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14 April 2022, Issue 1105

Hop into it He’s nearly here. It’s nearly time. And thankfully, we need some fun in our lives right? The last few months have been draining for Bay residents – all Kiwis

in fact – on many levels as Omicron has swept through. Being Good Friday tomorrow – see a list of local church services to mark Easter on page 17 –

we should take encouragement from Tauranga-born pastor David Kidd, of Church of God’s Love.

He says there’s always hope.

Happy Easter to all Bay families, whatever you are hoping for; even if it is just a visit from the Easter bunny.

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You’ve been warned: Don’t eat the silica gel!

We are constantly amused and bemused over the modern world’s obsession to warn everyone of everything.

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Who was the Einstein who decided to put silica desiccant on their Weet-Bix? How many limbs were scraped from the train tunnel escarpments before the railways people found it necessary to warn against train surfing? Who has a video of the person who decided to ride their folding bicycle before locking in the folding mechanism? Hands up, what’s left of them, of those who put their arm into the chute of the wood chipper?

I blame the Americans. They seem to need more warnings than the rest of us. Maybe it’s the liable suit-driven legal system? Or maybe it’s just that Americans are more creative, but they certainly require more discouragement than other nations.They rate highly amongst the Darwin Award nominations and I guess any nation crazy enough to send persons to the moon

must be a bit more risky/risqué than their conservative and careful fellow beings.

Russians

Although lately, the Russians, also lunatic space travellers, have also shown they’re capable of some pretty raw stupidity, the latest being of course the invasion of their neighbour country and risking the ire of NATO and its daunting collective firepower that is likely to respond eventually by vapourising comrades at an appalling rate. Maybe Ukraine should have posted a few more warning signs, like: ‘Don’t pull that trigger’ and ‘Hands off the Big Red Button, buddy’.

If it is still not clear, consider this: ‘Do not poke the sleeping bear’.

Here’s some more warnings, in case you didn’t already recognise the danger: Wood stove instructions: Warning, surfaces may be hot.

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Be careful out there, and if you don’t feel you’re up to the task, ask for help. Don’t leave the house or go putting other citizens at risk from your dangerous behaviour.

Stay away from the car if you’re unsure of your ability to sift stupid from obvious.

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Racing Tauranga chairman Carl McComb wants Racing Tauranga’s lease extended beyond 2039. Photo: John Borren.

No rush to decide fate

“We don’t have to rush it.” Tauranga City Council commission chair Anne Tolley is talking about deciding the fate of the Tauranga Racecourse Reserve.

In Monday’s council meeting Commissioners were presented with the Greerton Maarawaewae Study update that outlined the community engagement and analysis of options for future use of the site.

Commissioners decided to delay decision-making beyond the recommendation of June, to enable further consultation with the community and other key stakeholders.

The 85 hectares of Crown land administered

by TCC is leased by Racing Tauranga and the Tauranga Golf Club. The land was permanently reserved as a recreation ground and racecourse in the late-1800s. The clubs have a lease until 2039.

The Greerton Maarawaewae Study sought feedback on how the land could best be used in 10 to 50 years’ time. Between TCC’s two community engagements 1500 pieces of feedback came in.

Concerned

Anne was concerned by the lack of responses.

“We really only got about 1500-odd people taking part in the process, so it worries me that this is quite a significant process for the area.”

She suggested further public consultation and hearings once preferred options were chosen.

“Just thinking about how we might ensure that people get every opportunity to give us their thoughts. We don’t have to rush this decision;

there’s no urgency around it.” Anne acknowledged the purpose of the Greerton Maarawaewae study was to provide certainty to current users. “The current users... don’t have perpetual leases, there is a finite time. They want to invest capital in their facilities, so they need to have that certainty of long-term tenure.”

Options so far

TCC’s most recent engagement asked people’s opinions on seven options. This received 750 responses. Options included leaving the land as is; an enhanced use of the space by adding active recreational facilities and a community centre, while retaining the golf course and racecourse.

Other options removed the racecourse while retaining the golf course and added a community centre; two included housing; a final option added a health services site with active recreation.

The two housing options included up to 1500 new homes and potential for a school. One option retained the golf course; the other removed it and added a destination park.

The addition of housing to the land is a “sensitive trigger” for mana whenua and would prompt a Treaty of Waitangi claim. Representatives of Ngāi Tamarāwaho hapū lodged a claim via the Treaty of Waitangi Act in February.

The reserve land is zoned as a passive open space and is further identified as a scheduled site to be protected as open space and for Alisha Evans, recreation activities.

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More faces, more fanfare…

Three more people have surfaced in regards to the Tauranga by-election, set for June.

Former deputy mayor Kelvin Clout and former Tauranga City councillor Matt Cowley are both publicly running in the selection process for National’s candidate – and this party is sticking to its candidate announcement date of early-May. The New Conservative Party announced Monday it will stand its co-leader Helen Houghton as a candidate.

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Cowley announced his nomination for the National Party candidate selection process for the 2022 Tauranga by-election on Wednesday.

Matt is looking forward to participating in the National Party’s selection process, particularly in the contest of ideas with the other nominees.

“I will make further statements on my policy positions if I am selected as the National Party’s candidate. I respect the National Party’s process and I have full confidence in the local membership to reach a good decision. As I am currently employed as CEO of the Tauranga Business Chamber, I am working with the Chamber Board to limit my role during the election process to ensure the Chamber maintains political neutrality.”

New Conservative’s Helen Houghton lives in Christchurch, but the party has stated she will move to Tauranga for the duration of the campaign. “She will work hard to make the people of Tauranga aware of the policies of New Conservative and how they relate to their electorate.” Helen believes New Conservative is the

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As Tauranga’s Deputy Mayor from 2013 to 2019, Kelvin says he has unrivalled insights into Tauranga’s many issues, challenges and opportunities. “Tauranga’s next MP needs a detailed grasp of our local issues, and strong connections with the diverse sectors that hold a stake in our city’s exciting future,” says Kelvin.

Helen, as a confirmed candidate, joins six others that will run in the upcoming by-election – they are past by-election candidate Peter Wakeman, Tauranga City Councillor Andrew Hollis, the Act Party’s Cameron Luxton, The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party’s Christopher Coker, The Labour Party’s Jan Tinetti and The NZ Outdoors & Freedoms Party’s Sue Grey.

Despite seven confirmed candidacies, National is sticking to its timeline to select its candidate on May 1. Nominations closed yesterday, with nominees to go through several ‘meet the candidates’ events before a final selection meeting on May 1. By-election Polling day is June 18.

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“We are not distracted by the whims of a few that have caused other parties to lose their true identity.

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Meanwhile, last Friday, former Deputy Mayor of Tauranga, Kelvin Clout, publicly voiced his intention to stand for selection as the National Party’s by-election candidate.

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Amnesty International’s Tauranga branch co-leader Dolores Flynn-Edge says her group hopes to continue raising awareness for human rights through online petitions and campaigning. Photo: John Borren.

Tauranga Moana Amnesty International is disbanding, after forming in the 1980s – more than 40 years ago.

Last week’s presentation of the Robert Anderson Memorial Award to the Ware family marked their last gathering.

Co-leader Dolores Flynn-Edge says that the group is disbanding as they’re now lacking in energy to keep up with regular campaigning.

“We are all approaching our 80s and 90s now.

“Though we are passing on the torch to young organisations, who are contributing to human rights activism in NZ,” says Dolores.

She suggests although it is the end of an era, it is also the birth of a new one.

Passing on the torch

“The new era is being born through our other co-leader, Gary Ware, who passed away in 2018.

“Gary’s family has agreed to donate $4000 to a youth or youth group who has followed through on one of their human rights actions every year.

“Our group is at the end of its time, but young people are definitely still going. We are happy to be passing on the torch.”

Dolores says her group hopes to continue raising awareness for human rights through online petitions and campaigning.

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“It’s the way of the world now, there’s lots of online campaigns for us to get invovled in.”

Joining Tauranga’s Amnesty International around 1987, Dolores’ interest came as a result of her son mentioning the organisation to her.

“I also saw that a local paper was doing some letter writing through Amnesty International; I was new to the country after moving from England and wanted to join something.”

Shortly after Dolores became co-leader alongside the late Gary Ware, who’s family have been praised for their significant contribution to human rights on an international level.

“Gary had the connections and I had the ideas.

“Gary knew how to make things happen.”

One of Dolores’ favourite memories was during a campaign for human rights in China on an exchange with Tauranga’s sister city Yantai in 2007.

“We wanted to show that in NZ you can challenge what is happening through protesting.

“You won’t be harmed and people can voice their concerns... people were sent from Wellington at the Chinese Embassy to stop us from raising awareness.

“I think it is a good reminder to people, some human rights issues have been going on a long time; and we are still seeing problems with China today.”

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Crafting funds to help Ukraine’s young Sometimes the brightest of ideas come from simply seeing what we have within our own hands and resources to do.

This was the case for Jennifer Murray, who has adapted a talent for making flowers to help raise funds

for children in Ukraine. “I started making felt flowers when we were in the second lockdown, just looking for something to do,” says Jennifer. ‘“I’ve always enjoyed crafting but I like crafting with a purpose.”

