The Weekend Sun - 29 July 2022

29 July 2022, Issue 1120

Lining up their goals!

Joel Coppins, who started the Mount Mustangs Inline Hockey Club, has witnessed his club grow in membership by 240 per cent in the last two years by opening opportunities for children, youth and adults wanting to have a go and participate socially.

However, while the growth has been great, it has only fueled the club president’s vision of having a fully-fleshed out inline club with multiple grades. “The ideal future for the club is to establish a rink and a full club with every grade. We’d like to see under-10-year-olds, 14s, 16s,

seniors, premiers and women’s, as well as a competitive school league running alongside that,” says Joel.

“We’ve recently got a big grant for a whole lot of junior gear, so that’s removing a barrier for people too.”

Find out more on page 8. Photo: John Borren.

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The crazy way we drive

This is a ridiculous concept. If you are going to run from the police during peak traffic times, it is literally easier to use your legs and run. There have been several examples of police pursuits in Tauranga where speeds have hovered around 4km/h.

Crawling through traffic can be a time to observe the habits of other drivers and it’s really fascinating. There was a report of someone cooking their toast in the car recently. Now that’s ambitious. Other things people have been found doing in their cars include putting makeup on – this is very popular and it does mean you will look good in the hospital.

Reading, texting, changing clothes and eating hot pies are all popular, but not recommended. The pie one is a polarising subject. Always blow on the pie.

Tailgaters

If you are in a line of traffic that is going slow, it is completely pointless tailgating the third car in the line-up.

Even if that was a legitimate way to encourage someone to go faster, it is pointless in that situation. If the third car in the line goes faster than the car in front, they will collide with it. That’s called physics.

I’m sure everyone will have their own list of pet hates on the road but remember – cars are people too. daniel@thesun.co.nz

Being rude

It is amazing the kinds of things people say to each other, safely ensconced inside their vehicle. Before you rant and rave and swear and curse, make sure the window

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The Greerton Maarawaewae Study was undertaken to identify opportunities that would support wellbeing and liveability as the city continues to grow. The Study began in November 2021. Investigations and community input have narrowed down the options to three and the Council is seeking your feedback on these before a decision is made later this year.

Rush hour police pursuit

Multitasking

These are the little lights on the corner of all vehicles. There is a controller mounted onto the steering column which drivers can use to turn those lights on.

These are used when you change lanes, or turn a corner. Their primary use is to let other drivers know what you are doing.

That person at the roundabout who is

– looking at options for the Tauranga racecourse reserve

As someone who has taught a couple of teenagers to drive, I can tell you from experience that you should respect the L plate. If you cut them off, pass them aggressively, abuse them or follow too close, you run the risk of getting a big ‘L’ imprinted on your forehead.

Learners

On a motorway, this should be a seamless joining of traffic. You speed up to match the flow and then slot in at the right opportunity. These are often confused with race tracks – where drivers desperately try to pass each other so they can say ‘yay, I won’.

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It does vary, of course, depending on factors like the type of activities you are involved with, the sort of job you have, whether you associate with people more intelligent than you and whether or not you are driving a car.

If you graduated high school easily enough, scraped through a science degree and then somehow landed a job with NASA, chances are you are feeling a bit silly right now, even though you are of slightly above-average intelligence. I’d like to say that’s the Theory of General Relativity, but I’m no Einstein.

We are going to focus on the driving here, because that’s where I feel most selfrighteous, or just plain right – as long I’m alone in the car, that is.

In Tauranga, it is simply not possible to drive more than five minutes during peak traffic without being exposed to idiots.

This is hard to fathom, because it is quite possible to do everything right, time after time. Why can’t other people do this?

like relativity and am comfortable with statistics, I’m going to go boots and all into a theory.

And that is that we are all idiots on the road. It is just that some people are bigger idiots than others.

Statistically speaking, if you manage to do 20 trips to work without incident and then suddenly you cut someone off at an intersection, your idiot ratio is 1:20.

If everyone had a similar ratio, and you directly interact with 200 vehicles on your way to work, you are going to experience about 10 idiots every time you go to work.

This is why you feel superior, even if you aren’t.

However, quite clearly, some people are award-winning idiots on the road.

Here at The Weekend Sun and SunLive, we do get to hear about some of the worst behaviours on the road so we came up with a few tips for the particularly challenged.

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Not being an idiot is usually a very easy thing to do. Most people can achieve it about 95 per cent of the time.

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Results released last year in the ‘2020 Quality of Life Survey’ show that in Tauranga, 80 per cent of residents polled responded traffic was a big problem, 18 per cent said it was a bit of a problem and two per cent claimed it was not a problem. Source: https://sunlive.co.nz/news/265894-survey-reveals-scale-of-tauranga-traffic-concerns.html

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Poolside pressures Pool staff shortage Aquatic supervisor Crete BryersBeauchamp, Tina Harris-Ririnui and lifeguard Sarah O’Connor at Greerton Aquatic & Leisure Centre, which operated on reduced hours recently.

Tauranga City’s aquatic centres and community pools are feeling the drain on their staff this year due to Covid-19, winter illnesses and a lack of international workers.

Bay Venues has told The Weekend Sun it’s a real balancing act to keep Tauranga’s five pools staffed and operational for the community.

Although Bay Venues – a Council Controlled Organisation – is feeling the staff squeeze across the business from reception to hospitality roles, the poolside has never been so bare.

Hit hard

“Without a doubt it’s hit our aquatic fraternity the worst,” says venues and programmes manager Tina Harris-Ririnui. With a large part of their aquatics workforce made up of fit, healthy people – Tina says staff are being taken out by a second round of Covid-19 and winter flu.

“Normally you’d expect to see people out for seven days but on average some are out for 10 days, some are out for two weeks and it’s genuine.”

Greerton’s pool recently had to reduce their opening hours due to staff absences and pressures.

“On an average day we can get up to 4000 people at Baywave and at Mount Hot pools, whereas Greerton doesn’t have the numbers…we’ve just got

to deploy staff to where the demand is,” says Tina.

The current closure of Ōtūmoetai pools until late-August due to a major water leak “has impacted our regular visitors but is a blessing in disguise for staffing,” says Tina. Due to the number of staff affected by Covid and winter illnesses being rife among the team, Tina says: “We wouldn’t have been able to keep Ōtūmoetai open anyway”.

Opening borders

And staffing shortages aren’t only due to illness.

“As soon as the borders opened we lost staff that we’re from overseas wanting to get back home again. [And] We’re not getting the influx of international travellers to our region, such as massage therapists and team leader lifeguards.”

In turn, local staff are making a travel exit too.

“We’ve got young people that want to go to Camp America and the likes, so now they’ve gone and we’ve got people doing their OE,” says Tina.

Having enough staff to operate aquatic centres is essential to community safety, says Tina.

“We’ve got to work really carefully…hence why we might have to reduce hours, or it might be that we’re closed to the public and we have it open for the swimming clubs – so we’re continually finding ways that we can keep our venues open safely.”

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Cost of living hits pet owners The Pet Food Pantry, a non-profit organisation in the Bay of Plenty that assists those struggling with the cost of having an animal, is facing higher demand than ever before, according to its founder.

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“It’s really tough out there at the moment, people can’t even afford basic News tips ph 0800 SUNLIVE vet treatments,” says founder Chloe Griffin. She gives a ‘paw-up’ in her spare time to pet owners facing hard times, due to her passion and love for ‘furry friends’, and is feeding about 25 puppies on an MP wants port expansion ASAP average week.

Tauranga’s new MP is calling on the Port of “I recently organised about 111 boxes Tauranga and local iwi to come to an agreement on how the port can expand. Sam Uffindell wants of pet food into 10 different rescues and the expansion to happen urgently saying the port pet foodbanks. Demand has gone up majorly. It’s not that people don’t want has little more than two years of capacity left. to feed their animal, it’s the fact they are But the neighbouring marae says doing so struggling with paying for kids, gas and would harm its community even further and rent already.”

Whareroa Marae environmental spokesperson Chloe says that she has used the last of Joel Ngatuere wants heavy industry to move from the charity money she’d raised to help a the area. cat owner get a consultation at a local vet.

“I do it for the animal; we don’t let people suffer, why would we let animals suffer?

“The good thing is the majority of people are pretty good nowadays. It is a lot better than a few years ago.”

Chloe says prior to the economic fallout of Covid-19, she saw “a lot more neglect” with animals she was asked to help.

“There was a big lack of education with how to take care of animals, things like deworming, vaccinations and nutrition.

“Steadily over time the demand got greater this year. I think a lot of people find it hard to reach out.

Apologise

“People often apologise for reaching out and it breaks my heart. I’d rather help them and prevent the animal suffering.”

