The Weekend Sun - 9 September 2022 by Sun Media

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A wonderful collaboration between Tauranga Golf Club, three local street artists and the Te Tuinga Whanau has created three stunning billboards in Greerton to promote te reo Māori.

e e ort coincides with the upcoming Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week from September 12-19. is Māori Language Week is extra special – with September 14, Māori Language Day, commemorating 50 years since the presentation of the 1972 Māori Language Petition – te Petihana Reo Māori – to PicturedParliament.isTauranga artist Tautoko

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Matehaere with one of three billboards – which aim to promote te reo Māori through art. Read more on page 3.

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TECT Chairperson Bill Holland says it is the local community groups and volunteers who keep our region thriving and the awards are a way to acknowledge and thank them. “ e Community Awards shine a spotlight on many of the unsung heroes working quietly in the background to make our community a better place to live. “From supporting people’s health and wellbeing, to protecting or revitalising the environment, to hosting events that keep us connected, there’s so much good work being done by dedicated volunteers and community groups that deserves to be acknowledged.”Nominationsare now open for the six categories in the 2023 awards: Event Excellence, Diversity and Inclusion, Sustainable Future, Heart of the Community, Youth Spirit, and Volunteer of the Year. Top pick e public can vote for their top pick of the nalists in the People’s Choice Award. e 2023 Awards will be in March at Baycourt Community and Arts Centre, following an online showcase of all nalists in the six weeks prior on Facebook andAnyInstagram.not-for-pro t organisation or volunteer in Tauranga and Western BOP working in the interests of the community can be nominated, including one of which you are a Nominationsmember.close Sunday, October 30. To nominate those worthy, www.tect.org.nz/community-awards-2023see:

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Promoting language through another artform is the basis or kaupapa behind new giant murals bordering a local golf course. ree billboards, each about 12 metres long and previously tagged with gra ti, have received a makeover from three local artists, coinciding with Māori Language Week, from September 12-19. Māori Language Day on September 14 commemorates the presentation of the 1972 Māori Language Petition - te Petihana Reo Māori - to Parliament. is year is extra special with September 14 marking the 50th anniversary of the petition – an event that led to many of the kaupapa we have today, including Te Wiki o te Reo Māori which is Māori Language Week. Te Tuinga Whanau chief imagination o cer Tommy Wilson noted the billboards while he was playing golf at Tauranga Golf Club. “Golfers kept having to look at profanity and gra ti on the billboards by the fence,” says Tommy. “Tagging was always all over them.” Street art Tommy says the best way to get rid of tagging is to do street art. Following a discussion with Tauranga Golf Club, he brought in three street artists Tautoko Matehaere, Te Arahi Wilson and Jonas Rolleston to transform the billboards. “We’ve used gol ng words in the murals. We’ve taken the word ‘golf’ and translated that into Māori – ‘korowha’. And ‘birdie’ is ‘manu’ and ‘eagle’ is ‘ekara’. Now hundreds of golfers every week know three words in Māori they may not have known before.” Local stories Tautoko, aged 27, has been into art since he can remember, and got into gra ti at age 12. “Jane Denton, who was the council gra ti prevention o cer, contacted us through a Hip Hop youth programme I was involved in; from age 13-16 I did commission work for Tauranga City Council,” says Tautoko. Finishing college he studied before going to work for paint shops and as a painter. Two years ago he became a full-time artist. “I’ve known Tommy at Te Tuinga Whanau for years. “About a year ago they got me to help paint the Taratoa wall in Greerton; then they approached me with a plan to cover local stories,” says Tautoko. He’s painted four walls near Te Tuinga Whanau headquarters and has more projects with TCC. Read this story in full at: www.sunlive.co.nz Tauranga artist Tautoko Matehaere with one of the new murals at Greerton.

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Views on topics e Sun has asked for mayoral candidates’ views on the following topics. Asked if she’d support local councils amalgamating, Suaree says: “As a mayor or councillor, my role would be to provide stewardship and engagement for voters to make that decision..I’d be absolutely voter-led on that”.

At 46, Whakamārama born-and-raised Suaree Borell is not only the youngest candidate running for the Western Bay of Plenty Mayoralty. She’s the only female. However, while she believes these factors bring a di erent set of values, skills and opinions – she says there is “nothing male or female in terms of the role of Mayor”. “I’m equally advocating for my ethnicity, my age and all the other ‘isms’ that I have. But I absolutely believe they are all crucial to being present at the WBOPDC table.” Suaree, who is university-educated, a homeowner, business director and partner to Dr Lanuola Asiasiga – is a research and evaluation consultant. For this, she independently writes reports and gathers community service user voices on initiatives Central Government procure from providers.

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“By and large, I feel the proposal at Central Government level is inaccurate and somewhat out of touch. My campaign view would lean me to call on the Government to press ‘pause’ and work with councils and communities on the issue.”

On ree waters, Suaree says it “is like the big one – the big taniwha”. “If I’m to say anything about it, it is that all of the partners need to have a conversation, and council and the community at large need to get better at having them... I don’t think we should rush these reforms as it doesn’t bene t anyone.

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Mayoral candidate Suaree Borell at her home in Whakamārama, where her family heritage goes back more than 130 years.

On a Katikati Bypass, Suaree admits her knowledge is limited “but I’ve heard, read, connected and resonated with the community voice that comes out – they’re deeply impacted by tra c owing through the main street of their town”. “Provisionally, yes I’d support it – but pending more conversation with the residents.”

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Heritage and community Why is she running for Western Bay Mayor – and, again, vying for a Kaimai Ward seat this Local Body Election? “I think heritage is big part of that. I’m really celebrating my connection to Whakamārama,” says Suaree, who cites her family has been in Whakamārama for more than 130 years and is part of its rich Maori-French heritage. Returning home from Auckland six years ago, Suaree stood for the Kaimai Ward last election. “I said next time I’d go for Mayor as I knew Garry [Webber] wasn’t standing. “I’m having a crack – being involved in Local Government has only recently joined my vision of what I wanted to do in terms of career and being home. It’s connected to the place that we call home and my family has continued to serve Whakamārama through that time,” says Suaree. Her goals? “I’m seeking election to enable my contribution to critical issues facing our area. So planning, infrastructure – those things that dominate a region’s agenda. Environment is an important part of that too – I hold this view because I think it’s important to continue to make the Western BOP a vibrant place to live, a good place for business, and a strong area in terms of the services that we provide such as health and education. I think local councils need to take a broader scope of the issues they’re looking to address. My area of expertise would be bringing community-based responsibilities to the way we make decisions within those issues.”

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One lap. Wattie Newton’s rst goal was to complete one lap. Standing at the edge of the pool at Mount Maunganui’s Baywave, he knew he needed a lifestyle change. His life depended on it. Wattie weighed about 170kg and was waiting for a hip operation and two knee operations. He was also developing diabetes. Watching on was his wife Ruth. e Maketū couple have four kids, 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Wattie knew he wasn’t just doing this for himself. He took the plunge and started aqua jogging, bit by bit building up his con dence, before progressing to swimming. “Swimming saved my life,” says Wattie. And he’s not exaggerating. e 78‐year‐old has been swimming at Baywave for about 10 years now. He has lost more than 50kg and swims between 80 and 120 laps of the pool three or four days a week. Ruth’s plunge Wattie’s life has been transformed. Exercising in water has also been kind to his tired, sore joints.

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Community is family “Because our community is our family. We’ve made friends and we come to see them while we are working towards a healthier lifestyle,” says Ruth.“We come around 10am‐12pm and know all the regulars. Everyone is on their own journey but with common goals to be healthier and we all motivate each other.” Ruth says the lifeguards are “amazing” and Baywave is “an excellent venue”. So much so Baywave has become part of Wattie and Ruth’s weekly routine. ey’re familiar faces poolside. “All the sta have a great attitude and are good people. And the cafe is important to the venue so we can catch up with friends after swimming.”It’s fair to say there is no going back for Wattie and Ruth; they even visit other aquatic facilities when out of town. Read this story in full at: www.sunlive.co.nz

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“I was able to get healthier with little to no impact on my body,” says Wattie. At the start of his Baywave journey, Ruth would come along and watch from the side. She was terri ed of water. But just like her husband of 54 years, she slowly worked up the courage and took the plunge. When Ruth rst ventured into the pool, her granddaughter was there holding her hand. Now she regularly does laps, aqua jogging with a otation belt, saying it’s done wonders for her mental health. “Swimming helps me with my anxiety, and I’ve made some really great friends,” says Ruth. In fact, the social element of Wattie and Ruth’s trips to Baywave has become just as important to them as the exercise.

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The Weekend Sun When Catherine Daniels struggled to verbalise her experiences of sexual abuse as a child, which she’d kept secret for decades, she turned to sculpture – sharing the impacts of carrying hidden trauma in visible form to others.

