The Weekend Sun - 17 February 2023

Masters of the turf

It’s the biggest one yet and it’s going to be held right here in Tauranga! From Sunday, February 26 to Saturday, March 4, about 1500 hockey players aged 35-plus will descend on Blake Park to smash their way towards glory in the Vantage National Masters Tournament,

hosted by Tauranga Hockey Association. ey’ll also be vying for selection for the next World Masters Hockey Games in 2024.

“ ere are 96 teams coming which is approximately 1500 players, plus management and supporters,” says tournament manager

Ruth Tuiraviravi. Eleven Tauranga-based teams will compete – including 62-year-old hockey player Jocelyn Sawyer (pictured), who has been competing in this tournament for more than 20 years.

“Getting selected for the New Zealand

Masters is always a bit of a buzz!” says Jocelyn. “Tauranga is a hub of top sportspeople,” says Ruth. e tournament will be a hive of hockey talent and a great action-packed event to watch. Read more on page 6.

Photo: John Borren.

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Cuddling up to a 3m man-eater

I was getting all bent out of shape over sharks the other day… preying on the apex predators, bad-mouthing sharks for anyone in the o ce who might want to listen. And even some who didn’t want to listen.

“A beautiful piece of evolutionary engineering,” I conceded. But, and there’s always a but... “I gaze into a sharks eyes and all I get is chill – they’re as cold as an assassin with a nger on the trigger.”

And the smile of a second-hand car dealer. Fifteen rows of teeth in each jaw, some triangular and specially designed for shredding esh, tearing o limbs.

But it was me that got attacked and mauled by some smart, fresh-thinking young minds in the o ce. And it was me and my bad attitude to sharks that just about bled out on the o ce oor.

“Jim,” said a patronising young ‘listen to me and learn person’. “Sharks have new respectability. Yep, sharks are all good.”

And if I wanted to poke a sharp stick at a dangerous animal then perhaps it should be a box jelly sh, which kills an estimated 100 people a year; or lions that kill 200 people a year, or an African elephant, a tapeworm, a salt water crocodile or a hippo. Last year there were just nine shark related fatalities globally.

“So back o the sharks Jim.”

Daisy?

I climbed on my soap box when the media started anthropomorphising, or humanising, a three metre great white which has apparently taken up residency around Tauranga.

‘Daisy’ they’ve called it. Daisy the apex killer. Really? Daisy as in Donald Duck’s love interest works for me.

Aunt Daisy after the one-time domesticity radio star. at works for me too. She would often tell her listeners that “the sun is shining right up my back passage this morning”. And Daisy for little girls – Daisy the 90th most popular name in New Zealand last year.

A daisy is a dainty ower, and there’s nothing oral, nor feminine, about a shark with blood on its hands….or dorsal n.

Shark experts who dive o Guadalupe, have christened their sharks with hardassed, gender neutral, predator names – ‘Shredder’, ‘Bullet’, ‘Biteface’ and ‘Scarboard’. Any great white would wear those names proudly. But Daisy? Nuh! And why Tauranga Daisy? Tauranga translates to ‘resting place’ or ‘safe anchorage’. You’re making a lie of that.

ere’s a lot of briny out there – about 321,000,000 cubic miles of seas and oceans, and you with attitude, choose to come play in our backyard. It may be old fashioned thinking but I can’t trust anyone or anything that sleeps with its eyes open. And there’s a very good reason the collective noun for sharks is a ‘shiver’. I remain a “fear rather than revere” person when it comes to sharks. And that fear was forged by some grim experiences

are one in 11,000,000 – but isn’t it an understandable fear none-the-less? at was 1975 Jim!

I’m also haunted by the urgent peals of the St Clair shark bell. People ed the water at rst toll. What menace, what killing machine, was lurking out there in the rollers? Cue Spielberg: “Dunn dunn, dunn dunn...”

‘Jaws’ – the ultimate suspense movie track, blamed for shaping public perception of sharks as merciless, maneating, monsters.

“ at was 1975,” I am curtly reminded by those trying to re-programme me. “And this is now. People and their attitudes to sharks have changed.”

To reinforce that point, I am told about a shing net being pulled in at a family bach in the Far North years ago. ere’s a harmless shark in the catch.

in Dunedin as a kid. One day a bloke called Les Jordan didn’t show for morning assembly at my high school. e surf lifesaver had been taken by a shark while training early morning o St Clair Beach. An entire school was left paralysed with shock and disbelief.

en, next-door at St Kilda beach, another surf lifesaver called Bill Black, was snatched from his lifeline by a great white. Bill’s body was never recovered. e following year, Errol Hitt was taken by a 4.5 metre great white while spear shing o Dunedin’s Aramoana Mole. ere was more. Two years later a 16-year-old was attacked by a shark and required 50 stitches to a leg bite. And Barry Watkins recalled with horror “the huge bloody eyes” as a shark munched him and his surfboard at St Clair. Call mine an irrational fear – the odds of a shark attack

An aged aunt screams for blood. “Kill that damned thing before it does damage to someone.” e idea is met with complete indi erence. How is killing a harmless shark going to help anyone or anything? It was duly released...

Common sense

During 400 million years, sharks have evolved deep inter-dependent relationships with their ecosystems. Like tigers and other top-level predators, sharks are a keystone species – lose them and it would signi cantly alter the ecosystem. So while I may not appreciate having sharks around, I can respect them. And I can share my space with ‘Daisy’. Well, I have to.

en just last week, a massive three metre bull shark was pulled from the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia, near where a 16-year-old girl was fatally mauled by a shark. ere may have been a mood for summary justice - accused and executed without full and fair trial. But the animal was released back into the wild.

Common sense is prevailing.

Bridge delay threatens harvest

Te Puke kiwifruit orchardists could lose millions if truck access isn’t restored to their road before harvesting begins.

A bridge over Raparapahoe Stream on No 4 Rd washed out on January 29 after severe weather, a ecting the 30 properties above it.

Initially, Western Bay of Plenty District Council said a temporary Bailey bridge would be in place on February 9. Now, the portable truss bridge is around six weeks away – something those with kiwifruit orchards nd “stressful”.

e Muir family has about 40 hectares of kiwifruit including 30ha of gold that will be ready for picking mid-April.

ose with the new red kiwifruit variety pick earlier than gold and there are a few hectares of that on the road as well, says George Muir.

George told Local Democracy Reporting they could lose $4 million if fruit is not picked in time. He estimates 200ha of kiwifruit across the a ected properties could result in a loss of $15$30 million, depending on people’s yields.

“It’s pretty stressful because we’ve outlaid several million growing the crops,” says George. His brother Ben says they’d spent around $2m growing the fruit. “We’re nearly at harvest time now, so we’ve invested all that money into growing crops and then if it can’t get harvested, we’re in big trouble.”

Another potential issue is whether truck-and-

trailer units would be able to get to the orchards. e turning circle at the end of a Bailey bridge may not be wide enough for such heavy vehicles. Ben says forestry, beef and sheep farming will also need trucking out soon. “ ere’s quite a few impacted parts of our business if you can’t have truck and trailer units.”

Residents have access via a private road and bridge that connects with Manoeka Rd but it is not suitable for heavy vehicles.

e Muirs also have concerns about emergency service accessibility to residents. “If we needed emergency help. ey say you can get a helicopter, well you can only get a helicopter if the helicopter’s available and... if you’re in fair weather.”

Residents want a timeline of when a Bailey bridge will be installed.

WBOPDC transportation manager Jim Paterson says the approximate timeframe for the Bailey bridge installation is six weeks. “Installation of a Bailey bridge is ever-changing and dependant on the site conditions, and our timeframe of completion could always move out.”

Jim says the original February 9 estimate for the bridge opening was based on using the existing road, which started subsiding after this date was communicated to residents.

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Truckie thought he ‘was a goner’

Tam Reneti is downing

“a few cold ones” and buying a Lotto ticket after a huge landslide brought trees, rock and power lines down on his logging truck as Cyclone Gabrielle thrashed the Bay of Plenty.

e Edgecumbe truckie was driving on the Matatā straights towards Mount Maunganui overnight, transporting a heavy load of logs to Tauranga’s port just before 12.30am Tuesday. Reneti felt the impact of the falling earth and debris pummel his truck as the bank fell on top of it, but miraculously it missed his cab by a few metres. Only when dawn broke he saw how narrowly he had escaped injury or death.