Bay pop-up cooks up success

Tauranga pop-up restaurant Kitchen Takeover scooped two major gongs at the New Zealand Events Association awards The edible-adventure specialists, founded by Stacey Jones in 2018, won the Best Arts or Cultural Event 2021 for ‘Taiao: Food of the Gods’ a collaboration with Maketubased celebrity chefs Karena and Kasey Bird.

“To be nominated in two categories was one thing against such notable competition but to then win both is simply amazing, says Stacey Jones, who is in France on a food research trip.

At one point Chloe had to take a break due to frequently seeing neglected animals. “I picked up four dead dogs off of the road in one year. I also found a dead puppy at Greerton Marist.

“I couldn’t unsee the things I had seen, it really affected me.

“I’ve started doing a few drops a month now to get back into it; I don’t want it to get as bad as it was before.”

Limited

On a busy week Chloe will feed about 50 animals. “I’m always forever emailing companies for kennels and desexing vouchers too. I try to help as many people as I can, but with the price of gas at the moment I’ve been pretty limited. I do this by myself and a couple of girlfriends.”

Chloe says the animal owners she sees are a variety of ages but mostly middle to low income. Plus, while demand has gone up, donations have “died down” as a result of people struggling with living costs.

For information or to donate, visit: https://www.facebook.com/ Taylor Rice ThePetFoodPantry

Chloe Griffin with her own two dogs ‘Tynie’ and ‘Nellie’.

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Games helped save intermediates

That first AIMS Games tournament in 2004 was co-hosted by the four local intermediates: Tauranga, Otumoetai, Mount Maunganui and Te Puke. Back then 17 schools participated with 760 competitors playing four sports: football, netball, hockey and cross country. Henk Popping, co-creator of the Zespri AIMS Games and principal of Otumoetai Intermediate, says it’s unthinkable now that an intermediate principals conference would be scheduled at the same time as the games.

Fast-forward to 2022 and the games will host 323 schools and 11,000 students across 23 sports.

Williamson leads West Indies trip

Kane Williamson is returning to lead a strong 15-player Black Caps squad for a tour of the West Indies. It’s the Kiwi team’s first trip to the Caribbean since 2014. Williamson will captain a squad with an experienced core, including Trent Boult and Tim Southee, combined with a group of newer players such as Finn Allen and Michael Bracewell. NZ will play the West Indies in three ODIs and three T20s in a packed August 10-21 schedule across Jamaica. Black Caps head coach Gary Stead says the squad is looking forward to taking on the West Indies at home.

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Three weeks to throw hat in the ring

Co-ownership of Tauranga CBD land Ngai Tamarawaho representative Buddy Mikaere said the hapū “suffered the brunt” of the land confiscations.

A “significant step” has been taken to right a historic “betrayal” that occurred, with an agreement for council and mana whenua to co-own land in the Tauranga CBD. In a Tauranga City Council meeting on Monday the commissioners voted to progress plans to transfer land between Wharf St, Durham St, Hamilton St and Willow St to a Council Controlled Organisation for a nominal sale price of $1. TCC would lease the land in perpetuity for a peppercorn lease from the CCO that would be a partnership between council and the Otamataha Trust that oversees property on behalf Ngāti Tapu and Ngai Tamarawaho. Plans go out for public consultation next month. The land known as Site A of Tauranga’s civic precinct development – Te Manawataki O Te Papa, was part of 1333 acres of land on Te Papa peninsula acquired by the Church Missionary Society from mana whenua in 1838.

Held in trust

Historian Dr Alistair Reese said the land was to be “held in trust” by the society for the benefit of Māori, with the intention of land banking it during a time of high immigration. Between

1866 and 1867 four-fifths of that land was gifted to Crown after the society “yielded” to pressure.

Dr Reese said the tangata whenua saw land transfer to CMS as “relational rather than transactional”.

“Our ancestors built this city on betrayal and the loss of land. There’s an old whakatauki (proverb) that says: “it is land that was taken, therefore it is land that needs to be returned’.”

Keenly abandoned

Ngai Tamarawaho representative Buddy Mikaere says their ancestors had a very close relationship with Archdeacon Alfred Brown and the CMS initially, which is why the hapū felt “keenly abandoned” by the land transfer. He says Ngai Tamarawaho “suffered the brunt” of the land confiscations with 50,000 acres confiscated in what was mainly the hapū’s traditional rohe. “We were reduced to landless squatters – right here in what is now the CBD. We have steadfastly maintained that the land was ours...this hui, and the accord signed with TCC, signals a very new start for us.”

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Those interested have three weeks left to put their hat in the ring of the Local body Elections for Western Bay of Plenty District Council this October.

Candidate nominations for the WBOP’s Mayor, 11 councillors and 20 community board members will close in three weeks at midday Friday, August 12.

WBOPD council CEO John Holyoake says: “If you’re unsure about whether standing is right for you, or you know someone you think would be a great

candidate, we’d love to kōrero and answer any questions you have.

You can get in touch on 0800 926 732”.

Alternatively, propective candidates can take a read of council’s comprehensive Candidate Handbook and/or ‘All you need to know about Council Pre-election Report’ from one of the WBOPDC libraries, service centres or online at: generationchange.nz. Get nomination papers at the above places too, or call 0800 922 822.

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Battle-ready buzz of BOP

Graham Skellern, pictured here at home in Tauranga, is today competing on the world stage in the para lawn bowls tournament at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Photo: John Borren.

The Bay of Plenty’s star-filled roster of 19 athletes are gearing up for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which kick off today NZ-time and close Monday, August 8.

“Without getting too ahead of myself, we had a warm-up match against South Africa…The two South Africans we played won the gold medal in Glasgow in 2014. We ended up beating them 22 to 11, so that was a great confidence booster.

Well-known Tauranga journalist and para lawn bowls athlete Graham Skellern, who is one of the Kiwi athletes competing in Birmingham, says a combination of reading, not overthinking and practising is getting his head in the game.

“In between practising at the bowling greens I try to lay back. I don’t want to overthink.

I’m busy finishing a John Griffin book at the moment,” says Graham, who is residing at Warwick University – one of the NZ athlete villages in Birmingham.

“I’m trying to keep it as simple as possible, and trusting and relying that the preparation we have put into the games will come to life in the first game on Friday, July 29,” he told The Weekend Sun from Birmingham earlier this week.

Graham adds that an unusual part of competing this year is the stadium size. “It sits about 3000 people, which is pretty big for lawn bowls. Back home if you’ve got around 100 people watching that’s quite a crowd. “I’m expecting it will gear me up and get me into action really.”

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in Birmingham Graham has been in his games village since July 22, enjoying the process of meeting athletes and making the most of his three-hour training blocks allocated daily to each country competing.

He’s looking forward to playing his first games against Australia and England today NZ-time, July 29, after the games opened earlier today.

“My family want to keep up-to-date with what’s happening. “They want to see photos and we keep in touch mainly over email.”

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Hayley Whiting, from Ashburton, has relocated to Tauranga.

BOP represented

Along with Graham competing in para lawn bowls, the BOP has another 19-odd athletes at this Commonwealth Games.

The Bay’s lawn bowls athletes are Gerald Brouwers from Te Puke and Lynda Bennett from Whakatane. BOP’s competing triathletes are Hayden Wilde from Whakatane, and Nicole van der Kaay from Taupo.

BOP rugby sevens players feature Stacey Fluhler from Ruatoki, Sarah Hirini from Papamoa, Ngarohi McGarvey-Black from Ruatoki, Dylan Collier of Opotiki and Joe Webber.

Also competing is Tauranga hockey player Frances Davies and beach volleyballers Brad Fuller and Sam O’Dea from Tauranga. Patrick Bevin from Taupo is competing in cycling, Tauranga’s Jayden Bezzant is in the basketball 3x3, Amanda Landers-Murphy of Rotorua is competing in squash, Tauranga’s Ariane Nicholson in boxing, and Tauranga’s Samuel Tanner in athletics, plus Tauranga relocatee Hayley Whiting will be weightlifting. The 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony is expected to run from 6.55am-9.30am NZ-time today, July 29. The NZ squad will open their competition with women’s lawn bowls at 7.30pm Taylor Rice NZ-time.

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Nail-biting rugby finals for all Katikati Rugby Club will be looking forward to next season after securing a spot in the 2023 Baywide Premier competition following Saturday’s Baywide promotion eliminator match at Mount Maunganui.

Versing Marist St Michael’s from Rotorua at Blake Park, the Stags clinched a nail-biting 13-12 win.

