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Albatross Drive and red light at end of the tunnel There’s something very fishy going on with the promised tunnel at Hairini, presumably between the city council and NZTA, the national roading people.

The worst kept secret in town is that a sneaky deal has been done, whereby “The Agency” as they like to be called (sounds very Maxwell Smartish) will take over Route K and the $56m debt on the tolled road in exchange for the council letting them off the hook on the government-promised tunnel to Welcome Bay. Now this may well be a good idea.

Route K should be a national roading responsibility. It’s an essential for the functioning of the nation’s busiest port. It’s also been an albatross around the current council’s neck for years – even though it was their predecessors who committed to it. And rightly or wrongly, no one can argue that it was

a plan with huge foresight. Left any longer and that valley would have been snapped up by developers and peppered with ticky tacky boxes faster than you could say “Bob Clarkson”.

And the Welcome Bay tunnel promise, National’s election showstopper when Simon Bridges rocked into the House, has kind of fizzled somewhat, since the traffic lights seem to be doing the business.

Well at least the letters to the editor complaining about the intersection ceased overnight once the lights were in. From where I sit, that’s a pretty fair barometer. Does that mean it’s a solution? And by the way, didn’t a councillor vow to resign if the lights worked?

Ah, how quick we forget! But I digress.

Assuming that the rumour mongers are correct and a deal has been done, is it a good idea? Looks like a good option to me. Apart from the bit about what is effectively a broken election promise.

Or is it a broken promise if the local council has rolled over and accepted

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they’d rather be rid of the Route K albatross in return for dropping the tunnel?

Some will argue that it’s a good result and that National aren’t reneging, if the council’s accepted the deal – or the ultimatum.

Our good mayor Mr Crosby is staying mum on the subject, even going so far as saying it hasn’t been discussed. (http://www. sunlive.co.nz/news/14273hairini-route-k-deal-denied. html) Mmmm, interesting. That’s not what we’re hearing.

My guess is, the council quietly thinks it’s the best of some bad options. Neither want to be seen as the bad guy.

The only puzzling point; why is everyone denying it’s even been discussed?

It will all come out in the wash.

One fact remains no matter what your stance on Route K; it is a great piece of future-proofing and if it hadn’t been done, we’d be moaning about it for decades. Just as we are now over the tunnel.

I remember talk of it when I was playing rugby in bare feet. If the traffic lights are doing the trick,

then another few decades aren’t going to make much difference.

The best option? The government accept that both Albatross Drive and The Tunnel are essential for NZ’s fastest growing region and access to the country’s biggest port.

The costs of Christchurch rebuilding will no doubt be tossed around as a reason not to do either, but ultimately, the longer these things are left the more they cost.

But then, how many governments have ever really planned further ahead than their likely terms in power?

Just flag it

In other news, there’s been a fair bit of bleating lately about the flying of a Maori flag here and there, now and then.

More recently, the regional council decided it was okay for Tino Rangatiratanga to get the odd airing above the council buildings, which raised the ire of some.

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are supposed to be one nation under one flag. But honestly, what harm is it really doing?

There’s a whole lot of other flags and symbols out there that are really more inappropriate. Often we see boats flying the Jolly Roger.

Now this may seem innocent enough on the face of it, but remember the skull and crossbones is really a nasty piece of works.

It’s the old day equivalent of terrorism.

You’d be in hot water if you drove through the main street with a symbol supportive of the Taliban or KKK, so why do we think it might be okay to fly a pirate flag, even in modern times.

And piracy is still a major threat these days.

A bunch of bloodthirsty mongrels cruising around taking treasure and money off innocent people; targeting those who’d worked hard for their meagre wealth and splurging it randomly with their loser mates on drunken junkets.

No, hang on, that was the Labour government.

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Finally, this parting shot from Auntie Sheryl, posted on her facebook suspiciously, around the time of a recent milestone in this editor’s life: MIDDLE AGE TEXTING CODES:

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LSHIPM-Laughing So Hard I Pee’d Myself.

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Tonnes of rubbish eyed for recycling Maintenance and grounds manager at the TECT Arena at Baypark Sjaak Schipper with the new yellow bins.

Photo by Bruce Barnard.

Baypark is participating in a multi-million dollar nationwide rubbish clean-up.

The joint project by the Tauranga City Council, TECT Arena at Baypark and Love NZ, sees 20 new yellow recycling bins installed at Baypark.

The aim is to encourage recycling during major events held at Baypark, with a particular focus on the upcoming AIMS Games.

Tauranga City Council waste minimisation programme leader Kimberley Cleland says the council has facilitated having the recycling bin lids and recycling

bins installed into Baypark and the new TECT Arena through funding from the Glass Packaging Forum and funding from the Ministry for the Environment’s Waste Minimisation Fund.

The bins were installed at Baypark Stadium last week for a trial during the Bay of Plenty Steamers game against North Harbour on Saturday, July 23.

Maintenance and grounds manager at Baypark, Sjaak Schipper, says bin usage was slow with most at half full on this day, but says the public will get used to them.

“It will take time for people to realise there are other ones besides the normal bins,” says Sjaak.

“Some people might just walk

past and might drop stuff in the regular bins without thinking, but these are nice and yellow and really easy to find to ensure people recycle during events at the arena.”

The bins are also due to be placed across the city, including at Bayfair Shopping Centre.

Glass Packaging Forum general manager John Webber says they have an “ambitious national target this year to collect from public places an additional 9000 tonnes of glass, plastic and cans”.

“Based on a per capita basis, Tauranga’s share is the equivalent of recycling around 941,000 beer bottles, 5.8 million plastic bottles and around 1.2 million cans.”

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Jumping at opportunity

Kauri Point jetty Certain perspectives are attractive to photographers. We tend to look for interesting angles and viewpoints. This jetty at Kauri Point is photogenic and after carefully selecting my viewpoint, the photo almost leads your eye to the horizon.

What a great place for a spot of fishing.

Learn more about viewpoints and composition at Andy’s next photo workshop on Saturday, August 13. Two places left.

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Jazmine Kennedy.

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Jazmine Kennedy is realising her dream as she prepares to compete in the New Zealand National Trampolining Competition this weekend.

The 11-year-old’s mum, Karen, says trampolining is a lifelong hobby for Jazmine.

“She has always loved trampolining and I found out about a course at Argos,” says Karen.

“She did a holiday programme and loved it – she’s pretty stoked about it all, she gets new leotards and everything.”

Jazmine is a member of the Argo Gymnastics Club in Judea and is the first member to be competing in the event in Auckland.

“We have been learning the basics over the whole year and went competitive this year.

“Jazmine has competed in the three competitions and qualified with enough points,” says Karen.

“They have to do two routines; a compulsory routine consisting of 10 movements, one after the other.

“There are also rules and regulations they have to stick to. Then there is the voluntary routine which has a lot of harder moves.”

Karen says once they have qualified for the championships, they will need to perfect every move.

“If they make it into the final they have to repeat the voluntary routine.

“It’s a lot of hard work for 30 seconds at a time – if they don’t get a movement right, they stop judging.”

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Expanding safer communities Senior Constable John Fitzgerald and Neighbourhood Support Katikati coordinator Kathie Boggs assist a neighbour in the area, Diana Curtis to look for more neighbours to get involved. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

Neighbourhood Support groups have been an integral part of speaking up against crime in our communities, says Mount Maunganui Community Constable Rachel Walker.

The annual general meeting of the Western Bay of Plenty Neighbourhood Support groups is on August 4, offering a chance to recruit new members and get to know those already signed up in the community.

Rachel, who has been working with her coordinator Marie Gilpin for four years, says the support

group is invaluable to help police stop low-level crimes.

“It is more that people are learning the importance of reporting crime, such as educating them when to call 111 or to call us as soon as they see a crime being committed, to ring us at the time,” says Rachel.

“Community alerts keep us informed with suspicious activities in the area.

“Neighbours may think it is just low-level information, but it could be the missing piece in the jigsaw.”

Katikati Neighbourhood Support coordinator Kathie Boggs has been monitoring her community for five years and has 1000 homes under her watch.

Although she says it has been a

slow process on her own she has helped keep neighbours in touch and informed together as her database builds.

“I have a corner at the Police station next to the Senior Sergeants’ office, so it works well with both of us for me to come in and meet daily to discuss any issues.

“Once a week I send out a newsletter to the houses in the neighbourhood, alerting them to what’s on and what the problems are in the area.”

The AGM is at Bureta Park Motor Inn from 7pm on August 4.

All are invited to attend and learn about building safer communities in the Western Bay of Plenty.

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Three year plans for 10 years Council’s major task, starting next week, is to put together another 10 year plan, which in reality is only relevant for the next three years.

Moving forward in retreat

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But legislation from central government decrees 10 years. So 10 years it is. With ongoing despair it is worthy to note that this is yet another requirement that the Wellington politicians don’t impose upon themselves. So the last 10 year plan was realistically a three year plan with the subsequent seven years a wish/hope list. It would be a reasonable assumption that the next three years are going to follow the pattern with the period 2014-2021 another wish/ hope list. Even outgoing Local Government Minister Rodney Hide acknowledged at the start of his tenure three years ago that it was impossible to plan a council budget 10 years out and he intended changing that. He didn’t and now he’s on his way out. It’s likely a cunning plan for the current government to have a fall-guy for the looming disasters likely to arise from the Auckland Super City project.

Solving one lot of problems and creating other problems seems to be the consequence of this experiment.

conveyed their desires for effective restraint in management of council services and resources. There is no call for major alteration of levels of service at this time, but that may have to come if council is to constrain the demands of the big money munching machine.

With rates increases of around 40 per cent gross over the past three years it is time to call it a day until central government addresses the 2007 Shand Report on the rating system.

This recognises that the rating system, as we know it, is unsustainable into the future.

Ken Paterson certainly has a long list of elected member’s thoughts, suggestions and wishes to go on with as he makes his own management plans to put into effect council’s annual plan for this year, which he had no part in.

Putting down the let down

As noted in previous columns there needs to be change in some aspects of council’s operating culture. As an example, some weeks ago I wrote of an attitude to service in some departments that reeked of monopoly-type service.

You know how it is sometimes when there is no competition. On this occasion I met with the complainant and the group manager, who agreed there was a problem, and agreement was reached on a solution. This matter is the complainant’s private business, but it is not an insignificant transaction so it was with great disappointment that I received a call just three weeks later from the same complainant to inform me that he had just experienced a variation of the same lack of service. I’m not sure if it was a deliberate, negligent, incompetent or disinterested action, but if similar treatment was meted out to a customer in the private sector, two things (at least) would happen. One, heads would roll, and two, the competition would get the business and this one would go broke. It’s a message that is hard to get through to some down at city hall and it will be interesting to see how quickly, and if, the new CEO can deal to this sort of nonsense. The days of pandering to elected member requests with a ‘yes councillor, no councillor, three bags full councillor’ should be long gone.

To be fair, things had been improving, albeit slowly, but I felt bitterly let down over this incident.

I note that Steve Crows B on B is still getting great (and free) publicity. It will be interesting to see (no pun intended) if he plays the game and fills in a council application for a parade. My bet is he won’t!

Also what the police will do about it if he proceeds to just drive through town and most interestingly who and how many will turn out to watch. As I’ve said before, this sort of thing is best ignored – but hope is a fine thing.

Hot pools: the buck stops here

I had another inspection of the now torn up surrounds of the Mount Hot Pools. At that time the source of the leak was still unclear.

Repairs are underway, but it looks like an awful lot of work to do to reopen mid September.

The future of the ‘proposed redevelopment’ is still very much up in the air and I wouldn’t be betting on any outcome at present. Reportedly mediation over the resource consent has (unsurprisingly) failed. With battle lines drawn by the parties being so entrenched it was unlikely that compromise would be agreed.

Until some real hard facts are established, and they have yet to be from where I sit, then all that is being bandied around in the media is rhetoric, rumour and speculation. Whether you are for, against of ambivalent to this project it would be inappropriate to reach any conclusion at this time of where council will go on this one given that ratepayers will be

guaranteeing any loan monies and taking the rap of the outcome, whatever that might be.

Notwithstanding that, the aquatic network is managed by the council CCO, Tauranga City Aquatics Ltd (TCAL), with the object of running the pools on a commercial basis with no political input. However, it is still the elected members that ratepayers will ultimately hold accountable – success or failure. TCAL figures up to the time of the Mount Hot (Saltwater) Pools closure showed that they are running a viable operation by comparison with other New Zealand council public pools networks.

That’s by comparison and still means an around $2 million ratepayer subsidy for the entire pools operation.

This week’s mindbender – relevant perhaps to Council – “The problem is that we have too many processes keeping people busy.”

– John Fletcher, then CEO of Coles Myer in Australia.

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Model club looking for new line John Bracey with the Tauranga Model Railway Club’s English rail layout.

Photo by Tracy Hardy.

As a boy, John Bracey fell under the spell of steam trains – playing with model trains and building railway lines with friends.

His interest in model railway was reignited when he retired 12 years ago and had more time to fuel the hobby.

The Tauranga Model Railway Club former president shares his love for model trains with 25 other club members. At their weekly meetings some drive the model trains, some build models,

while others focus on a particular railway tradition or era – such as American, English or New Zealand rail.

Another popular focus is working on the rail layout scenery.

“It’s one of those things that you are never finished – you’ll come back and change this because you have seen something or got an idea.”

Most of the members have a small layout at home, but they come to the clubrooms to enjoy the hobby at its best. The clubroom’s many large layouts are a dream for the enthusiasts with

railway show in January – where they have a Thomas display.

“These young kids know it all – they were telling us Clarabella doesn’t go there, she is always behind Thomas. So we actually had to buy a book to read on Thomas.”

Club members are on the lookout for a new large clubroom space to

cater to 200sqm of track layouts after being asked to shift from their current space in a packhouse to minimise the risk of introducing Psa to the orchard.

If anyone has a large space available for a modest rental, phone club president Brian Connell on 07 544 8019.

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the tunnels, mountain ranges and sprawling countryside.

Along with the members who have loved trains since childhood, John says the club is also attracting members who are new to the interest.

“We have noticed we are getting quite a few new members who are coming along who are just looking for a stimulating hobby.”

The huge popularity of the Thomas the Tank Engine TV show has created a new generation of rail fans – and the club members have even been learning from them at its annual model

Pipeline tracking on targets Expenditure for work on the Southern Pipeline’s Maleme to Memorial contract to June 30, this year is $8.954 million and the forecast final cost is currently well within the $13.1 million budget and $2 million contingency allowance.

The Tauranga City Council’s projects and monitoring committee has heard updates on the contract that was let in September 2010 with the completion for December 2011.

Installation works in Memorial Park are expected to be completed in September.

This Memorial Park section suffered a three month delay when the February Christchurch earthquake shut the New Zealand factory manufacturing the pipe. The manufacturer found new premises and recommenced production with deliveries arriving in May. About three quarters of

the pressure pipe is laid.

Of a total tendered length of 3940m – 2673m is being laid from the Maleme Street Pump Station, up Oropi Road hill, along Fraser Street to Baycroft Avenue and from outside the cemetery on 18th Avenue across Fraser Street and down to the Fraser Cove traffic signals.

Depth of installation has been typically 2-4.5m. Two sections

have been directionally drilled; Oropi Road hill was drilled in three shots for a total of 690m, in places this section would have had required trenches more than 5.5m deep. The other section was Merivale between Esk Street and Baycroft Avenue, where a 670m section was drilled as a single shot 15m deep in some places.

The alternative required trenching 5m plus deep, past the shops

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and running a diversion for southbound traffic around Oxford Street and Hampton Terrace.

The pipe string, weighing about 88 tonnes was pulled in during two days.

Most of the gravity pipe is laid with 1579m of a total tendered length of 1750m installed, with 390m from Memorial Park to Twelfth and Thirteenth Avenue was installed by directional drill.

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Fundraising mission – half a million cans to go

By Hamish Carter

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Can do! Cahan Waterson is aiming to collect half a million cans to fundraise for an overseas school trip. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

Old-fashioned fundraising has been revived by Oropi secondary school student Cahan Waterson in an effort to pay for an overseas school trip.

Problems finding an after-school job have prompted him and his mother to launch a campaign to collect half a million recycled cans – and despite the big target Cahan is confident they can do it.

The Year 11 student is determined to raise money for a 12-day Spanish language immersion trip to Argentina next Easter.