Supply chain issues

e country’s supply chain is expected to be signi cantly impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. Commerce and Consumer A airs inister Duncan Webb spoke to supermarket executives on Tuesday about potential problems ahead. He says products likely to be a ected include salad packs, broccoli and bananas. He’s been told a banana boat had been turned back in the cyclone.

Other items, such as bottled water and baked goods, are in short supply. “ e supermarket chains say their concern is getting roads open and getting power back on.”

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Elder housing

Work will soon take place around the elder housing units on Heron Crescent, Katikati. e works are the rst step in redeveloping the elder housing village, which is now more than 40 years old. e project is the second recent elder housing development in Katikati, with tenants moving into new units built at Beach Rd this month. Initial site preparation earthworks on Heron Crescent begin midFebruary and include removing existing units, building a new retaining wall between the site and Diggelmann Park, remedying drainage issues and building preparation.

Discovering Chris Luxon

What do we know about Chris Luxon – not the politician, but the bloke?

Well, we all know he’s got his eye on the biggest o ce in the executive wing of e Beehive.

We know he wants to be Prime Minister of this nation of 5,185,288 million people.

But what about the prosaic things like favourite ice cream. And would his choice in uence your choice on Election Day –Saturday, October 14? e

Weekend Sun’s Merle Cave sat down with Chris Luxon when he swept through town recently. And she scratched just below the surface with 10-quick re questions to nd out what makes him tick. e would-be Prime Minister was happy to play the game.

So we can reveal Chris Luxon always opts for a tub of Ben and Jerry’s Phish Food ice cream when the craving demands. Perhaps not a political choice with the brand being American?

Lasagne

Phish Food – chocolate ice cream, gooey marshmallows, caramel swirls and chocolate sh. Just the name is calorie intense.

His choice of favourite meal he shares with Gar eld, the comic strip cat with an obsessive eating love of lasagne.

“Yes, lasagne cooked by my wife and daughter,” says Chris. He’s slavering at

the thought. A more melancholy leader of the party remembers his fondest childhood moment. “Spending time with my grandparents in Christchurch –as a ve-year-old, learning to read with my grandfather.”

Favourite movie? “I’ve just watched ‘ e Tender Bar’” It’s about a boy growing up on New York’s Long Island. “He seeks out father gures among patrons at his uncle’s bar. Really cool –would recommend it to anyone.”

And ‘ e Blind Side’ – the story of an American footballer who overcame an impoverished upbringing to play in the NFL.

Yup. e man on the right of the political spectrum is right-handed, his favourite subject at school was history, and when asked what sort of animal he’d like to be, he is stumped. “Pass.”

Perhaps a cuddly panda bear?

How does he relieve the stress of a top political job? “Me, the kids and Amanda

listen to a lot of music.” en he likes to get into a T-shirt and shorts and do a bit of boating and shing. “I try to have a lot of fun in my life, positivity, a lot of friends, good family and good colleagues.

“I take my job seriously but I don’t take myself seriously.” It is, he reckons, a good way to live life.

Soul-searching

en some soul-searching – one thing people don’t know about Chris Luxon and he’d like them to know? “I care deeply about New Zealand and New Zealanders. And I want everyone to ourish, that is my motivation.

“ ey deserve a shot at the Kiwi dream, whatever that is, and I want them to ourish.”

en the opposition leader wanders out of e Weekend Sun courtyard, probably in search of some Phish and the serious prospect of maybe running a country. anks for playing the game Chris.

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National Party leader Chris Luxon’s favourite ice cream –Phish Food. Photo: John Borren.

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Western BOP mostly dodges Gabrielle

While emergency services and contractors around Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga City have endured sleepless nights this week, it seems the area has mostly managed to dodge the full force of Cyclone Gabrielle.

However, the North Island’s top half – including Bay of Plenty – remains in a National State of Emergency due to fellow regions being hit hard by ooding and wind damage caused by the cyclone.

At time of print, ve people have been con rmed killed in the devastation, while police hold “grave concerns” for some reported missing in Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti areas.

By Wednesday, more than 1400 people had been reported as uncontactable, but police expect a large number to be due to communication being down.

In Hawke’s Bay 9000 people have been displaced from their homes due to massive ooding, which has also ruined crops and killed livestock. Napier could be without power for two weeks.

On ursday morning navy ship HMNZS Manawanui was due in Tairāwhiti with water supplies, and HMNZS Te Mana was heading for Napier to supply Wairoa with water and essentials.

On the Coromandel Peninsula power was restored to Pauanui and Tairua Wednesday afternoon after some residents went without electricity for three days. Communication lines were coming back on there.

West Auckland residents continue to clean up homes and businesses inundated with ooding while a Muriwai landslide killed a volunteer re ghter helping residents ee their home. Many are still without power in the Far North as contractors continue work to restore lines.

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In Western Bay of Plenty, a council spokesperson says initial reports suggest there’s been no signi cant coastal inundation in the district.

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Jocelyn Sawyer has only ever missed two of the Masters tournaments since their inception in 1997. Photo: John Borren.

Thousands take to the turf

After nearly two decades, the Vantage National Masters Tournament will be held in Tauranga once again – and it’s the biggest one yet!

past two years. “You just want to be able to be in amongst it and play!”

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It was 2005 when our city last hosted this mega hockey event, with global pandemics pipping Tauranga’s Hockey’s Association from hosting in 2021 and 2022. “ ere were two years in a row that were cancelled because of Covid-19 so this is the third time hopeful,” says tournament manager Ruth Tuiraviravi.

Starting Sunday, February 26, at Blake Park, the Masters’ competition will see hockey athletes aged 35-plus ock from all across New Zealand to put their sticks and reputations on the turf.

“ ere are 96 teams coming, which is approximately 1500 players, plus management and supporters. is is the biggest National Masters Tournament in its history since 1997.”

Jocelyn Sawyer, aged 62, has been competing in Masters for more than 20 years, says it has been “gut wrenching” not being able to play for these

Now she can – and she’s competitive too. “Most of us have been around a little while, we know each other from di erent areas and its huge competition across the ages. It’s really cool to be amongst –whether you’re 35, 65, 70 or whatever – that we can still play and compete on a level playing eld.”

Eleven Tauranga teams will compete in the tournament – and our city will certainly be a threat. e last Nationals tournament saw Tauranga’s Women’s 60 team and the Men’s 55 team win their grades. “We’ve got so many top sports people here…we’re a good hub of hockey and high performance hockey in NZ,” says Ruth. Selectors will have their eyes out during the tournament to select players for next year’s World Masters Hockey Games so players will be bringing their best!

e Vantage National Masters Tournament is Blake Park from Sunday, February 26-Saturday, March 4. Georgia Minkhorst

‘Tough’ men taking on the harbour

Mitchell on their journey.

“ e athletes can all laugh at me during the day when we’re exercising, and I can laugh at them when we’re on-stage at night talking to people,” says Mike.

Almost one year ago, Mike says he “could barely swim” the 25m length of his local pool. Now, the former comedian is regularly doing 3km, and hopes to put his new skills to the test during the journey.

“Swimming is the easiest sport in the world, if you’re tired, slow down, if you’re sore, you’re doing something wrong.”

He’s gone head-to-head with some of the most frightening and monstrous lads – yet former rugby league legend Richie Barnett is absolutely terri ed of an ocean swim.

But this is exactly why he’s taking the plunge. Richie will be joining mental health advocate Mike King along with All Black hallof-famer Ian Jones, former world triathlon champion Rick Wells and international swimmer Geo Everson for a trip of conquering their biggest fears.

Labelled the ‘Due Drop Hope Challenge’ their journey will begin at Cape Reinga’s lighthouse early-April – after postponing their February

start-date due to weather.

ey will then cycle, swim and run their way down the North Island to the Beehive to raise awareness about the struggles young people face with accessing counselling.

“It’s a trip from the lighthouse to the ‘shite’ house,” says Mike.

