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No, but it made a reasonable intro. Here’s some recent feedback from readers: Hi Brian, What a wonderful column you wrote in April 1 issue, read soggily when it had partly dried out on Sunday (perhaps if the paper deliverer had pushed it fully in the box it may have remained dry). However, I feel that it’s important to point out several factual errors relating to the change in the Earth’s inertia due to moving clock backward at 3am. Firstly, clocks which are mounted on the wall will tend to push downwards as the hand is moved upwards. This will have the interesting effect of moving the planet in its orbit around the sun, and as the change will occur in the same place orbitally in succession, and as it will push the Earth towards the sun (as it happens at nighttime), this will mean we will move closer to the sun and hence increase global warming; and, to retain inertia, which cannot be lost, it will also speed up the Earth thereby reducing the length of each year and ultimately getting rid of that inconvenient extra day in February every fourth year. This will be popular with my watch, which is now a day behind after 29 February. Perhaps it has made the change already. However, this relies on every country on Earth reverting to Night Dark Wasting time at the same time orbitally, which probably doesn’t occur. If they can’t decide on trivial things like trade and refugee issues, it’s hardly likely that everyone will have agreed upon something so Earth shattering as changing times from DLST to NDWT. The other major issue is that probably the majority of time-keeping mechanisms are now digital and therefore rely on the passage of electrons through conductors to keep and change time. Now electrons are very light compared with the hands of

non-digital timepieces, but as there a far more digital timekeepers the effect is likely to be the same. The problem arises when it is considered that the orientation of these digital mechanisms is probably random, whereas for non-digital wall clocks they will (usually) be vertical. This will mean the effect of these electrons is also random and therefore unpredictable. It would be statistically possible that they could all be oriented to take us back into the middle of last century, and while this is considered unlikely, there are some cultures for which evidence exists this has already happened. So perhaps instead of waiting for the Earth to speed up or fry up, we should just be very thankful physics has decreed that electrons are very light and not heavier, like the size of elephants for example. If they were, of course, it would mean everyone would be held immobile in place by their wrists as electronic elephant weights circulated slowly inside their digital watches. If that was the case, people would no longer be too concerned about the degree of fade of their curtains due to daylight saving. As this has all happened already and everything continues as before, I assume the effect was much the same as the Y2K bug at the start of this century. Alan Willoughby Regular contributor Tyler Taarse comments on Helen Clark: John Key having told me/us how useless Helen Clark and her Labour Government was several elections ago, now nominating her for the position of Head Cushiest Job at the United Nations. Am I being too cynical here, but isn’t it time for new blood to come through and Aunty Helen to retire on her generous parliamentary superannuation, current UN salary savings and whatever other perks she is able to rack up? If she couldn’t run NZ satisfactorily then how on earth can she run the UN? Helen Clark for UN Secretary-General

rankles to about the same degree as Dame Susan for Race Relations commissioner. But I guess that’s further evidence of qualifications and ability not being essential for political appointments? Meanwhile, David Hesse of Papamoa has been monitoring the situation with cones on the spinifex sculpture.

Finally, a fuss has broken out in Mother England, over plans to make Thomas the Tank Engine more PC by having female trains, and engines of broader ethnic background. Some purist English folk are aghast that Thomas may end up with friends who are not strictly Stiff Upper Lip Englishmen. Here at RR, being incredibly racially tolerant, we think it’s an excellent idea to have more ethnicities represented amongst English fictional characters. In fact, we’d like to see more famous celebrities appearing. We’d like to see Postman Patel and his multi-coloured cat. And it’s time Dr Who was played by a Chinaman. Dr Hu. Send us your suggestions for widening the ethnic diversity of English fiction characters. The best will win a curry. brian@thesun.co.nz Like on Facebook: Rogers Rabbits blog.

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The day the mail didn’t get through Waiting four months for her mail - Patti Homan of Brookfield. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

More mail madness. It involves mail going missing, mail being found but delivered to the wrong address, mail disappearing and postage stamps offered up as compensation. It also involves New Zealand Post customer Patti Homan’s frustration and disappointment. Frustration at the “off-handedness of NZ Post” and disappointment at the indifference of some members of the public. “What I cannot understand is why whoever received our letters did not deliver them to us, did not take them back to a Post Shop or repost them.” And she’s “upset” with NZ Post because something very precious and personal to the family has been lost and gone forever. For its part NZ Post says: “We closed the case without final communication with the customer which is not our usual practice”. And it will be contacting Patti to apologise. “One missing envelope contained pages from a very old photograph album for my genealogy collection,” says Patti. “Sadly, they are the only copies we had of these relatives.” That letter was sent from her cousin in Beachlands, Auckland, in December and never arrived at Patti’s Brookfield address. No ‘tracking’ was paid for

this item. And NZ Post says that makes it difficult to provide a definitive answer. Misdirected mail with no return address should end up at the Returned Letter Office. “Correct processes were followed and we are keeping an eye out for this letter.” But the mail has been missing four months. Patti is not hopeful. But a lesson was learned because a second envelope dispatched from the cousin in Beachlands contained just a copy of another valuable photo and tracking was paid on this item. But then more mail muddles. “We know it was delivered the day after posting,” says Patti. But it wasn’t delivered to her as the intended recipient. It was apparently delivered to a Goods Rd address. So wrong street and wrong suburb. “How did they confuse Goods Rd, Pillans Point, for Jacob St in Brookfield? It is beyond us.” NZ Post supplied a photo of the envelope. And it suggests the handwritten address could be interpreted as either “Jacob” or “Goods”, even though it’s “Street” on the envelope as in Jacob Street and not “Road” as in Goods Road. On the envelope it also specifically says Brookfield, not Pillans Point. To find our more about the rogue envelope, go to www.theweekendsun.co.nz; Search for ‘The day the mail Hunter Wells didn’t get through’.

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Oval bats away criticism It’s just not cricket. And it’s inaccurate. That’s the Bay Oval Trust general manager Kelvin Jones front footing what he describes as “begrudging” criticism of plans to install $2.6 million lighting towers for night fixtures at the venue.

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Police dive squad at Astrolabe The Police Dive Squad were among the first divers on Astrolabe Reef this week after Maritime NZ lifted two statutory notices on the Rena wreck as a navigational hazard. The reef was used as a training ground for the squad who have been holding safety presentation to highlight the risks of diving. The presentations have come after nine divers have died since Christmas. Police hope other divers can learn from the deaths and make it home safely after a trip out.

New rugby laws to be trialled New laws to make rugby safer, simpler and more fun to watch will be trialled during the domestic Mitre 10 Cup and Mitre 10 Heartland Championship competitions this year. New Zealand Rugby is working with World Rugby on the trial which introduces amendments to the laws governing tackling and the ruck area – renamed the ‘breakdown’ – plus the roll out of a new points system. Eight provincial unions, including the Bay of Plenty and Waikato, have already elected to implement the law trials during their current premier club rugby season.

“There is no demand, no requirement nor any need,” insisted Rob Paterson of Matapihi in an email to The Weekend Sun last week. “It will prove to be no use to cricket – in a nutshell, it is a white elephant.” And that’s even before the elephant has ambled into being. The trust is making a pitch for financial help under the council’s annual plan. However, Rob doesn’t want the Tauranga City Council, via ratepayers, to provide any future funding for Bay Oval developments. Rob says Bay Oval will only get two summer holiday matches played in the daytime, during daylight saving, with good attendances. “Why on earth do you need lights?” For very good reasons, replies Kelvin. “Cricket, like any sport, wants to play matches when it suits the viewing public. “It’s the same reason you don’t often see day time Super Rugby matches any more.” Kelvin says evening games make it more convenient for spectators coming to the ground, for those at home watching on TV and those watching from overseas. “And viewing statistics paint a very obvious picture with night games significantly out-rating day games.” And the Bay Oval general manager says Rob is “inaccurate”. NZ Cricket, claims Kelvin, is looking to schedule more and more games at venues with lights. In past seasons the average

Pointing out inaccuracies - Bay Oval Trust general manager Kelvin Jones. number of international playing days has been about 22. Next season that will increase to more than 40. “Venues with lights will be favoured. And we know NZ Cricket likes the Bay Oval.” Kelvin says that’s because it offers advantages over other venues. It has the equal largest spectator space of all non-stadium venues – on a par with Hagley Oval and bigger than Saxton Oval, University Oval, The Basin Reserve and Seddon Park. The drainage is the best in the country and the climate offers a longer season, which assists scheduling of games. Rob also used a Dunedin example to add weight to his argument. “The Dunedin City Council has turned down a lighting request from the University Oval because it wouldn’t stack up.” “False,” says Kelvin.

He says NZ Cricket has offered more matches to a lit University Oval and the DCC has conditionally committed $1.1m to the project if the ground can grow its capacity. Fundraising $750,000 for embankment extensions is underway. “I would have at least expected some sort of begrudging admiration from Mr Paterson for what the Bay Oval has achieved with so little ratepayer input to date,” says Kelvin. So far TCC has contributed $543,000 to the development of an asset valued well in excess of $5 million. “The Oval is a fantastic example of what can be achieved with innovative funding and the council and community working together to create an asset Tauranga can be proud of.”

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Family’s fans in Fiji Elle, 13, Leona and Lana, 14, Smith with the rugby boots and gear they will take to Fiji. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

When the Smiths travel to Fiji, packed in their luggage – as well as the usual togs and sunblock – is more than 50kg of rugby balls and sporting gear.

The Smiths – Graeme, Leona, Lana and Elle – first visited Fiji in 2005. “On our first trip to Fiji Graeme was wearing a Highlanders top and had so many locals admiring his shirt he ended up taking it off and giving it to one of the resort staff,” says Leona. “Etula Evoni was just so incredibly grateful to have received this that Graeme went back to his luggage and took every branded top he had and distributed it to the other staff. He went home in a floral island shirt we had to buy from the resort!” Since then, the family has

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rallied the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Chiefs, Bay of Plenty Steamers and Highlanders, who have each donated previous season gear for the villages. They have also donated netball uniforms, soccer gear and referee uniforms. The family has made a few more trips to the island and makes plans to visit Fiji every year. Before their next trip this April school holidays, they’re asking for another donated haul of rugby boots, branded rugby gear, or sports team uniforms to take back with them. “They often have one pair of boots per team and rotate them amongst themselves,” says Leona, who’s on the lookout for men’s size US10 and above rugby boots. “Biggest sizes are hard to find,” says Leona. “One guy is a size 15!” The family supports two main villages in Nadi, Fiji, with the sports gear. “It is one of the most humbling experiences we have ever been involved in,” says Graeme. “We have assisted in raising funds for charities in New Zealand, but I have never seen

anyone as happy as these guys when you give them something so simple as a rugby ball or a T-shirt.” On a trip from Volivoli to Denarau, the family stopped at the villages and threw rugby balls from the car. “The joy that this brought the villagers was heart-melting,” says Leona. “You’d have thought we were throwing them gold! They are such grateful, humble people.” “We took rugby balls to distribute on that trip because on our previous visit our girls were playing with the village kids and they said: ‘Dad, you have to get them some balls, because they’re kicking around empty coke bottles or coconuts’,” says Graeme. “We’re privileged that we can help in the way we do,” say Lana and Elle. To donate rugby boots, branded T-shirts or sports gear, contact Leona on 0274986425. The family is happy to collect donations. To read the full story, go to www.theweekendsun.co.nz; Search for ‘Family’s fans in Fiji’.

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The power of conversation Ask yourself this: When was the last time you spoke with your neighbour? Do you know your local community support groups? Are you aware of what challenges face those in your own backyard? The Bay of Plenty-based Wright Family Foundation wants to start a conversation about what is important to us and reflect on how we treat others. Each night, while you’re watching your favourite shows on TV, you may notice a series of short videos, which introduce us to Kiwis from all walks of life. Each one has a message – from the way they raise their children, to how important it is to foster creativity in our next generation. It’s all part of a new initiative, titled People Matter, which is designed to provide insight into how everyday New Zealanders live, with a wider goal of connecting people through the power of a friendly conversation.

This unique approach is something founder Chloe Wright believes is essential to building strong communities throughout the country. “It is our hope that the extraordinary people on these TV clips will encourage a greater movement toward real conversation that, in turn, enables people to reach their potential and build a cohesive society. “Kindness and a smile, listening not judging, people never cease to surprise me with their capacity for caring.” The Wright Family Foundation enlisted the help of a film production company to travel the country and talk with random people at various locations about their life experiences. The clips will run from April 10 to Anzac Day, playing at key commercial breaks during peak-hour TV shows such as ‘One News’, ‘The Paul Henry Show’ and ‘Breakfast’. For more, visit www.wrightfamilyfoundation.org.nz

If you can’t beat them, join them Our fast-food industry tends to regularly and publicly get chastised for the negative impact they are claimed to have on all our weight, diabetes and overall health issues. Too much salt, sugar, fat, super-sized portions and more of the same. What about if we changed our whole

attitude to the hundreds of thousands of fast-food outlets throughout the country, and actually positively engaged and worked with some of them to promote positive food changes and

customer awareness? During the last 10 years, EFK has engaged with a number of cafes, and our ideas for providing more sustaining, balanced food items have always been well received. In 2008 we ran a national programme right across Robert Harris coffee roasters’ 50-plus cafes.

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PATHWAY TO CREATIVE INDUSTRIES WITH FREE COURSE A free digital design course in Tauranga has been the perfect springboard for school leaver Grace King to pursue her passion for filmmaking. Grace moved from Auckland to the Bay of Plenty last year to complete the ACG Yoobee creative industries programme, which aims to give imaginative school leavers a step up into the exciting world of digital design. Grace graduated with an invaluable overview of filmmaking, animation, graphic design and web design – plus the skills and confidence she needed to pathway into higher level studies. Now she’s back in the City of Sails, working towards a Diploma in Digital Design – Animation and Film Production at ACG Yoobee Auckland. “The Bay of Plenty course was a great starting point. I’m so glad I did it,” she says. “It’s a Youth Guarantee programme so if you’re aged between 16 and 19 it’s free. That meant that my classmates were all like-minded and around the same age as me. Most of us weren’t completely sure of what we were doing, but knew we wanted to head in the design direction. It enabled me to explore the digital side of the creative

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“The programme serves as a great taster for the Level 5 diplomas you can branch into at ACG Yoobee’s other campuses, and prepares you very well for the next step.” The Level 5 Diploma in Digital Design – Animation and Film Production is one of two trail-blazing new programmes ACG Yoobee has launched for 2016. The other specialises in Web and Graphic, and both are available in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. With a strong focus on hands-on training, students graduate not just with theoretical knowledge, but also with the practical skills they need to land a job in the creative industries. “It’s my dream to be involved

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Old bailer set to crank up at festival In an urban Tauranga garage, a bailer which hasn’t seen action for 60 years is being readied for the Tauranga Vintage Machinery Club’s Crank Up Festival at Katikati this Sunday, April 10. Owner Colston Landon of Otumoetai is restoring the stationary baler, made by Booth & MacDonald of Christchurch, with the help of friends including Graeme Ross.

