The Weekend Sun - 21 October 2022

Salsa in the city!

Tauranga is going to be taken over this Labour weekend by hundreds of salsa teachers and dancers from all over Aotearoa taking part in the Bay Salsa Festival on October 21-23. Cancelled last year due to Covid-19, the festival is returning, with dancers – such as

Tauranga’s Paula Molina and Alvaro Jimenez pictured – keen to spice it up!

At least 40 Latin dance experts will join local teachers to run an intense two days and three nights of workshops, parties for hundreds of salsa students, and a performance showcase

that’s open to the public. “Even non-dancers will enjoy the dance show on Saturday night,” says Karen. “It really is spectacular.

“People who want to try Latin dance for the rst time are also welcome along to beginners’ classes – and those who are already

on their dance journey will upskill in the more advanced classes.”

e event is run by volunteers to ensure festival proceeds are put towards supporting Kiwi dancers on the world stage. Read more on page 10. Photo John Borren.

My time with the Rabbit...

I wish I’d had the gumption to go see him, share “the moment”, chew or in this case nibble it over, hear him chuckle one last time.

crusaded to elevate Crocs from fashion abominations to semi-formal footwear. He’d strut into No.1 e Strand in a business shirt, dress pants and Crocs. Outrageous!!

We banged heads over macrons, Maori wards and homelessness. But we did it respectfully and it all balanced out.

But it was the power of Brian’s silence, the polite considered silence, that registered and I now carry it with me.

Hon Jan Tinetti

Hon Jan Tinetti

Chuckle through those perfect pearly white teeth. Brian cleaned those teeth obsessively – “cos my mum was a dental nurse” he explained one day through a shower of Colgate spittle. But I didn’t go see him, and it was too late. Now Rogers Rabbits is gone, whisked away to the dales and downs, the leafy winding lanes and tree lines of God’s own Watership. I hope in the afterlife there’s a special place like that for rabbits, and for people like Brian, who rabbit on.

And he’d have the audacity to call my shoes “wanky Auckland”. But as RR acolyte Simon Bridges pointed out, that was Brian’s style... funny and cutting and I will throw in outrageous. He loved a reaction and generally got one. But not in RR’s column today – no outrageous stu . Just some re ection on the wordsmith that was Rogers Rabbits.

“ e moment” – right, yes! Brian, crocs and all, would sidle up to my desk and ask about the story I was working on.

Kayaking

One day he coerced me into going kayaking. I am ambivalent about boats.

Labour List MP

Labour List MP

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Brian was at home on or in the water. I was at home out of it or over it. I made it clear that I’d rather do anything else... like jam my head in a door. “Let’s do it,” he said, so we did. He shoe-horned me into one of his 13 kayaks (I thought an excessive number) and o I wobbled, as novices do, up the estuary of Snodgrass Rd, Te Puna.

Just the lapping of the water against hull, the rhythmical dunking of paddles and oyster catchers protesting our intrusion.

Hon Jan Tinetti

Hon Jan Tinetti

“ e moment”, a very personal one, came to me as I sat in the auditorium of the Holy Trinity Cathedral one Saturday afternoon recently. A special place that Holy Trinity – you don’t have to be a rampant New Testament-thumping Christian to feel the spirituality.

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I was there listening to Brian songs and Brian stories along with a few hundred other people impacted by a life cut short. Tales like Brian creating a drum kit to t into just one suitcase... or was it a special suitcase to hold an entire drum kit?

Either way, the sweet little old lady in the pews next to me tittered at the idea. “Silly Brian” I sensed her thinking.

Local troubadour Derek ‘Kokomo’ Jacombs, rabbited on about the drumkit in a touching tribute to a man who made blathering on about the trivial and inconsequential compulsory reading on page two of e Weekend Sun each week.

But even Jacombs saw the futility of the one-suitcase drum kit... And really... can anyone imagine Ginger Baker, Keith Moon or Taylor Hawkins going to a gig with just one suitcase?

It spoke more to the resource of Brian ‘rabbiting’ Rogers. Anything was doable, and remember this was a man who cocked-asnook at the nation’s media barons by setting up his own little newspaper empire.

While he tinkered with the drum kit, or suitcase, he quietly and unashamedly

Often they’d be social issues and I’d vent passionately on the oppressed, the deprived and the disadvantaged. He’d just listen – he could be pauciloquent, a man of few, if any, words. I sensed he thought silence was the best option sometimes – no need to clutter the void with ill-considered words.

Silence en he’d wander o . If his response, or lack thereof, was a deliberate ploy to have me re-examine my thoughts and attitudes and direction, then it worked a treat.

He reminded me that silence can be more eloquent and constructive than words, and, as some sage uttered, is often the sanctuary of wisdom.

Perhaps it was because we were at di erent places on the political spectrum – he’d host National Party election night bashes and I’d have a cup of tea with Jan Tinetti.

Embrace the quiet, drink up the silence and solitude, as some wag suggested. It’s powerful stu for someone who’d lived 17 oors above Auckland’s CBD with all the tra c, sirens and music of late night bars.

Brian just chuckled when the tentacles of the mangrove swamp threatened to consume me, he chuckled again when I backed the rudder of my, his expensive, kayak into the mudbank on an outgoing tide. He chuckled yet again when we hove to beneath a rail bridge as 100 tonnes of locomotive and 60 shipping containers roared and shook just centimetres overhead. Again, nothing needed to be said. So we didn’t say it.

en the truly serendipitous moment. We ambled back down the estuary towards home when Brian pulls in a paddle and reclines. He leans behind, unscrews a hatch and pulls out a few cans of ice-cold bourbon and coke. Not really my poison – Brian’s neither it seems. But there’s a story. As it was told, Brian heard about a damaged pallet of these RTDs and put in a successful bid. We were now sucking on the proceeds of that entrepreneurship. Cheers RR!! Read this touching tribute in full at: www.sunlive.co.nz

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With e Sun recently farewelling Brian Rogers – aka Rogers Rabbits – his old mate ‘Jim Bunny’ – aka former Sun journalist Hunter Wells – has crept out of the warren to o er his memories of the late columnist/director of Sun Media Ltd.

can it get worse?

Contemporary Classics owner Grant Furniss says Tauranga’s CBD retail is doomed without adequate crime control and parking, following thousands of dollars’ worth of damage and the theft of sculptures from his Devonport Rd store.

“Our time is limited because of a planned rebuild on our site. e crime and parking issues associated with Tauranga City doesn’t make it easy for retail. Tauranga needs to look after itself better than it is.”

On August 3, the owner of a Mercedes Benz, with the last four numberplate digits ‘J338’ stole a statue from Contemporary Classics worth $3000.

“We can’t access the city surveillance cameras unless we are the Police, and the Police are not prepared to do any more than if they come across that Mercedes Benz, they will talk to the driver,” says Grant.

Last weekend he was threatened. “Before 10am on a Sunday in September, three drunk young men stumbled into my store with one falling over a table then abusing me with their ignorance of why a price is what it is,” says Grant.

“Explaining that the value is due to multiple factors seemed to give them even more reason to be ‘aggro’. ey left only to return 10 minutes later and while passing, the drunkest one pushed over

a hand-created aluminum sculpture breaking the hand o . Its value is $5000.”

Grant says people witnessed the verbal abuse that followed when he told the drunk he was calling Police. “He threatened me if I did such a thing and ‘look out’ in not such nice words. ey moved down the street where they continued to drink beer and 30 minutes later drove o .

“I had dialed 111 and spoke to the Police, which resulted in no show by them and just a report acknowledgement by email. ere was a survey at the end of the conversation with the Police, which had three options. e third option once pressed said: ‘Sorry that wasn’t an option’.

“With the damaged sculpture Police say they don’t have enough evidence even with the car’s number plate.”

Grant says in future relying on Police will not be his only option; he’ll have his own camera evidence. “I will confront the people myself.”

Police say enquiries are ongoing in relation to the sculpture theft. “At this time, there is insu cient evidence to progress two further incidents, reported in August. Police have engaged with the store owner and provided crime prevention advice,” says a police spokesperson. Read this story in full at: www.sunlive.co.nz

Next week e Weekend Sun talks to Grant about Tauranga CBD parking issues.

Grant Furniss at Contemporary Classics.

Photo: John Borren.

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Ōmokoroa’s $3M extension

Construction of a $3 million extension of Heartwood Avenue in Ōmokoroa is set to start in November.

e extension will support planned land and housing development in the area. Western Bay of Plenty District Council has awarded the contract for the project to HEB Contractors for $3.46m.

e project involves construction of the road extension, including a new roundabout, as well as new footpaths, lighting, landscaping, and supporting utilities.

Construction is planned to start in November, with completion estimated for mid-2023. e works are not expected to a ect the gerenal public.

Check your boats!

Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Harbourmaster is urging boaties to check their vessel and equipment before they hit the water at Labour Weekend ahead of summer.

e Harbourmaster team had their busiest season on record last summer, speaking with more than 11,000 people on the water.

“ ose heading out on the water should check the weather forecast, prepare their boat with essential items and know the rules before they go,” says Harbourmaster Jon Jon Peters.

“We’re still seeing people not wearing lifejackets or travelling at speed and breaking the 5-knot rule.

“ ere are a wide variety of people now using the lakes and harbours and keeping everyone safe is paramount.”

Winding down Covid powers

e Government is winding down some of its Covid-19 powers, saying they’re no longer justi ed. Vaccine mandates, managed isolation and lockdowns will all be scrapped, leaving only a handful of public health measures.

On ursday, the requirement for travellers ying to New Zealand by air having to complete the online New Zealand Traveller Declaration also ended.

However, the seven-day case isolation period and mask-wearing requirements for visitors in some healthcare settings will remain for the time being as cases and hospitalisations tick up.

Property price fall

e national average asking price for a property has dropped for six consecutive months for the rst time on record, according to the latest Trade Me Property Price Index.

In September, Trade Me property sales director Gavin Lloyd said the national average asking price was $896,200.

