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Shooting for the stars With 18 basketball scholarship offers from the States on the table for Tauranga’s Hayley Dawson, pictured, the 18-year-old has had an incredible decision to make.

With the ball in her court, she’s chosen to jet-set to New York later this year, where she’ll

combine sport with study.

She will study environmental science at Jamestown Community College in New York, while playing basketball for the university’s women’s basketball team, the Jayhawks.

Making her mind up on her goal of getting

to the US to play, it was her basketball coach Chris Vaughan that helped her make the dream become reality.

“I wouldn’t be going without him; he is the reason I have this amazing opportunity.”

Hayley, who runs in the footsteps of her

basketball-playing mother Justine, thanks her family, her basketball families at Tauranga City basketball, and Papamoa basketball, Rotorua basketball, and the Tauranga Girls’ College team for supporting her along the way. Read Hayley’s story on page 7. Photo: John Borren.

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Exit stage left We are fed so much spin, so often that it’s hard to untangle sometimes.

Thethe Weekend Sun Take ‘resignation’ circulation of Dr69,062 Ashley Bloomfield this week – Director General of Health and chief executive of the Ministry Health. p: 07of578 0030 The country’s most e: ads@thesun.co.nz lovable nerd was praised

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and patted on the back for his rates have always been what role in saving thousands of lives. we have been told to measure It’s ironic really that he will success on during this pandemic. likely be best-known for his It’s probably a touch early to role in managing the country’s celebrate and bow out to a round response to Circulation a pandemic, when Combined BOP Times of applause. his professional area of NZME 10,162 circulation of expertise is noncommunicable diseases.

AsCombined a chief executive though, BOP Times, Katikati Advertiser he has somehow managed to and Te Puke Times circulation is tread a line between politics than HALF with only 32,138 in total. and less policy and emerged out the other side with his mana largely intact. If success is measured in the number of T-shirts with your face on it, he is certainly New Zealand’s However, it’s a moot point most accomplished civil servant. really because the Government If it’s measured by the pretty much replaced Bloomfield availability of PPE, mixed late last year when it announced messages about mask wearing the chief executives of the new early on and the late arrival of Health New Zealand and Māori RAT tests, then it’s a mixed bag.

Health Authority.

Nevertheless, he has stepped This new centralised system up to the mark – especially in of health replaces the 20 the absence of a reliable district health boards that Minister of Health early on – currently manage hospitals and has provided the calm and other health services reassurance and reasoning that around the country. the population needed.

The reason given for his Changing the guard departure is “stress”, which It is due to take control on is quite plausible. And now, apparently is a great time to leave. July 1 this year. It’s not clear if Bloomfield applied for the new role but the top jobs went to The best of times?

New Zealand-born Samoan Public Service Commissioner Margie Apa, current chief Peter Hughes says Bloomfield executive of Counties Manukau wanted to stay on until the Health, who will become the country had a good hold on the chief executive of Health NZ; virus, and that time was now. while Riana Manuel, a former That’s a little less plausible nurse, is head honcho at the unless he means it in a Charles Māori Health Authority.

Dickens sort of way: “It was Like everyone else, I’m not the best of times, it was the sure of all the details, but worst of times”. the reforms will substantially While it’s great to see the country is clearly past the peak of reduce Bloomfield’s role and Omicron, and the hospital system responsibility.

It also doesn’t leave any room hasn’t crashed, death rates have for DHB elections this year, never been higher – and death

which is probably not going to cause too much anxiety given voter turnout hovers around 40 per cent for these.

It will cause a fair bit of angst for the 19 DHB chief executives looking for new jobs and 204 board members who will be exiting their publicly-elected roles early.

Out with the old

Bloomfield isn’t the only one leaving from the Ministry of Health’s executive leadership with director of public health Dr Caroline McElnay, and public health deputy director Dr Niki Stefanogiannis also packing their bags.

Whether the health reforms deliver a healthier population remains to be seen.

Ideally, we would have been further away from the carnage of Covid-19 before revamping the entire health system.

But with short, three-year terms, the Government needs to hurry things along or risk running out of time and the mandate to make radical change.

Let’s hope it’s not a case of taking your eye off the game for just a second too long like the Picton railway worker who forgot to put the brakes on the remote control locomotive last September.

The results of the investigation were released by KiwiRail this week, with footage showing the worker walked away from the controls to make a phone call, before setting the brakes. The locomotive and wagon travelled 139 metres before dropping off the end of the wharf and into Picton Harbour.

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Disappointment at red light status quo “Bitter disappointment” is how some describe the reaction to New Zealand staying at the red light setting in the Covid traffic light system.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement in a post-cabinet meeting on Monday afternoon. While cases were dropping in Auckland, Wellington and Tairāwhiti others regions like Canterbury, Northland and Waikato were not experiencing the same drop.

Hospitalisations in some district health board regions were not expected to peak until mid-tolate-April. “So for now, New Zealand will remain at red,” says the Prime Minister.

“I know there is an eagerness to move to orange, but we are still frankly amid an outbreak and there is still pressure across our hospital network.

“Public health advice is that now is not the time to ease restrictions and drop to orange.”

Hoping for Orange

Tauranga Business Chamber CEO Matt Cowley says most businesses were hoping for a decision that the Bay of Plenty region would be in orange by the Easter break. “It’s been a mentally straining start to the year and I’m sure plenty of Kiwis would want to travel domestically for a change of scene. But the red setting sends a signal that people probably shouldn’t travel, and that entertainment venues and attractions may not be operating as they should be.

“A change to orange would have boosted those sectors hurting the most from the Government’s restrictions.”

Matt says CBDs across the country are also

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continuing to struggle as corporates are requiring staff to work from home under red setting.

He says there is a shifting mood that people should be empowered to self-manage their own risks. “Customers are managing their own risks by avoiding high-risk situations, and employers are working with individual staff who have higher risks.”

Still struggling

The decision to stay at the red traffic light level will come as a bitter disappointment for the hospitality industry which continues to struggle under the current restrictions, says Restaurant Association NZ’s CEO Marisa Bidois.

“Patronage continues to be down on previous years and whilst this is starting to pick up, the decision to stay in red will not do much to help consumer confidence,” says Marisa.

The RANZ March member feedback survey shows businesses continue to struggle with 90 per cent of respondents saying revenue is down on 2021 with an average revenue decrease 34 per cent.

“We are not public health experts, however the seated and separated rule is incredibly challenging for venues. Hospitality venues are places where people want to socialise with others, particularly in bars and clubs so the enforcement of this rule will continue to be a sizeable issue for the industry.

“Once again, we continue to advocate for financial support in the form of a wage subsidy for our businesses who are facing significantly reduced patronage as a result of this outbreak.

RANZ also wants to see government outline a tangible vision for the recovery of their sector.

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Tania taps out of by-election

Tania Tapsell has ruled herself out of the running for Simon Bridges’ soonto-be-vacant Tauranga MP seat. Tapsell had been widely tipped to stand for the National Party ahead of the upcoming by-election, which was triggered last month following Bridges’ decision to move away from politics.

However, the 30-year-old has removed herself from the conversation after telling The AM Show she won’t be switching cities in the Bay of Plenty.

“There will be a selection process and I wish them all the best, but it won’t be me.”

Great white sighting

A great white shark has been spotted in Tauranga Harbour’s Otūmoetai channel, a body of water off the residential suburbs of Otūmoetai and Matua.

Game fisherman Dustin Ward, from Mount Maunganui, had a “faceto-face” encounter with a great white last weekend when it leapt out of the water beside his boat.

While not a regular haunt for fishing boats, Dustin says the channel is popular with fly fishers who wade into the water on foot, while children, families and dogs often swim in the estuary.

According to DOC, it’s not unusual to see great white sharks in Tauranga Harbour at this time of year. The department’s advice is to exit the water quickly and calmly and report any sighting to DOC.

Housing market slowing

The slowdown in the housing market is becoming more pronounced, with prices going backwards in some places.

A cocktail of higher interest rates, stricter lending rules, lack of affordability, and more cautious households, has seen house price growth at its lowest point in 19 months.

According to CoreLogic, there were noticeable dips in Hamilton, Rotorua, Wellington and Dunedin, but he doubts there will be a major correction.

House prices fell or were unchanged in eight of the 15 regional centres CoreLogic tracks.

Rotorua experienced the greatest dip in March, with prices falling 2.1 per cent.

Mount surfer’s win

Mount Maunganui surfer Tao Mouldey has claimed the Under-18 Boys title in the Connect Group South Island Grom Series.

The Connect Group South Island Grom Series wrapped up last weekend with pumping waves at Kaikoura, allowing the top Kiwi surfers the chance to show their best surfing.

Tao Mouldey, from the Mount, and Natasha Gouldsbury, from Taranaki, claimed the Under-18 Boys’ and Girls’ divisions respectively.

The third and final event of the series also saw six overall winners confirmed.

Tauranga voters will soon have their say on who represents them in Wellington until the General Election next year, with the Prime Minister announcing the city’s MP by-election will be in mid-June.

Announced Wednesday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the by-election will be held on Saturday, June 18, with Writ Day Wednesday, May 11.

“The deadline for candidate nominations to be received will be midday Tuesday, May 17, and the last day for the return of the Writ will be Sunday, July 10,” says the Prime Minister.

Candidates line up

Meanwhile, back in Tauranga, candidates keep putting their hands up for the job – left vacant by National MP Simon Bridges, who this week announced his resignation will take effect at 5pm May 6.

Labour list MP for Tauranga, Jan Tinetti, has now officially confirmed she will run.

She ran for the Tauranga seat in 2020 General Election and placed second, only 1856 votes behind Bridges.