Katikati replaces fellow Western BOP side Arataki, who are relegated to sub-union rugby competition next year. Also at the rugby finals weekend, Mount Maunganui won the Baywide Premier title after snatching a 27-26 win in a home final against Te Puna.

However, Te Puna’s development team grabbed the WBOP Rugby Sub-Union Championship against Mount Maunganui in earlier action at Blake Park with a 48-24 win in the premier match curtainraiser.

Meanwhile, defending Baywide Colts champions Greerton Marist secured a 15-14 win against Tauranga Sports, at the Tauranga Domain.

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A vision in-line Mount Mustangs president Joel Coppins hopes to continue growing the sport of inline hockey in the Bay of Plenty.

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It’s popular on ice and field – however Mount Mustangs president Joel Coppins is making sure the sport grows on inline skates too.

Joel says inline hockey is similar to ice hockey. It’s a fast-paced game, players are on inline skates, but it can be played on a sport court, concrete or wooden flooring.

He’s seen a lot of interest since starting the club, growing membership by 240 per cent in the last two years by opening opportunities for children, youth and adults wanting to have a go.

Mighty Ducks

“A lot of kids have seen ‘The Mighty Ducks’ film and they say to their parents: ‘I want to play that sport’ and although there’s not an ice rink in Tauranga, there

is inline hockey here to have a go at.”

The club’s growth has only fueled the president’s vision of having a fully fleshed inline club with multiple grades.

Future new rink?

“The ideal future for the club is to establish a rink and a full club with every grade. We’d like to see under-10-yearolds, 14s, 16s, seniors, premiers and women’s, as well as a competitive school league running alongside that,” says Joel.

“We’ve recently got a big grant for a whole lot of junior gear, so that’s removing a barrier for people too. We wouldn’t want the costs of helmets, shin pads, elbow pads, gloves, sticks or skates to be a burden for people. The kids use our gear we’ve got in storage now, so anyone can come and give it a go now without it being a huge cost,” says Joel.

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Seniors/masters gather 8.30pm-10pm Wednesdays; juniors 6pm-7.30pm Fridays; and social seniors 7pm-8.30pm Sundays. Joel says inline hockey was introduced “20 odd years ago” in Tauranga. “It’s continued in some way or form since then. The original team was actually the Tauranga Ducks...Tauranga Mighty Ducks was classified as one of NZ’s major inline hockey clubs for many years.” The Mount Mustangs Inline Hockey Club gathers at Mount Sport Centre for training and conditioning, and plans to propose the idea for a roller rink to council. To join, visit: www.facebook. com/mount.inlinehockey Or email: mount_mustangs@hotmail.co.nz Taylor Rice

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The sky is the limit A red projectile ascending at more than 400km/hr up into the dark sapphire Bay of Plenty morning sky – welcome to Tauranga Rocketry.

Mike Griffiths builds almost all the parts for the rockets himself. Photo: John Borren.

Mike Griffiths is an amateur rocketeer and founder of the newly-established club – Waihi/ Waikino Rocketry, which is also known as Tauranga Rocketry. But why Waihi/Waikino?

Mike says while 40 club members are from Tauranga, he has to launch his rockets elsewhere.

Launches

“All launches are from Waikino because Tauranga is a restricted air space. I’m looking for a place closer to Tauranga, like a farm or somewhere that I could more launches from.”

There’s a lot of people that want to be at the launches but sadly not everyone can, says Mike.

“It’s quite a big health and safety risk when you have objects flying through the air at more than 400km/hr.”

But that speed just isn’t fast enough for Mike.

“The most powerful engine in the category that I’m in is an F-sized engine and you can design them to go close to 1000km/hr.”

Mike says rocket engines range from A-size to F and low to mid-power engines; anything past size F is considered high power – he wants to go faster.

“I’ve just joined the New Zealand Rocket Association, to do high powered. They have a launch site in the Waikato near Huntly. These guys launch vehicles up to 30,000ft-plus.”

Heavyweight

Mike was mentored by a heavyweight in the rocket game: Simon Willoughby-Martin, who works for Rocket Lab. “During the first lockdown I wanted to get into rocketry because I’ve always been interested in anything space-related.”

Mike says there were no model kits in NZ at the time – due to Covid-19 they’d sold out.

“I contacted Simon, who ran a rocket club in Christchurch...he told me where to go, what tutorials to watch, and how to build them. So I just built them myself.”

Although restrictions exist for launches, Mike is keen to hear from anyone who wants to get into rocketry or would like to watch an launch. “I’m looking to run workshops on how to build rockets and I’m looking for a launch site in Tauranga.”

Get in touch wtih him at ‘Tauranga Rocketry’ Facebook page.

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Mobile recycling service goes to rural communities A new mobile recycling service is coming to the rural Western Bay of Plenty – with residents deciding where it parks up.

The mobile recycling trailers are similar to WBOP council’s community recycling centres – only smaller and on wheels.

The mobile units will be for those who don’t receive council’s Kerbside Collective service, to drop off recyclable materials such as glass, paper, cardboard, tins, cans and clean plastics numbered 1, 2 and 5. Residents can list locations and times suitable for dropping off recyclables. Share your preferences by August 8 at: haveyoursay. westernbay.govt.nz/mobilerecycling

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In the meantime, trailers will visit rural locations for the community to check them out, drop recycling and share preferences on the roster.

Upcoming events are at Omanawa Hall 9am-1pm tomorrow, July 30; and Saturday, August 6 from 9am-1pm at Whakamarama Community Centre.

Naming competition

WBOPDC has a competition to name the two mobile units. Submit your entry at: facebook.com/ westernbaycouncil Or via: haveyoursay.westernbay. govt.nz/mobilerecycling .

The naming competition closes August 8.

Details at: westernbay.govt.nz/mobilerecycling

Support Volcanix at home

The Bay of Plenty Volcanix is taking on the Auckland Storm tomorrow in their first home game of the season at Blake Park, with kick-off 2pm.

This will be the second game for BOP Volcanix in the Farah Palmer Cup, after winning their first

match 37-26 against Cyclones in Palmerston North on Sunday.

Tomorrow’s game has free entry, with Volcanix posters and freebies being given away, according to BOP Rugby Union. More information is on the union’s Facebook page.

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If you’re eligible, you will receive payments directly from IRD. However, IRD does need your correct information, so please take a few minutes to make sure everything is up-todate. Visit IRD’s website for more details at: ird.govt.nz/costof-living-payment.

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Payment sits alongside our WEP, and, when taken together, these payments will support 81 per cent of NZers aged 18-plus with their bills this year.

We recently extended the fuel tax cut, reduced road user charges and half price public transport for everyone until end of January 2023. We’re also fixing the supermarket sector and increasing competition, to make sure Kiwis pay a fair price at the till.

Critical workers being treated abysmally

It’s becoming more apparent weekly how little this government cares about the New Zealanders who work on our frontline, helping to keep us safe in emergencies.

These are our critical workers and they are being treated abysmally by the Government that promotes kindness.

Police, nurses, clinicians, firefighters … their systems are all massively under-resourced while staff face increasing pressure in their workload.

Our fire stations are under huge stress with some appliances going out under-staffed, and some stations having to close due to lack of staff. This poses increased risk for the safety of

our first responders and for the people they hope to help.

Our hospitals and elderly care facilities are struggling to recruit or retain staff. Only 78 per cent of patients that presented to a local ED between January and March this year were seen within six hours, compared to 86.7 per cent in 2020.

Competing This is partly due to border closures in the last two years, and partly due to the fact that we’re competing with other countries to attract nurses, like Australia, where nurses get better pay and put on a pathway to residency.

Police, too are stretched to respond to every call for help

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I was sad to see Papamoa Plaza suffer a ram raid last weekend and Fashion Island has been regularly targeted by blatant thieves; small business owners everywhere are being badly affected by this Government’s soft approach in their attempt to keep prison numbers down. Come and hear National’s perspectives on law and order at my public meeting with Mark Mitchell on August 17.

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Growing budding talent This year’s Bay of Plenty Young Grower competition saw eight talented growers compete and show off their horticultural talents.

Among them was Trevelyan’s very own Gurjinder Singh and Laura Schultz; who was named winner of the competition.

Trevelyan’s managing director James Trevelyan says: “It was fantastic to see and recognise Laura’s achievement”.

Laura wowed the judges with her flare in practical challenges and her speech about adapting to climate change to grow top-quality crops. Having worked at Trevelyan’s for the past four months as an avocado grower liaison, Laura says she has “learnt heaps”.

“I’ve learnt so much more about growing – beforehand, I was working on our family orchard so I had lots of practical experience but there’s a lot more to the industry than what happens on the orchard,” says Laura.

