The Weekend Sun - 4 August 2023

Crops for community

You might see their bright raincoats pop up amongst the green at Bayfair Gardens during the week – or on the weekend. Whether it’s rain or shine.

Meet Sharon and Rob Parry – the grunt behind the community garden operation that grows produce to donate to Tauranga

Community Foodbank week-in week-out, even during winter.

Bob, aged 84, and Sharon, 81 –octogenarians who are not shy of hard work – are part of a group of volunteers mucking in to help local feed families who need assistance in this high cost-of-

living world. Bob regularly mows the lawns and with Sharon helps maintain the gardens, from pulling weeds to planting seedlings.

Sharon even takes home tea towels from ‘smoko’ to wash and return.

“We couldn’t do without them,”

says Jo Stock, who is Bayfair Gardens’ coordinator. Jo – in her eighties herself – is always on the lookout for new hands to help out.

To volunteer at the Bayfair Gardens, and to read more about the Parry’s contribution, see page 10. Photo: David Hall.

Rosalie Liddle Crawford, Taylor

Sticking thumbs in a few pies

ADVISORY: LIKE MINCE AND CHEESE PIES, THIS STORY MAYBE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH. READ, THEN SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE IF NECESSARY.

It was my worst ever pie experience. And 42 years later it still sticks in my craw and on my conscience.

I bought the pie at a dairy outside Lancaster Park in Christchurch before a rugby test. In hindsight, I should not have been there, and they certainly should not have been here.

ey? e apologists for Apartheid, the agents of racism, the Springboks.

e pie gave me acid re ux to remind me I was morally bankrupt that day.

It was a dreadful pie and a dreadful occasion at a dreadful time – the rst All Black rugby test against South Africa, Saturday, August 15, 1981.

A cop later remarked it was “sheer luck” no-one was killed in that day... a day of national shame, anti-tour protests, barbed wire, Piggy’s Red Squad, and bad pies.

e All Blacks won the game, but New Zealand lost the day.

Bethlehem’s favourite son

So, why are we banging on about pies?

Because Bethlehem’s favourite son, Pat Lam, whipped up a little duck, onion and mushroom creation to win the 2023 Supreme Pie Award. Again.

Why aren’t we surprised?

I love Pat’s story. e refugee who ed Cambodia, found pies and is now a national treasure. Anyhow, it got us talking pies.

Apparently New Zealand gorges 67 million pies a year – that’s a lot of shortcrust pastry and ground-o cuts. irteen pies a year for every one of 5.123 million Kiwis.

I haven’t eaten a pie all year. at doesn’t make me a martyr, I simply prefer other crap food. My allocation of 13 pies is smeared on the collective thighs and waistlines of this nation by someone else with a fascination for the always humble but rarely hearty mince pie.

To put it in some perspective, Aussies

eat 270 million pies a year – shouldn’t surprise, because they’d eat road-kill if there was enough tomato sauce on it.

But that’s only 11 pies per capita. Less than us.

Even so, Australian pie consumption has plummeted “catastrophically” post pandemic – it’s been suggested they’ve burned their mouths once too often.

Perhaps NZ Police should tell them to blow on their pies rst.

e lid-lifter

Everyone has a story about pies.

Like my mate ‘L’. Her $5, once-a-week school lunch would be a pie, small pack of chicken avoured chips, and a Coke.

them at school. “ e teachers would even buy us a pie sandwich to reward for good behaviour or good results.” But the lunchbox Nazis stopped the practice dead, for some unfathomable reason.

Another bloke described his “most New Zealand Day ever” involving a pie and Lion Red. It was “crate day” – the rst Saturday of summer. He bought a $2 pie from a dairy to soak up some of the sponsor’s product. “It was like wet cat food inside – like jelly meat.” ere was an immediate and violent projectile reaction. And this man with a one-pie-aweek habit can talk philosophically about pies, and a nation’s a nity.

She would prise the lid o the pie, eat it and then dunk the chicken crisps into the mince. Revolting. is is the same person that puts butter on porridge. She picked up her pie culture from the best – her Dad. Time spent with him always involved pies. Driving back from the bakery he would lift the lid of his pie so there was only that gossamer thin veil of pastry to keep it warm. Dad would fold the lid of the pie back on itself to save the crumbs, and eat it. en he’d eat the rest of the pie – all this while driving – and light up a cigarette for dessert. at’s how they roll in the Mamakus.

It’s living 600m above sea level, and all that fog and duelling banjos.

e pie sandwich

Down the East Coast they had a “pie sandwich”.

Heat a pie, smother it with tomato sauce and slap it between two slices of buttered white bread. You could buy

“I think it’s because they are warm, they are convenient and they are relatively cheap. Nothing more complex than that. ere’s better stu out there but we like pies.” ere was another guilt-ridden guy, another lid-lifter, who would buy a pie and retreat to his bedroom. Pies can turn people weird. ere, in his private space, he would spoon out the meat and leave the crust, which would be found and disposed of later. He needs rehoming and some personal coaching.

Georgie Pie

Another colleague tells the story of going on a primary school trip and having Georgie Pie for lunch. ose were the days. Colleague explains to teacher about her lifelong loathing of pies and mince, and a gluten intolerance, and asks for the mince pie to be substituted for a fruit pie. Teacher rolls his eyes and says: “Why can’t that child be bloody normal?” Pies can be a menace, they can leave children emotionally scarred. ere’s also the story about ‘ ree Pies’ – he’s a local legend and he doesn’t know it. But that’s a story that might have to sit in the warmer growing campylobacter for a couple of weeks.

Saving a vital service

e Pāpāmoa community is banding together to nd a way to keep the Pāpāmoa Family Services operating following news of its imminent closure in seven weeks.

“Anglican Care Waiapu have advised that they intend to cease operating in Pāpāmoa as at Friday, September 22, 2023,” says Pāpāmoa Neighbourhood Support coordinator Bruce Banks.

Pāpāmoa Family Services has been a service provider to the community for 30 years, with ACW running the service out of the Hartford Ave site since 2010 when it took over the Pāpāmoa East Community Support Centre in Domain Rd in 2002.

“It is imperative that our community retains these services so a huge amount of work needs to be done quickly to make sure that the amazing good work can continue,” says Bruce.

ACW CEO Lucy Laitinen says the decision to close Pāpāmoa Family Services was “really tough” and “is indeed signi cant news for the community”.

ACW is the social services organisation of the Anglican Diocese of Waiapu, delivering a range of social services throughout BOP, Eastland and Hawke’s Bay. “We recently reviewed Pāpāmoa Family Services, including its service delivery model, funding contracts, the client group, resourcing needs, income streams, and other services available for the clients in the region,” says Lucy. “Although we have for some time now deliberately run the service at a signi cant operating de cit to ensure its continuation, we’ve now made the decision to close the service and concentrate

on other services and programmes in the region.”

Lucy says this is no re ection on the quality of services that have been provided by Pāpāmoa sta and volunteers but more a recognition of the limited reach and scale of the service as it currently stands.

“In fact our sta and volunteers have delivered above and beyond through their commitment to and passion for the community.”

e land Pāpāmoa Family Services is on belongs to Tauranga City Council; the buildings belong to ACW.

“We’re currently working with TCC regarding the future of the Hartford Rd site,” says Lucy.

“ACW has invested signi cant funds into maintenance and improvement of the site in recent years and, like council, want to see the site well used to support the community.”

TCC community services general manager Barbara Dempsey says council was noti ed of the closure last week and has no plans at this time for using the land.

Barbara says there’s potential for leasing the land to a new entity that may form to provide a similar or the same services currently provided.

Tina Dixon and Chris Bertram from PFS met with Bruce and SociaLink sta on Tuesday to discuss the formation of a new entity. “We want the doors to open as usual,” says Bruce. “We’ll be investigating whether there’s any possibility to be able to use the same buildings and land, so will be talking with ACW and TCC about that. I’m reasonably con dent we can form a proposal to open a centre, if we’re able to use the same site. e rst step is to form a steering group and get likeminded people on board.” To o er skills or expertise, email: communityofpap@gmail.com”

Rosalie Liddle Crawford

Pāpāmoa Family Services’ Tina Dixon with Bruce Banks and PFS’ Chris Bertram. Photo: Georgia Minkhorst.

Waihī Beach Floods: ‘history repeating itself’

“ e most violent of weather” pummelled the coastal community of Waihī Beach on May 29, causing ash ooding and the town’s dam to over ow.

Water rushed through the northern end of the Western Bay of Plenty town lling up creeks and owing over roads.

Heather Cumming was one of 27 people forced to evacuate her home that day, alongside 11 elderly

residents from the nearby pensioner housing and two families from the holiday park.

