The Weekend Sun - 4 March 2022

4 March 2022, Issue 1099

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Fury, milk and fire What with pitchforks and Fonterra’s What a crazy week we are having. secret pepper spray remedy, it did The writing was literally on the manage to be a very Kiwi-flavoured riot. wall for the Wellington protests this week as Police sought to Make butter not war Meanwhile, New Zealand is always restore orderSun to the centre of the The Weekend Combined Circulation BOP Times destined to be a bystander in the battle country’s 69,062 circulation democracy. of NZME 10,162 circulation

for old Soviet territory, but Really, the Government needs to be we’ll do what we can to help David firmly focused on managing a pandemic fight Goliath.

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While we are being urged to stay home Those unhappy with the way our elected members are handling things get a vote, like everyone else, at the next election. In the meantime, they are perfectly entitled to make themselves heard, demonstrate and lobby for change.

They don’t have the right to permanently occupy public areas, shut down businesses, abuse people who are exercising their own right to walk through town. They are not entitled to pelt Police with paving stones and set fire to a children’s playground.

Lactose intolerant

At the end of it all there was more milk than blood flowing down Molesworth St as protestors relied on their trusted online sources for a pepper spray remedy.

Milk is not a proven remedy for pepper spray although many protest movements swear by it in their online forums. Doctors don’t recommend using it as it is not sterile.

Bottled water is apparently a better option for rinsing out pepper spray, although the thing that stings – oleoresin capsicum – is an oil derived from peppers and not easily displaced by water alone, or milk.

So, my best tip for violent protestors is to carry plenty of water and some baby shampoo because it won’t irritate the eyes like ordinary soap does.

and mask-up, Ukrainians are being asked to make Molotov cocktails and hurl them at the enemy. A Kyiv-based brewery has switched from bottling beer to making these improvised weapons.

Perhaps we could send some of our protestors over there – the ones that just went there to fight.

This is a dangerous game being played, with the spectre of nuclear war hanging above it all and New Zealand might finally have to take a stand on something.

In the past we have been able to simply

go along with sanctions imposed by the United Nations. We don’t even have a mechanism in place to enforce our own tailored sanctions on another country.

Taking a stand

That’s about to change with new legislation being rushed through Parliament. In the past we have been able to avoid pressure from our traditional allies to take sides, hence our cosy trade relationship with China.

Russia is only our 27th largest export market and worth a mere $293 million in the 12 months to June 2021. Half of that was butter, which is probably not critical to their war effort.

It is good stuff though so any chef that works for a high-ranking government official or an oligarch will be very nervous indeed.

‘Hi, I’m Covid’

The somewhat bewildering onset of Omicron means we probably all know someone who has it.

With cases well into the tens of thousands a day, all we can do is go along for the ride, never trust a sneeze and occasionally pop our head up to ask, ‘Are we there yet?’.

It’s hard to get your head around the loosening of border restrictions at the same time as the pandemic reaches its zenith but it makes sense, I guess. The enemy is everywhere already so a few thousand more vaccinated, and probably previously infected people coming in isn’t going to change things much.

Managing the pandemic to protect the economy is a pretty big shift from the policy to date but this variant is proving to be far less deadly than previous versions.

Here’s hoping the next week will bring more hope and less violence. daniel@thesun.co.nz

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Your right to protest in New Zealand rests on several specific rights and freedoms that are guaranteed under New Zealand law: the right to meet and organise with others – “Freedom of association”; the right to gather and protest with others – “Freedom of peaceful assembly”.

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Plea to keep commissioners

Te Tuinga Whanau chief imagination officer Tommy Wilson outside the house which the organisation runs in McLean Street. Photo: John Borren.

Debate over whether Tauranga City should return to having Local Body Elections this October keeps churning as community figures fear the work of the current Commission could be undone by the return to power of elected officials.

The discussion has surfaced recently after Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta says she remains committed to a return to council elections in Tauranga City. But she is yet to signal when this would happen and what that might look like after the Commission’s exit strategy is finalised.

If the Minister decides to retain the Commission for the foreseeable future, that election could be delayed until 2025.

One community leader who wants the Commissioners to stay is Te Tuinga Whanau Trust chief imagination officer Tommy Wilson.

“The commissioners have done more in their tenure [since February 2021] than the previous 10 years of council,” says Tommy.

“The time is over that the tail wags the dog within the delegated authority of council employees and elected councillors.”

Tommy says he has no confidence in the calibre of the people who have looked after the city before the Commission was appointed, based on how

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they have looked after the city’s homeless.

The Te Tuinga Whanau Trust has been working in the area of homelessness for 37 years and Tommy has been working with and involved with the trust for 10 years.

Te Tuinga Whanau offers accommodation to people requiring a roof over their heads but also works alongside each individual to support them with wrap-around social services they need.

“We’ve had no interest in us apart from Tenby Powell, and Terry Molloy and John Robson.

“There has been no Māori representative at the council either but now we have Shadrach Rolleston as an appointed Commissioner – and that’s big for Tauranga Moana.

“He’s well-respected, and from a cultural view that makes sense.”

Te Tuinga Whanau is now opening a wellness hub in Tauranga’s CBD. “We’ve met with the Commissioners now on three separate occasions but we’ve never met with council or any of the mayors in the 10 years I’ve been looking after Te Tuinga Whanau,” says Tommy.

When people say Tauranga City should go back to voting in councillors, “I say the opposite,” says Tommy.

“Keep the commissioners in. The tail has been wagging the dog way too long.”

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New sustainability fund for schools Is your local school keen to have a worm farm? Edible gardens?

New bike racks?

People are being encouraged to kick start their school’s sustainability or resilience project through a new,

innovative fund offered by Bay of Plenty Regional Council.

“We’re offering funding of up to $5000 to education providers for them to get sustainability and resilience projects off the ground,” says BOPRC director of strategic

Jessica Arlund and Brooklyn Lea from the Youth Involvement Panel.

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engagement Kataraina O’Brien. “This could include edible gardens, compost setups, tsunami evacuation signs, new bike racks – really the possibilities are endless.”

The regional council’s new $30,000 Sustainability and Resilience fund is open to all education providers across the BOP including schools, early childhood education providers, kura, kohanga and tertiary institutions. Kataraina says the fund is innovative for BOPRC as instead of council staff allocating the funding, the public will.

“Projects will be put up for the public to view on our Participate platform and the public can then vote for which projects they’d like to see funded.

“It’s a really fun way for the public to engage with projects they fund through their rates.”

Those who don’t get selected by the public will go

through to BOPRC’s Youth Involvement Project team. The rangatahi/youth on this team will select which projects they’d like to see funded.

The public will have $20,000 to spend and the YIP group will have $10,000. Climate change is one of BOPRC’s top three priorities and Kataraina says the focus of sustainability and resilience aligns well with that.

“We know young people are often at the forefront of climate change activism and we hope this fund can target that to help them build sustainable practices and resilience in their education institutions. Applications close March 31. Public voting is from April 18-May 14.

To apply, visit: www.boprc.govt.nz/living-in-the-bay/communityfunding/school-sustainability-and-resilience-fund

With the current Omicron outbreak putting extreme pressure on Tauranga’s CBD hospitality and retail sectors, Mainstreet Downtown Tauranga has set up a volunteer roster for other business owners and individuals to lend a hand.

People from Tauranga and the wider Bay of Plenty are being called on to sign up to help businesses with staffing shortages.

“We have many cafés, restaurants, bars and even shops having to close for days or more as their staff are home self-isolating,” says Mainstreet manager Millie Pidwell.

“They’re already struggling and this is just another extreme pressure point.

“By setting up a volunteer roster, we’re leaning on our tightknit community in the city centre to lend a hand through this tough time.”

Millie says it’s simply about people helping people. “Many people are fearful to go out at the moment due to the Omicron outbreak and that

is absolutely understandable, but it’s a tragedy when those that do go out may not be able to go to their favourite restaurant, café, bar or shop because they have been forced to close for a day or more because of critical staff shortages.

“Our volunteer roster is one way of not standing back but instead helping out such a vital sector in our city centre.”

Mainstreet Tauranga has put a call out to members to simply sign up with their contact details.

The roster is then readily available to CBD businesses to draw on if and when they need it.

Millie says Mainstreet Downtown Tauranga will of course be asking all those who volunteer to adhere with mask wearing and mandate regulations and to ensure they comply with the Covid-19 health and safety measures in place at each workplace.

Call to lend a hand to city businesses

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Ready for strike action More than 400 Bay of Plenty District Health Board workers will take part in the PSA union strike.

Contingency plans are in place at Bay of Plenty hospitals to help minimise disruption for patients during the Public Services Association union strike, which starts today.

The PSA has issued a strike notice on behalf of its members for a 24-hour strike starting today, Friday March 4.

The nature of the strike is a total withdrawal of labour. It commenced at 6am Friday, March 4, and will end at 6am on Saturday, March 5.

Public Services Association members nationwide, including more than 400 Bay of Plenty District Health Board workers, are taking part. The action relates to staff employed under the Allied, Public Health and Technical MECA (multi-employer collective agreement) only.

BOPDHB executive director allied health, scientific and technical and contingency planner Sarah Mitchell says the BOPDHB is involved in contingency planning to mitigate the impact of this industrial action and has finalised the Life Preserving Services. “[That is] i.e. those services which are defined as providing care for the preservation of life and the prevention of disability,” says Sarah.

“Ensuring the safety of our patients and staff is paramount throughout this period of industrial action and all affected services have contingency plans in place for it.

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“The BOPDHB accepts the right of individuals and organisations to take industrial action, however we do regret any inconvenience which may be caused to the people we serve,” says Sarah.

What does this mean for patients and the public?

The LPS (Life Preserving Services) agreement ensures the BOPDHB’s emergency theatres will operate throughout the period of industrial action.

There will be no planned care in the BOPDHB’s theatres for this 24-hour period.

Any non-medical outpatient appointments planned for this period will be rescheduled.

Affected patients are in the process of being notified or have already been notified.

Toi Te Ora Public Health Service is required to have a 24-hour, seven-day a week on-call service for notification of reportable communicable diseases and for management of border issues related to the Port of Tauranga. An on-call service remains in place during the period of the strike.

Services affected are social work, dietetics, occupational therapy, audiology, pharmacy, addiction services, speech and language therapy, newborn hearing screening, vision hearing, podiatry, cardiology services, clinical engineering, Toi Te Ora Public Health, community care co-ordination and support net, dental services, anaesthetic technicians, sterile services technicians, mental health, Te Pare ō Toi - Te Pou Kōkiri staff, counselling, community health, medical day-stay.