“When compared with the month prior, this marks a drop of $3000 and puts New Zealand’s average property price at its lowest since October 2021. “It’s remarkable to think the Bay of Plenty’s average asking price was sitting at over $1,000,000 in February, considering it’s now at $937,300.”

Race track ready for champs

Bay of Plenty Kartsport is going to have their track ready just in the nick of time for the Debonair Tilling North Island Sprint Championships this weekend after facing ooding earlier this month.

is Labour weekend – from Friday, October 21 to October 23 –BOP Kartsport will host the sprint championships at their track in Te Puke, seeing more than 120 racers compete.

Club president Daniel Samuelson says 20 of his fellow BOP club members will race and he’s optimistic on how they will fare.

“ ere’s de nitely three or four of our clubbies that will have a good shot at being , if not winning it,” says Daniel.

“But it could be anyone – it all comes down to the nal race on a Sunday afternoon.”

Flooding disaster

Kartsport BOP was set to host the third round of e Top Half Series at the start

of the month, however disaster struck after heavy rainfall caused one of the track’s water pipes to burst – ooding the track.

“We turned up here for a club day and down the track was ooded so the next week we changed everything around and moved e Top Half over to be raced in Hamilton,” says Daniel.

e club, alongside their sponsors, have been furiously cleaning up and xing the track so it is ready to host the championship this weekend.

“Bay Civil has been out here for the last two weeks with their diggers getting the track back to spec… everyone’s chipped in, which is awesome,” says Daniel, who gives special thanks to the club, its sponsors, Kartsport New Zealand and his family.

Ready to race

Daniel himself, who has been racing on and o for 20 years, will compete in the Direct Drive 2 category of the championships this weekend.

His game plan is simple: “Foot to the

pedal and go for it’.”

Daniel says hosting the championships at BOP Kartsport’s track is what he’s most looking forward to this weekend.

“It’s our backyard so our local drivers have an inside on the track, so it gives them a bit of extra advantage.”

He adds that seeing his own club members come away with a win is always a highlight too.

“If you can win it on your home track, I think it’s even better.”

Free entry

“As long as everyone leaves on Sunday night happy as and everyone’s done their best with major damage or injuries, then it’s a good weekend,” says Daniel.

e North Island Sprint Championship 2022 is at BOP Kartsport’s track at 154 Alley Road, Te Puke, from today, October 21 through to October 23. Action starts 10am, with free entry for spectators and hot kai available.

For more information, visit: www. facebook.com/BayOfPlentyKartClub

Georgia Minkhorst

BOP Kartsport’s Kahli Samuelson testing out her club’s Te Puke track ahead of this weekend’s North Island sprint championships. Photo: John Borren.

Dinner to fight modern slavery

e arts and business communities are joining forces with Tearfund NZ to present a fundraiser to ght human tra cking in the Asia-Paci c region.

e Tra cking Unlocked gala dinner will be hosted by Tearfund NZ in partnership with the Royal New Zealand Ballet and Nikko Asset Management at Tauranga’s Trinity Wharf Hotel on November 3.

Tearfund has been ghting modern slavery for more than a decade and along the way has enlisted the help of New Zealand’s business community through its Tra cking Unlocked fundraisers.

Creative arts power is year’s event will use the power of the creative arts to explore the human experience of modernday slavery, drawing from the mediums of art, dance, music, poetry and song.

Directors of GJ Gardner Homes in Tauranga, Shane and Kirsty McConnell, and former NZ police detective from Tauranga, Sean Hatwell, who has worked for Tearfund’s partners ghting human tra cking, are part of the line-up for the event.

A feature will be a performance by Royal New Zealand Ballet artist Luke Cooper, in a short work inspired by overcoming adversity to nd freedom, especially created for the event.

A panel of experts will present Tearfund’s holistic vision, explore innovative ways to partner in the ght with NZ’s business community and answer

questions. Tearfund’s Luisa Giacon says more than 27.5 million people are caught in forced slavery of which 6.3 million are exploited for sex.

“It is a huge task to reduce these numbers and that’s why Tearfund needs the in uence and creativity of the philanthropic community to combat the crime of human tra cking.

“It’s not just about releasing survivors from harm, it is about stopping tra cking before it starts through prevention, breaking the criminal networks involved and helping to prosecute those behind this miserable trade in human lives.

“To do this, it’s going to take a strong network of generous individuals and businesses in NZ to bring down these networks of tra ckers and change the tide on tra cking.”

Speakers

e event will be hosted by Television New Zealand’s Breakfast host Indira Stewart, and speakers include award-winning humanitarian advocate Nikki Denholm, former human tra cking Detective Sean Hatwell and Tearfund CEO Ian McInnes.

e evening will also include performances from a range of talented artists including singer/ songwriter Anna Hawkins and international cellist Dominic Lee.

e Tra cking Unlocked gala dinner begins 6.30pm ursday, November 4 at Trinity Wharf Hotel, Tauranga City. Book tickets at: tearfund.org.nz

A survivor of human tra cking.

Photo: Nikki Denholm.

The rules have changed

Life is good, life is great

At only 31 years of age, Tauranga’s Larissa Allen has discovered she has the “unicorn” of breast cancers, with only one option available to her.

“My partner found the lump in the bottom of my breast quite a few months ago and I just kind of passed it o as being like a blocked milk duct,” says the 2016 Miss Universe NZ runner-up.

With no known family history of breast cancer, she continued working, ying to Australia for a modelling job, acting, and being involved with establishing a lm production company.

“It took a good couple of months before I got into the doctors. It got dramatically bigger to the point where I was like: ‘Oh, that’s a bit strange’.

“My boyfriend was on my case so I made an appointment.”

Her GP’s expression told her something wasn’t right. “As soon as she felt it, I could see it on her face.” Within two weeks, an ultrasound, mammogram and biopsy all happened on the same day. “ e results came back within three days, my GP called me in and told me I had breast cancer.”

Diagnosed August 5, Larissa found her life

quickly changing day-by-day in August and September, dealing with doubt and uncertainty about the future for herself and son Carter, age 4. “I can’t fault the care that I’ve received... ey’ve been so good, I’ve had a CT scan of my chest, abdomen and pelvis.”

She’s also had an MRI scan of her whole body mainly targeting bones and brain, and an MRI scan of her breasts. “All of which came back showing the cancer hadn’t spread, which is amazing news.”

Tough news

e tough news followed. She has metaplastic cancer, found in under one per cent of all breast cancer cases. “It’s a really rare and aggressive form of breast cancer that they don’t have enough research on and so they don’t really know how to treat it. I know I’m Grade 3 which means fast, aggressive growing.”

e pathology report has con rmed it is triple negative metaplastic breast cancer, meaning it won’t be responsive to hormone treatment.

“I’m so grateful that I was seen so quickly, but then also at the same time, sad for others that don’t.”

Connecting with Tauranga’s Breast Cancer

Larissa Allen with partner Chris Power.

Larissa keeps positive despite diagnosis

Support Service, and joining online Facebook groups, she’s become an active part of a breast cancer support community. “It’s a very supportive community, probably not one that you want belong to, but, when you have to, it’s a pretty cool community to be part of.”

Documenting her journey

Larissa’s also documenting her journey on social media, with the hope it helps others.

“I love to promote body positivity, especially for women. ere’s so much self-doubt in a woman’s mind about their bodies and embracing being a woman.”

A friend met her on the beach for a photoshoot before she underwent a single mastectomy, timelessly capturing her body before any surgery or chemotherapy. “I feel like I’m a ticking time bomb just waiting for it to go o and I don’t know when it’s going to go o . at can be a little unsettling but you always try to remain hopeful.

“ e biggest help to get me through the past weeks is that I’ve tried so hard to keep my positivity up and keep a good mental state of mind, just keeping that as healthy as I can, because at the moment I don’t have control over anything else.”

Mid-August she joined her lm crew in the Vista 48Hours lm competition, winning the ‘Best Performer’ category for the Bay of Plenty, now heading to the national nals on November 18. October brought more tough news. “I have the rarest subtype of my rare type of breast cancer – Metaplastic Chondroid Carcinoma. It is the unicorn of breast cancers.”

Larissa says there is only one option available. “A trial of a lower-dosed chemotherapy given oncea-week for 12 weeks. e study is so small – nine women with the same type of cancer as me – but all nine women were alive without cancer at ve

years. So I have hope that I can be number 10.” She starts chemotherapy this week. “I’m no stranger to having to ght to be strong. It sounds strange, but this is probably the best time in my life to be diagnosed with breast cancer because I am the strongest I’ve ever been mentally and physically. After my divorce, a light just icked on. I became so much more con dent within myself and found my spark again.” She says: “Life is good, life is great”. A Givealittle page to support Larissa is at: givealittle.co.nz/cause/people-of-nzand-beyond-lets-wrap-our-arms-around

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Read Larissa’s story in full at: www.sunlive.co.nz

Plus, Sun readers can view Buzzworthy’s podcast with Larrisa Allen by simply scanning this QR code or visit: buzzworthy.co.nz

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Larissa Allen undergoing a scan.

The current Rangitāiki River floodwalls are being replaced

Construction to upgrade the College Road floodwalls in Edgecumbe will begin in November/December 2022, with works expected to be completed mid-2023.

This is the final stage of the Rangitāiki River Floodwalls project to upgrade the flood defences at three locations along the river: Greig Road, Thornton School (upgrades completed in 2021) and College Road. The new flood defences will provide more e ective seepage control below the ground, to help protect the community from flooding in the coming decades.