“It was that most violent of weather. You’ve got your rain, your lightning, and your thunder. And

I thought: ‘wow’ this is it,” says Heather, her voice shaking as she recalls the event.

Fellow local resident Sue Hope says the May 29 ood was “history repeating itself” after a similar thing happened in 2012.

Could it have been avoided? Some

residents believe it could have.

e second of this two-part series by Local Democracy Reporter Alisha Evans will delve into this.

e Western Bay of Plenty District Council recorded 67mm of rain between 1pm and 2.30pm and a total of 91.4mm on May 29. e town’s dam over owed into the emergency spillway for 40 minutes from 1.26pm.

Lack of capacity

e council admits the stormwater network didn’t have

the capacity to deal with the amount of rain that fell that day. Heather was “stunned” when she was told she needed to evacuate by the re service. She got some neighbours to take her elderly dog, Sparky, and tried to “pick up a few things up o the oor” of her Marine Avenue home. She waded through chesthigh water, contaminated with sewage that reached 1.2m. It ooded the raised sleepout at the back of her property and came into the main house.

“I walked out and I was

soaking wet, absolutely freezing; so I got the dog and drove to mum’s in Pyes Pā.” e days that followed were a blur of friends and family pitching in and helping to replace oorboards, remove sodden under oor insulation, cut out wet gib board and clean the silt and debris that permeated every crevice of

Heather Cumming outside her home that ooded. Photos: John Borren.

e water reached 1.2m high.

Heather’s home. “For the first couple of days, I couldn’t actually speak. It’s very confronting when everything you own is on the front lawn because it’s not worth anything.”

Heather was uninsured for the flooding because her home was affected by the 2012 floods as well.

She says her husband was looking forward to cutting back at work but now they can’t do that because of the repair bill and they may look at raising their home.

Community’s sentiment

The 61-year-old echoes a lot of the community’s sentiment in saying: “Thank goodness it happened in the daytime

and not night, because the old people’s [flats], someone might’ve died over there”.

Waihī Beach Community Board chair Ross Goudie agrees.

“They’d have been asleep and the water would’ve been up around their beds… up to the window tops and in the dark no one knows what’s going on.”

Heather says: “It’s [the flooding] really sad because I don’t think it really needed to happen.”

A Waihī Beach resident of 36 years, Sue Hope formed the Storm Water Action Team – or SWAT – in 2013 because of the 2012 flood.

In her view “a lot of this could have been avoided”. Sue and others worked with the council

for two years on stormwater projects that were included in the council’s 2015-2025 Long Term Plan.

Deferred

These included upgrades to the dam, One Mile Creek that runs through the holiday park, as well as Darley Drain outlet.

“Unfortunately a lot of those things didn’t get done and they got deferred.”

WBOPDC Waihī Beach stormwater project leader James Abraham says the council deferred planned upgrades to the dam because it was waiting for new legislation on dam safety guidelines that were released in 2022. There is a project in the council’s LTP to address the

issues, which has now been “brought forward as a priority”.

James says the main outlet of the stormwater catchment for Marine Ave, Walnut Ave and Jenkinson Street, which runs behind the pensioner flats, is Darley Drain.

Improving this catchment is also a “high priority” because of the low lying area and number of homes affected, says James. “The biggest improvement that can be made to the Darley Drain catchment is diverting water away from it.”

The water will be diverted to Two Mile Creek, which requires the embankment to be protected from erosion.

This work has been delayed because of the “lengthy process” getting landowners’ permission, says James.

In response to the floods, a community liaison group has been formed with Waihī Beach Community Board members, the mayor and three councillors, hapū representatives and members of SWAT.

Reprioritised project

They held their first meeting in July to discuss the $19 million in stormwater upgrades planned to take place during the next few years. The draft reprioritised project list will go to the council’s Projects and Monitoring Committee meeting on Tuesday, August 8, for approval. A more in-depth analysis can be found at: www.sunlive.co.nz Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air.

Heather Cumming lost most of her furniture and appliances.

Pāpāmoa Hills night walk awaits!

For those keen to explore Pāpāmoa Hills under darkness this Saturday, there’s great news – Night Walk tickets are still for sale for some timeslots.

e Pāpāmoa Hills night walk – on this Saturday, August 5 from 5.30pm – is a fundraiser for the Tauranga Breast Cancer Support Services Trust.

e event o ers a magical 5km night walk under the stars up Pāpāmoa Hills to the summit before winding down at Summerhill Mountainbike Park. Walk times are staggered in waves – with a limited number of people per wave.

Tauranga BCSST fundraising coordinator Katie

Ross Williams says there are still tickets available for the 7.30pm, 8pm and 8.30pm wave times.

“All other wave times have sold-out.”

Once participants reach the top they’re treated to a warm drink and cake while enjoying breathtaking views of endless stars and twinkling lights below. Once nished, participants are transported down the hill via minivan.

A fun adventure for the moderately t – and a fundraiser for Tauranga BCSST – the night walk also o ers a meaningful time to remember loved ones who’ve had or are going through breast cancer.

Tickets are $35 per person and can be purchased online at: www.breastcancerbop.org.nz/fundraising

Tauranga iSite visitor centre moves 100m

Tourism Bay of Plenty is relocating its Tauranga iSite visitor centre to a prime spot in Red Square, just more than 100m away from the existing site.

According to TBOP, the team

were busy packing up the centre before its lease expired at the end of July.

“During this transition, in the middle of the low visitor season, we’re taking the opportunity to give our isite sta a well-

deserved break before the new centre opens in September. “In the meantime, we’ll handle existing or urgent bookings via email and will continue to share messages on our isite Facebook page.”

e night walk fundraiser also o ers a meaningful time to remember loved ones who’ve had or are going through breast cancer.

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No more puddles for pétanque

Signi cant delays are expected at the city’s Fifteenth Avenue intersection this weekend as contractors work to commission new tra c lights as part of the Cameron Rd improvements. According to Tauranga City Council, the team is preparing for the weekend commissioning of new tra c lights at the intersection from 6pm Friday, August 4, to 6am Monday, August 7. “ is work involves turning o the old lights and turning on the new ones.

between the northbound and southbound lanes of Cameron Rd will be fully closed. is means only tra c travelling on Cameron Rd will be able to go straight through the intersection.”

Tra c heading from Fifteenth Avenue to SH2 will be diverted along Fraser St to 17th Ave, to rejoin the northbound lane of Cameron Rd to SH2.

the surface by about 250mm.

“ e centre of the intersection

Tra c heading from SH2 to Fifteenth Ave will be diverted onto Cameron Rd to irteenth Ave, Devonport Rd, to Fifteenth Ave.

Kia Seltos

negotiate soggy grass, puddles or play on uneven terrain thanks to a facility upgrade by Tauranga City Council.

Kia Seltos

Keith Overend, who has been playing pétanque at Kulim Park for four years, says the informal group has been getting together for more than decade. But in recent years, the dozen-odd participants – aged in their ‘mature’ years, says Keith – have had trouble accessing the site and playing in puddles. “It was clay base with ne grit on it – but it wasn’t a very good layer of grit.

“But the biggest problem was drainage; it used to pool in one corner and we’ve seen the terrain threequarters covered in water in heavy rain in the past 18 months. e grass was also sodden around the terrain – sometimes there were puddles, so access and sitting around between games became di cult.”

“ ey’ve also laid a new surface, which is more even and consistent – and is designed so surplus water will drain o the surface. So it should not pond at all now.”

TCC senior landscape architect Clinton Bowyer says council upgraded the petanque court as it is an established play facility at Kulim Park.

“It ts well with the basketball court close by as they both cater for active members of age groups other than young children. Most of our smaller parks tend to concentrate on activities for younger children in the form of junior playgrounds but in larger reserves there is a trend to create active areas for older age groups.

“For example, skateparks, basketball courts, cycle tracks, petanque courts etc.

“O ering the general public opportunities to stay active and participate in group activities is one of the aims of the Spaces and Places team, so it is great to see so many Tauranga retirees actively participating in sports like pétanque,” says Clinton.

Kia Seltos

Keith says TCC announced an upgrade of the park – and initially wanted to shift the pétanque terrain to the main gates. “We persuaded TCC to leave it put, as it’s a good space, then somehow it got dropped o the upgrade list.”

However, Keith says TCC has since installed new drainage underneath the pétanque terrain and lifted

Kia Seltos

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Keith says a raised footpath has been laid from the pétanque terrain to the park entry “so we can access it with dry feet”. “We play every Wednesday morning from 9.30am, if ne weather – we’d love more players to join us! Especially now the pétanque terrain has been upgraded.” Keith says the group is very grateful to TCC for the upgrade – and now welcome all to play – “just bring your own chair and morning tea!”.