She started making felt flowers to give away to clients at her work, Grief Support Services in Greerton.

Jennifer Murray with the blue and yellow irises.

Photo: John Borren.

When Russia invaded Ukraine, Jennifer knew she wanted to do something to help support the Ukrainian people.

Blue and yellow

“I picked out one of the flower designs I do and made it blue and yellow {Ukrainian colours] because I wanted to support something going on over there.

“As I work for a smaller grassroots charity myself I know how hard it is to get funding for local community groups as opposed to the larger ones that

get big profile in the media.”

Jennifer Googled Kyiv community organisations and found Bright Kids Charity. She says this organisation provides underprivileged children with support they need to create a brighter future. “They’re currently supporting children with disabilities and their families who cannot travel to escape the war. It really appealed to me to help those families on the ground and they’re also doing a lot to support Ukraine children’s hospitals. And their

website is in English.”

Contributing much time and all materials to the project, Jennifer has made 30 blue and yellow irises and so far raised more than $900. Each flower is 25cm high by 12-15cm wide.

“They are being sold for a minimum $15 donation but if people would like to contribute more that’s fantastic.

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Explore He Puna Manawa these school holidays What do Pac-Man video games, a Harry Potter escape room, and soft toys have in common? You’ll find them all on the free April school holiday programme at the new Tauranga Library based at He Puna Manawa, 21 Devonport Rd. Tauranga City Libraries children and teens programme specialist Lauren Jones says the Magical Escape Room activity is sure to be a huge hit with Harry Potter fans.

“This is fun activity that sees participants working together in teams to solve challenges and unlock the locks to find the golden snitches before time runs out.”

Other activities include Rocky Racers, Jigsaw Designer and Teddy Fort Night – where families can build forts, enjoy some stories together, snuggle up with their soft toys and even leave them at the library for a sleepover. Many activities can be picked up and done at home too.

At Robomania there are four different sessions for kids and teens to code, build, wire, and connect.

It’s all about having fun while increasing digital literacy skills, says Tauranga City Libraries digital capability team leader Shannon Pawhau.

“In Pac-Man, Makey Makey teens will be coding their very own Pac-Man game which they can share and play at home. A real hands-on experience, they even get to design and wire their own controller to

Tauranga City Libraries’ children and teens programme specialist Lauren Jones getting ready for the school holiday programme.

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Spaces are limited; to book your spot and to find out more about these activities and others happening at all libraries across Tauranga during school holidays, visit the Tauranga Libraries’ website.

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Reaching for the stars

Rocketlab’s Felicity Powell with Tauranga Boys’ College teacher Andrew Corney and Rocketlab space ambassadors Katherine Chen and Likhitha Satrasala. Photo: Taylor Rice.

A Tauranga Boys’ College teacher is among the first to join a Rocketlab program that aims to reverse concerning statistics in students’ learning of math and science in New Zealand.

Opening applications to join their Space Educators Program, now teachers can connect with Rocketlab’s space ambassadors who can liaise and provide information from the wider Rocketlab team, including people who directly working on space projects.

Tauranga Boys’ College teacher Andrew Corney hopes to share resources that fuse science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), lesson plans with engaging real world information from Rocketlab.

Fusing lessons

Rocketlab education program lead Felicity Powell says educators who’ve joined the program will come to her team with their ideas for a lesson plan.

“We are then able to fuse this with the context of space. We achieve this by looking at their lesson plan and seeing who’d be best on our team for them to connect with. We have paired Andrew with our project manager of building our latest rocket, through a lesson he planned on design

thinking.” Felicity says the next rocket project manager can provide information to Andrew’s class, “using real-world information on how he uses design thinking to build the new rocket”.

On the back of Kiwi students recording their worst-ever results in the International Mathematics and Science Study, Felicity says there is immense pressure on teachers with Covid-19.

Amplify good work

“We’re looking to amplify the good work they’re doing with access to these resources they may not otherwise have.”

Space ambassadors such as Katherine Chen and Likhitha Satrasala are responsible for taking Rocketlab’s information to students in schools, and to teachers in the program.

Felicity and Andrew are excited to see changes in the wider education space and how this has enabled new approaches to making learning more engaging for students. “It’s very special centering learning around the context first. It is a holistic approach that makes a captivating experience for kids,” says Felicity.

Andrew says most kids are taught fractions using pizzas, says Andrew. “The challenge with schools is providing real world context, and this program has enabled us to do that.”

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Katikati Open Air Art president Steve Graveson, pictured with one of the town’s older heroes Dave Gallagher, encourages everyone to head online and view the NZ Mural Contest this month. Photo: Merle Cave.

Katikati’s famous New Zealand Mural Contest – this time to celebrate the community’s ‘Unsung Heroes’ of the 2020 lockdown – will not take place on the streets but on screens instead.

Scheduled for last October, the contest will now take place online this month – in a fun, new virtual way to combat Covid-related challenges.

Katikati Open Air Art president Steve Graveson has had to “think outside the box” to bring art to the people for the 17th event – set to begin on Tuesday, April 19.

Zoom sessions

Provided with canvases, paints, and photographs of nine unsung heroes of the Katikati community from the 2020 lockdown, artists will create their masterpieces in their own set-up home studios.

Steve will record Zoom sessions with the nine artists twice-daily. “Then we’ll put together a little programme, and people can then go to the Arts Junction; or on our website; or the Digital Hub and watch a 15-30 minute daily update of where artists are up to and how they’re going.”

Steve will also do “get to know them” style interviews with the artists.

This year’s artists are from New Zealand and Australia, so he’s set to have fun juggling different time zones to make it happen.

Not wanting any technological terrors, the

festival’s virtual element will not be live. Artist video sessions will run a day behind, says Steve.

“The start date of April 19 will be screened on April 20, with daily sessions screening between 10am and 2pm at the Arts Junction in Katikati.”

Artists will then post their completed portraits to Katikati, where they will be displayed at the Arts Junction for judging and admiring.

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Nine heroes

The Unsung Heroes to be immortalised in the murals come from organisations that were “major players” during 2020’s first lockdown, such as the local foodbank, Red Cross and Katikati Community Centre to name a few.

Steve gives special mention to community hero, Patrick Dunn, who “represents everybody else” and who passed away shortly after lockdown.

“He was one of those super obliging, helpful, really friendly sort of people,” says Steve.

This year’s festival is to serve as a “reminder of how the country came together for a short period of time and supported each other,” says Steve.

His festival committee is “determined to honour the support from our sponsors and to honour the people who have been nominated, and to support the artists”.

The festival will run from April 19-23 – and display a great celebration of community strength and art. For more information, see: www.katikatiopenairart.co.nz Georgia Minkhorst

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A bright future for Tauranga As the date for the Tauranga by-election was announced last week, it made me reflect on the past four-and-a-half years I have spent as a locally-based List MP here in Tauranga.

One of the best decisions my family and I made was to move to Tauranga nearly 16 years ago. It’s a beautiful city with huge opportunities.

We had lived in Southland, where I was a teacher and then a principal; and then a wonderful opportunity came up to be the principal of Merivale School.

I was very keen to accept the challenge of being a principal at a Decile 1 school.

Being at the school and being part of the Merivale community was and will always be one of the

highlights of my career and life.

What drives me to do this job is the people; I want to do my part to improve the lives of our community and support people to be the best that they can be.

One of my Ministerial roles is the Minister for Women, another passion of mine, and this week I have spoken out about the misogynistic abuse against women in public office and that I have had to prepare myself for an increase in such abuse which is now happening.

There have been many highlights in my past fourand-a-half years as an MP. I have met with hundreds of people and organisations and I’m always struck by the generosity and good work being done in our community. I believe the future is looking very bright and we need to keep up the momentum to make this city the best city to live in.

Prison numbers down – but not via crime reduction

The current Labour Government operates a policy to reduce the numbers of people in prison.

It has succeeded in this, but not through a reduction in crime.

From conversations I’ve had with constituents, it sounds like we have a reduction in charges being laid.

And yet there has been an increase of $139 million into the Corrections system between 2018 and 2021 – it now costs you and I $151,000 to house a prisoner per year. More of our money is being spent for fewer prisoners and worse outcomes.

Since 2017 there has been a 32

per cent increase in theft from dairies, supermarkets and liquor stores while Police have made 62 per cent fewer arrests.

Police workload is growing as our mental health services struggle to cope with the increasing volume of troubled people in our community.

This government has failed to retain and attract medical staff with its border closures and the prospect of better working conditions overseas for the staff

we do have in our health system.

The other tactic that this government seems to be operating is to avoid having Police even attending reported crimes. In the Bay of Plenty, Police response times have increased, on average, by 33 minutes to a 52-minute wait, compared to 19 minutes in 2017. It’s great that Police numbers have increased by 15 per cent – but new gang membership has increased by 38 per cent.

So this is how the Government reduces prison numbers.

Not very reassuring, is it?

Come together on Monday 25 April to honour and remember those who fought at Gallipoli and in other conflicts.

