child’s lunchbox without having to chop or wrap anything. Tuck them in with wraps or sandwiches so they don’t get bruised.

“Other great options are cherry tomatoes and carrot sticks with hummus, which are always favourites for little hands to snack on.”

This year, 5+ A Day has created an easy downloadable card for parents looking for lunchbox inspiration. The card features a list of which seasonal produce is available each term, plus quick and easy recipes to include in kids’ lunchboxes.

“Making lunches can be a bit of a chore for us all. Download our card onto your phone or print it out to stick on the fridge so you’ve always got a bit of weekday inspiration on hand.”

The card can be downloaded at: www.5aday.co.nz/kids-zone/for-parents “Keep an eye on our social media channels too; we regularly share tips and recipes to make the most of seasonal produce for the whole whānau.

“And each term this year, we will be sharing tasty lunchbox recipes.”

Carmel says eating at least five servings of fresh, locally-grown fruit and vegetables is the most nutritious and affordable way to support the health of your whānau.

“Ministry of Health guidelines state children should eat two servings of fruit and at least three or more servings of vegetables every day for optimal health and development. The resources we’re providing will help make filling the lunchbox with healthy kai each day a much easier task.”

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

Meet the new year – same as the old year? ...And here we are on the other side.

Welcome to 2022: brace yourself...

Nobody mentioned that during the euthanasia law debate.

Amongst other warnings from If there’s one thing I’ve learnt re-watching sci-fi from the past couple of years it is that 2022 might is that things move at their own bring a Geostorm. pace. It may be only January, That’s what happened earlier this but already the year feels a little week on TVNZ to Gerard Butler. limbo-like.

Except it didn’t.

Things are happening, sort of First rule of disaster movies: if like normal, but many things you call one ‘Geostorm’ then there aren’t, so not really normal at all. better be a damn geostorm at some I know people who aren’t point. It was the worst case of going out much except to small misleading advertising since people regular groups. Concerts and watched There Will Be Blood festivals are still biting the dust expecting, err, blood. with depressing regularity and Meanwhile, if The Tomorrow Omicron is lurking round the War is to be believed, emissaries corner, with waves of potential from 2050 pandemic pandemonium. will appear this Year three and counting. year and suggest I’m not sure what the current one of the ‘Pandemic Pandemonium stupidest ideas Prediction’ date actually is. to ever power a Mike Everard.

It may have changed between movie plot. me writing and you reading.

So don’t pay Last time I chatted to a doctor he said: “February any attention 14.” That’s when the Omicron surge we’re all to them. expecting was likely to peak.

In summary: But what to expect? Who knows? In times like Ignore time this I look to movies to offer wisdom. The practice travellers, has almost destroyed my life but I’m hooked. don't Fortunately, the visionary makers of science worry about fiction films have many helpful warnings for potential storms, and for god’s sake don’t eat 2022... The big one is Soylent Green, a 1973 film meatless meat. You’re now ready for 2022. so pervasive it has been quoted everywhere from In memoriam The Simpsons to The X-Files. It stars the most Before we move on I thought it might be good extravagantly clenched clench-jawed hero in film to doff the cap to some of the fine Tauranga bands history, Charlton Heston. that called it a day for various reasons in 2021.

It is set in 2022. Society is divided into rich In July Simon Elton, New Zealand music and poor. There is overpopulation and pollution, industry veteran and singer, songwriter and hunger and poverty. There is climate change and guitarist with B-Side Band, died. The group, euthanasia. Obviously nothing like today. together for nearly two decades, have since And people eat the titular meat substitute. changed the name of their Facebook page to Spoilers B-Side Band and Beyond and have posted a series I think some 50 years on it is okay to reveal that of retrospective videos and photo albums. the film’s comforting Euthanasia Centres hide a Remaining members Paul Parkhurst (vocals, darker secret. And that the ‘meatless meat’ isn’t as harp) and Josh Durning (guitar) have been meatless as initially advertised. The film closes with occasionally playing as Play Misty, the same name as the duo Paul and Simon once had.

Chuck’s anguished cry: “Soylent Green is people!”

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Only a couple of months later Tauranga lost Mike Everard, a stalwart on the blues and cover scene and most recently guitarist with Hybrid Blues, who produced a most excellent blues album in 2020.

In recognition of his passing the band have called it a day.

Singer and band leader Roy Hudson has since been seen playing at the BOP Blues Club in Rotorua with a new band provisionally called

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Mutt has departed that band along with drummer Matt Baxter; it seems unlikely EU will continue.

And the irrepressible Brownie of Brown Dog and The Muttleys Band and duo has moved to Christchurch, putting both outfits into indefinite retirement.

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Saturday 15 Jan

2nd and last Saturday of the month.

8am-12pm.

Stalls inside/ outside. Discounts for charity groups.

Refreshments at kitchen.