The Act Party has selected its by-election candidate, putting their faith in Cameron

Luxton. A past farmer and owner of a building company, Cameron went headto-head with Simon Bridges and Labour’s Jan Tinetti and five other candidates in the 2020 General Election.

Another to put their hat in the ring is Christopher Coker, who has been selected as the candidate for The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party.

Christopher, a well-known cannabis advocate in the Bay of Plenty, is a 44-year-old family man working in the hemp industry with a particular interest in the hemp housing sector.

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party’s aim is to continue the korero on cannabis law reform.

Past polling

Labour’s Jan, Act’s Cameron, and ALCP’s Christopher will run against already-confirmed candidates Tauranga City Councillor Andrew Hollis and past by-election candidate Peter Wakeman.

From the moment of Bridges’ shock resignation, due to family reasons, The Prime Minster has openly stated that Labour has not won the seat since 1935.

National or one of its predecessor parties Reform have largely held the seat since it was re-established in 1908.

Labour enjoyed a landslide victory in 1935 to win the seat for one term –

and from 1993 to 2005, it was held by Winston Peters as leader of NZ First.

Peters, as of print time, had declined to comment publicly on if he may stand.

Meanwhile, the National Party has its nominations for the electorate open from Tuesday, March 29, to close midday Wednesday, April 13.

National Party President Peter Goodfellow says once candidate nominations close, nominees will go through several ‘meet the candidates’ meetings across the Electorate during late-April before a final selection meeting is held on Sunday, May 1.

One person thought likely to become the National Party’s candidate has already ruled herself out of the race.

Tania bows out

The widely-tipped Tania Tapsell, aged 30, has removed herself from the conversation after telling ‘The AM Show’ she won’t be switching cities in the Bay of Plenty.

“I have been very humbled by how many times my name has been suggested, but I’ll be very honest with you; I’m a Rotorua Lakes councillor based in Rotorua.

“There will be a selection process and I wish them all the best, but it won’t be me.”

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Tauranga Boys’ College principal Robert Mangan.

Photo: John Borren.

‘It’s been a wonderful ride’ Robert Mangan started at Tauranga Boys’ College as a first-year teacher in 1982, teaching physical education and science.

He was 24, a few years older than many of his students.

Soon, he’ll retire after 14 years as principal, closing the book on an exemplary 40-year career in education. The college’s sixth principal since opening in 1958, Robert will pass the reins to an appointed replacement at the end of term 2.

Tauranga Boys’ principal since 2008, Robert, aged 64, has spent 33 years there, had a year overseas in 1985; and six years’ teaching at Lindisfarne College in Hastings. He leaves with a roll of 2100 students, and more than 200 staff.

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His own schooling took place in Ōpunake, Taranaki. “My passion was running, athletics, distance running, rugby, golf, every sport.”

Robert went to university to start a science degree, worked as a builder’s labourer then completed a Physical Education teaching degree at Otago University.

Arriving at Tauranga Boys’ he taught PE and coached sports teams under the mentorship of Max Heimann. “Max was an institution and a legend, and has been a role model throughout my

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“Graham Young was an inspiration in terms of how I’ve modelled my leadership,” says Robert.

Teaching PE Robert advocated successfully for a new gym, working hard to help establish the college as a place for every boy, where each one is valued. This sense of belonging is a pillar Robert has continued to build within the college, reinstating the House System in 2009.

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Where once 21st birthdays were significant milestones in a youth’s life, these days it’s getting your driver’s licence and passing NCEA. And being allowed to wear ‘the white shirt’ in Year 13 – another initiative of Robert’s. “Boys just assumed they’d step into Year 13 wearing it, so we put a bar there to inspire them to achieve.”

Robert says achievement is valued across the full breadth of the college’s curriculum. “We’ve tried to recognise and ensure the boys know that with everything they’re involved in, they’re valued.”

He’s deeply impressed with the depth of character his senior student leaders portray. “They’re not just strong in only one area of sport, culture or academically, but strong in all of them.”

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Virtual ‘fun run’ to raise funds for Plunket Whānau Āwhina Plunket is starting its 2022 Virtual Fun Run series, to happen each weekend during this month, from April 2-24.

Participants have the opportunity to get involved with their whānau, friends and community – either virtually or physically.

Whānau Āwhina Plunket chief executive Amanda Malu says it’s a great time to get people participating in something active.

“With so much uncertainty still lingering in our communities, we see our Virtual Fun Run as a great

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“Plus it helps raise money to support the work Whānau Āwhina Plunket does. We see nearly 300,000 tamariki a year – that’s 89 per cent of all new babies and 62 per cent of all newborn Māori pāpi.”

Anyone who signs up for the month-long series, including four weekends, will receive a special Fun Run race pack.

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Stuck with election costs The exit of district health boards and Tauranga’s “loss of democracy” will increase the Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Local Body Election costs fourfold.

The projected Local Body Election cost for the regional council is $750,000 – four times higher than the 2019 figure of $179,982.

Previously Local Body Election costs were shared between the regional council, the district health boards and the seven local councils.

Replacing DHBs

This year costs will be shared by six councils and BOPRC. District health board elections will no longer take place with the restructure of the health system. The country’s 20 DHBs will be replaced by the single entity Health NZ and a Māori Health Authority from July 1.

In March, Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced the four commissioners currently in

charge of Tauranga City’s governance would remain until July 2024, cancelling Tauranga’s Local Body Election.

This means the regional council will be the only local authority holding a Local Body Election in Tauranga come election day, on October 8.

The estimated cost to the regional council for the Tauranga and Mauao constituency elections is $435,000 – up from $20,000 in 2019, more than half of the total projected cost of $750,000 for all seven wards.

The extra cost to BOPRC was raised by Tauranga constituency councillor Stuart Crosby at a meeting on Tuesday.

“In the Tauranga constituency, there is no election for Tauranga City Council,” he said.

“There is no election now as I understand for the DHB, which

is wonderful, but that must have a cost implication.”

Biggest impact

Governance manager Yvonne Tatton said the “biggest impact” on election cost is the Tauranga portion, but not having DHB elections had a “major impact across the region”.

Yvonne said $435,000 for the Tauranga and Mauao constituencies is “quite a considerable cost [compared] to previous elections”.

“We are bearing all the cost of the election in those constituencies,” says Yvonne.

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Saturdays back on the library schedule

Playing ball in New York!

Western Bay of Plenty District libraries are going to open their doors on Saturdays once again, starting tomorrow, April 9.

The temporary Saturday closures were put in place while some of WBOPDC’s library team were isolating, and council had to carefully manage rostering.

In three months’ time Tauranga City basketballer Hayley Dawson will swap Kiwi life for the bright lights of New York, where she will play basketball on a scholarship and study environmental science.

Vaccine passes are also no longer required at council’s library and service centres – but the council asks people to continue to follow the appropriate health, hygiene and safety measures including wearing a face mask, ensuring physical distancing of 1m and if you’re unwell, stay home.

Hayley Dawson has accepted a scholarship in New York.

Photo: John Borren.

The 18-year-old received a whopping 18 basketball scholarship offers from across America – which she has narrowed down to choose Jamestown Community College in New York, where she will be part of the women’s basketball team, the Jayhawks.

Hayley, who has played basketball for Tauranga City and Rotorua basketball associations and Tauranga Girls’ College, has always wanted to go to the Big Apple.

She was playing basketball in Rotorua last April when she got serious about what she wanted to do with her life. “I asked my coach how her daughter went to America. I messaged one of my coaches, Chris Vaughan, and told him I was keen to go to the States,” says Hayley.

“Chris came to watch me play in June and invited me to a basketball camp. He helped me put together some highlight reels and sent my application off to about 678 colleges and coaches.

“We got about 80 responses saying they were interested, then about 18 scholarship offers.”

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Hayley has chosen Jamestown College as it stood out the most to her...and: “Well, it’s New York – you gotta go to New York!”

“It [Jamestown College] had an amazing feel, it had a cool coach, the degree I wanted and a great community. Even some of the players reached out

and said they were keen to have me there and I can reach out if I ever need anything. It felt so cool to be so welcomed, even if it was over the phone.”

Although her scholarship starts in August, Hayley is hoping to go a month earlier “so we can explore and have a bit of a holiday before it gets colder” Hayley has pursued basketball since she was about six years old as it is something she can always go back to if she’s having “a bad day”.

Coaching

She has also provided coaching at Papamoa College as a way to give back to her community.

“I love being able to give back and grow the women’s space in basketball. Seeing the young girls shine and not be pushed to the side is very cool.”

Hayley says her mum and dad are “super proud”.

So is her brother. Hayley says there is so many people she is thankful for that helped her get to where she is today. “I am so thankful for my basketball families at Tauranga City basketball, and Papamoa basketball, Rotorua basketball, as well as the girls’ college team.

“My mum, Justine, my dad, Aaron. My Nan and Grandad have also been so supportive. I couldn’t have gotten this far without any of them.”

She’s also very thankful to coach Chris, for putting her in the vision of the American colleges.

“I wouldn’t be going without him; he is the reason Taylor Rice I have this amazing opportunity.”

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Theft upsets gardeners

Members of the May Street Reserve Community Garden Nigel Kurzfeld, John MacKinnon and Leigh Pettigrew had two pieces of equipment stolen recently.

New direction for Zespri AIMS Games

Tauranga City Council will strengthen its relationship with the Zespri AIMS Games following the departure of long-time tournament director Vicki Semple.

TCC’s Kelly Schischka will take over as interim tournament director for this year’s intermediate-aged sporting championships, to be held during seven days over September 3-9.

She will work closely with Vicki until the end of April, with Kelly employed directly by the AIMS Games Trust with TCC’s support.