“We’ve had quite a good response so far and I think we should be able to do it,” he says.

Mary Dwyer says her 15-year-old son was unable to get a job because he had no work experience.

He is still looking for any work he can pick up to help his fundraising.

Mary says plans are still being finalised, but she is confident they can hit the target to raise the $6000 needed for trip costs – despite having only gathered 1000 cans so far.

“We are going to give it a really good shot – we have been focussing on organising wheelie bins and all the other details before we start approaching lots of people. It’s going to be a six month project,” says Mary.

They have convinced Transpacific Waste Management to lend

A musical path years ahead of his age Eric Begley.

Photo by Joel Guthro.

Prior to that in 2010, Eric won the IRMT Bay of Plenty Music Scholarship and won the 13-18 years Instrumental Scholarship at the Tauranga Performing Arts Competition.

Eric also played saxophone with the BOP Symphonia for their ‘A Night in Vienna’ concert last year and played clarinet and saxophone for the Tauranga Musical Theatre ‘Cats’ production.

Eric’s teacher says that he is one of the best students she has had in her 25 years of teaching.

Despite practising for 14 hours a

week, Eric says playing is still a hobby as well as something he aspires to continue doing, as he wants to make his career in music.

Bay of Plenty Symphonia’s Secondary Schools Rising Stars Concerto Competition is at Baycourt Theatre, Tauranga on Saturday, August 6 at 7.30pm.

Tickets on sale now.

Major sponsors of this concert are Pub Charity, The Weekend Sun, Newstalk ZB BOP 90.2FM and Friends of BOP Symphonia. Additional sponsors are Snap Printing, Red Ant Graphic Design and United Travel in the City.

by Laura Weaser

He may be in Year 12, but Bay of Plenty Symphonia Rising Star Eric Begley is already challenging himself with a university standard.

The Tauranga Boys’ College musician has already reached his Grade 8 Diploma from the Royal School of Music – the equivalent of music at a first year university level.

After playing the clarinet for over seven years, Eric says he began after liking the sound it made and finding he had some skill with a recorder at a young age.

Amongst his many successes and achievements, his most recent was the award he won as the ‘Most Outstanding Young Clarinetist’ at the National Jazz Festival at Easter.

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collection bins for all businesses taking part – including the first two they have signed up; Waimapu garage and Greerton Video Ezy. Cahan – who attends Auckland Grammar, returning to Oropi every second weekend – has spent his school holidays asking businesses to take a bin and handing out fliers. He believes the Argentina trip will help him towards his goal of becoming a Spanish translator.

Along with collecting cans, they will also take tin foil, foil containers and scrap metal for recycling.

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I will make a very loving companion after I have had a little training and guidance as well as the regular exercise that all dogs need. I have been at a foster home so I am used to being in a house and love people so all I need now is for you to come and meet me at the SPCA or phone 578 0245 for more information.

Russian supporters preparing to welcome their team: From left; Misha Watson, Tatiana Watson, Natasha Collins, Nina Watson and Iryna Stewart, back. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

A group of Papamoa children are practising a traditional Russian welcome to greet the Russian rugby team when they arrive in Tauranga.

Russian tour guide and interpreter Iryna Stewart’s plans to put on a welcome ceremony at the airport have been stopped by Rugby World Cup organisers, but she hopes team officials let her do a group welcome at their hotel.

Tauranga City Council events delivery manager Penny Mitropoulos says cup officials are only allowing a traditional Maori welcome at airports because of time limits.

Iryna says putting on a traditional welcome would help give the Russians a great impression of Tauranga.

“The traditional thing is that you offer them bread and salt. So imagine what a buzz that would be for them.”

Details of Tauranga’s involvement in the Rugby World Cup are becoming clearer, with the announcement of dates when the visiting teams are in the city: Fiji is in Tauranga from September 5-8, followed

by Samoa on September 8-12, then Russia from September 21-24 and then Fiji return between September 27 and October 1.

Initial details of the Real Tauranga Festival have also been announced – visit www.sunlive.co.nz Meanwhile, Iryna is concerned not enough is being done to win business opportunities from the visiting Russian supporters. More details in The Weekend Sun Business and Finance section on Page 30.

Brewing up success It is a dream job for many teenage boys for all the wrong reasons, but for Mount Maunganui brewer Karl Wilson, nothing tastes better than his own well-made beer.

A five year English working holiday introduced Karl to the magic of boutique crafted beers and now he is making his own to competition standard.

Next week, the Mount Maunganui brewer competes for the first time at the annual brewing convention Beervana in Wellington.

A tiler by trade, he was keen for a change when he returned home last year and talked his way into a job at the area’s only microbrewery at Mount Maunganui’s Brewers Bar. Master brewer, Larry Kurth, who set up the operation about 10 years ago, was planning to move on and needed an ‘apprentice’ to train up.

“I’ve been learning on the job – Larry showed me the ropes on how this brewery works,” says Karl.

“Usually it’s a five year apprenticeship, but I had my ‘apprenticeship’ within three months because he was retiring.”

Karl is upfront about having plenty more to learn about brewing and is excited about the opportunity to learn off other brewers at the convention where the Brewers Bar Pilsner is competing in the annual awards.

He says home-brewing enthusiasts sometimes ask him for advice and find out that he has many questions as they do.

Karl still uses Larry’s recipes for making the beers and is only slowly beginning to make slight changes as his confidence grows, but says he hopes to eventually introduce his

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Mount Maunganui’s Karl Wilson brews a new batch of beer.

Photo by Hamish Carter.

own new beers.

“I haven’t changed too much (to the beers) – I’ve just added a bit more hops and some different yeast.”

By Hamish Carter

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A real rural education Teaching children about pest control and firearm safety are some of the extra curricular activities at Kaimai School this weekend.

The annual Kaimai School Possum Hunt is underway, wrapping up on Sunday, July 31. The event sees families from the area competing to hunt and capture the most pests; including possums, rabbits and wallabies.

The event acts as both a fundraiser for the school’s IT suite and as pest eradication for the Western Bay of Plenty District Council, who sponsor the event.

Organiser Leanne Ormsby says families take their children out hunting across the Western Bay of Plenty.

They gather on the weekend to give out prizes, including heaviest possum, the most rabbits and the dirtiest ute.

“There is a lot of friendly rivalry,” says Leanne.

“The parents of the school kids and people in the community know each other quite well so

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After years of providing an interpreting service, the Tauranga Multicultural Society is forming a qualified service to help the whole region.

50 years Raise your glasses in celebration of Amnesty International’s 50th Anniversary.

Tauranga Moana Amnesty International is showing a special screening at Rialto cinemas on August 5 of ‘Toast to Freedom’ – a documentary looking at the role of the media in war.

At 5pm, the group will raise their glasses at the Crown and Badger to those who have suffered injustice to their human rights.

The act of raising glasses began 50 years ago when founder Peter Benenson heard the story of two Portuguese students sent to prison for seven years for doing exactly that act in a local bar.

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Helping our new residents speak out Tauranga Regional Multicultural Society president Ewa Fenn says the offices have been operating a service before, but now they are formalising the process by offering in-house qualifications.

“This course is a formal qualification to provide those who want to be interpreters with the skills to interpret, it gives them the techniques and they rely on their own knowledge of the language and English.

“The qualification will give them the confidence to help interpret others.”

She says the council wanted to start up a formal service because “immigrants and tourists to the Bay of Plenty deserve a better service, to provide quality interpreters”.

While the service is not free, Ewa says she hopes to find funding to help pay for the service so individual immigrants

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Simmi Arora who speaks Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and Rajasthani talks to training coordinator Iryna Stewart about the course. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

– who may not be able to afford the services – can still partake.

Training coordinator Iryna Stewart says she has been working with candidates to provide them with necessary information and training to ensure a quality service.

“A wide range of talented linguists

who speak many languages have been incorporated into a register of interpreters that will form the beginning of the Bay of Plenty Interpreting Agency.”

Iryna says they are still looking for speakers of various Asian and Pacific Island languages. The council would like to hear from competent bilingual people who consider participating in the training for this service and applying for the position of an interpreter.

Please phone 07 571 6419 or email enquiries@ethnictauranga.org

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I have walked 500 miles This old Proclaimers song was what the boss was trying to sing while we were trudging back to transportation on the weekend.

I am not really sure though, as his singing gets a little messy and sounds very similar to the noise he made at his last prostate check up. I know; I was outside. And the sound of rubber gloves being snapped even made me wince.

It was a fine sunny morning and with mounting excitement on everyone’s part, we were off to shoot upland game, very “what oh”, with boss and uncle looking like English country squires decked out in tweed. Well maybe not, as I cannot imagine these boys going for all that palaver.

Our saving grace was a little bit of German kit, namely a Volkswagen Amarok – kindly lent to the lads by Farmer Auto Village to test drive for our Coast & Country magazine. Corker.

Cunning plan

I was tucked up in the back and the lads were sorting out their usual cunning plan, well what could go wrong ah?

After reaching our destination

When we started off, me and uncle could see our reflection in the ute tailgate. It wasn’t like that by the time the lads had ‘navigated’ their way inland. and having a go at the traditional bacon and egg pie and a little liquid fortification, we were into it. Into nothing it turned out as I was bouncing around from bush to bush, doing my thing – trying to flush out game and the lads kept walking and walking.

As the conversation and humour was starting to wane, with no quail, pheasants or even a rabbit to be found, it was time to turn around and march back.

That was fine for a young thing like me, but the boys are getting along in years – and here is were the grumbling and singing started.

do a little off-road four wheel driving.

Now as you know, boys will always be boys and it was a little like me being given a chook to chase; the lads were into it.

Up steep hills, through mud – the Amarok did the bizz and the best bit was I did not even wake up.

Well wouldn’t you know it, not a pheasant sighted all day, then just five minutes into our journey home through the forest the damned things were flying from everywhere, playing chicken (oops) with the grill of the Amarok. Talk about getting the boys steamed up. They will live to fly another day, but be warned, we know were you live and as Arnie said to Pam; “I will be back.”

A good day was had by all and as with any great day in the outdoors,

sleep was greatly appreciated when we finally reached home.

I hope you all have been down to see Animal Antics to make sure you can match up dogs and owners.

I hope you can pair me up with someone who sings better and does not keep stealing the duvet.

Take it easy all and have fun out there; safe fun that is.

A good point was raised by me: How come you guys expect me to come bounding over the sand dunes when you whistle, yet you smart two-leggers – who have supposedly gone to the moon – have not yet invented a vehicle that when you whistle or phone, cannot come and get you?

Very poor.

So after another hour’s walking and more bad singing (wailing), we arrived back to the splendid bit of German engineering.

With guns secured, me in the back ready for sleep and the boys fed and lubricated, it was time to

Gates open for Minden lifestyle opportunity Western Bay of Plenty District Council has approved the new Minden Lifestyle Zone and, subject to any Environment Court appeal, the decision gives the green light to subdivision in the zone.

This zone provides an estimated 500 new lots during the next 35-40 years – 256 under Stage 1.

This new zone is an integral part of council’s rural planning strategy and provides lifestyle options close to Tauranga City without encroaching on the district’s productive land.

Western Bay Mayor Ross Paterson says council has taken a very forward thinking approach in opening up this new area.

“We realise that the Western Bay will always have an appeal for its rural character, but council is also mindful that we cannot continue to allow the best of our productive land to go under housing in

far-flung areas that have inadequate roads and lack of services.

“This will be an attractive proposition to landowners wishing to capitalise on their land. While landowners can subdivide immediately if they wish, I expect the area to open up slowly over time as growth returns to the district.”

The zone has undergone several changes from its original intent following consultation and hearings, including the removal of equestrian parks and bridleways.

Council decided against this because the cost to construct designated bridleways was too high.

A network of walkways has been retained, however after listening to submitters, council has decided to site walkways alongside roads wherever possible.

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Treatments for a new you

Sharon Melrose consults with a client.

Experience also helps minimise ‘common pitfalls’ that less experienced practitioners may fall into.

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A winter storm is forecast to hit Greerton Village Square on Saturday with ice sculpting displays and a snow dump for children to play in.

Greerton Village Mainstreet manager Victoria Thomas says the winter activities were to create some “buzz” in the shopping strip.

The events coincide with the draw for the winner of a diamond promotion which has been run in Greerton businesses.

“We’re hoping it will attract a lot of interest,” says Victoria.

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Is it a strategy or just a plan?

What a disappointment it is to see that our regional councillors haven’t taken a strong stand to protect water quality.

The Regional Pest Management (Strategy) Plan goes before full council this week for ratification and it has failed to address the issue that science now shows: gorse leaches the same amount of nitrogen into our waterways on a per hectare basis as dairy cows.

They cite fairness and equity for sidestepping this, but with the

amount of both regional ratepayer and central government taxpayer funds going into the Rotorua lakes cleanup (with very limited success to date) it is time that the regional council took some hard decisions and got on with the job – shame on you for not addressing this issue head-on.

Andrew von Dadelszen’s column continues with further discussion about the regional council’s pest management.

Read in full on the Bay of Plenty’s leading news website www.sunlive.co.nz

Working towards a dual nation I recently attended one of the Maori Party policy wananga, where more than 50 rangatahi came together to offer advice on the upcoming policies and present the issues that are facing young people these days. .

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The community partnership committee of the Western Bay of Plenty District Council has decided on a campaign to spread its doctrine out of Omokoroa to the rest of the Bay. It is expected that we will all

You now have the chance to be heard, in confidence, by a panel of qualified people who will be visiting your area. nity Talking with the Panel will provide an opportunity for you to share your concerns. The Panel will listen and where needed a tailored package of assistance can be offered.

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candidate Na Raihania – in a debate that was amusing, no doubt, to the audience, but had a shock ending.

The shock being that these amazing rangatahi completely annihilated our team of so-called professionals.

Te Ururoa Flavell writes about issues of prejudiced behaviour and working past them.

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Talking with council – the new era

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see the light, recognise the council’s wisdom and enter into a new fruitful relationship with council. I have studied their literature. I don’t trust their doctrine, I don’t trust their intentions for our souls and they are obviously after our bodies.

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Brian Anderson’s column continues with further discussion about forging better communication with the Western Bay of Plenty District Council.

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Appetite for a reform of local government I recently attended the annual conference of Local Government New Zealand.

This is a good opportunity to catch-up with what is happening around the country on the local government front. Not surprisingly, the conference concentrated on discussing the challenges ahead and considered solutions for our future.

There were four major topics: Auckland and its

progress to becoming a super-city; disaster recovery in Christchurch and its implications for the rest of New Zealand; the broadband rollout and what can be done to leverage the opportunity this provides; and the appetite of central government for local government reform.

Jane Nees’ column continues with further discussion about the Local Government New Zealand conference.

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Bringing rugby history to the stage Katikati Theatre is honouring the original All Black captain with a new production set to be performed during the Rugby World Cup.

als will commence with a cast read-through on Sunday, August 14. For further details, or to arrange an alternative audition time, phone Julie on 549 0985.

The theatre group is currently casting and working on its third production 'Gallaher', based around the life of Maria and James Gallaher, and their son, David.

David was the first captain of what we now call the All Blacks rugby team in 1905.

The mural that inspired the rugby production’ Maria and Dave Gallaher’. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

Under his time as captain, the ‘Originals’ won almost on the script based on the historical accounts Katikati Primary School. every game.

“Everyone has been so helpful in putting from a descendant of David.

The first half of the play will focus on Marthis production together.”

“Kay Carter kindly let us have information ia’s time as the first teacher at what became The production is being performed in from a book she had written based on the Katikati Primary School and the second half October during the Rugby World Cup history of her ancestors. will focus on David’s success. period.

“We also had research material from Open Julie Thomas from Katikati Theatre says The group is looking for a cast, including Air Art which commissioned the mural of four members of the theatre troupe worked an actor to play the role of David. RehearsMaria and James as seen on the side of the

Underground business success wins award

Business owner Fred Watts says it was good to have their efforts recognised and he has earmarked the $3000 prize money to go towards a marketing campaign in Australia.

difficult areas has drawn strong interest from those rolling out underground broadband in New Zealand and Australia.

From being involved in manufacturing the large drill attachments at his Auckland engineering firm since 2000, Fred believed the drill had a lot of untapped potential. His company bought the rights in September before making some design improvements.

“We believed there was a lot more we could do with it,” he says.

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Finding flavour hard work My organic supplier told me the other day that Thai red rice would be eight weeks away.