Mount Maunganui Dawn Service

Papamoa Memorial Dawn Service

5.45am, Mount Maunganui Cenotaph, Marine Parade (opposite Mount Drury Reserve, Hopukiore)

5.30am, Papamoa Memorial, Stella Place beach car park, Papamoa Beach Road

A free park and ride to this service is available.

Tauranga Civic Memorial Service 9am, Tauranga Memorial Park, Eleventh Avenue A free park and ride to this service is available.

Tauranga Moana Tumatauenga Anzac Commemorations 5.45am, Whareroa Marae, 25 Taiaho Place, Mount Maunganui

Mount Maunganui Civic Memorial Service 9.15am, Mount Maunganui Cenotaph, Marine Parade (opposite Mount Drury Reserve, Hopukiore)

Tauranga Dawn Service

Pyes Pa Remembrance Service

5.45am, Tauranga RSA Cenotaph, 1237 Cameron Road

11am, Pyes Pa Cemetery, 403 Pyes Pa Road

These services are brought to you by local community groups, Mount Maunganui and Tauranga RSAs and Tauranga City Council.

For more information about Anzac Day services, park and ride locations, parking and road closures visit www.tauranga.govt.nz/anzacday.

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Iconic winery to clubhouse

The iconic Mills Reef Winery building has been transformed into a beautifully-designed clubhouse for The Vines Bethlehem.

Paying homage to history

The 12ha site, which became a winery in the 1990s, was bought for a high-quality retirement village by Classic Group and Kauri Investments Limited, and is operated by their company, Classic Life, with work starting on-site in 2016.

The developers paid homage to the winery’s history through the name of the lifestyle village, called ‘The Vines at Bethlehem’, and its winery-themed street names.

Gold class lifestyle

Classic Group director Peter Cooney says The Vines was developed with a gold class lifestyle in mind, so it was apt that its clubhouse – previously described as an art deco-styled winery – would be “such a gem of a building”.

He acknowledges that with retention of the Mills Reef building comes the retention of memories. Many people had celebrated there during the building’s 25-year history. “The fact

What makes your place special?

Climate change, housing, transport, growth – Western Bay of Plenty Council’s has launched a new online community hub to tackle the big issues affecting its slice of paradise.

Your Place is a new online home for the Western BOP community to have ongoing conversations about many of

the ways WBOPDC’s rules affect their everyday lives.

At Your Place – yourplace. westernbay.govt.nz – residents can have conversations on how to improve transport networks, important natural, cultural and historic heritage, and grow the local economy.

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What was once the Bay’s Mills Reef Winery building has opened its doors to a new lease of life as The Vines Bethlehem clubhouse.

Work on converting and extending the iconic landmark into a clubhouse is complete, much to the delight of residents of this retirement village.

There’s much to delight. Spanning more than 2000m2, the clubhouse includes an indoor swimming pool and spa, auditorium, theatre, library, gym, lounge areas – including a pool table lounge – plus resident workshop, arts and craft room, bowling green, and hairdressing and wellness spaces.

There’s also a bowling green and community garden, while those wishing to play croquet and pétanque are also catered for.

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the building would live on meant there was scope for more great memories to be created.”

Classic Life general manager Stuart Cheeseman says residents are overwhelmed with what’s been created and really impressed with the quality and spaciousness.

“It’s exceeded their expectations and they like how is has both an upmarket, yet homely, feel.”

A flagship

Stuart says the clubhouse is considered a flagship in the Classic Life portfolio. “Part of the Classic Group, Classic Life is committed to designing, building and managing new kinds of lifestyle and retirement environments.”

Stuart says there’s good news for those keen to enjoy the new clubhouse action.

Residency options are still available as construction of houses within The Vines continues, with 125 of 191 completed. Those who want to know more, contact The Vines sales manager Tony Stack on: 021 328 767 or email: info@thevinesatbethlehem.co.nz An official opening of the clubhouse will be held later this year.

“Good quality food, refreshing drinks, excellent customer service, and always greeting people with a smile equals a happy customer experience.”

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Very disappointed!

Council is not a business…

I read that the unelected Commissioners of Tauranga City Council are looking at the racecourse and seeking public opinion on its future use.

What is not recognised and should be front of mind is that having decided on the intensification of the city, especially around Greerton, what the Commissioners fail to acknowledge is that open space is paramount to a healthy city.

They also fail to recognise that the racecourse and its support activities bring together rural and urban people. They also fail to recognise that young and old love horses and how important that is for diversity and pleasure. It’s a healthy society we want; and not a concrete jungle.

M Murray-Benge, Bethlehem.

Re: ‘Morris – let’s set the record straight’ letter by Tommy Wilson (The Weekend Sun, April 1).

Mr Wilson criticised remarks made by Councillor Steve Morris about the invitation-only meeting where Minister Mahuta announced the extension of Tauranga’s commissioners’ tenure.

Mr Wilson made the common mistake of believing the council is a multi-billion dollar business. It’s not a business, it’s a creature of statute. He also made the mistake of writing “ex-councillor Morris” who is still entitled to be called Councillor.

He denigrated all previous elected members including Mayor Tenby Powell by describing them as “clowns” – this after not putting himself forward for election in the last 20 years, if ever.

I’m surprised he didn’t understand Mr Morris’ rent-a-crowd reference was metaphorical, but took exception to being deemed one. What was not metaphorical was the disgraceful insult handed to very recent Mayor Greg Brownless with 15 years’ councillor experience by telling him “he wasn’t invited” when arriving at the meeting.

A disgraceful insult, too, to Tauranga ratepayers and citizens not permitted to attend the meeting to hear Minister Mahuta reveal her plan that affected us all. What’s it like to be a member of the inner-circle Mr Wilson?

Distressing as it is, homelessness is not council’s core business; the responsibility to solve that problem lies with central government.

P Harlen, Mount Maunganui.

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“For me it is simply meeting the community’s needs.”

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Govt should fully fund St John!

I hear it’s time for St John Ambulance to go fundraising...what does it take for the public to demand that the Government fully funds this essential service just like the Police force and stop this Micky Mouse tax scam that some people think is clever stuff with a charity?

The lady in charge of the Wellington Ambulance Service said she was sick of shaking a bucket for funds. As a past volunteer for 15 years, to be told in a newspaper that volunteers save the Government $50 million a year...is that what volunteers are supposed to be used for?

Charges for an ambulance turning up should not exist, do you pay the Police a fee when they arrive to fix a problem?

No. Look around and you will see see mega advertising for some to get vaccinated, food inducements or handouts... This Government can spend $1 billion on such, but cannot fund a paramedic doing his job to save someone’s life? Often they are attacked for doing so... So where is the ‘be kind’ funding from our so-called leaders? New Zealand deserves better than this separatism nonsense. Letter abridged.

R Chamberlain, Otumoetai.

The two crises must be tackled together!

The Prime Minister stated recently that the education sector needs to rapidly adapt to the capacity of online learning to build schools’ ability to cope with climate change. This really hits it home to me. And two peas in a vulnerable pod are biodiversity loss and climate change. My belief is that we need to tackle native species loss and climate change together. In a two-way process, climate change is one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss. But, the destruction of ecosystems stops nature’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and protect against extreme weather, therefore accelerating climate change and increasing our vulnerability to it. This explains why the two crises must be tackled together with policies that address both issues simultaneously and not in silos. This includes the ocean as well as land and freshwater. It’s very easy to rob Peter to pay Paul with these two crises. Halting and reversing the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services must be a top priority for our regional council, along with climate action.

K Macmillan, Welcome Bay.

The cultural economy reigns supreme Co-governance demands separately-funded ownership and control of education, health, welfare, conservation, legislation, separate voting system. It calls for the renaming of our country and its cities and legislative systems and ownership of lakes, rivers, mountains and foreshore. The Crown originally had ownership of these natural resources for all New Zealanders in perpetuity and there were no access problems.

In the past caring New Zealanders have been accused of racism for demanding democracy and for arguing against these separatist claims. It has never been anti-Maori. The original Treaty provided for equal rights for all. Yet now the cultural economy reigns supreme.

Act leader David Seymour is being vilified for requesting a democratic right to call for a referendum to gauge the people’s feelings on this important issue What does the future hold under dual nationality? More than $100 billion of Treaty claims haven’t served to improve the lot of many Maori. How can dual nationality make it better for everyone?

RE Stephens, Papamoa.

Special people

I’ve recently been up at Tauranga Hospital on a couple of occasions. The nurses and doctors and other staff in the Emergency Department and the Assessment Planning Unit are wonderful. These people are special people. My thanks to them.

P Oakes, Te Puke.

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John Bertrand Collectables Buying in Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty Next Week

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nce again the buyers from Wellington based company John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd are coming to Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty next week. Mr Tony Grant from the company says “This is a great time to bring along those unwanted items you’ve sorted out during the lockdown period and turn them into cash”.

Particularly wanted by the buyers are Gold and Silver (in any of its forms) and Collectables such as Old Coins and Banknotes, War Medals, Old Wind-up Watches and other interesting Old Collectables.

“We are keen buyers, especially of the items in the list below” said Mr Grant.