“We are working hard to get the bailer ready for April 10,” says Graeme. Unlike more modern bailers, it is not towed by a tractor. “Instead, hay is brought to the bailer and pitch-forked into it.” At least 20 tractors, some as old as 90 years, plus a massive 1958 D9E Caterpillar bulldozer and a number of stationery engines will be in action at the Crank Up day which is held on Michael Cooper’s property on Hot Springs Rd, Katikati.

“It’s a lovely setting with big chestnut trees and we encourage people to bring a picnic and enjoy the day. “There will be a sausage sizzle as well,” says Graeme. Members of other vintage machinery clubs, including from the Waikato and Hauraki Plains, have been invited to bring along their machinery and tractors too. And it is possible some vintage military machines may be on display. A tractor see-saw competition will be among the attractions with drivers attempting to balance their tractors in the centre of a “see-saw” before driving off the other end. “Retired farmers, machinery enthusiasts and young families all enjoy our crank up days and everyone is welcome,” says Graeme. The event from 10.30am to around 3pm will be signposted from SH2 and admission is by donation. Elaine Fisher

Graeme Ross with Colston Landon, who has restored his Booth & MacDonald bailer.

Road closures for Sunday half marathon event Motorists are being reminded road closures will be place in the city this weekend for the Tauranga Half Marathon to run this Sunday, April 10. The event boasts a fast, scenic on-road course, which includes a loop of the Tauranga CBD, and will see traffic prohibited from certain streets. Full road closures will be in

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Harington St will also have a lane closure for even letterbox numbers. And lane closures will be in place on Brown St and parts of Chapel St. No closures will extend past 9.30am to minimise any business interruption. To view a route map of the event, see www.taurangahalfmarathon. co.nz

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One year on from opening, Tauranga’s newest school has more than tripled its roll and is attracting students from the wider Bay of Plenty. ACG Tauranga opened in Term 1 last year with a roll of 18 students. As the school nears the end of Term 1 this year, it has a roll of 67 and a new principal in Shawn Hutchinson. Shawn joined ACG Tauranga mid-2015, and was appointed principal in November 2015. He came to Tauranga from three years in China at the Beijing City International School, and was previously head of secondary at ACG International School in Vietnam. Shawn says the Pyes Pa-based school has enrolled students from Rotorua, Katikati, Te Puke, Papamoa, Mount Maunganui and Tauranga. “Our school roll is continuing to grow and we’re thrilled to welcome more students to ACG Tauranga. “Our parents tell us they’re willing for their children to travel for experienced quality teachers, focused learning in the classroom, and the Cambridge international curriculum in a safe and caring environment.” ACG Tauranga, which is Tauranga’s first independent school for Year 1-13, now has three fulltime primary teachers and three full-time secondary teachers, as well three part-time secondary teachers specialising in Spanish, music and art. The co-ed and secular school currently has students enrolled in years 1-10, and will increase

incrementally to Year 13, with Year 11 students starting IGCSE courses in 2017. ACG Tauranga is the only school in Tauranga totally based on the Cambridge Curriculum, starting from primary school – something which Shawn says is a drawcard for parents. “The knowledge that it’s an international curriculum, where students are obviously working towards international qualifications, is a big drawcard, because families are wanting their children to be competitive globally and locally.” One year since opening, the school culture has taken shape, driven by its core values of excellence, integrity, innovation, respect and courage. “Our values drive our behaviours in school and out of school,” Shawn says. “The culture we are trying to establish here is really one of excellence. We are creating a place where everyone has the opportunity to excel, or at least aspire to excel. Everyone operates with honesty and trust.” Both foundation students and new students have played an important role in shaping those values and the school culture, says Shawn. “Last year the focus of most of the student-led assemblies was for the students to share their understanding of the school’s core values. “Our foundation students are leaders in our school. They are young people who understand our values and live those values day-to-day. They demonstrate through their actions what it is to be at our school – that it’s okay to try really hard in everything you do, and to be successful in an academic area.”

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Stretching the legs and socialising the dogs Event organiser Emily Rogers with Corrie Taylor, Peter Hrstich and Betty Hall. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

Rise and shine early this Saturday humans. There’s a dog walk in town. Dog owners and friends are invited to join The Western Bay’s Big Dog Walk this weekend at Te Puna Quarry Park, with a leisurely walk starting 8.30am. Hosted by Western Bay of Plenty District Council, ‘Western Bay’s Big Dog Walk – Alfie and friends rock the Quarry’ is a chance for dog owners to meet and mingle, and for dogs to socialise. It also marks the launch of council’s formal consultation on their draft Dog Control Policy and Bylaw with Alfie, council’s ‘spokesdog’, joining the walk. Event organiser Emily Rogers says the walk is aimed at being a fun event for dog owners in the district. WBOPDC animal services officer Betty Hall says the event is a great opportunity for owners to

socialise their dog in a healthy environment. “Socialising is an important part of responsible dog ownership and is a win-win for both the owner and the dog. Dogs are normally very social animals and they enjoy dogs’ company, it’s good for their mental and physical heath.” All dogs participating in the walk will need to be on a leash for the duration of the event. Anyone wanting assistance with walking their dog in a group environment is welcome to talk to council’s animal team at the marquee before the walk. The signposted walk is rated as ‘moderate’ and shouldn’t be longer than one hour. Signs will direct people to the meeting point on the day. Dog owners are reminded to bring poo bags with them and pick up after their pooches. The event is weather-permitting, for updates, check council’s website or Facebook page.

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Beary good morning out “A morning of free fun for anyone who wants to bring their teddy to come and hang out,” is how Kate Percy, events manager for Papamoa Unlimited, describes the Mitre 10 Papamoa’s Teddy Bears Picnic. From 11am-1pm tomorrow, April 8, the lawn outside the Papamoa Plaza lawn will be filled with children and their stuffed critters, in what Kate calls “a morning of free family entertainment”. Face painting, story time and balloons will be available to the

children and parents as well as Plunket offering free dental advice, and Papamoa College hosting a barbecue to raise money at the picnic. “Kids can bring their teddies; obviously it’s not a teddy bears’ picnic without teddies,” says Kate. Each child that brings their cuddly friend will go in the draw to win a giant soft toy. Kate says they’re expecting a “couple of hundred” people to turn up, not including their furry toys. The first 50 children to attend will receive a free blackboard which can then be used during story time. Cayla-Fay Saunders

Papamoa Unlimited events manager Kate Percy with the giant soft toy to be won. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

The Coopers walking to save hearts raised more than $550 through family, friends, Facebook and the Everyday Hero website. She and Andrew, along with their children, will walk the 7km

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walkways because doctors told Andrew walking was a good way for his heart to recover. “It’s a good incentive and a positive thing to do altogether as a family,” says Christine. “And for Andrew’s recovery; it’s a goal to get, to walk that distance.” The half marathon begins 7am on Sunday, with the 14km walkways starting at 8.15am, the 7km walkways starting at 9.30am, and the Matua Mile (1.6km) beginning 10.30am. People can register by paying the entry fee with cash – no Eftpos or ATMs are available on Sunday. Online registrations close at 5pm, April 8. To donate, visit www.everydayhero.co.nz/event/ tauranga-half-marathon-2016 For more information, visit www. taurangahalfmarathon.co.nz

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A passion for putting people first is the driving force behind the exhibitions at The Tauranga Home Show 2016 spearheaded by Bay Events in Tauranga. The Tauranga Home Show was established in 1995 by Graeme and Raewyn Martin, who were joined in 2011 by their daughter Dana. This family trio share the enthusiasm to bring these hugely stimulating shows to the public each year. Graeme calls it the ‘triple-passion effect’. “We’re in the entertainment business as

much as the exhibition business – people are first, second and third, including both exhibitors and show visitors.” Bay Events has seen massive changes, not only the events industry, but the expanding client base and products on offer. “We’ve seen the evolution of Tauranga in the recent housing boom. The population increase has led to the development of new venues such as the ASB Arena, which is better suited to exhibition events than the sports halls and marquees that we debuted in.” The upcoming Tauranga Home Show is a testament to

their aspiration to put on the biggest and best exhibitions in the Bay. Demonstrating the appeal and value of the show, some exhibitors have been on-board since the first Tauranga Home Show in 2000. Ensuring the show caters to a variety of needs and provides an enjoyable experience is key to guaranteeing repeat visitors. “It’s always changing, always challenging, and when you nail it, it comes with a real buzz for everyone involved.” The Tauranga Home Show returns to ASB Arena Baypark on May 6-8, open 10am-5pm daily.

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Mel’s ready to smash it! Melanie Stone shoves the gear box into first gear, puts her foot down, and the engine roars into life. “Yeah baby, bring it on,” the SunMedia finance manager shouts as she tests out the SunLive Demo Derby car in ASB Baypark’s pit area. It’s the first time she’s been behind the wheel of a manual since age 15. “And I didn’t stall,” says a proud Melanie. She’s dressed in a pretty black and white polka dot dress for the vintage-themed photo shoot with The Weekend Sun’s photographer Tracy Hardy to promote the SunLive Baypark Speedway Demolition Derby. But a frock and heels won’t be the outfit Melanie chooses for the big event at ASB Baypark on April 9. Come Saturday no more Mrs Nice, this lady is ready to rumble and she means business. What kind of car is she driving? “A manual Mazda Familia sedan, 1600cc,” states Melanie with a few more revs to the engine. She knows her stuff. As she smiles for the camera, Melanie tells us she’s had a taste for racing before. “I was lucky enough to test drive a stock car.” Derby experience or not, she’s got one up fellow competitor Damien Morgan who’s never stepped foot in a stock car before. “I haven’t done anything like this before, but I’ve always wanted to.” Damien is one of the official Rock Demolitions Derby Drivers after winning The Rock FM’s radio competition.

SunMedia’s finance manager Melanie Stone and The Rock Demolition Driver Damien Morgan get ready to rumble. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

“I was in it last year and I didn’t win,” admits the 33-year-old. “So I thought this must be my year.” So now he’s in, what are his tactics? “I don’t know, just full speed and waste everyone,” says Damien. The event is open to anyone with a current driver’s licence and anyone who doesn’t have access to a car can go and see event promoter Bernie Gillon – and he’ll make sure there’s on available for hire on the night. The entry fee for drivers competing with their own car is $200, or $500 for drivers who wish to hire a car.

Plus the last driver standing will win $2000, while he or she who wreaks the most havoc – or is the most entertaining – will be awarded $1000. The SunLive Baypark Speedway Demolition Derby is on April 9 at ASB Baypark. Gates open 5pm, racing starts 6.30pm. Tickets are available from www. bayparkspeedway.co.nz, at ASB Baypark and at the gate. Entry forms for the derby are available online at www.bayparkspeedway.co.nz, at Flamecrusher in Gate Pa, or at the merchandise hub at ASB Baypark. Zoe Hunter

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Paying it forward A Facebook page dedicated to helping those in need sounds almost too good to be true, but with more than 1000 members, the Pay It Forward - Tauranga Facebook page is alive and pumping. Manager of the page Mila Barach says she created the page about two years ago, and started the ball rolling by adding her friends. Eventually the page began getting more and more followers, and now sits at a little more than 1000 members. “I guess I was hoping it would get big; I think there is definitely room to grow more and really see people give a little more than they have been,” says Mila. “Knowing that people are going through tough times, and that people do essentially want to help each other” was part of the inspiration to start and manage the page, says Mila. The page, which allows people to give things free of charge to those in need, is not a page to ask for free handouts, says Mila. “I wanted one page just dedicated to people just giving without asking, people just need to realise that giving is more important than asking for free handouts all the time.” All posts are moderated, but Mila says this isn’t as time-consuming as approving requests. “I moderate everything, which has been good in a way that I’ve made sure people aren’t just saying ‘I need this’ or trying to promote businesses,” says Mila. “So it really is just a place where people are giving as opposed to everything else.” There hasn’t been any junk, says Mila, so people aren’t trying to palm

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Clairvoyants join search The family photograph isn’t complete. There’s new mum Wendy holding newly arrived 8lb 9oz (6.3kg) Indigo, or Indie for short, and there’s a proud new dad Alex. Then there’s a void. “It’s a bittersweet time for us,” admits Wendy. The void is because Winston’s still missing. Winston’s a dog but a dog with status. He’s not just a pet but a crucial add-on to this nuclear family. It used to be Mum, Dad and the kids. But in the case of the Keirs, it includes a dog, it includes Winston. “No-one’s told him he’s a dog. He thinks he’s human,” says Wendy. In other words he is one of the family. Wendy, Indigo, Alex and Winston. But Winston’s been AWOL since February 20. And if he knew, if he could understand the kerfuffle, the fuss he’s causing, he would no doubt find his way home. Where he would be forgiven, of course. “And we know he is coming home, we really do,” says Wendy, perhaps overly optimistically.

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It’s been an extraordinary exercise, probably more people and effort committed to looking for Winston than a regular search for a missing person. Hundreds of people, known and unknown to the Keirs, have collectively spent hundreds of hours scouring the Takitimu bushland for Winston, social media’s been electric with sightings, theories and news of spontaneous searches and even police dogs have been looking for the ‘bro’. But so far, not so much as a sniff. Has Winston been dog-napped? Is he being sheltered by a well-meaning but unwary Samaritan? Or is Winston injured and lost. So far questions but no answers. There have been the stock standard ‘Missing – please help’ flyers. Dozens, hundreds of them. But this is a much more sophisticated, more elaborate campaign than posters, a couple of lines in ‘Lost and Found’ and search parties. The Keirs set aside their emotions and developed a strategy, one of awareness. “The aim of the game, and what we have been concentrating on, is making sure every single person knows about Winston and is keeping an eye out for him.”

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Short of bringing Winston home, it has worked. The Weekend Sun stopped several people outside the office on The Strand this week. Each of them knew Winston like he was their own dog. The media has played its role. Like The Weekend Sun. Like this story. Breathing life into an eight-week missing dog yarn. “Because if a neighbour spots something unusual, like a new dog, or they know something about someone, share it with us. Winston has got to be found. He will be found. And not through big search parties but through people being aware,” says Wendy. So it might pay to be sad and smart at the same time.