Normalise conversations Catherine believes, as a society, we need to normalise conversations around sexual abuse. “It’s a part of so many people’s lives. It’s one of those subjects that’s never talked about and we need to talk about it, we need to normalise it. It’s the only thing in the world that is non-cultural, non-female or male, rich or poor... there is no barriers to what sexual abuse and childhood trauma doesn’t touch.”

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‘ e Secret Keeper’ is a sculpture and photographic exhibition created by the artist to raise awareness about sexual abuse. “It’s about starting conversations around childhood trauma and sexual abuse and the e ects it has long-term on people,” says Catherine. oughts made visible With more than 70 sculptures in the exhibition, Catherine rst began creating the sculpted girls eight years ago. “It’s taken me eight years of fulltime work to process not only my trauma, but work out how to say it in a di erent form than just verbally –I couldn’t say it verbally out loud –I struggled to verbalise what had happened to me.”

Validated “People that come to the exhibition feel validated and they feel like they’re not alone,” says Catherine, who adds the sculptures are for everyone to see. She believes the exhibition creates greater understanding, empathy and insight into the lives of those who may have experienced trauma. “It gives you a look into a part of a person that you often don’t even think about.” Held at e Village Hall, in e Historic Village, the exhibition runs from September 5- 26 at 10am-4pm. Entry is free.

“ e emotions just owed out like water, pouring out of this damn that had built up over 50 years and once I started, I just couldn’t stop.” Showing her psychiatrist and psychologist, Dr Jerry Barnard and Elinor Seville, her sculptures, they encouraged Catherine to share her work. “ ey said: ‘ is has to go out in public – it’s going to help so many people’.”

Catherine says the process of sculpting what she was feeling was “cathartic” and gave her a visual way to express thoughts that she couldn’t express with words. “When I was sculpting I could, put it in a sculpture and I didn’t even have to write it or say it; I could just show people and they didn’t need an explanation.

A campus of creativity

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Simone Anderson gets creative in the facility’s pottery and ceramics hub.

A new space to be creative and connect within our community can be found in the heart of e Historic Village. e Incubator Creative Hub is excited to be expanding into the former Montessori School to develop a Creative Community Campus. With ample spaces and resources, e Incubator has had the space in their sights for a while after hearing the preschool was relocating. “We always had it in our long term vision that that place would be an amazing development for grassroots art infrastructure,” says e Incubator’s director Simone Anderson. Four ‘spaces’ Simone says the facility has four parts. “ ere’s a huge exi space, which takes up to 50 people at once and will be for any types of workshops from sketching, life drawing, print making, anything that you can imagine will be suitable.” A pottery and ceramics hub has an industrial volume kiln. “It’s great because there’s so many schools and organisations that are around in the BOP that don’t have kilns and so therefore, ceramics kind of gets dropped out of school curriculums,” says Simone. Utilising outdoor spaces, the facility has a large outdoor area to get creative juices owing and seats 25 people. e fourth space is the ‘social fabric’ – a community sewing and textile hub, with 12 sewing machines. No barriers Anyone can use the space, from groups, organisations, schools, tutors to creative professionals and more. “ e whole point is that it’s a physical space that will attract people that want to do some kind of creative activity,” says Simone, who adds e Incubator can help people self-manage their projects. “We can help facilitate tutors and artists; and creatives can come to us and say: ‘I’ve got this idea, I’d like to do these workshops’ and then we help put it all together. “It’s a real social space as well – that’s one of the biggest things is it creates those community connections and is accessible and has no barriers.” A core vision is to start an afterschool creative arts collective for youth. “[Young people] can meet each other and get involved in projects or their individual projects…or create their own groups and work towards exhibitions and events.” e campus is bookable now; and the aim is to launch the facility mid-October. “ ere’s nothing like this in Tauranga…we’re lling up a gap.”

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A paradise of pre-loved goods for tamariki can be found at Ōmokoroa Playcentre this weekend. Holding their third-ever annual fundraiser, Ōmokoroa Playcentre’s Pre-Loved Fundraiser this Sunday, September 11, will be their biggest one“We’veyet. been given the most items and it’s the rst year we’re doing a sausage sizzle as well,” says Ōmokoroa Playcentre’s EJ Weller. EJ describes the pre-loved fundraiser as a garage sale for zero to six year olds. “If you’ve got a kid under six then it’s the one-stop-shop for clothing, books, toys, puzzles, and games,” says EJ. ere will also be maternity and nursery items such as portacots and breastfeeding pumps. Posting some of the fundraising items on the playcentre’s Facebook page, there has been particular interest in a ‘kitchen helper’ which lets toddler’s stand at bench height. “ at’s actually an auction item… there’ll be quite a few people wanting that,” says EJ. e playcentre is aiming to raise $4000 to go towards their mud and water play area. “We’d like to get a water feature that reuses water, because we’re trying to reduce the waste water from our play,” says EJ. A family-friendly event, kids can play and families can enjoy a bake sale, plant sale, sausage sizzle and a silent auction as part of the fundraiser. ere will also be family prizes for Marshalls Animal Park, Classic Flyers and more. e fundraiser has free entry from 9am-midday on Sunday, September 11 at Ōmokoroa’s Playcentre, 334 Ōmokoroa Rd – or pay $10 for an earlybird pass to enter at 8.30am. Georgia Minkhorst Funds raised will be going towards a kids mud and water play area at the Playcentre.

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4 3 2+ For Sale $1,750,000 View Sun 11 Sep 12.30 - 1.00pm Web pb.co.nz/RTL13574

Beautiful family home in an easy care 4599m2 private, safe, and peaceful country setting. Spacious and warm, with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, double glazed, and with solar and a wetback from the log burner heating a large 420 litre hot water tank, you are unlikely to ever run out. Well-designed kitchen with scullery and separate laundry, a basement media/ games room and large double garage with extra storage provides excellent livability. The second master bedroom offers Air BnB potential, should you wish to have the extra income or combine with extended family. This property has the advantage of allowing you to spend your home time doing what you enjoy and the location to have easy access to the great outdoors in your immediate area. Tect Park adventure, with 1650 ha of all terrain playground, is just minutes away. The Crossing at Tauriko, Rotorua and Te Puke are all approximately 25 minutes away. Enjoy the views of the of the native bush surrounding the property.

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Show you care with a Yuri bear

Muriel McFarlane and Jeanette Hastie with Yuri Bears knitted at Bob Owens Retirement Village.

September’s end – Yuri teddy bears will be after that. A public Yuri bear drop-o point is at Bob RetirementOwensVillage,Carmichael Rd, Bethlehem.

Aiming for 20,000 e Bob Owens Retirement Village is one of with more to come. “One lady has knitted nine,” says Jeanette. “ ere’s one lady, a 100-year-old – Ruth Hawthorn – who has knitted two teddy bears, would you believe,” says Muriel. “She did all the knitting and I think her daughter Gaylene Johnson helps stitch them up. All directions “We’re getting teddy bears from all directions; we could end up getting 100 by the time we’ve nished. ere’s been a lot of interest, people are quiteActivitieskeen.”coordinator

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Robyn Nicholson initially put the Ryman’s project to the group. “It’s a good activity. People in the care centre have time and you can put it down and pick it up,” says Muriel. e Bob Owens knitters would love it if the public joined them in knitting the Yuri teddy bears. Easy-to-follow instructions are available. Or, people can donate yarn or toy stu ng. From now until the end of September, needles will be click-clacking across both countries, with speedy knitters already sparking a healthy dose of trans-Tasman competition. e target deadline is despatched to Ukraine 45 Ryman Healthcare villages participating in making 20,000 knitted teddy bears for some of the ve million children displaced or stranded at the Ukrainian-Polish border since Ukraine was invaded by Russia. Every resident at Ryman’s 45 villages and the company’s o ces in Christchurch, Auckland and Melbourne has been challenged to contribute a bear by the end of this month to the 50knittingknittersYuriRymantrans-TasmanHealthcareBearproject.eBobOwenshavebeenupmorethanYuribearsmade

Monday morning is the usual time that Jeanette Hastie and friend Muriel McFarlane join their group of nearly 20 knitters at Bob Owens Retirement Village. e pair are founding members of the knitting group, which has been running for 10 years.

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“On Tuesday morning I take a group in the rest home as well,” says Jeanette. Now they are part of a mammoth trans-Tasman bear-making mission to help the children of Ukraine. ey’d love the Western Bay of Plenty community to join in with knitting a ‘Yuri Bear’ to contribute to the cause.