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Port of Tauranga board chair to retire After nearly 17 years on Port of Tauranga’s board and nine years as chair, David Pilkington will retire later this year. “I am incredibly proud of the legacy we have built over that time,” says David. “I have been fortunate to work with a highly skilled management team and fellow directors, who have been open in sharing their diverse points of view. As a team, we’ve stayed focused on our long-term goals, while remaining flexible and responsive to the challenging environment in which we

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operate.” Julia Hoare replace David at the end of July. Julia joined the board in 2015 and chairs its Audit Committee.

She has a range of commercial, financial, tax, regulatory and sustainability expertise.For wo decades she’s been a partner with PwC, she’s deputy chair of The a2 Milk Company Ltd, a director of Auckland International Airport Ltd and Meridian Energy Ltd, and is president of Institute of Directors and a member of the Chapter Zero NZ Steering Committee.

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Long live Chris One moment life can be full of sun, surf, paddle boarding, family, friends and work, and the next moment everything can change.

This has happened for Mount Maunganui’s Chris Wilton-Jones who received the rocking news on February 15 that he has a very aggressive form of acute myeloid leukaemia.

“One day you are paddle boarding around and climbing the Mount and nek minute...

BOOM. There’s no rhyme or reason to why these things happen,” says Chris.

“I hadn’t been feeling too well since about December 20. I went to the doctor, we did blood tests, and he sent me to Waikato.”

Due to the aggressive nature of the leukaemia and on advice from a Waikato Hospital oncology specialist, Chris will not be undergoing chemotherapy treatment and has returned to the Mount to be surrounded by family and friends at this time.

Waipuna Hospice

Waipuna Hospice, which provides a home service from

Waihi Beach to Pukehina Beach for those with a life-limiting illness, assigns a nurse to visit people in their homes to provide clinical support and help manage symptoms and provide support to families to enjoy the best possible quality of life. They also refer people to other services for support with personal care and home help. Hospice at home surrounded by family can be immensely comforting.

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Chris is well-known around the Mount as ‘Doc’, and for his inspirational and encouraging social media updates, and for promoting good health, fitness and wellbeing. It’s fair to say his super power is encouragement.

His huge heart and generosity, and his determination to give and ‘pay it forward’ has left an imprint on many lives over the last decade at least, as he’s spent time helping the rich and the homeless, no matter what background people spring from.

Many have been recipients of texts and letters that he’s taken time to post to people across the city and further afield.

Members of Chris’ closeknit

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family have arrived in Tauranga from Australia and the South Island to wrap strength, love and care around Chris as he journeys through this valley.

“Please pray for a miracle healing,” says Chris. “I love Jesus Christ, that’s where the saving grace is.

“My chin is high, my spirit is very strong, because I have a caring God that loves us all.”

A Givealittle page has been set up to help cover Chris’ costs, and family costs as they travel to and stay nearby while wrapping strength, love and care around Chris. Additional funds left over will be donated to Waipuna Hospice to help support other families.

See Chris’ Givealittle page at: www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/longlive-chris

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He knows how to ‘sit’ and ‘stay’

but needs work on his recall and socialising. Murphy is an indoor dog at the moment but he would thrive in a spacious environment.

He can jump very high, so high fences or a rural property is a must.

Murphy needs one or two good

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sprints a day and then he’s happy to lounge in the sun for the remainder.

Murphy can be a little reactive and is a very fast runner. Would be perfect for agility training.

Murphy is good with children, so he would be perfect for a couple, single person or a small family that is looking for a dog that will give them love and loyalty.

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Please choose Elliot!

Meet Elliot – he is so gentle and sweet and is just dying to find his new forever home. Elliot has been ready for a new home for quite a while now, but because he is a teenage cat, and a bit less confident and demanding than some of our other kittens, he has been sadly overlooked.

He is affectionate and loving and has been patiently waiting for someone to notice him and take him home.

Will you be that kind family who will show him the life that’s waiting for him outside the shelter? If you would like more information, please call the Tauranga SPCA centre on: 07 5780245. Reference number: 530150.

Home bakers to rise spirits Dawn Kiddie delivering baking to the contactless Tauranga Hospital depot. Photo: John Borren.

Are you a home baker? Rise up Tauranga is calling on the Bay of Plenty community to provide fresh home baking as a way to show support for the front line staff at Tauranga and Whakatane Hospitals during the next seven weeks.

“We need our awesome community to provide fresh home baking for hospital staff until Easter,” says Rise Up Tauranga’s Rosalie Liddle Crawford.

“During this Omicron outbreak, the Tauranga and Whakatane Hospital staff from the Path Lab, Emergency Department and general hospital ward staff will be going over and beyond to process thousands of Covid tests and care for many people coming into hospital. The hours are expected to be even longer, more intense and stressful than they’ve already experienced over the past two years.

“Some fresh home baking from the community is a great way to show support.”

Bakers sign up via a Google Doc form. “After signing up and choosing their day, we will

provide bakers with details of each location and a map showing them where to go. There will be contactless delivery of fresh home baking on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays between 9am and 11am at a drop-off bay at both hospitals.

“Please do not go to the hospital main entrance with your baking,” says Rosalie.

The BOPDHB Emergency Planning Team will distribute the baking to staff.

Bakers are encouraged to share photos of themselves with their baking on the Rise Up Tauranga Facebook page.

New World Mount Maunganui has cardboard cake boxes available for purchase, which enables home bakers to place their baking in a container which won’t need returning.

The fresh home baking for hospital staff is a project run by Rise Up Tauranga in liaison with the BOPDHB’s Emergency Planning Team.

Updates will be posted to: www.facebook.com/riseuptauranga page.

The project is running from February 28 to April 13. For details, email: rosalie@topshelfdesign.com

How to lift us out of the pandemic With daily Omicron cases now in the thousands, it’s disappointing we are still dealing with inefficiencies in the Ministry of Health’s response to the pandemic. By now we should all have been provided with Rapid Antigen Tests but the rollout has been shambolic, sadly. Queues at testing stations are lengthy, as is the wait for test results.

As well as Covid, people are on edge about business viability, the rapidly increasing cost of living and the threat of a Northern Hemisphere war that will certainly make its effects felt here in New Zealand. Many of us have loved ones in Europe and in Ukraine and it’s tough to see innocent civilians and defence personnel caught up in the fighting. National’s Autonomous

Sanctions Bill, which Labour voted down last year, explicitly provides for the asset freezes, financial market restriction and trade embargoes that would allow NZ to join our traditional partners in punitive action.

We stand ready to work with the Government to facilitate whatever legislation is required to enable us to act alongside the rest of the international community, rather than having all UN sanctions blocked by Russia’s veto.

Politically we are seeing a Labour Government that is looking increasingly incompetent. The National Caucus feels like a very positive environment.

We are a strong and unified team with the experience and expertise to lead NZ out of the economic doldrums.

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Start your day at The Bayview with a soak in our indoor pool before enjoying a latté from the onsite café. Then challenge friends to a game of bowls, work out at the gym, or invite your family over for a BBQ date.

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Residents signing up for Wednesday Challenge Tauranga residents are changing the way they travel with the launch of the Wednesday Challenge this week, and with major prizes and rewards up for the grabs the initiative is quickly gaining momentum.

ARE YOU UP FOR THE CHALLENGE? EARN POINTS. GET REWARDS. WIN PRIZES. Project director Heidi Hughes with ambassadors Caitlin Murray, Steve Ferris & Lynda Johnston.

sign on, create a profile and start logging their Wednesday journeys.

Participants can set up teams, challenge each other and see who tops the monthly leader boards.

Heidi says the response has been amazing so far. “People really get it. They see that as individuals we can make a difference, have some The initiative challenges people to travel fun and reap the benefits.” differently on a Wednesday throughout 2022 to The Wednesday Challenge also packs a punch combat road congestion, help the environment on health and wellbeing benefits. and contribute to better health and wellbeing.

“Studies show that running for 15 minutes Project director Heidi Hughes says it’s a day can help reduce about people power making depression by 26 per cent, a difference. mild exercise is enough to “We’re challenging people to reduce anxiety, bad moods think and act differently. and depression and improve “Instead of jumping in a car self-esteem and cognitive by themselves we’re challenging function and exercising on them to choose a better mode workdays can boost your – bike, bus, walk, run, scooter, time management skills and skateboard or carpool. your daily completed workload by an impressive “Just by signing up residents are in to 72 per cent,” explains Heidi. win a $4000 shopping spree at The Wednesday Challenge is administered by My Ride Mount Maunganui plus monthly Envirohub Bay of Plenty, with funding from prizes including a $1000 shopping spree at Waka Kotahi, Bay of Plenty Regional Council Tauranga Crossing this month, a $1000 and Tauranga City Council. bucket list experience from Chuffed Gifts It aims to reduce car dependency in Tauranga in April and a $1000 four-month unlimited over membership to F45 Tauranga in May – and JOIN THE MOVEMENTthe year with a target of 20 per cent of regular drivers participating in the challenge. that’s just for starters.” wednesdaychallenge.co.nz To sign up and take part, go to: The challenge is powered by a web app that www.wednesdaychallenge.co.nz allows the public, businesses and schools to

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Unmissable cricket The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup begins this weekend and Bay Oval groundsman Jared Carter and his team have put in the hard work to ensure optimal conditions ahead.

Which means the field will be set for one of sport’s great rivalries to play out its latest chapter in the Bay of Plenty this weekend when great cricketing neighbours India and Pakistan face off at Bay Oval this Sunday, March 6.

Bay of Plenty Migrant Indian Women’s Group member Dipika Patel is volunteering at the tournament. She believes that the women’s version of the rivalry is friendlier in nature than the sometimes vitriolic men’s rivalry that has rumbled on since the 1950s.

“I think it is more that both teams want to have peace and an understanding of good sportsmanship,” says Dipika.

“I think it brings back the spirituality of your patriotism, even after spending 20 years in New Zealand that cricket is such a binding game.”

Saima Anis has lived in Tauranga for nine years but is acutely aware of the cricket’s appeal in her home nation of Pakistan and their neighbours. “We breathe cricket in Pakistan and in India,”

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says Saima. “Every day on every street there will be people playing cricket. That’s how we grew up and we will always be a part of that.”