“When I go into the Trevelyan’s packhouse and ask questions around quality and grading, everyone’s always happy to show you around – it’s super supportive.”

On her winning the regional competition, Laura says: “It’s just given me more confidence in my ability to push myself further in the industry”.

MP Kiritapu Allan with Bay of Plenty Young Grower of the Year for 2022, Laura Schultz.

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New approach to find Links Ave solution Tauranga City Council is looking to empower a community panel to come up with solutions to the safety and traffic volume issues which have plagued Links Avenue in recent years.

The council has trialled two different cul-de-sac configurations to reduce the number of vehicles using the street to something more like the volume a residential street should be carrying, with only buses and a limited range of other service vehicles allowed to travel through the closure area.

Rat runners

The trials have eliminated the use of Links Ave by ‘rat runners’ avoiding queues on Maunganui Rd, reducing the number of vehicles on the street from around 7500 to 2500 daily.

That’s brought some welcome changes for some people and allowed removal of the bus lane, both of which have contributed to a much safer environment for the hundreds of schoolchildren who use Links Ave on weekdays.

However, there was a convenience downside,

with residents of Links Ave and the streets running off it unable to exit from the eastern end of the street, which resulted in time-consuming travel delays for local residents.

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There’s no simple solution to the Links Ave issues that will please everyone, but we’ve asked a panel comprised of community representatives to identify the best possible approach which will achieve the safety and traffic volume outcomes we need.

The panel will be assisted by an independent facilitator and independent traffic engineering advice and we’re confident this ‘participatory democracy’ approach will identify some options that the local community can live with, at least until traffic flows go back to something like normal when the major works on State Highway 2 come to an end.

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Voters – please don’t make same mistakes again!

Throughout my time reading the Letters to the Editor, I’ve seen numerous attacks on the current government, blaming them for everything that ails New Zealand society right now. This includes taking jabs at the current Commissioners at the Tauranga City Council.

However, what I haven’t seen yet, is that the voting public for our Local Body Elections take responsibility for voting for inexperience and incompetence over multiple election cycles, drawing the need for central government intervention in the first place.

Dare I suggest that if the majority of the voting population in Tauranga didn’t make terrible voting decisions, or even better still, actually voted outside their own interests and thought about the

wider community, we might not have needed intervention in our local government in the first place?

As we look forward and anticipate a time where we can select our council’s representatives again, perhaps the majority of voters may do well to not fulfil the definition of ‘insanity’ – to do the same thing over and over and expect different results.

Don’t vote in the same crowd that got our city into this mess just because it shaves a few bucks off your rates bill. Especially at the expense of the infrastructure your children and grandchildren will inherit. Don’t be selfish.

Logan Robinson, Tauranga City.

New service a waste of time?

And so the Tauranga Rubbish Saga goes on! When I lived in Te Puna West I purchased a plastic bag with my weekly shop and having placed it at the kerb on the right day, it was the last I saw of it. Since then I started living at a retirement village in Pyes Pa. There were four companies doing the rubbish collection with their own colour of bags. It was decided to only allow blue bags as

their pick-up truck was smallest and would cause less damage to the street kerbing in the village. The village also collected glass and spent batteries, taking them to the transfer station in Maleme St. It all worked very well as a ratepayer.

Now we have another new system, plastic wheely bins, red or yellow of various sizes together and green food scrap buckets, all of which have to be brought back inside and all have separate trucks visiting each residence. [Abridged].

Peter Turner, Bayview.

What’s Tamaki’s plan this time?

Seeing Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki on the news striding along the motorway last Saturday with his followers in tow, you know he must be gearing up for the General Election next year. Last time round, in 2020, he failed to propel his wife Hannah into the

Parliament via the Vision NZ party – the party failed to win any seats in the Beehive.

Now there’s talk of three minor parties forming a coalition…yikes!

Watch this space people!

W Wills, Greerton.

Supermarket prices, houses, charities, and the needy too…

It was interesting to read about supermarkets from a Labour Party view. Many people in NZ and overseas find it difficult to understand how any Government could take so long to discover what has been known for many years now, the trickle cash down by supermarkets?

American Ralph Nader was on the case of overcharging in supermarkets many years ago in the USA. Our consumer services in the past did little to prevent this after being approached.

Labour’s answer has been to pay beneficiaries to help combat increases over many years on

the taxpayer, rather than do something about the problem a blind man could see but not the Government. We all have to eat, it’s easy on $150,000-plus a year. The NZ taxpayer will shortly will have to buy 28,000-plus new houses for the needy? As well as working to pay

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Ron Chamberlain, Otumoetai.

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Kevin Atkinson moving on from Generation Homes Kevin Atkinson is moving on after 16 years at the helm of national home builder Generation Homes.

including our suppliers, has played a role in our success – and, collectively, we’ve propelled the company to become one of New Zealand’s top 10 residential home-building companies by volume.”

“My goal when I joined Generation Homes was to move the company from being a Tauranga-based Proud Kevin is proud of the company’s standing as New housing company, to expanding and operating Zealand’s only joint venture housing company, with across the country,” says Kevin. eight different partnerships across the country, more “Every member of the Generation Homes team, than 100 staff, and an annual turnover of more than $250 million a year.

“It is now time for me to focus on the next stage of my career and new challenges.

“I will stay on to assist with the transitional handover period and look forward to seeing the company’s ongoing success under a new chief executive.”

Kevin joined Generation Homes New Zealand from

a banking and property management background, and GHNZ chair Tony Sewell says he brought with him a “wealth of knowledge”.

Significant contribution

Kevin Atkinson.

“After such a lengthy stint as chief executive, Kevin wants to pursue governance, mentoring and advisory roles. We wish him all the best for his future and thank him for his significant contribution to Generation Homes.

“We’ve appreciated Kevin’s commitment and leadership. The residential building sector can be volatile, and he has managed the business well through highs and lows, particularly during the Global Financial Crisis and Covid pandemic,” says Tony.

Secure and name tools to avoid theft Police are urging DIY enthusiasts and tradies to secure and label their work tools, with theft of such items from vehicles reported frequently, according to Police.

“Police locate tools on a regular basis but most of them have not been engraved or [had] the serial numbers recorded so these tools cannot be returned to their owners,” says Senior Constable Pehi Potaka.

“Police actively investigate stolen property and endeavour to hold offenders to account but we need owners to do their part to prevent theft.

“If your tools can’t be identified, we can’t get them back to you and we can’t hold the offenders responsible,” says Senior Constable Potaka.

“Tradies should also take care where they park their vehicles and remove their tools if possible.”

Police say if tradies or DIY enthusiasts can’t park their vehicles in a secure garage, please take note of the following security tips to deter burglars and thieves.

Always lock your vehicle and leave windows up. Park in well-lit areas when possible. Always lock any lock-boxes with reliable/solid locks when you leave your

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vehicle and take your keys with you – especially hard or soft canopies on the rear of utility vehicles (utes).

In addition to the hard canopies on utes and vans, Police recommend alarming the back, where tools are stored. Any boats, trailers or vehicles containing tools on a property should be disabled so they can’t be moved or towed away.

If you see anything suspicious, contact Police immediately on 105 or Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Building a ‘hand-up’ for six families in the BOP Tammy Hutchins partnered with Habitat’s Progressive Home Ownership Programme and had her family home built in 2012 in Rotorua.

Habitat for Humanity will give six Bay of Plenty families a “hand up” into homeownership with their rent-to-buy programme.

The non-for profit organisation is offering new Progressive Home Ownership opportunities in Tauranga’s Sanctuary Point and Papamoa’s West Dune.

Habitat for Humanity central region chief executive Nic Greene says these houses will be ready to be occupied next year, and that the charity is taking applications now.

“We’re looking for families who are excluded from the market,” says Nic. “Low-median income families with a focus on Maori and Pacifica and…families looking for that first step onto the property market.”

Rent-to-buy has been Habitat’s progressive home ownership programme for more than 25 years and has seen growth due to government funding, says Nic. He adds that with the rapid rise of house prices, the charity is offering a “hand up” as opposed to a hand out.

Ten-year partnership

“It’s not just a house purchase – it’s a 10-year partnership that families enter into, so we get underway now to identify those people and start them on their journey,” says Nic. The programme sees families rent for the first five years before being supported into formal home ownership.

Habitat also offers education to families as a part of their home ownership journey.

“There’s a whole lot of wraparound services that we do because we’re working with people who aren’t able to get into the normal market for whatever reason – whether that’s a financial reason or other things in their lives,” says Nic. “We obviously want to help address those and get them onto the property ladder.”

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This is Habitat for Humanity’s first major project in the Bay of Plenty for some time, and the charity is delighted to be backed by Venture Developments and Bay Trust, says Nic. “We’re active in Wellington and the Waikato but this is our first major project in the Bay for a number of years.”