“As one of Tauranga’s flagship events, we’ve worked really closely with TCC over the years, especially the events team, so this is a ready-made solution and we’re looking forward to having

Kelly join us,” says AIMS Games Trust chair Henk Popping.

“Vicki has been with us from the tournament’s inception in 2004 and has done an incredible job, helping build it into one of the biggest and best-run events in New Zealand, and she departs with our best wishes.”

After two years of Covid-related cancellations, the AIMS Games is set to return this year as big as ever, with up to 10,000 Year 7-8 students expected to compete in 23 sporting codes at the week-long tournament.

Zespri, the Mount Maunganui-based global kiwifruit marketing company, provided a further boost by joining as the new naming rights partner earlier this year.

Photo: John Borren.

Members of the May Street Reserve Community Garden have been growing fresh food for families, friends and to strengthen community bonds for 11 years.

However, recently they’ve had to dip into their own funds to keep the community garden afloat after two pieces of equipment were stolen last month, causing a heavy feeling of disappointment throughout the community.

On the evening of March 17, a lawn mower and edge trimmer were taken from the garden.

The garden was opened in 2011 by members of Mount Maunganui Lions Club with the purpose to encourage organic, non-chemical growing techniques to provide healthy and organic food within healthy soil, and has flourished to be a beneficial resource to its surrounding community.

May Street Reserve Community Garden member

Leigh Pettigrew says with the amount of work put into the garden over the years, they’re quite upset about the burglary. “We’re often reading reports from our neighbourhood watch and that sort of thing, and there is quite an increase in crime and burglary in the area. It seems to be on the rise...

“We have an honesty system going where people can come in and take what they need, but you don’t expect people to go in and steal things.

The garden used to have a large amount of security due to neighbouring apartments, but in recent years they have been under construction.

Leigh says once people move back in security will be less of an issue.

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Test your knowledge to help Jacob It was by a chance hit to the head while playing rugby in 2015 that now 22-year-old Jacob West discovered he had a brain tumour.

Six years on, he is still fighting off this extremely rare form of cancer.

The cancer, known as ‘Gliomatosis Cerebri’, requires the drug Avastin to treat brain tumours but unfortunately is unfunded in New Zealand.

However, with a great community supporting him, a

Jacob West with rugby union player Marty Banks after watching the Highlanders’ game down south this year.

What’s Your Property Worth? quiz has been organised for this Saturday, April 9, at Tauranga Yacht Club to raise funds for his treatment.

Treatment costs

Tomorrow night’s quiz for Jacob will be the second of its kind, thanks to Tracey Purslow.

When Tracey, a TYC accounts manager, colleague and close friend of Jacob’s mum, Jo West, heard that Jacob’s oral chemo had stopped working last October, she wanted to help with the new treatment’s costs. “The Tauranga Yacht Club do quizzes for members all the time so the close-knit team thought: ‘We’ll give this a go to try raise the money’,” says Tracey.

It was a great success, with last year’s quiz raising about $9000. Tracey hopes tomorrow’s quiz will be just as successful.

Prior to having tumours, Jacob loved to run, row and play rugby. “He was an easy-going, into sports – a regular Kiwi guy – until this happened.”

While the seizures Jacob experienced due to the tumours have ceased, he is still fatigued all the time, says Tracey. “He gets a lot of headaches and he’s been having a bit of trouble with his vision.”

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degree majoring in marketing at Wellington’s Victoria University but had to return after about 18 months. “He was finding it too much.

He got too tired and just couldn’t really do anything so he came back up to Tauranga.”

Here he is supported by mum Jo and stepdad Jack McSweeney. Jacob has treatments every two weeks with a combination of Ironetecan and Avastin at local public and private cancer centres.

This treatment process is thankfully working.

“Regular MRI scan check-ups show it has shrunk a lot of the swelling around the tumour,” says Tracey.

Jacob and his family hope to keep up this positive progress.

Quiz night

Tomorrow night’s quiz for Jacob is at 7pm with doors open from 5.30pm at Tauranga Yacht Club, 90 Keith Allen Drive, Tauranga. Teams can have up to six people, with tickets $20 per person.

There will be raffles, spot prizes and auctions too.

Food and drink can be purchased at the bar.

To enter a team, email: accounts@yacht.org.nz Or support Jacob through a Givealittle page at: www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/help-jacob-fight-cancer Georgia Minkhorst

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Styling neat Pōhutukawa trees While shoppers have been parking at Excelsa Centre in Golden Sands, Pāpāmoa, they may have come across the work of Steve Oliver.

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Some have been admiring the outcome of his efforts, while others may not have noticed what was on display.

Although he may not look like the type to do manicures, Steve has been styling the Pōhutukawa trees in the niwaki style for four years, and they are proudly lined up along the carpark of the shopping centre.

Niwaki is a Japanese horticulture artform.

It has very similar characteristics to the bonsai style, although bonsai trees are usually found in a pot, while niwaki trees are found in soil.

The result of Steve’s work creates not only a beautiful display but a unique one, as the native New Zealand trees are not typically shaped in the Japanese style.

Steve, who works as a landscaper and tree specialist at Bluehaven Group, has been crafting this presentation out of his love for the look.

“I love the appearance of niwaki trees. The style is naturalistic and deliberately

asymmetrical, yet still balanced,” says Steve.

“There’s beauty in the asymmetry. When they are finished, they look like a much larger tree than they really are.”

Although he had been studying bonsai trees for 10 years, Steve says he was inspired by the niwaki style while travelling in Japan.

“After going to a Japanese island named Okinawa in 2016, I saw they had niwaki style trees on display in the streets and in their gardens. I loved the look of them and thought I should try it.”

“When I returned home I taught myself how to niwaki the trees utilising the skills I had learned from studying bonsai over the years.”

Steve says that the niwaki trees take some time to maintain.

“I have to maintain them about three to four times a year.

“It takes about one hour to one-hour-and-a-half each time.

Every 18 months or so I have to give them a big trim so they maintain their shape.”

Steve’s work has been admired by shoppers with a keen eye who park their cars at Excelsa Centre.

“He trims every little branch and every little leaf,” says Excelsa shopper Deborah Brunsdon.

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Help hospice bounce back Manager of the Mount Manganui Waipuna Hospice Charity Shop, Heather Burns, would love people to donate resalable items if they’re having a clear out on the long weeekend at Easter.

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When Heather Burns entered the front door of the Waipuna Hospice Charity Shop at Mount Maunganui one morning recently, it was “a complete mess”.

The night before thieves had broken into the shop and stolen valuable items for sale, computer and office equipment, and had tipped more than 50 boxes of items in the sorting room upside down. It was big shock to staff and volunteers alike.

The damage

“Thieves had attempted to get in the metal fire exit door...when I went in the front door, that’s when we saw everything. Things were strewn everywhere,” says Heather, the shop manager.

“The jewellery cabinet was open, they’d broken the lock and taken all the watches and cameras for sale. We had a few Xboxes on top of the counter; they’d gone. Behind the counter we keep bags and other materials – it was all pulled out on the

floor.” Initially shocked at the mid-March burglary, Heather now feels “absolutely gutted that somebody would do that to a charity organisation”.

“As a charity, we exist to help care for the community, and the income from our shops is vital.”

Heather estimates about $2500-$3000 of saleable items were stolen. Most office equipment has been recovered.

However, repairing doors and replacing lock and alarm systems costs. “One person we viewed on camera spent considerable time behind the counter, I presume looking for money but we do not keep any cash on-site for that very reason.”

The impact

Heather says her shop volunteers were in disbelief.

“Some of our volunteers live on their own and it’s a sharp reminder that things like this can happen very quickly and easily. So although not personal to them, they still felt an impact of it you could say.”

A number of them showed up

the day after the burglary to help clean and re-open the store.

The future

Heather says her team is now looking to the future – and gratefully requests the community gets behind them by donating resalable items “Donated goods have been down due to Covid seeing people isolate or not being able to venture out.”

Donations needed

With the upcoming long weekend a time when many households have a clear out or freshen their winter wardrobes or bedding – Heather asks that the community think of donating resalable items to hospice shops.

“The goods need to be resalable and have value.

“Anything like this is much appreciated, because that’s what keeps us going.”

The hospice shop in Mount Maunganui is at 2 MacDonald St, open 9am-4pm weekdays, and 10am-3pm weekends.

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Bloomfield bids farewell to top job The Public Service Commission will appoint an acting Director-General before Dr Ashley Bloomfield finishes in his role on July 29, 2022.

After leading New Zealand through the Covid-19 pandemic since it began in March 2020, the Public Service Commission announced on Wednesday that it had accepted Bloomfield’s resignation from the Director-General of Health.

Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes says Dr Bloomfield had done an outstanding job leading the Government’s health response to Covid-19 and the vaccination rollout.

Dr Bloomfield signalled with the Commissioner late-2021 he intended to step down before his term officially ended on June 11, 2023.

According to Peter, NZ is in a strong position because of its response to Covid-19 and its high

vaccination rates; and Dr Bloomfield has played a vital role in the country’s success.

At this stage in the Government’s Covid-19 response, and at the beginning of significant changes to the health and disability sector, Dr Bloomfield feels July is a good time to step away and have an extended break. “Dr Bloomfield has worked tirelessly for more than two years to keep New Zealanders safe from coronavirus,” says Peter.

“Dr Bloomfield has demonstrated remarkable resilience and courage in leading the health system’s overall response to Covid-19. That response has saved lives.

“I thank Dr Bloomfield for his commitment to public service, his spirit of service to the community and his exceptional contribution to New Zealand’s Covid-19 response. I know many New Zealanders will also be thankful for the job he has done.