Northern Districts representative Nensi Patel has high hopes of representing the White Ferns at a World Cup in the future but was actually born in India, moving to New Zealand when she was six years old.

The former Tauranga Girls’ College says having her hometown host such a pivotal fixture means a lot to her. “India versus Pakistan is always a thriller,” says Nensi.

“It is two great countries coming together to play.

It will be really exciting.”

Potential future stars like Nensi are one of the reasons both Saima and Dipika are happy to see the World Cup in NZ. “For women’s cricket it is another just huge step,” says Saima.

“There are a lot of stereotypes women have had to break to get to the where they are, so I am very proud of the cricket team.”

While the two will be opposing fans on Sunday, this is something they can agree on.

“Back in our day girls were not even allowed to go and watch or enjoy cricket,” says Dipika.

“So I hope it can also inspire a new generation of girls.”

The Cricket World Cup began today. The Pakistan versus India match is at the Bay Oval this Mathew Nash Sunday, March 6 from 2pm.

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Creating a smile you’re proud to show off Perceived imperfections in our appearance, while charming to others, can affect our own personal confidence.

This can influence our behaviour and how we interact with those around us. In terms of our teeth, this might change the way and how often we smile.

Cosmetic dentistry combats these

insecurities by helping people create a smile they are proud to show off.

“One of the ways we do this is through composite bonding, which involves sculpting a tooth-coloured resin directly onto the teeth,” says Corson Dental dentist Richard Lee. “We use composite bonding to make teeth lighter, repair chips and damage, close gaps, change the shape of teeth, and even to

lengthen short teeth.

“The aesthetic results match the improvements and benefits in functionality of the teeth and mouth – we always strive to achieve both.”

As the newest member of the Corson Dental team, Dr Richard Lee is an internationally-acclaimed cosmetic dentist who has made a reputation for himself by transforming lives using his refined skills.

His advanced knowledge and experience in composite bonding is just one tool to help people

create the smile of their dreams.

“I love helping people regain their confidence and fall in love with their smile,” says Richard.

“We often see patients who are embarrassed about their teeth, and our services can massively

boost their confidence. After treatment they forget about their insecurities and can just shine.”

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We know child wellbeing can’t be separated from whānau wellbeing.

While Covid has made things tougher, we’ve been working hard to boost household incomes – by, for instance, making historic increases to main benefits and indexing them to average wage growth, so families don’t fall further behind.

Taken together, changes we’ve made since 2017 mean around 110,000 families and whānau with children will be, on average, $175 a week better off. We’ve also lifted the minimum wage to $20 an hour, with another boost kicking in from April.

Another important part of our work is making sure children don’t miss out on the essentials, like food and healthcare.

Our ‘free lunches in schools’ programme is providing healthy meals to hundreds students in Tauranga, ensuring they have the energy to learn.

We’ve rolled out free period products in all schools and kura, and made doctor’s visits free for all children under 14.

Housing has a major impact on wellbeing, and kids shouldn’t get preventable diseases like rheumatic fever because they live in a cold, damp house. We’re ensuring rental homes are up to scratch via our Healthy Homes Standards, and funding insulation and heat pumps through programmes like Warmer Kiwi Homes.

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Since Labour came into government, one of our central goals has been to make New Zealand the best place in the world to be a child. We believe – as I know our community here in Tauranga does – that all our young people deserve to be happy, healthy, and empowered to live their best life.

Despite the challenges of Covid-19, we’ve kept making progress toward this goal, delivering one of the most significant drops in child poverty in decades. The latest statistics show that, through a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, we’ve lifted 66,500 children out of poverty and 21,900 children out of material hardship. That’s thousands of children who no longer have to sit through school hungry, go without warm clothing in winter, or worry about having a safe place to sleep.

There’s more work to Dr Richard Lee is a multido, but policies we’ve award winning cosmetic put in place since 2017 dentist known for his – including initiatives designed to ensure our transformational smile work.

Covid recovery leaves He’s also been a regular no one behind – are guest on TV’s Extreme making a real difference Beauty Disasters. Richard is for families across NZ. now joining Corson Dental straight from his celebrated London practice to provide dental excellence to our current and future patients.

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Vitamin C in our skincare As you may know by now through my articles, I am always looking for the best combination of ingredients rather than a particular range to improve a client’s skin condition or concerns.

A client often presents with one or more of these issues: Uneven pigmentation often through UV damage; acne; rosacea; capillary damage; lines and wrinkles due to collagen and elastin reduction.

One of the Vitamins that I regularly look for to repair, protect and correct these skin conditions is Vitamin C. Vitamin C is a naturally occurring antioxidant, so for benefits to the skin we must look at the absorption through topical sources.

An antioxidant is a substance that helps the body against potential oxidising, or free radicals, and prevents changes associated with photo-aging.

It is used for the prevention and correction of hyper-pigmentation as a tyrosine inhibitor – that helps to prevent over-production of the enzyme producing melanin – and is essential for collagen synthesis helping reduce lines and wrinkles.

Vitamin C helps in promoting elasticity of capillary networks, promoting vascular function and the repair process.

One other major benefit that many don’t realise is it enhances UV sunscreen protection.

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Positive strategies “You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company” - Diane Von Furstenberg.

To accept and enjoy who you are it’s important to focus on your positive qualities as well as the negative ones.

Most of us don’t seem to have a problem observing our negative traits but can struggle to find our more positive ones. If you compare yourself negatively to others it’s a waste of time and energy, because you are unique. If you find yourself stressed or fearful, look instead at what you can do to improve

the situation. Give yourself credit for your efforts and accept when you aren’t able to accomplish as much as you desired by conceding you’ve done what you could in each situation.

What choices can you make to bring more balance into what you are focusing on in yourself?

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As Vitamin C is unstable and difficult to deliver to the deeper layers of the skin dermis in optimum dosages, research is being directed to find more stable and less irritating compounds of Vitamin C to put in our skincare formulations than ever before.

Remember not all forms of Vitamin C are equal or of the same quality.

A few of the forms of Vitamin C are proven to be more stable and effective for skincare products.

These are the ones you need to look for.

As clients, you’re being constantly exposed to ‘new’ celebrity-endorsed skincare products, so we need to ensure our knowledge and understanding of active ingredients is maintained. If you would like to know more about what is best for you to have a healthy skin, please feel free to call.

The importance of chondroitin sulphate

Chondroitin sulphate is classified as a dietary supplement in New Zealand but in Europe it is available on prescription where it is classified as “a symptomatic slow-acting drug for osteoarthritis”.

The drug classification then goes on to give specific information, as follows.

“Chondroitin sulphate, used with glucosamine, is indicated to alleviate pain and inflammation from primary osteoarthritis. This supplement is reported to improve joint function and slow disease progression.”

See: www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB09301 I recently read a health store flyer in my morning newspaper. One promotion was for a glucosaminebased joint product. There is no doubt that glucosamine can help joints. That is why I include it in my joint formula. But why is there no mention of chondroitin?

The large Hong Kong owned company would know about the benefits of chondroitin.

What then could be the reason for not including therapeutic amounts of chondroitin?

For that matter, why do most joint products sold in NZ have no chondroitin? I think the answer is quite simple. Good quality chondroitin costs ten times that of glucosamine.

My preference is for equal proportions of chondroitin and glucosamine, and, for most, people start at a double dose. My joint product delivers 800mg of both ingredients while the double dose is 1600mg each. This, combined with

high potency curcumin from turmeric extract, can quickly settle sore joints. I usually add Omega 3 fish oil rather than plant Omega 3 sources such as flaxseed or hemp oils because only fish oil has Eicosapentaenoic acid, known as EPA, which is profoundly anti-inflammatory.

For example, I have been helping someone for a number of years who contacted me with sore and swollen knees caused by osteoarthritis. She is now much more comfortable and mobile and feeling so much better about life in general. For more information, give me a call.

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Ready to go but agencies need to catch up!

A flurry of visits from Cabinet Ministers last week shone the light on our region’s infrastructure challenges.

These visits hopefully also give us an idea about how we can get more action on this front.

While it’s tough to get much out of Ministers unless they’re specifically here to announce

something, it was pleasing to see that Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Transport Minister Michael Wood were both well aware of the issues this region faces with transport infrastructure,

and acknowledged that we’re behind other regional cities.

Our region has come a long way in the past few years around planning for the future, which is something any government needs to see before adopting large-scale investments.

We are now at the stage where the region is ready to go, but our government and its agencies need to catch up.

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Tauriko is a good example of the issues and the future. This is an area that is earmarked for a large amount of growth for industrial development and residential housing. It also has a major road through it in State Highway 29; the subject of much questioning from business towards the Transport Minister due to its importance to the Port of Tauranga and wider economy.

Tauriko is planned quite well, it provides opportunities to live and work in the same area, and we hope to be successful in getting Waka Kotahi to invest in public transport-enabling works up front. The local portion of infrastructure can also be funded – via a new mechanism from Tauranga City Council specific to the new housing developments

Tauriko has seen much growth, but more is to come. decarbonisation, access to work, and the transport and transport network efficiency. system. This is a We can see this happening major step forward in on Cameron Rd. We’re urging enabling funding of vital works forward planning on this at ahead of when they are needed, Tauriko; and we lament the lack something our city hasn’t been of it at Bayfair/Maunganui Rd, good at in the past. where local authorities are forced Infrastructure into a no-win situation on Links What we now need is for the Ave because of lack of a planned Government, via Waka Kotahi, thoroughfare. to front up with major expansion As an end note, I’d like to on the infrastructure that they encourage our community own, SH29. They need to do to look out for their local this quickly as well, and get the hospitality businesses during the whole realignment done within a next month or two especially. few years rather than a decade.

These are often small businesses It’s critical to invest in public which are dealt a very tough transport infrastructure at the hand by Omicron. While I’m same time as this, which is a sure we’ll see better times later key driver for government and this year, please help them out where you can in the meantime. worthy for a bunch of reasons –

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Reduced services are now in place Most Tauranga Bayhopper buses are now running on Saturday timetables every day due to COVID-19 impacts.

Check www.baybus.co.nz or call 0800 4 BAY BUS (0800 4 229 287) before you travel!

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Christine Martin is calling on members of the community to assist her in reducing the spread of moth plant. Photo: John Borren.

Tauranga resident Christine Martin is on a mission to reduce the spread of the poisonous moth plant in the Bay of Plenty.