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It never used to be so hard to track down some decent ingredients for that special dish that relies on a unique kind of flavour.

Well luckily after a phone call to Bel Mondo, I found pink pepper corns for this week’s dish using chicken breast, almonds, yoghurt and the intriguing pink pep-

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Enjoying the world’s best meat from home Farmers Sustainable Meat Company is proud to offer customers a range of traditional meats and small goods.

The company – which is owned by a group of farmers – is committed to offering some of the best meat in the world.

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Paul says the company’s traditional master butchers treat all their meat with the respect it deserves and cut it to deliver prime cuts.

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Our free-range chickens have been corn-feed and all our pork is from freedom farmers.”

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Currying favour for winter dinner Curries are warming winter dishes that can be whipped up fast.

They allow for a great deal of creative licence, as you can make a curry using any items in the fridge and pantry once you’ve got your spices and sauce covered.

As a vegetarian, my first choices are veges, lentils and chickpeas, but if I want a sure winner, I have a few great recipes up my sleeve.

A free resource for tasty vegetarian recipes is the Sanitarium website.

This week’s recipe comes from the Sanitarium nutrition advisory team.

It’s based on two of my favourite things – pumpkin and satay sauce.

If you don’t want to have rice with it, branch out and try couscous or something more unusual like quinoa or millet. Once regarded as bird seed, millet is gaining popularity as a nutritious grain which is gluten-free. Cook it like rice and you’ll have a bowl of protein and carbs that looks and feels like couscous and soaks up a curry sauce beautifully.

Pumpkin, chickpea and spinach satay Ingredients 2 tsp peanut oil 1 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tsp grated fresh ginger 1 long red chilli, seeds and membrane removed,

finely chopped 700g pumpkin, peeled and chopped into 2-3cm chunks 165mls can reduced fat coconut milk 1/2 cup vegetable stock 2 cups cauliflower florets 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter 1 tbsp soy sauce 2 tsp brown sugar 400g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained 60g baby spinach leaves Method Heat oil in a large saucepan and cook onions for 4-5 minutes, until soft. Add garlic, ginger and chilli and cook for 1 minute, stirring. Add pumpkin and stir to combine. Pour in coconut milk and stock, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes until the pumpkin is cooked.

Add the cauliflower, cover and cook for a further 3-4 minutes, then add peanut butter, soy sauce, sugar and chickpeas, stir and allow to heat through. Stir in spinach leaves and 1/4 cup chopped coriander if you have it just before serving.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and spray and line a sponge roll tin with baking paper. Mix oats and walnuts in a bowl, then add the honey and tahini and mix well. Spread evenly in the tin and sprinkle with your desired topping. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden. It will harden a bit on cooling, but remain sticky in the middle. If you would prefer it crunchy, cook a little longer.

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Early childhood taskforce There is a growing concern from parents, educators and teachers from portions of the Early Childhood education sector, that a recent report – initiated by the Minister of Education – could result in increased childcare costs or closures of particular service types.

The ECE Taskforce report, released on the June 1, seems to have a focus on getting parents back into the workforce and is biased in favour of teacher led centrebased services, recommending that all “other” services – Home-based childcare, Playcentre and Kohanga Reo – should receive reduced funding cuts of up to 63 per cent. Currently, home-based and parent-led ECE services are funded on average 40 per cent less than teacher-led, centre-based ECE services per child per hour, even though they must meet the same level of regulatory compliance and outcomes for children.

Diversity and transparency in the Early Childhood sector is critical, so parents can make informed decisions about the type of care best suited to their

children’s’ needs and family values.

“Our fear is that the changes proposed by the ECE Taskforce will limit choice for parents by creating a bias toward out-of-home, centre-based childcare.”

A recent report by UNICEF entitled ‘The Child Care Transition’ raises concerns about out of home childcare. The reports states, “Today’s rising generation is the first in which a majority are spending a large part of early childhood in some form of out-of-home child care. At the same time, neuroscientific research is demonstrating that loving, stable, secure and stimulating relationships with caregivers in the earliest months and years of life are critical for every aspect of a child’s development.”

In the United States, it is now estimated that half of all children under one years of age are placed in some form of out-of-home childcare – such as childcare centres. The impacts of this vast change in the way we care for our infants and young children are not yet fully understood.

Parents who choose home-based childcare and parent-led services believe the inherent nature of home-based care and parental care, including the secure attachment relationships developed and the low ratio of care – child to educator/ parent – is quality.

The US National Research Council clearly explains; “If there is a single critical component of quality, it rests in the relationship between the child and the parent/teacher/educator and in the ability of the adult to be responsive to the child.”

Recently, the Minister of Education announced the maximum number of children in centre-based services has increased from 50 children to 150 children per licence. Elimination of home-based and parent-led ECE services as a focus on cost savings will lead to fewer options for parents and a “factory style” approach to Early Childhood Education.

The Ministry of Education is currently conducting an eight week public consultation period on the recommendations made in the ECE Taskforce report. The consultation began on June 15 and will end on August 8. I strongly urge all parents, teachers and educators to provide feedback as part of this consultation process.

Consultation documents which can be completed online or downloaded and posted can be found on the Ministry of Education website: www.lead.ece.govt.nz/ManagementInformation/RecentAnnouncements/ ConsultationECETaskforce.aspx Additional information can be found on: http://nzhomebasedece.org.nz/ www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/ pages/Stop-NZ-Government-ECEFunding-Cuts-for-Home-based-CareKids/200598963319535 www.facebook.com/ SavePlaycentre?sk=wall www.facebook.com/home. php?#!/pages/ECE-TaskforceNZ/169032569795258

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Bringing family life to school Lilliput Preschool may look like any other house on Fifteenth Avenue, but open their doors and step into a home away from home for your children.

Stella Beekie, 4, prepares to slide down the fireman pole.

Photo by Laura Weaser.

The preschool caters from six month to five year olds. Delivering a family friendly atmosphere, the preschool has room for 35 children – aided by a dedicated staff who have the children’s development and best interests at heart.

The preschool originally opened for over twos only, but after demand from the community and staff ’s growing families, the preschool expanded to include a new facility for under two year olds, with up to nine children and three staff.

While they have separate rooms for their own individual time, the under twos and over twos frequently interact in group activities.

Owner Diane Hartridge says one thing that is unique about the preschool is a number of the dedicated team of teachers have worked together from leaving school – studying and now working together again at Lilliput.

“This unique friendship and longevity of our team means we offer the children continuity and stability,” says Diane. “Our primary care giving of children up to

Children’s authors share their passion Children’s books are an enjoyable part of family life, but it’s not often you get to meet the people who produce the books that kids love to read.

Bookrapt, the Bay of Plenty Children’s Literature Association, is hosting a trio of children’s book experts at its annual seminar, Publishing with Passion. The fullday event for adults is at Tauranga

Intermediate on Saturday, August 6.

Author Susan Brocker will talk of her passion for writing about animals, Kiwi kids, and New Zealand history. Susan has written a large number of educational books and novels for young readers.

Her recent novel, The Wolf in the Wardrobe, was launched in June.

Harper Collins children’s book editor, Kate Stone, will give her perspective of the many manuscripts that cross her desk. Aspiring

writers will be keen to learn how she selects the best stories to be published.

Barbara Else covers a wide field as a literary agent, editor, and award-winning writer. She has a wealth of publishing tips to share with listeners. Barbara’s latest book for children is a sparkling fantasy novel, The Travelling Restaurant.

For more information and to register for the seminar: contact Lois Rout, Phone 578 4956 or vist www.bookrapt.org.nz

two and a half years old also means we can keep a close bond with the child and family through those important developmental stages.”

The preschool also offers top of the line technology and facilities, with a brand new playground to challenge

children with obstacles and also iPad technology.

“Children love the iPad,” says Diane.

“They love to research topics and find out what is happening in the world. It has changed the way they learn.”

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A few weeks ago we looked at the autoimmune disease Polymyalgia and today look at the other major autoimmune myalgiafibromyalgia (FM).

By comparison, FM is a much more complex disease and while nutritional therapies can really help I have found the benefits less predictable. There are many reasons for this, but FM is often combined with other problems, especially chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and is generally regarded as a multi-system disease.

FM is largely diagnosed symptomatically by identifying pain regions and unfortunately there are few medical options available.

The mainstays of medical treatment are tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline which can

really help manage the pain and help with associated sleep disorders.

Nutritional therapy can be of great assistance to people with FM and in my experience especially those who also have CFS. Because FM and associated CFS affect most of the body, it is very important to take a wide view to nutritional support. Using diet we target anti-inflammatory and antioxidant dense foods.

An excellent study titled: ‘Free radicals and antioxidants in primary fibromyalgia: An oxidative stress disorder’ (Bagis et al Rheumatology International, 2005) provided some real insights into the role of free radicals and antioxidants in FM. All antioxidants play a role in reducing free radical activity which is why my FM/CFS programmes use all the major antioxidant groups at much higher levels than can be obtained from food. Additionally, we want to target the low energy usually part of FM and add a range of energy co-factors including co-enzyme Q10, B vitamins, R-alpha lipoic acid and a number of other compounds. In most cases there will be a general improvement especially with energy levels.

Another useful compound is naturally occurring sulphur as MSM. This has many benefits, but for FM it can be most useful in helping reduce muscle pain by improving oxygenation of muscle cells. A good place to start is 2000mg taken before going to bed.

FM is a frustrating problem for patients, for medical doctors and all who work in complementary healthcare. Despite this, it is worth-

while using targeted nutrition as it may well help take the edge of what can be a difficult problem to manage.

It is very important though to work to a monitored plan as constant feedback is needed to ensure steady progress.

Awareness is the best cure More than 250 New Zealanders die prematurely and unnecessarily each year due to viral hepatitis with many unaware they have contracted the disease.

World Hepatitis Day on Friday, July 28, is about bringing awareness to the disease and offering support to those who may be affected by hepatitis C and B. Hepatitis Foundation of New Zealand CEO John Hornell says this year’s theme is ‘Know it. Confront it’.

“We want people who think they may be at risk or infected to get tested, it’s a simple blood test; get diagnosed, enrol into follow-up and get treated,” says John.

“Hepatitis is preventable. Get immunised against hepatitis B. Take precautions: practise safe sex; use sterile injecting equipment; don’t share razors, toothbrushes or drug-taking equipment.”

Antiviral treatment for hepatitis is fully-funded and effective. If people at risk of hepatitis B and C are screened, diagnosed, enrolled into follow-up courses and successfully treated, their life expectancy and quality of life will be the same as someone who is not infected with hepatitis B or C. However, low testing and diagnosis rates mean that

only 10 per cent of all New Zealanders with viral hepatitis have been diagnosed and less than five per cent have been successfully cured.

New Zealand Liver Transplant Unit Associate Professor Ed Gane says viral hepatitis is thought to be responsible for more than 90 per cent of liver cancer cases in New Zealand and more than 60 per cent of adult liver transplants.

“We need to increase public awareness of both the risk factors associated with chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection and the lifestyle factors associated with disease progression such as obesity, heavy alcohol or cannabis use,” says Professor Gane.

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Holding on for support Breastfeeding mothers are rallying around the country in support of the annual Big Latch On. The Big Latch On is an event where mothers breastfeed in public places to promote the act and to send the message that breastfeeding is a socially acceptable act.

The La Leche League, a support group designed for pregnant and breastfeeding women, is organising three venues on August 5 for Tauranga women to participate from.

League member Alice Bryan says you don’t often hear of negative reactions to breastfeeding, but this event is also a chance for mothers to get community recognition for the great work they are doing.

Megan Lilley with Marlo Aplin (2 weeks) and Alice Bryan with Drew (3 years).

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She says every year they beat numbers from the year before, aiming to get over 1500 mothers breastfeeding nationally this year.

Parents Centre president Debbie Hallam thinks there are still some prejudices around breastfeeding in public, but this event is a great way to encourage “mums who are breastfeeding to get out there and do what comes naturally”.

“I had to grapple with that myself as a first time mum able to breastfeed,” says Debbie.

“I had a lot of support from family and friends, so

that helped me to get past any stigma anyone else tried to push on to me.

“I like to think that we’ve come a long way from my mother’s generation and that in New Zealand, in most places, most of the time, women can comfortably breastfeed their children.”

The three venues organised by Tauranga La Leche League are the Grindz Café conference room, the Otumoetai Playcentre and in front of Bayfair Farmers.

The Big Latch On begins at 10am.

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Cost to save the heart more expensive Sometimes I wonder how we got ourselves into the situation we are in.

Forty per cent of us die from heart disease or related disorders and over half of us are either overweight or obese.

I started to make a list of societal reasons, ie reasons outside of our control as a consumer or an individual, and the list just kept getting longer and longer.

• Milk is more expensive than fizzy drink.

• You can buy a combo meal at a takeaway joint for about $5 and get a drink as well, but a standard pack of sushi (without a drink) is between $7 and $8.

• Drinks made with sugar are marketed as healthy ‘vitamin water’.

• You will be lucky to find fresh fish for sale at less than $25 a kilo.

• Good quality multigrain bread is far more expensive per loaf than plain white bread.

• The mince that has the highest fat content is the cheapest.

• The dairy products we buy in the supermarket are expensive, despite New Zealand being one of the biggest dairy producing countries in the world.

• Food packages are covered with pictures and slogans enticing consumers to buy yet the nutritional information grid is always on the back of the packet (not on direct display) and even then you need a certain amount of smarts to understand it.

• Gym memberships cost in the vicinity of $8001000 per year, but you can’t get that paid for by the government. They’ll pay for your treatment once you are sick though, even if it costs the country tens of thousands of dollars.

• Healthy community initiatives – like ‘City on Its Feet’ and ‘Fruit in Schools’ – have their funding cut.

• Caffeinated and high sugar energy drinks can be purchased by a five-yearold in the absence of parent supervision, no questions asked.

• Vegetables, nuts, wholegrain foods, fresh fish and milk products are never displayed at the end of the aisle in the supermarket, in the ‘key marketing positions’. If you’re after a bag of chips, fizzy drink, beer, chocolate biscuits or lollies you’ll find them there.

• Food is so abundant and convenient these days.

You can go out and buy almost any food you like at almost any time of the day or night.

• Cigarette smoking is a key risk factor for the development of heart disease and causes the death of 5000 New Zealanders every year yet you can pick up The road to a packet at your corner dairy.

• At the service station you can buy three chocothe heart is late bars for the price of one and get rewards points the ear. too. Why are the yoghurts in the chiller or the muesli -Voltaire bars never on special like that? How come they don’t have fresh fruit for sale at the counter when you’re standing there paying for your petrol? Probably When a friend comes to you to unburden him because the price of fruit and vege has increased by or herself of some problem, do you listen with love and patience? That’s the very best gift you can 12.2 per cent.

I could go on, but I already feel like I’m ranting. I give. Each person usually has the solution hidden within the problem if they are permitted to speak it agree that there is individual responsibilit y. H • owever, how responsible can the average indithrough. vidual be when, if we look at just one area, nutrition, Active and loving listening can solve more problems than many suggested solutions. Your solution the odds are stacked in favour of those that manufaccan work for you, but it doesn’t necessarily work for ture and sell food, and the government which earns GST from the sale of that food? someone else.

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Volunteer programme manager Brendon Ward says there was a huge response from Tauranga given we are not hosting any matches.

Volunteers were put through a vigorous recruitment procedure including a one-on-one interview with Rugby World Cup staff.

It was purely coincidental so many Sport BOP staff were chosen, and Brendon says what made them stand out was they’re “passionate about sport, dedicated customer focus and that they want to make this experience fantastic for everyone”.

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Kirsten says the group is about to undertake training to “help us effectively perform our roles”.

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Bracing for the world cup Bratislava, Slovakia, that starts on September 7.

I have been back in Italy training for the past few weeks in my build-up to the last world cup in Prague, Czech Republic, on August 12-13.

After this I will be basing myself in Bratislava all the way to the world championships in order to gain as

As you know I have been here for over a month now and building into my Olympic qualifications in September.

I have been training a lot and have had three races now. The first was in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on May 20-21.

I had only been here for a week and it was really tiring with the jetlag. I ended up finishing in 26th place and making my first international semifinal.

I then had a race in the Milan region of Italy where I won the race, so was a good stepping stone into the race in France the next weekend.

I raced in the French championships where I made the semifinal again with a good calibre of paddlers.

much time as possible on the course.