Barely swim

Mike, Richie and the team have tabled a Mount Maunganui for the Tauranga leg of the trip – members of the public can keep an eye out for them on social media and/or go watch in person.

e comedian and sporting legends will also be accompanied by polio virus survivor Karim Rostami, real estate guru Richard Hart and Auckland businessman David

Queenie needs a castle

Queenie is a lovely girl, who is about three years old. She can be a little shy at rst but once she gets to know you, she’s a very social lady.

Being given tips by swimming legend Rick Wells is something Mike used to his advantage.

He took a recording of his rst freestyle swim in early-2022, which he showed to Rick.

“ e rst thing he said to me was: ‘Why are both arms behind you? ere should never be a time where both arms are behind you’.”

Have to

Mike now has great swimming form, and despite his bruised state after his recent bike injury, is keen to get stuck in – despite the “constant overthinking” he is battling ahead of the upcoming challenge.

“You just have to do it. at’s what this whole challenge is about. Overcoming your fears.”

For Richie, says he is most

scared about the ocean swims –one of which is from Matakana Island to the Mount Main Beach. “I’m terri ed of the water, thinking about sharks is really scary,” says Richie.

Mike says the team will make the most of the Bay’s shark tracking app, to help him and fellow participants feel better about the Tauranga swim.

“It’s still a huge fear. I still hate every minute of swimming after all this time. I even sometimes start hearing the jaws theme song when I get into the bath.”

Mike encourages the Tauranga public to keep an eye out on social media for their Tauranga leg details, and come down to watch them. Taylor

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Richie Barnett and Mike King will stop in Tauranga as part of the challenge. Photo: Taylor Rice.

This exhibition is the worst!

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A not-so-serious, satirical exhibition that pokes fun at art and artists themselves is kicking o at the Tauranga Historic Village today, February 17.

e organised art asco – titled ‘ e Earth’s Worst Exhibition’ – will be hosted by Tauranga artist Sam Allen.

After working on the exhibition for about six months he’s now ready to excite audiences with a unique event. “I wanted something to stand out from the rest and to give artists a voice to share their experience of what it’s like trying to make it as a creative,” says Sam. “It’s probably best to do that satirically and make jokes about it instead of just complaining about the hardships.”

Shock factor

e exhibition will be a haven of havoc, with interactive elements and surprises throughout the gallery. “I think people will be shocked by some things…people will de nitely laugh if they understand things about art and the process of art…it’s all a bit of a tongue-in-cheek joke really. “I think some more sensitive people might take o ence to some things.”

Sam’s forte in the art world is outdoor-focused,

with his incredible murals making their mark across Tauranga. Stepping away from the outdoors and into the gallery, Sam says: “Bringing the art indoors gives me more of an opportunity to do things with a weirder process – something where the end product is not going to be able to make sense until it’s nished”.

People aren’t ready

So are Tauranga audiences ready to see an exhibition like this? Sam says: “No”. “I think that’s why it’s the perfect time to do it.”

Sam says Tauranga’s in a big growth stage and is going through growing pains “…it kind of needs something to mix things up a bit and stop that stagnant mentality that has been here for a while”.

Ten guest artists will add their art to the fun too. “It’s a wild range of art styles, a bunch of di erent mediums and everything from sculpture to paintings.” Now, Sam can’t wait to sit back and watch people’s reactions to his exhibition.

“ at’s what arts all about really – it’s about the connection between the audience and the art.”

e Earth’s Worst Exhibition opening night is 5.30pm on tonight, February 17, in the People’s Gallery, at e Tauranga Historic Village. e exhibition runs to March 11.

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Reaching out for you and your children

As a dad of two and having gone through the family court system before – Jim Smith knows how tough it can be – and he’s here to help other Tauranga fathers in need.

Kidz Need Dadz is a NZ organisation that supports men to be the best fathers they can and to have an active role in their children’s lives. “My role at Kidz Need Dadz is to support

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dads who are going through separation and family court… it can actually be a drawn-out struggle for some of these guys – particularly if they don’t know the landscape of what’s going on,” says Jim. rough BOP ‘Dadz Kare’ services the team o er peer support meetings and one-on-one sessions to help dads with parenting advice, shared care and separation struggles.

Understands

Jim completed his law studies in 2022 and will be admitted to the bar this year. With nearly two decades of involvement at Kidz Need Dadz under his belt too, and his personal experiences, Jim understands the stress of a family breakdown. “I found myself single, going through the dilemma myself and self-representing in court without a lawyer. You hear horror stories of guys going through the family court and what a hiding they get but my journey was actually positive, and I put that down to making sure I kept a really high level of conduct and treated everyone in the system with respect.” On re ection, Jim says: “I probably should’ve reached out more, particularly when I

found out the relationship had broken down”. “It can be a really lonely isolating time.”

Self care

Jim says key for dads is self-care. “It’s about doing something positive for themselves, whether that be going to the gym, for a swim, into the bush, whatever hobby rocks their world. “In society men have kind of been taught to set themselves on re to keep everyone else warm and that’s not really sustainable, so I’m saying: ‘Put your own oxygen mask on rst otherwise you’re no good to anyone else around you’.”

Jim encourages dads to play the long game when strengthening relationships with their children after a parental break-up. “Your children will grow up... they’re going to go o and be independent... they’re also going to grow up and judge – particularly if you’re dealing with two parents in con ict. We’re very much about making sure children have the balance of having both parents in their lives.” Kidz Need Dadz can o er their DadzKare service for free due to support of funders TECT, BayTrust and Acorn Foundation.

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Sally bids farewell

Sally Benning is stepping down as Mainstreet Manager for Greerton Village after an impressive stint in the role.

“I’ve had an amazing seven-and-a-half years working as Greerton Village’s Mainstreet Manager and now it’s time to sign o and go,” says Sally.

“When I think back to when I started, my predecessor had been here quite a short time –after the lovely Victoria omas – and had been gone for almost four months so there was a lot to do and a huge amount to learn.

“I worked very long hours for six months getting sorted and after about a year, I thought I pretty much had a good handle on it.”

Sally’s role includes promoting the Greerton Village retailers, so on starting, she set to, building on Victoria’s work and introducing some new promotions – the popular Christmas Hamper, Mid Winter Madness, Random Acts of Kindness, and Valentine Day’s Latin Lover to name a few.

“I was delighted by ‘Illuminart’ and have loved the Yarn Bombing, which started long before my arrival,” says Sally, who also brought Santa to town

and introduced the Vintage, Retro and Steampunk Fayre. Two highlights were booking the Topp Twins and Marian Burns the ying ddler to perform at Christmas shows.

“ e annual Cherry Blossom Festivals, Yarn Bombing, Christmas Shows and promotions will always be great memories for me. I’ve also made good friends here and worked with amazing volunteers from Greerton Lions and the Greerton Village boards over the years.”

A strong advocate for retailers, she’s voiced their concerns and suggestions, liaising with council.

Sally is leaving Greerton Village in a good place with around 95 per cent shop occupancy and a real sense of community with fantastic retail and service providers.

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He was a bigamist, a bootlegger, a jailbird who did 14 months in Alcatraz, and a soldier of fortune. e chameleon Captain Donald Kenyon Willis – a likeable rogue amongst straight up WW2 heroes in a book co-authored here in Tauranga.

One of the stories goes that when Willis was being sentenced for bigamy and perjury in 1941, even the judge was ustered by a man he described as being of “restless disposition, enterprise and energy”. “Everyone loves a soldier,” agonised the Judge. But bang went the gavel and Willis the bigamist and anti-hero, was banged up for nine months in a reformatory.

Willis’ shenanigans are a fascinating sideshow to ‘Journey to the Horizon – escape and evasion in WW2’. e book is of the stu blockbuster war movies are made – heroism, sacri ce, secrecy and the triumph of good over Nazi evil and barbarism.

“At its core is bravery, trust and the will to survive,” says Brian Lissette – a retired old-style cop cum researcher and author from Baypark. He has surrendered his cu s but the investigating goes on.

Real-life people and deeds

“It’s also a story of real-life people and their reallife deeds that needed to be documented before they’re lost for all time.”

‘Journey to the Horizon’ is a tribute to the men and women of the Comète Line – a 600km long chain of safe houses run by the Dutch, Belgian and French resistance for the Allied soldiers and airmen running from the Germans through the occupied territories of Europe and over the

Pyrenees into Spain. Brave, trusting people like Marthe Mendihara, who ran a café, a safe house, in the Sutar quarter of Anglet, south-west France. She constantly irted with arrest, interrogation, incarceration and even execution for assisting the escape e ort. Because on the rst oor of Marthe’s café Allied aircrew on the run ate and slept before the long march into Spain.