Phone/txt for site. Tricia 07 543 1487 or 027 908 2952, www facebook.com/ greertonhallmarket

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

Car Boot Sale

Gate 4 Tauranga Racecourse 1383 Cameron Road, Greerton . Setup time: 7am onwards. Price for single site $5 double $10. Info: Shirley 577 1116 or 027 414 6040 email carboot@tscp.org.nz

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Looking for a suitable outdoor venue. Will resume asap. Please check www.lollaughterwellness.weebly. com or call Trish 022 036 6768 for updates. lollaughterwellness@gmail. com

Petanque Tauranga BOP Association

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Make your museum experience come alive with a fascinating guided tour. 12noon. WBOP residents FREE. Adult $5/GC $4. 32 Main Rd, Katikati. 07 549 0651

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

Learn to care for fuchsia plants

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

Art on the Strand

Original art for sale.

Weather permitting.

9am-4pm. The Strand, Tauranga. Tauranga Society of Artists

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. 8.30 for 9am 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 Hills History Walk

Stories of Maori settlement along the coastline from Tauranga harbour to Whakatane. Amazing views and gripping karero. Book here https:// www.traveled.co.nz/upcomingexperiences

Papamoa Lions Club Market

2nd & 4th Sunday.

Gordon Spratt Reserve, Parton Rd, Papamoa. Gates open 7am for stall holder entry. Wayne 027 974 5699

Quakers

Warm welcome to share your spiritual journey with group of friendly people. Tea, coffee, thoughtful conversation, silence and companionship. 10am-12noon. Cnr Cameron and Elizabeth. Ph 543 3101

Radio Controlled Model Yachts

Sun & Thurs 1.30-4pm. Pond behind 22 Montego Drive Papamoa, sailing Electron Radio

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Hall. Strength and balance exercises at an intermediate level. All welcome.

Info Ph Diana 021 047 6155

Tauranga Open Woodworking Group

Alcoholics Anonymous

2nd & 4th Wednesdays at 6.30pm & 2nd & 4th Saturdays at 10am.

Workshop 3 Cherokee Place, Mt Maunganui

Tauranga Organ Keyboard Society

1.30pm at Carmel Country Estate Social Centre, 11 Hollister Lane, Ohauiti, Tauranga. Play or listen to organ, clavinova or piano. Maureen Middleton 544 5013

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Active Seniors Exercise

Mon & Thurs strength and balance for seniors. City Church, Otumoetai 9.30 for intermediate exercise and 11am for low impact.

All levels of fitness. h iana 021 047 6155

Alcoholics Anonymous

Open meeting 10am Tauranga Central Baptist Church. cnr 13ave/ Cameron Rd. All Welcome. Ph 0800 229 6754

Citizens Advice Bureau Tauranga

Free confidential impartial information & advice. Don’t know? Ask Us! Mon-Fri Ph 07 578 1592 email tauranga@cab.org.nz 9am-4pm *no face to face at the moment*

Dutch Friendly Support Network

Coffee morning 1st Monday of the month, 10am-12noon. $4 entry.

Vintage Car Club Rooms, Cliff Road, Tauranga. Ph Bernadette 07 572 3968

Kids Pottery Class

Create flowers and a ladybird, bee or dragon fly with clay $70, bookings essential. Ages 5-14 includes tutor, clay, glazing, firings & Rods. Info: Juliet 021 2711433 BPC.kidsclasses@gmail.com

Men4Change Support Group

Supporting men who are feeling low, anxious, depressed, experiencing relationship breakdown & loneliness. Every 2nd Monday 7-9pm. 1235 Cameron Rd. Info: men4change.org or support@ men4change.org

Closed meeting 7.30 St George`s Anglican Church. 1 Church St Pyes Pa. All Wecome Ph 0800 229 6757

Divorce Support Group

A 13 week course for divorced or separated. Gain healing and hope. Starts 22 Feb 2022. Register www.citychurch.co.nz/ divorcecare contact Kathryn 027 737 3172

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

Horizons Suicide Bereavement Support

Guided conversation about grief after suicide. 6-7.30pm in Greerton.

Free and open to 18+. RSVP to amy@griefsupport.org.nz or 578 4480 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

Recycled Teenagers Gentle Exercise

St. Mary’s Church Hall Cnr Girven & Marlin 9-10.30am.

Suitable for joint replacements, arthritics, recovery from accident or illness. Also strength, coordination and balance. Jennifer 571 1411

Stop Motion Animation Workshop

For kids aged 8-13 who are passionate about the environment.