During the construction period, the Rangitāiki River walkway will be closed and a detour will be in place along the College Road footpath. Edgecumbe residents may also experience low-level construction noise, which we will be monitoring to assess the impacts. We’ll keep in touch with the community about progress and the walkways reopening. Keep updated with this project through our website www.boprc.govt.nz/rangitaiki-floodwalls

Trial exploring mānuka oil production

Part of Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Programme is exploring alternative, low-nitrogen land uses around Lake Rotorua. Two pilot crops of hedged mānuka are being trialled for the production of mānuka oil to determine if it is a viable economic and ecological option. Recently, Te Arawa Lakes Trust sta pruned our Ōwhata plot to ensure the plants are nice and bushy for the main harvest in summer. With a focus on the circular economy, the 620kg of brush pruned was sent to Ōpōtiki to be distilled and 1.5L of oil was produced. This equates to 2.5L per tonne of brush and we’re expecting about 3.5L per tonne from our summer harvest. The trials are being supported by forestry expert, Andy Dick from Logjiztix and Bill Young from Te Arawa Primary Sector. They’ve been working with Bay of Plenty Regional Council with the support of mana whenua and Te Arawa Lakes Trust.

Emergency Plan

Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group would like your feedback on reviewing our Group Plan. We want to know what is important to you, your whanau and your community, before, during and after a disaster.

To find out more and to complete the Group Plan survey head to our Participate page www.participate.boprc.govt.nz/GroupPlan

Everyone who completes our Group Plan survey will go in the draw to win a Grab & Go Emergency Kit.

Your 12th triennium councillors

Māuao Māori Matemoana McDonald

Tauranga General Stuart Crosby Ron Scott Paula Thompson Andrew von Dadelszen Kat Macmillan Rotorua General Kevin Winters

Lyall Thurston

Western Bay of Plenty General Jane Nees Ken Shirley

Eastern Bay of Plenty General Malcolm Campbell Doug Leeder

Ōkurei Māori

Te Taru White

Kōhī Māori

Toi Kai Rākau Iti

For full contact details, please visit our website www.boprc.govt.nz/councillors

Bay of Plenty Regional Council

Toi Moana works to ensure our region’s environment and its people thrive.

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

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Bloom in the Bay at the Bay of Plenty Garden & Art Festival this November will be bursting with trade stalls at the new Bloom Plaza.

ere will also be speakers, workshops and a small village of tiny homes and cabins supplied by Freedom Cabins NZ, plus the much-loved galleries, competitions, music and delicious food.

is festival hub, located at Tauranga Racecourse, is sponsored by Craigs Investment Partners. It features live music and bands, a Kids’ Zone, stage acts, and a bar to relax in and enjoy a bite to eat while planning garden and art trail visits over the four days of the festival.

e Bay of Plenty Floral Art Society will be holding their competition during the festival. Tauranga Cake Decorators Guild, Tauranga Porcelain Artists, Tauranga Society of Artists, Tauranga Woodcrafters, Bethlehem Pottery Club and e Weekend Sun Emerging Artist participants will have their work on display.

e Bloom in the Bay Festival Gallery will feature sculptures, photography, paintings, ceramics, textiles, glass art and more from local and national artists.

Entry to Bloom in the Bay is free for festival pass holders, and only $5 at the gate for everyone else, with children under 14 free.

e festival map, obtainable once a festival pass is purchased, clearly outlines the locations of each garden and art stop on the Garden & Art Trail, with the central hub on the map being Bloom in the Bay.

Purchase a $40 one-day or $65 multi-day Bay of Plenty Garden & Art Festival pass and go exploring the bay from November 17-20.

e Weekend Sun has a ‘Win with the Sun’ festival pass giveaway to anyone who can answer the question: ‘Which company is sponsoring the Festival Hub Bloom in the Bay?’ Enter online: at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competition section. Entries must be received by Tuesday, October 25.

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Salsa dancing to fire up city!

Tauranga’s Latin dance community is gearing up to host the country’s top teachers and hundreds of enthusiastic students this Labour weekend.

e Bay Salsa Festival on October 21-23 – which has been running since 2007 – is one of the highlights on the New Zealand dance calendar.

“We were forced to cancel due to Covid-19 last year,” says organising committee head Karen Saunders. “We have a really active Latin dance community here in Tauranga with a lot of styles to choose from, so we’re excited to be welcoming back our friends from other centres.”

Experts

At least 40 Latin dance experts will join local teachers to run an intense two days and three nights of workshops, parties and a performance showcase that’s open to the public.

“Even non-dancers will enjoy the dance show on Saturday night,” says Karen. “It really is spectacular.

“People who want to try Latin dance for the rst

time are also welcome along to beginners’ classes –and those who are already on their dance journey will upskill in the more advanced classes.”

Supporting dancers

e event is run by volunteers to ensure festival proceeds go towards supporting Kiwi dancers on the world stage. “We provide a grant that anyone in NZ can apply for,” says Karen. “ ey must be travelling overseas to either compete or perform.

“We’ve helped many teams and individuals over the years attend events such as the World Salsa Champs and even the Hip Hop Worlds when we assisted one of the Urban Dance teams with travel costs to get to Germany.”

Karen and former festival co-organiser Dean Christie won a 2019 award for their contribution to NZ’s Latin dance scene via the festival. “We do it to give back to the community.”

e public is welcome to the dance showcase on Saturday, October 22 from 7pm at Otumoetai College Performing Arts Centre. Tickets are $20 at: www.baysalsa.co.nz/product/shake-it-showcase/

Debbie Griffiths

Tauranga dancers Charmaine Marinkovich, Kate Maguire and Debbie Gri ths are ready to salsa this Labour weekend. Photo John Borren.

Rare catch to remember

It was the one that didn’t get away. A Tauranga charter boat skipper is still buzzing from recently catching a huge Sea Bass that tipped the scales at 60.2 kilograms.

“It’s so rare to catch a sh that big,” says Russell ‘Rusty’ Hugh Ensor.

“Hauling one up that size is like the biggest adrenaline run of your life. It’s

pretty exciting. De nitely next level.”

Rusty was hosting a group of 12 shermen from Auckland on his family’s Te Kuia game shing vessel o Mayor Island last month.

“We had hardly any drift on the boat and we were using the mackerel we’d caught the day before as bait. Now, the thing with bass is you need to get it right in front of its nose for it to bite – and that’s what happened.”

e sh was at a depth of 420 metres. “It took us about 15 or 20 minutes to get it to the top. Two of us were working the electric reel so that it didn’t blow out.

“It was actually smoking,” says Rusty.

“ ere was so much cheering and excitement when we got it to the surface. We just couldn’t believe it.

Blown away

“What a monster. e boys were just blown away. at bass was just over 60 kilos and we might see maybe one or two of those per year and then you might go three years not seeing any.

“It’s so rare.”

e big catch has whetted Rusty’s appetite for the charter season ahead, when he’ll be running luxury game shing tours on the well-known 48ft Riviera, Striker.

“ is boat is world famous,” says Rusty.

“It caught the world record Black Marlin and more than 2000 marlin in its chartering career, and it was owned and chartered by the award-winning game sherman Bruce Smith.”

Rusty’s passion

“Striker’s reputation is that it’s had the most strikes of any game shing boat. at’s why they call it Striker, I guess.

“ is is my passion. I’ve shed and skippered my whole life, but this is a bit di erent for me. It’s more upmarket. A real luxury shing excursion, harbour cruise, day trip out to Mayor Island or a multi-day experience. We’re really excited for summer. is massive catch has reinforced the bay’s reputation as a great place for deep sea game shing.”

Debbie Griffiths

Afzal Rashid and Rusty Ensor hold the Sea Bass weighing 60.2kg.

Club to mark 100 years of sport at Mount

What began as a rugby team of 15 players plus a coach 100 years ago has grown into a club of multiple sport codes with today nearly 1000 members.

Mount Maunganui Sports Club is gearing up to celebrate their centenary anniversary next Easter – and plans are well underway for a weekend of socialising, reminiscing, sports and a formal dinner.

Club secretary and board member Rick Fowke is inviting past and present club members to join in festivities next April.

“We’re a community club celebrating 100 years of community sport in Mount Maunganui.”

e beginning e story goes that in 1923 a group of young men living in Mount Maunganui got together to form the Mount Maunganui Rugby Club – most were employed at P.W.D Workshops when the East Coast railway line was being fabricated.

e club’s ability to eld teams before and during World War

II varied depending on player availability in what was still a small town. However, this changed late-1946 when the club reformed after war. A team was elded in 1947 – since then the club has continued to grow

and prosper. Fifty years ago, with players looking to keep t in the o -season, two squash courts were built. Netball followed in 1985, with touch and sevens not far behind.

Women’s rugby was introduced three years ago, with the team taking out 2021’s Bay of Plenty premiership.

Grown

“ e club has grown in a big way, rather than stagnated, which is a pleasing thing,” says

club patron Graeme Coley.

As numbers increased, so too did the need for a larger space to cater to them. In 1973, about 10 years after the rst clubrooms were built in Hinau St, Mount Maunganui Sports Club broke ground on new rooms at Blake Park.

Social aspect

Since then further squash courts, rugby changing rooms and a large lounge have been added.

Players and members alike enjoy

the social aspect of being involved, and it’s not unusual to nd multiple generations of one family involved.

“Some of the folks that have been around for a while become very loyal to our club,” says Graeme.

Volunteers and members, past and present – are asked to mark the calendar, and get ready for the oncein-a-100-year celebration.

Register interest in attending the April 2023 centenary at: www.mountsports.co.nz/mountsports-100th

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Mount Maunganui Sports Club’s rst rugby team back in 1923.

Club patron Graeme Coley with secretary and board member Rick Fowke in the clubrooms.

Photo: Catherine Sylvester.

Meant for the stage

Despite only recently falling into writing for the stage by accident, Tauranga man Les Geraghty has gone on to win a local playwriting competition.

e 67-year-old says the Covid-19 lockdowns of 2020 nally gave him a chance to write. “I’ve been rushing

all my life,” says Les. “I’ve always wanted to write scripts… not for the stage but more for the screen.”

No idea

“So I thought: ‘I’m going to give this a go while we’re locked down’ and so I set aside a couple of hours every day.”

Les had no idea what he was doing

at rst. “I bought a few great screenplay books and did a lot of YouTube training.” He also signed up to an Auckland Zoom training course to get writing-wise and before he knew it he had written his rst lm script. “It did take me about nine months to write.