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She is calling on people in the community to join her in her pursuit of eliminating plants before they reproduce, saying she’s seen it growing over trees, hedges, fences and down banks in various places in Tauranga and the wider Bay of Plenty.

Much like the insect it shares a name with, an infestation can be displeasing.

The plant has properties that cause allergic reactions, and dermatitis for susceptible people.

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It also kills insects like bees and butterflies that get caught in the sap, says Christine.

She says the plant has green pods that contain about 700 to 900 seeds.

These seeds dry out in autumn and travel up to 40km, meaning it spreads rapidly.

“It has increased exponentially over the past few years,” says Christine.

She hopes to form a small group of people to help kill the plants. Christine is also urging people around the district to check if they have an infestation in their own backyards.

“I would love to have some helpers. A small group working an hour or two, once a week or even fortnightly would be great. We would work Saturday or Sunday but be weather dependent.”

According to the Bay of Plenty Regional Council website, total elimination of the plant is unrealistic because of its spread, but its website does list tips on how to get rid of and dispose of the plant when spotted.

The website suggests to protect skin against contact with sap, destroy ripe pods to minimise seed, then incinerate the pods, burying them deeply or disposing of them at a refuse station.

Christine suggests bringing the correct gear to ensure you do not make unwanted contact with the poisonous pest.

“Bring a set of loppers or secateurs, good gardening gloves, old work clothes with long sleeves and boots.

“Controlling moth plant can be fairly physical as we are on our knees looking for the start of the vine, plus removing the pods, so make sure you have a hat, some water, and possibly a snack.”

To join Christine in slowing the spread of moth plant in the Bay of Plenty, contact her on: 021 181 4279.

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Healthy horses, happy paddocks availability of key nutrients, enhances nutrient cycling and soil biological activity, sweetens pastures and restores mineral balances faster.

Customers who use the product say their horses enjoy the new pasture growth, eating in areas they had

It’s often considered that horses don’t require good quality pasture but improving soil balance in their paddocks will not only benefit the horses’ health, but also potentially their behaviour, says Simon Inkersell of C P Lime Solutions.

“Old pasture may be lacking in magnesium which can have an influence on horse behaviour; and it may also be short of calcium, essential for teeth and bones,” says Simon.

That’s why C P Lime Solutions has a product called Equi-lise Healthy Horse Pasture Fertiliser, formulated specifically for horse paddocks.

The lime-based pellets include magnesium, phosphate, sulphur and a small amount of

selenium. Equi-lise helps maximise nutrient effectiveness resulting in a sweeter, palatable and more balanced soil and pasture.

It is also a great general-purpose fertiliser for small block-holders that run other livestock too.

“Equi-lise is an ultra-fine lime-based fertiliser in a pelletised form, which means it breaks down quickly once it encounters moisture ensuring a more rapid response in the soil. Ideally the pellets should be applied just before rain, but autumn dews will also begin the breakdown process.”

While horse dung and urine provide plenty of potassium it can also cause an imbalance in calcium and magnesium, limiting pasture growth, soil and plant health and palatability, says Simon.

Applying Equi-lise increases soil pH, improves

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The orthomosaic photos are processed into easy to read, informative maps which can be easily updated when alterations are made in the future without having to fly over the whole property.

Southern Drone Services Limited owner Daniel Schweizer says the company has just taken off in 2022.

“I’ve been following drone technology for a while, and I just think they’re quite a neat bit of technology.

“They can really help landowners better manage their land. Whether that’s mapping farms or surveying plant health, there’s a lot of information

that drones can provide to landowners that they have never had access to before.”

Daniel says often when landowners are doing maps, satellite imagery is all they have access to.

“The resolution from satellites isn’t as accurate or as clear as a drone so you can get much more accurate maps from a drone’s perspective.”

Some drones can also detect the contours of the land using LiDAR so that 3D images of the property can be generated. This can help landowners plan their farms and orchards more effectively.

“With a huge number of staff and contractors that work on farms and orchards as well as all the work safety compliance nowadays, quality maps are essential,” says Daniel.

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Applications open for community planting projects A Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service initiative supporting communities to take up planting projects, and at the same time honour local heroes, is continuing to reap rewards.

Since its launch in 2018, Matariki Tu Rākau has funded 660,000 native trees planted as living memorials, at more than 300 events nationwide, and is now accepting applications for 2022 with marae, schools, councils and community conservation groups all encouraged to apply.

Matariki Tu Rākau senior advisor Belinda Miller says the programme is a great way to honour special people in their communities who have shown exemplary community service,

Matariki Tu Rākau has funded 660,000 native trees planted as living memorials, at more than 300 events nationwide.

or have brought distinction through their work, while planting trees in their memory.

“Not only is tree planting a wonderful way to commemorate and remember those who were important to us and our communities, it is also a great way to enhance the environment

and native biodiversity by restoring and rebuilding our natural habitat and protecting our land, soils and waterways.”

Matariki Tu Rākau grants provide funding for native trees and rongoā (traditional Māori medicine) species, land preparation, a plaque, and kai for the planting event and can also contribute to tree maintenance.

“The Matariki Tu Rākau team can help you plan where to plant your memorial, what trees to plant, how to prepare and maintain your planting and how to get the local community involved,” says Belinda.

Further motivation to apply for a grant this year is 2022 is the first year of the national Matariki holiday on Friday, June 24.

“Matariki holiday fits nicely into the planting season. Bringing whānau together to share food

Entering a new era for FertCo and TerraCare On February 8, 2022, Fertco purchased Te Awamutu based fertiliser company TerraCare from the Macky family.

Fertco, a Bay of Plenty company based near the Port of Tauranga, services the BOP, Waikato, and King Country regions.

TerraCare, with a factory in Te Awamutu, has a customer base in the Waikato, King Country, Manawatu, and lower North Island.

So when Fertco was looking to extend its customer base into new areas, and TerraCare was seeking a buyer, the purchase seemed like the obvious solution for both companies, says Fertco CEO Warwick Voyce.

“Fertco and TerraCare have always shared similar philosophies in regard to looking after clients and the environment, and Fertco aims to add TerraCare’s branded products to its already comprehensive range.

“The purchase is akin to an amalgamation of the two companies, rather than one being taken over by the other.”

Warwick says they are very excited to be welcoming a new era for Fertco and TerraCare.

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“We’re aiming to learn from TerraCare’s IP so we can improve the offerings for both sets of customers”.

TerraCare’s clients will still be able to get customised fertiliser recommendations based on soil and herbage tests as this has always been the Fertco way too.

They will still be able to purchase the same types of products that minimise environmental impacts, since these have also been a focus for Fertco which stocks the largest range of organic products in New Zealand.

In many cases, TerraCare’s customers will still be dealing with the same field representatives who have joined the Fertco sales team. What will be different and part of the new era though, is the nutrient budgeting and compliance services that Fertco intends to offer all of its customers.

“Our team is very pleased to offer Fertco’s products and services to a greater audience of farmers and growers.

“We have long been asked to have a distribution option in the Waikato and we know this move will improve our service to current customers and encourages others to enquire as to how Fertco can help farmers have a better fertiliser experience.”

and remember loved ones is at the heart of Matariki and planting trees is a fitting way to celebrate.”

For more information or to apply

for a grant, visit the Matariki Tu Rākau webpage, email: matarikiturakau@mpi.gov.nz or call: 0800 00 83 33.

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Improve soil quality and plant health with gypsum Much of New Zealand’s kiwifruit is grown in the Bay of Plenty where the soils are generally deep and free draining, and do not require the soil remediative properties of gypsum.

However, many blocks are extensively ‘contoured’ prior to

planting to remove the worst topographical irregularities and so allow better access for machinery.

“Contouring sometimes creates strips where deeper subsoil layers have been exposed. Vines in these strips can suffer from poor drainage, low soil organic content and compaction,” says Leighton Whitfield of Winstone

Gypsum. “Gypsum applications will help here.”

Gypsum is a natural, pH neutral, source of calcium and sulphur that can improve soil quality and crop yields.

Leighton says the application of gypsum in orchards with heavier soils, especially those with poorly drained soils, will improve fruit yield and quality

significantly through its beneficial effects on soil structure.

“The improvement in soil structure obtained following the addition of gypsum is also likely to improve the general health of kiwifruit vines and to reduce the chances of their suffering ‘wet feet’ related diseases.”

Leighton says new kiwifruit are genetically much more diverse.

“Because of their newness, relatively little is known about the individual calcium requirements of these new kiwifruit.

“Therefore, in the certain knowledge that most fruit crop species suffer from specific calcium-deficiency disorders and, in the absence of more detailed information on the new kiwifruit species, it makes extremely good sense to maintain the highest

possible soil-calcium levels when growing them.

“Heavy gypsum applications are an excellent way to do this.”

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Firewood a busy trade Keith Paterson never has his hands far from his phone or a piece of wood.

His Kaimai Firewood business has grown dramatically since he began collecting logs with a few trucks about 15 years ago.

Today he’s one of the largest suppliers of firewood in the Western Bay of Plenty. Enquiring customers ring him day and night asking how dry his wood is and if he can deliver it the next day.

But as The Weekend Sun found out, there is a lot more to the processing and delivering of quality firewood than you think.

“One of the biggest problems is people don’t realise how much wood we have to keep in stock and for how long we have to store it before we actually sell it – I keep all my logs in the yard for 12 months before we actually cut them up,” says Keith.

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This, he says, is the secret to providing good quality firewood sourced from sustainable or reclaimable sources. “People always ask me: ‘Is your firewood dry?’ This is because a lot of guys get logs, chop them up and leave them sitting for a few months then chuck them on a trailer and off they go.” This is isn’t enough time for logs to age and dry out, says Keith.

Keith Paterson amongst the wood at his Kaimai Firewood yard. Photo: Merle Cave.

Keith sources his logs from around the Western Bay of Plenty and offers one option to customers – a hardwood mix that gives high heat and long burning. The hardwood mix is made up of Casurina, gum and pine.

Hardwood mix

“Everybody seems to want one species but we supply a hardwood mix because we don’t have the storage facility to separate different logs.”

And Keith says the hardwood mix is very effective – that’s why he sells so much. “The pine is soft wood. Casurina and the gum are hard woods.

“Hard wood is longer burning and the pine, a soft wood, makes it easier to start a fire.

“Pine has a very serious quick heat – it’s really hot for a short amount of time, whereas gum and Casurina burn hotter for longer.”