“It’s a very relaxed, friendly fun group.”

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TCC senior landscape architect Clinton Bowyer and Keith Overend on the new pétanque court.

Photo: John Borren.

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Unearth fascinating family secrets in August!

Locals are being invited to take a step back in time during Bay of Plenty Family History Month.

roughout August, budding genealogists are encouraged to explore their family tree to nd the role their ancestors played in New Zealand’s history – from farmers to shermen, from blacksmiths to teachers working in quaint one-room schoolhouses. Community Heritage Services co-ordinator|Kaiwhakarite Ratonga

Tikanga Hapori, Sandra Haigh says

many don’t know where to start – but it’s easier than you think. “People are often sparked by a story they heard about a relative from an aunt or grandparent, so they have some clues to begin with. It’s not needed, though. You can simply start with yourself and work backwards.”

More complicated

She admits families can be a lot more complicated than they used to be. “Now we have blended stepfamilies, foster children or

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adoptions. Sometimes when you pull on one thread and everything starts to unravel.” at’s where online resources come in handy; and, for the rst time, Sandra will be running free genealogy classes tailored to rsttime family historians.

“I’ll provide students with a starter pack of charts, information and a memory stick for all their information,” says Sandra. “I will demonstrate search techniques using MyAncestry.com and FindMyPast.com which are both free to access at our libraries here in the Western Bay of Plenty and provide some tips and hints that go beyond the digital world.”

Pure magic

Sandra says it’s possible to nd relatives over many generations.

“I have a lot of local archives and things get passed on to me that are very precious; and when we can reunite people with memories from distant relatives, it’s pure magic.”

In Te Puke an open day is hoped to spark conversation about the people who’ve

lived in the area with artefacts, photographs and memorabilia gifted by local families on show.

“It’s a two-day exhibition with a fascinating range of things from old bibles, hospital and dental equipment and even an old sewing machine,” says Sandra.

“It ties in well with what kids are learning in schools. ese tamariki are growing up with a better understanding of their community’s history.”

In Ōmokoroa, descendants of the early farming families and local history group members are hosting a get-together. “ e whole day is based on the book

‘Ōmokoroa Farming Families: 1900-1970’ which was compiled and published by the Ōmokoroa History Group

in 2021,” says Sandra. “ is small slice of Ōmokoroa’s history is packed full of great stories, so this will be a fun day for the whole family. WBOPDC CEO John Holyoake will be just one of our guests talking about his Ōmokoroa roots.”

Free WBOP events:

‘Intro to Family History’ on August 10 & 24 and September 7, from 10am-noon at Katikati Library, Rereatukahia Room. Register to attend at: libraries@westernbay.govt.nz

Te Puke Heritage Collection

Open Day is August 16 from 11am-4pm and August 17 from 9am-3pm at Te Puke Library & ‘Land, Sea & TurfŌmokoroa Farming Families 1900 to 1970’ is Saturday, September 2 from 9am-3pm at Ōmokoroa Settlers’ Hall. Discover all History Month events across the BOP online on Whakatāne Museum, Rotorua and Tauranga City Libraries’ websites.

Service Centre. events across the

Community Heritage Services co-ordinator Sandra Haigh.

Debbie Griffiths

On a BMX high

Two Tauranga teens heading to Scotland to compete at the UCI BMX Racing World Championships will be putting their sibling rivalry to one side this month to cheer each other on.

Hannah Mason, 16, and her brother Daniel Mason, 14, have both quali ed in the top eight of their respective grades to represent New Zealand against the best riders in the world at the Glasgow event from August 6-13.

Argy bargy

“I was pretty excited when I found out I was going,” says Hannah. “Even if I don’t place, I’ll be going up against extremely fast girls so the experience will de nitely help me progress.”

Daniel is ranked fth in New Zealand his age grade while Hannah is ranked second in hers. It’s the rst time they’ve reached the worlds in what can be an aggressive sport. “ ere’s a bit of argy bargy when everyone’s looking for the gaps and trying to get through to the front,” says Hannah.

“You’ve got to be fearless.”

She enjoys racing despite a serious crash last year that left her on crutches. It took the Ōtūmoetai

College student over a month to recover.

“You can’t let it put you o . You have to be mentally strong to get back on the track,” says Hannah. “I still love the whole adrenaline rush with the atmosphere, the crowd and the racing.” She credits her younger brother, Daniel, with pushing her to be better. “He’s really fast, so we’re pretty even on the track,” says Hannah.

Push o each other

“ ere’s tough competition at the worlds so Hannah’s a good training partner,” says Daniel. “We’re similar speeds so we have the advantage to push o each other when we train.”

e road to being nationally ranked BMX riders has meant up to six days a week of training at an individual and group level, both at the track as well as gym workouts and mental health coaching. “I’m Year 11, so trying to juggle training and study is hard. It a ects sleep, which is key in sport. I’ve been sick a couple of times, too, so I lost a couple of weeks,” says Hannah.

“We haven’t trained this hard ever before.”

“I’d like to achieve quarters or semi- nals,” says Daniel. “I feel fast in New Zealand so I’m looking forward to seeing what riders from other countries can do.”

Polly is a beautiful girl who can be a little shy at rst. But once she gets to know you, she’ll show her cheeky side. She loves to hunker down in her cosy cat bed and watch the world go by – now she’s hoping to meet her new family.

Our Polly Pocket is still a little wary of new people, so is looking for an understanding home prepared to put in a little time to see her sweet personality ourish. She needs a quiet, adult home where she can feel safe and be allowed to do things at her own pace.

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come out of her shell! Have you got a chilled out, adult home looking for a feline to just t right in?

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A nurses’ strike is planned for Wednesday 9 August

A 24-hour nurses’ strike is planned for Wednesday, 9 August, starting at 7am and finishing at 7am, Thursday 10 August.

There is a chance the strike will be called off. The decision will be confirmed on Tuesday, 8 August

Please keep an eye on the Te Whatu Ora website or social media for up to date information.

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If the strike goes ahead, services will continue to operate with the help of other clinical staff. Please help by keeping our emergency departments for emergencies only.

The strike will only effect public hospitals and community health services.

All other healthcare services are available for non-urgent care, medical advice or assistance.

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If you have a medical emergency, or sudden decline in your health, call 111 or go to your nearest emergency department immediately.

Anyone staying in hospital during the strike will still receive the care and support they need.

All hospitals have plans in place to ensure that essential and urgent care will be provided. This includes life-preserving services, maternity care, intensive care, emergency departments, and ambulance services.

Thank you for your understanding.

Talk to a pharmacist, for minor illnesses or injuries, or make an appointment to see your local GP.

For non-urgent medical advice or assistance, call Healthline on 0800 611 116 for free 24/7. Talk to a pharmacist, for minor illnesses or injuries, or make an appointment to see your local GP.

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Siblings Hannah Mason, 16, and Daniel Mason, 14, are now in Scotland ready to race. Photos: supplied.

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Getting stuck in for others

Not many people in their eighties mow their own lawn – let alone someone else’s. Tauranga octogenarian Bob Parry does it for a community garden that feeds those most in need of support.

“I saw it advertised in the paper, and yes, I mentioned it to Bob and he said: ‘Yeah we will give it a go’,” says Bob’s wife Sharon Parry. “Now that was about seven years ago.”

As such, Bob, 84, and Sharon, 81, have proved to be a massive help in keeping Bayfair Gardens running, says coordinator Jo Stock.

Bob mows the lawns while Sharon helps maintain the garden, from pulling weeds to taking home tea towels from ‘smoko’ to wash and return.

“We couldn’t do without them,” says Jo, who is in her eighties herself – and always on the lookout for new hands to help out.

Surviving o the help from passionate volunteers since 1994, Bayfair Gardens is a community initiative to grow and supply produce to Tauranga Community Foodbank week-in week-out.

Each Tuesday is harvest day – rain or shine. Afterwards, a foodbank van pulls in to collect the vegetables – which feed families who need assistance in this high cost-of-living world.

en each Friday morning the volunteers turn up for garden maintenance.

Sharon and Bob help out on a Friday but Sharon will often pop down on the weekends to do some weeding while Bob gets cracking on the lawnmower and the garden edges.

Unfortunately the ongoing bad weather has made their jobs di cult lately, prolonging the usual lawn mowing back two weekends and weeds popping up all over the show.

But Sharon is happy to help out at the gardens – rain or shine. “I think it’s a very good incentive, because that’s actually what we do – is grow, plant, weed and sow for the foodbank.”

Bob also loves getting behind what he thinks is a great cause, helping the community of Tauranga.

“It’s not really for our own bene t but you know if there’s any surplus we get some now and then, but not a lot.”