12 S2228cbTgaCoastguard TODD MULLER MP FOR BAY OF PLENTY Monthly Bay of Plenty Electorate Constituents’ Drop-in Clinic: Third Monday of the Month (Feb-Nov): • 10-12: Te Puna Hall • 1-3: Welcome Bay Community Centre Appointments not necessary. (07)Todd.MullerMP@parliament.govt.nz5420505 Authorised by Todd Muller MP, 3/9 Domain Road, Papamoa. Friday 9 September 2022 The Weekend Sun It was a history-making moment when the Tauranga Boys’ College First XI Football team became the rst from their college to win the NZ Secondary Schools premier title when it defeated Hutt International Boys’ School in the nal in Napier 1-0 last Friday. e win capped o a remarkable season that’s seen the team win 20 of its 22 xtures as well as the Waikato/BOP schools title and the Super 8, to go with the national crown. Team coaches Alex Bryant and Neil Howard, both teachers at the college, have spent the past nine years together, building towards this success. In 2019 the team came fth and with the last two tournaments cancelled, they, along with the boys, have been itching for the opportunity that presented itself last week. Dedication “We have nothing but praise for the application and dedication of the whole squad on and o the eld,” says Neil. “ e support they received from parents and old boys has also been excellent and they were overwhelmed with messages of congratulations in the wake of the win.” An experienced 17-man squad, captained ably by George Brown, had good early wins in pool play against Nelson College (5-0), St Kentigern’s (3-1) and Christ’s College (5-1). Alex Searle scored four times in pool play to nish with a remarkable 38 for the season. is saw the team qualify for the top 16 where they faced Westlake BHS. A class nish from Ry McLeod set the boys on their way to a comfortable 4-0 win and the best performance of the week was reserved for multiple former champions Mount Albert Grammar. A 9-0 win saw goals come from all over the park with Jonty Bidois, Nathan Rostron and Mirko Brinkmann starring. e semi- nal saw Tauranga Boys’ College dominate St Paul’s of Hamilton – but it wasn’t until the last kick of the game that Xavier Maddox broke the deadlock to earn a 1-0 win.

First-time win e nal was played at the home of Napier City Rovers and saw Jonty Bidois score a ne header after two minutes. Both sides proceeded to squander chances from the penalty spot with Tauranga Boys’ keeper Troy Taylor making a ne save. e boys then failed to knock o HIBS despite many chances. Late defending however by Troy, Kyan Cundy, Zach Bryant and Henry Kemp saw Tauranga Boys’ hold on to win the trophy for the rst time in the tournament’s 45-year history.

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College makes football history

Tauranga Boys’ College First XI Football captain George Brown. Photo: Wareham Sports Media. Rosalie Liddle Crawford

Come meet Courtney – a happy one-year-old girl who always has a big grin on her face! She loves life and charms everyone she meets. She can be quite boisterous at times and has a tendency to jump up on people to get attention. She is smart, people-focused and should be easily trainable. She is fairly strong and energetic and so she needs to live with a family who have the time to exercise her regularly and keep her mind active with training and enrichment. If you’d like to meet this happy-go-lucky girl, apply online to arrange a meeting. For more information, call the Tauranga centre a call on: 07 578 0245. Reference number:

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14 To ﬁnd out what it means for you, your property, and your community, or to share your thoughts on the changes, www.tauranga.govt.nz/housing-supplyvisit The housing rules are changing. For us, that means having our own home, instead of sharing a house. The rules are changing so we can get more people into homes. That means it’s going to become a lot easier to build everything from granny ﬂats and duplexes to townhouses. The Weekend SunFriday 9 September 2022

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Recently, we saw some of the most damning criticism of the Government’s ree Waters agenda to date from the Auditor-General and public law experts. e Government has claimed it will run our water assets better. However, Auditor-General John Ryan has written to Parliament to express concerns, saying the proposal has “potential governance weaknesses” and “could have an adverse e ect on public accountability, transparency, and organisational performance”. ese are exactly the same concerns the public has been telling the Government for months. e Government claims that local communities and councils will continue to “own” shares in their water assets. However, a legal opinion says these claims “are false, misleading, and deceptive.” Public law rm, Franks Ogilvie, issued the opinion that was peer-reviewed by Gary Judd QC. It contained some of the most scathing legal criticism seen since Justice Peter Mahon coined the phrase “an orchestrated litany of lies”. Unprecedented criticism ey say: “Ministers appear to have coldbloodedly decided to confuse councils and ratepayers with false statements” and that the Government’s claims “are calculated to deceive.”

criticism. Even if you agree there is a need for reform, particularly for smaller councils that struggle to fund essential services, it’s becoming clearer that the Government’s ‘solution’ and their sales pitch don’t stand up to scrutiny. It has been on shaky ground since the very beginning. When Castalia, an international consulting rm, peer reviewed ree Waters they said it was based on “faulty assumptions and awed analysis”. ey say that Government overestimated both the problem and the cost of councils continuing to maintain their infrastructure. In Tauranga In Tauranga, ratepayers have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in micro ltration to have the best drinking water in New Zealand with a third water plant opening soon. More than $100 million has been spent on the Southern Pipeline and Te Maunga upgrades to protect our harbour, and more than $100 million has been spent on stormwater upgrades following the 2005 oods – we’ve provided this world class infrastructure and have the rates bills to prove it!

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Ironically, the Government’s proposal is likely to see less investment in Tauranga’s infrastructure as our water bills are siphoned o to support areas that haven’t invested as heavily in core services. We’re going to be paying twice. It may be the right thing to pay for upgrades throughout New Zealand but there is no way government’s proposal will be more e cient as claimed because they’ve promised to keep all the current ree Waters jobs in every council. New Zealand may very well need a change but this proposal isn’t the change we need.

Gary Judd QC is even blunter, saying, “When all the lying statements are put together…the government’s e rontery is breath-taking”. is isn’t media commentary or angry people putting in their two cents on Facebook. Instead, these are the opinions of the Auditor General, a Queen’s Counsel, and a respected public law rm – and is unprecedented professional

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We no longer have health services managed locally; our city’s public health services are administered from Wellington. Losing our local board means that decisions will not be made e ciently. Our community has been disempowered in decisionmaking without local governance for public health services. We don’t know what happens at Wellington meetings; no media or public may attend and only brief summaries of meeting agendas are released.

e Tardis, outside Classic Flyers café, is stocked with books and open to the public.

Tauranga city centre retailers have some gorgeous items that are new in-store and right on time for spring...

Nearly three years of a pandemic and our border closures have meant the loss of thousands of health workers, while unvaccinated medical sta are still not allowed back to work. We are short 4000 nurses. Despite these medical challenges a ecting many New Zealanders, the Government has chosen to reform our health system by rolling our district health boards into two new health systems –the Māori Health Authority, and Health New Zealand, a management-heavy model with massive expenditure for yet another public entity to be restructured and rebranded.

SPRING IS IN THE AIR!

On the subject of fair play – we’re taking action on supermarkets to ensure you’re paying a fair price at the checkout. We’re establishing a Grocery Commissioner, who will act as a watchdog and be able to issue warnings and nes.

Winter is out and spring is in! That means warmer weather, blossoming ﬂowers, more hours in the day, and new season fashion and accessories!

Our hospital was built to service a population that is now 50,000 higher than forecast.

What do you get when you combine an old telephone booth, an excess of books and a creative team? e Tardis book booth at Classic Flyers of course. CEO Andrew Gormlie tracked down a well-worn red telephone box in need of some urgent TLC and, before long senior engineer Bob Torr gave the old booth a new lease on Sportinglife.a traditional ‘telephone box red’ paint job, it soon found a new home in the garden bar outside Classic Flyers cafe. Nicknamed ‘ e Tardis’, the Classic Flyers Archives team has selected aviation books, magazines, and old DVDs for placement in e Tardis for visitors to browse and take home for keeps. Finished the book? Either keep it or bring it back to the Classic Flyers retail shop and select another book from e Tardis – they are free to good homes!

A novel idea at Classic Flyers

Growing waitlists and shrinking staff

When we asked the lovely staff at KILT what one spring trend is expected to be, they said “red”! Lots of people have been requesting more red in their collection and KILT have delivered. Look in-store on Devonport Road.

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I attended the opening of the AIMS Games 2022 last Sunday night, after a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19. It was an understatement to say the excitement was infectious! Hosting this event is huge for our city. is year 10,843 intermediate-aged children from 320 schools competed in 23 sports. Together with their families, coaches and supporters, our city gets a 20,000 people boost – a massive bene t to our community at the end of a wet winter! I want to recognise the commitment from local schools, parents, Tauranga City Council, Bay of Plenty Regional Council for the transport logistics and businesses, including our platinum sponsor Zespri. I was pleased to hear the youth take the fair play commitment. It’s about playing hard, competing well, winning and losing with equal grace but mostly having fun.

Compulsory unit pricing on grocery products will make price comparison easier.

It’s disappointing that the Government’s lack of care for our wellbeing can be seen in appalling ED wait times throughout New Zealand. In June, 540 people waited more than 24 hours to be treated, a 182 per cent increase since April.