“Dr Bloomfield always wanted to stay until NZ was in a good place with coronavirus. That time is now.”

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Amazing young pianist

Bay glass collections to return Both Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council have announced that collection of blue glass crates will return to their respective kerbside schedules this coming Monday, April 11.

However, WBOPDC deputy CEO and group manager infrastructure, Gary Allis says while some drivers have returned to work, WBOPDC contractors do not yet have capacity to bring food waste collections back.

Likewise, TCC is still postponing food waste collection too. “We know how great our community is at recycling, and how eager they will be to get their glass crates back on the kerbside. We’re very grateful to everyone for their patience during this time,” says Gary.

“To everyone who was able to hold onto all of their clean, empty glass jars – please remember contractors can’t take over filled crates – level with the crate lip is the most that can be.”

Kerbside glass service resumes The kerbside glass collection service will restart on Monday the 11th of April.

Only glass in the blue kerbside crates will be collected.

Collections will follow your normal collection schedule, with glass collected the same week as your yellow lid recycling bin.

To dispose of excess glass collected during the service disruption we suggest the following 2 options: • drip feeding into your fortnightly collection • disposed of free of charge at the Te Maunga Refuse Station Please do not overfill your blue kerbside glass crate or leave out additional boxes of glass. These will not be collected.

Food scraps collections are still on hold. Please continue to store your food scraps or dispose of them in the red-lidded rubbish bin.

Tauranga City Council would like to thank you for your understanding and patience during this service disruption.

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Twelve-year-old Shan Liu.

Bay of Plenty Symphonia players are all set for their ‘Gift of Music’ concert at Baycourt on this Sunday, April 10.

The concert features an amazing young pianist, 12-year-old Shan Liu from Auckland.

Shan is tutored by Stephen de Pledge, senior lecturer in piano at Auckland University’s School of Music, who describes Shan as the most talented student he has taught. Already a fine artist, Shan has won many international prizes, and was the youngest ever finalist in the 2020 NZ National Junior Piano Competition.

Shan will perform Chopin’s virtuosic ‘2nd Piano Concerto’ accompanied by the orchestra.

Although published second, this was actually Chopin’s first concerto, composed when he was a student.

The serene slow movement was allegedly composed for the love of his young life.

The symphonia players have enjoyed rehearsing under guest conductor Michael Joel from Hamilton. Michael has recently returned after several years in the UK where he conducted at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, among other appointments. He has conducted the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and many other NZ ensembles and currently is music director of St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra in Auckland.

Other items on the programme are by Beethoven, Schumann and Stravinsky – something for everyone!

‘Gift of Music’ will be at Baycourt, 2.30pm on Sunday, April 10. Tickets via Ticketek or at Baycourt Box Office: Adult $24, Senior $22, 18 and under $2. Service fees will apply.

Relieving Kiwis’ ‘cost of living’ pressures Since coming into government, Labour has worked hard to support Kiwis.

This month, we’ve taken the next step, with a suite of changes coming into force on April 1 that will see the majority of New Zealand families better off.

The rising cost of living, driven by global inflation and the war in Ukraine, is making things tough for us right now – including members of our community here in the Waiariki.

The April 1 changes are part of this work, giving Kiwi families, caregivers, pensioners, and students – among others – a significant income boost. Our

improvements to Working for Families alone will see around 60 per cent of all families better off by an average of $20 per week. Families will also benefit from increases to initiatives like the Family Tax Credit and Best Start, which helps parents with the cost of a newborn.

On top of that, our changes to Childcare Assistance income thresholds will benefit around 1000 families.

Both the Student Allowance and Student Loan Living Costs increase by $25 this week, while

main benefits increase by up to $35 a week. Thanks to our minimum wage boost full-time minimum wage workers will earn an extra $48 a week.

Single people on Superannuation will get an income boost of $52 a fortnight, while couples will receive $80 extra.

In addition, from May 1, the Winter Energy Payment will kick in again, to assist more than one million people with heating bills through the colder months.

We’re committed to securing our recovery from Covid and the work we’re doing to support households with the cost of living is just one way we’re making that a reality.

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I was recently taken to Tauranga Hospital in the early hours of the morning with bad abdominal pains. I was so surprised to realise that Pathlab was working and had blood test results back to my doctor in Emergency Department after about 30 minutes it seemed.

Radiology was also staffed and the friendly orderlies were never far away when they were needed to transport me.

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I note that some of the supporters of Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s decision to further suspend Tauranga’s democracy have remarked that her decision was based on ‘feedback’ from Tauranga citizens.

However, I do not recall over the last few months any consultation at all on this vital issue so presume that in this case ‘feedback’ is in fact doublespeak for ‘lobbying by groups with a vested interest’? I applaud Simon Bridges, former Mayor Greg Brownless, Victoria University public law expert Dr Dean Knight, former councillor Steve Morris and The Weekend Sun for publicly championing democracy and inclusiveness over Labour Government autocracy and superciliousness.

R Rimmer, Welcome Bay.

friendly and welcoming as they efficiently carried out their duties. I’m awaiting biopsy results now that would have taken weeks to reach otherwise.

Not all of us will get the test results we’re hoping for, but I’m very grateful to Tauranga Hospital staff for making what could be a scary and bewildering experience friendly, calm, informative and productive.

As a born-and-bred Mountie, it was the first time I felt welcome and at home in public in my own home town for more than 30 years. Thanks Tauranga Hospital – you rock!

S Carter, Pyes Pa.

We need a petition to Parliament

I am 86 years young, wear a hearing aid and am despairing of the people of Tauranga. We need to mount a campaign with a written petition to get our democractic right to vote back into our lives. I may not have the time or ability to do this.

Someone please get a petition going New Zealand-wide to reclaim our democratic right to vote. The rest of New Zealand needs to know that our democratic right to vote has been denied us.

Don’t leave this for others to do as they do not seem to care. Do it now. Stop talking and writing letters, get our voices heard by writing a petition to Parliament for our right to a democratic vote.

I would definitely sign it. This is too important for us sheep, and to do nothing but bleat is just untenable.

T Johnson, Gate Pa.

Can we keep the drains clean?

Council please could you answer this question.

Maybe the Commissioner, on excessive wages, Each year we have autumn rains and some cause could reply to this? massive flooding on the roadside.

Just a thought from a ratepayer: “prevention is When it happens we hear about the fire better than curing damage”. department cleaning out the drains. Why is this D Hellier, Matapihi. not done by council workers prior to the autumn TCC’s general manager: infrastructure rains? As I don’t see this as part of the fireman’s job.

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No savings to be made from amalgamation Elected representatives must remember they are servants of those who elected them.

It is totally inappropriate for a bureaucrat or a mayor to make decisions without regard to the clear consensus of ratepayers.

And ratepayers have to hold their elected representatives to account, including a mayor.

The Three Waters is an excellent example of where ratepayers have made it abundantly clear that they don’t want a bar of Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s massive grab of their assets, paid for by ratepayers over generations. But Mayor Garry Webber is on Mahuta’s committee helping to introduce this grandiose scheme, designed around tribal boundaries, with ratepayers having little

Thank you for the support!

To The Weekend Sun, we, at The Falls Café, just wanted to let you know that last weekend’s fundraiser, dishing up Ukrainian delights, to raise funds to support the Ukrainian people – via Save the Children Fund and UNICEF – was an incredible success. Through profits and many extra donations that customers gave we raised $2685. We couldn’t be happier. We’re donating this to the two charities the end of this week as customers and community members are still giving us donations toward it. Thank you so much for helping us spread the word.

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or no say as to what will happen to the costs and their assets. The latest shareholding proposal is just a joke.

Here we go again: Suddenly it’s amalgamation.

No consultation with councillors, and the community knows nothing, but the Western Bay of Plenty Mayor is now saying amalgamation with Tauranga has to happen. Just like he did with the Three Waters.

Experience shows that there are no savings to be made from amalgamation, and no benefit for the smaller community. Big dominates any change.

So before we all get carried away with this latest mayoral outburst, let’s do some homework.

M Murray-Benge, Bethlehem.

Here’s a solution…

I have a simple solution that would satisfy the disgruntled who lament their growing piles of glass. Introduce a refund/redeem

scheme and you will hear no further gripes as their self-service recycling would be rewarded.

M Mills, Tanners Point.

Democracy – I don’t think so!

I want the Tauranga Council elections reinstated in time for the next council elections. Local people should be involved in local politics and this Labour Goverment have no right to deny the local population of a basic civil right.

I, for one, have no faith in Commissioner head Anne Tolley and her cohorts.

It’s apparent to me that these non-elected personel have no idea what voters want and I get annoyed when Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta tells me she will be forcing these people on us for another limitless period.

The last two weeks we have seen no pickups We don’t need her interference. History has for recycling and the radio has announced the proved that Mahuta cannot be trusted when she council apologises but we cannot see an end in claimed there would be local discussions relating sight. Great. to Three Waters, then removes the ability of local We get penalised if our rates are late so how representation by making the changes compulsory. about we now get a rate reduction until this is The population was earlier duped by Mahuta sorted out? I clearly don’t remember being asked if when after thousands of ordinary residents signed a we wanted this service. petition asking for a referendum, she overruled the The Commissioners that are getting paid wishes of those voters and changed the law taking exorbitant wages – could you do your job and voters right away and ruled the Maori members get some results for the ratepayer? Didn’t think would be appointed as she wished. so. Let’s just keep flogging them with poor Democracy – I don’t think so. Letter abridged. performance and no accountability.

R Nicol, Mount Maunganui.

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No accountability

What are electronic signatures?

An electronic signature – or ‘e-signature’ – is simply an electronic means of identification.