“We enjoy the company really; they are a good crew [of volunteers] and we have lots of laughs. It’s nice to be able to do something that’s going to bene t the community,” say the couple.

If you’d like to join them and help out Tuesday and/or Friday mornings, call e Hillier Centre at e Mount for details. Phone: 07 575 9709.

Bob Parry on the lawnmower at Bayfair Gardens.

Photo: John Borren.

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Discover exciting career opportunities!

e Canvas Tauranga Careers Expo opens its doors next ursday and Friday, August 10-11, at Mercury Baypark Arena, in what will be the region’s most comprehensive expo for students exploring their training, study or career options, and for adults looking to upskill, or change careers.

Hosted by Priority One and e Rotary Club of Tauranga, this year the expo once again features an exciting mix of employers and training providers who can assist with career decisions alongside key industry leaders who provide insight into career sectors.

Priority One Instep manager Vee de Koster says this year’s expo, themed Future of Work, will pro le exciting opportunities across technology, infrastructure, innovation and sustainability.

“Tauranga is New Zealand’s fastest growing city and with that brings more job opportunities and the need for people with skills to support that growth.

“ is year’s expo not only highlights the existing array of career pathways but also the yetto-be-discovered prospects available for job seekers. e future of work presents many untapped opportunities, eagerly

awaiting the vision and determination of the next generation,” says Vee.

e Rotary Club of Tauranga organiser

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follow Start your career and follow your passion Study to be a Teacher, Social Worker, or Counsellor with us and help to make a difference in your community What’s your kid’s future? Help them choose the right career path or job at our region’s showcase careers expo. Free entry

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e expo gives students the chance to get some clarity on their future and make some really valuable connections.”

For more information, go to: www.canvascareers.co.nz

Find your career through PCTI

A hands-on career that’s away from the office awaits you at Pacific Coast Technical Institute. You don’t have to quit your job or walk away from family commitments to do it!

PCTI is a unique educator that follows our seasonal changes. NZ Certificates such as beekeeping and animal care are even enrolling this month and early-September to coincide with the start of the season in these industries.

To really take advantage of the timing, PCTI will be at the Canvas Tauranga Career Expo held on August 10-11 and the team is excited to tell you all about their beekeeping, animal care and craft baking apprenticeships.

As a leading nationwide tertiary education provider, Pacific Coast Technical Institute offers courses in real environments. Apiculture is taught in a PCTI’s commercial apiary, baking in PCTI test bakeries and Kiwi businesses, and you guessed it – animal care/aquaculture with animals and fish!

“There will be real beekeepers, bakers, animal care practitioners, aqua culturalists and more at our awesome stand. All of them will be able to speak with students about what is involved to get started. Our craft baking tutor will be showing off with some

tasty treats for all prospective students,” says PCTI’s operations manager Poonam Khirsariya.

Bay of Plenty employers should also check out: food hygiene, industrial heights, horticulture,

Extra time to explore!

If you’re busy during the day next Thursday and Friday, August 10-11, why not head along to the special evening presentations, running from 4pm-8pm as part of the Canvas Careers Expo?

Billed as ‘Behind the scenes for Generation Next’ the showcase evening event, hosted by Priority One’s Instep Programme, will feature a range of engaging presenters in interactive and engaging sessions that explore the future of work for students. Three sessions feature as part of the evening on Thursday, August 10.

Session one, titled ‘Green is the New Black’, promises to bust the myths of careers in sustainability, with panel-style presentations from Special Studio, Velzyland and Waste Wizards.

Session two is ‘Real Life Roblox!’ which focuses on future building, visioning and problem solving with panel style presentations from Beca, Wingates, Tauranga City Council and Aurecon.

And session three, ‘The Robots are Everywhere’, will bust the myths of careers in technology, with presentations from Bluelab, Envico, Robotics Plus and BES. Find out more about the showcase evening event and register at: www.canvascareers.co.nz

barista quads, brix, GPS, confined space training, food manufacturing and more.

“See you at The PCTI stand at Canvas careers or check us out at: pcti.co.nz”

Learn the art of beekeeping at PCTI’s commercial apiary.

Photo: supplied.

To book an appointment, call us on 07 578 3243 or visit our website corsondental.co.nz

Digital dentistry and scanning with TRIOS

In recent years, dental care has witnessed a signi cant technological advancement in the form of digital dentistry and intraoral scanning systems like TRIOS.

Gone are the days of messy impressions and uncomfortable procedures.

is innovative technology is revolutionising patient care and transforming the dental experience for both patients and practitioners.

TRIOS, a cutting-edge intraoral scanner, allows dentists to capture accurate and detailed 3D images of patients’ teeth and gums in real-time.

e non-invasive and swift scanning process reduces chair time and enhances

the overall e ciency of dental procedures. One of the most signi cant advantages of digital dentistry is the improved diagnostic capabilities. Dentists can now analyse the digital models and identify issues that might have been overlooked with traditional methods.

With a clearer understanding of a patient’s oral condition, dentists can tailor treatment plans more precisely and provide more predictable outcomes. Better communication between patients and dental professionals is possible with the 3D visualisations helping dentists

explain complex treatment procedures, leading to increased patient engagement and informed decision-making.

Digital impressions integrate seamlessly with CAD/CAM technologies. is integration enables the creation of highly accurate, custom- tted dental restorations like crowns, bridges, and aligners.

Digital dentistry and scanning have ushered in a new era of precision, e ciency, and comfort in dental care.

Patients can now experience improved diagnosis, reduced treatment times and personalised treatment plans.

As this technology continues to evolve, we can expect even more remarkable advancements will further enhance patient care and revolutionise the dental industry.

How practising patience can help us...

“Patience is when you are supposed to get mad but you choose to understand”

– source unknown.

Have you heard the saying “patience is a virtue” and found yourself rolling your eyes? Yet hidden in this little word is a treasure beyond price. Patience helps us to reduce stress, to persevere and to overcome challenges. It means we don’t react thoughtlessly to minor

inconveniences and irritations

and it gives us the freedom to respond in a kind and more gentle way. With patience we control our reactions to a situation and tolerate it without complaint. It reduces the risk of angry outbursts and snap judgements, and has the added

bonus of improving the quality of our decisions as we weigh up the pros and cons before choosing how to respond.

What can you do to build patience when faced with di cult situations or relationships?

Would you like to learn more about coaching, or how to deal with stress or con ict?

Phone Mary Parker, e Fast Track Coach, on 021 258 2145, or visit: www.thefasttrackcoach.co.nz

Pregnancy warning on alcoholic drinks in force

All packaged alcoholic drinks sold in stores now must carry labels warning that alcohol can cause harm to unborn babies. New Zealand Food Safety deputydirector general Vincent Arbuckle says her organisation wants to support those pregnant to be able “to make the right health choice for themselves and their babies”. “Pregnant people and those supporting them need to be aware of the risk that alcohol presents for their unborn child, and the potentially life-changing consequences drinking while pregnant can have.”

Food Standards Australia NZ developed the new labelling requirement, which will be monitored in Aotearoa by NZ Food Safety.

Manatū Hauora/the Ministry of Health supports the new requirement with deputy director of public health Dr Harriette Carr saying: “Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder can have a major impact on someone’s quality of life but it’s completely preventable”.

Each year, between 1800 and 3000 babies are born with FASD in NZ, which can result in heart defects, behavioural problems, and intellectual disability. ere is no cure for FASD. “Warning labels on alcohol can support increasing public awareness and understanding of risks of drinking alcohol while pregnant.”

e new warning label is required on any packaged drink for retail sale that contains more than 1.15 per cent alc/vol. e labels became mandatory on Tuesday, August 1.

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BLONDE & GREY THE BENCHMARK IN HAIR REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY

Imagine trying to drive your car after someone had crimped the fuel line from your fuel tank to your engine? e car would still run but would quickly lose power on a hill or under load.

is is much like our bodies when they have insu cient Co Enzyme Q10 – also called CoQ10. So CoQ10 acts like the fuel line in your car by transporting energy within cell energy factories called mitochondria to make the energy we need.

Liver

Co Enzyme Q10 is an essential vitamin-like substance we mostly make in our liver. While we normally make all the CoQ10 we need, some people because of age, health problems or

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medications can bene t from taking good quality CoQ10. Be aware the market is ooded with low cost semi-synthetic CoQ10 which is chemically di erent from the naturally fermented CoQ10 that I recommend. e most common reason for CoQ10 supplementation is for those using cholesterol-lowering statin medication. e side e ects of statins are so common they are diagnosable diseases, called statin myopathy and neuropathy. e most common side e ects are muscle sti ness, pain and weakness. is can also cause general fatigue, which often feels like a lack of motivation.