Downstairs a smiling Marthe would be serving up wine and beer to oblivious German soldiers and police. Behind her smile was a driving force of deep, inconsolable hatred of the occupiers. She gambled on people like ‘the travellers’ – four pilots and an air gunner shot down over occupied territory – “clipped winged airmen” as they were called. Pilot O cer Leonard Barnes, Major Don ‘Willy’ Willis, 2nd Lieutenant ‘Jacko’ Donald, Sergeant Ronald ‘Curly’ Emeny and LieutenantColonel omas ‘Speed’ Hubbard. Nicknamed ‘Speed’ because of his slow southern USA drawl.

Extreme peril

ese men were unknown to each other and eventually came together in safe houses for the perilous journey out of occupied Europe. It was a journey of extreme peril and hardship for the last ve evaders to safely cross the Pyrenees before war’s end.

e book was originally published in Dutch in 1985 – ‘Reis naar de Horizon’ – by Hans Onderwater MBE, a decorated former Netherlands army soldier and teacher turned researcher and author.

Half a world away in Tauranga, Brian Lissette was researching the WW2 exploits of his Uncle Leslie from Hawke’s Bay. e RNZAF pilot uncle sacri ced his life by staying at the controls of a

Co-author of ‘Journey to the Horizon’ Brian Lissette, of Tauranga. Photos: John Borren.

the Comète Line

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burning Lancaster bomber and steering it away from the village of Chaintreux before crashing May 4, 1944.

“I’ve been there. I have stood at the foot of his grave. ey still celebrate Leslie’s courage and sel essness to this day,” says Brian.

Eventually the paths of Onderwater and Lissette would cross and they would collaborate on an updated, expanded English version of ‘Journey to the Horizon’, weaving pilot Lissette’s story into the story of the evaders.

Raw tale

It is a raw tale of fearless men who dared run for freedom, who cheated the enemy at every turn. ere’s no melodrama, no orid language, no overstatement. Deeds speak for themselves in ‘Journey to the Horizon’.

Like the airman who parachuted from a burning B-17 over Belgium and landed in a walled-in back garden of a house. A German soldier clambered over the wall to capture him. e airman then burst out the front door of the house, clambered onto the German’s motorbike and, cheered on by Belgians, took o down the street blowing his horn – a bit of wartime slapstick in a book of fear and pain, triumph and loss.

Unbelievable stories

And as one observer noted – if the stories weren’t real, you wouldn’t believe them. And of the resistance who ran the safe-houses, one escaper said: “Having experienced what these people so unsel shly did for me, I know the meaning of everlasting friendship. It explains the invisible thread that linked people who made contrails in the sky to those who kept an invisible

trail on the ground”. Donald Kenyan Willis, the maverick American, served under four di erent ags – Finland, Norway, England and the USA. He joined the war before his country did.

“Nothing to do with idealism,” suggest the authors. “Willis would call you an idiot or a liar if you suggested it was.”

Onderwater and Lissette tell us Willis listened to a man playing a violin in a Chicago nightclub and was entranced. “Beautiful,” he thought.

e violinist came from Finland, which was at war with Russia. After a night’s binging with the ddler, Willis decided any country that could produce men who made music like his new friend “must be a helluva ne country” so he joined their air force. He fought with the Finns until Germany muscled in on the war. at’s where our authors catch up with Willis and follow him down the Comète Line on the ‘Journey to the Horizon’. And Comète, French for comet, a nod to the speed with which the resistance operated, the speed needed to whisk stranded airmen down through occupied France to safety.

A WWII banquet

e book is a banquet of historical WW2 documents, facts and photos, a valuable research tool. And woven in is the real life story of the people of the Comète Line, the evaders and the resistance, who de ed, and eventually broke, a barbarous and evil regime. Peck and scratch and you will be well rewarded.

Brian has copies of the book. Contact him at: brian.lissette@kinect.co.nz or phone: 021 038 2568.

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Captain Donald Kenyon Willis, a bigamist, bootlegger and soldier of fortune.

Government gets money too easily

A major problem we have in New Zealand is that the Government now collects taxes too easily.

When I think back to the 1970s there was no GST, there was sales tax on luxury-type goods but income tax was high. I recall the top rate of 60 cents coming in at $24,000. at meant if you got a pay rise of $1000 you lost $600 of it to the Government straight away. en there was the reform in 1986, which dropped the income tax rate in exchange for GST at 10 per cent. ree years later GST jumped to 12.5 per cent and in 2010 it changed to the current 15 per cent. With today’s high in ation, the Government is now really creaming it. Meantime the thresholds for income

tax have not changed since 2010. Now many workers have to su er the rate of 30 per cent, which comes in at $48,000 per annum. E ectively the Government says they are rich.

Five years ago Labour scrapped National’s proposed increasing the income tax thresholds to combat past in ation. Per my opening remark that Governments get their money too easily, which then enables them to waste it on their fancy ideas and projects.

Why not reduce GST to 10 per cent and force the Government to properly consider income tax rates each year?

Bill Capamagian, Tauranga City.

Total arrogance and disrespect

I am 92 years old and cannot comprehend, and am appalled at the total arrogance and lack of respect shown by Hunter Wells in his page 2 Jim Bunny column in a recent edition of e Weekend Sun (‘Striking a blow for what’s right’ January 27 edition), when he suggests that on the passing of a retirement village resident further progress can be made by society.

Who does he apportion credit to for the roads he drives on, the provision of electricity, hospitals, the railroads and all the amenities that provide a comfortable style of living for people of his generation?

ese people made many sacri ces in their lifetimes to ensure that those who came after them had a better life than they had experienced, which consisted of living through depression, epidemics and war.

I hope and pray all young people do not hold the same opinion of the older generation and at least have some respect for what they achieved with far fewer of the amenities to work with than are available today which have been provided by their e orts and innovation.

Patricia Wilson, Judea.

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e family of man in one big bag...

How can any section of the human race be classi ed as being coloured? When every human on earth has a skin colouring of some sort. e way I see it, you can compare the world human population to huge bag of jelly babies. All di erent

your comments. Firstly, I am not some Johnnycome-lately as implied by your “total arrogance and lack of respect” comment. At age 72, I have had more than half a century in the media. Perhaps that counts for something. And by printing your comments in full, I believe I am according them the respect they, and you, deserve. However I don’t apportion anyone any credit for our roads Patricia – it’s a widely held view they are crap, they are in a woeful state up and down the land.

e electricity industry needs a total overhaul so power is a ordable for every household.

e railways are screaming for major investment. When was the last time we saw a passenger train out of Tauranga? e hospitals are underfunded and waiting lists too long, and the price of houses today puts them out of reach for most young New Zealanders.

So just who do you think I should be grateful to?

My father who ew Lancaster bombers in WW2 so I could have a reasonable chance at life. And he taught me that racism was perhaps the most insidious of issues impacting New Zealand. My rest-home comment simply suggested racism is something people don’t shake o , they carry it to their grave.

colours but all made from the same stu . All tasting the same and looking much the same with similar worries and hopes as everybody else. e family of man in one big bag. And deep down, all related to one another by some ancestry.

Ken Jones, Katikati.

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Thanks for the support!

Firstly, I’d like to give a big shout out and thanks to all the organisations who’ve helped Tauranga and the wider Bay of Plenty region through some signi cant weather events in the last three weeks. is includes the sta and leadership teams at Emergency Management Bay of Plenty and Tauranga City Council; they have done an outstanding job in their communications and assistance given to residents.

Also thanks to local organisations like Good Neighbour, who I met with last week, for helping people like Linda and her family from Tauriko who lost their house and possessions due to ooding. Good Neighbour has helped the family into a new home.

I’d also like to thank Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, who visited Tauranga last week to see how we coped with the recent oods and to meet with the business community.