Make a colour statement with the new UN United Nude shoe collection available in-store and online at Step Inn Shoes on Grey Street. It’s time to freshen up! Stop by Pluto on Devonport Road for a refreshing, uplifting and healthy smoothie or juice, perfect for the warmer days in spring.

Assorted cushions to bring a splash of fresh spring colour to your living room at The Importer on Grey Street.

Bay of Plenty health budgets have been capped for the past two years – and, based on our population, we are being short-changed by $80 million per year.

Government must o er immigration incentives to international health workers because at present, New Zealand is not an attractive destination for nurses and our people are su ering.

Together, these changes will increase competition within New Zealand’s supermarket sector; and ultimately, will mean better prices at the checkout for you. New Zealanders are facing critical delays as surgical waitlists grow.

Talking fair play in supermarkets, on fields

We’re introducing a mandatory code of conduct for supermarkets, to ensure suppliers and customers get a fair deal. We’ve stopped supermarkets blocking competitors setting up shop and are making supermarkets open up their wholesale storerooms at a fair price, helping more independent operators enter the market.

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Sustainability Options Ltd Carruthers Trust, M&T Duncan, B Sutherland $10,000

Attitude Youth Charitable Trust N&M Bicknell, R&M McGowan $5,870

Valli Rebel Creative Trust (Sonic Cinema) C Toop $2,000

Awhina House Acorn Vital Impact Fund, Anon, Craigs Christmas Giving$15,000 Bay Conservation Alliance Abbot, J Friis, E Olsen, A Thorburn, C Tustain, L Wootton$21,052

The National Heart Foundation of NZP&E Kershaw, R&E Shepherd $15,247

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St Peters House Craigs Christmas Giving, M&T Duncan, E Macrae, C Toop$14,500

Saint Columba Presbyterian Church R&E Shepherd $7,333

The Boys Brigade in NZ Inc K&I Holdaway, F McGrogan, S&N Turner $7,000

Univ of Auckland Medical and Health Sciences Foundation N&S Hardy $50,000

The Tauranga BOP Hearing AssociationAlthorp Village, Sutherland $5,000 $3,069,384

Tauranga Women’s Refuge Chappell-Mathias, G&J Clarke, Community Group Fund, Tauranga HELP, Tauranga Police CIB $16,570

St Mary Immaculate Parish N&J McWhinney $4,959

Tauranga Citizens Advice Bureau A Simpson $12,500

St John - Otorohanga Anon $22,042

The Hub Te Puke Anon, D&L Caird, The Tindall Foundation, T Woodman $31,000

Robin & Anne Scoular Scholarship (Otumoetai College) R&A Scoular $10,500

SPCA Tauranga C Bithell, P&E Kershaw $11,570

SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

Jann Medlicott Creative Arts Award J Medlicott $5,000 Outward Bound Scholarships N&M Bicknell, B Granger, Haine Family, J&P Laing, G&C Olsen$33,039

Te Puke Volunteer Fire Brigade Anon $4,533

Tipu Skills for Life Charitable Trust J Chappell-Mathias, NumberWorks'nWords Corporate Giving, R Preston-Thomas, Sutherland $10,500 Toi Kai Rawa Trust R&M McGowan, The Tindall Foundation $20,000 Tra3e Technologies (Coast Kids) R&M McGowan, The Tindall Foundation $10,000

Tauranga District Riding for the DisabledC&M Hewlett $20,765

RECIPIENTS FUNDS TOTAL Abbey eld WBOP Anon $500 Acorn Foundation Operations Anon, FAME Trust, K Pensabene, R Thornley $103,935 Age Concern Tauranga Althorp Village, Anon, B Sutherland $26,499

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Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for FictionJ Medlicott $56,724

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Alwyn Robert Thompson Law Scholarship Alwyn Robert Thompson Trust $2,500 Alwyn Robert Thompson Veterinary ScholarshipAlwyn Robert Thompson Trust $2,500

Tauranga Moana Nightshelter Trust - Takitimu House ASB Corporate Giving, J Chappell-Mathias, L&K Christie, Craigs Christmas Giving, Mabey Family $20,000

Tauranga Art Festival Sally's Angels Giving Circle $3,200

The Incubator Chappell-Mathias $2,500

The NZ Society of Genealogists H McLean $10,081

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SociaLink Tauranga Moana N&M Bicknell $12,500 SPCA Hamilton Anon $22,042

Tauranga Musical Theatre K&I Holdaway $4,000

Carolyn & Rob Port Sports Award C&R Port $3,000

Ryan+Alexander University ScholarshipsRyan+Alexander $7,500

Tauranga Youth Development Inc R&M McGowan $10,000

Tautoko Mai Sexual Harm Support Services TrustJ Chappell-Mathias $10,000

Te Aranui Youth Trust Acorn Vital Impact Fund, L&K Christie, Honeybadgers Giving Circle, KPMG Workplace Giving, R&M McGowan, M&T Mills Family, Tauranga Police CIB $17,664

Welcome Bay Community Centre J Chappell-Mathias, M McCracken, A Simpson, S&N Turner$10,000 Western Bay Heritage Trust Anon $500 Whakatane Citizens Advice Bureau The Tindall Foundation $7,440 World Wildlife Fund for Nature NZ A Thorburn $3,646 YMCA Tauranga Community Group Fund $2,508 Youth Encounter Ministries Trust R&M McGowan, J Tingey $12,500 Youthline (local support) ASB Corporate Giving, N&S Hardy, Oriens Corporate Giving $20,000 YSAR Trust L Wootton $5,000 YWAM Ships Aotearoa Anon $10,000 Zipper Club Tauranga Community Group Fund $2,805 Organisations outside WBOP Craigs Christmas Giving $136,500 Rescue Helicopters outside WBOP Craigs Fundraising $6,600 Funds to be allocated Anon, Craigs Workplace Giving, R&M McGowan $177,895

Tauranga Girls' College Award Walters Family $2,000

St John - Te Puke Anon $13,599

Tauranga Western Bay Community Event FundB Sutherland, C Toop $20,000

StarJam Charitable Trust Tauranga M&T Mills Family $5,000 Starship Foundation C Bithell, S&N Turner $10,151

Page/Acorn Engineering ScholarshipsB&P Page $62,919

Amnesty International Gary Ware Human Rights Legacy Award G&M Ware $4,500

Acorn Foundation Coker Classical Arts ScholarshipJ Coker $3,000 Acorn Foundation Kenneth Perszyk Sr Scholarship (UoW) K Perszyk $2,000

Bob & Joy Owens Scholarships Owens Charitable Trust $110,000

St John - Katikati Friis $8,198

Te Rūnanga O Ngai Te Rangi Iwi TrustJ Chappell-Mathias, A Crane $5,000 Te Tuhi Mareikura Trust R&M McGowan $10,000

The Elms Foundation Acorn Vital Impact Fund, G&J Clarke, C Toop $10,000

Volunteer WBOP B Sutherland, S&N Turner $10,000 Waihi Beach Community Centre Society (A Friends Place) The Tindall Foundation, C Toop $10,000 Waihi Beach Lifeguard Services M McCracken, C Toop $2,700 Waipuna Hospice M&L Bellerby, D&L Caird, L&K Christie, A Coote, K&R Hunt, J&P Laing, G&C Olsen, K Pensabene, J Round, R&E Shepherd, D Thompson & C Beard, P&D van Loghem $117,105

SANDS BOP Cooney Lees Morgan $325

Thanks to the amazing generosity of our donors, the Acorn Foundation have distributed over $3M this year

Acorn Foundation Adult Learner Scholarship (UoW) Anon $3,000 Acorn Foundation Beverly Perszyk Scholarship (UoW) K Perszyk $2,000

The Clothing Project The Tindall Foundation $5,000

Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre (ARRC)J Abbot $1,180

The Daily Charitable Trust C&P Peat, T Woodman $10,000

The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ N&S Hardy, A Thorburn $4,146

Save The Children NZ D&L Caird $3,758

St John - Mt Maunganui J&M O'Reilly $2,383

BOP Medical Students Scholarship BOP Medical Students Scholarship Fund $5,000 Cashmore Family Scholarship (Tauranga Boys College) Cashmore Family $10,000

St Enochs Presbyterian Church Goodwill Trust $14,291

St John - Tauranga M&L Bellerby, A Coote, M&C George, K&R Hunt, R&M McGowan, R&E Shepherd $53,463

Te Tuinga Whanau Support Services Trust R&M McGowan $10,000

Steam-Ed Charitable Trust Chappell-Mathias $4,000 STEM Wana Trust C Toop $4,000 Street Kai Association K&I Holdaway $1,500 Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi C Bithell $3,657

Christine Tustain Classical Music Award C Tustain $2,000 Christine Tustain Sports Award C Tustain $2,000 Dale Carnegie Youth Programme ScholarshipsR&M McGowan $22,000 Eva Trowbridge Adult Learner Scholarship (UoW) E Trowbridge $5,000 FAME Trust Awards FAME Trust $135,000 George & Jill Butler Scholarship (Te Puke High School) G&J Butler $10,000