Unfortunately, this enzyme –called HMG-CoA reductase – is also needed to make CoQ10. Blocking this enzyme reduces cholesterol but also CoQ10 by as much as 50 per cent.

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Statins inhibit the enzyme needed to make cholesterol.

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Drug companies are aware of this problem and hold patents for combining CoQ10 with statins. Until such drugs are available, I recommend those on statins supplement with 100200mg of naturally fermented CoQ10. If people have low energy or other health issues, I often add a Mitochondrial complex that includes high grade CoQ10. For more information, call me or email: john@abundant.co.nz Read my newsletter at: www.abundant.co.nz

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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

Preparing the body for a holiday

Many of our clients are preparing to head away on holiday. Whatever we’re going to do on holiday, we need to think about the things we simply can’t leave behind.

Plus, ensure we have, as I call them, our pre-holiday maintenance treatments from top to toe. Eyelash tints save on mascara and it doesn’t smudge! A spray tan will give you that lovely, bronzed body. And, of course, a leg wax – because who wants to shave on holiday? Or get a manicure or pedicure to feel fab as you depart. A great way to save on space when packing is using travel size products, so you can still take skincare. At Tranquillo Beauty Clinic we can help you with looking and feeling great for

your upcoming vacation. I asked a few colleagues what they couldn’t go away without; we all had our favourites. Interestingly our therapists said sun protection, preferably with a moisturiser and better still a tint in it; otherwise a cleanser and hydrating serum. Personally, I believe your sun protection is an absolute must have.

Also remember what you put into your body e ects your skin.

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• Unwanted hair – Black to white, and everything in between.

• Signs of ageing, Sun damage, Skin blemishes.

• Signs of ageing, Sun damage, Skin blemishes.

On holiday is when we tend to indulge, and why not? I say don’t feel guilty, enjoy! However, try to make some good choices as well. If you need some sustenance have a handful of nuts rather than a packet of chips. If you’re an active relaxer, keep up your water intake. Swap the chocolate for fruit skewers. Travel safely and enjoy your time away.

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‘Ronaldo’ cavorting around Horohoro

He had a remarkable ability to survive, that chook!

Certainly if he’d been a cat, he would have used up all his lives. And in doing so, he also grew a bit of a media pro le in e Weekend Sun. at surprised people down on the farm. A famous rooster?

‘Ronaldo’ that is. e bothersome rooster from Tauranga’s 14th Avenue. For some he was a shortlived novelty, but to others he was an infuriating 90 decibel invasion of their predawn calm and they wanted him gone, come what may, dead or alive.

so they exchange greetings every morning,” says Karen. And they do it with impunity, the farm day has always started by then, no-one’s lost sleep, no-one’s o ended or upset.

And he’s strutting the chook enclosure, in and out of the hen house with the laying boxes, constantly checking on the girls. Ronaldo is a rooster with purpose these days. And with those new showy sickle feathers fanning in the breeze, it just may end in love.

“Ronaldo’s not exactly a cuddly chook,” says Karen. “Not many roosters are, but he’s always there when I go to feed them.”

Town & country contrast

Undigni ed farmyard behaviour down the digni ed Avenues wasn’t tolerated. ey wanted to reclaim their precious sleep time.

ey wanted to reclaim their

Now Ronaldo is lording it on a farm at Horohoro near Rotorua with his own personal harem of hens. Life and love is good. “Four or ve hens,” says Karen Hunt, Ronaldo’s godsend, his adoptive mum.

“He gets on very well with them.”

Plumage, attitude returns!

And he has a ne, new tail plumage. “He’s looking beautiful.” Beautiful, digni ed and handsome. But of course that wasn’t always the case. Because when he arrived unexpectedly, inexplicably and noisily down the Avenues, a dog bailed him up, tore out his tail feathers. His rooster-hood was gone.

Ronaldo was right on the brink for a while.

“ e bird needed quite a bit of vet treatment, quite a bit of rehab, there were quite a few puncture wounds,” says Kelly Phelps of Free as a Bird, the ex-battery hen rescue service. She brought Ronald back from the brink. “He de nitely had a lucky escape.

“But he’s looking stunning now, a ne-looking bird. His plumage is back.”

As is his attitude. He’s back crowing at 6.30am.

“He’s close to a rooster on a neighbouring property,

Ronaldo’s story also underscores the di erence between town and country. “It’s nice to hear a positive rooster story, but it did surprise some people about all the publicity he attracted.” For townies, it’s a lovely story. But for a farmer, Ronaldo might have been just another rooster. But we don’t want to go there.

e Sun bought into the Ronaldo story and people connected. ere were dozens of messages.

“We didn’t want him to stay long in the neighborhood, but we didn’t want to see him come to harm,” wrote one Sun reader. “OMG he’s a beaut,” messaged someone else. He was even o ered sanctuary o shore. “I’d take Ronaldo if he was located near me in the United States. Hope he nds a new, safe, loving, dogless home.”

Mamaku chook-lover Kelly and her Free as a Bird rescue organisation have saved thousands of battery hens from the inevitable over the years. She’s currently clearing a farm of 700 birds, which she has to pay for.

Check out her work at: Freeasabirdrescue.org

It might be premature to suggest this is the nal chapter in the Ronaldo story.

Preventing obesity in pet animals

Obesity has become a huge problem for today’s pets. Weight gain in animals is often viewed as cute and innocent – but it can cause serious health conditions like joint problems, diabetes, cardiovascular issues and respiratory di culties if not addressed.

Sometimes noticing pet weight gain can be a challenge as it’s often gradual. Signs include ribs and spine no longer easily felt, di culty breathing, their collar needs loosening, struggling with exercise, sleeping more than usual. A balanced diet, regular exercise, portion

control, treat moderation and weight management programmes are ways to promote healthy weight loss.

Remember, successful weight loss takes time and commitment. Avoid crash diets and aim for slow, steady weight loss under our guidance. We want to see your pets happy and healthy; this includes at an optimal weight.

Please do not hesitate to come in and have a chat. Keep an eye out for our popular Biggest Loser Promotion coming soon!

The team at Tauranga Vets Katikati

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Famous fathers and their musical sons

is week we’re o on a tangent, but rst a quick plug for a show. Local singer Mandy Meadows is presenting ‘Piaf – e Legend’ in Baycourt’s Addison eatre on Saturday, August 12. at’s before taking it around the rest of the North Island through September.

ere’s a six-piece band – naturally including an accordionist – and even dancers. I haven’t seen the show but there are videos online and it looks terri c. I am, of course, an absolute sucker for anyone singing in French and particularly anyone singing Edith Piaf songs so it certainly butters my baguette. And as well as the music you’ll get to learn about Piaf’s life, which was nothing if not eventful.

Tickets are $60 or $70.

Moving on, in recent days I’ve been struck by the number of musical o spring, the next generation of musicians, who have been popping up.

Locally there are a few examples: Trevor Braunias fronts the TJS Blues band; his son Stefan, once part of the hardcore scene with reat.Meet. Protocol, plays drums.

John Michaelz and the Black Brothers Band have just released a remix of their debut single, created by John’s son Dylan Israel from high- ying indie band Summer ieves, though in the band he goes under the name Izzy Bones. at song was recorded at Welcome Bay’s Colour eld Studio, run by Tim Julian, whose son Joe is now playing drums on studio sessions.

Oscar Laven

I’m going to skip right over Oscar Laven, son of Robbie Laven and Marion Arts, only because I’ve previously written about him. He’s still in

Wellington and is pretty much the rst person you call for saxophone, trumpet, trombone, clarinet, bassoon and just about every other instrument that requires blowing.

ere has also been a rush of albums by Sons of Famous People. It’s been quieter for daughters, though there are just as many, even just adding up o spring of the Carter/ Cash family, including Rosanne Cash, Cindy Cash, and Carlene Carter...

Leonard Cohen’s son Adam produced his father’s nal work and is a very good singer-songwriter in his own right. Paul Simon’s son, Harper, has released two solo albums, the last being in 2013, and has since moved more into working in lm. But he’s done a bunch of fascinating things including performing for a twoweek run in 2016 at the Adelaide Festival in Eric Mingus’ re-imagining of ‘ e Who’s ‘Tommy’, which was produced by the great Hal Willner.

Tommy Prine

New to the scene, with a debut album earlier this year, is Tommy Prine, youngest son of the late great John Prine, who took the step into music only after his father’s death from Covid-19. ‘ is Far South’ is very much a confessional singer-songwriter album, personal, honest and vulnerable.

It was produced by Gena Johnson and singersongwriter Ruston Kelly, who worked on John’s last album ‘ e Tree of Forgiveness’, though Tommy is luckily not cursed with sounding like

A big birthday concert for the city’s big band!