On Monday the Government announced an $11.5 million Community Support Package to help tens of thousands of people a ected by the recent oods, and for regions to respond to Cyclone Gabrielle. e package includes: $4 million for

providers to ensure they can meet increased demand and to support the wellbeing of their sta and volunteers; $1 million to replenish stocks at foodbanks currently experiencing high demand; $2 million of grants for community groups to support ood response; $4 million expansion of the scope of community connectors to support Auckland and impacted regions’ ood response e orts; and $500,000 ring-fenced funding to respond to the needs of disabled people.

is is fantastic support from the Government and enables these groups to respond quickly to the needs of their communities.

GST sharing is the way to get more infrastructure built

Building enduring infrastructure is one of the biggest challenges facing New Zealand. at’s why ACT has proposed a GST sharing scheme that would see Bay of Plenty councils better o by approximately $79 million.

ACT’s GST-sharing scheme is designed to support local development enabling infrastructure. Councils that consent more, get more.

Councils face poor incentives to allow building. Every new development involves costs to existing ratepayers to provide new roads, water, and sewerage connections. ese costs act as a disincentive for councils to approve new houses and subdivisions.

Instead of forcing councils to beg for special funds from the Government, ACT would provide an enduring and predictable solution for infrastructure funding.

Cyclone Gabrielle has brought signi cant destruction to our shores. e impacts on people’s lives are signi cant, with many having their homes, land and businesses damaged and destroyed. My thoughts are with all the people of Tauranga and around New Zealand who are feeling the e ects of Gabrielle.

I want to extend my thankfulness and gratitude to all those people, be they paid sta , volunteers, council representatives and everyone else involved that has been out there helping with ood and wind mitigation and clean-up e orts. Many of these people have worked tirelessly through the night, doing what they could to help keep the people and homes of their communities safe.

It encourages councils to consent more because they get more when buildings are completed.

e only time you get prompt service from a council is when they’re issuing a parking ticket. ey’ll come to you, anywhere, anytime, because there’s money in it. Imagine if councils issued resource consents with the same gusto as they issued parking tickets?

With councils shouldering the cost for new infrastructure to support housing, it’s no wonder they slow down development.

e next generation of homebuyers don’t need central planning and dictates; we need incentives to consent more developments. is policy would see approximately $1 billion going towards councils nationally and Bay of Plenty getting $79 million of that.

ACT believes in better, longer-lasting solutions.

We are aware a volunteer re ghter has died and another is in a critical condition. Our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families. ey sel essly serve and put themselves at great risk to protect our communities and their su ering is incredibly distressing.

We are going to see more extreme weather events, and we need the infrastructure to cope with it. As we begin the process of cleaning up and rebuilding, it is time for us to consider how we ensure our communities are best able to adapt to our environment.

We will work across party lines to establish a bi-partisan approach that is practical and e ective. Now is the time to put politics aside and work collectively as one for all New Zealanders. Please take care out there and look after yourselves and one another.

Authorised by David Seymour MP, ACT Party leader, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.

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News from Bay of Plenty Regional Council February 2023

Changes to Freshwater Management in the Bay of Plenty

Bay of Plenty Regional Council must make changes to the way we manage the region’s land and water to ensure the health and wellbeing of our freshwater.

Rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater and wetlands are all present here in the Bay, and we value and use these freshwater bodies in many ways; from gathering kai, swimming, fishing and boating, to cultural connection and experiencing nature. People’s livelihoods also depend on freshwater, for domestic and municipal water supply, to sustain crops and their businesses. And the water in rivers and streams sustains important ecosystems and supports a rich tapestry of life. We are continuing work on draft policy options and will seek feedback from the community between April and September 2023. To be kept up-to-date, sign up to receive our Freshwater Flash e-newsletter at boprc.govt.nz/newsletters, follow our social media and visit our website for the latest news: boprc.govt.nz/freshwater

Rain, rain… hasn’t gone away!

It’s been an unexpectedly wet and wild summer, which has meant a busier-than-usual season for our Flood Management team.

From monitoring river levels and rainfall from our Flood Room, to our Rivers and Drainage team responding to weather damage out in the field, there’s been lots to do to help support communities in a ected areas. Some of the key operational work we do includes:

•Checking the status of our flood infrastructure (such as stopbanks and floodgates) to make sure it is in good condition.

•Setting up pumps that can remove flood waters from a ected drainage canals and help remove ponded water from productive land.

•Removing weeds from drainage canals as this might cause a blockage and stop the pump from working.

•Assessing environmental damage in key areas (for example, checking for erosion), so we can support local agencies with their decision-making processes. The Bay of Plenty is prone to flooding and one of our core roles at Regional Council is to help minimise the risk this poses to people, property and livelihoods. You can find out more about how we help manage the risk on our website: boprc.govt.nz/flood-defences

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Applications open for the School Sustainability and Resilience Fund on Monday.

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Back-to-school asthma alert

As the new school year gets underway, the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ is advising parents and educators to be prepared for return-to-school asthma are-ups.

“Return-to-school asthma are-ups are well-documented both in New Zealand and overseas,” says the foundation’s scienti c advisory board member, respiratory paediatrician Dr David McNamara.

Flare-up peaks

“Research shows asthma hospitalisations for Kiwi kids peak in the early weeks of each term, with the greatest peak occurring in weeks three and four of Term 1. Surprisingly, the rate of hospitalisations at this time of year is greater than winter months for children under 14 years,” says David. International studies identify several possible factors for this increased risk, including exposure to di erent

allergens and new viruses in school environments, plus changes in emotions like stress and anxiety that can be triggers for asthma.

David encourages parents to take action now to reduce the risk of return-to-school asthma.

“Now is the time to check that you have the inhalers you need, spacers and an up-to-date Asthma Action Plan.

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“Get your child into the habit of regularly using their preventer and make sure they take their reliever inhaler with them to school.”Action plans are essential self-management documents outlining how to recognise and respond to worsening symptoms of asthma.

e foundation recommends all children with asthma have a plan, and this is shared with their child’s school and class teacher.

Free resources e foundation also encourages schools to have an Asthma Emergency Kit and be informed on how to respond to asthma emergencies.

“With one in eight Kiwi kids living with asthma, it is vital that educators know what to do in an asthma emergency,” says foundation chief executive Letitia Harding. e foundation has free resources for both parents and educators. See: www.asthmafoundation.org.nz

Varicose vein treatment: what to expect

Most people recognise ropey leg veins as varicose veins, but there are other signs of underlying vein problems.

Even if you can’t see varicose veins, if your legs are restless, achy, swollen, crampy, discoloured or itchy, it’s worth getting them checked by a phlebologist – a doctor trained to diagnose and treat varicose veins using modern ultrasound-guided treatments.

In an initial no-obligation consultation, Cosmetic & Veins Clinic’s Dr Anuya Deshpande takes a full medical history of new patients and performs an ultrasound examination of your legs.

is enables her to make a thorough diagnosis and discuss and explain your options for treatment. If the symptoms are from varicose veins, the next step is to schedule an appointment for a more detailed mapping

of veins with a sonographer.

Once this scan is completed and reviewed, varicose veins are treated using a combination of Radio Frequency Ablation and Ultrasound-Guided Sclerotherapy under local anaesthetic at her Tenth Avenue clinic. Treatment takes around two hours for two legs, and patients can walk out of the clinic after treatment, and get back to work the next day if they choose to. Compression stockings are provided and worn for a week following treatment.

A follow-up is booked for the week after treatment, and any remaining veins are treated in further sessions throughout the following year, with all follow-ups included in the cost of treatment. Veins and symptoms shrink and disappear in the weeks following treatment.

Medical criteria apply but some health insurance policies will cover the costs of treatments.

A measles case con rmed in New Zealand this week has potential exposures sites recorded in Tauranga.

e Auckland-based adult was infected overseas, but didn’t become infectious until arriving in NZ.

e case is now isolating and contact tracing is underway.

Public exposure events between February 5-11 include a hotel, eatery, café and charter buses to and from Tauranga to a Waikato festival.

Te Whatu Ora spokesperson Dr Nick Chamberlain asks anyone present at these exposure events to stay alert to symptoms of measles and check if they are immune. Ring Healthline on: 0800 611 116 if you aren’t immune and may have been exposed.

For a full list of exposure events, see: www.health.govt.nz/yourhealth/conditions-and-treatments/ diseases-and-illnesses/measles/measlesexposure-events

‘Before’ and ‘After’ shots of varicose veins treatment using RFA at three months.