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Wendy and Alex Keir with baby Indigo. Inset: The missing Winston. A $1000 reward remains posted. It could loosen a tongue. It might prompt someone who knows someone who has a new border collie and shouldn’t have one, to come forward. “Perhaps it’s someone who is not being malicious or anything like that. They could be unaware or they simply don’t want to let go of him.” A desperate family has also taken desperate measures, tapping into the sixth sense, the supernatural. “We have been doing the whole clairvoyant thing,” says Wendy. “They have tried to tune into Winston. They really feel someone has Winston.” But to date, Extra Sensory Perception hasn’t told them who, where or why. So why have so many people been touched by one missing dog, a dog and it’s owners they do not know? “I think everyone can feel his spirit. He is not just a dog. And there are so many dog lovers, so many animal lovers. He has reached out to their hearts.” So Winston is not just a dog. Then what is he? Well again, it seems he is part of a complete family dynamic. “In fact the only thing he is good at is providing unconditional love. That is it. He is not a breeding dog, he is not a guard dog. He is nothing apart from a dog that gives love. And I think people can feel that.” Even when Wendy was heavily pregnant and “waddling around” her search went on best she could. She monitored her ‘Bring Winston Home’ Facebook page and responded to people out looking and reporting sightings. But doesn’t there come a time when people who “have tried everything, like everything we can” have to accept the inevitable and move on. Perhaps get a new dog? “No, no, no – never! No, we won’t ever. Not until we know what has happened to him and where he is. “We absolutely want resolution, whatever that may be.” Have you seen Winston? Do you know where Winston might be? Call Wendy, Indigo and Alex on 027 469 7377. To find out when Winston went missing, got to www. theweekendsun.co.nz; search for ‘Clairvoyants help search for Winston’.

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Embracing kids’ love for cartoons Tauranga artist Kris Coburn believes cartoons are a perfect medium for not only teaching children creative skills, but some great tools for life too.

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Mount RSA / Foxhole Cafe Next century foundations New cafe plans bring bright future Mt Maunganui RSA, New Zealand’s biggest Returned and Services Association, has launched a new, family-friendly café, signalling a change in direction for the 100-year-old community organisation, says Mt Maunganui RSA manager Andrew Buenter.

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Andrew says the Foxhole Café launch on Saturday, April 16, will run from 11am1pm, with snacks, balloons and a bouncy castle, and he invites everyone to come and celebrate their new start. Following the launch, the Foxhole Café will be open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and offers pastries, sweets, sandwiches, breakfast, and bistro and buffet meals, as well as boasting the best coffee in town. “We are trying to build the breakfast trade and are looking at providing a Sunday breakfast buffet option for $17,” says Andrew. “Part of the experience is being able to prepare eggs to order in our live kitchen providing a fresh experience only typically available from international hotels.” Andrew says the new café opening is as different as it is necessary for the RSA. “The traditional RSA offering is reaching the end of the line. “We’ve got to change – it’s clear, and there’s a lot of competition. “We’ve done really well in the past, but things have changed; we’ve got to open to a greater market, and to the wider community, to be financially viable,” says Andrew. “We want to be part of something different. We’ve identified the need for food to be a bigger player in our offering. Foxhole is a new wave coming through RSAs – and we wanted to be a part of this. “We’re paving the way for the rest of the country.” Andrew says greater emphasis on café-style food – with food and coffee taking central place, instead of beer and pokie machines – carried a much lower compliance cost, and made growing the business much easier. “Good, healthy food and top quality barista-made coffee is an easy sell – and it makes it much easier to get liquor licensing. And there are no rules preventing excessive promotion,

Tash Waaka serves up Mount Maunganui RSA general manager Andrew Buenter and president Derek Williams some of the Fox Hole Cafe’s tasty food. as with alcohol and gaming.” Royal New Zealand RSA chief executive David Moger says the Foxhole initiative represents a major step towards the future of RSA hospitality, and the sustainability of the organisation. “Mt Maunganui RSA has a reputation for making smart business decisions over many years and it is great to see them once again taking a lead in responding to changes impacting upon the traditional club sector,” says David. “They are setting the foundation for the next 100 years of RSA hospitality, creating an RSA in which our modern

veterans can feel right at home. The RSA has been running community hubs for almost all of our 100 years of operation. “Overall, the hospitality sector is enjoying a boom time right now – but it’s not touching the traditional club sector. “We’re intent on turning around the rash of RSA club closures of over the last few years. This is just the beginning.” With more than 5000 members, Mt Maunganui RSA is the largest in the country, and more new developments around New Zealand are planned for this year, following the café. “There are close to 20 other Foxhole projects planned in the next 20 months throughout the country,” says David. For more information, visit www.mtrsa.co.nz

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A best friend for reading A child sits down with a new reading buddy. Normally they’d be nervous, shy about stumbling on words. But not today – not with Sonic. Because Sonic is a dog. Sonic’s little reading nook is a judgment-free zone; a nonthreatening space where children can practise their reading and develop their love for books.

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‘Reading with Dogs’ is a growing initiative throughout libraries in New Zealand, and this school holidays it’s coming to Te Puke. On Wednesday, April 20, children can spend 15 minutes

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reading to Sonic the greyhound in Te Puke Library’s first Reading to Dogs experience. “We’ve been wanting to bring Reading to Dogs to Te Puke for about a year, so we’re really excited to finally be doing this,” says team leader libraries community Christine Busby. “Research shows reading to dogs can do amazing things for children’s reading confidence, because they can’t be judged. “Often children can feel nervous reading to other people, afraid to make a mistake or that they won’t be good enough – but with dogs all that goes away.”

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Christine is working with Megan Clark, from ‘Greyhounds as Pets’, who is providing retired racer Sonic for the job. Greyhounds for Pets is a rescue organisation helping retired racing greyhounds find new homes. Megan says Greyhounds are the perfect dogs for the programme because they are sweet, placid and love children; and will sit or lie for ages soaking up the attention. “This is the first time Sonic is doing anything like this but we are excited to see how it all goes; he’s such a sweetheart. “Other greyhounds from Greyhounds as Pets have been used for similar initiatives with great success.” Children can read to Sonic for 15 minutes each. Library staff and Sonic’s handler will be close by during each session. If the April trial is a success, Christine hopes to make it a permanent fixture. Registrations for Reading with Dogs is required. Phone Te Puke Library on 07 571 8008.

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This week’s kitten is Ellie. She was abandoned with her brother, who has since been adopted. Ellie is a little shy on first meeting but then becomes very snuggly, loving to put her head on your chest. She has lovely soft fur and is a pleasure to stroke. She plays well with other kittens and is of course desexed, microchipped and fully vaccinated. Please phone Teena on Ellie. 07 552 5028 if you’d like to meet her. ARRC wants to remind people if kittens are abandoned and left to fend for themselves they end up having to find food, sometimes our wildlife, and then breed another generation which makes the problem worse. Please make sure you desex any kitten and cat in your care to help prevent unwanted cats.

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WONDERS Coaching the Attitude, with Mary Parker

“It always seems impossible until it is done” – NELSON MANDELA Nelson Mandela applied perseverance and hard work to each situation he was in, no matter how impossible it seemed at the time. When we face an ‘impossible’ situation we sometimes psych ourselves up for failure so it is easier to accept when failure occurs. However, some things only seem impossible because we have built them that way. When faced with a huge challenge we have two choices…work towards the possible or concentrate on how difficult it is and bring about failure. Are you facing an impossible situation? Could you approach it from a different angle, remove those ‘impossible barriers’, as Nelson Mandela did, and cause the impossible to become possible? If you would like to know more about coaching or supervision phone Mary Parker, The F.A.S.T Track Coach, on 07 577 1200, or visit www.coachingtheattitude.co.nz

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Friday 8 April 2016

19 6th Annual Katikati

Car Show

‘Real’ ladies of Katikati

Katikati’s ‘real’ ladies will show off their beauty tomorrow in a rare but muchanticipated appearance at Diggelmann Park on the main street of town. Yep, that’s right folks, the Happy Days car show in Katikati is back for 2016 – on tomorrow from 8.30am-2pm – offering something for everyone. And classic car owners, lovers and those who lust after a four-wheeled girlfriend are invited along to show off their ‘ladies’, look for a new partner or perve on another’s second wife. Sponsored by The Weekend Sun, the event will have 70-plus classic cars – including Chevrolets, Fords, customs – and motorbikes parked up and much more fun to rev up excitement among the crowd. Organiser Alan Smith says prizes will be awarded to the Best Ford, Best Chev, Best Mopar, Best Australian car and Best British car, Best Hotrod, and Best Pickup Truck. “We also have a people’s choice award so the public can choose their favourite car – and a participant’s choice so those who enter cars can choose another to win a prize.” Alan says Katikati has a lot of people with beautiful classic cars tucked away in garages around the district so it’s nice to see them out shining in the sun at Happy Days. “And I think the people love having the local event too. It’s amazing how many cars are in Katikati – way

more than you’d expect – because you won’t see them driving around every day.” Asked if some are treated like a second wife by their male owners, Alan says: “I think some treat them better than their wives”. But Alan says cars also come from far and wide. “We’ve had vehicles from Hamilton, Auckland, Waiuku, Tauranga and Whakatane and Rotorua.” And Happy Days is for the whole family – with a barbecue to fill tummies and Katikati band Tangata Whenua providing entertainment. Plus, the men’s and ladies’ battery-lifting competitions are back. The competition sees men lift a big car battery worth about $180 and the ladies a smaller one, worth about $150. “They have to lift it out in front of them and the person in each competition who holds onto it the longest wins the battery. “Last year a little wee, skinny lady and she held it out for the longest. But she didn’t stick round for the prizegiving so we gave it to the next best competitor. “So make sure you stick around to collect your prize.” And children can guess the amount of soft toys in a gumball machine. If correct, they receive a trophy or a prize. Sponsored by The Weekend Sun, the Happy Days Car Show is on April 9 from 8.30am-2pm at Diggelmann Park in Katikati. Entry is a gold coin donation.

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Classic display for charity and community It’s all fun and fascinating on the day – but the shine of Happy Days lasts much longer after the show is finished. Happy Days car show in Katikati is back for 2016 – on tomorrow from 8.30am-2pm at Diggelmann Park – offering something for everyone. But organiser Alan Smith says besides lining up 70-plus classic cars – Chevrolets, Fords, customs – and motorbikes, the event also lines up cash for local community groups and charities. Last year Katikati Toy Library raised about $2500 from helping run the event. This year it’s Katikati Maori Wardens’ turn. “The wardens in Katikati, they rent a house on Beach Rd, and they do a lot for the kids at the college,” says Alan. “So they will come and do the gate – and we’ll probably end up giving most of the proceeds to them.” Alan hopes Happy Days will in future emulate a car show he’s attended in Matamata, where organisers raise up to $30,000 and choose local charities and community groups to gift the money

to. “They pick the charities and the people – so we thought we might run our event along the same lines, figure out what local groups really need it and give it Merle Foster to them.”

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Friday 8 April 2016

Free law seminars for small businesses in the Bay A drive to support small businesses in the Bay has prompted a Tauranga law firm to offer free seminars to existing and prospective business owners.

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Lyon O’Neale Arnold, which is itself a small The seminar team: Simon Gyenge, Michelle Sims ,Denise Arnold and business, will launch its Nick Earl. Photo: Bruce Barnard. new Library Law Series at effectively, while also protecting the Enduring Powers of Attorney, Tauranga City Library individuals behind it.” Estate Planning and Estate next week. A small business is defined as Administration. Topics to be covered include having up to 20 employees. “When you own a business it is Business Structure, Succession With a staff of 16, Lyon O’Neale equally important to have your Planning, POAs, Director Duties, Arnold is in the perfect position to personal affairs in order, to make Buying or Selling a Business and offer advice, says Denise. sure one doesn’t impact on the Leasing Premises. “Not only do we have the legal other,” says Denise. knowledge, we also understand the Small is big needs of small businesses from the All welcome The initiative follows the launch inside out. “However, these seminars are of Small Business Tauranga by the not just for small business owners Tauranga Chamber of Commerce – they are for anyone who is Giving back last month to target the small interested in finding out more “Offering these free seminars business community, which makes about any of the topics on offer.” is our way of giving back to the up an estimated 70 to 80 per cent Tauranga City Libraries manager community that has supported our of businesses in the region. Jill Best says she is “delighted to business and helped to make it the “Small businesses are the provide a venue for an educational success that it is today.” cornerstone of the Tauranga series for such a wide range With small businesses economy,” says Lyon O’Neale of people”. contributing to 30 per cent of Arnold co-director Denise Arnold. Michelle Sims, Tauranga City the country’s GDP, when small “However, one-quarter of all Libraries serials and business businesses thrive, we all benefit, small businesses in New Zealand librarian agrees. adds Denise. fail within the first three years. “Denise has been a very popular The free seminar series, beginning “Having the right structure on April 13, will also include and legal framework in place speaker at our regular Business seminars on Buying and Selling is crucial in ensuring that a @ the Library events, generously Real Estate, Family Trusts, Wills, business functions efficiently and

Apply for a slice of $99,000 funding pie Community groups in the Western Bay of Plenty are invited to apply for a slice of a $99,000 funding pie that will be dished up to projects set to benefit the district. Application forms for Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s 2016 Community Matching Fund are now available, with entries opening on April 20. The matching fund initiative is designed to help community groups help themselves. Established in 2015, it supports community and environmental projects led by not-for-profit groups by matching the dollar value of their effort. Community Committee chairperson Councillor Mike Williams says the matching fund recognises the enormous effort community groups contribute to such projects, not just in funding but through volunteer hours, in-kind assistance and donated goods. Two matching funds are available – a general fund

for social, recreational and cultural initiatives and an environmental fund for projects associated with the natural environment. The general fund has a pool of $60,000 available at $20,000 for each Council Ward: Katikati-Waihi Beach; Kaimai; and Te Puke-Maketu. The environmental fund has a pool of $39,000 available at $13,000 for each Ward. Applications may have components that apply to both funds and more than one Ward. Grants will be matched on a 50/50 basis, with council’s half being a cash grant. The community group contribution can be made up of any combination of volunteer labour, donated professional services, funds raised through other means and/or donations of materials. Forms and guidelines are now available so groups can begin their applications. Visit www.westernbay.govt.nz/matching-fund or one of council’s service centres.

“The Lyon O’Neale Arnold Library Law Series offers people access to an amazing range of free legal information and the library is very pleased to be working with Denise and her colleagues to help make it happen,” says Michelle. Visit www.loalaw.nz/news/ free-library-law-series-2016 for more information about the Lyon O’Neale Arnold free seminar series.

Friday 8 April 2016

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Celebrating 30 years with Yantai This year Tauranga is celebrating 30 years of its sister city relationship with Yantai in China.