Bay Financial Mentors (formerly Tauranga Budget Advisory Service) Anon, N&S Hardy, Noonan Family, B Sutherland $27,000 Bay of Plenty Sailing Academy Community Group Fund $6,233 Bay of Plenty Symphonia Inc A Finlayson-Smith $500 BaySwim (water safety lessons for schoolchildren)Anon $10,000 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern BOP The Tindall Foundation $10,000 Big Buddy Mentoring Trust Craigs Christmas Giving, M&T Mills Family $7,500

Tauranga Volunteer Coastguard AssociationCommunity Group Fund $8,689

SPELD New Zealand Inc Chappell-Mathias, A Coad $3,600

The Tauranga Art Gallery Trust K&I Holdaway, C Jarman $5,293

Anxiety New Zealand Trust Anon, N&S Hardy, B Sutherland $19,500 Arataki Primary School K&I Holdaway $3,000 Asthma & Respiratory Management BOPA Coad $1,203

Tauranga Community Foodbank Trust Acorn Vital Impact Fund, Anon, Craigs Christmas Giving, B Holm, Mabey Family, R&M McGowan, H Shepherd & N Fletcher, Stewart Trust $49,500

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Tauranga Living Without Violence Collective Tauranga HELP $12,500

Te Puke Toy Library T Woodman $1,500

The Parkinson's NZ Charitable Trust Bay of PlentyG&J Clarke, Friis, Munro Family $11,215

Diabetes New Zealand - Tauranga Community Group Fund $11,179 Dress for Success Rotorua Charitable TrustAnon, R&M McGowan $17,000 Eastern Bay Villages The Tindall Foundation $2,000 English Language Partners NZ Trust C Toop $5,400 Envirohub Bay of Plenty Friis, R Preston-Thomas $10,000 Epilepsy Association of New Zealand E Brown $680 EquiPotential NZ Mary Sutherland $32,796 Families Achieving Balance Charitable TrustJ Chappell-Mathias $7,000 Far East Broadcasting Company NZ RadioR&H Schleinkofer $1,140 Gender Dynamix New Zealand The Tindall Foundation $9,748 Get Smart Tauranga W&J Eaton $1,311 Good Neighbour Aotearoa Trust Anon, Craigs Christmas Giving, S&N Turner $16,500 Graeme Dingle Foundation WBOP D&S Campbell, Craigs Christmas Giving, R&M McGowan, M&T Mills Family, M&G Read-Smith $52,500 Grief Support Services Inc Althorp Village, Chappell-Mathias $12,500 Have a Heart Charitable Trust The Tindall Foundation $10,000 Hearing Dogs for Deaf People NZ B Burns & Ann Johnston $9,019 Holy Trinity Church Tauranga R&H Schleinkofer $1,140 Homes of Hope Charitable Trust J Chappell-Mathias, Cooney Lees Morgan, E Macrae$10,000 am Hope Cooney Lees Morgan $1,000 Kāinga Tupu Growing Homes B Sutherland $2,000 Katch Katikati Inc A Simpson $3,000 Katikati Community Centre Charitable TrustR&M McGowan $20,000 Katikati Innovative Horticulture Trust J&K Heuseveldt, A Owen $35,000 Katikati Primary School P Goodyear $31,646 Katikati Taiao R&M McGowan, S&N Turner $10,000 Kawerau and Districts Ageing in Place The Tindall Foundation $5,000 Kawerau Blue Light Ventures Inc The Tindall Foundation $10,000 KidsCan Charitable Trust (local support) P&D Noonan, NumberWorks'nWords Corporate Giving, R Preston-Thomas, P&D van Loghem $4,500 Kidz Need Dadz Charitable Trust BOP S Ewart, C Toop $7,000 Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand N&S Hardy $500 Life A Plenty Charitable Trust J Chappell-Mathias, R Preston-Thomas $5,000 Life Education Trust WBOP Region J Chappell-Mathias, E Trowbridge $3,000 Linkt Community Trust G&S Laing $1,461 Live for More Charitable Trust Craigs Christmas Giving, Haine Family, R&M McGowan, Sally's Angels Giving Circle $20,500 Male Survivors BOP Trust J Chappell-Mathias $7,500 Marine Reach R&H Schleinkofer $1,140 Menzshed Omokoroa Inc S&N Turner $5,020 Merivale Community Inc A Simpson, C Toop $10,000 MND New Zealand Community Group Fund $7,374 Mockingbird Charitable Trust L&K Christie, M&T Mills Family $9,301 Mount Maunganui Lifeguard ServiceC Bithell, Community Group Fund, R&M McGowan, P Roadley$10,019 Multicultural Tauranga R&M McGowan $8,000 Neurological Foundation of NZ M George, A Thorburn $4,847 New Zealand Blue Light Ventures D&S Campbell, Haine Family, R&M McGowan $30,000 Nga Kakano Foundation R&M McGowan $5,000 Ngati Ranginui Iwi Society A Crane, J&P Laing, R&M McGowan $5,000 NumberWorks'nWords Tauranga KPMG Workplace Giving, M&T Mills Family $7,397 NZ Council of Victim Support Groups - Tauranga Moana A Simpson, L Wootton $12,500 Omanu Beach Surf Life Saving Club K Pensabene $52,754 Open Home Foundation R&M McGowan $7,000 Opus Orchestra Trust A Finlayson-Smith $2,024 Otanewainuku Kiwi Trust J Abbot, M&L Bellerby, Community Group Fund $5,833 Otorohanga District & Community Charitable TrustAnon $22,042 Otumoetai Toy Library S&N Turner $1,500 Paci Leprosy Foundation J&M O'Reilly $2,383 Papamoa Surf Life Saving Club C Bithell $1,828 Papamoa Toy Library B Sutherland $1,500 Parent to Parent NZ - Coastal BOP Mabey Family, R&M McGowan, J Round $5,000 Peel Forest Outdoor Pursuits Charitable TrustM&T Mills Family $5,000 PET Charitable Trust E Trowbridge $2,000 Philips Search & Rescue Anon, C Bithell, A Coote, Craigs Fundraising, N&S Hardy, K&R Hunt, A Neilson, P&D van Loghem $18,990 PMG Charitable Trust Cooney Lees Morgan $500 Poutiri Charitable Trust R&M McGowan, B Shaw $19,290 Priority One Western BOP R&M McGowan $30,000 Pukehinahina Charitable Trust R&J Hicks, K&I Holdaway $7,312 Rainbow Youth Cooney Lees Morgan, Honeybadgers Giving Circle $3,266 Rescue, Revive, Rehome Bay of PlentyA Finlayson-Smith $2,024 Rhema Media R&H Schleinkofer $1,140 Ronald McDonald House Charities New Zealand Trust Cooney Lees Morgan $900 Rotary Club of Katikati Charitable TrustA Owen $2,311 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society TaurangaP Roadley $2,102

Trees for Survival Trust J Friis $5,000 Under the Stars Craigs Christmas Giving $2,000

Blind Low Vision New Zealand - TaurangaJ&P Laing, J&M O'Reilly, P Roadley, R&E Shepherd$21,043 BOP Classic Aircraft Trust (Classic Flyers NZ)Community Group Fund $3,107 BOP Down Syndrome Association IncJ&P Laing $3,600 BOP Therapy Foundation ASB Corporate Giving, J Chappell-Mathias, Craigs Christmas Giving, First XI Giving Circle, A Thorburn $24,850 BOP Youth Development Trust Cooney Lees Morgan, B&J Currie, Haine Family, R&M McGowan, M&T Mills Family $40,000 Brain Injured Children Trust Chappell-Mathias, J&P Laing, Mabey Family $3,685 Brave Hearts NZ Chappell-Mathias $5,000 Breast Cancer Support Service Tauranga TrustD&M Bassett $2,246 Budget Advisory Service (Whakatane) Inc The Tindall Foundation $10,000 Camp Quality Waikato/Bay of Plenty Emergency Services Club $11,376 Cancer Society of New Zealand - Waikato/BOP Division C Bithell, M George, P&E Kershaw $12,771 CanTeen Emergency Services Club, R&M McGowan $45,140 CCS Disability Action BOP M&L Bellerby, A Coad, R&E Shepherd $9,710 Christians Against Poverty Chappell-Mathias, N&S Hardy, Honeybadgers Giving Circle, Stewart Trust, C Toop $27,767 Community Foundations of NZ R&M McGowan $63,445 Complex Chronic Illness Support E Brown, Chappell-Mathias, Community Group Fund$7,598 Create the Bay Inc K&I Holdaway $3,000 Creative BOP Charitable Trust Community Group Fund $2,339 Detour Theatre Trust Chappell-Mathias, A Finlayson-Smith $5,000

