The Weekend Sun 26 September 2014 by Sun Media

26 September 2014, Issue 719 Inside this issue Child saving strategies

Paddle-out for policeman

Penguin trust launches

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Remember! Daylight Saving begins this Sunday, so everyone needs to turn their clocks FORWARD!

With splashes of colour and explosions of fun, next weekend’s Colour Dash is one of a kind. Join in as Tauranga residents tackle a 5km run or walk, in the name of charity, and get covered in colour in the process. See page 36 for more. Pictured: Students Chyanne Hemara and Donita Pinic test out the colours early. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

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Close the doors, light the lights We’re staying home tonight ‘Cos nothing’s happening in the bustle Of the bright city lights Welcome to the cultural vacuum. A soul-less backwater bereft of enlightenment from the wider entertainment world. Why? Because touring shows sidestep Tauranga. Either the venues are not adequate or the patronage is historically poor. The Bay sits in the corner, like the ugly girl at the school dance, while all the talent passes us by. It’s no wonder some of us have allegedly turned into opinionated, fat-phobic, bigots feasting on our own excrement (letters, p41). You’d think that at least those acts appealing to our high percentage of retired folk would make it here. But many great performers have been conspicuously absent from a Baycourt billing. If it wasn’t for the excellent local talent such as the Short Sistars, we’d have gone completely stark raving mad. We’ve seen a few brilliant shows in recent times, such as the Hollies at Mills Reef, John Rowles in Baycourt a couple of years ago and the best live concert I’ve seen for years, Dragon’s acoustic tour, at Holy Trinity Church. This weekend the Omokoroa Boat Club was treated to the Andrew London trio, supported by the local Self Righteous Brothers, and it was a fantastic afternoon. Great venue, really funny and clever act. These treats however are too far and few between.

Rugby and mallowpuffs

It’s not only the performing arts that bypass our fair city. Our rugby paddock seems to be considered second rate to Rotorua’s and the Chiefs are constantly herded into the Waikato.

Sun reporter David Tauranga tackled the issue last week in a story which pointed to a long list of performances that have passed us by. Many of these shows are booked all over NZ, in a dozen different hick towns and lesser cities. Tauranga is close to becoming the fourth largest city in New Zealand, yet is gazumped by tin-pot dumps like Oamaru and even Hamilton. It’s not like we are heathens. We have some class. After all, we voted Mallowpuffs in*, and Mr Horan out.

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We missed the bus on some leading NZ acts, such as John Rowles with the Elvis band; and the Topp Twins (we cover all tastes here). Also missing in action are The Seekers, Billy Connolly, Foreigner, Jimmy Barnes, even the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular hasn’t programmed The Tardis to materialise here. And, the greatest insult of all to the older generation of Tauranga, even the Irish Rovers have jigged around us. Heaven forbid! However if you like Irish dirges (they all sound the same) and apparently there are plenty of Guinness-addled minds that do, then you would be disappointed if you lived in Tauranga. Again they are going to Wanganui, Napier, Palmerston North, Rotorua and many other major cities but not… NOT Tauranga.

We can cope with large gatherings of petrol heads and footie fans, we can cope with cruise liners (just!) But we can’t cope with the Irish Rovers or any band of moderate interest, apparently because we don’t have a venue. Even Oamaru has “the Opera House,” Greymouth has a town hall and there is only 10,000 people in the metropolis of the west coast. But here in Tauranga we are banging on about plastic whacky waka when the cultural fabric of a city is being ignored. We are wrestling with how long the grass should be on the berms before the parks staff get off their butts. Let’s address the big things, the things that identify a city.

Thumbing noses Do we need a town hall, or a performing arts centre? Does the ASB Baypark Arena, wonderful for sport, cut the mustard acoustically? Does it matter for the Topp Twins? Or maybe we need to make more effort to support the few big acts that do come here to Baycourt and other venues. Who knows, perhaps that will encourage more? Tell us what you think: Do we care that every other NZ centre gets the big acts and the Bay misses out? Should we thumb our noses at them and celebrate the local talent? Should we bring back the Soundshell? * Mallowpuffs Original are the Bay’s favourite biscuit, according to a poll by Griffins. Hokey Pokey Squiggles took second over Macaroons. And last year the favourite was Toffeepops.

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Banking on saving Henry Hewitt is nine years old, and a model student, even before the reading, writing and arithmetic. So is Louise Handley; another smiley, money-savvy nine-year-old. Both have had savings accounts since they started school, both are compulsive savers and both have a tidy nest-egg of about $360 in their accounts. They are deservedly smug. “Excellent,” beams Michael Donovan, a former financial planner and self-appointed savings crusader. In Henry and Louise, he now has at least two young disciples. However, and it’s a big however – of the 400 pupils at Tauranga Primary School, 15 to 20 regularly contribute to the weekly school savings scheme. That’s a five per cent take-up. That is probably standard according to a major bank The Weekend Sun spoke to. But Michael throws up his hands in despair. “It should be 300 out of 400 kids. There’s no emphasis on money and how it works at home and there’s not much more at school.” And that’s his cue to champion his cause – the old Post Office Savings Bank scheme, Squirrel accounts and orange passbooks. “Wednesday savings day with the Squirrel account instilled a habit from a young age that was no different to the one that taught us to wash our hands after going to the toilet. It’s a habit that has remained automatic.” The scheme fizzled when the Savings Bank was corporatised. Passbooks weren’t considered reliable savings records, schools no longer had an appetite for it and there were security issues around children and cash. But Michael remains upbeat. He believes children should also be taught about compound interest just as they are times tables. “Compound interest is the most powerful financial formula and it allows everyone to save much smaller sums to achieve huge results, as long as they start early.” Henry and Louise couldn’t

quite grasp the complexities of compound interest, they certainly appreciated the rosy outcomes. The Weekend Sun took their $360 savings and extrapolated it for them on a compound interest table. • Deposits of $8 a months for 20 years at the daily interest rate of 3.5 per cent. They would nearly double their money: $2,280 deposited for an end value of $3,747. • And if they did the same for 40 years the results were even more spectacular. Henry and Louse would nearly treble their money: $4,200 saved for an end value of $11,285. When we explained the bank would effectively gift them $7000 on top of their savings, little heads nodded in disbelief and delight. Every child in every school deserves the same enjoyment, says Michael. ASB school account manager Phillipa Bunnyworth says the difficulty is getting traction in the lower decile schools, with parents not as quick to embrace child savings. “Children should learn that an ATM is not just a hole in the wall that spits out money.” By Hunter Wells

Savvy savers Henry Hewitt and Louise Handley. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

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Cruise ship operators reject changes

Criticisms have arisen from cruise ship tour operators two weeks out from the start of the 2014/2015 cruise ship season over the introduction of operator fees and changes to parking regulations. Tauranga Cruise Tourism Operators Association Incorporated chairman Simon Beaton told Tauranga City Council on Monday operators were ignored in the consultation process and that Tourism Bay of Plenty is creating a monopoly.

Council leaves alcohol cap open

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is not ruling out revisiting the decision to remove the cap on the number to bottle stores permitted in the region, admitting it's a strong community issue. Western Bay and Tauranga City councils this week advised the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority of a mutual agreement to remove the proposed cap on the number of new off-licences that can be issued in the two areas.

Teen’s body found in river

Thames Police recovered the body of missing teenager John Balchin from the Waihou River on Wednesday. The 18-year-old’s body was discovered about 12.30pm where the Puriri Stream meets the Waihou River. John was travelling with his parents from Thames to Waihi when he jumped out of the vehicle in the small Waikato settlement of Puriri, and ran away.

Car rolls into estuary

An unmanned car ended up on its side in a Tauranga estuary after rolling about 50m down Maxwells Road on Wednesday. Emergency services were called to Maxwells Rd about 11.30am after reports of a car in the harbour. Tauranga Police Constable Ian Sadler says there was no one in the car at the time and it appears to be either handbrake malfunction or someone forgetting to put the handbrake on when parking.

But just below the surface lurked the eternal boy. It set him apart. The Senior Constable’s spiritual home was the surf, he drove a car that would be the envy of every boy racer and he devoured science fiction books. They were passions that belied this silver haired, bespectacled, and straight as a dye cop. “Fair, capable and human” says Bob Bykerk, a mate of 38 years, “And widely regarded as a bloody good guy”. Now Michael's gone, aged 62. Not many things, or crooks for that matter, got the better of Michael. It took something as insidious as cancer to beat him. This week they said goodbye, sending his spirit back beyond the break. And despite the sadness, grown men cackled, snickMichael Gowen’s best mates, commonly known as The Surfing Fossils, Bob Bykerk, Trevor Heise and Garry Towler plan to still be riding the waves at age 70 in honour of their friend. Photo by Zoe Hunter. get a surf obsessed cop to his favourite ered and belly laughed at the exploits ride at the bottom of Clyde Street. of Michael. There was his shed where a man Like the night he chased down three does man things. That was Mike the Te Puke ‘gang wannabes’ singlemechanic, Mike the engineer, Mike the handledly. Sensing danger police fixer at play – and he was good at it. dispatched back up, but by the time He never married, he lived by the they arrived, Michael had two of the ‘perps’ in handcuffs “six week rule”. The and the third was upshot being relationbeing trussed up. ships never endured. It’s police folk His commitment lay lore now. Perhaps elsewhere, perhaps the fugitives regret beyond the break. Then he met Val not knowing the Senior Constable with a sharp wit was a judo black and mind. She was his intellectual belt. match so the Senior Probably why Constable decided other policemen "she's a keeper”. were happy to partner up with Michael; They lived, laughed, he could watch their loved and respected Michael Gowen died on for the time they back. September 15. had left. But scratch just I never met Senior Constable Michael beneath this man’s skin and you would Gowen. But I know I would have liked smell the sea, the sand and the spume. him. Love the stories, love the man. Surfing was more than a sport to him, So I might even drag myself from it was some divine calling. under the duvet this Sunday, 10am, There was his orange van, a two litre and go down to the beach at Clyde souped up VW Kombi, a boy’s toy, all Street for the waterborne, Hawaii-style muscle and throat. It still sits in goodbye to this man I never knew. the drive. I am sure he would appreciate it. “A rowdy damned thing” that was By Hunter Wells kick-started every morning at 5am to

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Singing the ‘blues’ The little blue penguins finally have a voice, finally have official representation, and finally have the protection they desperately need. A little blue penguin peeks out from behind the rocks. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

On Sunday, October 5 – the third anniversary of the Rena environmental disaster – the new Mauao Area Wildlife Trust will publicly launch at an open day at Mount Drury. It’s a properly constituted and registered charitable trust, one of the more positive offspring of the infamous disaster, which decimated wildlife along our shores. The new trust aims to protect breeding areas of penguins, petrels and geckos, assist with pest control, rescue and rehabilitate injured birds, and educate about the threat of dogs, cats and people to wildlife. Until now the little blue has battled on his own, against everything cruel nature could throw at him. “Little” by name but not by nature, the blue’s a feisty 1kg and 25cm of pecking, scratchingBruce and attitude. But he’s been losing out to stoats,Matthews ferrets, 580 580 weasels, dogs, oil slicks and people. That’s 021 resulted in a DOC ranking of “lower risk, near threatened”. But now the little blue and all other wildlife have the trust watching their backs.

“We have a great special recreational place in the Bay of Plenty, and we want to keep it that way,” says trust pioneer Julia Graham. “But we want to work in with the penguins and other animals.” Most of the little blues live around Moturiki (Leisure Island) and Motuotau (Rabbit Island). “But most people didn’t know they lived alongside the little blues. We pay hundreds of dollars to go to Oamaru to watch a penguin waddle up the beach, yet we have an amazing colony right here in own backyard.” The new trust represents almost two years of hard work by four key members of the Mount Penguin Monitoring Team – Julia, Dave Richards, Paul Cuming and Tim Short - who along with others have dedicated hours every week to researching and supporting the area’s wildlife. The trust open day starts at 10am on Sunday, October 5. Ben There’ll be wildlife tours, beach Heathactivities and a 701 237 sausage sizzle. There won’t be021any blue penguins because they are ‘night guys’. But they would be grateful for your turnout and commitment to help. By Hunter Wells

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Watering community togetherness Like worker bees making honey, Paengaroa residents are digging in to help with their new community garden set up outside the Experience Comvita visitor centre. The garden was the vision of Comvita CEO Brett Hewlett, who signalled several years ago he’d like the project to evolve as a collaboration between the village and Comvita. “Since we opened the visitor experience in November, the next logical step was to start growing our own produce to use in the café,” says Brett. “Although our chef, Chris Hargreaves, is the first to admit that he isn’t really a gardener, he has led the project from day one,” says Comvita tourism operations manager Anne Blakeway. Set up during the last two months, about 14

village volunteers now meet every second Sunday, so far planting fruit trees and vegetables. There’s also bug and worm ‘hotels’ and a ‘pudding garden’ for berries to be harvested in summer. “It’s called the Paengaroa Community Garden as it really belongs to the community. Comvita have donated the land and built some beautiful macrocarpa raised beds – now the rest is up to Chris and the community,” says Anne. “Seeds and plantings have been brought in by our local gardeners, with some of the produce used in the Café here and some for people to take home. “The idea is to encourage people to donate time and a bit of effort, and in return they get something out.” Chris says the project is aimed at bringing local business and the community together.