“I’ve since joined the Film Bay of Plenty Screenwriters group who are a fun, supportive team.” During this time, Les also made a mistake with one of his training bookings.

“I signed up for what I thought was a screenwriting training for eight weeks and it was actually playwriting training for eight weeks,” says Les with a laugh.

“I went ahead with it. It was all on Zoom during our second lockdown… it’s amazing what you can do during a lockdown.”

A play

As a result, Les wrote a 20-minute play called ‘No body to be found’ – a story lled with drama, despair, deceit and death. Les says the story builds to a climax where double deceit ends in murder, but of whom? “I don’t know how I ever came up with the whole storyline but as Gary Henderson [a script writing teacher] said: ‘If you’ve got great characters, the characters will write the story for you’ – and that’s what happened.”.

a national competition next year.

Entering his play script in 16th Avenue’s competition ‘Playwriter 2022’, Les has won the competition’s senior category.

Les says at the award ceremony, four actors did a read-through of his play and acted it out. “What I loved was that good actors just make a script come alive and it was absolutely brilliant.”

e accidental playwright will now work on his script for Playmarket NZ’s national playwright competition. “I’ll be up for the 2023 competition so I’ve got time to work more on deceit! I’ve since written two lm scripts and one other short lm and have included a twist for each ending – it really gives me a buzz.”

Georgia Minkhorst

Candyland Christmas parade in Pāpāmoa

It’s time to start decorating oats, cars, trucks and scooters, get the marching bands ready, and sew Christmas costumes. Pāpāmoa is planning its largest Santa Parade yet this December.

“I am so excited to bring the o cial Santa Parade of the city back to Pāpāmoa,” says Pāpāmoa Unlimited events and marketing manager Julia Manktelow.

e Pak ‘N Save Papamoa ‘Christmas in Candyland’ Parade 2022 will run from 10.30am to 12.30pm on Sunday, December 18, and Julia is asking people to register their oat by the end of October.

“ is year is going to be its biggest and we are super proud to y that community ag higher than ever after a couple of tough years.”

e parade will celebrate Pāpāmoa businesses, the not-for-pro t community organisations, children, music and the whole community.

Julia has a word of encouragement for businesses thinking about taking part in the parade.

“ is is an awesome way to celebrate what you

do, to a crowd of more than 20,000, and a way to say ‘thank you’ to everyone that helped support you through restrictions,” says Julia.

“Let’s make magic and light up the little faces of our beautiful city.”

Registrations are free and close October 31 or earlier if the limit is reached. Register at: form.jotform.com/222790122933857

For more details, contact Pāpāmoa Unlimited event manager Julia Manktelow by email: julia@onewave.nz or phone: 022 414 2266.

Photo: Trish Geraghty.

e Santa Parade in Pāpāmoa is back this year with the theme ‘Christmas in Candyland’.

Fabulous Freya

Freya is just a delightful princess who adores giving and receiving a ection – from a headbutt smooch to crawling under your blankets at night! She’s very playful and has an amazingly loud purr. Freya would prefer a quieter home with older kids as she can get startled by loud noises. She is okay with dogs but tells them o if they get too close!

If you’re looking for a best mate to love and snuggle up too, send RRR a message to meet her.

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With Labour Weekend arriving – and a hot summer on the horizon – city residents are being encouraged to tick o some tasks around the home before Tauranga City Council’s Water Watchers plan ramps up in November and December.

Water Watchers is a year-round plan to manage Tauranga’s water supply – at home, work, and in the community, with restrictions on sprinklers, water blasters, hoses, lling pools, and other outdoor water use as we enter summer.

Grouped into months, the plan restricts outdoor water use, either outright or at certain times of the day, depending on the method used.

Water blasters

When it comes to washing the house, driveway, fence and cobbles, or prepping surfaces for home DIY jobs, it pays to be familiar with the Water Watchers plan.

Water blasters and high-pressure cleaners are ne to use at home until December, but if you’re planning to use a hose with a trigger nozzle to

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wash down hard surfaces, you should act fast, as this is prohibited from November 1.

TCC water services manager Peter Bahrs says in addition to following the Water Watchers plan, residents should be mindful of their water use year-round. “Despite all the recent rain, after years of dry summers, the ow in the streams that supply our city’s water has improved but is still not fully replenished.

“Tauranga uses about 30 per cent more water over summer, so it’s important we all stick to the plan and get any water blasting, pool lling or car washing done at the appropriate time.”

Tips and tricks

Peter says there’s so much more we, as a community, can do throughout the year too.

“Installing a water-e cient showerhead can save 50L per shower, turning o the tap while brushing our teeth saves about 30L a day, and scraping your plates into the food scraps bin instead of the waste disposal unit in your sink can save six litres a day.”

TCC is building a library of water-saving tips and tricks for households at: www.tauranga.govt.nz/water-conservation

Get ready to drop, cover and hold!

Western Bay of Plenty – get ready to drop, cover and hold!

is coming ursday, October 27, at 9.30am people around Aotearoa will stop what they’re doing and join in the ShakeOut and Tsunami Hikoi – our national earthquake drill and tsunami evacuation walk.

According to Western Bay of Plenty District Council, now is the time to sign up yourself, your whānau, workplace, school or early childhood centre and do the ShakeOut!

At the council, sta will be dropping, covering and holding on the day – identifying safe spaces in the o ce such as strong interior walls and

doorways or sturdy tables to shelter under if there was an earthquake.

Council’s community resilience advisor Elle Reid says the event is a great opportunity to practise what to do if an earthquake was to happen. “ e drop, cover and hold action will stop you being knocked over, makes you a smaller target for falling and ying objects, and protects your head, neck and vital organs.

“Remember – if an earthquake is long or strong, get gone!”

To sign up for the Shakeout, visit: getready.govt.nz/en/involved/shakeout/sign-up

To prepare for an emergency and making a plan, see: getready.govt.nz/en/prepared

Three decades of caring for felines

After signing the paperwork to put her family’s cattery up for sale, Deb Gri ths admits to shedding a tear.

“It’s been a tough decision. I hate to be selling this beautiful property that my parents fell in love with three decades ago. I remember when they bought it and then opened TopKatz Cattery.

“ ey were so excited.”

It was 2004 that Kathy and Les Gri ths constructed what was supposed to be a retirement hobby on their onehectare piece of land in Te Puna.

Dream come true

“We built 10 cat enclosures after getting advice on their design from a vet friend of ours. We got so popular that as we built more runs, we would ll them,” says Kathy.

Deb Gri ths, Nate Wadsworth and Kathy Gri ths fuss over Chalky the kitten, who is a guest at TopKatz.

“We never even advertised; people learned of us by word of mouth,” says Kathy. “It grew into a business that meant we could both work from home and spend our days pottering about on our land. It was a dream come true.”

Deb moved home ve years ago to take over the cattery. “I completely fell in love with this lifestyle that allowed me to be home for the kids and to care for these adorable family pets. I spend time brushing, fussing and getting headbutts. Some of my most satisfying moments are when shy cats learn they can trust me. It’s lovely.”

Deb admits, though, to the odd stressful moment. Once, a cat pushed out of its cage as its owner was carrying it to the car.

“It disappeared into our gully and we stood in shock for a moment,” recalls Deb. “ e owner had to get home, so I rallied mum and dad from

nextdoor to watch the cattery and started stumbling around in the gully shaking a bag of treats.

“ e poor cat meowed and came to me, so by the time the owner reached her house, I’d left a message reassuring her that her pet was ne. From that day, I always insisted on carrying every cat to its car with the cage door against my body.

“It was a good lesson.”

Deb’s two children also enjoy being involved in TopKatz. “I love patting the cats, playing with the kittens and seeing the di erent breeds that we get to look after,” says 14-year-old Nate. “My friends think it’s really funny that we have so many cats.”

End of an era

For Deb, though, the sale is the end of an era.

“It’s been a beautiful lifestyle living on a parklike property with fruit trees and wandering wild

chickens and chatting with fellow animal lovers.

“ e bird life is amazing and stargazing with the kids at night is beautiful,” she says. “It’s too big for me to care for on my own, now

though, but I know someone will fall in love with the cattery. I’m super excited for the new owner.”

TopKatz Cattery went on the market on October 14 through PGG Wrightson.

Let’s keep resolving environmental pressures

ank you to everyone who stood for Local Body Elections, and a hearty congratulations to James Denyer, the new Mayor for the Western Bay of Plenty Council. I’m really looking forward to working with you!

e Government has launched a suite of digital tools for people a ected by family violence. Traditional support services are now complemented by a new centralised 24/7 phone and online-chat service. If you need support, head to: areyouok.org.nz For the new online space driving behaviour change for those who may use violence check out: inyourhands.org.nz Because hurt people, hurt people.

e ‘Our Marine Environment 2022’ report released last week emphasised the need to cut plastic waste, improve water quality in our rivers and lakes, reduce sedimentation, and address

climate change. ankfully we’re already taking action. From October 1 we banned single-use plastic drink stirrers and cotton buds plus most plastic meat trays – from sale or manufacture to end the cycle. e Fisheries Amendment Bill, now before Parliament, will help ensure a more sustainable shing future by reducing by-catch and increasing the use of cameras on shing boats. Music to this recreational shers’ ears! Jobs for Nature has already supported 27 Bay of Plenty projects, including the phenomenal Bay Conservation Cadets, the Kaiate Falls planting project (let’s make this spot swimmable!), and Project Parore.

New Zealand’s focus on sustainability helped us achieve Free Trade Agreements with the UK and EU, underpinning our $53 billion record in agricultural exports.

Let’s keep resolving environmental pressures until it becomes second nature!

Contest to launch young creatives’ careers

Students from across Tauranga and the Western Bay are being given the chance to launch their careers in the creative industries by entering a prestigious competition.

e Q Awards are for 16-18-year-olds, with last year’s inaugural awards attracting entries from nine Bay schools in elds that included graphic work, moving image, photography, architecture, and product.