“I’m sure everyone has unearthed something we want in the past few weeks and we would like to see it! Nothing is too small for our consideration. We are just as happy to buy one item as we are buying 1,000 items”. The buyers will be in convenient locations Mr Anthony (Tony) in Tauranga and the Bay W. Grant of Plenty next week (see Fellow of the Royal Numismatic details below). As Tony Society of New Zealand Incorporated Director and Buyer Grant says “if you are in any John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd doubt about any items you Author of the John Bertrand wish to sell, take them along NZ Coin & Banknote Catalogue for an instant appraisal”

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Interesting Small Collectables Wanted

he buyers from John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd, visiting in Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty next week, are happy to look at any interesting items, for example vintage pocket and wristwatches such as Rolex, Men’s Omega, Breitling and gold watches etc. Also wanted, pre 1950’s picture postcards, Maori and Pacific artefacts, old fountain pens and other small antique or historical items.

“If you have something unusual which you would like to sell, please bring it into one of our venues, we would like the chance to at least have a look at it” said Tony Grant, buyer for the Company. “We will consider anything which may be of interest to a collector” he said.

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uring these uncertain times we have seen a sharp increase in the price of precious metals. The gold price in New Zealand is still at a high level so gather up all your unwanted items and take them along to the buyers. Tony Grant says “We can buy old gold items in all forms, including Jewellery (Rings, Chains, Brooches etc), Coins (Sovereigns and the like), Alluvial (River Gold), virtually anything, even Gold Teeth! We also need all Sterling Silver including Cups, Tea Services, Cutlery and Old Coins” he said.

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arly New Zealand Banknotes dated before 1932 are currently fetching big money! This is according to Mr Tony Grant, author of the John Bertrand New Zealand Coin & Banknote Catalogue.

Mr Grant is in Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty next week on a buying trip for John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd and would be very keen to see any of these issues. “We will pay at least $300 for any undamaged Ten Shilling or One Pound

Collectors Need War Medals

banknote from a New Zealand trading bank dated 1932 or before.

Denominations of five pounds and higher would be worth from $700. “Any banknote dated prior to 1900 would be worth at least $1000” said Mr Grant.

Also purchased are any Reserve Bank of New Zealand pre-decimal issues, especially 50 Pound notes. All overseas banknotes are also wanted, especially early Pacific Island issues.

urrently, throughout NZ and the world there is a big demand by collectors for war medals. These cover all wars right through from the New Zealand Land Wars and the Boer War, to the First and Second World Wars and the later Korea and Vietnam conflicts. New Zealand Servicemen and Women first served overseas in the Boer War in South Africa around 1900 and the war medals awarded for this service are needed by the buyers, as are any other Medals from early New Zealand and the New Zealand Wars.

General service medals from both the First and Second World Wars will also be purchased, but as can be imagined these were awarded in fairly large numbers. “If a group of medals has any special award for bravery such as the Military Medal, Military or Flying Cross or other medals for Distinguished Conduct or Meritorious Service, these can add great value to a group” stated Mr Tony Grant, buyer for John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd. “Many families have old medals, some dating back to early Imperial days, that they are not sure what to do with. These are better off in the hands of collectors who will look after them. We will be happy to look at any war medals whatsoever, just bring them in to venues” he said.

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n lockdown when you sorted out your drawers and cupboards you may have come across some old coins.

You just never know what rarities may be lurking there. The advice of Tony Grant from John Bertrand (Collectables) Ltd is to bring them in to the venues and have them appraised.

“We want to see any old foreign coin accumulations. We are quite happy to go through your coins on the spot and give you an idea what we can pay. You just never know what can turn up. We are also particularly keen to buy pre 1946 New Zealand Silver Coins for at least 10 times their face value” he said.

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WAR MEDALS ETC

• NZ & Australian “Tradesmen’s” Tokens • NZ Transportation Tokens • Railway Passes • Tram Tokens (not Dunedin Tramways) • Presbyterian Church Communion Tokens • Bread Tokens • Theatre, Cafe, Discount Tokens etc • Any other tokens relating to early New Zealand

• Racing Cups • A&P Show Cup • Sports Cups • Presentation Keys & Trowels • Show Pieces • Sterling Silver Tea Sets • Sterling Silver Cutlery • Scrap Gold & Silver *No EPNS or Silver Plated items Please*

• Unwanted Jewellery or Broken Rings • Gold Chains • Gold Watch Cases • Alluvial (River) Gold • Dental Gold • Gold Coins • Gold Racing & Trophy Cups

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• Albums & Accumulations of Pre 1920s Postcards (used or unused) • Old Fountain Pens • Maori & Pacific Artefacts • Stamps & Postal History • Vintage Film Cameras

• Gold & Silver Pocket Watches • Any Rolex Watches • Omega Gents Watches • Any Breitling, Jaegar Le Coultre, Vacheron & Constantin, Patek Philippe, or IWC Watches • Moon Phase Watches • Chiming or Alarm Watches (Pocket or Wrist) • Military Watches • Divers Watches • All other pre 1950s wind up watches (parts value only) *No Quartz or Battery Operated Watches Please*

• The New Zealand Wars & Boer War Medals • 1st World War Medals • 2nd World War Medals, Stars etc • Orders and Decorations • Korea & Vietnam Medals • Antarctic or other Polar Medals • Fire Brigade Medals • Lodge Medals • Shooting Medals • Military Badges and all other Military Medals • Gold returning Fob Medals or “Tokens of Honour” from residents of small town New Zealand

HISTORICAL MEDALS • A&P Show- Gold, Silver & Bronze Medals • Commemorative Medals & Medalets • Prize Medals (Gold & Silver) • Sports Medals (Gold & Silver) • Life Saving Medals • Shipwreck Medals • Coronation Medals • etc, etc, etc

BANKNOTES • NZ & Australian “Trading Bank” Notes pre 1932 (e.g. Bank of New South Wales, Bank of NZ etc) • Reserve Bank of NZ Pre-Decimal Notes • Any £20, £50 or £100 Notes • Hong Kong & Malayan Banknotes • Australian Pre Decimal Notes • Australian “Star” Notes • Early Fijian and Samoan Banknotes • NZ Traders Promissary Notes (1840s) • NZ Government Debentures • NZ Banknotes overprinted for use in Fiji, Cook Islands etc • Postal Notes • All other World Banknotes

No item too small for our consideration

JOHN BERTRAND (COLLECTABLES) LTD OUR BUYERS ARE IN YOUR AREA NEXT WEEK

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St Andrew’s Church Hall, Entry from 6 Dee Street

9 am to 11 am

GREERTON

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Greerton Community Hall, 1263 Cameron Road

12 noon to 3 pm

OTUMOETAI

Thurs 21 April

St John’s Church Hall, 94 Bureta Road

9 am to 12 noon

WELCOME BAY

Thurs 21 April

Welcome Bay Community Hall, 250 Welcome Bay Road

1 pm to 3 pm

PAPAMOA

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Papamoa Library & Community Centre, Aihe Room, 15 Gravatt Road

9 am to 12 noon

KATIKATI

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War Memorial Hall Lounge, 29 Main Road

1.30 pm to 3.30 pm

BETHLEHEM

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Bethlehem Community Hall, 239 State Highway 2

9 am to 12 noon

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St John Ambulance Rooms, 146 17th Avenue

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Despite general perception, we do not attract large crowds to our buying days, usually only a handful of people at any one time.

Our staff are fully vaccinated, we will be observing the applicable Traffic Light Levels and we may be required to sight your “My Vaccine Pass”.

Please wear your mask. Thank you.

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Legal advice at the beach.

Former partners Sharp Tudhope Lawyers is acknowledging the contribution of former partners as they move into consultant roles.

With more than 20 years in the legal industry, Aimee Edwards can help you with a range of legal services including business law, property law (commercial, residential and rural), trusts, asset protection, and planning.

Aimee is available to meet existing and new clients in the Hauraki / Coromandel / Western Bay area each Wednesday at The Office, 57 Wilson Road in Waihi Beach. She is also available outside of usual office hours by appointment.

Sharp Tudhope Lawyers have been providing practical solutions to generations of clients for more than 125 years. With more than 50 staff, our friendly team take the time to understand your goals and strive to provide the best possible advice in a timely manner.

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With a combined 129 years of experience, former partners at Sharp Tudhope Lawyers, John Gordon, Bill Chapman and Alasdair Christie, have recently transitioned into consultant roles.

The firm is pleased they have chosen to remain part of the John Gordon. team as they take a step towards having some extra time to pursue interests outside of the office. future-focussed approach.

Chair of Partners, Hamish Murray, “We are proud of our long heritage says the success of the firm today is and the contribution we have made a result of the commitment of their to the economic development of the former partners. region,” says Hamish. “It means we “Sharp Tudhope is measured by can combine a strong mix of heritage our contribution to this region and and experience with fresh, innovative our clients. The work of our former thinking to ensure we remain partners has ensured our position future-focussed and a demonstrative today as one of the region’s leading contributor in our community.” legal firms.