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e importance of keeping your skin hydrated cannot be overstated. When skin is dehydrated, it can appear dull, aky, and can even develop ne lines and wrinkles. Maintaining hydration is key to keeping skin looking and feeling healthy.

e Janesce Skin Soaking ritual is a simple and e ective way to hydrate the outer most layers of the skin. So how do we do it?

Immerse your Janesce Soaking Cloth in warm water infused with two to three Janesce Soaking Drops, wring it out and press to your skin for ve deep breaths.

Repeat this process three times and then instantly lock in that moisture with your skincare.

Repeat morning and night.

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Show your family aroha by learning CPR

Valentine’s Day was this week – and Hato Hone St John encourages Kiwis to show aroha to their loved ones by learning how to save a life.

e message comes as the latest Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest reports from NZ’s ambulance services show cardiac arrest survival rates are down for the second consecutive year.

HHSJ chief executive clinical services Dr Damian Tomic says people can show aroha by learning themselves, or by encouraging their loved ones to learn, how to perform CPR and use an Automated External De brillator.

“Even if it’s not someone you love – it’s someone’s loved one. So, if you don’t already know how to do CPR, please sign up to one of the many free courses available in the community today.”

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Helping heart rythym with Mg

Someone I know well has been treated by a cardiologist for Atrial Fibrillation, one of the more common heart rhythm issues. What was interesting that the cardiologist recommended a high-grade magnesium supplement along with prescribed medications.

One paper (European Heart Journal, 2017) stated: “As such, magnesium plays an integral role in a variety of functions related to cardiovascular disorders. Reduced dietary intake of magnesium has been linked with a higher risk of hypertension, atrial brillation, ischaemic heart disease, and new-onset heart failure and heart failure-related hospitalisation.

“Similarly, a low serum magnesium level is associated with up to a 50 per cent higher incidence of new AF, left ventricular hypertrophy, and is an important predictor of sudden cardiovascular death and overall mortality.”

Critical role

Perhaps my friend’s cardiologist is aware of this and similar studies. e American Association for oracic Surgery and the European Society of Cardiology now incorporate magnesium therapy into treatment and management of some heart arrythmias.

As an electrolyte, magnesium has a critical role in maintaining normal electrical function in heart muscle. One study shows patients receiving supplemental magnesium are three times more likely to get their heart rate below 100bpm than those on a placebo.

is central role of magnesium in heart muscle is because it regulates energy needed for other electrolytes, notably calcium, potassium and sodium. If magnesium is low, these electrolytes become imbalanced and can start processes that a ect heart rhythm.

Magnesium supplementation

I use magnesium supplementation in two ways. Firstly, I add it to my multi-mineral/vitamin/ antioxidant complex. e levels in this are su cient for a healthy person. However, for those with arrythmia we need to add therapeutic levels.

For this I’ve combined three bioavailable forms of magnesium (natural marine, glycinate and citrate) in one supplement. I then allow a dosage range of between one-four capsules daily to meet individual needs. 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, see: www.sunlive.co.nz

Treating and preventing skin cancers

Living with skin cancer can be an exhausting a air. e older one gets, the more cancers tend to appear and the more scars one accumulates.

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Shake a bucket for child

e Child Cancer Foundation’s Street Appeal is back March 10-11 – and they need volunteers to help raise funds for Kiwi kids with cancer.

Chief executive Monica Briggs says the street appeal is the foundation’s biggest fundraising event of the year, where hundreds of volunteers take to the streets to collect critical funds needed to support these children and their families.

e foundation had to cancel their physical collection in 2022 due to Covid-19, so they are urging Kiwis to get involved this year.

“It was a devastating blow to have

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had to cancel our Appeal last year,” says Monica.

“ at’s why the tamariki and whānau we support need your help now more than ever. We need to raise $6 million each year and we don’t receive any direct government funding, so these families rely on the generosity of their fellow Kiwis.”

Right now the foundation is supporting 1300 NZ families through all stages of their experience with childhood cancer. Monica says getting involved in the 2023 Street Appeal is easy – simply volunteer two hours of your time at a collection site near you.

Sign up to volunteer at: childcancernz.rosterfy.co/register

When it comes to treatment, options can be confusing too. e one thing that’s certain is skin cancer does not just happen in one spot. Most skin cancers are caused by ultraviolet radiation exposure. is means the damage is spread over a larger area than a single spot of skin cancer. In medical terms this is called a eld disease.

Surgical removal required

is is the reason why any single treatment will often not be su cient to treat the current and prevent future cancers. A speci c mass of cancer would need to be cut out and surgically removed with adequate margins.

Similarly, the whole area of sun exposure/damage should be treated. is will decrease the risk of other cancers appearing. e occurrence of further skin cancers can be reduced by more than 50 per cent in the next year with a carefully-selected topical treatment.

Treat it right

Skin cancer can be seen as a chronic disease. It needs to be treated de nitively, with all appropriate methods. Each person’s battle with this disease

Finding something fun to do

Maybe you’ve recently moved to the area, you’re looking for some new friends, a new hobby – or you just want to ll up your social calendar.

Clubs are a great way to meet new people, build friendships and learn new skills.

Joining a club will help you connect with like-minded people who enjoy the same things you do – art, theatre, dancing, books, wine, poetry, hobby trains… the list goes on. ere are plenty of clubs throughout the Bay of Plenty with a range of interests so you’re bound to nd one that tickles your fancy. Clubs are a fantastic way of getting out there and trying new things. We all know it can be easier to try something new when you’re not alone, and clubs are a

great support system. Clubs are also a great way of learning new skills or honing your existing talents. Feedback from people who enjoy the same things as you can go a long way when it comes to growing and developing.

Clubs can help grow your con dence in yourself and help expand your socialisation circles. ey’re a great way to skip the small talk and launch right in to chat about things you all enjoy. So what are you waiting for?

New Coastguard champions needed

It’s late afternoon, the water is still and everything seems calm until suddenly the radio comms jump into life – someone in the harbour needs your help, and fast!

Tauranga Coastguard is on the scout for new radio operator stars to join their volunteer team in this important role. “You’ll be part of a team that will help bring people safely back to shore when they’re in trouble,” says operations manager Dane Robertson.

“It’s essentially like you’re the 111 operator, sitting in the radio room speci cally to help people who are on Tauranga waters.

Computer con dent

“We’re looking for volunteers that are sound and con dent with computers.” Problem solving and strong communication skills are also a must. “Radio operators need the ability to be clear and articulate with what they say and how they say it.” As a radio operator you will be the rst port of call with search and rescue teams such as the New Zealand Police. Other than that, the coastguard team will teach you everything you need to know.

Dane says serving as a radio operator is a great way to give back to the community. “You can go from a quiet Friday afternoon to something where you’re part of team that saves someone’s life.”

Radio room tour

If you’re interested in seeing what being a radio operator is all about, get in touch with the Tauranga Coastguard team. “We’ll show you around and let you sit in the radio room so you

actually get a feel for what the role is really like.” Georgia

Minkhorst

Tauranga Coastguard volunteers Rob Brown and Carol Paulin at work in the radio room.

Photo: John Borren.

Where to find your place

Whether you’re looking for some great clubs to join, activities to keep you busy or exciting social clubs, the best place to look is the What’s On section of e Weekend Sun; printed in the paper on the rst week of the month or online at: www.theweekendsun.co.nz/ whats-on

If you’re keen on trying a new church, nding a group activity to try, or a group of like minded people to chat to, e Weekend Sun’s What’s On section is a fantastic place to start.

Tauranga has plenty of exciting clubs to join – have a look and see what takes your fancy!

Beginners yoga for every body

Do you feel like you need increased strength and stamina, balance, dexterity, and mental clarity? Do you get very anxious? Maybe it’s time to experience the transformational health bene ts of yoga?

You can start your wellbeing journey with Tauranga Yoga Centre’s Yoga for Beginners Course. e course is six weeks of foundational yoga, and begins March 1 from 7.30pm-9pm.

Register now

e instructor is Jan Beange – a certi ed yoga therapist with years of practice, studying and teaching the art

and science of yoga for wellness. ose wanting to know more can call: 0274424781 or register by emailing: info@taurangayoga.

org.nz to secure your spot. e course costs $90 per person. Jan says support your health and make 2023 the year you commit to

empower yourself through yoga!