Annemieke Hart. “These students will participate in some of the sister city celebrations, but will also undertake study at the Yantai No 2 Middle School for The two cities began the a week. relationship in 1986 and it is This will enable them the second longest sistership to participate in Chinese relationship in New Zealand. language and culture classes. Tauranga and Yantai marked The middle school will then this milestone by sending a reciprocate by sending a group small Tauranga party to Yantai of their students to study on Wednesday. at Tauranga Intermediate Tauranga Mayor Stuart Crosby and During this trip, the two later this year,” says regional Yantai Mayor Zhang Yongxia. cities will participate in city manager of education relationship and to present gifts,” celebrations and also progress Tauranga Anne Young. initiatives related to education and says Stuart. On the way to Yantai the Stuart says the trip serves three marine science. delegation will also visit their purposes – to celebrate the The party includes Tauranga friendship city in Ansan, South 30-year anniversary, to advance Mayor Stuart Crosby, Greg Korea, to discuss opportunities marine science with the Yantai Simmonds from Priority One, Costal Institute, and to arrive with for business, education and Anne Young from Education cultural collaboration. the seven Tauranga Intermediate Tauranga, Professor Chris The group will also visit Suzhou students. Seven students from Battershill from the University in China to meet with the Tauranga Intermediate have of Waikato Coastal Marine Field Education Bureau and the schools Station, and Rachel Yoo and Inhey also been selected to accompany which will be sending students to the delegation, accompanied Kim from Takara Restaurant. Tauranga in July 2016. by deputy principal Kathryn “We’re having a lunch to Cayla-Fay Saunders Colville and international director acknowledge the 30-year

Students, fancy cultural exchange to Japan? Western Bay of Plenty Years 8-13 students can apply for a 10-day cultural experience programme in Japan this September. The trip, being planned by Let’s Homestay with Tauranga City Council, is from September 23-October 2 offering cultural and educational experiences in Tauranga’s sister city, Hitachi, and in Tokyo. Priority One’s strategic projects manager Greg

Simmonds says in Hitachi the group will enjoy three nights’ homestay with a Japanese family, visit a local junior high school, meet with the Mayor, tour the sights and enjoy special cultural activities. Let’s Homestay Tauranga’s Stuart Cundy, who has a 20-year working history with Japan and is fluent in Japanese, will lead the trip. To apply, visit www.priorityone.co.nz/vdb/document/755

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Friday 8 April 2016

Don’t get into hot water this winter The Sustainable Backyards 2016 calendar included an event on Solar & Home Sustainability in Action.

does suggest if I’m getting an electrician in for any other work it’s a good idea for them to check the temperature of the cylinder. Then we inspected my hot water cylinder. It’s a giant, old Stanley water heater with a capacity of 180 litres, which sits in a cupboard with closed doors. Jo says the cylinder will lose heat quickly because it is not wrapped and the pipes aren’t lagged – meaning ‘not insulated’. The heat loss from these areas costs the average household about $105$120 a year.

And hot water heating typically uses one-third of the energy needed to run a Kiwi home. Ouch! So Jo asks if I use my cylinder cupboard to dry clothes. Yes, I do. She mentions if I’m Journalist Merle Foster wanted happy using this heat as my hot to know more – so Sustainability water cupboard to dry clothing Options’ development manager Jo then that’s something I need Wills visited her Katikati home to to consider. undertake a free assessment and “However, you will be losing give advice on how to make the heat from your hot water cylinder house a more sustainable asset. which will add to your power This is another instalment of what bill.” And even when the cylinder Merle learned from the visit. and pipes are insulated there can Once Jo and I had discussed still be enough residual insulation and home heat to help air those damp heating, we hit the cloths. Hmmm? subject of hot water. I also had to weigh up She took a whether my cylinder temperature reading continues to sit bare to dry from my kitchen tap, washing in its cupboard which was about 49 – or I wrap the entire degrees Celsius. Jo says cylinder in insulation as ideally hot water should well to save on watercome out of the tap no heating costs which are hotter than 55 degrees currently escaping. “It’s Celsius as it will scold up to you. I use the heat children. “But more throughout the year as importantly it needs to a hot water cupboard be at 60 degrees in my home because we Celsius in the tank have no clothes drier, so I to remove the risk of have made that decision Legionella disease.” to accept the additional Wow – I never knew use and cost of electricity this! And I never even for that purpose for the contemplated that the time being,” says Jo. hot water I’m using in Something to think about my household could still with winter coming, have germs in it. Yuck! I suppose. But Jo says my Or I could get into hot water temperature water with hubby for the Sustainability Options’ development manager reading is nothing to high power bills. Jo Wills tests the temperature of hot water be overly concerned And this is just another coming out of the kitchen tap. about. Although she part of me understanding

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According to the Government’s Tenancy Services website, keeping the house well aired, and removing mould as soon as it appears is key to preventing dampness and mould which are common in autumn and winter. Simple tasks like removing it when it first appears and wiping condensation off windows are beneficial. Use diluted household bleach – one part bleach with three parts water mixed together – or a less abrasive cleaner like cider vinegar. Supermarkets also have a range of eco-friendly cleaners.

Use a clean sponge or cloth when washing off mould and rinse it often to reduce risk of it spreading. Wear gloves when washing it away. A dry, well-aired home is easier to heat and healthier for you and your family – so make sure you open windows and doors whenever you can. Make the most of the sun’s warmth by opening curtains early each morning and closing them on dark. Cooking, bathing or using a clothes dryer creates steam or moisture, so open windows and

use extractor fans. Other things that prevent mould and damp include keeping lids on pots when cooking, hanging washing outside and making sure everything’s dry before putting it away. Leave wardrobes slightly open and pull beds and furniture away from walls so they can breathe – and keep shower curtains hanging inside the shower or bath so water doesn’t drip on the floor. And wash the curtain every few weeks. Using an electric heater rather than gas is best, because gas heaters expel water as the gas burns. And keep only a few plants inside, and ensure all bed mattresses aired out.

Colin’s got the secret to clean ceilings Before thinking about rubbing fly spots, grease, mould or dirt from the ceilings, Colin Dale of Spot Free Ceilings has a better way. Colin has developed a high-tech, custom solution that super cleans all types of ceilings using

no obnoxious chemicals and creates no new rub marks in the paint finish, guaranteed. This was accomplished during seven years of trial and error on the job and good old Kiwi ingenuity, using a powerful 15-bar steam generator that produces 170 degree centigrade dry steam in a fine spray that lifts off all the ceiling muck without damaging the paint whatsoever. Results vary with the age and quality of the paint, how bad and how long the dirt has been up there and if someone has “had a go” at cleaning it before. “If the ceiling paint is under five

years old, and the homeowner has resisted trying to clean it themselves, we can just about get it to new looking again, saving hundreds of dollars on a repaint,” says Colin. “If the ceiling is very old, very soiled and/or abused then it will come up heaps better with our system and it will be completely ‘paint ready’, if you want to change the colour of the ceiling without having to use a costly sealcoat first.” Spot Free Ceilings covers the Waikato, Rotorua and Bay of Plenty areas, though with a high demand service there is usually a one to twoweek wait for service. For more information, or to book a quote, contact Spot Free Ceilings today.

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Friday 8 April 2016

High quality, custom-made backyard fencing If your backyard needs a fence – and you want a professional, high quality, custom-made solution which suits your section from one end to the other – call Fat Dog Fencing. Born and bred in Tauranga, Daniel McAlinden has returned to his backyard to offer residential fence-builds through his business Fat Dog Fencing.

Daniel, a qualified builder with more than 10 years’ experience, started Fat Dog Fencing in Brisbane three years ago. “It’s still going over there and now I’ve moved back to Tauranga to bring the business home and to be closer to family,” says Daniel. Fat Dog Fencing offers a range of services including new fence builds, retaining walls, old fence removal, insurance repairs, property maintenance and pool fencing. And Daniel constructs

treated pine timber, premium timber, Colour-bond fences and steel gates only using high quality materials. “Fat Dog makes all timber styles: standard pailing, lapped, capped, exposed posts and colonial picket. “And we can custom-make fences for clients to suit their property and lifestyles too.” Fat Dog services the Western Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, over to Matamata. But what sets Fat Dog apart from the rest is personal

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Search for NZ’s top carpentry apprentice Bay of Plenty carpentry apprentices are encouraged to show exactly how good they are with their tools by competing in the Registered Master Builders Carters 2016 Apprentice of the Year. Entries for the nationwide competition are now open and apprentices can win a share of more than $100,000 in prizes, as well as the sought-after title of 2016 Apprentice of the Year. Registered Master Builders chief executive David Kelly is looking forward to seeing the talent at this year’s competition and explains with the significant demand for building apprentices, he hopes the competition raises the profile around the value of an apprenticeship. “We are experiencing a real shortage of builders right now, with the industry calling out for more apprentices. The demand for new houses is forecast to be more than 28,000 in 2017 alone, but the current labour market can only support 15,000. “Apprentice of the Year has a strong presence in our industry. It is all about recognising quality – the key requirement for every new build or renovation carried out in New Zealand.

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Friday 8 April 2016

The ins and outs of inflammation – Part 1 Inflammation is actually an amazing part of our body’s healing systems. It is an essential part of how we fight infections and heal against damage caused by injuries. It is always associated with fighting infection. Without inflammation our first infection or injury would have probably ended our lives. The signs of inflammation are heat, swelling, redness and pain including loss of function. Inflammation is a process where our immune, white blood cells produce a wide range of chemicals that co-ordinate the process of removing the cause of the problem then clean up the mess to complete the healing process. These processes are incredibly complex and involve a wide range of cell types and a variety of messenger compounds. Actually, many inflammatory problems are caused by overactive messengers triggering unwanted inflammation.

The inflammatory process is like your kitchen tap. When working well you get cold water when you turn the cold tap on and hot water when the hot is on. Unwanted inflammation is like turning the cold tap on and getting warm or even hot water instead. A common cause of unwanted inflammation is when our body tries to repair a problem it cannot actually fix. This is typical of osteoarthritis. The problem is caused by cartilage erosion. But most of the pain is caused by immune cells inflaming joint tissue in an attempt to repair it. All this does is cause unnecessary pain, swelling and loss of function. If you’re affected by arthritis or any inflammation I recommend following an anti-inflammatory diet with supplements that can help reduce unwanted inflammation. Give me a call or email john@ abundant.co.nz if you need more information. Join my full weekly newsletter at www.abundant.co.nz John Arts is a qualified nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health. Contact John on 0800 423 559. To read more go to www.sunlive.co.nz

How many diabetes sufferers do you know? Do you know somebody with diabetes? Chances are you do, says nurse at Diabetes Help Tauranga Debbie Cunliffe.

“Nearly everybody knows somebody affected by diabetes. Just stop for a minute and think about how diabetes has affected their life, then ask yourself the question: ‘When was the last time I had a diabetes check?’” World Health Day happened this week, and the focus chosen by the World Heath Organisation this year – diabetes. With two types of diabetes, Debbie says it’s important to understand the difference. Type one is a genetic disease and nothing can be done to prevent or cause it, says Debbie. It is when the “body turns on itself ” and begins destroying insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. Type two diabetes is typically caused by lifestyle, diet, poor health choices, says Debbie. “Up to 80 per cent of type two could be prevented if we reduce the sugar in our diet. “The problem is the majority of people with type two diabetes, they’ve probably got

diabetes or “pre-diabetes” in New it and there are no symptoms. “You only get the symptoms of Zealand, Debbie says the disease is type two when your sugars are one of the fastest growing in New quite high, some people have lived Zealand and needs to be addressed with type two for 10-15 years and on an individual they don’t know they’ve got it.” level. For more, Diabetes Help Tauranga president visit www. Peter Macrae has lived with type diabeteshelp. one diabetes for 40 years. org.nz Cayla-Fay Peter takes five insulin injections Saunders daily, but his type one diabetes doesn’t really affect him much dayto-day aside from these injections. “I’ve sort of got used to it and you do plan your day a little bit. You make sure you’ve got some sort of food or some glucose or something with you just in case your blood sugar gets too low.” But people who don’t live with diabetes don’t always understand the need to plan ahead, says Peter. “I think one of the hardest things my wife found in the early days was needing to know I had enough food with me to do things,” says Peter. With Peter Macrae pricks his finger to check 500,000 cases of type two his blood sugar levels. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

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Blessing for a giant lizard Omokoroa, meaning ‘place of the long lizard’ in Maori, will bless its own beautifully crafted welcoming sign just off of the State Highway 2 entrance. Omokoroa Public Art group chairperson Janine Birch says the statue will be blessed and officially unveiled by Te Puna locals on Sunday at 10am. “Just to set it on its way; normally one has an occasion to set it

off,” says Janine. Sculptor and artist Warwick Lilley, who was commissioned for the piece by the Omokoroa Public Art Group, says he put a lot of time and effort into the designing and sculpting process for the Omokoroa lizard. “I probably gave them about 20 different designs for the lizard, and the pattern on the lizard itself. “I would have spent probably 100-150 hours all up [designing and sculpting].” Warwick says the lizard was an ‘awesome challenge’. “I haven’t carved many lizards, so I was very happy.” One of the trickiest parts of the design, Warwick says, was creating a lizard that looked right. “The shape and the movement, because you can carve a flat lizard and it has no life to it, so I wanted to make it look like it was crawling up the rock.” And making sure it was strong enough to withstand climbers,

because he knew “where it was and installation, and also met with going someone would climb it”. The project, which has taken more than two years, was largely sponsored by the Wright Family Foundation. Chloe Wright and her husband Wayne have lived in their Omokoroa home since the 1980s. It’s the same house Chloe designed, and both her and Wayne have been involved in community projects all over the peninsula. “When we moved here 33 years ago, we knew this was the place we wanted to put Wright Family down roots and raise our Foundation CEO family,” says Chloe. Chloe Wright. “We were delighted Photo: Tracy Hardy. when Janine Birch and committee approached us for local kaumatua to arrange the sponsorship of a sculpture that special blessing. would recognise the original “The blessing is done as a inhabitants of the peninsula and protection of the edifice and how they viewed the land.” includes those around it. Chloe felt strongly about “I personally find this to be supporting the Omokoroa Lizard spiritually moving and important and as a result the foundation to the future of whatever is Cayla-Fay Saunders contributed $6000 to the design blessed.”

Capturing the moment before it escapes A good photograph stops a moment running away, according to iconic American lens man Ansel Adams.

love about the Western Bay,” says Frank Begley of the Western Bay of Plenty District Council. The competition was born of the council’s 2014 ‘Portraits of our Place’ campaign in which residents worked with the council to create six And that’s why the Western Bay of themes representing what they loved Plenty District Council is inviting you about the region. Those themes have to capture a moment that showcases morphed into six categories for the photo what you most love about the region, competition. They are ‘Just Coasting’ before it runs away. which covers Kiwiana, holidays and Adams’ speciality was black-andcoastal lifestyle, ‘Nature Nurture’ white landscapes of the American which is the rivers, beaches West, especially Yosemite and reserves, ‘Bountiful Bay’ National Park, which were the produce, creativity and widely reproduced on calendars, growth, ‘Community Heart’ posters and books. being special memories and That’s not unlike what’s people, ‘Kia Kaha’ culture and happening here in the Western tradition and ‘Land Lovers’ Bay. The local ‘moments’ is which speaks for itself. a competition. And the best Photos can be entered by 15 of those moments will be posting them to the ‘Your turned into greeting cards to Portraits of our Place’ on the be sold as a fundraiser for the council’s Facebook page or Waipuna Hospice. by emailing photocomp@ “Rather than using generic westernbay.govt.nz. images of the district, we thought this was a great Entries should be Ingrid Hennessey of Waipuna Hospice and accompanies by a short caption opportunity to get our WBOPDC customer relations manager communities involved and including which category the get people sharing what they Barbara Whitton. Photo: Bruce Barnard. photo is entered in.