With the firm having recently “We are therefore delighted that, celebrated 125 years in business, whilst John, Bill and Alasdair wish to Hamish says it all comes down to reduce their day-to-day involvement the people. “Across business, social in the firm, they are remaining with us in consultant roles.” With a deeply and community sectors, we believe in making a difference. We’ve done invested commitment to the region, Sharp Tudhope is renowned for their so, for 125 years, thanks to the

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dedication of our people like former partners John, Bill and Alasdair.

“We are now going through an exciting phase with the recruitment of a number of talented senior lawyers that we can’t wait to introduce to our clients. The firm has a great leadership team, well positioned for the future.”

“The three of us are proud of the contributions made to the firm

during our tenure,” says John Gordon.

“The business has great staff and clients. Sharp Tudhope is well positioned for the future and we will continue to be part of the firm’s success.” Sharp Tudhope Lawyers has been providing legal services to generations of clients for more than 125 years. For more information, visit: www.sharptudhope.co.nz

Events in the Western Bay of Plenty with more than 500 people attending will now need to work with the district council to create a plan for how they will minimise and deal with waste created at their function.

This includes use of recyclable, compostable and reusable material.

Moreover, following the event, organisers also need to report back to council. Coming into effect this week, on April 11, the new rule is part of the Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s newly-updated Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw.

Western Bay Mayor Garry Webber says

changes will create a much-needed sense of transparency about where event waste is coming from and where it ends up.

“They’ll also help event managers and vendors who are keen to do the right thing and recycle and reuse as much as possible. We know this will take some getting used to, but we also know that our community has taken up the challenge to reduce household waste to landfill through our kerbside collection service, so they’ll be keen to support this wero (challenge).”

Event managers are to email council at: info@westernbay.govt.nz

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Church Churches Active In Our Community There’s always hope through Christ

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The dying Christ presence, even a dying thief next to Him on a cross had enoughWith: presence of mind to put We look forward to seeing you! his faith in Him. There’s always hope through Christ, no matter the situation. Perhaps that’s just what you need to hear right now.

Even if the world is totally messed up with nuclear and environmental disasters, there’s hope. If you have a terminal cancer, Christ is the door to eternal life. If you are on your death bed, there is an escape route into eternity. Jesus came back from the dead, showing us there’s always hope. Many who witnessed this couldn’t keep quiet about it.

They held firm to their testimony, choosing to be killed for it rather than cutting off their, and others’, eternal escape route through Christ.

How can you be as confident about this as I am? I believe the best way is for you to examine for yourself the evidence concerning Jesus’ life, crucifixion and resurrection. I say this, because the Bible says – and it’s my experience – faith comes through hearing the Word of God. Because of my experience of deep faith through understanding the Bible, I wrote a book entitled ‘FaithLift – You don’t have to see miracles to believe’.

You can read it at: churchofgodslove.com or request a free print version.

There is hope you too will come to faith and eternal life.

There’s always hope!

David Kidd, Church of God’s Love.

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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News from Bay of Plenty Regional Council April 2022

We need your feedback We’re currently in the process of developing and updating several policies aligned with our Annual Plan. We’re asking for feedback on a number of policies – have your say before submissions close on 4 May. The main areas we would like feedback on are: • Which landowners, groups and organisations will be eligible for rates remissions and postponements

School Sustainability and Resilience Fund

Public voting opens 18 April

• Changes to fees and charges related to processing resource consents, compliance of existing resource consents • Whether to enable a new targeted rate for regional infrastructure projects and to set new targeted rates for homeowners that we lend to for sustainability initiatives • Whether to become a shareholder, along with other Regional Councils, in a new Council Controlled Organisation to share some services and costs.

To have your say visit www.participate.boprc.govt.nz or visit our offices to pick up a submission form.

Half price bus fares

All Bay of Plenty Regional Council contracted bus services, including Bayhopper, Cityride and Eastern Bay services, are currently half price – for both concession and cash fares.

The discounted fares apply until Thursday 30 June, across all council funded 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 also includes Total Mobility services, up to the $25 per trip limit.

Find out more about the half price fares at www.baybus.co.nz or call 0800 4 BAYBUS (0800 4 229 287).

We’ve had more than 50 applications from schools across the rohe, and now you get to decide which schools get funding for their sustainability and/or resilience project.

How do I vote?

Voting will take place online - you’ll be given a virtual fund of $35,000 to allocate to your favourite projects. The projects which receive the most funds from the community will then receive actual funding to kickstart their school’s project!

If you live in the Bay of Plenty head to www.participate.boprc.govt.nz to vote from 18 April – 14 May. Projects that aren’t successful in this round of funding will be given a second chance opportunity, where the Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Youth Involvement Project will allocate an additional $15,000 in funding.

Come and work with us!

Looking for a change in career? Time for a new challenge in your work day?

Want to make a difference to our region’s future?

If it’s time for a change, check out our careers website at www.boprc.govt.nz/careers and look at joining our team of passionate, fun and talented people who are working to make this region thrive!

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Find out about the work we do at www.boprc.govt.nz

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Heading south Pic’s Peanut Butter World in Nelson.

Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre

The ferry crossing is a great way to sightsee.

A trip to the South Island was long overdue.

I hadn’t been there since my teenage years and the Australian husband had never stepped foot on southern soil.

With so many places to see and limited time we chose Blenheim, Nelson and Motueka with a day trip to Kaiteriteri and Mārahau.

We packed the car, including our dog Maverick, and drove overnight from Tauranga to take the morning ferry. Pets are welcome on the Interislander; they need to remain in a vehicle with water and ventilation, or be booked into kennels.

Leaving Wellington with picture perfect weather and a millpond sea is spectacular. Wellington’s wind did show its face, so I recommend a decent jacket and beanie for on the deck.

Blenheim was our first stop. We took Maverick for a much-needed walk along the Taylor River – it’s perfect for walkers and cyclists with dogs allowed off-leash in certain spots.

WWII planes

Next morning we headed to Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre. It has two main exhibits: Sir Peter Jackson’s Knights of the Sky and Dangerous Skies WWII exhibition. You can go to both, but they’re priced individually. We opted for Dangerous Skies and were met with an impressive collection of WWII planes, all lovingly restored and adorned with original livery; some still fly.

You learn each plane’s story and how it came to the centre, and lesser-known stories of the Eastern Front. Impressed with the collection, we were surprised by the amount of German WWII memorabilia that’s part of it.

Next stop was Motueka. After passing many wineries on the way out of Blenheim, which we regret not stopping at, State Highway 63 snakes its way along Wairau River.

Mount Richmond Forrest Park is on one side; the Southern Alps on the other.

Every bend in the road reveals more picturesque scenery. The landscape changes as you head toward the coast and soon we were driving alongside apple and hops orchards.

Nelson Cathedral

We found pet-friendly accommodation in each Nelson town. Online booking Cathedral websites have a pet-friendly filter; some places charge an extra one-off cleaning fee.

Although this did limit our choice of places to stay, the motels we chose had everything you need.

We spent four days in Nelson, staying at Chelsea Park Motor Lodge. The Nelson Cathedral is a must-see, the English Gothic architecture and stained-glass windows are incredibly grand.

A daily trip to Nelson’s dog park ensured Mav was sufficiently tired out.

Pic’s Peanut Butter World

We also popped into Pic’s Peanut Butter World and left with a jar of chocolate peanut butter after refuelling at the cafe filled with peanut-inspired treats. There are plenty of great places to eat and drink in Nelson, but we found a few of their prices were more expensive than Tauranga.

We spent time at Asian street food-inspired restaurant Hawker House, Burger Culture, and the Sprig and Fern Hardy Street pub, which has an impressive range of craft brews on tap. Travelling with Maverick made us enjoy our surrounds more.

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Poppy Day 2022 Remembering Remembering those who gave those gave so so much

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A carpet of poppies Pop along to Tauranga Hospital and you’ll find a growing carpet of bright red poppies blooming in front of a turn-of-the-century restored villa in the hospital grounds.

Mental Health and Addiction service co-ordinator Debbie Lawrence has been busy knitting even more poppies than last year in preparation for this year’s Anzac Day commemorations.

In 2021, Debbie honoured Anzac Day at Tauranga Hospital with a wall of hundreds of knitted poppies transforming the White House next to Te Whare Maiangiangi.

“This year, I have a different vision – to cover silhouettes of soldiers in the poppies, as well as creating a carpet of poppies on the roundabout outside the building,” says Debbie.

She’s putting the call out for other keen knitters to again help her achieve her vision. Placemakers Tauranga kindly donated the MDF

board needed for the soldiers.

In 2021, Debbie found she was missing family back in England, having lived here in NZ for nearly six years with her husband and daughter.

“I was going to knit a couple of poppies for members of staff here and then I thought how I’d seen the poppies at the Tower of London; ‘we could do something like that’,” says Debbie.

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Created to mark the World War I centennial, 888,246 ceramic poppies progressively filled the Tower of London’s famous moat in 2014, with each poppy representing a British military fatality during WWI. A desire to honour Anzac soldiers prompted her to start creating a wall of poppies in remembrance along the front veranda entrance to the White House, which accommodates the hospital’s mental health management team.

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At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We remember them.