Prizes last year included internships at local businesses, and nancial support ranging from $250 to $6500 for equipment needed to further a creative career.

“ e Q Awards can provide a stepping stone

towards future employment for young people,” says Quentin van Heerden, whose Tauranga-based digital agency Quentosity set up the awards.

“Entries are judged by established industry professionals, looking for work that meets a very high standard.

“ e 2021 awards showed us the depth of creative young talent that’s out there in the Bay. We can’t wait to see entries for this year’s awards and wish all participants the best of success.”

Full details about the categories and entry criteria are on the Q Awards website at: www.qawards.co.nz

Entries, which are submitted on the website, close November 6, ahead of an awards event set to be held early-December.

Magic MurrayGovt must listen to our rural communities!

Last week I was appointed as Acting Opposition Spokesperson for Agriculture, Food Safety and Biosecurity. I’ve been involved in primary industries all my life, growing up in our Te Puna orchard and working in horticulture and dairy before becoming MP for Bay of Plenty in 2014.

I have enjoyed the portfolios of Primary Industries, Forestry and Oceans and Fisheries. As Climate Change spokesperson, I spent months in tough cross-party negotiations with the bi-partisan Zero Carbon Act, the right outcome for New Zealand.

But the Government’s pricing emissions response last week is not the right outcome. For three years, primary sector representatives have worked to devise a new consensus system with recommendations sent to the Government in May.

But last week, when the Government announced

its proposals, key points the partnership had suggested were missing; up to 20 per cent of the capacity of sheep and beef farming could be lost by 2030 – while seeing emissions increase o shore as production and jobs move overseas.

is is as unacceptable to National as it is to farmers.

Farmers should be able to count the carbon sequestration and be able to work in collectives.

e price proposed is too high; high ETS pricing will drive investment into forestry.

We should encourage technology trials that could reduce emissions.

e Government must listen to the anger and frustration in our rural communities. It needs to return to the negotiating table and nd a solution farmers can support. A solution that works for them, works for our economy and is the right thing for our environment.

First-of-its-kind events plan for Tauranga launched

A 10-year plan for the future of events in Tauranga has been launched this week.

In a collaborative e ort, the Tauranga Events Action and Investment Plan has been developed by Tauranga City Council in partnership with Tāpoi Te Moananui ā Toi Tourism Bay of Plenty, Bay Venues and Priority One.

e rst of its kind for Tauranga, the plan provides clear direction for events in the city in the next 10 years, identifying priorities and actions required, and ensuring funding and resources are allocated to the areas of greatest need.

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Six goals outlined include developing a strategic and collaborative approach to priorities and investment in major events and business events; supporting development and sustainability of the events industry in Tauranga; supporting events that re ect and celebrate our people and our places; improving promotion and marketing of events to local and national audiences; becoming the best host city in Aotearoa; and planning for and developing t-for-purpose event venues and infrastructure.

Read the plan at: www.tauranga.govt.nz

Murray the Magician is a super sweet pup with a very loving nature. He is a real cuddle bug – and when he’s not cuddling he’s entertaining with endless goofy antics! He’s been with one of our wonderful foster families, now he’s excited to nd his forever home.

is pup has mystical talents as a Houdini, so a secure property is a must. In fact, Murray will cast a spell over all who meet him. Still a young puppy he will bene t from puppy training classes to become well socialised, and grow into a lovely, well-mannered gentleman.

Being young he’d also be suited to a home where someone is home at least part of the day. He has spent some time with another dog and loves having a pal to play with, so could be a good addition to an existing four-legged friend.

If you’re the right family for Murray, call the Tauranga centre on: 07 578 0245. Ref: 553536.

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ere are two ministers in the house, Who nd the house sessions to be a bore, Waiting long hours to take the oor, at is the Minister for ‘Cheese’ And the Minister for ‘Cake’ e dream of feeding the world Oh! If they could only keep awake!

Ken Jones, Katikati.

CBD parking disarray

Tauranga City’s sledgehammer tactics regarding CBD parking will cause great harm.

e example of Ethan Watene – e ectively a shift worker – in last week’s e Weekend Sun page 3 article ‘Parking petition for city workers’ – shows a lack of understanding by Tauranga City Council of the way modern society works.

TCC’s transport director has his head in the clouds, responding that car orientation is in the past. Wrong, wrong, wrong! He talks of sustainable transport, which is nonsense in this context.

All we need is reliable public transport to shift attitudes and that will still only cater for a small minority of workers.

e other disaster is changing the hours from 9am-4pm to 8am-6pm. A major detriment to evening activities and some e ect on early-morning breakfast-type meetings. Overall, the rst half-hour free would help.

Bill Capamagian, Tauranga City.

***When asked for right of reply, Tauranga City Council declined in this instance.

Most folks have no option!

Re: e Weekend Sun page 3 article ‘Parking petition for city workers’ in October 14.

Last week’s Sun quoted Tauranga City Council director of transport Brendan Bisley stating: “ is plan is an important step towards that future, where people of all ages and abilities can move safely and freely around the city, whether they choose to travel by foot, bike, scooter, bus, or other types of vehicles”.

His ‘other types of vehicles’ would most probably be referring to cars and trucks. Tauranga has the busiest port in the country that requires hundreds of trucks servicing its needs, plus with Tauranga’s

peninsulas, no ring road is possible, therefore cars are the main mode of transport.

With TCC’s director of transport stating: “whether they choose to travel by foot, bike, scooter, bus” shows how little they understand that for most folks have no option, they must use their cars to commute in Tauranga. Please change your priorities and allow tra c to ow rather than more Greerton gridlocks.

Jim Sherlock, Avenues.

***When asked for right of reply, Tauranga City Council declined in this instance.

No great thinking here people...

Re: e City’s Disgrace ( e Weekend Sun, October 7). I applaud D Russell’s letter on this disgrace. Why could the brains behind this issue not make one right-turn lane and two straightforward ones with the left one for left turns or straight through? Surely no great intelligence involved here.

Russell Lowe, Te Puke.

A light-hearted leg-pull at our hard-working MPs...

Turmoil over Tauranga’s bus system

ank you e Weekend Sun for your invitation to write a letter on something that is irking me.

Listening and reading in the media about the turmoil over Tauranga’s bus system really irks me.

It’s the frustration of an imported ideology being imposed on us.

In my opinion what may suit London or Singapore for commuting may not suit Tauranga.

I think our elected (and unelected) representatives should be focusing on free-running carriageways with no pinchpoints. Come to mind the four-lane of Turret Rd bridge, open Hewletts Rd bus lanes to the public, Add a further lane each way on the harbour bridge and rebuild a multi-

story carpark in the CBD.

Our carbon footprint would be greatly reduced as commuters transition into smaller electric and hydrogen cars, getting to where they want.

I am sure our idle taxi and Uber eet would welcome the extra patronage for even those with community or dispensation cards.

Buses will gain in popularity again when the need and time arrives, and then just change the road markings.

Doug Morris, Te Puna.

***When asked for right of reply, Tauranga City Council declined in this instance.

Global warming or not?

e Marine Almanac publishes tide times and movements, high, lows, and sun and moon information. At no time has it included sea level rise or fall due to climate variation.

released and there is no impact on water level.

Try it in a glass!

Water remains constant volume while a liquid,

Water remains constant volume while a liquid, regardless of temperature, which is why it was chosen as a base for the French Centigrade system.

Ice oats, due to air incorporated at freeze. At melt this air is

Seventy per cent of the world surface is covered in water. Where is the ice to raise sea level by the amounts claimed? NB. For quantity survey –deduct 10 per cent for air content.

We are presently experiencing the lowest temperatures for up to 100 years. Does this prove or disprove ‘global warming’? And how?

David Hardie, Parkvale.

Rhubarb and strawberry galette

My love language is food. If someone cooks for me, or gives me produce from their garden, I couldn’t think of anything better.

My friend Hope brought me a freshly-picked bunch of rhubarb from her garden, and I traded her half of a big bunch of dill that I’d bought from Tauranga Farmers’ Market. at is love. I made something special with that rhubarb, and it was delicious. I hope you try it out!

Ingredients

Pastry:

1⅔ cups plain our 60g icing sugar

100g chilled butter, coarsely chopped

A few springs of fresh thyme, stalks removed 2 egg yolks, plus 1 beaten egg for eggwash

Filling:

2 cups chopped rhubarb

2 cups sliced strawberries

1 Tbsp corn our

1 Tbsp lemon juice

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract (not essence)

Method

For pastry, add our, icing sugar, thyme and butter to a food processor. Pulse a few times until butter is dispersed. Add yolks, two tablespoons of iced water and a pinch of salt and pulse until the pastry just comes together. Flatten into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate to rest, for one to two hours.

Roll out on a lightly- oured surface or between two sheets of baking paper to a 30-40cm round.

Transfer to an oven tray lined with baking paper and refrigerate until you’ve made the lling.

For lling: Preheat oven to 190 degrees Celsius. Toss all ingredients together in a large bowl. Spoon lling into the middle of the pastry disk, leaving a ve centimetre border.

Fold edges of the pastry over, pleating as you go. It should look like a roughly-formed pie. Brush the pastry with some beaten egg, and sprinkle with raw sugar.

Pop into the oven and cook until the pastry is a deep golden – about 25-35 minutes, depending on your oven. Leave to cool for 10 minutes, slice like a pizza, and enjoy with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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Unique opportunity to invest for the future

is month, PMG Property Funds Management Limited, one of New Zealand’s most established and trusted licenced property fund managers, will provide a unique opportunity for investors to not just make their money work for them – but also make a positive contribution to the wellbeing, nancial security and development of future generations.

For the rst time since 2020, PMG – which will shortly celebrate 30 years of supporting New Zealand investors – is o ering the opportunity to invest in the PMG Direct Childcare Fund. e investment o er will facilitate the purchase of an additional purpose-built Early Childhood Education centre in Upper Hutt and ensure the fund is geared ready to take advantage of future opportunities in the sector.