Families to apply

The Habitat team looks forward to hearing from families who are interested in the programme and the future aspirations that families have for themselves.

“We know that securing a decent place to live goes beyond the immediate benefits of a home that’s warm, dry, safe and healthy. Home ownership can be the catalyst that helps whanau to achieve in so many ways.”

Families who meet the programme’s criteria are invited to apply via: www.habitat.org.nz/central Or email: central@habitat.org.nz

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The experts can quote from your build plans Planning ahead saves time and money, say Bay Blinds’ window treatments experts Christopher, Vinnie and Niki.

The trio have numerous examples of Bay Blinds offering quicker solutions for new build homeowners who’ve found themselves short on time.

“Because we manufacture roller, venetian and vertical blinds in our own Tauranga factory, we have shorter lead times,” says Vinnie.

However, they say new homeowners who come to them early into the new build stage often reap the benefits.

Quote off plans

“Many people don’t know that we regularly quote off building plans,” says Niki. “They often think they need to wait until the build is completed, but we can give an early guide of what to expect and what to put aside in their total build budget.”

“Going through building plans with a client early into a new build, we advise on all suitable window

systems, taking into the account the lighting, privacy and the thermal aspect of the property, as well as other practical requirements,” says Christopher.

“Getting the right advice earlier means the builder can work in conjunction with the window treatments plans,” says Vinnie.

Right advice

The trio cite examples where window treatment options need to be factored into the build. Planning for internal wiring of motorised roller blinds; adjustment to roof trusses made on the plans allow for ceiling cavity flush boxes; or trouble shooting such as internal wind bars on sliding doors preventing roller blinds from being installed inside the frame.

The right advice at the right time is key, the trio agree. “In our consults, we work together with our clients to achieve their goals for the space, be it homes or workplaces,” says Niki.

Contact Bay Blinds for a free consultation on 0800 229 254.

Your Tauranga Bay Blinds window treatment consultants: Christopher, Vinnie and Niki. Photo: Salina Galvan Photography.

Intersection upgrade to allow more builds An upgrade at the State Highway 2 and Ōmokoroa Rd intersection will enable 2580 more homes to be built on the peninsula.

Ōmokoroa is one of the seven centres first to get government housing infrastructure funding, enabling more than 8000 more new homes to be built across the country.

Housing Minister Dr Megan Woods announced this month that Ōmokoroa’s intersection will get $38.4m funding from the Infrastructure Acceleration Fund – part of the Housing Acceleration

Fund, a contestable fund to enable housing development through infrastructure investment in transport, three waters or flood management.

Administered by Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, investment of about $38.4m will support an upgrade of the SH2 intersection, providing safe access to the Ōmokoroa peninsula and catering for the next 15 years of anticipated growth for the town.

Western Bay of Plenty Mayor Garry Webber says his council expects this upgrade to enable up to 2500 homes, with a mix of standalone homes, affordable homes

and medium density housing.

“This funding will turn what has long been a vision into a reality for our communities,” says Garry.

“We can now build a vital piece of infrastructure that will significantly improve the safety and day-to-day movements of our people – in turn opening up critical new housing supply in Ōmokoroa. We are grateful to Kāinga Ora for seeing the value this work brings to the region.”

The Housing Minister says the IAF was set up to jump-start housing developments by funding necessary services like roads and pipes to homes.

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Help review the consent system The Government has announced a review to modernise the Building Consent system, with the public being invited to have their say.

“The current building consent system was established in 1991 when many buildings new buildings were mostly detached, single-storey, timber-framed buildings,” says Housing Minister Dr Megan Woods.

“A lot has changed in 30 years in how we design, procure and build so the building consent system needs to keep up with those changes.”

The Minister says a better building consent system will support the Government’s wider goals to transform the housing market, unlock productivity growth, stimulate urban development where it is needed, and make homes more affordable for all. “The review will focus how to unlock productivity growth, stimulate urban development where it is needed, and make homes more affordable for all.

Assurance

“We also want to provide assurance to building owners and users that building work will be done right the first time, and ensure that buildings are well-made, healthy, durable and safe.”

However the building consent system review will not revisit the current joint and several liability

rule “as this rule provides the greatest assurance that building owners will be compensated for any loss that results from building defects”.

Risk

“However, the review will closely examine how we manage and allocate risk within the building system.”

The system needs to evolve as the sector continues to innovate and adopt new technologies and design methods, says the Minister.

“This is especially important as the effects of climate change will further impact the way we build in the future – energy efficiency and carbon emissions will become core considerations when building.

“While several issues facing the system have been brought to my attention, such as the capacity constraints experienced by building consent authorities to deliver on increased demand for new building work, this consultation will ensure all parts of the sector have the opportunity to share their views and be a part of potential system change.”

Submissions on the consualtion close September 4, 2022. Visit: https://www.mbie.govt.nz/haveyour-say/building-consent-system-review

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Showerdome is a clear acrylic dome that simply attaches to the shower cubicle top to prevent steam forming in the bathroom. Steam happens when warm moist air mixes with cold air, so it acts as a barrier between those two air masses. Showerdome is a Kiwi invention and the company is proudly New Zealand owned and operated.

Research conducted by the University of Waikato proves a Showerdome, when used correctly, can

pay for itself within two years.

The study estimated heating a bathroom for half-an-hour per day with a 2.4kw electric heater costs around $100 a year, while using a 0.15kw heated towel rail for 12 hours per day costs around $156 a year.

A Showerdome costs $339 plus installation of around $150. For more information or local dealers, visit: www.showerdome.co.nz The Weekend Sun has one DIY Showerdome kit to give away, valued at $339, for one lucky reader who can tell us how long it would take a Showerdome to pay for itself?

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Helping people respond to loss and grief A strong desire for people in the community to be empowered to create meaningful responses to loss is a driving force behind a planned workshop in Tauranga to acknowledge Loss and Grief Awareness Week 2022.

Jones from Grief Support Services.

She says we often simply ‘react’ to loss. “Depending on our patterns and habits of reacting, this may be helpful or unhelpful to our wellbeing.

Meaningful responses

“Creating meaningful responses to loss contributes to our wellbeing and resilience and there are various ways of doing that – culturally, creatively Launched in 2014 and in community,” says Jeanette.

by Skylight Trust, the The Tauranga workshop runs week aims to help New 9am-11.30am, next Saturday, August Zealanders respond 6, at Elliotts’ Chapel and includes to the impact of loss morning tea. Participants will hear and grief. about Tikanga Māori practices of The last year has seen responding to loss, including the many situations where practice of tangihanga, from local people have had to cultural advisor Reweti Te Mete. grieve differently or have Self-employed writer and trainer experienced different Dawn Picken will present her layers of complexity when coping with their grief and experience of loss and the role loss, according to Jeanette writing has played in her own Dawn Picken will share her own experience of loss and how writing played a part in her creative response. Photo: supplied.

Young potters dive into ocean theme An exhibition of all things ‘Ocean, above and below’ will be held at Bethlehem Pottery Club tomorrow, July 30, thanks to the work of some creative youngsters in the recent school holidays.

Young potters got the chance to explore turning clay into ocean-themed sculptures at the club on four days between July 11-July 20.

“Bethlehem Pottery Club, with funding from Creative Bay of Plenty, offered places to children at a variety of schools around Tauranga, to take part in pottery classes during the school holidays,” says Juliet Fitzgerald.

Now the classes have been held, and the pieces of work made have been fired, the club is holding an exhibition of the work that will be open to the general public from 10am-2pm tomorrow, July 30.

The club has received funding from Lotteries Grant Board, Holland Beckett Law, Digital Pie, and Creative Bay

of Plenty to hold the exhibition.

“As part of the Cape to Cape exhibition – coming up on September 29-October 2 – we’ve been holding the four kids’ pottery classes during the July school holidays. Each class has had 12 kids enrolled.”

With the theme ‘Ocean, above and below’, Juliet says the first two classes produced lighthouses, boats, octopus, fish, a treasure chest and more.

“Thanks to Creative BOP funding we were able to make two of the classes scholarship classes, and we invited schools in Tauranga to nominate one or two of their students to take part.”

All work done by the kids from the four classes will be on display to the public at the Bethlehem Pottery Club, Bethlehem Rd, from 10am-2pm on Saturday, July 30. Entry to the exhibition is free.

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creative response to that experience.

Tauranga art teacher Leanna Buxton will explore the use of mandala as another creative way of working through loss. The workshop is open

to all, with any donations to GSS gratefully received. Spaces are strictly limited, so registration is required.