Tauranga Boys Old College Boys AssociationCommunity Group Fund $2,264 Tauranga Branch NZ Red Cross Anon, J&M O'Reilly $5,383

Salvation Army - Tauranga D&L Caird, J Chappell-Mathias, A Coote, J&P Laing, Oriens Corporate Giving, E Trowbridge $49,613

Tauranga Community Housing Trust Acorn Vital Impact Fund, ASB Corporate Giving, Mabey Family, M McCracken $17,500

Tauranga Girls' College Scholarship in memory of Minola Grant Tauranga Girls' College Trust $10,000 TOTAL 2022 DISTRIBUTIONS

The Cambodia Charitable Trust N&S Hardy $500

Royal New Zealand Plunket Trust WBOP Anon, Chappell-Mathias, T Woodman $12,500

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A bedazzled eight-foot-tall Indian elephant and a traditional tug-of-war will be some of the highlights at the Onam Celebration in Te Puna this weekend. It’s the third event organised by the Association of Tauranga Malayalee Aotearoa for the ethnic community, also known as Keralites, living in Tauranga and the wider Bay of Plenty. Kerala ATMA president Jiji Peter Pulikkottil says there are around 300 people from the southern Indian state of Kerala now involved in the group and looking forward to the celebration this Saturday, September 10 from 10am until 6pm at Te Puna Memorial Hall. “Last year’s gathering was cancelled when the country went into level four lockdown,” says Jiji. “It’s an occasion to show togetherness and unity and celebrates our harvest with a traditional lunch using fresh produce.” e cardboard elephant will be part of a parade to kick o a day of cultural celebrations.

Jiji says the festival is hoped to bring together people from religions to take part in traditions such as Pookkalam ( ower Rangoli), Onam Kali, (sports competitions), tug of war, cultural performances and the traditional feast called Onam Sadya.

Indian culture on show Debbie Griffiths e traditional tug of war from the last event.

“We would love anyone interested in learning about our culture to come along to the parade.

“We’re a small but proud community,” says Jiji. e overarching vision of ATMA is community development in Tauranga by promoting cultural, educational, and social activities of the Malayalee community. Harvest festival “Onam is a harvest festival celebrated by people of Kerala in India,” says Jiji. “It is celebrated by Malayalee communities worldwide to commemorate King Mahabali, whose spirit is said to visit Kerala at the time of Onam, a New Year Day for Malayalees.”

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Di erent day A Memorial Service has been an annual event for GSS – however this year they’re approaching the day di erently with this Remembrance Concert. “ e date aligns with World Suicide Prevention Day, which has the theme ‘Creating Hope rough Action’. ere will be a selection of resources available regarding how to support others in mental distress as well as how to look after ourselves when grieving traumatic loss. “At the conclusion of the concert, all are invited to release a ower into the ocean in front of the venue in memory of those who have passed.” e remembrance concert is 2pm-4pm this Sunday, September 11, at Tauranga Yacht Club, Sulphur Point. Entry is free; donations welcome. Visit: www.griefsupport.org.nz/remembrance

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Creating hope through action is the focus of a remembrance concert being hosted by Grief Support Services this Sunday – which is for anyone impacted by loss to suicide.

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“ is is a precious time for all to come together to share stories of hope and courage through grief and loss and to honour the memories of those we carry with us,” says Grief Support Services’ suicide bereavement support coordinator Amy Colonna. “Grieving loss to suicide can be an isolating and traumatic journey. Comfort can often be found in connection with others who relate.” Connect Amy says the free event – from 2pm-4pm on Sunday, September 11, at Tauranga Yacht Club, Sulphur Point – will create multiple avenues for people to connect, to be heard, to feel seen and understood and to create new support networks with others who may have also lost a loved one to suicide. “We hope the music and poetry that will be performed by local artists will o er comfort, inspiration and healing to our community,” says Amy.

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The Seasons method of teaching takes you from the very basics up to an intermediate level, Your tutor is extremely supportive and everyone is encouraged to follow their own style of expression. The other thing we focus on is the value of time, it seems that most other classes run for 1-2 hours and for 8-10 weeks. We prefer that our students have time to settle in and so we make sure our classes are 3 hours, with refreshments, and run for 14 sessions so that students can really take time to explore their new found skills.

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After starving our district health board of funds for donkey’s years, the new health administration has decided to spend billions on new buildings in the hospital’s present position. is means the Racecourse Reserve will remain a reserve. is is as it should be. e public should never have been asked for submissions on the subject. Of course, it raises further questions concerning access for emergency vehicles now that Cameron Rd is virtually impassable to anything other than bicycles, buses and pedestrians. Obviously constructing A&E facilities in the Clarke St carpark as well as a huge parking building with express elevators connecting with the main hospital building would do the job. Also, a road link to Takitimu Drive would be required.

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Our world is full of words. We are full of words. We’re bombarded with them from the moment we wake until we drift o to sleep. One of the most popular pastimes in recent years has been the establishment of talk shows. We love to talk. ere are talk shows everywhere. Everybody seems to have something to say. Politicians, preachers, teachers, salespeople, our neighbours – all have lots of words. At the turn of the century the word ‘Eternity’ was emblazoned across the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Long before this happened, this one-worded message was written more than 500,000 times on the footpaths of Sydney suburbs and beyond, in this same beautiful style. Wherever this word appeared, it mysti ed some and fascinated others. e mystery was, ‘who wrote it?’ When the mystery man was nally discovered, the Sydney press nicknamed him ‘Mr Eternity’, but his real name was Arthur Stace. Illiterate and uneducated, the message behind Mr Eternity’s word has changed thousands of lives. I wonder if we realise the power, and the vastness of the message behind some ancient but relevant words, written in a book and preserved for us? It’s called the Bible. It too speaks of eternity. We will all face it, but the Bible speaks of God’s love and how He prepares us for it. e Bible. It’s a mine of wealth, a paradise of glory, and a river of pleasure. And, it is the only book where the Author is always present when it is being read.

Re: ‘Council consultation?’ K Goddard’s letter to the editor, e Weekend Sun, September 2. K Goddard shows little knowledge of how a council functions. e CEO is not responsible to the residents and ratepayers. e CEO is responsible to the elected members ie: the council. e ratepayers and residents do not pay his salary. e above mentioned council does. e CEO remuneration no doubt to some degree comes from rates but also comes from government subsidies, grants and also from income received from development levies, building consent fees etc.

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After the cancellation of last year’s street collection due to nationwide lockdowns, it was especially heart-warming to see our volunteers return to the streets for Da odil Day on Friday, August 26. e enthusiasm from our volunteers and the generosity of our communities across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty is testament to the signi cance of this iconic day for many in our community. is generosity couldn’t come at a more vital time. More New Zealanders will get cancer this year than ever before. For them, and their whānau, practical support – like free transport to treatment and expert advice from experienced nurses – can relieve much of the burden during a physically and emotionally tough time. To everyone who worked tirelessly to ensure a safe and successful Da withoutodildedicated

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And I want to extend my sincerest gratitude to the Western Bay of Plenty community, businesses and schools for getting behind Cancer Society this year. Your support ensures no one faces cancer alone.

If the CEO was ‘paid’ by the ratepayers he would Freight is carried around the world on oil fuels. Where cars use tens of litres, road and air transport uses hundreds and thousands of litres. Shipping, shing and food production usage use tonnes. Nearly 40 per cent of oil produced goes to make products as diverse as tyres, computers, building materials, paints, antiseptics, detergents, fabrics, and cosmetics to name but a few. Increases in oil prices mean these commodities, and their distribution, increase the price to the consumer. Subsidy on car fuels only increase the Government spend and de cit, and do not address the in ationary pressures on goods and distribution. Europe is presently nding alternative power sources are well short on reliability and capacity, and far more expensive, again adding to costs and in ation. D Hardie, Paengaroa. Street collector Christa Brandt shakes a bucket on Da odil Day.

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Planning ahead for summer spectacularly coloured bloom that are excellent for picking. Good drainage and air ow are essential and widths and heights vary, so ask your garden centre assistant to recommend a specimen suitable for your garden. An old favourite for its special fragrance is coming into ower now and is worth spending a few dollars on – even if it has a reputation to be short-lived. –butthatanbrownmegastigma,BoroniaortheBorobia,isAustraliannativeneedswarmthhatestodryoutsomaybetreatitas a bunch of owers and enjoy indoors. If you plant it, give it lots of compost to hold moisture, cut back after owering – and cross your ngers. If you haven’t planted one of the new Hellebore varieties yet, I suggest you do so very soon. e foliage is quite striking and the clusters of pretty cup-shaped owers stand up straight and strong. Mine is still a picture and started to bloom early-July. Plant in dappled shade or morning sun only, feed periodically with sheep pellets and Gardeningenjoy.hasbeen voted one of the top six best stress relievers so spring into it without delay.