Keith sources logs from small woodlots on lifestyle blocks to larger areas on farms.

“Recently a farm nearby took out a forest; we took out a small woodlot of gum so we bought 1000 tonnes of gum.

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Keith Paterson’s self-built firewood chopping machine.

“People always say we have heaps of logs in our yard but we can smash through it pretty quick.

“We do about 3000m3 split logs every year.”

Keith says most people know what to do when firewood gets delivered – keep it dry. “Another thing is to keep air going through it. Some people ...continued

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ring up wanting dry wood but plan to put it at the back of a cold, damp basement. That’s no good.

“The key to quality firewood is air.”

Another thing customers don’t realise is you are supposed to clean your chimney every year for insurance reasons, says Keith.

And while they may think Keith’s wood is priced firmly, he says it’s hard to explain to customers that he is paying to store wood until they buy it – and that comes with a huge cost on commercial land.

“There is a lot of money tied up in it. From September onwards, we have wood here stored, building up a massive pile – that all has to be paid for plus fuel and labour required to get it here and process it before the customer actually pays for it.

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The peak firewood season is from February to May/June, keeping Keith, his full-timer and twopart-timers flat tack.

Keith says he doesn’t need to put the word out – Kaimai Firewood sells itself by word of mouth, its website and people seeing his trucks making deliveries. He doesn’t even use Facebook.

“We have people chase us 1.5km down the road after seeing us make a delivery.

“We sold four lots at a service station one day – I’d only stopped to get a coffee.”

And if you wonder why he’s in the firewood trade, it’s because of his ‘dirty habit’.

“I only started doing firewood because I am crazy serious about motocross,” says Keith. Merle Cave

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How to ensure your pet gets proper nutrition We spend a lot of money on our pets, especially on the food they eat. But how much thought do we put into food choices for our pets? Are the more expensive or ‘premium’ foods actually any better than supermarket or ‘budget’ brands? The choices can feel overwhelming and confusing.

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Put simply, if we want our pets to live a healthy and happy life, one of the most critical things we can do is give them the proper nutrition he or she needs. There are foods specifically designed for puppies and kittens, active adult dogs, older pets, large breed dogs and many foods designed for specific health issues such as allergies, arthritis, dental care and joint health.

Marketing vs evidence

At Tauranga, Te Puna, Katikati and Papamoa Village Vets, we believe strongly in evidence-based medicine. That means we can be confident the food we recommend has undergone stringent

analysis and, or, food trials to ensure they are a complete and balanced diet for your pet.

Your vet can help you choose the best food for your pet based on their age, body condition, activity and any specific nutritional requirements.

At Tauranga Vets, we recommend that at a minimum, the food you select for your pet should be formulated to meet AAFCO standards; a non-profit organisation that sets evidence-based standards for pet foods.

However marketing is a powerful tool for selling pet food and has been responsible for fads and trends, unsupported by science, that leave pet owners confused.

Always remember, your veterinarian – rather than Dr Google – is the best person to talk to about what to feed your pet.

Malnourishment

Pets who look perfectly healthy from the outside, can also be deemed to be malnourished.

Malnourishment can occur when pets are lacking an essential nutrient, but it doesn’t mean they’re not loved or cared for; they just need a more balanced diet.

Veterinary acupuncture Developed for humans by the Chinese more than 4000 years ago, acupuncture uses tiny needles to stimulate the body’s systems to promote healing. It has been used in animals for the past 900 years.

Acupuncture is based on the Chinese medicine theory that blockages and imbalances in the system result in pain and disease.

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hormones. This re-establishes the balance, thus alleviating pain and promoting healing.

Acupuncture is useful to support animals with a variety of health conditions. It is a treatment that can stand on its own or be used in combination with traditional veterinary medicine and surgery, as well as other types of complementary therapies. Acupuncture is one of the safest therapies available when administered by a qualified practitioner.

The single-use needles are made of surgical grade stainless steel.

The needles are very thin and solid and most animals tolerate them quite nicely. Treatments are usually quite relaxing to the animal and some pets even fall asleep during treatment.

The sessions can last anywhere from 15 minutes to one hour.

The number of treatments needed is determined on an individual basis.

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Not all incoming text messages can be trusted There’s been a flurry of SMS scams floating around the text-sphere recently – and it’s something the Government and telecommunications companies are working to fight.

Department of Internal Affairs digital messaging manager Joe Teo says during September and October 2021 the department received more than 114,000 reports to its 7726-reporting service, the highest in its history.

“This scam is having a significant effect,” says Joe. “It is continuing to have far-reaching impacts on New Zealanders with an estimated 400,000 Flubot scam messages being sent each day across all mobile network providers.”

CERT NZ, the government’s cyber security watchdog, was also inundated with support calls.

“We were working collaboratively with New Zealand ISPs to protect as many people as possible,” says CERT NZ director Rob Pope.

“We sent out ‘take down’ requests to close 1200 malicious websites hosting the Flubot malware.

Doing this means that there were fewer places for the software to hide.”

CERT NZ was contacted by one individual who fell victim to the scam in early-October.

“I was waiting on a parcel delivery for my

daughter’s birthday when I got the message and clicked on the link. Next thing I knew I was getting dozens of phone calls and texts from individuals who thought I was a scammer.”

Their number was unknowingly used to forward the scam message to more than 548 individuals during the next three days.

There are currently about 200 infected devices across all mobile networks that are still infected with the Flubot scam.

These devices will be unknowingly sending thousands of spam messages out to other New Zealanders each day. Individuals impacted by the scam may be receiving large numbers of messages from people receiving the scams from their number.

DIA, the Telecommunications Forum, CERT NZ and the mobile network providers Vodafone, Spark, 2Degrees, and Vocus are working together to encourage the public to be on the lookout for harmful messages.

How SMS scam messages work

The scam is usually disguised as a legitimate text message about a missed call or parcel delivery

with a hyperlink included.

This links to a malicious website directing users to download a new application to the phone.

Once downloaded, this app will infect the device with the malware which steals personal information including banking details and

passwords. The malware sends the contact details to the scammers and will forward the scam message from the infected device to other people’s contacts without the user’s knowledge, further spreading the scam.

From the CERT NZ website.

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Listen to the signs The month of March is considered hearing awareness month in New Zealand.

“Hearing loss can impair cognition and memory as well as affect mental health.”

Darshan says there are a lot of subtle signs to look for with This March, Bay Audiology wants hearing loss. to draw attention to hearing loss to “Asking people to repeat themselves prevent people from ignoring the more than usual, not hearing specific signs, and to get checked.

Bay Audiology is an award-winning speech sounds, needing context to hearing service provider that has been follow conversations, and feeling exhausted after operating for more conversations in than 30 years. groups are some With 115 clinics of them.” spread across Bay Audiology the country, Bay offers free hearing Audiology takes care checks, full of their clients from diagnostic tests, start to finish. detailed discussions Bay Audiology for personailsed cluster manager solutions, and afterand audiologist care services.

Darshan Surya says “At Bay Audiology hearing loss is an we hold a range of invisible disability.

Bay Audiology audiologist “Because you Darshan Surya says hearing solutions suiting cannot see it, hearing loss is considered an invisible every budget and we also have several loss often goes disability. funding options ignored and can which are discussed with all clients. easily be left untreated.

“When it comes to hearing and “It’s about minimising the longfittings, we have a wide range of term effects of hearing loss because brands and a variety of technology. a lot of the time, people don’t “Bay Audiology’s journey to better realise that in addition to the more obvious hearing problems, there are hearing ensures the client is able to make informed personal decisions at other impacts of the hearing loss if every point of the way.” left untreated.

The rest home concept has evolved Deluxe care suites at Copper Crest include open plan lounge and kitchen.

Previously focused on independent living, Arvida’s Copper Crest community in Pyes Pa recently opened a purpose-built care centre. Within the multi-level centre, accommodation is provided in care suites dedicated to various levels of 24/7 care.

You might be wondering what is a care suite?

Copper Crest village manager Rachel Liddel explains: “Care suites are rooms and studio apartments designed for older people who need a higher level of assistance.

“Suites include an ensuite bathroom, bed area, living area and most have a kitchenette. They’re ergonomically designed for older people who are less mobile and they can be quickly adapted to provide a higher level of care when needed. Special features are discreetly built into each suite to support lifting devices and other medical equipment.”

The care suites at Copper Crest can offer 24/7 rest home and hospital-level care. There are also 11 suites specifically designed for dementia care.

Many of the suites have a lovely view; some look northeast to Mount Maunganui, others have views of Pyes Pa. A special feature of the care suite lifestyle at Copper Crest is how residents are grouped into

households of 11 people, to create a homely atmosphere and nurture relationships.

The wellness team members looking after each household are consistent, so residents get to see the same friendly faces every day.

Residents are already living in Copper Crest’s beautiful care suites, which opened in March last year. Feedback from their families has been very positive.

“Families comment on the spaciousness and natural light. There’s plenty of room for visitors and the built-in kitchenettes make it easy to prepare drinks and snacks,” says Rachel.

“I also hear great feedback about the built-in storage – there’s a place for everything. But the biggest benefit I hear about is the household group model, which nurtures lovely relationships between residents, staff and their families,” says Rachel.

Residents who qualify for specialised dementia care have suites on the ground floor of the care centre. These care suites share a spacious lounge and dining area that opens to a secure garden.

It captures morning sun, before the day gets too hot. In the afternoon, it’s a shade-dappled oasis for residents and their families to enjoy.

There are dementia care suites available right now at Copper Crest. To find out more, call Vincent on: 07 282 7999 or: 027 556 6304.

March is Hearing Awareness Month!

Now is the time to better understand your hearing health and take the first step to better hearing.

Book your free hearing check at your local Bay Audiology clinic.

Mt Maunganui Bayfair | 07 575 5700 Mt Maunganui Downtown | 07 574 3109 Papamoa | 07 788 4110 Tauranga Bureta Park | 07 577 1010 Tauranga City | 07 562 0025

Free hearing checks are available for people aged 18+.

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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, selfcontained home, even as your personal needs change.

Dementia care and support available now. 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 Weekend Sun’s ever popular guide to ‘What’s On’ in the Bay.

Feeling a bit isolated? Try a music film We’re thinking of changing the name of The Watusi Country Club to Fortress Watusi.

It does feel that way at times.

Since last week’s column Covid has arrived; as we were warned, the arrival has been swift.