Visit: www.griefsupport.org.nz or phone 07 578 4480.

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Saturday 30 July Association Croquet

Sat,Mon & Wed at Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. 9.15 am for 9.30am start. New players & visitors welcome. Ph. Jacqui 07 574 9293

Badminton Club Aquinas College

Tauranga Badminton Club, Monday’s 7-9pm. Aquinas College Events Centre PyesPa. Seniors & Year 11 upwards.

Casual players welcome. $10pp.

Club racquets available. Ph/text Noel: 027 622 9797

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Stars Aligned. Opus Orchestra Trust (Classical), Sat 30 July 7.30pm Addison Theatre. Tickets available from ticketek.co.nz 0800 TICKETEK

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Piaf: The Legend. Mark Roy & Powers Realty Group (Musical), Sat 6 Aug 7pm Addison Theatre. Tickets available from ticketek.co.nz 0800 TICKETEK

Bay Singles Social Group

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Beth-El Messianic Family

Celebrate Shabbat (Sabbath) as did Messiah Yeshua (Jesus), his disciples and early believers. All welcome. Otumoetai Primary 10am or FaceBook Live 11am.

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Car Boot Sale

Church garage sale and car boot sale. Welcome Bay Community Church, 340 Welcome Bay Road. 8am to 11am. $5 per stall.

Sausage sizzle.

Concert for Ukraine in Te Puna

Omokoroa Market

Settlers Hall, Omokoroa Road 9-12pm Community monthly market Come and check us out! New Vendors contact: omokoroamarket@gmail.com

Otumoetai Tennis Club

Adult tennis. Start time 1.30pm. Bellevue Park Windsor Road (adjacent to swimming pool). New players and visitors welcome. Ph Victor 027 577 1818 a/hrs

Papamoa Table Tennis Club

Saturday Club session for all ages and abilities, 2pm to 4pm, Papamoa College Gym. Adults $5, Students $4 Ph John 021 038 6025

St Stephen’s Jigsaw Library

Every Saturday 10am-12noon Hire a variety of 500 puzzles, of 100 to 2000 pieces. Please wear masks and bring Vaccine Pass. Located behind church at Highmore Terrace, Brookfield

Sunshine Sequence Dance Group

Come and join a friendly group.

Saturday Dancing 7-9.30pm. St.John’s Church Hall, Bureta. $5pp + supper.

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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

Taoist Tai Chi

Taoist Tai Chi beginners sessions every day except Sundays at Greerton Bethlehem Te Puke, Papamoa & Katikati. Ph Margie 021 500 320

Tiny House Builders

A fundraiser for International Red Cross and Rotary NZ World Community Service. Te Puna Memorial Hall 6-10.30pm. Door sales $60 if not sold out. Contact Cathy 021 033 7707

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Every Sunday 9am-1pm rain or shine!

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

Flag Gridiron Practice

Arataki Park. Sunday 2.30pm to 4.30pm. Come down and give Flag Gridiron a try. It’s one of the fastest growing sports in NZ. All welcome

Golf Croquet

Sun,Tues & Thurs at Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. 8.30am for 9am start. New players & visitors welcome. Ph Nev 07 575 5121

Maketu Matkets

7am-12pm at Maketu Park Road Reserve. Maureen Ph 021 267 1685 or Facebook: RotaryMaketu

Maori History Walks

Papamoa Hills - learn the stories of Maori settlement along the BOP coastline. See details and booking herewww.traveled.co.nz/upcomingexperiences or text 0220 494 465

Matty and The Buxtons

Matty Buxton with special guests iz Wadid iz & Joe Cole. Live at Mauao Performing Arts Totara Street August 12th tickets at www.totarastreet.co.nz

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 1-3.30pm. Pond behind 22 Montego Drive Papamoa, sailing Electron Radio Controlled Yachts for fun. Adult beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419

Tauranga Opera Forum

Sunday Concert. Tickets $20 from House Of Travel. 3pm Sunday 31July The Jam Factory, Historic Village. For more information Ph 0272 849 738

Tibetan Buddhist Teachings

How can we practice Bodhicitta?

From 10-11:30am followed by refreshments. 25 Junction Road, Te Puna. Everyone welcome! Find us at https://www.facebook.com/ tashichoepel.ling

Monday 1 August Aglow Mt Maunganui

Badminton Club Aquinas College

Tauranga Badminton Club. Monday’s 7-9pm at Aquinas College Events Centre. Seniors & Year 11 upwards, Casual players welcome, $10pp. Club racquets available. Ph/text Noel 027 622 9797

Chess Mount Maunganui

Mt Maunganui RSA Chess Club, Maunganui Rd. Mondays (excl. public holidays) 7pm onwards. Info: search “Western BOP Chess” online Celeste Dance teaches @ Arataki Community Centre every Monday during the term. Starts at 3.30pm. Pop in for a first class free! dancer.amanda@ gmail.com 0210 841 0697 for info

Greerton Garden Club

Greerton Garden Club meets 2nd Monday each month at St James Church hall Pooles Rd. Greerton, at 1pm.

Visitors Welcome. Ph 07 562 8855

Harmony a Plenty Barbershop

Men -Do you like to sing and have fun? We’ll teach you. We practice Mondays 7pm at Bethlehem Community Church Moffat Road. Ring Errol at 0272 300 959

Keep On Your Feet

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

Let’s Learn Something New

An A-Z of Clubs, Courses & Classes happening now. Find an activity, join, & do it! All ages. www.letslearn.co.nz or Ph 07 544 9557

Moana Roller Derby

Open skate sessions, Mount Sports Centre 6-7pm. Ages 16+. Coaches available. Gold Coin Donation. $5 gear hire. No EFTPOS, Cash only

Mt RSA Indoor Bowls

Mt RSA Indoor Bowls - new club time Mondays, 12.15 for 12.30pm game.

Newcomers welcome. Contact Joy 0210 912 7589 or Alice 0210 642 337

Oceanside Probus Club

9.30.am at Omanu Golf Club, Matapihi Rd. All welcome. Ph Joan 022 6535 438 or Myra-Lou 575 6595

Papamoa Patchers Quilting

9.30am-2.30pm 1st and 3rd Monday of month. 9.30am-12.30pm 2nd and 4th of month. St Andrew’s Church Hall, corner Dee St/Ranch Road, Mt Maunganui

Pickleball In The Morning

Tauranga Creative Fibre

Every Monday 9.30am also 2nd & 4th Thursday 7pm. Learn new skills, knitting, crochet, spinning, dyeing, weaving & felting. 177 Elizabeth Street Tauranga. Ph Cathy 07 570 2191 Wesley Methodist Church, 100 Thirteenth Ave. 10am on the 2nd and 7.30pm on the 4th Monday of the month All welcome. Ph Tony 07 549 5015 or Brian 07 576 5210

Tauranga Scottish Country Dance

Beginners’ Class starts Monday 1 August at St John’s Church Hall, 94 Bureta Road 6.30-8.30 pm First 2 nights free. Phone Heather 579 1556

Te Puke 500 Cards

Monday nights at the Te Puke Bridge Club, 4 Queen Street, Te Puke. 7pm start. Cost $5. Ph Mike 0274 955 284 or Lou 07 575 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

Women’s Mah Jong Group

We welcome new players to join our group at the Lyceum Club rooms, 68 First Ave, every Monday 1pm to 3pm. $3.

Beth 021 0261 7944

Tuesday 2 August Aotearoa Taekwando

Every Tues and Thus 5.15-6.45pm at Te Puke War Memoral. Ages 5yrs plus.

1st 2 classes free for new students.

Altrusa Ladies Service Group

Altrusa Int’l Ladies Service Group, meet evenings 2nd Tuesday for Business and 4th Tuesday for Programme. eg movies or similar Ph/text Sandra 027 483 8454 www.altrusa.org.nz

Arataki Coastal Club

Meeting at Arataki Community Centre, Mt Maunganui on second Tuesday of the month at 9.30am.

Programme of speakers, outings, dining and more. Ph Robyn 572 2908

Badminton

Tues & Thurs 9.15-11.30am at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre. Great fun. Some racquets available. Visitors $6. Melissa 027 307 6800 or Sarah 027 363 8157

Bureta Garden Circle

Meet Rhena Kulasingham and be encouraged by her faith filled ministry.

Tonight. 7pm, Mt Baptist Church, 66 Ranch Rd. Inquiries, Helen 021 175 9100.

9.15am-12.15pm. Join in the fun at the Mount Sports Centre.