The world championships is a big one this year due to it being the national sport in Slovakia and it doubling as Olympic selection. I am very excited for the race much like the rest of the Kiwis in the team.

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Brent racing in Europe this month.

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The race in France was a bit different as they had to cancel the second runs due to heavy rain and the water level being too high.

Semifinal and finals were the next day, which was held on the top course, very big water for slalom racing. I had a good

semifinal but unfortunately was not quite fast enough for the finals and finished in 20th place.

It has been an interesting world cup campaign for me this year. I did not race so well in the series, but I’m back in Italy and on track for the world championships in

Wakeboarder wows at worlds Talor Walters is back in rugby mode after returning from Italy where he finished seventh in the under-15 category of the wakeboarding world championships.

The Tauranga Boys’ College elite under-15s halfback says playing rugby is good for keeping him fit, but time on the pitch means less time on the water.

The top age group wakeboarders at the 2011 International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation Wakeboarding World Championship held in Milan this month train all year.

“The people who beat me ride like three times a week, every day, for an hour and then people like me have just a couple of weeks to train for comps because New Zealand’s so cold,” says Talor.

This training difference is reflected in the standard of tricks at the championship – with the top riders completing 720 rotations, while Talor was performing 540s.

Talor believes he could also execute these tricks, but he needs the opportunity to train.

“It’s really just time on the water – when you spend lots of time on the water, your confidence gets a lot bigger and you are more confident – so you try new tricks.”

Wakeboarding is a pressure sport, which is something Talor enjoys.

“It’s good to have pressure to push yourself – having people put the money and time into you and then succeeding so that they didn’t waste their time and effort is a good drive to have.”

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Do claims actually get paid out?

We have noticed a huge increase in claims during the last year.

Many of these claims are straight forward, but from time-to-time, we get one we have to really fight to get paid. The following are some thoughts about how to ensure your insurance claim is handled well: 1.

Use an Insurance adviser – yes you may be able to have similar insurance at a bank or over the

internet, but will you really get claim service? If your insurance provider – bank, insurance company or broker – does not have a dedicated claims team, then switch to one that does. It is all about you at claim time and beware of those with vested interests in getting claims paid. Ask your insurance provider how they deal with claims and how much help they will give you.

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Review your policies – this is a big one and can catch people out. Make sure your policies are owned correctly. E.g. if you have changed your marital situation, you may like to ensure your life insurance policies reflect this or if you have an old trauma policy, it may be time to upgrade to a newer version with more benefits.

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4. Always contact your insurance adviser – if you have had an issue and even if you don’t think you are covered for it, contact your adviser. It is better to know you are not covered than miss out on an opportunity to put in a claim. A good insurance adviser will be able to help navigate the claims process to make it as stress free as possible.

We have seen many success stories from people – clients and non-clients – who we have helped managed their claim process.

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Russian rugby business to boot Businesses risk wasting a great opportunity when the Russian rugby team and supporters visit the city during the Rugby World Cup says a Tauranga tour guide.

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“These people are not ‘make-do’ type people who are going to shrug off any problems. “They may be millionaires who are used to having everything just right,” says Iryna.

Those involved in local preparations defend their efforts however.

Tourism Bay of Plenty chief executive Glenn Ormsby says the promotional body always aims to make visitors welcome, but were limited in what they could do with the Russians in Tauranga for only two days.

Iryna says Russia is the country which offers the greatest economic potential of all visiting teams – especially with the expected signing of a free trade agreement this year.

Bay of Plenty New Zealand 2011 business coordinator Sandra Kai Fong says no events are specifically planned for Russian visitors, but hopes they will take part in the business events organised.

Iryna says the business people were more likely to do deals with local business people if they were treated with the hospitality they expected.

Iryna says recent experience conducting tours with Russians “exposed serious problems in some so-called top line hotels and restaurants”.

Restaurant Association of New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty president Andrew Targett defends the standard of service offered locally. He encourages anyone bringing a VIP group to contact the restaurant ahead.

“Let them know that they are VIPs and if they have any special requirements. I’m sure they will bend over backwards to help.”

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Alfred played his game to the ripe old age of 93, an incentive indeed to lay-Scrabblers to find like-minded folks for regular games.

In late 2009, the Tauranga U3A Scrabble Group was formed. Two founding members had enthusiastically entered the Social Scrabble Competition at the Masters’ Games in Dunedin only to find themselves far from home and merged with experts – what a frightening experience. This did, however, determine the intensity of the newly formed U3A group – there would be no

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Give your folks the best care, early on Sheila Travers’s only regret after moving her mother Alice into Bayswater Metlifecare was they didn’t talk about doing it years earlier.

“The older and more frail you are, the harder it is to start again and decisions have to be made for you, rather than with you.”

Living alone in a seaside town, Alice had memory loss and wasn’t coping after her husband died; Sheila and husband Ian were constantly worried about her.

They both work full time on Waiheke Island, making it impossible to care for Alice properly. So they settled her at Mount Maunganui, where she would be close to their daughter. Ian says finding the right place wasn’t too difficult.

“It’s like choosing the right school for your children – you visit the villages, ask questions and the rest comes from your heart.”

They knew Bayswater village was the right place from the moment they arrived.

One of the attractions was Bayswater’s “aging in place” – where care can be brought into Alice’s

“Her home is beautifully maintained, her meals are provided, plus there’s a bit of pocket money,” says Ian. “Metlifecare runs it professionally and has always kept its financial promises to us.”

Alice is doing well. She goes out in

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Sheila likes that her mother may never need to be uprooted again and lose her new found friendships and the great care she receives.

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“The care is second to none, she is extremely well looked after, but she can also be as independent as

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First class retirement living in Bethlehem Strong interest in homes at Bethlehem’s latest retirement complex has seen the first stage of independent townhouses sell-out within weeks of release.

class choice.”

A key element is building the village around a strong community heart – with a village centre where everyone feels welcome – popping in for a chat or activities.

“The fact that we offer continuity of care is

Bob Owens Retirement Village sales advisor Liz Turner believes the strong sales are a reflection of the company’s “wonderful reputation” in the aged care sector.

The Carmichael Road development is its 24th retirement village.

“We have been operating retirement villages and rest homes now for more than 20 years and we are continually raising the bar on the services and care that we provide,” says Liz. “We are passionate about delivering great service and exceeding the expectations of our residents and their families – we aim to provide elderly New Zealanders with a first

Bethlehem’s Bob Owens Retirement Village project manager Martyn Osborn by the swimming pool. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

also very important – with care suited for all requirements, including a rest home, hospital care and dementia care.

“That’s a very big plus for residents,” says Liz. The complex will offer living options from independent townhouses and apartments to serviced apartments and a care centre.

The village community centre will include a heated swimming pool, gym, bowling green, library, hair salon, therapy room, a small theatre, spa and shop.

Ryman’s reputation is backed up as sixtime winners of the Australasian Aged Care Awards for ‘Best Retirement Village in New Zealand’.

The village’s elevated 7.1 hectare site offers panoramic views of the Mount, the harbour and across the neighbouring reserves. On completion, it will be home to more than

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The cost of this care is usually around $950 per week.

To qualify for the subsidy people need to be assessed as needing rest home care and have assets below, in most cases, $210,000.

A question that is often asked is whether it is possible to give away your assets as you get older to put you in a position to qualify for the subsidy.

Many people have transferred assets to family trusts in the hope that this will qualify them for a subsidy. Other people have looked at the removal of gift duty on 1 October 2011 and have thought that after that date they can simply transfer all of their assets to someone else, or a trust, which will immediately put them in the position of being able to qualify for a subsidy as they will have no assets.

Nothing is as simple as it seems.

The residential care subsidy system is administered by the Ministry of Social Development which has a detailed set of rules to determine eligibility.

The general rule is that if anyone has

‘deprived’ themselves of assets then the value of those assets is added back into the applicant’s assets for the purpose of assessing eligibility.

MSD allows gifts of $6000 per year to be made in the five years prior to the date of the application and gifts of $27,000 per year in the years before that.

For that reason the transferor of the family home or other assets to a trust is unlikely to help in qualifying for a subsidy unless those transfers were done and the gifting process completed some years ago.

The same calculation with respect to gifts will continue to apply after October 1 when the gift duty rules change so that a bulk transfer of assets is not going to work either.

The conclusion is that any attempt to manipulate the ownership of assets in order to qualify for a residential care subsidy is not likely to work and in some cases can make the situation worse.

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Supporting the needs of older residents Age Concern Tauranga is an incorporated society with charitable status that has been in Tauranga for 25 years.

Office administrator Tanya Smith, CEO Mike Tyrer and Lorraine Wilson.

The organisation has grown from very small beginnings to a recognised agency that represents and supports older people. Their service area is the

Western Bay of Plenty with a population that has the second fastest growth rate of all New Zealand’s district health boards.

The 65 year and over age group in the Western Bay of Plenty, and particularly Tauranga city, is projected to grow the most.

This highlights the need for Age Concern to identify and serve the needs of older people and their friends, family and carers who interact with them.

Age Concern employs five part-time staff, including a chief executive and two staff who fulfil government contracts for Accredited Visiting Service (AVS) and Elder Abuse and Neglect Prevention (EANP).

In addition to staff, they have a board of governors – eight elected people.

Funding comes from contracts, applications to various trusts, subscriptions (350 members) donations, sponsorship and fundraising.

Age Concern is looking to expand to alternative premises as it is outgrowing its base at the Historic Village, 17th Avenue.

Dealing with parents in resthomes Q. Recently my father went into a rest home as his condition deteriorated so much. Mother is still at home, but has no drivers license, has spent the last five years mostly looking after father and I am concerned for: 1. How she will get to see dad regularly 2. Her mental wellbeing now that she is alone Do you have any thoughts about what we might do to maintain mum’s wellbeing?

First, you may be pleasantly surprised that often we see a completely new sense of life and purpose in individuals who once looked after a spouse and are now alone either due to the spouse going into a home or dying. So just watch the first 4-6 weeks and see how your mother behaves. She could be an entirely re-energised person for whom you have no concerns.

Visiting

During this time, you will have to talk to her about visiting your father. How often and when does she want to do this? Then you can begin to look for solutions to get her there – the bus, taxis (and you can use the EBOP discounted taxi

or force your mother and perhaps also decide if it is you who should discuss some of these options or a friend – sometimes children suggesting to parents does not work as well as friends.

Routine service) friends and family or an agency like Home Instead or Driving Miss Daisy, both of whom do transport.

Next is about how your mother wants to fill her days. She might be quite happy to sit for a couple of weeks not doing much or you might find she is suddenly full of purpose, tidying the house and sorting, things she has not be able to do for some time.

Monitor the situation

It will be a matter of monitoring the situation. Perhaps checking what else is available and providing information for such things as an Age Concern’s card and walking groups or monthly bus outings – she can be collected for a number of these. The Sun has a list of different organisations offering all sorts of wonderful services. It will be what she can get to and what she feels like. However, don’t rush

Probably most important is to make sure your mother continues to eat well, take medications appropriately and has some routine to her day. These are the things that often deteriorate first and which then lead to any number of greater issues. Lack of good nutrition is often coupled with forgetting to take medication at the right time, with food, without – or even at all. Then things like falls, illness and frailty come into the picture, which leads to a whole new series of complications.

So, I have given you a number of different scenarios, some or none may happen. You will have to monitor and assess as you go.

Consolidate with your mother, empower her to living her life as she desires, use friends if this will work better and I trust it is an easy journey for you all.

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Boobs on Bikes in Tauranga going ahead Boobs on Bikes is set to go ahead as planned next Thursday, August 4, with enough Tauranga people registering their participation in advance to confirm it. Organiser, New Zealand porn tycoon Steve Crow, says there have been no alterations to the plan, which will see topless women travel through central Tauranga on bikes.

“So far we have 18 participants confirmed.

For logistics purposes we will probably limit it

to say 25 participants,” says Steve. Confirmation of the event is rousing opponents of it, with Tauranga City Councillors Murray Guy and Bill Grainger organising a meeting to discuss how the community to stop this event.

“The purpose of the public meeting is to listen to ideas, thoughts and responses from those who share our concerns,” says Murray.

Bill says while Steve Crow may claim Boobs on Bikes is defending women’s legal right to

bear their bare breasts in public, it is in reality to create publicity for his Erotica Lifestyles Expo, which takes place in Auckland August 5-7.

The Tauranga Boobs on Bike is planned for August 4, starting at 11.30am at the Fresh Fish Market on Dive Crescent. It will travel along The Strand to Devonport Road before turning onto Elizabeth Street and then Cameron Road and finishing at 2nd Avenue.

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Picture of the Week: The elusive bittern, spotted diving for cover on the banks of the Uretara next to the Katikati bird walk by Don Wallis.

Email your photos to newsroom@ thesun.co.nz Blog of the Week: Art blogger Pete Morris writes about artist Ana Mendina and her nature-inspired work. Read it at www.sunlive.co.nz Comment of the Week: By user becky 1980: “This city needs a boost and Boobs on Bikes can do this. We are living in the dark ages in this city. Carry on the way it is and we will have no young ones sticking around Tauranga to raise a family. I know I’m already looking at taking my kids away from here. It’s got too boring.

It’s more of a retirement city, and I’m not the only person to think this.”

Skipper walks following mate’s death

Tauranga boat skipper Keith Clifford Longley, 65, is discharged without conviction after pleading guilty to operating a vessel in a manner likely to cause unnecessary danger to persons or property.

He was sentenced in the Tauranga District Court this week for the incident in which he drove his boat into a channel marker, killing his friend Canadian Richard Evans.

In penalty Longley paid a $3000 donation to the Tauranga Volunteer Coastguard, plus $500 court costs.

Broadband works underway

Preliminary deployment works are underway in Tauranga in preparation for the full scale rollout of ultra fast broadband in the city. Work being undertaken by contractor WEL Networks in Tauranga around the Avenues is focused on running feeder cables from the exchange to cabinets. Ultrafast Broadband Ltd expects to announce in a few weeks time details of the cable’s deployment timetable in Tauranga and the areas to be covered in the first six months.

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Hunters: Love of the bush or thrill of the chase?

Dean Maisey’s letter in last week’s column showed his ignorance on the topic of 1080 and his use of the words “wild food sources” shows exactly why. Many hunters and possum fur traders are avid campaigners against 1080 use.

Their ‘love for the NZ bush’ is a thinly veiled smokescreen for the thrill of the chase.

I know this as I come from a hunting family and have a freezer full of venison to prove it.

Possum fur is an extra source of income for my family.

But I would give it all up in a heartbeat for the call of a kokako at dawn, or the thrill of a great spotted kiwi challenging me as I cross his territory.

Yes 1080 is not used in many other countries, this is due to the presence of native

mammals that could be affected. NZ is unique and does not have mammals other than bats, so therefore 1080 is able to be used.

It does not contaminate our waterways and studies in NZ and USA have shown that fish, eels and crayfish fed 1080 had 100% survival rates, unlike the toxic effects of snail bait laid in gardens throughout NZ, the sprayed roses, or the runoff from washing the car in the driveway (are you getting my drift?). Tongariro has been repeatedly 1080ed for years and has thriving populations of endangered kiwi and whio, unlike other areas that have not had 1080 applied and have lost their populations completely.

All departments involved openly agree that more data is needed on 1080 - this is true

for nearly everything including the effects of long term use of shampoo in people’s hair!

Yes, mistakes were made in the past but those mistakes have been remedied. Yes, some native birds have been killed but some children have died from vaccinations, and some people die on the operating table while having a routine tonsillectomy.

If nectar loving birds are eating dry cereal baits, why? Possibly they are starving? Possibly possums in the area (hence the bait) have browsed all the food?

This is not a political debate, this is an ethical one. Do we have the right to stand back and watch multiple species become extinct?

Until something better comes along, 1080 is our saviour. (abridged) Julia Graham, Tauranga.

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We’ve never been asked I completely agree with you (The Weekend Sun July 22) about the violence, bloodshed, killings and crime shown on television. You say that the persons who decide what we are given to watch are not to blame for this choice. However, in fact, is what is shown “what the people want”? Have you ever been asked? I certainly haven’t and I have yet to find anyone who has been asked.

We live in a violent society and this surely must be exacerbated by what is shown ad nauseum on the box.

I admit I enjoy a well acted ‘who done it’ but not a total diet of it.

After all, if violence, murder, cruelty and mayhem is 75% of what is offered on TV how do the programmers know what we the public want because there is almost no choice.