It seemed every day this past week there was word about Omicron, of friends or family or work colleagues getting it or isolating because of it or of a business closing because of it.

There’s a lot about.

As a result I’ve found myself becoming a little paranoid and not really going out as I regularly would.

Opportunities have come up for drinks at a bar, invitations have arrived to go hear a band and I’ve hummed and hawed a bit.

And then stayed home.

I realise that this is not how you’re meant to behave. The whole thing at the moment isn’t “keep yourself locked down”, it’s “take personal responsibility”. Which means we should all be going out as normal and frequenting hospitality, entertainment and retail businesses because if we all take the proper

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The Summer of 69

Summer Of Soul – in 1969 in upstate New York there was Woodstock; back in the city there was the Harlem Cultural Festival. One event took more than 50 years to be widely seen but now can be of your head that says: and is a simply dazzling array of great music. Stevie “It’s only a couple Wonder, Mahalia Jackson, Nina Simone, BB King, of months – perhaps I’ll just be a bit of a hermit Herbie Mann, The Fifth Dimension, The Staple Singers, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Sly and the for a couple of months, Family Stone, and more. Seriously great music and stick to contactless picka unique cultural document. ups and Uber deliveries: The Sparks Brothers – Edgar Wright (Sean of waiting’s not exactly the The Dead, Last Night in Soho) made this terrific, end of the world”.

Perhaps it’s just that these affectionate film about the enigmatic, prolific and remarkably long-lived band Sparks. It is a joy to are early times. Current modelling suggests a peak watch and just about as eccentric as its subjects. I The Velvet Underground. around mid-March then a can’t begin to explain the band’s weird brilliance so perhaps it’s better to just watch. gradual decline. I’m sure and sensible precautions – triple And that reminds me: the Tauranga my feelings – and I don’t think vaccination, masks, social distancing Film Society starts it’s new I’m alone here at The – we make it safe enough for us not season on Thursday, Fortress – are not to catch and spread the disease and March 10, unusual in any help these businesses survive. at Rialto way while

Dilemma

I know that. I’ve read it and heard it and understand it. But still the doubt lingers… I consider myself a pretty rational person but it’s hard not to listen to that voice in the back

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adjusting to a Cinema with shifting reality.

Chilean director But if, like me, you’re Sebastián Lelio’s acclaimed spending more time at home, 2017 film A Fantastic Woman.

The Sparks. either enforced or through It centres on headstrong, choice, perhaps I can recommend a good movie vivacious and happily-in-love Santiago bar singer to pass the time. Here are three musical treats that Marina Vidal, played by the sensational trans might help while away those unfilled hours… actress Daniela Vega in her screen debut.

The Velvet Underground – Todd Haynes has When her lover dies, Marina finds herself, a trans form with previous musical films Velvet Goldmine woman living with an older man, immediately (glam) and I’m Not There (Dylan). But those were suspected of foul play. fiction. This is a gloriously stylised documentary, Film Society films happen every second week at making heavy use of Andy Warhol Factory footage 6.30pm with a full 12-month membership costing of the band and displaying a plethora of rare clips. $90 (Seniors $80). You can find all pertinent It may gloss over areas of band infighting and information and contact details at: other controversy but it’s a rare documentary that www.nzfilmsociety.org.nz/tauranga.html

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Game on!

New Zealand’s best stand-up paddleboarders, volleyballers and wing-foilers will be flying on the water and over the sand at Mount Manganui from today as the Waterbourne Festival gets underway.

Mount Maunganui volleyballer Julia Tilley is keen to get on the sand tomorrow for the 2022 NZ Beach Volleyball Tour Finals.

Photo: John Borren.

The festival will encompass a variety of water sports, games, competitions, water safety programmes, and other free public events at the Mount across three days.

The Eves SUP Nationals from March 4-6 is one of the big events, with national champions in sprints, technical and distance categories to be crowned.

The festival also hosts the NZ Foil Centre Wingfoil Weekend, seeing people of all ages compete in wingfoil racing. And the 2022 NZ Beach Volleyball Tour Finals, also part of the festival, starts tomorrow and the tournament doubles as the sport’s national championships.

Mount Maunganui volleyballer Julia Tilley has been on the tour for 15 years and is keen to hit the sand tomorrow with teammate Olivia MacDonald in the women’s competition.

Battle it out

“NZ beach volleyball players are really laidback people but once we get on-court we love to battle it out – it’s competitive,” says Julia, who has competing internationally for more than 10 years since her debut in the Under-19s NZ team in 2007. Originally from Gisborne, she’s been in Tauranga for six years but always had strong links to the Mount since her Waikato university days.

Julia says the NZ Pro tour is great opportunity for many Kiwi volleyballers who are self-funded to get some high quality play.

“All the competitors really love this tournament because it’s really fun but really competitive, and get showcase our sport across the country and play on some of the best NZ beaches.”

This year’s tour format is split into Champions, which are the top-four seeded teams, and Challengers – all teams seeded outside the top four. “This means the best teams play each other THE

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on day one. Meanwhile, Challenger teams play each other and the top four to come through get to verse the Champions at the quarter finals.

“So there might be up to 16 Challenger teams as well as the Champion teams.”

Olivia

Julia’s teammate Olivia MacDonald was also an under-19 player in 2013 and has since played in national and international tournaments for NZ. She hails from Piopio, went to school in New Plymouth, and university in Arizona, US, and recently shifted from Auckland to Mount Maunganui.

“This is our first year playing together fulltime,” says Julia, who says NZ’s top women’s team who have qualified for the Commonwealth Games are headed overseas so won’t play this weekend. “We’ll hopefully be seeded first so I like to think our chances of winning are high but it’s just whoever is going to bring it on the day.

“It is also the national champs this weekend so the win could be anyone’s – and you never know what conditions you’re going to get down at the Mount. But we’ll back ourselves to give it a shot.”

Event organiser Laurence Carey says Waterbourne Festival not only attracts people from outside the region, but also builds a strong foundation to showcase the region as a water sports destination. “Waterbourne has the opportunity to bring athletes from overseas when borders allow, alongside international musicians for the evenings. Although we cannot bring the expected 10,000-plus people to the city with the music, 2022 will attract families from around the country for the range of water sports.”

For more information, visit: www.waterbourne.co.nz

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Tauranga Arts Festival Trust has announced the 2022 Escape readers and writers festival will be postponed until October.

The city’s beloved, biennial ‘little festival of big ideas’ will now begin on October 12 with an extended programme that includes a readers and writers’ weekend, a schools’ festival and live performances.

“We know the postponement is likely expected, but it has still been a difficult decision for us,” says the festival’s artistic director Gabrielle Vincent.

“We were really hoping to go ahead in June. However, given ongoing uncertainty around how long the red light system

will remain in place within the Government’s Covid Protection Framework, and the direction of the country’s current Omicron outbreak, that would be irresponsible. We must prioritise the safety and wellbeing of all involved and look after our artists, staff, suppliers and audiences.

“We also want to be sure that as many people as possible have the opportunity to experience and absorb the wisdom and brilliance of the superb writers, thinkers and performers in the 2022 programme.” The full line-up and programme will be announced early-August. For more information, visit: www.taurangafestival.co.nz

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Saturday 5 March Association Croquet

Free Community Dinner Saturday

Sat, Mon & Wed at Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. 9.15 for 9.30am start. New players & visitors welcome. Ph Jacqui 574 9232

Under the Stars provides dinner every Saturday for our homeless and hungry guests. 45 Cliff Rd, near the rose garden. Takeaway only for now 5-6pm

Bay Singles Social Group

Tauranga Senior Citizens Club Hall 14 Norris Street (behind PaknSave) 12.45pm Sat, Tues & Weds. Must be fully vaccinated. Come join us Ph Carol 022 639 2411

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

Beth-El Messianic Family

Celebrate Shabbat (Sabbath) as did Messiah Yeshua (Jesus), his disciples and early believers. Everyone welcome. Otumoetai Primary 10am, or Facebook Live 11am. Joel 02 176 8043 info@bethel.org.nz

Indoor Bowls

Jigsaw Library Brookfield

Every Saturday 10am-12noon.

Hire: 500p 50c, 1000p $1.

Choose from a variety of 500 puzzles. Please wear mask, bring Vaccine Pass.

Brookfield, off Highmore Terrace

Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Rd 12.45-3pm

LOL Laughter Wellness

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

Sun, Tues & Thurs at Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. 8.30 for 9am start. New players & visitors welcome. Ph Nev 575 5121

Papamoa Hills History Walk

Otumoetai Tennis Club

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

Out of the Shadows

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

Wayne 027 974 5699

Adult tennis. Saturdays 1.30pm. Tues & Thurs 9am. Bellevue Park, Windsor Road (adjacent to swimming pool). New players and visitors welcome. Ph Victor 027 577 1818 a/hrs

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The Incubator Gallery (Historic Village,Tauranga) welcomes Skye CarsonWilson. A series of colourful paintings inspired by photography and celebrating the female form.

18th Feb-12th March, 9am-4pm weekdays, 10am-2pm weekends. info@theincubator.co.nz

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

Petanque Tauranga BOP Association

Radio Controlled Model Yachts

Club days Sat, Tues & Thurs. Tawa Street, Mt Maunganui. French game played with Kiwi flair, boules available.

Ph John 022 075 4251 for playing times

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

Raranga Putiputi Workshop

Mai Papatuanuku ki te Whare / From Mother Earth to the Home with Lacey Bartlett Saturday 9.30am - 12.30pm The Artery, Historic Village $50 Book your spot now at www.theincubator. co.nz/the-artery

Riverlight Suicide Loss Support

Katikati/Waihi Beach group. Providing hope and inspiration to those coping with the suicide of a loved one. 9.30-11.30am.

Karin 021 103 7404 riverlight62@gmail.com

Taijiquan and Qigong

Sat & Weds 9am free Taiji / Qigong group.

Kulim Park on beach opposite new playground.