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Gluten-free keeping bakery busy With the largest range of gluten-free goodies in the Western Bay of Plenty, it’s no surprise the Busy Baker is, well, busy! Owner and new treat innovator Yvonne Anderson says the Busy Baker and Café is “a unique established bakery with its own brand of glutenfree products all made on the premises”. But the busy baker Busy Baker’s Amy McCorkindale and owner Yvonne Anderson is Yvonne’s husband Bruce. “I don’t do any of the baking, in the kitchen.

I leave that to my husband; and I come up with new ideas,” says Yvonne. Conveniently located on Main Rd in Katikati, the madefrom-scratch bakery is a stop you can’t miss. Their gluten-free range includes quiches, pies, sausage rolls, fruit pies, and a variety of small flans, says Yvonne, as well as flavoured breads such as herb and garlic and pumpkin and feta. And of course, they have just as expansive a range of non gluten-free items. So if you’re in Katikati, or fancy a

Cook and eat like an Olympic kayaker Olympic kayaker Mike Dawson has unveiled a secret weapon in a bid to realise his Rio de Janeiro dreams – a 72-page athlete cookbook entitled ‘Eat like the locals’ that he’s written and published himself. The Bay of Plenty canoe slalom paddler, eyeing his second Olympics after finishing 15th in London, qualified a boat for Rio at last year’s world championships. However, one mistake in his semi-final dropped him from the fastest qualifier to 28th overall, meaning his funding was sliced for this season. It’s meant he’s had to cover a $40,000 shortfall to get the

Mike Dawson with his cookbook ‘Eating like the locals’. Photo: Jamie Troughton/Dscribe Media Services.

build-up he needs for Rio but instead of going straight to Givealittle page or seeking additional sponsors, he’s come up with something unique. “I’ve spent so much time traveling during my career, paddling rivers in some pretty incredibly places and sampling the local food that I decided a cookbook full of healthy recipes would be the way to go,” explains the 29-year-old. “Rather than be that guy with his hand out, I wanted to give people something they could use, something personal and interesting, so they could share my Olympic dreams with me.” The finished result has 22 recipes from across the globe, divided into mains, sides and desserts, along with anecdotes from his various

kayaking adventures and training tips. While he’s still got a stable of loyal sponsors – including Mons Royale and Smith Optics – and plenty of support from High Performance Sport New Zealand, the extra $40,000 will go towards world cup travel and time on the Rio course. “High Performance Sport have been amazing since the last Olympics and I really appreciate all they’ve done and continue to do,” says Mike. “If I’m going to give myself the best chance in Rio, however, I’m going to need to emulate the European athletes and prepare in the most professional way possible.” Mike has set up a website – at www.supportmikedawson.com – for people to buy the cookbook and make a donation.

He needs to sell about 2000 copies to make it worthwhile. Mike’s made a habit of unorthodox funding throughout his slalom career, having survived for many seasons by winning prize money from various extreme races around the world. Jamie Troughton

scenic drive, visit the Busy Baker and Café for a tasty treat. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/mymx5 Cayla-Fay Saunders

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Food: a source of cultural identity for all The average time spent cooking a family evening meal is now only 34 minutes. This is compared to people spending a full hour in 1980. People can change things if they want to. If we look overseas, we can see how successful other countries have been in protecting their indigenous food

cultures. The French Government actively supports la semaine du gout in schools, which is a week of food and culinary activity designed to stimulate interest in cooking and eating among children. The French authorities make very sure they keep alive their markets,

their small producers and their specialist retail shops, using planning and competition law to safeguard them. Before a supermarket can get planning permission to develop a new site, there is a public inquiry, which has to examine the whole area of public interest. Food and public interest are seen as synonymous. Good food in Italy is taken as the natural prerogative of every citizen. They talk about food in much the same way as we do about the weather; what they ate yesterday, what they will eat tomorrow, and whether it will be as good as what they are eating today. The Italians have fought to preserve their food culture. Food is a source of cultural identity. This is not simply a matter of government decree, but involves the active responsibility of every citizen. It is still the norm to for Italians to sit down together at least once a day, to eat food cooked at home. As a consequence, their children are gastronomically literate. They know the difference between good and bad food. More importantly, they are civilized and socialised. Of course, we can say we are not like the Italians. Indeed we are not. They seek to preserve their food culture. We are – or should be – trying to create one. The point is we can create one. If you consider just how dire our food culture was 50 or even 15 years ago, we can see just how far we have come. The trouble is we started from a very low base and there is still a very long way to go. But at least we have made a start. It is now a matter of mobilising wider and wider public involvement. Support is not enough. It is necessary to act, to shop, to cook, to eat consciously, to take pleasure in something we have to domat least once a day, preferably twice and even three times. And stop treating food as a pit-stop – a refueling to give us the energy for more important matters. Food is a more important matter. As Carlo Petrini, the president of Slow Food, the international organisation set up to protect culinary cultures and social and bio-diversity, put it: “When I wear a pair of Armani pants they do not become a part of Carlo Petrini. But when I eat a slice of ham, it becomes a part of Carlo Petrini. That’s why I care about food”. And when you consider the appalling byproducts of bad food and bad eating habits – widespread obesity, diet related diseases, social malfunction – we should not just count the cost to society, but to ourselves. And if we look on cooking, not as a duty but as an essential, and food, not as fuel but as a pleasure, then we might give supermarkets and politicians something to think about.

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Smoking good food The Crown and Badger has been the longestablished English pub and a home for Guinness on The Strand for more than 14 years. But in March, it changed hands to new owners Mark Thodey and Carolyn Armstrong. Mark and Carolyn have renovated to capture an “English pub with a difference,” says Mark. And with new renovations came a new menu. The menu comes straight from their kitchen, where experienced chefs have given themselves the challenge offering great food at great prices. With a background in food smoking, Mark has worked with international chefs for 12 years, so it was a natural step for him to add smoked food to the menu. Their pork ribs are smoked for 12 hours, and the pulled pork undergoes 20 hours’ cooking. “After all it’s about the flavour,” says Carolyn. Their new menu offers a new steak and Guinness pie, hickory smoked pork ribs, and the typical British food – bangers and mash, fish and chips, and much more. The menu rotates every month, so Mark encourages people to “get in quick to try the great, fresh food and great service” as well as a great selection of bands every Friday and Saturday night. Opening at 10.30am daily, The Crown and Badger offers a brunch menu, including eggs benedict and a range of gourmet creations. “Good food and beer go hand in hand and it’s about great food and great people,” says Mark. And The Crown and Badger has this synergy sorted. For more, visit www.crownandbadger.co.nz or pop in at 91 The Strand, Tauranga.

Get those seedlings in It’s April already – so what should Western Bay of Plenty gardeners get done in the vege patch? Here’s some pointers from The Weekend Sun. Plant cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli and Brussels sprouts seedlings outdoors. And get your spinach seedlings planted too. Sow peas directly into well prepared soil with added compost. And make sure you lay slug bait to protect young seedlings from slugs and snails. This month is also a good time to plant trees and shrubs.

Givealittle day for teacher Omokoroa No 1 School is rallying behind one of its own teachers who needs urgent treatment for cancer in Australia. Room 14 is hosting a Have Fun to Givealittle day at the school tomorrow, with a car wash, pony rides, a swimathon, and car boot sale happening from 12pm-2pm. Teachers Meg Ryan and Sarah-Jane Little will also shave their heads to raise cash. Funds raised will go to Leanne Thompson, who is fighting to survive a third battle with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Next week Leanne leaves for Melbourne, where she will receive Blincyto, a new immunotherapy drug not available in NZ. The treatment and associated costs tally about $150,000. So head along tomorrow or donate at givealittle.co.nz/cause/leannethompsonfundraiser

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Professional development for teachers If you’re a male interested in a career in early childhood teaching then check out the EC-MENz annual summit at the Bethlehem Teaching Institute this weekend. EC-MENz is a network of men and women that highlights the important roles men play in New Zealand’s Early Childhood Education sector. The 10th annual summit focuses on

professional development for current teachers, ways to encourage men to participate in ECE, plus talks from keynote speakers both international and local. Registrations takes place at BTI from 4pm today, while Saturday runs from 9am-4.15pm. On Sunday participants will be invited to visit two local centres to see how they are run. This visit is optional for participants. Organiser Phillip Ozane says the summit is open to everyone, both male and female. For more information about the EC-MENz summit, visit: www.ecmenz.org.nz/summit David Tauranga

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Typing all the right keys for work The internet has seen some new careers evolve that are presenting interesting opportunities for flexible study and working options. Remote-based medical transcription is one of these jobs, transcribing patient notes that doctors and other medical professionals dictate, and the demand for these transcriptionists is growing. Sue’s Computer Training Co runs an online training programme which will qualify people to become medical transcriptionists.

This NZQA accredited Level 4 online training programme has been adapted to include New Zealand content so graduates will be qualified to work in both the New Zealand and US environments. “We have our own facilitators who will help our students achieve the high standards required by the course material,” says business owner Sue McDonald. When Merrill Kenyon from Te Puna heard about the opportunities in outsourced medical transcription, she decided she would retrain

herself to be able to work entirely from home in the future. “I love typing and loved working in the medical field previously”. Merrill is now working in international markets. “You have to like working out problems, have good hearing and pay attention to the detail and of course you have to love typing!” Former student, MaryAnn, says: “The MT training course has changed my life! “I had no medical knowledge beforehand but the course notes were easy to understand and the facilitator was very helpful. I am now employed at home doing a job that I love!” Former secretaries or nurses in particular who are looking to develop a new career working from home have invaluable past knowledge. For more information, visit computertraining.co.nz/information-pack/

Learning English for the workplace Work search in New Zealand can be difficult, even if English is your first language, but English Language Partners Bay of Plenty would like to help teach non-native English speakers learn the language. For new migrants to New Zealand wanting to settle here, work is often a top priority, and the language barrier can sometimes prove to be a worry. Manager Philippa Cairns says their 2016 ‘Work Talk’ class is an intensive four-week course designed for higher level language level users.

“It is not a language course,” says Philippa. “But instead will give you the information and knowledge you need to succeed in the job market.” English Language Partners Bay of Plenty offer classes to

people from all over the world, including India, China, Nepal, Thailand and Korea. The ‘Work Talk’ course is 48 hours long, and runs in the mornings from 9am-12pm for four weeks, and costs only $35.

The classes are a comfortable and safe place to learn and practise English.

“We also offer a six-week job mentoring service once the course is finished,” says Philippa. “Our non-profit organisation is the largest migrant and refugee settlement agency in NZ and offers free or low cost English tuition in 23 centres to about 7000 learners each year.” The Bay of Plenty centre in Tauranga has 350 currently learning through home tutors and a variety of groups. They aim for effective resettlement in NZ, and train volunteer tutors for their home tutor service, and currently have 140 tutors on staff. For more information, visit www.englishlanguage.org.nz/ tauranga or phone 07 571 4181. Cayla-Fay Saunders

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• 8am-midday, Saturday 9 April at the Katikati Lions Market • 9am-1pm, Saturday 9 April at the Te Puke Community Market • 2pm-6pm, Tuesday 12 April at Council Chambers, Barkes Corner • 7pm, Friday 15 April, Omokoroa Future Focus meeting. Or go online at haveyoursay. westernbay.govt.nz/ annualplan16-17, post us a feedback form or send an email to annualplan@westernbay.govt.nz.

KATIKATI OPEN DAYS FOR WASTEWATER Two open days for the Katikati Wastewater Treatment plant in April will give locals a rare opportunity to see first-hand what happens when you flush your toilet or empty your kitchen sink. The open days will also provide some inside knowledge about how the treatment plant works. The 35-year term wastewater discharge resource consent for the plant expires in November this year and Council is keen to inform the community about the consent renewal process.

Open Days: Thursday, 14 April from 4.30pm - 7pm At the Katikati Library and Service Centre where staff and Councillors will be present to explain the consent process and talk with people.

Saturday, 16 April from 9am - 1pm This will include guided tours of the treatment plant. To book in, please email katikatiwwrc@ westernbay.govt.nz

Hosted by Western Bay of Plenty District Council, ‘Western Bay’s Big Dog Walk – Alfie and friends rock the Quarry’ is a chance for dog owners to meet and mingle, and for dogs to socialise. It also marks the launch of Council’s formal consultation on their draft Dog Control Policy and Bylaw. There will be cards handed out at the end of the walk showing people how to have their say on proposed changes. The signposted walk is rated as ‘moderate’ and Rise and shine shouldn’t be longer than an hour. Dogs must be on a leash. early this Saturday The event is weather-permitting, for updates keep an eye humans. There’s a on Council’s website or Facebook page. dog walk in town

FEEDBACK WANTED ON WESTERN BAY ALCOHOL RULES Western Bay residents are urged to have their say on Council’s proposed Alcohol Control Bylaw that goes out for public feedback in April. Council is proposing changes to its bylaw, including the addition of the Te Puke business area to alcohol bans already in place in Katikati and Waihi Beach townships. The Draft Bylaw is open for submissions from 13 April to 13 May, 2016. The bylaw review is in response to calls from the

Te Puke Community Board and police for alcohol to be banned in the town due to repeated incidents of disorderly and drunken behaviour. Council believes there is enough evidence to justify a ban in all three townships after considering crime statistics from the Police and following support from the majority of people who took part in a public online survey earlier this year. Issues for consideration will include the timing and area applicable under each of the alcohol bans, enabling temporary bans for specific events and provision of exemptions for outdoor areas within the alcohol ban areas.

SHOW US YOUR PORTRAITS OF OUR PLACE Stunning snapshots captured from behind the lens are being sought in a new competition which will see the best entries transformed into greeting cards to raise funds for Waipuna Hospice. ‘Your Portraits of Our Place’ is a photo competition encouraging people to submit photos they’ve taken of the Western Bay of Plenty that showcase what they love about the District. The competition will see the 15 best photos selected and turned into greeting cards that will be sold to the public as a fundraising initiative for the hospice. Money raised will go towards the specialist nursing and medical care the hospice gives patients in the community with a chronic, life-ending illness.