Bats, balls and tea and coffee provided. $5. Bob 027 478 6282

Alcoholics Anonymous

For 10-16yrs, 4-5.30pm at Welcome Bay Community Centre, 242 Welcome Bay Rd. Cooking, life skills and developing leadership

Open meeting 10am, Wesley Methodist Church, 100 13th Ave, Tauranga. All welcome, Ph 0800 229 6757

Greerton Senior Citizens Hall 33 Maitland St. Mondays 12.45pm.

Learners welcome.

Tauranga Stamp Club

Free First Dance Class

Rangatahi Kai Club

Social Indoor Bowls

Meets 4th Tues of the month St Johns Church Hall, Bureta

Conversation Cafe Dee St

10.45-11am at Presbyterian Church Hall. Varied program.

Morning tea, aimed at seniors. All welcome. $2.50pp until further notice.

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Yoga for All

Join us for singing and fun. 7pm Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd. Musical Director Andrew Braid. Pippa 0274 730 185, Julie 0210 252 6805

Welcome Bay Community Centre, 6-7.30pm. Traditional, relaxing Yoga class. Beginners welcome. $15 for one or $110 for nine classes. Bring a mat.

Info: Bhajan 07 929 7484

Israeli Dancing

Wednesday 3 August

Beginners class 6:307:30pm, Gate Pa Primary School hall, Cameron Rd. Circle & line dances, all ages welcome.

Ph/txt Maria, 022 165 2114

Keep On Your Feet

Katikati Catholic Church hall, 89 Beach Road. 10.15-11.15am, strength & balance classes for older adults, all levels of fitness welcome. Ph. Sharnie 021 111 8617

Lunch & Games Afternoon

1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month.

Games, Fish & Chips. Come along and join the fun 12-3pm, St Johns Anglican Church, 94 Bureta Road, Otumoetai. Ph 576 9923

Mount Morning Badminton

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

Olympic Style Shooting

Tauranga Target Rifle Club has been locked out of its range by the Legion of Frontiersmen during sublease negotiations.

Contact Alan 021 251 2843 for details

Oriana Singers Community Choir

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

Otumoetai Tennis Club

Adult tennis. 9am Tues &Thurs.

Bellevue Park Windsor Road (adjacent to swimming pool). New players and visitors welcome. Ph Peter 021 542 172

Otumoetai Walking Group

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

Preschool Music and Movement

St Peter’s Hall, Victoria Rd, Mt Maunganui Tuesdays @ 10am & St Mary’s Hall, Marlin St, Bayfair Thursdays @10am. Morning tea provided

Sequence Dancing

Tauranga Social & Leisure Club, St Johns Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd Otumoetai, Tues 7-9.30pm except 2nd Tues month 3.30-6pm Lesley 929 7295

Scrabble

Love words and strategy?

Come join us each week.

Tauranga Citz Club, 9:20am.

Don’t need to join Citz Club.

Jo Ann 07 578 3606

TaiChi Internal Arts

Beginner Classes. Tues & Thurs 9.30am at Te Puke Memorial Hall.

Wednesdays 9.30am at St Georges Church Hall, Gate Pa. Thurs 9.30am at Te Puna Memorial Hall. $6.

David 027 222 2824

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

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

Tauranga Toastmasters

meets 7.30pm every Tuesday evening at the Coastguard headquarters 72 Keith Allen Drive. Paul 0274 828 779

Te Puke Pipe Band

Meets weekly 6-8pm at Te Puke Baptist Church, Station Rd, Te Puke. Learner pipers and drummers welcome. Free tuition provided Ph Jo 021 052 6728

Te Puna Playcentre

Fun play sessions for parents/ caregivers & children 0-5yo. Open Tuesday from 9-1pm during term. 225 Te Puna Rd. Ph 07 552 5153 te.puna@playcentre.org.nz

TGA Patchwork & Quilters

Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday at 7pm; 2nd & 4th Friday at 10am. Tauranga Art & Craft Centre, 177 Elizabeth St. Contact Denise 0272 919 917

10 Pin Bowling

1pm at 10 Pin Tauranga,135 Thirteenth ave. Mixed group play for fun but keep the score. Very occasionally competitive. Ph Glenda 021 257 8678

500 Cards

Play 500 at our friendly club, 1pm at St Thomas More Church, Gloucester Rd Mt Maunganui. $4. Refreshments and prizes. Barbara 027 216 9066 or Bob 0274 786 282

Adults Ballet Plus

Lots of dance styles covered 12.30pm at St Peters Church Beach Rd Katikati ‘Dance like no one’s watching’ Ph Gaye 027 274 8753 / 07 577 1753

Age Concern Walking Group

Meet at 10am Sulphur Point off Merrilees Ph Renee 07 576 6699

Avenues Friendship Club

1st Wednesday of every month at 9.30 am. Tauranga Citizens Club 13th Avenue. Guest Speakers. Visitors always welcome. Ph 0274 061 846

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Tauranga South Garden Club

First Wednesday of the month at 1pm at Greerton Bible Church hall, 56 Chadwick Road. Visitors are welcome. Please contact Carmen 027 378 2248

Thursday 4 August 60’s Up Movement

First Thursday of every month 10am, Tauranga Citizens Club. Meet new people, join the fun. Cost $3.

Enquiries 027 247 7643

Shane and the Shazam Band

Free ESOL conversation classes, Holy Trinity Church, 251 Devonport Rd. 9.30-11.30am. Every Monday except school holidays

Katikati Bowling Club

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

Keynotes Women’s Barbershop Chorus

7pm Wesley Centre Hall, 100 13th Avenue. Do you love to sing?

We sing 4-part harmony. Women, any age welcome. Ph Bernice 576 4848 Facebook Keynotes Inc.

Meditate in Tauranga

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Katikati Bowling Club

8 Park Road. Mixed Roll-ups 12.453pm

10 Pin Bowling

1pm @ 10 Pin Tauranga,135 13th Ave. Mixed group play for fun but keep the score. Very occasionally competitive. Ph Glenda 021 257 8678

Marching For Leisure

A non-competitive activity for mature ladies. Fun, fitness and friendship. For all Tauranga team’s practice details and contacts Ph Elaine Corbett 021 208 8898

Pickleball

10am-12noon at Baypark. 7-9pm at Tauranga Boys College. Join us for some fun! Paddles provided. $5. Bob 027 478 6282 or Sue 021 726 304

Scottish Country Dancing

Mount Community Centre 345 Maunganui Road 7 pm Social Dancing. Geoffrey 544 0839 Lynne 021 1407 912

Taijiquan and Qigong

Sat & Wed 9am free Taiji / Qigong group. Kulim Park on beach by big rock. All welcome.

Ph Petro 021 751 665

Tauranga Embroiderers’ Guild

Tauranga Embroiderers™ Guild meets every Wednesday at Tauranga Rowing Club, Devonport Rd 10am-2.30pm and 7-9pm. Beginners very welcome. Contact Pat Macdonald 027 311 8876 / 07 576 4546

Tauranga MidWeek Tramping Group

Lake Rotoiti via Bullring to Outdoor Education Centre.

Grade moderate. Allan 027 222 3325

Tauranga RSA Quiz Night

7pm start. 1237 Cameron Road.

Teams of up to 8. $3 p/person. Bar/ snack food available. Ph 578 9654

Tauranga RSA Housie

12.30pm start. 1237 Cameron Rd. Come and enjoy a friendly game of Housie. Bar snacks & coffee available.

Ph 578 9654

Pickleball

ESOL

St Peter’s Hall, Victoria Rd, Mt Maunganui Tuesdays @ 10am & St Mary’s Hall, Marlin St, Bayfair Thursdays @10am. Morning tea provided

Greerton Community Hall.Club Night 7pm Kevin 543 4044

Is your eating affecting the way you, or someone else, live your lives? Overeating, undereating - we meet Tuesdays 7-8pm and Fridays 1-2pm. Ph 0210 236 3236 9-11.45am at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre.

7-9pm at Tauranga Boys College. Join in on the fun!

Paddles and balls provided. $5. Bob 027 478 6282

Winnipeg, Canada May 2023, be home-hosted and host visitors from Boston, U.S.A. Meetings Thursdays & Sundays monthly, phone Jonathan 572 2091, Dianne 027 249 9859

Healing Rooms Prayer

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

The Sanctuary, 159 Durham St. 1-3pm. All welcome. No charge. www. healingrooms.co.nz 027 640 1263

Overeaters Anonymous

Enjoy Overseas Travel?

Combine Buddhist wisdom with meditation to improve the quality of your life. Everyone welcome. $15/10 7pm hall behind Brian Watkins House www.meditateintauranga.org

Cribbage 12.30 for 1pm start at RSA Greerton. Friendly club. New members very welcome. Ph Jill 021 160 6143

or addiction looking for support in recovery. 10am2pm at the Historic Village.