PMG has been operating the fund since 2017, focusing on

high quality operators in areas of strong residential growth. PMG general manager of investments Daniel Lem considers that for investors looking for reliability through economically turbulent times, the Early Childhood Education sector o ers a quality, stable alternative to residential property and the sharemarket because of the government funding standing behind the industry.

“ e average lease term for the current nine properties in this geographically-diverse fund is over 12 years, while the resilience of the sector itself is underpinned by the government funding that families receive for early childhood education. We therefore see it as a valuable diversi cation tool within an investment portfolio and a strong defensive asset during times of in ation.

“ e added bene t for investors is that they can also make a positive social contribution, as good quality centres play an increasingly vital role within a community as well as the positive in uence to family wellbeing.”

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Render of the acquisition property: Ward Street, Upper Hutt.

Trustee Election 2022

How to vote

With 12 people nominated for three vacancies on the TECT Community Trust, an election is taking place by postal and internet voting using the First Past the Post election method.

Voting papers will be sent to electors from next Friday, October 28. Voting closes 12 noon on Friday, November 25.

e 12 candidates for 2022’s TECT Trustee Election (to ll three vancancies) are: Mark Arundel, Kate Barry-Piceno, Michael Bayly, Pete Blackwell, Don Brash, Kelvin Clout, Annie Hill, Andrew Hitch eld, Paul Hodson, Gordy Lockhart, Ian Pickard, Peter White.

Adult residents residing within the TECT Community Trust area not listed on the nal electoral roll for this election can enrol up to 5pm on ursday, November 24. Any alterations to the roll should be made:

• Online at: www.vote.nz

• Texting your name and address to: 3676 to get a form sent to you

• Calling: 0800 36 76 56 to ask for a form to be sent to you

• By emailing: enquiries@elections.govt.nz

Special votes are open from Friday, October 28, to midday Friday, November 25, from the TECT Community Trust o ce at e Kollective, 145 17th Avenue, Tauranga during normal o ce hours or by phoning the election helpline on: 0800 666 029 or email: iro@electionz.com

Special votes may be claimed by:

• Electors, who have lost, spoilt or destroyed original voting documents.

• Any other persons aged 18-plus who resides within the TECT Community Trust area and believe they have a right to vote and have not already voted in the election.

Dedicated, with deep ties to community

My family have resided in Tauranga over many generations, woven into Tauranga community’s past and future.

I have a nationally-recognised legal career providing legal, strategic and policy advice to local, regional and national businesses; public companies; government.

I have given years of service to local community in governance and legal roles, fundraising and sponsorship to: NFP and charitable organisations, the arts, Māori, environment, sports and surf clubs, schools, churches.

Quali cations – Auckland University, Law and Arts degrees. Masters in Law (UC Berkeley); post-graduate certi cate in governance/business leadership University Waikato.

Professional memberships – Institute of Directors, the New Zealand Planning Institute, the New Zealand Bar Association, the New Zealand Law Society.

Kate Barry-Piceno.

Barrister in Mauao Legal Chambers, other private director and trustee roles.

Chair Mount Main Street; other past boards – SLSNZ board six years, Garden

& Arts Festival, Resource Management Law Association; Tauranga Environment Centre, Omanu Surf Club.

I will be a trustee who is impartial, prudent, work collaboratively, think independently, question robustly and act strategically – always with the best interests of current and future bene ciaries at the fore.

is is a pivotal time for TECT following its recent restructure. e new TECT charitable trust structure is a gamechanger, able to provide signi cant bene ts to positively in uence and shape this community’s future.

TECT can play a key role in social, environmental and cultural challenges and opportunities our community faces as a catalyst and foundation to help build a more vibrant and inclusive community.

I have extensive legal, business and governance experience, dedicated to service, deep ties to this community.

Please vote for me: Kate Barry-Piceno.

A driving passion for Tauranga and WBOP

Diversity: Inclusion: Equity. e three words that drive my passion for Tauranga and e Western Bay of Plenty.

I believe we can be the best, most vibrant place on earth focusing on our long human history, our cultures, on our people, and celebrating all that we are as one.

Gordy Lockheart.

I’d like your vote for TECT as I believe we have an opportunity, a responsibility to ensure community funds are spent in a way that positively impacts our whole society. By ensuring our social and community organisations are funded appropriately, whilst advancing our civic infrastructure for the betterment of us all.

With 20 years successful business leadership experience, I understand the almighty dollar well. More importantly, with 49 years’ experience understanding people and our wider societies, I’m focused on helping to create something amazing for us all. With your help, I can do that. Gordy Lockheart.

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Trustee Election 2022

Contribute fully and represent effectively

I am a long-term local and a strong supporter of TECT as a charitable funder and community enabler.

In 18-plus years living and raising a family here, I’ve volunteered at Papamoa Surf Lifesaving Club as a lifeguard, and as chair, president and trustee, been on the BOP Civil Defence Executive; plus I’ve chaired Tahatai Coast School board and BOP Lifeline Group and been head judge for the Tauranga business awards. ese diverse roles have shown me rst-hand how TECT funds make the Bay of

Plenty better for everyone.

To deliver at optimal levels, TECT needs active communityminded trustees who can think strategically, and provide the time, skills and experience needed to oversee its signi cant assets.

With tertiary quali cations in economics, philosophy and accounting, plus experience in senior management and business ownership, I believe I can contribute fully and represent our community e ectively.

ank you for one of your three votes. Andrew Hitch eld.

Passionate about the region andTECT’s value

I’m passionate about our region and value TECT’s dual responsibilities to invest strategically for better outcomes and to provide support to grassroots organisations and the valuable work they do.

Having spent the past 20 years working in the Bay of Plenty in economic development and the arts and social sectors, I have a broad and deep understanding of the issues facing our region.

I have good networks throughout our local communities and am a

strong believer in the power of collaboration to achieve great outcomes.

My background is in communications and project management in NZ and overseas.

I am currently funding and capability advisor at Creative Bay of Plenty, supporting artists and organisations to thrive.

I’m a strategic thinker who focuses on nding solutions and I believe that TECT has a wonderful opportunity to respond to today’s needs and lead transformational change for future generations.

I value your support. Annie Hill.

Committed to ensuring TECT maximises opportunities

I am seeking your vote for re-election.

I am proud to have been part of the TECT team who, consequential to Trustpower’s retail sale, have restructured TECT.

e result is a rebate protected for consumers at that time, return to a ‘free market’ for electricity in our area and a new TECT Charitable Trust providing more than $25m per year to the bene t of Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty communities. More than three times the previous annual funding.

Mark Arundel.

After my career in community pharmacy and health services I am committed to ensuring TECT maximises opportunities to enhance life in our region, continuing funding the vital network of ‘volunteer backed’ organisations

supporting health and wellbeing, arts, sports and culture whilst wisely utilising our increased ability to improve community amenities and provide targeted support to help reduce deprivation and inequity.

ank you. Mark Arundel.

Annie Hill.

Andrew Hitch eld.

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Trustee Election 2022

It would be a privilege to serve community via TECT board

Kelvin Clout’s six years as Tauranga’s Deputy Mayor gave him a deep appreciation of the incredible value TECT brings to the city and the Western Bay subregion.

“TECT makes an outstanding contribution at grassroots and regional level, through community groups, charities, events, facilities and highly signi cant major collaborations such as Tauranga’s University campus and the ground-breaking Bay Oval LED lights. So many lives touched.

“So many important legacies for our future families.

“It would be my privilege to serve our community through the governance of TECT. My proven balance of vision, prudence and teamwork, along with my unique blend of experience in business, politics and community, ideally

places me to enhance TECT’s billion-dollar capital base, while building on TECT’s quartercentury of extraordinary community generosity – with $27.5 million this year alone!”

Clout would love to see the voter turnout for TECT exceed that of the recent Local Body Elections. See: www.kelvinclout.co.nz

Keen to keep on giving viaTECT

I am proud to have been part of the TECT team for two terms – eight years –during which we negotiated TECT’s change in status to a community trust. is change is transformational for us all and exciting times are ahead.

I love our community and am involved in many di erent groups including the Babas Rugby Programme, Owens Charitable Trust Student Scholarships and Patron Omanu Golf Club.

I served 38 years with NZ Police, founded the Tauranga Police CIB Charitable Trust and lead the CIB Luncheon and Police Charity Golf Tournament, which together raised more than $2.5million for dozens of local charities during 20 years.

I received a QSM for Police Service and was BOP Times Person of the Year and highly commended in New Zealander of the Year.

For me, life is about giving, not taking – and working hard to make a di erence. I really appreciate your support. Vote well, vote Peter Blackwell!

Governance experience in spades

I seek your vote to be a trustee of TECT.

I have had long experience in governance, on the boards of both public and private companies, including chairman of the board of a KiwiSaver manager.

While I have only recently come to live in the Bay of Plenty, I have had a long association with the region since the eighties when I was the CEO of the Kiwifruit Authority and a grower member of the authority’s board. I am strongly committed to continuing the great work that TECT has done over many years, for the bene t of Tauranga and the Western Bay region. Don Brash.

What is TECT? How does it work?

TECT is a community trust that provides support for local initiatives, facilities and events that bring vibrancy, connectedness, and growth to the region. A restructure of the trust was completed February 23, 2022, to ensure TECT continues to bring long-lasting bene ts to the Tauranga and Western Bay communities through its grantmaking, while futureproo ng the rebate for existing bene ciaries. TECT is governed by six trustees, who are elected by local residents for a four-year term. Following its restructure, TECT is now a community trust and trustees are now elected by

those enrolled on either Tauranga City Council or Western Bay of Plenty District Council electoral rolls. Terms of appointment of trustees are staggered so three trustees retire every two years.

e 12 candidates for 2022’s TECT Trustee Election (to ll three vancancies) are: Mark Arundel, Kate Barry-Piceno, Michael Bayly, Pete Blackwell, Don Brash, Kelvin Clout, Annie Hill, Andrew Hitch eld, Paul Hodson, Gordy Lockhart, Ian Pickard, Peter White. Election enquiries can be made to the independent returning o cer on: 0800 666 029 or email: iro@electionz.com

Kelvin Clout.