“Comvita has been operating out of Paengaroa since Claude Stratford began the business here 40 years ago. But we’re very respectful that this is a living, working village and that Comvita is part of that collaboration.” Anne says they’re starting small with the project “and if it gets bigger and they’re wanting a bigger site we’ve got the option of part of the kiwifruit orchard next door”.

With a few beehives nearby, Anne says it shows garden helpers and cafe visitors alike the link between bees and pollination of fruit and vegetables. “The bees are loving the onion flowers.” The next garden muck-in is this Sunday, September 28. To learn more see the Paengaroa Community Garden Facebook page. By Merle Foster

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The Weekend Sun Macular Degeneration New Zealand founder trustee and ambassador Viv Jones with an Amsler Grid eye exam used for testing for macular degeneration. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

Keeping an eye on your vision Facing the prospect of losing her sight at age 63, Viv Jones was stunned. Living in Auckland seven years ago she regularly went to the beach to read her book. “I’m short-sighted but I used to read without glasses. During a few weeks I noticed the print was becoming blurred so I put on my prescription glasses but my vision continued to deteriorate. “Very suddenly I could hardly read any of the words and I realised something was seriously wrong.” She visited her GP, who immediately referred her to an ophthalmologist. Viv was diagnosed with advanced wet Macular Degeneration – a chronic eye disease – in her right eye, with her left eye also affected. She was prescribed treatment with drug Avastin. “I started four monthly injections into my right eye, but rather than my sight improving it deteriorated dramatically. “I was told the sight in my right eye was irretrievable and my left eye sight was failing fast.” Viv had never heard of macular degeneration, let alone know it’s the leading cause of blindness in New Zealand. One in seven people 50-plus have it and one in four aged 80-plus suffer vision loss. Macular degeneration is three times more prevalent than dementia and the number of people with it is

predicted to increase by 70 per cent by 2030. Viv was devastated by suddenly becoming totally dependent on others, no longer able to drive, read “or identify the faces of those around me”. Viv and husband Allan moved to their Mount Maunganui beach house to familiarise her with the house’s layout and nearby shops to prepare for her vision loss. A friend told Viv to get a second opinion. In December 2008 ophthalmologist Dr Dianne Sharp told Viv treatments with another drug, Lucentis would hopefully stabilise sight in her right eye. “After four injections my sight hadn’t only stabilised but improved whereby I could once again identify faces, read and drive, thus regaining my total independence – this for me was indeed a miracle.” Macular Degeneration NZ is hosting a free macular degeneration public seminar in Tauranga on October 4 at the Hotel Armitage, Willow St, from 10am-11.30am. Viv – a founder and ambassador of Macular Degeneration NZ – strongly encourages people to attend, especially family or friends of those with macular degeneration. To register for the seminar call 0800 MACULA (0800 622 852) or email info@mdnz.org.nz By Merle Foster

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Thanks to The Weekend Sun, tickets to this fantastic event are 100 per cent free to everyone on Friday, October 17. The Weekend Sun is also sponsoring the show on the Saturday and Sunday, with tickets half price for everyone. That means it’s just $5 for adults, and children aged 13 and under get in for free!

Organiser Graeme Martin says this year’s spring show has everything needed to create the ideal summer lifestyle, including some of the region’s top home builders and renovating experts. “It’s perfect timing for anyone thinking of adding value to their home this summer.” With more than 150 exhibits, the Tauranga Spring Home Show will host everything from smart, new interior designs to the very best of the Bay’s superb outdoor and alfresco lifestyle, says Graeme. “There’ll be new kitchens and beautiful bedrooms, fabulous furniture and even some trendy lighting options, with lots of new and inspiring products to

make your life easier. “There really will be something for everyone’s taste at the new October Spring Home Show.” Graeme says one of the key show features will be the rejuvenated Smith & Sons Renovation Court located in B Street this year. “You can’t miss it, as part of their display, the arch will stand tall above everything else which you’ll see as soon as you enter the show. “If renovating the home is on the agenda next month, bring your plans and talk to the renovating specialists from Smith & Sons, and all their building partners, to get your renovation just right.” The show is at ASB Arena, Baypark, from October 17-19. ADVERTORIAL

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Former bank site up for sale The former ANZ central city branch building in Tauranga is now on the market for sale and is being promoted as a safe investment. The Spring Street premises were vacated by the ANZ earlier this year when the bank moved its retail operations to the former National Bank premises on the corner of Grey and Spring The bank is still paying annual rent of $254,000 + GST on the Spring Street location.

With guaranteed income through until July 2016, the building’s owners have placed the vacant property on the market for sale through a tender process with Bayleys Tauranga. The two-storey building sits on 877sqm of commercially-zoned land and comes with 31 car parks underneath the building and to the rear of the premises. Tenders for the property close on October 1.

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The dawn of cruise ship season

Tauranga’s first cruise ship of the season is the Sea Princess, due on October 4, 2014. The season continues through to May 24, 2015. Cruise visitors are greeted into Tauranga via the i-Port after disembarking the ship. Approximately half of the passengers don’t go on tours; they either enjoy the Mount or go on the bus to the CBD. About 10 per cent of cruisers stay on the ship. The remaining 40 per cent go on tours around the Bay of Plenty and to Matamata to see Hobbiton. Most of those taking tours have pre-booked before they arrive and they jump straight on their bus. But there are a few who make decisions on the day.

Council staff have previously turned a blind eye to the operators queuing up outside the port’s gate to pick up tourists or attract business. But the number of tourists has reached a point where we need to ensure we legalise what they do before the area becomes chaotic and unsafe. Our decision on Monday means operators are no longer inconsistent with our traffic bylaw, street use and public spaces bylaw, and mobile shops policy. If it wasn’t for these rules, the nearby carparks along The Mall and Salisbury Avenue might be filled with mobile food vendors and souvenir shops. Operators picking up tourists must have priority outside the gate. The issue of Tourism BOP charging a fee to recover costs is a separate issue we’re following up. In other news this week, we signed off our Annual Report for 2013/14. Our end of year net-debt was $12 million less than the previous year ($377.5 million in 2012/13, $365.4 million in 2013/14). This doesn’t include the $62.5 million for Route K, which will happen on July 1, 2015. The previous council’s Long Term Plan had our netdebt increasing for 2013/14, not decreasing. The Community Development Committee continued its tour around the city by meeting at the Welcome Bay Community Centre on Tuesday night. The hot topic was the future of Owens Park as a result of growing anti-social behaviour. This is thought to be a symptom of much wider problems of isolation since they cannot afford to reach facilities/ attractions in the central suburbs. Similar issues were raised for the neighbouring suburb of Ohauiti. Feel free to email me your thoughts (matt.cowley@tauranga.govt.nz), call/text me on 027 6989 548, and follow me at www.facebook.com/a.younger.voice.

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Meet the Principal Our Principal, Chris Cottell-Mayhew will be in Tauranga each week to meet families and conduct student interviews. Come and talk to Chris. Find out how your child will benefit from our unique learning environment and the highly regarded Cambridge International curriculum.

A pink caravan road-tripping the country to mark The NZ Breast Cancer Foundation’s 20th anniversary is stopping in Tauranga on Monday. The caravan – in the city as part of a 30-town tour finishing in Bluff on December 6 – is inviting women and men to pop in with their questions. About 150 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the Bay of Plenty this year – and 30-40 will die from the disease. Dr Alison Hayes – a breast surgeon on-board the caravan – says the pit-stops are creating awareness of breast cancer symptoms and empowering women to look after their bodies. "Its purpose is to encourage women to be breast aware and educate them as to what that means. Also to encourage women who are eligible for screening to attend.”

Alison says educating women on how breast cancer might present is one of main aims of the caravan, which will have male and female prosthetic breasts showing abnormalities. "Breast cancer does not only present as a lump, a lot of women may not realise this." The caravan will feature displays of symptoms most women won’t have seen before – the prosthetic breasts are for women to look at and examine what abnormalities might feel like. Visitors will also be invited to sign a petition asking the Government to extend the age limit for free mammogram screening from 69 to 74, bringing New Zealand into line with Australia and the UK. “As the population ages the risk of cancer increases,” says Alison. “As you age there are competing

Breast surgeon Dr Alison Hayes will be on-board the caravan when it arrives in Tauranga on Monday. causes of mortality so questions arise as to whether there is a survival benefit associated with screening older women. "If a woman 70 or over is in good health, then there is a potential to reduce breast cancer mortality by participating in screening. “However it is important to recognise screening may detect abnormalities which may not turn out to be anything serious or pick up a cancer which may have not caused a problem in her remaining lifetime.” The Pink Caravan is in Tauranga this Monday from 9am-4pm at By Merle Foster Red Square.

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Racing trolleys

Constable Debbie Foster, Mitre 10 Mega manager Wayne Mansell and Harrison Nicholls, 3, with their trolleys. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

Tauranga families are encouraged to rummage through the garage, or dash to their nearest Mitre 10 Mega store, to craft a trolley for Tauranga Blue Light’s Trolley Derby next month. An event for Te Aranui Youth Trust and proudly sponsored by Tauranga Mitre 10 Mega and More FM, the Trolley Derby invites families to race home-made go karts down Bethlehem’s Westmorland Rise on Sunday, October 19. Blue Light operations manager Wendy Nicholls says the event aims to bring the community together with a fun activity involving the city’s young people and their caregivers, as well as community groups and businesses. “It will allow children to learn a new skill alongside the support of their

parents and to try that skill out in a safe environment.” Blue Light is a community policing initiative set up to reduce youth crime and build positive police, youth and community partnerships within Western Bay of Plenty. Tauranga businesses are encouraged to enter a trolley in the corporate division, with wizzers, nippers and zoomers races for the children. The Blue Light Tauranga Trolley Derby is at 1 Westmorland Drive, Bethlehem, on October 19 from 9am to 3pm. Entry is $5 for families

to the event. A road closure will be in place from the corner of Westmorland Rise and Bethlehem Road to Athelstan Way from 8.30am to 4pm. Traffic can assess Westmorland

and $40 for corporates. For entry forms and sample plans, visit www.tayt.org.nz or Mitre 10 Mega. Entries are limited to the first 24 in each division and can be emailed to wendy@tayt.org.nz prior

Rise past Athelstan Way via Carmichael Road. In case of bad weather, the event will be postponed to Sunday, November 2. By Zoe Hunter

Time out for children in Fiji There is no other destination on the planet like Fiji. Children love it and it is a wonderful family holiday. So take some time out during the next six months and plan a holiday with your children. We have some super fares on our favourite Fijian airline...Fiji Airways. This full service airline will have your kids entertained the moment they walk on board, and once they land, there is much more to come.

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Our lead in pricing for $1199 per person is for the stunning 5 star Sheraton Fiji Resort on Denarau Island. Including four night’s accommodation and return flights, with breakfast daily and a Resort Credit of FJD$200 makes this a very attractive package. Add on the children...or the grandchildren from $199 makes Fiji a very affordable South Pacific holiday. Sheraton Fiji has all the water sports and kids club to enable you to kick back, relax and let the young ones have their fun too. This package is on sale until October 6 and bookings are through until the end of March 2015, with some close outs, so check your dates soon. We also have two island resorts that are participating in this deal. Plantation and Treasure which are both very kid friendly. Plantation Resort is on a much larger island than Treasure, but if you want to see the thriving turtle breeding operation, go to Turtle which is an added bonus

to your stay there. Treasure is a small and intimate island with bungalows lining the beachfront. Choose a hammock and sway the day away watching your children playing in the water and along the shore.

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From left to right: West Roads Contract Deputy Manager Bryan Crean, Western Bay Mayor Ross Paterson, NZTA Acting Highway Manager Andrew Scott, Western Bay of Plenty District Council Group Manager Engineering Gary Allis, and Opus International Ltd Bay of Plenty Manager Scott Evans.

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Council and the NZ Transport Agency have awarded a $154 million road maintenance contract that is set to save ratepayers and road users an estimated $50 million over seven years. The contract, called West Roads Bay of Plenty, covers the maintenance, operations and renewal work on all Western Bay local roads and state highways within the Tauranga City and Western Bay of Plenty District boundaries. Awarded to Opus International Consultants Ltd, the contract, which is cost shared 50/50 between the Council and Transport Agency, will

run for seven years from 1 November 2014. It replaces the Performance Based Contract (PBC) which has operated in the Western Bay for over a decade. Opus has formed a partnership with Downer New Zealand and a group of local contractors who were involved in delivering the PBC. Mayor Ross Paterson says the contract was good news for Council and ratepayers, as it would continue the significant savings and high level of service achieved under the previous contract. “The PBC produced a significant saving for Council when let 12 years ago and we expect the new contract to produce further savings to

Council over the next seven years.” The Transport Agency’s acting highway manager, Andrew Scott said the new contract is based on a model that the Transport Agency has adopted nationally to achieve major savings in road maintenance. “This joint contract is a win-win for all concerned and it’s a great example of what can be achieved through effective partnerships,” he said. “Having one contract for the network will not only create savings to motorists and Western Bay ratepayers, it will also ensure consistent, safer and reliable journeys for our road users.”

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Omokoroa is the first area in the District that will have a designated ‘Special Housing Area’ under the Housing Accord signed in August between Council and Central Government. The area Council is considering is land between the State Highway and the railway, adjoining the northern side of Omokoroa Road. Omokoroa is one of the District’s growth areas in which Council has already invested substantial infrastructure to cater for a future population of up to 12,000.

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Sheep in sunglasses

A respected Tauranga city father and doting grandfather, has appealed for ‘greater common sense’ from those pressing for compulsory sunglasses in primary schools.