Call Melody 022 692 5868

Preschool Music and Movement

Sunshine Sequence Dance Group

Come and join a friendly group dancing 7-9.30pm at St John’s Church Hall, Bureta. $4pp includes supper.

Dawn 579 3040

U3A Beachside meeting

activities.

Meeting at Gordon Spratt Reserve 6.30pm for 7pm start. All adults welcome. $5 entry. Speaker will be Mark Whitworth on Port

Women’s Singing Group

We welcome new members to join us for friendship, fun and of-course singing, at The Lyceum Club 68 Ist Avenue 10.30 every Thursday.$5. Pip 0210 254 3777

Friday 5 August

Adult Social Ballroom/Latin Dance

Free Introductory Beginner Dance Lesson Thursday 25th August, 7:30pm at Club Mt. Maunganui Dean Smith Ph 021 230 3187 www.udance2.co.nz Just come along

Alcoholics Anonymous

Open meeting 10am, Wesley Methodist Church, 100 13th Ave, Tauranga. All welcome, Ph 0800 229 6757

Coffee & Connect

10am-12pm at Welcome Bay Community Centre, 242 Welcome Bay Rd. Chat and have a smell of happiness in a cup of coffee. Feeling lonely?

Come along make new connections

Free Library

1-3pm. Open to all. Free books, free refreshments. Join games: Scrabble, Quiddler, Skip-Bo. Take home books, jig-saw puzzles. 33 Maitland Street.

Greerton Senior Centre.

Librarian 543 0355

Katikati Senior Citizens Club

Meets at Katikati Memorial Hall 12.45 for a game of social bowls and a chat over a cuppa. More details Ph Chris 549 0958

Mental Health Recovery Workshops

Free workshops for people with experience of mental unwellness

TV/Recording legend ‘Shane’ (of ‘Saint Paul’ fame) serves up a parade of classic rock/pop hits. 7.30pm at Mt. Maunganui RSA. Members $20 - Guests $25.

Tauranga Country Music Club

Meets on the 2nd Sunday at 1pm each month at the Senior Citizens Hall, Norris Street.

All welcome. Members a plate please

Tauranga RSA Housie

12.30pm start Tauranga RSA, 1237 Cameron Rd. Come and enjoy Housie with Eileen and Diana.

Snacks and drinks available.

578 9654

TGA Patchwork & Quilters

Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday at 7pm; 2nd & 4th Friday at 10am. Tauranga Art & Craft Centre, 177 Elizabeth St. Contact Denise 0272 919 917

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Shower Clean Services is an independently owned and operated company dedicated to removing mineral deposits and hard water stains from your shower glass and ceramic tiles.

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Shower Clean Services can help everyone, from those buying or selling properties, rental agencies, landlords, hotels, motels and more.

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annual book sale

BOOKS AND JIGSAWS wanted for Tauranga Harbour City Lions November Book Sale. Dates 4th 5th 6th November 2022. Drop off points are Harvey Norman Cameron Road, Wet and Forget Chapel St Centre, Countdown Bethlehem Town Centre, 4 Seasons Tauranga Crossing, Bunnings Jean Batten Drive. Please no magazines, encyclopedias. Phone 579 2204 or 543 4418 or 027 270 5292

bible digest

DO NOT BE ANXIOUS about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7)

curriculum vitae

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

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

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

livestock

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

lost & found

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

FOUND grey tabby & white adult female cat. Papamoa area. Ref: 552508 FOUND tabby teenage male cat.

Omanawa area. Ref: 552104

FOUND black teenage male cat. Mt Maunganui area. Ref: 552489 FOUND tabby teenage male cat. Pyes Pa area. Ref: 552493

trades & services

BRYCE DECORATING interior and exterior painting, wallpapering.

Have your powdercoated windows faded? Can be cleaned and restored like new! Plastic car bumpers faded? Can be restored too! Quality work. Showroom finish. Ph Wayne 021 162 7052 BUILDER AVAILABLE repair maintenance, decks, pergolas, fences, all housing work. Ph Roger 022 121 3356

SMALL JOB HANDYMAN SERVICES. I will repair your broken gate, fence, paint work or any interior, exterior small jobs. I guarantee quality workmanship.

Call me today. Pat 027 588 0122 TREE, SHRUB and hedges trimming, topping, rubbish, palm pruning or removal, satisfaction guaranteed free quote. Ph Steve Hockly 027 498 1857

travel & tours

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venues

WEDDINGS, PARTIES, MEETINGS, etc. The perfect venue. With stunning Harbour views, fully licensed bar & kitchen onsite.

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

Ph 571 8450

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Free door to door service, extended tours, day trips, Shows. BOOK NOW: Ph No8 Tours team on 579 3981 or

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ROOF REPAIRS Free quotes for all maintenance of leaking roofs, gutter cleaning & repairs. Chimney maintenance & repairs. Registered roofer, 30yrs exp. Ph Peter 542 4291 or 027 436 7740

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

Saturday 27 August 10am on zoom

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

Churches Active In Our Community BETH - EL la tyb

Replace CHURCH CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Messianic Family with Messianic Family St Andrews Church, Dee St, Mt Maunganui ALL WELCOME ALL WELCOME Bible Study 9:30am - Worship Service 10:45am

You are welcome to worship with us each Sabbath (Saturday)

Joel & Sharon van Ameringen

St Andrews Church, Dee St, Mt Maunganui Bible Study 9:30am • Worship Service 10:45am Enquiries 021 277 1909

The news of high temperatures bringing wild fires in the United Kingdom and Europe is not good. Nor are accounts of famine in Africa, sea levels rising in the Pacific, road collapse in Aotearoa/New Zealand and so on, as the effects of global warming are reported.

How can people of faith, of compassion in this privileged country respond? It is easy to feel helpless: to push any call to action away, saying politicians must respond.

Some Quakers, feeling the need to contribute to positive change, are turning to a practice that was used by early Quakers when faced with seemingly impossible life-threatening situations.

These people, 300 years ago, found their solutions by holding personal and communal

difficulties in the Light. Sometimes they would sit for hours, deeply listening for the Spirit’s guidance on the way forward. When it came, they would act on it in faith and trust.

The modern version of this Quaker practice is called ‘Experiment with Light’.

It is a guided meditation that takes a person deeply into the still, silent places within where words of truth and guidance may be heard.

It may reveal options for action previously undreamt of.

Some call this the voice of God, others see it as the deep knowing that is within each of us; the dynamic Living Spirit, the Spirit of Good.

It may be a way of finding positive, effective action in this time of seemingly impossible, life-threatening climate emergency.

Experiment with Light can be practised in a group or individually and is online.

Tauranga Quaker Worship Group

info@bethel.org.nz info@bethel.org.nz bethel.org.nz bethel.org.nz

We look forward to seeing you! mtmaunganui.adventist.org.nz

Tauranga Churches ST PETERS IN THE CITY Cnr. Cameron Rd & Spring St www.stpeters.org.nz Phone 578 9608 Rev Enosa Auva’a 10.00am Family Service Contemporary

ST COLUMBA

502 Otumoetai Rd Phone 576 6756 www.stcolumba.co.nz Email: office@stcolumba.co.nz 9.30am Worship Service

ST ANDREWS EVANS RD COMMUNITY Cnr Macville Rd & Dee St CHURCH, PAPAMOA Mt Maunganui Phone 575 9347 30 Evans Road Phone 574 6190 Rev. Mike Uttley 10.00am Family Service

www.mountchurch.org.nz Rev. Douglas Bradley 9.00am Traditional Service 10.30am Contemporary Service

BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY CHURCH 183 Moffat Rd Phone 579 1600 www.bcchurch.co.nz 9.30am Worship Service

ST ENOCHS

134 16th Avenue Phone 578 3040 www.stenochs.org.nz Rev. Jaco Reyneke 9.30am Morning Worship

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Friday 29 July 2022

The Weekend Sun

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NEW ZEALAND MADE

LOUNGE SALE

20+ more styles in store & ready to take home today

Wanaka Lounge Suite - NZ Made 3 + 2.5 Seater WAS $5299 NOW $4399

Urbis Lounge Suite - NZ Made 3 + 2.5 Seater WAS $5199 NOW $4299

Nottingham - Linen Stripe - NZ Made 3.5 Seater WAS $4699 NOW $3899

Preston Lounge Suite - NZ Made 3 + 2.5 Seater WAS $5799 NOW $4799

Durham Armchair + Ottoman - NZ Made WAS $3299 NOW $2699

Bellamy Lounge Suite - NZ Made 3.5 + 2.5 Seater WAS $5199 NOW $4199

Proudly a family business specialising in premium quality NZ Made lounge suites since 1993