Mrs RF Granger, Tauranga.

Brooks versus Hill, round 6

I am beginning to wonder what planet your correspondent Margaret Hill inhabits? In her latest letter attacking me she alleges I “rush into print” - that really is calling the kettle black - but sufficient to say that her letter has absolutely nothing to do with the one from me in the previous Sun. I was responding to her allegation that National was bothered by Bob Clarkson’s moving over to Act, but Hills’ letter this week rants on about the Foreshore & Seabed Act, something I did not mention at all! As for her ridiculous statement that “small dogs were often mentioned in opening addresses of meetings concerning the new Act” I fell about laughing! What on earth would “small dogs” have to do with the Foreshore & Seabed Act? Come on Margaret Hill, get a grip. Make sure you thoroughly read any letter you aim to reply to.

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Blot on reputation With reference to the subject of the extensive use of toxic sprays, I think one of the real blots on the reputation of NZ as having a “clean, green image” is a very valid criticism and a big question mark hovers over the loyalties of DOC. The particular incidents referred to are the extensive spraying of west Auckland, and I think Hamilton, as a moth control, a few years ago.

Regardless of the most likely effect it would have on the health of the public.(Though that is invariably denied by the authorities.)

A particularly intriguing, coy response was given to the public when, after requesting that we be informed of the active ingredient used in the spray, the request was refused; on the grounds that DOC felt it had a loyalty to the manufacturers, presumably not to disclose this.

Surely that should have earned world headlines!

Or is it just that this is the way the world is going.

The people come a poor second. How much of this will it take before we get up and challenge these things. Who’ll bell the cat?

D. Holm, Brookfield.

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Council bits and pieces It seems Creative Tauranga are now saying that the Hairy McClary trail is going to cost around $1 million after TCC have agreed to provide the land for the 12 bronze statues. This works out at a cost of $80,000 for each statue. Well, fortunately TCC and ratepayers are not paying for this financial lunacy and the Tauranga Community and TECT should not be contributing either.

It is concerning that the Jazz Festival Society Committee, after making it clear this year’s losses caused by the weather and poor attendances would not fall on TCC ratepayers as any shortfall would be met from retained profits.

Then without telling anyone what the substantial losses are, the Committee promptly applies to Council for a dollop of money and got a bail-out for $120,000 from our cash-strapped Council. So much for standing on your own two feet! Support was originally supposed to be a hand up, not a continuous annual hand-out!

Mayor Stuart Crosby, clearly enthused by attending Local Government Conference in Wellington, has the gall after 9 years of rubbish to come up with the notion that too much bureaucracy kills democracy but didn’t mind it at all until the consistently poor decisions and lack of money hit the fan. Why then, if the problem is worsening, have no staff levels and systems investigations been undertaken? In fact audits have been strongly resisted by many elected members.

Last but not least, we have the Maori Committee of Bay Regional Council which seems to have been involved in the recent Christchurch junket, the allocation of training scholarships to iwi members and now deciding to fly a maori flag, not the Maori Flag on special days on Council HQ. Who is running this Regional Council outfit – is it elected members or somebone else under delegated authority?

R Paterson, Matapihi.

Comments on tragic scooter death

Salute to Winston’s Bridge I don’t suppose that I am the only person who says a silent thank you to Winston Peters, each time I drive over what I consider to be Winston’s Bridge.

The bridge over from Tauranga to The Mount is a joy to drive, especially because there is no toll to go over it. As I understand it, the reason there is no toll charge is down to Winston. My thanks to him are usually silent, but I would like to make it public, as probably most people who travel over the new bridge, have no idea how much the people of the greater Tauranga district owe to Winston Peters.

Nick Bagnall, Omokoroa.

Thanks for toll-free crossing

After much thought I feel it necessary to make some comments publicly in regards to the tragic death of Alan Kappley while riding his scooter about two weeks ago.

As the van was between him and the parked police car Mr Kappley would have been unable to see it until the van driver moved out and around the police car, and by then he would not have had enough time to avoid the collision with it. Even the cycle lane was not an escape route as this would have been at least partially blocked by the police car.

Three days later I was rather astounded to see a police car parked, completely blocking the cycle lane 1.5

kilometres further north on Maunganui Road. The officer was speaking to a motorist parked legally and parallel to the curb. I did note that there was plenty of kerbside parking space available in close proximity.

I am of the opinion that a law change is imperative and urgent: making it illegal for anyone to ignore messages given by roadside markings put there for safety reasons.

The only exception should be in a dire emergency where suitable warning signs are placed so that they are prominently visible to all road users, and that this is done beforehand.

Barry H Walker, Mt Maunganui.

‘Huge mistake’ to rebuild on CBD site

I am somewhat of a scientist and rationalist, and after seeing and hearing remarks of the rebuilding of the Last Friday 22 July marked the tenth anniversary of Christchurch CBD, I had to share a few tolls stopping on the old Tauranga Harbour Bridge. remarks.

I remain proud of the unrelenting efforts of all the The liquefactions of those quakes are members of the Tolls Action Group which culminated going to cause severe land subsidence, in the tolls ceasing, hugely assisted at the end by those many bridge users who finally refused to pay any more it just makes sense that those thousands of tonnes of silt, sand and so on are because their money, long after the bridge debt had causing large water hollows beneath the been repaid, was being used to pay for roads they did surface, known as aquifers, so the land not or could not use.

Perry Harlen, Mount Maunganui. must sink causing future undulation.

It is comparable to volcanic eruptions when thousands of cubic kilometres of ash and magma are spewed into the atmosphere, thereby causing earthquakes and land shrinkage.

It will be a huge error if the CBD is rebuilt on the present unstable site, it must be rebuilt a few kilometres south which will be cheaper than messing about by rebuilding insitu, with the inevitable future shocks.

Ernest Izett, Tauranga.

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GUIDE The ever popular guide to ‘What’s On’ in the Bay.

The Weekend Sun’s guide to who’s playing and where.

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News, reviews and opinionated raving on the music scene.

Market Greerton Hall 8am - 12pm.

Crafts, plants, produce, bric-a-brac.

Merv or Nancy, Waihi 07 863 6697 Messianic Meeting: Ha Derech - The Way

Saturday 30 July

12 Step Recovery Group for Women

Every Sat 10am at Hanmer Clinic meeting rooms, 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton (behind Tyre Master) Ph/txt 021 022 05550 email: recoveringwomen@gmail.com 50th Birthday Reunion Tauranga Machine Knitters club August 13.

RSVP by 30 July to Janice 576 9070 email: janmgraham@gmail.com

Ascension Crystal Healing Garden

Healing crystal guidance for wellbeing available at Ascension Healing & Crystal Centre, 207 Peers Rd, Omanawa 11am - 3.30pm. 543 3132 extn 1

Bookrapt Children’s Literature Seminar

“Publishing with Passion” Aug 6 at Tauranga Intermediate. Registrations essential. Lois 578 4956.

More info www.bookrapt.org.nz Brazilian Drumming Absolute beginners every Sat at Elizabeth St Community Centre 9.30- 11am. Gold coin donation.

Phil 021 075 4300 or www.taurangasamba.org Charity Auction Presented by Cool Bananas Youthwork Trust Aug 13 at Carmel Country Estate Community Centre, Hollister Lane, Ohauiti 7-10pm.

Cost $15pp ($50 table of four). Amazing items, silent auction. 576 7330 or email: office@coolbananas.org.nz Come Dancing Matamata War Memorial Hall, Tainui St, Matamata 8pm – 12am. Loma/Norman 07 888 7102 Come Dancing Tonight Combined Scottish Society Dance, Greerton Hall 8-11.30pm. Live band, good supper.

Sequence & old time dancing. Entry $8.

All welcome. Valerie 573 7093 Dolls Galore Porcelain & others.

Deceased collection. Some old. At Greerton Hall 8am - 12pm. All dolls for sale, start from $3. Free entry. All welcome.

Katikati Lions Steptoes Auction

Memorial Hall, Katikati, viewing at 8am, auction starts 9am. Everything must go.

Sharing The Truth, The Way & The Life together. All ages & backgrounds Jew & non Jew welcome. Every Sat 10am.

Geoff or Pamela 570 1438 Samba Dance Fitness Add some carnival to your life. Learn all the basics & more. Great Brazilian music to get your body moving. Every Sat at Elizabeth St Community Centre 11.30am - 12.30pm. $5. Maya 021 995 065 Skating Disco Mount Action Centre 6-8pm. $5 entry includes skate hire.

Super Saturday “Back to the Future” Transport back through time & travel ancient Bible lands. Explore Bible Stories, solve Bible puzzles, play games. Family sausage sizzle to close the day. Tauranga Church of Christ, Greerton 1400 Cameron Rd 1.30-4.30pm. 541 0388 Taoist Tai Chi New beginners 6 week introduction class starts Aug 6 at 15 Koromiko St 9.30am. Exercise your body, challenge your mind, improve flexibility. Kitty 570 1553 Tauranga Farmers Market Tauranga Primary School cnr 5th Ave & Cameron Rd every Sat 7.45am - 12pm.

Trixie 552 5278 or www.taurangafarmersmarket.co.nz

Tauranga Radio Sailing Club Model yacht racing every sat 11am - 4pm & Weds 1.30-5pm at Lake Taurikura, Scoria Close, The Lakes, Tauriko.

Tauranga Woodcrafters Club Meet 3rd Sat of every month at clubrooms, Yatton St, Greerton 1pm.

Visitors or interested folk welcome.

Geoff 579 3637 Variety Show Otumoetai Baptist Church, Aug 6 6.30pm. Featuring: Bettie Pratt, Phoebe Ball, Brendon Horan, Mike Savage, Jackson Maynard & more, supported by “The Black Singlet Show Band”. In conjunction with Coastal Country Music Club. Tickets $10, includes supper, from Bayfair Lotto, Drivers Bar, Phillips Garage. Jackson 575 2242 or 021 396 704 or email: blacksingletentertainment@gmail.com

Kelcytaratoa:CrisisandIsolation Until 6 November

PAINTING NEW ZEALAND Art from Te Papa 1890 - 1950 Presented with the assistance of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Until 21 August

THE KELLIHER COLLECTION: Past and Present Until 4 September

LAND[E]SCAPE Until 4 September

For the first time at Tauranga Art Gallery: The Nairobi Trio.

Friday 19 August, 8pm. Strictly limited tickets $30 each.

Open daily 10am - 4.30pm

DVD MOVIES

Sunday 31 July

Bay Blokart Club Friendly sailing club at

Baypark track every Sun & race days on second Sun of month. Use construction entrance 400m down Truman Lane. All welcome. 027 391 8300 or Peter 0274 721 322. www.baypark.co.nz Bethlehem Lions Market Incorporating Arts & Crafts indoors at Bethlehem Town Centre carpark (second entrance to town centre off Bethlehem Rd) 8am 12pm. Stallholders $10 per site.

On wet or fine. 548 2977 Bible Seminars Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St, Greerton 1.45pm. Title: “Bible teaching on immortality”. Interactive, Q&A. Refreshments provided. All welcome.

Vic 543 0504 Coast Care Papamoa East From 9.30am – 12pm. Look for the Coast Care sign on either Motiti or Taylors Rds & walk down the beach access to join us.

Working from Motiti Reserve towards Taylor Reserve. Morning or afternoon teas available to all participants.

Pim 0800 884 881 extn 8518 Katikati Tramping Club Tramp to Henderson Tramline from Kaimai Summit with possible extension to Huruni Hut. 8.30am start.

Frank 552 0894 Maketu Community Market Maketu Park 8am – 12pm. Variety of stalls including fresh veges, baking, plants, bric-a-brac, books & more.

Mount Mainstreet Farmers Market Every Sun 9am - 1pm in Phoenix car park, rain or shine. Fresh fruit, breads, cheese, plants, veges & more. Downtown the Mount open 7 days. 575 9911 National Hockey League Action Come & support the Bayleys Midlands hockey teams at Tauranga Hockey Centre, Blake Park as they take on Auckland in the first round NHL action in Tauranga. Awesome display of fast & skilful hockey, & an opportunity to see our region’s Black sticks playing for provincial pride!

Games start 2.30pm.

Petanque Every Sun, Tues & Thurs at Cliff Rd 12.45pm. Boules available, tuition given. 1st 3 visits free.

Neita 572 3768 Radio Controlled Model Yachts Every Sun & Thurs 1.30pm at pond behind

Reviews of DVDs, old and new, as well as other bits and bobs.

24 Montego Drive, Papamoa to race electron class yachts. Graham 572 5419 Singles Mix & Mingle 40+ Coffee afternoon at Zaggers Cafe, Chapel St 2.30pm. Looking for friendship or companionship? Join like minded individuals who want to meet new singles in a relaxed atmosphere. Gayle 027 439 3267 Sunday Bible Study Every Sunday 10am. Fellowship tea 10.45am, Sunday worship 11am. 1st & 3rd Sunday evening singing 6pm. Tauranga Church of Christ, Greerton, 1400 Cameron Rd. 541 0388 Tango at Za Bar Argentine Tango at Za Bar/Pizzeria, Upstairs 53 The Strand.

Salon/social Tango from 6.45pm.

Visitors, spectators & interested people welcome. Free demo/intro to Tango.

Carl 021 280 4464

Tauranga BMX Club

Gates Sunday afternoons at Sulphur Pt track 1.30pm start.

First 3 nights free, members $2. Volunteers needed to help run this. All welcome.

Email: taurangabmx@gmail.com

Tauranga City Sunrise Lions Car Fair

Every Sunday 8am - 12pm 11th Ave carpark (opp Mad Butcher). Buy & sell cars/vans/utes/4x4/camper/boats. Ken 027 733 9686 or www.taurangacarfair.co.nz The Sound of their Music Presented by Friends of Baycourt, at Baycourt Theatre 2pm. A tribute celebrating the best of Rodgers & Hammerstein show songs from the Sound of Music, Oklahoma, Carousel, South Pacific & others.

One show only. Bookings at Baycourt.

Waikato Uni Concert Waikato University Music Conservatorium & BOP Music School present concert featuring top university students, including 16 year old Santiago Canon Valencia, one of the worlds top cellists. Otumoetai College Performing Arts Centre 2pm. $5pp.

Door sales only.

Workshop for Music Students Held by Katherine Austin, Waikato University Piano Lecturer, for music students, teachers & music lovers.

Otumoetai College Performing Arts Centre 10.30am 12.30pm. $5pp. All welcome.

OUT THERE Stories, snippets, strangeness, and general entertainment.

Monday 1 August

Argentine Tango for Beginners 6 week introduction to Salon (social) Tango starts Aug 8 7pm. The popularity of this sensual dance is growing nationwide.

First lesson free. Carl 021 280 4464 or email: carl@eltango.co.nz Bethlehem Bowls Bethlehem Hall every Mon 7.15pm. All ages & new players welcome. First 2 nights free.

Wendy 578 2585 Body & Soul Fun Fitness For over 50’s, social events & occasional guest speakers Mon & Fri, Greerton Hall, Cameron Rd. Tues Wesley Church, 13th Ave. Weds City Church Otumoetai Rd. All classes 9.15-10.15am. First class free.

Men & women welcome.

Dianne 576 5031 Coast Care Te Tumu East of Papamoa 9am – 4pm. Poisoning rabbits on land between Papamoa & the Kaituna River.

Event weather dependent.

Pim 0800 884 881 extn 8518 Fire Brigade Indoor Bowls Club Club night complete champ fours 7pm at Greerton Hall, Cameron Rd. Colin 543 0326 Fitness League Tone & align your body, increase flexibility & stamina. First class free. Mon at Omokoroa Settlers Hall, Omokoroa Rd & Tues at St Johns Anglican Hall, Seddon St, Waihi.

Both 9.30am. Dorothy 549 3378 Friends of the Libraries Monthly meeting including AGM. Guest speaker: Smita Bismas - newly appointed to the Library staff & has task of promoting the oral histories of Tauranga residents.

Held at Tauranga Central Library 7.30pm. Supper provided. $2 donation.

Use side door. All welcome.

Meditation Free classes. Find the real meaning & purpose of your life.

Bring out the peace & joy that exists inside you. Mon 10am & 7.30pm.