“We have become a nation of sheep. Some bureaucrat googles ‘good practice’ in Dubai and suddenly it becomes a critical consideration for New Zealand. Can we just stop and think it through please?” Murray Guy has questioned the need for sun glasses when there might be other ’cheaper more sensible’ solutions. “My grandchild arrived home from school the other day with someone else’s sports gear. That doesn’t bode well for the sunglasses.” His criticism flies in the face of conventional wisdom surrounding the dangers of UV rays which says children’s eyes are much more vulnerable to the sun’s rays and that sunglasses are the solution. Murray says there may be an issue that needs addressing but “as a community we are just way too ready to say ‘yes’ without understanding all the ramifications of a decision and without giving thought to possible more affordable, practical, common sense options”. “Wide brimmed hats,” suggests Murray; even though science suggests that while wide brimmed hats reduce UVR by up to half, good quality sunglasses offer considerably more protection. “Ahh,” says Murray excitedly. “Grab the hand sanitizer dispensers in schools - another idea that never worked - and fill them with sunblock. Coupled with

Murray Guy and Dominic Peterson, 5, demonstrate a classic approach to sun protection: sunscreen and a wide-brimmed hat. the hats, it would be two-pronged protection...probably equally effective, cheaper and easier.” Murray also promotes the idea of non-reflective surface materials for school buildings and coloured, textured concrete. “It would probably achieve a better common sense outcome that looking at 15,000 James Bond lookalikes. Besides, I like to look folk in the eyes and I prefer they do likewise”. Expense is the other major consideration. It has been suggested wraparound sunglasses conforming to the standards could cost $20. “It’s a small thing but incremental. Add sunglasses to the cost of sending a kid to school and I am aghast.” Then there are the lost and broken ones. “And what about the rough and tough playground games. Do they take the sunglasses off, do they stop playing. What is the greater risk?” Despite Murray’s protest, sunglasses in schools is already gathering momentum. Otumoetai Intermediate wants to know what parents think about sunglasses becoming an integral part of the school uniform. By Hunter Wells

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Get outdoors, get active As the weather warms up it’s a great time to head outdoors to get active with a new sport or pastime.

Renting for flexibility Bay Dragon Boat Club is giving anyone over 16 a chance to have a go at the fun paddling sport next Saturday. boating (Sulphur Point marine park slipway from 8.30am, details Trish 027 294 0757); bmx racing (Cambridge Rd track, details Tania 027 544 2121); stand up paddle boarding (at Hoe Aroha Waka Ama shed, Pilot Bay, details Hiria 575 3493) and at Matua Bowling Club (from 9am, details Phil 576 3516). By Hamish Carter

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Sport Bop recreation adviser Jen Riley says there are plenty of chances to get active as part of ‘Outdoors October’ with 34 events on offer in the Play in the Bay sports promotion from dragon boating to bmx racing and sea kayaking. “There’s heaps happening – especially in the first weekend. There is something for everyone which is great! I’m just hoping that this rainy spring weather will be over by October,” says Jen. This Saturday you can try your hand at golf croquet (Tauranga Croquet Club, the Domain, from 9.30am, details Dave Andrews 576 2020), or for school pupils to have a go at softball (Carlton Street Reserve, Bellevue, details Donna Hika 021 068 9568). On Tuesday there is a chance to have a go at badminton (QEYC hall, 11th Ave, from 9am, details Wendy 552 5293), or play table tennis at the Arataki Community

Centre (from 7.30pm, details 577 8565). Katikati residents can roll bikes out of their sheds on Thursday to take part in the Greyhound Cycle Group’s easy ride along the Haiku Path and back roads (departs Fairview Park skatebowl 9am, details Barbara 549 0900, while on Friday over 40 women can join in an outdoor fitness class at the Mount cenotaph at 9am (details Diana 021 047 6155). An action-packed weekend is planned next week with 12 activities on offer from a fun family day at Waimarino Adventure Park (Friday – Sunday from 10am, details Blair 576 4233, $20/head). Have a go days are also being held next weekend for waka ama (by Sulphur Point’s Fish and Dive Club from 9.30am, details Lawrence 022 089 4699); dragon

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exercising straight away in the privacy of your own home, without having to organise time and effort to go to the gym.” It’s a hassle-free process and customers are guaranteed repair or replacement of any rented equipment, says Stephen, who is seeing exercise machines “flying out the door” as people prepare for the summer. Stephen says equipment is also available for people who are rehabilitating from an injury. “And of course with renting them you only need them for the length of your rehabilitation so you can just return it.” Along with fitness equipment, the store also has appliances, furniture, TV, audio and visual equipment as well as computing and gaming for rent. Stephen says the benefits of renting are flexible contracts, fast approval and free delivery and installation. By Zoe Hunter

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BUILDING, BUYING & RENOVATING Making waves for aquatic centre build project A group has been formed in Te Puke to look at planning a future aquatic and action centre for the Western Bay of Plenty town. While the Te Puke Pool will reopen on October 6, a group led by Te Puke Economic Development

managing director Mark Boyle is looking to the aquatic future of the town. “Basically, this group is embryonic and it comes about because there was a pool group put together for the reopening of the Te Puke High School pool and that’s been completed,” says Mark. “Now we’re going to the next stage

of a wider community project to look at a pool and action centre for Te Puke.” Marks says the group is only getting organised at this stage, but hopes to plan for an aquatic centre and indoor sports centre offering a multi-purpose facility to residents. “The group is aiming to bring a wide range of community sports

interests together and look at how we could create an aquatic and sports action centre for the wider community. “We’ve decided that much but we’re just in the preliminary stages of understanding everyone’s needs and what everyone’s view is and starting to build a plan with some achievable outcomes. But we

haven’t quite got that far yet.” Mark says stakeholder discussions are underway with a range of sports groups in Te Puke. “We believe we’re have to plan an aquatic centre because the reopening of the Te Puke high School pool is only being seen as short term – it’s not going to last for ever and ever. “It will only last a maximum of 10 years.”

Tenants sought for historic classroom Expressions of interest are being sought from prospective tenants who wish to occupy the 116-yearold Otumoetai Primary School classroom at Historic Village. The historic classroom relocated from school grounds on Otumoetai Road to 17th Avenue on July 21 and the 110m2 building is now available for long term lease. Historic Village team leader Michael Thomson says there’ve been “two or three” relatively informal discussions with interested residents so far. Michael says they haven’t decided on an ideal tenant for the character building, and he’s remaining tightlipped on the relaxed conversations they’ve had with potential leaseholders. “We need to leave them free to actually form up a proposal that we can consider. “What we’re really looking for is for people to look

at it and tell us how they would want to use and what they would be looking for, so we can look at those choices. I think that we’re not trying to be constrained by a point of view behind it.” Whoever they may be, Michael says the ideal tenant will continue to add to the vibrancy and activity at the village. At the time of the July removal, Tauranga City Council property manager Anthony Averill told SunLive it cost an estimated $30,000 to move the building, with a further $60,000-$70,000 to maintain the building once relocated to Historic Village. Michael says any arguments from other parties about the classroom’s relocation are out of the village’s hands. Those interested in discussing tenancy, contact Michael at michael.thomson@tauranga.govt.nz or 07 571 3700. Proposals must be received by October 20.

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That style is proving very popular.” Oceanside Homes prides itself on being community-focussed, hosting art events with Tauranga artists at a 10 per cent free which goes back into supporting Papamoa Surf Life Saving Club. “It’s quite an honour being able to give something back to the community, while at the same time creating beautiful homes for our city.” The Papamoa show home is open daily.

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Spring boosts Papamoa development sales With the advent of spring, Papamoa’s premier subdivision Coast Papamoa Beach is experiencing a surge of renewed interest. Two houses have already sold this month and visitor numbers have soared since the completion of show homes by all four building companies at the development. Signature Homes, Classic Builders and Ultimate Homes joined Coast Homes in December. Last month saw the official launch of all four builders on site and since

then hundreds of people have been through the show homes, with particular interest from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Coast Homes this month finalised the sales of Lot 5, a two-storey, four-bedroom luxury house, and Lot 79, a three-bedroom townhouse. The level of interest in Coast Papamoa Beach, which is expected to continue, is being attributed to a buoyant market, progression of the Tauranga Eastern Link road and the integrity of the design of the subdivision, which is unique to New Zealand. Bigger city dwellers seeking a change of lifestyle for half the price of similar style

properties by the sea in their current locations are also driving demand. "This is a real turning point for the development, and one of which we're very proud," says Coast Papamoa Beach director Steve Short. "We rode out the global financial crisis and now that the market is starting to recover we are seeing there is a real demand for the quality and integrity we're offering at Coast.” The $700 million, 24-hectare masterplanned residential community, owned by global development company Frasers Property, has strict design guidelines unparalleled in the region.

Hammering in the weekend early It appears DIY may actually be in our DNA, particularly in the Bay of Plenty. According to a recent Colmar Brunton poll, Bay residents are switching their work minds to thinking about DIY earlier than most of the country on a Friday afternoon. The poll asked people nationwide what time they started to unwind from the work week and what their thoughts are heading into the weekend. Relaying the poll results to The Weekend Sun, Tauranga Mitre 10 Mega’s Wayne Mansell says many residents started thinking about DIY weekend projects as early as 2.50pm on a Friday. That’s 39 minutes earlier than most of the rest of the country at 3.29pm, says Wayne. And he says the results

Mitre 10 Mega staff get prepped for some weekend DIY. add up, with this season proving popular for DIY. “The thing about Kiwis, particularly in Tauranga, DIY is when we become our own bosses. “We’re finding the Kiwi persona of DIY is alive and well. DIY is in our DNA. It is a Kiwi thing. What we’re seeing as the weather gets better is more and more people are getting stuck into the DIY.” Some would say it’s easier to pick up the phone and call someone in to do the job – but Wayne says this isn’t in the Kiwi nature. He says Kiwi ingenuity and the No.8 mentality rules. “There’s a lot of advice out there now on the internet and it’s easy ABC steps. People are making time.” His advice this weekend is to have a go and put the good old Kiwi ingenuity into play. We’re far more advanced than the No.8 wire, however we still have this Kiwi motto of ‘I can do that myself ’.”

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Future of personal computing Are you considering a change to, or are currently using Windows 8? Despite many fears and concerns people have, Windows 8.1 does have many improvements on previous Microsoft Operating Systems. It loads and runs significantly faster than previous operating systems, even when running on older computers. Security features within the operating system itself, and a built in antivirus, make Windows 8.1 the most secure operating system Microsoft has produced so far. With a Microsoft account, and one drive, any Windows 8.1 computer can look and feel like your own PC. And multiple Windows 8 devices you own can share settings and files across the devices, acting as one computer.

The main complaint of Windows 8.1 is that it was designed for touch screen tablets and phones. As such, it is missing the ‘Start’ button we have become accustomed to. Lacking that classic Windows style and feel. However, if you like, with the right third party software installed, and some settings changed, Windows 8.1 can be made to look and feel much like Windows 7, but with the added advantages Windows 8.1 affords. Making using your non touchscreen desktop or laptop a much simpler and more enjoyable process. Most computer companies will know about the software and system tweaks that make Windows 8.1 more user friendly. Or if you prefer, some are still able to source or build new Windows 7 desktops and laptops for you. For any questions please contact your local computer specialist.

Construction time is boom time for Papamoa With building consent given for another 7500 residents, construction and redevelopment at Papamoa Plaza and the emergence of a dedicated Papamoa Promotions group (Papamoa Unlimited) – Papamoa is coming of age very quickly. The soon to be completed Eastern Link will make it possible for the commute to Tauranga City and the Port to become a brief 10 minute journey. This fact is, in part, responsible for the explosion of building in our little slice of paradise. The beach, the parks and all the amenities – once the domain of a lucky few residents is now the main reason Papamoa is the largest suburb of Tauranga.

The sense of community that exists in Papamoa is the envy of many suburbs and towns in the district and the country. From the fantastic work done at the Papamoa Support Centre by Trish and her team, the Community Patrols and the many groups that collate and pass on information relevant to “Papamoaites”, some of which have been in existence for over 100 years – we are served very well by a large number of community groups that have the best interests of Papamoa at heart. With one of the highest levels of engagement in the country – something is making our locals passionate about Papamoa. The secret is out – Fabulous beach, accessible, wonderful shopping (on its way) and room to grow – this really is the boom time in Papamoa. We love being here.

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Award-winning barista and NZ Barista Championship judge, Andrew Feldon, is visiting Classic Builders Golden Sands showhome, Papamoa to demonstrate latte art to the Bay’s coffee lovers. Andrew is the head barista at Hawthorne Coffee Roasters, Hawkes Bay, and will show a range of latte art, give coffeemaking tips, and answer questions about machines. “I’m passionate about making good coffee. I love helping others discover the

taste of great coffee and a kitchen setting is relaxed and fun,” says Andrew. Andrew has 10 years industry experience and is still fascinated by the coffee making process from cherry bean to cup. “Coffee making is more challenging and complex than most people realise. There’s actually a real process that takes place well before the first cup is poured. “A coffee bean is the pit inside the red or purple fruit that comes from a coffee plant seed, and is often referred to as a cherry,” says Andrew. “The quality and flavour of coffee is not only determined by the brewing process but also which country the coffee comes from, what region and

what variety of coffee tree.” He says many people have a coffee machine sitting on their kitchen bench but don’t know how to get the best out of it. “There’s a specific way of setting a grinder as well as ensuring using the right amount of coffee every time to get consistent results,” says Andrew. Coffee lovers are invited to listen to Andrew, taste coffee, and enter the competition to win a Rancilio Deluxe Coffee Prize Package. The prize includes Andrew visiting the winner’s home for a one-onone coffee lesson. Visit 63 Golden Sands Drive, Papamoa, Sunday 28 September 12-3pm.