For example, it can be a scanned image of a signature; mouse mark on a screen; a signature signed using a stylus; agreeing to the terms and conditions of a contract by ticking a box on a web form which specifically states that by ticking the box you agree to be bound by all the relevant terms.

Or it can be a digital signature, produced using identity verification and is embedded into the document with encryption. This is generally regarded as the most secure form of e-signature.

The Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 says an e-signature on a contract is only binding if: the other party to the contract consents to receiving the e-signature; it adequately identifies the person making the signature; it adequately indicates the signatory’s approval; and the signature is reliable.

An e-signature is presumed to be reliable if: it can be linked to the signatory only, no-one else;

only the signatory is able to create that e-signature no-one else; any alteration of the e-signature would be detectable; and if any information on a document bearing an e-signature has been changed, it would be detectable.

It is possible for reliability of an e-signature to be challenged in court. Most types of contracts can be signed with an e-signature. However, they cannot be used for some types of document.

These include wills; affidavits and statutory declarations; other documents that are given on oath or affirmation; Powers of Attorney and Enduring Powers of Attorney; and information that must be given in writing in person, unless the person receiving the e-signatures consents.

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Christine and Raewyn share the magic of The Bayview.

Discover why it’s the place to be.

We sat down with good friends, Raewyn and Christine, to hear about life at The Bayview. Turns out, they go way back.

“Both of us were in Whangamata when we were younger.” Raewyn tells us. “We didn’t know we were there together. It’s so lovely to have found out now.

We do enjoy each other’s company and I would do anything for her.”

She goes on to explain how they fill the day together.

“Morning coffee and exercise, a social drink with our barman, or sausage sizzles on a Friday. Sometimes we gather around the piano for a singsong.”

Christine nods along smiling as she reflects on the great location of The Bayview. “It’s only four minutes to town and my son’s house and there’s three supermarkets – it’s really convenient.” Raewyn adds, “Plus it’s so quiet you wouldn’t believe you’re in the middle of the city.”

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Rewarding carers for their hard work Specialist aged, dementia and palliative care agency Miranda Smith Homecare now pays more than the New Zealand living wage to anybody caring for its clients across the country.

The new rates came into effect this month, and founder Miranda Smith says the reaction from her close-knit team of carers has been “incredibly positive” so far.

Miranda says the pressures wrought by Covid19 settings, spiralling infections, cost of living, inflation and housing have taken a huge toll on her hardworking caregivers – and it was time to reward their commitment “during the most challenging period” she can recall.

“I’ve owned this business for more than 20 years,” says Miranda, “and never before have we seen such a perfect storm of crisis conditions within the sector – staffing shortages which have worsened with borders closed, rapidly rising dementia cases, increasing numbers of our elderly being discharged from hospital without confirmed care plans”.

At the coalface

She says Miranda Smith Homecare is fortunate to enjoy very low staff turnover and a highly engaged workforce “but even for us, it’s been extremely hard”. “And it’s difficult for our carers, too. They’re the ones at the coalface genuinely caring for their senior clients and putting their heart and soul into every shift.

“They have families to feed and cars to fill with petrol. Paying them more than the NZ living wage, and rewarding them for their compassion and care, was important to us.”

Miranda Smith Homecare offers tailored dementia care as well as respite, palliative and aged

Carers Nicola Hardman and Jenny Stuart at the Miranda Smith Homecare base in Tauranga City. Photo: John Borren.

of assistance they might need to continue living well.

“We know we’re only seeing the tip of the iceberg – how many other hundreds of those being diagnosed with dementia, and have limited options for professional care? We don’t have enough beds in NZ for dementia care as it is.”

Miranda says other homecare agencies need to think about ways to attract more caregivers to the sector, and paying them adequately

is a good start. “Although most of our team would tell us they’re not motivated by money, but by giving back to the wonderful seniors within our community, our carers do say they are delighted to have a little bit more in their purses each week.

“These are tough times and rewarding our carers, who continue to support rigorous health and safety measures and infection control protocols on top of all their other responsibilities, is vital.”

care in people’s own homes – anything from a few hours a week to round-the-clock care.

Demand for the type of care offered by Miranda Smith has soared during Covid-19, as more families and clients choose private care in the home, rather than a village or retirement home environment.

“Coupled with that is the fact that some of the government-funded homecare services are being slashed or hours reduced, which – in turn – means our phone lines get busy.”

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Independence is vital to maintaining a quality of life.

Dementia

And Miranda predicts that the situation is only going to worsen. “Taking dementia alone, over 100,000 Kiwis are expected to be living with one of the roughly 400 different types of this insidious disease by 2030,” says Miranda, referencing an increase of 30,000 on today’s figures.

“Around 60 per cent of our current clientele have dementia, and when we first see them many are ill-equipped for the diagnosis and the level

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to create a place that attracts international artists, and makes them

Tauranga, it’s time. Time to transform our city centre into a place that provides opportunities for more gigs and concerts from local and international artists.

Time to make a place that offers the experiences you would expect in a modern city. Time to create more reasons to spend time with friends and whānau, right in the heart of our city.

We think it’s time to get the heart of our city pumping, and we want to know what you think.

Over the next month, we’re asking for your feedback about some changes we’re proposing to make to our 2021-31 Long-term Plan; and through our draft 2022/23 Annual Plan.

After years of indecision, it’s time to choose.

, IT S EASY TO TELL US WHAT YOU THINK Saturday, 9 April: Tauriko 1pm – 3pm, Tauranga Crossing Mall 2 Tauriko Drive, Tauriko

Tuesday, 12 April: Online 5.30pm – 7.30pm Online event via Microsoft Teams

Online: Use the form on our website

Sunday 10 April: Papamoa 8am – 12pm, Papamoa Lions Club Market Gordon Spratt Reserve, Papamoa

Wednesday, 13 April: Papamoa 6pm – 8pm, Papamoa Surf Lifesaving Club 561 Papamoa Beach Road, Papamoa

Email: itstime@tauranga.govt.nz You can also drop your feedback into our service centre, libraries or send it by post.

BUT HOW WE DO THAT IS UP TO YOU tauranga.govt.nz/itstime

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Whole community learning Learning after working is beneficial to keep an active and curious mind.

And a worldwide organisation that provides opportunities for members to engage in further education has recently started a new club in the Mount Maunganui area.

U3A Beachside

U3A enables members to exercise their minds and bodies for a healthier and more active lifestyle in a community-based setting. The Mount Maunganui club will be the 85th of its kind in New Zealand.

U3A Beachside, as it is called, also hopes to also attract younger

members of the community.

U3A Beachside treasurer Graeme Wilson says historically, U3A has always been dedicated to attract people of an older age group who may not be working anymore.

“I hate the word ‘retirement’, but traditionally U3A is for people who want to carry on learning after they’ve finished working.

“We saw an opportunity in setting up the new group here to be able to connect more with the younger folk on this side of the bridge.

“If we can have a mix of older and younger people, then they can learn from each other – and why not do it in a friendly and

informal fashion? We want to keep it open to anyone, whether it’s people with young families or anyone really. There is a shortage of learning programmes in the area which involve the whole community, so U3A Beachside aims to help fill this need for whoever may be interested.”

Interest groups

Run by volunteers, with each club, a number of interest groups are developed which study or take part in particular subjects or activities. These groups meet as frequently as the group decides.

“They could include history, poetry, dining out, singles’ outings for singles, photography, surfing, beach yoga, biking,

U3A members John Powell and Graeme Wilson.

hiking, painting, books. The range is very wide.

“While the main purpose is education, there are many opportunities to socialise as well.”

U3A also holds regular public meetings to hear about activities of groups already underway and those seeking members.

This is followed by a speaker delivering a topic of interest.

Anyone is welcome to attend future

Photo: John Borren.

meetings. Enquire by emailing: u3abeachsidebop.@gmail.com Jordan Boyd

Matahui one-day school magic Since the mid-1980s, ‘Matahui Magic’ has always been an important part of learning at Matahui School.

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Home &

Early-autumn planting time After weeks of heat and blue skies, the recent rain comes as a blessing for farmers and gardeners alike.

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The soil is now perfect for some early-autumn planting so a visit to your local garden centre may well be in order.

Camellias will be starting

to come into their own now, particularly the early-flowering sasanquas and their hybrids and some of these make great espaliers.

If you have a spare wall or fence, especially one facing east, and you would like an easy care, evergreen plant to soften it – try one of these practically bulletproof shrubs. Choose a variety with long whippy branches, hammer in a few strategically placed staples and tie in a couple of the branches as near to horizontal as possible.

Form a fan shape with the rest then prune back any shoots that want to grow outwards – and you have made an espalier!

That will give you lots of pretty flowers when the rest of the garden is going to sleep for winter. All camellias like a compost, moist root and sun, so dig in lots of humus before planting.

If your lawn has a moth-eaten look about it after the hot dry summer, now is the time to rake out dead grass and weeds and re-sow the bald patches with a mix of lawn seed and topsoil or sieved compost.

Hopefully, rain will do the rest.

Pansy and viola plants will now be starting to appear in garden centres. I have found that a large pot or trough planted with a punnet of the ‘antique’ shades will flower right through winter and spring as long as you rip off the dead heads regularly, use a good potting mix and liquid feed periodically – and enjoy!

Achieving the perfect kitchen or bathroom

The team at All About Kitchens and Bathrooms is ready to help.

The kitchen is the heart of the home, and money spent perfecting your kitchen is never wasted.

The team at All About Kitchens and Bathrooms is able to help you design your perfect kitchen – or bathroom – and have plenty of experience.

“We have been providing exceptional quality kitchens for 20 years and bathrooms for 18 years,” says All About Kitchens and Bathrooms’ Vineel Raj.