Don Brash.

Peter Blackwell.

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Offering a fresh perspective

My principal place of residence is in Tauranga City.

I o er a fresh perspective, director, trustee and farming experience to the highlyvalued, bene cial TECT organisation continuing to support the Western Bay communities.

As a member of Institute of Directors, I have director roles including deputy chair and past managing director. I am or have been trustee in six trusts.

I’ve represented on national councils in my previous extensive farming career and with that experience I wish to contribute on

behalf of rural communities.

I have a Grad Dip Ent and Inn Waikato (strategic mgt.)

Dip Ag Lincoln, BA5.

Past and present roles in strategic plan formations, I o er to add value to the trustee role with integrity, accountability and measured decision making. I recognise how important high rebates are to TECT consumers.

A keen biker, art appreciator and tramper, this gives me opportunities to view Tauranga and the surrounding Western Bay area for deserving causes. My Facebook page: Michael Bayly for TECT election.

Aiming to work tirelessly for the local community

My wife Karen and I have lived in Papamoa Beach now for just over 10 years.

I have recently retired as a re ghter with Fire Emergency New Zealand, where on retirement I held the role of national manager people and workforce capability and previously as the director strategic development.

I have previously been the board chair of a national Welfare Society. I have also been a trustee on the

board of a large credit union, where I chaired a loans sub-committee.

I have always had a drive and passion focussed on building and enhancing local communities, to ensure their safety and wellbeing is protected for the current and future generations.

Should I be successful in my bid to become a trustee of TECT, I will work tirelessly to ensure local community groups are supported in their growth which in turn will bring bene ts to the communities we serve. Ian Pickard.

Ian Pickard

FORTECT TRUSTEE

Ihavealwayshadadriveandpassionfocusedonbuildingandenhancinglocal communities,toensuretheirsafetyandwellbeingisprotectedforthecurrentandfuture generations.ShouldIbesuccessfulinmybidtobecomeatrusteeofTECT,Iwillwork tirelesslytoensurelocalcommunitygroupsaresupportedintheirgrowthwhichinturn willbringbenefitstothecommunitiesweserve.Iamaskingforyoursupportandvotein theseelectionstoallowmetorepresentyouandcontinuemyworkinourcommunities.

Michael Bayly.

Ian Pickard.

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Beautiful skin begins in the gut

is month, we are shining a light on gut health.

Healing an unhappy gut will have enormous bene ts for your skin, mood and health. Our gut is home to a mind-boggling eco-system of microbes. Some microbes are bene cial. ey support a host of health

bene ts, including healthy immune function and the creation of feel-good hormones that enhance a sense of mental wellbeing and emotional calm.

Other microbes are health-depleting and downright cunning, such as sugar-loving microbes that hack into your gut-mind connection,

creating cravings for sugar. Forget willpower. Focus on gut-power to achieve your skin health and wellbeing goals this spring.

At Jamele, we are fortunate to have close ties with Janine Tait, who is New Zealand’s leading dermo-nutritionist. Janine and the team at Bestow Beauty have always o ered amazing training on skin nutrition for our skincare therapists. Now, for the rst time, they are sharing their expert wisdom on the link between gut health and skin health with the public.

We highly recommend Tauranga women take advantage of their free e-course, ‘Heal Your Unhappy Gut’, which covers topics such as the gut-skin connection, the gut-mind connection and how to grow a healthy gut garden internally.

At Jamele, we stock Bestow Beauty gut products and tools to support you to put your new gut health knowledge into action. A holistic approach to skincare is all about achieving your skin goals from the inside out. To nd out more, visit: www.jamele.co.nz/blog/heal-unhappy-gut

The great work that kindness offers

“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. e greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves” –Frederick William Faber.

I love how one small act of kindness can spread so quickly.

Here are a couple of examples I’ve

observed around road kindness. When I am caught in tra c and notice a car trying to get into the ow, I like to see how long it will take before someone lets them in… Usually it isn’t more than a couple of cars before they are let in (and often it’s immediately). is also happens when cars have been waiting for some time in a tra c

jam and a car pulls up to enter. Another one is when the road narrows and one person needs to give way. ere never seems to be a competition to see who can get through rst and the wave of acknowledgement will always win a smile. Even if it’s a small act, it can create a lot of gratitude and prevent a lot of impatience.

I love these ripple e ects that kindness can create when applied. What small act of kindness would you like to do to encourage a kinder environment?

Where is the Chondroitin? (Part 2)

Last edition I asked why most New Zealandmade osteoarthritis support supplements have little or no chondroitin sulphate. e research in favour of CS is overwhelming. So much so, that CS is listed as a prescription medicine by the European Medical Agency. e daily dosage recommendation is 800mg, which is the dosage I use in my joint supplement where I combine CS with 800mg of Glucosamine and 100mg of Curcumin extract from turmeric.

Some experts suggest CS has more than 30 positive e ects on joints. ese are changes that

create cartilage (anabolic) and those that prevent the destruction of cartilage (anti-catabolic). Cells called chondrocytes are responsible for repairing, maintaining, and secreting cartilage.

ey produce CS as it is an important part of both joint capsule uid (synovial uid) and actual cartilage.

CS is critical as it helps chondrocytes to repair damaged cartilage. If these cells are damaged or die, the cartilage they maintain will eventually disintegrate. e second role of CS is preventing loss of chondrocytes from damage by destructive enzymes and free radicals.

is is all great in theory but what are the impacts of adding therapeutic doses of CS in someone with advanced osteoarthritis? Earlier this year I was contacted by someone in her mid-70s with severe OA in one knee and moderately severe in the other. is a ected her mobility and she was unable to walk for any distance. I started her on my standard OA programme based on an intensive dose of my joint supplement and Omega 3 sh oil to reduce in ammation.

After two months she noticed her knees were more comfortable. Now, after six months, the pain has signi cantly reduced, and she can now walk freely. For more information, give me a call or email: john@abundant.co.nz You can read my newsletter at: www.abundant.co.nz

John Arts is a quali ed nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health. Contact John on 0800 423 559. To read more go to www.sunlive.co.nz

Abundant Health

Western BOP kids’ healthy ‘virtual adventure’

An encouraging 22,000 Kiwi kids –including students from 15 schools in the Western Bay of Plenty – have joined forces with celebrity heroes Ardie Savea, Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Kane Williamson and Samantha Charlton this week to participate in the 2022 Zespri Young and Healthy Virtual Adventure.

Kicking into action yesterday, the health and wellbeing programme is taking Kiwi tamariki on a virtual trip around the globe, instilling healthy habits along the way like moving their bodies, eating extra fruit and vegetables, drinking more water, getting a good night sleep and reducing leisure time spent on screens.

Young and Healthy Charitable Trust and Virtual Adventure founder Kim Harvey they’ve had more than 120,000 kids through the programme in ve

Students enjoying their healthy kiwifruit start to the day.

years “and each year we see incredible results with teachers, parents and the kids themselves telling us they have more energy, can focus better in class and feel better, which is all the more important as we head to the busy end of year sprint”.

e Virtual Adventure was created with the knowledge that healthy habits formed early set a child up for a lifetime of improved physical and mental wellbeing – something Kim says has become even more important as kids have got used

Comfortable, relaxed dentistry

Preventative and conservative dentistry is the way forward in the eyes of a new dentist to the region, Dr Lauren Spyker.

Graduating in 2019 from Otago University with distinction, Lauren o ers a wide range of dentistry to ll gaps in the needs of those in the Bay of Plenty including general dentistry, oral surgery and paediatric dentistry.

Lauren completed two years working as a dental house surgeon at Hutt Valley District Health Board before moving to the sunny Bay of Plenty, where she gained a wide breadth of experience in paediatric dentistry, urgent care and oral surgery.

Lauren has a reputation for being friendly, compassionate and empathetic to all her patients, from young children or adults who haven’t been to a dentist for many years.

With a huge focus on prevention and dental education, Lauren provides a wide variety of treatment including uoride treatments, preventative sealants, llings, extractions, crowns, root canal treatment and nitrous oxide sedation. Providing dentistry in a relaxed and comfortable

spot of concern...

Recently I became a full-time primary care skin cancer doctor at Skinspots Skin Cancer Clinic, having previously worked in general practice.

is was due to a huge demand for our service.

Originally from the UK, the amount of skin cancer I have diagnosed while living here during the past 12 years has been overwhelming.

Skin cancer is very common in the Bay of Plenty and New Zealand.

Statistics from 2020 show New Zealand is second in the world for both melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers, only secondary to Australia.

“Great!” I hear you say! Finally, something we are happy about Australia beating us at. e real important statistic is the mortality rate – how many die from melanoma. is is where New Zealand leapfrogs Australia to rst place, with the Aussies slide down the ranking to sixth.

Don’t become a statistic, please come and see us early if you have a spot or dot of concern.

environment is her goal for both children and adult’s dentistry.

“Dentistry doesn’t have to be a negative experience, which we have seen across many years of school dental nurses and no local anaesthetics,” says Lauren.

“Being in a career where you can change not only someone’s con dence and health, but change their entire attitude on the dentist is what makes me love this profession and what it can bring.”

Lauren is privileged to be a part of the Tauranga Dental House team, formerly known as TBK Dental, based on Willow St, Tauranga City.

to long stints schooling from home in the past few years.

“Better still, every real-world healthy choice – like moving their body, eating a piece of fruit or drinking water – comes with the instant reward of digital points to add to their class total.

“Over a ve week period, these

actions start to become ingrained so the likelihood of continuing them is much greater than from a one-o lesson.”

Zespri CEO Dan Mathieson says the kiwifruit industry is proud to help 22,000 kids and families get active and instil healthy eating and social habits.

Skin cancer can develop at any time.

Get your skin checked by the experts, no referrals needed.