A group of Tauranga musicians are celebrating 60 years of existence with a concert at Baycourt Community & Art Centre this Saturday, August 5, from 2pm.

Tauranga Big Band, which is now in its 60th year and under the exceptional leadership of John Page, will take concert-goers back in time to relive the magic of their from the last six decades.

e band plans to revisit timeless classics, cherished pieces to the iconic charts that have become the backbone of its repertoire, giving listeners the chance to experience the rich tapestry of band’s heritage. e tauranga big Band Celebration is at Baycourt’s X Space, this Saturday, August 5, from 2pm. Tickets are on sale at: premier.ticketek.co.nz

his father (Harper Simon, on the other hand...). ‘ is Far South’ is well worth checking out, and I feel an obligation to plug that nal John Prine record. It’s one of the rare albums I know where every song is essentially a classic that will be played in folk clubs till the end of time.

Bloody marvellous.

Meanwhile Lukas Nelson, son of Willie, is going strong. He’s played in his Dad’s band on and o for years and has his own out t called Promise of e Real who have, amongst other things, had a long collaborative partnership with Neil Young.

Lukas also co-produced the music

for ‘A Star Is Born’, writing songs with Lady Gaga after originally being hired as an ‘authenticity consultant’ for Bradley Cooper. Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real appear in the lm as Cooper’s band.

And I’ve just about run out of time for Duane Betts, son of Allman Brothers Band founder Dickey Betts. He leads Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel, and is also a guitarist and singer for Dickey Betts & Great Southern, led by Dad.

Last month he released a solo album, ‘Wild and Precious Life’, featuring along with other notable guests, Derek Trucks on guitar.

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Tommy Prine.

Harper Simon.

Lukas Nelson. Photo Shervin Lainez.

Saturday 5 August

Art in the Park

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Ben Wilcock Quartet

Sunday 6th August 4.00pm

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

Tauranga Society of Artists

Association Croquet

Sat, Mon, Wed at Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. 9.15am for 9.30am start. Visitors & new players welcome. Ph Jacqui 07 574 9293 Bay Singles Social Group

Join a bunch of over 50’s young singles. Weekend dinners, pot-lucks, occasional outings. Have a go! Ph Delia 027 284 8762, Andrea 021 133 0313 Boules - Pétanque

TaurangaBOP Club Tawa St. Social + competitive play. Boules available. New players welcome. Ph Ray - 027 756 3565 - for times, further details

Free Weekly Community Meals

Every Thursday 11:30am to 1pm. Every Saturday 4:30pm to 6pm. 45 Cliff Rd, Tauranga. Provided by Under the Stars, a registered charity. Showers/ toiletries/clothing also available. Buzzycuts Barber onsite Thursday

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Hearing Support Bay of Plenty

Tauranga Cochlear Implant

Consumer Group (CICG) Saturday

12th August, 10:30am at12 noon. The Kollective, 145 Seventeenth Ave

Katikati Bowling Club

8 Park Rd 1.45pm

Katikati Toy Library

Family-focused facility offering 600+ toys to loan to children zero-10. Tues 6.30-8pm Weds 2.30-4pm Sat 9am-10am. Located behind the Christian Centre, Henry Rd, Katikati Hearing Support Bay of Plenty

Tauranga Cochlear Implant

Consumer Group (CICG) Saturday

12th August, 10:30am–12 noon. The Kollective, 145 Seventeenth Ave

Otumoetai Tennis Club

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

St Stephens Jigsaw Library

Every Saturday 10am-12noon. Hire for 2 weeks a variety of 600 puzzles. Please wear a mask. Cnr of Brookfield and Highmore Terrace

Taijiquan and Qigong

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

Ph Petro 021 751 665

Tauranga Civic Choir

Musical Mosaic Concert with Civic Choir plus Boy’s and Girl’s College groups at St.Peter’s Church, Spring St, Tauranga. Saturday 5th August 4pm. $20 at door.

Tauranga Farmers Market

7.45am-12noon at Tauranga Primary School cnr Cameron Rd & 5th Avenue. Rain, hail or shine. Direct from the Producers. Support local Tauranga RSA Club Night

Saturday & Friday from 4pm Member’s draw, raffles, etc. All welcome 07 578 9654

Village Radio Museum

Community Radio broadcasting nostalgic music & Community Notices seven days on 1368 KHz AM Band. Radio Museum open from 10am. Request line 571 3710

Sunday 6 August

Accordion Music Group

Every 3rd Sunday of the month, Welcome Bay Hall, 1-4pm, $4.00pp afternoon tea supplied, everyone welcome to an afternoon of Evergreen music. Ph Joy 027 285 3093

Brain-Watkins House Museum

Brain-Watkins House Museum (Est. 1881) on the corner of Elizabeth St and Cameron Rd is open from 2pm - 4pm. $5 adult, children free.

Farmers Market - Mount Mainstreet

Every Sunday 9am-1pm rain or shine! Te Papa o Nga Manu Porotakataka (Phoenix Park). www.mountmainstreet.nz

Falun Dafa Exercises

Move from chaos to calm on Sunday mornings, using this free to learn, mind/ body practice. For locations

Call/Text Judy 021 0425 398 https://en.falundafa.org

Otumoetai Rotary Carboot Sale

8.00am for buyers at Otumoetai College Car Park Windsor Rd for Otumoetai Rotary. Sellers $10. Details

Brian 021 122 8735

Bevan 027 461 2127

Papamoa Lions Club Market

2nd & 4th Sunday. Gordon Spratt Reserve, Parton Rd, Papamoa. Gates open 7am for stall holder entry.

Wayne 027 974 5699

Psychic Cafe Spiritual Centre Greerton Community Hall - First and Third Sunday every month.

Doors open 6.30pm, starts 7.00pm. $20 then everything FREE: Over 20 practitioners! Psychics, Healers, Refrehments

Tauranga Musica Ben Wilcock

Quartet

Jazz at its Best! featuring piano, violin, bass, percussion, 4pm Graham Young Youth Theatre, Tauranga Boys College tickets at door or tgamusica.co.nz

Sahaja Yoga (Meditation)

Free classes. Sundays 5.30 to 6.30pm

Sport BOP Offices (opposite squash courts), 406 Devonport Road, Tauranga. Drop-ins welcome. For info call 021 551 984

Tauranga Organ Keyboard Society

Meets 1.30pmat Carmel

Country Estate Social Centre, 11 Hollister Lane, Ohauiti, Tauranga. Play or listen to Organ, Clavinova or Piano. Contact Maureen 544 5013

Monday 7 August

500 Card Group

Every Monday (except public holidays) from 9.30-11.30am, held at Age Concern, 177A Fraser Street, Tauranga, $2 donation, light refreshment provided - all welcome!

Accordion Music Group

Every 3rd Sunday of the month, Welcome Bay Hall, 1-4pm, $4.00pp afternoon tea supplied, everyone welcome to an afternoon of Evergreen music. Ph Joy 027 285 3093

Active Seniors

Exercise classes for seniors to improve strength and balance and fall prevention. 11am at Bethlehem Hall Ph Diana 021 047 6155 Love to see you there

Beginner Belly Dance Classes

Beginner Classe at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mount Maunganui. Mondays at 7.30pm. Explore Middle Eastern Culture, music and Oriental dance. Ph/text 021 124 5982, Email: arabianspicebd@gmail.com

Chess at Mount Maunganui

Mount RSA Chess Club 544 Maunganui Rd, Mondays (excl public holidays). Early program 6.30-7pm

Late program 7pm onwards. Casual

Chess allowed. Search “Western BoP Chess”

Creative Fibre Tauranga

Every Mon 9.30am and the 2nd & 4th Thurs 7pm. Learn new skills, knitting, crochet, spinning, dyeing, weaving and felting. 177 Elizabeth St, Tauranga. Ph Rosanne 07 562 3969

Free Public Advocacy Service

Need help with an agency? Let us advocate for you! Free clinics held weekly: Mondays: Merivale Community Ctr 1-2pm Tuesdays: Greerton Library 1:30-3pm Thursdays: Welcome Bay Community Ctr 1-2:30pm

Greerton Garden Club

Greerton Garden Club meets 2nd Monday each Month at St. James Hall Pooles Rd, Greerton, at 1pm. Visitors Welcome. Ph 07 562 8855

Harmony-A-Plenty Men’s Barbershop

We are a group of men who enjoy singing together, Monday nights, 7-9pm.Interested? Please phone, Frank. 576 3032 David 576 0578

Katikati Bowling Club

Mixed 2 x 4 x2. Reporting time 9.15am

Keep On Your Feet

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

Mahjong

Every Monday 12-30-4.00pm. Visitors and beginners welcome (Free teaching available). Tauranga South Mahjong. Ph: Jill 027 4769 440 or 543 0390

Matua Table Tennis Matua Hall $4.00 per session. Reasonable playing ability is needed.