“Our success in delivering quality products and meeting customer expectations is due to our team of qualified and experienced designers, tradespeople, and manufacturers. The combined knowledge and experience are the reasons for our success.”

The Team at All About Kitchens and Bathrooms is passionate about what they do, and deliver outstanding results.

“We love creating bespoke, beautiful, eye-catching and functional kitchens and bathrooms,”

says Vineel. “Whether it is design ideas for the kitchen or ideas for bathroom designs we offer integrated 3D design for both kitchens and bathrooms that can be turned into the room of your dreams.”

The team offers a full project management service of the works and specialise in renovations with a team of builders and subcontractors who work inside and also a team that works outside, so no job is too big.

“At All About Kitchens and Bathrooms are multi award-winners and we pride ourselves in our expert knowledge and providing our customers with top quality products and information.”

The team can help with construction, renovation, bespoke design, full project management, custommade kitchens and benchtops and more.

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

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

From April 1 until May 31, the team at Machinery and Powertool Centre Mount Maunganui and Powertools and Servicing Tauranga are offering a cracker deal.

Buy any two 18v Makita skins for a minimum of $225 each and power up with a free 5amp battery.

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Home show postponed to October The Tauranga Home Show, the Bay of Plenty’s largest home and lifestyle event, will be postponed until October 2022 due to persisting restrictions on indoor gatherings. “Postponing a show is not something we take lightly,” says Dana McCurdy, general manager of Bay Events.

“Without any clarity from the Government and a clear path out of the red traffic light setting, putting on an exhibition in early-May is no longer viable.”

The Tauranga Home Show had been scheduled to run May 6-8 with exhibits spread across both halls of Trustpower Arena Baypark plus outdoor displays, food trucks and live cooking shows.

“An event of this scope requires huge forward investment,” says Dana. “There is a financial risk both on our part as organisers and for our exhibitors and suppliers. We can’t expect other businesses to take on the burden of that risk in good faith, especially as many of them are currently struggling with the impact of global supply chain issues, high employee absenteeism due to isolation periods, a tight labour market and increases in transport costs.”

The new dates for the Tauranga Home Show are October 28-30 at Trustpower Arena Baypark.

of power using cordless versus electric.

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

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

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

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

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Let Bartercard bring you new customers in 2022 To support the challenges many businesses are facing currently, especially the hospitality and tourism industries, Bartercard has launched two campaigns this month to help support businesses ride the ongoing global pandemic.

At its core Bartercard is an ecosystem of like-minded businesses owners that support each other. The purpose of these two campaigns is to bring new customers and help business’ cash flow.

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During the next two months, these vouchers will be given out to be spent at participating businesses encouraging new business through the door.

If you find yourself with one of these Bartercard vouchers, make sure you utilise it and support local.

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Plenty of experience at local firm District and High Courts and is on the panel of Lawyer for Child.

Partner Georgina Smith

Georgina carries more than 15 years’ legal experience and joined Holland Beckett’s property and commercial team in October 2014. She advises

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Partners Leesa Speed and Georgina Smith.

Bay of Plenty-wide law firm Holland Beckett Law has announced the promotion to partnership of two of its associates, Leesa Speed and Georgina Smith, effective from April 1.

Leesa and Georgina collectively hold more than 35 years of legal experience in New Zealand and abroad.

Partner Leesa Speed

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These two need no introduction… but we’ll do it anyway Congratulations to Holland Beckett Law’s newest partners, Leesa Speed and Georgina Smith.

Leesa joined the Family Law Team in 2015. A relationship expert of a different kind, Leesa is your go-to whether you are entering a new relationship or exiting an old one. As a senior and respected family lawyer, Leesa is on the panel of Lawyer for Child, and is a regular advocate in the Family Court. Outside of work, she is actively involved in the Papamoa community, and is a Board of Trustees parent representative for Golden Sands School. If you need legal advice or representation in court proceedings, Leesa does it all with care and compassion.

Georgina came on board as a senior lawyer in the property and commercial team and carries 15 years’ legal experience, both here and abroad. She advises on a range of matters including loan and security structuring, commercial leasing, property development and conveyancing. From one field to another, you will find Georgina on defence for the Mount Maunganui Hockey Club.

Georgina uses her governance skills on the Tauranga Hockey Association board, as well as being ‘part of the crew’ at Tauranga Musical Theatre.

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Easter eggs galore in Greerton It’s several years now since we ran the ‘Easter Egg Trail’ in Greerton Village and so we’ve decided to bring a bit of fun back into the lives of our kids – who doesn’t want to win a lovely chocolate prize for Easter?

With that, 23 Greerton businesses have jumped on board and from next Monday, April 11, the kids can follow the trail around Greerton, complete the entry form – right here on this page – count the eggs they see in each window, total them up and be in to win.

This is a simple, fun thing for the kids and their parents or caregivers to do.

And while taking a walk around the Greerton centre they can have some fun finding the eggs in the windows.

It’s good too for the shops – as it’s encouraging attending parents or caregivers the opportunity to check our Greerton shop windows where they might not have been for a while, and there’s always something new to spot.

Countdown Greerton is kindly donating Easter prizes again in each age-group, with so much to tempt the tastebuds.

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Spot the Easter Bunny in Greerton and get a chocolate treat!

Bunny and this year is no exception, so look out for the bunny in Greerton on Thursday, April 14, between 11-1pm. He will be around the retail area on his unicycle and handing out chocolate eggs, so stop him and say ‘hi’ and I’m sure you will be rewarded with an egg.

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Putting health and wellbeing first There’s a saying that your pharmacist is the health professional you see most often.

From vitamins to medicines, health and beauty needs to general health and wellbeing advice, the team at Unichem Greerton Pharmacy and NZ Post Shop have the community covered.

Being a local family-owned and operated pharmacy means pharmacist Sam Appleford and the team have a passion for looking after the local community.

“We passionately believe good health is the heart of a community, there is nothing more valuable than good health.”

Providing easy walk-in Covid-19 vaccinations to all, including five to 11-year-olds, Unichem Greerton Pharmacy also offer Vitamin B12 supplement injections to support health and wellbeing, genetic testing, and consultations to get to the core of inflammatory and biochemical health issues with ingenious gene testing and consultations.

“Flu vaccinations are also available now, with no appointment necessary and they’re free for all over 65-year-olds, and customers with certain health conditions,” says Sam. Unichem Greerton Pharmacy also provide the largest NZ Post service offering in all of Tauranga.

Retail manager Marion Olsen stocking the shelves at Unichem Greerton Pharmacy and NZ Post Shop.

“At Unichem Greerton Pharmacy while the past two years have been very tough for all, we have continued to stay available to all our community, as well as adding new and better services,” says Sam. “We want our community to live their best life and we are passionately striving to help everyone to achieve this.”

Half price bus fares for the Bay Bay of Plenty residents who are keen to take the bus will pay half price for each fare until the end of June.

The government-funded discount on public transport fares initiative began last Friday and is applicable to all Bay of Plenty Regional Councilcontracted bus services, including Bayhopper, Cityride and Eastern Bay services.

The discounted fares also apply to all councilfunded routes in Tauranga, Rotorua, Eastern Bay of Plenty, Omokoroa, Katikati and Waihī Beach services.

This includes route 85 Town Connector and all Tertiary Services: 101, 102, 103, 104 and 105.

The half-price scheme will also include Total Mobility services, up to the $25 per trip limit.

BOPRC public transport committee chair Andrew von Dadelszen says the half-price fares initiative will be a great way to support existing and new bus users across the Bay of Plenty.

“We are really pleased to be providing half price bus fares to the community over the next three

months, and if people haven’t already, we strongly recommend they use this opportunity to get their Bee Card and give the bus services a go.

“Total Mobility fares and other concession types are included in this support package, so a wide range of people will be able to enjoy the cheaper travel.”

The recently-announced government transport package aims to support Kiwis through the current international energy crisis and rising costs of living. Bee cards cost $5 and can be obtained from BOPRC offices in Tauranga, Rotorua and Whakatāne. Bee cards enable faster boarding and offer cheaper fares than the cash equivalent on most routes.

Due to the impacts of Omicron, bus services in Tauranga are temporarily operating on a reduced timetable, so passengers are strongly encouraged to check the Baybus website at: www.baybus.co.nz each time they travel for any updates to the timetables. Or call: 0800 4 BAYBUS.

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Te Puna club dusts off the mats and bowls Te Puna Indoor Bowls club is reopening, offering social games on the second Monday of each month.

After delaying its opening until the end of daylight saving, the Te Puna Indoor Bowls Club is starting back up.

“Yes, at long last we are getting out our mats again,” says club chair George Butler.

The committee delayed the year’s reopening until after the end of daylight saving and also until there has been more certainty about gatherings under Covid restrictions.

“However, we are now dusting off the bowls and are welcoming both new and former players to come and give the game a go.

“It is a social club with a focus on getting newcomers of all ages to just enjoy the games in a non-competitive way.”

At this stage, George says they are only meeting on the second Monday of the month for a two-hour session from 7pm-9pm, but if there is interest “we may consider an early afternoon option if some would prefer to meet in the daytime”.

With the AIMS Games again on the schedule in September, the club is offering practice sessions to local students who are registering for the Indoor Bowls competition.

These will be arranged to suit the students if the teachers in charge let the club know.

The first club night is Monday, April 11, at 6.45pm at Te Puna Memorial Hall with no charge for the first two monthly evenings. These will run until October.

Enquiries are very welcome to club secretary Jo Gravit on: 027 552 6063 or 07 5526063, or email: pandjgravit@xtra.co.nz

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Later in life, my question was: “How come there are so many completely different religions in the world – all saying that they are the only one that is the true religion?”