Don’t delay. Early detection is your best protection.

Skin Cancer Clinic

0800 776 877 skinspots.co.nz

42 Girven Rd Mt Maunganui

Dr Lauren Spyker.

Gigs! Bogle! Rehaab! Sonorous!

is week – a couple of live shows. ere’s a blues afternoon at the end of the month but, rst, a fella coming to Katikati who needs no introduction.

So what do you have to do to ‘need no introduction’? I guess it’s di erent for di erent people. From a musical perspective, all you have to do is write one unforgettable song. at’s it. Just one. Easy eh? For all the McCartneys and Springsteens, who create seemingly endless moments of brilliance, entry to the club is just one.

Ask Ralph ‘Streets Of London’ McTell. Or even John ‘Damn e Dam’ Hanlon. From that moment on it’s all the introduction you’ll need.

No introduction

On Saturday, October 29, Eric Bogle is coming to e Arts Junction at the invitation of Katikati Folk Club. Eric Bogle needs no introduction. Well, only this: he’s the man who wrote ‘And e Band Played Waltzing Matilda’. at’s it, done.

Eric is a Scottish-born Australian folk singersongwriter. He’s written dozens of songs on a wide range of subjects: bright comic songs, satires, protest songs and other serious considerations of the human condition. But it’s that one – a devastating account of young Aussie diggers transplanted to the killing beaches of Gallipoli – covered by and spread across the globe by e Pogues and others, which now de ne him.

Eric’s coming with long-time musical collaborators Pete Titchener (guitar) and Emma

Luker (violin). Tickets are $20 for members, otherwise $25, on the door or the folk club website.

Blues acts

e next day, Sunday, October 30, there’s a blues combo at the Mount. Not only that but it’s free. Totara Street’s brilliant new Chur Chon Sndy initiative, o ering complimentary music and food every Sunday at the venue, has proved slightly over-ambitious so they’ve scaled back to once-amonth. is next one will be a doozy, featuring two up-and-coming blues acts; one of seasoned professionals, one of school-kids.

e seasoned professionals are Rehaab, a new four-piece fronted by singer-songwriter Roy Hudson, which has risen from the ashes of Hybrid Blues. Roy has had a busy and challenging time of it during the past three years. at’s when he returned from a 30-year stint in the UK having, among other things, sung there in well-respected metal band KORU. Finding the metal scene too regimented for his tastes he’d already started a blues band on the side, Loose Moorings, and it’s that passion he has followed in Tauranga.

After an exhaustive search for musicians he

assembled Hybrid Blues, who released an album last year made at Welcome Bay’s Colour eld Studio

his killer tone, had just departed eight-piece Electric Universe looking for a smaller band. Bass played Larry Treanor completes the line-up.

Now Rehaab is recording at the Mount’s 11b Studio and already posting free-to-air demos on their website. ey’re also gearing up for November’s NZ Blues and BBQ Festival in Rotorua.

Rehaab also have a passion for supporting young Aotearoa musicians and next week have invited a young blues band from Taupo, Sonorous, to join them at Totara Street. Sonorous are Lucian McDermott (aged 15, on guitar/ vocals), Khani Te Mete (aged 15, on bass) and drummer Paris Takarangi, a veritable veteran at 18. eir

and was signed to an American label, only for the project to come to an abrupt end with the sad death from cancer of much-loved guitarist Mike Everard.

Starting over Roy, along with drummer Grant MacCracken, started again from scratch, and by a quirk of fate guitarist Mike Furness, top of their list, veteran of Phil Rudd’s European touring out t, a man legendary for

manager Carol told me: “We met Rehaab at the Rotorua Blues Club. “ e boys loved them and are so grateful for their constant support and inviting them to the Totara Gig.

“Such awesome guys!”

e Rotorua Festival includes a Youth Band Competition so Sonorous is writing songs especially for it. ey say they “can’t wait to compete and just be around all the blues music and amps”. Catch Sonorous and Rehaab at Totara Street 2pm on October 30.

QUEEN: TRIBUTE

Rehaab.

Sonorous.

Blissful bromeliads in the Bay

ere is a bromeliad suitable for every situation, whether it be sun, shade or anything in between. And what’s more, they beautifully occupy those places in the garden that can sometimes be problematic.

e popular Bromeliad Spring Sale is coming up fast on October 29 with rare and unusual plants available for sale at Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club from BOP Bromeliad club members. Entry is free with ra es, spot prizes, bromeliad growing advice, good prices, cash sales and plenty of parking.

In trend

BOP Bromeliad president Lynley Breeze is one of about 100 club members who’ve fallen for the spectacular bromeliad, which has more than 3000 known species.

“Bromeliads have become very ‘in trend’ plants as they thrive in the warm summers in the Bay of Plenty and complement tropicalstyle gardens with palms and bold foliage plants,” says Lynley.

Bromeliads do not demand much attention or extra watering; their main requirement is good drainage. Holding water in a tank-like structure, they are mainly epiphytes attached to trees or rocks in their native South America. Most can grow directly in the ground and many have a bold architectural form as well as vivid colours.

Some have patterned and highly coloured foliage that creates year-round interest in the garden. Others have spectacular owers. Furthermore it is possible to quickly grow a collection of plants because bromeliads are usually propagated from the growth of young plants o the original

plant. Most will grow at least three o sets (pups), with some growing many more than that.

Wide variety

“ at is why growers are able to sell on plants at our sales day at very reasonable prices,” says Lynley, who reckons club members have a wide variety of plants not available in local nurseries.

“ ese plants can o er di erent levels in the garden through being attached to trees, driftwood or ponga stumps,” says Lynley. “ e air plants called Tillandsias are also bromeliads and there will be a range of these available on Saturday as well.”

Originally held in the Matua Hall but the club now needs the larger premises and central location of the yacht club for the sale. Growers can o er advice on best situation in the garden for the many di erent types of bromeliads. e club meets the second Wednesday of the month at Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club, Sulphur Point 12.30pm-2.30pm.

Visitors are welcome and there is a sales table at each meeting.

Having the spring sale on a Saturday enables week-working gardeners a chance to buy some of these exotic plants.

e Bromeliad Spring Sale is at Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club from 8am-12noon, Saturday October 29. Free entry. Cash sales only.

Rosalie Liddle Crawford

Vegan Vibes at the Mount this weekend

Say hello to sustainable eating this weekend while enjoying live music, market stalls and festivities at ‘Vegan Vibes’.

Vegan Vibes – on this Saturday, October 22 at Soper Reserve – is about celebrating everything vegan and giving people the tools to live a sustainable, plant-based lifestyle. With food trucks, workshops, Little Big Markets running and live music pumping – there is plenty to entertain.

Little Big Events director Rachelle Du y says the day isn’t just about veganism either and is open to everyone – even meat-eaters. “It’s actually a massive community of people that are just wanting to educate people about good food, good produce and sustainable alternatives.

“Come and have long weekend here in the Bay of Plenty and enjoy the festivities!”

Starting 10am on Saturday, October 22, Vegan Vibes is at 95 Newton St, Soper Reserve, Mount Maunganui. Tickets are at: www.ticketfairy.com/ tour/vegan-vibes or door sales are available.

Bay of Plenty Bromeliad club member Di Pinkerton enjoying her bromeliads. Photo: Brydie ompson.

Kathy

annual book sale

BOOKS AND JIGSAWS wanted for Tauranga Harbour City Lions November Book Sale. Dates 4th 5th 6th November 2022. Drop o 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. No more books accepted from 26 October. Phone 579 2204 or 543 4418 or 027 270 5292

bible digest

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:8)

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

gardening

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

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

health & beauty

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

trades & services

BRYCE DECORATING interior and exterior painting, wallpapering. Have your powdercoated windows faded? Can be cleaned and restored like new! Plastic car bumpers

restored too! Quality work. Showroom nish. Ph Wayne 021 162 7052

BUILDER AVAILABLE repair maintenance, decks, pergolas, fences, all housing work. Ph Roger 022 121 3356

HANDYMAN, decks, fencing repairs, painting, water blasting, lawns, and odd jobs. Free quotes Ph Rossco 027 270 3313

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

TREE, SHRUB and

Free door to door service, extended tours, day trips, Shows. BOOK NOW: Ph No8 Tours team on 579 3981 or email admin@no8tours.co.nz or visit www.no8tours.co.nz to view and book all our tours.

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travel & tours

ZEALANDIER TOURS Hamilton Gardens –Thursday 10th Nov –Come and experience the world through the art and magic of amazing garden designs along with the Rose Festival at $80pp. Ph 572 4118 to book your seat.

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WEDDINGS, PARTIES, MEETINGS, etc. The perfect venue. With stunning Harbour views, fully licensed bar & kitchen onsite. Restaurant open every Friday from 5pm & Sunday from 4.30pm, kids under 12 years dine free with every paying adult. Tauranga Fish & Dive Club, 60 Cross Rd, Sulphur Point. Ph 571 8450

Churches Active In Our Community May peace prevail

is week, prayers for world peace are being o ered by many faiths.

Quakers told the second King Charles of England in the 17th Century that: “We utterly deny all outward wars and strife and ghting with outward weapons for any end or under any pretence whatever; this is our testimony to the whole world”.

at has been the basis of the Quaker Peace Testimony ever since. Alas! e war between Russia and Ukraine shows how the world has not heeded these words. is devastating tragedy shows the outcome of believing security comes from military weapons that, with advanced

technology, have become more devastating, complex and unpredictable.

e killing and destruction in the current war are appalling!

e peak of this insanity is in mutually-assured destruction that makes our most civilised nations dependent, for their security, on their ability to destroy civilisation.

Let us, instead, consider the role of diplomacy, peacemaking, con ict resolution and international institutions in bringing nations together to resolve con icts and work together constructively. erein lies true security. Let us pray for these peacemakers. May peace prevail on Earth. Mary Rose, Tauranga Quaker Meeting.

JAMES

Pooles Road, Greerton

ce@stjamestauranga.co.nz

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