All welcome. Ph Petro 021 751 665

Tauranga Farmers Market

7.45am-12noon at Tauranga Primary School cnr Cameron Road & 5th Avenue. Rain, hail or shine. Direct from the Producers. Support local No. 1766 Across 1. He was a painter 6. Pined (7) & author (5,8) 7. Number (6) 13. Expressionless (7) 8. Unsuitable (5) 15. Hippy (7) 9. Baggage (7) 16. Cake (6) 10. Weaken (6) 17. Racecourse (SI) (6) 11. Position (6) 19. Freight (5) 12. Let in (5) 21. Extreemist (5) 14. House (5) 18. Possibility (6) 22. Network (4) 20. Witchcraft (Maori) (6) E T C H I N G S I A V O W A A C A E I G A I D K H M 23. Defame (7) A B L E E C O M E D I A N 24. Potassium nitrate A L C R E E G N I L K K M (6) L E V E L F G E Y E F U L A B C R E S G I I J K R M 25. Maori tribe (GisP L I A N T G L I M P I D borne) (13) A A C D E A G L I A K L M Down T W I Z E L G H A R I E S 1. Small town (NI) (6) A L C I E L G A I T K R M T E M P T I N G I I C O N 2. Trudge (5) A S C P E O G O I N K D M 3. Lake (NI) (7) A S H Y E N E G L I G E E 4. Animal (4) Solution 1765 5. Darkness (5)

Golf Croquet

Sun & Thurs 1.30-4pm. Pond behind 22 Montego Drive Papamoa, sailing Electron Radio Controlled Yachts for fun. Adult beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419

Sunday Social Cycle Group

We are a new casual group that has an organised ride together on the last Sunday of each month.

Info: Fiona taurangasocialriders@yahoo.com

Original art for sale. Weather permitting. 9am-4pm The Strand, Tauranga. Tauranga Society of Artists

Croquet

Sun, Tues & Fri at Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd. 12.45 for 1pm start. Beginners welcome. Ph Peter 571 0633

Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet

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

Oceanside Probus Club

9.30am at Omanu Golf Club, Matipihi Rd. All welcome. Brenda 575 0314 or Myra-Lou 575 6595

Omokoroa Beach Indoor Bowls

Meet at Settler’s Hall. 1pm for 1.30 play. All equipment provided. Please wear smooth soled shoes. Max 25 players. Ph: Ruth 07 571 1564

Pickleball

Try pickleball - it’s fun! We meet at the Mount Sports Centre 9.15am-12.15pm. $5. Bats, balls, refreshments provided. Bob 027 478 6282

Tauranga Bird Club

Interested in keeping birds? Club Nights held at Matua Hall, Levers Rd from 7.30pm on the 2nd Monday of the month - come along! Bob 027 478 6282

Tauranga Senior Citizens Club

Tauranga Table Tennis

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. Ph Diana 021 047 6155

Aglow Mt Maunganui

Mon & Thurs 7.30-9.30pm at Memorial Hall QEYC. New players welcome. Info: TableTennisTauranga.com

Te Puke 500 Cards

Mondays 7pm start. 4 Queen Street, Te Puke.

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

Te Puke Community Patrol

Be anointed, inspired and loved by our Heavenly Father. 7pm, Mt Baptist Church, 66 Ranch Rd, Mt Maunganui. Sharron 027 354 1060

Meet on a Monday over tea & coffee to share information. Info Ph 027 430 6383 or email tepuke@cpnz.org.nz

Alcoholics Anonymous

Tuesday 8 March

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

Ph 0800 229 6754

Badminton Club Aquinas College

Body+Soul 50+ Fitness

Art on the Strand

Join us for Indoor Bowls at Mount RSA on Mon & Thurs 6.45pm start. Bring $3 and Vaccine Pass. Alice 02 106 4233 / Joy 027 308 7271

Monday 7 March

Village Radio Museum

Sunday 6 March

Mt Maunganui Indoor Bowls

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

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

Meet last Saturday of the month February to November at Art & Craft Centre, Elizabeth St West 1pm. Learn to care for fuchsia plants Community Radio broadcasting nostalgic music & Community Notices seven days on 1368 KHz AM Band. Radio Museum open from 10am.

Request line 571 3710

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

Tauranga Organ Keyboard Society

Tauranga Badminton Club. Mon & Weds, 7-9pm at Aquinas College Events Centre. Seniors & year 11 upwards, Casual players welcome, $8pp. Ph/txt Noel 027 622 9797 www.sporty/ taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz

Tauranga Fuchsia Group

Keep On Your Feet

Exercise for better health, strength and balance.

First class free. All classes start at 9.15am. Mon & Fri Greerton Hall. Tuesdays Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St. Wednesdays Bethlehem Hall. Dianne 027 431 4326

Chess Mount Maunganui

Mt Maunganui RSA Chess Club, Maunganui Rd. Mondays (excl. public holidays) 7pm onwards. The RSA requires Vaccine Passes. Info: search “Western BOP Chess” online

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*

Harmony-A-Plenty Barbershop Singers

Do you like singing? Come and have fun with us. 7pm every Monday Bethlehem Community Church, Moffat’s Rd. Supper. Errol 07 543 4138

500 Cards

Tues & Thurs Mount Community Hall, 345 Maunganui Road. All ages. All welcome. Fun and friendly group. Margaret 027 658 6848

Active Seniors Greerton

Intermediate exercise for seniors. A fun strength and balance class to music. Greerton Hall at 10am. Vaccine Pass mandatory. $6. Ph Diana 021 047 6155

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Altrusa Womens Service Group

Womens Service Group meet every 2nd Tues evening for business meeting and even 4th Tues for programme evening. Sandra 027 483 8454 altrusa.org.nz

Conversation Cafe Dee St

10-11.45pm Tuesdays at Presbyterian Church Hall. Varied program, morning tea. Aimed at seniors. All welcome. $5/ person or $5/couple. Make new friends.

Ph 544 0951

Fitness Fun And Coffee

Cardio, weights, floorwork, dance, have fun, feel better, make friends. 9.30-10.30am at St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood. Info Gloria 021 139 2448

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Horizons Suicide Bereavement Support

10-11.30am at Papamoa Family Services, 35E Hartford Ave, Papamoa.

A safe place to share, support and heal.

Amy 578 4480, amy@griefsupport.org. nz. www.griefsupport.org.nz

Israeli Dancing

Beginners class, 6.30-7.30pm at Gate Pa Primary School Hall, Cameron Rd. All ages welcome, circle & line dances.

Ph Maria, 022 165 2114

Keep On Your Feet

Katikati 10.30-11.30am, Catholic Church Hall, 89 Beach Rd. Strength & balance classes for older adults. All levels of fitness welcome. Ph Sharnie 021 111 8617

Kidz Need Dadz BOP

Dads Support Group from 7pm at 538 Fraser Street, Greerton. Help with parenting, relationship separation, assistance with legal advice and mentoring. All dads welcome

Let’s Learn Something New

An A-Z of clubs, courses & classes for 2022. Find an activity, join & do it! All ages. www.letslearn.nz or Ph 07 544 9557

Merge Group Social Connections

If you’re new residents in Tauranga, come and meet friendly people, at Neighbourhood, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays each month from 5pm. Info: Karen merge.tauranga@gmail.com

Mount Runners and Walkers

Fun and friendly running and walking club for adults of diverse fitness levels. Meet Tues & Fri at May St Scout Hall 9.20am. www.mtrunnersandwalkers.co.nz

Omokoroa Beach Indoor Bowling

Meet at Settler’s Hall at 6.30pm for 7pm play. All equipment provided. Please wear smooth soled shoes. Max 25 players. Ph Ruth 07 571 1564

Oriana Singers Community Choir

7pm on Tuesdays at St Andrews Church Hall, Dee Street, Mt Maunganui. All voices welcome, espeically tenors and bases. Ken Street 027 476 7404

Otumoetai Walking Group

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

Preschool Music and Dance

10am Tuesdays at St Peter’s, Victoria Rd, Mt Maunganui. Thursdays at St Mary’s, cnr Girven Rd & Marlin St, Bayfair. $3 per family

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

Scrabble

Come exercise your brain with words and strategy for the win! Tga Citz Club, Tuesday 9.20am weekly. All welcome, any level. Ph 578 3606

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

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

Tauranga Model Railway Club

Club meets at Clubrooms upstairs Tuesday 9.30am & Thursday 7.30pm corner of Mirrielees & Cross roads, Sulphur Point. Ph Mike Oldfield 02 193 9233

Yoga For All

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

Wednesday 9 March 10 Pin Bowling

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

Ph Glenda 0212 578 678

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

Adults Ballet/Plus Class

St Peters, Katikati 12.30pm. Exercise and dance class learn ballet french terms. Some jazzy dance and character. Ph Gaye 07 577 1753 or 027 174 8753

Alcoholics Anonymous

Open meeting , 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month. 10am, Tauranga Central Baptist Church , cnr 13ave/ Cameron Rd .

Ph 0800 229 6757

Age Concern Walking Group

Meet at 10am Novell Place off Kingswood Rd Ph Renee 07 576 6699

Cards

Cribbage 12.45pm at RSA Greerton.

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

Healing Rooms Prayer

Experience God’s healing touch, whether physical, emotional, spiritual.

Central Baptist Lounge, 640 Cameron Road. 1-3pm. All welcome. No charge. www.healingrooms.co.nz 021 213 8875

Indoor Bowls

Weds & Fri Mount Community Hall 345 Maunganui Road. All ages.

Beginners welcome. Ph Cyril 022 639 2585

Indoor Bowls Gate Pa

Greerton Community Hall. Club night 7pm. 2-4-2- Pairs Kevin 543 4044

Kaimai Ramblers Tramping Group

Kawerau: (Vehicle passes) drive to car park, Tarawhera Falls and on to the Lake Outlet and return. Grade Easy/Mod S/C. VaxPass. Kevin 021 0200 6306

Katikati Bowling Club

8 Park Road. Mixed Rollups 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

Pickleball

Thursday 10 March 60’s Up Movement Tauranga First Thursday of every month 10am, Tauranga Citizens Club. Meet new people, join the fun. Cost $3. Info: 027 247 7643

MEDIUM

CAP Lifeskills Course Learn practical money, health & wellbeing, organisation & relationship skills in this friendly group Thursday mornings 9:30-12 17 Feb-7 April.

Registration required stpetershouse. co.nz/apply-for-cap-life-skills.html or Ph 571 5916

Diabetes NZ Drop-In

Te Puke Bridge Club Come along and learn to play bridge. 7-9pm.