Make Minky a home

‘Minky’ is a young female cat looking for a new place to call home. She’s a little shy at first but then she becomes very affectionate. She has a lovely nature and she loves to sleep underneath blankets. All of our cats for adoption have been de-sexed and vet-checked. They are $60 to adopt, to help with some of the vet costs. If you may like to adopt Minky, or one of our other friendly felines, please ring ARRC’s foster carer Maureen on 07 578 8335 or have a look at www.arrc.org.nz or Facebook.

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A study on multiple sclerosis and rapid reconditioning devices and protocols reveals patients with a chronic disease, such as MS, have difficulty performing many activities. University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine’s Susan M Rubin, who performed the study, says because of this, they avoid exercise which leads to deconditioning and more disability. “This creates a vicious cycle of worsening disability. Studies evaluating the effects of exercise have shown improvement in strength, spasticity, bowel and bladder control, fatigue and mood although they have differed in the type of exercise and the extent of treatment.” Susan says her study, although limited in duration and number of patients treated, shows improvement in all participants regardless

of the clinical course of their disease or degree of disability. The patients used both the BioDensity and Power Plate devices to achieve these outcomes. “Patients with higher levels of disability were also able to participate and obtain benefits – compared to the limitations of programmes that required independent active exercising by the patient. “These devices have also been shown to improve bone health which is an important concern for MS patients due to immobility and the risk of falling.”

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Take the pledge: become a ‘dignity champion’ “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Being treated with dignity is a basic human right, not an optional extra. Dignity is the opposite of humiliation, degradation, objectification and dehumanisation. Dignity is vital and fundamental to living a good life.

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All of us, every one of us, need our dignity. Have you seen people being treated with disrespect, intolerance, abuse, patronised, stereotyped or other negative treatment? Do you want to see that change? Take the power yourself! Become a Dignity Champion and stand up to this! Take the Pledge to challenge the poor treatment of any person, to act as a good role model and educate and inform those around us to be better. We want a world that is compassionate and respectful, and to achieve that we need people to stand up and speak up when it’s needed. Come along to Age Concern Tauranga’s Open Day on the International Day of the Older Person, When? Wednesday 1st of October. Where? 177A Fraser Street, Tauranga. Bring a friend, join as a member (and go into the Grocery Prize Raffle), take the Pledge to become a Dignity Champion. Or just come along for a chat and cuppa, we’d love to see you.

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Arthritis may surprise you When the doctor first tells you that you have arthritis, the reaction is often one of surprise – after all, you are not old. More than half a million New Zealanders will be affected by arthritis at some time in their life. However, it is not an inevitable part of growing older. In fact there are over 1000 children and young people under the age of 20 affected in New Zealand. There are more than 100 different types of arthritis. It is one of the single greatest causes of disability in New Zealand. Over 25,000 New Zealanders will not be able to work this year due to their arthritis. Although it is a serious health condition with no known cure, you can do a lot to make coping with arthritis easier. The website www.arthritis.org.nz is a good source of information and arthritis educators are always available for advice on 0800 663 463. Keeping joints moving to increase mobility, help relieve pain and strengthen muscles to help protect and support your joints is important. An Aircycle exerciser provides an easy way to do this while you watch TV or sit in the office. It is a great circulation booster for both hands and feet and helps relieve swollen ankles and cramps. Arthritis Appeal Week is 23 – 29 September . To donate call 0900 333 20. $5 from each direct Aircycle order goes to the appeal.

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But what if we wish to stay at home? Did you know more than 80 per cent of New Zealanders over age 65 wish to remain living in their own homes? Many of us have elderly relatives and friends, who we regularly visit to offer help and companionship. Not only do these visits signal our love for them but they can be crucial in allowing them to remain living in their own home amongst their memories and treasures. Home-based support services can cost far less than resthome care and the senior is cared for one on one. Children and friends cannot always be there. It is not that they do not want to be there, they are just so stretched in today’s busy world that sometimes it is just impossible.

Peace of mind can be found by having an in-home caregiver come in and assist a loved one. The benefits of having someone come into a senior’s home are immeasurable. There is not the stress of a move to a retirement facility, family can visit and stay as they always have, neighbours remain, as do doctors, shops and activities. If you are considering support to remain in your home or that of a loved one, make sure it is from a trustworthy source and that the person has the necessary skills. Debra Jager is Managing Director of Home Instead. Home Instead specialises in Caring for your loved ones. Whatever you needs they have trained and flexible staff available to assist you. Phone today 571 4228 or visit our website www.homeinstead.co.nz

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Walking into a patchwork wonderland Walking into Papamoa Patchers’ exhibition at Mount Maunganui College next month will be similar to “going down the rabbit hole” like Alice in the Wonderland did, says Stella Cressey.

She’s on the organising committee for the group’s wonderland-themed exhibition on October 3-5 which will showcase the patchwork and quilting skills of about 60 members. Stella says about 150 quilts and wall hangings will be on display, each themed to a different scene of the popular children’s film and book.

‘Mad Hatter’ Stella Cressey with Margaret Dumble. Photo by Chris Callinan.

“You’re going to go down the rabbit hole like Alice did,” laughs Stella. “What we tried to do is take our member’s quilts and divide them into various areas including the enchanted beach and white rabbit down under, fantasy land, and the Mad Hatter’s tea party – anything based on the Alice and Wonderland theme. “Our members are so talented and so creative.” The Wonderland Patchwork and Quilting Exhibition is at MMC hall from 10am to 4pm on October 3-4 and 10am to 2pm on October 5. Entry is $3 and under 12s are free. By Zoe Hunter

Care at home a sensible choice Sometimes we need a little more support to ensure continued independence and safety.

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Deciding where to next and what support is required can be challenging, and staff at New Zealand’s longest-running private homecare provider know how difficult these decisions are. Owner Miranda Smith says: “Sometimes we see people in crisis contacting us, other times our services are used reactively to help someone recover from illness or injury. “Whatever the reason, we believe that accessing the right supports, especially for those living alone, is critical. Peace of mind comes with knowing the right care is in place, and familiar surroundings of home, family and friends nearby provides comfort and safety. This dramatically impacts recovery and well-being, and helps people gain confidence to live independently.” The daughter of one of the agency’s clients shares her experience when her mother was suddenly diagnosed with vascular dementia. “At a time when I was myself in shock and unsure of what assistance was available, Miranda Smith was reassuring and supportive, and I was given the opportunity to meet and interview potential carers. “My own life maintained a vestige of normality, and the dignity of my mother and her independence of being able to still live within her own home, despite needing 24 hour care, was possible. Miranda Smith Homecare is a highly professional, caring and above all else, a trustworthy group for elder care.”

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My new friend the dentist It was a bombshell. As I lay back in the dentist’s chair, beading with perspiration and my mouth full of hand, rubber glove, extraneous surgical tools and wads of cotton wool, he tuttered.

Then he told me “That tooth should be bothering you because it is bothering me. If we don’t do something about it, you could die”. Die??? That took my aversion to dentists

and dentistry to a whole new level. This wasn’t about expense or pain, it was now life or death. Once the heart palpitations subsided I decided that this was either: 1. A dentist scare-mongering (it worked). 2. A dentist eyeing a complex and expensive procedure to pay off his six figure student loan and/ or his next skiing holiday in Aspen. But he kept with the notion, and after I had paid a bill the equivalent to the debt of a developing nation he fired another salvo. “If you don’t get that tooth fixed, it could kill you.”

It unsettled me sufficiently to do some homework. And it seems he could be right. Studies suggest gingivitis or inflammation of the gums “may increase risk of heart disease and stroke because of the high level of bacteria found in the infected area of the mouth”. I didn’t know that. “And as the level of periodontal disease increases, the risk of cardiovascular disease may increase with it.” Didn’t know that either. “Other studies have suggested that the inflammation in the gums may create a chronic inflamma-

tion response in other parts of the body which has also been implicated in increasing the risk of stroke.” So my “dodgy” mandibular lateral incisor could become a life and death issue. I am now sufficiently unsettled to do something about it; regardless of the discomfort, regardless of the cost. After all, the dentist may have just saved my By Hunter Wells life.

Papamoa surgery welcomes new dentist Te Manu Toroa’s dental team is delighted to announce two exciting changes.

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They welcome Rafid Shalih a full time dentist located at their surgery at 95 Hartford Ave, Papamoa. Rafid has joined Te Manu Toroa following a career working as a dentist in the NZ Military and as a lecturer in the dental department at Otago University. Rafid will be carrying out a fully comprehensive range of dental treatments for his patients and is accepting new patients

to the practice, including Community Service Card holders. Examinations with x-rays start at $95. The team is also delighted to announce they’re extending their mobile adolescent dental service based in Tauranga colleges, to now include Aquinas and Bethlehem College from 2015. To enrol your adolescent for free dental care on site at their college until their 18th birthday, contact your child’s school office for an enrolment form, or visit the Te Manu Toroa web site.

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“I highly recommend inviting the worstcase scenario into your life.” – PORTIA DE ROSSI Worst-case scenario thinkers usually imagine the worst possible outcome and are then convinced it will happen. But worst-case scenarios are useful when they propel you into action and alert you to

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The Katikati RSA and Citizens Club is having a ball this weekend. The ball is on this Saturday night and will feature music from Ebonivory. The only hitch is every guests’ outfit must come from an op shop. There will be prizes for best dressed. A courtesy van is available from 5pm. Everyone is welcome and there’s no cover charge.

While hospitals across the country report doses of drugs and incubators going missing, in the Bay of Plenty patients are sticking to wheelchair, walking frame and shoehorn thefts. Information released to The Weekend Sun under the Official Information Act shows Bay of Plenty District Health Board

lists 39 items of equipment as stolen from either Tauranga Hospital’s rehabilitation centre or Whakatane Hospital’s equipment store in the last year. This year’s figures include 18 toilet aids, nine showering aids and six walking frames and wheelchairs a-piece.

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However, the ultraviolet index is also rising again, and even on cloudy days there is a significant risk of sunburn. Don’t get caught out. Make it a habit to apply sunscreen before leaving the house every day. It is also wise to avoid sun exposure from 10am to 2pm when the UV index is at its highest. SPF30+ sunscreen should be applied 20 minutes before sun exposure, and re-applied every two hours as it is wears off during outdoor activities. Be especially careful to re-apply sunscreen on young children as their skin is even more prone to sunburn. Most fabric provides better protection than sunscreen so cover up with long sleeves and a hat. Cumulative sun exposure over time, even without significant burning, increases the risk of skin cancer. New Zealand has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. The commonest types of skin cancers are basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and malignant melanoma. SCC and melanoma have the potential to spread internally and metastasize,

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Christine Flavell and an IPL machine. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

As summer approaches, business owner Christine Flavell says it’s an ideal time to start preparing for the warmer months with an affordable long-term solution to unwanted body hair. Recently opening her business, Body Treatments, in Bethlehem, Christine is offering an Intense Pulsed Light Hair removal treatment to gradually reduce the growth of unwanted hairs. For best results Christine suggests between four to six IPL treatments – so it’s an ideal time to begin slowing down hair growth for summer. Working in a similar way to laser hair removal, IPL delivers a wave length of light into the hair follicle. Christine has more than 30 years’ experience in the beauty industry and also offers general beauty treatments at her salon. Her daughter Sharna is the salon’s nail technician, providing artistic nail colours and patterns for clients. Christine also offers an organic, New Zealandmade skin care range – Azurlis. By Zoe Hunter

Grape seed extract for your heart A major benefit of wellformulated supplements is that they can introduce beneficial nutrients at levels that translate to real health benefits. Most people will have heard of the “French Paradox” –the apparent contradiction that the French diet is high in saturated fats yet they have low levels of heart disease. The most important red wine antioxidants are OPC (proanthocyanidins)

from grape seeds and Resveratrol from the skins. Maybe our appalling heart health statistics have as much do with low levels of these potent antioxidants than too much butter. OPC and Resveratrol have significant cardio protective qualities. They help protect circulating cholesterol from oxidation which can help reduce inflammation in artery walls. Additionally they help to prevent blood from becoming too sticky allow-

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The Hair Lounge stylist Faylyn Walker, owner and senior stylist Wendy Booth, and senior stylist Merv Beets. Photo by Tracy Hardy. “At The Hair Lounge we aim Taking over newly renamed hairdresser, who has more than 20 years’ experience in the hairdressfor 150 per cent satisfaction and salon, The Hair Lounge, ing industry, fully appreciates we’re always training to ensure our four months ago, Wendy hairdressing is a people-first busiexpertise is honed along with our ness. product knowledge and awareness Booth has revamped the Wendy believes a good salon of trends.” Otumoetai salon into a is one where a stylist genuinely The team caters for women, men sharply, spacious black, listens to what their clients want, and children, and are skilled in all before picking up their scissors or aspects of hairdressing. white and red interior she mixing up a colour. “We look after each client from says oozes welcome “While we’re the professionals start to finish; no bouncing from and relaxation. and know our craft, clients know stylist to stylist for different protheir own hair and lifestyle. cesses.” Wendy and her team of “The comfy window seat and “We believe in core values, experienced hairdressers invites piles of latest magazines give the including looking after clients everyone to enjoy The Hair salon a lounge-like atmosphere, and caring that the styling we give Lounge experience. hence the name change,” says By Zoe Hunter pleases them, before it pleases us. Wendy. The Otumoetai-born

Embracing life’s ‘ups and downs’ Life is full of ups and downs. Think of the people you admire for their achievements and successes I bet they didn’t get where they are without negative experiences or failures. Most are distinguished as successful by their ability to get up after they fell. Winston Churchill said "It is the courage to continue that counts." Resilient is a word we use to describe such people. A recent project described how resilience is key to success and therefore a contributor to happiness. We sometimes strive for perfection or for a life where negativity does not exist. Instead we should be learning strategies to live life, even when an obstacle appears. Stress is an obstacle and associated with negative feelings and experiences. Strategies to help us be more resilient can help us to manage stress and therefore our health. The researchers identified strategies that built resilience and two that resonated with me from a stress point of view were that resilient people were optimistic and they had strong support networks. When

a resilient person faced a challenge they were optimistic and didn’t say “I have no choice and this is the only thing I can do,” instead they were creative, and figured out an alternate approach. The resilient person also had people to help them up when they failed, people who encouraged and supported them. So if you’re feeling a bit stressed (or a lot!) find good people to lean on and ask them to help you with a plan to overcome the stress. Don’t live with it, do something to change it and in doing so build resilience.