Learn life cycles of single-use plastics, make a stop motion animation using repurposed materials. remaker.co.nz/ pages/workshops

TaiChi TCIANZ Beginner Classes

Tuesdays Te Puke Memorial Hall 9:30am Te Puna Memorial Hall 1pm. Wednesdays 9.30am St Georges Church Hall, Gate Pa. Thursdays 9.30am Te Puna Memorial Hall. $5

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

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 Senior Citizens Club

THE BARREL ROOM Sat 15th Jazz @ The Barrel Room 7pm CORNERSTONE PUB Fri 14th A-Factor 10pm Sat 15th Over The Edge 10.30pm JACK DUSTY’S (Bureta) Sat 15th Sound Cartel 7.30-10.30pm Sun 16th Tim Armstrong 3-6pm LATITUDE 37 Fri 14th St Marcus 9pm Sat 15th Hoss 9pm Sun 16th Annie G 4-7pm THE PHOENIX Sun 16th Anzacs Duo 3-6pm

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Mon & Thurs 500 Cards 14 Norris Street (behind PaknSave) 12.45 pm $3, refreshments. Must be fully vaccinated. Come join us Carol 022 639 2411

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Greerton RSA 7pm.

Friendly get-together, all instruments, all levels of ability. Come in & enjoy some live music. Grant

Tauranga South Bowls

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

Yoga For All

Tauranga Wood Carvers Group

Welcome Bay Community Centre, 6-7.30pm. Traditional, relaxing yoga class. Beginners welcome. $15 for one or $110 for nine classes. Bring a mat. Info: Bhajan 07 929 7484

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Wednesday 19 Jan

2nd & 4th Mondays of the month 9.30am-2.30pm at Tauranga Woodcrafters workshop 3 Cherokee Place, Mount Maunganui Mondays 7pm start. 4 Queen Street, Te Puke.

Cost $4. New players & visitors welcome. Ph Mike 027 495 5284 or Lou 07 573 8184

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

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Active Seniors Exercise Class

Wednesdays 9.30am at Matua Hall. Strength and balance exercises at an intermediate level. All welcome. Ph Diana 021 047 6155

Alcoholics Anonymous

Open Meeting , 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month. 10.00am, Tauranga Central Baptist Church , cnr 13ave/ Cameron Rd . Ph 0800 229 6757

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Service club empowering women & girls through service & advocacy.

We meet on the 2nd Monday each month. Ph Leigh 0210 267 2631

Cribbage 12.45pm at RSA Greerton. Friendly club. New members very welcome. Ph Jill 021 160 6143

Tuesday 18 Jan

Te Tuhi Road, N/S out Goodwin Rd Goodwin Rd, Falls Track,N/S out Te Tuhi Rd. Grade Mod S/C. VaxPass. Kevin 021 0200 6306

Active Seniors Exercise Class Wednesdays 9.30am at Matua

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THE WEEKEND SUN Katikati Bowling Club

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

Marching For Leisure

A non-competitive activity for mature ladies. Fun, fitness and friendship. For Tauranga team’s practice and contact details Ph Chris Conn 027 479 1871

‘Summer Dip’ Pottery Class

Create a floral ring/ wreath, hurricane lamp or bird house.

5.30-8.30pm $70pp, bookings essential!

Includes clay, tutors, firings and glazes. Info:Juliet 021 271 1433 BPC.Nightclasses@ gmail.com

Tauranga Embroiderer’s Guild

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

Tauranga MidWeek Tramping Group

Radar Dome via Dragline. Easier option: Hurunui Hut. Grade moderate. Garry 021 241 5586

Tauranga Scrollsaw Woodworking Group 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month 9.30am-2.30pm

at the Tauranga Woodcrafters Workshop at 3 Cherokee Place, Mt Maunganui

Tauranga Wood Turners Group

1st Tuesday & 4th Wednesday of the month at the Tauranga Woodcrafters workshop at 3 Cherokee Place, Mt Maunganui 9.30am-2.30pm

Western Bay Museum Tour

Make your museum experience come alive with a fascinating guided tour. 2pm.

WBOP residents and ratepayers FREE. Other: Adult $5/GC $4. 32 Main Rd, Katikati.

Ph 07 549 0651

Thursday 20 Jan 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

Keynotes Women’s Barbershop Chorus

Practice nights starting again January 27th 7pm, Wesley Hall, 100 13th Avenue. New singers always welcome, age no barrier.

Ph Bernice 576 4848 Facebook Keynotes Inc.

Kickstart Toastmasters

Develop your confidence and s Speaking skills in a fun, supportive club setting.

7am at Basestation, 148 Durham St, CBD. Visitors welcome. Ph Stan 022 390 2216

LOL Laughter Wellness TePuke

Laugh your troubles away under the trees in Fairhaven Park, Boucher Ave. Thursday 10.3011.45am. Weather dependent.