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To obtain ve packets of the trust’s best golden/orange tomato varieties, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Heritage Food Crops Research Trust, 126A Springvale Road, Whanganui 4501, New Zealand. Tomato seeds should be planted indoors in September for transplanting outside when there is no risk of frost. To obtain some of the best varieties of the trust’s heirloom bean seeds, send a stamped, selfaddressed padded bag – with names of any speci c bean varieties you’d like or preference for green and/or dry beans and the trust will select for you – the address above. Common and runner beans are best sown outdoors in October to November, when there is no risk of frost. If requesting both tomato and bean seeds, only send one stamped, self-addressed padded bag to address above. e trust is a registered New Zealand charitable trust working to nd natural food-based solutions to improve health and combat disease and gratefully accepts donations towards its work. For more information, www.heritagefoodcrops.org.nzvisit:

Free tomato and bean seeds for all Bay of Plenty green ngers can get their hands on some free tomato or bean seeds this month courtesy of the Heritage Food Crops Research Trust. Annually, the trust makes seeds freely available as a wellbeing initiative for all New Zealanders.

According to those in the know, we can expect many hot, dry summers in future. So let’s look at plants that revel in such conditions and will ourish if you have a sunny open situation with poor-ishNativessoil.ofSouth Africa that spring to mind are Leucadendrons and Leucospermums. Few shrubs will provide you with such

Lemon and olive oil loaf 1 1/2 cups all-purpose our 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp ground cardamom 1 cup coconut yogurt (or regular greek yogurt) 1 cup white sugar 3 Zesteggsof two lemons 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil For the drizzle: 1/3 cup white sugar 1/3 cup lemon juice Method Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius fan bake. In a large mixing bowl whisk together our, baking powder, salt and cardamom. In a separate medium size bowl whisk together yogurt, eggs, sugar, olive oil and lemon zest untilPoursmooth.thewet mix into the dry ingredients and whisk until combined. You want a smooth batter, but don’t over mix – this will make it tough! Pour into a lined loaf pan and bake for around 50 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. For the drizzle: While the loaf is cooking, in a small saucepan combine 1/3 cup sugar with 1/3 cup lemon juice. Cook until the sugar has dissolved. Once the loaf is out of the oven, pour the drizzle over the loaf and allow it to absorb. When cool, remove the loaf from the pan. Slice thickly and enjoy!

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With spring nally up on us, there’s no better time to get your garden blooming and brimming with beautiful plants to enjoy in the sun. Garden Plants is run by the motherdaughter team of Sandra Walker and Carlie Turner, who come from a long line of home gardeners. Sandra and Carlie’s boutique nursery in Te Puna was launched with the dream of bringing back many old-fashioned, forgotten varieties of perennials that have become di cult to nd. “We grow heirloom plants and really nostalgic plants that you used to nd in your grandmother’s garden,” says Carlie. “We also grow plants that are something di erent – so not the plants that you’d nd in your run-of-the-mill garden centre.” From annuals, biennials, bulbs and perennials, including the rare, unusual and forgotten, the plants are all grown in their nursery ensuring well-grown plants at a ordable prices. Carlie’s training in horticulture adds to Garden Plant’s commitment of growing hardy, healthy plants that thrive in Tauranga’s climate.

“Recent studies show the average Kiwi household throws away at least $1500 worth of groceries every year – that’s a huge amount of money to lose in the bin. “We’re encouraging every New Zealander to save money and help save the planet with a week of conversation and action to change those habits for good.” It’s free to sign up www.zerofoodwastechallenge.comat:

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Georgia Minkhorst Garden Plants nursery in Te Puna. Photo: John Borren. is recipe couldn’t be more perfect for this time of year. Quick and easy, but also ridiculously delicious – and, it uses up all those lemons that everyone’s trees are heavy with! It also keeps beautifully. If you make this, send me a photo on Instagram @themadeleineproject – I’d love to see how yours turns out.

Zero Food Waste New Zealand founder Veronica Shale says food waste is a problem and an opportunity for nearly every household in the country.

“We grow everything outside, onsite, so everything is weather-hardened and ready to go in the ground,” says Carlie. And as spring has sprung, Carlie adds: “It’s a great time to get your garden ready for summer!” Pop over to Garden Plants to gather some pretty perennials and spring annuals. Located on 114 Borell Rd, Te Puna, Garden Plants is open 9am3pm Wednesday to Friday or by appointment. On Saturday, September 17 from 9am-3pm they will also have an open day. Visit their website to see their beautiful plant range at: www.gardenplants.co.nz

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is September, the 5+ A Day Charitable Trust will join forces with Aotearoa’s rst ever Zero Food Waste Challenge to promote a rethink of how we manage our food, how we view food waste and how a few small changes can make a big di erence to our household budgets. e challenge is a week-long event encouraging households and companies to have a go at putting as little as possible of their weekly food shop in the bin. e event takes place from September 19-25, with participants set to receive daily online content packed with tips, tricks, inspiration and advice along with major prizes and product o ers and the opportunity to share your journey to a Zero Food Waste lifestyle.

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Maths is all around us – and, love it or hate it, we can’t escape it. From shopping to telling the time, things we do every day use mathematical knowledge. However, with smartphones and electronic banking, our children have lost some connection to maths in everyday life – and students are struggling to relate to, or see value in this subject. We must therefore talk about maths with our children, play games with them that involve numbers and money, and show them that maths is fun, and Particularly,useful!when it comes to money –learning how it works, and how to use it wisely, is one of the most empowering skills you can teach your children. For example, Albert Einstein famously said: “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays NumberWorks’nWordsit”. has a fantastic maths programme that suits all learners, from reluctant mathematicians to students who love maths and need extension. e learning programmes cover essential skills that students need to be successful in the classroom and beyond. Individualised tuition programmes include basic facts, problem solving, and all key concepts from the NZ Curriculum for Years 1-11. e team at NumberWorks’nWords Tauranga believe con dence is key to boosting academic results and better lives. ey have seen amazing results for their students. To book a free assessment for your child today, see NumberWorks’nWords Tauranga’s advert on this page.

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It’s a new Sunday session running weekly at Totara St called ‘CHUR CHON SNDY’.

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All ages Doors open at 2pm with free entry. It is a supervised event so younger people can attend with their parents or legal guardian. ere’s a rst set, 30 to 40 minutes, at 2.30pm; then a second at 3.15pm; then the house band plays a set at upcoming4pm.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtMmtSSk0hQ.at:Okay.Movingrightalong,I thought I’d take a quick glance at new local releases. ere’ve been quite a few recently and I’m sure many of you have missed one or more of them. Even as I’m writing I’m listening to Sean Bodley’s new tune, a guitar instrumental called ‘Sea Of Crises’. is is Sean’s usual modus operandi, to release ‘singles’ as he creates them and to eventually collect them on an album.isisas good as any and, unlike the last couple which were slightly more restrained, doesn’t shy away from some really crunchy guitar and percussion tones, along with the guitar wizardly you expect from Sean, with serious shredding amongst ridiculously clever harmony lines. Great stu –can’t wait to hear the album! It’s at Spotify, YouTube and the usual places. Easy and free In fact, that’s true of all the things I’m mentioning this week. You can easily and freely listen to them on Spotify and elsewhere. Last week it was Liam Hagan’s new album, ‘Zoonomy’. Liam comes from a musical theatre background and this could almost be seen as a show reel: eight unconnected songs from imaginary musicals, ranging from love songs to hilarious operatic ourishes, Western Swing to piano balladry. It’s fantastic stu . If I were commissioning a musical, I’d hire this man right now to write it. And two local bands have released debut singles. Somacaine is Ryan, Paul, Andy and Chop, who made the national nals of last year’s Battle of e Bands and have just released ‘ ose Girls’, a slice of blues-rock with attitude. And Sorry, Sorry, a slightly more indie four-piece, has released both a single, ‘Waiting Game’, and a three-track EP, ‘Rude Awakening’, which is very solid, with great-sounding guitars and impressive vocals and production. I’m still not sure what the rather alarming cover depicts. Factor in the various reggae singles and an EP from John Michaelz and the Black Brothers Band and two albums, post-punk energy on ‘Backchat’ from Dead Simple and the contemporary Kiwi blues of ‘Workhorse’ from Kokomo and you have quite a good couple of months for Tauranga music!

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Performers enjoy one of the rst new CHUR CHON SNDY weekly Sunday sessions at Totara St.

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Let’s get right to it... First the gig, which is one I mentioned a few weeks back. More information has arrived since; and it sounds like a most excellent initiative.