David 576 9764 Mount Badminton Club Club night Mon 7-9pm & social club night Weds 7.30 - 9.30pm at Mount Sports Centre, Maunganui Rd. All past & new players welcome. Janice 575 2438 or 027 201 0529 Nam Wah Pai Kung Fu Papamoa club training at Tahatai Coast school, Evans Rd Mon & Thurs 6.15-7.45pm. Brian 579 4358 or www.nwpkungfu.co.cc

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The Weekend Sun NZ Family History Month Aug 8, two

presentations by Christine Clement of Te Puke, Early European Settlement at Papamoa & using ancestry.com.au at Community Centre, Gravatt Rd, Papamoa 10.30am. Presented by Papamoa Branch of NZ Genealogical Soc. All welcome. Mark 542 0204 Otumoetai Indoor Bowls Club night (progressive) Matua Primary School Hall, Clivedene St 7.15pm. New members welcome. Karen 576 0443 Recycled Teenagers Gentle exercise for 50’s forwards, & injury or illness rehabilitation. Mon & Weds, 14 Norris St, Tauranga, Senior Citizens Club, behind Pak n Save. Tues, St Mary’s Church Hall, cnr Girven Rd & Marlin St. All 9am - 10.30am. Taken by Heart Foundation phase 3 cardiac instructor.

First class free. Jennifer 571 1411 Relationship Services Monday: Parenting through Separation 10am 12pm. Positively Me 4 Women 12.302.30pm. Blended Families 7-9pm.

Manmade 7-9pm. Tues: Parenting through Separation 7-9pm. Weds: Sex, Drugs & Homework 7-9pm. Parenting for Success 7-9pm. Thurs: Parenting Through Separation, Papamoa 10am 12pm. Positively Me 4 Women 7-9pm.

576 8392 Sequence Dance Class Modern sequence dance tuition & revision every Mon 1-3pm St Johns Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai. $3pp.

Gordon 573 4333 Sit and Be Fit Class Seated down class. Focused on balance, stability, aerobic, flexibility & strength. Tues 11.30-12.30pm at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd. Weds 11am12pm at Greenwood Park Village, Welcome Bay. 578 9272

St Columba Indoor Bowling Club

Buttons 7.30pm, St Columba Hall, 502 Otumoetai Rd. New bowlers welcome.

Ron 570 1570 Tauranga Plunket Older Mums & Bubs Playgroup. Are you an older mum or dad, aunt/uncle or grandparent caring for young babies & preschool children? Every Mon during term time at Tauranga Plunket Rooms, Devonport Rd 10am. Kath 557 8109 or katherine.lawrence@plunket.org.nz YMCA - ALFS (Active lifestyle for seniors). Smooth Movers class Mon 8.45-9.45am & 10-11am at Matua Community Hall, Levers Rd. Also 9.15-10.15 at Salvation Army Community Hall, Eversham Rd. Tues 9.15-10.15am & 10.30-11.30am at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd. Weds 9.15-10.15am Welcome Bay Hall, Welcome Bay Rd. Thurs 8.45-9.45am at Otumoetai Action Centre, Windsor Rd. Also 10.30-11.30am at Bethlehem Hall, Bethlehem Rd. Fri 9.15-10.15am at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd. 578 9272 Zumba for All Bethlehem Hall, Waihi Rd Mon 9.30am, Thurs 9.15am. $5 for casual & $4 with a concession card.

Just turn up. Ruth 0274 156 819

Tuesday 2 August

Bayfair Petanque Club Every Tues & Thurs at Bayfair Reserve, Russley Drive 1pm. Tuition & boules for beginners & visitors. Margaret 572 3173 Depression Support Group Junction office, 4 Roys Rd, Greerton 1-2pm.

579 9890 Excel Toastmasters Club Learn to be a competent communicator & get your message across. Meet 6.15pm on 2nd, 4th & 5th Tues of month at Mount Senior Citizens Centre, 345 Maunganui Rd. New members welcome.

Tess 575 6610 Inachord Ladies 4 Part Harmony Chorus Every Tues at Wesley Methodist Church, 100 13th Ave 7pm.

Have fun singing & make new friends.

Irene 549 5115

Lymphoedema Group For education, exercises & support at 56 Christopher St, Tauranga (parking at Citizens Club, 13th Ave) 10.30am. Host: Kath Vickers - physiotherapist & lymphoedema therapist. Gold coin donation. All welcome. Julie 571 3346 or email: bcsstga@clear.net.nz Mount Morning Badminton

Every Tues 9am - 12pm at Mount Sports Centre, Blake Park. Social, competitive, all ages, beginners welcome. Racquets available. Visitors $5 per session, students $2. First day free.

Margaret 575 9792 Nam Wah Pai Kung Fu Chinese martial art training in Kung Fu & Tai Chi Tues & Thurs at Tauranga Boys Gym 6-7.30pm. All welcome. Brian 579 4358 or www.nwpkungfu.co.cc

South City Indoor Bowls Club Inc

Greerton Hall 7.30pm. Open Fours Tournament (Plate & raffle item).

Mary 541 0687 Stitching Servants Every Tues at Tauranga Church of Christ, Greerton 10am. Card, quilt, bear making, knitting etc. 541 0388 Table Tennis Tauranga Matua Community Hall, Levers Rd Tues 12.30-3.30pm & 7.30-9.30pm. Thurs 9-11.30am, Fri 9-11.30am & 7.309.30pm. QEYC Weds 12.30-3pm.

Caroline 543 0702

Tauranga Indoor Bowling Club

Championship Fours 7pm. Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St. New bowlers welcome. Ron 570 1570 Tauranga Toastmasters Tga Lyceum Club, 1st Ave Tues 7.15-8.45pm.

Exterminate the butterflies, confidence building, improving public speaking & leadership skills. Alan 544 5989

Wednesday 3 August Arabian Spice Belly Dance Club

Every Weds at Te Puna Community Centre, above the Tennis Courts, Maramatanga Park 6.30pm. Learn to shimmy in style & have fun. Available for community performances.

Ph/txt 021 105 4204 Association of Administrative Professionals AAPNZ at Sebel Trinity Wharf Hotel, Dive Crescent, Tga 5.30pm.

Photography tips from Neil Badger.

All welcome.

Email Janet, tauranga@aapnz.org.nz

Baywide Community Law Service

Drop-in clinic every Weds at 63 Willow St, Tauranga 5-6.30pm.

No appointment necessary.

Free legal assistance.

Faith Bible College Public meetings every 2nd & 4th Weds of month at 749 Welcome Bay Rd 7.15pm start.

Variety of speakers. Supper to follow.

All welcome. 544 2463

Fernlands Spa Water Exercise Class

At 250 Cambridge Rd 10.45-11.45am.

Suitable for arthritics, joint replacements, fall prevention & injury or illness rehabilitation. Held rain or shine, but not during school holidays.

Jennifer 571 1411 Friends of the Gallery ArtTEAfacts 2.30pm. Talk by Melissa McDonald on ‘Modernism – a visual journey.’

Gate Pa Indoor Bowls Greerton Hall.

Club night 7.30pm. Super Liquor Ladder 7pm. Kevin 543 4044 Global Hearts Exercise Group Weds 2pm & Fri 11am. Provides group activities combined with health education that encourages members to live a healthy & active lifestyle.

Classes run by qualified instructor.

Vikki 575 0470 or 0272 800 388

Ladies Bible Study/Tea

Every Weds 10am. Singing/Bible class 7pm. Tauranga Church of Christ, Greerton, 1400 Cameron Rd. 541 0388

Mount Healing & Spiritual Centre

Fellowship at Omanu Bowling Club,

Golf Rd, Mount 7.30pm. Guest speaker: Kerry Thomson - spiritual awareness with messages. $3 door charge. All welcome. Jules 578 0777 Mount Junior Badminton Club Club night 6-7.30pm at Mount Sports Centre, Maunganui Rd. All keen players aged 8-15years welcome to come along for a night of fun & to learn the game. Janice 575 2438 or 027 201 0529 NZ Battle of Crete Assn Aug 10 Mount RSA, 11am speakers, 12pm lunch. Deidre 544 4321

Orange City Square & Round Dance Club Weds advanced, Thurs club night

& new dancers. Frontiersmen’s Hall 7.30pm. 543 1063 Scottish Country Dancing Weds Senior Citizens Hall, Maunganui Rd. Fri Papamoa Primary School Hall, Dickson Rd. Both 7.30pm. 573 5055 Tauranga Girls’ College Junior Artsfest Exhibition opening night at Michel’s Patisserie, Gate Pa shopping centre 5pm. See the students’ painting & photography. 578 7200 Walking Group Age Concern walking group meet 10am at Carlton St park off Ngatai Rd. All welcome. 578 2631

Thursday 4 August

Ascension Healing & Crystal Centre

Group meditations every Thurs 7-9pm at Ascension Healing & Crystal Centre, 207 Peers Rd, Omanawa. $10pp, tea & coffee provided.

543 3132 extn 1.

Awesome Clothing Sale Good used clothing, all ages, sizes & styles at Village on 17th Ave, Tauranga 9.30am - 12.30pm. Fill a bag for $2. All welcome. Organised by Turning Point Trust.

Community Bible Study International

Come join us Aug 11 at 14th Ave Gospel Centre 10am - 12pm for an interdenominational in-depth study of the book of Daniel. Joan 576 9065 Divorce & Separation Hurts! Find help at Divorcecare, 12 week recover seminar & support group in one for both men & women. Next course today. Places limited. To register or for info Andrea 027 209 4840 Fitness League Safe, effective, low impact exercise to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for females. All ages & abilities. Thurs 9.30am Central Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd. Weds 10am at Katikati Memorial Hall. Pam 549 4799 or 021 117 7170

Forest & Bird Walk (Tauranga Branch)

Maketu Spit from Ford Cut. Dotterel nesting area. Doug & Eris 579 3620 Happiness & Our Mind Drop in meditation classes, beginners welcome.

Classes are self-contained so start any date. Cost $12 per class. Otumoetai Plunket, 59 Otumoetai Rd. Monthly classes, next class Aug 18 7-8.30pm. www.meditateintauranga.org Keynotes 4 Part Harmony Womens chorus meet Thurs at Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave 6.45pm. Sing for fun & health. Pam 578 3757 Mount Underwater Club Club night at MOSC club rooms 7.30pm. Topic: Diving in Vanuatu. New members welcome. Linda 027 363 3399 NZ Society of Genealogists Tauranga branch monthly meeting at St James Church Hal, cnr Pooles Rd & Devon St, Greerton 7.30pm. Problem solving & research night. Visitors welcome.

Heather 578 1689

Tauranga Heart Support Group

Fun, rehab exercise, social events & occasional guest speakers for those with or at risk of heart disease. Thurs 9.3010.45am City Church, Otumoetai Rd. Men & women welcome.

Cardiac Care leader Dianne 576 5031 Tennis Aerobics Skills/drills & fitness with tennis coaches. For beginners to

experts, all ages at Gate Pa Tennis Club from Aug 4 for 6 weeks at 7.30-9pm. $90 for 6 sessions, groups of 4-6 based on skill level. Casuals by negotiation.

Marietta 544 4403 a/hs

Tauranga Girls’ College Music Concert

Tauranga girl’s College Hall 7pm. Big band, rock to classic & everything in between.

Tauranga Girls’ College Senior Artsfest Exhibition opening night at Creative Tauranga 5pm. See the students’ painting, photography & sculpture.

Tennis Seniors WBOP Every Thurs at Tauranga Lawn Tennis Club 9am.

Wanna Dance Rock n Roll Social rock & roll dancing to authentic music. Senior Citizens Hall, end of Maitland St, Greerton.

Every Thurs 7.30-9.30pm. $2.50 entry Maria 576 7326

Friday 5 August

Friday Evening Pyes Pa Badminton Aquinas College Action Centre 6-8pm. All skill levels welcome. Scoring new rules badminton. $5pp. All ages. Colin 021 139 2598 Friday Friends 10 Pin Bowling League

Friendly league playing each Fri (3 games)

at 13th Ave 10 pin 1pm. New members wanted. Barry/Loris 543 3523 Gay/Bi Mens Support Group Do you need a trusting person to talk to? Discretion assured. For meetings & locations Alex 027358 5934 a/hs Housie Tauranga RSA, Greerton. Starts 1pm sharp. Please come early. All welcome.

544 1944 Kids Fun Friday Free Bible crafts, stories, puzzles, puppets, plays, skits, snacks & singing. Tauranga Church of Christ, Greerton, 1400 Cameron Rd 3.30-5pm. 541 0388 Lyceum Club Ladies Club luncheon 12pm at Clubrooms, 68 1st Ave, Tauranga.

Joan 578 1162

“What’s On” in the Weekend Sun is a free service for non-profit clubs and organisations. email julie@thesun. co.nz or fax 571 1116 or post to PO Box 240, Tauranga. Deadline 3pm Tuesday. Contributions should be less than 20 words.

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By Winston Watusi

Characteristic album makes bold statement It’s always a pleasure to write about a new local album, especially one as ambitious as this week’s offering from Nine Mile Stone.

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The band (née The Mellow Drops) launches this debut album under their new name in Baycourt’s main theatre this Saturday, July 30 and I’ve been lucky enough to have a copy of the CD, All Roads Lead Home, for the last week. Anyone worried that the new moniker could signal a change of musical direction need not fear: the name may have changed, but the song remains the same.

And this album is a big bold statement of intent as the band unleashes 10 characteristic songs, many long stately epics with a huge and complex sound (courtesy of Tim Julian’s Welcome Bay studio, The Colour Field and his ever tasteful and sympathetic production).

Nine Mile Stone at their most basic are two singer/songwriter/guitarists, originally from Ireland. Cian O’Cinnseala has the higher voice and plays acoustic; Derek Toner has the lower voice – or at least rarely strays into the aching tenor territory that Cian’s mix of vulnerability, anguish and anger straddles so well – and plays the electric guitar, most notably in the supple and imaginative single note riffs he layers across songs.

That is one of notable features of the opener ‘Accidents and Emergencies’, and if you want to know whether you’ll like the album, just listen to that one song as it contains more than a few Nine Mile Stone trademarks from the acoustic guitar rhythms to the unusual electric guitar riff (and very nice it is too), a great vocal from Cian, a few different musical sections, a

serious lyric about mortality (a theme that haunts the album), a beautiful harmony singing interlude (the other voice being Leilani Taula), and a running time of seven and a half minutes.

The word that keeps coming to my mind with this album is ‘serious’. The lyrics are about illness, fear and acceptance of death,

drug addiction and, well, man’s place in the world. Serious stuff. The songs are long, meticulously arranged mini-epics. One cannot help but admire the sheer singlemindedness of vision that emerges.

Fortunately they have an adept and solid rhythm section in the shape of bassist Paul Bloxham and drummer Tim Frame and the subtle use of keyboard colouring and complex harmonies keep the songs interesting and varied.

While their sound is very contemporary – the blend of acoustic and electric guitars, the rhythms and the harmonies, all have

a very British feel – and can be placed in the same general bag as a lot of bands, be it Coldplay, the Verve or others, the influence that keeps showing through is that of Pink Floyd, and most specifically Roger Waters.

It’s there in the occasional use of sound effects, but is more noticeable in the melodic style, often long one-note lines held over descending or ascending chord progression, and in the lyrics, which echo his searing honesty, willingness to take on big themes, and occasional earnest overreach.

The variety that comes from two complementary voices is another benefit. Derek’s punchy punky ‘The Photograph’, with its layers of vocals is particularly effective – perhaps he is the David Gilmour to Cian’s Waters?

One trap with music of such dedicated seriousness is the possibility of slipping towards the self-important, and the epic ‘Children of a Lesser God’, with its solemn piano opening, samples of Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘I have a dream’ speech, orchestral flourishes and slow build towards positively gargantuan guitar riffs is in danger of that.

But what to one person may seem grandiose, to another might just be grand. And the band saves its most touching melody to follow it, the beautiful lilting ‘One Friend Down’, both sparse and heartfelt, and highlighting the magic combination of Cian and Derek’s harmony singing: their voices really do blend into a thing of beauty.

I don’t know quite where these guys go from here. Despite having a distinct individual sound their songs are not easily compressed into radio-friendly singles. The next step might be the hardest yet, but an album as accomplished as All Roads Lead Home is a pretty good start.

M O V I E S Capitol Cinema

Comedy legend moves to big screen Celebrate the life of the legendary Billy T James – New Zealand’s best-loved entertainer – in the new feature movie ‘Billy T: Te Movie’.