There are six categories for the competition: Just Coasting (Kiwiana, holidays, coastal lifestyle); Nature Nurture (rivers, beaches and reserves); Bountiful Bay (produce and products, creativity and growth); Community heart (special memories, community); Kia Kaha (culture and tradition); and Land lovers (rural, land). Photos can be entered by posting them to the ‘Your Portraits of our Place’ post on Council’s Facebook page or by emailing photocomp@ westernbay.govt.nz You can find out more at www.westernbay.govt.nz

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On road to another Auckland Tauranga is growing and expanding very fast as families from Auckland and other cities move here. With that growth comes higher house prices, fewer rental properties, more cars and more congestion on our roads, especially State Highway 2 southbound. We need a bypass around Bethlehem. A 20-minute drive into Tauranga City has now become a 40-50-plus minute drive. This causes cars to overheat, drivers to overheat, frustration, impatience and stupid decisions causing unnecessary accidents. Returning from Brisbane and using their amazing passenger train services, I don’t understand why we are not doing the same thing here. If authorities can spend millions of dollars on walk and bike trails, flag referendums,

motorways, why are they not doing something constructive to alleviate the massive growing transport problems in Bay of Plenty before they get as bad as Auckland? Land has to be purchased to build new motorways, why can it not be used for passenger train services instead. Building more motorways will not remedy the transport problems. It will simply encourage more vehicles, more congestion, more accidents, draining more from our health service budgets and reducing productivity in jobs, because employers arrive at work angry and frustrated. This isn’t rocket science, it’s common sense. If our transport woes are not addressed quickly, we will become another Auckland in no time at all and I’d hate to see that happen to our beautiful city. S Gussey, Omokoroa.

Ouch! Roundabouts are costly! How in God’s name can the proposed Te Puna roundabout cost $5.25 million? One could develop a small housing estate at such a cost. Who is kidding who here? Dig up the asphalt one night. Get a kerbing guy in the next night, the following night bung in some soil

and signpost, plant a few low growing shrubs etc and bingo job done for under a million. I know that’s oversimplifying things a bit but come on, $5.25m for a roundabout and no money for Keytruda for dying melanoma victims? A Bourne, Bethlehem.

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Letting every car in ‘grinds my gears’ The roads into Tauranga City are becoming more and more congested each and every weekday morning. But one particular site grinds my gears. In the morning – for some unknown reason – cars travelling on State Highway 2 towards town think they have this undying duty to let every car in, and onto the

highway, from Te Puna Station Rd. Not one car on Te Puna Station Rd, turning onto SH2, has to wait at the intersection. They automatically turn without giving way and people let them in. Lucky for them. Because every car coming from Katikati end has to wait and tortuously crawl towards town.

Sometimes, letting all the Te Puna Station Rd traffic sees SH2 traffic backed up to Gull at Whakamarama. And it’s got worse because all those who live on Te Puna Rd and Snodgrass Rd and all these sideroads have cottoned on and now enter SH2 from Te Puna Station rd. I counted 17 vehicles being let through the other day before my vehicle even moved about five slithers. It’s preposterous! I know we have to be courteous to one another on the roads – but letting every car through from this intersection is causing huge backlogs on the highway. Surely some of them can give way, as the law states, and wait for a few minutes? Then us long-distance traveller may have a chance. Wonder if the $5.25m roundabout at Te Puna will help? Probably not. Sigh! K Morland, Katikati.

Why can’t we leave the tracks to the trains?

I read of yet another train track accident, another promising young life cut short, another senseless act and another needless death. What a hideously pointless way to go. Despite all the messages, despite all the warnings and scare stories we continue to flirt with a thousand tonnes of steel careening down

a railway line. We treat railway lines as access ways, short cuts, as space to be shared. Well they’re not. I recently heard a train driver describe how railway victims scarily eyeball them moments before they die. It will always haunt him. And he also tells how his first victim was carted off in six different body

bags. The rest of the victim had to be hosed off the undercarriage of the locomotive. Steel wheels are merciless on the human body. Perhaps it might help to ponder that before venturing onto a railway line. Why can’t we just leave train tracks to trains? HSW, Otumoetai.

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Eat Street is not appetising In The Weekend Sun, March 18 was an article on a suggestion by Tauranga MP Simon Bridges on getting all cars out of the Wharf Street restaurant belt. I’m not a fan of Mr Bridges at the best of times, and if he is trying to kill off the area completely this is the way to go. ‘Eat Street’ is hideous with cheap jack timber boles and a few weeks ago when we went for a meal at Crown and Badger as we quite regular do, there was nobody in the street. Hardly anywhere open let alone anyone sitting outside. We are in our eighties and had to park some distance away which may not suit some elderly folk. It was early evening and altogether the area was quite dead. We actually go over from Papamoa – not for the ‘area’ or lack of enjoyment but for the enjoyable meal. There are plenty

of good eating establishments around locally in some areas with accessible parking. If they are only considering the younger set they could restrict parking from perhaps 8pm or similar.

The photo of ‘Eat Street’ in the paper is not a normal look whenever we have been there and we don’t find the whole area very vibrant at all. Good luck to everyone. PJ Wilson, Papamoa

Last word on the flag

No longer that country

Like many others I voted for a change in our flag and flew the Kyle Lockwood preferred flag at my home for some months. When we ‘lost’ I was disappointed and decided to fly the Australian flag. Within a short time I drew comment from a neighbour “good to see you are flying our flag again!” My response, gleefully, was: “My point exactly!” Ho Hum. P Williams, Bethlehem

I was born into a very British New Zealand. Our country looked to Britain for leadership and protection. Our cars were British, music, TV programmes, fashion – all British. The national anthem was ‘God Save The Queen’. Britain dominated our trade and companies. When the Queen visited, we all turned out. Maori culture was restricted to concerts. New Zealand is no longer that country. Britain’s entry in the European Union and the rise of other world powers meant we divorced and drifted apart. Our country evolved into a multicultural society. The Silver Fern has risen in stature. I may not live to see a flag change, however I will have my place in the sun and fly my alternative flag as it represents my evolution and journey as a Kiwi. N Timms, Tauranga City

Behind closed doors

Your readers may not know that in Parliament and behind closed doors meetings are being held between the Iwi Leaders Group and some cabinet ministers that will give control of New Zealand’s fresh water to 15 per cent of our population. That would simply not be acceptable in democracy. This proposal will make a complete mockery of the democratic principle that we live by. It would eliminate the public’s right to consultation and disenfranchise the elected councillors. L Christie, Otumoetai

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Keen to keep the village green On March 22 Tauranga City councillors voted unanimously to sell off to TECT more than half of the 17th avenue Historic Village Green for a large two-storey ‘community hub’ building and very extensive carpark. TECT’s as-yet-to-bedesigned building is to cost $10 million. Where has this money come from? Hugely indebted TCC is to pay for the land preparation. According to TECT and the Mayor and councillors, there has been widespread community consultation. Absolute rubbish! No one I know knew anything about it and the period of consultation was from November 22, 2015, to the end of January 2016 – right through

Christmas/New Year period. Could the TECT $10 million not have gone to our September pay cheque? This is the first time TECT has funded its

own project. The money is meant to be divided out 80/20: Customer households/clubs, charities, etc. During the last three weekends this Historic Village Green has hosted five very successful events: The Lions Market, the monthly farmers market, the SPCA fundraiser, the Multicultural festival and the International food festival. All five events completely covered all the village green. The proposed smaller new space will not be able to cope. Tauranga is now swamped with expensive under-used ‘hubs; the latest being the Te Ao Marama Ki Tutara Wananga or Greerton Hub Library. S Belcher, Brookfield

Let’s not give up Formal marine reserve required RE: Marine reserve around Rena. The disaster of the Rena has given temporary protection to the marine life that is now flourishing around the wreck. Let us capitalise on this happy accident and support those who want to make the area a permanent, formal marine reserve. Then the Rena would

I understand there are moves afoot by National to trim expenses on the Gold Card. People should be aware, that like many things done by National, this will be done under the ‘radar’ of public opinion if they can get away with it. The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. And if people just give up, this is exactly what Governments love, as it simply means you are easier to control. Perhaps we should be asking our three National MPs in the area just exactly what their views are on the above. R McGuinness, Tauranga City.

become a mecca for recreational divers and a hotspot for marine diversity, overflowing into the surrounding waters and boosting the fishing beyond, as has happened around the margins of the Leigh Marine Reserve. A Graeme, Otumoetai

Mail problems delivering headaches I was interested to read the item in The Weekend Sun March 25, ‘When the mail doesn’t get through’. What a headache for those people! In our case too, the number was right, but the road name was wrong. And the same has happened to our neighbour. NZ Post was contacted, and as

far as we are aware, those mistakes have not happened lately. One of the people involved thought we may have a dyslexic postie. Cousins in Dunedin receive a letter back with “Return to Sender” on it, and thought we have moved. So now I put “Not at this Address” for any mail that is not ours, and return it to the

Post Box. And if it is an offence to open someone else’s mail, is it also an offence to destroy it, or throw it away? I have heard of this happening. We just hope with the planned cutbacks by NZ Post (and the increase in postage!) that our mail problems will not get worse. G Mackay, Tauranga

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Hollie’s crazy year and golden solo album For her final stop on a nine-date national tour, Tui Award winning singer-songwriter Hollie Smith will take to the stage at Totara St in Mount Maunganui on Saturday, April 16. “It’ll be a home gig for me, which is why I put it as my last show so I could party and not have to get up early the next day,” she says with a laugh.

“While I was nursing her I managed to get into the studio. I “There’s a whole new set for this tour which is exciting. The new played it to her the next morning, which ended up being the material is translating well on-stage and I’m looking forward to morning she passed away. taking them on the road and showing them “It’s sort of a soundtrack of the last year with Helena getting to everyone.” married, going through her journey and her passing. “It’s a very The tour celebrates Hollie’s new album poignant track which carries a lot of happiness and weight as well.” ‘Water or Gold’ which she produced After what she describes as a “crazy, crazy year”, Hollie confesses and was mixed in New York by Kiwi she was worried ‘Water or Gold’ wasn’t going to be a good producer and engineer Aaron Nevezie. album. “I didn’t feel in the zone. Hollie says the process for creating “But I think that ended up working out well for me because ‘Water or Gold’ was different to her I didn’t overthink everything. previous solo albums as she did “the whole “I’m really enjoying listening to the album; it’s probably the home studio thing”. best album I’ve done and it’s exciting to be out playing it on “I didn’t get to hear everything together until the road and having a lot of fun.” the mixing of the album, which was quite Hollie Smith is on stage at Totara St in Mount good actually. Maunganui on April 16. Tickets available from “Normally when I’ve released albums it’d www.eventfinda.co.nz be six months after recording and I’d be a David Tauranga bit over it. “I’m loving listening to the album still and it’s exciting to be out playing ‘Water or Gold’ on the road.” Three singles have been released so far, ‘Lead the Way’, The Weekend Sun has two double ‘Lady Dee’ and the heartfelt passes to give away to two lucky tribute ‘Helena’ which Hollie reader who can tell us where in wrote for her friend Helena Mount Maunganui Hollie will be McAlpine who died from playing on April 16? breast cancer in 2015. Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz “It was written for her under the completion section. wedding but she hadn’t All entries must be received by Kiwi singer songwriter Hollie Smith performs at Totara St Wednesday, April 13. heard it recorded. in Mount Maunganui on April 16.

Musical programme inspired by Super Rugby countries

The Bay of Plenty Symphonia presents ‘Taiko to Tango’ at Baycourt Community and Arts Centre on May 7. Photo: BOP Symphonia.

Head out on a worldwide orchestral expedition with the Bay of Plenty Symphonia when they present ‘Taiko to Tango’ at Baycourt Community and Arts Centre on May 7. The concert features a programme inspired by the music of the five Super Rugby countries, along with a performance from the Auckland-based Tamashii Taiko Drummers.

The musical journey starts in New Zealand with the first movement of Lilburn’s ‘Landfall in Unknown Seas’ followed by a partly rearranged composition of Farquhar’s ‘Ring Round the Moon’. Then it’s on to Japan with a performance from the Tamashii Taiko Drummers, plus the premier of an original composition by Symphonia musical director Justus Rozemond which combines the Taiko drums and orchestra. Percussion and strings will then take listeners to the South African plains, before heading to Australia with a fun twist, with Hyde’s ‘Fantasia on Waltzing

Matilda’, followed by pieces from top Australian composers Sculthorpe and Grainger. The journey then finishes in Argentina with two sensuous tangos composed by Piazzolla, which are guaranteed to tantalise your musical senses. The Bay of Plenty Symphonia presents ‘Taiko To Tango’ conducted by Justus Rozemond with guest performance by the Tamashii Taiko Drummers at Baycourt on Saturday, May 7. Tickets cost $12-$32 and are available online at: www.ticketek.co.nz For more information, visit: www. bopsymphonia.org.nz David Tauranga

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Friday 8 April 2016

Reasons to be cheerful – Part 33 We continue the occasional series wherein Winston expands on things that currently make him happy. And, once again, this week he’s very happy. Why? Gigs. Yep, music makes Winston happy. As William Congreve wrote: “Music has charms to soothe the savage breast”. And we don’t want a whole bunch of savage breasts roaming around unsoothed, now do we?

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Friday 8 – Acoustic Mayhem bands, all of which promise to be fun. Saturday 9 – Open Acoustic Gig night with Airs and Session 3pm onwards. The headlining pair are Derek Toner’s original folky/rock outfit Disgrace, Liberated Squid, Open session for acoustic Tuner, and the Velvets, fronted by singer Tara Watson, who are just Shot Gun Dave and more. musicians. beginning to add original material to their tough soul/rock covers. 8pm. Free event. Sunday 10 – Blaze 5-8pm. The plan is for Tuner to play a full set and then the Velvets. Classic hits and popular Wednesday 13 – Beer Club After that they join forces to bring all seven musicians onto the covers duo. hosted beer tasting 8pm. stage for a big joint finale. The Entertainers Club – cnr $20. All welcome. They’re calling the show FightNight. 13th Ave & Cameron Rd Thursday 14 – Quiz Nite plus Derek explains…“The idea behind Millionaire Hot Seat. Cash to Sunday 10 - Laura Collins fight night is that each band challenges be won. and the Back Porch Blues Band 5-8pm. Ballsy blues & Welcome Bay Tavern each other to bring their best and be 170) A Friday Gig! I always hesitate to write about boogie dynamic line up. as sharp as they can. This gig at Totara events occurring on a Friday night because, Friday 8 – Karaoke with Mama The Crown & Badger St is the first gig to see if audiences enjoy as must be patently bleeding obvious to Soul 8-11.30pm. Friday 8 – Jedi Mind Trick. the collaboration. If it works the plan is everyone by now, The Weekend Sun Wednesday 13 – Wednesday to take it on tour. We have a support is a Friday paper. But, for all you Saturday 9 – Redzone. night pool competition 7pm act too with the T Jazz Collective so folk who have just grabbed The Sun Sunday 10 - Chris Gun playing start. $5 buy in. Cash & bar for $20 music lovers are getting over straight from your letterbox this in the afternoon. tabs to be won. three hours of music.” Friday night – this gig’s for you. Oh, And – special offer alert! The first two and it’s in Katikati... How people on the night with a copy of this Once again I can’t help but sing the article will get two free tickets. praises of the Katikati Folk Club, which MEDIUM No.1827 Su 172) Another Saturday Gig! This one is small, tonight (Friday, April 8), has a double bill 7 1 9 8 3 5 The Mermaidens will play at The Bach exclusive and sounds like a bunch of fun. featuring three fantastic musicians. this Saturday. 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Friday 8 April Friday Fun Night

Prizes, games, music, waves & hydroslide for ages 8-13 years (outside of school holidays & public holidays). Only $6 to get in! *Family pass availab le. Baywave 6-8pm.