“Check out Tauranga Yoga Centre. Here you can gain exibility, learn to breathe well, quieten the mind.”

What TYC o ers

TYC o ers 20 classes weekly and nine quali ed teachers; 12 weeks of unlimited classes costs $100, a ve-class concession is $70, the sixweek beginners course is $90, or $20 for a drop-in class – and there’s free parking in central Tauranga. Sheryl Walker recommends TYC. “I’m really pleased I joined TYC. “ e teachers are amazing and yoga is great for my mind and body.”

Exercise the body, mind and memory!

Tai chi is not only a workout for the whole body, but also for the mind and memory.

e I Tai Chi Club run by Wayne Rush and Emma Lowe provides a modern outlook on the traditional Chinese martial arts of Tai chi, qi gong, and tui shou. With Wayne’s wealth of knowledge through his years of teaching, he delivers fun and informative classes that combine these techniques into a variety of e ective tness programs for all ages.

Tai Chi isn’t just an exercise, it’s also a sport.

With both Wayne’s and Emma's quali cations, they give participants a great understanding of the physiological bene ts of tai chi on the body, making their classes informative, meaningful and a whole lot of fun.

Correct sequence

“Over time you get to learn the correct sequence for the sets of moves and we also learn the application of each move from a martial arts perspective,” says Emma.

“Tai chi is not just an exercise. It’s also a sport. e game played between two people is called Push Hands.”

Learning tai chi this way is both empowering and bene cial for the body no matter what your age.

Fit and ready

“Tai chi is teaching me to be t and ready for what life has for me. I am so happy and grateful that I have Tai chi in my life,” says Emma. Class costs are kept low to encourage students to attend and there are no membership fees. To improve your mental and physical wellbeing, head to: www.facebook.com/itaichibop or: www.sporty.co.nz/itaichi

Curly West and Christine Terry at Tauranga Yoga Centre.

Photo: John Borren.

Find friendships and purpose at Rotary

ere is a range of projects, jobs and activities to be part of when you join Rotary.

Old people meeting up for hours on end is a perception of Rotary clubs that Kathy Webb is kicking to the curb.

e Rotary Club of Tauranga Sunrise has swift meetings and many young members on-board – but Sunrise and fellow surrounding clubs still want more to join.

“People perceive Rotary clubs as old people – that’s not the case at all.

“We’ve got many younger members in our club – and surrounding Tauranga sub-region clubs are looking for younger members too.”

Many facets

ese days Kathy says Rotary clubs have many facets and projects that appeal to those young, t, feisty and full of get-up-and-go!

“We all do some really meaningful projects. Our Sunrise club has a very active environmental committee who work with younger volunteers to do plantings and pest control.”

Being involved in this work could have you anywhere from on the paperwork trail, logistics,

fundraising, through to being on the end of a spade on planting day.

Kathy says Sunrise has quick, weekly break-‘fast’ meetings. “We meet 7 in the morning and we’re gone by 8, because we all work.”

Lifelong friends

e potential to make lifelong friends is high. “If you belong to a rotary club, you really create relationships with people that last much longer than club life.”

Moreover, Kathy says Rotary members achieve that amazing feeling of giving back to not only their own communities, but some abroad too.

“Collectively, we’re able to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to charitable organisations – and we do this by hosting projects to raise the funds to pass on.

Giving back

“Tauranga Sunrise’s two agship projects are e Great K Valley Cycle Adventure, coming up on March 12; and our biennial high-level art auction, e Treasured Art project.”

All our clubs support international projects, Kathy says. “Sunrise supports reads Across e Paci c, where we work with women in Vanuatu to help them learn to sew their own clothing, and facilitate shipping over books donated to Vanuatu. So it’s about giving back – and creating fellowship.”

To join a Rotary club, see their advert on this page. Merle Cave

What to do if mum forgets her Valentine has passed?

It’s Valentine’s Day and Mum wants to arrange a candlelit meal for her husband, your dad. e only problem is that Mum has dementia and can’t recall that Dad passed a few years ago. What do I do?

What do I say?

When someone with dementia forgets that a loved one has passed, it can be hard to know what to say to them. You may try and gently remind Mum that Dad passed, but this just seems to cause Mum tremendous upset and anger at the “nasty lies you’re saying to me”. Telling the truth isn’t working, so what about lying to Mum? is may sound like something that is unethical or wrong, but for those with dementia who cannot recall facts, it is the right

and kind thing to do. Sliding the truth to meet what the person with dementia believes is factual is called ‘therapeutic lying’.

It’s a heavily researched area of dementia care and is also what people with dementia tell us they want to happen.

Why would you remind someone of their losses if it causes them to relive the grief all over again, only for them to forget the information that causes them to feel so upset?

Robert Brault says: “Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true”.

Give me a call if you want to explore how to have those di cult conversations or to discuss supporting someone with dementia. Ruth omas, lead specialist care manager, EnlivenPlus, phone 07 547 4349.

Retiring in ideal circumstances

Retiring at e Vines in Bethlehem is an ideal option for those looking to enjoy their retirement years. is vibrant and peaceful community o ers a range of activities and amenities that make it the perfect place to relax and unwind.

e clubhouse is a great place to enjoy some time away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. e amenities are top-notch, with an on-site cafe, spacious lounge area, indoor pool and spa, gym, movie theatre, card room, hairdresser, library, indoor and outdoor bowls, snooker room and so much more.

Whether you’re looking for some quiet time or want to take advantage of all that the clubhouse has to o er, you’ll be sure to nd something here that will keep you occupied.

With its friendly sta and comfortable atmosphere, it’s easy to see why so many people make the choice to retire at e Vines.

Residents can take advantage of the beautiful scenery by going on walks along nearby beaches or exploring local parks, while enjoying access to shops, cafes, restaurants and other attractions close by.

ere are many activities available, from shing and sailing to walking trails and golf courses. And nally, there’s a vibrant local culture that provides endless opportunities for socialising with like-minded people. All these bene ts combined make retiring at e Vines in Bethlehem something worth considering!

With its friendly locals who are always ready with a smile or wave as you pass them in the street –there’s no better place than e Vines for retirees wanting to live life at their own pace!

The lassie and the lad

After meeting for the second time in 1962, they were engaged just seven days later. What started out as a whirlwind romance for Vivienne and Barrie Shaw, has now become their 60th year of marriage. e pair met brie y through a friend in 1961 in Poukawa, Hawke’s Bay.

A year later, while Vivienne was working in Palmerston North as a law o ce secretary, Barrie came to Massey University to do a short course in farm machinery management. Vivienne says: “He knocked on the door of the Girl’s Hostel in which I was living and asked for me, and we were engaged a week later”.

Time is precious

A week seems pretty quick to propose but Barrie says time is precious. “No good wasting time.” Vivienne laughs in the background as Barrie spins his usual yarn down the phone line. “I used to belong to the Young Farmer’s Club and I used to win prizes for stock judging, so when I met Vivienne – there was just no question about it – that was the lassie.”

What a charmer!

Seven months later on February 2, 1963, a 21-year-old Vivienne and 24-year-old Barrie were married in Vivienne’s parents’ garden in Haumoana. “When I think about it, we didn’t know each other that well but we liked each

other a lot and he had a lot going for him,” says Vivienne. After living in Ongaonga for 10 years, they bought their rst home which they converted from a dairy factory. During their Ongaonga days, Barrie worked as a farmer, ploughman and in the bush. Meanwhile, Vivienne worked as a cook for a shearing gang and built up her name as a seamstress. “I had quite a reputation for making the most beautiful wedding gowns and ball gowns that you could wear inside out and not know the di erence.”

“She was very capable, extremely active, and very knowledgeable for her age. She was a pleasure to be with,” says Barrie. “ e fact that he still calls me his girlfriend is really quite sweet. He doesn’t see me as an old lady,” says Vivienne. Sharing a sense of an adventure Barrie and Vivienne have travelled intrepidly – backpacking across 75 countries in the past 20 years. “We can’t pick a favourite.”

Now living in Welcome Bay, Vivienne and Barrie enjoyed celebrating their 60th Diamond anniversary earlier this month at e Strand with their family. Together they have four children, 14 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. On the celebration high, Vivienne gave the inside scoop into making a marriage last. “We’re good friends…I couldn’t imagine being married to anyone else and I don’t think he could either.”