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Debbie Lawrence. Photo: John Borren.

This year, instead of extending chicken mesh along the white trellis of the veranda of the pale lemon painted villa, a carpet of hundreds of red poppies is being created with the soldier silhouettes amongst them.

Debbie has put out an appeal through the BOP District Health Board website and social media platform for others to help give her give it more ‘wow’ factor.

She has an easy pattern that can be used and is looking forward to receiving many knitted poppies back as people respond.

As knitted poppies arrive, Debbie is adding the flowers to the growing poppy carpet located on 20th Ave, at Te Whare Maiangiangi. By Anzac Day, the roundabout outside the villa will be popping with colour.

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Bucket-shaking for life-saving Keep an eye out if you’re at the Mount this Easter weekend as the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service will be ‘shaking the bucket’ to rally much-needed funds to support the club’s services.

Following on from Youth MPs Lily Pearce and Quinn Rimmer’s community engagement event on Monday, which saw List MPs, Labour’s Jan Tinetti and Act’s Simon Court get out on the water in an

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IRB, other local political faces are keen to help out this weekend.

Act’s Cameron Luxton and Labour’s Jan, both Tauranga byelection candidates, will shake buckets alongside club volunteers outside the Mount club.

Donation buckets will also be scattered throughout cafés and shops in the Mount for the community to support the club.

Or you donate online at: mountlifeguards.co.nz/donate-now

Autumn skincare goals Improving pigmentation is the most common skin goal that our customers want to work on.

Pigmentation is difficult to reverse.

However, there are effective skincare products and focused clinic interventions that can target uneven skin and visibly lighten the complexion. And autumn is the perfect time to focus on them.

Let’s start with your daily home care habits. Wear sunscreen everyday – even in autumn and winter. Prevention is the cheapest cure, so let’s not neglect that fundamental ritual.

I recommend you invest in a pigmentation focused product and apply it underneath your moisturiser every morning and evening. For Environ users, I recommend Environ Intense C-Boost Mela-Even Cream, which features in our in-clinic Environ Brightening Treatment special this autumn.

Dermaviduals users should consider adding Pigmentation Punch serum to their bespoke cream.

Personally, I started using a new pigmentation product from Bestow, The Graces Brightening Serum, 12 months ago and I’m really impressed with it! It features a blend of 17 plant and marine extracts with vitamin C to visibly lighten and brighten skin within eight weeks. I use it twice-daily and it has evened out my skin tone and softened and hydrated my skin. I recommend it to a lot of my clients who want to improve pigmentation and redness in the skin. They love it too and some are onto their second or third bottle. In that time they’ve noticed a brightening of complexion and improved hydration and suppleness in their skin. We also love that it’s is New Zealand-made with natural plantbased ingredients.

Visit: www.shop.jamele.co.nz to find out more about Bestow the Graces Brightening Serum.

The immune system – Part 2 Let’s say a virus has penetrated your Non-Specific immune defences and starts to infect cells.

Sitting, waiting for such attack, is your Specific Immune system that is able to create a devastating attack against the virus. I talked about this in my last column (The Weekend Sun, April 1 edition).

However, this part of your immune system has a significant shortcoming. Initially, it does not recognise the attacker and needs to be ‘trained’ to identify and attack the virus. Antibodies are proteins made by the immune B cells that bind to an invader, marking it for destruction by T cells.

Natural immunity is based on the immune system’s ability (activated B cells) to produce antibodies that will both fight a current infection and a return of the same pathogen.

Artificial immunity is from vaccines that trigger B cells to make antibodies to provoke a rapid T cell response against a first infection, against a virus.

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This means your immune system is already primed, waiting for exposure and can launch a much faster, more aggressive response against the virus. Last edition we saw that our NonSpecific immunity is greatly influenced by nutrients. The same is true for our Specific immunity. Vitamin D acts like a master commander of your immune defences.

Dr Anthony Fauci, who leads the US health Covid response, recommends supplementing with 4000IU of vitamin D daily to help immune responses.

It is also important to make sure you have optimal levels of antioxidants, vitamins and trace minerals; especially selenium and zinc. These help prevent damage from both the infection and immune responses. Many of these are antioxidants which protect the immune system and also help prevent unwanted inflammation.

For more information, give me a call or email: john@abundant.co.nz. You can read my all new newsletters at: www.abundant.co.nz John Arts is a qualified nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health. Contact John on: 0800 423 559. To read more, go to: www.sunlive.co.nz

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Beware: Kinder Surprise egg recall Ferrero International S.A. is recalling Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs from New Zealand shelves because of potential contamination with salmonella bacteria.

It forms part of a global recall of affected product, which was manufactured in a Belgian factory. There have been cases of illnesses reportedly linked to the product overseas, but no confirmed cases in New Zealand.

To find a list of Kinder Surprise products that have been recalled, see: www.mpi.govt.nz/news/ media-releases/international-kindersurprise-recall-includes-new-zealand People with Kinder Surprise eggs at home are encouraged to check the label to ensure it is not affected by the recall, says NZ Food Safety deputy director general Vincent Arbuckle. “If in any doubt, return the product to the place of purchase.”

Pathlab staff member Marama Erueti inside the new blood testing collection facility at Second Ave, Tauranga.

Pathlab has opened a new blood testing collection facility at 19 Second Ave, Tauranga City.

The facility, now Pathlab’s central collection room, joins their line of world class laboratory services in providing blood tests to people who have been referred by their doctor, or have an interest in diagnostic testing for themselves.

“We have been tirelessly looking for another CBD location since our move from First Ave six years ago,” says Jaco Botha, Pathlab’s patient services head of department.

“Our purpose-built facility at the Tauranga

Hospital campus is great and we are very pleased to have found another excellent location, in association with Accident & HealthCare [at 19 Second Ave].

“It’s great to be aligned with them.”

Jaco says the new Pathlab facility has a large waiting room and excellent parking for people who are visiting. “We also have a dedicated Facebook page, which will inform people about wait times.”

Pathlab’s new collection facility operates 7.30am6pm Monday-Friday; and 8am-11.45am Saturdays.

For more information regarding operation hours and other Pathlab locations, visit: www.pathlab.co.nz or, visit Pathlab Second Avenue Facebook page, named ‘Pathlab 2nd Ave’.

The season to treat superficial skin cancers is important to make sure that the treatment goal has been achieved and to identify any areas where it failed to cure the cancers. These residual cancers should be considered for surgical management.

Please contact the Skinspots team should you like to find out more.

Winter is almost here and that means it is the season for topical ointment treatment of superficial skin cancers.

All skin cancers start on the surface of the skin, and these can be cured, or killed, by using a range of ointments. The longer these cancers are present, the deeper these will penetrate the skin – and the less likely the ointment will be a successful treatment.

There are various ointments available and newer combinations reduce the time taken for treatment, while still improving the cure rate by up to 70 per cent. These treatments result in red, inflamed areas and sores. Patients should be instructed well in the use of these ointments and what to look for if things go wrong, such as infections.

Regular follow-up during and after the treatment

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

Easter basketball bouncing ahead Introspective solo show on offer Thanks to the loosening of Covid-19 restrictions, the Mel Young Easter Classic Basketball tournament is going ahead this year.

This means, in some cases, spectator numbers will have to be reduced in order to adhere to restrictions.

“We’re so excited to be able to run the tournament this year. Providing the development This marks the 31st opportunity to the time the tournament kids and referees is is being held great.” annually, and On March 23, the amount of the Government teams has been announced slightly reduced Covid-19 due to Covid-19 gathering limits restrictions on the indoors will number of people be increased in a building. from 100 to 200.

“We’re down from This has enabled 120 teams to just over tournaments such as 100 this year,” the Mel Young Easter says Tauranga City The Mel Young Easter Classic Basketball Classic to go Basketball Association Basketball tournament starts general manager tomorrow Good Friday, and runs ahead, as long as they adhere to the new limit. to Monday, April 18.

Mark Rogers.

“It was only a couple The tournament starts Good Friday, April 15, and will bring teams of weeks ago the Government made this change and we knew how we would together to compete in 18 different grades. approach the tournament this year. It’s “Thanks to the changes on the number of refreshing to have a bit of normalcy back,” people allowed in a building, we’re able to says Mark. go ahead this year.

The young basketball competitors will “We will still have people monitoring the face off for a chance to get their hands on doors to make sure we’re well below the the Mel Young Easter Classic trophy from limit,” says Mark.

Good Friday, April 15 to Easter Monday, “We’re using four different buildings this year, and each one is capped to 200 people.” April 18.

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John Baxter, pictured, has a new exhibition ‘Outside In, Inside Out’ at The Incubator.

A lifetime artist, who has been a member of The Incubator Creative Hub team since it launched in 2013, has his newest solo exhibition on show this month.

‘Outside In, Inside Out’ – on show in The incubator Gallery at Historic Village until May 1 – is the work of John Baxter.

The context of John’s artwork centres around the inter-connectivity of life forces from the cellular to the celestial; in particular the attraction, repulsion, or grouping of objects due to electrical, magnetic, or chemical bonding.