Monday 12.30-3pm, Tuesday 12.303pm, Friday 9am-11.30am

Senior Net Technology Classess

Every Mon, Tues, Wed & Thrs. Get the most from your Smart phone or TV, Tablet iPod, or laptop. Held at Historic Village. Phone07 577 1912 or email, or www.taurangaseniornet.co.nz

Tauranga Stamp Club

Wesley Methodist Church, 100 Thirteenth Ave. 10am on the 2nd and 7.30pm on the 4th Monday of the month. All welcome. Ph Tony 07 549 5015 or Brian 07 576 5210

Tauranga Theatre Organ Society

Meet at Baycourt Theatre at 1.00pm. Hear and play Tauranga’s historic Wurlitzer theatre organ. All welcome, no charge. Ph 552 0243

Tuesday 8 August

Badminton

Shuttlecocks & Hens badminton at Memorial Hall, 11th Ave. Every Tuesday 9.30am to 11am & Friday 9.30am to 11.30am. New players welcome. Ph Lorraine 0274 086 211

Boules - Pétanque

TaurangaBOP Club Tawa St. Social + competitive play. Boules available. New players welcome. Ph Ray 027 756 3565 - for times, further details Free Public Advocacy Service

Need help with an agency? Let us advocate for you! Free clinics held weekly: Mons: Merivale Community Ctr 1-2pm Tues: Greerton Library

1:30-3pm Thurs: Welcome Bay Community Ctr 1-2:30pm

Golf Croquet

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

Inachord Women Singers

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

Keep On Your Feet

Katikati Catholic Church Hall, 89 Beach Rd. 10.1511.15am. Strength & balance classes for older adults, all levels of fitness welcome. Ph Sharnie 021 111 8617

Line Dancing

Tauranga RSA Tues 5.30-7pm. All levels $5. All welcome 07 578 9654

Midday Melodies

Piano/music entertainment at the Tauranga RSA - Tuesdays Midday (starting 22nd August 2023) $10 includes entertainment, hot drink & slices. All welcome 07 578 9654

NZ Shareholders Association Monthly meeting BOP branch,

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TAURANGA MUSICA CONCERT SERIES

Tuesday 8 August, Tauranga Citizens Club. Meet and greet 5.00pm. Speaker Nina Le Lievre, CEO Enterprise Angels. All welcome.

Pool Club

8 Ball Pool Club at the Tauranga RSA Tuesday Evenings 6.45pm All welcome 07 578 9654

Olympic Style Shooting

7pm to 8pm (please be early) for beginners at Tauranga

Target Rifle Club’s indoor range at 165 Elizabeth Street(opposite Tyremaster). Coaching and gear provided

Otumoetai Tennis Club

Adult tennis. Start time 9.00 am Tues & Thurs. Bellevue Park, Windsor Road (adjacent to swimming pool). New players and visitors welcome. Ph Peter 021 542 172

Otumoetai Walking Group

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

Scrabble

Love of words and crosswords rock our boats. Meet 9:15am

Tauranga Citz Club 13th Ave and Cameron. 3 games. Finish 12-30. All welcome. Ph 5783 606

SeniorNet Intro/Upskill Android Phones

Learn more about using technology with Intro to Android Phones. 9-11am and Upskill Android Phones 11.30-1.30 pm Building 70 Historic village https://taurangaseniornet. co.nz/ Ph 07 577 1912 or 021 277 1912

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How to use your smart TV - Join us to learn more about using technology 9-11am Building 70 Historic village. https://taurangaseniornet.co.nz/ Ph 07 577 1912 or 021 277 1912

Senior Net Online Genealogy

Join us to learn more about using technology 1-3pm Building 70 Historic village https://taurangaseniornet.co.nz/ Ph 07 577 1912 or 021 277 1912

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Using your Computer - Join us to learn more about using technology 2-4pm Building 70 Historic village https://taurangaseniornet.co.nz/ Ph 07 577 1912 or 021 277 1912

Social Beginner Dance Group

Commencing Tues, 20 June, 8-9pm, Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Road. Ballroom/ Latin/Rock&Roll. Just come along on the night. Ph Sonia 027 322 1786

Table Tennis Papamoa Club night 7-9pm Tuesdays, Papamoa College Gym. $5 adult $4 student. All abilities welcome. John 021 038 6025

Tauranga Acoustics Club

Tauranga RSA Tuesday Evenings 7pm. All welcome 07 578 9654

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

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

Tauranga Model Railway Club

Club meets Tuesday 9.30am & Thursday 7.30pm at the clubrooms corner of Mirrielees & Cross Roads, Sulphur Pt. Ph Mike 021 939 233

Tauranga SeniorNet Club

Learn how to use your computer, smartphone, smart TV or iPad from someone your own age! Registration or for more info contact via Email: tauranga@seniornet.nz or Ph 07 577 1912

Tauranga Scrabble Club

Join us for social and competitive Scrabble. Senior Citizens Club, 170 Thirteenth Ave from 9.20am. $3 cover charge. Contact: Barbara 544 8372

Wednesday 9 August

10 Pin Bowling

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

Age Concern Walking Group

Meet at 10am, 9th August : Mitre10 - Gate Pa. 16th

August : Fraser Cover - Burger King. 23rd August : New World – Brookfield. 30th August : Greenwood Park – off Welcome Bay.

Beginner Belly Dance

Every Wednesday at Otumoetai Saint Columba Church Hall at 6.30. Explore Middle Eastern music and Dance. Call/text Raffa: 021 124 5982 arabianspicebd@gmail.com

Bromeliad Group Meeting

The Yacht Club Sulphur Point 12.30 - 2.30 Janine Grey from Coastal Palms on care for subtropical plants. Monthly Plant - Midi size Neoregelias Good sales table.

Visitors welcome

Cards Cribbage

Our friendly Cribbage group meet every Wednesday 12.30pm for 1pm start at Greerton RSA, Cameron Rd. New members very welcome. Contact Jill 021 160 6143

Community Bible Study

Join us for CBS bible study The Books of Romans. Wed 7-9pm C3, 252 Otumoetai Rd. Call 021 225 5981

Indoor Bowls Gate Pa

Greerton Community Hall. Call Kevin for further information 543 4044

Katikati Bowling Club

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

Marching for Leisure

A non-competitive activity for mature ladies. Fun, fitness and friendship. For Tauranga team practices and contact details please call Elaine Corbett 021 208 8898

Quiz Night

Quiz Night at the Tauranga RSA

Wednesday Evenings 7pm All welcome 07 578 9654

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Intro to the iPad and iPhone. Join us to learn more about using technology

10am-12pm Building 70 Historic village. https://taurangaseniornet.co.nz/ Ph 07 577 1912 or 021 277 1912

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Tauranga Embroiderers’ Guild

Meets every Wednesday at Tauranga Rowing Club, Devonport Road 10am-2.30pm and 7-9pm. Beginners very welcome. Contact Yvonne Horsfall Ph 07 572 0927 / 027 478 4519

Tauranga Midweek Tramping Group

Tarawera Falls to lake outlet.

Moderate. Annemeike 027 650 3483

Thursday 10 August

Adult Social Ballroom/Latin Dance

Join us in June. Free Beginner Dance Lessons. Every Thurs 7:30pm at Club Mt Maunganui. Dean Smith Ph 021 230 3187 www.udance2.co.nz Just come along Boules - Pétanque TaurangaBOP Club Tawa St. Social + competitive play. Boules available. New players welcome. Ph Ray - 027 756 3565for times, further details

Commerce Club Tauranga

Club Night at the Tauranga RSA

Thursdays 4pm to 7pm All welcome 07 578 9654

Flexercise with Fitness League

Exercise, movement, dance, focusing on posture, balance,stretching, strengthening & flexibility, for all ages and abilities, 10am, Central Baptist Church, corner Cameron, 13th Ave, Tauranga. Pam 021 117 7170

Free Public Advocacy Service

Need help with an agency? Let us advocate for you! Free clinics held weekly: Mondays: Merivale Community Ctr 1-2pm Tuesdays: Greerton Library 1:30-3pm Thursdays: Welcome Bay Community Ctr 1-2:30pm

Free Weekly Community Meals

Every Thursday 11:30am to 1pm. Every Saturday 4:30pm to 6pm. 45 Cliff Rd, Tauranga Provided by Under the Stars, a registered charity. Showers/toiletries/clothing also available. Buzzycuts Barber onsite

Thursday fortnightly.