Margaret 022 300 3583 or Gloria 027 573 7568

Friday 11 March Alcoholics Anonymous

Scottish Country Dancing

Greerton Indoor Bowling Club

Mount Community Centre. 345 Maunganui Rd. 7pm general dancing $3. Vaccine Pass required. Ph Geoffrey 544 0839 or Lynne 021 140 7912

Greerton Senior Citizens Hall, Greerton. Club night, new members welcome. Ph Keith 577 1116

Seniors Low Impact Exercise

Enjoy an afternoon of social bowls every Friday at Gordan Spratt Recreation Centre. Names in by noon, new members welcome. Ph Geoff 0210 248 0293

OBOP Summer Nav is a series of 60 minutes rogaines set in local parks and streets. For families, beginners and experienced competitors. Info: www.obop.org.nz

Tauranga Embroiderer’s Guild

Meets every Wednesday at Tauranga Rowing Club, Devonport Rd 10am-2.30pm and 7-9pm. Beginners very welcome. Ph Carol Roband 027 348 5875 or 466 0075

Tauranga Floral Art

Monthly meeting, beginner class and demonstration 9am start. Lyceum Club, First Avenue (new venue). New members welcome. Ph Gladys 02 196 7926

Tauranga MidWeek Tramping Grp

Tiatia Falls, Kawerau. Grade moderate. Tom 021 263 2845

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

Ph 0800 229 6754

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Pickleball Try pickleball - it’s fun! We meet at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre 9-11.45am. $5. Bats, balls, refreshments provided. Bob 027 478 6282

Pickleball At Night Try pickleball - it’s fun! We meet 7-9pm at Tauranga Boys College. $5.

Bats and balls provided. Bob 027 478 6282 or Viv 021 162 3342

Tauranga Patchwork & Quilters Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 7pm or 2nd & 4th Friday at 10am. Tauranga Art & Craft Centre, 177 Elizabeth St. Ph Denise 027 291 9917

Te Puke Bowling Club New members welcome.

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

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55 6 4 9 1 MOUNT HOT POOLS 9 2 4 Sun 6th Melissa Cox 5 9 7-8.30pm 3 8 5 3 4 Free Community Lunch Thursday THE PHOENIX Under the Stars provides lunch 6 52 3 Sun 6th Josh Pow every Thursday for our homeless and 7 3pm 3 hungry guests. 45 Cliff Rd, near the – 6pm Solution Solution No.2125 No.2125 rose garden. Takeaway only for now, 1 7 2 4 How to solve 8 2 1 4 3 5 7 9 6 12-1pm VERY Katikati BowlingEASY Club No.1622 Sudoku! 4 9 1 7 5 6 3 9 8 4 2 5 4 3 2 7 8 5 1 9 6 8 Park Rd Rummikub 1-4pm, $3 entry 2 5 9 1 7 3 6 8 4 4 1 2 8 2 9 641852973 Kickstart Toastmasters Fill the grid so that 7 9 Develop your public speaking skills 9 4 5 5 every 73 18 6 5 24 86 24 31 59 3every row8 and and confidence in a fun, 3x3 square contains supportive club environment.

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6 5 the digits 13to 9 5 9 3 4 6 1 7 2 8 Basestation, 148 Durham St. Ph Stan 022 390 2216 2 8 5 7 LOL Laughter Wellness TePuke Solution No.1621 Laugh your troubles away under 3 5 6 9 7 3 2 8 6 1 4 7 9 5 the trees in Fairhaven Park, Boucher 5 7 1 2 9 8 6 3 4 Ave. Thursday 10.30-11.45am.

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9 4 6 7 5 3 2 1 8 lollaughterwellness.weebly.com or 2 3 8 Ph Trish 022 036 6768 for updates 8 9 6 8 47 59 3 17 51 64 29 3 4 5 lollaughterwellness@gmail.com 1 9 5 4 6 2 3 8 7 Table Tennis Tauranga 1 8 4 8 5 9 1 2 6 4 7 3 Senior social table tennis has shifted to Thursdays 12.45-3pm at Memorial 4 1 3 8 7 5 9 2 6 3 Hall QEYC. New9 players6 welcome. Ref 8 7 6 2 3 4 9 8 5 1 TableTennisTauranga.com Drop in every Thursday 10am-12pm for diabetes information, education, and support for anyone living with diabetes and their families. Vaccine Pass required. 177a Fraser Street, Tauranga.

07 571 3422

Try pickleball - it’s fun! We meet at Baypark 10am-12noon. $5. Bats and balls provided. Bob 027 478 6282 or Viv 021 162 3342

Low impact exercise to increase balance and strength through both seated and standing exercises. 10.40am Matua Hall $5. Vaccine passes mandatory. Ph Diana 0210 476155

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We only do dentures The friendly team at Dentures Tauranga, which includes Michael, Angela and Stacey, is passionate about delivering quality dentures.

Whether you haven’t been to see a dental professional for years or just want to discuss the future of your teeth, they Michael and the team at Dentures Tauranga are passionate are always happy to talk as about delivering quality dentures. Photo: John Borren. consultations are free.

“Getting dentures may seem very daunting, but we can discuss the process and help you every step of the way.”

The team can make dentures which are fitted at the extraction appointment with your dentist so you don’t have to go ‘gappy.’ These are called Immediate Dentures and are the most common way of replacing teeth after extractions.

At Dentures Tauranga the team prides themselves on their comprehensive 0800 402 402 281 Otumoetai Road, Otumoetai, Tauranga aftercare service. www.denturestauranga.co.nz Call: 0800 402 402 for your free consultation.

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School Bus & SESTA Drivers Get on board with Go Bus Transport and come join our great team!

If you are thinking of re-joining the workforce or looking for extra hours this role may well suit you.

We are looking for a Permanent Part Time and Casual School Bus & SESTA Drivers based in Te Puke. We offer a competitive hourly rate.

What you need: • Must have a Class 2 Licence • P endorsement would be an advantage • A responsible and caring approach • Must be fully vaccinated Our recruitment process includes a Drug and Alcohol Test and Police Vetting check.

For more details or to apply contact Tammy on 027 699 7723 or email tammy.curran@gobus.co.nz

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Churches Active In Our Community trades & services

BUILDER AVAILABLE repair maintenance, decks, pergolas, fences, all housing work.

Ph Roger 022 121 3356

papamoa

SATURDAY 8AM-1PM 48 Ocean Crest, Papamoa. Deceased estate, everything must go!

bible digest

REJOICE IN HOPE, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer (Romans 12:12)

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

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

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

Chimney maintenance & repairs.

Registered roofer, 30yrs exp. Ph Peter 542 4291 or 027 436 7740 TREE, SHRUB and hedges trimming, topping, rubbish, palm pruning or removal, satisfaction guaranteed free quote. Ph Steve Hockly 027 498 1857

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gardening

ZEALANDIER TOURS is offering small group day trips- to get you out and about safely with like minded people. Next outing is Thursday 10th March a lunch cruise across Lake Tarawera.

Don’t miss this opportunity for a lovely day out. Ph 572 4118

health & beauty

ZEALANDIER TOURS maybe you love horses– we are offering a horse trek around Lake Okareka.

Suitable for beginners through to experienced riders. Saturday 26th March Ph 572 4118

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SHARE OFFICE PAPAMOA Own desk in a quiet friendly office with view of the park. $180/week.

Text 022 012 2452 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 NATURAL NEW ZEALAND Health Products & Clinic. Something for everyone. NZ Registered Natural Therapies & Natural Medicine Practitioners. Opposite BP Te Puke. Ph 573 5533 www. naturaltherapiesnz.com and www. naturalpetremediesstore.com

livestock

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

lost & found

www.legacyfunerals.co.nz

HANDYMAN, section maintenance, lawns, decks, fencing, pergolas, painting, water blasting and odd jobs. Free quotes. Ph Rossco 027 270 3313 or 07 544 5911

FOUND KITTENS & PUPPIES various places, colours and sex.

Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found old black adult male cat.

Parkvale area. Ref: 539892 Found tabby adult male cat.

Ohauiti area. Ref: 540122 Found grey adult male cat. Poike area. Ref: 540042 Found brown & white adult cross breed female dog. Te Puna area.

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CLEANER WANTED to clean Hall in Tauranga. 2x a week, everything supplied. More info Ph Carol 022 639 2411

ZEALANDIER TOURS come check out the Auckland Sky Tower & Weta Cave -Tuesday 29th March still have a few seats available. Ph 572 4118.

NO 8 TOURS New Zealand’s Senior Travel Club- Join our club today to receive all our VIP Members Benefits exclusive to No 8 Tours & receive our complimentary beautiful colour catalogue. We specialise in bespoke itineraries, modern vehicles, friendly guides & comfortable modern accommodation 8th-13th April 2022- 6 Days Bridge to Nowhere & Heartland Revealed Days. 5th9th May 2022- 5 Days TeAnau, Doubtful Sound, Walter Peak Station. Free door to door service, extended tours, day trips, shows.

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CHILD CANCER FOUNDATION has had to cancel our biggest fundraiser. Kiwi kids with cancer urgently need your support.

Please help us raise $300,000 this March. Please donate now at childcancer.org.nz

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

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

Ph 571 8450

BRYCE DECORATING interior and exterior painting, wallpapering.

Have your powdercoated windows faded? Can be cleaned and restored like new! Plastic car bumpers faded? Can be restored too! Quality work. Showroom finish. Ph Wayne 021 162 7052

PLEASE HELP, my family are in need of a home by early May, long term preferable. Rent payments always on time & references available. 3+ bedrooms anywhere in Tauranga. Ph 027 348 1706

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Stand up, be counted - Purim A long time ago, in Fifth Century BCE, in a far away land there lived beautiful people who had come to that distant land and over the years integrated into society.

They worked hard and dedicated themselves to the prosperity of everyone, so much so that some of them became respected leaders in the land in all fields of endeavour.

Years passed in peace and their earlier efforts were forgotten and in fact other factions arose who didn’t like these people doing well and began to scheme.

Meanwhile, the King, who was on the lookout for a new queen, chose beautiful Esther, a closet Jewess; the people’s choice. The current leading factions didn’t realise that the Queen was from the ‘out crowd’. The leading factions increasingly marginalised this group as insignificant, relegating them to unimportant and powerless; and even convinced the King it was the right approach.

Some foreign advisors suggested: “They should no longer be citizens”. The Queen, realising the disastrous impact on her people, sought strength from YHWH Elohim, The Lord God, and outed herself irrespective of the potential cost to her and appealed the decision.

Evil was squashed while love, wisdom, justice and righteousness prevailed.

God’s people are instructed to remember this victory over evil annually, hence the Feast of Purim on March 17-18 this year. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men or women to do nothing” (John 10:10).

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.

“I, Yeshua (Jesus) came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”

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