His fourth solo exhibition, John describes

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‘Outside In, Inside Out’ as a place where outside influences create inner conflicts in the dark recesses of the mind, “where dreams and nightmares languish, and depression and elation do battle with the mundane”.

“Upon rest, or isolation, chemical reactions in the brain are converted into electrical impulses, which then manifest into subconscious expressions in painted worlds of abstract images, colours and shapes,” says John.

Originally from Yorkshire, England, John is a Tauranga-based artist, photographer, poet, songwriter, musician, prop maker and furniture designer with a Diploma in Creative Industries.

What should Ōtūmoetai, Matua, Brookfield, Bellevue and Judea look like in 2050?

Your feedback will help us to develop a 30-year plan for the future of your community.

Visit www.tauranga.govt.nz/otumoetai2050 to share your ideas by the end of April 2022.

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Living in a divided land We live in a divided country; it’s sad to see and I don’t know what can be done to solve the problem.

I’m not talking about Covid here.

Enough about that. We’re not divided about Covid, except in a few extremists’ minds who insist on telling us “the country is so divided” over and over.

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the last Sunday in September to the first Sunday in April; it just finished. And A this is the issue that so divides the country.

Either, you’re for it or against it; and never the twain shall meet.

As I write this, there is a poll on SunLive: ‘Do you think NZ should stop putting the clocks back each April?’ Since it went up the results haven’t budged once: 50 per cent answer: ‘Yes’ and 50 per cent say: ‘No’. Now in all honesty I don’t actually care about Daylight Saving. Just tell me what to do and I’ll do it; there are more important things to worry about. Yet many are highly exercised by this: “Keep it all year” some say; “lose it completely” others opine; “compromise and go for half an hour difference” yet more add.

And that last one, as it happens, is where this whole conundrum started: in 1868 New Zealand officially set New Zealand Mean Time at 11 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. There it stayed for 59 years. This sounds eminently sensible.

I gave strong thought to writing to Parliament urging a return to the model.

But then I remembered...I don’t actually care.

Jazz

The organisers of the Port of Tauranga National Jazz Festival obviously do. When your event is taking place at Easter (autumn), and a worldwide pandemic forces you to move it to the end of June (winter), there are ramifications.

Especially if a large part is outside.

But head honcho Marc Anderson is well under control and says he is: “excited about the possibilities the new dates bring” and I must say I am too. Next week I’ll be getting into all the plans for the new look Matariki Jazz Festival – but as a heads-up, tickets go on sale this week for the eight Baycourt shows, which are themed around the concept of Jazz Greats, so keep your eyes out!

And I just wanted to wrap up with a plug for a show at the end of this month at the Jam Factory by American-based mainstream country/ pop singer Jackie Bristow. Well, she was based in America pre-Covid...

Jackie’s sixth album, ‘Outsider’, recorded in Nashville and sounding expensive and very impressive was released at the start of March and she’s been on a nationwide tour since the beginning of this month. There are a number of YouTube clips you can watch if you want to check out Jackie’s music, particularly the first two singles from ‘Outsider’, which are ‘Without You’ and ‘Livin’ For Love’. Jackie Bristow plays the Jam Factory 7pm, April 30. Tickets are $30 from: www.eventspronto.co.nz or on the door.

Kiwi artist Jackie Bristow, who was America-based preCovid, will perform at the Jam Factory on April 30.

Ninety five per cent of the population is vaccinated – that’s not being divided – and the fact that a tiny minority want to set fire to a children’s playground on the Parliamentary lawn doesn’t mean we’re divided.

Even the fact that we argue about traffic light levels doesn’t make us divided, it means that people quite reasonably disagree over a schedule, and even then pretty much only over differences of mere weeks. In the great scheme of things, this is not a country divided.

No, what I’m talking about is Daylight Saving time. It’s been a couple of weeks now and the matter is going off the boil again, but no one seems able to agree about its benefit. Or harm.

It gets lighter in the morning and darker at night and then later in the year, it does the opposite. Some say it helps farmers and children going to school, some disagree; and it keeps being tinkered with.

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Most recently it keeps being extended. The current hour-long change was introduced in 1975 and from 1985 onwards has been regularly lengthened, most recently in 2007, switching to the full 50/50: we observe Daylight Saving from

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Art in the Park

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

Association Croquet

Sat, Mon & Weds at Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. 9.15am for 9.30am start. New players & visitors welcome.

Ph.Jacqui 07 574 9293

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

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

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

Book Reading Discussion Group

‘Love as a way of life’ by Gary Chapman. Practical ways for authentic Love to change your life. Zoom

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

Indoor Bowls

12.30 pm Sat Tues & Weds at Tauranga Senior Citizen’s Club Hall 14 Norris St. $3 refreshments. Vaccine Pass required.

Come join us. Carol 022 639 2411

Katikati Bowling Club 8 Park Rd 12.45-3pm

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

Watercolour Pencil Portraiture

Tutor: Helen English 10am-4pm at The Artery. $120, all materials supplied as well as tea, coffee and nibbles. Book here at www.theincubator.co.nz/theartery

Sunday 17 April

Otumoetai Tennis Club

Accordion Music Group

Adult tennis. Start 1.30pm.

Bellevue Park, Windsor Rd (adjacent to swimming pool).

New players & visitors welcome.

Ph Victor 027 577 1818 a/hrs

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

Ph Joy 027 285 3093

At Zee Market

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 air, oules availa le.

Ph John 022 075 4251 for playing times

Taijiquan and Qigong

9am Sat &Wed free Taiji and Qigong group. Kulim park on beach by big rock.

All welcome. Ph Petro 021 751 665

There is something for everyone: food stalls, produce & handcrafts.

Come along to The Tauranga Racecourse from 10am-2pm

Croquet

Sun, Tues & Fri at Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd. 12.45 for 1pm start.

Beginners welcome. Ph Peter 571 0633

Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet

Every Sunday 9am-1pm rain or shine!

Te Papa o Nga Manu Porotakataka (Phoenix Park). www.mountmainstreet.nz

Golf Croquet

Tauranga Farmers Market

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

Rain, hail or shine.

Direct from the Producers.

Support local

Tauranga Fuchsia Group

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

Tauranga Scottish Society

Sequence Dance, Sat, 23 April, 7-10pm Wesley Church Hall, 100 13th Ave. $7, includes Supper & Raf e, warm welcome. Ph 07 218 1318

Sun, Tues & Thurs at Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. 8.30am for 9.30am start. New players and visitors welcome. Ph. Nev 07 575 5121

Gospel Meetings Paengaroa Hall

4-5pm. Learn how the Teachings of Jesus from the Bible can help you throughout your life. Everyone welcome Ph June 0204 026 0321

Music Group Sunday Sessions

Play an instrument? Love to sing?

Come along, join in! 1st/3rd Sunday monthly. Arataki Community Centre. 4.305.30pm, $15. To book: 0274 751 023 / rahimc@email.com

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

Monday 18 April

Tauranga Creative Fibre

500 Cards

12.30pm Mon & Thurs. 14 Norris St, Tauranga. $3 refreshments. Vaccine Pass required. Come join us. Ph Carol 022 639 2411

Active Senior Exercise Classes

Mon & Thurs. Strength and balance e ercise. Have fun getting fit to great music. Intermediate level 9:30am. Low-impact class 10:45am. City Church Hall, Otumoetai. Ph Diana 021 047 6155

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Ph 0800 229 6754

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 Te Papa Probus

Club for fun, friendship and fellowship.

1st Thursdays of the month. 9.30am at Daniels in the Park, Eleventh Ave. Ph Secretary Robbie 578 1051

Tauranga Vision Friendship Club

Badminton Club Aquinas College

Tauranga Badminton Club. Mon & Weds, 7-9pm at Aquinas College Events Centre. Seniors & year 11 upwards, Casual players welcome, $10pp. Ph/ txt Noel 027 622 9797 www.sporty/ taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz

Chess Mount Maunganui

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

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

Zonta Club of Tauranga

Citizens Advice Bureau Tauranga

Dinner meeting 2nd Monday of month at 6pm. Advancing the status of women and children worldwide.

Make a difference. Leigh 0210 267 2631

Dutch Friendly Support Network

Tuesday 19 April

Free confidential impartial information & advice. Don’t know? Ask Us! Mon-Fri Ph 07 578 1592 email tauranga@cab. org.nz 9am-4pm *no face to face at the moment* Coffee morning 1st Monday of month, 10am-12noon. $4 entry. Vintage Car Club Rooms, Cliff Road, Tauranga. Ph Bernadette 07 572 3968

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

Active Seniors Greerton

Intermediate exercise for seniors. A fun strength and balance class to music.

Greerton Hall at 10am. $6. Ph Diana 021 047 6155

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous

Mt Maunganui Indoor Bowls

Altrusa Womens Service Group

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

Join us for Indoor Bowls at Mount RSA on Mon & Thurs 6.45pm start.

Bring $3. Alice 0210 642 337 or Joy 027 308 7271

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

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

Fitness Fun And Coffee

Cardio, weights, oorwork, dance, have fun, feel better, make friends. 9.3010.30am at St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood. Info Gloria 021 139 2448

Gospel Meetings Omokoroa

1.30-2.15pm, Omokoroa Settlers Hall.