Hearing Support Coffee Group

Arataki Community Centre. Mount Maunganui. 10:30am -Midday. Support, advice and tips for dealing with hearing loss. Chat with others. Find out about services

Katikati Bowling Club

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

Keynotes Women’s Barbershop Chorus

Meet 7pm Wesley Hall, 100 13thAvenue. New singers welcome, age no barrier. Enjoy 4-part harmony, friendship and laughter. Ph Bernice 576 4848, Facebook Keynotes Inc. Otumoetai Tennis Club

Adult tennis. Start time 9.00 am Tues & Thurs. Bellevue Park, Windsor Road (adjacent to swimming pool). New players and visitors welcome. Ph Peter 021 542 172

SeniorNet Picture Editing

Join us to learn more about using technology. Picture editing 10-12pm. create a photo book 1-4pm Building 70 Historic village https://taurangaseniornet.co.nz/ Ph 07 577 1912

Serenata Singers

Come along and sing with our small friendly group. 10.00 - 11.30am, Methodist Church Hall, 2 Oroua St, Te Puke Ph Anne 027 850 3776

Friday 11 August

Badminton

Shuttlecocks & Hens badminton at Memorial Hall, 11th Ave. Every Tuesday 9.30am to 11am & Friday 9.30am to 11.30am. New players welcome. Ph Lorraine 0274 086 211

Creative Fibre Exhibition

Tauranga Racecourse Fri 11th, Sat 12th, Sun 13th 10-4pm, $5 adults, students free, EFTPOS and cafe available. Exhibition, Traders, Have a Go, Raffles.

Family History/Genealogy

Interested in Family History, but need help?

Volunteers at Papamoa Library 10am till noon last Friday of each month can help. Contact Jenny 542 5243

Housie

Housie at the Tauranga

RSA Fridays from 12.30pm

All welcome 07 578 9654

Katikati Bowling Club

Mixed roll up. Reporting time 1.45pm. Visitors welcome. Coaching available. Social activities

commence at 4pm. Papamoa Seniors Indoor Bowls

Enjoyable afternoon with other Seniors whilst playing Indoor Bowls at Papamoa Sports Centre. Names in by 11.45, prizes $5 entrance

Senior Net Club Day

Join us to learn more about using technology 1-3pm Building 70 Historic village https:// taurangaseniornet.co.nz/ Ph 07 577 1912 or 021 277 1912

Housie

Housie at the Tauranga RSA Fridays from 12.30pm

All welcome 07 578 9654

A highly biased answer? A big thumbs up to our TCC staff!

Re: ‘What a mess’, Letters page 16, e Weekend Sun, July 13.

e Weekend Sun published a letter from J Malcouronne about the mess on Cameron Rd and then gave an equal column to a council spokesperson who didn’t have the courage to be named.

is spokesperson said the Tauranga communities told TCC what was wanted and that is what is being constructed. I suspect that was a highly biased answer.

I submitted against the proposal on the basis of too many tra c lights and a number of other things.

I said that it will not work; and in particular the buses would not be any faster than they are now. I attended a display consultation and was appalled at the ignorance of the people hosting it.

I have no doubt some people wanted some aspects of so-called safe, open, clean, meeting places and the biking fraternity welcomed improved paths.

I suggest your newspaper ask this TCC spokesperson to be named and give us a breakdown of what the community said, including numbers, and whom they represent.

Also identify what percentage of the Tauranga population had responded.

I predicted that Cameron Rd would be a disaster and most aspects which I have noted during construction con rms my view.

Unfortunately the planners, engineers, Commissioners, council spokespersons and suchlike simply walk o into the sunset and leave the mess, as happened in the Greerton area.

Bill Capamagian, Tauranga City.

TCC general manager, Corporate Services Alastair McNeil replies:

Responses to Letters to the Editor are sometimes compiled from across di erent areas of the council, not from a single individual, however when appropriate we will look to provide individual names.

I wish to acknowledge two occasions by those employed by the Tauranga City Council this last month.

e TCC was contacted by email re: a large pothole in the entrance to the carpark by the Brook eld shops. ere was a response that afternoon, and by the following day the pothole had been attended to.

e possibility of tree plantings in the street, at Kulim Avenue, was explored. After meeting with the TCC urban forester, who outlined the process, the types of trees suitable for the area followed

by obtaining permission from the residents to proceed, we now have some handsome kowhai specimens in our street.

In time we hope to see tui and silvereyes coming to sip the nectar from the spring blossoms. Maybe this will encourage other residents to take up this opportunity when they see the addition to street aesthetics, receive the bene t to the environment and hear with the joy of birdsong in our street, all through the e orts of the TCC.

With appreciation to the sta .

It’s PC run wild...

Re: ‘I just don’t understand why’ (Letters page 16, e Weekend Sun July 28 edition).

I agree with Jackie and Neil Stewart’s letter. But, actually, I do [understand]...it’s political correctness run wild. And the Tauranga City Council reply is just a politically correct cop-out. As the well-known

commentator and author

Amy Brooke says: “We are more than at the crossroads in this country, and any political party who does not oppose co-governance – and is not committed to supporting the renaming of all the institutions as they were, and should be, in English – does not deserve our vote”. Pete Kelly, Te Puna.

Provide a separate translation

Re: ‘I just don’t understand why’ (Letters page 16, e Weekend Sun July 28 edition).

Re: ‘I just don’t understand why’

(Letters page 16, e Weekend Sun July 28 edition).

Further to the letter from Jackie and Neil Stewart re: the use of Te Reo in communications, we also are annoyed at having this language forced upon us by many parts of social media. We don’t understand lots of the words used and don’t recall a vote or survey to decide if New Zealanders are happy to have the name of their country, towns etc changed.

Tauranga City Council is arrogant in its assumption that it’s okay to change names to a language spoken by a very small minority ignoring the majority who wish it to remain English. is has only come about in the last few years. Please let us put a stop to this before no English is spoken at all.

AA & J Kravitz, Pāpāmoa.

Re: ‘I just don’t understand why’ (Letters page 16, e Weekend Sun, July 28 edition). I sympathise with Jackie and Neil Stewart. Of course those who choose to replace some English words with Maori words in their English-language communications are entitled to do so. However, at the same time, others are entitled to consider the bastardisation of English, which is a beautiful and international language, unnecessary and disrespectful.

Robin Rimmer, Welcome Bay.

Tauranga City Council’s reply to Jackie and Neil Stewart’s letter in last week’s Sun totally missed the point. Mixing the two languages is a ridiculous practice and not everyone understands supposedly “commonly used” Maori words.

I have no idea what korero means. e messages should be primarily in English since this is the language spoken by virtually the whole population. If the council insists on “honouring the status of Te Reo” they should provide a separate translation of the message in Te Reo.

Steve Porter, Welcome Bay.

Don’t complicate and confuse...

Re: ‘I just don’t understand why’ (Letters page 16, e Weekend Sun July 28 edition).

Your correspondents Jackie and Neil Stewart last week raised the use of mixed language in the Tauranga City Council communication and a reply from the council assured that certain Māori words were well understood. at is simply trying to be

woke and not true for the general population. I’m glad sign – which is also an o cial language – cannot be included otherwise you would likely have that in the mix. ere is an old saying: ‘Keep it simple stupid’ – which by interpretation means don’t complicate and confuse.

Don Finlayson, Bethlehem.

Marlene Ware, Otūmoetai.

THANKS for going the extra mile...

We all take health for granted until we have a problem, which often happens when we become seniors, not old people. As such Tauranga Hospital sta who look after such recycled individuals give their all to issue a WOF to their patients, often going beyond their duties to go the extra mile with dedication the name of the game. I feel just to say ‘thank you’ seems inadequate, however a special thanks goes to Sharon. It is obvious that medical sta don’t do their job for the nancial gain.

Ron Chamberlain, Otumoetai.

We do not understand either! Unnecessary and disrespectful

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at’s great, but what drew you to read this section of the paper?

Was it a habit, something you regularly do then move on or were you curious? Seeking an answer or answers to life’s reality issues?

When Yeshua (Jesus) was on earth people were likewise curious and seeking answers to their often mundane seemingly pointless lives as crowds gathered to see or experience what He was o ering.

On one occasion a small, rich, despised tax-man, Zaccheus, climbed a tree to get a better view. As a result of this his life was forever changed.

who asks receives, and the one who seeks nds, and to the one who knocks it shall be opened (Matthew 7:7-11 TLV).”

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Little happens or changes unless we are prepared to do something di erent, at times against the ow of normal societal expectations. Society doesn’t have the answers only YHVH (Lord God) does and they are found in His book – e Scriptures (Bible). Have you found what you are looking for? I hope so because life is too short not to know why we are here on earth.

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“Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall nd. Knock, and it shall be opened to you. For everyone