The film explores Billy’s extraordinary talent as musician, singer, comedian, actor, writer and artist – and even attempts to uncover the source of his trademark giggle.

With humour and love, the film tells of Billy’s meteoric rise to national fame and his tragic downfall into ill-health and financial collapse.

Directed by Tauranga born Ian Mune (GoodFriday July 29 - Wed Aug 3 131 Jellicoe Street, Te Puke.

bye Pork Pie) and produced by Tom Parkinson and Robert Boyd-Bell, the film features digitally re-mastered footage of Billy’s performances and never-seen-before archival images.

Billy T’s story is set alongside interviews with his family, friends and colleagues. Audiences will leave with laughter in their hearts and tears in their eyes.

See ‘Billy Te: Te Movie’ at Capitol Cinema, Te Puke from August 18. Rated PG, drug references.

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Info line 573 8055 www.tepukecinema.co.nz

NEW THIS WEEK on MEGASCREEN RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

NEW THIS WEEK IN 3D

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (3D)

PLAYING THIS WEEK THE COMPANY MEN

(M) Offensive Language.

Drama about corporate high-flyers.

“One of the year’s best films.” THE NEW YORKER Ben Affleck, Mario Bello, Tommy Lee Jones, PLAYING THIS WEEK Chris Cooper & Kevin Costner. Fri 11:00, 4:25pm. HARRY POTTER & DEATHLY HALLOWS Sat 2:45, 8:20pm. Sun 11:40, 5:20pm. Mon 3:00, PART 2 (2D) (M) Supernatural Themes & Violence 8:30pm. Tue 2:35, 6:15pm. Wed 12:50, 4:30.

Tue 1:00pm, 5:55pm.

on MEGASCREEN. FINAL DAYS.

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (2D)

Fri 6:00pm. Sun 8:00pm. Tue 6:00pm. Wed 12:50 Fri 12:50, 6:00pm. Sat 3:10, 8:10pm. Sun 11:30, BEYOND (R16) DRAMA 5:00pm. Mon 3:00, 8:00pm. Tue 12:50, 5:50pm. Contains Violence, Domestic Violence & Offensive Language.

BAD TEACHER (R16) COMEDY Swedish drama set in the 1970s. Based on the Offensive Language, Drug Use & Sexual Content That May Offend. bestselling novel & starring Noomi Rapace.

Fri 2:40, 8:10pm. Sat 1:00, 6:30. Sun 3:30, 7:20.

Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Jason Segel.

Mon 6:40. Tue 12:50, 8:15pm. Wed 2:45, 8:10pm Fri 9:00pm. Sat 1:10, 6:10pm. Sun 8:10pm.

Mon 6:00pm. Tue 3:50, 8:50pm.

FINAL DAYS!

on MEGASCREEN. FINAL WEEK!

(M) Violence. Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones. After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero.

Fri 1:00, 6:05pm, 8:40pm. Sat 1:00, 6:00pm, 8:35pm.

Sun 3:20, 5:50pm, 8:20pm. Mon 3:20, 6:00pm, 8:35pm.

Tue 12:50, 3:25, 8:35pm. Wed 3:20, 8:35pm.

PLAYING THIS WEEK IN 3D

HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (M) Supernatural Themes & Violence PART 2 (3D)

Fri 3:10, 8:30pm. Sat 2:50, 5:35, 8:20pm. Sun 11:20, 5:15.

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BRIDESMAIDS (R16) “BRIDESMAIDS is hilarious” KUNG FU PANDA 2 (3D) Off Language, Sexual Material & Other Content That May Offend.

(M) Violence & Offensive Language.

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID 2:

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James Franco, Andy Serkis, John Lithgow.

An origin story set in present day San Francisco, where man’s own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.

Wed 3rd August: 1:10, 3:35, 6:00pm, 8:20pm.

Violence.

LOVELY, STILL

(M) Contains Adult Themes.

(PG) Low Level Violence.

Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen. Fri 11:00, 1:10.

Sat 10:40, 12:45. Sun 1:20.

Tue 3:50. Wed 3:30pm.

CARS 2 (3D)

(PG) Coarse Language. Adventure, Comedy.

Animation. Fri 10:40, 3:35. Sat 10:40, 3:35. Sun 11:00.

IN 3D. FINAL DAYS!

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (3D)

RODRICK RULES Romance, Drama. Fri 1:00, 6:25. Sat 11:15, 4:45. (M) Violence & Offensive Language. Shia LaBeouf, John Malkovich.

(PG) Fri 10:40, 3:50. Sat 11:00am. Sun 2:40pm.

with

Sun 1:40. Mon 4:55. Tue 4:30. Wed 6:25pm.

Sun 2:10pm. Mon 8:30pm. Wed 5:30pm.

The Weekend Sun has a ‘Billy T: Te Movie’ prize pack to give away courtesy of Sony Pictures. The pack contains a poster signed by the director, movie soundtrack and double movie pass. The package will go to the lucky reader who can tell us who directs ‘Billy T: Te Movie’.

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Fantastic Damn fine Not bad at all Dubious Dreadful Thanks to Video Ezy Brookfield for the DVDs

LIMITLESS Dir: Neil Burger. Starring: Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish Limitless is a cute idea, and a cute film. It may have more than a few plot holes if you think about it too deeply, but there is actually an interesting exploration of the ethics and pitfalls of drug taking and addiction sitting beneath its entertaining glossy surface.

Bradley Cooper is an out of work writer – whiney and useless – who is dumped by his girlfriend (Cornish). Life seems hopeless until he is introduced to a new drug, NZT, which Allen Ginsberg, his eponymous groundbreaking poem, and the obscenity trial it engendered, are the subjects of Howl which is, in turns, brilliant and frustrating. The film cuts between four settings. Two – interviews with Ginsberg (his own words), and a reading of the poem – are extremely well handled. James Franco is superb as Ginsberg and riveting in his performance of Howl. The courtroom scenes (actual testimony), featuring David Stathairn, John Hamm and Bob Balaban, are fine but lack background and tension. The fourth section, where the poem is accompanied by animation, is simply embarrassing and actually detracts from the power of Ginsberg’s vision. Shame, but probably worth watching just for Franco.

“Exorcism is alive and well today” says Reverend Cotton Marcus in The Last Exorcism . It certainly is at the movies. Cotton does exorcisms but, as he confides to an attendant camera crew

allows him to access 100 per cent of his mind.

Suddenly his memory, his senses, his perception are all hyper-sharp. He is the man! His sudden conversion to superman leads him to the financial markets and he quickly becomes a money-making sensation. But there is a downside…

Actually several downsides, from people trying to kill him, alarming side effects, and the difficulty of retaining a regular supply of NZT. The

film morphs into an engaging thriller, and Bob De Niro pops up in ‘look at me I’m not even trying’ mode as a shady billionaire.

Surprisingly, all of this works rather well.

Cooper is well cast and confident, the plot – despite those holes – keeps moving, and the tone never gets either too dark or too silly. Best of all the various ‘lessons to be learnt’ are kept in the background and the overall drug-taking theme is handled with the lightest of touches.

gets his comeuppance, courtesy of a teen witch, in the sort of social sect that only exists in fatuous movies. The comparisons with new Aussie drama Wasted on the Young are glaring, and this loses on every front aside from the plastic cuteness of its cast.

Perhaps it might work for teenage girls still lost in the Twilight trance. opens in a similar The Door fashion to the somewhat notorious Antichrist: a father is off having sex while his child accidentally dies. We move five years on. He (Mads Mikkelsen, villain of Casino Royale) is down and out and discovers the titular opening, seeming to take him back to the past, more in a time-travel/ parallel universe way than the Butterfly Kiss rewind thing. And, as is so often the way when you try and fix the past, no good deed goes unpunished and our tentative hero finds himself trapped in a noir-like web of tightening complications. Rather good really.

(the film is structured as a documentary) he doesn’t actually believe in demons, just thinks he is helping ‘unhappy’ people. So he sets off for the Deep South, one final exorcism allowing the film crew to expose the tricks of his trade. And – wouldn’t you just know it – things don’t quite pan out. But ignore the lurid cover image, this goes to unexpected places. Fine work from the cast, no gore, and a tense, spooky ride. is awful in the way that Beastly

self-satisfied American high school films can so often be. It’s a loose update of Beauty and the Beast with Alex Pettyfer playing a rich obnoxious good-looking guy. He naturally

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M O V I E S With Rialto

The Big Picture (M) Contains violence, offensive language and sex scenes CINEMAS

RELAX, UNWIND AND ESCAPE!

ORANGES THE BIG PICTURE AND SUNSHINE FRI/MON & TUE: 2:10, No Comps

M - Contains Violence, off land. & sex scenes

No Comps

-M- offensive language.

FRI/TUE & WED: 11:00, 1:20, 8:30. SAT & SUN: 4:15, 8:30.

WED: 2:10, 8:45.

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French drama about a man whose romantic jealousy pushes him to take drastic measures. Paul Exben (Romain Duris) is a success story – partner in one of Paris' most exclusive law firms, big salary, big house, glamorous wife and two sons straight out of a Gap catalog. But when he finds out that Sarah, his wife, is cheating on him with with

The Big Picture is screening at Rialto Tauranga.

The Weekend Sun has two double passes to give away to lucky readers who can tell us where Paul flees to?

Enter online at www. sunlive.co.nz under the Competitions section.

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a local photographer, a rush of blood provokes Paul into a fatal error. Paul knows that his perfect life has gone for good. But by assuming a dead man's identity and fleeing for an isolated part of former Yugoslavia on the beautiful Adriatic coast, Paul gets another shot at being himself and, at last, seeing the big picture.

-M- sex scenes

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Tauranga date for top harmony group Club Mount Maunganui Friday 29 – Shy & Retiring.

Drivers Bar Sunday 31 – Weekend Warriors Music Jam 4pm start.

Illuminati Friday 29 – Three House Down with Che Fu and special guest DJ Ara.

$25 presale and $20 door sales.

Tickets available from the venue.

Thursday 4 – Avalanche City. $25.50 presale.

Marble Bar Friday 29 – Live Music and karaoke.

Mount RSA Friday 29 – Al Dawson.

Saturday 30- Blue Haze.

Sunday 31 – Twin Zounds.

The Crown and Badger Friday 29 – 2CU. Saturday 30 – Business Time.

Sunday 31 – The Blarney Band (Andy Craw & guests) 3-6pm.

Thursday 4 – Chris Gunn 8pm start.

The Waikato Rivertones, New Zealand’s current champion four-part harmony chorus, is to perform in Tauranga in early August.

The group heads to Denver, Colorado, next year to represent New Zealand in the world harmony championships.

With six Tauranga members now singing with the chorus, master director Barbara Smith said they wanted to give Bay of Plenty audiences a chance to hear the chorus at its best.

“In May we won the New Zealand title again, well ahead of the second placed chorus, and want to give our ‘locals’ a great concert before we travel overseas again,” says Barbara.

‘Harmony Explosion’ will be held at Bethlehem College’s Performing Arts Centre on Sunday, August 7 at 2pm.

More than 80 women from throughout the Waikato, Bay of Plenty, King Country, Auckland and Rotorua and Taupo sing with the Rivertones.

In 2007 the Rivertones won the world champion mid-sized four part harmony chorus title at the

The Waikato Rivertones.

Harmony Classic contest in San Antonio, Texas – the first time the title had left the United States.

That win has led to regular television appearances and concerts.

The group’s music ranges from standards, big ballads and classic well-known songs to more modern music by artists such as Queen and Billy Joel, all sung in a cappella (unaccompanied) harmony.

Also featuring in ‘Harmony Explosion’ are chorus soloist, 17-year-old Blaire White, who sang the lead of Maria in last month’s Hamilton production of West Side Story, assistant director and

talented flautist Kate Sinclair and a couple of surprise ‘feline’ vocalists.

Tickets are available through TicketDirect, at Baycourt and at the door. with

The Weekend Sun has a double pass to give away to a lucky reader who can tell us where Harmony Explosion is being staged.

Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the Competitions section.

Entries must be received by August 3.

Glengyle Leisure Marching Team More members Mount Morning Badminton Every Tues 9am Tauranga Numismatic Society Re coin collecting.

Scrabble Enthusiasts Tues 9am -12pm at Members meet 1st Weds of month at Wesley Church needed. Fun, fitness, friendship. Diane 572 0859 - 12pm at Mount Sports Centre, Blake Park.

Bridge Club, Ngatai Rd. 3 games, door charge Centre, 13th Ave 7.30pm. 533 1881 Greerton Lions Meet 1st & 3rd Tues at Racecourse Social, competitive, all ages, beginners welcome. $2. Stan 572 0866 Tauranga Ongoing Pain Support Group 1st & 3rd 6.15pm. Ray 577 1854 St Pauls Friendship Group, Papamoa Upwords Racquets available. Visitors $5 per session, Thurs of month at Central Baptist Church, cnr 13th Ave (word board game), or arts & crafts every Thurs 10am.

Greerton Senior Citizens Club Maitland St Extn. students $2. First day free. Margaret 575 9792 & Cameron Rd 10am. Karen 543 3661 Indoor bowls 12.45 Mon, Wed, Thurs, Sat. Scrabble Mt Maunganui - Papamoa Croquet Club Assn $2 donation to cover costs. Margaret 542 1633 1pm Tues. Housie 1pm Fri. Over 55’s welcome. Joy play Mon, Wed, Sat 9.15am & 12.45pm. Coach- Stroke Carers Group 2nd Mon of month 10-11.45am, Tauranga Sequence Dance Club Mon & Weds. Couples want to have fun while keeping fit. Great dances, Stroke Hse, 3 Millers Rd. Mavis 576 2296 541 1725 ing available. Mae 575 5838 or 574 1889 Supreme Dancing at Supreme Dance Centre, Begin- music & people. Tutoring given. Barbara 552 6227 Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings every day in the Greerton Village Car Boot Sale Every third Sat of Mount Rotary Club Tues Mt Golf Club, Omanu ner to advanced, Tues nights, St Columba Church Tauranga RSA 500 Mon 6.45pm. 578 3565. Euchre BOP. Ph 0800 229 6757 or visit www.aa.org.nz for a month at Greerton School grounds 7.30-11.30am.

5.30pm. Bev 572 4127/Kevin 572 1283 Hall, 502 Otumoetai Rd; Weds, Tga Primary School Tues 7pm. 543 2711. Cribb Wed 1pm 541 3773. Darts list of all meetings. sites $4 each. Weather permitting. 577 1116 Mount Senior Citizens Club 345 Maunganui Rd Hall, 5th Ave; Thurs night, Greerton Hall, Cameron Thurs 7pm. 578 3616. 8 Ball/Pool Tues 7pm, Snooker Altrusa Club of Tauranga Welcome women Harmony A Plenty Barbershop Chorus Every Mon for age 50+. Bowls Weds & Fri 12.45pm. Cards Rd. Hugh & Sonia 543 2377 or 027 322 1786 email: Wed 7pm, Quiz Nights Wed 7pm. Housie Fri’s 1pm interested in fellowship, community Service to dinner 7pm at Bethlehem Community Church, Moffat Rd. soniahodson@ihug.co.nz Tues & Thurs 12.45pm.

Concerts 4th Mon of Tauranga Silver Probus 4th Mon at Bureta Park. meetings 2nd & 4th Tues of month 6pm. 576 7838 New members welcome. 542 4191 or www.harmonTai Chi For Health St George’s Church Hall Gate Pa Friendship, fellowship & fun. Pam 571 1511 month. Fun, friendship & hapiness. 575 4650 Alzheimer’s Tauranga Information Day free, inforyaplenty.co.nz every Fri 6-7pm.

Adult class.

Trevor 0800 348 454 Tauranga Te Papa Probus Club 1st Thurs of month mation & advice about memory loss & dementia. 4th Hot Club De Bop Gypsy jazz enthusiasts meet every Multiple Sclerosis Society Facilitates the folTaoist Tai Chi Club Classes every week day 15 at Daniel’s lounge, QE2 Centre, 11th Ave 9.30am. FelTues of month, Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt second Mon 7.30pm in lounge bar, Bureta Park Motor lowing exercise sessions for people with MS or Koromiko St, Judea.

578 9116 lowship, walking, cards, petanque, trips. 543 2012 other neurological disorders. Pilates Tues 9am at Tauranga Anglers Club Invites Freshwater Anglers.