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Tauranga’s first ever version of the international Colour Dash this October – in the name of charity – is strongly backed by the city’s community.

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Event organiser Luisa Schroder is expecting thousands of participants to sign up for the region’s first Colour Dash on October 5, when participants will complete a 5km walk/run at Tauranga Racecourse from 2pm. But what’s even more exciting is the sponsorship and support being offered after the colour dash was unveiled in The Weekend Sun six weeks ago. “We’re so grateful thanks to major sponsors Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and The Edge Tauranga, and to SunLive and The Weekend Sun,” says Luisa. “The initial story in The Weekend Sun generated lots of interest and it even led to Ice-Watch contacting us after their representative read the story while on holiday here. “Next thing we know, they were offering us a total of 60 watches to give away over the four events being held around the North Island in October and November. “We also have local company sponsors of colour stations for throwing the colour; and we have received tangible support from other businesses all over the city too.” The Tauranga event is the brainchild of Metro Marketing’s Michelle Whitmore, who took part in America’s Colour Dash early this year. “I came back to New Zealand and thought ‘I wish we could do it here’, so contacted Colour Dash USA

and they agreed to grant a licence to me for Australia and New Zealand,” says Michelle. Colour Dash Limited is now owned by Michelle, and to assist with the initial events, she is bringing out two of Colour Dash USA’s top on-site event people with the crew due to touch down next week. Participants can run, walk or enjoy the 5km event, with five stations of the course offering sponsors a chance to douse everyone in exploding colour bombs of orange, blue, green, pink and yellow. Michelle says anyone can participate in the event – young, old, fast, slow. Half of the money raised from Tauranga’s event will go to Ronald McDonald House Auckland. “We’ve learned 300 families per year from Tauranga use Ronald McDonald House and so while it’s not a locally based charity it is used by many Bay families.” Tauranga’s dash is the inaugural event in the Dash Downunder 2014 Tour. The event will cap at 5000, but registrations will be available on the day if numbers allow. Register at www.colourdash.co.nz. By Merle Foster

The Weekend Sun has 10 tickets for the Colour Dash to give away to lucky readers who can tell us what time it kicks off. Enter at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section, before October 1.

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Bayfair packed with paint for school holidays Bayfair Shopping Centre is inviting parents, caregivers and babysitters to bring their small budding artists to the centre for their chance to participate in the creation of a large mural depicting one of the Bay’s greatest assets – The Mount.

Artist Mandy Williams painting in Bayfair. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

For the first week of the school holidays, on September 19-October 5, each child will be given a piece of card to depict, scribble, write, draw and/ or paint what spring means to them. Bayfair’s art teacher from Creative Tauranga will be on hand to help and advise the young artists on how and where to place their artwork within the large mural.

Artist changing paints She’s painted in acrylics for 14 years, now Tauranga artist Talulah Belle Lautrec-Nunes is dipping her brush into a new paint pot. Talulah is celebrating her move from acrylic to oil paints with an exhibition at Ninth Avenue’s Gallery 59 on October 1-31. As part of the exhibition titled ‘Nostalgia’, Talulah will also be creating a new masterpiece on-site on October 4.

As a community-crafted masterpiece, the mural will be installed in-centre for visitors of all generations to marvel at and enjoy. There will be daily prizes on offer, with a great chance for the Bay’s younger generation to become part of something memorable and take pride in for years to come. Bayfair is also home to ‘Portraits of Spring’ art until Sunday, September 28. With art created by some of the region’s most talented artists, inspired by spring fashion and set to be auctioned off to help foster the Bay’s arts community, it is worth heading to the centre to take a look.

Lego competition at city library Tauranga City Library is hosting a Lego building competition these schools holidays – encouraging youngsters to build creations at home and drop at the library from September 29-October 5. The Lego Master Builder Competition has two categories: six-eight years and nine-12 years, with a

winner and ‘popular vote’ award chosen for each. Models must no bigger than 25cm by 25cm. All entries will displayed in the library until Term 4. Winners are announced October 14 and all creations must be collected by October 26. For an entry form visit https://library.tauranga.govt.nz

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Daily from 11am-3pm at the Art Zone located outside Kmart Bring in your budding young artists to participate in our large artist mural of The Mount. Each child will be given a piece of art paper for their individual creation and our art teacher will be on hand to help them and will place their artwork on our mural. There will be daily prizes on offer and an exciting opportunity to be part of this local community masterpiece!

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Come and see one of the famous Hairy Maclary bronze statues in-centre these school holidays! Participate in our Kids Club colouring-in competition, find out more about this exciting community project, and be sure to be there at 10am on Wednesday 8th for Hairy Maclary and Friends Storytelling! Collect your colouring-in competition from the Customer Service Desk (outside ASB). Submit your entry into our Kids Club entry-box, located at the Bayfair Beach (outside Kmart) by Friday 24th October for your chance to WIN!

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Barbecue pulled chicken and new potatoes Ingredients 500g boneless skinless chicken thighs 1/2 cup oil 1 large onion. diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tsp smoked paprika 2 tsp sea salt Freshly ground black pepper 1-2cups barbecue sauce 1-1.5kg new potatoes 2 cups mixed microgreens 150g flaked almonds 1/2 cup olive oil 50-80g parmesan cheese Juice from 2-3 lemons Method Cook the diced onion with some olive oil in a heavy pot, until translucent, then add minced garlic and smoked paprika. Add chicken pieces one by one, stirring well with the onion, then add the barbecue sauce and bring up to a simmer. Transfer to casserole dish with a heavy lid and bake for one and a half hours with the lid on at 180c. Cook the potatoes, which can be diced into saladsized portions, drain, season and set to one side. When the chicken is tender, shred with two forks after removing from the liquid, which can then be further reduced. Keep the shredded chicken moist with a little of the sauce. To make the pesto, whiz up most of the microgreens with the almonds and the lemon juice drizzle in the oil and add the parmesan last. Taste it all to make any adjustments. To assemble place shredded chicken on a crisp salad leafs and top with reduced barbecue sauce. Toss the potatoes in the microgreen pesto and scatter around the chicken, then sprinkle with more microgreens and serve. The combination of textures makes this a perfect and trendy meal and can make the most of your free backyard food supply.

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Otumoetai Primary School travel safe girls with their sign. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

Pupils’ warning for ‘naughty’ drivers ‘Don’t be naughty, stick to 40’ – that’s the message Otumoetai primary pupils want motorists travelling past their school to know, following concerns drivers aren’t keeping to the 40km speed zone before and after the bell rings. Voicing their concerns to their teachers and Travel Safe, the Year 6 Travel Safe pupils have taken their message to the school gate with their sign ‘Don’t be naughty, stick to 40’ to remind parents, caregivers and the community of the speed limit near their school. Teacher Sarah Scobie says the pupils hope their

reminder will be remembered by motorists travelling past all schools in the area – not just theirs. “The group have felt very encouraged by all the positive comments, waves and beeps they’ve been receiving from passing traffic. “They’ve also noticed a big increase in traffic slowing down more when they’ve seen the group holding the sign on the side of the road.” Sarah says the banner was designed as part of the Orange Day parade, which promotes road safety messages around Tauranga City. “In 2012, a previous group of students designed the banner ‘Don’t be naughty, stick to 40’ which has since been developed into a permanent sign at our school.”

Sarah says they now want to focus on reminding drivers to stop at pedestrian crossings and observe the road rules when school road patrollers are operating. By Zoe Hunter

Children getting stuck into gardening The Village Childcare is delighted to be involved with the new Community Garden in Bethlehem. From the community build through to planting and harvesting there will be so many ways that children can learn and contribute to this community initiative.

from, care and respect for their environment as well as a host of scientific learning about the life-cycles of plants and insects. Children explore the world with all of their senses, and the garden will provide the opportunity for sensory exploration and experimentation in this environment. From harvesting to preparing and sharing food, learning about nutrition, working co-operatively in groups, creating art, songs and stories about our garden or other gardens it will be a wonderful opportunity for us all to learn and grow. We look forward to seeing a growing sense of pride and

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Ugly edifice waiting to happen At last we have details of the misguided souls said to be actually driving the Wakamania - namely Tuskany Mainstreet management, council-controlled organisation Bay Venues Limited, Priority One and the TCC project manager with the usual suspects, Gate Pa zealots and Museumites probably directing operations from behind the scenes. All these outfits have direct or indirect Tauranga City Council ratepayers’ funding so we as ratepayers are already paying for any assessment of this aberration through the payment of these peoples’ wages, retainers, contracts, etc. This 75m x 16m x 6m piece of

Auckland flotsam will simply overshadow and overpower the Strand Reclamation as an ugly edifice. The thing is not wanted in Auckland or

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Our mayor appears to approve of the plan of the Waka Project Team to place a massive plastic item on The Strand waterfront. Some things are made to go together - jelly and icecream, toast and honey. Some things are not meant to share the same space - one being several stories of glaring white plastic blocking a fantastic harbour view. If we really are going to have it, then surely it could be housed in a more suitable venue. It could even be useful. Have all those involved read the many comments on the online section of this newspaper’s article. Very few want it anywhere near our waterfront, so surely there must be a compromise - some wag suggested a good place - on top of the Council Chambers to escape a possible tsunami - escape routes being another unfinished and more necessary council project. I hope none of this is coming out of our rates - the item itself or any payment to the project team who are so earnestly considering - without our consent - where to place something few want, in the most spectactularly wrong place. Mayor Crosby - a reply in two parts please - who is paying for this, and at what cost? R Bishop, Pyes Pa.

San Francisco and we don’t want or need it reconstructed here on Tauranga public reserve land either. If someone wants to go private, on private land with private moneys, after obtaining the appropriate RMA/building consents and an earthquake /OSH clearance then go for it with a blessing… From all the acerbic comments I have seen, 95 per cent of commentators don’t want this dross in our backyard so stop spending any TCC money willy nilly on this non-event. What don’t those involved with this promotion understand about the word ‘no’? R Paterson, Matapihi.

Treaty truth ‘hidden away and discredited’

The other day I went to a gathering which should have been three times as big. At one stage I commented that since the incorrect Treaty of Waitangi was put into law in 1975, every Government from that time has been corrupt in some way, as they have all known of that falsehood and none have been prepared to do anything about it. (In fact, the truth has been hidden away and carefully discredited). The present Government is, without doubt, the most corrupted. I wish to make it perfectly clear that the above situation is not their fault. It is ours! We are a stupid, apathetic and useless lot, who are far too well off for our own good. We have referendums in which we never get more than a miserable 300,000 odd involved, so no wonder our ‘servants’ treat us with such total arrogance. Until this country rises up as a whole and a million or more of us demand change, we will continue to be treated like the ‘fopdoodles’ we are. And frankly, it serves us right! R. McGuinness, Tauranga.

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The Rabbit is a coprahagic bigot Have you ever noticed columnists and speakers when they cannot present a cogent argument resort to ridicule and derogatory name calling? I read Roger Rabbits column in last week’s The Weekend Sun which started with ‘Megafatload’ and it reminded me that rabbit’s practice coprophagia – they eat their own crap. The column was full of crap and derogatory remarks about foreigners and overweight people, a puerile attempt at humour, and very short on newsworthy facts. It was biased in the extreme and I gather he doesn’t like Kim Dotcom. An immigrant to this country. We welcomed his money, and treated him appallingly. He was illegally spied upon, along with 76 other residents as the inquiry showed. He exposed one of our MPs for fraudulently claiming anonymous donations. Kim Dotcom has not broken any of

our laws, you may not like the way he behaves, I know a few people who do not like the way Roger Rabbit writes, but their actions are not illegal and provide a varied perspective on life. I conclude that Roger Rabbit is a coprahagic, bigot. P Dolden, Papamoa.

Thanks P, missed you at weightwatchers last week! It’s a column, an opinion, they’re supposed to be biased. Thanks for the catchy new title, must be a lot of us coprahagic bigots out there, since your mate Dotcom and his ragtag fruitloop party was comprehensively voted into oblivion. Oops, we let a fact slip in there. Thanks for your feedback. We appreciate your opinions and your dietary recommendations, we assume this comes as a personal endorsement? -RR.