Learn how the Teachings of Jesus from

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My husband Calvin and I went out fishing last week, first time without the kids. This was taken just behind Leisure Island. The Kingfish had to go back as not big enough but we got some good snapper to take home. Such an awesome day, very thankful to call this our home.

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Horizons Suicide Bereavement Support

Guided conversation about grief after suicide.

6-7.30pm in Greerton.

Free and open to 18+.

RSVP to amy@griefsupport.org.nz or 578 4480

Inachord Women Singers

Join us for singing and fun. 7pm Bethlehem Community Church 183 Moffat Rd. Musical Director Andrew Braid. Pippa 0274 730 185, Julie 021 025 26805

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

french terms. Some jazzy dance and character. Ph Gaye 07 577 1753 or 027 274 8753

Age Concern Walking Group

Meet at 10am St Stephen’s Place off Brookfield Terrace 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 - New Venue

The Sanctuary, 159 Durham St. Experience God’s healing touch, whether physical, emotional, spiritual. 1-3pm. All welcome. No charge. www.healingrooms.co.nz 027 640 1263

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

Omokoroa Beach Indoor Bowling

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

Otumoetai Walking Group

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

Scrabble

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

Senior Net Technology Classes

Get the most from your smart phone, tablet, iPad, computer & more. Registration Day today 10am2pm at Historic Village, 17th Ave. Tauranga. Refer to advert on pg 25.

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

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

Indoor Bowls Gate Pa

Greerton Community Hall.

Club night 7pm.

Kevin 543 4044

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

Kaimai Ramblers Tramping Group

Te Tuhi Road: Up to N/S Junction to Mangamuka Hut to Te Whare Okioki Hut circuit. Grade Mod S/C. VaxPass. Kevin 0210 200 6306

Katikati Bowling Club

Free Community Lunch Thursday

Under the Stars provides lunch every Thursday for our homeless and hungry guests. 45 Cliff Rd, near the rose garden. Takeaway only for now, 12-1pm

Keynotes Women’s Barbershop Chorus

Is Barbershop singing for you?

Come and find out 7pm, Wesley Hall, 100 13th Ave. New singers most welcome.

Ph Bernice 576 4848. Facebook Keynotes Inc

Mt Maunganui Creative Fibre

Every Thursday 9am-1pm.

Spinning, weaving, knitting, felting, crochet & dyeing. St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Dee St, Mt. Manganui. Ph Joy 022 354 2835

The Tauranga Society of Artists’

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

Pickleball

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

Senior Citizens Hall Tauranga

Gospel meetings held on Wednesdays 7.45-8.30pm. Learn how the teachings of Jesus from the Bible can help you through life.

Everyone welcome. Enquiries Ph Rachel 0278 41 3652

Seniors Low Impact Exercise

Low impact exercise to increase balance and strength through both seated and standing exercises.

10.40am Matua Hall $5. Ph Diana 0210 476 155

Steady As You Go

Exercises for seniors.

Improve strength and balance. Friendly group meets Bureta area 2-3pm except 1st Weds. $2. Ph Betty 07 570 3215

Original Art Expo is back! April 21-25, Tauranga Boys College Gymnasium. Live art, tiny art, and many more!

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

Table Tennis Tauranga

Senior social table tennis 12.453pm at Memorial Hall QEYC. New players welcome. Info TableTennisTauranga.com

Creative Rights Creative People

Tutor: Karen Workman at 6.30pm- 8.30pm at The Jam Factory FREE. Limited spaces, so booking is essential. Book your spot here: www.theincubator. co.nz/the-artery

Free Library

1-3pm. Open to all. Free books, free refreshment. Join games: Scrabble, Quiddler.

Take home books, magazines, jig-saw puzzles. Call a librarian 543 0355

Pickleball

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

Pickleball At Night

Try pickleball - it’s fun! We meet 7-9pm at Tauranga Boys College. $5. Bats and balls provided. Bob 027 478 6282 or Viv 021 162 3342

Tauranga Patchwork & Quilters

Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 7pm or 2nd & 4th Friday at 10am.

Tauranga Art & Craft Centre, 177 Elizabeth St. Phone Denise 027 291 9917

Te Puke Bowling Club

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

Tauranga Film Society

Showing “Sami Blood” (Denmark/ Norway/Sweden 2016) 6.30pm Rialto Cinema. 3-film sampler membership $30. Join any time.

Full membership $90.

See: www.nzfilmsociety.org,nz

Alcoholics Anonymous

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

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Venue: Tauranga Boys College Tauranga.

Porcelain Artists will be exhibiting at this fabulous event. 22-24th April from 9am-5pm 25th April 12pm-5pm

Friday 22 April

Tauranga Embroiderer’s Guild

Tauranga MidWeek Tramping Group

Drop in every Thursday 10am-12pm for diabetes information, education, and support for anyone living with diabetes and their families. 177a Fraser St, Tauranga. 07 571 3422

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

Weds & Fri Mount Community Hall 345 Maunganui Road. All ages. Beginners welcome. Ph Cyril 022 639 2585

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

Diabetes NZ Drop-In

Katikati Bowling Club

Indoor Bowls

Merge Group Social Connections

Art Expo

Junction, 36 Main Rd, Katikati.

7pm. 07 549 1658

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Adoption of the Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2022 and Alcohol Control Bylaw 2022 The Western Bay of Plenty District Council passed resolutions at a meeting held on Wednesday 6 April 2022 to adopt the Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2022 and Alcohol Control Bylaw 2022.

On Monday 11 April 2022 the Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw will become operative. This bylaw covers matters relating to waste and how we manage and minimise it in the Western Bay of Plenty District.

On Friday 6 May 2022 the Alcohol Control Bylaw will become operative. This bylaw imposes alcohol bans in Waihi Beach, Katikati and Te Puke at all times. These bans prohibit the possession and consumption of alcohol in public places within the alcohol control areas set out in the bylaw. The alcohol bans will be enforced by the New Zealand Police.

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The adoption of the two bylaws follows consideration of community feedback received from consultation in late 2021.

You can read more about the review process and key changes made to the bylaws in our decision stories at www. westernbay.govt.nz/decision-stories Copies of the bylaw may be inspected: • Online at https://www.westernbay.govt.nz/bylaws • At Council’s office at Barkes Corner in Greerton, or at Katikati, Te Puke, Omokoroa and Waihi Beach libraries/ service centres.

Copies of the bylaw are also available for purchase at Council’s offices and service centres at the cost of 20c per page.

John Holyoake Chief Executive Officer Mā tō tātou hapori

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The term of office for the current members of the Bledisloe Park Board expires in June 2022 and the Western Bay of Plenty District Council is seeking nominations from permanent residents of the Pongakawa, Paengaroa, Maketu and Te Puke areas to fill up to five (5) positions which will be nominated by Council to the Governor General for appointment on the Bledisloe Park Board.

The Bledisloe Park Board has a total of up to nine (9) members made up as follows:

1. (Up to) five (5) nominees of the Western Bay of Plenty District Council (being persons who have permanently resided in the Pongakawa, Paengaroa, Maketu or Te Puke districts for a period of not less than 6 months immediately preceding the date of nomination); 2. Three (3) nominees of the Te Arawa Lakes Trust;

who are appointed by the Governor General for a period of three years.

3. The Mayor of the Western Bay of Plenty District Council is appointed to the Board by way of the Act (Māori Purposes Act 1934) and does not require nomination by Council, or a warrant appointment from the Governor General.

4. Letters of nomination for the five (5) positions from persons who have permanently resided in the Pongakawa, Paengaroa, Maketu or Te Puke districts for a period of not less than 6 months immediately preceding the date of nomination, must be received by no later than 5.00pm on Thursday 19 May 2022..

Personal details and an abbreviated Curriculum Vitae should be addressed to: Attention: Senior Governance Advisor

Western Bay of Plenty District Council Private Bag 12803

Tauranga Mail Centre Tauranga 3143 John Holyoake Chief Executive Officer

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

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FOUND KITTENS & PUPPIES various places, colours and sex. Ph SPCA 07 578 0245 Found puppies - Various colours, various sex, various areas.

Found white & black adult male cat. Otumoetai area. Ref: 544069 Found ginger adult male cat. Te Puna area. Ref: 544248 Found tabby & white adult female cat. Bayfair area. Ref: 544591 Found tabby adult male cat.

Bayfair area. Ref: 544592 Found black & white adult female cat. Poike area. Ref: 544131 Found calico adult female cat.

Kaimai area. Ref: 544504 Found large white adult male rabbit. Tauriko area. Ref:544116

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ZEALANDIER TOURS Amended Day Trips back on offer. Lake Rotoiti Cruise & Secret Hot Pool -Wednesday 20th– April still have a few seats available. Ph 572 4118

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ZEALANDIER TOURS Amended date- Cruise the lower reaches of the Manukau HarbourTuesday 19th 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 19th24th 2022- 6 Days Hidden Secrets of the Central North Island 16th -17th June 2022- 2 Days Raurimu Spiral & Chateau

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