Rd 9.30-11.30am. Alzheimer’s Tauranga 577 6344 Inn. Arts-Laven@xtra.co.nz Tga Senior Citizens Club 14 Norris St (behind Pak n Martial Arts Hall, cnr Kaimanawa & Korowai Sts, Third Mon of month 7pm, Tauranga Fish & Dive Arthritis NZ - WBOP Service Centre, Historic Village Ikebena (Japanese flower arranging) Every 2nd Save). For age 55+. Indoor bowls, cards, coffee mornMount. Physio Thurs 10.30am at Citizens Club, Clubrooms, 60 Cross Rd, Sulphur Pt. Visitors 17th Ave Mon-Fri. Ph 571 0088. Free Arthritis Educa- Sat 10am - 12pm, 13th Ave Methodist Centre. New ings & speaker. Visits to & from other clubs. 578 7534 cnr Cameron Rd & 13th Ave. Social support welcome. Mike 021 808 899 or 572 2602 a/hs. www. tor clinic every Thurs. Ph service centre to make an members welcome. Pauline 576 5760 Tauranga TaeKwonDo Club Mount Clubrooms, Kaimgroups also held in a variety of places. Cheryl tga-anglers-club.playz.it appointment 571 0088 Junior Martial Arts Papamoa Every Mon 5-6pm. anawa St. Children training Mon, Weds, Thurs 5-6pm Tauranga Astronomical Society Observatory open 571 6898 Ashtanga Yoga Thurs 6-7.30am at Tauranga Yoga Help develop your child’s physical, mental & social & adults 6.15-8pm. Tauriko Hall adults & children Mon every 2nd Tues in winter from 7.30pm. Roof open if Musical Memories Village Radio on 1368am, Centre, Elizabeth St West. $10 per class or $60 for 12 skills. Trevor 0800 348 454 & Weds 6-7.30pm. Master Kesi O’Neil 0274 785 478 weekdays 10-4pm, weekends 9-5pm for non stop sky is clear. week term. Yoga classes every day except Sunday.

Judo Moreland Fox Park, Greerton. Classes from or 544 7006 Tauranga Blues Jam Every 2nd Weds of month, 8pm Te Puke Branch NZ Soc of Genealogists 4th Thurs Many styles taught by experienced teachers. www.

PeeWees to Masters. Tues & Thurs 5.30pm. Graeme music. Playing your requests. 571 3710 Drivers Bar 579 0502 New Migrants (& Returning Ex Pats) Informa- at taurangayoga.org.nz for timetable & fees.

Methodist Church Hall 1.30pm. M Lewis 573 6868 543 0872 Tauranga BMX Club Keith Allen Drive, Sulphur Pt, Te Puna Bridge Club Every Tues 7.15pm MarmamaAssn of Administrative Professionals (AAPNZ) Karaoke Club Every 2nd & 4th Tues at 7pm, Drivers tion & services clinics 1-4pm Mon/Tues 1-4pm Tga. Club racing every Tues. Registration 5.30pm. tanga Park, Te Puna. Howard 552 5320 Tauranga Group meet 5.30pm first Weds of month Bar, 11th Ave. 579 0502 & Weds 10am - 2pm or by appointment at Club members $2, non members $5. Jillian 027 244 The Elms Mission House & Library Mission Street, at Sebel Trinity Wharf Hotel, Dive Crescent, Tga. Katikati Herb Society 2nd Weds of month at St Paul’s Settlement Support NZ. Carol 579 6532 or www. 7402 Tga. Open Weds, Sat, Sun & Public Holidays 2-4pm. tauranga@aapnz.org.nz Church, Mulgan St, Katikati 7pm. 552 0217 migrantsupport.org.nz Contact also available Tauranga Brass Meet Mon 7.30pm in Elizabeth St 577 9772 Athenree Historic Homestead 360 Athenree Rd, just Kidz Need Dadz Coffee morning Tues 9.30-11am Community Centre (ex Navalmens Hall) Elizabeth St at Katikati, Waihi Beach, Papamoa, Te Puke by Weekend Warriors Music Jam Drivers Bar 11th Ave off SH2. Visit the colonial homestead open 1st Sun of (except school holidays) Kidz Need Dadz House, 538 arrangement.

West. Learners from 7pm. Thurs, Learners Group & Plaza Tauranga last Sun of month 4pm. 579 0502 month 10am - 4pm. $5 donation Junior Band 6.30pm. Graeme 578 9713 Fraser St, Greerton. Jim 544 3424 Otumoetai Table Tennis Club Sessions at Welcome Bay Community Playgroup EducaTauranga Bureta Park Probus Club 3rd Mon of Bay Network Singles Social Club Friendship group Kiwi Weight Watchers Offering support & encourage- Matua Hall, Levers Rd. Tues 12.30-3.30pm & tional playgroup with vacancies Tues, Weds & Thurs month 1.30pm at Tauranga Citizens’ Club, 13th Ave. for single, separated, divorced & widowed people ment to those wanting to monitor or lose weight. Meet 7.30-9.30pm. Thurs 8.45-11.45am. Fri 9-11.30am 9.30-11.30am during school term at Welcome Bay New members welcome. Brian 570 0074 aged 40-70. Weekly activities. Jean 576 9988 Thurs 5.30pm (Avenues area). Elvina 571 0594 & 7.30-9.30pm. At QEYC Weds 12.30-3pm.

Tauranga Central Ladies Probus 3rd Tues of month Community Church. Ariana 544 3404 Bayfair Petanque Club Every Tues & Thurs at KW Tae Kwon Do 11 Ashley Place, Papamoa Tues & Christine 576 1344 Welcome Bay TaekwonDo Club Selwyn Ridge Russley Drive Reserve 12.45-3pm approx. Weather Thurs 5.30, 6.30 & 7.30pm. Fri 6-7pm. Olympic style. Overeaters Anonymous Is eating a problem for 10am, Daniels in the Park. Anne 578 6221 Tauranga City Sunrise Lions “Do Good - Have Fun.” School Mon, Weds, Thurs 6-8pm. Children, adults & permitting. Margaret 572 3173 Karl 575 9737 you? There is a solution. Meet Tues 7-8pm at families. Garry 021 386 189 or www.tunz.net.nz/clubs/ Friendly, easy going mixed club. Breakfast meeting Bereaved by Suicide Support group meeting 3rd La Leche League Invites pregnant women, all moth1st & 3rd Tues of month at RSA Tauranga (ex Fahy’s, welcomebay Mon of month 7.30pm. For anyone who has ever lost ers, babies & children to attend monthly breastfeeding Church of Christ, 1400 Cameron Rd. 544 1213 Western BOP Newcomers Network New to the Greerton). Gail 576 1221 www.taurangacarfair.co.nz someone to suicide. Grief Support Services 578 4480 support & info meetings. Tga - 1st Weds of month, 24 Pacific Probus Club (Mount) 3rd Mon of month. Tauranga City Silver Band Practices in Brass Band area? Want to meet new friends? Meet every Weds at Many activities. Peter 572 3884 Bolivia Tauranga Bridge Club, Cherrywood every Westwood St, Bellevue. Julie 576 8404 or Trudy 549 Hall, 10 Yatton St, Greerton every Weds 7-9pm. New Forrester Hall, Historic Village on 17th Ave 10.30am Papamoa Country Music Club 4th Sun of Thurs 12.50pm. Tuition, cards, tea/coffee. Toby 543 5644. Mt Maunganui - 1st Fri of month, 25 Pitau Rd. 12pm. 571 6419 month at Papamoa Sport & Rec Centre, Gordon players & visitors welcome.

5358 Christine 574 8722 Tauranga City Sunrise Lions Carfair Every Sun Yoga Classes Papamoa at Papamoa Library/ComBOP Newcomers Network New to the area? Want Lions Club Greerton Dinner meeting 1st & 3rd Tues Spratt Reserve, Parton Rd 1-4.30pm. 542 3200 8am - 12pm, 11th Ave carpark (opp Mad Butcher). Buy munity Centre, 15 Gravatt Rd, Papamoa, Mondays Papamoa Genealogical Society 2nd Mon of to make new friends? Weekly coffee mornings at For- at Tauranga Racecourse. Ray 577 1894 & sell cars/4WD/Utes/Motorhomes/Trailers/Boats. Ken 5.30pm. Central Mount at St Peters Church, Victoria month in the Tohora Room, Papamoa Library. rester Hall, Historic Village, 17th Ave, Tga every Weds Marlin Probus Club Mt Maunganui Second Mon of 027 733 9686 or www.taurangacarfair.co.nz St, Mount Weds 5.30pm. Penny 574 6556 or email 10.30am -12pm. 571 6419 month at 9.45am at Club Mt Maunganui 45-47 Kawaka 9.30am-2.30pm. Modest door charge. Tea/coffee Tauranga City Sunrise Lions Friendly, mixed club. yogainmotionnz@yahoo.com Brookfield Care & Craft Group Every Tues 9.30St. Visitors & new members welcome. Elaine 575 6447 provided. Interesting speakers. Helen 542 0895 Breakfast meeting 1st & 3rd Tues of month at RSA, Yoga Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Bayfair. Thurs Greerton. Gail 576 1221 www.taurangacarfair.co.nz 11.30am at St Stephens Church, Brookfield Tce. 10-11.30am. Marlene 542 3531 Mens Cancer Support Group 3rd Thurs of month at Papamoa Lions Club Like to join Papamoa Tauranga Farmers Market Tauranga Primary School Yoga Papamoa Library/Community Centre, 15 Gravatt Bridge Lessons for Beginners at Mount Bridge Club Cancer Society rooms cnr 14th Ave & Fraser St. Mike Lions? Great company & you’re helping your cnr 5th Ave & Cameron Rd every Sat 7.45am 12pm.

Rd, Papamoa Thurs 9-10.30am & Tues 5.30-7pm . community.

Tues 7pm. Alice 579 1175 575 7696 Margaret 571 6331 Chess Every Mon night at Mount RSA. Juniors Meet 1st & 3rd Weds of month. Donna 542 3409. Trixie 552 5278 Messianic Meeting: Ha Derech - The Way Sharing Tauranga Friendship & Social Club Weekly activities Yong In Taekwondo Any day Mon - Fri. Choose any 6-7.30pm, seniors 7-10pm. Vaughan 544 1329 or The Truth, The Way, & The Life together. All ages & Papamoa Lions Markets Every 2nd & 4th Sun for the over 50’s. Companionship, walks, movies, din- 3 nights to suit your lifestyle. Kids: 5-6pm, 6-7pm. email: grandmaster@kol.co.nz or web http://vaughan- backgrounds Jew & non Jew welcome. Every Sat of month at Palm Beach Plaza grounds. 027 ners, daytrips, dancing & good times. Joyce 578 0226 Adults: 7-8.30pm. Unit 3, 33 Burrows St, Tga. Master lisa.kol.co.nz/chess.htm 10am. Geoff or Pamela 570 1438 259 3120 Tauranga Harbour City Lions Ladies club meet 2nd WS Lee 021 167 6733 (txt) or 574 2708 Computer Courses For over the 50+ at Tauranga Mount Art Group St Peter’s Church Hall, 11 Victoria Papamoa Progressive Association 2nd Mon & 4th Tues of month. Patricia 543 3665 Young Stroke Survivors 1st Weds of month at differSeniorNet. 577 9121 Rd, Mount every Thurs 9am - 2pm. Elise 575 9851 of month in the Tohora Room, Papamoa Library. Tauranga Historical Society Brain Watkins Historic ent places for friendship, support & fun. Roy 544 5005 Disability Information Services WBOP Inc. Provid- Mount Indoor Bowling Club Weds at Mount InterHouse open every Sun 2-4pm. $4 adult, $2 child.

7.30pm Youth on the Coast Church youth group for ages 10ing free, confidential & impartial info on a wide range mediate School, Links Ave. Names in by 7.15pm. New Papamoa Sunshine Probus Group 2nd Tues of Guided tours. Groups by arrangement. 574 4965 17. Fridays 6pm at Evans Road Community Church, of disabilities & related issues. Office open Mon - Fri members welcome. Jim 572 1983 month for lunch at Parton Rd Sports Club. James Tauranga Ladies Probus Club Every 3rd Mon at Papamoa. $2. 027 437 7868 9am - 3pm. 578 2929 10am, Citizens Club, 13th Ave. Speakers. Beryl 576 Mt Maunganui Contract Bridge Club 60 Golf 542 3235 Zonta International Club of Tauranga Business & Drivers Country Jam Drivers Bar 11th Ave Plaza, Rd. Bridge Mon 1-4pm, Weds 7-10pm, Thurs Rotary Club Tauranga Weds 5.30pm at Daniel’s 6719/Erin 576 5750 professional women’s club meet 2nd Mon of month Tauranga Model Railway Club Every Thurs 7.30pm at Tauranga 2nd Sun of month 4pm. 579 0502 11am - 2.30pm, Fri 1-4pm. 575 4251 Reception Lounge, 11th Ave. 543 2012 or www.

Te Puna with running nights every 3rd Thus. John 575 5.30pm. 544 9992 or email: tauranga@zonta.org.nz Gate Pa Outdoor Bowling Club 500 cards Tues 1pm. Mount Lionesses Every 1st & 3rd Weds tauranga.rotary.org.nz 2286 or 0276 062 706 Yvonne 544 2910. Housie Weds 11am June 544 8960 5.30pm. Shirley 575 2725 Due to the popularity of the Weekend Sun’s What’s On Regular Events items will be inserted for 3 months only. Contact julie@thesun.co.nz or phone 578 0030 to reinsert your listing.

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Get carried ‘Up and Away’ Former Tauranga musician Dave Baxter is heading home after completing a successful overseas tour and achieving a number one chart-topping hit with Avalanche City.

The work continues though with him embarking on his first-ever New Zealand tour, playing at intimate venues across the North Island, including at Illuminati on August 4.

This comes after completing a successful show tour of Los Angeles, New York and London last month and earlier releasing the chart topping single, ‘Love, Love, Love’.

This song was the fastest selling

single for a New Zealand group since digital music was first recorded.

Although Avalanche City is Dave’s solo project, live performances feature various musicians and instruments from mandolin, ukulele and glockenspiel to an accordion in a full rendition of the album.

“One thing I want for Avalanche City is for it to constantly push musical boundaries,” says Dave.

“These guys are so talented at what they do and are just great at interpreting the album and putting their own flavour into it.”

The platinum-selling single and debut album, ‘Our New Life Above Ground’, was recorded with a guerilla DIY approach. Working

daily on vocal scales and lyric writing, Dave spent six months honing the craft and experimenting with different techniques.

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The Weekend Sun has a double pass to give away to a lucky reader who can tell us what Avalanche City’s new album is called.

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Entries must be received by August 2.

Dave Baxter.

All in a name After making their mark in the dub step scene in early 2008, Mt Eden – formally Mt Eden Dubstep – are back, with a new sound and marking a significant change by dropping the ‘dubstep’.

“It was never meant to be Mt Eden Dubstep,” says Jesse Hooper.

“What happened was, I had it written at the end of some of my early tracks online, but it was simply to state the genre of the track, but all of a sudden people just took up the name.”

The electronic duo Jesse and Harley Rayner are releasing their debut album ‘MEDS’ this Christmas, showcasing a mix of hiphop, dubstep and drum and bass.

The duo first put themselves on the map using YouTube, releasing hits such as ‘Sierra Leone’, ‘Omen’ – a dubstep remix of The Prodigy – and ‘Silence’ – a remix of Sarah McLachlan, which would go on to form the basis of their self-titled EP. Having just returned from packed out shows in the United States, Jesse says things have taken off since putting up those first remixes and in return his production at home has grown.

“The whole tour has been amazing. The biggest crowd we played to was over 20,000 people – bigger than the Big Day Out we played at.

“We (Harley and I) would be doing five gigs in a row in one run and I would be holding onto the DJ decks because we were so exhausted, but we have definitely come

Mt Eden – formerly Mt Eden Dubstep – are playing in Tauranga. along way in terms of performing and interacting with the crowd in our live shows,” says Jesse.

“I’m really grateful to how things have turned out. With the earlier tracks, I found it really hard coming from a place where I never learnt how to produce, but now Harley and I have our own studio set up, we have a new vibe and we have found our own beat.”

Mt Eden is performing at Illuminti on August 5.

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Churches Active In Our Community Supporting parents through the unknown Being a parent can often involve venture into the realms of the unknown, but a new programme is being offered at Holy Trinity Tauranga to support parents on this journey.

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