First thing: despite the slight religious connotations, ‘Chur’ this is not a religious venture as many, myself included, assumed. No. It’s all about youth and music. Totara Street, with its combination of music venue and educational establishment, has always had a particular relationship with young musicians and as the venue’s Jay Munro explains: “ e aim is to really try and give original artists a chance to play their songs and get on stage to build con dence and gain experience and get exposure”. With that in mind, Jay has arranged a ‘House Band’ consisting of some seriously heavyweight players such as Max Stowers (keyboards) and drummer Mickey Ututaonga, to provide backing, and each session has been divided into three.

younger artists as the rst act and the second slot is for more experienced ones; if you have an original solo or duo act, get in touch with Jay at Totara St. But do remember that word ‘original’. When I asked Jay about the timeframe he said: “We are running them every Sunday until the end of October for the rst round and then will kick back into them around February/March if all goes to plan. “We’re thinking we run three, three-month slots each year. is may change but that’s the thought.” If you want an idea of what CHUR CHON SNDY looks like, have a look on YouTube

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Girls who ‘went up north for a while’ have been part of New Zealand folklore for generations. For decades, pregnant teenage girls were sent away so they could quietly give birth and give up their babies, adopting them out to avoid wrecking their future marriage prospects or shaming their families. Set in 1958, ‘Up North’ tells the story of one of those girls, Maggie (played by Shania Whale), who nds herself in a farmhouse in a remote farming community with a childless couple, Jimmy (Brendon Weatherley) and Evelyn (Shelley Francis). ey are each outcasts in their own way, and they all harbour secrets... is is a thought-provoking drama about New Zealand life written by Pip Hall – the daughter of playwright Sir Roger Hall – and it asks the viewer the question: “What would you do if you were in thatDirectorsituation?”Heather Graham has a personal connection to this play, saying: “‘Up North’ tells part of my life story – I was one of those babies born out of wedlock in the 1950s and given up for adoption to a childless couple. ‘Up North’ has given me the opportunity to bring this ‘birth mother’ to life and I hope you enjoy our take on this‘Upstory”.North’ opens on Friday, September 16, and runs until September 30. Tickets are on sale now on iTicket, and door sales will also be available. e Weekend Sun has two double passes to see Up North for two lucky readers who can tell us the name of theEnterplaywright.onlineat: www.sunlive.co.nz under the competition section. Entries must be received by Tuesday, September 13.

e NZMCA Motorhome, Caravan and Leisure Show is set to be the biggest ever – with more motorhomes and caravans, more exhibitors now lling two pavilions and two marquees, and even more outside exhibitor sites. It will be bursting with everything you love for exploring our beautiful situatedtheirTrailLitecountry.isnowinownbuildingontheeastern side of the mainWithpavilion.ahugededicated e-pavilion, not only will there be a wide selection of their own world-class motorhomes on display but they will be showcasing some of the best from overseas. e accessories marquee and ‘o MysteryCaravanandfullmarquees-the-beaten-track’willbejam-packedofyourfavouriteproductsnewgadgets.eNZMCAMotorhome,andLeisureShowisatCreek,Hamilton,on September 23-24 from 9am-5pm; and September 25 from 9am-4pm. Visit: www.nzmotorhomeshow. co.nz to nd out more, like them on Facebook and join their event park and stay group. e Weekend Sun has two double passes to attend the Motorhome,NZMCACaravan and Leisure Show for two lucky readers who can tell us where it is being held. Enter online at competitionundersunlive.co.nzthe section. Entries must be received by Tuesday, September 13.

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Festival of Squash coming to Tauranga

CROWN & BADGER Fri 9th Josh Pow 9pm Sat 10th Turtle Funk 9pm JACK DUSTY’S (Bureta) Sat 10th Shabang 7.3010.30pm Sun 11th Tim 3-6pmArmstrong Wed 14th Open Mic Night 7pm MT RSA Fri 9th Woody Dean 7-10.30pm RSA TE PUKE Fri 9th Karaoke with Annie G 7pm

e Papamoa Tennis Club welcomes you with open racquets for a day of community, fun and – of course – tennis this Sunday!

See NZ’s Commonwealth gold medal winning squash players Paul Coll (pictured) and Joelle King in action at Baypark Arena.

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e largest squash festival in the nation’s history will be held later this year, with two tournaments running back-to-back on a purpose-built glass court at the Trustpower Arena in Tauranga. From November 3-6, New Zealand will be the rst country in the world to host the Nations Cup which comprises eight teams of two players – one male and one female – from 12 countries. e New Zealand Open men’s and women’s PSA World Tour Silver event will follow from November 8-13 and boasts a US$150,000 prize pool. e festival also includes some exciting local tournaments that include opportunities for all grades to compete in. Come and watch some of the best squash players in the world! Nations Cup New Zealand will be the testing ground for a major initiative for squash with the launch of the Squash FORWARD Series, a sequence of new squash events intended to trial innovative changes to the way the sport is delivered. New Zealand Squash Open e biggest squash tournament on the NZ squash calendar is back! e Robertson Lodges New Zealand Men’s Open and the Barfoot & ompson NZ Women’s Open will be PSA World Tour events. Players will battle for the lion’s share of a US$150,000 prize fund. Tickets are selling fast and available at: www.iticket.co.nz For more information, visit: www.festivalofsquash.co.nz

Love Tennis is a national free open day, where more than 20,000 people from across the country will head to their local club for some tennis action. “Tennis is a sport for everyone and Love Tennis Weekend is the perfect time to nd out more about what Papamoa Tennis Club can o er. Its heaps of fun, no experience is necessary and it’s 100 per cent free! ” says club president Gerald Greig. “We want to share our love of the game with everybody,” says Gerald, who encourages anybody to get along – from people who have an interest, are thinking about returning to tennis or have experience and need a place to play. Gerald says that tennis is a great way to easily keep your tness up. “You’re so busy having fun with your family and your friends that you don’t really realise that it’s very good exercise for you as well.” All equipment will be provided on the day, with professional coaching for all ages available. e club will have music playing, a free sausage sizzle, giveaways and attendees can enter a prize draw to win an amazing trip for two to the ASB Classic in Auckland. “We pride ourselves on a friendly and relaxed vibe, re ecting the coastal community we live in,” says Gerald. Held on Sunday, September 11, at 11am-4pm head down to the Papamoa Tennis Club and join the tennis fun! Minkhorst on beinginclusivewelcoming,anddiverse.

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much so that they’ve recorded a Tom Petty Tribute album called ‘Jesse Wilde and e Refugees - Petty ieves Volume’ which has just been released on all the digital platforms. is is a rst-class show produced by rst-class musicians –including Jesse Wilde on lead vocals and acoustic guitar; Dave Munnings on electric guitars, acoustic guitars, lead guitars and backing vocals; Steve Sussex on piano, organ, strings and other keyboards; Paul Martinovich on bass guitar; and Steve Tree on drums. e Refugees will perform at e Entertainers Club on Sunday, August 11, from 5pm-8pm. Tickets are on sale now at Tauranga Citizens Club reception or door sales from 4.30pm. Entry is $20. Full bar and meals available. e Refugees.

e Refugees are New Zealand’s own ‘Tom Petty Tribute Show’ and are currently touring the country to sell-out audiences everywhere. is show covers all the iconic hits from Petty’s highly successful solo career and with his band ‘ e Heartbreakers’ All the members of e Refugees are extremely talented musicians; they all get along like a house on re and they are all very passionate about Tom Petty’s songs – so Loss, although a universal experience, is nevertheless a highly individual and unique process. As humans, we respond to loss in a variety of di erent ways – some desire isolation and solitude – perhaps from a want to grieve in private. For others, the sting of grief is lessened when it is a more public or shared experience; enabling friends and loved ones help us shoulder the burden of loss – a reminder that we are not alone. In 1887, French composer Gabriel Fauré began writing a ‘Requiem’ in memory of his father, which would go on to win for itself a rather special place. Since its premiere the following year at the Church of the Madeleine in Paris, it has been more or less continuously in the repertoire of choirs around theWhatworld.gives this particular choral work such remarkable mass appeal? It is this question the Scholars Baroque Aotearoa seek to answer in their much-anticipated upcoming performance of the ‘Requiem’ on the weekend of September 17-18. e Scholars Baroque, whose sound has become synonymous with excellence in choral singing, is joined by the talents of guest organist Dr Indra Hughes, soprano Riya Behere, and bass-baritone Morgan-Andrew King of the quartet Tokowhā for this Conductorperformance.Chalium Poppy suggests that: “simplicity is the keynote of the ‘Requiem’”. “Fauré deliberately eschews any attempt at dramatisation. Rather, he seems to concentrate upon the creation of an overall atmosphere of serenity and contemplation expressed in the simplest and most accessible musical terms. It is void of any pretence. “Fauré does not set out to prove his skill as a great composer.” For ticket information to this show, see the advert on this page.

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The Western Bay of Plenty District Council has made decisions on submissions and further submissions to the following: Plan Change 93. Te Puna Springs - to expand the commercial zoning at Te Puna Village to the northwestern corner of State Highway 2 and Te Puna Road. Plan Change 94. Washer Road Business Park - to extend the Te Puke Industrial Zone to the eastern side of Washer Road.

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