Georgia Minkhorst

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Barrie Shaw, 84, and wife Vivienne, 81, with their 1963 wedding photo.

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Live music after the cyclone

I write this hunkering down

at was 2021 and most musicians, out and play in I think he’s well worth a listen, so perhaps check out his Bandcamp page. It’s good honest stu and very appealing.

Tickets $20;

Meanwhile in Katikati world

that yet more folk music is coming, but it indubitably is.

I seem to have written endlessly about touring folkies recently.

But there are also some very groovy Afrobeat grooves and more...

But, yep, rst it’s de nitely folk. On Friday, February 24, there are two folk singers coming to the Bay. One is coming to town at the Jam Factory, one is heading to Katikati’s Arts Junction. Both self-describe as full-time touring musicians; one is a Kiwi, the other is from Canada.

Monty Bevins is the New Zealander, whose music I like a lot. It is good, straight-ahead contemporary folk music. He has a solid voice and is con dent enough that he doesn’t need to show o , which certainly gets points from me. He writes a good song and mainly accompanies himself on guitar.

Travellers

Seven years of solid touring culminated in a 2018 EP, ‘Traveller’, and three years later, after experiencing the joys and tribulations of fatherhood, he followed that with the fulllength album, ‘Time To Bide’.

in Alberta. He rst hit 2007 and has since toured the United States, Europe, South Africa, Asia, Australia and here, while releasing seven albums of songs. And he’s fantastic. I’d never heard of him till last week but after extensive examination of YouTube and elsewhere you can de nitely call me a fan.

second single, ‘Say Can You See’, won the folk category in both the 2020 UK Songwriting Competition and the 2020 Great American Song Contest. I would recommend him very highly.

Tickets $20 for Katikati Folk Club members, $25 for non-members; show 7.30pm.

Afrobeat feast

Next night, Saturday, February 25, over at e Mount’s Totara Street, there’s a feast of Afrobeat music courtesy of Ozi Ozaa. Band leader Yaw Asumadu is a master drummer, composer, African autist, bass guitarist and xylophone player. In 2018 he moved to New Zealand and formed Ozi Ozaa, an 11-piece combining funk and jazz with highlife and traditional African rhythms. ey have members who have previously played in bands such as Batucada Sound Machine, Tahuna Breaks, e Scribes of Ra, Ijebu Pleasure Club and many others. Last time they played at Totara Street it sold out. Tickets are going fast at $25, show-time is 8pm.

Amongst Ozi Ozaa’s various percussionists is drummer Paul Hoskin, once of Wellington acid-jazz organ trio Twinset. at band is currently reuniting for a new album and Paul is also lling the drum stool for Bay of Plenty favourites Kokomo while drummer Ian ‘Beano’ Gilpin recovers from a torn Achilles tendon.

nomination (Songwriter of the Year – English) while its

Paul will be in action with Kokomo on the Sunday afternoon, February 26, at the Jam Factory. Tickets $25; show 3pm. Simultaneously it’s time for Totara Street’s monthly Chur Chon Sndy, on February 26 – a free session with accompanying barbecued food kicking o at 2pm. is month will feature eir ere, Crooked Finger, Anthony Coulter, Cristy Ana and Crystal Starr.

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A short film fest for the two-wheeled devotee

A nationwide lm festival celebrating cycling in all its glorious shapes and forms is returning to Tauranga this Monday, February 20, as part of its ninth annual spin through Aotearoa.

e Big Bike Film Night will present an array of international and Kiwi movies speci cally selected by Taupō-based curator and ‘ lm pedlar’ Brett Cotter at the Graeme Young Youth eatre at Tauranga Boys’ College on Monday night. Brett de nes the lm fest – which this year hits 45 locations and o ers 62 screenings from February 15-May 30 – as “a feast of short lms devised and designed for the twowheel devotee”.

“Each year I set out with just one goal – to bring together the best cycling short lms from around the world for our audiences, celebrating the fun, the adventure, and inspiration that bikes enable.

“Our stellar 2023 collection contains 10 mesmerising lms that are as varied and diverse as you could hope for. is global programme

Lions, bowls and charity

contains a strong contingent of Kiwi lms, including a world premiere, alongside an assortment of international lms having their NZ premiere here as well.”

‘Return to Dillon Cone’, set and shot in the rugged coastal Kaikōura ranges, will make its world premiere at the festival –complementing a treasure trove of other bike lm delights.

e lm – created by Canterbury

lmmakers Dylan Gerschwitz and Deane Parker – follows a team who have spent ve years formulating a dream… an attempt to reach an unridden peak accessible only by river.

e Big Bike Film Night screens at the Graeme Young Youth eatre, Tauranga Boys’ College, on Monday, February 20, from 6.30pm. For ticket information, visit: www.bigbike lmnight.nz

A love for community and the lure of competition are bringing the 12 Bay of Plenty Lions clubs out in force for the second annual Lawn Bowls Tournament on Sunday, February 26.

e charity fundraiser is a competition for all the Lions clubs from Te Puke to Katikati, says Greerton Lions member and tournament organiser Terry Molloy.

e inaugural event held in 2022 was a success, with a signi cant trophy and prize money again being put up this year.

Ray White Greerton is the main sponsor, having supported the Greerton Lions for many years as Crockford Real Estate, and continuing on their backing of local events.

Super Liquor Greerton and Tauranga South Bowls are also sponsoring the tournament.

“ e money raised goes towards the prize money for the winning club,” says Terry.

“ ey will be dispense it out to whatever charity they are working with.”

e public are invited along to be spectators at the competition, which will go ahead 1pm on Sunday, February 26, at the Tauranga South Bowling Club, 15 Tutchen St, Greerton.

e Big Bike Film Night is a feast of short lms devised and designed for all two-wheel devotees.

Photo: Aritz Gordo

Ron Collicott, Leigh Crockford, Terry Molloy and Barry Elshaw.

Photo: John Borren.

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BAYPARK TO BAYFAIR LINK CLOSURE OF STATE HIGHWAY 2

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency wishes to advise that State Highway 2 northbound (between Sandhurst interchange and SH2/29A Te Maunga interchange) will be closed overnight from Sunday 19 February to Thursday 23 February (approximately 7pm to 6am each night).

During these hours, there will be a signposted detour via Mangatawa Link Road, Truman Lane and SH2/29A Te Maunga interchange.

In the event of bad weather or unforeseen circumstances, the closure may be moved to the next suitable nights. Waka Kotahi thanks road users and local residents for their patience.

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Ididn’t abolish the Torah

Did you know that the authors of the whole bible from Genesis to Revelation were Hebrews/Jews?

Our Jewish messiah – Yeshua (Jesus) – had no New Covenant in his day. He relied totally on the Hebrew bible for His teachings. In fact he, with His Father, gave Moses the Torah including the 10 Commandments. at’s why Yeshua/Jesus made it clear in Matthew 6: “…I did not come to abolish ( e Torah), but to ful l/complete it… heaven and earth will pass away before one letter of Torah passes away”. Hence, it is still relevant today. To stress this point Yeshua gave us His Father’s (Lord’s) Prayer, which encapsulates the 10 Commandments.

Our Father in heaven, sancti ed be your name – 1. I am YHVH your God; Have no other Gods before Me, 2. Make no graven images, I am a jealous God showing loving kindness to those who love me and keep My commandments, 3. Must not take His name in vain. Your kingdom come and will be done on earth as it is in heaven – 4.

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Remember My Sabbath to keep it holy... you are to work six days but the Sabbath (Friday night/Saturday) is to YHVH your God…for in six days YHVH made heaven and earth… YHVH blessed the seventh day and made it holy.

Give us this day our daily bread –5. Honour your father and mother, so your days may be long upon the land which YHVH has given you. And forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors – 6. Do not murder, 7. Do not commit adultery, 8. Do not steal, 9. Do not be false witness – all actions against others And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from our adversary (evil one) – 10. Do not covet.

Obeying all the 10 Commandments won’t save you – only accepting Yeshua’s (Jesus) forgiveness from our sins can do that, however doing so proves our love for Him.

Yeshua said: “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments”. Society needs to apply His commandments today as ever before.

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