Saturday 9 April Alcoholics Anonymous

Women’s meeting at St Andrews, Dee St 10-11am, children welcome. 0800 229 6757

Baypark Speedway

Sunlive Demolition Derby & FMX Show with Nitro Circus Nick Franklin & Crusty Demon Luke Price. 6.30-10pm. Also racing: Bethlehem Coachlines Sprint Cars; Bethlehem Coachlines Super Saloons, Dialled Indoor Tramp Park Saloons & Mag & Turbo Stock Cars. Tickets online or at the gate www.asbbayparkspeeedway.co.nz

Bethlehem Hall Up Market

Craft & art, music, food & fun.

Dance

Theme: Autumn Colours. Sequence dance at Mount Sports centre cnr Hull & Maunganui Rds 7.30pm. Live band, good supper. Entrance $7. Organised by Mount Scottish Soc. Elizabeth 544 5633

Garage Sale

Katikati Community Baptist Church, 2 Wedgewood St (off Sheffield St) 8.30am – 1pm. Books, shoes, clothes, household goods, toys. All sorts.

Genealogy Informal Group

Land titles & ownership discussion. 849 SH 29, Tauriko 1.30pm. Visitors welcome. $2pp to cover afternoon tea. Cathy 541 3335 a/h.

Happy Days Car Show

6th Annual show at Diggleman Park, Main St, Katikati 8.30am - 2pm. Heaps of classes & trophies. Hot rods, classic, muscle cars & vintage (no Jappa’s). Entry by gold coin donation.

Healings & Readings at Up Market

Bethlehem Hall 10am - 2pm. Kerry 552 6768 or txt 021 607 797

Messianic Meetings

Every Sat at Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui 10am. Seek to unite together in our walk to put truth into action on a daily basis. All ages welcome. 544 7424 or 0210 226 3515

Monster Garage Sale

Fundraising for Southern Cross Sea Scouts. In hall below the Tauranga

Yacht & Powerboat Club, 90 Keith Allen Drive, Sulphur Pt 8am start. Household items, toys, books, clothes, tools, Yacht mast & sail, a collectible 66yr old fold up canoe & more. Sausage sizzle & raffles.

Rusty Mannequin Sale

Historic Village 9am – 12pm. Top quality high fashion preloved women’s clothing sizes 8-22. Everything $5. Cash only. All proceeds to Turning Point Trust.

Sunday 10 April

Bay Bible Fellowship/Lord’s Day

Worship service at Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Rd 10am. Guest speaker: Calvyn Jonker - John 15:18-27 “The Fruit of Public Testimony.” www.bbf.net.nz

Bible Seminars

Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St 1.45pm. Title: “Demons - what does the Bible say?” Interactive, Q&A. Refreshments provided. Vic 543 0504

City on its Feet Walking Group

Every Sunday at the shopping centre, 83 Pyes Pa Rd 9am. Medium & fast pace. Mike 543 4733 or email: mikemell@kinect.co.nz

Colour Dash

Join in the fun walk/run & help raise funds for Kiwi Can & Project K – half of your entry fee goes directly to this cause. Waipuna Park, Kaitemako Rd, Welcome Bay 11.30am – 2.30pm. www.colourdash.co.nz

Croquet

Every Sun, Tues & Fri at Tauranga Domain, Cameron Rd 12.45pm. Peter 571 063

Evening of Classical Jazz

Tauranga Art Gallery 5-7pm. 578 7933

ITF Taekwon Do Under 18 Tournament

Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre, cnr Devonport Rd & 11th Ave, Tauranga 9am - 3pm. Come along & see what Taekwon Do is like. Free admission.

Mt Maunganui Scottish Society - AGM

April 17 at 211 Ngatai Rd, Otumoetai 7pm. Tea/coffee after. Elizabeth 544 5633

Papamoa Lions Club Market

Gordon Spratt Reserve, Parton Rd, Papamoa. Gates open 7am for stall holder entry.

Quakers in Tauranga In hall behind Brain Watkins House, cnr Elizabeth St/ Cameron Rd 10am for an hour of mainly silent worship followed by tea/coffee & talk. 544 0448 www.quaker.org.nz

Tauranga Friendship & Social Club

Walks, dinners & outings for over 50’s. Barbara 544 7461

Tauranga Theosophical Society

Audio interview of Gary Lachman. Discussing his biography “The Mother of Modern Spirituality,” Madame Helena Blavatsky. Tauranga Yoga Centre 2pm. Entry by donation. 577 6042

Monday 11 April

After Suicide Support Group

Meet second Mon of month 5.307.30pm. Grief Support Services 578 4480 email: support@griefsupport. org.nz

Badminton Club: Seniors & Juniors

Juniors: Mon 6-7.30pm. Seniors: Mon & Weds 7.30-9.30pm. Bethlehem College Events Centre, Elder Lane. All levels of players welcome. Sue 021 194 4335 or www.taurangabadmintonclub. co.nz

Bethlehem Bowls

Every Monday at Bethlehem Hall 7.15pm. First 3 nights free. Wendy 578 2585

Body & Soul Fun Fitness

For over 50’s, social events & guest speakers. Mon & Fri Greerton Hall Cameron Rd. Tues Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave. Weds City Church cnr Otumoetai Rd/Sherwood St. Thurs at Tauranga Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St behind Pak n Save. All classes 9.1510.15am. First class free. For men & women. Dianne 576 5031 ‘Qualified Sport & Physical recreation instructor’.

Chess Mt Maunganui

technique. Every Mon at Settlers Hall Omokoroa 9.30am & Tues St Johns Anglican Church Waihi 9.30am. Dorothy 549 3378

Rd. All 9 - 10.30am. Classes taken by qualified instructor. First class free. Jennifer 571 1411

Free Immigration Clinic

Practice every Mon at St Stephens Church, Brookfield Tce 1-3pm. Tenors, bases & contraltos needed for our 35 voice choir. Pat 579 1036

Every Monday - legal advice & information on immigration & citizenship issues. For appointment, Baywide Community Law 571 6812

Friends with Epilepsy

For anyone with, or supporting someone with Epilepsy join us every Monday at Grindz Cafe, 50 1st Ave, Tauranga 1pm for a coffee & chat. Julie 021 556 470 or 570 1261

Harmony a Plenty Barbershop Chorus

Every Mon at Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 7pm. Wilf 571 5576 or www.harmonyaplenty.co.nz

Man Up Group

Every Mon at Tauranga Moana Trust, The Strand (by the waka) 7pm. Helping men to become better husbands, fathers & community members. Overcome addictions, anger, depression, suicide etc. Non profit, non confrontation, confidential & caring. Rod 021 467 107

Meditation Group

Free classes Mon 10am & Weds 7.30pm. Find peace, spiritual awareness & the meaning of your life. David 576 9764

Mount Chess Club

Every Mon at St Thomas More Church, 17 Gloucester Rd 1-4pm. Play standard length chess. $3 a session. Every-thing provided. Bob/Viv 575 5845 or 0274 786 282

Omokoroa Indoor Bowling Club

Mount RSA Chess Club every Mon at Mount RSA, 544 Maunganui Rd. Early program 6-7.30pm during school term. Late program 7.30pm onwards. Noel 579 5412

Meet at Settler’s Hall, Omokoroa Rd every Mon 1.30pm & Tues 7.30pm. $3 mat fee. New players free first 3 weeks. Anne 548 1636

Civic Choir Tauranga

Box Drawn Rinks (Ken Laurie Trophy) Matua Primary School Hall, Clivedene St 7.15pm. Karen 576 0443

Wesley Church, 13th Ave, Tga 7.30pm. Heather 575 9092 www. taurangacivicchoir.org.nz

Dancing@Te Puke

Sequence dance group meet at St Pats Hall, Beatty Ave, Te Puke 6.30-8.30pm. For learners & improvers, waltz, foxtrot, tango, cha cha & more. Partners required. $3pp. Gordon 572 0060 or email: gordoncadman@gmail.com

Fitness League

Ladies 50 plus exercise with dance to music. Every Mon at Greerton Senior Citizens Hall, 39 Maitland St 9.3010.30am. Gloria 573 4429

Fitness League

Safe effective, low impact fun exercise set to music using the Bagot Stack

Otumoetai Indoor Bowls

Papamoa Genealogy Branch

NZSG meet in the Tohora Room, Papamoa Community Centre 9.30am - 2pm. Small door charge. Tea/coffee provided. Bring your own lunch. Daphne 575 4674

Papamoa Progressive Assn

2nd Mon of month at Dune Room, Parton Rd, Gordon Spratt Reserve. Ken 574 2332

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 at St Mary’s Church Hall, Girven

Silver Singers Choir

Tai Chi & Taoist Qi Gong

At Arataki Community Centre 9-10am. Warren 574 2464 or 0274 745 389

Tauranga Brass

Practice every Mon at Community Hall, Elizabeth St West 7-9pm. All players welcome. Alex 0274 920 185 or 571 8720

Tauranga Creative Fibre

Every Mon at Arts Centre, Elizabeth St from 9.30am. Spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, crochet & more. Also on Thurs evening twice a month. Shirley 577 0188

Tauranga Gem & Mineral Club

Meet in club rooms, Historic Village. Juniors 6pm, seniors 7.30pm.

Tauranga Rock n Roll Club Inc

Club night every Mon at Tauranga RSA, Cameron Rd, Greerton 8pm. Members $3, non-members $5. Visitors welcome. Check Facebook. Trina 575 7461 a/hs

Tauranga Senior Citizens Club

Cards, 500 & Bridge Mon & Thurs. Indoor Bowls Tues, Weds & Sat at 14 Norris St, behind Pak n Save 1-4pm. Register by 12.45pm. $2 includes afternoon tea. New members welcome.

Te Puna Indoor Bowling Club

Every Mon at Te Puna Memorial Hall 7.15pm. Ian 579 3024

Tiny House Theatre

A group of Documentary lovers get together second Mon of month to share wide ranging & thought provoking topics. Kim 576 9427 or 027 285 9611

Womens Art Group

Every Mon at Lyceum Club Rooms, 68 1st Ave 9am - 12pm. New members welcome. Margaret 543 3244

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ABC - Avenues Badminton Club

Every Tues at Tauranga Intermediate Sports Centre. Juniors 6-7.30pm (term time). Seniors (Adults) 7.309.30pm. adult $7 per night casual. student $5 per night casual. Club racquets & coaching available. Delwyn 027 212 4720

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Women’s service group. Business meeting 2nd Tues evening. Social night 4th Tues each month. Julie 544 0277

Badminton (Social)

Every Tues & Fri at Otumoetai Baptist Hall 9.30am - 12pm. Racquets available. All welcome. Lorraine 579 3229

Baby Classes

Learn how to settle your baby in 3 months with former Karitane nurse Lyndsay Morgan. Every Tues at Arataki Community Centre 10am. 577 1355

Bereaved Parents Support Group

Have you lost a child? Do you wish to meet other bereaved parents? Meet at 106 College Place, Poike 7.30pm. Mary 544 3778 a/hs

Excel Toastmasters

Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Bayfair. Every 2nd, 4th & 5th Tues of month 6.15-8.30pm. Learn excel-lent public speaking & leadership skills. brooke_bop@ hotmail.com

Falun Dafa

Free exercises & meditation classes. Every Tues at Hillier Centre, 31 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui 7pm. Judy 021 0425 398

Fitness League

Ladies 50 plus exercise with dance to music. Every Tues at St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Cherrywood 9.30-10.30am. Gloria 573 4429

Inachord Chorus

Womens 4 Part Harmony every Tues at Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 6.55pm. Sing& perform varied repertoire. Cathy 579 2040

Israeli Dancing

Every Tues at Gate Pa Primary School Hall, Cameron Rd 7-8pm. Beginners dancing. All ages welcome. Maria 544 1680 or 022 165 2114

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South City Indoor Bowls

Club mystery night at Greerton Hall 7.30pm. Keith 577 1116

Tauranga Astronomical Society

The Milky Way. Power point presentation & discussion with fascinating details about our galaxy. Telescope viewing weather dependent. Fergusson Park Observatory 7.30pm.

Tauranga Morning Badminton Club

AGM April 19 at Club Gear Shed 7.30pm. All welcome.

Orange City Square & Round Dance

Tues morning class 10am - 12pm. Weds Plus, Thurs Club Night & New Dancers. Frontiersmen’s Hall 7.30pm. 543 1063

Petanque

Tauranga/BOP Club every Tues & Sun at Blake Park 1pm. Equip available, coaching given. Jo Ann 578 3606

Sequence Dancing

Tauranga Social & Leisure Club. St John’s Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai every Tues 7-9.30pm except second Tues of the month 3.30-6pm. Visitors welcome. John 578 9716

Sewing Connection Tauranga

Meet 1st & 3rd Tues at Arts Centre, Elizabeth St 10am - 2pm. New members welcome to sew, share ideas & improve techniques. Pam 021 276 5390

Club Mt Maunganui

April 20 at Rialto Cinema. Nibbles 5.30pm, movie 6pm. Be quick, $25pp. Ph Roberta 0272 904 591 or $27 on Eventfinda. Proceeds to mothers & children Relief/Fiji Hurricane, by Zonta Tauranga.

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“Building a Speaking Business” at Devonport Hotel, 5th Floor, 72 Devonport Rd, Tauranga 7-9pm. Guest speaker: Sheldon Nesdale – how he successfully grew TEDxTauranga from audience of 100 to 1000 in 3 years. Visitors welcome. www.nsanz.org.nz/events. Roberta 576 0922 or 27 685 4229

Every Tues at Tauranga Bridge Club, Ngatai Rd 8.50am. 3 games $2.50. New players welcome. 544 8372

Tauranga Target Rifle Club

Club night every Tues at Elizabeth St West 7pm. Casual shooters $7.50 per 13 shot card. All equipment & coaching supplied. Tauranga Target Rifle Club Inc .