Check www.lollaughterwellness. weebly.com Ph Trish 022 036 6768 for updates lollaughterwellness@gmail.com

Friday 21 Jan

Alcoholics Anonymous

Open meeting 10am Tauranga Central Baptist Church. cnr 13ave/Cameron Rd. All Welcome. Ph 0800 229 6754

Kids Pottery Class

Create a whale with clay $65, FIFS bookings essential. Ages 5-14 includes tutor, clay, glazing & firings Info: Juliet 021 271 1433 BPC.kidsclasses@gmail. com

Te Puke Bowling Club

New members welcome. Loan bowls available. Friday rollup 12.45pm. Ph Te Puke Club 573 9709

Ivy’s dollhouse miniatures

A large dollhouse is the location for a miniature art installation on show at The Incubator this week.

Ivy Anderson Podmore painting.

Photos: Supplied.

Paintings by Ivy Anderson Podmore.

The dolls’ house which will hold Ivy Anderson Podmore’s paintings during the exhibition.

Ivy Anderson Podmore is holding her first exhibition as part of the Tauranga Fringe festival.

“I found some old frames in my mum’s studio,” says Ivy, who is the daughter of The Incubator Creative Hub director Simone Anderson.

“At the time I was experimenting with sculpting miniature creatures, so I thought it would be a cool idea to try painting a miniature.”

The Tauranga Girls’ College student plans to continue pursuing art and design during her Year 13 studies this year, followed by tertiary study.

“I will probably start a visual arts course at uni, or lead on to more computer graphics or film design or something similar,” she says.

Ivy used acrylics to complete the 30 miniature paintings which feature insects, a heart, an ear, an eye, a tooth and even a mouse.

“I’ve grown up doing stuff like this,” says Ivy, “probably inspired by my mum’s style.”

The pair created the dollhouse after buying an old wardrobe online.

“Then mum and I spent the day doing it up and adding wallpaper. It will be on wheels so it can be moved around.”

Tauranga Fringe festival director Ayesha Kee is delighted by the number of pop-up exhibitions that have been submitted for this year’s event at The Historic Village on 17th Avenue.

“We’ve had amazing entries including several micro exhibitions which we’re really excited about,” says Ayesha.

“Ivy Anderson Podmore is an emerging teenage artist whose exhibition, The Dollhouse, features an extraordinary display of miniature paintings. The work is reminiscent of ephemera, human anatomy, and nature journals of Victorian times and we are thrilled to be able to show this in The Incubator Gallery.”

Ivy’s standalone exhibition runs until January 19, and will be featured at the Tauranga Fringe on Saturday, January 15, from 10am-5pm.

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Turirangi Te Kani Memorial Scholarship In recognition of the relationship with the Port of Tauranga and the respect Turirangi Te Kani held within the Tauranga community, a scholarship is offered within the area of the Tauranga Moana Trust Board. Applicants will have an affiliation to Tauranga Moana Iwi (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngāti Pūkenga) and will have been resident (but allowing for schooling or university study outside the area) within the Tauranga Moana Trust Board area for the last five years.

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gardening

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

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

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livestock

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

lost & found

FOUND KITTENS & PUPPIES various places, colours and sex. Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found young adult tabby male cat. Katikati Area. Ref: 534447 Found young adult tabby & torti female cat. Mt. Maunganui Area.

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Greerton Area. Ref: 534307 Found adult tabby female cat.

Tauranga Area. Ref: 534506 Found adult tabby & torti female cat. Oropi Area. Ref: 534109 Found black female kitten. Mt. Maunganui Area. Ref: 533964 Found large red slider turtle.

Gate Pa Area. Ref: 534222 Found tortoise. Te Puna Area.

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TAURANGA LEARN MADARIN starts on Monday 7th February 2022. Ten sessions for a term at each level. The tuition fee is $100 and $15 for textbooks per term for each level. If not fully vaccinated, must wear a mask during the entire class. Contact Waitsu Wu 02102543473 or email waitsuwu@gmail.com.

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

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Why do we do this? Because we believe that there will be no world peace without peace among religions.

This year, due to restrictions requiring the event to be held online, not all of our faith groups were able to attend.

However, the video of this event can be viewed on the Tauranga Moana Interfaith Council Facebook page.

The closest and most cherished belief in many people’s hearts is their faith.

When we explore the core elements of each of our faith groups, we discover truths that connect us all; believing in a higher power, caring for ourselves and each other, and caring for our planet.

Connecting with each other through interfaith events is about leaning, without judgement, into another’s faith in love, respect and friendship. In doing so we glimpse how we are all interconnected.

We are enriched by experiencing each other’s spirituality and, in learning about other people’s faith, our own beliefs are strengthened and edified as we share our faith with others.

A cornerstone to ongoing and lasting world peace needs to start with the common ethic of open, non-judgemental, cross-faith dialogue.

In hosting this event, the Tauranga Moana Interfaith Council hopes to make one small step in the process that leads to world peace.

Te aroha noa me te rangimarie ki a koutou katoa. Love and peace to you all.

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