So, in my early-20s, I decided to join the Theosophical Society for a while in order to study the teachings of all religions to see if one would appeal.

Within about six months it became pretty obvious that the various religions: whether it be Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, or Islam all had very similar teachings. They were all teaching that we should love God and love our fellow man and do right by one another – they all had a ‘Golden Rule’. For example, ‘Do not treat

others in ways that you, yourself, would not like to be treated’.

At that point I discovered the teachings of the Baha’i Faith, which reinforced my conviction that all religions were speaking the same spiritual truths.

The three main teachings of this faith are that there is only one God; that all major religions are from God and form a natural progression; and that mankind is one.

This appealed greatly because it made complete sense to me and solved the mystery of religion in the world.

Today, the Interfaith Council in Tauranga Moana has been set up for the sole purpose of bringing people of all religions together, to share their beliefs, to worship together and help bring unity to our world with the shared understanding that we are all servants of one God. Warren Parkinson

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You are welcome to worship with us each Sabbath (Saturday) St Andrews Church, Dee St, Mt Maunganui Bible Study 9:30am • Worship Service 10:45am Enquiries 021 277 1909

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By Winston Watusi

NZ too quiet? Go to Europe Welcome to another week of things not quite happening.

It is, as pretty much everyone I run into says, a bit weird at the moment. Not that I’m actually running into a lot of people as I’m not really going out much; most people I know aren’t going out much.

Then again, I realise I’m a little older than a lot of people, and a lot of younger people are going out as normal. I’m just not seeing them because, as I mentioned, I’m not. So I guess I’m addressing, oh, I don’t know... the over-50s? What’s the demarcation line between bulletproof and vulnerable?

I certainly get the impression that many folk between 30 and 45 consider themselves indestructible, particularly men. But I hear experts say, when asked about the whole “underlying conditions” thing – the thing that worries all of us who have them – is that basically anyone aged 50-plus probably has an underlying condition of some sort.

Life does that to you.

Getting back to where I started...we’re seeing the latest phase of the pandemic, which I’d like to dub Social Hesitance.

We’ve had social distancing and vaccine hesitance: welcome their new hybrid.

Social Hesitance

The fact is, however much you can blame government restrictions for harming hospitality or entertainment, the real issue is not the regulations but the pandemic.

Vulnerable people are reacting to the fact

But if things are quiet here, you could Now they’re off and running again and that the world is in the grip of a pandemic, always follow the European adventures of Grant has been in Europe, doing interviews, the likes of which none of us have known, appearing on television, watching rugby Tauranga singer/guitarist Grant Haua. by not going out so much right now. It’s games and keeping busy by currently not rocket surgery. playing some amazing gigs Is this sensible behaviour or in France. have we all been scared into it by a controlling government?

But the pinnacle so far Gung-ho politicians, bolshie was a trip in mid-March business owners and rebels to Germany’s Crossroads with causes will say it’s all fearFestival in Bonn. Most mongering; every health expert importantly, the gig was says the opposite. broadcast on Rockpalast, Pick your sources. possibly Europe’s and The bottom line is that even certainly Germany’s most hardy musical practitioners famous rock television still bravely gigging have found show. It has been running audiences much decreased. on WDR since the midMost have written off April. seventies and featured There is little coming up at either everyone from Dire Straits of our larger venues, Baycourt and Deep Purple to Meatloaf (after classical concerts on April and Muddy Waters.

9-10), or Totara Street.

And Grant was on it, a full At the Jam Factory Wellington90-minute concert during Grant Haua Livestream Rockpalast Crossroads 2022 - YouTube. based jazz saxophonist Alex Trask which he was backed by is bringing his quartet to town Dixiefrog label-mates Neal Grant Haua on Thursday, April 14. The other members Black and The Healers, a hard-hitting Allow me to recap: before the pandemic, of the quartet are Lockie Bennett on guitar, blues trio from San Antonio Texas who Grant departed from the very successful Elijah Mulheron on bass, and Tauranga are currently touring Europe (though one duo he was in, Swamp Thing, who had drummer Paul Hoskin, recently seen in suspects their shows in Ukraine next month toured New Zealand and Australia and action at the Omokoroa Boat Club with are in doubt). ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine played in the States, to pursue a solo career. called them “one the most important keyboard wiz Grant Winterburn. Alex is He recorded an album and several videos promising new ideas and old songs, a mix American artists on the Blues scene today” and on the strength of them was signed to of originals, American songbook classics, and you wonder if Grant isn’t on a similar prestigious French blues label Dixiefrog. and musical theatre tunes. trajectory?

Then, for obvious reasons, everything got The show is at 7pm, tickets are $20, You can watch his concert on Youtube or put on pause. online via the Jam Factory or on the door.

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Beth-El Messianic Family

Celebrate Shabbat (Sabbath) as did Messiah Yeshua (Jesus), his disciples and early believers. All welcome Otumoetai Primary 10am or FaceBook Live 11am. Joel 021 768 043 info@bethel.org.nz

A Course In Miracles

Study this life transforming course for free in your home. Full support given. Txt/Ph 0210 274 2502

Alcoholics Anonymous

Book Reading Discussion Group

Open meeting 10am, Wesley Methodist Church, 100 3rd Ave, Tauranga. All welcome.

Ph 0800 229 6754

‘Love as a way of life’ by Gary Chapman.

Practical ways for authentic Love to change your life. Zoom meeting. Book purchase unnecessary.

Txt 0210 274 2502

Art in the Park

Original art for sale. Weather permitting.

9am-4pm. Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui.

Tauranga Society of Artists

Free Community Dinner Saturday

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

Baycourt

Tokowha. 4pm at X Space (Music), Tickets available from ticketek.co.nz 0800TICKETEK

Gig Photography Group Exhibition

The People’s Gallery (Historic Village, Tauranga) welcomes 9 talented NZ photographers. Varied photos ranging from the Jam Factory to the Jazz Festival and Woodcock.

19th March-1st May, 10am-3pm weekdays, 10am-2pm weekends. info@ theincubator.co.nz

Bay Singles Social Group

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

Katikati Bowling Club

8 Park Rd 12.45-3pm

Katikati’s Moggies Market

War Memorial Hall, Main Road 9am-12pm. In-house cafe, plants, food, crafts, jewellery, 2nd hand books, pre-loved and new clothing and loads more. Info: moggiesmarket21@gmail.com

Outside In-Inside Out Exhibition

The Incubator Gallery (Historic Village, Tauranga) welcomes John Baxter. A solo exhibition about the inter-connectivity of life forces from the cellular to the celestial. 9th April-2nd May, 9am-4.30pm weekdays,10am-2pm weekends. info@theincubator.co.nz

Petanque Tauranga BOP Association

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

Ph John 022 075 4251 for playing times

Pukemapu Potters & Friends

Across 1. Birds (8) 6. Keen (4) 8. Girl’s name (4) 9. Migratory plover (8) 10. Battle (5) 11. Turn (6) 13. Official (6) 15. Emerge (6) 17. Coming (6) 19. Colour (5) 22. Port (NI) (8) 23. Relax (4) 24. Mumble (4) 25. Blunders (8) Down 2. Boredom (5) 3. Islands (SI) (7) 4. Surrender (4)

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The Pot House Gallery (Historic Village, Tauranga) welcomes Pukemapu Potters, Maureen Ball, and Sophie Evans. A ceramics exhibition of different styles and techniques.

19th March-1st May,10am-3pm weekdays,10am-2pm weekends. info@ theincubator.co.nz

Tauranga Farmers Market

H D S N T L O M H E L L O

Sunday 10 April Accordion Music Group

Recommencing 17th April 1pm Welcome Bay Hall. Everyone welcome, $3pp + a plate please. Masks required.

Ph Joy 027 285 3093

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

Gift of Music Concert

BOP Symphonia’s classical orchestral concert at Baycourt, 2.30pm. Beethoven, Chopin Piano Concerto, Schumann, Stravinsky. Tickets from icketek or o Office

Katikati Tramping Club

Golden Cross to Maratoto. An easy 4 hour walk along an old trail linking the Hauraki Plains to Golden Cross. Ph Grant 0274 750 556

Māori History Walks

Papamoa Hills - learn the stories of Maori settlement along the BOP coastline. See details and booking here www.traveled. co.nz/upcoming-experiences

Miniatures Club Tauranga

“Making it Small” Meets 2nd Sunday each month [Feb-Nov] 10am 4pm. Arts and Crafts Centre, 177 Elizabeth St, Tauranga. Margie 07 543 0993

Papamoa Lions Club Market

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

Wayne 027 974 5699

Radio Controlled Model Yachts

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

Graham 572 5419

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

Tibetan Buddhist Teachings

How we can practice Bodhicitta? Find out from 10-11.30am. 25 Junction Road, Te Puna. Everyone welcome! Find us on Facebook www.facebook. com/tashichoepel.ling

Monday 11 April Alcoholics Anonymous

7.45am-12noon at Tauranga Primary School cnr Cameron Road & 5th Avenue.

Rain, hail or shine. Direct from the Producers. Support local

Open meeting 10am, Wesley Methodist Church, 100 3rd Ave, Tauranga. All Welcome, Ph 0800 229 6754

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

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

Village Radio Museum

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

Badminton Club Aquinas College

Chess Mount Maunganui

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

Cherrywood Probus

Meet every 2nd Monday of Month at Citizens Club, 13th Ave 10am. Come along for fun friendship & fellowship. Visitors very welcome.

Ph Pam 578 3757

Citizens Advice Bureau Tauranga

ree confidential impartial information advice.