Harawira: Some decency deep down Just mention of the name Harawira and you get a pungent whiff of radicalism, activism and verbal and physical aggression. It never goes away. I mean the matriarch Titewhai who continues to shape and drive this family did time …and of course there’s her insufferable antics at the Waitangi Day celebrations every year. Hone himself was involved in a violent confrontation with students at Auckland University. I recall baseball bats were used. For fair-minded and free thinking New Zealanders there are a lot of reasons to loathe the Harawiras. However, and it’s a big however, I felt for Hone on Saturday night. And that feeling is still there a week later. Beneath the bravado and Pakeha bashing and behind the sullen intimidating oppressed visage I suspect there is a decent man with decent values. I suspect it’s not about what he stands for, it’s about how he sells it. Remember Hone Harawira was all about putting food in kids’ stomachs. That’s a pretty noble thing. And while Dotcom was stirring up the pro Nazi elements at Otago University (were those students your kids?) Hone was campaigning for the hungry kids.

Tauranga Croquet is turning the game into a spectator sport at Tauranga Domain next Tuesday. President David Andrews says Tuesday’s event encourages people to come along and watch members play golf croquet in a bid to attract new and younger recruits to the club. While some people have the idea that croquet is a slow and boring sport, David says the golf croquet version, especially, is quite different to what some may think. The older version of the sport, called association croquet, can potentially have players sitting on the side-line for extended periods, says David.

And when Dotcom and his coterie became disorientated by cannabis smoke, Hone bravely stood up and reminded them about small hungry bellies. Bloody good on him. And when the country roundly rejected Dotcom and his pieces of silver, Harawira acted with a certain dignity and loyalty. And we saw a chink. He wished he had done things differently. Okay he did accuse the political parties of ganging up on him. But I think I saw a man saddened that he had lost a mandate to finish his good work. I for one wish him well. And this from a white, Presbyterian, redneck Bay of Plenty Conservative. R.Shaw, Otumoetai.

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Perhaps our Prime Minister, having enjoyed such a comprehensive victory, may now find it politically unnecessary to placate the Maori section of the population in affording them special and exclusive privileges and he may govern equitably for the whole of the population, with one law for all. B Johnson, Omokoroa.

But golf croquet is highly interactive with lots of socialising and competition. “I always liken it to what one day cricket is to test cricket, because with the old game [of croquet] if you’ve got an opponent out on the lawn, you’ve got to sit in the hut until [your opponent] finished. At the domain people can watch from seats in shelter sheds or from along the elevated side-line. With the view from above, it’s easy for observers to watch the strategic competition unfold. Metlifecare is sponsoring the all day tournament, which begins 9am. By Rich Garratt

Caroline Jones and Rosetta Virk playing their first game of croquet under the guidance of David Andrews and Margaret Mabey. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

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Friday 26 September

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Saturday 27 September

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ing at St Andrews, Dee St 10-11am. Children welcome. Car Boot Sale Greerton School 7am – 2pm. Cost $5 per single site or $10 for double site. Weather permitting. Something for everyone. Shirley 577 1116 or 0274 146 040 Come Dancing Tonight Sequence & old time dancing, great music & supper. Greerton Hall 7.30-11pm. Entry $6. Run by Tauranga Scottish Soc. Nola 576 5076 FASH 2014 is Back! At Bethlehem Community Hall, SH2 9.30am - 3pm. The event where lovers of fabric, embroidery & sewing notions bargain, barter, browse & buy. Entry $2pp. Fish & Dive Club Open Day Oct 4 Sulphur Point 8.30am - 12.30pm. Run by the BOP dragon boat club which has 2 teams - Bay Dragons (all women’s team) & the Boobops (breast cancer survivors). Give it a try - open day is specifically to recruit new members. www.facebook. com/baydragons tauranga Gemstone Crystal & Fossil Show At Tauranga Racecourse Sept 27 9am - 5pm & Sept 28 9am - 4pm. Live demonstrations, activities, minerals, jewellery & more. Adults $5, children $2, family $10.

Greerton Village Cherry Blossom Festival Under the cherry blossom

trees on Chadwick & Cameron Rds 10.30am – 3pm. Car show, market stalls, face painting, amusement rides, street performers, live music & more. Free family entertainment. Katikati Tramping Club Grace Darling - Alpha Loop. 5-6hrs, 8.30am start. Moderate. Maggie 07 863 7736 Learn to Meditate Learn meditation techniques to overcome anxiety, depression, improve sleep, live a positive way of life & feel healthier & happier. Held Oct 4 at Mount Senior Citizen’s Hall, 345 Maunganui Rd 12.45-4pm. Bookings essential. $36, incl afternoon tea. www. meditateintauranga.org or 09 846 5829

Macular Degeneration Free Seminar

Oct 4 - Local Ophthalmologist, Dr Andrew Thompson, sharing latest information on treatment & management at Hotel Armitage, Washington Room, 9 Willow St, Tauranga 10-11.30am. Market Greerton Hall 8am – 12pm. Crafts, plants, produce, bric-a-brac. Nancy/Merv, Waihi 07 863 6697 Messianic Weekly Meetings The Way meet in the Kingfisher Room, Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui 10am. 542 1438 Mount Militia Roller Derby War of the Wheels live roller derby at QE2 Tauranga. Doors open 3pm, first game

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Stories, snippets, strangeness, and general entertainment.

4pm. Food, drinks, eftpos, kids area, half time entertainment. 3 games for the price of one! Door sales: adults $15, children 5-14 $5, children under five free. Email mountmilitia@hotmail.co.nz

email: csclubtauranga@hotmail.com or Jana 579 3918 Healingfest Christian prayer for anything at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre Gym, Memorial Park, cnr 11th Ave & Devonport Rd, Tauranga 2.30-5pm. Family friendly. Email: prayerandhealingfest@gmail.com

Mulch Raking at Sydenham Botanic Park Mulch raking around the trees to

help keep weeds down & moisture in 1-3pm. Bring a rake & a wheel barrow. Tauranga Farmers Market Tauranga Primary School cnr 5th Ave & Cameron Rd every Sat 7.45am - 12pm. Fresh & artisian produced food. Trixie 552 5278 or www.taurangafarmersmarket.co.nz Village Radio Community radio broadcasting from Tauranga Historic Village 1368 kHz AM. Music of 1920’s - 80’s weekends 9am - 5pm, weekdays 10am - 5pm. Specialty programmes. www.villageradio.co.nz or 571 3710

Weekend Activities for Over 60’s Walks, day trips, dinners & good times. Zeana 544 1513

Sunday 28 September Bay Bible Fellowship/Lord’s Day

Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Rd 10am. Praise & worship. “Spiritual therapy from heaven’s hymnbook.” Lincoln Forlong teaches on Psalm 74 “Mockers can’t change God.” www.bbf.net.nz Beauty & the Bro A music & comedy double bill evening with Mel Parsons and James Nokise At Baycourt 7pm. 577 7188 or www.baycourt.co.nz Beekeeping Hobbyists Meet at 1114 Ohauiti Rd, Tauranga 2pm. Gordon 027 544 2882 Bible Seminars Every Sun at Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Maitland St, Greerton 1.45pm. Title: “Jewish enemies destroyed on the mountains of Israel.” Interactive, Q&A. Refreshments provided. Vic 543 0504 BOP Community Trails Urban Mountain Bike Rides (guided). Last Sun of month. 9am summer daylight saving, 10am winter. Gordon Spratt Reserve off Parton Rd, Papamoa. 1.5 – 3 hours easy rides. Gold coin donation. 027 297 1213 or BOPTrails@gmail.com or FB BOP Community Trails. BOP Linux Users Bimonthly hands on day. Bring your computer for help with Linux & Open Source software. Arts & Crafts Centre (back room) cnr Elizabeth St & Glasgow St 9.30am – 3pm. $2 door charge. 578 6024 www.boplug.co.nz

BOP NZ Assn of Rationalists & Humanists Meet last Sun of month at Alzhei-

mer’s NZ House, 116 13th Ave, Tauranga 1.30-3.30pm. Judi 576 6872 Club Mt Maunganui Open day today 11am-4pm. Competitions, prizes. See what the club has to offer. 575 4886 Czech School for Children With Czech/ Slovak background every Sun at Arataki Community Centre 10am - 12pm except school holidays. www.facebook.com/ ceskyaslovenskyclubtauranga,

Home Computer Club (Tga) Inc

Computer enthusiasts meet last Sun of month to share knowledge & experience, at Arts & Crafts Centre, Elizabeth St West, 9.30am – 12.30pm approx. $3 door charge Visitors welcome. 544 2067 Iliya Kristoff Guitar Concert A new solo guitar programme of works by European & South American composers at St George’s Church, 1 Church St, Gate Pa 2pm. Tickets & door sales available. Helen 578 3932

Kirtan - Melodious Spiritual Chanting

Bring friends for uplifting, joyous Krishna kirtan, spiritual socialising & vegetarian dinner. Last Sun of month at Merivale Community Centre, cnr Fraser St/Kesteven Ave, Merivale 4-6pm. Koha. Bela/ Bhadra 552 0073

Mount Mainstreet Farmers Market

Every Sun in Phoenix car park 9am 1pm. Fresh fruit & veges, breads, cheese, oils, plants & more. All home grown & home made. 575 9911 mountmaunganui.org.nz Papamoa Lions Market At Simpson Reserve cnr Dickson & Parton Rds (note new venue) 7am – 12.30pm. Stalls must be set up by 7.30am. Great range of goods for sale including fruit & vege, arts & crafts. Fundraising stalls to support needy causes. $10 per car space. 542 2559 a/hs Performing Arts Concert Katikati Memorial Hall 2pm. Local groups showcase their talent. Adults & children performing. Entry $5, lots of spot prizes. 577 1753 or 027 274 8753 Pet Sunday At St Mary’s Anglican Church, Girven Rd, Bayfair 10am. All pets & owners welcome. Bring your animals for a blessing. 575 9945 Petanque Every Sun, Tues & Thurs at Cliff Rd 12.45pm. Boules available, tuition given. 1st 3 visits free. 572 3768 Quakers in Tauranga Every Sunday in hall behind Brain Watkins Historic House 10am. Mainly silent worship, hour long meeting followed by tea & talk. 544 0448 Radio Controlled Model Yachts Meet Sun & Thurs at pond behind 24 Montego Drive, Papamoa 1.30pm, to sail electron & similar 3ft long yachts for fun. Beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419 Rifle Range Public Open Day Open to public on last Sun of the month. Range at end of Ngawaro Rd, at the TECT All Terrain Park 9am - 3pm. Some targets available to purchase, or bring your own. Must bring own ammo, shooting rests, ear muffs etc. Firearms license must be presented at registration area.

$15pp (cash only). No cellphone coverage. www.deerstalkersbop.org.nz

Spiritual Centre, the Psychic Cafe

Spiritual study, psychic crafts, crystal ball, auras, tarot & more at Greerton Community Hall 7pm. Free refreshments. Door charge $10, everything else free. 578 7205 Tauranga Clivia Show Displays of clivia in flower in a range of colours. Vote for your favourite in the “people’s choice.” Plants for sale. At 135 Te Puna Road, Te Puna 1-4pm. Ian 027 694 8714 Tauranga Fish & Dive Club Terakihi contest. Great prizes inc $250 spot prizes sponsored by the Aussie Butcher. Entries to 027 318 5760

Te Puke Spiritual Discussion Group 1st, 3rd & 5th Sun of month at

Hair Linez, old railway Station, Jellicoe St 10.30-11.30am. $3 door. Meeting of spiritual minds, to learn & share with each other. Elaine 573 5361 or FB Hair Linez for details. Theosophical Society “Madame Blavatsky’s Adventure part 2. Crisis & controversy. The birth of modern theosophy.” June Vallyon. At Tauranga Yoga Centre, Elizabeth St West 2pm. June 576 6106

Monday 29 September

Achieve Toastmasters Feeling anxious

about that forthcoming presentation. Learn to speak with confidence. 1st, 3rd Mon at St Stephens Hall, Otumoetai 7.30pm. Fraser 544 4579 Badminton Tauranga Badminton Club every Mon & Weds at Bethlehem College Events Centre 7.30pm. All players welcome. Sue 021 194 4335 or www.taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz Bay of Plenty Pipes & Drums Army Hall, 11th Ave & Devonport Rd 6.45pm. Annette 577 9272 Bay of Plenty Vintage Car Club Meet every 2nd Mon of month at clubrooms in Cliff Rd. New members welcome. www. bayofplentyvintagecarclub.com

Bay Salsa Beginner Salsa Lessons

Otumoetai Action Centre 6.45pm. New intake every 4 weeks. $15 per class. www.baysalsa.co.nz Bethlehem Bowls Every Mon at Bethlehem Hall, Main highway 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. All classes 9.15-10.15am. First class free. For men & women. Dianne 576 5031 Qualified Instructor/Cardiac Care leader. Cherrywood Probus Meet 2nd Mon of month at Tauranga Citizens Club, 13th Ave 10am. New members welcome. Pam 578 3757 Chess Mt Maunganui Mount RSA Chess Club every Mon at Mount RSA, 544 Maunganui Rd. Juniors 6.15-7.15pm during school term. Open club 6-11pm Noel 579 5412