Wednesday 13 April Age Concern Walking Group

Meet at Bayfair bus depot for Matapihi Walk.. 578 2631

Alcoholics Anonymous

Reflections at Te Puke, Te Puke Baptist Church cnr Malyon St/Station Rd 7.30-8.30pm. 0800 229 6757

Baywide Community Law Service

Drop in clinic every Weds at 63 Willow St 5-6.30pm. No appointment necessary. Free legal help. 571 6812. Every Tues morning at Te Puke Clinic. For appointment 573 5614. Every 1st & 3rd Thurs morning at Katikati Clinic. For appointment 549 0399

Bromeliad Club

Meet at Yacht Club, Sulphur Pt 12.30-2.30pm. Speaker: Roger Hydrangeas. Plant of month: Hanging baskets. Good sales table. Visitors welcome. Lynley 576 7711

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Matua Otumoetai City on its Feet

Every Tues at Mount Sports Centre, Blake Park 9am - 12pm. Social, competitive, all ages, beginners welcome. Racquets available. Visitors $5 per session. Maxeen 575 0162

Baywide Community Law

Every Weds 6.30pm for 2 hrs. $8 to play. All skills welcome. Eve 021 906 481

Do you play crib or would like to learn? Every Weds at Greerton RSA 1pm. Rona 578 7939

Mount Morning Badminton

Fox Park, Greerton 8-9.30am. Tricia 543 4581

Meet every Tues & Thurs at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre, Memorial Park cnr 11th Ave/Devonport Rd 9-11.30am. Heather 574 0976

Come & enjoy a laughter pick-me-up session. Sandpiper Room, Arataki Community Centre, Mt Maunganui 7.30-8.15pm. $3 door charge. Trish 022 036 6768 email: lollaughterwellness@gmail.com Meet every Tues at Kulim Park 9am. 576 7339

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Indoor bowls starts 6.30pm. Jim 572 1983 Getaway fun for mums & others. Get your grove fix, disco, hip hop, Latin & more. Every Weds at Matua Hall 9.30-10.30am. Helen 022 882 0237

Diabetes Network Group

Bob Owens Retirement Village, Carmichael Rd, Bethlehem 10am. Morning tea provided.

Gate Pa Indoor Bowls

Club night at Greerton Hall 7.30pm. Kevin 543 4044

Healing Rooms Experience God’s healing touch at Bethlehem Town Centre, cnr shop behind PO/Bookstore, open Wednesday’s 1-3pm. All inquiries 021 110 0878. And at Papamoa Healing Rooms, Baptist Church, cnr Dickson & Longview Rds every Weds 2.303.30pm. No appointment necessary, no charge, all ages welcome. www. healingrooms.co.nz

Kiwi Toasters Building communication & confidence 1st, 3rd & 5th Weds at 3 Palm Springs Blvd (same building as Palm Springs Pharmacy) 5.30-7pm. Chrissy 027 296 7939

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Roll-ups every Weds & Sun, Gordon Spratt Reserve 1pm. 574 8334

Scottish Country Dancing

Every Weds at Senior Citizens Hall, Maunganui Rd. Step practice & formation revision 7pm, regular class 7.30pm. Lynne 573 5055

Single Coffee Club 60+

Mixed company for singles 60+ that meet once a week for coffee, enjoy socialising & making new friends. Email: mixandmingle@xtra.co.nz or 027 439 4267

Tauranga Embroiderers’ Guild

Every Weds at Tauranga Rowing Club rooms, Memorial Park 10am - 2.30pm & 7.30-9.30pm. Juniors 4-5.30pm. Beginners & experienced stitchers welcome. Nancy 544 4778

Tauranga Floral Art Group

Meet at Baptist Hall, cnr 13th Ave/Cameron Rd 12.30pm. Visitors & new members welcome. Dawn 544 2828. Also following Saturday 9.30-11.30am. Ruth 543 2172

Tauranga Mid-Week Tramping

Scheltema Road to winding gear, return via cyanide tanks. Grade mod, approx 5.5hrs. Margaret 576 4326

Te Puke Spiritual & Healing Centre

Mediation development & learning evening. Guest speaker: Kevin Reed, Metaphysical teacher. At Pioneer Lounge, War Memorial Hall, Te Puke. Doors open 7pm for 7.15pm start. Kerry 552 6768

Toastmasters

Build your confidence, find your voice & open doors of opportunity in 2016. Every Weds at Avgas Cafe, Classic Flyers 7-8.15am. 021 044 5654 or www.cityearlystart.co.nz

Women’s Bridge Group

Every Weds at Lyceum Club rooms, 68 1st Ave 12.50pm. New members welcome. Helen 579 1947

Thursday 14 April Argentine Tango

Social dancing for men & women. Classes starting soon, please express your interest. Especially looking for men to teach. Want to learn to dance? Why not have a go? Phillip 027 309 1355 or goldenaxistango@ yahoo.com

Awesome Clothing Sale

Good quality, all sizes & styles men’s, women’s, children’s, shoes, sheets, duvets etc. Only $3 a bag. You pick. Historic Village, 17th Ave, Tauranga 9.30-10.30am. Organised by Turning Point Trust 578 6934

Bay City Rockers

Social Rock n Roll dancing every Thurs at Senior Citizens Hall 7-9pm. Gavin 027 643 62522

Law for Lunch every Thurs 12.15-1pm.

Social games club. Play indoor bowls, 500, bolivia & 5 crowns every Thurs 12.45pm. Prizes & visits to other clubs. John 575 2422

Fernland Spa Water Exercise Class

Every Weds 10.45-11.45am. Held rain or shine but not during school holidays. Classes taken by qualified instructor & lifeguard. New participants ph Jennifer 571 1411

Fitness League

Safe, effective, low impact exercise to music using the Bagot Stack technique. All ages & abilities. Thurs: Central Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave/Cameron Rd 9.30am. Weds: Katikati Memorial Hall 10am. Pam 549 4799 or 021 117 7170

Keynotes 4 Part Harmony

Women’s chorus every Thurs at Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave 6.45pm. For fun & health. Nora 544 2714

Line Dancing Classes

For beginners & newcomers every Thurs at Matua Hall, Levers Rd 1-1.45pm. Pat 544 2574 or 021 027 12467

Mount/Papamoa Coffee & Chat

Held 1-2pm. Transport available if required. Junction Mental Health Peer Support & Advocacy 543 3010

Sunshine Dance Group

Learn sequence dancing at a friendly club. Every Thurs at Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 7-8.30pm, followed by dancing till 10pm. $2pp, entrance includes supper. Jan 544 4379

Tai Chi Que Gong

Every Thurs at Ohauiti Hall 11am 12pm. Eric 577 1988

Ukulele Lessons

For primary age children. Every Thurs at Otumoetai Baptist Chapel 3.30-4.30pm. Enquires Linkt Community Trust email: learn@lead.co.nz

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Alcoholics Anonymous

Open meeting every Fri at Hamner Clinic, 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton (behind Bridgestone) 7.30pm. For more meetings or assistance 0800 229 6757

Arataki Artists Group

Meet every Fri at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way 9am - 12pm. Occasional tuition with local artists. All levels welcome. Chrissy 572 0818

Chess Tauranga

At Tauranga RSA, Greerton 5-7pm, for the whole family. Longer if necessary for longer games. Werner 548 1111 http:// www.westernbopchess.weebly.com/

Bi/Gay Men’s Support Group

Do you need a trusting person to talk to? Discretion assured. For meetings & locations ph/txt Alex 027 358 5934

Greerton Indoor Bowling Club

Championship Singles. Tauranga City Silver Band Hall, Yatton St. Names in by 7.15pm. Sally 571 8914

Ohauiti Market

Every third Fri at Ohauiti Hall 5-6.30pm. Produce, craft, art.

Otumoetai Indoor Bowls

Otumoetai Open Tournament, Matua Primary School Hall, Clivedene St. Karen 576 0443

Tauranga Lyceum Club

Every Thurs morning at Elizabeth St Community Centre. Warren 574 2464 or 0274 745 389

Women’s friendship club. Catered lunch first Fri of month & dinner third Weds with varied & interesting speakers. Other activities include; painting, mah jong, music appreciation, bridge & book club. 68 1st Ave. Wendy 543 1146

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Every Thurs at Alimento Cafe, First Ave, Tauranga 7am. Guests welcome. Helen 571 6181

Tony Award winning show Avenue Q at 17th Ave Theatre April 15-30. Tickets on sale at iticket.co.nz

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The reward of doing our duty The two Marys were the last to leave the Cross and the first to arrive at the grave. Early on Sunday morning, it is dark and they walk the rough shadowed path. Sombre and sad, they prepare themselves for an encounter with a corpse. It isn’t hope that leads the woman up the hill to the tomb. It is duty. Duty and devotion. Duty is what makes people keep going facing unpleasantness, or loneliness. The Marys expect nothing in return. I mean what could Jesus give? What can a dead man offer? There are times when we too, are called to love expecting nothing in return. Times when we are called to give money to people who will never say thanks, to

forgive those who won’t forgive us, to send a letter even though it will never get a reply. To offer friendship, help, encouragement and advice, only to have it rejected. Doing our duty shows our character. It’s that sense of obligation that makes you the salt of the earth. I don’t know what the Marys thought but I’m very glad they didn’t give up. I’m glad they did their duty. I’m glad you do yours; that you have the courage to keep going. What a tragedy if the Marys had given up. They would have missed the resurrection, just the thing that transformed their lives. That’s what it’s like with God. It seems to me just when we’ve reached the end of our hope, strength, optimism, determination, God comes through and the answer is just over the horizon, just around the corner. Just as duty put the Marys in the right place at the right time to see resurrection life, so with you and me. God gives a ‘yes’ to our life of duty and service.

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Reflecting on another Easter gone by We tick over another Easter, what does Easter actually give us? We have a Cross that is scarred with nails, blood and flesh. We have an empty tomb and Jesus, who has risen from death. These three facts brought the Christian Church into existence; along with one simple proof that Jesus appeared to 500 people after His

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AFFORDABLE BUILDING MAINTENANCE House Painting, house repairs, spouting/rooﬁng repairs, general maintenance. 20 years experience. Ph Andy 022 350 0600

PAINTING & DECORATING Exterior & Interior Painting Gurus, Roof Painting, High quality workmanship, prompt service, fully insured, satisfaction guaranteed, get the A Team @ Fresh Coats Painting. Call 022 421 4261

APPLIANCE REPAIRS For service of all Fisher & Paykel, Haier and Elba appliances, Ph 0800 372 273 for your local technician. BOAT BUILDING repairs and maintenance. Timber & ﬁbreglass trade qualiﬁed, boat builder. Ph Shaun 021 992 491 or 07 552 0277 BRYCE DECORATING Interior & exterior painting, wallpapering. Quality work. Ph Wayne 579 5588 or 021 162 7052 ELECTRICIAN, 18+ years experience, NZ registered. Residential & commercial, maintenance & service, new builds, renovations. Fast, friendly service. Ph Andrew 022 354 1960 HANDY MAN CAN-DU. Bathroom Renovations, Decks and stairs, pergolas, small plastering and painting jobs, water blasting. Free quotes. Ian The Fix it Man. 45 years tradesman. noknoi@clear.net.nz 021 670 770 HANDYMAN BUILDING and section maintenance, decks, fencing, pergolas, painting, water blasting, odd jobs. Free quotes Ph Rossco 027 270 3313 or 544 5911 INSECT SCREENS Measure. Make. Mend. Ph Rob at Magic Seal 543 4940 LANDSCAPE BUILDER/ HANDYMAN 20 year’s experience, free quotes, no job too big or too small. Ph Rhys today 0210 844 4920 PAINTER/DECORATOR Interior and Exterior, quality workmanship friendly services. Over 20 years specialising in residential and more. Quality paint at trade prices. For your best advice in all areas. Ph Shane Mount/Tauranga Decorators 07 544 6495 or 021 575 3071

QUALIFIED CARPET VINYL ﬂoor prep layer supplying and laying quality products at sharp prices call Stefan on 021 183 8426 ROOF REPAIRS free quotes for all maintenance of leaking roofs, gutter cleaning & repairs. Chimney maintenance & repairs. Registered roofer, 30yrs exp. Ph Peter 542 4291 or 027 436 7740

STUMPINATOR STUMP Grinding free quotes & prompt service. Narrow machine to access rear yards. Ph 576 4245 or 022 076 4245

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Personally Guided Island Sightseeing, Wine tasting with platter lunch...plus loads of fun! Contact The Hinterland Tours Team for more information about our memorable holidays & entertaining shows. Door to Door Service & Free Newsletters. Ph 07 575 8118 or 027 235 7714 JOIN NO.8 FULLY ESCORTED TOURS – (1) April 26th 2 days Awhitu & Manukau Heads Lighthouse. (2) May 8th 5 days Rangitikei River Lodges. (3) June 23rd 2 days Grand Chateau. (4) August 20th 5 days Coastal Otago. (5) Sept 4th 4 days Trans-Alpine & Wild West Coast. (6) Sept 10th 4 days Farewell Spit & Takaka. (7) Sept 26th 14 days Tasmania. (8) Sept 29th 4 days World of Wearable Arts. (9) Nov 1st 2 days Andre Rieu. Book

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Now seats are limited - free Door to Door service & free colour catalogue: Ph: No 8 Tours team on 579 3981 or Email info@ no8tours.co.nz

venues FOR WEDDINGS, FUNCTIONS OR MEETINGS+ check out No.1 The Strand, a beautiful historic setting. Email: kim@ no1thestrand.co.nz or www.no1thestrand.co.nz WEDDINGS, PARTIES, MEETINGS etc - The perfect venue. With stunning Harbour views, fully licensed bar & kitchen onsite. Restaurant open every Friday from 5pm & Sunday from 4.30pm, kids under 12 years dine free with every paying adult. Tauranga Fish & Dive Club, 60 Cross Rd, Sulphur Point. Ph 571 8450

TILER 30 years + experience, qualiﬁed in all aspects of tiling. Available now! Ph 0204 0864 211 TREE SHRUB and hedges trimming, topping removal, rubbish removal, palm pruning or removal, satisfaction guaranteed free quote. Ph Steve Hockly 571 5958 or 027 498 1857 WINDOW CLEANING Home, business, rural. Tauranga, The Mount, Papamoa, Te Puke. Clearly Windows, Freephone 0800 40 55 88 or call Nicky on 021 148 6467

transport DRIVING MISS DAISY – available for all! Special needs are catered for including assistance with a walker or wheelchair. Ask for us if you have an injury and have ACC subsidized transportation needs. Safe, friendly, reliable service. Ph Jackie from Driving Miss Daisy 552 6614

travel & tours ”A A A” - IDYLLIC WAIHEKE ISLAND TOUR - includes home pick-up, return coach to Auckland, return ferry, brilliant accommodation, dinners & breakfasts & morning teas,

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SPACE? Ideal as an extra bedroom or home office Three convenient sizes: standard 3.6m x 2.4m - $70pw large 4.2m x 2.4m - $85pw xtra-large 4.8m x 2.4m - $100pw Fully insulated with lockable ranchslider, large window, power, security lights, curtains, carpet, smoke alarm & even a small deck. Minimum 6 month rental period. Visit our display cabin at: 17 Plummers Point Road, WHAKAMARAMA or 159 Jellicoe Road, TE PUKE or call for a free brochure.

Checking out the chopper

Chloey Haskell, 15.

Blake, 1, Richard and Grace Collins, 5.

Carole Teal with Zavier, 4, and Caden Gayland, 6. Charlie Huxtable, 5, Jeanna Huxtable, 9, and Yvette Huxtable, 7.

Keegan Bradey, 6.

James, 10, Maia, 8, Brenda, and Brooke Poutawera, 12.

Ethan Allen, 10.

Friday 8 April 2016

The Weekend Sun