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

Dutch Friendly Support Network

Coffee morning 1st Monday of month, 10am-12noon. $4 entry. Vintage Car Club Rooms, Cliff Road, Tauranga. Ph Bernadette 07 572 3968

Greerton Garden Club

Meets 1pm 2nd Monday each month at St James Church Hall, Pooles Rd, Greerton. Visitors welcome.

Ph 07 562 8855

Indoor Bowls Otumoetai

Join us for an enjoyable evening of social bowls.

We meet Monday’s 7.15pm at Matua Primary School Hall Clivedene St entrance.

Ph Karen 07 576 0443

Keep On Your Feet

Omokoroa 11am-12pm, Settlers Hall, 334 Omokoroa Road. Strength & balance classes for older adults. ll levels of fitness welcome.

Ph Sharnie 021 111 8617

Mt Maunganui Indoor Bowls

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

Pickleball

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

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 Creative Fibre

Every Monday 9.30am also 2nd & 4th Thursday 7pm. Learn new skills, knitting, crochet, spinning, dyeing, weaving & felting. 177 Elizabeth Street Tauranga. Ph Cathy 07 570 2191

Tauranga Table Tennis

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

Tauranga Vision Friendship Club

Retirees seeking friendship, fellowship and fun.

Meet 10am 4th Monday of the month at Citizens Club. Speakers and interest groups.

Bryan 027 813 5426

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

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

Tuesday 12 April 500 Cards

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

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Omokoroa Beach Indoor Bowling

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous

Ostomy Society coffee get together at the Raft Coffee Lounge Boardroom 10.30am.

All ostomates and caregivers welcome. Dian 07-5430598

Open meeting 7.30pm. St Peters Anglican Church, 11 Victoria St, Mt Maunganui. All welcome Ph 0800 229 6757

Alcoholics Anonymous

Ostomy Society Meeting

Otumoetai Walking Group

Kaimai Ramblers Tramping Group

Katikati Bowling Club

Friday 15 April

Tauranga Patchwork & Quilters

Pickleball

Open meeting 10am, Wesley Methodist Church, 100 3rd Ave, Tauranga. All welcome, Ph 0800 229 6754

8 Park Road. Mixed Roll-ups 12.45-3pm 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

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

Altrusa Womens Service Group

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

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

Scrabble

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

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

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

Sequence Dancing

Tauranga Social & Leisure, St John’s Anglican Church Hall, Bureta Rd, Otumoetai.

Tues 7-9.30pm, except 2nd Tues month 3.30-6pm, Lesley 929 7295

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

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 Gate Pa Primary School Hall, Cameron Rd. Circle & line dances. All ages welcome.

Ph/txt 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 Cornerstone, 1st & 3rd Tuesdays each month from 5pm. Info: Karen merge.tauranga@gmail.com

Mount Morning Badminton

9.30am-12pm. Mt Sports Stadium, Blake Park. Social, all ages, racquets available, beginners welcome. $5 per day. Ph Margaret 575 9792

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 9.25-10.30am. www. mtrunnersandwalkers.co.nz

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

Wednesday 13 April 10 Pin Bowling

1pm @ 10 Pin Tauranga, 135 13th Ave. Play for fun but keep the score.

Very occasionally competitive. Phone Glenda 0212 578 678

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 027 274 8753

Age Concern Walking Group

Meet at 10am Maungatapu shops Ph Renee 07 576 6699

Cards

Cribbage 2.30 for 2.45pm start 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

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Greerton Community Hall.

Championship Singles 7pm. Names in Book (Seagar Trophy). Kevin 543 4044

Seniors Low Impact Exercise

Tauranga Embroiderer’s Guild

Thursday 14 April

THE JAM FACTORY Fri 8th YdoublrR 7pm - $15 THE PHOENIX Sun 10th Anzacs Duo 3-6pm

LATITUDE 37 Fri 8th Aaron Reid 8pm Sat 9th Joel Lee 8pm Sun 10th Annie G 4-7pm WAIHI BEACH HOTEL Fri 8th Dan Sharp 7pm

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Free Library

Tauranga Porcelain Artists

1-3pm. Open to all. Free books, free refreshment. Join games: Scrabble, Quiddler. Take home books, magazines, jigsaw puzzles. Call a librarian, 543 0355

Meet Thursdays at the Tauranga Arts & Crafts building, Elizabeth St , 9am onwards.

All interested are welcome

Greerton Indoor Bowling Club

Te Puke Bowling Club

Greerton Senior Citizens Hall, Maitland Street, Greerton. Club Night. New members welcome. Ph Keith 577 1116

New members welcome. Loan bowls available. Friday rollup 12.45pm.

Ph Te Puke Club 573 9709

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

CAP Lifeskills Course

Learn practical money, health & wellbeing, organisation & relationship skills in this friendly group Thursday mornings next course starts 12 May. Registration required stpetershouse. co.nz/apply-for-cap-life-skills.html or call 571 5916

Diabetes NZ Drop-In

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

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4 1 9 8 Park Rd Rummikub 1-4pm, $3 entry 5 2 Barbershop 4 Keynotes Women’s Chorus 2 8 Is Barbershop singing for you? Come and find out 7pm, Wesley Hall, 100 5 9 welcome.

7 13th Ave. New singers most Ph Bernice 576 4848. Facebook Keynotes Inc 5 6 7 1 Kickstart Toastmasters Improve your speaking 3 skills and 4 5 confidence in a fun, supportive club environment. 7am at Basestation, 1 8 1484 Grey St. Ph 022 390 2216 Missing People 9 Adoptees 6 Group 8 3 7pm Lifezone Church, Katikati Bowling Club

Oak Lane, Judea. All adoptees welcome. Non religious, we just use the room. Ian 021 262 5032

Sunshine Sequence Dance Group

We welcome you all back to dancing 7-9.30pm. St.John’s Church Hall, Bureta. $4pp includes supper.

Enquiries Dawn 579 3040

Tauranga MidWeek Tramping Group

Blue & Green Lakes Circuit.

Grade moderate. Carolyn 021 253 5175

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JACK DUSTY’S (Bureta) Sat 9th Hillford Band 7.3010.30pm Sun 10th Silverbeats 3-6pm

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

Closed meeting 7.30pm. St Georges Church, 1 Church St, Pyes Pa. All welcome Ph 0800 229 6757

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Table Tennis Tauranga

Senior social table tennis 12.45-3pm at Memorial Hall QEYC. New players welcome.

Info TableTennisTauranga.com

Wairaukau Road, West Tuahu to saddle south to Motutapere Hut, out via Killarney Lakes track. Grade Mod/Hard S/C. VaxPass. Kevin 0210 200 6306

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

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Gate Pa area. Ref: 543630 Found grey torti adult female cat.

Welcome Bay area. Ref: 543133 Found tabby adult female cat.

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LOOKING TO BE A FLATMATE in Tauranga. 50 year old male. Ph Dennis 027 632 8014

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ZEALANDIER TOURS Day Trips on offer for the curious traveller.

Lake Rotoiti Cruise & Secret Hot Pool -Wednesday 13th–April still have a few seats available. Ph 572 4118 ZEALANDIER TOURS Day Trips –Classic Boat Light Parade & Dinner– Saturday 18th April 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. May 19th-24th 2022- 6 Days Hidden Secrets of the Central North Island 16th-17th June 2022- 2 Days.

Raurimu Spiral & Chateau Overnight Tour 19th June 2022 The Chess Stage Show 23rd June 2022 Fawlty Towers Lunch & Show. Free door to door service, extended tours, day trips, shows. BOOK NOW: Ph No8 Tours team on 57 3981 or email admin@no8tours.co.nz or visit www.no8tours.co.nz to view and book all our tours.

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WEDDINGS, PARTIES, MEETINGS, etc. The perfect venue.

With stunning Harbour views, fully licensed bar & kitchen onsite.

Restaurant open every Friday from 5pm & Sunday from 4.30pm, kids under 12 years dine free with every paying adult. Tauranga Fish & Dive Club, 60 Cross Rd, Sulphur Point. Ph 571 8450

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 PUBLIC NOTICE OF DECISION ON PROPOSED PLAN CHANGE 27 FLOODING FROM INTENSE RAINFALL TO THE OPERATIVE TAURANGA CITY PLAN

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Pursuant to clauses 10(4)(b) and 11 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991, Tauranga City Council gives notice that on 21 March 2022 the Independent Hearing Panel made its decision on Proposed Plan Change 27 to the Operative Tauranga City Plan.

The release of decisions relates to all submissions received on Proposed Plan Change 27 – Flooding from Intense Rainfall, heard by a panel of four Independent Hearing Commissioners.

The decision on submissions to Proposed Plan Change 27 may be inspected or obtained during office hours at the following locations from Monday 11 April 2022: • Customer Service Centre, He Puna Manawa (formerly the Goddards Centre), 21 Devonport Road • Tauranga Library, He Puna Manawa • Greerton Library • Papamoa Library • Mount Maunganui Library • Tauranga City Council website: www.tauranga.govt.nz/PC27 Any person, or organisation, that made a submission or further submission on Proposed Plan Change 27 to the Tauranga City Plan may appeal the Council’s decision to the Environment Court on a matter or provision referred to in their submission. The notice of appeal should be in the form of Form 7 and served in accordance with r 7 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedure) Regulations 2003 and must be lodged within 30 working days of service of the Council’s decision with: The Registrar Environment Court CX10086 Auckland

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General Manager: Strategy & Growth Tauranga City Council Private Bag 12022 Tauranga 3143

Tauranga City Council, He Puna Manawa, 21 Devonport Road Private Bag 12022, Tauranga, Telephone 07 577 7000

www.tauranga.govt.nz

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