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

Citizens Advice Bureau Free,

confidential info & advice about anything call in Mon - Fri at 38 Hamilton St, Tauranga 9am - 5pm or freephone 0800 367 222 or 578 1592. JP service every Mon 1-5pm, Weds & Thurs 9am 11.30am. Weds CAB service at Welcome Bay Community Centre 9.30am 12.30pm, Fri at Mount Library 11.30am - 1.30pm. No appointment necessary. Diabetes Support Call the Diabetes Support Line Mon - Fri for confidential & free diabetes advice & support 571 3422 Fitness League Safe effective, low impact fun exercise set to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for women of all ages & abilities. First class free. Every Mon at Settlers Hall Omokoroa 9.30am & Tues St Johns Anglican Church Waihi 9.30am. Dorothy 549 3378

Harmony a Plenty Barbershop Chorus Every Mon at Bethlehem

Community Church, Moffat Rd 7pm. New members welcome. 572 3345 or www.harmonyaplenty.co.nz

Junction Mental Health Peer Support

And advocacy: coffee & chat 10am – 12pm. 579 9890 Learn to Dance Te Puke Every Mon at St Pats Hall, Beatty Ave 6.30pm. Sequence dancing for beginners & experienced dancers. Partners required for dancers. $3pp. Gordon 572 0060 Mahjong Every Mon at Arataki Community Centre 12.30-4pm. New players welcome. Jan 576 3455 Meditation Free classes Mon 10am & Weds 7.30pm. Find peace, spiritual awareness & the meaning of your life. David 576 9764 Mt Maunganui Bridge Club Sessions Mon - Fri 1pm. Weds 7pm. Novice Mon 7pm. Social Thurs 11am. Golf Rd, Mount. Judy 575 9910 Otumoetai Indoor Bowls Club Night Triples, Matua Primary School Hall, Clivedene St 7.15pm. New members welcome. Karen 576 0443 Recycled Teenagers Gentle exercise for 50’s forwards, & injury or illness rehabilitation. Mon & Weds, 14 Norris St, Tauranga Senior Citizens Club, behind Pak n Save. Tues at St Mary’s Church Hall, Girven Rd. All 9 - 10.30am. Classes taken by qualified instructor. First class free. Jennifer 571 1411 Tauranga Brass Band Practice at Legion of Frontiersmen’s Hall, 165 Elizabeth St 7-9pm. New players welcome. Peter 572 4358 Tauranga Bridge Club Sessions Mon, Weds, Thurs 7.30pm. Tues & Fri 1pm. Social bridge Thurs 1pm. 252 Ngatai Rd. 576 5022 Tauranga Civic Choir New members welcome to join & rehearse every Mon 7.30-9.30pm. 574 6366 Tauranga Creative Fibre Every Mon at Arts Centre, Elizabeth St from 9.30am. Spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, crochet & more. Learn & share in a mutually

The Weekend Sun supportive club. Also on Thurs evening twice a month. Joan 577 6781 Tauranga RSA Indoor Bowls Mon report 12.45pm for 1pm start. Weds Club Singles Men/Ladies 3-10pm. Leanne 570 0154 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. Tauranga Senior Citizens Club Indoor Bowls Every Mon at St Columba Church Hall, 502 Otumoetai Rd 1-4pm. Names in by 12.45pm. $3 entry includes afternoon tea. New members welcome. 571 6663 Tauranga Toastmasters Tga Lyceum Club 7.15-9.30pm. Confidence building, speaking skills, leadership skills. Alan 544 5989 Te Puna Community Centre AGM At Maramatanga Park, tennis rooms, Te Puna 8pm. All welcome. The Writing Project For people who are working on a piece of writing or who would like to be. Meet 7pm. Kaye 07 218 1411 or 021 239 7142

Toughlove Parent Support Group

Every Mon at Totara House, 1428 Cameron Rd, Greerton 7-9pm. No need to register. 543 3194 YMCA - ALFS (Active lifestyle for seniors). Smooth Movers class Mon 9-10am & 10.15-11.15am at Matua Community Hall, Levers Rd. Also 9-9.55am & 10-10.55am at Arataki Hall, Zambuk Way (off Grenada St). Tues 9.15-10.15am & 10.30-11.30am at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd. Weds 9.15-10.15am Welcome Bay Hall, Welcome Bay Rd. First class free. Thurs 9-10am at Otumoetai Action Centre, Windsor Rd. Also 10.30-11.30am at Bethlehem Hall, Bethlehem Rd. Fri 9.15-10.15am at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd. Also Fri at Papamoa Library 10.20am. 578 9272 Yoga with HanneHatha Every Mon & Weds 9.30am & Mon 5.30pm. Gentle hatha yoga, peaceful private studio in Bethlehem. Hanne 027 244 6710

Tuesday 30 September

1 Day Progressive Golf Croquet Tournament At Tauranga Domain. Watch this popular game free of charge. Sponsored by Metlifecare. 2014 @ The Clothesline Quality preloved clothing babies - adults 50c - $2, & prayer for the sick. 36D MacDonald St, Mt Maunganui 10am - 2pm.

ABC - Avenues Badminton Club

Every Tues at Tauranga Intermediate School Sports Centre. Juniors 6-7.30pm (term time), seniors (adults) 7.30-9.30pm. Club racquets & coaching available. Delwyn 027 212 4720

Active Nutrition Women’s Fitness Class Every Tues & Fri meet at

Mount cenotaph, Marine Pde, Mt Maunganui 9am. Aimed at women 35 & over. Improve strength, core & flexibility, have fun. Free introductory class, $8 thereafter. 0210 476 155 email: info@activenutrition.co.nz Altrusa Club of Tauranga Women’s community service group. Dinner & business meeting 2nd Tues. Social programme 4th Tues monthly. Interested? Denise 570 3134

Arataki Table Tennis Every Tues at

Arataki Community Centre 7.30pm. Social table tennis. $4 per player. Badminton (Social) Every Tues at Otumoetai Baptist Hall 9.30am 12pm. Racquets available. All welcome. Lorraine 579 3229

Balmorals Leisure Marching Team

Ladies welcome to join aged 20-60 for fun, friendship & travel. Training every Tues at Greerton 6-8pm. Anita 571 4096 or 021 0257 6094 Bayfair Petanque Club Every Tues & Thurs at Bayfair Reserve, Russley Drive 1pm. Tuition & boules available for learners & visitors. Margaret 572 3173 Bellevue Athletics Open for registrations now online www.sportsground.. co.nz/bellevueathletics First club night Oct 14 5.20pm. Ruth 021 040 4879 Bethlehem Pottery Club Tues & Thurs at 13 Bethlehem Rd 10am 3pm. Jane 552 0046

BOP Shirley Club Walking Group

Meet every Tues outside the Mount Surf Club 9.20am. Easy walking. Cafe jaunt after. See you there. Cards 500 Every Tues & Thurs at Mount Senior Citizens, 345 Maunganui Rd 12.45pm. 575 4650

Club Mount Maunganui Social Darts

Every Tues at 45 Kawaka St 7pm. Faye 0274 748 061 Conversation Cafe for Seniors Every Tues at St Andrew’s Church, Dee St, Mount 10am - 12pm. Morning tea, fellowship, games. $5. 575 9347 Excel Toastmasters Meet every 2nd, 4th & 5th Tues of the month at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Bayfair 6.15-8.30pm. Learn leadership & public speaking skills. Kaaren 572 5988

Inachord Chorus Womens 4 Part Harmony Every Tues at Bethlehem

Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 6.55pm. Enjoy the challenge of singing & performing varied repertoire. Cathy 579 2040 email: inachordchorus@gmail.com

Inner Wheel Club of Otumoetai

Women’s community service group - sister organisation of Rotary. Meet 2nd Tues of month. New members wanted. Sue 579 2347 Israeli Dancing Every Tues at Gate Pa Primary School Hall, Cameron Rd 7-8pm. All ages welcome. No partner required. Maria 544 1680 Merge For people new to the Tauranga area. Meet every first & third Tues of month at The Raft, 65 Chapel St 5pm.. Email: merge.tauranga@gmail.com Mount Morning Badminton 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

Neighbourhood Run for Beginners Every Tues, Thurs & Fri 6am start. Cheyne Rd neighbourhood. Run & fitness. Svetlana 027 616 2124

Orange City Square & Round Dance Club Tues morning class 10am

- 12pm. Weds advanced, Thurs club night & new dancers, 7.30pm. Frontiersmen’s Hall, 543 1063 Otumoetai Toastmasters Leadership skills, speaking skills. At Lyceum Club rooms, 68 1st Ave 7.15-9.30pm. Allan 544 5989

Overeaters Anonymous Is your eating

affecting the way you, or someone else, live your lives? Overeating, undereating - meet every Tues at Church of Christ, 1400 Cameron Rd 7-8pm. 544 1213 Petanque Tuesdays club Mt Maunganui 12.45pm. Boules available, tuition given. 1st 3 visits free. 572 3768 Pregnant? Parenting? Free teen parent drop-in service Te Puke. Every Tues at 100 Jellicoe St 2-4pm. Need information/support? Tiffany 027 559 9324 Sequence Dancing Tauranga Social & Leisure Club. Every Tues at St John’s Anglican Church Hall, 94 Bureta Rd, Otumoetai 7-9.30pm. Second Tues of month 3-5.30pm. Visitors welcome. John 578 9716 South City Indoor Bowls Club Fun night at Greerton Hall, Tauranga. Names in by 7.15pm. Mary 541 0687

Tauranga Acoustic Music Club

McSwiggan’s Irish Pub, 158 Cambridge Rd 7.30pm. Friendly jam sessions. Sing, play or just listen. Paul 579 2346 or www.tamc.org.nz Tauranga BMX Club Strider racing for under 5’s starts today, then every Tuesday, rego 5pm, racing 5.30-6.30pm. Helmets must be worn. 021 054 6668 Tauranga Scrabble Club Tues at Tauranga Bridge Club, Ngatai Rd 9am. 3 games $3. New players welcome. 544 8372 Tauranga Toastmasters Tga Lyceum Club 7.15-9.30pm. Confidence building, speaking skills, leadership skills. Alan 544 5989

First Lesson Free 5 week social beginner dance class starts Oct 5 at Tauranga Primary School Hall, 5th Ave 7pm & Oct 9 Greerton Hall, 1247 Cameron Rd 8pm. Learn Rock & Roll, Cha Chat, waltz & more. Just turn up on the night. Sonia, Supreme Dance Centre 544 2337 or 027 322 1786 Gate Pa Indoor Bowls Club night at Greerton Hall 7.30pm. Kevin 543 4044 Healing Rooms Every Weds at Bethlehem Town Centre, corner shop behind PO/Bookstore 1-3pm. Christian prayer for healing. 021 110 0878 www.healingrooms.co.nz ICONZ for Girls Every Weds at Welcome Bay Community Centre, W/Bay Rd, behind hall 4.15-5.45pm. For girls aged 7-11yrs (yr 3-6). Badges, games, stories & more. Carolyn 544 0400 Kiwi Toasters Learn to speak with confidence & grow leadership skills. Meet 2nd & 4th Weds at Te Puke Hotel 5.307pm. Guests welcome. Chrissy 543 9493 or c.meyer@xtra.co.nz Mount Healing & Spiritual Centre Apologies for last fellowship not being held. This week fellowship & celebration at Omanu Bowling Club, Golf Rd, Mount. Doors open 7pm for 7.30. Guest speaker: Faye Jennings, mediumship, music by Roger. $3 door. Janet 027 264 0226 Scottish Country Dancing Weds at Senior Citizens Hall, Maunganui Rd Beginners class 6pm, regular class 7.30pm. Fri at Papamoa Primary School Hall, Dickson Rd 7pm Children over 8 years welcome. 573 5055

Social Tennis Every Weds at Welcome

Bay Tennis Courts 9am. Men & women. Dorreen 577 0462 Tauranga Lawn Tennis Club Every Weds at Wharepai Domain, Cameron Rd 9am 12pm. All levels welcome. Gaynor 544 7071

Tauranga Mid-Week Tramping Group

Ngatahoa Lodge to Falls via road, return down stream. Grade moderate, approx 5.5hrs. Pat 544 0670

Tauranga South Garden Club

First Weds of month at Central Baptist Church Hall cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 1.30-3pm. Visitors welcome. Margaret 578 1017 Te Puke Toy Library Weds - Sat at 248 Jellicoe St opp Atuaroa Ave, Te Puke 9.30am - 12pm. 021 130 6476 Toastmasters - City Early Start Improve communication, leadership & teamwork skills. Every Weds at Classic Flyers Avgas Cafe 6.45-8.15am. Toastmasters is the answer for building confidence & leadership skills. To find a club near you email: LaniDTM@gmail.com or 571 1545. http:// cityearlystart.toastmastersclubs.org T.S Chatham (Sea Cadets) Weds during school term at TYPBC, Keith Allan Drive, Sulphur Pt 6.15-9pm. Micah 021 336 719 or cucdr@tschathamorg.nz or www.tschatham.org.nz Yoga with Ocean Views Every Weds & Fri 9.30am & Tues 7pm at Fergusson Park, Matua. Stella 021 0249 6390

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Wednesday 1 October Age Concern Walking Group Meet

at Age Concern office, 177a Fraser St for their open day 10am – 1pm. All welcome. 578 2631

Arabian Spice Belly Dance Group

Learn this ancient form of dance while having fun & meeting people at St Columba Church, 502 Otumoetai Rd, Tauranga 6.30-8.30pm. Raffa 576 4112 txt 021 124 5982 arabianspciegroup@gmail.com Badminton Mt Maunganui Summer club night Weds at Mount Sports Centre, Maunganui Rd 7-9pm. All past & new players welcome. Janice 575 2438 or 027 201 0529

Baywide Community Law Service

Drop in clinic every Weds at 63 Willow St 5-6.30pm. No appointment necessary. Free legal assistance. 571 6812. Every Tues morning at Te Puke Clinic. For appointment 573 5614. Every Thurs morning at Katikati Clinic. For appointment 549 0399 Bowls Indoor Every Weds & Fri at Mt Maunganui Senior Citizens, 345 Maunganui Rd 12.45pm. 575 4560

Cribbage Club Tauranga RSA Greerton New members wanted for

this long established club, all ages. Every Weds 1-3.30pm. Entrance $3. Robert 579 1342 Exciting Arts Exhibition “Nostalgia” at Gallery 59, Ninth Ave, Tauranga Oct 1-31, display of Talulah Belle LautrecNunes, favourite acrylics & new oil paintings. Oct 4 10am – 1pm she’ll paint at the gallery. 577 9397

Fernlands Spa Water Exercise Classes Weds 10.45-11.45am held rain

or shine but not during school holidays. New participants planning to attend ph Jennifer 571 1411

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Thursday 2 October

Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Salvation Army, Eversham

Rd, Bayfair 7.30-8.30pm. Awesome Clothing Sale Good quality, all sizes & styles men’s, women’s, children’s, shoes, sheets, duvets etc. Only $2 a bag. You pick. Historic Village, 17th Ave, Tauranga 9.30-10.30am. Rain or shine. Organised by Turning Point Trust 578 6934 Club Mt Maunganui Social games club. Every Thurs 12.45pm. Play indoor bowls, 500 & bolivia. John 575 2422 Does your Loved One have an Addiction? Do you wonder what you can do? How to help? Hanmer Clinic Tauranga “Significant Other’ programme for spouses, partners etc of people who have an addiction. 7 weekly sessions starts Oct 30 at 1235 Cameron Rd, Tauranga 6-8pm. 579 6470 or 0800 842 426 Fitness League Safe, effective, low impact exercise to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for females. All ages & abilities, complementary first class, every Thurs Central Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 9.30am & Weds at Katikati Memorial Hall 10am. Pam 549 4799 or 021 117 170 Happiness & Our Mind Drop in meditation classes, beginners welcome. Classes are self-contained, start any date. $14 per class. Otumoetai Plunket, 59 Otumoetai Rd. Monthly classes, next class Oct 9 7-8.30pm. www.meditateintauranga.org. Katikati Greyhounds Cycle Race Easy ride along Katikati’s Haiku path, bird walk & back roads 9am - 12pm. Return to town for coffee. Suitable all ages. Jen 578 0016 Keynotes 4 Part Harmony Women’s chorus meet every Thurs at Wesley Church Hall, 13th Ave 6.45pm. Sing for fun & health. Nora 544 2714 Knitting Classes For children 8yrs onwards (adults also welcome) every Thurs at St Andrew’s Church, Dee St, Mount 3-4.30pm. Free 575 9347 Mainly Music Every Thurs at St Enoch’s Church, 16th Ave 9.30am. $3 per family. New members welcome. 578 3040 More Than Craft This group is currently on hold & restarts Oct 16. June 544 0823

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Mount Art Group Every Thurs at St Peter’s Church Hall, 11 Victoria Rd, Mt Maunganui 9am - 1pm. Visitors welcome. Merilynn 575 6777 Mt Maunganui Creative Fibre Every Thurs at Arataki Community Centre 9am - 1pm. Share & learn spinning, weaving, crochet, knitting, felting & other creative crafts. Visitors & new members welcome. Jan 574 1265 Petanque Tauranga/BOP Club Every Thurs & Sun at Cliff Rd venue 1pm start. Jo Ann 578 3606 Salsa on the Strand Presented by Bay Salsa, intro class 8pm followed by social dancing at La Mexica. No partner required. $2 entry, members free. www.baysalsa.co.nz Simplee Cr8ive All crafts welcome every Thurs at Arataki Community Centre, Bayfair 9am - 2.30pm. Jenny 572 5396 “Strawberry Fields” Fun workshop for children’s school holidays at Envirohub BOP, Building 89, Historic Village on 17th Ave 12-1pm. Planting strawberries in containers, suitable for primary & intermediate school kids. $5 per child. 578 6664 Sunshine Dance Group Learn sequence dancing at a friendly club. Meet 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 Tauranga Heart Support Group Low impact group exercise for those with or at risk of heart disease at City Church, Otumoetai 9.30-10.30am. $5pp includes light refreshment. Hannah 0508 227 342 Tauranga Rock n Roll Social Dancers

Authentic music - DJ Pete, every Thurs at 14 Norris St, behind Pak n Save 7.309.30pm. $3 entry pp - supper included. Maria 576 7326 Tauranga Storytellers’ Group Meet last Thurs of month. Learn how to develop your storytelling skills. Claire 577 7220 Tennis Seniors WBOP Every Thurs at Tauranga Lawn Tennis Club, Wharepai Domain, Cameron Rd 9am - 12pm. $3 ball fee. New members & visitors welcome. Lynda 575 0627 Toastmasters - Kickstart Club Have fun while learning to speak confidently. Breakfast meeting at Alimento Cafe, 1st Ave, Tauranga 7-8.15am. Guests welcome. Helen 571 6181 Young Parents Group (For ages 23 & under) every Thurs at Plunket, 471 Devonport Rd, Tauranga 12pm. Lunch provided. Text Rozi 027 924 6526

Crown and Badger Friday 26 – Piston Broke Saturday 27 – Piston Broke Mount RSA Friday 26 – Tony Wellington 7.30pm Saturday 27 – Helen Riley 7.30pm Sunday 28 – Bruce Strong - Telstar 4.30pm The Matua Wednesday – A taste of country night 7.30-10pm

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10pin Bowling Quicksilver League Every

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So much silliness itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plain silly Sometimes the outpouring of silliness in the world is so surprising that it's hard to know where to start. Which creates a bit of a bind when there's actually something useful, relevant and local to write about. Because my instinct is always towards the silly. If there's an inappropriate joke to be made or a pretention-bursting quip on hand, that's where I reach, for better or worse. I just hope I never meet the Queen or anyone important enough that a badly-timed laugh would cause real serious offence. Because I wouldn't be able to resist, whatever the stakes. But, with a great effort of will, I'm going to save the funny and insulting stuff for the end this week, as the local stuff I want to mention involves a friend of mine. Yep, there's a whole pile of nepotism for you right there. Nonetheless, I defy anyone to claim that this doesn't deserve the publicity I'm giving it here, and a whole lot more besides.

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The friend I'm talking about is Grant Winterburn, who I regard as quite probably the most exciting musician I've ever seen to emerge from Tauranga. That's a pretty big claim, but I think it stands up... I call him a friend because, although he now devotes most of his time to theatre work in Auckland and I haven't seen him for a year or so, I've been listening to Grant long enough for it to make me feel old when I add up the years. Ever since he was a regular feature of the town's music scene back in the glory days of the late eighties. Wow. That does seem like a long time ago. Does anyone else out there remember those days, when the scene revolved round The Oceanside Tavern at the Mount and, on The Strand, The St Armand and its main bar The Harbour Lights?

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Memory is a pretty subjective thing, and mine is probably different from yours, but I still hold great affection for those times, when Ritchie Pickett stomped the Terra and the up-and-coming bands were Hard To Handle and Hit And Run. Grant played with Hit And Run. He wasn't long out of school then - or maybe he was still at school - and was heavily influenced by Keith Emerson and Deep Purple's John Lord, wildly hurling his keyboard around the stage, throwing it to the floor and playing on his knees, solos of such dynamism and technical mastery that everyone was astounded. We'd never seen anyone play like that in person, especially a seventeen year old! He'd already won a bunch of awards at the Jazz Festival, and soon headed off to study music in Wellington. Since then he's done a massive amount of stuff, only popping up in Tauranga with the occasional show, backing Jason Ward-Lealand in Marlene or supporting Nathan Haines at the Jazz Fest. In Auckland he's been the musical director for

Singer Carol Storey and musician Grant Winterburn. Cabaret and The Three Penny Opera, done RENT and The Rocky Horror Show. He's played keyboards in as many shows as I've written columns. And, the good news is that Grant's coming down to Tauranga, the latest and (I think) last performer to play that fabulous red piano at the Art Gallery that you're probably sick of hearing about by now. I don't know exactly what he'll be playing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; he can do everything from straight-ahead jazz, to playful explorations of popular TV themes to pretty much anything from any show he's played in. And he has a special guest in the form of the wonderful Carol Storey, singer, songwriter, music educator and general gem on the music scene. Together I suspect they will create a little magic. They're doing two shows, on the evenings of Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12. Tickets are available from the Gallery and you might want to get in early as they're strictly limited to 65 for each show. You can listen to Grant and find more details at www.taurangamusic.com. And now I've got to the end and all I can do is apologise since I've run out of space for all that silly.

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Dance school turns 30 When your dance school turns 30 years old, what better way to celebrate three decades of teaching dance in Tauranga than with a full length ballet production? The Yvonne Edwards School is celebrating its three decades with their interpretation of ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ at Baycourt Theatre on October 3-4. The ballet, set to the music of Tchaikovsky, tells the story of fairy-tale Princess Aurora who pricks her finger with a spindle given to her by the wicked Maleficent, but is awoken from her slumber by a kiss from a handsome Prince 100 years later. As in all good fairy tales, good triumphs over

evil. The production features promising Tauranga dancers, aged four plus. Beloved characters include The Lilac Fairy, Princess Aurora, Faeries, Maleficent, Puss in Boots and the White Cat, Bluebirds, Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, Cinderella, Snow White and many more. Rotorua’s Saul Newport, who is currently a Scholar and Associate of The New Zealand School of Dance in Wellington, will dance the Prince. The cast has been rehearsing since March and the show promises to be a lavish production with beautiful costuming and colourful sets. Yvonne moved to Tauranga with her husband Peter Edwards after many years as principal dancers with the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company. Following 30 years of teaching Yvonne says she’s lost none of her passion for dance.

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Performing arts fun for school holidays Performing arts company Artz on Show is giving children the gift of confidence these school holidays, with the return of its Tauranga workshop.

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So, instead of heading to Palm Beach Plaza grounds on September 28, market-goers are encouraged to make their way to the new location opposite Papamoa Primary School. Plaza redevelopments are pushing the market from its 13-year-long location, but publicity officer Adam McLaughlin is in good spirits. He says the new space will allow for more variety of stalls and plenty of parking. “We’re very excited. We really hope the public will come to support the stall holders who’ve been there the last 13 years. “The new area is bright, sunny and breezy, and well maintained and manicured by the council, with good drainage.” The plan is to be well established by the Christmas market, which Adam says is always very popular.

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A map showing the market’s new location. “We began with just 30 stalls. The average now is about 100, and the biggest we’ve ever had is 234 at the last Christmas market. Close to Christmas time it gets bigger and bigger.” The Papamoa Lions Market operates at its new location on Simpson Reserve from September 28 starting 8.15am to 12.30pm.

Turn back the clocks Spring’s officially here and with Daylight Saving starting this weekend, put your clocks forward, it makes a lot of sense to look at drinks which celebrate the longer warmer evenings. With a group of friends around for a barbecue, how about creating your very own ‘Punch’. The spirit base would normally be a good quality rum, fresh citrus fruits, a lot of ice, sugar syrup and water. The water could be soda, still or sparkling which adds liquid volume without altering the ingredient flavours. Grated nutmeg, cinnamon sticks, honey comb are just a few ingredi-

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Unrecognised peace For many of us, we are pained and perplexed by the continual Middle East unrest, the shocking realities of war that finds all parties guilty. Nations that often trace their ancestry back to a common patriarchal forefather, Abraham. Hostility from the common family man to the fanatical extremist vents its blood thirsty bitterness. Peace, it seems, is only temporary at best. Our prayers often reflect this desire for peace, particularly as it relates to God’s chosen people, Israel. Is peace really the best we should pray for? God tells us in Genesis 16:12 of the Bible that: He (Ishmael, the forefather of the Arab nations) will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers (Including Israel). Hostility is therefore inevitable.

God’s ingenious grace has provided a single peace making mediator for these warring parties, who is also from the line of Abraham - Jesus Christ. He (Jesus Christ) redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles (All non-Jewish people) through Christ Jesus… (Galatians 3:14), For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus (1 Timothy 2:5). So, we pray that these warring brothers, like ourselves, would first seek peace with God through repentance of the sin that separates them from God and energises war. Putting their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as forgiver and mediator with God, only then does genuine peace become possible with their fellow man.

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Stop Press, the latest release from an information site called “Scripture Dump” reveals that every New Zealander is under 24 hour surveillance. The information has just been released and the timing appears to have been strategically chosen so as not to interfere with the New Zealand elections. News of this 24 hour surveillance will come as a shock to those who think that they can live their lives and do what they want without anyone seeing. The sobering thing is that not only is what we e-mail, blog, twitter, write, and do known about, but “Scripture Dump” shows this surveillance even includes what we think. Psalm 139:4 says; “Even before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely.” Even more disturbing (and this has been confirmed by impeccable sources) it appears we will all give and account for every word, deed and thought. Romans 14:12 says; “So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.” Again in 1 Corinthians 5:10; “For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.” A local Tauranga Pastor confessed that this rev-

elation was a scary, even terrifying thought. He said what we really need is to have someone who will stand with us as our advocate in front of the person to whom we will

give account. Even better if we could know that our slate has been wiped clean and everything we have thought, done and said that was embarrassing or wrong was taken away.

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